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Vehicle speed controlPart report

2008 Chrysler 300 Vehicle speed control Problems

Complaints
12about this part
Share
2%of 714 total for the year
Median mileage
56,460miles
Trend
Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.

NHTSA recorded 12 complaints about the vehicle speed control of the 2008 Chrysler 300, 2% of the 714 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 56,460 miles. 3 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.

Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.

Example complaints

Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.

“Every time I start my car cant take key out it takes forever or it does not so I have to open trunk disconnect negative to battery and plug back on then the ignition switch makes a click noise then I can take key out its been 5 months and no part yet. My cruise control sometimes works as well electrical problem.”

NHTSA complaint #10691213, filed 2015-02, 93,000 miles

“While traveling on i465 east and driving 65 miles an hour I changed lanes to exit the highway and the car shut off.I put it in neutral and restarted the engine. On march 3rd 2014 the car would not start and I had it towed from anderson indiana to indianapolis indiana by aaa. I have since paid $1400 for parts and labor and my vehicle is still not running. I also paid the vehicle off while it was not running and had to purchase another vehicle. All this without being aware of an ignition switch problem.”

NHTSA complaint #10744459, filed 2015-07, 135,000 miles

“Lost power when ignition switch moved from drive position. Ignition switch sticks. Can pop out of position if you are not careful to make sure it is in correct position before you move vehicle. Took me days to figure this out. Took it to Chrysler dealership several times in 2013. They were never able to fix this problem, then this recall came out. I am still driving with this problem. Dealerships never have the parts to fix either one of the recalls, and cant tell me when they will... Have the parts. Very frustrating. …”

NHTSA complaint #10761250, filed 2015-09, 56,460 miles

“We have taken our 2008 Chrysler 300 to 2 different Chrysler dealers and they haven't fixed our car. Our car windows, AC, lights, brake lights, fan etc don't work several times. We have to stop the car and get to a safe place to restart the car and sometimes we get the power back. The first car dealer are saying they don't show any error in the system. The other dealer told us someone may have opened their garage at the same time we started our car and they saw a couple of errors but they can't do anything about it. …”

NHTSA complaint #10246397, filed 2008-10, 50 miles

“Cant drive car in rain when going up hill tire lock up so I have to go slow like one off the rear tires is wanting to go but its not able to so car starts acting weird it only does it in the rain.”

NHTSA complaint #10705192, filed 2015-04, 99,000 miles

Related service bulletins

Vehicle speed control: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
202115%
201923%
201821%
201623%
201566%
2014125%
2013134%
2012174%
201163%
201076%
200967%
2008122%
2007163%
2006384%
2005253%

Other parts of the 2008 Chrysler 300

Electrical system
502 complaints
Air bags
185 complaints
Engine
53 complaints
Other or unknown
33 complaints
Transmission and drivetrain
30 complaints
Engine cooling
25 complaints
Brakes
22 complaints
Steering
18 complaints
Fuel system
11 complaints
Suspension
11 complaints
Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
10 complaints
Electronic stability control
7 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2008 Chrysler 300

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

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