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:
34,187 miles

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2015 Chrysler 200 drivetrain problems

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2015 Chrysler 200 Owner Comments (Page 5 of 33)

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problem #579

Sep 302020

200

  • 81,000 miles

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

My car shifted to neutral 6 times within a 600 mile radius on the interstate and engine would shut down. I had to coast over to the side of the interstate turn ignition completely off before I could put gear in part then sit for 15-20mins before the car would start up again. We done this 6 times before getting to our destination. Thank god it wasn't a lot of traffic. Took to three different mechanics before I found out some recalls had been issued for the transmission and wiring. My warranty expired a few months before the issues started so Chrysler want honor my recall. I'm still having problems with the sensors.

- Pell City, AL, USA

problem #578

Nov 052020

200

  • 60,900 miles
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.

- El Paso, TX, USA

problem #577

Nov 052020

200

  • 100,000 miles
The vehicle check engine light permanently stays on and the vehicle will just die as you're driving it could be in the middle of an intersection it could be when you're reversing it doesn't matter I just wants to die and then not start up and it sounds like the gears are not automatically shifting. We have to have the computer reset often in order for our vehicle to drive. It's been happening for a couple years now.

- Oroville, CA, USA

problem #576

Sep 172020

200

  • 53,000 miles

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

On September 17th, 2020 I was driving my great niece to daycare and when I parked the car and cut it off, it would not start back up or allow me to shift at all. A new battery was purchased which did nothing, a towing service was called and it was flatbed delivered to a certified mechanic and it was determined that the computer brain is gone and the car will not cut off when you push the button to cut it off, they had to disconnect the negative battery terminal. This is a 2015 Chrysler 200 limited with only 53,000 miles and I don't know if it's the powertrain or anything because the brain is gone. They built these cars with no safety in mind. I am just thankful it didn't stop on the highway with my baby inside. And now the Chrysler dealership wants to charge thousands to repair it.

- Richmond Heights, OH, USA

problem #575

Dec 112015

200

  • 4,483 miles
I am still having transmissions problems, transaxle, and smelling smoke smell inside cabin. I feel very unsafe in driving this car. I have taken this car more than 2 times and the recalls stated that the transmission should be replaced and I have no evidence that it has been done. Yet each time I have taken the car with the complaint that the car is shifting hard, & into neutral unexpecting it has not been repaired. Transaxle is a contributing issue to my premature tires wear of my front tires and issues of the wheel barrens and unable to get a alignment. I have been told that I need struts and wheel bearings that is hard to believe with less than 30, 000, miles. This car has 58,175 miles. I cannot or have no intention in purchase of another car. Yet I feel that what safety recalls that was required were not done why can't I see what the recalls were. Service dept. States they can't duplicate the concern yet there are thousands stating that they have the same issues. It is currently located at tomball Dodge, in tomball tx 281-351-2000

- Houston, TX, USA

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problem #574

Oct 262020

200

  • miles
Car jerks, loses speed when taking off, may stall when when taking off this car does this when car is taking off, after sitting at light and has done so on highway causing possible fatal incidents. This is a consistant issue

- Oklahoma City, Ok, OK, USA

problem #573

Oct 232020

200

  • 104,000 miles

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

When accelerating the transmission sticks in 2nd gear. You have to stop and turn the car off and start it again. This happened to me at a stop light on a highway and I almost got hit by a semi.

- Chouteau, OK, USA

problem #572

Oct 162020

200

  • 67,000 miles
I had the car only 1year and half air bag light went on cause me 1800 dollars to fix, im only driving local. The other one is jerking trans twice to fix replace part cost 100.

- Hesperia, CA, USA

problem #571

Oct 162020

200

  • 54,000 miles
The vehicle started slowing down while I was driving to a stop and displayed the message 'shift to P to start'. I then put the car into park and tried to start it, it took two tries to start the car after it seemed to be struggling to start before finally starting on the 3 rd time. Then in the time span of me driving the two minutes back home it started to try and stop again.

- Fort Worth, TX, USA

problem #570

Aug 142018

200

  • 50,000 miles
The contact owns a 2015 Chrysler 200. The contact stated that while her daughter was driving at unknown speeds, the vehicle stalled with no warning. The contact stated that after several minutes she restarted the vehicle and continued driving with no further issues. The contact stated that the failure occurred multiple times. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where the failure could not be diagnosed. The contact stated that the vehicle currently was stuck in neutral. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic who could not diagnose the failure. The vehicle was towed to a second independent mechanic who diagnosed the failure as electrical however, he was unable to repair or diagnose the parts that were needed to be repaired or replaced. The contact researched the vehicle failures online and believes the failures were related to NHTSA campaign numbers: 15V470000 (electrical system) and 15V090000 (power train). The manufacturer was notified of the failure and informed the contact that the VIN was not under recall. The approximate failure mileage was 50,000.

