I have a file with a complete timeline with the incidents upon request. I am now beginning to really loose any faith in the chrysler product and the corporate office. Still under power train warranty. But this last recall has thrown me over the edge of considering new company. I had an appointment with local dealership chrysler for the safety recall that is still open. They couldn't get me in for 3 weeks. I make appointment bc my car keeps loosing ot power and dies or almost dies/.my car lost all of its power while I was driving down the freeway at a constant moving pace with other cars. My car looses all power and I cant even steer the steering wheel and I work into the middle lane. Where freight liner almost hits me in the [xxx] end and swerves to miss me and overcorrects and winds up almost going over the bridge with a concrete wall saving him from ending up on the lower freeway. Once we got through the shock of what just happened. I try to get car to start. It wont even kick over and I cant get it ot if neutral. I call chrysler corporate bc if I could have gotten the recall fixed sooner this would have been prevented. They tow to chrysler and we wait 2 more weeks while they get to the car. Meanwhile I am having to pay everyday for a rental car. Which was over $500 and I am a single divorced parent of 2 children. 1 child recently passed from a rare disease at age 7 and my only son just started college in conway and I am so proud and want to support him in this move. At the end of 2 weeks I go to pick up the car and I am billed for 300 for a new battery and diagnostic test. I ask about the safety recall & why is was not done when that is the xavcrt reason we made the appointment? They overlooked that and needed to go do that. This whole experience cost me more than $1000. With time I had to leave work and all their calls to the chrysler . Parts of this document have been redacted to protect personally identifiable information pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(
2015 Chrysler 200 acceleration complaints
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While driving on the interstate the check engine light came on with a message to service transmission. I merged off of the interstate and stopped at a red light and when the light turned green and I tried to accelerate the car wouldn't move and the rpms would just go up. Eventually the car started moving slowly at high rpms with several cars behind me and I pulled over and had to get my car towed.
Tl* the contact owns a 2015 chrysler 200. While driving at any speed, the air bag warning indicator illuminated, which was a safety concern. The contact also stated that the vehicle jerked, made loud noises, and accelerated without warning. In addition, the contact stated that the vehicle decelerated when making a turn. The vehicle was taken to thomas dodge chrysler jeep ram (9604 indianapolis blvd, highland, in 46322, 219‑924‑6100) where it was diagnosed that the air bag and the steering wheel control module needed to be repaired. The contact was sent back to the independent mechanic from where the vehicle was purchased. The independent mechanic informed the contact that the vehicle was sold 'as is' and referred the contact to a muffler shop to repair the air bag and the steering. The contact stated that the air bag and the steering were repaired, but she was not informed of what was completed to repair the failures. The failures recurred a month later. The contact called the dealer back and was informed to go back to the seller. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failures. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 55,000.
Takata recall when I received vehicle on february 2017 I was already in mechanical shop by march 16 2017 my car was throwing itself it self into park while driving down the road. My car also stalls when leaving a stop then jolts while going I have had to avoid a lot of accidents because of this. Chrysler fixed the defected power distribution center thinking it would fix stalling but stalling continued. Recently when I got up for work one morning I noticed my passenger air bag light on and took it to the dealership and they said my hornets was deffected
Takata recall when I drive my car (especially on the highway when accelerating) it seems to not want to shift into gear. It makes a weird sound like it's trying but it doesn't shift until I hit about 62 MPH. One time I was driving and stopped at a red light and when I tried accelerating my gear went all the way into the red and I had to pull over shut my car off and completely restart it. Also sometimes when I brake, it seems like it accelerates first and then slows down. I've tried having someone look at it but it just so happens it didn't do it when someone test drove it. It does it 9/10 times for me though. I received a letter about a recall but I can't find it which is the only reason I had looked into this situation more. It seemed like many cars of my make model and year were doing exactly what I had been trying to explain to the body shop however when I put my VIN in to check, it said my car had zero open recalls. I still wanted to make a report just in case it had been missed.
Tl* the contact owns a 2015 chrysler 200. When switching the transmission to the park position, the vehicle would jerk. While the engine was idling, the rpms increased and caused a roaring sound from the engine. Also, while driving at speeds above 50 MPH, the vehicle would experience unintended acceleration. The cause of the failures was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failures. The local dealer was not notified. The VIN was not available. The failure mileage was 15,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2015 chrysler 200. The contact stated that the vehicle experienced a loss of engine power while driving various speeds. In addition, the check engine and electronic throttle control warning indicators illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed as a throttle body failure. The failure was not repaired. The dealer was not notified. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and did not assist because the VIN was not included in a recall. The failure mileage was approximately 44,952. The VIN was not provided.
