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2016 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 2016 record →

Service Brakes
Filed Aug 24, 201713,000 milesCA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 CHRYSLER 200. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE TRAFFIC CAME TO A STOP DUE TO CONSTRUCTION. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE CONTACT MERGED TO THE ROAD SHOULDER IN ORDER TO AVOID A CRASH. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED AT LEAST FIFTEEN OTHER TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO HOOMAN CHRYSLER IN INGLEWOOD, CALIFORNIA THREE TIMES AND TWO OTHER TIMES TO SAN LEANDRO CHRYSLER IN SAN LEANDRO, CALIFORNIA WERE THE VEHICLE WAS EVALUATED BY A MASTER FIELD MECHANIC. ADJUSTMENTS WERE MADE TO THE FRAME BOLTS AND THE ROTORS WERE ADJUSTED BECAUSE THE WEAR WAS UNEVEN; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: 30790480. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 13,000. ...UPDATED 11/15/17 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE FRONT SUSPENSION WAS LOOSE. *JS

Engine
Filed Aug 10, 20175,000 milesGA

A FEW TIMES PULLING OUT INTO THE TRAFFIC THE CAR WOULD FAIL TO ACCELERATE PROPERLY ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. ALSO, SOME TIMES WHILE DRIVING THE CAR SEEMS AS IF ITS DYING OR LOOSING POWER. IT IS ALSO RATTLING WHEN I CRANK IT UP. THE OTHER THING IS THAT THE TRANSMISSION WHILE ACCELERATING SEEMS TO TAKE A WHILE TO SWITCH GEARS AND THEN THE CAR JERKS REALLY HARD WHEN IT FINALLY SHIFT GEARS. I'VE TAKEN IT IN TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY JUST SAID THAT THEY CHECKED IT AND CANT FIND ANYTHING WRONG BUT THAT THEY HAVE HAD SIMILAR COMPLAINTS BUT THAT "ITS JUST THE FACT THAT THE CAR IS A 4 CYLINDER." IT'S VERY SCARY PULLING OUT INTO TRAFFIC.

Air Bags
Filed Aug 3, 201718,000 milesIL

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 CHRYSLER 200. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG SERVICE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 18,000.

Air Bags
Filed Jul 10, 201744,987 milesFL

RIGHT FRONT AND LEFT FRONT SEAT UPPER AND LOWER WIRING HARNESS TO AIRBAG SYSTEM FAILING . AIR BAG SYSTEM SERVICE LIGHT COME ON AND OFF . DEALERSHIP WANTS 1000 TO REPAIR BOTH SIDE HAVE FIX DRIVE COULD NOT AFFORD THE RIGHT-SIDE.

Air Bags
Filed Jun 26, 201735,000 milesCA

TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING AND CAN'T SEEM TO GET INTO GEAR WHILE DRIVING AND GETTING TO FREEWAY SPEEDS CAN'T REACH A MAX OF 55MPH. HAVE HAD THE CAR COMPLETELY STALL OUT ON THE FREEWAY AND PUT ITSELF INTO "NEAUTRAL" WHILE AT FREEWAY SPEEDS. MAINTENANCE AIRBAG LIGHTS FREQUENTLY COMING ON. CHRYSLER CAN'T SEEM TO FIND A FIX TO THE ISSUE ON WHY THIS CAR IS DOING WHAT IT HAS BEEN. THEY KEEP SAYING ITHE ISSUE IS FIXED WHEN PUBLICLY THERE IS NO REAL FIX TO THE ISSUE AND THEY DON'T KNOW HOW TO FIX THE RE ACCRUING PROBLEM. LITTLE TO SAY, I AM DEATHLY AFRAID OF DRIVING THIS VEHICLE EVEN DOWN THE STREET TO MY LOCAL GROCERY STORE. I WORK TOO HARD AND PAY TO MUCH FOR MY FIRST BRAND NEW CAR TO BE HAVING ISSUES LIKE THESE. I REALLY WISH CHRYSLER WOULD RECALL ALL OF THESE VEHICLES ALREADY BEFORE SOMEONE ENDS UP LOOSING A LIFE OVER A FAULTY LEMON OF A VEHICLE.

Engine
Filed Jun 8, 201735,000 milesGA

AS I TRAVEL DOWN THE HIGHWAY GOING ABOUT 50 TO 60 MILE AN HOUR SOMETIME THE CAR JAKE'S REAL HARD INTO GEAR AND ALSO WHEN I COME TO A COMPLETE STOP AND TAKE OFF AGAIN GOING ABOUT 5 TO 10 MPH IT SHIFTS HARD AGAIN.

Exterior Lighting › Headlights
Filed Jun 5, 201721,000 milesTX

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 CHRYSLER 200. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLAMPS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE WHEN THE SWITCH WAS ACTIVATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TAIL LAMPS, INTERIOR LIGHTING, AND INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATED WHEN THE HEADLAMP SWITCH WAS ACTIVATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 21,000.

Electrical System › Wiring
Filed May 31, 201710,000 milesGA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 CHRYSLER 200. AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE BRAKE WARNING SENSOR ILLUMINATED. WHILE INSPECTING UNDER THE HOOD, THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT RODENTS HAD CHEWED THROUGH WIRES CONNECTING THE BRAKE FLUID CONTAINER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER (ED BOYLE'S DODGE CHRYSLER IN MARIETTA, GA) WHERE THE CAUSE OF THE DAMAGE WAS CONFIRMED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE, BUT NO ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,000.

