What 627 owners told NHTSA about the 2013 Chrysler 200

Car keeps stalling stops suddenly can crash or accident in freeway specially took it dealer several times cant find issue not safe to drive almost got hit in freeway when stall suddenly date when it happens almost every time i drive it or every other day have bought different oarts also n continues stalling

NHTSA ODI 11588262

I was parked in a parking lot backing out of a space. I was too close to the right curb so I put the car in drive to go forward to straighten out the tires. The gas accelerated abruptly and would not stop when I pressed the brake. The car jumped the curb/sidewalk and plowed into the parked car in front of me. The gas continued to accelerate pushing the vehicle in front of me about 5 feet back. The car did not stop until I jammed it into park. My bumper was ripped off when backing up was caught in the grill of the vehicle it collided with. I had both feet on the brake pad trying to stop the car and it would not stop. A very frightening experience. I have read several posts on this acceleration problem and believe there should be a recall. Not a good experience to remember Chrysler by.

NHTSA ODI 11522531

My first complaint is that my car stalls as I am actively driving. Whether I am using cruise control or physically pressing the gas pedal, the car just stalls out and I lose control of all steering function & have to try to get to the shoulder before I get slammed into on the highway. This happens at least twice weekly, all hours of the day or night, regardless of the weather or how much gas is in the tank, and I almost always have my children with me.There are not one, but TWO recalls for this specific issue which I just found today after months of Internet searching because I never received any notices.The recalls are Chrysler campaign N52 and NHTSA campaign 13v043000 - so how is it that those recalls don't apply to MY particular 2013 Chrysler 200? My second complaint is about the horn, and I'm not the only person who has dealt with this one either, there are several online forums... When I manually press the horn on the steering column, nothing happens. No sound, no beeps, no honks, nada. If I need to alert someone of my presence, I can't.(This actually caused me to get hit by another driver who was on her phone last December, and I saw her coming at me but I couldn't alert her). Now just because I can't manually make the horn go beep, doesn't mean it does not work. Oh it works. There's a horn in there some where that just randomly honks, every day, sometimes I'm driving, sometimes I'm in my house. The honks can be little blips or short beeps, but most of the time, it's just one very, very long continuous honk. When I'm driving and this happens people think I'm having an emergency and all start to move over to the far right lane, which is just dangerous. If I cause a wreck over distracting other drivers it wouldn't be good. I did have it looked at, the mechanic plugged in the diagnostic computer & said there was no error code and he couldn't see anything immediately that would cause the issue, so it was most likely electric and he'd need a code to know more.

NHTSA ODI 11517169

After starting the vehicle and going from reverse to drive the vehicle stalls out. After the initial stall and traveling a few miles, while stopping at a traffic signal the vehicle stalls out again and more times than not can accelerate at a speed higher than prompted. This is a frequent occurrence and other owners of the same make model and year that I have spoken with have the same issue.

NHTSA ODI 11515390

The contact owns a 2013 Chrysler 200. The contact stated that while driving at 30 MPH and making a turn, the vehicle inadvertently lost power steering and another vehicle slightly crashed into the rear end of the vehicle. There were no warning lights illuminated. The air bags did not deploy. There were no injuries sustained. A police report was not filed. The contact stated that he forcefully steered the steering wheel and veered to the side of the road. The contact stated that he was unable to drive the vehicle after several attempts. The lightning bolt warning light illuminated. The vehicle was pushed to his residence with assistance. The dealer and the manufacturer were not notified of the failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 15,000.

NHTSA ODI 11440895

Engine failure, speed control doesn't work, car keeps cutting off, does not pick up speed, jerks really bad, shifts gears by it self at times, air bags are recalled, the car has been at the chrysler dealership for over 6 months they keep saying different things are wrong with it not sure completely what the issues are just know a few. I was told the car is still jerking and cutting off which was the problem when I brought the car in they are charging me almost $800 for work done and was promised the car would be fixed but the car still has the same exact issues from the moment I brought it in. And being told it is still not drivable after being worked in by Chrysler mechanics for over 6 months.

