What 1,983 owners told NHTSA about the 2015 Chrysler 200

CAR STALLS OR SHUTS DOWN OUT OF NOWHERE WHILE DRIVING, SLOWING DOWN OR COMING TO A STOP, WITH NO SIGNS OR WARNING. HAS HAPPENED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS, MOST RECENTLY APRIL 16, 2020. *TR

NHTSA ODI 11321299

FRIDAY MORNING ON FEBRUARY 28TH 2020 I WAS DRIVING MY CHRYSLER 200 TO WORK. I WAS ON A BUSY STREET THAT NAVIGATES THROUGH DOWNTOWN WHERE I WORK AT. THE SPEED LIMIT IS 35MPH. AS I WAS CONTINUING TO DRIVE DOWN THE ROAD MY CAR SHUT OFF MID DRIVE . I LOST CONTROL OF MY POWER STEERING AS WELL AS MY BREAKS. A CAR THAT WAS DRIVING BEHIND ME ALMOST REAR ENDED ME DUE TO THE LACK OF WARNING FOR THE ABRUPT STOP . THIS WAS A VERY TERRIFYING EXPERIENCE, GOING FROM 35 MPH TO 0 MPH , WITH NO CONTROL OF THE WHEEL OR BREAKS , I COULDN'T DO ANYTHING BUT LET THE CAR COAST AND WAVE MY HANDS OUT THE DRIVERS WINDOW TO SIGNAL CARS BEHIND ME TO SLOW DOWN AND NOT HIT ME. MY CAR CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION, WHERE I BLOCKED BUSY TRAFFIC FOR OVER 45 MINUTES WAITING ON THE TOW TRUCK I HAD TO CALL . THE CAR WOULDN'T START BACK UP WHEN I TRIED MULTIPLE TIMES TO RESTART IT AS THE CAR WAS STUCK IN NEUTRAL WITH BLINKING LIGHTS APPEARING ON THE DASHBOARD TELLING ME TO PUT THE CAR IN PARK , WHICH I COULDN'T BECAUSE THE GEARS LOCKED UP AND WOULDN'T MOVE. AS A CONSUMER THIS IS VERY DISAPPOINTING AND MOST IMPORTANTLY IT'S UNSAFE . I WAS 1 HOUR LATE TO WORK AND I TRAVEL WITH MY CHILDREN IN THIS CAR . I LOVED MY CHRYSLER AND I'M VERY SAD THAT I NOW HAVE TO LOOK FOR A DIFFERENT CAR SINCE I NO LONGER FEEL SAFE DRIVING THIS CHRYSLER 200, THINGS LIKE THIS MAKES THE VEHICLE SEEM VERY UNRELIABLE AND UNSAFE.

NHTSA ODI 11315411

VEHICLE SHAKES WHEN IDLING,PARKED,STOPPED OR WHEN NOT IN MOTION. RPMS DROPS BELOW 1 WHEN IN PARK AND THIS BEGINS THE VEHICLE TO SHAKE. VEHICLE STRUGGLES TO GAIN SPEED IN WHICH, IT STAYS MODERATED THEN ACCELERATES AT ONCE. AS WELL AS, AT RANDOM TIMES VEHICLE WILL JERK UNEXPECTEDLY WHILE IN MOTION. ALL THIS HAS HAPPENED OVER A PERIOD OF A YEAR AND JUST RECENTLY, SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT HAS FINALLY CAME ON. I HAVE HAD MAINTENANCE DONE ON MY END TO HELP FIX THE ISSUES AND NOTHING CAN BE RESOLVED.

NHTSA ODI 11312278

HE CAR AUTOMATICAL SPEED UP.AND THE LIGHT KEEP GOING OUT

NHTSA ODI 11311777

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHRYSLER 200. THE CONTACT STATED THAT UPON MAKING A LEFT TURN OFF AN EXIT RAMP AT 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY ACCELERATED WHILE THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE TO FLIPPED OVER. THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED UPON IMPACT. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUFFERED SCRAPES AND BRUISES AS A RESULT OF THE VEHICLE FLIPPING OVER. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. A DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED NOR INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,000.

