2012 CHRYSLER 200 Complaints

FUEL PUMP FAILURE, TRIGGERED HEAVY GASOLINE SMELL IN THE CAR SUFFOCATING BREATHING

ON 1/12/2020 WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM WORK I TURNED ON MY RIGHT TURN SIGNAL TO MERGE AND IT RAPIDLY CLICKED AND FLASHED ON THE DASH AFTER THE INITIAL 3 NORMAL FLASHES AND I NOTICED THE CAR IN THE LANE NEXT TO ME WASN'T ACKNOWLEDGING MY TURN SIGNAL. ONCE HOME AN HOUR LATER, I REALIZED MY PASSENGER REAR TAIL LIGHT WAS STEADILY LIGHT (NOT FLASHING) EVEN THOUGH MY CAR WAS OFF AND MY LIGHTS WERE NOT ENGAGED AND POSITION OFF. I COULD NOT GET MY TURN SIGNAL/TAIL LIGHT TO TURN OFF. THE BRAKE LIGHTS WORK FINE WHEN THE BRAKE IS APPLIED BUT THE TAIL LIGHTS WILL NOT TURN OFF. THE REAR SIGNAL WON'T WORK EITHER SINCE THE LIGHT WON'T TURN OFF TO FLASH. I HAD TO REMOVE THE LIGHT FROM THE REAR FENDER AND UNPLUG THE LIGHT SO MY CAR WON'T DIE AND PLUG IT BACK IN WHEN I GO TO DRIVE SO I ATLEAST HAVE THE TAIL AND BRAKE LIGHT ON WHILE DRIVING. I CAN FIND NO INFO ON HOW TO FIX THIS AND CHRYSLER WASN'T ANY HELP. THE PROBLEM IS STILL UNRESOLVED, BUT IT DID GO OFF FOR JUST ONE MOMENT, FLICKERED AND CAME BACK ON WHEN I PLUGGED IT BACK IN THE LAST TIME I DROVE.

CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE OVER 20 MILES AND HOUR AFTER THE TRACTION CONTROL AND ABS LIGHT CAME ON. THE CAR THEN RAPIDLY ACCELERATED AND WORKED FINE UNTIL I REACHED WORK. WHEN DRIVING HOME IT DID IT AGAIN AND WOULDN'T RESOLVE ITSELF. I TOOK IT TO THE CHRYSLER DEALER AND 1 WEEK AND 1,200.00 LATER THEY INFORMED ME MY CAR WAS FIXED AND THAT A FAULTY SENSOR WAS THE ISSUE AND THAT IT WAS VERY COMMON.

CAR STALLED OUT WHILE DRIVING. THIS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES. SOMETIMES WHILE DRIVING ON A STRAIGHT ROAD AND SOMETIMES WHEN MAKING A SHARP TURN TO PARK. CAR HORN ALSO STARTED GOING OFF ON IT'S OWN WHILE DRIVING. HAD TO HAVE THE TIPM MODULE REPLACED. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHRYSLER 200. THE CONTACT STATED THAT PASSENGER SIDE BLOWER FAILED TO BLOW HOT AIR WHICH CAUSED THE DEFROSTER TO BECOME INOPERABLE. AS A RESULT, THERE WAS LIMITED VISIBILITY FOR THE DRIVER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO PAT CLEMMONS INC LOCATED AT 1720 S. MARSHALL ST. BOONE IA, (515)432-5150 TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE HEATER COIL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

STARTED WITH THE ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS COMING ON, MY CRUISE CONTROL STOPPED COMING ON AND A WEEK LATER I PULLED OUT OF THE BANK AND STOPPED ALONE SIDE OF THE CURB AND THE CAR JUST SHUT OFF, NO RESTARTING AT ALL NOTHING HAPPENS, THE RIGHT INFO PANEL SAID NO BUS, ITS AT THE CHRYSLER DEALER SHIP NOW AND THEY CAN FIND NOTHING WRONG WITH IT AT ALL, EVEN THOUGH IT WONT COME ON.

I OWN A 2012 CHRYSLER 200, I LOVE MY CAR; HOWEVER, THE HEAD LIGHTS ARE POINTING TOWARDS THE GROUND MAKING IT ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO SEE ANYTHING IN FRONT OF ME WHILE DRIVING. I'VE CHANGED REPLACED THE HEADLIGHT BULBS AS WELL AS CLEANED THE HEADLAMP. UNKNOWN 2. DURING THE WINTER MONTHS MY CAR MAKES THE GRINDING NOISE WHEN STARTING UP.

I ONLY HAVE HEAT ON THE DRIVERS SIDE OF THE CAR. WE JUST HIT OUR 100,000 BUMPER TO BUMPER WARRANTY. HAD THE CAR IN THE SHOP TWICE WITH COOLANT SMELLS. MECHANICS NEVER FOUND A PROBLEM. EVERYWHERE I READ THERE ARE TONS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE. THIS IS A $1000.00 REPAIR! A FLUSH IS $150-170. WE HAVE ALREADY DONE THIS. I'M READY TO TRADE IT IN BUT I DO LOVE MY CAR. NOT SURE ABOUT HOW I FEEL ABOUT CHRYSLER KNOWING ABOUT A ISSUE AND NOT OFFERING ASSISTANCE WITH THE REPAIR. MAYBE THEY BETTER SEND OUT A MASSIVE REBATE TO OLD OWNERS IN HOPES OF THEM STAYING A CUSTOMER.

CAR WAS IN MOTION LEAVING A SHOPPING AREA, TURNING RIGHT AND ACCELERATING ONTO A 4 LANE HIGHWAY. AS 45 MPH WAS ACHIEVED, THE CAR DECELERATED AND STALLED. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON. I LOOKED UP THE ETC INFORMATION AND READ I MAY BE ABLE TO TRY AGAIN TO DRIVE THE CAR. I DID TRY AND ROLLED ON THE SHOULDER FOR ABOUT 1/4 MILE BEFORE HAVING TO ACCELERATE THOUGH AN INTERSECTION. AT THAT POINT, CAR REPEATED THE ABOVE FAILURE AND STALLED. I WAS ABLE TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN AND COAST INTO A PARKING LOT. THE CAR WAS TOWED. WHILE WAITING ON THE TOW, I READ SEVERAL REPORTS OF THE SAME ISSUE OCCURRING IN THIS MODEL VEHICLE, OFTEN WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE OR IN OTHER DANGEROUS LOCATIONS LIKE AN INTERSECTION. THIS FAILURE HAPPENED WITH NO WARNING - NO SPUTTERING, HESITATION OR WARNING LIGHTS UNTIL THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THIS FAILURE COULD RESULT IN SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH. IT LOOKS TO ME TO BE A KNOWN ISSUE AND SHOULD BE SUBJECT TO RECALL.

TOOK CAR IN TO DEALERSHIP YEARS AGO TO HAVE HEAD REST AND AIRBAGS FIXED. RECEIVED A NOTICE BY INPUTTING MY VIN THAT THESE FIXES WERE INCOMPLETE . ALSO DISCOVERED THAT THE 3.6 PENTASTAR ENGINE FROM THE FACTORY HAD SUBSTANDARD ENGINE BEARINGS WHICH COULD RESULT IN THE ENGINE SEIZURE AND THE REMEDY WAS FOR THE FACTORY TO REPLACE THE ENGINE. MY 2012 CHRYSLER 200 WAS MANUFACTURED DURING THIS TIME FRAME, YET WAS NEVER NOTIFIED BY THE MANUFACTURER OF THIS DANGEROUS CONDITION.