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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My vehicle rear ended a stopped pick up truck at approximately 35-40mph. Prior to and during the accident, the forward collision warning didn't activate in time to help stop the car as well as the air bags never deployed throughout the accident.
My car has been working great. It us up to date on maintenance, as of yesterday it took a while to turn on in the morning. Around 4:54pm on 5/22/18 the car did not want to start. 5/23/18 at 8:00am it turned on but took a while agaig. So I turned it off and turned it back on but this time the engine light, parking light, and gear didnt want to switch shift.
My vehicle constantly turns off and abruptly stop while driving, while coming to a stop and/or while up in speed. When it turns off stated select desired gear, all lights come on. Transmission, enigine, red Z, battery light, and won't start immediately. Airbag light has been on since I purchased car. Won't go away. Car beeps when turning.
The car stalls when pressing the gas. Once it finally catches it's a hard jerk in the car. Have taken to have inspected but service station says it's fine.
Muiltple problems with the engine. It's been replaced &I I'm still having a problem with it.. this is the second time have to pay a deductible due to the car randomly shutting off. Shifting into N.. the first time they said it was an internal engine leak:.. then within a few months I started having the same issue. I've had the car for a years & I haven't been able to move it in 3 months. The car keeps having problems after problem and it's still under the warranty.. but I'm paying the payments on a car I can't use for no other reason but factory problems
- Rochester, NY, USA
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Vehicle keeps overheating and shutting off by itself while in motion on the highway. First I was told it was the thermostat malfunctioning and now a converter. The car stalls and shuts off with the inability of restarting. Started happening four mths ago.
Last week I was making a left turn onto busy road( traffic coming at me from both directions) when my car stalled out with no warning( I assumed maybe low oil or gas, so I added more oil and filled gas in gas tank)today I was driving and my car stalled out with no warning again, I tried starting my car again and it wouldn't start the first few times and finally when I did get it started I pressed the gas and nothing was happening
I had just left my house and was driving 25 mph when my Chrysler 200 cut off. The screen read, shift to park to start. I shifted into park and tried to restart the car but it didnt start. Then I waited about 30 seconds and tried to start it again and it started. This was the second time I had this problem. Everytime the car shut off, it was after driving only a few minutes at 25 mph. I almost got hit by another car both times and it was pretty scary because I often drive with my three yr old. The car is a lemon and Chrysler should give everybody their money back or most of it. Chrysler is playing with peoples lives and recalling it doesnt solve the problem.
After shifting into reverse or drive, the car will not move, then suddenly slams into gear and lunges abruptly. This has happened several times and it is frightening when in traffic. Also, after shifting into reverse or drive and beginning to move, the car suddenly jolts to a stop and feels like it's digging in, and will not move. It then indicates the parking brake has been engaged when I never touched the parking brake. This has also happened numerous times and is also frightening when merging into traffic. When the brake suddenly engages, all on it's own Accord, it is difficult to get it to release.
Vehicle loose contact with the car keys I had replaced new batteries to the car key controls and it still doing the same specially if one of thedor is open.
Brakes, front wheel bar or something, thermostat, bought the car in August 2017. Haven't driven it very much at all. Now all these problems and I paid a great deal for this car. The transmission also acts funny at times. Not wanted to shift or shifts hard. The car was on the highway when the thermostat went out. Everything dropped on the screen and red thermostat came on and red letters about something hot stabilizer, throttle body, something.
The makes a rattling noise when it start for some reason, I don't know if it normal and while I'm driving and trying to accelerate it makes that noise to. It makes the noise every day.
Driving to work and all of a sudden I got two alerts on my dashboard signaling engine temperature hot and to service electric throttle control. The cars performance after these alerts was poor and it was very loud. It was struggling to get past 40mph. Took it to a shop and found my thermostat, the housing, and sensor needed replacing. Also found out the memory of the controller needed to go back to a dealer to be erased and re programmed which is not my fault.
Have had vehicle approx 1 yr. While driving 45mph on city street check engine came on with engine overheat msg and engine cooling sensor as well. Replaced sensor and while driving the next day on highway at 70 mph to see if the system readjusts itself to the new sensor message came on again with added service elecrtrical throttle control msg and check engine lights again. I was near oreill and it produced codes for thermostat, cooling sensor, system performance, etc. Messages are not on screen now but check engine lights still on. I believe it triggers when cooling temp reaches appx, 189 F. after doing some research many others are experiencing these issues and seems the problem escalates to much worse such as shutting off while driving. No recalls thus far but many people anticipating someone needing to die before something is done. I drive with my children almost all of the time and am very concerned.
Takata recall had the car since April of this year. Cut off over 20 times and consumes oil a lot. I mean I'm adding oil every 700 miles almost. Car has left me in the middle of intersections with my family in danger
First, there is the HVAC/windshield defrost. My concern with that condition is that my vehicle is my main source of travel and to have the HVAC to work properly in the summer is vital as well, as having a clear windshield. A breakdown at night, an accident, hitting a pole hole, something or someone would be far worse than a mere inconvenience. Incidentally, my intended use of the vehicle was made quite clear to the sales staff when I bought it. Second, and the matter of far greater concern to me is the transmission. Car making clucking noise, vibrating, jerking while shifting gears and launching while driving as if someone hit me from the back. Third, vehicle is only 2 years old and has had to have the drive shaft replaced. Which in return I've been without vehicle for more then 14 days and occur extra expenses of car rentals, tires and wheel alignment due to irregular wear. Fourth, hesitation on attempt to accelerate. I was informed that issue would be resolved with replacement of drive shaft. Defective drive shaft was the reason for delay and jerking. Fifth, excessive gas burning. I was informed that exist because of drive shaft. Once drive shaft was replaced it didn't resolve issue. I was giving a formula to calculate gas mileage, which was given to dealer. Car averaging 16mpg. Per car sticker fuel economy: Highway 29/ city 18. Car is driven mostly on highway without a lot of stop and go traffic. Our state's lemon law dictates that a vehicle carries a presumption that it is a lemon if a condition exists 'that is likely to cause death or serious bodily injury if the vehicle is driven and the nonconformity has been subject to repair two or more times by the manufacturer or its agents, and the buyer or lessee has at least once directly notified the manufacturer of the need for the repair of the nonconformity.'
While utilizing the uconnect 8.4 nav onboard navigation system driving on 1-94 toward Chicago, the gps system started giving wrong directions and shortly thereafter lost lock on where the vehicle was and the direction it was heading. At one point, the system told me to turn right at the exit and there was no exit. Fortunately, I was in daylight conditions and knew the directions to be in error. Had this not been the case, I.e driving at night in poor visibility and unfamiliar with the route, the results could have been far worse.
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- Douglasville, GA, USA