TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHRYSLER 200. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED AS NEEDING A SOFTWARE UPDATE AND HAVING RECALLS. THE SOFTWARE WAS UPDATED, BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE A FAILURE COULD NOT BE FOUND. THE THROTTLE WAS CLEANED AND THE OIL WAS CHANGED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS OR SOFTWARE UPDATES FOR THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
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 →
WHILE IN MOTION, THIS CAR WILL SHIFT VIOLENTLY INTO 3RD GEAR AS WELL AS 5TH GEAR. THE ENTIRE CAR JOLTS FORWARD WHEN THIS HAPPENS. THIS SEEMS TO BE A MAJOR PROBLEM FOR MANY DIVERS OF THIS VEHICLE WHEN DOING A QUICK GOOGLE SEARCH. WHY HAS NOTHING BEEN DONE TO CORRECT THIS ISSUE? THIS IS NOT A ONE TIME EVENT. IT IS A DAILY EVENT. IT HAPPENS WHEN DRIVING THE CAR ON ANY CITY STREET OR HIGHWAY.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHRYSLER 200. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND THE VEHICLE BECAME EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO TURN LEFT OR RIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED AS HAVING A SHORT CIRCUIT INSIDE THE RACK AND PINION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,000.
WHEN THE VEHICLE IS DOWN SHIFTING TO MAKE A STOP IT SKIPS 2ND GEAR COMPLETELY. IT GOES FROM 3RD TO 1ST WITH A LURCH FORWARD THAT ALMOST FEELS LIKE YOU HAVE BEEN REAR ENDED. AND HAS ALMOST CAUSED A COLLISION WITH THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME NUMEROUS TIMES. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP WHO PERFORMED A UPDATE AND WAS TOLD THAT THE VEHICLE IS FUNCTIONING PROPERLY AND THAT IT NEEDS TO LEARN MY DRIVING HABITS. BUT THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE PROGRESSIVELY GETTING WORSE AND FEELS MORE AND MORE UNSAFE EVERYDAY. THIS HAS BEEN A ONGOING ISSUE AND COMPLAINT SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED IN JULY OF 2016. WITH NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS AND VISITS TO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP. THE MOST RECENT BEING IN MAY OF 2017
TAKATA RECALL .. THE CAR WOULD RANDOMLY SHUT OFF .. THE LIGHTS WOULD START FLICKERING AND GOING CRAZY ... MESSAGES WOULD RANDOMLY POP UP SAYING KEY FOB NOT DETECTED ... IN THE MORNINGS WHEN I WOULD TRY AND START IT THE GEAR SHIFT SIGNAL LIGHTS WOULD GO CRAZY .. THE MORNING IT DIED ON ME I TRIED TO START IT THE CAR WAS COMPLETE SHUT DOWN MODE ROADSIDE CAME IT TOOK US 45 MINS TO START IT WHEN IT STARTED THE CAR WAS STUCK IN NEUTRAL AND WOULD NOT SWITCH OUT THE CAR LIGHTS LOCKS EVERYTHING ELECTRICAL STARTED FLICKERING LIKE CRAZY TOOK IT TO CHRYSLER THEY SAID THAT THEY HAD THREE OTHER IDENTICAL CARS TO MINE THAT WAS JUST BROUGHT IN WITH EXACT ISSUE THEY TOLD ME IT WAS A COMPUTER GLITCH AND IT WASN'T COVERED UNDER MY WARRANTY I PAID 400$ PICKED IT UP AND TWO HOURS LATER THE CAR STARTED DOING EXACT SAME THING THEN SHUT OFF COMPLETELY IN MIDDLE HIGHWAY GOT IT PUSHED TO GAS STATION AND THE BATTERY WAS CRACKED IN HALF LEAKING ACID AND THE CAR WAS STUCK IN NEUTRAL AGAIN AND COMPLETELY LOCKED DOWN.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHRYSLER 200. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE TRANSMISSION ERRONIOUSLY SWITCHED TO THE NEUTRAL POSITION. THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST POWER AND REDUCED SPEED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO A FAULTY BATTERY. THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED, BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.
