Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | |||||
| 1803506 | 11/17/2006 | 10021238 | Malfunction indicator lamp (mil) on for p0573. *kb | 03/23/2007 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| POWER TRAIN | |||
| 02/23/2013 | 77000 | 1 | |
| I was driving north on the njtp and was in the process of passing another car when suddenly my car went into neutral or disengaged from the transmission. the engine accelerated, but there was no power transferred to the road. i had to pull into the break down lane and turn off the engine with the hope that the electronic module would reset itself so that i could engage drive gear. the procedure worked, but now the transmission readily disengages from drive with light to moderate throttle application. clearly, there is something major wrong with the transmission or its electronic management that could prove dangerous to me or other vehicles on the road. *tr | |||
| 02/23/2013 | 77000 | ||
| I was driving north on the njtp and was in the process of passing another car when suddenly my car went into neutral or disengaged from the transmission. the engine accelerated, but there was no power transferred to the road. i had to pull into the break down lane and turn off the engine with the hope that the electronic module would reset itself so that i could engage drive gear. the procedure worked, but now the transmission readily disengages from drive with light to moderate throttle application. clearly, there is something major wrong with the transmission or its electronic management that could prove dangerous to me or other vehicles on the road. | |||
| 01/21/2011 | 55000 | 1 | |
| In january 2011 i noticed transmission oil stain where car is parked. took vehicle to pep boys on january 11th, 2011 who confirmed that vehicle did have transmission leak. since pep boys do not service transmission, took to local transmission garage to get problem corrected. again on april 18th of this year had same problem with oil leak and again we had to pay to get problem resolved. twice repaired for same problem. *tr | |||
| 09/23/2012 | 110000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2006 chrysler 300c. while parked, the vehicle was unable to be shifted from park. there was a recall under nhtsa campaign id number: 05v460000 (power train:automatic transmission) that could have been related to the failure. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure and advised the contact that the vin was not included in the recall. the vehicle was not repaired. the approximate failure mileage was 110,000. kmj | |||
| 09/23/2012 | 110000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2006 chrysler 300c. while parked the contact was unable to shift the vehicle out of the park position. 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 vehicle was not repaired. the approximate failure mileage was 110,000. da | |||
| 08/09/2012 | 47404 | 1 | |
| Went to drive vehicle to a meeting, tried placing the shifter into reverse, shifter wouldn't move. talked to several ase mechanics whom told me that they have had numerous vehicles with this same problem. they also told me that chyrsler should have had a recall on this common problem by now. *tr | |||
| 07/23/2012 | 75822 | 1 | |
| I had driven the car to work, then drove a couple of miles to pick up my child, then back to work and parked the car in my parking lot. approximately 30 minutes later when i tried to leave the transmission would not leave park. the engine starts and runs, the brake disengages the shifter but it will not travel downward in its gate to any gear. i immediately did an internet search to find a quick solution, but only found other similar conditions and no recall. *tr | |||
| 07/23/2012 | 75822 | ||
| I had driven the car to work, then drove a couple of miles to pick up my child, then back to work and parked the car in my parking lot. aprroximately 30 minutes later when i tried to leave the transmission would not leave park. the engine starts and runs, the brake disengages the shifter but it will not travel downward in its gate to any gear. i immediately did an internet search to find a quick solution, but only found other similar conditions and no recall. | |||
| 07/18/2012 | 93021 | ||
| Tl* the contact owns a 2006 chrysler 300c. the contact stated that the gear shift lever would not shift out of park . the vehicle was taken to the dealer who diagnosed that the hook for the transmission gear shift lever interlock return spring was fractured and needed to be replaced. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure who did not offer any assistance since the vehicle was not included in nhtsa campaign id number: 05v460000 (power train:automatic transmission). the vehicle was repaired. the failure and current mileage was 93,021. | |||
| 07/23/2012 | 75822 | ||
| I had driven the car to work, then drove a couple of miles to pick up my child, then back to work and parked the car in my parking lot. aprroximately 30 minutes later when i tried to leave the transmission would not leave park. the engine starts and runs, the brake disengages the shifter but it will not travel downward in its gate to any gear. i immediately did an internet search to find a quick solution, but only found other similar conditions and no recall. | |||
| 07/18/2012 | 93021 | ||
| Tl - the contact owns a 2006 chrysler 300c. the contact stated that the gear shift lever would not shift out of park . the vehicle was taken to the dealer who diagnosed that the hook for the transmission gear shift lever interlock return spring was fractured and needed to be replaced. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure who did not offer any assistance since the vehicle was not included in nhtsa campaign id number: 05v460000 (power train:automatic transmission). the vehicle was repaired. the failure and current mileage was 93,021. kmj | |||
