I filled up the gas tank and when I left the gas station, about 1 mile away the car stalled and I had to drift off to the side of the road and get it started again. I took it to the dealer ship and they found nothing wrong. It is a continuing problem. I found out that it is a valve in the gas tank that went bad. It should have been fixed under warranty. It seems that it should be a safety recall. It is dangerous when a car stalls pulling out on to a busy highway.
2005 Chrysler 300C fuel system complaints
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Filled up gas tank and car stalled while stopped at a stop light had to restart and then stalled as I was getting onto the freeway had to coast to side of road. Very dangerous because car lost all power and started to roll backwards with cars behind me.
For last year if we fill the gas tank to full the car stalls in traffic shortly after leaving the fuel station. Highly dangerous. My wife doesn't fill the tank anymore after three incidents where she was almost hit did not happen until we moved car to florida. Maybe related to gas temperature in gas station versus fuel temperature in car?
2005 chrysler 300 hemi 5.7. If you almost fill gas tank, the car will stall out without warning for approximately two days. I have asked the local dealer. They show no tsb or recall. This is not safe. I have seen many articles about this on the internet.
Vehicle stalls repeatedly after filling up. In reference to pe13016, the action refers to cars from model years 2005 and 2006. Yet, the final investigation results only include the 2006 model year? 2005 cars are also affected. This is well documented not only in complaints listed here but all over in internet forums. You know this is a problem, chrysler knows it is a problem thus a recall of the model year 2006. Do the right thing and recall model year 2005 before someone gets killed. This is a very dangerous situation as when the vehcle dies you lose your power brakes, your power steering, and you are a sitting duck. Recall the 2005's and fix this life threatening problem.
Filled up at costco and immediately after leaving the car stalled, restarted and stalled five more times in three miles. The stalling does create a dangerous driving situation.
After refueling my 2005 chrysler 300c, it will stall at low speeds. I have read the report pe13-016, which covers the 2006 chrysler model.
This has happened four times in the last 2 months. I refuel the car. The car starts fine. Leaving the gas station I slow down before entering traffic. The engine stalls. I restart the engine fine. I pull out of the gas station and if I make a left turn, and apply the brakes after entering the turn, the car stalls. The car always restarts fine. However, the car will then stall at an idle condition, as when waiting for a light to turn green. After a few restarts, or prolonged driving, the condition goes away. However, it scares my wife silly. I just read the federal safety agency action number pe13016 and I am taking this car to linwood chrysler this tuesday. Thank you for your assistance. I just wanted to let you know that there are others like myself, and to let you know my personal experience. By the way, when the car stalls in traffic, it is very dangerous.
Filled up tank at gas station and immediately after leaving gas station the car stalled, restarted right away but felt sluggish. Started a right turn and engine shut off again in the middle of my turn! This really scarred me as it was a busy intersection and could have caused an accident! I restarted and stalled a block later. I took car to a mechanic to test gas and he found no problem with the gas. The car ran fine the next day. On 1-17-2015 I stopped at costco to fill up, car stalled immediately as I started to pull away the gas station. Car died about 5 other times within the parking lot of costco. The car would restart immediately. I drove about 3 miles to the express way and drove 35 miles home with no problems. The unexpected stalling of the engine can cause an accident, in my case, this second time I was on a busy parking lot on a saturday with cars turning and certainly no one expects a car to stall in the middle of a turn. Before this happened, over the years I had experienced problems with filling up the gas tank where the station gas pump would stop even after pumping less than half a gallon. I always thought it was the pump at the station and I would go to another pump or another station and it would fill up ok.
For the last couple years, my chrysler 300c would occasionally stall. Mostly it would be at lower speeds, but there have been multiple times the car would stall at highway speeds. I have spent a good amount of money trying to fix the issue. I just recently realized, it would occur when I had a full tank of gas. I have read that there is many other chrysler 300 owners that have the same issue. It seems shocking that an issue like this could go this long without any warnings or recalls. I have been in many dangerous driving situations, due to this issue... I could see this issue becoming more of an noticeable problem, due to the lower gas prices. I usually put in the same amount of money when I fill up. Not until more recently, with the lower gas prices, that amount fills my tank. That is why it took me this long to realize that it happens when I fill the tank.
After filling car with gas it dies just bought this car 3 weeks ago and it has happened 4 times all after getting gas, looked and no recalls. This is very dangerous and scary.
This is message is to help you out. My 2005 300 stalled when filling the gas tank as well, and finally it was determined that the entire gas tank from front to back needed to get replaced. Dont let the dealer tell you otherwise. My car was fixed and has been fine ever since. Everything that is being said about it stalling after pumping gas to the max and the wheel locking w/o notice has to do with the gas pump.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 chrysler 300c. After refueling the vehicle, it would stall. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 35,000. The VIN was not available.
