Owner-reported complaints naming the fuel system system, filed with NHTSA
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Reports naming fuel storage or delivery — tanks, pumps, lines, injectors and fuel leaks. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 2007 Chrysler 300 submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 23 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.
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Engine constantly leaking coolant from multiple areas on the engine. Have had to constantly get it repaired at least once a month. Also have had constant cylinder misfires, fuel injector system keeps going bad
I have 130k mileage on my Chrysler 300 2007 model. For about 3months, I’ve been experiencing fuel leaks from the bottom rear corner of the driver side just directly beneath my fuel tank, which also makes both the exterior and interior of the car smell of gas. I took the car for maintenance and the fuel tank seals were replaced after my fuel pump was changed. There was no visible fuel spill after the rear seats were removed and inspected but there was constant droplets of fuel from beneath the rear left side of the car. I don’t know what else to do and what can cause this?.. besides, whenever I put fuel in my tank, I can smell fuel coming from the AC vents. Also, my airbag warning light has been on for a long time on my dashboard. Help!!!
MY CAR WILL OUTRIGHT JUST STOP FOR NO REASON. I WILL SIT AT A LIGHT AND THE RPM GUAGE WILL START GOING OUT OF CONTROL AND THE CAR WILL REV ON ITS OWN. THEN I WILL START DRIVING AND TI WILL BE FIND UNTIL I GO TO PRESS ON THE BRAKES. THEN THE WHOLE CAR WILL CUT OUT. I'M ABLE TO GET IT TO TURN OVER AGAIN AFTER TWO OR THREE EFFORTS OF TURNING THE KEY AND PUMPING THE BRAKE. IT HAS ONCE DONE IT WITH MY DAUGHTER IN THE CAR, WHICH I AM NOT OKAY WITH. LUCKILY, WE WERE TURNING INTO A NEIGHBORHOOD AND NOT ONTO THE HIGHWAY INTO HIGH SPEED TRAFFIC. IT TURNED OFF AND ON ABOUT 7 TIMES DOWN THE ROAD BEFORE IT STARTED RUNNING PROPERLY AGAIN. IT SEEMED TO HAPPEN EVERY TIME I WOULD HIT THE BRAKES OR ATTEMPT TO TURN. THE CAR CUT OUT LIKE IT HAD RUN OUT OF GAS EVEN THOUGH THERE WAS PLENTY IN THE TANK. ALL THE LIGHTS ON THE RIGHT SIDE (TRACTION, ABS, ETC) CAME ON AND THEN DISAPPEARED ONCE IT STARTED RUNNING OKAY AGAIN. I HAD MY FUEL PUMP REPLACED TWICE THINKING THAT WAS THE ISSUE AND IT WAS NOT. SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH THIS CAR AND IT NEEDS TO BE RECALLED BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT AND IT'S TO LATE TO FIX IT.
CAR SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING, THERE WAS A STRONG GASOLINE ODOR COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE, TURNED BACK ON AFTER A FEW MINUTES,GAS CAP LIGHT CAME ON, WENT TO AUTOZONE TO RUN SCANNER AND GOT CODE P0440, CHECKED ALL EVAP COMPONENTS AND LINES AND NOTICED SOMETHING LOOSE ON TOP OF FUEL TANK, ROLLOVER VALVE POPPED OFF AND THERE WAS FUEL ALL AROUND IT... I'M LUCKY THERE WERE NO SPARKS FROM ANYTHING,HAD A FULL TANK!
APRIL 23 MY BATTERY CAUGHT ON FIRE IN BLOW MY WHOLE CAR UP FIRE MARSHAL TOLD ME ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHRYSLER 300. AFTER REFUELING THE VEHICLE WITH THE TANK COMPLETELY FULL, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SHUT OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO SEVERAL INDEPENDENT MECHANICS WHO WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE LOCAL DEALER (COLE CHRYSLER DODGE AT 805-540-5065) WAS CALLED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT NO ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000. *TT *TR
FUEL VAPOR IN CABIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHRYSLER 300. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, IMMEDIATELY AFTER FUELING, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO WITHNELL DODGE (2650 COMMERCIAL ST SE, SALEM, OR 97302 (877) 303-1959) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL TANK MALFUNCTIONED. A PART WITHIN THE FUEL TANK NEEDED REPLACEMENT ALONG WITH THE FUEL TANK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE 2005 AND 2006 CHRYSLER 300 HAD A RECALL FOR THE SAME FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 63,000. *TT UPDATED 9/19/18*JB
VEHICLE DIES WHILE DRIVING AND WILE COMING TO A STOP IN TOWN. NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. NO CODES - TOOK IT IN TO THE CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP AND THEY DIAGNOSED A BAD FUEL TANK. THE INLET FLAPPER ON THE FUEL TANK IS DEFECTIVE ALLOWING FUEL TO OVERFLOW THE CHARCOAL CANISTER. THIS IS THE SAME PROBLEM AS THE 2005-2006 MODELS THAT NOW COME WITH A LIFETIME WARRANTY ON FUEL TANKS. I CALLED CHRYSLER AND THEY ARE NOT WILLING TO WORK WITH ME TO REPLACE IT OR CONSUME SOME OF THE COSTS, AND IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE. IT HAS DIES OUT IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION OVER 10 TIMES AND WONT ALWAYS RE-START. SOMETIMES IT TAKES 5-10 MINUTES, AND OTHER TIMES IT STARTS RIGHT BACK UP. I WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF A TURN AND THE CAR STALLED OUT AND I ALMOST HIT THE VEHICLE TO THE RIGHT OF ME. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS AND NEEDS TO BE INCLUDED IN THE LIFETIME WARRANTY ISSUED TO 2005/2006 MODELS.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHRYSLER 300. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED, THE ENGINE SPUTTERED AND THEN STALLED. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL TANK FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.
