Chrysler 200 Complaints (2015)

1,993 consumer complaints on file.

#10851943March 28, 2016
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
THIS VEHICLE HAS EXPERIENCED TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS SINCE MONTH TWO, TAKEN IN MULTIPLE TIMES TO BE TOLD A VARIETY OF REASONS WHY THE CAR ISN'T WORKING. CAR STOPPED TWICE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD, WOULDN'T START OR MOVE (WITH MY CHILDREN IN THE CAR BOTH TIMES). CURRENTLY CAR WILL SPEED UP WHEN YOU TAKE YOUR FOOT OFF THE GAS, ALSO CAR TRANSMISSION THUDS INTO GEAR FEELING LIKE THE CAR IS LITERALLY GOING TO FALL APART. BEEN TOLD THAT EVERYONE IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, NO ONE HAS A SOLUTION. IN THE MEAN TIME THE CAR IS CLEARLY UNSTABLE, UNSAFE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10852026March 28, 2016
POWER TRAIN
I PURCHASED THE CAR AND NOT 6 MONTHS LATER THEY DID A RECALL ON IT. AFTER THIS THE CAR WOULD ALWAYS COMPLETELY SKIP SECOND GEAR WHEN DOWNSHIFTING. SO BAD THAT IT SHUTTERS BACK AND FORTH WHEN STOPPING, WHICH STARTLES ME AND SOMETIMES ITS HARD TO RUN INTO PEOPLE OR OBJECTS. I HAVE MADE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO HAVE CHRYSLER FIX THE PROBLEM BUT THEY TELL ME IT'S FINE. THE SERVICE PEOPLE ALL AGREE THAT IT'S A HUGE PROBLEM BUT CHRYSLER CONTINUES TO COVER THIS UP. WHEN SLOWING DOWN TO A SLOW ROLL, A YIELD, AND TURNING LEFT OR RIGHT, THE CAR SHIFTS ERRATICALLY. THE CAR WILL BE IN 3RD GEAR, WHEN IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE IN SECOND GEAR BUT IT WON'T DOWNSHIFT, THE CAR WILL LITERALLY PROPEL YOU WHEN THERE IS A SLIGHT ACCELERATION OF THE GAS PEDAL BECAUSE IT SHIFTS INTO FIRST LIKE YOU'RE IN A RACE CAR. AT THIS POINT IT'S HARD TO MAINTAIN BEING IN THE LANE YOU'RE TRYING TO BE IN. NOT ONLY IS THIS A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN BUT ALSO NOBODY WANTS TO RIDE IN MY NEW CAR BECAUSE THE RIDE IS SO ROUGH. IT'S APPOINTING AND ABSOLUTELY UNETHICAL THE WAY CHRYSLER IS TREATING ME. I BOUGHT THIS CAR WITH MONEY I SAVED FROM DEPLOYING TO AFGHANISTAN AND ALL FOR NOTHING. WHEN I THINK ABOUT TRADING THE CAR IN, CHRYSLER DEALERSHIPS TELL ME THAT THEY HAVE TO GIVE ME EVEN LESS MONEY FOR THE CAR BECAUSE IT SHIFTS HOW IT DOES EVEN THOUGH CHRYSLER SAYS IT'S SHIFTING AS INTENDED. I'VE BEEN DEALING WITH THIS EXTREMELY ERRATIC SHIFTING FOR A YEAR NOW. ALSO WHEN YOU'RE SLOWING DOWN TO A STOP AND DON'T STOP COMPLETELY THE CAR WILL DO A BURNOUT AT TIMES, OBVIOUSLY LAUNCHING YOU FORWARD. IN THE SNOW AND ICE THE CAR WILL DOWNSHIFT VIOLENTLY AND CAUSING THE CAR TO START SLIDING DOWN HILLS. ALL THESE ISSUES HAPPEN AT LOW SPEEDS FROM 2-5 MPH.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10851079March 22, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHRYSLER 200. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V470000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); 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 A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10849927March 16, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
POWER DISTRIBUTION CENTER RECALL I CALLED THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES FOR RECALL TO BE FIXED THEY TOLD ME EACH TIME THEY DID NOT HAVE THE PARTS IN FROM MANUFACTURER. THIS RECALL HAS BEEN OUT FOR LONGER THAN 3 MONTHS. THEY SAID THE PUT MY NAME ON FOR CALL WHEN PART COMES IN BUT THIS IS DANGEROUS AS IT CAN CAUSE A CRASH AND MY YOUNG SON DRIVES THE CAR. THE DEALERSHIP IS BROWN DAUB OFF HECKTOWN ROAD IN EASTON PA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10849595March 14, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHRYSLER 200. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE JERKED WHEN IT WAS RESTARTED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESUME DRIVING. IN ADDITION, EACH TIME THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN, IT JERKED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V470000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED TWICE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 16,185.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10849671March 14, 2016
