What 638 owners told NHTSA about the 2012 Chrysler 200

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHRYSLER 200. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER OPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED BACK TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 42,000. UPDATED 06/14/16*LJ UPDATED 06/16/16.*JB

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"TAKATA RECALL" THE ISSUE IS IN THE ELECTRICAL WARNING SYSTEM. THE WARNING INDICATES AIR BAG. AIR BAG LIGHT IS ON AND HAS STAYED ON CONTINUES TO STAY ON. IT DOES NOT FLASH IT JUST STAYS ON. ON THE START OF THE VEHICLE ONCE THE IGNITION SWITCH IS TURNED ON AND THE CAR IS RUNNING. IT CONTINUES TO STAY ON WHILE VEHICLE TURNED ON AND RUNNING. I BELIEVE IT MAY BE A RECALL WITH THE MODULAR.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHRYSLER 200. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT A LOW SPEED, THE WIND SHIELD WIPERS WERE ACTIVATED BUT FAILED TO FUNCTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THAT TOTALLY INTEGRATED POWER MODULE (TIPM) NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,300.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHRYSLER 200. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE MADE AN ABNORMAL SOUND WHEN THE GEAR WAS SHIFTED. THE FAILURE RECURRED, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 33,000.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHRYSLER 200. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, WHENEVER THE CONTACT ACTIVATED THE TURN SIGNAL, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ACTIVATED. WHILE DRIVING, THE DRIVER SIDE HEADREST POPPED OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE HEADREST NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE TURN SIGNAL ISSUE COULD NOT BE DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,500.

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I AM AN OWNER OF A 2012 CHRYSLER 200 AND ON FEB. 1ST WHILE SITTING IN MY DRIVEWAY A FIRE STARTED IN THE INTERNAL. I CALLED CHRYSLER AND I RECEIVED A LETTER THAT THEY WILL NOT TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY MANUFACTURING OR ASSEMBLY ERROR. A WEEK PRIOR BEFORE THE CAR CAUGHT ON FIRE THE HEAT WOULD ONLY WORK ON THE DRIVER SIDE. THIS VEHICLE IS NOT SAFE AND IT IS VERY DISTURBING THAT A COMPANY LIKE CHRYSLER WOULD NOT TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR AN UNSAFE VEHICLE.

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"TAKATA RECALL" MY AIR BAG LIGHT IS ON IN THE DASH BOARD MY CAR WAS ALREADY AT THE DEALERSHIP FOR ANOTHER ISSUE THE AGENT INFORMED ME THE AIRBAG MODULAR HAS FAILED I INFORMED THE AGENT THERE IS A RECALL FOR THE TIPM. A DEFECTIVE TIPM CAN CAUSE AIR BAGS NOT TO INFLATE AND OTHER MAJOR ISSUES. THE DEALERSHIP WANT TO CHARGE ME 429.00 TO FIX. *TR

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MY CARS A/C HEATER BLEND DOOR ACTUATOR HAS GONE OUT. UPON MY RESEARCH I SEE THERE ARE NUMEROUS CHRYSLER 200 OWNERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING GM RECALLED THE SAME PART FROM THE SAME MANUFACTURER. SHOULDN'T CHRYSLER RECALL THE PART AS WELL? THE PROBLEM IS PERSISTENT IN THE PART CONTINUALLY CLICKS, COLD AIR RUNNING THROUGH THE VENTS WHEN THE HEATER IS ON.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHRYSLER 200. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH AND ACTIVATING THE RIGHT TURN SIGNAL, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ENGAGED AUTOMATICALLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED EVERY TIME THE TURN SIGNALS WERE USED. IN ADDITION, THE HEATER WOULD BLOW HOT AIR THROUGH THE DRIVER SIDE VENTS AND COLD AIR THROUGH THE PASSENGER SIDE VENTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, BUT WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 76,000.

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AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT ON DASH, CHRYSLER STATED IT WAS ONLY RECALLED FOR COMPUTER SOFTWARE UPDATE. DEALERSHIP STATED AIRBAG HAS INTERNAL FAILURE OF ORC AND NEEDS CONSOLE REPLACED. CHRYSLER STATED THAT THEY WOULD HAVE REPAIRED PROBLEM IF MY CAR WAS 2011 MODEL. WOULD NOT REPAIR AIRBAG ISSUE SINCE IT IS 2012 MODEL. AIRBAGS MAY NOT DEPLOY WHEN NEEDED, AND MAY DEPLOY WHEN NOT NEEDED. VERY DANGEROUS ISSUE, DEALERSHIP WANTS OVER 450.00 TO CORRECT.

