Other Restraint System Info: Active Seat Belt at all Seating Position, Frontal airbag at outboard seating position
Plant Company Name: Sterling Heights Assembly
Seat Belts All: Manual
Series: JS
Steering Location: Left Hand Drive (LHD)
TPMS: Direct
Trim: Limited
Turbo: No
Vehicle Type: PASSENGER CAR
Model year
COMPONENT
Complaint
2012
SEAT BELTS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHRYSLER 200. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY STATED THAT THERE WAS NO POWER STEERING FLUID IN THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPLENISHED WITH POWER STEERING FLUID BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE ALSO CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING HOSE EXPLODED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 6,047. THE CONSUMER STATED THERE WERE NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE, SUCH AS A COOLANT LEAK, OIL LEAK, AIR CONDITION, THE CD PLAYER DID NOT WORK, THE POWER STEERING HOSE BURST, THE WIRE HARNESS, THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED, THE ENGINE WAS NOISY AND THE SEAT BELT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE WAS NOT PROPERLY INSTALLED. THE VEHICLE CUT OFF SEVERAL TIMES. UPDATED 10/31/13
2012
ENGINE
2.4 LITER 2011 CHRYSLER 200. WHEN SLOWING THEN ACCELERATING IN LEFT TURN LANES AND TURN ABOUTS, THE 200 WILL OFTEN STALL FOR A SECOND OR TWO, THEN PROCEED. SEEMS TO ESPECIALLY HAPPEN WHEN ATTEMPTING TO INCREASE SPEED QUICKLY TO ENTER TRAFFIC. THE ENGINE WILL STALL AND BECOME UNRESPONSIVE FOR A SECOND OR TWO BEFORE RESPONDING AGAIN. THE ENTIRE PROCESS IS THAT I BRAKE AND SLOW FOR THE TURN OR TO ENTER A ROUND ABOUT, WHEN THERE IS AN OPENING, I ACCELERATE, THE 200 WILL SPEED UP AS EXPECTED, THEN THE ENGINE WILL SUDDENLY STALL AND BECOME UNRESPONSIVE FOR 1-2 SECONDS, THEN RESUME AS NORMAL. THIS HAS BEEN UNSETTLING A COUPLE OF TIMES. THIS SEEMS TO OCCUR WHEN TURNING AND ACCELERATING. I DO NOT HAVE ANY ISSUES WHEN ACCELERATING IN A STRAIGHT LINE. THE SECOND SPEED ISSUE IS THAT THE 200 IS SLOW TO STOP REVVING WHEN ACCELERATING. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS UPON ACCELERATION, WHEN I LIFTED MY FOOT OFF OF THE ACCELERATOR, THE ENGINE KEPT REVVING FOR A COUPLE OF SECONDS AND THE CAR KEPT SPEEDING UP. THIS HAS NOT CAUSED ANY SAFETY ISSUES. IT ONLY HAPPENS WHEN I ACCELERATE QUICKLY. WHEN DRIVING NORMAL, THIS ISSUE DOES NOT OCCUR. *TR