Owner-reported complaints naming the driver-assistance system, filed with NHTSA
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Reports naming forward-collision avoidance, lane keeping, back-over prevention, cruise control and related electronic driver-assistance systems. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 2011 Chrysler 200 submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 20 reports on file name it.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
ABS, Parking brake and traction control systems error items showing on dash. These error items indicate that the ABS module needs to be replaced, however Chrysler can no longer supply this part and the dealer has said that they have tried unsuccessfully to install a used part and also am after market part which would not work.
THE CAR HAS STARTED TO OVERHEAT AND HEATER DID NOT WORK BUT THAT HAS SINCE STARTED WORKING ON ITS OWN. NOW CAR OVERHEATED AND WHEN DRIVING IT SOUNDS AS IF WATER OR SOMETHING IS TRYING TO GO THROUGH PIPE BUT MAYBE ISNT ALSO STARTED TO LEAK ALL COOLANT. AND BATTERY IS BEING DRAINED. HAD THE CAR CHECKED AND REPLACED THERMOSTAT BUT THAT DIDNT FIX ISSUE.ALSO WHEN DRIVING ALL LIGHTS ON DASH TURNED ON AND STARTED TO BEEP. WAS JUST ARRIVING AT A STORE AND WHEN I CAME OUT CAR DID NOT TURN ON. HAD A TOW TRUCK COME OUT AND THEY JUMP STARTED ME AND SAID SOMETHING WAS DRAINING MY BATTERY. ALSO WHEN PUMPING GAS IT CONSTANTLY STOPS AND YOU HAVE TO KEEP PRESSING HANDLE OR MOVE IT AROUND.
I HAVE HAD MY CAR MAJOR REPAIRED IN SERVICE OVER 24 TIMES . I SAY LEMON LAW! THE FIRST YEAR I DRIVE WHAT DEALERSHIP LOANED ME TO DRIVE WHILE ATTEMPTING TO FIX MAJOR MECHANICAL PROBLEMS. I PUT 5000$ DOWN ON MY CHRYSLER 200 S 2011. IT'S MY 3RD CHRYSLER TO OWN. THIS ONE HAS CAUSED SO MUCH HEADACHES AN OUT OF POCKET EXPENSE I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO! IT SITS AGAIN AT DEALERSHIP NEEDING 3000$ MORE MOTOR WORK. I DRIVE IT IT TOTALLY DIES LOSING ALL CONTROL NO POWER STEERING ON INTERSTATE .I-49 BENTONVILLE ARK. ALMOST HIT BY 18 WHEELER. AWFUL!!! THE CAR STARTS AN STALLS OUT! LIGHTS FLICKER IN DASHBOARD. BLOWS COLD AIR WHEN SHOULD BE HOT! HEATER NOT WORKED 2 YRS NOW. TAKE THE KEY OUT AN THE CAR STAYS RUNNING! IT'S CURSED I TRULY BELIEVE . THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT HAS NEVER SEEN SUCH! I DON'T FEEL I SHOULD PAY WHAT'S OWED ON MY REMAINING LOAN TO CHRYSLER. I'VE PAID DEARLY SINCE I'VE HAD THIS CAR. IT'S BEEN A HEADACHE NO ONE SHOULD HAVE TO GO THRU. BEEN STRANDED IN ARKANSAS WAY TO MANY TIMES AN IT'S TIME I SPOKE UP ON THE PROBLEMS THAT I'VE HAD WITH THIS CHRYSLER 200S. 2011! I PRAY NOBODY HAS HAD TO EXPERIENCE THIS ISSUE. NOT SAFE AT ALL !!!
THE VEHICLE STALLS WHILE DRIVING. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION AS 3 TIMES IT HAS STALLED AT 50 +MPH AND THIS HAS OCCURRED ON THE HIGHWAY. ANOTHER STALL OCCURRED ON A CURVY STATE ROAD ON A BEND WITH NO SHOULDER. NO WARNING LIGHT OF ERROR CODE HAS BEEN PRODUCED BY THE VEHICLE.
