2011 CHRYSLER 200 Complaints

WHEN SHIFTING INTO REVERSE OR DRIVE IT HAS A HARD JOLT WHEN GOING INTO GEAR. SOMETIMES IT IS SO HARD THAT IT JERKS YOUR BODY AND HEAD/NECK, AND IT SOUNDS LIKE THE TRANSMISSION IS GOING TO UNBOLT FROM UNDER THE CAR. IT DOES IT A COUPLE TIMES A DAY, AND THEN MAY STOP FOR A FEW DAYS BUT ALWAYS COMES BACK. I HAVE NOTICED ON THE DAYS IT IS NOT DOING IT I AVERAGE MORE MPG, AND WHEN IT IS DOING IT THE MPG CONTINUOUSLY DECREASES WHEN IT IS OCCURING MULTIPLE DAYS IN A ROW. ON THE DAYS THAT IT IS DOING IT MY TRANSMISSION SOUNDS MORE WHINY THAN THAN USUAL. I HAVE ALSO HAD ISSUES WHEN PUTTING IT INTO GEAR, AND PUSHING THE GAS PEDAL IT TRIES TO STALL. IT IS A PROBLEM, AND NOT "JUST THE WAY THOSE MOTORS ARE". IF IT WAS "JUST THE WAY THE MOTOR" IS THEN IT WOULD DO IT EVERY TIME YOU PUT IT IN GEAR, AND NOT COME AND GO AND BE MUCH WORSE ON SOME DAYS THAN OTHERS. AS TIME PASSES THE JOLTING IS GETTING WORSE AND HARDER. ALSO, MY BRAKES MAKE AN AWFUL SQUEEKING/GRINDING NOISE WHEN STOPPING SLOWLY (STOP SIGN) OR BACKING UP. WHEN THE CAR WAS CHECKED I WAS TOLD THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR OR BRAKES. THIS IS VERY AGRIVATING BECAUSE IT WAS BOUGHT BRAND NEW, AND I AM HAVING THESE ISSUES. I AM MAKING PAYMENTS ON A VEHICLE THAT IS HAVING THESE TYPES OF ISSUES, AND I DO NOT FEEL SAFE IN IT. THE WAY THE TRANSMISSIONS ACTS I AM AFRAID OF WHAT IT MAY DO WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. *TR

I WILL BE DRIVING AND WHILE SHIFTING GEARS, MY CAR WILL STOP AND SUDDENLY JOLT REALLY BAD. IT WAS SO BAD THE OTHER DAY THE CAR BEHIND US LAID ON THEIR HORN BECAUSE THEY WERE ABOUT TO HIT US. I AM SURE THAT THIS CAR THOUGHT I SLAMMED ON MY BREAKS, BUT THAT IS NOT THE CASE. THIS CAR ALWAYS STOPS THEN SURGES OR JOLTS. IT IS A MAJOR SAFETY HAZARD AND I AM VERY CONCERNED. CHRYSLER WILL NOT FIX THE PROBLEM BECAUSE THEY SAY THEY HAVE NOT DUPLICATED IT WHICH I DO NOT BELIEVE. THEY ALSO SAID THEY HAVE NEVER HEARD OF THIS ISSUE ALTHOUGH I HAVE READ ABOUT MULTIPLE CASES JUST LIKE MINE ON THE INTERNET. THIS HAPPENS TO ME VERY OFTEN! *TR

SINCE PURCHASING THIS VEHICLE ON 12/26/2011, THE VEHICLE HAS STALLED, COMPLETELY TURNED OFF 3 DIFFERENT TIMES WHILE STOPPED AT AN INTERSECTION WAITING FOR A TRAFFIC LIGHT TO CHANGE. IN ALL THREE INSTANCES, I HAD TO PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK AND IT RESTARTED. I FEEL THAT THIS IS DANGEROUS AND SEEMS TO BE RELATED TO NHTSA ACTION NUMBER PE12016. I AM GOING TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALER BUT BEFORE I DID, I WANTED TO SEE IF OTHER OWNERS WERE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM OR IF ANYTHING HAD BEEN RECALLED WHEN I DISCOVERED THE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHRYSLER 200. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE STOPPED AT A STOP LIGHT, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE TECHNICIANS WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED A SECOND TIME AND WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIANS WERE STILL UNAWARE OF THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHRYSLER 2000S. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE DEALER HOWEVER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THAT THEY WOULD FURTHER ASSESS THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 2,600. . UPDATED 07/27/12 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED ON THE SECOND INCIDENT AFTER BEING PARKED FOR TEN MINUTES, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. IT WAS DEAD. 48 HOURS LATER THE VEHICLE DIED WHILE BEING DRIVEN. THERE WERE NO WARNINGS ON THE DASHBOARD. 45 MINUTES LATER THE VEHICLE STARTED. THE FOURTH INCIDENT HAPPENED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE POSSESSION OF THE SERVICE REP. UPDATED 08/02/2012 *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHRYSLER 200. THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE ENGINE RESTARTED AND THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMALLY. THE FAILURE OCCURRED SIX DIFFERENT TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON FOUR SEPARATE OCCASIONS FOR THE IDENTICAL FAILURE. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE NOR LOCATE THE PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THERE WAS CURRENTLY AN OPEN INVESTIGATION UNDER NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: PE12016 (ENGINE). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 4,000. ...UPDATED 08-10-12 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE CAR HAS STALLED WHILE STOPPED AT RED LIGHTS, STOP SIGNS, ETC. ABOUT 8 TIMES. UPDATED 08/14/2012 *JS

