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2011 Chrysler 300: engine and transmission complaints

NO ELEVATED SIGNAL
26%
48 of 187 relevant owner complaints are about the engine, transmission or fuel system

No elevated drivetrain complaint concentration in the available NHTSA records for the 2011 Chrysler 300. Engine, transmission and fuel system account for 26% of relevant complaints.

Better than 77% of the 1,230 model years we track (2010–2023).

Excludes 38 airbag, lighting and seat-belt recall complaints that would otherwise mask the signal (unadjusted: 21%).

NHTSA data checked September 13, 2026
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Drivetrain complaints
48
engine, transmission, fuel
Total complaints
225
this model year
Fires reported
11
owner-reported
Recall campaigns
7
7 crashes · 6 injuries

Complaints by component

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM130 · 58%
AIR BAGS30 · 13%
ENGINE24 · 11%
SERVICE BRAKES21 · 9%
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM15 · 7%
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)13 · 6%

The years either side

2010
40%
31 of 137
2011
26%
48 of 225
2012
40%
145 of 441
2013
36%
103 of 341
2014
49%
106 of 247
2015
37%
33 of 109
2016
42%
28 of 83
2017
19%
14 of 86
2018
15%
20 of 153
2019
22%
7 of 60
2020
too few complaints
2021
too few complaints
2022
too few complaints
2023
too few complaints

Manufacturers fix things mid-generation. A bad year next to a clean one is common; the fix usually arrived in between.

What owners reported

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING,ENGINE10/31/20221 INJURED
The vehicle has a continental system in it that I cannot explain where it came from or how it ended up in the vehicle and it has caused my vehicle to drive horribly and it will not even start a times and it has even sped out of control at times it does not allow the air system meaning heat and air conditioning to work …
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,SERVICE BRAKES,FUEL/PROPULSION04/16/2024
While driving my child to school a short while ago today, my car accelerated on its own and would not brake. I was attempting to stop for an upcoming red light. The car accelerated without me pressing the gas and the brakes went completely out. I was able to avoid a collision. This lasted for under 1 minute, then sudde…
ENGINE08/12/2023
bought the car 04/27/2023 check engine light came on 2 days after purchase, got a code read at autozone it was codep0302 its a misfire in cylinder 2 only causes vehicke to go into "limp mode" loses power dies whike driving 3 occassions. ive paid to get ut serviced twice and its still not fixed , causing driveabikitt/ e…

Three of 48 drivetrain complaints. The full report shows more, with quotes about the engine in the car you are looking at first.

Recall campaigns on this model year (7)

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
Chrysler (FCA US LLC) is recalling certain 2010 Dodge Ram 3500, Ram 4500/5500, 2010-2011 Dodge Dakota, 2010-2014 Dodge Challenger, 2010-2015 Dodge Challenger, Chrysler 30…
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
Chrysler (FCA US LLC) is recalling certain model year 2011-2014 Dodge Challenger, Dodge Charger, Chrysler 300, Dodge Durango, and 2012-2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee vehicles. …
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
Chrysler (FCA US LLC) is recalling certain 2009-2013 Jeep Wrangler, Chrysler 300, Dodge Challenger and Dodge Charger vehicles, and 2009-2011 Dodge Dakota vehicles sold, o…

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Experimental model-level information. This is not a vehicle inspection, vehicle-history report, financial advice or purchase recommendation. It describes patterns across a model year, not the condition of any individual vehicle. Combined across 2 body styles NHTSA files separately.