16 problems related to transmission stuck in gear 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.
Stationary gear shift stuck in park exactly as hundreds of other 300 owners.
Gear shift stuck in park consistent with hundreds of other Chrysler 300 owners.
Tried to leave work and gear shift stuck in park. Got a ride home and googled finding multiple complaints. Found k39 recall and called the recall center. They said my VIN was not included and I asked why? it's the same problem and the same make and model covered under k39. They told me there was nothing they could do. What a crock! not buying a Chrysler ever again.
Shifter is stuck in park and will not move.
The contact owns a 2006 Chrysler 300. The contact stated that the gear shifter had become stuck in park, causing the vehicle to become inoperable. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and the current mileage was 66,000.
The shifter is stuck in park and won't move. From what I can tell many people are having this problem due to some faulty pink latch in the shifter.
The contact owns a 2006 Chrysler 300. While parked, the contact attempted to shift the gear from park to drive but was the shifter remained stuck in park. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic for diagnostic testing where the mechanic stated that the gear shifter would have to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The VIN was not available. The approximate failure mileage was 71,464.
The contact owns a 2006 Chrysler 300. The contact stated that the gear shifter became stuck in park. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who advised that the shifter interlock lever was fractured and caused the failure. The dealer informed the contact of a technical service bulletin but that the contact's vehicle was not manufactured in any of the qualifying plants. The failure and the current mileages were 88,593.
The contact owns a 2006 Chrysler 300. The contact stated that the vehicle shifter was stuck in park. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure who did not offer any assistance since the vehicle was not included in any recalls. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and the current mileage was 123,229.
The contact owns a 2006 Chrysler 300. The contact stated that the gear shifter became stuck in park. The contact had the vehicle towed to the dealer where the contact was advised that the entire gear shift box had to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The current mileage and the failure mileage was 93,000.
The contact owns a 2006 Chrysler 300. The contact stated that the gear shifter would becomes stuck in park intermittently. The contact took apart the shifter and was using the lever to shift gears. The dealer and the manufacturer were contacted but denied any assistance with repairs to the defect. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 108,000 and the current mileage was 131,000.
Tl- the contact owns a 2006 Chrysler 300. The contact stated that the gear shift got stuck in park and would not move. The vehicle was towed to the dealership. The dealership diagnosed that the vehicle would need a new gear shift assembly; the vehicle was repaired. The failure mileage was 44,000 and currently mileage 44,100. Nw.
The contact owns a 2006 Chrysler 300 touring. The contact stated that the vehicle shifter was stuck in park. The contact stated that in order to change gears, he had to remove the gear box and use a screw driver to shift into gear. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who diagnosed that the shifter was defective and needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure who did not offer any assistance since the vehicle was not included in NHTSA campaign id number: 05v460000 (power train:automatic transmission). The vehicle was repaired. The VIN was not available. The failure mileage was 120,000 and the current mileage was 135,000.
We are a used car dealership and we have sold a number of Chryslers. Recently we have been having complaints of the same problem; the shifter gets stuck in park and renders the vehicle inoperable. One of the vehicles that have had this problem is VIN# 2c3lk53g26h110019 (2006 Chrysler 300). The entire shifter assembly was replaced.
Shifter stuck in park, had to get car towed to dealer. Defected part was plastic tube. I had to buy new shift assembly 230 dollars and 50 dollar tow charge. I went on internet and found many Chrysler 300 have this problem. A recall should be issued because it can happen again.
The contact owns a 2006 Chrysler 300. He stated that upon starting the vehicle, the gear shift became stuck in the park position. He notified the manufacturer and a representative stated that a component inside of the gear shift mechanism was hot and caused the gear shift to break. He then added that there were no recalls for the failure, but that it was being investigated. The vehicle has been repaired. The current and failure mileages were 74,400. Updated 10/06/09 updated 10/08/09.