FROM JANUARY - APRIL 2017, I HAVE HAD MULTIPLE INSTANCES OF LOSING THE ABILITY TO ACCELERATE OR SHIFT GEARS WHILE MAKING LEFT HAND TURNS. THE CAR THROWS UP ERROR MESSAGES REGARDING THE LOSS OF PERFORMANCE SHIFTING AND "LIGHTNING BOLT" SYMBOL. I HAVE TO COAST TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND RESTART THE ENGINE TO GET MOVING AGAIN. THE LAST TIME IT OCCURRED, I HAD A TRUCK BEHIND ME. LUCKILY I WAS MOVING FAST ENOUGH AND WAS ABLE TO GET OUT OF THE WAY WITHOUT BEING INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. I HAVE HAD THE CAR INTO THE LOCAL CHRYLSER DEALERSHIP ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS WHERE THEY HAVE THOUGHT THEY HAVE FOUND THE PROBLEM IN AN ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR. IT IS CURRENTLY IN THE SHOP AGAIN AND HAS BEEN FOR THE PAST MONTH AND THEY STILL CAN'T FIGURE OUT THE PROBLEM.
ELECTRICAL FIRE ORIGINATING IN THE CONSOLE WHILE THE CAR WAS AT REST BUT OCCUPIED AT A GAS STATION . THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE AND DISCONNECTED THE BATTERY TO PREVENT A FIRE RE START . CHRYSLER DENIED ANY RESPONSIBILITY SAYING THAT THE VEHICLE LEFT THE FACTORY DEFECT FREE . THE CAR HAS BEEN DECLARED A TOTAL LOSS AS A RESULT OF THIS FIRE . I DON'T HAVE A WAY TO SCAN AND UPLOAD PICTURES OR DOCUMENTS BUT I HAVE THE FIRE DEPARTMENT REPORT AND CAN PROVIDE PICTURES OR ANY OTHER REQUIRED DOCUMENTATION .
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHRYSLER 200. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE WHILE DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE WOULD DELAY TO STOP WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE AIR BAG LIGHT, TRANSMISSION SERVICE, THE FRONT AND REAR TIRE PRESSURE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED AS WELL AS THE HEAD LIGHTS FAILED TO FUNCTION PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE WATER PUMP NEEDED REPLACEMENT AND HAVING ELECTRICAL ISSUES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN BACK TO THE DEALER AT LEAST SIX TIMES SINCE PURCHASING THE VEHICLE IN MARCH OF 2017. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 43,971. UPDATED 09/26/17*LJ UPDATED 11/21/2017*JS
MY VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A HIT A RUN, AND THE PART I NEED HAS BEEN ON BACKORDER WITH CHRYSLER FOR SEVERAL MONTHS. I CAN STILL DRIVE THE VEHICLE, BUT IT HAS BEEN DEEMED UNSAFE FOR ROAD USE. I CANNOT FIX THE CAR UNTIL THIS PART IS AVAILABLE, AND I CAN'T GET A CAR THROUGH INSURANCE FOR MORE THAN 30 DAY. COULD YOU GUYS PUSH CHRYSLER TO MAKE THIS PART AT A FASTER RATE, THERE ARE OVER 600 BACKORDERS ON THIS PART WITH MANY ANGRY CUSTOMER EAGERLY WAITING FOR IT. THE NEW PART NUMBER IS 68376692AA
BROUGHT A VECHICLE AT RUSTON USED CARS. AIR BAG LIGHT ON. TOOK TO CHRYSLER DEALER SHIP. COMPANY STATED CAR HAD NO AIR BAGS IN IT.
