Chrysler 200 Complaints

4,225 consumer complaints on file.

#10908481September 21, 2016
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
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 CORP WITH: "IT IS SO DISAPPOINTING AND REPREHENSIBLE TO LEARN THAT CHRYSLER IS ENDANGERING BUYERS OF THEIR PRODUCT BY KNOWINGLY DENYING RESPONSIBILITY FOR A FAULTY AND DEADLY DESIGN. AT THE OUTSET MY DEMAND WAS EITHER FIX THE PROBLEM AS I DO LIKE THE CAR, OR A TOTAL REFUND OF THE PURCHASE PRICE. I RECEIVED NEITHER. MY ONLY RECOURSE IS A LAWSUIT, THAT WOULD LAST LONGER THAN MY MONEY.DO NOT BUY!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10908510September 21, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK YESTERDAY EVENING DOING 60 -65 MPH ON HWY 6 AND MY CAR DECELERATED LIKE IT TURNED OFF. I TRIED PUSHING THE GAS AND NOTHING HAPPENED, THE ENGINE DIDN'T EVEN REV UP. I HAD WARNING LIGHTS FLASHING ON MY DASH. I TRIED UPLOADING PICTURES BUT THEY WOULDN'T ATTACH. I COASTED THE TO SHOULDER OF THE ROAD AND MY CAR WOULDN'T DISENGAGE FROM DRIVE. I TURNED MY CAR OFF HOPING THAT WOULD HELP, BUT WHEN I TURNED IT BACK ON IT WOULDN'T CHANGE GEARS FROM PARK. I GOT TOWED TO THE NEAREST CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP. TODAY I RECEIVED A CALL FROM THE DEALERSHIP THAT THEY WERE GOING TO RESET SOME COMPUTER DRIVE AND I "SHOULD BE GOOD TO GO THIS AFTERNOON". I TOLD THAT LADY THERE'S A RECALL ON CHRYSLERS FOR THAT VERY ISSUE AND I REFUSE TO DRIVE THAT CAR UNTIL IT'S FIXED. THIS IS A BRAND NEW CAR. I'VE BARELY HAD IT A YEAR. SHE TOLD ME THAT RIGHT NOW THEY CAN'T FIX IT. IF THEY CAN'T FIX IT THEN CHRYSLER NEEDS TO BUY BACK ALL OF THESE CARS FROM THE PEOPLE GOT SCAMMED INTO BUYING THEM. I'VE HAD ENGINE TROUBLE FROM THIS CAR FROM DAY 1.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10908042September 19, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WITH NO WARNING, NO ENGINE LIGHT, ON I PULLED OUT INTO TRAFFIC, TURNING RIGHT ON A TWO WAY ROAD THE CAR WENT INTO TRAFFIC AND SUDDENLY NO POWER. I WAS LUCKY TO BE ABLE TO DRIFT ON THE SHOULDER. I TOWED MY CAR TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD IT WAS THE CRANK SENSOR. I ASKED WHAT CAUSED IT, BECAUSE I HAD NO WARNING, THEY SAID IT WAS PROBABLY A SHORT. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN VERY TRAGIC.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10907451September 18, 2016
SERVICE BRAKES, ENGINE
STARTING IN JULY 2016, I HAVE HAD ISSUES WITH MY PARKING BREAK. ON 3 SEPARATE OCCASIONS (MOST RECENT ON 8/19/16), THE PARKING BREAK WOULD NOT RELEASE AND I WAS UNABLE TO DRIVE. I WAS STUCK FOR ABOUT 20-30 MINUTES EACH TIME. THE CAR JUMPS AS I ACCELERATE (THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING SINCE FROM DAY 1) , AS IF IT IS HAVING A PROBLEM TRANSITIONING BETWEEN GEARS. THIS TENDS TO HAPPEN WHEN I AM DRIVING LOW SPEEDS, LIKE DRIVING OUT OF A PARKING STRUCTURE, OR ACCELERATING FROM A COMPLETE STOP. YESTERDAY MY CAR WOULD NOT START. ELECTRICITY WAS ON (RADIO, LIGHTS ETC) BUT THE CAR WOULD NOT START. JUMPING IT HELPS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10907057September 16, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
RECALL # 15V470 DATED 9/12/15 NOT FIXED YET RECALL# 16V529 DATED 8/22/16 NOT FIXED YET PARTS APPEAR NOT TO BE AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10906835September 15, 2016
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHRYSLER 200. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V529000 (POWER TRAIN); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE WITH THE TRANSMISSION WIRE HARNESS. THE VEHICLE STALLED ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10906858September 15, 2016
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHRYSLER 200. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. WHILE STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE RPMS SURGED INDEPENDENTLY OF DRIVER INPUT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V529000 (POWER TRAIN). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10906385September 14, 2016
