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:
18 / 12
Injuries / Deaths:
7 / 0
Average Mileage:
43,070 miles
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The contact owns a 2015 Chrysler 200. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle shutoff without warning. The vehicle coasted down the road with the power steering inoperable. The contact pulled the vehicle off the road to the shoulder. The contact waited five minutes and the vehicle eventually restarted and was driven home. The vehicle stopped several times before getting the residence. The dealer and manufacturer were not contacted or informed of the failure. The failure mileage was 88,730.
I purchased the car on September 23rd, 2017, with approximately $42,000 mills. In January 2018, I began having some headlights, airbags, and engine lights issues. I took it to the car dealership service to get a headlight bulb replacement, an airbag check, and engine reset. Three months later, the same issues occur with the airbag light going on and off, and the headlight bulb needed another replacement. I also begin having some "key fob not detected" issue, even if I am holding the key right next to the push start button. I changed the battery on the key, but the issue persisted. I took it back to the dealership service. They had to replace the entire key system and provide me with a new key. By the end of 2019, my screen went black while driving and came back on after a few minutes. By March 2020, the screen shut off completely and my car would not start unless been put on a new battery or after several jump-starts. If I turn off the car and try to turn it back on, my battery and engine light signals are on, and I need to jump-start the car again or get another battery. My first new battery replacement did not last a month
My airbag light continues to come on stating that I need to service my airbag system. It will stay on for awhile, and then shut off for approx 2-4 weeks, and then turn back on again. Today I was driving my car, and when I got to a stop sign my car kind of sputtered, and then turned off stating I need to put my car in park, and push the start button. This seems to happen when my car says "oil change required". pretty scary, because I don't know if this will happen when im driving on the highway.
- Myrtle Point, OR, USA
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The contact owns a 2015 Chrysler 200. The contact stated that while driving down the road, the vehicle started to smoke from the front end under the hood. The contact coasted to the side of the road and called her husband, the contact husband noticed that when he opened the hood, the water hose was detached. The contact's husband was able to reconnect the hose. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic and was diagnosed that the hose needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 77,000. The VIN was not available.
I have had this vehicle less than 6 months.....it has now started to stall in the middle of traffic..when coming to a stop and upon takeoff from signal lights..the steering wheel locks up and the check engine light and battery light and at one occasion the steering light came on...you can restart it and it will run but for how long before it dies altogether" I am terrified to drive this vehicle...it has never been reported in a recall....not this VIN number, but I have done my research and mine is not the only complaint...and all the complaints are almost exactly the same....my life and the lives of my family are at stake each time I get in this car...what recourse do we have before someone gets killed"
While my car is driving. The AWD and traction control become unavailable, and my car stops having the ability to shift gears. It will go into N or when I slow down and pull over I'll try to put it in park and it will shift into every other gear but park.
She was driving down a city road 35 mph and the motor shut off for no reason she had no power steering and the breaks where too hard for her to press the trans locked up and put it self into park and that must be why the trans is slipping after only 56000 miles on the car this has happened twice now in a month and after the car shuts down it does start right back up and drive normal after that.
Car will stall out while driving and car will remain stuck in neutral. Dashboard lights with flicker off and stay off before stalling. Car will completely shut off in traffic with no warning. I have read various recalls on same make and model and year car. The car completely shut off while I was turning a corner and I was almost rear ended because I had no time to put on emergency blinkers. When the lights come back on the dash it says power steering system unavailable. I can start the car again but about another 2-4 miles it repeats. This is a safety issue for both me and my family.
Car randomly shuts off while driving and will either be able to turn back on or won't turn over at all for days. This has been happening multiple times. Brought it into the shop and was told it was the battery. Battery replaced issue is still happening. Very U safe.
You can be driving and the car will cut off in the middle of traffic all the lights flash and U will have to restart it may start the first time it may take multiple try's but I do have a video this car has cut off multiple times on me. A battery light will flash after the car cut off.
The contact owns a 2015 Chrysler 200. The contact stated while driving 35 mph, the vehicle stalled without warning. The contact restarted the vehicle within 5 minutes but continued to experience the failure while driving to the residence. The contact called mike brown Chrysler Dodge Jeep located at 4970 us-377, granbury, tx 76049, (817) 776-4978, and made the dealer aware of the failure. The vehicle had not been diagnosed nor repaired as of yet. The failure recurred and was towed to the residence. The manufacturer had not been informed of failure. The failure mileage was 90,000.
We turned onto a main road and we were in front of traffic driving down the road. We had to apply the brakes due to someone cutting us off, then when we tried to accelerate again it shut off and said shift to park while we were in the middle of a busy road. The car behind us almost crashed into us and had to swerve away from us. We had no control over our vehicle, all we could do is try to get the car to turn back on, to get out of traffic. However, we tried to and the car wasn"T functioning correctly. The D for the drive position was blinking. We had to completely stop the car, in the middle of traffic, and hope that we didn?T get hit by oncoming traffic coming from behind us due to having to control over our vehicle. We pushed the button to the ignition/start to start it and it wouldn?T start it. It sounded like it had no power at all and then after a few attempts, while exposed and defenseless in the middle of the road with my family, it finally started and we got going again. This is not the first time this has happened, however, it"S the first time it has with my family in the car. This car is unpredictable and unsafe due to that, my family at risk just going to the grocery store. It is our only means of transportation. We looked it up, it falls under Chrysler recall S55.
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- Stockton, CA, USA