2011 Chrysler 200 Owner Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHRYSLER 200 LTD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE THE BRAKES WERE DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER THREE TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,500 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 6,000.

5/17/2012

OUR 2011 CHRYSLER 200 HAS ABOUT 8000 MILES AND HAS BEEN STALLING, SURGING IDLE SPEEDS WHEN STOPPED, AND DOWNSHIFTING HARD (JOLTING) FOR THE LAST 2000 MILES OR SO. TOMORROW IS THE FIRST TIME TAKING IT IN SPECIFICALLY FOR THIS REASON AFTER HAVING THE DEALER ANNOTATE THESE SYMPTOMS DURING THE LAST OIL CHANGE. IT IS NOT SAVE TO HAVE A CAR'S IDLE JUMP WHILE AT A STOP LIGHT OR INTERSECTION NOR IS IT SAFE TO HAVE A CAR STALL OUT WHEN SLOWING DOWN. FURTHERMORE, IT'S A BRAND NEW CAR SO THIS IS COMPLETELY UNACCEPTABLE TO PAY FOR A DEFECTIVE PRODUCT. IF IT DOES NOT GET FIXED I WILL BE CONTACTING MY INSURANCE COMPANY TO LET THEM KNOW WHAT IS GOING ON AS I AM FEARFUL THAT ONE OF THESE LUNGES WILL RESULT IN A CRASH. *TR

5/29/2012

I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE NEW ON JUNE 7, 2011. ON SEPTEMBER 29, 2011, WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE ON CITY STREETS AND STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC SIGNAL, THE VEHICLE HAD A COMPLETE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILURE. I WAS UNABLE TO EVEN TURN ON THE HAZARD WARNING SIGNALS. THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY WITHOUT ANY POWER WHAT SO EVER. THIS LASTED ABOUT ONE TO THREE MINUTES AND THE VEHICLE CAME BACK TO LIFE. ON SEPTEMBER 30, 2011, TWICE THE VEHICLE HAD TWO (2) COMPLETE ELECTRICAL FAILURES WHILE DRIVING ON CITY STREETS. EACH TIME THIS FAILURE LASTED ONE TO THREE MINUTES AND THE VEHICLE CAME BACK TO LIFE. OCTOBER 3, 2011, THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP. OCTOBER 4, 2011 AT APPROXIMATELY 9:00 AM, THE DEALERSHIP ADVISED THAT THEY COULD NOT FIND ANY CAUSE FOR THE ELECTRICAL FAILURE AND RELEASED THE VEHICLE BACK TO ME. THIS SAME DAY (OCTOBER 4, 2011) I DROVE THE VEHICLE ON THE FREEWAYS IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA AND AT A SPEED OF APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE HAD ANOTHER COMPLETE ELECTRICAL FAILURE. I HAD NO POWER ASSIST IN STEERING OR BRAKING, THE MOTOR WAS DEAD, ALL INSTRUMENTS WERE BLACK, COMPLETE LOSS OF ELECTRICAL. I WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE FOR APPROXIMATELY THREE TO FIVE SECONDS AND THEN THE VEHICLE CAME BACK TO LIFE. AS A RESULTS OF THIS INCIDENT, THE RADIO SYSTEM WHEN IT CAME BACK TO LIFE WAS DAMAGED BY THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILURE AND I THEN TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE SAME DEALERSHIP TO SHOW THEM PROOF THAT THIS VEHICLE HAS A VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM WITH ITS ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. THE DEALERSHIP IS ONCE AGAIN TRYING TO IDENTIFY AND CORRECT THE PROBLEM. I AM SURE THAT THE READER OF THIS COMPLAINT CAN UNDERSTAND HOW SERIOUS THIS PROBLEM IS AND THE DANGER THIS PROBLEM PRESENTS TO THE PUBLIC. AS A RESULTS OF THIS VEHICLES ELECTRICAL PROBLEM, I WAS ALMOST REAR ENDED BY A SEMI-TRACTOR TRAILER RIG. *TR

10/5/2011

I FIRST GOT THE CHRYSLER 200M IN JUNE 2011. TWO DAYS AFTER PURCHASING I WAS STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT AND ONCE IT TURNED GREEN I TRIED TO GO THE CAR AND HAD NO GAS, NO BRAKES, AND I WAS UNABLE TO PUT ON MY HAZARD LIGHTS. THE CAR HAD COMPLETELY SHUT OFF ON ME UNTIL I PLACED THE CAR IN PARK, TURN THE KEY TO THE OFF POSITION, AND THEN RESTARTED THE CAR. MY SECOND INCIDENT HAPPENED WHEN I WAS STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT ABOUT TO TAKE A LEFT. ONCE THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN I PROCEEDED TO GO AND THEN I HAD COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE AGAIN; WHILE IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION. I LOST MY GAS, MY BRAKES, POWER STEERING, MY RADIO SHUT OFF, AND WAS NOT ABLE TO USE MY HAZARDS AGAIN. I HAD TO PLACE THE CAR IN PARK AND ONCE AGAIN RESTART IT FOR THE CAR TO TURN BACK ON FOR ME TO BE ABLE TO MOVE OUT OF THE WAY OF ONCOMING TRAFFIC. I THEN BROUGHT THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE IT STAYED FOR ONE WEEK; THEY SAID THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND THEREFORE COULDN'T FIND THE CAUSE. THE DEALERSHIP HAS NOT GIVEN ME BACK THE VEHICLE AND REQUESTED THEY DRIVE THE CAR WITH ME TO RULE OUT OPERATOR ERROR. *TR

10/17/2011

I FIRST GOT THE CHRYSLER 200M IN JUNE 2011. TWO DAYS AFTER PURCHASING I WAS STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT AND ONCE IT TURNED GREEN I TRIED TO GO THE CAR AND HAD NO GAS, NO BRAKES, AND I WAS UNABLE TO PUT ON MY HAZARD LIGHTS. THE CAR HAD COMPLETELY SHUT OFF ON ME UNTIL I PLACED THE CAR IN PARK, TURN THE KEY TO THE OFF POSITION, AND THEN RESTARTED THE CAR. MY SECOND INCIDENT HAPPENED WHEN I WAS STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT ABOUT TO TAKE A LEFT. ONCE THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN I PROCEEDED TO GO AND THEN I HAD COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE AGAIN; WHILE IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION. I LOST MY GAS, MY BRAKES, POWER STEERING, MY RADIO SHUT OFF, AND WAS NOT ABLE TO USE MY HAZARDS AGAIN. I HAD TO PLACE THE CAR IN PARK AND ONCE AGAIN RESTART IT FOR THE CAR TO TURN BACK ON FOR ME TO BE ABLE TO MOVE OUT OF THE WAY OF ONCOMING TRAFFIC. I THEN BROUGHT THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE IT STAYED FOR ONE WEEK; THEY SAID THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND THEREFORE COULDN'T FIND THE CAUSE. THE DEALERSHIP HAS NOT GIVEN ME BACK THE VEHICLE AND REQUESTED THEY DRIVE THE CAR WITH ME TO RULE OUT OPERATOR ERROR. *TR

