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Problems with 2006 Chrysler 300 ENGINE

On average, the 2006 Chrysler 300 starts to “feel” problems with the ENGINE and its various aspects after 97 942 miles.

Recently reported ENGINE problems on 2006 Chrysler 300

Engine stalls after tank fill up. i am concerned that an accident may occur when the engine stalls as you pull out into traffic. *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 chrysler 300. the contact stated that while traveling 10 mph, the vehicle stalled. the vehicle was taken to a private mechanic where unknown repairs were performed. the contact mentioned that the failure recurred after the repair. the manufacturer was notified. the failure mileage was 90,000 and the current mileage was 90,040. the vin was not available.

Filled up tank at local gas station.. after starting, the engine stalled out at the gas station. restarted the engine and headed home, which is one block from the station. pulled into driveway and the engine stalled again. momentum carried me under the carport. restarted engine 5 more times. each time it stalled out. had to find alternate transportation for out of town trip. cannot safely drive this vehicle with this continued issue. 300c. *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 chrysler 300. while driving approximately 55 mph on the highway, the vehicle stalled and shut off without warning. the contact pulled over to the side of the road, restarted the vehicle after a few minutes, and drove home. the manufacturer was notified of the failure and advised the contact to take the vehicle to an independent mechanic since there was no chrysler dealer at that location. the mechanic was unable to diagnose the failure, but recommended that the fuel and fuel cap be replaced. the failure recurred several times, but the engine could be restarted each time. the manufacture did not offer any assistance and stated that the vehicle was not included in any recalls. the failure mileage was 90,000.

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 chrysler 300. the contact stated that while reversing, the vehicle failed to shift gears. the contact mentioned that after several attempts the vehicle would shift out of gear. in addition, the contact stated that when attempting to make a turn, the vehicle jerked and stalled. the check engine warning light flashed. the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. the manufacturer was notified of the failure. the approximate failure mileage was 100,000.

Vehicle stalled shortly after refueling. this has happened a number of times. vehicle now has 170,000 miles. *tr

My vehicle is well taken care of but recently i have had the engine stall while running when i come to a stop like on a turning lane, at a stop sign, a signal light. this would happen when the car comes to a stop while running. what i have noticed is that as i slow down for a stop the idle rpm's drop down low and make the car stall and the engine stops. if i feel there is a safety concern i'll put the car in neutral and rev the engine to keep the rpm's from dropping out and stalling. the stalling has compromised the safety of driving as i never know when its going to happen or if it will happen. the car has went to the dealership but they could not find the problem because no code showed up and they could not duplicate the stalling in the shop. i also took it to my personal mechanic where it could get some real attention and unfortunately he could not duplicate the problem either. he did clean the throttle body. i'm waiting for the car to stall again to retrieve the soft code by towing it directly to the shop. *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 chrysler 300. the contact stated that after refueling, the vehicle stalled. the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. the manufacturer was not notified about the failure. the failure mileage was 80,000 and the current mileage was 92,253.

After refueling the car will stall after leaving service station. very dangerous, loss of power steering,brakes,engine dies. was told it was purge solenoid had it replaced. seemed to be alright for awhile , but it has happened again. i looked up problem on internet & it appears this is commend problem. *tr

I was driving on the highway on my way home from work and all a sudden the check engine light came on and the car shut down and the rpm dropped. i couldn't steer or anything. there was no warning or nothing luckily i was able to drift slowly to the side and there wasn't no serious accident. i restarted my car and it drove normally after this incident but check engine light stayed on then again today on the 24th of december i was driving to the store and the same thing happen but again good thing i was in the far right lane to pull over...im not a rocket scientist but this isn't safe to drive my car and especially while i have my kids in the car, something bad can happen. *tr

Our car is chrysler 300c awd model year 2006. currently car has about 46000 miles. recently without any warring engine stops to work. first incident occurred on december 11, 2013 shortly after we left the gas station were we fill up the tank. we could not restart the car and towed the car home paying fee of $75. next day the car started and we were able to drive the car. second incident occurred on december 27, 2013 while driving for few miles right after we fill up the tank. the car stopped without warring on main road. luckily, we were not in an accident and were able to restart the car and drove to side line. the car is now in our garage but we are unable to drive from fear of being in an accident as we deem the car unreliable. we researched on the web sides and discovered that many other owners of this car model and cars with similar engine train have identical or similar experiences and have filed formal complaints. *tr