It began when I started pumping gas after it reach like 10 gallons of fuel the clicker will stop as if it was full tank already but still needed a long way to fill up so I automatically began to pump gas and it kept clicking and clicking it didn't want to keep pumping so I stop as I began driving the car began to pulled it self hard like if it was running out of gas check engine and the esp bas light when on started to smell like gas got me worried when on it kept doing it so I took it in to the dealer and they told me it was the egr valve ,thermostat and spark plugs needed to be repair I asked if their was a recall because I have received a later stating that something that's has to do with the gas tank,he looked it up and he said no. I did the labor that needed to be done to car it was ok for couple hrs then it began to do the same thing lunging then car stalled try to restarted it wouldn't go on waited couple mins tried again and it wouldn't start gave it a lil longer time then try to turn it on again and it finally started after multiple times I really need to fix it I find it dangerous..
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 chrysler 300c. The contact stated that the gear shifter became stuck in park. In addition, the contact stated that after refueling, the vehicle stalled without warning. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 70,000.
After filling my fuel tank the car would stall at speeds ranging from 5 - 30 MPH causing loss of steering and braking. Upon shifting into neutral it would start but would stall 2 or 3 more times. I was not sure of the cause until june of this year when I got a notice from chrysler about the problem and that they have issued a recall. I brought the vehicle to a dealer and they informed me that they had to order the part. This was 7/16/2014. To date they have not received the part and I called chrysler and they say they are not producing them. The car in this state is not safe. I cannot imagine what would happen if I were going at highway speed. There must be some recourse to force a manufacturer to honor a recall.
This issue has happened to me multiple times. I am just driving down the road and the engine stalls. When this happens I loose my power steering and have to try to get to the side of the road. Once I put the car in park and turn it off it will then restart. This has happened at speeds from10-70. The second issue is sometimes the car lunges forward on its own or accelerates much more than what I am pressing the gas pedal. I have talked to other owners of these cars and we all seem to be having the same problems but when we take it to mechanics since it doesn't happen when they test drive it they can't tell us what's wrong. I have had some very close calls with these issues and came very close to being involved in accidents. I am sure there have been accidents caused by these same issues but it might not have been traced back to the car, it was probably thought that it was driver error.
After refueling I pulled up to a stop light. I was turning right. I stopped because the light was red. A car was traveling in the direction I was headed, but was about hundred yards away. I made the right turn and immediately my car began to chug then just stalled out. I was dead in the street. I attempted to start the car to avoid a near collision, but it would not start. The car that I had pulled in front of eventually made it to where I was at and swerved to avoid the collision. After several (3) attempts at starting the vehicle; it started. When I came to a complete stop at the next stop light it happened again. Chugging then stalled out. This time im getting honked at by the people behind me to go at the green light. I ended up holding traffic up until the next green light. I contacted chrysler and let them know about the issue to see if any recalls existed on what seemed to be a recurring issue with 2005-2006 300c models. Chrysler said they were aware of the issue, but because the vehicle is out of warranty I would have to pay full price for the tank removal and replacement. The estimate was over $1200. I expressed my safety concern, but was again told there was nothing they could do. I am late on the reporting because I did not know of the federal safety agency until a coworker mentioned it.
Tl* the contact owned a 2005 chrysler 300c. While driving approximately 55 MPH, the entire instrument panel failed and the contact smelled a strong burning odor inside the vehicle. The contact pulled the vehicle to the side of the road and noticed smoke and large flames coming from the trunk. The fuel tank exploded and the vehicle became engulfed in flames. There were no injuries. The fire department extinguished the fire. The vehicle was destroyed and towed to an independent mechanic. The manufacturer was not notified. The approximate failure mileage was 134,646.
After filling up, the car died while leaving the gas lot almost causing an accident. The car started, it drove for a few seconds and died again. This happens everytime I fill the gas tank. I also notice what my mechanic calls a towing effect when I'm driving. I have had a full fune up on the car along with having the transmission fluid changed and the car still dies and has the towing effect when I drive. This is very much a safety issue and from seeing what other people are saying, why hasn't this issue been addressed. If I am involved in an accident because of this, there will be a lawsuit.
