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2015 Chrysler 200 complaints

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Air Bags
Filed May 4, 201865,000 milesTX

THE SERVICE AIRBAG SYSTEM LIGHT RANDOMLY CAME ON. I TOOK IT INTO THE DEALERSHIP'S SHOP FOR DIAGNOSIS. THEY TELL ME THAT A SENSOR UNDER THE SEAT HAS SHORTED AND THAT IT WILL REQUIRE AN ENTIRE NEW WIRING HARNESS AND A NEW AIRBAG WHICH WILL COST OVER $2,000.

Power Train
Filed May 3, 201830,019 milesPA

MY CAR KEEPS SHIFTING INTO NEUTRAL CANT EXCEL THE GAS WHEN IT DOES THIS. AS I AM DRIVING ALONG PUT FOOT ON GAS AND DOESN'T DO ANYTHING THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN SHIFTS BACK INTO DRIVING. I CANT PIN POINT IT HAPPENS PERIODICALLY. THIS IS A HAZARD AND DONT KNOW WHAT TO DO TO GET IT FIXED GARAGE SAYS IF IT IS NOT DOING TO WHEN I BRING TO THEM THEY CANT DO ANYTHING. PLEASE HELP ME I DO NOT WANT TO BE IN A CRASH BECAUSE OF CAR NOT SHIFTING INTO GEAR. I TOLD THEM ABOUT THE RECALL ON VEHICLES THEY SAID MINE ISN'T ON LIST BUT IT IS DOING WHAT THE RECALL SAYS SO WHERE AM I TO GO FROM HERE. IT IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY AND I WOULD LIKE IT FIXED BEFORE I GET KILLED IN MY CAR. HAVE ALREADY HAD A COUPLE CLOSE CALLS ON FREEWAY. NOT A HAPPY CAMPER. HAPPENS ON SIDE ROADS MAIN ROADS AND HIGHWAYS EXPRESSWAYS LAST TIME IT HAPPENED ON 4 27 2018 I WOULD LIKE IT FIXED

Engine
Filed May 3, 201857,000 milesMS

THE CAR STALLS WHEN PRESSING THE GAS. ONCE IT FINALLY CATCHES IT'S A HARD JERK IN THE CAR. HAVE TAKEN TO HAVE INSPECTED BUT SERVICE STATION SAYS IT'S FINE.

Air Bags
Filed May 1, 2018NY

MUILTPLE PROBLEMS WITH THE ENGINE. IT'S BEEN REPLACED &I I'M STILL HAVING A PROBLEM WITH IT.. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME HAVE TO PAY A DEDUCTIBLE DUE TO THE CAR RANDOMLY SHUTTING OFF. SHIFTING INTO N.. THE FIRST TIME THEY SAID IT WAS AN INTERNAL ENGINE LEAK:.. THEN WITHIN A FEW MONTHS I STARTED HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. I'VE HAD THE CAR FOR A YEARS & I HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO MOVE IT IN 3 MONTHS. THE CAR KEEPS HAVING PROBLEMS AFTER PROBLEM AND IT'S STILL UNDER THE WARRANTY.. BUT I'M PAYING THE PAYMENTS ON A CAR I CAN'T USE FOR NO OTHER REASON BUT FACTORY PROBLEMS

Electrical System
Filed Apr 30, 201837,251 milesGA

VEHICLE KEEPS OVERHEATING AND SHUTTING OFF BY ITSELF WHILE IN MOTION ON THE HIGHWAY. FIRST I WAS TOLD IT WAS THE THERMOSTAT MALFUNCTIONING AND NOW A CONVERTER. THE CAR STALLS AND SHUTS OFF WITH THE INABILITY OF RESTARTING. STARTED HAPPENING FOUR MTHS AGO.

Electronic Stability Control (esc)
Filed Apr 26, 201867 milesLA

I HAVE AN 2015 CHRYSLER 200S THAT SLIPPED IN NEUTRAL WHILE DRIVING AND WONT COME OUT

Power Train
Filed Apr 24, 201844,099 milesNV

I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE ON 7-18-2017 AND I RETURNED IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AT LEAST 6 TIMES IN REGARDS TO DIFFERENT ISSUES MAINLY WITH THE TRANSMISSION AND POWERTRAIN. THEY SAID THAT THEY REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION BUT THE PROBLEM STILL OCCURRED TWO WEEKS LATER

