2013 CHRYSLER 200 Complaints

WHILE DRIVING ON AN UNLIT 2 LANE ROAD I EXPERIENCED ( THE FIRST OF SEVERAL INSTANCES) THE MOST DANGEROUS AUTOMOBILE LIGHTING CONDITIONS OF MY 50 YEARS OF DRIVING. TRUST ME THIS IS SCARY! THE HEADLIGHTS HAVE A SHUTTER SYSTEM FOR NORMAL AND BRIGHT HEADLIGHT CONTROL THAT IS SO BAD I FELT THE NEED TO PULL OFF OF THE ROAD TO CONSIDER CONTINUING MY TRAVEL. WHEN THE HEADLIGHTS ARE SET TO DIM IT IS LIKE DRIVING IN A DARK TUNNEL WITH VISIBILITY OF ONLY THE IMMEDIATE 20 FEET IN FRONT OF THE CAR WITH NO VISIBILITY AT ALL OF ANYTHING TO THE SIDE. NOTHING CAN BE SEEN ABOVE ABOUT 5 FEET OF THE ROAD. WHEN ONE ENCOUNTERS A TURN IN THE ROAD THE DRIVER IS UNABLE TO SEE BEYOND THE CURVE. I BEG YOU TO INVESTIGATE THIS PROBLEM AND FORCE CHRYSLER TO REPLACE THE SHUTTER SYSTEM BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED. PLEASE SEND SOMEONE FROM YOUR ORGANIZATION OUT TO DRIVE ONE OF THESE AUTOMOBILES ON A DARK NIGHT ON A ROAD WITH NO STREET LIGHTS. I DARE THEM TO DO IT MORE THEN ONCE. THANK YOU. *TR

MALFUNCTION LIGHT CAME ON DURING DATE OF PURCHASE. TECH SAID THAT IT WAS DUE TO THE BATTERY BEING JUMP STARTED. LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN, AND CODE CAME BACK AS SMOKE SIGNAL...I WAS TOLD THAT THE SMOKE TEST PASSED. TOOK CAR TO ANOTHER DEALERSHIP. THEY KEPT THE CAR FOR FIVE DAYS AND FOUND THE FOLLOWING ERRORS: SEAL FOR THE TRANS FILER MISSING, LEAKING ESIM. THE PROBLEMS WERE STATED AS FIXED. HOWEVER TO DATE, HOT OIL MESSAGE IS COMING ON. ALSO THE CAR IS CUTTING OFF SHORTLY AFTER ENGINE IS STARTED. CAR RATTLES WHEN AT A STOP LIGHT AND THEN SHUTS OFF. *JS

THE HEADLIGHTS ON THE 2013 CHRYSLER 200 LX Z ARE SO BAD THAT YOU CAN NOT SEE ANYTHING AT NIGHT. THEIR IS ONLY ONE BLUB FOR HIGH AND LOW BEAM. ALL THE LIGHT DOES IS DROP A PIECE OF PLASTIC OVER HILF OF THE HEADLIGHT TO MAKE IT LOW BEAM, WHICH YOU CAN'T SEE ANYTHING BE ON 15 FEET AHEAD OF YOU, AND HIGH BEAM ISN'T ANY BETTER. I'VE TRYED TO GET HELP FROM CHRYSLER ABOUT THIS PROBLEM, THEY KNOW IT'S THERE BUT NOTHING CAN BE DONE ABOUT IT. ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS GO ON LINE AND SEE WHERE ALOT OF CHRYSLER 200 OWNERS ARE SAYING THE SAME THING. I LIVE IN EAST TENN. AND ONE DAY I TOOK A TRIP OVER THE MOUNTAINS, I STARTED HOME AFTER DARK AND HAD TO REALLY TAILGATE A CAR AHEAD OF ME TO STAY IN THE ROAD, AND ROAD SIGNS WERE NOT SEEN AT ALL, I HOPE OTHER OWNERS OF CHRYSLER 200'S ARE DOING WHAT I DOING TO GET THIS PROBLEM FIXED BEFORE ALOT OF PEOPLE REALLY GET HURT. THANK YOU FOR LETTING ME HAVE MY SAY.

IN DECEMBER OF 2012 - I PURCHASED THE 2013 - 200 CHRYSLER 4DR V6. AT ABOUT 3400 MILES ON ODOMETER - IT BEGAN WITH ENGINE LIGHT OFF/ON (HAVE PHOTO) BUT DEALER CANNOT FIND ISSUE NOR REPRODUCE, ALONG WITH A THUMP/JOLT WHEN SHIFTING GEARS, WHEN DRIVING BETWEEN 10 - 40 MPH. I HAVE BEEN TO THE DEALER AND HAD CHRYSLER REPRESENTATIVE RIDE ALONG AND THE THUMP OCCURRED ON 3 OCCASIONS WITHIN 15 MIN TEST DRIVE. CHRYSLER REP STATED "THIS IS A NORMAL EXPERIENCE WITH CHRYSLER AUTOS" DEALER BUT MOPAR ADDITIVE IN TRANSMISSION TO "HELP THE GEARS SHIFT SMOOTHER" IT DID FOR SHORT WHILE AND THEN THE THUMP STARTED AGAIN. NOW AT ABOUT 9000 MILES ON THE AUTO AND A WEEK IN THE SHOP FOR DIAGNOSTICS, THUMPING AS SHIFTING GEARS AT TIMES SEEM AS IF IT MIGHT STALL-OUT. DEALER OFFERS A TRADE-OUT BUT NOT ABLE TO HONOR THAT OFFER EITHER AFTER THREE WEEKS OF NEGOTIATION. BIG DISAPPOINTMENT WITH 200 CHRYSLER - BIG $20,600.00 MISTAKE - DEALER ONLY SUGGESTION IS TO KEEP BRINGING THE AUTO BACK? FOUR TRIPS TO THE DEALERS-SHOP THEY STILL ARE NOT ABLE TO RESOLVE THE ENGINE LIGHT, NOR TRANSMISSION ISSUE WITH THUMP/JOLTING WHEN SHIFTING GEARS??? A BIG VOTE OF NO CONFIDENCE FOR 200 CHRYSLER & PLANET DODGE CHRYSLER JEEP WHO HAS A DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION THUMP/JOLT WHEN SHIFTING GEARS AT RANDOM TIMES. I AM FEARFUL THIS WILL COST A BIG PROBLEM IN NEAR FUTURE. *TT

