10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
2 / 1
Injuries / Deaths:
1 / 0
Average Mileage:
56,332 miles

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problem #10

May 042015

200

  • 77,730 miles
The contact owns a 2013 Chrysler 200. The contact stated that when the vehicle was turned on, the headlight illuminated and suddenly shut off. The contact stated that when the windshield wiper was activated, then the headlight was able to function again. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was informed that the vehicle was functioning as designed. The contact stated that the instrument panel lights would illuminate when the vehicle was turned on intermittently. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 77,730.

- Rogersville, TN, USA

problem #9

May 202014

200

  • 39,015 miles
My seat belt was on and properly fastened, but the seat belt light came on and started loudly "dinging". the seat belt light will no longer go off and randomly dings which is not only annoying, but can be dangerous.

- Allisonia, VA, USA

problem #8

Jun 022014

200

  • miles
We received a safety recall for the rear quarter vent window switch. Upon receipt of this recall, we took our vehicle to the nearest dealership. I do not believe it has been attended to in a timely manner. It has been nearly a year since we've had use of this feature that we paid for. ~ [xxx] information redacted pursuant to the Freedom Of Information Act (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

- Mendota, IL, USA

problem #7

Jun 142014

200

  • 13,000 miles
The contact owns a 2013 Chrysler 200. The contact stated that the rear passenger side turn signal failed to work. The vehicle was taken to the dealer twice and the first time they were not able to replicate and diagnose the failure. The second time they cleared the code and the third repair of replacing the control module, which failed to remedy the failure. The contact continued to see the warning lamp illuminate. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 13,000.

- Racine, WI, USA

problem #6

Oct 282014

200

  • 16,000 miles
On October 28th, 2014 I dropped my car off at the dealership for repair with complaints of electrical issues. The alarm was performing with unpredictable tendencies and was not disarming in order to enter the car. After driving a rental for two weeks that came out of my pocket the dealership claimed that they could not duplicate the problem in order to fix it.I was forced to take the car back knowing that the problem was not fixed.the random electrical problems progressed and the car ignition began having serious issues. Once the key was turned to 'off ' the car would restart and the indicator light would say 'key in ignition' although the key had been removed from the ignition. I would have to turn and hold the key to the 'on' position for several seconds before the car would turn over. On December 15th, 2014 I attempted to put the key into the ignition and the engine did not turn over at all.I removed the key from the ignition and the engine began to make the sounds as if it was going to turn over at least 10 times while the key was out of the ignition. On January 15th, 2015 I received a call from the service rep at the dealership. He said that he was advised by my case manager at Chrysler customer care to call and tell me that I had to come and pick up my car although the problem had not been resolved. The service rep said that they had replaced the tipm (totally integrated power module), the battery, and the clock that flickers yet the electrical issues repeated even after the replacement of the tipm. He continued to say that the Chrysler engineers did not know how to fix the problem. This car is still within the formal lemon law rights period 'and I am asking Chrysler for appropriate action in a timely manner.

- Aventura, FL, USA

problem #5

Jan 072015

200 4-cyl

  • 28,790 miles
I was driving down the highway leaving work, I got up to roughly 55mph when my car just shut off while driving down the road. I was told by the dealership that the alternator failed without warning. They can not give me an explanation as to why a vehicle that is less than 2 years old and less than 30K miles suddenly stopped without warning. There is currently a recall issued by Chrysler for this exact issue but my vehicle is not one of the ones covered under the recall according to Chrysler. No check engine or check battery lights prior to the incident. At the time of incident nearly every light on my dash lit up and the vehicle just shut off, the speedometer went from 55 to 0 and I was luckily able to coast off of the highway without incident since I had just gotten on and was getting up to speed I had not left the right lane yet. Had I been anywhere else on the highway this incident could have easily led to serious injury or death. I have spoken with the dealership and they claimed there is nothing they can do for me, I have also spoken with a lemon law attorney and was informed that since it did not end in serious injury or death that it must happen again before they can help me. I do not feel safe putting my wife or infant child in to a vehicle that just shut off at a speed of 55mph.

- Vacaville, CA, USA

problem #4

Jan 072015

200

  • miles
TL-the contact owns a 2013 Chrysler 200. The contact received a notification for NHTSA campaign id number: 13V282000 (air bags, electrical system) and stated that the part needed was unavailable to repair the vehicle. The dealer was unable to inform when the part would become available. The manufacturer was not notified of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Djr

- Shelby Township , MI, USA

problem #3

Dec 222014

200

  • 1,700 miles
While driving the vehicle on several occasions the hazard lights would turn on without the button being pressed. After that 1st incident it's happened more often than not and other drivers are thinking that we need to pull over when we don't. I'm not sure what the cause of this is, but it's a new vehicle and if this continues it's going to cause me possibly getting a ticket with law enforcement. Which is something I'm going to pursue Chrysler paying because this is a major problem for me.

- Taylorsville, UT, USA

problem #2

Feb 202014

200

  • 1,400 miles
TL * the contact owns a 2013 Chrysler 200. While driving approximately 40 mph, the instrument panel dimmed completely and caused the turn signals and windshield wipers to malfunction. The vehicle was towed to the dealer and the multifunction switch was replaced. The manufacturer was not notified. The approximate failure mileage was 1,400.

- Youngstown , OH, USA

problem #1

Sep 142013

200 4-cyl

  • 1,200 miles
While driving on an unlit 2 lane road I experienced ( the first of several instances) the most dangerous automobile lighting conditions of my 50 years of driving. Trust me this is scary! the headlights have a shutter system for normal and bright headlight control that is so bad I felt the need to pull off of the road to consider continuing my travel. When the headlights are set to dim it is like driving in a dark tunnel with visibility of only the immediate 20 feet in front of the car with no visibility at all of anything to the side. Nothing can be seen above about 5 feet of the road. When one encounters a turn in the road the driver is unable to see beyond the curve. I beg you to investigate this problem and force Chrysler to replace the shutter system before someone is killed. Please send someone from your organization out to drive one of these automobiles on a dark night on a road with no street lights. I dare them to do it more then once. Thank you.

- Kirkland, WA, USA