2006 Chrysler 300 engine problems

ENGINE

The contact owns a 2006 Chrysler 300. The contact stated that while driving at undisclosed speeds, the vehicle shut off unexpectedly. The contact stated that the vehicle sputtered and stalled after refueling. There was an abnormal rumbling sound coming from the vehicle. The contact waited for 30 minutes to restart the vehicle. The accelerator pedal was depressed; however, the vehicle failed to respond as needed. While driving and making a turn, the vehicle stalled. There were unknown warning lights illuminated. The contact associated the failure with NHTSA Campaign Number: 14V002000 (Fuel System, Gasoline). The local dealer was contacted and informed the contact that the vehicle could not be repaired. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was contacted, but no assistance was provided. The failure mileage was unknown.

NHTSA complaint #11727411 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE

2006 Chrysler 300 Touring 3.5L V6 engine. Car has intermittent stall at slow speeds or at complete stop. Sometimes feels like it stumbles, other times it dies suddenly and unable to tell the engine shut down. I have to put car in park and completely switch the ignition fully off and turn back on to start position. When it stalls while rolling, I have to brake and bring car to full stop, with no power steering, and go through the same start procedure. No trouble codes are generated, and no check engine light indicator illuminated. Car usually starts right up, but sometimes I have to keep cranking starter, stumbles to catch as if starving for fuel. A/C was on first two times but also happens with A/C off. Research online reveals an open recall for the fuel tank on the 300C model with a 5.7L or 6.4L engine. Problems described on the 300C model are nearly identical to what my 300 Touring is experiencing. PCM replacement does not correct problem. Some noticed it happening only with a full tank. Stopgap measure is to only fill no more than 3/4 tank. I am currently testing this idea. The safety issue is significant and twofold; three times I have had one other adult and two children in the car. While stalled at a major intersection traffic signal trying to restart the engine, other vehicles approached from the rear at 50-55 MPH. A rear end collision with children in the back seat would likely be fatal. Secondly, during a stall event while the car is moving, it is extremely difficult to steer the vehicle to a safe place, and braking takes significant pedal pressure once power assist bleeds off. This is a serious concern and obvious collision hazard, as I may not be able to stop or steer to a safe location or avoid a hazard. I had the car at the dealer for over three weeks in July 2024 and they were unable to duplicate the issue. Their answer was to drive car until it happens more frequently. This is unacceptable. No other solution or repair was provided.

NHTSA complaint #11626545 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

The contact owns a 2006 Chrysler 300. The contact stated while driving approximately 35 MPH, the vehicle started losing motive power. The contact stated there was smoke coming from under the hood. The contact stated no warning light was illuminated. The contact pulled over and observed that the temperature gauge indicated that the engine was HOT. The contact turned the vehicle off and waited for about 30 minutes and the vehicle restarted after several attempts. The contact had taken the vehicle to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed; however, the cause of the failure was not yet determined. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was informed of the failure. The failure mileage was 133,000.

NHTSA complaint #11595681 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE

I WENT TO THE GAS STATION, 2-ISH MILE DRIVE AND CAME BACK HOME. ABOUT 20 MINUTES LATER WE DECIDED TO GO SEE MY MOTHER IN LAW, 34 HIGHWAY MILES AWAY. COOL, SO WE GO, EVERYTHING IS FINE, BEASTIE (THAT'S THE NAME OF MY 2006 CHRYSLER 300), IS RUNNING GOOD, MY HUSBAND AND 3YR OLD ARE JAMMIN OUT TO METALLICA, AND WE GET TO MY MOTHER IN LAWS HOUSE.. STAY A COUPLE HOURS AND DECIDED TO HEAD HOME.. SO WE SAY BYE ECT ECT.. WE GET ABOUT 9.5 MILES DOWN OUR 34 MILE RIDE HOME... AWW CRAP, THERE IS A TRACTOR ON THE ROAD, SO WE GO TO PASS HIM... OR SO WE THOUGHT... MAKE SURE COAST IS CLEAR, TURN ON BLINKER AND STEP ON THE GAS PETAL MORE FIRMLY.. OK IN THE OTHER LANE.. AND BAM!! CAR DIES IN MOTION AT 60 MPH!! MY HUSBAND JUST CASUALLY SAYS "HEY BABE, I THINK THE CAR JUST DIED" AND I LOOK LIKE "HAHA WHATEVER" AND I COULDN'T BELIEVE IT.. SO WE PULL OVER AND TRY TO GET IT STARTED, HAD MY MIL COME JUMP US.. AN HOUR LATER AND WE STILL DON'T HAVE BEASTIE STARTED.. NO CLICKING, NO NOTHING.. SO UNFORTUNATELY BEASTIE HAD TO SIT ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD UNTIL THE NEXT DAY... THE NEXT DAY WE GOT HER TOWED TO MY MILS HOUSE... THAT WAS 3 DAYS AGO... AND BEASTIE STILL HASN'T STARTED UP FOR ME...

