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keeneonnh · 08-10-2013, 03:29 PM

I can't believe that no one is posting cylinder head failures. We have had our 200 since Feb. 2012. It has the pentastar v6 engine. We just brought it in for an oil change, and the dealership states that the engine light went on. It was diagnosed with a misfire, and needs a new cylinder head! It is still under warranty, but just barely, as it has 34,000 miles on it. The service adviser said that she was very fortunate to find one as there are 5,000 of them on backorder! There were six 200's there waiting for cylinder head replacements.

Our car has been at the dealership for this repair for almost three weeks. Chrysler does not provide loaner cars for any reason to any dealership. Besides this, our 200 has been in the shop ten times for front end issues. No one can find the problem.

I have since been reading up on this cylinder head issue. It has stricken thousands of Chrysler vehicles that use this engine like the black plague. Why is this not on the news?

If anyone is considering buying one of these cars, please do yourselves a favor and look elsewhere. Although ours may be a lemon, I can't help but believe that there are many more just like it sitting on dealer's lots.

08-10-2013, 03:29 PM	#1
keeneonnh Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Posts: 2	V6 Cylinder Head Replacements I can't believe that no one is posting cylinder head failures. We have had our 200 since Feb. 2012. It has the pentastar v6 engine. We just brought it in for an oil change, and the dealership states that the engine light went on. It was diagnosed with a misfire, and needs a new cylinder head! It is still under warranty, but just barely, as it has 34,000 miles on it. The service adviser said that she was very fortunate to find one as there are 5,000 of them on backorder! There were six 200's there waiting for cylinder head replacements. Our car has been at the dealership for this repair for almost three weeks. Chrysler does not provide loaner cars for any reason to any dealership. Besides this, our 200 has been in the shop ten times for front end issues. No one can find the problem. I have since been reading up on this cylinder head issue. It has stricken thousands of Chrysler vehicles that use this engine like the black plague. Why is this not on the news? If anyone is considering buying one of these cars, please do yourselves a favor and look elsewhere. Although ours may be a lemon, I can't help but believe that there are many more just like it sitting on dealer's lots.