2006 Chrysler 300C Electrical Problems

Car will buck/jerk at higher speeds, will also die at low speeds or idle, will fall on its face when trying full throttle, the oil light, check engine light, Limp mode will flash sometimes traction control, esp will flash most the time the 2 lights stay on Problem has been confirmed by 2 dealers. Puts my saftry at risk because engine will js die at 20mph i lose brakes and steering. Problem first appeared about the beginning of this year when my camshaft went out but wasn't showing a code for a month and a half then gave me a code since then ive had this problem Vehicle has not been inspected

NHTSA ID

11684888

Incident

Jan 1, 2025

car stalled after filling gas tank. I was driving through an intersection and had to stop for oncoming traffic, when the car stalled and would not immediately restart, it eventually did start after several panic moments of being stuck in the intersection while the light was changing to let opposite traffic proceed. It stalled 2 more times on the way home. Both times I was slowing the car down when this occurred. I have been fearful of driving this car again since this happened. I heard there was a recall from Chrysler for lifetime replacement of gas tank due to a possible control valve shutoff float failure. My vehicle has never had the gas tank or float replaced, but it does not show up for a recall when I enter VIN. What should I do?

NHTSA ID

11656550

Incident

Apr 14, 2025

There a problem with car stalling and dying because of power being lost to tcm because of tipm. Dealer had my car for 7 weeks and $1900 changing tcm and problems still exist. Didn't even make 10 miles from dealership. Very dangerous

NHTSA ID

11644961

Incident

Feb 26, 2025

While I was driving the car, the car stalled on me at a stop light, its a safety risk and could caused an accident at anytime, yes its available for inspection. Yes the problem has been reported and inspected by auto shop and dealership. No warning lights it just randomly happened while driving, while I was driving the check engine light popped up then disappeared and 2mintues later my car power was reduced and car shutoff at stoplight.

NHTSA ID

11563081

Incident

Dec 15, 2023

Yesterday I experienced an SUA incident and nearly lost my life. I was entering a freeway and began to accelerate my car. Suddenly I felt as if the gears kicked and the car began to accelerate on its own to max revolutions. I pressed down on the brakes to see if it would stop and there was heavy resistance. I took my foot on the break and the car began to accelerate and rev completely on its own and the engine felt as if it was going to explode. I luckily was able to jam my foot on the break and pull over to the emergency lane and eventually come to a full stop. From there I put the car in park and removed my foot from the break pedal. Again the car began to jump to full revs with the engine screaming. I turned the car off and on several times and this continued to happen. After waiting one hour I was able to start the car and drive 20 mph back to my home and I will have it towed to a repair shop shortly. If I panicked or was not strong enough to press down on the brake pedal, the car would have accelerated to full speed and I certainly would have died and likely other people would have too.

NHTSA ID

11516176

Incident

Apr 8, 2023

The contact owns a 2006 Chrysler 300C. The contact stated while driving at various speeds, the vehicle occasionally lost motive power. The contact stated that the failure also occurred while the vehicle was idle. After each failure, the contact was able to restart the vehicle after several seconds. The vehicle had been taken to several dealers and independent mechanics for diagnostic testing however, the mechanics were unable to determine the cause of the failure. Several unknown repairs were made, and several parts were replaced; however, the failure persisted. The contact researched and found that similar vehicles were experiencing failure. The manufacturer was contacted and notified of the failure but provided no assistance. The approximate failure mileage was 200,000.

NHTSA ID

11449613

Incident

Jan 31, 2020

Mileage

200,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING CAR RANDOMLEY HAS M0MENTARY LOSS OF POWER. THERE IS A BELL SOUND AND THEN THE CAR RESTARTS, BUT IT DROPS OUT OF CRUISE CONTROL AND SOMETIMES HAS CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, OR OTHER DASH LIGHTS. USUALLY LIGHTS CLEAR UPON RESTART. THIS HAS HAPPENED FROM NOV 2019 TO PRESENT.