NHTSA ODI 11311831

DURING THE PAST 2 MONTHS THE CAR STARTED TURNING OFF JUST MINUTES AFTER WE DROVE IT OFF THE PARKING LOT. AT NIGHT THE CAR WOULD BE LEFT OVERNIGHT PARKED LIKE ANY OTHER REGULAR CAR. THEN ME AND MY SPOUSE WOULD WARM UP THE CAR BEFORE WE WOULD HEAD TO WORK AND THEN WE WOULD DRIVE OFF. THE CAR WOULD WARM UP AFTER WE TURNED IT ON AND IT WOULD WORK GOOD, IT WOULD NOT DIE. UNTIL WE ACTUALLY CHANGED GEARS AND TURNED TO DRIVE IT OFF THE PARKING LOT WE WOULD DRIVE OFF A FEW STREETS AND IT WOULD COMPLETELY DIE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREETS ATLEAST A F3 OR 4 DAYS OUT OF THE 7 DAY WEEK. WE CHANGED THE BATTERY ABOUT 4 MONTHS AGO AND WE WENT BACK TO AUTOZONE BUT THEY TESTED THE BATTERY AND SAID IT WAS 100% CHARGED SO THE ISSUE WASN'T THE BATTERY. WE WENT TO THE DEALER BUT THEY WERE TRYING TO CHARGE US OVER 1,000 BECAUSE OF A VACUUM CHANGE IN THE SYSTEM THAT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE CAR DYING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET. IT'S BEEN 2 MONTHS ALREADY AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO. USUALLY IT SHUTS OFF WHEN WE DECELERATE THE CAR NOT ACCELERATE

NHTSA ODI 11311948

THE VEHICLE RANDOMLY SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING. I CAN WAIT A FEW MINUTES AND IT STARTS BACK AND RUNS FINE.

NHTSA ODI 11310696

THE LIGHT TO GET AIRBAG SERVICED KEEPS COMING ON AND GOING OFF. IT HAS STARTED STALLING RANDOMLY WHILE DRIVING OR COMING TO A STOP. NOTICED THAT IT DIDN'T DO IT AS BAD ONCE CAR WAS WARMED UP, BUT THEN IT DROPPED POWER WHILE WE WERE IN TRAFFIC ON A BRIDGE OVERPASS AND WE HAD TO LIMP IT HOME. LOOKED UP THE WARNING LIGHT MEANINGS AND IT SAID WE SHOULD NOT DRIVE IT AS IT WILL EITHER LOSE POWER WITHOUT WARNING AND HAVE TO BE LIMPED OR IT WILL ACCELERATE AND WE WOULD HAVE NO WAY TO STOP IT. SO I HAVE A CAR THAT CANNOT BE DRIVEN AND I HAD SEEN THAT THERE WERE RECALLS FOR SIMILAR PROBLEMS HOWEVER, WHEN I PUT MY VIN NUMBER IN, IT SAID THERE WERE NO UNREPAIRED RECALLS FOR THIS VIN NUMBER.*DT CONSUMER'S HUSBAND AND SON-IN-LAW REPAIRED THE VEHICLE.*JB

