2000 Chrysler 300M

WHEN MY CHRYSLER 300M WAS LESS THAN 2 YEARS OLD, THE LOCK ON THE FRONT PASSENGER DOOR BEGAN MAKING HORRIBLE GRINDING NOISES, AND NO LONGER OPENED ELECTRONICALLY. I ULTIMATELY HAD TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE LOCKING MECHANISM AT A COST OF $228.99. LESS THAN A YEAR LATER, THE REAR PASSENGER DOOR LOCK BEGAN MAKING THE SAME GRINDING NOISE, AND STOPPED WORKING ELECTRONICALLY. IT'S ABOUT TIME CHRYSLER RECALLED THIS AND FIXED IT ONCE AND FOR ALL AS I SEE THAT I'M FAR FROM THE ONLY PERSON BEING INCONVENIENCED. IN ADDITION, SHOULD THERE BE AN ACCIDENT AND IMMEDIATE NEED TO EVACUATE THE VEHICLE. PRECIOUS MOMENTS WOULD BE WASTED TRYING TO GET THE BACK DOOR LOCK RELEASED TO THE BUTTON CAN BE MANUALLY RAISED, AND THE DOOR OPEED. *AK

MY MOLDING AND STRIPING AROUND ALL FOUR OF MY DOORS HAVE SHRUNK. I TOOK IT IN ONCE WITH A COMPLAINT OF NOICE AROUND THE WINDOWS. I WAS THINKING THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH MY WINDOW. THEY REPLACED THE MOLDING AROUND THE DRIVERS DOOR AND SAID THAT WAS ALL THEY COULD DO. I DID NOT NOTICED THAT ALL MY DOORS WERE DOING THE SAMETHING UNTIL THREE MONTHS AFTER MY WARRENTY WAS UP AND MY EXTENDED WARRENTY DIDN'T COVER IT. MY MILES WERE STILL UNDER 36,000 AT THE TIME. I HAVE ANOTHER FRIEND THAT I WORK WITH THAT SAID SHE HAD THE SAME THING HAPPEN TO HER 300M. I WAS TOLD AT ONE OF THE DEALERS THAT THIS IS A BIG PROBLEM WITH THESE CARS. COULD SOMEONE PLEASE HELP ME WITH THIS PROBLEM? I'M A SINGLE PARENT AND DO NOT HAVE THE 1, 000'S TO FIX SOMETHING THAT SHOULD BE COVERED. THANK YOU.

PREMATURE FAILURE OF THE SAFETY RELATED STEERING EQUIPMENT HAS OCCURRED ON MY 2000 YEAR CHRYSLER 300M. THE RACK AND PINION FAILED AND I AM NOW SCHEDULING REPAIRS AT MY COST AS THE WARRANTY IS EXPIRED. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES FOR OVER A YEAR WITHOUT SATISFACTION ON THEIR REVIEW. THEY INITIALLY WOULD SAY THE CONDITION WAS "NORMAL". I HAVE FOUND AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP AND WILL BE HAVING THEM REPLACE THE RACK AND PINION. THIS IS AN APPARENT PROBLEM WITH MOST OF THE 300M AND INTREPID MODELS BASED ON CONSUMER INFORMATION I HAVE REVIEWED. SUCH A WIDE SPREAD PREMATURE SAFETY RELATED PROBLEM SHOULD BE CORRECTED BY CHRYSLER.*AK

2000 CHRYSLER 300M DEFECTIVE DOOR LATCH ACTUATOR. I HAVE A SMALL CHILD AND FEAR THE HOOK-UP CONNECTION BETWEEN THE SPEED CABLES AND DOOR LATCH ACTUATOR MAY CREATE A DEADLY SITUATION. ON DECEMBER 13, 2003 COWLES NISSAN CHRYSLER REPLACED THE RIGHT REAR DOOR LOCK ACTUATOR LATCH ASSEMBLY DUE TO IT MALFUNCTIONING. THREE WEEKS LATER THE LEFT FRONT LOCK ACTUATOR ASSEMBLY MALFUNCTIONED AND REQUIRES REPLACING. MY DEALER COWLES NISSAN CHRYSLER, WOODBRIDGE, VA REFUSED TO ADDRESS THIS SAFETY ISSUE OR ASSIST WITH CONTACTING THE MANUFACTURER WITH THE REPLACEMENT OF THE REMAINING DEFECTIVE DOOR LOCK ACTUATORS. THE N.H.T.S.A OFFICE OF DEFECTS REPORT ON THE 2000 CHRYSLER 300M FOUND THE FOLLOWING PROBLEMS: "VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL: 1.LINKAGE 2.CABLES 3.ACCELERATOR PEDAL

THE DOOR LOCK ON THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR HAS STOPPED WORKING CORRECTLY. THERE IS A BUZZING SOUND WHEN THE POWER LOCK IS PRESSED AS WELL AS WHEN THE CAR REACHES 15 MPH AND LOCKS AUTOMATICALLY. THE DOOR CANNOT BE OPENED WITH THE DOOR HANDLE AND IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT THE FRONT PASSENGER WOULD BE DENIED AN IMMEDIATE EXIT. THE DEALER SAYS IT APPEARS TO BE ACTUATOR FAILURE AT A COST OF $250.00 TO REPAIR. THIS IS A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY ISSUE AND A THREAT TO THE WELFARE OF ANYONE RIDING IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT. RECALL SHOULD BE IMMEDIATE.*AK

STEERING IS LOOSE AND MAKES NOISE OVER BUMPS. NOTICED THIS AT ABOUT 40,000 MILES AND DEALR CONFIRMED THE PROBLEM ON MYY 9, 2003. THIS SEEMS TO BE AN EXTREMELY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR AND THE THEIR SIBLINGS. DAIMLER CHRYSLER CERTAINLY KNOWS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AS IT HAS BEEN A POINT OF DISCUSSION ON NUMEROUS WEB SITES. JUST SEARCH CHRYSLER 300M STEERING PROBLEMS AND YOU'LL SEE PAGES OF COMPLAINTS.