NHTSA ID

11390788

Incident

Nov 29, 2019

Mileage

98,000 mi

CAR IS LOSING POWER AND WON'T TURN OVER WHEN TRYING TO START. AFTER A FEW HOURS IT WILL START AND RUN FINE UNTIL YOU TURN IT OFF AGAIN. NEW STARTER, NEW BATTERY, NEW ATERNATOR WIRES FIXED. DEALERSHIP DOESN'T KNOW WHAT'S WRONG WITH CAR

NHTSA ID

11300229

Incident

Jan 6, 2020

CAR WILL CUT OFF ALL SYSTEM AND STOP WHEN DRIVING ,I FEAR CAR BEHIND WILL RUN INTO ME CAUSING SEROUS INJURIES AND DEATH.CAR WILL STOP IN MOTION, CITY STREET HIGHWAY IT DOSENTS MATTER .CAR HAS LESS THEN 40000.M

NHTSA ID

11291985

Incident

Jun 1, 2019

Mileage

37,000 mi

THE CHRYSLER START WITH NO PROBLEM DRIVE AROUND STOP PARK AND GET OUT THE CAR. RETURN IN A MINUTE NO CRANK START WAIT 15 OR 20 MINUTE THE CAR WILL START. THIS PROBLEM ACCURED 2 OR 3 TIMES A DAY AFTER I PARK. FUSES OK, NEW STARTER, NEW BATTERY, NEW TRANMISSION NOTHING DISPLAY ON DISHBROAD OR DIAGNOSTIC MACHINE SEVERAL MACHANIC UNABLE TO DETERMENT THE PROBLEM NO READING THE CAR IS OK BUT CAR CONTIUE NOT TO CRANK START I ONLY HAVE LESS THAN 50,000 MILES AFTER I WAS TOLD THAT I NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION FROM A BRONX NEW YORK DEALERSHIP?

NHTSA ID

11291337

Incident

Jul 22, 2017

Mileage

49,000 mi

CAR COMPLETELY SHUTS OFF OUT OF NOWHERE EVEN GOING 55 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY, ALMOST CAUSED A MAJOR ACCIDENT! STARTS JUMPING GEARS MAINLY WHEN THE RPM IS AT 1 GOING INTO 2. WHEN THIS HAPPENS THE LIGHTS IN THE CAR FLICKER. AFTER THE CAR DIES OUT, WHEN YOU RESTART IT ITS STUCK IN NEUTRAL EVEN THOUGH YOU ARE IN DRIVE. ONCE YOU SHUT IT OFF AGAIN AND RESTART IT, ITS AS IF NOTHING WAS WRONG. THERE IS A BRAND NEW ALTERNATOR AND A BRAND NEW BATTERY IN THE CAR AND IT STILL SHUTS DOWN WHETHER YOU'RE GOING 55 ON A HIGHWAY OR SITTING AT LIGHT READY TO TAKE OFF AND IT DIES OUT THEN AS WELL. I HAVE CHILDREN, THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND SCARY! I HAVE READ THAT MANY INDIVIDUALS ARE HAVING THIS SAME EXACT ISSUE, PLEASE DO SOMETHING BEFORE SOMEONE GETS SERIOUSLY HURT. THANK YOU

NHTSA ID

11149625

Incident

Oct 28, 2018

Mileage

120,000 mi

MY CAR IS STALLING WONT RUN SHUTS OFF DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. DOORS LOCK BATTERY RUNS DEAD WONT START LIKE ENGINE IS DEAD OR NO FUEL. BUCKING DIES WHEN I PUSH ON GAS PEDAL. THIS HAPPENS IN TOWN ON HIGHWAY GOING OVER THE [XXX] RAIL ROAD TRACKS IF MY HURT I WILL SUE YOUR [XXX] OFFFFFFFFFF. I HAVE ALMOST BEEN TBONED REAR ENDED AND ALMOST HIT BY A TRAIN. I HAVE SIBLINGS WHOM HAVE RODE IN MY CAR. THIS IS NOT SAFE AND SHOULD BE FIXED AT DODGES EXPENSE AS THEY KNOW THIS IS AN ISSUE IN THEIR CARS,TRUCKS AND SUVS.ON THE ANSWERS TO YOUR INCIDENT FORM ACCIDENTS HAVE ALMOST HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIME. OWN UP AND FIX YOUR [XXX]. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

