What 627 owners told NHTSA about the 2013 Chrysler 200

WHILE TRAVELING ON INTERSTATE 75 AT 60 MPH, THE ENGINE SUDDENLY STOPPED - NO WARNING. THE CAR WAS STILL IN DRIVE. THE ENGINE TURNED OFF WITHOUT ANY WARNING AND I HAD TO DRIFT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TURN IT BACK ON. *TR

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I HAVE A CHRYSLER 200 THAT'S JERKING OR THUMPING BETWEEN 25/30 SPEED ITS HAD 4 UP DATES ON TRANSMISSION I HAVE SENT CHRYSLER THE LEMON LAW PAPERS BUT THEY HAD A GUY FROM CHICAGO COME AND LOOK AT IT THIS IS THE WAY THE CAR WAS BUILT ITS NOT WRITE BUNCH OF CRAP CAR HAS 8,500 MILES ON IT NOW I NEED HELP GETTING THIS SOLVED THEY SAID WE WILL NOT REPLACE YOUR CAR AT THIS TIME THERE ARE 200 CAR OWNERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM 2010/TO 20014 THEY KNOW THERE IS A PROBLEM THEY JUST DON'T KNOW HOW TO FIX IT WHY DID THEY COME OUT WITH A NINE SPEED TRANSMISSION AND KEEP COMING OUT WITH UP DATES [XXX] EMAIL [XXX] 'PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).' *CW

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHRYSLER 200. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE REVERSING, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE BRAKES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 6,000. UPDATED 9/4/14*CN UPDATED 09/12/2014 *JS

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHRYSLER 200. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE TIRES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE TIRES WERE REPLACED BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200,200.

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2013 CHRYSLER 200. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO ACCELERATION AND BRAKES MALFUNCTION. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN HE APPLIED THE BRAKE, IT WENT STRAIGHT TO THE FLOOR. ONCE HE REALIZED THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF CONTROL, HE THE APPLIED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE AND THE VEHICLE STOPPED. *JB

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WITHIN THE LAST TWO MONTHS MY PASSENGER SIDE SEATBELT HAS JAMMED UP TWICE. WHEN IT OCCURRED I WAS NOT IN MY VEHICLE NOR WAS I DRIVING. I FREQUENTLY HAVE PASSENGER SEAT RIDERS AND THIS PROBLEM INDEED IS HAZARDOUS. I SPOKE WITH A REPRESENTATIVE AT LANDERS DODGE AND THEY DIDN'T KNOW WHAT TOO DO TOO RESOLVE THIS PROBLEM. *TR

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I WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT ON SUNDAY JUNE 8, 2014. MY SON AND I WERE CROSSING AT AN INTERSECTION AFTER STOPPING AT A FLASHING RED LIGHT HALF WAY THROUGH THE INTERSECTION WE WERE HIT BY AN SUV MOVING AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED. THE VEHICLE STRUCK US IN THE FRONT PASSENGER DOOR AT FULL SPEED KNOCKING US ALL THE WAY ACROSS THE INTERSECTION AND OVER THE CURB BEFORE WE CAME TO A STOP AT NO POINT DURING THE CRASH DID THE SIDE CURTAIN AIRBAGS DEPLOY. MY SON WAS DRIVING AND I WAS IN THE PASSENGER SEAT BOTH OF US ENDED UP IN THE EMERGENCY ROOM. HIM FOR HIS UPPER BACK AND ME FOR MY LOWER BACK AND MY LEG WHERE THE DOOR WAS BENT IN AND SLAMMED INTO MY LEG. *TR

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I LEFT WORK AND PULLED OF THE PARKING LOT. I COULD NOT GET ABOVE 40 MPH. I FELT LIKE I WAS STUCK IN 1ST GEAR. WENT STRAIGHT TO THE DEALERSHIP. EXPLAINED MY PROBLEM. MADE AN APPOINTMENT. WHEN I WENT TO LEAVE, THE CAR WAS FINE. I CALLED THEM AND THEY SAID I MIGHT NEED AN UPDATE FOR THE HARD DRIVE. I WENT AND HAD THAT DONE. IT WAS FINE FOR 3 WEEKS. AND THEN THE SAME THING HAPPENED. I PUT THE CAR IN PARK. THEN TURNED THE CAR OFF. THEN STARTED THE CAR AND THEN IT WAS FINE. *TR

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHRYSLER 200. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN REVERSING, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE CONTINUOUSLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE PADS, THE BRAKE FLUID, AND THE BRAKE DRUMS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 14,000.