ON 1 MAY 2017, I WAS DRIVING MY 2015 CHRYSLER 200 TO WORK. I WAS CRUISING AT 67 MPH ON THE 4 LANE HIGHWAY IN BUSY MORNING TRAFFIC. THE CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED FROM 67 MPH TO 70 MPH THEN TO 74 MPH WITHIN A FEW SECONDS. I CANCELLED CRUISE CONTROL BUT THE CAR STAYED AT THE ACCELERATED SPEED AND I HAD NO CONTROL OVER THE CAR AT THAT TIME. I TAPPED THE BRAKE WITH NO RESPONSE; THEN I TAPPED THE ACCELERATOR AND FINALLY REGAINED CONTROL AND WAS THEN ABLE TO BRAKE AND SLOW THE CAR DOWN. WHEN THE CAR WAS ACCELERATED TO 74 MPH, I HAD NO CONTROL AND I COULD HEAR THAT IT WAS WINDING AND TRYING TO SHIFT TO THE NEXT GEAR BUT IT SEEMED STUCK AT 4000 RPMS. THIS WAS A VERY SCARY EXPERIENCE. I WILL NOT ALLOW MY DAUGHTER TO DRIVE THE CAR ANYMORE. I ALSO AM AFRAID TO DRIVE IT MYSELF. IT'S A FAIRLY NEW CAR AND I HAVE ALREADY GONE TO THE DEALERSHIP 2 TIMES PRIOR TO THIS EVENT BECAUSE THE CAR ALSO SUDDENLY ACCELERATES WHEN I TAKE MY FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR ATTEMPTING TO BRAKE. ON A DAILY BASIS, I CAN FEEL THE CAR SPEED UP WHEN I TAKE MY FOOT FROM THE ACCELERATOR TO THE BRAKE. THIS SUDDEN SURGE COULD EASILY CAUSE A FENDER BENDER. EACH TIME I WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR THIS ISSUE, THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. WHEN I CALLED CHRYSLER ABOUT THIS EVENT ON 1 MAY, I WAS OFFERED ASSISTANCE IN GETTING IT DIAGNOSED AGAIN, BUT I HAVE ALREADY DONE THAT AND SEE NO NEED SINCE ON BOTH OCCASIONS THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. I HOPE THEY BUY THIS CAR BACK AS I DON'T FEEL IT'S SAFE TO TRADE IN PLUS I AM
THE VEHICLE IS CONTINUING TO HAVE THESE DEFAULTS AS SHOWN IN PICTURES I'M EXPERIENCING MORE DEFAULTS IN THIS VEHICLE AND THAT I WAS TOLD THAT THERE IS NO RECALL FOR CHRYLSER CARS AND THAT I'M AFRAID OF EITHER GETTING HURT OR SOMEONE ELSE GETTING HURT MAYBE EVEN KILLED DUE TO THESE FAULTY ISSUES THAT NEEDS TO BE CHECKING AND THAT I DON'T HAVE ANY KIND OF WARRANTY ON THIS VEHICLE.
AFTER WORK I GO TO START MY CAR AND THERE WAS A HARD START AND THEN MY CAR DIED. THE ENGINE FELT LIKE IT WAS GOING TO POP OUT OF THE HOOD. WELL, CHRYSLER WAS INFORMED AND MY CAR WAS TOWED NEXT DAY TO THE DEALERSHIP. MY SERVICE MAN CALLED APPROXIMATELY 45 MIN AFTER MY CAR WAS DELIVERED TO THEM EXPLAINING TO ME I WAS ABOUT 2 QUARTS LOW ON OIL. THIS IS IMPOSSIBLE I EXPLAINED TO HIM. ON THE DRIVER SIDE THERE IS A STICKER SHOWING I JUST GOT MY OIL CHANGE NOT TO LONG AGO. MY SERVICE MAN SAID THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THIS ENGINE. THIS TYPE OF ENGINE BURNS OIL AND I RECOMMEND WHEN YOU FILL UP YOUR TANK TO CHECK YOUR OIL EVERY TIME. I FILL UP ONCE A WEEK SO I HAVE TO CHECK MY OIL ONCE A WEEK!? THIS IS RIDICULOUS MY NEW CAR BURNS OIL!? GOOD THING THIS HAPPENED AFTER WORK. WHAT IF MY CAR WOULD HAVE STALLED WHILE DRIVING WITH MY KIDS. I DRIVE ACROSS TOWN TO TAKE AND PICK UP MY KIDS FROM SCHOOL. NOW I HAVE TO CARRY A QUART OF OIL SO MY CAR DOESN'T STALL AND DIE ON ME
2015 CHRYSLER 200 DRIVING THE VEHICLE ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS, AT LEAST 10 TO COUNT THE VEHICLE HAS RANDOMLY LOST POWER AND THE ENGINE FAILS. AT THIS POINT I'M TERRIFIED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE FOR WHICH I JUST PURCHASED THREE MONTHS AGO ON THE HIGHWAY THIS VEHICLE WOULD BE A DEATH TRAP. FURTHERMORE THE VEHICLE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG LIGHT IS ILLUMINATED INDICATING THAT IT WILL NOT COMPLY I'VE CALLED CHRYSLER END THE CHEVY DEALER FOR WHICH I PURCHASE THE VEHICLE AND THEY TOLD ME THERE'S NO RECALL AND IT APPEARS THAT MY WARRANTY WILL NOT PAY FOR THE CAR TO GET FIXED.
