THE CAR STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CAR COMPLETELY LOCKED UP AND WENT INTO PARK SLAMMING THE CAR STOPPED. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO STAR DODGE IN ABILENE. PINS WERE REPAIRED. AGAIN AT 14172 MILES THE CAR STALLED WITHOUT WARNING ON THE HIGHWAY GOING 65 MPH. THIS TIME IT DID NOT GO AUTOMATICALLY INTO PARK (THANK GOD). NEAR ACCIDENT AS THIS WAS IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. AFTER COASTING TO THE SHOULDER, THE CAR DID START AGAIN. THIS TIME IT WAS TAKEN TO ALLEN SAMUELS CHRYSLER IN FORT WORTH. THEY FOUND NOTHING WRONG AND TIGHTENED THE PINS AGAIN. NO ONE WITH CHRYSLER CAN ASSURE US THIS WILL NOT HAPPEN AGAIN. ACCORDING TO LEMMONAUTO.COM THERE ARE NO REPLACEMENT PARTS AVAILABLE FOR THIS KNOWN ISSUE WITH CHRYSLER 200'S. CHRYSLER CORP CASE MANAGER DAWN (214)689-7958 WILL ONLY SAY TAKE IT TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIR. I'VE EXPLAINED THAT IT'S BEEN TO THE DEALER 2X NOW, NO REPAIRS CAN BE MADE. I HAVE CHILDREN THAT I WILL NOT LET IN THIS CAR BECAUSE IT'S A DEATH TRAP. THIS IS A TICKING TIME BOMB. WHO KNOW WHEN IT WILL STALL AGAIN, BECAUSE THERE IS NO WARNING, AND WHO KNOW WHAT COULD HAPPEN, NOT IF, BUT WHEN THIS OCCURS. CHRYSLER IS THUS FAR REFUSING TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT THIS ISSUE. WE JUST NEED THEM TO TRADE THIS CAR. WE NEED THE PUBLIC TO KNOW THAT THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE THAT THOUSANDS OF 200 OWNER'S ARE HAVING.
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 HAS STALLED AND LOSES ALL POWER AND YOU ARE UNABLE TO PUT THE CAR IN PARK. IT STAYS IN DRIVE. THE CAR WILL NOT RE-START AND IS STUCK IN DRIVE. YOU ARE UNABLE TO MOVE THE SHIFTER TO PUT IT IN PARK. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE. ONCE BEFORE IT WENT IN FOR SERVICE AND THEN AGAIN THE DAY AFTER IT WAS PICKED UP FROM BEING REPAIRED. SERVICE DEPARTMENT INDICATED THEY DID AN R08 RECALL. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND I AM AFRAID THAT SOMEONE IS GOING TO BE INJURED OR KILLED WITH THIS CAR. CURRENTLY VEHICLE IS IN THE SHOP AGAIN. DEALERSHIP THINKS IT MAY BE ANOTHER RECALL R24 THAT CAME OUT THREE DAYS AGO BUT PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE AND THEY DO NOT KNOW WHEN IT WILL BE FIXED. I NOW HAVE NO VEHICLE AT ALL AND DO NOT KNOW FOR HOW LONG!
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHRYSLER 200. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED VARIOUS FAILURES AND ALL THE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED CONTINUOUSLY. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED PREVIOUSLY FOR ELECTRICAL FAILURES, BUT THE FAILURES PERSISTED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE PARTS TO REPAIR THE FAILURE WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 22,000.
I WAS ON MY WAY HOME FROM WORK WHEN AT A RED LIGHT MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT GOES ON, TRANSMISSION AND PARK BREAK SERVICE LIGHTS GO ON AND AS THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN MY CAR DID NOT ACCELERATE. I PUT MY CAR ON PARK TURNED MY EMERGENCY LIGHTS AND THEN SHIFTED TO DRIVE . MY CAR THEN KEPT CHANGING SHIFTS. AS AN ATTEMPT TO GET MY CAR HOME WHICH IS ONLY 7 MIN FROM WORK I DROVE IT SLOWLY AND EVERY STOP I MADE MY CAR WOULD TAKE AT LEAST 2-3 MINUTES TO ACCELERATE. AS I ARRIVED HOME THE STEERING WHEEL GOT HARD AND DISPLAYED A WARNING TO PUT EMERGENCY BREAK TO PREVENT FROM ROLLING.IT THEN DISPLAYED SERVICE TRANSMISSION, SERVICE PARK BREAK, SERVICE ENGINE. THE NEXT DAY I TOOK MY CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP BUT WAS TOLD NOTHING ABOUT A RECALL FOR MY CAR.
2015 CHRYSLER 200. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO FRONT PASSENGER TIRE ISSUES. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED HIS BROTHER WAS IN THE RIGHT LANE, WHEN ANOTHER MOTORIST SCRAPED/CLIPPED THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THERE WAS SOME DAMAGE. BUT, MOST IMPORTANTLY THE TIRE WAS COMPLETELY DAMAGED. *JB
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHRYSLER 200. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE UCONNECT SYSTEM FAILED. THE FAILURE OF THE UCONNECT SYSTEM CAUSED THE RADIO TO DISPLAY ALL WHITE ON THE NAVIGATION SYSTEM SCREEN. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V461000 (EQUIPMENT). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THE RECALL REPAIR REMEDIED; HOWEVER, THE PART WAS UNAVAILABLE. WHILE DRIVING IN INCLEMENT WEATHER AND DUE TO THE GLARE FROM THE NAVIGATION SCREEN, THE CONTACT WAS INVOLVED IN CRASH WITH A PEDESTRIAN CROSSING THE STREET. DUE TO THE GLARE, THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO SEE THE PEDESTRIAN. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE PEDESTRIAN DID NOT SUFFER ANY INJURIES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 11,200.
