What 638 owners told NHTSA about the 2012 Chrysler 200

MY VEHICLE STALLED FOR THE FIRST TIME OF OVER 100X ON MAY 19, 2019 JUST AS I WAS ENTERING A HIGHWAY. IT HAS SINCE STALLED DRIVING IN HIGHWAY TRAFFIC FAST AND AT RED LIGHTS. AS A MATTER OF FACT IT JUST HAPPENED AGAIN AS I WRITE THIS COMPLAINT.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHRYSLER 200. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT PARKED ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD FOR 30 MINUTES, RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND DROVE TO HIS DESTINATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL DEALER GWINNETT CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM (5054 GA-78, STONE MOUNTAIN, GA 30087, (404) 492-6831) HOWEVER, THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED FIVE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 120,000. *DT*JB

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TRANSMISSION IS GOING AFTER JUST 8 YEARS OLD!!!!!

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THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT STARTED WITH THE PRIOR OWNER OF THE VEHICLE BUT THE CONNECTING RODS IN THE ENGINE ARE FAILING THE HAZARD SWITCH DOES NOT WORK AND THE TRACTION CONTROL DOES NOT WORK I NOTICED ATLEAST THE CONNECTING ROD WAS A SAFETY RECALL AND VIN SPECIFIC IT WAS NOTICED WHEN THE CAM SHAFT STARTED MAKING NOISE DUE TO DEBRIS

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CAR RANDOMLY WHILE DRIVING 'SHIMMIES'. THE WHOLE CAR WILL SHAKE.

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I JUST HAD MY CAR PRE PURCHASE INSPECTED AND IT WAS REPORTED TO BE IN GREAT CONDITION. THEN ALL OF THE SUDDEN MY ENGINE HAS STALLED TWICE IN THE LAST 72HOURS, WHEN COMING TO A STOP. I AM ABLE TO TURN IT BACK ON, HOWEVER FEAR FOR MY SAFETY NOW WHENEVER I DRIVE IT. THESE EXACT ISSUES HAVE BEEN REPORTED WITH OTHER 2012 CHRYSLER 200 MODELS, DUE TO CONNECTING ROD BEARING FAILURE AND I BELIEVE THIS MODEL HAS BEEN SIMILARLY EFFECTED. I FEEL LIKE I SHOULD BE ENTITLED TO A ENGINE RECALL AS WELL, DUE TO THE IDENTICAL ISSUES THAT I AM EXPERIENCING.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHRYSLER 200. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO REPLACED THE ALTERNATOR HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE LOCAL DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHRYSLER 200. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 80 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE STEERING BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL ODOR OF RADIATOR FLUID DETECTED IN THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE RESIDENCE. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WENT TO THE RESIDENCE, AND DIAGNOSED THAT THE HEAD GASKET WAS BLOWN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE LOCAL DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 116,000.

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ENGINE KEEPS SHUTTING OFF IN TRAFFIC, AT STOP SIGN. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON AND OFF. CAR SHUT OFF ON ME IN MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC WHICH PUT ME AT RISK FOR BEING IN A BAD ACCIDENT. THIS IS MY ONLY MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION AND I FEAR FOR MY STAY EVERYTIME I'M DRIVING MY VEHICLE. *TR

