Chrysler 200 Convertible 2011  Stalling and Engine Problems           

The Office of Defects Investigation has received 15 complaints alleging incidents of engine stall in model year 2011 Chrysler 200 vehicles
equipped with 3.6L engine.  15 incidents reported stalling without warning during low-speed decelerations such as braking for a
stop sign or traffic light.  Owners may be entitled to compensation for vehicle problems, loss of use, and costs incurred.   Here are a list of problems.


Make : CHRYSLER Model : 200 CONVERTIBLE Year : 2011
Manufacturer : CHRYSLER GROUP LLC
Crash : No Fire : No Number of Injuries: 0
ODI ID Number : 10463313 Number of Deaths: 0
Date of Failure: March 29, 2012
VIN : Not Available
Component: ENGINE
Summary:
 AFTER STOPPING AT A LIGHT, I STARTED TO MAKE A LEFT TURN ON A SLIGHT DECLINE. THE CAR STALLED OUT AND I BEGAN ROLLING INTO THE INTERSECTION UNTIL I REALIZED I HAD NO POWER. THE CAR STALLED ON TWO OTHER OCCASIONS AT LATER DATES ALSO FROM A STOP. *TR
Make : CHRYSLER Model : 200 CONVERTIBLE Year : 2011
Manufacturer : CHRYSLER GROUP LLC
Crash : No Fire : No Number of Injuries: 0
ODI ID Number : 10462719 Number of Deaths: 0
Date of Failure: June 8, 2012
VIN : Not Available
Component: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Summary:
 THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM STARTED TO CUT IN AND OUT WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY. AS I STARTED TO SLOW DOWN FOR A STOP LIGHT THE VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER. THE ENGINE DIED AND THERE WAS NO LIGHTING. THIS HAPPENED AT NIGHT AND THE CAR COULD NOT EVEN TURN ON THE HAZARD LIGHTS. AFTER 15 MINUTES THE CAR REGAINED POWER AND STARYED. THE NAVIGATION SYSTEM WAS NOT FUNCTIONING....IT WAS JUST A BRIGHT WHITE SCREEN. AFTER IDLING FOR 10-15 MORE MINUTES. I SHUT THE CAR OFF AND RESTARTED IT. IT HAS BEEN NORMAL FOR THE PAAT WEEK.
Make : CHRYSLER Model : 200 CONVERTIBLE Year : 2011
Manufacturer : CHRYSLER GROUP LLC
Crash : No Fire : No Number of Injuries: 0
ODI ID Number : 10462719 Number of Deaths: 0
Date of Failure: June 8, 2012
VIN : Not Available
Component: ENGINE
Summary:
 THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM STARTED TO CUT IN AND OUT WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY. AS I STARTED TO SLOW DOWN FOR A STOP LIGHT THE VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER. THE ENGINE DIED AND THERE WAS NO LIGHTING. THIS HAPPENED AT NIGHT AND THE CAR COULD NOT EVEN TURN ON THE HAZARD LIGHTS. AFTER 15 MINUTES THE CAR REGAINED POWER AND STARYED. THE NAVIGATION SYSTEM WAS NOT FUNCTIONING....IT WAS JUST A BRIGHT WHITE SCREEN. AFTER IDLING FOR 10-15 MORE MINUTES. I SHUT THE CAR OFF AND RESTARTED IT. IT HAS BEEN NORMAL FOR THE PAAT WEEK.
Make : CHRYSLER Model : 200 CONVERTIBLE Year : 2011
Manufacturer : CHRYSLER GROUP LLC
Crash : No Fire : No Number of Injuries: 0
ODI ID Number : 10462719 Number of Deaths: 0
Date of Failure: June 8, 2012
VIN : Not Available
Component: LIGHTING
Summary:
 THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM STARTED TO CUT IN AND OUT WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY. AS I STARTED TO SLOW DOWN FOR A STOP LIGHT THE VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER. THE ENGINE DIED AND THERE WAS NO LIGHTING. THIS HAPPENED AT NIGHT AND THE CAR COULD NOT EVEN TURN ON THE HAZARD LIGHTS. AFTER 15 MINUTES THE CAR REGAINED POWER AND STARYED. THE NAVIGATION SYSTEM WAS NOT FUNCTIONING....IT WAS JUST A BRIGHT WHITE SCREEN. AFTER IDLING FOR 10-15 MORE MINUTES. I SHUT THE CAR OFF AND RESTARTED IT. IT HAS BEEN NORMAL FOR THE PAAT WEEK.
Make : CHRYSLER Model : 200 CONVERTIBLE Year : 2011
Manufacturer : CHRYSLER GROUP LLC
Crash : No Fire : No Number of Injuries: 0
ODI ID Number : 10454509 Number of Deaths: 0
Date of Failure: March 30, 2012
VIN : 1C3BC8EGXBN...
Component: EXTERIOR LIGHTING
Summary:
 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHRYSLER 200 CONVERTIBLE. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH AND THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE PROPERLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED WHENEVER THE HEADLIGHTS WERE ACTIVATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THEY ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE HEADLIGHTS WERE OPERATING AS DESIGNED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 180,000.
