2011 Chrysler 200 Visibility & Wipers Problems

NO HEAT COMING OUT OF PASSENGER SIDE VENTS AND REDUCED HEAT COMING OUT OF DRIVER SIDE VENTS. I HAD THE SYSTEM REVERSE FLUSHED AND REPLACED WITH NEW COOLANT AND DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. THIS PROBLEM CAUSES REDUCED VISIBILITY DUE TO INEFFECTIVE DEFROSTING OF WINDSHIELD AND SIDE WINDOWS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHRYSLER 200. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO SAFFORD CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE RAM FIAT OF WINCHESTER (1659 BERRYVILLE PIKE, WINCHESTER, VA 22603, (540) 667-5532) FOR INSPECTION, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS CONTAMINATED WITH SLUDGE IN THE SYSTEM. ALSO, THE DEFROSTER WAS INOPERABLE, AND THE HEATER CORE, ENGINE OIL, COOLANT, AND RADIATOR CAP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES AND PROVIDED A CASE NUMBER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 108,210.

HEATER CORE CLOGGED WITH GELLED COOLANT, REDUCING ABILITY TO DEFROST /MELT ICE FROM WINDSHIELD IN FREEZING RAIN AT ALL SPEEDS. ONLINE RESEARCH SHOWS GELLED COOLANT AFFECTS MANY CHRYSLER CARS, CAUSING NO HEAT, ESP. ON PASSENGER SIDE, NO ABILITY TO MELT ICE, CLOGGED COOLANT SYSTEM, CLOGGED T-STAT (SUMMER 2019) CLOGGED OIL INTERCOOLER (11/14/19) . THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THAT COOLING SYSTEM HAD TO BE FLUSHED SINCE PURCHASING CAR ON 8/4/18. SUSPECT SPECIFIED HOAT COOLANT CAUSING PROBLEMS IN ALL CHRYSLER VEHICLES INCLUDING AVENGER, CHARGER (PER SERVICE TECH), PICKUPS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHRYSLER 200. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DEFROSTER WAS NOT OPERABLE AND HOT AIR BLEW FROM THE VENTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO COBLESKILL CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM (2444 STATE ROUTE 7, COBLESKILL, NY 12043, (518) 234-4000) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE HEATER CORE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 152,000. *TT CONSUMER STATED "HOT AIR BLEW FROM THE VENTS" NOT WHAT SHE SAID. F MANUFACTURER IS AWARE OF THE FAILURE. CONSUMER CALLE AND STATED THAT I WAS GETTING HEAT ON THE DRIVERS AND NOT THE PASSENGER SIDE. THUS CAUSING THE PASSENGER SIDE NOT ABLE TO DEFROST PROPERLY AS WELL AS CAUSING VISUAL ISSUE.*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHRYSLER 200. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR VENTS WOULD NOT BLOW HOT AIR AND THE FRONT WINDSHIELD COULD NOT BE DEFROSTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO CROSSROADS CHRYSLER (4510 WHITEHILL BLVD, PRINCE GEORGES, VA) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE HEATER CORE WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHRYSLER 200. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, HEAT FAILED TO BLOW OUT OF THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, THE DEFROSTER ONLY DEFROSTED ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 86,000. THE VIN WAS NOT PROVIDED.

WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM DINNER MY HUSBANDS HEAT STOPPED WORKING ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. OHIO WINTERS A VERY COLD. DEFROST ON THE DRIVERS SIDE WAS WORKING BUST THE PASSENGER SIDE WAS NOT. WITHIN MINUTES OF DRIVING THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE WINDSHIELD FROSTED OVER MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE GO SEE. IT WAS UNBEARABLE BEING IN THE VEHICLE IT WAS SO COLD. WE HAVE 2 SMALL CHILDREN AND WITH A WIND CHILL IN THE NEGATIVE DIGITS THERE IS RISK FOR FROST BITE. THEY ARE MY BIGGEST CONCERN HOWEVER WHAT WOULD NORMALLY BE A 35 MINUTE DRIVE TURNED INTO OVER AN HOUR BECAISE OF POOR VISIBILITY. HOW IS THIS NOT A RECALL YET. NOT BEING ABLE TO SEE IS DANGEROUS AND BEING IN A FREEZING CAR FOR OVER AN HOUR IS DANGEROUS.

CLOGGED HEATER CORE ON PASSENGER SIDE VENTS, ALL FLOOR VENTS, AND NOW ALSO AFFECTING DRIVER'S SIDE. DEFROSTER DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY ON EITHER SIDE. ONLY BLOWING COLD "AIR CONDITIONING" TEMPERATURE AIR. THIS OCCURRED SLOWLY OVER TIME BUT WE NOTICED IT THE FIRST TIME WHILE TRAVELING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT 75MPH IN SUB ZERO TEMPERATURES FOR 13 HOURS - THE ISSUE HAS PROGRESSED OVER THE 13 HOUR TRIP AND IS COMPLETELY CLOGGED NOW. TOOK TO AN AUTO SHOP ONCE AT DESTINATION BUT THEY CANNOT FLUSH THE SYSTEM BECAUSE OF THE POOR HEATER CORE DESIGN THAT WON'T ALLOW FOR THE FLUID TO FLOW THROUGH THE DUAL SYSTEM.

