Chrysler 200 Complaints

4,225 consumer complaints on file.

#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
#10436533November 21, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE NEW IN JULY 2011. THE CAR HAS A VERY JERKY MOTION WHEN DRIVING REGARDLESS OF THE SPEED YOU DRIVE. I HAVE TAKEN IT BACK TWICE AND THE DEALERSHIP CLAIMS IT'S A COMPUTER PROBLEM. NO ERROR LIGHTS SHOW WHEN THEY TEST IT BUT SO MUCH OF THE VEHICLE OPERATION IS CONTROLLED BY COMPUTERS. THE SECOND TIME I HAD THE VEHICLE TEST DRIVEN BY A CHRYSLER MECHANIC WHO FELT THE JERKY MOTION AND STATED IT'S GETTING CAUGHT IN BETWEEN GEARS AND THAT A COMPUTER SOFTWARE UPGRADE IS NEEDED BUT THE CAR IS CURRENT IN SOFTWARE. THE JERKY MOTION HAS INCREASED AND NOW IS A DAILY OCCURRENCE MANY, MANY TIMES A DAY. FOR THE LAST MONTH THE JERKY MOTION (WHICH FEELS MUCH LIKE THE CAR ISN'T GETTING GAS AND SHUTS OUT FOR A SECOND OR WHEN YOU HAVE A MANUAL VEHICLE AND YOU DON'T CLUTCH TO CHANGE GEARS AND THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF) IS NOW ACCOMPANIED BY A BANG AND THE CAR FEELS AS IF IT'S ABOUT TO SHUT OFF. THE CAR LUNGES AND THE NOISE IS SO LOUD THE FIRST THREE TIMES IT HAPPENED I THOUGHT I HAD BEEN STRUCK BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10435507November 14, 2011
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHRYSLER 200. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE HEADLIGHTS WERE ACTIVATED BUT FAILED TO ILLUMINATE PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOUR TIMES FOR THE FAILURE. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS FUNCTIONED AS DESIGNED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE CONTINUOUS PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 400.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10435545November 14, 2011
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHRYSLER 200. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE EXTERIOR HEADLIGHT WOULD SHUTTER WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD TRAVEL DOWNHILL, MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO SEE AT NIGHT. THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED, BUT DENIED ANY ASSISTANCE WITH REPAIRS TO THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 66 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 9,179. UPDATED 01/05/12*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE HIGH BEAMS AND LOW BEAMS USED A SHUTTER TO COVER PART OF THE BULB WHEN GOING DOWN HILL AND LEVELS OFF. THE CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO SEE THE ROAD AHEAD. UPDATED 01/09/12
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10433777November 1, 2011
VISIBILITY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHRYSLER 200. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LOW BEAM LIGHTS WERE DEFECTIVE. THE LOW BEAM WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE PROPERLY AND APPEARED AS A SHADOW. THE CONTACT HAD TO USE THE HIGH BEAMS TO ILLUMINATE THE ROADWAY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES WHERE THE DEALER ADJUSTED THE LOW BEAM, BUT THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO CORRECT THE FAILURE BECAUSE IT WAS HOW THE LOW BEAM LIGHTS WERE DESIGNED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THEY WOULD CONTACT THE DEALER TO EXPLAIN HOW TO CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 4, 500.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10433778November 1, 2011
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHRYSLER 200. WHILE PARKED THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE ILLUMINATION OF THE HEADLIGHTS WAS VERY LIMITED AND WOULD NOT ALLOW HIM TO SEE THE ROADWAY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD BE ADJUSTED BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 600. UPDATED 11/29/11 *CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10433641October 31, 2011
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
THIS NOT A ONE-TIME OCCURRENCE. THE HEADLIGHT LIGHT HAS A VERY NARROW HEIGHT. IT IS LITERALLY LIKE A CURTAIN OVER THE ROAD AND IS CONSTANTLY MOVING UP AND DOWN WITH THE VARIATIONS IN THE ROAD. ONE MOMENT YOU CAN SEE 500 FEET AHEAD AND THE NEXT YOU CAN'T SEE 50 FEET (I AM NOT EXAGGERATING). IT'S NOT JUST THAT THE LIGHT IS DIMMER THE HIGHER UP YOU LOOK, IT HARDLY EXISTS AT ALL. THIS CAR IS NOT DRIVABLE AT NIGHT UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS AND WILL CAUSE A WRECK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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