57 problems related to electrical system 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.
This is a serious safety concern regarding the shift interlock system on my 2005 Chrysler 300. When the vehicle is in park, particularly in traffic, and the light turns green, I am forced to lift the coin attachment and manually press the pink interlock just to change gears or accelerate. This creates a dangerous situation where I am unable to move the vehicle promptly, potentially leaving me vulnerable to a rear-end collision. The issue stems from recall 05v462000, which specifically addresses a shift interlock defect that Chrysler has failed to address despite my repeated attempts to have it repaired. Chrysler has not taken any action to resolve the recall issue, leaving me in a potentially life-threatening situation every time I drive. It is unacceptable that this recall has not been acted upon, and this critical safety defect must be corrected immediately.
My engine blew, transmission is slipping. I’m having electrical and air bag problems.
The contact owns a 2005 Chrysler 300. The contact stated that while operating the vehicle, the check engine warning light would remain illuminated. Occasionally the lights on the dashboard and inside the vehicle would randomly blink off and on. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer who was unable to diagnose the cause of the failure. During the diagnostic test the electrical fuses continued to malfunction. No further information was available. The manufacturer was not yet notified. The failure mileage was 137,000.
Ii own a 2005 300c with 1001,500 miles. I had a problem with the car running out of gas when the gage was still showing gas in the tank wile driving in city streets, and once in highway. Luckily I was in the right lane. I complained to the dealer in two occasions of this occurrence. Finally the tank was replaced around 2014. After that, I went back to the dealer on several occasions complaining that after filling my tank with gas there was a strong smell of fuel. They keep telling me there was nothing wrong. Finally in October 2019. I took car back and was told there was a crack on the at top of fuel tank pump housing r/h, and gas was leaking from the attaching ring and the rubber hose and accumulating on some cavities at top of pump. The dealer quoted me about a thousand dollar for the job, and needed keep my car for 3 days. I got a second opinion and was told this has being happening for a long time. I eventually had the car repaired at the second location for less than $450 dollar including parts, and the was car fixed in 4 hours not 3 days and a thousand dollars. Also! I had an incident were the factory battery in the car exploded in the trunk of the car wile I was driving. Approximately 2011.
The shift won't work it's stuck on park and I saw the k39 notification which kind of explains what happened and we have already tried to unlock it with the pink button and the car turn on good and everything.
Tl- the contact owns a 2005 Chrysler 300. The contact stated that both rear doors failed to lock and had to manually unlock the door. The contact stated that the electric power switch to lock and unlock the doors it does not unlock the rear doors only the front doors. The key fob only unlock the front and not the rear doors. The contact also stated that the speedometer failed to function. The dealer nor manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The contact mention the failure for the speedometer going on for a year. The failure mileage unknown. Aw.
Tl-the contact owns a 2005 Chrysler 300. The contact stated that upon starting the vehicle there was smoke emerging from the vents. There was fire emerging from the dashboard. The vehicle doors failed to open. The fire department arrived and distinguished the fire. A police report was filed. There was no crash. There were no injuries due to the fire. The air bags did not deploy. The vehicle was towed to a independent mechanic and deemed a total loss by the insurance agency. The local dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the issue. The failure mileage was 126,000. Ap.
Vehicle had a delayed start. While in motion the car would deaccelerate, slow down, and misfire. The esp/abs indicator light would come on and an alert would continue to sound until the car was shut off. The car may or may not start and when started it continues to alert the next day. The car continues to misfire and driving over 30 mph is unsafe. The car has been taken to a mechanic several times but has never been properly fixed.
The contact owns a 2005 Chrysler 300. The contact stated while driving at various speeds, the vehicle stalled without warning. The vehicle was towed to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the wire harness needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 13,124. The VIN was not available.
I been owning this 2005 Chrysler 300 limited for about 4 years now, and the lights flickers all the time. . Dealership charge 95. 00 for that it should be free because everyone that has a car like mine had the same problem the front suspension I had changed 3 times completely and it's not the parts it's the quality of the product, I am very disappointed I love the body style of the Chrysler 300 including the new one I brought a 2018 Dodge challenger this year because I was so disappointed with Chrysler hopefully someone looks at the vehicle problems and actually have a complete recall on the vehicle.
Dash says no bus air bag light comes on all warning light come on head lights start flashing on/off wipers stop,radio stops working this is an manufactures defect as this problem occurs on a large number of Chrysler,Dodge,Jeep vehicles from 2005-current this is a safety issue when this problem occurs at night and you have lights flashing on/off and dashboard doesn't illuminate nor does speedometer can cause serious problems its just not a random occurance its a major occurance my experience with this problem is when it rains and in the winter time.
