Chrysler 200 Complaints

4,225 consumer complaints on file.

#10837622February 22, 2016
ENGINE
DRIVING ON I-75 OUTSIDE OF DETROIT WHEN ENGINE SUDDENLY CAUGHT ON FIRE AND BURNED ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND FRONT SEATING AREA. CAR HAS ONLY 4,000 AND HAS ONLY DRIVEN IN METRO AREA SINCE PURCHASED A FEW MONTHS AGO. OUR LIVES WERE ENDANGER AND SAVED WITH THE HELP OF OTHER MOTORISTS UNTIL FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED. FREEWAY WAS CLOSED AND INCIDENT ON TV THAT NIGHT. .
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10837362February 21, 2016
ENGINE
CAR SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING AND WITHOUT WARNING. YESTERDAY DRIVING HOME DURING MY COMMUTE, IN ONE OF THE BUSIEST HIGHWAYS IN NYC THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF. THIS WAS A HARROWING EXPERIENCE BECAUSE IT WAS RUSH HOUR, I WAS AT THE TIME, PASSING A SHORT BRIDGE WHICH OFFERED NO SHOULDER FOR ME TO PULL OVER. CONFUSED AND BEWILDERED, I FELT FEARFUL SOMEONE MY NOT SEE ME AND SLAM BEHIND ME. I QUICKLY PUT MY FOUR WAYS AND LITERALLY PUT MY ARM OUT THE WINDOW FRANTICALLY WAVING TRAFFIC AROUND THE DISABLED VEHICLE. AS I TRIED TO RE-POSITION THE GEAR KNOB FROM DRIVING TO PARK, THE LIGHT INDICATOR WOULD NOT MOVE FROM THE DRIVE POSITION ALTHOUGH THE KNOB DID ROTATE TO THE PARK POSITION. AFTER 5 MINUTES OR SO, I ATTEMPTED TO START THE CAR BY PRESSING ON THE IGNITION BUTTON AND LIKE NOTHING EVER HAPPENED IT STARTED UP AND I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE HOME SAFELY, ALTHOUGH THIS TYPE OF EVENT COULD HAD HAD A VERY DIFFERENT RESULT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10837315February 20, 2016
POWER TRAIN
I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE USED ON 02/04/2016, AND DROVE IT OFF THE LOT THE FOLLOWING DAY. I NOTICED ALMOST IMMEDIATELY A DEFECT IN THE TRANSMISSION. DURING DECELERATION PRECEDING A FULL STOP, THE TRANSMISSION CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO BUCK FORWARD UNEXPECTEDLY AND SUBSTANTIALLY, WHICH COULD CAUSE POTENTIAL INJURY OR DAMAGE TO ANY PERSON OR OBJECT THAT MAY APPEAR IN FRONT OF THE VEHICLE AT A MOMENT WHEN THE VEHICLE HAS NOT YET COME TO A COMPLETE STOP, BUT HAS SLOWED TO A POINT WHERE THE VEHICLE APPEARS TO MAKE NO FURTHER FORWARD MOMENTUM. THIS, ALONG WITH THE CONSTANT ANNOYANCE OF ANTICIPATING AND EXPERIENCING AN UNCONTROLLED FORWARD MOVING THRUST, COMPELS ME TO FILE THIS REPORT. PLEASE NOTE THAT I RETURNED THIS VEHICLE FOLLOWING MY COMPLAINT. THE TRANSMISSION WAS SUBSEQUENTLY REPLACED WHICH DID NOT RESOLVE THE ISSUE, BUT IN FACT CONTINUES TO WORSEN WITH CONTINUED USE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10837121February 19, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHRYSLER 200. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS, THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER THE FAILURE OCCURRED, A BURNING ODOR WAS PRESENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V470000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,086.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10836919February 18, 2016
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ENGINE
WHILE OPERATING VEHICLE AT NORMAL SPEEDS ON STREETS AND HIGHWAYS, THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS ENGAGE ON THE DASH INDICATING A MALFUNCTION OF THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL AT 23,000 MILES. VEHICLE BECOME SLUGGISH IN DRIVETRAIN PERFORMANCE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10836957February 18, 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 NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE 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 ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10836749February 17, 2016
