Tl* the contact owns a 2008 chrysler 300. While driving 55 MPH, the vehicle stalled without warning. The gauges malfunctioned and the vehicle became inoperable. The contact received a recall notification under the federal safety agency campaign number: 14v567000 (electrical system), but the remedy failed to repair the vehicle. The vehicle was towed to a dealer for diagnostic testing. The diagnostic determined that the failure was an anti-lock brake issue. After a 23 point inspection, the vehicle was still inoperable. The motor fractured and locked after the inspection and the hoses were dry rotted. In addition, there were two bolts on the floorboard of the vehicle. The radiator leaked fluid after the repair with an additional case of spark plug rust. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The failure mileage was 80,000.
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Tl* the contact owns a 2008 chrysler 300. While driving 30 MPH, the accelerator pedal seized while attempting to accelerate without warning. Once the contact depressed the brake pedal, the failure stopped. The failure occurred randomly. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the throttle control failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired, but the failure recurred. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 64,626.
2008 chrysler 300. Consumer writes in regards to ignition switch recall and rental vehicle reimbursement. *smd the consumer had to wait six months, for the ignition switch. The part was on back order. Also, the radiator was leaking, due to a broken fan.
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 chrysler 300. While driving at approximately 25 MPH, the vehicle jerked forward and stalled as the traction control and the check engine warning lights illuminated. The vehicle was restarted. The vehicle was taken to a dealer and repaired under the federal safety agency campaign number: 14v567000 (electrical system) but the failure recurred. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 87,000.
My wife had taken our 2008 chrysler 300 in for service when while sitting in the service lane awaiting a service advisor with the engine running at idle one of the fan blades broke and went into the radiator. We found a technical service bulletin # csn-l08. We complied with sending all of the documentation per the service bulletin to chrysler as instructed. After not hearing anything for more than 60 days after sending the documentation into chrysler, we called chrysler customer service and we were told that the reimbursement was denied due to some kind of sales code. When we asked what that was we were never told and kept being told the service bulletin was denied due to a sales code, but they would not tell us what that was and there is no such sales code mentioned on any of the paperwork and the service bulletin does not address any sales code. This seems to be a lot of double talk so it does not have to be reimbursed. We were never notified that the request was denied. We also had ignition problems per chrysler recall # p57. This was still not fixed. We were told that was due to no parts available. We are brand loyal customers but this is changing our outlook for the chrysler brand. Very disappointed with chrysler's reaction to this issue.
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 chrysler 300. When the vehicle was started, the vehicle continued to function as if it were attempting to start even though the engine was already started. The contact powered the vehicle off and back on, but the vehicle was able to be started normally. The contact also stated that the lights on the instrument panel would no longer illuminate. While driving at various speeds, the steering wheel was difficult to turn. The contact received notification of the federal safety agency campaign numbers: 14v567000 (electrical system) and 15v313000 (air bags); however, the parts to do the repairs were 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 139,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 chrysler 300. While driving approximately 40 MPH, the vehicle slowed down independently. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer or diagnosed. The contact received a notification of the federal safety agency campaign numbers: 14v567000 (electrical system) and 15v313000 (air bags); however, the parts 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 notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 107,392.
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 chrysler 300. While driving at 10 MPH, the vehicle stalled and the check engine warning indicator illuminated. The contact was able to restart the vehicle successfully after a couple of attempts. The contact stated that the failure recurred intermittently. 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 failure. The failure mileage was 124,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 chrysler 300. The contact received recall notifications for the power train and engine; 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 VIN and the federal safety agency campaign numbers were not provided. The contact had not experienced a failure.
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 chrysler 300. While driving at 50 MPH, the engine stalled without warning. The vehicle restarted after numerous attempts. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 19,000.
