2012 Chrysler 200 complaints

THIS VEHICLE OUT OF SERVICE .COULD OF CAUSE A COLLISION OR CAUSE BODY INJURY OR DEATH , I STARTED THE CAR WENT ABOUT 100 FEET OR MORE, CAR MADE A LOUD NOISE ,CAR STOPPED SUDDENLY BY ITSELF, THEN BRAKE PART FLEW RIGHT OFF RIGHT ON THE ROAD. HAD TO PUSH CAR TO THE NEAREST CORNER. CALLED DEALER SERVICE, CALLED MY INSURANCE. I HAVE FULL COVERAGE, BUT NO RESPONSE AT THE TIME. I SIGNED HARDSHIP PACKET FROM THE BANK FOR HELP, BUT WAS REPOSSESSED, SO DEALER COULD NOT PICK THE CAR . I MADE A COMPLAINT FEBRUARY 12,2013 TO BAKERSFIELD CHRYSLER - JEEP ABOUT MY BRAKES SQUEALS AND MY TIRES ALWAYS DISPLAY LOW PRESSURE. SERVICE DEALER SAID THERE IS NOTHING TO FIX THEY SQUEAL BECAUSE OF DIRT AND THEY ARE WET AND TIRES NEED MORE AIR BECAUSE OF WEATHER CHANGE. I BROUGHT THIS CAR BRAND NEW. I SENT A FORMAL WRITTEN LETTER ADDRESSED TO NHTSA, PLUS DOCUMENTS THAT WILL SUBSTANTIATE MY SITUATION. UPDATED 03/13/14

MY COMPLAINT ABOUT THIS VEHICLE IS THE HEADLIGHTS. THEY ARE AIMED TO LOW, DO NOT PROJECT OUT FAR ENOUGH AND THE LOW BEAM APPEARS TO HAVE A DARK 'SHADE' OR 'CUTOFF' AT THE VERY TOP OF THE LIGHT BEAM. I'VE NEVER EXPERIENCED THIS ON ANY OTHER VEHICLE AND I ATTRIBUTE IT TO THE ONE BULB SYSTEM WITH A 'SHUTTER' THIS MODEL USES FOR LOW AND HIGH BEAMS. THE HIGH BEAM IS DOING WHAT THE LOW BEAM SHOULD BE DOING. LOW BEAMS ARE COMPLETELY USELESS IN HEAVY FOG, THIS IS CONTRARY TO EVERY OTHER VEHICLE I'VE OWNED. WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT, I MUST RESORT TO HIGH BEAMS WHEN I SHOULDN'T NEED TO. THIS IS ESPECIALLY A FACTOR WHEN DESCENDING HILLS AND DRIVING THROUGH TURNS AND CORNERS. THE HEADLIGHTS ON THE LAST THREE VEHICLES I'VE OWNED WERE FAR SUPERIOR IN EVERY WAY COMPARED TO THE HEADLIGHTS IN THE 2012 CHRYSLER 200 TOURING MODEL SEDAN. I TOOK THE CAR TO A AAA SHOP IN GLEN BURNIE, MD, THE SERVICE MANAGER SAID AN ADJUSTMENT WOULD PROBABLY NOT MAKE ANY DIFFERENCE AND THE COST WAS NEARLY $55.00. I HAVE NOT TAKEN THE CAR TO A CHRYSLER DEALER BECAUSE I WAS QUOTED $115.00 FOR AN 'ADJUSTMENT'. I LIKE THIS CAR OTHERWISE AND I DON'T WANT TO TRADE IT IN JUST BECAUSE THE HEADLIGHTS ARE LOUSY; THEY SHOULD BE A LOT BETTER THAN THEY ARE. THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF POSTS ON THE INTERNET OF OWNERS HAVING THE SAME ISSUES WITH THE HEADLIGHTS ON THIS MODEL AS ME. I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE USED IN MARCH OF 2012 AND IT NOW HAS 38,500 MILES. THANK YOU.

DRIVING HOME FROM WORK I ENTERED ON TO THE HIGHWAY AND WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY SHUT OFF. THIS HAS HAPPENED THREE DIFFERENT TIMES AND I HAVE TWO CHILDREN AND THIS IS THE ONLY VEHICLE I HAVE. I AM FEARFUL THAT THIS PROBLEM MAY CAUSE INJURY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHRYSLER 200. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH IN THE SNOW, THE VEHICLE WOULD SWAY TO THE LEFT AND RIGHT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE DECELERATED AND THE SWAYING STOPPED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000... UPDATED 03/24/14 *BF

VEHICLE ENGINE LIGHT WENT ON. UNABLE TO ACCELERATE. VEHICLE STALLED AND PULLED OVER TO SIDE OF ROAD. HAPPENED 5 TIMES IN 16 MILE TRIP. THIS OCCURRED WHEN VEHICLE HAS 18-20000 MILES REQUIRING TOWING OF VEHICLE. AT THAT TIME, REPAIR INVOLVED WIRING REPAIR AND REPLACEMENT OF SLEEVE. THE PROBLEM HAS CLEARLY RECURRED. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

THE FIRST TIME I DROVE THIS CAR AND SNOW I COULD BARELY KEEP IT ON THE ROAD. I HAVE BEEN DRIVING IN MICHIGAN FOR 24 YEARS AND I HAVE NEVER HAD A CAR THAT HANDLED THIS POORLY IN THE SNOW. I TOOK THE CAR TO MY DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM BUT CHRYSLER DOES NOT HAVE A SOLUTION FOR IT. SINCE THEN THE DEALER HAS SPLIT A SET OF SNOW TIRES WITH ME BUT IT ONLY PARTIALLY HELPS THE PROBLEM. THE CAR IS TERRIFYING TO DRIVE IN ANY SNOW CONDITIONS REGARDLESS OF THE SNOW TIRES. IT MOVES FROM SIDE TO SIDE IN THE SNOW AND CAN BARELY BE KEPT ON THE ROAD. I HAVE A 2 WHEEL DR. TRUCK WITH NO WAIT IN IT AND I'D PREFER TO DRIVE THAT OVER THE CHRYSLER IN THE WINTER. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHRYSLER 200. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER HAVING HIS VEHICLE SERVICED FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V282000 (AIR BAGS , ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AT 50 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND THEY STATED THAT THE EVAC HOSE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO THE FACT THAT A RODENT HAD EATEN THE HOSE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 33,122. UPDATED 02/11/14*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE FUEL TANK EVAPORATE HOSE.

