2011 CHRYSLER 200 Complaints

THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION HAS ALWAYS SHIFTED HARD AND NOW THE TRANSMISSION IS HAVING A HARD TIME SHIFTING INTO THE NEXT GEAR, IT REVS UP AND I HAVE TO TAKE MY FOOT OFF OF THE GAS IN ORDER FOR IT TO SHIFT. THIS SEEMS TO ONLY HAPPEN IN THE LOWER GEARS. ONCE I'M ABOVE 30 ITS FINE. THE CODE THAT JUST CAME ON IS LOW TRANSMISSION FLUID PRESSURE.

WHEN THERE IS OVER 50 LBS IN THE BACK SEAT OR TRUNK ON WET OR SNOWY ROADS, THE REAR END OF THE CAR WILL SWAY BACK AND FORTH CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. YOU WILL ALSO SEE UNEVEN WEAR ON THE TIRES WITH EXCESSIVE WEAR ON THE INNER MOST SIDE OF THE TREAD VS. REST OF THE TIRE WITH TYPICALLY TRANSPORTING PEOPLE OR CARGO IN THE REAR. CHRYSLER HAS A STAR CASE #S1517000003 ON THE ISSUE BUT THE CASE CANNOT BE ACCESSED BY VEHICLE OWNERS AND THE REPAIR RECOMMENDED IS VERY EXPENSIVE (QUOTED AT $1,500) WHILE THIS IS CLEARLY A SAFETY ISSUE. VEHICLE CANNOT BE DRIVEN OVER 35 MPH WITHOUT THE SWAY CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL ON SNOW PACKED ROADS (THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE WILL SUDDENLY SWAY ONE WAY OR THE OTHER AND REQUIRES CORRECTIVE STEERING IMMEDIATELY TO AVOID A SPINOUT). STAR CASE #S1517000003 STATES THAT THERE IS REAR SUSPENSION TRACTION LOSS ON SNOWY/ICY ROAD SURFACES, AND KIT FP NUMBER 68291120-AA (KIT SUSPE 17023001) IS NEEDED TO REPLACE REAR SHOCKS, SPRINGS, UPPER AND LOWER ISOLATORS, REMOVE SWAY BAR LINKS AND BUSHING FOLLOWED BY A 4 WHEEL ALIGNMENT WHILE SETTING FRONT AND REAR TOE TO -10. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AND A SAFETY ISSUE AS THERE ARE MANY CASES THAT CAN BE EASILY FOUND WITH A QUICK GOOGLE SEARCH, BUT RARELY IS A SOLUTION AVAILABLE OTHER THAN TO ONLY DRIVE A CHRYSLER 200 ONLY ON DRY ROADS. IT IS A SIGNIFICANT STRUGGLE TO AVOID SWERVING INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC WHILE EXPERIENCING THIS ISSUE. ISSUE ONLY SEEMS TO OCCUR ON THE 2011 MODEL AND DOES NOT OCCUR WHILE CORNERING.

CLOGGED HEATER CORE ON PASSENGER SIDE VENTS, ALL FLOOR VENTS, AND NOW ALSO AFFECTING DRIVER'S SIDE. DEFROSTER DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY ON EITHER SIDE. ONLY BLOWING COLD "AIR CONDITIONING" TEMPERATURE AIR. THIS OCCURRED SLOWLY OVER TIME BUT WE NOTICED IT THE FIRST TIME WHILE TRAVELING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT 75MPH IN SUB ZERO TEMPERATURES FOR 13 HOURS - THE ISSUE HAS PROGRESSED OVER THE 13 HOUR TRIP AND IS COMPLETELY CLOGGED NOW. TOOK TO AN AUTO SHOP ONCE AT DESTINATION BUT THEY CANNOT FLUSH THE SYSTEM BECAUSE OF THE POOR HEATER CORE DESIGN THAT WON'T ALLOW FOR THE FLUID TO FLOW THROUGH THE DUAL SYSTEM.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHRYSLER 200. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, HEAT FAILED TO BLOW OUT OF THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, THE DEFROSTER ONLY DEFROSTED ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 86,000. THE VIN WAS NOT PROVIDED.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHRYSLER 200. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V668000 (AIR BAGS, SEAT BELTS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER (CENTRAL FLORIDA CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE RAM, 8675 COMMODITY CIR, ORLANDO, FL 32819) WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY, AND ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

THE HEAT IS NOT WORKING PUT IN THERMOSTAT HAD HEATER CORE FLUSHED AND STILL NO HEAT THEY SAID NEW HEATER CORE OVER A 1000.00 TO FIX AND THEY TOLD ME MY CAR IS NOT THE FIRST TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM . IT NEED TO BE RECALLED

WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM DINNER MY HUSBANDS HEAT STOPPED WORKING ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. OHIO WINTERS A VERY COLD. DEFROST ON THE DRIVERS SIDE WAS WORKING BUST THE PASSENGER SIDE WAS NOT. WITHIN MINUTES OF DRIVING THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE WINDSHIELD FROSTED OVER MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE GO SEE. IT WAS UNBEARABLE BEING IN THE VEHICLE IT WAS SO COLD. WE HAVE 2 SMALL CHILDREN AND WITH A WIND CHILL IN THE NEGATIVE DIGITS THERE IS RISK FOR FROST BITE. THEY ARE MY BIGGEST CONCERN HOWEVER WHAT WOULD NORMALLY BE A 35 MINUTE DRIVE TURNED INTO OVER AN HOUR BECAISE OF POOR VISIBILITY. HOW IS THIS NOT A RECALL YET. NOT BEING ABLE TO SEE IS DANGEROUS AND BEING IN A FREEZING CAR FOR OVER AN HOUR IS DANGEROUS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHRYSLER 200. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEATER SYSTEM IN THE VEHICLE BECAME INOPERABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS PERSISTENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO LOCAL DEALER PORTAGE FORD CDJR LOCATED AT 3013 COUNTY HWY CX, PORTAGE, WI 53901 WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE HEAT INTERCHANGER FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE, HOWEVER THE REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 83,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHRYSLER 200 CONVERTIBLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VENT CONTROL FUNCTION FAILED TO WORK ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE FOR WARM AIR WHEN THE HEATING OPTION WAS UTILIZED. THE FAILURE CAUSED DIFFICULTY DEFROSTING THE FRONT WINDSHIELD. THE DEALER REPLACED THE THERMOSTAT AND FLUSHED THE SYSTEM MORE THAN TWO YEARS AGO, BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER (BILL MARSH CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM, 1655 S GARFIELD AVE, TRAVERSE CITY, MI 49686, (231) 941-4141) FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND REPAIR. THE CONTACT WAS UNCERTAIN IF THE MANUFACTURER WOULD BE ABLE TO PROVIDE A SOLUTION TO THE DEALER TO REMEDY THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND HAD THE VEHICLE DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHRYSLER 200. WHEN THE CONTACT ENTERED THE VEHICLE AND ATTEMPTED TO ACTIVATE THE DEFROSTER, THE VEHICLE BLEW OUT COLD AIR ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO HENDRIX JEEP CHRYSLER (543 MCPHEARSON CHURCH RD, FAYETTEVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA 28303) WHERE THE RADIATOR WAS FLUSHED, BUT THE ISSUE WAS NOT RESOLVED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.