What 192 owners told NHTSA about the 2014 Chrysler 200

My wife and daughters almost died in a car accident due to the apparent failure of this vehicle. We were driving on an HWY at night and the car just died out of nowhere. Dash started to flash and just died. We initially thought that it was the mechanic that had just fixed the car but after an investigation concluded that it was not anything they could have done. My family sustained life-threatening injuries and almost did not make it out alive as thee were rear-ended by a truck. Then on top of it when they were hit no airbags deployed which is what caused the injuries to be so much worse. After reading multiple complaints on NHTSA about the same issue for the same year and make I am baffled that this issue has not been addressed. I almost lost my family.

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TAKATA RECALL , CATALYTIC CONVERTER RECALL, CAR AIRBAG DEFLATED, I CALLED MY DEALER, BUD'S CHRYSLER DODGE. I COULD GET A LOANER CAR FOR THE DAYS THEY NEEDED THIS REPAIRS BECAUSE I DID NOT BUY MY CAR THERE. I NEED A REPLACEMENT VEHICLE FOR 2 DAYS BECAUSE I TRAVEL OUTSIDE THE AREA WITH MY JOB ALL THE TIME. THE CAR HAS BEEN PUTTING OUT SOME UNWANTED FUMES AND EXHAUST EMISSIONS AT CERTAIN TIMES AS WELL.

NHTSA ODI 11189810

TAKATA RECALL, AIRBAG IS LOSE INSIDE MY STEERING WHEEL. WAS NEVER CONTACTED FOR THE RECALL THAT WAS PUT OUT IN 2016.

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MY AIRBAGS WERE RECALLED. I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED AND WAS IN AN AUTO ACCIDENT.

NHTSA ODI 11051850

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2014 CHRYSLER 200. WHILE DRIVING IN THE RAIN, THE SPEED WAS UNKNOWN BECAUSE THE SPEEDOMETER FAILED. THE CONTACT REAR ENDED THE PRECEDING VEHICLE THAT HAD STALLED AND THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A FRACTURED RIGHT HIP, BRUISING, LACK OF MOTION IN THE RIGHT WRIST, A FRACTURED LEFT PELVIS, BRUISING TO THE LEFT KNEE, AND SEVERE BRUISING TO THE CHEST FROM HITTING THE WINDSHIELD. MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS RECEIVED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO SUPERIOR TOWING COMPANY (2385 SW 66TH TERRACE, DAVIE, FL, 33317) WHERE IS WAS DECLARED TOTALED BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE NEVER RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V668000 (AIR BAGS, SEAT BELTS) AND WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE RECALL NOTIFICATION UNTIL JULY 19, 2017 AFTER SEARCHING ONLINE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 53,000....UPDATED 08/07/17 *BF UPDATED 08/11/17 *BF *CN *TR

NHTSA ODI 11006561

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHRYSLER 200. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS REAR ENDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE TRAVELING AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED AND FAILED TO APPLY THE BRAKES. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE CRASHED UNDER THE REAR OF A BUS UPON IMPACT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A COLLISION CENTER AND THE OTHER VEHICLE'S INSURANCE COMPANY REPAIRED THE COSMETIC DAMAGES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED WHIPLASH AND BRUISING, WHICH REQUIRED MEDICAL TREATMENT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V668000 (AIR BAGS) TWO MONTHS AFTER THE CRASH. THE CRASH WAS REPORTED TO THE MANUFACTURER, BUT THE PARTS HAD NOT YET BEEN SUPPLIED TO THE DEALER. THE RECALL REPAIR WAS NOT REMEDIED WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME FRAME. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 07/11/17*LJ UPDATED 10/11/2017*JS

NHTSA ODI 10984352

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHRYSLER 200. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE CONTACT REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. AFTER THE CRASH OCCURRED, THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V668000 (AIR BAGS). THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE BODY DAMAGE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 56,000. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHRYSLER 200. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A CONCUSSION AND THE PASSENGER SUSTAINED A BROKEN FINGER AND BRUISES, WHICH REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,500. UPDATED 03/21/17*LJ *CN

NHTSA ODI 10954173

LATE MODEL CHRYSLER 200 VEERED OFF ROAD AND KILLED PASSENGER. ROAD WAS DRY. WEATHER WAS PARTLY CLOUDY. ACCIDENT HAPPENED IN MID AFTERNOON DRIVING SOUTH ON I81. PROBLEMS WITH CAR STARTED UPON PURCHASE. DEALERSHIP SUBSEQUENTLY REPLACED ENGINE. SOME PROBLEMS CONTINUED AFTER ENGINE REPLACEMENT INCLUDING INTERMITTENT ISSUES WITH CRUISE CONTROL. *TR *CN

NHTSA ODI 10936562

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2014 CHRYSLER 200. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH PULLING OUT OF A DRIVEWAY, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS STRUCK ON THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED LEFT SHOULDER INJURIES. THE CONTACT WAS TRANSPORTED BY AMBULANCE TO THE HOSPITAL. THE DRIVER IN THE OTHER VEHICLE SUSTAINED BACK INJURIES AND WAS ALSO TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL BY AMBULANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A TOW LOT AND THEN TO A LOCAL BODY SHOP FOR INSPECTION BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V668000 (AIR BAGS, SEAT BELTS). THE CONTACT WAS NO LONGER IN POSSESSION OF THE VEHICLE. THE VIN WAS INVALID. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 29,000.

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TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHRYSLER 200. WHILE CROSSING FOUR LANES OF TRAFFIC, ANOTHER VEHICLE TRAVELING AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED CRASHED INTO THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE CONTACT'S HEAD STRUCK THE STEERING WHEEL WITH FORCE. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A CONCUSSION, SOFT TISSUE INJURIES, AND NECK STRAINS. MEDICAL TREATMENT WAS REQUIRED. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY TO A REPAIR SHOP. THE BODY DAMAGE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED. MONTHS LATER, THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V668000 (AIR BAGS) AND WAS TO CHECK WITH THE MANUFACTURER TO INVESTIGATE THE FAILURE AND ADDRESS THE RECALL NOTIFICATION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

NHTSA ODI 10925095

WHEN WE WERE INVOLVED IN THE ACCIDENT, WE WERE GOING INTERSTATE SPEED IN NEBRASKA AT 80 MPH, WE HIT A LARGE ROAD SIGN THAT TOTALED OUR VEHICLE. OUR AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND I HAVE PHOTOS AND VIDEOS. ALSO MY CAR IS AT PERFORMANCE AUTO BODY SHOP IN LINCOLN NEBRASKA AND THE AIRBAGS WERE NOT DEPLOYED WHEN THE AUTO BODY SHOP RECEIVED THE VEHICLE.

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