2005 Chrysler 300C Body and structure Problems

“I was going to check the oil level when the top of the dipstick came off in my hand. It is made of plastic.; I was opening the drivers door, the handle came halfway off, subsequently all handles have done the same thing. The washer fluid does not spray. These problems all happened in the past 3 or 4 years. The vehicle was stationary for these problems. While turning, the steering wheel would not continue too turn, heard a thunk , finally turned but the turn signal mechanism does not work now.”

“Other vehicle crossed over yellow line and hit our car from the middle of the vehicle on drivers side all the way to back and knocked off the back drivers wheel and sent us spinning around into and wrapped around telephone pole. My legs were pinned under dash and couldn't move, passenger door had been badly damaged and pushed in about one foot. Had to be cut out of the car to get me out, taken to er. My complaint is that none of the air bags deployed which I find quite odd. Would like to know where and who to contact to find out why air bag didn't deploy. …”

“I am an auto tech at dealership in ks. After 3 repeated incidents, I decided to take action. On either side of the front bumper the fog lights get hot and eventually detach from the lens. The 2nd and 3rd time I have noticed scorching on the vehicle's front bumper where the bulbs started to melt the material. The 4th vehicle caught fire to the bumper and it spread to the engine. This could have been worse without anybody attending the vehicle and more in a house garage. It did not take very long to melt and ignite.”

“I have had problems getting the rear driver side door to completely unlock and open ever since I purchased this vehicle. Occasionally the rear passenger door would do the same. I have even had the front passenger door behave this way. I am writing now, because the rear passenger door almost never unlocks and opens anymore. With both back doors not unlocking and opening, it concerns me greatly that this is a serious safety hazard should I need to immediately gain access from the outside or the rear passengers need to get out from the inside. …”

“The contact owns a 2005 Chrysler 300C. After opening the hood of the vehicle, the lid fell downward and struck the contact's head. The incident caused a small laceration that did not require medical attention. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who diagnosed that the hinges were faulty and needed to be replaced. The contact indicated that the same failure was also present on the trunk lid. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified. The failure mileage was 25,000.”