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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)

25 of 1,983 complaints match · Transmission & drivetrain · crash/fire/injury only · clear filters

Nov 25, 2025SuspensionTransmission & drivetrainElectrical systemCrash1 injury

transmission service (power train ) caused my parking rod dislodged/broken to slip/jerk to lose control of vehicle. It had put us at high risk, no airbags didn't go off to causing passenger to hit their head blacking out and non-stop pain in rotating cuff of right shoulder. It was inspect by the police and city from not being drive-able to be towed and inspected by the towing/mechanical person. The messages that showed on dashboard was transmission failed/ services, engine light and having electrical issues to light was flicking once press on brakes. when idling to pulling off from a stop cause to jerk.

NHTSA ODI 11701615

Mar 13, 2025Transmission & drivetrainAirbagsCrash

We purchased our vehicle brand new in 2015 with 6 miles on it. 1. The vehicle has always shifted hard, but every time I brought it up at the dealership I was told that "the car is just learning my driving habits" Here we are 10 years later and my car is still shifting hard and it still won't fall into gear like it's supposed to. 2. Within the first 6 months the airbag light came on and would throw a warning message on the display, to have it checked. Even after acknowledging that I had seen the message it would beep at me and come on almost immediately. I took it in to the dealership on 3 different occasions while it was still under the 3 year warranty. The first two times I asked about it the dealership told me that they found a water bottle stuck under the passengers seat and that it was causing the wires to not stay connected. They claimed that it fixed the problem each time. The third time I took it in I made sure there was no trash under the seat and reset the light. After a day or so the warning light came back on. This time they said they would replace the parts under the seat, but I went to pick up my vehicle the dealership seemed confused about what was supposed to have been done. Then they said it was all fixed and hustled me out the door. I've asked about the issue at least 2 more times since being out of warranty. The dealership wants me to pay nearly $2,000 to have it fixed even though they say there's a known issue. And when my son and I were hit from the side in 2022 the airbags didn't deploy and I'm guessing it has to do with that light being on still to this day.

NHTSA ODI 11648063

Nov 4, 2021Transmission & drivetrainElectrical systemEngineCrash1 injury

This car is shutting off and losing power while driving putting me as well as other motorists in danger due to this occurring without warning and under any rate and direction of motion. I have loss power causing my emergency brakes to initiate causing the car to immediately stop. I was crossing an intersection when the car shut off. Yesterday, I was entering an entrance ramp onto the freeway and my car loss power, and the only time I was happy to have the police behind me because they blocked traffic so I would not get hit while trying to restart my car. The first time this occurred was April 2019 when my car lost power while I was driving on a high rise bridge during a storm causing the car to hydroplane back and forth against the railing. I was able to restart it and turn the hazard lights on so I would not get hit. But this accident injured me causing me to undergo months of medical treatment. Even after telling the insurance company about the power loss during the accident and even after the car was repaired from the accident then returned to me, it still was losing power. They took my car back and told me after inspecting it again, it was the battery and they replaced it. This was never taken serious when I was injured and could have died that day and many other days since. They did not check to see if it could have been a recall issue. Now I am experiencing this problem multiple times a week, and unless this is done by the manufacturer, it will not be corrected, putting us all in danger or leaving me without transportation because I have no faith I will be safe to continue to drive this car that I still have a year and a half of payments left. This is my families only transportation.

NHTSA ODI 11439443

Jan 28, 2021Transmission & drivetrain1 injury

CAR WENT TO NEUTRAL WHILE DRIVING

NHTSA ODI 11390554

Feb 27, 2020Transmission & drivetrainSpeed control1 injury

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHRYSLER 200. THE CONTACT STATED THAT UPON MAKING A LEFT TURN OFF AN EXIT RAMP AT 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY ACCELERATED WHILE THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE TO FLIPPED OVER. THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED UPON IMPACT. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUFFERED SCRAPES AND BRUISES AS A RESULT OF THE VEHICLE FLIPPING OVER. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. A DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED NOR INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,000.

