2007 Chrysler 300 problems
NHTSA has received 622 complaints about the 2007 Chrysler 300, and 23% of them involve drivetrain & axles. After that come air bags (21%) and electrical system (9%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 622 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Drivetrain & axles 23% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 23 and 20
- Injuries and deaths
- 25 and 7
- Typical mileage
- 80,000 miles 426 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 27 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 41 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 63 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 81 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 62 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 63 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 35 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 28 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 17 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 4 |
| 200k+ miles | 5 |
What the data shows
Among the 426 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 80,000 miles. For drivetrain & axles specifically, the median reported mileage is about 80,000 miles (129 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 23 complaints mention a crash; 20 complaints mention a fire; 25 injuries reported; 7 deaths reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2007 ranks 7th most-complained-about out of 16 model years of the Chrysler 300 with enough data (191 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 4 safety recall campaigns.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
Tl* takata recall. The contact owned a 2007 chrysler 300. While parked, the vehicle began to roll away. The contact was able to gain access to the vehicle and the air bag inadvertently deployed and caught fire. The contact sustained burns to the face, hair, right arm, and a gash in the left leg. Medical attention was required. The contact stated that her clothing also caught fire. A police report was not filed. The manufacturer was notified of the failure.
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 chrysler 300. While driving approximately 25 MPH, another vehicle drove through a red light and crashed into the front passenger door of the contact's vehicle. The front driver and passenger side air bags deployed. The excessive internal pressure that caused the air bags to rupture produced metal fragments that struck the passenger. The passenger sustained a broken neck and a badly bruised and swollen face.
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.
My car will outright just stop for no reason. I will sit at a light and the RPM guage will start going out of control and the car will rev on its own. Then I will start driving and ti will be find until I go to press on the brakes. Then the whole car will cut out. I'm able to get it to turn over again after two or three efforts of turning the key and pumping the brake. It has once done it with my daughter in the car, which I am not okay with.