Tl* the contact owns a 2012 chrysler 200. While driving 40 MPH, the electronic throttle control light illuminated. The vehicle slowed to 20 MPH and went into limp mode. The vehicle was taken to the dealer to be diagnosed. The contact was informed that the electronic throttle control module needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 94,200. Udated 07/26/16*lj.....updated 08/01/16 *bf consumer stated the vehicle ceased to accelerate on a busy street. Consumer was informed that every sensor in the electronic system was malfunctioning, which caused dealer to be unable to accurately diagnose the problem. Repairs not covered by warranty. Consumer noted chrysler issued a recall for the same exact issue on 2015 chrysler 200 model. Updated 06/13/18
2012 Chrysler 200 engine complaints
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The vehicle shut off on me after making a brief stop in traffic. And then again while actually driving. The next day it shut off on me after a stop sign. Absolutely no prior warnings were given of any problems. Now the ck engine light comes on intermitantly. The stops cause loss of power steering and control of vehicle. (busy city street).
Takata recall...I purchased the vehicle 2 months ago at darcars in marlow heights, md and I have already put the car in the shop 4 times for different issues. The biggest issue is after 2 weeks the engine cut off on the beltway(I 95) while heading to the store. Thank the lord that I was able to get on the side lane but I was almost hit by 3 cars, also, 2 weeks after that while driving the engine became very, very loud on the road so I ended up putting it in the shop for 3 days. It is a shame that people/dealers can sell lemons. Please help me with issue to get my money back from the dealer...$12,000 I can be reached at (301)613-8819. Thanks!
On april 26, 2012, I purchased a brand new 2012 chrysler from an official chrysler corporation dealership. Since then this car has been put in the shop approximately 30 times for from medium to major problems. The 1st major problem was 9/26/212 which was diagnosed as gear-rack and pinon. It has had two lifters(relative to the motor) because of loud tapping. Three heater cords; a couple of re-calls;transmissions leaks; internal engine damages; headlamps needed immediate replacements; washer fluid tank leaked and needed immediate replacement; the car horn failed to blow on demand; brakes needed immediate replacements; camshaft, rockers had to be replaced twice; heater cord experienced internal failure and had to be replaced; brake pads; brake light (dashboard) has been beeping on since 2013 and is still doing the same thing today; engine air filter had to be replaced; and a host of other vehicle problems that should not be happening on a brand spanking new 2012 vehicle!! Please assist and advise.
I own a 2012 chrysler 200, the engine stops/fails about every two months while braking or while stopped. This is dangerous as it can stop anywhere and they might rear end the car or something. I have taken my car to the chrysler dealership 4 different times with the same issue, the first time they changed the PCM. After about 2 months the car's engine stopped while braking or while at a stoplight. The 2nd and 3rd time I took the car they did not find anything wrong with the car and gave it to me after a couple of days. The 4th time when I took the car they said that it was the battery and they put in a new battery. Well about 2 days ago the car stopped again while at a stoplight. I have not taken the car to the dealership as they never find anything wrong with the vehicle. I am tired of them not finding what is wrong with the car. I believe that I speak for many chrysler 200 owners when I say that an investigation needs to be done for the whole chrysler group, especially to the 200, which have many complaints online and none one seems to find the solution. Please investigate this for the safety of the drivers. I am so sick and tired of the mopar mechanics not finding anything. I do not know if the issue is with the PCM, computer, or engine. Please investigate.
While accelerating after crossing a busy state highway the car "jerked" and the malfunction indicator light came on. ( prior to this I was idling at a stop sign and I proceeded straight across the road. ) I was in the process of immediately moving to the side of the road when the car lost all power and shut itself off. I did not initially try to restart the car but once I returned to it in a couple of hours I was able to start the engine. The indicator light remained on. I did not drive the vehicle but had it towed to a service station. The car has less than 80.000 miles.
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 chrysler 200. The contact stated that while parked, the heating system was not emitting hot air. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the radiator and heater core needed to be replaced. In addition, the cooling system needed to be flushed. The vehicle was not repaired and the failure recurred. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 60,000.
