NHTSA Complaint #10859878 — 2011 CHRYSLER 200

DASH BOARD LIGHTS FLASH, HORN ENABLES FOR ABOUT 20 SECONDS AND VEHICLE DOES NOT START. TWO BATTERIES REPLACED. TWO DAYS OF ASE CERTIFIED MECHANIC TIME. HALF OF WHICH WAS CHARGING THE BRAND NEW BATTERY THAT DIED WITHIN A WEEK. ON OR ABOUT MARCH 22, 2016, ATTEMPT TO START CAR FAILED WITH THE DASH BOARD LIGHT FLASH, HORN ENABLES, AND THE VEHICLE WILL NOT START. HORN ENABLES FOR ABOUT 15 SECONDS EACH TIME WE ATTEMPT TO START. AUTOZONE GOLD BATTERY REPLACEMENT PERFORMED BY OWNER. HORN HAS NOT WORKED SINCE THIS FIRST INCIDENT; WHICH SHOULD BE CONSIDERED A SAFETY ISSUE AND NOT ONLY ADDRESSED FOR POSSIBLE WIRING CONCERN BUT PASSENGER SAFETY. WITHIN ONE WEEK, BATTERY WAS COMPLETELY DEAD AND BATTERY WAS REPLACED AND INSTALLED BY OWNER. WITHIN ONE MORE WEEK, BATTERY WAS COMPLETELY DEAD. ON APRIL 13, VEHICLE WAS DROPPED AT ASE CERTIFIED MECHANIC MAYBERRY IN COLUMBIA, TN AND MOST OF 4/13 WAS ATTEMPTING TO CHARGE THE BATTERY. ON 4/14, DIAGNOSIS RESUMED WITH FULLY CHARGED REPLACEMENT BATTERY. LOOSE BATTERY CABLE TIGHTENED. NO OTHER ISSUE FOUND. NO SOLUTION FOUND. SUSPECT OWNER WILL ONCE AGAIN HAVE DEAD BATTERY WITHIN DAYS. NO HORN FUNCTION.