Car would occasionally shift very rough between 2 of the gears, not exactly sure which ones. Vehicle intermittently through itself into neutral while driving. The above incidents were intermittent until the following incident occurred. Before leaving for the day, attempted to start vehicle. Parking brake light began to flash and message displayed various service warnings. Vehicle would not start or go into gear. Removed battery cable to attempt a reset of whatever the underlying issue is. Waited some time and reconnected battery cable, no effect. After trying for some time the vehicle started normally. After this incident the once intermittent issues began to occur frequently. Very rough shifting, far beyond what should be considered normal. Car began to throw itself into neutral when reversing or driving on public roads normally. Loud unnatural, (sounds like its having a very hard time completing the normal mechanical motion) clunk can be heard much louder then what it should be. After this continued while trying to complete a normal workday commute the vehicle went into and stayed in 2nd or 3rd gear(based on speed threshold). Began to research recalls, a major recall for these exact issues was issued and the dealer listed one of them as complete based on 'inspection' instead of replacing a major component with the issue, the transaxel assembly. All of the issues occurring coincide with this and one other recall. The other recall was listed as 'repaired'. Either the recalls were not completed or the repairs and inspection are not sufficient.
My car reves up the rpms when im accelerating and it feels as though the transmission is slipping.
"takata recall" heading toward a red light I started pressing on my brake when the car starts accelerating on its own.. The car was in motion and on the city street.
Tl* the contact owns a 2015 chrysler 200. While driving at an unknown speed, the accelerator pedal was depressed, but the vehicle reversed instead. The contact had to depress the brake pedal several times with extreme pressure in order to stop the vehicle. The contact also stated that before the vehicle was shifted into drive, it would accelerate rapidly into traffic. The contact had to slam on the brake pedal again to stop the vehicle. There were no warning indicators illuminated. The contact also mentioned that the cruise control was not operating correctly. The vehicle was taken to chrysler jeep dodge ram 24 (1020 belmont st, brockton, ma 02301, (781) 961-1550) where it was diagnosed that the transmission was faulty and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was 11,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2015 chrysler 200. While driving 65 MPH, the RPM meter displayed incorrectly, the cruise control independently engaged, the digital compass displayed the incorrect direction of travel, and the GPS failed to operate. The manufacturer was made aware of the failures and advised the contact to schedule an appointment with the local chrysler dealer for diagnostic testing and repairs. The dealer was not notified because the contact felt he would not be treated fairly. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 37,000.
I made a complaint about this exact issue last summer (2017) regarding my vehicle speeding up on its own and the cruise control getting stuck and being difficult to disengage. I wanted chrysler to buy the vehicle back because I was concerned for my safety but my claim was denied. Now I have been told by this organization (the federal safety agency) that some 2015 chrysler 200 vehicles are being recalled for this exact issue that I previously complained about. I contacted chrysler and assuming I would be able to get it repaired. I was by two separate chrysler employees that my VIN is not included in the recall. Even though I previously complained about the exact same problem, they said I would have to go have my car checked and pay for any repairs on my own. I will be making another formal complaint and requesting again that chrysler buy back this car because its is beyond ridiculous that I would have to pay for repairs that they admit need to be done on some of the vehicles. If its a software issue, it seems to me that all of the cars would need the repair since they all have the same software. See also odi 10984831. *dsy updated 9/25/18
The car keeps stalling whenever I try to turn the car on. I've checked the battery the alternator and starter and they were all good. Also the airbag light indicator keeps turning on and off and the check engine light spontaneously turns on and turns off . Also when going down hill with foot on break the RPM accelerators, also one headlight keeps going out but turns back on
A couple months after I purchased my chrysler 200 I began to have many problems with it such as electrical problems and speed control problems. The main ' in the chrysler wou a couple months after I purchased my chrysler 200 I began to have many problems with it such as electrical problems and speed control problems. The main dash in the chrysler will constantly flashing all of its lights and tell me that my parking brake needs serviced and that my transmission needs serviced. I have gone into the dealership where I purchased the car and have been told that nothing is wrong with the car it just needs a software update but that never solves any of my problems. The car tries to stall out every day in the middle of driving and while it's trying to stall out tends to jump and accelerate on its own. On june 6, 2018 my chrysler 200 was involved in a collision. This collision took place in akron ohio do to the car jumping, accelerating and eventually stalling out and locking up the car, so I was unable to break or steer. The car ended up rear ending another vehicle due to myself not being able to control the locked up car. I have been into the dealership that I bought the car from multiple times urging them to fix the problem. And every time I go in they say that there is not a problem it just needs a software update. I have never gotten proper maintenance that needs done on this ca I have been into the dealership that I bought the car from multiple times urging them to fix the problem. And every time I go in they see that there is not a problem it just needs a software update. None of the software update have fixed any problem that I have had with this car. And because of that my car was in an accident because of a problem with chrysler that I had no control over.
