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2005 Chrysler 300C engine problems

The 2005 Chrysler 300C has 72 engine complaints filed with NHTSA — 18% of the year's total, and the first year with meaningful reports in this category.

72

Engine complaints

18%

Share of year

0

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Engine complaints by year

300C engine complaints by model year276 complaints2005: 72 complaints2006: 276 complaints2007: 27 complaints2008: 5 complaints2009: 6 complaints2010: 3 complaints2011: 6 complaints2012: 4 complaints2013: 4 complaints2014: 1 complaints2016: 1 complaints
300C engine complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

What owners report

DROPPED INTAKE VALVE SEATS ON THIS HEMI ENGINE. BASED ON MY RESEARCH, THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM ON THE HEMI ENGINES FROM THIS TIME PERIOD. STOPPED AT THE STORE FOR 20 MINUTES, CAME OUT AND TRIED TO START THE ENGINE AND ALL I HEARD WAS METAL ON METAL AS THE ENGINE TRIED TO TURN OVER. ENGINE NEEDS TO…

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Engine · September 7, 2016

Common questions

How many engine complaints does the 2005 Chrysler 300C have?

NHTSA has 72 complaints about the 2005 Chrysler 300C engine — 18% of all complaints filed for that model year.

Related

Based on NHTSA ODI data through June 2026. Complaints are consumer-reported and unverified. Updated July 5, 2026.

Compiled by Sharon Ben-Moshe, Founder.