What 638 owners told NHTSA about the 2012 Chrysler 200

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHRYSLER 200. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR CONDITIONER UNIT FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE RECIRCULATION DOOR ALTERNATOR FOR THE DEFROST AND AIR CONDITIONING UNIT FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED TWICE, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000. ...UPDATED 01/23/17 *BF CONSUMER STATED AT 40,000 AND 106,000 MILES CLICKING ON PASSENGER SIDE STARTED BOTH TIMES REPLACED THE RECIRCULATION AND ALTERNATOR. UPDATED 7/13/18*JB *TR *TT CONSUMER STATED THIS WILL BE THE 4TH FAILURE OF THIS PART ON THIS CAR AND THE SECOND TIME THAT THE RADIATOR SYSTEM HAS BEEN EITHER PARTIALLY OR ENTIRELY REPLACED IN THIS VEHICLE.*JB

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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, SEAT BELTS); 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 CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

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MY AIRBAG LIGHT IS COMING ON WHILE I'M DRIVING AND I AM STILL UNDER WARRANTY. *TR

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHRYSLER 200. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 72 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, VEERED TO THE LEFT, AND CRASHED INTO THE PLASTIC DIVIDERS. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD LOW OIL AND THE CENTRAL MODULE NEEDED TO BE RESET. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 32,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

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WHILE I WAS TAKING OFF TO DRIVE MY CAR, THE CAR SHUT DOWN. ALL THE LIGHTS CAME ON, THEN EVERYTHING SHUT DOWN. THE CAR STARTED, BUT I COULD NOT DRIVE MY CAR. I HAD TO HAVE MY CAR TOWED. I WAS TOLD THAT THE ALTERNATOR WENT OUT. THIS HAPPENED IN SEPTEMBER 2015. I WAS AT A RESTAURANT, LEAVING TO GO HOME. I PAID 415.45 FOR A NEW ALTERNATOR.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHRYSLER 200. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 13V282000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND 16V668000 (AIR BAGS, SEAT BELTS) HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIRS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUES. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE AND PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 (NA) CHRYSLER 200. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V668000 (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. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

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VEHICLE STALLED AND WOULD NOT START WHILE DRIVING (2 TIMES )TOWED TO DEALER AS (BOTH TIMES) TOW DRIVER COULD NOT RESTART. DEALER REPORTED NO COMPUTER CODES AND CAR STARTED AFTER CAR STARTED ON PROBLEM. THERE APPEARS TO BE COMMON SAFETY HAZARD THAT HAS BEEN EXPERIENCED BY MANY OWNERS, THAT REPORTLY CHRYSLER AND NHTSA AGREED UPON A RESOLUTION TO AVOID A RECALL BY CHRYSLER OF THIS SAFETY HAZARD IN SEPT 2012. CHRYSLER DOESN'T ACKNOWLEDGE AND NOT SHARING THIS INFORMATION WITH DEALERS SO THEY CAN TAKE CORRECTIVE ACTION. VARIOUS ATTEMPTS TRIED TO RESOLVE THIS HAZARDOUS CONDITION HAVE INCLUDED REPLACING THE POWERTRAIN MODULE, CAMSCOPE REPLACEMENT, MONITORING THE ON BOARD WITH A COPILOT COMPUTER-WHICH ALSO SHOWED NO CODES. THE DEALER DID SAY THAT CHRYSLER SUGGESTED AN ADDITIONAL MODULE BE ADDED TO THE ON BOARD COMPUTER, BUT NONE OF THEIR CUSTOMERS RETURNED A THIRD OR MORE TIMES AS PREVIOUS ATTEMPTS WERE UNSUCCESSFUL AND APPEARED TO GIVE UP. THIS LIFE THREATENING SAFETY HAZARD NEEDS TO BEINVESTIGATED AND RESOLVED, AS WE WERE DRIVING ON A ROADWAY AND THE MOTOR JUST SHUT OFF., IF THIS NOT RESOLVED IT WILL SOMETIME CAUSE INJURIES OR DEATHS, WHICH COULD END UP WITH A RECALL SOMETHING THAT CHRYSLER POSSIBLE REPLACEMENT OF ON COMPUTERS.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2012 CHRYSLER 200. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO TWO COWS. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO CHEST AREA, WHICH REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V668000 (AIR BAGS, SEAT BELTS). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 79,000.

