2006 Chrysler 300: jerking or lurching

Filed Nov 12, 2018 · Fuel system · 107,650 miles · OH

5 min after filling the fuel tank, going approximately 15 MPH, the car started lurching forward. Turned onto a side street, pressed gas pedal and the car completely died. Then restarted as if normal. We had 2 grandchildren in the car on a very busy street. This could easily have created an accident. Researched this problem, found there was a recall for the exact problem. But, when I entered the VIN on this site, it states no recalls for this VIN. What is my next step? I just bought the car and the original owner is deceased so I can't obtain any info/history on the car.

Filed Oct 6, 2017 · 156,000 miles · TX

When driving my car to take my daughter to school in the mornings, when backing out of the drive way, coming to a stop at a stop light my car will completely shut off. When I start it back up and take off the car will sound like it will want to cut off again and start jerking. This is very unsafe. Someone can hit me from behind if car just stops in the middle of the road.

Filed Mar 4, 2016 · Driver assistance, Fuel system · 198,000 miles · AL

I purchased my vehicle used 2 weeks ago. Initially the vehicle was running fine until I filled it up with fuel. As soon as I pulled out of the gas station my vehicle started stalling as if I was losing power to my vehicle. After a few miles the stalling stopped. In the past few weeks the stalling has become worse every time I pump fuel. It shuts off if I'm idle at a light, it shuts off when I'm attempting to park, turn left, or in a drive thru. As soon as I would crank my vehicle up and go to accelerate the car won't move until after a few seconds and then it just jerks out before a smooth drive. Yesterday I took it to a chrysler dealership because after informing the used car sales lot where I purchased the vehicle they couldn't find the issue and wanted to keep my car for a week. After 10 hours of trying to find the issue they stated there had been a recall on the fuel tank for 2006 chrysler 300s. He said that should fix the problem and I should be on my way. So I was relieved to hear the great news coming from the chrysler dealership. Well after heading home and 20 miles out from the dealership there goes the stalling again last night. My vehicle shut off at the light and again as soon as I attempted to park my vehicle in the driveway. In addition to the fuel system issue is causing another issue that I truly fee wasn't investigated thoroughly. I noticed a recall on 2006 chrysler pacifica where the stalling was caused by the fuel system, TCM, and PCM module basically dealing with the power train and this is very highly the same issue going on with 2006 chrysler 300. There should've been a recall on both and there isn't. This is very dangerous as when I stalled onto the freeway I was almost hit by an 18 wheeler truck on last week. The TCM and PCM codes along with the fuel system code were showing in the diagnostic issue yesterday. Help please

Filed Feb 4, 2016 · Electrical, Fuel system · 68,700 miles · TX

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 chrysler 300. While driving 20 MPH, the vehicle jerked as if it would stall. The vehicle eventually stalled and was able to be restarted; however, the failure recurred several times. On february 2, 2016, the vehicle stalled again after the fuel tank was filled. The vehicle was towed to a local mechanic who diagnosed that the fuel pump needed to be replaced. The repairs were performed. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 68,700.

Filed Jan 19, 2016 · Fuel system · 102,000 miles · NC

Stalls out while driving after I fill it up with gas. It has happened several times and twice while I was at an intersection on the take off...it has happened while riding down the road right after I filled it up with gas. I make sure the cap is tight and I do not overfill tank, when gas pumps stops, I do not add anymore. It happens only after fill up and after it shuts off, or jerks several times it seems to run ok. It is very scary and there is no warning when it happens.

Filed Dec 8, 2015 · Engine, Transmission · 100,000 miles · NC

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.

Filed Aug 12, 2015 · Electrical, Engine · 80,000 miles · CA

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.

Filed Feb 24, 2015 · Fuel system · 148,845 miles · GA

I was leaving my neighborhood and I stopped at the stop sign. As I was leaving, I heard a jerk before turning. As im driving, I noticed that the gears weren't switching properly. I had to pull over and turn the car off and back on. Later that day, I pulled into a drive thru and my car wouldn't move. The engine did not turn off but it wasn't revving. I continued to press the throttle and it finally jerked and moved. Ive had many ocassions of my vehicle having no reaction from hitting the gas pedal to it not shifting gears.

Filed Jan 27, 2015 · Engine · CA

My chrysler 300 electric throttle light and engine light were intermittently coming on it was running rough, jerking and stalls out. I took it to moss bros., my dealer to find out what was going on. The diagnostic showed the number one coil misfiring they put the intake manifold and then the head and found oil sludge. I was told at this point it could mean a new engine.

Filed Jun 20, 2014 · Engine, Fuel system · 42,350 miles · LA

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.

Filed Apr 3, 2014 · Acceleration · 115,260 miles · KY

Back in september of 2011 when the car had 115260 miles on it, I had been having issues for some time with the car not shifting into higher gears when trying to pass someone on the road. The car seemed to want to stall but then would pick up and drive fine but it got to the point where the car would stick in a lower gear and not get over 58 miles per hour even if I had it floored. They replaced the valve body input speed sensor for this at a tune of $1041.99. Next issue with this car was a tie rod on the passenger side of the car. I kept hearing a knock noise that I just couldn't put my finger on but I told the guys at the garage that it sounded like it was coming from the front tire area on the passenger side. The mechanic said that the tie rod was getting ready to break. The current issue with this model for me is the fuel. I just had a vapor canister installed that did not solve the issue but it did get rid of a few of the problems. When I first started having problems with my car shutting down after a fill up, I thought the gas had water in it but it's not the gas. No matter what station I fill up at, I have the same symptoms. The car will drive fine for about 3 car lengths, then it will hesitate, choke, jump, try to die, jerk forward and then finally stall and shut itself off. Then it will take 3 or more tries to get the car to restart and it may do the same things over again for another block or two. The bottom line is, in the first 3 blocks of driving this car after a fill up, I can expect just about anything and I know for sure it will die on me if I fill it up. If I only put in 3/4 of a tank of gas or less, I am safe but if I let the pump kick off on its own, I'm in trouble. The only thing the vapor canister did was stop it from jumping and jerking, all the other symptoms are still there. This is very dangerous in traffic.

Filed Jun 11, 2013 · Engine, Fuel system · CA

We purchased this auto showroom new from the dealer in 2006. Although breaking was questionable, we accepted when told the system was fine and the jerking was normal. However, since april 2008 this vehicle has stalled off and on at the most unsafe times. The dealers have not been able to duplicate the problem so they will not repair it. We had a new factory engine installed ($7,000) in 2012 and guess what? This new engine has started stalling. All our work has been completed at a dealership so chrysler can't claim that an auto shop might have done something wrong to the vehicle. After viewing all the same complaints and having it happen to my wife and I, why haven't you or chrysler taken care of the problem? Dokkkkkkkkkkkk