Right after I fueled my chrysler 300c, the engine stalled a number of times. At a red light it felt like my car surged forward as I kept my foot on the brake. It did not start right away after I put it in neutral but turned over after several attempts. We brought it to our chrysler dealer where we bought the vehicle and was advised about the fuel tank and that it needed to be replaced costing upwards of $3,000.
2005 Chrysler 300: sudden unintended acceleration
6 of the 825 complaints about the 2005 Chrysler 300 describe sudden unintended acceleration.
- owner complaints
- 6
- of this car's complaints
- 1%
- typical mileage
- 49,000
- recalls
- 0
Is there a fix? 2 service bulletins cover this area of the car. See below
Sudden unintended acceleration by model year
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What owners say
Tl*the contact owns a 2005 chrysler 300. While the vehicle was parked the contact attempted to place the gear shift into drive but it was stuck in park and would not move. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer for diagnostic testing. There was a recall under the federal safety agency campaign id number: 05v460000 (power train:automatic transmission) that may be related to the failure. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and stated the VIN was not included in the recall. The contact also stated while driving approximately 30 MPH the vehicle suddenly stalled. While driving at higher speeds the vehicle would lunge forward. The federal safety agency campaign id number: 04v334000 (electrical system:battery:cables) may also be related to the recent failure. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and stated the VIN was not included in the recall. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 80,000. Updated 07/20/11*lj the consumer stated the problem was the fuel tank. The vehicle was repaired with the gear stuck in park. Updated 09/16/11
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 chrysler 300. While driving at speeds of 30 MPH, the vehicle abnormally accelerated without warrant. The contact spoke with the manufacturer who advised the contact it was his responsibility to have the vehicle diagnosed and repaired. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 45,000 and the current mileage was 47,000.
Tl*the contact owns a 2005 chrysler 300. The contact attempted to shift the vehicle into park and it suddenly accelerated without warning causing the vehicle to crash into the front entry way and kitchen of his residence. There were no injuries. The failure had occurred previously; however, it did not result in a crash. The failure mileage was 49,000 and the current mileage was 49,504.
Tl*the contact previously owned a 2005 chrysler 300. The contact stated that her foot was on the brake pedal when the vehicle suddenly accelerated up to approximately 60 MPH until she crashed into a fence. She observed that the accelerator pedal was extended to the floor by no effort of her own. A police report was taken. The contact had not experienced any problems with the vehicle such as sudden accelerator before that day. The dealer inspected the vehicle and told the contact that there was nothing wrong with the vehicle. She returned the vehicle to the dealership shortly after the failure. She called the manufacturer but was offered no assistance. The current and failure mileages were approximately 2,800. Updated 04/20/2010. *lj updated 05/03/10 updated 09/21/10
On nov 9, 2005 I drove into my drive way and started turning to pull into the garage. My 2005c with hemi suddenly surged forward hitting my daughter's 2004 jeep grand cherokee. Her car had damage on the rear bumper and it was knocked about 15 or 20 feet. The front of my car was torn up. The air bag did not deploy but, thankfully no one was hurt. I have contacted chrysler about the surge and they stated they have not had any complaints. I found one on this website about the car surging. This will effect my insurance and has been a problem for my family with two cars having to be repaired. I reported to chrysler that twice that day the car had made a revving sound but had not surged forward. This is very dangerous and now makes me unsure about driving the car again. We bought this car new from benchmark chrysler in january. The car is being repaired at trussville mazda who does repair work for benchmark. They told us when it is repaired they will take it to benchmark to be checked out for defects. After reading the complaints on this message board I am not sure that will be of any value but, I am going to give them the benefit of the doubt until I hear from them. Does anyone know of a recall or similar happenings?
Service bulletins that may apply
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 2005 Chrysler 300 sudden acceleration
Is sudden unintended acceleration a common problem on the 2005 Chrysler 300?
6 of 825 owner complaints about the 2005 Chrysler 300 (1%) mention sudden unintended acceleration. The model year with the most reports is 2006.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 2005 Chrysler 300?
There are 0 recalls and 2 service bulletins for the same area of the car. Check them below with your VIN.
Other symptoms on the 2005 Chrysler 300
Stalling 109Won't shift 66Airbag light 55Pulling 35Headlights 32Check engine light 21Loss of power 18Engine failure 16Ball joint 15Won't start 12No deployment 11Hesitation 10Jerking 10Fuel gauge 7Grinding brakes 6Knocking 6Fire or smoke 6Fuel pump 6Power steering loss 6Fuel smell 5
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