| 07/18/2012 | 93021 | ||
| Tl - the contact owns a 2006 chrysler 300c. the contact stated that the vehicle gear shift lever would not shift out of park . the vehicle was taken to the dealer who diagnosed that the transmission gear shift lever interlock return spring hook broke and needed to be replaced. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure who did not offer any assistance since the vehicle was not included on recall nhtsa campaign id number: 05v460000 (power train:automatic transmission). the vehicle was repaired. the failure and current mileage was 93,021. pm | |||
| 06/22/2012 | 80000 | ||
| The other day i got off work and drove off fine. i went to the bank and used the drive through because i had pulled in a little to far away from the window i put the car in park and reached out. after my transaction was done, i tried to put the car in drive and it was stuck in park. it would not budge. i googled the problem and found that many many people have had this same issue. the internet suggested pushing a pink override button which i did but it did not work. it stated that there was another button to push if that didn't work but that required taking the whole shift gear apart. none the less, had to call a tow and the guy informed that this was a problem with chrysler 300. i have also had a problem with the car stalling when making right turns?? i have only had this car a year. low miles when i bought it. i just knew there was a recall on this and to my surprise there is not. so its sitting at the chrysler dealership and i can't imagine what my repair bill is going to be for something that chrysler should fix. | |||
| 04/26/2012 | 97693 | ||
| Unable to shift out of park. dealer replaced entire shifter assembly because small pink plastic shift interlock latch was broken. part: $167.50, labor: $198.00, total: $365.45 service manager said the shift interlock latch isn't sold separately! it is well established that this is a faulty engineering design. there are multiple internet postings of the problem. many have done diy repairs with a metal replacement part. i feel this should have been a recall or in the very least covered as a manufacturing defect whenever the part breaks. to top it off...the replacement is also plastic! | |||
| 12/25/2011 | 78800 | ||
| On christmas day, went to visit relatives in another state, parked car in a public parking lot, returned late at night to go home, car would not shift into gear. had to have car towed back to my state to mechanic, found out something the size of a false finger nail broke off inside. a small piece that looked like a woman's false nail painted pink costs me close to $1,000.00 between towing, buying the entire part since you cannot replace the pink false nail, labor, transportation etc. why would chrysler make a car that they advertise as luxury and use a plastic piece as a component in it? the chrysler 300c, looks good from far, but it is far from good! | |||
| 03/07/2012 | 159000 | ||
| On 3/6/12 i park my car in front of my house, at 4:20 pm. next morning i got in my car started it up but the gear shift would not move out of park. after two days of research and going on line it has been reported to chrysler group llc for many years that the pinky thing ( shift interlock latch ) plastic spring hook brakes off the latch and the gear select shift is stuck in park. this is a safty issue because a person (man/lady/teen or grand parent, could park any where (day/night) and be stranded (on the highway/rest stop area/parking lot, just about any where. | |||
| 10/11/2011 | 71259 | ||
| My 2006 chrysler 300c gear wouldn't shift out of park. car starts fine, steering wheel unlocked but gears won't shift out of park. contacted tow truck, once arrived removed the cover of the gear panel and pushed in the little pink tab that apparently overrides the park lock out mechanism the is a known issue with several chrysler vehicles. why hasn't chrysler issued a recall. googled the issue while waiting for the tow truck and you wouldn't believe the number of complaints about the same issue with other chrysler vehicles and with mine. chrysler needs to step-up and take responsibility for this defect. cost me $360 to get my car fix, more like replaced the entire shifter assembly even though they could of purchased an after market metal part to fix their defective pink plastic part. i'll see how long this one lasts and of course it wasn't covered under the warranty. | |||
| 09/14/2011 | 64110 | ||
| Tl* the contact owns a 2006 chrysler 300 c. the contact stated the vehicle failed to drive in the reverse position. the contact was not able to reverse from a residential driveway drive way. the vehicle was not taken to the dealer, but the manufacturer was made aware of the failure. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure and current mileages were 64,110. | |||
| 09/14/2011 | 64110 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2006 chrysler 300 c. the contact stated the vehicle failed to drive in the reverse position. the contact was not able to reverse from a residential driveway drive way. the vehicle was not taken to the dealer, but the manufacturer was made aware of the failure. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure and current mileages were 64,110. kmj | |||
