What 638 owners told NHTSA about the 2012 Chrysler 200

ENGINE STALLED FORCING ME TO CROSS TWO LANES OF TRAFFIC ALMOST GETTING HIT BY ANOTHER CAR ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON WOULD NOT RESTART IF IT DID START IT SPUTTERED THE NEXT DAY I TOOK IT TO A DEALER WHO TOLD ME THE FOLLOWING DAY IT'S A CRANK SENSOR CHECKING ONLINE THAT SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM WITH YOUR ENGINES COST ME $500 ALMOST TO FIX THE REPAIR AND ALSO I HAD TO WAIT TWO DAYS WITHOUT A CAR AND THEN PAY FOR 2 DAYS FOR A RENTAL CAR I DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY THIS WAS NOT COVERED I COULD HAVE BEEN HURT SEVERELY

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VEHICLE RANDOMLY STALLS, REVERSE AND DRIVE. IT WILL STALL IN TRAFFIC, WHILE DRIVING AND BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY. I HAD A P0335 CODE AFTER IT STALLED ABOUT 10 TIME. I HAVE CHANGED THE CRANKCASE SENSOR 3 TIMES BUT DOES NOT CORRECT THE ISSUE. ALSO HAVE ELECTRICAL ISSUE WITH WINDOWS NOT WORKING AND ONLY HALF THE DEFROST WORKING.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHRYSLER 200. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO PINE BELT CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM (401 BROADWAY DR, HATTIESBURG, MS 39401, (601) 544-2430) HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 89,841.

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MY WIFE WAS DRIVING OUR 2012 CHRYSLER 200S WITH THE 3.6L PENTISTAR ENGINE AND THE ENGINE SHUT OFF WHILE SHE WAS DRIVING ON 03/09/2021 AND I CAME AND GOT HER AND WE TRIED TO RESTART THE CAR AND ALL IT DID WAS CRANK UNTIL THE CAR TIMED OUT AND NO START AND THE NEXT MORING THE CAR STARTED UP JUST FINE WITH NO LIGHTS ON IN THE DASH AND THIS IS THE 5TH TIME THE CAR HAS DONE THIS AND I HAVE RESEARCHED THE PROBLEM AND ITS ONE OF TWO THINGS A PCM UDATE OR A CONNECTOR TO THE TIPM OR FUSE BOX AND I WANT TO KNOW WHY THER IS NO RECALL FOR THIS AND WHY CHRYSLER ONLY RECALLED THE 2015 MODEL 200

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THE CAR SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING LEAVING ME STRANDED 10 MILES FROM HOME. I NOW BELIEVE IT HAPPENED ONES BEFORE, THE CAR WAS TOWED AND ON A WHIM THE DRIVER TURNED THE KEY AND THE CAR STARTED.

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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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MY PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW DOES NOT COME BACK UP AFTER BEING LET DOWN, USING THE DRIVER WINDOW BUTTON OR THE PASSENGER BUTTON. I HAVE REPLACED THE MOTOR, THE SWITCH AND REGULATOR BUT SAME ISSUE. I HAVE RESEARCH AND LOOKED ONLINE WHERE THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM EVEN AFTER THE INDIVIDUALS REPLACED ALL PARTS FROM 2004- UP UNTIL NOW.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHRYSLER 200. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN RATE OF SPEED, THE TRACTION, BRAKE, AND ABS WARNING LIGHTS ALL SIMULTANEOUSLY ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT THEN TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A DEFECTIVE HYDRAULIC BRAKE MODULE AND BRAKE PUMP. THE MECHANIC CALLED SEVERAL UNKNOWN LOCAL DEALERS AND EACH DEALER INFORMED HIM THAT THE PART WAS DISCONTINUED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 149,000.

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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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WITH THE WIPERS ON, ALL OF A SUDDEN, THEY WILL START TO SKITTER ACROSS THE WINDSHIELD THEN STOP AND START AGAIN THEN SPEED UP AND SLOW DOWN. IF THEY ARE TURNED OFF THE WIPERS WILL CONTINUE TO RUN THEN FINALLY STOP HALFWAY IN THE GLASS THEN FINALLY GOTO THE RESTING POSITION. THIS OCCURS RANDOMLY AT ANY TIME OF YEAR. I HAVE HAD THE WIPER SWITCH REPLACED HOPING THAT THE RELAY IN THE SWITCH ASSEMBLY WAS THE ISSUE BUT THE PROBLEM STILL PERSISTS.