10/17/2011

I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE NEW IN JULY 2011. THE CAR HAS A VERY JERKY MOTION WHEN DRIVING REGARDLESS OF THE SPEED YOU DRIVE. I HAVE TAKEN IT BACK TWICE AND THE DEALERSHIP CLAIMS IT'S A COMPUTER PROBLEM. NO ERROR LIGHTS SHOW WHEN THEY TEST IT BUT SO MUCH OF THE VEHICLE OPERATION IS CONTROLLED BY COMPUTERS. THE SECOND TIME I HAD THE VEHICLE TEST DRIVEN BY A CHRYSLER MECHANIC WHO FELT THE JERKY MOTION AND STATED IT'S GETTING CAUGHT IN BETWEEN GEARS AND THAT A COMPUTER SOFTWARE UPGRADE IS NEEDED BUT THE CAR IS CURRENT IN SOFTWARE. THE JERKY MOTION HAS INCREASED AND NOW IS A DAILY OCCURRENCE MANY, MANY TIMES A DAY. FOR THE LAST MONTH THE JERKY MOTION (WHICH FEELS MUCH LIKE THE CAR ISN'T GETTING GAS AND SHUTS OUT FOR A SECOND OR WHEN YOU HAVE A MANUAL VEHICLE AND YOU DON'T CLUTCH TO CHANGE GEARS AND THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF) IS NOW ACCOMPANIED BY A BANG AND THE CAR FEELS AS IF IT'S ABOUT TO SHUT OFF. THE CAR LUNGES AND THE NOISE IS SO LOUD THE FIRST THREE TIMES IT HAPPENED I THOUGHT I HAD BEEN STRUCK BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. *TR

11/21/2011

I PURCHASED A CHRYSLER 200 LIMITED IN MARCH 2011. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, THE TRANSMISSION HAS JERKED REALLY VIOLENTLY IN BETWEEN GEARS (FIRST TO SECOND AND SECOND TO THIRD), MADE A LOUD POPPING NOISE WHILE DRIVING SLOW. THE FIRST TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED, I THOUGHT THAT SOMETHING HIT THE CAR. I HAVE SINCE TAKEN MY 200 TO THE WARRANTY SERVICE CENTER HERE AND THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. THE SYMPTOMS ONLY OCCUR AFTER THE 200 HAS BEEN DRIVEN FOR MORE THAN 10 MILES AND STOPPED FOR A FEW HOURS THEN DRIVEN AGAIN. I HAVE THE 2.4L ENGINE. *TR

12/27/2011

JOLTING WHILE SHIFTING GEARS, ENGINE LIGHT ON, FOR NO REASON. TAKEN TO DEALER. FIRST TIME, WAS TOLD THIS IS NORMAL. VEHICLE GETTING USED TO MY DRIVING PATTERNS. 2ND TIME, ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, STAYED ON OVER 24 HOURS ON A NON DEALER BUSINESS DAY (EASTER) 4/8/2012. JOLTED, STALLED, JERKING DURING THE DAY ON 4/8/2012 MORNING OF 4/9/2012, LIGHT WAS STILL ON, CALLED THE DEALER. ASKED TO BRING IT IN, THEY WILL TRY TO DUPLICATE THE ISSUE. THIS IS A REALLY SCARY AND UNSAFE FEELING, BRAND NEW CARS SHOULD NOT DO THIS. ENGINE HAS IDLED VERY POORLY, IT CAME CLOSE BUT THE ENGINE DIDN'T DIE. SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH THIS CAR. HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES. *TR

4/9/2012

THIS NOT A ONE-TIME OCCURRENCE. THE HEADLIGHT LIGHT HAS A VERY NARROW HEIGHT. IT IS LITERALLY LIKE A CURTAIN OVER THE ROAD AND IS CONSTANTLY MOVING UP AND DOWN WITH THE VARIATIONS IN THE ROAD. ONE MOMENT YOU CAN SEE 500 FEET AHEAD AND THE NEXT YOU CAN'T SEE 50 FEET (I AM NOT EXAGGERATING). IT'S NOT JUST THAT THE LIGHT IS DIMMER THE HIGHER UP YOU LOOK, IT HARDLY EXISTS AT ALL. THIS CAR IS NOT DRIVABLE AT NIGHT UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS AND WILL CAUSE A WRECK. *TR

10/31/2011

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHRYSLER 200. WHILE PARKED THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE ILLUMINATION OF THE HEADLIGHTS WAS VERY LIMITED AND WOULD NOT ALLOW HIM TO SEE THE ROADWAY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD BE ADJUSTED BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 600. UPDATED 11/29/11 *CN

11/1/2011

FIRST INCIDENT OCCURRED WHEN I WAS TRAVELING ON INTERSTATE. APPROXIMATE SPEED WAS 65. I BEGAN TO SLOW IN FAR RIGHT LANE FOR EXIT RAMP. THE CAR IMMEDIATELY DIED LEAVING ME WITH NO ABILITY TO GET OFF HIGH WAY. NO POWER STEERING, LIGHTS, ETC. THE CAR DID START AGAIN AFTER BEING PUT INTO PARK AND TURNING IGNITION. VERY DANGEROUS AS FAST MOVING TRAFFIC BEHIND ME HAD TO SLAM ON BRAKES. SECOND INCIDENT OCCURRED WHEN SITTING AT A STOP LIGHT. ALL OF A SUDDEN THE ENGINE REVVED UP AND CAR JERK FORWARD INTO INTERSECTION. MY FOOT WAS ON BRAKE BUT IT STILL LURCHED FORWARD. WHEN I TOOK TO DEALER THEY SAID THEY COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG WHEN THEY RAN A DIAGNOSTIC. *TR