AT VARIOUS TIMES SINCE I BOUGHT THIS CAR NEW, THIS VEHICLE STALLED AND/OR VIOLENTLY SHOOK WHILE AT STOP LIGHT THINKING SOMEONE MUST HAVE HIT ME. WHEN FILLING UP WITH PREMIUM GAS, THE PUMP WILL TRIP AND STOP PUTTING GAS. I HAVE TO HOLD THE PUMP SLIGHTLY HIGHER SO THAT IT WILL NOT TRIP. I COULD NEVER USE THE PUMP REST FOR THIS CAR SO THAT I DON'T HAVE TO HOLD THE PUMP THE ENTIRE TIME. WE EVEN CHOOSE GAS STATIONS THAT DO NOT HAVE ETHANOL MIX. ON TUESDAY, 2/7/17, IT SHOOK AND STALLED AT DIFFERENT TIMES DURING THE DAY WHILE AT STOP LIGHT. ON THE SAME DAY, WHILE IN MOTION AND MAKING A CURVE ON A NARROW 2-WAY STREET, I SUDDENLY COULD NOT STEER THE CAR. I STOPPED WITH MY EMERGENCY FLASHERS, TURNED OFF EVERYTHING, AND HAD TO RESTART THE CAR. WE TOOK IT FOR SERVICE FOR SAME REASONS AND THE DEALER COULD NOT FIND ANY ISSUES.
WHILE DRIVING ON AN URBAN STREET AT 30 MILES PER HOUR THE CAR LOST POWER, AND THEN ACCELERATED, AND THEN FAILED COMPLETELY. IT WOULD NOT START, BUT AFTER WAITING A SHORT TIME, IT DID START. WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER 2 SENSORS, ASSOCIATED WITH THE THROTTLE CONTROL MODULE, WERE REPLACED. TEN MONTHS LATER IT RECURRED - WAS "FIXED" , AND NOW IT HAS OCCURRED FOR THE THIRD TIME.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WERE STRONG FUEL FUMES PRESENT OUTSIDE AND INSIDE THE VEHICLE. UPON RE-FUELING THE FUEL TANK, THE FUEL GAUGE DID NOT DISPLAY THE CORRECT FUEL LEVEL. THE CONTACT NOTICED A LEAK UNDER THE VEHICLE FROM THE REAR TO THE FRONT AND THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND DIAGNOSTIC TESTING, BUT THE CONTACT WAS NOT ABLE TO SCHEDULE A REPAIR. THE TOWING COMPANY NOTICED AN EXTENSIVE LEAK AND PARKED THE VEHICLE IN A PARKING LOT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION FROM THE STATE TO MOVE THE VEHICLE DUE TO THE FUEL LEAK FUMES BEING A HAZARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A SECOND DEALER AND THEY DID NOT DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND KEPT THERE FOR WEEKS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS INVALID. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
I PURCHASED A 2007 CHRYSLER 300 AT THE END OF 2012 WITH 24K MILES ON IT. SINCE PURCHASING IT THE CAR HAS CONTINUED TO STALL - WHILE IN MOTION AT SPEEDS OF 55 MPH AND WHILE UNDER 10 MPH. I HAVE INVESTED A CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT OF MONEY OVER A TWO YEAR PERIOD TRYING TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM INCLUDING THE REPLACEMENT OF THE PURGE VALVE IN DECEMBER 2014. THE CAR STALLED AGAIN TODAY WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, AND WAS DIFFICULT TO RESTART. *TR
REFERENCE PE13-016 CHRYSLER 300 (HEMI) WHEN FILLING MY CAR WITH GAS (SHIELDS) THE CAR WILL STUTTERED, ACT AS IF IS TRYING TO SHIFT GEAR AND ENGINE LIGHT WILL COME ON. THIS PARTICULAR DAY GOING HOME DOWN A HILL, THE CAR STARTED STOPPING MOTIONS AND STOP, AFTER STARTING FOR THE SECOND TIME IT BEGIN TO JUMP AN AS IF IT WAS TRYING TO SHIFT GEARS, AFTER BEGAN SHAKING AN VIBRATING REALLY HARD AND STOPPED WAS TOLL BY MY INSURANCE COMPANY USAA, TO MY HOUSE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT, THE NEXT MORNING TO THE AUTOMOTIVE SHOP ...900.00 TO GET IT STARTED . IT CONTINUES TO JERK AS IF IT IS TRYING TO SHIFT GEARS AND THE ENGINE LIGHT IS ON. PLEASE HELP CHRYSLER 300 HEMI *TR