- Tucker, GA, USA

problem #569

Sep 182020

200

  • 61,000 miles

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

While driving out of a parking lot to get onto a main street, when accelerating to pick up speed, the car began to lose control and felt as if the car slipped into neutral. A screen popped up on the dash stating "service transmition" and "engage parking break to prevent rolling". while the notification was on the dash, the gear shifter blinked on "D" and locked up. Unable to allow us to switch to any other gear. The car was towed to mike toler Chrysler Jeep Dodge Ram Fiat dealership located at 5340 hwy 70 w, morehead city, nc 28557. The service area diagnosed it as needing to repair the transmission valve body. We did not receive an invoice for this diagnoses, but I can call and ask for one during business hours tomorrow. We researched make and model for recalls, and our personal VIN number. Our make and model had 8 recalls, one including recall 16V529000 for NHTSA and S55 for Chrysler. After asking the Chrysler dealership to make sure these did not apply to our car, they were not accommodating. They stated that if we wanted to make sure it was a recall to file a complaint with NHTSA. We called Chrysler corporate, where they made a case number of 77342048 and informed us to contact nhsta due to the issue being what the recall states, but the VIN not having a recall.

- Benbrook, TX, USA

problem #568

Sep 122020

200

  • 60,000 miles
As I was driving down the highway on September 12, 2020, I noticed that my steering wheel was hard to turn suddenly and my gas pedal and brake pedal were not working properly. The car would not move much and it wouldn't stop properly. Some lights lit up on my dash board. I brought my car into the shop a few days later. The mechanic hooked my car to a machine and nothing was really showing. He did something to reset my dashboard alerts and said that if it continued to bring it back. It did continue, so he ordered new coils for my car. I brought the car back in on September 29, 2020 for repair. The mechanic rechecked my car and he found metal flakes in the oil that he drained from my transmission. He said that is not normal for regular wear and tear.

- Violet, LA, USA

problem #567

Sep 142020

200

  • 96,500 miles
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?

- Overland Park, KS, USA

problem #566

Sep 102020

200

  • 100,000 miles
My husband drives this vehicle primarily on the freeway to and from work 5 days per week. He states that the vehicle will loose all acceleration and shut down upon trying to merge onto freeway requiring the vehicle to be shut off. I have checked the kbb database for any such recalls for this make & model and there is one for this issue; however, our specific vehicle comes up as not part of this recall. What can we do from here since this appears to be the same reported recall. This has been happening for the past week or so.

- Buffalo Valley, TN, USA

problem #565

Jun 302019

200

  • 58,000 miles
The contact's daughter owns a 2015 Chrysler 200. The contact stated that while his daughter was driving at low speeds, the vehicle shutoff. The contact stated that the steering and the brakes locked up with the check engine warning light illuminated. The failure recurred several times. The contact stated that failure recurred while he was driving the vehicle also. The vehicle was pulled to the side of the roadway and restarted. The vehicle was repeatedly taken to the vann Dodge Chrysler Jeep Ram located at 899 S. delsea dr, vineland, NJ 08360, where a software update was performed on the PCM. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and stated that there was no recall on the VIN. The manufacturer stated that an oil consumption test needed to be performed. The contact stated that an oil consumption test was previously performed however, there was no record of the test being performed. The manufacturer requested that the test be redone. The contact referenced an unknown tsb in reference to the wiring harness. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 58,000. The VIN was not provided.

- Vineland, NJ, USA

problem #564

Oct 312019

200 4-cyl

  • 60,000 miles
The contact owns a 2015 Chrysler 200. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the vehicle hesitated upon depressing the accelerator pedal. After some time, the vehicle abruptly accelerated forward causing the contact to temporarily lose control of the vehicle. The contact also stated that the service air bags warning light was illumined on the instrument panel. The dealer had yet to be notified of the failure. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and they informed her that there were no recalls on the vehicle. The contact was then referred to NHTSA for assistance. Upon investigation, the contact linked the failure to NHTSA campaign number: 16V529000 (power train). The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 60,000.

- Garfield, NJ, USA

problem #563

Aug 282020

200

  • 100,000 miles
The contact owns a 2015 Chrysler 200. The contact stated that while attempting to drive the vehicle, the transmission seized in neutral. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer or an independent mechanic for diagnostic testing. There was no warning light illuminated. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 100,000. The VIN was not available.

- Ridgeland, MS, USA

problem #562

Aug 092020

200

  • 98,045 miles
The car shift to neutral in the middle of the road while driving and slows down. The light comes on in states that service transmission service brake system service parking brake. When you put the db scanner on it it says that a wheel sensor is the only problem. When a new wheel sensors put on there the same problem recurrs.

- Dallas, TX, USA

problem #561

Aug 032020

200

  • 100,000 miles
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.

- Dothan Al, AL, USA

problem #560

Jul 072020

200

  • 57,000 miles
Shifting in my 2015 Chrysler 200C AWD is horrible. The rough shifting is usually happens between 3rd or later gears. The rough shifting has caused me to think that I was reared ended but its just the transmission shifting. While driving on the highway and the rough shifting occurs, I must be extra careful because my car will jerk while on going over 50 mph which is very dangerous. The dealership has been no help as no light was on. I have owed my vehicle for just over 3 years now and this was always a problem. It was shifting rough when I brought it with 10K miles on it but I thought it was because it was a newer vehicle as it was my first new car purchase. I am currently around 57500 miles now and it still occurs. I have read many Chrysler 200 owners complain of the rough shifting on the new 9 speed transmission.

- Whitehall, PA, USA

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