Chrysler 300/300C

xtec

I'm curious if you had to get your speedo calibrated.If you
had the 18inch on your stock wheel and went to the 20inch
stock size tire,used on the SRT I don't think you would have to calibrate.Their is only .1 differance of a inch between stock 18 tire to the stock 20.

hall7

Has anyone had a problem with brakes squeaking when the car is just about to come to a complete stop? The dealer says they are aware of problem but have no solution for it yet.

ttarkington

We found the Heritage edition on ebay - loved it and bought one in Cool Vanilla! I posted my price/buying experience on that board - but it looks like I got a great deal - $36094 before taxes!

bulsi

Good news, I had the speed checked with radar and the speedo is still accurate with the 20 inch rims. I did go from 17 to 20, not 18 to 20. I am wondering if the speedo is self correcting since it is also used with 18 inch wheels on the 300 C and 20 inch wheels on the SRT-8 as you have stated.

shipo

Wheel size has absolutely nothing to do with speedometer calibration. Nothing. As long as the outer diameter of your 20" tires is the same as the measurement on your old 17" doughnuts, you're good to go. As far as a "Self Correcting Speedo", ain't gonna happen until your speedo is Radar or Laser controlled, and my bet is that that ain't gonna happen anytime soon.

Best Regards,
Shipo

mdoherty

I`m looking for wheels for my 2006 300C AWD . Any suggestions. Looks like you`ve been through what I`m going through now.Thanks, Mark

bulsi

It makes sense that it is the diameter of the tire, not the size of the wheel that would make a difference in mph. I went from stock 17 inch wheels and Goodyear tires to 20 inch wheels with Toyo tires. As I look at them on the car, they fill the wheel well about the same as the 17's, just look a lot better.

Thanks again,

Bulsi

xtec

You can try tirerack.com.Thet have all kinds of wheels.If you have questions you can call 1-888-372-8473.I'm sure they can help you out.Good luck.

nickto

Hi everybody.
I'm new to the forum but been a reader of the one for a long time. May be my question is inappropriate but, anyway, does anybody know what is going to be changed in 2007 model?

pat

Your question is not at all inappropriate - welcome!

xtec

From everything I read,and saw was a 300 version of the Magnum,and a convertable.The body style will stay much the same.I also read in 2010 they will redo everything again.It
will be called LY platform.The 300 is a LX.

bigmike5

If you go to Google and type in "Miata Tire sizer" you will find a site that lets you put in your old tire size and your new tire size and it gives you a picture side or facing the wheel to show you how different they look. Below that it will tell you that if your speedo says you are going X, you are actually going Y. Really a cool site to see the difference in contemplated sizes. I keep a copy of the printout on my tires in the glovebox so I can show it to a cop if I get stopped for speeding. Hopefully, convincing him that I thought I was only going X not Y.

mkelber

About half the time when I hit my direction signal, my windshield wipers come on for one cycle. Any thoughts on how to stop this?

Also...If i am parked in a garage and it is raining, the auto windshield wiper feature won't come on unless I move the clicker control either higher or lower. How do I fix this?

mikeyjohn

mkelber, there is a fix for the wipers coming on with the turn signal, take it to your dealer and they can flash your computer and solve your problem.
I am having problems with your second question, why would your windshield wipers come on when you are in a garage and it is raining outside. Am I missing something here?

shipo

While I cannot speak specifically to the wiper programming on the 300C, in general, automatic wipers are designed to be automatic only after they've been "Tickled". Why? Just imagine if Automatic Wipers were fully automatic, and then consider the following scenario:

You're driving along on a nice sunny day, however, your ride is a bit dirty and you decide to pull into a "Drive Thru" car wash (the kind where you stay inside and leave the engine running). Your cars' rain sensor senses "Rain" and starts wiping the windshield just as a big nasty brush comes along, gets tangled in a now vertical wiper, and rips the arm off. The entangled wiper arm then starts rotating with the brush going "smack, smack, smack" down the roof of your car and again down the trunk lid.