WHILE DRIVING THE DRIVE SHAFT CAME OUT CAUSING THE ENTIRE WHEEL TO DISCONNECT AND SUBSEQUENTLY CAUSING THE FRAME TO COLLAPSE ONTO THE TIRE OF THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. I HAD THIS CAR FOR 2 WEEKS AND HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP (TATE DODGE) WHERE I PURCHASED IT AND IT IS STILL THERE SINCE THE INCIDENT ON AUGUST 1ST BECAUSE I WILL NOT DRIVE IT AS I DO NOT FEEL SAFE IN IT.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHRYSLER 200. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE HEADLIGHTS WERE ACTIVATED, BUT THE HEADLIGHTS AND TAIL LIGHTS FAILED. AS A RESULT, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED UNKNOWN INJURIES THAT DID NOT REQUIRE MEDICAL ATTENTION. IN ADDITION, WHILE PARKED WITH THE VEHICLE STARTED, THE VEHICLE JERKED FORWARD WITHOUT WARNING AND CRASHED INTO A CURB. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100.
I HAVE REQUESTED CHRYSLER TO BUY BACK THIS VEHICLE BEFORE IT KILLS SOMEONE OR ME. ISSUE IS TRANSMISSION SELECTOR KNOB. SAFETY COMPLAINT: JUST BELOW THE RADIO AND AT THE FORWARD POSITION OF THE CENTER CONSOLE IS WHERE THE AC FAN CONTROL KNOB IS LOCATED, 3 INCHES BELOW THAT, IS THE TRANSMISSION SELECTOR KNOB. BOTH ARE SIMILAR IN SIZE AND SHAPE. THE KNOB HAS ONE SAFETY FEATURE THAT REQUIRES THE BRAKE PEDAL TO BE DEPRESSED BEFORE THE POSITION FROM PARK TO R N D L IS SELECTED. ONCE IN MOTION (FORWARD) THE TRANSMISSION SELECTOR KNOB CAN BE PLACED IN REVERSE WITHOUT ANY WARNING THAT THE VEHICLE IS IN THE REVERSE POSITION WHILE DRIVING FORWARD, OTHER THAN A TINY R SYMBOL LOCATED BETWEEN TACHOMETER AND SPEEDOMETER WITHIN THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER AND A YELLOW DASH MARK UNDER THE TRANSMISSION SELECTOR KNOB THAT INDICATES WHICH POSITION THE TRANSMISSION IS IN. MY WIFE AND I HAVE HAD SEVERAL INCIDENTS WHERE WE WOULD REACH DOWN AND TURN THE AC KNOB COUNTER CLOCKWISE TO REDUCE AC FAN OUTPUT WITHOUT REALIZING WE PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE. ONCE THE CAR COMES TO A STOP IT WILL BE IN REVERSE ,STEP ON THE GAS AND YOU ARE GOING BACKWARDS WITH LITTLE TIME TO REACT. WE HAVE SEVERAL CHILDREN, TEENS AND TOTS. IMAGINE THIS SCENARIO WHILE IN A SCHOOL ZONE PICKING UP YOUR CHILD WHILE OTHERS ARE CROSSING IN FRONT AND BEHIND THE VEHICLE. OTHER VEHICLES WITH THIS DESIGN REQUIRE A PUSH DOWN AND TURN SAFETY FEATURE THAT WORKS. I UNDERSTAND AS A 45 YEAR DRIVER AND OWNER OF MANY VEHICLES OVER THE YEARS THAT ULTIMAT
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHRYSLER 200. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEARS SHIFTED FROM DRIVE TO PARK SEVERAL TIMES WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE WAS GETTING PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,000.
WHILE DRIVING AT 30MPH THE 200C JERKED FORWARD AND COMPLETELY STOPPED. ALL LIGHTS ON THE GEAR CONTROL WERE LIT AND THE CAR COMPLETELY STALLED. THE SYSTEM SAID TO PULL OVER SAFELY AND TO PUT THE CAR INTO PARK AND SHUT THE CAR OFF. WE WERE UNABLE TO DO ANY OF THIS BECAUSE THE CARE WAS STUCK IN DRIVE SO WE WERE UNABLE TO EVEN PUSH THE CAR TO A SAFE AREA. WE WAITED 20 MINUTES IN HOPE THAT THE CAR WOULD RESET ITSELF. UNFORTUNATELY IT DID NOT AND WE WERE ADVISED BY ROAD SIDE ASSISTANCE TO DISCONNECT THE BATTERY IN ORDER TO RESET THE CAR. UNFORTUNATELY WE DID NOT HAVE A WRENCH IN THE CAR IN ORDER TO DISCONNECT THE BATTERY AND WE HAD TO FLAG SOMEONE DOWN FOR A WRENCH. VERY SURPRISED THAT ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE DID NOT COME OUT TO HELP WITH THE SITUATION. AFTER DISCONNECTING THE BATTERY AND WAITING ABOUT 1 MINUTE THE CAR RESET AND WE WERE ABLE TO RESTART THE CAR. SINCE THIS HAPPENED THE OTHER DAY WE NOW DRIVE WITH A WRENCH IN ORDER TO DISCONNECT THE BATTERY. WHEN I CALLED FOR SERVICE CHRYSLER SAID THAT THEY ARE UNAWARE OF ANY RECALLS FOR THIS SAFETY ISSUE!!! THIS WAS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION SINCE CARS WERE FLYING OFF OF THE EXPRESSWAY AND COULD HAVE REAR ENDED US. UNFORTUNATELY WHEN THIS HAPPENS YOU ARE STUCK IN DRIVE AND YOU CAN'T EVEN PUSH THE CAR. SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT THE DEALERSHIP WAS NOT VERY HELPFUL UNTIL TODAY WHEN I HEARD FROM THEIR MANAGER. THEY TOLD ME THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THIS ISSUE BUT TO BRING THE CAR IN AND THEY WOULD SEE WHAT THEY COULD DO.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHRYSLER 200. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL JERKED AND TURNED TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT ON ITS OWN. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ELECTRONIC STEERING FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,500.
