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
2005 Chrysler 300 transmission complaints
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Tl*the contact owns a 2005 chrysler 300. The contact stated that the vehicle would not shift out of park. The vehicle was not taken to have the failure diagnosed or repaired. An authorized dealer was notified, but offered no assistance. Updated 07/20/11*lj the consumer stated the vehicle would not come out of park. A recall was issued for a defective part within the transmission. The part was replaced under the recall. Updated 09/19/11
We are a used car dealership and we have sold a number of chryslers. Recently we have been having complaints of the same problem; the shifter gets stuck in park and renders the vehicle inoperable. One of the vehicles that have had this problem is VIN# [xxx] (2005 chrysler 300). The entire shifter assembly may need to be replaced. Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).
About 6 months ago, my gear shift started "sticking" in park. Would not go into reverse without a lot of coaxing. What I did was to keep pumping the brakes and after about 10 or so pumps, the gear shift would release. More recently, my car will just die even when I am going over 40 MPH. Most of the time, I can just shift it into neutral and restart it. I am not sure of what the outcome would be if I were perhaps going around a corner since the power steering goes out when this occurs. Actually as I think about it, it also did this when it was brand new, when I took it to the dealership they said there was no record of it on the computer therefore they could not fix it.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 chrysler 300. The contact stated that as he started the vehicle, he was unable to shift from park. The contact was assisted by a personal mechanic who was able to temporarily repair the vehicle by releasing a spring from the gear shifter. The vehicle was then taken to an authorized dealer where the shifter transmission was replaced. The failure and current mileage was 80,800.
I drove my chrysler 300 home a parked in my garage. The next day I could not shift it out of park. 11/18/10, I had it towed to a chrysler dealer and they replaced the gear shift assembly. I was informed that the dealer replace four to five per week and that the town of 7000 people 12 chrysler 300 had the same problem and that one lady was on her third replacement. The closest dealer is 40 miles and the tow charge is $125. I contacted chrysler and was informed that there has not been enough problems for a recall. Apparently they don't look at the internet.
Chrysler 2005 gear shift gets stuck in park causing you to replace gear shift. Have replaced 3 gearshifts in 6 years. Water gets inside transmission causing the purchase of a new transmission anywhere from 40,000 to 95,000 miles.
Tl*the contact owns a 2005 chrysler 300. The contact stated that while trying to shift into reverse, the vehicle would not respond. The vehicle was towed to an authorized dealer where the contact was informed that the gear shift was defective. The vehicle was repaired at the contact's expense. The failure mileage was 93,850 and the current mileage was 93,859.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 chrysler 300. The contact stated that she was unable to shift the vehicle out of park. The vehicle was not taken to be examined for the cause of failure and was not repaired. The failure and current mileage was 70,000.
I have never had a problem with my chrysler 300 up until this morning as I started my car for work. My car was stuck in "park". As I researched this deficiency online it I noticed that it has been an ongoing occurrence with chryslers of all type. I called many chrysler dealerships and found that this is a problem that has been repaired on a normal basis. My complaint is there is no recall on this deficiency and this is costing consumer too much money that we don't have to spend on this. I have my car serviced regularly so this should have not happened.
My chrysler 300 is stuck in park!
My cars engine started clacking and smoking for several days - then the engine started shaking and would die down and almost stop when driving. I had it towed to the auto shop and was told that they would not honor my warranty because there was a lot of sludge in the engine and I had not changed the oil on a regular basis. My husband kept up to date on all changes of oil. It is a 2.7 engine made by chrysler manufacture with 78,844 miles and the warranty is up to 80k miles. I filed a complaint with the ag's office in boston, ma where I live and called chrysler to tell them that I know about the 2.7engine sludge problem. The ag is investigating it while my car is currently at the chrysler service center waiting for me to go and get it back. I also have suspension problems; horn does not work, air bag control sensor problems, struts replaced, and many, many, more along the years. The engine is a 2.7 engine. I want my warranty honored as I cannot assist my disabled daughter unless I work and have transportation for both her and myself. I don't know what to do - I am currently sending as much information on complaints of this nature to the atty gen office as they requested. Can you help me?
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 chrysler 300. The contact was unable to shift the vehicle from the park position. The contact was advised by a tow truck company to enable the override switch below the console. The contact reset the over ride switch below the console and was able to move the vehicle from park. The contact experience the failure again and reset the over ride switch below the console again. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer and the shifter was replaced at the contact's expense. The failure mileage was 116,831 and the current mileage was unknown.
Gear shift gets locked into park and will not go into reverse when car is on and brake is pushed in. In this case we had to remove parts around the shifter to get to the pink release tab that is located below the shifter, and manually push the pink tab so that the shifter could go in reverse. The car is placed in neutral as of now, so that the car doesn't get stuck in park again. The emergency brake is on but can be a very serious problem if not fixed.
