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2006 Chrysler 300 Steering Problems

Owner-reported complaints naming the steering system, filed with NHTSA

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Steering reportsComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
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Latest Sep 8, 2019
Share of all reportsThis category as a share of every owner report on file for this model year. One report can name more than one component, so the categories overlap.
5%
of 1,002 total
Crash or fire reportedReports in this category whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. The reporter's own answer on the NHTSA form, not a verified finding.
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Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
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Reports naming the steering system — racks, columns, power-steering assist and steering linkage. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 2006 Chrysler 300 submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 47 reports on file name it.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Owner reports naming steering

The 25 most recent of 47, in the owner's own words

Fuel systemSteering
Filed Sep 8, 2019

VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY STALLS WHEN SLOWING DOWN TO STOP OR SLOWING DOWN TO TURN A CORNER. ALL POWER SHUTS DOWN AND CHECK FUEL LIGHT COMES ON. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT DOES NOT COME ON. HAS ONLY HAPPENED WITH A PARTIAL TANK OF GAS-NEVER WITH A FULL TANK - REMAINING MILEAGE HAS BEEN BETWEEN 75 AND 123 MILES LEFT. HAS ONLY HAPPENED AT SLOW SPEED. DEALER HAS WORKED ON IT 4 TIMES EACH TIME CLOSING TICKET AS FIXED EXCEPT FOR THE LAST TIME . HAVE TALKED TO SERVICE DIRECTOR ABOUT PROBLEM WITH NO RESULTS. VEHICLE HAS 123000 MILES.

NHTSA ID
11253968
Incident
Aug 30, 2019
Mileage
123,000 mi
ElectricalFuel systemSteering
Filed Sep 8, 2019

VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY STALLS WHEN SLOWING FOR A STOP OR ACCELERATING AFTER A STOP OR SLOWING DOWN TO TURN A CORNER. HAS HAPPENED 4 TIMES AFTER BEING 'FIXED' BY DEALER. DID MEET WITH SERVICE DIRECTOR BUT HAVE NOT HAD ANY RESPONSE. NO POWER WHEN IT HAPPENS.. ALL INSTANCES ARE ON CITY PAVED STREETS. RESTARTS ON FIRST TRY. CHECK FUEL LIGHT COMES ON BUT CHECK ENGINE LIGHT DOES NOT. DEALER HAS WORKED ON IT 3 TIMES AND REPLACED PARTS BUT IT HAS NOT FIXED THE PROBLEM. THEY REALLY HAVE NO IDEA WHAT IS GOING ON.

NHTSA ID
11253962
Incident
Aug 30, 2019
Mileage
123,000 mi
EngineSteeringSuspension
Filed Nov 29, 2018

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER 300. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, AN UNSPECIFIED PART BECAME LOOSE UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. UPON APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE VEHICLE SHOOK AND THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE WHEELS SEEMED UNSTABLE. IN ADDITION, THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED. JAMES CERANTI MOTORS INC (3064 US-82, GREENVILLE, MISSISSIPPI 38703, (662) 332-7231) REPLACED THE STRUTS AND THE BALL JOINTS IN AN ATTEMPT TO STABILIZE THE VEHICLE, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES AND STATED THAT THE SHAKING OF THE VEHICLE WAS A RESULT OF FAULTY INNER AND OUTER TIE RODS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 119,000.

NHTSA ID
11154696
Incident
Nov 15, 2016
Mileage
119,000 mi
BrakesEngineSteering
Filed Oct 9, 2018

ON MY WAY TO WORK I STOPPED AND PUT $15 DOLALRS IN THE TANK I WAS JUST BELOW A HALF TANK NOW. I DROVE ROUGHLY 5-10MILES AND WHEN I WAS DRIVING AROUND 30MPH THE OIL CAN LIGHT CAME ON AND THEN MY STEERING GOT TIGHT AND BRAKES GOT TIGHT. IT WAS LIKE THEY WENT OUT. MY CAR ENGINE THEN SHUT OFF AND I COASTED TO THE SHOULDER THE BEST I COULD. THIS ALMOST CAUSED A LARGE ACCIDENT. I TRIED STARTING THE CAR IMMEDIATELY AFTER IT MADE NOISE BUT WOULD NOT START A COUPLE MINUTES LATER I STARTED IT AND THE CAR STARTED FINE.

NHTSA ID
11139281
Incident
Oct 9, 2018
Mileage
150,000 mi
Steering
Filed Mar 8, 2018

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE POWER STEERING PUMP AND HOSE WERE REPLACED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 147,101.