MY CAR JERKS AND/OR HESITATES WHILE DRIVING. FROM A COMPLETE STOP POSITION MY CAR HAS SPUTTERED WITHOUT GOING ANY PLACE. I WOULD HAVE TO TURN OFF MY VEHICLE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD AND TURN IT BACK ON SO I CAN GET IT TO GO. I HAVE A RATTLING SOUND COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND YOU CAN HEAR IT CLEARLY COMING FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE WITH THE WINDOWS DOWN. A BRAND NEW CAR AND IT HAS A LOT OF TRANNY ISSUES. THE 9 SPEED AUTOMATIC IS THE WORST DESIGN WITH MAJOR FLAWS. CHRYSLER DOESN'T DO ANYTHING UNLESS IT THROWS A CODE. 15 TIMES IN THE REPAIR SHOP AND IT IS STILL THERE WITH THE SAME ISSUE THAT NO TECH CAN FIGURE OUT. PLEASE SOMEONE DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS. THE BUYBACK PROGRAM THEY OFFER IS A SHAM DON'T BELIEVE THEM.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHRYSLER 200. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ACTIVATED, THE VEHICLE RAPIDLY SHIFTED FROM 8TH TO 7TH, THEN BACK TO 8TH ,7TH, 6TH, AND DOWN TO 4TH GEAR, ALL WITHIN TEN SECONDS. ON ANOTHER OCCASION, WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS RELEASED AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8,500. UPDATED 11/06/15*LJ *CN
TRANSMISSION FAILURE IT WAS REPLACED ONCE AND WENT AGAIN SO LESS THAN 20K MILES AND IT WENT THROUGH 2 TRANSMISSIONS. I FEEL VERY UNSAFE AND REFUSE TO DRIVE THE CAR AFTER THE LAST INCIDENT. A/C FROZE UP HAD TO REPLACE CARPET IN VEHICLE 2X I HAVE HAD A RENTAL CAR FOR THE LAST 2 MONTHS WHILE IT WAS BEING REPAIRED. TRANSMISSION FAILED GOING UP HILL 70 MPH IN PA WITH SEMI-TRUCK BEHIND ME WHO ALMOST REAR ENDED ME THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF AND I LOST ALL POWER INCLUDING POWER STEERING. I SLOWED DOWN AT 15 MPH THE CAR WENT INTO PARK AND THE E-BRAKE WENT ON AND JERKED US ALL OVER THE CAR.
NOTICED THAT MY FRONT BUMPER IS WARPING AWAY FROM THE HEADLIGHTS AND IS ALSO DAMAGING THE BODY PAINT AS A RESULT OF FLEXING WHEN DRIVING. THIS IS NOW THE 4TH ISSUE WITH THIS VEHICLE SINCE PURCHASE TO GO ALONG WITH MY MULTIPLE REPAIRS FOR BRAKES, TRANSMISSION, AND ESIM (FUEL SYSTEM).
DRIVING DOWN HIGHWAY CAR JUST SHUTS OFF AND ARE STUCK IN MIDDLE OF ROAD, CAR WONT RESTART AND HAVE TO WAIT 15MIN THEN IT WILL RESTART. YOU CAN NOT PUSH CAR OFF ROAD. HAVE CONTACTED CHRYSLER AFTER 4 TIMES TO DEALER SHIP FOR SAME PROBLEM AND HAVE BEEN TOLD CAN'T DUPLICATE OR DON'T KNOW WHAT IS WRONG WITH IT. CHRYSLER HAS OPENED UP 2 CASES AND STILL NO RESOLUTION. THEY DECLINED TO BUYOUT THE VEHICLE OR REPLACEMENT. I GET SAME STORY, BRING IT IN FOR SERVICE AND WE ARE SORRY. NO YOU WILL BE SORRY WHEN MY WIFE AND KIDS ARE INJURED IN THIS DEFECTIVE CAR. THERE HAS BEEN NUMEROUS TIME OF BROKEN DOWN ON ROAD AND HAVING DUMP TRUCK OR 18 WHEELERS DODGING MY CAR TO AVOID ACCIDENTS. THEY HAVE REPLACED COMPUTER, TRANSMISSION PARTS AND SENSORS. I TRULY BELIEVE IT WILL NEVER BE FIXED. NEED TO GET THE WORD OUT AND CHRYSLER NEEDS TO BE HELD RESPONSIBLE. I URGE EVERYONE TO AVOID THESE CARS, UNSAFE AND ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN AND DEALERSHIP AND CHRYSLER DOES NOT CARE!!!
I WAS STOPPED AT STOP SIGN WHEN I TOOK FOOT OFF BRAKE PEDAL TO ACCELERATE IT COULDN'T GET TRACTION WITH BACK TIERS IT FELT LIKE THE BACK RIGHT TIRE LOCKED UP AND IT JERKED BACK AND FORTH UNTIL I TOOK FOOT OFF ACCELERATOR. I STOPPED BUT COULDN'T SEE ANYTHING WRONG. THIS HAPPENED ON 8-28-15. ON 8-29-15 WAS IN A DRIVE THRU AND WHEN CAR IS IN PARK AND I PUT IN DRIVE IT MAKES A CLICKING SOUND FROM ENGINE AND CAR JERKS SOMEWHAT WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE. I HAVE NOTICED THAT WHEN I ACCELERATE IT HESITATES TO GO. I AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THIS PROBLEM BECAUSE I AM ALMOST SCARED TO DRIVE IT BECAUSE OF THE HESITATION TO GO, AND COULD CAUSE A WRECK IF THE TIRE THING HAPPENS AGAIN.