Power Train
Filed Apr 23, 2018OH

UPON SHIFTING INTO DRIVE FROM PARK THE CAR HESITATES AND WHEN MOVING FROM THE BRAKE POSITION TO ACCELERATION THE CAR STALLS WHILE IN MOTION

Electronic Stability Control (esc)
Filed Apr 22, 201859,290 milesCA

RECALL # S55 NHTSA 16V529 MY CAR MIL LIGHT CAME ON LAST NIGHT 04/20/2018 WHILE ON THE FREEWAY DOING 70 MILES, STATING THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE SERVICED. ONCE I GOT OF THE FREEWAY TURNING RIGHT ON THE STREET THE CAR ACTED AS IF IT DIDN'T WANT TO GO, DRIVING AT A VERY SLOW SPEED AROUND 40 MILES. WHEN I CAME TO THE LIGHT TO STOP THE CAR SEEMED AS IF IT WAS GOING TO CUT OFF, IDLED LOW AND WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN FOR ME TO GO THE CAR WAS STILL A THE DRIVING SPEED OF NO MORE THAN 40 MILES. ONCE I GOT TO MY DESTINATION, I INFORMED MY FIANC OF THE ISSUE I WAS HAVING. WE WENT BACK OUTSIDE AFTER READING THE CARS MANUAL AROUND 10-15 MINUETS AFTER. HE STARTED THE CAR AND THE TRANSMISSION MESSAGE WAS GONE BUT THE MIL LIGHT WAS STILL ON. HE PLACED THE CAR IN DRIVE AND MOVED IT FORWARD AND THEN IN REVERSE TO BACK IT UP. THE LIGHT WAS STILL ON BUT HE TOLD ME THAT BASED ON THAT THE TRANSMISSION DIDN'T SEEM TO HAVE ANY ISSUES. THE NEXT MORNING ON 04/21/2018 , I TRIED TO AUTO START MY CAR, GOT IN THE CAR AND ON THE DASH READ DISABLED SO THE CAR DIDN'T AUTO START. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I HAVE EVER EXPERIENCED THAT OTHER THAN WHEN THE CAR IS LOW ON FUEL YOU CAN'T AUTO START THE CAR AND MY CAR HAD A FULL TANK OF GAS WHEN I TRIED STARTING IT THIS MORNING. SO WHEN I STARTED THE CAR MANUALLY IT NO LONGER SHOWED THE MIL LIGHT AND WHILE DRIVING ON THE STREET AND FREEWAY BACK HOME IT SEEMED TO BE DRIVING AND SHIFTING FINE. I HAVE NOTICED THAT MY CAR ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS, WHILE DRIVING HAS A DE

Power Train
Filed Apr 21, 201860,000 milesIN

TAKATA RECALL: MY CAR HAD A RECALL ON IT FOR THE TRANSAXLE WIRE HARNESS. I TOOK IT IN TO GET FIXED AND MY CAR HAS BEEN STALLING OUT. IT HAD LOSS OF MOTIVE POWER. IT SEEMS TO BE GETTING WORSE EVERY DAY AND THE RECALL WAS SUPPOSE TO FIX IT. IT HAS ALMOST CAUSED A FEW ACCIDENTS. I WILL HIT THE GAS TO GO AND MY CAR WILL NOT MOVE THEN WHEN I TAKE MY FOOD OFF THE CAR IT JULTS AND SPEEDS OFF. THIS HAPPENS WHEN I STOP AT A STOP SIGN ALSO A STOP LIGHT. THERE ARE NO ISSUES WHEN I'M DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY. IT IS ONLY IF I HAVE TO STOP OR GO. I ALSO HAVE ISSUES IF I START MY CAR AND DON'T LET IT SIT FOR S FEW MINUTES. IF I START MY CAR AND GO TO BACK OUT IT WILL FEEL LIKE SOMEONE IS HITTING MY BREAK AND LETTING GO. LIKE IT WON'T ACCELERATE RIGHT.

