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

These are the actual owner complaints behind this car’s reliability verdict, filed with the federal government, unedited. They’re unverified reports, not confirmed defects: read them as leads for your pre-purchase inspection, not a diagnosis.

All (1,983)Crash / fire / injury (132)Electrical system (750)Transmission & drivetrain (693)Engine (605)Airbags (326)Speed control (159)Brakes (113)Electronic Stability Control (esc) (108)Steering (86)Suspension (60)Fuel system (57)

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Dec 8, 2019SteeringElectrical systemEngine

AS I ENTERED ONTO THE FREEWAY, MY CAR TURNED OFF. LIGHTS BEGAN TO BLINK REPEATEDLY. I LOST TOTAL CONTROL OF STEERING. I COULD NOT PULL OVER OR STOP IMMEDIATELY. ALL THIS WHILE STILL IN DRIVE. I WAS ABLE TO PUT THE CAR IN PARK. I ATTEMPTED TO ATART THE ENGINE, IT TOOK SEVERAL SECONDS BUT STARTED. I WAS TERRIFIED.

NHTSA ODI 11287799

Dec 6, 2019Transmission & drivetrainElectrical systemSeat belts

WHEN DRIVING MY CAR OUT OF NOWHERE WITH NO WARNING AS I PROCEED TO DRIVE OFF FROM A RED LIGHT OR STOP SIGN MY CAR WILL DING AND INSTANTLY AND CUT OFF AT THAT POINT A LIGHT. COMES ON SAYING SHIFT TO PARK AND HIT THE START THE CAR BUTTON WHEN I HIT THE START BUTTON IT CRANKS UP BUT IT'S DANGROUS AT THAT POINT I'M ALMOST HIT AND AND GETTING CURSING OUT BY THE DRIVER . MY RADIO IS GOING IN AND OUT LOSING BLUETOOTH IT WILL AUTOMATICALLY DISCONNECT AND MY SEAT BELT HAS BEEN REPAIRED OUT OF POCKET. AND I SEE IT HAS BEEN A RECALL ON THE SEAT BELT , MY BREAKS IF I STOP THE LIGHTS GO DIM ALSO I IN THE DASH MY TRANSMISSION SHIFT LIKE I HAVE A STANDARD I SHIFT THE CARD IDLE UP AND START TO JERK HARD TO IT'S OUT OF GEAR AND DON'T WANT TO GO I AM HAVING A TO

NHTSA ODI 11287595

Dec 5, 2019Electrical systemElectronic Stability Control (esc)

THE CAR BE STALLING AND IF I DON'T LET IT WARM UP AND I TAKE OFF IT WILL CUT OFF AND I WILL HAVE TO GET A JUMP BECAUSE IT KILLS BATTERY. THE CAR NOW NEEDS A JUMP EVERY TIME YOU CUT IT OFF AND ALL OF A SUDDEN NOW THE CAR WANT GO IN NO GEAR. THE DASHBOARD HAS SERVICE TRANSMISSION AND BRAKE SYSTEM.

NHTSA ODI 11287227

Dec 3, 2019Electrical systemEngine

VEHICLES TURNS OFF WHILE DRIVING WITH NO WARNING SIGNS

NHTSA ODI 11286564

Dec 3, 2019BrakesEngine

THE EMERGENCY BREAK CUTS ON FOR NO REASON. THE CAR STALLS AFTER STOPPING. THE CAR CUT OFF WHILE I WAS DRIVING ONE TIME. MY CAR WOULD NOT START (LIGHTS, ALARM WERE ON) BUT THE ENGINE WOULD NOT START.

NHTSA ODI 11286683

Nov 30, 2019Electrical systemElectronic Stability Control (esc)

LOTS OF ELECTRICAL ISSUES. CERTAIN DAYS WILL NOT 'DETECT' KEY FOB. CAR WILL STALL AND TURN OFF WHILE DRIVING. STALLED ON ME WHILE ON ENTRANCE RAMP TO HIGHWAY. LOTS OF ELECTRICAL ISSUES AND THROTTLE SYSTEM. WILL COMPLETELY SHUT MY CAR OFF AND ASK FOR 'ANTI THEFT PIN'. (I BOUGHT USED FROM DEALERSHIP BUT NEVER GIVEN A PIN). I WILL HAVE TO TURN THE CAR OFF, GET OUT OF THE VEHICLE, LOCK IT, UNLOCK IT AND RESTART TO GET THE ANTI THEFT CODE

