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

ON SEPTEMBER 17TH, 2020 I WAS DRIVING MY GREAT NIECE TO DAYCARE AND WHEN I PARKED THE CAR AND CUT IT OFF, IT WOULD NOT START BACK UP OR ALLOW ME TO SHIFT AT ALL. A NEW BATTERY WAS PURCHASED WHICH DID NOTHING, A TOWING SERVICE WAS CALLED AND IT WAS FLATBED DELIVERED TO A CERTIFIED MECHANIC AND IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE COMPUTER BRAIN IS GONE AND THE CAR WILL NOT CUT OFF WHEN YOU PUSH THE BUTTON TO CUT IT OFF, THEY HAD TO DISCONNECT THE NEGATIVE BATTERY TERMINAL. THIS IS A 2015 CHRYSLER 200 LIMITED WITH ONLY 53,000 MILES AND I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S THE POWERTRAIN OR ANYTHING BECAUSE THE BRAIN IS GONE. THEY BUILT THESE CARS WITH NO SAFETY IN MIND. I AM JUST THANKFUL IT DIDN'T STOP ON THE HIGHWAY WITH MY BABY INSIDE. AND NOW THE CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP WANTS TO CHARGE THOUSANDS TO REPAIR IT.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHRYSLER 200. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE SHUT-OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO IMMEDIATELY RESTART. THE VEHCILE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO REPLACED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL HOWEVER, THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE LOCAL DEALER BENSON CHRYSLER LOCATED AT 415 W WADE HAMPTON BLVD, GREER, SC 29650 AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,000.

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BASED ON EXPERIENCE, THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE WITHIN THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. THE CAR WILL SHUT OFF FOR NO APPARENT REASON. THE MIRRORS AND LOCKS HAVE STOPPED WORKING. IT SEEMS THE PROBLEM MAY BE THE POWER DISTRIBUTION CENTER (PDC) ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR THAT MAY CAUSE INTERMITTENT POWER FAILURES TO CERTAIN ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHRYSLER 200. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HER DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING AT UNKNOWN SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITH NO WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER SEVERAL MINUTES SHE RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND CONTINUED DRIVING WITH NO FURTHER ISSUES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE CURRENTLY WAS STUCK IN NEUTRAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO COULD NOT DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A SECOND INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THE FAILURE AS ELECTRICAL HOWEVER, HE WAS UNABLE TO REPAIR OR DIAGNOSE THE PARTS THAT WERE NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED OR REPLACED. THE CONTACT RESEARCHED THE VEHICLE FAILURES ONLINE AND BELIEVES THE FAILURES WERE RELATED TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 15V470000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND 15V090000 (POWER TRAIN). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VIN WAS NOT UNDER RECALL. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

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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

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THE TIMP IS NOT ALLOWING THE VEHICLE TO START. BATTERY IS FULL JUICE BUT WONT START BUT WILL JUMPSTART AND BE OK FOR A DAY OR TWO. CENTER SCREEN TAKES FOREVER TO COME ON

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THE CAR WILL RANDOMLY SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. NO WARNING LIGHTS, NO ERROR CODES, NOTHING. I WAS GOING DOWN THE INTERSTATE AND THE CAR SHUT OFF REQUESTING THAT I PLACE IT IN PARK. SOMETIMES IT WILL START BACK UP SOMETIMES IT TAKES DAYS. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON OVER 15 OCCASIONS

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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.

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THE CAR HAS BEEN SHUTTING OFF ON ME IN THE MIDDLE OF ME DRIVING. I'VE COME CLOSE TO GETTING HIT FROM BEHIND ON MANY OCCASIONS. THIS IS DANGEROUS AND UNSAFE. I AM A NERVOUS WRECK EVERYTIME I HAVE TO DRIVE MY CAR IT GIVES NO WARNING, IT JUST CUTS OFF.

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CAR BATTERY DIED AND WAS REPLACED. CAR WILL NOT SHIFT OUT OF NEUTRAL.