Gear shifter defective. Gear shifter will not move out of park position. Vehicle will not move.
My engine has been ticking from the beginning about 2 days after I bought it. Cash! For my dad's birthday.. Brand new from town and country dealership. They told me to bring it back, this is in conyers ga. I took it back they kind of joke around said wasn't that the 1 on the show rm flr I said yes. Then they said maybe when they drove it from tenn. It had no oil in it. It is a new engine and it will stop, or the gas cap was not on right and they would fix it. Each time I bought it back the noise would stop for a while then it would come back. Just keep your oil changed and there will be no problem this is what mr. Larry repair boss told me. Well. I didn't hear the noise as much when I picked it up and the rental car was getting expensive and they try to tell me I didn't buy the extra warranty but I did! They told me I could keep driving it. Or they tried to sell me a newer one...sell no way! Because my job requires me to drive I need a good running car. (I'm a minister) now the noise is louder and the engine sounds like it is losing power. I can not say how many times I told them that the car needed a new engine but they kept on trying to sell me another car instead of replace the car or fix it with a new engine. The right side of my car pulled to the right when braking and they told me to go to good year and I did. They said it was manufacturing that they could not tighten up that side take it back but I ended up paying for good year to fix that. Now the warranty is gone for real and the noise is louder. It is not the fly wheel or the trans. It is in the engine rt side in the back under the headgasket. I'm an retired jeep employee and I use to inspect on the engine line. I knew this was not good to keep happening so now I have to pay for a engine too? Wow pistons or lifters, or something is wrong with that car in my engine! Help! [xxx] is it because I'm a girl? They didn't listen or got treated this way. Help! Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).
My engine has been ticking from the beginning about 2 days after I bought it. Cash! For my dad's birthday... Brand new from town and country dealership. They told me to bring it back, this is in conyers ga. I took it back they said they fixed it. Or it is a new engine and it will stop, or the gas cap was not on right and they would fix it. Each time I bought it back the noise would stop for awhile then it would come back. Just keep your oil changed and there will be no problem this is what mr. Larry repair boss told me. Well. I didn't hear the noise as much when I picked it up and the rental car was getting expensive and they try to tell me I didn't buy the extra warranty but I did! They told me I could keep driving it. Or they tried to sell me a newer one...sell no way! Because my job requires me to drive I need a good running car. (I'm a minister) now the noise is louder and the engine sounds like it is losing power. I can not say how many times I told them that the car needed a new engine but they kept on trying to sell me another car instead of replace the car or fix it with a new engine. The right side of my car pulled to the right when braking and they told me to go to good year and I did. They said it was manufacturing that they could not tighten up that side take it back but I ended up paying for good year to fix that. Now the warranty is gone for real and the noise is louder. It is not the fly wheel or the trans it is in the engine right side in the back under the head gasket. I'm an retired jeep employee and I use to inspect on the engine line. I knew this was not good to keep happening so now I have to pay for a engine too? Wow pistons or lifters, or something is wrong with that car in my engine! Help! [xxx] is it because I'm a girl? They didn't listen or got treated this way. Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).
Vehicle was parked in drivewaythe previous day. On date below, the vehicle was started to leave and the transmission shift lever would not come out of park. The vehicle is equipped with an emergency release button in the shift console and that would not release the shifter. Tow truck had to be called.
Without any warning the gear shift would not move out of park. I had the vehicle towed to the shop and found that I had to replaced the gear shifter component in my chrysler 300 vehicle. I later found out that this part has been recalled on other dodge and chrsyler vehicles, but not on mine. Now today my car is showing symptoms that the gear boc may be failing again. The key will not come out of the ignition because the gear is not go holding property in park. I am going to take the car to a chrysler dealership and see if chrysler will fix it. I repaired the vehicle less than 5 months ago.
Tl*the contact owns a 2005 chrysler 300 purchased in 2008. The contact stated that the automatic transmission gear shift selector became stuck in the park position. She was able to start the vehicle; however, she still could not get the gear shift selector to shift gears. She attempted to follow the instructions in the owner's manual to remove it from the park position and was unsuccessful. The vehicle was towed to a nearby automotive service station and the tow truck driver stated that he has had several identical failures for her year, make and model vehicle. The mechanic stated that the shift box was faulty and would cost over $600 to repair. The failure and current mileages were under 89,000.
I parked my car in my work parking lot. When I went out at the end of the day I was unable to get the car out of park. With motor running & brake applied there was still no release. I was forced to call a tow truck. The tow truck driver informed me he had towed 10 chrysler 300 that day for the exact same problem.
Transmission stuck in park, towed to dealer 9/24/09 part 4578029ac shifter no recall noted this happened on 9/21/07 same issue same part; complaint filed then too no recall noted.
