Chrysler 200 Complaints

4,225 consumer complaints on file.

#10639882September 29, 2014
STRUCTURE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHRYSLER 200. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PROXIMITY OF THE HOOD LATCH AND FOOT BRAKE WAS TOO CLOSE. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THAT THE HOOD LATCH COULD INADVERTENTLY RELEASE WHEN ATTEMPTING TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10638350September 23, 2014
VISIBILITY/WIPER
CONDENSATION APPEARS ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE WINDSHIELD. I HAVE TRIED SEVERAL DIFFERENT OPTIONS AS TO CONTROL IT USING THE DEFROST. NOTHING WORKS. WHEN I USE THE WIPERS IT JUST SMEARS THE "FOG" ACROSS THE WINDSHIELD. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AS ONE EXAMPLE IT HAPPENED AT NIGHT AFTER MY SON'S SOCCER PRACTICE WHERE I COULD HARDLY SEE OUT THE WINDOW. IT WAS 85 DEGREES OUTSIDE AND I HAD DEFROST ON AND NOTHING WAS WORKING. I HAVE TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP AND OF COURSE, THEY CAN NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. I WILL KEEP A RECORD AND PICTURES OF WHEN THIS OCCURS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10637267September 18, 2014
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHRYSLER 200. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED AND RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES, BUT A FAILURE CODE COULD NOT BE LOCATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,460.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10637168September 18, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
THE ABS INDICATOR LIGHT IS COMING ON RANDOMLY AFTER HAVING A FRONT AND REAR BRAKE JOB AT THE CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10633118September 15, 2014
STEERING, WHEELS
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10633386September 15, 2014
POWER TRAIN, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHRYSLER 200. WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE HESITATED AND STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10631437September 8, 2014
SUSPENSION, STEERING
AWFUL POPPING NOISE TO FRONT END WHEN DRIVING. WORSENS OVER TIME . HAD TO SHOP 4 TIMES. THEY NOW ADMIT TO A PROBLEM WITH TIE RODS AT MANUFACTURE. DEALERSHIP IS OFFERING TO FIX WITH A $100 CO-PAY SINCE IT IS NOW OUT OF WARRANTY MILEAGE. I AM WORKING WITH CHRYSLER TO GET THE REST COVERED SINCE IT IS AN UNRESOLVED WARRANTY ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10631289September 6, 2014
POWER TRAIN
AT ABOUT 3,000 MILES, WHENEVER I WOULD PUT THE TRANSMISSION INTO PARK, THE CAR WOULD ROLL BACKWARDS OR FORWARDS. THIS HAPPENED CONSISTENTLY UNTIL I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIR AT 9,300 MILES. THE ONLY WAY TO KEEP IT FROM DANGEROUSLY ROLLING WAS TO ALWAYS HAVE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE ON. WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER, TWO SERVICE WRITERS VERIFIED THE PROBLEM BY ROLLING THE CAR WHEN IT WAS IN NEUTRAL, BUT THE MECHANIC SAID THEY SAID THEY COULDN'T REPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND SAID THE CAR WAS FINE. AS I DROVE IT AWAY, WHILE STILL ON THE DEALER LOT, I PARKED (PLACING THE CAR IN PARK, OF COURSE) AND GOT OUT OF THE CAR TO ASK THE SERVICE WRITER ONE ADDITIONAL