NHTSA ODI 11298234

1) POWER TRAIN-WHILE TRAVELING ON INTERSTATE AT 65MPH THE TRANSMISSION POPS OUT OF GEAR. I HAD TO PULL OVER PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND THEN BACK TO DRIVE BEFORE IT WOULD GO. IT ALSO HAPPENED WHEN I WAS PULLING AWAY FROM A STOP SIGN MAKING A RIGHT TURN IT POPPED OUT OF GEAR AND WOULDN'T GO. I DRIFTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD STOPPED, WENT TO PARK AND BACK TO DRIVE. THE CAR ACTS CONFUSED FORM TIME TO TIME. FROM A STOP POSITION AT TAKE OFF THE TRANSMISSION JERKS AND THEN THUMPS BEFORE IT GOES INTO GEAR. 2). CRUISE CONTROL- TRAVELING DOWN INTERSTATE IN THE MOUNTAIN REGION OF N. GEORGIA, MY CRUISE WAS SET FOR 55MPH. THE CRUISE PICKED UP SPEED UP TO 70 MPH THEN THE CAR STARTED JERKING VERY CONFUSED AT WHAT IT WAS SUPPOSE TO BE DOING. THE BRAKE WOULDN'T RELEASE THE CRUISE CONTROL. I DID GET IT RELEASED ONCE THE RPM'S SETTLED DOWN. IT HAS HAPPEN SEVERAL TIMES AT VARIOUS LOCATIONS IN THE MOUNTAINS AND ON FLAT GROUND. 3) THE HEAD LIGHTS ARE THE WORST LIGHTS I'VE EVER SEEN ON A CAR. WHEN GOING DOWN THE ROAD YOU MAY HAVE 30 FT. THAT YOU CAN SEE IN FRONT OF YOU. WHEN GOING UP AND INCLINE WHAT SO EVER. YOUR VISIBILITY FROM THE HEADLIGHT IS APPROXIMATELY 20 FOOT IN FRONT OF YOU. TERRIBLE HEADLIGHTS. ITS SCARY GOING UP ANY INCLINE NOT BEING ABLE TO SEE WHAT'S 25 FOOT IN FRONT OF YOU. ALL OF THESE ISSUES HAVE BEEN REPORTED AT MY DEALERSHIP. ALL OF THESE ISSUES HAVE HAPPEN ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION.

NHTSA ODI 11288800

THE PARKING BRAKE ACTIVATES WITHOUT TOUCHING IT. I THOUGHT I WAS PROBABLY HITTING IT ON ACCIDENT BUT I'M NO WHERE NEAR IT. IT'S REALLY SCARY. WHEN I'M SLOWING DOWN THE CAR WILL ACCELERATE ON ITS OWN AND THE AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON AND OFF.*DT*JB*DT

NHTSA ODI 11288078

SHIFT CONTROL MODULE IS DEFECTIVE - CONSOLE MESSAGE READS ' SERVICE TRANS STOP SAFELY SHUT OFF ENGINE TO ENGAGE PARK' THIS HAPPEND AFTER I STOPPED AND THEN STARTED CAR, MESSAGE STAYED ON CONSOLE- WITH ONLY 40992 MILES - DEALER IS CHARGING $700.00 FOR FIX

NHTSA ODI 11271537

I AM CONTINUING TO HAVE A SEVERAL TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR SINCE I BOUGHT IT I WAS NOT AWARE OF THE ISSUES THAT THESE VEHICLES HAD WITH TRANSMISSION I HAVE BEEN TO THE CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP MORE THAN ONCE . NOT ONLY DO THEY PROVIDE THE WORD CUSTOMER SERVICE THAT I HAVE EVER HAD BUT THEY TOLD ME THAT THE CAR JUST NEEDS TO BE UPDATED LIKE AN IPHONE WHICH IS NOT SOMETHING I'VE EVER HEARD OF . TODAY IT WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO THE CORRECT GEAR AND ALMOST HAD ME HIT SOMEBODY IN REAR-END THEM IT IS VERY UNSAFE AND HAS HAPPENED MORE THAN ONCE. I NEED HELP.

NHTSA ODI 11268386

THE CAR RUNS REALLY ROUGH, LOUD NOISE, LOSS OF POWER AND VEHICLE SHUTS DOWN. IDLES ROUGH AND JUMPS WHEN PLACED IN GEAR OR ACCELERATING. THE VEHICLE STOPS AND I UNABLE MOVE CAR EVEN IF THE GEAR SHIFT IS PLACED IN NEUTRAL. THE VEHICLE STOP WHEN IN MOTION.

NHTSA ODI 11258301

WARNING LIGHT AIR BAG HAS BEEN ON WON'T TURN OFF, VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY. VEHICLE LOSES POWER DRIVING, VEHICLE STALLS OUT WHEN BACKING IN REVERSE.

