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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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Sep 16, 2019Transmission & drivetrain

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHRYSLER 200. WHILE AT A STOP, THE VEHICLE DID NOT ACCELERATE WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE. THERE WAS NO WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO FREESTONE CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE (844-664-3130, LOCATED AT 350 INTERSTATE 45 E, FAIRFIELD, TX 75840) WHERE THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL. THE TECHNICIAN ALSO STATED THAT THERE WAS NO FAILURE WITH THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 150.

NHTSA ODI 11255938

Sep 16, 2019AirbagsFuel system

TAKATA RECALL - AIRBAG WARNING SENSOR HAS BEEN DISPLAYING OFF AND ON FOR OVER A YEAR. WHEN I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP I WAS TOLD IT WAS WEAR AND TEAR AND IT WOULD COST ME ALOT TO REPLACE THEM. THE CAR WILL LOSE POWER (GROG OUT) INTERMITTENTLY CAUSING ME TO ALMOST STALL. AND JUST RECENTLY THE GAS CAP WARNING LIGHT CAME ON, ALONG WITH THE ENGINE LIGHT. I HAVE TRIED TO HAVE IT FIXED BUT WAS TOLD SOMETHING WAS FAULTY.

NHTSA ODI 11256035

Sep 14, 2019Engine

MY CAR STALLS AND DIES WHEN SLOWING FOR STOPLIGHTS OR SLOWING TRAFFIC. NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS IT DOES EVENTUALLY RESTART. TERRIBLY SCARY WHEN I HAVE MY CHILDREN IN THE CAR. NO ONE CAN FIGURE OUT WHAT IS WRONG AS IT DOWNS THROW ANY CODES AND NO IDIOT LIGHTS COME ON. THIS HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES TODAY BEING THE MOST RECENT.

NHTSA ODI 11255484

Sep 12, 2019Transmission & drivetrain

MY CAR HAS BEEN TAKEN TO THE SHOP 4 TIMES IN THE LAST 3 MONTHS FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. MY CAR WILL STALL OR JUST SHUT OFF. INITIALLY THEY SAID THE OIL COVER WAS NOT PUT ON SECURELY AND THEY FIXED IT. NOW THE CAR IS STALLING AND HARD TO SHIFT GEARS. MY TRANSMISSION LIGHT AND ENGINE LIGHT ARE ON. THE LIGHT IS SAYING TO SERVICE TRANSMISSION. ONCE AGAIN I JUST GOT IT OUT OF THE SHOP FOR THE SAME THING. TIRED CUSTOMER. SEVERAL TIMES MY VEHICLE WAS MOVING WHEN IT JUST STOPPED. THIS LAST TIME I WAS AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT.

NHTSA ODI 11255115

Sep 12, 2019Transmission & drivetrainElectrical systemElectronic Stability Control (esc)

VEHICLE WILL NOT START UP, ALL LIGHTS WILL COME ON DASH BUT WILL NOT TURN ON OR CRANK. VEHICLE DISPLAYED "SERVICE SHIFTER" AS WELL AS "SERVICE TRANSMISSION" SIGNS AND THEN WOULD NOT ACCELERATE OVER 34 MPH. CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS COMES ON BUT THEN TURNS OFF BY ITSELF. I JUST PURCHASED THE CAR AND HAVEN'T HAD IT FOR 15 DAYS.

NHTSA ODI 11255211

Sep 11, 2019Electrical systemEngine

PUSH BUTTON START REQUIRES FOOT ON BRAKE, CAR IN PARK AND PRESS OF BUTTON/IGNITION. WHEN DOING SO, THE ENGINE WILL NOT START. LIGHTS, RADIO, OPEN DOOR WARNING BELLS DING, BUT CAR WILL NOT START. FUSES AND BATTERY HAVE BEEN CHECKED AND ARE GOOD. CAR MUST BE BOOSTED OFF TO START. CHRYSLER WILL NOT FIX THIS ON THEIR DIME EVEN THOUGH THERE ARE RECALLS FOR THIS ON OTHER VEHICLES OF THE SAME MAKE AND MODEL AS MINE. SERVICE AND RECALL TEAM WAS VERY RUDE AND REFUSED TO OFFER ANY HELP.

