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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 →

Air Bags
Filed Dec 1, 2017CA

THE "SERVICE AIR BAG SYSTEM" CONSTANTLY COMES ON AND OFF. SOME TIMES IT STAYS ON FOR DAYS. SOMETIMES IT JUST CONSTANTLY TURNS ON AND OFF CONTINUALLY DINGING. ITS VERY FRUSTRATING. IT DOESN'T MATTER IF I AM IDLE, OR DRIVING. THERE IS NO RHYME OR REASON TO WHEN IT TURNS ON AND OFF. I HAVE HAD IT SERVICED AT THE DEALER 3 TIMES NOW. THEY TELL ME ITS JUST A SENSOR OR WIRING BUT IT STILL CONTINUES TO HAPPEN. I BOUGHT THE CAR IN MAY AND THIS IS DECEMBER AND I AM STILL DEALING WITH THIS ALL THE TIME.

Engine
Filed Dec 1, 201755,000 milesCA

MY CAR HAS SHUT OFF 3 TIMES JUST THIS WEEK WHILE DRIVING. EACH TIME I WAS IDLING AT A STREET LIGHT. THE DASH SAYS TO PUT CAR BACK IN PARK AND THEN IT TAKES A COUPLE OF TRIES TO RESTART IT. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER THEY SAID I HAVE NO OIL. BUT I JUST HAD AN OIL CHANGE NOT TOO LONG AGO AND I HAVE NO LEAKS. THIS CAR IS CONSUMING WAY TOO MUCH OIL. NO WARNING LIGHT CAME ON THAT I WAS LOW ON OIL. I WAS IN A YIELDING LEFT HAND TURNING LANE WHEN THE CAR SHUT OFF 2 OF THE 3 TIMES. IF IT HAD HAPPENED A FEW SECONDS LATER I COULD HAVE BEEN T-BONED WITH MY SON IN THE CAR ON THAT SIDE. VERY DANGEROUS!!!!! THIS SHOULD BE RECALLED.

Air BagsCrash3 injured
Filed Nov 30, 201726,000 milesNJ

ON NOVEMBER 29, 2017 AT APPROXIMATELY 5:15 PM, WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25MPH IN TRAFFIC ON A TWO LANE. I HIT THE BRAKE TO STOP, NO BRAKES, AND I HIT THE PERSON IN FRONT OF ME. AFTER HITTING THEM, I BOUNCED OFF AND CONTINUED TO MOVE WITH NO BRAKES. MY AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND I SUSTAINED INJURIES TO ME CHEST, NECK, HEAD AND BACK. I WAS ABLE TO STEER THE CAR IN THE RIGHT SIDE LANE AND EVENTUALLY WAS ABLE TO STEER INTO A PARKING LOT; STILL WITH NO BRAKES. I LOOKED DOWN TO PULL UP THE EMERGENCY BRAKE AND SAW THE SHIFTER IN NEUTRAL. I THEN PUT THE SHIFTER IN PARK AND THE CAR FINALLY STOPPED. I DO NOT YET HAVE THE POLICE REPORT. I DID NOT RECEIVE A TICKET, BUT WAS TAKEN BY AMBULANCE TO THE HOSPITAL.

Air Bags
Filed Nov 27, 201738,000 milesNN

AIR BAG LIGHT GOES ON AND OFF CONSTANTLY. TIME FRAME IS ALWAYS DIFFERENT AND NO CODES ARE PRESENT. HAPPENS AT ANY SPEEDS AS WELL AS IDLING. HIGHWAY OR CITY ROADS.

Engine
Filed Nov 27, 2017MI

TAKATA RECALL HAD THE CAR SINCE APRIL OF THIS YEAR. CUT OFF OVER 20 TIMES AND CONSUMES OIL A LOT. I MEAN I'M ADDING OIL EVERY 700 MILES ALMOST. CAR HAS LEFT ME IN THE MIDDLE OF INTERSECTIONS WITH MY FAMILY IN DANGER

Power Train
Filed Nov 27, 201745,000 milesFL

9-SPEED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SHIFTS EXTREMELY HARD IN GEARS 1-5. ALSO LUNGES ON DOWNSHIFTS. SOFTWARE UPDATES AND NEW VALVE BODY HAVE NOT FIXED THE PROBLEM. DEALER NOW STATES NOTHING ELSE CAN BE DONE SINCE NO CHECK ENGINE DATA CAN BE FOUND.

