general problems of the 2007 Chrysler 300 - part 1

On August 18th, 2025 around 6:45 pm, our anti-lock break system stopped working, started smoking and caught fire. The fire came up through the engine under the hood and melted everything. There were no warning signs. Just smoke and flames. Luckily we were able to pull over and exit the vehicle. The fire was extinguished with 2 fire extinguishers. The car is a total loss.

Something with throttle it will shake and slow down at a certain speed.

I have 130k mileage on my Chrysler 300 2007 model. For about 3months, I’ve been experiencing fuel leaks from the bottom rear corner of the driver side just directly beneath my fuel tank, which also makes both the exterior and interior of the car smell of gas. I took the car for maintenance and the fuel tank seals were replaced after my fuel pump was changed. There was no visible fuel spill after the rear seats were removed and inspected but there was constant droplets of fuel from beneath the rear left side of the car. I don’t know what else to do and what can cause this?. . Besides, whenever I put fuel in my tank, I can smell fuel coming from the ac vents. Also, my airbag warning light has been on for a long time on my dashboard. Help!!!.

Ignition switch.

Ignition switch won't turn my car on. I went to start car and my key moved quickly to the right and would not start.

K39 recall: my vehicle cannot shift out of park. It has a broken shift lever interlock spring hook. . . Exactly like recall k39. However, I a confused why my car is not covered under this recall.

Transmission is stuck in park. Cannot drive.

Car will not come out of park. Most likely shift linkage assembly bad. Car was parked in work parking lot and after shift would not release from park status.

The car won't shift into drive or neutral reverse it just won't move at all and I never had this problem nothing else is wrong with my car it just won't go into gear I had to get a tow truck to bring it home and how he got it on the truck he sprayed wd-40 and pull it on that's that way it was easy to slide up on a flatbed. So I'm wondering could it be the safety neutral switch on a 300.

While sitting in a drive thru line at a local fast food establishment I heard a loud bang, then steam came from under the hood of my car. Pulled over and parked. Called my mechanic to come check it out. He explained to me that the fan motor broke/busted and the bearings went through the radiator. Fan shourds we're all broke off. I have less then 100,000 miles on my car.

April 23 my battery caught on fire in blow my whole car up fire marshal told me electrical problems.

I keep getting recall notices and not getting satisfaction getting repaired. Whatever the legal proceedings to get monetary compensations through legal means, please sign me up. Frances t. White, 5001 chappelet dr. Sparks, nv 89436. We are lucky to be alive since we haven't been in a accident.

Previously just filed complaint under power train heading regarding shifter stuck in park issue. Informed by supervisor at Chrysler recall center that "looking into issues & filing a complaint on such issues should be done on the Chrysler website, not on NHTSA. Gov because they're not a reliable and trustworthy site!" seriously, because I was pretty much told like everyone else with this issue "it's my problem" .

Vehicle was stationary at the time made motion to start vehicle placed feet on brake and attempted to put gear in drive and the gear would not move out of park.

The car has only 92000 miles and maintained good. Since it was only 70000 miles the a. C stopped blowing cold air. It was diagnosed that inside the dashboard the evaporator is not working properly causing freon leak. And outrage repair of 2000 dollars will be the cost. This is a problem with many Chrysler's 300 2005-2010. Since that is a main issue why there is no recall on this part? it seems like that company knows about this issue from over a 10000 customers and doesn't do anything about it. On their products Chrysler guaranty that issue like this would not appear until vehicle reach at least 100000 miles. Living in state of florida this is safety issue when temperatures reach 120 f in the vehicle. Other issues include are fuel injectors and egr sensor causing the car to stop in middle of driving without no warning and it can cause serious accidents. I always support buying USA vehicles and we all need to contribute to our economy but if companies don't stand for their customers guaranty and quality everyone will purchase different vehicles with better quality.

Stuck in park. Can't shift out of park floor shifter locked bypass doesn't work.

On Sunday 04/30/2017, I pulled car into gas station and put gas in it. When I went to leave after this transaction, the vehicle would not shift out of "park". The shifter will not release and go into gear. The vehicle is stuck in "park". Diamler Chrysler has existing recall (k39) to address this ongoing, widespread defect in their vehicles (Dodge/Chrysler floor shifter recall). According to TSB/recall documents, the years covered are 2005-2011. However, the dealership service department told me that because my vehicle was manufactured 90 days before the recall period for that make and model, my vehicle is not covered under the recall.

At various times since I bought this car new, this vehicle stalled and/or violently shook while at stop light thinking someone must have hit me. When filling up with premium gas, the pump will trip and stop putting gas. I have to hold the pump slightly higher so that it will not trip. I could never use the pump rest for this car so that I don't have to hold the pump the entire time. We even choose gas stations that do not have ethanol mix. On Tuesday, 2/7/17, it shook and stalled at different times during the day while at stop light. On the same day, while in motion and making a curve on a narrow 2-way street, I suddenly could not steer the car. I stopped with my emergency flashers, turned off everything, and had to restart the car. We took it for service for same reasons and the dealer could not find any issues.

The switch when you turn it off it still be on it ,I have to make sure the switch turned all the way over.

Gear shift will not shift out of park. I believe my vehicle is having the same issue as the k39 recall however because of my build date of 02/07/07, the recall only applies to vehicles built 6/25/07-9/21/07.

My 2007 Chrysler 300 will not shift from park, I contacted my local dealer and was told this was a problem with some 300 but I needed to contact Chrysler customer service, I called Chrysler and was told my VIN is not listed in the k39 safety notification, they can't help me out. I had to have my car towed to a local mechanic and repair made. How can Chrysler fixs some failures and not other?.

