1999 Chrysler 300M suspension problems

Filed Dec 23, 2011 · Steering, Suspension · MO

Alignment has been off for about 2 years. Took to my mechanic friend and he said that all the bolts associated with my rack and pinion had become loose. He tightened the bolts up, and the very next day they worked loose again. He did research on my vehicle and found that there are several complains about the rack and pinion and is shocked that chrysler has not made a recall yet. I have not had any major accidents or problems, but as I read on the internet someone has died from the rack and pinion problems, and there has been several problems due to the rack and pinion not functioning properly. My mechanic friend is going to try to tighten the bolts again using lock tight(?) on the bolts and hopefully this will help the problem. My fear is that there are others who have the same problem, as listed on www.arfc.org/complaints/2000/chrysler/300m/steering/problem.aspx and cannot get the help that they need and their only help lies within a recall by chrysler especially due to the difficult economy. Not everyone is lucky to have a mechanic that is a friend.

Filed Feb 20, 2008 · Steering, Suspension · 138,000 miles · LA

Tl*the contact owns a 1999 chrysler 300m. The contact was informed by a repair shop that the suspension needed replacing on her vehicle. She further stated that if she drove over the slightest bump at 50 MPH, the steering would fail. She experienced the same failure in her previous vehicle, a 1996 chrysler concorde. A mechanic informed her that if she drove around a curb, there would be a good chance that the steering would greatly malfunction. The powertrain was unknown. The current mileage was 140,000 and failure mileage was 138,000.

Filed Jun 22, 2006 · Suspension · 77,000 miles · OH

My problem is with my 1999 chrysler 300m. This is my wife's primary source of transportation. She is a stay at home mother. The vehicle has relatively low miles, 77k because the vehicle is driven little and only for errands and short trips with our (2) small children. The vehicle is stored in a garage. Our experience was upon returning home 6/17, we turned onto a residential street approx. 1/4 mile from our house. We heard a loud noise. We got out of the car to find the entire passenger side wheel assembly detached from the vehicle. The chrysler service technician has since told us the failure was the front ball joint breaking in turn snapping off the spindle and bending the strut and front fender. He told us " we don't even stock these parts because they never go bad." and " this shouldn't have happened." my concern is that this happened at a low speed. 15-20 MPH. At high speeds, it seems certain to me serious damage and bodily injury could occur. Chrysler has offered no compensation or explanation for this problem. I was rebuffed to even get information for a possible recurrence on the driver side. Can you tell me if this vehicle is safe? Chrysler did tell me part of the reason they rejected responsibility was because the car had multiple owners and the previous one may have mis-handled the vehicle. We know the previous owner. It was my father-in-law. He enjoyed the car so much he leased another one. This car has regular maintenance checkups. Nothing in my service manual indicates there may be a failure of this magnitude at this point in the vehicles life. I'm reporting this to the federal safety agency so there is a formal record on file in the event there is a catastrophic accident again. I feel blessed to have been on a surface street as the entire family was in the car. The bill for this repair is excessive. The chrysler 300m, to my knowledge was chrysler's most expensive vehicle in 1999.

Filed Jun 14, 2005 · Suspension · TX

Dt: consumer states that the front end rattles, she got into an unrelated accident. But when she took the vehicle to be repaired the mechanic told her she had a problem with the front end ball joint. Vibration occurs more on the driver's side, but both need to be replaced.

Filed Dec 10, 2004 · Suspension · NY

Bought 300m chrysler in june 2000. From time of purchase numerous tires were replaced due to belts shifting. In dec '03' started hearing a metal to metal noise in the right front especially on slow turns.*ak after arriving in fla on vacation due to an increasing noise in the right front on jan 17th brought car to flagler chrysler dealer, after $582 worth of work they informed me they could not detect the source of noise. On feb 4th brought car to a goodyear front end garage, after $260 they were sorry but could not find source of ever worsening noise. On feb 20th brought car to pompano beach chrysler dealer, again after $330 they also were sorry they could not find sorce of this noise. Considering the long drive back home we decided for safety sake to get rid of this problem car and buy another vehicle to drive home. Obviously as we no longer have this car our complaint if more for informational puposes. We dont want anyone injured because of this obvious defect.

Filed Apr 15, 2003 · Suspension · MI

While driving the consumer heard a rattling noise coming from the rear of the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who stated that the lower control arm was torn in two.

Filed Mar 11, 2003 · Suspension, Visibility · SC

Had to replace motors in both rear windows and the window had to be replaced on the driver side due to the broken tab at the bottom of the window. According to the salvage yard owner this is a very common problem. Front end also shimmies had alignment didn't fully correct problem.

Filed Nov 26, 2002 · Suspension · 64,000 miles · NJ

Front end noise/pulling from date purchased, no cause found at dealer. Complained about noise and pulling to one side throughout warranty. Balanced/rotated tires no help. After new tires @62k-steering became sloppy w/3" of play. Diagnosed as steering rack failure. *ts ***dimsii ivoq entry posted after 12-12-02 cut over to artemis***770151

Filed Dec 18, 2001 · Suspension · NJ

When driving vehicle it always pulls to the right, taken to dealer numerous times. Dealer cannot remedy problem. *ak

Filed Oct 9, 2001 · Suspension · NY

There is a severe shimmy in the front end of the vehicle and it pulls to the left, dealer has had several opportunities to correct the problem, however has not been able to, at times when making a turn it feels as though the wheel is actually sliding instead of turning, consumer feels the vehicle may have been in an accident prior to purchasing the vehicle even though he was told otherwise, consumer is requesting new tires if the vehicle can be fixed, the problem is causing them to wear, if the vehicle can not be fixed, consumer is requesting a new vehicle or a refund.