NHTSA ID
11076920
Incident
Jan 29, 2018
Mileage
147,101 mi
SteeringSuspension
Filed Aug 30, 2017

DRIVERS SIDE TIRE SUSPENSION COLLAPSED WHILE BACKING UP, HAD CAR TOWED TO DEALER ACROSS STREET FOR EVALUATION.

NHTSA ID
11020537
Incident
Aug 29, 2017
Mileage
115,000 mi
Powertrain (other)Steering
Filed Jan 27, 2017

I OWN 2006 CHRYSLER 300; I KEEP IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. YESTERDAY 1/27/2017 THE SMOKE WAS ROLLING FROM UNDER THE HOOD AS DRIVING; THE POWER STEERING PUMP PULLEY WAS RUBBING AGAINST THE TRANSMISSION LINES. *TR

NHTSA ID
10947968
Incident
Jan 26, 2017
Mileage
130,000 mi
BrakesSteering
Filed Mar 7, 2016

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER 300. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND THE BRAKE PEDAL FAILED TO ENGAGE WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE STOPPED INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE DETERMINED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.

NHTSA ID
10840337
Incident
Nov 30, 2015
Mileage
140,000 mi
Powertrain (other)Steering
Filed Feb 19, 2016

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER 300. AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO SHIFT, BUT THE SHIFTER BECAME JAMMED. IN ADDITION, THE STEERING COLUMN WOULD NOT LOCK. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 175,000.

NHTSA ID
10837162
Incident
Feb 18, 2016
Mileage
175,000 mi
Driver assistanceEngineSteering
Filed Sep 28, 2015
1 injury reported

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
BrakesElectricalEngine+2 more
Filed Sep 17, 2015

2006 CHRYSLER 300. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE HAS SEVERAL REPAIR ISSUES. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED, THE HOOD WOULD NOT STAY UP, THERE WAS A NOISE COMING FROM THE STEERING WHEEL, THE BRAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATED, THE TRUNK FELL DOWN WITH NO WARNING AND THE RADIO FLASHED ON AND OFF. *JB

NHTSA ID
10759488
Incident
Sep 1, 2015
ElectricalEngineSteering
Filed Aug 12, 2015

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER 300. WHILE DRIVING AT 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. IN ADDITION, WHILE IN PARK, THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY STARTED AND JERKED AND THE ENGINE AND STEERING WHEEL MADE ABNORMAL NOISES. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND AS CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO TURN THE VEHICLE OFF, THE KEY FAILED TO TURN AND REMAINED IN THE ON POSITION. ALL INTERIOR LIGHTS FLICKERED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

NHTSA ID
10748264
Incident
Apr 1, 2012
Mileage
80,000 mi
Steering
Filed Aug 5, 2015

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER 300. WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE STEERING BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE RACK AND PINION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V313000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

NHTSA ID
10746293
Incident
Jan 3, 2014
Mileage
90,000 mi
Steering
Filed Jul 20, 2015

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER 300. WHILE MAKING A RIGHT TURN, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO CONTROL AND THE VEHICLE VEERED TO THE LEFT. THE VEHICLE BECAME STATIONARY IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND FUNCTIONED AS NORMAL BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,200.

NHTSA ID
10735329
Incident
Jul 13, 2015
Mileage
48,200 mi
Steering
Filed Jul 6, 2015

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED, THE TECHNICIAN DETERMINED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIE ROD END WAS LOOSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TIE ROD END NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO PERFORMED THE REPAIRS NEEDED. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 23,000.

NHTSA ID
10732157
Incident
Jun 28, 2015
Mileage
23,000 mi
Steering
Filed Jul 1, 2015

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER 300. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN SHAKING VIOLENTLY AND THE TIE ROD FAILED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WHEEL WAS SEPARATED FROM THE TIE ROD. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,733.

