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2015 Chrysler 200 complaints

Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 2015 record →

Electrical System
Filed Jan 9, 201925,000 milesME

I PURCHAESD A 2015 CHRYSLER 200 WITH LOW MILES ON IT. I HAVE HAD IT FOR A COUPLE MONTHS AND IT HAS STARTED SHUTTING OFF WHILE I AM DRIVING (IN MOTION). THIS IS VERY CONCERNING AS I LIVE IN A STATE WHERE WE HAVE SNOWY ICY CONDITIONS. MOST IMPORTANTLY A BABY. IT HAS HAPPENED A COUPLE OF TIMES BUT LIKE I SAID I HAVE ONLY HAD IT A COUPLE MONTHS. A COUPLE TIMES TOO MANY.

Engine
Filed Jan 8, 201990,000 milesFL

CAR JUST SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING . STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT WAITING TO TURN AND WHEN IT TURNED GREEN THE ENGINE BEGAN TO STALL. WASN'T EXPECTED AND ALMOST CAUSED ME TO GET INTO AN ACCIDENT- I WAS ON A CITY STREET . I HAD TO PUT MY CAR PARK AND RESTART IT A FEW TIMES . I TOOK MY CAR TO CHRYSLER THIS MORNING AND THEY SAID THERE IS NO RECALL AND MAYBE IT'S MY OIL LIFE BUT I JUST GOT A OIL CHANGE A FEW DAYS AGO . I FEEL VERY UNSAFE DRIVING THIS CAR ON THE ROAD

Air Bags
Filed Jan 8, 2019120 milesTX

SINCE WE BOUGHT THE CAR NEW IN 07/14 WE HAVE BEEN PROBLEMS WITH THE AIRBAGS. WE HAVE TAKEN IT THE DEALERSHIP, THE HAVE SAID THEIRS NOTHING THEY CAN DO ABOUT IT....DUE TO NOT A RECALL ON THIS MODEL. WE STILL DRIVE WITH THE AIRBAG NEEDS TO SERVICED. WE LIKE THIS TO BE TAKEN CARE OF, AS WELL ALL THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. VEHICLE HAS STALLED ON US WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY COUPLE OF TIMES...INTERMITTENT STAGGERS WHILE DRIVING.

Unknown or Other
Filed Jan 8, 201993,000 milesMI

MY CAR IS STALLING OUT AFTER TAKE OFF, AND HESSITATES TO GET STARTED AGAIN. ITS BEEN DOING IT SINCE 1-6-18 AND TODAY IS 1-8-18. IT HAS A NEW BATTERY THAT I PUT IN IT.

Vehicle Speed Control
Filed Jan 7, 201956,000 milesTX

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHRYSLER 200. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE INCREASED AND THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND REMAINED LIT. ALSO, THE "THROTTLE BODY ELECTRONIC MODULE SERVICE REQUIRED" INDICATOR FLASHED ON AND OFF. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SOMETIMES HESITATED TO ACCELERATE WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE CITY OF MCKINNEY (972-569-9650, LOCATED AT 700 S CENTRAL EXPY, MCKINNEY, TX 75070) AND WAS KEPT FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 56,000.

Engine
Filed Jan 7, 2019120,000 milesIA

HAD A CONSTANT LEAK OF OIL. TOOK IT IN TO THE DEALER AND IT WAS THE OIL COOLER GASKET HOUSING THAT HAD A LEAK DUE TO A CRACK OR DEFECTIVE GASKET HOUSING. THE OIL COOLER HAD TO BE REPLACE. I HAVE HEARD THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE YEAR AND ENGINE MODEL BY OTHER MECHANICS. HAD TO REPLACE THE OIL COOLER.

Unknown or Other
Filed Jan 6, 201960,100 milesFL

INTERMITTENT POWER FAILURES IN MOTION CITY STREET

Electrical System
Filed Jan 3, 201973,000 milesIL

A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO MY TEMPERATURE GAUGE WAS GOING UP ODDLY FAST AND THEN I WOULD GET TO ALERTS SIMULTANEOUSLY 'ENGINE TEMPERATURE HOT' AND 'SERVICE ELEC. THROTTLE CONTROL' I TURN OFF THE CAR FOR A FEW MINUTES AND THE GAUGE WOULD GO DOWN. I'M NOT SURE HOW CONCERNED I SHOULD BE OR IF THIS IS A COMMON ERROR.

