2007 CHRYSLER 300 Power Trainautomatic Transmission Problems

MY CAR BECAME STUCK IN PARK AT TIME OF LEAVING AT END OF BUSY WORK MONDAY....CHRYSLER WILL NOT HONOR ALREADY ESTABLISHED RECALL DUE TO VIN# NOT MEETING CRITERIA. HOWEVER, YEAR AND MODEL DOES MATCH AN ALREADY ISSUES RECALL. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEAR SHIFT SEIZED AND WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH A DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THIS WAS A COMMON FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THEY WERE UNAWARE AS TO WHAT COMPONENT CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 63,000. ... UPDATED 07/27/12 *BF UPDATED 08/02/12

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEAR SHIFTER LOCKED AND COULD NOT BE SHIFTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE ENTIRE GEAR SHIFT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,978 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 26,000. UPDATED 01/05/12*LJ UPDATED 01/11/12

I HAVE A 2007 CHRYSLER 300, WENT OUT THIS AM TO GO TO WORK AND THE GEAR SHIFT IS STUCK IN PARK. HAD TO GET A RIDE INTO WORK. GOT ON LINE AND FOUND PAGES OF THIS SAME PROBLEM ON MULTIPLE CARS FROM CHRYSLER. SAW THE K39 NOTIFICATION FORM CALLED CHRYSLER, MY VIN IS NOT LISTED, THEY CAN'T HELP ME OUT. PER OTHER PEOPLE WILL COST $300-600.00 TO FIX OUT OF MY POCKET. THIS IS A DEFECTIVE PART AND NEEDS TO BE RECALLED ON ANY VEHICLE IT AFFECTS. CALLED THE PARTS DEPT. AT CHRYSLER THE PART IS 85 CENTS. BUT THE DEALER WILL CHARGE YOU AN ARM AND A LEG FOR THE LABOR TO DO IT. THIS IS RIDICULOUS, I'M DISGUSTED WITH CHRYSLER RIGHT NOW. THEY NEED TO STEP UP AND DO THE RIGHT THING, THEIR CUSTOMER VALUE HAS GONE OUT THE WINDOW.I WILL NOT BE BUYING ANY MORE CARS...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF AND AS SHE EXITED THE VEHICLE, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL GRINDING NOISE. THE VEHICLE THEN UNEXPECTEDLY ROLLED FORWARD AND CRASHED INTO A HOUSE. THE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND FOUND NO FAILURES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 62,000. UPDATED 9/27/11 *CN CHRYSLER SENT OUT A THIRD PARTY INSPECTOR AND NO PROBLEMS WERE FOUND. THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEAR SHIFT SELECTOR REMAINED STUCK IN PARK AND SHE WAS UNABLE TO SHIFT TO ANY OTHER GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHERE THEY REPAIRED THE SHIFT ASSEMBLY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,670 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 72,768.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEAR SHIFT WOULD NOT MOVE FROM PARK. A LOCAL MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION GEAR SHIFT INTERLOCK WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE BUT DENIED ANY ASSISTANCE WITH REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE IS 62,000. UPDATED 10/19/11 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED A RECALL WAS ISSUED FOR THE EXACT PROBLEM SHE EXPERIENCED. HOWEVER, HER VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. UPDATED 11/04/11

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT STATED HE WAS UNABLE TO SHIFT THE VEHICLE OUT THE PARK POSITION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE GEAR SHIFT WAS BROKE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY OF THE RECALLS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 78,000.

I WAS AT WORK TODAY AND MY VEHICLE WOULD NOT COME OUT OF PARK WHEN I GOT READY TO LEAVE, I AM A FEMALE AND THIS IS NOT SAFE WITH ME GETTING OFF AT NIGHTS. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED, THE FIRST TIME WAS THE DAY BEFORE WHILE STUCK ON THE HIGHWAY IN TRAFFIC DUE TO AN ACCIDENT I COULD NOT GET MY VEH OUT OF PARK, I HAD TO CALL THE DEALER AND I WAS ADV TO TAKE THE CHROME PART OFF WHERE MY GEAR SHIFTER IS AND PULL A PINK BUTTON AND IT SHOULD RELEASE THE GEARS, THAT DIDN'T WORK SO I HAD TO USE A PEN TO PUSH THE OTHER PINK PART UNDERNEATH AND IT RELEASED MY VEH. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL . *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT STARTED THE IGNITION AND ATTEMPTED SEVERAL TIMES TO SHIFT FROM THE PARK POSITION, HOWEVER THE GEAR SELECTOR FAILED TO OPERATE UPON ENGAGING. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC ARRIVED AT THE LOCATION AND REMOVED THE GEAR SHIFT COVER WHICH ALLOWED THE VEHICLE TO BE DRIVEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THEY REPLACED THE GEAR SHIFT ASSEMBLY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 69,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE GEAR SHIFTER WAS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 78,500. ACCORDING TO THE INVOICE, THERE WAS AN INTERNAL SHIFTER FAILURE. UPDATED 09/16/11*JB

