Chrysler 200 Complaints
4,225 consumer complaints on file.
- #11048546November 27, 2017AIR BAGS
AIR BAG LIGHT GOES ON AND OFF CONSTANTLY. TIME FRAME IS ALWAYS DIFFERENT AND NO CODES ARE PRESENT. HAPPENS AT ANY SPEEDS AS WELL AS IDLING. HIGHWAY OR CITY ROADS.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11048755November 27, 2017ENGINE, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
TAKATA RECALL HAD THE CAR SINCE APRIL OF THIS YEAR. CUT OFF OVER 20 TIMES AND CONSUMES OIL A LOT. I MEAN I'M ADDING OIL EVERY 700 MILES ALMOST. CAR HAS LEFT ME IN THE MIDDLE OF INTERSECTIONS WITH MY FAMILY IN DANGER
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11048796November 27, 2017ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE BATTERY LIGHT CAME ON THE CAR STARTED STALLING I GOT A JUMP OFF IT RAN FOR A SECOND AND STARTED STALLING AGAIN I JUMPED IT OFF AGAIN I TOOK THE NEGATIVE OFF AND LEFT THE POSITIVE ON IN THE CAR DIE TO ME THAT IS THE ALTERNATOR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11048806November 27, 2017POWER TRAIN
9-SPEED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SHIFTS EXTREMELY HARD IN GEARS 1-5. ALSO LUNGES ON DOWNSHIFTS. SOFTWARE UPDATES AND NEW VALVE BODY HAVE NOT FIXED THE PROBLEM. DEALER NOW STATES NOTHING ELSE CAN BE DONE SINCE NO CHECK ENGINE DATA CAN BE FOUND.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11048442November 26, 2017ENGINE
I WAS DRIVING STRAIGHT ON THE HIGHWAY MY CARS ENGINE LOST ALL POWER. LIGHTS STILL WORKED, IT JUST WOULDN'T RUN, I GOT MY CAR BRAND NEW LESS THEN 5 MILES ON IT, IT WONT RUN NOW WONT TURN OVER WONT DO ANYTHING. DEALERSHIP CLAIMS THAT THEY HAVE NEVER HEARD OF THIS HAPPENING. NOW I HAVE A CAR SITTING IN MY DRIVEWAY GOOD FOR NOTHING OTHER THEN A THIRTY THOUSAND DOLLAR PAPER WEIGHT CAN ANYONE PLEASE HELP
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11048327November 25, 2017AIR BAGS
AIRBAG LIGHT TURNS ON AND OFF WHILE DRIVING ANY SPEED. IT'S HAPPENED ON THE STREET AT 25 MPH AND ON HIGHWAY GOING 65MPH. MAKES NO DIFFERENCE . SOMETIMES STAYS ON FOR LONG SOMETIMES TAKES OFF RIGHT AWAY . CALLED MY DEALER BUT SAID THERE'S NO RECALL FOR MY VIN
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11048419November 25, 2017UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I HAVE A 2011 CHRSYLER 200 V6 ENGINE THAT KEEPS STOPPING WHILE DRIVING PARTICULARLY WHEN SLOWING DOW IR COMING TO A LIGHT.TH LAST INCIDENT HAPPEN ON A CITY STREET WHILE YIELDING A STOP LIGHT. IR HAS ALSO OCCURED WHILE TRYING TO PARK MY VEHICLE. GOOD THING MY TWO SMALL KIDS WERE NOT WITH ME. IT HAS HAD WORK DONE ON IT IN JUNE 2016 FORY CYLINDERS AND GASKETS AND O RINGS BUT IS STILL HAVING PROBLEMS.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11047958November 22, 2017ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
WITHIN THE LAST WEEK, MY CAR HAS TURNED OFF TWICE WHILE DRIVING IT. THE FIRST TIME I WAS GOING DOWNHILL ON AN S-CURVE AND THE ENGINE TURNED OFF AND A MESSAGE APPEARED ON MY DASHBOARD TO PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND START. THE SECOND TIME I WAS IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC AND THE CAR JUST SUDDENLY TURNED OFF AND THE SAME MESSAGE APPEARED. I WAS STUCK IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD AND HAD TO THROW IT IN PARK WHILE OTHER CARS WERE TRYING TO GO AROUND ME WHILE I TRIED TO RESTART IT. WHEN IT DID RESTART IT, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON AND IT ALSO HAD A FLASHING LIGHTNING BOLT. I WAS GOING TO GO GET THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CHECKED THE FOLLOWING DAY, BUT WHEN I TURNED MY CAR ON IN THE MORNING, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS GONE.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11048007November 22, 2017AIR BAGS, SEATS
