Chrysler 200 Complaints

4,225 consumer complaints on file.

#10991944May 27, 2017
AIR BAGS, SEAT BELTS
MANUFACTURER FAILURE TO SUPPLY A TIMELY REMEDY TO EXISTING NHTSA RECALL NUMBER 16V-668. THIS RECALL WAS FIRST ISSUED SEP 13, 2016. SITUATION IS STILL UNRESOLVED AS OF MAY 27TH, 2017... 8 MONTHS LATER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10991743May 26, 2017
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY DURING STOP-AND-GO, RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC, MY VEHICLE'S ENGINE COMPLETELY SHUT OFF WITHOUT ANY WARNING. AT THE MOMENT OF THE ENGINE STALLING, I WAS COASTING WITH MY FOOT OFF OF THE ACCELERATOR AT LESS THAN 5 MPH, UP A SLIGHT INCLINE, ON AN OVERPASS AND INSIDE OF A CONSTRUCTION ZONE THAT WAS VOID OF A SHOULDER TO PULL OFF ONTO. WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO DEPRESS THE ACCELERATOR TO MAKE IT OVER THE UPHILL OVERPASS, THE PEDAL WAS LIMP AND NOTHING HAPPENED. THE ELECTRICAL PANEL IN MY DASH WAS OFF, WITH THE VEHICLE STILL IN DRIVE AND NO PHYSICAL OR AUDIO SIGNS OF WARNING OCCURRED PRIOR TO THE ENGINE SHUTTING OFF. I QUICKLY HIT THE BRAKES TO AVOID ROLLING IN REVERSE DOWN THE OVERPASS, SHIFTED THE VEHICLE INTO PARK AND TURNED THE IGNITION KEY TO OFF. WHEN I ATTEMPTED THE RESTART THE ENGINE, THE VEHICLE STARTED AS IF NOTHING HAD OCCURRED. AFTER DRIVING THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE CONSTRUCTION ZONE, I EXITED THE FREEWAY. AFTER MAKING A SHARP, RIGHT-HANDED TURN FROM THE OFF-RAMP TO THE LOCAL ROAD, THE EMERGENCY "BRAKE" WARNING LIGHT ON THE DASH TURNED ON AND WAS ACCOMPANIED WITH AN AUDIO WARNING. THE LIGHT REMAINED LIT FOR THE DURATION OF THE TURN AND FOR APPROXIMATELY 500 FEET AFTERWARD UNTIL IT TURNED OFF. NO OTHER ABNORMALITIES WERE OBSERVED WITH THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HAS SLIGHTLY MORE THAN 120K MILES ON IT AND NOTHING LIKE THIS HAS EVER OCCURRED IN THE PAST. THIS APPEARS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE 200, ESPECIALLY WITH THE 2011 AND 2012 MODELS. MY ENGINE IS A 4-CYL, 2.4L. DESPITE THIS WIDESPREAD HAZARD, AND AN EARLY INVESTIGATION BY THE NHTSA, NO RECALL HAS BEEN MANDATED. THE RATIONALE? BECAUSE IT OCCURS AT A "LOW RATE IF SPEED". THIS IS ABSURD. I WAS ON A FREEWAY OVERPASS, INSIDE A CONSTRUCTION ZONE, DURING RUSH HOUR. IF THIS NOT A HAZARD, I DON'T KNOW WHAT IS. PLEASE MANDATE A RECALL FOR THIS BEFORE SOMEONE DIES ON A TRAIN TRACK OR INTERSECTION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10991866May 26, 2017
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE CAR HAS STALLED ON ME MULTIPLE TIMES WHILE IN MOTION AND TWICE WHILE COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP. IT HAS OCCURRED ON THE HIGHWAY AS WELL AS STATIONERY ROADS. I HAD IT TOWED TO CHRYSLER ON 5/16/17 AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE OR FIND THE PROBLEM. I PICKED IT UP ON 5/23/17 & THE CAR HAS STALLED ON ME THREE TIMES SINCE THEN. I DO NOT HAVE ANY PICTURES; HOWEVER, I WAS ABLE TO CAPTURE A VIDEO.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10991692May 25, 2017
AIR BAGS
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHRYSLER 200. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V668000 (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. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND DID NOT KNOW WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BE AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10991700May 25, 2017
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING
RODENTS CHEWED MY WIRES AND BATTERY COVER UNDER THE HOOD OF MY 2016 CHRYSLER 200. ALL MAJOR LIGHTS ON DASHBOARD , BRAKES AND EM ERRORS AND TRANSMISSION FLUID LOW. EFFECTS MY STEERING MINOR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10991426May 24, 2017