Vehicle Speed Control
Filed Apr 21, 201838,000 milesMA

SEEMS TO ACCELERATE ON ITS OWN

Engine
Filed Apr 20, 201866,000 milesCA

CAR SHUTS OFF WHILE IN MOTION

Service Brakes
Filed Apr 18, 201878,000 milesTX

IMMEDIATELY AFTER RECALL WORK WAS DONE I EXPERIENCE ISSUES. WHEN I TRY TO START MY CAR (PUSH TO START REQUIRES YOU TO PUSH THE BREAK AND PUSH THE BUTTON) BREAK PEDDLE WON'T DEPRESS, SERVICE TRANSMISSION LIGHTS COMES ON. I CALL A TOW TRUCK AND GET IT DROPPED OFF AT THE CLOSET DEALERSHIP. I ARRIVE BEHIND THE TOW TRUCK AND WATCH IT BE DROPPED OFF EXPLAIN TO SERVICE ADVISER WHATS GOING ON AND I JUST HAD RECALL WORK DONE AND THAT IS WHEN THE ISSUES STARTED. IMMEDIATELY WITHOUT EVEN LOOKING AT MY CAR OR KNOWING WHAT CAR IS MINE SHE SAYS NO ITS NOT RELATED TO THE RECALL. SHE IS NOT A TECHNICIAN AND DOESN'T ACTUALLY KNOW THE CAUSE YET. THEY CALL LATER IN THE DAY AND TELL ME THE BODY CONTROL MODULE HAS SHORTED OUT AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. IT IS NO LONGER COMMUNICATING WITH THE TCM(THE TCM WAS UPDATED DURING RECALL WORK BUT THE BCM WAS NOT.) THE TWO CAN LONGER COMMUNICATE BECAUSE THEY ARE NOW BASICALLY SPEAKING A DIFFERENT LANGUAGE. OF COURSE I AM TOLD NOT RELATED TO RECALL. THE NEXT DAY I GET A CALL SAYING MY BATTERY THAT WAS PREVIOUSLY WORKING GREAT CAN NO LONGER PASS A TEST. SOMEONE WAS TRYING TO CRANK AND START MY CAR( THE CAR THAT WENT IN FOR A BREAK PEDDLE THAT WOULD NOT DEPRESS AND WOULD NOT START) I NOW NEED TO PAY FOR A NEW BATTERY AND THERE IS AN INSTALLATION FEE TO REPLACE THE BATTERY. NEXT DAY MY CARS STEERING WHEEL CONTROLS NO LONGER WORK AND SOMETHING ELSE HAS SHORTED OUT. MY RENTAL CAR NOT ONLY HAS TRASH IN THE BACK SEAT BUT A ROACH THAT CRAWLS OUT FROM IN BETWEEN THE S

Service Brakes
Filed Apr 14, 201880,000 milesIL

CAR STALLS WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AND CITY STREETS RPM RANGES ALL THE WAY TO 9 RPM THEN SUDDENLY GOES TO 2RPM WHILE DRIVING CAR ALSO GOES TO NEUTRAL INDEPENDENTLY, DASH LIGHTS INDICATE SERVICE PARK BRAKE, SERVICE TRANSMISSION, SERVICE ABS, CAR REVS IN PARK POSITION AS IF ACCELERATOR IS DEPRESSED WHEN STARTING, DRIVER SIDE WINDOW INTERMITTENTLY WORKS WHILE DRIVING

Unknown or Other
Filed Apr 11, 201835,000 milesNY

LAST WEEK I WAS MAKING A LEFT TURN ONTO BUSY ROAD( TRAFFIC COMING AT ME FROM BOTH DIRECTIONS) WHEN MY CAR STALLED OUT WITH NO WARNING( I ASSUMED MAYBE LOW OIL OR GAS, SO I ADDED MORE OIL AND FILLED GAS IN GAS TANK)TODAY I WAS DRIVING AND MY CAR STALLED OUT WITH NO WARNING AGAIN, I TRIED STARTING MY CAR AGAIN AND IT WOULDN'T START THE FIRST FEW TIMES AND FINALLY WHEN I DID GET IT STARTED I PRESSED THE GAS AND NOTHING WAS HAPPENING

Power Train
Filed Apr 11, 201832,000 milesNJ

TRANSMISSION HAS A HARSH SHIFT & SLIPS AT TIMES. I'VE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER 4 TIMES WITH THE SAME COMPLAINT. CHRYSLER'S CORPORATE WON'T ADDRESS THE COMPLAINT BECAUSE THERE'S NO TROUBLE CODES OR CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. I HAVE LESS THAN 3000 MILES BEFORE MY WARRANTY EXPIRES.

