Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | |||||
| 1801806 | 05/13/2006 | 10020092 | Flash: mil illumination at start-up due to dtc p2112 or p1521. *tt | 07/20/2006 | |
| 0801506 | 04/01/2006 | 10019943 | Due to a software issue in the fcm, some vehicles may exhibit illuminated approach, fog lamps and/or rear wiper operation. *tt | 05/17/2006 | |
| 1801206 | 12/19/2006 | 1801206A | 10019782 | Map sensor causing dtc's p0652, p0340, p2127 and c121c. *tt | 04/26/2006 |
| 0800406 | 01/27/2006 | 10019242 | Passenger airbag disabled lamp. *tt | 02/22/2006 | |
| 0803405 | 06/30/2005 | 10016925 | Malfunction indicator lamp (mil) illumination, diagnostic trouble codes (dtcs) p0037, p0058, p0131, p0132, p0133, p0138, p0151, p0153, p0159. *tt | 10/17/2005 | |
| 0804705 | 08/31/2005 | 10016587 | Check engine light is illuminated. to included 2006 touring. *tt | 09/23/2005 | |
| 0803805 | 07/27/2005 | 10016025 | Automatic headlamps sensitivity improvement. *tt | 08/18/2005 | |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - WIRING | |||||
| 05023 | 08/26/2005 | 10016692 | Relieve tension in left downstream oxygen sensor wiring. *tt | 09/27/2005 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | |||
| 06/01/2012 | 80000 | ||
| While driving, all the warning lights came on and flashed for about 2 seconds. this continued to happen about once a week, or sometimes 3x per day. once, all the gauges went dead as well. very distracting and unsettling while driving. my wife had a similar problem with her chrysler town and country van, and sears suggested she replace the battery. her problem seems to have been solved. mine continues to be a problem. the fresno chrysler dealer told me they have never heard of this problem, although there are multiple complaints of this discussed on the internet. here are a few sites: http://www.300cforums.com/forums/srt8-specific-general-discussion/25584-indicator-warning-lights.html http://www.300cforumz.com/showthread.php?t=92854 http://www.carcomplaints.com/chrysler/300c/2006/electrical/flashing_warning_lights_loss_of_electrical_power.shtml they suggest replacing the entire wiring system and the computer, at a cost of $4200.00. please check and see how many similar wiring harness failures/replacements have been made on 300s and if this is a common problem that needs to be investigated and recalled.thank you | |||
| 08/06/2011 | 37500 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2006 chrysler 300. the contact stated that while driving 25 mph, the electronic throttle control and traction control lamps illuminated immediately after the vehicle stalled. the contact also stated that the failure occurred several times before and the brakes did not function properly during the failures. the vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer, who was unable to diagnose the failure. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure mileage was 37,500 and the current mileage was 38,000. the vin was not available. sm. | |||
| 08/06/2011 | 37500 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2006 chrysler m300. the contact stated that while driving 25 mph the electronic throttle control and the traction control lamps illuminated, immediately after the vehicle stalled. the contact also mentioned that the failure occurred several times before and that the brakes did not work properly at the of failure.the vehicle was taken to the dealer who was unable to diagnosed the problem. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the vehicle was not repaired. the vin was not available. the failure mileage was 37,500 and the current mileage was 38,000. pm | |||
| 06/28/2011 | 62000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2006 chrysler 300. while driving at approximately 25 mph the contact noticed the radio was emitting smoke. the contact removed the radio deck and noticed sparks and smoke from the wiring located behind the deck. the contact stated the windows would not function and the check engine light illuminated on the instrument panel after the failure occurred. the vehicle was not repaired. the approximate failure mileage was 62,000. ds | |||
| 07/07/2011 | 65000 | ||
| Tl - the contact owns a 2006 chrysler 300. the contact stated that while driving, smoke was emitted into the vehicle through the vents. the contact mentioned that after pulling over, she was unable to remove the vehicle from park and both the tail and brake lights were malfunctioning. the vehicle was towed to the dealer who diagnosed that there was a pinched wire in the trunk which caused the shortage. as a result, the wiring harness would need replacing. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure who did not offer any assistance since the vehicle was no longer under warranty. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure and current mileage was 65,000. kmj | |||
| 06/28/2011 | 62000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2006 chrysler 300. while driving at approximately 25 mph the contact noticed the radio was emitting smoke. the contact removed the radio deck and noticed sparks and smoke from the wiring located behind the deck. the contact stated the windows would not function and the check engine light illuminated on the instrument panel after the failure occurred. the vehicle was not repaired. the approximate failure mileage was 62,000. ds | |||
| 07/07/2011 | 65000 | ||
