2005 CHRYSLER 300

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE

Chrysler (FCA US LLC) is recalling certain model year 2005-2009 Dodge Ram 2500, 2004-2008 Dodge Ram 1500 and Durango, 2006-2009 Dodge Ram 3500, 2008-2010 Dodge Ram 4500 and 5500, 2007-2008 Chrysler Aspen, 2005-2010 Chrysler 300, 300C, 300S, and SRT8, 2006-2010 Dodge Charger, 2005-2008 Magnum, 2005-2

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE

Chrysler (FCA US LLC) expanded the affected population to include 73,712 2005-2009 RAM 2500 trucks produced at the St. Louis North Assembly Plant. With this change, Chrysler is recalling certain model year 2004-2008 RAM 1500, 2005-2009 RAM 2500, 2006-2009 RAM 3500, 2007-2010 RAM 3500 Cab Chassis, 2

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY:CABLES

ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, THE BATTERY CABLE FASTENERS AT THE BULKHEAD STUD MAY NOT HAVE BEEN PROPERLY TIGHTENED.

SEAT BELTS:FRONT

ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, THE FRONT SHOULDER BELT ADJUSTABLE TURNING LOOP (ATL) BOLTS MAY NOT HAVE BEEN PROPERLY TIGHTENED.

SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER

ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, A SPOT WELDING OPERATION FOR THE REAR FLOORPAN REINFORCEMENT MAY NOT HAVE BEEN PERFORMED.

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

ON CERTAIN PICKUP TRUCKS, SPORT UTILITY AND PASSENGER VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 42RLE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS, THE CUP PLUG THAT RETAINS THE PARK PAWL ANCHOR SHAFT MAY BE IMPROPERLY INSTALLED. IF THE SHAFT MOVES OUT OF POSITION, THE VEHICLE MAY NOT BE ABLE TO ACHIEVE 'PARK' POSITION.

AIR BAGS

Chrysler Group LLC (Chrysler) is recalling certain model year 2004-2005 Dodge Ram 1500, 2500, and 3500, 2004-2005 Dodge Durango, 2005 Dodge Dakota, 2005 Dodge Magnum and 2005 Chrysler 300, 300C and 300 SRT8 vehicles originally sold, or ever registered, in geographic locations associated with high ab

The contact owns a 2005 Chrysler 300. The contact stated that while the mother was driving at approximately 10 mph when suddenly the driver-side air bag erroneously deployed. During the incident, no crash had occurred and the vehicle had not driven over a pothole or bump in the road. The driver sustained a left-hand injury which included three fractured fingers. The local dealer and manufacturer were notified of the failure. The vehicle was towed away and examined by the manufacturer's engineer.

Mileage: 190,000

The contact's mother owns a 2005 Chrysler 300. The contact stated that while her mother was driving approximately 10 mph, the air bag deployed without a crash or impact. The driver sustained a fractured finger and medical attention was provided. The contact called the local dealer but the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The contact stated the failure was due to NHTSA Campaign Number: 15V313000 (Air Bags). The manufacturer was notified but no additional assistance was provided. The approx

Mileage: 190,366

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER 300. WHILE DRIVING 55-60 MPH, THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE FLIPPED OVER FIVE TIMES AND CRASHED IN A DITCH. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE LOCAL DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 170,000. *LN PO

Mileage: 170,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE AND A BURNING ODOR COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. ALSO, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO CRANK INITIALLY AND WOULD STALL INTERMITTENTLY. THE MANUFACTURER INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN SERVICED ON AUGUST 3, 2010 FOR A FUEL SYSTEM RECALL CAMPAIGN IN WHICH BOTH FUEL PUMP MODULES WERE REPLACED. SAHARA CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE RAM (5050 W SAHARA AVE, LAS VEGAS, NV 89146, (800) 506-5050) DIAGNOSED THAT BOTH FUEL PUMP MODULES

WAS BACKING OUT OF PARKING SPACE. HAD FOOT ON BRAKE PUT CAR IN REVERSE THE MOTOR REVVING FLEW BACK WHILE FOOT WAS STILL ON BRAKE. I PURCHASED IT IN 2013 THE ENGINE REVS IN BOTH REVERSE AND DRIVING. HAVE TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP THEY STATED COULD NOT FIND ANY REASON. MY FOOT WAS NOT ON GAS AS A MATTER OF FACT I HAD BOTH FEET ON THE BRAKE TRYING TO STOP THE CAR.

