2006 CHRYSLER 300 Power Trainautomatic Transmission Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKING, THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTER INTERLOCK LEVER FRACTURED WHICH PREVENTED THE CONTACT FROM SHIFTING OUT OF PARK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTER INTERLOCK LEVER TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 88,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEAR SHIFTER COULD NOT BE RELEASED FROM PARK. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 05V460000 (POWER TRAIN: AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION) AND DENIED ASSISTANCE WITH THE REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 38,000. UPDATED 11/16/11*LJ UPDATED 11/18/11. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT STATED THE GEAR SELECTOR FAILED TO SHIFT FROM PARK INTO THE DRIVE POSITION. A NEARBY MECHANIC INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND REPOSITIONED THE GEAR CABLE WHICH ALLOWED THE GEAR TO BE SHIFTED ACCORDINGLY. WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE GEAR WAS POSITIONED IN NEUTRAL WITH THE EMERGENCY BRAKE ENGAGED TO PREVENT THE VEHICLE FROM ROLLING. THE MECHANIC STATED THE FAULTY GEAR SELECTOR SWITCH WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,480.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER 300. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO PLACE THE GEAR SHIFT INTO DRIVE BUT WAS UNABLE TO BECAUSE IT WAS STUCK IN PARK. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THE GEAR BOX HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER 300 LIMITED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT COME OUT OF PARK. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED BUT DENIED ANY ASSISTANCE WITH REPAIR TO THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 82,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER 300. WHILE PARKED, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO SHIFT THE VEHICLE INTO DRIVE YET THE GEAR SHIFTER WOULD NOT RESPOND. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE GEAR SHIFT BOX HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 142,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYLSER 300. THE CONTACT STATED THE GEAR SHIFT WAS LOCKED IN PARK AND WOULD NOT RELEASE. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THERE WERE NO RECALLS AND THAT THE GEAR MECHANISM WOULD NEED REPLACING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT PROVIDED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER WAS UNABLE TO SHIFT OUT OF PARK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 05V460000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 83,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF THE PARK POSITION. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE SHIFT MODULATOR WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND TOLD THE CONTACT THAT THE VIN WAS NOT ASSOCIATED WITH ANY RECALLS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 63,000. UPDATED 9/13/11 *CN UPDATED 11/02/11

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE WAS NOT YET DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WERE 40,199. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEAR SHIFTER WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT A PLASTIC PIECE BROKE AWAY FROM THE SPRING THAT WAS ATTACHED TO THE GEAR SHIFTER, CAUSING THE FAILURE. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THE SPRING IN THE GEAR SHIFTER CONSOLE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE SPRING WAS REPLACED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

I HAVE A 2006 CHRYSLER 300. MY CAR IS STUCK IN PARK. I HAVE DONE SOME RESEARCH AND THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM. ITS A CHEAP PIEACE OF PLASTIC THAT IS CAUSING THE PROBLEM. I BELIEVE THIS HAS BEEN REPORTED BEFORE, BUT I WANT TO ADD THIS ONE. *KB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER 300. WHILE PARKED THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO MOVE THE GEAR SHIFTER BUT IT REMAINED STUCK IN PARK. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIANS STATED THE GEAR SHIFT CONSOLE WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED AND THEY WERE UNCERTAIN WHY THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 59,684.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO JERK BACK AND FORTH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE CONTINUED AFTER THE REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTO SHOP WHERE THE TECHNICIANS STATED THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED A SECOND TIME. THE TECHNICIANS STATED THERE WAS A COMPUTER FAILURE WHICH WAS CAUSING THE TRANSMISSION FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS UNAWARE OF THE PART THAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED FOR REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE AND HAD TO BE ORDERED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 39,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEAR SHIFT BECAME STUCK IN PARK. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE GEAR SHIFT ASSEMBLY WOULD NEED REPLACING. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 44,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 44,100.