NHTSA complaint #11340194 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT A VERY LOW SPEED, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO YEMM CHEVROLET BUICK GMC CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM LOCATED AT (2195 N HENDERSON ST, GALESBURG, IL 61401) TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 118,000.

NHTSA complaint #11317697 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE

CAR SHUT OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF HIGHWAY, STALLING, I WAS ALMOST HIT FROM BEHIND. NOW IT WON'T EVEN START. EVERY ISSUE IS RELATED TO THE FUEL ISSUE RECALL. BUT MY BECAUSE MY VIN ISN'T INCLUDED, I HAVE TO DEAL WITH THIS. YOU GUYS AREN'T PERFECT AND MISSED ADDING MY CAR TO THE RECALL.

NHTSA complaint #11311809 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE

CAR STALLED WHILE DRIVING AND ONE TIME AFTER REFIRING THE ENGINE, THE SHIFTING OF GEARS WAS AWKWARD. DEALER CHANGED OIL PRESSURE SENSOR. DID NOT HELP.

NHTSA complaint #11307984 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE

AUTO SHUT DOWN COMPLETELY IN TRAFFIC. WHILE IN MOTION, JUST DIED.

NHTSA complaint #11277397 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE

MY CAR SHUTS OFF EVERY TIME I FILL MY GAS TANK. I CRANK IT, PUT IT IN DRIVE. AS I'M DRIVING, MY CAR COMPLETELY SHUTS OFF. THIS HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES IN TRAFFIC. AT RUSH HOURS.

NHTSA complaint #11268792 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE

MY CAR HAS STALL OUT WHILE I'M DRIVING A FEW TIMES AND I'VE SEEN THERES BEEN ALOT OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS WITH ALOT OF THESE CARS

NHTSA complaint #11243171 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE

MILEAGE 44398, FIRST START OF THE DAY (COLD START) IDLES ALL OVER THE PLACE AND STALLS AT TIMES WHEN IN REVERSE, COMING TO STOPS. IF I PLACE IN NEUTRAL OR SLIGHTLY PRESS GAS PEDAL IT WILL STAY RUNNING. WHEN DRIVING IF I NEED TO HIT THE GAS PEDAL TO PASS OR SPEED UP THE CAR JUST DOES NOT REACT AND WILL NOT ACCELERATE, LIKE IT WANTS TO SHUT OFF UNTIL I LET OFF THE PEDAL. NO LIGHTS ON, NO CODES. AT TIMES WHEN IT HAS STALLED IT RESTARTS AND SURGES UP AND DOWN. SOMETIMES THE CAR DRIVES PERFECT, THEN OUT OF NOWHERE THE PROBLEM IS BACK. NOW ONE THING I HAVE NOTICED IS WHEN I FILL THE TANK ABOVE HALF WAY IT SEEMS TO BE FINE, BUT ONCE IT GETS TO HALF WAY MARK AND BELOW IS WHEN I NOTICE THIS PROBLEM AND IT STAYS UNTIL ABOUT THE EMPTY MARK NOT SURE WHY THAT IS, EITHER THE TANK, PUMP, FILTER NOT REALLY SURE BUT DEFINITELY CAN BE A DANGEROUS CONDITION IF NOT ADDRESSED. IF EVER ONE DAY I WAS TO NEED THE POWER TO BE THERE FOR SOME REASON THE CAR JUST FALLS ON ITS FACE WHEN THE PEDAL IS APPLIED.

NHTSA complaint #11186099 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY CONTROL WARNING INDICATOR (RED LIGHTNING BOLT ICON) ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WENT INTO LIMP MODE SEVERAL TIMES AND THERE WAS A DRASTIC REDUCTION IN POWER AND SPEED. ALSO, THE VEHICLE STALLED NUMEROUS TIMES WITHOUT WARNING. BROOKS CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM (3200 COLLEGE AVE, JACKSON, AL 36545, (251) 246-7224) WAS NOTIFIED, BUT THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO SAFELY DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

NHTSA complaint #11165595 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER 300. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, AN UNSPECIFIED PART BECAME LOOSE UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. UPON APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE VEHICLE SHOOK AND THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE WHEELS SEEMED UNSTABLE. IN ADDITION, THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED. JAMES CERANTI MOTORS INC (3064 US-82, GREENVILLE, MISSISSIPPI 38703, (662) 332-7231) REPLACED THE STRUTS AND THE BALL JOINTS IN AN ATTEMPT TO STABILIZE THE VEHICLE, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES AND STATED THAT THE SHAKING OF THE VEHICLE WAS A RESULT OF FAULTY INNER AND OUTER TIE RODS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 119,000.