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I LEFT MY HOME, IN MY VEHICLE WHICH HAD BEEN RUNNING COMPLETELY NORMALLY WITH NO DASH LIGHTS ON, OVERHEATING, LEAKING, ETC. I LIVE ON A DANGEROUS ROAD (IT'S EXTREMELY CURVY, DARK, HAS A HIGH ACCIDENT RATE AND NO SHOULDERS JUST 12FT. DEEP CONCRETE DITCHES ON BOTH SIDES. I LEFT HOME AROUND 9:35PM AND MADE IT APPROX. .5-1 MILE AND BRAKED SLIGHTLY TO TAKE A SHARP CURVE, AND WITH NO WARNING MY ENGINE STALLS COMPLETELY (ALSO CAUSING LOSS OF POWER STEERING). I WAS DOING ROUGHLY 25-30 MPH. WHEN THE ENGINE DIED. THE LOSS OF POWER STEERING CAUSED ME TO BE UNABLE TO KEEP MY VEHICLE SAFELY IN MY LANE ON THIS SHARP TURN (I WAS JUST LUCKY THAT THE ONCOMING LANE WAS CLEAR). LUCK IS ALSO ALL THAT PREVENTED ME FROM BREAKING DOWN AWKWARDLY POSITIONED RIGHT IN A DARK BLIND CURVE. I WAS ABLE TO COAST ON WHAT LITTLE SPEED I HAD LEFT, TO ONE OF THE ONLY SAFE PULL OFFS ON MY ROAD ( I BARELY HAD ENOUGH MOMENTUM TO DO THAT, AND IT WAS JUST BY CHANCE THAT I WAS BY THE SPOT WHERE IT WAS POSSIBLE TO GET OUT OF THE ROADWAY. I HAVE SEEN WELL OVER 50 ONLINE COMPLAINTS SO FAR, OF OWNERS OF 2012 CHRYSLER 200'S WHO HAVE SUFFERED FAILURES PRACTICALLY IDENTICAL TO MINE. MY VEHICLE HAD BEEN IN FOR REGULAR MAINTENANCE/OIL CHANGE JUST A WEEK OR SO PRIOR TO THIS, THE INSPECTION REVEALED NO ISSUES NEEDING ATTENTION. THE CAR RUNS PERFECTLY NORMAL RIGHT UP TO THE MOMENT YOU LOOSE ALL POWER AND YOUR ABILITY TO STEER WITH ANY PRECISION OR SPEED. THIS PROBLEM IS OBVIOUSLY FAIRLY COMMON IN THIS VEHICLE, SERIOUSLY IMPAIRS YOUR ABILITY TO CONTROL THE CAR SUDDENLY AND WITHOUT WARNING, CAUSES NO CHECK ENGINE WARNING THEREFORE NO ERROR CODE TO DIAGNOSE BY, AND DEPENDING ON YOUR CIRCUMSTANCES AND LUCK AT THE TIME COULD EITHER CAUSE A GIANT INCONVENIENCE OR A SERIOUS TRAGEDY. CHRYSLER ALREADY RECALLED FOR A NEARLY IDENTICAL ISSUE BUT ONLY INCLUDED THE 2015 MODELS. THEY NEED TO ADDRESS THIS BEFORE SOMEONE DIES. *TR

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VEHICLES STALLS WHILE DRIVING RANDOMLY, THIS COULD BE 5 MINUTES OR 2 HOURS AFTER VEHICLE IS DRIVEN, AND AFTER VEHICLE SITS FOR A WHILE, 1/2 HOUR TO AN HOUR, VEHICLE STARTS RIGHT UP WITH NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT OR ANY HISTORY/PENDING/CURRENT CODES.. DEALERSHIP HAS ALREADY REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP BUT PROBLEMS PERSISTS. HAVE SEEN MANY SIMILAR CASES OF THIS VEHICLE STALLING AND THEN IT STARTS RIGHT UP AFTER SITTING FOR SOME TIME. *TR

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THE CAR RANDOMLY LOSES POWER ALONG WITH THE POWER STEERING AND CUTS OFF. I COULD BE DRIVING FOR 30 MINS AND IT'LL BE JUST FINE THEN OUT OF NO WHERE IT MAY CUT OFF AT STOP LIGHT, WHILE I'M DECELERATING OR EVEN TRYING TO GAS UP. IT HAS CUT OFF NUMEROUS TIMES ON THE HIGHWAY WITHOUT ANY WARNING OR LIGHT AND I'LL ONLY KNOW BY THE SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER STEERING OR NOTICING THE RPM GAUGE DROPPING TO 0. SOMETIMES IT'LL START UP JUST FINE RIGHT AFTERWARDS LIKE NOTHING HAPPENED AND SOMETIMES IT'LL TAKE A MINUTE OR TWO TO START UP. IT MAY START A RIGHT BACK UP THEN CUT RIGHT BACK OFF OR IT MAY START UP AND BE FINE UNTIL THE NEXT DAY. SOMETIMES IT ONLY STARTS BACK UP WHEN I DISCONNECT THE NEGATIVE BATTERY TERMINAL FOR A FEW SECONDS. *TR

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HEAT IS NOT COMING OUT OF RIGHT SIDE VENTS, BLOWING COLD AIR. TOOK TO DEALER AND THEY FOUND AN ISSUE WITH THE HEATER CORE AND IT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THERE'S A BUILD UP OF BROWN SLUDGE IN THE COOLING SYSTEM. CAR HAS 68000 MILES ON IT. THIS WILL BE THE SECOND REPLACEMENT. LAST ONE WAS REPLACED AT 37,000 MILES.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHRYSLER 200. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH THE STEERING WHEEL CEASED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AFTER FIVE MINUTES. WHILE DRIVING AND MAKING A LEFT TURN THE VEHICLE STALLED AGAIN. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START VEHICLE THERE WAS ABNORMAL TICKING NOISE DETECTED. THE ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL WARNING LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED. ADDITIONALLY, THE SPEEDOMETER WAS INOPERABLE. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 114,000.

