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really awful- Crashes / Fires:
- 1 / 7
- Injuries / Deaths:
- 2 / 0
- Average Mileage:
- 33,016 miles
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The contact owns a 2016 Chrysler 200. While driving at any speed and attempting to make a turn, the vehicle shut off. The vehicle was shifted into park and restarted. The battery and the cruise control indicators illuminated. The failure recurred several times. The dealer and manufacturer were not made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 74,800.
- Farmerville, LA, USA
Exactly one month after purchasing my Chrysler 200 Nov 28, 2017bthe engine light came on during short drive to the movies, and the engine began to stall while waiting at a red light. I had to pay almost $400 to replace ignition coil. Then a month ago, 06/27/2018 another ignition coil failed costing me $250, luckily when the coil failed I was in line at a starbuck's drivethru. Now another coil has failed leaving the car undriveable again, and now unable to afford repair. Unfortunately the warranty I purchased with the vehicle does not cover this part and after recently reading reviews on this particular vehicle I have come to learn that this is a recurring issue that has not been called out, yet this vehicle is still be sold to people. I strongly feel that it is a safety concern, because in this last incident my coil went out while driving on the highway and my car began to stall in the middle of rush hour traffic during a heat advisory. I also strongly believe that the part the ignition coils are faulty and are cause for great concern.
- Henderson, NV, USA
Vehicle sounds as if it wants to shut off when standing idle sometimes and even sometimes as I'm slowing down. And recently took a road trip had trouble with cruise control as if it was accelerating on it's on or getting stuck. I checked my VIN number and found no particular recalls specific to the VIN. However, I received an email that the Chrysler 200 itself had recalls relating to electrical, steering and overall safety of the vehicle. The problems I've been having seem to be closely related to those specified in recall
- Brigantine, NJ, USA
When vehicle need small maintenance such as oil change or system update, vehicle electric (computer system) shuts down not allowing driver to even turn on hazards on. Vehicle has to towed to shop.
- Hayward, CA, USA
My 2016 Chrysler 200 was purchased brand new, has only 15000 miles. When pulling into traffic the engine shuts off. Dashboard prompt says put in park to start.car won't start until after 3 attempts and in the middle of traffic and several near missed rear enders car started but stuttering and no power. Finally after sitting in the middle of traffic for 5 or 10 minutes engine smoothed out. No warning at all. Extremely scary and dangerous, both times car was in motion turning onto a busy street in heavy traffic, engine just shut off for no reason. Dealership said oil change was needed but oil life gauge said 51% and oil change wasn't due for another 500 miles.tech.at the dealership said it was a safety feature. I don't see anything safe about the engine shutting off in the middle of traffic. Very unsafe and dangerous. Should be a recall for this before someone hurt or killed.
- Jackson, TN, USA
After a week of owning the vehicle, which was purchased from enterprise, my check engine light came own while on the highway with my family (wife and year ten month babe). We called the dealership and scheduled and appointment. Turns out the battery was dead. Got that fix and then while driving back home on the highway my airbag light came on with the check engine light as well. At the moment the light is still on and waiting to get my car in to my local dealership. I do not feel safe driving my Chrysler, even though it's a new car, but I need to get to work and a bus can't get me there. I hope this is a small fix and I can have my airbag system working again. I would feel safe. I have read and hear similar complaints of new owners with the the issues and dealerships refusing to service the work, even on cars with 30,000 miles. Please have this looked at or investigated, it would be a shame if something happens.
- Santa Barbara, CA, USA
Since I've bought the car, upon accelerating, stopping, pretty much doing any driving the car will bubble under and jerk as if you're manually switching shifts. It has only gotten worse over the 2 years I've owned this car and no one can seem to help because there's no "code" that finds the problem. My car also, will lock the wheel while I'm driving, lock the brake and gas and turn completely off as if the battery died and I can't put the car in neutral or anything since it is locked. This has almost caused my to be in multiple vehicle crashes. The car is now shaking and still having a bubbly feel under the car as if it's having a hard time starting up while I'm driving.
