1999 CHRYSLER 300M Power Trainautomatic Transmission Problems

I RECENTLY PURCHASED A USED 1999 CHRYSLER 300M. I HAD NO PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR FOR THE FIRST COUPLE OF MONTHS. AFTER ABOUT 3 MONTHS I NOTICED THE INTERIOR LIGHTS BEGAN TO TURN ON AND OFF BY THEMSELVES. SHORTLY AFTER THAT MY FACTORY STEREO WENT OUT. THE NEXT THING I NOTICED WAS THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPING. AFTER THAT MY DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE SPEAKERS WENT OUT. AFTER THAT MY HEADLIGHTS BEGAN TURNING ON AND OFF BY THEMSELVES WHEN THE CAR WAS PARKED AND TURNED OFF. AFTER THAT MY HEATING UNIT WOULD COME ON AUTOMATICALLY WHENEVER I WOULD START THE CAR. I'VE NOTICED A SLIGHT BURNING SMELL INSIDE THE CAR ONCE I'VE STARTED IT UP. MY HEATED SEATS WORK WHEN THEY WANT TO. THERE'S A WHISTLING NOISE UNDERNEATH THE HOOD. MY ENGINE SOUNDS LOUD NOW. THERE'S A STRANGE NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR WHEEL ON THE DRIVER SIDE. IT SOUNDS LIKE SOMETHING...

1. NORMAL EVERYDAY DRIVING 2. INPUT/OUTPUT SENSOR ON TRANSMISSION FAILED. SPEEDOMETER READ ZERO (0) WHEN MOVING. ONLY 2ND GEAR AVAILABLE. HAD TO DRIVE SIDE STREETS AT LOW SPEED TO PREVENT ENGINE FROM REVVING TOO HIGH AS IT WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. 3. OUT OF WARRANTY REPAIR; REPLACED INPUT/OUTPUT SENSORS ON TRANSMISSION. COST $173.90. *JB

I HAVE APPROXIMATELY 69000 MILES ON MY 1999 CHRYSLER 300M. AS A RETIREE I WAS LOOKING FORWARD TO OWNING IT FOR AT LEAST 10 YEARS BEFORE CONSIDERING PURCHASE OF A NEW CAR. MY PROBLEMS WITH THE 300 STARTED IN JAN OF '99 INOPERABLE WINDOW MOTORS A ) 1/28/99 957 MILES DRIVERS SIDE B) 3/30/99 3792 MILES RIGHT REAR C) 6/7/99 6301MILES RIGHT FRONT D) 8/01/01 27364 MILES LEFT REAR INDOW ALSO CRACK IN DASH ALL OF THE ABOVE WERE UNDER WARRANTY. THE FOLLOWING WERE NOT UNDER WARRANTY 1) 7/25/02 40046 MILES TRANSMISSION SENSORS (WOULDN'T SHIFT PROPERLY) 2) 2/14/03 ABOUT 46000 MILES DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW AGAIN. I REPLACED THE MOTOR 3) ABOUT 4/03 47000 MILES, RIGHT REAR WINDOW MOTOR CAPUT. STILL CAPUT. 4) ABOUT 50000 MILES, 2 OF 6 RADIO SPEAKERS DO NOT WORK 5) 6/03/04 58528 MILES SIGNIFICANT SHIMMY AFTER NEW TIRES AND ALIGNMENT AND BALANCE. STILL SHIMMIES. 6) 6/19/04...

IN REVERSE VEHICLE JERKED BACK WITHOUT WARNING. THIS CAUSED A COLLISION. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALERSHIP, WHO DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

SPEEDOMETER DROPS TO 0, TRANSMISSION STUCK IN 2ND GEAR, ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE IN THE LAST 6 MONTHS. A/C KEEPS GOING OUT. THOUGHT IT WAS A FREON LEAK, BUT THEN THE EVAPORATOR HAD TO BE REPLACED. A/C HAS NOW GONE OUT AGAIN. RIGHT, REAR POWER WINDOWS ARE ALSO NOT OPERATING AT THIS TIME.

2 TRANSMISSIONS SENSOR FAILURES: (1) 2 MONTHS AFTER PURCHASE (2) JULY 2003 COMPLETE TRANSMISSION FAILURE: AUGUST 26 2003 - 42,000 MILES VEHICLE WAS INTO THE DEALER 6 MONTHS AGO FOR SHIFTING FAILURES - "COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM" WAS THE RESPONSE AND NOW A COMPLETE FAILURE. *NLM

SPEEDOMETER STOPPED WORKING, TRANSMISSION HUNG IN 2ND GEAR, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COME ON. 31,000 MILES. *AK

WARPED ROTORS, TWO TRANSMISSION SENSOR RELATED FAILURES AND HEAVY PULSATION IN THE STEERING WHEEL WHEN BRAKING. *MR PH

VEHICLE STALLS EVERYTIME IT IS PARKED ON AN INCLINE.WHEN SHIFTED INTO GEAR VEHICLE HAS TO WARMED UP BEFORE IT CAN MOVE.

