Tl* the contact owns a 1999 chrysler 300m. While driving at 15 MPH, the contact stated that the vehicle's battery dropped to the ground. The failure caused a loss of power steering that later caused the vehicle to crash into a sewage area. The air bags failed to deploy. The contact did not sustain any injuries. A police report was not filed. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified. The VIN was unavailable. The approximate failure mileage was 160,000.
Chrysler 300M loss of power problems
11 of the 873 owner complaints about the Chrysler 300M describe sudden loss of power, most of them for the 1999 model year.
- owner complaints
- 11
- worst model year
- 1999
- typical mileage
- 70,000
Is there a fix? No recall or service bulletin covers this area of the car yet.
By model year
- 20041
- 20022
- 20011
- 20003
- 19994
Often reported together
What owners say
2001 300m loss of power steering at idle. Extemely noisy pump. Have replaced pump 3 times. Dealer claims no reports of common problems. Have been told by several machanics may be rack and pinion.
While accelerating onto the freeway, at approx. 55mph, in very heavy traffic with many big-rigs in the mix, the "check engine" light came on and the car suddenly lost power and began to shudder/miss out when accelerating. I had to quickly navigate over 3 lanes of fast moving traffic to avoid being rear-ended. I was able to drive slowly to a repair shop, but the engine would not rev above 2200 RPM. The service shop has tried 4 times to repair the car, each time replacing various sensors that were indicated by the engine computer. After each repair, the car would run fine for 2-3 days before having the same failure. It is still not repaired. I feel this is a serious safety problem.
Tl* the contact owns a 2002 chrysler 300 m. The contact stated that the vehicle shut off without warning while driving between 1-15 MPH. The failure occurred a year ago during the winter. The steering and power brakes became difficult to maneuver, and the engine lost power. The failure caused the contacts vehicle to cross into oncoming traffic. The last repair was performed in october 2006. Since the repair no failures occurred until recently. While driving 15 MPH down hill the contact depressed the accelerator pedal and nothing happened. The instrument panel lights illuminated and the vehicle shut off. He then shifted into neutral and restarted the vehicle. The contact stated that the vehicle always restarted. The vehicle was taken to hoffman automotive and was awaiting a diagnostic. The dealer kept the vehicle four to five times for the same failure and installed a co-pilot on it to monitor the engine functions. The current mileage is 43,100, and failure mileage was 35,000.*ak the consumer provided copies of the invoices of the repairs. Updated 05/23/07
Tl*- the contact has a 1999 chrysler 300m . While at a complete stop the vehicle completely lost power without prior warning. The contact was able to put vehicle into park and restart it. Then took it to the dealership. At the dealership they couldn't detect any failure. Also, on 01/25/07 while vehicle was parked, all indicator lights flashed.
While driving on suburban streets in light traffic, there was a sudden whirring noise under the hood followed by a loss of power steering. Under higher speeds or more traffic congestion, loss of power steering could easily have caused an accident. Power steering loss was caused by a sudden loss of power steering fluid that was leaking from the steering gear. I have not taken the vehicle in for repair yet. Due to fire hazard from leaking fluid and no power assist in the steering, vehicle will have to be towed.
While driving 25 MPH battery warning light illuminated. Vehicle lost power, and a fire started under the hood. The fire was put out, and the vehicle was towed. Dealership was notified, but did not resolve the problem. *ak the fire was the cause of one of the terminals on the battery.
The crank shaft pulley failed and caused the drive and v-belt to separate from all remaining pulleys. Among other things, I lost power steering traveling at 65 MPH on the interstate. It was fortunate I was not travelling on a curvy country road or I probably wouldn't be alive to write this report. As it was it took a lot of strength to be able to steer the vehicle clear of the roadway. The parts distributor told my mechanic they were shipping an average of 55 replacement cranshaft pulleys a month.
Vehicle lost power steering without warning while reversing out of a driveway. This was caused by rack and pinion failure. This was the second time this part failed and was replaced. The first failure occurred at 19,000 miles. *ak
The vehicle experienced a problem with the rack and pinion steering. Vehicle lost power momentarily. Later it went back to normal. The problem occurred when the vehicle was stopped at a traffic light or stop sign. Provide further details.....................................
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Which Chrysler 300M years have sudden loss of power problems?
The model years with the most reports are 1999 (4 complaints), 2000 (3 complaints) and 2002 (2 complaints).
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