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All about power!
dan, 01/04/2007
2006 Chrysler 300 SRT-8 4dr Sedan (6.1L 8cyl 5A)
9 of 10 people found this review helpful
The SRT 8 is one wild ride....loads of power and torque. Not for everyone but if you like raw power, you will love one of these Mopar SRT 8's.
2.7 Still running strong at 336,000 miles all orig
TJB, 10/16/2019
updated 04/17/2020
2006 Chrysler 300 4dr Sedan (2.7L 6cyl 4A)
5 of 5 people found this review helpful
Received my 2.7 base 300 Brand New 1/2006 as company car ,purchased the car when I left the company ,all original very minor issues engine still running strong at 336,000 miles , I have never change the transmission fluid either!!!! ZERO issues with engine or transmission. A friend told me who has families that work at a Flint auto plant that once you break the seal to the transmission that will cause problems, crazy but absolutely true. One comment on here with issues getting car out of park , true , early on I had that bad pink plastic piece in shifter area go bad (bad design) I read reviews and ordered a new metal piece from billet , Very easy repair. I also have replaced Plugs and coils. I was very hesitant on a Chrysler but I think because Domlar owned them at the time quality jumped ,this is a very solid car. It’s to the point now I’m gonna see how far this car goes until it blows up. I was so impressed when it turned over 300,000 miles I called Chrysler corporate , might have gotten ahold of the wrong person or they just don’t care about feedback but they seemed so disinterested in me wanting to offer my success story and commenting that they should continue to manufacture cars the way they did my model. It now has 336,000+ miles I run it up and down a mountain weekly 300+ miles per week. I also rent new cars weekly and very impressed with the new ones but with different ownership then when I purchased mine are they as good as the one I have? Now has 341,000 miles , no issues. I guess the reason Chrysler USA corporate has zero interest in me letting them know what a great car it is is because they’re owned by Fiat.
Black beast
stevenik, 09/13/2006
2006 Chrysler 300 SRT-8 4dr Sedan (6.1L 8cyl 5A)
8 of 9 people found this review helpful
I was gonna purchase a 5.7L300C which I thought was great during test drive. decided to up to the SRT8,,Im so glad I did. I love this car !! Braking will change your hair do, acceleration next to a so called sports car at a stoplight will have you smiling for miles while looking in the rear view. Bad side, gas miles, brake dust, front spoiler is sooo low, I know I'm gonna break it sooner or later. tranny is alittle rough from 1st to 2cnd. Small prices to pay for this much fun. Ive done 140 in this car effortlessly.
Love the car!! But has issues
Jason, 07/02/2016
updated 01/09/2017
2006 Chrysler 300 C 4dr Sedan AWD (5.7L 8cyl 5A)
37 of 48 people found this review helpful
IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN BUYING A HEMI 300 READ THIS FULL REVIEW FOR THE TRUTH!! I read online about these cars before I bought mine, I found countless reviews about the 5.7 hemi completely failing at 100k miles, I thought I could avoid this if I was careful, so I went ahead and bought one, and the engine completely failed and needed a full rebuild at 145k, my machanic did it for 6k cash, I have had no trouble with the engine since other than the check engine light poping on and off all the time randomly for no reason (which is common with all 300s) the biggest problem with this car is the front end, all 300s have this problem, and there is no way around it. The entire front end is the most unreliable setup on earth, you can put 1500 into brand new bushings and control arms and a few weeks later it will start makeing noise again, I have owned mine for 5 months or so and my car is currently in the shop for front end repair for the 4th time! No matter what u replace, it's only going to fix the noise for a month or so, then you will hear a new noise, every single 300 owner I've talked to has had the same problem, one of my friends even had it happen a month after he bought his car brand new, it's simply part of the life of a 300 owner. The rear suspension is bad too, but not nearly as mutch as the front. I have never had this happen, but a few of my friends have had electrical problems with theirs causing the car to burn out its own battery, or even turn itself off in the middle of the road. I am yet to experience this with mine. The transmission in my 300c AWD has been pretty good to me, have only had one problem with it, I would be driving and pull up to a light and when I try to start again the transmission would rev up to high rpms and I would only crawl forward at about 3 mph, so I had to restart the car in the middle of the intersection and it fixed its self, but then happen again 5 min later, and again and again, I brought it in and it ended up being a 10 dollar sensor, that was in the tranny instead of on top where it usually is on a car, so I had to send it in to a rebuild place which charged $850 for the job, no problems since, the tranny is different for the AWD cars, mine is still running strong at 148k miles, I hear the rwd tranny fails at about 100k miles. The Chrysler 300c hemi AWD ( and rwd) is a mess when it comes to rely ability and maintenance, but when it is running right it is the absolute nicest car I have driven or rode in, I get complements on the car every were I go, it looks fantastic, it sounds mean, it rides amazing, it shifts smooth, and you have endless power under your foot, its like driving a Mercedes with a bad ass American v8, It's mustang gt/camaro z28 speed in a car that is full sized,comfortable and weighs an extra 1000 lbs, plus with the AWD it's good in the snow, and actually handles really well, the suspension is firm for a normal car but it feels plush and expensive, the interior is very nice, actually really good quality materials, feels and looks very nice, this car is extremely unique, and there is nothing else on the market like it, I went with my heart and bought one ignoring all the bad reviews, and even though the maintenance is insane, it guzzles gas and has endless problems, I'm still glad I did. If u decide to buy one, u can get extra life out of your hemi by changing the oil every 3000 miles, using high octane fuel like 93 (I was using 87 when my engine failed) and investing in an oil catch can, to prevent oil build up inside the engine, which is commonly what cases the HEMIs to eventually fail.
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Tranny Problems x4
JIm, 09/03/2008
2006 Chrysler 300 C 4dr Sedan AWD (5.7L 8cyl 5A)
7 of 8 people found this review helpful
Since owning my 2006 300C AWD, I have had it to the dealers 4 times for a shifting problem with the tranny. I can be driving along and with no warning whatsoever, the car acts as if it was put into neutral, engine is running strong, but it won't go anywhere. The dealer(s) (and Tech Support) seem to be having difficulties finding the problem. I'm afraid to take long drives, just in case it happens again. This makes the car not dependable or reliable at all ! Too bad because I really like it otherwise.
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