NHTSA Complaint #10690779 — 2011 CHRYSLER 200

I WAS OPERATING VEHICLE ON SURFACE STREETS AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE TO MORE THAN 20 MPH. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL CHRYSLER DEALER AND IT WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A WORN OUT THROTTLE BODY. THE PART WAS REPLACED AT CONSIDERABLE EXPENSE AS THE CAR WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. I WAS TOLD BY SEVERAL PARTIES THAT THIS FAILURE WAS PREMATURE AND THE INTERNAL PARTS WORE OUT BECAUSE THEY WERE DEFECTIVE. THE MECHANIC TOLD ME HE REPLACES A LOT OF THESE THROTTLE BODIES.