TAMARA RECALL - THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON DURING COLD WEATHER (UNDER 30 DEGREES), AND THE ISSUE WAS THAT THE ENGINE COOLANT WAS BELOW A SPECIFIED TEMPERATURE FOR A SPECIFIED AMOUNT OF TIME. SEVERAL WEEKS LATER MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND MY DASH SAID THAT THE CAR WAS OVERHEATING. I DROVE A FEW MORE MILES AND STOPPED IN A PARKING LOT. AFTER WORK I DROVE IT HOME AND WATCHED THE TEMPERATURE, BUT IT DIDN'T GET HOT AGAIN. I TOOK MY CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP. I WAS TOLD THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE VEHICLES, AND ONCE THE PART WAS REPLACED, THE ISSUE DOES NOT HAPPEN AGAIN. I BELIEVE IF IT'S A COMMON PROBLEM, AND I BELIEVE THIS COULD BECOME A SAFETY ISSUE, IT SHOULD BE A RECALL. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS ISSUE TO HELP DRIVERS BEFORE IT HAPPENS TO THEM.
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 →
VEHICLE LOOSE CONTACT WITH THE CAR KEYS I HAD REPLACED NEW BATTERIES TO THE CAR KEY CONTROLS AND IT STILL DOING THE SAME SPECIALLY IF ONE OF THEDOR IS OPEN.
I NOTICED THE PASSENGER SIDE FLOOR WAS GETTING WET, I PULLED UP THE CARPET AND NOTICED POOLED WATER. I TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER. THEY RAN WATER OVER VEHICLE AND WATER CONTINUED TO POOL ON PASSENGER SIDE FLOOR. DEALER THOUGHT IT MIGHT BE DRAINAGE ISSUES OR HEATER CORE. NEITHER WAS CORRECT. I WAS TOLD THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH SEAMS AND WELDS COMING APART BUT DEALER NOT RESPONSIBLE SINCE VEHICLE AT 36992 MILES. THERE IS A TSB AND STAR CASE OPEN ON ISSUE. STAR CASE NUMBER IS S1623000004. RELEASE DATE FOR THIS CASE IS 11/14/2017. THE TSB IS FOR CHRYSLER 200'S FOR '15-'16 MODEL YEAR SOLD IN NAFTA AND APAC MARKETS BUILT ON OR BEFORE JULY 5, 2016. THE TSB WAS DATED SEPTEMBER 27, 2016. THE NUMBER IS 23-045-16.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHRYSLER 200. WHILE DRIVING ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS INTERMITTENT. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AFTER COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO BE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V470000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WERE CONTACTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.
CAR WAS PURCHASED USED 8/1/17 FOR MY DAUGHTER GOING TO COLLEGE. CAR WOULD NOT START ON WEEKEND TEST DRIVE, THEY REPLACED THE BATTERY. I DID GET DEALER TO FIX 3 OPEN RECALLS. SEPT 2017 MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING AT COLLEGE AND CAR BROKE DOWN WHILE AT A LIGHT, WOULD NOT START. . GOT TOWED TO DEALER AND IT STARTED. THE DEALER FOUND AN OPEN CODE TO REPLACE FUSE PANEL AND COMPLETED FIX. DEC 23 2017, CAR DIED WHILE DRIVING, HOWEVER STARTED 5 MINUTES LATER. JAN 2018, CAR WOULD NOT START - JUMPED AND IT STARTED. 1 HOUR LATER WOULD NOT START OR RESPOND TO JUMP. TOWED BACK TO DEALER AND NEXT DAY WHEN THEY GOT TO IT STARTED RIGHT UP. FEB 6 2018, CAR DIED WHILE DAUGHTER DRIVING IT AT 35-40 MPH, SHE MANAGED TO GET TO THE SHOULDER. AFTER 10 MINUTES THE CAR STARTED AND SHE TOOK IT TO THE DEALER. THEY FOUND A CODE TO REPLACE THE PCM. FEB 18 2018 THE CAR WOULD NOT START. THIS CAR HAS HAD SEVERAL RECALLS AND NOW I WILL NOT LET MY DAUGHTER DRIVE THIS CAR AS HER CAMPUS IS 2.5 HOURS AWAY AND IN THE MOUNTAINS - COULD NOT IMAGINE WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF SHE WAS DRIVING OVER THE MOUNTAINS AND THE CAR DIED. IT IS SITTING IN MY DRIVEWAY AS I TRY TO WORK WITH THE DEALER TO BUY BACK THIS CAR. CHRYSLER SHOULD BE ASHAMED, THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A KNOWN ISSUE YET THEY CAN'T FIX IT AND ARE PUTTING PEOPLES LIVES AT RISK. I DO NOT HAVE THE ABILITY TO ATTACH SERVICE RECORDS AT THIS TIME BUT I DO HAVE THEM.
