Chrysler 200 Complaints (2011)

371 consumer complaints on file.

#10452327March 20, 2012
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
WHILE STOPPED THE ENGINE SHUT OFF COMPLETELY, THERE WAS NO SPUTTER OR JERKING. ONLY ENGINE SHUT OFF AS IF GAS STOPPED FLOWING TO THE ENGINE, THERE WAS 3/4 TANK OF GAS IN THE CAR'S TANK. NOT CHECK ENGINE OR ANY OTHER WARNING LIGHTS APPEARED. ALL ELECTRONICS IN THE CAR WERE STILL FULL FUNCTIONAL. VEHICLE HAD TO BE PUT IN PARK, AND KEY HAD TO BE USED TO TURN ENGINE BACK ON. CREATES SAFETY HAZARD NOT ONLY FOR PASSENGER IN THE VEHICLE BUT ALSO OTHER DRIVERS ON THE ROAD. *KB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10452440March 20, 2012
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
3/08/2011-CAR WAS PURCHASED IN GA.. HEADLIGHT INDICATOR LIGHT ON ALL THE TIME WHEN CAR IS RUNNING. 5/26/2011-LEFT ON AN EXTENDED VACATION ACROSS COUNTRY TO CA. 6/1/2011 SMELLED LIKE WIRE BURNING, WE LOST ALL GAUGES AND CONTROLS ON STEERING WHEEL, RADIO LOUD POP JUST BEFORE THE POWER LOSS. 6/2/2011-CONTACTED DEALER IN GA. ADVISED TO STOP IN BAKERSFIELD, CA. TO HAVE CAR CHECKED 6/3/2011-BAKERSFIELD DEALERSHIP DELETED THE CODE KNOWING WE WERE GOING TO MERCED, CA BEFORE FIXING THE CAR. 6/6/2011-CAR IN SHOP IN MERCED CA. 6/10/2011-STEERING COLUMN BEZEL WAS BROKEN WHEN WE PICKED CAR UP, PART WAS ORDERED IMMEDIATELY. 6/15/2011-WE WERE NOTIFIED THEY SENT WRONG COLOR FOR BEZEL. WERE TOLD BY CHRYSLER ASSISTANCE, THEY WOULD ORDER CORRECT PART & HAVE IT WAITING IN GA. WHEN WE RETURNED HOME. 6/30/2011-HOME, NO PART WAITING. TOOK ALMOST A MONTH TO GET BEZEL. 8/10/2011-BEZEL REPLACED IN GA . 8/3/2011-TURN SIGNALS MALFUNCTIONING, HEADLIGHTS WOULDN'T COME ON AFTER ENTERING A TUNNEL WHILE ON AUTOMATIC. 8/10/2011-CAR BACK TO GA. FOR REPAIR. REPAIR NOT COMPLETED UNTIL 9/7/2011. 2/29/2012-LOST ALL POWER TO STEERING WHEEL CONTROLS, NO POWER TO DEPLOY AIRBAG IF INVOLVED IN CRASH. 3/2/2012- BACK TO GA. FOR REPAIR. 3/9/2012-SHOP MANAGER CALLED TO CHECK ON CAR. 3/12/2012-SHOP MANAGER CALLED TO CHECK ON CAR. WHILE TALKING TO HIM, AFTER TOLD HIM WE WEREN'T DRIVING CAR DUE TO AIRBAG CONCERNS TIL PROBLEM WAS SOLVED, HE STATED HE WOULDN'T DRIVE CAR EITHER DUE TO POSSIBLE AIRBAG SAFETY CONCERNS. 3/20/2012-CHRYSLER REQUESTED WE TAKE CAR TO DEALER TO BE DRIVEN FOR UNSPECIFIED AMOUNT OF TIME TO SEE IF CAR WILL DUPLICATE ANY OF MALFUNCTIONS. UNREASONABLE REQUEST, NO OFFER TO PROVIDE CAR WHILE THIS IS GOING ON & MILEAGE IS NOW AT 34886. FEEL THEY ARE TRYING TO GET MILEAGE PAST WARRANTY BEFORE ISSUE IS RESOLVED. *KB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10451892March 16, 2012
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHRYSLER 200. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS DID NOT PROVIDE SUFFICIENT LIGHTING. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT UNLESS THE HIGH BEAMS WERE ACTIVATED, THE FIELD OF VISION WAS VERY NARROW AND ONLY EXTENDED ABOUT TWENTY FEET. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS ADVISED TO PURCHASE BRIGHTER HEADLIGHTS. THE CONTACT WAS ALSO INFORMED BY AN AUTO PARTS STORE THAT THERE WERE NO BRIGHTER HEADLIGHTS MADE FOR THAT VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 17,400 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 18,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10451870March 15, 2012
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
MY CHRYSLER 200 LIMITED THAT I PURCHASED IN MAY 2011 HAS BEEN SHUTTING OFF SPORADICALLY WHILE STOPPED AT RED LIGHTS. IT HAS HAPPENED TO ME THREE TIMES IN THE PAST THREE WEEKS (MID-FEB THROUGH MARCH 2012). I HAVE HAD IT SERVICED TWICE TO TRY TO FIX THE PROBLEM, BUT BOTH TIMES I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT NOTHING CAN BE DONE BECAUSE NO COMPUTER CODES FOR MALFUNCTIONS CAN BE DETECTED. IT SEEMS TO BE HAPPENING WHILE THE ENGINE IS IDLING. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON SEVERAL VERY BUSY ROADS, AND HAS LEFT ME WITH MY FLASHERS ON IN THE MIDDLE OF PARKWAYS IN THE CITY WITH 6 LANES OF TRAFFIC. I RUN A SERIOUS RISK OF BEING REAR-ENDED. I HAVE TO PUT THE CAR IN PARK, AND TURN THE KEY TO "OFF" AND THEN TURN THE IGNITION BACK ON AGAIN BEFORE I CAN GO. THE CAR STARTS UP FINE AND HAS NOT AS OF YET HAPPENED AGAIN DURING THE SAME TRIP. IT IS UNACCEPTABLE AND DANGEROUS THAT A BRAND NEW VEHICLE IS DOING THIS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10451154March 12, 2012