QUESTION. AS I WALKED AWAY, THE CAR ROLLED FORWARD ABOUT 25 FEET AND CRASHED INTO A NEW CHRYSLER CAN ON THE DEALER LOT ' CAUSING DAMAGE TO MY CAR AND THE NEW DEALER CAR. MY EXPERIENCE FITS EXACTLY WITH THE FOLLOWING CHRYSLER RECALL FROM APRIL OF THIS YEAR: APRIL 2014 -- CHRYSLER GROUP LLC (CHRYSLER) IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2014 RAM 1500 4X4 VEHICLES MANUFACTURED JANUARY 24, 2014, THROUGH FEBRUARY 5, 2014. IN THE AFFECTED VEHICLES, THE TRANSMISSION CASE MAY HAVE BEEN IMPROPERLY MACHINED WHICH CAN RESULT IN THE PARK PAWL NOT PROPERLY ENGAGING WHEN THE TRANSMISSION IS IN THE 'PARK' POSITION. IF THE PARK PAWL DOES NOT PROPERLY ENGAGE, THE VEHICLE MAY ROLLAWAY, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH AND OCCUPANT OR PEDESTRIAN INJURIES. CHRYSLER WILL NOTIFY OWNERS, AND DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION, AS NECESSARY, FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN IN MAY 2014. CHRYSLER'S NUMBER FOR THIS RECALL IS P13. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10631068September 5, 2014
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHRYSLER 200. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE ERRONEOUSLY SHIFTED TO NEUTRAL. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED TO REGAIN NORMAL FUNCTION. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER BUT THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE DUPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,900.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10630912September 5, 2014
ENGINE
BOUGHT MY 2013 CHRYSLER 200 BRAND NEW FROM RAMEYS AUTO.IT HAD 50 MILES ON THE ODOMETER WHEN WE PURCHASED IT ON MAY 27,2013,WE HAVE HAD ISSUES W/ THE CAR ACTING UP GOING UP HILLS & IN LEVEL AREAS ON THE 4 LANES EVEN SOMETIMES WHEN YOU STOP AT A RED LIGHT IT ACTS LIKE IT WANTS TO STALL AND QUIT.I TOOK IT TO THE AUTO DEALERSHIP AFTER I CALLED & COMPLAINED THEY RODE THE CAR CLAIMED NOTHING WRONG W/ IT, AT TIMES IT WOULD BE WORSE THAN OTHERS, ENDED UP TAKING THIS CAR FOR TWO APPTS. & A MILE DOWN THE ROAD IT HAPPENED AGAIN MAJORLY SO MY HUSBAND TURNED AROUND WENT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP& ASK FOR A MECHANIC TO RIDE WITH US,HE RODE W/ MY HUSBAND IT ACTED UP& THE MECHANIC SAID WE PUT IT ON COMPUTER,NOTHING SHOWED UP HE SAID, WELL WHAT HAPPENS IF IT QUITS ON ME& MY CHILDREN(AGES 4 AND 8 AT THE TIME)AND SOMEONE HITS& KILLS US HE SAID LEAVE YOUR AIR CONDITION DOWN LOW ITS PROBABLY AFFECTING THE POWER ON THE ENGINE& I SAID ITS THE MIDDLE OF SUMMER ITS HOT& THERE'S NO WAY I CAN RIDE AROUND W/ THE WINDOWS DOWN W/ NO AIR CONDITIONER W/ TWO SMALL CHILDREN AND HE SAID THERE WAS NOTHING HE COULD DO BECAUSE IT WASN'T SHOWING UP ON COMPUTER, HE TOLD US THAT WE NEEDED TO KEEP A NOTEBOOK OF EVERYTIME IT ACTED UP& HAVE WHOEVER WAS W/US TO SIGN& DATE IT SO WE HAVE I FOUND A RECALL ON THIS CAR& ASK THE DEALERSHIP ABOUT IT SAID IT HAD NOTHING TO DO W/ MY CAR THAT MY CAR WAS MADE AFTER THE RECALL CAME ALONG HE SAID THE CAR WAS MADE IN JAN.2013 SO IT DIDN'T AFFECT IT.IM STILL HAVING ISSUES W/ THIS AS WE SPEAK,SEEMS AS IF YOU TURN THE AIR CONDITIONER ON IT GETS WORSE,BUT ACTS UP GOING UP SMALLS HILLS ON THE 4 LANE(JERKING,AND SCARES ME ITS GOING TO STALL OUT.WE HAVE BEEN CONCERNED& STILL ARE CONCERNED ABOUT THIS ISSUE W/ THE WAY THE CAR ACTS.WE HAVE CONSIDERED TRADING IT IN RECENTLY FOR SOMETHING ELSE DUE TO THE FACT WE CANT GET THE PROBLEM RESOLVED NOR CAN ANYONE TELL US WHATS GOING ON W/ THE CAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10630559September 4, 2014