INCIDENT HAPPENED WITH 2007 CHRYSLER 300 AT 61,OOO MILES. THIS OCCURRED ONE TIME WITH THE CONSEQUENCE OF BEING STUCK WHERE YOU ARE PARKED, UNDRIVEABLE, COMPLETELY DISABLED. VEHICLE CANNOT BE MOVED, UNLESS YOU REMOVE THE SHIFTER COVER AND PUSH A PART OF THE SHIFTER WITH YOUR FINGER. THE SHIFTER ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED. WE WERE FIRST TOLD AT THE DEALERSHIP THAT THIS WAS A RECALLED PART AND WE WOULDN'T BE CHARGED. AFTER WAITING A WEEK AND A DAY, WE WERE CHARGED, TO GET OUR VEHICLE BACK I PAID THE BILL. I ASKED FOR MY OLD SHIFTER ASSEMBLY BACK AND GRUDGINGLY GOT IT BACK. WE ARE CURRENTLY DRIVING THE CAR. *KB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE WAS UNABLE TO SHIFT THE VEHICLE FROM PARK INTO ANY OTHER GEAR. BOTH THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAD BEEN NOTIFIED; HOWEVER, THEY DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 65,800.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT STATED HE WAS UNABLE TO SHIFT GEARS FROM PARK TO REVERSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT DID NO T OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 102,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHRYSLER 300 TOURING. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SWITCH GEARS, AFTER BEING IN THE PARK POSITION. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHO REPLACED THE PARK LOCK OUT MECHANISM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000. THE CURRENT WAS 35,500.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO MOVE THE GEAR SHIFTER OUT OF PARK. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN ADVISED THAT THE GEAR SHIFTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 108,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 50 AND 60 MPH THE VEHICLE WOULD BEGIN TO JERK BEFORE LOSING SPEED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE POWER TRAIN CONTROL MODULE WAS FAILING. THE CONTACT WAS ALSO INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 06V341000 (POWERTRAIN: AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 62,000.

GEAR SHIFT LOCKED IN PARK. COULD NOT MOVE IT OUT OF PARK EVEN AFTER USING THE RESET BUTTON. HAD TO CALL A TOW TRUCK. TOW TRUCK COULD NOT TOW DUE TO THE DRIVEWAY AND POSITION OF CAR. MECHANIC HAD TO MAKE HOUSE CALL. WILL RETURN TOMORROW WITH A SPECIAL JACK TO TRY TO GET THE CAR INTO A POSITION WHERE IT CAN BE TOWED TO THE SHOP. EXPECT THIS TO BE EXPENSIVE REPAIR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED, THE GEAR SHIFT SELECTOR WOULD NOT MOVE FROM PARK. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE GEAR SHIFTER WAS DISCONNECTED AND WOULD NEED A NEW ASSEMBLY. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 41,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 41,200. UPDATED 07/26/11 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN HE STOPPED TO GET GAS AND ATTEMPTED TO LEAVE, HE WAS UNABLE TO SHIFT THE VEHICLE OUT OF PARK. UPDATED 02/01/12

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] (2007 CHRYSLER 300). THE ENTIRE SHIFTER ASSEMBLY MAY NEED TO BE REPLACED. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEAR SHIFT WAS STUCK IN PARK. TO AVOID BEING STUCK IN PARK, THE CONTACT SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL AND USED THE PARKING BRAKE IN ORDER TO PARK THE VEHICLE. SHE THEN NOTICED THAT WHILE SHIFTING GEARS IT DIDN'T FUNCTION NORMALLY. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED BY THE MANUFACTURER THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL 06V341000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION). THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED FOR THE SHIFTING FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN IT RAINED HARD OUTSIDE, THERE WERE LARGE AMOUNTS OF WATER IN THE TRUNK; SHE STATED THAT SHE HAD TO VACUUM AT LEAST A GALLON OF WATER OUT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO REPAIRED THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM AS IT WAS DAMAGED DUE TO THE WATER. THE FAILURE OCCURRED AGAIN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 84,032. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 40,000.

