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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 →

Service Brakes
Filed Jun 23, 202095,892 milesCA

WHILE DRIVING OR ACCELERATING, THE CHECK CHARGING SYSTEM LIGHT POPS UP ON DASH SCREEN AND WILL SHUT OFF, NOT BEING ABLE TO DRIVE. *TR

Power Train
Filed Jun 15, 2020AZ

I TOOK MY CAR INTO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY REPROGRAMMED MY TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE AND AFTER I PAID I NOTICED THAT IT WAS A PART OF A RECALL. *TR

Electronic Stability Control (esc)
Filed Jun 14, 2020GA

THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, ALSO OTHER LIGHTS CAME ON WHILE DRIVING AND WEARING A SEATBELT

Power Train
Filed Jun 10, 202081,997 milesMO

ON MAY 15, 2020 WHILE ATTEMPTING TO BACK OUT OF A PARKING SPOT AT THE POST OFFICE MY CAR DINGED AT ME. THE DASH NOTIFICATION TOLD ME TO PULL OVER IN SAFE SPOT, PARK CAR, AND SHIFT INTO PARK, AND SERVICE SHIFTER LIGHT CAME ON. I WAS ONLY 2 MILES FROM MY HOME SO I PROCEEDED HOME AND CALLED THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE CENTER. I EXPLAINED THE ISSUE AND THEY TOLD ME TO BRING IT IN. I ASKED IF IT WAS OKAY TO DRIVE AND THEY SAID YES. I SCHEDULED TO TAKE IT IN THE FOLLOWING MORNING. THE MECHANIC LOOKED AT IT AND ASKED ME IF I HAD CHANGED THE TRANSMISSION. NO SAME TRANSMISSION AS WAS IN IT WHEN I BOUGHT IT. THEY TRIED TELLING ME THAT THE SOFTWARE DID NOT MATCH THE TRANSMISSION AND NEEDED A SOFTWARE UPDATE, WHICH THEY DID AND ALLEGEDLY RETESTED IT. EVERYTHING FINE NOW THEY SAID. YESTERDAY, JUNE 9, 2020, I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK AND THE CAR STARTED DINGING AT ME. THE TRANSMISSION LIGHT CAME ON AND DASH NOTIFICATION TO SERVICE TRANSMISSION. THE CAR STARTING LOSING POWER AND DID NOT WANT TO MOVE WITH THE TRANSMISSION WANTING TO SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL. CAME TO STOP LIGHT AND CAR DID NOT WANT TO MOVE. I HAD CARS BEHIND ME THAT ALMOST HIT ME BECAUSE MY CAR SHIFTED TO NEUTRAL. IT STARTED MOVING THEN SHIFTED FROM DRIVE TO NEUTRAL. I WAS ABLE TO GET IT HOME (ONLY 1 MILE) AND TRIED TO BACK IT INTO DRIVEWAY. DASH SAID TO SHIFT INTO PARK AND THEN DESIRED GEAR SO I DID. NOTHING!!!! IT WOULD NOT REGISTER REVERSE. I WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET BLOCKING AN ONCOMING CAR. I WAS ABLE TO GET IT REGISTER NE

Engine
Filed Jun 10, 202056,000 milesMI

SHE WAS DRIVING DOWN A CITY ROAD 35 MPH AND THE MOTOR SHUT OFF FOR NO REASON SHE HAD NO POWER STEERING AND THE BREAKS WHERE TOO HARD FOR HER TO PRESS THE TRANS LOCKED UP AND PUT IT SELF INTO PARK AND THAT MUST BE WHY THE TRANS IS SLIPPING AFTER ONLY 56000 MILES ON THE CAR THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE NOW IN A MONTH AND AFTER THE CAR SHUTS DOWN IT DOES START RIGHT BACK UP AND DRIVE NORMAL AFTER THAT. *TR

Electrical System
Filed Jun 6, 202093,502 milesVA

THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING, SHORTLY AFTER BEING STARTED. I'VE ALREADY INSTALLED A NEW BATTERY. IT HAPPENED AGAIN ON 6/6/2020. *TR

Electrical System
Filed Jun 5, 202089,000 milesSC

CAR WILL STALL OUT WHILE DRIVING AND CAR WILL REMAIN STUCK IN NEUTRAL. DASHBOARD LIGHTS WITH FLICKER OFF AND STAY OFF BEFORE STALLING. CAR WILL COMPLETELY SHUT OFF IN TRAFFIC WITH NO WARNING. I HAVE READ VARIOUS RECALLS ON SAME MAKE AND MODEL AND YEAR CAR. THE CAR COMPLETELY SHUT OFF WHILE I WAS TURNING A CORNER AND I WAS ALMOST REAR ENDED BECAUSE I HAD NO TIME TO PUT ON EMERGENCY BLINKERS. WHEN THE LIGHTS COME BACK ON THE DASH IT SAYS POWER STEERING SYSTEM UNAVAILABLE. I CAN START THE CAR AGAIN BUT ABOUT ANOTHER 2-4 MILES IT REPEATS. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE FOR BOTH ME AND MY FAMILY. *TR