Engine
Filed Jan 2, 201923,000 milesNM

VEHICLE HAS AROUND 35,000 MILES ON IT. I HAVE NOTICED SINCE ABOUT 20,000 MILES THAT THE CAR HAS BEEN JERKING. THIS HAPPENS BOTH WITH SLOW ACCELERATION AND SLOWING DOWN TO STOP. IF I AM APPROACHING A RED LIGHT OR STOP SIGN AND I START TO SLOW TO STOP, THE CAR WILL JERK TO THE POINT THAT IT FEELS LIKE IT WILL STALL. WHEN EASING OFF OF THE BRAKE AFTER A STOP SIGN OR RED LIGHT, THE CAR JERKS TO THE POINT THAT IF I WAS CLOSE ENOUGH TO THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME, I WOULD MOST LIKELY HIT THEM. ON ONE OCCASION I WAS DRIVING THROUGH A SCHOOL ZONE GOING ABOUT 10 MPH, THE RPM NEEDLE WAS PAST 4 AND THE CAR WAS MAKING A LOUD SOUND. I TRIED TO GO SLOWER BUT THE CAR JERKED AND STALLED. ANOTHER ISSUE IS WHEN TRYING TO MERGE ONTO AN INTERSTATE, THE CAR DOESN'T SEEM TO WANT TO SPEED UP. IT WILL BE STUCK AROUND 50-55 AND I REALLY HAVE TO HIT THE GAS TO GET IT TO SPEED UP. WITHIN THE LAST MONTH, MY CAR HAS STALLED TWICE. ONCE WHEN BACKING OUT OF MY DRIVE WAY AND ONCE WHILE PULLING IN. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALERSHIP RELATING THE A TRANSMISSION ERROR I GOT AS WELL AS A COOLANT TEMP. SENSOR AND MENTIONED THE ISSUES WITH THE JERKING AND STALLING BUT THE DEALERSHIP HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO RECREATE OR GET A CODE. THIS IS STARTING TO HAPPEN MORE FREQUENTLY AND IS A BIT ALARMING AS I NEVER KNOW WHEN IT IS GOING TO START GIVING ISSUES.

Air Bags
Filed Dec 29, 2018TX

MY CAR SOMETIMES REVS WHILE GOING 10 AND UNDER, WITHOUT ME PUSHING THE GAS. AND WHEN I CHANGED GEARS IT SLIPS AND JUMPS

Electronic Stability Control (esc)
Filed Dec 29, 201836,000 milesMO

AFTER VEHICLE HAS BEEN DRIVEN FOR A WHILE, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, TRACTION CONTROL, ABS AND AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON AND THE VEHICLE LOSES DRIVING FUNCTION MOMENTARILY AND THE GAS PEDAL DOES NOT MOVE THE CAR FOR A FEW SECONDS. THEN I HAVE TO PRESS THE GAS PEDAL DOWN HEAVILY TO GET THE CAR TO TRAVEL AT A LOW SPEED. THE TRANSMISSION DOESN'T SHIFT PROPERLY AND THIS NORMALLY LAST FOR A WHILE THEN STOPS. A CODE READER SAYS 'HIGH SPEED CAN COMMUNICATION BUS' I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THAT THEY COULD NOT SIMULATE THE ISSUE SO THEY COULDN'T DO ANYTHING. IT NORMALLY HAPPENS WHEN IT IS VERY COLD OR BELOW FREEZING OUTSIDE. ALSO WHEN IT IS A HOT DAY THE VEHICLE UNLOCKS IT'S OWN DOORS, STARTS ITSELF, POPS THE TRUNK ON IT'S OWN WHEN I AM NOWHERE AROUND AND THE KEY FOB IS NOWHERE NEAR WHICH IS DANGEROUS AND CAN CAUSE MY CAR OR MY BELONGINGS TO BE STOLEN.

Unknown or Other
Filed Dec 28, 2018WI

I'VE HAD TO HAVE THE THERMOSTAT REPLACED TWICE WITHIN THE TIME I'VE OWNED THIS VEHICLE. ONCE UNDER WARRANTY AT LOW MILEAGE ONCE AT 58,600 MILES I'VE NEVER HAD ISSUES WITH REPLACING THE THERMOSTAT IN THIS SHORT FREQUENCY OF TIME. I'M HAVING TO PAY OVER $400 TO REPLACE A THERMOSTAT WHICH WAS ALREADY REPLACE BY CHRYSLER. AN INVESTIGATION INTO FAULTY CHRYSLER PARTS NEEDS TO BE OPENED AND A RECALL ISSUED.

Suspension
Filed Dec 27, 2018PA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHRYSLER 200. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HESITATED AT ANY RATE OF SPEED AND THE OIL WAS LOW. THERE WAS NO OIL LEAK PRESENT. DAVID DODGE CHRYSLER JEEP (1801 US-202, GLEN MILLS, PA 19342, (610) 358-5300) WAS CONTACTED THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE DEALER MENTIONED THAT THEY SERVICED THE VEHICLE UNDER A WARRANTY. SPECIFIC DIAGNOSTIC INFORMATION WAS NOT DISCLOSED. IN ADDITION, THE REAR SHOCKS WERE REPLACED TWICE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V392000 (SUSPENSION), ALTHOUGH THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED THE SAME SYMPTOMS LISTED IN THE RECALL CAMPAIGN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE. *TT CONSUMER STATED OIL WAS LOW, VEHICLE STALLED AND DEALER DID SOMETHING TO THE MODULE POWER TRAIN. ALSO, TWO FRONT END ALIGNMENTS AND HAD TO REPLACE 6 TIRES AS WELL AS AIRBAG LIGHT STAYS ON. JUMPER HARNEST UNDER THE SEAT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED.*JB

