What 627 owners told NHTSA about the 2013 Chrysler 200

2013 CHRYSLER 300. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO REPLACEMENT PARTS NOT AVAILABLE TO REPAIR RECALL NOTICE 16V-240. *SMD

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MY AIRBAG LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON AS OF THIS MORNING. 08/04/2016.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHRYSLER 200. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHRYSLER 200. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, AN ABNORMAL NOISE EMITTED FROM THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE WHEELS OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8,000. UPDATED 10/13/16*LJ THE CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED BY REPLACING THE STUDS, BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. *JS

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IN JUNE 4, 2016 I WAS ATTENDING 2 HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATIONS. IT WAS RAINING THAT MORNING SO MY WIPERS WERE ON. I GET TO THE CENTER AND GO INSIDE. AFTER THE 2ND GRADUATION AND SPEAKING WITH FAMILY AND FRIENDS I GO TO THE PARKING GARAGE TO LEAVE. I GET TO MY CAR TO FIND MY WIPERS STILL GOING. I GET IN THE CAR A TRY TO TURN THE SWITCH OFF. ITS ALREADY OFF. I DRIVE HOME. MY HUSBAND AND I CHECK FOR THE FUSE TO REMOVE. NO LUCK. HE DISCONNECTS THE BATTERY. THERE IS A LOT GOING ON SO I GET IT TO A MECHANIC A WEEK LATER. HE TESTS IT AND THE RESULTS COME BACK AS THE WIPER MOTOR. WE SCHEDULE THE REPAIR BUT FINDS IT IS NOT THE MOTOR. HE RETESTS THE CAR AND TELLS ME ITS THE TOTALLY INTEGRATED PIWER MODULE OR TIPM. HE SUGGESTS THAT.I CALL CHRYSLER. THEY TELL ME TO GO TO A CHRYSLER MECHANIC AND CALL THEM BACK. I GO TO THE NEAREST 2 CHRYSLER DEALERS IN MY AREA. NEITHER COULD HELP ME AT THE TIME. I NOW HAVE A MECHANIC SCHEDULED FOR TOMORROW. I HOPE TO GET MY MONEY BACK FROM CHRYSLER,

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THE BRAKE LIGHT COMES ON AT RANDOM TIMES WHILE DRIVING, PARK, STOP SIGNS, AND ON THE FREEWAY. MY DAUGHTER HAVE THE SAME CAR YEAR AND MODEL AND SHE HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. I REPORTED IT TO CHRYSLER AND THE REFER ME TO A DEALER IN ONTARIO. THE DEALER SAID THAT I NEEDED BRAKES. I WENT TO MY MECHANIC AND HAD BOTH FRONT AND BACK BRAKES INSTALLED BUT THE BRAKE LIGHT STILL COMES ON.

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I HAVE HAD A BRAKES PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR. I REPORTED IT TO CHRYSLER AND THEY SAID FOR ME TO TAKE IT TO A DEALER THE DEALER WANTED TO CHARGE ME A LARGE AMOUNT OF MONEY TO CHECK IT OUT. SO I TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC AND HAD MY BRAKES CHANGE. I STILL HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES LIGHT COMING ON. I ALSO WAS REAR ENDED AND BOTH AIRBAGS WAS DEPLOYED.THERE WAS NO ONE IN THE PASSENGER SEAT.I DON'T KNOW WHY THE PASSENGER AIRBAG CAME OUT.

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THE CAR KEEPS STALLING IN TRAFFIC, GET AN ENGINE JUMP THEN STALLS. CHRYSLERS TECHS CAN'T EVEN FIGURE IT OUT. ALSO STALLS ON FREEWAYS AND IS GOING TO GET SOMEONE KILLED. FROM WHAT I SEE IT'S HAPPENING IN THESE CARS FROM 2012 TO 2015 MODELS EVERYWHERE. I'M VERY SICK OF GOING TO THE DEALER AND PAYING HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS BECAUSE OF COURSE IT'S ALWAYS SOMETHING NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY, HOW CONVENIENT. THEN EITHER RIGHT AWAY OR A MONTH LATER THE SAME ISSUE OCCURS AND GET WORSE AND WORSE. THIS NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED IMMEDIATELY.