Service Brakes
Filed May 25, 201710,012 milesGA

RODENTS CHEWED MY WIRES AND BATTERY COVER UNDER THE HOOD OF MY 2016 CHRYSLER 200. ALL MAJOR LIGHTS ON DASHBOARD , BRAKES AND EM ERRORS AND TRANSMISSION FLUID LOW. EFFECTS MY STEERING MINOR

Electrical System
Filed May 19, 201719,112 milesWA

PURCHASED CAR BRAND NEW MAY 2016 SEPTEMBER 2016 DRIVING ON A CITY STREET MY CAR TURNERS OFF WITH A FLASHING SHIFT IN TO PARK ON THE DASH BOARD. DECEMBER 2016 2ND TIME DOING THE SHIFT INTO PARK UPON ENTERING HIGHWAY 16 STEERING WHEEL LOCKS UP MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO MOVE OUT OF HARMS WAY TO SHIFT INTO PARK. FEBRUARY SAME INCIDENT ON HIGHWAY 16 RIGHT BEFORE MERGING ON TO INTERSTATE 5 SOUTH. CAR DOESN'T RESTART WHEN PRESSING ENGINE START. I HAVE TO SIT FOR 5-6 MINUTES BEFORE CAR TURNS ON AND THE. DRIVE UNTIL IT ATTEMPTS AGAIN. I E TAKING IT TO THE DEALER THEY DON'T SEE THE PROBLEM AFTER RESETTING THE COMPUTER AND GETTING AN OIL CHANGE CAR STILL TURNS OFF WHILE DRIVING. I'VE TAKING IT BACK ON MAY 2017 CAR STILL DOING THE SHIFT INTO PARK LOCKING WHEEL AND TURNING ENGINE OFF. AFTER BEING WITH THE DEALER AGAIN NOT ONLY DOES IT SHIFT INTO PARK IT'S NOW OVER HEATING. I BOUGHT THE CAR AS THE FIRST OWNER WITH 10 MILES

Electronic Stability Control (esc)
Filed May 15, 201724,000 milesVA

BOUGHT NEW STILL UNDER BUMPER TO BUMPER WARRANTY AT ABOUT 24000 MILES WHILE DRIVING THE CAR ENTERING THE HIGHWAY FROM THE ACCESS ROAD AT APPROXIMATELY 37MPH MY VEHICLE JUST SHUT OFF ALMOST AS IF HAD REBOOTED LIKE A COMPUTER THE WHEEL DID NOT LOCK UP FIRST WARNING LIGHT READ "AIRBAG FAILURE" THEN RIGHT AFTER MY PARKING/EMERGENCY BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON THEN TIRE PRESSURE ALL WHILE MY SHIFT KNOB FLASHED "P" IF IT WASN'T A BACKUP ON THE HIGHWAY I WOULD HAVE BEEN HIT AND CAUSED A MAJOR PILE UP LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO ENGAGE THE HAZARDS AND DRIFT ONE LANE OVER TO THE BREAK DOWN LANE WITH NO POWER TO THE BRAKES I HAD TO PRESS HARDER AS I MADE IT OVER TO THE SIDE ALL OF THOSE LIGHTS WENT OFF, I WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE CAR AND THEN THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON BEFORE I MADE IT TO MY APPOINTMENT AT THE DEALER THE ENGINE LIGHT HAD GONE OFF TOO. THEY COULD NOT RECREATE NOR CAN TELL ME FOR SURE WHAT CAUSED THE FAILURE

Air BagsCrash1 injured
Filed May 9, 201733,000 milesTX

TAKATA RECALL THE SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY AFTER MY CAR WAS WRECKED INTO . IT TOTALLY DESTROYED THE BACK DOOR ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF MY CAR AND HIT THE FRONT PASSENGER DOOR ALSO. I WAS MAKING A LEFT TURN AND A CAR TBONED ME IN THE PASSENGER SIDE OF MY CAR.

Fuel/Propulsion System
Filed May 1, 201724,140 milesVA

24,000 MILES BOUGHT 8 MONTHS AGO WHILE ENTERING THE HIGHWAY WHICH TRAFFIC TURNED OUT TO BE BACKED UP AND STOP AND GO, DOING 37 MPH FROM THE ACCESS ROAD MERGING INTO TRAFFIC AT TAT SPEED BEFORE THE SLOW DOWN MY CAR SHUT OFF MID MERGE(ALMOST AS IF IT RESTARTED LIKE A COMPUTER) FIRST THERE WAS A LIGHT AND AN AIRBAG FAILURE MESSAGE THEN THE EMERGENCY BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON (AS IF I HAD USED THE PARKING BRAKE) THEN THE TIRE PRESSURE LIGHT FOLLOWED BY ENGINE LIGHT THE WHEEL DID NOT LOCK UP AND AS I HAD HIT TRAFFIC I WAS LUCKILY ABLE TO DRIFT OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY NARROWLY AVOIDING BEING HIT BY THE CARS BEHIND ME ALL LIGHTS EXCEPT THE ENGINE LIGHT WENT OFF AFTER ABOUT 30 SECONDS I HAD TO TRY TWICE BUT I WAS AS ABLE TO RESTART THE CAR BY THE NEXT MORNING THE ENGINE LIGHT HAD GONE AWAY I HAVE SINCE TAKEN THE CAR INTO THE DEALER AND THEY HAVE NO IDEA WHAT CAUSED IT OR IF IT COULD HAPPEN AGAIN, I AM WAITING TO HEAR FROM CHRYSLER BUT I AM NOT SURE THEY ARE TAKING THIS A SERIOUS AS I AM HAD IT NOT BEE FOR THE TRAFFIC I COULD HAVE BEEN INJURED OR WORSE

Electronic Stability Control (esc)
Filed Apr 26, 201724,000 milesVA

PURCHASED MY CAR NEW IIT HAS BEEN ABOUT 8 MONTHS WHILE ENTERING THEY HIGHWAY THE CAR COMPLETELY SHUT OFF ON ME AS THE GEAR PANEL FLASHED P FIRST AN AIRBAG FAILURE LIGHT CAME ON THEN EMERGENCY BRAKE LIGHT THEN TIRE PRESSURE THE WHEEL DID NOT LOCK UP I WAS ABLE TO COAST OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY BECAUSE THERE WAS HEAVY TRAFFIC WHICH IS LIKELY WHAT SAVED ME FROM BEING HIT ALL WARNING LIGHTS WENT OFF AFTER 30 SECONDS EXPECT NOW THE ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON I WAS ABLE TO START THE CAR AGAIN AND GO HOME I HAVE SINCE TAKEN THE CAR IN AND THEY COULD NOT FIND NOR REPEAT THE PROBLEM AT THE DEALER IF IT WASN'T FOR HEAVY HIGHWAY TRAFFIC I WOULD HAVE BEEN INJURED OR DIED

