2006 Chrysler 300C Transmission Problems

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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER 300C. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEAR SHIFT LEVER WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK . THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE HOOK FOR THE TRANSMISSION GEAR SHIFT LEVER INTERLOCK RETURN SPRING WAS FRACTURED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 05V460000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION). THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 93,021. ...UPDATED 09/12/12 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED SHE WAS ISSUED A REFUND FOR THE REPAIR COST. UPDATED 09/18/12

NHTSA ID

10466755

Incident

Jul 18, 2012

Mileage

93,021 mi

MY 2006 CHRYSLER 300C GEAR WOULDN'T SHIFT OUT OF PARK. CAR STARTS FINE, STEERING WHEEL UNLOCKED BUT GEARS WON'T SHIFT OUT OF PARK. CONTACTED TOW TRUCK, ONCE ARRIVED REMOVED THE COVER OF THE GEAR PANEL AND PUSHED IN THE LITTLE PINK TAB THAT APPARENTLY OVERRIDES THE "PARK LOCK OUT MECHANISM" THIS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH SEVERAL CHRYSLER VEHICLES. WHY HASN'T CHRYSLER ISSUED A RECALL. GOOGLED THE ISSUE WHILE WAITING FOR THE TOW TRUCK AND YOU WOULDN'T BELIEVE THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME ISSUE WITH OTHER CHRYSLER VEHICLES AND WITH MINE. CHRYSLER NEEDS TO STEP-UP AND TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS DEFECT. COST ME $360 TO GET MY CAR FIXED, MORE LIKE REPLACED THE ENTIRE SHIFTER ASSEMBLY EVEN THOUGH THEY COULD OF PURCHASED AN AFTER MARKET METAL PART TO FIX THEIR DEFECTIVE PINK PLASTIC PART. I'LL SEE HOW LONG THIS ONE LASTS AND OF COURSE IT WASN'T COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY. *KB

NHTSA ID

10429523

Incident

Oct 11, 2011

Mileage

71,259 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER 300C. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHIFTER WOULD NOT SHIFT FROM PARK. THE CONTACT HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE THE DEALER STATED THAT THE SHIFTER ASSEMBLY WAS FAULTY. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY REPLACING THE SHIFTER ASSEMBLY. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE FAILURE, WHICH THE CONTACT DEEMED AS AN ONGOING ISSUE WITH THE PARTICULAR YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

NHTSA ID

10421565

Incident

Aug 15, 2011

Mileage

75,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER 300C. THE CONTACT STATED THE GEAR SHIFT UNIT HAD TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE IT WAS STUCK IN PARK. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THE ENTIRE GEAR SHIFT UNIT HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 65,682. UPDATED 9/16/11 *CN UPDATED 11/02/11

NHTSA ID

10420742

Incident

Aug 18, 2011

Mileage

65,682 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER 300C. THE CONTACT STATED AFTER SHIFTING THE VEHICLE INTO PARK, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK. THE CONTACT STATED A SPRING ATTACHED TO THE SHIFTER BROKE CAUSING IT TO LOCK. THE CONTACT NOTICE A NHTSA CAMPAIGN I.D. NUMBER 05V460000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION) AND CALLED THE MANUFACTURER. THE MANUFACTURER INFORMED THE CONTACT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INVOLVED IN A RECALL. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE DRIVEN DUE TO THE FAULTY SHIFTER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

NHTSA ID

10419876

Incident

Jul 13, 2011

Mileage

120,000 mi

2006 CHRYSLER 300C GETS STUCK IN PARK PLASTIC MECHANISM BREAKS CAUSING IT NOT TO COME OUT OF PARK. HAVE TO HAVE IT TOWED TO DELEARSHIP TO BE REPLACED. *TR

NHTSA ID

10409336

Incident

Oct 7, 2010

Mileage

50,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER 300C. THE CONTACT STARTED THE VEHICLE AND THE GEAR FAILED TO SHIFT FROM PARK. THE CONTACT NOTIFIED AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THEY RECOMMENDED THAT THE VEHICLE BE DIAGNOSED TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NEITHER DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 74,000.

