What 627 owners told NHTSA about the 2013 Chrysler 200

VEHICLE HAS STALLED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS BOTH IN MOTION AND WHILE PARKED. THE STALL OCCURS EITHER WHEN THE A/C IS ACTIVATED AND TURNED OFF.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHRYSLER 200. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL TANKING WAS LEAKING. THE CONTACT SMELLED FUMES AND THE ENGINE STALLED AND LOST POWER WHILE DRIVING. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

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NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, PRESSING ON BRAKE PEDAL WHILE AT A STOP SIGN OR RED LIGHT, AUTOMOBILE STALLS. PUT IT IN PARK AND RESTART, RPM RANGE VARIES. USE BRAKES TOO MUCH RPM INCREASES NEED TO STOP VEHICLE AND RESTART TO GET BETTER RPM AND DASHBOARD BLINKS FOR THE MILEAGE

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ACCELERATOR GOT STUCK AND ALMOST DROVE CUSTOMER INTO A TREE. AT 43K MILES THEY REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION.

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MY CAR WILL STALL WHILE DRIVING. STEERING WHEEL WILL LOCK. I HAVE TO PUT IT TO A COMPLETE STOP TO RESTART. SOMETIMES IT STARTS RIGHT AWAY. MOST TIMES I HAVE TO WAIT A FEW MINUTES

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JERKING TRANSMISSION WHILE SHIFTING GEAR

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I WAS DRIVING AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE CAR STARTED MAKING A LOUD WHINING NOISE AND SEEMED TO BE DOWNSHIFTING AND LURCHING BY ITSELF. IT WAS NOT SHIFTING PROPERLY AND IT SEEMED TO BE DOING STUFF BY ITSELF. I DID NOT HAVE CONTROL OVER WHAT IT WAS DOING. I HAD TO PULL OFF THE HIGHWAY AND CALLED TRIPLE A AND THE CAR HAD TO BE TOWED. IT WAS REPAIRED AND NOW 2 WEEKS LATER IT AGAIN DOWNSHIFTED BY ITSELF OUT OF THE BLUE AND STARTED WHINING AGAIN. IT HAS NOT BEEN DRIVEN SINCE.

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GAS COMING OUT FROM TOP OF THE FULL TANK. THE CAR WAS PARKED

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MY CAR KEEPS GOING DEAD FOR NO REASON, THEN STARTS UP AFTER FIVE MINUTES.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHRYSLER 200. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, SMOKE EMITTED FROM UNDERNEATH THE HOOD. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND THE ENGINE CAUGHT FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS DAMAGED AND TOWED TO AN IMPOUND. A FIRE REPORT WAS NOT FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE CONTACT CALLED US AUTO SALES INC AT 313-952-2920 (LOCATED AT 27131 PLYMOUTH RD, REDFORD CHARTER TWP, MI 48239) AND WAS ADVISED TO FILE A COMPLAINT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 70,000.

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CAR STALLED WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY, ACCIDENT PREVENTED BY PULLING OVER THE ETC LIGHT FLASHED WHILE STALLING. AFTER SHUTTING CAR OFF, THEN BACK ON THE LIGHT WENT OFF AND DRIVING CONTINUED.

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ADJUSTED THE ELECTRICAL MIRROR THEN SHORTLY AFTER ADJUSTMENT SMOKE STARTED TO ROLL OUT FROM UNDER THE BUTTONS OF THE WINDOW CONTROLLERS AND MELTED THEM SLIGHTLY (DRIVER AND PASSENGER FRONT WINDOW BUTTONS) THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION AND THEN STATIONARY DUE TO WE HAD TO EXIT THE VEHICLE DUE TO BE OVERCOME WITH SMOKE. WE WERE TURNING OFF A HIGHWAY TO A RESIDENTIAL STREET. WE THEN WAS ABLE TO GET BACK INTO THE CAR WHEN THERE WAS LITTLE SMOKE AND CONTINUE 1/2 MILE TO THE HOME WERE STAYING AT. WINDOW'S WILL NOT ROLL UP OR DOWN NOW. DUE TO THE SMOKE, I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE MY VEHICLE BACK TO MICHIGAN FROM WISCONSIN IN A WEEK. ALSO, THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT BELT DOES NOT LOCK ONTO THE RESTRAINT LOCK. WHY DID IT NOT BLOW A FUSE BEFORE IT STARTED SMOKING?

