TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHRYSLER 200. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE SWITCH PARK WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE ALSO MADE THE VEHICLE DIFFICULT TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO BE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V470000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS INTERMITTENT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 54,340.
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 →
OVER THE PAST SIX MONTHS, CAR HAS BEEN IN AND OUT OF MULTIPLE DEALERSHIPS FOR BRAKE SYSTEM AND TRANSMISSION ISSUES. THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTS ERRATICALLY AND LURCHES WITHOUT WARNING. THE BRAKE SYSTEM HAS NOW CAUSED THREE ACCIDENTS. THE BRAKE PEDAL WILL SUDDENLY GO TO THE FLOOR, AND LOSE ALL BRAKING POWER. THIS HAS RESULTED IN ONE MAJOR COLLISION. DEALERS HAVE "FIXED" THE ISSUES BUT THEY RETURN. PARKING BRAKE RANDOMLY ACTIVATES ON ITS OWN, CAUSING REAR WHEELS TO LOCK AND A LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE CAR. THIS LAST OCCURENCE THE PARKING BRAKE ACTIVATED ON ITS OWN, CAUSING US TO SKID INTO A DITCH WHILE TRAVELLING 70MPH. THE DEALER SAID THE ISSUE WAS THE BATTERY AND RETURNED THE VEHICLE TO US AFTER CHARGING US BECAUSE THE BATTERY APPARENTLY ISNT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THE NEXT DAY THE BRAKE SYSTEM COMPLETELY FAILED. THE CAR HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP FOR TWO WEEKS NOW. THE HAVE REPLACED EVERY MAJOR COMPONENT OF THE BRAKING SYSTEM, BUT CANNOT GET THE CARS BRAKES TO WORK PROPERLY. CHRYSLER EITHER HAS NO COMMENT OR DOESN'T CARE ABOUT THE SAFETY OF ITS CUSTOMERS.
I HAVE A 2015 CHRYSLER 200C WITH A 9 SPEED TRANSMISSION, I HAVE REPORTED TO CHRYSLER AND THE SELLING DEALER THAT THE TRANSMISSION WHEN DOWN SHIFTING FROM 6TH TO 5TH GEAR AND 5TH TO 4TH GEAR ACTUALLY STAYS ENGAGED AND CONTINUES TO PULL THE CAR ALONG TO THE POINT TAHE BRAKES HAVE TO BE APPLIED TO SLOW THE CAR DOWN NO HELP HAS BEEN GIVEN TO CORRECT THIS ISSUE EXCEPT TO BE TO;D THAT A LOT OF COMPLAINTS HAVE BEEN REGISTERED TO THE DEALER AND CHRYSLER CORP.I AM VERY CONCERNED THAT LEFT UN-REPAIRED IT WILL CAUSE A ACCIDENT HOWEVER I WAS ALSO TOLD BY A DEALER REP THAT CHRYSLER KNOWS A PROBLEM EXISTS BUT DOESN'T KNOW HOW TO CORRECT THE ISSUE I THINK THIS SHOULD BE LOOKED INTO BEFORE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT OCCURS.
THE VEHICLE HAS CONTINUAL JERKING,RATTLING, AND BOUNCING AT THE REAR WITH THE SLIGHTEST DIP IN ROAD WITHIN CITY LIMITS AND ALSO ON THE HIGHWAY AND SOUNDS AS IF THE VEHICLES IS ABOUT TO FALL APART. WHEN DRIVING THE CAR WILL ACCELERATE ITSELF CAUSING ME TO HARD BRAKE TO AVOID COLLISION. *TR
PURCHASES CAR ON AUG 4, 2015 SINCE DAY I PURCHASED CAR IT HAS HAD A HESITATION WHEN SHIFTING INTO DRIVE AT INITIAL START. YOU START CAR AND TURN DIAL TO DRIVE BUT IF U IMMEDIATELY TRY TO TAKE OFF THE ENGINE WILL JUST REV AS IF YOUR IN NEUTRAL IT TAKES ABOUT 15-30 SECONDS ONCE YOU TURN THE DIAL BEFORE CAR IS IN GEAR. AFTER ABOUT MAYBE 10,000 MILES I NOTICED CAR WOULD SOMETIMES JERK AS IF IT HAD BEEN STUCK IN A GEAR MAYBE THIS HAS RANDOMLY HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES AROUND 60+ MPH BRAKES HARD AND DIFFICULT TO PUSH DOWN HAD TO STAND ON THEM AND STILL BARELY STOPPED. SHUT CAR OFF AND RESTARTED 20 MIN LATER AND THEY WERE FINE. SERVICE AWD LIGHT CAME ON AT ABOUT 60,000 MILES AFTER PURCHASE AND INSTALL OF BRAND