2001 Chrysler 300M: pulls to one side

5 of the 91 complaints about the 2001 Chrysler 300M describe pulls to one side.

owner complaints: 5
of this car's complaints: 5%
typical mileage: 45,000
recalls: 0

Is there a fix? 1 service bulletin covers this area of the car. See below

Pulls to one side by model year

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What owners say

Filed Oct 26, 2011 · Steering · 47,000 miles · NJ

Tl* the contact owns a 2001 chrysler 300m. While driving approximately 45 MPH, the vehicle began to pull to the left without intent. The failure recurred whenever the vehicle was in motion and would also pull to the right sporadically. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer who informed the contact that the power steering rack would need to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired and the manufacturer was not made aware of the problem. The approximate failure mileage was 47,000.

Filed Jan 7, 2009 · Brakes, Steering · 104,000 miles · FL · crash · fire · 1 injury

December 20th 2008 accident occurred. Vehicle started on fire and was totaled on the right passenger side. Inner tie rods and bushings were replaced not even two weeks before along with two tires and brakes. Vehicle pulled to the left while in an intersection. A truck coming from the opposite direction hit the vehicle on the front left passenger side and the hood. Vehicle was in a 180 degree position with little damage to the left side.

Filed Nov 14, 2008 · Suspension · 29,000 miles · WA

My 2001 chrysler 300m has only 29,000 miles on it and had an extended warranty purchased. One day I was driving and heard a bad rubbing noise and felt a vibration by my foot. Before this trip, the car had been totally silent. When this noise began, the car started to wander on the road, especially when braking. I checked under the wheel well and found oily residue splattered around. I took it to larson chrysler and was told the drivers side strut was totally blown and the passenger side strut was about to fail. He said it was totally unsafe to be driving. The scary thing is this just failed out of nowhere without hitting anything or going over any bumps. Luckily I was on a 35 MPH road and not the freeway. The dealer told me they would not replace this under warranty because somehow they decided it was worn before I bought the warranty even though it was not making any noises or showing any symptoms of failure before this. I asked the dealer what would cause it to fail and he said it was normal for a chrysler vehicle due to age. I pointed out that it only had 29,000 miles on it and he said it failed not because of the mileage, but because the car is 7 years old. He also talked to the chrysler headquarters and they said the same thing. This proves that chrysler is aware that they have a common problem with strut failure and are doing nothing to correct the problem. People's lives are in danger due to this if there is a failure on the freeway at 70 MPH! Please do anything you can to help make chrysler take responsibility for this safety problem. If you need more information, please feel free to call or email me.

Filed Aug 2, 2003 · Electrical, Steering · 40,000 miles · OH

I have a 2001 300m chrysler with 50,000 miles on it. My car already has to have a new steering rack assembly. The steering wheel wanders, with excessive play in the wheel and makes a large grinding sound when wheel is turned to the right or the left. Also, sporadically the gauges will all drop to zero for 5 to 10 seconds and then reset while driving down the road.

Filed Jun 26, 2003 · Steering · 45,000 miles · MI

Poor steering, accompanied by knocking when going over bumps. Car wanders as the road surface change. No visual sign of problems. Told the rack and pinion may be bad.