What 638 owners told NHTSA about the 2012 Chrysler 200

WAS DRIVING CAR GOING ONLY 25-30 MPH AND MADE AN ATTEMPT TO SLOW DOWN TO A STOP WHICH I HAD PLENTY OF TIME AND SPACE BETWEEN CAR IN FRONT OF ME AND MY FRONT FENDER TO DO, AS I APPLIED BRAKES I NOTICE IT GO ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND MY CAR WOULDN'T STOP WHICH SOON AFTER HAVING PLENTY OF SPACE TO DO IT LED TO A REAR END COLLISION AS MY BRAKES FAILED TO WORK CORRECTLY WHEN APPLIED. I HAVE A POLICE REPORT TO VERIFY THE INCIDENT ON 09/27/2016 IN APPLETON, WI. BECAUSE I WAS GOING AT A REALLY SLOW SPEED AT THE TIME LUCKILY NO ONE WAS REALLY HURT WHEN THIS OCCURRED AROUND 10:00 AM IN AN AREA WITH LITTLE TO NO TRAFFIC AT THE TIME, BUT EVEN KNOW I WAS ONLY GOING AROUND 20 WHEN THERE WAS AN IMPACT MY CAR WHICH WAS NEW PRIOR TO THIS ACCIDENT IS NOW CONSIDERED UNDER STATE LAW IN WISCONSIN A SALVAGE VEHICLE AS REPAIRS EXCEEDED THE VALUE AT THE TIME OF 7000.00

NHTSA ODI 10915183

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHRYSLER 200. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V282000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. ON A SEPARATE OCCASION, WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED AND THE GEAR WAS PLACED INTO PARK, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED THROUGH A WALL. THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE AND LATER TOWED TO GEICO. THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE WAS REPLACED. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THE BRAKES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 51,000.

NHTSA ODI 10871687