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ENGINE, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
"TAKATA RECALL" MY CAR CURRENTLY HAS 66,000 MILES. I WAS DRIVING IN THE MOUNTAINS AND THE ENGINE LIGHT AND ETS LIGHT LIT UP. MORE IMPORTANTLY MY SPEED WAS AFFECTED. SINCE THEN, THIS HAS HAPPENED OVER 6 TIMES. 2ND, WAS WET HIGHWAY CONDITIONS. 3RD, AND 4TH ON THE HIGHWAY WITH PERFECT WEATHER, DRIVING AT 75 MPH BOTH ENGINE AND ETS LIGHTS CAME ON AS WELL AS PARKING BRAKE LIGHT AND CAR REDUCED SPEED TO 55 MPH BEFORE I COULD SPEED UP. 5TH, ENTERING A STREET AT A COMPLETE STOP, TURNED RIGHT AND SPED UP BECAUSE OF ONCOMING TRAFFIC. SPEED REDUCED TO 20 MPH AND I ALMOST WAS REAR-ENDED. AFTER THIS NEAR COLLISION, I TOOK TO A CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP. FOR TWO WEEKS, THEY COULD NOT REPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND THEREFORE HAD NO SOLUTION. I DROVE THE CAR WITH THE TECH AND COULD NOT REPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THAT SAME EVENING I WAS BACKING UP FROM A PARKING SPACE AND BOTH LIGHTS CAME ON AND MY SPEED WAS AFFECTED UNTIL MY NEXT STOP. I STOPPED AT A GAS STATION AND WHEN I RE-STARTED THE ENGINE LIGHT REMAINED ON, BUT THE ETS LIGHT WENT OUT. MY SPEED WAS NO LONGER AFFECTED. THE NEXT MORNING 5/24/17 I STARTED MY CAR AND NEITHER LIGHT STAYED ON.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10991540May 24, 2017
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
VEHICLE ENGINE CYLINDER WALLS SUFFERED FROM EXCESSIVE SCORING DURING THE TIME IT WAS MANUFACTURED. THE CAR CONSTANTLY STALLS, SHAKES, AND JERKS WHEN DRIVING AND DURING IDLE PERIODS. THIS VEHICLE IS VERY UNSAFE TO DRIVE, DUE TO THE FACT THAT CONTROL OVER THE VEHICLE IS LIMITED BECAUSE OF THECONSTANT SHAKING AND RUMBLING OF THE STEERING WHEEL WHILE DRIVING. WHILE I WAS DRIVING THE CHRYSLER CAR ON THE HIGHWAY, THE VEHICLE ALMOST SHUT OFF COMPLETELY, SUBSEQUENTLY PUTTING ME AND MY NEWBORN BABY AT RISK OF A FATAL ACCIDENT. THE VEHICLE HAS ALSO BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH MANY OTHER ISSUES WITH THE POWER TRAIN COMPONENTS OF THE ENGINE. ONE MORNING IN MY GARAGE, THE 200 WOULD NOT CRANK WHEN PRESSING THE PUSH BUTTON IGNITION AND AFTER THIS, THE MANUAL TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT THE VEHICLE INTO NEUTRAL IN ORDER FOR THE CAR TO BE TOWED. THIS VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED BRAND NEW IN 2015, AND CHRYSLER HAS FAILED TO FIX OR ACKNOWLEDGE THESE ISSUES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10990884May 22, 2017
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHRYSLER 200. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED AS NEEDING A SOFTWARE UPDATE AND HAVING RECALLS. THE SOFTWARE WAS UPDATED, BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE A FAILURE COULD NOT BE FOUND. THE THROTTLE WAS CLEANED AND THE OIL WAS CHANGED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS OR SOFTWARE UPDATES FOR THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10990923May 22, 2017
POWER TRAIN
WHILE IN MOTION, THIS CAR WILL SHIFT VIOLENTLY INTO 3RD GEAR AS WELL AS 5TH GEAR. THE ENTIRE CAR JOLTS FORWARD WHEN THIS HAPPENS. THIS SEEMS TO BE A MAJOR PROBLEM FOR MANY DIVERS OF THIS VEHICLE WHEN DOING A QUICK GOOGLE SEARCH. WHY HAS NOTHING BEEN DONE TO CORRECT THIS ISSUE? THIS IS NOT A ONE TIME EVENT. IT IS A DAILY EVENT. IT HAPPENS WHEN DRIVING THE CAR ON ANY CITY STREET OR HIGHWAY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10990917May 22, 2017