NEW TIRES. WENT OFF AND CAME BACK ON ABOUT A WEEK LATER AND CAR BEGAN MAKING A HIGH PITCED WINDING SOUND (SORT OF LIKE AN OPEN FACED FISHING REEL WHEN YOU CAST OR REEL IT IN) THEN ALL THE SUDDEN HEARD A BIG CLUNK WHEN SIT RING AT STOP SIGN IT WAS LOUD AND JOGGED THE CAR TO THE POINT I THOUGH MAYBE A DEER RAN INTO THE SIDE OF THE CAR. I TOOK OFF BUT IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVERY AND WALKED AROUND THE END CAR TO CHECK AND DIDN'T SEE ANYTHING. NOTICED WHEN I TOOK OFF THE WINDING HAD QUIT. BUT THE NEXT DAY IT BEGAN AGAIN TOOK CAR TO DEALERSHIP BECAUSE THE WINDING NOISE HAD GOTTEN SO LOUD THEY TOLD ME THEY COULDN'T CHECK IT WHILE DOING OIL CHANGE HAD TO BE SCHEDULED. I RAISED HELL UNTIL SOMEONE CAME OUT FROM SERVICE WHEN OIL CHANGE WAS DONE AND WENT FOR A RIDE WITH ME. NOISE WAS COMPLETELY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHRYSLER 200. WHILE AT A STOP SIGN, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V529000 (POWER TRAIN). THE PART NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS, RANDOM TIMES OF DAY, I WOULD ATTEMPT TO START MY CAR (OR SOMETIMES ALREADY BE DRIVING) BUT THE ENGINE LIGHT AND PARKING LIGHT WOULD TURN ON WITH A MESSAGE READING "SERVICE TRANSMISSION, SERVICE PARKING BRAKE" AND I CAN NOT GET THE CAR OUT OF PARK. THIS HAPPENED AT TIMES WHEN I WAS PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY, WHEN I WAS AT A COMPLETE STOP AT A RED LIGHT AND HAS EVEN LEFT ME STRANDED IN VACANT PARKING LOTS. I TOOK THE CAR IN FOR SERVICE AND WAS TOLD IT WAS A SOFTWARE UPGRADE. I LEFT MY CAR, HAD THE UPGRADE AND THE PROBLEM STILL OCCURS. I WAS TOLD THAT THE ONLY OPTION LEFT IS TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. DURING ALL OF MY CONVERSATIONS AND VISITS TO THE DEALER, I SURPRISED THAT NO ONE HAS MENTIONED ONCE TO ME THAT THIS CAR WAS RECALLED FOR ELECTRICAL ISSUES. I FOUND THAT OUT MYSELF WHEN I WAS DOING SOME RESEARCH ON THE ISSUE. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN. I WAS LEFT STRANDED IN A PARKING LOT OVERNIGHT UNTIL I COULD FIND A RIDE TO GET ME HOME, I'VE STALLED OUT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY WHEN I WAS STOPPED FOR TRAFFIC, AND I'VE LOST COUNT OF THE AMOUNT OF WORK DAYS I'VE BEEN OUT BECAUSE WAS CAR HAS NOT BEEN RELIABLE ENOUGH TO START WHEN I NEED IT TO. THE CAR IS LESS THAN 1.5 YEARS OLD. I SHOULDN'T BE DEALING WITH THESE ISSUES. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHRYSLER 200. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL GAUGES AND LIGHTS SUDDENLY BEGAN TO FLICKER BEFORE THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SHUT OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE PCM WIRING HARNESS WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE REOCCURRED WHERE THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO JERK AND STALL AFTER DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE CONTACT ALSO INDICATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH WHILE THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS ACTIVATED, THE DRIVER WAS UNABLE TO IMMEDIATELY DEACTIVATED THE CRUISE CONTROL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE DUPLICATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000. DJR
FIRST ENGINE LIGHT COME UP THEN CAR STARTED TO OVERHEAT. COOLANT TEMP. 185 AND CAR OVERHEAT. PANEL READ ENGINE TEMPERATURE TOO HOT .. I CANNOT DRIVE THE CAR BECAUSE THIS PROBLEM CODE P0128(THERMOSTATS) AND P2181(COOLANT SYSTEM) CAME UP.
