2013 CHRYSLER 200 Complaints

WE RECEIVED A SAFETY RECALL FOR THE REAR QUARTER VENT WINDOW SWITCH. UPON RECEIPT OF THIS RECALL, WE TOOK OUR VEHICLE TO THE NEAREST DEALERSHIP. I DO NOT BELIEVE IT HAS BEEN ATTENDED TO IN A TIMELY MANNER. IT HAS BEEN NEARLY A YEAR SINCE WE'VE HAD USE OF THIS FEATURE THAT WE PAID FOR. ~ [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

FROM ALMOST THE BEGINNING OF OWNING THIS CAR IT HAS MADE A NOISE IN THE LEFT FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE. THE STEERING WHEEL FEELS LOSE, LIKE IT COULD COME APART. I HAD BRAKE ISSUES ALSO. THE DEALER WAS ABLE TO FIND THE BRAKE NOISE, BUT NOT THE NOISE IN THE LEFT FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE. THEY SAY THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DETECT. YET, MY CAR CONTINUES TO MAKE THIS NOISE. NOW, I'M NOT A MECHANIC, BUT MY CAR SHOULD NOT BE MAKING A NOISE IF EVERYTHING IS ALRIGHT. CHECKED ON YOUTUBE AND MANY PEOPLE WITH CHRYSLER 200'S, 2013'S ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. THEY SAY THEIR MECHANICS EITHER CANNOT FIND THE PROBLEM, OR IT'S 1. STEERING COLUMN 2. OUTER TIE ROD END OR SWAY BAR END LINKS 3. BALL JOINTS 4. BUSHINGS CAN BE WORN ON CONTROL ARMS OF SWAY BAR OR 4. TIE ROD. MY DEALER CANNOT FIND ANY OF THAT WRONG WITH MY CAR, YET, I BELIEVE IT IS ONE OF THESE PROBLEMS. MY CAR WAS PURCHASED AT MOORE, CHRYSLER, JEEP, SUBARU, AT 8700 W. BELL, ROAD IN GLENDALE, ARIZONA. I AM A SINGLE LADY, LIVING ON SOCIAL SECURITY DISABILITY. MY DAD BOUGHT THIS CAR FOR ME. I CANNOT AFFORD TO HAVE ALL THESE PROBLEMS FIXED IF THE WARRANTY RUNS OUT, AND THE DEALER LETS IT. I NEED THEM TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY AND FIX MY CAR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHRYSLER 200. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE TURN SIGNAL FAILED TO WORK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TWICE AND THE FIRST TIME THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO REPLICATE AND DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE SECOND TIME THEY CLEARED THE CODE AND THE THIRD REPAIR OF REPLACING THE CONTROL MODULE, WHICH FAILED TO REMEDY THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT CONTINUED TO SEE THE WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 13,000.

WAS DRIVING ON I95N COMING FROM FLORIDA AND ABOUT 12AM MY CAR WAS FEELING VERY LOOSE IN THE FRONT AND SO THEN MY STEERING POWER WAS GONE AND THE CAR WENT OUT OF CONTROL AND WE CRASH ONTO THE RIGHT SIDE RAILING AND THEN AGAIN ON THE LEFT SIDE AND THE CAR WENT FLYING INTO THE DITCH. I WOULD LIKE AN INVESTIGATION BECAUSE I NO LONGER HAVE THE CAR THE BANK TOOK IT AND THEY WANT ME TO PAY FOR IT. THANK YOU ....UPDATED 04/08/15 *BF *TR

CAR DROVE PERFECTLY FINE WHEN PURCHASED NEW 18MONTHS.AGO. BUT AFTER HAVING IT FOR 3MONTHS. THINGS STARTED TO GO WRONG. FIRST INCIDENT WAS WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL IT HAS FAILED TO SHUT OFF FOR ME 3X. APPLYING PRESSURE TO THE BRAKES DIDN'T HELP OR SOLVE THE PROBLEM EITHER. AFTER MULTIPLE TIMES OF PRESSING THE OFF BUTTON IT SHUT OFF AFTER PUTTING THE CAR IN NEUTRAL. TOOK IT TO CAR DEALER SHIP & THE COMPUTER WAS UPDATED BUT NO ISSUES FOUND. ON MANY OCCASIONS MY CAR HAS SEEMED TO HAVE SHIFTING PROBLEMS ESPECIALLY COMING OUT OF 1ST GEAR. TOOK IT INTO THE DEALERSHIP & NO ISSUES FOUND THE MECHANIC SAID CAR SEEMED FINE BUT TO RETURN IF PROBLEM RETURNED. THE PROBLEM STILL COMES AND GOES BUT I TRY TO IGNORE IT BECAUSE THE SHIFTING ISSUE DIDN'T SEEM ANY WORSE. BUT NOW RECENTLY IN THE LAST COUPLE MONTHS ANOTHER PROBLEM IS OCCURRING MY TIRE PRESSURE IS ALWAYS OFF CHECKING IT ALMOST DAILY. I BROUGHT MY CAR IN AND PURCHASED NEW TIRES. THE PROBLEM WITH THE TIRE PRESSURE STILL EXISTS ALONG WITH IT PULLING BAD TO THE RIGHT, & I'M ABLE TO FEEL SHAKING IN THE STEERING WHEEL AT AS LOW AS 25MPH, REACHING SPEEDS 50+ THE SHAKING IS ONLY FELT AT TIMES, CONTINUES TO PULL & FEELS LIKE I DON'T HAVE COMPLETE CONTROL OF THE CAR. I TOOK MY CAR IN AGAIN A WEEK AGO TO THE TIRE CENTER AND I WAS TOLD THEY COULD FEEL WHAT I WAS FEELING BUT COULDN'T FIND THE ISSUE. I REQUESTED A ALIGNMENT BUT THEY ALSO SAID THAT WAS UNNECESSARY BECAUSE THE ALIGNMENT WAS FINE. THE SHAKING AND PULLING IS NOW GETTING MUCH WORSE AND TODAY WE PICKED UP YET ANOTHER PROBLEM. WELL STOPPED/PARKED CAR IDLES HARD & FEELS AS IF ITS GONNA STALL OUT. A FRIEND OVERLOOKED MY CAR. HE CLIMBED UNDERNEATH AND HAD ME APPLY A SMALL ABOUT OF PRESSURE ON THE ACCELERATOR. SAID HE A WHISTLING/SPUTTER SOUND LIKE ITS HESITATING. HE FELT THE SHAKING IN THE STEERING WHEEL WHEN THE RPMS WHERE AT 1 & PARKED. ONLY APPROX. 32,000MILES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHRYSLER 200. WHILE AT A STOP, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS REAR ENDED. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT DID NOT SUSTAIN ANY INJURIES AND NO MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS RECEIVED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 18,000.

