2015 Chrysler 200

ON DECEMBER 2015, I BOUGHT THE 2015 CHRYSLER 200 LIMITED FROM GILROY CHRYSLER DEALER. (MALFUNCTION #1) ON SUNDAY APRIL 17, 2015, @ APPROXIMATELY 9:45 I DROVE MY CHRYSLER LESS THAN A MILE FROM MY HOME WHEN I MADE A RIGHT TURN & MY CAR TURNED OFF AND THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP. I STARTED MY VEHICLE AND WAS ABLE TO DRIVE IT. (MALFUNCTION #2) THE VEHICLE HAS ALSO HAD PROBLEMS MAKING A CLICKING NOISE WHEN GOING IN REVERSE LIKE METAL ON METAL CONTACT. (MALFUNCTION #3) WHEN I PUT THE VEHICLE IN DRIVE IT IS DELAYED AND CHANGES HARD. ON APRIL 23, 2015 MY VEHICLE WAS SERVICED FOR AN OIL CHANGE & TIRE ROTATION @ (STEVENS CREEK JEEP DODGE) 4100 STEVENS CREEK BLVD, CA 95129 AND THE SERVICE ADVISOR WAS ADVISED. HE ADVISED THEY WERE BOOKED UP FOR 3 WEEKS IN ORDER TO CONDUCT A DIAGNOSTIC CHECK UNDER THE VEHICLE'S WARRANTY. THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED AND IT IS SCHEDULED FOR THE FIRST WEEK OF MAY. THE DEALER WOULD NOT GIVE A FOR A TEMPORARY VEHICLE UNTIL THE VEHICLE IS SAFE TO DRIVE. I AM A SINGLE MOTHER TWO CHILDREN.

I WAS ABOUT TO TURN RIGHT ONTO THE STREET, WHEN I FELT LOSS OF POWER. THE CAR ETC, MIL, AND ETC INDICATOR LIGHTS CAME ON. TRANSMISSION GOES INTO STALL MODE, DOES NOT GO OVER 30 MPH, SPEEDING UP AND SLOWING DOWN AND SHAKING EXCESSIVELY. I'VE ONLY HAD THIS CAR FOR 10 MONTHS. NOW IF THIS WAS TO HAVE OCCURRED ON A WEEKDAY I WOULD HAVE BEEN ON THE FREEWAY AND THIS WOULD HAVE CAUSED A MAJOR ACCIDENT.

TOOK MY PERFECTLY DRIVING 200 IN FOR AN OIL SERVICE AND TIRE ROTATION. THE DEALER ALSO STATED THERE WAS A SOFTWARE UPDATE (NO DETAILED EXPLANATION SO I ASSUMED IT WAS THE RADIO SECURITY) NOV 21TH, 2015. I WAITED FOR THE SERVICE TO BE COMPLETED AND UPON DRIVING HOME NOTICED THE CAR ACTING WEIRD, THE TRANSMISSION WAS NOT DOWN SHIFTING CORRECTLY AND LUNGING FORWARD TERRIBLY. I IMMEDIATELY CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY ADVISED THE SOFTWARE FLASH WOULD TAKE 1,000 MILES-WHAT? SOUNDS LIKE BULL S**T TO ME BUT I DROVE IT OVER 1500 MILES FOR CHRISTMAS IN IN WITH EVERYONE RIDING ALONG ASKING WHAT THE HECK IS WRONG WITH MY CAR! I CONTACTED THE DEALER UPON MY RETURN AND AFTER SOME EXCUSES AND A SERVICE MANGER WITH AN ATTITUDE IT NOW GOES BACK IN JAN 9TH, 2016 BUT THEY ARE ALREADY TRYING TO BLOW IT OFF.....DROVE PERFECT TILL MY DEALER AND FCA SCREWED IT UP! IF THEY EVEN ATTEMPT TO TELL ME IT NEEDS TO REFLASH OR ITS MY DRIVING STYLE I WILL IMMEDIATELY REQUEST A TEST DRIVE IN A NEW ONE AND VIDEO IT. UPDATE FROM DEC 31, 2015 FCA TELLS ME MY CAR HAD THE TCM AND PCM UPDATED WHEN THE PROBLEM STARTED. UPDATE FROM FEB 8, 2016 WELL AFTER TWO MORE VISITS......THIS CAR STILL DOES NOT DOWN SHIFT CORRECTLY WITHOUT A LURCH FORWARD BETWEEN 2ND AND 1ST. SOME NICE PIECES OF CRAP YOU HAVE BUILT IN DETROIT CHRYSLER! FEB 25,2016-CHRYSLER INFORMED ME THEY ARE AWARE OF THE LUNGING FORWARD WHILE TRYING TO STOP BUT NO KNOWN REPAIR IS AVAILABLE. KEEP DRIVING IT! ITS A SAFETY HAZARD AND INJURY WAITING TO HAPPEN.

