Chrysler 200 Complaints
4,225 consumer complaints on file.
- #11045920November 14, 2017AIR BAGS
AT 49,500 MILES MY 2016 CHRYSLER 200 "SERVICE AIR BAG" CAME UP ON THE PANEL. THE DEALER STATES THAT IT IS A PASSENGER SIDE HARNESS AND WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED. IT IS NOT PART OF ANY RECALL AND NOT PART OF THE EXTENDED WARRANTY PURCHASED. HOW DOES AN AIRBAG HARNESS FAIL IN 2 YEARS. SOUND MORE LIKE A DEFECT.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11046092November 14, 2017AIR BAGS, SERVICE BRAKES
TAKATA RECALL: ON MONDAY, NOVEMBER 13TH, 2017, I SET UP A REPAIR APPOINTMENT FOR MY 2013 CHRYSLER 200 AT A RELATIVELY NEW-NAMED AUTO REPAIR PLACE CALLED UMANSKI (FROM OUT OF TENNESSEE) HERE IN CHARLOTTESVILLE, VIRGINIA, ON ROUTE 29 NORTH FOR THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 16TH, 2017, AFTER RECEIVING VIA U.S. MAIL "AN IMPORTANT LEGAL NOTICE FOR OWNERS OF VEHICLES WITH TAKATA AIRBAG INFLATORS" ALSO ON MONDAY, NOVEMBER 13TH, 2017. MONTHS BEFORE RECEIVING THIS NOTICE, I HAD RECEIVED AN "IMPORTANT SAFETY RECALL NOTICE IN REFERENCE TO THE "OCCUPANT RESTRAINT CONTROLLER" WHICH I HAD PLACED IN THE GLOVE COMPARTMENT OF MY CAR TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT AT A LATER DATE (WHEN PERSONAL MONIES WERE AVAILABLE) FOR THE AFOREMENTIONED REPAIR; HOWEVER, MY ATTENTION WAS RE-FOCUSED AGAIN ON THIS "IMPORTANT SAFETY RECALL NOTICE" (WHICH HAD BEEN IN MY GLOVE COMPARTMENT FOR MONTHS AND SENT TO ME BY FIAT CHRYSLER AUTOMOBILES U.S. LLC OF FORT MYERS, FLA.). I RECEIVED A 3RD NOTICE (LEGAL) FROM TK HOLDINGS INCORPORATED., ET AL., DEBTORS, P.O. BOX 3004, MONROE, WISCONSIN, 53566-3004 ON MONDAY, NOVEMBER 13TH, 2017 (THE SAME DAY I MADE AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE MY CAR REPAIRED AT UMANSKI). MY VERY FIRST NOTICE CAME TO ME AROUND THE BEGINNING OF 2017 OR THE END OF 2016 AT WHICH TIME I WAS REQUIRED TO GO ONLINE TO COMPLETE A FORM REGARDING THIS MATTER. SO FAR AS MY BRAKES ARE CONCERNED, THE BRAKE LIGHT COMES ON FREQUENTLY FOR WHATEVER THE REASON. I'VE HAD AN INCIDENT WHERE IT SEEMED THAT MY CAR WAS LOSING POWER WHILE I WAS DRIVING IT ON A HIGHWAY.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11045277November 11, 2017POWER TRAIN
TAKATA RECALL. MY CAR SOMETIMES HAS A HARD TIME CHANGING GEARS, IT'S ALMOST LIKE IT GETS STUCK IN NEUTRAL SOMETIMES AND WONT PROPERLY ACCELERATE. I WAS NOT IN CITY LIMITS IT HAPPENS CONSTANTLY WHEN I FIRST START TO DRIVE MY VEHICLE (MOSTLY WHEN I'M WITHIN MY OWN PERSONAL DRIVEWAY) AND I HAVE NOT BEEN IN ANY FATAL ACCIDENTS NOR HAVE I BEEN IN A NEAR ACCIDENT. THE ONLY REASON I AM REPORTING THIS ISSUE IS BECAUSE I HAVE SEEN THIS OCCURING ISSUE WITH OTHER CARS THE SAME AS MINE MODEL/YEAR WISE AND WAS WONDERING IF MY SPECIFIC VEHICLE HAD BEEN LOOKED AT FOR THESE POTENTIAL RECALLS.