2011 CHRYSLER 200 CONVERTIBLE Electrical System Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHRYSLER 200 CONVERTIBLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VENT CONTROL FUNCTION FAILED TO WORK ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE FOR WARM AIR WHEN THE HEATING OPTION WAS UTILIZED. THE FAILURE CAUSED DIFFICULTY DEFROSTING THE FRONT WINDSHIELD. THE DEALER REPLACED THE THERMOSTAT AND FLUSHED THE SYSTEM MORE THAN TWO YEARS AGO, BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER (BILL MARSH CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM, 1655 S GARFIELD AVE, TRAVERSE CITY, MI 49686, (231) 941-4141) FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND REPAIR. THE CONTACT WAS UNCERTAIN IF THE MANUFACTURER WOULD BE ABLE TO PROVIDE A SOLUTION TO THE DEALER TO REMEDY THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND HAD THE VEHICLE DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

WHILE TRAVELING ON A NEW YORK STATE HIGHWAY, ALL OF THE SUDDEN ALL THE DASH WARNING INDICATORS FLASHED ON/OFF, THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTED TO LOW GEAR, THE RADIO, AC AND OTHER ELECTRONICS TURNED OFF. THE CAR STALLED RIGHT THERE IN TRAFFIC. WE HAD TRIED SHIFTING GEARS, PUSHING THE ACCELERATOR, AND COULD NOT GET THE CAR TO RESPOND TO ANYTHING. WE DID MANAGE TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. AFTER A MINUTE, WE ATTEMPTED AND WERE ABLE TO START THE CAR BUT IT STALLED OUT ALMOST IMMEDIATELY. FURTHER ATTEMPTS TO RESTART THE CAR WERE NOT SUCCESSFUL. AFTER APPROXIMATELY 20 MINUTES, WE WERE ABLE TO RESTART THE CAR, AND DRIVE IT TO A GARAGE LESS THAN 1 MILE AWAY. IT DID STALL ON US AGAIN, BUT IN THE DRIVEWAY OF THE GARAGE. THE MECHANIC AT THE GARAGE TESTED THE BATTERY, AND THE BATTERY WAS FINE ? WE WERE ABLE TO DRIVE...

UPON PICKING MY 2011 CHRYSLER 200 LIMITED CONVERTIBLE UP FROM THE DEALER AFTER IT WAS THERE FOR A FEW DAYS FOR A RECALL FOR THE HEAD RESTRAINT (N38) AND HAD AN ENGINE CYLINDER HEAD REPLACED I NOTICED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE HEATED SEAT LIGHT WAS OFF. SO FAR THE HEATED SEAT ITSELF SEEMS TO BE WORKING OK. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP (DANBURY, CT) AND LET THEM KNOW OF THE ISSUE, THEY WANT TO CHARGE ME EVEN THOUGH TO ME AND TO ANY LOGICAL PERSON THIS IS A DIRECT RESULT OF WORK THEY DID TO MY CHRYSLER, AND MAY OR MAY NOT BE RELATED TO SOME SORT OF OTHER PROBLEM. FOR IT TO HAPPEN IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING COMPUTER UPDATES, ENGINE CYLINDER HEAD REPLACEMENTS AND OTHER WORK THEY DID IS NOT A COINCIDENCE. I AM UNEMPLOYED AND IN GRAD. SCHOOL AND CANNOT, NOR SHOULD NOT, PAY FOR ADDITIONAL WORK DONE TO THIS LEMON...

THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM STARTED TO CUT IN AND OUT WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY. AS I STARTED TO SLOW DOWN FOR A STOP LIGHT THE VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER. THE ENGINE DIED AND THERE WAS NO LIGHTING. THIS HAPPENED AT NIGHT AND THE CAR COULD NOT EVEN TURN ON THE HAZARD LIGHTS. AFTER 15 MINUTES THE CAR REGAINED POWER AND STARYED. THE NAVIGATION SYSTEM WAS NOT FUNCTIONING....IT WAS JUST A BRIGHT WHITE SCREEN. AFTER IDLING FOR 10-15 MORE MINUTES. I SHUT THE CAR OFF AND RESTARTED IT. IT HAS BEEN NORMAL FOR THE PAAT WEEK. *TT

CHECK ENG LIGHT ON ,TRACTION CONTROL AND ANTILOCK AND CRUISE CONTROL INOP. *TR