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My daughter (12yrs.) and I were on the freeway/car pool lane (double yellow lines) and the car stalled/turned off completely. I tried not to panic but I daughter did when the lights, engine and not to mention the steering wheel was very hard to turn. At this time I had to cross over the double yellow line and cut off a few cars who all most rear ended me, all cars honked at me and my little one was freaking out. It took 24 minutes to get off the freeway because it kept stalling and wouldn't continue to stay on. This is a very un safe situation, I pray no one gets hurt from this. Car continued to stall and turn off and at this time it's just sitting because of funds and just fed up with this car.... not mention my parking lock mechanism broke last month and my engine blown due timings chain stretching. Had to rebuild the whole engine that cost me $5,000, so you know at this time I will never purchase a Chrysler ever again. I new I should have stayed with Chevrolet! !!!!!!
Once getting off the interstate and turning onto a frontage road, driving 35 mph my car lost power and stalled. I pulled onto the side of the road, turned my car off, and it turned back on. However, this problem has been occurring off and on since August 2013 (7-8xs). It most commonly stalls after filling up with gas. The steering wheel will often times become locked when trying to make a turn when the car stalls. The esp/bas light, check engine light, and a red light with a lightening bolt with vertical lines on each side of it (symbol not in Chrysler manual) all turn on when the car stalls. The car stalls 3-4xs before making it to the destination. I have brought my car in to an automotive repair shop 3xs and leave without any explanation of the current problem.
The contact owns a 2005 Chrysler 300. The contact stated that while driving 5 mph, the headlights and panel lights failed to illuminate. The failure recurred on several occasions. The vehicle was not repaired and the manufacturer was notified. The approximate failure mileage was 87,000..... updated 10-17-13 updated 10/29/2013
The contact owns a 2005 Chrysler 300. The contact stated that a fire erupted from the passenger's side seat. The contact called the fire department to extinguish the fire. The fire department stated that the fire was started by an electrical component. There were no injuries. The vehicle was destroyed. The manufacturer was not notified about the fire. The failure mileage was 100,000.
- Camden, NJ, USA
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While driving my 300, all the dash board lights will come on and the gauges will go all the way up, then back down. Almost as if I were just starting the vehicle. All will go back to normal quickly and my car never looses power. This may happen 10-15 times in 5 minutes. Now, the headlights will come on by themselves and go off several times. I can't drive my vehicle at night as I don't want the lights to go out on me. I feel sorry for the people in front of me as my car keeps turning the lights on and off. This is a serious safety issue. I have already read about several of the same problems and Chrysler isn't worried about their customers safety or looking into this issue. This should have been a recall as many complaints and issues there are out there. I would like to see Chrysler step up and take some responsibility for their product. After talking to the service manager at the dealership, he said that it could be the power distribution in the truck. It is a very expensive part to replace for a could be problem. It can't been tested as the problem happens so fast, they wouldn't be able to hook it up to the machine to read the problem. Having 4 daimler Chrysler vehicles, I would like to think that they would take care of their long time customers and look into the issue. This is a major safety issue and I would like to see a recall.
I was driving with the A/C on and it just completely shut down. The air conditioning does not work at all now, wont light up or anything. Since this has happened, the air light has been on as well.
The contact owns a 2005 Chrysler 300. While the vehicle was parked the contact attempted to place the gear shift into drive but it was stuck in park and would not move. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer for diagnostic testing. There was a recall under NHTSA campaign id number: 05V460000 (power train:automatic transmission) that may be related to the failure. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and stated the VIN was not included in the recall. The contact also stated while driving approximately 30 mph the vehicle suddenly stalled. While driving at higher speeds the vehicle would lunge forward. NHTSA campaign id number: 04V334000 (electrical system:battery:cables) may also be related to the recent failure. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and stated the VIN was not included in the recall. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 80,000. Updated 07/20/11 the consumer stated the problem was the fuel tank. The vehicle was repaired with the gear stuck in park. Updated 09/16/11
My car is a 2005 Chrysler 300 with 72000 miles I've read several complaints on your site even with one burning the electrical harness is defective and the box in the trunk net to the battery is what started smoking it started with my key less entry I contacted Dodge they gave me a case number 20919841 the repair will be 3700 with them willing to pay part this is very dangerous I'm 62 and don't have that kind of money I really think it should be a recall from all I've read on your site how many complaints
The contact owns a 2005 Chrysler 300. While driving approximately 25 mph the headlight warning light started to flash on and off. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where the light switch was replaced. The failure continued and was taken back to the dealer a second time and the ignition switch was replaced. The failure occurred a third time and the clock spring was replaced and the codes were reset. The failure continued to occur and was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 60,000.
