Chrysler 300C brakes problems
102 complaint narratives mention brakes terms.
Key facts
1,258 owner complaints analyzed
2 distinct recall campaigns
75,649 mi median reported failure mileage
Scope: 2005 to 2017 model years. Data snapshot: . 1,040 complaints include usable failure mileage.
Braking behavior evidence
102 of 1,258 complaints match this topic (8.1%). The keyword filter can include complaints that mention a transmission without reporting its failure. View matching rules.
Owner report 10335030 · 2010-06-07 (June 7, 2010)
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER 300C. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE CONTACT ENGAGED THE BRAKES AND THE BRAKES LOCKED. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS SHE HAD TO PUMP THE BRAKES TO UNLOCK THE BRAKES. SHE STATED THE BRAKES ALSO MAKES A CREAKING NOISE WHEN ENGAGED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED DAILY. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY SPRAYED THE BRAKES WITH A SUBSTANCE SIMILAR TO WD4 AND REPLACED THE FRONT BRAKE PADS. THE CONTACT STATED THE FAILURE WAS OCCURRING AGAIN AND SHE HAD AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE DEALER. SHE WAS U…
Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10335030 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10336655 · 2010-06-16 (June 16, 2010)
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER 300C. WHEN THE CONTACT ENGAGED THE BRAKES, THE FRONT WHEELS BEGAN TO ABNORMALLY SHAKE. THE CONTACT HAD THE VEHICLE INSPECTED SEVERAL TIMES AND THE DEALER WAS NEVER ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO REPLACED THE TENSIONED STRUT BUSHING ARM. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 64,000. UPDATED 10/27/10. *LJ
Owner-reported narrative. 35,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10336655 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10340462 · 2010-06-28 (June 28, 2010)
THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER 300C. WHEN THE CONTACT HIT THE BRAKES THE FRONT WHEELS WOULD START TO SHAKE. THE CONTACT HAD THE VEHICLE INSPECTED SEVERAL TIMES AND THE DEALER ALWAYS STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO FOUND THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE TENSIONED STRUT BUSHING ARM REPLACED ON THE VEHICLE ON THE VEHICLE. WHEN THE CONTACT TRIED TO ORDER THE PARTS NEEDED FROM THE DEALER, THE DEALER STATED THAT ITS ON NATIONAL BACKORDER, THEY HAVE OVER 40…
Owner-reported narrative. 80,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10340462 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10347888 · 2010-08-07 (August 7, 2010)
WITH CAR STARTED, APPLYING BRAKE, AUTOMATIC SHIFTER COMES OUT OF PARK POSITION BUT WILL NOT GO INTO ANY GEAR. *TR
Owner-reported narrative. 109,427 miles reported. Look up ODI 10347888 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10531717 · 2013-07-24 (July 24, 2013)
CAME FROM THE GAS STATION AND FILLED UP GAS. AFTER 3 BLOCKS FROM THE STATION, THE CAR STALLS WHILE I WAS MAKING A TURN: NO POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES. I MUSCLED THE CAR TO MAKE THE TURN AND NEARLY HIT INCOMING TRAFFIC BUT CAME TO A FULL STOP. ENGINE LIGHT ON BUT NOT THE CHECK-ENGINE LIGHT. STARTED AND PROCEEDED SLOWLY. AFTER A FEW BLOCKS, THE SAME THING HAPPENED WHEN I REACHED AN INTERSECTION AND CAME TO AN IDLE. I PULLED THE CAR TO THE CURB AND RESTARTED THE CAR. I WAS WORRIED THAT IT WOULD STALL AGAIN SO WHENEVER I REACHED AN IDLE/STOP L…
Owner-reported narrative. 63,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10531717 at NHTSA ↗