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I ONLY HAVE HEAT ON THE DRIVERS SIDE OF THE CAR. WE JUST HIT OUR 100,000 BUMPER TO BUMPER WARRANTY. HAD THE CAR IN THE SHOP TWICE WITH COOLANT SMELLS. MECHANICS NEVER FOUND A PROBLEM. EVERYWHERE I READ THERE ARE TONS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE. THIS IS A $1000.00 REPAIR! A FLUSH IS $150-170. WE HAVE ALREADY DONE THIS. I'M READY TO TRADE IT IN BUT I DO LOVE MY CAR. NOT SURE ABOUT HOW I FEEL ABOUT CHRYSLER KNOWING ABOUT A ISSUE AND NOT OFFERING ASSISTANCE WITH THE REPAIR. MAYBE THEY BETTER SEND OUT A MASSIVE REBATE TO OLD OWNERS IN HOPES OF THEM STAYING A CUSTOMER.

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TOOK CAR IN TO DEALERSHIP YEARS AGO TO HAVE HEAD REST AND AIRBAGS FIXED. RECEIVED A NOTICE BY INPUTTING MY VIN THAT THESE FIXES WERE INCOMPLETE . ALSO DISCOVERED THAT THE 3.6 PENTASTAR ENGINE FROM THE FACTORY HAD SUBSTANDARD ENGINE BEARINGS WHICH COULD RESULT IN THE ENGINE SEIZURE AND THE REMEDY WAS FOR THE FACTORY TO REPLACE THE ENGINE. MY 2012 CHRYSLER 200 WAS MANUFACTURED DURING THIS TIME FRAME, YET WAS NEVER NOTIFIED BY THE MANUFACTURER OF THIS DANGEROUS CONDITION.

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OUR CAR STARTED OVER HEATING & SMOKE STARTED COMING OUT, THE CAR WAS BEEPING & THE GAUGE FOR THE HEAT WAS SKY ROCKETING TO THE H. WHITE SMOKE STARTED COMING OUT OF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE ENGINE & THEN THE CAR WAS MAKING A KNOCKING SOUND. AT THE STOPLIGHT WAITING TO TURN OUR CAR ENDED UP SHUTTING OFF & NOT STARTING.

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MY CHRYSLER 200 WAS PURCHASED ABOUT TWO MONTHS AGO SINCE I PURCHASED IT FROM FLORIDA AND I RESIDE IN ALABAMA I WAS TOLD BY THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP IN MOBILE THAT THEY COULD NOT DIAGNOSE OR REPAIR IT BECAUSE THEY HAVE NO HISTORY. MY CAR IS RANDOMLY STALLING AND LOOSING ALL POWER TO ENGINE WHEN ATTEMPTING TO STOP OR SLOW DOWN THERE IS NO CODES ON DASHBOARD. PCM WAS REPLACED STILL SAME ISSUE. IT IS VERY LIKELY THIS WILL CAUSE AN ACCIDENT ESPECIALLY BECAUSE THERE IS NO WARNING. IT CUT OFF TONIGHT ON MY WAY HOME FROM WORK WHILE I WAS DRIVING AT 35MPH. THIS IS DANGEROUS

