2006 Chrysler 300C: check engine light

Filed Sep 3, 2025 · Electrical · MO

Car will buck/jerk at higher speeds, will also die at low speeds or idle, will fall on its face when trying full throttle, the oil light, check engine light, Limp mode will flash sometimes traction control, esp will flash most the time the 2 lights stay on Problem has been confirmed by 2 dealers. Puts my saftry at risk because engine will js die at 20mph i lose brakes and steering. Problem first appeared about the beginning of this year when my camshaft went out but wasn't showing a code for a month and a half then gave me a code since then ive had this problem Vehicle has not been inspected

Filed Jan 2, 2024 · Electrical, Engine · MD

While I was driving the car, the car stalled on me at a stop light, its a safety risk and could caused an accident at anytime, yes its available for inspection. Yes the problem has been reported and inspected by auto shop and dealership. No warning lights it just randomly happened while driving, while I was driving the check engine light popped up then disappeared and 2mintues later my car power was reduced and car shutoff at stoplight.

Filed Nov 3, 2022 · NY

The car is prone to intermittent stalling, in which the engine cuts out without warning or signs of stumbling. Often it happens at idle or when initially accelerating from idle, but has also happened several times at speed, up to 40 mph, with accompanying loss of power steering. Sometimes the engine kicks back on after a momentary loss of RPMs, if at speed, but other times it does not. I have brought it to two Chrysler dealerships and three independent mechanics in an effort to find the problem, with various parts being replaced, including the X53 extended warranty for the 19 gallon fuel tank, but the problem persists without successful diagnosis. Only one of the independent mechanics was reportedly able to replicate the condition. Usually, the check engine light, electronic throttle control light, oil light, traction control, and electronic stability lights turn on during a stall, and sometimes the check engine light stays on. The car may several trips without a stall and then stall multiple times in one trip. It usually does not generate a code, but sometimes produces P0700 and U0100 codes. The car always starts again following a complete stall. These symptoms appear fairly widespread in 2006 Chrysler 300 vehicles, based on car owner forums. The level of fuel in the tank does not appear related.

Filed Aug 13, 2021 · Engine · CA

My Car broke down in a parking lot (drove there completely fine and the heat gauge didn't read the car was overheating). I got my car towed to bryants automotive in Redding CA. The cars upper radiator hose fell off causing my engine to overheat. 0 check engine light, 0 codes shown. I was quoted 10k, and I am basically screwed because I dont have that kind of money. Very disappointing and I would like an investigation into this issue.

Filed Jan 30, 2021 · Electrical, Engine · 98,000 miles · CA

While driving car randomley has m0mentary loss of power. There is a bell sound and then the car restarts, but it drops out of cruise control and sometimes has check engine light, or other dash lights. Usually lights clear upon restart. This has happened from nov 2019 to present.

Filed Jan 1, 2021 · Engine · 160 miles · CO

My 2006 chrysler 300c stalls at stop lights. Going 30 miles and higher the tac will drop to zero and with in seconds the car will jerk and it's running again. When the car dies all the dash lights flash off and on, the check engine light, the lighting bolt, all of them and when it's done doing this. The check engine isn't on. So you can't get a code to read. Dec. 28 2020 my wife went to the store and she had our grand daughter in the car. She went to make a left into the shopping center when the car died. The on coming car had to serve to keep from hitting her. I've been to the dealer and they can't figure it out. Been to three mechcanics and they can't figure out the problem. If you go to any chrysler 300c forums, there are a lot of people having the same problem. They have the same answer dealers and mechcanics don't know what the problem is. Car complaints has 45 complaints alone. This is very serious. If it hasn't happened yet, it will. This problem is going to get someone killed or hurt real bad.

Filed May 30, 2019 · 222,000 miles · NC

My car cuts on and off several times while driving. If I and stopped and a light or stop sign it will cut completely off and I will have to crank it back up. Sometimes it will crank right up and sometimes it will crank up and cut off a few times before it will stay crunk. I never know when it will happen because it give me no warning. There is no engine light on. I have taken it to the shop and called the dealer and no one can explain why this is happening. I tried to pull it up online and I seen where this has happened to several people since 2014 and no one could tell them what the problem is either.

