2006 Chrysler 300 Driver assistance Problems

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!

NHTSA ID

11279434

Incident

Oct 16, 2019

Mileage

102,000 mi

TL* 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. *CW*JB

NHTSA ID

11270389

Incident

Apr 1, 2019

Mileage

37,000 mi

MY CAR WAS TOTALED LAST NIGHT BECAUSE AS I WAS SLOWING DOWN THE CAR ACCELERATED AND IN ORDER FOR ME NOT TO KILL ANYONE OR REAR END ANOTHER PERSON'S CAR I I HIT A TRAFFIC LIGHT POLE

NHTSA ID

11241462

Incident

Aug 2, 2019

Mileage

116,000 mi

IT IS THE ECM DEFINITION PRIMARY 5 VOLT SUPPLY CIRCUIT HIGH EXPLANATION THE ECM HAS DETECTED THAT THE 5 VOLT REFERENCE CIRCUIT IS ABOVE 5 VOLTS PROBABLE CAUSE 1 SHORT TO 12 VOLTS 2 FAILED ECM ALMOST CAUSED A MASS ACCIDENT ON US 465 SPEED WAS 75MIL HR ALMOST IMMEDIATELY SLOWED TO 20MIL HR

NHTSA ID

11170233

Incident

Dec 28, 2018

Mileage

233,000 mi

TRANSMISSION IS GOING OUT EVERY TWO YEARS

NHTSA ID

11169900

Incident

Jun 14, 2014

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY CONTROL WARNING INDICATOR (RED LIGHTNING BOLT ICON) ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WENT INTO LIMP MODE SEVERAL TIMES AND THERE WAS A DRASTIC REDUCTION IN POWER AND SPEED. ALSO, THE VEHICLE STALLED NUMEROUS TIMES WITHOUT WARNING. BROOKS CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM (3200 COLLEGE AVE, JACKSON, AL 36545, (251) 246-7224) WAS NOTIFIED, BUT THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO SAFELY DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

NHTSA ID

11165595

Incident

Mar 5, 2017

THE IGNITION IS HARD TO START

NHTSA ID

11115531

Incident

Aug 3, 2018

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER 300. WHILE DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL OR AT AN ABRUPT STOP, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART ON THE FIRST ATTEMPT. THE DEALER (CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM, 53 HOLLZ PKWY, NEWNAN, GA, 30265) WAS CONTACTED AT 678-369-6037. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT OF AIR BAGS RECALLS, BUT THERE WAS NO RECALL FOR ENGINE STALLING. THE DEALER RECOMMENDED THAT THE CONTACT SCHEDULE A APPOINTMENT HOWEVER THE APPOINTMENT WAS NOT SCHEDULED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED OR DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 96,000.

NHTSA ID

11033109

Incident

Jan 10, 2015

Mileage

96,000 mi

FOR THE YEAR EVERY TIME I FILL MY CAR UP WITH GAS THERE IS AN OVERWHELMING FUEL SMELL INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF THE CAR. THE SMELL IS SO BAD THAT WE ROLL THE WINDOWS DOWN IN ORDER TO BREATH FOR AT LEAST 4DAYS. IT IS NOW 115 DEGREES OUTSIDE AND IF THE AIR IS ON, MY KIDS AND I GET NAUSEOUS. I TOOK IT INTO 2 DIFFERENT MECHANICS AND THEY CAN'T SEEM TO LOCATE THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE SMELL IS EVIDENT BEING STATIONARY AND MOVING.

NHTSA ID

11004821

Incident

Jul 12, 2017

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER 300. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PARK, THE RPMS INCREASED AND THE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD. THE CONTACT SWITCHED THE VEHICLE INTO PARK WHILE DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE FAILURE RECURRED THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND OPENED CASE NUMBER: 27418398. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56,000. UPDATED 06/29/17*LJ THE CONTACT HAS TARDED THE VHEICLE IN MAY 2017.*AS

NHTSA ID

10984212

Incident

Oct 1, 2015

Mileage

56,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER 300. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED RAPIDLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 37,000. UPDATED 01/10/2017*CT *CN