ENGINE LIGHT HAD CAME ON AGAIN AS I WAS DRIVING TO THE STORE WHEN IT HESITATED SLIGHTLY, SEVERAL TIMES ITS BEEN IN FOR "FUEL ISSUES" WHICH STARTED BACK IN OCT 14', BUT THIS TIME IT NEEDED AND TCM UPDATE. AFTER THIS WAS DONE IT CAME BACK WITH A CODE READING IT NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION. I'M GLAD MINE WAS JUST STARTING THE JERKING OVER THE LAST FEW WEEKS, EVEN THOUGH NOW THAT I THINK ABOUT IT, IT MAY HAVE BEEN FAR LONGER THEN THAT BUT ONLY OCCASIONALLY, IN REVERSE AND WHEN GETTING UP TO SPEED.THIS CAR HAS TOO MANY ISSUES AND IS A SAFETY ISSUE TO DRIVE BECAUSE AT ANY MOMENT YOUR TRANSMISSION CAN DROP ON IT. FOR A NEW CAR THIS IS TOO MUCH AND SOMEONE IS GOING TO LOSE THEIR LIFE DRIVING THIS CAR IF IT CUTS OUT AT THE WRONG TIME.
STARTING BACK IN JANUARY I HAVE HAD MY ENGINE LIGHT COME ON 5 TIMES ALL FOR A "FUEL ISSUES", ACCORDING TO THEM. I HAVE HAD THE ESIM SWITCHED TWICE NOW AS OF JUNE 2015. THE CAR DOES NOT GET THE MILES PER GALLON AS STATED, I BELIEVE BECAUSE OF THESE ISSUES AND TRANSMISSION ISSUES. MY ENGINE LIGHT WENT OFF AGAIN ON AUG 23, BUT THIS TIME IT WAS FOR A UPDATE THEN IT LEAD TO NEEDING A NEW TRANSMISSION. THIS PARTICULAR VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP 15 TIMES NOW FOR VARIOUS ISSUES SINCE PURCHASE IN SEPT 14' AND GOING BACK IN AGAIN IN A COUPLE DAYS.
SMOKE STARTED COMING OUT OF THE FRONT WINDOW DEFROSTER AIR VENT WHILE DRIVING. THE AIR CONDITIONER WAS ON A LOW SETTING AT THE TIME AND SET ON DEFROST.
2015 CHRYSLER 200 RENTED FROM ENTERPRISE RAC IN DALLAS, TX. 2.4L FOUR-CYLINDER/9-SPEED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. VEHICLE TRAVELING AT STEADY 55-60 MPH ON A CONTROLLED-ACCESS TOLL ROAD. I BEGAN ACCELERATING TO APPROX. 65 MPH TO PASS A VEHICLE AHEAD, TRIGGERING A DOWNSHIFT. I THEN DETERMINED TRAFFIC CONDITIONS WERE NOT FAVORABLE TO PASS, SO I REDUCED PRESSURE ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL TO SLOW DOWN; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE IN PASSING GEAR FOR SEVERAL SECONDS AFTER I REMOVED MY FOOT FROM THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BEFORE SLOWING. I WAS ABLE TO DUPLICATE THIS SITUATION SEVERAL TIMES AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 55-75 MPH, AND EACH TIME IT TOOK THE CAR BETWEEN 4-7 SECONDS AFTER REMOVING MY FOOT FROM THE ACCELERATOR FOR THE VEHICLE TO STOP ACCELERATING AND BEGIN TO SLOW.
I WAS AT A STOP SIGN WITH MY SPOUSE AND I WAS TAKING A RIGHT HAND TURN. THE CAR DIDN'T MOVE AT ALL THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN IT LUNGED FORWARD CAUSING US TO JERK BACK AND FORTH. I STILL HAVE LOWER BACK PAIN BECAUSE OF THIS AND MY SPOUSE NECK WAS HURTING FOR A COUPLE OF WEEKS. OTHER THAN THAT I HAVE SEVERAL ISSUES THAT HAD YET TO BE RESOLVED. THERE IS A RATTLING SOUND COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THEY TOLD ME IT WAS A KNOCK AND I HAVE TRIED DIFFERENT BRANDS OF GAS AND IT 'S STILL THERE. THE CAR STILL LUNGES FORWARD FROM A STOP EVEN THOUGH IT HAS HAD AN UPDATE ON ITS SYSTEM MULTIPLE TIMES. WHEN YOU PUT THE CAR IN PARK IT ROLLS FORWARD QUITE A BIT. 2 TIMES IT JUMPED OUT OF PARK AND INTO REVERSE. I HAVE HAD AN AIRBAG ISSUE 5 TIMES AND TODAY IT IS AT THE DEALERSHIP TO BE REPAIRED AGAIN. IT IS THE RIGHT SIDE AIRBAG. CONNECTORS WERE CHANGED AND WIRING 4 TIMES. CAR HESITATES A LOT ESPECIALLY FROM A STAND STILL. I HAVE ALMOST GOTTEN INTO ACCIDENTS DUE TO THE FACT THAT WHEN I WAS TAKING A LEFT ON A MAJOR ROAD FROM A COMPLETE STOP THE CAR ROLLED A LITTLE AND DIDN'T GO. IT HESITATED JERKED HARD AND WENT REALLY SLOW. A GRINDING NOISE CAME FROM THE TRANNY. ANOTHER ISSUE I HAVE IS THAT MY CAR VIBRATES. I DON'T HAVE NO AC NOR RADIO ON AND IT JUST VIBRATES. THE TECH TOLD ME THAT CHRYSLERS STAR WILL NOT DO ANYTHING FOR MY VEHICLE JUST UPDATES. I'M PAYING FOR A CAR THAT SPENDS ABOUT A WEEK IN THE SHOP ONCE A MONTH SINCE APRIL. NO ONE CAN FIGURE IT BUT THEY CAN HEAR THE RATTLING AND FEEL THE S
THIS VEHICLE HAS A HORRIBLE TRANSMISSION. IT CHANGES GEARS WHEN IT WANTS TO! SEVERAL TIMES WE HAVE HAD A ISSUE WITH THE ACCELERATOR GOING LIKE SOMEONE PUT THEIR FOOT ON THE GAS PEDAL...BY ITSELF!! I HAVE ALMOST REAR ENDED SOMEONE 3TIMES BECAUSE OF IT. THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL ON THESE VEHICLES.