NHTSA ID
10731570
Incident
Jul 1, 2015
Mileage
68,733 mi
BrakesEngineSteering
Filed Apr 20, 2015

2006 CHRYSLER 300. BOUGHT THIS CAR FOR MY 16 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER TO DRIVE. THE CAR STARTING STUMBLING AND STALLING AT RANDOM TIMES, AND SPEEDS, ONCE WHILE DRIVING AT 80 MPH THE RPMS DROPPED TO 0 AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT FLASHED; IT ALWAYS JUST FLASHES. THEN JUST AS FAST AS THE RPMS DROPPED TO ZERO IT CAME RIGHT BACK UP. THE CAR JUMPED FORWARD LIKE I FLOORED THE PEDDLE. I HAVE MANAGED TO CAPTURE THIS ON VIDEO, BECAUSE IT WENT ON ACTING THIS WAY FOR SEVERAL MILES. THEN IT WAS FINE FOR ABOUT ANOTHER 150 MILES. THEN. IT RETURNED. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER 3 TIMES AND THEY SAY NO CODES NO PROBLEM, THE FORTH TIME IT HAPPENED I GOT A CODE U0100 AND P0700. WITH MY SCAN TOOL BUT AGAIN DEALER SAYS THEY CANT FIND ANYTHING WRONG AND THERE IS NO CODES. WHEN ASKED HOW WAS THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON IF THERE WERE NO CODES. THE ANSWER WAS THEY DID NOT KNOW. THIS PROBLEM STILL IS PRESENT TO THIS DAY. IT STILL STALLS AND SHUTS DOWN AT ANY GIVEN SPEED. RATHER ITS PARKED OR RUNNING 80. THE CAR USE TO RESTART OK BUT NOW THE RESTARTING IS BECOMING AN ISSUE. I JUST MADE THE FIRST PAYMENT ON IT A FEW DAYS AGO. I BOUGHT THIS CAR FROM A DODGE DEALER. HERE'S WHAT I AM GOING TO DO. ITS WELL DOCUMENTED (BY ME AND THE DEALER) THAT THIS CAR HAS A PROBLEM. THEY SAY ITS SAFE, THEY SAY NO CODES NO PROBLEMS. SO IM GOING TO CONTINUE DRIVING IT AND IF SOMETHING GOES WRONG (HEAVEN FORBID) CHRYSLER WILL BE FUNDING MY RETIREMENT. SO THANKS CHRYSLER. I'M TRUSTING YOU AND YOUR REPRESENTATIVES. YOU SAY NO CODES NO PROBLEM. PLEASE CONSIDER THIS ANOTHER PIECE OF DOCUMENTATION. *TR

NHTSA ID
10706654
Incident
Mar 25, 2015
Mileage
144,000 mi
BrakesSteeringSuspension
Filed Dec 17, 2014

1.THE POWER STEERING ON THE CAR WANT LET THE STEERING WHEELING TURN SOME TIME IT HAPPEN MOSTLY IN THE MORNING TIME. 2. THE FRONT SUSPENSION KEEP WEARING OUT TIRES VERY QUILTY I HAD THE FRONT END LINE MORE THAN ONE BUT THAT DON"T HELP 3.THE BRAKES WANT HOLD SOME TIME WHEN I GO TO STOP REAL FAST I HAVE TO PUMP THEM MORE THAN ONCE THE BRAKE HAVE BEEN CHANGE I NEED TO KNOW IF THERE SOMETHING WRONG THIS PARTS. ALSO WHEN I FIRST BOUGHT THE CAR THE BRAKES GAVE OUT AND THE CHRYSLER HEAD BRAKE STAFF GROUP CAME TO LOOK AT IT. *TR

NHTSA ID
10667007
Incident
Nov 10, 2014
Mileage
38,788 mi
Steering
Filed Dec 4, 2014

ANOTHER SAFETY ISSUE FOR MY 300 LIMITED 2006! THE POWER STEERING WHEN TURNING BOTH LEFT OR RIGHT MAKES A WHINING NOISE AND A CLUNK NOISE. WITH THE ELECTRICAL ISSUES AND HARNESS FIRE I AM AT LOSS ON WHAT TO DO WITH THIS CAR! I CAN'T TAKE MY FAMILY IN IT. THIS CAR HAS ONLY A LITTLE OVER A 100,000 MILES. VERY LOW MILES FOR THAT YEAR OF CAR. THIS IS A ONE OWNER NONE SMOKING VEHICLE. LOOK IN MY OPINION SAFETY ISN'T #1 PRIORITY FOR CHRYSLER JEEP AND DODGE THEN WE NEED YOUR HELP TO MAKE IT THE # 1 PRIORITY. *TR

NHTSA ID
10662119
Incident
Dec 2, 2014
BrakesEngineSteering
Filed May 5, 2014

THE CAR ENGINE STOPPED AND THE BRAKES, THE STEERING WHEEL DID NOT WORK, AND ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT.IT HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES WHEN I TURN THE CAR TO THE LEFT, THEN IT DIES IN THE MIDDLE OF THE CURVE, ESPECIALLY AFTER FILLING THE GAS TANK COMPLETELY. *TR