Wheels
Filed Apr 26, 201721,428 milesTX

WE PURCHASED A 2016 CHRYSLER 200 ON MARCH 11, 2017. ON APRIL 21, 2017, WE NOTICED AN ISSUE WITH THE VEHICLE SPECIFICALLY WITH INSTABILITY IN THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE AS WE WERE DRIVING IT. IT FELT AS IF THE TIRE WAS GOING TO FALL OFF. WE CALLED A TOW TRUCK ON APRIL 22, 2017 TO BRING THE VEHICLE TO SOUTHFORK CHRYSLER DODGE SERVICE DEPARTMENT FOR REPAIR. IT WAS NOTED THAT THREE LUG NUTS WERE MISSING FROM THE TIRE. THE REPAIR SHOP NOTED THAT WHEEL HUB, WHEELS HAVE BEEN OB-LONGED DO TO THE VEHICLE ONLY HAVING A TOTAL OF TWO LUG NUTS IN PLACE THAT HAPPEN TO BE SLIGHTLY LOOSE AS WELL, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO HAVE A VIBRATION ON THE DRIVER FRONT WHEEL. WE HAVE NOT HAD ANY WORK DONE TO THE TIRES OR CAR SINCE IT WAS PURCHASED ONLY SIX WEEKS PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT. THE CAR ONLY HAS 21,428 MILES.

Air BagsCrash1 injured
Filed Mar 10, 201711,300 milesTX

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2016 CHRYSLER 200. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT, A SECOND VEHICLE TRAVELING BETWEEN 45 AND 60 MPH CRASHED INTO THE CONTACT'S REAR BUMPER. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT REAR ENDED THE PRECEDING VEHICLE. THE FRONT END OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE SUSTAINED SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED UNDISCLOSED INJURIES, WHICH REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 11,300.

Steering › Linkages › Tie Rod AssemblyCrash1 injured
Filed Mar 7, 201731,000 milesMI

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2016 CHRYSLER 200. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHOOK AND THE TIE ROD FRACTURED. THE FAILURE CAUSED THE CONTACT TO CRASH INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUFFERED MUSCLE SPASMS AND BACK PAIN, WHICH REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS

Steering
Filed Feb 1, 2017TN

AT TIMES WHEN YOU ARE DRIVING THE CAR , THE STEERING WHEEL IS HARD TO TURN LIKE IT HAS SOMETHING BLOCKING IT AND YOU THINK IT'S NOT GOING TO TURN . IT DOESN'T HAPPEN ALL THE TIME. SOMETIMES IT'S MORE FREQUENT THAN OTHERS. ALSO AT TIMES WHEN YOU START TO ACCELERATE THERE IS DELAY IN RESPONSE CAUSING THE CAR TO STALL AND WHEN THE CAR WILL RESUME. *TR

Suspension
Filed Jan 26, 201717,000 milesPA

MY VEHICLE IS IN A COLLISION SHOP SINCE DEC. 19, 2016 FOR FRONT END REPAIRS. THE COLLISION REPAIR SHOP IS GERBER COLLISION & GLASS, 153 PA-100, FOGELSVILLE, PA 18051, IT HAS BEEN BROUGHT TO MY ATTENTION THAT THERE IS NOT A RECALL BUT A BACK ORDER ON A SUPPORT BRACKET PART # 68247600AA. CHRYSLER CORPORATION HAS NOT RECALLED THIS PART, HOWEVER THEY HAVE STOPPED PRODUCING THE ORIGINAL PART, AND ARE NOW RE BUILDING THE PART, AND THUS CLAIMING THE BRACKET IS NOT AVAILABLE TO ANY CERTIFIED CHRYSLER DEALERS AND CONSUMERS, AND THUS MY VEHICLE AND COLLISION MECHANIC HAS BEEN WAITING TO BE COMPLETE THE REPAIRS ON MY CHRYSLER 200S, AND WE HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY INFORMATION ON THE STATUS OF THIS PART, FROM CHRYSLER CORPORATION, OR AN ETS OF WHEN THEY WILL BEGIN SHIPPING THE SUPPORT BRACKET TO THE OVER 600 CONSUMERS, AND BUSINESS'S WAITING FOR THIS PART FOR THE SAME VEHICLE YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL. MY VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN SHOP SINCE DECEMBER 19, 2016, AND CHRYSLER CORPORATION IS NOT PROVIDING ME WITH ANY INFORMATION ON THE SAFETY OR STATUS OF THIS PART, AND FURTHERMORE THEY HAVE NOT ADDRESSED MY INVESTMENT IN THIS VEHICLE, WHICH I AM UNABLE TO DRIVE. I HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY COMPENSATION FOR THE VEHICLE, AND HAVE NOT HAD MY VEHICLE FOR OVER 1 MONTH. THERE ARE MANY PEOPLE INVOLVED IN TRYING TO RESOLVE THIS ISSUE, HOWEVER IT IS A CHRYSLER CORPORATION ISSUE WHICH THEY ARE FAILING TO PROVIDE CONSUMERS AND BUSINESSES WITH INFORMATION AND OR THE STATUS AND SAFETY OF THIS VEHICLE PART.