AS I WAS EXITING THE FREEWAY COMING FROM 55 MPH DOWN TO 45 MPH THE CAR JUST SHUT OFF A CAR SWERVED AROUND JUMPED DOWN IN A DITCH DUE TO MY VEHICLE GOING TO A FAST HALT I WAITED HOURS FOR A TOW STILL DIDNT GET IT MY CAR IS LEFT IN THE STREET BECAUSE I WAS ALONE AND COULDN'T PUSH.... IT IS DARK BLUE AND DARK ON THE STREET IT WAS 11PM WHEN IT JUST BROKE DOWN. I HAD NO WARNING IT DID RECRANK BUT AS I HIT THE GAS SOFTLY I CUTS BACK OFF NOW I HAVE TRIED SO MANY TIMES DUE TO THE DANGER OF MY LOCATION THE BATTERY DIED THIS HAS TO BE A RECALL AND CLASS ACTION SUIT.
THIS DOESN'T HAPPEN EVERY TIME I DRIVE THE CAR. AS I'M SLOWING UP TO TURN, OR COMING UP ON A STOP SIGN OR RED LIGHT, THE CAR TENDS TO START STALLING. IF I PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL BEFORE STEPPING ON THE BREAKS, IT DOESN'T DO IT. BUT IF I DON'T PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL IT WILL STALL & THE RPM WILL DROP TO 0 & THE CAR WILL CUT OFF.
THE CAR ACCELERATES AND IF I HIT A BUMP OR ANYTHING IN THE ROAD MY CAR WILL START TO SWAY BACK AND FORTH AND HAS ACTUALLY SPUN ME AROUND IN A 360 MOTION ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION. SOMETIMES YOU DONT EVEN HAVE TO GO OVER A BUMP OR ANYTHING IT JUST SHAKES AND SWAYS. IT DOES IT ON ANY ROADWAY, ANY CONDITION. ITS A DEATH TRAP. I HAVE ALMOST BEEN IN VERY BAD ACCIDENTS 3 TIMES BECAUSE I LOST COMTROL BECAUSE OF THE SWAYING. ONCE WAS A NEAR HEAD ON WITH AND 18 WHEELER. CHRYSLER NEED TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THESE CARS.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHRYSLER 200. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE INADVERTENTLY DECELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY MALFUNCTIONED AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE DEALER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
LOST POWER - CAR SUDDENTLY STOPPED ON I5 LA TO SACRAMENTO ON THE FREEWAY AND HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY...HAD TO PULLOVER. CAR LOST POWER. THANK GOD NOBODY HIT ME. VERY SCARY.
PULLING ONTO A MAJOR BUSY HIGHWAY MY CAR SHUT OFF COMPLETELY AND WOULD NOT RESTART. AFTER SPENDING $533 DOLLARS IN JUNE FOR A ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL SENSOR, I'M NOW BEING TOLD I HAVE TO PAY $1300 TO HAVE THE TOTALLY INTERGRATED POWER MODULE REPLACED WHICH AFTERWARDS I MAY HAVE TO REPLACE A POWER SENSOR. OF COURSE, THEY WON'T KNOW IF THE 3RD PART IS NEED UNTIL THEY REPLACE THE 2ND.