HEAT ON PASSENGER SIDE GOES OUT DUE TO MANUFACTURER COOLANT. CAUSES THE WINDSHIELD NOT TO DEFROST ON THE PASSENGER SIDE IN COLD MONTHS WHICH MAKES VISIBILITY DURING DRIVING IMPOSSIBLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHRYSLER 200. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR CONDITIONER, HEATER, AND DEFROST FAILED TO PRODUCE AIR WITHOUT WARNING. THE LOCAL DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHRYSLER 200. WHEN THE CONTACT ENTERED THE VEHICLE AND ATTEMPTED TO ACTIVATE THE DEFROSTER, THE VEHICLE BLEW OUT COLD AIR ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO HENDRIX JEEP CHRYSLER (543 MCPHEARSON CHURCH RD, FAYETTEVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA 28303) WHERE THE RADIATOR WAS FLUSHED, BUT THE ISSUE WAS NOT RESOLVED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

I HAVE A CHRYSLER 200 2011 WITH 67,000 MILES. THIS WINTER THE PASSENGER SIDE HEAT NO LONGER WORKS AT ALL, LEAVING ME WITHOUT DEFROST AS WELL. THIS ISSUE IS THE SAME WHETHER IN IDLE OR DRIVING. I HAVE HAD THE RADIATOR FLUSHED TWICE, THE THERMOSTAT REPLACED, FILTER REPLACED, ETC. THERE IS STILL NO RESOLUTION TO THE ISSUE AND I HAVE BEEN TOLD NOW THAT THE NEXT STEP IS REPLACING THE HEATER CORE AND THE RADIATOR ITSELF. I HAVE BEEN READING THE OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME ISSUE WITH CHRYSLER AND CAN'T UNDERSTAND HOW THIS IS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE AND HASN'T BEEN RECALLED YET. IS IT BECAUSE EVEN MOPAR TECHNICIANS CAN'T FIGURE OUT THE PROBLEM? MY TECHNICIAN SAYS IT SEEMS LIKE HE'S CHASING A GHOST. THIS PROBLEM NEEDS FIXED AND CHRYSLER SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHRYSLER 200. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DEFROSTER FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT PROVIDE HEAT OR AIR CONDITIONING PROPERLY. WHEN ACTIVATED, THE UNIT PROVIDED THE OPPOSITE FUNCTION. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE HEATING SYSTEM FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED WITH A NEW HEATING CORE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHRYSLER 200. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHENEVER THE HEATER WAS ACTIVATED, COLD AIR WOULD CIRCULATE THROUGHOUT THE AIR VENTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE HEATER CORE WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 86,000.

CONTINUED PROBLEMS WITH HEATING SYSTEM ON CHRYSLER 200, YEAR 2011, TOURING MODEL, V6 PEN STAR ENGINE: LACK OF HEAT ON PASSENGER SIDE, & SIDE WINDOWS FOGGING UP. LITTLE TO NO HEAT ON DRIVER'S SIDE. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO THE CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP 4 X AND EACH TIME, THEY FLUSH AND CHECK THE HEATING LINES AND SAY THERE IS NOTHING WRONG, THAT I HAVE HEAT. THE HEAT SEEMS A LITTLE BETTER FOR A SHORT WHILE, THEN THE SAME THING HAPPENS AGAIN, I LOSE HEAT AND ONLY COLD AIR IS BLOWING OUT OF VENTS WITH HEAT SETTING ON MAX. I PAID FOR AN EXTENDED WARRANTY WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED NEW. I AM TOLD EACH TIME THERE IS NOTHING WRONG. THERE HAS TO BE SOMETHING WRONG! I NEVER OWNED A VEHICLE WITH THIS PROBLEM AND AM VERY DISAPPOINTED. WHAT AM I TO DO WITH NO HEAT AND SUBZERO TEMPS.?? NOW THE DRIVER'S SIDE HAS LITTLE TO NO HEAT AND WINDOWS ARE FOGGING UP. THERE MUST BE A MANUFACTURER DEFECT IN THE HEATING SYSTEM ON THESE VEHICLES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHRYSLER 200. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LOW BEAM LIGHTS WERE DEFECTIVE. THE LOW BEAM WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE PROPERLY AND APPEARED AS A SHADOW. THE CONTACT HAD TO USE THE HIGH BEAMS TO ILLUMINATE THE ROADWAY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES WHERE THE DEALER ADJUSTED THE LOW BEAM, BUT THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO CORRECT THE FAILURE BECAUSE IT WAS HOW THE LOW BEAM LIGHTS WERE DESIGNED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THEY WOULD CONTACT THE DEALER TO EXPLAIN HOW TO CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 4, 500.