I HAVE A 2007 CHRYSLER 300 AND IT IS RIGHT UNDER 60,000 MILES. IT IS STUCK IN PARK AND WONT RELEASE EVEN WITH THE PINK SWITCH . I DID SOME RESEARCH ON LINE WITH THIS PROBLEM.. APPARENTLY IT IS A COMMON THING. I TOOK IT IN TO REPAIR THIS AND I HAVE MAXIMUM LIFETIME CARE AND IT WON'T EVEN COVER REPLACEING THIS. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEAR SHIFT SELECTOR REMAINED STUCK IN PARK. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED HER TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE LOCAL DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NEITHER DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 26,000. UPDATED 05/24/11*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED HE REPLACED THE SHIFTER ASSEMBLY HIMSELF. UPDATED 05/26/11

2007 CHRYSLER 300 TOURING. CONSUMER STATES PROBLEMS WITH SHIFTING AND POWER *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL AND THEN THE THROTTLE LIGHT AND ESP/TRAC LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER REPLACED THE SHIFTER ASSEMBLY. THE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE DEALER REPLACED THE UPPER INTAKE AND EGR O-RING. THE CONSUMER THEN STATED THERE WAS A NOISE COMING FROM THE SHIFTER. THE DEALER FOUND A DELAXED ENGAGEMENT AND THE PUMP WHINED WHEN THE ENGINE WAS REVVED. THE DEALER REMOVED THE TRANSMISSION CLEANED AND INSPECTED ALL THE INTERNAL PARTS. THE PUMP AND OUTPUT SHAFT SEAL WERE REPLACED. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT STARTED THE IGNITION AND OBSERVED THAT THE GEAR SELECTOR WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF THE PARK POSITION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 75,000. THE DEALER REPLACED THE SHIFTER ASSEMBLY. UPDATED 01/04/11*JB

WHENEVER THE CAR (2007 CHRYSLER 300 TOURING) IS PUT INTO "PARK" WITHOUT THE EMERGENCY BRAKE ENGAGED TO HOLD THE CAR IN PLACE, IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO DISENGAGE THE TRANSMISSION FROM PARK TO ANY OTHER GEAR SELECTION WHEN RESTARTING THE CAR AND ATTEMPTING TO MOVE IT. WHILE I KNOW IT IS GOOD DRIVING PRACTICE TO USE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WHEN PARKED, IT IS A MUST IN THIS VEHICLE OR THE TRANSMISSION GEAR SELECTOR WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT TO MOVE. THE PROBLEM HAS EXISTED SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NEW. I HAVE NOT ATTEMPTED A REPAIR, BUT RELIGIOUSLY APPLY THE PARKING BRAKE ONLY AFTER SHIFTING INTO NEUTRAL, TAKING MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKE PEDAL UNTIL THE CAR SETTLES, THEN PUTTING IT INTO "PARK." *TR

NO WARNING WAS GIVEN. I WAS LEAVING WORK ON AUGUST 3RD, THE CAR WOULDN'T MOVE OUT OF PARK. IT WAS STUCK IN "PARK". I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND HE SAID THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM IN CHRYSLER CARS. MY CAR IS A 2007 CHRYSLER 300. 52,000 MILES...WE HAVE A LIFETIME WARRANTY ON THE CAR AND THOUGHT THAT WOULD BE COVERED. WHEN I CALLED CHRYSLER, THEY SAID THE "GEAR SHIFT" WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE EXTENDED WARRANTY. HE PROCEEDS TO TELL ME IT WILL COST $150 TO TOW IT; $150 DIAGNOSTIC TEST TO DETERMINE WHAT THE PROBLEM IS BEFORE THEY CAN SAY WHETHER OR NOT THE WARRANTY COVERS IT...AND IF IT DOESN'T, THEN I WILL HAVE TO PAY FOR THE DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND THE PRICE TO FIX A .50 CENTS PLASTIC, WHICH IS $406.00!!! $706 TO FIX A "KNOWN PROBLEM" IN CHRYSLER CARS. THE "GEAR SHIFTS" IN THESE VEHICLES SHOULD BE...

