Manual Transmission Floor Shifter problems of the 2007 Chrysler 300

Car was stuck in park and unable to place into reverse. Research indicated this is a know problem for several makes of Chrysler products from 2005 thru 2007. Chrysler issued a letter custome satisfaction notification k39, floor shifter interlock lever, the car must be towed or parts removed to allow the shifter to placed into drive or reverse. The letter indicated repairs at no cost to the customer, just schedule your service appointment; which will take about one hour to repair. Eight hours, $429. 00 and one hour on the phone with Chrysler (800-853-1403, for them to say sorry your failed part will not be covered. 1000's of vehicles are impacted by this highway robbery by Chrysler and people are makeing home made repairs or leaving the vehicle in neutral not park as designed. Please review this known issue and the methods Chrysler is using to sucker people to get their repair business. Cars are being stuck at work, in garages, rest areas on highways and shopping centers.

Tl-the contact owns a 2007 Chrysler 300. The contact stated that when the vehicle was started, the vehicle was unable to be shifted from the park position. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic and was diagnosed that the floor shifter assembly was faulty and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 95,000. The VIN was unavailable. Sw.

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.