8/6/2012

HEARING FRONT END CLUNKING SOUNDS WHEN ACCELERATING FROM STOP AND SLOWING DOWN TO A STOP, AND ALSO NOTICING SLIGHT PULL ON STEERING, I BROUGHT MY CAR TO CHRYSLER DEALER IN AVONDALE, AZ. SINCE MY CAR IS UNDER WARRANTY, ONLY 15 MONTHS OWNERSHIP AND UNDER 22K MILES, I AM CONCERNED. THIS IS THE 2ND TIME MY CAR HAS HAD SERIOUS PROBLEMS; FIRST WAS THE TRANSMISSION WHICH FELL APART AT ONE WEEK AND 500 MILES. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED AT NO COST TO ME BY THIS DEALER. MY CONCERN NOW IS THE FRONT END - I WAS ADVISED THE INNER TIE ROD ENDS ARE DEFECTIVE AND MUST BE REPLACED; ITEMS ARE ON BACKORDER. WHY WOULD TIE ROD ENDS BE DEFECTIVE, SO SOON, WITH NOT EXCESSIVE MILEAGE AT THIS TIME? THE SERVICE MANAGER VERBALLY NOTED THAT MY CAR IS NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS PROBLEM, AND YET, NO RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED AT THIS TIME - WHY NOT? SHOULDN'T THE TIE RODS ALSO BE REPLACED SINCE THEY'RE NOT AFFECTED BY THE DEFECTIVE TIE ROD ENDS? IN MY OPINION, A RECALL NEEDS TO BE ISSUED FOR SAFETY CONCERNS RE: TIE ROD ENDS ON THIS VEHICLE. *TR

9/24/2012

MY FIRST PROBLEM IS AN WORSENING SQUEAKING AND GRINDING IN MY BRAKES. I PURCHASED THE CAR IN OCT 2011 AND STARTED HAVING SQUEAKING BRAKES IN MARCH 2012. I HAVE RETURNED MY CAR TO THE BUYING DEALERSHIP THREE TIMES PRIOR TO MY 12,000 BRAKE WARRANTY. I WAS TOLD BY A CERTIFIED CHRYSLER MECHANIC NOTHING IS WRONG WITH MY BRAKES AND THEY DID NOT HEAR ANYTHING. MY BRAKE ISSUE HAS GOTTEN WORSE I HEAR IT CONSTANTLY WITH ANY STOPPING MOTION. I THEN TOOK MY CAR TO A NON CERTIFIED CHRYSLER MECHANIC AND I WAS SHOWN MY REAR BRAKES ARE WARPED. AND THE BRAKES ARE DEFECTIVE. THIS MECHANIC DID NOT WANT TO FIX THE ISSUE HE STATED RETURN TO YOUR DEALERSHIP BECAUSE EVEN IF WE REPLACE THE PADS THE DEFECTIVE PARTS WILL CAUSE THE PROBLEM AGAIN. I CALLED THE BUYING DEALERSHIP THAT SAME DAY AND TOLD THE PERSON IN SERVICE CENTER WHAT I WAS TOLD HE GUARANTEED HIS TECHNICIAN DID THEIR JOB AND REFUSED TO LOOK IN THE SYSTEM TO PROVIDE ME WITH EXACTLY WHAT SHE DID SINCE THE ISSUE WAS NOT FIXED. NEEDLESS TO SAY THAT INDIVIDUAL IS UNPROFESSIONAL AND TOTALLY DISREGARD MY CONCERN. I CALLED CHRYSLER HEADQUATERS FILED A COMPLAINT THAT SAME DAY. A FEW DAYS LATER I TOOK IT TO ANOTHER CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP THE TECHNICIAN AGREED MY ROTORS IN THE REAR WHERE WARPED AND "REGLOSSED THEM" THIS DID NOT FIX THE ISSUE. I RETURNED A FEW DAYS LATER TELLING HIM THE NOISE NEVER WENT AWAY. I WAS TOLD I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE NEW BRAKE PADS OR TO BE REGLOSSED. HE ADVISED ME MY PADS ARE PLACED IN A CERTAIN POSITION THAT CAUSES THEM TO MAKE THAT NOISE BUT COULD NOT GIVE ME A STRAIGHT ANSWER IF THIS WAS ABNORMAL OR NORMAL. BUT PRETTY MUCH DEAL WITH IT. I HAVE ALL THE PAPERWORK FROM EACH DEALERSHIP AND MECHANIC REGARDLESS IF THE WARRANTY IS EXPIRED IF THE BRAKES ARE DEFECTIVE THEY WILL NEVER WORK PROPERLY. MY SECOND CONCERN IS MY CAR HAS STALLED THREE TIMES IN THE MONTH OF JUNE 2012 WHILE DRIVING GOING LESS THAN 20 MILES. *JS

7/4/2012

WHEN SHIFTING INTO REVERSE OR DRIVE IT HAS A HARD JOLT WHEN GOING INTO GEAR. SOMETIMES IT IS SO HARD THAT IT JERKS YOUR BODY AND HEAD/NECK, AND IT SOUNDS LIKE THE TRANSMISSION IS GOING TO UNBOLT FROM UNDER THE CAR. IT DOES IT A COUPLE TIMES A DAY, AND THEN MAY STOP FOR A FEW DAYS BUT ALWAYS COMES BACK. I HAVE NOTICED ON THE DAYS IT IS NOT DOING IT I AVERAGE MORE MPG, AND WHEN IT IS DOING IT THE MPG CONTINUOUSLY DECREASES WHEN IT IS OCCURING MULTIPLE DAYS IN A ROW. ON THE DAYS THAT IT IS DOING IT MY TRANSMISSION SOUNDS MORE WHINY THAN THAN USUAL. I HAVE ALSO HAD ISSUES WHEN PUTTING IT INTO GEAR, AND PUSHING THE GAS PEDAL IT TRIES TO STALL. IT IS A PROBLEM, AND NOT "JUST THE WAY THOSE MOTORS ARE". IF IT WAS "JUST THE WAY THE MOTOR" IS THEN IT WOULD DO IT EVERY TIME YOU PUT IT IN GEAR, AND NOT COME AND GO AND BE MUCH WORSE ON SOME DAYS THAN OTHERS. AS TIME PASSES THE JOLTING IS GETTING WORSE AND HARDER. ALSO, MY BRAKES MAKE AN AWFUL SQUEEKING/GRINDING NOISE WHEN STOPPING SLOWLY (STOP SIGN) OR BACKING UP. WHEN THE CAR WAS CHECKED I WAS TOLD THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR OR BRAKES. THIS IS VERY AGRIVATING BECAUSE IT WAS BOUGHT BRAND NEW, AND I AM HAVING THESE ISSUES. I AM MAKING PAYMENTS ON A VEHICLE THAT IS HAVING THESE TYPES OF ISSUES, AND I DO NOT FEEL SAFE IN IT. THE WAY THE TRANSMISSIONS ACTS I AM AFRAID OF WHAT IT MAY DO WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. *TR

7/19/2012

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHRYSLER 200. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR END SWERVED OUT OF CONTROL WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THIS WAS A KNOWN FAILURE THAT COULD NOT YET BE REMEDIED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 25,040.