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHRYSLER 200. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND THE VEHICLE BECAME EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO TURN LEFT OR RIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED AS HAVING A SHORT CIRCUIT INSIDE THE RACK AND PINION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10990822May 21, 2017
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WHEN THE VEHICLE IS DOWN SHIFTING TO MAKE A STOP IT SKIPS 2ND GEAR COMPLETELY. IT GOES FROM 3RD TO 1ST WITH A LURCH FORWARD THAT ALMOST FEELS LIKE YOU HAVE BEEN REAR ENDED. AND HAS ALMOST CAUSED A COLLISION WITH THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME NUMEROUS TIMES. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP WHO PERFORMED A UPDATE AND WAS TOLD THAT THE VEHICLE IS FUNCTIONING PROPERLY AND THAT IT NEEDS TO LEARN MY DRIVING HABITS. BUT THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE PROGRESSIVELY GETTING WORSE AND FEELS MORE AND MORE UNSAFE EVERYDAY. THIS HAS BEEN A ONGOING ISSUE AND COMPLAINT SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED IN JULY OF 2016. WITH NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS AND VISITS TO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP. THE MOST RECENT BEING IN MAY OF 2017
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10990837May 21, 2017
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
TAKATA RECALL .. THE CAR WOULD RANDOMLY SHUT OFF .. THE LIGHTS WOULD START FLICKERING AND GOING CRAZY ... MESSAGES WOULD RANDOMLY POP UP SAYING KEY FOB NOT DETECTED ... IN THE MORNINGS WHEN I WOULD TRY AND START IT THE GEAR SHIFT SIGNAL LIGHTS WOULD GO CRAZY .. THE MORNING IT DIED ON ME I TRIED TO START IT THE CAR WAS COMPLETE SHUT DOWN MODE ROADSIDE CAME IT TOOK US 45 MINS TO START IT WHEN IT STARTED THE CAR WAS STUCK IN NEUTRAL AND WOULD NOT SWITCH OUT THE CAR LIGHTS LOCKS EVERYTHING ELECTRICAL STARTED FLICKERING LIKE CRAZY TOOK IT TO CHRYSLER THEY SAID THAT THEY HAD THREE OTHER IDENTICAL CARS TO MINE THAT WAS JUST BROUGHT IN WITH EXACT ISSUE THEY TOLD ME IT WAS A COMPUTER GLITCH AND IT WASN'T COVERED UNDER MY WARRANTY I PAID 400$ PICKED IT UP AND TWO HOURS LATER THE CAR STARTED DOING EXACT SAME THING THEN SHUT OFF COMPLETELY IN MIDDLE HIGHWAY GOT IT PUSHED TO GAS STATION AND THE BATTERY WAS CRACKED IN HALF LEAKING ACID AND THE CAR WAS STUCK IN NEUTRAL AGAIN AND COMPLETELY LOCKED DOWN.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10990569May 19, 2017
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
PURCHASED CAR BRAND NEW MAY 2016 SEPTEMBER 2016 DRIVING ON A CITY STREET MY CAR TURNERS OFF WITH A FLASHING SHIFT IN TO PARK ON THE DASH BOARD. DECEMBER 2016 2ND TIME DOING THE SHIFT INTO PARK UPON ENTERING HIGHWAY 16 STEERING WHEEL LOCKS UP MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO MOVE OUT OF HARMS WAY TO SHIFT INTO PARK. FEBRUARY SAME INCIDENT ON HIGHWAY 16 RIGHT BEFORE MERGING ON TO INTERSTATE 5 SOUTH. CAR DOESN'T RESTART WHEN PRESSING ENGINE START. I HAVE TO SIT FOR 5-6 MINUTES BEFORE CAR TURNS ON AND THE. DRIVE UNTIL IT ATTEMPTS AGAIN. I E TAKING IT TO THE DEALER THEY DON'T SEE THE PROBLEM AFTER RESETTING THE COMPUTER AND GETTING AN OIL CHANGE CAR STILL TURNS OFF WHILE DRIVING. I'VE TAKING IT BACK ON MAY 2017 CAR STILL DOING THE SHIFT INTO PARK LOCKING WHEEL AND TURNING ENGINE OFF. AFTER BEING WITH THE DEALER AGAIN NOT ONLY DOES IT SHIFT INTO PARK IT'S NOW OVER HEATING. I BOUGHT THE CAR AS THE FIRST OWNER WITH 10 MILES
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10990632May 19, 2017
POWER TRAIN, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHRYSLER 200. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE TRANSMISSION ERRONIOUSLY SWITCHED TO THE NEUTRAL POSITION. THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST POWER AND REDUCED SPEED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO A FAULTY BATTERY. THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED, BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10986312May 18, 2017