I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE USED AT 61708. I'LL SAY A WEEK INTO ME DRIVING IT OFF THE LOT THE AIRBAG LIGHT WILL OCCASIONALLY POP ON. I THOUGHT BECAUSE ONE DAY I FORGOT TO PUT MY GAS CAP ON BUT EVEN AFTER IT WILL RANDOMLY POP UP. I GOT SERVICES DONE TO MY VEHICLE 02/07/18. IT IS NOW THE 13TH OF FEBRUARY AND AIRBAG WARNING HAS POPPED UP.
S55 RECALL CONCERN: I FEEL COMPLETELY UNSAFE IN THIS VEHICLE!! I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE IN OCTOBER 2017 STARTING IN LATE NOVEMBER EARLY DECEMBER 2017 THE VEHICLE STARTED SHUTTING OFF BY ITSELF WHEN I AM DRIVING IT SHIFTS TO NEUTRAL BY ITSELF AND COMPLETELY DIES. IT HAPPENS RANDOMLY WHEN I AM BRAKING OR ACCELERATING. THIS HAPPENS AT LEAST EVERY 3-6 MILES I DRIVE AND I HAVE TO DRIVE ALOT WORKING AN HOUR AWAY. THIS IS VERY SCARY ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU ARE TURNING IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION AND IT JUST STOPS. SOMETIMES IT GIVES WARNINGS BY LIGHTING UP RANDOM LIGHTS LIKE SLIPPERY ROAD, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, AND SPUTTERS SO I CAN ANTICIPATE IT SINCE IT HAPPENS ALL THE TIME!!! I AM BEING TOLD THAT IT IS BECAUSE THE VEHICLE IS DUE FOR AN OIL CHANGE EVEN THOUGH I AM NOT OVER, I USE FULL SYNTHETIC DONE BY THE DEALERSHIP, AND THIS IS A SAFETY FEATURE FOR THE VEHICLE BUT TO ME THIS IS NO SAFETY FEATURE IF ANYTHING IT IS A DEATH TRAP WAITING TO HAPPEN. I HAVE HAD THIS VEHICLE LESS THAN 6 MONTHS AND I AM AFRAID TO RIDE AROUND WITH MY CHILD IN IT NOT KNOWING WHAT WILL HAPPEN. IN FACT I GO OUT OF MY WAY TO GO AROUND INTERSECTIONS OR DANGEROUS EXPRESSWAYS BECAUSE I AM AFRAID IT WILL STOP WITH HER IN THE CAR. PLEASE HELP!
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHRYSLER 200. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH AND ACCELERATING FROM A STOP LIGHT, THE RPMS REVVED HIGHLY, BUT THE VEHICLE BARELY MOVED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FELT AS IF IT JUMPED INTO GEAR AND MADE THE TIRES SCREECH. THE FOLLOWING DAY, WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE AUTOMATICALLY SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. WHEN THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER, TURNED IF OFF, AND RESTARTED IT, THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO SHIFT INTO DRIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED (RUSS DARROW CHRYSLER, JEEP, DODGE OF WEST BEND, 3210 W WASHINGTON ST, WEST BEND, WI 53095) WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT NO RECALLS WERE ASSOCIATED WITH THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 32,000.
THE CAR TURNS OFF WHILE DRIVING IT. AND I HAVE TO START IT BACK UP.
