Overview & Reviews

No significant changes for the 2006 Chrysler 300.

• Chiseled and masculine good looks, powerful V8 in 300C model, long list of safety features, plenty of luxury and performance for the price paid.

• Sluggish acceleration with base V6, limited transmission choices, poor visibility for shorter drivers.

User Reviews:

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  Unhappy in Appleton - 2006 Chrysler 300
  By Teo - July 13 - 5:16 pm

  This IS my first experience with any Chyrsler products. After waiting a additional year for the 06s to come out and then test driving a demo 300C AWD I thought I made a informed decision to purchase this vehicle. My vehicle finally arrived and I took delivery of it with 16 miles on the ODO. The excitement quickly turned to dissapointment in just ONE mile from the dealership! The vehicle had a SEVERE shudder and EXTREME pull to the right! 10 more miles the check engine light comes on! Long story-short-4 months--4000 miles and 16 visits to 3 dealerships and two tire dealers(2 sets of Continentals and tried one set of Goodyear Assurances) Problems STILL there! Even D-C has NO idea?? to the ??

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  I got a Lemon ! - 2006 Chrysler 300
  By Angel - November 13 - 11:06 pm

  I have been very didiapointed in this car ....rite from the first week the car started giving me problems with stalling, slow starts, delayed start after turning the key, loud noise coming from the engine , shaking when parked or at red light,loud knocking and thud under the floor board under my feet on drivers side , poor gas mieliage , problem with the phone feature , speakers not working properley , lunging foward, gas pedal not working properley causing it delay on pressing the gas.....I hate this car im going the Magnoss and Moss law. lemon has to much arbritration to go through and takes to long magnoss and moss is only a ten week process , they will usally make chrysler buy back car

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  Love the car!! But has issues - 2006 Chrysler 300
  By Jason - August 5 - 2:41 pm

  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, its only going to fix the noise for a month or so, then you will hear a new noise, every single 300 owner Ive talked to has had the same problem, one of my friends even had it happen a month after he bought his car brand new, its 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, Its mustang gt/camaro z28 speed in a car that is full sized,comfortable and weighs an extra 1000 lbs, plus with the AWD its 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, Im 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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  Buyer beware - 2006 Chrysler 300
  By Barb - July 19 - 5:36 am

  I bought this car for my birthday last year...And i can honestly say it was the worst purchase i have ever made...After 3 months of owning this car it started to develop a severe engine miss, its been in the dealership faithfully every month for the exact same problem...Even the regional big wig came down and said they are aware of the problem but no fix is in site...Great...So here i am with a car that i wanted for so long and now i hate everything about it...I will never again buy a chrysler product...Dr. Z you have failed me....

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  not that great - 2006 Chrysler 300
  By ben - April 16 - 8:03 pm

  I recently purchased my "HEMI" 300 because of all the HYPE. Having traded my GS430 Lexus I am sorry I made the switch. The power is incredible but the ride and road noise is horrible. The transmission is notchynot shifting at the right speed,lots of reving.The interior is very cheap and poor fitting plastic. The seats do not offer the support needed when putting the pedal down on corning. It is still an sluggish american ride Now the worst...High Test gas the best i could get is 200 miles on a tank. Come on American , you can do better than that. I am trading in on a new Limited Avalon.not the power but so much better overall,

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  Looks great, needs fine tuning! - 2006 Chrysler 300
  By Company Car - February 18 - 6:20 am

  This is a very stylish car that gets comments from everyone! It is a huge attention grabber. Unfortunately, I drive 35,000 miles a year and spend a lot of time in it. The cloth seats are miserable - very stiff. The two cup holders are small in front. With a baby car seat in back, the back seat has no cup holders at all. The check engine light comes on if the gas cap is not sealed 100% per the dealer. The six disc CD and stereo are very nice. I would not buy the base model car if given a choice.