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:
13 / 3
Injuries / Deaths:
7 / 0
Average Mileage:
36,958 miles

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2015 Chrysler 200 Owner Comments (Page 7 of 14)

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problem #147

Feb 212019

200

  • miles

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

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.

- Ripley, WV, USA

problem #146

Feb 092019

200

  • 106,000 miles
On Saturday 29/9/2019 I was getting ready to go to work from fremont, ca to san jose, ca and my car wouldn't start. I had to press the push start several times to get it to start, . once it did start when I turned on the defroster it started shaking and turned off. I had to let it idle more than 15 minutes before it warmed up. I made it around the block about a quarter mile before I came to a stop sign and the car shut off. I managed to turn it back on and pull over. It continued to stall until I got back home. Since then it's been shaking when on idle and it jerks between gears. While on the 880 freeway the car will decelerate during peak traffic hours causing me to have to pull over to the slow lanes to avoid getting rear ended. I'm taking to the dealership for diagnostics.

- Fremont, CA, USA

problem #145

Feb 102019

200

  • 120,219 miles
Went to start the vehicle and it acted like it didn't want to start but did. There were multiple warnings that popped up on the dash and in the messages. The car had a loss of power and wouldn't go into any gear. After letting it idle for 15 minutes it did finally go into gear.

- Hamden, OH, USA

problem #144

Oct 192016

200

  • 71,000 miles

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

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.

- Mesquite, TX, USA

problem #143

Feb 052018

200

  • 41,000 miles
Got in my car try to start the battery is dead I had someone come and jump it when I got in the car after he jumped the the car I couldn't move the car out of neutral

- Bay City, MI, USA

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problem #142

Mar 102017

200

  • 19,584 miles
Turned onto destination street and upon paring, engine light started flashing, then smoke started, got out of vehicle, fire started and attempted to put out fire with extinguisher, called 911.

- Washington, DC, USA

problem #141

Sep 122017

200

  • 18,963 miles

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

Driver noticed smoke coming from front of vehicle and pulled over.

- Washington, DC, USA

problem #140

May 232018

200

  • 58,302 miles
At approximately 1002 hours the driver pulled off of the ramp from hwy 41 turning right onto hwy 60 West. While on the ramp of hwy 41 the vehicle appeared to be exerting black smoke from what appeared to be under the hood of the vehicle. Driver pulled over immediately after seeing black smoke. Driver then turned off the vehicle and exited. Driver then called msg urban (rrb ncoic) to inform her that the vehicle was smoking. After exiting and walking away from the vehicle at approximately 1005 hours driver observed the vehicle start on fire and proceeded to call 911. At approximately 1008 hours a slinger police officer arrived at the scene, along with a Washington county sheriff and the slinger fire department. Driver was traveling at a speed of 8 or below due to pulling off to the side of the highway. This incident occurred in daylight, weather conditions were sunny and fair.

- Washington, DC, USA

problem #139

Feb 042019

200

  • 80,000 miles
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.

- Mesa, AZ, USA

problem #138

May 012017

200

  • 39,700 miles
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.

- Durham, NC, USA

problem #137

Feb 012019

200

  • 56,800 miles

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

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..

- Nashville, TN, USA

problem #136

Jul 032015

200

  • miles
When I'm driving my car it puts itself in neutral. Either from reverse to drive, at a stop sign, accelerating on highway. It's not a current issue it does it when it wants and its not safe but every dealership tells me there is "nothing" wrong with my car I've been fighting with dealerships since I bought the car of the show room floor, and the problem still isn't fixed and with a baby on the way I refuse to put our child in it with how unsafe it is.

- Freedom, WI, USA

problem #135

Jan 222019

200

  • 71,000 miles
Car losing power and stopping. Message indicator said put in park. This happen on the road as I was driving. Then the message indicator said service transmission. Once the message leftbthe screen. The check engine light came on.

- Philadelphia, PA, USA

problem #134

Jan 112019

200

  • 109,210 miles
When I started my car an alert said service shifter. When I started to drive and came to stop a red light another alert said service trans stop safely shut off engine to engage park

- Southfield, MI, USA

problem #133

Jan 062019

200

  • 93,000 miles
My car is stalling out after take off, and hessitates to get started again. Its been doing it since 1-6-18 and today is 1-8-18. It has a new battery that I put in it.

- Blissfield, MI, USA

problem #132

Jan 062019

200

  • 60,100 miles
Intermittent power failures in motion city street

- Homestead, FL, USA

problem #131

Dec 282018

200

  • miles
I've had to have the thermostat replaced twice within the time I've owned this vehicle. Once under warranty at low mileage once at 58,600 miles I've never had issues with replacing the thermostat in this short frequency of time. I'm having to pay over $400 to replace a thermostat which was already replace by Chrysler. An investigation into faulty Chrysler parts needs to be opened and a recall issued.

- Racine, WI, USA

problem #130

Dec 202018

200

  • miles
12/20/18 problems with electrical connectors, my engine stall, gearshift not going into neutral, intermittent power failure to certain electrical components. Not starting or moving

- Chicago, IL, USA

problem #129

Jan 162018

200

  • 45,300 miles
On 9/16/18, vehicle died and would not start. After several attempts, it started, then while driving down the road, vehicle lost all electrical power and came to a stop in the middle of traffic. Car was towed to dealer where they trouble shooted for several days trying to reproduce the electrical power failure. They found a services bulletin about electrical connection and replaced wiring harness. Over the next several months I noticed my vehicle felt like the transmission was slipping. As time went on, I realized it wasn't a slipping, but a hard shift. The vehicle would also loose power upon acceleration to merge into traffic or changing lanes. This was very scary, but at times it seemed as if the vehicle might lose complete power and die while in heavy highway speed traffic. On 10/11/2018 while having my vehicle oil changed, I asked the technician to drive the vehicle to confirm what I was feeling with the transmission. The technician agreed that the transmission was in fact not shifting or functioning properly. I obtained a quote to have the transmission serviced. The technician advised have the transmission flushed/serviced might help, but often times flushing can cause symptoms to worsen. I opted to not have the transmission flushed/serviced at that time and planned to take my vehicle into the dealer after the holidays. It is now the the 3rd week in December and just this week the hard shifting and loss of power when the vehicle downshifts to merge into highway speed traffic has worsened significantly. I phoned the Chrysler dealer today and spoke with my service advisor to schedule an appt. I am to call back on Wednesday 12/26 to reserve a courtesy vehicle and schedule appt. To drop my vehicle off on 12/27/2018

- Cleburne, TX, USA

problem #128

Dec 072018

200

  • miles
Takata recall, on the dash it says engine warming wait to start, I have to press start and off 7 to 15 times before it starts and sometimes it just reads engine warming wait to start

- Chicago, IL, USA

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