This data is from the NHTSA — the US gov't agency tasked with vehicle safety. Complaints are spread across multiple & redundant categories, & are not organized by problem.
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i-€™ve been reading about the issues regarding the lights exterior/interior-so many customer complaints about how over the past few decades problems with the interior (dash) and exterior lights blinking, dimming & -€œ completely going out-€ while of course driving-how hasn-€™t this major issue been addressed & recalled, this is a VERY DANGEROUS & SERIOUS PROBLEM, I am currently experiencing this while on the road at night-what can be done? Our safety is at risk!!
My vehicle has experienced ecm/ throttle body issues, lights flickering hard to drive vehicle at night because the lights aren't working properly. Transmission and motor problems. Why isn't the electrical issues on recall? I've been on several forums with hundreds of electrical issue complaints. This is not fair
I went to the gas station, 2-ish mile drive and came back home. About 20 minutes later we decided to go see my mother in law, 34 highway miles away. Cool, so we go, everything is fine, beastie (that's the name of my 2006 Chrysler 300), is running good, my husband and 3yr old are jammin out to metallica, and we get to my mother in laws house.. stay a couple hours and decided to head home.. so we say bye ect ect.. we get about 9.5 miles down our 34 mile ride home... aww crap, there is a tractor on the road, so we go to pass him... or so we thought... make sure coast is clear, turn on blinker and step on the gas petal more firmly.. ok in the other lane.. and bam!! car dies in motion at 60 mph!! my husband just casually says "hey babe, I think the car just died" and I look like "haha whatever" and I couldn't believe it.. so we pull over and try to get it started, had my mil come jump us.. an hour later and we still don't have beastie started.. no clicking, no nothing.. so unfortunately beastie had to sit on the side of the road until the next day... the next day we got her towed to my mils house... that was 3 days ago... and beastie still hasn't started up for me...
This is the second time I've had to pay to replace the ABS hub (complete axle) due to rust/rotting. When the ABS ring rust or rots, the ABS module becomes confused and activates intermittently. I was driving the vehicle and the brakes locked intermittently causing a very dangerous situation. I stopped thinking that it would reset something but it happened again. I had to take it to a repair shop once again and now I've had to pay over $1,000 for the rear axles and now $1,000 for the front. Axles have to be replaced each time. These rings should not simply rot and cause a dangerous situation!
- Mohegan Lake, NY, USA
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The contact owns a 2006 Chrysler 300. While driving at an unknown speed, the vehicle hesitated and stalled in the middle of the road. In addition, the speedometer failed to function. There were no warning indicators illuminated. The contact shifted into park and was able to restart the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to teterboro Chrysler Jeep Dodge Ram (located at 469 us-46, little ferry, NJ 07643, (201) 440-0222), but was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified. The failure mileage was 37,000.
Vehicle intermittently stalls when slowing for a stop or accelerating after a stop or slowing down to turn a corner. Has happened 4 times after being 'fixed' by dealer. Did meet with service director but have not had any response. No power when it happens.. all instances are on city paved streets. Restarts on first try. Check fuel light comes on but check engine light does not. Dealer has worked on it 3 times and replaced parts but it has not fixed the problem. They really have no idea what is going on.
I was driving down the road and the car just shut off all at once. I immediately put emergency flashers on and crank it up only for it to do the same thing 3 or 4 more times before it starts to drive normal as if nothing ever happened. This happens while I am driving down the street, turning or whenever it feel like cutting off.
My car shuts off while driving. I wait for a minute or so and it turns back on after restart it.. initially it was only doing this as I was coming off the freeway. Then again a few minutes later at the stop light. It progressed to turning off as I was driving at 65 miles on the freeway. This almost caused an accident. Luckily I was on the right lane and there were no cars directly behind me. Otherwise I would have been rear ended at the least. This is very dangerous and could have resulted in an accident. It also happened on the street while driving 30 mph. The steering wheel locks up and the car turns off. In a stretch of five miles, it happened about 10 times. I took the car to the dealer and they cannot figure out what is wrong with it. It has been there since April 3 and the dealer still cannot figure out what is wrong with it. They thought it was the battery, then the spark plugs. They still have it and do not know what is wrong with it.