FINANCED THIS CAR BRAND NEW OFF THE LOT IN AUGUST 2015. SINCE THEN IT HAS BEEN IN THE REPAIR SHOP 4 TIMES AND THE CAR IS STILL JERKING. THE 3RD TIME I TOOK IT IN THE SHOP THEY CLAIMED THEY PUT A NEW TRANSMISSION IN. AFTER DRIVING FOR A FEW MINUTES THE CAR WAS DOING THE SAME EXACT THING. I THEN TOOK IT TO A WELL KNOWN MECHANIC AND THEY TOLD ME IT WAS A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM AND THAT I NEEDED A NEW ONE. I FELT LIED TO AND KNEW THEY SOLD ME A LEMON. THEY STILL HAVE MY CAR AND I'M STILL PAYING FOR THIS CAR I DON'T EVEN HAVE, PLUS SPENDING MONEY ON A LOANER CAR. I FEEL SO HUMILIATED AND SICK TO MY STOMACH. I HAD TO MISS HOLIDAYS BECAUSE THE CAR WAS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE ANYWHERE IN THAT CONDITION. PLEASE HELP ME.

IMPORTANT SAFETY RECALL NOT FIXED WITHIN WHAT I WOULD CONSIDER A REASONABLE TIME FRAME. THE POWER DISTRIBUTION CENTER (PDC) ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR MAY HAVE SPREAD ELECTRICAL TERMINAL(S). A SPREAD ELECTRICAL TERMINAL(S) COULD CAUSE INTERMITTENT ELECTRICAL CONNECTION(S) TO CERTAIN ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS. SAFETY RISK: INTERMITTENT ELECTRICAL CONNECTION(S) MAY RESULT IN AN ENGINE STALL OR A SHIFT TO NEUTRAL EVENT. EITHER OF THESE CONDITIONS MAY CAUSE A CRASH WITHOUT WARNING. ISSUED ON 10-21-15. OUR LOCAL DEALERS HAVE HAD THE "PARTS ON ORDER", BUT STATE CHRYSLER HAS TOLD THEM THE PARTS ARE CURRENTLY UNAVAILABLE. WE HAVE EXPERIENCED THE ENGINE STALLING SEVERAL TIMES WHILE TRYING TO ACCELERATE OR WHILE TRYING TO BEGIN MOTION AFTER COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP, IT IS AN ONGOING ISSUE. I HAVE SENT EMAILS TO CHRYSLER DIRECTLY TO HAVE THE MATTER FIXED BY CONTACTING OUR LOCAL DEALERSHIPS, BUT NOT SURE IF THEY HAVE REACHED OUT OR NOT AS WE HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY RESPONSE FROM OUR LOCAL DEALERSHIPS.

THE POWER DISTRIBUTION CENTER (PDC) ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR MAY HAVE SPREAD ELECTRICAL TERMINAL(S). A SPREAD ELECTRICAL TERMINAL(S) COULD CAUSE INTERMITTENT ELECTRICAL CONNECTION(S) TO CERTAIN ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS. INTERMITTENT ELECTRICAL CONNECTION(S) MAY RESULT IN AN ENGINE STALL OR A SHIFT TO NEUTRAL EVENT. EITHER OF THESE CONDITIONS MAY CAUSE A CRASH WITHOUT WARNING. THE POWER DISTRIBUTION CENTER (PDC) ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR MUST BE REPLACED.