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I WAS IN A CAR ACCIDENT, THE FRONT AIR BAG ON THE DRIVER SIDE BURST OPEN AND ALL THIS MIST OF DUST CAME OUT OF THE BAG. THE BAG HIT MY FACE, UNDER MY MOUTH, AND PUSHED MY HAND AGAINST THE DRIVER DOOR AND THE LEFT HAND BROKE. THE OTHER AIRBAG DID NOT BURST OPEN LIKE THE DRIVER SIDE. I HAD RED MARKS ON BOTH ARMS, FACE, AND CHEST, WITH A NOT UNDER MY CHIN. I HAVE BEING HAVE HEADACHES EVERYDAY SINCE THE ACCIDENT.

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ELECTRICAL SHORT, DESTROYED ALTERNATOR, PCM AND BATTERY. MANUFACTURER IS REFUSING TO PAY OR HELP . UPON REVIEWING THER INTERNET WE NOTICED THAT MOST OF THERE VEHICLES SINCE 2012 HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM THE FEE TO PAY IS OVER 2000.00 AN NO GUARANTEE IT WILL NOT HAPPEN AGAIN.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHRYSLER 200. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE AND THE RPMS INCREASED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHO REPAIRED THE VEHICLE UNDER AN UNKNOWN RECALL; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 17,129.

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I HAVE A 2013 CHRYSLER 200, IT HAS ROUGHLY 70,000 MILES, AS I WAS ACCELERATING ONTO THE HIGHWAY THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT GO OVER 40-50 MPH. I WAS ALMOST REAR-ENDED BECAUSE EVERYONE WAS TRYING TO GET ONTO THE HIGHWAY. I COULDN'T PULL OVER BECAUSE OF IT BEING OVER A BRIDGE. WHEN I WENT TO PULL OVER THE CAR STALLED AND WOULD NOT START UNTIL THE 3RD OR 4TH TRY. THE CAR IS PRACTICALLY BRAND NEW THERE IS NO WAY THIS SHOULD BE HAVING THIS PROBLEM. AS I AM READING MANY OF THE OTHER COMPLAINTS THIS SEEMS TO BE PRETTY COMMON IN THIS VEHICLE & YEAR.

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LAST NIGHT MY ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL (ETC) LIGHT CAME ON. I MADE IT HOME JUST FINE AND THE LIGHT WAS ONLY ON FOR A FEW SECS. THIS MORNING I TURNED THE CORNER ON A STREET MY CAR WOULDN'T GO OVER 20 MPH. THE ETC LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON. I WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT BACK HOME. I'VE BEEN DOING RESEARCH AND THIS SEEMS TO BE A POPULAR (NOT POPULAR) PROBLEM. MY CAR HAS APPROX. 78,000 MILES. IT HAS NOT BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER YET.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHRYSLER 200. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED AND THE THROTTLE CONTROL AND TRACTION CONTROL WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE STALLED AND WAS ABLE TO RESTART AFTER NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 60,000. ...UPDATED 08/15/16 *BF UPDATED 08/17/16.*JB

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I HAVE TO REPLACE THE THROTTLE BODY, AIR FILTER& PCV VALVE AT 74,516 MILES. IS THIS TYPICAL WITH THIS TYPE OF VEHICLE. THE COST IS 823.19 AND NOT UNDER WARRANTY.

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THE CARS AUTOMATIC LOCK SYSTEM WAITS UNTIL THE CAR IS IN MOTION BEFORE LOCKING. IF YOU HAVE YOUR ARM UP ON THE WINDOW IT PINCHES YOUR ARM AND LEAVES A PAINFUL MARK.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHRYSLER 200. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO STOP FOR A TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED AS THE THROTTLE CONTROL WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. MINUTES LATER, THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

