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:
26 / 10
Injuries / Deaths:
12 / 0
Average Mileage:
38,206 miles

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2015 Chrysler 200 electrical problems

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2015 Chrysler 200 Owner Comments (Page 5 of 36)

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problem #637

Dec 172020

200

  • miles

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

Radio freezes up for hours on end meaning you may have to touch your phone while driving instead of using hands free. Bluetooth stops working randomly and radio volume randomly gets super loud or practically silent. Makes a weird high pitched skipping sound. Has happened on multiple occasions. When parked and when driving on highway.

- Hastings, MN, USA

problem #636

Jun 072017

200

  • 70,000 miles
My air bag light always comes on. Saying it needs to be serviced every time the front passenger seat is moved. My radio used to shut off while I'm driving and reboot like if im starting the car.. now it doesn't turn on at all. It just glitches. Since I got the car when I go to switch gears the car will switch gears hard. Like if something is wrong with the transmission.

- Modesto, CA, USA

problem #635

Nov 122020

200

  • 120,000 miles
Car not wanting to turn over when trying to start without jumping. Had battery and alternator checked both are fine and starter was replaced no more than maybe a year ago. This is daily and if sits throughout day. Lights and everything interior turn on and it acts like it wants to turn over just not enough power. Also replaced battery in key fob. Started happening within last month.

- Mount Morris, IL, USA

problem #634

Nov 272020

200

  • 100,000 miles

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

My air quit working and the air bag light has been on for a year. I have taken my car to several places and cannot find whats wrong with the air bag light that will not go off. I have bought a control moduler for the blowing air which I was directed to buy by a part dealership and still nothing. I am worried that my air bags do not work properly and also it is winter and no hot air still after buying a three hundred dollar piece plus the price of the mechanic for putting it in.

- Lima, OH, USA

problem #633

Sep 122020

200

  • 126,000 miles
I was sitting at a fast food restaurant when my car stalled. When I cranked it back up none of the touch screen works and the odometer flashing started so car has no backup camera, no compass, no climate control, no radio, no traction control, no hill assist, defrost is barely working.

- Kershaw, SC, USA

problem #632

Dec 012020

200

  • 73,300 miles
I drive to work for half hour. When driving the vehicle hard shifts between 30-35mph for no apparent reason, on the highway or in city, the whole car hard shifts and the driver and passenger can both hear and feel it. They test it and say nothing is wrong with any transmission, etc. They refuse to fix even under warranty. The car warms up for 15 minutes before driven anywhere and the temperature doesn't affect it, it divvies both summer and winter now for 3 years!! now, it pops up AWD service and they say it should have no reason to be displaying it. I'm stuck with a vehicle unsafe for my kids because no one can find an issue!

- Connersville, IN, USA

problem #631

Nov 272020

200

  • 61,467 miles

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

My car keeps stopping in the middle of traffic. It has been serviced, but what ever the service department is doing its not working. This car is unsafe and as caused danger to my type 1 diabetic husband and myself. The car is now in my drive way. I have been having problems with this since since I purchased it in February 2017, and they never fix the problem. The car jerks and stops and starts when it want to. I have changed the batteries in the remote several times and have taking it to three different places for a diagnosis, and Chrysler cant seem to fix the problem when they built the car. I need help. I am still paying on this piece of a car. Everyone that has this car says they car does the same thing. So I know there is a recall for this vehicle. This car has stop and will not start at all.

- Harvey, LA, USA

problem #630

Nov 222020

200

  • 80,000 miles
Vehicle literally shuts off abruptly with absolutely no warning signs but restarts again perfectly except for you have to reprogram radio and climate control. The first time it happened which was 2 days ago I was coming to a stop at a stop light and it turned green almost immediately, I pressed the gas and within seconds the car just came to an abrupt stop engine electrical everything went dead. Then today it happened to me twice the first time I was at a fast food drive-thru ordering with my foot on the brake, no warning sign it kind of clunks it jerks and then it says if somebody were to have just shut the car off. The third time I was coming out of the grocery store parking lot, coming up to a light slightly pressing the brake and it completely clunk cut off. I have been extremely extremely lucky that nobody has rear-ended me in any of these circumstances, but I am very dependent on my car however I am now avoiding using it. I looked into the problem by reading articles and this seems to have been a problem at one time for my make and model of car I am very concerned about this problem.

- St.Paul, MN, USA

problem #629

Nov 232020

200

  • 191,000 miles
The car stalls out intermittently. I will be driving down a city road and the car just looses power and then stalls out. After the car has stalled it does not want to start again unless it is jump started or battery is disconnected and the reconnected.

- Clinton, ME, USA

problem #628

Nov 212020

200

  • 52,000 miles
On November 21, 2020, the 7th day I purchased my car from car max, I drove my car from tx to ar. Nearly halfway to ar the dashboard lights started flickering and went off and on several times. I could not believe it has it during the day time. Once I arrived in ar, the dashboard continued to flicker but there were no error messages on the dashboard to indicate a problem. Later that night, I drove to the store and in the store parking lot the car quit on me after the lights flickered several times!!! I am livid! I have a 5-year old daughter in the car with me! what if the car stops on the highway" why hasn't Chrysler fixed this issue? I'm just now reading about this issues with numerous car owners!!! I desire to have this investigated and fixed immediately! if something we're to happened to my child and I would that not be horrible" things like this should not exists as this is dangerousssssss!!! our lives are at stake and I do not appreciate that!