The floor shifter has a broken piece there is an existing recall k39 but my vehicle isnt covered.

Car runs rough, hesitates and cuts of while at a stop and in park. Electronic throttle light is on.

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!!!.

Shift park lock mechanism - cannot shift out of park. It appears that my "shift interlock latch" has malfunctioned (via online research). It also appears that this is an issue that Chrysler is aware of, but will not fix under a recall. Anyway, as it currently stands I'm trying to get an appointment with the dealer to fix. Thank goodness the car was at home when this occurred.

Drove car all morning long, stopped at a family members house for a few hours. Came out to car to leave and car was stuck in park, checked to make sure all brake lights were working incase brake pedal sensor was bad(all lights came on) checks brake fluid (up to level) googled Chrysler 300 stuck in park and had an overflow of answers and videos showing me what was wrong and how to atleast get it out of park to get home/to a garage(Sunday noone was open). I saw this is a recall on the 300 models from 05-up to 08 I think. I called Chrysler recall center to be told that yes my car is in the right year frame but it is uncovered due to it is not a mopar part or because it was manufactured in Sep 2006. So I am a bit upset at this because the exact thing that is on a recall happened to my 2007 Chrysler 300 but is uncovered.

There seems to be a problem with the gear shifter because it will not move out of the park position.

While driving at the posted speed limit of 70 mph the sun roof (which was closed at the time) suddenly ripped completely off of the car and went airborne. We were not able to recover it, and thankfully as far as we know no one behind us was injured. This easily could have killed someone in another car.

Driving 60 miles per hour on a houston,texas crowded and busy freeway. My Chrysler 300 caught on fire immediately followed by thick black smoke and a strong smell of burning of burning plastic. The car caused cars to come to a complete stop on a 5 lane freeway because of the thick smoke. My steering wheel locked so loss of steering,brakes became mushy. Right before the loud boom fire and smoke. The check engine displayed and then the other lights in the instrument panel and sound of a pop then boom of smoke all within approx 5 seconds. It happened really fast. I have no special equipment. No rewiring of stereo equipment or any other kind of rewiring. All factory parts.

The car will not shift out of park and go into any gear. Stuck in the park position.

I had driven my car home from work, I was on the street I live on and waiting for an ambulance to clear the entrance to my drive way so I could park. I put my car in park at the direction of the emergency response team, once the emergency vehicle had cleared the entrance I was unable to shift my car back in to drive, or reverse. It was stuck in the park position. I had to call a tow truck to move my vehicle from the road in order not to block traffic, I was also slightly in the lane of on coming traffic due to the placement of the emergency vehicles at the time (I live in an assisted living facility, it is normal for the emergency vehicles to be present on and around the property and they often direct other vehicles outside of the normal flow of traffic. ) after this incident I found Chrysler had recalled several vehicles of the same make, model and year as mine. However the manufacturer informed me that my VIN number was not on the list, even though I had the same exact issue, Chrysler claimed this to be coincidental. Had my vehicle been hit while blocking traffic, would Chrysler then fix this issue? would the government require them to address this issue if someone does get hurt? what has to happen before they are held responsible for the product that has clearly had the same defect they already know exists? I am appalled that they can knowingly have a defective product and claim it to be coincidental. On top of that, they profit from selling the replacement part, the labor and they don't cover the towing expense to have it repaired, since I was unable to drive my vehicle to the dealership. Didn't our tax dollars recently go to a bail out? would be nice to have a company that wants to ensure their products are safe and operating in a correct manner. Extremely disappointed.

I have owned two Chrysler 300's both being the model year 2007 and both have had the same problem with the gear shift getting stuck in park. Leaving to take my son to summer school this morning and could not get my car out of the park position. Had to break into the center console and use a screwdriver to get the car in drive. "unfortunately" I knew how to do this because the 2007 model that I owned three years ago did the exact same thing. I have to leave my car in neutral and put my parking brake down when ever I park my car because if I place it in park I will have to go through all of the steps again to unlock it. Huge issue and needs to be recalled immediately. Also whats interesting is that the replacement piece happens to be medal. So I ask why would Chrysler go the cheap route and place a plastic piece in all of the vehicles (that cost a pretty penny) instead of doing it right the first time and having the medal piece in it from the start. Sounds like a way to get customers to go to the dealership for repairs and spend more money. Horrible business ethics and due to this issue happening to me twice on two separate vehicles I will never purchase another Chrysler Jeep or Dodge again!.

Gear shift was change in 7/2014 n also I need to change the ignition key, has never work properly it sounds like the battery not sending the correct charge. I haven't change the air bags because I don't have enough to pay where can I go to correct the problem please provide information 661-547-0688 ernesto esqueda.

I started up the vehicle and there was a weird noise coming from up under the hood. I thought it could have been the vehicle beside me so I turned my car off and the noise stopped. I started my vehicle again and heard the noise again. So I turned off the motor, raised the hood and observed coolant on the vehicle's frame and on the ground. I took the vehicle to a repair shop and they found that one of the two cooling fans separated and punctured the radiator in several locations. I learned of a recall for this issue with my particular vehicle but Chrysler is refusing to pay for the repairs stating that my vehicle is not included in the recall even though the issue specifically stipulated in the recall occurred to my vehicle.

Car won't come out of park to drive. The lever inside is broke. Dealer says it's not just the lever it's the whole sifter transfer case.