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2013 CHRYSLER 200 CONVERTIBLE WAS BOUGHT NEW AND A FEW WEEKS AFTER PURCHASE, THIS CARS TRANSMISSION GOT STUCK IN 1ST AND WOULD NOT SHIFT...THIS IS AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION...TOOK IT IN AND WAS TOLD IT WAS FIXED...LONG STORY SHORT...THIS SAME PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED 7 TIMES...THE DEALERSHIP...GLEN E. THOMAS IN SIGNAL HILL, CA. DID ALL THEY COULD TO REPAIR THE CAR AND WERE ALWAYS VERY NICE AND ACCOMMODATING. THIS IS A FACTORY PROBLEM AND IT WAS JUST IN AGAIN A 7TH TIME IN MAY 2014...IT HAPPENS ON THE FREEWAY AND MY WIFE REFUSES TO DRIVE THE CAR ANYMORE...I HAVE A NEW CAR, NOT EVEN A YEAR OLD AND LESS THAT 6000 MILES AND CANNOT GET THE TRANSMISSION TO WORK CORRECTLY...NOW THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR AND WINDOW RATTLES AND IS VERY ANNOYING...CAR HAS BEEN IN 2 TIMES FOR THAT...LOVE THE CAR BUT IT IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY AND IS VERY STRESSFUL AND DISTURBING TO ME AND MY WIFE BECAUSE WE ARE ALWAYS NERVOUS THAT THE PROBLEM COULD HAPPEN AGAIN AND LEAVE US IN DANGER. *TR

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THIS CAR HAS A BAD BLIND SPOTS IN IT, WHEN YOUR CHANGING LANES YOU HAVE BETTER MAKE SURE THAT YOU LOOK ALL THE WAY AROUND OVER YOUR LEFT SHOULDER BEFORE CHANGING LANES OR YOU WILL HIT THE CAR THAT'S BESIDE YOU, I COULD NOT SEE THE CAR IN THE NEXT LANE AND I PUT MY TURN SIGNALS ON AND GOT HALF WAY OVER AND THEIR WAS A CAR IN THE LANE NEXT TO ME AND THE CAR HIT ME ON THE FRONT PANEL AND THE DOOR, THEY CHARGE ME WITH IMPROPER LANE CHANGE AND I COULDN'T SEE THIS CAR IN MY MIRROR, WHEN YOU BACK UP IN THIS CAR YOU HAD BETTER BE CAREFUL CANNOT SEE WELL OUT OF THE CAR TO BACK UP, USING YOUR MIRRORS YOU STILL CANNOT SEE EVERYTHING.MAYBE THE MIRRORS SHOULD BE ONE SIZE BIGGER, SO YOU CAN SEE MORE OF THE ROAD BESIDE YOU. THIS COST ME 2POINTS ON MY LICENSE, HADN'T HAD A TICKET IN 30 YEARS, COST ME 155.00 AND 1,100.00 IN DAMAGE TO THE CAR. THIS NEEDS TO BE LOOK INTO, VERY POOR DESIGN ON THIS . I UNDERSTAND THEIR ARE RECALLS ON THIS CAR, BUT I HAVEN'T GOTTON ANYTHING FROM THE DEALER YET AND A PROBLEM WITH THE ENGINE, IT WILL SHUT DOWN WHEN DRIVING, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE CAR; *TR