Fuel/Propulsion System
Filed Dec 26, 2018121,000 milesVA

THE CAR STALLS AND SHUTS OFF ANY TIME THE GAS TANK IS FILLED UP. THE TYPE OF GAS DOES NOT PREVENT THE SITUATION. THE ONLY WAY TO AVOID THE ISSUE IS TO NOT FILL THE TANK COMPLETELY. IT DOESN'T HAPPEN RIGHT AWAY 100% OF THE TIME. IT'S HAPPENED AFTER I'VE PULLED AWAY FROM THE GAS PUMP AND REENTERED THE HIGHWAY. WHEN THIS HAPPENS, I HAVE TO PLACE VEHICLE IN PARK AND RESTART IT. AGAIN THIS IS 100% OF THE TIME WHEN I FILL MY GAS TANK. TODAY, I WAS ALMOST HIT BY ONCOMING TRAFFIC WHEN MY CAR STALLED. I"M VERY AFRAID. I'M USING TODAY'S DATE BUT THIS HAS BEEN A REOCCURRING PROBLEM.

Electrical System
Filed Dec 26, 2018IL

12/20/18 PROBLEMS WITH ELECTRICAL CONNECTORS, MY ENGINE STALL, GEARSHIFT NOT GOING INTO NEUTRAL, INTERMITTENT POWER FAILURE TO CERTAIN ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS. NOT STARTING OR MOVING

Engine
Filed Dec 26, 2018199,000 milesIL

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHRYSLER 200. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START AND THE "ENGINE STALLED" WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 199,000.

Electrical System
Filed Dec 24, 201815 milesMO

VEHICLE ABRUPTLY STALLS AND WILL NOT SHIFT WHILE DRIVING. THE SPEED OF THE VEHICLE WILL INCREASE WHILE ON CRUISE CONTROL.

Power Train
Filed Dec 24, 201869,000 milesTN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHRYSLER 200. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEAR SHIFTER SEIZED IN THE NEUTRAL POSITION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 69,000.

Electrical System
Filed Dec 22, 201845,300 milesTX

ON 9/16/18, VEHICLE DIED AND WOULD NOT START. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS, IT STARTED, THEN WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, VEHICLE LOST ALL ELECTRICAL POWER AND CAME TO A STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC. CAR WAS TOWED TO DEALER WHERE THEY TROUBLE SHOOTED FOR SEVERAL DAYS TRYING TO REPRODUCE THE ELECTRICAL POWER FAILURE. THEY FOUND A SERVICES BULLETIN ABOUT ELECTRICAL CONNECTION AND REPLACED WIRING HARNESS. OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL MONTHS I NOTICED MY VEHICLE FELT LIKE THE TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING. AS TIME WENT ON, I REALIZED IT WASN'T A SLIPPING, BUT A HARD SHIFT. THE VEHICLE WOULD ALSO LOOSE POWER UPON ACCELERATION TO MERGE INTO TRAFFIC OR CHANGING LANES. THIS WAS VERY SCARY, BUT AT TIMES IT SEEMED AS IF THE VEHICLE MIGHT LOSE COMPLETE POWER AND DIE WHILE IN HEAVY HIGHWAY SPEED TRAFFIC. ON 10/11/2018 WHILE HAVING MY VEHICLE OIL CHANGED, I ASKED THE TECHNICIAN TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO CONFIRM WHAT I WAS FEELING WITH THE TRANSMISSION. THE TECHNICIAN AGREED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS IN FACT NOT SHIFTING OR FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. I OBTAINED A QUOTE TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION SERVICED. THE TECHNICIAN ADVISED HAVE THE TRANSMISSION FLUSHED/SERVICED MIGHT HELP, BUT OFTEN TIMES FLUSHING CAN CAUSE SYMPTOMS TO WORSEN. I OPTED TO NOT HAVE THE TRANSMISSION FLUSHED/SERVICED AT THAT TIME AND PLANNED TO TAKE MY VEHICLE INTO THE DEALER AFTER THE HOLIDAYS. IT IS NOW THE THE 3RD WEEK IN DECEMBER AND JUST THIS WEEK THE HARD SHIFTING AND LOSS OF POWER WHEN THE VEHICLE DOWNSHIFTS TO MERGE INTO HIGHWAY SPEED TRA

Power Train
Filed Dec 20, 2018107,412 milesTX

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHRYSLER 200. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE JERKED AND HESITATED. THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE ROAD SHOULDER, TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE, AND WAITED A FEW MINUTES. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED, THE "SERVICE TRANSMISSION" MESSAGE IMMEDIATELY APPEARED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DETERMINED THAT A BOLT ON THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 107,412.

