What 638 owners told NHTSA about the 2012 Chrysler 200

TAKATA RECALL/AIR BAGS. I RECEIVED NOTICE OF A RECALL (CA RECALL #S61) ON 9/13/16. WEBSITE IS SHOWING THE REPLACEMENT PART IS STILL UNAVAILABLE AS OF TODAY 2/11/17. I WOULD THINK AFTER FIVE MONTHS THE PARTS SHOULD BE AVAILABLE. I'M VERY UNHAPPY WITH THIS SITUATION.

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TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHRYSLER 200. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V668000 (AIR BAGS) AND STATED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME FRAME TO SCHEDULE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE INTERIM RECALL NOTIFICATION LETTER DID NOT GIVE A SPECIFIC DATE FOR WHEN THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER COULD NOT PROVIDE AN ESTIMATED DATE FOR WHEN THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WOULD RECEIVE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT WAS NOT EXPERIENCING A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 04/05/17*LJ *CN

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THE HEAT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE IS NO LONGER WORKING AND THEREFORE THE WINDOWS ON THE PASSENGER SIDE WILL NOT DEFROST. AFTER PERFORMING SOME RESEARCH ONLINE IT APPEARS THAT THIS IS AN ISSUE WITH THE HEATER CORE THAT CHRYSLER KNOWS ABOUT.

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NO HEAT/ DEFROST PASSENGER SIDE. WILL NOT CLEAR FROST/ FOG ON PASSENGER SIDE WINDSHIELD. APPARENT KNOWN PROBLEM WITH SLUDGE BUILD UP IN HEATER CORE ALLEGEDLY CAUSED BY COMPONENT IN COOLANT.

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TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHRYSLER 200. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V668000 (SEAT BELTS, AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

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TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHRYSLER 200. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V668000 (AIR BAGS) AND STATED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME FRAME TO SCHEDULE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER DID NOT GIVE A SPECIFIC DATE FOR WHEN THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE SO THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD BE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND COULD NOT PROVIDE AN ESTIMATED DATE FOR WHEN THE CONTACTS VEHICLE WOULD RECEIVE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT WAS EXPERIENCING A FAILURE IN WHICH THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE HEARD COMING FROM THE AREA NEAR THE AIR BAGS IN THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

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THERE IS NO HEAT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. CHRYSLER SERVICE DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS A BLOCKAGE IN THE HEATER CORE. THEY ADVISE THAT THEY NEEDED TO REPLACE THE HEATER CORE, RADIATOR, OIL COOLER AND FLUSH THE SYSTEM. THIS WORK WAS ESTIMATED AT $2,700. I TOOK THE CAR TO ANOTHER SHOP AND HAD THE HEATER CORE REPLACED, THE COOLING SYSTEM FLUSHED AND A MANUAL FLUSH ON THE ENGINE BLOCK. THIS FIXED THE PROBLEM FOR MORE THAN HALF THE COST. THERE ARE A LOT OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS SAME ISSUE AND IT IS A SAFETY HAZARD IF YOU CANNOT DEFROST THE WINDSHIELD WHEN NECESSARY. I BELIEVE YOU CAN BE TICKETED FOR NOT HAVING SAFE VISIBILITY WHEN OPERATING YOUR VEHICLE SO THIS IS DEFECT THAT THAT CHRYSLER SHOULD CONSIDER ISSUING A SAFETY RECALL FOR. MY CAR ONLY HAS 72,000 MILES SO IT'S HARD TO BELIEVE THAT A MAJOR COMPONENT LIKE THE HEATER CORE WOULD BE DAMAGED AND NOT WORK PROPERLY.

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MY 2012 CHRYSLER 200 ; 2.4L ENGINE HAS NO HEAT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE - NO HEAT ON DEFROSTER, FLOOR, OR OUT VENTS. DEALER SAID THERE IS BUILD UP IN COOLING SYSTEM (STAR CASE #1207000008) ; RECOMMENDS REPLACING HEATER CORE, RADIATOR, THERMOSTATS, ENGINE OIL COOLER - EST $2000.00 REPAIR. NO HEAT DURING DEFROSTING CAUSING WINDSHIELD FOGGING AND REDUCED VISIBILITY DURING COLD WEATHER. THIS STARTED JAN 2, 2017 AND IS ONGOING.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHRYSLER 200. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MINS AND PARKING THE VEHICLE, A LOUD BANGING NOISE, STEAM AND SMOKE WAS PRESENT COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DETERMINED THAT THE PLASTIC RADIATOR HOSE CONNECTOR HAD FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