NHTSA ODI 11418262

CHYRLSER 200 4CYL SEDAN. WHEN DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY THE CAR DOESN'T SHIFT TO THE PROPER GEAR. THE RPMS WOULD BE BETWEEN 6000-7000 AND COULDN'T GET OVER 60 MPH. IT HAS HAPPENED TWICE IN THE PAST MONTH. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT SHOWED UP THE SECOND TIME WITH A CODE P0882 TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE.

NHTSA ODI 11407403

MY 2013 CHRYSLER 200 S KEEPS STALLING. I REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP, BOUGHT A NEW BATTERY, AND HAD MY ALTERNATOR AND TRANSMISSION LOOKED AT, ALL THE TRANSMISSION SHOP FOUND WAS AN OIL PRESSURE CODE, AND THEY CLEARED IT.

NHTSA ODI 11361101

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHRYSLER 200. WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER. THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED TO THE FLOORBOARD, BUT THERE WAS NO ACCELERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT WAS REFERRED TO AUFFENBERG CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM (176 AUTO CT, O'FALLON, IL 62269, (618) 622-4546) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BATTERY WAS MALFUNCTIONING AND THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER FURTHER STATED THAT THERE WAS POSSIBLE ELECTRICAL FAILURE DUE TO AN IMPROPER JUMP START. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THE DEALER CAUSED THE ELECTRICAL FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY FAILURE RECURRED EVEN THOUGH THE DEALER DID NOT THINK A FAILURE EXISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER AND THEY WANT TO CHARGE THE CONTACT FOR THE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000.

NHTSA ODI 11230062

THE RPM SUDDENLY STOPS AND IT'S TAKES FEW SECONDS TO GO DOWN AND SPEED SUDDENLY INCREASE

NHTSA ODI 11209083

WHILE DRIVING AT A NORMAL SPEED, THE SPEEDOMETER WOULD GO UP PAST 80 OR GO AROUND WHERE NO NUMBERS WAS. I'VE TOOK PICTURES, TOO IT TO THE DEALER, THE COULDN'T FIND THE PROBLEM BECAUSE IT WASN'T HAPPENING AT THAT TIME. IT HAS HAPPEN NUMEROUS TIMES & YOU CANT JUST TAKE IT IN WITHOUT AN APPT OR WHEN IT HAPPEN CAUSE YOU DONT KNOW WHEN IT WILL HAPPEN. IT HAPPENS ON THE STREET OR HIGHWAY WHILE IN MOTION. IT TESETONCE THE CAR IS TURNED OFF & BACK ON.

NHTSA ODI 11204049

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

NHTSA ODI 11192848

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.

NHTSA ODI 11192420

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.

NHTSA ODI 11180062

WAS DRIVING MY 2013 CHRYSLER 200 HOME LAST NIGHT DOING 55MPH ALL THE SUDDEN MY CAR JUMPED RPMS AND STARTED ACCELERATING REALLY QUICK. I STARTED TO BREAK BUT THE CAR KEPT GOING SO I HAD TO PUT THE CAR IN NUTERAL SHUT IT OFF AND COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD FOR A SAFE PLACE FOR THE TOW TRUCK TO GET THE CAR

NHTSA ODI 11172423

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHRYSLER 200. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE HEADLIGHTS AND TAIL LIGHTS BECAME INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO TRANSITOWNE JEEP CHRYSLER DODGE RAM WILLIAMSVILLE (7408 TRANSIT RD, WILLIAMSVILLE, NY 14221, (716) 634-8000) TO BE DIAGNOSED, BUT THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO RETRIEVE A FAULT CODE. THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE HEADLAMP BULBS. ADDITIONALLY, WHILE ATTEMPTING TO REVERSE OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY, THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO A FIRE HYDRANT. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INJURED. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED, BUT THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO RETRIEVE A FAULT CODE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 51,000.

