2008 Chrysler 300 Powertrain (other) Problems

FOR THE AXLE OR THE WHEEL BEARINGS OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT EVERY TIME I TURN THE WHEEL TO A CERTAIN ANGLE IT POPS ALSO HAS HARD VIBRATION WHILE DRIVING THE BUTTONS HAVE FALLEN OFF THE SEATS THE STEERING PULLS TO THE RIGHT HAS RUST BY THE GAS TANK 0102 SINCE BANKS SENSORS HAVE ONE OUT AND HAS STOPPED STARTING OCCASIONALLY HAVE REPLACED KEY FOB BUT IT OCCASIONALLY STILL HAPPENS AND THE FLOW SENSOR ALERT IS COMING ON FOR THE CODE AIRBAG RECALL NEEDS DONE THE WHEELS PRESSURE SENSOR GAUGE NEVER TURNS OFF FOR THE ALERT I'VE HAD TO HAVE MY CAR TOWED THREE TIMES BECAUSE I'M NON-START AND ENGINE LIGHT IS STILL ON ALSO DANGEROUSLY THE HEAT SHIELD HAD COME APART ON MY CAR JUST RECENTLY 2020 SUPER DANGEROUS WHILE DRIVING

NHTSA ID

11373074

Incident

Dec 12, 2019

Mileage

200,000 mi

I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE, THINKING IT WAS GREAT. I TRIED DRIVING IT HOME, AND NEVER MADE IT. I LOST ALL POWER ON THE HIGHWAY IN FRONT OF THE SEMI. IN RETURN I DID NOT HAVE BRAKES, I DIDN'T HAVE STEERING, ALL LIGHTS TURNED OFF, AND TO TOP IT OFF IT WOULDN'T START AGAIN. I'VE REPLACED THE PCM, STARTER, ALTERNATOR, THE POWER DISTRIBUTION, ALL THE FUSES/RELAYS, AND HERE I AM STILL SPENDING HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS TO TRY TO GET MY VEHICLE TO WORK AGAIN, AND IT'S NOT SEEMING POSSIBLE. I HAVE 2 KIDS AND NOW ONCE I GET IT STARTED I MUST WORRY IF IT'LL HAPPEN AGAIN. THE CAR ONLY HAS 120,000 MILES ON IT. IT'S BEEN VERY WELL KEPT. AND NOW I'VE BOUGHT ALL THESE PARTS AND PAID ALL THIS MONEY TO HAVE IT REPAIRED. AND NOW I'M OUT OF MY OTHER VEHICLE, AND WITH THE CORONA VIRUS I AM OUT OF WORK, AND HAVE NO WAY TO KEEP SPENDING MONEY TO FIX IT OR FIND OUT THE PROBLEM. THE ELECTRIC LIGHT WAS ON I REPLACED THROTTLE AND SENSOR AS WELL. THAT DIDN'T FIX IT NEITHER.

NHTSA ID

11318875

Incident

Jan 23, 2020

Mileage

120,000 mi

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND MY CAR JUST STOPPED WORKING DIED. WOULDNT TURN BACK OVER. HAD TO TOW IT HOME HASNT MOVED SINCE

NHTSA ID

11299732

Incident

Jan 16, 2020

Mileage

120,865 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ANTI-FREEZE WAS LEAKING INTO THE TRANSMISSION ASSEMBLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED BY AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT HAD NOT ISSUED A POWER TRAIN RECALL TO PROVIDE A REMEDY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

NHTSA ID

11162303

Incident

Sep 1, 2018

UNABLE TO SHIFT OUT OF PARK WHEN CAR IS COLD AND FIRST STARTED. SECOND ATTEMPT LETS IT GET OUT OF PARK. CHRYSLER STATES THIS IS NOT PART OF RECALL K39 HOWEVER SYSTEMS ARE THE SAME. WHEN CAR IS WARM THIS DOES NOT HAPPEN.

