2006 CHRYSLER 300 Engine And Engine Cooling Problems

The contact owns a 2006 Chrysler 300. The contact stated while driving approximately 35 MPH, the vehicle started losing motive power. The contact stated there was smoke coming from under the hood. The contact stated no warning light was illuminated. The contact pulled over and observed that the temperature gauge indicated that the engine was HOT. The contact turned the vehicle off and waited for about 30 minutes and the vehicle restarted after several attempts. The contact had taken the vehicle to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed; however, the cause of the failure was not yet determined. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was informed of the failure. The failure mileage was 133,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER 300. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING SERVICED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, IT WAS OBSERVED THAT THE SUBFRAME AND ENGINE CRADLE WERE SEVERELY CORRODED AND THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A BODY SHOP, AND WAS REPAIRED AT A COST OF $1905.98. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 110,000. UPDATED 08/16/16.*JB

2006 CHRYSLER 300. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE HAS SEVERAL REPAIR ISSUES. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED, THE HOOD WOULD NOT STAY UP, THERE WAS A NOISE COMING FROM THE STEERING WHEEL, THE BRAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATED, THE TRUNK FELL DOWN WITH NO WARNING AND THE RADIO FLASHED ON AND OFF. *JB

MY CAR SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING AND SLOWING DOWN. ITS HAPPENED 5 TIMES THIS MONTH. THIS SEEMS TO BE A RECURRING PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL. *TR

I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY AND THE CAR COMPLETELY POWER DOWN AND SHUT OFF. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WAITED A FEW MINTUES AND RESTARTED THE CAR. THE CAR IS CONTINUING TO STALL OUT. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS THIS WILL HAPPENING AT HIGH SPEEDS. *TR

THIS MORNING I WENT TO THE GAS STATION THIS MORNING AFTER I PUT THE GAS IN MY CAR IT TURN OFF AUTOMATICALLY CAN'T GET OUT OF GAS STATION WITH OUT TURN IT ON 3 TIMES MOVE FORWARD A LITTLE AND THEN TURN OFF COMPLETELY AFTER A COUPLE MINUTES GOT OUT OF THE GAS STATION AND I WAS DRIVING TO MY HOUSE AFRAID,SCARE OF SOMETHING MAY HAPPEN ,I STOPPED IN STOP SIGN IT TURN OFF AGAIN I TURNED BACK ON AND THEN DROVE AGAIN GOT INTO MEDIUM TRAFFIC STREET AND IT WAS NO EMERGENCY IT TURN OFF BIT THIS TIME I GOT A TRUCK BEHIND ME SO I TURN MY CAR INTO THE WALK SIDE CAUSE THE TRUCK WAS CLOSE TO ME AND I WOULD OF HIT ME FROM BEHIND MY FRONT LOWER BUMPER SCRATCHED, ALMOST RIPPED ,I TURNED ON AGAIN AND REVERSE SLOWLY BACK INTO THE STREET THE TRUCK DRIVER...

2006 CHRYSLER 300. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE POWER LOSS WHILE DRIVING. *SMD A DIAGNOSIS REVEALED THE CRANKSHAFT SENSOR FAILED. *JB

STALLED WHEN PASSING ANOTHER VEHICLE, DIED BACKING OUT OF DRIVEWAY INTO STREET AND ALMOST HIT BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. RANDOMLY DIES AT STOP SIGNS. I DON'T FEEL SAFE DRIVING CAR. *TR

STALLING OCCURS AT LOW SPEED AND AT STOPS. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT OCCURRED MAY TWICE WITH THE STALLING, SO THEREFORE MECHANICS AREN'T DETECTING THE PROBLEM THROUGH DIAGNOSTICS TEST. I'VE HAD 3 DIAGNOSTICS TEST RAN THUS FAR. I WAS TOLD COULD BE DUE TO SOMETHING DEALING WITH THE FUEL PARTS-I'M NOT TECHNICALLY INCLINED IN CAR TERMINOLOGY. PLEASE HELP. I PROVIDED A GUESTIMATE OF THE FIRST INITIAL OCCURRENCE. THANKS *TR

ENGINE STALLS AND DIES FREQUENTLY AT IDLE AND ROAD SPEED AFTER FILL-UP. *TR

THE ENGINE STALLS REPEATEDLY AFTER FILLING THE GAS TANK. THIS HAS OCCURRED MANY TIMES OVER A NUMBER OF MONTHS. THE CHRYSLER DEALER CAN'T FIX IT AND IT HAS NEARLY CAUSED AN ACCIDENT ON TWO OCCASIONS. *TR