| Tl - the contact owns a 2006 chrysler 300. the contact stated that while driving, smoke was emitted into the vehicle through the vents. the contact mentioned that after pulling over, she was unable to remove the vehicle from park and both the tail and brake lights were malfunctioning. the vehicle was towed to the dealer who diagnosed that there was a pinched wire in the trunk which caused the shortage. as a result, the wiring harness would need replacing. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure who did not offer any assistance since the vehicle was no longer under warranty. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure and current mileage was 65,000. kmj | |||
| 06/28/2011 | 62000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2006 chrysler 300. while driving at approximately 25 mph the contact noticed the radio was emitting smoke. the contact removed the radio deck and noticed sparks and smoke from the wiring located behind the deck. the contact stated the windows would not function and the check engine light illuminated on the instrument panel after the failure occurred. the vehicle was not repaired. the approximate failure mileage was 62,000. ds | |||
| 07/07/2011 | 65000 | ||
| Tl - the contact owns a 2006 chrysler 300. the contact stated that while driving smoke was being emitted into the vehicle through the vents. the contact mentioned that after pulling over she was unable to take the vehicle out of park and the tail light and the brake light were malfunctioning. the vehicle was towed to the dealer who diagnosed that there was a pinched wire in the trunk which cause the shortage as a result the wiring harness needed to be replaced. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure who did not offered any assistance since the vehicle was not under warranty. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure and current mileage was 65,000. pm | |||
| 06/28/2011 | 62000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2006 chrysler 300. while driving at approximately 25 mph the contact noticed the radio was emitting smoke. the contact removed the radio deck and noticed sparks and smoke from the wiring located behind the deck. the contact stated the windows would not function and the check engine light illuminated on the instrument panel after the failure occurred. the vehicle was not repaired. the approximate failure mileage was 62,000. ds | |||
| 07/07/2011 | 65000 | ||
| Tl - the contact owns a 2006 chrysler 300. the contact stated that while driving smoke was being emitted into the vehicle through the vents. the contact mentioned that after pulling over she was unable to take the vehicle out of park and the tail light and the brake light were malfunctioning. the vehicle was towed to the dealer who diagnosed that there was a pinched wire in the trunk which cause the shortage as a result the wiring harness needed to be replaced. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure who did not offered any assistance since the vehicle was not under warranty. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure and current mileage was 65,000. pm | |||
| 01/03/2011 | 70000 | ||
| Tl* the contact owns a 2006 chrysler 300. the contact was driving approximately 25 mph when the instrument panel lights began to flicker intermittently. the vehicle was taken to the dealer where the technician diagnosed the failure as an electrical failure. the vehicle was repaired. after the repairs were made, the vehicle would decelerate independently and the engine would exhibit an abnormal fluctuation of rpms. the check engine light would also illuminate sporadically. the vehicle was taken back to the dealer where the technician advised that the steering wheel module would need to be replaced. the vehicle was repaired. the approximate failure mileage was 70,000. | |||
| 01/03/2011 | 70000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2006 chrysler 300. while driving approximately 25 mph the contact stated the lights on the dash board flickered on and off intermittently. the vehicle was taken to the dealer where the technicians diagnosed an electrical problem. the vehicle was repaired. the contact was unaware of the repairs that were made. after the repairs were made the vehicle would decelerate and the rpm would fluctuate. also the engine light illuminated on the dash board. the vehicle was taken back to the dealer where the technicians stated the steering wheel module needed to be replaced. the vehicle was repaired. the approximate failure mileage was 70,000. ds | |||
| 02/17/2009 | 63000 | 1 | |
| Engine light came on. took to dealer in stockton, ca. claimed it needed $1,800 repair. claimed short runner valve failure. *tr | |||
| 10/03/2008 | 61200 | ||
| Tl*the contact owns a 2006 chrysler 300. while driving 72 mph, the contact smelled something burning and the vehicle became engulfed in smoke. the contact pulled over and exited the vehicle to investigate the issue. he observed that the wires were burning from the front of the vehicle to the rear. he called the dealer to order a new wiring harness, but it is on back order. the current mileage was 61,258 and failure mileage was 61,200. | |||
| 01/19/2007 | 22000 | 2 | 01/19/2006 |
| Tl* - the contact owns a 2006 chrysler 300c. the contact's tire pressure indicator lights became illuminated on the dashboard. the incident occurred while driving at 35 mph. when the dashboard warning indicator lights are lit, the vehicle stalls. the tire pressure indicator light for the rear tires has been failing since august of 2006. the entire dash board warning light system has turned on 2 to 3 times. the tire pressure indicator light illuminates on the dash board after driving 10 miles per hour. *nm | |||