Engine
Filed Dec 19, 201841,000 milesOH

THE CAR HAS STALLED MANY TIMES AND THEN WILL NOT START RIGHT AWAY BUT WILL START AFTER A FEW TRIES.THIS HAS HAPPENED ON CITY STREETS WHILE AT A STOP AND ALSO IN THE DRIVEWAY WHILE MOVING.

Engine
Filed Dec 18, 2018IL

TAKATA RECALL, ON THE DASH IT SAYS ENGINE WARMING WAIT TO START, I HAVE TO PRESS START AND OFF 7 TO 15 TIMES BEFORE IT STARTS AND SOMETIMES IT JUST READS ENGINE WARMING WAIT TO START

Air Bags
Filed Dec 17, 2018GA

THE AIRBAG INDICATOR IS CONSTANTLY TURNING ON AND OFF SAYING THAT THE AIRBAGS NEEDS TO BE SERVICED.

Air Bags
Filed Dec 15, 2018FL

IT STOP WHILE IN DRIVE

Electrical System
Filed Dec 15, 201850,292 milesCA

I STARTED FINANCING THIS VEHICAL 3 MOBTHS AGO WHEN I TEST DROVE IT NOTHING WAS WRONG. A WEEK LATER AFTER COMING TO SIGN THE PAPER WORK AND PICK UP THE CAR I WAS INFORMED TGE KEYFOB NO LONGER WORKERED PROPERLY.THEN A WEEK AND A HALF AGO IT HAS A PROBLEM TURNING ON ON WHENEVER IT FEELS LIKE THEN LAST NIGHT GETTING OFF WORK AND PICKING UP MY WIFE AND SON ANYTHING THAT WAS ELECTRICAL WOULD ICKER TO STAY ALIVE (HEAD LIGHTS, STEREO,HEATER,WINDOWS, ECT.) BUT WHAT SCARES ME IS THE TRANSMISSION IN THIS VEHICAL IS FULLY ELECTRIC SO THAT PRESENTS IMMEDIATE DANGER BECAUSE OF THE FACT THE TRANSMISSION CAN SHUT OFF IN MIDDRIVE. COMPLETLY UNSAFE

Power Train
Filed Dec 13, 201829,000 milesTX

CAR WILL SLOW ACCELERATE WHEN TRYING TO GAIN SPEED QUICKLY TO PASS OR MOVE OUT OF THE WAY OF OTHER CARS. IT WILL NOT ACCELERATE AND UP SHIFT/DOWN SHIFT TO GAIN SPEED QUICKLY. ALMOST GOT HIT A COUPLE OF TIMES BECAUSE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE TO GET OUT OF THE WAY. IT IS ALWAYS IN LOW GEARS AND SPEED TRYING TO GAIN SPEED.

Engine
Filed Dec 13, 2018TX

"TAKATA RECALL" MY CAR SHUTS DOWN WHILE DRIVING WHICH IS A BIG PROBLEM BECAUSE MY CHILDREN IS THE CAR. ALSO WHEN I PUSH THE GAS IT STALLS THEN IT TURN OVER .

Air BagsCrash1 injured
Filed Dec 11, 201845,000 milesPA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHRYSLER 200. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE CONTACT REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED HEAD INJURIES THAT DID NOT REQUIRE MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE CONTACTS' RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESTART AND ALL THE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OF THE AIR BAG FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000.

Engine
Filed Dec 11, 201860,000 milesKY

COMPLAINT - ENGINE WHEN I TRIED TO TURN ON MY CAR IT WOULD NOT CRANK AND IT SAID ENGINE WARMING. BATTERY AND ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. CALLED SOMEONE FOR A JUMP BATTERY WAS FINE BUT WOULD NOT START PLEASE HELP US WE JUST WENT IN GROCERY STORE CAME OUT AND IT WOULD NOT START IT WAS IN PARK WITH PARK BRAKE SET ..AND ALLSO A FEW TIMES AFTER LETTING OF THE ACCELERATOR IT TOOK IT AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR ENGINE IDLE TO DROP BACK TO NORMAL

Electrical System
Filed Dec 10, 201881,000 milesAL

CAR WILL NOT START WHEN PUSHING THE BUTTON. REPLACED BATTERIES KEY FOB. STILL NOT C OK MING ON WITH IGNITION PUSH BUTTON. ALL LIGHTS, WINDOWS, DASH LIGHTS ARE WORKING SO BATTERY IS NOT DEAD. HAVE FOUND HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE ONLINE WITH SOME ISSUE FROM THIS YEAR MAKE AND MODEL!!!

Air Bags
Filed Dec 10, 201862,000 milesAR

AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER SAYS THAT WHEN THE LIGHT IS ON, THE AIRBAGS WILL NOT DEPLOY. DEALER SAYS THAT CHRYSLER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND THAT FIXING IT WOULD COST $2,900, BUT THAT CHRYSLER ALSO CAN DO AND "OVERLAY" (I DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT IS) FOR $165 PER SEAT THAT MIGHT MAKE THE PROBLEM GO AWAY, BUT THE ONLY GUARANTEED FIX IS THE $2,900 OPTION. OBVIOUSLY THE $2,900 OPTION IS COST PROHIBITIVE SO AFTER WE WENT WITH THE $165 OPTION, THE PROBLEM STILL REMAINS.

