2015 Chrysler 200: complete transmission failure

Filed Mar 2, 2026 · Transmission, Visibility · 120,000 miles · FL

The contact owns a 2015 Chrysler 200. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the driver’s side headlight failed to function as intended. The message "Headlight not Working" was displayed. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic; however, no cause for the failure was found. The driver’s side headlight was replaced; however, several days later, while driving at an undisclosed speed, the passenger’s side headlight failed to function as intended. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic. However, no cause for the failure was found. On a separate occasion, while driving at an undisclosed speed, the transmission failed to shift as needed. While the shift button was moved to reverse(R), the reverse(R) light failed to illuminate, and an abnormal dinging sound was coming from the vehicle. The message "Transmission Issues" was displayed on the instrument panel. The vehicle failed to move while in reverse. The contact stated that the failure was predominant during cold weather. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, where it was diagnosed, and determined that the transmission sensor clusters had failed. The dealer reprogrammed the Powertrain Control Module and the Transmission Control Module. However, the failure persisted. The contact associated the failure with the federal safety agency Campaign Number: 16V529000 (POWER TRAIN); however, the VIN was not included. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 120,000.

Filed Nov 25, 2025 · Electrical, Suspension · IA · crash · 1 injury

transmission service (power train ) caused my parking rod dislodged/broken to slip/jerk to lose control of vehicle. It had put us at high risk, no airbags didn't go off to causing passenger to hit their head blacking out and non-stop pain in rotating cuff of right shoulder. It was inspect by the police and city from not being drive-able to be towed and inspected by the towing/mechanical person. The messages that showed on dashboard was transmission failed/ services, engine light and having electrical issues to light was flicking once press on brakes. when idling to pulling off from a stop cause to jerk.

Filed Apr 12, 2025 · Transmission · WA

Transmission went out. Had fluid and checked regularly and low mileage.

Filed Jun 12, 2023 · Transmission · 110,000 miles · IN

The contact owns a 2015 Chrysler 200. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the vehicle failed to downshift and was jerking and hesitating. There was no warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where the transmission was replaced; however, the failure persisted. Neither the dealer nor the manufacturer was notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 110,000.

Filed May 17, 2023 · Transmission · GA

Son was driving car and pulled out of gas station and heard a loud "bang" from under the hood and the car immediately died and he had to coast into a safe spot off of the street. Check Engine light came on and message "Service Transmission". Will not move forward now and whirring noise when placed into Drive. Towed to transmission shop that said there were several Transmission codes (TCM Monitor Processing and TCM Failure Undetected). The car has 59000 miles on it and the transmission needs replacing. Similar to other complaints seen on here for the 2015 Chrysler 200.

Filed Jun 30, 2022 · Transmission · IL

I own a 2015 Chrysler 200S With 27,000 miles on it and I’m currently having the transmission completely replaced due to failure. The automotive shop that is working on the vehicle tells me that the transmission fluid is completely burnt and has metal in it. There was never any warning signs that there was a condition going on until the day that the car went in the shop and the transmission light came on. I have the car at the dealership in November 2021 and all they could tell me at the time was that this particular model car tends to shift hard When I complained to them about the issues I was having. I feel like the dealership should have looked further into the matter because now I am spending $6000 to replace the transmission.

Filed Nov 7, 2020 · Electrical, Transmission · 60,900 miles · TX

I have a 2015 chrysler 200s which I got in january 2016. I had gone to a dealership to see about a trade in I had at the moment. When the car was taken to see value of it another car 'hit it' therefore the salesman felt it was his responsibility to help. I got a chrysler 200s w/ no down payment or anything. Too good to be true, right? Not even a year later my car wouldn't start and I went to check on the chrysler website for any recalls. My surprise was that there was multiple recalls for this car. I called the dealership and they sent a towing truck to come and get it. 2 days later they said that something was wrong with my car and magically the recalls issue was mentioned as if I didn't know. The transmission was replaced as well as the battery after them loaning me a pacifica for the inconvenience of my car being at the shop. To my surprise the pacifica didn't even last a day because the same issue happened and it stopped working as I was in the highway. The year after same issue happened and they had to keep it for another 2 days to charge the battery. November 2019 comes and the same issue happened after being told that this wouldn't happen. The battery was replaced once again. November 2020, and the same issue happened so I went to a different dealership and I was told the battery couldn't be replaced because it was out of warranty. I've called chrysler several times throughout the years and they say it'll be fixed but the issue keeps going. My car hasn't even reached 100k miles, it's barely going to hit 61k miles and I'm still stuck with a 11k note on the car that doesn't even work.