Air Bags
Filed Nov 25, 201745,000 milesCA

AIRBAG LIGHT TURNS ON AND OFF WHILE DRIVING ANY SPEED. IT'S HAPPENED ON THE STREET AT 25 MPH AND ON HIGHWAY GOING 65MPH. MAKES NO DIFFERENCE . SOMETIMES STAYS ON FOR LONG SOMETIMES TAKES OFF RIGHT AWAY . CALLED MY DEALER BUT SAID THERE'S NO RECALL FOR MY VIN

Electrical System
Filed Nov 22, 201763,000 milesPA

WITHIN THE LAST WEEK, MY CAR HAS TURNED OFF TWICE WHILE DRIVING IT. THE FIRST TIME I WAS GOING DOWNHILL ON AN S-CURVE AND THE ENGINE TURNED OFF AND A MESSAGE APPEARED ON MY DASHBOARD TO PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND START. THE SECOND TIME I WAS IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC AND THE CAR JUST SUDDENLY TURNED OFF AND THE SAME MESSAGE APPEARED. I WAS STUCK IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD AND HAD TO THROW IT IN PARK WHILE OTHER CARS WERE TRYING TO GO AROUND ME WHILE I TRIED TO RESTART IT. WHEN IT DID RESTART IT, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON AND IT ALSO HAD A FLASHING LIGHTNING BOLT. I WAS GOING TO GO GET THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CHECKED THE FOLLOWING DAY, BUT WHEN I TURNED MY CAR ON IN THE MORNING, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS GONE.

Air Bags
Filed Nov 21, 201750,900 milesOH

AIR BAG WARNING COMES ON SAYING TO HAVE AIR BAGS SERVICED.

Vehicle Speed Control
Filed Nov 20, 201763,000 milesVA

CAR WILL LOSE POWER DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND WILL ALSO ACCELERATE BY ITSELF THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL LIGHT AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON YOU CAN'T GET THE CAR TO GO JUST DEAD AND WHEN YOU CUT IT OFF AND TO RESTART IT IT TAKES FEW TIMES TO START BACK BUT THAT'S THE O MY WAY YOU CAN DRIVE IT AFTER DOING THAT! IT HAS DONE THIS SEVERAL TIMES NOW AND TWO CASES I ALMOST GOT INTO A VERY BAD ACCIDENT ! THIS. IS VERY DANGEROUS I CAN'T DRIVE ON INTERSTATE BECAUSE IF WE'RE TO STALL LIKE IT DOES AND LOSE PIOWER OR GET KILLED! IT'S HAS STOPPED WHILE PULLING OUT INTO THE HIGHWAY RESULTING IN ME HAVING TO JUMP OUT OF CAR BEFORE I GOT TBONED

Fuel/Propulsion System
Filed Nov 20, 20176,500 milesGA

THE TRANSMISSION SENSOR CLUSTERS MAY HAVE INSUFFICIENT CRIMPS IN THE TRANSMISSION WIRE HARNESS, AND AS A RESULT, THE TRANSMISSION MAY UNEXPECTEDLY SHIFT TO NEUTRAL. THE CAR IS SHAKING RIGHT AFTER I REFILLED THE GAS TO FULL. I HAVE BEEN TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM FIXED OVER 5 TIMES. HOWEVER, THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURED THE NEXT DAY AFTER I WAS TOLD THE PROBLEM WAS FIXED. I WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE ON THE HIGH WAY. ALL OF A SUDDEN, THE TRANSMISSION BROKE DOWN AND THE CAR LOST ITS POWER.

Air Bags
Filed Nov 19, 201766,000 milesGA

MY AIRBAG SERVICE LIGHT CAME ON WHILE DRIVING DOWN A LOCAL STREET WITH NO WARNING. THE CAR HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT, I PURCHASED THE CAR NEW (WITH 6 MILES), I SEARCHED IF THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE, HOWEVER, THE NHTSA WEBSITE ONLY SITE 78 VEHICLES AFFECTED IN THE RECALL. I CHECKED AND MY CAR WAS NOT INCLUDED. THIS ISSUE SHOULD BE RESOLVED FOR FEAR THE AIRBAGS WILL DEPLOY WHILE SIMPLY DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY, OR EVEN WORSE, THE AIRBAG WILL NOT DEPLOY IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT.

Air Bags
Filed Nov 17, 201741,000 milesNJ

TAKATA RECALL AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON WHEN I STARTED MY CAR. IT SAYS SERVICE AIR BAG SYSTEM. I CALLED CHRYSLER BECAUSE I SEEN THERE WAS A RECALL ON MY KIND OF VEHICLE AND I WAS INFORMED THAT MY VEHICLE WAS NOT AFFECTED BY THE RECALL. BUT THE LIGHT REMAINS ON.