Air Bags
Filed Dec 5, 201872,000 milesKY

TAKATA RECALL AIR BAG SENSOR KEEPS COMING ON AFTER TAKEN TO CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS. COMES ON AFTER STARTING CAR OR WHEN DRIVING.

Service BrakesCrash
Filed Dec 4, 2018106,000 milesOH

I CAN BE DRIVING IT DOWN THE ROAD IT WILL SHUT IT’S SELF OFF. WILL NOT START FOR ABOUT 15 TO 20 MINUTES. THIS HAPPEND LAST NIGHT AND WHEN IT DID I WAS REAR ENDED. WHEN IT DOES THIS THE BREAKS LOCK UP NO MATTER HOW HARD U PUSH ON THEM THEY WON’T BUDGE. ALSO IT WILL TRY TO START BUT THE ENGINE CRANKS AT A REALLY LOW SPEED BUT AFTER AWHILE TAKES OFF. ALSO IF YOU LET IT WARM UP IT RUNS JUS FINE SOMETIMES. HAD IT PUT ON MACHINE WAS TOLD IT WAS A MAP SENSOR REPLACED IT AND STILL GOT THE SAME PROBLEM. CHANGED BATTERY IN KEY FOB AND CAR BATTERY AND STILL DOING THE SAME THING. SEEN NUMEROUS PEOPLE ON HERE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. AFTER REPLACING ALL THAT TOOK TO PUT BACK ON A MACHINE AND WAS TOLD I CAN’T HELP YOU CAUSE IT’S NOT THROWING ANY CODES WHAT DO I DO I GOT A CAR THAT I STILL OWE ALMOST 14,000 DOLLARS ON THAT IS UNSAFE TO BE DRIVING. THE CAR DOES THIS WHEN IT’S BEING DRIVEN CAN LET SET FOR HOURS AND STAYS RUNNING BUT I CAN’T EVEN MAKE IT 3 BLOCKS WITHOUT IT DYING AND NOT STARTING BACK UP FOR AWHILE. IT’S PATHETIC AS FOR THE DATE AT THE BOTTOM THAT SAYS WHEN DID THIS HAPPEN I’LL PUT IT LIKE THIS IT HAPPENS EVERY TIME I TRY TO GO ANYWHERE IT SHOULD BE RECALLED AND PROPERLY FIXED.

Unknown or Other
Filed Dec 3, 201859,000 milesTN

ENGINE LIGHT ON FOR CODE P06DE. 59000 MILES AND COULD BE A FAULTY DUAL STAGE OIL PUMP.

Electrical System
Filed Dec 3, 201843,000 milesAZ

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHRYSLER 200. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO LARRY H. MILLER CHRYSLER (10101 PAPAGO FREEWAY, AVONDALE, AZ) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER DISTRIBUTION CENTER ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V470000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME FAILURE LISTED IN THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 43,000.

Air Bags
Filed Dec 3, 2018WI

I HAVE A 2015 CHRYSLER 200. WHILE DRIVING MY CAR WILL JUST STALL IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC AND NOT MOVE, AIR BAG LIGHT CONTINUES TO COME ON REPEATEDLY. I'VE HAD THIS ISSUE LOOKED AT TWICE BY THE DEALERSHIP. THEY CHARGE ME AND SWEAR IT'S FIXED. THIS IS THE THIRD TIME THIS HAS OCCURRED AND I GET NO ONE WITH THE DEALERSHIP. THE SITUATION IS HORRIFYING AND UNSAFE. I DECIDE TO PLACE A REVIEW SEEING I'M GETTING NOWHERE WITH MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP. I JUST NEED THE ISSUE RESOLVED.

SuspensionCrash
Filed Nov 30, 201846,000 milesOH

WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN AT 5-10 MPH, THE LOWER CONTROL ARM SUSPENSION BROKE FOLDING SIDEWAYS AND CAUSING THE CAR TO BE PULLER LEFT INTO A PARKED CAR WAITING TO MAKE A TURN. FORTUNATELY IT BROKE AT A VERY LOW RATE OF SPEED. THE CAR HAD JUST EXITED A 60 MPH HIGHWAY. THE BODY SHOP STATED THAT CHRYSLER MUST HAVE KNOWN ABOUT THE WEAKNESS SINCE THE REPLACEMENT PART IT SIGNIFICANTLY HEAVIER BUILT (SEE PHOTO).

Engine
Filed Nov 29, 201878,000 milesCA

CYLINDER HEAD FAILURE, NEEDED CYLINDER, VALVE, AND GASKET REPLACED. THE CAR STARTED RUNNING POOR, MISFIRE, ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I REPLACED SPARK PLUGS AND COIL HOPING THAT WOULD FIX THE ISSUE. STILL, MISFIRE WENT TO DEALER HAD WORK DONE. THIS IS A WELL KNOW ISSUE WITH PENTASTAR THEY NEED TO BE ACCOUNTABLE.

