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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)

326 of 1,983 complaints match · Airbags · clear filters · page 3 of 14

Jan 3, 2021Electrical systemAirbagsEngine

VEHICLE, EVEN AFTER REPAIR CONTINUES TO HAVE FRONT-PASSENGER AIRBAG LIGHT. EVEN AFTER OIL LEVELS ARE CHANGED AND MAINTAINED, CABIN AND AIR FILTERS CHANGED, VEHICLE CONTINUES TO STALL EVEN AFTER SERVICING (BOTH PAID AND UNDER WARRANTY) CHRYSLER HAS NOT RESOLVED THE ISSUES THAT HARBOR MY VEHICLE AND OFFER NO SOLUTION. TEMP/ENGINE LIGHT ISSUE CAME ON DURING HIGHWAY TRAVEL. STALLING USUALLY OCCURS ON CITY AND RESIDENTIAL STREETS. BOTH IN MOTION.

NHTSA ODI 11386288

Jan 1, 2021SuspensionElectrical systemAirbags

AIR BAG LIGHT AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON ALSO A ELECTRICAL LIGHT COMES ON IT LOOKS LIKE IT'S SAYING THE ENGINE IT TO HOT BUT I AM NOT SURE EXACTLY IT COMES ON ALMOST RIGHT AFTER STARTING CAR

NHTSA ODI 11386033

Dec 28, 2020Airbags

MY AIRBAG LIGHT HAS COME ON AND STAYED ON. IT HAS STAYED ON SINCE IT CAME ON AND HAS NOT WENT OFF.

NHTSA ODI 11385361

Dec 22, 2020Airbags

LIGHT IS ON CONTINUOUSLY

NHTSA ODI 11384517

Dec 17, 2020Airbags

MY SERVICE AIRBAG SYSTEM IS STUCK ON AND WILL NOT GO OFF. SOME TIMES IT RANDOMLY CUTS OFF BUT NOT FOR LONG. I WAS PARKED WHEN IT FIRST CAME ON.

NHTSA ODI 11383904

Dec 13, 2020Electrical systemAirbags

MY AIR BAG LIGHT ALWAYS COMES ON. SAYING IT NEEDS TO BE SERVICED EVERY TIME THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT IS MOVED. MY RADIO USED TO SHUT OFF WHILE I'M DRIVING AND REBOOT LIKE IF IM STARTING THE CAR.. NOW IT DOESN'T TURN ON AT ALL. IT JUST GLITCHES. SINCE I GOT THE CAR WHEN I GO TO SWITCH GEARS THE CAR WILL SWITCH GEARS HARD. LIKE IF SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH THE TRANSMISSION.

NHTSA ODI 11383263

Dec 8, 2020Electrical systemAirbags

MY AIR QUIT WORKING AND THE AIR BAG LIGHT HAS BEEN ON FOR A YEAR. I HAVE TAKEN MY CAR TO SEVERAL PLACES AND CANNOT FIND WHATS WRONG WITH THE AIR BAG LIGHT THAT WILL NOT GO OFF. I HAVE BOUGHT A CONTROL MODULER FOR THE BLOWING AIR WHICH I WAS DIRECTED TO BUY BY A PART DEALERSHIP AND STILL NOTHING. I AM WORRIED THAT MY AIR BAGS DO NOT WORK PROPERLY AND ALSO IT IS WINTER AND NO HOT AIR STILL AFTER BUYING A THREE HUNDRED DOLLAR PIECE PLUS THE PRICE OF THE MECHANIC FOR PUTTING IT IN.

NHTSA ODI 11378549

Oct 27, 2020AirbagsSpeed control

AIR BAG LIGHT WON'T GO OUT. MY CAR ALSO WILL NOT ACCELERATE OVER 40 MPH

NHTSA ODI 11366715

Oct 26, 2020Airbags

IT KEEP SAYING SERVICE AIR BAG..

NHTSA ODI 11366536

Oct 23, 2020AirbagsSeats

AT TIMES, BUT IT'S HAPPENED AT LEAST 12 IN THE PAST 10 MONTHS, THERE IS AWAY THAT A PERSON CAN SIT IN THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT OR SOMETIMES BY ADJUSTING IT THAT WILL MAKE THE AIRBAG LIGHT COME ON. ALL I HAVE TO DO IS REACH UNDERNEATH THE SEAT AND JIGGLE THE WIRES A LITTLE AND IT GOES OFF. IT OCCURS AT DIFFERENT TIMES.

NHTSA ODI 11365935

Oct 17, 2020Transmission & drivetrainAirbags

I HAD THE CAR ONLY 1YEAR AND HALF AIR BAG LIGHT WENT ON CAUSE ME 1800 DOLLARS TO FIX,IM ONLY DRIVING LOCAL. THE OTHER ONE IS JERKING TRANS TWICE TO FIX REPLACE PART COST 100.