Air Bags
Filed Jun 1, 202093,233 milesGA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHRYSLER 200. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AT START-UP, THE AIR BAGS WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. ADDITIONALLY, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RECOGNIZE THAT THE SEAT BELT WAS ENGAGED WHICH CAUSED A SEAT BELT WARNING MESSAGE TO DISPLAY ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT CONTACTED THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO SOLD HER THE VEHICLE AND WAS REFERRED TO THE MANUFACTURER FOR ASSISTANCE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO A LOCAL DEALER FOR ASSISTANCE. THE CONTACT THEN REACHED OUT TO LANDMARK DODGE CHRYSLER JEEP RAM (6850 MT ZION BLVD, MORROW, GA 30260) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V114000(AIR BAGS, SEATS). THE CONTACT WAS PROVIDED AN ESTIMATE FOR THE REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 93,233.*DT*JB*DT*JB

Electrical System
Filed May 29, 202080,000 milesWI

CAR RANDOMLY SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING AND WILL EITHER BE ABLE TO TURN BACK ON OR WON'T TURN OVER AT ALL FOR DAYS. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING MULTIPLE TIMES. BROUGHT IT INTO THE SHOP AND WAS TOLD IT WAS THE BATTERY. BATTERY REPLACED ISSUE IS STILL HAPPENING. VERY U SAFE. *TR

Electrical System
Filed May 29, 202089,000 milesCA

MY CAR IS STALLING WHILE DRIVING CAUSING ENGINE TO DIE. CAR DRIVES BUT WHEN I PULL SLOW DOWN CAR SOMETIMES STALLS AND DIES. HAVE ALREADY CHANGED BATTERY AND CHECKED ALTERNATOR. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR ONE WEEK NOW, DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING CAR. *TR

Seats
Filed May 27, 202064,773 milesTX

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHRYSLER 200. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED WITHOUT A PASSENGER SEATED IN THE SEAT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. BLUEBONNET CHRYSLER DODGE (547 S. SEGUIN AVE, NEW BRAUNFELS, TX 78130, (830) 606-3463) WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V114000 (AIR BAGS, SEATS) HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE HOWEVER, NO ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 64,773.

Electrical System
Filed May 25, 2020NC

YOU CAN BE DRIVING AND THE CAR WILL CUT OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC ALL THE LIGHTS FLASH AND U WILL HAVE TO RESTART IT MAY START THE FIRST TIME IT MAY TAKE MULTIPLE TRY'S BUT I DO HAVE A VIDEO THIS CAR HAS CUT OFF MULTIPLE TIMES ON ME. A BATTERY LIGHT WILL FLASH AFTER THE CAR CUT OFF.

Electronic Stability Control (esc)
Filed May 25, 202064,000 milesKS

I WAS DRIVING AROUND A CURVE GOING 15 MPH AND MY CAR JUST STALLED OUT ON ME. I TRIED TO RESTART MY CAR AND IT WOULDN'T, JUST STUCK IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. I TRIED TO START THE CAR AND UNABLE TO DO SO. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS I WAS ABLE TO START THE VEHICLE AND GET BACK HOME. I TRIED TO DRIVE MY CAR A COUPLE OF DAYS LATER AND THR CAR STALLED ON MY AND THE STOP LIGHT AND THEN AGAIN AT THE STREET LIGHT. THANK GOD I DIDN'T HAVE MY KIDS IN THE CAR. THIS IS REALLY UNSAFE AND NEEDS TO BE RESOLVED.

Power Train
Filed May 22, 2020MI

JANUARY 13,2017 I PURCHASED MY VEHICLE FROM CARITE DEALERSHIP. ABOUT FOUR OR FIVE MONTHS LATER I HAD AN ISSUE COME SAYING SERVICE TRANSMISSION. MY CAR IMMEDIATELY STARTED TO STALL AND NOT SWITCH INTO GEAR WHILE ON THE FREEWAY. I HAD TO SWITCH LANES AND IT WASN'T EASY SEEING THAT CARS WAS GOING 70 MILES IN SPEED. EVENTUALLY I GOT OFF TO SIDE STREET THEN POWERED THE CAR DOWN. TRIED STARTING IT AND IT WOULDN'T MOVE. I WAITED AN HOUR BEFORE THE CAR STARTED NEXT DAY TO THE DEALERSHIP I GO TO ONLY BE TOLD THERE'S NOTHING WRONG WITH IT. THIS ISSUE WILL HAPPEN OCCASIONALLY MORE SO DURING SUMMER. I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP STILL THEY SEE NOTHING WRONG BUT A THROTTLE BODY LIKE SERIOUSLY. I COMPLAINED THAT IT WAS STILL AN ISSUE AND DEMANDED IT BE FIXED. THEY SAID IT'S NO PROBLEM. I HAVEN'T TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP SINCE BECAUSE I WAS TRIED OF THE RUN AROUND AND THEM SAYING IT'S NOTHING WRONG. MY CAR DOES THIS FREQUENTLY MAINLY ON THE HIGHWAY WHERE IT'S UNSAFE TO BE DOING SO. I'VE EVEN HAD PROBLEMS WHERE THE CAR DOESN'T START UP TILL THE NEXT DAY. I HAD PROBLEMS WHERE THE WHEN IT'S TIME FOR AN OIL CHANGE THAT IT EVENTUALLY SHUTDOWNS DOWN. TODAY MAY 22, 2020 IS THE LATEST WHERE ONCE AGAIN THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE. *TR

