Other Restraint System Info: Active Seat Belt at all Seating Position, Frontal airbag at outboard seating position
Plant Company Name: Brampton Assembly
Seat Belts All: Manual
Steering Location: Left Hand Drive (LHD)
TPMS: Direct
Trim: 300S V6
Turbo: No
Vehicle Type: PASSENGER CAR
Model year
COMPONENT
Complaint
2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:FLOOR SHIFT
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEAR SHIFT WOULD NOT RELEASE FROM THE PARK POSITION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THE GEAR SHIFT IS CURRENTLY BEING REPLACED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 39,333. UPDATED 10/09/07. *JB
2013
SUSPENSION
FROM JUST AFTER A FEW DAYS OF PURCHASE, ON ALL THE SUSPENSION PARTS, THERE IS TONS OF RUST EATING AWAY AT THE SUSPENSION OF MY BRAND NEW CAR. THIS ISSUE IS ON EVERY SINGLE CHRYSLER 300 BEING SOLD. AND EVERY SINGLE CHRYSLER 300 IS IN DANGER. THE FRONT AND REAR SUSPENSION IS ON A TICKING TIME BOMB TO RUST, AND BREAK APART. THE RETAINING RING AROUND THE BOTTOM OF THE BALLJOINT, THE METAL HOLDING IT ON, CAN BE SCRAPED RIGHT OFF. I HAVE EMAILED CHRYSLER, THEY HAVE NO COMMENT. YOU CAN VISIT A LOCAL CHRYSLER DEALER RIGHT NOW, AND NOTICE THIS ISSUE. MULTIPLE CONSUMERS ON CHRYSLER300SFORUMS.COM RECOGNIZE THIS ISSUE, AND HAVE TRIED TO COMMUNICATE WITH CHRYSLER ABOUT IT SIMPLY PUT, THE SUSPENSION WAS NOT COATED PROPERLY IN PAINT... AND BRITTLES RIGHT OFF. EACH PART NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. ESPECIALLY THE CONTROL ARM BUSHING RINGS, AND TIE-ROD END RETAINING RINGS. SMALLER PARTS SUCH AS THESE, WILL COLLAPSE UNDER GREAT PRESSURE I HAVE VIDEOS, AND PICTURES THAT DOCUMENT THESE FINDINGS. ALONG WITH MULTIPLE CONSUMERS WITH THE SAME ISSUES. DO NOT LET SOMEONE DIE OVER THIS ISSUE!!!! FILE A RECALL TO CHRYSLER TO REPLACE OUR SUSPENSION AND ALL AFFECTED PARTS! *TR