Owners have filed 4,583 complaints on the Chrysler 300, covering 2004–2023. The system named most often is Electrical System (1,201 reports). Worst years by volume: 2006, 2005, 2008; cleanest: 2004, 2022, 2023. 228 reports describe a crash, 111 a fire, 8 a death. On average the car was 6.0 years old when the problem happened.
What breaks on Chrysler 300
Grouped by the system owners named — percentages are shares of all 4,583 300 complaints. Open any row for the full reports in owners' own words.
Electrical System 1,201 Read
After first recall with alternate all electronic systems started to fail suspension was going bad
The car lost power and stalled. Crash caused buy faulty altenator and lead positive power wire
The contact owns a 2008 chrysler 300. The contact stated that the electrical system was defective. While driving approximately 40 mph, the vehicle stalled. The contact lost control of the vehicle and crashed into a guardrail. The vehicle caught fire. The driver suffered third degree burns and a head contusion, which…
Air Bags 723 Read
My son was in a car accident where he was cut off but able to come to a stop and then he was rear ended which cause his car to hit the car in front of him. His head hit the steering wheel and knocked him unconscious briefly. The airbags did not deploy and there is now a notification to service airbag system. Police…
The contact owned a 2022 Chrysler 300S. The contact stated that while driving at 40 MPH, she hit another vehicle that attempted to merge into another lane of traffic. The air bags did not deploy upon impact; as a result, the contact hit her face on the steering wheel. The contact was taken to the hospital where she…
I got into a car accident in 08/28/25 @8:30pm and on impact I was going about 50-55mph and not a single one of my air bags came out. I also know that there are no recalls on my vehicle for air bags
Power Train 671 Read
This car has the rotary dial for transmission selection. I pulled this car has a rotary dial for the shifter. I put the vehicle in park and exited the car to close a gate. As soon as I exited the vehicle it began to roll backwards. I could not get back in the vehicle in time to stop it from exiting the garage. The…
My wife pulled out of the garage, forgot her glasses, pulled halfway back into the garage , put the car in park. As she was exiting the car, it lunged forward hitting our garage wall. We have the rotary dial shifter on this car. It reminded me of the actor in los angeles who got out of his car to get his mail and his…
The contact owns a 2014 chrysler 300. The contact stated that while the vehicle was idling in the park position, the vehicle rolled away independently. As a result, the vehicle crashed into two other vehicles. The air bags failed to deploy. A police report was filed and there were no injuries reported. The vehicle was…
Engine 192 Read
This will be my 3rd time having this [XXX] Plastic oil filter/cooler housing replaced and this will be 2nd time having done less than a 2yr time-frame... But this time; after getting the oil changed at Walmart today, my car was about to catch on fire from majority of the oil was running done on the passenger side of…
The contact owns a 2012 Chrysler 300. The contact stated that while driving at 65 MPH, the temperature gauge had independently increased levels. The contact managed to pull over to the shoulder of the road and was able to restart the vehicle as a temporary repair. The contact stated that while driving at an…
The contact owns a 2011 chrysler 300. The contact stated that while driving approximately 35 mph, the engine stalled. As a result, the contact crashed into the base of a light pole. A police report was not filed and no injuries were reported. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The VIN was included in NHTSA…
Steering 168 Read
Steering has felt "sticky" for about a week. It is difficult to turn the steering wheel at all, and it would get stuck in certain positions so I physically couldn't turn or change directions. The problem wasn't too bad at first, but then got extremely bad as of 08/07/2019. Steering was almost impossible, and the…
The contact owns a 2016 chrysler 300. While driving 20 mph, the steering wheel seized, which resulted in a front end collision. The contact stated that the power steering and air bag indicators illuminated. The air bags did not deploy. A police report was filed. The front end on the driver's side was damaged, but the…
The contact owns a 2015 chrysler 300. The contact called on behalf of the driver. While making a left turn, the steering wheel seized and the driver crashed into a vehicle. There were no injuries. A police report was filed. The vehicle was able to be driven from the scene. While driving 65 mph, the power steering…
Fuel/propulsion System 121 Read
My chrysler 300 2006 has been stalling at low speeds and when stopped after refueling. I took the vehicle to the dealership to have them check the problem for the first time in june. They did not find anything so I continued to deal with the issue until september because the issue got worse and stalled on the…
The contact owns a 2005 chrysler 300. The contact stated that there was an abnormal noise and a burning odor coming from the vehicle. Also, the vehicle failed to crank initially and would stall intermittently. The manufacturer indicated that the vehicle had been serviced on august 3, 2010 for a fuel system recall…