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHRYSLER 200. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHENEVER THE HEADLIGHTS WERE ACTIVATED, THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS WOULD ONLY ILLUMINATE 20 FEET AHEAD OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS WERE WORKING AS DESIGNED. THE CURRENT AND THE FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 200. UPDATED 04/10/12*LJ
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10451243March 12, 2012
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHRYSLER 200. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD JERK AND STALL WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN TAKEN THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES, BUT THE DEALER STATED THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 636 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 23,400. UPDATED 04/27/12*LJ UPDATED 05/31/12
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10450745March 8, 2012
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
MY CAR WAS PURCHASED NEW AND IS "JERKING" AND "LUNGING" WHILE DRIVING AND HAS EVEN DIED, IN GEAR, WHILE STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT. SERVICE DEPARTMENT SAYS THAT SINCE THERE IS NO CODE, THERE IS NO PROBLEM. MEANWHILE, THE PROBLEM PERSISTS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10450609March 7, 2012
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
BEGINNING APPX TWO WEEKS AGO, THIS VEHICLE HAS DIED TWICE WHILE STOPPED AT A SIGNAL LIGHT. IT WAS TAKEN INTO THE DEALERSHIP ON 3-5. THEY SAID WITHOUT A VEHICLE CODE READING NOTHING COULD BE DONE. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10449370February 26, 2012
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
ENGINE SHUT OFF AGAIN WHILE AT A STOP LIGHT. THIS IS THE THIRD TIME IT HAS HAPPENED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10448136February 16, 2012
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
12/22/11 - WHILE COMING UP TO A RED LIGHT, ALMOST AT A STOP, THE ENGINE SHUT OFF. THE LIGHTS WORKED AND THE RADIO WORKED BUT THE ENGINE WAS OFF AND THE STEERING DIDN'T WORK. I WAS ABLE TO PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND AFTER 2 TRIES THE CAR RESTARTED. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER THE NEXT MORNING AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO TELL ME WHY THE CAR SHUT OFF BECAUSE THERE WAS NO CODE RECORDED. 2/16/12 - WHILE PULLING UP TO A LIGHT, GOING ABOUT 10 MPH, THE ENGINE SHUT OFF. WAS ABOUT TO PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND RESTART THE CAR. CALLED THE DEALER AND WILL BE TAKING IT IN AGAIN 2/18. DEALER STATES SINCE THE ENGINE LIGHT DIDN'T GO OFF, CHANCES ARE THERE WON'T BE ANY CODE TO LET THEM KNOW WHY THE ENGINE SHUT OFF. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10446374February 3, 2012
TIRES:PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
I BOUGHT THE NEW 200 SEPT 9 2011. ON JAN 19, 2012, O AGAIN AFTER 1 WEEK, WENT TO THE DEALER SERVICE SHOP BECAUSE THE LOW TIRE PRESSURE MONITOR LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THEY RESET THE TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM. AS I WAS DRIVING THRU THE LOT, ABOUT TO LEAVE THE DEALERSHIP, THE ENGINE DIED. SO I RESTARTED THE CAR, BUT IT DID NOT RUN SMOOTHLY OR SOUND GOOD AT ALL. IT SOUNDED, RAN AND FELT LIKE THE FUEL MIXTURE AND PRESSURE WAS FAULTY. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS NOW ON. I TURNED AROUND AND RETURNED TO SERVICE DEPT. AND TOLD THEM WHAT HAD JUST HAPPENED. THEY CHECKED INTO IT AND AFTER 20-30 MINUTES SAID THE MAP SENSOR NEED FURTHER EVALUATION AND I HAD TO LEAVE THE CAR THERE. THEY SAID MAP IS MANIFOLD ABSOLUTE PRESSURE. THEY CALLED ME LATER AND SAID THE MAP SENSOR WAS BAD AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. NOTES ON THE WORK ORDER SAY SOMETHING ABOUT A "P0108" MAYBE IT'S PO108 (ZERO OR AN O??) PROBLEM. THE NEXT MORNING THEY SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG. TWICE SINCE THEN ENGINE HAS IDLED VERY POORLY BUT IT DIDN'T DIE. *KB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10445559January 27, 2012