Unknown or Other
Filed Nov 28, 201839,000 milesIN

TAKATA RECALL, I OWN A 2015 CHRYSLER 200S ONLY 40K MILES. SOMETIMES WHEN I'M DRIVING IT POPS UP WARNINGS FOR MY TRANSMISSION THEN VEGANS DRIVING HORRIBLE. I HIT THE GAS IT STALLS, DIES, IT IS VERY DANGEROUS. THEN NEXT DAY BACK TO NORMAL.

Electronic Stability Control (esc)
Filed Nov 28, 20182 milesMI

RANDOMLY IF I HIT A BUMP MY AIRBAG LIGHT WILL COME ON. NOW FOR A 2015 200 LIMITED WHY AM I NEEDING TO REPLACE THE WHOLE STARTER ASSEMBLY AND NOW TO HAVE TO REPLACE THE AIR SHUTTER GRILLE. THE VEHICLE HEADLAMPS ARE EXTREMELY POOR. IT'S VERY HARD TO SEE SEE ON ALL HIGHWAYS, SIDE STREETS ETC. NOW THE TRACTION STABILIZERS LIGHT CAME ON AS I WAS BACKING IN TO A PARKING SPACE AS WELL AS MY BRAKES JUST STARTED MAKING A SQUEALING NOISE OUT NO WHERE AS DRIVING ON THE STREET. THERE NO REASON WHY THERE SHOULD NOT BE A RECALL ON MULTIPLE VEHICLE ISSUES AS MOST PEOPLE ARE STATING. WHY ISN'T THERE A NUMBER I CAN CALL TO FILE A COMPLIANT WITH ALL THE VEHICLE ISSUES I'VE EXPERIENCED? THIS JUST CRAZY THEN TO HAVE TO COME OUTTA $1,300.00 FOR VEHICLE REPAIRS IS CRAZY! WHY DOES THIS VEHICLE STALL WHEN THE OIL IS LOW SHAMEFUL FOR THE VEHICLE TO STOP AND AND BARELY START BACK! TIRES SUCKS OUTSIDE MIRRORS ALWAYS HAVE TO ADJUST THIS BRAND IS GARBAGE!! PEOPLE EVERYWHERE IS HAVING ISSUES WITH THE VEHICLE STARTING.. PLEASE DO SOMETHING ABOUT THESE VEHICLE ISSUES. THERE IS NO REASON WHY THIS VEHICLE IS 3 YEARS OLD AND IS STALLING THIS IS EMBARRASSING. ON TOP OF HAVING TO PAY A NOTE THAT RIDICULOUS. I WANT TO BE COMPENSATED IN THE AMOUNT OF THE VEHICLE REPAIRS.

Electrical SystemCrash
Filed Nov 26, 2018FL

GATOR CHRYSLER SERVICE MANAGER ROGER CALLED THIS DEALERSHIP AND AGREED TO GIVE ME A NEW TIRE WITH ROAD HAZARD WARRANTY AFTER I GOT A NAIL IN MY TIRES ON HIS LOT. THE INVOICES WILL SHOW THIS. THE OTHER TIRE THEY PATCHED AND ROGER AFTER GETTING ON PHONE WITH TIRE KINGDOM REQUESTED THIS COME BACK TO HIM. THESE ORIGINAL 4 TIRES, INCLUDING THE PATCHED ONES HAD MATCHING DOT NUMBERS. THE NEW ONE PAID FOR BY ROGER OF GATOR CHRYLSER MELBOURNE, FL HAD AN INMATCHED DOT NUMBER, BEING FROM A NEW BATCH, ALSO LESSER TREAD WEAR COMPARED TO OTHER 3. TIRE KINGDOM SINCE HAS SEEN MY CAR MULTIPLE TIMES FOR TIRE PUNCTURES. I WAS TOLD THE CAR GUYS HERE ARE CONNECTED AND NOTHING IS FOR FREE. I WAS TOLD THEY ARE PAWNS FOLLOWING SOMEONES DIRECTIVE. THIS IS DISTURBING AS IT INVOLVES LOCAL ORGANIZED CRIME, AS EVEN THE POLICE COULD NOT GET AWAY WITH THIS ACTION LEGALLY. I SAVED TGE PATCHED TIRE AND ALL RECORDS. TIRE KINGDOM REPEATEDLY WITH GATOR CHRYSLER OF MELBOURNE, FL SABOTAGED MY CAR, TIRES SINCE

Unknown or Other
Filed Nov 24, 2018MD

CAR WOULD NOT START SMELLED LIKE IT HAS A ELECTRICAL SHORT. I WENT INTO THE STORE TO PICK UP SO ITEM WHEN I CAN BACK I PRESSED THE START ENGINE BUTTON BUT THE CAR WOULD NOT START. SOMEONE CAME AND GAVE ME JUMPSTART BUT THERE WAS NOT A PROBLEM WITH THE BATTERY THEN SOMEONE CAME TO TOW BUT WAS NOT ABLE TO BECAUSE THEY COULDN'T GET THE CAR TO GO INTO NEUTRAL . TOW TRUCK DRIVER SAID THAT THE RAIN MAY HAVE CAUSE AN ELECTRICAL SHORT.

