What 638 owners told NHTSA about the 2012 Chrysler 200

STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT, UP UNTIL THEN CAR WAS DRIVING FINE, MADE A LEFT TURN AND THE 200 LOSS POWER AND STALLED OUT. THE ETC LIGHT AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON OUT THE CORNER OF MY EYE, NEXT THING I KNOW I WAS PLOWED INTO BY ANOTHER CAR. AFTER DOING MORE RESEARCH, I HAVE SEEN THIS PROBLEM COME UP TIME AFTER TIME. THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE ACTUALLY HAS PLASTIC GEARS, PLASTIC GEARS THAT CONTROL THE OPENING OF THE THROTTLE VALVE IM SURE THOSE TEETH WILL WEAR OUT ON NEARLY EVERY CAR AND CAUSE PROBLEMS. *TR

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THERE IS AN AWFUL SMELL OF FUMES COMING THROUGH THE AIRVENTS INSIDE CAR. IT'S SO TERRIBLE THAT IT TAKES YOUR BREATH AWAY. WELL I FOUND OUT THERE IS A RECALL ON THIS BECAUSE IT HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH THAC 7 HEATING SYSTEM. MOLD AND BACTERIA HAS SET UP AROUND THE HEATER CORE AND THE ANTIFREEZE HAS STARTED LOOKING LIKE THICK GLUE OR SOMETHING. NOW MY HEAT DOES NOT WORK CORRECTLY. THE SMELL THAT'S COMING THROUGH THE VENTS, WELL I HAD TO GO TO EMERGENCY ROOM BECAUSE I COULD NOT BREATH. THE SMELL SETTLES IN MY CLOTHES AND BY ME BREATHING IT IN, THE SMELL HAS SETTLED IN MY NOSTRILS. BY THE TIME I GET TO WORK ALL MY CLOTHES I HAVE ON SMELLS. WENT TO HOSPITAL BECAUSE IT HAS MADE ME SO SICK, MY YES BURN FROM THE SMELL.THIS IS DANGEROUS. THE MECHANIC I SAW SAID THE COMPARTMENT WHERE THE ANTIFREEZE IS NEEDS TO BE FLUSHED OUT AND THERMOSTAT REPLACED AND PROBABLY VALVE GASKETS AND THE HEATER CORE MAY BE STOP UP ALSO SINCE THE ANTIFREEZE WAS LIKE GLUE,THE FUMES FROM THE VENTS IS BAD IT CAN AFFECT YOUR RESPITORY SYSTEM AND YOUR BREATHING. LAKE KEOWEE CHRYSLER DODGE OF SENCA SC WAS CALLED ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. THEY SAID THEY NEEDED THE NUMBER FROM RECALL. WELL THIS LICENSE MECHANIC IS GOING TO TELL ME HOW TO HANDLE THIS PROBLEM. THIS HAS AFFECTED MY HEALTH AND IT ALSO AFFECTED MY HEATING SYSTEM. IT WILL NOT WORK. I HAVE TO PUT ON FACE MASK SO I WON'T HAVE TO SMELL THAT AWFUL FUME. I ALREADY SPOKEN TO AN ATTORNEY ABOUT THIS. *TR

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ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS MY FAMILY WAS INJURED WITH SEVERE CUTS DUE TO DELAMINATION OF THE DOOR HANDLES. THIS AFFECTED EVERY DOOR THAT SAW REGULAR USE. I WAS CUT, MY WIFE WAS CUT AND MY DAUGHTER WAS CUT. DOORS AFFECTED WERE: DRIVER, FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AND REAR PASSENGER SIDE. THE DELAMINATED CHROME ON THE DOOR HANDLE CREATES A RAZOR SHARP EDGE. THE CUT OCCURS WHEN OPERATING THE DOOR HANDLE. *TR

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHRYSLER 200. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, SHE WAS REAR ENDED AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE DRIVER'S HEAD STRUCK THE STEERING WHEEL AND AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT SUSTAINED TOOTH TRAUMA AND BACK INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THERE WAS NO DIAGNOSIS COMPLETED ON THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 26,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 27,000. UPDATED 06/22/15. *JB

