Chrysler 200 Complaints
4,225 consumer complaints on file.
- #11301322January 23, 2020POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHRYSLER 200. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 35-40 MPH AND COMING TO A STOP WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THERE WAS INDEPENDENT ACCELERATION WHILE STOPPED WITH THE RPM REVVED UP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS A PRESSURE FAILURE IN THE TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A SECOND INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE A FAULT CODE FOR THE CAUSE FOR THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 87,000.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11301333January 23, 2020ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHRYSLER 200. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE AIR CONDITION OR HEATER WAS IN OPERATION, THE VEHICLE VIBRATED ABNORMALLY. ADDITIONALLY, ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS THE REAR BACK UP CAMERA ACTIVATED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN A FORWARD GEAR. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE RADIO WAS INOPERABLE AND ALSO THAT THE FAN REMAINED IN OPERATION CONSTANTLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE PETERSON CHRYSLER/JEEP/RAM, 4395 FAYETTEVILLE RD, LUMBERTON, NC 28358, WHERE BATTERY WAS REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11300622January 21, 2020ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
THE ENGINE KEEPS STALLING WHILE DRIVING WITHOUT WARNING. IT IS UNABLE TO RESTART FOR ABOUT 30 MINUTES, THEN WILL START UP NORMALLY AS IF NOTHING HAS HAPPENED. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO CHRYSLER SERVICE SEVERAL TIMES TO BE TOLD THAT NOTHING SHOWS UP ON THE DIAGNOSTIC AND THEY CANNOT DETERMINE THE ISSUE TO THIS VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM HAPPENS WHILE THE CAR IS IN MOTION AND CAN HAPPEN ANYTIME REGARDLESS OF SPEED, LOCATION, OR WHAT THE CAR IS DOING. IT HAPPENS REPEATEDLY, APPROXIMATELY EVERY 3 WEEKS.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11300996January 21, 2020ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
I BOUGHT A 2015 CHRYSLER 200C ABOUT 2YEARS AGO. A FEW DAYS AGO MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND HAD IT CHECKED AND THEY SAID THAT MY ENGINE HAVE A DEFECT IN IT WHICH CAUSED THE CYLINDER HEADS TO MALFUNCTION. I WAS TOLD THIS IS COMMON WITH THE V6 ENGINES IN THESE VEHICLES. I WAS TOLD THAT CHRYSLER PUT A EXTENDED WARRANTY ON 2011 MODELS THRU 2014. MY 2015 ALTHOUGH ITHAS THE SAME ENGINE DIDN'T MAKE THE CUT. EVERYONE I CALL SAY MY WARRANTY EXPIRED AND THERE'S NOTHING THEY CAN DO NOW I'M STUCK WITH A CAR THAT I'M PAYING FOR THAT'S PRACTICALLY NO GOOD
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11300276January 19, 2020ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
ENGINE TENDS TO STALL OUT WHEN MAKING SHARP RIGHT TURNS. HAS HAPPENED 2 TIMES NOW, LUCKILY I WAS NEAR A VACANT PARKING LOT TO STOP THE VEHICLE AND RESTART. ONCE STOPPED AND IN PARK, ENGINE HESITATES TO START THEN DRIVES AS IF NOTHING HAS HAPPENED. NO ENGINE CODES, WARNING LIGHTS, OR AURAS TO GIVE SIGHT TO A POTENTIAL PROBLEM.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11300226January 17, 2020ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WITHIN 10 MINUTES OF LEAVING MY HOUSE THE DASH LIGHTS STARTED FLASHING SAYING "ENGINE TEMP HIGH" AND THEN "SERVICE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL" BUT THE BARS THAT LIGHT UP TO SHOW THE ENGINE TEMP WERE GONE. BEFORE THE WARNINGS CAME ON THE CAR SHOWED 2 BARS IN THE TEMP PANEL (FULLY HEATED UP IS NORMALLY 4 BARS). I PULLED OVER AND SHUT THE CAR OFF FOR 15 MINUTES AND NOTHING CAME ON WHEN I STARTED IT. THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON A FEW DAYS AGO AND WHEN IT WAS READ ON THE COMPUTER IT SAID SOMETHING ABOUT THE TEMPERATURE. I'VE CHECKED ONLINE FORUMS AND FOUND AT LEAST 30 OTHER CARS, SAME YEAR MAKE AND MODEL, HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11300009January 17, 2020ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