Filed Sep 22, 2020 · Transmission · 96,500 miles · KS

I have experienced harsh and erratic shifting in low speeds and gears since the very beginning. I was told in the test drive it was the new generation transmission learning my driving style. After taking it back to the dealer a few weeks later, they said the same thing, that it was a "left foot shift" (whatever that is) and still learning how I drive but they went ahead and did a TCM and PCM update. This did not help. It have also experienced odd shifting problems when in sport mode using the paddle shifters. When you are in 3rd and go to upshift into 4th, it down shifts into 2nd! Several times this has happened on curvery roads where a downshift at that speed could throw you off. Fast forward a year later all the while it is still shifting hard and having issues with the paddle shift mode, I am now getting a "service parking brake" and "service transmission" code in the dash in addition to the engine light popping up and the car not going into gear via the electronic shift knob. This issue has left me stranded from times ranging from 30 minutes to 1 hour. While a case is still ongoing with chrysler, I have some other information to be noted. This car was a part of the recall r08 (transaxle park rod), r24 (power distribution center electrical connector), and s55 (transaxle range sensor wire harness), which were all repaired. I am now a year out of powertrain warranty with this 2015 chrysler 200s that has 96,500 miles on it. However, I have paperwork (which can be provided) that I tried to have this car fixed before the powertrain was up but instead I was sent on my way. After taking it to the dealer for diagnosis, it has been identified that it has a "clutch pack failure" which would require an entirely new transmission. Interestingly, once you get it into gear, it drives just fine. But whose to say it won't just quit in the middle of the highway causing an accident?

Filed Aug 3, 2020 · Transmission · 100,000 miles · AL

Tl* the contact owns a 2015 chrysler 200. The contact stated that the transmission slipped while driving. Additionally, the vehicle failed to accelerate while driving. The check engine warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to three different independent mechanic and was diagnosed with a transmission sensor failure. The vehicle was repaired. The contact stated that the failure recurred. The vehicle was taken to another independent mechanic a forth time and was diagnosed that the transmission failed however, the mechanic was unable to repair the vehicle. The vehicle was not repaired and was not taken to a dealer to be diagnosed. The contact called dothan chrysler dodge jeep ram fiat (4074 ross clark cir, dothan, al 36303), and informed the dealer of the failure. The contact was informed that the vehicle was not subjected to a recall. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 100,000.

Filed Apr 22, 2020 · 25,000 miles · NE

I purchased my car at the end of september 2017. About two weeks later my car just shut off in the middle of a busy intersection. I called baxter and explained my problem and icalleda tow truck. Later that day baxter called me back to inform me that my car had multiple recalls.they fixed the recalls and my car was good for awhile. I then started having a issue where my car would jerk hard when I would come to a stop. After I start researching my make and model of my car I start to read that just about every make and model and year of my car has the same issue. I call baxter again to make an appointment and explain what I read to them and they call me back and now say it's my battery. I get my car back it's still having the same problem. Expect now my car will just randomly shut off when I'm driving. They tell me to come back when I have drove it 1,000 miles. I did not wait 1,000 miles because I nanny and drive people's children in my car and it's completely unacceptable that my car shuts off when I drive and my transmission slips. I keep making appointments and finally they say it's my transmission so they have my car for about a week to put a new transmission in my car. My transmission still slips and it feels like someone is slamming into the back of me when I come to a stop. I have called baxtor multiple times since a new transmission has been put in and they tell me there is nothing more they can do with my vehicle and that the chrysler association told them to not perform anything else on my car because this is normal for my car to do this.

Filed Feb 29, 2020 · Driver assistance, Electrical · NC

As I am driving down the road the vehicle will completely stall out. The first time it just seemed to have had a dead battery. I got a jump it was fine. After that the transmission died so I had to stop the car turn it back on and my check engine light remained on but it drove fine. Three days later, it dies again while driving. Both times it had died while being driven electronically were on 55mph roads. The time my transmission died it was right down the road from my house so I wasn't going too fast.

Filed Jul 25, 2019 · Steering, Transmission · 37,000 miles · FL

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.