CAR IS STUCK IN PARK LEAVING ME STRANDED. MANUFACTURER ISSUED K39 CUSTOMER SATISFACTION RECALL LETTER WHICH DESCRIBES THE SAME PROBLEM THAT I HAVE AND SUGGEST THAT THE PART SHOULD BE REPLACED HOWEVER THEY REFUSE TO REPLACED MY PART EVEN THOUGH IT IS THE SAME PROBLEM, SAME PART, SAME VEHICLE, AND SAME YEAR AND MAKE AS MY VEHICLES DESCRIBED IN LETTER. YOU CAN QUICKLY IDENTIFY THIS AS A DEFECTIVE PART BY GOOGLING CHRYSLER 300 STUCK IN PARK. IT IS THE SAME PART IN ALL 300S MADE THAT YEAR, WHY SHOULD IT ONLY APPLY TO SOME VEHICLES? DOES NOT MAKE SINCE UNLESS COMPANY IS JUST TRYING TO MAKE IT LOOK LIKE THEY ARE DOING SOMETHING WHEN IN FACT THEY ARE DOING NOTHING TO ADDRESS DEFECTIVE PART THAT BREAKS WITH NO WARNING AND LEAVES DRIVERS STRANDED. *TR

WE ARE A USED CAR DEALERSHIP AND WE HAVE SOLD A NUMBER OF CHRYSLERS. RECENTLY WE HAVE BEEN HAVING COMPLAINTS OF THE SAME PROBLEM; THE SHIFTER GETS STUCK IN PARK AND RENDERS THE VEHICLE INOPERABLE. ONE OF THE VEHICLES THAT HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM IS VIN# [XXX] (2006 CHRYSLER 300). THE ENTIRE SHIFTER ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE WAS UNABLE TO SHIFT THE GEAR SHIFT SELECTOR FROM PARK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE INTER-SHIFTER WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED ON RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 05V460000 (POWER TRAIN: AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED BEFORE WHERE THE INTER SHIFTER WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 73,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 161,000.

POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE - VEHICLE HAS BEEN AT DEALERSHIP FOR OVER 1 MONTH WITH A BAD PCM MODULE. THIS IS COVERED UNDER THE 8 YEAR / 80,000 MILE FACTORY WARRANTY. CHRYSLER IS UNABLE TO PROVIDE THE PART TO FIX THE VEHICLE. I WAS TOLD THAT THE PART IS ON A "MEGA BACKORDER" AND IT IS ONE OF THE MOST COMMON ISSUES KNOWN WITH THE VEHICLE. I WAS TOLD THERE ARE OVER 75 VEHICLES THAT ARE CURRENTLY ON THE WAITING LIST FOR THE PCM. FAILURE OF THE PCM CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO BEGIN IDLING ROUGHLY AT RANDOM TIMES. THE THROTTLE CONTROL AND ESP LIGHTS ON THE DASH BEGIN TO FLASH. THE CAR LOSES ACCELERATION AND YOU CAN NOT GAIN SPEED OVER ABOUT 20 MPH. EVENTUALLY, THE VEHICLE DIES. IF YOU TAKE THE KEY OUT, YOU CAN ALWAYS START IT AGAIN. SOMETIMES THE VEHICLE WILL NOT MAKE IT 20 FEET, AND SOMETIMES...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER STARTING THE IGNITION, HE ATTEMPTED TO SHIFT THE GEAR SELECTOR FROM PARK INTO DRIVE BUT THE SHIFTER WOULD NOT RESPOND. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE CONTACT WAS WAITING UPON A RESPONSE FROM THE DEALER TO THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 46,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

I HAVE A 2006 CHRYSLER 300 AND ON NOV 24 2010 MY TIE ROD END BROKE AND HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE SHOP FOR REPAIRS, IT HAS BEEN OTHERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH THESE TYPE OF CARS AND I THINK THIS SHOULD BE LOOKED INTO BY SOMEONE. *TR

SHIFTER STUCK IN PARK, HAD TO GET CAR TOWED TO DEALER. DEFECTED PART WAS PLASTIC TUBE. I HAD TO BUY NEW SHIFT ASSEMBLY 230 DOLLARS AND 50 DOLLAR TOW CHARGE. I WENT ON INTERNET AND FOUND MANY CHRYSLER 300 HAVE THIS PROBLEM. A RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED BECAUSE IT CAN HAPPEN AGAIN. *TR

CHRYSLER 300 WOULD NOT COME OUT OF PARK. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER 300 . THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SHIFTER ASSEMBLY WOULD NOT MOVE FROM PARK TO ANY OTHER GEAR .THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY STATED THAT IT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE SHIFTER ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED AT THE OWNER'S EXPENSE. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 55538.

