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

BROUGHT A VECHICLE AT RUSTON USED CARS. AIR BAG LIGHT ON. TOOK TO CHRYSLER DEALER SHIP. COMPANY STATED CAR HAD NO AIR BAGS IN IT.

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ON 1 MAY 2017, I WAS DRIVING MY 2015 CHRYSLER 200 TO WORK. I WAS CRUISING AT 67 MPH ON THE 4 LANE HIGHWAY IN BUSY MORNING TRAFFIC. THE CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED FROM 67 MPH TO 70 MPH THEN TO 74 MPH WITHIN A FEW SECONDS. I CANCELLED CRUISE CONTROL BUT THE CAR STAYED AT THE ACCELERATED SPEED AND I HAD NO CONTROL OVER THE CAR AT THAT TIME. I TAPPED THE BRAKE WITH NO RESPONSE; THEN I TAPPED THE ACCELERATOR AND FINALLY REGAINED CONTROL AND WAS THEN ABLE TO BRAKE AND SLOW THE CAR DOWN. WHEN THE CAR WAS ACCELERATED TO 74 MPH, I HAD NO CONTROL AND I COULD HEAR THAT IT WAS WINDING AND TRYING TO SHIFT TO THE NEXT GEAR BUT IT SEEMED STUCK AT 4000 RPMS. THIS WAS A VERY SCARY EXPERIENCE. I WILL NOT ALLOW MY DAUGHTER TO DRIVE THE CAR ANYMORE. I ALSO AM AFRAID TO DRIVE IT MYSELF. IT'S A FAIRLY NEW CAR AND I HAVE ALREADY GONE TO THE DEALERSHIP 2 TIMES PRIOR TO THIS EVENT BECAUSE THE CAR ALSO SUDDENLY ACCELERATES WHEN I TAKE MY FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR ATTEMPTING TO BRAKE. ON A DAILY BASIS, I CAN FEEL THE CAR SPEED UP WHEN I TAKE MY FOOT FROM THE ACCELERATOR TO THE BRAKE. THIS SUDDEN SURGE COULD EASILY CAUSE A FENDER BENDER. EACH TIME I WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR THIS ISSUE, THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. WHEN I CALLED CHRYSLER ABOUT THIS EVENT ON 1 MAY, I WAS OFFERED ASSISTANCE IN GETTING IT DIAGNOSED AGAIN, BUT I HAVE ALREADY DONE THAT AND SEE NO NEED SINCE ON BOTH OCCASIONS THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. I HOPE THEY BUY THIS CAR BACK AS I DON'T FEEL IT'S SAFE TO TRADE IN PLUS I AM "UPSIDE DOWN" SO I WOULD STILL BE PAYING FOR IT EVEN IF I TRADED IT. I HOPE CHRYSLER DOES THE RIGHT THING BY MYSELF AND OTHERS WHO ARE HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THESE VEHICLES BECAUSE THEY ARE UNSAFE AND UNPREDICTABLE. SEE ALSO ODI 11102154. *DSY *TT

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THE VEHICLE IS CONTINUING TO HAVE THESE DEFAULTS AS SHOWN IN PICTURES I'M EXPERIENCING MORE DEFAULTS IN THIS VEHICLE AND THAT I WAS TOLD THAT THERE IS NO RECALL FOR CHRYLSER CARS AND THAT I'M AFRAID OF EITHER GETTING HURT OR SOMEONE ELSE GETTING HURT MAYBE EVEN KILLED DUE TO THESE FAULTY ISSUES THAT NEEDS TO BE CHECKING AND THAT I DON'T HAVE ANY KIND OF WARRANTY ON THIS VEHICLE.

