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Front Hood Grille '2005-'2010 Chrysler 300/300C Bright-Black Slim Vertical Style

 

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Sorry wrong link. Try this one -CHRYSLER VOYAGER MK3 III 01-07 2,5 2,8 UNDERTRAY UNDER ENGINE COVER 3PCS SET NEW Hope this helps.

Slider pin seized? Or worse case scenario ABS issue?

Have you checked the hub? Could be a wheel bearing? Any rumble apparent? How many miles has it done?

Yeah a 1/4 inch is very excessive!

Usually a little lip occurs, but nothing like that size!

Not sure there is anything that can be done on this issue! This is the 4th set of rotors on the front over 62000miles and each and every one has gone the same way. It makes no difference which make is fitted, top quality, good or medium cost they all go the same way. Cheaper to fit TRW pads & rotors and just throw them away at between 12000/20000 miles. Annoying but there it is! Callipers and rotors supplied on Vin# so defo the right parts.

Front Hood Grille '2005-'2010 Chrysler 300/300C Bright-Black Slim Vertical Style

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Is something I suggested to another 300c owner( at least the area where to look), I hope he reads this thread and sorts his clunking noise too.

Very common of Ford too.

The dealer doesn't want you to solve the problems with £13,50-15, they want you to spend hundreds if not thousands, I've been to a Chrysler dealer once, never in my life again.

Glad it was that simple, sad it took a lot of money for you to get there.

I gave up with the dealers as soon as it was out of warranty and have been looking after things myself ever since. When it went in for the last airbag recall I was waiting on drop links to arrive so I could replace them myself and the 'dealer'  said, Oh do you know that one of the 'anti tension units' needs replacing? How much I asked? £842.23 was the reply! I asked them to explain in detail which part they were referring to? Seems that a pair of drop links cost around £30, ditto poly bushes, but if you fit Chrysler 'anti tension units' they come in a tad more expensive!! Same part just way more expensive

The good news is there is nothing left to replace on the front end and its now handling as it should, could have been worse! I've put around £3k into upgrade parts that needed replacing over the last seven years but when you consider a dealer also quoted me £57 for a new oil cap and £48 for a sump plug, no, not a joke, then can you imagine what the dealer cost would have been?  These are pretty simple cars, mechanically, and once the rubbish bits are junked and replaced with decent ones they should go on for many many years. Fingers crossed...

Good O Be lucky..

Can't be done if its got a factory amp fitted, you would have to disconnect that as the two are not compatible, or so I'm told. 

It was that simple!

I cant believe I could have missed it for so long and spent so much money on trying to chase down one nasty noise!

Why did the dealer never find it when under warranty?

I've bought and fitted almost every part on the front end and as I replaced each part the noise got worse.

OK I'll stop teasing. For my particular vehicle it was as simple as below. Yours maybe different? Who knows.

The torque for the top strut mount nuts should be set at 27nm

They were barely set at 19nm 

Did them all at 27nm and I've had not one clunk since!

Now done a few hundred miles over country lanes, with big potholes, with just normal suspension noise for the type of road and tyres fitted.

Its like Christmas has come early

I know its a silly question but have you checked the fuses for those items in both fuse boxes?

If other items are working then fuses are the first place to start searching. 

Could I have found the 'Holy Grail' of the 300c owner?

Have I wasted so much time, money and effort replacing parts that never solved that front end clunk?

Could it be something this simple?

It cant be, this is madness, off to do a test drive.

Report back later....

Possible reason why this model/vehicle eats discs/rotors could be that the callipers/pads are about 1/4 inch smaller than the rotor and so within a very short period of time a band appears around both the front and back of the rotor! This allows rust to form and over time a definite ridge appears! Did think about fitting a rotor of the same size as the rear but the front callipers/pads would then be too big! This has to be a design fault as I've never had or seen this problem on any other vehicle I've owned or worked on?  

2007 300c Limited

Front end clunk: Gets worse if you replace rubber bushes with poly ones. Replaced everything other than one suspension strut. Still got clunk.

Disc/Rotors : Gone through a total of four sets from new. Tried very expensive ones and they also fell apart after 12000miles Car done just 62000 from new.

Believe I've now found possible rotor problem: Front discs larger than calliper/pads so allows rust to form on 1/4 inch of rotor front & back of the rotor!