Engine
Filed Jan 25, 201780,000 milesAL

MY VEHICLE COMPLETELY SHUTS OFF WHILE IN MOTION. NOT WHILE AT A STOP OR WHILE SLOWING. I AM LITERALLY DRIVING ALONG AND THE CAR SHUTS OFF. I WAS NEARLY REAR-ENDED BECAUSE OF THIS. I THIS HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES AND EACH TIME I HAVE BEEN IN MOTION ON A CITY STREET IN FORWARD MOTION. IT HAS HAPPENED ONCE IN MID TURN. THIS ISSUE STARTED ON 1/24/2017 AND HAS OCCURRED EACH DAY 2-3 TIMES A DAY. *TR

Electrical System
Filed Jan 8, 201727,997 milesMI

WENT TO A STORE WITH A HEAVILY SLOPED PARKING LOT. APPROXIMATELY 15 TO 20 DEGREES. PARKED CAR AND WENT IN SIDE, RETURNED TO THE CAR, STARTED, AND PLACED CAR IN REVERSE, LOOKED BEHIND ME FOR PEDESTRIANS AND NOTICE SOME PEOPLE DOWN A LITTLE WAYS.. PROCEEDED TO CAREFULLY PULL OUT OF THE SLOPPING PARKING SPACE IN REVERSE. APPLIED SLIGHT PRESSURE TO BRAKE PEDAL TO SHIFTED CAR INTO DRIVE. REMOVED FOOT FROM BRAKE TO APPLY FOOT TO GAS PEDAL WITH A LITTLE MORE PRESSURE THAN USUAL DUE TO THE SLOP, TO KEEP CAR FROM ROLLING BACKWARDS.. THE CAR KEEP ROLLING IN REVERSE DUE TO THE DECLINING SLOP OF THE PARKING LOT. CAR DID NOT ENGAGE INTO DRIVE AND THE ENGINE REVVED UP TO HIGH RPMS AND IF NOT FOR A FAST REACTION FROM ME RETURNING MY FOOT TO BRAKE AFTER REALIZING WHAT WAS GOING ON, I COULD OF EASILY RAN INTO THE PEOPLE THAT I NOTICED EARLIER. NOT GOOD! WHEN I PUT MY FOOT ON THE GAS PEDDLE TO STOP THE CAR, THE CAR WENT INTO GEAR AND THE CAR SHOOK VIOLENTLY DUE TO THE HIGH RPMS. THE PEOPLE IN THE PARKING LOT WERE ALSO STARTLED. THIS IS THE PRIMARY CAR FOR MY WIFE AND I ASKED HER IF THE CAR HAS NOT GONE INTO GEAR BEFORE. TO MY ASTONISHMENT SHE SAID ONCE. THIS CAR NOW SITS IN THE GARAGE AWAITING THE CHRYSLER DEALER TO PICK IT UP 27,997 MILES. THIS KIND OF PROBLEM COULD EASILY DO HARMFUL BODILY INJURY TO A PEDESTRIANS OR MY WIFE. .

Visibility/Wiper
Filed Jan 2, 201749,000 milesGA

I RECEIVED THIS CAR AS A RENTAL. THE REAR VIEW MIRROR IN THE CENTER OF THE WINDSHIELD CANNOT BE ADJUSTED UP TO KEEP IT FROM BECOMING A FORWARD BLIND SPOT. EVEN WITH THE SEAT ADJUSTED ALL THE WAY DOWN, THE MIRROR COMPLETELY "HIDES" OTHER VEHICLES AT INTERSECTIONS. ALTHOUGH A "LOW TECH" PROBLEM, IT IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS DESIGN DEFECT.

Service BrakesCrash
Filed Dec 8, 201618,000 milesAZ

TL* THE CONTACT RENTED A 2016 CHRYSLER 200. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE PARKING BRAKE ERRONEOUSLY ACTIVATED. THE DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF THE STEERING AND CRASHED INTO A SECOND VEHICLE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 18,000.

Electrical System
Filed Nov 7, 2016306 milesAR

MY CAR WILL DIE WHILE DRIVING OR PUTS ITSELF IN NEUTRAL WHILE ON THE HWY. WE HAVE ALMOST BEEN IN 5 OR MORE ACCIDENTS BECASUE THE CAR BEHIND US HAS NO IDEA MY CAR HAS STOPPED WHILE GOING 65 MPH AND CAR JUST DIES. WE HAVE BEEN IN TOUCH WITH THE DEALER THEY HAVE TRIED FIXING THIS CAR AT LEAST 5 TIMES AS OF NOW WE HAVE HAS THEIR RENTAL FOR CAR FOR OVER 35 DAYS MY VEHICLE HAS 19,000 WE BOUGHT IT BRAND NEW. ALSO WOULD LIKE TO GO ON RECORD IF ANYTHING HAPPENS TO ME OR MY CHILDREN BECAUSE OF THIS DEFECT I GAVE THE DEALERSHIP MANY CHANCES TO FIX THEY HAVE EVEN CALLED SOMEONE FROM OUT OF TOWN TO FIX AND I'M STILL WAITING I DO NOT WANT TO DIE OR GET INJURED DUE TO THIS PROBLEM ALSO THE PROBLEM STARTED AT 306 MILES AND HAS NOT BEEN FIXED YET

Engine
Filed Nov 5, 2016NJ

DOING 25 MPH CAR ENGINE JUST STOPPED HAD TO DRIFT TO SIDE OF ROAD PUT CAR IN PARK AND RESTART.

