We have classified the 80 complaints from 2006 Chrysler 300 about ELECTRICAL SYSTEM into the following categories.
Auto shut down completely in traffic. while in motion, just died.
Vehicle intermittently stalls when slowing for a stop or accelerating after a stop or slowing down to turn a corner. has happened 4 times after being 'fixed' by dealer. did meet with service director but have not had any response. no power when it happens.. all instances are on city paved streets. restarts on first try. check fuel light comes on but check engine light does not. dealer has worked on it 3 times and replaced parts but it has not fixed the problem. they really have no idea what is going on.
My car shuts off while driving. i wait for a minute or so and it turns back on after restart it.. initially it was only doing this as i was coming off the freeway. then again a few minutes later at the stop light. it progressed to turning off as i was driving at 65 miles on the freeway. this almost caused an accident. luckily i was on the right lane and there were no cars directly behind me. otherwise i would have been rear ended at the least. this is very dangerous and could have resulted in an accident. it also happened on the street while driving 30 mph. the steering wheel locks up and the car turns off. in a stretch of five miles, it happened about 10 times. i took the car to the dealer and they cannot figure out what is wrong with it. it has been there since april 3 and the dealer still cannot figure out what is wrong with it. they thought it was the battery, then the spark plugs. they still have it and do not know what ...
I was driving down the road and the car just shut off all at once. i immediately put emergency flashers on and crank it up only for it to do the same thing 3 or 4 more times before it starts to drive normal as if nothing ever happened. this happens while i am driving down the street, turning or whenever it feel like cutting off.
Tl* the contact owned a 2006 chrysler 300. while the vehicle was stationary, it caught on fire while the contact was asleep. the contact woke up and smelled burnt rubber and a chemical/electrical odor outside the trailer home. the contact stated that the fire melted the coating off of the trailer home. the fire department extinguished the fire prior to the contact waking up. a fire report was filed and the cause of the fire was undetermined. there were no injuries sustained. the vehicle was destroyed. a dealer and the manufacturer were not made aware of the failure. the failure mileage was approximately 188,000.
The ignition is hard to start
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.
Tl* the contact owned a 2006 chrysler 300. while driving approximately 30 mph and smoking a cigar, the contact perceived an odor of burning plastic. the contact pulled out the ashtray and saw flames. the contact immediately pulled the vehicle over to the side of the road. the vehicle became engulfed in flames in less than five minutes. the fire department was called and extinguished the fire. a police report was filed. there were no injuries. the vehicle was totaled and was towed to a tow yard. the dealer and the manufacturer were not contacted. the failure mileage was approximately 120,000.
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
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 ...
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 chrysler 300. while driving 35 mph, the vehicle stalled without warning. the vehicle was able to coast to the side of the road and the contact powered off the engine. the vehicle was able to restart after numerous attempts. the vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the ignition switch and key needed to be replaced. the vehicle was later taken to perry chrysler dodge jeep ram (2340 national city, ca 91950, (619) 477-1234), but was not diagnosed or repaired. the manufacturer was notified of the failure and informed the contact that the vehicle was not included in any recalls. the manufacturer referred the contact to nhtsa. the approximate failure mileage was 212,885. *tt consumer stated ignition switch failed many times to start the engine, and also happened once while drivving. updated 8/30/18*jb
Shifter stays stuck in park. when applying brake, can't shift.
There is a recall #k39 issued by chrysler for 2005 to 2007 model year vehicles regarding the transmission gear shift lever interlock and my vehicle is stuck in park as the description of the recall states but chrysler maintains it is not their problem
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 chrysler 300. the contact stated that the vehicle stalled, but did not completely lose power. the check engine, battery, and electronic throttle control warning indicators illuminated. the vehicle was taken to the dealer where the failure could not be replicated. the warning indicators were reset. the failure recurred the next morning. the manufacturer was notified of the failure and referred the contact to nhtsa. the failure mileage was approximately 75,000.
Vehicle just stopped running, engine quit for no reason at all. in traffic, lost power steering and brakes when motor quit. pulled over to side and engine started fine then quit again. after third or fourth time it started and ran fine the rest of the way home.