2006 Chrysler 300C: stuck in gear or won't shift

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 Oct 17, 2022 · Engine · 106,000 miles · OR

The contact owns a 2006 Chrysler 300C. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 40 MPH, the RPM decreased, and the vehicle went into Limp Mode with the accelerator pedal depressed. The contact stated that the vehicle then stalled. Additionally, the contact stated that the failure recurred after refueling the vehicle. The contact was able to restart the vehicle however while accelerating, the vehicle went into Limp Mode. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The dealer was notified of the failure; however, the contact was awaiting a callback. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 106,000.

Filed Jan 13, 2020 · Transmission · 110,384 miles · MD

Two visits to dealer for problem. P0700. Replaced alternator and battery. Routing of alternator wiring clamped to valve cover. Touching valve cover. Before changing alternator. Wiring was routed outboard of oil dipstick tube. When driving vehicle on 01/07/2020. Limp mode. Unable to drive vehicle over twenty miles per hour.

Filed Jan 11, 2020 · 108,000 miles · CA

When driving the vehicle it will out of no where without warning shut off on you. Youy lose all power. I was on highway at 70 MPH and the vehicle shut off and with loss of power was hard to get the car to right edge of road and was almost hit by a semi truck. I have replaced on advice of chrysler the fuel tank, fuel pump, new PCM and new TCM and the vehicle still shuts off without warning. It throws two codes u0100 and p0700. U0100 is lost communications and p0700 is transmission fault. These are two generic codes and the p0700 is just a simple as the transmission going into limp mode when engine stalls. Chrysler dealers/service center don't know whats causing this, but you look all over the internet there is 1000's of the same complaint and nothing being done to help. I even called chrysler and they lied that they have never heard of this issue. It is effecting cars from 2005-2006 and is very dangerous. My girlfriend had her kids in my car and was using it and it stalled out and she was almost run into at 9pm at night because of the sudden loss of power and shutting off. I have written you numerous times with no reply back so I am assuming you guys are over looking this issue also. Here is just one web page with same problems as I explained: https://www.2carpros.com/questions/chrysler-300-2006-chrysler-300-car-shuts-off https://www.carcomplaints.com/chrysler/300/2006/engine/engine_stalls_shuts_off_while_driving.shtml and be advised most everyone has had their gas tank,roll over valve and fuel pumps replaced along with PCM and TCM and are cars are still shutting off causing a dangerous precedent for a deadly accident you nor chrysler seem to care about till one of us gets killed

Filed Nov 6, 2018 · Electrical, Transmission · 120,000 miles · IL

Car completely shuts off out of nowhere even going 55 MPH on the highway, almost caused a major accident! Starts jumping gears mainly when the RPM is at 1 going into 2. When this happens the lights in the car flicker. After the car dies out, when you restart it its stuck in neutral even though you are in drive. Once you shut it off again and restart it, its as if nothing was wrong. There is a brand new alternator and a brand new battery in the car and it still shuts down whether you're going 55 on a highway or sitting at light ready to take off and it dies out then as well. I have children, this is very dangerous and scary! I have read that many individuals are having this same exact issue, please do something before someone gets seriously hurt. Thank you

Filed Nov 29, 2017 · 71,082 miles · AZ

The dealership earnhardts had me pay 100 in cash for a recall==automatic transmission cup plug 05v460000. I have receipt. The part that controls placing car in d, r, n... Was stuck in park. I had to get car towed and pay for the repair.

Filed Sep 11, 2017 · 67,000 miles · PA

Vehicle is stuck in park and will not shift out of it. Chrysler is aware a problem exists but conveniently says this car is out of the build date for being affected therefore I'm crazy and it should be an out of pocket expense for me.

Filed Jul 30, 2017 · Transmission · 115,000 miles · IL

Engine will start, car will not shift out of park. Just called chrysler. They will tow at a cost of $50.00 to me. Chrysler will tow to the dealer to fix the problem that they are aware of per tsb k39, at a cost to me to fix, to be reimbursed at some mythical date chrysler deems acceptable. I will ride my unicorn to work tomorrow...

Filed Jul 26, 2017 · Transmission · 98,400 miles · TX

Gear shifter on my 2006 chrysler 300c got stuck in park on 6/25/17 at about 98,400 miles. Luckily car was in my driveway when problem occurred and I was able to look up this issue online and found out this is a common problem with chrysler vehicles. Apparently there was a k39 recall relating to this same gear shift problem. But for some reason, that recall only covered the 2005-2007 300 lx models, not the 300c model. Here is link to recall letter: http://www.wkjeeps.com/misc/lx/tsb_300c_forums/csn_k39.pdf. I don't think this is right to not include the 300c models if it had the same poorly designed pink plastic transmission gear shift lever interlock return spring hook as this is the cause of the gear shifter being stuck in park. I found a youtube video on how to temporarily get my car out of park gear with a screwdriver. And another video to show people how to replace the transmission gear shift lever interlock return spring hook themselves. With the existence of these youtube videos, this should be a good indication that this is a common problem with some chrysler models. But why did they not recall the 2005-2007 300c models??? Here are links to the youtube videos: 1) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oxtdogvon1w, 2) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=prorqdfjcp4, 3) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7cd6ocitj3k

Filed Jun 5, 2015 · Transmission · 60,000 miles · MD

The floor shifter is stuck in park an hour away from home. There is actually a recall on this problem (chrysler customer satisfaction notification k39 transmission shifter interlock lever) that includes my model and year, but not my specific vehicle. The VIN numbers of vehicles that qualify for free replacement are apparently too selective, judging by the number of complaints online of like vehicles that have experienced the same problem. Why limit the recall to specific VIN numbers, when even chrysler has identified that there is a range of vehicles that could, and actually are incurring the problem, but are not being covered?

Filed Mar 4, 2015 · Transmission · 149,325 miles · GA

I was driving my car to work and I stopped at a stop sign. I made an attempt to make a smooth merge into traffic but my car made little effort to move. I stepped on the gas and it struggled to speed forward as if it was stuck in a high gear. In order to get the transmission to shift again, I had to pull over, turn off my vehicle, and turn it back on. After work, a similar issue rose. I was in stop and go traffic and when I hit the gas to move forward, it struggled until the vehicle gained speed of about 10mph, then it picked up speed as normal as if it was stuck in 2nd gear. When I got home, my engine temperature reached 217 which is well above normal. The car isn't giving me a code so I can know what exactly needs to be fixed.

Filed Sep 22, 2014 · Transmission · 56,000 miles · CA

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 chrysler 300 c. The contact stated that the gear shifter lever became stuck in park. The vehicle was taken to a dealer. The technician diagnosed that the transmission shifter assembly needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 56,000.