1/23/2012

HEARING FRONT END CLUNKING SOUNDS WHEN ACCELERATING FROM STOP AND SLOWING DOWN TO A STOP, AND ALSO NOTICING SLIGHT PULL ON STEERING, I BROUGHT MY CAR TO CHRYSLER DEALER IN AVONDALE, AZ. SINCE MY CAR IS UNDER WARRANTY, ONLY 15 MONTHS OWNERSHIP AND UNDER 22K MILES, I AM CONCERNED. THIS IS THE 2ND TIME MY CAR HAS HAD SERIOUS PROBLEMS; FIRST WAS THE TRANSMISSION WHICH FELL APART AT ONE WEEK AND 500 MILES. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED AT NO COST TO ME BY THIS DEALER. MY CONCERN NOW IS THE FRONT END - I WAS ADVISED THE INNER TIE ROD ENDS ARE DEFECTIVE AND MUST BE REPLACED; ITEMS ARE ON BACKORDER. WHY WOULD TIE ROD ENDS BE DEFECTIVE, SO SOON, WITH NOT EXCESSIVE MILEAGE AT THIS TIME? THE SERVICE MANAGER VERBALLY NOTED THAT MY CAR IS NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS PROBLEM, AND YET, NO RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED AT THIS TIME - WHY NOT? SHOULDN'T THE TIE RODS ALSO BE REPLACED SINCE THEY'RE NOT AFFECTED BY THE DEFECTIVE TIE ROD ENDS? IN MY OPINION, A RECALL NEEDS TO BE ISSUED FOR SAFETY CONCERNS RE: TIE ROD ENDS ON THIS VEHICLE. *TR

9/24/2012

WAS SITTING STILL IN A MEDIUM AND WAS REAR ENDED. THERE WAS NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIRBAG,OTHER SYSTEM REQUIREMENT OR NOTIFICATION. *TR

7/23/2013

CAR HAS GONE DEAD WHEN SLOWING DOWN TO MAKE A TURN. BRAKE LIGHT ON DASH FLASHED AND WHEN I TRIED TO BREAK AT AN UPCOMING STOP SIGN MY BREAKS WENT TO THE FLOOR. AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY WHEN THIS HAPPENED. *TT

4/15/2014

VEHICLE ENGINE SHUTS DOWN AT STOPS SUCH AS STOP SIGNS, RED LIGHTS ETC. COMPUTER SHOWS NO INCIDENTS. THIS HAS HAPPENED OVER A HALF A DOZEN TIMES AND IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION. *TT

6/22/2012

THE CHRYSLER 200 ENGINE WILL STALL WHEN COMING TO A STOP OR ALREADY STOPPED. THE ENGINE FADES SLOWLY AWAY AND THEN COMPLETELY TURNS ITSELF OFF. THIS ENTIRE ENGINE FAILING PROCESS LASTS FOR APPROXIMATELY 7 SECONDS. THIS ENGINE FAILURE POSE A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY RISK AND SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP ARE AWARE OF THIS ISSUE, BUT UNFORTUNATELY DON'T HAVE AN ANSWER FOR A RESOLUTION OF IT. THIS ISSUE NEEDS TO BE LOOKED AT MUCH CLOSER AND IN-DEPTH, SINCE FURTHER DELAYS COULD CAUSE ACCIDENTS AND DEATH. I PLEAD THAT CHRYSLER TAKES RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS PROBLEM AND COMMENCE A RECALL PROGRAM OF THE CHRYSLER 200 MODEL. I'VE PERSONALLY EXPERIENCED THE ENGINE FAILING 4 TIMES ALREADY. I BROUGHT IT INTO THE CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP AND HAVE THEM TAKE A LOOK AT IT. I HAD TO LET THE CAR SIT AT THEIR SHOP FOR 2 DAYS AND THEY DID NOT OFFER/GIVE A FREE RENTAL CAR FOR ME. THIS CAR IS UNDER 1 YEAR OLD. PRIOR TO CHRYSLER I ONLY OWNED FOREIGN CARS BECAUSE OF THE PERCEIVED NOTION THAT AMERICAN MADE CARS ARE NOT RELIABLE. I DECIDED TO GIVE IT A CHANCE AND WANTED TO BUY AMERICAN, SO I GOT THE CHRYSLER 200. SO FAR THAT DECISION HAS TURNED OUT TO BE A BIG MISTAKE (UNLESS CHRYSLER OFFERS A RESOLUTION TO THIS PROBLEM). I DON'T WANT TO LOSE FAITH IN THE AMERICAN CAR COMPANY AND HOPE THAT THEY DO THE RIGHT THING. *TR

10/11/2012

STOPPED AT RED LIGHT, LIGHT TURNS GREEN, I STEPPED ON THE GAS & NOTHING HAPPENED. *TR

8/27/2012

I STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT, LIGHT WENT GREEN AND I LET OFF THE BRAKE AND CAR DOESN'T MOVE. I PUSHED THE GAS AND IT STILL DOESN'T MOVE. ALSO THE ENGINE MAKES NO NOISE.. CAR WAS STILL ON SO I HAD TO PUT IN PARK AND TURN CAR OFF AND RESTART TO GET IT GOING. VERY DANGEROUS AND THIS IS THE THIRD TIME ITS HAPPENED. *TR

10/10/2012

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHRYSLER 200. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE AFTER A COMPLETE STOP. THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED SEVERAL TIMES. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FAILURE COULD HAVE BEEN DUE TO A FUEL DELAY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 6,100 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 12,625.

