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2009 CHRYSLER 300 — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

crash · 1249263 · 2015-12-31

Vehicle

Make
CHRYSLER
Model
300
Year
2009
Manufacturer
Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Miles at failure
10
Speed
50 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
Yes

Narrative

I HAVE A YEAR WITH MY VEHICLE AND IT HASN'T GAVE ME ANY PROBLEMS UNTIL NOW THAT THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FLUID NEEDS TO GET DRAINED. THE GEARS WONT SHIFT CORRECTLY.RPM'S FEEL AS THOUGH THEY ARE NOT RISING PROPORTIONALLY TO THROTTLE INPUT.THROTTLE RESPONSE FEELS DEAD IN CERTAIN INSTANCES.SOMETIMES THE CAR WILL CHIRP/SPIN THETIRESOFF THE LINE AND THE RPM'S RISE QUICKLY, OTHER TIMES YOU CAN FLOOR THE CAR OFF THE LINE AND GET ABSOLUTELY NOTHING.GENERAL SLUGGISHNESS IN ACCELERATION -SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED DROP IN RPM BETWEEN SHIFTS. SO I LOOKED IT UP AND I FOUND THIS ARTICLE ON 300 CARS THAT FROM THE MAKES 06-10 WITH RWD MODELS THE 42RLETRANSMISSIONUSES 'EMCC'.THE WAY IT IS PROGRAMMED TO OPERATEIN THIS 4 SPEED TRANSMISSION CAUSES SERIOUS DRIVABILITY ISSUES ATORQUECONVERTERCLUTCH IN AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WILL LOCK/UNLOCK AT CERTAIN SPEEDS, BUT THETORQUE CONVERTERCLUTCH IN THE42RLEDOES NOT OPERATE AS CHRYSLER DESCRIBES IT IN THE OWNER'S MANUAL. THERE IS ALOT MORE PEOPLE WITH THAT SAME PROBLEM SO PLEASE TRY TO GIVE OWER RECALL COMPLAIN A LOOK. I LOVE THE CHRYSLER 300 SERIES AND WOULD HATE TO KEEP GOING THROUGH THIS ON A BEAUTIFUL CAR.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10817293
Machine
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