THE VEHICLE WILL TRIGGER TRANSMISSION ERROR. WILL NOT DISENGAGE FROM PARK. THE MOTOR SURGES WHEN DOWNSHIFTING CAUSING A DANGEROUS INCREASE IS SPEED. THE VEHICLE WILL NOT START DUE TO TRANSMISSION ERROR. TAKEN TO DEALER THREE TIMES FOR SOFTWARE UPDATE. DOES NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM.
I WAS IN 2 AUTO REPAIR FACILITY BECAUSE THE LIGHT ENGINE IS ON AND THEY SAID THE PROBLEM IS COOLING SYSTEM:CODE FOR THERMOSTAT RATIONALITY.....I DONT KNOW IS THIS IS NORMAL ,BECAUSE MY CAR IS ONLY 2 YEARS OLD.
BRAKES, FRONT WHEEL BAR OR SOMETHING, THERMOSTAT, BOUGHT THE CAR IN AUGUST 2017. HAVEN'T DRIVEN IT VERY MUCH AT ALL. NOW ALL THESE PROBLEMS AND I PAID A GREAT DEAL FOR THIS CAR . THE TRANSMISSION ALSO ACTS FUNNY AT TIMES. NOT WANTED TO SHIFT OR SHIFTS HARD. THE CAR WAS ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN THE THERMOSTAT WENT OUT. EVERYTHING DROPPED ON THE SCREEN AND RED THERMOSTAT CAME ON AND RED LETTERS ABOUT SOMETHING HOT STABILIZER, THROTTLE BODY, SOMETHING.
THE LUG NUTS ARE SWOLLEN AND I AM UNABLE TO GET THEM OFF AND EITHER CAN THE DEALERSHIP
THE INTERIOR DASH IS MELTED AND NOW IS VERY STICKY.
THE MAKES A RATTLING NOISE WHEN IT START FOR SOME REASON , I DON'T KNOW IF IT NORMAL AND WHILE I'M DRIVING AND TRYING TO ACCELERATE IT MAKES THAT NOISE TO. IT MAKES THE NOISE EVERY DAY .
FORWARD COLLISION WARNING (FCW) WITH MITIGATION SYSTEM DID NOT WORK AT A SPEED OF 15 MILES PER HOUR. A VEHICLE IN FRONT OF MY VEHICLE STOPPED ABRUPTLY IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD AND I ATTEMPTED TO APPLY THE BRAKES BUT IT WAS TO LATE AND I HIT THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. MY VEHICLE WHICH WAS TRAVELING AT 15 MILES PER HOUR GAVE NO FORWARD COLLISION WARNING NOR DID IT ATTEMPT TO APPLY THE BRAKES. IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THE SYSTEM WAS MADE FOR THIS TYPE OF OCCURRENCE AND THE SAFETY FEATURE SHOULD HAVE WORKED. THE FRONT OF MY VEHICLE SUSTAINED $6500 IN DAMAGE FROM A MINOR 15 MPH ACCIDENT THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED OR LESSENED WITH THE TECHNOLOGY PACKAGE THAT I PURCHASED AS AN ADD ON TO THE VEHICLE.
THIS CAR CONTINUES TO CUTOFF WHILE I'M DRIVING
MY CHRYSLER 200 HAD BEEN RECALLED MID 2015 FOR A GLITCH IN THEIR COMPUTER SYSTEM THAT REQUIRED ALL CHRYSLER, DODGE, RAM, AND FIAT VEHICLES WITH THE 8.4 SCREEN TO HAVE A CHIP SENT OUT AND INSTALLED BY SELF TO UPDATE AND INSTILL SECURITY TO THOSE CARS. IN JANUARY OF 2016 I WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION IN MY CHRYSLER 200. MY ENTIRE FRONT END WAS KNOCKED OFF AS I WAS AWAITING A TURN IN A CENTER LANE ON A CITY STREET. MY ENGINE DROPPED AND ALL FLUIDS WERE EXPELLED FROM THIS VEHICLE, MY AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. WHEN I CALLED CONCERNED ABOUT IT I WAS TOLD THAT MY VEHICLE WAS TESTED WITH A HAND DEVICE IN A JUNK YARD AND THAT I HAD NOT BEEN HIT HARD ENOUGH OR IN THE RIGHT PLACE FOR THEM TO DEPLOY. I COULD NOT BELIEVE DUE TO THE FORCE AND DAMAGE DONE BUT WAS STILL TOLD BY A CHRYSLER REPRESENTATIVE THAT THERE WAS NO MALFUNCTION WITH THE AIR BAGS. THE CAR WAS A TOTAL LOSS BUT WAS RESOLD TO A DEALERSHIP IN CINCINNATI, OH AND PUT UP FOR SALE. I AM STILL RECEIVING NOTIFICATIONS ABOUT THE CAR DUE TO UCONNECT AND IS VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THIS SAME VEHICLE BEING SOLD AND PUT ON THE ROAD.