| 10/04/2006 | 7995 | 15 | 09/11/2006 |
| I recently purchased a new chrysler 300m (limited edition) 2006. weeks after purchasing, the engine stalls and then resumes while driving; the engine shuts completely off while stopped; and, the engine, after starting it once it has shut-off, would not go in the appropriate gear shift. the vehicle was taken to the dealership 6 times and the problem still exists. i have been without my vehicle close to 2-months. every time they have returned my vehicle, it has to be returned for the same cause. *jb | |||
| 11/18/2006 | 6000 | 5 | 07/07/2006 |
| I just purchased a chrysler 300c back in july. i had to return to the dealership 4 times for the ez-up window on the driver side malfunctioning. they stated to me that chrysler knows about the problem but don't know how to fix it. every time they reset the computer, the window works for about 3 days then stops working. this is getting annoying to me. *jb | |||
| 07/15/2006 | 8132 | 1 | 03/27/2006 |
| Dt*: the contact stated after shifting the transmission from park to reverse, the brake pedal was released and the vehicle accelerated on its own. the brake pedal was depressed again, but the vehicle did not respond. the vehicle stopped after hitting a ditch. there was minor damage to the vehicle and no injuries. the vehicle was towed the dealership, the computer stored no codes and the dealer was unable to duplicate the problem. updated 8/1/2006 - the consumer's vehicle started electrical problems a week after it was purchased. the vehicle was taken back to the dealer several times for repairs. the radio went out then came back on. the all the panel light went out. the dealer replaced the cluster. the esp bas light illuminated on the dash. the dealer replaced the parking brake switch. the driver's side window auto up function failed. the dealer calibrated the auto up function. when turning the key to start the vehicle it doesn't start. sometimes it takes 3 or 4 tries before the vehicle will start. the dealer replaced the wireless control module. ignition switch was replaced because the vehicle wouldn't start. *nm | |||
| 01/10/2006 | 1700 | 3 | 06/03/2005 |
| My 2006 chrysler 300 with 6800 miles on it has been in the shop twice for the a/c and has not yet been fixed. after traveling for a distance, a/c stops blowing cold air. the first time it went to the shop, they did not detect anything and told me to bring it in when it is accruing. the second time it stopped, i drove straight to the dealer with it not working and they still told me it is not giving any code to tell them what is wrong so they cant fix anything. they agreed with me that something is wrong, but they could not determine it. so i have a new car with an a/c that just stops when it wants, and i am just supposed to deal with it as they will say. *nm | |||
| 11/23/2005 | 1500 | 1 | 11/05/2005 |
| I purchase a 300 touring on nov 5 2006. this was a brand new car with only 4 mile. the check engine light came on the first time on nov 17. i contacted the dealership and took the car in. i was told that they did a diagnostic test and didn't see any code indicating that anything was wrong. the light was reset and the car was return to me. i drove it again for several days and the light came back on again for the second time nov 23 2006. i contact the dealership again and took the car in. i was told that when the tech started the car he didn't see the light on. i was told to take the car home. when the problem started the car had less than 1500 miles. i don't feel safe driving this car. i have the feeling the dealership is just resetting the light and not trying to fix the problem. i did notice on your site that this was a problem with the 300 touring. *jb | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - WIRING | |||
| 10/20/2007 | 35000 | 1 | 07/05/2006 |
| Smelled smoke and then noticed cabin of car filling with smoke as i was driving home. made it to front of building where i live, got out of car and saw smoke billowing from trunk. opened trunk and saw flames. closed trunk. ran into building, had concierge put out fire with fire extinguisher. austin fire department showed up after fire was extinguished. afd incident # 07086697. *tr | |||
| 01/05/2007 | 1 | 09/12/2005 | |
| Tl*- the contact stated he took his 2006 m300 for service at his local dealership. while driving the vehicle completely lost power. he began to smell smoke in the passinger compartment of the vehicle. he got out the vehicle he notice flames coming from the back where the battery is located. he contacted the local fire dept. the contact believes that his vehicle was not serviced correctly. no police report was taken. | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - WIRING - INTERIOR/UNDER DASH | |||
| 04/11/2006 | 10000 | 1 | 05/01/2005 |
| Dt*: the contact stated while the vehicle was parked, the clutch was depressed and all the transmission fluid leaked out of the vehicle. the dealership replaced a transmission seal. also, the power steering fluid was leaking and the dealership has ordered a new rack and pinion assembly. there has also been a noise under the dash, but the dealership was unable to determine a problem. | |||