This data is from the NHTSA — the US gov't agency tasked with vehicle safety. Complaints are spread across multiple & redundant categories, & are not organized by problem.
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Car was stuck in park and unable to place into reverse. Research indicated this is a know problem for several makes of Chrysler products from 2005 thru 2007. Chrysler issued a letter custome satisfaction notification K39, floor shifter interlock lever, the car must be towed or parts removed to allow the shifter to placed into drive or reverse. The letter indicated repairs at no cost to the customer, just schedule your service appointment; which will take about one hour to repair. Eight hours, $429 and one hour on the phone with Chrysler (800-853-1403, for them to say sorry your failed part will not be covered. 1000's of vehicles are impacted by this highway robbery by Chrysler and people are makeing home made repairs or leaving the vehicle in neutral not park as designed. Please review this known issue and the methods Chrysler is using to sucker people to get their repair business. Cars are being stuck at work, in garages, rest areas on highways and shopping centers.
The contact owns a 2007 Chrysler 300. When the contact attempted to drive the vehicle, the gear shifter failed to shift out of the park position. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 114,000.
Was on a trip out of town and parked in hotel parking garage. She attempting to leave, car would not shift out of "park". had to pay a mechanic to access pink plastic clip in console and drive home that way. Saw. There was a recall for this part online and made appointment with Chrysler service. Part had to be ordered. Was told my car was not one of the VIN #S covered by recall# K39, even though same issue has been experienced by numerous other owners. Parts and labor cost over $400!
The contact owns a 2007 Chrysler 300. The contact stated that the gear shifter lever was defective. The contact was unable to shift the gear out of the park position. The manufacturer advised that the VIN was not included in Chrysler's voluntary recall K39 for the transmission shifter interlock lever replacement. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 100,000.
In motion, stationary, or at any time or place. City, highway, and turning those ABS controls come on and off. The entire dashboard lights begin to flicker on and off, lose power seems car is going to not perform. Has power then sometimes no power. ABS control module, , antilock brake system, powertrain control module, feels like transmission momentary no power while driving, seems to slip into neutral then to drive. Loss of vehicle control when this happens. These car actions seriously puts mein unsafe vehicle my mom, my grand kids in danger. And in danger. You never know while driving if these defects will happen or not. Had to fix gear shift, it locked in park due to pin slipping out. I want all and every single recall fixed for free. This has been going on for a long while. Still occuring.
- Baltimore, MD, USA
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The contact owns a 2007 Chrysler 300. The contact stated that when the vehicle was in the park position, the gear shift failed. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the gear shift coil spring needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 160,000.
I was driving my son to the bus station in the morning I came to a complete stop my car just turn off, then it did it again after when I pull in my drive way of my house it just turn off again it did it two times in the same day im so worrie about this problem with this car!!!
The contact owns a 2007 Chrysler 300. When the vehicle was started, it was unable to be shifted from the park position. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that the floor shifter assembly was faulty and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 95,000. The VIN was unavailable.
The contact owns a 2007 Chrysler 300. While the vehicle was parked, the gear was unable to shift from the park position. The vehicle was towed to the dealer, but was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The VIN was invalid. The approximate failure mileage was 124,000.
The contact owns a 2007 Chrysler 300. The contact stated that the gear shift failed. The contact was unable to shift the gear out of park. The gear shift clip located at the gear cable area had to be release in order to be able to release the gear out of park position. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer advised that the vehicle was not included in NHTSA campaign number 08V583000 (power train). The failure mileage was 122,396. The VIN was not available.
Chrysler 300 went into park. Next attempt to move, car started fine. Gear shift locked in park. The car would not come out of park. Turns out many Chrysler and Dodge owners have been affected by this. This is a safety concern, as my wife has many medical issues, if she needs to get to an appointment and this happens she may end up missing her appointments or hospital visits.
The contact owns a 2007 Chrysler 300. Upon entering and starting the vehicle, the shift lever failed to shift into gear. The vehicle was not taken in for diagnostic testing. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified. The approximate failure mileage was 92,939.
The contact owns a 2007 Chrysler 300. While traveling approximately 40 mph, the vehicle independently surged forward and decelerated without warning. The contact also indicated that the wheels locked up in the front and rear each time the failure occurred. The vehicle was not included in NHTSA campaign number: 06V341000 (power train). The contact turned off and restarted the vehicle to reset the computer, but the failure was getting progressively worse. The vehicle was included in NHTSA campaign number: 15V313000 (air bags) and stated that the dealer and the manufacturer stated that the part was on back order and would not be available for months. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 118,000.
The contact owns a 2007 Chrysler 300. While the vehicle was parked, it would not shift out of the park position. The failure recurred. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 161,000.
The contact owns a 2007 Chrysler 300. The contact stated that the vehicle could not be shifted out of park. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the transmission interlock lever needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 55,000.
The contact owns a 2007 Chrysler 300. The contact stated that the gear shift failed to switch out of the park position without warning. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, where it was diagnosed that the interlock shift hook needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 150,000. Updated 09/25/15 the vehicle was repaired. However, the consumer continued to experience problems. Updated 10/08/15 updated 04/06/16 updated 10/31/2017
The contact owns a 2007 Chrysler 300. The contact stated that the gear shift failed to shift out of the park position. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where the technician diagnosed that the transmission interlock shifter needed to be replaced. No repairs were made to the vehicle. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 155,000.
The contact owns a 2007 Chrysler 300. The contact stated that the gear shift remained stuck in the park position. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the power train control module needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The vehicle was not included under NHTSA campaign number: 06V341000 (power train). The failure mileage was unknown.
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- Wichita, KS, USA