SINCE DAY ONE OF PURCHASING THIS VEHICLE, I HAVE FELT A LURCH WHEN I PRESS THE GAS FOR ACCELERATION. WHEN PRESSING THE GAS, THE VEHICLE WILL HESITATE, THEN JUMP INTO MOTION. WHEN GOING IN LOW SPEEDS IT FEELS AS IF I HAVE BEEN REAR ENDED. WHEN I TOOK THIS VEHICLE TO THE CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP, THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN TOLD ME ITS JUST A GLITCH IN THIS CAR.
DRIVING TO WORK AND ALL OF A SUDDEN I GOT TWO ALERTS ON MY DASHBOARD SIGNALING ENGINE TEMPERATURE HOT AND TO SERVICE ELECTRIC THROTTLE CONTROL. THE CARS PERFORMANCE AFTER THESE ALERTS WAS POOR AND IT WAS VERY LOUD. IT WAS STRUGGLING TO GET PAST 40MPH. TOOK IT TO A SHOP AND FOUND MY THERMOSTAT, THE HOUSING, AND SENSOR NEEDED REPLACING. ALSO FOUND OUT THE MEMORY OF THE CONTROLLER NEEDED TO GO BACK TO A DEALER TO BE ERASED AND RE PROGRAMMED WHICH IS NOT MY FAULT.
AS I'M DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD THE ENGINE SHUTS OFF AND STEERING WHEEL LOCKS AND BRAKE LIGHT COMES ON AND I HAVE TO SLOWLY STOPS AND WAIT THERE TO START THE CAR SOMETIMES I HAVE TO JUMP THE CAR IN ORDER TO START AND THEN ITS OK FOR SOME TIME.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHRYSLER 200. WITHIN MONTHS OF OWNING THE VEHICLE, THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V114000 (AIR BAGS). THE VEHICLE HAS NOT YET BEEN DIAGNOSED BY A DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS EXCLUDED FROM AN AIR BAG RECALL, AND PROVIDED NO SOLUTION OTHER THAN STATING TO HAVE THE VEHICLE DIAGNOSED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHRYSLER 200. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO SHIFT THE VEHICLE TO THE DRIVE POSITION, THE GEAR BECAME STUCK IN THE NEUTRAL POSITION WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO SHUT OFF DUE TO THE DEFECT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BAYSHORE CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE RAM (5225 INTERSTATE 10 EAST, BAYTOWN, TX 77521), BUT THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE LOCAL DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V529000 (POWER TRAIN). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 40,000.
HAVE HAD VEHICLE APPROX 1 YR. WHILE DRIVING 45MPH ON CITY STREET CHECK ENGINE CAME ON WITH ENGINE OVERHEAT MSG AND ENGINE COOLING SENSOR AS WELL. REPLACED SENSOR AND WHILE DRIVING THE NEXT DAY ON HIGHWAY AT 70 MPH TO SEE IF THE SYSTEM READJUSTS ITSELF TO THE NEW SENSOR MESSAGE CAME ON AGAIN WITH ADDED SERVICE ELECRTRICAL THROTTLE CONTROL MSG AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS AGAIN. I WAS NEAR OREILL AND IT PRODUCED CODES FOR THERMOSTAT, COOLING SENSOR, SYSTEM PERFORMANCE, ETC. MESSAGES ARE NOT ON SCREEN NOW BUT CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS STILL ON. I BELIEVE IT TRIGGERS WHEN COOLING TEMP REACHES APPX, 189 F. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH MANY OTHERS ARE EXPERIENCING THESE ISSUES AND SEEMS THE PROBLEM ESCALATES TO MUCH WORSE SUCH AS SHUTTING OFF WHILE DRIVING. NO RECALLS THUS FAR BUT MANY PEOPLE ANTICIPATING SOMEONE NEEDING TO DIE BEFORE SOMETHING IS DONE. I DRIVE WITH MY CHILDREN ALMOST ALL OF THE TIME AND AM VERY CONCERNED.
