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2006 Chrysler 300 electrical system problems

Owners reported electrical system problems in 95 complaints for the 2006 Chrysler 300, 7% of the complaints on file.

At a glance

Complaints
95 8% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
87,000 miles 87 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
2 and 10
Injuries and deaths
3 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When electrical system problems show up

Electrical system complaints by mileage, 2006 Chrysler 300 Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 87,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 9 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 5 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 7 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 18 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 9 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 17 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 11 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 4 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 0 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 4 complaints 200k+ miles: 3 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 87,000 miles
Based on 87 complaints that include mileage. 24% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles9
20k to 40k miles5
40k to 60k miles7
60k to 80k miles18
80k to 100k miles9
100k to 120k miles17
120k to 140k miles11
140k to 160k miles4
160k to 180k miles0
180k to 200k miles4
200k+ miles3

What the data shows

Of the 87 electrical system complaints that report mileage, the median is about 87,000 miles, and 24% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 2 crashes, 10 fires, 3 injuries.

What owners wrote

Smelled smoke and then noticed cabin of car filling with smoke as I was driving home. Made it to front of building where I live, got out of car and saw smoke billowing from trunk. Opened trunk and saw flames. Closed trunk. Ran into building, had concierge put out fire with fire extinguisher. Austin fire department showed up after fire was extinguished. Afd incident # 07086697.

Reported at 35,000 miles, October 2007 FireInjury

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 chrysler 300. The contact was driving approximately 25 MPH when the instrument panel lights began to flicker intermittently. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where the technician diagnosed the failure as an electrical failure. The vehicle was repaired. After the repairs were made, the vehicle would decelerate independently and the engine would exhibit an abnormal fluctuation of rpms. The check engine light would also illuminate sporadically.

Reported at 70,000 miles, January 2011

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