Tl* the contact owns a 2015 chrysler 200. While driving various speeds, the vehicle jerked and switched inadvertently from automatic to manual transmission. When the vehicle switched to manual transmission, it began to slow down. In order to drive the vehicle, the gear knob needed to be turned. The contact pulled the vehicle over to the side of the road and was placed in manual mode in order to operate. The contact called lakeland chrysler dodge jeep ram (2875 mall hill dr., lakeland, fl 33810 (863) 687-2501) and was informed that the failure was normal. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 51,000.
Last year had the car in do to the transmission the shop reprogrammed the computer. Last week while driving the car was going 55 and seemed like it quit moving then the motor rpms kept going up. Finally we put the car in neutral and stopped it. Restarted it and it sounded very rough at first then settled down. Was able to drive home 5 minutes away. Next day couldn't start the car. Towed it to the dealer and they said the motor is shot. There was a recall on it for something that I never was informed about.
The car stalls when pressing the gas. Once it finally catches it's a hard jerk in the car. Have taken to have inspected but service station says it's fine.
Recall # s55 the federal safety agency 16v529 my car mil light came on last night 04/20/2018 while on the freeway doing 70 miles, stating the transmission needs to be serviced. Once I got of the freeway turning right on the street the car acted as if it didn't want to go, driving at a very slow speed around 40 miles. When I came to the light to stop the car seemed as if it was going to cut off, idled low and when the light turned green for me to go the car was still a the driving speed of no more than 40 miles. Once I got to my destination, I informed my fianc of the issue I was having. We went back outside after reading the cars manual around 10-15 minuets after. He started the car and the transmission message was gone but the mil light was still on. He placed the car in drive and moved it forward and then in reverse to back it up. The light was still on but he told me that based on that the transmission didn't seem to have any issues. The next morning on 04/21/2018 , I tried to auto start my car, got in the car and on the dash read disabled so the car didn't auto start. This is the first time I have ever experienced that other than when the car is low on fuel you can't auto start the car and my car had a full tank of gas when I tried starting it this morning. So when I started the car manually it no longer showed the mil light and while driving on the street and freeway back home it seemed to be driving and shifting fine. I have noticed that my car on multiple occasions, while driving has a delayed time when shifting to pick up speed and this is after the car has been running for a while and I've been driving for some distance. Then once it shifts it gives a jerk then it picks up speed.
Seems to accelerate on its own
Takata recall: my car had a recall on it for the transaxle wire harness. I took it in to get fixed and my car has been stalling out. It had loss of motive power. It seems to be getting worse every day and the recall was suppose to fix it. It has almost caused a few accidents. I will hit the gas to go and my car will not move then when I take my food off the car it jults and speeds off. This happens when I stop at a stop sign also a stop light. There are no issues when I'm driving on a highway. It is only if I have to stop or go. I also have issues if I start my car and don't let it sit for s few minutes. If I start my car and go to back out it will feel like someone is hitting my break and letting go. Like it won't accelerate right.
I've experienced air bag service warnings along with service parking brake warnings and service and. At one point I was on cruise control goj g 65 MPH when all of a sudden all the warnings came on at once and my car shifted itself into neatral and then loss power for a second. Luckily no one was behind me. I never received a notice of this recall but when I looked it up there was in fact a recall.
Forward collision warning (fcw) with mitigation system did not work at a speed of 15 miles per hour. A vehicle in front of my vehicle stopped abruptly in the middle of the road and I attempted to apply the brakes but it was to late and I hit the rear of the vehicle in front of me. My vehicle which was traveling at 15 miles per hour gave no forward collision warning nor did it attempt to apply the brakes. It is my understanding that the system was made for this type of occurrence and the safety feature should have worked. The front of my vehicle sustained $6500 in damage from a minor 15 MPH accident that should have been avoided or lessened with the technology package that I purchased as an add on to the vehicle.
