2011 Chrysler 200 Brakes Problems

ABS, Parking brake and traction control systems error items showing on dash. These error items indicate that the ABS module needs to be replaced, however Chrysler can no longer supply this part and the dealer has said that they have tried unsuccessfully to install a used part and also am after market part which would not work.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2011 CHRYSLER 200. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH IN THE RAIN, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED BUT FAILED TO ENGAGE AS THE HE HAD TO PUMP THE BRAKE PEDAL SEVERAL TIMES. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE HYDROPLANE AND LANDED IN A DITCH. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED NO INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT HE WAS EXPERIENCING ISSUES WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL PRIOR TO THE COLLISION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO JAMES COLLINS DOWNTOWN FORD LOUISVILLE (809 S 5TH ST, LOUISVILLE, KY 40203) WHERE THE FAILURE CAUSE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED AS THE VEHICLE WAS DEEMED TOTAL LOSS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 74,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHRYSLER 200. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH ON A STEEP HILL, THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE SHOOK. THE CONTACT ALSO EXPERIENCED THE SAME FAILURE WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 66,000.

THE ABS INDICATOR LIGHT IS COMING ON RANDOMLY AFTER HAVING A FRONT AND REAR BRAKE JOB AT THE CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHRYSLER 200. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CYLINDER HEAD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 20 MPH AND GOING DOWN A HILL, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND THE BRAKES HESITATED TO RESPOND WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON TWO OCCASIONS. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT WHILE REVERSING, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THERE WAS A LEAK UNDER THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING LINES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE TECHNICIAN DISCOVERED THAT THERE WAS ANOTHER SUBSTANCE OTHER THAN BRAKE FLUID IN THE BRAKE FLUID RESERVOIR, WHICH CAUSED THE BRAKES TO HESITATE TO RESPOND. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE REPAIRS WERE UNKNOWN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE WAS CONCERNED FOR HER SAFETY EVEN THOUGH THE NECESSARY REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 44,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHRYSLER 200. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE SHOOK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ROTORS OF THE VEHICLE WERE WARPED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS AFTER THE INITIAL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,900.

THIS VEHICLE IDLE BY ITSELF, WHEN I MAY ANY STOPS AND PUT MY FOOT ON THE BRAKES, THE CAR TRIES TO TAKE OFF, OR MOVE FORWARD WITHOUT PRESSING THE GAS, AND IT MAKES VERY LOUD NOISES, LIKE BOOMS, LIKE THE GAS LINE IS POPPING, AND THIS HAPPENS DAILY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHRYSLER 200. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ALL FOUR BRAKE PADS WERE WORN OUT WITH VERY LOW MILEAGE ON THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT HEARD A GRINDING SOUND WHENEVER THE BRAKES WERE DEPRESSED WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. AS A RESULT, THE BRAKES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 24,000.

2011 CHRYSLER 200. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO BRAKE PROBLEMS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN HE STARTED THE ENGINE TO PULL FORWARD TO GET GAS, THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUED FORWARD, SO HE PUSHED THE PEDAL ABOUT THREE MORE TIMES TO THE FLOOR WHILE HE ROLLED TO THE PUMP BYPASS LANE, TURNED PARALLEL TO THE CURB WHICH SEPARATED THE STATION BYPASS LANE FROM THE US HIGHWAY AND STOPPED WITH THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. AS SOON AS HE STOPPED, HE PUT THE TRANSMISSION INTO PARK AND THEN ENGINE STALLED. THE CONSUMER RESTARTED THE ENGINE, AND FELT THE PEDAL COME BACK UP. AFTER TESTING IT SEVERAL TIMES WITHOUT FURTHER PROBLEMS. IN LATE NOVEMBER 2012, AS THE CONSUMER HEADED OUT OF A PARKING LOT, THE PEDAL WENT DOWN TO THE FLOOR TWICE. HE QUICKLY STOPPED WITH THE EMERGENCY BRAKE, LEANED TO THE LEFT OF THE STEERING WHEEL AND SAW THE LEFT END OF THE PEDAL PROTRUDING FROM THE LEFT SIDE OF HIS RIGHT SHOE AND THE PEDAL WAS ON THE FLOOR. ALSO, THE ENGINE HAD STALLED, WHEN HE TRIED TO RESTART THE ENGINE, IT STALLED AGAIN. HE MADE ANOTHER ATTEMPT TO START IT AGAIN, AT THAT POINT THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT BACK TO NORMAL.