Engine
Filed May 18, 202090,000 milesTX

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHRYSLER 200. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT RESTARTED THE VEHICLE WITHIN 5 MINUTES BUT CONTINUED TO EXPERIENCE THE FAILURE WHILE DRIVING TO THE RESIDENCE. THE CONTACT CALLED MIKE BROWN CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP LOCATED AT 4970 US-377, GRANBURY, TX 76049, (817) 776-4978, AND MADE THE DEALER AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED AS OF YET. THE FAILURE RECURRED AND WAS TOWED TO THE RESIDENCE. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN INFORMED OF FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

Electronic Stability Control (esc)
Filed May 18, 202054,909 milesFL

MAY 5, 2020. I WENT TO START MY CAR & IT SAYS THE ENGINE IS TOO HOT TO START. STRANGE. THE NEXT DAY IT SAYS THE SAME THING SO I CALL A TOW TRUCK TO TAKE IT TO PEP BOYS. THE CAR WAS STUCK IN NEUTRAL AND THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WOULDN'T RELEASE SO THEY WERE UNABLE TO TOW IT. THEY GIVE ME A JUMP START & I TAKE IT TO PEP BOYS. THEY TEST THE BATTERY & SHOWED IT WAS JUST FINE. I SEEMED TO HAVE NO PROBLEMS SOON AFTER LEAVING. LATER THAT NIGHT, I WENT OUT TO CHECK ON IT JUST TO MAKE SURE IT WAS WORKING. ONCE AGAIN IT WOULDN'T START. THEN I NOTICED THE DASHBOARD MENU HAD A BLACK SCREEN & WOULDN'T TURN ON. I KEPT TRYING TO TURN THE CAR OFF & GIVE IT A FEW MINUTES BEFORE TURNING IT BACK ON. THEN THE AIR CONDITIONER STOPPED WORKING CORRECTLY ONCE I TURNED IT ON. THE TEMPERATURE INSIDE THE CAR WAS 100 DEGREES I THOUGHT THIS WAS CAUSING A PROBLEM FOR THE ENGINE SO I TRIED TO TURN IT OFF. IT KEPT BLOWING ONTO THE WINDSHIELD & WOULDN'T SHUT OFF UNTIL I TURNED THE CAR OFF. I TRIED TO START THE CAR & THE BATTERY WOULDN'T CRANK. IT JUST WAS STUCK ON RUN WITHOUT THE ENGINE RUNNING. SO I WAS OFFICIALLY STRANDED AT HOME, BUT I'M GLAD IT HAPPENED AT HOME INSTEAD OF SOMEWHERE ELSE. I DON'T HAVE AAA SO I WASN'T SURE HOW I WOULD GET MY CAR BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP WHICH IS AN HOUR FROM ME. THANKFULLY A RELATIVE CAME THROUGH & HELPED. BUT WHEN I INITIALLY WENT TO PICK UP THE CAR ON 5/13, ONCE AGAIN IT DIDN'T START. SO THEY KEPT IT FOR A FEW MORE DAYS TO SEE WHAT WAS THE PROBLEM. IT WAS AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM

Air Bags
Filed May 17, 2020104,000 milesGA

THE CAR IS NOT GOING INTO GEAR WITHOUT IT JERKING...AND MY AIRBAGS WONT GO OFF ON MY DASHBOARD

Engine
Filed May 12, 202067,959 milesID

WE TURNED ONTO A MAIN ROAD AND WE WERE IN FRONT OF TRAFFIC DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. WE HAD TO APPLY THE BRAKES DUE TO SOMEONE CUTTING US OFF, THEN WHEN WE TRIED TO ACCELERATE AGAIN IT SHUT OFF AND SAID SHIFT TO PARK WHILE WE WERE IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY ROAD. THE CAR BEHIND US ALMOST CRASHED INTO US AND HAD TO SWERVE AWAY FROM US. WE HAD NO CONTROL OVER OUR VEHICLE, ALL WE COULD DO IS TRY TO GET THE CAR TO TURN BACK ON, TO GET OUT OF TRAFFIC. HOWEVER, WE TRIED TO AND THE CAR WASN?T FUNCTIONING CORRECTLY. THE D FOR THE DRIVE POSITION WAS BLINKING. WE HAD TO COMPLETELY STOP THE CAR, IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC, AND HOPE THAT WE DIDN?T GET HIT BY ONCOMING TRAFFIC COMING FROM BEHIND US DUE TO HAVING TO CONTROL OVER OUR VEHICLE. WE PUSHED THE BUTTON TO THE IGNITION/START TO START IT AND IT WOULDN?T START IT. IT SOUNDED LIKE IT HAD NO POWER AT ALL AND THEN AFTER A FEW ATTEMPTS, WHILE EXPOSED AND DEFENSELESS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD WITH MY FAMILY, IT FINALLY STARTED AND WE GOT GOING AGAIN. THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED, HOWEVER, IT?S THE FIRST TIME IT HAS WITH MY FAMILY IN THE CAR. THIS CAR IS UNPREDICTABLE AND UNSAFE DUE TO THAT, MY FAMILY AT RISK JUST GOING TO THE GROCERY STORE. IT IS OUR ONLY MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION. WE LOOKED IT UP, IT FALLS UNDER CHRYSLER RECALL S55. *TR

Engine
Filed May 11, 2020NJ

MY CAR JERKS WHEN ACCELERATING SINCE 2017 OIL CONSTANTLY LINKING FROM OIL COOLER AND FILTER ASSEMBLY HESITATE DURING ACCELERATION. *TR

Engine
Filed May 4, 202092,315 milesVT

QUITE A FEW TIMES NOW I HAVE BEEN DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD COMING TO A STOP AND MY VEHICLE JUST SHUTS OFF. OIL LIFE SAYS 30% BUT THE CAR STILL STALLS AND RUNS ROUGH. I'VE ALMOST BEEN IN 2 COLLISIONS BECAUSE OF THIS, AND I'VE PAID FOR 3 OF THE TOWS. THEY REPLACED MY ECU BUT THE PROBLEM IS STILL HAPPENING.