The contact owns a 2005 Chrysler 300. While driving 45 mph, the engine warning indicator illuminated and the engine stalled. The vehicle was towed to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the vehicle needed to be serviced. The vehicle was repaired, but the failure recurred after the repair. The contact also stated that all the doors failed to unlock. The police had to unlock the doors. The vehicle was towed to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the water pump, batteries, and the entire motor needed to be replaced. The contact received a replacement key fob, which also failed to unlock the doors. The vehicle was repaired. Also, while driving 30 mph, the contact noticed smoke under the hood. The contact pulled over to the side of the road. The contact poured water to stop the smoke, but the failure recurred several other times. The manufacturer was made aware of the failures. The failure mileage was 139,000. The VIN was not available.
Low oil levels, oil light and check engine light always on. Kept taking the car in to have it checked, we were told nothing was wrong, just keep adding oil. That made no sense as there had to be a reason for this. Was finally diagnosed as oil sludge and engine was destroyed and needed to be replaced. Also, because it caused the lights to be on for so long, I now need to have the computer replaced that controls the sensors for those.
Takata recall- my electric throttle control shut my engine down while on the express way in heavy traffic the gas pedal would no longer accelerate the car. I had to try to get over and put my hazardz on. I couldve died and it was night time. This part should be recalled.
Interior of car filled with smoke from instrument panel, we unhooked battery and it stopped but nothing on instrument panel works. We were driving car when it happened.
The contact owns a 2005 Chrysler 300. The contact stated that after the ignition key was turned to the on position, the vehicle hesitated to start without warning. In addition, the vehicle stalled intermittently. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic to be diagnosed. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was not available.
The contact owns a 2005 Chrysler 300. The contact stated that while driving approximately 60 mph, the vehicle stalled. The contact had to maneuver to the side of the road. After few minutes, the vehicle restarted normally. The vehicle was driven home. The contact also received a recall notification for NHTSA campaign number: 14v567000 (electrical system) and stated that the part needed was unavailable to perform the recall repair. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 156,000.
Tl-the contact owns a 2005 Chrysler 300. The contact stated that while parked, when the vehicle is started, the air bag warning light becomes illuminated. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was not diagnosed however, the problem recurred. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 15v313000 (air bags) however, the part to do the repair was not available. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 90,537.
My 2005 Chrysler 300 milage 103,269 is having problems decelerating while driving down the road in the middle of traffic. It's been to the Chrysler dealership 3 times now and they said nothing is wrong. When this problem occurs it won't go over 200rpms. I let it set and the next day it'll be fine again until I drive it for a bit. The lighting bolt looking light stsys on. They replaced the throttle body, power control module, module power train control and t/body. $1800. 00 later and the complaining to 3000+ customers at my work I wish I would of never purchased a Chrysler. They are the worst people to deal with. After driving by the dealership on my way to work for two weeks and looking at my car sit I was furious. $750. 00 for a rental for three weeks (a month ago) and now still no car! I've been stuck waiting for a ride, missed work and missed ball games for my kids over this problem. I'm just thankful I've managed to not get into a wreck over this since I've read others have. That's the only thing as a Chrysler owner I'm happy about. Thanks to god!.
Tl-the contact owns a 2005 Chrysler 300. The contact stated that while driving at 15 mph, the engine stalled without warning. The vehicle was able to restart after several attempts the power resumed once the vehicle came to a complete stop. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not aware of the failure. The failure mileage was unavailable. Ec.
The contact owns a 2005 Chrysler 300. The contact stated that the malfunction warning indicator illuminated on the instrument panel. While driving approximately 65 mph with the cruise control activated, the cruise control independently deactivated. The contact had to maneuver to the side of the road and the vehicle stalled. The malfunction warning indicator was no longer illuminated. The vehicle restarted after a few minutes and resumed normal operation. The vehicle was driven to the dealer and they could not duplicate the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact stated that the failure occurred three other times. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 125,000.
The contact owns a 2005 Chrysler 300. The contact received a recall notification for NHTSA campaign number: 15v313000 (electrical system, equipment) and stated that the part needed was unavailable to perform the recall repair. The manufacturer was not notified of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure.
Tl- the contact owns a 2005 Chrysler 300. The contact stated that notification for NHTSA campaign number: 14v770000 (electrical system) was received in February of 2015. After contacting the dealer on multiple occasions, the contact was informed that the parts needed to repair the vehicle were still not available and no estimated time for receiving the parts could be given. The contact had not experienced a failure. The VIN was not available. Djr.
