2011 CHRYSLER 200 CONVERTIBLE Complaints

WHILE COMING DOWN A STEEP HILL, I PUT MY CAR IN LOW GEAR, 2ND TO BE EXACT. DURING THE PROCESS OF BEING IN SECOND GEAR, MY BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON WHILE GOING DOWN THE HILL. THIS HAS NEVER HAPPENED BEFORE AND I ONLY HAVE 24,000.00 MILES ON MY VEHICLE. *TR

UPON PICKING MY 2011 CHRYSLER 200 LIMITED CONVERTIBLE UP FROM THE DEALER AFTER IT WAS THERE FOR A FEW DAYS FOR A RECALL FOR THE HEAD RESTRAINT (N38) AND HAD AN ENGINE CYLINDER HEAD REPLACED I NOTICED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE HEATED SEAT LIGHT WAS OFF. SO FAR THE HEATED SEAT ITSELF SEEMS TO BE WORKING OK. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP (DANBURY, CT) AND LET THEM KNOW OF THE ISSUE, THEY WANT TO CHARGE ME EVEN THOUGH TO ME AND TO ANY LOGICAL PERSON THIS IS A DIRECT RESULT OF WORK THEY DID TO MY CHRYSLER, AND MAY OR MAY NOT BE RELATED TO SOME SORT OF OTHER PROBLEM. FOR IT TO HAPPEN IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING COMPUTER UPDATES, ENGINE CYLINDER HEAD REPLACEMENTS AND OTHER WORK THEY DID IS NOT A COINCIDENCE. I AM UNEMPLOYED AND IN GRAD. SCHOOL AND CANNOT, NOR SHOULD NOT, PAY FOR ADDITIONAL WORK DONE TO THIS LEMON OF A CAR. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS ISSUE REGARDING THE HEATED SEAT LIGHT. AND TO ALL PROSPECTIVE CHRYSLER BUYERS - RUN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHRYSLER 200. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE SITTING IDLE, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND PLACED THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL. THE TRAC WARNING LIGHT AND THE ELECTRICAL WARNING LAMPS ILLUMINATED SIMULTANEOUSLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND REPAIR. THE PCV HOSE IN THE VEHICLE WAS REPLACED AND THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE INCIDENT. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THAT THE REMEDY WAS NOT SUFFICIENT AND WAS CONCERNED THAT THE INCIDENT COULD POSSIBLY RECUR. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 23000.

WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 70MPH THE ENGINE JUST STOPPED WITH NO WARNING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHRYSLER 200 CONVERTIBLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEAD LIGHTS WERE TOO DIM WHICH PREVENTED HER FROM SEEING OBJECTS IN FRONT OF HER WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DECIDED TO ADJUST THE LIGHTS. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE REMEDY FAILED TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THEY WERE UNABLE TO ALTER THE VEHICLES DESIGN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 800. ...UPDATED 10/10/12 *BF UPDATED 10/16/2012*JS

MY NEW CAR STALLED ONLY A FEW DAYS AFTER I PURCHASED IT. I WAS AT A STOP LIGHT AND I DIDN'T KNOW WHY I WASN'T ABLE TO DRIVE. I HAD TO RE-START MY VEHICLE. SINCE THEN IT HAS STALLED ABOUT 12 TIMES IN THE LAST YEAR; ALWAYS WHEN I'M AT A STOP LIGHT. ONE TIME I WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION WAITING TO TURN LEFT AND IT STALLED ON ME. THE DEALER INSTALLED A CO-PILOT AFTER I ESCALATED IT AND THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO DIAGNOSE IT. THE DEALER CALLED ME ON MAY 31, 2012 AND TOLD THEM THAT THEY WOULD REPLACE MY CAR WITH A 2012 CHRYSLER 200 CONVERTIBLE SINCE IT WAS UNSAFE FOR ME TO DRIVE. HE MENTIONED THAT THE FIRST FEW CONVERTIBLES THAT WERE BUILT IN THE EARLY MONTHS SEEMED TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM. I RECEIVED MY NEW 2012 CONVERTIBLE ON JULY 21 BUT I AM STILL FIGHTING WITH THEM TO GET MY SERVICE AND WARRANTY CONTRACTS. *TR

AFTER STOPPING AT A LIGHT, I STARTED TO MAKE A LEFT TURN ON A SLIGHT DECLINE. THE CAR STALLED OUT AND I BEGAN ROLLING INTO THE INTERSECTION UNTIL I REALIZED I HAD NO POWER. THE CAR STALLED ON TWO OTHER OCCASIONS AT LATER DATES ALSO FROM A STOP. *TR

THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM STARTED TO CUT IN AND OUT WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY. AS I STARTED TO SLOW DOWN FOR A STOP LIGHT THE VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER. THE ENGINE DIED AND THERE WAS NO LIGHTING. THIS HAPPENED AT NIGHT AND THE CAR COULD NOT EVEN TURN ON THE HAZARD LIGHTS. AFTER 15 MINUTES THE CAR REGAINED POWER AND STARYED. THE NAVIGATION SYSTEM WAS NOT FUNCTIONING....IT WAS JUST A BRIGHT WHITE SCREEN. AFTER IDLING FOR 10-15 MORE MINUTES. I SHUT THE CAR OFF AND RESTARTED IT. IT HAS BEEN NORMAL FOR THE PAAT WEEK. *TT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHRYSLER 200 CONVERTIBLE. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH AND THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE PROPERLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED WHENEVER THE HEADLIGHTS WERE ACTIVATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THEY ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE HEADLIGHTS WERE OPERATING AS DESIGNED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 180,000.

SHIFTING LAG BETWEEN 1&2 AND 2&3 GEARS .CAR STARTS TO ACCELERATE THEN SLOWS BEFORE SHIFTING AND ACCELERATES AGAIN SAME IN NEXT GEARS. PROBLEM WORSE WHEN COLD . AND FREQUENT BUT INTERMITTENT. *TR