2015 CHRYSLER 200 Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT RENTED A 2015 CHRYSLER 200. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD TWO LOUD NOISES COMING FROM THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE AXLE DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE RENTAL AGENCY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

THE FACTORY-INSTALLED TIRES FOR THIS AUTOMOBILE ARE UNSAFE FOR WINTER DRIVING. NOT ONLY DO THEY NOT GRIP FROM A COMPLETE STOP BUT THEY ARE ALSO INEFFECTIVE IN STOPPING AND TURNING. THE BRAND OF TIRE INSTALLED IS NEXEN P235/40/19. I HAD CONTACTED CHRYSLER CUSTOMER SERVICE BUT THEY SIMPLY LAID THE BLAME UPON ME AND STATED THAT I SHOULD'VE CHOSEN ALL-SEASON TIRES. I EXPLAINED THAT I DIDN'T HAVE A CHOICE IN THE TYPE OF TIRE THAT WAS MOUNTED, ONLY THE WHEEL SIZE AND THAT ALL-SEASON TIRES WERE SUPPOSEDLY MOUNTED AT THE FACTORY. I THEN RECEIVED A RESPONSE REFUSING TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE DIRECTLY AND THAT I CONTACT THE TIRE MANUFACTURER. I HAVE SINCE INSTALLED WINTER TIRES AT MY OWN COST.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHRYSLER 200. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE GEAR SHAFT INDEPENDENTLY SHIFTED AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO JERK AND STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION MODULE NEEDED TO BE UPDATED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,900.

THIS INCIDENT HAS HAPPENED ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS. WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT SPEEDS AROUND 60 TO 70 MPH, MY CAR WILL SUDDENLY STALL, AND I AM UNABLE TO ACCELERATE. MY ELECTRONIC DASH DISPLAY WOULD BEGIN BLINKING, AND I HAVE NO POWER TO THE PEDAL AT ALL. ON BOTH OCCASIONS, I WAS IN FACT ABLE TO PULL OF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO AVOID ANY KIND OF CAR ACCIDENT, HOWEVER THE SECOND INCIDENT NEARLY CAUSED A CRASH BECAUSE THE TRAFFIC VOLUMES AT THE TIME WERE QUITE HEAVY. I WAS NEARLY REAR ENDED DUE TO MY SUDDEN DECELERATION. AFTER THE SECOND INCIDENT, I DECIDED TO TAKE THE CAR IN FOR SERVICE. AS OF TODAY (3 DAYS IN THE SHOP) I HAVE NOT HEARD A REASON AS TO WHY THIS IS OCCURRING. I HAVE HAD THE CAR FOR ROUGHLY 4 MONTHS, AND THIS STALLING HAS HAPPENED TWICE. I AM WORRIED THAT IT WILL EVENTUALLY LEAD TO AN ACCIDENT ON THE ROAD. *TR

90% OF THE TIME WHEN IN REVERSE THE BRAKES GIVE A VERY LOUD GRINDING SORT OF SOUND AS IF METAL IS ON METAL. THE AMOUNT OF PRESSURE APPLIED ON THE BRAKES DOES NOT MATTER AS IT WILL HAPPEN EVEN WITH THE LIGHTEST OF PRESSURE. OWNED THIS VEHICLE 28 DAYS AND IT IS IN THE SHOP FOR A SECOND TIME ALREADY, FIRST REPAIR ATTEMPT WAS FOR THE SERVICE DEPT TO "BREAK IN THE BRAKES" WHICH I HAVE NEVER HEARD OF BEING NEEDED ON A NEW CAR AND THE DEALERSHIP SAID THAT WAS CHRYSLER'S ENGINEERING'S RECOMMENDATION. THIS SOLVED THE PROBLEM UNTIL THE MOMENT THEY BROUGHT MY CAR AROUND IN THE SERVICE BAY IN WHICH IT RETURNED BUT SLIGHTLY SOFTER WHEN THE SERVICE MANAGER PUT IT IN REVERSE. OVER THE NEXT COUPLE DAYS IT WENT RIGHT BACK TO THE LOUD GRINDING SOUND AS BEFORE AND HAS CONTINUED. ON MY SECOND RETURN, A WEEK LATER, THE DEALERSHIP HAS ADMITTED TO 5 OTHER 200'S HAVING COME BACK WITH THE SAME ISSUE SO FAR SINCE MY FIRST REPAIR ATTEMPT. CAR IS IN THE SHOP ON ITS 4TH DAY THIS TIME AROUND AND STILL WAITING FOR A DEFINITE SOLUTION TO THIS ISSUE. *TR

