I have had this vehicle less than 6 months.....it has now started to stall in the middle of traffic..when coming to a stop and upon takeoff from signal lights..the steering wheel locks up and the check engine light and battery light and at one occasion the steering light came on...you can restart it and it will run but for how long before it dies altogether? I am terrified to drive this vehicle...it has never been reported in a recall....not this VIN number, but I have done my research and mine is not the only complaint...and all the complaints are almost exactly the same....my life and the lives of my family are at stake each time I get in this car...what recourse do we have before someone gets killed?
2015 Chrysler 200 steering complaints
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She was driving down a city road 35 MPH and the motor shut off for no reason she had no power steering and the breaks where too hard for her to press the trans locked up and put it self into park and that must be why the trans is slipping after only 56000 miles on the car this has happened twice now in a month and after the car shuts down it does start right back up and drive normal after that.
My car has started to stall recently. It is usually when coming to a stop or decelerating although it is also while in complete motion but coasting. There is no warning sound, lights or indication. One must find a way to get off the road (if possible). The car does not re-start immediately. The only light on during this time is the battery light. However, the radio is still playing and the 'start' button shows the car is in the 'run' position. Power steering is also lost during this time. It is very dangerous!
While driving the power steering. Goes out and it gives "power steering unavailable" plus traction control and other warning lights come on. This happened several times all of which the vehicle was moving, including several times when driving on freeway. I have also had the car suddenly lose all power and I had to restart the car. This happened as exiting the freeway. Have been unable to get an answer as to what is causing this to occur.
As I am driving the parkway going about 60 MPH my car with out any warning started with flashing red on the dashboard. The temperature gauge started going from hot to cold and the engine symbol flashed on dash board. I was in the left hand lane with a significant amount of traffic passing me. Within 2-3 minutes as I started to go down hill the dash flashed steering will be disabled, then autobrading with be disabled. The radio at this point shut off and it was difficult to steer the car. There was little acceleration when I tried to give it gas to keep with the pace of the other vehicles attempting to move to the side of the road. I put my hazardous flashers on but because I did not have a dash board screen I was sure they were working everything electrical seemed to be off. I finally made it to the side of the road and the car went about 3 feet and stopped. I was not able to put the car in park once I got to the side of the road. It was difficult for the tow company to pull the vehicle because the wheels were locked and they had to use special equipment.
As I entered onto the freeway, my car turned off. Lights began to blink repeatedly. I lost total control of steering. I could not pull over or stop immediately. All this while still in drive. I was able to put the car in park. I attempted to atart the engine, it took several seconds but started. I was terrified.
Driving 60 MPH on highway, car shuts down completely. Not first time and happens every couple of months. Dealership acts as if they don't know how to fix problem. I am a single mother with 2 young children riding in this car. Does one of us have to risk dying or serious injury for chrysler to acknowledge or fixed this problem.
My 2015 chrysler 200c all-wheel drive 3.6 l v6 has randomly had bouts of stiffness/lack of normal tension in my steering usually when going to turn hut has happened at other times as well like when changing lanes! Also I've noticed a clicking/creaking break pedal that will sporadically get severly stiff and when depressed does not slow the vehicle or it will click and sink like the pedal bbn is going to fall through my floor board while I'm trying to break at any speed! This should be illegal I should not be stuck with the $20,000 bill and have my children riding around in a car that doesn't want to break or steer properly and I've had multiple mechanics look at it and they say everything's just fine with it of course they think that because it's not a consistent problem it just so happens to go out same with many other things on my vehicle which makes me wonder if it's not electrical either way I don't care what the cause is if you can't fix it or if it's going to cause me not be able to steer or brake properly with my children in the car we all deserve our money back because this is not safe and these cars should have never been released to the market!
Car started making an awful clanking noise when turning. Had three (3) different places look at it and they all said it was the transmission. Took it to spitzer chrysler in brook park, oh who said it was everything but the transmission. They wanted to charge me more than the car is worth. Had it towed to a different chrysler dealer as it's undrivable and leaked all it's transmission fluid out.