NHTSA ID

10398762

Incident

Apr 25, 2011

Mileage

74,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER 300C. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE BECAME STUCK IN THE PARK SHIFT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE SHIFTER HOUSING WAS REPLACED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO REDUCED THE REPAIR COSTS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 54,000.

NHTSA ID

10367090

Incident

Nov 14, 2010

Mileage

54,000 mi

I STOPPED TO GET GAS AND WHEN I COMPLETED THE TRANSACTION I STARTED THE CAR AND IT WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK. THE TOW TRUCK DRIVER SAID HE PICKS UP 3 A WEEK WITH THE SAME EXACT ISSUE. THE COST OF THE TOW AND THE REPAIR WAS ABOUT 500 DOLLARS. I JUST LOOKED ON LINE AND SEEMS A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE HAVING THIS SAME ISSUE. SEEMS TO ME THAT CHRYSLER SHOULD MAKE IT OUT OF METAL AND FIX A 40K CARS. *TR

NHTSA ID

10359040

Incident

Sep 30, 2010

Mileage

65,000 mi

MY 2006 CHRYSLER 300 STUCK IN PARK IN A SHOPPING CENTER PARKING LOT. WAITED 2 HRS FOR A TOW TRUCK IN THE HOT AZ HEAT. TRUCK DRIVER SAID THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR CHRYSLER AND WHAT HE GETS THE MOST CALLS FOR. DEALERSHIP ALSO STATED IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM. I WAS THE 3RD CAR THAT DAY COMING INTO THE DEALERSHIP WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. CASHIER STATED IT HAPPENS EVERYDAY AND CHRYSLER SHOULD RECALL. IT IS A PLASTIC PIECE THAT BREAKS ON THE GEARSHIFT. IT WAS EXPENSIVE TO REPAIR. THEY LEAD ME TO BELIEVE IT COULD HAPPEN AGAIN. CHRYSLER SHOULD RECALL THE CARS AND FIX WITH A DURABLE PART AT THEIR EXPENSE. IT MAKES ME NERVOUS TO KNOW IT COULD HAPPEN AGAIN SINCE I DRIVE BACK AND FORTH TO SAN DIEGO AND DON'T WANT THIS TO HAPPEN IN THE MIDDLE OF THE DESERT. *TR

NHTSA ID

10347498

Incident

Aug 3, 2010

Mileage

51,343 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER 300C WHICH WAS PURCHASED IN JUNE 2007. DURING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE ON THE VEHICLE, THE LEFT OUTER TIE ROD WAS LOOSE AND THE DEALER MADE REPAIRS ACCORDINGLY. WITHIN THE NEXT 3,000 MILES, DURING A ROUTINE MAINTENANCE CHECK, THE CONTACT REQUESTED THAT THE DEALER INSPECT THE LEFT AND RIGHT OUTER TIE ROD FOR GENERAL PURPOSES. THE DEALER CONFIRMED THAT THE RIGHT TIE ROD WAS ALSO DEFECTIVE. THE TIE RODS WERE INSPECTED A SECOND TIME AND THE DEALER FOUND THE LEFT TIE ROD WAS LOOSE. THE TIE RODS WERE REPLACED A THIRD TIME. THERE WERE NO RELATED RECALLS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 24,890. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 34,000. UPDATED 03/04/10 *BF TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS LEAKING. THE DEALER REPLACED THE PLUG ADAPTER. UPDATED 07/08/10.*JB

NHTSA ID

10301771

Incident

Apr 1, 2009

Mileage

24,890 mi

TRANSMISSION LEAKING FLUID AT O-RING FOR CONNECTOR. *TR

NHTSA ID

10210461

Incident

Nov 24, 2007

Mileage

33,000 mi