2012 Chrysler 200 Visibility Problems

The contact owns a 2012 Chrysler 200. The contact stated that occasionally, while driving at various speeds at night, the headlights intermittently became inoperable. The failure occurred with the high beam and low beam headlights. Additionally, the windshield wipers only operated at high speeds because the variable speed control was inoperable. There was no warning light illuminated. The battery was replaced; however, the failures reoccurred. The contact had not taken the vehicle to a local dealer or independent mechanic to be diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 127,000.

NHTSA ID

11722191

Incident

Sep 23, 2024

Mileage

127,000 mi

The problem seems to be with the electrical system the TIPM is malfunctioning. Wipers will stop midstream or run constantly, any time power is engaged in the car the wipers will begin to work whether the switch is on or off and regardless if the key is even in the ignition or not. Airbag lights are lit up, blinker switch will engage wipers to run.

NHTSA ID

11679512

Incident

Aug 9, 2025

It happened to my wife with our three kiddos in the car, she was on the freeway doing speed limit 65 when the car just shut off going around a corner at night all of everything shut off including head lights, power steering, and moter it almost through her and kids off the road in the dark ,the wipers shut off whenever they want and the healights off and on without warning, the horn blows unpredictable like , eceleration from bogging down to super fast causes the car to swerve and jerk around unpredictabley the windows sometimes work and sometimes not, once in a while car wont start and or stalls while driving. I'm really worried and scared my wife and kids are going to get hurt or killed or hurt someone else because of these electrical issues. I was so happy to buy my wifey something nice ,safe and sound to drive kiddos back and forth and take me to work and back for it to only turn out super unsafe and unpredictable , we love our crysler 200 still but its unsafe and needs to be addressed as soon as we can before anyone gets hurt or killed, I'll do anything to get help with resolving this issue. It needs help that I cant provide, or afford I'm still happily paying for it crossing my fingers nothing else this scary happens.

NHTSA ID

11634509

Incident

Dec 18, 2024

WITH THE WIPERS ON, ALL OF A SUDDEN, THEY WILL START TO SKITTER ACROSS THE WINDSHIELD THEN STOP AND START AGAIN THEN SPEED UP AND SLOW DOWN. IF THEY ARE TURNED OFF THE WIPERS WILL CONTINUE TO RUN THEN FINALLY STOP HALFWAY IN THE GLASS THEN FINALLY GOTO THE RESTING POSITION. THIS OCCURS RANDOMLY AT ANY TIME OF YEAR. I HAVE HAD THE WIPER SWITCH REPLACED HOPING THAT THE RELAY IN THE SWITCH ASSEMBLY WAS THE ISSUE BUT THE PROBLEM STILL PERSISTS.

NHTSA ID

11386776

Incident

Dec 14, 2020

Mileage

88,000 mi

WHEN I TURN ON THE HEAT, THE PASSENGER SIDE VENTS BLOW COLD AIR. THIS IS A PROBLEM TO DRIVE USING MY AIR/HEAT BECAUSE IT'S DRAINING MY COOLANT. THIS CAUSES MY TEMPERATURE GAGE TO RISE. THIS HAPPENS REGARDLESS OF MY CAR BEING STABLE OR IN MOTION. THIS, AT TIMES, ALSO CAUSES MY WINDSHIELD TO BECOME FOGGY. *TR

NHTSA ID

11327472

Incident

Jan 1, 2017

Mileage

68,000 mi

THERE WAS COLD AIR COMING OUT OF THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR VENTS. THIS WOULD TAKE A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF TIME TO DEFROST THE WINDOWS. THE AIR WAS ABOUT AS COLD AS THE STATIC OUTSIDE AIR TEMPERATURE. THE DRIVERS SIDE AIR WOULD EVENTUALLY HEAT UP THE ENTIRE WINDSHIELD TO SAFELY DRIVE. HOWEVER, IF IT WAS BELOW 20F OUTSIDE THE DRIVERS SIDE HEAT WOULD NOT BE HOT ENOUGH TO KEEP THE PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW DEFOGGED. THIS POSED A LOT OF SAFETY CONCERNS CURSING ALONG THE HIGHWAY. LATER, THIS WAS DEEMED TO BE A CLOGGED/FAULTY PASSENGER SIDE HEATER-CORE WHICH HAD TO BE REPLACED. AFTER THIS WAS REPLACED THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR IS ABOUT AS HOT AS THE DRIVERS SIDE NOW. THE DEFROST TIMES ARE EQUAL ON BOTH SIDES DURING COLD STARTS AND VISIBILITY IS BACK TO NORMAL. THE MECHANIC RECOMMENDS DOING AN ANNUAL COOLING FLUSH TO PREVENT THE HEATER CORE FROM BECOMING FAULTY IN THE FUTURE. ALTHOUGH THEY SAID EVEN THAT ISN'T A GUARANTEE TO SOLVE THE ISSUE ENTIRELY. APPARENTLY THE HEATER CORE HAS A CRITICAL DESIGN ISSUE. *TR