NHTSA ID

10888423

Incident

Jul 1, 2016

Mileage

37,000 mi

THROTTLE STUCK CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE IN A PARKING GARAGE WHILE COMING AROUND A TURN AT APPROX. 10-15 MPH. BRAKES WERE APPLIED WITH BOTH FEET, FULL FORCE, BUT THE CAR CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. CAUSING DAMAGE TO 4 VEHICLES. TOTALING THE CHRYSLER 300, AND 3 PARKED VEHICLES. ONE LINCOLN MKZ SUV, HONDA SUV, AND A FORD F-150. SKID MARKS WERE LEFT INDICATING THE VEHICLE WAS NOT SLOWING DOWN. NO PERSONAL INJURIES, BUT SEVERAL THOUSAND OF DOLLARS IN PROPERTY DAMAGE. POLICE REPORT WAS TAKEN, BUT IS NOT YET AVAILABLE. REPORT # IS 16-2335 WITH THE LANSING TOWNSHIP POLICE DEPARTMENT-LANSING, MICHIGAN. INCIDENT DATE 5-23-2016.

NHTSA ID

10871606

Incident

May 23, 2016

Mileage

175,000 mi

TAKATA AIR BAG WAS REPLACED BUT DEALER WAS UNABLE OR UNWILLING TO TELL WHICH AIR BAG WAS USED AS THE REPLACEMENT DEVICE. SINCE THE REPLACEMENT, THE GPS SYSTEM DOES NOT WORK, WHEN I TURN ON THE RADIO I GET A BING BING BING SOUND. DEALER SAYS IT IS MY JOB TO REPLACE RADIO AND GPS SYSTEM FOR ALMOST $2,000 - LABOR NOT INCLUDED. NEW RADIO AND GPS NOT AVAILABLE FOR THIS CAR AT THIS TIME. LOCAL VENDOR SUGGESTED THE AIR BAG WAS NOT INSTALLED PROPERLY OR THE WRONG MAKE/MODEL WAS USED TO GET THE JOB DONE AND GET RID OF ME. I HAD ALSO READ ON YOUR LIST OF RECALLS FOR THIS MODEL THERE WAS A RADIO THAT EXPLODED. I NEED THE RADIO AND PARTICULARLY THE GPS TO WORK AND THE CAR WILL HAVE REDUCED RESALE VALUE WITHOUT EITHER OF THOSE FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. DEALER ORDERED A NEW GPS DISC AND TRIED TO LOAD IT TO MAKE THE SYSTEM FUNCTION ONCE AGAIN, BUT THE GPS SYSTEM WOULD NOT LOAD THE NEW DISC.

NHTSA ID

10871480

Incident

Aug 1, 2015

Mileage

60,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, ALL WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AND THE GAUGES DECREASED. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND RESTARTED INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL TANK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 53,000.

NHTSA ID

10862979

Incident

May 1, 2015

Mileage

53,000 mi

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING HOME AT NIGHT FROM THE STORE IN A RESIDENTIAL STREET AND CAR ALL OF A SUDDEN ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN. WIFE TRIED HARD TO APPLY THE BRAKES BUT CAR WOULD NOT SLOW DOWN. SHE TRIED HARD TO CONTROL CAR TO AVOID POLES AND TREES AND HIT HARD IN DITCH. AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. WIFE SUFFERED CONTUSIONS AND BRUISES. CAR WAS CONSIDERED A TOTAL LOSS BY INSURANCE COMPANY. TRIED TO NOTIFY MANUFACTURER TO REPORT THE FAILURE AND JUST KEPT GETTING A RUN AROUND FROM THEM. APPARENTLY THEY DO NOT STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCTS. I SEE SEVERAL OTHER COMPLAINTS ON THIS SAME ISSUE BUT NO RECALL WAS EVER ISSUED.

