NHTSA Complaint #10920322 — 2012 CHRYSLER 200

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHRYSLER 200. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, A LOUD NOISE WAS HEARD. THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER AND NOTICED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE FENDER WALL WAS LOOSE AND WRAPPED AROUND THE TIRE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DETACH THE FENDER WALL FROM THE TIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FENDER WALL NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE FENDER WALL WAS REPLACED. A MONTH LATER, THE CONTACT DROVE OVER A HOLE AND THE FENDER WALL HAD TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. THE ISSUE RECURRED A THIRD TIME, BUT THE FENDER WALL WAS NOT REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 135,000.