Car dies for no apparent reason and during any type driving. Of course, when motor dies power steering is lost. Extremely dangerous in the heavy austin traffic that I drive in. May just shut down on a major overpass with no where to go. This vehicle puts my life and families life in danger. This shut down can happen at 10 MPH or at 60 MPH or above. I try to bypass major highways in austin even though it may be several miles out of the way, and so far have been able to avoid any problems. It seems ridiculous to have to travel like this. My car engine is a 2.4l and I know there has been a recall on chrysler's 3.6 l engine in the 200, but I believe this engine needs to also be recalled
Submitted a complaint where I inadvertently listed my vehicle as a 2015 chrysler 200. My car is a 2012 chrysler 200. Could you change my previous complaint of this same date to reflect a 2012 chrysler 200.
On september 24, 2015, in the morning at 7;30am, heading to work. Heading towards the pa turnpike. My chrysler 2012, hard-top converter car engine shuts down/ stalled without any warning. This is the second time that I have experienced this problem. Last year, it happend in florida as well. I take it to the dealer in florida, and they did not find a cause. In both instances, I have to turn the car off and restart it. I'm concern about this problem because it is a safety concern while driving this car both on the local roads; as well as, the highways. I mostly used the pa turnpike to get to work every mornings. The other complaint I have as well is in the changing of the gear stick (from park to drive, and vice versa). At times, it is seems to be difficult to change gear. This is an automatic transmission drive system so it should not be so hard in changing gears.
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 chrysler 200. While driving 20 MPH, there was an abnormal knocking noise emitting from the engine compartment of the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to be diagnosed, but the details of the failure could not be provided. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 30,000.
While driving, the car began to rapidly lose functionality while warning lights were appearing on the dashboard until it abruptly shut down while driving in traffic. The time from no warning lights to complete loss of functionality was approximately 10-15 seconds. The shut down included an abrupt loss of power steering and braking capabilities while driving on a busy street at night. I was able to quickly compensate for the loss of power steering and braking and stop the vehicle while avoiding a crash, but just barely. Thankfully, I broke down next to two police officers who helped push my vehicle onto the side of the road. These officers may be able to attest to the fact that no noises or abnormal operation of the vehicle was apparent before the abrupt shut-off while driving. Attempts to restart the vehicle involved no clicking or the engine attempting to turn over. The vehicle is currently being repaired, but the preliminary diagnosis is one of a faulty alternator. I will attempt to retain the faulty alternator from the repair center. I had only started the car 2-3 minutes before the incident and there were no apparent electrical issues (engine struggling to start, lights dimming, etc.) while starting the car or during operation.
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 chrysler 200. While driving approximately 10 MPH, the engine stalled without warning. The contact required a jump to restart the vehicle. The engine started and the instrument panel illuminated, but the failure recurred. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and advised the contact to take the vehicle to a dealer. The approximate failure mileage was 56,000.
While taking off from a stop light. The 2012 chrysler 200 cut off with no warning (no stalling,sputter, hesitation of the sort). I was stopped not on the hwy but a major divided four lane hwy. (ga 54, newman, ga at the intersection of u. S. Hwy I-85). After several restart attempts. The vehicle restarted with the engine malfunction light illuminated. This vehicle only had 45,466 miles on it with all maintenance up todate being completed by the chysler dealership purchased from. Dealership notified, appointment scheduled for 3-26-2015. Who wants to drive a vehicle with a defect that the manufacturer is well aware of. Just look at the amount of complaints.