I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK WHEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, ENGINE TEMPERATURE WARNING LIGHT, AND ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON. IN REVIEWING THE POTENTIAL ISSUES, A NUMBER OF PEOPLE HAVE HAD THE SAME ISSUE, POTENTIALLY DUE TO A FAULTY THERMOSTAT. WHEN I HAD THE VEHICLE SCANNED AT AUTOZONE, IT PROVIDED CODES P0218 TWICE AND P2181 ONCE. *TR
2015 CHRYSLER 200S 3.6L SPORT SEDAN'S TRANSMISSION (MIL) CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON. LOSS OF MOTIVE POWER. (DTC) READS TRANSMISSION SHUT ON PARKED, LEAVES GEAR ON PARKED. UNABLE TO SHIFT OR MOVE FORWARD AND/OR BACK OUT TO DRIVE. (MIL) STAYS ON. THIS IS A REOCCURRING SITUATION. PCM SOFTWARE HAS BEEN REFLASHED AND UPDATED SEVERAL TIMES IN THE LAST YEAR AND CHECKED FOR WIRE HARNESS CIRCUITS RESISTANCE BUT TO NO AVAIL, (OBD) READS MOTIVE POWER LOSS, (MIL) APPEAR EVERY NOW AND THEN. THIS JUST HAPPENED TWICE AGAIN WHILE PARKED, TWICE WHILE IN MOTION ON A CITY STREET.
MY WIFE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT DEC 24, 2016. ICY ROAD CONDITIONS, HIT A STALLED VEHICLE, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. SHE SUFFERED A BROKEN ARM AND BROKEN RIBS.
PASSENGER CLAIMED TO BE BUCKLED IN WHEN VEHICLE HIT ANOTHER AT A 90 DEGREE RIGHT ANGLE. THE IMPACT WAS AT LOW SPEED AND THE OTHER VEHICLE WAS STOPPED. PASSENGER CLAIMED HE WAS BENDING OVER TEXTING AT THE TIME OF THE IMPACT AND THAT HE HIT HIS HEAD ON THE INTERIOR SIDE OF THE WINDSHIELD. THE IMPACT WAS RIGHT FRONT OF THE CHRYSLER 200 INTO THE LEFT FRONT OF A 2005 HYUNDAI. HYUNDAI WAS STOPPED, CHRYSLER WAS ON THE BRAKES. AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY IN EITHER VEHICLE. DAMAGE TO CHRYSLER ~ $1,000, DAMAGE TO HYUNDAI ~ $2,500. PASSENGER SOUGHT EMERGENCY ROOM HELP POST ACCIDENT WITH HEAD INJURY.
PULLED INTO A PARKING LOT AND UPON PARKING I PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK. I HADN'T TURNED THE CAR OFF BUT LET MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKE AND THE CAR BEGAN TO ROLL BACKWARDS. I HAD TO SHIFT OUT OF PARK AND THEN BACK TO GET IT TO STAY IN PARK.
WHEN I TRIED TO TURN ON MY CAR IT WOULD NOT CRANK AND IT SAID ENGINE WARMING. BATTERY AND ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. ALREADY CALLED INSURANCE COMPANY FOR A JUMP AND THAT DID NOT HELP. THE CAR WAS IN PARKED WHEN THIS HAPPEN.
I BOUGHT A CHRYSLER 200 2015 ON 11-23-2016 SINCE I HAVE BOUGHT THE CAR I HAVE DRIVEN IT ONLY 3-5 DAYS. IT HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP FOR THE SAME THING EVERY TIME NOW THEY ARE TELLING THAT THEY ARE HAVING TO PUT IN A NEW TRANSMISSION. I AM BEING INNING TO BELIEVE I BOUGHT A LEMON. WHEN I BOUGHT THE CAR I HAD ASKED THE SALESMAN WAS THERE ANY PROBLEMS WITH THESE VEHICLE HIS REPLY WAS NO . BUT THE MORE I INVESTIGATE IT THE MORE I FIND OUT IT IS A DEATH TRAP. WHY WON'T SOMEONE DO SOMETHING TO CHRYSLER ABOUT THESE CARS BEFORE SOMEONE DIES. THEN THEY REALLY WILL HAVE TO PAY. THESE CARS ARE NOT SAFE FROM WHAT I AM READING. PLEASE HELP ME OUT. I AM A SINGLE PARENT WITH SICK KIDS I HAVE ONE CHILD THAT HAS A HEART PROBLEM. AND ANOTHER CHILD WITH A KIDNEY DISEASE I NEED A DEPENDABLE CAR NOT ONE THAT I AM NOT EVEN GONNA GET TO ENJOY... WHAT DO I NEED TO DO. BECAUSE I BOUGHT MY CAR USED AT 44,000 THE LEMON LAW DOESN'T COVER IT WHAT I HAVE BEEN TOLD.ALSO THE DEALERSHIP AFTER US SIGNING THE ORIGINAL AGREEMENT ASK ME TO SIGN THREE DIFFERENT AGREEMENTS WITH THEM CHANGING THE PAYMENT AMOUNT EVERY TIME. PLEASE HELP ME!!!!! THE SECOND TIME I GOT MY CAR BACK FROM THE SHOP I PLACED IT IN DRIVE AND IT DID NOT MOVE. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHRYSLER 200. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A COMPETE LOSS OF POWER WITHOUT WARNING. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED AN ISSUE WITH OPENING THE VEHICLE'S DOORS DUE TO LACK OF POWER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONT END COLLISION. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON FIVE OCCASIONS. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE CONTACT WAS INJURED AND SUFFERED FROM SEVERE MIGRAINES. MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS RECEIVED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V529000 (POWER TRAIN); HOWEVER, THE DEALER REFUSED TO DO THE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 39,200. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