Power Train
Filed Nov 11, 201749,000 milesOR

TAKATA RECALL. MY CAR SOMETIMES HAS A HARD TIME CHANGING GEARS, IT'S ALMOST LIKE IT GETS STUCK IN NEUTRAL SOMETIMES AND WONT PROPERLY ACCELERATE. I WAS NOT IN CITY LIMITS IT HAPPENS CONSTANTLY WHEN I FIRST START TO DRIVE MY VEHICLE (MOSTLY WHEN I'M WITHIN MY OWN PERSONAL DRIVEWAY) AND I HAVE NOT BEEN IN ANY FATAL ACCIDENTS NOR HAVE I BEEN IN A NEAR ACCIDENT. THE ONLY REASON I AM REPORTING THIS ISSUE IS BECAUSE I HAVE SEEN THIS OCCURING ISSUE WITH OTHER CARS THE SAME AS MINE MODEL/YEAR WISE AND WAS WONDERING IF MY SPECIFIC VEHICLE HAD BEEN LOOKED AT FOR THESE POTENTIAL RECALLS.

Air Bags
Filed Nov 10, 2017MO

CAR PURCHASED 10/21/2016, 3 MONTHS LATER PROBLEMS BEGAN. 01/16/2016 SERVICE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON AND WILL NOT GO OFF. DEALER SAID IT IS NOT COVERED UNDER MY EXTENDED WARRANTY, FOR WHAT REASON I STILL DON'T KNOW. TAKEN THE CAR TO 3 DIFFERENT SHOPS TO WORK ON IT AND I KEEP BEING TOLD IT IS A PASSENGER SEAT CONNECTOR, YET I HAVE HAD THIS DONE 3 TIMES NOW...$500 OUT OF POCKET EACH TIME, THE LIGHT IS STILL ON AS OF 11/10/2017. NOW THE CAR ALSO HAS A SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT ON CONSTANTLY ALONG WITH THIS AIRBAG LIGHT. AS WELL AS OF 10/25/2017 MY CAR HAS BEGAN TO TELL ME THE ENGINE IS RUNNING HOT WHILE I'M DRIVING, BUT THE THERMOSTAT DISPLAY INSIDE NEVER EVEN GETS TO HALF.. SO NOT SURE ABOUT THIS NOW. AS WELL AS ALSO TELLING ME TO SERVICE THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL AS SOON AS THE OVERHEAT SENSOR GOES OFF. LASTLY I WAS AT THE GAS STATION THE OTHER DAY AND THE CAR WOULDN'T START, IT SAID THE KEYFOB NOT DETECTED BUT IT WAS IN MY HAND! HAD TO GOOGLE WHAT TO DO..(WHICH IS PUT NOSE OF KEYFOB TO BUTTON AND PRESS IT THAT WAY IF HAPPENS TO ANYBODY ELSE) SOO THAT WOULD BE A TOTAL OF 4 DIFFERENT LIGHTS ON AT THIS TIME OF 11/10/2017. ENTERPRISE HAS YET TO HELP ME OR GET BACK TO ME ON ANY OF THESE ISSUES. IT WAS A RENTAL CAR BEFORE I BOUGHT IT FROM THEM, OBVIOUSLY THEY SOLD ME A LEMON! AS I WAS GETTING AN OIL CHANGE ON 11/01/17 I HAD THEM RUN CODES AND IT AND IT READ I NEEDED A NEW THERMOSTAT TO TAKE CARE OF THE ENGINE OVERHEATING AND THE ETC LIGHT...NEEDLESS TO SAY THIS HAS BEEN A CAR FROM HE

Power TrainCrash
Filed Nov 10, 201737,500 milesGA

FIRST, THERE IS THE HVAC/WINDSHIELD DEFROST. MY CONCERN WITH THAT CONDITION IS THAT MY VEHICLE IS MY MAIN SOURCE OF TRAVEL AND TO HAVE THE HVAC TO WORK PROPERLY IN THE SUMMER IS VITAL AS WELL, AS HAVING A CLEAR WINDSHIELD. A BREAKDOWN AT NIGHT, AN ACCIDENT, HITTING A POLE HOLE, SOMETHING OR SOMEONE WOULD BE FAR WORSE THAN A MERE INCONVENIENCE. INCIDENTALLY, MY INTENDED USE OF THE VEHICLE WAS MADE QUITE CLEAR TO THE SALES STAFF WHEN I BOUGHT IT. SECOND, AND THE MATTER OF FAR GREATER CONCERN TO ME IS THE TRANSMISSION. CAR MAKING CLUCKING NOISE, VIBRATING, JERKING WHILE SHIFTING GEARS AND LAUNCHING WHILE DRIVING AS IF SOMEONE HIT ME FROM THE BACK. THIRD, VEHICLE IS ONLY 2 YEARS OLD AND HAS HAD TO HAVE THE DRIVE SHAFT REPLACED. WHICH IN RETURN I'VE BEEN WITHOUT VEHICLE FOR MORE THEN 14 DAYS AND OCCUR EXTRA EXPENSES OF CAR RENTALS, TIRES AND WHEEL ALIGNMENT DUE TO IRREGULAR WEAR. FOURTH, HESITATION ON ATTEMPT TO ACCELERATE. I WAS INFORMED THAT ISSUE WOULD BE RESOLVED WITH REPLACEMENT OF DRIVE SHAFT. DEFECTIVE DRIVE SHAFT WAS THE REASON FOR DELAY AND JERKING. FIFTH, EXCESSIVE GAS BURNING. I WAS INFORMED THAT EXIST BECAUSE OF DRIVE SHAFT. ONCE DRIVE SHAFT WAS REPLACED IT DIDN'T RESOLVE ISSUE. I WAS GIVING A FORMULA TO CALCULATE GAS MILEAGE, WHICH WAS GIVEN TO DEALER. CAR AVERAGING 16MPG. PER CAR STICKER FUEL ECONOMY: HIGHWAY 29/ CITY 18. CAR IS DRIVEN MOSTLY ON HIGHWAY WITHOUT A LOT OF STOP AND GO TRAFFIC.