MY WIFE WAS DRIVING HOME AND THE ENGINE SUDDENLY STOPPED WITHOUT ANY WARNING. THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM CONTINUED TO RUN, BUT NO ENGINE. THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT AND BATTERY LIGHT CAME ON. SHE MANAGED TO GET THE CAR TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. SHE WAITED ABOUT 10 MINUTES AND WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE CAR AND DRIVE HOME ( ABOUT 10 MILES). I DROVE THE CAR TO WORK AND BACK ( ABOUT 24 MILES ROUND TRIP ) THE NEXT DAY WITHOUT ANY PROBLEMS. I DROVE THE CAR THE NEXT DAY TO WORK AND IT HAPPENED TWO TIMES TO ME BEFORE I GOT TO WORK. I CALLED THE DEALER TO HAVE IT TOWED IN. I HAD DONE SOME RESEARCH ONLINE TO SEE IF THERE WERE ANY OTHER COMPLAINTS WHEN I FOUND THIS WEBSITE. I SAW A COMPLAINT FROM SOMEONE IN LAKEWOOD CALIFORNIA THAT LISTED A RECALL #, (14113 RO1 RECALL WC 0.50 TO REPROGRAM THE PCM (POWER CONTROL MODULE) AND THE TCM (TRANS CONTROL MODULE)) SO WHEN WE TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER I GAVE THEM THIS INFORMATION. THEY HAD THE CAR 5 DAYS AND TEST DROVE IT SEVERAL TIMES. THEY SAID THEY DID THE REPROGRAMMING AND ALSO SECURED A WIRING HARNESS ( WHICH WAS ALSO MENTIONED IN SEVERAL COMPLAINTS) ALONG WITH A COUPLE OF OTHER UPDATES THAT WERE COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY. WE HAVE THE CAR BACK NOW, TIME AND MILES WILL TELL IF THIS WAS THE SOLUTION OR NOT.
LOSS OF SPEED& SHAKING OF CAR AS IT SLOWED DOWN & SHOWED TO PUT IT P & START. HAPPENED ALSO AT 30 MILES AN HOUR IN PARKING LOT, THEN RAN OK 5 MILES TO DEALERSHIP. FEAR TO TAKE IT ANY WHERE.
VEHICLE SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING APPROX. 40 MPH. VEHICLE STARTED BLINKING PUT CAR IN PARK, SERVICE TRANSMISSION, SERVICE PARK BREAK. THEN, IT SHUT OFF ON ITS OWN. ALL GEARS LOCKED UP AND CAR WOULD NOT RESTART. I WAS A SITTING DUCK IN THE ROADWAY. THIS HAS HAPPENED X2, JULY 2ND, 2015 AND AUGUST 10TH, 2015. HAD IT TOWED BOTH TIMES. FIRST TIME CHRYSLER DEALER STATED THEY REPLACED TCM. THIS SECOND TIME THEY ARE STATING THE CAR IS READING MULTIPLE CODES AND THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT TO FIX.
MY CAR JUST TURNED OFF ON ME AND WHEN I TRIED TO START IT BACK IT KEPT MAKING A CLICKING SOUND . THE DASH THEN SAID ENGINE WARMING PLEASE WAIT. SO SFTER ABOUT 10 MINUTES IT FINALLY TURNED ON. LATER THAT DAY IT TURNED OFF AGAUN WHILE SITTING AT A STOP SIGN AND YOOK ABOUT ANOTHER 5 MINUTES TO CINE ON
WHEN USING CRUISE CONTROL IT WILL NOT HOLD SPEED GOING DOWN HILL - WILL SHIFT DOWN MORE THAN ONCE & WILL GO UP TO 60+ MILES PER HOUR. GOING OVER A SMALL HILL WILL SHIFT DOWN MORE THAN ONCE USUALLY - NOT ALL THE TIME. THIS HAS BEEN FLASHED SEVERAL TIMES WITH NO CHANGE TO THE PROBLEM. WHEN FIRST STARTING THE CAR THE TACH STAYS VERY HIGH & WILL DECREASE AS YOU SHIFT INTO REVERSE, BUT NOT ENOUGH. HAVE TO HOLD YOUR FOOT ON THE BRAKE ALL THE TIME. WHEN LEAVING FROM A STOP SIGN THE TRANSMISSION WILL NOT GO "IN" RIGHT AWAY - IT TAKES A BIT TO ACTUALLY "GO".. AS YOU'RE PULLING ONTO A HIGHWAY.
