2012 Chrysler 200 Fuel system Problems

The contact owns a 2012 Chrysler 200. The contact stated while driving 40 MPH, the vehicle lost motive power before stalling. After restarting the vehicle, the vehicle returned to normal functionality; however, the failure has since become a regular occurrence. No warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, who diagnosed a failure with the fuel pump. The vehicle was repaired, but the failure reoccurred. The vehicle was taken back to the dealer, who had not yet diagnosed the vehicle. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 136,500.

NHTSA ID

11547195

Incident

Sep 12, 2023

Mileage

136,500 mi

The contact owns a 2012 Chrysler 200. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the horn inadvertently activated. Additionally, the vehicle lost motive power while driving. The contact coasted to the side of the road and waited to restart the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, who diagnosed that the fuel pump relay relocation kit needed to be replaced; however, the mechanic was unable to install the replacement part. Additionally, the mechanic disconnected the horn. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and confirmed that there was no recall associated with the VIN. The failure mileage was approximately 140,000.

NHTSA ID

11518640

Incident

Apr 24, 2023

Mileage

140,000 mi

At first the car started making chirping sound on the right side when ever the car idles. One day I was driving and it shut down while I was driving and the check engine light and electrical light came on, i finance the car and they do the repairs under warranty no electrical repairs. They did repairs to the engine they claim and the problem still persists when the engine shuts off while I’m driving. the brakes lock up and the steering wheel locks up. And you can’t change the gears to park the car. I literally drive with my hand on the emergency break out of anxiety, after it shuts off, the odometer and rpm meter both drop at the same time when it occurs, and after waiting for it to come back on the rpm struggles to go over the “1” I have to wait 20mins for the car to start back up every time. I got the car 03/25/2021 @ 130,800 miles. The car isn’t even at 150,000 miles meaning It’s only driven about 20k miles and this is happening & apparently only had 1 other owner. Not sure how true it is. hI’ve already fixed the suspension issues on the car 670$. The engine repairs were under warranty I want to say over 3k in repairs they claim, the picture I’ve added is of the check engine light it goes away the next day I’ve only been driving the car when I need to so I don’t cause a bigger problem. Hope you can help. Thank u

NHTSA ID

11455190

Incident

Oct 25, 2021

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHRYSLER 200. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE STEERING WHEEL CEASED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT RESTARTED THE VEHICLE HOWEVER, WHILE DRIVING AND MAKING A LEFT TURN THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO OURISMAN CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE OF ALEXANDRIA LOCATED AT 5900 RICHMOND HWY, ALEXANDRIA, VA 22303, TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FUEL PUMP AND FUEL TANK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS INFORMED OF FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 114,000.

NHTSA ID

11329755

Incident

Jun 5, 2020

Mileage

114,000 mi

FUEL PUMP FAILURE, TRIGGERED HEAVY GASOLINE SMELL IN THE CAR SUFFOCATING BREATHING

NHTSA ID

11301776

Incident

Jan 24, 2020

I HAVE A 2012 CHRYSLER 200 THAT STALLS RANDOMLY. I HAVE TAKEN IT IN FOR SERVICE AND DIAGNOSTIC SERVICES AND NO RESULTS. THE SYSTEM HAS ABSOLUTELY NO CODES STORED IN THE SYSTEM. IT HAPPENS RANDOMLY WHILE THE VEHICLE IS STATIONARY AND IN MOTION. I HAVE SEEN A LOT OF COMPLAINTS WITH THE SAME THING HAPPENING TO PEOPLE. IT HAS LEFT ME IN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATIONS MANY TIMES. I DO NOT FEEL COMFORTABLE OR SAFE DRIVING THIS CAR. THIS NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED AS I HAVE LEARNED IT HAS BEEN AFFECTING YEARS FROM 2011 TO 2016

