Is This A Lemon?

Year · Make · Model

2002 Chrysler 300M

What the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration knows about this vehicle: every recall, every consumer complaint, every defect investigation, every NCAP crash test. Sourced directly from NHTSA data feeds.

2
Open recalls
83
NHTSA complaints
1
Defect investigations
78
Service bulletins

NCAP safety

Overall
Not rated
Frontal
Not rated
Side
Not rated
Rollover
Not rated

Consumer complaints

83 filed
13
Crashes
3
Fires
13
Injuries reported
1
Fatalities reported

What people complain about

  • Electrical System
    9
  • Seats
    6
  • AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
    6
  • Steering
    6
  • Power Train
    6
  • Engine AND Engine COOLING:ENGINE
    4
  • Power TRAIN:AUTOMATIC Transmission
    4
  • Service BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
    4

Recalls

2 campaigns
09E012000·EXTERIOR LIGHTING2009-04-07

SABERSPORT IS RECALLING 16,270 COMBINATION CORNER AND BUMPER LAMP ASSEMBLIES OF VARIOUS PART NUMBERS SOLD FOR USE AS AFTERMARKET EQUIPMENT FOR VARIOUS PASSENGER VEHICLES. THESE HEADLAMPS FAIL TO CONFORM TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 108, "LAMPS, REFLECTIVE DEVICES, AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT." THESE LAMPS DO NOT CONTAIN THE REQUIRED AMBER SIDE REFLECTORS.

RiskDECREASED LIGHTING VISIBILITY MAY RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH.

FixSABERSPORT WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND OFFER A FULL REFUND FOR THE NONCOMPLIANT COMBINATION LAMPS. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON MAY 11, 2009. OWNERS MAY CONTACT SABERSPORT AT 1-909-598-7589.

03V035000·SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER2003-02-05

ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, SEAT BACK RECLINER BOLT BREAKAGE CAN OCCUR RESULTING IN THE SEAT BACK RECLINING UNEXPECTEDLY.

RiskIF THE SEAT BACK UNEXPECTEDLY RECLINES WHILE THE CAR IS BEING DRIVEN, IT COULD RESULT IN LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.

FixDEALERS WILL REPLACE THE RECLINER BOLTS. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN ON APRIL 23, 2003. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT DAIMLERCHRYSLER AT 1-800-853-1403.

NHTSA investigations

4 actions
PE03010·VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL2003-02-27 → 2003-09-02

THROTTLE CONTROL FAILURE

PE03010·VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES2003-02-27 → 2003-09-02

THROTTLE CONTROL FAILURE

PE03010·VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CABLES2003-02-27 → 2003-09-02

THROTTLE CONTROL FAILURE

PE03010·VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL2003-02-27 → 2003-09-02

THROTTLE CONTROL FAILURE

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