2012 CHRYSLER 200 Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHRYSLER 200. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 80 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE STEERING BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL ODOR OF RADIATOR FLUID DETECTED IN THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE RESIDENCE. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WENT TO THE RESIDENCE, AND DIAGNOSED THAT THE HEAD GASKET WAS BLOWN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE LOCAL DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 116,000.

ENGINE KEEPS SHUTTING OFF IN TRAFFIC, AT STOP SIGN. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON AND OFF. CAR SHUT OFF ON ME IN MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC WHICH PUT ME AT RISK FOR BEING IN A BAD ACCIDENT. THIS IS MY ONLY MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION AND I FEAR FOR MY STAY EVERYTIME I'M DRIVING MY VEHICLE. *TR

ON JUNE 21ST, 2020 I WAS AT A RED LIGHT WHEN A VAN HIT ME IN THE REAR AND MY AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. ME AND MY WIFE AND KIDS WERE IN THE CAR AND INJURED. I GOT TAKING TO THE HOSPITAL RIGHT AWAY AND MY REST OF MY FAMILY WENT AFTER I WAS TAKEN IN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHRYSLER 200. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE STEERING WHEEL CEASED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT RESTARTED THE VEHICLE HOWEVER, WHILE DRIVING AND MAKING A LEFT TURN THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO OURISMAN CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE OF ALEXANDRIA LOCATED AT 5900 RICHMOND HWY, ALEXANDRIA, VA 22303, TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FUEL PUMP AND FUEL TANK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS INFORMED OF FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 114,000.

WHEN I TURN ON THE HEAT, THE PASSENGER SIDE VENTS BLOW COLD AIR. THIS IS A PROBLEM TO DRIVE USING MY AIR/HEAT BECAUSE IT'S DRAINING MY COOLANT. THIS CAUSES MY TEMPERATURE GAGE TO RISE. THIS HAPPENS REGARDLESS OF MY CAR BEING STABLE OR IN MOTION. THIS, AT TIMES, ALSO CAUSES MY WINDSHIELD TO BECOME FOGGY. *TR

I LEFT MY HOME, IN MY VEHICLE WHICH HAD BEEN RUNNING COMPLETELY NORMALLY WITH NO DASH LIGHTS ON, OVERHEATING, LEAKING, ETC. I LIVE ON A DANGEROUS ROAD (IT'S EXTREMELY CURVY, DARK, HAS A HIGH ACCIDENT RATE AND NO SHOULDERS JUST 12FT. DEEP CONCRETE DITCHES ON BOTH SIDES. I LEFT HOME AROUND 9:35PM AND MADE IT APPROX. .5-1 MILE AND BRAKED SLIGHTLY TO TAKE A SHARP CURVE, AND WITH NO WARNING MY ENGINE STALLS COMPLETELY (ALSO CAUSING LOSS OF POWER STEERING). I WAS DOING ROUGHLY 25-30 MPH. WHEN THE ENGINE DIED. THE LOSS OF POWER STEERING CAUSED ME TO BE UNABLE TO KEEP MY VEHICLE SAFELY IN MY LANE ON THIS SHARP TURN (I WAS JUST LUCKY THAT THE ONCOMING LANE WAS CLEAR). LUCK IS ALSO ALL THAT PREVENTED ME FROM BREAKING DOWN AWKWARDLY POSITIONED RIGHT IN A DARK BLIND CURVE. I WAS ABLE TO COAST ON WHAT LITTLE SPEED I HAD LEFT, TO ONE OF THE ONLY SAFE PULL OFFS ON MY ROAD ( I BARELY HAD ENOUGH MOMENTUM TO DO THAT, AND IT WAS JUST BY CHANCE THAT I WAS BY THE SPOT WHERE IT WAS POSSIBLE TO GET OUT OF THE ROADWAY. I HAVE SEEN WELL OVER 50 ONLINE COMPLAINTS SO FAR, OF OWNERS OF 2012 CHRYSLER 200'S WHO HAVE SUFFERED FAILURES PRACTICALLY IDENTICAL TO MINE. MY VEHICLE HAD BEEN IN FOR REGULAR MAINTENANCE/OIL CHANGE JUST A WEEK OR SO PRIOR TO THIS, THE INSPECTION REVEALED NO ISSUES NEEDING ATTENTION. THE CAR RUNS PERFECTLY NORMAL RIGHT UP TO THE MOMENT YOU LOOSE ALL POWER AND YOUR ABILITY TO STEER WITH ANY PRECISION OR SPEED. THIS PROBLEM IS OBVIOUSLY FAIRLY COMMON IN THIS VEHICLE, SERIOUSLY IMPAIRS YOUR ABILITY TO CONTROL THE CAR SUDDENLY AND WITHOUT WARNING, CAUSES NO CHECK ENGINE WARNING THEREFORE NO ERROR CODE TO DIAGNOSE BY, AND DEPENDING ON YOUR CIRCUMSTANCES AND LUCK AT THE TIME COULD EITHER CAUSE A GIANT INCONVENIENCE OR A SERIOUS TRAGEDY. CHRYSLER ALREADY RECALLED FOR A NEARLY IDENTICAL ISSUE BUT ONLY INCLUDED THE 2015 MODELS. THEY NEED TO ADDRESS THIS BEFORE SOMEONE DIES. *TR