AIR BAGS
AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT ON DASH, CHRYSLER STATED IT WAS ONLY RECALLED FOR COMPUTER SOFTWARE UPDATE. DEALERSHIP STATED AIRBAG HAS INTERNAL FAILURE OF ORC AND NEEDS CONSOLE REPLACED. CHRYSLER STATED THAT THEY WOULD HAVE REPAIRED PROBLEM IF MY CAR WAS 2011 MODEL. WOULD NOT REPAIR AIRBAG ISSUE SINCE IT IS 2012 MODEL. AIRBAGS MAY NOT DEPLOY WHEN NEEDED, AND MAY DEPLOY WHEN NOT NEEDED. VERY DANGEROUS ISSUE, DEALERSHIP WANTS OVER 450.00 TO CORRECT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10836325February 16, 2016
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2015 CHRYSLER 200. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH UP AN INCLINE AT NIGHT, THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE BRIGHT ENOUGH. THE FAILURE ALSO OCCURRED WHENEVER DRIVING AROUND A CURVE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE HEADLIGHTS WERE READJUSTED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER DUE TO THE POTENTIAL SAFETY RISK. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10826126February 15, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
A FOLLOWUP ON COMPLAINT #10826086. THE LOSS OF POWER TO THE CHRYSLER 200 MODEL IS ALREADY IN EFFECT FOR EARLIER MADE MODELS UNDER R24/15V-470. LOOK AT JEEP RECALLS 13V-175 AND 14V-438 FOR THE JEEP COMMANDER AND CHEROKEE. IT'S THE EXACT SAME ISSUE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10826086February 14, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE 200 HAS 3500 MILES AND WILL LOOSE POWER WITHOUT EXPLANATION. DRIVING AT A LOW SPEED ON CITY STREET AND THE CAR LOST POWER. THE ENGINE LIGHT WILL COME ON AND STAY ON. I DID SEE THAT MANUFACTURING DATES OF BETWEEN 1/7/2014 THROUGH 9/23/2014 HAVE BEEN RECALLED FOR ELECTRICAL ISSUES WITH THE POWER DISTRIBUTION CENTER (PDC) PER R24/NHTSA 15V-470. MY CAR WAS NOT MANUFACTURED DURING THAT PERIOD, BUT SEEMS TO HAVE THE SAME TYPE OF PROBLEMS THAT HAVE BEEN REPORTED ON THIS SITE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10825966February 13, 2016
AIR BAGS
VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A SIDE IMPACT CRASH WITH A GUARDRAIL. VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH ON AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY WHEN THE PASSENGER SIDE STRUCK THE GUARDRAIL. NO AIRBAGS DEPLOYED AND MY WIFE WHO WAS IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT WITH HER SEATBELT ON WAS INJURED ON HER ENTIRE RIGHT SIDE.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10825768February 12, 2016
AIR BAGS, SERVICE BRAKES
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.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10825827February 12, 2016
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHRYSLER 200. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT EMITTING HEAT AND THE DEFROSTER FAILED TO DEFROST THE WINDOWS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE HEATER CORE AND THE RADIATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10825448February 10, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2015 CHRYSLER 200. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE AND AN UNKNOWN WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT HAD TO JUMP OUT THE VEHICLE AND SUSTAINED NECK AND BACK INJURIES, WHICH REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. A FIRE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS UNDETERMINED AND THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,800.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10838347February 8, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2015 CHRYSLER 200. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR PARTS NOT AVAILABLE TO COMPLETE RECALL NOTICE REPAIRS. *SMD