Vehicle Speed Control
Filed Oct 27, 20163,500 milesSC

ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, WHILE THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN MOTION THE VEHICLE HAS ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN AND UNDER DIFFERENT CONDITIONS WITH DIFFERENT DRIVERS. THE VEHICLE SURGES FORWARD AND THE TACHOMETER JUMPS OVER 6 RPM. ON A SEPARATE OCCASION, WHILE TRYING TO MERGE ONTO A HIGHWAY, THE ACCELERATOR WAS PRESSED ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR BUT THE VEHICLE DID NOT RESPOND ALMOST RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER 3 TIMES WITH NO CLEAR IDEA FROM THE TECHNICIANS AS TO WHAT IS WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. THE FIRST TIME IT WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP, IT SPENT TWO WEEKS AND THEIR TECHS COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. IT WAS RECOMMENDED THAT A "BLACK BOX" RECORDING DEVICE BE INSTALLED IN THE VEHICLE. THE DEVICE IS CUMBERSOME AND A POTENTIAL HAZARD TO DRIVERS WHO MUST TRY TO PUSH THE BUTTON ON THE DEVICE WHILE THE VEHICLE IS UNINTENTIONALLY ACCELERATING. THE VEHICLE DUPLICATED THE PROBLEM AGAIN WHEN IT WAS GIVEN BACK. ON THE THIRD TRIP TO THE DEALER, THE BLACK BOX INFO WAS RELAYED TO CHRYSLER AND THE VEHICLE IS STILL SITING THERE AFTER A WEEK AND CHRYSLER TECHS HAVE ISSUED A DO NOT LET THE CUSTOMER BACK IN THE VEHICLE ORDER. BASICALLY, CHRYSLER HAS SEIZED MY VEHICLE, TO WHICH I AM STILL PAYING FOR, AND THEY DO NOT KNOW WHAT THE ISSUE IS THEREFORE CANNOT FIX IT. A COMPLAINT HAS BEEN FILED WITH CHRYSLER CORP.

Electrical System
Filed Oct 3, 20162,590 milesCA

VEHICLE LOST POWER WHILE PULLING INTO TRAFFIC. 2016 CHRYSLER 200 S WITH 2614 MILES...ENGINE WAS WARM. I STEPPED ON THE GAS AND LOST ALL POWER (ELECTRICAL), FOLLOWED BY ENGINE STALL BEHAVIOR, POWER LOSS, STALL BEHAVIOR, THEN TRANSMISSION KNOB LIGHT FLASHES "D" AND INSTRUMENT CLUSTER SAYS TO SELECT GEAR AGAIN. WAS NEARLY REAR ENDED AND/OR T-BONED BY ONCOMING TRAFFIC. DEALER PERFORMED 4 FLASH UPDATES TODAY.

Vehicle Speed Control
Filed Sep 21, 20165,600 milesFL

PURCHASED CAR APRIL 2016, INCIDENT ON OR ABOUT 12 JULY 2016. FOLLOWING IS HAND DELIVERED LETTER OF 22 JULY 2016 TO DEALER'S SERVICE MANAGER AND SALES MANAGER REGARDING THE PROBLEM: "ON A RECENT ROAD TRIP, I LEARNED THAT GOING DOWNHILL ON AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL SET AT 65, THE VEHICLE'S TACHOMETER PEGS OUT AND THE SPEED INCREASES TO MORE THAN 85 MPH. THANKFULLY THERE WERE NO VEHICLES IN FRONT OF ME OR I WOULD HAVE PROBABLY COLLIDED WITH THEM, AT AT THAT SPEED WOULD HAVE PROBABLY BEEN KILLED. FORTUNATELY I HAD THE REFLECTS TO HIT THE BRAKE AND DISENGAGE THE CRUISE CONTROL. WHEN THE CRUISE CONTROL DEACTIVATED, THE ENGINE REVVED TO A POINT I FEARED IT WOULD BLOW UP. AFTER SEVERAL VERY LONG SECONDS THE ENGINE RETURNED TO NORMAL. I PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND REMAINED IN THE CAR UNTIL I STOPPED SHAKING AND MY HEART STOPPED RACING." AFTER ONE WEEK HAVING NO RESPONSE I AGAIN WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND NO ONE KNEW WHAT I WAS TALKING ABOUT. FINALLY I GOT THE SALES MANAGER TO READ THE LETTER. HE SAID HE HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH IT, SEE THE SERVICE MANAGER, MORE OR LESS THE SAME. I THEN EMAILED CHRYSLER CORP VIA THEIR WEBSITE AND PROVIDED THE INFORMATION. RESPONSE WAS CORP REQUIRED THEIR TECH TO WITNESS THE DEALER'S ELECTRONIC DIAGNOSIS. BACK TO SVC MGR WHO CONTACTED THE TECH AND ARRANGED FOR TEST THE FOLLOWING WEEK. CAR IN MONDAY, READY FRIDAY. CORP TECH'S DETERMINATION WAS THE 9 SPEED HAD NO BRAKING FEATURE AND THE BEST ADVISE WAS TO USE THE BRAKE. BACK TO CO

Engine
Filed Aug 23, 20166,157 milesIL

BOUGHT THIS 2016 CHRYSLER 200 S 4 CYCLINDER IN JULY 2016 WITH ONLY 4900 MILES ON IT. CAR WAS A DEALER PROGRAM CAR STILL UNDER FACTORY WARRANTY. TODAY, 8/22/2016 AT 6157 MILES THE CAR STALLED WHILE MY TEENAGE SONS (3 OF THEM) WERE DRIVING ON CITY STREETS TO SCHOOL (THIS IS THE CAR THEY DRIVE EVERYDAY). THE CAR STALLED WHILE DRIVING THREE SEPARATE TIMES LOSING ALL POWER WITH A MESSAGE IN THE DASH READING "SHIFT TO P". ONCE SHIFTED TO PARK THE CAR DID START BUT ONLY AFTER MAKING AN ODD NOISE WHILE PUSHING IN THE IGNITION BUTTON. NEEDLESS TO SAY THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TO HAVE A CAR LOSE POWER WHILE ON THE ROAD ESPECIALLY WITH NEW TEENAGE DRIVERS. BOUGHT THIS CAR IN LARGE PART BECAUSE OF ITS SAFETY RATINGS BUT THIS CLEARLY IS THE EXACT OPPOSITE OF SAFE. I WILL TAKE TO DEALER IN THE MORNING TO SEE WHAT THEY SAY. LOTS OF OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT SAME ISSUE ALTHOUGH MOST SEEM TO BE WITH THE 2015 NOT 2016. NONETHELESS, HOW CAN ONE FEEL SAFE AGAIN PUTTING THEIR CHILDREN BEHIND THE WHEEL? NO IDEA WHAT CAUSED THIS ISSUE. THE DRIVETRAIN DOES NOT SHIFT SMOOTHLY EITHER PARTICULARLY WHEN TRANSITIONING FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE WHEN COMING TO COMPLETE STOP.

