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.
Chrysler 300C warning lights comes on
11 of the 1,258 owner complaints about the Chrysler 300C describe multiple warning lights, most of them for the 2006 model year.
- owner complaints
- 11
- worst model year
- 2006
- typical mileage
- 90,000
By model year
Often reported together
Stalling 5Check engine light 5Loss of power 4Headlights 3Power steering loss 1Misfire 1Key fob 1Jerking 1
What owners say
While driving on the interstate at night, our 09' chrysler 300 completely shutoff unexpectedly. Engine shutoff, loss of power steering, no power brakes...and worst of all, all lights shutoff! I drift off into the emergency lane (luckily minimal traffic) and stop. Put in in park and restart the vehicle...no warning lights, no issues, as if nothing happened. Continue on with life... Now a while later, I'm driving around a tight roundabout at a low rate of speed. And it happens again! Loss of power steering in a turn at low speed, and the wheel gets ripped out of my hand as the car drives up over the curbs before I can stop with the now non-powered brakes on the car. Minimal damage to vehicle but enough to piss me off to know that this can literally happen at any time... Changing between having power steering to instantly none is a major hazard in a turn. I can deal with an engine turnoff, but this is a complete shutdown, as if the car was shutoff not recognizing a the key is there. Lights, radio, dashboard, etc....all turn off (I'm guessing airbags too?) I have now researched this and I am far from the only one with this issue. It is pretty much narrowed down to a disconnect between the wireless ignition node and the key fob, and the module thinking the fob has been turned off when it fact it hasn't. Chrysler has recalled this part for model years prior, and after 09', but have seemed to skip the 300c for 2009. Well guess what, 2009 300c win module's are faulty also... And just as dangerous an issue as any other vehicle that completely shuts down randomly. This needs to be looked into and there needs to be a recall for 2009 chrysler 300's for the win module and the key fobs! Regards
The 2007 chrysler 300 was purchased new and has 13600 original miles. The check engine light came on 2 years ago, followed by all of the dash lights coming on then the car slows to a crawl. I took the car to the dealer and they saw that it had multipal faultsbut did not know the cause. The problem disappeared after it cooled down. Six months later samething. Last week 5/07/2019 back to a different chrysler dealer this time but had it towed. I believe this car is dangerous in that if on the freeway or open road and can not pull over this could cause an accident. I do have documentation.
All dashboard lights blink on and off and then headlights go off and interior lights and dash all turn off - while driving! This is extremely unsafe! It was dark when this last happened and I was barely able to pull over to turn the car off and back on again. This has happened many times in the past 2 years. When you turn the car back on it seems to be ok. But very scary and unsafe.
While traveling at speed engine stalls, all dash warning lights illuminate, all gauges drop to no reading and headlights go out, vehicle will restart and show no signs of stated incident, this has happened at least 9 times. Check engine light will only illuminate when failure occurs that is stated above....updated 11/13/15 *bf the consumer stated the failure occurred four times on 8/21/15. Updated 8/21/15 *js updated 1o/27/2017
Car stalled without warning, all dash lights lit up, gauges quit, climate control stopped, restarted and after driving about 500 feet all returned to normal???
The car randomly stalls out and sometimes while driving at highway speeds all the lights will briefly flash on in the dash, immediate loss of power and violent bucking. This is ridiculous! It happens all the time. This is not the full fuel tank stalling issue. I already had the tank replaced. This happens at wot or at idle or in between. This car is unsafe to drive. I have no confidence in the car anymore. I still love this car, but I'm considering going on a crusade against chrysler unless they do something immediately to fix this. Read the forums - many people are having the same issues with the 6.1l and 5.7l engines. No one knows what to do. Please help!!!
We were on the freeway and in the space of several seconds, we lost rpms, the check engine light came on, then the traction light, then all of the lights, then it died just as we got onto the shoulder. The mechanic had to replace timing belt and water pump just to get it running enough to run the codes. Mechanic reports that there are bent valves and 4 of the cylinders are misfiring.
I had just made a left hand turn onto an access road going approximately 35mph. I noticed my car was bucking and seemed to sputter. First the oil light came on followed by the engine light along with all the dashboard lights. Once the lights went off, I had lost all power. The steering wheel was very difficult to turn but I managed to turn off onto a side street and get out of traffic. Thankfully I had not yet made it onto the expressway, which by the way was during 5 o'clock rush hour traffic! I sat there for a minute and then tried to restart the car. It started up and was drivable. It still sputtered some on the way home. I am hopeful I can make it back into town and take it to an auto repair shop. My car is a one owner car that my late husband bought for me. I love this car. Although it is beginning to have issues and I don't know how much more money I can keep putting into repairs. I have had to have to replace the water pump on two occasions. The latest one was replaced in april, 2013. I have had the module front control & ignition switch both replaced at the dealership @ 83,918 miles 5/31/2013. I have it scheduled for a tune up and fuel injector tune up ironically tomorrow morning before the stalling issue happened. I have felt the car sputter and buck before and I thought it was due for a tune up. However, now I believe this is all together a separate issue. Hopefully chrysler will step up to the plate and recall these vehicles to be repaired at no expense to the owner.
All of the warning lights begin flashing on and off, and the instrument gauges won't work (speedometer, fuel level, etc), and the headlights tail lights and brake lights stop working.
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the Chrysler 300C warning lights
Why does the warning lights come on in the Chrysler 300C?
Owners who report it most often also describe engine stalls while driving, check engine light and sudden loss of power.
Which Chrysler 300C years have multiple warning lights problems?
The model years with the most reports are 2006 (5 complaints), 2007 (5 complaints) and 2009 (1 complaints).
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