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I HAVE BEEN TIWED TWICE A D STUCK ON SIDE OF THE ROAD 4 TIMES. I'LL BE DRIVING ALONG WHEN EVERYTHING JUST QUITS. ENGINE, POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES. ONE TIME I WAS JUST ABOUT TO GET ON A HIGHWAY. COULDN'T GET CAR 100% OFF ROAD. VERY DANGEROUS. WHEN I TRY TO RESTART CAR IT TRYS TO START. I LET GO OF KEY AND CAJR JUST KEEPS TRYING TO START. AFTER BEING TOWED TWICE CAR STARTED RIGHT UP. SO WHEN IT QUITS I GIVE IT ABOUT 10-15 MINUTES AND IT STARTS. GOOGLED AND PEOPLE HAVING SAME PROBLEM. UPON INVESTIGATING I FOUND THAT CHRYSLER, JEEP HAS BEEN HAVING THIS PROBLEM SINCE 2011 AND DID A RECALL ON THE 2015S. IF THEY KNOW THERE IS A PROBLEM, WHY AREN'T THEY FIXING IT??

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I HAVE REPLACE THE AIR ACTUATOR DOOR TWICE WHAT SEEMS TO BE THE PROBLEM WITH THIS HE KEEPS BREAKING MAKING A CLICKING SOUND

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHRYSLER 200. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE WAS PULLING TO LEFT WITH THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE RISING RAPIDLY. THE CONTACT STATED THE ENGINE OVERHEAT WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. A DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. UPON INVESTIGATION, THE CONTACT ASSOCIATED THE FAILURE WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 11V487000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN INFORMED OF FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 148,000.*DT*JB

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

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2012 CHRYSLER 200 ENGINE DIES WITHOUT WARNING WHEN DRIVING. RESTARTS AFTER 45 TO 60 MIN. CAR DIES ANYTIME, IN HEAVY TRAFFIC ON 2 OCCASIONS - NO POWER STEERING, VERY HARD BRAKEING AND NEARLY CAUSING ACCIDENT. DIED IN FREEWAY TRAFFIC

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THE ABS AND TERRAIN LIGHTS STAY ON, WHEN CAR REACHES 60 MPH IT PULLS.

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THE CAR CONSISTENTLY STALLS OUT AT LEAST 4-6 TIMES A TRIP IN THE MIDDLE OF DRIVING, IF NOT MORE. IT ALSO HONKS ON ITS OWN DURING THAT TIME. IT WAS BROUGHT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND A SHOP AND THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG

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HEAD REST ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE DEPLOYED ON ITS OWN. LOOKS LIKE THE PEACE OF PLASTIC THAT HELD THE HEAD REST TOGETHER BROKE. THIS WAS PLASTIC ON METAL ROD. AT THE TIME WHEN THIS HAPPEN NO ONE WAS SITTING ON THE SIT. WE WOULD OF HAD A VERY BAD HEAD INJURY IF SOMEONE WOULD HAVE BEEN THERE.

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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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MY ABS LIGHT HAS TURNED ON.AND MY ABS ISN'T WORKING.ALSO MY RADIO ALSO IS ONLY WORKING INTERMITTENTLY.

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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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DRIVER SIDE ACTIVE HEAD RESTRAINT DEPLOYED WHILE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED A CONVENIENCE STORE, WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING, HITTING THE DRIVER ON THE BACK OF THE HEAD AND STARTLING HIM. VEHICLE WAS NOT INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT OF ANY KIND. HEAD RESTRAINT COULD NOT BE RESET AND BROKEN PLASTIC PIECES COULD BE SEEN IN HEADREST.

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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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THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS AND THE HEAD AND BACK LIGHTS WILL FLICKER ON AND OFF. THE CAR HAS SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVIING IN TRAFFIC. SOMETIMES IT DOESNT START AT ALL , I HAVE TO BAQNG THE DOOR AND THEN THE LOGHTAS WILL COME ON. I PUT A BRAND NEW BATTERY AND ALTINTOR IN THE CAR AND MY NECHNANIC DOESNT HAVE A CLUE WHAT IS WRONG WOTH IT. BELIEVE IT TO BE THE COMPUTER SYSTEM.

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