2011 CHRYSLER 200 Complaints

I SEE SOME CHRYSLER PRODUCTS ARE BEING RECALLED DUE TO A FAULTY VALVE IN THE GAS TANK. I HAVE A 2011 200 THAT MAY HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. I HAVE A 16.9 GALLON TANK. AFTER 13 GALLONS, SOMETHING TURNS THE GAS PUMP OFF. IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO GET MORE THAN 13 GALLONS IN THE TANK. I HAVE HAD THE TANK DRAINED BY CHRYSLER TO VERIFY MY CLAIM. WHICH THEY DID. THEY TOLD ME THEY WERE DESIGNED THAT WAY TO PREVENT OVER FILLING. THE LAST CHRYSLER MECHANIC I TALKED TO SAYS ITS A FLAW IN THE GAS TANK. CHRYSLER WILL NOT ADMIT THERE IS A PROBLEM. COULD THIS BE THE SAME PROBLEM? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHRYSLER 200. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT REDUCED SIGNIFICANTLY WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH. THE FAILURE ONLY OCCURRED WHENEVER DRIVING DOWN AN INCLINE OR MAKING A RIGHT TURN, WHICH DISTORTED THE CONTACT'S VISION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES AND THE HEADLAMPS WERE READJUSTED EACH TIME BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62.

THE PROBLEM: POPPING #33 FUSE (SWITCH BANK/DIAGNOSTIC LINK CONNECTOR/PCM), HAVE BEEN REPLACING FUSES EACH AND EVERY TIME SO I CAN GO ON WITH MY BUSINESS. I FIND THAT IT HAPPENS BETWEEN SHIFTING GEARS. IT DOES NOT MATTER IF YOU ARE IN DRIVE/AUTOMATIC MODE OR AUTO-STICK MODE. DID NOT TURN MY CAR IN RIGHT AWAY (NOW I WISH I WOULD HAVE) BECAUSE I WOULD HAVE FELT SILLY IF I HAD MY CAR TOWED AND THE TECH. FOUND THAT A $.25 FUSE WAS BLOWN. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS ISSUE WITH A RISK FACTOR THROUGH THE ROOF BECAUSE THE DRIVE TRAIN COMPLETELY SHUTS DOWN. NO POWER STEERING, NO POWER BRAKES. AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS YOU PUCKER UP AND HOPE YOU CAN MAKE IT TO THE SIDE WITHOUT GETTING INTO AN ACCIDENT BEFORE YOUR CAR COMES TO A COMPLETE STOP. FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED, IT JUST RAINED HEAVILY AND I THOUGHT SOMETHING GOT WET - ENTERING THE FREEWAY UP SHIFT FROM 2ND-3RD 34084 MILES SECOND TIME, TURNING INTO MY DRIVEWAY DOWNSHIFT FROM 2ND TO 1ST - COINCIDENCE? 35028 MILES THIRD TIME, ABRUPT STOP DOWNSHIFT FROM 6TH TO 1ST 36013 FOURTH TIME - PULLING INTO WORK DOWNSHIFT FROM 3RD TO 2ND 37112 FIFTH TIME - SLOWING DOWN ON EXPRESSWAY DOWNSHIFT 5TH TO 4TH 38223 SIXTH TIME - SLOWING TO A STOP DOWNSHIFT 2ND TO 3RD 38,764 SEVENTH TIME - DURING RUSH HOUR STOP AND GO TRAFFIC (THE LAST STRAW) UP-SHIFT 2ND TO 3RD 39,134 EIGHTH TIME - WITHIN 15 MINUTES OF SEVENTH TIME STOPPING AT A STOP LIGHT. DOWNSHIFT 2ND TO 1ST 39,146 NINTH TIME - NEXT MORNING ON MY WAY TO THE DEALERSHIP - UP-SHIFT FROM 4TH TO 5TH 39,164 WENT TO DEALERSHIP AND MADE AN APPOINTMENT. LUCKILY I AM CONSCIOUS OF MY SURROUNDINGS AND WAS ABLE TO GET OUT OF HARMS WAY EVERY TIME. I WILL NOT LET MY WIFE DRIVE THIS CAR, FOR HER SAFETY, UNTIL IT IS FIXED. IS THERE A DOCUMENTED FIX FOR THIS? *TR