NHTSA ODI 11254650

Sep 11, 2019Suspension

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHRYSLER 200. WHILE DRIVING OVER BUMPS IN THE ROAD AT ANY SPEED, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS NO SUPPORT FROM THE SHOCKS. AS A RESULT, THE WHEELS STRUCK THE BUMPS VIOLENTLY. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT THE SHOCKS AND STRUTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE FAILURE OCCURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. CHRYSLER OF CULPEPER (11030 JAMES MONROE HWY, CULPEPER, VA 22701, (540) 547-3900) AND THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V392000 (SUSPENSION). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 39,000.

NHTSA ODI 11254713

Sep 11, 2019Electrical system

MY ACTIVE GRILL SHUTTER KEEPS ON COMING UP THE SHUTTER AND THE HARNESS KEEPS COMING UP IT WAS FIXED TWICE WITH IN THE LAST 6 MONTHS BECAUSE OF THIS ISSUE I CANT REMOTE START MY CAR. IN NEED OF HELP

NHTSA ODI 11254865

Sep 10, 2019AirbagsElectronic Stability Control (esc)

THE CAR JERCKS OFTEN. AND MAKES A WIRED NOISE AND THE MILEAGE LIGHT BLIKKS ON AND OFF NON STOP. AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON

NHTSA ODI 11254425

Sep 9, 2019Transmission & drivetrainElectrical systemEngine

MY CAR HAS SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING I WAS PULLING OFF OF A STOP SIGN THIS IS A HUGE SAFTEY HAZARD

NHTSA ODI 11254070

Sep 8, 2019Transmission & drivetrainBrakesEngine

I HAVE A 2015 CHRYSLER 200 S I HAVE SEARCHED THE RECALL DATABASE AND IT SAYS ALL RECALLS HAVE BEEN PERFORMED. THE VEHICLE HAS HAD ISSUES SINCE I HAVE BOUGHT IT AND TO NO SATISFACTION HAS ANYTHING BEEN COMPLETED. LIGHTS ON MY DASHBOARD ARE FLASHING AND THE SCREEN IS FLASHING DIFFERENT SYSTEMS ARE MALFUNCTIONING. IT SITS IN MY DRIVEWAY I AM AFRAID TO MOVE IT ALTHOUGH NOW IT SAYS IT HAS A MISFIRE AND THE SERVICE AWD LIGHT IS ON. WHEN I DID DRIVE IT THE SERVICE TRANSMISSION LIGHT COMES ON AND THE CAR WILL NOT DRIVE PAST 1500 RPM.

NHTSA ODI 11253995

Sep 7, 2019Wheels

ALL FOUR TIRE WALLS WERE BADLY CRACKED WHEN THE CAR WAS LESS THAN 3 YEARS OLD AND AROUND 34K MILES, AS PER THE PICTURES TAKEN BY THE CHRYSLER GARAGE.

NHTSA ODI 11253780

Sep 7, 2019Transmission & drivetrain

AT ABOUT 46,0000 MILES THE VALVE BODY IN THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE TRANSMISSION LIGHT CAME ON AND SAID IT NEEDED TO BE SERVICED. I TOOK IT STRAIGHT TO THE DEALERSHIP IN ALBANY, NY WHERE I BOUGHT THE CAR, AND THEY HAD TO REPLACE THE VALVE BODY X2 BECAUSE THE CAR FAILED TO START AFTER THE FIRST REPLACEMENT.