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HEATER CORE...DO NOT PURCHASE THIS VEHICLE. DON'T TAKE MY WORD FOR IT, RESEARCH REVIEWS OF CHRYSLER'S NEGLIGENCE WITH MANY MAKES & MODELS FOR THEIR INEFFECTIVE HEATER CORE. THE COST TO FIX IS NOT CHEAP (I CAN SHOW RECEIPT) VERY FEW SHOPS WILL WORK ON HEATER CORE FOR THIS CAR. CAR HAS A SERIOUS ISSUE WITH HEATER CORE, & I DO NOT WANT TO EVEN GIVE MY STORY AS I WOULD JUST BECOME EVEN MORE INFURIATED. ASHAME NO LAWSUITS HAVE BEEN SUCCESSFUL AGAINST CHRYSLER. IT'S BAD ENOUGH THESE IDIOTS DESIGNED A VEHICLE YOU HAVE TO TAKE OFF ENTIRE BUMPER FOR TO CHANGE HEADLIGHT BUMP (WHICH COST DOUBLE THE AMOUNT OF THE ALREADY EXPENSIVE BULB). WORST PURCHASE EVER MADE, CHRYSLER COULD GIVE ME A CAR FOR FREE & I WOULD REFUSE TO TO KEEP IT AT THIS POINT. NEVER EVER AGAIN. JUST SAY NO TO CHRYSLER

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHRYSLER 200. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS AND SHIFTING GEARS, THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS SHUT OFF AND RESTARTED, IT RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO STEVE LANDERS CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM (401 COLONEL GLENN PLAZA LOOP, LITTLE ROCK, AR 72210, (501) 404-9103) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED AND AN UNKNOWN PART WAS REPAIRED. THE DIAGNOSIS AND REPAIR SPECIFICS WERE NOT DISCLOSED. THE FAILURE RECURRED AFTER THE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,000. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN.

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APPEARS TO BE A COMMON ISSUE IN 2012 WHICH CHRYSLER HAS KNOWN ABOUT. NO HEAT/ DEFROST ON PASSENGER SIDE APPARENTLY CAUSED BY ENGINE BLOCK MANUFACTURING PROCESS FLUIDS MIXING WITH ANTIFREEZE CAUSING A BLOCKAGE IN HEATER CORE. IF THEY KNEW, THEN THERE SHOULD HAVE BEEN A RECALL, INSTEAD OF PROFITING ON THE REPAIRS NEEDED TO CORRECT.

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I HAVE A 2012 CHRYSLER 200 THAT STALLS RANDOMLY. I HAVE TAKEN IT IN FOR SERVICE AND DIAGNOSTIC SERVICES AND NO RESULTS. THE SYSTEM HAS ABSOLUTELY NO CODES STORED IN THE SYSTEM. IT HAPPENS RANDOMLY WHILE THE VEHICLE IS STATIONARY AND IN MOTION. I HAVE SEEN A LOT OF COMPLAINTS WITH THE SAME THING HAPPENING TO PEOPLE. IT HAS LEFT ME IN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATIONS MANY TIMES. I DO NOT FEEL COMFORTABLE OR SAFE DRIVING THIS CAR. THIS NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED AS I HAVE LEARNED IT HAS BEEN AFFECTING YEARS FROM 2011 TO 2016

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SO TWO WEEKS BACK ON ON SEPT. 19 MY CAR BROKE DOWN... WHICH I DON'T GET BECAUSE DEALERSHIP SAID DUE TOO IMPROPER LUBRICATION IN THE ENGINE, ALWAYS CHANGED MY OIL AND FILTER AND COOLANT OR ANYTHING NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AT SAID MILEAGE. ALSO IN TOLD ME CYLINDER 4 BY DEALERSHIP WAS MY PROBLEM TILL IT BLOWN ALWAYS KEPT OIL SAME AND HEARD ABOUT IT NEVER TRIED TO DRIVE IT TILL I FOUND OUT WHY I HAVE THIS PROBLEM... WAS TOLD S.O.L !!! SO NOW HAVE NO CAR TO GET MY KID OR WORK WALK AND ASK FOR RIDES AND STILL MAKING PAYMENTS FOR THIS ONLY HAVE 109,614 MILES ON FOR SOMETHING THAT SHOULD OF HAPPENED AT 200,000 MILES OR MORE I TAKE CARE OF MY CAR THING WAS MY JOY FOR WORK OR MY KID SO PLEASE HELP ME UNDERSTAND WHY....

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DIFFERENTIAL EXPLODED WHILE PULLING AWAY FROM A CURB INTO THE ROAD, NO TRAFFIC, NO EXCESS ACCELARATION

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WHILE DRIVING I STARTED TO COAST TO TAKE SHARP TURN AND ENGINE DIED, NO POWER STEERING AND NO BRAKES. COULDN'T TURN AND RAN OFF THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THIS IS A MAJOR ISSUE.

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