NHTSA ID

11266979

Incident

Sep 1, 2019

Mileage

172,000 mi

TAKATA RECALL THE TIPM HAS MALFUNCTIONED CAR WILL NOT FUNCTION OF START

NHTSA ID

11222045

Incident

Jun 24, 2019

Mileage

74,000 mi

TAKATA RECALL POWER LOSS HESITATION STALLS ENGINE LIGHT CODES P0300 P0306 SAYS CYLINDER 6 MISFIRE HAD TO GO TO DEALER CAUSE NOTHING FIXES IT IDLE IS OK DRIVING IT HESITATES ENGINE LOSSES POWER REPLACED ALL ON CODE LIST WON'T FIX HAS MANY COMPLAINTS ON THIS AND CHRYSLER CAN'T FIGURE IT OUT WHY IS IT THERE IS NOT AN INVESTIGATION GOING ON PEOPLE HAVE TO KEEP PAYING OUT OF POCKET ON A DEFECT IN THE MITSUBISHI 3.6L FLEX FUEL GAS MOTOR

NHTSA ID

11202595

Incident

Apr 4, 2019

Mileage

71,788 mi

THE CAR STALLS OUT!!! CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND THE CAR STOPS ON THE HIGHWAY!! I WAS DRIVING AT A LOW RATE OF SPEED AND THE CAR JUST QUIT. IT REFUSED TO START FOR ABOUT 5MINUTES.

NHTSA ID

11115762

Incident

Aug 4, 2018

Mileage

69,000 mi

ENGINE SHUTS OFF ON HIGHWAY GOING FULL SPEED LIMIT SURROUNDED BY HEAVY TRAFFIC. I WAS TERRIFIED. THE ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON & CAN'T GET CAR STARTED. THEN CAR STARTS & ENGINE LIGHT GOES AWAY. NOT TO MENTION TRANSMISSION IS LEAKING & NEW TRANSMISSION WAS PUT IN 2015. CHRYSLER CAN'T GET ME IN UNTIL 4/19/18 BC ITS BUSY SEASON. THIS MAY BE WHY WINDSHIELD WIPERS COME ON EVERYTIME I TURN LEFT.

NHTSA ID

11083817

Incident

Apr 3, 2018

Mileage

96,000 mi

TOTALLY INTEGRATED CONTROL MODULE HAS FAILED LEAVING MY CAR UNABLE TO START AND ONCE STARTED HAVE LURCHES IN ACCELERATION. WILL CRANK BUT NOT START.

NHTSA ID

10967867

Incident

Mar 7, 2017

Mileage

80,000 mi

CAR HAS BEEN ACTING FUNNY BUT PARKED IN A CUSTOMER PARKING LOT AND WHEN I TRIED TO START CAR IT STATED SEVERE PROBLEM AND WOULD NOT TURN OVER. WITH MY LOW MILES I CANT BELIEVE THAT A FUEL PUMP COULD GO.

NHTSA ID

10732029

Incident

May 27, 2015

Mileage

30,306 mi

STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT, UP UNTIL THEN CAR WAS DRIVING FINE, MADE A LEFT TURN AND THE 200 LOSS POWER AND STALLED OUT. THE ETC LIGHT AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON OUT THE CORNER OF MY EYE, NEXT THING I KNOW I WAS PLOWED INTO BY ANOTHER CAR. AFTER DOING MORE RESEARCH, I HAVE SEEN THIS PROBLEM COME UP TIME AFTER TIME. THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE ACTUALLY HAS PLASTIC GEARS, PLASTIC GEARS THAT CONTROL THE OPENING OF THE THROTTLE VALVE IM SURE THOSE TEETH WILL WEAR OUT ON NEARLY EVERY CAR AND CAUSE PROBLEMS. *TR

NHTSA ID

10712900

Incident

Apr 22, 2015

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHRYSLER 200. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE KEY WAS TURNED OVER, THE LIGHTS FLICKERED FOR THE GAUGES AND AN ABNORMAL NOISE EMITTED FROM THE FUEL PUMP AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

NHTSA ID

10690538

Incident

Feb 24, 2015

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHRYSLER 200. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER HAVING HIS VEHICLE SERVICED FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V282000 (AIR BAGS , ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AT 50 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND THEY STATED THAT THE EVAC HOSE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO THE FACT THAT A RODENT HAD EATEN THE HOSE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 33,122. UPDATED 02/11/14*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE FUEL TANK EVAPORATE HOSE.