WHEN I AM DRIVING MY WHOLE PANEL TURNS OFF AND ON, I GO TO TAKE OFF AND IT HESIATE A FEW SECONDS THAN GOES, IT DOES IT AT STOP LIGHTS AND WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY IN TRAFFIC, BRAKES MAKE A REAL LOUD NOISE I LEAVE IT PARK MOST OF THE TIME I AM AT 6320 MILE I BOUGHT IT IN APRIL 17, 2015 I SHOULD BE OVER 10,000 MILE BUT I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE IT
ENGINE STALLS/SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING JULY 13TH, 2015 WHILE DRIVING THE CAR THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN, WOULD NOT RE-START RIGHT AWAY. GOT IT RESTARTED. MADE ARRANGEMENTS TO TAKE IT INTO DEALER. WHILE AT THE DEALER THEY SAID THE COMPUTER HAD TO BE RE-PROGRAM WE PICKED THE CAR UP JULY 17TH. AUGUST 4TH 2015 THE SAME THING HAPPENED. IT WAS AT THE DEALERSHIP UNTIL AUGUST 10TH. WHILE IN THE SHOP THE DID MANY TESTS. SAID THEY HAD A SERVICE BULLETIN PINS ON THE COMPUTER BOARD HAD TO BE STRAIGHTENED. REPAIRS WERE MADE AND WAS TOLD THEY WERE PRETTY SURE THEY HAVE RESOLVED THE PROBLEM. WAS NOT REAL COMFORTABLE WITH THAT ANSWER. AUGUST 17TH THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURED. THE CAR IS NOW AT THE DEALERSHIP FOR THE SAME ISSUE. CHECKING ON LINE THIS IS NOT AN ISSOLATED PROBLEM. HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS
WHILE ON VACATION, I WAS TRAVELLING DOWN A HIGHWAY AT 60 MPH. SUDDENLY THE ACCELERATOR ON MY RECENTLY LEASED 2015 CHRYSLER 200 SOMEHOW DECOUPLED WITH THE DRIVE TRAIN. THE D IN MY DASHBOARD STARTED FLASHING AND THE CAR BEGAN COASTING. THE ENGINE WAS ON, AND I HAD POWER STEERING, BUT NO ACCELERATION. SOMEHOW, WITHOUT ANY ABILITY TO CONTROL MY CARS SPEED, I GOT TO THE SHOULDER WITHOUT BEING HIT BY ONE OF THE MANY 18 WHEELERS ON THE FREEWAY. THE CAR HAD JUST OVER 800 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. EVENTUALLY THE CAR WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL DEALERSHIP. THEY HELPED ME RENT A CAR AND I CONTINUED MY VACATION. THEY REPLACED A FAULTY CRANK SENSOR AND I RETURNED TO PICK THE CAR UP A WEEK LATER. BUT BEFORE ID EVEN DRIVEN 30 MILES, I EXPERIENCED THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM AGAIN. AS THE D IN THE DASHBOARD FLASHED, THE CAR ESSENTIALLY WENT INTO NEUTRAL AND BEGAN COASTING DOWN THE FREEWAY. I ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT GETTING TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. MY HEART WAS RACING AFTER THIS HORRIFIC AND EXASPERATING EXPERIENCE. CHRYSLER ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE TOWED THE CAR TO A NEARBY DEALERSHIP THAT COULDNT RECREATE THE PROBLEM, SO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I BOUGHT THE CAR HAD IT RETURNED TO THEM. THEY KEPT MY CAR IN THE SHOP FOR A FULL WEEK, EVENTUALLY REPLACING THE PMC. I PICKED UP MY REPAIRED CAR, BUT LO AND BEHOLD, BEFORE I HAD DRIVEN MUCH MORE THAN 20 MILES, THE EXACT SAME THING HAPPENED FOR A THIRD TIME, BUT THIS TIME ON A SURFACE ROAD. BY THIS TIME, IM OUT OF MY MIND WITH FEAR, INDIGNATION AND FRUSTRATION. THIS IS M
ON 8/17/15, I BARELY MADE AROUND THE CORNER FROM MY WORK WHEN I CAME TO A STOP AT A STOP SIGN AND MY CAR JUST SHUT OFF. TOOK A FEW TIMES PRESSING THE BUTTON TO GET IT STARTED AGAIN BUT FINALLY STARTED AGAIN AND MADE IT HOME SAFELY. NEXT MORNING I DROVE TO THE END OF MY STREET AND STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN AND AGAIN MY CAR SHUT OFF AND THIS TIME TOOK 5 MINUTES TO GET IT STARTED AGAIN.....I WAS TOLD TO BRING MY CAR IN TO BE CHECKED BY DEALERSHIP ON 8/20 ASKED IF THEY WOULD SUPPLY ME A LOANER CAR UNTIL THE PROBLEM IS RESOLVED AND THEY TOLD ME NO BECAUSE I DIDN'T PURCHASE AN EXTENDED WARRANTY. SINCE WHEN DO I NEED TO PURCHASE AN EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR A CAR THAT HAS A MANUFACTURED WARRANTY STILL ON??? I PURCHASED THE CAR IN MAY 2015 AND IT HAS BARELY 7000 MILES ON IT....I FEEL UNSAFE DRIVING MY CAR HOME TODAY AS I MADE SAFELY TO WORK HOWEVER I WORRY THAT IT MAY SHUT OFF AGAIN WHEN I AM IN AN INTERSECTION OR A HIGHWAY.