2015 chrysler 200s transmission failures. Numerous times the gear would slip from drive to neutral while at stoplights. The dashboard would instruct me to shift into park the choose desired gear. That's if I'm lucky and the shift knob doesn't lock, preventing me from shifting into park or any other. Numerous times it has disengaged from drive to neutral while driving on the highway at speeds ranging from 55 MPH to 70 MPH. Having find a way to the shoulder with no power while activating the hazard lights has proven quite disturbing to maneuver through traffic. Several times it has slipped out of drive while going through intersections leaving me disabled in the middle of busy roads at the mercy of oncoming traffic, hoping they brake in time. It has nearly been the cause of several wrecks having loss of power, steering wheel becomes hard to turn and I've nowhere to turn off of road for lack of shoulder or curbs creating obstacles. Regardless of where it occurs , if the shift knob is locked, the car is not budging. It is locked in the transmission preventing any way of pushing it. I can't drive my son anywhere for fear it could result in something I'd rather not think of.
While driving down the street, the car stalled. This has happened 3 times within the last 5 days. It is unknown as to why this is happening, but the car stalling while driving in the flow of traffic, is a safety risk. During this time, the car would not shift into neutral, and after pressing the start button again, the car starter was continually trying to turn over and start, but didn't. After getting assistance, the car was finally pushed out of the middle of the street from it's stalled position. After getting pushed to a parked position, it finally started, but I didn't want to take the chance of it stalling again, since this has happened three times now.
Tl* the contact owns a 2015 chrysler 200. While driving 15 MPH, the steering wheel became difficult to turn to the right and the vehicle began to stall. Also, a warning message appeared indicating to park the vehicle. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer and dealer were not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 70,000.
While driving my 200 I lost control of my steering. The check engine light the steering warning light as well as my traction light. I could not turn my wheel at all.
The car engine keeps on stalling while it is in motion. The car suddenly stops while I am driving it. There are no warning lights, visual cues or sounds to indicate any problem. As a result, the car's power steering becomes inoperable. The speed of the car varies at the time of each incident. Each time this incident has happened, the car has become disabled in the middle of the street. There have been 5 incidents this past month. So far, the car has been able to restart after putting the car in park and after a couple of attempts of pushing the start button along with stepping on the brakes. It usually takes a couple of minutes. During that time, my car is in the middle of the street and in traffic. I have had my children in the car during some of these incidents. It is an extreme safety risk.
Takata recall I have had my chrysler 2015 200 for 3 years and since I've had my car it has always had an issue with accelerating on its on. It accelerates when you tap the breaks and it will accelerate on its on taking it off cruise control as well. So last week my car was being driven on the highway and the car was put on cruise control going about 60-65 MPH then once the brake was tapped to slow down the car began to lock up and accelerate up to 90 MPH. Then after the car picked up speed the whole car locked up steering wheel would not turn or anything and the car ended up hitting a wall. The state of what cause the issue is unknown, however I think this issue should be taken further for an investigation.
While driving the vehicle stalls and shuts off, no lights on dash. 5 days later same stall issue now engine light and electrical light are coming on too.
While in motion the vehicle will shut down - steering wheel locks, brakes dont brake, no sensor lights. Vehicle starts after 30+ mins but no mechanic can locate the problem due to no sensor lights. This is a major health issue when the vehicle stalls in high traffic areas and can't be moved. At this time, it has happened on 3 occassions within a two week span.
Car will not start when pushing the button. Replaced batteries key fob. Still not c ok ming on with ignition push button. All lights, windows, dash lights are working so battery is not dead. Have found hundreds of people online with some issue from this year make and model!!!
Would lose power steering, would have to force steering, it happened on highway while drive straight, also happened while turning on city streets
Three times in the last two weeks my car has turned off completely while driving. Each time it has happened as I was braking. Took several minutes to get the car re-started and left me stranded dangerously in the middle of the road. There has already been a recall for this exact issue which my car has been serviced for and yet it is still happening.