VEHICLES STALLS WHILE DRIVING RANDOMLY, THIS COULD BE 5 MINUTES OR 2 HOURS AFTER VEHICLE IS DRIVEN, AND AFTER VEHICLE SITS FOR A WHILE, 1/2 HOUR TO AN HOUR, VEHICLE STARTS RIGHT UP WITH NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT OR ANY HISTORY/PENDING/CURRENT CODES.. DEALERSHIP HAS ALREADY REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP BUT PROBLEMS PERSISTS. HAVE SEEN MANY SIMILAR CASES OF THIS VEHICLE STALLING AND THEN IT STARTS RIGHT UP AFTER SITTING FOR SOME TIME. *TR

THE CAR RANDOMLY LOSES POWER ALONG WITH THE POWER STEERING AND CUTS OFF. I COULD BE DRIVING FOR 30 MINS AND IT'LL BE JUST FINE THEN OUT OF NO WHERE IT MAY CUT OFF AT STOP LIGHT, WHILE I'M DECELERATING OR EVEN TRYING TO GAS UP. IT HAS CUT OFF NUMEROUS TIMES ON THE HIGHWAY WITHOUT ANY WARNING OR LIGHT AND I'LL ONLY KNOW BY THE SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER STEERING OR NOTICING THE RPM GAUGE DROPPING TO 0. SOMETIMES IT'LL START UP JUST FINE RIGHT AFTERWARDS LIKE NOTHING HAPPENED AND SOMETIMES IT'LL TAKE A MINUTE OR TWO TO START UP. IT MAY START A RIGHT BACK UP THEN CUT RIGHT BACK OFF OR IT MAY START UP AND BE FINE UNTIL THE NEXT DAY. SOMETIMES IT ONLY STARTS BACK UP WHEN I DISCONNECT THE NEGATIVE BATTERY TERMINAL FOR A FEW SECONDS. *TR

THERE WAS COLD AIR COMING OUT OF THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR VENTS. THIS WOULD TAKE A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF TIME TO DEFROST THE WINDOWS. THE AIR WAS ABOUT AS COLD AS THE STATIC OUTSIDE AIR TEMPERATURE. THE DRIVERS SIDE AIR WOULD EVENTUALLY HEAT UP THE ENTIRE WINDSHIELD TO SAFELY DRIVE. HOWEVER, IF IT WAS BELOW 20F OUTSIDE THE DRIVERS SIDE HEAT WOULD NOT BE HOT ENOUGH TO KEEP THE PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW DEFOGGED. THIS POSED A LOT OF SAFETY CONCERNS CURSING ALONG THE HIGHWAY. LATER, THIS WAS DEEMED TO BE A CLOGGED/FAULTY PASSENGER SIDE HEATER-CORE WHICH HAD TO BE REPLACED. AFTER THIS WAS REPLACED THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR IS ABOUT AS HOT AS THE DRIVERS SIDE NOW. THE DEFROST TIMES ARE EQUAL ON BOTH SIDES DURING COLD STARTS AND VISIBILITY IS BACK TO NORMAL. THE MECHANIC RECOMMENDS DOING AN ANNUAL COOLING FLUSH TO PREVENT THE HEATER CORE FROM BECOMING FAULTY IN THE FUTURE. ALTHOUGH THEY SAID EVEN THAT ISN'T A GUARANTEE TO SOLVE THE ISSUE ENTIRELY. APPARENTLY THE HEATER CORE HAS A CRITICAL DESIGN ISSUE. *TR

A RECALL WAS ISSUED BY THE MANUFACTURER FOR THE EMISSIONS SYSTEM AND WE BROUGHT THE CAR IN FOR REPAIR. WE WE'RE TOLD THAT THE PARTS WERE ON BACK ORDER AND WE WOULD HAVE TO HAVE IT DONE LATER. NOW, SEVEN MONTHS LATER. UPON CONTACTING THE DEALERSHIP, THEY HAVE THE VEHICLE LISTED AS COMPLETE WITHOUT ANY REPAIRS.