1999 Chrysler 300M Driver assistance Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHRYSLER 300M. THE CONTACT WAS ATTEMPTING A TURN WHEN THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO A RESIDENTIAL HOME. THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 55,000. UPDATED 05/10/12

NHTSA ID

10429002

Incident

Sep 9, 2011

Mileage

55,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHRYSLER 300M. WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO SLOW DOWN TO MAKE A TURN. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON TWO PRIOR OCCASIONS AND BOTH TIMES, THE CONTACT WAS TRYING TO ACCELERATE TO PASS ANOTHER VEHICLE BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP ACCELERATING. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED OR REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100,500. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 101,000.

NHTSA ID

10330841

Incident

Mar 16, 2010

Mileage

100,500 mi

WHILE ACCELERATING TO MERGE INTO HIGHWAY TRAFFIC, THE THROTTLE STUCK OPEN. THE ENGINE RPM WENT TO 5500 WITH SPEED REACHING IN EXCESS OF 80 MPH. WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED, NO OBSTRUCTION WAS FOUND ON THE THROTTLE PEDAL, HAZARD LIGHTS WERE TURNED ON AND THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED TO KEEP FROM FURTHER ACCELERATION UNTIL THE IGNITION KEY WAS TURNED TO OFF SHUTTING DOWN THE ENGINE. REPAIR WAS PERFORMED AT A CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP. PROBLEM IDENTIFIED BY DEALER AS ' HIGH IDLE', CORRECTED BY TIGHTENING THROTTLE BODY SCREW AND FIXING MISALIGNED THROTTLE BODY. REPAIR COST - $45.00. *JB

NHTSA ID

10145147

Incident

Dec 2, 2005

Mileage

69,373 mi

WHILE SITTING AT INTERSECTION CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKES AND PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. CONSUMER'S VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE, AND STRUCK ANOTHER VEHICLE FROM THE REAR. THEN, VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. UPON IMPACT, BOTH FRONTAL AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DRIVER AND PASSENGER SUSTAINED INJURIES, AND WERE TRANSPORTED BY AMBULANCE TO THE HOSPITAL. INSURANCE COMPANY HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED AND INSPECTED. THE INSURANCE COMPANY INSPECTOR INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THE FIRE STARTED FROM THE ENGINE. *AK

NHTSA ID

10094312

Incident

Sep 24, 2004

WHILE DRIVING AND UPON STOPPING THE VEHICLE, IT SURGED FORWARD WHEN FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE. UPON TRYING TO START THE VEHICLE AGAIN VEHICLE STALLED, AND ACTS AS IF IT WANTED TO CUT OFF. CONSUMER NOTICED THE PROBLEM AFTER HAVING TRANSMISSION FLUID CHANGED. VEHICLE HAD BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOUR TIMES, BUT PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK

NHTSA ID

10092904

Incident

Mar 1, 2004

Mileage

60,000 mi

THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS SIDE SWIPED. THE CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO SWERVE OUT OF THE PATH AND THEN THE ACCELERATOR BECAME STUCK WHICH RESULTED IN THE CONSUMER NOT BEING ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. *AK *JB

NHTSA ID

853855

Incident

Aug 17, 1999

CRUISE CONTROL MALFUNCTIONED. *AK

NHTSA ID

10036959

Incident

Aug 7, 2003

Mileage

62,000 mi

THE SPEED SENSOR HAS FAILED TWICE IN MY CAR. THE CAR GETS STUCK IN 2ND GEAR OR ACCELERATES BY ITSELF AND THE SPEEDOMETER STOPS WORKING. *AK

NHTSA ID

10033109

Incident

Aug 15, 2003

Mileage

82,400 mi

SPEEDOMETER STOPPED WORKING, TRANSMISSION HUNG IN 2ND GEAR, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COME ON. 31,000 MILES. *AK

NHTSA ID

10025464

Incident

Jul 3, 2003

Mileage

31,000 mi

WITHOUT WARNING VEHICLE BEGAN TO ACCELERATE UP HILL, FASTER THAN FOOT PRESSURE APPLIED BY CONSUMER ON BRAKES. PLACED VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL VEHICLE ACCELERATED FASTER, CAUSING CONSUMER TO FORCE GEAR INTO PARK SHUTTING VEHICLE OFF.*AKVEHICLE TOWED TO DEALER, DEALERSHIP TOLD CONSUMER THAT THROTTLE BODY HAD COMPRESSED STICKING THROTTLE WIDE OPEN. *YD

NHTSA ID

8004290

Incident

Oct 7, 2001

THE CAR WAS IN THE PARK POSITION WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING. WHEN THE CAR WAS SHIFTED INTO THE DRIVE POSITION, IT SUDDENLY SURGED FORWARD AT A GREAT AND UNCONTROLLED RATE OF SPEED. THE CAR STRUCK THE REAR SIDE OF THE RECREATIONAL VEHICLE, BECOMING IMPALED ON IT. THE RECREATIONAL VEHICLE WAS HIT WITH SUCH FORCE THAT IT WAS TURNED ABOUT THIRTY DEGREES COUNTERCLOCKWISE. THE RECREATIONAL VEHICLE THEN STRUCK A NEIGHBOR'S PARKED VEHICLE. ALL THREE VEHICLES SUSTAINED SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE. ADDITIONALLY, BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. *AK