6/25/2012

I PURCHASED A 2011 CHRYSLER 200 IN JULY OF 2011. I HAVE HAD MULTIPLE INCIDENTS WHERE MY VEHICLE HAS STALLED WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE SITTING AT A STOP LIGHT. I HAVE TAKEN IN THE VEHICLE TO BE SERVICED 4 TIMES IN 1 YEAR FOR THIS REASON. AND I HAVE BEEN TOLD EACH TIME IT IS SOMETHING DIFFERENT CAUSING THE PROBLEM. ALSO I HAVE HAD TWO INCIDENTS WHERE MY VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. I HAVE HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED TWICE IN ONE MONTH TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND BOTH TIMES I HAVE BEEN TOLD IT WAS MY FUEL PUMP. AND THERE IS ONE OTHER TIME I TOOK MY VEHICLE IN BECAUSE IT WOULD HAVE A SLOW CRANK AND THIS INCIDENT I WAS TOLD IT WAS MY BATTERY SO THEY REPLACED THAT. ALSO JUST TO MENTION MY VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY ONLY HAS 17,280 MILES ON IT. *TR

10/26/2012

AFTER MINIMAL RAIN, THE DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY FOGGED UP AND ACCUMULATED DROPS OF WATER INSIDE THE SEALED UNIT. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, TECHNICIAN SAID SEAL AROUND UNIT IS CRACKED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. DEALER CHARGES OVER $500 DOLLARS FOR REPLACEMENT. NIGHTTIME VISIBILITY IS DRASTICALLY REDUCED. REPAIR IS NOT COVERED UNDER ANY WARRANTY. THIS IS AN ISSUE CHRYSLER KNOWS ABOUT BUT HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL. *TR

6/3/2013

WAS REAR ENDED BY A CAR TRAVELING AT 60MPH AND WAS PUSHED UNDER A TRUCK. THE ENGINE POPPED UP AND THE BACK WAS PUSHED UP INTO BACKSEAT. I WROTE TWICE BUT NEVER HEARD NOTHING BACK. I GO TO COURT FOR MY ACCIDENT SINCE THE OWNER OF TRUCK SUING ME AND DRIVER BEHIND ME JUNE 30, 2014. MY CAR WAS TOTALED WITH COST OF REPAIR $21000 ON A CAR I HAD FOR APPROX 8 MONTHS. DATE OF ACCIDENT WAS 6/9/12 NOT ONE AIR BAG CAME OUT/ DEPLOYED. I WAS TAKEN TO HOSPITAL IN AMBULANCE ON A STRETCHER. WHAT CAN I DO? *JS

5/17/2014

UNSAFE FOR WINTER DRIVING. 1ST. TIME DRIVEN ON PATCHY ICE ON STATE HIGHWAY CAR WAS ERRATIC. EVERY TIME THE CAR CROSSED AN IRREGULAR UNEVEN PATCH IN THE ROAD (I.E. PATCH OF ICE OR HARD PACK SNOW) CAR VEERS SUDDENLY, VIOLENTLY LEFT OR RIGHT. DEALER SUGGESTED TAKING SNOW TIRES OFF AND PUTTING MATCHED SET OF TIRES BACK ON THINKING THE MISMATCHED SET AFFECTED THE STABILITY CONTROL. RESULT WAS SAME WITH MATCHED TIRES. CHRYSLER 200 ONLINE FORUM SHOWS MANY OWNERS WITH SAME COMPLAINT. MAY BE DESIGN FLAW, REAR WHEEL BASE WIDER THAN FRONT WHEELS. REAR WHEELS WILL NOT TRACK STRAIGHT WHEN ENCOUNTERING UNEVEN PATCHES OF ICE OR SNOW. IN MY 35 YEARS OF DRIVING IN NORTHERN MICH. IT'S THE WORST CAR I'VE DRIVEN IN THE WINTER. I JUST BOUGHT IT, AND NOW MY WIFE IS AFRAID TO DRIVE IT. *TR

12/11/2013

MY 2011 200 GAVE NO SIGNS OF HAVING ANY PROBLEMS, STARTED RIGHT UP ON THE FIRST KEY TURN, I WENT TO GO LEAVE THE PARKING LOT OF WHERE I WAS BUT AS I PULLED OUT ONTO THE BUSY ROAD AND STARTED ACCELERATING, THE CAR STOPPED GOING FASTER AND INSTEAD STARTED TO ONLY REV AS I PUSHED ON THE GAS PEDAL. CARS WERE APPROACHING BEHIND ME SO I PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, JUST IN TIME FOR MY CAR TO INDICATE IT SWITCHED ITSELF INTO REVERSE. AT THIS POINT I START PANICKING UNSURE WHAT WAS GOING TO HAPPEN NEXT. MY CAR WAS AT ABOUT 5 MPH AT THIS POINT WHEN THE ENGINE JUST DIED. THE ELECTRONICS WORKED FOR A WHILE, UNTIL THE BATTERY DIED, BUT THE ENGINE HAD NO HOPE IN BEING STARTED, EVEN WITH A JUMP. AFTER BEING TAKEN TO THE SHOP I WAS TOLD THE ALTERNATOR HAD FAILED WHILE I WAS DRIVING AND THAT THE MECHANIC HAD BURNT HIS HAND WHILE CHECKING IT. THEY ALSO MENTIONED SOMETHING ABOUT THE GROUND NOT BEING IN PLACE. THE CAR HAD ONLY BEEN ON FOR MINUTES, AND HAS LESS THEN 32000 MILES ON IT. KNOWING CHRYSLER HAD A RECALL ON ALTERNATORS IN THE PAST I CONTACT THEM FIRST BUT THEY GAVE ME THE RUN AROUND, AND STILL ARE GIVING ME THE RUN AROUND, BUT I BELIEVE THERE IS SOMETHING ELSE GOING ON WITH MY VEHICLE THEN THEY ARE LETTING ME KNOW AS THEY MENTIONED THE DEALERSHIP HAD BEEN EMAILING THE ENGINEERS IN REGARDS TO MY CAR. I DON'T FEEL SAFE PUTTING MY 15 MONTH OLD SON IN THIS CAR, LET ALONE MYSELF IN THIS CAR. THIS CAR IS ONLY 5 YEARS OLD AND STILL HAS LOW MILEAGE, AND I'VE TAKEN CARE OF IT LIKE A BABY. THERE WERE NO WARNING SIGNS OF ANYTHING WRONG, AND NO REASON FOR ANYTHING TO FAIL UNLESS IT WAS SOMETHING INTERNAL AND THAT LEAVES ME UNKNOWING IF IT WILL HAPPEN AGAIN, AT ANY GIVEN MOMENT.