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MY CHRYSLER 2013 200 SHIFTING ROUGH AT 25/30 SPEEDS IT HAS BEEN BACK TO DEALER FOUR TIMES FOR SO CALLED MODULE UP DATES NO CHANGE SO I FILED FOR THE LEMON LAW YOU BUY A NEW CAR THAT'S WHAT YOU WOULD LIKE THE DEALER TOLD ME YOU HAVE TO PUT MILES ON TO BREAK IT IN THAT'S BOWL CRAP ANY ONE ELSE WITH THIS PROBLEM IT HAS 5400 MILES ON IT NOW ALSO A STARTING PROBLEM ITS LIKE A WIND THEN IT STARTS. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHRYSLER 200. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER BUT WAS NEITHER DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,500 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 1,560. UPDATED 06/27/14*LJ

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WHEN I START THE CAR ON A "COLD" START - IT PULSES AND ACTS AS IF IT IS GOING TO DIE OUT. I HAVE TO PUSH THE GAS FOR IT TO CATCH AND RUN NORMAL. I HAVE CONTACTED CHRYSLER AND THEY ARE TELLING ME THAT I HAVE TO DEAL WITH IT BECAUSE IT IS SAFE TO DRIVE AND THEY HAVE NO SOLUTION FOR THE PROBLEM AS OF RIGHT NOW. NO TIMEFRAME FOR THE SOLUTION!! THIS IS NOT FAIR. I BOUGHT THIS CAR NEW WITH 69 MILES ON IT. DROVE IT HOME WHICH IS ABOUT 40 MILES HOME AND THE NEXT MORNING IT STARTS THIS JUNK. DEALER SAID IT WAS "NORMAL" AND MOST NEW CARS DO THIS. IT ALSO HAD A RUBBER BURN SMELL. THAT TOO WAS SAID TO BE "NORMAL". *TR

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VEHICLE HAS NOISE AT STEERING ASSY. WHEN DRIVING .YOU COULD ALSO FEEL IT. TOOK IT TO CHRYSLER DEALER AND IT WAS DETERMINED TO BE TIE RODS. HOW CAN A VEHICLE WITH ONLY 6500 MILES ON IT HAVE BAD TIE-RODS? THEY JUST DON'T MAKE THEM LIKE THEY USE TO. *TR

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2013 CHRYSLER 200. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN ENGAGING THE BRAKE PEDAL AND DRIVING IN REVERSE THERE WAS A LOUD "GRINDING/SQUEAKING" NOISE. THE CONTACT TOOK HER VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND WAS ADVISED THAT WAS HOW THE VEHICLE WAS DESIGNED. THE CONTACT INSIST THIS WAS NOT A PROPER FUNCTION FOR A BRAND NEW VEHICLE. THE DEALER AGREED TO REPLACE THE REAR BRAKE PADS; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSIST. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE DEFECT BY CERTIFIED LETTER. THE CONTACT WAS WAITING FOR A PROPER RESPONSE REGARDING THE DEFECT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,000.

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2013 CHRYSLER 200. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO NUMEROUS REPAIRS AND VEHICLE RECALLS ISSUES. *SMD THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THE CODE P0441 EVAP PURGE VALVE. THE WATER PUMP, GASKET, SERPENTINE BELT, IDLER PULLEY AND MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH WERE REPLACED. *JB

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHRYSLER 200. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SHIFT PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT COMPUTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 6,841.

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I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE 11/2012. IT IS 2013 200S WITH THE V6 ENGINE. I'VE COMPLAINED ABOUT THE TORQUE PULL ON BOTH TAKE-OFF AND ACCELERATION AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. IT DRIFTS TO THE RIGHT IN A SHORT DRIVING DISTANCE AND THE STEERING WHEEL SHAKES AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS. I'VE RETURNED IT TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS ON FOUR DIFFERENT OCCASIONS ONLY TO HAVE THEM SAY NOTHING IS WRONG. THE PROBLEM BEGAN AT ABOUT 2000 MILES, IT NOW HAS 10,500 MILES AND THE PROBLEM CONTINUES. ONCE THE WARRANTY EXPIRES THE PROBLEM WILL BE FOUND AND I WILL HAVE TO PAY TO FIX IT. I DO KNOW THE TORQUE PULL ISSUE IS BECAUSE OF THE DRIVE LINE DESIGN, THE V6 SHOULD HAVE A LIMITED SLIP UNIT, THEY CAN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT THAT NOW. THE OTHER ISSUES THEY CAN, BUT WON'T BECAUSE IT COSTS MONEY. CHRYSLER GOT MY MONEY BUT NEVER AGAIN. I'M GOING ELSEWHERE TO PURCHASE MY NEXT VEHICLE. *TR

