Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | |||
| 01/06/2012 | 65000 | ||
| Car stalls 4-6 times after fillup. the first time it happened i stalled on a busy street during rush hours traffic. i was almost hit twice. i ended up coasting into gas station where i called aaa as i was afraid to continue home. it has happened 7 times since then. the last time i was entering the freeway. i went to dealer, they said they didnt know what the problem was. its obvious that they did. many 2005 chrysler 300c owners are experiencing the same problem. chrysler is not stepping up to the plate and fixing this well known problem. does someone have to die before the problem is addressed. they are telling people all kinds of things including charging for replacing the gas tank. this is definitely a defect that needs to be addressed. i cant believe they are getting away with this after charging over 40k for this car. | |||
| 12/14/2011 | 120000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2005 chrysler 300. while the vehicle was parked in a garage, the contact smelled an extremely strong odor of fuel outside of the vehicle. in addition, a small amount of fuel leaked onto the ground. the fire department stated the fuel leakage originated from the top portion of the fuel tank. the vehicle had not been diagnosed or repaired. the manufacturer was not notified of the permanent defect. the approximate failure mileage was 100,000. the vin was unavailable. rvk | |||
| 12/14/2011 | 120000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2005 chrysler 300. while parked in a garage, the contact smelled an extremely strong odor of fuel outside of the vehicle. in addition, a small amount of fuel leaked onto the ground. the fire department stated the fuel leakage originated from the top portion of the fuel tank. the vehicle had not been diagnosed or repaired. the manufacturer was not notified of the permanent defect. the approximate failure mileage was 100,000. the vin was unavailable. js | |||
| 09/15/2011 | |||
| While driving my vehicle home yesterday evening my car shutdown by itself. i had to restart 3 times to make it home. this is extremelly dangerous as i was on a high rise bridge at the time. anyone knows if there is a recall on this vehicle. again today it shutdown and will not start again. i had to be towed to a repair shop. | |||
| 08/03/2011 | 65000 | ||
| My wife filled up her chrysler 300c on aug 3 2011 and when she got to the post office about 1 mile it died she got it restarted and drove home then it died again in the driveway we thought it was bad gas so i checked with the gas station he checked his tanks and all was good now it happenss when ever she fills it up this did not start until the car had 65000 miles on it we are going to try not filling it up all the way to see if it stops happening but i am not holding my breath. | |||
| 01/09/2011 | 99500 | ||
| When i filled up my 2005 chrysler with gas on jan. 9th with the tank just 1/2 full at the time, i didn't even make it out of the gas station and it killed on me. then i restarted it and within 2 blocks it killed again losing all power to the car. i have filled up twice since then, with the gas tank being at 1/4-1/2 full each time. it has stalled out each time, twice within 2 blocks of each other. right before it kills, it chugs and lurches and then just quits running. the last time was yesterday, jan. 18th. this time i was almost hit from behind as i pulled to the side of the road and put on my hazard lights | |||
| 02/21/2010 | 100000 | ||
| Tl*the contact owns 2005 chrysler 300. when the gas tank was full, the vehicle stalled and shut down without warning. the recent failure occurred while driving 35 mph out of the gas station and the vehicle shut down several times. she was able to get home. she took the vehicle to the dealer; however the diagnose did not the locate the failure. she also took the vehicle to a local mechanic to be diagnosed and the failure was not located. she also stated that she experienced failure with the driver and passenger side seats. the failure mileage was 75,000 and the current mileage was 100,000. | |||
| 01/10/2010 | 60000 | 1 | |
| Chrysler 300c 2005. after a fuel tank fillup starting from less than 1/2 tank, for the 1st 10 minutes of run time, the car stalls repeatedly with loss of power, braking, and steering. after a small amount of driving the problem stops and normal driving continues. when the engine stalls, there is a complete loss of power and steering. while no accident occurred, it could have easily caused one. i searched on line and found that this could be caused by a recirc valve. this has been replaced and the problem has not been resolved. every fill up from lot level results in stalling for several minutes of driving time. *tr | |||
| 11/15/2009 | 72000 | 1 | |
| Automobile stalls every time after fill-up. this is a known problem that is being ignored by manufacturer. many references to this problem on reputable message boards. no accident yet, but repeated stalling with difficulty starting after stall is very dangerous. only happens after fuel tank is filled. *tr | |||
| 10/23/2008 | 35000 | ||
| Tl*the contact owns a 2005 chrysler 300. while driving 35 mph, the vehicle hesitated and shut off. the contact had just fueled the vehicle. he was able to restart it and continued driving. the failure occurred each time fuel was placed in the vehicle. after the fourth time of taking the vehicle to the dealer, he was informed that the gas tank needed to be replaced. the contact believes that the failure was caused by a manufacturer defect, but they refused any responsibility. the vin was unknown. the current and failure mileages were 35,000. | |||