SEAT BELTS
THE DRIVER SEAT BELT HAS SOME ISSUES WITH BUCKLING. ULTIMATELY, IT DOES BUCKLE BUT IT IS NOT SECURE. THERE HAS BEEN INSTANCES WHERE IT UNBUCKLED BECAUSE OF A BODY MOVEMENT. IN ORDER TO BUCKLE IT I HAVE TO INSERT THE BELT INTO THE BUCKLE AT LEAST 5-6 TIMES, AND EVEN THEN I AM NOT SURE IF IT IS ENTIRELY SECURE. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY HAZARD FOR ME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10630684September 4, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
AFTER HAVING AN ISSUE WITH THE VEHICLE STARTING AND RECEIVING A JUMPSTART, I WAS BRINGING THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLES ENGINE SUDDENLY STOPPED WHILST I WAS ON A CROWDED ROAD DURING RUSH HOUR. I HAD NO ABILITY TO ACCELERATE, NOR ENOUGH MOTION TO GET TO PARKING LOT. I WAS FORCED TO STOP IN A RIGHT HAND TURN LANE. I WAS INSTRUCTED TO PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK, AND RESTART. AT THIS TIME THE VEHICLE DID NOT RESTART AND I CALLED MY INSURANCE COMPANY TO REQUEST A TOW, AND POLICE ASSISTANCE TO INCREASE THE VISIBILITY OF MY VEHICLE AND TO KEEP TRAFFIC AWAY TO PREVENT AN ACCIDENT. AT THIS TIME, THE DEALERSHIP HAS STATED THAT THERE WERE NO ERROR CODES SHOWING, AND THAT THE DAY FOLLOWING THIS INCIDENT THE CAR STARTED FINE. I AM CONCERNED THAT SINCE THIS IS A VEHICLE THAT IS A FRESH REDESIGN THAT NOT ALL OF THE MAJOR ISSUES WERE CAUGHT BEFORE DEPLOYING THE VEHICLE ON THE ROAD. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE WITHOUT AN EXPLANATION FOR WHAT HAPPENED, AND HOW IT WAS FIXED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10630453September 3, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHILE COMING DOWN A STEEP HILL, I PUT MY CAR IN LOW GEAR, 2ND TO BE EXACT. DURING THE PROCESS OF BEING IN SECOND GEAR, MY BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON WHILE GOING DOWN THE HILL. THIS HAS NEVER HAPPENED BEFORE AND I ONLY HAVE 24,000.00 MILES ON MY VEHICLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10629646August 30, 2014
STEERING
A CLICKING NOISE IN STEERING WHEEL WHILE DRIVING NO MATTER HOW FAST YOU ARE GOING. ALSO, A KNOCKING NOISE WHEN DRIVING OVER BUMPS. SOMETIMES, THE CAR DOES NOT PICK UP SPEED FOR A WHILE WHEN DRIVING UP A HILL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10628805August 27, 2014
POWER TRAIN, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHILE DRIVING, ATTEMPTED TURN WAS MADE GOING APPROX. 10MPH AND THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN WITHOUT WARNING LIGHTS OR ANYTHING. ONCE SHUT DOWN I AM ABLE TO RESTART BUT HAVING THIS ISSUE REMAIN IS FRUSTRATING. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP SEVERAL TIMES AND EACH TIME NO CODE IS FOUND AND NOTHING IS ABLE TO BE DONE. HAVING THIS ISSUE CAN CAUSE SERIOUS DAMAGE AND IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS ESPECIALLY SINCE I HAVE CHILDREN AND I FEAR FOR OUR SAFETY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10628284August 25, 2014
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
