40 of the
1,267 complaints about the 2006 Chrysler 300 are about the
braking system — 3% of everything
reported for this model year.
Half of the failures with a mileage on record happened before
52,000 miles.
THIS IS THE SECOND TIME I'VE HAD TO PAY TO REPLACE THE ABS HUB (COMPLETE AXLE) DUE TO RUST/ROTTING. WHEN THE ABS RING RUST OR ROTS, THE ABS MODULE BECOMES CONFUSED AND ACTIVATES INTERMITTENTLY. I WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND THE BRAKES LOCKED INTERMITTENTLY CAUSING A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. I STOPPED THINKING THAT IT WOULD RESET SOMETHING BUT IT HAPPENED AGAIN. I HAD TO TAKE IT TO A REPAIR SHOP ONCE AGAIN AND NOW I'VE HAD TO PAY OVER $1,000 FOR THE REAR AXLES AND NOW $1,000 FOR THE FRONT. AXLES HAVE TO BE REPLACED EACH TIME. THESE RINGS SHOULD NOT SIMPLY ROT AND CAUSE A DANGEROUS SITUATION!
NHTSA complaint #11279434 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 140,000 milesSouth Bend, IN
SERVICE BRAKES
WHEN THE TRANSMISSION IS COLD THE VEHICLE STALLS HAVING NO CONTROL OVER FORWARD OR REVERSE MOTION WITH DANGEROUS SIDE BOUND TRAFFIC INSTANCES WHILE REFUSING TO SHIFT WITH RWD REAR AXEL SEVERE VIBRATION SENSITIVITY CAUSING TOTAL RWD REAR AXEL POWER LOSS & COICIDING TRANSMISSION ABNORMALITIES. POWERTRAIN MALFUNCTIONS/DYSFUNCTIONS RESULTING IN A DANGEROUSLY FAULTY SUSPENSIONS STABILITY & BRAKING PRESSURE STRENGTH CAUSING PULL IN PASSENGER SIDE DIRECTION WHERE VEHICLE SEEMS DANGEROUSLY THE WEAKEST & EXHAUST FUMES ABNORMALLY RECYCLING INTO VEHICLE CAB SYSTEM. ONLY HAS 140K ORIGINAL MILES. MANUFACTURE DEFECTS NOW BECOMING DEATH TRAP & SAFETY DISASTER TO POTENTIAL LIVES OF OTHERS.
NHTSA complaint #11253544 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Augusta, GA
SERVICE BRAKES
TRANSMISSION IS GOING OUT EVERY TWO YEARS
NHTSA complaint #11169900 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 150,000 milesPuyallup, WA
SERVICE BRAKES
ON MY WAY TO WORK I STOPPED AND PUT $15 DOLALRS IN THE TANK I WAS JUST BELOW A HALF TANK NOW. I DROVE ROUGHLY 5-10MILES AND WHEN I WAS DRIVING AROUND 30MPH THE OIL CAN LIGHT CAME ON AND THEN MY STEERING GOT TIGHT AND BRAKES GOT TIGHT. IT WAS LIKE THEY WENT OUT. MY CAR ENGINE THEN SHUT OFF AND I COASTED TO THE SHOULDER THE BEST I COULD. THIS ALMOST CAUSED A LARGE ACCIDENT. I TRIED STARTING THE CAR IMMEDIATELY AFTER IT MADE NOISE BUT WOULD NOT START A COUPLE MINUTES LATER I STARTED IT AND THE CAR STARTED FINE.