COULD NOT SHIFT FROM PARK. SHIFTING HAD BEEN DIFFICULT IMMEDIATELY BEFORE PUTTING IN PARK THE EVENING BEFORE. A TOW TRUCK WAS REQUIRED TO MOVE VEHICLE TO SHOP. VEHICLE WAS OUT OF 3 YEAR WARRANTY SO REPAIR WAS DONE BY INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WHO ADVISED ME THIS WAS BECOMING A COMMON PROBLEM FOR CHRYSLER 300S. *TR

I PARKED MY 2006 CHRYSLER 300 IN MY GARAGE ON SATURDAY NIGHT. ON SUNDAY MORNING, I COULD NOT TAKE GEAR OUT OF THE PARK POSITION. I HAD TO PAY $99.00 FOR TOWING TO DEALERSHIP AND $349.00 TO REPLACE GEAR SHIFT SELECTOR ASSEMBLY. *TR

I PARKED MY 2006 CHRYSLER 300 AT A LOCAL RINK TO PICK UP MY DAUGHTER. WHEN WE WERE BACK AND TURNED ON THE ENGINE, THE GEAR SHIFT LOCKED AT "PARK" POSITION AND WOULD NOT CHANGE GEARS. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, AND THEY CHANGED THE WHOLE GEAR SHIFT SELECTOR ASSEMBLY. IT COST ME $305 NOT INCLUDING THE TOWING FEE. *TR

THE CAR WILL TURN ON AND WHEN IN PARK WILL NOT SWITCH OUT OF GEAR. TURNED THE CAR OFF AND ON SEVERAL TIMES AND STILL WOULD NOT CHANGE GEARS. *TR

ON 5/29/10, AFTER DRIVING MY CAR THROUGHOUT THE DAY, I RETURNED HOME TO CHANGE CLOTHES AND PREPARE FOR MY DAUGHTER'S RECITAL. AFTER CHANGING CLOTHES AND PREPARING TO LEAVE, I WENT TO MY 2006 CHRYSLER 300 AND STARTED MY VEHICLE. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS RUNNING, I PRESSED THE BRAKE AND ATTEMPTED TO PLACE THE GEAR SELECTOR INTO REVERSE. I COULD NOT TAKE MY CAR OUT OF PARK. I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND TRIED TO PLACE THE GEAR SELECTOR INTO REVERSE APPROXIMATELY 30 TIMES. MY CAR WOULD NOT GO OUT OF PARK. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED AND AS I RESEARCH THIS MATTER THIS IS HAPPENING TO A NUMBER OF CHRYSLER 300 OWNERS. *TR

I OWN A 2006 CHRYSLER 300 AND THE SHIFTING LEVER GETS STUCK IN PARK AND WONT MOVE. OTHER TIMES THE LEVER DOES NOT PROPERLY SEAT IN PARK, WHEN THIS HAPPENS THE VEHICLE CAN NOT BE STARTED AS IT IS NOT FULLY SEATED IN PARK. FOUND RECALL ON 05-06 300'S FOR THIS ISSUE, WAS TOLD BY CHRYSLER THAT MY CAR WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL AND THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. RECALL STATES THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH THE CUP PLUG THAT RETAINS THE PARKING PAWL SHAFT AND THE VEHICLE MAY NOT BE ABLE TO ACHIEVE 'PARK' POSITION. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR ABOUT 4 WEEKS NOW. *TR