TRANSMISSION IS SHIFTING HARD TAKE OUT OF GEAR WHILE I AM MOVING
ON FIVE SEPARATE OCCASIONS THE VEHICLE HAS STALLED WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKE OR DRIVING A SPEEDS BETWEEN 25-30 MPH ON NEIGHBORHOOD STREETS. IT HAS HAPPENED IN TEMPERATURES RANGE FROM 30-75 DEGREES, TYPICALLY AFTER SITTING ALL DAY OR OVERNIGHT. AFTER STALLING, IT BECOMES DIFFICULT TO RESTART, TAKING SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO ENGAGE THE ENGINE. IT HAS HAD REPEATED SOFTWARE UPDATES TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE WITHOUT POSITIVE RESULTS.
CAR IS ALMOST TWO YEARS OLD AND MY SERVICE AIRBAG SYSTEM LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON AND CHIMES EVERY COUPLE OF MINUTES. I SEE THERE IS NO RECALL ON IT, WHY?. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF MY FAMILY. PLEASE HELP ME.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHRYSLER 200 C EQUIPPED WITH NEXEN TIRES, TIRE LINE: CP671 AND TIRE SIZE: 235/40/R19 N/A. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS OPERATED AT HIGH SPEEDS, IT VEERED TO THE LEFT AND RIGHT DEPENDING ON THE HIGHWAY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE SWAY WAS NOT DUE TO THE VEHICLE BUT THE ISSUE WAS PROBABLY CAUSED FROM THE TIRES SIDEWALL. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE TIRES WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 14,000. THE VIN AND DOT NUMBER WERE NOT AVAILABLE.
AFTER SITTING FOR AN EXTENDED AMOUNT OF TIME AT TIMES SUCH AS AT THE BANK OR DRIVE THRU'S ECT WHEN YOU PULL AWAY IT STARTS FINE PULLING AWAY SLOW. THEN WHEN YOU TRY TO SPEED UP TO GO INTO TRAFFIC IT WILL SLIP INTO NEUTRAL. THE ONLY THING THAT I HAVE FOUND THAT HELPS IT IS TO LITERALLY SHIFT IT INTO NEUTRAL PHYSICALLY THEN SHIFT IT BACK TO DRIVE. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS IN BUSY TRAFFIC. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP WHO "COULDN'T MAKE IT DO IT" AND THEY SAID WHEN THE RED ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON TO BRING IT BACK. I LOOKED IT UP ON THE INTERNET AND OTHER PEOPLE HAVE HAD THIS SAME ISSUE WITH THIS MODEL CAR.
THE ENGINE LIGHT CONTINUES TO REMAIN ON WHILE IN DRIVE MODE THE GEAR SHIFTS REMAIN TO MOVE ACCORDINGLY #1#2#3#4#5#6#7#8 THE TRANSMISSION IS STARTING TO SLIP WHILE IN DRIVING MODE AND THAT THE AIRBAGS SYSTEM IS CONTINUED TO BLINK ON AND OFF THESE ARE SOME OF THE BAD DEFECTS THAT'S HAPPENING AS OF NOW I'M AFRAID OF REALLY DRIVING THESE VEHICLE DUE TO FAULTY SYSTEMS THAT MAY BE MORE THAN A ISSUE THE PROBLEMS STARTED WHEN IN PARKING AND DRIVE MODE.
NEXEN FACTORY TIRES ON FRONT BOTH HAVE HAD TO BE REPLACED EARLY (BASED ON TREAD LIFE) BECAUSE OF VERY DANGEROUS CRACKING/SPLITTING ALONG THE SIDEWALL. LOCAL BIGO TIRES INSPECTED AND SHOWED ME THE PROBLEM. I REPLACED BOTH FRONT TIRES WITH IDENTICAL NEW NEXEN REPLACEMENTS. WITHIN A WEEK I THOUGHT TO RESEARCH POTENTIAL ISSUE AS THIS SPLITTING I HAVE NEVER PERSONALLY SEEN WITH A EVEN POORLY USED TIRE.
THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND NEVER WENT OUT AND THAT THE AIRBAG SERVICE SYSTEMS KEEP ON COMING ON THE MY CAR SOMETIMES SPEED AND THEN IT WILL NOT ACCELERATE BEYOND 45 MILES IT SEEMS THAT THE CAR ENGINE IS READY TO GO OUT AT ANYTIME OR MOMENT WHILE DRIVING THE GEAR SHIFT IS JUMPING FROM #1,#2#3#4#5#6 ALSO TEMP FOR THE OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN MESSING UP ALONG WITH THE TIME. I'M NOT SURE WHAT ELSE WOULD HAPPEN IF I CONTINUE TO DRIVE IT. THE CAR MAY CAUSE PROBLEMS LATER ON WHILE DRIVING I DON'T HAVE ANY WARRANTY ON THIS VEHICLE TO BE REPAIRED AND THAT I HAVE READ THE RECALL OF ALL CHRYLSER VEHICLES FROM 2010-17 THESE ARE THE SAME EXACT PROBLEMS THAT I'M HAVING THE PARKING LIGHTS AND ENGINE LIGHT HAD CAME ON DURING PARKING AND STAYED ON TILL I LEFT WORK ON THE 04/28/17 AND 04/29/2017 IT ALSO HAS STARTED TO JERKING A FEW WEEKS AGO TILL NOW ALSO . I'M AFRAID TO DRIVE IT BECAUSE I JUST MAY HAVE A WRECK WHILE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE. I'M NOT REALLY AS TO WHAT IS HAPPENING WITH THE VEHICLE.
I WAS STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT ON CLEAR DAY WITH NO TRAFFIC IN FRONT OF ME WHEN MY MOONROOF EXPLODED, RAINING GLASS DOWN ON ME. I WAS STATIONARY AND THERE WAS NO OTHER TRAFFIC, SO I KNOW NOTHING HIT THE MOONROOF TO CAUSE THE EXPLOSION.
I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY AND THE CAR STALLED SEVERAL TIMES. I SAT ON THE SIDE LANE AND TURNED THE CAR OFF FOR A MINUTE. I STARTED IT UP AGAIN AND PROCEEDED TO GET OFF THE HIGHWAY THE CAR ACCELERATED LESS THAN 20 MILES PER HOUR. MY DAUGHTER AND I WERE TERRIFIED BEFORE THE CAR STOPPED SUDDENLY AND CARS HAD TO BREAK BEHIND US TO AVOID HITTING THE CAR. I HAD TO PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND PUT MY HAZARD LIGHTS ON AND IT TOOK A WHILE FOR THE CAR TO START UP AGAIN FOR ME TO PULL ON THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY. IT HAS DONE THIS MORE THAN JUST THIS INCIDENT. AT STOP LIGHTS AND WHILE DRIVING ON THE STREET THE ENGINE WILL STALL AND TAKE A MINUTE TO START UP AGAIN.
VEHICLE HAS ABOUT 36000 MILES AND THE SERVICE AIRBAG LIGHT CONTINUALLY COMES ON. TOOK IT TO A DEALER AND IT ISN'T COVERED UNDER WARRANTY, AND NO RECALL. $89 FIX. I'LL BE CALLING FOR A BETTER PRICE, BUT THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE NONETHELESS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. THE LIGHT COMES ON WEATHER I'M MOVING OR STATIONARY.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHRYSLER 200. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE EMERGENCY BRAKE LIGHT SUDDENLY ILLUMINATED AND THE BRAKES ERRONEOUSLY ENGAGED AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO STOP MOVING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS, BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO EXHIBIT THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 9,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHRYSLER 200. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE CHECK ENGINE SENSOR ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE NORMALLY WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. IN ADDITION, AFTER RELEASING THE BRAKE PEDAL, A RATTLING NOISE WAS PRESENT. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURES WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,000.
MY CAR DOESN'T WANT TO COME OUT OF NEUTRAL. SOMETIMES IT DOESN'T START AND WHEN IT DOES THE PERFORMANCE SHIFTING IS NOT AVAILABLE. ALSO MY PASSENGER AIR BAG NEEDS TO BE SERVICE. AND EVERY THING THAT'S WRONG WITH MY VEHICLE CHRYSLER HAS A RECALL BUT MY VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED.
RECALL ON ELECTRICAL SURGE ISSUE PERFORMED ON 4/6/2017; SINCE THEN MY AIR BAG ICON AND BELL GOES OFF AND ON AND POWER STEERING ICON POPS ON DASH. ON 4/18/2017, WENT TO MAKE A LEFT TURN AND POWER STEERING ICON CAME ON AND DASH READ "POWER STEERING NOT INACTIVE". PULLED THE CAR OVER SHUT IT DOWN AND RESTARTED ICON WAS GONE CAR DROVE FINE.