VEHICLE STALLS AND CUT-OFF WHENEVER I STOP ON THE HIGHWAY, STOP SIGNS OR PULLING OUT FROM A STOP SIGN.
ON DECEMBER 31, 2017 MY WIFE AND I WERE ON OUR WAY HOMEFROM CHURCH WHEN THE SEAT BELT LIGHT CAME ON. WE READ THE OWNERS MANUAL, NOT ABLE TO DO ANYTHING CAUSE OF THE HOLIDAYS. ON JANUARY 2, 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 A SHORT WIRE HARNESS, THE COST WOULD BE ABOUT $800.00 WHICH I SPENT $127.00 TO HAVE IT CHECKED OUT. I DID NOT HAVE IT REPAIRED BECAUSE I FEEL THIS IS A CHRYSLER PROBLEM. AT THIS TIME OUR AIR BAGS DON'T WORK. 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. I CALLED CHRYSLER AND NEVER GOT A RETURN CALL AFTER SHE HUNG UP ON ME. SO AT THIS TIME THIS IS WHY I AM WRITING YOU. *JS
MY 2015 CHRYSLER 200 2.4L 45K WOULD NOT SHIFT FROM PARKING TO DRIVE, BUT SOMETIMES IT DRIVES IN REVERSE...
THE SERVICE AIRBAG SYSTEM GOES OFF REPEATEDLY WHILE CAR IS IN MOTION. THIS HAPPENS REGARDLESS OF PASSENGERS BEING IN THE PASSENGER SEAT.
THE SERVICE AIR BAG LIGHT WILL COME ON EVERY SO OFTEN
MY HUSBAND AND I WENT ON A TRIP FROM BELLEVUE, OHIO TO FORT WAYNE, INDIANA. AROUND 300 MILES ROUND TRIP, GIVE OR TAKE. MY HUSBAND CHECKED THE OIL BEFORE WE LEFT AND IT WAS FINE. NO PROBLEMS ON THE RIDE THERE. AFTER THE CAR SAT FOR 3-4 HOURS WE WERE LEAVING THE PARK, GOING DOWN A HILL WITH A CURVE AT THE BOTTOM AND THE CAR JUST DIES. NO STEERING AND NO BRAKES. ALL THE LIGHTS ON THE DASH CAME ON. WE HAD NO IDEA WHAT WAS GOING ON. WE ALMOST HIT A CAMPER. THE ONLY THING THAT STILLED WORKED WAS THE RADIO. THE CAR FINALLY STOPS ON ITS OWN. MY HUSBAND PUTS IT IN PARKING AND CHECKS ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE CAR TO MAKE SURE WE DIDN'T HIT ANYTHING. WHEN HE TRUE TO START THE BACK UP, IT STRUGGLES THE FIRST TWO TRIES. THE THIRD TIME IT TURNED OVER. NO LIGHTS ON DASH TO EXPLAIN THE STALL. WE NERVOUSLY DRIVE THE CAR ALL THE WAY HOME. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP THE NEXT MORNING. WE TOOK THE CAR IN TO BE CHECKED OUT. DEALERSHIP HAD THE CAR OVER NIGHT. WE GO IN TO PICK UP OUR CAR AND THEY TELL US THAT THEY HAD TO PUT 3 3/4 QUARTS OF OIL IN IT. IT BEING LOW ON OIL CAUSED THE SAFETY FEATURE IN THE CAR TO SHUT THE ENGINE DOWN. DIDNT KNOW ABOUT THIS FEATURE. WE WERE ALSO INFORMED THAT SINCE OUR CAR HAD OVER 50,000 IT WILL BURN THROUGH A QUART OF OIL EVERY 750 MILES..SERIOUSLY. AFTER THE DEALERSHIP TRIED TO CHARGE US 75 DOLLARS FOR LABOR, WHICH I REFUSED TO PAY. I WENT HOME AND RESEARCHED THE OIL CONSUMPTION FOR OUR CAR. ON THE CHRYSLER WEBSITE IT DOES STATE THAT OUR CAR WILL CONSUME 1 QUART OF OIL FOR
WHILE DRIVING, THE CAR SEIZES. IT HAPPENED AT 3,500 MILES (DEALERSHIP STATED BLOWN FUSE) AND AGAIN AT 12,500 MILES. I AM DRIVING AND THE CAR STOPS AND THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS UP. IT IS A SUDDEN STOP AND WILL CAUSE A CRASH AND INJURIES. I WILL NOT GET BACK INTO THAT CAR! BOTH TIMES, IT WAS AT 25 MILES PER HOUR, JUST STARTING BACK AFTER A STOP SIGN.