NHTSA ID

11054554

Incident

Dec 13, 2017

Mileage

60,000 mi

CAR WAS RUNNING FINE WENT TO MOVE IT OUT OF SOMEONE'S WAY STARTED FINE MOVE THE CAR WENT BACK OUT AN HOUR LATER AND THE CAR WILL NOT START CRANKS BUT DOES NOT FIRE

NHTSA ID

11053851

Incident

Dec 8, 2017

Mileage

18,000 mi

WHEN COLD CANNOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK. HAVE TO RESTART TO GET IT TO SHIFT. TOLD BY CHRYSLER NOT COVERED INDER RECALL K59 TRANSMISSION INTERLOCK PROBLEM. ALL EVIDENCE HOWEVR SEEMS TO POINT TO THE SAME PROBLEM ON THIS YEAR 300. HAVE APPT TO HAVE LOOKED AT BY DEALER WAS TOLD BY CHRYSLER COULD ALSO BE FAULTY IGNITION SWITCH WHICH WAS REPLACED.

NHTSA ID

11050935

Incident

Nov 28, 2017

Mileage

60,000 mi

CAR COMPLETELY SHUTS DOWN ON US. NO HESITATION, NO WARNING JUST COMPLETELY SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING, PARK, REVERSE OR AT STANDSTILL! HAVE TAKEN IT TO MECHANICS AND TO CHRYSLER 3 TIMES AND THE CAN NOT FIGURE OUT WHY IT'S SHUTTING DOWN! THIS HAPPENS SEVERAL TIMES DAILY.

NHTSA ID

11023843

Incident

Jun 1, 2017

TIPM IS BAD CASING A NO START ISSUE AND THE CAR WILL PERIODICALLY STALL AND NOT RESTART LEAVING YOU STRANDED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD.

NHTSA ID

11011631

Incident

Jul 30, 2017

Mileage

100,000 mi

TAKATA RECALL ORIGINAL COMPLAINT # 10897887 ATY GENERAL COMPLAINT # [XXX] DEAR [XXX]: THANK YOU FOR CONTACTING THE OHIO ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE. WE HAVE BEEN CORRESPONDING WITH CHRYSLER REGARDING YOUR COMPLAINT. A COPY OF THEIR RESPONSE IS ENCLOSED. ACCORDING TO THEIR LETTER, UNFORTUNATELY, THE BUSINESS HAS NOT AGREED TO RESOLVE YOUR COMPLAINT. OUR INFORMAL DISPUTE RESOLUTION PROCESS IS VOLUNTARY AND INVOLVES COMPROMISE BY BOTH SIDES. DESPITE OUR BEST EFFORTS, A FAVORABLE RESOLUTION CANNOT ALWAYS BE REACHED THROUGH OUR OFFICE. WE RECOGNIZE THIS IS NOT THE RESOLUTION YOU WANTED. HOWEVER, THE INFORMATION THAT YOU HAVE PROVIDED WILL BE RETAINED IN OUR COMPLAINT SYSTEM AND MAY BE USED TO HELP US IDENTIFY PATTERNS OF BAD BUSINESS PRACTICES. IF YOU WISH TO PURSUE THIS MATTER FURTHER, SMALL CLAIMS COURT MAY BE AN OPTION IF THE AMOUNT INVOLVED IS UNDER $3,000. IF OVER $3,000, YOU MAY WISH TO CONSULT WITH A PRIVATE ATTORNEY TO DISCUSS YOUR OPTIONS. WE REGRET WE CANNOT BE OF FURTHER ASSISTANCE IN THIS MATTER. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CONTACT US IN THE FUTURE SHOULD YOU HAVE ANY OTHER CONCERNS. VERY RESPECTFULLY YOURS, [XXX] ATTORNEY GENERAL OF OHIO [XXX] THEY OFFERED TO PAY FOR A RENTAL CAR FOR SIX MONTHS. THE CAR IS MY SON'S. HE IS 19. HE CAN?T DRIVE A RENTAL CAR AT HIS AGE. HAD THEY OFFERED THE MONEY THEY WERE WILLING TO SPEND ON A RENTAL CAR, I COULD HAVE BOUGHT HIM A USED CAR AND SOLD THE CHRYSLER FOR THE AMOUNT OWED. THIS HAS BEEN A WASTE OF TIME AND YOUR POWERLESS. REGARDS: [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