RE: ELECTRICAL FAILURE LEADING TO DELAY IN CAR STARTING OR MALFUNCTIONING OF VEHICLE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO TRADE IN 2012 CHRYSLER 200, PURCHASED ON 07/15/2014, VIN #[XXX] FROM FLORIDA FINE CAR LOCATED AT 1027 S STATE ROAD 7 HOLLYWOOD FLORIDA 33023 I WAS INFORMED BY SALES REPRESENTATIVE OF CARMAX THAT I COULD NOT RECEIVE THE BEST TRADE IN OFFER BECAUSE THE VEHICLE HAD ?EVIDENCE OF MAJOR REAR END REPAIRS AND RE-WELDED TRUNK PAN. CARMAX WILL NOT RETAIL THIS VEHICLE.? 9/4/13 -- HEADREST POPPED OPEN WHILE DRIVING, FRONT POWER OUTLET NOT OPERATING, HESITATES ON ACCELERATION, NOISE UNDER HOOD AND SPLASH SHIELD MISSING SCREWS. OUTLET FUSE WAS REPLACED, PLASTIC HOLD DOWNS FOR SPLASH SHIELD REPLACED AND HEADREST FOUND TO BE DEFECTIVE. SADLY TO SEE SERVICE REP ASKED, ?IF I HAD TAMPERED WITH HEADREST. TWO WEEKS LATER I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE. 9/13/13 -- HEADREST REPLACED, SCRUBBING UNDER CAR PERSISTS, FRONT POWER OUTLET NOT OPERATING AGAIN, CAR CONTINUES TO HESITATE DURING ACCELERATION, BRAKE NOT OPERATING WELL AND TICKING UNDER HOOD CONTINUES. MULTI-POINT INSPECTION COMPLETE NO PROBLEM DETECTED. 10/12/13 ? RECALL NOTICE RECEIVED VIA USPS. I IMMEDIATELY REPORTED TO THE HOLLYWOOD SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND TECH PERFORMED RECALL #N38 ON ACTIVE HEAD RESTRAINTS?REPROGRAMMED COMPUTERS FOR ALL HEADRESTS. MULTI-POINT INSPECTION PERFORMED CAR SYSTEM RUNNING AND BATTERY STRENGTH IS GOOD. 11/01/13 ? CAR HESITATING TO START ON OCCASIONS AND FRONT POWER OUTLET NOT WORKING. MULTI POINT

EXTREMELY POOR ILLUMINATION FROM HEADLIGHTS, ESPECIALLY LOW-BEAM! THE PROJECTOR LIGHTS HAVE A 'SHUTTER' THAT COVERS A PORTION OF THE BEAM TO CREATE LOW-BEAM. THIS CAUSES A DISTINCT, VISIBLE HORIZONTAL BLACK-OUT LINE ACROSS THE ILLUMINATION AND LEAVES LITTLE TO NO ILLUMINATION ON THE ROADWAY ESPECIALLY ON RURAL ROADS BEYOND CITY LIGHTING! WHEN CAR GOES DOWN-GRADE, THIS BLACKOUT LINE DIPS TO COVER THE ROADWAY COMPLETELY IN FRONT OF THE CAR CAUSING TOTAL DARKNESS MOMENTARILY. THIS AND NO CORNER LIGHTING IS VERY DANGEROUS AND WILL EVENTUALLY AT SOME POINT COST A LIFE! THERE ALSO IS NO SIDE OR CORNER ILLUMINATION IN LOW-BEAM NOR IN HIGH-BEAM. ONE MECHANIC TOLD ME THE BULB IS SET TOO FAR BACK IN THE PROJECTION TUBE BLOCKING THE SIDE ILLUMINATION AND IT IS NOT ADJUSTABLE. DEALER HAS CHECKED THIS CONDITION AND PROBLEM IS NOT FIXED. IT APPEARS TO BE A DESIGN PROBLEM (A SERIOUS ONE) AND THE INTERNET IS FULL OF COMPLAINTS FROM CHRYSLER 200 OWNERS ABOUT THIS. CHRYSLER NEEDS TO RECALL THESE CARS AND REFIT THE HEADLIGHT UNITS WITH A SAFE, OPERATIONAL DESIGN! *TR

EXCESSIVE "FISH TAILING" IN MINIMAL SNOWY CONDITIONS, VERY UNSTABLE, ABSOLUTE DEATH TRAP. I FELT LIKE I WAS GOING TO END UP SMASHING INTO A PASSING CAR OR TRUCK . DROVE FOR 30 MILES PER HOUR FOR 260 MILES WHILE THERE WASN'T MORE THAN ONE INCH ON SNOW ON THE GROUND BECAUSE THE REAR END OF THE CAR WAS SWING IN ALL DIRECTIONS, MY WIFE AND DAUGHTER TERRIFIED. I JUST BOUGHT THE CAR BACK IN AUGUST 2013 THUS A FEW MONTHS AGO AND HAD NO ISSUES DRIVING ON DRY GROUND BUT ONLY IN SNOW AND WET CONDITIONS. *TR

WHEN PURCHASED THIS CAR, NOTICED THAT IT PULLED SEVERLY TO THE LEFT, SPOKE TO DEALER SHIP AND THEY STATED THAT IT WAS NORMAL FOR FRONT WHEEL DRIVES TO DO SO. SO I CONTINUED TO DRIVE THIS CAR BUT ALWAYS HAVING TO BE ON ALERT WHEN DRIVING ON HIGHWAY IF CAR WAS GOING TO JERK OFF ROAD. THIS CAR HANDLES HORRIBLE! I DO NOT FEEL SAFE IN THIS VEHICLE AND DO NOT FEEL IF ANY CONTROL WAS LOST, THAT I WOULD BE ABLE TO REGAIN CONTROL DUE TO THIS. THE DEALERSHIP HAS DENIED THAT I HAVE EVER BROUGHT THIS UP, BUT WHEN MY BRAKES STARTED SQUEALING AROUND 7000.00 MILE I THEN BROUGHT IT UP AGAIN AND THEY TOLD ME I NEEDED A FRONT END ALIGNMENT AND NEW BRAKES! OK I JUST BOUGHT THE CAR... I TOLD THEM NO, HOW COULD THAT BE. WELL SINCE THEN MY CAR HAS HAD TO HAVE THE CYLANDER REPLACED AND THEY HAVE ADDRESSED THE JERKING WITH A FRONT END ALIGNMENT WHICH BY THE WAY DID NOT DO ANYTHING. IT STILL IS HARD TO CONTROL AND COULD ONLY DO 30 MILE AN HR IN SNOW BEFORE IT WOULD LOOSE CONTROL. I HAVE MORE COMPLAINTS AND HAVE ADDRESSED CHRYSLER TO NO AVAIL. THEY JUST TELL ME ITS THE MAKE OF THE CAR AND THAT MY BRAKES SQUEALING ARE BECAUSE ASBESTOS IS NO LONGER IN BRAKES. I TOLD THEM THAT I WAS NOT BORN YESTERDAY AND HAVE DRIVEN MORE CARS THAN THIS AND NEVER HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM. THEY OFFERED ME AN EXTENDED WARRENTY AND STATED THAT WAS ALL ANYONE COULD DO . I AM A VERY UNHAPPY CUSTOMER AND BECASUE I AM IN A LEASE I CAN NOT GET OUT OF THIS CAR. ONLY WHEN IT CRASHES WILL ANYONE MAYBE DO ANYTHING ABOUT THIS. I AM SEEK

