Chyrsler 300c 2005 model, then car was in park and would not come out of gear. The tow truck driver came and showed us how to manually get the car out of gear with the gear box off, which is only a temporary fix. The car ixs now exposed to potential thieves and the transmission will lock if not serviced.
2005 Chrysler 300C transmission complaints
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Tl* the contact owns a 2005 chrysler 300c. The contact was driving approximately 15 MPH when the transmission failed to respond and the engine rpms began to increase rapidly. The vehicle was towed to an authorized dealer for diagnosis where they detected that the transmission deep stick was completely rusted and melted onto the transmission. The vehicle was in the process of being repaired. There was a recall under the federal safety agency campaign id number: 05v460000 (power train:automatic transmission) but the VIN was not included. The failure mileage was approximately 47,000.
2005 chrysler 300c w/ 5.7l while driving @ approx 35mph, vehicle would drop out of gear as if in neutral, check eng light came on, setting p700 & p701 plus egr prob. If car was steered to safe area and turned off then re-started, prob would momentarily resolve itself becoming intermittent @ various speeds or atmospheric conditions. R&r of egr assembly and cleaning, then clearing of codes seems to have resolved the prob. Problem started on oct 16, 2010, repair performed on october 19, 2010 and has not returned. This could become an issue w/ other vehicles of same make & model, due to p701 is stating problem w/ transmission module.
With no warning car will not go into reverse, car does start and wheels move but will not go into gear. Researched on line and found that several people are having this same problem. Problems with the pink release lever to get the car in gear.
2005 chrysler 300c. Park lock out mechanism gets stuck in park, stranding me in the middle of the desert in 114 degree weather.
With car started, applying brake, automatic shifter comes out of park position but will not go into any gear.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 chrysler 300 c. While driving at 30 MPH, the contact noticed that the vehicle would no longer accelerate. The vehicle was towed to the dealership where the contact was informed that the transmission needed to be replaced. The current and failure mileages were approximately 87,000.
2005 chrysler 300c the gear shift has locked in parked twice.
Tl*the contact owns a 2005 chrysler 300c. The contact stated although the vehicle was parked with the engine running, it suddenly began to move in reverse and crashed through two poles, into oncoming traffic and ended up crashing into a neighbors fence. The contact sustained injuries but no police report was filed. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer for diagnosis but the vehicle had not been repaired at the time of the complaint. The current and failure mileages were approximately 95,000. Updated 8/4/10 *cn the consumer was knocked to the ground by the drivers side door when he attempted to jump in the vehicle to stop it. The consumer learned a recall had been issued for the very same problem he experienced. Recall 05v460000. Updated 08/11/10
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