Four problems related to car accelerates on its own have been reported for the 2006 Chrysler 300. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2006 Chrysler 300 based on all problems reported for the 2006 300.
The contact owns a 2006 Chrysler 300. While driving 30 mph, the vehicle accelerated rapidly without warning. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The failure mileage was 37,000.
My wife was driving home at night from the store in a residential street and car all of a sudden accelerated on its own. Wife tried hard to apply the brakes but car would not slow down. She tried hard to control car to avoid poles and trees and hit hard in ditch. Air bags failed to deploy. Wife suffered contusions and bruises. Car was considered a total loss by insurance company. Tried to notify manufacturer to report the failure and just kept getting a run around from them. Apparently they do not stand behind their products. I see several other complaints on this same issue but no recall was ever issued.
The contact owns a 2006 Chrysler 300. The contact stated that while driving approximately 60 mph, the engine rpm reading increased excessively as the vehicle suddenly accelerated without warning. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer for diagnostic testing. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure and current mileage was 30,000.
2006 Chrysler 300. Consumer writes in regards to sudden acceleration the consumer stated she and her husband both experienced sudden acceleration in the vehicle. The consumer stated both incidents occurred while attempting to park. The consumer stated the sudden acceleration resulted in crashing into a fence.