2012 Chrysler 200 Lighting Problems

TAKATA RECALL, ABS AND TRACTION LIGHT ARE ON THEY MAKE A FUNNY NOISE WHEN I FIRST START THE CAR AND START DRIVING. BUT AFTER I GO SO FAR OR TO 25MPH, MY LIGHTS COME ON AND I BRAKE JUST FINE. I ALSO HAVE A ISSUE WITH MY TURN SIGNALS, IF MY HEADLIGHTS ARE OFF MY FRONT LEFT TURNING SOGNAL WORKS BUT IF MY HEADLIGHTS ARE ON MY FRONT LEFT TURNING SIGNAL DOES NOT WORK.

I'VE REPLACED MY HEADLIGHTS TWICE NOW.. BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT.

TAKATA RECALL UNKNOWN MY CAR STALLED OUT ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND I LEFT IT THERE TO BE PICKED UP BY MY MECHANIC THE NEXT MORNING. I FOUND OUT THE NEXT DAY THAT MY CAR HAD BEEN CRASHED AND I WENT TO THE TOW YARD WHERE THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN TAKEN TO RETRIEVE MY PERSONAL ITEMS FROM THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT MY AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. MY CAR HAS BEEN CONSIDERED A TOTAL LOSS BY GEICO CAR INSURANCE. GEICO CLAIM NUMBER [XXX]. I STILL HAVE MY TITLE, IT IS A REBUILT ONE. GEICO HAS BEEN TAKING THEIR SWEET TIME TO REIMBURSE ME FOR MY VEHICLE. THE ACTUAL ACCIDENT OCCURRED ON APRIL 25TH, 2017. THE POLICE REPORT IS INACCURATE. TODAY IS AUGUST 30TH, 2017 AND I'M STILL WAITING ON A CHECK. THE TOW YARD HAS APPARENTLY BECOME THE LIENHOLDER SO I'VE BEEN TOLD AND GEICO HAS TO PAY THEM OFF BEFORE THEY CAN PAY ME? I DON'T KNOW IT'S CRAZY. THERE WOULD BE NO LIEN IF GEICO HAD HANDLED THIS IN A TIMELY MANNER. I HAVE HAD TO COME OUT OF POCKET TO PURCHASE A CHEAP CAR IN THE MEANTIME WHILE I WAIT. I HAVE JUST RECENTLY RECEIVED EMAILS FROM CARFAX SAYING THAT MY CAR MAY BE AT RISK OF BEING RECALLED SO I PUT IN MY VIN NUMBER ([XXX]) AND IT SAYS THAT MY CHRYSLER 200 2012 IS A S61. HOWEVER, I WAS AWARE THE PASSENGER SEATBELTS WERE LOCKED BUT I WAS STILL ABLE TO WRAP THE DRIVER'S BELT AROUND ME. FURTHERMORE, I'VE HAD NUMEROUS HEADLIGHT ISSUES IN BOTH HEADLIGHTS AND THE AC EVENTUALLY STOPPED WORKING. THERE WAS ALSO A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON THAT COULD NOT BE TURNED OFF. I SPOKE WITH CHRYSLER AND THEY TOLD ME NOTHING CAN BE DONE AS FAR AS REIMBURSEMENT AT THIS POINT BECAUSE I HAVE NO POSSESSION OF THE VEHICLE. HOWEVER, THE TITLE IS STILL IN MY NAME AND THE POSSESSION ISSUE IS GEICO'S FAULT. I AM LOOKING FOR SOME TYPE OF JUSTICE IN THIS SITUATION IT COULD HAVE BEEN ME IN THE CRASH. I AM [XXX] AND IT SAYS UNDER FEDERAL LAW THAT MY VEHICLE CAN BE REPLACED. #16V-668 INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHRYSLER 200. WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT, THE HEADLIGHTS ILLUMINATED VERY DIMLY AND THE DRIVER WAS UNABLE TO SEE THE ROAD AHEAD. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHILE USING BOTH THE HIGH BEAM AND LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,000.

