Two problems related to automatic transmission control module have been reported for the 2012 Chrysler 200. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2012 Chrysler 200 based on all problems reported for the 2012 200.
I own a 2012 Chrysler 200, the engine stops/fails about every two months while braking or while stopped. This is dangerous as it can stop anywhere and they might rear end the car or something. I have taken my car to the Chrysler dealership 4 different times with the same issue, the first time they changed the pcm. After about 2 months the car's engine stopped while braking or while at a stoplight. The 2nd and 3rd time I took the car they did not find anything wrong with the car and gave it to me after a couple of days. The 4th time when I took the car they said that it was the battery and they put in a new battery. Well about 2 days ago the car stopped again while at a stoplight. I have not taken the car to the dealership as they never find anything wrong with the vehicle. I am tired of them not finding what is wrong with the car. I believe that I speak for many Chrysler 200 owners when I say that an investigation needs to be done for the whole Chrysler group, especially to the 200, which have many complaints online and none one seems to find the solution. Please investigate this for the safety of the drivers. I am so sick and tired of the mopar mechanics not finding anything. I do not know if the issue is with the pcm, computer, or engine. Please investigate.
This car was bought new with approx 300 miles brought from a dealer's inventory in kokomo, in to one in northern kentucky, where it was bought 11 may ,2012. . It had been on the previous dealer's lot, as part of inventory, I believe since Sep,2011. In total it has stalled while stopped at a light 2 separate times. . Twice it has either quit while slowing or downshifted causing quite a violent throw forward of persons in their seats while at a relatively slow speed coming to a stop. . . In the old days it would be the jerk you get while popping a clutch to get a car started with a bad battery. . The third time it stalled was backing out of our driveway. . . We are now approaching 1000 total miles on the car with less than a month of ownership. . . Made first visit to a dealer service 30 may 2012,. . Pcm code was updated,but could not duplicate problem. . Have had one jerky downshift since then . . This has been the recurring theme of many of these instances written up on blogs concerning this model over last 2 years. . Side note. . This car has remote start capability on the key fob. . I noticed a recall last year for some vehicles where they noticed the circuit board inside a fob had vibrated loose, and somehow was sending signals to some component in the car which was causing it to stop. . . Ie. No codes associated with a malfunction like that. . . Might be something to look at too. Twice also, the hint of an electrical smell has been detected. . . Same smell I experienced when the pcm on my 1993 Ford van cooked itself a couple years ago. . At first I wrote it off as a new car thing. . But combine that with present and past experiences. . . Well, the connection may not be coincidental.