TRANSMISSION HAS NUMEROUS PROBLEMS. HARD SHIFTING, HESITATIONS, AND LUNGING FORWARD ARE SOME EXAMPLES OF THE PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION. MY CAR HAS BEEN TO AN AUTHORIZED CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP SEVERAL TIMES FOR TRANSMISSION REPAIRS AND THEY WILL NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. I'VE BEEN TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP THAT CHRYSLER IS AWARE OF THE ISSUE BUT THEY WON'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT BECAUSE THE TRANSMISSION WAS DESIGNED THAT WAY ACCORDING TO THE DEALERSHIP. THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL TIMES WHEN COMING TO A STOP THAT THE CAR WILL DOWNSHIFT ABRUPTLY, CAUSING MY CAR TO LUNGE FORWARD, I'VE ALMOST HIT CARS STOPPED IN FRONT OF ME WHEN THIS HAPPENS. I DO HAVE SERVICE RECORDS FROM EACH TIME MY CAR HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP, WHICH STARTED IN AUGUST OF 2016.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHRYSLER 200. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE INDICATED THAT THE RADIATOR WAS TOO HOT. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE RADIATOR WAS TORN AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 46,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHRYSLER 200. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, THE VEHICLE JUMPED WHILE THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS APPLIED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE A SOFTWARE UPDATE WAS PERFORMED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 44,000.
AS I WAS GOING DOWN THE STREET MY RADIO COMPLETELY DISABLED THEN IT CAME BACK ON AS IF IT HADN'T BEEN SET ALREADY JUMPED BACK OFF STAYED OFF THEN IT CAME BACK ON AS IF NOTHING HAPPENED(30MPH),I WAS BACKING MY CAR IN TO A PARKING SPOT ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS WHEN IN THE PROCESS OF DOING SO MY PARK BRAKES JUMPED ON OUT OF NO WHERE AND BROUGHT THE CAR TO A COMPLETE STOP IN ITS TRACKS(5/8MPH)
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHRYSLER 200. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY SWITCHED GEARS AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. ON A PREVIOUS OCCASION, THE SPEEDOMETER LIGHTING FLASHED INTERMITTENTLY AND CONTINUED TO FLASH AFTER THE FAILURE. ALSO AFTER THE FAILURE OCCURRED, THE VEHICLE HESITATED TO START AND FAILED TO SHIFT FROM THE NEUTRAL POSITION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE GEAR SHIFT FAILED AND NEEDED TO REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 41,000.
THE ENGINE STALLS AND SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING OR SLOWING DOWN BEFORE STOPPING. I HAPPENS EVERY DAY FOR ALMOST A MONTH FROM PURCHASING THE VEHICLE.
AIRBAG SERVICE LIGHT ON DASHBOARD FOR FOURTH TIME DEALER CLAIMED TO FIX AND NEVER DID. WHEN I HAD WARRANTY THEY CLAIM NO ISSUE NOW THEY FIND THE PROBLEM SINCE CAR OUT OF WARRANTY SAYING SHORT IN AIRBAG. FIRST TIME CAR STALLED LIGH ON DASHBOARD WAS ELECTRICAL THROTTLE THEN AIRBAG LIGHT AGAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHRYSLER 200. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V529000 (POWER TRAIN). THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE WHEN MAKING LEFT TURNS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED TO DETERMINE WHEN THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WOULD RECEIVE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
I GET FREQUENT ACCELERATIONS WHEN COASTING AND EVEN APPLYING THE BRAKES LIGHTLY. VERY DISTURBING. ADDITIONALLY THERE IS A LARGE LAG FROM THROTTLE PRESS TO ACCELERATION WHICH HAS CAUSED SEVERAL CLOSE CALLS WHEN CHANGING LANES IN CITY AND HIGHWAY DRIVING. THIS STARTED IN 2014 SHORTLY AFTER I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE AND CONTINUES TO THIS DAY.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHRYSLER 200. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, A LOUD ABNORMAL NOISE WAS HEARD FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO LOSE POWER AND THEN STALLED. THE CONTACT TURNED THE ENGINE OF AND WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, WHILE DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL TO THE FLOORBOARD, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE WAS LEANING OUTWARDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE AXLE HAD DETACHED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000. UPDATED 06/02/17*LJ *CN
THIS VEHICLE HAS SHUT OFF ON ME WHILE DRIVING. I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK LAST NIGHT AND THE CAR JUST SHUT OFF, TELLING ME TO SHIFT TO PARK AND SELECT DESIRED GEAR. THE GEAR INDICATOR WAS STILL SHOWING I WAS IN DRIVE, BUT THE ENGINE WAS COMPLETELY OFF. I TRIED TO START THE CAR 3 MORE TIMES AND IT WOULDN'T START. I PURCHASED THIS CAR NOVEMBER, 21, 2015. LUCKILY I WASN'T DRIVING FAST OR ANYTHING, I WAS ABLE TO JUST SIT IN THE ROAD UNTIL THE CAR CAME BACK ON. I AM REALLY TERRIFIED TO DRIVE THIS VEHICLE ANYMORE.