NHTSA ODI 11364839

Oct 3, 2020Electrical systemAirbagsElectronic Stability Control (esc)

SYSTEM LOST POWER A SPARK WHILE SITTING WITH CAR. CAR. THANK SHUT DOWN 5 MINUTES HOW TO CAR DEALER SERVICE TO REVIEW TO DETERMINE THE ISSUE RETURN WITH A DIAGNOSIS AFTER THE EXPANSION DIAGNOSE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT DIAGNOSED CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT CAUSED BY LOSS OF COMMUNICATION AND PUT SHIELD EXPOSED CONNECTOR FOUND CORROSION MOISTURE IN CONNECTORS

NHTSA ODI 11362514

Sep 29, 2020Electrical systemAirbagsFuel system

FIRST I RECEIVED THE WHEEL SENSOR WARNING. THEN THE AIR BAG WARNING. THEN A VAPE LEAK ISSUE, AND NOW MY DASH LIGHTS ARE GOING COMPLETELY OUT MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO DETECT SPEED. MY CAR HAS APPROXIMATELY 140,000. MY VEHICLE IS IN MOTION WHEN THIS ELECTRICAL ISSUE OCCURS. I HAVE BEEN ON BOTH A HIGHWAY AND INTERSTATE, AND DRIVING STRAIGHT DURING THE BLACKOUT. IT HAS OCCURRED MULTIPLE TIMES IN THE LAST FEW DAYS. THE ELECTRICAL ISSUE MAY BE RELATED TO THIS RECALL: CHRYSLER (FCA US LLC) IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2015 CHRYSLER 200 VEHICLES MANUFACTURED JANUARY 7, 2014, TO SEPTEMBER 23, 2014. THE AFFECTED VEHICLES MAY HAVE A POWER DISTRIBUTION CENTER (PDC) ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR THAT MAY CAUSE INTERMITTENT POWER FAILURES TO CERTAIN ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS.

NHTSA ODI 11361901

Sep 20, 2020Airbags

THE PROBLEM I AM HAVING IS THE AIRBAG SYSTEM KEEPS POPPING ON AND OFF. THIS HAPPENS WHEN THE CAR IS STATIONARY OR WHEN I FIRST TURN THE CAR ON

NHTSA ODI 11360120

Sep 1, 2020Transmission & drivetrainAirbagsSpeed control

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHRYSLER 200. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE HESITATED UPON DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. AFTER SOME TIME, THE VEHICLE ABRUPTLY ACCELERATED FORWARD CAUSING THE CONTACT TO TEMPORARILY LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE SERVICE AIR BAGS WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE DEALER HAD YET TO BE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND THEY INFORMED HER THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS THEN REFERRED TO NHTSA FOR ASSISTANCE. UPON INVESTIGATION, THE CONTACT LINKED THE FAILURE TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V529000 (POWER TRAIN). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 60,000. *BF *TR

NHTSA ODI 11352498

Sep 1, 2020Electrical systemAirbagsBrakes

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHRYSLER 200. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT AND CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT WERE ILLUMINATED. ADDITIONALLY, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS FIRM, REQUIRING EXTRA EFFORT TO DEPRESS. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO BOLES AUTOMOTIVE SERVICE CENTER, LLC (354 UNION CEMETERY RD SW, CONCORD, NC 28027, (704) 792-1005) WHO REPLACED THE BRAKES AND COMPLETED AN AIR BAG RELATED RECALL REPAIR ON THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURES PERSISTED. THE CONTACT RETURNED THE VEHICLE TO THE SAME DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE DIAGNOSTIC CODES RETRIEVED WERE NOT CONCLUSIVE WHICH INDICATED AN ELECTRICAL ISSUE WITH THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

NHTSA ODI 11352561

Aug 14, 2020AirbagsEngine

MY AIRBAG LIGHT CONTINUES TO COME ON STATING THAT I NEED TO SERVICE MY AIRBAG SYSTEM. IT WILL STAY ON FOR AWHILE, AND THEN SHUT OFF FOR APPROX 2-4 WEEKS, AND THEN TURN BACK ON AGAIN. TODAY I WAS DRIVING MY CAR, AND WHEN I GOT TO A STOP SIGN MY CAR KIND OF SPUTTERED, AND THEN TURNED OFF STATING I NEED TO PUT MY CAR IN PARK, AND PUSH THE START BUTTON. THIS SEEMS TO HAPPEN WHEN MY CAR SAYS "OIL CHANGE REQUIRED". PRETTY SCARY, BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW IF THIS WILL HAPPEN WHEN IM DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY.

NHTSA ODI 11349344

Aug 1, 2020Airbags

THE AIR BAG LIGHT SERVICE INDICATOR LIGHT WOULD COME ON INTERMITTENTLY ALONG WITH AN ALARM SOUNDING EVERY FEW MINUTES WHILE DRIVING ONE WEEK AFTER PURCHASING THE CAR. WE TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY 'FIXED' THE CONNECTION ONLY TO HAVE THE AIRBAG INDICATOR LIGHT COME ON AGAIN. TOOK IT TO A DIFFERENT DEALERSHIP WHO SAID THE WIRING AND AIRBAG JUMPERS NEED TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $3200 OR THE AIRBAGS WON'T WORK.