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10824729February 7, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
I WAS DRIVING MY BRAND NEW CHRYSLER 200 THAT I BOUGHT 4 MONTHS PRIOR AND IT WAS COMPLETELY SHUTTING OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD... I LOST CONTROL OF STEERING UNTIL IT SHUT COMPLETELY OFF SO I COULD RESTART IT. VERY SCARY WHEN YOU HAVE YOUR NEWBORN BABY AND 10 YEAR OLD IN THAT BACK SEAT. NOT ONCE DID A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COME ON OR ANY SENSOR COME ON TO TELL ME THAT MY VEHICLE HAD NO OIL IN IT. SO I BELIEVE THE ENGINE, ELECTRICAL, AND SENSORS ARE ALL MESSED ON THIS VEHICLE. I DO NOT FEEL LIKE I SHOULD BE STUCK WITH IT BECAUSE IN THE BACK OF MY HEAD I NO LONGER FEEL SAFE IN THIS VEHICLE. I AM REACHING OUT FOR HELP BECAUSE CHRYSLER WON'T AND I HAVE OWNED THIS CARE SINCE AUGUST AND IT WAS IN SHOP FOR 17 DAYS IN JANUARY, I HAVE IT BACK BUT I STILL DON'T THINK IT'S RUNNING CORRECTLY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10824665February 6, 2016
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
BEFORE REACHING 1000 MILES, I KNEW THAT THERE WERE TERRIBLE PROBLEMS WITH THE ENGINE: JERKING, HESITATING AND STALLING. THESE ENGINE/TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS MAKE MY CAR UNSAFE TO DRIVE AS WE HAVE EXPERIENCED SEVERAL CLOSE ENCOUNTERS WITH ACCIDENTS AS A RESULT OF THESE DEFECTIVE PROBLEMS!!. I HAVE COMPLAINED TO OUR DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED MY CAR. BUT FOR SOME REASON THEY COULDN'T GET ME IN TO CHECK ON MY VEHICLE BECAUSE OF SO MANY OF THE SAME ISSUES I WAS TOLD & ALSO STATED THAT IT WASN'T THEIR FAULT TO CHECK WITH CHRYSLER CORP?? SINCE THEN WAS ALMOST KILLED TWICE (MY WHOLE FAMILY)!! MERGING ONTO I-20 IN GEORGIA, GOING ABOUT 50 WHILE MERGING WHEN THERE WAS A TRACTOR TRAILER MOVING UP QUICKLY IN MY REAR VIEW MIRROR I HIT THE GAS BUT NOTHING HAPPENED!!! I STARTED YELLING OH MY GOD MY KIDS SCREAMED DADDY MY WIFE SCREAMING THEN, THE CAR SHUTS OFF SO NOW IM WITHOUT POWER, THE TRUCK STARTED LAYING ON HIS HORN THEN THERE WAS BLUE SMOKE FROM THE TIRES OF THE TRUCK!! "TWICE" THIS HAS HAPPENED!!! OTHER INCIDENTS, WHILE PULLING UP TO A STOP SIGN OR STOP LIGHT WHILE SLOWING TO STOP IT WOULD JERK THEN SPEED UP SOMETIMES THROWING ME INTO ON COMING TRAFFIC!! SOMETHING HAS TO HAPPEN!! THIS CAR IS A DEATH TRAP!!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10824451February 5, 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 NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10824219February 4, 2016
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
ENGINE BLOCKED NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT 14,000 MILES. SINCE ENGINE WAS REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION IS NOT SHIFTING PROPERLY. 2 DEALERSHIPS BLAMED THE "ADAPTIVE TRANSMISSION" FOR THE ISSUES. I HAVE HAD THE QUICK LEARN ROLLED BACK 3 TIMES AND CAR IS STILL NOT SHIFTING OR STOPPING SAFELY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10824353February 4, 2016
SERVICE BRAKES, WHEELS
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".
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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