2005 Chrysler 300C: stuck in gear or won't shift

Filed Jul 26, 2017 · 80,000 miles · SC

Gear shift stuck in park position vehicle was stationary

Filed Dec 2, 2015 · 37,383 miles · VA

I was unable to get the car out of park. The gear shift was stuck in park. I contacted the dealer who said there was a recall but did not include my VIN. He told me how to bypass the problem to drive it to a mechanic. The shift assembly was replaced at a cost of $427.08. I would like to be reimbursed or know why my car was not in the recall.

Filed Dec 2, 2015 · 37,383 miles · VA

I was unable to get the car out of park. The gear shift was stuck in park. I contacted the dealer who said there was a recall but did not include my VIN. He told me how to bypass the problem to drive it to a mechanic. The shift assembly was replaced at a cost of $427.08. I would like to be reimbursed or know why my car was not in the recall.

Filed Oct 10, 2014 · Fuel system, Transmission · 70,000 miles · VA

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.

Filed Aug 30, 2014 · Transmission · 44,240 miles · MD

My 2005 chrysler 300c has only 44240 miles n it and not abused since my wife and I are totally disabled vtrans with special "dv" registration so we can be driven to the vtrans hospital for medical services. On sat8/30/14 while in the garage and not being used for at least a week, my car's stick transmission shifter was stuck in park and would not allow the use or movement of the car from the garage. The usaa tow truck carrier had to drag the rear end of the car out of the garage onto the flatbed truck to take it to the chrysler dealership in waldorf, md, where all the warranty work has been done on this car from "day one!" I was told that it was the 2 cheap plastic pink switches on the stick mechanism that had to be replaced at a charge of about $250 to me and the tow charge also and this was recurring common "problem "with the car year and reported to chrysler as a recall. I will initiate a class action suit if necessary under 28 usc in federal district court in greenbelt, md, for redress of any costs to me. It is a safety issue since in motion, this gear shift could not respond to any change in gear in any emergency and cause the driver to panic.

Filed Jul 12, 2014 · Transmission · 34,000 miles · CT

Gear shift stuck in park. Called chrysler dealer about getting it fixed, but said "your VIN" isn't part of the recall that they have on it. Its some pink plastic thing that breaks, the "customer satisfaction notification k39 - transmission shifter interlock lever" apparently only applies to certain "VIN"s. Chatted online with "customer care" agent at chrysler which was brief, she stated my VIN isn't covered I'd have to pay for repairs, as she was rude, so I didn't get an answer as to why only some vins are being fixed when there are tons of people having the problem. A simple search on-line brings up over 150k results, and I see here there are complaints too for the same problem. An actual metal solid replacement piece costs $15, I'll have to get the dealer or a mechanic to install it (the dealers replace with same plastic piece or replace whole shifter)... Seems this is another "gm ignition switch" waiting to happen. Hopefully this issue won't cause any deaths. I would like to know why only some vins are being fixed.

Filed Jun 25, 2014 · Transmission · 142,000 miles · GA

When I start my car (2005 chrysler 300c) the gear shift is stuck in park and would not move from the park position. Car starts normally, no readings on dash, gave no indication that a failure was about to occur. I called the dealership and gave my VIN number to check for recalls, there are none. There is obviously a problem because I have found videos on how to repair the problem when I searched the issue on line. Chrysler used what amounts to a plastic tie and a spring to control a 35k vehicle.

Filed Mar 24, 2014 · Engine, Fuel system · 50,000 miles · CA

When I completely fill my gas tank, my car will stall for the first couple miles at idle speeds. So every time I stop at a light, I basically have to restart my car for a mile or two until some gas is used. Sometimes, I have to take the key out completely and restart the car as the car won't go into gear (ie: the gears need to reset). This problem was occurring periodically while the care was still under warranty, but they couldn't figure it out. For the past several years, it does it every time I fill the tank completely with gas. I have a son and daughter that are starting to drive this year, and it makes me nervous to let them drive this car. There should have been a recall long ago as there are many other owners experiencing the same problem. I was also wondering, if I pay the $1,500 to put in a new gas tank and there ultimately is a recall, will I be able to get reimbursed? That would be very useful information. Thank you.

Filed Sep 9, 2013 · Transmission · 45,000 miles · FL

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 chrysler 300c. The contact stated that the vehicle had become stuck in park. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where the technician diagnosed that the transmission shift lever was fractured and needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and the current mileage was 45,000.

Filed Aug 18, 2013 · Transmission · 57,650 miles · PA

In the very late afternoon of 8/16/2013, after grocery shopping, I went back to my car that I parked earlier in the store's parking lot, placed the groceries in the trunk, closed it, got in the car, put on my seat-belt and started the engine. So far, everything was fine and normal. I then pressed the brakes pedal, released the hand-brake and tried to pull the gear shifter from park to reverse, nothing, it doesn't work; it's stuck. I turned off the engine, restarted it and went to the same process to put the car in reverse. Still, nothing, even after about 20 repeats. For some reason, the gear shifter was definitely stuck in park. Even overriding the park interlock system (as recommended by chrysler, in case of an electrical malfunction) didn't help. After 2 hours trying, in vain, to solve the problem with the help of a very kind passerby, angry and frustrated, I gave up and had to have the car towed to my residence. As I searched the internet the next day to find out whether any other chrysler owner had reported such an experience, I found hundreds of chrysler and dodge owners reporting such an experience with their vehicle. The culprit is a piece of pink plastic that chrysler has used as a part in the park interlock mechanism of their 2005 - 2007 chrysler and dodge vehicles. A repealing spring is attached to that part by a tiny tab. This is absolutely unacceptable, because it is obvious to anyone with a little bit of commonsense that as that part is frequently used (during parking and getting out of parking), the combined effects of the tension of the spring and the weather changes will result in having the tiny tab on the pink plastic part easily break. This will happen to every chrysler and dodge model that is using that piece of plastic. Chrysler should be held accountable to their customers when they make such a terrible and unacceptable engineering mistake.

Filed Jul 24, 2013 · Engine, Fuel system · 63,000 miles · IN

Engine stalls after filling up the gas tank. Currently I can not fill up the gas tank and if I do the engine will stall and die. Last occurrence I was decelerating due to traffic to around 30-35 MPH. The engine died during the deceleration. The traffic had picked up to 50-55 MPH and I could not start the car so I had to pull off the road. If this had been in a location that I could not pull off the road I could have been in a serious accident. To compound the issue I can not go from neutral start the car and then into drive. The transmission will not shift into drive. I have to pull over and go into park before drive to get it to work.

Filed Jul 10, 2013 · Engine, Transmission · MD

The most recent incident I experienced was the gearshift getting stuck in park. Luckily I wasn't too far from home when this happened. I'm waiting for a dealer to diagnose the problem. I have also had issues with my car cutting off after filling my gas tank. The dealer suggested that I not fill the gas tank to the full line. So far this has worked but there needs to be a permanent fix for this problem. Along with the car cutting off my driver side mirror dimmer is not functioning properly. The mirror has an orange tint to it and when I look at it the images are blurred. There are list of other issues I've had with this car but I would be typing all day.