TAKATA RECALL THE AIRBAG IN THE HEADREST IS SHOWING IT IS NOT WORKING ON THE DASH. WAS TOLD IT IS NOT ON THE RECALL LIST AND WILL COST $500 TO REPLACE. THIS NOTIFICATION IS ON ALL THE TIME. NOTHING HAD HAPPENED YET BUT I AM CONCERNED IT COULD IF THE AIRBAG IS NOT REPLACED.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11047703November 21, 2017ENGINE
WE OWN A 2016 CHRYSLER 200 WITH A 4 CYLINDER ENGINE THAT IS BURNING ONE QUART OF OIL EVERY 750 MILES. WE ARE TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT CHRYSLER ENGINEERS SAY IT IS ACCEPTABLE FOR THAT ENGINE TO USE A QUART OF OIL IN 750 TO 1000 MILES. THE ENGINE HAS DONE THIS SINCE IT WAS NEW. THEY REPLACED FOULED SPARK PLUGS AND EVEN COMPLETE CYLINDERS ON THE CAR. THE LAST TIME MY WIFE WAITED UNTIL THE RECOMMENDED OIL CHANGE IT HAD USED 5 QUARTS. THE DEALER IS STILL GIVING US THE RUN AROUND AS IS MR STANDER AT CHRYSLER USA AND SERGIO MARCHIONI WHO CALLED THE DESIGNERS OF THE ENGINE 'DUMMIES'. RECALL THESE CARS NOW
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11047749November 21, 2017AIR BAGS
AIR BAG WARNING COMES ON SAYING TO HAVE AIR BAGS SERVICED.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11047368November 20, 2017VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
CAR WILL LOSE POWER DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND WILL ALSO ACCELERATE BY ITSELF THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL LIGHT AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON YOU CAN'T GET THE CAR TO GO JUST DEAD AND WHEN YOU CUT IT OFF AND TO RESTART IT IT TAKES FEW TIMES TO START BACK BUT THAT'S THE O MY WAY YOU CAN DRIVE IT AFTER DOING THAT! IT HAS DONE THIS SEVERAL TIMES NOW AND TWO CASES I ALMOST GOT INTO A VERY BAD ACCIDENT ! THIS. IS VERY DANGEROUS I CAN'T DRIVE ON INTERSTATE BECAUSE IF WE'RE TO STALL LIKE IT DOES AND LOSE PIOWER OR GET KILLED! IT'S HAS STOPPED WHILE PULLING OUT INTO THE HIGHWAY RESULTING IN ME HAVING TO JUMP OUT OF CAR BEFORE I GOT TBONED
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11047372November 20, 2017FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN
THE TRANSMISSION SENSOR CLUSTERS MAY HAVE INSUFFICIENT CRIMPS IN THE TRANSMISSION WIRE HARNESS, AND AS A RESULT, THE TRANSMISSION MAY UNEXPECTEDLY SHIFT TO NEUTRAL. THE CAR IS SHAKING RIGHT AFTER I REFILLED THE GAS TO FULL. I HAVE BEEN TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM FIXED OVER 5 TIMES. HOWEVER, THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURED THE NEXT DAY AFTER I WAS TOLD THE PROBLEM WAS FIXED. I WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE ON THE HIGH WAY. ALL OF A SUDDEN, THE TRANSMISSION BROKE DOWN AND THE CAR LOST ITS POWER.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11047271November 19, 2017AIR BAGS