Not a pretty picture.

Best Regards,
Shipo

nickto

My biggest concern about buying 300C is the price. It is a pretty high pile of cash for a fully loaded (except rear seat DVD) car. $39950 MSRP and about $37000 for an invoice price. So my question is: is this car really worth the price paid? :confuse:

illini4

Worth every penny.

vic10

1. Since by pressing in on the wiper/signal stalk you will get one swipe of the blades, is it possible you're doing that when you want to apply the turn signal?

2. Guess I don't understand this one either. When I back out of the garage on a rainy day, my wipers come on right after the rain hits the windshield. No "twitchin" necessary. Depending on the amount of ambient light, however--usually in dim light--I may have to provoke that first swipe by pressing in on the stalk.

Sounds like you could have a normal operating system.

vic10

Just curious: What is the high time mileage out there on the Continental Touring tires (300C installation). I'm approaching 20K and they look pretty good, though doubt they would get much above 30-35K.

robert56

I just purchased a Chrysler 300 Limited Edition only to find out that I own a 300 Touring model with a 300 Limited Badge.I also thought I was getting a 5 speed transmission that is listed as standard on all Touring and Limited editions but I have a 4 speed transmission.Chrysler has not got in touch with me since I notified them in January.
Be carefull when you buy as they don't mean what they advertise.

qbrozen

i answered your post in the Prices Paid discussion, so I won't repeat myself here.

xtec

Look on your window sticker,and if says its a 300 limited and its not,I would contact a lawyer,then you'll see Chrysler do something.I never heard of this happening before,but there is always the first time for everything.Good Luck

hardhawk

It may have been a base model with some dealer added modifications that labeled it a "Limited Edition". I have seen dealers do that to try to dress up the base models a bit and charge more. The "limited" model that is official has always been called a "limited" and not a "limited edition". That is my guess as to what happened.

robert56

Hi
My mistake
I have Limited
not Limited Edition

cerberus300

All 300 rear-wheel drive cars are 4-speed with 5-speed as an option. The 300C is 5-speed. All four-wheel drive cars are 5-speed. Check out the daimlerchrysler web site "build&Price" system. It shows what goes with what. The main differencies between Touring and Limited are shown in the Packages section, where the Limited car has heated seats, Vehicle information centre, dual-zone air-con controls, and the auto dimming rear-view mirror. These are the bits that would be expensive/difficult to re-create on a Touring model to make it "look like" a Limited. I used the www.daimlerchrysler.ca web site for the info. The US www.chrysler.com site shows the Limited as only AWD from what I can tell, which certainly isn't true for 2005 models.

qbrozen

All 300 rear-wheel drive cars are 4-speed with 5-speed as an option.

My research shows this to be incorrect for 2006 models, however. It is as I previously stated, the 2.7 comes with a 4-speed, and the 3.5, 5.7, and 6.1 all come with 5-speeds.

If you go here and choose the 300, then look under the transmissions heading in relation to the engine heading:
http://www-5.chrysler.com/vehsuite/VehicleCompare.jsp

there are no "optional" transmissions. The tranny is completely dependent on the engine.

For '05, only 4-speeds came with the 6-cylinder, regardless of size.

So it would be very helpful if Robert56 could let us know if he bought an '05 or '06.

robert56

Hi
I did purchase a 2006 Limited
Chysler says it is a Touring
My sticker says I have a 26K pkg
They don't even show a 26K in brochures or on line
On line shows Chrysler Touring and Limited with a 5 speed transmission as standard
The small 6 cyl engine has a 4 speed

cerberus300

26K is the 4-speed transmission package for the Touring car only (the five speed is 27K). The Limited has 26N for the 4-Speed Package and 27N for the 5-speed package. If the door sticker says you have a 26K then you have indeed bought a Touring with the wrong badge and need a serious talk with the dealers. BTW - This info was from the Canadian web site and from my own dealer when I went in and bought my 300 Touring. I was offered a 5-speed, but I would have had to wait around 1 month to 6 weeks (minimum estimate) for the car to come off the line. I took a 4-speed off the lot instead, and can't say i've missed the extra gear or the "manual" shift system.

qbrozen

You still haven't told me what engine you have. I find it very hard to believe you are driving a 3.5 with the 4-speed when that configuration does not exist in the US.

does this configuration exist in Canada for '06??