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11045344November 11, 2017ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MY STEPDAUGHTER'S CAR (2012 CHRYSLER 200), APPARENTLY HAS A BAD TIPM. TOOK IT TO CHECKER WHO DIAGNOSED THE "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT WHICH HAD COME ON AND TOLD US IT WAS MOST LIKELY THE TIPM. WE THEN TOOK IT TO THE LOCAL CHRYSLER DEALER (EARNHARDT, CHRYSLER, JEEP, DODGE, RAM IN GILBERT, AZ) FOR AN N38 RECALL ISSUE (ACTIVE HEAD RESTRAINT/AIR BAG) THEY TOLD US THEY WOULD RESET THE TIPM MODULE AND WE WERE HOPING TO HAVE THE ISSUE RESOLVED. IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT BEFORE WE TOOK IT FOR THE RECALL ISSUE, THE CAR HAD SEEMED TO BE WORKING FINE AND MYSTERIOUSLY THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAD TURNED OFF. WELL, LO AND BEHOLD AFTER THEY REPROGRAMMED THE TIPM AND DID THE AIR BAG RECALL WE PICKED UP THE CAR AND MY WIFE IMMEDIATELY NOTICED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAD REAPPEARED AND THE CAR WAS ONCE AGAIN DRIVING LIKE [XXX]! I CAME HOME AND STARTED DOING RESEARCH AND FOUND THIS WEBPAGE THAT TOLD ME TO FILE COMPLAINTS, HOWEVER, I ALSO NOTICED THAT THERE WAS APPARENTLY A SOFTWARE PATCH THAT CHRYSLER CAME OUT WITH AS A RESULT OF THIS PROBLEM. I CALLED CHRYSLER @ 800-992-1997 THINKING I MIGHT GET SOMEONE WHO COULD GIVE ME MORE INFORMATION BUT OF COURSE THIS HAPLESS CHARACTER DIDN'T KNOW WHAT THE HELL I WAS TALKING ABOUT IN REFERENCE TO A "SOFTWARE PATCH" HE DID CALL THE DEALERSHIP WE WERE JUST AT FOR THE RECALL, BUT OF COURSE, GOT NOTHING BUT AN ANSWERING MACHINE. HE TOLD ME HE LEFT A MESSAGE AND THEY WOULD CALL BACK MONDAY TO TALK ABOUT OUR CONCERNS. I'M NOT HOLDING MY BREATH WAITING FOR THE CALL. WHAT BOTHERS ME MOST, AND IS EXTREMELY FRUSTRATING IS THE FACT THAT THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE HAVE CONTACTED CHRYSLER AND OTHER SOURCES AND HAVE GOTTEN NOWHERE. INFORMATION Redacted PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11045125November 10, 2017AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
CAR PURCHASED 10/21/2016, 3 MONTHS LATER PROBLEMS BEGAN. 01/16/2016 SERVICE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON AND WILL NOT GO OFF. DEALER SAID IT IS NOT COVERED UNDER MY EXTENDED WARRANTY, FOR WHAT REASON I STILL DON'T KNOW. TAKEN THE CAR TO 3 DIFFERENT SHOPS TO WORK ON IT AND I KEEP BEING TOLD IT IS A PASSENGER SEAT CONNECTOR, YET I HAVE HAD THIS DONE 3 TIMES NOW...