SuspensionCrash
Filed Nov 10, 201737,500 milesGA

FIRST, THERE IS THE HVAC/WINDSHIELD DEFROST. MY CONCERN WITH THAT CONDITION IS THAT MY VEHICLE IS MY MAIN SOURCE OF TRAVEL AND TO HAVE THE HVAC TO WORK PROPERLY IN THE SUMMER IS VITAL AS WELL, AS HAVING A CLEAR WINDSHIELD. A BREAKDOWN AT NIGHT, AN ACCIDENT, HITTING A POLE HOLE, SOMETHING OR SOMEONE WOULD BE FAR WORSE THAN A MERE INCONVENIENCE. INCIDENTALLY, MY INTENDED USE OF THE VEHICLE WAS MADE QUITE CLEAR TO THE SALES STAFF WHEN I BOUGHT IT. SECOND, AND THE MATTER OF FAR GREATER CONCERN TO ME IS THE TRANSMISSION. CAR MAKING CLUCKING NOISE, VIBRATING, JERKING WHILE SHIFTING GEARS AND LAUNCHING WHILE DRIVING AS IF SOMEONE HIT ME FROM THE BACK. THIRD, VEHICLE IS ONLY 2 YEARS OLD AND HAS HAD TO HAVE THE DRIVE SHAFT REPLACED. WHICH IN RETURN I'VE BEEN WITHOUT VEHICLE FOR MORE THEN 14 DAYS AND OCCUR EXTRA EXPENSES OF CAR RENTALS, TIRES AND WHEEL ALIGNMENT DUE TO IRREGULAR WEAR. FOURTH, HESITATION ON ATTEMPT TO ACCELERATE. I WAS INFORMED THAT ISSUE WOULD BE RESOLVED WITH REPLACEMENT OF DRIVE SHAFT. DEFECTIVE DRIVE SHAFT WAS THE REASON FOR DELAY AND JERKING. FIFTH, EXCESSIVE GAS BURNING. I WAS INFORMED THAT EXIST BECAUSE OF DRIVE SHAFT. ONCE DRIVE SHAFT WAS REPLACED IT DIDN'T RESOLVE ISSUE. I WAS GIVING A FORMULA TO CALCULATE GAS MILEAGE, WHICH WAS GIVEN TO DEALER. CAR AVERAGING 16MPG. PER CAR STICKER FUEL ECONOMY: HIGHWAY 29/ CITY 18. CAR IS DRIVEN MOSTLY ON HIGHWAY WITHOUT A LOT OF STOP AND GO TRAFFIC. OUR STATE'S LEMON LAW DICTATES THAT A VEHICLE CARRIES A PRESUMPTION THAT IT I

Air Bags
Filed Nov 7, 201747,000 milesNC

MY AIRBAG LIGHT HAS CAME ON AFTER HAVING MY OIL CHANGED AND IT WON'T GO OFF 5/6/2017. THEN YESTERDAY 11/6/2017 MY CAR WOULD NOT START BECAUSE MY BATTERY WAS DEAD BUT I JUST PURCHASED THE CAR USED IN MARCH AND THE BATTERY SHOULD BE DEAD AFTER 2 YEARS. MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ENDED UP COMING ON AFTER HAVING AAA JUMP START MY VEHICLE AND I'M JUST HAVING ISSUES THAT I SHOULDN'T BE EXPERIENCING AND I'D THINK MY AIRBAG SHOULD STILL BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY.

Engine
Filed Nov 7, 201745,000 milesPA

WHEN THE VEHICLE COMES TO REST AT A STOP LIGHT OR SIGN AND I TRY TO PULL OUT, A WARNING LIGHT FLASHES, THE ENGINE STALLS AND THE MESSAGE SAYS TO PUT ENGINE IN PARK. WHEN I AM FINALLY ABLE TO RELEASE MY FOOT FROM THE BRAKE AND POWER THE CAR OFF AND TRY TO RESTART, IT TRIES, BUT FAILS AT LEAST TWO TIMES BEFORE WORKING THE THIRD TIME.

