general problems of the 2007 Chrysler 300 - part 2

The fan broke and flew into the radiator, puncturing it. This caused the car to lose power and die while I was driving. Thankfully, I had just turned onto a street and was able to pull over to the side of the road. If it had happened while I was on the highway, it could have been extremely dangerous. Apparently, Chrysler has recalled the fan assembly on some of the models, but not on mine. It looks like this needs to be done to prevent others from having the same problem.

Heard loud noise when nearing home. Was inside home park. Car seemed okay so continued couple blocks to driveway. Pulled into driveway and saw some smoke coming out of hood. Had my son look under hood to find cooling fans come apart. Visible damage to radiator. Called dealer and they towed car to their facility. Manager called this morning to verify damage, had extended warranty coverage but they would not fully cover cost from Chrysler repair department, difference of about $350. 00. I feel that this a cost that Chrysler should absorb as I feel that it was defect of Chrysler components.

Started my car would not shift out of park. I tried several times, as this has never happened to me in all my 44 years of driving.

The gear selector will not go out of park and into reverse (or any other gear). I checked on line and found out that 100's of other owners have had this problem on 2006-2009 Chrysler 300's. The part is about $56. 00. Not sure how much the labor would be to install it.

Per three mechanics, the cooling fan and cooling pipe thermostat went out in the vehicle. As a result of these parts loosening, the radiator developed a hole in it. My car was leaking radiator fluid and stopped running unexpectedly. I had to have the car towed to a local repair shop, and decided to call around for a second, third, fourth and fifth opinion. Each mechanic diagnosed the problem and stated that there was a recall with these same issues listed with the same vehicle type and year. I have contacted Chrysler consistently regarding this issue, but they were not able to assist me and referred me to this website. I am hoping that someone investigates this, as this issue is very costly and not as a result of abuse or poor use of the vehicle.

The gear shift stuck in park position there was a notification but I was told my vehicle was not covered in that notice for 2005-2007 Chrysler 300 due to its build date.

The vehicle is stuck in "park". Park lock out mechanism is not functioning. Have read many complaints on line of other vehicle owners with the same problem on the Chrysler 300 and Dodge magnum. I can't move my car. It is stuck were I parked it.

The car will start but can not be shifted from the park gear. VIN number does not match to the ones that have already been recalled. Problem is recognized by auto tower and is frequent.

The car couldn't be taken out of park. Finally broke into the shifter lever by removing the covers (very tricky to do, as I didn't have my tools), so my husband wouldn't have to come pick me up an hour away. I almost didn't figure this out, so lucky for me I kept trying it. There are lots (many, many) sites that talk about this same problem on Chrysler 300s, including youtube (which shows how to unscrew the whole thing), and automotive forums. There are some small neon pink plastic pieces that keep the shifter lever working properly, the only thing keeping the car from becoming a giant paperweight (unless one knows to pull apart the covers all the way to access the gears/wires - not a reasonable thing to expect from most consumers). For now, I have to pull a wire to get out of park. Happens when put in reverse also. This also leads to ppl keeping their foot on the brake instead of going into park, just so they don't have to mess with the wire. We have people accidentally going forward and hitting things as they try to stay in drive rather than putting it into park, while talking to someone they know on the street/sidewalk and forgetting to keep their foot on the brake, (be it at a slow speed, but still not good if children get in the way while one isn't paying attention). I will be taking the car back to dealer to see what can be down about it. This is definitely a problem for anyone relying on their car being able to do simple things like shift into drive (or really anything other than 'park'), and is a safety risk due to drivers attempting to use the car. What could have disturbed these plastic pieces is my mile long dirt driveway that is a little bumpy and very wet currently. I would really like to see something done on this, so that other people don't go through the same problem as I did. Thank you!.

Car is stalling all the time. It's very dangerous ! I believe it is very inappropriate for 100,000 customers to be having the same problem and Chrysler not recall and fix this problem. My car is in the shop now again !!!!.

The shifter in my vehicle has an interlock latch that isn't part of a recall. There was a recall on the same make and model of cars that were made after mine. Many people with the same make & model have had issues with this yet it isn't part of this recall. If it is a known issue I don't understand why it is not being corrected for all of these parts. It shouldn't be the responsibility of the owner when the maker is aware that this part is in fact faulty.

On 8-25-13, car stuck in park. 8-26-13 at darcars Chrysler to fix. Is this a continuing problem? and is their a recall on this problem, if not it should be. This is a safety problem.