The contact owned a 2006 Chrysler 300. While the vehicle was stationary, it caught on fire while the contact was asleep. The contact woke up and smelled burnt rubber and a chemical/electrical odor outside the trailer home. The contact stated that the fire melted the coating off of the trailer home. The fire department extinguished the fire prior to the contact waking up. A fire report was filed and the cause of the fire was undetermined. There were no injuries sustained. The vehicle was destroyed. A dealer and the manufacturer were not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 188,000.
The contact owns a 2006 Chrysler 300. The contact stated that the vehicle intermittently stalled without warning. The contact coasted the vehicle to the side of the road, depressed the brake pedal, and restarted the vehicle. In addition, warsaw Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram (2777 N detroit St, warsaw, in 46582, (574) 306-0489) replaced the fuel tank, but the failure continued. The vehicle was taken back to the dealer due to a potential electronic communication failure. The contact did not authorize the dealer to diagnose the vehicle. The vehicle was not repaired. The VIN was not available. The manufacturer was contacted. The approximate failure mileage was 114,397.
The contact owned a 2006 Chrysler 300. While driving approximately 30 mph and smoking a cigar, the contact perceived an odor of burning plastic. The contact pulled out the ashtray and saw flames. The contact immediately pulled the vehicle over to the side of the road. The vehicle became engulfed in flames in less than five minutes. The fire department was called and extinguished the fire. A police report was filed. There were no injuries. The vehicle was totaled and was towed to a tow yard. The dealer and the manufacturer were not contacted. The failure mileage was approximately 120,000.
The contact owns a 2006 Chrysler 300. While driving 35 mph, the vehicle stalled without warning. The vehicle was able to coast to the side of the road and the contact powered off the engine. The vehicle was able to restart after numerous attempts. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the ignition switch and key needed to be replaced. The vehicle was later taken to perry Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram (2340 national city, ca 91950, (619) 477-1234), but was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and informed the contact that the vehicle was not included in any recalls. The manufacturer referred the contact to NHTSA. The approximate failure mileage was 212,885. Consumer stated ignition switch failed many times to start the engine, and also happened once while drivving. Updated 8/30/18
My vehicle suddenly shuts down after a short period of driving it has stopped several times in the middle of traffic and needless to say I was berated and once even threatened as several other vehicles could not pass this could cause an accident or someones life
The contact owns a 2006 Chrysler 300. The contact stated that the vehicle stalled while being operated at various speeds. Also, the check engine warning indicator illuminated. The failure was intermittent. The dealer (atlanta West Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram, 1251 thornton rd, lithia springs, ga) replaced various components, but the contact was unaware of the diagnosis results or the repairs that were completed. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and referred the contact to NHTSA. The failure mileage was approximately 180,000.
A week ago I was driving and my car stalled out and dash lights came on and the steering wheel locked up and all I could do was to let it come to a stop after trying to steer it failed. Car would not start at all, it only made a slight noise when trying to turn the ignition switch, but went totally dead. Had it towed home and checked out by a mechanic. Was told that my spark plugs were burned out and the oil pump failed, thenhad spark plugs replaced, thats when it started and stopped for good. That's when I was told about the oil pump and he tried turning the front part of the motor it would not turn, he then told me I need a motor. I've taken good care of my car and have proof. I've seen many complaints about this happening to the Chrysler 300's. I'm lucky that I didn't get hurt or in a bad wreck. Is Chrysler going to help their customers with this problem or wait till someone is seriously injured or killed. I'm just on social security and can't afford to have it repaired or replaced. I bought this car brand new, now I'm stranded and can't afford to buy a car. They need to help their customers. I was driving the car and was about to get onto the freeway. I also been having coolant leaking and car ran hot several times, couldn't find where the coolant leak was, had to check every other day and add more coolant. No coolant was on the ground under the car. Became hard to start and had me stranded on the side of the road and freeway several times and had to wait for it to cool off before checking and adding more coolant, and waited awhile longer before starting it to drive home. Chr Chrysler need to buy this car back. It's been taken care of, looks new, has no dents and no rust, inside is clean, no damage, only little wear. I'm the only owner.
The contact owns a 2006 Chrysler 300. The contact stated that the vehicle experienced a loss of electrical power and the check engine warning indicator illuminated. After the failure occurred, it took a week before the vehicle became operable. The vehicle was taken to an unknown dealer, but could not be diagnosed. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 197,296.
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- Aurora , CO, USA