Engine
Filed May 4, 202050,000 milesNC

WHEN AT A STOP SIGN THE AND THE VEHICLE IS IN DRIVE THE STEERING WHEEL SHAKES RAPIDLY. TURN IT IN A DIFFERENT GEAR IT STOPS. WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE IT HAS A DELAY; RPM WILL JUMP AND NOTHING HAPPENS. YOU RELEASE THE GAS AND THE CARS RPM DROPS AND CAR JERKS YOU INTO NEXT GEAR. WITH THIS THE VEHICLE IS UNSAFE WHEN TRYING TO RAPIDLY ACCELERATE. THIS COULD POTENTIALLY CAUSE A WRECK OR A FATALITY DUE TO THE JERKING MOTION AND UNAWARE OF THE PROBLEM COULD CAUSE MAJOR INJURIES

Air Bags
Filed Apr 24, 2020MI

I AM WRITING IN TO NOTIFY YOU THAT CHRYSLER RECALL P43 SHOULD APPLY TO MY VEHICLE. I HAVE INTERMITTENT FUNCTIONALITY LOSS IN THE DRIVER DOOR DUE TO WHAT THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME IS A SHORT IN THE DRIVER DOOR WIRING HARNESS. THEY COULDN'T FIND THE SHORT VISUALLY, BUT KNOW ITS THERE FROM A MULTI METER TEST READING. THEY WANTED OVER 500 DOLLARS TO REPLACE THIS DOOR HARNESS AND I TRULY BELIEVE IT SHOULD BE REPLACED AS PART OF THE CHRYSLER P43 RECALL. THIS RECALL ONLY APPLYS TO 8 "KNOWN" CHRYSLER 200 LX MODELS BUT WHO IS TO SAY THE DEFECT COULDN'T BE PRESENT IN MORE? IT HAS PRESENTED ITSELF OBLIVIOUSLY IN MY CAR. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME FAILING TO REPLACE THIS HARNESS WILL RESULT IN FURTHER ELECTRICAL FAILURE INCLUDING AIRBAG MIS-OPERATION,. IT DOES NOT SEEM RIGHT THAT THIS RECALL DOESN'T APPLY TO MY VEHICLE.

Unknown or Other
Filed Apr 22, 202025,000 milesNE

I PURCHASED MY CAR AT THE END OF SEPTEMBER 2017. ABOUT TWO WEEKS LATER MY CAR JUST SHUT OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY INTERSECTION. I CALLED BAXTER AND EXPLAINED MY PROBLEM AND ICALLEDA TOW TRUCK. LATER THAT DAY BAXTER CALLED ME BACK TO INFORM ME THAT MY CAR HAD MULTIPLE RECALLS.THEY FIXED THE RECALLS AND MY CAR WAS GOOD FOR AWHILE. I THEN STARTED HAVING A ISSUE WHERE MY CAR WOULD JERK HARD WHEN I WOULD COME TO A STOP. AFTER I START RESEARCHING MY MAKE AND MODEL OF MY CAR I START TO READ THAT JUST ABOUT EVERY MAKE AND MODEL AND YEAR OF MY CAR HAS THE SAME ISSUE. I CALL BAXTER AGAIN TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT AND EXPLAIN WHAT I READ TO THEM AND THEY CALL ME BACK AND NOW SAY IT'S MY BATTERY. I GET MY CAR BACK IT'S STILL HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. EXPECT NOW MY CAR WILL JUST RANDOMLY SHUT OFF WHEN I'M DRIVING. THEY TELL ME TO COME BACK WHEN I HAVE DROVE IT 1,000 MILES. I DID NOT WAIT 1,000 MILES BECAUSE I NANNY AND DRIVE PEOPLE'S CHILDREN IN MY CAR AND IT'S COMPLETELY UNACCEPTABLE THAT MY CAR SHUTS OFF WHEN I DRIVE AND MY TRANSMISSION SLIPS. I KEEP MAKING APPOINTMENTS AND FINALLY THEY SAY IT'S MY TRANSMISSION SO THEY HAVE MY CAR FOR ABOUT A WEEK TO PUT A NEW TRANSMISSION IN MY CAR. MY TRANSMISSION STILL SLIPS AND IT FEELS LIKE SOMEONE IS SLAMMING INTO THE BACK OF ME WHEN I COME TO A STOP. I HAVE CALLED BAXTOR MULTIPLE TIMES SINCE A NEW TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN PUT IN AND THEY TELL ME THERE IS NOTHING MORE THEY CAN DO WITH MY VEHICLE AND THAT THE CHRYSLER ASSOCIATION TOLD THEM TO NOT PERFOR