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHRYSLER 200. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED, SHE NOTICED AN ABNORMAL GRINDING SOUND. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND NOTICED THAT THE POWER STEERING FLUID WAS LOW. THE CONTACT ADDED POWER STEERING FLUID HOWEVER, THE FOLLOWING DAY THE CONTACT NOTICED THE POWER STEERING FLUID WAS LOW ONCE AGAIN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,100.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2012 CHRYSLER 200. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE PASSENGER'S SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE CAUSE OF FAILURE WAS UNKNOWN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

PURCHASED VEHICLE ON NOV.1ST.2013. NOTICED WHEN TURNING OFF VEHICLE THERE IS A LOUD CLICKING SOUND ON FRONT RIGHT OF VEHICLE. HAD IT CHECKED BY A MECHANIC AND WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS A SENSOR MALFUNCTION NEAR THE TIMING COVER. WENT TO DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT THIS WAS NORMAL FOR THIS MODEL AND MAKE OF VEHICLE. SOMEONE IS WRONG,EITHER THE MECHANIC OR THE DEALERSHIP. WHO? *TR

THIS CHRYSLER 2012 200 STARTED TO HAVE BRAKE SQUEALING ISSUES AT ABOUT 7,000 MILES I WENT TO DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME THAT IT WAS PROBABLY JUST BEING BROKE IN SINCE I PURCHASED THIS CAR AT 200 MILES ON IT. THE PROBLEM CONTINUED AND NO ONE AT THE DEALERSHIP WOULD ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM. I THEN TOLD THEM THEY HAD TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT AND THEY THEN TOLD ME THAT THERE WAS NOT A FIX FOR THIS THAT CHRYSLER COULD NOT FIX THIS PROBLEM. AND THAT THEY THE DEALERSHIP DENNIS DILLON AND CHRYSLER HAD NO IDEA WHAT TO DO. I CONTINUED TO DRIVE MY CAR AND IN SEPTEMBER OF 2013 MY CAR'S CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND I TOOK INTO THE DEALER DENNIS DILLON AND WAS ADVISED THAT MY CYLANDER HEAD WAS GONE AND WOULD NEED REPAIRED. I WAS TOLD TO GO AHEAD AND DIVE MY CAR WHILE THE PARTS CAME IN. MY CAR WAS FIXED AND PICKED UP FROM DEALER THEN 1 DAY LATER MY CAR OVERHEATED ON INTERSTATE AND BROKE DOWN WAS THEN TOLD A CLAMP CAME OFF AND WAS THEN FIXED. SINCE THIS ISSUE MY CAR HAS NOT DRIVEN THE SAME. IT IS SLUGGISH . I ASKED THE DEALER ABOUT THE LEMON LAW AND WAS TOLD TO CONTACT CHRYSLER . I DID SO AND WAS TOLD BY CHRYSLER THAT THERE IS NOTHING ANYONE CAN DO. MY BRAKES STILL SQEAL VERY LOUDLY AND CHRYLSER TOLD ME THAT ITS BECASUE THEY REPLACED THE BRAKE PADS AND NO LONGER HAVE ASBESTOS' IN THEM. I THEN ADVISED THEM THAT I HAVE DRIVEN OTHER MODELS AND MAKES AND DID NOT HAVE THAT PROBLEM. THEY REFUSED TO BE OF ANY ASSISTANCE. MY STEERING IS ALSO AN ISSUE IN WHICH THE DEALERSHIP HAS SAID THAT IT NEEDED A

. THERE ARE ABOUT 8 CARS AHEAD OF ME IN MY LANE AS WE WAIT FOR THE GREEN LIGHT. WHEN THE LIGHTS TURN GREEN I NOTE THAT MY LANE HASN'T MOVED AND THE BUSES ARE STEADY CHUGGING THROUGH THE INTERSECTION IN THE LEFT LANE I LOOK INTO MY REARVIEW MIRROR, I WAS THE LAST CAR IN LINE FOR THIS STOP AND I HADN'T EVEN GOTTEN MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKE AND ALL I COULD SEE WAS A BIG BLACK GRILL COMING TOWARD ME. I BRACED MY HANDS ON THE STEERING WHEEL AND SHOUTED PLEASE DON'T HIT ME' BEFORE I COULD FINISH THE SENTENCE BLAM!' FORTUNATELY THE CARS AHEAD OF ME WERE JUST STARTING TO MOVE FORWARD. MY HEAD SNAPPED SO HARD MY EARS WENT FULL. THE DASH MAT ON MY CAR CAME AT ME LIKE AN AIRBAG. MY PHONE IN THE FRONT CENTER CONSOLE FLEW FORWARD AND HIT THE SHIFT KNOB AND THE BACK POPPED OFF AND MUST HAVE SHAKEN THE BATTERY LOOSE. THE COFFEE IN MY LIDDED CUP SPEWED OUT THRU THE SMALL SIPPING HOLE ALL OVER THE CORNER OF MY LEATHER SEATS. I SAT STUNNED, TRYING TO ASSESS WHAT JUST HAPPENED. I KNEW THAT MY NECK AT THE BASE OF MY SKULL WAS BURNING, AS I REACHED TO PULL THE DASH MAT OFF OF ME I REALIZED MY RIGHT ARM HURT. I STILL HADN'T TAKEN MY FOOT OFF OF THE BRAKE AND I COULDN'T BELIEVE WHAT JUST HAPPENED. I HAVE BEEN REAR ENDED ...ALMOST $5000 WORTH OF REAR END DAMAGE, AND MEDICAL BILLS FOR WHIPLASH AND A BROKEN ELBOW! I AM BEING TOLD BY CHRYSLER THAT THERE IS AN ACTIVE HEAD RESTRAINT RECALL (THIS RESTRAINT COULD HAVE PREVENTED MY WHIPLASH). LOSS OF WORK, AND MEDICAL COSTS, HAD TO HIRE AN ATTNY. AGAINST THE OT