NHTSA ID

10910582

Incident

Jul 20, 2016

Mileage

115,000 mi

MY RADIO HAS A HOLE IN IT. THERE WAS A POP NOISE AND THEN EVERYTHING LEAKED OUT THE CAR WAS ONLY JUST STARTED, NOT OVER HEATING I STOPPED TO TALK TO A NEIGHBOR WHEN WE HEARD THE POP NOISE AND A PIECE OF PLASTIC WAS STICKING OUT OF THE FAN AREA I LATER LEARNED IT WAS FROM MY FAN ASSEMBLY. HOW DOES THIS HAPPEN TO A CAR WITH LESS THEN 56,000. MILES THAT GOES TO DEALERS FOR SERVICE, THIS CAR IS A LEMON. THEY HAD TO REBUILD TRANSMISSION AT 27,000. MILES, BRAKES AND ROTORS LAST YEAR FOUR NEW TIRES, AND THAT DEALER SAID I WAS GOING TO NEED FRONT END WORK, I HAVE BEEN TO THREE DIFFERENT DEALERS AND DON'T FEEL I CAN TRUST ANY OF THEM . THEY SEEM TO FIND THINGS TO DO EVEN IF NOT NEEDED . I DON'T THINK MY TRANSMISSION WAS LEAKING WHEN THEY SAID IT WAS EITHER I WOULD HAVE SEEN IT ON THE GROUND AS IT SITS IN MY DRIVEWAY BUT I DO THINK IT WOULD HAVE BEEN LEAKING WHEN I LEFT THERE,AS THERE NOT GOING TO CHANCE ME BRINGING IT SOMEWHERE ELSE . THIS CAR IS A LEMON AND I SHOULD GET A FULL REFUND. WITH ALL RECALLS NEEDED NEW TIRES AND ROTORS BRAKES ETC, LAST YEAR AND THEY SAID SOMETHING ABOUT FRONT END WORK WILL BE NEEDED . SERVICE DEPTS, ARE NOT TRUST WORTHY WHEN I TOOK IT FOR AN OIL CHANGE SIX MONTHS LATER IT HAD NO OIL HOW IS THAT HAPPEN. DO THEN NOT FILL IT UP SO DO I HAVE TO TAKE IT TO BE CHECKED AFTER AN OIL CHANGE AT LESTER GLEN CHRYSLER NOT TO SPEAK OF THE RECALLS ON THIS CAR. UPDATED 10/04/16 *BF

NHTSA ID

10894686

Incident

Aug 9, 2016

Mileage

55,675 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHRYSLER 300. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE JERKED FORWARD AND STALLED AS THE TRACTION CONTROL AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER AND REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V567000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 87,000.

NHTSA ID

10785583

Incident

Apr 14, 2011

Mileage

87,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT RECEIVED RECALL NOTIFICATIONS FOR THE POWER TRAIN AND ENGINE; HOWEVER, THE PART 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 MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE VIN AND NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS WERE NOT PROVIDED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

NHTSA ID

10764137

Incident

Aug 5, 2015

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHRYSLER 300. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, IT FAILED TO SHIFT INTO DRIVE AND THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V567000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND 15V313000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIRS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000.

NHTSA ID

10762235

Incident

Sep 16, 2014

Mileage

95,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTICES FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V567000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND 15V313000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE REPAIR. THE DEALER STATED THAT PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE DELAY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT ALL THE WINDOWS AND THE TRUNK FAILED TO OPEN INTERMITTENTLY. ALSO, THE VEHICLE WOULD HESITATE WHEN SHIFTING GEARS AND THE BRAKE PEDAL SANK TO THE FLOOR WHEN DEPRESSED. THE DEALER WAS MADE AWARE OF ALL THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 114,000.