I OWN A 2007 300....I PURCHASED IT 2/13/2009...ON 5/23/2010 I GOT IN MY CAR TO GO TO WORK AN I COULD NOT SHIFT THE CAR OUT OF PARK..NOW I HAVE NO WAY TO GET TO WORK...ON TOP OF THAT I LOST MY JOB DUE TO HAVING NO WAY TO GET TO WORK....I BEEN CHECKING ON LINE...THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL DUE TO THIS HAPPENING WITH TONS OF 300'S... *TR

CAR SHIFTER LOCKED UP AND COULD NOT GET VEHICLE OUT OF "PARK", AFTER TRYING REALLY HARD TO PUT IT INTO DRIVE, I WAS ABLE TO GET THE SHIFTER TO CHANGE TO "DRIVE, BUT WHEN I GOT HOME I HAD TO PUT EXTRA PRESSURE ON THE SHIFTER TO GET TO PARK. THIS IS EXTREMELY UNSAFE BECAUSE THE CAR COULD ROLL BY ITSELF SINCE IT IS EXTREMELY HARD TO PLACE THE SHIFTER IN PARK. *TR

I BOUGHT MY CHRYSLER 300 BRAND NEW FROM DEALER IN AUGUST 2007. MY FIRST NEW CAR. THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION AND TORQUE CONVERTER ARE THE PROBLEM. FROM DAY ONE THERE IS INTERMITTANT ":CLUNKING" WHEN IT SHIFTS. PARK TO REVERSE. DRIVE TO PARK. BUT THE SCARY ONE IS WHEN I'M DRIVING, A FEW TIMES A WEEK, SOMETIMES MORE THAN A FEW TIMES A DAY IT JUMPS, REALLY LURCHES. ENOUGH THAT AT 40 MPH, YOUR HEAD GETS A GOOD JOLT. I'VE TAKEN IT TO DEALER THREE TIMES. THEY REPLACED THE TORQUE CONVERTER ABOUT A YEAR AGO. WAS BETTER FOR A WHILE, NOW GETTING WORSE SO IT HAPPENS EVERY TIME I DRIVE, CITY AND HIGHWAY. BASICALLY, THEY CAN'T FIX THE PROBLEM. THEY SAID BECAUSE IT'S INTERMITTANT. SO I HAD THEM KEEP IT AND DRIVE HOME THEMSELVES. BUT IT HAPPENED ONLY ONCE TO THEM. WELL, I HAVE THE EXTENDED WARRANTY. BUT I WISH THEY WOULD...

2007 CHRYSLER 300, 40K MILES. LEFT IN DRIVEWAY IN PARK WHEN WE WENT US TO LEAVE THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SHIFTER ASSEMBLY WAS STUCK IN PARK. MANY COMMON COMPLAINTS ON LINE WITH THIS SAME ISSUE FROM 2005. WHY NO RECALL? *TR

2007 CHRYSLER 300 - TRANSMISSION FELL APART AT 28,000 MILES, DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION PLUG I'D AT 41,000 MILES. I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY IN TRAFFIC MOVING AT 65 MILES PHR- VEHICLE JUST STARTED SLOWING DOWN AND WOULD NOT GO IN GEAR. WHEN I GOT IT TO THE DEALER THEY INITIALLY DIDN'T WANT TO FIX UNTIL THEY REALIZED I WAS STILL COVER BY INITIAL & EXTENDED WARRANTIES. THIS IS THE 1ST NEW VEHICLE I HAVE EVER PURCHASED & I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE IT THE 20 MILES BACK AND FORTH TO WORK OR VISIT MY FAMILY IN NC. I AM SURE I AM NOT THE ONLY PERSON THIS HAS HAPPENED TOO. I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE FEB 07 & SINCE THEN BEEN DEPLOYED 15 MONTHS, SO THE CAR WAS ONLY USED 21 MONTHS. *TR

I HAVE A 2007 CHRYSLER 300. I BOUGHT IT USED ON 6/14/08. WITHIN A MONTH THAT I BOUGHT IT, THE CAR STALLED ON ME. A CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP/GARAGE WAS NOT ABLE TO FIND ANYTHING MAJOR EXCEPT THE THROTTLE HAD BUILT IN DEBRIS. EVER SINCE THAT TIME, THE CAR HAS NOT RAN SMOOTHLY. MOST OF THE TIMES, THE CAR FEELS THAT IT LOSES ENERGY/POWER WHEN I START TO DRIVE IT (LIKE WHEN I START THE ENGINE AND START DRIVING). IT ALSO MAKES A NOISE WHEN IT NEEDS TO "SHIFT" TO THE NEXT POWER (IT IS AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION). IN 6/09-7/09, MY ENGINE LIGHT TURNED ON, WHICH THE GARAGE THAT I HAD TO TAKE IT TO THAT CAN REPAIR ANY TYPE OF EMISSION ISSUES NEEDED TO REPLACE A VALVE AND THEN THE LIGHT DID NOT TURN ON ANYMORE. EVEN AFTER THIS REPAIR, THE CAR CONTINUES TO FEEL LIKE IF IT LOSES POWER. I HAVE...