7/29/2016

WHILE ACCELERATING OR DECELERATING TO THE SPEEDS BETWEEN 50 AND 55 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL GIVES A VIBRATION, AND STAYS VIBRATING UNTIL A DIFFERENT SPEED IS REACHED. BEFORE OR AFTER THE DRIVING SPEED OF 50 AND 55 OCCURS, I DO NOT NOTICE THE VIBRATION. *TR

9/15/2014

THE ORIGINAL DATE IS SEPT. 2012. I WAS UNABLE TO ENTER THIS INFO ABOVE. I HAVE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH UNEXPECTED LOSS OF POWER, (FALLING DEAD) SINCE 2012. IT NORMALLY HAPPENS WHEN I AM GOING SLOW DUE TO BEING IN TRAFFIC. I AM STOPPED OR BARELY MOVING AND WHEN WE START MOVING I PRESS ON THE ACCELERATOR AND IT WILL NOT GO BECAUSE IT HAS FALLEN DEAD. I HAVE TO PUT MY FLASHERS ON, PULL OVER IF POSSIBLE, PUT THE GEAR IN PARK, TURN OFF THE ENGINE AND RESTART THE CAR AND IT IS GOOD TO GO. THERE HAVE BEEN TIMES THIS HAPPENS IF I AM AT A STOP LIGHT ALSO WHEN THIS OCCURS. THE NEXT ISSUE IS THE LOW TIRE PRESSURE LIGHT COMES ON MOST TIMES WHEN THE WEATHER CHANGES. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO A TIRE REPAIR SHOP AND WAS TOLD WHEN WE HAVE EXTREME WEATHER CHANGES, THIS WILL HAPPEN AND TO CHECK THE TIRE PRESSURE EVERY 3 WEEKS. THIS IS COSTING ME $5.00/TRIP FOR PRESSURE CHECKS. I HAVE TAKEN MY CAR BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP WHEN I STARTED HAVING THESE PROBLEMS, THEY CHECKED THE CAR, DID A TEST DRIVE, KEPT IT OVERNIGHT AND SAID NO PROBLEMS WERE FOUND. VERY DISAPPOINTING AND FRUSTRATING. *TR

3/19/2015

WIPERS SOMETIMES DO NOT TURN ON WHEN I NEED THEM TO. HIGHLY DANGEROUS, I HAVE PULLED OVER IN THE RAN BEFORE BECAUSE MY WIPERS ON A FOUR YEAR OLD CAR WILL NOT ENGAGE. ADDITIONALLY, WIPERS WILL TURN ON RANDOMLY SOMETIMES DURING THE DAY WHEN I DON'T WANT THEM TO. NOT AS DANGEROUS, BUT STILL VERY ANNOYING. CHRYSLER TIPM ISSUE, THE SAME ONE AS PREVIOUS ISSUE 18 MONTHS AGO. WIPERS TURN ON RANDOMLY, SOMETIMES WON'T TURN ON WHEN NEEDED. REPLACED THE TIPM 18 MONTHS AGO, AND CHRYSLER REFUSED TO PAY (STARTED A TICKET WITH THEIR NATIONAL CUSTOMER CARE). ISSUE HAS RETURNED COMPLETELY 100% IDENTICALLY AS BEFORE. I'M BRINGING IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND I'VE REOPENED THE TICKET. THEY SAID THEY WILL "SEE WHAT THEY CAN DO"

7/10/2015

ONE MORNING, WHILE DRIVING, I DISCOVERED THAT THE LIGHTS WERE ON BUT THE SWITCH WAS ON OFF. THE FOG AND BRIGHT LIGHTS WOULD NOT FUNCTION. THE BLINKERS DID NOT FUNCTION. THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS, NOR SOLVENT WOULD FUNCTION. TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND THEY HAD TO REPROGRAM THE TIPM. NO EXPLANATION AS TO WHY IT HAD TO BE REPROGRAMMED.

10/16/2015

FLIMSY FRONT FLOOR MAT MIGRATED AND BUNCHED UP UNDER ACCELERATOR PEDAL PREVENTING ACCELERATION AS NEEDED EVEN THOUGH MAT WAS HOOKED ON HOOK PROVIDED. HEAD END OF MAT ROTATES OVER TOWARD ACCELERATOR PEDAL WHEN GETTING IN AND OUT OF CAR. INABILITY TO ACCELERATE AS NEEDED COULD BE AS DANGEROUS AS A STUCK ACCELERATOR. IT IS CONCEIVABLE THAT THIS SITUATION COULD ALSO RESULT IN A STUCK ACCELERATOR PEDAL. *TR

9/2/2011

CONTINUED PROBLEMS WITH HEATING SYSTEM ON CHRYSLER 200, YEAR 2011, TOURING MODEL, V6 PEN STAR ENGINE: LACK OF HEAT ON PASSENGER SIDE, & SIDE WINDOWS FOGGING UP. LITTLE TO NO HEAT ON DRIVER'S SIDE. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO THE CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP 4 X AND EACH TIME, THEY FLUSH AND CHECK THE HEATING LINES AND SAY THERE IS NOTHING WRONG, THAT I HAVE HEAT. THE HEAT SEEMS A LITTLE BETTER FOR A SHORT WHILE, THEN THE SAME THING HAPPENS AGAIN, I LOSE HEAT AND ONLY COLD AIR IS BLOWING OUT OF VENTS WITH HEAT SETTING ON MAX. I PAID FOR AN EXTENDED WARRANTY WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED NEW. I AM TOLD EACH TIME THERE IS NOTHING WRONG. THERE HAS TO BE SOMETHING WRONG! I NEVER OWNED A VEHICLE WITH THIS PROBLEM AND AM VERY DISAPPOINTED. WHAT AM I TO DO WITH NO HEAT AND SUBZERO TEMPS.?? NOW THE DRIVER'S SIDE HAS LITTLE TO NO HEAT AND WINDOWS ARE FOGGING UP. THERE MUST BE A MANUFACTURER DEFECT IN THE HEATING SYSTEM ON THESE VEHICLES. *TR

1/8/2015

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHRYSLER 200. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKES MADE A SQUEALING NOISE WHENEVER THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS LIGHTLY DEPRESSED. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE NOISE WAS NORMAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER DUE TO THE CONTINUOUS FAILURE. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE SURFACE OF THE BRAKE PAD HAD CRYSTALLIZED DUE TO THE LACK OF PRESSURE TO THE BRAKES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 23 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 10,300.... UPDATED 02/28/13 *BF THE DEALER DE-GLAZED THE ROTORS. HOWEVER, THE NOISE RETURNED UPDATED 03/11/13

