CarComplaints.com Notes: The 2015 Chrysler 200 carries the torch of "never buy the 1st year of a new vehicle generation" with pride.

The 2015 model year is the first year of the Chrysler 200's 2nd generation. It has been plagued by problems from the start. Transmission failure at extremely low mileage, many recalls, problems stalling while driving... the list goes on. Maybe Chrysler should have stuck with the 1st generation.

10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
4 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
40,609 miles

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2015 Chrysler 200 Owner Comments (Page 5 of 6)

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problem #28

Oct 202017

200

  • 67,788 miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

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.

- Murfreesboro, TN, USA

problem #27

Oct 102017

200

  • 57,659 miles
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.

- San Antonio, TX, USA

problem #26

Oct 022017

200

  • miles
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.

- New Orleans, LA, USA

problem #25

Aug 272017

200

  • 59,500 miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

Mostly hwy driving~engine light comes on, transmission light is on and vehicle speed decreases, unable to accelerate. When I come to a complete stop, most times the screen will reset, the engine light will go off with in the next day or two. Stored codes have been P1da9, P073E. I've taken the care to the dealer, software reset-only solved the problem for a short time. Searched for recall by vehicle and there are at least 7, but when searching by VIN # states none. This has happened numerous time but I will enter most recent date with complaint

- Winston Salem, NC, USA

problem #24

Jul 272017

200

  • miles
The car will not crank even though the key fob is in close proximity. It can take up to 1 hour (sometimes more, sometimes less) to get the car cranked. The car starts at random...no special technique can be used to get this car to crank as it should. The key fob works for locking, unlocking doors; however, it does not work to start ignition. I have replaced the battery in the fob, had the car's battery tested (it's in good working order), taken it back to the dealership of purchase twice. I have been dealing with this issue for several days now in upper 90 degree weather in Florida. The vehicle is immobile/stationary. The occurrences have happened at home, work, grocery store, restaurant. Additionally I have noticed that the car skips while in motion. It feels as if something gets hung up and then releases. This is unsafe and frustrating. This car is crap!

- Tarpon Springs, FL, USA

problem #23

Jul 282017

200

  • 4,200 miles
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.

- Atlanta, GA, USA

problem #22

Jul 012017

200

  • miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

I purchased the vehicle froma local certified dealer in the end of April 2017 in may I had to have it towed to there location becasue the vehicle wouldnt turn on or respond they claimed it was the battery but ever since then the car been shifting weird the told me it need to be taken to a Chrysler dealership. Just last week (July 4th weekend) I was driving to a friends house when the car wouldnt go past 35mph as soon as I stoped the vehicle stalled. Itried to turn it on but it wont and it kept the starter even tho I let off the start button. I was scared to think it may cause a fire. 2 days after that I got the sama situation but this time the display would not work and the car stalled again resulting me to apply the hazards and try to avoid to get hit by vehicles. I have a current vedeo that show what it was doing

- Orlando, FL, USA

problem #21

Jun 222017

200

  • 38,678 miles
Tamara inflators: I was driving my car when I notice that it didn't want to go no more then 20 miles per hour so I was able to go to a friends house then I try to turn the car back on and it wouldn't turn on like if my battery was dead took the battery to get it check and it was charged so it wasn't my battery my check engine light would come on my car sometimes it jerk sometime it would take off fast and I would press on the gas and it wouldn't go... right now I have the car at the dealer ship cause it lost power... note: I was driving at the time my car would only go 20 miles per hour I was on a busy street I had to pull my car to the side and drive it to the closes place to stop and check it out...I had car behind me honking it was a nightmare

- Modesto, CA, USA

problem #20

Jun 242017

200

  • 30,421 miles
Service elec throttle control. Vehicle was stationary and moving, as were we returning home via the highway. Car keep jerking. Would not shift down from "7th" gear.

- Lithonia, GA, USA

problem #19

Feb 122017

200

  • 34,600 miles
The purchase of this car has been a headache since the first month of ownership. I immediately had to have a new transmission put into a brand new car, which is unheard of. There have been at least two re-calls for different parts of the car and I'm tired of spending money on a car that is a lemon!!!

- Oxon Hill, MD, USA

problem #18

Jan 222015

200

  • 19 miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

Vehicle engine cylinder walls suffered from excessive scoring during the time it was manufactured. The car constantly stalls, shakes, and jerks when driving and during idle periods. This vehicle is very unsafe to drive, due to the fact that control over the vehicle is limited because of theconstant shaking and rumbling of the steering wheel while driving. While I was driving the Chrysler car on the highway, the vehicle almost shut off completely, subsequently putting me and my newborn baby at risk of a fatal accident. The vehicle has also been diagnosed with many other issues with the power train components of the engine. One morning in my garage, the 200 would not crank when pressing the push button ignition and after this, the manual transmission would not shift the vehicle into neutral in order for the car to be towed. This vehicle was purchased brand new in 2015, and Chrysler has failed to fix or acknowledge these issues.

