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

ENGINE IS REVVING HIGH, VEHICLE STALL ON THE HIGHWAY OVER FIVE TIMES, VEHICLE OVER HEATS, VEHICLE HAS A WINNING NOISE, VEHICLE TRANSMISSION JUMPS PLENTY OF TIME, VEHICLE REV, VEHICLE HAS SLOW ACCELERATION, VEHICLE HAS SLOW START UP, VEHICLE STEERING IS RATTLING.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHRYSLER 200. WHILE STOPPING, THE VEHICLE MADE AN ABNORMAL NOISE. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE PARKING BRAKE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT ALSO DETECTED A BURNING ODOR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 17,296.

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I READ THE MANUAL FROM FIRST PAGE TO LAST WHEN I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE 1) NO MENTION OF SLIDING ARM REST AND THE FACT THAT IT DOESN'T LOCK IN POSITION. VERY STIFF TO MOVE FROM DRIVER POSITION, SO I WASN'T AWARE 2) WHEN ARM REST IS SLID FORWARD IT ENCROACHES OVER THE REAR CUP HOLDER. 3) WHEN CUP HOLDER/CONSOLE STORAGE COVER IS SLID BACK HALFWAY AND LOCKED IN POSITION, THE ARMREST WHEN SLID FORWARD ENCROACHES OVER BOTH CUP HOLDERS. APPEARS VERY HAZARDOUS, SO UNBEKNOWNST OF THIS FEATURE AND WHILE I WAS ACCELERATING FROM 0 MPH AT TRAFFIC LIGHT THAT HAD JUST CHANGED TO GREEN, THE PASSENGER IN THE BACK SEAT HAD PUSHED ON THE ARM REST FOR AN UNKNOWN REASON (PROBABLY THINKING IT WAS STATIONARY). AS THE ARM REST SHOT FORWARD, IT SQUASHED AND PROPELLED MY LARGE COFFEE CUP THROUGH THE COCKPIT AREA. LUCKILY IT WAS NOT HOT, BUT THE PROBLEM WAS THAT IT WAS A COMPLETE DISTRACTION NOT KNOWING THIS COULD HAPPEN. WHEN I LOOKED TO SEE WHAT THE HECK WAS HAPPENING, THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME HAD ALREADY BEEN BRAKING TO STOP. FOR THAT SPLIT SECOND I WASN'T PAYING ATTENTION TO MY DRIVING FROM THE DISTRACTION, I CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. A DESIGN FLAW? MAYBE ADD A LOCKING MECHANISM. THIS IS VERY HAZARDOUS WITHOUT KNOWING THE SLIDING ARMREST FEATURE THAT COULD SEVER A DRINK CUP IN HALF WHILE DRIVING. I'M CALLING CHRYSLER CUSTOMER SERVICE (800) 247-9753 AND CHRYSLER GROUP RECALL ASSISTANCE (800) 853-1403 I KNOW I'M RESPONSIBLE FOR THE CONTROL OF MY VEHICLE, BUT SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS HAZARD AND I MAY SEEK COMPENSATION FOR MY DEDUCTIBLE. YEAH, GOOD LUCK WITH THAT, RIGHT? *TR

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DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF STEERING WHILE DRIVING DOWN A DIRT ROAD. THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A TREE. ALL AIRBAGS WENT OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS UN-DRIVABLE AFTERWARDS. INSURANCE ADJUSTER AND REPAIR FACILITY INDICATED THAT THE LEFT FRONT STRUT HAD COME OUT OF IT'S HOUSING AND WAS LIKELY THE CAUSE OF THE ACCIDENT. CHRYSLER HAS IDENTIFIED THIS AS A RECALL FOR 21000 VEHICLES BUT HAS YET TO ISSUE A RECALL NOTICE...UPDATED 03-23-15 *BF....UPDATED 04/08/15 *BF UPDATED 10/15/2015*JS *TR UPDATED 9/28/2017*CN

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WAS DRIVING ON FREEWAY, AN ALARM SOUNDED IN THE CAR AND THE AIR BAGS OPENED UP AND EVERYTHING LOCKED UP IN THE CAR. *JS

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WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AND IT WAS DRY OUTSIDE, THE CAR ALERT SIGNAL SOUNDED AND THE AIR BAGS OPENED AND THE CAR STOPPED....UPDATED 06-12-15 *BF UPDATD 04/11/16 *JS UPDATED 9/21/2017*CN

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MY CHRYSLER 200 WAS IMPACTED ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE MOST OF THE DAMAGE WAS TO THE LEFT FENDER AND DRIVER'S DOOR. THE IMPACT WAS HARD ENOUGH IN MY OPINION FOR THE SIDE AIRBAGS TO RELEASE BUT NOTHING HAPPEN MY WIFE'S HEAD HIT AGAINST THE DRIVER'S DOOR. I HAVE PICTURES BUT DO NOT SEE A PLACE TO UPLOAD. THANKS *TR

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