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THE ELECTRIC PART KEEPS GOING OUT ON THE DRIVERS SIDE. I AM NOT ABOUT ABLE TO LOCK OR UNLOCK THE CAR, UNABLE TO LET THE WINDOWS UP OR DOWN AND UNABLE TO ADJUST THE SIDE MIRRORS. THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED I WAS HOME TRYING TO LET THE WINDOW UP AND IT WOULD GO UP. THE NEXT TWO TIMES IT STOPPED AT WORK AND WOULDN'T GO DOWN WHILE I WAS TRYING TO BADGE IN. I HAVE REPLACED THE PART THREE TIMES AND NOW IT IS BACK NOT WORKING

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WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION AFTER A CERTAIN DISTANCE THE VEHICLE TRANSMISSION SWITCHES GEARS FROM DRIVE TO PARKING TO WHEN COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP THE VEHICLE DOESNT LET ANY GEARS TO BE SHIFTING BEING STUCK IN THE PARKING GEAR COMPUTER THEN SAYS "SERVICE TRANSMISSION" AND "SERVICE PARKING BREAK" AS WELL AS "SWITCH TO PARKING THEN SELECT DESIRED GEAR" TO WHICH NO MATTER WHAT GEAR ITS SHIFTING TO IT SAYS "SELECT PARKING GEAR THEN DESIRED GEAR". NO MATTER WHAT THE VEHICLE STAYS LIKE THAT UNTIL EVENTUALLY IT WILL MOVE BUT UNTIL IT REPEATS THE SAME THING AGAIN AFTER MOVING AGAIN AT A CERTAIN DISTANCE. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME MULTIPLE TIMES I A RESIDENTIAL STREET, AND A STORE PARKING LOT.

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ON AUGUST 23RD, I WAS TAKING MY SISTER IN LAW BACK HOME FROM OUR HOUSE. ON THE WAY BACK FROM HER HOUSE I DECIDED TO WASH MY 15 CHRYSLER 200. WHEN I AS DONE WITH THAT TASK AND GOT BACK IN THE CAR. I NOTICED MY BRAKES WOULDN'T DISENGAGE. I TRIED TO DO THE MAINTENANCE RELEASE THROUGH THE CAR'S RADIO AND IT WOULDN'T LET ME DO IT. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I HAD ANY PROBLEM WITH THE CAR. SO I THEN TRIED TO TURN OFF AND ON THE CAR AND THAT DIDN'T WORK. SO THEN I THOU MAYBE IF I DROVE IT, THEY WOULD RELEASE AND JUST AS I HIT 45MPH, THEY DID. AND STARTED TO PREFORM NORMALLY. AN HOUR LATER, I STOPPED BY MY MOTHER-IN-LAW HOUSE TO TAKE CAR OF HER DOGS LIKE I'VE BEEN DOING FOR THE LAST FEW DAYS AND WHEN I WAS READY TO LEAVE. THE CAR BATTERY DIED. I'M NOT QUITE SURE HOW CAUSE I DON'T LEAVE MY LIGHTS ON EVER. AND I SAT THERE TO WAIT FOR SOMEONE TO TOW IT TO THE STORE WITH CAR BATTERY AND HAD THEM SWITCHED. THEY CAME TO TELL ME THAT THEY COULDN'T GET THE CAR OUT OF GEAR. SO I WENT OUT THERE TO SEE WHAT WAS WRONG AND THEY WERE RIGHT. THE CAR WAS RUNNING FINE BUT I COULDN'T GET IT TO CHANGE GEARS. ON MY DASHBOARD. MY SMALL SCREEN SAID TO SERVICE THE PARK BRAKE AND I THOUGHT, WHAT THAT THE BRAKES GOT TO DO WITH IT'S TRANSMISSION. I LOOKED AND SAW MY MILEAGE, 93,568, WAS BLINKING AND MY GEAR INDICATOR AS N. I'M PRETTY SURE THAT THE CAR WAS IN PARK THE HOLE TIME THEY WHERE CHANGING OUT THE BATTERY. THE SHIFTER NOB WAS ABLE TO TURN BUT I WASN'T CHANGING THE GEAR EITHER. SO AFTER THAT, I RELEASED THE PARKING BRAKE, THAT'S SOMEHOW MADE THE CARE SHOW IT WAS IN DRIVE, AND HAD IT TOWED BACK TO MY MOTHER-IN-LAW HOUSE.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHRYSLER 200. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED INTERMITTENTLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT COASTED THE VEHICLE TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROADWAY, TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE SEVERAL TIMES IN ODER FOR THE VEHICLE TO RESUME NORMAL OPERATION. CROWN CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP (3710 W. WENDOVER AVE, GREENSBORO, NC 27407) WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT A DIAGNOSTIC TEST WAS NEEDED TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT SEEN BY A DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THE VEHICLE BUT, WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V470000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AS A POSSIBLE SOLUTION TO THE FAILURE HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 104,976. *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THAT FAILURE OCCURRED THREE MORE TIMES.*AS

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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.