NHTSA ODI 11229815

CAR LOSES OIL EVEN WHEN NOT DUE FOR OIL CHANGE NOT BURNING UP JUST LOSES IT CAUSE CAR TO STALL AND NOT START HORRIBLE ENGINEERING FLAW JUST HAD A OIL CHANGE LAST WEEK AND CONTINUES TO DO THIS

NHTSA ODI 11219743

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL. I'VE REPORTED THIS BEFORE AND CHRYSLER INSISTS OUR VEHICLE DOES NOT HAVE THIS PROBLEM NOR IT IS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. PROBLEM ALWAYS OCCURS WHILE SPEED CONTROL IS ON AND GOING DOWNHILL. THE RPM'S WILL INCREASE SIGNIFICANTLY IN AN APPARENT ATTEMPT TO SLOW DOWN THE VEHICLE BY SHIFTING DOWN TO WAY TOO LOW OF A GEAR. OFTEN RPM'S WILL RACE NEAR 5000+ AND THE SCARIEST PART IS WHEN YOU APPLY THE BRAKES THE SPEED CONTROL DOES NOT RELEASE. I HAVE BEEN THE ONE DRIVING WHEN THIS HAS HAPPENED ON HALF A DOZEN OR MORE TIMES. RECENTLY MY WIFE WAS DRIVING ALONE AND EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM AND DIDN'T KNOW WHAT TO DO WHEN SHE QUICKLY APPROACHED A SLOW MOVING VEHICLE AND THE SPEED CONTROL WOULD NOT RELEASE. SHE HAS BLADDER ISSUES AND PEE'D HER PANTS, LITERALLY. LUCKILY SHE HAS BEEN IN THE VEHICLE BEFORE WHEN THIS HAS HAPPENED AND SHE THOUGHT QUICKLY TO MOVE THE VEHICLE INTO NEUTRAL AND APPLIED THE BRAKE WHICH RELEASED THE CRUISE CONTROL AND ALLOWED HER TO GET HER COMPOSURE BACK. IT WAS A CLOSE AND SCARY CALL FOR HER. AGAIN, WE HAVE REPORTED THIS SEVERAL TIMES AND THERE IS A RECALL FOR THIS EXACT PROBLEM AND CHRYLSER SAYS OUR CAR DOES NOT HAVE THE PROBLEM AND IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL, WHICH IS A SIMPLE SOFTWARE UPGRADE WHICH THEY HAVE AND DOESN'T COST THEM MUCH FOR THE DEALERSHIP TO APPLY. THE LAST TIME THIS HAPPENED WAS JUST A FEW WEEKS AGO SATURDAY LATE AFTERNOON MAY 18, 2019.

NHTSA ODI 11218966

WHILE DRIVING WITH CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED GOING DOWN A STEEPER GRADE ON I-81 THE VEHICLE ACCELERATES AND WILL NOT DOWN SHIFT. I HAVE TO STOMP THE BRAKE OR CANCEL CRUISE CONTROL TO GET THE VEHICLE TO SLOW DOWN. CRUISE CONTROL WOULD NOT DISENGAGE FROM STEERING COLUMN. CRUISE CONTROL WAS SET AT 65 MPH AND SPEED INCREASED TO ~75 MPH. THIS HAPPENS AT THIS SAME POINT ON THE HIGHWAY EVERY TIME I GO THRU THERE. SCARY!!!!

NHTSA ODI 11218604

WHEN DRIVING IT SHUTS OFF, A VERY SERIOUS AND DANGEROUS PROBLEM

NHTSA ODI 11217444

WHILE DRIVING WITH CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED GOING DOWN A STEEP HILL THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AND WOULD NOT DOWN SHIFT. I HAD TO STOMP THE BREAK TO GET THE VEHICLE TO SLOW DOWN. CRUISE CONTROL WOULD NOT DISENGAGE FROM STEERING COLUMN. CRUISE CONTROL WAS SET AT 60 MPH AND SPEED INCREASED TO 75 MPH.

