2004 Chrysler 300M: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 117 complaints
117
Total Complaints
44,364mi
Median Mileage
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Top Issue
7
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

Distribution of NHTSA complaints by vehicle mileage at time of report.

26,265 25th Percentile
44,364 Median Mileage
81,500 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
12
STRUCTURE
8
AIR BAGS
8
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
7
POWER TRAIN
6
STEERING
5
ENGINE
4
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
4
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
4
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
4

Severity Assessment

7
Crashes
0
Fires
6
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"2004 300M. TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE FAILURE AT 100 MILES. *AK"
"WHILE DRIVING THERE WAS A GLARE THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD. THIS WAS DISTRACTING, IT COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT.*AK"
"MY CARS SINCE NEW HAS HAD VERY ROUGH IDLE AT TIMES. I BOUGHT THE CAR BRAND NEW IN DEC 03 AND THEY HAVE ALREADY HAD TO PULL THE HEADS AND REPLACE HEAD GASKETS FOR AN OVER HEATING ISSUE THAT POPPED UP. THERE ARE ALSO SEVERAL RATTLES IN THE CAR. *AK"

Source: NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Names and identifying details omitted.

Data source: View this vehicle on NHTSA.gov | NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Public domain.

Methodology: Complaint counts and mileage distributions are computed directly from consumer-reported NHTSA complaints. This data represents reported issues, not failure rates — vehicles without complaints are not represented. Full methodology.

Data through: 2026-03-28