NHTSA ID

10852606

Incident

Feb 19, 2016

Mileage

130,000 mi

I PURCHASED MY VEHICLE USED 2 WEEKS AGO. INITIALLY THE VEHICLE WAS RUNNING FINE UNTIL I FILLED IT UP WITH FUEL. AS SOON AS I PULLED OUT OF THE GAS STATION MY VEHICLE STARTED STALLING AS IF I WAS LOSING POWER TO MY VEHICLE. AFTER A FEW MILES THE STALLING STOPPED. IN THE PAST FEW WEEKS THE STALLING HAS BECOME WORSE EVERY TIME I PUMP FUEL. IT SHUTS OFF IF I'M IDLE AT A LIGHT, IT SHUTS OFF WHEN I'M ATTEMPTING TO PARK, TURN LEFT, OR IN A DRIVE THRU. AS SOON AS I WOULD CRANK MY VEHICLE UP AND GO TO ACCELERATE THE CAR WON'T MOVE UNTIL AFTER A FEW SECONDS AND THEN IT JUST JERKS OUT BEFORE A SMOOTH DRIVE. YESTERDAY I TOOK IT TO A CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP BECAUSE AFTER INFORMING THE USED CAR SALES LOT WHERE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE THEY COULDN'T FIND THE ISSUE AND WANTED TO KEEP MY CAR FOR A WEEK. AFTER 10 HOURS OF TRYING TO FIND THE ISSUE THEY STATED THERE HAD BEEN A RECALL ON THE FUEL TANK FOR 2006 CHRYSLER 300S. HE SAID THAT SHOULD FIX THE PROBLEM AND I SHOULD BE ON MY WAY. SO I WAS RELIEVED TO HEAR THE GREAT NEWS COMING FROM THE CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP. WELL AFTER HEADING HOME AND 20 MILES OUT FROM THE DEALERSHIP THERE GOES THE STALLING AGAIN LAST NIGHT. MY VEHICLE SHUT OFF AT THE LIGHT AND AGAIN AS SOON AS I ATTEMPTED TO PARK MY VEHICLE IN THE DRIVEWAY. IN ADDITION TO THE FUEL SYSTEM ISSUE IS CAUSING ANOTHER ISSUE THAT I TRULY FEE WASN'T INVESTIGATED THOROUGHLY. I NOTICED A RECALL ON 2006 CHRYSLER PACIFICA WHERE THE STALLING WAS CAUSED BY THE FUEL SYSTEM, TCM, AND PCM MODULE BASICALLY DEALING WITH THE POWER TRAIN AND THIS IS VERY HIGHLY THE SAME ISSUE GOING ON WITH 2006 CHRYSLER 300. THERE SHOULD'VE BEEN A RECALL ON BOTH AND THERE ISN'T. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AS WHEN I STALLED ONTO THE FREEWAY I WAS ALMOST HIT BY AN 18 WHEELER TRUCK ON LAST WEEK. THE TCM AND PCM CODES ALONG WITH THE FUEL SYSTEM CODE WERE SHOWING IN THE DIAGNOSTIC ISSUE YESTERDAY. HELP PLEASE

NHTSA ID

10839798

Incident

Feb 17, 2016

Mileage

198,000 mi

TAKATA RECALL I WAS DRIVING ON THE STREET WHEN MY CAR SHUT OFF ON ME I THEN ATTEMPTED TO TURN THE CAR BACK ON AND IT WOULDNT BUDGE MY DASHBOARD LIGHTS FLICKER ON AND OFF I CONSTANTLY HAD TO GET A JUMP UNTILL IT WOULDNT WANT TO POWER ON ANYMORE

NHTSA ID

10839602

Incident

Mar 2, 2016

Mileage

100,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE THROTTLE BECAME STUCK AND THE VEHICLE UNINTENDED INCREASED TO 95 MPH AS THE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SLOW DOWN AND THE ENGINE REVVED RAPIDLY. THE CONTACT'S FOOT WAS PLACED UNDERNEATH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL IN ORDER TO DECREASE THE VEHICLE'S SPEED AND THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. AFTER RESTARTING, THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN WITH CAUTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 102,000.

NHTSA ID

10838152

Incident

Feb 24, 2016

Mileage

102,000 mi

THE VEHICLE STALLS IN MOTION AND WHEN AT IDLE AFTER I GET GAS. THIS HAPPENS EVERY TIME NOW, SINCE JANUARY 25, 2016 IT DID NOT HAPPEN BEFORE THIS DATE.

