What 335 owners told NHTSA about the 2011 Chrysler 200

VEHICLE ENGINE DIES WITH NO WARNING OR INDICATION THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM. WILL NOT RESTART FOR 15-30 MINUTES. JUST STUCK IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD WHERE IT STOPS. HAS BEEN INSPECTED BY MANY MECHANICS. NO ERROR CODE IS DISPLAYED. HAVE HAD MULTIPLE SENSORS REPLACED BUT PROBLEM PERSISTS. SIMILAR PROBLEMS IN OTHER CHRYSLER MODELS HAS RESULTED IN A SAFETY RECALL BUT NOT THIS MODEL.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHRYSLER 200. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNDISCLOSED SPEED, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. AN APPOINTMENT WAS MADE TO HAVE THE VEHICLE DIAGNOSED AT AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHICH WAS STILL PENDING. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WERE CONTACTED OR INFORMED OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 94,000.

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I HAVE HAD MY CAR MAJOR REPAIRED IN SERVICE OVER 24 TIMES . I SAY LEMON LAW! THE FIRST YEAR I DRIVE WHAT DEALERSHIP LOANED ME TO DRIVE WHILE ATTEMPTING TO FIX MAJOR MECHANICAL PROBLEMS. I PUT 5000$ DOWN ON MY CHRYSLER 200 S 2011. IT'S MY 3RD CHRYSLER TO OWN. THIS ONE HAS CAUSED SO MUCH HEADACHES AN OUT OF POCKET EXPENSE I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO! IT SITS AGAIN AT DEALERSHIP NEEDING 3000$ MORE MOTOR WORK. I DRIVE IT IT TOTALLY DIES LOSING ALL CONTROL NO POWER STEERING ON INTERSTATE .I-49 BENTONVILLE ARK. ALMOST HIT BY 18 WHEELER. AWFUL!!! THE CAR STARTS AN STALLS OUT! LIGHTS FLICKER IN DASHBOARD. BLOWS COLD AIR WHEN SHOULD BE HOT! HEATER NOT WORKED 2 YRS NOW. TAKE THE KEY OUT AN THE CAR STAYS RUNNING! IT'S CURSED I TRULY BELIEVE . THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT HAS NEVER SEEN SUCH! I DON'T FEEL I SHOULD PAY WHAT'S OWED ON MY REMAINING LOAN TO CHRYSLER. I'VE PAID DEARLY SINCE I'VE HAD THIS CAR. IT'S BEEN A HEADACHE NO ONE SHOULD HAVE TO GO THRU. BEEN STRANDED IN ARKANSAS WAY TO MANY TIMES AN IT'S TIME I SPOKE UP ON THE PROBLEMS THAT I'VE HAD WITH THIS CHRYSLER 200S. 2011! I PRAY NOBODY HAS HAD TO EXPERIENCE THIS ISSUE. NOT SAFE AT ALL !!!

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THE VEHICLE STALLS WHILE DRIVING. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION AS 3 TIMES IT HAS STALLED AT 50 +MPH AND THIS HAS OCCURRED ON THE HIGHWAY. ANOTHER STALL OCCURRED ON A CURVY STATE ROAD ON A BEND WITH NO SHOULDER. NO WARNING LIGHT OF ERROR CODE HAS BEEN PRODUCED BY THE VEHICLE.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHRYSLER 200. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR VENTS WOULD NOT BLOW HOT AIR AND THE FRONT WINDSHIELD COULD NOT BE DEFROSTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO CROSSROADS CHRYSLER (4510 WHITEHILL BLVD, PRINCE GEORGES, VA) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE HEATER CORE WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHRYSLER 200. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO SAFFORD CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE RAM FIAT OF WINCHESTER (1659 BERRYVILLE PIKE, WINCHESTER, VA 22603, (540) 667-5532) FOR INSPECTION, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS CONTAMINATED WITH SLUDGE IN THE SYSTEM. ALSO, THE DEFROSTER WAS INOPERABLE, AND THE HEATER CORE, ENGINE OIL, COOLANT, AND RADIATOR CAP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES AND PROVIDED A CASE NUMBER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 108,210.