NHTSA ID

11324071

Incident

Feb 27, 2020

Mileage

71,500 mi

WHILE DRIVING CAR SHUT OFF. ALSO WINDSHIELD WIPERS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. *TR

NHTSA ID

11323814

Incident

May 8, 2020

Mileage

117,000 mi

THE HEATER CORE BECOME CLOGGED PREVENTING AIR FLOW, TO DEFROST THE WINDSHIELD ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE CAR. I EVEN DID THE REGULAR SCHEDULED COOLANT FLUSHES TO PREVENT THIS FROM HAPPENING, AND IT STILL HAPPENED. IT BECOMES DANGEROUS AS THE VEHICLE HEATER CORE BECOMES SO BACKED UP THAT NOT EVEN A FULL HEATER CORE FLUSH CAN SAVE IT. I HAVE READ ON LINE THAT THIS IS A ISSUE THAT HAPPENS TO A LOT CHRYSLER VEHICLES, AND IT SOUNDS AS IF IT HAS TO DO A LOT TO WITH THE CAR WAS MANUFACTURED THROUGH THE SAND CAST PROCESS. THE CAR HAS OVERHEATED ALSO HAS A HARD TIME KEEPING THE CAR WARM BECAUSE OF THE CLOGGED HEATER CORE. THIS PROBLEM HAS EFFECTED MANY OF THE 200 VEHICLES , AND IM SURPRISED THAT A RESOLVE HAS NOT BE BROUGHT OUT YET., IT ALMOST GOT ME IN A ACCIDENT ON THE TURNPIKE BECAUSE I COULDN'T DEFROST THE WINDOWS.

NHTSA ID

11310029

Incident

Feb 18, 2020

Mileage

107,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE IN 30 DEGREE WEATHER, STARTED SMELLING SOMETHING VERY BAD COMING FROM HVAC SYSTEM AND WINDOWS BECAME VERY FOGGY. I HAD TO ROLL THE WINDOWS DOWN WITH THE DEFROST ON IN ORDER TO SEE. VISION WAS STILL IMPAIRED. AFTER LETTING IT SIT, A FILM APPEARED ON THE INSIDE OF THE WINDSHIELD, WHICH IS HARD TO REMOVE. FURTHER IMPAIRING VISION. PRIOR TO THIS, HEAT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE STOPPED WORKING SO THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE WINDSHIELD WOULD NOT DEFROST QUICKLY. CURRENTLY HAVE IT IN THE SHOP. THEY ARE GUESSING IT'S THE HEATER CORE, A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THIS VEHICLE. ESTIMATED COST STARTING AT $900.

NHTSA ID

11302250

Incident

Jan 24, 2020

Mileage

115,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHRYSLER 200. THE CONTACT STATED THAT PASSENGER SIDE BLOWER FAILED TO BLOW HOT AIR WHICH CAUSED THE DEFROSTER TO BECOME INOPERABLE. AS A RESULT, THERE WAS LIMITED VISIBILITY FOR THE DRIVER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO PAT CLEMMONS INC LOCATED AT 1720 S. MARSHALL ST. BOONE IA, (515)432-5150 TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE HEATER COIL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

NHTSA ID

11298081

Incident

Jan 1, 2017

Mileage

90,000 mi

TAKATA RECALL NO HEAT ON PASSENGER SIDE, BLOWS COLD AIR. UNABLE TO DEFROST PASSENGER SIDE OF WINDSHIELD. CHRYSLER SERVICE ADVISED THAT HEATERCORE PLUGGED, NEED TO REPLACE HEATER CORE, RADIATOR, ENGINE OIL COOLER & THERMOSTAT. HAD ALL REPLACED, AT A COST OF $2200. ONE YEAR LATER, SAME PROBLEM, NO HEAT PASSENGER SIDE.

