S55 recall concern: I feel completely unsafe in this vehicle!! I bought the vehicle in october 2017 starting in late november early december 2017 the vehicle started shutting off by itself when I am driving it shifts to neutral by itself and completely dies. It happens randomly when I am braking or accelerating. This happens at least every 3-6 miles I drive and I have to drive alot working an hour away. This is very scary especially when you are turning in the middle of an intersection and it just stops. Sometimes it gives warnings by lighting up random lights like slippery road, the check engine light, and sputters so I can anticipate it since it happens all the time!!! I am being told that it is because the vehicle is due for an oil change even though I am not over, I use full synthetic done by the dealership, and this is a safety feature for the vehicle but to me this is no safety feature if anything it is a death trap waiting to happen. I have had this vehicle less than 6 months and I am afraid to ride around with my child in it not knowing what will happen. In fact I go out of my way to go around intersections or dangerous expressways because I am afraid it will stop with her in the car. Please help!
2015 Chrysler 200 electrical complaints
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This car continues to cutoff while I'm driving
My chrysler 200 had been recalled mid 2015 for a glitch in their computer system that required all chrysler, dodge, ram, and fiat vehicles with the 8.4 screen to have a chip sent out and installed by self to update and instill security to those cars. In january of 2016 I was involved in a collision in my chrysler 200. My entire front end was knocked off as I was awaiting a turn in a center lane on a city street. My engine dropped and all fluids were expelled from this vehicle, my air bags did not deploy. When I called concerned about it I was told that my vehicle was tested with a hand device in a junk yard and that I had not been hit hard enough or in the right place for them to deploy. I could not believe due to the force and damage done but was still told by a chrysler representative that there was no malfunction with the air bags. The car was a total loss but was resold to a dealership in cincinnati, oh and put up for sale. I am still receiving notifications about the car due to uconnect and is very concerned about this same vehicle being sold and put on the road.
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.
Have had vehicle approx 1 yr. While driving 45mph on city street check engine came on with engine overheat msg and engine cooling sensor as well. Replaced sensor and while driving the next day on highway at 70 MPH to see if the system readjusts itself to the new sensor message came on again with added service elecrtrical throttle control msg and check engine lights again. I was near oreill and it produced codes for thermostat, cooling sensor, system performance, etc. Messages are not on screen now but check engine lights still on. I believe it triggers when cooling temp reaches appx, 189 f. After doing some research many others are experiencing these issues and seems the problem escalates to much worse such as shutting off while driving. No recalls thus far but many people anticipating someone needing to die before something is done. I drive with my children almost all of the time and am very concerned.
Vehicle stalls and cut-off whenever I stop on the highway, stop signs or pulling out from a stop sign.
While driving, the car seizes. It happened at 3,500 miles (dealership stated blown fuse) and again at 12,500 miles. I am driving and the car stops and the dashboard lights up. It is a sudden stop and will cause a crash and injuries. I will not get back into that car! Both times, it was at 25 miles per hour, just starting back after a stop sign.
The vehicle has begun throwing an error message that the engine is running hot and the electronic throttle control needs serviced. The vehicle is running fine and does not appear to be running hot. The lights go off when the car is stopped and come back on about 20 minutes into the next trip. The dealer stated this was not covered under warranty and quoted almost $700 to replace the sensors. We have had the vehicle less than one year (2nd owner) and just rolled over 60,000 miles.
Vehicle in motion has unexpected shifting to neutral, jumps into gear when accelerating and decelerating. Vehicle wiring to airbags is damaged with no accident. Car power randomly powers off in motion. These issues have been ongoing for about 2 years now since I got the vehicle.
When I am driving, the car will shut itself off and give me a message saying that the fobs have left the vehicle when they haven't. At times, I also get a message telling me the key fob was not detected when trying to get in and/or start the car. The fobs batteries have been replaced and a local dealer cannot find/duplicate the issue.
