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2007 Chrysler 300 electrical system problems

Owners reported electrical system problems in 59 complaints for the 2007 Chrysler 300, 9% of the complaints on file. It is the 3rd most reported problem area for this model year.

At a glance

Complaints
59 10% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
92,000 miles 45 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
1 and 8
Injuries and deaths
0 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When electrical system problems show up

Electrical system complaints by mileage, 2007 Chrysler 300 Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 92,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 1 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 2 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 4 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 7 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 11 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 4 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 5 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 6 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 3 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 2 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 92,000 miles
Based on 45 complaints that include mileage. 16% 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 miles1
20k to 40k miles2
40k to 60k miles4
60k to 80k miles7
80k to 100k miles11
100k to 120k miles4
120k to 140k miles5
140k to 160k miles6
160k to 180k miles3
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles2

What the data shows

Of the 45 electrical system complaints that report mileage, the median is about 92,000 miles, and 16% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 1 crash, 8 fires.

What owners wrote

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.

Reported at 80,000 miles, October 2014 CrashFire

Tl* the contact owns a 2007 chrysler 300. The contact stated that while driving approximately 60 MPH, the began jerking violently. The failure was recurring. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that battery acid was leaking from the battery housing unit and could cause a potential failure with the coolant unit. The contact was advised that the battery housing unit needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure.

Reported at 40,000 miles, February 2014

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