$500 OUT OF POCKET EACH TIME, THE LIGHT IS STILL ON AS OF 11/10/2017. NOW THE CAR ALSO HAS A SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT ON CONSTANTLY ALONG WITH THIS AIRBAG LIGHT. AS WELL AS OF 10/25/2017 MY CAR HAS BEGAN TO TELL ME THE ENGINE IS RUNNING HOT WHILE I'M DRIVING, BUT THE THERMOSTAT DISPLAY INSIDE NEVER EVEN GETS TO HALF.. SO NOT SURE ABOUT THIS NOW. AS WELL AS ALSO TELLING ME TO SERVICE THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL AS SOON AS THE OVERHEAT SENSOR GOES OFF. LASTLY I WAS AT THE GAS STATION THE OTHER DAY AND THE CAR WOULDN'T START, IT SAID THE KEYFOB NOT DETECTED BUT IT WAS IN MY HAND! HAD TO GOOGLE WHAT TO DO..(WHICH IS PUT NOSE OF KEYFOB TO BUTTON AND PRESS IT THAT WAY IF HAPPENS TO ANYBODY ELSE) SOO THAT WOULD BE A TOTAL OF 4 DIFFERENT LIGHTS ON AT THIS TIME OF 11/10/2017. ENTERPRISE HAS YET TO HELP ME OR GET BACK TO ME ON ANY OF THESE ISSUES. IT WAS A RENTAL CAR BEFORE I BOUGHT IT FROM THEM, OBVIOUSLY THEY SOLD ME A LEMON! AS I WAS GETTING AN OIL CHANGE ON 11/01/17 I HAD THEM RUN CODES AND IT AND IT READ I NEEDED A NEW THERMOSTAT TO TAKE CARE OF THE ENGINE OVERHEATING AND THE ETC LIGHT...NEEDLESS TO SAY THIS HAS BEEN A CAR FROM HELL. I HAVE FILED COMPLAINTS TO ENTERPRISE ABOUT THIS CAR REPEATEDLY ESPECIALLY WITH IT ALL HAPPENING SO SOON AFTER GETTING THE CAR. I'M STUCK WITH IT NOW SO I WOULD LOVE FOR SOMEBODY TO KNOW WHAT THERE DOING AND ACTUALLY FIX THIS CAR!!!
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11045252November 10, 2017POWER TRAIN, STEERING, VISIBILITY/WIPER
FIRST, THERE IS THE HVAC/WINDSHIELD DEFROST. MY CONCERN WITH THAT CONDITION IS THAT MY VEHICLE IS MY MAIN SOURCE OF TRAVEL AND TO HAVE THE HVAC TO WORK PROPERLY IN THE SUMMER IS VITAL AS WELL, AS HAVING A CLEAR WINDSHIELD. A BREAKDOWN AT NIGHT, AN ACCIDENT, HITTING A POLE HOLE, SOMETHING OR SOMEONE WOULD BE FAR WORSE THAN A MERE INCONVENIENCE. INCIDENTALLY, MY INTENDED USE OF THE VEHICLE WAS MADE QUITE CLEAR TO THE SALES STAFF WHEN I BOUGHT IT. SECOND, AND THE MATTER OF FAR GREATER CONCERN TO ME IS THE TRANSMISSION. CAR MAKING CLUCKING NOISE, VIBRATING, JERKING WHILE SHIFTING GEARS AND LAUNCHING WHILE DRIVING AS IF SOMEONE HIT ME FROM THE BACK. THIRD, VEHICLE IS ONLY 2 YEARS OLD AND HAS HAD TO HAVE THE DRIVE SHAFT REPLACED. WHICH IN RETURN I'VE BEEN WITHOUT VEHICLE FOR MORE THEN 14 DAYS AND OCCUR EXTRA EXPENSES OF CAR RENTALS, TIRES AND WHEEL ALIGNMENT DUE TO IRREGULAR WEAR. FOURTH, HESITATION ON ATTEMPT TO ACCELERATE. I WAS INFORMED THAT ISSUE WOULD BE RESOLVED WITH REPLACEMENT OF DRIVE SHAFT. DEFECTIVE DRIVE SHAFT WAS THE REASON FOR DELAY AND JERKING. FIFTH, EXCESSIVE GAS BURNING. I WAS INFORMED THAT EXIST BECAUSE OF DRIVE SHAFT. ONCE DRIVE SHAFT WAS REPLACED IT DIDN'T RESOLVE ISSUE. I WAS GIVING A FORMULA TO CALCULATE GAS MILEAGE, WHICH WAS GIVEN TO DEALER. CAR AVERAGING 16MPG. PER CAR STICKER FUEL ECONOMY: HIGHWAY 29/ CITY 18. CAR IS DRIVEN MOSTLY ON HIGHWAY WITHOUT A LOT OF STOP AND GO TRAFFIC.