THIS VEHICLE SEEMS TO GENERATE A HIGH LEVEL OF STATIC ELECTRICITY, OR IT'S VERY SENSITIVE TO IT. I RECEIVE ELECTRICAL SHOCKS WHEN STARTING THE CAR. IT DOESN'T MATTER WHAT CLOTHING I WEAR. DT

SAME PROBLEM AS PREVIOUSLY REPORTED BY A DIFFERENT CONSUMER. SPEEDOMETER DROPS TO ZERO, CAR WILL NOT SHIFT OUT OF SECOND, WHEN SLOWING DOWN TO STOP THE ENGINE STALLS. I HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM TWICE IN 6 MONTHS! BOTH TIMES THE TRANSAXLE OUTPUT SPEED SENSOR WAS REPLACED. DT

SPEEDOMETER DROPS TO ZERO, CAR WILL NOT SHIFT OUT OF SECOND, WHEN SLOWING DOWN TO STOP THE ENGINE STALLS. HAVE HAD PROBLEM TWICE IN 2 YEARS. BOTH TIMES THE TRANSAXLE OUTPUT SPEED SENSOR WAS REPLACED.*AK

TRANSMISSION DOES NOT PULL IN VEHICLE. VEHICLE DOESN'T WANT TO GO INTO GEAR. DEALER STATED ALL CHRYSLERS HAVE SAME PROBLEM.*AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

THIS VEHICLE HAS HAD A HISTORY OF ENGINE PROBLEMS,, AND HAD TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED. THE FIRST ENGINE FAILURE WAS COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THE SECOND ENGINE FAILURE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY, AND CHRYSLER HAS REFUSED TO ASSIST WITH THIS COST OF $4750.00. I DO NOT KNOW ENOUGH ABOUT ENGINES TO UNDERSTAND IF THE FIRST FAILURE COULD HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THE SECOND OR IF ENGINE HEAD WAS WARPED AGAIN AND WAS USING OIL, OR IF PERHAPS THE OIL PUMP WAS NOT FUNCTIONING AT THE TIME OF FAILURE. SLUDGE WAS FOUND IN THE OIL PAN, BUT MY OIL WAS REPLACED AT INTERVALS OF 4000 - 6000 MILES FOR THE LIFE OF THE VEHICLE. INCIDENT OCCURRED OUT OF TOWN, SO I WAS FORCED TO DEAL WITH AN UNFORMILIAR DEALER. ALTHOUGH THE ENGINE BLOCK WAS REQUESTED TO BE RETAINED FOR FURTHER DIAGNOSTICS, THE DEALER SENT IT BACK TO MOPAR. ONE WEEK AFTER THE...

AT 60 MPH, SPEEDOMETER DROPPED TO 0, TRANSMISSION STUCK, CAR DIED WHEN GAS RELEASED -- MAJOR SAFETY PROBLEM AS CAR STUCK IN GEAR AND WHEN STARTED COULD NOT GET OUT OF FIRST GEAR. *AK

TRANSMISSION LOCKED UP WHILE DRIVING. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK

VEHICLE SURGED OUT OF PARK IN REVERSE WITH THROTTLE WIDE OPEN AND CRASHED INTO A DUMPSTER AND THEN WENT FORWARD 200 FT INTO A TREE. DEALER STATES NOTHING WRONG WITH VEHICLE. OWNER STATES A DEFINATE HAZARD TO DRIVE CAR WITHOUT FULL INVESTIGATION. SEVERAL OTHER SIMILAR INCIDENTS REPORTED ON THIS SITE WITH NO INVESTIGATION OF NHSTA REPORTED. LEGAL ADVISORY OF CASE ACTION.

GAUGE INDICATES THAT VEHICLE IS IN PARK BEFORE THE GEAR SHIFTER IS ACTUALLY LOCKED INTO THE PARK POSITION. OWNER HAS MISTAKENLY THOUGHT HE HAD PLACED THE VEHICLE IN PARK BEFORE PARK WAS FULLY ENGAGED, VEHICLE ROLLED INTO A TREE AS A RESULT. *AK *ML