Air Bags
Filed Apr 9, 20184,000 milesIL

MY AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT HAS BEEN ON SINCE APPROXIMATELY A MONTH AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE IN JUNE 2016. IT HAD BEEN REPORTED LATER THE SAME YEAR THE ISSUE WITH THE AIR BAG WARNING AND THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM ISSUE, THERE HAS BEEN NO CONTACT NOR RESOLUTION TO THIS ISSUE. MY VEHICLE CAN BE STATIONARY OR IN MOTION, THIS AIR BAG WARNING IS MAKING ME ANXIOUS FOR MY SAFETY. I UNDERSTAND THAT MY VIN# WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE ORIGINAL RECALL, BUT HOW IS THAT MY ISSUE. I HAD THIS CAR FOR LESS THAN SIX MOS. IN 2016 IT IS NOW 2018. I THOUGHT THAT SURELY UPON CONTACTING CUSTOMER SERVICE IN 2016 AND FILING THE COMPLAINT THE ISSUE WOULD HAVE BEEN ADDRESSED AND RESOLVED BY NOW, BUT TO MY DISMAY I HAVE NOT RECEIVED AS LITTLE OF A CONCERN OR INQUIRY REGARDING THE SAFETY OF THIS PRODUCT.

Air Bags
Filed Apr 9, 201836,000 milesWI

PARKING BRAKE SENSOR IS FAULTY. DASHBOARD SAYS PARKING BRAKE IS ON. HOWEVER I RESET THE PARK AND LIGHT ON DASH SHOULD GO OFF. DOESN'T. SEAT BELTS ALARM STAYS ON WHEN SEAT BELTS ARE ALL CLICKED CLOSED. FAULTY. AIR BAG FOR PASSENGER SEAT ALWAYS SAYS BROKEN & NOT WORKING, THEREFORE IF IN A ACCIDENT I CAN SUE CHRYSLER FOR INJURIES BECAUSE AIR BAG WON'T DEPLOY. TRANSMISSION SHIFTING IS JERKY AND NOT SMOOTH. FAULTY NEEDS TO BE RECALLED FOR THESE 4 ITEMS.

Electrical System
Filed Apr 8, 201841,000 milesTX

THE BATTERY WILL SUDDENLY DIE. NEEDS TO BE JUMPED. AFTER A FEW HOURS WILL DIE AGAIN. BOUGHT A NEW BATTERY AND THE PROBLEMS KEEPS HAPPENING.

Electrical System
Filed Apr 4, 201840,000 milesCA

CAR STALLS UNEXPECTEDLY ON ROAD WHILE DRIVING. THERE IS A RECALL OF OVER 77000 VEHICLES BUT CHRYSLER WILL NOT FIX PER RECALL

Engine
Filed Apr 3, 201830,000 milesIN

WHILE ACCELERATING FROM STOP AND WHILE IN MOTION, THERE IS A KICK FEELING WHEN CAR GOES FROM ONE GEAR TO THE NEXT

Engine
Filed Apr 3, 2018AZ

2015 CHRYSLER 200. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE SHUTS DOWN WHILE DRIVING. *SMD

Power Train
Filed Apr 3, 201870,000 milesVA

I HAD JUST LEFT MY HOUSE AND WAS DRIVING 25 MPH WHEN MY CHRYSLER 200 CUT OFF. THE SCREEN READ, SHIFT TO PARK TO START. I SHIFTED INTO PARK AND TRIED TO RESTART THE CAR BUT IT DIDNT START. THEN I WAITED ABOUT 30 SECONDS AND TRIED TO START IT AGAIN AND IT STARTED. THIS WAS THE SECOND TIME I HAD THIS PROBLEM. EVERYTIME THE CAR SHUT OFF, IT WAS AFTER DRIVING ONLY A FEW MINUTES AT 25 MPH. I ALMOST GOT HIT BY ANOTHER CAR BOTH TIMES AND IT WAS PRETTY SCARY BECAUSE I OFTEN DRIVE WITH MY THREE YR OLD. THE CAR IS A LEMON AND CHRYSLER SHOULD GIVE EVERYBODY THEIR MONEY BACK OR MOST OF IT. CHRYSLER IS PLAYING WITH PEOPLES LIVES AND RECALLING IT DOESNT SOLVE THE PROBLEM.

Electronic Stability Control (esc)
Filed Apr 3, 201855,000 milesGA

THE RADIO SCREEN FREEZES ALL THE TIME. THE RADIO GOES IN AND OUT ALL THE TIME. THIS PAST WINTER, I COULD NOT USE MY HEAT FOR A LONG PERIOD OF TIME BEFORE THE LIGHTS WOULD START FLASHING ABOUT THE THROTTLE, IT IS VERY SCARY WHEN DRIVING AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE DASH BOARD STARTS FLASHING.