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DURING DRIVING IN THE RAIN THE BATTERY LIGHT COMES ON THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKS INTO PLACE THEN AFTER COMPLETE STOP STEERING IS BACK. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND THE THERMOSTAT RISES TO THE MAXIMUM THEN THAT LIGHT COMES ON. THEN AFTER 5MIN OR SO TEMP GOES BACK DOWN BOTH ENGINE AND TEMP LIGHTS GO OFF BUT BATTERY LIGHT STAYS ON UNTIL CAR IS TURNED OFF. THIS ONLY HAPPENS WHEN IT'S HEAVILY RAINING.

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WHILE SITTING IN THE PARKED VEHICLE AT A GAS STATION, THE HEADREST POP OPEN BANGING MY HEAD AGAINST THE BACK OF THE HEADREST CAUSING MY HEAD TO HURT FOR HOURS. UNFORTUNATELY, I'VE BEEN UNABLE TO FIX THIS PROBLEM ON MY OWN.

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THIS CHRYSLER 200 213 NEEDS TO BE RECALLED WE HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE LIGHTING FOR HEADLIGHT ALLO BEING THERE LIKE A WALL HIGH BEAM YOU CAN'T SEE VERY FAR HIT A DEER AT 70 MILES PER HOUR ON HIGHWAY 41 FOND DU LAC WISCONSIN MARCUS CAR 2013 FROM SUMMIT AUTOMOTIVE TOOK A BACK AS WE HAD A SHIFTING PROBLEM BETWEEN 25 AND 30 MILES PER HOUR JERKING AND SHIFTING WE'RE HAVING HEATING PROBLEMS AND NOW WE HAVE 80,000 MILES ON THE CAR TRYING TO GET THIS CAR RECALL AT 325 MILES ON THE CAR HAVE ALL THE PAPERWORK FOR THE LEMON LAW THE GUY COME DOWN TO THE CAR DRIVES AWAY IT DOES AND THAT'S JUST HOW THE CAR WAS MADE BULL CRAP HOW MANY COMPLAINTS DO WE HAVE NOW FEEDING ON THE PASSENGER SIDE NO HEAT DRIVER SIDE HAS HEAT 80000 MILES ON THE CAR NOW STARTING PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR STARTS WITH A RATTLE YOU SHUT IT OFF AND IT RUNS OKAY YOU HAVE 1120 CARS OUT THERE RIGHT NOW WITH THIS PROBLEM THAT I HAVE I HAVE ALL THE PAPERWORK ALL THE RECEIPTS AND I TRIED TO RECALL THIS CAR LIKE I SAID 325 MILES ON IT DID NOT PREVAIL FAMILY NEEDS TO STEP UP ON THE PLATE ON THIS CAR NOT EASY USED TO HAVE 15 DIFFERENT PROBLEMS WITH A CAR BRAND NEW A 2013 AND NOW YOU ONLY HAVE 80,000 MILES ON THE CAR FULL OF CRAP [XXX] YOU CAN CONTACT ME YOU CAN CONTACT ME AT [XXX] THANKS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

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MY CAR ONLY HAS 73,000 MILES ON IT. I TAKE EXCELLENT CARE OF IT. LAST WEEK I THE ENGINE STARTED TO JUST TURN OFF WHILE AT A STOP. NO WARNINGS, NO INDICATORS THAT SOMETHING WAS WRONG. THE CAR WILL TURN BACK ON WHEN I PUT IT IN PARK AND RESTART ENGINE BY TURNING THE KEY. I HAVE RECENTLY SEEN ONLINE THAT THIS HAS BEEN AN ISSUE WITH A LOT OF 200'S. I FEEL CHRYSLER HAS SOLD A LOT OF PEOPLE LEMONS. MORE IMPORTANTLY I'M CONCERNED FOR MY SAFETY, THE SAFETY OF MY FAMILY, AND SAFETY OF OTHER I SHARE THE ROAD WITH.

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TRANSMISSION JERKING FROM DAY ONE NOW 80,000 MILES ON THE CAR BAD LITES AT NIGHTS LOW BEAM AND HIGH BEAM STARTING PROBLEMS , BLEAKER PROBLEM HEATER PROBLEMS HEATS ON ONE SIDE ONLY DRIVER SIDE HAS HEAT PASSINGER SIDE NO HEAT WE BOUGHT THIS CAR BRAND.NEW 325 MILES WENT IN FOR JERKING I HAVE ALL.REPAIR WORK THAT WAS DONE JERKING PROBLEMS 25 TO 30 SPEED BACK SEAT PASSINGERS WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOUR CAR IN MOTION

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ON 02/24/2019 AT APPROXIMATELY 3:00 P.M., AFTER ATTENDING CHURCH SERVICES, I ENTERED MY CAR AND IMMEDIATELY NOTICED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE ACTIVE HEAD RESTRAINT (AHR) WAS DEPLOYED.

