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2012 Chrysler 200 steering problems

45 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the steering on the 2012 Chrysler 2007% of all complaints for this model year.

45
Steering complaints
7%
share of all complaints
30,000 mi
median reported incident mileage
1 / 0
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • When driving the vehicle will suddenly shut off. No warning of it about to happen just does. I lose steering and brakes and turns on only after time goes by or by removing negative terminal from battery. It's happened at 35mph and at 60 mph. I've gone a week with no incident to having it happen…

    filed Apr 24, 2021

  • Tl* the contact owns a 2012 chrysler 200. While driving 35 mph the steering wheel ceased and the vehicle stalled. The contact was able to restart the vehicle after five minutes. While driving and making a left turn the vehicle stalled again. While attempting to start vehicle there was abnormal…

    filed Feb 10, 2020

Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.

Steering problems in other 200 years

YearReportsShare
2017 20025%
2016 200237%
2015 200864%
2014 200137%
2013 200386%
2011 200247%
200 steering problems by year →

Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.