Air Bags
Filed Mar 30, 201843,456 milesGA

WHILE DRIVING THE CAR DISPLAYED SERVICE AIR BAG SYSTEM AND THE SIR BAG LIGHT IS NOW ON I'VE READ THAT IT WAS ALREADY A RECALL BUT NOTHING SHOWING UP

Suspension
Filed Mar 28, 2018IN

TAKATA RECALL I'M HAVING A PROBLEM WITH MY 2015 CHRYSLER 200 I'M HEARING A RATTLING NOISE WHENEVER I GO OVER ANY TYPE OF BUMPS BIG OR SMALL. IT'S THE STRUTS & STRUT MOUNTS THEY ARE BAD, THE SWAY BAR LINKS ARE PRETTY BAD TOO AND I WANTED TO GET THEM REPLACED. BUT THE PROBLEM IS I CAN'T. I TOOK MY CAR TO A REPAIR SHOP AND I ALSO CALLED SOME PLACES THEY ALL SAID THERE'S NO STRUTS FOR THIS CAR ON THE MARKET. SO I CAN'T GET THIS PROBLEM FIX, I NEED HELP THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE!

Air Bags
Filed Mar 26, 201872,573 milesIN

I HAVE A 2015 CHRYSLER 200 THAT HAS BEEN HAVING SOME ISSUE WITH THE DASH LIGHTS FLICKERING AND NOW THE LIGHTS ARE GOING COMPLETELY OUT. I THOUGHT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WAS THE ONLY FEATURE AFFECTED UNTIL TODAY ON MY WAY TO WORK THE HEADLIGHTS COMPLETELY WENT OUT AS WELL CREATING A VERY BAD SITUATION ON THE HIGHWAY. I WAS UNABLE TO SEE WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD FOR A BRIEF PERIOD OF TIME. I JUST CHECK IT FOR RECALLS BUT DID NOT FIND MY VEHICLE HOWEVER THERE ARE OTHER EARLIER MODELS THAT APPEAR TO BE HAVING A SIMILAR ISSUE THAT WERE COVERED BY RECALL IS THERE ANY WAY THAT A RECALL MAY BE ARRIVING ON THIS VEHICLE? I HAVE ALSO NOTICED THAT THE SERVICE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON SHORTLY BEFORE ALL OF THIS STARTED AS WELL AS A CODE WAS TRIPPED FOR FAULTY COOLANT SENSOR AS WELL. ALL MAINTENANCE AND UPKEEP HAS BEEN DONE ON THIS VEHICLE INCLUDING TIRES PRESSURE SENSOR REPLACED AND ROUTINE OIL CHANGE AS WELL.

Air Bags
Filed Mar 26, 201866,000 milesNC

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHRYSLER 200. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE AIR BAG SENSOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO HENDRICK CHRYSLER/JEEP/DODGE (7630 HENDRICK AUTO PLAZA, CONCORD, NC.) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ELECTRICAL WIRES WERE FAULTY. THE FAILURE WAS REPAIRED BUT REOCCURRED. IN ADDITION, WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT HAD ILLUMINATED AND AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST INDICATING THE THROTTLE BODY WAS FAULTY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT YET REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 66,000.

Air Bags
Filed Mar 21, 2018KS

I WAS DRIVING MY CAR THIS WEEKEND WHEN THE SEAT BELT LIGHT CAME ON.. ON MARCH 21, 2018 I CALLED THE CHRYSLER DEALER NEAR ME AND SET UP AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE IT CHECKED OUT. LATER THAT DAY THE SERVICE MAN CALLED AND SAID IT WAS THE AIR BAG ON THE PASSENGER SEAT AND BOTH HAD A SHORT WIRE HARNESS, THE COST WOULD BE ABOUT $1080.00 EACH WHICH I SPENT $127.00 TO HAVE IT CHECKED OUT. THAT HAS ALREADY COSTED ME $2500.00 TO REPAIR. I DID NOT HAVE IT REPAIRED BECAUSE I FEEL THIS IS A CHRYSLER SAFETY PROBLEM. AT THIS TIME OUR AIR BAGS DON'T WORK. WHICH IS A HUGE SAFETY PROBLEM. I FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT CHRYSLER SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR. THIS DEALER TOLD ME THAT THEY HAVE HAD A NUMBER OF SERVICE CALLS OF THIS SAME PROBLEM. I ALSO CALLED TWO OTHER DEALER, AND THEY TOLD ME THEY HAVE HAD MANY ISSUES OF THE SAME PROBLEM. THEY ALL STOCK REPLACEMENT PARTS SO THIS MUST BE AN A SERIOUS ISSUE. THE DEALER CALLED OUR EXTENDED WARRANTY CO. AND IT WAS NOT COVERED.