MY 2007 CHRYSLER 300 STUCK IN PARK UNDER WARRANTY DEALER TOWED IT TO SHOP TO REPLACE SHIFTER. PARKED IN GARAGE WENT LEAVE THE NEXT DAY WOULD NOT SHIFT FROM PARK CAR HAS 10,500 MILES. *TR

MY CHRYSLER 300 IS 1.5 YEARS OLD WITH LESS THAN 18,000 MILES ON IT. IT HAS BEEN IN THE REPAIR SHOP (DEALERSHIP) TWICE FOR MAJOR PROBLEMS. THIS LATEST ONE IS LIFE-THREATENING. THE ENGINE SUDDENLY JUST STOPS. THE CAR IMMEDIATELY LOOSES POWER AND COASTS TO A STOP. NO WARNING. THE ENGINE DIES AND STEERING BECOMES VERY DIFFICULT. I JUST SPOKE TO THE SERVICE REP AND HE SAYS THEY CAN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG BECAUSE THE ENGINE LIGHT DOESN'T COME ON. THIS CAR IS A REAL HAZARD AND COULD POTENTIALLY CAUSE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. I'VE FILED A COMPLAINT WITH THE CHRYSLER CORPORATION BUT HAVE NOT HEARD BACK FROM THEM. I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER CHRYSLER PRODUCT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHRYSLER 300. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS AND AT DIFFERENT RATES OF SPEED, THE VEHICLE DOWNSHIFTS HARD, VIBRATES, AND THE SPEEDOMETER ILLUMINATES AND THEN DIMS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER ON THREE OCCASIONS. THE TRANSMISSION TORQUE CONVERTER WAS REPLACED AND THE SPEED SENSOR WAS CHANGED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 13,800 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,795.

EXCESSIVE TORQUE CONVERTER SHUDDER WHEN SHIFTING GEARS (AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. ALSO NOTICE "SURGING AT ALL SPEEDS, EVEN WITH CRUISE CONTROL ON. MOST NOTICEABLY AT LOWER RPM'S. DEALER NOTES PROBLEM AND RECORDED DATA RELATED TO PROBLEM. CLAIMS CHRYSLER HAS NO FIX FOR THIS PROBLEM. GAS MILEAGE HAS DROPPED CONSIDERABLY AS PROBLEM WORSENS. *JB

CHRYSLER 300 6 CYLINDER AUTO-TRANSMISSION (2007) WHEN DRIVING THE SPEED LIMIT IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD 25 MPH. THE CAR WILL SHIFT BETWEEN TWO GEARS BACK AND FORTH CAUSING A HOPPING SENSATION. ALSO ON COLD TAKE OFF WHEN THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTS FROM 1ST TO 2CD GEAR, IT JUMPS HARD INTO 2 CD AND JUMPS A COUPLE OF TIMES. IT DOES THIS OCCASIONALLY AT OTHER SPEEDS AND OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES BUT IS MOST NOTICEABLE AS MENTIONED. DEALER CHECK SAYS EVERYTHING IS FINE. AFTER CHECKING BY DEALER, THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS AND IS SEEMINGLY GETTING WORSE. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHRYSLER 300. THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED ON FEBRUARY 11, 2007 AND THE MALFUNCTION LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED FOR TWO DAYS. ON FEBRUARY 17, 2007 AND FEBRUARY 22, 2007, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE WHILE BEING PARKED. THE OWNER CALLED CARMAX AND MADE AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE THE VEHICLE DIAGNOSED. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH AND GREATER, THE VEHICLE'S SHAKING INTENSIFIED. A FORENSIC EXPERT WITH DAIMLER CHRYSLER STATED THAT TWO BRAINS WERE DEFECTIVE IN THE VEHICLE AND BOTH WERE REPLACED. AFTER THE REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED, THE SHAKING WORSENED. ON MAY 7, 2007, THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO CARMAX WHERE IT CURRENTLY REMAINS. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 2,600 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8. THE CONSUMER STATED VEHICLE MAKES POPPING SOUND WHEN SHIFTING GEARS AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THEN WENT OFF. UPDATED 06/07/07 *TR