- Leander, TX, USA
Bought new still under bumper to bumper warranty at about 24000 miles while driving the car entering the highway from the access road at approximately 37mph my vehicle just shut off almost as if had rebooted like a computer the wheel did not lock up first warning light read "airbag failure" then right after my parking/emergency brake light came on then tire pressure all while my shift knob flashed "P" if it wasn't a backup on the highway I would have been hit and caused a major pile up luckily I was able to engage the hazards and drift one lane over to the break down lane with no power to the brakes I had to press harder as I made it over to the side all of those lights went off, I was able to restart the car and then the engine light came on before I made it to my appointment at the dealer the engine light had gone off too. They could not recreate nor can tell me for sure what caused the failure
- Alexandria, VA, USA
24,000 miles bought 8 months ago while entering the highway which traffic turned out to be backed up and stop and go, doing 37 mph from the access road merging into traffic at tat speed before the slow down my car shut off mid merge(almost as if it restarted like a computer) first there was a light and an airbag failure message then the emergency brake light came on (as if I had used the parking brake) then the tire pressure light followed by engine light the wheel did not lock up and as I had hit traffic I was luckily able to drift over to the side of the highway narrowly avoiding being hit by the cars behind me all lights except the engine light went off after about 30 seconds I had to try twice but I was as able to restart the car by the next morning the engine light had gone away I have since taken the car into the dealer and they have no idea what caused it or if it could happen again, I am waiting to hear from Chrysler but I am not sure they are taking this a serious as I am had it not bee for the traffic I could have been injured or worse
- Alexandria, VA, USA
My vehicle is in a collision shop since Dec. 19, 2016 for front end repairs. The collision repair shop is gerber collision & glass, 153 pa-100, fogelsville, pa 18051, it has been brought to my attention that there is not a recall but a back order on a support bracket part # 68247600aa. Chrysler corporation has not recalled this part, however they have stopped producing the original part, and are now re building the part, and thus claiming the bracket is not available to any certified Chrysler dealers and consumers, and thus my vehicle and collision mechanic has been waiting to be complete the repairs on my Chrysler 200S, and we have not received any information on the status of this part, from Chrysler corporation, or an ets of when they will begin shipping the support bracket to the over 600 consumers, and business's waiting for this part for the same vehicle year, make and model. My vehicle has been in shop since December 19, 2016, and Chrysler corporation is not providing me with any information on the safety or status of this part, and furthermore they have not addressed my investment in this vehicle, which I am unable to drive. I have not received any compensation for the vehicle, and have not had my vehicle for over 1 month. There are many people involved in trying to resolve this issue, however it is a Chrysler corporation issue which they are failing to provide consumers and businesses with information and or the status and safety of this vehicle part.
- Alburtis, PA, USA
I had just finished reversing to adjust my parallel parking in a residential street. I placed the hazard lights on and put the car into "P". after my daughter got in, I took off the hazard lights and place my car on "D". in order for me to change gears I have to press down the brake, and as I let go to start driving I felt my car do a quick two "tugs" as I was going forward and into a drive-way on my left. When I was turning the steering wheel, I felt it start to go stiff to where I had to turn it hard for it to move. The car started to slow down while I pressing the gas, coming to a halt before my front wheels could go on the drive-way. I pressed the brakes but they were hard where I could not press down on them and I let them go. I pressed down on them again hoping they would work, but they were hard. At that point the car sounded like it turned off on me even though the sign on my ignition read "run". I look down and my gear is on "D" but flashing on and off. At this point I am stuck in the middle of a residential street (sideways) because my car would not move. I look at the screen in my dashboard and its flashing something about "shift" and the battery light is on. I was panicking so I did not fully read what it was flashing and fortunately was able to change the gear to "P" even though I could not press down the brakes because they were very stiff. I turned off my car, and restarted it. At that point my car worked like nothing happened. I know my car in a weird way turned itself off because my A/C was not blowing cool air anymore (windshield was starting to fog because of the rain) until I restarted the car. I will say that a few months prior my "parking brake" turned on on its own, and I had mistakenly thought I had done it even though I had not touched it. I was adjusting my car into a parking spot and had just changed from "R" to "D".
- Houston, TX, USA
While driving the car jerks while shifting and the transmission locks while driving...the display shows that the car is in speed mode but the dial is in drive. Have taken to dealer and they stated it was repaired but the same day of getting the car back its doing the same thing....unsafe to drive....
- Spring, TX, USA
- Silver Spring, MD, USA