NHTSA complaint #11139281 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 98,788 milesWashington, DC
SERVICE BRAKES
POWER LOSS AFTER RE-FEELING CAR TURNED OFF
NHTSA complaint #11034005 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 104,222 milesTrenton, NJ
SERVICE BRAKES
TAKATA RECALL , SECURITY SYSTEM SHUTS DOWN CAR I WAS AT THE GAS STATION AND THE SECURITY SYSTEM SHUT THE WHOLE CAR DOWN AS WELL AS THE AND A IGNITION REPAIR THE CAR BLOCKED THE REMOTE KEY FROM STARTING IT AND JUST WOULD NOT CLICK WHEN TURNING THE KEY WOULD NOT CRANK, LIGHTS STOP COMING ON THE ONLY THING IT WOULD DO IS CHIME WHEN THE DRIVER DOOR WAS OPEN AND THIS HAPPEN TO ME ON THE WAY HOME FROM WORK ON THE HIGH WAY , BREAKS WHEN APPLYING THE EMERGENCY BREAK THE CAR STILL THIS HAPPENED WHEN I PARKED IN THE DRIVE WAY AND THE DRIVE WAY IS A LITTLE SLOPE MOVES
NHTSA complaint #10918647 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 175,000 milesMason, MICrash
SERVICE BRAKES
THROTTLE STUCK CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE IN A PARKING GARAGE WHILE COMING AROUND A TURN AT APPROX. 10-15 MPH. BRAKES WERE APPLIED WITH BOTH FEET, FULL FORCE, BUT THE CAR CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. CAUSING DAMAGE TO 4 VEHICLES. TOTALING THE CHRYSLER 300, AND 3 PARKED VEHICLES. ONE LINCOLN MKZ SUV, HONDA SUV, AND A FORD F-150. SKID MARKS WERE LEFT INDICATING THE VEHICLE WAS NOT SLOWING DOWN. NO PERSONAL INJURIES, BUT SEVERAL THOUSAND OF DOLLARS IN PROPERTY DAMAGE. POLICE REPORT WAS TAKEN, BUT IS NOT YET AVAILABLE. REPORT # IS 16-2335 WITH THE LANSING TOWNSHIP POLICE DEPARTMENT-LANSING, MICHIGAN. INCIDENT DATE 5-23-2016.
NHTSA complaint #10871606 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 140,000 milesWhite Plaines, MD
SERVICE BRAKES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER 300. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND THE BRAKE PEDAL FAILED TO ENGAGE WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE STOPPED INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE DETERMINED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.
NHTSA complaint #10840337 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Tutwiler, MS
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
2006 CHRYSLER 300. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE HAS SEVERAL REPAIR ISSUES. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED, THE HOOD WOULD NOT STAY UP, THERE WAS A NOISE COMING FROM THE STEERING WHEEL, THE BRAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATED, THE TRUNK FELL DOWN WITH NO WARNING AND THE RADIO FLASHED ON AND OFF.
NHTSA complaint #10759488 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 144,000 milesWatertown, TN
SERVICE BRAKES
2006 CHRYSLER 300. BOUGHT THIS CAR FOR MY 16 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER TO DRIVE. THE CAR STARTING STUMBLING AND STALLING AT RANDOM TIMES, AND SPEEDS, ONCE WHILE DRIVING AT 80 MPH THE RPMS DROPPED TO 0 AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT FLASHED; IT ALWAYS JUST FLASHES. THEN JUST AS FAST AS THE RPMS DROPPED TO ZERO IT CAME RIGHT BACK UP. THE CAR JUMPED FORWARD LIKE I FLOORED THE PEDDLE. I HAVE MANAGED TO CAPTURE THIS ON VIDEO, BECAUSE IT WENT ON ACTING THIS WAY FOR SEVERAL MILES. THEN IT WAS FINE FOR ABOUT ANOTHER 150 MILES. THEN. IT RETURNED. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER 3 TIMES AND THEY SAY NO CODES NO PROBLEM, THE FORTH TIME IT HAPPENED I GOT A CODE U0100 AND P0700. WITH MY SCAN TOOL BUT AGAIN DEALER SAYS THEY CANT FIND ANYTHING WRONG AND THERE IS NO CODES. WHEN ASKED HOW WAS THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON IF THERE WERE NO CODES. THE ANSWER WAS THEY DID NOT KNOW. THIS PROBLEM STILL IS PRESENT TO THIS DAY. IT STILL STALLS AND SHUTS DOWN AT ANY GIVEN SPEED. RATHER ITS PARKED OR RUNNING 80. THE CAR USE TO RESTART OK BUT NOW THE RESTARTING IS BECOMING AN ISSUE. I JUST MADE THE FIRST PAYMENT ON IT A FEW DAYS AGO. I BOUGHT THIS CAR FROM A DODGE DEALER. HERE'S WHAT I AM GOING TO DO. ITS WELL DOCUMENTED (BY ME AND THE DEALER) THAT THIS CAR HAS A PROBLEM. THEY SAY ITS SAFE, THEY SAY NO CODES NO PROBLEMS. SO IM GOING TO CONTINUE DRIVING IT AND IF SOMETHING GOES WRONG (HEAVEN FORBID) CHRYSLER WILL BE FUNDING MY RETIREMENT. SO THANKS CHRYSLER. I'M TRUSTING YOU AND YOUR REPRESENTATIVES. YOU SAY NO CODES NO PROBLEM. PLEASE CONSIDER THIS ANOTHER PIECE OF DOCUMENTATION.