1/7/2013

2011 CHRYSLER 200. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO BRAKE PROBLEMS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN HE STARTED THE ENGINE TO PULL FORWARD TO GET GAS, THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUED FORWARD, SO HE PUSHED THE PEDAL ABOUT THREE MORE TIMES TO THE FLOOR WHILE HE ROLLED TO THE PUMP BYPASS LANE, TURNED PARALLEL TO THE CURB WHICH SEPARATED THE STATION BYPASS LANE FROM THE US HIGHWAY AND STOPPED WITH THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. AS SOON AS HE STOPPED, HE PUT THE TRANSMISSION INTO PARK AND THEN ENGINE STALLED. THE CONSUMER RESTARTED THE ENGINE, AND FELT THE PEDAL COME BACK UP. AFTER TESTING IT SEVERAL TIMES WITHOUT FURTHER PROBLEMS. IN LATE NOVEMBER 2012, AS THE CONSUMER HEADED OUT OF A PARKING LOT, THE PEDAL WENT DOWN TO THE FLOOR TWICE. HE QUICKLY STOPPED WITH THE EMERGENCY BRAKE, LEANED TO THE LEFT OF THE STEERING WHEEL AND SAW THE LEFT END OF THE PEDAL PROTRUDING FROM THE LEFT SIDE OF HIS RIGHT SHOE AND THE PEDAL WAS ON THE FLOOR. ALSO, THE ENGINE HAD STALLED, WHEN HE TRIED TO RESTART THE ENGINE, IT STALLED AGAIN. HE MADE ANOTHER ATTEMPT TO START IT AGAIN, AT THAT POINT THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT BACK TO NORMAL.

2/22/2013

WAS REAR ENDED BY A CAR TRAVELING AT 60MPH AND WAS PUSHED UNDER A TRUCK. THE ENGINE POPPED UP AND THE BACK WAS PUSHED UP INTO BACKSEAT. I WROTE TWICE BUT NEVER HEARD NOTHING BACK. I GO TO COURT FOR MY ACCIDENT SINCE THE OWNER OF TRUCK SUING ME AND DRIVER BEHIND ME JUNE 30, 2014. MY CAR WAS TOTALED WITH COST OF REPAIR $21000 ON A CAR I HAD FOR APPROX 8 MONTHS. DATE OF ACCIDENT WAS 6/9/12 NOT ONE AIR BAG CAME OUT/ DEPLOYED. I WAS TAKEN TO HOSPITAL IN AMBULANCE ON A STRETCHER. WHAT CAN I DO? *JS

5/17/2014

WENT TO BUCKLE UP AND THE LATCH AND THE SEAT BELT BUCKLE DOESNT LATCH. NO CAR SHOULD EVER HAVE THE SEATBELT NOT WORK AS ITS THE MOST CRITICAL SAFETY COMPONENT ON THE CAR. AND MY CAR IS A 2011 WITH ONLY 54000 MILES. CHRYSLER CUSTOMER CARE SERVICE TOLD ME IT WAS COVERED UNDER THEIR WARRANTY AND TOOK TO GARBER CHRYSLER, BUICK WHO SAID THEY LOOKED IT UP AND IT IS NOT COVERED. CONTACTED CHRYSLER AGAIN AND AFTER THEY TALKED TO GARBER SAID ITS NOT COVERED. THIS IS SO UNACCETABLE AS THEY KNOW THESE PARTS ARE DEFECTIVE AND DON'T FIX THEM.

9/21/2015

CONTINUED PROBLEMS WITH HEATING SYSTEM ON CHRYSLER 200, YEAR 2011, TOURING MODEL, V6 PEN STAR ENGINE: LACK OF HEAT ON PASSENGER SIDE, & SIDE WINDOWS FOGGING UP. LITTLE TO NO HEAT ON DRIVER'S SIDE. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO THE CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP 4 X AND EACH TIME, THEY FLUSH AND CHECK THE HEATING LINES AND SAY THERE IS NOTHING WRONG, THAT I HAVE HEAT. THE HEAT SEEMS A LITTLE BETTER FOR A SHORT WHILE, THEN THE SAME THING HAPPENS AGAIN, I LOSE HEAT AND ONLY COLD AIR IS BLOWING OUT OF VENTS WITH HEAT SETTING ON MAX. I PAID FOR AN EXTENDED WARRANTY WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED NEW. I AM TOLD EACH TIME THERE IS NOTHING WRONG. THERE HAS TO BE SOMETHING WRONG! I NEVER OWNED A VEHICLE WITH THIS PROBLEM AND AM VERY DISAPPOINTED. WHAT AM I TO DO WITH NO HEAT AND SUBZERO TEMPS.?? NOW THE DRIVER'S SIDE HAS LITTLE TO NO HEAT AND WINDOWS ARE FOGGING UP. THERE MUST BE A MANUFACTURER DEFECT IN THE HEATING SYSTEM ON THESE VEHICLES. *TR

1/8/2015

IN 2011, I PURCHASED A NEW CHRYSLER 200S. THE LIST PRICE WAS $27, 835. IN 2015, THE HEAT IN MY VEHICLE STOPPED WORKING AND ONLY BLEW OUT COLD AIR. I WAS TOLD BY THE CHRYSLER MECHANIC THAT I NEEDED TO REPLACE THE HEATING CORE. I WENT TO LLOYD'S AUTOMOTIVE AND PAID $300 FOR A HEATING FLUSH AS LLOYD'S INFORMED ME THAT A CAR THAT IS ONLY 4 YEARS OLD SHOULD NOT HAVE ISSUES WITH THE HEATING CORE. LATER IN 2015 MY HEAT WENT OUT AGAIN. I TOOK MY CAR BACK TO LLOYD'S AUTO AND WAS INFORMED THAT I SHOULD HAVE THE HEATING CORE REPLACED. THE PARTS WERE ON BACK ORDER BECAUSE OTHER OWNERS OF THIS CAR WERE ALSO HAVING ISSUES WITH THE HEATING CORE. I DID SOME RESEARCH ONLINE AND FOUND THAT THIS WAS ACCURATE BUT CHRYSLER HAD NOT ORDERED A RECALL. OWNERS OF THIS CAR WERE HAVING TO HAVE THE HEATING CORE REPLACED. I RESIDE IN MINNESOTA WHERE THE TEMPERATURE DROPS BELOW ZERO. I COULD NOT GET MY CAR REPAIRED. THIS LIMITED MY SOCIAL OUTINGS AS I HAVE A CHILD AND COULD NOT HAVE HIM DRIVING AROUND IN A COLD CAR. I FEEL THAT CHRYSLER SHOULD RECALL THIS VEHICLE TO FIX THE HEATING CORE. *TR

2/29/2016

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHRYSLER 200. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LOW BEAM LIGHTS WERE DEFECTIVE. THE LOW BEAM WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE PROPERLY AND APPEARED AS A SHADOW. THE CONTACT HAD TO USE THE HIGH BEAMS TO ILLUMINATE THE ROADWAY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES WHERE THE DEALER ADJUSTED THE LOW BEAM, BUT THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO CORRECT THE FAILURE BECAUSE IT WAS HOW THE LOW BEAM LIGHTS WERE DESIGNED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THEY WOULD CONTACT THE DEALER TO EXPLAIN HOW TO CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 4, 500.