2006 CHRYSLER 300C. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE STALLING WHILE DRIVING. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE STALLING WOULD ONLY OCCUR AFTER FILLING THE GAS TANK. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO FIND A PROBLEM AND THERE WERE NO ERROR CODES DISPLAYING ON THE COMPUTER. THE CONSUMER STATED THE LAST STALLING INCIDENT, HE LOST STEERING CONTROL AND HAD TO SHIFT THE VEHICLE TO NEUTRAL QUICKLY AND TRY AND RESTART THE VEHICLE. A DIAGNOSIS REVEALED THERE WAS A FUEL SUPPLY PROBLEM AND THE FUEL TANK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $ 1400.62. *JB

THE ENGINE STARTED TICKING NOTICEABLY ON THE UPPER RIGHT SIDE OF THE ENGINE. THE NOISE WAS TYPICAL OF A LIFTER OR WORN ROCKER ARM. ABOUT A MONTH EARLIER THE CAR HAD A SHIFTING PROBLEM WITH THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION ON AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY UNDER ACCELERATION. THE CAR WAS CHECKED FOR THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM AT A CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP BUT NOTHING WAS FOUND AFTER DIAGNOSTIC TESTING WAS COMPLETED THEY DID ADVISE THEY FOUND THE STRUT BUSHINGS WERE IN NEED OF REPLACEMENT. AFTER HEARING THE ENGINE NOISES THE CAR WAS AGAIN TAKEN TO THE CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP. BOTH SIDES OF THE ENGINE HAD THE ROCKER ARM ASSEMBLIES REPLACED. THE BUSHINGS FOR THE STRUTS WERE REPLACED. BOTH OF THE TIE ROD ENDS WERE FOUND TO BE IN NEED OF REPLACEMENT WHILE THEY WERE TRYING TO REALIGN THE FRONT END. THE ALIGNMENT WAS NEEDED AFTER REPLACING THE STRUT BUSHINGS. THE CAR WAS WELL MAINTAINED AND OIL CHANGES...

I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY THE CHRYSLER DEALER BY ME THAT THIS IS NOT A PROBLEM WITH ALOT OF 300'S BUT THINGS DO HAPPEN...WHEN I WENT ON LINE I DID FIND QUIET A FEW PEOPLE WITH THIS PROBLEM. WE HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE ROCKER ARM ASSEMBLY, BY CHECKING AROUND AND SEEING SO MANY PEOPLE WITH THIS PROBLEM I FEEL CHRYSLER SHOULD BE DOING SOMETHING ABOUT THIS. THE CAR ONLY HAS 40 THOUSAND MILES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. AFTER RESTARTING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED A LOUD SCREACHING SOUND COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED AND HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 93,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED WITHIN A FEW MOMENTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY ADVISED HIM THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS LATER CONTACTED AND THEY OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 95,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 50 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE RECURRED FIFTEEN TO TWENTY TIMES WITHIN ONE MONTH. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE A DIAGNOSIS FOR THE FAILURE AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 74,000.

AT 89,000 MILES MY 2006 CHRYSLER 300'S ENGINE FAILED. I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE NEW AND KEPT UP WITH ALL REQUIRED MAINTENANCE INCLUDING OIL CHANGES WHICH I HAVE DOCUMENTATION FOR. THE VEHICLE'S ENGINE SUDDENLY FAILED WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEED IN NOVEMBER 2011. NO VEHICLE SHOULD FAIL AT SUCH A LOW MILEAGE. I WAS AMAZED AT HOW MANY OTHER PEOPLE HAD THE SAME ISSUE AS ME WHEN I RESEARCHED THIS ISSUE. I HOPE CHRYSLER DECIDES TO TAKE OWNERSHIP OF THIS ISSUE AND FIX ALL PROBLEMS FOR THE GOOD OF THEIR CUSTOMERS. *KB

LOSES POWER WHILE DRIVING, ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES. DEALER REPLACED SEVERAL SENSORS. PROBLEM REPEATED. THIS TIME REPLACED THE "SPEED SENSOR". SEEMS TO HAVE TAKEN CARE OF IT (I HOPE). CHRYSLER SEEMS TO IGNORE ALL OF THESE PROBLEMS. I WON'T BUY ANOTHER CHRYSLER,FOR SURE. *TT

VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING 35 MPH ON A SURFACE STREET AND CUT OFF. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. ENGINE ABLE TO BE RESTARTED. ENGINE RUNNING ROUGH. NO ONE ABLE TO "DIAGNOSE" THE PROBLEM. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND GOES OFF. TENDS TO COME ON WHEN ACCELERATE. A SECOND INSTANCE OF ENGINE CUTTING OUT YESTERDAY WHILE ACCELERATING. TOO MANY GUESSES AS TO WHAT COULD BE THE PROBLEM AND IT APPEARS THAT THERE ARE QUITE A FEW CHRYSLER 300 OWNERS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