MY AIRBAG SERVICE LIGHT CAME ON WHILE DRIVING DOWN A LOCAL STREET WITH NO WARNING. THE CAR HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT, I PURCHASED THE CAR NEW (WITH 6 MILES), I SEARCHED IF THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE, HOWEVER, THE NHTSA WEBSITE ONLY SITE 78 VEHICLES AFFECTED IN THE RECALL. I CHECKED AND MY CAR WAS NOT INCLUDED. THIS ISSUE SHOULD BE RESOLVED FOR FEAR THE AIRBAGS WILL DEPLOY WHILE SIMPLY DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY, OR EVEN WORSE, THE AIRBAG WILL NOT DEPLOY IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11046900November 17, 2017VISIBILITY/WIPER
HEAT ON PASSENGER SIDE GOES OUT DUE TO MANUFACTURER COOLANT. CAUSES THE WINDSHIELD NOT TO DEFROST ON THE PASSENGER SIDE IN COLD MONTHS WHICH MAKES VISIBILITY DURING DRIVING IMPOSSIBLE.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11046906November 17, 2017ENGINE
CAR HAS 70K MILES AND HEAT DOESN'T WORK ON PASSENGER SIDE OF CAR, WINDSHIELD DEFROST DOES NOT WORK, DRIVERS SIDE HEAT WORKS SPARINGLY. DEALERSHIP CALLS FOR REPLACING RADIATOR, HEATER CORE AND OIL COOLER DUE TO SLUDGE BUILD-UP/CLOGGING IN COOLANT/HEATING SYSTEM. THIS APPEARS TO BE DUE TO AN INCOMPATIBILITY BETWEEN THE COOLANT USED BY CHRYSLER AND THE CHEMICALS/OILS USED IN THE MANUFACTURE OF THE ENGINE SYSTEM. THIS IS 100% A MANUFACTURING DEFECT AND THE DEALER & MANUFACTURER ARE UNWILLING TO REPLACE. DOING SOME RESEARCH I AM SEEING THIS IS A FAIRLY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE 2012/2013 CHRYSLER 200, REGARDLESS OF ENGINE TYPE. THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN AS THE WINDSHIELD CAN BECOME FOGGED VERY QUICKLY WHILE DRIVING UNDER THE RIGHT CONDITIONS (DAMP WEATHER) AND WITHOUT WARNING, POSING A SAFETY HAZARD.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11047118November 17, 2017AIR BAGS
TAKATA RECALL AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON WHEN I STARTED MY CAR. IT SAYS SERVICE AIR BAG SYSTEM. I CALLED CHRYSLER BECAUSE I SEEN THERE WAS A RECALL ON MY KIND OF VEHICLE AND I WAS INFORMED THAT MY VEHICLE WAS NOT AFFECTED BY THE RECALL. BUT THE LIGHT REMAINS ON.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11046708November 15, 2017AIR BAGS
LETTER FROM SENATOR BLUNT ON BEHALF OF CONSTITUENT RE 2013 CHRYSLER 200 SAFETY RECALL NOTICE AND THE DURATION OF TIME IT TAKES TO PROVIDE A REMEDY. *LJ UPDATED 11/15/2017*JS
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11046258November 15, 2017VISIBILITY/WIPER, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
PASSENGER SIDE DOES NOT HAVE ANY HEAT COMING OUT OF THE VENTS, OR DEFROSTERS. ONLY THE FAR DRIVER SIDE PRODUCES SMALL AMOUNT OF WARMTH. BEING THAT I LIVE IN WISCONSIN, IT HAS BECOME HAZARDOUS FOR ME TO DRIVE MY VEHICLE IN THE WINTER FOR OBVIOUS REASONS. NOT BEING ABLE TO UNFOG, OR DEFROST YOUR WINDOWS IS UNBELIEVABLY DANGEROUS! ASIDE FROM THE DANGERS OF DRIVING AT TIMES WITH ONLY HALF OF A CLEAR WINDSHIELD, MY PASSENGERS AND I FREEZE INSIDE THE VEHICLE DURING THE WINTER! THE ONLY WAY TO CLEAR THE WINDSHIELD AND PASSENGER WINDOW IS TO PERIODICALLY OPEN THE WINDOWS WHILE DRIVING, WHICH ONLY MAKES THE INSIDE TEMPERATURE THAT MUCH MORE UNBEARABLE.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11046339November 15, 2017SEATS
THE DRIVERS SIDE HEADREST DEPLOYED WHILE I WAS DRIVING AND HIT ME IN THE BACK OF THE HEAD. THERE WAS NO IMPACT AT AL SO NO REASON FOR IT TO OPEN.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 1
- Deaths:
- 0