REFERENCE PE13-016 CHRYSLER 300 (HEMI) WHEN FILLING MY CAR WITH GAS (SHIELDS) THE CAR WILL STUTTERED, ACT AS IF IS TRYING TO SHIFT GEAR AND ENGINE LIGHT WILL COME ON. THIS PARTICULAR DAY GOING HOME DOWN A HILL, THE CAR STARTED STOPPING MOTIONS AND STOP, AFTER STARTING FOR THE SECOND TIME IT BEGIN TO JUMP AN AS IF IT WAS TRYING TO SHIFT GEARS, AFTER BEGAN SHAKING AN VIBRATING REALLY HARD AND STOPPED WAS TOLL BY MY INSURANCE COMPANY USAA, TO MY HOUSE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT, THE NEXT MORNING TO THE AUTOMOTIVE SHOP ...900.00 TO GET IT STARTED . IT CONTINUES TO JERK AS IF IT IS TRYING TO SHIFT GEARS AND THE ENGINE LIGHT IS ON. PLEASE HELP *TR
MY CAR CUTS OFF VERY FREQUENTLY WHILE DRIVING. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR A FEW MONTHS NOW. WE READ THAT IT COULD BE THE FUEL SENSOR BUT I CAN HAVE A FULL TANK OF GAS OR HALF TANK AND IT STILL CUTS OFF. IT HAS CUT OFF AT THE RED LIGHT, GREEN LIGHT WHILE CROSSING THE INTERSECTION, GETTING OFF THE HIGHWAY ETC. WE HAVE BROUGHT IN TO PLACES BUT THEY CANNOT FIND WHAT'S CAUSING IT TO SHUT OFF. THE CAR WAS BROUGHT FROM DRIVE TIME AND IT'S STILL UNDER WARRANTY SO WE ASKED DRIVE TIME TO ALLOW US TO BRING IT TO A CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP BUT THEY REFUSED AND SAID THEIR SHOPS SHOULD BE SUFFICIENT. WE KNOW THAT THE FEDS ARE INVESTIGATING CHRYSLER FOR ENGINE STALLING BUT WE HAVE YET TO HAVE HELP WITH THIS VEHICLE. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND I FEAR FOR OUT OR ANYONE LIFE WHO ARE IN THIS VEHICLE WITH US. PLEASE HELP WITH THIS MATTER. *TR
EVERYTIME I FILL UP MY FUEL TANK OR EVEN PUT MAYBE ABOUT $30 WORTH OF FUEL IN MY CAR IT RANDOMLY STALLS OUT WHILE DRIVING. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES AND HAS BEEN DANGEROUS. IN INTERSECTIONS, AFTER GETTING OFF A HIGHWAY AND WHILE DRIVING ON THE STREET. THIS IS NOT SAFE. I HAVE TAKEN THIS CAR FOR SEVERAL REPAIRS. I NOW HAVE A NEW BATTERY, STARTER, AND ALTERNATOR. THE DEALER CHECKED IT AND TOLD ME TO FIX THIS IT WILL BE $1100 OR MORE AND THAT MAY NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. *TR
CAR STARTED MAKING A LOUD NOISE IN THE ENGINE. SOUNDS LIKE A TRACTOR. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AT ENGINE STARTUP, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE DECELERATED ABNORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN THE DEALER WHERE THE DEALER CONFIRMED THAT THE FUEL TANK WAS RUBBING AGAINST THE FRAME. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 105,000. UPDATED 02/22/12 *BF THE CONSUYMER STATED THE DEALER WANTED THO CHARGE $1100 TO REPLACE THE TANK. THE CONSUMER WENT TO A LOCAAL MECHANIC INSTEAD, WHERE THE TANK WAS REPLACED FOR $500. UPDATED 03/01/12