NHTSA ID

10559658

Incident

Oct 16, 2013

Mileage

33,122 mi

4 CYLINDER 2.7L ENGINE CITY GAS MILEAGE IS ONLY 13.5 MPG. MY 2012 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN WITH A 3.6L V-6 GETS 15 MPG. THE 200 SHOULD BE GETTING AT LEAST 18-20 MPG. MY 2010 TOYOTA COROLLA GETS 23 MPG WITH THE SAME TYPE OF CITY DRIVING. THERE ARE PEOPLE COMPLAINING ALL OVER THE WEB ABOUT THE EXCESSIVE FUEL CONSUMPTION PROBLEM. CHRYSLER SHOULD FIX THE PROBLEM AND DO A RECALL. MINIMUM THEY SHOULD INSTALL AN ECO MODE BUTTON TO BRING THE MPG UP TO THE ADVERTISED MPG. THE TRANSMISSION SHIFT POINTS SHOULD BE LOWERED SO THE ENGINE DOES NOT REV TO 3000 RPMS ON EVERY SHIFT. IT IS RIDICULOUS THAT THE V6 VERSION GETS BETTER MPG. IMAGINE ALL THE PEOPLE THAT CHOSE TO GO WITH THE 4 CYLINDER TO SAVE ON GAS. CHRYSLER KNOWS THIS PROBLEM AND SHOULD HAVE ELIMINATED THE 4 CYLINDER OPTION ALTOGETHER BUT CHOSE TO OFFER IT SO SALES WOULD NOT GO DOWN FOR NOT OFFERING A 4 CYLINDER OPTION. CHRYSLER SHOULD BE PENALIZED FOR THIS, NOT THE CONSUMER. *TR

NHTSA ID

10525017

Incident

Jul 15, 2013

Mileage

1,000 mi

THIS CAR WAS BOUGHT FOR ADVERTISED MILES PER GALLON (MPG) WAS 31MPG, BUT ON THE HIGHWAY IT IS ONLY GETTING ABOUT 15MPG. THIS CAR IS EITHER DEFECTIVE OR CHRYSLER HAS EMBARKED ON MAJOR FALSE ADVERTISING OR FRAUD CAMPAIGN IN WHICH MILLIONS OF PEOPLE BOUGHT THIS CAR THINKING THEY WOULD GET 31MPG, BUT ARE PAYING TWICE AS MUCH IN GAS INSTEAD OF SAVING MONEY. IF YOU THINK YOU ARE GETTING 31MPG ON HIGHWAY, BUT ONLY GET 15MPG, THAT MEANS YOU RUN OUT OF GAS ON THE HIGHWAY AND AN ACCIDENT CAN OCCUR EITHER WHILE THE CAR IS SLOWING DOWN IN THE LANE, OR AFTER IT IS PUSHED INTO SHOULDER, WHICH IS STILL DANGEROUS. THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF REVIEWS ON THE INTERNET WITH SAME PROBLEM - NOT GETTING GAS MILEAGE. PLEASE FORCE CHRYSLER TO TAKE BACK THESE CARS BECAUSE IT IS EITHER FALSE ADVERTISING AND CONSUMER FRAUD FOR ADVERTISING 31MPG, OR DEFECTIVE FOR FAILING TO BE EFFICIENT WITH GAS MILEAGE SINCE THEY ARE NOT GETTING THE PERFORMANCE THESE CARS WERE SUPPOSEDLY MANUFACTURED & DESIGNED FOR. THERE ARE ALSO UNKNOWN PROBLEMS WITH TRANSMISSION AND ENGINE. I'M TAKING CAR TO DEALERSHIP TODAY TO INVESTIGATE/SERVICE, BUT I WAS TOLD BY THE SALES MANAGER, THEY WOULD NOT TAKE THE CAR BACK AND GIVE ME A NEW CAR. IT HAS ALL THESE PROBLEMS, COSTING ME MONEY AND POSSIBLE INJURY DUE TO THE PROSPECT OF RUNNING OUT OF GAS SO FREQUENTLY! THE GAS TANK SIZE IS 16.9 GALLONS, SO AT 31MPG, I SHOULD GET CLOSE TO 523 MILES, BUT WE ONLY GET ABOUT 250! WE FILL UP GAS TANK EVERY WEEK, AFTER ONLY DRIVING 36 MILES ROUNDTRIP TO/FROM WORK, MOSTLY ON HIGHWAY. I BELIEVE WE ARE BEING DEFRAUDED BY BEING SOLD DEFECTIVE CARS THAT DO NOT PERFORM AS ADVERTISED, AND WHICH CAN CAUSE INJURY AS A RESULT. I SHOULDNT BE STUCK WITH THIS CAR, PAYING EXCESSIVE GAS PRICES DUE TO CONSTANTLY REFILLING A GAS TANK, BECAUSE THIS CAR BURNS UP ALL THE GAS SO FAST! IS IT A DEFECT OR CONSUMER FRAUD? I WANT THIS CAR RECALLED, AND I WANT MY MONEY BACK! *TR