- Crash:
- Yes
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11045255November 10, 2017SUSPENSION, WHEELS, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
FIRST, THERE IS THE HVAC/WINDSHIELD DEFROST. MY CONCERN WITH THAT CONDITION IS THAT MY VEHICLE IS MY MAIN SOURCE OF TRAVEL AND TO HAVE THE HVAC TO WORK PROPERLY IN THE SUMMER IS VITAL AS WELL, AS HAVING A CLEAR WINDSHIELD. A BREAKDOWN AT NIGHT, AN ACCIDENT, HITTING A POLE HOLE, SOMETHING OR SOMEONE WOULD BE FAR WORSE THAN A MERE INCONVENIENCE. INCIDENTALLY, MY INTENDED USE OF THE VEHICLE WAS MADE QUITE CLEAR TO THE SALES STAFF WHEN I BOUGHT IT. SECOND, AND THE MATTER OF FAR GREATER CONCERN TO ME IS THE TRANSMISSION. CAR MAKING CLUCKING NOISE, VIBRATING, JERKING WHILE SHIFTING GEARS AND LAUNCHING WHILE DRIVING AS IF SOMEONE HIT ME FROM THE BACK. THIRD, VEHICLE IS ONLY 2 YEARS OLD AND HAS HAD TO HAVE THE DRIVE SHAFT REPLACED. WHICH IN RETURN I'VE BEEN WITHOUT VEHICLE FOR MORE THEN 14 DAYS AND OCCUR EXTRA EXPENSES OF CAR RENTALS, TIRES AND WHEEL ALIGNMENT DUE TO IRREGULAR WEAR. FOURTH, HESITATION ON ATTEMPT TO ACCELERATE. I WAS INFORMED THAT ISSUE WOULD BE RESOLVED WITH REPLACEMENT OF DRIVE SHAFT. DEFECTIVE DRIVE SHAFT WAS THE REASON FOR DELAY AND JERKING. FIFTH, EXCESSIVE GAS BURNING. I WAS INFORMED THAT EXIST BECAUSE OF DRIVE SHAFT. ONCE DRIVE SHAFT WAS REPLACED IT DIDN'T RESOLVE ISSUE. I WAS GIVING A FORMULA TO CALCULATE GAS MILEAGE, WHICH WAS GIVEN TO DEALER. CAR AVERAGING 16MPG. PER CAR STICKER FUEL ECONOMY: HIGHWAY 29/ CITY 18. CAR IS DRIVEN MOSTLY ON HIGHWAY WITHOUT A LOT OF STOP AND GO TRAFFIC. OUR STATE'S LEMON LAW DICTATES THAT A VEHICLE CARRIES A PRESUMPTION THAT IT IS A LEMON IF A CONDITION EXISTS 'THAT IS LIKELY TO CAUSE DEATH OR SERIOUS BODILY INJURY IF THE VEHICLE IS DRIVEN AND THE NONCONFORMITY HAS BEEN SUBJECT TO REPAIR TWO OR MORE TIMES BY THE MANUFACTURER OR ITS AGENTS, AND THE BUYER OR LESSEE HAS AT LEAST ONCE DIRECTLY NOTIFIED THE MANUFACTURER OF THE NEED FOR THE REPAIR OF THE NONCONFORMITY.'