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AFTER WORK I GO TO START MY CAR AND THERE WAS A HARD START AND THEN MY CAR DIED. THE ENGINE FELT LIKE IT WAS GOING TO POP OUT OF THE HOOD. WELL, CHRYSLER WAS INFORMED AND MY CAR WAS TOWED NEXT DAY TO THE DEALERSHIP. MY SERVICE MAN CALLED APPROXIMATELY 45 MIN AFTER MY CAR WAS DELIVERED TO THEM EXPLAINING TO ME I WAS ABOUT 2 QUARTS LOW ON OIL. THIS IS IMPOSSIBLE I EXPLAINED TO HIM. ON THE DRIVER SIDE THERE IS A STICKER SHOWING I JUST GOT MY OIL CHANGE NOT TO LONG AGO. MY SERVICE MAN SAID THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THIS ENGINE. THIS TYPE OF ENGINE BURNS OIL AND I RECOMMEND WHEN YOU FILL UP YOUR TANK TO CHECK YOUR OIL EVERY TIME. I FILL UP ONCE A WEEK SO I HAVE TO CHECK MY OIL ONCE A WEEK!? THIS IS RIDICULOUS MY NEW CAR BURNS OIL!? GOOD THING THIS HAPPENED AFTER WORK. WHAT IF MY CAR WOULD HAVE STALLED WHILE DRIVING WITH MY KIDS. I DRIVE ACROSS TOWN TO TAKE AND PICK UP MY KIDS FROM SCHOOL. NOW I HAVE TO CARRY A QUART OF OIL SO MY CAR DOESN'T STALL AND DIE ON ME

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2015 CHRYSLER 200 DRIVING THE VEHICLE ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS, AT LEAST 10 TO COUNT THE VEHICLE HAS RANDOMLY LOST POWER AND THE ENGINE FAILS. AT THIS POINT I'M TERRIFIED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE FOR WHICH I JUST PURCHASED THREE MONTHS AGO ON THE HIGHWAY THIS VEHICLE WOULD BE A DEATH TRAP. FURTHERMORE THE VEHICLE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG LIGHT IS ILLUMINATED INDICATING THAT IT WILL NOT COMPLY I'VE CALLED CHRYSLER END THE CHEVY DEALER FOR WHICH I PURCHASE THE VEHICLE AND THEY TOLD ME THERE'S NO RECALL AND IT APPEARS THAT MY WARRANTY WILL NOT PAY FOR THE CAR TO GET FIXED.

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TRANSMISSION IS SHIFTING HARD TAKE OUT OF GEAR WHILE I AM MOVING

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ON FIVE SEPARATE OCCASIONS THE VEHICLE HAS STALLED WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKE OR DRIVING A SPEEDS BETWEEN 25-30 MPH ON NEIGHBORHOOD STREETS. IT HAS HAPPENED IN TEMPERATURES RANGE FROM 30-75 DEGREES, TYPICALLY AFTER SITTING ALL DAY OR OVERNIGHT. AFTER STALLING, IT BECOMES DIFFICULT TO RESTART, TAKING SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO ENGAGE THE ENGINE. IT HAS HAD REPEATED SOFTWARE UPDATES TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE WITHOUT POSITIVE RESULTS.

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CAR IS ALMOST TWO YEARS OLD AND MY SERVICE AIRBAG SYSTEM LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON AND CHIMES EVERY COUPLE OF MINUTES. I SEE THERE IS NO RECALL ON IT, WHY?. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF MY FAMILY. PLEASE HELP ME.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHRYSLER 200 C EQUIPPED WITH NEXEN TIRES, TIRE LINE: CP671 AND TIRE SIZE: 235/40/R19 N/A. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS OPERATED AT HIGH SPEEDS, IT VEERED TO THE LEFT AND RIGHT DEPENDING ON THE HIGHWAY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE SWAY WAS NOT DUE TO THE VEHICLE BUT THE ISSUE WAS PROBABLY CAUSED FROM THE TIRES SIDEWALL. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE TIRES WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 14,000. THE VIN AND DOT NUMBER WERE NOT AVAILABLE.

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AFTER SITTING FOR AN EXTENDED AMOUNT OF TIME AT TIMES SUCH AS AT THE BANK OR DRIVE THRU'S ECT WHEN YOU PULL AWAY IT STARTS FINE PULLING AWAY SLOW. THEN WHEN YOU TRY TO SPEED UP TO GO INTO TRAFFIC IT WILL SLIP INTO NEUTRAL. THE ONLY THING THAT I HAVE FOUND THAT HELPS IT IS TO LITERALLY SHIFT IT INTO NEUTRAL PHYSICALLY THEN SHIFT IT BACK TO DRIVE. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS IN BUSY TRAFFIC. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP WHO "COULDN'T MAKE IT DO IT" AND THEY SAID WHEN THE RED ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON TO BRING IT BACK. I LOOKED IT UP ON THE INTERNET AND OTHER PEOPLE HAVE HAD THIS SAME ISSUE WITH THIS MODEL CAR.