THIS VEHICLE HAS SHUT OFF ON ME WHILE DRIVING. I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK LAST NIGHT AND THE CAR JUST SHUT OFF, TELLING ME TO SHIFT TO PARK AND SELECT DESIRED GEAR. THE GEAR INDICATOR WAS STILL SHOWING I WAS IN DRIVE, BUT THE ENGINE WAS COMPLETELY OFF. I TRIED TO START THE CAR 3 MORE TIMES AND IT WOULDN'T START. I PURCHASED THIS CAR NOVEMBER, 21, 2015. LUCKILY I WASN'T DRIVING FAST OR ANYTHING, I WAS ABLE TO JUST SIT IN THE ROAD UNTIL THE CAR CAME BACK ON. I AM REALLY TERRIFIED TO DRIVE THIS VEHICLE ANYMORE.
THIS VEHICLE HAS SHUT OFF ON ME WHILE DRIVING. I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK LAST NIGHT AND THE CAR JUST SHUT OFF, TELLING ME TO SHIFT TO PARK AND SELECT DESIRED GEAR. THE GEAR INDICATOR WAS STILL SHOWING I WAS IN DRIVE, BUT THE ENGINE WAS COMPLETELY OFF. I TRIED TO START THE CAR 3 MORE TIMES AND IT WOULDN'T START. I PURCHASED THIS CAR NOVEMBER, 21, 2015. LUCKILY I WASN'T DRIVING FAST OR ANYTHING, I WAS ABLE TO JUST SIT IN THE ROAD UNTIL THE CAR CAME BACK ON. I AM REALLY TERRIFIED TO DRIVE THIS VEHICLE ANYMORE.
THIS VEHICLE HAS SHUT OFF ON ME WHILE DRIVING. I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK LAST NIGHT AND THE CAR JUST SHUT OFF, TELLING ME TO SHIFT TO PARK AND SELECT DESIRED GEAR. THE GEAR INDICATOR WAS STILL SHOWING I WAS IN DRIVE, BUT THE ENGINE WAS COMPLETELY OFF. I TRIED TO START THE CAR 3 MORE TIMES AND IT WOULDN'T START. I PURCHASED THIS CAR NOVEMBER, 21, 2015. LUCKILY I WASN'T DRIVING FAST OR ANYTHING, I WAS ABLE TO JUST SIT IN THE ROAD UNTIL THE CAR CAME BACK ON. I AM REALLY TERRIFIED TO DRIVE THIS VEHICLE ANYMORE.
THIS VEHICLE HAS SHUT OFF ON ME WHILE DRIVING. I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK LAST NIGHT AND THE CAR JUST SHUT OFF, TELLING ME TO SHIFT TO PARK AND SELECT DESIRED GEAR. THE GEAR INDICATOR WAS STILL SHOWING I WAS IN DRIVE, BUT THE ENGINE WAS COMPLETELY OFF. I TRIED TO START THE CAR 3 MORE TIMES AND IT WOULDN'T START. I PURCHASED THIS CAR NOVEMBER, 21, 2015. LUCKILY I WASN'T DRIVING FAST OR ANYTHING, I WAS ABLE TO JUST SIT IN THE ROAD UNTIL THE CAR CAME BACK ON. I AM REALLY TERRIFIED TO DRIVE THIS VEHICLE ANYMORE.
THIS VEHICLE HAS SHUT OFF ON ME WHILE DRIVING. I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK LAST NIGHT AND THE CAR JUST SHUT OFF, TELLING ME TO SHIFT TO PARK AND SELECT DESIRED GEAR. THE GEAR INDICATOR WAS STILL SHOWING I WAS IN DRIVE, BUT THE ENGINE WAS COMPLETELY OFF. I TRIED TO START THE CAR 3 MORE TIMES AND IT WOULDN'T START. I PURCHASED THIS CAR NOVEMBER, 21, 2015. LUCKILY I WASN'T DRIVING FAST OR ANYTHING, I WAS ABLE TO JUST SIT IN THE ROAD UNTIL THE CAR CAME BACK ON. I AM REALLY TERRIFIED TO DRIVE THIS VEHICLE ANYMORE.