- Crash:
- Yes
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11045263November 10, 2017UNKNOWN OR OTHER
AS I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, THE CAR SHUT DOWN COMPLETELY. THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED AND IT WOULD NOT RESTART. THIS IS THE THIRD TIME THIS HAPPENS, AND TWICE, THE DEALERSHIP TELLS ME THE THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH MY CAR, BUT THIS KEEPS HAPPENING.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11044884November 9, 2017VISIBILITY/WIPER
VISIBILITY ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF WINDSHIELD IS IMPAIRED (NON EXISTENT) THE DEFROSTER ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE CAR NO LONGER BLOWS WARM AIR INSTEAD COLD AIR IS BEING PRODUCED FROM THE WINDSHIELD VENT AND ALSO HEAT FROM MIDDLE AND SIDE REGISTERS ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. DANGEROUS FOR WINTERS IN NY. RIDICULOUS AMOUNTS OF COMPLAINTS REGISTERED REGARDING THIS PROBLEM AND MANY COSTLY SOLUTIONS NOT RESOLVING THE ISSUE. THIS NEEDS TO BE A RECALL FROM CHRYSLER.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11044909November 9, 2017AIR BAGS, SEAT BELTS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHRYSLER 200. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V668000 (SEAT BELTS, AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, THE CONTACT CALLED BROOKS CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM AT (251) 246-7224 (3200 COLLEGE AVE, JACKSON, AL 36545) AND AN APPOINTMENT WAS SCHEDULED FOR NOVEMBER 7, 2017; HOWEVER, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WERE NO PARTS AVAILABLE AND WOULD RECEIVE A CALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11044031November 7, 2017AIR BAGS, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MY AIRBAG LIGHT HAS CAME ON AFTER HAVING MY OIL CHANGED AND IT WON'T GO OFF 5/6/2017. THEN YESTERDAY 11/6/2017 MY CAR WOULD NOT START BECAUSE MY BATTERY WAS DEAD BUT I JUST PURCHASED THE CAR USED IN MARCH AND THE BATTERY SHOULD BE DEAD AFTER 2 YEARS. MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ENDED UP COMING ON AFTER HAVING AAA JUMP START MY VEHICLE AND I'M JUST HAVING ISSUES THAT I SHOULDN'T BE EXPERIENCING AND I'D THINK MY AIRBAG SHOULD STILL BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11044089November 7, 2017ENGINE
WHEN THE VEHICLE COMES TO REST AT A STOP LIGHT OR SIGN AND I TRY TO PULL OUT, A WARNING LIGHT FLASHES, THE ENGINE STALLS AND THE MESSAGE SAYS TO PUT ENGINE IN PARK. WHEN I AM FINALLY ABLE TO RELEASE MY FOOT FROM THE BRAKE AND POWER THE CAR OFF AND TRY TO RESTART, IT TRIES, BUT FAILS AT LEAST TWO TIMES BEFORE WORKING THE THIRD TIME.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11044154November 7, 2017STEERING, SUSPENSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 CHRYSLER 200. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND THE VEHICLE PULLED TO THE RIGHT. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A TREE AND THEN LANDED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET, CAUSING THE AXLE TO DETACH. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO KENDALL DODGE CHRYSLER JEEP (13355 S W 137TH AVE, MIAMI, FL 33186, PHONE NUMBER: (786) 231-2000), BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT AN INVESTIGATION WAS CONDUCTED AND DETERMINED THAT THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A TREE. NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 19,000.