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I WAS A FRONT SEAT PASSENGER IN A CHRYSLER 200 2013. WE WERE ON A CITY STREET GOING APPROXIMATELY 35MPH. THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADREST DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING CAUSING A VIOLENT JOLT AND INJURIES TO MYSELF. THERE WAS NOTHING THAT WOULD HAVE CAUSED IT TO DEPLOY. THE ROAD WAS SMOOTH..NO POT HOLES. NOTHING HIT THE CAR. SPEED WAS NOT A FACTOR. WEATHER WAS NOT A FACTOR. IT WAS SUDDEN,LOUD AND ABRUPT.*DT*JB*DT *TP

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THE ENGINE COMPLETELY SHUTS OFF WITHOUT WARNING WHEN AT AN IDLE OR SLOWING DOWN TO MAKE A STOP. IT HAS DONE THIS NOW ABOUT 12 TIMES WITHIN THE LAST MONTH. MY CAR JUST MADE IT TO 53,000 MILES AND HAS ALWAYS HAD REGULAR OIL CHANGES AND MAINTENANCE. SO FAR, I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO PUT IT IN PARK AND RESTART. I WAS TAKING MY DAUGHTER TO SCHOOL YESTERDAY AND IT STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD AND THE ENGINE DIED. THE FIRST TIME THAT IT EVER HAPPENED I PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE TO BACK OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY AND IT DIED THREE DIFFERENT TIMES. NO WARNINGS OR LIGHTS. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO A MECHANIC SHOP AND THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT. THEY RAN A DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND...NOTHING. THE ENGINE HAS DIED AND STALLED 3 TIMES SINCE BEING IN THE SHOP.

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TAKATA RECALL LAST TIME I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY GOING 70 MILES PER HOUR AND THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST POWER WITH A SEMI TRUCK RIGHT BEHIND ME AND I HAD TO SWERVE OFF OF THE ROAD TO AVOID BEING HIT AND NEARLY CAUSING AN ACCIDENT I DO NOT FEEL SAFE IN THIS VEHICLE AND I'M IN FEAR FOR MY LIFE

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IM DRIVE DOWN 41 TO OSHKOHS WI AT NIGHT I HAVE MY HEAD LIGHTS ON HIGH BEAM AND A DEER RAN OUT AND IM GOING 70 AND HIT IT IN THE BACK END IF MY LIGHTS WHOULD HAVE BEEN BRIGHTER I WHOULD HAVE SEEN IT ON LOW LOOKS LIKE A WALL STOPS ON HIGH THEY GO FURTHER BUT THERE IS STILL A WALL

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THE TRASMISION HAS A JERKING AROUND 25 TO 30 SPEED THIS HAS BEEN DOING THIS SINCE DAY ONE I FIELD COMPLAINTS THEY HAD SOME ONE COME FROM THE MANUFACTOR TO CHECK IT OUT HE SAID IT DOES WHAT IT IS SUPPOSE TO DO I TRYED FOR THE LEMON LAW I HAVE ALL PAPER WORK YET THEN WHY AM I NOT THE ONLY ONE COMPLAING ABOUT THIS CAR.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHRYSLER 200. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO WELLS MOTOR COMPANY (1600 US HWY 27 S, AVON PARK, FL 33825, (863) 453-6644) WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED TO BRING THE VEHICLE IN FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER, DIAGNOSED, OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 71,000.

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HEAT ONLY COMES OUT ON THE DRIVER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. IT COMES OUT REALLY COLD IN THE PASSAGES. THE HEATER CORE WAS REPLACED LAST YEAR BE THE DEALER AND IT'S DOING IT AGAIN. I WAS SITTING A LIGHT AND WHEN IT TURNED GREEN I TRIED TO GO THAN IT WOULDN'T GO THAN IT JUMPED FORWARD AND IT WENT. I GOT A LITTLE DOWN THE ROAD THAN IT SLOWED DOWN AND IT WAS ALMOST LIKE DRIVING IN NEUTRAL WOULDN'T PICK UP SPEED AT ALL. IT STOPPED MOVING AGAIN THAN IT WOULDN'T GO AT ALL THE COPS HAD TO HELP ME PUSH IT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD.

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