- Oakland Park, FL, USA

problem #17

May 202017

200

  • 48,000 miles
Takata recall.. the car would randomly shut off.. the lights would start flickering and going crazy... messages would randomly pop up saying key fob not detected... in the mornings when I would try and start it the gear shift signal lights would go crazy.. the morning it died on me I tried to start it the car was complete shut down mode roadside came it took us 45 mins to start it when it started the car was stuck in neutral and would not switch out the car lights locks everything electrical started flickering like crazy took it to Chrysler they said that they had three other identical cars to mine that was just brought in with exact issue they told me it was a computer glitch and it wasn't covered under my warranty I paid 400$ picked it up and two hours later the car started doing exact same thing then shut off completely in middle highway got it pushed to gas station and the battery was cracked in half leaking acid and the car was stuck in neutral again and completely locked down.

- Fort Walton Beach, FL, USA

problem #16

May 102017

200

  • miles
The vehicle is continuing to have these defaults as shown in pictures I'm experiencing more defaults in this vehicle and that I was told that there is no recall for chrylser cars and that I'm afraid of either getting hurt or someone else getting hurt maybe even killed due to these faulty issues that needs to be checking and that I don't have any kind of warranty on this vehicle.

- Raleigh, NC, USA

problem #15

Apr 172017

200

  • miles
My car doesn't want to come out of neutral. Sometimes it doesn't start and when it does the performance shifting is not available. Also my passenger air bag needs to be service. And every thing that's wrong with my vehicle Chrysler has a recall but my vehicle is not included.

- Kenner, LA, USA

problem #14

Jan 192017

200

  • 16,402 miles
Driving about 30 miles per hour and the car completely cut off while driving, it was dark on the road and I became scared, this was the first time, then the next day the car did the same thing while I was driving speed of 63. This could have killed me and my sisters.

- Fayetteville, NC, USA

problem #13

Sep 012016

200

  • miles
Purchases car on Aug 4, 2015 since day I purchased car it has had a hesitation when shifting into drive at initial start. You start car and turn dial to drive but if U immediately try to take off the engine will just rev as if your in neutral it takes about 15-30 seconds once you turn the dial before car is in gear. After about maybe 10,000 miles I noticed car would sometimes jerk as if it had been stuck in a gear maybe this has randomly happened several times around 60+ mph brakes hard and difficult to push down had to stand on them and still barely stopped. Shut car off and restarted 20 min later and they were fine. Service AWD light came on at about 60,000 miles after purchase and install of brand new tires. Went off and came back on about a week later and car began making a high pitced winding sound (sort of like an open faced fishing reel when you cast or reel it in) then all the sudden heard a big clunk when sit ring at stop sign it was loud and jogged the car to the point I though maybe a deer ran into the side of the car. I took off but immediately pulled overy and walked around the end car to check and didn't see anything. Noticed when I took off the winding had quit. But the next day it began again took car to dealership because the winding noise had gotten so loud they told me they couldn't check it while doing oil change had to be scheduled. I raised hell until someone came out from service when oil change was done and went for a ride with me. Noise was completely gone serv AWD light still on tho scheduled appointment to have light turned off for 4 days later. Drove 30 miles when I left dealership and it began again stopped to drop kid off and was headed back to dealership but when I restarted car noise gone and AWD light was off. Noise comes and goes over next 2,000 mi now AWD light back on and car is horrible in snow without AWD.

- Logansport, IN, USA

problem #12

Jul 252016

200

  • 38,000 miles
The contact owns a 2015 Chrysler 200. While driving approximately 35 mph, the vehicle stalled without warning. The contact waited for approximately a minute to restart the vehicle and drive home. The vehicle would not start again and was towed to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the power distribution center failed. The vehicle was repaired back in November of 2015 for the same failure. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 38,000.

- Atlanta, GA, USA

problem #11

Jul 282016

200

  • 31,683 miles
In June 2016 the AWD light came on while I was driving on the parkway. A call to the service dept. Said it could be a glitch in the computer, turn it off for a while and restart. The AWD light continued to light up. I took it in for service the dealer said it was a computer chip problem (ptu module was bad) that took 4 days two fix.two weeks later on 7/18/16 after noticing dark spots on my driveway I took the car in, the diagnosis was a leak of transmission fluid in the bell housing causing the transmission in a 2 year old car to be replaced. An hour ago, (7/28/18 9:30P) I was driving 60 miles an hour on the gsp when the battery light suddenly came on and "shift to P" message came on in the dash. The "D" on the gear shift panel started flashing about a min later the vehicle began to lose power. I pulled over and restarted the car. It started up I was barely able to get to the side of the road on a dark highway with lots of traffic. It was a catastrophe in the making! this is the 3rd major issue with this new vehicle.

- Roselle Park, NJ, USA

problem #10

May 202016

200

  • miles
Engine stalls out.

- Spring Lake, NC, USA

problem #9

Apr 232016

200

  • 28,500 miles
The vehicle has just shut down in midst of driving no warning nearly rear ended on three occasions. Then will not shift into any gear it has been sent for repair twice. I am afraid to drive it again in fear of being in an accident due to vehicle shutting down with no warning. Vehicle is always in motion when this happens on busy city streets, when driving or turning. Please help! this is the 3rd episode 3/24/16, 4/16/16, 4/23/16

- Montgomery, AL, USA

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