NHTSA complaint #11154696 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT COASTED THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL, AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, WARSAW CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM (2777 N DETROIT ST, WARSAW, IN 46582, (574) 306-0489) REPLACED THE FUEL TANK, BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER DUE TO A POTENTIAL ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATION FAILURE. THE CONTACT DID NOT AUTHORIZE THE DEALER TO DIAGNOSE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 114,397.

NHTSA complaint #11153037 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE

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.

ENGINE

MY VEHICLE SUDDENLY SHUTS DOWN AFTER A SHORT PERIOD OF DRIVING IT HAS STOPPED SEVERAL TIMES IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC AND NEEDLESS TO SAY I WAS BERATED AND ONCE EVEN THREATENED AS SEVERAL OTHER VEHICLES COULD NOT PASS THIS COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT OR SOMEONES LIFE

NHTSA complaint #11092556 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE BEING OPERATED AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. ALSO, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE WAS INTERMITTENT. THE DEALER (ATLANTA WEST CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM, 1251 THORNTON RD, LITHIA SPRINGS, GA) REPLACED VARIOUS COMPONENTS, BUT THE CONTACT WAS UNAWARE OF THE DIAGNOSIS RESULTS OR THE REPAIRS THAT WERE COMPLETED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 180,000.

NHTSA complaint #11090144 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE, ALL OF A SUDDEN OUT OF NOWHERE, I NOTICED THAT MY COOLANT INDICATOR LEVER HAD NOT MOVED. A FEW MILES LATER, IT STARTED RUNNING ROUGH SO I PULLED OVER IMMEDIATELY AND THEN IT STARTED SMOKING SO BAD I THOUGHT IT WOULD CATCH FIRE! I DIDN'T EVEN WANT TO OPEN THE HOOD BECAUSE I WAS SO AFRAID! THANKFULLY FOR A FDOT OFFICER WHO DID OPEN IT AND STAYED WITH ME IN POURING RAIN UNTIL A TOW TRUCK CAME! AT THE DEALERSHIP, THEY TOLD ME THAT THE TIMING BELT BROKE NOT GIVING ME ANY WARNING WHATSOEVER AND RESULTED IN MY ENGINE FAILURE. THEY STATED I NEEDED TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE ENGINE AT A COST OF OVER $7000!!! I COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED HOW THIS ALL HAPPENED! NO WARNING! NO WAY TO HAVE KNOWN THERE WAS AN ISSUE OR THAT THE CAR WAS OVERHEATING! CHRYSLER SHOULD BE ASHAMED!

NHTSA complaint #11080428 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE

A WEEK AGO I WAS DRIVING AND MY CAR STALLED OUT AND DASH LIGHTS CAME ON AND THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP AND ALL I COULD DO WAS TO LET IT COME TO A STOP AFTER TRYING TO STEER IT FAILED. CAR WOULD NOT START AT ALL, IT ONLY MADE A SLIGHT NOISE WHEN TRYING TO TURN THE IGNITION SWITCH, BUT WENT TOTALLY DEAD. HAD IT TOWED HOME AND CHECKED OUT BY A MECHANIC. WAS TOLD THAT MY SPARK PLUGS WERE BURNED OUT AND THE OIL PUMP FAILED, THENHAD SPARK PLUGS REPLACED, THATS WHEN IT STARTED AND STOPPED FOR GOOD. THAT'S WHEN I WAS TOLD ABOUT THE OIL PUMP AND HE TRIED TURNING THE FRONT PART OF THE MOTOR IT WOULD NOT TURN, HE THEN TOLD ME I NEED A MOTOR. I'VE TAKEN GOOD CARE OF MY CAR AND HAVE PROOF. I'VE SEEN MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS HAPPENING TO THE CHRYSLER 300'S. I'M LUCKY THAT I DIDN'T GET HURT OR IN A BAD WRECK. IS CHRYSLER GOING TO HELP THEIR CUSTOMERS WITH THIS PROBLEM OR WAIT TILL SOMEONE IS SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED. I'M JUST ON SOCIAL SECURITY AND CAN'T AFFORD TO HAVE IT REPAIRED OR REPLACED. I BOUGHT THIS CAR BRAND NEW, NOW I'M STRANDED AND CAN'T AFFORD TO BUY A CAR. THEY NEED TO HELP THEIR CUSTOMERS. I WAS DRIVING THE CAR AND WAS ABOUT TO GET ONTO THE FREEWAY. I ALSO BEEN HAVING COOLANT LEAKING AND CAR RAN HOT SEVERAL TIMES, COULDN'T FIND WHERE THE COOLANT LEAK WAS, HAD TO CHECK EVERY OTHER DAY AND ADD MORE COOLANT. NO COOLANT WAS ON THE GROUND UNDER THE CAR. BECAME HARD TO START AND HAD ME STRANDED ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND FREEWAY SEVERAL TIMES AND HAD TO WAIT FOR IT TO COOL OFF BEFORE CHECKING AND ADDING MORE COOLANT, AND WAITED AWHILE LONGER BEFORE STARTING IT TO DRIVE HOME. CHR CHRYSLER NEED TO BUY THIS CAR BACK. IT'S BEEN TAKEN CARE OF, LOOKS NEW, HAS NO DENTS AND NO RUST, INSIDE IS CLEAN, NO DAMAGE, ONLY LITTLE WEAR. I'M THE ONLY OWNER.