NHTSA ID

10759764

Incident

Apr 28, 2015

Mileage

114,000 mi

CANT DRIVE CAR IN RAIN WHEN GOING UP HILL TIRE LOCK UP SO I HAVE TO GO SLOW LIKE ONE OFF THE REAR TIRES IS WANTING TO GO BUT ITS NOT ABLE TO SO CAR STARTS ACTING WEIRD IT ONLY DOES IT IN THE RAIN. *TR

NHTSA ID

10705192

Incident

Apr 12, 2015

Mileage

99,000 mi

SINCE THE FIRST OCCURRENCE, THIS HAS HAPPENED MANY, MANY TIMES .. THE ENGINE WILL NOT TURN OVER EITHER WITH THE KEY FOB IN THE IGNITION OR REMOTELY. AT TIMES I HAVE HAD TO KEEP ATTEMPTING TO START THE CAR FOR AS LONG AS 20 MINUTES BEFORE IT FINALLY TURNS OVER. YOU CAN HEAR SOMETHING THAT SOUNDS LIKE ELECTRICAL RELAYS IN THE REAR OF THE CAR, BUT THE ENGINE DOESN'T SEEM TO ENGAGE. OTHER ISSUES: ON ONE OCCASION, THE CAR STALLED WHILE AT A STOP LIGHT. ON SEVERAL OTHER OCCASIONS, WHILE SITTING AT A STOP LIGHT, IT SEEMS THE REAR AXLE IS MAKING A "CLUNKING" SOUND AND IT FEELS AS THOUGH THE TRANSMISSION IS DOWNSHIFTING WITHOUT ANY INPUT FROM THE DRIVER. I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE USED A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO. *TR

NHTSA ID

10694834

Incident

Mar 5, 2014

Mileage

68,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS APPLIED BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESPOND. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE STEERING WHEEL WAS HARD TO TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

NHTSA ID

10671396

Incident

Jan 8, 2015

THIS CAR IS A LEMON! I SEE OTHER PEOPLE'S ISSUES AND I CANNOT BELIEVE THIS CAR HASN'T BEEN TOTALLY RECALLED AND OVERHAULED! EVERY MONTH SINCE I GOT IT ( MY FIRST USED CAR!).. IT WAS AT RENTAL COMPANY FOR 1 1/2 YEARS THEN I WAS THE SUCKER THAT BOUGHT IT! THE TIE RODS GO ONCE A YEAR AND MECHANICS 'ALL TALK WHO CHRYSLER MADE THEM BAD I GUESS" THEN THE GOODYEAR INTREGRITY'S HYDROPLANE....THE SUSPENSION SOUNDS LIKE BEVERLY HILLBILLIES...I WAS TOLD THAT THE NOISES I HEAR ARE NOT THE SHOCKS I HAD REPLACED BUT ARE NOW THE ACTUAL FRONT ARM CONTROLS OF MY CAR THAT ARE ROTTING AWAY...ANOTHER THING IS THE ENGINE "KICKS IN HARD" WHEN GOING INTO 2ND SHIFT (AUTOMATIC)..THE HORN IS HARD TO PRESS..THE FRONT TIRES RUB, YOU CAN HEAR THEN WHEN TURNING EVEN THOUGH I AM UP TO DATE ON ROTORS AND PADS...LET'S SEE WHAT ELSE OH YES JUST PAID $400 BECAUSE THE CAR STARTED TO OVERHEAT SO WHEN I WAS THERE GETTING THAT FIXED I TOLD THEM HOW MY CAR HAS ALWAYS HAD CONDENSATION ON IT IN THE WINTER..I CAN CHISEL OFF THE ICE PARTICLES ON THE INSIDE! THEY SAID I NEEDED A WHOLE NEW HOUSING OF SOME SORTS FIXED SO THEY DID THAT..HUM WHAT ELSE? OH NOW THE ENGINE LIGHT IS ON AND THE CAR IS CHUGGING AND JERKING LIKE I'M IN A FARMER'S TRACTOR! IT'S 10/2013 AND I HAVE 2 MORE YEARS TO GO TO PAY...I HAVE NO MORE $$$ THANKS CHRYSLER..GOD BLESS AMERICA...2 MORE TO PAY ON THIS..I SHOULD HAVE STUCK WITH HONDA OR GO TOYOTA! *TR

