NHTSA Complaint #10759173 — 2005 CHRYSLER 300

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER 300. WHILE DRIVING WITH LOW FUEL AND APPROACHING A STOP, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT NOTICED STRONG FUEL FUMES EMITTING AROUND THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER MULTIPLE TIMES WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL TANK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000. THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER RECALL AND THE FAILURE RECURRED. INITIALLY, THE DEALER COULD NOT DETERMINE THE FAILURE, LATER DECIDING THE FUEL PUMP. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED THAT THE VEHICLE BE REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY. UPDATED 06/12/2017 *JS