Filed May 14, 2018 · 101,000 miles · CA

Car stalled out while doing 70 MPH on freeway without any warnings from onboard systems warning. Limped vehicle to side of road. Car would start back up, but would stall out the entire 5 miles back to my house. Have been apprehensive to drive it because no one can tell me why vehicle is doing this. Vehicle has been sitting in my garage since this incident. I had just had car at dealership to replace gas tank and driver's side airbag a week prior to this happening. Check engine light came on and hasn't gone off since the replacement of gas tank. Have contacted another chrysler dealership's service department, but don't feel like car will be safe to drive to their location. I'm definitely not going to chance driving on freeway again. Stalling out and [xxx] near being hit from behind was enough for me. Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).

Filed Dec 19, 2017 · Transmission · 140,000 miles · GA

Problem: momentary loss of power, check engine and etc lights flash. Sometimes stalls completely (when very slow or stopped). It has stopped on me a couple of times while turning. To stall while turning across traffic is unsafe. Parts replaced so far: gas tank (recall) gas pump accelerator pedal diagnosis: apparent intermittent connection at the PCM. Last repair attempt(11/29/17) the technician repaired the connection by aligning the pins (apparently some had pushed through the board) & cleaning the connection. It has worked fine for about 2 weeks since then, but is failing again. The technician now says there is a problem with the PCM (powertrain control module), possibly due to broken solder joints on the board that cannot be repaired. There are currently no pcms available from dealers and there are 67 units on backorder in the past few weeks . . . Many with similar failure modes. From the repair shop: "diagnosed and traced multiple faults to communication loss at power train control module. Removed unit from holder and while engine is running if the unit it tapped or shaken the engine will stumble or stall. - contacted computer repair shop and this is very common issue for several chrysler in last month or so . The main processor gets loose on circuit board but the contacts are so tiny repair is not possible. No local dealers have unit and there are 67 on back order in last weeks."

Filed Dec 1, 2017 · Engine, Transmission · 112,000 miles · CA

I was driving one day my chrysler 300 c 5.7 hemi shut off in the middle of the freeway I pulled over to the side of the road car coasted cause everything shut off I put it in park tried to restart car wouldn't start did it a few times car started and died idled rough felt like I was running outa gas would stay at the right roma keep stalling out so I gave it gas and car stopped shaking and ran fine a month later did the same thing this time check engine light came on and said random multi misfire all cylinders I spent 1800 replacing the coil packs plugs and still didn't fix it turns out the valve seat dropped and chewed one piston up all too heck needs a new motor only had the car for $ months has 112,000 miles on it don't have the money for new motor cars just sitting with head off and valve seat is gone

Filed May 11, 2017 · Electrical · 114,765 miles · CA

Engine stalling, lights in dash flickering, instrument cluster displays ABS,eps,check engine light, speedometer and tachometer actuate erratic and sometimes inoperative.

Filed Apr 22, 2017 · Engine, Transmission · 120,000 miles · WA

My 2006 chrysler 300c srt8 6.1l engine stalls randomly when stopped, coming to a stop or cruising speed. Sometimes it'll take months for reoccurrence then out of nowhere it happens while, engine stalled. Happens while make a turn at a light also. Starts back up and sometimes stalls instantly. After like the third stall check engine light comes on and the only fault code is p0700. Bought the car in 2015 and less than two months later is when I experienced my first occurrence. Took it to the dealership three times that year and they said they could not duplicate the problem or figure out what's wrong. About five months later (2016) it happens again, engine stalls out of nowhere on the freeway. This time it wouldn't start so I had it towed back to the dealership. After two months of them having my car they said it was the transmission control module so I agreed to replace it. Two months later same thing again so obviously the transmission control module wasn't the problem. Might I add that randomly while driving there is a hard "buck" from the transmission, like it wants to lock up. I've been in and out of the dealership with this problem for two years now and chrysler claims to not know what the problem is. I am terrified every time I'm in this vehicle. I feel it is an accident waiting to happen. I'm still paying for this car but need to know what the issue is and how to solve it. Dealership says there is no recalls or updates available for my car.