Make : CHRYSLER Model : 200 CONVERTIBLE Year : 2011
Manufacturer : CHRYSLER GROUP LLC
Crash : No Fire : No Number of Injuries: 0
ODI ID Number : 10445193 Number of Deaths: 0
Date of Failure: January 25, 2012
VIN : 1C3BC2EG6BN...
Component: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Summary:
 CHECK ENG LIGHT ON ,TRACTION CONTROL AND ANTILOCK AND CRUISE CONTROL INOP. *TR
Make : CHRYSLER Model : 200 CONVERTIBLE Year : 2011
Manufacturer : CHRYSLER GROUP LLC
Crash : No Fire : No Number of Injuries: 0
ODI ID Number : 10445193 Number of Deaths: 0
Date of Failure: January 25, 2012
VIN : 1C3BC2EG6BN...
Component: ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL
Summary:
 CHECK ENG LIGHT ON ,TRACTION CONTROL AND ANTILOCK AND CRUISE CONTROL INOP. *TR
Make : CHRYSLER Model : 200 CONVERTIBLE Year : 2011
Manufacturer : CHRYSLER GROUP LLC
Crash : No Fire : No Number of Injuries: 0
ODI ID Number : 10445193 Number of Deaths: 0
Date of Failure: January 25, 2012
VIN : 1C3BC2EG6BN...
Component: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
Summary:
 CHECK ENG LIGHT ON ,TRACTION CONTROL AND ANTILOCK AND CRUISE CONTROL INOP. *TR
Make : CHRYSLER Model : 200 CONVERTIBLE Year : 2011
Manufacturer : CHRYSLER GROUP LLC
Crash : No Fire : No Number of Injuries: 0
ODI ID Number : 10445193 Number of Deaths: 0
Date of Failure: January 25, 2012
VIN : 1C3BC2EG6BN...
Component: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Summary:
 CHECK ENG LIGHT ON ,TRACTION CONTROL AND ANTILOCK AND CRUISE CONTROL INOP. *TR
Make : CHRYSLER Model : 200 CONVERTIBLE Year : 2011
Manufacturer : CHRYSLER GROUP LLC
Crash : No Fire : No Number of Injuries: 0
ODI ID Number : 10445191 Number of Deaths: 0
Date of Failure: September 30, 2011
VIN : 1C3BC2EG6BN...
Component: POWER TRAIN
Summary:
 SHIFTING LAG BETWEEN 1&2 AND 2&3 GEARS .CAR STARTS TO ACCELERATE THEN SLOWS BEFORE SHIFTING AND ACCELERATES AGAIN SAME IN NEXT GEARS. PROBLEM WORSE WHEN COLD . AND FREQUENT BUT INTERMITTENT. *TR
Make : CHRYSLER Model : 200 CONVERTIBLE Year : 2011
Manufacturer : CHRYSLER GROUP LLC
Crash : No Fire : No Number of Injuries: 0
ODI ID Number : 10445186 Number of Deaths: 0
Date of Failure: September 30, 2011
VIN : 1C3BC2EG6BN...
Component: POWER TRAIN
Summary:
 DRIVELINE CLUNK WHEN PUTTING IN GEAR AND WHEN OFF AND ON THROTTLE. *TR
Make : CHRYSLER Model : 200 CONVERTIBLE Year : 2011
Manufacturer : CHRYSLER GROUP LLC
Crash : No Fire : No Number of Injuries: 0
ODI ID Number : 10428652 Number of Deaths: 0
Date of Failure: August 19, 2011
VIN : Not Available
Component: EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
Summary:
 2011 CHRYSLER 200 LIMITED CONVERTIBLE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO HEADLAMP SAFETY ISSUE *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THE HEADLAMPS ADJUSTED. THE CONSUMER STATED SHE COULD NOT SEE AHEAD WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO FIND A WAY TO ADJUST THEM. CHRYSLER INFORMED THE CONSUMER, THERE WAS NO ADJUSTMENT FOR LAMPS FOR THE VERTICAL POSITION. IT WAS EXPLAINED TO THE CONSUMER THAT HALOGEN PROJECTOR HEADLAMPS SHINED DIFFERENTLY THAN THE REFLECTIVE HEADLAMPS. *JB
Make : CHRYSLER Model : 200 CONVERTIBLE Year : 2011
Manufacturer : CHRYSLER GROUP LLC
Crash : No Fire : No Number of Injuries: 0
ODI ID Number : 10415057 Number of Deaths: 0
Date of Failure: July 24, 2011
VIN : 1C3BC7EG0BN...
Component: EXTERIOR LIGHTING
Summary:
 HEADLIGHTS INADEQUATE -ONLY ILLUMINATES ABOUT 2 OR 3 CAR LENGTHS AHEAD WITH A DISTINCT DROP OFF OF VISION . HIGHLY UNSAFE AS DRIVER CANNOT SEE FURTHER UP HIGHWAY. ESPECIALLY UNSAFE AT UPPER SPEEDS AS YOU ARE OUTRUNNING YOUR HEAD LIGHTS. DEALER SAYS THIS IS NORMAL FOR PROJECTED BEAM HEADLAMPS. DEALER TECH ACKNOWLEDGED AS UNSAFE CONDITION. *TR