Engine
Filed Nov 7, 201739,804 milesCA

MY CAR COMPLETELY DIED WHILE DRIVING, AND WITHOUT WARNING. PROMPTS ON THE DASH READ SHIFT TO PARK TO START SO I DID. I ATTEMPTED TO START THE CAR 3 TIMES BEFORE IT TURNED BACK ON. 2ND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME.

Unknown or Other
Filed Nov 6, 201747,000 milesMI

WHILE UTILIZING THE UCONNECT 8.4 NAV ONBOARD NAVIGATION SYSTEM DRIVING ON 1-94 TOWARD CHICAGO, THE GPS SYSTEM STARTED GIVING WRONG DIRECTIONS AND SHORTLY THEREAFTER LOST LOCK ON WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS AND THE DIRECTION IT WAS HEADING. AT ONE POINT, THE SYSTEM TOLD ME TO TURN RIGHT AT THE EXIT AND THERE WAS NO EXIT. FORTUNATELY, I WAS IN DAYLIGHT CONDITIONS AND KNEW THE DIRECTIONS TO BE IN ERROR. HAD THIS NOT BEEN THE CASE, I.E DRIVING AT NIGHT IN POOR VISIBILITY AND UNFAMILIAR WITH THE ROUTE, THE RESULTS COULD HAVE BEEN FAR WORSE.

Unknown or Other
Filed Nov 3, 201753,324 milesVT

AS I WAS DRIVING THE CAR STALLED 6 TIMES, ITS NOT A STANDARD WHICH IS UNUSUAL. THE ONLY EXPLANATION THE GARAGE GAVE ME WAS THAT ITS LOW ON OIL. WHICH MAKES NO SENSE TO ME, I'VE RESEARCHED IT AND ALOT OF PEOPLE AT HAVING SIMILAR ISSUES. WHEN THE CAR STALLED I LOST CONTROL OF THE STEERING AND THE BRAKES. LUCKILY NO ONE WAS IN FRONT OF ME. I STAYED THERE IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION WITH A COP DIRECTING TRAFFICS AROUND MY CAR,UNTIL I COULD GET IT TO START BACK UP. WHEN IT STARTED BACK UP IT RAN GOOD FOR ABOUT 10 MINUTES THEN IT STALLED AGAIN AND I HAD IT TOWED.

Engine
Filed Oct 28, 201774,678 milesIL

STALLS SHIFTS, SHIFTS HARD WON'T GO TO PARK STAYS IN NEUTRAL. WENT FOR RECALL DEALER SAID I JUST NEED THE UPDATE. CAR IS STILL ACTING THE SAME AFTER RECALL. FEEL VERY UNSAFE WHEN CAR STALLS ON HIGHWAY AND BUSY STREETS.

Service Brakes
Filed Oct 26, 2017PA

TAKATA RECALL I TURN MY CAR ON THIS MORNING AND AND MY GEAR SAYS IT'S IN NEUTRAL AND IT WON'T LET ME SWITCH TO DRIVE.

Power Train
Filed Oct 26, 201721,741 milesOK

TRANSMISSION MAY SHIFT UNEXPECTEDLY TO NEUTRAL CAUSING A LOSS OF MOTIVE POWER. THE LOSS OF MOTIVE POWER COULD CAUSE A CRASH WITHOUT WARNING. THE INCIDENTS ALWAYS INVOLVE SHIFTING FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR. ALL 6 OR 7 INCIDENTS THAT HAPPENED FROM JANUARY TO OCTOBER OCCURRED ON CITY STREETS.

Air Bags
Filed Oct 24, 201720 milesGA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHRYSLER 200. WHILE DRIVING ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, THE SERVICE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO COUNTRYSIDE CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM (846 E 3RD ST, JACKSON, GA 30233, (770) 775-3434) TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE OR REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

Suspension
Filed Oct 23, 2017PA

HAD TO HAVE THE WHEEL HUB REPLACEMENT AFTER ONLY HAVING THE CAR FOR 1 YEAR PUT NEEDS SHOCKS ONLY THREE YEARS OLD

Electronic Stability Control (esc)
Filed Oct 20, 201767,788 milesTN

CAR SHUTTING OFF WHILE DRIVING IN TRAFFIC WITH NO WARNING. CAR FREQUENTLY RESETS ITSELF MULTIPLE TIMES A DAY WITHOUT REASON. DASHBOARD LIGHTS GO OUT WITHOUT WARNING. GEAR SWITCH HAS LOW VOLTAGE, SHUTS OFF CAR.

