2008 Chrysler 300C problems
Owners have filed 36 complaints with NHTSA about the 2008 Chrysler 300C. Electrical system is the most reported problem area, at 44% of complaints. Next are air bags (19%) and engine (14%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 36 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Electrical system 44% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 0 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 119,000 miles 15 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 | 0 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 1 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 2 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 0 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 0 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 5 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 1 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 1 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 3 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 1 |
| 200k+ miles | 1 |
What the data shows
Of the 15 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 119,000 miles.
None of these complaints report a crash, fire, injury or death. Its complaints are less severe on average than those of 100% 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 2008 ranks 5th most-complained-about out of 6 model years of the Chrysler 300C with enough data (1 complaint 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.
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 chrysler 300c. While backing out of the driveway at approximately 5 MPH, the vehicle started to lose power and sputter without warning on several occasions. The vehicle regained power, but the failure recurred on several occasions. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 14v567000 (electrical system) however, the part needed to do the repair was unavailable.
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 chrysler 300c. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 15v313000 (air bags); however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not notified of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure.
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 chrysler 300c. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign numbers: 15v313000 (air bags) and 14v567000 (electrical system) and stated that the parts needed were not available within a reasonable timeframe to schedule the recall repair. The dealer did not give a specific date for when the part would become available. The manufacturer was contacted and could not provide an estimated date for when the vehicle would receive the recall repair.
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 chrysler 300c. The contact stated that while attempting to turn the vehicle off, the ignition failed to turn to the off position. The vehicle was able to turn off after several attempts but the key failed to eject. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the ignition needed to be replaced. The vehicle was included in NHTSA campaign number: 14v567000 (electrical system) however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. The vehicle was not repaired.
I have a 2008 chrysler 300 and chrysler has stopped providing updates to the navigation system in 2018. This is very dangerous as the navigator provides prompt to turn on the road which no longer exist as well as traveling on highways which are shown to be in the middle of a forest or swamp.