NHTSA ODI 11311831

Sep 23, 2019Transmission & drivetrainLightsAirbagsCrash

2015 CHRYSLER 200.AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON PASSENGER SIDE MAKES THE POWER TRAIN TO KEEP ON BUILDING SPEED WITH NO PERSONAL ASSIST.THE DASH LIGHTS AT NIGHT WHEN TURN DOWN ON SWITCH SUDDENLY GETS VERY BRIGHT IT WILL BLIND YOU.THE ENGINE SPEEDS UP WITH NO PERSONAL ASSIST. ONLY IN MOTION

NHTSA ODI 11257559

Jun 27, 2019Transmission & drivetrainCrash

ON JUNE 19 AT APPROXIMATELY 9:15AM, I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK TO TAKE MY SON TO SUMMER CAMP. I WAS ABOUT 5 MINUTES FROM MY JOB. I HAD JUST CROSSED A BRIDGE. MY CAR HIT A GUARDRAIL AND I SPUN INTO THE MIDDLE OF THE LANE. I WAS NOT DISTRACTED OR ON MY PHONE. I TAKE THAT SAME ROAD EVERYDAY AND NEVER HAD AN ISSUE. WHEN I GOT OUT OF THE CAR, I NOTICED THAT THE AXLE AND WHEEL HAD COME COMPLETELY OFF. I WAS TOLD BY THE WITNESSES AND THE TOW TRUCK DRIVER THAT THE CV AXLE HAD BROKE OFF WHICH CAUSED ME TO HIT THE GUARDRAIL. I AM A SAFE DRIVER AND THIS WAS MY FIRST ACCIDENT. I PURCHASED THE CAR IN JANUARY OF THIS YEAR FROM CARVANA AND IT WAS DELIVERED TO ME ON FEBRUARY 2ND. THE CAR WAS SERVICED IN JANUARY ACCORDING TO THE PAPERWORK THAT I FOUND IN THE GLOVE COMPARTMENT. HAD I BEEN ON THE HIGHWAY, THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A MORE SERIOUS ISSUE. I WAS NOT SPEEDING. THERE WAS A CAR IN FRONT OF ME THAT WAS MERGING OFF ONTO THE OFF RAMP SO I HAD ACTUALLY SLOWED DOWN. THAT AXLE SHOULD NOT HAVE COME OFF THAT EASILY. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS.

NHTSA ODI 11223062

Jun 20, 2019Transmission & drivetrainCrash

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHRYSLER 200. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH, WITHOUT WARNING THE VEHICLE DOWNSHIFTED, THE VEHICLE VEERED OFF OF THE ROADWAY INTO A DITCH. THE FRONT BUMPER WAS DAMAGED. ADDITIONALLY, ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS THE VEHICLE STALLED AFTER EXPERIENCING THE DOWNSHIFTING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO PARKWAY HYUNDAI LOCATED AT 5920 MARKET ST A, WILMINGTON, NC 28405, (877) 250-3183, WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V529000 (POWER TRAIN). THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

NHTSA ODI 11221421

Apr 8, 2019Transmission & drivetrainBody & structureCrash

TRANSMISSION STARTED ACTING UP, JERKING, STUCK IN 4TH GEAR AND ALSO IN 7TH GEAR WHILE DRIVING 55 MILES AN HOUR. NUMEROUS TIMES, ALSO CAUSED ME TO WRECK HIT A TRASH CAN BECAUSE IT WAS EITHER THAT IT BE RAN OVER BY A SEMI, I TOOK THE LESSER OF THE 2 EVILS, MY CAR HAS NEVER HAD A LEAK OF ANY SORTS, KEEP IT IN A GARAGE WHEN NOT DRIVING, HAD IT TOWED BECAUSE IT WOULDN'T GO INTO DRIVE OR REVERSE TO FUQUA MOTORS DUNKIRK INDIANA BECAUSE OF THE TRANSMISSION ISSUES, WHEN I GOT IT BACK IT SEEMED OK FOR ABOUT 7 DAYS, THEN I NOTICED IT JERKING AGAIN, TOOK IT BACK TO FUQUA THEY WORKED ON IT AGAIN, LASTED ABOUT A MONTH NOTICED IT JERKING AND GETTING STUCK IN 4TH AND 7TH GEAR AGAIN CAUSING ME TO ALMOST WRECK ON A HIGHWAY, TOOK IT BACK THEY SUPPOSEDLY FIXED IT, THEN AFTER HAVING IT HOME FOR A BIT I HAD A LIQUID ALL OVER MY GARAGE FLOOR FOUND OUT IT WAS TRANSMISSION FLUID SO I TOOK IT BACK AGAIN, THEY CLAIMED IT WAS FLUID OVERAGE FROM TRANSMISSION FLUID SO THEY HOSED IT DOWN SAID THEY DID THE WORK FOR FREE SUPPOSEDLY ALL THIS WORK FELL UNDER POWER TRAIN WARRANTY YET THEY WOULDN'T COVER THE COST OF MY RENTALS AND I OWN A BUSINESS THAT REQUIRES TRAVEL, SO I SPENT OVER A THOUSAND ON RENTALS. NOW TRANSMISSION IS JERKING AGAIN, FLUID ALL OVER MY GARAGE FLOOR AGAIN, ALMOST WRECKED ON MY WAY HOME DRIVING IT, NOW IT'S BEEN PARKED IN MY GARAGE UNDRIVABLE SO I HAVE ONCE AGAIN RENTED A VEHICLE, NEEDLESS TO SAY THE POWER TRAIN WARRANTY HASN'T BEEN HONORED, HAS CAUSED ME TO WRECK AND I HAVE A CRACKED WINDSHIELD AND BIG DENT ON FRONT OF CAR, THIS IS MY BUSINESS CAR MY LIVELIHOOD, MY ONLY MEANS TO GET MY DAUGHTER TO THE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL IN INDIANAPOLIS, I'VE ALWAYS OWNED JEEPS, DODGES AND THIS WAS MY FIRST CHRYSLER, I'M SO DISAPPOINTED THAT MY POWER TRAIN WARRANTY WAS NEVER HONORED NOR WERE MY RENTALS PAID DURING WHICH TIMES THE DEALERSHIP HAD MY CAR, CAR IS DOING IT AGAIN WITH LEAKS OF FLUID.

NHTSA ODI 11194723

Feb 23, 2019Transmission & drivetrainEngineCrash

VEHCILE HAS SEVERAL ERROR LIGHTS THAT COME AND GO. I CANNOT GET CHRYSLER DEALERS IN BREVARD, FLORIDA TO DO WARRANTY WORK. EVERYONE IS IN DANGER AS THE CAR IS NO LONGER SAFE. I HAVE BEGGED FOR TOW INS, RENTALS AND WARRANTY DIAGNOSES. I HAVE BEGGED FOR CHRYSLER TO SEND A TRAINED REP FROM OUT OF TOWN TO INVESTIGATE. THIS HAS GONE ON FOR YEARS, NOW THE BELOW DEALERSHIPS OWNS BOTH THE DEALERS IN MY REGION AND REFUSE TO DO WORK TO DIAGNOE PER WARRANTY AT EITHER. I HAD A FREE OIL CHANGE PACKAGE FROM CHRYSLER FROM A PREVIOUS SERVICE RELATED COMPLAINT. THE DEALER SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT, I GAVE THEM ALL MY INFO. I ALSO ORDERED AN EXPENSIVE PART TO HAVE INSTALLED, WHICH IS NONRETURNABLE. I PAID FOR AND PICKED UP PART. CHECKED MY CAR IN. THEN ROSS AND CRAIG, ALSO ED O'DONNELL I WAS TOLD WERE ALL TEXTED BY ROSS AND UPON CHECKING IN VEHICLE WAS TOLD "SORRY WE WILL NOT SERVICE YOUR VEHICLE OR INSTALL YOUR PART. THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING ISSUE AND I WAS ALSO TOLD BY ED O'DONNELL ON A PREVIOUS COMPLAINT THAT I WAS WELCOMED TO RETURN. DID I MENTION THE PACKAGE EXPIRED SHORTLY THERE AFTER. ALSO SHORTLY THERE AFTER LEAVING THE WORK THEY DID PREVIOUSLY, THE SYMPTOMS NOW RE PRESENT THEMSELVES. IRONICALLY. ALSO, IT WAS ADMITTED BY PHONE THAT THEY HAD BACKMOFFICE DISCUSSIONS WITH ANOTHER DEALER IN THE AREA GATOR CHRYSLER. I AM NOW STUCK WITH A PART THEY WILL NOT INSTALL OR REFUND. THEY WILL NOT CHANGE MY OIL OR ROTATE TIRES. THEY WILL NOT FESSMUP TO THE VANDALISM OF MY VEHICLE THAT OCCURRED ON THEIR LOT IN 2018. THEY HAVE DESTROYED MY CAR AND NOW ALL KINDS OF ENGINE LIGHTS COME ON TO DISCREDIT ME. HEAD THE WARNING, THE BELOW DEALER IS IN QUESTION :: BONIFACE-HIERS CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM 1775 E MERRITT CAUSEWAY MERRITT ISLAND, FL 32952 DRIVING DIRECTIONS SALES 1-321-452-8181 SERVICE 1-321-452-8181 PARTS 1-321-452-8181

NHTSA ODI 11182078

Nov 26, 2018Transmission & drivetrainElectrical systemEngineCrash

GATOR CHRYSLER SERVICE MANAGER ROGER CALLED THIS DEALERSHIP AND AGREED TO GIVE ME A NEW TIRE WITH ROAD HAZARD WARRANTY AFTER I GOT A NAIL IN MY TIRES ON HIS LOT. THE INVOICES WILL SHOW THIS. THE OTHER TIRE THEY PATCHED AND ROGER AFTER GETTING ON PHONE WITH TIRE KINGDOM REQUESTED THIS COME BACK TO HIM. THESE ORIGINAL 4 TIRES, INCLUDING THE PATCHED ONES HAD MATCHING DOT NUMBERS. THE NEW ONE PAID FOR BY ROGER OF GATOR CHRYLSER MELBOURNE, FL HAD AN INMATCHED DOT NUMBER, BEING FROM A NEW BATCH, ALSO LESSER TREAD WEAR COMPARED TO OTHER 3. TIRE KINGDOM SINCE HAS SEEN MY CAR MULTIPLE TIMES FOR TIRE PUNCTURES. I WAS TOLD THE CAR GUYS HERE ARE CONNECTED AND NOTHING IS FOR FREE. I WAS TOLD THEY ARE PAWNS FOLLOWING SOMEONES DIRECTIVE. THIS IS DISTURBING AS IT INVOLVES LOCAL ORGANIZED CRIME, AS EVEN THE POLICE COULD NOT GET AWAY WITH THIS ACTION LEGALLY. I SAVED TGE PATCHED TIRE AND ALL RECORDS. TIRE KINGDOM REPEATEDLY WITH GATOR CHRYSLER OF MELBOURNE, FL SABOTAGED MY CAR, TIRES SINCE

NHTSA ODI 11153667

Dec 31, 2017Transmission & drivetrainCrash

MY 2015 CHRYSLER 200 2.4L 45K WOULD NOT SHIFT FROM PARKING TO DRIVE, BUT SOMETIMES IT DRIVES IN REVERSE...

NHTSA ODI 11057793

Nov 30, 2017Transmission & drivetrainAirbagsBrakesCrash3 injuries

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.

NHTSA ODI 11051622

Nov 10, 2017SteeringTransmission & drivetrainVisibility & wipersCrash

FIRST, THERE IS THE HVAC/WINDSHIELD DEFROST. MY CONCERN WITH THAT CONDITION IS THAT MY VEHICLE IS MY MAIN SOURCE OF TRAVEL AND TO HAVE THE HVAC TO WORK PROPERLY IN THE SUMMER IS VITAL AS WELL, AS HAVING A CLEAR WINDSHIELD. A BREAKDOWN AT NIGHT, AN ACCIDENT, HITTING A POLE HOLE, SOMETHING OR SOMEONE WOULD BE FAR WORSE THAN A MERE INCONVENIENCE. INCIDENTALLY, MY INTENDED USE OF THE VEHICLE WAS MADE QUITE CLEAR TO THE SALES STAFF WHEN I BOUGHT IT. SECOND, AND THE MATTER OF FAR GREATER CONCERN TO ME IS THE TRANSMISSION. CAR MAKING CLUCKING NOISE, VIBRATING, JERKING WHILE SHIFTING GEARS AND LAUNCHING WHILE DRIVING AS IF SOMEONE HIT ME FROM THE BACK. THIRD, VEHICLE IS ONLY 2 YEARS OLD AND HAS HAD TO HAVE THE DRIVE SHAFT REPLACED. WHICH IN RETURN I'VE BEEN WITHOUT VEHICLE FOR MORE THEN 14 DAYS AND OCCUR EXTRA EXPENSES OF CAR RENTALS, TIRES AND WHEEL ALIGNMENT DUE TO IRREGULAR WEAR. FOURTH, HESITATION ON ATTEMPT TO ACCELERATE. I WAS INFORMED THAT ISSUE WOULD BE RESOLVED WITH REPLACEMENT OF DRIVE SHAFT. DEFECTIVE DRIVE SHAFT WAS THE REASON FOR DELAY AND JERKING. FIFTH, EXCESSIVE GAS BURNING. I WAS INFORMED THAT EXIST BECAUSE OF DRIVE SHAFT. ONCE DRIVE SHAFT WAS REPLACED IT DIDN'T RESOLVE ISSUE. I WAS GIVING A FORMULA TO CALCULATE GAS MILEAGE, WHICH WAS GIVEN TO DEALER. CAR AVERAGING 16MPG. PER CAR STICKER FUEL ECONOMY: HIGHWAY 29/ CITY 18. CAR IS DRIVEN MOSTLY ON HIGHWAY WITHOUT A LOT OF STOP AND GO TRAFFIC.

NHTSA ODI 11045252

Oct 4, 2017Transmission & drivetrainCrash

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHRYSLER 200. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE GEAR SHIFTED FROM PARK TO NEUTRAL INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE ROLLED AWAY, BUT WAS ABLE TO BE STOPPED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL DEALER (SECURITY DODGE CHRYSLER JEEP RAM, 345 MERRICK ROAD, AMITYVILLE, NY 11701) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. ON A SEPARATE OCCASION, WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE WHILE THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS BEING DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE LOCAL DEALER, BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 17,700.

NHTSA ODI 11031673

Oct 3, 2017Transmission & drivetrainBody & structureEngineCrash

2015 CHRYSLER 200 HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT TROUBLE WITH THE CAR SINCE PURCHASE. TRANSMISSION RUNS VERY ROUGH, CAR JERKS, SHIFTS GEARS UNEXPECTEDLY, ENGINE SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING. 9/29/17 ENGINE SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING AND CAR HIT A CURB. HAVE TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP OVER AND OVER AND THEY SAY NOTHING IS WRONG WITH THE CAR AND HAVE NOT NOTED IN MY FILE THAT I HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. WAS CONTACTED BY CHRYSLER ENGINEERS THAT WERE DOING A STUDY ON THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS AND WANTED ME TO TEST DRIVE A NEWER MODEL TO COMPARE. THEY ADMITTED CHRYSLER KNEW ABOUT PROBLEMS WITH THIS MODEL BUT HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO GET CHRYSLER TO ADMIT OR BUY BACK THE VEHICLE

NHTSA ODI 11031498

Jan 9, 2017Transmission & drivetrainElectrical systemBrakesCrash

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.

NHTSA ODI 10944002

Dec 14, 2016Transmission & drivetrainElectrical systemCrash1 injury

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHRYSLER 200. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A COMPETE LOSS OF POWER WITHOUT WARNING. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED AN ISSUE WITH OPENING THE VEHICLE'S DOORS DUE TO LACK OF POWER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONT END COLLISION. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON FIVE OCCASIONS. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE CONTACT WAS INJURED AND SUFFERED FROM SEVERE MIGRAINES. MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS RECEIVED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V529000 (POWER TRAIN); HOWEVER, THE DEALER REFUSED TO DO THE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 39,200. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

NHTSA ODI 10935315

Dec 12, 2016Transmission & drivetrainBrakesCrash

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

NHTSA ODI 10934909

Dec 7, 2016Transmission & drivetrainCrash

I WAS TRAVELING DOWN A CITY STREET APPROACHING STOPPED TRAFFIC. I HAD MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE STOPPING THE CAR WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE CAR LUNGED FORWARD HITTING THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER AGAIN FOR THE 6TH TIME FOR THIS PROBLEM. EACH TIME I RECEIVED THE CAR BACK. THE DEALER INFORMED ME THEY PUT AN UPDATE IN THE COMPUTER AND RELEARNED THE CAR WHATEVER THAT MEANT. WHEN I BOUGHT THE CAR, AFTER TEST DRIVING THE CAR I WAS NOT SATISFIED WITH THE DRIVABILITY OF THE CAR. THIS WAS THE 5TH 2015 CHRYSLER 200 THAT I TEST DROVE, BUT IT WAS DIFFERENT. THE SHIFT POINTS WERE OFF. THE CAR WOULD ONLY SHIFT DOWN TO 3RD GEAR THEN JUMP TO 1ST ON TAKE OFF CAUSING THE CAR TO JERK. I DIDN'T WANNA TAKE POSSESSION OF THE CAR. THE SALESMAN TOOK ME TO THE SERVICE MANAGER AND THE SERVICE MANAGER TOLD ME THAT'S THE WAY THEY DROVE WHEN A NEW PERSON DRIVES THEM BECAUSE THE NEW DRIVER HAS TO PUT A FEW HUNDRED MILES ON THEM SO THE CAR CAN LEARN THE NEW DRIVERS DRIVING PATTERN. ME NOT UNDERSTANDING THE NEW TECHNOLOGY WITH THESE NEW CARS WAS DUMB ENOUGH TO BELIEVE HIM. THE CAR WAS ACTUALLY BOUGHT FOR MY 76 YR MOTHER. AFTER BUYING THE CAR I TOOK IT TO HER AND THE FIRST TIME SHE DROVE IT, SHE WAS IN TRAFFIC PULLING UP BEHIND A SEMI DUMP TRUCK. THE CAR LUNGED FORWARD AND NEARLY COLLIDED WITH THE TRUCK. SHE WAS SCARED SO BAD I HAD TO TAKE OVER. SHE HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO DRIVE AGAIN. I IMMEDIATELY TOOK THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALER AND TOLD THEM THIS CAR IS UNSAFE AND ITS NOT GOING TO WORK FOR MY MOM. THE DEALER DON'T NOTHING TO HELP US BUT PUT THE CAR BACK IN THE SHOP AND GAVE IT BACK TO ME DOING THE SAME THING. AFTER THE 5TH TIME TAKING THIS CAR BACK TO THE SHOP. I TALKED TO THE OWNER OF THE CAR LOT. I TOLD HIM THAT THIS CAR WAS UNSAFE AND IF I CONTINUE TO DRIVE IT ITS NOT A MATTER OF IF I'M GONNA GET INTO AN ACCIDENT, ITS A MATTER OF WHEN !!!!!! *TR

NHTSA ODI 10933675

Nov 7, 2016Transmission & drivetrainCrash

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHRYSLER 200. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE VEHICLE SHIFTED GEARS AND CRASHED INTO THE GARAGE DOOR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE HAD AN APPOINTMENT COMING UP. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V529000 (POWER TRAIN). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 28,000.

NHTSA ODI 10924682

Oct 3, 2016Transmission & drivetrainBody & structureEngineCrash

IVE HAD TROUBLE WITH THIS VEHICLE SINCE I TOOK POSSESSION 6/30/2014! ISSUES HAS BEEN: BRAKES(2X), UCONNECT (NUMEROUS TIMES TAKEN IN FOR SERVICE AND STILL HAS THE SAME PROBLEM), AUX- (NUMEROUS TIMES TAKEN IN FOR SERVICE AND STILL HAS THE SAME PROBLEM, DRIVER CHAIR LEVER, VEHICLE SHUT DOWN WITH FLASHING DASH AND GEAR LIGHTS WHILE DRIVING CAUSING NEAR DEATH ACCIDENTS (NUMEROUS TIMES), RADIO SHUT DOWN, VEHICLE CAME TO A COMPLETE SHUT DOWN AND I HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED, VEHICLE WOULDN'T START AND I HAD IT TOWED, VEHICLE ACCELERATES ON ITS OWN AFTER THE BRAKE IS RELEASED (TAKE IN NUMEROUS TIMES AND STILL HAD THIS PROBLEM, THIS ONGOING ISSUE HAS CAUSED ME TO GET INTO AN ACCIDENT AND NOW CHRYSLER HAS DENIED MY CLAIM FOR THEM TO FIX MY VEHICLE DUE TO THERE NEGLIGENT. I TAKE THE VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE FOR THESE ONGOING ISSUES AND I GET THE VEHICLE BACK STATING THAT THERE IS NOTHING WRONG BUT I HAVE THE SAME PROBLEMS OVERTIME!! I HAVE VIDEO AND PICTURES.

NHTSA ODI 10911203

Nov 30, 2015Transmission & drivetrainElectrical systemCrash1 injury

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHRYSLER 200. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS AND MAKING A LEFT TURN, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE TRANSMISSION WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. AS A RESULT OF THE VEHICLE STALLING, IT CRASHED INTO A MEDIAN. THE CONTACT WAS INJURED AND RECEIVED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING; HOWEVER THE DETAILS OF THE DIAGNOSIS COULD NOT BE PROVIDED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V470000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000.

NHTSA ODI 10807558

Sep 9, 2015Transmission & drivetrainElectrical systemLightsAirbagsCrash1 injury

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHRYSLER 200. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE HEADLIGHTS WERE ACTIVATED, BUT THE HEADLIGHTS AND TAIL LIGHTS FAILED. AS A RESULT, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED UNKNOWN INJURIES THAT DID NOT REQUIRE MEDICAL ATTENTION. IN ADDITION, WHILE PARKED WITH THE VEHICLE STARTED, THE VEHICLE JERKED FORWARD WITHOUT WARNING AND CRASHED INTO A CURB. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100.

NHTSA ODI 10762502

Aug 25, 2015Transmission & drivetrainAirbags2 injuries

I WAS AT A STOP SIGN WITH MY SPOUSE AND I WAS TAKING A RIGHT HAND TURN. THE CAR DIDN'T MOVE AT ALL THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN IT LUNGED FORWARD CAUSING US TO JERK BACK AND FORTH. I STILL HAVE LOWER BACK PAIN BECAUSE OF THIS AND MY SPOUSE NECK WAS HURTING FOR A COUPLE OF WEEKS. OTHER THAN THAT I HAVE SEVERAL ISSUES THAT HAD YET TO BE RESOLVED. THERE IS A RATTLING SOUND COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THEY TOLD ME IT WAS A KNOCK AND I HAVE TRIED DIFFERENT BRANDS OF GAS AND IT 'S STILL THERE. THE CAR STILL LUNGES FORWARD FROM A STOP EVEN THOUGH IT HAS HAD AN UPDATE ON ITS SYSTEM MULTIPLE TIMES. WHEN YOU PUT THE CAR IN PARK IT ROLLS FORWARD QUITE A BIT. 2 TIMES IT JUMPED OUT OF PARK AND INTO REVERSE. I HAVE HAD AN AIRBAG ISSUE 5 TIMES AND TODAY IT IS AT THE DEALERSHIP TO BE REPAIRED AGAIN. IT IS THE RIGHT SIDE AIRBAG. CONNECTORS WERE CHANGED AND WIRING 4 TIMES. CAR HESITATES A LOT ESPECIALLY FROM A STAND STILL. I HAVE ALMOST GOTTEN INTO ACCIDENTS DUE TO THE FACT THAT WHEN I WAS TAKING A LEFT ON A MAJOR ROAD FROM A COMPLETE STOP THE CAR ROLLED A LITTLE AND DIDN'T GO. IT HESITATED JERKED HARD AND WENT REALLY SLOW. A GRINDING NOISE CAME FROM THE TRANNY. ANOTHER ISSUE I HAVE IS THAT MY CAR VIBRATES. I DON'T HAVE NO AC NOR RADIO ON AND IT JUST VIBRATES. THE TECH TOLD ME THAT CHRYSLERS STAR WILL NOT DO ANYTHING FOR MY VEHICLE JUST UPDATES. I'M PAYING FOR A CAR THAT SPENDS ABOUT A WEEK IN THE SHOP ONCE A MONTH SINCE APRIL. NO ONE CAN FIGURE IT BUT THEY CAN HEAR THE RATTLING AND FEEL THE SOUND. I EVEN HAD ONE TECH TOLD ME THAT I SHOULD DEAL WITH IT THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE COMPLAINING BUT STAR ISN'T GOING TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. YET AGAIN IT IS AT THE SHOP TODAY GETTING AN UPDATE AND THE AIRBAG BEING REPAIRED.

NHTSA ODI 10759271

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