My husband and I were traveling south on i5 just merging into i99 just south of bakersfield california when the car lurched to a almost total halt. We were able to coast to the shoulder. This occurred about 6:00pm. We didn't arrive home until after 10:00pm having been towed over the hill to santa clarita. Needless to say having our vehicle lose power like that on crowded fast freeway was extremely hazardous.
I have a chrysler 300 that within the last 25,000.00 miles has had the shifter fail twice. This has resulted in the inability of the car to be shifted out of park to any gear. I have found this issue reported on numerous websites which leads me to believe that my failure is not an isolated case. Chrysler has repaired the shifter both times ( once under warranty and once out ) but I feel that the part as basic as a shifter should not fail and poses a safety issue to the consumer since the failure completely immobilizes the car .
1. The events leading up to the failure. There are hundreds of reports on the internet about long term and systemic oil sludge problems causing sudden catastrophic engine failures in dodge and chrysler vehicles using the 2.7l v6 engine spanning from approx 1998-2005. My well maintained 2005 chrysler 300 engine failed suddenly and dangerously while driving. And this was 1 month after paying the chrysler dealer $850 to change the transmission fluid and coolant at factory suggested dates. With only 56,000 miles and oil changed every 5000 miles (owners manual suggests 7500) the chrysler dealer initially wanted over $2000 to fix an unexplained internal water pump leak, and timing chain failure. Only after heated discussion did they back down and repair it for a $100 deductible under the 7/70 drivedrain warranty. 2. The failure, how often it occurs, its consequences. Simply using google and entering "chrysler 2.7l engine failure" leads to hundreds of reports of suspected oil sludge (due to poor engine design and oil not flowing properly) that causes sudden and dangerous unexplained engine failure involving thousands of dollars. Chrysler and its dealers first attempt to blame customers for not changing the oil enough or using the right oil etc. In my case my dealer said "...chrysler is being very quiet asking us to use all new parts and not giving us alot of information...". 3. What was done to correct the failure; I.e, parts repaired or replaced (and if old part is available). My dealer said chrysler told them not to talk about it and to use new and modified parts they gave them and not to use any of the old parts.
I have had numerous problems with my chrysler 300, which are becoming more costly and defeating the purpose of my purchasing a new car. First, I was subject to a recall regarding the transmission. Next, the rack and pinion went out. Thankfully that was covered under warranty. Now I have to repair the outer tie rods when I have less than 75,000 miles on the car. This repair is $500.00 on top of what I have to pay for the car payment and is not covered under warranty. The brakes recently had to be replaced (another $350.00) and I am also being presented with issues pertaining to the oil pan (which apparently is made of plastic).
Shifter assembly will not shift from park to reverse this may be a problem I have talked to other chrysler 300 owners who have had to replace part avg price about 500.00 my car has 24,000 miles on it and I do have my old part.
2005 chrysler 300 touring - gear sift gets stuck in park. Have had the dealer check to see if they can diagnose the problem everytime it goes in for service. Have had this fixed once over two years ago - dealer stated that they adjusted the linkage. It worked fine for a while have since moved to another city and go to a different dealer. New dealer has been able to recreate the problem once in their shop but after they had the interior apart hey couldn't get the car to do it again - so it has not been fixed. Car has 61,000 miles and has had this problem since 24,000.
Went to start my car and it was fine. However I could not get the car to shift out of park.. I called the dealership and they told me about the pink little thing inside the gear console and that didn't' work either. Finally had the car towed and had to pay for the shift replacement about $400.00 with no explanation on why or what happened.
Gear shift on 2005 chrysler 300 touring malfunctioned. Couldn't remove from park position and at times had difficulty putting car in park. Tried to use the manual to release. Information in manual stated by depressing pink button next to gear shift would release gear from park position; but did not work. My husband is a certified technician and stated that the pink button was not connected to anything; but he was able to release it by taking apart the console to expose the main release so that we would not incurr a $150 towing cost. The vehicle was then taken to ganley/dodge/chrysler dealer and the entire gear shift had to be replaced; but they could not explain why it went bad nor why this pink button was not connected nor able to release. Dealer also said that there were no recalls on this type of repair and the cost would be my responsibilty. Cost of repair approximately $375 plus the part is back ordered for approximately three (3) days. I will take vacation days from work in order to have my car repaired and will be without transportation. Need to know if this is a manufacturer's defeat since the infomation in the manual stated procedures to follow in the release but not effective and whether or not I can be reimbursed for the repairs and if I can send the original part back to the manufacturer so that a technician can honestly analyze if the part was installed properly and/or why it did not perform as indicated in the manual. Will miss time off from work and no loaner was provided or offered. I understand that repairs must be made but something that was not done by the owner should be the responsibility of the manufacuturer if this type of repair is due to the production of the vehicle. To some, this may be inexpensive; but to others with today's economic situation; there should be no need for a consumer to endure an additional expense "just because" without a justifiable explanation. Your response to this matter would be greatly appreciated.
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