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WARNING LIGHT ON MESSAGE SERVICE AIR BAGS.SERVICE SOON
THE VEHICLE HAS BEGUN THROWING AN ERROR MESSAGE THAT THE ENGINE IS RUNNING HOT AND THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL NEEDS SERVICED. THE VEHICLE IS RUNNING FINE AND DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE RUNNING HOT. THE LIGHTS GO OFF WHEN THE CAR IS STOPPED AND COME BACK ON ABOUT 20 MINUTES INTO THE NEXT TRIP. THE DEALER STATED THIS WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AND QUOTED ALMOST $700 TO REPLACE THE SENSORS. WE HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE LESS THAN ONE YEAR (2ND OWNER) AND JUST ROLLED OVER 60,000 MILES.
VEHICLE IN MOTION HAS UNEXPECTED SHIFTING TO NEUTRAL, JUMPS INTO GEAR WHEN ACCELERATING AND DECELERATING. VEHICLE WIRING TO AIRBAGS IS DAMAGED WITH NO ACCIDENT. CAR POWER RANDOMLY POWERS OFF IN MOTION. THESE ISSUES HAVE BEEN ONGOING FOR ABOUT 2 YEARS NOW SINCE I GOT THE VEHICLE.
THE VEHICLE WILL STALL IN CITY TRAFFIC WITH NO WARNING. VERY DANGEROUS!
WHEN I AM DRIVING, THE CAR WILL SHUT ITSELF OFF AND GIVE ME A MESSAGE SAYING THAT THE FOBS HAVE LEFT THE VEHICLE WHEN THEY HAVEN'T. AT TIMES, I ALSO GET A MESSAGE TELLING ME THE KEY FOB WAS NOT DETECTED WHEN TRYING TO GET IN AND/OR START THE CAR. THE FOBS BATTERIES HAVE BEEN REPLACED AND A LOCAL DEALER CANNOT FIND/DUPLICATE THE ISSUE.
A FEW DAYS AGO THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND ACCORDING TO THE MANUAL IT WAS NOT SERIOUS BUT IF CONTINUED, TO HAVE THE CODE CHECKED. I HAD NOT HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO GO, BUT ALL SEEMED TO BE RUNNING NORMALLY. I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY LAST NIGHT AND THE THERMOSTAT LIGHT CAME ON AND SAID SOMETHING REGARDING THE ENGINE TEMPERATURE CAME ACROSS THE MESSAGES. I DROVE TO THE NEAREST GAS STATION AND CHECKED UNDERNEATH THE HOOD, AND THE ENGINE SEEMED FINE...NOT VERY HOT TO THE TOUCH SO I DECIDED TO TRY AND TAKE IT TO PEP BOYS TO HAVE THEM CHECK IT. WHEN I TURNED THE CAR BACK ON, THE LIGHT WAS NO LONGER ILLUMINATED AND THE MESSAGE WAS GONE, HOWEVER THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS STILL ON. THE PEP BOYS TECHNICIAN CHECKED THE CODE, THE CODE THAT WAS READ WAS P0128. I SPOKE WITH THE TECHNICIAN AND HE HAD SAID HE HAD SEEN A LOT OF THIS ISSUE WITH THE 200 MODELS AND ADVISED ME TO CHECK THE RECALL...WHICH DOES NOT HAVE MY VEHICLE FOR ANY.