NHTSA complaint #10706654 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 156,780 milesSmyrna, GA
SERVICE BRAKES
IT RUNS QUIET AND EVERYTHING IT JUST CUT OFF ON ME WHILE I WAS ON BRAKE AT A STOPPING POSITION, I WAS AT A LIGHT ON MY BRAKES AND IT CUT OFF ON ME, I JUST BOUGHT IT YESTERDAY, AND FILLED MY TANK UP...I LOVE THIS CAR, WHAT IS WRONG WITH IT?
NHTSA complaint #10692703 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Spencerville, OHFire
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN GARAGE. HAD BEEN DRIVEN HOME AT 11:30P.M. AND WOKE UP TO FIRE IN THE GARAGE AT 1A.M. ENTIRE HOME AND CONTENTS WERE LOST. WE HAD TO JUMP FROM 2ND STORY WINDOWS TO ESCAPE OUR HOME. FIRE DEPARTMENT AND FIRE MARSHALS FELT THAT FIRE BEGAN IN THE GARAGE AND FOUND IT UNDETERMINED, BUT TOLD US THAT THEY FELT STRONGLY THAT IT WAS THE VEHICLE. WE CONTACTED OUR INSURANCE COMPANY WITH INFO WE FOUND ONLINE THAT STATED THE BRAKING PROBLEM WAS BEING RECALLED. THEY STATED THAT THEY HAD NO INFORMATION TO PURSUE. CAR WAS ALSO A TOTAL LOSS. IS THERE ANYTHING MORE WE CAN DO TO FIND OUT WHY THIS RECALL #06V149000 WAS NEVER SENT TO US? HAD WE KNOWN WE WOULD HAVE PARKED THE VEHICLE AWAY FROM OUR HOME!!!! AND WOULD HAVE GLADLY TAKEN IT IN FOR REPAIR THAT WAS NEEDED. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).
NHTSA complaint #10691538 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Spencerville, OHFire
SERVICE BRAKES
VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN GARAGE. HAD BEEN DRIVEN HOME AT 11:30P.M. AND WOKE UP TO FIRE IN THE GARAGE AT 1A.M. ENTIRE HOME AND CONTENTS WERE LOST. WE HAD TO JUMP FROM 2ND STORY WINDOWS TO ESCAPE OUR HOME. FIRE DEPARTMENT AND FIRE MARSHALS FELT THAT FIRE BEGAN IN THE GARAGE AND FOUND IT UNDETERMINED, BUT TOLD US THAT THEY FELT STRONGLY THAT IT WAS THE VEHICLE. WE CONTACTED OUR INSURANCE COMPANY WITH INFO WE FOUND ONLINE THAT STATED THE BRAKING PROBLEM WAS BEING RECALLED. THEY STATED THAT THEY HAD NO INFORMATION TO PURSUE. CAR WAS ALSO A TOTAL LOSS. IS THERE ANYTHING MORE WE CAN DO TO FIND OUT WHY THIS RECALL #06V149000 WAS NEVER SENT TO US? HAD WE KNOWN WE WOULD HAVE PARKED THE VEHICLE AWAY FROM OUR HOME!!!! AND WOULD HAVE GLADLY TAKEN IT IN FOR REPAIR THAT WAS NEEDED. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).
NHTSA complaint #10691538 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 38,788 milesAtlanta, GA
SERVICE BRAKES
1.THE POWER STEERING ON THE CAR WANT LET THE STEERING WHEELING TURN SOME TIME IT HAPPEN MOSTLY IN THE MORNING TIME. 2. THE FRONT SUSPENSION KEEP WEARING OUT TIRES VERY QUILTY I HAD THE FRONT END LINE MORE THAN ONE BUT THAT DON"T HELP 3.THE BRAKES WANT HOLD SOME TIME WHEN I GO TO STOP REAL FAST I HAVE TO PUMP THEM MORE THAN ONCE THE BRAKE HAVE BEEN CHANGE I NEED TO KNOW IF THERE SOMETHING WRONG THIS PARTS. ALSO WHEN I FIRST BOUGHT THE CAR THE BRAKES GAVE OUT AND THE CHRYSLER HEAD BRAKE STAFF GROUP CAME TO LOOK AT IT.
