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#26097 of 26367 Looking at Purchase 2003 300M by jea3391 Mar 03, 2006 (6:10 am)
I'm thinking about purchasing a used '03 300M V6 w/autostick. It looks to be a very nice vehicle but I really don't know anything about Chrysler products as I've been GM for 25 years.   Anyone out there have any opinions they are willing share good or bad with this particular model.   Appreciate any feedback. Thanks, Jea Replies to this message: tayl0rd (Mar 03, 2006 6:48 am) mykem (Mar 03, 2006 9:06 pm) duffer65 (Mar 09, 2006 10:30 am) naatz1 (Mar 12, 2006 2:03 pm)
#26098 of 26367 Re: Looking at Purchase 2003 300M [jea3391] by tayl0rd Mar 03, 2006 (6:48 am)
Replying to: jea3391 (Mar 03, 2006 6:10 am) You'll be very happy.
#26099 of 26367 jea by bigmike5 Mar 03, 2006 (6:47 pm)
I never owned a Chrysler until the 99 300M. I was always an Olds or Buick guy. Had a low opinion of Chrysler until I got this car. It is approaching 8 years old with almost 84K miles and it is still my daily driver. Love it and it still gets looks and has been relatively trouble free over the years. The quality of the parts improved over the years, we had some problems with speed sensor units for the trannys and door lock devices and window motors. All were crappy parts, and the Badyears tires were awful, but they got all these squared away and the later years 02 onward have been very good, reliable cars. If you have a good one, you will really enjoy it. Good luck.
#26100 of 26367 Re: Looking at Purchase 2003 300M [jea3391] by mykem Mar 03, 2006 (9:06 pm)
Replying to: jea3391 (Mar 03, 2006 6:10 am) On my 2nd 300M (by choice).   First one was an early '99 (bought July 1998) and had it for nearly 3 years and 48K miles.   Traded up to a 2001 model 5 years ago today (03 March), with more options and accourtements, and running fine with nearly 85K miles, and really has only been given scheduled maintenance, tires once (around 40K), front brakes twice, and rears once.   -m
#26101 of 26367 Re: Looking at Purchase 2003 300M [jea3391] by bmcdonald Mar 08, 2006 (9:39 am)
Mine is a '99 with 178k miles. Things I've fixed so far: Fuel pump, brake rotors (front), electric cooling fans (they burned!), re-glued the speaker cones ($3.00 bottle of glue vs. $$$ for new speakers). Things that need to be fixed: Vacuum leak somewhere "out there", opaque headlight lenses (really bad). No window motor problems. I have had the cabin lights turn on by themselves maybe 3 times, which is really un-nerving at night at 70mph.   No smoke, doesn't burn oil, idles smooth as glass. I should say that I've never had it in for heavy scheduled maintenance, like timing belts etc (that's right, 178k miles on the original timing belt)... I attribute my lack of problems to not having anyone dink around under the hood. And as long as it runs fine, nobody, especially Chrysler is going to touch my car. Replies to this message: 300mguy (Mar 20, 2006 5:51 pm)
#26102 of 26367 Re: Looking at Purchase 2003 300M [jea3391] by duffer65 Mar 09, 2006 (10:30 am)
Replying to: jea3391 (Mar 03, 2006 6:10 am) I have a 2003 300M which has been a very good car. I have 44000 miles on the clock and car has been essentially trouble free. Both my wife and I enjoy driving it since it is a great travel car, very comfortable at 70 mph, with nimble handling for a large car. Mileage >25 mpg on the highway. I don't use the autostick much since the car runs so smoothly. A few electronic glitches were fixed under warrantly.     Only 1 problem--air conditioner has a pin hole leak which the dealer cannot find so refrigerant had to be added after 2 years (also under warranty). You may want to carefully check this system. I think you will be happy with this car
#26103 of 26367 Re: Looking at Purchase 2003 300M [jea3391] by naatz1 Mar 12, 2006 (2:03 pm)
Replying to: jea3391 (Mar 03, 2006 6:10 am) You can see a few of my comments for the past 2 years on this forum, which I still check every week or two. My 2004 300M which I purchased new for my wife (its 2 year "birthday" is in a week, we got it right after St Paddys day as a closeout $4K rebate) is still totally defect free at 19,200 miles. OK, I thought I might have had a problem last Fall, but am now 100% sure it was a fuel cap not tightened thowing a code. You should be very happy with a 2003 and looking at all the posts by guys that bought them since 99 shows the vast majority have had good luck. My only complaints remain backing up, and while excellent tires the Michelins do not do well in over 3" of snow (and I am too cheap to replace them quite yet). Let us know if you buy it and how it runs after a couple months too.   BTW Killing time at a bookstore this weekend, reading the 4/06 Consumer Reports, most of the used 300M years are rated average reliability to slightly above (vs the new 300 V8 rated much worse than average ... stick with the 3.5L V6 which is all the old style 300M offered). Of course CR is notoriously hard on any North American engineer/built car, but that report and the Edmunds user ratings are pretty positive.
#26104 of 26367 300M Chrome rim center caps by kylito Mar 14, 2006 (12:32 am)
Has anyone had any problems with the chrome center caps on the rims fall apart? I am on my second one falling apart and have seen a few 300 without them. Also where can i get cheap replacements? The dealerships want a mint. Replies to this message: magnum3 (Mar 26, 2006 4:52 pm)
#26105 of 26367 Transmission Gasket question by handlogten Mar 15, 2006 (5:51 am)
When I went to drop the transmission pan on my 2001 300m, instead of a cork gasket, I found some sort of rubber adhesive/sealant was used. I could not pry it off. Also 4 of the bolts were stripped. Can I assume it did not come from the factory this way or have they switched to this instead of cork? Replies to this message: tayl0rd (Mar 15, 2006 6:49 am)
#26106 of 26367 Re: Transmission Gasket question [handlogten] by tayl0rd Mar 15, 2006 (6:49 am)
Replying to: handlogten (Mar 15, 2006 5:51 am) Yeah, it's pretty safe to say that it didn't come from the factory with stripped bolts.

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