WHEN BACKING UP FROM A PARKING PLACE THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED IN THE LATTER PART OF APRIL 2013, WE HEARD THIS LOUD SCREECHING NOISE COMING FROM WHAT WE THOUGHT TO BE THE FRONT WHEELS . I THEN TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP TOLD THE SERVICE PERSON ABOUT IT, HE THEN SAID ALL CARS HAVE BEEN DOING IT BECAUSE OF THE DUST STORMS IN THE AREA . THE NOISE HAS BEEN GETTING LOUDER AND LOUDER IT'S EMBARRASSING ANY MORE TO BACK UP ! WHO WOULD THINK SUCH A NICE AND BEAUTIFUL CAR WOULD BE EMITTING SUCH A TERRIBLE NOISE. EVEN MY ELDERLY DAD HAS NOTICED IT EVERY TIME I PICK HIM UP AND HE SAID WHAT A SHAME IT IS THAT THIS CAR MAKES THAT HORRIFIC SOUND . ON 10-22-13 I REPORTED THIS PROBLEM AGAIN OUR CAR DEALERSHIP AND ASKED THEM TO START A CASE ABOUT IT AND I'D REPORT IT TO NHTSA. THE SERVICE MANAGER AGREES WITH ME AND STATED THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE CHRYSLER 200 CARS AND THAT CHRYSLER CORP, REFUSES TO ADMIT THERE IS PROBLEM WITH THESE CARS! DON"T BUY THIS CAR! *TR

MY CAR STALLED ON ME ABOUT 3 TIMES IN AUGUST. TWICE WHILE DRIVING AT A LOW SPEED AND ONCE WHILE PARKED. I TOOK IT CHRYSLER AND THEY SAID THEY DIDN'T FIND ANYTHING. IT HAPPENED AGAIN IN SEPTEMBER SO I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE BACK TO CHRYSTAL AND WAS ONCE AGAIN TOLD THEY COULD FIND NOTHING. AFTER THAT WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT ABOUT 40MPH THE CAR STARTED TO LOSE POWER AND TRACTION CONTROL, EMERGENCY BRAKE AND ABS LIGHT LIT UP AND THE SPEEDOMETER JUST WAVED BACK N FORTH. IT FELT LIKE IT WAS STALLING AND LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER. I TOOK IT BACK TO CHRYSLER AND TOLD THEM ITS VERY DANGEROUS AND I CAN'T DRIVE THE CAR LIKE THAT. THEY THEN CALLED ME SAYING THEY FOUND A LOOSE BATTERY TERMINAL AND TO SEE IF THAT HELPED. NO IT DIDN'T. WHILE DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY AGAIN THE CAR STARTED TO LOSE POWER AND THEN STOPPED BUT DID NOT STALL. WHEN I STEPPED ON THE GAS IT MAD A NOISE BUT DID NOT MOVE. I HAD TO SHUT IT OFF AND RESTART IT. I WILL GOING BACK TO CHRYSLER FOR THE FOURTH TIME TO SEE IF THEY WILL FIX THIS DANGEROUS PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHRYSLER 200. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V282000 (AIR BAGS , ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND STATED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED TWO WEEKS SPORADICALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NEITHER DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

VEHICLE PURCHASE FROM ENTERPRISE CAR SALE, MAY 3,2013. MILEAGE 30926. IMMEDIATELY I STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS WITH LOUD CLICKING SOUND IN FRONT TIRES AND LOUD SQUEALING ON BACKUP. ENTERPRISE AGREED TO FIX THE PROBLEM ONCE IDENTIFIED. THE INSPECTION TO TIRES AND BRAKES WAS DONE AND DEALERSHIP STATED THEY COULD NOT GET VEHICLE TO REPLICATE THE NOISE (LOL) . 2ND TRIP TO DEALERSHIP. SAME COMPLAINT. ANSWER- COULD NOT GET VEHICLE TO DUPLICATE NOISE. "YOU MUST BE KIDDING ME. IF I CAN HEAR IT I KNOW YOU CAN HEAR IT. SO, MY SUGGESTION WAS TO ROLL DOWN THE WINDOWS, TURN OFF THE AIR CONDITIONER / RADIO...YOU CANT MISS IT. WELL, THE FRONT TIRES WERE REPLACED BECAUSE IT WAS STATED THAT THEY WERE 1/8 INCH TO LARGE.BUT NOTHING DONE TO THE BRAKES. THERE WAS STILL PLENTY PADDING . 3RD TRIP TO DEALERSHIP. BRAKES ARE NOW SCREAMING AT ME! THE PADS WERE REPLACED WITH DIFFERENT MATERIAL. FROM CERAMIC TO METALLIC PADS.. TWO MONTHS HAVE GONE BY AND GUESS WHAT? THE NOISE IS BACK!!!!. IM NO GENIUS AND DEFINITELY NOT A MECHANIC, BUT IF YOU KEEP DOING THE SAME THING YOU WILL GET THE SAME RESULTS. HOW MANY TIMES DOES IT TAKE TO REALIZE THAT SOMETHING ELSE IS WRONG? THE QUESTION IS....WHAT ? I HAVE READ "SEVERAL COMPLAINTS FROM DIFFERENT OWNERS WITH THE SAME ISSUE. SO I KNOW THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG . HOW MANY COMPLAINTS DOES IT REQUIRE BEFORE AN INVESTIGATION TAKES PLACE AND A RECALL IS ISSUED BECAUSE SOMETHING IS WRONG HERE?. I REGRET NOT DOING THE RESEARCH ON THIS CAR BECAUSE I KNOW FOR SURE THAT I WOULD

EVERY TIME YOU REVERSE BACK-UP THE CAR YOU WILL HEAR A LOUD PIERCING HORRENDOUS AND ANNOYING SOUND. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHRYSLER 200. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS ONLY ILLUMINATED THE ROAD PARTIALLY, AS IF THERE WAS A SHADE OVER THE LIGHT. THE CONTACT ACTIVATED THE HIGH BEAMS IN ORDER FOR THE FULL LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE THE ROADWAY. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS BUT THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE LIGHTS WERE OPERATING AS DESIGNED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,800 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 4,500.