NHTSA ODI 11253827

Sep 5, 2019Airbags

VEHICLE STALLS WHEN YOU STEP ON ACCELERATE AND SERVICE AIRBAG NOTIFICATION

NHTSA ODI 11253442

Sep 5, 2019Transmission & drivetrain

WHEN DRIVING, THE CAR WILL JUST STOP ACCELERATING AND THE DASH WILL FLASH ERROR MESSAGES SAYING SERVICE TRANSMISSION AND EMERGENCY BRAKE FAILURE. THE CAR WILL NOT SHIFT FROM DRIVE TO PARK, SO YOU HAVE TO SET THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO KEEP FROM ROLLING IF YOU ARE ON A SLOPE/HILL. I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND TURNED IT BACK ON A FEW MINUTES LATER AND IT WAS DRIVABLE, BUT DID THE SAME THING DAYS LATER. THE CAR HAS 75,000 MILES ON IT. THE CAR HAS BEEN PARKED AND NOT DRIVEN SINCE, BECAUSE I'M SO AFRAID OF CAUSING A WRECK.

NHTSA ODI 11253494

Sep 3, 2019Transmission & drivetrainEngine

THE CAR STALLED AT A STOP SIGN AND STALLED AGAIN 3 TIMES AFTER THAT. IT READ SHIFT TO P TO START I DID THAT AND IT WOULD NOT LET ME CHANGE GEAR AFTER THAT. I KNOW THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE CHRYSLER 200 SO IT SHOULD BE A RECALL. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE IT HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING IN A ROUNDABOUT AND PEOPLE COULD HAVE REAR ENDED ME.

NHTSA ODI 11252867

Aug 31, 2019Electrical system

THE CAR WAS PARKED IN A PARKING LOT AND WENT TO START THE CAR AND IT WOULDN'T START. IT MADE SOME UNUSUAL NOISES AND ALL KINDS OF LIGHTS FLASHING. THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WAS FLICKERING OFF AND ON. MANY WARNINGS POPPED UP. THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS VERY HARD TO PUSH, THERE WAS A LOT OF RESISTANCE. EVEN SAID CAR FOB NOT DETECTED AND BOTH FOBS WERE IN THE CAR AND HAVE NEW BATTERIES. WHEN WE GOT OUT AND LOCKED THE CAR AND TRIED TO GET BACK IN THE CAR, WE COULDN'T GET IT TO UNLOCK. THEN TRIED TO UNLOCK IT A COUPLE OF HOURS LATER AND WAS ABLE TO GET IT TO UNLOCK BUT CAR STILL WOULDN'T START.

NHTSA ODI 11252556

Aug 30, 2019Engine

CAR STOPS WHILE DRIVING IT. VERY DANGEROUS. HAPPENED TWICE WITH THIS VEHICLE ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT WHICH COULD HAVE BEEN FATAL. ENGINE STOPPED WHILE CAR WAS GOING 45 MPH IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. HAVING IT TOWED TO A CHRYSLER DEALER ON THE 10TH OF SEPTEMBER IS AS SOON AS SOMEONE CAN LOOK AT IT. THIS CAR ONLY HAS 55,000 MILES ON IT AND SHOULD NOT BE HAPPENING. CAR HAS BEEN WELL MAINTAINED AND IS STILL BEING FINANCED.

NHTSA ODI 11252413

Aug 29, 2019Electrical system

"TAKATA RECALL" YOU HAD PUBLISHED ON JULY 28, 2015 OF AN INTERMITTENT CONNECTION C4 CONNECTOR & PDC RECALL FOR CHRYSLER CARS. THE PURPOSE OF THIS RECALL WAS DUE TO INTERMITTENT LOSS OF POWER TO ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL WITHOUT WARNING. WE HAVE A 2015 CHRYSLER 200 AND IT HAS THE SAME ISSUE THAT WAS OUTLINED IN THE RECALL. I CALLED THE HOTLINE AND SPOKE TO A LADY THAT STATED THAT NOT ALL CARS THAT ARE AFFECTED BY THE RECALL; ARE RECALLED. OUR VEHICLE HAS WITHIN THE PAST 3-4 WEEKS STALLED ON THE HIGHWAY 2-3 TIMES AND EVEN PULLING INTO OUR OWN DRIVEWAY. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS AND ISSUE A RECALL SO WE WILL NOT BE PART OF A VEHICLE ACCIDENT.

