What 335 owners told NHTSA about the 2011 Chrysler 200

My daughter rear ended a car and totaled my Chrysler 200. The front of the car is destroyed but the air bags never deployed. I allowed my daughter to drive this car thinking it had all the safety features and it did, they just don’t work.

NHTSA ODI 11533396

WHILE TRAVELING ON M59 IN OAKLAND COUNTY MY DRIVERS SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT CAUSING THE CAR TO HIT THE CONCRETE MEDIAN AS STEERING WOULD NOT FUNCTION. MY CAR DAMAGE RENDERED IT A TOTAL LOSS AND CAUSED PHYSICAL INJURY TO ME. THE OAKLAND SHERIFF DEPT RESPONDED AND I WAS TAKEN BY AMBULANCE TO THE TROY BEAUMONT HOSPITAL. THIS HAPPENED 10/10/2020. I REMAIN IN GREAT PAIN IN AREAS OF HEAD AND TORSO.

NHTSA ODI 11364603

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

NHTSA ODI 11219085

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHRYSLER 200. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V668000 (AIR BAGS). AN UNKNOWN DEALER WAS CONTACTED, BUT COULD NOT PROVIDE THE PART FOR THE REPAIR WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME FRAME. WHILE DRIVING LESS THAN 5 MPH IN A TUNNEL DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT REAR ENDED THE PRECEDING VEHICLE. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED WHIPLASH, WHICH DID NOT REQUIRE MEDICAL TREATMENT. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A REPAIR FACILITY BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY. THE DEALER HAD NOT DIAGNOSED THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE MONTHS LATER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

NHTSA ODI 11064634

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2011 CHRYSLER 200. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY SWERVED TO THE RIGHT AND STRUCK A FROZEN EMBANKMENT. THE SEAT BELT FAILED TO RESTRAIN THE CONTACT. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AWAY BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE HEAD, LOWER BACK, JAW, AND SEVERAL BROKEN RIBS. MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS REQUIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V668000 (SEAT BELTS). THE LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 22,000. *TT UPDATED 7/16/18*JB

NHTSA ODI 11022674

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHRYSLER 200. ON DECEMBER 31, 2016, WHILE THE CONTACT'S WIFE WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE SLID OFF OF THE ROAD, CROSSED A DITCH, AND CRASHED INTO A TREE STUMP. THE ROAD CONDITIONS PLAYED A FACTOR IN THE CRASH. THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE WAS DAMAGED. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED FOR THE BODY DAMAGE. PRIOR TO THE CRASH, THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V668000 (SEAT BELTS, AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. A DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED A TIME FRAME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR OF AUGUST 2017. THE CONTACT WAS PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: 31236420. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 30,000. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

NHTSA ODI 11006731

ON JULY 4 THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON FOR NO REASON SEVERAL TIMES , STAYING ON FOR LONG PERIODS OF TIME. THERE WAS A CLICKING NOISE IN THE STEERING COLUM AND WHEEL . IT SOUNDED LIKE IT WAS COMING FROM THE LEFT SIDE. ON JULY 5 , I WAS DRIVING TO WORK ON A BACK ROAD WITH SEVERAL CURVES . THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN . CLICKING WAS STILL HAPPENING AS WELL. ALL OF A SUDDEN I FELT LIKE I WAS SLIDING ON A SHEET OF ICE. I SWIRVED FROM SIDE TO SIDE AND COULD NOT GET MY CAR UNDER CONTROL. THEN MY VEHICLE WAS ON TWO WHEELS ON THE PASSENGER SIDE . WHICH THEN SLIDE OFF THE ROAD AND DOWN A EMBANKMENT TURNING SEVERAL TIMES AND LANDING ON THE ROOF OF THE CAR. THE AIR BAGS NEVER DEPLOYED. I AM NOW SUFFERING WITH A BROKEN COLLAR BONE DUE TO THE ACCIDENT.

NHTSA ODI 10893656

WAS REAR ENDED BY A CAR TRAVELING AT 60MPH AND WAS PUSHED UNDER A TRUCK. THE ENGINE POPPED UP AND THE BACK WAS PUSHED UP INTO BACKSEAT. I WROTE TWICE BUT NEVER HEARD NOTHING BACK. I GO TO COURT FOR MY ACCIDENT SINCE THE OWNER OF TRUCK SUING ME AND DRIVER BEHIND ME JUNE 30, 2014. MY CAR WAS TOTALED WITH COST OF REPAIR $21000 ON A CAR I HAD FOR APPROX 8 MONTHS. DATE OF ACCIDENT WAS 6/9/12 NOT ONE AIR BAG CAME OUT/ DEPLOYED. I WAS TAKEN TO HOSPITAL IN AMBULANCE ON A STRETCHER. WHAT CAN I DO? *JS

NHTSA ODI 10592097

CAR HAS GONE DEAD WHEN SLOWING DOWN TO MAKE A TURN. BRAKE LIGHT ON DASH FLASHED AND WHEN I TRIED TO BREAK AT AN UPCOMING STOP SIGN MY BREAKS WENT TO THE FLOOR. AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY WHEN THIS HAPPENED. *TT

NHTSA ODI 10582989

WAS SITTING STILL IN A MEDIUM AND WAS REAR ENDED. THERE WAS NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIRBAG,OTHER SYSTEM REQUIREMENT OR NOTIFICATION. *TR

NHTSA ODI 10526318