Vehicle Speed Control
Filed Aug 16, 20161,870 milesOH

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 CHRYSLER 200. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. WHILE EXITING THE DRIVEWAY WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE WOULD ACCELERATE WITHOUT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BEING DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED, BUT THE TECHNICIAN COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,870. UPDATED 12/20/16*LJ UPDATED 12/21/16.*JB

Service Brakes
Filed Aug 14, 2016TX

I HAD JUST FINISHED REVERSING TO ADJUST MY PARALLEL PARKING IN A RESIDENTIAL STREET. I PLACED THE HAZARD LIGHTS ON AND PUT THE CAR INTO "P". AFTER MY DAUGHTER GOT IN, I TOOK OFF THE HAZARD LIGHTS AND PLACE MY CAR ON "D". IN ORDER FOR ME TO CHANGE GEARS I HAVE TO PRESS DOWN THE BRAKE, AND AS I LET GO TO START DRIVING I FELT MY CAR DO A QUICK TWO "TUGS" AS I WAS GOING FORWARD AND INTO A DRIVE-WAY ON MY LEFT. WHEN I WAS TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL, I FELT IT START TO GO STIFF TO WHERE I HAD TO TURN IT HARD FOR IT TO MOVE. THE CAR STARTED TO SLOW DOWN WHILE I PRESSING THE GAS, COMING TO A HALT BEFORE MY FRONT WHEELS COULD GO ON THE DRIVE-WAY. I PRESSED THE BRAKES BUT THEY WERE HARD WHERE I COULD NOT PRESS DOWN ON THEM AND I LET THEM GO. I PRESSED DOWN ON THEM AGAIN HOPING THEY WOULD WORK, BUT THEY WERE HARD. AT THAT POINT THE CAR SOUNDED LIKE IT TURNED OFF ON ME EVEN THOUGH THE SIGN ON MY IGNITION READ "RUN". I LOOK DOWN AND MY GEAR IS ON "D" BUT FLASHING ON AND OFF. AT THIS POINT I AM STUCK IN THE MIDDLE OF A RESIDENTIAL STREET (SIDEWAYS) BECAUSE MY CAR WOULD NOT MOVE. I LOOK AT THE SCREEN IN MY DASHBOARD AND ITS FLASHING SOMETHING ABOUT "SHIFT" AND THE BATTERY LIGHT IS ON. I WAS PANICKING SO I DID NOT FULLY READ WHAT IT WAS FLASHING AND FORTUNATELY WAS ABLE TO CHANGE THE GEAR TO "P" EVEN THOUGH I COULD NOT PRESS DOWN THE BRAKES BECAUSE THEY WERE VERY STIFF. I TURNED OFF MY CAR, AND RESTARTED IT. AT THAT POINT MY CAR WORKED LIKE NOTHING HAPPENED. I KNOW MY CAR IN A WEIRD WAY TURN

Service Brakes
Filed Aug 8, 20166,000 milesTX

MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING IN TRAFFIC AS THE FOOT BRAKE GAVE OUT. HE HAD TO STEP AS HARD AS HE COULD WITH BOTH FEET ON THE BRAKE IN ORDER TO GET IT TO STOP. AT THE SAME TIME THE PARKING BRAKE ENGAGED ITSELF AND MADE DRIVING ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE. YOU COULDN'T TURN IT OFF. AFTER TURNING OFF THE CAR, THE BRAKES STILL WON'T WORK, BUT THE PARK BREAK WAS BACK TO NORMAL. IF YOU GET THE CAR TO A HALT AND PUT IT IN PARK, IT KEEPS ON DRIVING, AS SOON AS YOU DARE TO SLIGHTLY LET GO OF THE BRAKE. YOUR ONLY WAY TO STOP THIS CAR IS TO ENGAGE THE PARK BRAKE AND HOPE THAT IT GRABS. CAR IS AT THE DEALERSHIP WITH NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE, CHRYSLER IS CONTACTED. THIS IS FOR SURE SCARY, GIVEN THAT MY SON WAS IN THE CAR AS WELL.

Service Brakes
Filed Jul 21, 201614,000 milesPA

EMERGENCY BRAKE HAS COME ON TWICE WITHOUT ME ACTIVATING IT----I SLOWED DOWN AT RED LIGHT, WENT TO PULL OUT AND COULD NOT BECAUSE EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS ON.

Wheels
Filed Jul 14, 20162,700 milesIL

WE HAD ONLY HAD OUR 2016 CHRYSLER 200S FOR AROUND 3 WEEKS. WHILE HEADING HOME TRAVELING EAST ON STATE RT 149 FROM WEST FRANKFORT, IL., WE HEARD A LOUD THUMP LIKE SOMETHING JUST HIT THE PASSENGER SIDE OF OUR CAR. WE PULLED THE CAR OFF AT THE CHURCH JUST 1 BLOCK DOWN THE ROAD, GOT OUT AND LOOKED TO SEE WHAT HAPPENED, NO ANIMALS HAD HIT THE CAR, NO OBJECTS WAS LAYING IN THE ROAD, AND NO ONE WAS MOWING, BUT WE HAD A STRAIGHT GASH WITH A DENT IN THE SIDE OF OUR REAR PASSENGER DOOR. IT WAS GETTING CLOSE TO DUSK AND I THOUGHT SOMETHING CAME OFF THE CAR. THE NEXT MORNING I FINALLY NOTICED THE PASSENGER FRONT WHEEL HAD THE LUG NUT MISSING AND THE STUD WAS GONE. THE RIMS CLEAR COAT IS SCRATCHED WHERE IT FELL OFF AND SLUNG BACK AND HIT THE SIDE OF OUR CAR. I CALLED OUR LOCAL CHRYSLER DEALER AND COME TO FIND OUT IT HAD BOLTS NOT STUDS. I HAD THEM ORDER ONE FORM ME. I ASKED THE SERVICE MANAGER WHAT THE CORRECT TORQUE WAS FOR THE BOLTS, INCASE ANY OTHERS WERE LOOSE. HE SAID,"103 FT/LBS". I CHECK THE TORQUE THE REST OF THE LUG BOLTS AND COME TO FIND EVERY FRONT ONE WAS LOOSE. 1 MORE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE AND 2 ON THE DRIVERS SIDE TOOK NEARLY A 1/4 TURN TO REACH TORQUE. THE REST OF THE FRONT BOLTS WERE AROUND 1/8 TURN FROM BEING TORQUED. I ONLY FOUND 1 ON THE REAR THAT WASN'T CORRECTLY TORQUED. I HAVEN'T SEEN BOLT LUGS ON AN AMERICAN CAR IN ALL MY LIFE. I HAD THE DEALER INSTALL THE NEW BOLT AND HAD HIM DOUBLE CHECK THE TORQUE ON THE OTHERS. I CONTACTED CHRYSLER CUSTOMER SERVICE AND REPORTED