MY CAR RECENTLY JUST STARTED TO JUST TURN OFF WHILE I WAS DRIVING. I JUST BOUGHT A NEW BATTERY AT AUTOZONE WITH A 2 YEAR WARRANTY AND I'M SURE THE BATTERY ISN'T THE ISSUE. IN 2016 I HAD TO HAVE THE ENGINE REPLACED AT MY OWN COST BECAUSE THEY SAID THERE WAS AN ISSUE WITH THE ENGINE. I WAS SO ANGRY BECAUSE I HAD JUST LEASED THE CAR. I DON'T KNOW WHY MY CAR JUST TURNS OFF. I DO THE OIL CHANGES EVERY 4 MONTHA
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11299708January 16, 2020SERVICE BRAKES, SEAT BELTS, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE CAR HAS A TICKING BY THE RIGHT SIDE I REPORTED THIS TO MEINKE AND THEY LET THE WARRANTY EXPIRE WITH SILVERCREST BUT ITS NOTED IN MY 30 DAY WARRANTY WITH DRIVE TIME.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11299723January 16, 2020ENGINE
AFTER STARTING CAR AND DRIVING FOR A FEW HUNDRED FEET, BATTERY LIGHT WILL FLASH AND THEN ENGINE WILL STALL OUT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD THE MESSAGE "SHIFT VEHICLE TO PARK (P)" WILL ALSO APPEAR ON THE DASH. AFTER SHIFTING TO PARK AND TURNING OFF, THE ENGINE WILL NOT TURN OVER FOR SEVERAL MINUTES. THE BATTERY LIGHT DOES NOT COME ON ANY OTHER TIME AND THE BATTERY WAS RECENTLY CHANGED.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11299773January 16, 2020ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHRYSLER 200. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNDISCLOSED SPEED, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. AN APPOINTMENT WAS MADE TO HAVE THE VEHICLE DIAGNOSED AT AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHICH WAS STILL PENDING. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WERE CONTACTED OR INFORMED OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 94,000.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11299507January 15, 2020POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHRYSLER 200. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE CONTACT HAD TO CHARGE THE BATTERY. AFTER THE BATTERY WAS CHARGE, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO SHIFT GEARS AND WAS UNABLE TO SHIFT PAST THE NEUTRAL POSITION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11299548January 15, 2020ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MY 2015 CHRYSLER 200 IS SAYING IT CAN'T DETECT THE FOB. THE FOB IS IN THE CAR WITH ME. NOW I HAVE TO START MY CAR BY PUTTING THE FOB AT THE VENT NEAR THE STEER COLUMN. THE BRAKES WAS HARD AND WOULD NOT RELEASE WHEN I PUSH START TO START THE CAR.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11299199January 14, 2020ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
MY CHRYSLER 200 HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING INTERMITTENT POWER LOSS AND STALLING. WHEN DRIVING THE ENGINE PLUS ELECTRICAL POWER SHUTS DOWN WHICH LEADS TO A LOSS OF POWER STEERING. THIS SITUATION ALMOST CAUSED A ACCIDENT WHILE ON THE FREEWAY. IN MY RESEARCH I HAVE FOUND MANY OTHERS WHO HAVE THE SAME COMPLAINT. THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM ON THIS MAKE/MODEL HAS A 'VERY BAD' RATING ON NHTSA WEBSITE.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11299223January 14, 2020ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