NHTSA ID

11143818

Incident

Sep 28, 2018

Mileage

140,000 mi

MY 2006 CHRYSLER 300C 5.7L STARTING STALLING AFTER FILLING THE TANK AND HAS PROGRESSIVELY GOTTEN WORST. MY CAR NOW STOPS WHILE IDLE, AT TRAFFIC LIGHTS, AND HAS EVEN STOP WHILE MAKING A TURN INTO TRAFFIC. I HAVE TAKEN IT INTO THE DEALERSHIP WHO HAS TRIED TO CHARGE ME LABOR TO INVESTIGATE THE PROBLEM (THOUSANDS) BUT, ULTIMATELY CLAIM THAT THEY DO NOT KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. AFTER RESEARCH, I HAVE FOUND THAT THEIR ARE THOUSANDS OF OWNERS WITH MY MAKE AND MODEL HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. I ALSO FOUND THAT CHRYSLER'S SOLUTION IS TO CHANGE THE GAS TANK, WHICH THEY CLAIM SHOULD FIX THE ISSUE. THE DEALERSHIP CHANGED THE TANK UNDER THEIR EXTENDED WARRANTY AND THIS HAS NOT FIXED THE STALLING PROBLEM. AFTER DOING MORE RESEARCH I FOUND THAT CHRYSLER DID A RECALL ON THIS SAME STALLING ISSUE FOR THE PACIFICA MINI VAN, BUT DID NOT INCLUDE MY MAKE AND MODEL. THE ISSUES ARE FOUND IN 2005-2006 CHRYSLER 300C HEMI 5.7L ENGINES. I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW THIS DANGEROUS ISSUE HAS GONE SO LONG WITHOUT A RECALL. SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED BY STALLING WHILE DRIVING IN TRAFFIC. MEANWHILE MY CAR STILL HAS NOT BEEN FIXED.

NHTSA ID

11104497

Incident

May 10, 2018

Mileage

187,200 mi

2006 CHRYSLER 300C | ENGINE STALL WHILE DRIVING | POSSIBLY TIPM-RELATED I PURCHASED MY 2006 CHRYSLER 300C JUST SHORT OF 6 MONTHS AGO. WITHIN THE FIRST WEEK, AS I WAS TAKING A LEFT HAND TURN THE IGNITION COMPLETELY SHUT OFF. WHILE THE POWER WAS STILL ACTIVE, I COULD NOT DRIVE THE CAR UNTIL I TURNED OVER THE VEHICLE TO RESTART THE CAR. THINKING IT WAS POSSIBLY A FRINGE ISSUE I IGNORED TO ISSUE. FAST FORWARDING TO TODAY, MY WIFE AND I HAVE EXPERIENCED ROUGHLY 25-50 OCCURRENCES OF THE VEHICLE SHUTTING OFF WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. I HAVE BEEN PAYING FOR A VEHICLE THAT ONLY SEEMS TO WORK WHEN IT FEELS LIKE IT AND WHAT CONCERNS ME MOST IS THAT EVERY DAY I DRIVE THIS VEHICLE I AM ENDANGERING THE LIVES OF MY WIFE AND FIVE CHILDREN.

NHTSA ID

11052112

Incident

Jul 5, 2017

Mileage

48,000 mi

THE CAR JUST DIED ON ME IN FULL TRAFFIC, TRAVELING AT 45 MILES PER HOUR. CARS SPEEDING ALL AROUND ME, AND MINE JUST DIED. DEALER CLAIMED THAT THE COMPUTER DIED AND IT FRIED THE 2 FUEL PUMPS FOR A TOTAL EXPENSE TO FIX OF MORE THAN $2000. THIS IS SUCH A TERRIBLE DESIGN ON CHRYSLER'S PART THAT IT COULD DO THIS. IT SHOULD BE A RECALL AND GET PAID FOR BY THE MANUFACTURER. THE DEALER THAT DID THE WORK WAS PERFOMANCE CHRYSLER AT 95 LOOP RD, DAYTON, OH 45459

NHTSA ID

11044351

Incident

Apr 19, 2017

Mileage

201,000 mi

ALL DASHBOARD LIGHTS BLINK ON AND OFF AND THEN HEADLIGHTS GO OFF AND INTERIOR LIGHTS AND DASH ALL TURN OFF - WHILE DRIVING! THIS IS EXTREMELY UNSAFE! IT WAS DARK WHEN THIS LAST HAPPENED AND I WAS BARELY ABLE TO PULL OVER TO TURN THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON AGAIN. THIS HAS HAPPENED MANY TIMES IN THE PAST 2 YEARS. WHEN YOU TURN THE CAR BACK ON IT SEEMS TO BE OK. BUT VERY SCARY AND UNSAFE.

