2000 Chrysler 300M problems
Owners have filed 294 complaints with NHTSA about the 2000 Chrysler 300M. Steering is the most reported problem area, at 19% of complaints. Next are body & structure (13%) and air bags (10%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 294 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Steering 19% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 19 and 6
- Injuries and deaths
- 22 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 59,000 miles 160 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 | 21 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 45 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 31 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 16 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 12 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 5 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 5 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 4 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 5 |
| 200k+ miles | 1 |
What the data shows
Of the 160 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 59,000 miles. For steering specifically, the median reported mileage is about 59,000 miles (37 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 19 complaints mention a crash; 6 complaints mention a fire; 22 injuries reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2000 ranks 2nd most-complained-about out of 6 model years of the Chrysler 300M with enough data (171 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 6 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.
12-29-00 traveling at a speed of 45MPH another car made a turn without yielding with no time to stop I hit the other car both cars were total loses but the airbags never opened up to prevent injuries ---- thanks chrysler -
While driving, was rearended by another vehicle, and upon impact driver's seat broke. Driver was in a flat position. Trunk was pushed into backseat. Vehicle totaled, passenger and driver were injured.
Air bag failed to go off in 2000 chrysler 300m. I was hit head on by a small pick up. Witnesses says other driver doing 55/60 MPH. I was traveling at 45 MPH. Both obviously braking at impact but no driver side air bag deployed. My head hit the steering wheel. Lump and bad bruising as a result. Contacted chrysler and they offered to fix air bags free if car still under warranty. Car was totaled so point is mute.
A 2 inch cut is now visible in the passenger side dash, which is the edge of the airbag housing. I am concerned that any dash repair will cause the airbag to not operate properly in the case of a collision.
Over the past 3 years the tires on the vehicle go flat due to a defect in the chrome plated aluminum rims that came on the vehicle. The dealer has indicated to me that there is a problem with all rims of this type due to the fact that the chrome plating when put on an aluminum rim causes a reaction that causes the rims to corrode from the inside out. When the corrosion erupts along the bead area of the tire it breaks the seal and causes the tire to go flat.