2006 Chrysler 300C: won't start

Filed Jan 18, 2020 · Electrical · PA

Car is losing power and won't turn over when trying to start. After a few hours it will start and run fine until you turn it off again. New starter, new battery, new aternator wires fixed. Dealership doesn't know what's wrong with car

Filed Oct 29, 2018 · Electrical · 140,000 miles · MO

My car is stalling wont run shuts off driving down the road. Doors lock battery runs dead wont start like engine is dead or no fuel. Bucking dies when I push on gas pedal. This happens in town on highway going over the [xxx] rail road tracks if my hurt I will sue your [xxx] offffffffff. I have almost been tboned rear ended and almost hit by a train. I have siblings whom have rode in my car. This is not safe and should be fixed at dodges expense as they know this is an issue in their cars,trucks and suvs.on the answers to your incident form accidents have almost happened multiple time. Own up and fix your [xxx]. Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).

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 Jul 28, 2017 · Engine · 174,000 miles · WA

Car overheated and I shut it off. Tried to start it after it cooled down and it would not start. Checked cylinders for compression and found 6 with o compression so seems to be a valve seat failure.

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.

Filed Apr 7, 2017 · Electrical, Engine · 148,000 miles · FL

Initially the vehicle began to shut off and restart at various speeds ranging from 45-65 MPH, mileage on the vehicle when the problem surfaced was approx .138,000. In 2016 after replacement of the PCM ,fuel tank, alternator, solenoid, battery, and cam shaft sensor the problem sporadically reoccurred every 300 miles, and failure has increased in frequency and now occurs regularly but sporadically at low speeds of 1-20 causing a full stall with no restart. The failure is typically at a light and when tempting aa turn. It has been observed during the high speed incidents,all electrical systems are in failure- dash lights go off, the analog RPM and speedometer gauges spontaneously drop to zero, and then the entire system restarts and gauges resume normal readings, all occurring within a few seconds at most. Additionally the vehicle will not start after sitting for 3 hours, the electrical works but engine will not turn over. After each incident car was taken for a diagnostic reading and either no fault code was registered, or an engine communication failure code occurs. This has been an on going issue for the past 2 years.

Filed Dec 13, 2016 · Engine · 56,000 miles · NJ

Stopped for gas. When I tried to start the car, it would not start. I had it towed home. Then had it towed to mechanic. I was told the engine was shot. The car has approximately 56,000 miles on it. ...updated 03/13/17

Filed Nov 30, 2016 · Engine · 72,000 miles · FL

Dropped valve seat at 72k miles. All maintainance done on time. One day the car just wouldn't start, took it to the shop, found a drop valve on cylinder 5.

Filed Aug 17, 2016 · Engine, Fuel system · 150,000 miles · WI

Started experiencing problems last year. Car would cut off without warning, cut off while in a turn and I was almost hit by oncoming traffic. Took it to the dealer, dealer stated it was PCM. Had the control module fixed ($1000 repair) and now recently we have been experiencing an issue where the car wants to cut off at all speeds. Today, my husband drove it to the gas station and it cut off on him and then wouldn't start back up. It started up a few min after sitting but traffic was too busy so we were unable to drive it home. It is still parked at the gas station and we are hoping well be able to get it home before having to call a tow truck. Replaced spark plugs 1 1/2 weeks ago because we assumed it was misfiring (when it was wanting to cut off). We've changed the camshaft (prior to having the PCM replaced) and egr valve as well. There is no check engine light but have still attempted to get codes read... No codes. This seems to be an ongoing issue that chrysler needs to take care of. I will never buy another car that chrysler has had a hand in making..... How many complaints need to take place before you realize that this will kill someone... But I guess you'd rather a lawsuit on your hands for a death rather then fixing all these cars the right way. #unsatisfiedbuyer took a shot at this beautiful car and am sadly disappointed 2006 300c 5.7l hemi. Whats the point of having such a beautiful car if you can't even drive it.

Filed Mar 3, 2016 · Fuel system · 20,000 miles · GA

I have had my car for about 3 years and I noticed that when I filled up the gas tank it would cut off. I thought that I was putting too much gas in it, so I stopped filling it up. Then maybe 3-4 months ago it started acting as if it did not want to start or was not getting enought gas. So I started paying attention to what stores I went to, to get gas. Two days ago, I tried starting my car and at first it would not start as if it was not getting enough gas, but then it finally started and as I was in traffic, making a right turn, it just cut off and would not start back up. I later learned that it is an unlimited recall on the fuel tanks for my car. I called several chryslaer dealerships, and it seems that when I told them what the problem was and that there was a recall on it they said they were not able to fix it for maybe a month or two and one dealership told me that because I had more than 150,00 miles on my car they won't fix it.

Filed Feb 2, 2016 · 5 miles · TX

I have a 2006 chrysler 300c and it would shut off while driving. The fuel tank was replaced and the car still shut off while driving,without any warning. I took the car to another dealership and they couldn't figure out what was wrong,so they said they would have to send a star case to chrysler engineer,to help figure out what was wrong with the car.they said it was ok to drive until they heard from chrysler engineer.16miles and 15days later when I tried to start the car it wouldn't start,so I had it towed back to the dealership and they started the car,then came out and told me I needed a motor. They the motor dropped 2valve seats. Something isn't right about this. I called chrysler and they won't help.

Filed Jan 23, 2016 · 120,000 miles · TX

Engine failure. My wife was driving the car and it was running fine. She went into the store and came back out and the car wouldn't start. Had it towed to the dealer and they said catastrophic engine failure and it would be $8000 to repair it. I contacted chrylser customer service and they said there was nothing they could do. I had the car towed to another shop just to find out what was really wrong. I was told this is a very common problem with the 2005-2007 5.7 hemi motors. He told me it's normally caused by a intake valve seat falling out. Sure enough when he took it apart the #4 intake valve seat had fell out and wrecked the #4 cylinder. I know this might not be a safety issue but I don't know where else to turn. I've been searching this issue online and there are so many people in the same boat as me and we can't get anything done about it. This is not a vehicle model issue this is an engine issue because it is happening in anything that the 5.7 hemi motor was put in and mainly from 2005-2007. Some people have had this happen to them while driving so I'm just lucky that my failure happened when my wife was parked.