ENGINE
MY HUSBAND PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE FOR ME LESS THAN SIX MONTHS AGO, I WENT TO PUT GAS IN IT ON SATURDAY 09/10, GOT OUT AND NOTICED A SWEET BURNING SMELL, THOUGHT IT WAS SOMEONE ELSE'S VEHICLE. I WENT TO A STORE RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET GOT OUT AND NOTICED THE SAME SMELL. I THEN REALIZED IT WAS MY VEHICLE AND PROCEEDED TO GO HOME(WHICH IS A SHORT DISTANCE), THE TEMP LIGHT CAME ON, THE CONTINUOUS RINGING STARTED(AS IF I WASN'T WEARING MY SEATBELT), OTHER LIGHTS PROCEEDED TO COME ON. WHEN I TURNED INTO MY SUBDIVISION, THE CAR BEGAN SMOKING. AS I TURNED ON MY STREET, IT DIDN'T WANT TO PULL AT ALL. I MANAGED TO GET IT INTO THE DEALERSHIP ON MONDAY, BUT JUST GOT A CALL TODAY AND WAS TOLD THE HEAD GASKETS BLEW, AND IT WILL BE $3000 TO REPAIR. I'VE READ SIMILAR STORY'S ON THIS SITE FROM OTHER 2013 CHRYSLER 200 OWNERS, AND AM QUITE BOTHERED, BUT I'M ALSO WONDERING WHAT'S BEING DONE TO RECTIFY THIS BEFORE SOMEONE GETS INJURED OR KILLED?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10906471September 14, 2016
POWER TRAIN
THIS ISSUE RELATES TO THE "S55" RECALL DEALING WITH CRIMPS IN THE WIRE HARNESS OF THE CAR. AS I WAS DRIVING MY CAR SUDDENLY LOST MOTIVE POWER CAUSING ME TO ROLL TO A SUDDEN STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. THE DASHBOARD TOLD ME TO ENABLE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO PREVENT ROLLING. AFTER ENABLING THE E-BRAKE AND SHIFTING INTO PARK I ATTEMPTED TO SHIFT OUT OF PARK AND WAS UNABLE TO. TURNING THE CAR OFF AND ON DID NOT RESOLVE THIS ISSUE. I NEEDED TO CALL FOR A TOW TRUCK AND HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE NEAREST CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP. AFTER THREE DAYS OF MY CAR SITTING AT THE DEALERSHIP AND CALLING EVERY DAY I FINALLY GOT TOLD THAT THIS RECALL ISSUE HAS NO SOLUTION AT THIS TIME. AND EVEN BETTER THE SERVICE MANAGER TOLD ME THEY ORDERED A NEW WIRE HARNESS FOR THE CAR, BUT THIS NEW WIRE HARNESS IS ALSO AFFECTED BY THIS RECALL DEFECT. THIS IS MY ONLY MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION AND NOW I WILL GET THE CAR BACK AFTER NEARLY A WEEK AND IT IS NOT EVEN SAFE TO DRIVE. IF THIS PROBLEM HAD OCCURRED ON THE HIGHWAY I COULD HAVE DIED! ON TOP OF ALL OF THIS AFTER CALLING THE CHRYSLER HELP LINE PRINTED ON THE RECALL NOTICE (WHICH I RECEIVED THE SAME DAY THAT THIS PROBLEM HAPPENED TO ME) THEY TOLD ME THAT CHRYSLER WILL NOT PROVIDE ME WITH ANY SORT OF A RENTAL OR LOANER VEHICLE. SO IF I DO NOT WANT TO DRIVE AROUND IN A CAR THAT COULD POTENTIALLY GET ME KILLED I MUST PAY OUT OF POCKET FOR A RENTAL VEHICLE FOR AN UNKNOWN AMOUNT OF TIME AS CHRYSLER HAS NO IDEA WHEN A PERMANENT SOLUTION FOR THIS ISSUE WILL BE AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10906714September 14, 2016
AIR BAGS
AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATES. DEALER STATES IT MAY BE A BAD CONNECTION UNDER THE SEAT. NO ACTION TAKEN EXCEPT CHECKED SAID CONNECTION, ALL CONNECTIONS FREE FROM DEBRIS AND CORROSION, AND SECURE. FAILURE INDICATED AROUND 76,000 MILES. NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT CONTINUES TO ILLUMINATE. CURRENT MILEAGE: 99,580.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10906747September 14, 2016
VISIBILITY/WIPER
THE WIPERS NOW ONLY WORK ON HIGH THERE NO LONGER IS ANY OTHER SPEEDS. WHEN YOU TURN THEM OFF THEY JUST STOP WHERE EVER THERE AT, AT THE TIME. TIPM FAULTY . CAR HAS 80,000 KM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10906047September 13, 2016
