2015 CHRYSLER 200 Complaints

AN UNEXPECTED SURGE FROM THE ENGINE AND DRIVETRAIN OCCURS OCCASIONALLY WITH NO ACCELERATOR PEDAL APPLICATION - MOST OFTEN WHILE SLOWING DOWN AROUND CORNERS. THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED WAS WITHIN A DAY OF BUYING THE CAR. IT STARTLED ME AND HAVE SINCE APPROACH CORNERS MUCH MORE CAUTIOUSLY. THE UNEXPECTED SURGE HAS HAPPENED APPROXIMATELY SIX TIMES SINCE LATE-JANUARY TO VARYING DEGREES OF POWER. I FINALLY HAVE TIME TO TAKE IT IN TOMORROW, 8 APRIL 2015. *TR

WHILE IN CRUISE CONTROL, THE CAR TOPPED A HILL AND BEGAN A LONG, RATHER STEEP DESCENT, GAINING SPEED AS IT WENT. THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS SET FOR 60 MPH AND WHEN THE CAR'S SPEED HAD INCREASED TO ABOUT 66 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFTED AND THE ENGINE RACED TO ALMOST 6,000 RPM. I BECAME FLUSTERED, TOOK MY ATTENTION FROM THE ROAD AND BEGAN SEARCH THE INFORMATION DISPLAY FOR PROBLEMS. FINALLY I BEGAN TO BRAKE AND SLOWED DOWN TO ABOUT 45 MPH BEFORE THE CAR BEGAN TO ACT NORMAL AGAIN. DEALER SAID I MUST HAVE TOUCHED THE "SPORT MODE" SHIFT PADDLES (STANDARD ON THE 200C). I VERIFIED THAT THESE PADDLES ARE NEEDLESSLY ACTIVE EVEN WHEN THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTING KNOB IS IN THE D POSITION AND NOT IN THE "SPORT MODE" AND ARE EXTREMELY SENSITIVE TO THE SLIGHTEST TOUCH, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO DOWNSHIFT UNEXPECTEDLY. DEALER CLAIMED THERE WAS NOTHING HE COULD DO ABOUT THE ISSUE! *TR

AFTER DRIVING ALL DAY, I WAS ON ROAD AFTER 8 PM. DRIVING 60 ON HIGHWAY. CAR HICCUPED THEN STARTED DECELERATING QUICKLY. TRANSMISSION LIGHT CAME ON. THEN, BEFORE I GOT TO SAFE PLACE TO STOP THE DASHBOARD STARTED BLINKING MESSAGE TO PUT CAR IN PARK AND TURN OFF. HAD SAME PROBLEM LESS THAN 5000 MILES AGO. AFTER A WEEK AND WORKING WITH CORPORATE, THEY SAID IT WAS FAULTY POWER DISTRIBUTION BOX. *TR

COMING DOWN EXPRESSWAY AT ABOUT 65 MPH. SUDDENLY WARNING INDICATED POTENTIAL TRANSMISSION FAILURE AND CAR WAS LOSING POWER. PULLED OFF HIGHWAY AND SHUT ENGINE DOWN. RESTARTED AND WARNING WAS CLEARED EXCEPT FOR CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. TOOK CAR TO DEALER AND WIRING HARNESS WAS REPLACED AND COMPUTER RESET. ON APRIL 7TH, 2015 IN HEAVY TRAFFIC CAR LOST ENGINE POWER AND BEGAN TO STALL I WAS ABLE TO GET CAR (BARELY INTO TURNAROUND LANE BEFORE ENGINE STALLED OUT. MILEAGE ON CAR WAS AROUND 9500 MILES. WARNING AGAIN RELATED TO TRANSMISSION FAILURE AND ALL TRANSMISSION INDICATOR LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED. CAR LOCKED UP AND COULD NOT BE MOVED AS WHEELS WOULD NOT TURN. CAR TOWED TO JIM RIEHLS IN WARREN, MI. DANGEROUS SITUATION AS AUTO COMPLETELY LOCKED UP IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. POLICE DEMANDED IMMEDIATE MOVEMENT AND CALLED A TOW TRUCK AND STOOD BY UNTIL TRUCK ARRIVED. *TR

