2011 Chrysler 200: check engine light

Filed Sep 6, 2025 · Electrical, Engine · VA

2011 Chrysler 200, 156k miles, Original owner. At Highway Speeds engine will shut off! Extremely dangerous as you lose power steering and brakes on a busy interstate. No warning lights. No check engine. Issue just started happening and has happened multiple times in last 3 weeks. Car is unsafe to drive. After occurrence car will restart after about 30 minutes. I do not know why the federal safety agency or Chrysler hasn't done anything to initiate an investigation and recall. This issue is widely reported on many forums. After second instance, a repair shop reproduced issue and saw U1403 so they updated PCM/ECU as they couldn't find anything else. It has happened since then and my scanner showed DTC codes P061C status code 30 and U0401 status code 20.

Filed Dec 13, 2022 · Electrical, Engine · NH

My car will die sometimes upon acceleration and does not restart for up to an hour sometime. No check engine light comes on. From my research online, a lot of people are having the same issue and are reporting it to be a faulty PCM (Powertrain Control Module). My RPM drops to zero and I have to coast to the shoulder of the road. It happens at least once a week.

Filed Oct 23, 2022 · Electrical, Engine · MI

i will be driving at the speed limit and the vehicle engine will turn off. power steering and control of the vehicle will stop. the car will not restart leaving me stranded on the road. this appears to be an issue that others are reporting. there is NO check engine light or any notification that the engine is about to stop.

Filed Jan 24, 2022 · Electrical, Engine · MD

1) The engine suddenly cut off, power braking and power steering were gone. This happens randomly under any circumstances, with absolutely no precursors. The car will not start for about an hour, and after that time it starts with absolutely no issues, no check engine light, nothing. Yes, it is available for inspection upon request. 2) While driving on the highway at about 65mph, all power was lost, and ability to control the car was extremely limited, and this happened multiple times. Only by pure fortune I avoided a fatal crash when the car died in rush hour. 3) After the first time this has happened the car was taken to a mechanic, and they were not able to replicate the issue under any circumstances that they tried, and there was nothing wrong with the car that would warrant this, as it has never been in an accident, and was well maintained. 5) No, has not been inspected by anyone besides the standard state inspection and the mechanic that attempted to fix it. 6) There was never and still isn't anything wrong with the car that I know of, no weird noises, no engine light, no issues whatsoever besides it randomly dying and then coming back to life like nothing happened. ------------------------- As you may see, there are multiple cases of this happening and it was never adressed: https://www.carcomplaints.com/Chrysler/200/2011/engine/engine_dies_while_driving.shtml

Filed Oct 23, 2020 · Engine · 136,000 miles · NV

Driving on the road in motion, the engine shut down with no warning. Had it towed to shop where it started upon arrival (approx. 1 hour). No check engine light came. Ran engine scan and no codes came up. Diagnostic provided no information. Condition could not be repeated. Nothing was resolved. Happened several more times while in motion over the next 2 months. Sometimes on the freeway, some on a road. Always starts again after 45 minutes. Has been to multiple shops where nothing is diagnosed. Problem persists to this day. We installed an engine scanner to detect any codes given when engine quite. Codes are as follows: anti lock brakes code u0401 - active/mil - implausible data received from ECM/PCM and powertrain control module code p061c etc level 2 RPM performance

Filed Jul 10, 2020 · Electrical, Engine · 184,000 miles · OH

While driving, the vehicle loses all power. Just shuts down. No warning. No warning lights. No code. No check engine light.

Filed Feb 27, 2020 · Engine · 135,000 miles · MI

The car stalls when it slows down or comes to a stop (for example at a red light). So far, it starts up with no problem. However, I believe this is potentially dangerous if it stalls in heavy traffic. There is no check engine light and despite attempting a variety of fixes, so far nothing has solved the problem.

Filed Jan 16, 2020 · Engine · 94,000 miles · MD

Tl* the contact owns a 2011 chrysler 200. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the check engine warning light illuminated. An appointment was made to have the vehicle diagnosed at an independent mechanic which was still pending. Neither the dealer nor the manufacturer were contacted or informed of the issue. The failure mileage was 94,000.

Filed Mar 14, 2019 · Engine · 167,000 miles · OH

Tl* the contact owns a 2011 chrysler 200. The contact stated that the vehicle lost power without warning. The contact pulled the vehicle over and waited awhile. Upon restarting the vehicle, it operated normally; however, the check engine indicator was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to rouen chrysler dodge (1091 fremont pike, woodville, oh 43469, (419) 273-9944) where it was diagnosed that a new catalytic converter was needed. The vehicle was repaired, but the failure recurred later the same day. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 167,000.

Filed Aug 24, 2016 · Electrical · 140,000 miles · MI

Car stalls without much warning while driving. Engine light comes on, then a slight jerk of the vehicle, then power cuts out. Power steering loss,, radio display goes out and hazards won't work, which is very dangerous. If I turn the key off, I can restart the car and drive again, but it happens every few minutes. Very scary to be driving in rush hour traffic and have the car simply shut down and not be able to at least signal other drivers with hazard flashers. Not a battery or alternator issue, as these have been replaced. Something needs to be done before someone gets seriously hurt because the vehicle intermittently just shuts down. Car is currently at dealership since mechanic could not figure out what was wrong.

Filed Aug 14, 2016 · Engine · 58,000 miles · MI

The engine light comes on and then the electrical light; the car has stalled while in park; yesterday the car stalled while in drive, acceleration would not work and the car stalled while in the middle of the road; after turning off for a minute; it restarted; but the lights are still on indicating a problem; this is a very dangerous defect; I have read others have had this problem and it is being investigated; why is there not a recall on this safety issue?

Filed Jul 27, 2016 · Engine · 53,000 miles · PA

Tl* the contact owns a 2011 chrysler 200. While driving 60 MPH, the vehicle stalled and the engine warning light illuminated. The vehicle was able to restart, but was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 53,000.