2012 CHRYSLER 200 Complaints

NOTIFICATION FOR RECALL 16V-668 WITH NO SOLUTION INVOLVING PRETENSIONER AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT WHERE AIRBAGS WILL NOT DEPLOY WAS REPORTED 2 YEARS PRIOR TO OFFICIAL NOTIFICATION OF RECALL 16V-668. THIS WAS DUE TO A FRONT-END CRASH IN 2014 WHERE THERE WERE TWO PASSENGERS AND THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CRASH INVOLVED A NOSE DIVE GOING APPROXIMATELY 40MPH INTO A 2-STORY GULLY DIRECTLY HITTING A LARGE OAK TREE WITH NO AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT. THIS CRASH AND THE AIRBAGS NOT DEPLOYING WAS REPORTED TO ASHEBORO CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM SERVICE DEPARTMENT IN 2014 WITH NO SOLUTION OR KNOWLEDGE OF ISSUE. OFFICIAL NOTIFICATION WAS PROVIDED IN DECEMBER 2016 THROUGH THE USPS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHRYSLER 200. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MINS AND PARKING THE VEHICLE, A LOUD BANGING NOISE, STEAM AND SMOKE WAS PRESENT COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DETERMINED THAT THE PLASTIC RADIATOR HOSE CONNECTOR HAD FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

MY 2012 CHRYSLER 200 ; 2.4L ENGINE HAS NO HEAT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE - NO HEAT ON DEFROSTER, FLOOR, OR OUT VENTS. DEALER SAID THERE IS BUILD UP IN COOLING SYSTEM (STAR CASE #1207000008) ; RECOMMENDS REPLACING HEATER CORE, RADIATOR, THERMOSTATS, ENGINE OIL COOLER - EST $2000.00 REPAIR. NO HEAT DURING DEFROSTING CAUSING WINDSHIELD FOGGING AND REDUCED VISIBILITY DURING COLD WEATHER. THIS STARTED JAN 2, 2017 AND IS ONGOING.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHRYSLER 200. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V668000 (AIR BAGS). THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

I WAS IN AN ACCIDENT ON I 79 IN PA GOING 70MPH SLID ON SOME SLUSH SPUN AROUND A FEW TIMES BEFORE I HIT A GUARDRAIL HEAD ON AND THE AIRBAGS NEVER WHEN OFF IN MY CAR. * (RECALL RELATED INCIDENT) TS

I'VE BEEN NOTIFIED FOR SOMETIME NOW ABOUT A RECALL FOR MY CAR. NOTHING HAS BEEN CORRECTED YET IN REFERENCE TO THE AIRBAG AND SEAT BELT -CONSTRAINT CONTROLS. WHAT HAPPENS IF I HAVE AN ACCIDENT WITH THESE FEATURES STILL NOT CORRECTED?

MY VEHICLE HAS NO HEAT COMING FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE VENTS. THE HEATER CORE IS PARTLY PLUGGED. I WORKED FOR CHRYSLER AS A MECHANIC UP UNTIL A FEW MONTHS AGO. I HAVE PERSONALLY RUN INTO THIS SAME ISSUE WITH CUSTOMER CARS AS WELL AS SEVERAL OTHER TECHS. CHRYSLER WILL NOT COVER THE REPAIR DUE TO IT NOW BEING OUT OF BASIC WARRANTY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHRYSLER 200. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE HEAT BLOWER HAD MALFUNCTIONED AND THE PASSENGER SIDE WINDSHIELD WOULD NOT DEFROST. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHRYSLER 200. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RECALL FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V668000 (SEAT BELTS, AIR BAGS) WAS EXCESSIVE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED THE RECALL NOTIFICATION OVER TWELVE MONTHS AGO. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

STEERING WHEEL MAKES A POPPING SQUEAKY NOISE WITH ONLY 29000 MILES, IS SOMETHING LOOSE ?