WHEN ACCELERATING, CAR 'MISSES' SHIFT POINTS. DEALER STATES THAT "EVERYTHING IS NORMAL" WHEN COMING TO A STOP, CAR LURCHES FORWARD UNEXPECTEDLY, NEARLY CAUSING A CRASH EVERY TIME. ONCE AGAIN DEALER SAYS THIS IS "NORMAL OPERATION". DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT 55MPH, BRAKE PEDAL WENT DEAD AND EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE ACTIVATED, CAUSING CAR TO SKID OFF THE ROAD. DEALER SAYS THAT NOTHING IS WRONG WITH THE BRAKES, YET THIS HAS HAPPENED OVER 6 TIMES IN THE PAST 6 MONTHS. *TR
THE CAR LURCHES AHEAD WHEN DRIVING AT SLOWER SPEEDS ON THE STREETS. IT HAS SHUT OFF ONE TIME WHEN GOING FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE, IN A PARKING LOT. I HAVE BEEN A LITTLE AFRAID OF IT. I WILL BE TAKING IT IN TO THE DEALER. TAKEN PLACE SINCE WE BOUGHT IT IN MAR, 2015 AND CONTINUES.
MY HUSBANDS CHRYSLER 200 2015 HAD HUGE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WHICH WOULD CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO COMPLETELY SHUT OFF WHILE BEING DRIVEN. THE CAR'S ELECTRICAL WOULD NOT WORK, THE KEYFOB WOULDN'T WORK, THE TRUNK WOULDN'T OPEN AND YOU COULD NOT SHIFT GEARS. THE DEALERSHIP COULD NOT FIGURE OUT THE ISSUE BUT "FIXED" IT SEVERAL TIMES. THE CAR MALFUNCTIONED AGAIN AND MY HUSBAND WAS INVOLVED IN A CAR ACCIDENT AS A RESULT, WHICH TOTALED THE CAR COMPLETELY, WITH NO AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT. CHRYSLER HAS NOT FIXED THE ISSUE, INSTEAD THEY HAVE CLOSED SEVERAL CASES/CLAIMS WE HAVE OPENED WITH THEM, NEVER ADDRESSING THE ISSUE OF THE CAR TURNING OFF WITHOUT NOTICE, ONLY THE AIRBAG CONCERN. AGAIN, THE CAR WAS BEING DRIVEN WHEN IT COMPLETELY SHUT OFF AND LOSES ALL ELECTRICAL AND ENGINE POWER, WHICH RESULTED IN THE ACCIDENT WHICH TOTALED THE CAR
I WAS TRAVELING DOWN A CITY STREET APPROACHING STOPPED TRAFFIC. I HAD MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE STOPPING THE CAR WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE CAR LUNGED FORWARD HITTING THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER AGAIN FOR THE 6TH TIME FOR THIS PROBLEM. EACH TIME I RECEIVED THE CAR BACK. THE DEALER INFORMED ME THEY PUT AN UPDATE IN THE COMPUTER AND RELEARNED THE CAR WHATEVER THAT MEANT. WHEN I BOUGHT THE CAR, AFTER TEST DRIVING THE CAR I WAS NOT SATISFIED WITH THE DRIVABILITY OF THE CAR. THIS WAS THE 5TH 2015 CHRYSLER 200 THAT I TEST DROVE, BUT IT WAS DIFFERENT. THE SHIFT POINTS WERE OFF. THE CAR WOULD ONLY SHIFT DOWN TO 3RD GEAR THEN JUMP TO 1ST ON TAKE OFF CAUSING THE CAR TO JERK. I DIDN'T WANNA TAKE POSSESSION OF THE CAR. THE SALESMAN TOOK ME TO THE SERVICE MANAGER AND THE SERVICE MANAGER TOLD ME THAT'S THE WAY THEY DROVE WHEN A NEW PERSON DRIVES THEM BECAUSE THE NEW DRIVER HAS TO PUT A FEW HUNDRED MILES ON THEM SO THE CAR CAN LEARN THE NEW DRIVERS DRIVING PATTERN. ME NOT UNDERSTANDING THE NEW TECHNOLOGY WITH THESE NEW CARS WAS DUMB ENOUGH TO BELIEVE HIM. THE CAR WAS ACTUALLY BOUGHT FOR MY 76 YR MOTHER. AFTER BUYING THE CAR I TOOK IT TO HER AND THE FIRST TIME SHE DROVE IT, SHE WAS IN TRAFFIC PULLING UP BEHIND A SEMI DUMP TRUCK. THE CAR LUNGED FORWARD AND NEARLY COLLIDED WITH THE TRUCK. SHE WAS SCARED SO BAD I HAD TO TAKE OVER. SHE HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO DRIVE AGAIN. I IMMEDIATELY TOOK THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALER AND TOLD THEM THIS CAR IS UNSAFE AND ITS NOT GOING TO WORK FOR M
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHRYSLER 200. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED SUDDENLY AND SHUT OFF. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 22,000.