AT THE TIME OF INCIDENT, THE CAR WAS 11 MONTHS OLD. I WAS DRIVING AT 50 MPH WHEN THE ENGINE STALLED AND WOULD NOT START AGAIN. IT SHOOK AND SPUTTERED CONTINUOUSLY WHEN ATTEMPTING TO START. I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE NEAREST DEALERSHIP. IT WAS RETURNED TO ME AFTER ONE DAY OF REPAIRS. I DROVE SIX MILES AND PARKED AT A SHOPPING CENTER. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO LEAVE THE SHOPPING CENTER PARKING LOT, THE VEHICLE ONCE AGAIN REFUSED TO START, EVEN THOUGH I WAS TOLD IT HAD BEEN REPAIRED. I HAD IT TOWED AGAIN. THE VEHICLE UNDERWENT REPAIRS AND TESTING FOR AN ENTIRE WEEK BEFORE BEING RETURNED TO ME YET AGAIN. I HAVE DRIVEN THE VEHICLE SINCE THEN WITH NO APPARENT ISSUES, BUT THE PROBLEM I ENCOUNTERED MUST BE PREVENTED BEFORE IT OCCURS. IT WAS LIFE-THREATENING, AND IT WOULD BE EVEN MORE SO HAD I BEEN DRIVING AT FREEWAY SPEEDS OR PARKED IN DANGEROUS SURROUNDINGS.
CAR CUT OFF AT A STOP SIGN. RESTARTED.
I TYPED IN A COMPLAINT FOR THE 15TH AND 17TH BUT PUT THE WRONG VIN NUMBER.
ON A BUSY FOUR LANE AVENUE, MY CAR JUST STOPPED. WOULD NOT RESTART. HAD TO CALL POLICE AND THEY BLOCKED TRAFFIC MOVED OFF OF HIGHWAY. COULD HAVE BEEN A VERY SERIOUS ACCIDENT. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO THE DEALER TWICE COMPLAINING THAT THE ENGINE LIGHT KEPT COMING ON.
BRAKES STOPPED WORKING. AFTER THEY STOPPED WORKING AND ALMOST CAUSED A CRASH THE LIGHT TO SERVICE THE BRAKES CAME ON. NOT EVEN A YEAR OLD. ALSO HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE UCONNECT WORKING BUT THE BRAKES WERE A HUGE DEAL BREAKER.
I WAS TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY 17 AND ATTEMPTING TO TRAVERSE AN OVERPASS AT 66MPH, WHEN SUDDENLY MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CAR BEGAN TO LURCH AND DECELERATE. I PUT ON MY HAZARDS AND WAS ATTEMPTING TO APPLY BRAKES AND NAVIGATE TO THE SHOULDER WHEN I LOST MY ABILITY TO STEER THE VEHICLE AND THE SERVICE TRANSMISSION ALARM BEGAN GOING OFF. I PRESSED THE BRAKES UNTIL THE CAR CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP (THANKFULLY WAS NOT REAR-ENDED) AND TURNED THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON. LUCKILY THE CAR RESTARTED, HOWEVER AFTER TRAVELING LESS THAN 500FT THE PROBLEM OCCURRED AGAIN. THIS TIME I WAS ABLE TO PULL INTO A PARKING LOT AND CALL MY HUSBAND. I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND WAITED A FEW MINUTES BEFORE RESTARTING, HOWEVER THE CAR ONLY STAYED ON FOR ABOUT 45 SECONDS BEFORE IT DIED AND WOULD NOT RESTART. I CONTACTED CHRYSLER ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE AFTER PROVIDING MY LOCATION, THE CUSTOMER SERVICE REP ASKED ME THE FOLLOWING QUESTION POINT BLANK "WERE YOU DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND YOUR CAR STALLED?" TO WHICH I REPLIED THAT IT WAS CURIOUS SHE ASKED ME THAT AS IT WAS EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED. I ASKED HER IF IT WAS A KNOWN ISSUE AND SHE SAID NO SHE WAS JUST REQUIRED TO ASK THE QUESTION. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THE FOLLOWING CODES WERE NOTED: P2302, P2305, P2308, P2311. INTERMITTENT AOD AND B FEED CIRCUITS F3 3. THE DEALERSHIP FLASHED THE PCM, INSPECTED, REPAIRED THE PDC CONNECTOR C4 TERMINAL PUSHOUTS ON PINS 15 & 18. BUT AFTER READING THE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS HERE, I WAS NOT CONVINCED THAT THE I
THE PLACEMENT OF THE SHIFT PADDLES (SPORT SHIFT MODEL CHRYSLER 200S) HAS CAUSED TWO NEAR ACCIDENTS FOR ME. THESE PADDLES (+ AND -) ARE LOCATED ON THE BACK OF THE STEERING WHEEL ON BOTH THE RIGHT AND LEFT SIDES, JUST ABOVE THE CONTROL BUTTONS ON THE BACK FOR THE SOUND SYSTEM. WHILE DRIVING EAST BOUND ON 16 MILE ROAD, I THOUGHT I WAS CHANGING THE CHANNEL OF MY RADIO STATION, INSTEAD I HIT THE PADDLE, THIS STOPPED MY ACCELERATION AND MY VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN, I TRIED TO ACCELERATE AGAIN, INSTEAD THE RPMS WENT UP. I DID NOT KNOW HOW TO ADJUST AND WAS IN THE LEFT (FAST) LANE WHERE I HAD TO PULL OFF INTO THE 'MICHIGAN LEFT' LANE, I THEN TURNED OFF THE CAR AND RESTARTED IT AGAIN. THIS HAPPENED AGAIN ON HALL ROAD APPROXIMATELY TWO WEEKS LATER, FORTUNATELY I WAS SLOWING DOWN ANYWAY TO TURN ON TO A STREET. I BELIEVE MOST OF THE FUNCTIONS IN THIS CAR ARE ERGONOMICALLY WRONG. THE 'DIAL' TO PARK, NEUTRAL, REVERSE, DRIVE IS JUST A FEW INCHES AWAY FROM THE AIR FLOW DIAL. I HAVE LOOKED BEHIND THE CAR TO BE SURE THERE WERE NO PEDESTRIANS / VEHICLES AND WHILE MY HEAD WAS TURNED, MY HAND TURNED THE DIAL FOR AIR FLOW INSTEAD OF THE DIAL FOR REVERSE. THE EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE IS A SMALL PULL BUTTON JUST A FEW INCHES AWAY AS WELL. I HAVE HAD A PASSENGER TRY TO PULL IT AS THEY ASKED WHAT IT WAS . . .