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THE ENGINE LIGHT CONTINUES TO REMAIN ON WHILE IN DRIVE MODE THE GEAR SHIFTS REMAIN TO MOVE ACCORDINGLY #1#2#3#4#5#6#7#8 THE TRANSMISSION IS STARTING TO SLIP WHILE IN DRIVING MODE AND THAT THE AIRBAGS SYSTEM IS CONTINUED TO BLINK ON AND OFF THESE ARE SOME OF THE BAD DEFECTS THAT'S HAPPENING AS OF NOW I'M AFRAID OF REALLY DRIVING THESE VEHICLE DUE TO FAULTY SYSTEMS THAT MAY BE MORE THAN A ISSUE THE PROBLEMS STARTED WHEN IN PARKING AND DRIVE MODE.

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NEXEN FACTORY TIRES ON FRONT BOTH HAVE HAD TO BE REPLACED EARLY (BASED ON TREAD LIFE) BECAUSE OF VERY DANGEROUS CRACKING/SPLITTING ALONG THE SIDEWALL. LOCAL BIGO TIRES INSPECTED AND SHOWED ME THE PROBLEM. I REPLACED BOTH FRONT TIRES WITH IDENTICAL NEW NEXEN REPLACEMENTS. WITHIN A WEEK I THOUGHT TO RESEARCH POTENTIAL ISSUE AS THIS SPLITTING I HAVE NEVER PERSONALLY SEEN WITH A EVEN POORLY USED TIRE.

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THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND NEVER WENT OUT AND THAT THE AIRBAG SERVICE SYSTEMS KEEP ON COMING ON THE MY CAR SOMETIMES SPEED AND THEN IT WILL NOT ACCELERATE BEYOND 45 MILES IT SEEMS THAT THE CAR ENGINE IS READY TO GO OUT AT ANYTIME OR MOMENT WHILE DRIVING THE GEAR SHIFT IS JUMPING FROM #1,#2#3#4#5#6 ALSO TEMP FOR THE OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN MESSING UP ALONG WITH THE TIME. I'M NOT SURE WHAT ELSE WOULD HAPPEN IF I CONTINUE TO DRIVE IT. THE CAR MAY CAUSE PROBLEMS LATER ON WHILE DRIVING I DON'T HAVE ANY WARRANTY ON THIS VEHICLE TO BE REPAIRED AND THAT I HAVE READ THE RECALL OF ALL CHRYLSER VEHICLES FROM 2010-17 THESE ARE THE SAME EXACT PROBLEMS THAT I'M HAVING THE PARKING LIGHTS AND ENGINE LIGHT HAD CAME ON DURING PARKING AND STAYED ON TILL I LEFT WORK ON THE 04/28/17 AND 04/29/2017 IT ALSO HAS STARTED TO JERKING A FEW WEEKS AGO TILL NOW ALSO . I'M AFRAID TO DRIVE IT BECAUSE I JUST MAY HAVE A WRECK WHILE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE. I'M NOT REALLY AS TO WHAT IS HAPPENING WITH THE VEHICLE.

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I WAS STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT ON CLEAR DAY WITH NO TRAFFIC IN FRONT OF ME WHEN MY MOONROOF EXPLODED, RAINING GLASS DOWN ON ME. I WAS STATIONARY AND THERE WAS NO OTHER TRAFFIC, SO I KNOW NOTHING HIT THE MOONROOF TO CAUSE THE EXPLOSION.

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I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY AND THE CAR STALLED SEVERAL TIMES. I SAT ON THE SIDE LANE AND TURNED THE CAR OFF FOR A MINUTE. I STARTED IT UP AGAIN AND PROCEEDED TO GET OFF THE HIGHWAY THE CAR ACCELERATED LESS THAN 20 MILES PER HOUR. MY DAUGHTER AND I WERE TERRIFIED BEFORE THE CAR STOPPED SUDDENLY AND CARS HAD TO BREAK BEHIND US TO AVOID HITTING THE CAR. I HAD TO PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND PUT MY HAZARD LIGHTS ON AND IT TOOK A WHILE FOR THE CAR TO START UP AGAIN FOR ME TO PULL ON THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY. IT HAS DONE THIS MORE THAN JUST THIS INCIDENT. AT STOP LIGHTS AND WHILE DRIVING ON THE STREET THE ENGINE WILL STALL AND TAKE A MINUTE TO START UP AGAIN.

