2015 CHRYSLER 200 Complaints

ENGINE LIGHT HAD CAME ON AGAIN AS I WAS DRIVING TO THE STORE WHEN IT HESITATED SLIGHTLY, SEVERAL TIMES ITS BEEN IN FOR "FUEL ISSUES" WHICH STARTED BACK IN OCT 14', BUT THIS TIME IT NEEDED AND TCM UPDATE. AFTER THIS WAS DONE IT CAME BACK WITH A CODE READING IT NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION. I'M GLAD MINE WAS JUST STARTING THE JERKING OVER THE LAST FEW WEEKS, EVEN THOUGH NOW THAT I THINK ABOUT IT, IT MAY HAVE BEEN FAR LONGER THEN THAT BUT ONLY OCCASIONALLY, IN REVERSE AND WHEN GETTING UP TO SPEED.THIS CAR HAS TOO MANY ISSUES AND IS A SAFETY ISSUE TO DRIVE BECAUSE AT ANY MOMENT YOUR TRANSMISSION CAN DROP ON IT. FOR A NEW CAR THIS IS TOO MUCH AND SOMEONE IS GOING TO LOSE THEIR LIFE DRIVING THIS CAR IF IT CUTS OUT AT THE WRONG TIME.

STARTING BACK IN JANUARY I HAVE HAD MY ENGINE LIGHT COME ON 5 TIMES ALL FOR A "FUEL ISSUES", ACCORDING TO THEM. I HAVE HAD THE ESIM SWITCHED TWICE NOW AS OF JUNE 2015. THE CAR DOES NOT GET THE MILES PER GALLON AS STATED, I BELIEVE BECAUSE OF THESE ISSUES AND TRANSMISSION ISSUES. MY ENGINE LIGHT WENT OFF AGAIN ON AUG 23, BUT THIS TIME IT WAS FOR A UPDATE THEN IT LEAD TO NEEDING A NEW TRANSMISSION. THIS PARTICULAR VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP 15 TIMES NOW FOR VARIOUS ISSUES SINCE PURCHASE IN SEPT 14' AND GOING BACK IN AGAIN IN A COUPLE DAYS.

SMOKE STARTED COMING OUT OF THE FRONT WINDOW DEFROSTER AIR VENT WHILE DRIVING. THE AIR CONDITIONER WAS ON A LOW SETTING AT THE TIME AND SET ON DEFROST.

THIS VEHICLE HAS A HORRIBLE TRANSMISSION. IT CHANGES GEARS WHEN IT WANTS TO! SEVERAL TIMES WE HAVE HAD A ISSUE WITH THE ACCELERATOR GOING LIKE SOMEONE PUT THEIR FOOT ON THE GAS PEDAL...BY ITSELF!! I HAVE ALMOST REAR ENDED SOMEONE 3TIMES BECAUSE OF IT. THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL ON THESE VEHICLES.

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.

2015 CHRYSLER 200 RENTED FROM ENTERPRISE RAC IN DALLAS, TX. 2.4L FOUR-CYLINDER/9-SPEED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. VEHICLE TRAVELING AT STEADY 55-60 MPH ON A CONTROLLED-ACCESS TOLL ROAD. I BEGAN ACCELERATING TO APPROX. 65 MPH TO PASS A VEHICLE AHEAD, TRIGGERING A DOWNSHIFT. I THEN DETERMINED TRAFFIC CONDITIONS WERE NOT FAVORABLE TO PASS, SO I REDUCED PRESSURE ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL TO SLOW DOWN; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE IN PASSING GEAR FOR SEVERAL SECONDS AFTER I REMOVED MY FOOT FROM THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BEFORE SLOWING. I WAS ABLE TO DUPLICATE THIS SITUATION SEVERAL TIMES AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 55-75 MPH, AND EACH TIME IT TOOK THE CAR BETWEEN 4-7 SECONDS AFTER REMOVING MY FOOT FROM THE ACCELERATOR FOR THE VEHICLE TO STOP ACCELERATING AND BEGIN TO SLOW.

LOSS OF SPEED& SHAKING OF CAR AS IT SLOWED DOWN & SHOWED TO PUT IT P & START. HAPPENED ALSO AT 30 MILES AN HOUR IN PARKING LOT, THEN RAN OK 5 MILES TO DEALERSHIP. FEAR TO TAKE IT ANY WHERE.

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING HOME AND THE ENGINE SUDDENLY STOPPED WITHOUT ANY WARNING. THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM CONTINUED TO RUN, BUT NO ENGINE. THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT AND BATTERY LIGHT CAME ON. SHE MANAGED TO GET THE CAR TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. SHE WAITED ABOUT 10 MINUTES AND WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE CAR AND DRIVE HOME ( ABOUT 10 MILES). I DROVE THE CAR TO WORK AND BACK ( ABOUT 24 MILES ROUND TRIP ) THE NEXT DAY WITHOUT ANY PROBLEMS. I DROVE THE CAR THE NEXT DAY TO WORK AND IT HAPPENED TWO TIMES TO ME BEFORE I GOT TO WORK. I CALLED THE DEALER TO HAVE IT TOWED IN. I HAD DONE SOME RESEARCH ONLINE TO SEE IF THERE WERE ANY OTHER COMPLAINTS WHEN I FOUND THIS WEBSITE. I SAW A COMPLAINT FROM SOMEONE IN LAKEWOOD CALIFORNIA THAT LISTED A RECALL #, (14113 RO1 RECALL WC 0.50 TO REPROGRAM THE PCM (POWER CONTROL MODULE) AND THE TCM (TRANS CONTROL MODULE)) SO WHEN WE TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER I GAVE THEM THIS INFORMATION. THEY HAD THE CAR 5 DAYS AND TEST DROVE IT SEVERAL TIMES. THEY SAID THEY DID THE REPROGRAMMING AND ALSO SECURED A WIRING HARNESS ( WHICH WAS ALSO MENTIONED IN SEVERAL COMPLAINTS) ALONG WITH A COUPLE OF OTHER UPDATES THAT WERE COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY. WE HAVE THE CAR BACK NOW, TIME AND MILES WILL TELL IF THIS WAS THE SOLUTION OR NOT.

VEHICLE SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING APPROX. 40 MPH. VEHICLE STARTED BLINKING PUT CAR IN PARK, SERVICE TRANSMISSION, SERVICE PARK BREAK. THEN, IT SHUT OFF ON ITS OWN. ALL GEARS LOCKED UP AND CAR WOULD NOT RESTART. I WAS A SITTING DUCK IN THE ROADWAY. THIS HAS HAPPENED X2, JULY 2ND, 2015 AND AUGUST 10TH, 2015. HAD IT TOWED BOTH TIMES. FIRST TIME CHRYSLER DEALER STATED THEY REPLACED TCM. THIS SECOND TIME THEY ARE STATING THE CAR IS READING MULTIPLE CODES AND THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT TO FIX.

WHEN I AM DRIVING MY WHOLE PANEL TURNS OFF AND ON, I GO TO TAKE OFF AND IT HESIATE A FEW SECONDS THAN GOES, IT DOES IT AT STOP LIGHTS AND WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY IN TRAFFIC, BRAKES MAKE A REAL LOUD NOISE I LEAVE IT PARK MOST OF THE TIME I AM AT 6320 MILE I BOUGHT IT IN APRIL 17, 2015 I SHOULD BE OVER 10,000 MILE BUT I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE IT