Oil leak from one of the pipes that run over the top of ECU: Ruined said item, dealer who serviced car never picked it up.

Car went into limp home mode. Big dosh.

Gave up on rubbish rims: Bought after market ones.

CHEAP plastic door clips now needing replacing as door cards falling off. Cheap to fix but annoying.

HID/Xeon washer pump failed: Unable to source one, you have to buy entire tank unit, so adapted screen wash pump unit from a Grand Voyager. 

Rear ABS rings: Cheap enough to source and fit.

Sticky front electric windows/switch: Spray them and the runners with silicon spray.

Other than that its a great car!

Good place to obtain parts: www.buycarparts.co.uk which is part of www.autodoc.co.uk who are based in Germany

Hope any of the above helps but I've had enough, spent way too much money on this vehicle so its going before I have to start the process all over again! Wish me luck finding a buyer.

He is talking about a grand voyager tough

Oh well that makes him one of the lucky ones, I think! There are times I wish I had bought anything other than my 300s, yes I was stupid enough to try a 300c & 300m. But I forgive them every time I catch a glimpse out of the corner of my eye. Still bashing away with the M version and still being frustrated by the front end clunk but man alive it is quick and surprisingly comfortable! Well other than when lying underneath it!

I'm also a 300 owner and love the vehicle to bits but man alive they are unreliable and that front end CLUNK has driven me to despair over the last eleven years and the rotor issues have cost ridiculous amounts of money! Just as well they are easy to work on and that I do the work myself otherwise! Happy motoring.

Hi Chris

Welcome to the world of owning a Chrysler 300  These cars were cheap for a reason when they first started selling them in the UK and the issues only get worse with age. If cutting out is the only problem you have had then I wish I had you're vehicle. 

Check out www.AutoDoc.co.uk they a German company despite the co.uk address. If you are not sure about a part you just send them the VIN # and they will confirm if its the correct part for the vehicle. They are not expensive and I've always had a good experience dealing with them. Hope this helps. 

Are you, were you, referring to what has become known as the 'Pink Switch'? If so type it into google and it should take you to YouTube A1 Autos site with a video. There is a proper 'metal part' you can get which for the money, about £30 stops this problem ever occurring again. Hope this info helps. 

OK so new callipers have solved that problem! From experience should get anywhere between 10000 & 20000 miles before they fall apart, again.

Surprise surprise, the front end clunk is still there at low speeds, despite that very expensive front end rebuild, and over bumps around town! Got to the stage now where I was thinking maybe it was some kinda sick joke played on us Brits by GM? Or maybe it was an mp3 file loaded into the sound system?

If only it were  I'll never touch a Chrysler again no matter how pretty it looks.

Slider pin seized? Or worse case scenario ABS issue?

Upper control arm (wishbone) Lower control arms are worth a try along with tie rod ends but to be honest these vehicles front suspension set up sucks and you can replace every single part and still have the clunk when going over a matchstick. I've learned to tune it out after spending a small fortune on every conceivable fix, including changing all bushes over to poly's! Still got the clunk..

The unit can be replaced by pretty much any make of the same size but remember that if a 'Boston' unit is fitted already then the amp will probably need to be disconnected from the system as they tend not to be compatible with I-pods and the like. Kenwood - Pioneer etcetera will all work or there is a conversion available that replaces the unit with an I-pad but not sure who does it, if anybody, in the UK! You may need further wiring harnesses to allow connection.

Hi all.

Has anybody experienced any issues with seized front calipers after changing the rotors and pads on a 300c?

The vehicle has, since I bought it way back in 2006, gone through rotors like a thing possessed? These are the fourth set on the front whilst the rears have had three sets and the vehicle has only done 62000 miles from new and trust me not hard miles in any way shape or form. Anyway all has always been fine previously but this time the front calipers have gone west, in the open position fortunately, I'm awaiting new calipers but just wondered if anybody else has had similar issues? Love the vehicle to bits but I'm getting to the stage where just the thought of getting under the damn thing now fills me with horror! The only things not renewed on the front end are the shocks? Everything and I do mean everything else has been changed, by me, with a massive effort made in trying to locate that ever elusive 'front end knock' ?