If you do have the 3.5, how do you know you only have a 4-speed tranny?

cerberus300

It looks like the 06 configurations are not that dissimilar to those in 05 on the Canadian web site configurator but the online "brochure" has the disclaimer for the V6 engine that "Five-speed automatic with Auto/Stick introduced on 300 RWD models, September 2005 production". Sept 05 is late in the 06 production cycle so there are probably lots of 4-speed 06 model 3.5L V6's.

BTW - The 2.7 litre engine is not available at all on the Canadian web site (hasn't been for around a year). My dealer informed me that DCX were discontinuing the line due to problems with the 2.7 engine and a lack of power for the size/weight of the car. This was back in Feb '05 though, and don't know if Chrysler are still making the 2.7-litre 300s or still trying to get rid of stock. I've seen lots of old (2005) 2.7 litre 300s on eBay though which seems to indicate that they're not really desirable.

robert56

Hi
I have a 3.5 6 cylinder that has a 4 speed transmission.
I also thought I purchased a Limited but am told by Chrysler that I have a Touring model with a Limited Badge

qbrozen

sooo... lemme get all this straight. You bought a Touring 300 with a 3.5 and 4-speed in the US. Can you tell us the build date? That would let us know if Cerberus is correct and they only started using the 5-speed exclusively on 3.5 models after a certain date.

hall7

I just replaced mine with Goodyears at 24,000. They were already down to the marks. The Goodyear Assurance tires are far superior.

xtec

I found some info on the 4speed 5 speed mystery.Any 300
Touring built before 9-06-05 will have the 4speed after that date they are 5speeds.The 26k package is the Limited
interior upgrade with a $2800 option price.And a Limited
badge.Thats why the Touring says Limited with the 26k
package.

qbrozen

When did they start building the '06s?

xtec

I would say 9-6-05.Thats a guess seeing that when they switched to the 5speed.

qbrozen

couldn't be. This guy says he has an '06 with a 3.5 and 4-speed, so that MUST mean they started building the '06s prior to 9-6-05 and he was unlucky enough to get one.

xtec

Your right but its hard to tell when they make the new models.The 300 came out in 04 as A 05 when everyone else just had 04 as new.Right now all the 2006 that were made in 05 is still called a 06.They do what they want now and its not the way they did it years ago,they always made you wait until sept. for the new models.GM announced the 2007
Tahoe when the 06's were coming out.And the 60s we had the 641/2 Mustang but was listed as 64.And Chrysler had a 691/2
Road Runner was listed as 69.The Intrepid I had I consider as being A 1/2 year when in may02 they made the SXT debut
and it replace the r/t model and was listed as A 02.

hayneldan

To detirmine when your car was manufactured look at the white sticker on the drivers door or door post it will say d m y h which corresponds to day month year and hour of production.

xtec

That has nothing to do with what date they start making the new model year.The door just tell me what day my car was made ,that not the date of the new model.

qbrozen

well, i think what he is saying, just like me, is that the gentleman with the 3.5 4-speed should check his build date.

xtec

I think it will be before 9-6-05,all 300s after that date has a 5 speed.

vic10

Thanks for the info. I'll make note....

smithed

After nearly a year of having one, I would say it is worth it. You should be able to get near that invoice price. :shades:

alcarnut

I read the posts regarding the source of the HEMI engine. I have an 06 300C with the engine and it is a blast to drive. No problems thus far. I also ordered a 99 Ram with a 360 engine that was built in that same plant. Had major problems at 30k miles (covered under warranty) and found out most of them sucked the intake gasket in, as mine did. Hopefully the process is better now. These cars have so much going for them. I have not driven many american cars (my 300C actually was built in Canada) but this is the best integrated package of engine, tranny, electronics that I have seen outside the European brands.