MY FIRST PROBLEM IS AN WORSENING SQUEAKING AND GRINDING IN MY BRAKES. I PURCHASED THE CAR IN OCT 2011 AND STARTED HAVING SQUEAKING BRAKES IN MARCH 2012. I HAVE RETURNED MY CAR TO THE BUYING DEALERSHIP THREE TIMES PRIOR TO MY 12,000 BRAKE WARRANTY. I WAS TOLD BY A CERTIFIED CHRYSLER MECHANIC NOTHING IS WRONG WITH MY BRAKES AND THEY DID NOT HEAR ANYTHING. MY BRAKE ISSUE HAS GOTTEN WORSE I HEAR IT CONSTANTLY WITH ANY STOPPING MOTION. I THEN TOOK MY CAR TO A NON CERTIFIED CHRYSLER MECHANIC AND I WAS SHOWN MY REAR BRAKES ARE WARPED. AND THE BRAKES ARE DEFECTIVE. THIS MECHANIC DID NOT WANT TO FIX THE ISSUE HE STATED RETURN TO YOUR DEALERSHIP BECAUSE EVEN IF WE REPLACE THE PADS THE DEFECTIVE PARTS WILL CAUSE THE PROBLEM AGAIN. I CALLED THE BUYING DEALERSHIP THAT SAME DAY AND TOLD THE PERSON IN SERVICE CENTER WHAT I WAS TOLD HE GUARANTEED HIS TECHNICIAN DID THEIR JOB AND REFUSED TO LOOK IN THE SYSTEM TO PROVIDE ME WITH EXACTLY WHAT SHE DID SINCE THE ISSUE WAS NOT FIXED. NEEDLESS TO SAY THAT INDIVIDUAL IS UNPROFESSIONAL AND TOTALLY DISREGARD MY CONCERN. I CALLED CHRYSLER HEADQUATERS FILED A COMPLAINT THAT SAME DAY. A FEW DAYS LATER I TOOK IT TO ANOTHER CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP THE TECHNICIAN AGREED MY ROTORS IN THE REAR WHERE WARPED AND "REGLOSSED THEM" THIS DID NOT FIX THE ISSUE. I RETURNED A FEW DAYS LATER TELLING HIM THE NOISE NEVER WENT AWAY. I WAS TOLD I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE NEW BRAKE PADS OR TO BE REGLOSSED. HE ADVISED ME MY PADS ARE PLACED IN A CERTAIN POSITION THAT CAUSES THEM TO MAKE THAT NOISE BUT COULD NOT GIVE ME A STRAIGHT ANSWER IF THIS WAS ABNORMAL OR NORMAL. BUT PRETTY MUCH DEAL WITH IT. I HAVE ALL THE PAPERWORK FROM EACH DEALERSHIP AND MECHANIC REGARDLESS IF THE WARRANTY IS EXPIRED IF THE BRAKES ARE DEFECTIVE THEY WILL NEVER WORK PROPERLY. MY SECOND CONCERN IS MY CAR HAS STALLED THREE TIMES IN THE MONTH OF JUNE 2012 WHILE DRIVING GOING LESS THAN 20 MILES. *JS

AFTER STOPPING AT A LIGHT, I STARTED TO MAKE A LEFT TURN ON A SLIGHT DECLINE. THE CAR STALLED OUT AND I BEGAN ROLLING INTO THE INTERSECTION UNTIL I REALIZED I HAD NO POWER. THE CAR STALLED ON TWO OTHER OCCASIONS AT LATER DATES ALSO FROM A STOP. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHRYSLER 200. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A STOP. THE VEHICLE PERFORMED AS NORMAL UPON RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,950.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHRYSLER 200. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE STOPPED THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY AND IT STALLED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND IT OPERATED AS NORMAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PVC HOSE WAS LEAKING AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12,000.