Chrysler 200 Complaints
4,225 consumer complaints on file.
- #11230623July 10, 2019AIR BAGS
I WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT WITH MY CAR. A CAR TURNED IN FRONT OF ME WHILE I HAD THE RIGHT OF WAY. I DID NOT HAVE TIME TO EVEN HIT THE BRAKES. SO THE FRONT OF MY CAR HIT THE VEHICLE. I WAS GOING ABOUT 40 MPH. THE WHOLE FRONT BUMPER CAME OFF AND THE STEEL SUPPORT BAR AND THE FRAME WAS TWISTED. MY AIRBAGS NEVER DEPLOYED. I DID SUSTAIN INJURIES! THIS WAS NOT THE FIRST ISSUE I HAD WITH THIS CAR. I BOUGHT IT IN 2017 AND A WEEK LATER THE CAR STARTED DOWNSHIFTING AS I WAS DRIVING ALL THE TIME. IT WOULD STALL AND THE TRANSMISSION LIGHT WOULD COME ON. I BROUGHT IT TO CHRYSLER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE ORIGINAL OWNER HAD S6ARTED THE RECALL PROCESS ON THE TRANSMISSION!! I WAS INFURIATED THAT I WAS NOT TOLD. AFTER RENTAL CARS BECAUSE I COULDNT USE IT WHILE THE RECALL STUFF WAS BEING DONE. AND ME BRINGING IT BACK AND FORTH 3 TIMES WITH THE PROBLEM STILL PERSISTING! YET AGAIN THE CAR DOWNSHIFTED IN TRAFFIC AND WAS FORCED TO GO OFF THE ROAD. FINALLY THEY REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION. A YEAR LATER AND MY CAR STILL DOES NOT SWITCH GEARS RIGHT AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT NEVER GOES OFF!!! I AM NOW GONNA SUE THE HELL OUT OF CHRYSLER!!
- Crash:
- Yes
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 1
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11230700July 10, 2019ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHRYSLER 200. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BATTERY WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED PER AN UNKNOWN RECALL AT DU PAGE CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM (433 E N AVE, GLENDALE HEIGHTS, IL 60139, (630) 446-1400); HOWEVER, THE REMEDY FAILED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT ALL THE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AFTER THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11230349July 9, 2019ENGINE
WHEN I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD THE CAR ALMOST SHUT OFF ON ME AND I PULLED OVER SHUT IT OFF AND TURNED IT ON AND IT WAS FINE FOR A LITTLE WHILE. THEN MY CAR RANDOMLY SHUTS OFF AND SAYS SERVICE PARK BRAKE AND SERVICE TRANSMISSION. IT WILL NOT COME BACK ON. I LOOKED ON THE THREADS ONLINE TO SEE WHAT MIGHT BE THE PROBLEM AND THERE ARE SO MANY PEOPLE THAT HAVE HAD THE SAME ISSUES I'M HAVING SINCE THEY FIRST PURCHASED THEIR VEHICLE. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS TO HAVE A CAR TRY TO SHUT OFF ON YOU IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11230442July 9, 2019POWER TRAIN
FIRST STARTED JUNE 21, THE CAR STALLED ON MY WIFE AT A RED LIGHT AND WOULDN'T GO BACK INTO PARK FINALLY GET IT GOING TOKE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THE TRANSMISSION NEED UPDATES AND DID THE UPDATES AND SAID I WAS GOOD TO GO UPON DRIVING IT HOME THE DASH LITE UP WITH SERVICE TRANSMISSION AND SERVICE PARK BRAKE I TOKE IT BACK AND WAS TOLD THE SPEED SENSOR WAS DIRTY AND THEY CLEANED IT AND IT WAS GOOD TO GO I LICK THE CAR UP AND UPON HITTING 40 MPH THE SAME LIGHTS CAME ON THEN I WAS TOLD SPEED SENSOR WAS BAD SO THEY REPLACED IT AGAIN UPON PICKING IT UP HITTING 40 MPH SAMEIGHTS CAME ON SO THEY HAVE NOW HAD IT GOING ON THE 4TH WEEK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11230485July 9, 2019ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), POWER TRAIN, SUSPENSION
THE CAR HAS A SEVERAL SECOND HESITATION WHEN PLACING YOUR FOOT ON THE GAS WHEN STARTING FROM EITHER A STOPPED POSITION OR A SLOWED POSITION. THE CAR HAS STALLED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHEN GOING FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE, WHEN SLOWLY BACKING UP IT LOOSES POWER AND STALLS AS I PUT MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE TO CHANGE FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE. THE EMERGENCY BRAKE HAS COME ON WHILE SLOWING DOWN COMING DOWN AN INCLINE CAUSING A CAR BEHIND ME TO HAVE TO SWERVE FROM HITTING ME MY VEHICLE WAS GOING APPROXIMATELY 25 MILES AN HOUR AT THE TIME. ALL OF THESE HAVE BEEN REPORTED TO CHRYSLER AND MOTORWORLD WHERE I HAVE BEEN TOLD THERE IS NOTHING THAT CAN BE DONE.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11230169July 8, 2019ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHRYSLER 200. WHILE DRIVING LOW SPEEDS, THE ENGINE SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE FAILURE; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED AS THE CONTACT RESUMED DRIVING. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,019.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11230235July 8, 2019AIR BAGS