Car stalling out while driving. Stalled 4 times 12/10/17 then was driving rough, as I was going down the street the red lighting bolt came on along with the check engine light, parking light, traction control light. Went to the gas station to put gas in, started car and the car would not go into drive. It took around 8-10 minutes to get the car to go into drive. There was all kinds of warnings going across the screen saying electrical malfunction service immediately and transmission malfunction service immediately. So I take the car in and the TCM is needing replaced and the engine may need replaced. This is not ok for a 2015 car to have this many problems.
The car stalling out and not it keeps coming up service electronic throttle control the vehicle will stall and it will restart and the car is now not getting real warm
Tl* the contact owns a 2015 chrysler 200. While driving 45 MPH, the service transmission warning indicator illuminated and the vehicle stalled. The contact was unable to restart the vehicle. The vehicle was towed to garden city jeep chrysler dodge ram (283 n franklin st, hempstead, ny 11550, (516) 336-4712) to be diagnosed. The contact was informed that the mechanic was unable to retrieve a fault code or duplicate the failure. Additionally, on several occasions while attempting to make a 3-point turn, the vehicle was shifted into reverse but failed to respond. The contact turned the vehicle off and back on, and the vehicle operated as intended. The contact stated that the failure recurred five to six times. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was informed of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 8,000.
Car shuts off while driving. 'put in park and restart' appears on screen and car loses all power.
Within the last week, my car has turned off twice while driving it. The first time I was going downhill on an s-curve and the engine turned off and a message appeared on my dashboard to put the car in park and start. The second time I was in stop and go traffic and the car just suddenly turned off and the same message appeared. I was stuck in the middle of the road and had to throw it in park while other cars were trying to go around me while I tried to restart it. When it did restart it, the check engine light was on and it also had a flashing lightning bolt. I was going to go get the check engine light checked the following day, but when I turned my car on in the morning, the check engine light was gone.
Car purchased 10/21/2016, 3 months later problems began. 01/16/2016 service air bag light came on and will not go off. Dealer said it is not covered under my extended warranty, for what reason I still don't know. Taken the car to 3 different shops to work on it and I keep being told it is a passenger seat connector, yet I have had this done 3 times now...$500 out of pocket each time, the light is still on as of 11/10/2017. Now the car also has a service engine light on constantly along with this airbag light. As well as of 10/25/2017 my car has began to tell me the engine is running hot while I'm driving, but the thermostat display inside never even gets to half.. So not sure about this now. As well as also telling me to service the electronic throttle control as soon as the overheat sensor goes off. Lastly I was at the gas station the other day and the car wouldn't start, it said the keyfob not detected but it was in my hand! Had to google what to do..(which is put nose of keyfob to button and press it that way if happens to anybody else) soo that would be a total of 4 different lights on at this time of 11/10/2017. Enterprise has yet to help me or get back to me on any of these issues. It was a rental car before I bought it from them, obviously they sold me a lemon! As I was getting an oil change on 11/01/17 I had them run codes and it and it read I needed a new thermostat to take care of the engine overheating and the etc light...needless to say this has been a car from hell. I have filed complaints to enterprise about this car repeatedly especially with it all happening so soon after getting the car. I'm stuck with it now so I would love for somebody to know what there doing and actually fix this car!!!
My airbag light has came on after having my oil changed and it won't go off 5/6/2017. Then yesterday 11/6/2017 my car would not start because my battery was dead but I just purchased the car used in march and the battery should be dead after 2 years. My check engine light ended up coming on after having aaa jump start my vehicle and I'm just having issues that I shouldn't be experiencing and I'd think my airbag should still be covered under warranty.
Car shutting off while driving in traffic with no warning. Car frequently resets itself multiple times a day without reason. Dashboard lights go out without warning. Gear switch has low voltage, shuts off car.
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).