Electrical System
Filed Oct 19, 201736,256 milesIN

THIS CAR IS THE BIGGEST POS I HAVE EVER OWNED, WE HAVE HAD ELECTRICAL PROBLEM AFTER ELECTRICAL PROBLEM, NOW IT ISN'T KEEPING A CHARGE ON THE BATTERY, CHARGED OVERNIGHT WAS ABLE TO START THE CAR, GET TO OUR NEXT LOCATION AND IT IS DEAD, THE CAR HAS DIED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE A BUSY ROAD AS WE PULLED OUT WE WERE VERY LUCKY A SEMI DIDN'T HIT OUR CAR WITH MY WIFE AND KIDS IN THE CAR, WE HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR NOT SHIFTING OUT OF OUT OF GEAR, WHEEL BEARINGS AND THEY WILL NOT EVEN LOOK AT THE ISSUE WE HAVE HAD TO REPLACE ALL THE TIRES WITHIN 25,000 MILES, BECAUSE I RATHER SAVE THE MONEY AND ROTATE THE TIRES MYSELF THEY REFUSED TO LOOK INTO A PROBLEM, THE NEW TIRES WE HAD TO PUT ON THE CARE ARE STARTING TO WEAR JUST LIKE THE LAST ONES, I HAVE BEEN A VERY LOYAL CHRYSLER/RAM CUSTOMER BUT THE CHRYSLER 200S TAKES THE CAKE, THIS CAR HAS HAD RECALL AFTER RECALL AND NOW SINCE CHRYSLER DISCONTINUED MAKING THE CAR, THE VALUE TANKED AND WE OWE MORE ON IT THAN IT IS EVEN WORTH, TALK ABOUT STICKING TO SOMEONE... NOT HAPPY AT ALL

Electrical System
Filed Oct 19, 2017FL

EVERYTHING THAT IS WRONG WITH MY CAR IS CURRENTLY UNDER WHAT HAS BEEN RECALLED HOWEVER MY VIN [XXX] DOES NOT STATE THERE IS A RECALL. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Electrical System
Filed Oct 18, 201765,000 milesTX

AS I WAS ON MY WAY TO WORK AT 5:30 AM THIS CAR STALLED AND TOLD ME TO PULL OVER, TURN OFF ENGINE AND PLACE IN PARK. I LIVE IN COUNTRY SO THERE WAS NOTHING BUT A BACK COUNTRY ROAD. THE CAR WOULD NOT START AT ALL WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO PARK, I CALLED MY HUSBAND TO COME HELP ME. HE HAD TO PULL BOTH BATTERY TERMINALS OFF AND RECONNECT THEM. AFTER I WAS 2 HOURS LATE TO WORK THE CAR FINALLY STARTED AGAIN. SINCE THIS INCIDENT THIS HAS HAPPENED 3 MORE TIMES AT DIFFERENT TIMES OF DAY.

Power Train
Filed Oct 17, 2017TX

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHRYSLER 200. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED INDEPENDENTLY AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT PLACED THE VEHICLE IN PARK AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT NOTIFIED THE LOCAL CHRYSLER DEALER (MAC HAIK CHRYSLER DODGE, 11000 NORTH FWY, HOUSTON, TX 77037) WHERE AN APPOINTMENT WAS SCHEDULED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF FAILURE. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V529000 (POWER TRAIN). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

Power Train
Filed Oct 16, 201762,000 milesTX

TAKATA RECALL! MY CHRYSLER HAS BEEN SHUTTING OFF AND LOSING POWER. IT IS HARD TO RESTART IT AND IT SAYS PUT IT PARK. NO WARNING LIGHTS AND IT BEEPS WHEN I TURN.

Engine
Filed Oct 16, 201741,000 milesGA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHRYSLER 200. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE SPARE BATTERY AND JUMPSTARTED THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE GEAR FAILED TO SHIFT FROM PARK TO DRIVE, BUT THEN AUTOMATICALLY SHIFTED FROM PARK TO NEUTRAL. AFTER A FEW ATTEMPTS, THE VEHICLE RESTARTED AND THE GEAR SHIFTED INTO DRIVE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE TO GWINNETT CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM (5054 US-78, STONE MOUNTAIN, GA 30087), BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AT 800-853-1403 AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED TO CALL NHTSA. A CASE NUMBER WAS NOT PROVIDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 41,000.