NHTSA ODI 11342671

Jun 30, 2020AirbagsSpeed control

MY CAR TRIES TO ACCELERATE WHEN COMING TO A STOP. IT RANDOMLY LOSES POWER. DOES FINE ON HIGHWAYS SO FAR. IT ONLY HAS ISSUES WHEN IT INVOLVED GEARS SHIFTING. I TOOK IT TO A SHOP AND THEY SAID IT WAS DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. THEY SAID IT WAS NOT A TRANSMISSION ISSUE LIKE THE DEALERSHIP SHOP SAID. IT WAS A WAITING ISSUE. LIKELY ASSOCIATED WITH THE RECALL I'VE HAD THIS SHOP "FIX" TWICE.

NHTSA ODI 11331775

Jun 24, 2020Airbags

SERVICE AIRBAG SYSTEM LIGHT CONTINUES TO COME ON EVERY TIME I GET IT FIXED COMES ON AS SOON AS I INCREASE SPEED OR HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD. I'VE GOTTEN IT FIXED ATLEAST 4TIMES ALREADY. *TR

NHTSA ODI 11330454

Jun 1, 2020AirbagsSeat belts

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHRYSLER 200. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AT START-UP, THE AIR BAGS WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. ADDITIONALLY, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RECOGNIZE THAT THE SEAT BELT WAS ENGAGED WHICH CAUSED A SEAT BELT WARNING MESSAGE TO DISPLAY ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT CONTACTED THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO SOLD HER THE VEHICLE AND WAS REFERRED TO THE MANUFACTURER FOR ASSISTANCE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO A LOCAL DEALER FOR ASSISTANCE. THE CONTACT THEN REACHED OUT TO LANDMARK DODGE CHRYSLER JEEP RAM (6850 MT ZION BLVD, MORROW, GA 30260) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V114000(AIR BAGS, SEATS). THE CONTACT WAS PROVIDED AN ESTIMATE FOR THE REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 93,233.*DT*JB*DT*JB

NHTSA ODI 11326769

May 27, 2020AirbagsSeats

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHRYSLER 200. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED WITHOUT A PASSENGER SEATED IN THE SEAT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. BLUEBONNET CHRYSLER DODGE (547 S. SEGUIN AVE, NEW BRAUNFELS, TX 78130, (830) 606-3463) WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V114000 (AIR BAGS, SEATS) HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE HOWEVER, NO ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 64,773.

NHTSA ODI 11326227

May 17, 2020Transmission & drivetrainAirbags

THE CAR IS NOT GOING INTO GEAR WITHOUT IT JERKING...AND MY AIRBAGS WONT GO OFF ON MY DASHBOARD

NHTSA ODI 11324904

Apr 24, 2020Electrical systemAirbags

I AM WRITING IN TO NOTIFY YOU THAT CHRYSLER RECALL P43 SHOULD APPLY TO MY VEHICLE. I HAVE INTERMITTENT FUNCTIONALITY LOSS IN THE DRIVER DOOR DUE TO WHAT THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME IS A SHORT IN THE DRIVER DOOR WIRING HARNESS. THEY COULDN'T FIND THE SHORT VISUALLY, BUT KNOW ITS THERE FROM A MULTI METER TEST READING. THEY WANTED OVER 500 DOLLARS TO REPLACE THIS DOOR HARNESS AND I TRULY BELIEVE IT SHOULD BE REPLACED AS PART OF THE CHRYSLER P43 RECALL. THIS RECALL ONLY APPLYS TO 8 "KNOWN" CHRYSLER 200 LX MODELS BUT WHO IS TO SAY THE DEFECT COULDN'T BE PRESENT IN MORE? IT HAS PRESENTED ITSELF OBLIVIOUSLY IN MY CAR. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME FAILING TO REPLACE THIS HARNESS WILL RESULT IN FURTHER ELECTRICAL FAILURE INCLUDING AIRBAG MIS-OPERATION,. IT DOES NOT SEEM RIGHT THAT THIS RECALL DOESN'T APPLY TO MY VEHICLE.

NHTSA ODI 11322169

Apr 19, 2020Electrical systemAirbagsBrakes

FOR STARTERS WHEN ENTERING MY CAR IT DOESN'T DETECT THE KEY I'VE CHANGED THE BATTERY IN THE FOB AND CAR AS WELL I HAVE TO SIT FOR SOMETIMES 10 MIN IT WILL START BUT MESSAGE KEY FOB NOT DETECTED DISPLAYS THE ENTIRE TIME I'M DRIVING. THEN IT ALSO FLASHES SEAT BELT, AIR BAGS AND BRAKES I'VE ENCLOSED SOME PICTURES AS WELL. IT'S NEVER DON THIS I DON'T DON'T THINK IT'S ISSUE WITH MY AIR BAGS OR BRAKES BUT SEEM ELECTRICAL I'M NOT SURE BUT PLEASE HELP ME FIGURE IT OUT

NHTSA ODI 11321539

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