THE HEADLIGHT ILLUMINATION OF THE 2012 C/200 IS DRIVING BLIND AT NIGHT AND DANGEROUS. THERE IS AN EXTREMELY LIMITED FIELD OF VISION AND FEELS LIKE DRIVING WITH CURTAIN OVER THE LIGHTS. THE LIGHT AIMS REAL LOW AND THE BULB IS TOO SMALL. USING HIGH BEAM IS NOT MUCH BETTER. SEVERAL TIMES I CAME VERY CLOSE TO HITTING ANOTHER CAR AND PERSON. I FEEL LIKE I AM DRIVING BLIND AND HAVE CONFINED MYSELF TO NOT DRIVING AT NIGHT. THERE HAS TO BE A REMEDY FOR THIS PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHRYSLER 200. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, WHENEVER THE CONTACT ACTIVATED THE TURN SIGNAL, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ACTIVATED. WHILE DRIVING, THE DRIVER SIDE HEADREST POPPED OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE HEADREST NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE TURN SIGNAL ISSUE COULD NOT BE DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,500.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHRYSLER 200. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE PASSENGERS SIDE HEADLIGHT BECAME INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE HEADLIGHT MODULE FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE LED LIGHT BULB WAS NOT REPLACEABLE BY ITSELF. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHRYSLER 200. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT AND THE DRIVER SIDE TAIL LIGHT FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TIPM FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

I OWN A 2012 CHRYSLER 200, I LOVE MY CAR; HOWEVER, THE HEAD LIGHTS ARE POINTING TOWARDS THE GROUND MAKING IT ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO SEE ANYTHING IN FRONT OF ME WHILE DRIVING. I'VE CHANGED REPLACED THE HEADLIGHT BULBS AS WELL AS CLEANED THE HEADLAMP. UNKNOWN 2. DURING THE WINTER MONTHS MY CAR MAKES THE GRINDING NOISE WHEN STARTING UP.

DRIVING AND INTERIOR LIGHTS DIM DOWN AND GET REAL BRIGHT SPONTANEOUSLY. ALSO MY SEAT BELT LIGHT AND CHIME DON'T WORK ALL THE TIME?? TRANS ALREADY SLIPS WHEN LEAVING TOWN AT A MEDIUM ACCELERATION? ONLY 75000 MILES ON THE CAR.

MY COMPLAINT ABOUT THIS VEHICLE IS THE HEADLIGHTS. THEY ARE AIMED TO LOW, DO NOT PROJECT OUT FAR ENOUGH AND THE LOW BEAM APPEARS TO HAVE A DARK 'SHADE' OR 'CUTOFF' AT THE VERY TOP OF THE LIGHT BEAM. I'VE NEVER EXPERIENCED THIS ON ANY OTHER VEHICLE AND I ATTRIBUTE IT TO THE ONE BULB SYSTEM WITH A 'SHUTTER' THIS MODEL USES FOR LOW AND HIGH BEAMS. THE HIGH BEAM IS DOING WHAT THE LOW BEAM SHOULD BE DOING. LOW BEAMS ARE COMPLETELY USELESS IN HEAVY FOG, THIS IS CONTRARY TO EVERY OTHER VEHICLE I'VE OWNED. WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT, I MUST RESORT TO HIGH BEAMS WHEN I SHOULDN'T NEED TO. THIS IS ESPECIALLY A FACTOR WHEN DESCENDING HILLS AND DRIVING THROUGH TURNS AND CORNERS. THE HEADLIGHTS ON THE LAST THREE VEHICLES I'VE OWNED WERE FAR SUPERIOR IN EVERY WAY COMPARED TO THE HEADLIGHTS IN THE 2012 CHRYSLER 200 TOURING MODEL SEDAN. I TOOK THE CAR TO A AAA SHOP IN GLEN BURNIE, MD, THE SERVICE MANAGER SAID AN ADJUSTMENT WOULD PROBABLY NOT MAKE ANY DIFFERENCE AND THE COST WAS NEARLY $55.00. I HAVE NOT TAKEN THE CAR TO A CHRYSLER DEALER BECAUSE I WAS QUOTED $115.00 FOR AN 'ADJUSTMENT'. I LIKE THIS CAR OTHERWISE AND I DON'T WANT TO TRADE IT IN JUST BECAUSE THE HEADLIGHTS ARE LOUSY; THEY SHOULD BE A LOT BETTER THAN THEY ARE. THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF POSTS ON THE INTERNET OF OWNERS HAVING THE SAME ISSUES WITH THE HEADLIGHTS ON THIS MODEL AS ME. I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE USED IN MARCH OF 2012 AND IT NOW HAS 38,500 MILES. THANK YOU.