2013 CHRYSLER 200. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO LOUD NOISE COMING FROM BRAKES, ONLY WHEN BACKING UP. *SMD THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD SLOW DOWN, AS IF IT WERE GOING TO STOP. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER, IT SOUNDED AS THOUGH IT WAS A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. *JB

OCT 2014 I REMOTE STARTED MY CAR. MY GRANDSON WAS IN THE CAR, WHEN I CAME OUTSIDE I SMELLED A STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE. GAS FUMES WAS COMING THROUGH THE VENTS AND GAS WAS LEAKING, TOOK TO OLATHE DODGE THEY SUPPOSEDLY FIXED IT. 3 FUEL INJECTORS AND LOOSE HOSE. JAN 2014, SAME THING HAPPENED I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD THIS TIME A LOUD CLANG, STRONG GAS FUMES CAME THROUGH THE VENTS AND I PARKED AND HAD IT TOWED BACK TO OLATHE DODGE. THEY FIXED AGAIN. I GOT MY CAR BACK AND TOOK IT 2 BLOCKS AND IT WAS SMOKING BLUE/BLACK SMOKE REALLY BAD, I TOOK IT BACK TO OLATHE DODGE. THEY CALLED ME 6 DAYS LATER AND SAID IT WAS FIXED, I TOOK OFF WORK TO PICK IT UP GOT IN THE CAR THE ENGINE LIGHT WAS BACK ON AND COULD STILL SMELL GAS. THEY KEPT THE CAR AND GAVE ME RENTAL AND CALLED BACK 7 DAYS LATER. THIS TIME IT WAS FIXED. ON FEB 17, I WAS GOING TO HOSPITAL TO SEE MY NEW GRANDSON, I GOT OFF WORK STARTED DRIVING AND THE GAS FUMES WERE BACK IN MY CAR. I KEPT DRIVING TO THE HOSPITAL WITH THE WINDOW DOWN ABOUT 2 INCHES BECAUSE GAS FUMES COMING THROUGH VENTS. I LEFT MY CAR AT HOSPITAL AND CALLED OLATHE DODGE. THEY SAID TO BRING IT DOWN TO THEM. I DROVE IT TO OLATHE KNOWING THAT THE FUMES WAS COMING THROUGH THE VENTS. ON FEB 18TH I WENT TO DR. BECAUSE MY FACE WAS SWOLLEN AND RED. THE DR. SAID THAT I WAS WALKING IN THE COLD, WHICH CAUSED ME TO GET WIND BURNED. I WORK IN DOORS. I CALLED POISON CONTROL TO SEE WHAT I CAN DO. THEY SAID THAT I SHOULD NOT GET BACK IN THAT CAR UNTIL IT IS FIXED BECAUSE THAT IS DANGEROUS. THIS IS THE 6TH TIME THAT THEY TRIED TO FIX IT. EVERYONE TOLD ME THAT THIS CAR IS A LEMON. I LOVE MY CAR AND HAD HIGH HOPES THAT THEY WOULD FIX IT. I HAVE 3 GRANDBABIES THAT RIDE WITH ME IN MY CAR. WHAT IF THIS CAR CATCHES ON FIRE.. I WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO GET MY 1, 2, AND 3 YEAR OLD GRAND BABIES OUT OF THEIR CARSEATS FAST ENOUGH... GOD FORBID ... PLEASE HELP ME. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHRYSLER 200. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, WATER ENTERED THE VEHICLE THROUGH A WINDOW DUE TO A FRACTURED WINDOW SEAL. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS DURING RAINY WEATHER CONDITIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE WINDOW SEAL WAS REPLACED ON SIX OCCASIONS, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 19,000.

TURN ON HEATER GET CLICKING NOISE FOR ABOUT 30 SECONDS, THEN STOPS. YOU WOULD THINK THAT AFTER ALL THIS TIME CHRYSLER, WOULD BE SMART ENOUGH TO FIX THE PROBLEM. THIS CAR HAS 36200 MILES AND IS A 2013. NO CAR SHOULD START HAVING THESE ISSUES AT THIS STAGE. I HAVE NEVER OWNED A CHRYSLER, BEFORE AND PROBABLY NEVER WILL AGAIN. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW HOW MANY OTHERS HAVE THIS PROBLEM. *TR