NHTSA ID

10547066

Incident

Mar 6, 2012

Mileage

104,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEAR SHIFTER WOULD NOT RELEASE FROM PARK. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL MECHANIC BUT WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 35,000.

NHTSA ID

10445107

Incident

Jan 18, 2012

Mileage

35,000 mi

I RECEIVED A LETTER BACK FROM THE MANUFACTURE LISTING THIS CAR AS A DODGE MAGNUM , ALTHOUGH CAR IS A CHRYSLER 300 , IT IS AT CHRYSLER JEEP EAGLE IN WEST PALM BEACH FLA [XXX] IS IN THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT, I HAVE BEEN WAITING OVER A WEEK ONLY TO BE STALLED , AND ALSO THE CAR WAS PURCHASED NEW, AT THE TIME I PURCHASED THE CAR THE SALES MAN GAVE ME A SERVICE BOOK FOR A DODGE CHARGER AND TOLD ME ITS THE SAME THING, WHY COME CHRYSLER IS HAVING SUCH A HARD TIME WITH THE VIN ON THE VEHICLE. THIS IS THE 2ND TRIP THEY MADE AND THEN TOLD ME THEY WAS LOOKING FOR THE WRONG CAR. THE LETTER I RECEIVED STATED I TOLD THEM I PURCHASED THE CAR USED NOT SO SUPPOSEDLY THIS CAR WAS NEW WHEN I BOUGHT IT. AND HAS ALREADY HAD A SLOW START UP AND IDLE. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

NHTSA ID

10429201

Incident

Oct 8, 2011

Mileage

70,220 mi

I WAS DRIVING THE MR CAR ALL OF A SUDDEN IT STARTED SMOKING,I LOST POWER THEN ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. *TR

NHTSA ID

10429005

Incident

Sep 24, 2011

Mileage

70,220 mi

SHORTLY AFTER STARTING CAR, AND WITHIN A COUPLE OF MILES, THE THROTTLE OCCASIONALLY STOPS RESPONDING FOR ABOUT 30 SECONDS AND THE CAR WILL ONLY IDLE. I HAVE TAKEN TO THE DEALER 4 TIMES, AND THERE ARE NO CODES, AND OCCURRENCE IS INTERMITTENT AND DEALER CANNOT GET IT TO HAPPEN. SO CHRYSLER WILL NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. THIS HAS HAPPENED 5 TIMES. THE LAST TIME IT HAPPENED WHEN STOPPED AT A LIGHT, AND COULD ONLY IDLE FOR ABOUT 80-100 FEET WHILE SEMI-TRUCK WAS COMING UP BEHIND ME. *TR

NHTSA ID

10384814

Incident

Feb 1, 2009

Mileage

4,400 mi

THE ENGINE GOES TO IDLE AND WILL NOT ACCELERATE. THIS USUALLY HAPPENS WHEN ENGINE IS WORMING UP. THIS HAS HAPPENED ABOUT 10 TIMES. *TR

NHTSA ID

10310640

Incident

Feb 11, 2010

Mileage

12,000 mi

CAR WILL JUMP FORWARD OR STOP WHEN DRIVING. THIS STARTED AFTER ABOUT 8,000 MILES. *TR

NHTSA ID

10268725

Incident

Mar 12, 2009

Mileage

8,000 mi