NHTSA ODI 11282991

Nov 27, 2019

THE WHOLE CAR ( ELECTRICAL SYSTEM & ENGINE ) SHUT OFF WHILE I WAS DRIVE ( GEAR IN DRIVE AND FOOT ON GAS) ON A CITY STREET THIS IS THE 2ND TIME THE CAR HAS DONE THIS WITH IN THE MONTH ... I BOUGHT THE CAR 6 WEEKS AGO

NHTSA ODI 11282744

Nov 26, 2019Transmission & drivetrain

WHEN ACCELERATING OR COMING TO A STOP THE CAR WILL LUNGE FORWARD FORCEFULLY. SEEMS LIKE THERE ARE SEVERAL OWNERS WITH THE SAME ISSUE. HOW MANY TIMES THE THE ISSUE NEED TO BE REPORTED BEFORE ISSUING A RECALL AS THIS IS VERY UNSAFE

NHTSA ODI 11282460

Nov 25, 2019Transmission & drivetrainElectrical system

I'VE ONLY HAD MY CAR FOR LESS THAN 2 MONTHS NOW AND THE CAR IS NOT SWITCHING GEARS PROPERLY, THE CAR ALSO WILL NOT START SOMETIMES THE MESSAGE DISPLAYS THAT IT IS NOT IN PARK AND WILL NOT START FOR A WHILE. ON 11/22/2019 THE CAR WOULD NOT START AND IT ALSO WOULD NOT TURN OFF, IT WAS STUCK IN ACC AND ON MODE, IT TOOK ABOUT 3 HOURS TO GET THE CAR TO COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN. ALSO, WHILE I'M DRIVING WHEN IT ACTUALLY MOVES IT ACTS LIKE IT WANTS TO CUT OFF WHILE DRIVING ON THE STREETS.

NHTSA ODI 11282115

Nov 22, 2019Electrical systemAirbags

SERVICE AIR BAG SYSTEM NOTICE COMES ON, AS WELL WITH THE VEHICLE DRIVING GROGGY. DOES NOT HAVE PROPER THROTTLE RESPONSE, ENGINE SHUDDERS AND VIBRATES AS WELL WITH STALLING AT A RED LIGHT. ALL HAPPENS WHILE DRIVING AND SITTING STATIONARY.

NHTSA ODI 11281683

Nov 21, 2019Electrical systemEngine

WHILE DRIVING MY VEHICLE STALLS OUT AND GIVES ME A MESSAGE ON THE CLUSTER TO, "SHIFT TO PARK TO START". WHEN I STOP THE VEHICLE AND SHIFT TO PARK I PRESS THE BUTTON TO START AND IT HESITATES AND SOMETIMES HAVE TO PRESS 3 OR 4 TIMES BEFORE IT STARTS. THEN I PRESS ON THE GAS WHILE IN PARK AND IT IS A VERY SLOW CLIMB IN THE RPMS. AFTER A FEW ATTEMPTS AT PRESSING THE GAS IT SEEMS TO BE OK. I THEN SHIFT INTO DRIVE AND IT MOVES A FEW FEET AND DOES THE SAME STALLING OUT AND ERROR MESSAGE ON THE CLUSTER. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY, CITY STREETS AND SOMETIMES TURNING. I AM SCARED TO DRIVE THIS VEHICLE AND SEEING THAT THERE ARE RECALLS BUT NONE FOR MY VIN # AND ALOT OF THE DESCRIPTIONS ARE SIMILAR TO WHAT I AM EXPERIENCING.

NHTSA ODI 11281642

Nov 20, 2019Transmission & drivetrain

MY VEHICLE RANDOMLY STARTS IN NEUTRAL WITH THE SERVICE PARK BREAK LIGHT ILLUMINATED. IT WILL NOT SHIFT AT ALL, TURNS ON AND OFF, BUT STARTS IN NEUTRAL. FIRST HAPPENED IN SEPTEMBER 28, 2019, I GO TO THE STORE, TURN MY CAR OFF, GO IN PURCHASE MY ITEMS, AND WHEN I COME BACK AND START MY CAR, IT STARTS IN NEUTRAL AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE IN MAY WITH ALMOST 40,000 MILES. IT WAS LESS THAN 50,000 WHEN IT FIRST OCCURRED, AND IS JUST OVER 50 NOW THAT IT HAS HAPPENED AGAIN. THIS WILL BE THE THIRD TIME HAVING TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALER FOR THIS ISSUE. EVERY TIME IT DOES THIS IT USUALLY OUT SOMEWHERE. THE VEHICLE IS ALWAYS OFF AND STATIONARY WHEN IT OCCURS. FIRST TIME I WAS TOLD IT WAS MISSING AN ARS RELAY, AND THAT'S WHY IT WAS DOING IT. LAST TIME I WAS TOLD THE COMPUTER NEEDED TO BE REPROGRAMMED. I NOW HAVE TO GET THE CAR OUT OF MY GARAGE, SO I CAN HAVE IT TOWED TO THE DEALER AGAIN TO SEE WHAT NON-SENSE THEY WILL TELL ME THIS TIME. THEY THINK BECAUSE I'M A WOMAN THAT I DON'T HAVE COMMON SENSE. I HATE MY LOCAL DEALERS SERVICE DEPARTMENT, AND NOW I HAVE TO GO BACK YET AGAIN AFTER ONLY HAVING THE VEHICLE BACK MAYBE 2 WEEKS, TO SEE WHY IT ONLY STARTS IN NEUTRAL.

