8.2

pretty bad
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
4,256 miles

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problem #19

May 102021

300

  • miles
The vehicle's LCD screen has become delaminated which causes the control of the radio, air conditioning, navigation, and other features controlled by the "radio" portion of the car to become dysfunctional. The car will randomly beep, change air temperatures, start navigation, cause the loss of hands-free communication. This is a safety hazard as it causes the driver to be distracted in order to attend to the incessant beeping and issues related to AC/heat, navigation or radio (volume, etc.). This appears from Chrysler Forums to be an issue among a large group of Chrysler 300 Year Model 2018 owners. I am encouraging them to file a concern with your group and to ask for a recall of the car for this reason.

- Olathe, KS, USA

problem #18

Apr 192022

300

  • miles
The vehicle's LCD screen has become delaminated which causes the control of the radio, air conditioning, navigation, and other features controlled by the "radio" portion of the car to become dysfunctional. The car will randomly beep, change air temperatures, start navigation, cause the loss of hands-free communication. This is a safety hazard as it causes the driver to be distracted in order to attend to the incessant beeping and issues related to AC/heat, navigation or radio (volume, etc.). This appears from Chrysler Forums to be an issue among a large group of Chrysler 300 Year Model 2018 owners. I am encouraging them to file a concern with your group and to ask for a recall of the car for this reason.

- Peoria, IL, USA

problem #17

Nov 012021

300

  • miles
My 2018 Chrysler 300 radio/infotainment/U connect system fails at the most inconvenient times. The screen will go black when backing causing the back-up camera to become inoperative, the system will drop phone calls, switch between radio stations, navigation will become inoperative. This has created some safety problems, especially when backing and using the navigation functions. It has also prevented me from using the hands free function when making and receiving phone calls. The touch screen started delaminating in November of 2021 and is progressively getting worse. Chrysler really needs to fix this problem before someone is injured.

- Grove, OK, USA

problem #16

Aug 012021

300

  • miles
My door panels are peeling away from the area where the trim and window meet on my driver side and passenger. This is also causing problems with my door locking and it may also affect airbag deployment. I feel that there needs to be a recall on these door panels, and they need to be installed properly.

- Tallahassee, FL, USA

problem #15

Mar 012021

300

  • miles
UNKNOWN. My door panels on all doors, aside from the drivers door are all warping away from the windows. It has gotten so bad that my doors will not lock every time. I have done a lot of research and apparently this is a safety issue b/c airbags have deployed unexpectedly, or have not deployed during accidents causing harm. The fact that I am a single, female, traveling nurse and my doors will not lock at times is definitely NOT ok. I took it to a shop when I had to get a scrape fixed and asked about the door panels. They were the ones to tell me that this is such a huge problem with my make and model of car that they never are able to get parts in for months at a time, and even when they do it is the same parts that I have and people always come back with the same problem. The fact that Dodge/Chrysler knows that this is an ongoing issue for their cars since 2014 and they refuse to fix the issue prior to putting them on the market is outrageous. I paid almost $30,000 for this car with the expectations that it would be safe, look like it did when I first purchased it (as long as no accidents happened etc). I am going to do whatever I can to make sure that this gets the attention it deserves b/c big cooperations like this should not be able to screw over their customers. Especially when it puts our safety at risk.

- Mount Vernon, IA, USA

problem #14

Nov 242021

300

  • miles
The vehicle's LCD screen has become delaminated which causes the control of the radio, air conditioning, navigation, and other features controlled by the "radio" portion of the car to become dysfunctional. The car will randomly beep, change air temperatures, start navigation, make random phone calls, cause the loss of hands-free communication and turn on heated seats. The functionality of the backup camera is also dependent on this screen. This is a safety hazard as it causes the driver to be distracted in order to attend to the incessant beeping and issues related to AC/heat, navigation, telephone or radio (volume, random channel changing, etc.). This appears from Chrysler Forums to be an issue among a large group of Chrysler 300 Year Model 2018 owners. Chrysler will not replace just the screen. The only option given is replacement of the entire radio which costs $1200.

- Garfield, AR, USA

problem #13

Nov 012021

300

  • miles
The vehicle's LCD screen has become delaminated which causes the control of the radio, air conditioning, navigation, and other features controlled by the "radio" portion of the car to become dysfunctional. The car will randomly beep, change air temperatures, start navigation, cause the loss of hands-free communication. This is a safety hazard as it causes the driver to be distracted in order to attend to the incessant beeping and issues related to AC/heat, navigation or radio (volume, etc.). This appears from Chrysler Forums to be an issue among a large group of Chrysler 300 Year Model 2018 owners. I am encouraging them to file a concern with your group and to ask for a recall of the car for this reason.

- Beebe, AR, USA

problem #12

Oct 012018

300

  • miles
The sunroof is leaking and water has ran into the radio causing the touchscreen to start going crazy and can not operate a lot of the functions it does. It ended up turning on defrost and fogging up the windshield and I ran into oncoming traffic. I have brought this to my dealer on multiple occasions and they will not repair said the car is out of warranty.it will also call people on the phone And trying to hang up have taken my eyes off the road and have had several close calls with it doing this.