AS I HAVE OWENED THE CAR FOR OVER A YEAR NOW, HAVE NOT HAD ANY ISSUES BESIDES THE AIRBAG LIGHT COMING ON. THIS HAPPENED TODAY AS MY WIFE WAS TAKING MY SON TO DAYCARE. THIS IS AN ISSUE I HAVE SEEN AMONG THEESE CARS AND NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. I HAVE A 1 YEAR OLD AND I WOULD BE SUEING IF HE WERE TO GET INJURED BY THE SYSTEM CAUSED FROM POOR MANUFACTURING. PLEASE HAVE THIS ISSUE FIXED.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11230243July 8, 2019UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I HAD THE TRANSMISSION REBUILT BY CHRYSLER 2014, IT HAS BEEN BACK TO CHRYSLER TWICE SINCE THEN AND THEY SAY NOTHING IS WRONG. IT IS NOW OUT OF WARRANTY AND THE TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING AGAIN. THE CAR ALSO HAS SOME ELECTRICAL SYSTEM ISSUES, THE RADIO WILL JUST STOP WORKING AND THE LIGHTS WILL DIM.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11230257July 8, 2019UNKNOWN OR OTHER
CATALYTIC CONVENTOR ISN'T READY TO PASS INSPECTION, I SEEN SOME POSSIBLE RECALLS FOR FAV BUT HAVEN'T RECEIVED A NOTICE...
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11229991July 8, 2019AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
AIR BAG LIGHT IS ON , GOING THREW BRAKES AND TIRES EVERY 6 MONTHS SENSE I BOUGHT IT IN 2016. ALSO NO HEAT STARTED AT PASSANGER SIDE AND WORKED ITS WAY TOWARDS DRIVERS SIDE. ALSO FRONT WINDOWS DO NOT GO DOWN STARTED PASSANGER SIDE AND 3 MONTHS LATER NO DRIVER SIDE. ALSO WAS DRIVING ABOUT 35 MPH MADE RIGHT HAND TURN CAR HAS STALLED 5 TIMES.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11230027July 8, 2019POWER TRAIN
'TAMARA RECALL' I WAS PARKED IN A PARKING LOT I PRESS THE START BUTTON I ENGAGE THE DRIVE KNOB IN THE CENTER COUNSEL AND PULLED UP TO AN ENTRANCE OF A BUILDING TRIED TO ENGAGE THE PARK MY PARKING BRAKE WENT ON AND MY SENSORS AND DASH STARTED READING SERVICE TRANSMISSION IT WOULD NOT GO INTO PARK I SHUT OFF THE CAR PUT THE PARKING BRAKE ON SHUT OFF MY CAR TRIED TURNING IT BACK ON AND THE SAME SERVICE TRANSMISSION CAME ON
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11230062July 8, 2019VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHRYSLER 200. WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER. THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED TO THE FLOORBOARD, BUT THERE WAS NO ACCELERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT WAS REFERRED TO AUFFENBERG CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM (176 AUTO CT, O'FALLON, IL 62269, (618) 622-4546) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BATTERY WAS MALFUNCTIONING AND THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER FURTHER STATED THAT THERE WAS POSSIBLE ELECTRICAL FAILURE DUE TO AN IMPROPER JUMP START. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THE DEALER CAUSED THE ELECTRICAL FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY FAILURE RECURRED EVEN THOUGH THE DEALER DID NOT THINK A FAILURE EXISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER AND THEY WANT TO CHARGE THE CONTACT FOR THE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11230067July 8, 2019ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
AFTER DRIVING THE CAR 30 MINUTES OR MORE AND I TURN IT OFF, IT WILL NOT RESTART FOR ANOTHER 30 MINUTES OR MORE. IT HAD LEFT ME STRANDED AS WELL AS CAUSED ME TO BE LATE FOR WORK JEAPORDIZING MY JOB AND MY SAFETY. THE CAR HAS BEEN TO 2 DIFFERENT DEALERS AND THEY CANNOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. I CANNOT TRADE IT IN BECAUSE THE BLUE BOOK VALUE IS LESS THAN WHAT I OWE. I FEEL THAT CHRYSLER SHOULD COMPENSATE ME FOR THIS VEHICLE BY BUYING IT BACK AT THE PRICE I PAID. SOMETIMES THE DASH SAYS 'ENGINE WARMING UP, PLEASE WAIT.'