The right side (passenger side) of vehicle gets very little heat. This caused the entire car to be cold. The defrost does not melt ice on windshield. This first happened when the car was 11 month old. The dealer replaced the radiator, heater core and cleaned the block. He said these were full of sludge. Today, march 2015) at 34017 miles, I picked up the car from the dealer after complaining of the same lack of heat and the same was reported, replaced radiator,heater core, oil filter cooler and flush cooling system. Also stated on the repair invoice "performed test and repair per star case [xxx]". This is apparently an account to charge the repair back to chrylser. Chrysler knows of this problem. The service advisor told me that someone at manufacturing plant added a sealant to stop leaks. He said it is well known not to use this sealant because of the problems it will eventually cause in the system. This has been repaired twice, I have no reason to believe that it will not happen again. It has been paid by warranty but some day it will be out of warranty and I will not be the one paying for it!!!! Chrysler must be held accountable for this and make a permanent correction to this problem. Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).
The car has stalled on four different occasions while driving. It stalled three time while driving in traffic. One time it stalled on the highway. The car has turned back on after a couple of tries. A malfunction indicator light comes on after the incident and stays on for a period of time. The light simple goes out without any intervention. Everything appears to be running okay and then another incident of stalling occurs.
There is low heat output from the heater vents due to the heater core plugging up with "sludge" as chrysler calls it. There is a chrysler star technical assistance hotline case, number [xxx] explaining heater core restriction due to sludge causing poor heater system performance. It is a well known problem with a large number of chrysler 200 which I am sure can be verified by chrysler. I believe it should be a recall, or at least an extended warranty issue. The star case states to replace the heater core, radiator, radiator cap and reverse flush the entire system if the customer complaint can be verified by the technician, however it does not explain the actual cause of the sludge. Here are other weblinks related to the same issue that is in my opinion an obvious problem that chrylser should place a recall on immediately. Http://starparts.chrysler.com/newsletters/newsletter_oct_2012.pdf http://www.200forums.com/forum/10-chrysler-200-engine-technical-discussion/1966-fyi-heater-core-6.html http://www-odi.the federal safety agency.dot.gov/owners/searchresults;jsessionid=cnhmjlwqht8gkgyhdrzyjpxxpx2lnz4jbzs8mt3qb6tmzctns2rp!389628101?prodtype=v&searchtype=prod&targetcategory=a&searchcriteria.model=200&stats=1306768%2c2%2c0%2c135%2c0%2c200&makestats=1306768%2c2%2c0%2c135%2c0%2c200%3b1369770%2c4%2c0%2c62%2c8%2c300%3b1883971%2c1%2c0%2c0%2c0%2csebring%3b1306769%2c4%2c1%2c149%2c3%2ctown+and+country%3b&jsonbaseurl=%2fdownloads%2ffolders%2f&searchcriteria.model_yr=2012&searchcriteria.make=chrysler&searchcriteria.prod_ids=1306768. Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).
Passenger side air blowing cold air while in high heat googled it seems to be major issue in these vehicles chrysler knows about it says it's a chemical the add to coolant plugging heater core.
2012 chrysler 200 heater issue. Vehicle will not warm on passenger side preventing defogger to reduce ice or snow from windshield. The vehicle was taken to chrysler dealership and after several attempts to remove sludge from the radiator and heater core the heater still will not maintain heat to the passenger side which is a safety issue in keeping the windshield clear of ice or snow. Dealership indicated that heater core, radiator and coolant reservoir will all need to be replaced. In reading various forms its known that chrysler uses some type of chemical to plug any pin holes in the radiator and this product is causing a sludge in the system and creating the problem. Chrysler will not or indicated after calling, they will not pay the $1700 cost of the repairs that were created during manufacturing.
The passenger side stopped working no heat. Took the car to dealership and they flushed the system with chemical and coolant a lot of junk came out. That didn't work now dealership says heater core and radiator needs replaced $1700. I research this and there has been a problem with 2012 with the same problem. There should be a recall.
Under normal driving conditions all of a sudden the vehicle accelerates on its own. The engine stalls and loss of steering. The electronic throttle control warning light comes on and blinks, as well as the engine light and the traction control light comes on. Acceleration is only at 20% of what it normally is with intermittent thrust of power followed by engine failure. This lasts for several miles then the problem seems to disappear. Chrysler has no idea a out this problem with there vehicles and if u take it to an auto repair place. It says the vehicle is fine when they plug it in. I did some research on this to find out what to do and the internet is swamped by people with this car, this same year or around the same year... With the same problem. This vehicle is unsafe. Logic suggests that chrysler wont voluntarily recall this vehicle for financial reasons which is understandable but at the same time I don't wanna die because I cant control this car when it has the above mentioned "episode".
