2011 CHRYSLER 200 Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHRYSLER 200. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED SEVERAL TIMES AND THE CONTACT HAD TO MAKE MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS TO GET THE VEHICLE TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED SEVERAL TIMES DUE TO THE FACT THAT IT WOULD NOT RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP WHO REPLACED THE BATTERY AND THE ALTERNATOR, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. AS THE FAILURE PROGRESSED, ALL OF THE VARIOUS WARNING LAMPS, SENSORS, AND GAUGES FLICKERED ON AND OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 69,850.

THE CARS REAR END BOUNCES EXCESSIVELY ON ANY ROUGH PAVEMENT TOO THE POINT OF ALMOST LOSING CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THIS HAPPENS CONSTANTLY WHEN DRIVING OVER 40 MPH AND THEN HITTING A ROUGH SPOT OR HOLE IN THE PAVEMENT. *TR

OVER THE PAST 4 MONTHS, OUR PARENTS VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR SERVICING 6 TIMES DUE TO THE VEHICLE BEING COMPLETELY DEAD. THE CAR NEVER SAT LONGER THAN 2 - 3 DAYS WITHOUT BEING DRIVEN. THEY WERE TOLD THE PROBLEM WAS DUE TO THE LICENSE PLATE LIGHT, THEN THE GLOVE BOX LIGHT NOT TURNING OFF, THEN THEY WEREN'T SURE. ON 2/26, THE VEHICLE WOULD ONLY START AND RUN, WHILE CONNECTED TO THE JUMPER. THE DEALERSHIP TOOK THE CAR IN AND HAD IT FOR 2 FULL WEEKS. THE DEALERSHIP COULD NOT DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. MOM & DAD PICKED UP THE VEHICLE ON MARCH 14TH, NO EXPLANATION AS TO THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. WENT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP ON MARCH 19TH TO FIND OUT IF ANY FURTHER INFORMATION HAD BEEN DETERMINED... NOTHING! THEY WERE THEN ADVISED THE CAR HAS TO BE DRIVEN ALL THE TIME, TO AVOID DYING BECAUSE THE COMPUTER SYSTEM NEVER SHUTS OFF AND THEREFORE, DRAINS THE BATTERY WHEN THE CAR IS IDLE. THEY WERE FURTHER ADVISED TO PURCHASE AND USE A BATTERY TENDER TRICKLE CHARGER AND TO KEEP IT CONNECTED TO THE VEHICLE WHENEVER THE VEHICLE IS NOT IN OPERATION. THIS IS VERY INCONVENIENT AS OUR PARENTS ARE IN THEIR 80'S AND DON'T GET AROUND SO EASY ANYMORE. THIS IS NOT AN ACCEPTABLE SOLUTION. THEY'VE HAD THIS VEHICLE FOR ALMOST 4 YEARS, IF THE COMPUTER ISSUE AS DESCRIBED BY THE DEALER WERE ACCURATE, WHY DID IT WORK PROPERLY FOR THE FIRST 3.5 YEARS AND NOW HAS ISSUES? THE VEHICLE IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY HOWEVER, WITHOUT ACCURATE DIAGNOSIS, NOTHING IS BEING DONE. THE LAST COMMUNICATION WE'VE HAD WITH THE DEALER WAS FRIDAY MARCH 27TH. TELLING US IF THE CAR DOESN'T DIE AGAIN BY THIS COMING FRIDAY (APRIL 3, 2015), THEY'LL BE CLOSING THE CASE. THE PROBLEM HAS NOT YET BEEN DIAGNOSED OR RESOLVED. IS THERE ANYTHING WE CAN DO, ANY INFORMATION YOU CAN PROVIDE, TO HELP OUR PARENTS GET THIS ISSUE RESOLVED? *TR

LOAD METAL TO METAL CLUNK WHEN CARS GAS PEDAL IS RELEASED OR PUSHED DOWN. LEFT WHEEL AREA IS WHERE THE SOUND IS COMING FROM. MAYBE AXLE AREA. TRANSAXLE . BEARING AREA. ITS GOING INTO THE SHOP ON FRIDAY. 3/27/2015 , RED WING, MINNESOTA. THEY ARE GOING TO TAKE APART AND HAVE A LOOK. PS: IT HAS BEEN DOING THIS SENSE WE GOT IT . BUT IS GETTING WORSE. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

THE ORIGINAL DATE IS SEPT. 2012. I WAS UNABLE TO ENTER THIS INFO ABOVE. I HAVE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH UNEXPECTED LOSS OF POWER, (FALLING DEAD) SINCE 2012. IT NORMALLY HAPPENS WHEN I AM GOING SLOW DUE TO BEING IN TRAFFIC. I AM STOPPED OR BARELY MOVING AND WHEN WE START MOVING I PRESS ON THE ACCELERATOR AND IT WILL NOT GO BECAUSE IT HAS FALLEN DEAD. I HAVE TO PUT MY FLASHERS ON, PULL OVER IF POSSIBLE, PUT THE GEAR IN PARK, TURN OFF THE ENGINE AND RESTART THE CAR AND IT IS GOOD TO GO. THERE HAVE BEEN TIMES THIS HAPPENS IF I AM AT A STOP LIGHT ALSO WHEN THIS OCCURS. THE NEXT ISSUE IS THE LOW TIRE PRESSURE LIGHT COMES ON MOST TIMES WHEN THE WEATHER CHANGES. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO A TIRE REPAIR SHOP AND WAS TOLD WHEN WE HAVE EXTREME WEATHER CHANGES, THIS WILL HAPPEN AND TO CHECK THE TIRE PRESSURE EVERY 3 WEEKS. THIS IS COSTING ME $5.00/TRIP FOR PRESSURE CHECKS. I HAVE TAKEN MY CAR BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP WHEN I STARTED HAVING THESE PROBLEMS, THEY CHECKED THE CAR, DID A TEST DRIVE, KEPT IT OVERNIGHT AND SAID NO PROBLEMS WERE FOUND. VERY DISAPPOINTING AND FRUSTRATING. *TR