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ON THE EVENING OF MAY 3RD, 2016 I RETURNED TO MY VEHICLE AFTER WORK TO FIND THAT THE DRIVER HEAD RESTRAINT HAD BEEN DEPLOYED FOR UNKNOWN REASONS. EARLIER THAT DAY I WENT TO THE BANK ALL WAS WELL THE HEAD RESTRAINT WAS COMPLETELY INTACT. AT APPROXIMATELY 5:05PM I RETURNED TO MY VEHICLE TO HEAD HOME AND NOTICED THAT I COULD NOT REST MY HEAD AS I DO ON A DAILY BASIS ON MY DRIVE HOME. MY CONCERNS ARE THAT IF I WERE DRIVING IN TRAFFIC OR ON THE FREEWAY AND IT UNEXPECTEDLY DEPLOYED POTENTIALLY CAUSING AN ACCIDENT OR WORSE DUE TO A CHAIN REACTION. I IMMEDIATELY CONTACTED THE CHRYSLER RECALL CENTER. FILED A COMPLAINT, ISSUED A CASE NUMBER AND WAS TOLD THAT SOMEONE WOULD BE CONTACTING ME TO INVESTIGATE WITH A POSSIBLE RESOLUTION. I HAVE NOT BEEN CONTACTED AS OF 5/9/2016. I ALSO FOLLOWED UP ON THE CASE FRIDAY MAY 6TH . THE CASE NUMBER HAD NOT BEEN ASSIGNED. I'M LOOKING FOR A RESOLUTION AS TO WHY THIS HAPPENED UNEXPECTEDLY AND WHAT IF ANYTHING WOULD BE MY OPTIONS. IF THIS HAS HAPPENED TO OTHER, THIS COULD POTENTIALLY BECOME A SAFETY HAZARD.

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STARTING OVER 1 YEAR AGO, MY CAR HAS PULLED TO THE RIGHT AT ALL TIMES AND MORE DRASTICALLY AT HIGHER SPEEDS. THE STEERING WHEEL ALSO STARTS VIBRATING AND SHAKING WHEN OVER 55 MPH. THIS CAR HAS BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP AT LEAST 10 TIMES FOR ALIGNMENTS, NEW STRUTS, NEW TIE RODS, NEW TIRES, AND SEVERAL OTHER FIXES. NONE OF THESE REPAIRS HAVE FIXED THE PROBLEM, AND SOME OF THESE ACTUALLY MADE IT WORSE. I NO LONGER FEEL SAFE DRIVING THIS CAR AND FEAR CRASHING DUE TO THE EXTREME PULL TO THE RIGHT. I JUST PICKED IT UP FROM THE DEALERSHIP AFTER THEY ADJUSTED THE CAMBERS AND ALIGNED IT TO PULL TO THE LEFT TO COMPENSATE THE RIGHT PULL, WHICH DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM.

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DRIVING NORMAL UNTIL I SLOW DOWN OR APPLY BRAKES. IT SHUTS ITSELF OFF, I PUT IT IN NEUTRAL ON A COMPLETE STOP AND IT TURNS BACK ON.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHRYSLER 200. THE CONTACT STARTED THE VEHICLE AND IT JERKED. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN AND IT WAS HESITANT TO ACCELERATE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED FIFTEEN TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE PRESSURE IN THE CATALYST WAS CAUSING THE TRANSMISSION FLUID TO GET DIRTY AND CAUSING THE TRANSMISSION NOT TO SHIFT OUT OF GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 54,000.

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AT APPROXIMATELY 41,000 MILES, WIRING HARNESS TO FUEL PUMP SHORTS OUT NEAR FUEL PUMP END, CAUSING ELECTRICAL ARCING AT FUEL COMPONENTS. ENTIRE WIRING HARNESS TO FUEL PUMP MUST BE REPLACED DUE TO DAMAGE. OVERLOAD (FUSE BOX) SYSTEM FAILED TO MITIGATE DAMAGE. ARCING AND FIRE COULD HAVE CAUSED FURTHER DAMAGE OR EXPLOSION. VEHICLE WAS ON A CITY STREET WHEN IT SIMPLY STOPPED WORKING. VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT PUTNAM CHRYSLER IN BURLINGAME, CA, WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED WITH THE DEFECT. DOCUMENTATION IN POSSESSION OF THE DEALER.

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MY CAR JUST HAD THE ETC LIGHT AND ELECTRONIC STABILITY LIGHT COME ON AND THE CAR LOSES HORSEPOWER. FROM MY RESEARCH ONLINE THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON ISSUE WITH THEM.

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WHILE OPERATING VEHICLE AT NORMAL SPEEDS ON STREETS AND HIGHWAYS, THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS ENGAGE ON THE DASH INDICATING A MALFUNCTION OF THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL AT 23,000 MILES. VEHICLE BECOME SLUGGISH IN DRIVETRAIN PERFORMANCE.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHRYSLER 200. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACTIVATE THE HEAT IN THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE UNDER THE DASHBOARD OF THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE ONCE THE FAN STARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 47,000. UPDATED 02/26/16*LJ *CN

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