THE AIRBAG SERVICE LIGHT CAME OFF AN IN FOR 2 DAYS. NOW IT STAYS ON. I WAS TOLD THERE IS NO RECALL FOR MY CAR. THE TRANSMISSION JOLTS WHEN GOING FROM 2ND INTO 3RDWHILE DRIVING. *TR
MY CHRYSLER 200 WILL LURCH FORWARD WHEN I AM COMING TO A STOP. WHEN TAKING OFF THE CAR WILL HESITATE THEN SURGE HARD INTO 2ND GEAR. I HAVE CONTACTED CHRYSLER MANY TIMES AND I HAVE ALSO TAKEN THIS CAR TO TWO DIFFERENT CHRYSLER REPAIR SHOPS AND THEY DENY THERE IS ANY ISSUE WITH THE TRANSMISSION.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHRYSLER 200. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HESITATED WHILE BEING OPERATED AT LOWER SPEEDS. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V529000 (POWER TRAIN); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VIN AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE NOT PROVIDED. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHRYSLER 200. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL DID NOT RESPOND WHILE BEING DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000.
I PURCHASED A 2015 CHRYSLER 200C IN OCTOBER 2016 AND 2 WEEKS AFTER PURCHASING IT I WAS AT A STOP LIGHT AND MY CAR JUST COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN SAYING TO SERVICE TRANSMISSION SERVICE BRAKES ETC. MY VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THEY REFLASHED THE COMPUTER THAT DAY AND IT WAS FIXED. I PICKED IT UP AND HAVE BEEN LEERY ABOUT IT EVER SINCE WELL A MONTH OF HAVING IT AND ON NOV 28 2016 I WAS GOING HOME FROM THE STORE AND WAS TURNING INTO MY STREET WHEN MY CAR STALLED OUT ON THE ROAD. I WAS HIT BY A OILFIELD WATER TRUCK AND MY CAR WAS TOTALED. I WENT IN TO THE HOSPITAL WITH INJURIES TO MY FACE, LEG ARM AND HEAD. I ENDED UP WITH A CONCUSSION AND BRUISING ALL OVER AND A BOOT ON MY FOOT. AND THERE'S A POSSIBILITY MY JAW IS DISLOCATED. *TR UPDATE 09/28/17 *BF. UPDATED 7/12/18*JB
CAR BURNS ENTIRE SUPPLY OF OIL IN LESS THAN 1500 MILES. ENGINE OIL DEPLETES WITHOUT WARNING THEN THE CAR CUTS OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. OIL LIFE READS IMPROPERLY ON THE DASH.
MY CONCERN IS THE CORRECTIVE ACTION TAKEN BY FCA REGARDING SAFETY RECALL S55/NHTSA 16V-529. THIS RECALL IDENTIFIED A LOSS OF MOTIVE POWER THAT COULD OCCUR DUE TO A FAULTY TRANSAXLE WIRE HARNESS, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN A CRASH. SOLUTION WAS TO REPLACE THE WIRE HARNESS WHEN PARTS BECAME AVAILABLE. AFTER A TWO MONTH WAIT, FCA CHANGED THE SUGGESTED REPAIR FROM REPLACING THE WIRE HARNESS TO RE-PROGRAMMING THE PCM AND TCM. THIS RE-PROGRAMMING, PREVENTS THE TRANSMISSION FROM SHIFTING TO NEUTRAL, CAUSING A LOSS OF MOTIVE POWER, BUT WILL NOW PLACE THE VEHICLE IN "LIMP MODE". DEALER SERVICE MANAGERS COULD NOT PROVIDE AN ACCURATE DESCRIPTION OF THAT PROCESS. WE KNOW IT WILL CAUSE THE TRANSMISSION TO DOWNSHIFT, EITHER TO THIRD OR MAYBE SECOND GEAR, NOT SURE WHICH, AND A REDUCTION OF MAXIMUM SPEED TO 30 MPH OR LESS, AGAIN NOT SURE WHAT IT WILL BE. THE ROOT CAUSE, THE TRANSAXLE WIRE HARNESS WILL NOT BE REPLACED UNTIL THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCES THIS PROBLEM. SO, I AM LEFT WITH THE ORIGINAL PROBLEM WHICH COULD FAIL AT ANY TIME. WHETHER THE VEHICLE LOSES ALL MOTIVE POWER, OR ABRUPTLY DOWNSHIFTS TO A LOWER GEAR WITH A LOSS OF ACCELERATION WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS COULD STILL PRODUCE A VERY UNSAFE CONDITION IF A PERSON REACTS INCORRECTLY. ARE THESE CORRECTIVE ACTIONS, WHICH ARE NOT THOSE IDENTIFIED IN THE ORIGINAL RECALL, APPROVED BY THE NHTSA, OR CAN THE MANUFACTURER CHANGE THEM AT WILL? I HAVE HAD THIS VEHICLE FOR SIXTEEN MONTHS. FIVE OF THOSE THE VEHICLE REMAINED PARKED IN THE GARAGE DU