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
FROM JANUARY - APRIL 2017, I HAVE HAD MULTIPLE INSTANCES OF LOSING THE ABILITY TO ACCELERATE OR SHIFT GEARS WHILE MAKING LEFT HAND TURNS. THE CAR THROWS UP ERROR MESSAGES REGARDING THE LOSS OF PERFORMANCE SHIFTING AND "LIGHTNING BOLT" SYMBOL. I HAVE TO COAST TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND RESTART THE ENGINE TO GET MOVING AGAIN. THE LAST TIME IT OCCURRED, I HAD A TRUCK BEHIND ME. LUCKILY I WAS MOVING FAST ENOUGH AND WAS ABLE TO GET OUT OF THE WAY WITHOUT BEING INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. I HAVE HAD THE CAR INTO THE LOCAL CHRYLSER DEALERSHIP ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS WHERE THEY HAVE THOUGHT THEY HAVE FOUND THE PROBLEM IN AN ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR. IT IS CURRENTLY IN THE SHOP AGAIN AND HAS BEEN FOR THE PAST MONTH AND THEY STILL CAN'T FIGURE OUT THE PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10986369May 18, 2017
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHRYSLER 200. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V668000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR REPAIR. THE CONTACT RECEIVED THE RECALL NOTIFICATION IN MARCH OF 2016. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10990452May 18, 2017
AIR BAGS, SEAT BELTS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHRYSLER 200. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V668000 (AIR BAGS, SEAT BELTS); HOWEVER, THE PART FOR THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO THE DEALER. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10986188May 17, 2017
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHRYSLER 200. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR WAS CONSTANTLY ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED DUE TO DIAGNOSTIC FEES. THE CONTACT WAS LOOKING UP THE VIN AND DISCOVERED THAT HER VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V668000 (AIR BAGS). THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER THEN INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN A RECALL, BUT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 11,000. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10986244May 17, 2017
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE CONVERTIBLE ROOF DOES NOT LATCH PROPERLY AND THEN BECOMES UNLATCHHED
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10986276May 17, 2017
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THERE IS A KNOCKING OR CLUNKING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE CAR, IN OR AROUND STEERING COLUMN. I'VE HAD LOWER ARM CONTROL AND SWAY BAR REPLACED AND IT DID NOTHING TO HELP THE PROBLEM. I THEN HAD CHRYSLER DIAGNOSE IT AND THEY TOLD ME TO REPLACE THE INNER AND OUTER TIE RODS, WHICH I DID AND THAT DID NOT HELP. THE NOISE COMES AFTER DRIVING THE CAR FOR ABOUT HALF AN HOUR. IT SOUNDS AS THOUGH SOMETHING IS LOSE IN THE STEERING COLUMN. I'VE RESEARCHED AND CAME ACROSS A RECALL LIST FOUND ON CHRYSLER.COM FOR THE YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL OF MY CAR FOR THE STEERING COLUMN, AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM AND PASSENGER AIRBAG. THE CAR ALSO FALLS WITHIN THE DATE. BUT WAS TOLD THAT MY VIN DOESN'T SHOW BUT ONE, THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG. CHRYSLER HAS NOT BEEN HELPFUL WHATSOEVER AND WANT MONEY FOR A PROBLEM THEY CAN'T FIX.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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