In reference to pe13016, the action refers to cars from model years 2005 and 2006. Yet, the final investigation results only include the 2006 model year? If 2005 cars are affected (as mine has been since 2011 and is documented in 300c user forums on the internet by me at the time), then why is my car not included? I understand that now, some owners are receiving "lifetime warranty" letters for the 19-gal gas tank that is the cause of the sudden stalls after filling up with gas. I have not received a letter, yet my car does have (and was found by the federal safety agency that 2005 model year was affect) the problem. It is very dangerous and now I have to remember to not fill up the gas tank everytime. I called my local chrysler repair shop and they confirmed my VIN is not included, yet I have had the problem for almost 3 years. Please advise me (in writing or by phone) as to why you found 2005 cars problematic, yet only included 2006 cars in your final investigation summary to be affected.
Car stalls after gas tank is filled up. Car stalls while driving and at intersections. This is dangerous. Review on internet shows that many others have this same problem. Current solution is to avoid filling up the gas tank.
After filling tank with fuel, car stalled at next few intersections. Had to turn off completely for transmission to reset and engage several times. Has happened previously but not sure of date, approximately in the last 6 months. Due to loss of steering and sitting still in moving traffic, this creates a true hazard. Have owned vehicle since it was new.
I pulled into a bp gas station to purchase fill up. After fill up I proceeded down the street and came to a red light, waited for green light, but didn't notice car had shut down. People behind honking because I had not moved. Cranked up again, car moved a little. So two young men got out and pushed me out of the street as I was literally a sitting duck in the street. I called someone to come and check it out and he drove it home, but it stopped on him three times before he got it home. Needless to say this has been and ongoing process for me since october 12, 2012. I have found out that as long as I do not fill it to the top it is okay and will cooperate. This is no way to use a car. I do not know if there was a recall but I know I never receive notification of one. I currently have 42141 miles on my car so it is hardly driven and I expected this to be my last car purchase with gas issues such as this who knows. When I get gas now I have to drive like a bat out of hell to get it home before it cuts off. I can only be thankful that I was not merging onto the expressway; I could have been hit , injured or killed. What are my recourses at this late date. Is recall still available. Pissed off 300c owner.
After filling up the gas tank I was driving on the highway. Traffic was heavy and speed was reduced to about 20 MPH. While exiting the highway the car started to spurt and then shut off and the steering wheel locked. I was able to put the car in park and restart the vehicle but once it slowed down again the car shut off. I was nearly rear-ended but fortunately the truck behind me stopped in time. This only happens when the tank is full so once there is only about 3/4 of a tank full the shut downs cease. Does it take fatal accidents like what gm had before chrysler issues a recall?
Filled up gas tank and was leaving station and car stalled out. Restarted and proceeded on busy roadway, the car stalled again. Vehicle behind me was not expecting me to stop in middle of road. No accident occurred. This is a known problem with the 300c's of this year (2005). I found this to be avoidable by filling the tank to only 3/4. There is a warranty extension plan for the 2006 with this issue but not the 2005 model. I visited the dealer and the service manager has never heard of this being problem for 300c's. My car has cut out in several dangerous situations and continues to be dangerous for me and my family. Please help.
After I fill up my car's gas tank and drive away, the car will stall at the first several intersections I reach. Eventually it runs fine ? Until it's time to fill up the car again, at which time the cycle repeats. My car has cut out in several dangerous situations; only luck has prevented me from having a potentially serious accident. I read many other 300c owners describing the same problem. Why is this not being addressed with a recall?
After fill up, the car stalls at slow speed 3 - 4 times before staying running. This has happened for several years not dependent on type of gas, weather, overfill, etc. Very dangerous. Consequently we only fill the car to 3/4 full.
Filled up gas tank and was leaving station and car stalled out. Restarted and proceeded onto suburban main artery and as accelerating from traffic light, the car stalled again. Vehicle behind me was not expecting me to stop in middle of road and crashed into the read of my car. Damage to both bumper covers, but neither vehicle was undriveable as the speed was very slow. This is a known problem with the 300c's of this year and is avoidable by filling the tank to only 3/4 or so. This time it was filled by the station attendant to the pump click shut off (like you'd fill the tank of a normal car). There is a warranty extension plan for the 2006 with this issue but it seems that the 2005 model is not included. The dealer service manager has never heard of this being a problem.
I purchased this 2005 chrysler 300c on november 20, 2013 from hoover chrysler dealership and ever since then the car has been stalling out every time I get gas and I do not over fill my tank but do fill it up to almost full. Anyways this problem can cause serious injuries I've had it stall out on the highway and all going at high speeds. I can't believe that this car is doing this I traded my 2010 dodge charger sxt which wasn't the hemi for a hemi and feel like I got a worst engine. Anyways I really hope this problem is fixed by chrysler I've spent alot on repairs and this isn't fair that the buyer has to deal with this type of problem I've owned plenty of cars and never have had this happen so obviously chrysler is responsible!
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