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHRYSLER 200. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V529000 (POWER TRAIN); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2015 CHRYSLER 200. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A POLE AND WAS SPLIT IN HALF. THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION, SUCH AS A BROKEN NOSE, CUTS TO THE FACE AND HANDS, A SPRAINED NECK, HEAD TRAUMA, AND BRUISES TO BOTH LEGS AND CHEST. THE CONTACT DID NOT RECALL EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED DUE TO BEING UNCONSCIOUS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A JUNK YARD WHERE IT WAS DEEMED DESTROYED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 48,000. *TT UPDATED 7/9/18*JB
PURCHASED/LEASING CAR FROM AMERICAN CAR CENTER AND FROM DAY 2 THERE HAD BEEN PROBLEMS BUT THEY KEEP GIVING ME THE RUN AROUND. I'VE TAKEN IT TO THE SHOP 3X IN LESS THAN 30 DAYS. THE AIR BAG LIGHT LIGHT WAS ON. THEY HAD ME TAKE IT TO A PLACE THAT DOESN'T FIX THEM THEN THEY SENT ME TO THE CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP WHO CLAIMED TO HAVE FIXED IT. NOT EVEN A WEEK LATER THE LIGHT COMES ON AGAIN. IN THE MEANTIME I COMPLAINED ABOUT THE CAR SEEMING LIKE IT'S GOING INTO NEUTRAL. AGAIN, ACC SENDS ME TO ONE OF THEIR SHOPS WHO SAYS NOTHING IS WRONG WITH THE TRANSMISSION AND IT JUST NEED TO BE RESET SO THEY RESET IT. WELL THE SAME DAY IT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE FIXED IT DOES IT TWO MORE TIMES ESPECIALLY GOING DOWNHILL. IT DOESN'T SHIFT INTO GEAR AS IT SUPPOSE TO. I PUT IT IN DRIVE BUT IT MOVES LIKE IT'S IN NEUTRAL THEN JERKS INTO DRIVE, NOT SAFE. IF I STOP AT A STOP SIGN IT STALLS TO PULL OFF. THE PASSENGER SEAT GOT STUCK AFTER IT WAS LET BACK FOR THE FIRST TIME. THE SPEEDOMETER GLITCHES AND THE RADIO/PHN CONNECTION DOES WHAT IT WANTS TO. MY MAIN COMPLAINT IS THE TRANSMISSION. WHAT IT'S DOING SCARES ME WHENEVER I DRIVE IT. THE DATE IT LAST HAPPENED IS LISTED BELOW.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHRYSLER 200. WHILE APPROACHING A STOP, THE VEHICLE JERKED BEFORE HALTING. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE JERKED BEFORE MOVING IN REVERSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, BUT THE CONTACT WAS UNSURE ABOUT THE DIAGNOSIS AND WHAT WAS REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHRYSLER 200. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER. IN ADDITION, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. ALSO, WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE JERKED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, BUT THE CONTACT WAS UNSURE OF WHAT PART WAS REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V529000 (POWER TRAIN). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 21,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHRYSLER 200. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS HIGHWAY SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE WOULD SUDDENLY SHUT OFF. DURING THE INCIDENT, A MESSAGE RELATED TO LOSS OF POWER APPEARED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO A RECALL. NO FURTHER INFORMATION WAS AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT LATER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V529000 (POWER TRAIN). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHRYSLER 200. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE, IT SHOOK AND FAILED TO START. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO START THE VEHICLE SEVERAL TIMES. WHEN THE VEHICLE STARTED, IT SHOOK AND BEGAN TO OVERHEAT. ALSO, WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING; HOWEVER, THE DETAILS OF THE DIAGNOSIS COULD NOT BE PROVIDED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHRYSLER 200. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V529000 (POWER TRAIN). THE DEALER WAS UNCERTAIN AS TO WHEN THE REMEDY AND THE REPAIR PARTS WOULD BE AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT WAS TO CHECK WITH THE MANUFACTURER TO DETERMINE WHEN THE DEALER MAY BE ABLE TO PROVIDE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
I OWN A 2015 CHRYSLER 200 .I WAS DRIVING IT THE FIRST MONTH WHEN I BOUGHT IT( WHICH IS JULY 2016) AND UNEXPECTEDLY THE CAR STARTED TO SLOW DOWN FROM 55 TO 35MPH . I WAS REALLY SURPRISED BECAUSE I WASN'T EVEN HITTING THE BRAKE.I WENT TO THE DEALER AND CHECK, HE TOLD ME THAT EVERYTHING IS OK. BUT LAST MONTH I WAS DRIVING HOME , I SAW SOMETHING ON THE ROAD AT THE LAST MINUTE . I SLOWED DOWN BUT THE CAR DIDN'T RESPONG ,I HIT THAT THING. I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW WHAT IT WAS.MAYBE AN ANIMAL OR SOMETHING THAT WAS LAYING DOWN ON THE ROAD. THE FRONT OF MY CAR WAS BROKEN. ONE OF MY HEADLIGHT IS BROKEN. THE DEALER TOLD ME THAT MAYBE SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH THE CAR. AND MY CAR NEED ACTUALLY ABOUT $2000 TO BE REPAIRED. MY CAR IS BRAND NEW AND STILL HAVE WARRANTY ON IT. I AM TRIED TO USE THE INSURANCE TO REPAIR IT BUT NOBODY IS REALLY HELPING ME WITH THAT ,UNTIL YESTERDAY WHEN I GOT THAT LETTER ON THE MAIL (SAFETY RECALL ABOUT MY CAR )
CAR SHIFTS INTO NEUTRAL WHILE DRIVING, REPAIRED MULTIPLE TIMES BY DEALER, BUT STILL HAPPENING, ALMOST IN 4 NEAR COLLISIONS! HAPPENS ON THE FREEWAY AT ALL SPEEDS, HAPPENS WHEN STOPPED AND SLOWING OR ACCELERATING. ONCE IT FROZE IN NEUTRAL AND WOULD NOT TURN OFF OR GO INTO PARK AND WAS TOWED WHILE STILL RUNNING. HAS HAPPENED STARTING AT 6000 MILES AND STILL HAPPENING AT 40000 MILES!
I WAS INVOLVED IN A 3CAR ACCIDENT YESTERDAY 10-10-16 THURSDAY WHERE I WAS THE MIDDLE CAR ON A CITY STREET APPROACHING A RED LIGHT TO STOP. I'M NOT SURE IF MY VEH WAS COMPLETELY AT A STAND STILL OF IT I WAS STILL IN MOTION AT ABOUT 3MPH OR LESS BUT ANOTHER CAR RAN INTO ME FORCING ME INTO THE VAN IN FRONT OF ME. ALTHOUGH MY CAR FILLED WITH SMOKE AND I COULD SMELL RUBBER, AND THE ICON ON MY DASH SHOWS THE AIR BAGS CAME OUT- BUT THEY DID NOT. I DIDNT REALISE THE MY CAR ASSUMED THE AIRBAGS CAME OUT UNTIL I GOT IN THE CAR TO DRIVE AWAY AND THE SEATBELT WAS AND STILL IS LOCKED AS IF IM NOT SUPPOSE TO BE DRIVING BECAUSE MY CAR BELIEVE THE AIRBAGS ARE OUT AT THIS TIME AND IM UNABLE TO DRIVE IT AND THEY ARE NOT WHICH LEADS ME TO BELIEVE THERE MAY BE A FAULTY PARTS ISSUE GOING ON WITH MY CAR.I HAVE CONTACTED MY MANUFACTURER BUT HAVE HEARD NOTANYTHING SO FAR EXCEPT IT WAS MOVED UP TO THEIR LEGAL DEPT.