NHTSA complaint #10667007 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 93,500 milesLakeland, FL
SERVICE BRAKES
VEHICLE WILL NOT SHIFT INTO GEAR FROM PARK. NO WARNING LIGHTS ARE ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD, THERE IS NOTHING INDICATING THERE IS ANY ISSUE. PRESSING THE BRAKE DOES NOT SEEM TO UNLOCK THE SHIFT LOCK MECHANISM THAT WOULD ALLOW ME TO SHIFT INTO GEAR. CONTACTED CHRYSLER GROUP AND WAS INFORMED THAT ALTHOUGH THERE HAVE BEEN RECALLS FOR THE SAME PROBLEM IN OTHER MODEL YEARS, THE 2006 MODEL YEAR IS NOT CURRENTLY COVERED.
NHTSA complaint #10615936 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 49,000 milesSã£O Paulo, WY
SERVICE BRAKES
THE CAR ENGINE STOPPED AND THE BRAKES, THE STEERING WHEEL DID NOT WORK, AND ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT.IT HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES WHEN I TURN THE CAR TO THE LEFT, THEN IT DIES IN THE MIDDLE OF THE CURVE, ESPECIALLY AFTER FILLING THE GAS TANK COMPLETELY.
NHTSA complaint #10586560 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 58,000 milesBrandywine, MD
SERVICE BRAKES
I PURCHASED THE USED CAR ON JULY 20,2013 FROM CAR CENTER IN WALDORF, MD. ONE WEEK OF DRIVING THE CAR I HAD TO FILL THE GAS TANK UP. ONCE I STARTED TO DRIVE IT THE CAR BEGAN TO STUMBLE AND SHUT OFF ON ME WHILE I WAS DRIVING. I IMMEDIATELY CALLED CAR CENTER AND I WAS GIVEN A LOANER CAR 08/01/13 AND THE CAR WAS SUPPOSEDLY TAKEN TO WALDORF FORD AND DODGE TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT. I CALLED THE WALDORF FORD AND DODGE TO DISCUSS MY CAR. THEY TOLD ME THE ONLY THING THEY DID WAS CUT A NEW KEY FOR THE CAR, WHICH I HAD THEM FAX ME THE RECEIPT OF THE WORK DONE. MY CAR SHUT OFF ANOTHER 2 TIMES WHILE I WAS DRIVING, JUST AFTER FUELING. WHEN I PERSONALLY DROPPED THE CAR OFF AT WALDORF JEEP AND CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP THE TECHNICIAN TOLD ME THAT I'M NOT THE FIRST ONE TO COMPLAIN ABOUT MY CAR SHUTTING OF WHILE DRIVING, JUST AFTER FILLING UP MY GAS TANK. I ASKED HIM WAS THERE A RECALL ON THE CAR THAT WAS NOT DONE. HE SAID THEY'RE INVESTIGATING IT. I ASKED HIM WHAT DO I DO IN THE MEANTIME, HIS [XXX] ANSWER JUST DON'T FILL IT ALL THE WAY UP. ON 04/16/14, MY CAR STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY HIGHWAY WHILE I HAD THE GREEN LIGHT TO CROSS IT. WE WERE ALMOST SIDE SWIPED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE BECAUSE THEY'RE LIGHT TURNED GREEN AND I COULDN'T GET THE CAR STARTED IN TIME TO GET OUT OF THE WAY. I NO LONGER FEEL THAT THIS IS "SAFE" TO DRIVE BUT YET I'M STILL STUCK WITH THESE PAYMENTS! PLEASE HELP I LOVE THE CAR BUT WANT SOMETHING THAT IS SAFE TO DRIVE. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).
