Problems with 2006 Chrysler 300 POWER TRAIN

I went to use my car and i could not get it out of park. the shift lever would not come out of park. i check on the internet and found out the pink plastic part inside the shift base has a small plastic hook the brakes off and the spring come off in side and you can not get your out of park. i had to go to the chrysler dealer ship and ask them about this problem and the guy said that chrysler was aware of the problem but was not doing a recall on the problem. so i had to buy the part and fix it my self. my car was down for 2 days. i could not have it towed to the dealer because it would not come out of park to get it on the tow truck.

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 chrysler 300. the contact stated that the transmission shifter could not be moved from the park position. the vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the transmission interlock lever was faulty. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was notified of the failure. the failure mileage was 89,500.

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 chrysler 300. the contact stated that the shift lever became stuck in the park position without warning. the vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the shift lever needed to be replaced. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure. the vehicle was repaired. the failure mileage was 52,579. updated 01/27/16*lj *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 chrysler 300. the contact stated that when the vehicle was started, the vehicle was unable to be shifted out of the park position. the contact removed the cover from the gear shift and used a screwdriver to shift the vehicle. the vehicle was driven to the dealer and was diagnosed that the return spring hook lever needed to be replaced. the vehicle was repaired. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure. the approximate failure mileage was 57,900.

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 chrysler 300. the contact stated that while parked, the gear was not able to shift from the park position. the vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the shifter inter-lock lever needed to be replaced. the vehicle was repaired. the manufacturer was notified of the failure. the approximate failure mileage was 111,834. updated 01/12/16*lj, updated 10/12/06*jb *tr

I own a 2006 chrysler 300. when the ignition is turned to the on position, the vehicle fails to shift out of the park position. the failure has recurred again continuously. i replaced it once already, two years ago. cost came out of my pocket. it was very expensive. after two years it is happening again. i am also having a problem with my turn signal bar on my stearing wheel. when i turn on the turn signal (no matter left or right), after i turn, the turn signal goes off but then i hear a loud click and the opposite one comes on. i called the dealer to make an appointment (i called the same dealer in bartow fl. that repaired it the first time and whom do all my oil changes etc) for these 2 issues and was told they are running behind and an appointment was given for 2 weeks away. once again, more out of pocket expense. i am being charged $150 just for them to check out the problems i am having. can someone please look into this to see if a recal can apply to this problem that im having for the 2nd time? once again, out of pocket for this repair is very expensive and i may not be able to pay for it this time due to i am unemployed now. please help!

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 chrysler 300. the contact stated that when the ignition was turned to the on position, the vehicle failed to shift out of the park position. the failure recurred continuously. the vehicle was not taken to a dealer and it was not diagnosed or repaired. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure. the failure mileage was approximately 32,497.

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 chrysler 300. the contact stated that upon entering and starting the vehicle, the vehicle could not be shifted out of the park position. the vehicle was towed to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the gear shifter needed to be replaced. the vehicle was repaired. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the failure mileage was 18,200. updated 12/03/15*lj

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 chrysler 300. the contact stated that upon starting the vehicle, the shift lever failed to shift out of the park position without warning. the vehicle was towed to the dealer, who diagnosed that the shift box might be defective. the vehicle was repaired. the manufacturer was made aware of the issue. the failure mileage was 75,946. ma 10/5 updated 10/08/15*jb

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 chrysler 300. the contact stated that when the ignition switch was turned to the on position, the vehicle did not shift out of the park position. the vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the spring lever fractured and needed to be replaced. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure and stated that the vin was not included in nhtsa campaign number: 05v460000 (power train). the failure mileage was approximately 46,000. ma 10/14 the vehicle would not shift out of park. a new shifter was installed. updated 03/01/16.*jb

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 chrysler 300. the contact stated that the shift lever failed and was unable to shift out of the park position. the vehicle was not taken to the dealer to have a diagnostic performed. the vehicle was not included in an unknown manufacturer campaign for the shifter interlock lever replacement. the vin was not available. the failure mileage was 69,132.

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 chrysler 300. the contact stated that the gear failed and remained in the park position. the vehicle was towed to the contact's residence. the manufacturer was notified of the failure. the vehicle was not repaired. the approximate failure mileage was 85,000.

Tl* the contact owns 2006 chrysler 300 touring. the contact stated that the gear shifter failed to come out of parking. the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure. the failure mileage was 97,000.

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 chrysler 300. while attempting to shift out of the park position, the shift lever became stuck in the park position. the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure. the failure mileage was 90,638.

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 chrysler 300. when the vehicle was started, the gear shift failed to move out of the park position without warning. the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. the manufacturer was notified of the failure. the failure mileage was 112,000.