NHTSA ID

10477477

Incident

Jul 13, 2012

Mileage

500 mi

THIS CAR WAS BOUGHT NEW WITH APPROX 300 MILES BROUGHT FROM A DEALER'S INVENTORY IN KOKOMO, IN TO ONE IN NORTHERN KENTUCKY, WHERE IT WAS BOUGHT 11 MAY ,2012..IT HAD BEEN ON THE PREVIOUS DEALER'S LOT, AS PART OF INVENTORY, I BELIEVE SINCE SEP,2011. IN TOTAL IT HAS STALLED WHILE STOPPED AT A LIGHT 2 SEPARATE TIMES..TWICE IT HAS EITHER QUIT WHILE SLOWING OR DOWNSHIFTED CAUSING QUITE A VIOLENT THROW FORWARD OF PERSONS IN THEIR SEATS WHILE AT A RELATIVELY SLOW SPEED COMING TO A STOP...IN THE OLD DAYS IT WOULD BE THE JERK YOU GET WHILE POPPING A CLUTCH TO GET A CAR STARTED WITH A BAD BATTERY.. THE THIRD TIME IT STALLED WAS BACKING OUT OF OUR DRIVEWAY...WE ARE NOW APPROACHING 1000 TOTAL MILES ON THE CAR WITH LESS THAN A MONTH OF OWNERSHIP...MADE FIRST VISIT TO A DEALER SERVICE 30 MAY 2012,..PCM CODE WAS UPDATED,BUT COULD NOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM..HAVE HAD ONE JERKY DOWNSHIFT SINCE THEN ..THIS HAS BEEN THE RECURRING THEME OF MANY OF THESE INSTANCES WRITTEN UP ON BLOGS CONCERNING THIS MODEL OVER LAST 2 YEARS.. SIDE NOTE..THIS CAR HAS REMOTE START CAPABILITY ON THE KEY FOB..I NOTICED A RECALL LAST YEAR FOR SOME VEHICLES WHERE THEY NOTICED THE CIRCUIT BOARD INSIDE A FOB HAD VIBRATED LOOSE, AND SOMEHOW WAS SENDING SIGNALS TO SOME COMPONENT IN THE CAR WHICH WAS CAUSING IT TO STOP...IE. NO CODES ASSOCIATED WITH A MALFUNCTION LIKE THAT...MIGHT BE SOMETHING TO LOOK AT TOO. TWICE ALSO, THE HINT OF AN ELECTRICAL SMELL HAS BEEN DETECTED...SAME SMELL I EXPERIENCED WHEN THE PCM ON MY 1993 FORD VAN COOKED ITSELF A COUPLE YEARS AGO..AT FIRST I WROTE IT OFF AS A NEW CAR THING..BUT COMBINE THAT WITH PRESENT AND PAST EXPERIENCES...WELL, THE CONNECTION MAY NOT BE COINCIDENTAL. *TR

NHTSA ID

10460311

Incident

May 16, 2011

Mileage

550 mi