2013 CHRYSLER 200 Complaints

AT NIGHT 8 PM DRIVING SOUTH ON I-4 TO TAMPA IN RAINSTORM. HEAVY TRAFFIC WITH RAIN AND WATER OFF OTHER CARS AND TRUCKS. TRAFFIC SPEED 60 MPH. HEADLIGHTS STOPPED WORKING. REPEATEDLY TURNED HEADLIGHTS ON AND OFF TO TRY TO GET THEM ON AGAIN. MOST OF THE TIME YOU COULD SEE THE PARKING LIGHTS GO ON BUT NOT THE HEADLIGHTS. TWICE THE HEADLIGHTS FLASHED ON FOR LESS THAN 1/4 SECOND BEFORE TURNING OFF. AFTER DRIVING 10 MILES TO THE NEAREST EXIT AND EXITED I-4 AND STOPPED THE CAR. AT THIS TIME IT WAS ONLY DRIZZLING AND NO SPRAY FROM OTHER CARS OR TRUCKS. TURNED THE HEADLIGHTS OFF AGAIN AND ON AND THIS TIME THEY STAYED ON FOR THE LAST 50 MILES WHERE WE HAD ONLY DRIZZLE AND NO SPRAY FROM ANY CARS OR TRUCKS. DROVE THE CAR ANOTHER 200 MILES BUT NEVER IN ANYTHING BUT MILD DRIZZLE BUT ALWAYS IN THE DAYLIGHT BUT COULD NOT TELL ANY MALFUNCTION. WILL RETURN TO ENTERPRISE TODAY AND REPORT INCIDENT TO THEM. *TR

BOUGHT MY 2013 CHRYSLER 200 BRAND NEW FROM RAMEYS AUTO.IT HAD 50 MILES ON THE ODOMETER WHEN WE PURCHASED IT ON MAY 27,2013,WE HAVE HAD ISSUES W/ THE CAR ACTING UP GOING UP HILLS & IN LEVEL AREAS ON THE 4 LANES EVEN SOMETIMES WHEN YOU STOP AT A RED LIGHT IT ACTS LIKE IT WANTS TO STALL AND QUIT.I TOOK IT TO THE AUTO DEALERSHIP AFTER I CALLED & COMPLAINED THEY RODE THE CAR CLAIMED NOTHING WRONG W/ IT, AT TIMES IT WOULD BE WORSE THAN OTHERS, ENDED UP TAKING THIS CAR FOR TWO APPTS. & A MILE DOWN THE ROAD IT HAPPENED AGAIN MAJORLY SO MY HUSBAND TURNED AROUND WENT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP& ASK FOR A MECHANIC TO RIDE WITH US,HE RODE W/ MY HUSBAND IT ACTED UP& THE MECHANIC SAID WE PUT IT ON COMPUTER,NOTHING SHOWED UP HE SAID, WELL WHAT HAPPENS IF IT QUITS ON ME& MY CHILDREN(AGES 4 AND 8 AT THE TIME)AND SOMEONE HITS& KILLS US HE SAID LEAVE YOUR AIR CONDITION DOWN LOW ITS PROBABLY AFFECTING THE POWER ON THE ENGINE& I SAID ITS THE MIDDLE OF SUMMER ITS HOT& THERE'S NO WAY I CAN RIDE AROUND W/ THE WINDOWS DOWN W/ NO AIR CONDITIONER W/ TWO SMALL CHILDREN AND HE SAID THERE WAS NOTHING HE COULD DO BECAUSE IT WASN'T SHOWING UP ON COMPUTER, HE TOLD US THAT WE NEEDED TO KEEP A NOTEBOOK OF EVERYTIME IT ACTED UP& HAVE WHOEVER WAS W/US TO SIGN& DATE IT SO WE HAVE I FOUND A RECALL ON THIS CAR& ASK THE DEALERSHIP ABOUT IT SAID IT HAD NOTHING TO DO W/ MY CAR THAT MY CAR WAS MADE AFTER THE RECALL CAME ALONG HE SAID THE CAR WAS MADE IN JAN.2013 SO IT DIDN'T AFFECT IT.IM STILL HAVING ISSUES W/ THIS AS WE SPEAK,SEEMS AS IF YOU TURN THE AIR CONDITIONER ON IT GETS WORSE,BUT ACTS UP GOING UP SMALLS HILLS ON THE 4 LANE(JERKING,AND SCARES ME ITS GOING TO STALL OUT.WE HAVE BEEN CONCERNED& STILL ARE CONCERNED ABOUT THIS ISSUE W/ THE WAY THE CAR ACTS.WE HAVE CONSIDERED TRADING IT IN RECENTLY FOR SOMETHING ELSE DUE TO THE FACT WE CANT GET THE PROBLEM RESOLVED NOR CAN ANYONE TELL US WHATS GOING ON W/ THE CAR. *TR

ON THE DRIVERS SIDE HEADLIGHT AT NIGHT AFTER 75 FEET THEIR IS A BLACK SHADOW. LEAVING YOU BLIND WHEN DRIVING THRU STREETS AND HILLSIDE AT NIGHT. TRAVELING AT 75 MPH ON HIGHWAY LEAVES NO TIME TO STOP. HAVE TAKEN INTO DEALER AND TOLD THAT CHRYSLER SAYS THIS IS NORMAL WILL NOT FIX EVEN THOUGH THEY FEEL IT IS A HAZARD. TALKED WITH OTHER OWNER THEY ALSO SAY IT IS A PROBLEM FOR THEM AND HAVE QUIT DRIVING AT NIGHT. HAVE A PRINTOUT FROM CHRYSLER STATING THE ABOVE. *TR