EXTREMELY POOR ILLUMINATION FROM HEADLIGHTS, ESPECIALLY LOW-BEAM! THE PROJECTOR LIGHTS HAVE A 'SHUTTER' THAT COVERS A PORTION OF THE BEAM TO CREATE LOW-BEAM. THIS CAUSES A DISTINCT, VISIBLE HORIZONTAL BLACK-OUT LINE ACROSS THE ILLUMINATION AND LEAVES LITTLE TO NO ILLUMINATION ON THE ROADWAY ESPECIALLY ON RURAL ROADS BEYOND CITY LIGHTING! WHEN CAR GOES DOWN-GRADE, THIS BLACKOUT LINE DIPS TO COVER THE ROADWAY COMPLETELY IN FRONT OF THE CAR CAUSING TOTAL DARKNESS MOMENTARILY. THIS AND NO CORNER LIGHTING IS VERY DANGEROUS AND WILL EVENTUALLY AT SOME POINT COST A LIFE! THERE ALSO IS NO SIDE OR CORNER ILLUMINATION IN LOW-BEAM NOR IN HIGH-BEAM. ONE MECHANIC TOLD ME THE BULB IS SET TOO FAR BACK IN THE PROJECTION TUBE BLOCKING THE SIDE ILLUMINATION AND IT IS NOT ADJUSTABLE. DEALER HAS CHECKED THIS CONDITION AND PROBLEM IS NOT FIXED. IT APPEARS TO BE A DESIGN PROBLEM (A SERIOUS ONE) AND THE INTERNET IS FULL OF COMPLAINTS FROM CHRYSLER 200 OWNERS ABOUT THIS. CHRYSLER NEEDS TO RECALL THESE CARS AND REFIT THE HEADLIGHT UNITS WITH A SAFE, OPERATIONAL DESIGN! *TR

SINCE NEW, THIS VEHICLE HAS POOR LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS, THAT SEEM TO BE DIRECTED DOWNWARD, MAKING NIGHT DRIVING OVER 50 MPH HAZARDOUS. AT TIMES, I MUST RELY ON THE HEADLIGHTS OF OTHER CARS TO SEE THE ROAD AHEAD. AFTER OWNING THIS CAR ONE YEAR, I CAN'T ACCEPT THIS ANY LONGER. THE DEALER AT FIRST SAID THEY COULD NOT BE ADJUSTED, BUT IS NOW WILLING TO CHECK THEM AT A FUTURE APPOINTMENT. I FOUND ADJUSTMENTS ABOVE EACH HEADLIGHT, ENGRAVED "UP AND DOWN." A SPECIAL TOOL IS NEEDED TO PERFORM THIS ADJUSTMENT. I FEEL THAT CHRYSLER NEEDS TO BE MADE AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM IN THEIR VEHICLES. I HAVE REPORTED IT TO THEIR CUSTOMER SERVICE AS CASE # [XXX]. I HAVE OWNED OVER TWENTY CARS AND THIS IS THE ONLY ONE WITH POOR LOW BEAMS. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHRYSLER 200. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS ONLY ILLUMINATED THE ROAD PARTIALLY, AS IF THERE WAS A SHADE OVER THE LIGHT. THE CONTACT ACTIVATED THE HIGH BEAMS IN ORDER FOR THE FULL LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE THE ROADWAY. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS BUT THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE LIGHTS WERE OPERATING AS DESIGNED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,800 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 4,500.