POWER TRAIN, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED DUE TO RECALL NOW THE GEARS DONT SHIFT RIGHT IT VIBRATES AND THE CAR JUMPS FORWARD ON ITS OWN AND TAKES OFF LIKE A ROCKET SOMETIMES IN REVERSE I TALKED TO CHRYSLER THEY HAD ME BRING IT BACK TO THE DEALER AS I WAS DRIVING ON A CITY STREET THE FRONT AXLE CAME APART I HAD IT TOWED THEY FIXED THE AXLE BUT NOT THE TRANSMISSION NO FIX IS AVAILABLE IS WHAT THEY SAID THEN THE LEFT AXLE STARTED POPPING I TOOK IT BACK THE LEFT STRUT HAD TO BE REPLACED BUT STILL NO FIX FOR TRANSMISSION AND ITS GOTTEN WORSE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10846088March 11, 2016
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHRYSLER 200. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH AND PREPARING TO STOP AT A RED LIGHT, THE VEHICLE JERKED VIOLENTLY. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON FOUR OCCASIONS. IN ADDITION, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE DETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 11,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10846138March 11, 2016
POWER TRAIN
TRANSMISSION LURCHING DURING BRAKING OR STOPPING, JERKING WHEN UP SHIFTING OR ACCELERATING WHILE STOPPED
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10846512March 10, 2016
PARKING BRAKE, SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:SEAT HEATER/COOLER
2015 CHRYSLER 200. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE PARKING BRAKE SETS AUTOMATICALLY AND DRIVER HEATED SEAT COME ON INTERMITTENTLY. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED SO FAR, THE PARKING BRAKE SET AUTOMATICALLY AT A VERY LOW SPEED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10845734March 9, 2016
SEAT BELTS
SEAT BELT CAN NOT BE PROPERLY BUCKLED WITH CHILD SAFETY SEAT INSTALLED IN BACK SEAT. SEAT BELT GETS COVERED BY CHILD SAFETY SEAT DUE TO CONTOURS OF THE SEAT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10845526March 8, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHRYSLER 200. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V470000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR 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
#10845577March 8, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHRYSLER 200. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V470000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); 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 A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10840031March 5, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
AS WITH LAST REPORT CAR STOP SUDDENLY AND CONSOLE SAID TO PLACE CAR IN PARK. GLIDED OFF ROAD AND HAD TO RE-START. TOOK CAR IN TO DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME IT WAS BECAUSE THE OIL WAS OLD. CAR HAS 3900 MILES. WHAT HAPPENED WAS EXACTLY THE PROBLEM IN R24/NHTSA 15V-470. SERVICE REP TOOK ME ASIDE AND TOLD A STORY ALL SHOULD HEAR. CHRYSLER KNOWS OF THIS ISSUE AND IS FIGHTING COMPLAINTS UNDER WARRANTY IF OWNERS ARE NOT CHANGING OIL AT "REASONABLE" INTERVALS. IT ALREADY HAPPENED AT THEIR DEALERSHIP WITH A CLIENT THAT WANTED THE ENGINE REPLACED. SO WORD TO THE WISE...HE KNOWS THAT CHANGING THE OIL IS NOT THE ISSUE, BUT WAS GIVING US A HEADS UP ABOUT CHANGING THE OIL SO NOT TO VOID THE WARRANTY. SOUNDS LIKE CHRYSLER MAY NOT PLAY NICE ON THE ISSUE THEY KNOW THEY HAVE WITH THE 200. SO CHANGE YOUR OIL AND KEEP A RECORD OF IT!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10839838March 4, 2016
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHRYSLER 200. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO JERK WHEN SHIFTING FROM FIRST GEAR TO SECOND GEAR. THE FAILURE RECURRED WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS IN OPERATION AND DRIVING LOW SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TRANSMISSION ECU WAS REPROGRAMMED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 6,200.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10839886March 4, 2016
POWER TRAIN
