ABS and Steering Control indicator lights began to blink for about 10 seconds while driving at highway speed on I-95. Vents suddenly began to blow hot air and BRAKE indicator light came on. Pulled over, shut engine. Wouldn't crank when trying to restart. Then battery died. Under the hood it smelled like something was burning. Had it towed. Stealership replaced the alternator. Same 160 amp alternator that was recalled for this very issue in RWD Chryslers of this generation; not in the FWD. So, $1,000 dollars later, I'm a bit peeved, but happy it didn't die in the middle of the road or I'd be dead.

I loved my 200. It never gave me a problem, I felt safe in it, I felt safe putting my 15 month son in the back seat. Man was I wrong! I pulled out onto a busy highway, luckily with no cars right behind me, when all of a sudden the car just stopped working. The engine revved as I would press on the gas pedal, but it was as if the transmission wasn't gripping. So I try manually switching gears to try and get it to grab quickly before a car gets too close to me. Still nothing. I pull over to the side of the road, and this is where it starts to get really scary.

I look at my dashboard and where it indicates what gear I'm in, it is saying I'm in reverse! How could my car switch itself??? Then the engine just shuts before my car even comes to a stop. For all I know that's the best thing that could have happened if my car really did put itself in reverse. I try and start the car back up and nothing. Within a minute I went from having no problems to my car completely malfunctioning and dying on my while driving it.

2 days later, and numerous calls to Chrysler later, the dealership calls me and tells me my battery was completely drained and in order for it to even be diagnoses it would have to be replaced. Now if I want anything to be done by Chrysler, it has to be diagnosed by a Chrysler dealership. So there goes $250 already. Battery gets replaced and shortly after I received another call from the dealership. This time telling me the alternator was completely fried. So fried that within minutes of the car being on the mechanic burnt his hand from touching it. MINUTES!!! That shouldn't be! And with there already being law suits out against Chrysler for faulty alternators, practically causing the exact same situation as what happened to me??? Why is Chrysler not addressing this more aggressively??? Are they waiting for people to die over it?

I hope it doesn't come to it, but I am not afraid to bring this to a lawyer. They are creating a horrible safety hazard not only for me any my son, but for everyone else on the road! It is a huge liability, that should be addressed, and I am sure I am not the only one who had this problem with this car and they are just trying to say the 200's aren't affected. That seems like complete BS to me!!!! I am extremely disappointed with Chrysler! $2000 to fix a faulty alternator, that showed absolutely no signs of failing until it failed while I was driving. Less than 32,000 miles on the car. And even minutes before the alternator failed, it still started my car with the flick of a key turn. It is completely ridiculous! Get your act together Chrysler.