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VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A SIDE IMPACT CRASH WITH A GUARDRAIL. VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH ON AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY WHEN THE PASSENGER SIDE STRUCK THE GUARDRAIL. NO AIRBAGS DEPLOYED AND MY WIFE WHO WAS IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT WITH HER SEATBELT ON WAS INJURED ON HER ENTIRE RIGHT SIDE.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHRYSLER 200. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT EMITTING HEAT AND THE DEFROSTER FAILED TO DEFROST THE WINDOWS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE HEATER CORE AND THE RADIATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

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ON APRIL 26, 2012, I PURCHASED A BRAND NEW 2012 CHRYSLER FROM AN OFFICIAL CHRYSLER CORPORATION DEALERSHIP. SINCE THEN THIS CAR HAS BEEN PUT IN THE SHOP APPROXIMATELY 30 TIMES FOR FROM MEDIUM TO MAJOR PROBLEMS. THE 1ST MAJOR PROBLEM WAS 9/26/212 WHICH WAS DIAGNOSED AS GEAR-RACK AND PINON. IT HAS HAD TWO LIFTERS(RELATIVE TO THE MOTOR) BECAUSE OF LOUD TAPPING. THREE HEATER CORDS; A COUPLE OF RE-CALLS;TRANSMISSIONS LEAKS; INTERNAL ENGINE DAMAGES; HEADLAMPS NEEDED IMMEDIATE REPLACEMENTS; WASHER FLUID TANK LEAKED AND NEEDED IMMEDIATE REPLACEMENT; THE CAR HORN FAILED TO BLOW ON DEMAND; BRAKES NEEDED IMMEDIATE REPLACEMENTS; CAMSHAFT, ROCKERS HAD TO BE REPLACED TWICE; HEATER CORD EXPERIENCED INTERNAL FAILURE AND HAD TO BE REPLACED; BRAKE PADS; BRAKE LIGHT (DASHBOARD) HAS BEEN BEEPING ON SINCE 2013 AND IS STILL DOING THE SAME THING TODAY; ENGINE AIR FILTER HAD TO BE REPLACED; AND A HOST OF OTHER VEHICLE PROBLEMS THAT SHOULD NOT BE HAPPENING ON A BRAND SPANKING NEW 2012 VEHICLE!! PLEASE ASSIST AND ADVISE.

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MY CARS A/C HEATER BLEND DOOR ACTUATOR HAS GONE OUT. UPON MY RESEARCH I SEE THERE ARE NUMEROUS CHRYSLER 200 OWNERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING GM RECALLED THE SAME PART FROM THE SAME MANUFACTURER. SHOULDN'T CHRYSLER RECALL THE PART AS WELL? THE PROBLEM IS PERSISTENT IN THE PART CONTINUALLY CLICKS, COLD AIR RUNNING THROUGH THE VENTS WHEN THE HEATER IS ON.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHRYSLER 200. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE PASSENGERS SIDE HEADLIGHT BECAME INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE HEADLIGHT MODULE FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE LED LIGHT BULB WAS NOT REPLACEABLE BY ITSELF. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHRYSLER 200. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE HEATING SYSTEM WAS ACTIVATED AND COLD AIR EMITTED ONLY FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE VENTS. THE FAILURE RECURRED CONTINUOUSLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000.

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I BOUGHT MY 2012 CHRYSLER 200 NEW. NOW HAVING HEATING ISSUE, HOT AIR ON THE DRIVER SIDE COLD AIR ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. I LIVE IN A NORTHEAST AND IT'S VERY COLD. I CAN'T GET THE CAR WARM ENOUGH FOR WINDSHIELD TO HEAT ON BOTH SIDES SO THAT IT DOESN'T ICE UP. THIS COULD BECOME A POTENTIAL HAZARD WHEN YOUR VISION IS RESTRICTED BECAUSE YOU CANT DEFROST YOUR WINDSHIELD DUE TO A DESIGN FLAW IN THE HEATER SYSTEM THAT CHRYSLER DOESN'T WANT TO HAVE TO REPAIR. ALSO MY KIDS ARE FREEZING IN THE BACK SEAT. HOW MANY HAVE TO BE INJURED OR KILLED FROM THIS DESIGN ISSUE AND OR TO HAVE A FACTORY RECALL DONE? OR KIDS WITH HYPOTHERMIA?

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CHRYSLER 200 HEATING ISSUE, HOT AIR ON THE DRIVER SIDE COLD AIR ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. I LIVE IN A NORTHERN STATE AND IN THE WINTER ESPECIALLY DURING STORMS THE WINDSHIELD NEEDS TO BE HEATED ON BOTH SIDES SO THAT IT DOESN'T ICE UP. THIS COULD BECOME A POTENTIAL HAZARD WHEN YOUR VISION IS RESTRICTED BECAUSE YOU CANT DEFROST YOUR WINDSHIELD DUE TO A DESIGN FLAW IN THE HEATER SYSTEM THAT CHRYSLER DOESN'T WANT TO HAVE TO REPAIR. HOW MANY HAVE TO BE INJURED OR KILLED IN ORDER FOR THIS TO BECOME A DESIGN ISSUE AND HAVE A FACTORY RECALL DONE. NOTHING HAS HAPPEN TO US YET BUT TODAY IS THE FIRST STORM OF THE SEASON