This car is the biggest pos I have ever owned, we have had electrical problem after electrical problem, now it isn't keeping a charge on the battery, charged overnight was able to start the car, get to our next location and it is dead, the car has died in the middle of the a busy road as we pulled out we were very lucky a semi didn't hit our car with my wife and kids in the car, we have had problems with the car not shifting out of out of gear, wheel bearings and they will not even look at the issue we have had to replace all the tires within 25,000 miles, because I rather save the money and rotate the tires myself they refused to look into a problem, the new tires we had to put on the care are starting to wear just like the last ones, I have been a very loyal chrysler/ram customer but the chrysler 200s takes the cake, this car has had recall after recall and now since chrysler discontinued making the car, the value tanked and we owe more on it than it is even worth, talk about sticking to someone... Not happy at all
As I was on my way to work at 5:30 am this car stalled and told me to pull over, turn off engine and place in park. I live in country so there was nothing but a back country road. The car would not start at all would not shift into park, I called my husband to come help me. He had to pull both battery terminals off and reconnect them. After I was 2 hours late to work the car finally started again. Since this incident this has happened 3 more times at different times of day.
The battery drains constantly causing the battery to die. Car will not recognize that brake is being pressed to start car. The car has started on its own shortly after trying to start the car without pressing brake and releasing key. After actually getting car to start car after charge the car will die shortly there after after running for a few minutrs. Has caused car to stall while in gear/moving. Battery has been replaced 3 times already. Car is now in dealer and dealer is saying I have to buy a new battery even though the car had a battery replaced the day on 9/21/2017 when car just died on drive to 7-11. The car was then driven from nc to fl and then short drive in fl and is fully dead again a few days later. Here is picture of tow. Deiver charged battery to move to flatbed then it died while putting in gear. Had to be pushed ro get moved out of parking space for flatbed. *bf updated 7/27/18
Dash lights come on, electric bolt light shows, and car does not accelerate. Car is parked in drive way. This is the second time this year this has happened. I took it to a chrysler dealership the first time a month before, they fixed the recall and cleaned the throttle body. I will have to try to take it in for a second time.
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.
On october 2, 2017, as I was preparing to start the car, I noticed that the bell kept ringing. And when tried to start the car, it wouldn't start. So after sitting in the car for about two minutes, it started, but hesitantly. Also, the air bags warning light had been coming on since last week. I was driving when the warning light for the airbags came on.
Driving doing around 20-25 MPH car shuts off. Have to through car in park to restart. It happen yesterday . Then again this morning almost causing a accident
Out of no where after I took my car to the dealership I bought my car from and they said that there was an electrical issue that popped up... Then after they ran scan a day or two later my check engine light comes on and then my car won't start ... Took it to a chrysler dealership and they said all the problems I was having was because my battery but before that even happened my car was on 14 vollatages... Had to pay for a new battery and only had the car a year
I was in a car accident feb 16 2017. Rear ended by a ford expedition. My airbag came on but didn't deploy. I hit my head hard and smoke was coming from the steering wheel. The car locks and unlocks on its own. It slows down to five miles an hour on the highway and then speeds up again. I never know what my life will be like in this [xxx] car. It's not worth anything and I demand all the money I put into it back. 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. The contact stated that the vehicle failed to start. The key fob also failed to lock and unlock the vehicle doors and the tire monitor failed to function. In addition, while pulling out of the driveway, the electronic emergency brake applied independently without warning, causing both rear wheels to lock up. The contact stated that the check engine warning indicator illuminated. The failure recurred twice. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 57,000.
Takata recall my airbag light has been continuously coming on and off ever since I purchased the car about 3 months ago. I took it back to the place of purchase and was told that something was blocking the sensor under the seat which had been removed and I was told it was fixed but this light is still on. I don't feel safe in this car if I don't know if I have working air bags or not. The sunroof has also malfunction to where it would not open and close by pressing the button I have taken it to be fixed 3 times already. I feel like I am stuck in a death trap waiting to happen.
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