Electrical System
Filed Nov 24, 201848,000 milesWA

WHEN I TURN MY CAR OFF AT NIGHT, MY DASH BACKLIGHTING REMAINS ON 4 HOURS IF NOT INDEFINITELY. ALSO, THE CAR WILL OCCASIONALLY GO FROM A NORMAL READING TO OVERHEATING ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND IT WILL REMAIN OVERHEATING ONLY ON THE PANEL FOR A FEW MINUTES BEFORE GOING BACK TO NORMAL AGAIN. THE CAR HAS NO OTHER INDICATIONS THAT IT IS OVERHEATING. THERE IS NO SMELL OF ANTIFREEZE. THE HEAT CONTINUES TO WORK NORMALLY. THERE IS NO VISIBLE STEAM OR OTHER INDICATION THAT THE CAR ACTUALLY DOES OVERHEAT. IT APPEARS TO BE A ELECTRICAL ANOMALY. LASTLY, THE TOP HALF OF MY REAR WINDOW DEFROST IS NO LONGER WORKING. MY CAR HAS 48000 MILES ON IT AND HAS BEEN GARAGE ITS WHOLE LIFE.

Power Train
Filed Nov 19, 201817,354 milesMO

ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS I HAVE BEEN DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND MY CAR SHIFTS VERY HARD AND HAS MADE GRINDING NOISES. NOT ONLY THAT BUT EVER SINCE I HAVE BOUGHT IT, IT SHIFTS LIKE A RUBBER BAND BEING PULLED BACK AND MAKES YOU LUNGE FORWARD. I BELIEVE I HAVE TAKEN IT IN 3 TIMES NOW AND WITH NO RESOLUTION. THE FIRST TIME I TOOK IT IN THEY HAD A SERVICE REP RIDE WITH ME TO SEE WHAT I WAS FEELING. HE PERSONALLY SAID THAT IT WASN'T SHIFTING CORRECTLY AND SO THEY KEPT IT. WHEN I PICKED IT UP THEY INFORMED ME THEY DID NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT BUT RE-PROGRAMMED IT. AS I LEFT THE DEALERSHIP IT SHIFTED WORSE THAN BEFORE. I THEN CALLED AND COMPLAINED AND THEY SAID IT WAS NORMAL, ON MY WAY BACK HOME IT WAS CONSISTENTLY SHIFTING ROUGH. I FINALLY JUST PULLED OVER SHUT THE CAR OFF AND STARTED IT UP AGAIN. AFTER DOING SO IT SHIFTED SMOOTHER BUT WORSE THAN IT DID BEFORE. ON A SEPARATE OCCASION I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT A SPEED OF 70 MPH SET ON CRUISE WHEN I TRIED TO DISENGAGE THE CRUISE CONTROL FUNCTION AND IT WOULD NOT DISENGAGE! I WAS GOING FROM A HIGHWAY TO A SPEED LIMIT CHANGE AND COULD NOT GET IT. LUCKILY I HAVE READ ABOUT THIS HAPPENING AND SHIFTED IT INTO NEUTRAL AND I WAS ABLE TO DISENGAGE IT AFTER THAT.

Air Bags
Filed Nov 19, 201858,820 milesAL

MY AIRBAG LIGHT STAYS ON PERMANENTLY. IT USED TO COME ON INTERMITTENTLY. I HAVE HAD THE PROBLEM FIXED TWICE BY A CHRYSLER REPAIR FACILITY. I WAS TOLD NOT TO WORRY IT'S JUST A WIRING HARNESS PROBLEM. I'M SCARED BECAUSE I'VE SEEN AIRBAG RECALLS AND I DON'T KNOW WHY MY CAR HASN'T BEEN RECALLED YET. MY CAR ALSO SEEMS TO BE JERKING MORE FREQUENTLY. IT JERKS SOMETIMES WHEN I'M ACCELERATING. I WAS TOLD THIS WAS NORMAL BECAUSE OF THE TYPE OF ENGINE. I INQUIRED ABOUT THIS NOT LONG AFTER I BOUGHT THE CAR IN 2015. THE JERKING SEEMS TO BE GETTING WORSE. MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STAYS ON. I CAN PROVIDE INFO THAT MY AIRBAG SENSOR PROBLEM WAS FIXED TWICE.