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2012 CHRYSLER 200. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE PASSENGER'S SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE CAUSE OF FAILURE WAS UNKNOWN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

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. THERE ARE ABOUT 8 CARS AHEAD OF ME IN MY LANE AS WE WAIT FOR THE GREEN LIGHT. WHEN THE LIGHTS TURN GREEN I NOTE THAT MY LANE HASN'T MOVED AND THE BUSES ARE STEADY CHUGGING THROUGH THE INTERSECTION IN THE LEFT LANE I LOOK INTO MY REARVIEW MIRROR, I WAS THE LAST CAR IN LINE FOR THIS STOP AND I HADN'T EVEN GOTTEN MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKE AND ALL I COULD SEE WAS A BIG BLACK GRILL COMING TOWARD ME. I BRACED MY HANDS ON THE STEERING WHEEL AND SHOUTED PLEASE DON'T HIT ME' BEFORE I COULD FINISH THE SENTENCE BLAM!' FORTUNATELY THE CARS AHEAD OF ME WERE JUST STARTING TO MOVE FORWARD. MY HEAD SNAPPED SO HARD MY EARS WENT FULL. THE DASH MAT ON MY CAR CAME AT ME LIKE AN AIRBAG. MY PHONE IN THE FRONT CENTER CONSOLE FLEW FORWARD AND HIT THE SHIFT KNOB AND THE BACK POPPED OFF AND MUST HAVE SHAKEN THE BATTERY LOOSE. THE COFFEE IN MY LIDDED CUP SPEWED OUT THRU THE SMALL SIPPING HOLE ALL OVER THE CORNER OF MY LEATHER SEATS. I SAT STUNNED, TRYING TO ASSESS WHAT JUST HAPPENED. I KNEW THAT MY NECK AT THE BASE OF MY SKULL WAS BURNING, AS I REACHED TO PULL THE DASH MAT OFF OF ME I REALIZED MY RIGHT ARM HURT. I STILL HADN'T TAKEN MY FOOT OFF OF THE BRAKE AND I COULDN'T BELIEVE WHAT JUST HAPPENED. I HAVE BEEN REAR ENDED ...ALMOST $5000 WORTH OF REAR END DAMAGE, AND MEDICAL BILLS FOR WHIPLASH AND A BROKEN ELBOW! I AM BEING TOLD BY CHRYSLER THAT THERE IS AN ACTIVE HEAD RESTRAINT RECALL (THIS RESTRAINT COULD HAVE PREVENTED MY WHIPLASH). LOSS OF WORK, AND MEDICAL COSTS, HAD TO HIRE AN ATTNY. AGAINST THE OTHER DRIVER, STILL TRYING TO RECOVER MY FINANCIAL LOSSES. *TR

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WHILE RETURNING TO AIRPORT FOR RETURN TRIP HOME, WAS IN THE 2012 CHRYSLER 200 RENTAL CAR. SLOWED DOWN TO GO INTO A CURVE AND WHEN CAME OUT OF CURVE IT WAS LIKE THE VEHICLE WAS SUCKED OFF THE ROAD TO THE RIGHT. HAD NO CHOICE---THAT IS WHERE THE CAR WAS GOING...MY PASSENGER AND I WERE AIRLIFTED TO HOSPITAL. I SUFFERED FROM 3 BACK FRACTURES, 3 RIB FRACTURES, FRACTURED STERNUM, CONTUSIONS TO THE LUNGS AND 26 STITCHES IN THE FOREHEAD. WAS IN HOSPITAL FOR A WEEK AND OUT OF WORK FOR ABOUT 2 MONTHS. PASSENGER HAD 2 BACK FRACTURES, RIB FRACTURES ALSO. I HAVE ASKED AVIS/BUDGET TO GET THIS CAR OUT OF THEIR FLEET BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED. CHRYSLER NEEDS TO RECALL THIS CAR. THEY HAD STEERING RECALLS ON THE 2011 MODEL. *TR