NHTSA ID

11184282

Incident

Nov 17, 2017

Mileage

99,751 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHRYSLER 200. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEAT AND DEFROSTER STOPPED WORKING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO LANDMARK DODGE CHRYSLER JEEP RAM (1900 S NOLAND RD, INDEPENDENCE, MO 64055) FOUR TIMES, AND EACH TIME THE HEATER COOLER WAS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,000.

NHTSA ID

11174850

Incident

Feb 6, 2018

Mileage

78,000 mi

MY HORN STARTED HONKING ON IT OWN. I FIRST NOTICED IT WHEN I WAS OUTSIDE THE CAR AND HAD NOT TOUCHED IT, THE HORN STARTED HONKING. I GOT IN THE CAR AND IT STOPPED. EVERY TIME I DRIVE THE CAR THE HORN HONKS ON ITS OWN, SOMETIMES LONG HONKS OTHER TIMES BRIEF. THE NEXT THING IT STARTED RAINING AND THE WIPERS WOULD NOT WORK PROPERLY THEY WOULD SWIPE HALFWAY AND STOP, ONLY WORKING WHEN ON HIGH. FINALLY I WAS DRIVING HOME AND THE CAR STOPPED IN TRAFFIC. I SAT FOR A FEW MINUTES AND STARTED IT AND IT WOULD STOP AFTER MOVING FOR ABOUT AN INCH. THE CAR STOPPED THREE OR FOUR TIMES AND FINALLY I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE 2 OR 3 MILES TO MY HOME AND PARK.

NHTSA ID

11171143

Incident

Jan 20, 2019

Mileage

66,300 mi

DEFROST DOESN'T WORK. DEALERSHIP CALLS FOR REPLACING RADIATOR, HEATER CORE AND OIL COOLER DUE TO SLUDGE BUILD-UP/CLOGGING IN COOLANT/HEATING SYSTEM. THIS APPEARS TO BE DUE TO AN INCOMPATIBILITY BETWEEN THE COOLANT USED BY CHRYSLER AND THE CHEMICALS/OILS USED IN THE MANUFACTURE OF THE ENGINE SYSTEM. THIS IS 100% A MANUFACTURING DEFECT AND THE DEALER & MANUFACTURER ARE UNWILLING TO REPLACE. FAIRLY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE 2012/2013 CHRYSLER 200, REGARDLESS OF ENGINE TYPE. THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN AS THE WINDSHIELD CAN BECOME FOGGED VERY QUICKLY WHILE DRIVING UNDER THE RIGHT CONDITIONS (DAMP WEATHER) AND WITHOUT WARNING, POSING A SAFETY HAZARD. STARTED ABOUT ONE YEAR AGO.

NHTSA ID

11157327

Incident

Dec 1, 2017

Mileage

42,000 mi

PASSENGER SIDE PUSHES OUT COLD AIR, TERRIBLE TO DRIVE IN AND UNCOMFORTABLE. BATTERY HAS BEEN REPLACED 4 TIMES IN THE LAST 2 YEARS. ALTERNATOR AS WELL. WHILE DRIVING TO WORK, MY WINDSHIELD FROSTED OVER FROM BEING SO COLD AND I HAD TO VEER OFF THE ROAD TO AVOID GETTING INTO AN ACCIDENT.

NHTSA ID

11156487

Incident

Nov 25, 2016

Mileage

117,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHRYSLER 200. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DEFROST SYSTEM DID NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE FLUSHED EVERY YEAR IN ORDER FOR THE DEFROSTER TO WORK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 70,000. *TT CONSUMER STATED THERMOSTAT WAS REPLACED. VIN NOT AVAILABLE *JB

NHTSA ID

11152953

Incident

Jan 1, 2015

Mileage

70,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHRYSLER 200. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEAT AND DEFROSTER WERE NOT WORKING SPECIFICALLY ON THE PASSENGER SIDE, WHICH AFFECTED THE CONTACT'S VISIBILITY WHILE DRIVING. THE CONTACT ALSO NOTICED A FUEL ODOR COMING FROM THE HEATING UNIT WHEN IT WAS ACTIVATED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALER (BARBERA AUTOLAND, 7810 E ROOSEVELT BLVD, PHILADELPHIA, PA 19152, (215) 333-3700) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL. THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED TO CALL THE MANUFACTURER. THE MANUFACTURER AGREED WITH THE DEALER AND STATED THAT THERE WAS AN ASSISTANCE PROGRAM TO HELP PAY FOR THE REPAIRS, IF THE CONTACT WAS ELIGIBLE. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO CALL NHTSA. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