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I PURCHASED THE CAR ON SEPTEMBER 23RD, 2017, WITH APPROXIMATELY $42,000 MILLS. IN JANUARY 2018, I BEGAN HAVING SOME HEADLIGHTS, AIRBAGS, AND ENGINE LIGHTS ISSUES. I TOOK IT TO THE CAR DEALERSHIP SERVICE TO GET A HEADLIGHT BULB REPLACEMENT, AN AIRBAG CHECK, AND ENGINE RESET. THREE MONTHS LATER, THE SAME ISSUES OCCUR WITH THE AIRBAG LIGHT GOING ON AND OFF, AND THE HEADLIGHT BULB NEEDED ANOTHER REPLACEMENT. I ALSO BEGIN HAVING SOME "KEY FOB NOT DETECTED" ISSUE, EVEN IF I AM HOLDING THE KEY RIGHT NEXT TO THE PUSH START BUTTON. I CHANGED THE BATTERY ON THE KEY, BUT THE ISSUE PERSISTED. I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE. THEY HAD TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE KEY SYSTEM AND PROVIDE ME WITH A NEW KEY. BY THE END OF 2019, MY SCREEN WENT BLACK WHILE DRIVING AND CAME BACK ON AFTER A FEW MINUTES. BY MARCH 2020, THE SCREEN SHUT OFF COMPLETELY AND MY CAR WOULD NOT START UNLESS BEEN PUT ON A NEW BATTERY OR AFTER SEVERAL JUMP-STARTS. IF I TURN OFF THE CAR AND TRY TO TURN IT BACK ON, MY BATTERY AND ENGINE LIGHT SIGNALS ARE ON, AND I NEED TO JUMP-START THE CAR AGAIN OR GET ANOTHER BATTERY. MY FIRST NEW BATTERY REPLACEMENT DID NOT LAST A MONTH

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PUSH BUTTON IS NOT WORKING CAR STARTS SOMETIME MESSAGE ON DASHBOARD SAYS CAR IS WARMING WAIT TO START WHEN YOU PUSH THE BREAK IN TO START THE CAR THE BRAKE IS SUPER HARD LIKE THERE IS NO POWER GETTING TO IT

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INSTRUMENT PANEL INCLUDING ALL GAUGES FLASH AND THEN TURN OFF WHILE DRIVING. AFTER A LITTLE WHILE THEY COME IN ON BUT WHILE THEY ARE OFF, THERE IS NO WAY TO KNOW HOW FAST THE VEHICLE IS MOVING. THIS HAS HAPPENED WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION WHILE IN A RURAL AREA, ALSO ON A HIGHWAY AND IN THIS INSTANCE THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WAS OFF FOR 2 MINUTES AND IT HAS HAPPENED ON A REGULAR ROADWAY. I HAVE A VIDEO OF THE ISSUE IN ACTION IF NEEDED BUT I HOPE THE PICTURE HELPS AS WELL. THE MOST RECENT TIMES THIS HAS HAPPENED ARE AUGUST 6TH, AUGUST 13TH, AND AUGUST 15TH. THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED JULY 20TH, 2020.

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2015 CHRYSLER 200. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE STALLING. *LD *JS

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MY VEHICLE HAD TROUBLE STARTING. WHEN I FINALLY STARTED IT, I WAS UNABLE TO SHIFT GEARS, THE TRANSMISSION WAS ACTING WEIRD.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHRYSLER 200. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WAS INOPERABLE. ADDITIONALLY, THE KEYFOB FAILED TO LOCK OR UNLOCK THE DOORS. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT RADIO DISPLAY UNIT WAS ALSO INOPERABLE CAUSING THE RADIO, BACK-UP CAMERA, AND SPEAKERS TO NOT FUNCTION AS DESIGNED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THERE WAS AN ELECTRICAL SPARK COMING FROM THE SPEAKER WIRES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO RAY BRANDT CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM (1660 WESTBANK EXPY, HARVEY, LA 70058, (504) 356-7062). THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE RADIO DISPLAY UNIT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 122,000.

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SERVICE SHIFTER LIGHT POPPED ON

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TPIM ELECTRICAL ISSUE. REPROGRAMMED CAR, DIDN'T WORK. CAME OUT TO CAR AND IT JUST DIDN'T TURN OVER. CAR SAYS IT'S IN NEUTRAL EVEN WHEN NOTHING IS ON.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHRYSLER 200. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED INTERMITTENT ENGINE START UP FAILURE WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE KEY FOB FAILED TO OPERATE INTERMITTENTLY, EVEN AFTER THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO BE DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. UPON INVESTIGATION, THE CONTACT DISCOVERED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V470000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) WHICH SHE LINKED TO HER FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT HER VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE HAD YET TO BE REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 50,000.

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TAKES TOO LONG FOR THE BRAKES TO RECOGNIZE THEY PUT US ON A BREAK THEN IT INCREASES SPEAK BEFORE IT BRAKES

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