WHEN I WAS MAKING A GRADUAL RIGHT HAND TURN (CURVE TO THE RIGHT) AT APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, ON FLAT LAND, I EXPERIENCED TOTAL ENGINE SHUTDOWN, ELECTRICAL SHUTDOWN, AND LOSS OF POWER STEERING IN A SPLIT SECOND - WITHOUT WARNING. AFTER I GATHERED MY COMPOSURE, I PUT THE CAR IN PARK, TURNED THE IGNITION OFF, THEN TURNED THE IGNITION BACK ON AND I WAS ON MY WAY WITHOUT ISSUE SINCE. MY 2011 CHRYSLER 200 (4 CYLINDER) HAS ONLY EXPERIENCED THIS 1 TIME, BUT ONCE IS DEFINITELY ENOUGH FOR ME! *TR

AFTER MINIMAL RAIN, THE DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY FOGGED UP AND ACCUMULATED DROPS OF WATER INSIDE THE SEALED UNIT. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, TECHNICIAN SAID SEAL AROUND UNIT IS CRACKED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. DEALER CHARGES OVER $500 DOLLARS FOR REPLACEMENT. NIGHTTIME VISIBILITY IS DRASTICALLY REDUCED. REPAIR IS NOT COVERED UNDER ANY WARRANTY. THIS IS AN ISSUE CHRYSLER KNOWS ABOUT BUT HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL. *TR

WE PURCHASED THE CAR ON FEB. 11, 2012. AFTER FILLING THE GAS TANK WITHIN 100 YDS. THE CAR STALLS AND CUTS OUT. THIS HAPPENS EVERYTIME WE FILL UP, THERE HAS ONLY BEEN ABOUT FOUR TIMES THAT THIS HAS NOT HAPPENED IN THE FIFTEEN MONTHS OF US HAVING THE CAR. WE HAVE TAKEN THE CAR BACK THREE TIMES TO THE DEALER BILL BRYAN CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE, AND THEY SAY THAT THEY CANNOT DUPLICATE IT.................WE FEEL THAT THIS IS SO DANGEROUS, WHENEVER WE FILL THE TANK, WE ALWAYS GO OUT ONTO A BACK ROAD, AS WE KNOW THAT IT IS GOING TO HAPPEN. WE ONCE CAME OUT ONTO A MAJOR ROAD AFTER FILLING UP, AND NEARLY GOT SMACKED IN THE BACK AS IT STALLED.............. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHRYSLER 200. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE AIR CONDITIONING UNIT FAILED TO OPERATE AND BEGAN TO EDIT SMOKE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND WAS ADVISED THAT THE AIR CONDITIONING UNIT HAD BURNED OUT AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,000. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHRYSLER 200. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE HEAD LIGHTS WERE WORKING BASED ON STANDARDS. THE MECHANIC ALSO ADVISED THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO ALTER THE DESIGN OF THE HEADLIGHTS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 6,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 35,000. *TR

2011 CHRYSLER 200. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO BRAKE PROBLEMS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN HE STARTED THE ENGINE TO PULL FORWARD TO GET GAS, THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUED FORWARD, SO HE PUSHED THE PEDAL ABOUT THREE MORE TIMES TO THE FLOOR WHILE HE ROLLED TO THE PUMP BYPASS LANE, TURNED PARALLEL TO THE CURB WHICH SEPARATED THE STATION BYPASS LANE FROM THE US HIGHWAY AND STOPPED WITH THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. AS SOON AS HE STOPPED, HE PUT THE TRANSMISSION INTO PARK AND THEN ENGINE STALLED. THE CONSUMER RESTARTED THE ENGINE, AND FELT THE PEDAL COME BACK UP. AFTER TESTING IT SEVERAL TIMES WITHOUT FURTHER PROBLEMS. IN LATE NOVEMBER 2012, AS THE CONSUMER HEADED OUT OF A PARKING LOT, THE PEDAL WENT DOWN TO THE FLOOR TWICE. HE QUICKLY STOPPED WITH THE EMERGENCY BRAKE, LEANED TO THE LEFT OF THE STEERING WHEEL AND SAW THE LEFT END OF THE PEDAL PROTRUDING FROM THE LEFT SIDE OF HIS RIGHT SHOE AND THE PEDAL WAS ON THE FLOOR. ALSO, THE ENGINE HAD STALLED, WHEN HE TRIED TO RESTART THE ENGINE, IT STALLED AGAIN. HE MADE ANOTHER ATTEMPT TO START IT AGAIN, AT THAT POINT THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT BACK TO NORMAL.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHRYSLER 200. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH ON A CURVED ROAD, THE ROAD BECAME DIFFICULT TO SEE BECAUSE THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS ILLUMINATED DOWNWARD INSTEAD OF UPWARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TWICE. THE TECHNICIAN ADVISED THAT THE LOW BEAM LIGHTS WERE OPERATING AS DESIGNED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100.