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHRYSLER 200. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE WAS CRASHED INTO ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRONTAL AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY UPON IMPACT. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE FACE AND CHEST. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A PRIVATE REPAIR CENTER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 4,000. ....UPDATED 03/18/13 *BF UPDATED 04/02/2013 *JS

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2012 CHRYSLER 200 . CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO A DEFECTIVE PASSENGER SEAT BELT. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED SHE UN-BUCKLED THE SEAT BELT, THE BUCKLE ITSELF CAME BACK AND HIT HER ON THE RIGHT ELBOW, CAUSING EXTREME PAIN. THAT PAIN FOLLOWED UP HER ARM CAUSING NUMBNESS AND TINGLING IN HER LAST TWO FINGERS ON HER RIGHT HAND. AFTER A FOLLOW-UP WITH AN ORTHOPEDIC SURGEON, IT WAS DETERMINED THE CONSUMER HAD CUBITAL TUNNEL SYNDROME CAUSED BY AN ULNAR NERVE ENTRAPMENT FROM THE SEAT BELT BUCKLE HITTING HER RIGHT ELBOW. THE CONSUMER STATED SURGERY WAS NEEDED TO RELIEVE THE PRESSURE ON THE ULNAR NERVE.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHRYSLER 200. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO THE REAR END OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED SEVERE INJURIES TO THE RIGHT LEG AND ANKLE AND ALSO SUFFERED FROM A CRACKED STERNUM. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED OF THE INCIDENT. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY WITH THE IMPACT. THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED AND TOWED TO SAVAGE FACILITY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT AND PLANNED TO LAUNCH AN INVESTIGATION IN REGARD TO THE FAULTY AIR BAGS. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 850.

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I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK AND I WAS COMING DOWN A SIDE STREET AND I SAW THIS U HAUL VAN GOING A HIGH RATE OF SPEED AT LEAST 35 - 40 MPH (THE POSTED SPEED IS 15 MPH) AND IT HIT ME ON THE PASSENGER SIDE AND PUSHED ME INTO A TREE AND WHILE HITTING THE TREE MY AIRBAGS DID NOT GO OFF AND I WAS HURTING AT THAT TIME, I WAS TAKEN TO THE NEAREST HOSPITAL AND RELEASED AND WHEN I WENT TO THE DEALER AND TOLD THEM WHAT WAS GOING ON THEY SAID ITS NOT THEIR PROBLEM THAT I WOULD HAVE TO TAKE IT UP WITH THE MANUFACTOR AND I DID, BUT LIKE USUSAL THEY SAID THEY DID NO WRONG THEIR CAR IS UP TO PAR BUT AS I READ ON THEIR WEBSITE THAT THE AIRBAG IS SUPPOSE TO GO OFF DURING A SIDE IMPACTED AND I AM VERY UPSET THAT THIS HAPPEN TO ME AND MY CAR HAS BEEN SITTING AND GETTING WORKED ON SINCE SEPT. 6, 2012 AND THERE WAS A PART TO MY CAR THAT WAS ON BACK ORDER WHICH I AM SHOCKED WHEN ITS A BRAND NEW CAR.I AM HAVING THE WORST TIME WITH THIS WHOLE THING AND IT SEEMS LIKE NO ONE CARES THAT I GOT HURT OR THAT I AM HAVING SO MANY PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR, THE INSURANCE AND MANY OTHER THINGS CAN SOME ONE PLEASE TAKE A LOOK INTO MY CASE AND HELP ME I CAN'T TAKE ANYMORE ...................... I CAN'T OR THERE ISN'T OR SORRY FOR YOUR INCONVIENCE I AM GOING CRAZY. *TR

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHRYSLER 200. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 11 MPH ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE CONTACT WHICH CAUSED THE CONTACT TO CRASH INTO A TREE AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE POLICE REPORT WAS FILE. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED MAJOR INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND WAS TOWED AWAY FROM THE CRASHED SCENE. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 740.

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