THE TRANSMISSION DOES NOT SHIFT CORRECTLY AFTER HAVING AN UPDATE DONE TO THE TCM AND PCM. THE TRANSMISSION HAD NO ISSUES BEFORE THIS OCCURRED AND NOW IT SHIFTS HORRIBLY WHILE LUNGING FORWARD COMING TO STOPS. UPON DECELERATION, IT WILL NOT SHIFT DOWN FROM 3RD GEAR UNTIL THE CAR IS ALMOST COMPLETELY STOPPED THEN DOWNSHIFTS TO 1ST GEAR LUNGING THE CAR FORWARD. EVEN AFTER STOPPING, THE TRANSMISSION WILL SOMETIMES LAG ON TAKE OFFS FOR 2-3 SECONDS THEN TAKE OFF LIKE THE TORQUE CONVERTER IS NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. I HAVE TAKEN IT BACK THREE TIMES TO HAVE THIS ISSUE FIXED, TWO TIMES THEY TRIED RE-UPDATING IT AND THE THIRD TIME REPLACING MY PCM BUT NOTHING HAS CHANGED THIS SHIFTING. IN FACT, AFTER THE PCM REPLACEMENT, THE TRANSMISSION SEEMS TO SLIP IN 8TH AND 9TH GEARS AROUND 1750 RPMS. IT WILL ALSO DELAY SHIFTING UP WHEN CLIMBING EVEN THE SLIGHTEST GRADE EVEN THOUGH THE CAR IS RUNNING AT HIGH RPMS (5000-7000). THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROCESS SINCE THE FIRST UPDATE WAS PERFORMED IN THE MIDST OF FRONT HUB REPLACEMENT BACK IN OCTOBER OR NOVEMBER WITH NO IDEAS ON HOW TO REMEDY THIS SITUATION. THE CAR IS LESS THAN A YEAR OLD AND HAS ALREADY BEEN TO THE SHOP 7 TIMES FOR REOCCURRING PROBLEMS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10839355March 2, 2016
AIR BAGS
ON SATURDAY 2/27/16, MY HUSBAND AND I WERE GOING THROUGH AN INTERSECTION (WE HAD THE GREEN LIGHT) AND A FORD F-150 TRUCK RAN A RED LIGHT FORCING US TO T-BONE HIS TRUCK. WE WERE GOING APPROX 25 MPH AND THE TRUCK WAS GOING APPROX 40 MPH WHEN WE COLLIDED. THE AIRBAGS ON MY CHRYSLER 200 DID NOT DEPLOY BUT THE AIRBAGS ON THE F-150 DID DEPLOY. MY HUSBAND AND I BOTH RECEIVED HEAD, NECK AND BACK PROBLEMS FROM THIS ACCIDENT BUT THANKFULLY NOTHING EXTREMELY MAJOR. I AM INCLUDING PICTURES OF THE INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF THE CAR IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE ACCIDENT.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10839388March 2, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHRYSLER 200. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V47000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); 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
#10839327March 1, 2016
POWER TRAIN
I HAVE BEEN HAVING TRANMISSION ISSUES I HAVE ALREADY TAKEN IT 3 TIMES TO DO AN UPDATE AND THE TRANSMISSION IS STILL SHIFTING ROUGH IN 30 OR 40 MPH IT ONLY HAS 5000 MILES
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10838932February 29, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
TAKATA RECALL THE CAR IS POWERING OFF WHILE DRIVING CAUSING CAR TO STOP. I SEE THERE IS A RECALL FOR THIS BUT NOT ON MY VIN NUMBER. THIS IS VERY DANDEROUS BECAUSE THE CAR JUST STOPS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10838817February 28, 2016
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
TOOK MY PERFECTLY DRIVING 200 IN FOR AN OIL SERVICE AND TIRE ROTATION. THE DEALER ALSO STATED THERE WAS A SOFTWARE UPDATE (NO DETAILED EXPLANATION SO I ASSUMED IT WAS THE RADIO SECURITY) NOV 21TH, 2015. I WAITED FOR THE SERVICE TO BE COMPLETED AND UPON DRIVING HOME NOTICED THE CAR ACTING WEIRD, THE TRANSMISSION WAS NOT DOWN SHIFTING CORRECTLY AND LUNGING FORWARD TERRIBLY. I IMMEDIATELY CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY ADVISED THE SOFTWARE FLASH WOULD TAKE 1,000 MILES-WHAT? SOUNDS LIKE BULL S**T TO ME BUT I DROVE IT OVER 1500 MILES FOR CHRISTMAS IN IN WITH EVERYONE RIDING ALONG ASKING WHAT THE HECK IS WRONG WITH MY CAR! I CONTACTED THE DEALER UPON MY RETURN AND AFTER SOME EXCUSES AND A SERVICE MANGER WITH AN ATTITUDE IT NOW GOES BACK IN JAN 9TH, 2016 BUT THEY ARE ALREADY TRYING TO BLOW IT OFF.....DROVE PERFECT TILL MY DEALER AND FCA SCREWED IT UP! IF THEY EVEN ATTEMPT TO TELL ME IT NEEDS TO REFLASH OR ITS MY DRIVING STYLE I WILL IMMEDIATELY REQUEST A TEST DRIVE IN A NEW ONE AND VIDEO IT. UPDATE FROM DEC 31, 2015 FCA TELLS ME MY CAR HAD THE TCM AND PCM UPDATED WHEN THE PROBLEM STARTED. UPDATE FROM FEB 8, 2016 WELL AFTER TWO MORE VISITS......THIS CAR STILL DOES NOT DOWN SHIFT CORRECTLY WITHOUT A LURCH FORWARD BETWEEN 2ND AND 1ST. SOME NICE PIECES OF CRAP YOU HAVE BUILT IN DETROIT CHRYSLER! FEB 25,2016-CHRYSLER INFORMED ME THEY ARE AWARE OF THE LUNGING FORWARD WHILE TRYING TO STOP BUT NO KNOWN REPAIR IS AVAILABLE. KEEP DRIVING IT! ITS A SAFETY HAZARD AND INJURY WAITING TO HAPPEN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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