2010 Chrysler 300 problems
NHTSA has received 150 complaints about the 2010 Chrysler 300, and 38% of them involve air bags. After that come electrical system (15%) and engine (9%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 150 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Air bags 38% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 19 and 6
- Injuries and deaths
- 11 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 75,000 miles 82 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 | 8 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 7 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 17 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 12 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 20 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 5 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 5 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 3 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 2 |
| 200k+ miles | 3 |
What the data shows
Among the 82 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 75,000 miles. For air bags specifically, the median reported mileage is about 65,000 miles (11 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 19 complaints mention a crash; 6 complaints mention a fire; 11 injuries reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2010 ranks 11th most-complained-about out of 16 model years of the Chrysler 300 with enough data (88 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 7 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.
Side air bag failed to deploy . The car was t-boned on the driver side and caved in both driver side doors. Two injuries ; drive neck and back; front passenger had neck and back injuries.
My brother was driving my vehicle when we came off of a bridge too fast and tried to take a corner but didn't make it we crashed through a crosswalk and into side of building air bags did not deploy we both suffered concussions, bruised body, and back.
Tl* the contact owned a 2010 chrysler 300. While driving 25 MPH, the contact's vehicle was involved in a crash with another vehicle involved in a police chase. The air bags failed to deploy. The vehicle was included in NHTSA campaign number: 15v313000 (air bags) and 16v352000 (air bags). A police report was filed. The contact sustained injuries to the right side of the body and the passenger sustained injuries to the upper body, which required medical attention.
When coming to a stop at red light vehicle rpms dropped almost turned off. Car wouldnt accelerate at normal rate of speed and the steering was difficult and the vehicle was very unstable feeling like no control of the car. This has happened a few times and its kinda scary.
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 chrysler 300. While driving approximately 45 MPH, the vehicle accelerated independently and the throttle warning light illuminated. The contact shut the vehicle off and restarted the vehicle, but it accelerated independently while in the park position. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 83,000.