2013 Chrysler 200: engine and transmission complaints
HIGH COMPLAINT SIGNAL
53%
220 of 419 relevant owner complaints are about the engine, transmission or fuel system
53% of relevant owner complaints filed with NHTSA on the 2013 Chrysler 200 are about the engine, transmission or fuel system. That is a model-level pattern, not bad luck.
Worse than 68% of the 1,230 model years we track (2010–2023).
Excludes 208 airbag, lighting and seat-belt recall complaints that would otherwise mask the signal (unadjusted: 35%).
The percentage is each model year's drivetrain complaint share. No elevated signal describes the model year, not any one car; a well-kept example of a flagged model can still be the right buy, and any of these still needs an inspection.
What owners reported
POWER TRAIN02/21/2019CRASH2 INJURED
THE TRASMISION HAS A JERKING AROUND 25 TO 30 SPEED THIS HAS BEEN DOING THIS SINCE DAY ONE I FIELD COMPLAINTS THEY HAD SOME ONE COME FROM THE MANUFACTOR TO CHECK IT OUT HE SAID IT DOES WHAT IT IS SUPPOSE TO DO I TRYED FOR THE LEMON LAW I HAVE ALL PAPER WORK YET THEN WHY AM I NOT THE ONLY ONE COMPLAING ABOUT THIS CAR.
WHEELS,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC),ENGINE08/31/20191 INJURED
WHEELS ON CAR ALL PEELED OFF AND LOOKS AWFUL.THE DRIVERS INSIDE HANDLE PEELING AND WIFE CUT HAND ON IT .WHEN YOU PRESS THE GAS IT LOSES POWER AND STUTTERS HAVE HAD TROUBLE WITH STRUTS AND BRAKES EVER SINCE WE HAVE OWNED CAR WE PURCHASED IT OFF SHOW ROOM FLOOR IN GRAYSON KY T
POWER TRAIN03/04/2019CRASH1 INJURED
TRANSMISSION JERKING FROM DAY ONE NOW 80,000 MILES ON THE CAR BAD LITES AT NIGHTS LOW BEAM AND HIGH BEAM STARTING PROBLEMS , BLEAKER PROBLEM HEATER PROBLEMS HEATS ON ONE SIDE ONLY DRIVER SIDE HAS HEAT PASSINGER SIDE NO HEAT WE BOUGHT THIS CAR BRAND.NEW 325 MILES WENT IN FOR JERKING I HAVE ALL.REPAIR WORK THAT WAS DONE…
Three of 220 drivetrain complaints. The full report shows more, with quotes about the engine in the car you are looking at first.
Recall campaigns on this model year (5)
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:HEAD RESTRAINT
Chrysler (FCA US LLC) is recalling certain 2012 Jeep Liberty and 2012-2013 Chrysler 200 and Dodge Avenger vehicles. A component within the occupant restraint controller …
SEAT BELTS:PRETENSIONER
Chrysler (FCA US LLC) is recalling certain model year 2011-2014 Chrysler 200, 2010 Chrysler Sebring, 2010-2012 Dodge Caliber and 2010-2014 Jeep Patriot, Compass and Dodge…
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Chrysler is recalling certain model year 2011-2013 Sebring and 200 vehicles manufactured June 28, 2011, through December 13, 2012; model year 2011-2013 Dodge Avenger vehi…
This does not say whether a particular car has an open, unrepaired recall. That depends on the VIN.
Before you buy a 2013 Chrysler 200
Ask the seller whether the engine has ever been repaired or replaced, and whether the car has shown stalling, loss of power, rough idle, oil consumption or a check-engine light.
Drive it from a cold start and long enough to warm up. Many engine faults hide once the car is warm.
Get an independent pre-purchase inspection from a mechanic you choose, and tell them to focus on the engine.
5 recall campaigns on this model year. Whether a specific car still has one open depends on the VIN; the report checks that.
Ask for service records. A engine already replaced under warranty is a different car from one that was not.
Have the VIN?Paste it and get the full report for that car. First report free, then a 30-day pass covers a whole car search.
Experimental model-level information. This is not a vehicle inspection, vehicle-history
report, financial advice or purchase recommendation. It describes patterns across a model year, not the condition
of any individual vehicle.