Electronic Stability Control (esc)
Filed Nov 16, 2018114,000 milesTX

TAKATA RECALL: WHERE DO I START. I HAVE BEEN HAVING MANY ISSUE WITH THIS CAR THE LATEST ISSUE WHICH JUST HAPPENED MY CAR WOULDN'T TURN ON AND ALL THE LIGHTS ON THE DASH BOARD WOULD TURN ON THE 'SERVICE TRANSMISSION' 'SERIVCE BRAKES' WILL TURN AND THEY WOULD START FLASHING. WHEN I WOULD TRY TO CHANGE GEARS MY NOBE WOULD STAY ON PARK BUT THE NOBE WOULD BE TURNING! I WOULD HAVE TO TURN MY CAR OFF AND ATTEMPT TO TURN IT BACK ON THEN IT WOULD WORK. NOW MY BRAKE IS HARD AND MY NOBE WILL NOT TURN MY CAR STAYED ON NEUTRAL AND NOW WON'T EVEN TURN ON. ALSO BEFORE THAT THE BRAKES SYSTEM ALERT WOULD GO OFF FROM TIME TO TIME. OTHER TIMES MY CAR WOULD TURN OFF OUT OF NOWHERE. OVERALL MY EXPERIENCE WITH THIS CAR HAS BEEN BAD.

Power Train
Filed Nov 16, 201856,000 milesWA

WHEN ACCELERATING CAR SHUDDERS/ WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED AT SPEEDS OF 20+ CAR SHAKES. TRANSMISSION RACES ITSELF GOING UP AND DOWN HILL HAVING TROUBLE SWITCHING GEARS IN AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. TROUBLE SHIFTING GEARS. CAR HAS SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING /SWITCHED TO NEUTRAL BY ITSELF.

Power Train
Filed Nov 15, 201840,000 milesMS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHRYSLER 200. WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO START THE VEHICLE, IT SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL AND BECAME STUCK IN THAT GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO CARLOCK CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM FIAT OF TUPELO (966 CROSS CREEK DR, SALTILLO, MS 38866, (662) 842-2277), BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

Power Train
Filed Nov 14, 201896,600 milesNJ

TAMARA RECALL I HAVE A 200S MODEL PURCHASED BRAND NEW. I FIRST STARTED HAVING ISSUES WITH THE CAR MAYBE 20,000K MILES IN. WHEN THE CAR IS SITTING IN PARK THE TRANSMISSION SLIPS AND AUTOMATICALLY GOES INTO NEUTRAL, THEN FORCES THE CAR TO BE SET IN PARK. AT THIS POINT THE CAR CANNOT BE MOVED AND JUST SHOWS THE CHECK TRANSMISSION LIGHT. THIS PARTICULAR INCIDENT HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES. ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS THE CAR HAS LOST POWER WHILE IN MOTION, THE CAR ALSO STRUGGLES TO GO INTO THE NEXT GEAR ALMOST DAILY. I HAVE BEEN TO THE SAME CHRYSLER THAT I PURCHASED THE CAR FROM NUMEROUS TIMES. THE FIRST TIME MY COMPUTER NEEDED TO BE UPDATED, THE SECOND TIME IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION MODULE, 3-5 IT WAS AN UPDATE NOW I'M BACK TO THE MODULE ACTING UP. THE TRANSMISSION LIGHT JUST CAME ON AGAIN YESTERDAY, I WAKE UP TODAY AND THE LIGHT IS GONE AND OF COURSE CHRYSLER TELLS ME THE CAN'T DO ANYTHING WITHOUT A CODE BEING PRESENT. I'VE LOST SO MANY DAYS OF WORK WITH THIS CAR IT'S RIDICULOUS, AND SINCE THE CAR HOLDS NO VALUE I'M STUCK WITH NEGATIVE EQUITY!!! PLEASE HELP

Service Brakes
Filed Nov 13, 201893,565 milesMO

I REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION AXLE HARNESS BACK IIN 2016 WHEN I GOT THE CAR. BUT NOT ALL OF A SUDDEN THE ABS SENSOR KEEPS GOING OUT AND IT COMES ON AND OFF AFTER REPLACING IT. I REPLACED IT THE CAR WAS FINE THEN BOOM ITS BACK ON. THE CAR SPEEDS UP WHEN I JUST BE GOING 10 MILES AN HOUR AND I HAVE TO SLAM ON MY BRAKES TO KEEP IT FROM GOING OUT OF CONTROL. I ALMOST HAD TWO ACCIDENTS WITH THIS ISSUE. AND THE DEALERSHIP KEEPS TELLING ME THAT RECALL WAS FIXED BUT I DONT BELIEVE IT WAS. MY CAR KEEPS TRYING TO SPEED UP WITH ME JUST EVEN PULLING OFF FROM A PARKING SPOT. ITS A CHRYSLER 200 S 2015 . I THINK THIS CAR IS HORRIBLE AND I AM STUCK WITH THIS LEMON

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NHTSA publishes every complaint as the owner wrote it and investigates only a fraction. Spelling, capitalisation and judgement are the filer’s own. What carries weight is repetition: the same component failing the same way across many filings, and whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.

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