2005 Chrysler 300C problems
Owners have filed 412 complaints with NHTSA about the 2005 Chrysler 300C. Fuel system is the most reported problem area, at 34% of complaints. Next are engine (17%) and drivetrain & axles (9%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 412 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Fuel system 34% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 9 and 5
- Injuries and deaths
- 9 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 80,000 miles 349 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 | 15 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 44 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 52 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 64 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 43 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 42 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 36 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 29 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 18 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 4 |
| 200k+ miles | 2 |
What the data shows
Of the 349 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 80,000 miles. For fuel system specifically, the median reported mileage is about 77,000 miles (128 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 9 complaints mention a crash; 5 complaints mention a fire; 9 injuries reported. Its complaints are less severe on average than those of 81% of model years in our database.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2005 ranks 2nd most-complained-about out of 6 model years of the Chrysler 300C with enough data (53 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 2 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*the contact owns a 2005 chrysler 300c. The contact stated although the vehicle was parked with the engine running, it suddenly began to move in reverse and crashed through two poles, into oncoming traffic and ended up crashing into a neighbors fence. The contact sustained injuries but no police report was filed. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer for diagnosis but the vehicle had not been repaired at the time of the complaint. The current and failure mileages were approximately 95,000.
Other vehicle crossed over yellow line and hit our car from the middle of the vehicle on drivers side all the way to back and knocked off the back drivers wheel and sent us spinning around into and wrapped around telephone pole. My legs were pinned under dash and couldn't move, passenger door had been badly damaged and pushed in about one foot. Had to be cut out of the car to get me out, taken to er. My complaint is that none of the air bags deployed which I find quite odd.
After fueling vehicle (full tank) I drove about 1/4 mile from the gas station while turning the vehicle turned completely off while I was in a turn causing me drive up on a curb and almost striking a pedestrian. Took about 10 minutes to get my vehicle back started and about another 1/4 mile down the road it stalled again this time making me go through an intersection because the brake pedal got hard. I ended up getting it home and it sat over night.
I was going to check the oil level when the top of the dipstick came off in my hand. It is made of plastic.; I was opening the drivers door, the handle came halfway off, subsequently all handles have done the same thing. The washer fluid does not spray. These problems all happened in the past 3 or 4 years. The vehicle was stationary for these problems. While turning, the steering wheel would not continue too turn, heard a " thunk", finally turned but the turn signal mechanism does not work now.