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VEHICLE HAS ABOUT 36000 MILES AND THE SERVICE AIRBAG LIGHT CONTINUALLY COMES ON. TOOK IT TO A DEALER AND IT ISN'T COVERED UNDER WARRANTY, AND NO RECALL. $89 FIX. I'LL BE CALLING FOR A BETTER PRICE, BUT THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE NONETHELESS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. THE LIGHT COMES ON WEATHER I'M MOVING OR STATIONARY.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHRYSLER 200. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE EMERGENCY BRAKE LIGHT SUDDENLY ILLUMINATED AND THE BRAKES ERRONEOUSLY ENGAGED AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO STOP MOVING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS, BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO EXHIBIT THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 9,000.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHRYSLER 200. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE CHECK ENGINE SENSOR ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE NORMALLY WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. IN ADDITION, AFTER RELEASING THE BRAKE PEDAL, A RATTLING NOISE WAS PRESENT. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURES WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,000.

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MY CAR DOESN'T WANT TO COME OUT OF NEUTRAL. SOMETIMES IT DOESN'T START AND WHEN IT DOES THE PERFORMANCE SHIFTING IS NOT AVAILABLE. ALSO MY PASSENGER AIR BAG NEEDS TO BE SERVICE. AND EVERY THING THAT'S WRONG WITH MY VEHICLE CHRYSLER HAS A RECALL BUT MY VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED.

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RECALL ON ELECTRICAL SURGE ISSUE PERFORMED ON 4/6/2017; SINCE THEN MY AIR BAG ICON AND BELL GOES OFF AND ON AND POWER STEERING ICON POPS ON DASH. ON 4/18/2017, WENT TO MAKE A LEFT TURN AND POWER STEERING ICON CAME ON AND DASH READ "POWER STEERING NOT INACTIVE". PULLED THE CAR OVER SHUT IT DOWN AND RESTARTED ICON WAS GONE CAR DROVE FINE.

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TRANSMISSION HAS NUMEROUS PROBLEMS. HARD SHIFTING, HESITATIONS, AND LUNGING FORWARD ARE SOME EXAMPLES OF THE PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION. MY CAR HAS BEEN TO AN AUTHORIZED CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP SEVERAL TIMES FOR TRANSMISSION REPAIRS AND THEY WILL NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. I'VE BEEN TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP THAT CHRYSLER IS AWARE OF THE ISSUE BUT THEY WON'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT BECAUSE THE TRANSMISSION WAS DESIGNED THAT WAY ACCORDING TO THE DEALERSHIP. THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL TIMES WHEN COMING TO A STOP THAT THE CAR WILL DOWNSHIFT ABRUPTLY, CAUSING MY CAR TO LUNGE FORWARD, I'VE ALMOST HIT CARS STOPPED IN FRONT OF ME WHEN THIS HAPPENS. I DO HAVE SERVICE RECORDS FROM EACH TIME MY CAR HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP, WHICH STARTED IN AUGUST OF 2016.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHRYSLER 200. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE INDICATED THAT THE RADIATOR WAS TOO HOT. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE RADIATOR WAS TORN AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 46,000.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHRYSLER 200. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, THE VEHICLE JUMPED WHILE THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS APPLIED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE A SOFTWARE UPDATE WAS PERFORMED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 44,000.

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AS I WAS GOING DOWN THE STREET MY RADIO COMPLETELY DISABLED THEN IT CAME BACK ON AS IF IT HADN'T BEEN SET ALREADY JUMPED BACK OFF STAYED OFF THEN IT CAME BACK ON AS IF NOTHING HAPPENED(30MPH),I WAS BACKING MY CAR IN TO A PARKING SPOT ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS WHEN IN THE PROCESS OF DOING SO MY PARK BRAKES JUMPED ON OUT OF NO WHERE AND BROUGHT THE CAR TO A COMPLETE STOP IN ITS TRACKS(5/8MPH)

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHRYSLER 200. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY SWITCHED GEARS AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. ON A PREVIOUS OCCASION, THE SPEEDOMETER LIGHTING FLASHED INTERMITTENTLY AND CONTINUED TO FLASH AFTER THE FAILURE. ALSO AFTER THE FAILURE OCCURRED, THE VEHICLE HESITATED TO START AND FAILED TO SHIFT FROM THE NEUTRAL POSITION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE GEAR SHIFT FAILED AND NEEDED TO REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 41,000.

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