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:
26 / 11
Injuries / Deaths:
12 / 0
Average Mileage:
37,475 miles
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The car goes into neutral by itself while driving on the city street. Warning light indicated I needed my transmission serviced while driving on the highway then went away after I let the car sit. Transmission slipped during that time causing the car not to be able to accelerate properly to keep up with the speed limit. Key having problems with my left front tire suspension. Battery died out the blue while parked. Key fob says its undetected but I have it in my hand. I have to put the key directly on the ignition button then push the button to start the car. I wanted to also indicate suspension. The car rattles while driving on regular bumpy roads. My left tire has an issue the mechanic couldn't figure out.
Sometime when putting car in park it will tell you it is not in park and will not let you turn car off until you shift it into another gear and then shift back into park. Radio sometimes will not come on.
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.
- Coventry, RI, USA
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The contact owns a 2015 Chrysler 200. While driving 55 mph, the vehicle began to decelerate. The contact coasted the vehicle to the side of the road and powered off the engine. The vehicle was restarted and the check engine warning indicator illuminated. The vehicle shook and a loud ticking noise occurred under the hood. The vehicle was towed to the contact's residence and was later taken to autonation Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram & Fiat North phoenix (located at 16406 N 26th ave, phoenix, AZ 85023) where it was diagnosed that cylinder number six and the wire harness failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired due to the repair fees. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 75,000.
After using cruise control the idiot tells me the elec. Throttle needs servicing. In addition, the service airbag system light keeps coming on. I had the "service airbag system" warning checked at dealership (09/2018) however after 5 months it is back on.
While excellerating the car will hesitate. Sometimes this causes the car to jerk very hard, other times the car acts like its stuck in between gears I have almost been hit a few times because of this. When I am stopped and go to take off it will almost stop and them jump forward real fast. Other times it just jerks a few times and takes off. When I first bought my car it shifted into neutral on it's own a few times. This stopped once an update was done. My check engine light used to come on and go off. Now it stays on. We have taken it to advance auto and the scan tool will not read any codes. The radio, touch screen and steering wheel controls will randomly stop working. I had an alert pop up saying the engine temp hot and service electronic throttle control. The car has been nothing but a headache. My basic warranty has expired. I don't know what to do.
Takata recall. The electrical system in this car has me afraid that if might catch a firer. The dashboard light brighten up and dims down at times. You push one button and it goes to another on the screen. I can not accept the yes to connect my phone on the screen, the engine is stalling when in motion on the highway and city streets.this car is lemon. I have only had it for 1 year and 9mths. There was a coolant leaking and every time they change the oil it was just refilled even after I brought it to there attention.there was a oil leaking around the oil housing and leaking to and over the motor and transmission. The U connect screen features does not work properly and can not update the radio
The contact owns a 2015 Chrysler 200. While driving 70 mph, the instrument panel lighting flickered and the vehicle shut off. The vehicle restarted after fifteen minutes. There were no warning indicators illuminated. The local dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was contacted, but no assistance was provided. The failure mileage was 50,000. The VIN was not available.
Note this did not all happen in the same day you are separate occurrences. First issue car shift itself in the park when I was at a red light on a city street would not shift back into. Second airbag light keeps coming on telling me to service airbag system comes on and off. 3rd I lose all power to electrical components. I was driving at night on the highway I lost all power to my headlights interior lights radio everything electrical.
I've had problems with the air conditioning it won't turn on after the heater is on the next day it won't turn on and when the car needs a oil change the engine light will turn on and then the car start acting funny it will just turn off in the St and it won't turn back on and I can't take it off parking to make the car and then when it does turn on the speed won't work it won't go over 15 mph but I can hear the engine and the meters go up.
The car stalls on my wife every day. She sitting at light or sitting in traffic. You can be driving on the freeway and without warning it cuts off. I am now the only Chrysler owner that is having this issue. This is going to cause a really bad accident, or maybe someone dieing dealing with this issue. I have been calling so see if there is a recall. I saw something on google and said there is a recall but when I call the dealer ship they say there is no recall. What is it going to take for us to get a recall on the 2015 Chrysler 200's engine stalling problem. This started happen back in October 2016.
The car has shuts off while driving. I bought the car used last year in March 2018. It had issues w/jerking between gears and "hopping", but several months ago, just shut off while driving 75 mph on a highway (twice in 15 mins). Dealership attempted to fix. But, its back to same problem. It shut off Tuesday while out of town at a hotel while pulling out onto a 5 lane road. Supposedly fixed, and then shut off on interstate 695 around baltimore last night while two lanes of traffic over. Shutting off with -0- warning while traveling on busy interstates is extremely dangerous and possible life threatening. Per research, this seems to be a major issue for this car, not sure why NHTSA has not recalled it yet.
The car dies in the middle of the road while driving. The engine stops, all the lights on the dash go out and there is no power steering or brakes. After about 5 minutes the car was able to start again.
Often while driving the car down a city street it will stall out in the middle of the street. Thus resulting to trying several times to get it restarted. Before it will actually restart when the ignition button is pressed it makes a winning noise. Ignition button must be pushed again to stop the noise. Then try restarting again.
Vehicle shut down at random after 1 month of driving when purchased April 2017 and has been stalling and randomly shutting down since. There has been two to three maintenance checks at two auto services including chysler. This problem has not ben fixed. I was deiving everytime it shutdown and the vehicle stalls while driving and sometimes when stationary.
I have had my the car completely cut of several times without warning. Recently as I was backing out of the drive way the car turned off while in motion and all lights went out. After about 5 minutes the car was able to start and I moved it back into the driveway. It is like it lost all power because the clock was no longer set to the correct time. That was on Monday 1/28/2019. Today as approaching a stop sign the same thing happened again. Without warning and no lights on the dash board. I have noticed that other cars within the same year have been recalled for similar issues but I have not received any notification. I would like my car looked at free of charge as this is a potentially dangerous situation. If I am in heavy traffic and the car just decides to turn off while in motion I can be seriously injured or killed. This is also not the first time I have filled this form out..
The contact owns a 2015 Chrysler 200. While the vehicle was stopped at a traffic light, smoke appeared from the front of the vehicle and both wheel wells. The vehicle was pulled into a parking lot. The contact raised the hood and flames were present. The contact was able to extinguish the fire with a fire extinguisher. There was no warning indicator illuminated. The vehicle was towed to tate Dodge Chrysler Jeep (located at 7139 ritchie hwy, glen burnie, md 21061, (888) 864-6650) to be diagnosed, but the results were not yet available. The manufacturer was contacted and provided case number: 57915072. The approximate failure mileage was 60,000.
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- Oxon Hill, MD, USA