11/1/2011

I BOUGHT THE NEW 200 SEPT 9 2011. ON JAN 19, 2012, O AGAIN AFTER 1 WEEK, WENT TO THE DEALER SERVICE SHOP BECAUSE THE LOW TIRE PRESSURE MONITOR LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THEY RESET THE TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM. AS I WAS DRIVING THRU THE LOT, ABOUT TO LEAVE THE DEALERSHIP, THE ENGINE DIED. SO I RESTARTED THE CAR, BUT IT DID NOT RUN SMOOTHLY OR SOUND GOOD AT ALL. IT SOUNDED, RAN AND FELT LIKE THE FUEL MIXTURE AND PRESSURE WAS FAULTY. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS NOW ON. I TURNED AROUND AND RETURNED TO SERVICE DEPT. AND TOLD THEM WHAT HAD JUST HAPPENED. THEY CHECKED INTO IT AND AFTER 20-30 MINUTES SAID THE MAP SENSOR NEED FURTHER EVALUATION AND I HAD TO LEAVE THE CAR THERE. THEY SAID MAP IS MANIFOLD ABSOLUTE PRESSURE. THEY CALLED ME LATER AND SAID THE MAP SENSOR WAS BAD AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. NOTES ON THE WORK ORDER SAY SOMETHING ABOUT A "P0108" MAYBE IT'S PO108 (ZERO OR AN O??) PROBLEM. THE NEXT MORNING THEY SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG. TWICE SINCE THEN ENGINE HAS IDLED VERY POORLY BUT IT DIDN'T DIE. *KB

2/3/2012

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHRYSLER 200. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHENEVER THE HEADLIGHTS WERE ACTIVATED, THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS WOULD ONLY ILLUMINATE 20 FEET AHEAD OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS WERE WORKING AS DESIGNED. THE CURRENT AND THE FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 200. UPDATED 04/10/12*LJ

3/12/2012

2011 CHRYSLER 200 SEDAN. CONSUMER STATES CAR DIES RANDOMLY *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED IT DIDN'T MATTER WHETHER THE ENGINE WAS COLD, HOT OR WARMED UP. THE ENGINE WOULD COMPLETELY STOP AND SHE WOULD HAVE TO PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK AND RE-START THE ENGINE. THE INCIDENT HAPPENED AT LEAST 15 DIFFERENT TIMES, SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED AND IT USUALLY HAPPENED WHEN A STOP WAS MADE IN TRAFFIC, AT A STOP SIGN, OR SLOW IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE SHOP AT LEAST FIVE TIMES FOR THE PROBLEM AND WAS IN THE SHOP TWICE FOR TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. *JB

8/7/2012

2011 CHRYSLER 200. CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE MAKES RATTLING NOISE AND TIRES WILL NOT STAY CORRECTLY INFLATED WHILE DRIVING *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WOBBLED AND BOUNCED SIDE-TO-SIDE WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY IN AREAS WHERE THERE WERE ROUGH RIDGES IN THE ROAD. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE VEHICLE WAS DESIGNED THAT WAY, AS THE VEHICLE HAD A HEAVY DUTY SPORT SUSPENSION. ALSO, THE SUNROOF LEAKED ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE.

10/11/2012

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHRYSLER 200. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE AIR CONDITIONING UNIT FAILED TO OPERATE AND BEGAN TO EDIT SMOKE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND WAS ADVISED THAT THE AIR CONDITIONING UNIT HAD BURNED OUT AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,000. *TR

5/15/2013

WE PURCHASED THE CAR ON FEB. 11, 2012. AFTER FILLING THE GAS TANK WITHIN 100 YDS. THE CAR STALLS AND CUTS OUT. THIS HAPPENS EVERYTIME WE FILL UP, THERE HAS ONLY BEEN ABOUT FOUR TIMES THAT THIS HAS NOT HAPPENED IN THE FIFTEEN MONTHS OF US HAVING THE CAR. WE HAVE TAKEN THE CAR BACK THREE TIMES TO THE DEALER BILL BRYAN CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE, AND THEY SAY THAT THEY CANNOT DUPLICATE IT.................WE FEEL THAT THIS IS SO DANGEROUS, WHENEVER WE FILL THE TANK, WE ALWAYS GO OUT ONTO A BACK ROAD, AS WE KNOW THAT IT IS GOING TO HAPPEN. WE ONCE CAME OUT ONTO A MAJOR ROAD AFTER FILLING UP, AND NEARLY GOT SMACKED IN THE BACK AS IT STALLED.............. *TR

5/31/2013

FOR NO REASON HOOD LATCH RELEASES. IT HAS HAPPENED A TOTAL OF 6 TIMES. AFTER THE FIRST 3 TIMES THE HOOD LATCH WAS REPLACED BY DEALER. IT HAS HAPPENED AGAIN 3 MORE TIMES. I NOTICED IT WHEN TRYING REMOTE START AND ENGINE WONT START. NOTICED AGAIN WHEN DRIVING AND NOTICED THAT THE HOOD WAS SHAKING AND HAD TO PULL OVER TO CLOSE THE HOOD. THE LAST TIME I JUST SAW THAT THE HOOD LINE WAS SITTING HIGH AND HAD TO CLOSE THE HOOD. *TR

4/2/2014

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHRYSLER 200. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH WHEN THE CHECK ENGINE AND ABS INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. ADDITIONALLY, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE FAILURE RECURRED FOR THREE YEARS. THE DEALER REPLACED TWO SENSORS, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 108,000.

7/3/2014

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHRYSLER 200. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH, THE BATTERY WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AS THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DIAGNOSED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000.

8/1/2014

DRIVE SIDE HANDLE CONTROLS COUNSEL POOR PLASTIC TORN/UNGLUED. AS WELL AS HEAD LINER FROM BACK SEATS ON BOTH SIDES. ALSO HOOD PAINT RAISING UP FROM HEAD LIGHTS LED. ON BOTH SIDES. THE PAINT IS RAISED WITH VISIBLE DAMAGE. *TR

1/18/2015

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHRYSLER 200. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHENEVER THE HEATER WAS ACTIVATED, COLD AIR WOULD CIRCULATE THROUGHOUT THE AIR VENTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE HEATER CORE WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 86,000.

1/19/2016