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2013 CHRYSLER 200. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LOW BEAMS HEADLIGHT WOULD ONLY ILLUMINATE 30 TO 40 FEET, CAUSING HIS VISIBILITY TO BE DIMINISHED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS WORKING UP TO STANDARDS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 2,300. UPDATED 04/22/14*LJ UPATED 04/23/14

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CAR HAS STARTED TO MAKE A GRINDING AND SQUEAKING TYPE NOISES WHEN BACKING UP. TOOK TO MY DEALER AND HE TOLD ME THERE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, BUT THERE IS NO FIX FOR IT RIGHT NOW. WE JUST HAVE TO LIVE WITH IT. I TOLD HIM MY WIFE IS AFRAID TO DRIVE IT SHE THINKS THAT THE BRAKES ARE GOING TO GO OUT. IF CHRYSLER DOESN'T FIX THIS PROBLEM PRETTY SOON, WE'LL BE DRIVING ANOTHER CAR FROM A DIFFERENT MANUFACTURE! *TR

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHRYSLER 200. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE HAD EXPERIENCED MULTIPLE FAILURES INVOLVING THE FUEL, ELECTRICAL LIGHTING AND THE POWER TRAIN. THE VEHICLE ALSO STALLED DUE TO LACK OF FUEL DESPITE THE FUEL LEVEL GAUGE INDICATING THAT THERE WERE 40 MILES OF TRAVEL REMAINING BEFORE NEEDING TO REFUEL. ADDITIONALLY, THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD FLICKER ON AND OFF, THE AUTOMATIC WINDOWS AND INTERIOR LIGHTING WOULD ENGAGE SPORADICALLY AND INDEPENDENTLY, AND THE ENGINE RPMS WOULD INCREASE ABNORMALLY, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER BUT WAS UNABLE TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUES. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 605

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THIS VEHICLE DOES NOT DRIVE PROPERLY. THE RPMS RUN HIGH AND MANY TIMES DOES NOT SHIFT OUT OF 5 GEAR WHILE DRIVING AT HIGH SPEEDS. I HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT THIS SINCE I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE, HOWEVER HAVE BEEN TOLD "THAT IS HOW THIS CAR DRIVES", "IT IS OK TO RED LINE YOUR CAR". AFTER SEVERAL COMPLAINTS THE DEALERSHIP GM FINALLY AGREED THERE WAS SOMETHING WRONG AND THE "FLASHED" MY CAR. AFTER THAT I WAS GETTING 30 MPG HIGHWAY AND IT WAS SHIFTING WITHOUT ME HAVING TO TAKE MY FOOT OF THE GAS. LESS THEN 5,000 MILES LATER IT IS BACK TO THE WAY IT WAS. DEALERSHIP NOW SAYS IT IS FINE, YET I AM AVERAGING ON THE INTERSTATE 22 - 25 MPGS. I AM SO FRUSTRATED WITH THE SERVICE I AM RECEIVING. *TR

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THE CAR STALLS WHEN SLOWING DOWN FOR A STOP SIGN OR WHEN TAKING OF FROM A STOP. AT ONE POINT IT STALL GOING ABOUT 20MPG. THIS IS REALLY UNSAFE, WITH NO SIGNS IT JUST STALLS. *TR

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHRYSLER 200. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND A LOUD NOISE EMITTED CONTINUOUSLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED WHENEVER THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER THREE TIMES HOWEVER, THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. IN ADDITION, THE FRONT HOOD WAS MISALIGNED AND REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 900. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

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