Five problems related to suspension have been reported for the 1999 Chrysler 300M. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
Alignment has been off for about 2 years. Took to my mechanic friend and he said that all the bolts associated with my rack and pinion had become loose. He tightened the bolts up, and the very next day they worked loose again. He did research on my vehicle and found that there are several complains about the rack and pinion and is shocked that Chrysler has not made a recall yet. I have not had any major accidents or problems, but as I read on the internet someone has died from the rack and pinion problems, and there has been several problems due to the rack and pinion not functioning properly. My mechanic friend is going to try to tighten the bolts again using lock tight(?) on the bolts and hopefully this will help the problem. . Read more...
Front end noise/pulling from date purchased, no cause found at dealer. Complained about noise and pulling to one side throughout warranty. Balanced/rotated tires no help. After new tires @62k-steering became sloppy w/3" of play. Diagnosed as steering rack failure. ***dimsii ivoq entry posted after 12-12-02 cut over to artemis***770151.
When driving vehicle it always pulls to the right, taken to dealer numerous times. Dealer cannot remedy problem.
Had to replace motors in both rear windows and the window had to be replaced on the driver side due to the broken tab at the bottom of the window. According to the salvage yard owner this is a very common problem. Front end also shimmies had alignment didn't fully correct problem.
My vehicle has a severe shimmy/vibration between 55 and 65mph which is progressively getting worse. The dealer has put on three sets of tires and wheels and has done mutiple wheel balancing. The problem is progressively getting worse and the Chrysler factory representative has admitted the diamler/Chrysler is aware of the problem and their engineers are working on the problem. I have had my vehicle ito the the dealer 14 times for this problem. Their final answer last week was that neither the dealer or diamler/Chrysler will attempt to correct this problem again and that I should file under the georgia lemon law for compensation. I am not sure where the problem lies so consequently the multi-choice component list. I do not believe it is wheel or tire related after all of the changes but Chrysler does blame the goodyear tires, however they have never swapped them for any other brand. This is a dangerous condition that has been shared with other 300m owners on the web. It is particularly severe in hot weather and in rainy conditions. If the manufacturer admits to a defect, then I believe it is required to remedy the situation.