I FINANCED THE CHRYSLER 200 2015, USED ON 7/13/15. AROUND AUGUST 28TH, 2015 I WAS DRIVING AND MY CAR STALLED WHILE IN MOTION IN A BUSY INTERSECTION. A MESSAGE APPEARED ON DASHBOARD: "ENGINE WARMING WAIT TO START", THE KNOB AND BREAK LOCKED I COULD NOT MOVE THE VEHICLE. THE MESSAGE ON THE DASHBOARD THEN CHANGED TO: "SHIFT TO P." AFTER PRESSING THE PUSH TO START BUTTON ON AND OFF I GOT THE CAR MOVING AND DECIDED TO HEAD TO THE DEALER CAUTIOUSLY, ON THE WAY TO THE DEALER IT HAPPENED ANOTHER 3 TIMES AND I WAS ABLE TO GET IT TO MOVE AGAIN AND GET IT IN THE DEALERSHIP. THEY HAD IT IN FOR A FEW DAYS AND TOLD ME THEY FIXED THE PROBLEM. AN HOUR INTO DRIVING AFTER I LEFT THE DEALERSHIP THE CAR STALLED AGAIN THIS TIME IT WAS DARK OUT AND I WAS ON A HIGHWAY (LUCKILY RIGHT LANE) THE CAR WOULD NOT TURN BACK ON THIS TIME IT WAS COMPLETELY LOCKED. I EXITED THE VEHICLE AND SAT ON THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY WAITING FOR A TOW TRUCK. (POLICE WERE CALLED TOO). THIS PROBLEM WAS BLAMED ON THE R24 RECALL, A MONTH LATER I GOT THE CAR BACK WITH THE PART THAT HAD TO BE REPLACED AND EVERYTHING SEEMED FINE. THE CAR STALLED AGAIN ON 4/20/2016, SAME MESSAGE ON DASHBOARD THIS TIME IT WAS WHILE MOVING AND MAKING A TURN AND I ALMOST GOT HIT HEAD ON BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. THEY TOOK THE CAR IN AGAIN, SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG THIS TIME, HAPPENED AGAIN IN JUNE,2016 THEY SAID AGAIN NOTHING WAS WRONG. IT HAPPENED AGAIN, THE END OF SEPT,2016 AND I GOT A RECALL NOTICE FOR THE S55 RECALL WHICH CAN CAUSE STALLING. THEY KEPT TH
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHRYSLER 200. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V529000 (POWER TRAIN). THE PART NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,230.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHRYSLER 200. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V529000 (POWER TRAIN) AND STATED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME FRAME TO SCHEDULE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER DID NOT GIVE A SPECIFIC DATE FOR WHEN THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER COULD NOT PROVIDE AN ESTIMATED DATE FOR WHEN THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WOULD RECEIVE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT WAS NOT EXPERIENCING A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
TRANSMISSION SHIFTING HARD AND FROM TIME TO TIME SEEMS LIKE IT TAKES LONGER TO ENGAGE INTO DRIVE FROM PARK MODE. THE CAR HAS BEEN AT THE DEALER FOR SOME TYPE OF TRANSMISSION ISSUES SINCE IT WAS BOUGHT NEW. WE ARE CURRENTLY WAITING FOR A RESPONSE ON SAFETY RECALL S55 / NHTSA 16V-529 RECEIVED IN EARLY SEPTEMBER 2016. I CALLED FCA AND RECEIVED A CASE NUMBER 9/12/2016 2:32 PM CASE NUMBER 30101893 BUT HAVE YET TO HEAR ANYTHING BACK. I HAVE CONTACTED THE DEALSHIP SEVERAL TIMES AND HAVE YET TO RECEIVE A CALL BACK. MY CONCERN IS THE CAR HAS BEEN LABELED UNSAFE BY THE RECALL AND I HAVEN'T REVIVED AND FEED BACK FROM THE DEALERSHIP OR FCA.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHRYSLER 200. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V529000 (POWER TRAIN) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED ANY FAILURES. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHRYSLER 200. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE VEHICLE SHIFTED GEARS AND CRASHED INTO THE GARAGE DOOR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE HAD AN APPOINTMENT COMING UP. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V529000 (POWER TRAIN). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 28,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHRYSLER 200. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 15V090000 (POWER TRAIN), 15V470000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM), AND 16V529000 (POWER TRAIN); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIRS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHRYSLER 200. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE BATTERY AND OIL WARNING INDICATORS FLASHED. THE VEHICLE STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. THE CONTACT WAITED APPROXIMATELY ONE MINUTE AND THE VEHICLE STARTED NORMALLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SAME FAILURE OCCURRED TWO OTHER TIMES. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V290000 (POWER TRAIN). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE RECALL REPAIR. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 39,000.
I BROUGHT THE CAR MARCH 9 2016 ON JULY 10 2016 THE CAR STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY AND IT READ "TRANSMISSION PULL OVER TO PREVENT ROLLING " THE CAR WOULDN'T GO IN REVERSE DRIVE OR PARK I TOOK IT IN TO GET SERVICE AND THEY ASSURED ME THE PROBLEM WAS FIXED. THEY SAID IT WAS A FAULTY WIRE. NOVEMBER 4 2016 SAME SITUATION THE CAR STOPS ON ME. I CALL CORPORATE AND THAT'S WHEN THEY WANT TO TELL ME "DID YOU KNOW THERE IS A RECALL ON YOUR TRANSMISSION " WHY DIDN'T SOMEONE TELL ME BEFORE. WHY IS IT THAT I HAVE TO CALL TO COMPLAIN TO GET SOMEONE TO TELL ME THERE IS A RECALL ON MY CAR. NOW I'M DRIVING A CAR THAT IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHRYSLER 200. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V529000 (POWER TRAIN); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
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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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