NHTSA ID

11044348

Incident

Nov 7, 2017

Mileage

204,000 mi

MY 300C 2006 ENGINE SHUTS OFF. SITTING AT A LIGHT OR DRIVING. DEALER HAD IT, SPENT 1800.00. THEY DID NOT FIX. HAVE IT AT A GARAGE. THEY HAVE REPLACED MOST SENSORS. JUST SPENT 390 DOLLARS ON A NEW CONTROLLER BOARD (BRAIN) ITS NOW MORE FREQUENT. STARTED HAPPENING 2 YEARS AGO BUT NOT THIS FREQUENT. DID A COOLANT FLUSH, TRANSMISSION FLUSH,

NHTSA ID

11031788

Incident

Oct 2, 2015

Mileage

120,000 mi

ENGINE STALLING, LIGHTS IN DASH FLICKERING, INSTRUMENT CLUSTER DISPLAYS ABS,EPS,CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, SPEEDOMETER AND TACHOMETER ACTUATE ERRATIC AND SOMETIMES INOPERATIVE.

NHTSA ID

10985018

Incident

May 8, 2017

Mileage

114,765 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER 300C. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BATTERY AND IGNITION MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, AND THE VEHICLE NEEDED A TUNE-UP. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS INTERMITTENT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

NHTSA ID

10984619

Incident

Jun 15, 2014

Mileage

120,000 mi

INITIALLY THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHUT OFF AND RESTART AT VARIOUS SPEEDS RANGING FROM 45-65 MPH, MILEAGE ON THE VEHICLE WHEN THE PROBLEM SURFACED WAS APPROX .138,000. IN 2016 AFTER REPLACEMENT OF THE PCM ,FUEL TANK, ALTERNATOR, SOLENOID, BATTERY, AND CAM SHAFT SENSOR THE PROBLEM SPORADICALLY REOCCURRED EVERY 300 MILES, AND FAILURE HAS INCREASED IN FREQUENCY AND NOW OCCURS REGULARLY BUT SPORADICALLY AT LOW SPEEDS OF 1-20 CAUSING A FULL STALL WITH NO RESTART. THE FAILURE IS TYPICALLY AT A LIGHT AND WHEN TEMPTING AA TURN. IT HAS BEEN OBSERVED DURING THE HIGH SPEED INCIDENTS,ALL ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS ARE IN FAILURE- DASH LIGHTS GO OFF, THE ANALOG RPM AND SPEEDOMETER GAUGES SPONTANEOUSLY DROP TO ZERO, AND THEN THE ENTIRE SYSTEM RESTARTS AND GAUGES RESUME NORMAL READINGS, ALL OCCURRING WITHIN A FEW SECONDS AT MOST. ADDITIONALLY THE VEHICLE WILL NOT START AFTER SITTING FOR 3 HOURS, THE ELECTRICAL WORKS BUT ENGINE WILL NOT TURN OVER. AFTER EACH INCIDENT CAR WAS TAKEN FOR A DIAGNOSTIC READING AND EITHER NO FAULT CODE WAS REGISTERED, OR AN ENGINE COMMUNICATION FAILURE CODE OCCURS. THIS HAS BEEN AN ON GOING ISSUE FOR THE PAST 2 YEARS.

NHTSA ID

10971215

Incident

Apr 7, 2017

Mileage

148,000 mi

CAR RANDOMLY STALLS, AT ANY SPEED, DASH LIGHTS FLASH ON AND OFF, WIPERS TURN ON BY THEM SELF , HORN SOUNDS BY ITSELF. HAD IT AT THE DEALERSHIP FOR 2 MONTHS, HAD AT SOMETIMES 40+ CODES COME UP ON THE COMPUTER. CHANGED MULTIPLY MODULES THEY CANT FIGURE IT OUT

NHTSA ID

10872858

Incident

Feb 20, 2016

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER 300C. WHILE COMING TO A STOP AT SLOW SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED MULTIPLE TIMES AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REFUELED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. IN ADDITION, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V313000 (AIR BAGS). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 135,000.