Tl- the contact owns a 2005 Chrysler 300. The contact stated that the vehicle experienced a complete loss of power and burning oder coming form the vehicle. The vehicle had to be towed to the contacts residence. There are no warning indicators illuminated indicating a failure during the failure. In addition the bas warning indicator and the electronic throttle control warning indicator illuminates. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed the pcm and win module had malfunctioned and needed to be replaced. The vehicle had not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The vehicle failure mileage approximately 22,000. Kh.
My car as continually given me problems with flickering headlights. I contacted my local dealer and had them to check it out and found nothing, but the problem still exist. No mechanic can find the problem, but it still exist. I have been to a few Chrysler forums and see other owners are experiencing the same problem. This has been a real frightening experience me and my family.
The headlight switch is faulty. The headlights begin to flash and will not stay on. This is extremely dangerous!.
Turn the car on and idles for a few minutes and then air bag light comes on and then all dash warning lights start to come on and off speedometer stops working signal lights stop working,key fob wont work sometimes car shuts off after I start it ,headlights come on and off battery drains if I leave it connected I have read alot of threads that this is a problem with alot of Chryslers even 2011 models.
Tl- the contact owns a 2005 Chrysler 300. The contact stated that the esp and bac light illuminated on the instrument panel. In addition, the contact mentioned that shortly after the turning lights, side mirrors and all windows failed. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 119,372. Pam.
Stopped at stop sign all lights on inst panel came on for about 10 sec then they all went off except esp light. Tachometer went to 0 and ac went off. 10 seconds later all recovered, but soon all back to normal ,then events started again. Kept this up for about 5 minutes until I reached my destination and after turning car off staying for 1 1/2 hour started car and all was normal. This has happened several times prior and local Chrysler has said hard to diagnose and would be very expensive. As long as it clears it self keep driving it. Probably loose connection or small short in circuit board.
Car stuck in park.
This car has issues from the transmission to electrical the company needs to recall and fix them better.
My daughter (12yrs. ) and I were on the freeway/car pool lane (double yellow lines) and the car stalled/turned off completely. I tried not to panic but I daughter did when the lights, engine and not to mention the steering wheel was very hard to turn. At this time I had to cross over the double yellow line and cut off a few cars who all most rear ended me, all cars honked at me and my little one was freaking out. It took 24 minutes to get off the freeway because it kept stalling and wouldn't continue to stay on. This is a very un safe situation, I pray no one gets hurt from this. Car continued to stall and turn off and at this time it's just sitting because of funds and just fed up with this car. . . . Not mention my parking lock mechanism broke last month and my engine blown due timings chain stretching. Had to rebuild the whole engine that cost me $5,000. 00, so you know at this time I will never purchase a Chrysler ever again. I new I should have stayed with Chevrolet! !!!!!!.
While driving automobile, noticed headlamps & dash lights dimming and shutting off. Turned headlight switch off and on several times, which resulted in the headlamps turning back on. The problem seems to be occuring more frequently.
I have a 2005 Chrysler 300 touring, my first major problem occurred about 6 months ago, a red lightening bolt symbol on the dash came on, and my car would not go over 10mph, took to the Chrysler dealership, for them to say I needed a new pcm, which by the way was roughly $1500. Had that replaced, car drove just fine for the next couple months, all the sudden it does it again, that same red symbol and esp bas symbol, back to the dealership, to say now it could be a throttle body, had that replaced roughly $500, picked my car up the day it was finished, didn't make it out of the parking lot, same haunting symbols came back on, OH yes, not to mention like 2 months ago, my car gear was stuck in park, thank goodness a lever fixed that problem, about $125. So yes, I'm going crazy, I don't know what to do about this red lightening bolt symbol and esp bas, honestly I think these Chrysler's need a major recall, something just isn't right. These are some of the most common problems with the Chrysler's 300 from what I've read. I have yet to still to find out what the problem is. I just can't why understand why the dealership that specializes in these specific cars, have no idea what the problem is, even after numerous diagnostic checks.
Once getting off the interstate and turning onto a frontage road, driving 35 mph my car lost power and stalled. I pulled onto the side of the road, turned my car off, and it turned back on. However, this problem has been occurring off and on since August 2013 (7-8xs). It most commonly stalls after filling up with gas. The steering wheel will often times become locked when trying to make a turn when the car stalls. The esp/bas light, check engine light, and a red light with a lightening bolt with vertical lines on each side of it (symbol not in Chrysler manual) all turn on when the car stalls. The car stalls 3-4xs before making it to the destination. I have brought my car in to an automotive repair shop 3xs and leave without any explanation of the current problem.