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What 200 owners told NHTSA about the 2011 Chrysler 300

These are the actual owner complaints behind this car’s reliability verdict, filed with the federal government, unedited. They’re unverified reports, not confirmed defects: read them as leads for your pre-purchase inspection, not a diagnosis.

All (200)Crash / fire / injury (16)Electrical system (119)Airbags (27)Brakes (18)Engine (18)Fuel system (14)Electronic Stability Control (esc) (11)Lights (7)Steering (7)Speed control (6)Transmission & drivetrain (6)

1 of 200 complaints match · Steering · crash/fire/injury only · clear filters

Jun 4, 2017SteeringElectrical systemAirbagsCrashFire1 injury

I WAS A PASSENGER IN THE FRONT SEAT OF A RENTAL VEHICHLE AND I WAS AT A COMPLETE STOP AT A SIGN WHEN THE DRIVER SEEMED TO HAVE SOME MEDICAL EPISODE IT WAS A PUSH START IGNITION SO WITH THE FOOT ON THE GAS THE DRIVER SEND US STRAIGHT TOWARDS A BRICK WALL AND I WAS TRYING TO LOCATE AN EMERGENCY BRAKE TURN OFF THE CAR OR STEER THE CAR OUT OF DANGER BECAUSE OF THE TIMING AND THE LACK OF SAFETY FEATURES ACCESSIBLE TO ME AS A RESULT OF THE CAR INGENUITY I SUFFERED MULTIPLE LEG FRACTURES AFTER BEING DRUG ALONG A 45 FOOT DISTANCE NEARLY SEVERING MY LEG FROM MY BODY AND A 20 HR SURGERY COMPLETE WITH SCREWS AND PLATES LACERATIONS FROM AIRBAG AND SEATBELT.

NHTSA ODI 10993080

Working with the data? Download all 200 complaints as CSV · fetched from NHTSA July 14, 2026

How to use these: a complaint is one owner’s report, filed voluntarily and published unverified. Patterns matter more than any single story. If several owners describe the same failure at similar mileage, put that system at the top of your pre-purchase inspection list. Back to the full 2011 Chrysler 300 verdict →