Tl* the contact owns a 2006 chrysler 300 touring. The contact stated the vehicle would not shift from park. The vehicle was diagnosed by a private mechanic who confirmed a defect in the shifter. The shifter was replaced and the manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was repaired. The failure mileage was 77,000 and the current mileage 77,325.
2006 Chrysler 300 transmission complaints
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Tl* the contact owns a 2006 chrysler 300. The contact stated the gear selector failed to shift from park into the drive position. A nearby mechanic inspected the vehicle and repositioned the gear cable which allowed the gear to be shifted accordingly. Whenever the vehicle was parked, the gear was positioned in neutral with the emergency brake engaged to prevent the vehicle from rolling. The mechanic stated the faulty gear selector switch would need to be replaced. The vehicle had not been repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the defect. The approximate failure mileage was 98,480.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 chrysler 300. The contact stated that while attempting to place the gear into reverse, the gear shifter failed and the shifter did not release. The vehicle was towed to the dealer who performed a diagnosis that located the failure at the gear shifter clip. The vehicle was repaired. The failure mileage was 15,895 and the current mileage was 16,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 chrysler 300. While the vehicle was parked the contact attempted to place the gear shift into drive but was unable to because it was stuck in park. The vehicle was towed to the dealer. The technician stated the gear box had to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 80,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 chrysler 300. While parked, the contact attempted to shift the vehicle into drive yet the gear shifter would not respond. The vehicle was towed to the dealer where the technician stated that the gear shift box had to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 142,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 chrysler 300 limited. The contact stated that the vehicle would not come out of park. The dealer and manufacturer were notified but denied any assistance with repair to the vehicle. The vehicle was repaired. The failure and current mileage was 82,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 chrylser 300. The contact stated the gear shift was locked in park and would not release. There were no warning lights illuminated. The vehicle was towed to the dealer who stated there were no recalls and that the gear mechanism would need replacing. The manufacturer was contacted but provided no assistance. The failure mileage was 55,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 chrysler 300. The contact stated that the driver was unable to shift out of park. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure who did not offer any assistance since the vehicle was not included in the federal safety agency campaign id number: 05v460000 (power train:automatic transmission). The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileage was 83,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 chrysler 300. The contact stated that the vehicle would not shift out of the park position. The dealer diagnosed that the shift modulator would need to be replaced. The manufacturer was notified and told the contact that the VIN was not associated with any recalls. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileage was 63,000. Updated 9/13/11 *cn updated 11/02/11
Extreme shudder and vibration while car is in drive. When you manually go through the gears at high RPM the problem isn't as bad. But at regular driving speeds the problem is very apparent. It was diagnosed as a bad torque converter from a aamco transmission shop. I had the original torque converter replaced with a genuine daimler chrysler mercedes part. The problem went away for 3 months and now its back. The warranty for the part was for only 90 days so I can't even get warranty work on the part. I believe that the torque converters are defective. It cost me $1600 to have it replaced originally. I don't have another $1600.00 to have it done again.
When I started 2006 chrysler 300 and attempted to put in gear, the gear shifter would not work. The vehicle was stuck in park. I had to have vehicle towed to dealership and they had to replace the transmission shifter assembly. I had to pay for towing ($130.40), rental car($86.00), and to replace the shifter assembly($249.18)! The service rep said to keep receipt because this was a big problem with that particular model and this should be a recall repair. But not at that time. The car had 40,556 miles on it when this incedent happened.
Shifter would not go out of park!(problem is a recall) however, when I contacted chrysler they informed me that my vehicle was not on the list as a recall. Therefore, they would not pay for this issue in full. My vehicle is a 2006 chrysler 300 and I don't understand why my vehicle did not receive a notice in regards to this defect. I don't think that it is fair for some vehicles with this recall to receive free repairs and others don't. Chrysler would not pay for my vehicle to be repaired in full and I was required to pay $100.00 deductible. This is beyond belief. This repair should have been covered in full by chrysler because it is a recall. It doesn't matter if my vehicle was made in a plant in alabama or north carolina. A recall is a recall. Especially if the problem is the same. Chrysler needs to step up, stop being so rude to customers when they call in and stop denying issues. Peoples lives depend on it. Then on top of that, the csr expedited my issue up to a manager, they did not like the fact that I called to check the status of the outcome. They kept saying it takes 24 business hours. They didn't care that I didn't have a way to work and they handled the situation very lightly with no compassion. As soon as I can get a different vehicle, I will. I will never buy another chrysler product. Their service sucks and they never want to take ownership of any issues. Very, very, very dissatisfied chrysler owner!!!!!!!
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 chrysler 300. The contact stated that the vehicle would not shift out of park. The vehicle was towed to an authorized dealer where the failure was not yet diagnosed. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileage were 40,199. The VIN was unavailable.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 chrysler 300. The contact stated that the gear shifter would not shift out of park. The contact also stated that a plastic piece broke away from the spring that was attached to the gear shifter, causing the failure. The dealer was notified and stated that the spring in the gear shifter console needed to be replaced. The spring was replaced. The approximate failure mileage was 80,000.
Due to substandard design, the material used to insure proper gear shifting fails. After much research, it appears to be common. The cost of repair and towing does not seem fair when the problem is so common.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 chrylser 300. The contact stated that the vehicle would not shift out of park. The vehicle was towed home. An authorized dealer was notified and the contact was informed that the entire gear box would need to be replaced. The contact also stated that the steering wheel would turn freely to the left and right when the key was not in the ignition. The manufacturer was made aware of the failures, but offered no assistance. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 77,179.