As I'm driving down the road the engine shuts off and steering wheel locks and brake light comes on and I have to slowly stops and wait there to start the car sometimes I have to jump the car in order to start and then its ok for some time.
Car will lose power driving down the road and will also accelerate by itself the electronic throttle control light and check engine light comes on you can't get the car to go just dead and when you cut it off and to restart it it takes few times to start back but that's the o my way you can drive it after doing that! It has done this several times now and two cases I almost got into a very bad accident ! This. Is very dangerous I can't drive on interstate because if we're to stall like it does and lose piower or get killed! It's has stopped while pulling out into the highway resulting in me having to jump out of car before I got tboned
Everything that is wrong with my car is currently under what has been recalled however my VIN [xxx] does not state there is a recall. Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).
Tl* the contact owns a 2015 chrysler 200. While driving 45 MPH, the speed reduced and the engine stalled without warning. The vehicle was in the middle of the road when the failure occurred. The contact restarted the vehicle after ten seconds and was able to drive normally. The contact received notification of the federal safety agency campaign number: 15v470000 (electrical system). The vehicle was taken to the dealer (milton ruben chevrolet, 3514 washington rd, augusta, ga 30907), but the contact did not know what was diagnosed or replaced. The vehicle was repaired. After one week of the recall repair, the failure recurred several other times. The same dealer was contacted and stated that the contact had to pay for the repair. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was unknown.
Purchased 2015 chrysler 200 at 4:35 pm. Got on hwy 25 miles west going home I-70 west to bonner springs, the car started hesitating, I nearly got thrown off highway by 3 semis- adnd 2 trucks and cars behind me, let off horrible burning odor, and nearly threw my body out of the car, but I handled well. I got off I-70 to state avenue- runs parallel directions. Then, when I came to a number of lights- the engine revved up, like it was jerking motions. I paid it some attention, but was at a loss for words. I thought I was on a race track engines revved up, but I was not going to a race track. So, I came home- settled now down to2:445 in the morning very shaken up. So, I notified the televisions news stations and the kansas city star newspaper as we speak. I decided to read the "chrysler 200 reviews, and I am sure you can pull them too. I just searched for chrysler 200 reviews- and I read so many "exact" stories- I don't know what to say. I cannot sleep. This is the worst feeling I have ever had. Read the reviews. Help people live, and get rid of these cars. Just think, it has great leg room- I had plans for my nieces- to go to texas, we cannot die at once. I am not ready to be buried- at least let me teach a few more months and years. Had it been snowing, I would be dead. My life has been turned up side down, since 4pm. It is not just me. Don;t let these people kill kids,my nieces could have died this weekend. I thought I was going to pick them up, but I am so shaken,I am ice cold all over. I pray to god- you will cease these vehicles at once. Please don;t let any more people drive these cars- and please show these on face the nation on channel 5 cbs stations. Thank-god- my nieces are alive. I am so glad to be home. I plan to get a police escort to the dealership 9/12/2017. I have had so much trouble finding honesty. God bless us.
Tl* the contact rented a 2015 chrysler 200 limited from enterprise rental car. While driving 25 MPH, the accelerator pedal was depressed and the vehicle accelerated at a high rate of speed and jerked. The contact immediately depressed the brake pedal, but the vehicle failed to slow down. As a result, the contact rear ended another vehicle. The contact's head struck the driver side window and she was knocked unconscious. The contact was awakened by eyewitnesses hitting the window to alert her to exit the vehicle as the cabin filled with smoke. The contact mentioned that the air bags deployed and she felt a burning sensation on her left leg. The contact was unaware if fire was present as she was transported away by ambulance. The contact sustained fractures to her left and right feet and ankles, as well as third degree burs on her left leg, bruises to her ribs, sternum, and left shoulder. The contact was unaware if there were injuries to the other vehicle occupants. A police report was filed. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic where it was deemed a total loss. The contact stated that the vehicle was inspected by an independent mechanic, but was unaware of the diagnosis. The contact stated that the independent mechanic informed her that the chrysler 200 had many recalls. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and informed the contact that enterprise rental car sold the vehicle for salvage before they could inspect the vehicle. The dealer was not contacted. The failure mileage was unknown.
Vehicle wouldn't accelerate when pedal was pushed, then jerked and took off. Vehicle began accelerating quickly while in cruise control mode. Started having problems with the push start button, wouldn't not do anything when pressed.
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