2001 Chrysler 300M problems
Owners have filed 122 complaints with NHTSA about the 2001 Chrysler 300M. Steering is the most reported problem area, at 25% of complaints. Next are air bags (8%) and brakes (7%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 122 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Steering 25% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 5 and 4
- Injuries and deaths
- 5 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 67,000 miles 88 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 | 7 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 4 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 22 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 20 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 15 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 5 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 2 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 11 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 2 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 88 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 67,000 miles. For steering specifically, the median reported mileage is about 64,000 miles (26 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 5 complaints mention a crash; 4 complaints mention a fire; 5 injuries reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2001 ranks 3rd most-complained-about out of 6 model years of the Chrysler 300M with enough data (68 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 3 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.
December 20th 2008 accident occurred. Vehicle started on fire and was totaled on the right passenger side. Inner tie rods and bushings were replaced not even two weeks before along with two tires and brakes. Vehicle pulled to the left while in an intersection. A truck coming from the opposite direction hit the vehicle on the front left passenger side and the hood. Vehicle was in a 180 degree position with little damage to the left side.
The vehicle lights illuminated on their own even when the engine was not on and the key was not in the ignition. The dealer is aware and they are replacing some type of box. *nlm
2001 chrysler 300m suffered from seat recliner bolt breakage in december 2008 after 03v035000 campaign was supposedly completed by dealer in 2003. Paid to have repaired again as dealer said it had been fixed.