What 335 owners told NHTSA about the 2011 Chrysler 200

WHEN SHIFTING INTO REVERSE OR DRIVE IT HAS A HARD JOLT WHEN GOING INTO GEAR. SOMETIMES IT IS SO HARD THAT IT JERKS YOUR BODY AND HEAD/NECK, AND IT SOUNDS LIKE THE TRANSMISSION IS GOING TO UNBOLT FROM UNDER THE CAR. IT DOES IT A COUPLE TIMES A DAY, AND THEN MAY STOP FOR A FEW DAYS BUT ALWAYS COMES BACK. I HAVE NOTICED ON THE DAYS IT IS NOT DOING IT I AVERAGE MORE MPG, AND WHEN IT IS DOING IT THE MPG CONTINUOUSLY DECREASES WHEN IT IS OCCURING MULTIPLE DAYS IN A ROW. ON THE DAYS THAT IT IS DOING IT MY TRANSMISSION SOUNDS MORE WHINY THAN THAN USUAL. I HAVE ALSO HAD ISSUES WHEN PUTTING IT INTO GEAR, AND PUSHING THE GAS PEDAL IT TRIES TO STALL. IT IS A PROBLEM, AND NOT "JUST THE WAY THOSE MOTORS ARE". IF IT WAS "JUST THE WAY THE MOTOR" IS THEN IT WOULD DO IT EVERY TIME YOU PUT IT IN GEAR, AND NOT COME AND GO AND BE MUCH WORSE ON SOME DAYS THAN OTHERS. AS TIME PASSES THE JOLTING IS GETTING WORSE AND HARDER. ALSO, MY BRAKES MAKE AN AWFUL SQUEEKING/GRINDING NOISE WHEN STOPPING SLOWLY (STOP SIGN) OR BACKING UP. WHEN THE CAR WAS CHECKED I WAS TOLD THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR OR BRAKES. THIS IS VERY AGRIVATING BECAUSE IT WAS BOUGHT BRAND NEW, AND I AM HAVING THESE ISSUES. I AM MAKING PAYMENTS ON A VEHICLE THAT IS HAVING THESE TYPES OF ISSUES, AND I DO NOT FEEL SAFE IN IT. THE WAY THE TRANSMISSIONS ACTS I AM AFRAID OF WHAT IT MAY DO WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. *TR

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SINCE PURCHASING THIS VEHICLE ON 12/26/2011, THE VEHICLE HAS STALLED, COMPLETELY TURNED OFF 3 DIFFERENT TIMES WHILE STOPPED AT AN INTERSECTION WAITING FOR A TRAFFIC LIGHT TO CHANGE. IN ALL THREE INSTANCES, I HAD TO PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK AND IT RESTARTED. I FEEL THAT THIS IS DANGEROUS AND SEEMS TO BE RELATED TO NHTSA ACTION NUMBER PE12016. I AM GOING TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALER BUT BEFORE I DID, I WANTED TO SEE IF OTHER OWNERS WERE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM OR IF ANYTHING HAD BEEN RECALLED WHEN I DISCOVERED THE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS. *TR

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHRYSLER 200. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE STOPPED AT A STOP LIGHT, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE TECHNICIANS WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED A SECOND TIME AND WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIANS WERE STILL UNAWARE OF THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8,000.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHRYSLER 200. THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE ENGINE RESTARTED AND THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMALLY. THE FAILURE OCCURRED SIX DIFFERENT TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON FOUR SEPARATE OCCASIONS FOR THE IDENTICAL FAILURE. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE NOR LOCATE THE PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THERE WAS CURRENTLY AN OPEN INVESTIGATION UNDER NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: PE12016 (ENGINE). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 4,000. ...UPDATED 08-10-12 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE CAR HAS STALLED WHILE STOPPED AT RED LIGHTS, STOP SIGNS, ETC. ABOUT 8 TIMES. UPDATED 08/14/2012 *JS

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHRYSLER 2000S. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE DEALER HOWEVER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THAT THEY WOULD FURTHER ASSESS THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 2,600. . UPDATED 07/27/12 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED ON THE SECOND INCIDENT AFTER BEING PARKED FOR TEN MINUTES, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. IT WAS DEAD. 48 HOURS LATER THE VEHICLE DIED WHILE BEING DRIVEN. THERE WERE NO WARNINGS ON THE DASHBOARD. 45 MINUTES LATER THE VEHICLE STARTED. THE FOURTH INCIDENT HAPPENED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE POSSESSION OF THE SERVICE REP. UPDATED 08/02/2012 *JS

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHRYSLER 200. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A STOP. THE VEHICLE PERFORMED AS NORMAL UPON RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,950.