THIS CAR WAS RENTED TO ME BY ENTERPRISE LEASING COMPANY IN THE CHICAGOLAND AREA. AS I WAS IN THE PROCESS OF MAKING A LEFT TURN (WEST BOUND) ONTO A RESIDENTIAL STREET, I HAD THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT TIRE BREAK AWAY FROM THE CHASSIS CAUSING ME TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND HIT TWO PARKED CAR. AFTER THE COLLISION, I INSPECTED THE CAR AND FOUND THE PASSENGER-SIDE FRONT TIRE BROKEN OFF AND POSITIONED 90 DEGREES (PERPENDICULAR) TO THE CAR IN THE WHEEL WELL. THE HUBCAP SIDE OF THE TIRE WAS FACING BACKWARD, RELATIVE TO THE CAR, BROKEN OFF FROM THE LOWER CONTROL ARM WITH THE FRAME OF THE VEHICLE RESTING ON THE STREET. *CN

THE SAFETY RECALL LETTER SAID TO CONTACT IF THE DEALER COULD REMEDY THE DEFECT IN A REASONABLE TIME FRAME. THE SOONEST THEY CAN FIT MY CAR IN IS JANUARY 2016. THEY SAID THEY ARE OVERLOADED WITH ALL OF THE RECALLS AND THEY CAN'T DO IT SOONER. I'M 33 WEEKS PREGNANT AND I HAVE A 3 YEAR OLD. I REALLY DON'T NEED THE ADDED STRESS THAT MY CAR, WHICH I BOUGHT NEW IN FEBRUARY 2015, COULD POTENTIALLY STALL AND CRASH WITHOUT WARNING. THAT IS A LAWSUIT WAITING TO HAPPEN IF SOMETHING DOES GO WRONG.

THE TRANSMISSION JERKS AND WHILE DRIVING IT SEEMS TO PAUSE THEN EVERY TIME I SLOW DOWN IT ACCELERATES. THE WIPERS MAKE A LOUD NOISE. THE LOW TIRE ICON CAME ON WHEN I CHECKED TIRES THE RIGHT AMOUNT OF AIR WAS IN EACH TIRE BUT ICON WOULD NOT GO OFF. I PUT OVER THE AMOUNT OF AIR IN FRONT TIRES AND ICON STILL WILL NOT GO OFF. THE TEMP GAUGE WILL NOT WORK UNTIL I REACH THE SPEED OF 55 THEN IT SLOWLY WORKS. THIS CAR SCARES ME I FEEL MY LIFE IS AT RISK. I HAVE ALREADY HAD 4 OR 5 RECALLS AND TRANSMISSION WORK ON IT. THE RADIO TECHNOLOGY LOOSES SIGNAL FREQUENTLY AND IT HAS STARTED USING MORE GAS THAN WHEN I FIRST GOT IT. I HAVE BEEN SO AFRAID OF THIS CAR I FEEL I AM PLAYING A DEATH GAME EVERY TIME I DRIVE IT. I LIVE IN WV AND OUR ROADS ARE CURVY AND MOSTLY 2 LANES. CAN I GET ANOTHER SAFER CAR WITHOUT BEING PENALIZED THIS HAS BEEN ON GOING SINCE I BOUGHT IT

SINCE WE HAVE HAD IT, OUR VEHICLE HAS GIVEN OFF A FUNNY SMELL FROM THE AIR CONDITIONER. IN THE BEGINNING, WE ASSUMED THAT IT WAS BECAUSE IT WAS A NEW CAR. THEN LATER, WE ASSUMED THAT IT WOULD EVENTUALLY GO AWAY. HOWEVER, IT STILL HAS NOT GONE AWAY. NOT EVERY TIME, BUT DEFINITELY FREQUENTLY, WE EXPERIENCE A FOUL SMELL COMING FROM THE AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM, SOMETHING LIKE MILDEW OR SOMETHING.