2006 Chrysler 300C problems
Owners have filed 991 complaints with NHTSA about the 2006 Chrysler 300C. Fuel system is the most reported problem area, at 35% of complaints. Next are engine (28%) and drivetrain & axles (9%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 991 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Fuel system 35% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 14 and 3
- Injuries and deaths
- 17 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 77,000 miles 841 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 | 42 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 96 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 132 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 171 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 154 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 104 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 67 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 37 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 11 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 18 |
| 200k+ miles | 9 |
What the data shows
Of the 841 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 76,000 miles. For fuel system specifically, the median reported mileage is about 70,000 miles (297 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 14 complaints mention a crash; 3 complaints mention a fire; 17 injuries reported. Its complaints are less severe on average than those of 92% 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 2006 ranks 1st most-complained-about out of 6 model years of the Chrysler 300C with enough data (158 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 1 safety recall campaign.
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.
Depressed accelerator pedal lightly to proceed through an intersection.roughly 10 MPH into the acceleration the vehicle suddenly without warning accelerated on its own through the next intersection causing a 3 car accident and 4 people injured.all vehicles involved were disabling damage with mine being the worst, total loss.air bags did not deploy causing injury to passenger and I resulting in seizures to passenger from head trauma.this defect of the vehicle has caused a major financial burden on me and my family…
Vehicle has had 3 incidents of engine stalling. 1st was early morning after being driven only .7 miles. Next was 11/5/2013 after filling up on way home. Car died at stop sign. Next was 11/6/2013 after being driven less then a mile. Car restarted after each incident.
After fueling the chrysler 300c the car will crank just fine and run for a minute or so but then stalls out. This scenario continues for about 5 to 8 times before it is safe to get back on the road. It has also died while driving shortly after fueling causing the power steering to stop making it extremely difficult to steer the car off the road to safety. This is very upsetting and unsafe for my family. There seems to be no good answer for this problem.