NHTSA ID

753472

Incident

Oct 12, 2001

WHILE BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE ENGINE SURGED AND ACCELERATED SUDDENLY. CONSUMER WAS NOT ABLE TO STOP VEHICLE, AND IT CRASHED INTO A PARKED VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES DURING THIS INCIDENT. DEALERSHIP COULD NOT DETERMINE A CAUSE FOR THIS PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS.*AK

NHTSA ID

895322

Incident

Aug 1, 2001

THROTTLE STUCK WIDE OPEN WHEN FLOORING GAS PEDAL. I WAS ACCELERATING TO MERGE INTO HIGHWAY TRAFFIC. THROTTLE REMAINED OPEN AS I TURNED IGNITION OFF AND ON (ALTERNATING FULL POWER AND NO POWER WHILE PROCEDING TO NEXT EXIT OF HIGHWAY.) AT FULL STOP, I COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN ENGINE, AND PLACED SHIFT LEVER IN PARK. I STARTED CAR AGAIN AND IT RACED TO MAX RPM, AND FINALLY RELEASED THROTTLE. *AK

NHTSA ID

736865

Incident

Nov 26, 2000

VEHICLE WAS PARKED, AND CONSUMER STARTED VEHICLE WHEN IT SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO A WALL. APPLIED BRAKES, BUT VEHICLE DID NOT STOP . PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

NHTSA ID

862713

Incident

May 12, 2000

AFTER TURNING ON ENGINE AND PUTTING GEAR INTO REVERSE, AUTOMOBILE QUICKLY WENT BACKWARDS AT A 50 TO 60 MPH, CRASHED INTO NEIGHBOR'S DRIVEWAY AND INTO A TREE. VEHICLE BEGAN TO CIRCLE, AND THEN HIT ANOTHER TREE. CONSUMER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES TO NECK AND KNEE. WITNESSES STATED THAT ENGINE WAS VERY LOUD. DAMAGE DONE TO LEFT SIDE DOORS. *AK

NHTSA ID

860319

Incident

Apr 8, 2000

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 30 MPH VEHICLE STARTED REVVING AND LEAPED FORWARD. DRIVER COULD NOT STOP VHICLE EVEN THOUGH HE JUMPED ON THE BRAKES. DRIVER WAS FINALLY ABLE TO PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TURN ENGINE OFF. THE DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, BUT COULD NOT DUPLICATE THIS PROBLEM. TWO WEEKS AGO WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING BACKED OUT OF DRIVEWAY, IT TOOK OFF IN REVERSE WITHOUT PEDAL APPLICATION. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

NHTSA ID

840547

Incident

Mar 3, 1999

SECOND TIME REPORTED TO NHSTA DEFINATE SAFETY HAZARD ON NEW CHRYSLER 300M AND POSSIBLY OTHER MODELS. CAR JUMPED OUT OF PARK AND FLEW INTO REVERSE WITH THROTTLE WIDE OPEN. HIT A DUMPSTER THEN WENT FORWARD 200 FT INTO A TREE. DEALER STATES NOTHING WRONG WITH VEHICLE. OWNERS STATE UNSAFE TO DRIVE WITHOUT THOROUGH INVESTIGATION IMMEDIATELY. SEVERAL OTHER SIMILAR COMPLAINTS REGISTERED ON THIS SITE WITH NO INVESTIGATION TO DATE. LEGAL ADVISORY WITH CASE ACTION TO FOLLOW.

NHTSA ID

706592

Incident

Apr 23, 1999

FROM IDLE, THROTTLE JAMMED WIDE OPEN WHEN ACCELERATOR WAS DEPRESSED. THROTTLE CABLE REMAINED STUCK OPEN AFTER ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. INCIDENT MAY BE SIMILAR TO OTHER REPORTED INCIDENTS FOR CHRYSLER LHS (ODI ID'S: 701997, 832642). LHS SHARES DRIVE TRAIN WITH 300M AND MAY HAVE SIMILAR THROTTLE.

NHTSA ID

706104

Incident

Mar 6, 1999

VEHICLE WAS IN PARK AND IDLING. WHEN PUT INTO REVERSE,THE ENGINE RACED FULL THROTTLE AND CAR CRASHED INTO CANS. WHEN PUT INTO WHAT APPEARED TO BE PARK,CAR TOOK OFF FORWARD WITH TIRES BURNING SO MUCH SMOKE, VISIBILITY WAS IMPOSSIBLE.CAR WAS UNCONTROLLABLE AND CRASHED THROUGH WOODED AREA INTO A TREE. ENGINE WAS STILL RACING AND DID NOT STOP UNTIL IGNITION KEY REMOVED. FOOT WAS NEVER ONCE ON THE ACCELERATOR. SEEMED THROTTLE WAS SOMEHOW STUCK WIDE OPEN. SPEED UNCERTAIN AS IT WENT APPROX 200 FT BEFORE CRASHING AND TIRE SMOKE WAS SO THICK. THREE PEOPLE WITNESSED INCIDENT.

NHTSA ID

705976

Incident

Feb 23, 1999