Power Train
Filed Jun 27, 20161,700 milesRI

I WAS STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT, WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN I STEPPED ON THE ACCELERATOR TO GO AND COULD NOT MOVE!! THE CAR REFUSED TO SHIFT! I LOOKED DOWN TO CHECK AND MAKE SURE IT WAS IN DRIVE AND IT WAS! I WAS NEARLY REAR ENDED, PEOPLE HAD TO DRIVE AROUND ME. IT TOOK AROUND 20 TO 30 SECONDS FOR MY VEHICLE TO SHIFT INTO GEAR AND MOVE FORWARD. WHILE TRYING TO MOVE FORWARD IT REVVED TO AROUND 5,000 RPM. I HAVE A CHILD WITH ME. WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF SOMEONE REAR ENDED US? I KNOW CHRYSLER HAS NUMEROUS ISSUES WITH THE TRANSMISSIONS TO THESE VEHICLES AND I AM SORRY BUT THEY SHOULD NOT BE ALLOWED ON THE ROAD WITH PROBLEMS LIKE THIS!!

Power Train
Filed Jun 27, 201615,400 milesCA

THE GEAR SHIFT CAN BE EASILY AND ACCIDENTALLY KNOCKED INTO REVERSE PARK OR NEUTRAL WHILE DRIVING AND WJRHOUT NEEDING TO APPLY BRAKE. I WAS DRIVING AND MY CELLPHONE SLID OUT OF THE CELLPHONE MOUNT AND HIT THE KNOB AND THREW MY INTO PARK WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AT HIGH 60 MPH I WAS FAST ENOUGH TO MOVE IT BACK OVER TO DRIVE BUT IT COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT OR DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. THIS TYPE OF THING HAS HAPPENED ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION I ACCIDENTALLY PUT IT IN REVERSE WHILE DRIVING THINKING I WAS MOVING THE FAN KNOB DOWN AT NIGHT WHILE DRIVING. ALSO MY FRIENDS SON PUT MY CAR INTO PARK WHILE ADJUSTING THE TEMPERATURE AS WELL. YOU SHOULD NEVER BE ABLE TO MOVE THE GEARS SO EASILY OR IN REVERSE OR PARK WITHOUT BRAKE OR PUSHING THE KNOB DOWN OR SOMETHING TERRIBLY UNSAFE!! ALL OF THE TIMES THIS HAS OCCURRED I WAS DRIVING ALSO THERE GAVE BEEN TIMES I THOUGHT MY CAR WAS IN PARK BUT WAS NOT WAS ACTUALLY IN REVERSE VERY DANGEROUS

Electrical System
Filed Jun 26, 2016VA

THEREALLY IS A PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION AND ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WITH THIS CAR. MY CAR JERKS EVERYDAY WHEN SHIFTING FROM PARK TO DRIVE AND IT HESITATES. I TOOK TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR SERVICE AND WAS TOLD IT IS SUPPOSED TO DRIVE LIKE THAT UNTIL THE CAR IS ADJUSTED TO MY DRIVING STYLE. ALSO, ONEW DAY I WAS DRIVING AND OUT OF NOWHERE IN LOSE TOTAL POWER IN THE CAR. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY FOUND NOTHING WRONG. I HAVE A 7 YEAR OLD WHO RIDES WITH ME EVERYDAY. THIS CAR IS NOT SAFE.

Service Brakes
Filed Jun 24, 20165,600 milesOH

I JUST BOUGHT THIS CAR IN MARCH OF 2016 AND HAS BEEN IN DEALERSHIP OVER 9 TIMES ALREADY FOR THE ALIGNMENT, TIRES ALREADY GOING BALD AND THE TRANSMISSION. I WAS DRIVING ONE DAY DOWN A STREET THAT HAS A 55MPH SPEED LIMIT AND THE CAR JUST DIED AND LOST ALL POWER IT WOULDNT GO AT ALL SO I HAD TO PULL OVER AND RESTART THE VEHICLE FINALLY IT WENT THEN EVER SINCE THEN THE CAR SHIFTS VERY ROUGH AND JERKS YOU AND THE DEALERSHIPS KEEP TELLING ME THAT ITS THE WAY THE CAR IS SUPPOSED TO DRIVE BUT I KNOW ITS NOT ALSO THE SERVICE TRANSMISSION LIGHT CAME BUT THE DEALER SAYS THAT CODES WERE THERE TO SHOW WHICH WAS ODD TO ME ALSO ANOTHER ISSUE WITH THIS CAR IS SOMETIMES WHEN I PUT IT IN DRIVE,REVERSE ETC THE ELECTRONIC EBRAKE JUST COMES WHICH ALMOST HAD ME HIT A FEW TIMES NOW I HAVE HAD THIS CAR 3 MONTHS NOW AND ITS IN THE SHOP MORE THAN I CAN DRIVE. I WOULD SAY THIS CAR IS UNSAFE AND HIGHLY ADVISE NOT TO BUY

Air BagsCrash2 injured
Filed May 17, 20165,013 milesOH

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 CHRYSLER 200. WHILE THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT, IT WAS REAR ENDED AT 35 MPH. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE REAR ENDED A THIRD VEHICLE. THE DRIVER'S AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT AND PASSENGER WERE INJURED AND REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. CHRYSLER SENT ENGINEERS TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,013.