Takata recall; while driving through heavy traffic on a sunday afternoon a warning light appears on the dash screen: power steering unavailable, need service soon. Suddenly the steering wheel lock up and wouldn't turn. I cruise the car to the traffic light waiting for it to turn red in order to turn the ignition off. When the traffic light turn green I turn the ignition back on but suddenly the warning light came back on and again I wasn't able to steer the car over to the next lane it froze up. Traffic was heavy and a large truck was driving behind me blowing his horn for me to speed up or get out of the way but I could not steer the car over. I put on the emergency lights and try hard to steer the car until I reach another traffic light to turn off the ignition. When reaching the red light I turn off the ignition and turn it back on at the green light. The warning light went off again and the steering wheel turned a little better for me to cruise the car in the right hand lane to the nearest shop. I was about 15 miles from home and able to steer the car in a straight lane to drive slow with my amber lights bleeping. Then I notice a firestone was open, the steering wheel was lock up again so I jerk it as hard as I can to steer it into the parking lot. This was a dangerous situation and thanks god for his protection because this could have cause a lot of people lives. Firestone examine my vehicle and explain what they felt the problem was; electrical, and I had to leave the vehicle to diagnose the problem. The following day they explain to me that it could be my battery so they replace the battery still no success. Call the following day and asked if they believe they could repair the car and the manager was honest and said no because it's a safety issue, the parts that is needed is out of stock and the car have to be taken to a dealership. Possible a recall.
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.
Driving down highway and car shut off. The dash lights went out but control lights stayed on. Took 3 attempts to start again. 2nd time this has happened.
Tl* the contact owns a 2015 chrysler 200. While driving 35 MPH, the vehicle stalled, the steering wheel seized, and the "service air bag" and "check engine" indicators illuminated. The contact stated that the failures occurred on more than one occasion. A dealer and the manufacturer were not made aware of the failures. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 76,000.
(takata recall) my air bag light is on and wont go off they said I had a recall on the airbags, my main concern is the transmission my car has been in the shop at least 20 times for this same thing chrysler said they dont have a fix for the problem the car is dangerous and they all need to come off the roads. There has even been some deaths due to this recall. Chrysler should be held responsable for this issue but all they are doing is just replacing the part with the same part that is recalled... Please do something about this before more people get killed for this car stalling out and shuting off.chrysler needs to buyback all of these cars because of the sfaety issue with these cars. And put everyone in another vechicle ..hoe can you help us with this issue. There is over 45 complaints on complaints.com please read over these and help us with this issue before more people are killed. My car is still doing this today so from 11-27-2016 to 3-16-2018 and has not stopped or been corrected at all
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.
First, there is the HVAC/windshield defrost. My concern with that condition is that my vehicle is my main source of travel and to have the HVAC to work properly in the summer is vital as well, as having a clear windshield. A breakdown at night, an accident, hitting a pole hole, something or someone would be far worse than a mere inconvenience. Incidentally, my intended use of the vehicle was made quite clear to the sales staff when I bought it. Second, and the matter of far greater concern to me is the transmission. Car making clucking noise, vibrating, jerking while shifting gears and launching while driving as if someone hit me from the back. Third, vehicle is only 2 years old and has had to have the drive shaft replaced. Which in return I've been without vehicle for more then 14 days and occur extra expenses of car rentals, tires and wheel alignment due to irregular wear. Fourth, hesitation on attempt to accelerate. I was informed that issue would be resolved with replacement of drive shaft. Defective drive shaft was the reason for delay and jerking. Fifth, excessive gas burning. I was informed that exist because of drive shaft. Once drive shaft was replaced it didn't resolve issue. I was giving a formula to calculate gas mileage, which was given to dealer. Car averaging 16mpg. Per car sticker fuel economy: highway 29/ city 18. Car is driven mostly on highway without a lot of stop and go traffic.
Tl* the contact owns a 2015 chrysler 200. While stationary, the vehicle malfunctioned. Upon engaging the push start feature, the brakes and the steering wheel seized and all of the instrument panel lights illuminated without warning. The contact could not depress the brake pedal at all. The contact disconnected the battery and reset the vehicle in order to restart the vehicle. The dealer and manufacturer were not made aware of the issue. The failure mileage was 60,000.
Vehicle is a safety hazard. On 7/28/2017 I almost at a fatal accident and almost ran off of the road due to impair vision. 1 of my complaints to dealership and chrysler was that my front windshield defroster is not working. I have expressed my concern and fear to both parties. Also, I have other on going issues with the transmission, stalling, hesitating, pulling side to side, consuming gas, jerking, making a clucking noise, HVAC issues, drive shaft and shifting gears.
While driving on interstate front wheels began shaking. Shaking stopped below 30 MPH but steering became difficult to turn. For past couple of weeks I experienced sensation that car was not connected to road as if the front wheels were not turning when steering wheel was turned. Convinced myself it was irregularities in road and continued on. Today limped home at 30mph.
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