2006 CHRYSLER 300 LIMITED WITH 3.5 AND AUTO TRANS. TRANSMISSION SHIFTER HAS FAILED 2 TIMES IN THE LAST YEAR. 1ST TIME IT WAS STUCK IN PARK AND WOULD NOT MOVE, THE VEHICLE TOWED TO CHRYSLER DEALER AND SHIFTER REPAIRED. IAW DEALER THE PLASTIC CLIP INSIDE THE SHIFTER BROKE. 2ND TIME THE SHIFTER WOULD NOT GO TO PARK AND COULD NOT REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION. DROVE THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER AND THE SHIFTER WAS REPAIRED AGAIN, A NEW PLASTIC PIECE USED AGAIN. CHRYSLER I WAS TOLD IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. WILL THIS HAPPEN AGAIN YES BUT WHEN NO IDEA. IF CHRYSLER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM (AND NOT THE ONLY ONE GOING THRU THIS) WHY ISN'T CHRYSLER TRYING TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM? INSTEAD THEY KEEP REPLACING THE PART AS IT BREAKS. WHAT WILL HAPPEN WHEN THE WARRANTY EXPIRES ON THE VEHICLE? WILL I INCUR THE EXPENSES...

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER 300. HE STATED THAT UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE GEAR SHIFT BECAME STUCK IN THE PARK POSITION. HE NOTIFIED THE MANUFACTURER AND A REPRESENTATIVE STATED THAT A COMPONENT INSIDE OF THE GEAR SHIFT MECHANISM WAS HOT AND CAUSED THE GEAR SHIFT TO BREAK. HE THEN ADDED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE FAILURE, BUT THAT IT WAS BEING INVESTIGATED. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 74,400. UPDATED 10/06/09 *BF UPDATED 10/08/09

WHILE WORKING IN ROANOKE, VA I WAS LEAVING THE MALL AND WAS BEHIND ANOTHER VEHICLE AT A STOP LIGHT. LIGHT CHANGED AND PROCEEDED TO MAKE A LEFT TURN AND THE CAR SPUN AROUND TWICE ON A FOUR LANE HIGHWAY. I WAS NOT GOING NO MORE THAN 15 MPH BECAUSE I WAS BEHIND THE OTHER VEHICLE. EXPERIENCE FROM DRIVING IN ALASKA ON ICE, I WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CALMNESS AND NOT SLAM ON BRAKES AND KEEP THE CAR UNDER CONTROL. THE CAR RESTED IN THE TURNING LANE IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION. I KNOW THE OTHER DRIVERS WAS AS SCARED AS I WAS NOT KNOWING IF I WAS GOING TO SLAM INTO THEM BECAUSE I WAS SO OUT OF CONTROL. I CONTACTED MIKE AN ENGINEER AT CHRYSLER'S HEADQUARTERS AND LEFT HIM A MESSAGE AS TO WHAT HAD HAPPENED AND TO THIS DATE HE HAS NOT RESPONDED. I HAVE A HISTORY WITH THEM...

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER 300. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A CLICKING NOISE FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE LIFTER, ROCKER ARM, SHAFT, TRANSMISSION ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR SEAL, FILTER, AND GASKET. RECENTLY, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR THE SAME FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR A SECOND OPINION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,801 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER 300. WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO PLACE THE VEHICLE INTO DRIVE, THE GEAR SHIFT WOULD NOT ALLOW HIM TO TAKE THE VEHICLE OUT OF THE PARK POSITION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE GEAR SHIFT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THERE WERE NO WARNINGS PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED FOR THIS ISSUE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 31,883.

MY VEHICLE WOULD STALL INTERMITTENTLY. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER FOR THIS SAME PROBLEM TWICE AND BOTH TIMES THEY ADVISE ME THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH MY VEHICLE. IT ALSO GOT STUCK IN PARK. I SPOKE WITH THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT THE LOCAL DEALER AND THEY ADVISED ME THAT THIS HAPPENS ALL THE TIME AND ITS SOMETHING THAT SHOULD BE RECALLED BUT CHRYSLER WONT DO IT. I ALSO SPOKE WITH THE TOW TRUCK DRIVER WHO LAUGHED AT ME AND SAID HE TOWS AT LEAST 3-4 A DAY FOR THAT SAME PROBLEM. *TR