CANT SEE AT NIGHT WITH THE LOW BEAMS. NEEDS TO BE REPLACED WITH A TWO BULB SYSTEM. DOES SOME ONE HAVE TO DIE BEFORE THIS ISSUE IS ADDRESSED? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHRYSLER 200. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT THE HEADLIGHTS ILLUMINATED DOWNWARD AND DID NOT PROVIDE SUFFICIENT ILLUMINATION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THERE WAS NO REPAIR BECAUSE THE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY WAS OPERATING AS DESIGNED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 13,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHRYSLER 200. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE FAR ENOUGH WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT. THE LIGHTS WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE ANY FARTHER THAT 20-25 FEET IN AHEAD. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED WHO ADJUSTED THE LIGHTS AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE FAILURE WAS A DESIGN FLAW WITH THE LIGHTNING AND NOTHING ELSE COULD BE DONE TO CORRECT IT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHRYSLER 200. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, HE NOTICED THE HEADLIGHTS DID NOT ILLUMINATE PROPERLY. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT HE HAD TO UTILIZE THE HIGH BEAM HEADLIGHTS IN ORDER TO VIEW THE ROADWAY WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 3,000.

THIS MODEL HAS A SUBSTANTIAL HEADLIGHT PROJECTION ISSUE. THE HEADLIGHTS (LOW BEAM) DO NOT PROJECT FAR ENOUGH TO ALLOW THE DRIVER TO MAINTAIN POSTED SPEED LIMITS. IN AREAS WHERE THERE IS NO STREET LIGHTING OR WHEN DRIVING IN RURAL OR UNFAMILIAR AREAS THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND YOU FIND YOU HAVE TO SLOW DOWN TO A CRAWL OR USE HIGH BEAMS - BOTH AN ISSUE WHEN OTHER CARS ARE PRESENT. I HAVE HAD OTHER PEOPLE DRIVE MY CAR TO VERIFY AND THE FIRST THING THEY SAY IS THAT IT'S DANGEROUS AND THEY WOULD NOT DRIVE THIS CAR AT NIGHT AND THEY WERE VERY UNCOMFORTABLE WITH THE WAY THE HEADLIGHTS PROJECTED TO THE POINT THEY THOUGHT THE LIGHTS WERE NOT FULLY ON. HAVE SEEN THIS ISSUE FROM OTHER OWNER BLOG ENTRIES. *TR

LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS ARE INEFFECTIVE, CAST A BEAM ONLY ABOUT 100 FEET ON DARK ROADS WITH RESTRICTIVE SIDE VISION. THE BEAM IS EVEN MORE INEFFECTIVE WHEN DRIVING DOWNHILL AND THE LIGHT BEAM IS ONLY ABOUT 50 FEET. THE DEALER EXPLAINED THAT IT IS A ONE BULB SYSTEM WITH A SHUTTER THAT COVERS THE BULB HALF WAY WHEN CHANGING FROM HIGH TO LOW BEAMS. CHRYSLER IS OFFERING NO RESOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM WHICH HAS EXISTED SINCE ITS 2011 MODEL. THIS SYSTEM CAUSES THE OPERATOR TO CONTINUALLY USE HIGH BEAMS TO PROPERLY ILLUMINATE THE ROADWAY EVEN AT LOW SPEEDS OF 25-35MPH ON RURAL ROADWAYS. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL OR RETROFIT OF THE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY TO A TWO BULB OR TWO ELEMENT BULB SYSTEM. *TR