NHTSA complaint #11076822 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER 300. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING INSPECTED AT MASSEY YARDLEY JEEP CHRYSLER DODGE RAM (777 SR 7, PLANTATION, FL), THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE WATER PUMP HAD A LEAK AND THE CYLINDER HEAD, WATER PUMP, TIMING CHAIN COVER, AND GASKETS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND CLEANED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THEY WOULD ONLY COVER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V352000 (AIR BAGS), AND ANY CLAIMS WOULD HAVE TO GO THROUGH THE THIRD PARTY INSURANCE COMPANY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 127,200.

NHTSA complaint #11063703 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE

POWER LOSS AFTER RE-FEELING CAR TURNED OFF

NHTSA complaint #11034005 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE

WHEN SITTING IN PARK AND CAR RUNNING IT SURGES UP AND DOWN. WHEN IN DRIVE AND SITTING AT A RED LIGHT, STOP SIGN OR ANYTHING THAT U HAVE TO STOP FOR A LONGER PERIOD OF TIME, MEANING SECONDS, THE CAR WILL HESITATE AND SHUT OFF OR STALL. IT DOES IT ALL THE TIME, ANY TIME. YOU HAVE TO PUT THE CAR IN PARK, TURN THE KEY TO THE OFF POSITION AND RESTART IF YOU DON'T DO IT THAT WAY IT WILL START AND SHUT OFF IMMEDIATELY. I JUST BOUGHT THE CAR ON 9/22/2017 AND IT HAS HAPPENED EVERYDAY SINCE. I'VE LEARNED THAT IF I PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL WHILE SITTING FOR JUST A FEW SECONDS IT WILL NOT SHUT OFF.

NHTSA complaint #11033362 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER 300. WHILE DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL OR AT AN ABRUPT STOP, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART ON THE FIRST ATTEMPT. THE DEALER (CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM, 53 HOLLZ PKWY, NEWNAN, GA, 30265) WAS CONTACTED AT 678-369-6037. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT OF AIR BAGS RECALLS, BUT THERE WAS NO RECALL FOR ENGINE STALLING. THE DEALER RECOMMENDED THAT THE CONTACT SCHEDULE A APPOINTMENT HOWEVER THE APPOINTMENT WAS NOT SCHEDULED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED OR DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 96,000.

NHTSA complaint #11033109 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE

I WAS ON MY WAY TO WORK ONE MORNING AND JUST OUT OF THE BLUE I HEAR THIS LOUD RATTLING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. UPON FARTHER INSPECTION THE RATTLING NOISE WAS COMING FROM THE OIL PAN AREA UNDER THE CAR. DID SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND OUT THAT THE ROD BEARINGS MIGHT HAVE BEEN DEFECTIVE COMING FROM THE FACTORY.

NHTSA complaint #11032812 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER 300. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN FOR A FEW HOURS AND PARKED, IT FAILED TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO ORLANDO CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE IN ORLANDO, FL WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE VALVE SEAT DROPPED, WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO OVERHEAT. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED ONCE BEFORE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 149,000.

NHTSA complaint #11019107 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE

CAME HOME FROM WORK PARKED MY CAR. TEN FIFTEEN MIN LATER I TRIED TO GO TO THE STORE, CAR STARTED & DIED WOULD NOT RESTART. HALF AN HOUR LATER I GOT IT STARTED, BUT IT MAKE A CRUNCHING NOISE & RAN WITH A MISS FIRE. I LIMPED IT TO MY MECHANIC, THE CAR WAS BLOWING OIL SMOKE OUT THE TAILPIPES LIKE I HAD OVERFILLED IT. MY MECHANIC FOUND THAT THE VALVE SEAT ON # 6 CYLINDER HAD DROPPED RUINING BOTH PLUG, CYLINDER HEAD & PISTON. AFTER HE TOLD ME WHAT HAD HAPPENED I STARTED RESEARCHING THIS, LOOKS LIKE ANY 5.7 HEMI & OTHER MOTORS MADE BEFORE 2009 CAN BE EFFECTED. I'VE TRIED TALKING TO CHRYSLER ABOUT THIS ISSUE & WHEN THE HEAR MY CAR WAS NOT @ A DEALER I WAS STONEWALLED.

NHTSA complaint #11010826 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.