2011 CHRYSLER 200 Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHRYSLER 200 CONVERTIBLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEAD LIGHTS WERE TOO DIM WHICH PREVENTED HER FROM SEEING OBJECTS IN FRONT OF HER WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DECIDED TO ADJUST THE LIGHTS. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE REMEDY FAILED TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THEY WERE UNABLE TO ALTER THE VEHICLES DESIGN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 800. ...UPDATED 10/10/12 *BF UPDATED 10/16/2012*JS

THIS IS THE 2ND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED IN 11 MONTHS. (NOT SURE OF THE EXACT DATE PRIOR TO MOST RECENT) WAS SLOWING TO A STOP, AND ONCE STOPPED, THE CAR STALLED. BOTH TIMES IT HAPPENED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT "WAS NOT" ILLUMINATED. EVERYTHING ON THE DASH APPEARED TO WORK NORMALLY. LIGHTS ON, RADIO ON, ETC. I HAPPENED TO FEEL THE CAR ROLLING BACKWARDS, WHILE STOPPED, AND BOTH TIMES STOOD ON THE BRAKES TO PREVENT THE CAR FROM ROLLING BACK AND STRIKING THE VEHICLE STOPPED BEHIND ME. (FIRST TIME I ACTUALLY THOUGHT I HIT THE CAR, BUT CHECKED AND DID NOT SEE ANY DAMAGE) CAR RESTARTED OK EACH TIME, AND PROCEEDED NORMALLY. IN BOTH INSTANCES, I WAS SLOWING TO A STOP (ONCE FROM COMING OFF THE HIGHWAY AND STOPPING AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT AT THE TOP OF THE EXIT RAMP, AND ANOTHER TIME SLOWING TO A STOP FROM ABOUT 45 MPH, ON A CITY STREET) HAVEN'T NOTIFIED THE DEALERSHIP (YET!) BUT BECAME AWARE OF THIS ISSUE WHEN I RESEARCHED THIS ON THE INTERNET. ADD 1 MORE CHRYSLER 200 TO THE "STALLING" ISSUE! (CANADIAN VEHICLE - ONTARIO). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHRYSLER 200. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ALL FOUR BRAKE PADS WERE WORN OUT WITH VERY LOW MILEAGE ON THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT HEARD A GRINDING SOUND WHENEVER THE BRAKES WERE DEPRESSED WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. AS A RESULT, THE BRAKES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 24,000.

MY NEW CAR STALLED ONLY A FEW DAYS AFTER I PURCHASED IT. I WAS AT A STOP LIGHT AND I DIDN'T KNOW WHY I WASN'T ABLE TO DRIVE. I HAD TO RE-START MY VEHICLE. SINCE THEN IT HAS STALLED ABOUT 12 TIMES IN THE LAST YEAR; ALWAYS WHEN I'M AT A STOP LIGHT. ONE TIME I WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION WAITING TO TURN LEFT AND IT STALLED ON ME. THE DEALER INSTALLED A CO-PILOT AFTER I ESCALATED IT AND THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO DIAGNOSE IT. THE DEALER CALLED ME ON MAY 31, 2012 AND TOLD THEM THAT THEY WOULD REPLACE MY CAR WITH A 2012 CHRYSLER 200 CONVERTIBLE SINCE IT WAS UNSAFE FOR ME TO DRIVE. HE MENTIONED THAT THE FIRST FEW CONVERTIBLES THAT WERE BUILT IN THE EARLY MONTHS SEEMED TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM. I RECEIVED MY NEW 2012 CONVERTIBLE ON JULY 21 BUT I AM STILL FIGHTING WITH THEM TO GET MY SERVICE AND WARRANTY CONTRACTS. *TR