NHTSA ODI 11252218

Aug 29, 2019Electrical system

MY CHRYSLER 200 YEAR 2015 AND WHILE DRIVING IT ON THE FREEWAY IT WILL MOT GET THE SPEED UP. THE MIST IT GOES IS ABOUT 60 MILES PER HOUR AND THIS IS WHEN IM ALREADY ON THE FREEWAY. WHEN ENTERING THE FREEWAY IT GOES IN VERY SLOWLY I PUSH GAS PEDAL AND IT WON'T GO PAST 40 MILES PER HOUR. ALSO AT ANY TIME WHILE DRIVING IT, IT STARTS PULLING ITSELF LIKE IF IT WANTS TO TURN OFF WHILE DRIVING. I FEEL THIS US VERY DANGEROUS FOR ME AND MY FAMILY. I HAVE CHANGED SPARK PLUGS AND COILS AND IT CONTINUES TO NIT FUNCTION CORRECTLY.

NHTSA ODI 11252331

Aug 28, 2019Transmission & drivetrainElectrical system

MY 2015 CHRYSLER 200 LIMITED WOULD NOT START AND THE BRAKE WAS EXTREMELY TIGHT. I WAS GLAD I WAS PARKED IN MY GARAGE AND NOT DRIVING ONLY TO HAVE IT STALL. THE LIGHTS AND RADIO CAME ON AT FIRST. I THOUGHT MAYBE MY KEY FOB BATTERY WAS LOW SO I USED ANOTHER KEY FOB WITH A FRESH BATTERY. WELL IT STILL DIDN'T START. SO WENT TO WORK. LUCKILY I HAVE AN OLD CAR I COULD USE. WHEN I CAME HOME TO SEE IF THE CAR WOULD START IT WAS COMPLETELY DEAD. NO LIGHTS, NO DASHBOARD LIGHTS, TRUNK WON'T OPEN, DOORS WON'T LOCK AND UNLOCK. JUST COMPLETELY DEAD. I HAVE HAD THE CAR FOR FOUR YEARS NOW AND IT HAS GIVEN ME A COUPLE OF PROBLEMS BUT THIS IS THE WORST. I WISH I HAD NEVER BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE. IT IS A TOTAL WASTE OF MONEY. NOW I WILL HAVE TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALER AGAIN!

NHTSA ODI 11252129

Aug 27, 2019Electrical systemEngine

IT ALL STARTED WHEN I PUT IN ON DRIVE AND IT TOLD ME TO PUT IT ON PARK AND I DID AND IT STARTED TO FAIL IT?S KEEPS TURNING OFF AND ON RUNNING AND ALL THE LIGHTS TURN OFF IT WAS LATE AT NIGHT WHEN IT SHUT OFF AND MY WIFE HAD MY CAR WITH MY KIDS ON THE FREEWAY IT COULD OF BEEN WORSE

NHTSA ODI 11246733

Aug 27, 2019

MY MECANIC CHECKED MY CARD CONNECTED TO A COMPUTER AND TOLD ME I HAVE A RECALL FOR MY VEHICLE THE CODE THAT CAME UP WAS P1720-00BUT UNFORTUNATELY WHEN I TRY TO TYPE IN MY VEHICLE VIN NUMBER IT DOES NOT SHOW UP AS ANY RECALLS BUT I'M HAVING DIFFICULTIES WITH MY CAR BECAUSE MY MECHANIC TOLD ME ON THE COMPUTER IT SHOWING IT HAS A CODE WHICH WE GOOGLED AND IT IS A RECORD TO THIS VEHICLE

NHTSA ODI 11251862

Aug 26, 2019

FIRST THING, THE TIRE PRESSURE IS ALWAYS SHOWING UNEVEN PRESSURE. THE MAN ISSUES WITH THIS CAR IS THAT IT CUTS OFF WHILE YOU'RE DRIVING. IT DOESN'T MATTER WHAT SPEED YOU'RE GOING. IT JUST SHUTS OFF. RECENTLY, IT DIDN'T WANT TO START BACK UP.

NHTSA ODI 11246360

Aug 23, 2019Electrical systemAirbags

WON'T START

NHTSA ODI 11246147

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