2014 Chrysler 200: sudden loss of power

Filed Mar 10, 2025 · Electrical, Engine · OH

the automobile will shut down when driving uncommanded, when it does this you lose power steering and braking and sometimes locks the steering wheel. the horn sounds uncommanded randomly. the windshield wipers will intermittently not work. have researched the problem and have found this issue is common, with this year and make of vehicle. i have contacted the manufacturer and they have been no help. they state they know there is an issue but they do not have parts to fix the issue. when it shuts down you do not get any lights or notice on the dashboard. this puts the driver and passengers at risk and other drivers. the manufacturer stated on the phone its basically my problem and since they do not have parts to repair it i'm on my own, on finding the part, most likely refurbished

Filed Dec 3, 2020 · Electrical, Engine · 113,000 miles · TX

Tl* the contact owns a 2014 chrysler 200. The contact stated that while driving 20 MPH, the vehicle stalled without warning. The contact also stated that the RPM fell to zero and lost all power functionality including the steering and brake. The contact was able to coast to the side of the road, shifted into neutral, restarted and the vehicle operated as intended. The failure recurred. The contact stated that on several occasions the vehicle failed to start intermittently. The contact also stated that the vehicle stalled while making turns and that the horn would inadvertently blow while driving. The vehicle was taken to dallas dodge chrysler jeep ram (11550 lyndon b johnson fwy, dallas, tx 75238) to be diagnosed. The mechanic retrieved dtc code: p0190 (power control module) failed. The vehicle was repaired however, the failure recurred. The vehicle was not taken back to the dealer and was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 113,000.

Filed Aug 13, 2020 · 160,000 miles · CO

While I am driving my car, my car will just shut off. I can be on the highway doing 75 and my car will just dead stop. I lose power in my steering wheel, my brakes stop working. You can't even push the brake pedal down. Sometimes the car will turn back on when I try, other times it doesn't. Its been like this for the entire year ive had this car. Nobody can seem to figure out why.

Filed Jan 14, 2020 · Electrical, Engine · 108,000 miles · NJ

My chrysler 200 has been experiencing intermittent power loss and stalling. When driving the engine plus electrical power shuts down which leads to a loss of power steering. This situation almost caused a accident while on the freeway. In my research I have found many others who have the same complaint. The electrical system on this make/model has a 'very bad' rating on the federal safety agency website.

Filed Jun 20, 2019 · Acceleration · 93,200 miles · IA

When the car is parked after starting it wants to accelerate quickly also at a stop position once you take your foot off the brake the car quickly accelerates without using the gas peddle. Also engine light and etc indicator periodically come on. They never stay on but causes total loss of power ! You have to pull over immediately and hope you do not cause an accident and shut the car off. An accident waiting to happen.. Owners manual makes it sound like it is only a problem if the light stays on and does not shut off after you cycle the ignition when the vehicle has completely stopped and the shift lever is placed in the park position. I have to be very cautious driving the car. Will be taking it to the shop soon. It feels like you have no control over the car when this happens very scarey situation

Filed Nov 9, 2018 · Electrical, Engine · 69,000 miles · OH

Tl* the contact owns a 2014 chrysler 200. While driving approximately 5 MPH, the vehicle started to lose power, the electric lightning bolt warning indicator illuminated, and the vehicle lost acceleration. The contact pulled the vehicle over to the side of the road, turned on the hazard lights, and drove home at approximately 1 MPH. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer or an independent mechanic for diagnostic testing. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 69,000.

Filed Aug 6, 2015 · Electrical, Engine · 21,000 miles · OH

While driving down the highway, I had my check engine light and then a short time later my ABS light come one. My car lost power and even though you press gas pedal the engine decelerates like it is trying to shift into super low gear but not sending any power to transmission which acts like it is totally slipping (it is electronic too)! I almost got hit 4 times before getting to side of road. I shut it down. It then re-started after 5 minutes and ran fine for 5 minutes before starting the cycle again but luckily I was on the back streets and not the highway. Chrysler needs to address this before someone gets killed!

Filed Jun 30, 2015 · Acceleration, Engine · UT

I bought my car in march 2014 with only a few miles on it. I had my check engine light come on many times and I was told it was my gas cap. Well after a few months of this I noticed that my car would lose power and although I would press the accelerator my car continued to decline in speed. I have contacted the dealer and they told me to call and make an appointment when the check engine light came on. I tried to explain to them that this happens and it will last a few min to a few days. I was told well that?s odd you don't have any recalls or any complaints on your car. I even asked them about a replacement part that I came across that was done to my are right before I bought it and they told me they have no record. Sure is funny they did the replacement on it. Needless to say I have had my car over year and I can't get any answers on this issue. It?s super dangerous because it usually happens when I am going over 50 mpg. .....updated 09/22/15

Filed Jan 2, 2015 · Engine, Steering · 8,059 miles · FL

I was driving my 2014 chrysler 200 to drop my father back home. My mother and sister were also passengers in the vehicle.this car was purchased on 10/29/2014 as certified pre-owned from the dealership with 5846 miles & passed inspection on 10/30/2014. I assumed possession of the car on 10/30/2014 after it passed inspection. The car had 8059 miles at the time of the incident. There were no issues with this vehicle since my purchase. I was quite startled when the vehicle lost power while driving on the freeway & started to decelerate in speed. The speed limit on the freeway was 70 MPH. Although I pressed the accelerator, the speed of the vehicle continued to decrease rapidly. I remembered seeing my speed drop as low as 19 MPH on the freeway; a very scary thing. The steering wheel also locked up, making it difficult to steer the vehicle to safety. There were no warning lights or battery lights indicating anything was wrong. Luckily, no one was hurt & there was a rest stop nearby that I was able to get the vehicle to and into a parking spot. The vehicle completely powered off as the car made it to the parking spot & was unable to restart after that. The engine was checked, but nothing was visibly wrong with the car to cause the car to malfunction the way it did. While waiting for the tow truck, maybe 45 minutes later from the approximate time when the vehicle malfunctioned, my dad mentioned that he was cold, so I tried to restart the vehicle again to turn the heater on. The vehicle restarted. My sister and I decided to drive the vehicle around the rest stop parking lot, and turned it off again to see if it would restart. It restarted with no problem and drove like nothing had happened. Even after the car restarted, there were not any warning lights illuminated on the dashboard. This situation was very scary because it could have caused a fatal accident.