MY 2011 200 GAVE NO SIGNS OF HAVING ANY PROBLEMS, STARTED RIGHT UP ON THE FIRST KEY TURN, I WENT TO GO LEAVE THE PARKING LOT OF WHERE I WAS BUT AS I PULLED OUT ONTO THE BUSY ROAD AND STARTED ACCELERATING, THE CAR STOPPED GOING FASTER AND INSTEAD STARTED TO ONLY REV AS I PUSHED ON THE GAS PEDAL. CARS WERE APPROACHING BEHIND ME SO I PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, JUST IN TIME FOR MY CAR TO INDICATE IT SWITCHED ITSELF INTO REVERSE. AT THIS POINT I START PANICKING UNSURE WHAT WAS GOING TO HAPPEN NEXT. MY CAR WAS AT ABOUT 5 MPH AT THIS POINT WHEN THE ENGINE JUST DIED. THE ELECTRONICS WORKED FOR A WHILE, UNTIL THE BATTERY DIED, BUT THE ENGINE HAD NO HOPE IN BEING STARTED, EVEN WITH A JUMP. AFTER BEING TAKEN TO THE SHOP I WAS TOLD THE ALTERNATOR HAD FAILED WHILE I WAS DRIVING AND THAT THE MECHANIC HAD BURNT HIS HAND WHILE CHECKING IT. THEY ALSO MENTIONED SOMETHING ABOUT THE GROUND NOT BEING IN PLACE. THE CAR HAD ONLY BEEN ON FOR MINUTES, AND HAS LESS THEN 32000 MILES ON IT. KNOWING CHRYSLER HAD A RECALL ON ALTERNATORS IN THE PAST I CONTACT THEM FIRST BUT THEY GAVE ME THE RUN AROUND, AND STILL ARE GIVING ME THE RUN AROUND, BUT I BELIEVE THERE IS SOMETHING ELSE GOING ON WITH MY VEHICLE THEN THEY ARE LETTING ME KNOW AS THEY MENTIONED THE DEALERSHIP HAD BEEN EMAILING THE ENGINEERS IN REGARDS TO MY CAR. I DON'T FEEL SAFE PUTTING MY 15 MONTH OLD SON IN THIS CAR, LET ALONE MYSELF IN THIS CAR. THIS CAR IS ONLY 5 YEARS OLD AND STILL HAS LOW MILEAGE, AND I'VE TAKEN CARE OF IT LIKE A BABY. THERE WERE NO WARNING SIGNS OF ANYTHING WRONG, AND NO REASON FOR ANYTHING TO FAIL UNLESS IT WAS SOMETHING INTERNAL AND THAT LEAVES ME UNKNOWING IF IT WILL HAPPEN AGAIN, AT ANY GIVEN MOMENT.
WHEN AT A COMPLETE STOP OR LOW SPEED VEHICLES KICKS LIKE IT IS GOING TO STALL. THIS HAS HAPPENED SINCE THE PURCHASE OF THE VEHICLE IT WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP TWO TIMES IN THE BEGINNING AND THE SERVICE TECHNICIANS WERE NOT ABLE TO FIND THE PROBLEM OR FEEL IT HESITATE. THE CAR WAS TAKEN TWICE ONCE IN 2012 THEN 2013 PROBLEM COULD NOT BE FOUND. I HAVE HAD THE CAR FOR THREE YEARS AND THIS PROBLEM COMES AND GOES. ON 08/31/2015 THE CAR FINALLY STALLED OUT WHEN I WAS GOING TO ENTER THE HIGHWAY. THE CAR COMPLETELY SHUT OFF AND I WAS ABLE TO TURN IT BACK ON ONCE IT CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. AT THIS POINT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE DEALERSHIP HAS INDICATED IT IS THE CRANK SHAFT SENSOR AND A HARNESS THAT NEEDS REPLACEMENT. THEY RECEIVED SEVERAL CODES WHEN HOOKED UP TO THE DIAGNOSTIC MACHINE AND WERE NOT ABLE TO DETERMINE WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS UNTIL TWO DAYS AFTER IT WAS IN THE SHOP. THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT HAS BEEN GOING ON SINCE I FIRST PURCHASED THE VEHICLE AND AM QUITE SURPRISED THAT THERE IS NO RECALL SINCE WE DO RUN THE LIABILITY OF BEING INVOLVED IN A CAR ACCIDENT BY GETTING HIT FROM BEHIND DUE TO THE CAR HESITATING WHEN ACCELERATING AFTER A COMPLETE STOP.
SUNDAY AFTERNOON I CAME TO A STOP TO MAKE A LEFT TURN. I PROCEEDED I MADE IT INTO THE PARKING LOT AND THAT'S WHEN THE CAR ENGINE SHUT OFF. I PUT BRAKES ON IMMEDIATELY TO AVOID HITTING A CAR BECAUSE I COULD NOT TURN MY WHEEL BECAUSE POWER STEERING WAS OFF BECAUSE ENGINE SHUT OFF. SCARED ME. I TOOK IT TO ROBERSONS DEALERSHIP 2 WEEKS PRIOR TO THIS BECAUSE IT DID IT TWICE. THEY RAN COMPUTER TEST FOUND NOTHING WRONG. AND THEN TODAY THIS HAPPENED. I AM SCARED. I WILL TAKE CAR BACK TO DEALERSHIP TOMORROW. MONDAY JAN 12 2015. I THEN READ THIS HAS HAPPENED TO OTHERS AND CHRYSLER DID FIND A PROBLEM BUT NHTSA DID NOT FORCE THEM TO RECALL. SOMEONE COULD GET KILLED IF CAR STALLS WHILE CROSSING A ROAD AND GET SLAMMED INTO. THIS IS IN EXCUSABLE, AND NEEDS TO BE RECALLED. I AM SCARED AND FURIOUS AND SHAKEN UP. THE STEERING FELT WEIRD RIGHT BEFORE IT HAPPENED. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHRYSLER 200. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 42 MPH, THE CONTACT STOPPED THE VEHICLE TO MAKE A LEFT TURN. WHILE STOPPED, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE DRIVEN TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE AUTHORIZED DEALER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED, BUT AN APPOINTMENT FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING WAS SCHEDULED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VIN PROVIDED WAS INCORRECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 43,000.