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DRIVING A VEHICLE WHEN THE ENGINE SHUT OFF GOING APPROXIMATELY 35 MI THIS HAS HAPPENED BEFORE MANY TIMES

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HEATER CORE CLOGGED WITH GELLED COOLANT, REDUCING ABILITY TO DEFROST /MELT ICE FROM WINDSHIELD IN FREEZING RAIN AT ALL SPEEDS. ONLINE RESEARCH SHOWS GELLED COOLANT AFFECTS MANY CHRYSLER CARS, CAUSING NO HEAT, ESP. ON PASSENGER SIDE, NO ABILITY TO MELT ICE, CLOGGED COOLANT SYSTEM, CLOGGED T-STAT (SUMMER 2019) CLOGGED OIL INTERCOOLER (11/14/19) . THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THAT COOLING SYSTEM HAD TO BE FLUSHED SINCE PURCHASING CAR ON 8/4/18. SUSPECT SPECIFIED HOAT COOLANT CAUSING PROBLEMS IN ALL CHRYSLER VEHICLES INCLUDING AVENGER, CHARGER (PER SERVICE TECH), PICKUPS.

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I WAS STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT AND LIGHT TURNED GREEN WENT TO PRESS GAS AND CAR COMPLETELY SHUT OFF NO WARNING AT ALL NO LIGHTS ON DASHBOARD I PUT IT IN PARK SHUT IT OFF AND STARTED IT RIGHT BACK UP WITH NO PROBLEM THIS HAS HAPPENED TWO TIMES IN THE LAST WEEK ALSO NO CODES COMING UP ON SCANNER

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WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, MY CAR CUT OFF COMPLETELY. I HAD TO TRY AND MANEUVER TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY TO GET OUT OF TRAFFIC. THE CAR DID NOT START BACK UP AFTER 30 MINUTES. I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS FOR A MONTH WHERE THE CAR DOES NOT RESTART AFTER I GO TO THE STORE.

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DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND THE CAR JUST SHUTS OFF FOR NO REASON AND I HAVE TO TRY TO FIND AWAY OFF THE ROAD WITHOUT GETTING HIT. AFTER IT SETS ABOUT A HOUR IT MAY OR MAY NOT START.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHRYSLER 200. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED VARIOUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DCH CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM FIAT OF TEMECULA (26845 YNEZ RD, TEMECULA CA) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS, CRANK SENSOR, AND BATTERY FAILED ON SEPARATE OCCASIONS. EACH TIME THE FAILURES WERE REPAIRED, THEY WOULD RECUR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

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AS I WAS EXITING THE FREEWAY COMING FROM 55 MPH DOWN TO 45 MPH THE CAR JUST SHUT OFF A CAR SWERVED AROUND JUMPED DOWN IN A DITCH DUE TO MY VEHICLE GOING TO A FAST HALT I WAITED HOURS FOR A TOW STILL DIDNT GET IT MY CAR IS LEFT IN THE STREET BECAUSE I WAS ALONE AND COULDN'T PUSH.... IT IS DARK BLUE AND DARK ON THE STREET IT WAS 11PM WHEN IT JUST BROKE DOWN. I HAD NO WARNING IT DID RECRANK BUT AS I HIT THE GAS SOFTLY I CUTS BACK OFF NOW I HAVE TRIED SO MANY TIMES DUE TO THE DANGER OF MY LOCATION THE BATTERY DIED THIS HAS TO BE A RECALL AND CLASS ACTION SUIT.

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WHILE SLOWING FOR AN EXIT RAMP OFF OF THE HIGHWAY THE ENGINE STALLED. COULD NOT RESTART AND HAD TO BE TOWED AWAY.

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DRIVER'S HEADLIGHT OPERATES INTERMITTENTLY WHILE PASSENGER HEADLIGHT IS UNAFFECTED. CAR HAS BEEN TO 2 SHOPS AND HAD MULTIPLE TECHS AND NO ONE CAN LOCATE THE PROBLEM. BY INTERMITTENTLY I MEAN THAT THE LIGHT MAY OR MAY NOT WORK EACH TIME YOU START THE CAR.

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HOOD PAINT IS BUBBLING,APPEARS AS IF RUSTING UNDER PAINT

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHRYSLER 200. WHILE DRIVING 10-15 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE CYLINDER HEAD AND CYLINDER NUMBER THREE SHOWED NO COMPRESSION. THE VEHICLE WAS CURRENTLY BEING REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: 58752459. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,000.

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THIS DOESN'T HAPPEN EVERY TIME I DRIVE THE CAR. AS I'M SLOWING UP TO TURN, OR COMING UP ON A STOP SIGN OR RED LIGHT, THE CAR TENDS TO START STALLING. IF I PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL BEFORE STEPPING ON THE BREAKS, IT DOESN'T DO IT. BUT IF I DON'T PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL IT WILL STALL & THE RPM WILL DROP TO 0 & THE CAR WILL CUT OFF.