Fuel/Propulsion System
Filed Oct 14, 201758,400 milesTN

I WAS DRIVING TO WORK ONE MORNING AND MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. SO I WAITED A FEW DAYS AND TOOK IT TO COLLIERVILLE CHRYSLER SERVICE DEPARTMENT ON MAY 30,2017, THIS IS WHAT WAS DONE. "CEL: DRIVABILITY/ CHECK ENGINE LIGHT PERFORM DTC INSPECTION, SMOKE TEST,TIGHTENED GAS CAP AND RAN PRESSURE TEST, PASSED" AND I WAS GOOD TO GO. THEN IN SEPTEMBER THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AN GAS CAP LIGHT CAN ON AGAIN SO I WENT BACK TO THE COLLIERVILLE CHRYSLER SERVICE DEPARTMENT ON 9-12-2017, THEY DID THE SAME CHECK AS ABOVE EXCEPT THEY SAID I NEEDED TO REPLACE THE GAS CAP SO I PAID FOR A NEW GAS CAP. THEN 2 DAYS LATER THE SAME THING HAPPEN AGAIN SO I CALLED THEM AND GOT THE RUN AROUND. SO AFTER RIDING AROUND WITH THE LIGHTS ON FOR WEEKS I DECIDED TO GO BACK ON 10-09-2017 TO SEE IF THEY GET THIS RESOLVED. COLLIERVILLE CHRYSLER SERVICE DEPARTMENT TOOK THE CAR AND SAID THEY FIXED THE PROBLEM. THEN 2 DAYS LATER IT HAPPEN AGAIN THE GAS CAP LIGHT AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. IT MUST BE A PROBLEM WITH THE CAR. I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO. MY CAR WAS ALWAYS IN MOTION EVERY TIME THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT/ GAS CAP LIGHT CAME ONW.

Electrical System
Filed Oct 12, 20176,000 milesFL

THE BATTERY DRAINS CONSTANTLY CAUSING THE BATTERY TO DIE. CAR WILL NOT RECOGNIZE THAT BRAKE IS BEING PRESSED TO START CAR. THE CAR HAS STARTED ON ITS OWN SHORTLY AFTER TRYING TO START THE CAR WITHOUT PRESSING BRAKE AND RELEASING KEY. AFTER ACTUALLY GETTING CAR TO START CAR AFTER CHARGE THE CAR WILL DIE SHORTLY THERE AFTER AFTER RUNNING FOR A FEW MINUTRS. HAS CAUSED CAR TO STALL WHILE IN GEAR/MOVING. BATTERY HAS BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES ALREADY. CAR IS NOW IN DEALER AND DEALER IS SAYING I HAVE TO BUY A NEW BATTERY EVEN THOUGH THE CAR HAD A BATTERY REPLACED THE DAY ON 9/21/2017 WHEN CAR JUST DIED ON DRIVE TO 7-11. THE CAR WAS THEN DRIVEN FROM NC TO FL AND THEN SHORT DRIVE IN FL AND IS FULLY DEAD AGAIN A FEW DAYS LATER. HERE IS PICTURE OF TOW. DEIVER CHARGED BATTERY TO MOVE TO FLATBED THEN IT DIED WHILE PUTTING IN GEAR. HAD TO BE PUSHED RO GET MOVED OUT OF PARKING SPACE FOR FLATBED. *BF UPDATED 7/27/18*JB

Electronic Stability Control (esc)
Filed Oct 11, 201757,659 milesTX

DASH LIGHTS COME ON, ELECTRIC BOLT LIGHT SHOWS, AND CAR DOES NOT ACCELERATE. CAR IS PARKED IN DRIVE WAY. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS YEAR THIS HAS HAPPENED. I TOOK IT TO A CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP THE FIRST TIME A MONTH BEFORE, THEY FIXED THE RECALL AND CLEANED THE THROTTLE BODY. I WILL HAVE TO TRY TO TAKE IT IN FOR A SECOND TIME.

Engine
Filed Oct 11, 20171 milesIL

MY CAR JUST STARTED CUTTING OFF ONE DAY WHILE I'M DRIVING AN ON THE DASH IT STATED "SHIFT TO P TO START"" SO I SHIFT FROM DRIVE TO PARK PUSH START BUTTON AN MY CHOKES AS IF IT WAS ON ALREADY?BUTS IT'S NOT ON BECAUSE IT DIED WHILE I WAS DRIVING AN SWITCH GEARS

Air Bags
Filed Oct 10, 2017MS

AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON FREQUENTLY DOES NOT MATER IF CAR IS MOVING OR STOPED SOMETIMES WANT COME ON IF A PASSENGER IS IN THE FRONT SEAT BUT IF HE OR SHE MOVES IT WILL COME BACK ON

Power Train
Filed Oct 7, 201726,000 milesNC

TRANSMISSION SHIFTS HARD LURCHES FORWARD WHEN TRYING TO STOP DOESN'T RESPOND AT ACCELERATION LOSES POWER WHEN TRYING TO PULL OUT IN TRAFFIC CHRYSLER SAYS I NEED TO PUT NEW TIRES ON THE CAR TO CORRECT THE TRANSMISSION

