Two problems related to dashboard failed have been reported for the 2005 Chrysler 300. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2005 Chrysler 300 based on all problems reported for the 2005 300.
Purchased the Chrysler 300 Jan 2005 and within a few months vehicle started pulling to the right. We took the car in 3 times within the first 6 months of having it and they tried to fix, said they had and was not. On the final attempt, they told us to take it to an alignment shop on our own to fix, "we tried. " now, after 3 years driving with the same problem. We have a new problem, the speedometer gauge broke. We were told sorry, its out of warranty and we have to pay 1000. 00 to fix. Another dealer, said they would charge 800. Ii was told that our cluster would be sent out and replaced with a refurbished one. So we did not have it fixed, we decided to purchase one on our own (from a junk yard or refurbished) and now the mileage needs to be reset. But were told that they could just reset the mileage for 100 dollars. Took the car in now being told that we can not do that. So what's the difference if they put in a refurbished one or we did, it still needs to be reset. It seem to me, they still want the money to fix and that's al they care about! when it should be only 100. 00 to fix now.
I have a 2005 Chrysler 300 touring edition, which I purchased in Nov. 2004. In oct. 2005, I took my car into the local dealership because I was experiencing difficulties with my interior and exterior lights flickering. At that time, I was told by the dealership that they flashed the computer and the problem was corrected. Then about 3-4 months ago, I took my car back to the dealership because I was experiencing problems with my stereo. There are times that I get into my car and I do not have sound and none of the functions will work. I then have to manually turn the stereo off and back on for it to work. But unfortunately, I was told that since the problem was not occurring at that time, there was nothing that could be done. Well this past Sunday I was driving late at night, and all of my lights went completely out, and everything on the dash went out. My speedometer and gauges went to zero, then warning indicators started flashing. Once again, I took my car to the dealership and I was told that several codes were stored in the computer but at that time they could not fix the problem because they weren't sure of the exact problem. I was told to continue driving the car and hopefully it will occur again and they will be able to find out the problem. At this point I am becoming frustrated with my car and I am ready to trade it in.