Mileage: 87,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2005 CHRYSLER 300. UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE, SMOKE EMERGED FROM THE AIR VENTS AND FLAMES APPEARED FROM THE DASHBOARD. THE VEHICLE DOORS FAILED TO OPEN. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED AND EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES SUSTAINED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND DEEMED A TOTAL LOSS. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED AND THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1

Mileage: 126,000

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER 300. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED ON THE ROAD, ANOTHER VEHICLE IN FRONT OF THE CONTACTS VEHICLE SLIGHTLY BACKED INTO THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE AIR BAG DEPLOYED IN THE STEERING WHEEL AND THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE. THE DRIVER AND FRONT PASSENGER WERE SHOCKED, BUT NOT INJURED AS THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE FAILURE HAPPENED BEFORE THE APPOINTMENT HAD BEEN SCHEDULED FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 15V313000 (AIR BAGS) AN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2005 CHRYSLER 300. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE STRUCK THE FRONT PASSENGER AND REAR PASSENGER DOORS OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAG DEPLOYED AND METAL SHARDS STRUCK THE CONTACT IN THE RIGHT HAND. MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS REQUIRED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND DESTROYED. A DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE CRASH. THE DRIVER'S AIR BAG WAS PREVIOUSLY REPLACED ON MARCH 31, 2016 PER THE TAKATA

Mileage: 108,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER 300. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE ENGINE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED TO BE SERVICED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED AFTER THE REPAIR. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT ALL THE DOORS FAILED TO UNLOCK. THE POLICE HAD TO UNLOCK THE DOORS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE WATER PUMP, BATTERIES, AND THE ENTIRE

Mileage: 139,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER 300. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE ENGINE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED TO BE SERVICED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED AFTER THE REPAIR. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT ALL THE DOORS FAILED TO UNLOCK. THE POLICE HAD TO UNLOCK THE DOORS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE WATER PUMP, BATTERIES, AND THE ENTIRE

Mileage: 139,000

MY 2005 CHRYSLER 300 LIMITED TRUNK SLAMS SHUT UNEXPECTEDLY WHILE SITTING IDLE. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO MYSELF AND OTHER FAMILY MEMBERS ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS AND HAS CAUSED BODILY DAMAGE. THE TRUNK HYDRAULICS SEEM TO FAIL WITH THE SLIGHTEST TOUCH TO THE CAR, CAUSED BY EITHER THE WIND OR BY PHYSICALLY TOUCHING THE BODY OF THE CAR. THE TRUNK CLOSES WITH EXTREME FORCE AND COULD BE DEADLY, AS MY MOTHER, GRANDMOTHER AND MYSELF HAVE ALL BEEN STRUCK IN THE HEAD. WE HAVE ALSO BEEN STRUCK IN THE BACK AS WELL

Mileage: 174,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2005 CHRYSLER 300. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED INDEPENDENTLY AND WITHOUT IMPACT. THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A CONCRETE BARRIER AND WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V313000 (AIR BAGS). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 190,000. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

Mileage: 190,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2005 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A SIDE IMPACT AND REAR END COLLISION. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS DEEMED DESTROYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THERE WERE THREE INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VIN WAS INVALID. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 185,000.

Mileage: 185,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER 300. WHILE PARKING THE VEHICLE, THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING OR IMPACT. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE FACE, ARMS, AND CHEST. THE CONTACT DID NOT RECEIVE MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THEY WERE NOT AT FAULT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74,812....UPDATED 09/20/16 *BF

Mileage: 74,812

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER 300. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE AT 65 DEGREE ANGLE. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A CONCRETE BARRIER. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED BACK AND UPPER SHOULDER INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE PASSENGER ALSO SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE NECK AND BACK, AS WELL AS A HEAD CONCUSSION THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FIL

Mileage: 191,000

2005 CHRYSLER 300. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE TRUNK STRUTS FAILED TO HOLD TRUNK LID IN PLACE. HER MOTHER WAS ABRUPTLY HIT IN THE HEAD AND CONSEQUENTLY, SHE DIED AFTER SUFFERING FROM A SUBDURAL HEMATOMA. *SMD ..UPDATED 04/13/17*BF ..UPDATED 11/07/17 *BF *CN

2005 CHRYSLER 300. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE TRUNK STRUTS FAILED TO HOLD TRUNK LID IN PLACE. HER MOTHER WAS ABRUPTLY HIT IN THE HEAD AND CONSEQUENTLY, SHE DIED AFTER SUFFERING FROM A SUBDURAL HEMATOMA. *SMD ..UPDATED 04/13/17*BF ..UPDATED 11/07/17 *BF *CN

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER 300. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE CONTACT WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON COLLISION WITH ANOTHER MOTORIST. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS AWAITING REPAIRS. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V770000 AND 15V313000 (AIR BAGS), BUT EXPERIENCED THE FAILURE PR

Mileage: 108,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THERE WAS A BURNING ODOR COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, THE ABS AND THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE PCM AND THE WIN MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPRO

Mileage: 22,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THERE WAS A BURNING ODOR COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, THE ABS AND THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE PCM AND THE WIN MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPRO

Mileage: 22,000