← NHTSA complaints

2006 CHRYSLER 300 — ENGINE

crash · 1412910 · 2017-10-07

Vehicle

Make
CHRYSLER
Model
300
Year
2006
Manufacturer
Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Component
ENGINE
Miles at failure
200,000

Severity

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

Narrative

WHEN MY KEY IS TURNED TO THE "ON" POSITION WITHOUT FULLY STARTING THE VEHICLE, IT STARTS STALLING AT LOW SPEEDS AND WILL NOT START WITHOUT PRESSING THE GAS PEDAL. THIS WILL CONTINUE FOR APPROXIMATELY ONE WEEK BEFORE THE VEHICLE WILL RETURN TO NORMAL PERFORMANCE. BY NORMAL PERFORMANCE, I MEAN IT WILL START WITHOUT PRESSING GAS PEDAL AND NO STALLING AT LOW SPEED. WHEN TAKING VEHICLE FOR ROUTINE SERVICES, I MUST INFORM THE TECHNICIANS NOT TO PLACE KEY IN THE "ON" POSITION OR THE PROBLEM START ALL OVER AGAIN. SO FAR, I'VE HAD ONE ACCIDENT DUE TO THIS PROBLEM.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11032163
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown