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

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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I CAN BE DRIVING IT DOWN THE ROAD IT WILL SHUT IT’S SELF OFF. WILL NOT START FOR ABOUT 15 TO 20 MINUTES. THIS HAPPEND LAST NIGHT AND WHEN IT DID I WAS REAR ENDED. WHEN IT DOES THIS THE BREAKS LOCK UP NO MATTER HOW HARD U PUSH ON THEM THEY WON’T BUDGE. ALSO IT WILL TRY TO START BUT THE ENGINE CRANKS AT A REALLY LOW SPEED BUT AFTER AWHILE TAKES OFF. ALSO IF YOU LET IT WARM UP IT RUNS JUS FINE SOMETIMES. HAD IT PUT ON MACHINE WAS TOLD IT WAS A MAP SENSOR REPLACED IT AND STILL GOT THE SAME PROBLEM. CHANGED BATTERY IN KEY FOB AND CAR BATTERY AND STILL DOING THE SAME THING. SEEN NUMEROUS PEOPLE ON HERE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. AFTER REPLACING ALL THAT TOOK TO PUT BACK ON A MACHINE AND WAS TOLD I CAN’T HELP YOU CAUSE IT’S NOT THROWING ANY CODES WHAT DO I DO I GOT A CAR THAT I STILL OWE ALMOST 14,000 DOLLARS ON THAT IS UNSAFE TO BE DRIVING. THE CAR DOES THIS WHEN IT’S BEING DRIVEN CAN LET SET FOR HOURS AND STAYS RUNNING BUT I CAN’T EVEN MAKE IT 3 BLOCKS WITHOUT IT DYING AND NOT STARTING BACK UP FOR AWHILE. IT’S PATHETIC AS FOR THE DATE AT THE BOTTOM THAT SAYS WHEN DID THIS HAPPEN I’LL PUT IT LIKE THIS IT HAPPENS EVERY TIME I TRY TO GO ANYWHERE IT SHOULD BE RECALLED AND PROPERLY FIXED.

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I WAS DRIVING MY CAR ON THE FREEWAY IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC. I HAD A GOOD 3-4 CAR LENGTHS IN BETWEEN MYSELF AND THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. THE CARS IN FRONT OF MY CAME TO A SUDDEN STOP SO I SLAMMED ON MY BRAKES. THE CAR INITIALLY SLOWED BUT NOT AT THE PACE I EXPECTED. I PUSHED THE BRAKES TO THE FLOOR BUT THE CAR WOULD NOT STOP. I REAR ENDED THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME TOTALING THE CAR. THERE WAS PLENTY OF ROOM IN FRONT OF ME AND THE ROADS WERE DRY. THE CAR SHOULD HAVE STOPPED IN TIME WHICH LEADS ME TO BELIEVE THE BRAKES WERE THE CAUSE. I HAD NOTICED THEM BEING DELAYED IN THE WEEKS PRIOR BUT DID NOT HEAR ANY SQUEAKING SO I ASSUMED THEY WERE FINE UNTIL THIS HAPPENED.

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I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT ABOUT 40 MPH AND THE EMERGENCY BRAKE CAME ON ALL BY ITS SELF. I HAD NO CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND THE CAR SPUN IN A CIRCLE INTO THE OTHER LANE. THE CAR WAS THEN THROWN OFF THE ROAD INTO

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ON NOVEMBER 29, 2017 AT APPROXIMATELY 5:15 PM, WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25MPH IN TRAFFIC ON A TWO LANE. I HIT THE BRAKE TO STOP, NO BRAKES, AND I HIT THE PERSON IN FRONT OF ME. AFTER HITTING THEM, I BOUNCED OFF AND CONTINUED TO MOVE WITH NO BRAKES. MY AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND I SUSTAINED INJURIES TO ME CHEST, NECK, HEAD AND BACK. I WAS ABLE TO STEER THE CAR IN THE RIGHT SIDE LANE AND EVENTUALLY WAS ABLE TO STEER INTO A PARKING LOT; STILL WITH NO BRAKES. I LOOKED DOWN TO PULL UP THE EMERGENCY BRAKE AND SAW THE SHIFTER IN NEUTRAL. I THEN PUT THE SHIFTER IN PARK AND THE CAR FINALLY STOPPED. I DO NOT YET HAVE THE POLICE REPORT. I DID NOT RECEIVE A TICKET, BUT WAS TAKEN BY AMBULANCE TO THE HOSPITAL.

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TL* THE CONTACT RENTED A 2015 CHRYSLER 200 LIMITED FROM ENTERPRISE RENTAL CAR. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED AND JERKED. THE CONTACT IMMEDIATELY DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL, BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SLOW DOWN. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE CONTACT'S HEAD STRUCK THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW AND SHE WAS KNOCKED UNCONSCIOUS. THE CONTACT WAS AWAKENED BY EYEWITNESSES HITTING THE WINDOW TO ALERT HER TO EXIT THE VEHICLE AS THE CABIN FILLED WITH SMOKE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED AND SHE FELT A BURNING SENSATION ON HER LEFT LEG. THE CONTACT WAS UNAWARE IF FIRE WAS PRESENT AS SHE WAS TRANSPORTED AWAY BY AMBULANCE. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED FRACTURES TO HER LEFT AND RIGHT FEET AND ANKLES, AS WELL AS THIRD DEGREE BURS ON HER LEFT LEG, BRUISES TO HER RIBS, STERNUM, AND LEFT SHOULDER. THE CONTACT WAS UNAWARE IF THERE WERE INJURIES TO THE OTHER VEHICLE OCCUPANTS. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DEEMED A TOTAL LOSS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BUT WAS UNAWARE OF THE DIAGNOSIS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC INFORMED HER THAT THE CHRYSLER 200 HAD MANY RECALLS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT ENTERPRISE RENTAL CAR SOLD THE VEHICLE FOR SALVAGE BEFORE THEY COULD INSPECT THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2015 CHRYSLER 200. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 61 MPH THROUGH THE MOUNTAINS, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MANEUVER THE VEHICLE GOING AROUND A BEND, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME INOPERABLE AND THE BRAKES ALSO FAILED TO OPERATE AS INTENDED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO AN ONCOMING VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE THEN PROCEEDED TO CRASH HEAD ON INTO THE ROCK FACE OF A MOUNTAIN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUFFERED A BRUISED KNEE, BRUISED RIBS, AND A SEVERE HEAD CONCUSSIONS WHICH REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. ADDITIONALLY, TWO PASSENGERS IN THE OTHER VEHICLE WERE UNINJURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CALLED AND NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 44,000. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 09/19/17 *BF *CN *TR

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I WERE IN LITTLE BUT REALLY SCARED ACCIDENT WITH MY ALMOST NEW CHRYSLER. IN VERY SLOW TRAFFIC (5-7 MILES/HOUR) WHEN I TRIED TO COME HOME AFTER WORK MEETING FROM KIRKLAND SUDDENLY I REALIZED THAT MY BRAKES DON'T WANNA STOP THE CAR WITH LIGHT TAPPING AS IT WAS OK PREVIOUSLY, THEN TAPPED ON BRAKE HARDER AND THEN PANIC AND REALIZED THE BRAKE. I END UP WITH HANG ON THE TAIL (THE LITTLE THING ATTACHED TO THE REAR END OF THE CAR) OF BIG TRACK. I TRIED TO SAY SOMETHING ABOUT BRAKES PROBLEM TO MY INSURANCE, BUT COLLISION REPAIR COMPANY DID NOT CONFIRM MY CONCERNS AND I PAID $1000 DEDUCTIBLE AS THE DRIVER IN FAULT (IN THE FUTURE IT WILL AFFECT MY MONTHLY PAY FOR INSURANCE). I TRIED TO FIND THE SOLUTION BUT ONLY MY FAMILY CAN SUPPORT ME WITHOUT LAUGHING AT MY PROBLEM WITH THE CAR SAFETY. ONE OF MY FRIENDS TOLD ME, THAT I NEED TO INVOLVE SOME OF AN INDEPENDENT PROFESSIONAL AND STOP TRYING TALK TO THE WALL. CHRYSLER ALREADY TOOK AN ADVANTAGE OF MY NOT FAIR PURCHASE AND THEN MY TRADE-IN WITH THEM (MY DEALERSHIP REFUSED TO REPLACE MY PREVIOUS CHRYSLER 200 FOR SAFETY REASON AGAIN!!! AND SOLD TO ME MY CURRENT CHRYSLER FOR $43,000 AND IT'S NOT SAFE STILL!!!). IN ADDITIONAL, I SCARED WITH THE NOISE PRODUCING BY THE CAR WHILE I'M DRIVING: THERE ARE TWO TYPES OF NOISE FROM THE ENGINE WHEN IT'S GOING DOWN OF THE HILL AND WINDOWS OR SOMETHING LIKE WINDOWS SHAKING NOISE. FRANKLY SAYING, I HAVE VERY UPSETTING EXPERIENCE WITH THE DEALERSHIP AND START LOOKING FOR THE SECOND OPINION WITH TREATING ME AS THE FAIR AND PROFESSIONAL BUSINESS. PLEASE LET ME KNOW WHAT IS IN THE OPTIONS TO KEEP MY LIFE SAFE SINCE I HAVE A STRONG FEELING, THAT I'M NOT SAFE TO DRIVE MY CHRYSLER. THANK YOU! *TR

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OVER THE PAST SIX MONTHS, CAR HAS BEEN IN AND OUT OF MULTIPLE DEALERSHIPS FOR BRAKE SYSTEM AND TRANSMISSION ISSUES. THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTS ERRATICALLY AND LURCHES WITHOUT WARNING. THE BRAKE SYSTEM HAS NOW CAUSED THREE ACCIDENTS. THE BRAKE PEDAL WILL SUDDENLY GO TO THE FLOOR, AND LOSE ALL BRAKING POWER. THIS HAS RESULTED IN ONE MAJOR COLLISION. DEALERS HAVE "FIXED" THE ISSUES BUT THEY RETURN. PARKING BRAKE RANDOMLY ACTIVATES ON ITS OWN, CAUSING REAR WHEELS TO LOCK AND A LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE CAR. THIS LAST OCCURENCE THE PARKING BRAKE ACTIVATED ON ITS OWN, CAUSING US TO SKID INTO A DITCH WHILE TRAVELLING 70MPH. THE DEALER SAID THE ISSUE WAS THE BATTERY AND RETURNED THE VEHICLE TO US AFTER CHARGING US BECAUSE THE BATTERY APPARENTLY ISNT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THE NEXT DAY THE BRAKE SYSTEM COMPLETELY FAILED. THE CAR HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP FOR TWO WEEKS NOW. THE HAVE REPLACED EVERY MAJOR COMPONENT OF THE BRAKING SYSTEM, BUT CANNOT GET THE CARS BRAKES TO WORK PROPERLY. CHRYSLER EITHER HAS NO COMMENT OR DOESN'T CARE ABOUT THE SAFETY OF ITS CUSTOMERS.

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WHEN ACCELERATING, CAR 'MISSES' SHIFT POINTS. DEALER STATES THAT "EVERYTHING IS NORMAL" WHEN COMING TO A STOP, CAR LURCHES FORWARD UNEXPECTEDLY, NEARLY CAUSING A CRASH EVERY TIME. ONCE AGAIN DEALER SAYS THIS IS "NORMAL OPERATION". DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT 55MPH, BRAKE PEDAL WENT DEAD AND EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE ACTIVATED, CAUSING CAR TO SKID OFF THE ROAD. DEALER SAYS THAT NOTHING IS WRONG WITH THE BRAKES, YET THIS HAS HAPPENED OVER 6 TIMES IN THE PAST 6 MONTHS. *TR

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHRYSLER 200. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKES FAILED, AND THE SERVICE STABILITY AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY SURGED AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED WHILE REVERSING OR IN DRIVE. WHEN THE DRIVER REVERSED THE VEHICLE, IT BACKED INTO THE GARAGE DOOR TWICE WITHOUT WARNING. THE DRIVER APPLIED FORCE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL BOTH TIMES AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO SURGE IN REVERSE. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THE VEHICLE TWICE, BUT WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE A REPAIR SOLUTION. THE DEALER REPLACED THE BRAKE SWITCH, BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD BE REPAIRED FOR MONTHS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,000....UPDATED 09/14/16 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THERE WAS A CODE FOUND THAT REPORTED THE BRAKE AND GAS PEDAL WERE BEING DEPRESSED AT THE SAME TIME. THE VEHICLE CAUSED TWO CRASHES *JS

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THE CAR IS BURNING OIL. 35 QT IN 6000 MILES. THAT IS ALL YOU SMELL AS YOU DRIVE OR AT IDLE. THE CAR JERKS BACK AND FORTH AS YOU DRIVE NOT GOOD FORM MY 5 YR AND 3 YR OLD NECKS WHEN ITS JERKING THEM BACK AND FORTH. AS WE BRAKE THE CAR FEELS LIKE IT IS GIVING GAS TO GO. THE CAR HAS DIED AT STOP SIGNS IN THE MIDDLE OF KNOW WHERE.

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BRAKES LOCKED WHILE IN MOTION TRYING TO STOP AT 35 MPH. RESULTED IN REAR-END CRASH AND NO AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT.

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BRAKES LOCKED UP WHICH DIDNT ALLOW ME TO STOP, AND CAUSED AN ACCIDENT

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHRYSLER 200. THAT WHILE PARKED, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, BUT FAILED TO RESPOND. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A BUILDING AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A COLLISION CENTER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V470000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 4,000.

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TRANSMISSION FAILURE IT WAS REPLACED ONCE AND WENT AGAIN SO LESS THAN 20K MILES AND IT WENT THROUGH 2 TRANSMISSIONS. I FEEL VERY UNSAFE AND REFUSE TO DRIVE THE CAR AFTER THE LAST INCIDENT. A/C FROZE UP HAD TO REPLACE CARPET IN VEHICLE 2X I HAVE HAD A RENTAL CAR FOR THE LAST 2 MONTHS WHILE IT WAS BEING REPAIRED. TRANSMISSION FAILED GOING UP HILL 70 MPH IN PA WITH SEMI-TRUCK BEHIND ME WHO ALMOST REAR ENDED ME THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF AND I LOST ALL POWER INCLUDING POWER STEERING. I SLOWED DOWN AT 15 MPH THE CAR WENT INTO PARK AND THE E-BRAKE WENT ON AND JERKED US ALL OVER THE CAR.

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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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