2015 CHRYSLER 200 Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHRYSLER 200. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATED AND THE ENGINE STALLED. THE CONTACT MANEUVERED TO THE EMERGENCY LANE AND SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE ENGINE. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,300. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 11/12/15*LJ UPDATED 11/28/2017*CN

TUESDAY, JUNE 16, WHILE DRIVING 60MPH TO WORK AN AUDIBLE DING, AND THE D INDICATOR FLASHING AND NO POWER TO THE WHEELS, BUT ENGINE RUNNING. I SHIFTED TO N THEN D AND RESUMED POWER TO THE WHEELS. I TOOK TO DEALER WHERE THEY HAD THE CAR FOR 3 DAYS, AND SAID THEY DID A SOFTWARE UPDATE TO CORRECT. SUNDAY, 4:30PM, JULY 5TH. WAITING AT STOP LIGHT THERE WAS AN AUDIBLE DING, AND THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS FLASHED AND THE AUTOMATIC S INDICATOR FLASHING AND THERE WAS NO TRANSFER OF POWER TO THE WHEELS. I TURNED THE SHIFT KNOB TO N THEN BACK TO D, AND THE TRANSMISSION ENGAGED, BUT THE ESC (ELECTRONIC SPEED CONTROL), NOT THE TRACTION CONTROL, LIGHT ON THE DASH CAME ON AND WOULDN'T SHUT OFF UNTIL I STOPPED THE CAR AND RESTARTED THE IGNITION. MONDAY JULY 6TH, 11AM, WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AROUND 60MPH, THE AUDIBLE DING, THEN D INDICATOR STARTED FLASHING AND THERE WAS NO POWER TO THE WHEELS, BUT THE MOTOR IS RUNNING. I TURNED THE SHIFT KNOB TO N, THEN BACK TO D AND THE POWER TO THE WHEELS ENGAGED, BUT THE ESC INDICATOR STAYED LIT. THIS HAPPENED THREE MORE TIMES WITHIN A 6 HOUR PERIOD AS I WAS ON A LONG DRIVE OUT OF STATE. FRIDAY, JULY 10TH, THE AUDIBLE DING, THEN ALL THE DASH LIGHTS FLASHING, AND A MESSAGE ON THE DISPLAY"SERVICE TRANS STOP SAFELY SHUT OFF ENGINE TO ENGAGE PARK". I JUST GOT ON THE HIGHWAY GOING 40MPH, AND BARELY GOT TO THE CURB, AND I COULDN'T TURN THE SHIFT KNOB AS IT WAS LOCKED. ALL THE SHIFT INDICATOR LIGHTS WERE LIT. I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND RESTARTED AND CONTINUED TO DRIVE. MONDAY, JULY 13TH, JUST LEFT THE HOUSE FOR WORK AND GOT ABOUT 2 MILES GOING 30MPH AND THE SAME SCENARIO WITH THE "SERVICE TRANS STOP SAFELY...." OCCURRED. I'M TRYING TO SCHEDULE ANOTHER APPOINTMENT FOR SERVICE.

TUESDAY, JUNE 16, WHILE DRIVING 60MPH TO WORK AN AUDIBLE DING, AND THE D INDICATOR FLASHING AND NO POWER TO THE WHEELS, BUT ENGINE RUNNING. I SHIFTED TO N THEN D AND RESUMED POWER TO THE WHEELS. I TOOK TO DEALER WHERE THEY HAD THE CAR FOR 3 DAYS, AND SAID THEY DID A SOFTWARE UPDATE TO CORRECT. SUNDAY, 4:30PM, JULY 5TH. WAITING AT STOP LIGHT THERE WAS AN AUDIBLE DING, AND THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS FLASHED AND THE AUTOMATIC S INDICATOR FLASHING AND THERE WAS NO TRANSFER OF POWER TO THE WHEELS. I TURNED THE SHIFT KNOB TO N THEN BACK TO D, AND THE TRANSMISSION ENGAGED, BUT THE ESC (ELECTRONIC SPEED CONTROL), NOT THE TRACTION CONTROL, LIGHT ON THE DASH CAME ON AND WOULDN'T SHUT OFF UNTIL I STOPPED THE CAR AND RESTARTED THE IGNITION. MONDAY JULY 6TH, 11AM, WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AROUND 60MPH, THE AUDIBLE DING, THEN D INDICATOR STARTED FLASHING AND THERE WAS NO POWER TO THE WHEELS, BUT THE MOTOR IS RUNNING. I TURNED THE SHIFT KNOB TO N, THEN BACK TO D AND THE POWER TO THE WHEELS ENGAGED, BUT THE ESC INDICATOR STAYED LIT. THIS HAPPENED THREE MORE TIMES WITHIN A 6 HOUR PERIOD AS I WAS ON A LONG DRIVE OUT OF STATE. FRIDAY, JULY 10TH, THE AUDIBLE DING, THEN ALL THE DASH LIGHTS FLASHING, AND A MESSAGE ON THE DISPLAY"SERVICE TRANS STOP SAFELY SHUT OFF ENGINE TO ENGAGE PARK". I JUST GOT ON THE HIGHWAY GOING 40MPH, AND BARELY GOT TO THE CURB, AND I COULDN'T TURN THE SHIFT KNOB AS IT WAS LOCKED. ALL THE SHIFT INDICATOR LIGHTS WERE LIT. I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND RESTARTED AND CONTINUED TO DRIVE. MONDAY, JULY 13TH, JUST LEFT THE HOUSE FOR WORK AND GOT ABOUT 2 MILES GOING 30MPH AND THE SAME SCENARIO WITH THE "SERVICE TRANS STOP SAFELY...." OCCURRED. I'M TRYING TO SCHEDULE ANOTHER APPOINTMENT FOR SERVICE.

