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Re: Honest ?? you think we would make this stuff up? [imidazol97] by mrwright06
Aug 21, 2006 (8:32 am)

Replying to: imidazol97 (Aug 18, 2006 12:42 pm)

I would have to agree with you, especially when you pay over $30,000 for a car, you have a right to say as much as you wish when you have trouble with it.
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Re: Honest ?? you think we would make this stuff up? [mrwright06] by sjavery0627
Sep 06, 2006 (3:54 pm)

Replying to: mrwright06 (Aug 21, 2006 8:32 am)

Yes,I agree, you would think when you pay this much for a vehicle, the dealership would try their best to take care of the problem and do it right! I have had my 300 in the dealership three times for a transmission jerk and it is still doing the same thing. They did not even have the courtesy to speak with me about what they had found or what they were suppose to have done about it. I also love my car, it is a beautiful vehicle and at first drove smooth and rode smooth. Ever since I have had my 300 it has had a lot of road noise, which I believe is the lousy tires they put on them, which they do not want to admit to. You would think that Chrysler Corporation would be behind us on this, but they are not because they do not own the dearlerships, which is a bunch of bull At this point I will never buy another Chrysler, this is also my first one and last one.
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Chrysler 300AWD Tire Problems by dale14
Sep 06, 2006 (6:45 pm)
I am the unhappy owner of a 2005 Chrysler 300 Touring AWD. It was purchased in Feb. 2005 and after 5000kms. the road noise had started. At 16,000kms. we had to buy new tires and now at 30,000 kms. we need to buy new tires again. The tires were Continental Self sealing and they are so scalloped that the noise is unbearable. This car has had so many alignments and tire rotations that we now have to buy all new wheel nuts. Chrysler would not cover the tires so we had to go to Continental and fight our own battles for new ones. This time we are on our own. I can't understand how they expect to sell cars if they produce expensive vehicles that need tires every 10 months. I have never been so disgusted and this is my first and last Chrysler.
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My 2005 Chrysler 300 2.7ltr is getting 16.5 MPG city! by chrysler300guy
Sep 06, 2006 (11:29 pm)
My Fiance and I purchased our car with only 15,580 miles June of 2005 and everything was great up until a few months ago. We now have 27,000 miles on it.
 
We found that we were filling up more frequently so I began monitoring MPG. The car went from 21MPG to 16.5MPG.
 
I have been on top of the maintenance and even doing maintenance earlier than suggested.
 
1. Oil changed every 3 months (approx. 2600 miles).
 
2. Just had Recall work done to transmission so tranny fluid has been replaced.
 
3. Had radiator flushed at last oil change.
 
4. Replace engine air filter when dirty. (inspect once a month) Just purchased K&N High Performance Filter that is designed for the stock intake housing. "Has gained the engine more horsepower but has not changed the fuel efficiency."
 
5. Get tires rotated at every oil change.
 
PCV valve is being replaced next week.
 
Does anyone know what could be wrong?
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Re: My 2005 Chrysler 300 2.7ltr is getting 16.5 MPG city! [chrysler300guy] by xtec
Sep 07, 2006 (10:17 am)

Replying to: chrysler300guy (Sep 06, 2006 11:29 pm)

I put a K&N filter on my car and went from 20mpg to 18.I lost power and MPGs with the K&N.I put the stock filter back in which is a high flow filter and everything went back to normal.I would try fuel injection cleaner on your next fill up.With 27k there could be dirty injectors that will kill mileage.Make sure you get a name brand that says super concentrate on it.
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Re: My 2005 Chrysler 300 2.7ltr is getting 16.5 MPG city! [xtec] by chrysler300guy
Sep 07, 2006 (6:24 pm)

Replying to: xtec (Sep 07, 2006 10:17 am)

Thanks XTEC. I will definately give a fuel injector cleaner a try on my next fill up tomarrow. I hope that will resolve the problem along with the PCV valve change.
 
I have been using fuel from QT (Quick Trip) since I have had my car. I decided that I would change back to CHEVRON fuel on my last fill up since I have never had a bad experience using CHEVRON fuel on my past vehicles.
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Cruise Control question by vic10
Sep 13, 2006 (8:26 am)
I drove a company 2001 Intrepid for a couple of years and when in cruise control, not only would it accelerate to maintain speed uphill, but it would also downshift to maintain speed downhill. Was great for driving through the Adirondacks. My 300C doesn't maintain speed downhill--not a big issue in OK but still, it's a feature I miss. Any idea why it wasn't maintained?
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Re: Cruise Control question [vic10] by lacade
Sep 14, 2006 (8:00 am)

Replying to: vic10 (Sep 13, 2006 8:26 am)

The downshift to maintain speed is only available with the 4 speed automagics.
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Re: Cruise Control question [vic10] by greyfox1
Sep 18, 2006 (5:31 pm)

Replying to: vic10 (Sep 13, 2006 8:26 am)

The reply by lacade is incorrect. I have a '06 300C and it does downshift as needed in cruise. We drove the hills of South Dakota, Wyoming, and Montana last summer and the cruise maintained really well, including downshifts when needed. This summer in the mountains of Colorado, autostick worked extremely well,also.
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Re: Cruise Control question [greyfox1] by lacade
Sep 19, 2006 (7:43 am)

Replying to: greyfox1 (Sep 18, 2006 5:31 pm)

Hmm, I am sure I read it in some mag that the C didn't downshift. I stand corrected.

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