Power Train
Filed Apr 20, 202073,000 milesNY

VEHICLE UNEXPECTEDLY GOES INTO NEUTRAL ALL OVER THE INTERNET SAYS THERE'S RECALLS CALL THE CHRYSLER STORE THEY TOLD ME NOTHING THEY CAN DO FOR ME TRANSIT TOWN DODGE BUFFALO NEW YORK

Air Bags
Filed Apr 19, 2020MO

FOR STARTERS WHEN ENTERING MY CAR IT DOESN'T DETECT THE KEY I'VE CHANGED THE BATTERY IN THE FOB AND CAR AS WELL I HAVE TO SIT FOR SOMETIMES 10 MIN IT WILL START BUT MESSAGE KEY FOB NOT DETECTED DISPLAYS THE ENTIRE TIME I'M DRIVING. THEN IT ALSO FLASHES SEAT BELT, AIR BAGS AND BRAKES I'VE ENCLOSED SOME PICTURES AS WELL. IT'S NEVER DON THIS I DON'T DON'T THINK IT'S ISSUE WITH MY AIR BAGS OR BRAKES BUT SEEM ELECTRICAL I'M NOT SURE BUT PLEASE HELP ME FIGURE IT OUT

Engine
Filed Apr 16, 202055,000 milesCA

CAR STALLS OR SHUTS DOWN OUT OF NOWHERE WHILE DRIVING, SLOWING DOWN OR COMING TO A STOP, WITH NO SIGNS OR WARNING. HAS HAPPENED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS, MOST RECENTLY APRIL 16, 2020. *TR

Air Bags
Filed Apr 15, 202090,000 milesTX

ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS SINCE I PURCHASED MY VEHICLE IN 1/2018 I'VE EXPERIENCED ISSUES. WHEN PUTTING THE VEHICLE IN DRIVE IT WANTS TO STALL AS SOON AS I PRESS THE GAS AND PUTTERS ALONG UNTIL IT GETS ENOUGH ENERGY AND WHEN TRYING TO GAIN SPEED THE VEHICLE DOESN'T HAVE ENOUGH JUICE TO GO SUCH AS GETTING ON THE HIGHWAY, I NORMALLY HAVE TO DRIVE IN THE MEDIUM TO GET ENOUGH SPEED TO MOVE INTO THE TRAFFIC OTHERWISE I'M BOUND TO GET REAR ENDED. THE SLIGHTEST BUMP IN THE ROAD CAUSES MY AIRBAG LIGHT AND NOTIFICATION TO COME ON. WHILE PULLING AWAY FROM STOP SIGNS AND TRAFFIC LIGHTS THE VEHICLE TURNS OFF AND TAKES ABOUT 5-10 MINUTES TO START BACK UP , UNABLE TO MOVE STEERING WHEEL TO MOVE VEHICLE OUT OF TRAFFIC. LIGHTS ON THE INSIDE ( DASH, RADIO) DIM EXTREMELY LOW DURING DAYLIGHT UNABLE TO SEE ANYTHING. I'VE LEFT MY VEHICLE WITH A CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP FOR 2 WEEKS TO GET A DIAGNOSTIC AND THEY COULDN'T REPLICATE OR FIND ANYTHING WRONG AND STILL CHARGED ME. WHEN THE PROBLEMS PERSISTED AND WERE MORE NOTICEABLE AND MORE OFTEN THEY CHARGED ME AGAIN WITH NO RESULTS. NOW THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON AND VEHICLE JUST STAGGERS INSTEAD OF GAINING SPEED. *TR

Electrical System
Filed Apr 12, 2020124,550 milesCA

CAR STALLS WHILE DRIVING SHIFTS IN TO NEUTRAL AND S DRIVE BY ITSELF WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED TRANSMISSION SLIPS WHENEVER I TAKE OFF ALSO STALLS WHEN STOPPING FOR LIGHTS OR STOP SIGNS

Fuel/Propulsion System
Filed Apr 10, 202080,000 milesKY

THE CAR TURNS OFF WHILE DRIVING. CUTS OFF WHEN SLOWING DOWN TO MAKE TURNS. IT WILL CUT OFF AT A RED LIGHT. IT STALLS WHEN TRYING TO START IT. MOSTLY WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONER IS RUNNING. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER PAID OVER $900 AND THE PROBLEM STILL EXSITS

Air Bags
Filed Mar 27, 20208,000 milesNV

THE AIRBAG LIGHT APPEARED AROUND 8000 MILES. IT WAS TAKEN AND SUPPOSEDLY "FIXED" BY THE DEALERSHIP A MULTITUDE OF TIMES, AND THE ICON WOULD COME BACK IN A WEEK. IT TURNS ON BOTH ON STATIONARY AND IN MOTION.

Electronic Stability Control (esc)
Filed Mar 26, 2020SC

TRANSMISSION POPS UP ON SCREEN DRIVIN IT POP UP I PULLED OVER THE WHOLE CAR JERK I PUT IN PARK IT DROVE AGAIN NO PROBLEM THEN IT HAPPEN BEFORE I PULLED IN YARD

Electrical System
Filed Mar 22, 202070,000 milesTN

SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING AND SOMETIMES WILL NOT CRANK BACK UP

Electrical System
Filed Mar 20, 202087,000 milesCA

AFTER TURNING CAR ON OFF POSITION AND NO ELECTRICAL COMPONENT SHOULD BE ON .BUT THE RADIO WONT TURN OFF IT SOME WHAT GOES STATICKY BUT CONTINUES TO PLAY AND SCREEN FREEZES ON CHRYSTLER SYMBOL AND JUST WONT GO OFF AND VOLUME BUTTONS DONT WORK R ANOTHER BUTTON ON DASH EVEN AFTER TURNING CAR BACK ON AFTER FINALLY 10 MIN IT GOES OFF . AND HAS DONE THIS SEVERAL TIMES.