ENGINE, SEAT BELTS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHRYSLER 200. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER REFUELING, THE VEHICLE TEMPERATURE GAUGE INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE AS OVERHEATING. IN ADDITION, THE SEAT BELT WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED CONTINUOUSLY HOWEVER, THE SEAT BELT WAS FASTENED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE HEAD GASKET NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED BUT THE TECHNICIAN INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WAS ALSO A WATER PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,000. THE VIN WAS NOT PROVIDED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10906263September 13, 2016
ENGINE, VISIBILITY/WIPER, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THIS CAR BEEN MAJOR PROBLEMS WITH TRANSMISSION JERKING.CAR HAS SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING SEVERAL TIMES.VISBILTY IS 0 AT TIMES DUE TO CLIMATE CONTROLS NOT BEING FIXED PROPERLY,HAS BEEN IN SHOP FOR 36 DAYS FOR CLIMATE CONTROL,MATTER STILL EXISTED AND SAID TO BE FIX , BUT STILL MAJOR ISSUES.RATTLING IN DOOR ON PASSENGER SIDE.CAR HAS STOP RINNING AT ALL, SAID TO BE DUE TO LOW OIL, BUT NOT THE CASE, HAS DONE IT AGAIN AND OIL WAS DONE 1,000 MILES PRIOR TO BE DONE.CHRYSLER CAN NOT DUPLICATE THE JERKING THO THEY CLAIM. HAS FAILED TO ANSWER LAWYERS BACK OR 2 LETTERS SENT DUE TO IT BEING A LEMON AND NO REPSONSE FROM MANUFACTURER
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10905802September 12, 2016
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHRYSLER 200. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY DECELERATED AND ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V529000 (POWER TRAIN); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 11,000. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10905934September 12, 2016
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHRYSLER 200. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V529000 (POWER TRAIN); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10905721September 12, 2016
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHRYSLER 200. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V529000 (POWER TRAIN) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10905724September 12, 2016
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHRYSLER 200. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V529000 (POWER TRAIN) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED ANY FAILURES. THE VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10904913September 9, 2016
STRUCTURE:BODY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHRYSLER 200. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE FRONT IMPACT BAR DISENGAGED FROM THE SUBFRAME. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRONT IMPACT BAR NEEDED TO BE RE-WELDED TO THE SUBFRAME. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,000. ..UPDATED 10/04/16 *BF ..UPDATED 10/13/16 *BF *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10905054September 9, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I WAS DRIVING MY CAR AND IT WENT INTO NUETRAL ON ITS ON. A CAR ALMOST HIT ME. I THEN TRIED TO PUT IT IN PARK AND IT SHOWS ITS IN PARK BUT IT WAS STILL ROLLING. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND SPOKE TO CYNTHIA SHE STATES THAT THEY ARE UNDERSTAFF SINCE THEIR TECHS ARE TRAINING THIS WEEK, STATED THAT I DON'T HAVE AN EXTENDED WARRANTY (JUST GOT THE CAR MARCH 2016) AND THAT THE RECALLS I FOUND THEY CANNOT REPAIR AT THIS POINT SINCE THEY DON'T KNOW AND DON'T HAVE THE PARTS. I THEN TOWED THE CAR MYSELF TO GOLDEN STATE AUTO IN CITRUS HEIGHTS, CA THEY TRIED TO ASSIST. THEY STAYED THE TCM IS NOT RESPONDING AND IS STUCK IN NUETRAL. THEY ALSO CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THEY DON'T KNOW HOW TO FIX THIS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10905076September 9, 2016
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHRYSLER 200. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V090000 (POWER TRAIN); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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