What 638 owners told NHTSA about the 2012 Chrysler 200

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHRYSLER 200. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DEFROSTER FAILED TO OPERATE AS INTENDED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO GLENDALE CHRYSLER (10070 MANCHESTER RD, ST LOUIS, MO 63122) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE CORE RADIATOR, HEATER CORE, AND RADIATOR CAP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE VIN AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE UNKNOWN.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHRYSLER 200. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEATER DID NOT WORK ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO HAASZ AUTOMALL OF RAVENNA (4886 OH-59, RAVENNA, OH 44266) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE HEATER CORE AND THE RADIATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED TO PAY A DEDUCTIBLE BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT PURCHASED AT THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. THE MANUFACTURE WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE DEDUCTIBLE NEEDED TO BE PAID. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 54,500.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHRYSLER 200. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEATER CORE MALFUNCTIONED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE KERNERSVILLE CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM DEALER (950 NC-66, KERNERSVILLE, NC) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE HEATER CORE FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED AT APPROXIMATELY 72,000 MILES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 19,000.

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COMPLAINT: PASSENGER SEAT BELT GETS STUCK WHEN BUCKLED. YOU HAVE TO PULL REALLY HARD TO RELEASE THE BUCKLE. IF I WERE TO GET IN A WRECK I COULD NOT GET A PASSENGER OUT OF MY PASSENGER SEAT BECAUSE ITS TOO HARD TO UNBUCKLE.THIS OCCURS WHEN CAR IS MOVING AND STATIONARY. HEATER PROBLEMS: MY PASSENGER SIDE HEAT IS NOT WORKING IT IS BLOWING COLD AIR AND WILL NOT DEFROST THE PASSENGER SIDE. ONLY THE DRIVER SIDE RIGHT VENT BLOWS WARM AIR. THIS ISSUE OCCURS WHEN CAR IS STATIONARY AND MOVING.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHRYSLER 200. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE CONTACT REALIZED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE BECAME COLD. WHILE THE DEFROSTER WAS ACTIVATED, THE CONTACT REALIZED THAT ONLY THE DRIVER'S SIDE WAS DEFROSTING AND NOT THE PASSENGER SIDE. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY, THE PASSENGER SIDE BEGAN TO DEFROST. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION, THE PASSENGER SIDE BECAME COLD. THE DEALER (EAST GATE CHRYSLER, 500 N SHADELAND AVE, INDIANAPOLIS, IN) DIAGNOSED THAT THE HEATER CORE FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THERE WERE NO RECALLS ASSOCIATED WITH THE VIN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

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DEFROST DOES NOT WORK AND THIS IMPAIRS VISIBILITY. CANNOT DRIVE CAR WHEN WINDSHIELD FOGS. DEALER REPORTS THAT THE HEATER CORE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $2000. THIS IS WIDESPREAD AMONG THIS MODEL AND SIMILAR MODELS ACCORDING TO COMPUTER SEARCH.

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THE PASSENGER SIDE HEAT IS NOT WORKING, THIS APPEARS TO BE A VERY COMMON ISSUE WITH THIS MAKE AND MODEL. THE ISSUE GET WORST OVERTIME AS IT IS NOW AFFECTING MY ABILITY TO PROPERLY DEFROST MY PADSANGER SIDE WINDSHIELD AS WELL AS THE PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW WHICH IS CAUSING A SAFETY CONCERN DUE LIMITING MY VISIBILITY . THIS IS DRIVING HAZARD TO ME AND OTHER DRIVERS DURING THE WINTER.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHRYSLER 200. WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE, THE HEATER ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE FAILED TO FUNCTION AND PREVENTED THE PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW FROM DEFROSTING. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 47,000.