Air Bags
Filed Mar 21, 201862,000 milesFL

THE CAR STATES THAT THE AIRBAGS NEED TO BE SERVICED. I HAVE HAD THIS CHECKED OUT BEFORE AND THE DEALERSHIP RESET THE SYSTEM, BUT THE WARNING KEEPS COMING BACK. ALSO, I HAVE BEEN HAVING ISSUES WITH MY TRANSMISSION. I HAVE HAD THIS CHECKED OUT BEFORE AND AND THE DEALERSHIP HOOKED IT UP TO THEIR COMPUTER SYSTEM, BUT I HAVE BEEN HAVING CONSTANT ISSUES WITH THE TRANSITIONING OF THE GEARS. IT JUMPS ALOT AND RUNS ROUGH. MY CAR ALSO HAS BEEN STALLING IN THE MIDDLE OF DRIVING AND WHILE PARKED. JUST RECENTLY THE CAR ISN'T EVEN STARTING. IT TAKES AWHILE FOR IT TO START UP. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON TOO AND I RECEIVED A MESSAGE THAT STATES THAT I NEED TO SERVICE MY TRANSMISSION.

Service Brakes
Filed Mar 20, 201858,000 milesAZ

AFTER SHIFTING INTO REVERSE OR DRIVE, THE CAR WILL NOT MOVE, THEN SUDDENLY SLAMS INTO GEAR AND LUNGES ABRUPTLY. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES AND IT IS FRIGHTENING WHEN IN TRAFFIC. ALSO, AFTER SHIFTING INTO REVERSE OR DRIVE AND BEGINNING TO MOVE, THE CAR SUDDENLY JOLTS TO A STOP AND FEELS LIKE IT'S DIGGING IN, AND WILL NOT MOVE. IT THEN INDICATES THE PARKING BRAKE HAS BEEN ENGAGED WHEN I NEVER TOUCHED THE PARKING BRAKE. THIS HAS ALSO HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES AND IS ALSO FRIGHTENING WHEN MERGING INTO TRAFFIC. WHEN THE BRAKE SUDDENLY ENGAGES, ALL ON IT'S OWN ACCORD, IT IS DIFFICULT TO GET IT TO RELEASE.

Engine
Filed Mar 18, 201852,000 milesCT

VEHICLE STUTTERS WHILE DRIVING CAME TO A RED LIGHT AND MY CAR ALMOST SHUT OFF WENT TO THE DEALER WHERE I PURCHASED THE CAR LESS THAN A MONTH AGO AND THEY TRIED TELLING ME THIS IS NORMAL THIS IS A CONSTANT THING I HAVE 3 YOUNG CHILDREN AND IT IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE ,THIS IS NOT AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM

Electrical System
Filed Mar 16, 201844,000 milesAL

(TAKATA RECALL) MY AIR BAG LIGHT IS ON AND WONT GO OFF THEY SAID I HAD A RECALL ON THE AIRBAGS, MY MAIN CONCERN IS THE TRANSMISSION MY CAR HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP AT LEAST 20 TIMES FOR THIS SAME THING CHRYSLER SAID THEY DONT HAVE A FIX FOR THE PROBLEM THE CAR IS DANGEROUS AND THEY ALL NEED TO COME OFF THE ROADS. THERE HAS EVEN BEEN SOME DEATHS DUE TO THIS RECALL. CHRYSLER SHOULD BE HELD RESPONSABLE FOR THIS ISSUE BUT ALL THEY ARE DOING IS JUST REPLACING THE PART WITH THE SAME PART THAT IS RECALLED... PLEASE DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS BEFORE MORE PEOPLE GET KILLED FOR THIS CAR STALLING OUT AND SHUTING OFF.CHRYSLER NEEDS TO BUYBACK ALL OF THESE CARS BECAUSE OF THE SFAETY ISSUE WITH THESE CARS. AND PUT EVERYONE IN ANOTHER VECHICLE ..HOE CAN YOU HELP US WITH THIS ISSUE. THERE IS OVER 45 COMPLAINTS ON COMPLAINTS.COM PLEASE READ OVER THESE AND HELP US WITH THIS ISSUE BEFORE MORE PEOPLE ARE KILLED. MY CAR IS STILL DOING THIS TODAY SO FROM 11-27-2016 TO 3-16-2018 AND HAS NOT STOPPED OR BEEN CORRECTED AT ALL

Air Bags
Filed Mar 13, 2018CA

MY LIGHT FOR THE FRONT PASSENGER HAS TURNED ON. I CALLED THE JEEP DEALERSHIP LAST YEAR AROUND JULY OF LAST YEAR AND TOLD ME THEY COULD DO NOTHING FOR ME BECAUSE MY VIN NUMBER WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL. IT HAS TURNED OFF AND ON FOR THE PAST COUPLE MONTHS. THE LIGHT CONTINUES TO STAY AND IS NOT TURNING OFF AND THE SOUND KEEPS GOING OFF EVERY COUPLE MINUTES.