300lover

Just thought I'd add my 2 cents worth, as I live in Canada.

In Canada, the 300 is not available with the 2.7, only the 3.5, 5.7 Hemi and 6.1 Hemi for 2005 and 2006. Oddly enough, the Dodge Charger is available in Canada with the 2.7 on the base model (SE, I believe). The Dodge Magnum is the same, as it is also available with the base 2.7 engine.

Others are correct in that the first 2006's with a 6 cylinder engine came with the same 4 speed transmission as the 2005's. This had to do with transmission availability, as the 5 speed transmission production was ramped up.

In 2005, you could get the touring with all of the same options as the Limited. I know, as that is what I have. It looks like, and has all the same options as the Limited, including wheels, heated seats, drivers information center, sunroof, etc. The only difference is that my steering wheel and gearshift don't have the california walnut trim, and my stereo is not the upgraded 288 watt Boston Acoustics system, although it still sounds amazing, especially for a stock stereo. I am not sure if you can still order a 2006 in this manner.

For those who are wondering if they should purchase this car, I would say yes. It is not an appliance, however. It is more akin to a BMW than a Camry. If you need an everyday commuter car with troublefree maintenance and really don't have any emotion invested in a choice, go for a Camry or Accord. If, on the other hand, you have fallen in love with this car, as I did, it makes up for it when there is a problem. Many of the people I have seen posting on these forums didn't buy this car because they "fell in love". They bought because they (a)needed or wanted a new car and (b)thought the 300 was amazing for its price (style, content, etc). I did not need or want a new car until I saw the 300 (As a matter of fact, I had just purchased a new car a little over a year before). It just made it an even sweeter deal that the price seemed low for a car of this style/content.

One last thing. Living in Northern Alberta, Canada, I can vouch for the prowess of the 300 on snow and ice IF you get a set of winter tires. Between the traction control, electronic stability control, winter tires and low centre of gravity, this car feels amazingly surefooted. The only problem is deeper or heavier snow, and that is due more to ground clearance than anything else. Sorry for the long post, but I just wanted to get my opinion out there and answer a few questions.

xtec

This should make all the 300 Touring people happy.I just
received the June issue of Motor trend magazine.They compared the 300 Touring with the Buick Lucerne CXL and the Mercury Montego Premium AWD.They picked the 300 as the
best of the 3.They said the 300 Touring still offers the
most well-rounded combination of style,personality,and
performance for the money.Great job done by Chrysler.

vic10

Didn't need Motor Trend to tell me that. I still think Buick blew it with the Lucerne design. The front end looks like a 6 year old Maxima and the back end, well, the other day I was behind a Lucerne and I though, my god, something must have dropped off the back. It looked, well, unfinished.

nickto

Hello all again. 3 days ago I bought a bright silver 300C with all the options but DVD system. The final price was $36384.

I've read the manual and found out id does not say much about what do and not to do during break-in period. It does not have even a definition of how many miles it takes to break-in.

Could you, please, help me out with this? I do not want to harm my new baby in any way.

xtec

My owners manual says to drive moderately during the first 300 miles.After the intial 60 miles speeds up to 50-55 are desirable.While cruising,brief full-throttle acceleration
within the speed limit,gives you a good break-in.When I
bought my car,I bought it out of town,and drove home on a highway,but drove it easy.I have no trouble so far.This is my second car that was brand new and drove on the highway,
with no trouble.Just baby it for the first 300 miles like it says ,then have some fun.Good luck with your baby.