MY AIRBAG LIGHT STAYS ON. I TOOK IT TO BE WORKED TWICE, AND ALWAYS COME BACK ON.
CAR STALLING OUT WHILE DRIVING. STALLED 4 TIMES 12/10/17 THEN WAS DRIVING ROUGH, AS I WAS GOING DOWN THE STREET THE RED LIGHTING BOLT CAME ON ALONG WITH THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, PARKING LIGHT, TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT. WENT TO THE GAS STATION TO PUT GAS IN, STARTED CAR AND THE CAR WOULD NOT GO INTO DRIVE. IT TOOK AROUND 8-10 MINUTES TO GET THE CAR TO GO INTO DRIVE. THERE WAS ALL KINDS OF WARNINGS GOING ACROSS THE SCREEN SAYING ELECTRICAL MALFUNCTION SERVICE IMMEDIATELY AND TRANSMISSION MALFUNCTION SERVICE IMMEDIATELY. SO I TAKE THE CAR IN AND THE TCM IS NEEDING REPLACED AND THE ENGINE MAY NEED REPLACED. THIS IS NOT OK FOR A 2015 CAR TO HAVE THIS MANY PROBLEMS.
THE CAR STALLING OUT AND NOT IT KEEPS COMING UP SERVICE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL THE VEHICLE WILL STALL AND IT WILL RESTART AND THE CAR IS NOW NOT GETTING REAL WARM
IN LATE AUGUST 2017 I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE, WITHIN 60 DAYS AN ALARM LIGHT CAME ON AND SOUNDED OFF. I TOOK THE CAR INTO THE SERVICE DEPT, AND WAS TOLD AN ADJUSTMENT WAS MADE AND THE CAR WOULD BE FINE. A FEW DAYS LATER THE SAME THING HAPPENED, THIS TIME I WAS TOLD THE CAR NEEDED A TRANSMISSION; A 4 WAS PUT IN THE CAR INSTEAD OF A 2 AND IT WOULD BE 6 MONTHS TO A YEAR BEFORE THE PART WOULD BE AVAILABLE, BECAUSE THERE WAS A BACK ORDER ON THIS PARTICULAR ITEM. DUE TO MANUFACTURING, THIS IS A WIDE SPREAD ISSUE AND THERE IS NO RECALL, THE CARS ARE BEING REPAIRED AS THEY ARE BROUGHT IN. I WAS ALSO TOLD TO CONTINUE DRIVING THE CAR I SHOULD NOT HAVE ANY OTHER PROBLEMS OTHER THAN THE CAR MAY STALL. WELL, THE GEARS ARE STARTING TO SLIP AND IT TAKES A COUPLE SECONDS TO GET IN GEAR WHEN PULLING OFF FROM AN IDLE POSITION, ALONG WITH THAT THE ALARMS ARE STILL GOING OFF. THE ISSUE THAT THE CAR COULD JUST CUT OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF DRIVING IS UNNERVING BY ITSELF. I NO LONGER FEEL LIKE I HAVE A SAFE VEHICLE TO DRIVE. I CAN'T CONTINUE PUTTING MYSELF AT RISK. THE CAR IS STILL UNDER THE FULL WARRANTY.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHRYSLER 200. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE SERVICE TRANSMISSION WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO GARDEN CITY JEEP CHRYSLER DODGE RAM (283 N FRANKLIN ST, HEMPSTEAD, NY 11550, (516) 336-4712) TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO RETRIEVE A FAULT CODE OR DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. ADDITIONALLY, ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A 3-POINT TURN, THE VEHICLE WAS SHIFTED INTO REVERSE BUT FAILED TO RESPOND. THE CONTACT TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND BACK ON, AND THE VEHICLE OPERATED AS INTENDED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED FIVE TO SIX TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8,000.
