| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 005030135 | Incident Date: Apr, 03 2005 |
| Consumer's City: PALM DESERT | Consumer's State: CA |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Chrysler (FCA US, LLC) |
| Model Name: 300 | Model Year: 2005 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: Yes | Component's Description: Power train:automatic transmission:control module (tcm, pcm) |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 2C3JA53G75H | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Jul, 22 2005 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: Yes | Purchase Date: Dec, 20 2004 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 6 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Sometimes, my '300 touring' (3.5 liter ho v6) just 'lunges' forward while i'm stopped at a stoplight for no particular reason. this has occurred on several occasions (about eight times now) whether my car is 'cold' and/or after it has 'warmed-up' for a while. sometimes, even with the brake pedal firmly depressed, it'll still 'lunge' forward...feeling as if my car will fly right through the intersection. on 04/04/05, while i was stopped at a stoplight behind another car, my car 'lunged' forward once again, but this time causing me to rear-end the vehicle in front of me...causing damage to the front of my car, as well as to the rear of the other. to make matters worse, i was actually enroute to my local chrysler dealer to have a 'recall notice' taken care of (for inappropriate gauge cluster readings). prior to the accident, i had advised my dealer about the possible transmission problem, but each time i was told that my car's complicated electronics/computer system was in fact actually just trying to get accustomed to the way that i drive, and that it would adjust accordingly. on the day of the accident and during subsequent visits, i also had my dealer try to determine the cause of and rectify this particular problem; however, each time, i was advised that either they could not duplicate the problem nor have they heard anything like this before. i have read on some chrysler 300 internet forums, that some others have also experienced this same problem, so, i'm now sure that my problem isn't just a unique incident after all. if anything, i would at least like to retrieve previously requested documentation from chrysler identifying the actual existence of this particular problem, so that i can present this documentation to my automobile insurance company. this incident has now tarnished my perfect driving record, as well as also forced me to now pay a higher insurance premium. |