THE CAR LOST POWER AND JUST STOPPED..NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT OR ANYTHING. LOCKED ENGINE. I ALWAYS DID OIL CHANGES AND TOOK GOOD CARE OF THE CAR. NOT ONLY DID THE ENGINE LOCK BUT THE TIRE RODS ON THE CAR KEPT BREAKING CAUSING MORE ISSUES.. *TR

I PURCHASED A BRAND NEW CHRYSLER 300 IN JULY OF 2006. DESPITE FREQUENT OIL CHANGES, ROUTINE MAINTENANCE, MY ENGINE SEIZED AT 43,510 MILES ON OCTOBER 4, 2008 , REQUIRING REPLACEMENT. MY DEALERSHIP CLOSED AND I WAS INFORMED BY CHRYSLER THAT WARRANTY PERIOD ENDED. IT WAS A HUGE BLOW FINANCIALLY BUT I MANAGED TO HAVE A REBUILT ENGINE INSTALLED AT A COST OF $5,000. I HAD OIL CHANGED EVERY 4000 TO 6000 MILES BUT DESPITE THAT MY ENGINE HAS FAILED AGAIN AT 83,000 MILES. THE MECHANIC SAID MY OIL, COOLANT LEVELS WERE FINE BUT THE 300 IS NOTORIOUS FOR THIS. I?M BEYOND BELIEF TO NEED A 3RD ENGINE FOR A CAR I STILL OWE MONEY ON. LOOKING ONLINE TO SEE IF OTHERS HAVE SIMILAR PROBLEMS, I FOUND HUNDREDS OF OWNERS ON BLOGS, FACE BOOK AND OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA WHO HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE 2006 2.7L 300. I CAN NOT...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER 300. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, A LOUD UNUSUAL NOISE EMITTED FROM THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THEY DETECTED THE CONNECTING ROD BEARINGS WITHIN THE ENGINE WERE DEFECTIVE. THE MANUFACTURER ISSUED A CUSTOMER SATISFACTION NOTIFICATION PERTAINING TO THE CONNECTING ROD BEARINGS; HOWEVER THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE DEFECT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE MALFUNCTION. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000.

CHRYSLER 300 TOURING 2006-2010 HAS LIFTER PROBLEMS AT AROUND 35000-40,000 RODS AND LISTER ARE EXTREMELY NOISE AND CAN DAMAGE THIS CAR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE WOULD LOOSE POWER. THE CONTACT WOULD PULL OVER AND RESTART THE VEHICLE AND IT WOULD RUN NORMALLY FOR A WHILE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE EGR VALVE IS DEFECTIVE IN THE VEHICLE AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY COULD OFFER NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 54,913.

2006 CHRYSLER 300 WITH 63,152 2.7 ENGINE IS LOCKED UP. GOIN DOWN THE ROAD ONE NIGHT, THE CAR JUST CUTS OFF AND WOULD START BACK, I HAD IT TOWED HOME, AND THE NEXT DAY I HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. NO PARTS WERE REPLACED. *TR

CODE P0300 RANDOM MISFIRE CODE AT MILEAGE 32161 CODE P0300 RANDOM MISFIRE CODE AT MILEAGE 32217 CONTINUOUS PERIODIC MISFIRINGS IN ENGINE NOT RESOLVED CODE P0300 RANDOM MISFIRE CODE AT MILEAGE 66962 CODE P0300 RANDOM MISFIRE CODE AT MILEAGE 70762 CODE P00132-02 SENSOR FAILURE AT MILEAGE 71146 SENSOR B2-02 FAILURE AT MILEAGE 77811 EGR VALVE REPLACEMENT AT MILEAGE 72422 CODE P0300 RANDOM MISFIRE CODE AT MILEAGE 77905 VARIOUS FAILURE DATES INVOLVED FOR ABOVE FAILURES THAT ARE STILL UNRESOLVED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER 300. THE DEALER REPLACED FOUR ROCKET SHAFT PINS. SINCE THE REPLACEMENT, THE CONTACT HEARS A POPPING SOUND IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT WHEN THE VEHICLE IS SHUT OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER. THE POWERTRAIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 76,307 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 73,498. UPDATED 03-04-08 *BF UPDATED 03/04/08 *TR

2006 CHRYSLER 300 CUSTOMER STATES THAT THE CAR HAS TURNED OFF THREE TIMES WHILE DRIVING IN THE LAST COUPLE MONTHS AFTER SEVERAL TRIPS TO THE DEALERSHIP THE PROBLEM STILL OCCURRING**CC

SINCE I PURCHASED MY 2006 CHRYSLER 300 TOURING THE IDLE HAS BEEN VERY ROUGH AND YOU HEAR A MOANING SOUND COMING FROM THE ENGINE. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THIS OCCURRED ON THREE OCCASION, WITHOUT WARNING AND AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE FIRST TIME THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THE SOFTWARE NEEDED UPDATED. THE SECOND TIME THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED. THE THIRD TIME THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED.