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.
2011 Chrysler 200: ABS light or ABS activating
7 of the 336 complaints about the 2011 Chrysler 200 describe ABS light or ABS activating.
- owner complaints
- 7
- of this car's complaints
- 2%
- typical mileage
- 79,800
- recalls
- 0
Is there a fix? 2 service bulletins cover this area of the car. See below
ABS light or ABS activating by model year
What owners say
While driving, usually decelerating or getting ready to stop or already stopped and getting ready to accelerate the engine will stall or completely shut off, will be completely hot, will take about 15-20 minutes and then will start again. This has caused my son safety issues where he's completely stopped running on a busy road and then had to push the car into either a parking lot without power steering (hard to do by himself at 18 yo) or into a driveway. This has also happened in the country at night. No lights come on except once when the ABS and traction lights came on. The vehicle will vibrate slightly before each episode. The last episode we had to have it towed. Has happened about 6 times. Now no longer driving due to safety!!
The alternator experienced a rapid failure: while driving on I-95 north through maryland at highway speed (~65 MPH), the ABS and steering control indicator lights began to blink on and off, joined shortly thereafter by the brake indicator. This went on for about 10 seconds before the vents suddenly began to blow hot air. I pulled over to the shoulder and shut the engine. The car would not restart and the battery died--no hazard lights, or anything. I lifted the hood to check and it smelled like something was burning. After having the car towed for service, they said it was the alternator. The car is a 3.6l with a 160 amp alternator. The same alternator was recalled for the same issue (the federal safety agency recall 14v‑634) in the rear-wheel drive versions of these chryslers. From my understanding, the alternator in my car is identical to the recalled alternator, differing only in the housing. There were never any indicators that the alternator was going bad--no dimming lights, no history of requiring jump starts, etc. This came out of nowhere and would have put us in a dead car in the middle of a major interstate in a rainstorm had we not pulled over to the shoulder immediately.
On july 4 the ABS light came on for no reason several times , staying on for long periods of time. There was a clicking noise in the steering colum and wheel . It sounded like it was coming from the left side. On july 5 , I was driving to work on a back road with several curves . The ABS light came on again . Clicking was still happening as well. All of a sudden I felt like I was sliding on a sheet of ice. I swirved from side to side and could not get my car under control. Then my vehicle was on two wheels on the passenger side . Which then slide off the road and down a embankment turning several times and landing on the roof of the car. The air bags never deployed. I am now suffering with a broken collar bone due to the accident.
Failure of alternator was indicated by battery warning light while driving on highway in heavy holiday traffic.it was necessary to keep driving slowly for next safe pullover location due to lack shoulder areas on elevated highway through city area at that point. Within a couple of miles multiple system failure warnings appeared(ABS, traction control, airbag) and car quickly began to fail engine and transmission functions with barely enough time to safely pull over on first available shoulder area. (this issue appears to be very similar to alternator failures on similar 3.6l v6, 160 amp alternator equipped chrysler vehicles listed in recent chrysler p60 recall.)
The ABS indicator light is coming on randomly after having a front and rear brake job at the chrysler dealership.
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 chrysler 200. The contact was driving approximately 10 MPH when the check engine and ABS indicators illuminated on the instrument panel. Additionally, the vehicle stalled. The failure recurred for three years. The dealer replaced two sensors, but the failure recurred. The manufacturer was notified. The approximate failure mileage was 108,000.
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Related recalls
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Questions about the 2011 Chrysler 200 abs
Is ABS light or ABS activating a common problem on the 2011 Chrysler 200?
7 of 336 owner complaints about the 2011 Chrysler 200 (2%) mention ABS light or ABS activating. The model year with the most reports is 2012.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 2011 Chrysler 200?
There are 0 recalls and 2 service bulletins for the same area of the car. Check them below with your VIN.
Other symptoms on the 2011 Chrysler 200
Stalling 81Check engine light 26Headlights 23Jerking 12Loss of power 10Won't start 10Grinding brakes 9Harsh shifting 8Wipers 8No deployment 7Power steering loss 7Battery drain 6Engine failure 6Brake failure 5Hesitation 5
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