Three problems related to brake disc pads 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.
The contact owns a 2012 Chrysler 200. While driving at 45 mph, the brake pedal was depressed and the contact felt the pedal vibrate. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that the brake pads needed to be replaced and the rotors needed to be turned. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 66,000.
Vehicle purchase from enterprise car sale, may 3,2013. Mileage 30926. Immediately I started having problems with loud clicking sound in front tires and loud squealing on backup. Enterprise agreed to fix the problem once identified. The inspection to tires and brakes was done and dealership stated they could not get vehicle to replicate the noise (lol) . 2nd trip to dealership. Same complaint. Answer- could not get vehicle to duplicate noise. "you must be kidding me. If I can hear it I know you can hear it. So, my suggestion was to roll down the windows, turn off the air conditioner / radio. . . You cant miss it. Well, the front tires were replaced because it was stated that they were 1/8 inch to large. But nothing done to the brakes. There was still plenty padding . 3rd trip to dealership. Brakes are now screaming at me! the pads were replaced with different material. From ceramic to metallic pads. . Two months have gone by and guess what? the noise is back!!!!. Im no genius and definitely not a mechanic, but if you keep doing the same thing you will get the same results. How many times does it take to realize that something else is wrong? the question is. . . . What ? I have read "several complaints from different owners with the same issue. So I know there is something wrong . How many complaints does it require before an investigation takes place and a recall is issued because something is wrong here?. I regret not doing the research on this car because I know for sure that I would not have purchased the vehicle.
This Chrysler 2012 200 started to have brake squealing issues at about 7,000 miles I went to dealership and they told me that it was probably just being broke in since I purchased this car at 200 miles on it. The problem continued and no one at the dealership would address this problem. I then told them they had to do something about it and they then told me that there was not a fix for this that Chrysler could not fix this problem. And that they the dealership dennis dillon and Chrysler had no idea what to do. I continued to drive my car and in September of 2013 my car's check engine light came on and I took into the dealer dennis dillon and was advised that my cylander head was gone and would need repaired. I was told to go ahead and dive my car while the parts came in. My car was fixed and picked up from dealer then 1 day later my car overheated on interstate and broke down was then told a clamp came off and was then fixed. Since this issue my car has not driven the same. It is sluggish . I asked the dealer about the lemon law and was told to contact Chrysler . I did so and was told by Chrysler that there is nothing anyone can do. My brakes still sqeal very loudly and chrylser told me that its becasue they replaced the brake pads and no longer have asbestos' in them. I then advised them that I have driven other models and makes and did not have that problem. They refused to be of any assistance. My steering is also an issue in which the dealership has said that it needed an alignment but since the car was only a couple hundred miles on it. It has pulled severly to the left. This is not acceptable and this car needs to fall under the lemon law and be dealt with.