THE CAR WAS MOVING ABOUT 25 MPH WHEN DASH ERUPTED IN MULTIPLE FAILURE WARNINGS INCLUDING TRANSMISSION TEMPERATURE PROBLEM. TRANSMISSION LOCKED IN FIRST GEAR AND WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF FIRST. PULLED OVER AND WAITED. DASH AND TRANSMISSION AFTER SEVERAL MINUTES RETURNED TO NORMAL AND I DROVE SLOWLY HOME. BROUGHT CAR TO DEALER ON 29TH AND THEY UPDATED SOFTWARE. HAD THIS EVENT OCCURRED ON THE HIGHWAY I OFTEN USE I BELIEVE THE SUDDEN LOSS OF TRANSMISSION RESPONSE AND LOCKING UP IN FIRST GEAR WOULD HAVE CAUSED MY CAR TO BE IN AN ACCIDENT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHRYSLER 200. WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TCM AND THE PCM MODULES WERE REPROGRAMMED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURED WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,526.

SHEET METAL WELDING ISSUES THAT CAUSES WATER TO LEAK INTO THE BACKSEAT AND CAUSE MAJOR CARPET DAMAGE.

TODAY, I WAS PULLING OUT OF A WALMART PARKING LOT ON TO A BUSY ROAD WHERE CARS GO ABOUT 50-55MPH. I HAD MY 15 YR OLD DAUGHTER IN THE CAR WITH ME. I STARTED TO PULL OUT INTO THE ROAD AND ALL OF A SUDDEN, MY CAR WENT FROM DRIVING, TO FEELING LIKE THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED IN TO NEUTRAL. IT WAS ONE OF THE MOST SCARY SITUATIONS AS CARS WERE COMING AT ME, AND ALL I COULD DO IS COAST OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THIS IS A BRAND NEW CAR, WITH JUST OVER 3,000 MILES ON IT. I HAVE ONLY HAD IT ABOUT 6 WEEKS. MY HUSBAND IS A DISABLED MILITARY WAR VETERAN. WE HAD TO SAVE AND SAVE TO PURCHASE THIS CAR. WE NEEDED SOMETHING RELIABLE. WE HAVE TEENAGERS WHO ALSO DRIVE. NOW WE ARE ALL TERRIFIED TO DRIVE THIS CAR; IT COULD BE DEADLY IF WE WERE ON THE HIGHWAY OR A BUSY ROAD AND THE CAR DOES THIS AGAIN. I TOOK IT FOR A TEST DRIVE IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD AGAIN TONIGHT, AND THE SAME THING HAPPENED. I'M TAKING THE CAR TO THE DEALER IN THE MORNING. I HATE THE FEELING THAT THIS CAR IS DANGEROUS; WHAT A HORRIBLE THING TO HAPPEN WHEN PURCHASING A NEW CAR.

[XXX]. REGARDING 200S...BUT. CAR 02/02/2015 W/444 MILES ON IT AND RETURNED 200S TO DEALERSHIP W/943 MILES ON THE AUTO. IT WAS UN-DRIVABLE IN SNOW APPROX. 2 TO 4 INCHES.THE CAR WOULD BECOME STUCK IN COMPACTED SNOW IN THE STREET AND WOULD NOT MOVE/ COMPACTED I MEAN WHICH ALL OTHER CARS IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD COULD DRIVE ON INCLUDING THE PIZZA DELIVERY PERSON AND PEOPLE ON THE WAY TO WORK AND ECT ALL DAY LONG BUT NOT THIS 200S JUST SAT THERE IN FRONT OF OUR HOME. WHILE WE WAITED FOR HELP...WELL ONCE WE GOT THE CAR DOWN THE STREET ON 2 ON 3 INCHES OF SLUSH SNOW WHERE EVERYONE WAS DRIVING.THE CAR REAR END WANTED TO COME AROUND TO THE FRONT OF THE 200S AND SPIN US OUT OF CONTROL. YOU CAN NOT CONTROL THE CAR WITH OUT A FIGHT WITH THE GAS PEDAL AND BRAKE AND STEERING..THE CAR WANTED TO SPIN AROUND..BEING FROM MICHIGAN AND MINN.MY WIFE AND I KNOW SNOW. AND THIS IS THE FIRST AUTO WE HAVE EVER OWNED THAT WAS 100% UNSAFE TO DRIVE IN ANY AMOUNTS OF SNOW. AND FURTHER MOOR THE SERVICE MANAGER AT NICHOLASVILLE CHRYSLERSHIP HIS NAME IS [XXX] THE SERVICE MANAGER SAID HE WENT INTO THE DITCH WITH HIS BECAUSE THE 200 WAS NOT A CONTROLLABLE AUTO IN THE SNOW..WE TOOK THE CAR BACK AND THE OWNER AND PEOPLE THAT SOLD US CAR SAID IF THE CAR IS UNSAFE WE WILL SELL YOU ANOTHER AND SO IT WENT MY WIFE AND I GOT RIPPED OFF. AND AT AGE 72 ON A FIXED INCOME THE DEALERSHIP SELL UN/SAFE CAR THEY KNOW ARE UNSAFE...THANK YOU[XXX]. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