Electrical System
Filed Mar 19, 2020FL

RADIO MONITORS BLACKED OUT AND INTERNALLY SHORTED.1200 DOLLARS TO BE REPAIRED THERE'S NO REASON THAT I COULD SEE WHY THE COMPUTER MONITOR THAT CONTROLS MY AIR MENU,HEAT,RADIO AND OTHER THINGS WOULD INTERNALLY GO OUT

SeatsCrash1 injured
Filed Mar 17, 202048,000 milesCA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHRYSLER 200. A VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE AS A RESULT, THE FRONT DRIVER SEAT FELL FROM THE FLOOR. *DT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED THE CONTACT SUSTAINED MULTIPLE VERTEBRAL FRACTURES AND A RUPTURED SPLEEN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH A SECOND VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. DURING THE CRASH THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT SEPARATED FROM THE FLOOR OF THE VEHICLE. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED MULTIPLE FRACTURES OF THE LUMBAR VERTEBRA AND A RUPTURED SPLEEN AND WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE LOCAL HOSPITAL. A POLICE REPORT WAS TAKEN AT THE SCENE. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE LOCAL DEALER JUST BETTER CARS (901 RIVERSIDE AVE, ROSEVILLE CA) WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74,000. *DT CONSUMER RAN THE RED LIGHT AND WAS INJURED.*JB

Electrical System
Filed Mar 16, 2020124,985 milesNC

VEHICLE HASSTARTED STALLING IF I DO NOT LET IT RUN FOR 10 MINUTES PRIOR TO DRIVING. I HAVE HAD THE ALTERNATOR, STARTER, AND BATTRY CHECKED. EVERYONE SAYS THEY ARE FINE. AFTER MY BATTERY DIED FROM THE COLD AND MY ELECTRONIC TRANSMISSION LIGHT CAME ON I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS AND SEE EVERYONE ELSE HAS AS WELL. I WANT A RESOLUTION IMMEDIATELY ASS IT HAPPENS MOSTLY AS I AM ACCELERATING TO TURN CORNERS OR GO AT LIGHTS WHICH IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS.

Air Bags
Filed Mar 15, 2020OR

PURCHASED THIS CHRYSLER 2015 IN MARCH 2016. ODOMETER READ 28350. OCTOBER 2017 HIT A BUMP GOING TO WORK, AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT TURNS ON. HAD A LITTLE ANXIETY BUT W JUST THE RIGHT BUMPS LIGHT WOULD GO OFF FOR A PERIOD OF TIME. THIS CONTINUES UNTIL FEB OF 2020 WHEN I SEND THE CAR TO MY MECHANIC TO HAVE A THERMOSTAT HOUSING REPLACED AS WELL AS THAT DASH WARNING LIGHT THAT COMES AND GOES. MECHANIC REPLACED THE THERMOSTAT AND INFORMS ME THAT THE AIRBAG WARNING IS UNDER RECALL AND CHRYSLER WILL PAY FOR THAT. OK. I MAKE AN APPT AT THE DODGE DEALERSHIP IN GRESHAM OREGON AND THEY TELL ME AFTER A 4 HR DIAGNOSTIC THAT THE AIRBAG SAFETY HARNESSES UNDER THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SEATS MAY NOT DEPLOY IN AN ACCIDENT. THAT I NEED TO REPLACE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. THE COST WILL BE $2705. HELLO CHRYSLER??? THIS SHOULD NOT BE MY PROBLEM OR AT LEAST MY SOLE PROBLEM. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Unknown or Other
Filed Mar 10, 202095,000 milesNC

MY CAR STALLS AND SHUTS DOWN WITH NO WARNING AT ALL WHILE DRIVING. IT HAS STALLED ON ME WHILE DRIVING ON THE EXPRESSWAY AND I HAVE HAD TO PULL OVER AND PUT IT IN PARK AND RESTART IT WHICH TAKES ABOUT 30 SECONDS TO KICK IN. THIS HAPPENS REPEATEDLY EVERY MORNING BEFORE GOING TO WORK. I WILL LET IT RUN FOR A MINUTE AND THEN DRIVE OFF BUT IT WILL STILL STALL ONCE I PULL UP TO THE STOP SIGN. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND SCARY. I AM AFRAID IT MAY STALL AND I MAY GET HIT FROM BEHIND. I HAVE CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURE FOR A RECALL BUT THEY DO NOT HAVE ON OUT THERE. THE ALTERNATOR HAS BEEN CHECKED BUT THE NOTHING SHOWS ANYTHING WRONG.

Electrical System
Filed Mar 8, 202070,770 milesTN

MY CAR HAS STARTED TO STALL RECENTLY. IT IS USUALLY WHEN COMING TO A STOP OR DECELERATING ALTHOUGH IT IS ALSO WHILE IN COMPLETE MOTION BUT COASTING. THERE IS NO WARNING SOUND, LIGHTS OR INDICATION. ONE MUST FIND A WAY TO GET OFF THE ROAD (IF POSSIBLE). THE CAR DOES NOT RE-START IMMEDIATELY. THE ONLY LIGHT ON DURING THIS TIME IS THE BATTERY LIGHT. HOWEVER, THE RADIO IS STILL PLAYING AND THE 'START' BUTTON SHOWS THE CAR IS IN THE 'RUN' POSITION. POWER STEERING IS ALSO LOST DURING THIS TIME. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS!