VEHICLE LOST ACCELERATION WHILE DRIVING AT APPROX. 45 MPH (CAR WAS IN DRIVE). CAR WOULD NOT RESPOND TO THROTTLE INPUT, EVEN THOUGH CAR WAS RUNNING. HAD TO COAST TO A STOP, WHERE I ATTEMPTED TO SHIFT THE CAR INTO PARK, NEUTRAL & THE ROTARY DIAL WOULD NOT MOVE. LEFT CAR RUNNING WITH FOOT ON BRAKE FOR SEVERAL MINUTES, WHEN THE CAR SEEMED TO RETURN TO NORMAL, AS I WAS ABLE TO TURN ROTARY DIAL INTO PARK & THEN BACK INTO DRIVE. THIS IS THE SECOND OCCURRENCE OF THIS HAPPENING. PREVIOUS INCIDENT TOOK PLACE ABOUT 30 DAYS PRIOR. IN BOTH CASES CHRYSLER SERVICE DEPT. STATED THE CAR WAS FIXED. ACCORDING TO DEALER REPAIR ORDER. THE CAR LOST COMMUNICATION WITH TCM DIAGNOSTIC CODE WAS U0101-00 PERFORMED STAR CASE [XXX] I FEEL THIS CAR IS NO LONGER SAFE TO DRIVE. HAS BEEN RETURNED TO DEALER 4-6 TIMES SINCE PURCHASED NEW IN JUNE OF 2014. TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED AT ABOUT 3,000 MILES. CURRENTLY PURSUING LEMON LAW...CURRENT STATUS IS THE CASE IS BEING AUDITED. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

I PURCHASED THIS CAR BRAND NEW FROM A CHRYSLER DEALER. SINCE I'VE HAD MY CAR ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS ILL BE DRIVING ALONG AND THE VEHICLE WILL GET STUCK IN A NEUTRAL POSITION. ITS HAPPENED AT A VARIETY OF SPEEDS FROM 10 MPH TO 60 MPH. TWO OR THREE TIMES IT HAS DONE IT WHEN TRYING TO CROSS A BUSY ROAD ALMOST CAUSING ME TO BE HIT ON MY SIDE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. ONCE OR TWICE IT HAS EVEN CAUSED THE CAR TO STALL. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS ISSUE AND GOING TO CAUSE MANY FATALITIES. IT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. I'VE NEVER HATED A VEHICLE LIKE THIS ONE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHRYSLER 200. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND THE POWER STEERING FAILURE SEEK SERVICE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE PARKING BRAKE ENGAGED AND THE SERVICE PARKING BRAKE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED TWICE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 7,000.

DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY, THE VEHICLE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND SAID ENGINE TOO HOT. THE VEHICLE TEMP WENT BACK DOWN AT THE STOP LIGHT. TAKING CAR IN FOR REPAIRS THIS WEEK, EVERYTIME VEHICLE GOES MORE THAN 50 THE LIGHT COMES ON. HAVE TO DRIVE SLOWLY. THIS IS A CAR THAT IS FAIRLY NEW....6 MONTHS. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON SATURDAY MORNING ON MARCH 5, 2015 ABOUT 7:30AM I HAD JUST GOTTEN OFF I 285 AND CAMPBELLTON RD. AT THE CORNER OF CAMPBELLTON RD. AND BARGE RD. AND WAS TURNING ONTO BARGE RD. WHEN THE CAR JUST CUT OFF AND STOPPED. I AS WELL AS MY PASSENGER (EX-GA. STATE REP. MS. ROBERTA ABDUL-SALAAM) WAS ON OUR WAY TO PICK UP SOMEONE ELSE TO GO TO A CONFERENCE FOR THE DAY. WE ALMOST BOTH WENT OUT OF THE WIND SHIELD AND THE CAR DIDN'T MOVE ANOTHER TWO FEET. WHILE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION WE DECIDED TO GET OUT AND WAIT ON A BENCH FOR THE TOW TRUCK I CALLED THROUGH UCONNECT. [XXX] GOT PICKED UP AND I WAITED FOR THE TOW TRUCK. AFTER TRUCK ARRIVED WE TOWED THE VEHICLE TO LANDMARK. AFTER SECURING A LOAN-A-VEHICLE FOR THE DEALERSHIP I LEFT AROUND 2PM. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT SAID THAT THEY FOUND THAT IT HAD NO POWER AT WIRING FROM COIL F343 ASD CKT. TRACED BACK TO BLOWN F16 FUSE IN IPM. THERE ALSO WAS A RECALL ON THE CAR. I PICKED UP THE VEHICLE ON 3/12/2015 AND PUT IT IN THE PARKING LOT OF THE DEALER (LANDMARK). INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF STEERING WHILE DRIVING DOWN A DIRT ROAD. THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A TREE. ALL AIRBAGS WENT OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS UN-DRIVABLE AFTERWARDS. INSURANCE ADJUSTER AND REPAIR FACILITY INDICATED THAT THE LEFT FRONT STRUT HAD COME OUT OF IT'S HOUSING AND WAS LIKELY THE CAUSE OF THE ACCIDENT. CHRYSLER HAS IDENTIFIED THIS AS A RECALL FOR 21000 VEHICLES BUT HAS YET TO ISSUE A RECALL NOTICE...UPDATED 03-23-15 *BF....UPDATED 04/08/15 *BF UPDATED 10/15/2015*JS *TR UPDATED 9/28/2017*CN