I HAVE MADE SEVERAL COMPLAINTS TO CHRYSLER REGARDING THE VEHICLE NOT ACCELERATING WHEN IT SHOULD AND NOT GOING OVER 35MPH AT TIMES. WHEN THE VEHICLE WON'T ACCELERATE THE 6 SPEED DOES NOT WORK EITHER. CHRYSLER RESET THE COMPUTER AND THIS WORKED AS A FIX FOR ROUGHLY 2 DAYS UNTIL IT HAPPENED AGAIN. THE VEHICLE ALSO JUMPS FORWARD WHEN BRAKING AND SEEMS TO BE JUMPING VERY HARD THROUGH THE GEARS, CHRYSLER HAS RESPONDED EVERY TIME THAT THEY CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND TO BRING IT BACK WHEN IT HAPPENS AGAIN. TODAY I WAS DRIVING TO WORK AND AGAIN THE CAR WAS JUMPING WHEN I WAS BRAKING. THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME BRAKED HARD AND UNEXPECTEDLY THEREFORE I HAD TO AS WELL. MY CAR DID NOT STOP! ALTHOUGH THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS PUSHED AS HARD AS I COULD THE CAR JUMPED AT LEAST 6 TIMES AND MADE A HORRIBLE GRINDING NOISE BEFORE I FINALLY WAS ABLE TO GET IT TO STOP BEFORE REAR ENDING THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. I DID MAKE IT IN TO WORK HOWEVER, THE CAR DID NOT MAKE ANY IMPROVEMENTS AFTER THIS, NOW EVERY TIME I TRY TO STOP THE CAR JUMPS FORWARD. THIS CAR IS GOING TO GET ME, MY KIDS OR SOMEONE ELSE SERIOUSLY INJURED AND CHRYSLER HAS NO SENSE OF URGENCY TO SEEM TO GET IT FIXED. FROM WHAT I HAVE READ IT IS NOT ONLY MY CAR THAT IS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. ADD IT TO THE LISTS OF RECALLS PLEASE!!!!! ALSO WHEN I AM DRIVING AND THIS HAPPENS DAILY THE CAR JERKS VERY HARD BETWEEN 1ST AND 2ND GEAR, THIS LITERALLY CAUSES THE CAR TO AND FEELS LIKE IT MAY STALL OUT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHRYSLER 200. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY STATED THAT THERE WAS NO POWER STEERING FLUID IN THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPLENISHED WITH POWER STEERING FLUID BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE ALSO CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING HOSE EXPLODED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 6,047. THE CONSUMER STATED THERE WERE NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE, SUCH AS A COOLANT LEAK, OIL LEAK, AIR CONDITION, THE CD PLAYER DID NOT WORK, THE POWER STEERING HOSE BURST, THE WIRE HARNESS, THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED, THE ENGINE WAS NOISY AND THE SEAT BELT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE WAS NOT PROPERLY INSTALLED. THE VEHICLE CUT OFF SEVERAL TIMES. UPDATED 10/31/13

IN TRAFFIC, STEERING WHEEL TIGHTENED UP AND ALL INTERIOR LIGHTS WERE OFF. TRIED TO BRAKE BUT NO RESPONSE, SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL RESTARTED THE CAR AND IT TURNED BACK ON. SEEMED TO MESS UP THE SHIFTER A LITTLE IN THE PROCESS, AS WELL AS ALMOST HITTING THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. PROBABLY GOING ABOUT 10-15 MPH, AND I WAS LUCKY TO THROW THE CAR IN NEUTRAL AND RESTART OTHERWISE I WOULD OF FLOATED INTO AN ACCIDENT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHRYSLER 200. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ABS WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AS THE FRONT END EXHIBITED A LOUD METALLIC NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE A DIAGNOSTIC WAS PERFORMED, WHICH LOCATED THE FAILURE AT THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT WHEEL BEARING. IN ADDITION, THE ABS SYSTEM WAS FAULTY. THE DEALER DISCONNECTED THE ABS SYSTEM. THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT WHEEL BEARING WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT ALSO WANTED TO ADD THAT THE WATER PUMP WAS REPLACED DUE TO LOUD NOISES THAT WERE EMITTED WHILE DRIVING. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 17,000 AND THE APPROXIMATE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 21,000.

ENTERING THE ON-RAMP OF A 65 MPH HIGHWAY, AT THE HOV LANE (SO THE LEFT MOST LANE), THE CAR WOULDN'T ACCELERATE AND STARTED TO DECLINE IN SPEED. I WAS ALMOST REAR ENDED SEVERAL TIMES. I HAD TO CUT ACROSS 4 LANES OF TRAFFIC TO EXIT. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND TOLD THEM THIS HAD HAPPENED BEFORE, BUT AT THAT TIME THEY COULDN'T RECREATE THE CODE, AND THAT THEY TOLD ME TO BRING IT IN IF IT HAPPENED AGAIN. I TOOK THE CAR IN, THEY GOT THE CODE, AND STATED MY CAR THINKS IT'S OVERHEATING, SO IT'S SHUTTING ITSELF DOWN. I TOLD THEM THAT WASN'T POSSIBLE SINCE I HADN'T DRIVEN THE CAR IN 2 DAYS AND THE DISTANCE FROM MY HOUSE TO THE ON-RAMP WAS PROBABLY LESS THAN A MILE. THE GUY THEN TOLD ME THAT IF I STARTED IT UP, AND THE PROBLEM SEEMED TO BE BETTER I COULD TAKE IT SINCE IT WAS A SATURDAY AND THE ONLY SERVICE TECHS THEY HAD COULD ONLY PERFORM OIL CHANGES. I DROVE IT TO MY FRIEND'S HOUSE ABOUT 2 MILES AWAY AND LEFT IT. UNFORTUNATELY I HAD TO DRIVE HOME, AND TO/FROM WORK TODAY. I CALLED THE DEALER FROM WORK, AND SCHEDULED TO DROP IT OFF THE NEXT MORNING SINCE THAT WAS THEIR NEXT AVAILABILITY. THE GUY SAID HE'LL HAVE TO KEEP IT UNTIL THE PROBLEM HAPPENS AGAIN. I STATED THAT WOULD BE INCONVENIENT SINCE THEY DON'T DO LOANER CARS, AND THE LAST TIME THE PROBLEM HAPPENED WAS ABOUT 3K MILES AGO. HOPEFULLY HE CAN FIX IT BASED OFF OF THE CODE THEY PULLED A FEW DAYS AGO. THIS STINKS! THE REASON I BOUGHT A BRAND NEW CAR WAS FOR RELIABILITY. *TR

