1999 Chrysler 300M: fire, smoke or burning smell

8 of the 351 complaints about the 1999 Chrysler 300M describe fire, smoke or burning smell.

owner complaints: 8
of this car's complaints: 2%
typical mileage: 108,618
recalls: 0

Is there a fix? 20 service bulletins cover this area of the car. See below

Fire, smoke or burning smell by model year

2002
3
2001
4
2000
3
1999
8
1994
1

What owners say

Filed Feb 9, 2008 · Electrical, Transmission · 112,809 miles · CA

I recently purchased a used 1999 chrysler 300m. I had no problems with the car for the first couple of months. After about 3 months I noticed the interior lights began to turn on and off by themselves. Shortly after that my factory stereo went out. The next thing I noticed was the transmission slipping. After that my driver and passenger side speakers went out. After that my headlights began turning on and off by themselves when the car was parked and turned off. After that my heating unit would come on automatically whenever I would start the car. I've noticed a slight burning smell inside the car once I've started it up. My heated seats work when they want to. There's a whistling noise underneath the hood. My engine sounds loud now. There's a strange noise coming from the rear wheel on the driver side. It sounds like something electrical is shorting out. Its has a dense high pitched sound. Sometimes when I'm driving at night and I have my headlights on they will flicker on and off. When I try to start the car the engine struggles to turn over. It seems as if either my battery is dying or my alternator has had it. The car has died on me before while I was driving it. There is a mysterious electrical problem with these chrysler 300m cars. I've taken my car to several mechanics and none of them could pinpoint the exact cause of all these problems I'm having with the car. I guess I'm '!@#$%. I can't afford to pay for all of these defects and I no longer have a warranty on the car. Yeah, I'm really !@#$%.

Filed Aug 3, 2007 · Engine · 110,000 miles · VA · fire

Tl*the contact owns a 1999 chrysler 300m. On july 29, 2007, while parked in the driveway for five hours, the vehicle caught fire. The vehicle and three other vehicles were destroyed. The driveway sustained property damage. A fire report was filed. The powertrain was unknown. The current and failure mileages were 110,000.

Filed Oct 8, 2005 · Engine · 76,758 miles · TX

1. Normal everyday driving. 2. Radiator/condenser cooling fan burnt up; could smell electrical components and saw smoke coming from fan unit. Blew 30a fuse and smoke/smell stopped. A/c quit working due to fan quitting and fuse blowing. I was on my way back to dallas texas from georgia when this blew. Luckily the car kept running on one of the two fans, and it was at night when it wasn't so hot! Had to replace dual cooling fan unit. 3. Replaced dual cooling fan unit and 30a fuse. $300.00 repair done by myself since the car is not in warranty.

Filed Mar 23, 2005 · Seats · 108,618 miles · CA · fire

While driving consumer smelled something burning. After checking the vehicle the wiring under the driver's seat was burning. Consumer proceeded to pull the wiring apart to stop the burning.

Filed Sep 24, 2004 · Acceleration, Engine · TN · crash · fire · 2 injuries

While sitting at intersection consumer applied the brakes and pedal went to the floor. Consumer's vehicle continued to accelerate, and struck another vehicle from the rear. Then, vehicle caught on fire. Upon impact, both frontal air bags did not deploy. Driver and passenger sustained injuries, and were transported by ambulance to the hospital. Insurance company had the vehicle towed and inspected. The insurance company inspector informed consumer that the fire started from the engine.

Filed Aug 30, 2004 · Engine · 65,000 miles · IN · fire

The vehicle caught on fire after being parked for 45 minutes. The fire emitted from under the hood. The local fire department arrived to extinguish the fire. The manufacturer was notified. The vehicle was totaled. *ak the fire was coming from the engine compartment per inspection. *sc

Filed Sep 28, 2003 · Airbags · MN

I own a 1999 chrysler 300m and the passanger side air bag is in the dash and has developed cracks around the air bag in the dash I have called and talked to chrysler customer service and complained about this and they basically told my out of warranty out of luck. Basically I would like something taking care of from chrysler what if this problem happens and I happen to be in a car accident and the passanger side airbag doesnt deploy for this reason now whats going to happen lawsuit, los of life maybe something should be done about this and I know im not the only one who has this problem with there 300m and also the seal around the doors of the car have a problem of shrinking they have shrunk so much sometimes not able to open the door. Theres another problem there if im in an accident and the car starts on fire and I cant get my door open because the weather gasket has shrunk so much I can't get the door open then what. I believe chrysler should take a look at the problems with there cars more and listen to the customers

Filed Nov 14, 2002 · Electrical · PA · fire

Consumer stated that while driving and without warning the battery caught on fire under the hood and the consumer was force to pull over. Dealer notified. Mr