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PARTIAL DEFROST. THE COOLANT HAS SOMETHING IN IT (FROM THE FACTORY) CAUSING THE HEATER CORE TO PLUG UP AND THEN THERE IS NO DEFROST ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE CAR. THUS IMPAIRING THE VISIBILITY. MY CAR HAS 24,000. MILES. CHRYSLER IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM. THERE WAS A STAR REPORT SENT TO DEALERS IN 2012. THAT REPORT NUMBER IS STAR CASE S1207000008.

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MY CARS HEATER CORE WAS PLUGGED. WHEN WE WENT TO HAVE IT FIXED WE WERE TOLD THAT THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH THE CHRYSLER 200. WE HAD IT FIXED IN FEBRUARY 2016 FOR $800. NOW IN NOVEMBER 2016 IT IS PLUGGED AGAIN!

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TAKATA RECALL. I HAVE A RECALL ON AIRBAGS AND SEATBELT TRANSPONDER MAY NOT WORK IN EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT. I REFUSE TO DRIVE THIS CAR AND AM NOT WAITING UNTIL JUNE 2017 FOR A REPAIR. I WANT A BUYBACK IMMEDIATELY....WITH INCENTIVE ...SO I CAN GET ON WITH MY LIFE. A RENTAL IS BEING OFFERED AT THIS TIME . I AM NOT SATISFIED AND A BUYBACK WOULD MAKE MORE SENSE.

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CRUISE CONTROL HAS A SHORT. IF I HIT THE STEERING WHEEL AIR BAG IT WILL EVENTUALLY TURN ON THE CRUISE. THIS HAPPENS WHEN THE CAR IS IN MOTION AND USUALLY WHEN I AM TRAVELING ON A HIGHWAY WHICH MAKES IT DANGEROUSLY DISTRACTING. THE CAR ONLY HAS 13,000 MILES ON IT. THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN GOING ON ABOUT ONE YEAR.

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I WAS DRIVING STRAIGHT FORWARD, IN THE RIGHT LANE OF A FOUR LANE HIGHWAY (TWO LANES IN EITHER DIRECTION). A CAR TRAVELING IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION, LOST CONTROL AND CROSSED THE HIGHWAY, STRIKING MY CAR'S FRONT END. MY CAR RECEIVED EXTENSIVE FRONT END DAMAGE. THE CAR WAS TOTALED, AS WAS THE OTHER CAR. I WAS DRIVING AND MY WIFE WAS IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT. WE WERE BOTH WEARING OUR SEAT BELTS. AT THE TIME OF THE IMPACT, NEITHER AIRBAG DEPLOYED, NOR DID THE SEAT BELT PRETENSIONERS ACTIVATE (LOCKING THE SEAT BELTS IN PLACE), CAUSING SERIOUS INJURY TO BOTH OF US, REQUIRING HOSPITAL ADMITTANCE IN THE INTENSIVE CARE UNIT, FOR MYSELF. POLICE TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT, PHOTOS AND OTHER DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE IF REQUIRED, IN THE FUTURE. ALSO, I JUST RECEIVED A RE-CALL NOTICE, DATED OCTOBER 1, 2016. NHTSA 16V-668, CONCERNING THE CAR I WAS DRIVING AT THE TIME OF THE CRASH...UPDATED 01/04/17 *BF *TR *PO - INJ BUT NOT DEATH AS INDICATED UPDATED 7/25/18*JB *TR *DT *JB

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2012 CHRYSLER 200. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE ROLLED A FEW TIMES AND STRUCK SEVERAL TREES. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THERE WERE MINOR INJURIES, WHICH DID NOT REQUIRE MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHRYSLER 200. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, A LOUD NOISE WAS HEARD. THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER AND NOTICED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE FENDER WALL WAS LOOSE AND WRAPPED AROUND THE TIRE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DETACH THE FENDER WALL FROM THE TIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FENDER WALL NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE FENDER WALL WAS REPLACED. A MONTH LATER, THE CONTACT DROVE OVER A HOLE AND THE FENDER WALL HAD TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. THE ISSUE RECURRED A THIRD TIME, BUT THE FENDER WALL WAS NOT REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 135,000.