While driving i recently heard my car making a ticking noise so i decided to take it in to be checked & while there have my vehicle get an early oil change. the next day i called to find out what was making my car tick well to my surprise i was told it was my engine & that while they were doing my oil change they saw that my oil was greyish in color & it also had metal shavings in my oil...which means my engine is breaking down. they advised me to not to drive home on the highway but to take the streets home. how could this be? my car is only seven that's right only 7 years old with only around 58,503 miles on it (and by the way i purchased my car brand new i'm the only owner) i now find out that chrysler only covers their vehicles for 3 years or 36,000 miles or what ever comes 1st. *tr

My car (300c awd) stalls after fill up. this has happened several times on a trip from california to georgia. i was filling the car three times a day. moving from the fuel island to the interstate on-ramp the car will die making brakes and steering lose power as well. the car will restart and function correctly until the next fill up or it may stall once or twice again. the condition does not happen when stopping with out filling. i was able to shift into neutral and restart while rolling but this could be difficult in white knuckle situations. there is another condition that may or may not be related: some times when starting to fill up, the gas pump nozzle shuts off due to "splash back" in the car's filler tube. i can remedy this by repositioning the pump nozzle to one side or the other. once started, i can complete filling the car. my mechanic was at a loss with solving this problem. *tr

I was driving my car down the street at approximately 30mph and the engine shut down without any warning; however,the radio and dashboard lights stayed on. i was able to start the car up immediately with no hesitation. this happened once on 11/18/2013 and twice on 11/20/2013. the check engine light never illuminated to indicate a problem on any of the 3 occasions nor have any codes been put out. on 11/21/2013, i had the car towed to a repair facility. prior to these 3 incidences, i had never had this problem nor any major problem with my vehicle, which i purchased brand new in june 2005. this problem did not occur after refueling, my tank was half full when the problem first occurred. the repair facility has had my vehicle for 7 days now and the car has stalled on them several times as well, however, they have no idea what the problem is. the facility has been in contact with chrysler technicians and has researched the technical bulletins, with no solution to the problem. the repair facility determined that the issue sounded related to the throttle body even though the car didn't kick out any code so they checked the throttle body and noted that its voltage was out of the specification range so they replaced it and updated/reset the car's computer, but this did not fix the problem as the car has stalled since they've replaced the throttle body. *tr

The noise started over a few months to now a gradual loud metal "ticking" noise when idling . i looked up various sites and apparently the rocker arm assemblies have had a problem in these vehicles of this age. i contacted chrysler who refused to communicate and or take to do anything about this problem. i read that the rocker arm assemblies were faulty at the manufacturing date of these vehicles yet chrysler will do nothing, there is apparently a new kit available to repair.. this is not a high mileage vehicle yet it has this loud metallic ticking noise coming from the engine and it is getting worse. *tr

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. *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 chrysler 300. while driving approximately 30 mph, the engine stalled without warning. the vehicle was able to restart after two attempts. the failure recurred on numerous occasions. the vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the fuel tank needed to be replaced. the vehicle was repaired, but the failure recurred. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the approximate failure mileage was 70,000.

After filling up with gas at the same place i always do i began to drive home at the first light i was fine at the 2nd light the car stalled i put it n and started the car up and drove home about 1 block. in the morning i started the car up to go to work it ran fine for the first 2 blocks the stalled again. i started it up again and drove to work. i was terrified. after getting it home i thought i would drive it around the neighborhood for a few days to be safe and not go on the freeway. it still hesitated and felt like it wasn't running right. still wanting to stall. i then parked it for fear of being on the road and it stalling and someone running into me and killing me. with this many complaints about the same thing why is there not a recall on this problem. are they waiting for someone to be killed first. i did love this car but cant drive something this unsafe....help *tr

Chrysler 300c srt8 2006 stalls after refueling. this has been dangerous for me since i'm just making the connection between the unexpected stalling in intersections and refueling. the car will 'buck' unexpectedly and the stall. i was able to restart but it continues stall for some time after the refueling. i understand an investigation is underway for this issue. please add my complaint to the pile. *tr

After filling the chrysler up with gas for the last 6 months, maybe more, the car starts and then within 3 feet it shuts off. the computer says that the system is ok. this happens 3 to four times in traffic. it has caused minor bumper problems. it is a serious safety issue. finally, it was supposedly, inspected by bettenhausen, fiat in tinley park, but we never got a response or the problem alleviate. it did the same thing today on the highway. thank god, there were no cars next to me. i had to pull over because the car stopped without warning. *tr

I was driving on the off-ramp of a freeway and my car abruptly stalled. there were no warning lights or anything. after several tries, my car started up again. approximately 2 months later, the same thing happened while i was driving on the freeway. this time, it took approximately 20 minutes for my car to start up again. *tr

While driving 50mph, car starting making a knocking nose, then the car stopped. car was towed to the mechanic. engine failure "lock up motor" was the diagnoses. the oil in the vehicle was routinely changed. just had a full tune up 4 month prior to the engine failing. *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 chrysler 300. the contact stated that while traveling various speeds, the vehicle suddenly stalled. the contact mentioned that the failure recurred intermittently. the vehicle was taken to a private mechanic where the failure could not be replicated. the manufacturer was not contacted about the failure. the failure mileage was 111,000. the vin was unavailable.