I have a 2007 Chrysler 300 that is stuck in park. I'm aware of the k39 recall & after calling was told the dates of being built was June 25-sept 21 2007 is the actuall recall & mine was built may 30 2007, so by less than 30 days my car is not covered under the recall. The recall included 28,000 plus cars. Obviously the problem is beyond those dates listed above. The problem needs further investigated. So due to just shy of a month I'm without a car. I can't afford to have it towed & repaired at approx $300 to $400 per the dealership. I feel & believe strongly that my car should be included in this recall & should be repaired at the cost of Chrysler. As stated per Chrysler: "at Chrysler group llc, you can be assured that we are changing the way we look at quality. To prove our commitment to quality, the company is investing in and prioritizing improvements for every vehicle that we build. As part of that commitment, we are also targeting existing vehicles on the road today and contacting our customers to provide these quality improvements, at no charge, that will help to improve your ownership satisfaction. We are recommending the following improvements be performed on some 2005 through 2007 model year Dodge charger, magnum and Chrysler 300 equipped with a floor shifter. The transmission gear shift lever interlock return spring hook on your vehicle may break. A broken interlock return spring hook will result in the inability to move the gear shift lever out of the "park" position. " please contact me with further instructions to get my car at cost of Chrysler since it is a huge known problem. Thank you cassandra clark.

Every time I either turn a corner or back out of my drive the abs and traction control light lights come on and stay on. I was told that there is no safety issue, but I noticed that there was a recall on my make and year but I missed the recall by a month. And since this is so, did they fix the problem with the manufacturer? also, I will have to had to fix my interlock shift now for the second time in two years come this Thursday. I am worried about not being able to get my car out of park and move out of the way in an emergency. I am going to utilize social media to see if I can get more people to complain to you all and also to Chrysler to get this costly and possibly dangerous problem fixed.

Gear shift would not move from park to drive-vehicle has less than 30,000 miles for this safety switch to already malfunction.

The car involved is a 2007 Chrysler 300. I was stopped at a red light & front end began to shake , I pulled into a parking lot & shut car off . I got out and seen anti-freeze coming out. My mechanic picked the car up and said the engine cooling fan assembly separated & the fan blades broke off & went through my radiator and also caused engine issues . After I picked it up , I began research on this problem . I found a ( campaign - radiator cooling fan replacement bulletin from Chrysler corp. From June 2011 ( mdh 042912 ) that said the fan could separate & cause damage to the radiator , I never received notice & I gave them my VIN # & they said my vehicle was not part of the recall & would not re-imbursed me for the repair and tow bill . They said that was for 2006-2007 & 2008 models built up to April 29 , 2008 ( my car was built in may of 2007 ) , I told them that the same problem listed in the recall happened to my car . April 11, 2013 is when this cooling fan issue happened.

I purchased a 2007 Chrysler 300 at the end of 2012 with 24k miles on it. Since purchasing it the car has continued to stall - while in motion at speeds of 55 mph and while under 10 mph. I have invested a considerable amount of money over a two year period trying to remedy the problem including the replacement of the purge valve in December 2014. The car stalled again today while driving 50 mph, and was difficult to restart.

Shift park lock mechanism - we are just get this problem and call Chrysler they refuse to fix the problem. They had recall k36 and k16. A lot of these problem online but people fix by them self. Some of the get pay a lot money to fix this issue. I think this is flaws that Chrysler should recall to fix all the car. Happen around from 50,000 miles. Hope official will get Chrysler send letter out to fix all. I won't buy Chrysler again.

My car cuts off very frequently while driving. This has been going on for a few months now. We read that it could be the fuel sensor but I can have a full tank of gas or half tank and it still cuts off. It has cut off at the red light, green light while crossing the intersection, getting off the highway etc. We have brought in to places but they cannot find what's causing it to shut off. The car was brought from drive time and it's still under warranty so we asked drive time to allow us to bring it to a Chrysler dealership but they refused and said their shops should be sufficient. We know that the feds are investigating Chrysler for engine stalling but we have yet to have help with this vehicle. This is very dangerous and I fear for out or anyone life who are in this vehicle with us. Please help with this matter.

I went to start my car and could not get the shifter out of park, had a mechanic friend of my that works for Ford replace a part in the shifter. . . . . I have read this happens a lot on these vehicles.

2007 Chrysler 300. Gear stuck in park.

Driving on highway during cold winter day (20 degrees or below) when the cars computer system shut down and a few seconds later re-booted. The car continued to do so during the drive home and during the next week until I could get an appointment with local dealership. Took to dealership and they were unsure of the issue. Showed them a video that was taken while driving on the highway (very unsafe to have your car totally shut down while going 70 mph). They replaced the ignition switch -- not warrantied, $300 repair. This has happened every year with the exception of 2012 (weather in region was warmer and didn't meet conditions as previous years). Now it's 2013 and the same thing happened during a recent blizzard. Dealership says their hands are tied, but I think this is a Chrysler defective part issue. Something in very cold weather is causing the computer system to shut down, which could cause a driver to lose control of the vehicle. This is a scary situation, especially if you don't know what's happening. I have video of the issue from a recent commute, as well as the documentation of the on-going issue starting back in 2010. Chrysler was contacted on 2/21/2013 with the details. My utmost concern is that this will (or has) caused a fatality and Chrysler seems unwilling to acknowledge the problem with this defective part. .