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"TAKADA RECALL" WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT 40 MPH. I HEARD A CHIME AND LOOKED DOWN AT MY INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE ABS AND THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL WAS ON. LIGHT WAS ON FOR BOTH. BUT INSTEAD OF THE ESC IT WAS THE LITTLE CAR WITH WAVY,JIGGLY LINES UNDER IT. THESE TWO LIGHTS HAVE BEEN ON CONSTANT FOR A GOOD 3 WEEKS. IT HAS GONE OUT WHILE DRIVING A FEW TIMES FOR A FEW MINUTES JUST TO COME BACK ON AND STAY ON ALMOST ALL THE TIME. THERE IS NO FLASHING OF THE LIGHTS. I DON'T DRIVE EVERY DAY. I DRIVE AROUND 5 TIMES A WEEK AND SHORT DISTANCES OF 2 TO 4 MILES FOR THE MOST PART. THERE IS ALSO A WHISTLING NICE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. I DON'T THINK IT IS VERY SAFE TO DRIVE SINCE THE BRAKES AND TRACTION OF THE CAR ARE ALL TO IMPORTANT PART OF ME AND MY FAMILIES SAFETY. PLEASE HELP WITH THIS ISSUE. I PAID AND AM STILL PAYING A LOT FOR THIS CAR THAT NOW HAS 62000. MILES ON IT. *TR

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WAS DRIVING CAR GOING ONLY 25-30 MPH AND MADE AN ATTEMPT TO SLOW DOWN TO A STOP WHICH I HAD PLENTY OF TIME AND SPACE BETWEEN CAR IN FRONT OF ME AND MY FRONT FENDER TO DO, AS I APPLIED BRAKES I NOTICE IT GO ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND MY CAR WOULDN'T STOP WHICH SOON AFTER HAVING PLENTY OF SPACE TO DO IT LED TO A REAR END COLLISION AS MY BRAKES FAILED TO WORK CORRECTLY WHEN APPLIED. I HAVE A POLICE REPORT TO VERIFY THE INCIDENT ON 09/27/2016 IN APPLETON, WI. BECAUSE I WAS GOING AT A REALLY SLOW SPEED AT THE TIME LUCKILY NO ONE WAS REALLY HURT WHEN THIS OCCURRED AROUND 10:00 AM IN AN AREA WITH LITTLE TO NO TRAFFIC AT THE TIME, BUT EVEN KNOW I WAS ONLY GOING AROUND 20 WHEN THERE WAS AN IMPACT MY CAR WHICH WAS NEW PRIOR TO THIS ACCIDENT IS NOW CONSIDERED UNDER STATE LAW IN WISCONSIN A SALVAGE VEHICLE AS REPAIRS EXCEEDED THE VALUE AT THE TIME OF 7000.00

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WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD THE ETC LIGHT CAME ON AND THE TRACTION LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CAR WILL NOT ACCELERATE. I WAS ABLE TO PARK THE CAR AND WHEN I RESTARTED IT THAT WAS A VERY ROUGH IDLE AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT THE ETC LIGHT AND THE TRACTION LIGHT ARE ALL ON.

