2004 CHRYSLER 300M. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO NUMEROUS SUSPENSION PROBLEMS AND REPAIRS. *SMD THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED, THE STRUTS, TIE RODS, RADIATOR, FUEL PUMP, SWAY BAR BUSHINGS, CAM SHAFT SENSOR WERE ALL REPLACED. THE STRUTS AND TIE RODS WERE REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES.
2004 Chrysler 300M
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
Similar to other model years
Owner complaints for the 2004 Chrysler 300M do not stand out strongly from the model-year median of 52.
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Owner complaints by model year
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What owners reported most
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When problems were reported
Mileage at the reported incident
54 reports with mileage · 17 unknown
NHTSA’s mileage field refers to the reported incident, not necessarily the filing date. This shows report counts, not the likelihood of a failure.
What to inspect
Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.
- Electrical System. Review the 14 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Engine And Engine Cooling. Review the 14 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Air Bags. Review the 12 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
Engine And Engine Cooling complaints
14 reportsDIAGNOSTICS SHOW CODE P0344 CAM SHAFT POSITION SENSOR. IT WAS REPAIRED UNDER RECALL J18 IN AUG 09. CALLED BOB MOORE DEALERSHIP (COMPLETED RECALL WORK) & CHRYSLER RECALL LINE. THEY BOTH SAY WON'T REPAIR UNDER ORIGINAL RECALL. THIS IS THE SAME EXACT PART/PROBLEM. IS THERE ANY WAY TO GET THEM TO HONOR THIS? MY CRUISE CONTROL …
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DIAGNOSTICS SHOW CODE P0344 CAM SHAFT POSITION SENSOR. IT WAS REPAIRED UNDER RECALL J18 IN AUG 09. CALLED BOB MOORE DEALERSHIP (COMPLETED RECALL WORK) & CHRYSLER RECALL LINE. THEY BOTH SAY WON'T REPAIR UNDER ORIGINAL RECALL. THIS IS THE SAME EXACT PART/PROBLEM. IS THERE ANY WAY TO GET THEM TO HONOR THIS? MY CRUISE CONTROL SHUTS ITSELF OFF, LIGHTS DIM, AND FAILS TO START ON OCCASION.
BOUGHT A USED CAR.ENGINE WOULD NOT START NEXT DAY. 8 DAYS LATERENGINE BLEW. BOUGHT CAR AS IS, BUT FINANCED CAR THREW DEALER.DEALER SAPOSE TO HAVE PUT USED EGINE IN CAR. CHARGED ME 1722.33. CAR STILL OVER HEATED, SAME PROBLEM. COULDNOT REGISTER CAR WITH DMV BECOUSE IT WAS A RECALL AND HAD TO BE TAKEN CARE OF. MANUFACTOR CLAIMED C…
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BOUGHT A USED CAR.ENGINE WOULD NOT START NEXT DAY. 8 DAYS LATERENGINE BLEW. BOUGHT CAR AS IS, BUT FINANCED CAR THREW DEALER.DEALER SAPOSE TO HAVE PUT USED EGINE IN CAR. CHARGED ME 1722.33. CAR STILL OVER HEATED, SAME PROBLEM. COULDNOT REGISTER CAR WITH DMV BECOUSE IT WAS A RECALL AND HAD TO BE TAKEN CARE OF. MANUFACTOR CLAIMED CAR WAS UNSAFE,2 HOLLOWED OUT CATALYST CONVERTERS, FUEL EVAP SYS DISCONECTED, SWAYBAR LINKS DISCONECTED MUSHROOMED FROM BANGING ON AXLE. DEALER DID CHARGE ME FOR SMOG. ON 1-10-2011 CAR STALLS ON FREEWAY ,TOWED CAR TO LOT,DEALER SAID NOW THIS ENGINE IS BLOWN. CAR SITS ON DEALERS LOT FOR NINE WEEKS DEALER WILL NOT ANSWER MY CALLS .I AM STILL MAKEING PAYMENTS. DEALER LOANS ME A 1994 FORD TRUCK I WORK AND HAVE CHILDREN TO GET TO SCHOOL. NEXT DAY DEALER PUTS ENGINE IN MY CHYSLER PUTS ON LOT TO SELL,THEN REPOS THE TRUCK BECOUSE HE WANTS TO CHARGE ME 3173.71 MORE DOLLARS FOR TRUCK. NOW TRUCK IS ON LOT FOR SALE. I HAVE O CAR FOR ALL THE MONEY I HAVE PAID. CAN YOU PLEASE HELP ME[XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