LEAVING MY OFFICE, IN TRAFFIC, THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE MAX SPEED IT WOULD GO TO WAS ONLY 40 MPH, BUT THE RPM'S WERE HIGH. BY THE TIME I GOT IT TO THE DEALERSHIP (ABOUT 20 MINUTES LATER), THE PROBLEM HAD CORRECTED ITSELF. THE DEALERSHIP WAS UNABLE TO PULL THE CODE, SO THEY TOLD ME TO COME BACK IF IT HAPPENED AGAIN. *TR

SINCE NEW, THIS VEHICLE HAS POOR LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS, THAT SEEM TO BE DIRECTED DOWNWARD, MAKING NIGHT DRIVING OVER 50 MPH HAZARDOUS. AT TIMES, I MUST RELY ON THE HEADLIGHTS OF OTHER CARS TO SEE THE ROAD AHEAD. AFTER OWNING THIS CAR ONE YEAR, I CAN'T ACCEPT THIS ANY LONGER. THE DEALER AT FIRST SAID THEY COULD NOT BE ADJUSTED, BUT IS NOW WILLING TO CHECK THEM AT A FUTURE APPOINTMENT. I FOUND ADJUSTMENTS ABOVE EACH HEADLIGHT, ENGRAVED "UP AND DOWN." A SPECIAL TOOL IS NEEDED TO PERFORM THIS ADJUSTMENT. I FEEL THAT CHRYSLER NEEDS TO BE MADE AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM IN THEIR VEHICLES. I HAVE REPORTED IT TO THEIR CUSTOMER SERVICE AS CASE # [XXX]. I HAVE OWNED OVER TWENTY CARS AND THIS IS THE ONLY ONE WITH POOR LOW BEAMS. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

4 CYLINDER 2.7L ENGINE CITY GAS MILEAGE IS ONLY 13.5 MPG. MY 2012 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN WITH A 3.6L V-6 GETS 15 MPG. THE 200 SHOULD BE GETTING AT LEAST 18-20 MPG. MY 2010 TOYOTA COROLLA GETS 23 MPG WITH THE SAME TYPE OF CITY DRIVING. THERE ARE PEOPLE COMPLAINING ALL OVER THE WEB ABOUT THE EXCESSIVE FUEL CONSUMPTION PROBLEM. CHRYSLER SHOULD FIX THE PROBLEM AND DO A RECALL. MINIMUM THEY SHOULD INSTALL AN ECO MODE BUTTON TO BRING THE MPG UP TO THE ADVERTISED MPG. THE TRANSMISSION SHIFT POINTS SHOULD BE LOWERED SO THE ENGINE DOES NOT REV TO 3000 RPMS ON EVERY SHIFT. IT IS RIDICULOUS THAT THE V6 VERSION GETS BETTER MPG. IMAGINE ALL THE PEOPLE THAT CHOSE TO GO WITH THE 4 CYLINDER TO SAVE ON GAS. CHRYSLER KNOWS THIS PROBLEM AND SHOULD HAVE ELIMINATED THE 4 CYLINDER OPTION ALTOGETHER BUT CHOSE TO OFFER IT SO SALES WOULD NOT GO DOWN FOR NOT OFFERING A 4 CYLINDER OPTION. CHRYSLER SHOULD BE PENALIZED FOR THIS, NOT THE CONSUMER. *TR

CANT SEE AT NIGHT WITH THE LOW BEAMS. NEEDS TO BE REPLACED WITH A TWO BULB SYSTEM. DOES SOME ONE HAVE TO DIE BEFORE THIS ISSUE IS ADDRESSED? *TR

THE CHRYSLER 200 VEHICLE THAT I PURCHASED IN APRIL 2012 WAS BROUGHT IN AGAIN ON 7/1/13 FOR SERVICE DUE TO FRONT END CLANGING METAL NOISES WHICH OCCUR WHILE TURNING, BACKING UP, SLOWING AND STOPPING. THIS UNDIAGNOSED NOISE BEGAN FOLLOWING SEVERAL ENGINE STALLING EPISODES, TWO OF WHICH REQUIRED TOWING (SINCE I WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE TO DRIVE IN FOR SERVICE). THE ENGINE STALLING EPISODES OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH AND AS STATED, TWICE RESULTED IN TOWING AND SERVICE. SERVICE ON THE ENGINE STALLING PROBLEM OCCURRED IN APRIL AND AGAIN IN MAY 2013. IT IS UNCLEAR WHY THE REMEDY FOR THE ENGINE STALLING WAS NOT FOLLOWED PER THE NHTSA RECALL ID # 11V487000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN/CHRYSLER MANUFACTURER REMEDY- SINCE THAT RECALL HAD ALREADY BEEN PUBLISHED. IN ADDITION TO THIS SAFETY ISSUE, THE FRONT END METAL CLANGING MAY BE THE RESULT OF TOWING DUE TO THE ENGINE DEFECT AND/OR A RESULT OF ANOTHER VEHICLE DEFECT (RECALL #11V315000 - STEERING COLUMN). THIS IS A VEHICLE THAT HAS MULTIPLE PROBLEMS AND POSES A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE DUE TO VARIOUS PROBLEMS. IT NEEDS TO BE OFF THE ROAD. *TR

AS I WAS DRIVING MY CAR IT JUST STOP RUNNING, THERE WAS NO WARNING LIGHTS OR NOTHING CAME ON THE CAR JUST STOP. THEN IT WOULD NOT START BACK UP UNTIL THE NEXT DAY WHEN IT WAS AT THE DEALERSHIP. THEY CHECK THE CAR OUT AND THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR. THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPEN AND THEY STILL CAN NOT FIND OUT WHY THE CAR IS STOPPING. THEN THE LIGHTS CAME ON THE DASH BOARD AND I TOOK THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALER SHIP AND THEY STILL COULD NOT FIGURE OUT WHY THEY CAME ON BECAUSE THE COMPUTER DID NOT REPORT THAT ANY LIGHTS CAME ON. THEN THEY KEEP MY CAR OVER THE WEEKEND AND THEY SAID THE CAR RAN FINE EVEN THOUGH THEY KNOW THE CAR DID STOP BUT SINCE THE COMPUTER COULDN'T TELL THEM THAT THERE WAS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE CAR THERE IS NOTHING THAT THEY CAN DO. THIS IS A VERY UNSAFE CAR..I WISH I KNOW THIS BEFORE I BROUGHT THIS CAR... *TR