- Lexington , SC, USA

problem #11

Aug 152021

300

  • miles
While I was driving the Uconnect infotainment system started touch inputting on the whole screen. It started changing the AC, the seat warmers, clock settings, phone, and just everything on the screen. I was very worried that something might happen since my little one was with me. I took it to the dealer. This seems very dangerous and I was shocked to find so many people online with the same problem and no recall on it. Screen seems like it has a bubble.

- Kennesaw, GA, USA

problem #10

Jun 182021

300

  • miles
Noticed water damage on rear driver side pillar had mechanic look found water comming in from sunroof track. the drain hose was still attached and unclogged water began to leak behind the rear grab handle and light. This seems to be a defect by manufacturer and have seen alot of the same complaints.i was worried the water could cause a short maybe fir behind headliner.

- Paw Paw, WV, USA

problem #9

Mar 252021

300

  • miles
Gps lost.

- Pasco, WA, USA

problem #8

Feb 182021

300

  • 113,000 miles
A software update came on my screen when I driving. I pushed the update button on the screen and it started to update it stopped at 44% and then my car battery started losing its charge. After a few days the battery was dead and had to jump it to get it started. I took it to the dealer they said I would have to pay for it. I called uconnect they assigned me a case number to give Chrysler where my car has been for 5 days.

- Sacramento, CA, USA

problem #7

Jan 042021

300

  • miles
The uconnect screen the protect delaminating is bubbling and effecting the screen and back up camera and navigation.

- Foley, AL, USA

problem #6

Dec 012020

300

  • 15,000 miles
Top of all my door panels are popping up. Also, backup camera is not working...it was starting to turn red and now it is black and says camera not detected.

- Bakersfield, CA, USA

problem #5

Jan 082021

300

  • 19,000 miles
When in motion the brakes come on. On dash board it said in bold red letters [ !braked ] then onstar come on. I dont have onstar. The car stop in middle of road. Was I hack,

- Moscow, ID, USA

problem #4

Sep 062019

300

  • 9,000 miles
The Chrysler operators manual/Chrysler.com explicitly states that "the blind spot monitoring (bsm) zone starts at the outside rear view mirror and extends approximately 20 ft (6 M) to the rear of the vehicle." None of Chrysler's manufactured vehicles meets this safety specification. Instead, the bsm detects a vehicle approaching from either side lane only when the vehicle approaches the bsm vehicle after it has reached the bsm equipped vehicle's rear bumper, or just 6 to 7 feet behind the rear view side mirrors, instead of the published 20 feet. This is a serious safety issue that does not allow enough time for the driver of the bsm equipped vehicle to change lanes safely. Chrysler is erroneously stating/publishing specifications to the purchasers of their safetytec products that cannot and are not met by the current monitoring sensors. The bsm system is part of Chrysler's safetytec plus group package that has a msrp value of $2995. I have driven other vehicles with the Chrysler bsm package and none of the driven vehicles meet Chrysler's description/ specifications for the bsm to alert the driver of an oncoming passing vehicle. The bsm system does alert through triangle lights on the side rear view mirrors and audibly alerts the driver, but not until the oncoming vehicle is next to the car equipped with the bsm safety. The bsm alert comes on too late to prevent an accident. The bsm system does not perform as described by Chrysler publication and dealer description to new car purchasers. In addition, I drove Jeep and other 300 vehicles equipped with bsm and each of these vehicles had the same safety concerns. I met with the supervisor of services at my Chrysler dealership and we went for a test drive. He stated that the bsm is monitoring and working as designed, but not as explicitly specified Chrysler in Chrysler publications and owner and operating manuals.

- Painesville, OH, USA

problem #3

Aug 012019

300

  • miles
Side panels on are all four doors are lifting

- Hemet, CA, USA

problem #2

Feb 072019

300

  • 10,000 miles
I have had the car to the dealer twice for this same issue and it's back again. They said it was something that was not done correctly when they can was made. Say it a problem with the wiring harness, the repaired it last time and I fee it should have been replaced and not just make an attempt to repair. I purchased the can brand new and expected them to stay by their product and replace any problem parts that are found. Now I have to take off time from work again to have this issue addressed. The car can be parked and the day time running light with come on and go off at will. The front parking sensor will stop working out of the blue because I get an error message on the dash. Then it will just start working again. Same with the front right fog-light does the same thing come on and goes out at will...

- Matteson, IL, USA

problem #1

Oct 012018

300

  • miles
I purchased 2018 Chrysler 300 touring in April.14.2018 I have less than 5K so far this's secondary use, it was summer when I bought it, when it's start getting cold in Ohio about month ago I noticed that the transmission slipping so hard on low gears 1st,2nd and the 3rd till 4th gear. I'm a mechanic I'm working for Honda in marysvill plant so I'm really good on how to to figure out what's going on in any vehicle this's my job, so I start tracking the temperature for the transmission after 2 weeks watching that I noticed the temperature when I start the vehicle will be about 35-40 F and when I leave the car to warm up for at least 5-10 minutes the temperature it's not gonna be over 70F and this's completely bad on the transmission and the clutchs and I have the evidence for that. This problem should be taking care of as soon as possible. Thank you

- Bellefontaine, OH, USA