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vehicle
2008 / chrysler / 300
known issues
6 clusters (reviewed 2026-09-20)
complaints
758 on file (2007-12-28 → 2025-12-08)
recalls
0
investigations
0
fars
86 occupant deaths, crash years 2010-2024 (legacy-code)
Radiator cooling fan disintegration puncturing radiatorENGINE5 complaints2017-07 → 2021-06chrysler-300-2008-radiator-fan-failure
11421475 While stopped at a stop light, one of the radiator cooling fans (plastic) disintegrated, severely damaging the radiator beyond repair. Engine coolant was quickly lost
11128668 OPENED UP HOOD AND FOUND OUT RADIATOR FAN BLADE BROKE OFF AND PUNCTURED THE RADIATOR RESULTING IN HAVING TO REPLACE BOTH RADIATOR AND FAN ASSEMBLY
11010195 THE CONTACT OPENEND THE HOOD AND OBSERVED THAT THE RADIATOR FAN FAILED AND CAUSED THE PARTS TO PIERCE THE RADIATOR WITHOUT WARNING
11637997 There is a fuel smell in the car, for the first 1/4 tank of gas. The smell is really bad in the back seat
11271063 PURCHASED 2008 CHRYSLER 300C ABOUT A MONTH AGO. INTERIOR HAS ODOR OF GASOLINE
10884061 A STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE OCURS EVERY TIME THE FUEL TANK IS FILLED TO 3/4 TH. OR MORE
Inability to shift out of park when coldPOWER TRAIN4 complaints2017-11 → 2018-05chrysler-300-2008-park-shift-interlock
11054554 UNABLE TO SHIFT OUT OF PARK WHEN CAR IS COLD AND FIRST STARTED. SECOND ATTEMPT LETS IT GET OUT OF PARK
11050935 WHEN COLD CANNOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK. HAVE TO RESTART TO GET IT TO SHIFT
11099002 THE FLOOR SHIFTER IS HANGING IN PARK AFTER I HAVE PLACED THE VEHICLE IN PARK AND TURNED THE ENGINE OFF. WHEN I GET BACK IN THE CAR AND START IT UP, I CAN NOT GET IT OUT OF PARK
Ignition switch and TIPM stall or no-startELECTRICAL SYSTEM35 complaints2015-12 → 2025-01chrysler-300-2008-ignition-switch-stall
10810969 WHILE AT A STOP LIGHT, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE LIGHTS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER AND THE TECHNICIAN REPLACED THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE FAILURE RECURRED
10862734 THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START WITHOUT WARNING AND WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE
10825421 THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE KEY WOULD NOT GO IN THE IGNITION TO OPERATE
Takata air bag recall parts unavailableAIR BAGS70 complaints2015-12 → 2024-01chrysler-300-2008-airbag-recall-backlog
11566323 The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair
10985768 THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR
10861254 TAKATA RECALL DEALER HAS MONTHS LONG WAITING LIST FOR REPAIRS
Air bag non-deployment or rupture in a crashAIR BAGS9 complaints2015-12 → 2020-07chrysler-300-2008-airbag-nondeployment
11331993 AIR BAGS CAME OUT WITH METAL FRAGMENTS SHOOTING OUT AND I AND MY SIGNIFICANT OTHER WAS INJURED THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION IT WAS BLACK ICE AND I SLIDE THOSE AIRBAGS COULD HAVE PUT MY EYES OUT
11321792 THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, SUDDENLY A VEHICLE CAME OUT OF A PARKING LOT, THE CONTACT T-BONE THE VEHICLE ON THE DRIVER SIDE. THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE WAS DAMAGED
10808420 THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON COLLISION. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY
FARS counts every occupant death in a fatal crash, whatever the cause — it does not mean the vehicle was at fault or defective. Counts are not adjusted for how many of each vehicle are on the road.
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Wrench.Pro (2026). 2008 Chrysler 300 vehicle data [dataset]. https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/2008/chrysler/300
@misc{wrenchpro_2008_chrysler_300_2026,
author = {Wrench.Pro},
title = {Wrench.Pro vehicle data: 2008 Chrysler 300},
year = {2026},
howpublished = {\url{https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/2008/chrysler/300}},
note = {Derived from NHTSA public records. CC BY 4.0.}
}