Electrical System
Filed Mar 12, 201856,000 milesMD

ON THURSDAY 03/8/2018 AND SATURDAY 03/10/2018 WE STARTED OUR VEHICLE WITHOUT INCIDENT AND TRAVELED LESS THAN 1/4 OF A MILE DOWN OUR STREET WHEN A WARNING ALARM SOUNDED AND THE DASH BOARD READ SOMETHING LIKE, "PULL OVER AND PLACE VEHICLE IN PARK IN ORDER TO START." WHEN WE TRIED TO START (KEY-LESS CAR) IT WOULD NOT START RIGHT WAY AND MADE AN ALMOST GRINDING SOUND. AFTER ABOUT 30 SECONDS TO A MINUTE, EVENTUALLY IT STARTED. I DO SEE 2 RECALLS FOR THIS VEHICLE WHICH DESCRIBE THE VEHICLE STALLING WITHOUT WARNING BUT WHEN I PLACE MY VIN IN THE SEARCH IT DOES NOT IDENTIFY ANY RECALLS ON THIS VEHICLE. THE RECALL NUMBERS I BELIEVE MAY RELEVANT TO OUR VEHICLE IS CHRYSLER'S R24 AND S55.

Air Bags
Filed Mar 12, 201855,300 milesID

I'VE EXPERIENCED AIR BAG SERVICE WARNINGS ALONG WITH SERVICE PARKING BRAKE WARNINGS AND SERVICE AND. AT ONE POINT I WAS ON CRUISE CONTROL GOJ G 65 MPH WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN ALL THE WARNINGS CAME ON AT ONCE AND MY CAR SHIFTED ITSELF INTO NEATRAL AND THEN LOSS POWER FOR A SECOND. LUCKILY NO ONE WAS BEHIND ME. I NEVER RECEIVED A NOTICE OF THIS RECALL BUT WHEN I LOOKED IT UP THERE WAS IN FACT A RECALL.

Power Train
Filed Mar 11, 2018PA

STALLING

Air Bags
Filed Mar 10, 201857,745 milesTX

SERVICE AIRBAG SYSTEM MESSAGE APPEARED IN THE MESSAGE CENTER AND TOOK IT TO THE LOCAL CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THE CODE WAS FOR PASSENGER AIRBAG SQUIB CIRCUIT OPEN. SERVICE ADVISOR WENT UNDER MY PASSENGER SEAT AND SAID THE PLUG WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED BUT IN THE MEANTIME PLAY WITH THE CONNECTOR AND IT WILL MAKE CONTACT AND GO OFF. I'VE SEARCHED ONLINE AND HAVE FOUND NUMEROUS OTHER INSTANCES OF THIS COMPLAINT AND EVEN VIDEOS SHOWING WHICH CONNECTORS UNDER THE SEATS TO PLAY WITH TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM THUS TURNING OFF THE LIGHT BUT IT IS ONLY TEMPORARY AND WILL ILLUMINATE AGAIN WITH FREQUENT VIBRATIONS FROM DRIVING. I CALLED CHRYSLER RECALL HOTLINE AND WAS TOLD NO RECALLS WERE IN EFFECT FOR THIS AND NO TSB EITHER WHICH I FIND ODD CONSIDERING THE DEALERSHIP EVEN KNEW ABOUT THE ISSUES AND STATED THAT IT IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH THE CARS.