- Arlington, TX, USA

problem #627

Nov 102020

200

  • 139,200 miles

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

My lights on the dash board keep cutting off, it keep saying there is a problem with my steering and can't turn, stalls when pulling off, and cut off while driving. I travel on a busy city street and scared I might cut off or stalled and cause an accident and get killed or kill someone else due to my car malfunctioning. Everything happens to my car in motion and I have to keep programming my key to my car.

- Jonesboro, GA, USA

problem #626

Sep 102020

200

  • 690,023 miles
I was pulling in and the emergency brake went on by itself

- Longbeach, CA, USA

problem #625

Sep 302020

200

  • 81,000 miles
My car shifted to neutral 6 times within a 600 mile radius on the interstate and engine would shut down. I had to coast over to the side of the interstate turn ignition completely off before I could put gear in part then sit for 15-20mins before the car would start up again. We done this 6 times before getting to our destination. Thank god it wasn't a lot of traffic. Took to three different mechanics before I found out some recalls had been issued for the transmission and wiring. My warranty expired a few months before the issues started so Chrysler want honor my recall. I'm still having problems with the sensors.

- Pell City, AL, USA

problem #624

Nov 052020

200

  • 60,900 miles
I have a 2015 Chrysler 200S which I got in January 2016. I had gone to a dealership to see about a trade in I had at the moment. When the car was taken to see value of it another car 'hit it' therefore the salesman felt it was his responsibility to help. I got a Chrysler 200S w/ no down payment or anything. Too good to be true, right? not even a year later my car wouldn't start and I went to check on the Chrysler website for any recalls. My surprise was that there was multiple recalls for this car. I called the dealership and they sent a towing truck to come and get it. 2 days later they said that something was wrong with my car and magically the recalls issue was mentioned as if I didn't know. The transmission was replaced as well as the battery after them loaning me a pacifica for the inconvenience of my car being at the shop. To my surprise the pacifica didn't even last a day because the same issue happened and it stopped working as I was in the highway. The year after same issue happened and they had to keep it for another 2 days to charge the battery. November 2019 comes and the same issue happened after being told that this wouldn't happen. The battery was replaced once again. November 2020, and the same issue happened so I went to a different dealership and I was told the battery couldn't be replaced because it was out of warranty. I've called Chrysler several times throughout the years and they say it'll be fixed but the issue keeps going. My car hasn't even reached 100K miles, it's barely going to hit 61K miles and I'm still stuck with a 11K note on the car that doesn't even work.

- El Paso, TX, USA

problem #623

Nov 052020

200

  • 100,000 miles
The vehicle check engine light permanently stays on and the vehicle will just die as you're driving it could be in the middle of an intersection it could be when you're reversing it doesn't matter I just wants to die and then not start up and it sounds like the gears are not automatically shifting. We have to have the computer reset often in order for our vehicle to drive. It's been happening for a couple years now.

- Oroville, CA, USA

problem #622

Sep 172020

200

  • 53,000 miles
On September 17th, 2020 I was driving my great niece to daycare and when I parked the car and cut it off, it would not start back up or allow me to shift at all. A new battery was purchased which did nothing, a towing service was called and it was flatbed delivered to a certified mechanic and it was determined that the computer brain is gone and the car will not cut off when you push the button to cut it off, they had to disconnect the negative battery terminal. This is a 2015 Chrysler 200 limited with only 53,000 miles and I don't know if it's the powertrain or anything because the brain is gone. They built these cars with no safety in mind. I am just thankful it didn't stop on the highway with my baby inside. And now the Chrysler dealership wants to charge thousands to repair it.

- Richmond Heights, OH, USA

problem #621

Jul 172020

200

  • 62,000 miles
Based on experience, the problem seems to be within the electrical system. The car will shut off for no apparent reason. The mirrors and locks have stopped working. It seems the problem may be the power distribution center (pdc) electrical connector that may cause intermittent power failures to certain electrical components.

- Philadelphia, PA, USA

problem #620

Oct 012020

200

  • 79,000 miles
The contact owns a 2015 Chrysler 200. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the vehicle shut-off without warning. The vehicle failed to immediately restart. The vehcile was taken to an independent mechanic who replaced the accelerator pedal however, the failure continued. The local dealer benson Chrysler located at 415 w wade hampton blvd, greer, SC 29650 and the manufacturer were notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 79,000.

- Greer, SC, USA

problem #619

Aug 142018

200

  • 50,000 miles
The contact owns a 2015 Chrysler 200. The contact stated that while her daughter was driving at unknown speeds, the vehicle stalled with no warning. The contact stated that after several minutes she restarted the vehicle and continued driving with no further issues. The contact stated that the failure occurred multiple times. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where the failure could not be diagnosed. The contact stated that the vehicle currently was stuck in neutral. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic who could not diagnose the failure. The vehicle was towed to a second independent mechanic who diagnosed the failure as electrical however, he was unable to repair or diagnose the parts that were needed to be repaired or replaced. The contact researched the vehicle failures online and believes the failures were related to NHTSA campaign numbers: 15V470000 (electrical system) and 15V090000 (power train). The manufacturer was notified of the failure and informed the contact that the VIN was not under recall. The approximate failure mileage was 50,000.

- Tucker, GA, USA

problem #618

Oct 012020

200

  • 42,000 miles
System lost power a spark while sitting with car. Car. Thank shut down 5 minutes how to car dealer service to review to determine the issue return with a diagnosis after the expansion diagnose engine warning light diagnosed check engine warning light caused by loss of communication and put shield exposed connector found corrosion moisture in connectors

- Fort Wayne, IN, USA

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