What 342 owners told NHTSA about the 2016 Chrysler 200

I was unable to stop fast enough and went through a red light and t boned another car. My airbags failed to go off. Everyone, including the police officer was shocked that they did not deploy.

NHTSA ODI 11496900

Electrical system under the seats smoked and went out for the air bags. Cost me $2,200 dollars out of pocket. I am on Social Security. Can't afford such dept. Brakes are sluggish and can't be trusted to stop quickly. Power Train ,Electrical System,Engine not safe. Electrical system, Service Brakes, Forward Collision Avoidance System needs to be looked at and replace if needed.

NHTSA ODI 11486474

I was crossing over and intersection and another lady was speeding playing on her phone and didn't realize she had a stop sign and hit me directly in the driver side door she was driving a 2007 Chevy Tahoe SUV as well my car was deemed a total loss and not one of my air bags came out.

NHTSA ODI 11474415

TL* THE CONTACT'S SON OWNED A 2016 CHRYSLER 200. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HER SON WAS CROSSING AN INTERSECTION AT 35 MPH, A DRUNK DRIVER RAN A RED LIGHT WHICH CAUSED HER SON TO T-BONE THE VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY UPON IMPACT. THE CONTACT'S SON WAS TREATED AT THE SCENE FOR BRUISES TO HIS CHEST AND UPPER LEFT SHOULDER BUT HE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL. THE WHEREABOUTS OF THE OTHER DRIVER WERE UNKNOWN AS HE WAS ARRESTED AT THE SCENE OF THE ACCIDENT. THE CONTACT WAS UNCERTAIN IF A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. DUE TO THE ACCIDENT, THE VEHICLE TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE AN ASSESSMENT ON THE VEHICLE HAD YET TO BE DETERMINED. THE MANUFACTURER NOR THE DEALER HAD YET TO BE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. DESPITE AN OFFICIAL ASSESSMENT, THE CONTACT CONSIDERED THE VEHICLE TO BE DESTROYED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. *DT

NHTSA ODI 11373994

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 CHRYSLER 200. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE COMING OUT OF AN ALLEYWAY CRASHED INTO THE CONTACTS VEHICLE. THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE WAS SEVERELY DAMAGED. NONE OF THE FRONTAL AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT STRUCK HIS HEAD ON THE STEERING WHEEL AND WAS UNCONSCIOUS. THE POLICE WAS PRESENT AND A REPORT NUMBER: 2019077493 WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TOWED BUT WAS DRIVEN TO THE RESIDENCE. THE CONTACT WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL BY AMBULANCE WHERE HE WAS TREATED FOR HIS HEAD BLEEDING AND HEAD CONCUSSION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 54,000. *DT*JB

NHTSA ODI 11234802

CRASHED INTO VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME DUE TO NOT BEING ABLE TO STOP IN TIME WHILE TRAVELING 25-30 MPH, POSSIBLY FASTER. FRONT END COMPLETELY CRUMPLED AND VEHICLE WAS CONSIDERED TOTAL LOSS. AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AT ALL.

NHTSA ODI 11233524

TAMARA RECALL I WAS HIT IN THE FRONT AND SIDE DRIVERS AND NOT ONE OF MY AIR BAGS WENT OFF FROM THE IMPACT. I WAS FORCED BY THE OTHER CAR INTO A CURB. LIGHTS WOULD FLICKER CONSTANTLY EVEN AFTER BATTERY WAS CHANGED TWICE. FROM THE CAUSE OF THE ACCIDENT I HAVE HAD MAJOR INJURIES SUSTAINED.

