2015 Chrysler 200

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.

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.

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?

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.

TL* 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.

TL* 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. *BF *TR

TL* 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.

TL* 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.

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.