CAR CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON BRIEFLY, SHAKE, ENGINE SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING, BACKING UP, OR AT A STOP ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. PROBLEM STARTED IN OCT 2007. TAKEN TO TWO DIFFERENT CHRYSLER DEALERS (WHITTEN BROS. & CROSSROADS, VA) AND TOLD THAT NO CODE FOUND TO SHOW A PROBLEM WHEN HOOKED TO THE COMPUTER. SECOND DEALER EXPERIENCED PROBLEM WHILE TEST DRIVING MY CAR, BUT THE CODE RESETS ITSELF QUICKLY AND THE DEALER IS NOT ABLE TO DIAGNOSE A PROBLEM. I WAS TOLD THAT I WOULD HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL THE CAR COMPLETELY STOP RUNNING AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND STAY ON. I HAVE TALKED TO SEVERAL OTHER 300 OWNERS IN MY AREA TO DISCOVER THAT THEY ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM AND BEING TOLD THE SAME THING, BUT WE ARE TO BELIEVE THAT THIS IS A MYSTERY AND THE DEALER HAS NEVER HEARD OR SEEN THIS PROBLEM BEFORE....

WAS DRIVING ON I95 INTERSTATE WHEN THE CAR, CHRYSLER 300 2006 2.7L ENGINE,STARTED COSTING AND THE ENGINE RPM'S REVVING HIGH. THIS STAYED LIKE THIS FOR APPROX. 20 SECONDS AND THEN SLAMMED HARD BACK INTO GEAR CAUSING THE CAR TO BE ALMOST OUT OF CONTROL. THIS TYPE OF INCIDENT HAS HAPPENED AT EAST 10 OTHER TIMES SINCE THE CAR WAS PURCHASED NEW. HAVE BROUGHT IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AT LEAST FIVE TIMES WITH NO SATISFACTION AT ALL. I HAVE BEEN TOLD "THIS PROBLEM DOES NOT EXIST",OR "WE CAN'T FIND THE PROBLEM"OR" CHRYSLER DOES NOT KNOW WHAT CAUSES THIS TO HAPPEN" SOME TIMES THE CAR JUST SHUTS DOWN WHEN IT LOSES POWER. THIS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM THAT OTHER CHRYSLER OWNERS HAVE HAD AND CHRYSLER CONTINUES TO IGNORE. *TR

WHAT WAS DONE TO CORRECT THE FAILURE; I.E, PARTS REPAIRED OR REPLACED (AND IF OLD PART IS AVAILABLE). *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER 300. WHILE DRIVING 10-15 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WOULD ACCELERATE APPROXIMATELY ONE MINUTE LATER. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE MISFIRED ON TWO OCCASIONS. ON TWO OTHER OCCASIONS, THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE DEALER INSTALLED A POWER TRAIN CONTROL MODULE, HOWEVER, THE FAILURE CONTINUED. AS OF AUGUST 16, 2007, THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 26,000. THE DEALER STATED THE REAR BRAKE TUBE MUST BE INSPECTED FOR DAMAGE, IF BRAKE TUBE IS DAMAGED MUST BE REPLACED. THE CONSUMER PROVIDED MULTIPLE REPAIR INVOICES PERTAINING TO THE DEFECT. UPDATED 08/31/07 *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER 300. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE MPH DROPPED TO 39. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE PULLED OVER AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND IT RAN AS NORMAL. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION CAUSED THE FAILURE AND MADE THE REPAIR. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 18,959. UPDATED 02-01-08. *KB UPDATED 02/01/08 *TR

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE GEAR WOULD ONLY SHIFT INTO SECOND AND THEN LOCKED UP. THERE WAS NO WARNING SIGNAL PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO 2 DIFFERENT SERVICE DEALERS ON 4 OCCASIONS. THE FIRST DEALER DETERMINED THAT THERE WAS A PROCEDURE IN THE OWNER'S MANUAL TO ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE COLD LIMP MODE, THE CONTACT WAS SUPPOSE TO STOP THE VEHICLE AND MOVE THE SELECTOR LEVEL TO THE PARK POSITION, TURN OFF THE ENGINE AND WAIT APPROX. 10 SECONDS. AFTER 10 SECONDS, THE ENGINE SHOULD BE RESTARTED AND THE SHIFT LEVER SHOULD BE MOVED TO THE DESIRE GEAR. ON THE SECOND VISIT TO THE PREVIOUS DEALER, THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE WAS REPLACED. ON THE THIRD VISIT, THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED BUT CODES PO763 AND PO762 WERE IDENTIFIED BY DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE CODES WERE CLEARED AND...