- Crash:
- Yes
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11044150November 7, 2017AIR BAGS, SEAT BELTS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHRYSLER 200. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V668000 (SEAT BELTS, AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT CALLED DOUGLAS RAM CHRYSLER (2382 S TAMIAMI TRAIL, VENICE, FL 34293) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THEY ONLY RECEIVED ONE PART PER WEEK. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11044338November 7, 2017ENGINE
MY CAR COMPLETELY DIED WHILE DRIVING, AND WITHOUT WARNING. PROMPTS ON THE DASH READ SHIFT TO PARK TO START SO I DID. I ATTEMPTED TO START THE CAR 3 TIMES BEFORE IT TURNED BACK ON. 2ND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11043733November 6, 2017UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WHILE UTILIZING THE UCONNECT 8.4 NAV ONBOARD NAVIGATION SYSTEM DRIVING ON 1-94 TOWARD CHICAGO, THE GPS SYSTEM STARTED GIVING WRONG DIRECTIONS AND SHORTLY THEREAFTER LOST LOCK ON WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS AND THE DIRECTION IT WAS HEADING. AT ONE POINT, THE SYSTEM TOLD ME TO TURN RIGHT AT THE EXIT AND THERE WAS NO EXIT. FORTUNATELY, I WAS IN DAYLIGHT CONDITIONS AND KNEW THE DIRECTIONS TO BE IN ERROR. HAD THIS NOT BEEN THE CASE, I.E DRIVING AT NIGHT IN POOR VISIBILITY AND UNFAMILIAR WITH THE ROUTE, THE RESULTS COULD HAVE BEEN FAR WORSE.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11043877November 6, 2017AIR BAGS, SERVICE BRAKES, SEAT BELTS
I WAS NOTIFIED OF A SAFETY RECALL AND HAVE BEEN TRYING TO SCHEDULE FOR THE REPAIR FOR 2-3 MONTHS NOW WITH NO LUCK.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11043217November 4, 2017SEAT BELTS
I HAVE CONTACTED THE DOUGLAS CHRYSLER DEALER IN VENICE FL TO SCHEDULE REPAIR OF THE OCCUPANT RESTRAINT CONTROLLER - SAFETY RECALL S61/NHTSA 16V-668. I WAS INFORMED THAT CHRYSLER RELEASES ABOUT 1 PART A WEEK TO THIS DEALER, THAT THERE ARE ABOUT 20 TO 30 PEOPLE ON A WAITING LIST WAITING FOR PARTS AND THAT IT WILL TAKE A WHILE BEFORE THE VEHICLE IS REPAIRED. I AM ASKING FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE IN SECURING REPLACEMENT PARTS FASTER FROM CHRYSLER. THANK YOU
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11043248November 4, 2017ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
THE ENGINE IN OUR CHRYSLER 200 LOSES OIL AT AN ALARMING RATE. THE CAR EVENTUALLY STALLS AND WILL NOT RESTART. WE ARE TOLD EVERY TIME 'NO OIL SHOWS ON THE DIPSTICK. IT IS AGAIN IN THE SHOP HAVING BEEN TOWED THERE BECAUSE IT LOST SO MUCH OIL IT WOULD NOT START. THE DEALER IS DEFIANT BECAUSE THE GOVERNMENT HAS REFUSED TO ACT AND RECALL THE 2016 FOR THE SAME REASONS THAT PROMPTED A RECALL OF THE 2015 CHRYSLER 200. IS IT GOING TO TAKE CONSUMER FATALITIES BEFORE THE NHSTA ACTS. TECALL THESE CARS NOW !
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11042839November 3, 2017UNKNOWN OR OTHER
AS I WAS DRIVING THE CAR STALLED 6 TIMES, ITS NOT A STANDARD WHICH IS UNUSUAL. THE ONLY EXPLANATION THE GARAGE GAVE ME WAS THAT ITS LOW ON OIL. WHICH MAKES NO SENSE TO ME, I'VE RESEARCHED IT AND ALOT OF PEOPLE AT HAVING SIMILAR ISSUES. WHEN THE CAR STALLED I LOST CONTROL OF THE STEERING AND THE BRAKES. LUCKILY NO ONE WAS IN FRONT OF ME. I STAYED THERE IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION WITH A COP DIRECTING TRAFFICS AROUND MY CAR,UNTIL I COULD GET IT TO START BACK UP. WHEN IT STARTED BACK UP IT RAN GOOD FOR ABOUT 10 MINUTES THEN IT STALLED AGAIN AND I HAD IT TOWED.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0