I JUST PURCHASED MY CAR IN LATE APRIL IT IS NOW NOVEMBER. I DIDN'T NOTICE THE BRAKE PROBLEM WHICH IS A VIBRATION WHEN I CAME TO A STOP, UNTIL A WEEK AFTER. I FIGURED I PROBABLY NEED NEW BRAKE PADS. ONE OF MY LEAST CONCERNS. BUT LAST MONTH I BEGAN TO SMELL GAS. I THOUGHT IT WAS JUST THE OTHER VEHICLES AROUND ME OR THE LOCATION I WAS AT. I LOOKED UNDER THE CAR AND THERE'S WAS NO LEAK. I KEPT DOING THIS WHEN I SMELLED GAS AND NOTHING. LAST NIGHT NOVEMBER 6 2011, I FILLED UP MY TANK TO GO OUT OF TOWN. WHEN I WAS LEAVING TO GO BACK HOME FROM THE LONG RIDE, THE PARKING AREA SMELLED LIKE GAS! IT WAS LEAKING FROM MY CAR! ABOUT A QUARTER OF GAS LEAKED. THIS TIME I SAW A PUDDLE ON THE GROUND WHERE THE BACK PASSENGER SIDE WOULD BE. NOT ONLY WAS THIS EMBARRASSING BUT I HAD MY WIFE AND CHILD WITH ME IN THE CAR THAT I HAD TO TAKE HOME SMELLING THIS AS WELL AS TAKING THE RISK OF BLOWING UP! WE DID NOT HAVE ANY OTHER WAY OF GETTING HOME, THAT'S WHY I HAD NO CHOICE AND TOOK THE RISK. THANK GOD WE GOT HOME SAFE. THIS IS JUST RIDICULOUS. *TR
2007 CHRYSLER 300 WITH 43,684. PROBLEM FUEL CAP LEAKING. NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THE DEALERSHIP GALENA CHRYSLER WOULD NOT PAY FOR REPAIR. CALL CHRYSLER HEADQUARTERS(REF# 19582516) SAID NOT A SAFETY ISSUE AND I HAD TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON I TOOK IT TO GALENA CHRYSLER IN FORT MYERS FL. I HAD THE SAME PROBLEM ONE YEAR AGO TO THE DAY, SAME DEALERSHIP, SAID NOTHING WRONG. I THINK FUEL AND VAPORS HAVE BEEN LEAKING FOR OVER A YEAR WITH THIS CAR. I FEEL THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE AND SHOULD BE LOOKED INTO. I KNOW IT MUST BE A PROBLEM, BECAUSE NO ONE FROM CHRYSLER HEADQUARTERS CALLED ME BACK OR EMAIL. AFTER 4 DAYS IN THE SHOP I JUST HAD TO PAY FOR IT. NO MATTER HOW OLD THE CAR SAFETY PROBLEMS MUST BE COVERED BY THE MANUFACTURER. HOW ME PEOPLE HAVE TO DIE UNTIL WE ADDRESS THE PROBLEM? *TR
I PURCHASED A 2007 CHRYSLER 300 IN 6/2/07 AS A DEMO MODEL WITH 954 MILES ON IT. ON THE WAY HOME FROM THE DEALERSHIP I NOTICED A ROUGH IDLE AND ALSO A VIBRATION IN MY FRONT END WHILE MAINTAINING SPEEDS AT AROUND 45 MPH. I HAD TO PUT THE VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE ON 06/11/07 AND IT TOOK UNTIL 6/21/07 TO GET IT BACK. THE FRONT END VIBRATION WAS CAUSED BY A BAD TORQUE CONVERTER, HOWEVER ONCE DRIVING MY VEHICLE I NOTICED THE ROUGH IDLE HADN'T BEEN REPAIRED. THEN ON 5 SEPARATE OCCASIONS WHEN GOING FROM A COMPLETE STOP ACCELERATING TO GET UP TO SPEED, WHEN THE VEHICLE SHOULD BE GOING FROM 1ST TO SECOND GEAR THE ENGINE JUST WINES AND IT TAKES APPROX 10-15 SECONDS TO KICK INTO GEAR, MAKING IT EXTREMELY DANGEROUS ESPECIALLY WHEN MERGING INTO TRAFFIC. I TURNED IT BACK IN FOR SERVICE ON 6/3/07 AND AS OF TODAY THEY STILL DON'T KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. THEY HAVE HAD A FIELD SERVICE ENGINEER FROM CHRYSLER COME IN TO LOOK AT IT AND HE DOESN'T KNOW EITHER. *TR
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