NHTSA ODI 11120069

CAR JUMPS WHEN ACCELERATING, HAVING THE PROBLEM FOR A WHILE NOW. THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY SEEMS TO BE AFFECTED. CAR WILL IDLE WHEN DRIVING AND GOES TO A HIGH RPM

NHTSA ODI 11110710

BOUGHT CARE USED FROM THE DEALER 9 MONTHS AGO AND AT APPROX. 52,000 MILES THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON WHILE DRIVING. THE CAR DECELERATED TO 30MPH AND LOST ALL THROTTLE CONTROL. LUCKILY I COULD PULL OVER AND GET OUT OF TRAFFIC AND WHEN I STOPPED THE ENGINE SHUTTERED VIOLENTLY THEN CUT OFF. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN FATAL IF IT HAPPENED ON THE INTERSTATE. HAD TO RESTART THE CAR OVER A DOZEN TIMES TO GET IT HOME. FINALLY GOT IT TO THE SHOP AND THEY HAVE REPLACE THE THROTTLE BODY AND COMPUTER. STILL AT THE SHOP AND THE ISSUE IS STILL NOT RESOLVED. THE BILL IS ALMOST $600 AND I DON'T HAVE A WORKING CAR . AFTER DOING RESEARCH I SEE THIS IS THE SAME ISSUE THAT HAPPENS TO THIS CAR. CHRYSLER REALLY NEEDS TO RECALL ALL OF THESE CARS AND REFUND ALL MONEY SO WE CAN BUY A CAR THAT RUNS AND WILL NOT POTENTIALLY KILL SOMEONE.

NHTSA ODI 11041747

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHRYSLER 200. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER FAILED TO DISPLAY THE ACCURATE SPEED WHILE DRIVING LESS THAN 60 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE DETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 29,000.

NHTSA ODI 10950320

VEHICLE WOULD RANDOMLY ACCELERATE WITHOUT WARNING. ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL LIGHT WOULD TURN ON AND VEHICLE WOULD ACCELERATE. PRESSING ON BRAKES DID NOT HELP. LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE MULTIPLE TIMES WHILE DRIVING DOWN A STATE HIGHWAY, AND EVEN ON CITY STREETS. WOULD REGAIN CONTROL AFTER A FEW MOMENTS, BUT THEN THE LIGHT WOULD TURN BACK ON AND CAR WOULD ACCELERATE AGAIN. *TR

NHTSA ODI 10923999

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

NHTSA ODI 10874858

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.

NHTSA ODI 10864110

I WAS PROCEEDING TO GET ON THE INTERSTATE HIGHWAY WHEN I NOTICED THAT I WAS PRESSING THE GAS, BUT THE CAR WAS NOT ACCELERATING. I LOOKED DOWN AND TWO LIGHTS WERE ON, THE STABILITY CONTROL LIGHT AND THE THROTTLE BODY LIGHT. I JUST PURCHASED THIS CAR ON 9/9/2015 USED. ANOTHER TIME BEFORE THAT, I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK AND MY RADIO POWERS OFF AND WHERE MY MILEAGE IS IT SAYS NO FUSE. WHEN I GOT HOME I TRIED TO LOCK MY CAR WITH THE KEYPAD, BUT I COULDN'T. I HAD TO LOCK IT MANUALLY. I MEAN I HAVE HAD MORE PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR SINCE I HAD IT.

NHTSA ODI 10785897

WHEN I GO TO USE THE CRUSE CONTROL IT DOESN'T WORK BUT WHEN I HONK THE HORN THE CRUSE COME'S ON AND WORKS.

NHTSA ODI 10781338

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHRYSLER 200. WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO PLACE THE VEHICLE IN CRUISE CONTROL, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO JERK. THE CONTACT ALSO COMPLAINED OF A RATTLING NOISE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CLOCK SPRING WAS INOPERABLE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,000.

NHTSA ODI 10780119