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 chrysler 300. the contact stated that the vehicle failed to switch from the park position without warning. the vehicle was towed to a dealer, but was not diagnosed or repaired. the manufacturer was notified of the failure. the failure mileage was 115,000.

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 chrysler 300. the contact was unable to shift the vehicle from the park position. the contact had to use a screwdriver to shift the gear from park to neutral in order to drive the vehicle. the dealer stated that the transmission gear shift lever interlock needed to be replaced. the vehicle was repaired. the manufacturer was notified of the failure and informed the contact that the vin was not included in chrysler's csc-k39 (power train) recall. the approximate failure mileage was 107,262.

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 chrysler 300. while driving at approximately 30 mph, the hood unlatched independently. as a result, the vehicle swerved to the left and crashed into a pole. there were no injuries and a police report was not filed. in addition, the contact stated that the vehicle failed to shift out of park. the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. the failure mileage was unknown.

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 chrysler 300. the contact stated that the gear shifter remained in the park position. the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure. the failure mileage was 150,000.

Car will not move out of park. it is due to a small solenoid inside the gear shift control. many other 300s have been recalled for this, but because of where the one in my car was made, i am not "eligible" for a recall. has it occurred to anyone at chrysler that perhaps the design of the part, and not where it is manufactured is faulty??? *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 chrysler 300. while attempting to shift the vehicle out of park, the shifter would not move. the vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed with a faulty shifter mechanism that needed to be replaced. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the contact was made aware of nhtsa campaign number: 05v460000 (power train); however, the vin was not included. the failure mileage was 68,000.

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 chrysler 300. the vehicle was included in a safety recall, but the contact did not receive notification of nhtsa campaign number: 14v817000 (air bags). the contact stated that it was extremely difficult to shift gears and there was a lightning bolt warning lamp that flashed several times. the vehicle was taken to the dealer who replaced the gear shifter, but the vehicle stalled months later. the vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that there was an internal failure with the engine and it needed to be replaced. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was not notified of the failure. the approximate failure mileage was 102,000. updated 7/7/15*cn the radiator, thermostat and gear shifter were replaced. updated 07/14/15*jb

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 chrysler 300. after stopping the vehicle, the shift lever failed to shift into the park position and the vehicle had to be shut off with the transmission in the neutral position. while in the neutral position, the vehicle would continue to roll. the vehicle was taken to the dealer. the technician diagnosed that the transmission shift lever interlock return spring hook needed to be replaced. the contact notified the manufacturer of the failure and was informed that the vehicle was not included in nhtsa campaign number: 05v46000 (power train). the failure mileage was 91,000.

Chrysler service campaign: see document search button for owner letter. shift spring breaks causing the shift lever to be unable to shift from the 'park' position. *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 chrysler 300. while attempting to drive, the vehicle would not shift out of the park position. the vehicle was towed to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the shifter needed to be replaced. the vehicle was repaired. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure. the failure mileage was 50,000.

Engine stalls out and this is the 2 second time of this happening with in 4 weeks could have died. *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 chrsyler 300. the contact stated that the vehicle was unable to change gears when the vehicle was started. the lever release button failed to release the gear from park into drive. the contact noticed that there may have been an intermittent fracture of the two pink plastic clips connected to the gear box. an independent repair shop diagnosed that the two pink clips needed to be replaced. the vehicle was not repaired. the vehicle was not included in nhtsa campaign numbers: 13v610000 (power train), 05v460000 (power train), and 06v341000 (power train). the manufacturer was notified of the failure. the approximate failure mileage was 102,021.

Gear shift interlock lever broke and car will not shift out of park position.the defective part is a well documented problem described in many internet posts as the "cheap plastic pink thing". *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 chrysler 300. the contact stated that the gear would not shift out of the park position. the contact removed the cover to the shifter and noticed that the pink latch for the shift interlock was detached. the vehicle was not repaired and the manufacturer was notified. the approximate failure mileage was 96,000.

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 chrysler 300. the contact stated that upon starting the vehicle, the vehicle failed to shift gears. the contact towed the vehicle to a dealer, who diagnosed that the shift interlock latch needed to be replaced. in addition, the shifter linkage and the spring fractured. the vehicle was not included in nhtsa campaign id number: 05v460000 (power train) and nhtsa campaign id number: 06v341000 (power train). the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was notified of the failure. the approximate failure mileage was 62,000. updated 9/18/14*cn updated 1/27/15 *js

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 chrysler 300. the contact stated that the transmission shift interlock lever failed which prevented her from shifting out of park. the vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, who informed that the transmission shift interlock needed to be replaced. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was notified of the failure. the approximate failure mileage was 68,000.

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 chrysler 300. the contact stated that the vehicle failed to shift out of park. the failure occurred intermittently. the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. the manufacturer was notified of the failure. the approximate failure mileage was unknown.