Service Brakes
Filed Oct 6, 2017KS

TWICE I'VE HAD MY KIDS IN THE CAR AND HAVE HAD THIS CAR STALL OUT ON ME IN MOTION AND IT IS DEFINITELY A SAFETY ISSUE

Air Bags
Filed Oct 5, 2017UT

MY AIR BAG LIGHT RANDOMLY CAME ON WHILE DRIVING 20MPH IN A SCHOOL ZONE TAKING MY DAUGHTER TO SCHOOL. IT WENT OFF THEM RANDOMLY CAME BACK ON AGAIN TODAY AND HASN'T WENT OFF. I HOPE THIS IS A RECALL BECAUSE IT SEEMS TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM. WHEN I CALLED T HE DEALERSHIP THEY INFORMED ME THAT IT WASN'T AN RECALL AND WOULD COST OVER 200 JUST TO DIAGNOSE IT!!! MY CAR IS A 2015 WITH ONLY 47,000 MILES ON IT!!

Electrical System
Filed Oct 5, 2017GA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHRYSLER 200. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE SPEED REDUCED AND THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE CONTACT RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AFTER TEN SECONDS AND WAS ABLE TO DRIVE NORMALLY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V470000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER (MILTON RUBEN CHEVROLET, 3514 WASHINGTON RD, AUGUSTA, GA 30907), BUT THE CONTACT DID NOT KNOW WHAT WAS DIAGNOSED OR REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. AFTER ONE WEEK OF THE RECALL REPAIR, THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL OTHER TIMES. THE SAME DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THE CONTACT HAD TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

Power TrainCrash
Filed Oct 4, 201717,700 milesNY

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHRYSLER 200. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE GEAR SHIFTED FROM PARK TO NEUTRAL INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE ROLLED AWAY, BUT WAS ABLE TO BE STOPPED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL DEALER (SECURITY DODGE CHRYSLER JEEP RAM, 345 MERRICK ROAD, AMITYVILLE, NY 11701) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. ON A SEPARATE OCCASION, WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE WHILE THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS BEING DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE LOCAL DEALER, BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 17,700.

Air Bags
Filed Oct 4, 201761,000 milesOH

THE AIR BAG SERVICE SYSTEM MESSAGE JUST POPPED UP WHILE DRIVING, AND REMAINS ON AS A MESSAGE EVERY TIME THE VEHICLE IS STARTED AND WHILE DRIVING.

Air Bags
Filed Oct 4, 2017LA

ON OCTOBER 2, 2017, AS I WAS PREPARING TO START THE CAR, I NOTICED THAT THE BELL KEPT RINGING. AND WHEN TRIED TO START THE CAR, IT WOULDN'T START. SO AFTER SITTING IN THE CAR FOR ABOUT TWO MINUTES, IT STARTED, BUT HESITANTLY. ALSO, THE AIR BAGS WARNING LIGHT HAD BEEN COMING ON SINCE LAST WEEK. I WAS DRIVING WHEN THE WARNING LIGHT FOR THE AIRBAGS CAME ON.

Structure › BodyCrash
Filed Oct 3, 201737,000 milesOH

2015 CHRYSLER 200 HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT TROUBLE WITH THE CAR SINCE PURCHASE. TRANSMISSION RUNS VERY ROUGH, CAR JERKS, SHIFTS GEARS UNEXPECTEDLY, ENGINE SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING. 9/29/17 ENGINE SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING AND CAR HIT A CURB. HAVE TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP OVER AND OVER AND THEY SAY NOTHING IS WRONG WITH THE CAR AND HAVE NOT NOTED IN MY FILE THAT I HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. WAS CONTACTED BY CHRYSLER ENGINEERS THAT WERE DOING A STUDY ON THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS AND WANTED ME TO TEST DRIVE A NEWER MODEL TO COMPARE. THEY ADMITTED CHRYSLER KNEW ABOUT PROBLEMS WITH THIS MODEL BUT HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO GET CHRYSLER TO ADMIT OR BUY BACK THE VEHICLE

Air Bags
Filed Oct 2, 2017CA

AIR BAG HAS COME ON AFTER 62469 MILE AND IT WILL NOT GO OFF. IT NOT ON THE RECALL LIST. BUT, I SEE THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THESE VEHICLES.

Air Bags
Filed Oct 2, 201769,000 milesOH

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHRYSLER 200. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON AND OFF AUTOMATICALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO (PERFORMANCE CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE RAM COLUMBUS, 1130 AUTO MALL DR, COLUMBUS, OH 43228) WHERE THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT TO CALL NHTSA. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 69,000.

Electrical System
Filed Oct 1, 201756,262 milesPA

DRIVING DOING AROUND 20-25 MPH CAR SHUTS OFF. HAVE TO THROUGH CAR IN PARK TO RESTART. IT HAPPEN YESTERDAY . THEN AGAIN THIS MORNING ALMOST CAUSING A ACCIDENT

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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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