UNSAFE CAR. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHRYSLER 300M. THE VEHICLE WOULD INTERMITTENTLY STALL WITHOUT ANY PRIOR WARNINGS. AS A CONSEQUENCE HIS RISK FOR A VEHICLE CRASH WAS INCREASED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE CAM SHAFT ALONG WITH THE CRANK-SHAFT POSITION SENSORS WERE REPLACED. TWO DAYS AFTER THE REPAIR THE FAILURE RESURFA…
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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHRYSLER 300M. THE VEHICLE WOULD INTERMITTENTLY STALL WITHOUT ANY PRIOR WARNINGS. AS A CONSEQUENCE HIS RISK FOR A VEHICLE CRASH WAS INCREASED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE CAM SHAFT ALONG WITH THE CRANK-SHAFT POSITION SENSORS WERE REPLACED. TWO DAYS AFTER THE REPAIR THE FAILURE RESURFACED. THE INTERIOR LIGHTS ALSO FLICKERED ON AND THEN OFF AND THE STEERING COLUMN BEGAN TO VIBRATE VIOLENTLY. NONE OF THE REPAIRS HAVE REMEDIED THE FAILURES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT NO ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 22000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 84,000.
WHILE ACCELERATING ONTO THE FREEWAY, AT APPROX. 55MPH, IN VERY HEAVY TRAFFIC WITH MANY BIG-RIGS IN THE MIX, THE "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CAR SUDDENLY LOST POWER AND BEGAN TO SHUDDER/MISS OUT WHEN ACCELERATING. I HAD TO QUICKLY NAVIGATE OVER 3 LANES OF FAST MOVING TRAFFIC TO AVOID BEING REAR-ENDED. I WAS ABLE TO DRI…
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WHILE ACCELERATING ONTO THE FREEWAY, AT APPROX. 55MPH, IN VERY HEAVY TRAFFIC WITH MANY BIG-RIGS IN THE MIX, THE "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CAR SUDDENLY LOST POWER AND BEGAN TO SHUDDER/MISS OUT WHEN ACCELERATING. I HAD TO QUICKLY NAVIGATE OVER 3 LANES OF FAST MOVING TRAFFIC TO AVOID BEING REAR-ENDED. I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE SLOWLY TO A REPAIR SHOP, BUT THE ENGINE WOULD NOT REV ABOVE 2200 RPM. THE SERVICE SHOP HAS TRIED 4 TIMES TO REPAIR THE CAR, EACH TIME REPLACING VARIOUS SENSORS THAT WERE INDICATED BY THE ENGINE COMPUTER. AFTER EACH REPAIR, THE CAR WOULD RUN FINE FOR 2-3 DAYS BEFORE HAVING THE SAME FAILURE. IT IS STILL NOT REPAIRED. I FEEL THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY PROBLEM. *TR
RANDOMLY MY CAR WILL CUT OFF WHILE I AM DRIVING. SOMETIMES I CAN WAIT FOR A FEW MINUTES AND IT WILL START UP AGAIN (NOT VERY OFTEN). I CAN WIGGLE THE WIRE TO THE CONTROL VALVE (I THINK THAT IS WHAT IT IS CALLED, IT IS IN THE VERY FRONT OF THE ENGINE TOWARDS THE RIGHT SIDE), THE CAR WILL THEN START. I HAVE BEEN IN SOME VERY BAD S…
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RANDOMLY MY CAR WILL CUT OFF WHILE I AM DRIVING. SOMETIMES I CAN WAIT FOR A FEW MINUTES AND IT WILL START UP AGAIN (NOT VERY OFTEN). I CAN WIGGLE THE WIRE TO THE CONTROL VALVE (I THINK THAT IS WHAT IT IS CALLED, IT IS IN THE VERY FRONT OF THE ENGINE TOWARDS THE RIGHT SIDE), THE CAR WILL THEN START. I HAVE BEEN IN SOME VERY BAD SITUATIONS AND AM AFRAID OF WHAT MAY HAPPEN IF THIS CAUSES ME TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT. I HAVE WENT TO A CAR REPAIR SHOP AND THEY SAID IT MAY BE CAUSED BY THE CAM POSITIONING. I TRAVEL A LOT WITH MY GRANDCHILDREN AND DO NOT FEEL SAFE. *TR
