Issue ID | 617730 |
Internal NHTSA # | 10181265 |
Manufacurer | DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION |
Brand | CHRYSLER |
Model | 300 |
Model Year | 2006 |
File date | 15/07/06 |
Component | POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE |
Product type code | VEHICLE |
Description of the problem | My new 2006 chrysler 300 c with all wheel drive has a shake in the steering wheel at approx. 50 mph and the whole car develops a complete body shake at higher speeds thats feels like the wheels are gonna leave the car. The dealer road force balanced the existing tires and could not resolve the problem. Then they changed the tires and it still did it . They then sent the car out for more roadforce balancing. After several attemps and enough wheel weights to balance the wheels of 2 cars, the problem was minimized but still not corrected. At highway speeds the car still feels unsafe,and it still shakes at low speed sometimes. I was told that the all wheel drive models have an unknown problem and i could consider a new car replacement, but shouldnt buy another all wheel drive because they all have this problem and that i was welcome to test drive another car exactly like mine and i would see that it to has the same problem . They have offered an extended warranty free of charge but they cant do anything else about the cars problem until perhaps enough complaints were filed to force chrysler to do something about it. I dont know if its a wheel problem or drivetrain or other but i fear whatever this problem is it may eventually endanger my life as well as others. |
Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 500 |
Number of Occurences | 5 |
Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
City and State | DALLAS, PA |
VIN pattern | 2C3KK63H06HXXXXXX |
Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | N |
Was vehicle involved in a fire? | N |
Was incedent reported to police? | N |
Was medical attention required? | |
Was part original equipment? | |
No. of injured persons | 0 |
No. of fatalities | 0 |
Date of purchase | 20/03/06 |
Was original owner? | Y |
Anti-lock brakes | Y |
Cruise control | Y |
Number of cylinders | 8 |
Drive train type | AWD |
Transmission type | AUTO |
Vehicle speed | 50 |
DoT tire identifier | |
Tire size | |
Location of tire code | |
Type of tire failure code | |
Was defective tire repaired? | |
Date of manufacture | |
Type of child seat code | |
Type of restraint | |
Dealer's name | TUNKHANNOCK AUTO MART |
Dealer's telephone number | |
Dealer's city | TUNKHANNOCK |
Dealer's state code | PA |
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