The car would not get out of park. it would cut on but it was jammed in park. when i push on the brake it would slide over a little, but what do go to any other shift but park. *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 chrysler 300. the contact stated that he was unable to shift the gear out of park. the vehicle was taken to a mechanic where the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure. the failure mileage was 180,000.

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 chrysler 300. when the contact started the vehicle, the gear would not shift out of the park position. the vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic who stated that the shifter lockout malfunctioned and the shifter needed to be replaced. the vehicle was repaired and the failure was remedied. the manufacturer was notified. the failure mileage was 65,000.

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. *tr

I own a 2006 chrysler 300 touring. i drove the car without any problem and parked in my car garage at home. i went to the car to drive out of home, engine starts well, but gear lever is stuck to park, will not disengage. i researched a little about this and noticed that this is a major problem with the chrysler car and many people have been having problems with this. i also noticed that chrysler had issued a recall for this problem. i called a local chrysler dealership and reported the problem and was told that the recall did not apply to my specific car. i then called the chrysler group recall assistance center at 1-800-853-1403. i spoke with [xxx] (employee id [xxx]) who told me that my car was not covered under the recall. i made it clear to him that this is a manufacturer problem, a defective product being sold to consumers like myself and that chrysler needs to take full responsibility for it. i requested for the name and email or other contact information of the person in charge of recalls at chrysler and [xxx] told me he is not allowed to give out that information. i was told i have to go fix my car myself for a manufacturing defect. information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6). *tr

Transmission shifter interlock lever broke. won't shift out of park. *tr

On sunday 07/20/2014 at approx. 7:15 pm, i started my 300 went to started went to put vehicle into drive. vehicle would not shift out of park. no warning or check engine lights. found on internet several other 300 owners with same issue. found chrysler customer notification k39 which covers 2005-2007 dodge charger, magnum and chrysler 300 issues with "pink plastic" part breaking and not allowing car to shift out of park. called chrysler recall hotline and informed my vehicle, even though it is experiencing exact same issue, was not covered because it is not from the correct plant. *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 chrysler 300. the contact stated that after restarting, the vehicle failed to shift from park to drive. the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. the manufacturer was notified of the failure. the failure mileage was 88,300.

When i put the gear shift into park it wont let me shift again so now im stuck in park. i heard online this is happening with other chrysler cars and dodge cars i feel that there should be a recall for this matter cause it cost on average $350 or higher and chrysler knows about it but they have only recalled some cars and not all cars with this problem please help .thanks *tr

Automatic transmission car would not shift out of park when i attempted to drive vehicle in the morning. after getting vehicle to dealership, they replaced shifter assembly. *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 chrysler 300. the contact stated that while parking, the transmission shifter interlock lever fractured which prevented the contact from shifting out of park. the vehicle was taken to a dealer. the technician diagnosed that the transmission shifter interlock lever to be replaced. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure. the failure and current mileage was 88,000.

My 2006 chrysler 300 was parked in my garage. when i was ready to leave in the morning, i started the car but was not able to shift from "park" mode. had it towed to my local chrysler dealer where an overhall shifter assy and lever kit - shifter interlock was installed. *tr

Floor gear shifter will not move from park position. chrysler says my vin was not part of the recall for this problem so they will not take care of the repair costs. i do not understand how chrysler can say some of the vehicles with faulty part will be covered by recall and others with the same problem will not be. *tr

Tried to leave work and gear shift stuck in park. got a ride home and googled finding multiple complaints. found k39 recall and called the recall center. they said my vin was not included and i asked why? it's the same problem and the same make and model covered under k39. they told me there was nothing they could do. what a crock! not buying a chrysler ever again. *tr

Transmission lever was stuck in "park". *tr

Driving on to the freeway there was a click sound and the vehicle shut down had to take quick reaction as this is the entry to a very busy highway. managed to get into the breakdown lane car would not go forward put it in reverse and it worked then put it back into drive and managed to crawl home. the gearing is not changing through the gears. this is just after a rocker arm assembly being put into this vehicle two weeks ago. when i first purchased the vehicle the engine shut down on a busy road, turned out it was the remote start which was on the car when first purchased. what a nightmare this vehicle is. *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 chrysler 300. the contact stated that the vehicle was unable to be moved out of the park position. the manufacturer was contacted. the diagnosis from the private mechanic was that the transmission gear needed to be replaced. the failure mileage was 100,000 and the current mileage was 100,000.

After i start the car i try to shift it out of park, i have to force it to shift. i had this happen to me before and had to have my car towed to the mechanic. the gear shifter had to be replaced. i am having to force it to shift but know it will have to be replaced sooner or later. *tr