Service Brakes
Filed Mar 7, 202053,500 milesMN

INTERMITTENT TROUBLE BREAKING. SOMETIMES THE PEDAL GETS STIFF, SOMETIMES THE PEDAL CLICKS WHEN TRYING TO BRAKE, SOMETIMES IT FEELS LIKE THE PEDAL IS GOING TO FALL THROUGH THE FLOOR OR BREAK OFF AND ALSO FEELS LIKE THE ENTIRE STEERING COLUMN (STEERING WHEEL AND AXLE CONNECTING THE FRONTT TIRES IS GOING TO BREAK! ALSO FEELS LIKE THE BRAKE PEDAL IS SINKING SOMETIMES AND THAT I CAN'T STOP AND WILL CRASH!! I HAVE AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE THE CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP LOOK AT IT BECAUSE IT HAS THROWN SOME SERV AWD CODE TO ME TWICE NOW WHEN PUTTING THE CAR IN DRIVE BUT THEN GOES OUT AND NO CODES ARE ABLE TO BE READ BUT THIS HAPPENS CONCURRENTLY WITH SUDDEN BRAKING ISSUES IT SEEMS LIKE! HAPPENS USUALLY WHEN SLOWING DOWN QUICKLY BUT CAN HAPPEN AT ANYTIME AND HAS VARIED IN CONDITIONS AS TO WHEN THE PROBLEM FLARED UP.

Suspension
Filed Mar 4, 202050,000 milesAL

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHRYSLER 200. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT UNDISCLOSED SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE RODE OVER A BUMP IN THE ROADWAY AND THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL SOUND COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN FOR A ROUTINE SERVICE BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE REAR LOWER CONTROL ARMS WERE DEFECTIVE. THERE WAS NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE BENCHMARK CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE LOCATED AT (1837 GRANTS MILL RD, BIRMINGHAM, AL 35210 (205) 957-1313) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE REAR LOWER CONTROL ARMS AND BUSHINGS WERE DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS ALSO INFORMED THAT THERE WAS AN EXTENDED WARRANTY ON THE LOWER CONTROL ARMS. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

Electrical System
Filed Mar 1, 2020100,000 milesOH

FRIDAY MORNING ON FEBRUARY 28TH 2020 I WAS DRIVING MY CHRYSLER 200 TO WORK. I WAS ON A BUSY STREET THAT NAVIGATES THROUGH DOWNTOWN WHERE I WORK AT. THE SPEED LIMIT IS 35MPH. AS I WAS CONTINUING TO DRIVE DOWN THE ROAD MY CAR SHUT OFF MID DRIVE . I LOST CONTROL OF MY POWER STEERING AS WELL AS MY BREAKS. A CAR THAT WAS DRIVING BEHIND ME ALMOST REAR ENDED ME DUE TO THE LACK OF WARNING FOR THE ABRUPT STOP . THIS WAS A VERY TERRIFYING EXPERIENCE, GOING FROM 35 MPH TO 0 MPH , WITH NO CONTROL OF THE WHEEL OR BREAKS , I COULDN'T DO ANYTHING BUT LET THE CAR COAST AND WAVE MY HANDS OUT THE DRIVERS WINDOW TO SIGNAL CARS BEHIND ME TO SLOW DOWN AND NOT HIT ME. MY CAR CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION, WHERE I BLOCKED BUSY TRAFFIC FOR OVER 45 MINUTES WAITING ON THE TOW TRUCK I HAD TO CALL . THE CAR WOULDN'T START BACK UP WHEN I TRIED MULTIPLE TIMES TO RESTART IT AS THE CAR WAS STUCK IN NEUTRAL WITH BLINKING LIGHTS APPEARING ON THE DASHBOARD TELLING ME TO PUT THE CAR IN PARK , WHICH I COULDN'T BECAUSE THE GEARS LOCKED UP AND WOULDN'T MOVE. AS A CONSUMER THIS IS VERY DISAPPOINTING AND MOST IMPORTANTLY IT'S UNSAFE . I WAS 1 HOUR LATE TO WORK AND I TRAVEL WITH MY CHILDREN IN THIS CAR . I LOVED MY CHRYSLER AND I'M VERY SAD THAT I NOW HAVE TO LOOK FOR A DIFFERENT CAR SINCE I NO LONGER FEEL SAFE DRIVING THIS CHRYSLER 200, THINGS LIKE THIS MAKES THE VEHICLE SEEM VERY UNRELIABLE AND UNSAFE.

Engine
Filed Feb 29, 2020TX

VEHICLE SHAKES WHEN IDLING,PARKED,STOPPED OR WHEN NOT IN MOTION. RPMS DROPS BELOW 1 WHEN IN PARK AND THIS BEGINS THE VEHICLE TO SHAKE. VEHICLE STRUGGLES TO GAIN SPEED IN WHICH, IT STAYS MODERATED THEN ACCELERATES AT ONCE. AS WELL AS, AT RANDOM TIMES VEHICLE WILL JERK UNEXPECTEDLY WHILE IN MOTION. ALL THIS HAS HAPPENED OVER A PERIOD OF A YEAR AND JUST RECENTLY, SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT HAS FINALLY CAME ON. I HAVE HAD MAINTENANCE DONE ON MY END TO HELP FIX THE ISSUES AND NOTHING CAN BE RESOLVED.