NHTSA ODI 11217560

THESE PAST FEW DAYS MY CAR HAS BEEN STALLING OUT WITH NO WARNING. ALL OF THESE TIMES I HAVE BEEN DRIVING IN TRAFFIC. THE CAR STALLS AND MESSAGE WILL APPEAR TO SOMETHING UPON PUT YOUR FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND PUT IN PARK. ONCE YOU DO THAT THE CAR WILL TRY TO RESTART ITSELF. MY CAR EVENTUALLY RESTARTS BUT HAS STILL YET RESTARTED ON THE FIRST TRY. THERE IS NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON OR ANY OTHER WARNING CODES( NO WARNING CODES BEFORE NOR AFTER THE STALLING). THIS IS A BIG SAFETY ISSUE CHRYSLER NEEDS TO LOOK INTO AND ADDRESS.

NHTSA ODI 11217329

LOOKS LIKE WHEN I SPEED UP GEARS FEELS TO HEAVY LIKE GEARS NOT CHANGING WHEN IS SUPPOSED TO, FEEL LIKE DOESN'T RELEASE LAST GEAR

NHTSA ODI 11206990

VEHICLE IS REPORTING P0128 AND P2181 ERROR CODES. WHILE DRIVING, VEHICLE GIVES AN ERROR MESSAGE THAT SAYS SERVICE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL AND SOUNDS LIKE IT IS RUNNING REALLY LOUD. WHEN I TURN OFF THE VEHICLE AND TURN IT BACK ON, THE WARNING GOES AWAY AND IT SOUNDS NORMAL AGAIN. ALSO, HAVE BEEN DRIVING AND THE CAR JUST SHUTS OFF OUT OF NO WHERE AND WONT TURN ON FOR A FEW ATTEMPTS. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON THE FREEWAY. VEHICLE ALSO SEEMS TO ACCELERATE WHEN TRYING TO SLOW DOWN AT A STOP SIGN OR LIGHT.

NHTSA ODI 11206259

WHILE DRIVING THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER WENT OUT. SPEEDOMETER AND ALL ELECTRONICS AND DISPLAYS WENT OUT. I HAD TO PULL OVER ON THE HIGHWAY AND TURN OFF THE CAR AND BACK ON AND THE DISPLAY WENT BACK ON. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER THEY SAID THE CODES THAT CAME UP ARE INCONCLUSIVE. THIS IS THE 4TH TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED AND IT SEEMS TO ONLY HAPPEN DURING WARM OR HOT WEATHER. THIS IS VERY CONCERNING WHILE DRIVING. SEARCHING VARIOUS FORMS, IT SEEMS THIS IS AN ISSUE OTHER CHRYSLER DRIVERS HAVE EXPERIENCED.

NHTSA ODI 11196785

SINCE I HAVE HAD MY CAR THE SERVICE AIRBAG SYSTEM HAS CAME ON SEVERAL TIMES I GOT IT FIXED ONCE BEFORE, I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE THROTTLE CONTROL BODY, AND THERMOSTAT, ALSO IT'S SAYING D1-D9 WHEN I DRIVE. IT'S SO MANY PROBLEMS AND I'VE ONLY HAD THE CAR TWO YEARS

NHTSA ODI 11192232

THE CAR ENGINE KEEPS ON STALLING WHILE IT IS IN MOTION. THE CAR SUDDENLY STOPS WHILE I AM DRIVING IT. THERE ARE NO WARNING LIGHTS, VISUAL CUES OR SOUNDS TO INDICATE ANY PROBLEM. AS A RESULT, THE CAR'S POWER STEERING BECOMES INOPERABLE. THE SPEED OF THE CAR VARIES AT THE TIME OF EACH INCIDENT. EACH TIME THIS INCIDENT HAS HAPPENED, THE CAR HAS BECOME DISABLED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET. THERE HAVE BEEN 5 INCIDENTS THIS PAST MONTH. SO FAR, THE CAR HAS BEEN ABLE TO RESTART AFTER PUTTING THE CAR IN PARK AND AFTER A COUPLE OF ATTEMPTS OF PUSHING THE START BUTTON ALONG WITH STEPPING ON THE BRAKES. IT USUALLY TAKES A COUPLE OF MINUTES. DURING THAT TIME, MY CAR IS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET AND IN TRAFFIC. I HAVE HAD MY CHILDREN IN THE CAR DURING SOME OF THESE INCIDENTS. IT IS AN EXTREME SAFETY RISK.

NHTSA ODI 11186888