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I OWN A 2012 CHRYSLER 200, THE ENGINE STOPS/FAILS ABOUT EVERY TWO MONTHS WHILE BRAKING OR WHILE STOPPED. THIS IS DANGEROUS AS IT CAN STOP ANYWHERE AND THEY MIGHT REAR END THE CAR OR SOMETHING. I HAVE TAKEN MY CAR TO THE CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP 4 DIFFERENT TIMES WITH THE SAME ISSUE, THE FIRST TIME THEY CHANGED THE PCM. AFTER ABOUT 2 MONTHS THE CAR'S ENGINE STOPPED WHILE BRAKING OR WHILE AT A STOPLIGHT. THE 2ND AND 3RD TIME I TOOK THE CAR THEY DID NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR AND GAVE IT TO ME AFTER A COUPLE OF DAYS. THE 4TH TIME WHEN I TOOK THE CAR THEY SAID THAT IT WAS THE BATTERY AND THEY PUT IN A NEW BATTERY. WELL ABOUT 2 DAYS AGO THE CAR STOPPED AGAIN WHILE AT A STOPLIGHT. I HAVE NOT TAKEN THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP AS THEY NEVER FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. I AM TIRED OF THEM NOT FINDING WHAT IS WRONG WITH THE CAR. I BELIEVE THAT I SPEAK FOR MANY CHRYSLER 200 OWNERS WHEN I SAY THAT AN INVESTIGATION NEEDS TO BE DONE FOR THE WHOLE CHRYSLER GROUP, ESPECIALLY TO THE 200, WHICH HAVE MANY COMPLAINTS ONLINE AND NONE ONE SEEMS TO FIND THE SOLUTION. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS FOR THE SAFETY OF THE DRIVERS. I AM SO SICK AND TIRED OF THE MOPAR MECHANICS NOT FINDING ANYTHING. I DO NOT KNOW IF THE ISSUE IS WITH THE PCM, COMPUTER, OR ENGINE. PLEASE INVESTIGATE.

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ORIGINAL OWNER SINCE 6.28.12 MILEAGE CURRENTLY 41,145 AS OF 12.21.15. SEAT BELT FRONT, DRIVER'S SIDE SLACKENED AND NO LONGER RESTRAINS DRIVER. BELT WILL NOT "LOCK" WHEN VEHICLE IS IN GEAR. ALSO DOES NOT RETRACT ANY LONGER, THUS MAKING IT NON-FUNCTIONAL. DEALER SAYS IT WILL NOT REPAIR THIS SAFETY ISSUE, SINCE IT WAS PURCHASED 41 MONTHS AGO AND HAS 5,100 MILES BEYOND STANDARD WARRANTY. AS REQUIRED SAFETY EQUIPMENT, AND RESEARCH ON INTERNET STATES, IT SEEMS THIS SHOULD BE COVERED FOR TEN YEARS, 100K MILES.

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WHILE ACCELERATING AFTER CROSSING A BUSY STATE HIGHWAY THE CAR "JERKED" AND THE MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON. ( PRIOR TO THIS I WAS IDLING AT A STOP SIGN AND I PROCEEDED STRAIGHT ACROSS THE ROAD. ) I WAS IN THE PROCESS OF IMMEDIATELY MOVING TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHEN THE CAR LOST ALL POWER AND SHUT ITSELF OFF. I DID NOT INITIALLY TRY TO RESTART THE CAR BUT ONCE I RETURNED TO IT IN A COUPLE OF HOURS I WAS ABLE TO START THE ENGINE. THE INDICATOR LIGHT REMAINED ON. I DID NOT DRIVE THE VEHICLE BUT HAD IT TOWED TO A SERVICE STATION. THE CAR HAS LESS THAN 80.000 MILES.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHRYSLER 200. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR CONDITIONING UNIT DID NOT EMIT HOT AIR ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT DEFROST. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 10,000.

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2012 CHRSLER 200. AT29509 MILES CAR TAKEN IN FOR TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS AND LEAKS. TORQUE CONVERTOR REPLACED. WHILE THERE DEALER ADDRESSED RECAL N38. REPROGRAMED TPM. 1MAY2015 11NOV 2015 CAR WAS TAKEN IN BECAUSE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT. WHILE THERE AIR BAG LIGHT DEPLOYED. CODE READS OCCUPANT RESTRAINT CONTROL MODULE. DEALER REFUSES TO REPLACE UNDER RECALL. MILEAGE52819. CAR WILL BE IN BACK FOR SERVICE TODAY. AFTER REPLACING TORQUE CONVERTOR AND TRANSMISSION AGAIN IT WENT THREE MILES AND WOULDNT SHIFT CORRECTLY AND AGAIN STALLED ON HIGHWAY. CURRENT ISSUE: REPLACE OCCUPANT RESTRAINT MODULE UNDER RECALL38.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHRYSLER 200. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH IN THE RAIN OR SNOW, THE VEHICLE PULLED TO THE LEFT. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED TO THE RIGHT, IT MADE A LOUD "BANG" NOISE. THERE WERE NO WARNINGS IN EITHER EVENT. BOTH FAILURES WERE NOT DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 34,000.

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RANDOMLY SHUTS DOWN WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD,WITH NO WARNING

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