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). *tr

Car stalls after refueling. difficult to restart and leaves you in a very dangerous situation. we've had it completely stall going 70 mph down the interstate and almost was involved in an accident while limping to the shoulder. too dangerous to re-merge after car finally restarts because it will hesitate and misfire or stall again. this will happen about every 2 months with no symptoms between incidents. also seems to happen more in hotter weather. *tr

Again the 2006 5.7 l hemi stalled at a stop light after fueling. had to put it in park to restart, and i was nearly rear ended very scary! *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 chrysler 300. the contact stated that while driving approximately 40 mph, a loud unusual noise emitted outside of the vehicle. the vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, who stated that the camshaft would need to be replaced. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was not made aware of the problem. the approximate failure mileage was 97,000.

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 chrysler 300. the contact stated that while driving 60 mph, the vehicle stalled without warning. the failure was recurring. the vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic for diagnosis where it was stated that the sensor needed to be replaced. the vehicle was repaired but the problem persisted. the manufacturer was not notified. the approximate failure mileage was 113,000.

The first time it happened i was sitting at a red light waiting to turn left. the car just stalled. i restarted without difficulty. it was a few days after when it happened again. it has probably happened about 7 times more since then, every time while i was idling with my foot on the brake. each time it restarted on the first try. however for the first time today the car stalled while in drive going about 15 mph. *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 chrysler 300. while driving at various speeds, the engine stalled and all of the warning indicators illuminated. the failure recurred numerous times. after numerous attempts, the engine restarted. the vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was not diagnosed or repaired. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the failure mileage was 77,430.

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 chrysler 300. the contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the vehicle stalled without warning immediately after being refueled. the vehicle was repaired. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the vin was not available. the failure and current mileage was 62,000. *tr

Vehicle stall after fueling up. *tr

My car has been stalling out frequently, especially at stops. i have taken it to the dealership to check it out but they said that they couldn't find anything wrong, based on their computer diagnostics. *tr

Engine shut off after tank fill up. *tr

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. *tr

After filling up engine complete shut down , after pulling into intersection. problem has happened about 6 times. very careful not to fill tank full. as we have researched this problem , and find there are a lot of people with the same complaint. very dangerous. don't know what to do because, chrysler doesn't seem to acknowledge the problem.. any help is appreciated. *tr

Car stalls intermittently. will go weeks or even months without incident but then will stall several times when starting. using when stalling process starts it will also die upon stopping. car also will be driving down the street and will not be able to get past 3rd gear. car will redline at about 45 mph but will not shift out of gear. occasionally it will shift roughly and typically when gas is let up it will go into next gear. has been doing these things off and on for the last year or so and when i tell the dealership about the problem they have not been able to diagnose the actual problem. *tr

After refilling the vehicle with gasoline i travel about a mile from the service station and while coming to a traffic light the vehicle rpm began to decrease until the car engine shut off; i was able to restart the engine and the vehicle drove a short distance and began to stall again. i restarted the vehicle and was able to get the vehicle off the road into a parking lot; after sitting briefly i restarted the vehicle and drove it to tire kingdom to have it checked, the technician scan the vehicle and determined that there was no codes available to determined what caused the malfunction. he took the vehicle for a test drive but was not able to duplicate the discrepancy; in his opinion since the vehicle tank had just got filled more that likely the problem was caused by a vapor lock. i was told since the problem could not be duplicated to continue with my travel and if the problem returned to return the vehicle back for evaluation. *tr

I filled up the gas tank and shortly after entering the highway and accelerating the engine stalled on me in the middle of traffic. it took several attempts to restart. since then it has stalled on me every time i fill up the gas tank so i have only been filling it 3/4 full and i have no problem. i found out there was a recall for the problem (pe13-016) and called chrysler but was told my vin number was not covered even though it fit the exact criteria of the recall. chrysler could not tell me why my vehicle was not covered. *tr

The vehicle had been parked in the garage approximately 15 hours. it spontaneously caught fire and set the house on fire. *tr

After a gas fill up the car would stall at various speeds. once stalled there is no power steering. *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 chrysler 300. while driving at 70 mph, the vehicle stalled. in addition, while in park, the vehicle independently started and jerked and the engine and steering wheel made abnormal noises. the contact also stated that the steering wheel seized and as contact attempted to turn the vehicle off, the key failed to turn and remained in the on position. all interior lights flickered. the vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that the engine needed to be replaced. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was notified of the failure. the failure mileage was 80,000.