THE CAR ALL OF A SUDDEN WOULD NOT GO PASS 10MPH. I PUT THE GAS PEDAL TO THE FLOOR AND IT WOULD NOT GO PASS 10MPH. THE THROTTLE LIGHT CAME ON AND ANOTHER LIGHT. THEN IT DROVE FINE, THEN IT DIDN'T. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHRYSLER 200. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH, THE BATTERY WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AS THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DIAGNOSED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000.
UNSAFE FOR WINTER DRIVING. 1ST. TIME DRIVEN ON PATCHY ICE ON STATE HIGHWAY CAR WAS ERRATIC. EVERY TIME THE CAR CROSSED AN IRREGULAR UNEVEN PATCH IN THE ROAD (I.E. PATCH OF ICE OR HARD PACK SNOW) CAR VEERS SUDDENLY, VIOLENTLY LEFT OR RIGHT. DEALER SUGGESTED TAKING SNOW TIRES OFF AND PUTTING MATCHED SET OF TIRES BACK ON THINKING THE MISMATCHED SET AFFECTED THE STABILITY CONTROL. RESULT WAS SAME WITH MATCHED TIRES. CHRYSLER 200 ONLINE FORUM SHOWS MANY OWNERS WITH SAME COMPLAINT. MAY BE DESIGN FLAW, REAR WHEEL BASE WIDER THAN FRONT WHEELS. REAR WHEELS WILL NOT TRACK STRAIGHT WHEN ENCOUNTERING UNEVEN PATCHES OF ICE OR SNOW. IN MY 35 YEARS OF DRIVING IN NORTHERN MICH. IT'S THE WORST CAR I'VE DRIVEN IN THE WINTER. I JUST BOUGHT IT, AND NOW MY WIFE IS AFRAID TO DRIVE IT. *TR
WHILE SETTING THE CRUISE CONTROL ON THIS RENTAL VEHICLE (ENTERPRISE CAR RENTAL), MY KNEE ACCIDENTALLY BUMPED THE IGNITION WHICH ENDED UP TURNING THE CAR OFF. REALIZING THAT THE CAR WAS SLOWING DOWN, I ASSUMED THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL SETTING HADN'T TAKEN. I TRIED TO GIVE THE CAR GAS MANUALLY AND COULDN'T GET THE CAR TO SPEED UP. UNABLE TO MAINTAIN SPEED, I ATTEMPTED TO MANEUVER THE CAR TO THE SHOULDER AMONGST TRUCKS AND CARS GOING 65 MPH + ON THE 3 LANE INTERSTATE HIGHWAY. THE HAZARDS AND TURN SIGNALS WERE INOPERABLE AND THE STEERING LOCKED UP. I NARROWLY ESCAPED COLLISION. I WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE CAR ON THE SHOULDER AND CONTINUE TRAVELING. *TR
I STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT, LIGHT WENT GREEN AND I LET OFF THE BRAKE AND CAR DOESN'T MOVE. I PUSHED THE GAS AND IT STILL DOESN'T MOVE. ALSO THE ENGINE MAKES NO NOISE.. CAR WAS STILL ON SO I HAD TO PUT IN PARK AND TURN CAR OFF AND RESTART TO GET IT GOING. VERY DANGEROUS AND THIS IS THE THIRD TIME ITS HAPPENED. *TR
STOPPED AT RED LIGHT, LIGHT TURNS GREEN, I STEPPED ON THE GAS & NOTHING HAPPENED. *TR
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