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11230107July 8, 2019ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHRYSLER 200. WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE, THE SERVICE ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE AND CAUGHT FIRE UNDER THE HOOD. THE CONTACT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED AT THE SCENE, AND BOTH FIRE AND POLICE REPORTS WERE FILED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE CONTACT HAD A WARRANTY OF 36,000 MILES FROM WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED USED NINE MONTHS AGO. THE CONTACT WAS WAITING TO HEAR BACK FROM THE INSURANCE ADJUSTER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 43,000. *DT*JB *DT*JB
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- Yes
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11230146July 8, 2019ENGINE, POWER TRAIN, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
STOP AND GO TRAFFIC FOR ABOUT 20 MINS, ONCE I ENTERED THE INTERSECTION THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY STOPPED WITHOUT WARNING. I COULD NOT LOCATE THE EMERGENCY RELEASE TO PLACE THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL. CAR SAT IN THE INTERSECTION GOT 1.5 HOURS.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11229802July 6, 2019POWER TRAIN
RANDOMLY MY TRANSMISSION SERVICE NOTIFICATION AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WILL COME ON. MOST TIMES IT IS WHILE DRIVING BUT SOMETIMES IT HAPPENS WHILE IN PARKED. WHILE DRIVING, I HAVE TO PULL OVER AND CUT OFF THE CAR FOR A FEW SECONDS TO GET THE TRANSMISSION SERVICE NOTIFICATION TO GO AWAY BUT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STAYS ON AND GOES AWAY WHEN THE CAR HASN'T BEEN DROVE FOR HOURS. IT USED TO HAPPEN ONCE EVERY TIME I TRAVELED TO ANOTHER CITY BUT NOW IT HAPPENS WHEN I DRIVE LONGER THAN 15 MINUTES.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11229815July 6, 2019AIR BAGS, ENGINE, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WARNING LIGHT AIR BAG HAS BEEN ON WON'T TURN OFF, VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY. VEHICLE LOSES POWER DRIVING, VEHICLE STALLS OUT WHEN BACKING IN REVERSE.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11229831July 6, 2019ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
MY CAR SHUTS OFF WITH NO WARNING WHAT SO EVER. CHECK ENGINE IS NOT ON AND MY CAR RUNS AND DRIVES AMAZING. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THEY FIXED IT BUT WHEN I WENT TO DRIVE AND HOUR AFTER I PICKED THE CAR UP FROM THE DEALERSHIP IT SHUT OFF.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11229641July 5, 2019AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHRYSLER 200. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO MILITELLO MOTORS (1029 N. STATE ST, FAIRMONT, MN) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE HEAD REST AIR BAG WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,000.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11229645July 5, 2019ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
SINCE I PURCHASED MY CAR IN 2017, I HAVE HAD CONSISTENT ISSUES WITH THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTING ABRUPTLY INTO NEUTRAL AND SURGING, AS WELL AS THE DASH BOARD ELECTRICAL FLASHING AND GOING VERY DIM. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE IN THIS CAR! I NEED YOUR HELP AS I CANNOT AFFORD ANY REPAIRS AT THIS TIME.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0