| 09/01/2004 | 6000 | 3 | 07/23/2004 |
| Dt: the contact stated when the check engine light illuminated the vehicle started shaking, loses power, and noise came from the engine. this occurred at various speeds. the first time the vehicle was taken for repairs the dealership could not duplicate the problem. the second time, they replaced the spark plugs, cleaned the fuel system ,and the valve. the dealer repaired the vehicle in the same manner when the problem returned the third time. the problem has not recurred. *ak | |||
| 10/01/2005 | 19000 | 5 | 07/03/2004 |
| Engine stalls repeatedly after filling tank. when at stop light within 1/2 mile of gas station engine quits while at stop light. will not idle. after restart when driving the engine will sputter. eventually engine will start running normally. *jb | |||
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE - DELIVERY - FUEL PUMP | |||
| 04/08/2008 | 10 | 06/24/2004 | |
| Car stop when i have approximately 1/4 of tank of gas and when i fill it up, when i proceed to drive off the car stops in drive and will not start back up for approximately 1 minute and sometimes it stops will driving in the d gear everything cuts off in the middle of traffic. *tr | |||
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE - DELIVERY - HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | |||
| 10/21/2005 | 0 | 09/17/2004 | |
| When to get in car and smelled gas, looked down and gas was running out from the bottom of car, fire and police dept. were called, car was towed to dealership received called about 4 hrs later from service dept. stated that i had ran over bump and punctured gas line, and its going to cost $1016.00 to replace i then informed them that car had been parked then his theory was maybe someone got up under my car and punctured gas line i stated know one would be able to do that, the problem has to be with the gas line maybe defective or some other problem. called chrysler spoke with representative (m31) and she informed me that whatever the dealer stated is what had to have happened im filing this complaint, because what service dept. is stated the problem to my car couldn't be the problem has to be with the manufacture. car is still at dealership part is being ordered, asked for loaner one was never provided. *nm | |||
| 06/17/2005 | 3 | 11/04/2004 | |
| Dt: there was a complaint filed on this vehicle odi 10125270 concerning the air bag light coming on and staying on. the dealership found out it was the clock spring, and they have replaced it 3 times , but it kept failing. currently, the vehicle is at the dealer, the dealer stated that there was inferior wires used on the wire harness. dealer was to replace entire wire harness under dash board. there was going to be a week or two delay in getting the parts. then there was concern that if there was inferior insulation involved with the wire harness this could cause severe problems such as a fire. *ak *jb the vehicle could not be filled through the fuel pipe to the gasoline tank and the fuel gauge was stuck on full. upon examination by the dealer, it was found the vehicle would not take any gas. the dealer decided that the vehicle needed a kit to be placed on top of the fuel tank. *jb | |||
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE - STORAGE - TANK ASSEMBLY | |||
| 01/17/2007 | 20000 | 3 | 07/09/2004 |
| Tl*the contact owns a 2005 chrysler 300. after filling up the gas tank, the vehicle stalled. the failure occurred three previous times. the dealer stated that they would replace the entire gas tank at the cost of $100. the failure mileage was 20,000 and current mileage was 35,800. updated 4/21/08 *cn the consumer stated after the fuel tank was replaced, the vehicle runs great. updated | |||
| 08/16/2007 | 33000 | 1 | 04/24/2004 |
| I have a 2005 chrysler 300c with a potential catastrophic defect. during a routine service check, i informed the service manager that i detected an odor of gasoline at the rear of the car. during the inspection, i was informed that the gas tank was leaking from the seams and that he would not allow me to drive the vehicle until the gas tank was replaced at my expense. *jb | |||
| 07/25/2005 | 3 | 06/30/2004 | |
| 2005 chrysler 300m/c, engine fails after gasoline tank is filled. has occurred three times in the past 30 days. dealer states they cannot duplicate problem. car has presently been at the dealer for more than a week, and they advised they are going to replaced the gas tank. | |||
| FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER | |||
| 11/16/2009 | 138432 | 1 | |
| Chrysler 300 2.7 accelerator pedal position sensor,driving on highway, suddenly the vehicle slows down and as the accelerator pedal is push nothing happens, vehicle speed is 20 mph, took vehicle to dealer and was told that there were no recalls on such a problem, i have been involved in several near miss accidents. *tr | |||
| FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER - STORAGE - FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM | |||
| 09/25/2005 | 1 | 04/16/2005 | |
| Dt: 2005 chrysler 300. the contact statesdthe fuel gauge had a quarter mark, and at that point the vehicle automatically shut off. the contact has not yet taken the vehicle to the dealership. this has happened three times. chrysler has not contacted the contact about the problem at all. the problem started on september 25, 2005. the vehicle will start after more gas iwas put in. *ak | |||