2006 Chrysler 300C

No clear pattern

0.4% of complaints about the 2006 Chrysler 300C arrived in its first year of service. That is an unusual figure for a 2006 vehicle, but with only 990 complaints on record the sample is too small to call it a pattern — the margin of error covers the range where ordinary vehicles sit. The figures below are reported without a verdict. The most-reported system is engine (243 complaints), typically at 8.3 yr or about 85,000 miles.

Complaints: 990
Median age at failure: 8.3 yr
Median mileage: 76,500 n=840
Crash / fire / tow: 2% of reports
Safety recalls: 1 1 do not drive

When each system is reported — middle 50% of complaints

System

0y2y4y6y8y10y12y14y

Engine

243 reports · 85,000 mi

8.3 yr

1.2%

Fuel / propulsion

174 reports · 79,333 mi

8.9 yr

0.6%

Fuel system

169 reports · 64,096 mi

8.0 yr

Power train

107 reports · 75,822 mi

8.0 yr

0.9%

Electrical system

56 reports · 93,000 mi

9.3 yr

1.8%

Other

44 reports · 98,000 mi

11.8 yr

Steering

38 reports · 62,420 mi

8.1 yr

Engine cooling

33 reports · 73,000 mi

6.0 yr

6.1%

Air bags

32 reports · 74,000 mi

10.1 yr

6.2%

Speed control

19 reports · 90,000 mi

8.3 yr

10.5%

Service brakes

17 reports · 75,963 mi

9.0 yr

11.8%

Safety recalls — NHTSA campaigns

15V313000 2015-05-27 Do not drive

Air bags:frontal:driver side:inflator module

Chrysler (FCA US LLC) is recalling certain model year 2005-2009 Dodge Ram 2500, 2004-2008 Dodge Ram 1500 and Durango, 2006-2009 Dodge Ram 3500, 2008-2010 Dodge Ram 4500 and 5500, 2007-2008 Chrysler Aspen, 2005-2010 Chrysler 300, 300C, 300S, and SRT8, 2006-2010 Dodge Charger, 2005-2008 Magnum, 2005-2011 Dodge Dakota, and 2006-2009 Mitsubishi Raider vehicles. The affected vehicles are equipped with a dual-stage driver frontal air bag that may be susceptible to moisture intrusion which, over time, could cause the inflator to rupture.

In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the driver's frontal air bag, the inflator could rupture with metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.

In owners’ own words

Engine cooling 19,112 mi 1.6 yr in service

2006 CHRYSLER 300 ENGINE DIED AFTER COLD START UP. AS OF 05/14/07 IT HAS BEEN IN THE DEALER'S SHOP FPR 40 DAYS WITH 5 ATTEMPTS TO FIX IT. NO CODES, NO DIAGNOSIS.THIS WAS THE THIRD REPAIR ORDER FOR THE SAME DEFECT. *AK

Engine cooling 46,900 mi 2.1 yr in service

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER 300C. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHOOK AND CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE DEALER STATED THAT CYLINDER NUMBER SIX FAILED AND WAS CAUSING THE ENGINE TO LOSE COMPRESSION. THE DEALER WILL REPAIR THE VEHICLE IN APPROXIMATELY TWO WEEKS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN PROPERLY MAINTAINED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 46,900. UPDATED 01/17/08 *BF THE DEALER STATED DOOR TO VEHICLE CAME OFF. UPDATED 01/17/08 *TR

Engine cooling 95,000 mi 4.7 yr in service

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER 300C. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE, THERE WAS AN UNUSUAL GRINDING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO START THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PISTONS HAD FAILED AND THE ENGINE WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 95,000. UPDATED 8/9/10 *CN UPDATED 08/31/10*JB

Fuel system 30,000 mi 3.5 yr in service

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER 300-C. THE CONTACT STATED AFTER FILLING THE VEHICLE WITH GASOLINE, THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL REPEATEDLY UNTIL THE FUEL LEVEL INDICATOR MOVED OFF THE FULL MARK.. THE DEALER STATED THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO A VENT VALVE SENSOR INSIDE THE FUEL TANK THAT WAS CAUSING THE PROBLEM. THE DEALER STATED THE FUEL TANK WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED AS WELL AS THE CHAR COAL CANISTER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 70,000. UPDATED 03/30/11

Other 300C model years

How to read this

This is what owners reported, not a reliability rating. People file with NHTSA about alarming failures, not routine ones, and complaint volume tracks how many cars were sold.
Failure ages come from the incident date on each complaint, populated on about 83% of records. Mileage is shown where reported — NHTSA’s 2021 system change cut mileage capture to roughly 15%, so it thins out sharply after MY2020.
Every rank compares this vehicle only against others of the same model year. A 2025 car has not had time to accumulate five-year failures, so comparing early-failure share across years is meaningless.
Fourteen make-months distorted by media storms and mass recalls — Toyota in February 2010 ran 11× normal volume across 33 models — are excluded.
Recalls are manufacturer actions and authoritative; complaints are not. A recall listed here may already have been performed on any individual car. Check a specific VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.