I JUST BOUGHT MY CAR USED IN JANUARY 2008 AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS BEEN ON AND THE CAR IS HARD TO START. HOWEVER, THE CAR DID PASS INSPECTION BECAUSE THE PROBLEM THAT I'M HAVING ISN'T CONSIDERED FAILING DURING INSPECTION. I TOOK THE CAR TO BE DIAGNOSED AND THE ENGINE COOL PACKS ALL HAD TO BE REPLACED. AFTER THE PARTS WERE …
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I JUST BOUGHT MY CAR USED IN JANUARY 2008 AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS BEEN ON AND THE CAR IS HARD TO START. HOWEVER, THE CAR DID PASS INSPECTION BECAUSE THE PROBLEM THAT I'M HAVING ISN'T CONSIDERED FAILING DURING INSPECTION. I TOOK THE CAR TO BE DIAGNOSED AND THE ENGINE COOL PACKS ALL HAD TO BE REPLACED. AFTER THE PARTS WERE REPLACED, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS STILL ON, THE CAR STILL SHIMMIES AND IT IS STILL HARD TO START. THIS HAPPENS EVERYTIME I START THE CAR! *TR
JUST DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND MY CAR STALLED THEN LURCHED FORWARD WHILE I WAS IN AN INTERSECTION ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. THE REPAIR SHOP STATED A SENSOR HAD TO BE REPROGRAMMED DUE TO PROBLEMS WITH THE FLYWHEEL. I WAS TOLD THIS PROBLEM WILL HAPPEN AGAIN AS THE FLYWHEEL IN MY VEHICLE IS KNOWN TO CAUSE THIS PROBLEM. SOMETHI…
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JUST DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND MY CAR STALLED THEN LURCHED FORWARD WHILE I WAS IN AN INTERSECTION ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. THE REPAIR SHOP STATED A SENSOR HAD TO BE REPROGRAMMED DUE TO PROBLEMS WITH THE FLYWHEEL. I WAS TOLD THIS PROBLEM WILL HAPPEN AGAIN AS THE FLYWHEEL IN MY VEHICLE IS KNOWN TO CAUSE THIS PROBLEM. SOMETHING ABOUT FLEXING AND CRACKING. IT IS MY BELIEF THAT THIS IS A MANUFACTURES DEFECT. *JB
ROUGH IDLE AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AT TIMES. THIS CAR ONLY HAS 33K MILES ON IT !!! DEALER SAYS THIS IS NORMAL FOR THE 300M SPECIAL. *JB
Official recalls
103V332000 · Latches/locks/linkages:hood:latch
Sep 8, 2003
ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, AN INTERNAL HOOD LATCH COMPONENT MAY HAVE BEEN MANUFACTURED WITH A CRACK, WHICH COULD PROPAGATE AND BREAK, ALLOWING THE PRIMARY/SECONDARY LATCH SPRING TO DISENGAGE.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: THIS COULD RESULT IN LOSS OF BOTH PRIMARY AND SECONDARY HOOD LATCH FUNCTION, ALLOWING THE HOOD TO OPEN WITHOUT WARNING. THIS COULD INCREASE THE RISK OF A CRASH.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND, IF NECESSARY, REPLACE THE LATCH ASSEMBLY. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN ON SEPTEMBER 22, 2003. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT DAIMLERCHRYSLER AT 1-800-992-1997.
Model-level recall history does not show whether a particular VIN is affected or has received a repair. Check a VIN with NHTSA ↗
NHTSA investigations
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