2014 Chrysler 300: jerking or lurching

Filed Feb 13, 2023 · OH

My car randomly switches gears by its self . I will put it into drive start driving and it will randomly jerk its self into park and my shifter is electric I believe . This is very unsafe while I’m driving with my family for my car to be switching gears on its own

Filed Aug 6, 2017 · Engine, Transmission · 51,037 miles · CA

After shifter recall for park function installed: 4 days after install,while backing up from a parking space, car slammed into park violently, could not pull forward or backward without car slamming into park. Dealer could find no problem. 10 weeks later while slowing down at a four way stop intersection, car jerked. When I started into the intersection, screen on dash said transmission service needed,do not put car in n or p, or turn off car, continue to your...traction light and engine light came on. My car would not shift or move. People were swerving and hitting their brakes to avoid a collision with me. Trying to give car gas, and it going into park, finally got to curb. Called dealer, told to turn off car. It went to acc mode and shut off. Tow truck driver could not get car started, he used manual override to load car. Dealer did not diagnose car for 7 days, then said it was dead battery, could not find any problems. Picked up car, drove 37 miles, slowed down to merge onto a county highway, car jerked, and same message came up, same lights came on. Managed to pull off road. Turned off car. It stayed in run mode would not restart. Called dealer, had car towed. When car got to dealer, it started up ,they drove it three blocks, said no problem, no code shown. Dealer says it is not the recall fix, I refused to pickup car, afraid to drive it. Told dealer take a 40 mile drive then around town. No word yet

Filed Nov 14, 2015 · Electrical, Transmission · 100 miles · FL

Compass direction wrong. Garage door in car button occasionally does not work. Occasional loss of radio. Rear of car bump sound on start up. Uneven drive with small jerk when going from start to accelerating all of above on initial start up.

Filed Apr 9, 2015 · Acceleration · 380 miles · SC

I was coming out of a parking lot,got in the median try to get over into the next lane,car pulled off start to jerk as if I was pressing the brakes and the gas..seem like the car wanted to go but didnt wanna go..causing me ro all most getting hit from behind..I pulled over turn off my car.restarts the car as I being to pull of the car gain fast speed then back to normal..I only had the car two week only drive it two days before I had to take it back because of the brakes.its a brand new car got it with 22 miles on it.when I purchase the car I found a letter that said..car is under recall do not sell.I ask 2 managers and they told me nothing was wrong and the car was never on recall..what do I do now?also when I purchase the car I smelled a burning smell.I ask the sales men what it was I was told that the smell of a new car..was told it was some spray that the factory sprayed on now it burning off is that true.

Filed Jan 18, 2015 · Fuel system, Transmission · 595 miles · NY

Brand new 2014 chrysler 300 s purchased 12/5/2014 . 595 miles on odo today, 1/17/2015. Driving home today I noticed a split second surge, like the brakes grabbed, like the car lurched. Shortly after I noticed the check engine light was illuminated. Pulled over and shut/started the engine. Check engine still there. Started out from the curb, and the engine revved to approx. 3000 but the car barely moved, the transmission lagged relative to engine speed. [I.e.not engaging or slipping]. Gradually it picked up speed. Stopped again same thing. Tried to shift to sport mode with out success....no sport mode, so paddle shifters also failed . I could shift to p,r,n,d. Not sport mode. A short while after I was home, I started the car, check engine still lit. While still parked now I could shift to sport mode. Drove a short distance in drive, but eco not showing in infomat display. Sport mode/paddle shifters now were working but would not shift to 8th gear. Prior to this event, and hours before it took place.....I paired my cell phone and it automatically loaded all my contacts. I used both contacts and voice recognition to make calls no problems. So it was working great earlier in the day. When the transmission problem took place [explained above] I tried to make a call, and the screen showed "no phone connected".. Everything including contacts evaporated like I never paired the cell. I would think both problems are connected.

Filed Sep 11, 2014 · Transmission · MI

2014 chrysler 300. Consumer writes in regards to automatic transmission problems. *smd the consumer stated the transmission would jerk while being driven and also when it was idling at a stop. The dealer did not make any repairs, because they did not know how to fix the problem. *jb updated 11/13/14