WHILE RETURNING TO AIRPORT FOR RETURN TRIP HOME, WAS IN THE 2012 CHRYSLER 200 RENTAL CAR. SLOWED DOWN TO GO INTO A CURVE AND WHEN CAME OUT OF CURVE IT WAS LIKE THE VEHICLE WAS SUCKED OFF THE ROAD TO THE RIGHT. HAD NO CHOICE---THAT IS WHERE THE CAR WAS GOING...MY PASSENGER AND I WERE AIRLIFTED TO HOSPITAL. I SUFFERED FROM 3 BACK FRACTURES, 3 RIB FRACTURES, FRACTURED STERNUM, CONTUSIONS TO THE LUNGS AND 26 STITCHES IN THE FOREHEAD. WAS IN HOSPITAL FOR A WEEK AND OUT OF WORK FOR ABOUT 2 MONTHS. PASSENGER HAD 2 BACK FRACTURES, RIB FRACTURES ALSO. I HAVE ASKED AVIS/BUDGET TO GET THIS CAR OUT OF THEIR FLEET BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED. CHRYSLER NEEDS TO RECALL THIS CAR. THEY HAD STEERING RECALLS ON THE 2011 MODEL. *TR

2012 CHRYSLER 200. WHEN SLOWING THEN ACCELERATING IN TURN ABOUT, THE 200 WILL OFTEN STALL FOR A SECOND OR TWO, THEN PROCEED. SEEMS TO ESPECIALLY HAPPEN WHEN ATTEMPTING TO INCREASE SPEED QUICKLY TO ENTER TRAFFIC. THE ENGINE WILL STALL AND BECOME UNRESPONSIVE FOR A SECOND OR TWO BEFORE RESPONDING AGAIN. THIS HAS BEEN UNSETTLING A COUPLE OF TIMES. THIS SEEMS TO OCCUR WHEN TURNING AND ACCELERATING. I DO NOT HAVE ANY ISSUES WHEN ACCELERATING IN A STRAIGHT LINE. THE SECOND SPEED ISSUE IS THAT THE 200 IS SLOW TO STOP REVVING WHEN ACCELERATING. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS UPON ACCELERATION, WHEN I LIFTED MY FOOT OFF OF THE ACCELERATOR, THE ENGINE KEPT REVVING FOR A COUPLE OF SECONDS AND THE CAR KEPT SPEEDING UP. THIS HAS NOT CAUSED ANY SAFETY ISSUES. *TR

IT HAS BEEN INCREASINGLY DIFFICULT TO SEE AT NIGHT WHEN DRIVING MY CHRYSLER 200 2012 IN LOW LIT AREAS DUE TO THE HEADLIGHT BEAMS. LESS LIGHT? AIMED LOW? I HAVE TO DRIVE FAR SLOWER THAN POSTED AROUND BENDS AT NIGHT. I DON'T RECALL THIS ISSUE WHEN I BOUGHT THE CAR BRAND NEW. I HAVE HAD IT ONE YEAR AND HAVE JUST OVER 10,000 MILES. I DON'T USUALLY HAVE TO DRIVE AT NIGHT OTHER THAN MY WELL LIT NEIGHBORHOOD ,SO THIS COULD HAVE EASILY GONE UNNOTICED. EITHER WAY, THIS TERRIFIES ME. THE OTHER ISSUE I HAVE IS A JERK WHEN SHIFTING TO REVERSE OR DRIVE. IT IS A LOUD CLUNK AND I FEEL THE VIBRATION. I WILL NOT DRIVE AT NIGHT IN LOW LIGHT AREAS UNTIL RESOLVED. I ALSO FEEL THE CAR PULLS TO THE RIGHT WHEN DRIVING. I WILL CONTACT THE DEALER SOON, UNTIL THEN I JUST DON'T FEEL SAFE DRIVING WHILE ON DARK ROADS. *TR

2.4 LITER 2011 CHRYSLER 200. WHEN SLOWING THEN ACCELERATING IN LEFT TURN LANES AND TURN ABOUTS, THE 200 WILL OFTEN STALL FOR A SECOND OR TWO, THEN PROCEED. SEEMS TO ESPECIALLY HAPPEN WHEN ATTEMPTING TO INCREASE SPEED QUICKLY TO ENTER TRAFFIC. THE ENGINE WILL STALL AND BECOME UNRESPONSIVE FOR A SECOND OR TWO BEFORE RESPONDING AGAIN. THE ENTIRE PROCESS IS THAT I BRAKE AND SLOW FOR THE TURN OR TO ENTER A ROUND ABOUT, WHEN THERE IS AN OPENING, I ACCELERATE, THE 200 WILL SPEED UP AS EXPECTED, THEN THE ENGINE WILL SUDDENLY STALL AND BECOME UNRESPONSIVE FOR 1-2 SECONDS, THEN RESUME AS NORMAL. THIS HAS BEEN UNSETTLING A COUPLE OF TIMES. THIS SEEMS TO OCCUR WHEN TURNING AND ACCELERATING. I DO NOT HAVE ANY ISSUES WHEN ACCELERATING IN A STRAIGHT LINE. THE SECOND SPEED ISSUE IS THAT THE 200 IS SLOW TO STOP REVVING WHEN ACCELERATING. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS UPON ACCELERATION, WHEN I LIFTED MY FOOT OFF OF THE ACCELERATOR, THE ENGINE KEPT REVVING FOR A COUPLE OF SECONDS AND THE CAR KEPT SPEEDING UP. THIS HAS NOT CAUSED ANY SAFETY ISSUES. IT ONLY HAPPENS WHEN I ACCELERATE QUICKLY. WHEN DRIVING NORMAL, THIS ISSUE DOES NOT OCCUR. *TR

WHILE DRIVING 15MPH IN A 25MPH ZONE DUE TO NOT BEING ABLE TO SEE THE ROAD ON A DOWNGRADE I ALMOST HIT AN ANIMAL AND COMING CLOSE TO ALSO HITTING A LOW CENTER MEDIAN BEING UNABLE TO SEE IN FRONT OF MY VEHICLE MORE THAN 10 FEET OR LESS. INFORMED CHRYSLER AND AS OTHER PEOPLE STATED THEY WANT TO DO AN ADJUSTMENT AND DIAGNOSIS OF PROBLEM. I HAVE AND DRIVE OTHER VEHICLES AND HAVE NOT HAD THIS ISSUE WITH ANYTHING ELSE JUST THIS VEHICLE THERE IS NOT ENOUGH LIGHT AND THE CUTOFF IS SERIOUSLY BAD. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHRYSLER 200. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT THE HEADLIGHTS ILLUMINATED DOWNWARD AND DID NOT PROVIDE SUFFICIENT ILLUMINATION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THERE WAS NO REPAIR BECAUSE THE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY WAS OPERATING AS DESIGNED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 13,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHRYSLER 200. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE STOPPED RESPONDING TO ACCELERATION ATTEMPTS. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS UNDETERMINED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 13,656.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHRYSLER 200. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN AT AN UNKOWN SPEED, THE ENGINE STALLED AND THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,887 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 8,495.