NHTSA ODI 11281348

Nov 20, 2019Electrical systemLightsAirbags

THE HEADLIGHTS WILL CUT OUT AS IM DRIVING.. SOMETIMES ONE SIDE FIRST THEN BOTH.. OR BOTH ST THE SAME TIME.. AS IM DRIVING THE AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON AND OFF ON ITS OWN MY TPMS LIGHT WILL COME ON AND SOME DAYS IT WON'T SHOW THE PSI IN THE TIRE ON THE DASH

NHTSA ODI 11281465

Nov 19, 2019Electrical systemEngineFuel system

THE VEHICLE TURNS OFF WHILE DRIVING. HAS HAPPENED MANY TIMES. HAVE TO PULL OVER AND RESTART THE ENGINE. IT HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES AND HAS NO EARNING OR EARNINGS ON DASHBOARD. IT HAPPENED TODAY DRIVING HOME IN THE RAIN.

NHTSA ODI 11281208

Nov 17, 2019Transmission & drivetrainElectronic Stability Control (esc)Fuel system

ACTIVE GRILL SHUTTER ERROR CODE. AGS SHUTTERS ARE EASILY BROKEN, THESE SHUTTERS ARE NOT MEANT TO WITHSTAND OHIO WINTERS. A SMALL AMOUNT OF ICE BUILD UP CAUSED THE SHUTTERS TO BRAKE AND/OR GOT STUCK CLOSED. I'VE HAD TO REMOVE THE AGS COMPLETLEY TO DISCOVER EVERY SHUTTER WAS BROKE. WITHOUT THE AGS WORKING CORRECTLY THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON 100% OF THE TIME AND THE AUTOMATIC CAR STARTER IS CANCELED OUT. IT WAS A NORMAL WINTER DAY WHEN I DISCOVERED THE PROBLEM. MY CAR WAS STATIONARY AND THE DRIVEWAY.

NHTSA ODI 11280561

Nov 17, 2019Electrical systemElectronic Stability Control (esc)Engine

THE CAR STARTS FINE, BUT WILL DIE WHEN IDLING OR AT A DECLINE IN SPEED. WILL SHUT OFF HAVE YOU PLACE THE CAR BACK IN PARK TO TRY AND RESTART. SOMETIME IT WILL START AFTER 5 SECONDS AFTER SHUT OFF AND OTHERS WILL TAKE A FEW MINUTES. ITS A HARD RESTART WHEN IT DOES START, AND DRIVES ROUGH FOR THE FIRST 5 MILES OR SO, AND RETURNS TO DRIVING FINE. MY CAR HAS DONE THIS MULITPLE TIMES AT RED LIGHTS AND WHILE TURNING ONTO A EXIT RAMP DURNING THE DECELERATION ONTO A HIGHWAY.

NHTSA ODI 11280600

Nov 17, 2019Electrical system

CHANGED BATTERY IN CAR IT WOULDN'T GO IN BUT ONE GEAR N THAT WAS NEUTRAL HAD TO TAKE IT TO THE SHOP N THAT DOESN'T MAKE ANY SINCE JUST CHANGED THE BATTERY

NHTSA ODI 11280633

Nov 10, 2019Electrical systemElectronic Stability Control (esc)Engine

WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IN NEUTRAL IS SPUTTERS AND THE ELECTRICAL FLICKERS. I REPLACED THE BATTERY AND IT IS STILL DOING IT. THE RPMS RANDOMLY FLUCTUATE AND IT'S NOT CONSISTENT. I FEEL LIKE THE VEHICLE IS JUST GOING TO STALL OUT AS I'M DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY. ALSO THE IGNITION BUTTON I HAVE TO HOLD ON AND CANNOT JUST PUSH THE START BUTTON. IT'S JUST NOT RUNNING PROPERLY.