MY FIRST PROBLEM IS AN WORSENING SQUEAKING AND GRINDING IN MY BRAKES. I PURCHASED THE CAR IN OCT 2011 AND STARTED HAVING SQUEAKING BRAKES IN MARCH 2012. I HAVE RETURNED MY CAR TO THE BUYING DEALERSHIP THREE TIMES PRIOR TO MY 12,000 BRAKE WARRANTY. I WAS TOLD BY A CERTIFIED CHRYSLER MECHANIC NOTHING IS WRONG WITH MY BRAKES AND THEY DID NOT HEAR ANYTHING. MY BRAKE ISSUE HAS GOTTEN WORSE I HEAR IT CONSTANTLY WITH ANY STOPPING MOTION. I THEN TOOK MY CAR TO A NON CERTIFIED CHRYSLER MECHANIC AND I WAS SHOWN MY REAR BRAKES ARE WARPED. AND THE BRAKES ARE DEFECTIVE. THIS MECHANIC DID NOT WANT TO FIX THE ISSUE HE STATED RETURN TO YOUR DEALERSHIP BECAUSE EVEN IF WE REPLACE THE PADS THE DEFECTIVE PARTS WILL CAUSE THE PROBLEM AGAIN. I CALLED THE BUYING DEALERSHIP THAT SAME DAY AND TOLD THE PERSON IN SERVICE CENTER WHAT I WAS TOLD HE GUARANTEED HIS TECHNICIAN DID THEIR JOB AND REFUSED TO LOOK IN THE SYSTEM TO PROVIDE ME WITH EXACTLY WHAT SHE DID SINCE THE ISSUE WAS NOT FIXED. NEEDLESS TO SAY THAT INDIVIDUAL IS UNPROFESSIONAL AND TOTALLY DISREGARD MY CONCERN. I CALLED CHRYSLER HEADQUATERS FILED A COMPLAINT THAT SAME DAY. A FEW DAYS LATER I TOOK IT TO ANOTHER CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP THE TECHNICIAN AGREED MY ROTORS IN THE REAR WHERE WARPED AND "REGLOSSED THEM" THIS DID NOT FIX THE ISSUE. I RETURNED A FEW DAYS LATER TELLING HIM THE NOISE NEVER WENT AWAY. I WAS TOLD I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE NEW BRAKE PADS OR TO BE REGLOSSED. HE ADVISED ME MY PADS ARE PLACED IN A CERTAIN POSITION THAT CAUSES THEM TO MAKE THAT NOISE BUT COULD NOT GIVE ME A STRAIGHT ANSWER IF THIS WAS ABNORMAL OR NORMAL. BUT PRETTY MUCH DEAL WITH IT. I HAVE ALL THE PAPERWORK FROM EACH DEALERSHIP AND MECHANIC REGARDLESS IF THE WARRANTY IS EXPIRED IF THE BRAKES ARE DEFECTIVE THEY WILL NEVER WORK PROPERLY. MY SECOND CONCERN IS MY CAR HAS STALLED THREE TIMES IN THE MONTH OF JUNE 2012 WHILE DRIVING GOING LESS THAN 20 MILES. *JS

WHEN IN REVERSE THE BACK BRAKES SQUEAK. TOOK THE VEHICLE IN AND WAS TOLD THAT THIS WAS NORMAL, I TOOK THE CAR BACK AND WAS TOLD THAT WHEN IT IS COLD OR HOT THE BRAKES WOULD MAKE THE LOUD SQUEAKING SOUND. THE NEXT TIME I WENT BACK WAS TOLD THAT CHRYSLER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM BUT THERE IS NO FIX. I'M HAVE BEEN TOLD SEVERAL TIME THAT THERE IS NO FIX. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHRYSLER 200. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKES MADE A SQUEALING NOISE WHENEVER THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS LIGHTLY DEPRESSED. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE NOISE WAS NORMAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER DUE TO THE CONTINUOUS FAILURE. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE SURFACE OF THE BRAKE PAD HAD CRYSTALLIZED DUE TO THE LACK OF PRESSURE TO THE BRAKES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 23 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 10,300.... UPDATED 02/28/13 *BF THE DEALER DE-GLAZED THE ROTORS. HOWEVER, THE NOISE RETURNED UPDATED 03/11/13

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHRYSLER 200. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH WHEN THE CHECK ENGINE AND ABS INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. ADDITIONALLY, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE FAILURE RECURRED FOR THREE YEARS. THE DEALER REPLACED TWO SENSORS, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 108,000.