5/19 THE ENGINE STALL WHILE DRIVING OF NJ PARKWAY, WAS ABLE TO COAST TO SIDE OF ROAD. TOWED TO DEALER FOR SERVICE, DEALER SAID IT WAS A SENSOR. GOT THE CAR BACK ON 5/21. ON 5/23 IT HAPPEN AGAIN, THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED BACK TO DEALER FOR SAME ISSUE. WAS TOLD SOME PINS WERE LOOSE IN THE WIRING HARNESS. GOT THE CAR BACK ON 6/6. ON 7/6 IT HAPPEN A THIRD TIME, ON 7/8 THE DEALER TOLD ME THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. CAR STILL AT THE DEALER SERVICE AREA LICCARDI MOTORS. WHEN I CALLED TO TALK TO THE DEALER, I WAS TOLD TO CLAIM LEMON LAW YOU MUST GO THROUGH THE COURTS.

MY GIRLFRIEND WAS DRIVING CAR WITH OUR 2 DAUGHTERS IN THE BACK SEAT AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH DURING MORNING TRAFFIC ON INTERSTATE 64 IN ST. LOUIS AT AROUND 8 A.M.. SHE WAS IN THE MIDDLE LANE AND THE CAR STARTED BEEPING, SERVICE TRANSMISSION LIGHT APPEARED AND STARTED TO LOSE THE ABILITY TO ACCELERATE OR POWER VEHICLE. ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING, BUT BASICALLY BROUGHT HER TO A STOP IN THE CENTER LANE OF TRAFFIC. CARS SHIFTER KNOB WAS LOCKED IN GEAR, BUT WOULD NOT GO ANYWHERE. TRIED TURNING CAR OFF AND BACK ON, BUT WOULD NOT GO INTO A MOVING GEAR TO GET OUT OF THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSTATE. A COUPLE OF MOTORISTS TRIED TO ASSIST, BUT CAR WOULD NOT GO ANYWHERE. AFTER ABOUT 20 MINUTES WHEN POLICE FINALLY ARRIVED, THE CAR WOULD GO INTO GEAR AND WAS ABLE TO GET TO SHOULDER. DEALERSHIP HAD CAR FOR 2 WEEKS. 3 DAYS BEFORE EVEN LOOKING AT THE VEHICLE AND ANOTHER WEEK WAITING ON A PART. REPLACED SHIFTER AND TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE. SAID CAR WAS FIXED. CAR DID SAME THING ON 7/3/15, NOW WITH A LITTLE OVER 18,000 MILES, THIS TIME IN A RESIDENTIAL AREA ABOUT 3 BLOCKS FROM HOME. SAME BEEPING SOUND AND SERVICE TRANSMISSION MESSAGE. ONLY DIFFERENCE IS AFTER TURNING VEHICLE OFF AND RESTARTING THE CAR, SHE WAS ABLE TO GET IN GEAR AND MAKE IT HOME. AFTER ABOUT AN HOUR, I WENT AND LOOKED AT THE CAR AND DROVE AROUND THE BLOCK. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS STILL ON. CAR WAS VERY JUMPY SHIFTING INTO BOTH R AND D. WHEN RETURNING AND PUTTING BACK INTO P, MADE A MECHANICAL SOUND LIKE A TIMER BEING TURNED. WHEN DRIVER SHOWED UP TO TOW AWAY, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS OFF, BUT MADE SAME SOUND WHEN HE PUT PARKING BRAKE ON AND OFF. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AND HOPE IS HANDLED BEFORE SOMEONE DIES BECAUSE THEIR CAR LOSES POWER ON A 2 LANE ROAD AND GETS REAR ENDED BY AN 18 WHEELER COMING OVER A HILL OR AROUND A CORNER AND CAN'T STOP IN TIME. I WANT THIS CAR TO BE BOUGHT BACK BY FCA. *TR