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NOTIFICATION FOR RECALL 16V-668 WITH NO SOLUTION INVOLVING PRETENSIONER AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT WHERE AIRBAGS WILL NOT DEPLOY WAS REPORTED 2 YEARS PRIOR TO OFFICIAL NOTIFICATION OF RECALL 16V-668. THIS WAS DUE TO A FRONT-END CRASH IN 2014 WHERE THERE WERE TWO PASSENGERS AND THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CRASH INVOLVED A NOSE DIVE GOING APPROXIMATELY 40MPH INTO A 2-STORY GULLY DIRECTLY HITTING A LARGE OAK TREE WITH NO AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT. THIS CRASH AND THE AIRBAGS NOT DEPLOYING WAS REPORTED TO ASHEBORO CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM SERVICE DEPARTMENT IN 2014 WITH NO SOLUTION OR KNOWLEDGE OF ISSUE. OFFICIAL NOTIFICATION WAS PROVIDED IN DECEMBER 2016 THROUGH THE USPS. *TR

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TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHRYSLER 200. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V668000 (AIR BAGS). THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

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I WAS IN AN ACCIDENT ON I 79 IN PA GOING 70MPH SLID ON SOME SLUSH SPUN AROUND A FEW TIMES BEFORE I HIT A GUARDRAIL HEAD ON AND THE AIRBAGS NEVER WHEN OFF IN MY CAR. * (RECALL RELATED INCIDENT) TS

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHRYSLER 200. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE HEAT BLOWER HAD MALFUNCTIONED AND THE PASSENGER SIDE WINDSHIELD WOULD NOT DEFROST. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

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MY VEHICLE HAS NO HEAT COMING FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE VENTS. THE HEATER CORE IS PARTLY PLUGGED. I WORKED FOR CHRYSLER AS A MECHANIC UP UNTIL A FEW MONTHS AGO. I HAVE PERSONALLY RUN INTO THIS SAME ISSUE WITH CUSTOMER CARS AS WELL AS SEVERAL OTHER TECHS. CHRYSLER WILL NOT COVER THE REPAIR DUE TO IT NOW BEING OUT OF BASIC WARRANTY.

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I'VE BEEN NOTIFIED FOR SOMETIME NOW ABOUT A RECALL FOR MY CAR. NOTHING HAS BEEN CORRECTED YET IN REFERENCE TO THE AIRBAG AND SEAT BELT -CONSTRAINT CONTROLS. WHAT HAPPENS IF I HAVE AN ACCIDENT WITH THESE FEATURES STILL NOT CORRECTED?

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHRYSLER 200. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RECALL FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V668000 (SEAT BELTS, AIR BAGS) WAS EXCESSIVE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED THE RECALL NOTIFICATION OVER TWELVE MONTHS AGO. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

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STEERING WHEEL MAKES A POPPING SQUEAKY NOISE WITH ONLY 29000 MILES, IS SOMETHING LOOSE ?

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHRYSLER 200. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V668000 (SEAT BELTS, AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 01/25/17.*JB UPDATED 03/03/17*LJ *TR

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THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE AIRBAG AND SEAT BELT PRETENSIONER DEPLOYMENT CAPABILITY ON MY CAR THAT STARTED ON OCTOBER 1, 2016. WHEN I GOT THE RECALL NOTICE IN OCTOBER IT SAID THAT THERE WAS NO CURRENT REMEDY. IT'S NOW DECEMBER AND THERE STILL IS NO REMEDY WHICH MEANS THAT THE PROBLEM WON'T BE FIXED IN THE FORESEEABLE FUTURE WHICH IS OUTRAGEOUS. IF OUR LIVES ARE AT RISK BECAUSE A CAR COMPANY CAN'T GET OFF ITS [XXX] AND FIX THIS, THEN THE GOVERNMENT NEEDS TO INTERVENE. I DON'T FEEL SAFE DRIVING MY CAR BECAUSE IN THE BACK OF MY MIND I KNOW THAT IT MIGHT NOT PROTECT ME COMPLETELY IF I GET IN A CRASH WHICH SHOULD NOT HAPPEN. THIS NEEDS TO BE FIXED NOW. *TR INFORMATION Redacted PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHRYSLER 200. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V668000 (AIR BAGS, SEAT BELTS); 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. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

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AFTER OWNING MY CAR FOR ONLY A FEW MONTHS THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND A MINUTE LATER THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL LIGHT AND THEN THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL LIGHT. AFTER TAKING MY CAR TO KENDALL DODGE CHRYSLER JEEP RAM 5 TIMES, AN INDEPENDENT AUTO SHOP ONCE AND ANOTHER VISIT TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CAR WAS PURCHASED MY CAR IS STILL HAVING ISSUES SHIFTING FROM 2ND GEAR TO 3RD. AT LEAST THAT'S WHAT THE AUTO SHOP TOLD ME THE PROBLEM IS, WITH THE TRANSMISSION. I HIT THE GAS AND THE CAR CLUNKERS AND JERKS LIKE A MANUAL CAR WHEN I'M JUST LIGHTLY PRESSING ON THE GAS. THE CAR DOESN'T EVEN HAVE 52,000 MILES. I'VE HAD IT LESS THAN A YEAR AND HALF THE TIME IT'S BEEN IN AND OUT OF REPAIR SHOPS. *TR