NHTSA ID
10586560
Incident
Apr 25, 2014
Mileage
49,000 mi
BrakesEngineFuel system+1 more
Filed Apr 18, 2014

I PURCHASED THE USED CAR ON JULY 20,2013 FROM CAR CENTER IN WALDORF, MD. ONE WEEK OF DRIVING THE CAR I HAD TO FILL THE GAS TANK UP. ONCE I STARTED TO DRIVE IT THE CAR BEGAN TO STUMBLE AND SHUT OFF ON ME WHILE I WAS DRIVING. I IMMEDIATELY CALLED CAR CENTER AND I WAS GIVEN A LOANER CAR 08/01/13 AND THE CAR WAS SUPPOSEDLY TAKEN TO WALDORF FORD AND DODGE TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT. I CALLED THE WALDORF FORD AND DODGE TO DISCUSS MY CAR. THEY TOLD ME THE ONLY THING THEY DID WAS CUT A NEW KEY FOR THE CAR, WHICH I HAD THEM FAX ME THE RECEIPT OF THE WORK DONE. MY CAR SHUT OFF ANOTHER 2 TIMES WHILE I WAS DRIVING, JUST AFTER FUELING. WHEN I PERSONALLY DROPPED THE CAR OFF AT WALDORF JEEP AND CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP THE TECHNICIAN TOLD ME THAT I'M NOT THE FIRST ONE TO COMPLAIN ABOUT MY CAR SHUTTING OF WHILE DRIVING, JUST AFTER FILLING UP MY GAS TANK. I ASKED HIM WAS THERE A RECALL ON THE CAR THAT WAS NOT DONE. HE SAID THEY'RE INVESTIGATING IT. I ASKED HIM WHAT DO I DO IN THE MEANTIME, HIS [XXX] ANSWER JUST DON'T FILL IT ALL THE WAY UP. ON 04/16/14, MY CAR STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY HIGHWAY WHILE I HAD THE GREEN LIGHT TO CROSS IT. WE WERE ALMOST SIDE SWIPED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE BECAUSE THEY'RE LIGHT TURNED GREEN AND I COULDN'T GET THE CAR STARTED IN TIME TO GET OUT OF THE WAY. I NO LONGER FEEL THAT THIS IS "SAFE" TO DRIVE BUT YET I'M STILL STUCK WITH THESE PAYMENTS! PLEASE HELP I LOVE THE CAR BUT WANT SOMETHING THAT IS SAFE TO DRIVE. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

NHTSA ID
10583485
Incident
Jul 26, 2013
Mileage
58,000 mi
ElectricalPowertrain (other)Steering
Filed Apr 16, 2014

AFTER REFUELING THE CAR STALLED MULTIPLE TIMES LEAVING ME STRANDED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET DURING RUSH HOUR. THIS INCIDENT HAS HAPPEN 4 TIMES IN THE LAST 4 WEEKS. *TR

NHTSA ID
10583045
Incident
Mar 3, 2014
Mileage
70,000 mi
BrakesEngineSteering
Filed Jan 18, 2014

AFTER FUELING VEHICLE, CAR STALLS SEVERAL TIMES SHORTLY AFTER LEAVING GAS STATION. MUST STOP, TURN CAR OFF, THEN BACK ON EACH TIME. AFTER DRIVING AROUND 3-4 MILES, PROBLEM DISSIPATES. ALWAYS FILL CAR ON SLOWEST SETTING ON NOZZLE AND REMOVE WHEN CLICKS OFF ( NEVER OVERFILL). THIS IS VERY UNSAFE. *TR

NHTSA ID
10560504
Incident
Dec 7, 2012
Mileage
70,000 mi
BrakesEngineSteering
Filed Nov 6, 2013

CAR STALLS OUT WHEN DRIVING FOR NO REASON NO WARNING SIGNS OR ANYTHING LOSS OF ALL POWER NO BRAKES WORKING OR STEERING WHEEL ALMOST CRASHED BRAKES GET HARD AND STEERING UNABLE TO USE. *TR

NHTSA ID
10551060
Incident
Nov 5, 2013
Mileage
106,000 mi
Steering
Filed Nov 1, 2013

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED WITHOUT ANY WARNING. THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS ENGAGED AND THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. UPON RESTARTING THE VEHICLE IT RESUMED NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR WAS IT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

NHTSA ID
10550480
Incident
Oct 29, 2013
Mileage
72,000 mi

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