I was driving along that morning into work when my battery light came on. I then proceeded to call around to find out what was going on. Later that afternoon my car complete stopped working and was "freaking out" on me while I was driving. After coming to the conclusion that it was not my battery that died, it was my alternator that stopped working. Now my vehicle is sitting in the front of my house not wanting to start up.
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 chrysler 200. While driving various speeds, the vehicle stalled without warning. The vehicle was able to be restarted and resumed normal operation. The vehicle was taken to the dealer numerous times, but a failure code could not be located. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 35,460.
Was at a stop light and after taking off the car shut completely down with no warning no engine light indicator until after this happened. I tried to start it and it cranked but didn't start all the way, I had it towed home and now it starts. I had a six month old infant in the car with me when this happened and I don't feel safe when the car can just shut down like that. I feel there is a default in the engine, we purchase this car a year ago. Thank god there was no one behind me when this happened. I also have had problems with the brakes from when we purchased the car I brought the car to the dealer four times before someone figured it out. It was fine for four weeks and the noise is back, there is a noise in the brakes only when you press the brakes lightly. This problem has not been resolved. And the the warranty is up. I feel it's a defect. Upon my last visit to chrysler there was a customer there who also has a 200 with the same brake problem they were trying to resolve.
2012 chrysler 200 shut off while driving 45 MPH down the hwy with 2 children in the car. I lost power steering and my brakes. Luckily, I made it to the side of the road. It restarted once I turned the key to off first, but shut off on me a second time while idling a few minutes later. I have not driven it since.
I was driving down a busy street, trying to make a left hand turn through traffic, and my car stalled without no warning and everything was locked including brakes. I took it into chrysler and they couldn't find anything wrong with it because no fault light was coming on. So they took the next step of putting a module on my car for 2 days to see if it happens again, but lucky for me it didn't because the first time was scary enough for me. Then when I took it back in they just told me that when my car does that just put it in neutral and restart it. So three weeks later my car did it again but this time I was on a busy freeway going 70 MPH, so I tried their suggestion and it did not work, for the second time everything just quit working in my car. So I called them again talked to the manager at chrysler and he said if there is no lights coming on when my car does this he really can't do anything about it.
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 chrysler 200. The contact stated that there was an abnormal noise coming from the front end of the vehicle. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown.
My 2012 chrysler 200 s stalled on a major highway. After coming to a complete stop due to traffic the vehicle would not accelerate, the steering locked up and then it shut off. There were no malfunction lights or any other type of warning called chrysler and they said that there are no recalls for this despite there being a number of complaints reported.
In march 2014 owner noted a problem with the HVAC system - no heat was delivered to the passenger side air vents or heater vents in cold weather. During routine oil change mechanic noted severe discoloration of engine coolant and buildup up sludge in coolant expansion tank. Took vehicle to dealer for diagnosis. Dealer stated that the coolant had been contaminated with the addition of the wrong type of coolant. Per chrysler star # s1207000008, dealer flushed coolant system multiple times and commented that if that didn't work they would have to replace the heater core, radiator, oil cooler, and expansion tank. When repairs were completed owner noted that the temperature output from the air and heater vents was 20 degrees lower on the passenger side than the driver side. Dealer stated that repairs were complete. Owner is in process of contacting chrysler to have heater core and radiator replaced.
Brakes rotors bushings engine has whine and what sounds like a miss clicking noise on start up, clicking when turning ignition key withoht starting completely, and clicks when turning key off. Salesman says he called chrysler and was told the 200 car is made to veer to the right to stop driver who might accidentally go to sleep from entering oncoming traffic. Dealership said call warranty. Had this 2012 car a with 46k that was a rental for a few days so far its engine is quite noisy. Calling warranty company to make appt to have car checked out.
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