2006 Chrysler 300C LEMON

Sarge wrote:
>Angelo D via CarKB.com wrote: "Ok Sharkman,,Was there this morning and they
>tell me they "thought" it was
>the drive shaft being out of balance.They intended to rotate it 180o only to
>find it was a three bolt universal.What they did I have no idea. They road
>tested it again and the problem still persists.I still say its in the
>tranny.. Won't hear anything til next week due to the holiday..Stay
>tuned.."
>
>If they think it is the driveshaft, they can send it out to get balanced on
>a machine.
>
>Sarge
I understand that Sarge,however,after this mornings visit,they ruled out the
shaft problem..

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You said "No power steering." Power steering is standard equipment on
both a Neon and a Cavalier.

Sarge wrote:
wrote: "can you identify the dealer.. I live in NJ and
>am considering a 300C."
>
>Why you need this. His complaint is mainly about the vehicle being a lemon.
>The dealership my works at has loaners when required and they loan out any
>used vehicle they have on the lot. They not going to loan you the same
>exact vehicle you are having repaired.
>
>Sarge
For the money I paid Sarge,,they should have "REPLACED" the vehicle with a
completely new one,but.no,,now we have to suffer the aggravation of dealing
with a "lemon" and constant trips back and forth to this dealer.

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On Fri, 01 Jul 2005 11:19:15 +0000, Angelo D via CarKB.com wrote:

> I just bought the 06 300C for a price of 44K...It had 38 miles on it and is
> now in the dealers repair facility.There is an apparent transmission problem
> with this vehicle which thier diagnostics can't seem to locate. They have a
> manfacturer representative coming to make a determination as to what they are
> going to do.Meantime,I'm driving a dealer supplied Chevy neon from Enterprise
> that doesn't even have power steering!! This is a New Jersey dealer who
> should have at least supplied me with a comparable vehicle that I just spent
> thousands on.I have already started proceedings and am keeping all records up
> to date,because this looks like its going to be a legal matter concerning the
> New Jersey Lemon Law. Will keep you posted..

Lemon laws are stacked in favor of the car companies. My business partner
had an $75K Audi that was never right. It was in the shop 12 time in 12
months, they were never able to fix it. The car company is give multiple
chances to fix the problem. If they can't fix it then you have to go to
arbitration, you can't sue them and you can't recover your legal costs if
hire a lawyer so it's either going to cost you a lot in legal fees or in
time. He ended up taking the loss and trading it in on a Mercedes.

I hope that you are just unlucky and that there isn't a design problem
with the 300C AWD (I'm assuming that's what you have since you paid 44K).
I also just bought the 300C AWD. Mine has been flawless so far but I only
have 750 miles on it so it's to soon to tell.

They should have given you a new car and repaired the problem car and sold
it at a discount. I feel for you.

Steve


"Angelo D via CarKB.com" > wrote in message
...
>I just bought the 06 300C for a price of 44K...It had 38 miles on it and is
> now in the dealers repair facility.There is an apparent transmission
> problem
> with this vehicle which thier diagnostics can't seem to locate. They have
> a
> manfacturer representative coming to make a determination as to what they
> are
> going to do.Meantime,I'm driving a dealer supplied Chevy neon from
> Enterprise
> that doesn't even have power steering!! This is a New Jersey dealer who
> should have at least supplied me with a comparable vehicle that I just
> spent
> thousands on.I have already started proceedings and am keeping all records
> up
> to date,because this looks like its going to be a legal matter concerning
> the
> New Jersey Lemon Law. Will keep you posted..
>
> --
> A. D.

"Angelo D via CarKB.com" > wrote in message
...
> I just bought the 06 300C for a price of 44K...It had 38 miles on it and
is
> now in the dealers repair facility.There is an apparent transmission
problem
> with this vehicle which thier diagnostics can't seem to locate. They have
a
> manfacturer representative coming to make a determination as to what they
are
> going to do.Meantime,I'm driving a dealer supplied Chevy neon from
Enterprise
> that doesn't even have power steering!! This is a New Jersey dealer who
> should have at least supplied me with a comparable vehicle that I just
spent
> thousands on.I have already started proceedings and am keeping all records
up
> to date,because this looks like its going to be a legal matter concerning
the
> New Jersey Lemon Law. Will keep you posted..
>
> --
> A. D.

The dealer does not set the guidelines, they have to go by what Chrysler
tells them they can do, They cant put you in a new car to drive around. And
the district rep would make all those decisions anyhow. I would not start
bad mouthing the dealer and raising hell with them if they are trying to do
everything they can for you because it the long run it will make things
worse.
Trust me I understand that you would expect to have a problem free vehicle
after just purchased it but these things happen. Not just with Chrysler but
all makes and models

Glenn Beasley
Chrysler Tech

wrote:

> I suspect that since he was dealing with Chrysler, it was a chrysler/dodge
> neon...
>

I suspect the whole thing is a troll.

On Fri, 1 Jul 2005, Angelo D via CarKB.com wrote:

> I just bought the 06 300C for a price of 44K...It had 38 miles on it and
> is now in the dealers repair facility.There is an apparent transmission
> problem with this vehicle which thier diagnostics can't seem to locate.
> Meantime,I'm driving a dealer supplied Chevy neon from Enterprise that
> doesn't even have power steering!!

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> For the money I paid Sarge,,they should have "REPLACED" the vehicle with a
> completely new one,but.no,,now we have to suffer the aggravation of
> dealing
> with a "lemon" and constant trips back and forth to this dealer.

It's a lemon because of the one problem you posted? what are you a @%$^%
moron!

They are probably having a problem diagnosing it because it has not happened
before. So if you are the first customer with this problem, what is the
dealership to do? Wave there magic wand and diagnose it? since the tranny
and driveshaft are a mercedes item, they are peobably dealing with mercedes
for technical support. Therefore it probably takes time to figure out.
Obviously YOU know the problem, So here is an idea. You get your car, and
you fix it, and then send the bill the DC. They will re-imburse you.

General Schvantzkoph: "Lemon laws are stacked in favor of the car
companies. My business partner had an $75K Audi that was never right. It was
in the shop 12 time in 12 months, they were never able to fix it. The car
company is give multiple chances to fix the problem. If they can't fix it
then you have to go to arbitration, you can't sue them and you can't recover
your legal costs if hire a lawyer so it's either going to cost you a lot in
legal fees or in time. He ended up taking the loss and trading it in on a
Mercedes.
I hope that you are just unlucky and that there isn't a design problem with
the 300C AWD (I'm assuming that's what you have since you paid 44K). I also
just bought the 300C AWD. Mine has been flawless so far but I only have 750
miles on it so it's to soon to tell."

New Jersey lemon laws states the vehicle must be in the shop for the same
repair 3 times or out of service for 20 days. This must occur within 18
thousand miles or 2 years which ever occurs first.

Sarge