2012 CHRYSLER 200 Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHRYSLER 200. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V668000 (SEAT BELTS, AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 01/25/17.*JB UPDATED 03/03/17*LJ *TR

THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE AIRBAG AND SEAT BELT PRETENSIONER DEPLOYMENT CAPABILITY ON MY CAR THAT STARTED ON OCTOBER 1, 2016. WHEN I GOT THE RECALL NOTICE IN OCTOBER IT SAID THAT THERE WAS NO CURRENT REMEDY. IT'S NOW DECEMBER AND THERE STILL IS NO REMEDY WHICH MEANS THAT THE PROBLEM WON'T BE FIXED IN THE FORESEEABLE FUTURE WHICH IS OUTRAGEOUS. IF OUR LIVES ARE AT RISK BECAUSE A CAR COMPANY CAN'T GET OFF ITS [XXX] AND FIX THIS, THEN THE GOVERNMENT NEEDS TO INTERVENE. I DON'T FEEL SAFE DRIVING MY CAR BECAUSE IN THE BACK OF MY MIND I KNOW THAT IT MIGHT NOT PROTECT ME COMPLETELY IF I GET IN A CRASH WHICH SHOULD NOT HAPPEN. THIS NEEDS TO BE FIXED NOW. *TR INFORMATION Redacted PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHRYSLER 200. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V668000 (AIR BAGS, SEAT BELTS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

AFTER OWNING MY CAR FOR ONLY A FEW MONTHS THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND A MINUTE LATER THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL LIGHT AND THEN THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL LIGHT. AFTER TAKING MY CAR TO KENDALL DODGE CHRYSLER JEEP RAM 5 TIMES, AN INDEPENDENT AUTO SHOP ONCE AND ANOTHER VISIT TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CAR WAS PURCHASED MY CAR IS STILL HAVING ISSUES SHIFTING FROM 2ND GEAR TO 3RD. AT LEAST THAT'S WHAT THE AUTO SHOP TOLD ME THE PROBLEM IS, WITH THE TRANSMISSION. I HIT THE GAS AND THE CAR CLUNKERS AND JERKS LIKE A MANUAL CAR WHEN I'M JUST LIGHTLY PRESSING ON THE GAS. THE CAR DOESN'T EVEN HAVE 52,000 MILES. I'VE HAD IT LESS THAN A YEAR AND HALF THE TIME IT'S BEEN IN AND OUT OF REPAIR SHOPS. *TR

I HAVE REPORTED IN THE PAST IN REGARD TO OUR 2012 CHRYSLER 200 WITH 3.6 V6 ENGINE OF EPISODES OF PMU SHUT DOWN WHILE DRIVING AT SLOW SPEED. THE MANUFACTURER WARRANTY STILL COVERED THE VEHICLE WHEN WE FIRST EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM WE NOW ARE OVER 60,000 MILES AS CHRYSLER HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO RESOLVE THIS PROBLEM YET. THE ENGINE QUIT WHILE DRIVING (3 TIMES ADDITIONAL TIMES), AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. WE WERE ABLE TO GET TO THE SHOULDER OF THE HIGHWAY , WITHOUT POWER STEERING AND BRAKES; ALL COMPUTER SUPPORT SYSTEMS FAILED, BUT ALL ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS STILL WORKED. THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN CHECKED 4 TIMES AFTER EACH OF THE STALLING EPISODES, THE PMU COMPUTER SHOWS NO CODES (PER CHRYSLER AND THE DEALER) THERE IS NO PROBLEM TO FIX. THE LAST EPISODE THE ESC DASH LITE CAME ON, FOLLOWED BY THE BRAKE AND THE ABS LIGHTS STARTED FLASHING ON & OFF WHICH CAUSED THE SPEEDOMETER TO BOUNCE UP AND DOWN WHILE THE ABILITY TO MAINTAIN SPEED OR ACCELERATE TO MAINTAIN SPEED WAS LOST(AGAIN THERE WERE NO CODES) THE LAST 2 TIMES THIS HAPPEN WERE 11/30/16 & 12/1/16. I HAVE TALKED TO CHRYSLER FIAT BUT THE DEALER ANI I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO RECEIVE ANY SERVICE OR SUGGESTION IN RESOLVING THIS PMU PROBLEM. IT FEELS LIKE THEY ARE NOT CONCERNED THAT THERE IS A GREAT SAFETY ISSUE THAT COULD RESULT IN INJURY OR DEATH. THERE SHOULD BE SOME INFORMATION AVAILABLE, AS THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM THAT HAVE BEEN ONGOING FOR MANY MODELS WITH THE 3.6 V-6 ENGINE AND OVER A NUMBER OF YEARS, WHICH CHRYSLER HAS ISSUED CUSTOMER SERVICE NOTICES TO DEALERS AND REPLACED PMU. RECALLS HAVE BEEN AVOIDED AS THERE HAS NOT BEEN ANY SERIOUS ACCIDENTS, INJURIES, OR DEATHS. IF YOU HAVE HAD THIS TYPE OF PROBLEM WITH YOUR 3.6 V6 CONTACT CHRYSLER AND THE NHTSA.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHRYSLER 200. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH WITH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL DEPRESSED, THE SPEED REDUCED INDEPENDENTLY TO 5 MPH. THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE THROTTLE BODY AND ABS WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART ON THE FIRST ATTEMPT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 84,000.

THE HEADLIGHT ILLUMINATION OF THE 2012 C/200 IS DRIVING BLIND AT NIGHT AND DANGEROUS. THERE IS AN EXTREMELY LIMITED FIELD OF VISION AND FEELS LIKE DRIVING WITH CURTAIN OVER THE LIGHTS. THE LIGHT AIMS REAL LOW AND THE BULB IS TOO SMALL. USING HIGH BEAM IS NOT MUCH BETTER. SEVERAL TIMES I CAME VERY CLOSE TO HITTING ANOTHER CAR AND PERSON. I FEEL LIKE I AM DRIVING BLIND AND HAVE CONFINED MYSELF TO NOT DRIVING AT NIGHT. THERE HAS TO BE A REMEDY FOR THIS PROBLEM. *TR

MY VEHICLE HAS ROUGHLY 54,000 MILES. THE HEAT DOES NOT WORK ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE AND IS PROGRESSIVELY BECOMING COLDER ON THE DRIVER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE CAR WILL NOT REACH A WARM ENOUGH TEMPERATURE TO BE COMFORTABLE OR TO ADEQUATELY DEFROST THE WINDSHIELD. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE TO CHRYSLER AND SHOULD BE RECALLED. THE PARTS INVOLVED ARE THE HEATER CORE AND RADIATOR.

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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHRYSLER 200. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR CONDITIONER UNIT FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE RECIRCULATION DOOR ALTERNATOR FOR THE DEFROST AND AIR CONDITIONING UNIT FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED TWICE, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000. ...UPDATED 01/23/17 *BF CONSUMER STATED AT 40,000 AND 106,000 MILES CLICKING ON PASSENGER SIDE STARTED BOTH TIMES REPLACED THE RECIRCULATION AND ALTERNATOR. UPDATED 7/13/18*JB *TR *TT CONSUMER STATED THIS WILL BE THE 4TH FAILURE OF THIS PART ON THIS CAR AND THE SECOND TIME THAT THE RADIATOR SYSTEM HAS BEEN EITHER PARTIALLY OR ENTIRELY REPLACED IN THIS VEHICLE.*JB