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The 300 (2005 to 2023) is Chrysler's rear-drive full-size sedan on the LX and LD platforms. Engines include 2.7-, 3.5- and 3.6-liter V6s and the 5.7- and 6.4-liter HEMI V8s, with an 8-speed automatic from 2012 and available all-wheel drive.


Model year 2008 is part of the first-generation 300 (LX) (2005–2010). Most procedures are shared with the other years of this generation, but engines, options and wiring changed from year to year, so the manual is made for the 2008 model year.
Check the model year on your VIN: on a 2008 vehicle the 10th character of the 17-digit VIN is “8”. Vehicles built for North America always carry the model year in that position; on some European or Australian vehicles it may be left unused, so in that case go by the registration papers or the build plate.
At about 18 years old, a 2008 vehicle is in the age range where wiring, rubber hoses, seals and corrosion repairs take most of the work, and where original factory information is hardest to find.
Same generation: 2005 Chrysler 300, 2006 Chrysler 300, 2007 Chrysler 300, 2009 Chrysler 300, 2010 Chrysler 300.
All Chrysler 300 model years: 2005 · 2006 · 2007 · 2008 · 2009 · 2010 · 2011 · 2012 · 2013 · 2014 · 2015 · 2016 · 2017 · 2018 · 2019 · 2020 · 2021 · 2022 · 2023
2.7L V6 DOHC 24 VALVE (MPI)
3.0L V6 TURBO DIESEL
3.5L V6 24V MPI – HIGH OUTPUT
5.7L HEMI V8 – MDS
6.1L SRT HEMI V8