I bought my car, Chrysler 300 2021 at the Hemet CA Dealership in 2021. Hemet Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram. The car presented with several issues including, difficulty starting, engine misfires, stalling, and decreased fuel efficiency. The low fuel warning light on my car's dashboard would not come on when gas was low at…
Engine And Engine Cooling 100 Read
This morning I went to the gas station this morning after I put the gas in my car it turn off automatically can't get out of gas station with out turn it on 3 times move forward a little and then turn off completely after a couple minutes got out of the gas station and I was driving to my house afraid,scare of…
Car blew up
The contact owns a 2014 chrysler 300. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the vehicle independently decelerated and stalled. The failure recurred three times. The contact could smell a burning odor from the rear driver's side of the vehicle on the last occurrence. The vehicle was taken to the…
Fuel System 83 Read
After filling the chrysler up with gas for the last 6 months, maybe more, the car starts and then within 3 feet it shuts off. The computer says that the system is ok. This happens 3 to four times in traffic. It has caused minor bumper problems. It is a serious safety issue. Finally, it was supposedly, inspected by…
After fueling my car and leaving the gas station the car dies when I come to a stop. I restart the car, and they it stutters, goes, stutters, and then will die again when I come to a stop. This is at low speeds
On 01-17-2015 less than a month ago. While driving home, the car surged/hesitated and seemed to lose power. I also noticed the check engine icon illuminated. I was able to move to the expressway shoulder and shut the engine then restarted it, but the check engine icon still was illuminated, and the shifter would not…
300 years to avoid — and the clean ones
Complaints per model year. More reports usually means more cars on the road as well as more trouble, so read the crash and fire columns alongside the count.
| Model year | Complaints | Top system | Crashes | Fires |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Air Bags | 2 | — | |
| 2022 | Air Bags | 2 | — | |
| 2021 | Air Bags | — | — | |
| 2020 | Air Bags | 1 | 1 | |
| 2019 | Air Bags | 4 | — | |
| 2018 | Air Bags | 5 | — | |
| 2017 | Air Bags | 2 | — | |
| 2016 | Air Bags | 9 | 1 | |
| 2015 | Air Bags | 9 | 1 | |
| 2014 | Air Bags | 21 | 4 | |
| 2013 | Air Bags | 17 | 16 | |
| 2012 | Air Bags | 23 | 32 | |
| 2011 | Air Bags | 5 | 7 | |
| 2010 | Air Bags | 13 | 5 | |
| 2009 | Air Bags | 2 | 1 | |
| 2008 | Air Bags | 25 | 8 | |
| 2007 | Air Bags | 16 | 11 | |
| 2006 | Air Bags | 35 | 12 | |
| 2005 | Air Bags | 36 | 12 | |
| 2004 | Air Bags | 1 | — |
The same model year, different builds
Every complaint carries the first 11 characters of the VIN — plant, year, body and engine. That is a production series, and complaints are spread across them very unevenly.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Distinct production series | 1,115 |
| Average complaints per series | 4.1 |
| Worst single series | 38 complaints |
| Average age at failure | 6.0 years |
A model average of 4.1 hides a worst series at 38. Enter a VIN above to see the numbers for that exact build instead of the model as a whole.
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Every figure here comes from complaints owners filed with NHTSA — 1,115,966 of them, covering 2,019 models built between 1981 and 2026.
A complaint is an unverified report: someone wrote down what happened to their car. It is not a confirmed defect and not a recall. What makes the volume useful is the pattern — when thousands of owners of the same build describe the same failure, that is a signal no marketing brochure will give you.
Two things we do that the source does not. First, we compute the age of the car at the moment of failure from the incident date and the model year. Second, we group complaints by the first 11 characters of the VIN — the production series — so a bad plant run does not disappear into a model-wide average.
Frequently asked questions
What are the worst years for the 300?
By complaint volume, 2006, 2005, 2008 drew the most owner reports. Bear in mind that popular years put more cars on the road, so check the crash and fire columns too.
Which 300 years are the cleanest?
2004, 2022, 2023 have the fewest complaints on file. For recent years that can simply mean the cars are young.
How many complaints does the Chrysler 300 have?
4,583 owner complaints filed with NHTSA, covering 2004–2023. Of those, 228 describe a crash and 111 a fire.
Are these complaints verified?
No. They are unverified reports from owners. NHTSA publishes them as filed and investigates only a fraction. The value is in the pattern, not in any single report.
Can I check complaints for one specific car?
Yes — enter its VIN above. We match the first 11 characters, which identify the plant, year, body and engine, so you get complaints on that exact production series rather than the whole model.
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