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:
20 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
11 / 0
Average Mileage:
34,276 miles
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The contact owns a 2015 Chrysler 200. While driving at approximately 35 mph, the vehicle would shift gears and get stuck in between gears. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The contact received a notification of NHTSA campaign number: 15V470000 (electrical system) however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The approximate failure mileage was 18,500.
My vehicle was parked in front of my house, got in it and it would not come out of park. The lights began flashing stating my transmission needed serviced. My transmission had failed and resulted in a total replacement needed. Chrysler cannot verify that the root cause of the transmission failure has been corrected in the replacement transmission.
The contact owns a 2015 Chrysler 200. The contact stated that while driving at 45 mph, the transmission failed and the engine stalled. In addition, the vehicle shifted into neutral. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that there was a failure with the software. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 12,000. Updated 12/31/15
The contact owns a 2015 Chrysler 200. While driving at approximately 45 mph, the check engine and the transmission warning lights illuminated. In addition, the vehicle failed to accelerate and reverse. The vehicle was towed to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the transmission sensor needed to be repaired. The vehicle was not repaired. The VIN was included in NHTSA campaign number: 15V470000 (electrical system). The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 8,000.
The contact owns a 2015 Chrysler 200. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign numbers: 15V090000 (power train) and 15V470000 (electrical system); however, the parts to do the repairs were unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not notified of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Parts distribution disconnect.
- North Glenn, CO, USA
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The contact owns a 2015 Chrysler 200. While the vehicle was parked, the vehicle started on its own while unoccupied. In addition, when the gear shifter was shifted to drive, the vehicle remained idle even when the accelerator pedal was depressed. The failures recurred intermittently. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 9,000.
Purchased this car in the spring, the car had 100 miles. Although the car is an automatic the car was down shifting hard, mentioned this to service where they stated the car was getting used to my driving. I have driven manual transmissions for many years where the transition between gears was far smoother. This continued until around 10,000 miles when engine light finally came on. Transmission completely failed and was replaced. Since then two recalls have been performed and the down shifting issue has worsened. Again told, car needs to get use to my driving as it is all digital. Drove a 2015 Dodge journey while car was worked on for a recall, it had 9,000 miles all digital...had zero issues with down shifting. It is completely unacceptable to have payments on a car that clearly should not be on the road. 1st and last Chrysler I will ever own. I am frequently on the highway with children in the car and do not feel this is a safe vehicle.
The contact owns a 2015 Chrysler 200. While driving 20 mph, the vehicle stalled, would not engage when placed into park, and did not supply enough power for acceleration. When the failures occurred, all the warning lights illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and repaired, but the failure recurred four times. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 15V470000 (electrical system); however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The contact was made aware by Chrysler that they do not have a remedy for the transmission failure. The failure mileage was 19,000. Parts distribution disconnect.
The contact owns a 2015 Chrysler 200. While driving approximately 35 mph, the vehicle independently slowed down and stalled as the "put into park" warning indicator illuminated. It took several attempts to start the vehicle; however, the failure recurred after driving approximately 50 feet. The failure recurred on several occasions while driving the vehicle. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 24,000.
The contact owns a 2015 Chrysler 200. When the brake pedal was depressed, the vehicle jerked and accelerated independently. The contact also stated that when the accelerator pedal was depressed, the vehicle reduced in speed. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where the failure was undetermined. In addition, the vehicle experienced an abnormal noise coming from the brakes. The vehicle was scheduled to be taken to the dealer for diagnostic testing. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown.
The contact owns a 2015 chrsyler 200. While driving 70 mph, the vehicle lost power due to a faulty transmission that needed to be replaced. The vehicle was taken to a dealer to be repaired, but the failure recurred. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The failure mileage was 22,000. Updated 02/05/16 updated 11/21/2017
Car began lurching forward upon acceleration so when I took it in for a recall, I asked that the dealership look at it. They stated that it was fixed with a software update that they completed. The next day the car began lurching forward every time I came to a stop. Once I come to a complete stop it shifts and lurches like it wants to go. I took it back to the dealership, where two employees tell me they are aware of many with issues like this but according to Chrysler nothing is wrong. The paper work they gave me states nothing is wrong. The car lunges every time you stop. This is not "normal". the dealership says that once another software update to fix it is available they will call me. I don't understand, if "nothing is wrong" why would they need to call me when a fix is available? this car is dangerous and it has 2,300 miles on it.