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHRYSLER 200. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH AT SUNDOWN THE HEADLIGHTS DIDN'T SEEM TO ILLUMINATE CORRECTLY. THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD ONLY ILLUMINATE AT A SHORT DISTANCE AND NOT FAR AWAY. THE CONTACT HAD EXPERIENCED THE FAILURE SINCE SHE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT DOES NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT NIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THEY WOULD ALIGN THE HEADLIGHTS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 470 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 512.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10445191January 25, 2012
POWER TRAIN
SHIFTING LAG BETWEEN 1&2 AND 2&3 GEARS .CAR STARTS TO ACCELERATE THEN SLOWS BEFORE SHIFTING AND ACCELERATES AGAIN SAME IN NEXT GEARS. PROBLEM WORSE WHEN COLD . AND FREQUENT BUT INTERMITTENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10445193January 25, 2012
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
CHECK ENG LIGHT ON ,TRACTION CONTROL AND ANTILOCK AND CRUISE CONTROL INOP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10445186January 25, 2012
POWER TRAIN
DRIVELINE CLUNK WHEN PUTTING IN GEAR AND WHEN OFF AND ON THROTTLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10444871January 23, 2012
SUSPENSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHRYSLER 200. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR END SWERVED OUT OF CONTROL WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THIS WAS A KNOWN FAILURE THAT COULD NOT YET BE REMEDIED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 25,040.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10443383January 10, 2012
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
THIS IS THE 3RD TIME THE CAR HAS DIED. THIS IS WHAT HAPPENED WHEN IT DIED TODAY. CAR WAS BEING DRIVEN BY MY SON ON HIS RETURN FROM THE DOCTOR OFFICE. HE WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30MPH AND SLOWING DOWN FOR AN UPCOMING SLOPE AND 90 DEGREE RIGHT TURN. AS THE CAR HEADED DOWN THE SLOPE, IT SUDDENLY LOST POWER. HE WAS UNABLE TO BRAKE, OR TURN THE WHEEL. BEING UNABLE TO STOP THE CAR HE HIT A TREE HEAD-ON. THIS DEPLOYED BOTH AIRBAGS EVEN THOUGH HE WAS ALONE AND PRETTY MUCH DEMOLISHED THE CAR'S FRONT END. THE POLICE SAID IF IT HADN'T BEEN FOR THE TREE, I WOULD BE SITTING IN AT HOSPITAL OR PLANNING A FUNERAL, AS THE CAR WOULD HAVE PLUNGED DOWN A 25 FOOT EMBANKMENT FILLED WITH LARGE BOULDERS. I WILL BE CONTACTING CHRYSLER TOMORROW MORNING. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10441626December 29, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHRYSLER 200. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 60 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE DEALER COULD NOT FIND A DEFECTIVE CODE TO IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STALLING WOULD OCCUR SPORADICALLY AND THE CONTACT HAD ENCOUNTERED THE FAILURE AT LEAST FOUR TIMES WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,016.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10441408December 27, 2011
POWER TRAIN
I PURCHASED A CHRYSLER 200 LIMITED IN MARCH 2011. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, THE TRANSMISSION HAS JERKED REALLY VIOLENTLY IN BETWEEN GEARS (FIRST TO SECOND AND SECOND TO THIRD), MADE A LOUD POPPING NOISE WHILE DRIVING SLOW. THE FIRST TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED, I THOUGHT THAT SOMETHING HIT THE CAR. I HAVE SINCE TAKEN MY 200 TO THE WARRANTY SERVICE CENTER HERE AND THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. THE SYMPTOMS ONLY OCCUR AFTER THE 200 HAS BEEN DRIVEN FOR MORE THAN 10 MILES AND STOPPED FOR A FEW HOURS THEN DRIVEN AGAIN. I HAVE THE 2.4L ENGINE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10437592November 28, 2011
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHRYSLER 200. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE EXTERNAL HEADLIGHTS FAILED AND PROVIDED VERY MINIMAL ILLUMINATION. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED, BUT DENIED ANY ASSISTANCE WITH REPAIRS TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 10,000. UPDATED 12/28/11*LJ UDDATED 12/28/11
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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