ON 3/3/15 AROUND 5:40PM I WAS DRIVING 30 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY. I PLACED MY FOOT ON THE ACCELERATOR, WHEN MY CAR TURNED COMPLETELY OFF. I IMMEDIATELY TURNED ON MY HAZARDS LIGHTS, SLAMMED ON MY BRAKES AND PUT THE CAR IN PARK, I TURNED THE CAR BACK ON AND CONTINUED DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, ALL THIS OCCURRED SO QUICKLY I ALMOST WAS RAMMED IN THE BACK BY A LARGE TRUCK! IM TERRIFIED TO DRIVE MY CAR NOW, I DON'T HAVE ANOTHER CAR SO I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO.. *TR

I WAS OPERATING VEHICLE ON SURFACE STREETS AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE TO MORE THAN 20 MPH. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL CHRYSLER DEALER AND IT WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A WORN OUT THROTTLE BODY. THE PART WAS REPLACED AT CONSIDERABLE EXPENSE AS THE CAR WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. I WAS TOLD BY SEVERAL PARTIES THAT THIS FAILURE WAS PREMATURE AND THE INTERNAL PARTS WORE OUT BECAUSE THEY WERE DEFECTIVE. THE MECHANIC TOLD ME HE REPLACES A LOT OF THESE THROTTLE BODIES.

WHILE TRAVELING ON A NEW YORK STATE HIGHWAY, ALL OF THE SUDDEN ALL THE DASH WARNING INDICATORS FLASHED ON/OFF, THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTED TO LOW GEAR, THE RADIO, AC AND OTHER ELECTRONICS TURNED OFF. THE CAR STALLED RIGHT THERE IN TRAFFIC. WE HAD TRIED SHIFTING GEARS, PUSHING THE ACCELERATOR, AND COULD NOT GET THE CAR TO RESPOND TO ANYTHING. WE DID MANAGE TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. AFTER A MINUTE, WE ATTEMPTED AND WERE ABLE TO START THE CAR BUT IT STALLED OUT ALMOST IMMEDIATELY. FURTHER ATTEMPTS TO RESTART THE CAR WERE NOT SUCCESSFUL. AFTER APPROXIMATELY 20 MINUTES, WE WERE ABLE TO RESTART THE CAR, AND DRIVE IT TO A GARAGE LESS THAN 1 MILE AWAY. IT DID STALL ON US AGAIN, BUT IN THE DRIVEWAY OF THE GARAGE. THE MECHANIC AT THE GARAGE TESTED THE BATTERY, AND THE BATTERY WAS FINE ? WE WERE ABLE TO DRIVE TO THE GARAGE LUCKILY BECAUSE THE BATTERY CHARGE HAD THE POWER TO GET US THERE. HOWEVER, ONCE WE GOT THE CAR RUNNING, IDLING, AGAIN; A VOLT-METER SHOWED THAT THE ALTERNATOR WAS NOT CHARGING THE BATTERY. IT WAS VERY DISAPPOINTING; BUT WE HAD TO REPLACE THE ALTERNATOR. THE NEW ALTERNATOR IS PART # RL801624AD. WE HAVE DONE SOME RESEARCH AND HAVE FOUND CHRYSLER RECALL P60. THIS RECALL AFFECTS VEHICLES WITH A 3.6L ENGINE AND A 160 AMP ALTERNATOR. WHILE MY 200 MODEL IS NOT ON THE RECALL LIST, I BELIEVE IT SHOULD BE ADDED TO THE RECALL. MY CAR HAS THE SAME 3.6L ENGINE AND 160 AMP ALTERNATOR AS THE OTHER MODELS AFFECTED. IN READING THE DESCRIPTION(S) OF THE RECALL AND THE FAILURE I BELIEVE I EXPERIENCED THIS SAME PROBLEM. THIS SAME FAILURE HAPPENED TO ME AGAIN THE OTHER DAY, AFTER I HAVE REPLACED THE ORIGINAL ALTERNATOR. I GOT IN MY VEHICLE TO DRIVE HOME, STARTED THE CAR, PULLED OUT OF THE PARKING LOT AND JUST AS I GOT ONTO THE ROAD (BUSY, CITY STREET) MY CAR STALLED WITH ALL THE SAME SYMPTOMS ? FLASH OF THE WARNING INDICATORS, LOSS OF ALL POWER. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHRYSLER 200. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT UNKNOWN SPEEDS, OVER A BUMP, THE STEERING WHEEL WAS DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. IN ADDITION, WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED IT WOULD VIBRATE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE HARDER THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE HARDER THE VIBRATION. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SHIFTS OUT OF GEAR AND ACCELERATES INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TIRES NEEDED TO BE ROTATED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

DRIVE SIDE HANDLE CONTROLS COUNSEL POOR PLASTIC TORN/UNGLUED. AS WELL AS HEAD LINER FROM BACK SEATS ON BOTH SIDES. ALSO HOOD PAINT RAISING UP FROM HEAD LIGHTS LED. ON BOTH SIDES. THE PAINT IS RAISED WITH VISIBLE DAMAGE. *TR