10.0
really awful- Crashes / Fires:
- 1 / 0
- Injuries / Deaths:
- 0 / 0
- Average Mileage:
- 90,368 miles
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Car traction light pops on and the engine raves up high. I turned it off and pump brakes but it continues. When I backup traction pops on. I got coils and brackets put on prior to it doing this. If I lock the car door a lot of times I can't get in. I've called tow truck so many times. Even after replacing battery. Once it's opened with the jimmy and I crank it up. The key remote will work. When I try remote a few hours later it won't work. I don't leave important items in the car due to someone coming in my lot and rummaging through it.
- Poplar Bluff, MO, USA
I went to the gas station, 2-ish mile drive and came back home. About 20 minutes later we decided to go see my mother in law, 34 highway miles away. Cool, so we go, everything is fine, beastie (that's the name of my 2006 Chrysler 300), is running good, my husband and 3yr old are jammin out to metallica, and we get to my mother in laws house.. stay a couple hours and decided to head home.. so we say bye ect ect.. we get about 9.5 miles down our 34 mile ride home... aww crap, there is a tractor on the road, so we go to pass him... or so we thought... make sure coast is clear, turn on blinker and step on the gas petal more firmly.. ok in the other lane.. and bam!! car dies in motion at 60 mph!! my husband just casually says "hey babe, I think the car just died" and I look like "haha whatever" and I couldn't believe it.. so we pull over and try to get it started, had my mil come jump us.. an hour later and we still don't have beastie started.. no clicking, no nothing.. so unfortunately beastie had to sit on the side of the road until the next day... the next day we got her towed to my mils house... that was 3 days ago... and beastie still hasn't started up for me...
- Denison, IA, USA
The manufacturer made the shift interlock latch out of plastic and it breaks when you put the car in park it will stick in park leaving you stranded.
- Waynesville, NC, USA
Vehicle intermittently stalls when slowing down to stop or slowing down to turn a corner. All power shuts down and check fuel light comes on. Check engine light does not come on. Has only happened with a partial tank of gas-never with a full tank - remaining mileage has been between 75 and 123 miles left. Has only happened at slow speed. Dealer has worked on it 4 times each time closing ticket as fixed except for the last time. Have talked to service director about problem with no results. Vehicle has 123000 miles.
- Austin, TX, USA
Throttle pedal snapped by bolts when pushing to accelerate.
- Crown Point, IN, USA
I was going up a hill N didnt out of no where it started to sound the motor then more power I added the sound sound more loud N didnt wanna move, I stop to check N they to turn it on but it didnt want to work but at the end it did for 30 second
- Lago Vista, TX, USA
The transmission gear shift lever interlock return spring hook on about 28,800 of the above vehicle broke. A broken interlock return spring hook will result in the inability to move the gear shift lever out of the 'park' position. There is a recall for customer satisfaction notification K39 transmission shifter interlock lever for the following vehicle which is the same as mine but the "LX": 2005 - 2007 (LX) Dodge charger, magnum and Chrysler 300. Why does the same problem, with the same automobile, with the same year does not apply to a "sl"? how much do I have to spend to repair a manufacturing malfunction for something that should be a recall. I parked my car and on my way to work I could not move the gear, it stuck to P.
- Union, NJ, USA
Broken transmission shift interlock latch. Failure of this poorly made plastic piece is very common in the Chrysler 300, and Chrysler should do a defect and recall about this problem. But, Chrysler does not sell this part alone, they sell the whole shifter box for over 200 dollars.
- Williamstown, WV, USA
My car was stuck in park and would not move. The tow truck had to drag my car out of a parking space because it is rear wheel drive and shifter was locked and broken.I had to replace the entire gear shifter assembly costing over $500. I have receipts and broken parts and Chrysler only has recalls for only certain years and VIN. #. ridiculous!
- Roswell, GA, USA
Gear shift stuck in park consistent with hundreds of other Chrysler 300 owners
- West Babylon, NY, USA
Stationary gear shift stuck in park exactly as hundreds of other 300 owners
- West Babylon, NY, USA
Car was working find and then decided to go from 55mph to 25 mph on the bypass with no warning. Now it won't go pass 25 mph
- Coatesville, PA, USA
My vehicle suddenly shuts down after a short period of driving it has stopped several times in the middle of traffic and needless to say I was berated and once even threatened as several other vehicles could not pass this could cause an accident or someones life
- Philadelphia, PA, USA
Car was working just fine. Parked it and came back to it to leave and it wouldn't shift out of park. No warning, no indication of a problem, and no loose or broken gear shift and in a split second, has left me stranded. Even though the K39 notification from Chrysler states that my year and make vehicle was included, they won't honor it under the recall because they said that it only covered 30,000 vehicles and my VIN wasn't included. I explained that this is happening to my vehicle too but they won't cover it.
- Charlotte, NC, USA
Gear shift is stuck in park, will not move, not even the over ride button
- Hoffman Estates, IL, USA
Car has stopped while I was driving in a city street about 35 miles speed limit without warning. What worries me is that my 3 year old rides with me. I don't want it to cause an accident since I'm going the speed limit then all of a sudden it just shuts off causing me to stop at a halt. I haven't seen or received any recall about this that's why I'm reporting it. If you can please look into this everyone affected would appreciate it. I saw an online thread about similar complains. 2 lights also come on on the dash.
- Fort Wayne, IN, USA
When driving my car to take my daughter to school in the mornings, when backing out of the drive way, coming to a stop at a stop light my car will completely shut off. When I start it back up and take off the car will sound like it will want to cut off again and start jerking. This is very unsafe. Someone can hit me from behind if car just stops in the middle of the road.
- Waxahachie, TX, USA
Wouldn't shift out of park. Had to get towed.
- Winchester, KY, USA
The hose running from the transmission was too close to the belt and it rubbed it until it wore a whole affecting a whole shut down of the car.
- Phoenix, AZ, USA
- Lockhart, TX, USA