NHTSA ID

11152779

Incident

Oct 2, 2018

Mileage

60,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHRYSLER 200. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS NO HEAT COMING FROM THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE VENT AND THE DEFROSTER ALSO FAILED TO FUNCTION ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE. THE DEALER (LANDMARK DODGE CHRYSLER JEEP RAM, 1900 S NOLAND RD, INDEPENDENCE, MO 64055, 1-(816) 833-2100) WAS CONTACTED FOR ROUTINE SERVICING AND THEY FLUSHED THE RADIATOR, BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

NHTSA ID

11152024

Incident

Jul 5, 2017

Mileage

130,000 mi

2012 CHRYSLER 200 CONVERTIBLE HEAT FAILS TO DEFROST WINDOW CAUSING TOTAL VISIBILITY LOSS AND INABILITY TO SEE OUT OF WINDSHIELD. LACK OF HEAT DOES NOT ALLOW FOR SAFE OPERATION OF VEHICLE. THIS OCCURS WHEN VEHICLE IS RUNNING. THE CAR CAN NOT WARM UP ENOUGH TO DEFROST WINDSHIELD. NO HEAT COMING FROM DEFROST OR VENTS. BLOWS COLD AIR. THIS OCCURS WHEN DRIVING OR STATIONARY. CAN NOT SEE! DANGEROUS!

NHTSA ID

11132671

Incident

Mar 2, 2018

Mileage

102,453 mi

THE CAR HAD ONLY 35,000 MILES WHEN THE ISSUE STARTED. THE PASSENGER HEAT IS COLD, AND THE DEFROST WILL NOT WORK, WHILE THE DRIVER'S SIDE GETS WARM, AND WILL DEFROST A SMALL AMOUNT OF THE DRIVER SIDE WINDSHIELD, AND NOTHING ON THE SIDE WINDOWS. THIS ISSUE IS A HAZARD FOR VISIBILITY IN THE WINTER. I HAVE RESEARCHED THE MATTER TO FINDS THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH THE CHRYSLER 200 AND HAS A REPAIR BILL OF $1500 AS THE PASSENGER SIDE HAS A BLOCKAGE OR CLOG IN THE SYSTEM.

NHTSA ID

11122002

Incident

Oct 1, 2017

Mileage

35,000 mi

PASSENGER WINDSHIELD VISIBILITY DO TO HEATER CORE NOT GIVING HEAT AT PASSENGER SIDE CLOGGED AT ABOUT 70K MILES DANGEROUS TO ME AND ONCOMING TRAFFIC AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN.

NHTSA ID

11120944

Incident

Nov 22, 2017

"TAKATA RECALL" WHEN IT IS COLD THE DEFROST WON'T WORK AND THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE CAR IS EXTREMELY COLD.

NHTSA ID

11104132

Incident

Oct 10, 2012

Mileage

80 mi

KNOWN ISSUE WITH HEATER CORE RESULTS IN NOT ONLY COMFORT ISSUES, BUT DRIVING HAZARD, AS THE DEFROSTER IS ALSO IMPACTED. HEAT DOES NOT FLOW FROM PASSENGER SIDE DEFROSTER, RESULTING IN LACK OF VISIBILITY. THIS HAS HAPPENED MORE THAN ONE TIME WHILE DRIVING, INCLUDING INSTANCES OF TOTAL BLOCKAGE OF VIEW ON RIGHT SIDE OF WINDSHIELD.

NHTSA ID

11090955

Incident

Feb 24, 2018

Mileage

101,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHRYSLER 200. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO DECELERATE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED AFTER THE HEATER BLOWER FAILED TO BLOW HEAT OUT OF THE PASSENGER SIDE VENTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURES. THE LOCAL DEALER (JIM RIEHL'S FRIENDLY CHRYSLER JEEP IN STERLING HEIGHTS, MI) WAS NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 87,000.

NHTSA ID

11089711

Incident

Nov 1, 2017

Mileage

87,000 mi

THE HEATER CORE GETS CLOGGED UP AND YOUR WINDSHIELD VISIBILITY WILL NOT BE CEAR. THIA WILL CAUSE UNSAFE DRIVING MEASURES.NO HEAT MY CAR BLOWS OUT VOOL AIR ONLY.

NHTSA ID

11076527

Incident

Jan 3, 2018