2008 Chrysler 300: sudden loss of power

Filed Mar 21, 2020 · Driver assistance, Electrical · 120,000 miles · IN

I bought this vehicle, thinking it was great. I tried driving it home, and never made it. I lost all power on the highway in front of the semi. In return I did not have brakes, I didn't have steering, all lights turned off, and to top it off it wouldn't start again. I've replaced the PCM, starter, alternator, the power distribution, all the fuses/relays, and here I am still spending hundreds of dollars to try to get my vehicle to work again, and it's not seeming possible. I have 2 kids and now once I get it started I must worry if it'll happen again. The car only has 120,000 miles on it. It's been very well kept. And now I've bought all these parts and paid all this money to have it repaired. And now I'm out of my other vehicle, and with the corona virus I am out of work, and have no way to keep spending money to fix it or find out the problem. The electric light was on I replaced throttle and sensor as well. That didn't fix it neither.

Filed Sep 16, 2016 · Electrical, Engine · 104,000 miles · NC

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 chrysler 300. While driving 40 MPH, there was a noise coming from the engine that sounded like boiling water. The check engine warning indicator illuminated. In addition, the vehicle lost power when driving at various speed. The contact coasted to the side of the road and resumed driving. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed, but the cause of the failure could not be determined. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact received notification of the federal safety agency campaign number: 14v567000 (electrical system). The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 104,000.

Filed Mar 3, 2016 · Airbags, Electrical · 48,000 miles · WA · crash · fire · 1 injury

Tl* takata recall. The contact owned a 2008 chrysler 300. While the contact's son was driving approximately 45 MPH, the vehicle lost power without warning. As the vehicle was being coasted to the side of the road, the driver lost control and crashed into a guardrail. The vehicle caught fire. The contact stated that the air bags did not deploy. The driver escaped by kicking out the driver side window before the vehicle became engulfed in flames. The police and fire department were at the scene and the fire was extinguished. Police and fire reports were filed. The driver sustained injuries that required medical attention, hospitalization, and rehab. The vehicle was towed and deemed destroyed. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. Approximately, one year after the fire, the contact received notification of the federal safety agency campaign numbers: 14v567000 (electrical system) and 15v313000 (air bags). The failure mileage was approximately 48,000. Parts distribution disconnect.

Filed Dec 4, 2015 · Electrical · 80,000 miles · FL

Tl* takata recall. The contact owns a 2008 chrysler 300. The contact stated that while driving at 30 MPH, the vehicle lost power. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The contact received notification of the federal safety agency campaign numbers: 14v567000 (electrical system) and 15v313000 (air bags). However, the parts to do the recall repairs were unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repairs. The manufacturer was not aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 80,000. Vin tool confirms parts not available.

Filed Sep 8, 2015 · Electrical, Engine · 115,000 miles · FL

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 chrysler 300. While making a turn at 10 MPH, the vehicle experienced a complete loss of power which almost caused a crash. The contact was able to restart the vehicle; however, the gear had to be shifted into neutral. The throttle body warning indicator and malfunction warning indicator were illuminated. The vehicle is no longer operational. The contact received notification of the federal safety agency campaign number: 14v567000 (electrical system); however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The failure mileage was 115,000.

Filed Sep 4, 2015 · Electrical · ND

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 chrysler 300. The contact received notification of the federal safety agency campaign numbers: 15v313000 (air bags) and 14v567000 (electrical system) and stated that the part was not available within a reasonable timeframe to schedule the recall repair. The dealer did not give a specific date for when the part would become available. The manufacturer could not provide an estimated date for when the contact's vehicle would receive the recall repair. The contact stated that there was a loss of power that was progressing and the vehicle would not start. The dealer scheduled an appointment to diagnose the vehicle and indicated that the parts were not available to repair the vehicle. The failure mileage was unknown. Ma 10/15/2015

Filed Sep 3, 2015 · Acceleration, Brakes · 56,460 miles · NJ

Lost power when ignition switch moved from drive position. Ignition switch sticks. Can pop out of position if you are not careful to make sure it is in correct position before you move vehicle. Took me days to figure this out. Took it to chrysler dealership several times in 2013. They were never able to fix this problem, then this recall came out. I am still driving with this problem. Dealerships never have the parts to fix either one of the recalls, and cant tell me when they will... Have the parts. Very frustrating. Need this vehicle for work, but I don't feel safe driving it.I deal with 2 dealerships in my area. They have not been very helpful.

Filed Aug 10, 2015 · Electrical, Engine · 115,000 miles · NV

Had two occasions in the past 12 months where as I'm driving along, the engine shut off and was barely able to keep car from colliding with other vehicles on road. Most recently, I experienced a 3rd incident where while driving at approx 30 MPH, all warning indicators illuminated on the instrument panel. The vehicle lost power and was unable to accelerate. Pulled over and shut off car. And tried to restart. Engine started but was in 'limp' mode and had codes in computer. Had car towed to mechanic and they stated codes p0344 , p0340 & b1a35 present. Advised that motor now has a knock in it and would need an entire replacement.

Filed Aug 5, 2015 · Electrical · 73,000 miles · TX

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 chrysler 300. While driving at approximately 30 MPH, all warning indicators illuminated on the instrument panel. The contact stated that the vehicle lost power and was unable to accelerate. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 73,000. The VIN was not available.

Filed Jul 20, 2015 · Electrical · 70,000 miles · NH

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 chrysler 300. When the vehicle was started, there was a sudden loss of power. The vehicle was able to restart after waiting a few minutes. The contact received notification of the federal safety agency campaign number: 14v567000 (electrical system); however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 70,000.

Filed May 29, 2015 · Electrical · MD

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 chrysler 300. While driving approximately 45 MPH, the vehicle experienced a complete loss of power. The contact was able to get the vehicle restated by using a generator. The contact has also stated the vehicle failed to turn off when on the off position. The vehicle was taken to the dealer. However, the remedy was unable to be implemented until the recall parts become available. The contact received notification of the federal safety agency campaign number: 14v567000 (electrical system) however, the parts needed to do the repair were unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The failure mileage was not provided.

Filed May 26, 2015 · Electrical · 90,000 miles · NY

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 chrysler 300. The contact stated that the vehicle experienced a complete loss of power and became inoperable. The vehicle was towed to the chrysler dealer where it was diagnosed that the wireless ignition module needed to be replaced. The contact received notification of the federal safety agency campaign number: 14v567000 (electrical system); however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The failure mileage was approximately 90,000.