Our chrysler 300c has stopped running while driving at least 10 times over the last year or so. on freeway and city streets. it usually starts back up once your stopped. my wife is afraid to drive it anymore. it is a very scary situation. no engine, no ps and no brakes. no code or check engine light. everyone i have talked to with a 300 has had the same problem, no matter what the year or engine. like most there is no sense taking it to dealer. they just say no code and give you some bs story about what caused it. no come up with a fix. chrysler knows they have a problem and won't man up and fix it. they would rather someone die first to save money. it has to be in the computer. just like toyota and their fly by wire throttle that was causing all the crashes. what is the public suppose to do if they won't step up. *tr

Problem with 2.7 liter engine. dealership said it was negligence on my part. said i didn't do my oil changes correctly, said i would need a new engine. my extended warranty nor chrysler would cover vehicle. took it to another auto service shop. they said i didn't need a new motor. they clean out the heads and engine and said that it was not my fault that the 2.7 liter engine chrysler engine had these problems from day one. i also was informed that there was others told the exact things, that they were at fault and chrysler wouldn't pay. the professional tech's of chrysler also advise against buying this model. also look on the internet and there were people with 20,000 miles with the same problem told the same thing by chrysler. also chrysler does not offer this engine sizes in the new models because of the problems with the 2.7 liters. my car was used at purchase and i average about 10,000 miles a year. *tr

When the chrysler 300 hemi 2006 receives a full tank of gas, the chrysler 300 hemi 2006 shuts off after the initial start of the engine and an additional two to three times. after several starts of the engine, the chrysler 300 hemi 2006 begins to move, but stalls and chokes while in motion. during the stalling and choking the chrysler 300 hemi 2006 looses steering ability. *tr

Owner of chrysler 300 and have taken car in every 3,000 miles as instructed by service center at dealership where i bought it. it appears dealer was notified may 27, 2015 about air bag but never called to put me on alert . took the car to the dealer once i got the recall notice and was told it would be 6 to 8 working days. called on day 9 and it wasnt in. told them i need the car for appointments and to go to work. was told to call chrysler in detroit about that problem. i will call dealer once a week until fixed. in the past ive requested a check on the sun roof and they never got the person out to check it. said it was expensive. asked them to check trunk because when it rains or after car washes collapses and slams shut. i was told, theres nothing wrong with it. has gotten me in the head twice. im pulling service receipts to check other problems. radio goes bing bing when i turn it on and continues for a while after the radio comes on. answer from service dept: "never heard that before". gps system won't work. tried to use it and it sent a message: check the disc drive (words to that affect) tried to check disc drive and can't get it to open. button is frozen. tow truck driver was out to charge a battery in another car and heard the tick tick going on in the chrysler. he said take it in ... he lost an engine because he didn't. they fixed it once and told me i got it in just in time. it's ticking again. car appears to be in a total state of failure. fix its: plug adapter 7-19-13; lever shift kit (car won't come of park) 7/19/13; adj tire pressure rating - $10 for technician 1/26/13; replace right head - rocker arm inlet and exhaust 12/21/11; $640 for 30,000 mile checkup and flushed engine; never once told me there were major problems. 66,254 miles.

After filling up the fuel tank, after approximately 30 seconds the engine shut down. it was hard to restart, but finally restarted. when pulling out fromt the fueling station, the car began to buck and jerk intermittently. when stopped at a red light, it stalled again. i restarted the car. when i proceeded when the light turned green, the car again stalled. this occured for the next 5-6 miles, then stopped occurring. this happened every time i refilled the fuel tank. since ooa 15 december 2011, i cannot fill my fuel tank and have to stop it before the nozzle shuts if off. if i inadvertenly let it fill until the nozzle clicks off (doesn't matter the fueling pump/station), it will buck and stall for the next several miles until some of the fuel is burned off in the tank. *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 chrysler 300. the contact stated the check engine warning light illuminated. the vehicle was taken to a dealer. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the failure mileage was 60,000.

Engine making ticking noises. dealership informed it was the lifters and rocker arms. *tr

This problem continues. the automobile now has 42000 miles and the charcoal fuel canister has been replaced. the engine stalls at various speeds, usually at low speeds after refueling. at times it will stall while sitting at a stop sign or a traffic light. it takes sever attempts to get the engine restarted. in any kind of traffic situation it becomes dangerous to operate the vehicle. *tr

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