I DROVE MY CAR FOR APPROXIMATELY 25 MINUTES, I STOPPED AT STOP LIGHT AND WHEN PRESSED THE ACCELERATOR THE CAR WOULD NOT GO. I PUT THE CAR IN PARK, THEN BACK IN DRIVE AND THE STILL WILL NOT GO, THEN I PUT THE CAR BACK IN PARK, TURN THE CAR OFF AND THEN PUT THE GEAR IN DRIVE AND THEN THE CAR WOULD GO. THIS HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES...I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME THEY COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM. *TR

AS I APPROACHED A TRAFFIC LIGHT I BEGAN TO BRAKE. AS I CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP MY CAR'S ENGINE CUT OFF AND ALL LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD LIT UP. I STRUGGLED TO AVOID HITTING THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME AS THE CAR CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. I TURNED THE CAR KEY ON OFF POSITION AND CRANKED IT UP. TWENTY MINUTES LATER AS I CAME TO ANOTHER STOP THE CAR SHUT OFF AND BEGAN TO ROLL BACKWARDS INTO THE CAR BEHIND ME. I WAS ABLE TO STOP THE CAR FROM ROLLING BY HEAVILY APPLYING THE BRAKES. I PUT THE CAR INTO PARK AND CRANKED IT AND IT STARTED BUT THEN IMMEDIATELY SHUT OFF AGAIN. I WAS ABLE TO CRANK THE CAR A SECOND TIME AND DRIVE OFF. I IMMEDIATELY TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER. *TR

2011 CHRYSLER 200 SEDAN. CONSUMER STATES CAR DIES RANDOMLY *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED IT DIDN'T MATTER WHETHER THE ENGINE WAS COLD, HOT OR WARMED UP. THE ENGINE WOULD COMPLETELY STOP AND SHE WOULD HAVE TO PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK AND RE-START THE ENGINE. THE INCIDENT HAPPENED AT LEAST 15 DIFFERENT TIMES, SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED AND IT USUALLY HAPPENED WHEN A STOP WAS MADE IN TRAFFIC, AT A STOP SIGN, OR SLOW IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE SHOP AT LEAST FIVE TIMES FOR THE PROBLEM AND WAS IN THE SHOP TWICE FOR TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. *JB

FIRST INCIDENT OCCURRED WHEN I WAS TRAVELING ON INTERSTATE. APPROXIMATE SPEED WAS 65. I BEGAN TO SLOW IN FAR RIGHT LANE FOR EXIT RAMP. THE CAR IMMEDIATELY DIED LEAVING ME WITH NO ABILITY TO GET OFF HIGH WAY. NO POWER STEERING, LIGHTS, ETC. THE CAR DID START AGAIN AFTER BEING PUT INTO PARK AND TURNING IGNITION. VERY DANGEROUS AS FAST MOVING TRAFFIC BEHIND ME HAD TO SLAM ON BRAKES. SECOND INCIDENT OCCURRED WHEN SITTING AT A STOP LIGHT. ALL OF A SUDDEN THE ENGINE REVVED UP AND CAR JERK FORWARD INTO INTERSECTION. MY FOOT WAS ON BRAKE BUT IT STILL LURCHED FORWARD. WHEN I TOOK TO DEALER THEY SAID THEY COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG WHEN THEY RAN A DIAGNOSTIC. *TR

IN DRIVE, COASTING TO A STOP AT A RED LIGHT, ENGINE DOWN SHIFTED AND THEN ONCE CAR AT A COMPLETE STOP, ENGINE LOST POWER - OTHER ELECTRICAL STILL WORKING BUT NOT ENGINE. HAD TO PUT CAR IN PARK, THEN TURN IGNITION KEY TO RESTART CAR. ENGINE RESTARTED AND REST OF TRIP WAS OK WITH NO PROBLEMS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHRYSLER 200 TOURING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL WITHOUT WARNING WHENEVER BRAKING TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE TRANSMISSION WOULD FAIL WHEN DRIVING AT RELATIVELY LOW SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED NO FAILURES AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 6,154 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 6,700.