2006 CHRYSLER 300 EXHIBITED TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. *KB *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED, EACH TIME THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WAS PLACED INTO REVERSE OR DRIVE, THERE WAS A LOUD BANGING NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS ALSO SLUGGISH DURING ACCELERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALERSHIP, WHO WAS UNSURE OF HOW TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM. THE DEALER DIRECTED THE CONTACT TO FILE A COMPLAINT WITH NHTSA, SO THERE WOULD BE A RECORD.

WHEN VEHICLE IS PLACED IN REVERSE, YOU MUST KEEP YOUR FOOT ON THE BRAKE, AS THE CAR ROLLS FORWARD (THIS IS ON ANY SLIGHT INCLINE) DOES THIS EVERYTIME. CHRYSLER SAYS, I HAVE TO KEEP MY FOOT ON BRAKE WHEN GOING IN REVERSE TO KEEP CAR FROM ROLLING FORWARD. FEELS LIKE THE REVERSE GEAR IS NOT LOCKING IN PLACE AS IT IS SUPPOSED TO. SAFETY ISSUE . *NM

2006 CHRYSLER 300 TOURING, LOUD NOISE FROM BRAKE PEDAL, DEALER FOUND RETURN SPRING IMPROPERLY INSTALLED FROM FACTORY. REPAIR DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. RECALL REPAIR ON TRANSMISSION DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. FRONT BRAKES PULL WHEN APPLIED AT ANY SPEED. THE CAR HAS A LOUD/HARD ENGINE IDLE. *NM

ON 1/25/06 I LOST ALL ACCELERATION ON MY 2006 CHRYSLER 300C 4DR. SEDAN. THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING, PRESSING THE ACCELERATOR REVVED THE ENGINE BUT THEIR WAS ABSOLUTELY NO ACCELERATION. LUCKILY THERE WAS A SHOULDER, I WAS IN THE RIGHT LANE AND WAS ABLE TO COAST OVER BEFORE BEING STRUCK BY THE TRUCK BEHIND ME. THE VEHICLE WAS "REPAIRED" BY THE DEALER (MCDONOUGH CHRYSLER IN EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ) AND RETURNED TO ME ON 2/10/06. THE SAME THING HAPPENED TO MY WIFE WHILE DRIVING SOUTH ON US ROUTE #1. THIS TIME THERE WAS NO SHOULDER AND THE TRACTOR TRAILER BEHIND HER ONLY AVOIDED HITTING HER BY SWERVING TO THE LEFT AND GOING AROUND HER. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED THE TOW TRUCK OPERATOR MADE A COMMENT THAT HE TOWS "ABOUT 20 OF THESE CARS A WEEK." THIS MAY BE AN EXAGGERATION BUT IT WOULD SEEM TO INDICATE A SERIOUS PROBLEM. *NM

I PURCHASE A 300 TOURING ON NOV 5 2006. THIS WAS A BRAND NEW CAR WITH ONLY 4 MILE. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON THE FIRST TIME ON NOV 17. I CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP AND TOOK THE CAR IN. I WAS TOLD THAT THEY DID A DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND DIDN'T SEE ANY CODE INDICATING THAT ANYTHING WAS WRONG. THE LIGHT WAS RESET AND THE CAR WAS RETURN TO ME. I DROVE IT AGAIN FOR SEVERAL DAYS AND THE LIGHT CAME BACK ON AGAIN FOR THE SECOND TIME NOV 23 2006. I CONTACT THE DEALERSHIP AGAIN AND TOOK THE CAR IN. I WAS TOLD THAT WHEN THE TECH STARTED THE CAR HE DIDN'T SEE THE LIGHT ON. I WAS TOLD TO TAKE THE CAR HOME. WHEN THE PROBLEM STARTED THE CAR HAD LESS THAN 1500 MILES. I DON'T FEEL SAFE DRIVING THIS CAR. I HAVE THE FEELING THE DEALERSHIP IS...