I BOUGHT MY VEHICLE IN MAY 2013. SO FAR I HAD TO MAKE 3 TRIPS TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. FIRST, I WAS TOLD IT WAS THE FUEL CAP, IT WAS REPLACED. SECOND, I WAS TOLD IT WAS THE FUEL CAP/SYSTEM AGAIN. THIRD, I'M ASSUMING IT WAS FOR THE SAME THING AGAIN, BUT THIS TIME I WASN'T TOLD ANYTHING. NOW MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON AGAIN. AN AGAIN, IT'S PROBABLY GONNA BE THE SAME THING AGAIN. *TR

THIS VEHICLE HAS "SHUTTER" HEADLIGHTS WHICH MAKE IT UNSAFE TO DRIVE THIS VEHICLE AT NIGHT. THE SEEING DISTANCE IS VERY LOW. WHEN HIGH BEAMS ARE ON, THEY DO NOT SHINE DOWN THE ROAD BUT TO THE TREES. ONCOMING TRAFFIC DOES NOT EVEN NOTICE HIGH BEAMS ARE IN USE. I HAVE SPOKEN TO THE DEALER AND TO CHRYSLER AND HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT IS HOW THEY ARE MADE AND NOTHING CAN BE DONE. I HAVE READ SEVERAL OTHER COMPLAINTS / CONCERNS ON THE SAME ISSUE, AND RAM TRUCKS ARE BEING RECALLED DUE TO THE SAME ISSUE. *TR

I STARTED THE 2013 CHRYSLER 200 AND SHIFTED THE TRANSMISSION INTO "DRIVE". WITH MY FOOT STILL ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, I CHECKED THE MILEAGE ON OUR NEW CAR AND IT READ 139 MILES. I COULD FEEL THE TRANSMISSION ENGAGE THEN I FELT WHAT SEEMED TO BE A SECOND ENGAGEMENT BEFORE I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKE. AS SOON AS I BEGAN DRIVING I NOTICED THE VEHICLE WAS NOT SHIFTING OUT OF FIRST (1ST) GEAR. I STOPPED THE CAR AND SHIFTED THROUGH PARK, NEUTRAL AND MANUAL IN AN ATTEMPT TO FREE UP THE TRANSMISSION BUT WHEN I STARTED DRIVING AGAIN IT STILL WOULD NOT TRANSITION OUT OF FIRST (1ST) GEAR EVEN WHEN PUT IN THE MANUAL SHIFT MODE. I DROVE IT DIRECTLY TO THE DEALER WITHOUT TURNING OFF THE VEHICLE, AND AFTER A TEST DRIVE THEY CONFIRMED THAT IT WAS NOT SHIFTING BUT STATED THEY COULD NOT FIND A CODE INDICATING ANY PROBLEM. THEY RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND IT BEGAN TO FUNCTION NORMALLY AGAIN. THE DEALER SAID THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO, AND TO BRING IT BACK IF IT HAPPENED AGAIN. *TR

TRANSMISSION DISENGAGED ON THE HIGHWAY AND THE CAR COASTED TO A STOP. AFTER WAITING 20 MIN I WAS ABLE TO LIMP OFF THE HIGHWAY, BUT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF FIRST GEAR. *TR

2013 CHRYSLER 200. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE ACCELERATION PROBLEMS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A DEAD STOP OR AT ANY SPEED, THE VEHICLE WOULD PULL TO THE RIGHT, UNLESS HE HELD THE STEERING WHEEL VERY TIGHT, IN ORDER TO KEEP THE VEHICLE STRAIGHT. THE DEALER PERFORMED AN ALIGNMENT. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM CONTINUED. CHRYSLER CLAIMED IT WAS NORMAL.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHRYSLER 200. THE CONTACT STATED THAT REMOVING HIS FOOT FROM THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE VEHICLE WOULD CONTINUE TO ACCELERATE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE REMAINED AT A MINIMUM OF 20 MPH UNLESS THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS FUNCTIONING NORMALLY. THE DEALER EXPLAINED THAT THE OCCURRENCE WAS NORMAL FOR THE NEWER MODEL TRANSMISSIONS THEY ADDED TO THE PARTICULAR YEAR MODEL. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 1,200. *TR