2015 Chrysler 200: brake failure

Filed Sep 5, 2019 · Transmission · 75,000 miles · WV

When driving, the car will just stop accelerating and the dash will flash error messages saying service transmission and emergency brake failure. The car will not shift from drive to park, so you have to set the emergency brake to keep from rolling if you are on a slope/hill. I turned the car off and turned it back on a few minutes later and it was drivable, but did the same thing days later. The car has 75,000 miles on it. The car has been parked and not driven since, because I'm so afraid of causing a wreck.

Filed Aug 2, 2019 · Engine · 50,000 miles · MI · crash

Tl* the contacts son owns a 2015 chrysler 200s. The contact stated that while his son was driving at 60 MPH and releasing the accelerator pedal, throttle stuck open, the wheels were spinning, and the brakes failed to engage. The driver was unable to shift out of drive or power off the vehicle. The contact continued to depress the brakes with force and veered to the shoulder of the road applied the emergency brake which also failed to engage. The vehicle continued to move and the contact was able to turn the vehicle to the right and crash into the curb causing the driver side wheel to detach. A police report was filed. No injury. No medical attention contacted. The vehicle was taken to the dealer al serra chrysler dodge jeep ram (6185 s saginaw st, grand blanc, mi 48439 (810) 202-0890) but no diagnostic test was performed. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and provided the contact with case number [xxx]. The failure mileage was approximately 50,000. Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).”

Filed Dec 26, 2017 · Engine · 70,125 miles · OH

My husband and I went on a trip from bellevue, ohio to fort wayne, indiana. Around 300 miles round trip, give or take. My husband checked the oil before we left and it was fine. No problems on the ride there. After the car sat for 3-4 hours we were leaving the park, going down a hill with a curve at the bottom and the car just dies. No steering and no brakes. All the lights on the dash came on. We had no idea what was going on. We almost hit a camper. The only thing that stilled worked was the radio. The car finally stops on its own. My husband puts it in parking and checks on the outside of the car to make sure we didn't hit anything. When he true to start the back up, it struggles the first two tries. The third time it turned over. No lights on dash to explain the stall. We nervously drive the car all the way home. I called the dealership the next morning. We took the car in to be checked out. Dealership had the car over night. We go in to pick up our car and they tell us that they had to put 3 3/4 quarts of oil in it. It being low on oil caused the safety feature in the car to shut the engine down. Didnt know about this feature. We were also informed that since our car had over 50,000 it will burn through a quart of oil every 750 miles..seriously. After the dealership tried to charge us 75 dollars for labor, which I refused to pay. I went home and researched the oil consumption for our car. On the chrysler website it does state that our car will consume 1 quart of oil for every 750 miles. Chrysler says this is acceptable. My dad is a retired mechanic of 45 years and hes beyond outraged that this is acceptable. At 80 an oil change and for someone that travels a lot, that's ridiculously expensive. How can this be acceptable? Mind blown by this.

Filed Nov 30, 2017 · Airbags, Brakes · 26,000 miles · NJ · crash · 3 injuries

On november 29, 2017 at approximately 5:15 pm, was driving approximately 25mph in traffic on a two lane. I hit the brake to stop, no brakes, and I hit the person in front of me. After hitting them, I bounced off and continued to move with no brakes. My airbags did not deploy and I sustained injuries to me chest, neck, head and back. I was able to steer the car in the right side lane and eventually was able to steer into a parking lot; still with no brakes. I looked down to pull up the emergency brake and saw the shifter in neutral. I then put the shifter in park and the car finally stopped. I do not yet have the police report. I did not receive a ticket, but was taken by ambulance to the hospital.

Filed Jul 19, 2017 · Brakes, Electrical · 69,856 miles · OH

We traveled two hours away for an event. When we were leaving the park the car stalled. No steering, no brakes, and no dash lights. We almost side swiped a camper before the car finally stopped. Another time driving down a busy highway the cat just dies. Etc light comes on. We take the car ti the dealer and they tell us its because the oil was low. I dont understand how the oil being low is going to stall out the car, there was no indication of oil issues. No lights were on in the dash. This car is unsafe.

Filed Feb 24, 2017 · Brakes, Electrical · 34,500 miles · NJ

This morning when I was driving with my 2 year old daughter, my car had major failures. While driving on a highway (us-46), the anti-lock brakes failed first, then went the power steering next. Luckily I was able to pull off the road in time before getting crushed by a tractor trailer. Funny thing is, I knew this was coming. I called my local dealership on wednesday to tell them I suspected my car was going to have the same issues others have had. My car started shaking quite a bit when I was drinking on tuesday 2/21/17. When you research this for this model, you'll find all sorts of scary stories, like mine today. When I called the dealer's service department I was totally blown off, treated like a moron, and told they could see me on march 7. Helpful, right? So I made an appointment at another dealership for tomorrow morning 2/25/17. Alas, I didn't make it. This is a very serious issue. Had I been driving on an interstate, this could have resulted in a major accident. I just hope someone reads this and understands 1. This is not the first person it happened to and 2. This issue is going to kill someone. I escaped with my life today. Others may not.

Filed Oct 13, 2016 · Electrical, Fuel system · 5,000 miles · WV

Car shuts down completely during driving. No brakes steering or anything. Someone is going to die in this car. Dealer can't fix problems. Will just happen.

Filed Jul 11, 2016 · Brakes, Electrical · 5,000 miles · PA · crash

Tl* the contact owns a 2015 chrysler 200. The contact stated that the brakes failed, and the service stability and traction control lights illuminated. The vehicle independently surged at a high rate of speed while reversing or in drive. When the driver reversed the vehicle, it backed into the garage door twice without warning. The driver applied force to the brake pedal both times and the vehicle continued to surge in reverse. A police report was not filed and there were no injuries. The dealer diagnosed the vehicle twice, but was unable to provide a repair solution. The dealer replaced the brake switch, but the failure continued. The contact was unable to determine when the vehicle would be repaired for months. The manufacturer was notified. The approximate failure mileage was 5,000....updated 09/14/16 *bf the consumer stated there was a code found that reported the brake and gas pedal were being depressed at the same time. The vehicle caused two crashes

Filed Oct 2, 2015 · Brakes · 6,000 miles · IL

Twice in the past few months, as I was driving to work my brakes failed & I received a notification on my dashboard stating that there was an electronic brake system failure.

Filed Aug 17, 2015 · Brakes, Electrical · 30,000 miles · DC

Brakes stopped working. After they stopped working and almost caused a crash the light to service the brakes came on. Not even a year old. Also had problems with the uconnect working but the brakes were a huge deal breaker.

Filed May 6, 2015 · Brakes · 100 miles · FL

Tl* the contact owns a 2015 chrysler 200. While driving at 20 MPH, the brake pedal was depressed and the brakes failed without warning. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the brake booster needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 100. Updated 6/22/15*cn updated 10/13/15