The contact owns 2005 Chrysler 300. The contact stated that while driving 30 mph, the vehicle suddenly stalled. She stated that she suspected that the vehicle was experiencing electrical problems. The vehicle was towed to the dealer but the failure could not be diagnosed. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileages were 133,000.
My headlights have been flickering on an off too lately. I have no brights and I can't control my park lights or my regular lights. I'm a little scared to drive at night. It's obviously electrical, but I haven't taken it in yet because it's going to cost $.
2005 Chrysler 300 touring head lights and dash lights flicker my rear windows barley has power. I've replaced my battery 3 times recently my car lost power while I was driving I made a turn and everything went dead. I've complained to Chrysler they say there is a recall for battery cables but not for my car no reported issues with my car but if you google it I've found thousands of complaints for that same issue..I guess lots of people have to die to get this recall in motion I hope not..thanks
November 3,2009 automobile was a 2005 Chrysler 300 touring series. Was driving on interstate 57 South bound and the car caught fire in the rear trunk on the passenger side, where the battery is stored. Car was completely destroyed, there was a recall on these cars in 2005 and I was never informed. It recall stated that about 20,000 units were effected by the possible defect in assembly, and the recall stated that the battery cables could possibly come off causing fires. And Chrysler said it was not a defect.
Last summer I was driving toward my grandson's ballgame. I slowed to make a left turn. Suddenly, I lost power steering, power brakes and air conditioning. However, my motor was still running. The next day I took the vehicle to a dealer and was told there were no code showing anything had happened. It is very dangerous, particularly for my wife who would probably panic or not have the strength to control the vehicle. Others have had this problem from reading complaints. Afterwards, I had to replace an O2 sensor for the 3rd time and then replaced the evaporator on the ac.
Electrical fire began in engine compartment due to grounding failure in that negative battery cable was consumed w/ no damage to positive cable or surrounding area. Vehicle was declared a total loss.
The contact owns a 2005 Chrysler 300. The contact stated that the fuel gauge became inoperable. Also, the theft auto light illuminates intermittently on the instrument panel. While driving 35 mph, the fuel gauge indicated that the fuel tank was half full; however, the vehicle sputtered before coming to a stop. Upon further investigation, it was deemed that the vehicle had in fact run out of fuel. Once fuel was placed in the vehicle, the engine started immediately. This is the second occurrence of this failure. The VIN was unknown. The failure and current mileages were 54,000.
A smell of burning wire in the passenger cabin. A yellow light cane on the dash. The passenger cabin filled up with smoke. The car quit running on the road. The trunk had popped open. That cabin was full of smoke. The car was completely dead.
I am the owner of a 2005 Chrysler 300 which suffers from electrical system failure under power, leaving me with no control over the vehicle. It has been into the shop five separate times for this problem, and has not as yet been repaired. However, this is not the main complaint I am contacting you regarding, even though it is in itself extremely hazardous. In this instance, when it was brought into the dealership for electrical failure, the repair technician was pulling it into the shop to look at it, and the left front control arm on the vehicle snapped in two. Upon observation, it was found that the right front control arm was severely bent and ready to snap. The replacement control arms are twice the thickness, and twice as heavy, as the original. This is proof beyond a reasonable doubt that Chrysler not only knew that the original control arms were defective and/or ineffective, but that Chrysler corrected the problem without the issuance of a recall for the said defective/ineffective part. Breaking control arms on the vehicle constitute a known vehicular hazard that can cause injury, death, and property damage. I hereby request that the NHTSA consider this a formal complaint and request for immediate safety recall for the 2005 Chrysler and any other of the Chrysler vehicle(s) which may use the same control arms, part number 4782561ae, in the interest of safety. This defect endangers not only the driver and passengers of the vehicle itself, but also other drivers who may be in the way when the control arms snap. When I contacted Chrysler about the problem I was told that it was just "too bad? and that I could not prove I had not done something which caused the problem. Even though I advised them I knew that they had replaced their inventory with bigger, stronger control arms. Utilizing the ?reasonable person" legal tenant, any reasonable person would understand that Chrysler is trying to deny responsibility for their defective vehicle.
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- Columbus, GA, USA