AT ABOUT 3,000 MILES, WHENEVER I WOULD PUT THE TRANSMISSION INTO PARK, THE CAR WOULD ROLL BACKWARDS OR FORWARDS. THIS HAPPENED CONSISTENTLY UNTIL I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIR AT 9,300 MILES. THE ONLY WAY TO KEEP IT FROM DANGEROUSLY ROLLING WAS TO ALWAYS HAVE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE ON. WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER, TWO SERVICE WRITERS VERIFIED THE PROBLEM BY ROLLING THE CAR WHEN IT WAS IN NEUTRAL, BUT THE MECHANIC SAID THEY SAID THEY COULDN'T REPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND SAID THE CAR WAS FINE. AS I DROVE IT AWAY, WHILE STILL ON THE DEALER LOT, I PARKED (PLACING THE CAR IN PARK, OF COURSE) AND GOT OUT OF THE CAR TO ASK THE SERVICE WRITER ONE ADDITIONAL QUESTION. AS I WALKED AWAY, THE CAR ROLLED FORWARD ABOUT 25 FEET AND CRASHED INTO A NEW CHRYSLER CAN ON THE DEALER LOT ' CAUSING DAMAGE TO MY CAR AND THE NEW DEALER CAR. MY EXPERIENCE FITS EXACTLY WITH THE FOLLOWING CHRYSLER RECALL FROM APRIL OF THIS YEAR: APRIL 2014 -- CHRYSLER GROUP LLC (CHRYSLER) IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2014 RAM 1500 4X4 VEHICLES MANUFACTURED JANUARY 24, 2014, THROUGH FEBRUARY 5, 2014. IN THE AFFECTED VEHICLES, THE TRANSMISSION CASE MAY HAVE BEEN IMPROPERLY MACHINED WHICH CAN RESULT IN THE PARK PAWL NOT PROPERLY ENGAGING WHEN THE TRANSMISSION IS IN THE 'PARK' POSITION. IF THE PARK PAWL DOES NOT PROPERLY ENGAGE, THE VEHICLE MAY ROLLAWAY, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH AND OCCUPANT OR PEDESTRIAN INJURIES. CHRYSLER WILL NOTIFY OWNERS, AND DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION, AS NECESSARY, FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN IN MAY 2014. CHRYSLER'S NUMBER FOR THIS RECALL IS P13. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHRYSLER 200. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE ERRONEOUSLY SHIFTED TO NEUTRAL. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED TO REGAIN NORMAL FUNCTION. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER BUT THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE DUPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,900.

AFTER HAVING AN ISSUE WITH THE VEHICLE STARTING AND RECEIVING A JUMPSTART, I WAS BRINGING THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLES ENGINE SUDDENLY STOPPED WHILST I WAS ON A CROWDED ROAD DURING RUSH HOUR. I HAD NO ABILITY TO ACCELERATE, NOR ENOUGH MOTION TO GET TO PARKING LOT. I WAS FORCED TO STOP IN A RIGHT HAND TURN LANE. I WAS INSTRUCTED TO PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK, AND RESTART. AT THIS TIME THE VEHICLE DID NOT RESTART AND I CALLED MY INSURANCE COMPANY TO REQUEST A TOW, AND POLICE ASSISTANCE TO INCREASE THE VISIBILITY OF MY VEHICLE AND TO KEEP TRAFFIC AWAY TO PREVENT AN ACCIDENT. AT THIS TIME, THE DEALERSHIP HAS STATED THAT THERE WERE NO ERROR CODES SHOWING, AND THAT THE DAY FOLLOWING THIS INCIDENT THE CAR STARTED FINE. I AM CONCERNED THAT SINCE THIS IS A VEHICLE THAT IS A FRESH REDESIGN THAT NOT ALL OF THE MAJOR ISSUES WERE CAUGHT BEFORE DEPLOYING THE VEHICLE ON THE ROAD. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE WITHOUT AN EXPLANATION FOR WHAT HAPPENED, AND HOW IT WAS FIXED. *TR

A ROCK GOT STUCK IN BETWEEN THE REAR WHEEL AND BACKING PLATE WHICH CAUSED THIS LOUD NOISE AND REAR BRAKES TO LOCK UP. *TR

I HAVE A 2015 CHRYSLER 200S, MY CAR HAS STALLED ON 3 OCCASIONS WHILE DRIVING, EACH AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS. ON TWO OF THE INCIDENTS, THE CAR SHUT OFF, I WAS ABLE TO COAST SAFELY TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND PLACE THE CAR BACK INTO PARK. ONCE IN PARK I WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE ENGINE AND PROCEED WITH DRIVING. ON JULY 8, 2014 THE CAR STALLED AND TOTALLY SHUT DOWN. THE CAR WAS LOCKED AND WOULD NOT DO ANYTHING. I ATTEMPTED TO PLACE THE CAR IN PARK HOWEVER THE CONTROL KNOB (CENTER CONSOLE ON THESE CARS) TO DO SO WAS LOCKED AND WOULD NOT MOVE. THE ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN HOWEVER ALL ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS WERE STILL ACTIVE WITHIN THE CAR. SEVERAL SERVICE MESSAGES CYCLED THROUGH THE DISPLAY ON THE VEHICLE; THEREFORE I CONTACTED CHRYSLER ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE. ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE ARRIVED AND MY CAR WAS TOWED TO THE NEAREST CHRYSLER DEALER (NOT THE DEALER I BOUGHT IT FROM). ONCE AT THE DEALER I WAS INFORMED THAT MY CAR WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO BE LOOKED AT BECAUSE THEY WERE TOO BUSY. THEREFORE MY CAR REMAINED ON THE LOT, ALL ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS WERE STILL RUNNING THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE NIGHT (APPROXIMATELY 12-15 HOURS) BEFORE IT WAS LOOKED AT. IN THAT TIME THE BATTERY HAD DIED, ONCE IT WAS JUMPED IT STARTED AND IT WAS ABLE TO BE PULLED INTO A SERVICE BAY. AFTER 2 DAYS IN THE SERVICE DEPT I WAS INFORMED THEY COULD NOT RECREATE THE ISSUE THAT CAUSED THE CAR TO TOTALLY SHUT DOWN AND LOCK UP WHILE DRIVING. THEY "ROAD TESTED" THE CAR 102 MILES AS INSTRUCTED BY CHRYSLER HOWEVER NO CODES WERE ACTIVE IN REGARDS TO THE INCIDENT ON JULY 8, 2014. THEY HAVE NOW RETURNED MY CAR TO ME WITHOUT THIS MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE BEING ADDRESSED. THE FINAL VERDICT FROM THE DEALER WAS, WE CANNOT RECREATE THE STALLING AND SHUTDOWN THEREFORE WE WILL BE RETURNING THE CAR TO YOU. THE CAR WAS BOUGHT BRAND NEW AND I HAVE HAD IT 3 WEEKS. *TR