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Sedans Chrysler 300/300C/300C SRT-8 Chrysler 300: Problems & Solutions 
1124 messages, Last post on Oct 12, 2006 at 2:38 PM
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I test drove two different 300c's and really liked the feel of the car all around. While driving under forty mph, the steering and handling always felt great. When I drove over forty mph, if I hit a bump in the road the steering wheel shimmied very quickly back and forth. Even though I never felt the car loose control, the shimmy made me feel less secure about the car's road hugging ability. On the first test drive, the salesman said I was the second person to tell him this. I went to another dealer and found the same thing happened again. Does anyone else have a similar experience? Anyone know why this is happening? |
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Replying to: jeqq (Jun 15, 2004 7:44 pm) |
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Replying to: mhe_xpehobo (Jun 16, 2004 9:46 am) The 300c's I drove stayed planted to the road, but the shimmy in the steering was there. Something needs to be addressed there, it sounds like the car needs a better steering linkage. Bottom line for me on my test drive was the car hugs the road, but the shimmy made the car feel like it was loosing control. I know you are used to it , but it shouldn't be there.
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I have about 550 miles on my 300C now. I have noticed a pop when opening/closing the front passenger door. At first, I freaked and though that it was exterior metal hitting something. Luckily, nothing was interfering. After playing with this more, I have noticed that the top hinge is making the noise (or at least is the major item near the noise). Dealer will check it out on Tuesday next week but has anyone else noticed this door pop? Any guesses on what it is? I think perhaps a slightly miss aligned hinge...not a body man so I do not know how they fix this. Thanks for the comments. |
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Replying to: jeqq (Jun 15, 2004 7:44 pm) I have a 1996 Eagle Vision TSi that has very tight steering (as did my 1995 Chrysler Concorde). |
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Replying to: jeqq (Jun 17, 2004 7:41 am) |
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I've had quite the experience in the 1st few weeks after buying my 300C. 1. Car pulled to the right. Locar 5 star said "crown in the road" I brought to their attention there was a TSB on it. Their fix was an alignment. They made no mention of the cam bolt issue. Car still pulls but not as bad. 2. Cd player reads "error' when it get to the end of a cd and ejects it. They aledgedly played 6 cd's and couldn't reproduce it. I had to go down to the dealership and show their lackies myself. They weren't playing the cd to last song where problem occurs. They said they would have to order a new radio and it would take 4-6 weeks to get. Asked if they would upgrade it to a 6 dics chamger if I paid the difference. They said they were "not allowed" to do this by Chrysler. 3. Outside Temp readout gets stuck at 73. They said they could not duplicate it. Drove back while it was happening, showed the service manager myself on a 85 degree day. Their servce people looked at it and I picked it up with an invoice stating "problem could not be reproduced" they stated they were not aware of any other people having this problem. 4. Yesterday, had sunroof open, and when closed, a 1 in. wide piece of weatherstripping pulled out and stuck to the top of the roof. Took it to dealer today. They had it fixed in less than 2 hours, invoice stated "weatherstipping replace to correct position. Only problem is that the piece came from well inside the roof and would have required either removing the sunroof or taking down the headliner to get at. The piece was actually pulled out and not replaced. I have not gone back to them about that yet. Would like to hear your thoughts on how to approach this. Part of my problem, I think, is that I did not buy the car from my local dealer who I have been taking it for service rather that the dealer I purchased it from who is 150 miles away. I would appreiciate any thought or comments on what I should do, how I should approach the weatherstipping issue, etc. Thanks |
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| I would suggest taking your car to another Chrysler dealership in your area, and explain the problems you are having with the service dept. at your current dealership. I would not bring up where you purchased it unless they do. Then be honest. Just say "With the popularity of the 300C, you had to buy form a dealership 150 miles away". And that your looking for a good local dealership for your long term business. | |
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Replying to: docmark1 (Jun 17, 2004 6:45 pm)
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