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Vehicle speed controlPart report

2009 Chrysler 300 Vehicle speed control Problems

Complaints
6about this part
Share
7%of 83 total for the year
Median mileage
15,000miles
Trend
Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.

NHTSA recorded 6 complaints about the vehicle speed control of the 2009 Chrysler 300, 7% of the 83 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 15,000 miles. 1 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.

“I have a year with my vehicle and it hasn't gave me any problems until now that the automatic transmission fluid needs to get drained. The gears wont shift correctly.RPM's feel as though they are not rising proportionally to throttle input.throttle response feels dead in certain instances.sometimes the car will chirp/spin thetiresoff the line and the RPM's rise quickly, other times you can floor the car off the line and get absolutely nothing.general sluggishness in acceleration -significantly increased drop in RPM between shifts. …”

NHTSA complaint #10817293, filed 2015-12, 10 miles

“On morning of march 13, 2015 car stalled while pulling into highway from driveway. This required having to quickly pull over to restart car. On morning of march 14, 2015 the car stalled while driving at 55 MPH on a four lane highway. My wife had to quickly pull to median to restart car.”

NHTSA complaint #10694236, filed 2015-03, 68,700 miles

“The contact owns a 2009 Chrysler 300. While traveling 40 MPH the accelerator pedal had suddenly fell to the floor of the vehicle, the brakes were applied and the vehicle was shifted into neutral gear. The contact pulled the accelerator pedal up from the floor of the vehicle and heard a popping sound. The contact resumed driving the vehicle and when the vehicle reached a speed of 60 MPH the accelerator pedal fell to the floor of the vehicle and the vehicle had begun to accelerate. …”

NHTSA complaint #10321397, filed 2010-03, 15,000 miles

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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 2009 Chrysler 300

Air bags
38 complaints
Electrical system
25 complaints
Engine
8 complaints
Steering
7 complaints
Brakes
6 complaints
Other or unknown
6 complaints
Transmission and drivetrain
4 complaints
Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
3 complaints
Seats
2 complaints
Tires
2 complaints
Wheels
2 complaints
Electronic stability control
1 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2009 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.

To check a specific vehicle for open recalls, use its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls. Methodology