Exterior Lighting
Filed May 10, 2016MS

I HAVE NOTICED THAT MANY NEW LED HEADLIGHTS ARE OUT AND WITHOUT EXCEPTION, THIS IS ON NEW CHRYSLER VEHICLES. I NOTICE THIS SEVERAL TIMES A WEEK. I OBSERVED ONE HEADLIGHT GOING OUT AS THE SIGNAL WAS ENGAGED. THIS FACT MAKES ME THINK IT IS A GROUND PROBLEM BUT I AM NOT SURE. THIS NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED.

Service Brakes
Filed Apr 20, 20161,100 milesOH

PURCHASED THE VEHICLE ROUGHLY 30 DAYS AGO WITH ONLY 4 MILES ON IT AT TIME OF PURCHASE. AT 800 MILES I BEGAN HEARING NOISES COMING FROM THE BRAKES. AFTER THE DEALER INSPECTED AND SERVICED THE VEHICLE, THEY COULD FIND NO ISSUES OR ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. AT 1100 MILES, THE BRAKES WERE STILL MAKING NOISE AND FINALLY OUT OF NOWHERE WHILE DRIVING THE BRAKES LOCKED UP ON ME NEARLY RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT. THIS OCCURRED AFTERWARDS ON 2 OTHER OCCASIONS, ONCE WHILE DRIVING AS AND AGAIN ANOTHER TIME WHEN SWITCHING OUT OF REVERSE. I ALSO NOTICED AT TIMES THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL HAD GONE NEARLY TO THE FLOOR, WHICH WAS ALSO OF CONCERN. THE VEHICLE WAS IMMEDIATELY DROPPED OFF AT THE DEALERSHIP AND I HAVE NOW HAD A RENTAL VEHICLE FOR THE PAST COUPLE OF DAYS WITHOUT ANY RESPONSE FROM THE DEALERSHIP WHATSOEVER. I WILL BE FILING A CLAIM FOR LEMON LAW, AS I HAVE NOT EVEN MADE MY FIRST CAR PAYMENT YET. PLEASE ENSURE OUR SAFETY BY REVIEWING THIS ISSUE AND RECALLING ANY VEHICLES AFFECTED, AS THIS WILL SURELY CAUSE ACCIDENTS IF ALLOWED TO CONTINUE WITHOUT RESOLUTION BEING PROVIDED.

Unknown or Other
Filed Mar 17, 20161,500 milesTX

WHILE DRIVING THE CAR JERKS WHILE SHIFTING AND THE TRANSMISSION LOCKS WHILE DRIVING...THE DISPLAY SHOWS THAT THE CAR IS IN SPEED MODE BUT THE DIAL IS IN DRIVE. HAVE TAKEN TO DEALER AND THEY STATED IT WAS REPAIRED BUT THE SAME DAY OF GETTING THE CAR BACK ITS DOING THE SAME THING....UNSAFE TO DRIVE....

Air BagsCrash1 injured
Filed Feb 12, 20165,000 milesAR

TAKATA RECALL, THIS NEW CAR IS A 2016 200S WITH5000 MILES. THIS CAR CAUSED A ACCIDENT ON 02/09/16 WHEN THE FRONT BRAKES LOCKED UP AT 50 MILES AN HOUR. SENDING THE DRIVER INTO A LIGHT POLE. WHEN THE VEHICLE HIT THE POLE THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY FROM THE STEERING. THE AIR BAGS OVER ALL DOORS DID DEPLOY AND THE AIR BAGS ON THE SIDE OF THE FRONT SEAT DID DEPLOY BUT NEVER THE STEERING WHEEL AIR BAG. THE BRAKES ARE FAULTY AND HAVE GONE ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR WHEN PRESSING ON THE BRAKE. BY PUMPING THE BRAKES THE BRAKE WOULD WORK. WHEN THE ACCIDENT HAPPENED THE DRIVER PRESSED THE BRAKE TO TURN A CORNER BUT RATHER THAN THE VEHICLE SLOWING DOWN THE BRAKES LOCKED DOWN IN FRONT AND SENT THE VEHICLE ACROSS THE ROAD INTO A LIGHT POLE.

Service Brakes
Filed Feb 4, 20161,588 milesCA

THE BRAKES ON THIS CAR WHILE BACKING UP MADE AN AWFUL NOISE FROM DAY 1. I THOUGHT AT FIRST IT WAS NORMAL. THOUGHT IT WAS JUST NEW BRAKES THAT HAD TO BE BROKEN IN. THEN I KNEW SOMETHING WAS WRONG BECAUSE WHEN I PUT IT IN DRIVE MY BACK BRAKES WERE LOCKED AND WOULDN'T RELEASE. LOOKED DOWN TO SEE IF I HIT THE E BRAKE, THAT WAS NEVER THE CASE. THE BRAKES IN REAR HAVE LOCKED UP SEVERAL TIMES AND EVERY TIME IT WAS BACKING UP AND PUTTING IT IN DRIVE. I HAD A 2015 WITH THE SAME ISSUES AND WAS REPLACED BY THE LEMON LAW WITH A 2016 AND NOW EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUES. DEALER OPENED START CASE WITH CHRYSLER BUT CURRENTLY HAS NO FIX FOR THESE CARS. DEALER ALSO STATED DUE TO THE SIZE OF THE ROTORS/BREAKS CAUSES THE SQUEALING/LOCKING NOISE. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE IN CASE THE BREAK DECIDE TO LOCK UP OR NOT WORK, CURRENTLY WAITING FOR MORE "REPAIRS".

Electrical System
Filed Dec 18, 2015250 milesGA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 CHRYSLER 200. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HOT AIR BLEW FROM VENTS WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONER WAS ACTIVATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN ADDED FREON BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUSE BOX NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, BUT STATED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 250.

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