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TL* THE CONTACT LOANED A 2011 CHRYSLER 200. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING A 60 MPH ON CRUISE CONTROL, TWO DEER JUMPED IN FRONT AND THE VEHICLE SWERVED IN ORDER TO AVOID CRASHING INTO THEM. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT WENT INTO A DITCH AND THE VEHICLE FLIPPED ON THE SIDE AND SKIDDED FOR APPROXIMATELY 30-40 YARDS. THE VEHICLE EVENTUALLY CAME TO A STOP AFTER CRASHING INTO A TELEPHONE POLE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE ROOF OF THE VEHICLE DETACHED. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND THE SEAT BELTS FAILED TO PROPERLY RETRACT. THE CONTACT TEMPORARILY LOST CONSCIOUSNESS DUE TO A HEAD INJURY AND SUFFERED A LACERATION ON THEIR LEFT HAND. THE CONTACT DID RECEIVED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL WRECKING LOT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000. *DT *TR

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WHEN MY CAR GOES BETWEEN 60 AND 70 MPH THE CAR SHAKES AND THE RPMS JUMP TO ABOUT 4 TO KEEP THE CAR AT THE SPEED I NEED IT ON HIGH WAYS. MY MECHANIC SAID IT WAS A KNOWN ISSUE FOR THIS CAR AND YEAR. BUT HE COULD NOT FIND A RECALL. HE SAID THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED RESET BY A DEALER. WHICH IS NOT CHEAP.

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GOING DOWN THE HIGHWAY THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM SHUT DOWN. THIS MADE STEERING, AND BRAKING ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE. ALL THE GAUGES, LIGHTS, AND WIPERS ALSO WENT OFF. AFTER COASTING TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY AND TURNING THE KEY TO THE OFF POSITION, WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE AUTO. THE AUTO SHOWS NO VEHICLE CODES WHEN CONNECTED TO A SCANNER.

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I PULLED UP TO AN APRX. 10 IN CURB BY AN ESTABLISHMENT (WHERE I HAD PARKED MANY TIMES) AND MY CAR JUMPED AND FLEW UP OVER THE CURB AND LANDED 6+ FEET ONTO THE SIDEWALK. I SAT THERE STUNNED AS TO WHAT HAPPEND. THIS HAD HAPPEN TO A LESSER DEGREE IN THE PAST, BUT HAD NO IDEA IT WAS A PROBLEM UNTIL NOW. AFTER FURTHER INVESTIGATION I HAVE BEEN TOLD IT WAS UNINTENDED EXCELLERATION. IT IS IN THE BODY SHOP NOW FOR REPAIR, BUT I WILL BE AFRAID TO DRIVE IT OR IN GOOD CONSCIOUS SELL IT. IF A PERSON HAD BEEN ON THE SIDEWALK, THIS INCIDENT COULD HAVE KILLED THEM.

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76 YEAR OLD MALE 73 YEAR OLD HANDY CAP WIFE CAR STALLED TWICE YESTERDAY CALLED CHRYSLER THEY SAID NO WARRENTY THEY DO NOT HAVE A FIX WILL CALL LAWER IF IT HAPPENS AGAIN

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AT RANDOM TIMES, THE CAR WILL JUST SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING L OR TURNING. ABSOLUTELY NO POWER FOR A LITTLE BIT. THIS HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIME. I AM UNSURE IF THIS ELECTRICAL OR SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE ENGINE. I HAVE CALLED TO SEE IF THERE WAS A RECALL SHE WAS TOLD THERE WASN'T. I HAVE SEEN MULTIPLE POSTS ONLINE SPEAKING OF THIS SAME PROBLEM FROM QUITE A FEW PEOPLE

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IN 3 WEEKS TIME THE CAR STALLED MIDWAY IN THE HIGHWAY WHILE DRIVING AS IF IT WERE GOING TO TURN OFF. I TOOK IT IN FOR REPAIRS AND IT WAS THE SHOCK PLUGS. THEN THE BRAKES WERE NOT WORKING. I TOOK THE CAR TO REPLACE ALL FOUR BRAKES. A DAY LATER THE BATTERY LIGHT CAME ON. AFTER DRIVING MY SON TO SCHOOL THE CAR PULLED BACK AND SHOOK AND SHUT DOWN. I TOOK IT BACK IN FOR REPAIRS AND IT WAS THE ALTERNATOR. TODAY THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FROZE MIDWAY. THIS IS THE MOST UNSAFE CAR AND ALL SHOULD BE RECALLED IN GENERAL.

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