NHTSA ODI 11205893

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 CHRYSLER 200. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, DROVE DOWN AN EMBANKMENT, AND CRASHED. DURING THE INCIDENT, THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED SEVERE DAMAGE; HOWEVER, THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED A HEAD LACERATION AND A FRACTURED NOSE THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN UNDISCLOSED LOCATION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE MANUFACTURER AND LOCAL DEALER (SANTA MARIA CHRYSLER, DODGE, JEEP, RAM, 1918 S BROADWAY, SANTA MARIA, CA 93454) WERE BOTH NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000. *DT*JB

NHTSA ODI 11103850

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 CHRYSLER 200. WHILE TRAVELING 45 MPH, THE DRIVER CRASHED INTO THE PRECEDING VEHICLE THAT HAD A TRAILER HITCH. NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED NECK PAINS, WHICH REQUIRED MEDICAL TREATMENT. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A YARD AND INSPECTED BY A REPAIR FACILITY. THE VEHICLE WAS ALSO TOWED TO BAY DODGE, 634 W 15TH ST, PANAMA CITY, FL 32401, 850-819-7615). THE MANUFACTURER SENT A TECHNICIAN WHO INDICATED THAT THE IMPACT DID NOT WARRANT AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS EXTENSIVELY DAMAGED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE, STATED THAT THERE WERE NO AIR BAG RECALLS, AND DID NOT PROVIDE A SOLUTION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE. *BF *TR

NHTSA ODI 11063679

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 CHRYSLER 200. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE CONTACT NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE CONTACT'S INSURANCE COMPANY HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO HINSEY'S WRECKER SERVICES (LOCATED AT 2416 CASS ST, FORT WAYNE, IN 46808; (260) 483-4913). AFTERWARDS, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN UNKNOWN DEALER. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A CONTUSION OF THE NECK, FINGER, AND CHEST WALL, AN ABRASION OF THE LEFT THUMB, AND A PARESTHESIA OF THE UPPER EXTREMITY. MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS REQUIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,825...UPDATED 10/18/17 *BF UPDATED 10/30/2017*JS

NHTSA ODI 11020273

TAKATA RECALL THE SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY AFTER MY CAR WAS WRECKED INTO . IT TOTALLY DESTROYED THE BACK DOOR ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF MY CAR AND HIT THE FRONT PASSENGER DOOR ALSO. I WAS MAKING A LEFT TURN AND A CAR TBONED ME IN THE PASSENGER SIDE OF MY CAR.

NHTSA ODI 10984584

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2016 CHRYSLER 200. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT, A SECOND VEHICLE TRAVELING BETWEEN 45 AND 60 MPH CRASHED INTO THE CONTACT'S REAR BUMPER. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT REAR ENDED THE PRECEDING VEHICLE. THE FRONT END OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE SUSTAINED SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED UNDISCLOSED INJURIES, WHICH REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 11,300.

NHTSA ODI 10959923

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 CHRYSLER 200. WHILE THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT, IT WAS REAR ENDED AT 35 MPH. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE REAR ENDED A THIRD VEHICLE. THE DRIVER'S AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT AND PASSENGER WERE INJURED AND REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. CHRYSLER SENT ENGINEERS TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,013.

NHTSA ODI 10865441

TAKATA RECALL, THIS NEW CAR IS A 2016 200S WITH5000 MILES. THIS CAR CAUSED A ACCIDENT ON 02/09/16 WHEN THE FRONT BRAKES LOCKED UP AT 50 MILES AN HOUR. SENDING THE DRIVER INTO A LIGHT POLE. WHEN THE VEHICLE HIT THE POLE THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY FROM THE STEERING. THE AIR BAGS OVER ALL DOORS DID DEPLOY AND THE AIR BAGS ON THE SIDE OF THE FRONT SEAT DID DEPLOY BUT NEVER THE STEERING WHEEL AIR BAG. THE BRAKES ARE FAULTY AND HAVE GONE ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR WHEN PRESSING ON THE BRAKE. BY PUMPING THE BRAKES THE BRAKE WOULD WORK. WHEN THE ACCIDENT HAPPENED THE DRIVER PRESSED THE BRAKE TO TURN A CORNER BUT RATHER THAN THE VEHICLE SLOWING DOWN THE BRAKES LOCKED DOWN IN FRONT AND SENT THE VEHICLE ACROSS THE ROAD INTO A LIGHT POLE.

NHTSA ODI 10825768