WHEN COMING TO A STOP ENGINE STALL EVERY TIME YOU BRAKE AND STALL TO TURN BACK ON
TAKATA RECALL FEBRUARY 2017, I WAS SITTING IN THE DRIVEWAY OF MY MOMS HOUSE WHEN I HEAR A RINGING NOISE IN MY CAR, THE CAR WASN'T MOVING; IT WAS TURNED ON AND PARKED. IT APPEARED ON MY DASH AND SAID SERVICE AIR BAG SENSOR. THE LIGHT STAYED ON AND NEVER WENT OFF. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME THERE WAS NO RECALL ON IT SO THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO FOR ME UNLESS I PAID THE $200 TO GET IT LOOKED AT AND FIXED. A FRIEND OF OURS DROVE OUR CAR AND ENDED UP GETTING INTO AN ACCIDENT. HE REAR ENDED A POLICE OFFICER AND THE AIR BAGS NEVER DEPLOYED, PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT, THE SENSOR LIGHT WAS ALREADY ON. WHICH IS A MAJOR CONCERN FOR ME. THE WHOLE FRONT END OF MY CAR WAS DAMAGED AND NEEDS COMPLETELY REPAIRED ALONG WITH THE OTHER VEHICLES REAR END.
TAKATA RECALL A MONTH AFTER I PURCHASED THE CAR IN MARCH 29,2017 MY SEATBELT LIGHT POP ON AND SHORTLY AFTER LESS THAN A WEEK OF THE SEATBELT LIGHT COMING MY AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON BUZZING MAKING NOISE MY BREAK WAS MAKING A NOISE SO I TOOK TO AMERICAN FINANCIAL ON WINCHESTER THAT SERVICES THE CARS BUT I WAS TOLD THERE WERE NOTHING WRONG WITH THE BREAK BUT NOW I REALLY HEAR THE BREAKS SCRUBBING THE ALSO ALL 4 TRIES WAS REPLACED WITH NEW TIRES AND SO NOW I'M DEALING WITH MY TRACKING LIGHT ON ALL THE TIME IF IT'S COLD OUTSIDE I HAVE HAD THE WORST TIME WITH THIS 2015 WITH 42125 MILAGE AND I WAS TOLD THAT NOTHING ON HERE WERE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY BUT I HAVE A PRINTOUT THAT SHOW THAT THIS SAME SEAT BELT WAS FIXED UNDER WARRANTY 7/2016 AND OTHER THINGS WERE FIXED UNDER WARRANTY I REALLY NEED SOME ASSISTANT WITH WHAT I HAVE GOING ON BECAUSE I KNOW I SHOULDN'T HAVE ALL THESE ISSUE ON THIS CAR ALREADY
THE CAR WOULDN'T START AND THEN IT DISABLED ITSELF. FINALLY ABLE TO GET IT STARTED, IT'S STARTED FLASHING THROUGH OUT THE DASH ABOUT THE KEY-FOB, REPLACED THE BATTERIES, THAT DIDN'T FIX IT. THEN IT STARTED APPEARING TO BE NEUTRAL WHILE DRIVING, THE ENGINE MALFUNCTION LIGHT CAME ON, BUT THERE WAS NO CODE. RESTARTED THE CAR, MIL OFF. DIDN'T DRIVE FOR SEVERAL DAYS, HAD A DIFFICULT TIME TRYING TO START THE CAR, THE CAR DIDN'T WANT TO REVERSE. WOULDN'T GO OVER 32 MPH. TURNED OFF RESTARTED WAS ABLE TO GO 50 MPH. THE MIL WAS ON, WAS ABLE TO A DIAGNOSTIC READING - SEE ATTACHED. MY DASH IS LITE UP LIKE CHRISTMAS. IT IS FLASHING TRANSMISSION ERRORS AND PARKING BRAKE ERRORS. WHY WASN'T I NOTIFIED THE RECALL FOR THIS VEHICLE? I TOOK CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP THE WEEK OF THANKSGIVING AS THIS FIRST STATED 11/24/2017
CAR SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING. 'PUT IN PARK AND RESTART' APPEARS ON SCREEN AND CAR LOSES ALL POWER.
TRANSITION WILL SLIP ON TAKEOFF AND WILL ALLOW THE CAR TO ROLL FORWARD ON A HILL WHEN PLACED IN PARK.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHRYSLER 200. EVERY TIME THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED FOR AT LEAST TWELVE MONTHS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER (ARREGO DODGE/CHRYSLER/JEEP/RAM IN SAWGRASS, FLORIDA) WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED AND THE DIAGNOSIS AND REPAIR WOULD BE AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.
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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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