LOSS OF POWER WHICH CAUSES VEHICLE TO STALL WITHOUT WARNING. 30% OIL AND FULL TANK OF GAS. THE BATTERY LIGHT COMES ON AND THE CAR STALLS AS I APPLY THE BRAKE TO SLOW DOWN AT A STOP. THIS HAS HAPPENED 4 SEPARATE OCCASIONS.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11299239January 14, 2020AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHRYSLER 200. THE CONTACT STATED THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO KIM'S NO BULL LOCATED AT 1030 MS-15, LAUREL, MS 39440, (601) 425-4701, HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11299248January 14, 2020VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE OVER 20 MILES AND HOUR AFTER THE TRACTION CONTROL AND ABS LIGHT CAME ON. THE CAR THEN RAPIDLY ACCELERATED AND WORKED FINE UNTIL I REACHED WORK. WHEN DRIVING HOME IT DID IT AGAIN AND WOULDN'T RESOLVE ITSELF. I TOOK IT TO THE CHRYSLER DEALER AND 1 WEEK AND 1,200.00 LATER THEY INFORMED ME MY CAR WAS FIXED AND THAT A FAULTY SENSOR WAS THE ISSUE AND THAT IT WAS VERY COMMON.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11299253January 14, 2020ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, UNKNOWN OR OTHER, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
ON 1/12/2020 WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM WORK I TURNED ON MY RIGHT TURN SIGNAL TO MERGE AND IT RAPIDLY CLICKED AND FLASHED ON THE DASH AFTER THE INITIAL 3 NORMAL FLASHES AND I NOTICED THE CAR IN THE LANE NEXT TO ME WASN'T ACKNOWLEDGING MY TURN SIGNAL. ONCE HOME AN HOUR LATER, I REALIZED MY PASSENGER REAR TAIL LIGHT WAS STEADILY LIGHT (NOT FLASHING) EVEN THOUGH MY CAR WAS OFF AND MY LIGHTS WERE NOT ENGAGED AND POSITION OFF. I COULD NOT GET MY TURN SIGNAL/TAIL LIGHT TO TURN OFF. THE BRAKE LIGHTS WORK FINE WHEN THE BRAKE IS APPLIED BUT THE TAIL LIGHTS WILL NOT TURN OFF. THE REAR SIGNAL WON'T WORK EITHER SINCE THE LIGHT WON'T TURN OFF TO FLASH. I HAD TO REMOVE THE LIGHT FROM THE REAR FENDER AND UNPLUG THE LIGHT SO MY CAR WON'T DIE AND PLUG IT BACK IN WHEN I GO TO DRIVE SO I ATLEAST HAVE THE TAIL AND BRAKE LIGHT ON WHILE DRIVING. I CAN FIND NO INFO ON HOW TO FIX THIS AND CHRYSLER WASN'T ANY HELP. THE PROBLEM IS STILL UNRESOLVED, BUT IT DID GO OFF FOR JUST ONE MOMENT, FLICKERED AND CAME BACK ON WHEN I PLUGGED IT BACK IN THE LAST TIME I DROVE.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11299297January 14, 2020ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
ERROR THROTTLE CONTROL SHUTS OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11299003January 13, 2020ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING
I HAVE HAD MY CAR MAJOR REPAIRED IN SERVICE OVER 24 TIMES . I SAY LEMON LAW! THE FIRST YEAR I DRIVE WHAT DEALERSHIP LOANED ME TO DRIVE WHILE ATTEMPTING TO FIX MAJOR MECHANICAL PROBLEMS. I PUT 5000$ DOWN ON MY CHRYSLER 200 S 2011. IT'S MY 3RD CHRYSLER TO OWN. THIS ONE HAS CAUSED SO MUCH HEADACHES AN OUT OF POCKET EXPENSE I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO! IT SITS AGAIN AT DEALERSHIP NEEDING 3000$ MORE MOTOR WORK. I DRIVE IT IT TOTALLY DIES LOSING ALL CONTROL NO POWER STEERING ON INTERSTATE .I-49 BENTONVILLE ARK. ALMOST HIT BY 18 WHEELER. AWFUL!!! THE CAR STARTS AN STALLS OUT! LIGHTS FLICKER IN DASHBOARD. BLOWS COLD AIR WHEN SHOULD BE HOT! HEATER NOT WORKED 2 YRS NOW. TAKE THE KEY OUT AN THE CAR STAYS RUNNING! IT'S CURSED I TRULY BELIEVE . THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT HAS NEVER SEEN SUCH! I DON'T FEEL I SHOULD PAY WHAT'S OWED ON MY REMAINING LOAN TO CHRYSLER. I'VE PAID DEARLY SINCE I'VE HAD THIS CAR. IT'S BEEN A HEADACHE NO ONE SHOULD HAVE TO GO THRU. BEEN STRANDED IN ARKANSAS WAY TO MANY TIMES AN IT'S TIME I SPOKE UP ON THE PROBLEMS THAT I'VE HAD WITH THIS CHRYSLER 200S. 2011! I PRAY NOBODY HAS HAD TO EXPERIENCE THIS ISSUE. NOT SAFE AT ALL !!!
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11299097January 13, 2020POWER TRAIN
VEHICLE IS RANDOMLY STOPPING AND SHIFTING TO NEUTRAL AND IS NOT LETTING ME SHIFT GEARS .
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0