Made several complaints to chrysler around november 2014 regarding my car cutting off and periodically not starting.I received a recall from the fca around that same time for "win module and frequency operated button ignition key (fobik's p57".. I have a 5 yr. Loan on my car and chrysler assured me that this issue would be resolved. I received a letter from chrysler manufacture customer service/field operations in august 2015 stating that both recall parts had come in and I was to contact my nearest dealer. Well, the federal safety agency 14v‑567 airbag had come in. It has been corrected.thank you, but although that is also a serious issue, what is giving me a problem is the cutoff & start. My family & I feel unsafe! Not to mention not being able to have a car that I can depend on. I am very disappointed that this hasn't been corrected. It appears to be getting worse. Chrysler said the part was in...is it or not?!!!! I need to make sure that my family is safe and my children can get to and from school & appointments. This is ridiculous!
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.
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 chrysler 300. While driving 30 MPH, the front driver side cooling fan fractured and the vehicle stalled. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 50,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 chrysler 300. While driving 35 MPH, the vehicle stalled. The contact restarted the vehicle and, while reversing, the vehicle overheated. The contact mentioned there were three fan blades missing, which scratched and punctured the radiator. The contact stated that fuel leaked from the radiator. The vehicle was towed to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the radiator seized and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 116,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 chrysler 300. While driving approximately 40 MPH, the vehicle stalled and the check engine warning light illuminated. The vehicle was restarted and towed to the dealer. The technician diagnosed that the crank shaft malfunctioned and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The contact received notification of the federal safety agency campaign numbers: 15v313000 (air bags) and 14v567000 (electrical system). However, the parts needed to do the repairs were unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repairs. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 46,000.
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.
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 chrysler 300. The contact stated that the vehicle stalled without warning. There was an abnormal noise coming from the engine and the oil warning light illuminated. The vehicle was restarted. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the ignition module failed and that the part was on back order. The dealer provided a temporary remedy of modifying the ignition switch and upon restarting the vehicle, there was an engine failure. The vehicle remained at the dealer due to the vehicle being unsafe to drive. The parts were not available for the federal safety agency campaign id numbers: 14v567000 (electrical system) and 15v313000 (air bags). The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was not available. Ma 10/15/2015
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 chrysler 300. While driving at 63 MPH, the vehicle shut down without warning. The vehicle restarted. The vehicle was taken to a dealer. The technician test drove the vehicle but was unable to duplicate the failure. The failure recurred several times. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure was not repaired. The failure mileage was 129,117.
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 chrysler 300. While driving approximately 50 MPH, the engine stalled without warning. The contact was able to maneuver off the road. The contact was able to restart the engine after multiple attempts. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The contact received notification of the federal safety agency campaign number: 14v567000 (electrical system) however, the part needed for recall repair was not available. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 65,000. Updated 09/21/15*lj updated 12/4/2017
The engine cooling fan on my 2008 chrysler 300 (3.5l v6) separated/blew apart during the fan operation and caused damage to the radiator. The fan and radiator needed to be replaced. There is a recall notice on the engine cooling fans for the chrysler 300 (2006-2008) as listed on the federal safety agency website; however, chrysler claims that my car (2008 chrysler 300) is not eligible for the recall. This is the same issue as reported by other chrysler 300 drivers.
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 chrysler 300. The contact stated that while driving at 5 MPH and making a right turn, the accelerator pedal was depressed and the vehicle stalled. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The contact received a recall notification of the federal safety agency campaign numbers: 14v567000 (electrical system) and 15v313000 (air bags) however, the part to do the repair was not available. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 72,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 chrysler 300. While driving 15 MPH at a traffic light, an abnormal noise emitted from the engine. The vehicle stalled as the check engine warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer. The technician diagnosed that the ignition switch failed. The vehicle was repaired but the failure persisted. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 80,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 chrysler 300. While driving 30 MPH, the vehicle vibrated and the contact noticed steam coming from the engine. The contact stated that there were three fan blades missing, which scratched and punctured the radiator. The contact stated that fuel leaked from the radiator. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 120,000.