NHTSA complaint #10583485 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 88,824 milesMT Pleasant, SC
SERVICE BRAKES
THE CAR WAS FILLED UP WITH FUEL AND NO MORE THAN 2-5 MILES FROM THE GAS STATION WHILE DRIVING THE ENGINE CUT OFF WITH NO WARNING WHILE IN TRAFFIC. WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE ENGINE AND CONTINUE ON AND WITHIN A MILE IT STALLED OUT AGAIN IN TRAFFIC. THIS TIME THE CAR WOULD NOT START. THE CAR WAS PUSHED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE OIL PRESSURE LIGHT WAS ALSO COMING ON SO DID NOT WANT TO PUSH THE CAR AND CAUSE FURTHER DAMAGE. AFTER 45 MINS I RESTARTED THE CAR FINE AND WAS ABLE TO DRIVE 1 MILE BEFORE IT STALLED OUT AT A STOP SIGN. AGAIN NO WARNING AND THE CAR LOST ALL POWER AND YOU WERE UNABLE TO STOP THE CAR EASILY OR TURN THE WHEEL SINCE ALL POWER WAS LOST. THE OIL PRESSURE LIGHT DID COME ON AGAIN BUT DID NOT OCCUR UNTIL AFTER THE CAR ENGINE CUT OFF AND ALL POWER WAS LOST. THIS TIME I CHECKED THE OIL AND THE LEVEL WAS FINE BUT I STILL ADDED AN EXTRA QUART OF OIL. THEN WITHIN 5 MINS I WAS ABLE TO START THE CAR AND DRIVE IT THE REST OF THE WAY 1-2 MILES TO THE DEALERSHIP. UPON ARRIVING AT THE DEALERSHIP WE CHECKED THE ERROR CODED. THE DEALERSHIP THAN CHANGED THE OIL AND DID A FULL INSPECTION AND DRIVE OF THE CAR AND WAS UNABLE TO REPRODUCE THE ISSUE I WAS SEEING BEFORE GOING TO THE DEALERSHIP.
NHTSA complaint #10568548 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Glen Burnie, MD
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
2006 CHRYSLER 300. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO REAR BRAKE TUBES RECALL NOTICE. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE REAR BRAKE SYSTEM WAS INSPECTED A FEW YEARS AGO, AND NO PROBLEM WAS FOUND. IN AUGUST OF 2013, THE BRAKES FAILED. HOWEVER, THE CONSUMER WAS CHARGED AND IS NOW SEEKING REIMBURSEMENT DUE TO THE RECALL.
NHTSA complaint #10560951 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 70,000 milesNEW Lisbon, WI
SERVICE BRAKES
AFTER FUELING VEHICLE, CAR STALLS SEVERAL TIMES SHORTLY AFTER LEAVING GAS STATION. MUST STOP, TURN CAR OFF, THEN BACK ON EACH TIME. AFTER DRIVING AROUND 3-4 MILES, PROBLEM DISSIPATES. ALWAYS FILL CAR ON SLOWEST SETTING ON NOZZLE AND REMOVE WHEN CLICKS OFF ( NEVER OVERFILL). THIS IS VERY UNSAFE.
NHTSA complaint #10560504 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 106,000 milesPoughkeepsie NY, NY
SERVICE BRAKES
CAR STALLS OUT WHEN DRIVING FOR NO REASON NO WARNING SIGNS OR ANYTHING LOSS OF ALL POWER NO BRAKES WORKING OR STEERING WHEEL ALMOST CRASHED BRAKES GET HARD AND STEERING UNABLE TO USE.
NHTSA complaint #10551060 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 80,000 milesConverse, TX
SERVICE BRAKES
ABOUT THREE YRS AGO WENT FOR OIL CHANGE FOUND OUT MY WAS CRACKED HAD TO REPLACE AXLE AND STEERING ASKED IF IT WAS A RECALL THEY SAID NO.. NOW 2013 I PARK THE CAR AND THE CAR WONT SHIFT FROM PARK CALLED CHRYSLER NO RECALL NOTICE THERE'S BEEN MANY CASES OF SHIFTING GEAR NOT ABLE TO SHIFT OR FALLING OFF SHIFT WHEN PARK.. MY AUTO WILL NOT SHIFT FROM PARK THIS A DEFECT I FEEL CHRYSLER SHOULD HAVE THIS PROBLEM FIX AND PUT AS A RECALL.
NHTSA complaint #10546643 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 82,000 milesSearcy, AR
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
5 SPEED AUTO TRANSMISSION WAS STUCK IN PARK IN MY DRIVEWAY ONE MORNING WHEN I GOT IN THE CAR. I CALLED ORR CHRYSLER DODGE AND CAME AND GOT IT AND CHARGED ME $364 + TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE VEHICLES. I READ ABOUT IT ON THE INTERNET. LONG BEFORE HAVING THE PROBLEM. WHY IS CHRYSLER NOT RECALLING THIS PROBLEM. THIS IS TERRIBLE SERVICE. I HAVE BEEN A CHRYSLER PERSON MY ENTIRE LIFE BUT THIS IS AND BAD ROTORS AT 15,000 MILES HAVE CAUSED ME TO RETHINK THE WHOLE THING.