Electronic Stability Control (esc)
Filed Feb 29, 2020NC

AS I AM DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD THE VEHICLE WILL COMPLETELY STALL OUT. THE FIRST TIME IT JUST SEEMED TO HAVE HAD A DEAD BATTERY. I GOT A JUMP IT WAS FINE. AFTER THAT THE TRANSMISSION DIED SO I HAD TO STOP THE CAR TURN IT BACK ON AND MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT REMAINED ON BUT IT DROVE FINE. THREE DAYS LATER, IT DIES AGAIN WHILE DRIVING. BOTH TIMES IT HAD DIED WHILE BEING DRIVEN ELECTRONICALLY WERE ON 55MPH ROADS. THE TIME MY TRANSMISSION DIED IT WAS RIGHT DOWN THE ROAD FROM MY HOUSE SO I WASN'T GOING TOO FAST.

Vehicle Speed Control
Filed Feb 27, 2020GA

HE CAR AUTOMATICAL SPEED UP.AND THE LIGHT KEEP GOING OUT

Air Bags
Filed Feb 27, 2020106,000 milesFL

SERVICE AIRBAG SYSTEM COMES UP IN MY 2015 CHRYSLER 200 AT RANDOM TIMES. IT COMES ON WHEN I AM DRIVING, AT A STANDSTILL, IN PARK (IF SOMEONE ENTERS THE PASSENGER SEAT). TYPICALLY IT COMES ON WHEN I HAVE A PASSENGER IN THE FRONT SEAT. AND AT OTHER TIMES WITH NO PASSENGER IN THE SEAT AND I BRAKE ABRUPTLY THE LIGHT INDICATION COMES ON.*DT CONSUMER CALLED THE DEALER AND THE DEALER STATED THERE WAS NO RECALL. VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED.*JB*DT

Vehicle Speed Control1 injured
Filed Feb 27, 202052,000 milesGA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHRYSLER 200. THE CONTACT STATED THAT UPON MAKING A LEFT TURN OFF AN EXIT RAMP AT 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY ACCELERATED WHILE THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE TO FLIPPED OVER. THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED UPON IMPACT. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUFFERED SCRAPES AND BRUISES AS A RESULT OF THE VEHICLE FLIPPING OVER. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. A DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED NOR INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,000.

Electrical System
Filed Feb 27, 202080,123 milesTX

DURING THE PAST 2 MONTHS THE CAR STARTED TURNING OFF JUST MINUTES AFTER WE DROVE IT OFF THE PARKING LOT. AT NIGHT THE CAR WOULD BE LEFT OVERNIGHT PARKED LIKE ANY OTHER REGULAR CAR. THEN ME AND MY SPOUSE WOULD WARM UP THE CAR BEFORE WE WOULD HEAD TO WORK AND THEN WE WOULD DRIVE OFF. THE CAR WOULD WARM UP AFTER WE TURNED IT ON AND IT WOULD WORK GOOD, IT WOULD NOT DIE. UNTIL WE ACTUALLY CHANGED GEARS AND TURNED TO DRIVE IT OFF THE PARKING LOT WE WOULD DRIVE OFF A FEW STREETS AND IT WOULD COMPLETELY DIE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREETS ATLEAST A F3 OR 4 DAYS OUT OF THE 7 DAY WEEK. WE CHANGED THE BATTERY ABOUT 4 MONTHS AGO AND WE WENT BACK TO AUTOZONE BUT THEY TESTED THE BATTERY AND SAID IT WAS 100% CHARGED SO THE ISSUE WASN'T THE BATTERY. WE WENT TO THE DEALER BUT THEY WERE TRYING TO CHARGE US OVER 1,000 BECAUSE OF A VACUUM CHANGE IN THE SYSTEM THAT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE CAR DYING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET. IT'S BEEN 2 MONTHS ALREADY AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO. USUALLY IT SHUTS OFF WHEN WE DECELERATE THE CAR NOT ACCELERATE

Electrical System
Filed Feb 26, 2020MD

CAR CONSTANTLY STALLS OUT AND OR SHUTS OFF WHILE IN IDLE. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS SEEING HOW IT DOES IT IN THE MIDDLE OF BUSY TRAFFIC.

Electrical System
Filed Feb 26, 2020NY

I BOUGHT A CAR AT AN AUCTION THAT HAS TWO OUTSTANDING RECALLS. I WENT TO TWO DIFFERENT DEALERSHIPS AND BOTH WANTED ME TO PAY OUT OF POCKET. AFTER COMPLAINING TO REPORT THEM ONE DEALER PRETENDED TO DO THE REPAIR BUT THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS.OBVIOUSLY THE RECALLS WERE NEVER DONE AND SINCE THEY PUT ON REPORT THEY WERE DONE THEY WILL NOT HELP ME. THE CAR WILL LOSE POWER WHILE I AM DRIVING CAUSING ME TO STALL.. ALL I WANT IS MY CAR TO BE FIXED PROPERLY SO I DO NOT HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT CRASHING AND INJURING MYSELF OR GOD FORBID DIE.

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