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I HAVE REPORTED IN THE PAST IN REGARD TO OUR 2012 CHRYSLER 200 WITH 3.6 V6 ENGINE OF EPISODES OF PMU SHUT DOWN WHILE DRIVING AT SLOW SPEED. THE MANUFACTURER WARRANTY STILL COVERED THE VEHICLE WHEN WE FIRST EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM WE NOW ARE OVER 60,000 MILES AS CHRYSLER HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO RESOLVE THIS PROBLEM YET. THE ENGINE QUIT WHILE DRIVING (3 TIMES ADDITIONAL TIMES), AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. WE WERE ABLE TO GET TO THE SHOULDER OF THE HIGHWAY , WITHOUT POWER STEERING AND BRAKES; ALL COMPUTER SUPPORT SYSTEMS FAILED, BUT ALL ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS STILL WORKED. THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN CHECKED 4 TIMES AFTER EACH OF THE STALLING EPISODES, THE PMU COMPUTER SHOWS NO CODES (PER CHRYSLER AND THE DEALER) THERE IS NO PROBLEM TO FIX. THE LAST EPISODE THE ESC DASH LITE CAME ON, FOLLOWED BY THE BRAKE AND THE ABS LIGHTS STARTED FLASHING ON & OFF WHICH CAUSED THE SPEEDOMETER TO BOUNCE UP AND DOWN WHILE THE ABILITY TO MAINTAIN SPEED OR ACCELERATE TO MAINTAIN SPEED WAS LOST(AGAIN THERE WERE NO CODES) THE LAST 2 TIMES THIS HAPPEN WERE 11/30/16 & 12/1/16. I HAVE TALKED TO CHRYSLER FIAT BUT THE DEALER ANI I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO RECEIVE ANY SERVICE OR SUGGESTION IN RESOLVING THIS PMU PROBLEM. IT FEELS LIKE THEY ARE NOT CONCERNED THAT THERE IS A GREAT SAFETY ISSUE THAT COULD RESULT IN INJURY OR DEATH. THERE SHOULD BE SOME INFORMATION AVAILABLE, AS THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM THAT HAVE BEEN ONGOING FOR MANY MODELS WITH THE 3.6 V-6 ENGINE AND OVER A NUMBER OF YEARS, WHICH CHRYSLER HAS ISSUED CUSTOMER SERVICE NOTICES TO DEALERS AND REPLACED PMU. RECALLS HAVE BEEN AVOIDED AS THERE HAS NOT BEEN ANY SERIOUS ACCIDENTS, INJURIES, OR DEATHS. IF YOU HAVE HAD THIS TYPE OF PROBLEM WITH YOUR 3.6 V6 CONTACT CHRYSLER AND THE NHTSA.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHRYSLER 200. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH WITH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL DEPRESSED, THE SPEED REDUCED INDEPENDENTLY TO 5 MPH. THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE THROTTLE BODY AND ABS WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART ON THE FIRST ATTEMPT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 84,000.

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THE HEADLIGHT ILLUMINATION OF THE 2012 C/200 IS DRIVING BLIND AT NIGHT AND DANGEROUS. THERE IS AN EXTREMELY LIMITED FIELD OF VISION AND FEELS LIKE DRIVING WITH CURTAIN OVER THE LIGHTS. THE LIGHT AIMS REAL LOW AND THE BULB IS TOO SMALL. USING HIGH BEAM IS NOT MUCH BETTER. SEVERAL TIMES I CAME VERY CLOSE TO HITTING ANOTHER CAR AND PERSON. I FEEL LIKE I AM DRIVING BLIND AND HAVE CONFINED MYSELF TO NOT DRIVING AT NIGHT. THERE HAS TO BE A REMEDY FOR THIS PROBLEM. *TR

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MY VEHICLE HAS ROUGHLY 54,000 MILES. THE HEAT DOES NOT WORK ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE AND IS PROGRESSIVELY BECOMING COLDER ON THE DRIVER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE CAR WILL NOT REACH A WARM ENOUGH TEMPERATURE TO BE COMFORTABLE OR TO ADEQUATELY DEFROST THE WINDSHIELD. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE TO CHRYSLER AND SHOULD BE RECALLED. THE PARTS INVOLVED ARE THE HEATER CORE AND RADIATOR.

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