The contact owns a 2015 Chrysler 200. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 15V090000 (power train) however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not notified of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. VIN tool confirms parts not available. Updated 1/20/16 the consumer stated recall work was performed.
The contact owns a 2015 Chrysler 200. While driving 65 mph, the contact noticed the brake system and service engine warning lights illuminated. In addition, the vehicle would not accelerate. The contact depressed the brake pedal and the engine revved loudly as if it were in neutral gear. The vehicle was restarted, but failed to shift out of park. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed and repaired. The details were unavailable. The contact received NHTSA campaign number: 15V47000 (electrical system). The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 8,000.
The contact owns a 2015 Chrysler 200. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign numbers: 15V090000 (power train), 15V470000 (electrical system) and 15V461000 (equipment) however, the parts needed to repair the vehicle were unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not notified of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Parts distribution disconnect.
The contact owns a 2015 Chrysler 200. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 15V470000 (electrical system) however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure...updated 02/23/16 the consumer stated the dealer claimed they fixed the vehicle. However, the vehicle continued to jerk and shift hard. Updated 02/24/16.
The contact owns a 2015 Chrysler 200. While driving at various speeds, a clanking sound was heard and the vehicle shifted from drive to neutral. The check engine light illuminated. In addition, the vehicle failed to accelerate when the accelerator pedal was depressed. The failure recurred intermittently. The contact received a notification of NHTSA campaign number: 15V470000(electrical system); however, the part for the recall was not available. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The contact mentioned that the dealer attempted to remedy the failure by updating the transmission control module, but the failure recurred. The dealer replaced the whole transmission and performed wb solenoid relearn. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 5,000.
Driver received recall notice R24 for Chrysler (nhsta 15V-470)in the mail during the week of 9/28/15 - 10/2/15. On 10/5/15, while driving at 65mph, car jerked and check engine light came on. Approximately 2 miles later at 65mph, car jerked again, shifted to neutral, and "service transmission" message flashed on the screen next to speedometer. The electrical problem (concerning the recalled part) caused power to the vehicle to cease and driver was forced to coast to shoulder of interstate highway (in rush hour traffic and through weigh station entrance ramp). Car was completely off with no battery power after shifting to neutral. While stopped, driver attempted to restart the vehicle (immediately after pulling over) with no success. After 10 minutes and a few phone calls to figure out what to do, driver was able to restart the vehicle. The check engine light was still illuminated, and the car would not accelerate as usual (max 45mph, still on interstate, still rush hour). The driver was able to slowly drive the car to the dealership, almost being rear-ended twice. The service manager stated driver would be eligible for a complimentary rental only if they were able to diagnose it as a recall defect. The manufacturer's "rep" was able to determine that the problem was in fact due to the recalled part, and a rental was obtained. The car has been in the dealership's car repair parking lot for over two weeks, with no replacement part/repair on its way.
The contact owns a 2015 Chrysler 200. The contact stated that the transmission warning light randomly flashed, the vehicle had a drastic reduction in speed and stalled several times. The vehicle was taken to the dealer twice and the contact stated that they replaced two different sensors but the failure recurred. The contact also mentioned that the key fob also failed to work intermittently. The vehicle was taken back to the dealer who tightened the motor mounts. The contact was waiting on instructions from the manufacturer to instruct the dealer on repairing the vehicle. The failure mileage was not available.
The contact owns a 2015 Chrysler 200. While attempting to drive and shift the gear lever into the drive position, the vehicle jerked before moving forward. The failure recurred on numerous occasions. The vehicle was taken to a dealer who repaired the vehicle under NHTSA campaign number: 15V090000 (power train); however, the failure persisted. The VIN was also included in NHTSA campaign number: 15V470000 (electrical system); however, the part needed to repair the vehicle was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown.
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- Lexington, KY, USA