NHTSA Complaint #10146363 — 2005 CHRYSLER 300

I HAVE A 2005 CHRYSLER 300C HEMI. THREE MONTHS AGO, I PUT UNLEADED 87 OCTANE GASOLINE IN THE TANK. I DROVE A FEW BLOCKS AND THE ENGINE STOPPED SUDDENLY IN MID-DRIVE. I HAD A DIFFICULT TIME RESTARTING THE CAR AND WHEN I DID, IT TOOK A FEW SECONDS BEFORE IT WOULD ENGAGE IN GEAR. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP TO CHECK, AND THEY ADVISED ME THAT THE ENGINE COMPUTERS HAVE TO REAJUST TO THE LOWER OCTANE. SINCE THAT TIME, I HAVE ONLY PUT MID-OCTANE (89 OCTANE). WHENEVER I ALLOW THE TANK TO BE LOWER THAN A QUARTER OF A TANK AND I REFILL WITH 89 IT STILL STALLS IN MID-DRIVE AND HARD TO START WITH THE TRANSMISSION NOT ENGAGING IMMEDIATELY. I AM CONCERNED THAT THE CAR WILL STALL IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION WHICH COULD LEAD TO SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH. *JB