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THE VEHICLE HAS LOST MOST OF ITS HEATING CAPABILITIES AND WILL NOT DEFROST THE WINDSHIELD. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AS WE LIVE IN A COLD CLIMATE DURING THE WINTER AND COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT AS WELL AS CAUSING THE DRIVER TO BE VERY UNCOMFORTABLE WHILE DRIVING. I HAVE READ UP ON NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS OF THIS AND I CANNOT BELIEVE THERE HASN'T BEEN A RECALL SUBMITTED BY CHRYSLER. I EVEN HAD A PAST CHRYSLER MECHANIC INFORM ME THAT WHEN HE WAS WORKING FOR A CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP THAT THE DEALERSHIP RECEIVED A LETTER INFORMING THEM THAT THEY WOULD START TO SEE THIS PROBLEM OCCURING WITH THESE VEHICLES. UNBELIEVABLE! AND YET NO RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED? THIS NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED FOR SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERNS BEFORE PEOPLE ARE KILLED IF IT HASN'T HAPPENED ALREADY.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHRYSLER 200. UPON STARTING AND DRIVING THE VEHICLE FOR A WHILE, THE HEATER VENTILATION WOULD CIRCULATE HOT AIR ON THE DRIVER SIDE AND COLD AIR ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. DUE TO THE FAILURE, THE DEFOGGER ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE WAS NOT OPERATIONAL AND PREVENTED THE CONTACT FROM SEEING OUT THE WINDSHIELD. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC OR DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 80,000.

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HEAT STOPPED WORKING ON PASSENGER SIDE. DEFROSTING IS MORE DIFFICULT BEING THAT THE AIR IS NOT WARM IN COLD TEMPERATURES. PRIOR TO THE HEAT NOT WORKING ON THE PASSENGER SIDE THE A/C STOPPED GETTING COLD TOO. (IT WAS GETTING COLD ONLY ON THE DRIVERS SIDE)

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHRYSLER 200. WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE, THE HEATER ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE FAILED TO FUNCTION AND PREVENTED THE PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW FROM DEFROSTING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DOUG MARINE MOTORS (1120 CLINTON AVE, WASHINGTON CT HOUSE IN OH 43160) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE HEATER CORE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED DUE TO THE REPAIR FEES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHRYSLER 200. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A PREMATURE FAILURE WITH THE VENT CONTROL ELECTRONIC FUNCTION. THE VENT CONTROLS FAILED TO GENERATE WARM AIR WHEN THE HEATING FUNCTION WAS USED. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC STATED THAT THE HEATER CORE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED BY A DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE NOT AVAILABLE.

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PASSENGER SIDE HEATING AND DEFROST NOT WORKING AND BARELY WORKING ON DRIVER SIDE. WILL NOT DEFROST CAUSING TROUBLE WITH VISIBILITY... THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS VERY SAME ISSUE ON "CARCOMPLAINTS.COM" THE ISSUE BECAME NOTICEABLE WHEN IT STATE TO GET COLD IN NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER OF 2017 AROUND 68,000 MILES

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHRYSLER 200. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE HEATER FAILED TO FUNCTION ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE VENT. THE FAILURE PREVENTED THE WINDOWS FROM DEFROSTING IN INCLEMENT WEATHER. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHRYSLER 200 CONVERTIBLE. WHILE TURNING THE HEAT ON IN THE VEHICLE. THE PASSENGER SIDE BLEW COOL AIR INSTEAD OF HOT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 61,000.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHRYSLER 200. WHILE DRIVING UNKNOWN SPEEDS, COLD AIR BLEW OUT OF THE PASSENGER SIDE VENT WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT CALLED A LOCAL DEALER (BOB CALDWELL CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE RAM, 1888 MORSE RD, COLUMBUS, OH 43229) AND WAS INFORMED TO SCHEDULE A SERVICE APPOINTMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56,000. *BF THE CONSUMER STATED NO HEAT TO DEFROST WINDSHIELD, REPAIRS BEING MADE BY DEALER, BUT CONSUMER IS PAYING OUT OF POCKET FOR THE REPAIRS. *TR