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHRYSLER 200. WHILE PRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE VEHICLE HESITATED TO ACCELERATE. THE CONTACT SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF AND RESTARTED THE ENGINE WHICH RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHRYSLER 200. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 74 MPH, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED NECK AND LEG INJURIES THAT DID NOT REQUIRE MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT EXAMINED TO DETERMINE IF IT WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
TRANSMISSION ISSUES: WHEN TRANS DOWN SHIFTS FROM 8TH TO 7TH GEAR IT SPEEDS UP BEFORE DOWN SHIFTING TO 6TH WHILE BRAKING IS A SCARY FEELING. ALSO JUMPS OUT OF 5TH WHEN UPSHIFTING WHILE ACCELERATING. OTHER ISSUES WHEN PULLING IN TO TRAFFIC FROM A YIELD LANE BELOW 35 MPH TRANS SLIPS BEFORE UPSHIFTING AND PUTS YOU IN ON COMING TRAFFIC AND THE VEHICLE JUST HESITATES WHICH COULD CAUSE SOMEONE TO REAR END ME.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHRYSLER 200. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED AS THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATED. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED FOUR TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS REPAIRED UNDER AN UNKNOWN MANUFACTURERS RECALL BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN INFORMED THAT THE ENGINE CONTROL MODULE OR THE IGNITION CONTROL MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,000.
WHEN I FIRST GOT THE CAR IT WAS SCARY TO DRIVE FOR ME.IT IS SLOW TO PICK UP WHEN I GIVE IT GAS AND IS JERKY WHILE DRIVING LIKE A STANDARD. IT PROGRESSIVELY GOT WORSE. WHILE DRIVING AND THEN SLOWING DOWN IT WOULD SPEEDUP QUICKLY INSTEAD OF SLOWING DOWN.I HAD TO KEEP PUMPING THE BRAKE THEN IT WOULD SLOW DOWN. THEN WHILE DRIVING THE ENGINE ICON CAME ON. MADE AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE SERVICE CENTER AT THE DEALERSHIP. THEY CHECKED IT OUT AND TOLD ME IT WAS ONLY NUMBER THAT ACCIDENTALLY CAME ON WHEN SOMEONE MOVED THE GEARSHIFT BUTTON WHILE I WAS DRIVING. I DRIVE ALONE 99 PERCENT OF THE TIME AND THIS DIDN'T HAPPEN. THEY TOLD ME THE ICON WAS OUT AND WOULD NEVER COME ON AGAIN. LESS THAN A MILE DOWN THE ROAD WHILE LEAVING IT CAME ON AGAIN. SO I TURNED AROUND AND TOOK IT BACK. THEY PUT IT ON THE MACHINE AGAIN AND SAID IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION. THEY WOULD HAVE TO ORDER THE PART AND FIX IT WHEN IT CAME IN. I ASKED IF I SHOULD BE DRIVING IT UNTIL THEN AND THEY SAID YES IT WOULD NOT HURT ANYTHING. A WEEK LATER THEY CALLED AND HAD IT A WEEK. SAYING IT WAS THE O-RINGS AND SEALS IN THE TRANSMISSION. I PICKED IT UP TODAY AND IT STILL WORRIES ME TO DRIVE IT. IT SOUNDS LOUDER AND MAKES NOISE WHEN I TURN IT OFF AND ON. IT SOUNDS AND FEELS LIKE IT IS IN FAST GEAR AND NOT IDLING DOWN WHEN YOU TURN IT OFF AND ON. I DON'T FEEL SAFE WHILE DRIVING THIS CAR AND I BOUNCE UP AND DOWN WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WHICH DIDN'T BOUNCE BEFORE. THE TIRES FEEL LIKE THEY HIT EACH BUMP HARD. CHRYSLER RECALLED THE PR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHRYSLER 200. WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL AT ANY SPEED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD TO WAIT A BRIEF PERIOD TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. AFTER THE FAILURE OCCURRED, ALL THE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE UPGRADED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 13,000.
HAD A DOCTOR'S APPT. LEAVING HOME 2MIN. INTO DRIVE CAR DIDN'T GO OVER 5MI. STOPPED CAR RAN THROW GEARS UNTIL I FELT IT CATCH ,BRAKES FADE SITTING AT A LIGHT , CAR SPEEDS UP GOING DOWN HILL ,SMELL OF BURNING WIRES 6/28/2015 .
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHRYSLER 200. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AS THE CHECK ENGINE AND THE TRANSMISSION WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BATTERY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, HOWEVER THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO EXHIBIT THE SAME FAILURE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V090000 (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 MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12,000.
THE FORWARD COLLISION WARNING SYSTEM HAS NEVER WORKED AND CHRYSLER SERVICE HAS BEEN UNABLE TO FIX IT.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHRYSLER 200. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 TO 70 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS SLOWED DOWN TO APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED INDEPENDENTLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DEALER WAS AWARE OF THE ISSUE, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,000.
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