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I WAS APPROACHING A TRAFFIC LIGHT AND SLOWING DOWN WHEN THE CAR STALLED WHILE I WAS STILL MOVING. ONCE THE LIGHT CHANGED, I STARTED IT UP AGAIN. IT HAD NO DIFFICULTY IN STARTING BACK UP. *JB

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHRYSLER 200. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE STOPPED THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY AND IT STALLED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND IT OPERATED AS NORMAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PVC HOSE WAS LEAKING AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12,000.

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CAR STALLS WHEN STOPPED IN TRAFFIC. THIS HAS HAPPENED 4 TO 5 TIMES. *TR

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I STOPPED AT A STOP LIGHT. THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE I WAS STOPPED AT THE LIGHT. I PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL AND RESTARTED IT. *TR

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DRIVING DOWN THE STREET, THE MOTOR SHUT OFF. II HAD TO PUT IT IN NEUTRAL AND RESTART THE MOTOR. IT HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST 4 TIMES IN 12 MONTHS. *TT

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHRYSLER 200. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC STOP, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT RESOLVED FAILURE AT THE TIME BY PUTTING THE VEHICLE IN PARK AND RESTARTING THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER HOWEVER THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES BUT ONLY WHEN VEHICLE THE VEHICLE WAS AT A COMPLETE STOP. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT NO ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED TO THE CONTACT. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 14,000. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 11,000.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHRYSLER 200. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE BRAKING TO STOP, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 6,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 11,000.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHRYSLER 200. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO SUCCESSFULLY RESTART THE VEHICLE AND CONTINUE DRIVING. THE FAILURE HAD SINCE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO TWO AUTHORIZED DEALERS AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 4,000.

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MY CAR WAS SITTING AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, FULLY STOPPED, WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED AND THE TRANSMISSION IN DRIVE. WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN, I HIT RELEASED THE BRAKE AND PRESSED THE GAS. NOTHING HAPPENED. I LOOKED DOWN AND SAW THAT THE ENGINE WAS NOT RUNNING. THE TACH WAS AT 0. I PUT THE TRANSMISSION IN NEUTRAL AND STARTED THE ENGINE. IT STARTED RIGHT AWAY AND I PUT THE CAR BACK IN DRIVE. I DROVE AWAY WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. *TT

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WHILE AT A STOP LIGHT THE ENGINE SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. WE COULD NOT GET IT TO RESTART. BUT THE RADIO AND THE WINDOWS WORKED. WHEN WE WOULD ATTEMPT TO RESTART, THE ENGINE LIGHT AND THE ELECTRICAL LIGHT CAME ON. WE HAD TO HAVE THE TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG SINCE THERE WERE NO CODES AND THEY COULD NOT RECREATE THE PROBLEM.

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OUR 2011 CHRYSLER 200 HAS ABOUT 8000 MILES AND HAS BEEN STALLING, SURGING IDLE SPEEDS WHEN STOPPED, AND DOWNSHIFTING HARD (JOLTING) FOR THE LAST 2000 MILES OR SO. TOMORROW IS THE FIRST TIME TAKING IT IN SPECIFICALLY FOR THIS REASON AFTER HAVING THE DEALER ANNOTATE THESE SYMPTOMS DURING THE LAST OIL CHANGE. IT IS NOT SAVE TO HAVE A CAR'S IDLE JUMP WHILE AT A STOP LIGHT OR INTERSECTION NOR IS IT SAFE TO HAVE A CAR STALL OUT WHEN SLOWING DOWN. FURTHERMORE, IT'S A BRAND NEW CAR SO THIS IS COMPLETELY UNACCEPTABLE TO PAY FOR A DEFECTIVE PRODUCT. IF IT DOES NOT GET FIXED I WILL BE CONTACTING MY INSURANCE COMPANY TO LET THEM KNOW WHAT IS GOING ON AS I AM FEARFUL THAT ONE OF THESE LUNGES WILL RESULT IN A CRASH. *TR

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHRYSLER 200 LTD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE THE BRAKES WERE DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER THREE TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,500 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 6,000.

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