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHRYSLER 200. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE HEATER FAILED TO FUNCTION ON THE PASSENGER AND MIDDLE VENTS. THE FAILURE CAUSED THE WINDSHIELD TO FREEZE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHRYSLER 200. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VENT CONTROL FAILED TO RELEASE HEAT FROM THE VENT ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE. THE FAILURE PREVENTED THE WINDOWS FROM DEFROSTING IN INCLEMENT WEATHER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO YARK CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE RAM (6019 CENTRAL AVE, TOLEDO, OH 43615, (419) 877-7712) TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE NOT AVAILABLE.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHRYSLER 200. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE HEAT AND THE DEFROSTER ON THE PASSENGER SIDE STARTED TO BLOW COLD AIR. THE DEALER (TOWN AND COUNTRY JEEP CHRYSLER DODGE, 3156 HEMPSTEAD TURNPIKE, LEVITTOWN, NY 11756) DIAGNOSED THAT THE HEATER CORE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE SAME FAILURE OCCURRED TWO YEARS LATER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 26,000. *TT UPDATED 8/27/18*JB

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BOTH THE DASH AND PASSENGER WINDOW DEFROSTERS ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE CAR BLOWS COLD AIR. THIS IS NOT JUST A COMFORT ISSUE. THE RESTRICTED VISIBILITY IS VERY DANGEROUS. I WISH I WOULD HAVE KNOWN BEFORE I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE. THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS ONLINE AND THE COST TO FIX IS RIDICULOUS. THIS NEEDS TO BE A RECALL FROM CHRYSLER.

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THE ENTIRE HEATING SYSTEM FOR THE PASSENGER SIDE DOES NOT WORK. I CAN BE STATIONARY OR ON A ROADTRIP. I'M ONLY ABLE TO DEFROST A SMALL PART OF MY WINDSHIELD MAKING IT VERY UNSAFE TO DRIVE IN THE WINTER. I HAVE SEEN OTHER PEOPLE WITH THIS ISSUE THAT SAY IT IS A MANUFACTURE PROBLEM AND COSTS AROUND $1,700 TO FIX. THAT IS UNACCEPTABLE.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHRYSLER 200. WHEN THE CONTACT ACTIVATED THE DEFROSTER, THE VEHICLE BLEW OUT COLD AIR ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AND HOT AIR ON THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY NEVER HEARD OF THE FAILURE BEFORE AND ASKED THE CONTACT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,000.

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PASSENGER SIDE DOES NOT HAVE ANY HEAT COMING OUT OF THE VENTS, OR DEFROSTERS. ONLY THE FAR DRIVER SIDE PRODUCES SMALL AMOUNT OF WARMTH. BEING THAT I LIVE IN WISCONSIN, IT HAS BECOME HAZARDOUS FOR ME TO DRIVE MY VEHICLE IN THE WINTER FOR OBVIOUS REASONS. NOT BEING ABLE TO UNFOG, OR DEFROST YOUR WINDOWS IS UNBELIEVABLY DANGEROUS! ASIDE FROM THE DANGERS OF DRIVING AT TIMES WITH ONLY HALF OF A CLEAR WINDSHIELD, MY PASSENGERS AND I FREEZE INSIDE THE VEHICLE DURING THE WINTER! THE ONLY WAY TO CLEAR THE WINDSHIELD AND PASSENGER WINDOW IS TO PERIODICALLY OPEN THE WINDOWS WHILE DRIVING, WHICH ONLY MAKES THE INSIDE TEMPERATURE THAT MUCH MORE UNBEARABLE.

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VISIBILITY ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF WINDSHIELD IS IMPAIRED (NON EXISTENT) THE DEFROSTER ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE CAR NO LONGER BLOWS WARM AIR INSTEAD COLD AIR IS BEING PRODUCED FROM THE WINDSHIELD VENT AND ALSO HEAT FROM MIDDLE AND SIDE REGISTERS ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. DANGEROUS FOR WINTERS IN NY. RIDICULOUS AMOUNTS OF COMPLAINTS REGISTERED REGARDING THIS PROBLEM AND MANY COSTLY SOLUTIONS NOT RESOLVING THE ISSUE. THIS NEEDS TO BE A RECALL FROM CHRYSLER.

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