WE DRIVE A 2013 CHRYSLER 200, 3.6L V6. WE HAVE 12,500 MILES ON THE CAR. THIS MONTH WE ARE EXPERIENCING A STALLING PROBLEM AT SLOW SPEEDS WHEN GETTING READY TO STOP. I TOOK THE CAR ON THE HIGHWAY TO SEE IF THE PROBLEM EXISTED AT HIGH SPEEDS. I SET THE CRUISE CONTROL AND IT DIED TWO TIMES IN TEN MINUTES. THE CAR STARTED BACK UP WITH NO PROBLEMS. I CHECKED ON LINE TO SEE IF THERE WERE ANY RECALLS ON MY 200. THERE IS AN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 13V043000 (FEB 06,2013) THAT IS CATEGORIZED AS FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE. THIS MAY BE THE ISSUE BUT THE CHRYSLER DEALER DID NOT ACKNOWLEDGE THIS AS A RECALL FOR MY VEHICLE. THIS RECALL IS FOR A GAS TANK THAT HAS A BROKEN CONTROL VALVE IN THE FUEL TANK ASSEMBLY. I THINK THAT MY PROBLEM WITH THE CAR COULD BE ONE THAT WAS DISCOVERED TWO YEARS AGO ON 2011 CHRYSLER 200 WITH 3.6L V6 ENGINES. MY CAR HAS SHUT OFF WHEN IDLING OR COMING TO A STOP WITHOUT A WARNING SIGN AND NO DASH INDICATOR LIGHT. I TURNED THE KEY TO OFF AND RESTARTED THE ENGINE. IT STARTED RIGHT AWAY AND I BELIEVE THAT IT LET ME START IT WHILE IT WAS STILL IN DRIVE. MY CAR HAS STALLED (4) TIMES IN THE LAST WEEK. THE NHTSA OPENED AN INVESTIGATION INTO STALLING PROBLEMS ON JUNE 22, 2012. IT COVERED AN ESTIMATED 87,288 VEHICLES. CHRYSLER ANNOUNCED THEY HAD IDENTIFIED A POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE (PCM) DEFECT IN THEIR 3.6L ENGINES. THE PCM WAS INITIATING A PURGE MONITOR CHECK WHILE THE ENGINE WAS AT IDLE OR SLOWING DOWN. THE PURGE RESULTED IN AN "OVERLY RICH VAPOR CONDITION THAT CAUSED THE ENGINE TO STALL". CHRYSLER DEVELOPED A SOFTWARE PATCH WHICH REPROGRAMS THE PCM. THE PATCH WAS RELEASED AS PART OF A "CUSTOMER SATISFACTION PROGRAM" IN SEPTEMBER 2012. THE NHTSA CLOSED THE INVESTIGATION AND DID NOT FORCE CHRYSLER TO ISSUE A RECALL BECAUSE CHRYSLER CLASSIFIED THE PROBLEM AS "LOW RISK". *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHRYSLER 200. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH INTO THE DRIVEWAY, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN. THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND CRASHED INTO A PORCH. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 19,400.

TL * THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHRYSLER 200. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL DIMMED COMPLETELY AND CAUSED THE TURN SIGNALS AND WINDSHIELD WIPERS TO MALFUNCTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THE MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH WAS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,400.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHRYSLER 200. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE FRONT BUMPER BECAME DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 6,000. UPDATED 10/7/14*CN

I BELIEVED THAT I HAD A FLAT TIRE FROM A NAIL STUCK IN THE TREAD BUT AFTER OBSERVING IT CLOSER I FOUND THAT THE NAIL DID NOT PENETRATE THE TIRE, THAT MY FLAT WAS CAUSED BY A SPLIT IN THE SIDE WALL. *TR

WHILE TRAVELING ON INTERSTATE 75 AT 60 MPH, THE ENGINE SUDDENLY STOPPED - NO WARNING. THE CAR WAS STILL IN DRIVE. THE ENGINE TURNED OFF WITHOUT ANY WARNING AND I HAD TO DRIFT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TURN IT BACK ON. *TR

I HAVE A CHRYSLER 200 THAT'S JERKING OR THUMPING BETWEEN 25/30 SPEED ITS HAD 4 UP DATES ON TRANSMISSION I HAVE SENT CHRYSLER THE LEMON LAW PAPERS BUT THEY HAD A GUY FROM CHICAGO COME AND LOOK AT IT THIS IS THE WAY THE CAR WAS BUILT ITS NOT WRITE BUNCH OF CRAP CAR HAS 8,500 MILES ON IT NOW I NEED HELP GETTING THIS SOLVED THEY SAID WE WILL NOT REPLACE YOUR CAR AT THIS TIME THERE ARE 200 CAR OWNERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM 2010/TO 20014 THEY KNOW THERE IS A PROBLEM THEY JUST DON'T KNOW HOW TO FIX IT WHY DID THEY COME OUT WITH A NINE SPEED TRANSMISSION AND KEEP COMING OUT WITH UP DATES [XXX] EMAIL [XXX] 'PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).' *CW