NHTSA ID

10836272

Incident

Jan 25, 2016

Mileage

69,000 mi

AFTER WORK I WAS DRIVING HOME AS USUALL DOWN A VERY BUSY MAIN ROAD WITH ALOT OF TRAFFIC AND LIGHT CONTROLLED INTERSECTIONS. I WAS ABOUT 25 MIN AWAY FROM HOME WHEN I WAS BEGINNIGN TO MAKE A LANE CHANGE AND EXCELLERATE OVER TO THE RIGHT LANE. AS I BEGAN TO GET OVER WITHOUT A WARNING OR NOTICE MY POWER STEERING WENT OUT AND I WAS UNABLE TO TURN MY WHEEL WITHOUT EXCESSIVE FORCE. AS I CONTINUED TO COST INTO THE OTHER LANE AND GRAB AHOLD OF THE STEERING I REALIZED NOT ONLY DID THIS SHUT OFF BUT THE ENGINE DID AS WELL. I GUIDED THE CAR TO THE SAFEST PLACE I COULD (STILL IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION AND PUT THE CAR IN PARK. HUNDREDS OF CARS DROVE BY HONKING AND SWEARING AT ME LEAVING ME STUCK IN MY VEHICLE AS IT WAS TO UNSAFE TO GET OUT. AFTER ABOUT 15 MIN OF THAT STREESS A HELPFUL OLDER MAN HELPED PUSH ME TO A SAFER PART OF THE STREET UNTIL MY BOYFRIEND COULD GET TO ME AND HAVE THE CAR TOWED HOME. AFTER A WEEK AND A HALF AND CLOSE TO 500 LATER I WAS CALLED WITH THE NEWS THAT A CYLINDAR COLLAPSED CAUSING MY ENGINE TO FAIL. IT WOULD BE A 7,000-9,000 REPAIR AT THE LEAST. THE PROBLEM WITH THIS IS THAT I STILL OWE 13000 ON THIS VEHICLE AND IT BARELY BLUE BOOKS AT 10000. SO WHY WOULD I PAY THE MONEY WHEN I HAVE NEVER HAD AN ISSUE WITH THIS VEHICLE IN THE 3 YEARS OF OWNING IT AND HAD NO WARNING OR WAY TO PREVENT IT. I ALWAYS TOOK MY CAR TO A DEALER TO BE MAINTENCED AND NEVER MISSED AN OIL CHANGE SO HOW COULD THIS BE HAPPENING TO ME. NOW I AM STUCK WITH A CAR IN FRONT OF MY HOUSE THAT DOESNT WORK AND HAD TO PURCHASE ANOTHER VEHICLE IN THE MEAN TIME WHILE I AM DEALING WITH TRYING TO MAKE CHRYLSER RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS HORRIBLE SITUATION. I HAVE DONE MASSIVE RESEARCH ON THIS ISSUE AND LEARNED THAT THIS YEAR IS ALREADY KNOWN FOR THIS ISSUE AND FOUND OVER 200 COMPAINTS WITH PEOPLE JUST LIKE ME WHO THIS HAPPENED TO. PLEASE HELP ME TO GET THIS REPAIR COVERED OR MY CAR PURCHASED BACK.

NHTSA ID

10777971

Incident

Sep 10, 2015

Mileage

121,500 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER 300. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME STUCK AND THE RPMS AND SPEED INCREASED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A CONCRETE PILLAR. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE DETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000. UPDATED 12/01/15*LJ *TR