While driving down the road the engine would just lose power and shut down completely, leaving me without brakes or the ability to steer. Sometimes the ignition switch would hang and not start the engine until about the fourth or fifth try. So, I took the car in for service and repairs to fix the problem. They said the problem was in the ignition...something to do with the wcm module or win module or forbik and only the dealer could repair it. On april 1, 2014, jim cogdill dodge chrysler jeep ram, 8544 kinston pike knoxville, tn 37919 did the work. Then, after I had spent a total of $576.62 for parts and labor, I get a letter from chrysler informing me of safety recall p57 / the federal safety agency 14v‑567. November 19, 2014, I sent in all of the requested information and forms and receipts stating that I had paid for repairs and that I wanted a refund. On december 10, 2014, I received an email from chrysler's customer assistance center case manager stating that they "will be able to look into my reimbursement request further when the parts are available". As of today, april 21, 2015, the "parts" are still not available and neither is my refund. My reference with chrysler cac for this claim is case #[xxx]. Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).
2008 chrysler 300. Consumer writes in regards to engine stopped running in the middle of a major intersection. *smd the consumer filled up the tank and the vehicle re-started. However, the gauge read 3/4 full. The consumer stated the incident happened a second time. Also, the water pump needed to be replaced.
The problem started with the car shutting off while driving. Now the car won't start at all due to the faulty ignition in the 2008 chrysler 300 which has had a recall for this problem since september of 2014. It is the p57 recall. We have not been able to drive our vehicle for 3 months. And chrysler nor any of their affiliates/dealerships have offered us any fix be it temporary, permanent or by just loaning us a car. Which is ridiculous and really is a hardship for a mother with an infant and 5 year old who goes to school.
My vehicle has a delayed start/crank once key is turned, takes about three seconds to start the vehicle engine. The car has 87,000 miles on it and this just started to happen within the last few months. I initially thought it was the battery so I had firestone replace the battery. But that did not cure the problem. I than brought my vehicle to the chrysler dealership and they did an inspection and verified that the ignition switch in fact had a delay crank concern. I also received a notification from chrysler p57 recall notice. I was than informed by the dealership that there is no part available from chrysler to fix it! I will be on some waiting list---go figure! A second wave of owners will be notified june 2015....I feel sorry for them, take a number and wait. Wait and wonder if maybe while on the freeway going 65 to 70 MPH your ignition may "spring back " from run to off...that should be interesting when your car completely stops and you have no steering on the freeway with a mac truck behind you! Seriously? I smell death lawsuit. Public safety is at risk. Chrysler does not have fix for the problem either. I bought a lemon. I want chrysler to take there car back and give me another year model, say a 2009 that does not have this problem, or pay for a rental car during the time chrysler decides how to remedy this problem. I feel unsafe in my car. What if one day the car doesn't even start and I am stranded at night on some road? This sucks.
Ignition switch issue is still not resolved. I called chrysler and they told me that there is no eta on when they are going to receive the parts to get my vehicle fixed. I have recently had issues with my car not starting at all in addition to the ignition switch sticking. I took it to the local shop and they fixed the ignition relay. After that, I received the ignition recall from chrysler. Chrysler is refusing to reimburse me for the ignition relay as they indicated that, at this time, they cannot confirm that it is part of the recall (relay failed due to corrosion) as the representative was not sure what would need to be fixed in the recall ?????? Chrysler has also refused to provide me anything in writing of their denial of reimbursement for the corroded ignition relay. The representative would only give me her first name, [xxx], and no other assistance. She assured me that they would notify me when the ignition switch comes in and chrysler has a record of my call and claim. This is not very comforting knowing that I am driving with a safety recall and ongoing issues; no estimation on when the parts are going to be ready; let alone when it will be fixed. Bad part in my car and dealing with a company that will not even give the courtesy of providing some type of documentation! I am required to rely on them to have a record of my individual issue when they cannot even give me an approximate date on when the parts will even be available. Unbelievable!!!! Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).
After exiting highway, I slowed car speed down to about 25 MPH when the car suddenly experienced a loss of engine power, power steering and power brakes. Car was still in driving mode. I was able to restart car after waiting 10 to 15 minutes.
My chrysler 300 oil dipstick couldn't be remove to check oil level. Dipstick is made out of plastic and by it being expose to high temp stick seize in it's holder and couldn't be remove without it breaking. Chrysler knows about this defect and still want to charge it customers 90.00 to fix the problem, which might happen again because the new dipstick is made of plastic also.
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