NHTSA ID

10853764

Incident

Mar 5, 2016

Mileage

135,000 mi

CAR STALLS UNEXPECTED AFTER FUELING UP

NHTSA ID

10822825

Incident

Dec 24, 2015

Mileage

76,000 mi

WHILE ON A CURVY ROAD AFTER DARK, AT 45 MPH, THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM SHUT DOWN, DASH LIGHTS FLASHED AND WENT OFF, ENGINE DIED. 40 MPH ON A CURVY ROAD WITH NO LIGHTS. AFTER 20 SECONDS IT ALL CAME BACK ON. HAD NO PROBLEMS FOR 3 MONTHS. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM HAS MOMENTARILY SHUT DOWN ON 4 OTHER OCCASIONS SINCE THEN. ON 12/08/15 MY WIFE WAS IN LINE AT THE DANDRIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PICKING UP MY GRANDSON. WHILE IN CAR PICKUP LINE WITH THE TRANSMISSION IN DRIVE, THE DASH LIGHTS CAME ON, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED (SURGED FORWARD) THEN DIED. ENGINE DIED 5 TIMES BEFORE SHE COULD GET IT HOME. THIS WOULD BE CALLED A NEAR MISS ACCIDENT IN A WORKPLACE SETTING.CAR IS OPERATING NORMALLY AT THIS TIME. I HELD AN ASE MASTER TECHNICIAN CERTIFICATION AND IN MY OPINION IT IS A DANGEROUS ELECTRICAL CONDITION. I REALIZE THAT SOMEONE MUST DIE IN ORDER TO GET THIS PROBLEM FIXED AND THAT IS A SHAME.

NHTSA ID

10809268

Incident

Dec 8, 2015

Mileage

90,000 mi

MY CHRYSLER 300C HAS BEEN STALLING EVERYTIME I DRIVE IT. IVE TAKEN IT TO TWO CHRYSLER DEALERSHIPS. ONE OF THEM CHARGED ME MORE THEN $300 FOR NOTHING BECAUSE THEY COULDN'T EVEN FIND THE PROBLEM BUT ENDED UP CHARGING ME FOR THE TIME. THE SECOND DEALERSHIP CHANGED MY FUEL TANK THAT CHRYSLER GAVE A LIFETIME WARRANTY ON. IT DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. THE CAR IS STILL STALLING AT EVERY STOP I MAKE. I THINK THE PROBLEM ISN'T WITH THE FUEL TANK BECAUSE IT DID NOT FIX THE STALLING ISSUE. I THINK THAT ITS SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE WIRING OR COMPUTER. I ALSO THINK THAT CHRYSLER SHOULD FIX THIS ISSUE ASAP. THEY SAID IT WAS THE GAS TANK BUT ITS CLEARLY NOT. WHY SHOULD I BE PAYING THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS FOR A FAULTY PROBLEM THAT ISNT MY FAULT. I TAKE CARE OF MY CAR AND ITS ONLY GOT 140,000KM ON IT. CHRYSLER TOLD ME THAT IT WOULD COST THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS TO FIND THE PROBLEM. PLEASE LET ME KNOW WHAT I SHOULD DO. I THINK THAT CHRYSLER SAID IT WAS THE FUEL TANK BECAUSE THAT WOULD BE A CHEAPER WAY TO HANDLE WITH THIS ISSUE OTHER THEN SPENDING HOURS TO FIND THE PROBLEM. CHRYSLER SHOULD BE FIXING THIS PROBLEM NOT ME. THE CAR HAS DIED ON ME WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN IN THE MIDDLE OF A INTERSECTION. THAT IS NOT SAFE AND IT HAS HAPPENED TO ME MORE THEN 20 TIMES. I ALSO FEEL LIKE IM DAMAGING MY CAR EVERYTIME I HAVE TO TURN IT BACK ON. IT ALSO GUZZLES THE GAS MORE JUST BY TURNING IT BACK ON EVERYTIME. PLEASE GET CHRYSLER TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS. IF THE CAR STILL HAS THE STALLING ISSUE AFTER GETTING THE GAS TANK CHANGED THEN ATLEAST GET CHRYSLER TO FIND THE PROBLEM AT NO COST TO ME.

NHTSA ID

10785434

Incident

Jun 1, 2015