NHTSA ID

10776454

Incident

Jul 24, 2015

Mileage

100,000 mi

I DRIVE A 2006 300C HEMI W/60K MILES.I BOUGHT THIS CAR FROM A FRIEND. THIS CAR HAS BEEN IN THIS CITY SINCE 2006. MID DAY TEMPS 105'. I WAS RUNNING ERRANDS IN TOWN. I HAD STOPPED AT 7 DIFFERENT LOCATIONS, TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND A FEW MINUTES LATER RETURNED TO THE CAR AND CONTINUED WITH MY ERRANDS. I WAS IN THE CAR SITTING AT A 4 LANE INTERSECTION WAITING FOR MY TURN AND I LOOKED DOWN AT THE DASH AND THE OIL CAN LIGHT CAME ON, THEN TRAFFIC STARTED TO MOVE AND I COULDN'T, MY CAR HAD STALLED. I TURNED OFF THE A/C UNIT, THE RADIO AND PUT IT IN PARK. I TRIED 6 OR SO TIMES TO GET THE CAR TO START BUT IT WOULDN'T .I ENGAGED MY FLASHERS WHILE OTHER DRIVERS WERE HONKING AND DRIVING AROUND ME.I LEFT IT IN TRAFFIC AND GOT TO THE SIDEWALK OUT OF DANGER. I WAS CALLING FOR HELP WHEN A MOTORIST PULLED UP BEHIND MY CAR AND ASKED WHATS WRONG. I TOLD HIM IT JUST DIED, SITTING STILL WAITING FOR OUR TURN TO GO THRU THE INTERSECTION. HE GOT IN THE CAR THAT HAD BEEN SITTING THERE FOR ABOUT 5 MINUTES AND IT STARTED RIGHT UP AND HE DROVE IT TO A SAFE PARKING LOT. I PARKED THE CAR IN MY GARAGE AND THERE IT SITS. I AM AFRAID TO GET STRANDED IN TRAFFIC AGAIN. I DID SOME RESEARCH ON THE WEB AND FOUND THAT CHRYSLER ANNOUNCED ON FEB 13, 2014 CHRYSLER EXTENDS LIFETIME WARRANTY ON 2006, 5.7 AND 6.1 HEMI FUEL TANKS. APPARENTLY, NO ONE HAS DIED YET SO IT DOES NOT QUALITY FOR A RECALL BUT THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW HOW I CAN QUALIFY FOR THIS WARRANTY?

NHTSA ID

10761137

Incident

Aug 27, 2015

Mileage

60,577 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED BUT THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT HAD TO SHIFT INTO PARK AND TURN THE KEY TO THE OFF POSITION IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,000.

NHTSA ID

10747619

Incident

Jul 9, 2015

Mileage

105,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER 300. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE'S SPEED DECREASED TO 40 MPH WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO RESPOND. LATER THAT EVENING, WHILE BACKING OUT OF A PARKING LOT, THE VEHICLE STALLED APPROXIMATELY FOUR TIMES WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE DRIVEN TO THE CONTACT'S HOME; HOWEVER, WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE SPEED DECREASED TO 35 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE DETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 33,000. UPDATED 7/8/15*CN UPDATED 10/12/2017*CN

NHTSA ID

10714080

Incident

Aug 25, 2014

Mileage

33,000 mi

AFTER FILLING THE GAS TANK, IN PHOENIX, AZ, ENTERING AN INTERSECTION, THE CAR STALLED! WE WERE ALMOST HIT BY A CAR COMING FROM ANOTHER DIRECTION. IT DID THIS (STALLING) MANY TIMES. SCARY! APPARENTLY THEY ISSUED AN INTERNAL MEMO IN JUNE OF 2013. IN MAY, 2014 CHRYSLER SENT A LETTER TO US EXTENDING THE GAS TANK WARRANTY TO A LIFETIME COVERAGE. THEY SAID IT WAS THE "FUEL SHUT-OFF FLOAT, IN THE MULTIFUNCTION CONTROL VALVE STICKS, WHICH MAY RESULT IN THE VEHICLE STALLING AFTER REFUELING." "SIMPLY CONTACT YOUR DEALER TO HAVE THE RE PAIRS PERFORMED". CHALLENGE IS: THE DEALERS DO NOT HAVE ANY FUEL TANKS. GLENDALE, CA CHRYSLER HAS A WAITING LIST OF 2,276 YESTERDAY, OCTOBER 1, 2014. WE ARE AND HAVE BEEN #8 AT HUNTER DODGE IN LANCASTER, CA SINCE EARLY MAY. WE NEVER FILL THE TANK. IT IS TOO GREAT A RISK! HELP PLEASE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10640879

Incident

Jan 22, 2013

Mileage

70,000 mi