Service BrakesCrash
Filed Mar 10, 201853,000 milesNY

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT ABOUT 40 MPH AND THE EMERGENCY BRAKE CAME ON ALL BY ITS SELF. I HAD NO CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND THE CAR SPUN IN A CIRCLE INTO THE OTHER LANE. THE CAR WAS THEN THROWN OFF THE ROAD INTO

Air Bags
Filed Mar 9, 201843,000 milesMO

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHRYSLER 200. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DAVE SINCLAIR CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM (2326 W OSAGE ST, PACIFIC, MO 63069) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE JUMPER HARNESS FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND FILED CASE NUMBER: [XXX]. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 43,000. *TT INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Visibility
Filed Mar 8, 2018FL

2015 CHRYSLER 200. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE PASSENGER AND DRIVER WINDOW VISIBILITY PROBLEMS. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED THERE WAS A FOG ON THE WINDOW THAT WAS DIFFICULT TO REMOVE. THE SIDE WINDOWS WERE ALSO DIFFICULT TO SEE OUT OF DUE TO THE FOG. THE REAR WINDSHIELD WAS DIFFICULT TO SEE OUT OF WHEN IT RAINED, THERE IS NO WAY TO WIPE IT. *JS

Air Bags
Filed Mar 8, 2018CA

A NOTIFICATION TO 'SERVICE AIR BAGS' SHOWS UP ON MY DASHBOARD CONSTANTLY. HAVE ONLY HAD THE CAR FOR ABOUT 8 MONTHS AND I DO NOT USE IT THAT MUCH. IT HAS ABOUT 51,000 MILES. READ ONLINE THAT THERE WAS A RECALL (CHRYSLER RECALL # S09) BUT HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT MY CAR WAS NOT INCLUDED BUT MY CAR IS EXPERIENCING THE EXACT PROBLEM DESCRIBED.

Suspension
Filed Mar 7, 201815,000 milesFL

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHRYSLER 200. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, A NOISE EMERGED FROM THE REAR TIRES THAT GREW LOUDER. THE CONTACT DROVE THE VEHICLE TO AN UNKNOWN TIRE SHOP AND HAD THE REAR TIRES REPLACED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN EXPERIENCING THE NOISE EVER SINCE NOVEMBER OF 2017. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO HOLLYWOOD CHRYSLER/JEEP IN HOLLYWOOD, FLORIDA ON DECEMBER 16, 2017. THE DEALER DID NOT FIND ANY FAILURES WITH THE VEHICLE. THE INDEPENDENT TIRE MECHANIC SUGGESTED THAT THAT THE NOISE MAY BE RELATED TO THE SUSPENSION. THE CONTACT RESEARCHED ONLINE AND FOUND A RECALL ISSUED BY THE MANUFACTURER FOR THE SUSPENSION, WHICH CAUSED THE TIRES TO WEAR OUT UNEVENLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,000.

Electronic Stability Control (esc)
Filed Mar 6, 201820 milesMI

MY CAR SUDDENLY STALLS AND UNABLE TO START THE VEHICLE FOR 1 HOUR AND ALL THE LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD FLASHES

Unknown or Other
Filed Mar 5, 201855,500 milesGA

THE CAR IS SHUTTING OFF WHILE DRIVING AND IT TAKES FOREVER FOR IT TO START BACK UP. THIS HAS HAPPEN SEVERAL TIMES.

Engine
Filed Mar 4, 201841,000 milesFL

ENGINE LIGHT ON, CODE P0456 EVAP SYSTEM SMALL LEAK-I DON'T HAVE ANY LEAKS CAR SHUTS DOWN.

Air Bags
Filed Mar 3, 201869,000 milesFL

MY CAR HAS STALLED WHILE DRIVING, WHILE ALMOST IMMEDIATELY LOSING ABILITY TO STEER THE CAR. I REPEATEDLY WOULD HAVE TO PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND TRY TO RESTART THE CAR IN ORDER TO GET THE CAR HOME. AS WELL AS HAVING A AIRBAG LIGHT THAT COMES ON WHEN EVERY I OVER BUMPY ROADS.

Air Bags
Filed Mar 1, 2018TX

AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON AND OFF

Electrical System
Filed Feb 27, 201874,527 milesOH

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHRYSLER 200. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN AND STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. ALL THE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED BEFORE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED AFTER A FEW MOMENTS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIRS. IT WAS UNKNOWN IF THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74,527.

Power Train
Filed Feb 23, 2018509 milesIL

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHRYSLER 200. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 20-40 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHIFTED ERRATICALLY AND WAS DIFFICULT TO SHIFT BETWEEN FIRST AND SECOND GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO LANDMARK AUTO OUTLET (2350 PRAIRIE CROSSING DR, SPRINGFIELD, IL 62711, (217) 793-6050) TO BE DIAGNOSED, BUT THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO RETRIEVE A FAULT CODE. THE MECHANIC PROVIDED A SOFTWARE UPDATE TO THE TCM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE VEHICLE WAS PRESENTLY AT THE DEALER FOR ADDITIONAL DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 509.

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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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