WHEN IN REVERSE BRAKES SQUEAL, UNDER ANY CONDITIONS. TOOK TO DEALER, WAS TOLD BY DEALER THAT ALL CARS DO THIS WHEN BACKING. SMH *TR

I BOUGHT THIS CAR USE WITH 27,000 MILE ON IT. I HAVE ONLY HAD THE CAR FOR 45 DAYS OR SO. MY CAR IS JUMPING FORWARD WHEN I COME TO A STOP. AT FIRST THE LURCHING WAS VERY FAINT NOW AT 31,000 MILES THE LURCHING IS MORE PRONOUNCED. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP PRIOR TO THE WARRANTY ENDING AND THEY ACTED LIKE THEY WHERE UNAWARE OF THE ISSUE/OR DIDN'T UNDERSTAND THE ISSUE. ANY WAY I AM BEGINNING TO FEEL UNSAFE SINCE IT IS HAPPENING MORE. THE CAR LURCHED FORWARD DURING A SUDDEN STOP ONE TIME, NOT GOOD. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHRYSLER 200. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE WAS CRASHED INTO ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRONTAL AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY UPON IMPACT. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE FACE AND CHEST. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A PRIVATE REPAIR CENTER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 4,000. ....UPDATED 03/18/13 *BF UPDATED 04/02/2013 *JS

FIRST TIME CAR WOULDN'T START. DEALERSHIP CHARGED BATTERY AND DID SOFTWARE UPDATE. SECOND TIME CAR WOULDN'T START THEY REPLACED BATTERY. THIRD TIME CAR WOULDN'T START BATTERY COMPLETELY DRAINED THEY SAID IT WAS A GLOVE BOX SWITCH. FOURTH TIME CAR WOULDN'T START THEY SAID IT WAS THE USB CABLE KEEPING THE RADIO POWERED ON ALL THE TIME. SAME CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP WORKED ON IT ALL FOUR TIMES. BRAND NEW CAR BOUGHT AUGUST OF 2012. ALL FOUR TIMES HAVE BEEN IN LESS THAN TWO MONTHS! THIS CAR IS NOT SAFE. CHRYSLER IS NOT DOING THE RIGHT THING BY THEIR CUSTOMERS! ANY HELP WOULD BE APPRECIATED. IN THE USA WE SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PUT UP WITH BEING RIPPED OFF LIKE THIS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHRYSLER 200. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, HE NOTICED THE HEADLIGHTS DID NOT ILLUMINATE PROPERLY. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT HE HAD TO UTILIZE THE HIGH BEAM HEADLIGHTS IN ORDER TO VIEW THE ROADWAY WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 3,000.

2012 CHRYSLER 200 . CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO A DEFECTIVE PASSENGER SEAT BELT. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED SHE UN-BUCKLED THE SEAT BELT, THE BUCKLE ITSELF CAME BACK AND HIT HER ON THE RIGHT ELBOW, CAUSING EXTREME PAIN. THAT PAIN FOLLOWED UP HER ARM CAUSING NUMBNESS AND TINGLING IN HER LAST TWO FINGERS ON HER RIGHT HAND. AFTER A FOLLOW-UP WITH AN ORTHOPEDIC SURGEON, IT WAS DETERMINED THE CONSUMER HAD CUBITAL TUNNEL SYNDROME CAUSED BY AN ULNAR NERVE ENTRAPMENT FROM THE SEAT BELT BUCKLE HITTING HER RIGHT ELBOW. THE CONSUMER STATED SURGERY WAS NEEDED TO RELIEVE THE PRESSURE ON THE ULNAR NERVE.

THE FIRST TIME THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED I WAS PREPARING TO MAKE A LEFT TURN OFF OF A BUSY ROAD. I HAD JUST PURCHASED THE CAR AND NOT REALLY THINKING SOMETHING WAS WRONG WITH MY VEHICLE WHEN THE ENGINE STALLED. THIS INCIDENT HAS OCCURRED VERY OFTEN SINCE SEPTEMBER OF 2012. I HAVE TAKEN MY VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP THREE TIMES FOR THE CAR STALLING AND CUTTING OFF DURING LOW SPEEDS. I'M SUPPOSE TO TAKE IT BACK AGAIN TOMORROW BUT I'M VERY DISAPPOINTED TO KNOW BY READING OTHER COMPLAINTS THE PROBLEM WILL NOT BE FIXED. IT'S VERY SAD SOMEONE OR MULTIPLE PEOPLE HAVE TO DIE BEFORE ANYTHING CAN BE DONE ABOUT THESE CARS. I HAVE FOUR KIDS AND I AM TERRIFIED FOR THEM TO RIDE IN THE CAR WITH ME. THESE CARS ARE DEFINITELY NOT SAFE TO BE ON THE HIGHWAY! SOMEONE PLEASE OFFER SOME HELP!!! *TR

WHEN GOING OVER THE BRIDGE OR ENTERING INTO TRAFFIC CAR SEEM TO STALL, RADIO AND LIGHT SHUTOFF AND GIVE ME A ERROR MESSAGE ENTER ID CODE. HAVE BEEN NEARLY REAR ENDED BY ON COMING TRAFFIC. THE CONSOLE FOR THE HEAT CONTROLS HAVE FELL DOWN AND DEALERSAYS THEY CANNOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT. PURCHASED THE CAR IN MARCH OF 2012 AND HAVE HAD PROBLEMS SINCE I BOUGHT IT. I LOVE CAR BUT HATE ALL THE PROBLEMS THAT I AM HAVING AND IT'S ONLY BEEN 9 MONTHS AND TOOK IT BACK TO DEALER ABOUT 4 TIMES ALREADY AND HAVE AN APPOINTMENT ON 1/11/2013. *TR

THE BRAKES HAVE A HIGH PITCHED SQUEAL EITHER IN REVERSE OR FORWARD FOR THE FIRST MILE OF DRIVING, BUT ON OCCASION IT HAS HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING FOR A WHILE TO. I TOOK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO BECAUSE THEY ARE STEEL BRAKES WITH METAL ON METAL AND IT IS NORMAL. THEY SAID IT REPLACES THE ABESTOES BRAKES. I KNOW OTHER PEOPLE WITH NEW CARS AND DO NOT HAVE THIS ISSUE. *TR