1999 Chrysler 300M Electrical Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHRYSLER 300M. WHILE DRIVING AT 15 MPH, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE'S BATTERY DROPPED TO THE GROUND. THE FAILURE CAUSED A LOSS OF POWER STEERING THAT LATER CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO CRASH INTO A SEWAGE AREA. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT DID NOT SUSTAIN ANY INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000.

NHTSA ID

10694129

Incident

Mar 13, 2015

Mileage

160,000 mi

1ST TIME PULLING INTO TRAFFIC IT STALLED I LUCKED OUT HAD MOMENTUM TO MAKE IT ACROSS. 2ND TIME NOT SO LUCKY STOPPED AT LIGHT ATTEMPTED U TURN STALLED HALF WAY THROUGH STOPPED ALL TRAFFIC IT WOULD NOT RESTART FOR 4 MIN. SO THE REST IS THE SAME STORY PUT IN SHOP CANNOT DIAGNOSE. VERY BAD SAFETY ISSUE.STALLING AND HARD STARTING BOTH INTERMITTENT AND WITH OUT ANY WARNING AND SEEMS TO HAPPEN MORE FREQUENTLY (3 TO 6 TIMES A DAY). *TR

NHTSA ID

10631712

Incident

Aug 14, 2014

Mileage

166,900 mi

MY VEHICLE HAS BEEN RANDOMLY STALLING ON ME SINCE JULY OF 2008. IT USUALLY HAPPENS WHEN I AM ON THE HIGHWAY. IT WILL UNEXPECTEDLY STALL AND THE ENGINE WILL SHUT DOWN. I USUALLY HAVE TO COAST TO THE BERM. IT HAPPENS EVERY ONE TO TWO WEEKS. THIS WEEK IT HAS HAPPENED 4 TIMES! I HAD IT PUT IN THE SHOP YESTERDAY AND THEY RAN A DIAGNOSTIC CHECK AND CANNOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. THEY SAY IT SOUNDS LIKE THE CRANK SHAFT SENSOR BUT SINCE IT WOULDN'T CUT OFF ON THEM AND THERE ARE NO CODES IN THE COMPUTER THEY CANNOT BE SURE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10248887

Incident

Nov 15, 2008

Mileage

103,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHRYSLER 300M. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH INTERMITTENT ELECTRICAL FAILURES HAVE OCCURRED SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. THE ELECTRICAL POWER WINDOWS FAILED AND WERE REPLACED. THE HEATED DRIVER SEAT BURNED THE CONTACTS COAT. THE ELECTRICAL INSTRUMENTAL PANEL WAS DIM. THE ELECTRICAL DIDN'T OCCUR WHEN THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY CAN ONLY DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE IF IT WAS DUPLICATED. THE DEALER INFORMATION WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE DOES NOT HAVE ANTILOCK BRAKES. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 94,751 AND THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,000.

NHTSA ID

10222194

Incident

Jan 1, 1999

Mileage

5,000 mi

I RECENTLY PURCHASED A USED 1999 CHRYSLER 300M. I HAD NO PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR FOR THE FIRST COUPLE OF MONTHS. AFTER ABOUT 3 MONTHS I NOTICED THE INTERIOR LIGHTS BEGAN TO TURN ON AND OFF BY THEMSELVES. SHORTLY AFTER THAT MY FACTORY STEREO WENT OUT. THE NEXT THING I NOTICED WAS THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPING. AFTER THAT MY DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE SPEAKERS WENT OUT. AFTER THAT MY HEADLIGHTS BEGAN TURNING ON AND OFF BY THEMSELVES WHEN THE CAR WAS PARKED AND TURNED OFF. AFTER THAT MY HEATING UNIT WOULD COME ON AUTOMATICALLY WHENEVER I WOULD START THE CAR. I'VE NOTICED A SLIGHT BURNING SMELL INSIDE THE CAR ONCE I'VE STARTED IT UP. MY HEATED SEATS WORK WHEN THEY WANT TO. THERE'S A WHISTLING NOISE UNDERNEATH THE HOOD. MY ENGINE SOUNDS LOUD NOW. THERE'S A STRANGE NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR WHEEL ON THE DRIVER SIDE. IT SOUNDS LIKE SOMETHING ELECTRICAL IS SHORTING OUT. ITS HAS A DENSE HIGH PITCHED SOUND. SOMETIMES WHEN I'M DRIVING AT NIGHT AND I HAVE MY HEADLIGHTS ON THEY WILL FLICKER ON AND OFF. WHEN I TRY TO START THE CAR THE ENGINE STRUGGLES TO TURN OVER. IT SEEMS AS IF EITHER MY BATTERY IS DYING OR MY ALTERNATOR HAS HAD IT. THE CAR HAS DIED ON ME BEFORE WHILE I WAS DRIVING IT. THERE IS A MYSTERIOUS ELECTRICAL PROBLEM WITH THESE CHRYSLER 300M CARS. I'VE TAKEN MY CAR TO SEVERAL MECHANICS AND NONE OF THEM COULD PINPOINT THE EXACT CAUSE OF ALL THESE PROBLEMS I'M HAVING WITH THE CAR. I GUESS I'M '!@#$%. I CAN'T AFFORD TO PAY FOR ALL OF THESE DEFECTS AND I NO LONGER HAVE A WARRANTY ON THE CAR. YEAH, I'M REALLY !@#$%. *TR