NHTSA complaint #10448242 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 39,100 milesDeerfield, NH
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER 300. WHILE BRAKING FROM 2 MPH, THE BRAKES FAILED. THE CONTACT FOUND THE BRAKE PADS HAD SEPARATED FROM THE ROTORS. IN ADDITION, HE FOUND THAT THE PASSENGERS SIDE OUTER TIE ROD WAS ALSO DEFECTIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER NOR WAS THE MANUFACTURER CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 39,100 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 46,724.
NHTSA complaint #10339448 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 40,000 milesCollege Park, GA
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER 300. THE CALIPERS ON HER BRAKES HAVE BEEN FAILING FOR OVER TWO YEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT THE TECHNICIANS COULD NOT IDENTIFY THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. HOWEVER THE DEALER WOULD ALWAYS RESURFACE THE BRAKES AND TURN THE ROTORS. A CERTIFIED MECHANIC FINALLY CONCLUDED THAT THE CALIPER WAS GRABBING THE WHEELS, AND THAT THE ROTORS DID NOT HAVE TO BE TURNED. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER , BUT THEY WANTED TO CHARGE HER $40.00 TO PERFORM A DIAGNOSTIC TEST ON THE BRAKES AGAIN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT NO ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000 TO 45,0000.
NHTSA complaint #10289498 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 24,000 milesLyburn, WV
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER 300. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE AND STEERING WHEEL VIBRATED EXCESSIVELY WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. IN ADDITION, THE FRONT END BEGAN TO SHIMMY AND THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED DIFFICULTY STEERING THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FRONT AND REAR ROTORS WERE WARPED. THE CONTACT WAS STRONGLY ADVISED TO REPLACE THE FRONT AND REAR BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED DUE TO THE UNAVAILABILITY OF THE PARTS THAT WERE ORDERED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 24,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 25,800. UPDATED 8/7/09 *CN UPDATED 08/11/09.
NHTSA complaint #10276129 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 17,000 milesSearcy, AR
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
BRAKE ROTORS BECAME WARPED ABOUT 17000 MILES THEN GOT WORSE AND WORSE. I REPLACED THE TIRES AT ABOUT 30,000 AND HAD THE PADS CHECKED. THE PADS WERE CERAMIC TYPE AND HAD ZERO WEAR. THE ROTORS ARE A PROBLEM. MY 05 DODGE 4X4 HAS THE SAME PROBLEM AND IT ONLY HAS 23000 MILES. CHRYSLER IS BUYING BAD ROTORS!!!!!!
NHTSA complaint #10234336 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 10,100 milesAltadena, CACrash
PARKING BRAKE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER 300. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WITH THE EMERGENCY BRAKE APPLIED, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ROLL BACKWARDS APPROXIMATELY 20 FEET DOWN THE DRIVEWAY. THE VEHICLE STRUCK A FENCE AND WAS DAMAGED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 10,100.
NHTSA complaint #10228196 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 52,000 milesHebhizabher, GA
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER 300. THE BRAKE PEDAL MAKES A SQUEAKING NOISE THAT APPEARS TO ORIGINATE FROM THE SPRINGS. THE NOISE OCCURRED AT 5 MPH WHENEVER THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALER, BUT HAS NOT YET BEEN DIAGNOSED. IN ADDITION, BOTH OF THE REAR WINDOWS DO NOT WORK AND HAVE NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 52,000.
NHTSA complaint #10227756 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 10,000 milesForrestville, MD
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER 300. WHILE DRIVING 10-15 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WOULD ACCELERATE APPROXIMATELY ONE MINUTE LATER. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE MISFIRED ON TWO OCCASIONS. ON TWO OTHER OCCASIONS, THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE DEALER INSTALLED A POWER TRAIN CONTROL MODULE, HOWEVER, THE FAILURE CONTINUED. AS OF AUGUST 16, 2007, THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 26,000. THE DEALER STATED THE REAR BRAKE TUBE MUST BE INSPECTED FOR DAMAGE, IF BRAKE TUBE IS DAMAGED MUST BE REPLACED. THE CONSUMER PROVIDED MULTIPLE REPAIR INVOICES PERTAINING TO THE DEFECT. UPDATED 08/31/07
NHTSA complaint #10199757 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.