THIS VEHICLE HAS SHUT OFF ON ME WHILE DRIVING. I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK LAST NIGHT AND THE CAR JUST SHUT OFF, TELLING ME TO SHIFT TO PARK AND SELECT DESIRED GEAR. THE GEAR INDICATOR WAS STILL SHOWING I WAS IN DRIVE, BUT THE ENGINE WAS COMPLETELY OFF. I TRIED TO START THE CAR 3 MORE TIMES AND IT WOULDN'T START. I PURCHASED THIS CAR NOVEMBER, 21, 2015. LUCKILY I WASN'T DRIVING FAST OR ANYTHING, I WAS ABLE TO JUST SIT IN THE ROAD UNTIL THE CAR CAME BACK ON. I AM REALLY TERRIFIED TO DRIVE THIS VEHICLE ANYMORE.
THIS VEHICLE HAS SHUT OFF ON ME WHILE DRIVING. I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK LAST NIGHT AND THE CAR JUST SHUT OFF, TELLING ME TO SHIFT TO PARK AND SELECT DESIRED GEAR. THE GEAR INDICATOR WAS STILL SHOWING I WAS IN DRIVE, BUT THE ENGINE WAS COMPLETELY OFF. I TRIED TO START THE CAR 3 MORE TIMES AND IT WOULDN'T START. I PURCHASED THIS CAR NOVEMBER, 21, 2015. LUCKILY I WASN'T DRIVING FAST OR ANYTHING, I WAS ABLE TO JUST SIT IN THE ROAD UNTIL THE CAR CAME BACK ON. I AM REALLY TERRIFIED TO DRIVE THIS VEHICLE ANYMORE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHRYSLER 200. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL UNEXPECTEDLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A FAILURE RELATED TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V529000 (POWER TRAIN). THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED THE RECALL NOTICE AND FELT UNSAFE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,800.
OVER THE COURSE OF THE PAST 4 MONTHS, MY VEHICLE HAS COMPLETELY LOST ALL TRANSMISSION POWER 3 TIMES. WHEN THIS OCCURS, THE INFORMATION DISPLAY READS THE FOLLOWING MESSAGES: "SERVICE TRANSMISSION," "SERVICE PARKING BRAKE," "SHIFT TO P TO SELECT A GEAR," "PERFORMANCE SHIFTING UNAVAILABLE". THESE MESSAGES WILL CONTINUE TO DISPLAY AND THE CAR LOSES ALL POWER AND WILL NOT CHANGE GEARS. THE ENGINE DOES STAY ON, BUT WILL HAVE NO THROTTLE RESPONSE AND THE CAR IS EFFECTIVELY STUCK IN NEUTRAL. EACH OF THE 3 TIMES THIS HAS HAPPENED, I HAVE BEEN AT FULL SPEED, BETWEEN 45 AND 80 MPH. THE SECOND TWO TIMES IT HAS HAPPENED HAVE BEEN IN DANGEROUS AND UNSAFE LOCATIONS, JUST YESTERDAY, I LOST ALL POWER WHILE EXECUTING A LEFT HAND TURN ACROSS 3 LANES OF BUSY ONCOMING TRAFFIC. THANK GOODNESS FOR THE SMALL BIT OF GRAVITY THAT PULLED ME ACROSS THE INTERSECTION BEFORE A TRAGIC ACCIDENT HAPPENED. EACH OF THE 3 TIMES, I HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A CERTIFIED CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP. EACH OF THE CHRYSLER DEALERSHIPS HAVE TOLD ME THAT THE CAR "ISN'T THROWING ANY CODES" AND DOES NOT APPEAR TO HAVE A MALFUNCTION. THEY WILL FLASH A NEW TSB, RESET THE TRANSMISSION, AND SEND ME ON MY WAY, ONLY TO HAVE IT HAPPEN AGAIN AND NO ONE CAN TELL ME WHY. THE VEHICLE IS UNRELIABLE DUE TO THESE ONGOING POWERTRAIN STRUGGLES, AND MORE IMPORTANTLY, COMPLETELY UNSAFE. IT'S CAUSED ME NEARLY 2 SERIOUS ACCIDENTS DUE TO TOTAL LACK OF CONTROL AT HIGH SPEEDS.
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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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