Engine Oil Leaking problems of the 2012 Chrysler 200

One problem related to engine oil leaking has 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.

1 Engine Oil Leaking problem

Failure Date: 05/23/2020

I left my home, in my vehicle which had been running completely normally with no dash lights on, overheating, leaking, etc. I live on a dangerous road (it's extremely curvy, dark, has a high accident rate and no shoulders just 12ft. Deep concrete ditches on both sides. I left home around 9:35pm and made it approx. . 5-1 mile and braked slightly to take a sharp curve, and with no warning my engine stalls completely (also causing loss of power steering). I was doing roughly 25-30 mph. When the engine died. The loss of power steering caused me to be unable to keep my vehicle safely in my lane on this sharp turn (I was just lucky that the oncoming lane was clear). Luck is also all that prevented me from breaking down awkwardly positioned right in a dark blind curve. I was able to coast on what little speed I had left, to one of the only safe pull offs on my road ( I barely had enough momentum to do that, and it was just by chance that I was by the spot where it was possible to get out of the roadway. I have seen well over 50 online complaints so far, of owners of 2012 Chrysler 200's who have suffered failures practically identical to mine. My vehicle had been in for regular maintenance/oil change just a week or so prior to this, the inspection revealed no issues needing attention. The car runs perfectly normal right up to the moment you loose all power and your ability to steer with any precision or speed. This problem is obviously fairly common in this vehicle, seriously impairs your ability to control the car suddenly and without warning, causes no check engine warning therefore no error code to diagnose by, and depending on your circumstances and luck at the time could either cause a giant inconvenience or a serious tragedy. Chrysler already recalled for a nearly identical issue but only included the 2015 models. They need to address this before someone dies.




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