NHTSA ID

10217516

Incident

Oct 1, 2007

Mileage

112,809 mi

TL*- THE CONTACT HAS A 1999 CHRYSLER 300M . WHILE AT A COMPLETE STOP THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY LOST POWER WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO PUT VEHICLE INTO PARK AND RESTART IT. THEN TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP. AT THE DEALERSHIP THEY COULDN'T DETECT ANY FAILURE. ALSO, ON 01/25/07 WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, ALL INDICATOR LIGHTS FLASHED. *AK

NHTSA ID

10181348

Incident

Jan 31, 2007

Mileage

86,932 mi

IN 10/2005, 1999 CHRYSLER 300 M WAS PURCHASED. TWO WEEKS LATER, LIGHTS WOULD START FLICKERING ON INSIDE OF CAR. IN THE SAME TIME PERIOD, ENTIRE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILED, AND CAR WOULD NOT START UP. CAR WAS JUMPED WITH BATTERY VAC, ALLOWED CAR PERFORMANCE FOR ONE TRIP. SAME DAY, BATTERY WAS REPLACED AND CAR WOULD START, BUT INSIDE LIGHT FLICKERING WAS STILL A PROBLEM. IN 11/2005, CAR SHUT DOWN AGAIN. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO WARRANTY'S BODY SHOP. BODY SHOP CLAIMS CAR HAS ELECTRICAL PROBLEM, AND IS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. BODY SHOP SAYS THEY JUMPED VEHICLE; WHEN VEHICLE WAS RETURNED, CAR OPERATED CORRECTLY WITH NO MORE INSIDE LIGHT FLICKERING FAILURE. ON 4/16/2006, CAR'S ELECTRICAL SYSTEM SHUT DOWN AGAIN AND REQUIRED JUMP FROM BATTERY VAC; JUMP ONLY ALLOWED CAR ONE TRIP, CAR FAILS TO START UP AGAIN. *NM

NHTSA ID

10155435

Incident

Apr 16, 2006

DT: THERE IS AN ELECTRICAL SHORT THROUGHOUT THE VEHICLE. THE PROBLEM FIRST STARTEDON MAY 1, 2005. THE FIRST THING TO GO WRONG WAS ONE OF THE SPEAKERS, WHICK MADE A STATIC SOUND WHEN IT WAS TURNED OFF. THEN, THE LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD STARTED FLASHING ON AND OFF. NEXT ALL THE ELECTRICAL UNITS FLASHED. THE PROBLEM WAS CONSTANT AND ONGOING. IT OCCURRED EVEN WHEN THE ENGINE IWASTURNED OFF. THIS HAS CAUSED THE CONSUMER TO HAVE THE BATTERY REPLACED TWICE. *AK

NHTSA ID

10138174

Incident

May 1, 2005

Mileage

160,000 mi

SPEEDOMETER DROPS TO 0, TRANSMISSION STUCK IN 2ND GEAR, ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE IN THE LAST 6 MONTHS. A/C KEEPS GOING OUT. THOUGHT IT WAS A FREON LEAK, BUT THEN THE EVAPORATOR HAD TO BE REPLACED. A/C HAS NOW GONE OUT AGAIN. RIGHT, REAR POWER WINDOWS ARE ALSO NOT OPERATING AT THIS TIME.

NHTSA ID

10066163

Incident

Mar 30, 2004

Mileage

49,500 mi

CONSUMER DISCOVERED VEHICLE ATTEMPTED TO CRANK ITSELF WITH KEY REMOVED FROM IGNITION AND NO ONE INSIDE. MECHANIC DIAGNOSED PROBLEM DUE TO FAULTY STARTER SOLENOID THAT WAS SHORTING, CAUSING CRANKING OF THE MOTOR.*AK

NHTSA ID

10024901

Incident

Jun 23, 2003

Mileage

63,000 mi

THERE WERE PROBLEMS WITH ELECTRIC WINDOWS AND A CRACK IN THE DASH. THE ELECTRIC WINDOWS HAD STUCK SHUT DUE TO THE TIGHT SEAL DESIGNED TO REDUCE THE WIND NOISE, AND THE CRACK IN THE DASH WAS AROUND THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG AND APPEARED WHERE THE MATERIAL WAS STRETCHED OVER THE AIR BAG UNDERNEATH. ALSO, WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TWO MONTHS OLD, THE FRONT WHEEL ROTORS HAD TO BE REPLACED, THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED IN THE FIRST YEAR, BEFORE 50K A DEFECTIVE BEARING ON THE COOLING FAN WAS REQUIRED TO BE REPLACED. *MR *SCC *NLM

NHTSA ID

10016081

THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILED, WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO LOSE ALL POWER. *JB

NHTSA ID

10015092

Incident

Mar 31, 2003

WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED ENGINE SHUTS DOWN. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. TS. *AK

NHTSA ID

10001546

CONSUMER STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AND WITHOUT WARNING THE BATTERY CAUGHT ON FIRE UNDER THE HOOD AND THE CONSUMER WAS FORCE TO PULL OVER. DEALER NOTIFIED. MR

NHTSA ID

8022768

Incident

Oct 28, 2002

THE SOUND SYSTEM IN THIS VEHICLE HAS A REAR WINDOW ANTENNA WHICH HAS FAILED. THIS VEHICLE IS UNDER WARRANTY AND AN ADDITIONA EXTENDED WARRANTY CONTRACT. CHRYSLER WILL NOT LIVE UP TO THEIR WARRANTY AGREEMENT AND WILL NOT FIX THE SOUND SYSTEM. WHAT RECOURSE DO I HAVE?

NHTSA ID

742937

Incident

Oct 6, 1999