ON THE DRIVERS SIDE HEADLIGHT AT NIGHT AFTER 75 FEET THEIR IS A BLACK SHADOW. LEAVING YOU BLIND WHEN DRIVING THRU STREETS AND HILLSIDE AT NIGHT. TRAVELING AT 75 MPH ON HIGHWAY LEAVES NO TIME TO STOP. HAVE TAKEN INTO DEALER AND TOLD THAT CHRYSLER SAYS THIS IS NORMAL WILL NOT FIX EVEN THOUGH THEY FEEL IT IS A HAZARD. TALKED WITH OTHER OWNER THEY ALSO SAY IT IS A PROBLEM FOR THEM AND HAVE QUIT DRIVING AT NIGHT. HAVE A PRINTOUT FROM CHRYSLER STATING THE ABOVE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10626888August 20, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
A ROCK GOT STUCK IN BETWEEN THE REAR WHEEL AND BACKING PLATE WHICH CAUSED THIS LOUD NOISE AND REAR BRAKES TO LOCK UP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10626148August 18, 2014
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2012 CHRYSLER 200. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL FAILED TO RESPOND. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 27,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10625890August 17, 2014
STEERING, SUSPENSION
AFTER DRIVING FOR ABOUT 15 MIN. YOU CAN START HEARING A CLUNKING NOISE COMING FROM THE LEFT SIDE, AND YOU CAN FEEL IT IN THE STEERING WHEEL. DON'T KNOW IF ITS STEERING OR SUSPENSION, BUT I GET EERIE FEELING THE CAR MAY LOCK UP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10622211August 14, 2014
ENGINE, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WE DRIVE A 2013 CHRYSLER 200, 3.6L V6. WE HAVE 12,500 MILES ON THE CAR. THIS MONTH WE ARE EXPERIENCING A STALLING PROBLEM AT SLOW SPEEDS WHEN GETTING READY TO STOP. I TOOK THE CAR ON THE HIGHWAY TO SEE IF THE PROBLEM EXISTED AT HIGH SPEEDS. I SET THE CRUISE CONTROL AND IT DIED TWO TIMES IN TEN MINUTES. THE CAR STARTED BACK UP WITH NO PROBLEMS. I CHECKED ON LINE TO SEE IF THERE WERE ANY RECALLS ON MY 200. THERE IS AN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 13V043000 (FEB 06,2013) THAT IS CATEGORIZED AS FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE. THIS MAY BE THE ISSUE BUT THE CHRYSLER DEALER DID NOT ACKNOWLEDGE THIS AS A RECALL FOR MY VEHICLE. THIS RECALL IS FOR A GAS TANK THAT HAS A BROKEN CONTROL VALVE IN THE FUEL TANK ASSEMBLY. I THINK THAT MY PROBLEM WITH THE CAR COULD BE ONE THAT WAS DISCOVERED TWO YEARS AGO ON 2011 CHRYSLER 200 WITH 3.6L V6 ENGINES. MY CAR HAS SHUT OFF WHEN IDLING OR COMING TO A STOP WITHOUT A WARNING SIGN AND NO DASH INDICATOR LIGHT. I TURNED THE KEY TO OFF AND RESTARTED THE ENGINE. IT STARTED RIGHT AWAY AND I BELIEVE THAT IT LET ME START IT WHILE IT WAS STILL IN DRIVE. MY CAR HAS STALLED (4) TIMES IN THE LAST WEEK. THE NHTSA OPENED AN INVESTIGATION INTO STALLING PROBLEMS ON JUNE 22, 2012. IT COVERED AN ESTIMATED 87,288 VEHICLES. CHRYSLER ANNOUNCED THEY HAD IDENTIFIED A POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE (PCM) DEFECT IN THEIR 3.6L ENGINES. THE PCM WAS INITIATING A PURGE MONITOR CHECK WHILE THE ENGINE WAS AT IDLE OR SLOWING DOWN. THE PURGE RESULTED IN AN "OVERLY RICH VAPOR CONDITION THAT CAUSED THE ENGINE TO STALL". CHRYSLER DEVELOPED A SOFTWARE PATCH WHICH REPROGRAMS THE PCM. THE PATCH WAS RELEASED AS PART OF A "CUSTOMER SATISFACTION PROGRAM" IN SEPTEMBER 2012. THE NHTSA CLOSED THE INVESTIGATION AND DID NOT FORCE CHRYSLER TO ISSUE A RECALL BECAUSE CHRYSLER CLASSIFIED THE PROBLEM AS "LOW RISK". *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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