| 09/14/2011 | 64110 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2006 chrysler 300 c. the contact stated the vehicle failed to drive in the reverse position. the contact was not able to back out of the drive way. the vehicle was not taken to the dealer, but the manufacturer was contacted. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure and current mileages were 64,110. rds | |||
| 08/18/2011 | 65682 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2006 chrysler 300c. the contact stated the gear shift unit had to be replaced because it was stuck in park. the contact took the vehicle to the dealer who stated the entire gear shift unit had to be replaced. the vehicle was repaired. the current mileage was 65,682. rvk | |||
| 08/18/2011 | 65682 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2006 chrysler 300c. the contact stated the gear shift unit had to be replaced because it was stuck in park. the contact took the vehicle to the dealer and was told the entire shifter unit had to be replaced. the vehicle was repaired. the current mileage was 65,682.rl | |||
| 07/10/2011 | 46000 | ||
| Car shift lever was stuck in park. called chrysler dealer and was told no longer under warranty. had to have car towed to chrysler dealer where shifter assembly was replaced. found customer satisfaction notification k39 on internet. called chrysler group recall assistance center and was told that recall did not apply to my specific vin number even though my car meets the listed specifications. | |||
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | |||
| 08/15/2011 | 75000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2006 chrysler 300c. the contact stated that shifter would shift from park. the contact had the vehicle towed to a dealer where the dealer stated that the shifter assembly was faulty. the vehicle was repaired by replacing the shifter assembly. the contact was concerned that the manufacturer would not take responsibility for the failure, which the contact deemed as an ongoing issue with the particular year, make and model. the failure mileage was 75,000. kmj | |||
| 08/15/2011 | 75000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2006 chrysler 300 c. the contact stated while trying to start the vehicle the shifter will not move out of the park position. the contact had the vehicle towed to a dealer. the dealer stated the shifter assembly was the cause of the vehicle not shifting out of park. the dealer replaced the shifter assembly. the contact stated this is a on going issue with this year make and model but the manufacturer has not acknowledge the shifter assembly as a defect. the failure mileage was 75,000. jo | |||
| 07/13/2011 | 120000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2006 chrysler 300c. the contact stated after shifting the vehicle into park, the vehicle would not shift out of park. the contact stated a spring attached to the shifter broke causing it to lock. the contact notice a nhtsa campaign i.d. number 05v460000 (power train:automatic transmission) and called the manufacturer. the manufacturer informed the contact the vehicle was not involved in a recall. the contact stated the vehicle could not be driven due to the faulty shifter. the failure mileage was 120,000. vf | |||
| 07/13/2011 | 120000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2006 chrysler 300 c. the contact stated after shifting the vehicle into park the vehicle would not shift out of park. the contact stated a spring attached to the shifter broke causing it to lock. the contact notice a nhtsa campaign i.d. number 05v460000 (power train:automatic transmission) and called the manufacturer. the manufacturer informed the contact the vehicle was not involved in a recall. the contact stated the vehicle could not be driven due to the faulty shifter. the failure mileage was 120,000. jo | |||
| 10/07/2010 | 50000 | ||
| 2006 chrysler 300c gets stuck in park plastic mechanism breaks causing it not to come out of park .have to have it towed to delearship to be replaced. | |||
| 04/25/2011 | 74000 | ||
| Tl* the contact owns a 2006 chrysler 300c. the contact started the vehicle and the gear failed to shift from park. the contact notified an authorized dealer and they recommended that the vehicle be diagnosed to determine the cause of the failure. the vehicle was neither diagnosed nor repaired. the failure mileage was approximately 74,000. | |||
| 04/25/2011 | 74000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2006 chrysler 300c. the contact started the ignition and the gear failed to shift from the park position. the contact notified an authorized dealer and they recommended that the vehicle be diagnosed to determine the cause of failure. the failure mileage was approximately 74,000. js | |||
| 11/14/2010 | 54000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2006 chrysler 300c. the contact stated that the vehicle became stuck in park. the vehicle was towed to an authorized dealer where the contact was informed that the shifter housing was defective and needed to be replaced. the vehicle was repaired at that time. the contact called the manufacturer who reduced the repair costs. the current and failure mileages were approximately 54,000. | |||
| 09/30/2010 | 65000 | ||
| I stopped to get gas and when i completed the transaction i started the car and it would not shift out of park. the tow truck driver said he picks up 3 a week with the same exact issue. the cost of the tow and the repair was about 500 dollars. i just looked on line and seems a lot of people are having this same issue. seems to me that chrysler should make it out of metal and fix a 40k cars. | |||
| 11/24/2007 | 33000 | 1 | |
| Transmission leaking fluid at o-ring for connector. *tr | |||