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TAKATA RECALL ----WHILE DRIVING, IN MOTION, TO PICK UP MY DAUGHTER FROM SCHOOL I START TO HEAR A WINDING SOUND. MY ELECTRICAL SYSTEM THAT POWERS THE RADIO AND UCONNECT SYSTEM STARTS TO SHUT DOWN. MY ABS LIGHT AND ESC LIGHT COMES ON AND IM STARTING TO SMELL A BURNING IN THE CAR,WHILE THIS WINDING SOUND IS GETTING LOUDER, SMOKE IS COMING FROM THE HOOD. THE TIMING OR TRANSMISSION IS DISABLED , THE CAR SHUTSDOWN IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD, IN FRONT OF THE SCHOOL EXIT. WE COULD HAVE BEEN STRUCK FROM BEHIND OR THE SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. CAR SMELLS LIKE IT CAUGHT FIRE.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHRYSLER 200. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS AND DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL SUDDENLY, THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,000.

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WITH NO WARNING, NO ENGINE LIGHT, ON I PULLED OUT INTO TRAFFIC, TURNING RIGHT ON A TWO WAY ROAD THE CAR WENT INTO TRAFFIC AND SUDDENLY NO POWER. I WAS LUCKY TO BE ABLE TO DRIFT ON THE SHOULDER. I TOWED MY CAR TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD IT WAS THE CRANK SENSOR. I ASKED WHAT CAUSED IT, BECAUSE I HAD NO WARNING, THEY SAID IT WAS PROBABLY A SHORT. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN VERY TRAGIC.

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AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATES. DEALER STATES IT MAY BE A BAD CONNECTION UNDER THE SEAT. NO ACTION TAKEN EXCEPT CHECKED SAID CONNECTION, ALL CONNECTIONS FREE FROM DEBRIS AND CORROSION, AND SECURE. FAILURE INDICATED AROUND 76,000 MILES. NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT CONTINUES TO ILLUMINATE. CURRENT MILEAGE: 99,580.

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THE WIPERS NOW ONLY WORK ON HIGH THERE NO LONGER IS ANY OTHER SPEEDS. WHEN YOU TURN THEM OFF THEY JUST STOP WHERE EVER THERE AT, AT THE TIME. TIPM FAULTY . CAR HAS 80,000 KM.

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I BOUGHT MY 2012 CHRYSLER 200 IN 2013. I 'VE HAD A RECURRING PROBLEM WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING HOT BECAUSE SOME MALFUNCTION PREVENTS THE COOLANT FROM CIRCULATING THROUGH THE ENGINE. I HAVE SPENT OVER $2000.00 TRYING TO FIX THIS PROBLEM AND NOW MY MECHANIC TELLS ME THE ENGINE IS NO GOOD AND I'LL NEED A NEW ONE. THIS HAPPENS WHEN I'M DRIVING. THE CAR WOULD RUN HOT, I'D TOW IT IN AND MY MECHANIC WOULD FIX IT. AND WITHIN A MONTH OR TWO, THE PROBLEM WOULD OCCUR AGAIN. MY MECHANIC RAN DIAGNOSTICS, HE REBOOTED THE COMPUTER SYSTEMS AND HE GETS THE COOLANT FLOWING AGAIN BUT WITHIN WEEKS OR A MONTH THE SAME PROBLEM REOCCURS. I DON'T DRIVE FAR TO WORK APPROX. 10 MILES DAILY COMMUTE. I MAY TAKE A ROAD TRIP ON OCCASION BUT THERE IS NO UNUSUAL WEAR OR TEAR ON THE VEHICLE. IM REPORTING THIS PROBLEM AUG 2016 BUT THIS HAS BEEN A RECURRING ISSUE OVER THE YEARS AND THE CAR IS JUST FOR YEARS OLD. I BOUGHT IT USED IN 2013. I'VE SPENT SO MUCH MONEY FIXING THE SAME PROBLEM AND THE CAR'S PROBLEM ALWAYS SEEMS RESOLVED UNTIL A FEW MONTHS DOWN THE ROAD I HAVE TO FIX IT AGAIN. I HAVEN'T EVEN PAID THE CAR OFF AND ITS KAPUT AND READY FOR THE GRAVEYARD? THIS REALLY IS SOMETHING CHRYSLER NEEDS TO STEP UP TO THE PLATE AND FIX. I NEED A NEW ENGINE NOW AND I'VE ALREADY SPENT OVER $2000.00 TRYING TO FIX THIS ISSUE.

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