NHTSA ODI 11279263

Nov 6, 2019Transmission & drivetrain

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHRYSLER 200. WHILE MAKING A TURN, THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF AND SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL. ALSO, THE "P-SHIFT" INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND DID NOT CALL THE CONTACT BACK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 135,000.

NHTSA ODI 11278530

Nov 4, 2019Transmission & drivetrainEngine

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHRYSLER 200. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT IMMEDIATELY ACCELERATE. WHEN DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE RPMS INCREASED BEFORE THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LUNGED FORWARD. ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS, THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING WITHOUT WARNING. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURES WAS NOT DETERMINED. FALKNER CHRYSLER (6643 CARLISLE PIKE, MECHANICSBURG, PA) AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE BOTH NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000. THE VIN WAS INVALID.

NHTSA ODI 11278036

Nov 2, 2019

MY BATTERIE DIED AND THE KNOB WAS STILL LIGHTING UP IN NEUTRAL AND EMERGENCY BREAK WAS ON AN WOULDNT START.THEVEHICLE WAS PARKED IN MY PARKINGSPACE ALL NIGHT.CAME OUT TOO TAKE KIDS TO SCHOOL AND WOULDNT STARTTRIED NEW BATTERIE THEN IT WOULDNT SHUT OFF STILL IN NEUTRAL ACCORDING TO THE KNOB BUT ITTY WOULDNT SHIFT GREATER ONE EMERGENCY BREAK WOULDNT SHUT OFF

NHTSA ODI 11277720

Oct 31, 2019Electrical systemEngine

AFTER REACHING 75,000 MILES, MY CAR STARTED TO STALL AND TURN OFF BY ITSELF WHILE DRIVING. I PERFORMED AN OIL CHANGE, MADE SURE ALL THE MAINTENANCE WAS UP TO DATE, ETC. IT HAS A NEW BATTERY LESS THAN A YEAR OLD, NEW TIRES, ETC. EVENTUALLY IT STALLED AND SHUT OFF ON ITS OWN WHILE STOPPED AND WOULD NOT TURN BACK ON. EVERY TIME I TRY TO TURN IT BACK ON, IT STALLS AND SHUTS OFF BUT THE SHIFTER LIGHTS BLINK REPEATEDLY. I HAVE A CODE THAT APPEARED ON A MECHANIC'S CODE READER WHICH WAS U1504. HE COULD NOT DIAGNOSE IT. CHRYSLER WOULD NOT LOOK AT IT AND WANTED $125 JUST TO DO DIAGNOSTICS. I JUST WANTED TO KNOW IF THIS WAS ONE OF THE RECALLED ISSUES AS I KNOW THEY HAVE BEEN HAVING ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION ISSUES.

NHTSA ODI 11277344

Oct 28, 2019Electrical systemSpeed control

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

Oct 28, 2019Electrical systemEngineFuel system

WHEN I'M DRIVING THE VEHICLE AFTER A FEW FEET OF DRIVING THE VEHICLE MY CAR BEGINS TO TO SHAKE THEN IT TURNS OFF, WHILE I'M ON THE STREET. A LOT OF LIGHTS BEGIN TO TURN ON THEN MY CAR TURNS OFF AGAIN. WHEN I TRY TO TURN IT OFF THE TRANSMISSION LOCKS INTO NEUTRAL AND WON'T LET ME TURN IT OFF. AT SOME POINT ONCE THE LIGHTS TURN ON MY SPEED BEGINS TO SLOW DOWN, FROM GOING AT 75 ON THE FREEWAY IT SLOWLY START TO DECREASE AND WHEN I HIT THE GAS PEDAL IT TAKES A WHILE TO PICK UP THE SPEED. IT'S BEEN LIKE THAT FOR ABOUT A MONTH.

NHTSA ODI 11271596

Oct 26, 2019Transmission & drivetrain

THE SHIFTING MECHANISM, IN THE AUTOMATIC CYCLE, OF THIS VEHICLE JERKS OR LURCHES SIGNIFICANTLY, ESPECIALLY AT THE 25-35 MGH RATE. THE TRANSMISSION WAS RE-PROGRAMMED BUT THE VEHICLE CONTINUES TO LURCH WHEN ACCELERATING. IN SLOW TRAFFIC, THE VEHICLES LURCHES CONTINUALLY AND IN SOME CASES, CLOSE TO HITTING THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. SAME IN SPORT MODE. ALSO HAVE TRANSMISSION FLUID CHANGED WITH NO HELP. THIS HAS OCCURRED SINCE THE ACQUISITION OF THE VEHICLE OVER TWO YEARS AGO. THE PROBLEM CONTINUES TO GET WORSE.

NHTSA ODI 11271224

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