I have a 2006 chrysler 300. My car is stuck in park. I have done some research and this is a very common problem. Its a cheap pieace of plastic that is causing the problem. I believe this has been reported before, but I want to add this one.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 chrysler 300. While parked the contact attempted to move the gear shifter but it remained stuck in park. The vehicle was towed to the dealer. The technicians stated the gear shift console would have to be replaced and they were uncertain why the failure occurred. The vehicle was repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 59,684.
My 2006 chrysler 300 will not shift out of park. I start the car, pressed the brake, but the shifter will not move out of park. I called the factory and they said there was a recall but it does not apply to may car.
Tl*the contact owns a 2006 chrysler 300. The contact stated that while driving approximately 30 MPH the vehicle began to jerk back and forth. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where the transmission was replaced. The failure continued after the repairs. The vehicle was taken to an auto shop where the technicians stated the transmission needed to be replaced a second time. The technicians stated there was a computer failure which was causing the transmission failure. The contact was unaware of the part that needed to be replaced. The dealer was made aware of the failure and stated that the part needed for repair was not available and had to be ordered. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 39,000.
Yesterday, I came out to my chrysler 300 (2006) to start it and the gear shifts would not work. I could not put the car into drive, neutral, reverse or any other shift. When I notified a chrysler dealer about it I was told that there had in fact been many vehicles with this same problem and they had been recalled. However, when he looked up my vehicle, although it had the same problem was not on the recall list. When I notified chrysler headquarters, they told me the reason was because it was not built in one of the plants the other vehicles were built in. Further more they told me that because my warranty had expired I was unable to get any help. Also because the previous owner may have caused the damage. So when I called them the next day to see if this decision could be overturned they told me my case was closed and would not be reopened. Now, I am stuck paying the bill to get my car fixed in addition to facing a loss for work.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 chrysler 300. The contact stated that the gear shift became stuck in park. The vehicle was towed to a dealer where the contact was advised that the gear shift assembly would need replacing. The vehicle was repaired. The failure mileage was 44,000 and the current mileage was 44,100.
Car is stuck in park leaving me stranded. Manufacturer issued k39 customer satisfaction recall letter which describes the same problem that I have and suggest that the part should be replaced however they refuse to replaced my part even though it is the same problem, same part, same vehicle, and same year and make as my vehicles described in letter. You can quickly identify this as a defective part by googling chrysler 300 stuck in park. It is the same part in all 300s made that year, why should it only apply to some vehicles? Does not make since unless company is just trying to make it look like they are doing something when in fact they are doing nothing to address defective part that breaks with no warning and leaves drivers stranded.
Upon starting car (2006 chrysler 300), would not shift out of "park". Attempted multiple times. Tow truck had to be called. Tow truck driver stated that this happens a lot with this model car. While en route, recommended removal of the panel around the shifter where there is a release-type mechanism. Multiple attempts did not release shifter. Tow truck driver arrived at scene and eventually released car into neutral. He said that as long as we did not place into park, we should be able to drive the car home. Decision was made to tow car home due to the remote location of stranded car and late hour. Will be contacting dealership in morning.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 chrysler 300. The contact stated that he was unable to shift the gear shift selector from park. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who diagnosed that the inter-shifter was defective and needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was contacted but did not offer any assistance since the vehicle was not included on recall the federal safety agency campaign id number: 05v460000 (power train: automatic transmission). The vehicle was not repaired. The contact stated that the failure was experienced before where the inter shifter was replaced. The failure mileage was 73,000 and the current mileage was 161,000.
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] (2006 chrysler 300). The entire shifter assembly was replaced. Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).
Gear shift stuck in park on 2006 chrysler 300-happened suddenly towed car to dealershp dealership replaced entire gear shift for 370 dollars.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 chrysler 300. The contact stated that after starting the ignition, he attempted to shift the gear selector from park into drive but the shifter would not respond. The vehicle was towed to an authorized dealer. The contact was waiting upon a response from the dealer to the cause of failure. The failure mileage was 46,000. The VIN was unavailable.
Powertrain control module - vehicle has been at dealership for over 1 month with a bad PCM module. This is covered under the 8 year / 80,000 mile factory warranty. Chrysler is unable to provide the part to fix the vehicle. I was told that the part is on a "mega backorder" and it is one of the most common issues known with the vehicle. I was told there are over 75 vehicles that are currently on the waiting list for the PCM. Failure of the PCM causes the vehicle to begin idling roughly at random times. The throttle control and esp lights on the dash begin to flash. The car loses acceleration and you can not gain speed over about 20 MPH. Eventually, the vehicle dies. If you take the key out, you can always start it again. Sometimes the vehicle will not make it 20 feet, and sometimes it will make it for 2 days without an issue. My vehicle failed on the interstate and I was put in a potentially life-threatening situation because I had no warning. I could now be without a vehicle for months due to the shortage of this part. Chrysler is now in contact with the vendor of the part to try to get an estimate of when the part will be made available. They are unwilling to assist me with a rental car, loaner vehicle, or vehicle of comparable value. I am very disappointed with this vehicle and the chrysler corporation.
I have a 2006 chrysler 300 and on nov 24 2010 my tie rod end broke and had to be towed to the shop for repairs, it has been others with the same problems with these type of cars and I think this should be looked into by someone.
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