NHTSA Complaint #10526106 — 2007 CHRYSLER 300

VEHICLE CRANKS JUST FINE, BUT I CANNOT SHIFT IT FROM 'PARK' INTO ANY OTHER GEAR - IT IS LOCKED IN 'PARK'. INTERNET SEARCHES IDENTIFY THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR SEVERAL CHRYSLER VEHICLES; THE PROBLEM IS A CHEAP, PLASTIC, "PINK" SHIFT INTERLOCK MECHANISM THAT BREAKS. ALTHOUGH APPARENTLY COMMON, CHRYSLER HAS NOT INITIATED A RECALL FOR THIS PART. I TALKED TO SERVICE MANAGERS AT TWO DIFFERENT REGIONAL CHRYSLER DEALERSHIPS AND THEN CALLED THE CHRYSLER '800' NUMBER TO COMPLAIN. THEY ALL TOLD ME THE SAME THING - I AM ON MY OWN IN REPAIRING THIS PART; IT IS NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY NOR RECALL. HOWEVER, MY SMALL TOWN SERVICE MANAGER SAYS HE FIXES 2-3 OF THESE CHRYSLER PROBLEMS EVERY WEEK (AT OWNERS EXPENSE SINCE THEY CAN'T TAKE IT THE 30 MILES TO THE NEAREST CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP), AND HE IS SURE THAT THERE IS A RECALL FOR THIS PART. HE REPLACES THE BROKEN SHIFT INTERLOCK MECHANISM WITH THE REDESIGNED CHRYSLER PART! CHRYSLER NEEDS TO BE FORCED TO INITIATE A RECALL ON THIS PART AND TO REIMBURSE OWNERS WHO HAVE HAD TO HAVE THE PART REPAIRED AT THEIR EXPENSE. *TR