NHTSA Owner Complaint Log
This page lists owner-reported complaints filed with NHTSA for the 2015 Chrysler 200. Complaints are unverified consumer reports submitted to NHTSA and do not by themselves prove a defect or defect rate.
Data synced from NHTSA on May 4, 2026
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHRYSLER 200. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE ABRUPTLY STOPPED WITHOUT THE BRAKE PEDAL BEING DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE EMERGENCY BRAKES WERE INDEPENDENTLY ENGAGED. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V470000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) HOWEVER, THE PART FOR THE RECALL WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 17,000.
MY VEHICLE HAS NOW LOST POWER 2 TIMES IN THE LAST WEEK. BOTH OCCASIONS HAVE BEEN RIGHT AFTER LEAVING MY RESIDENCE. THE MAIN ROAD BY MY HOUSE IS A HIGHWAY WHERE VEHICLES TRAVEL ANYWHERE BETWEEN 55-70MPH. THE POWER IS LOST WHEN I START TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOPPED POSITION. THE FIRST TIME I WAS ENTERING THE HIGHWAY AND AT ABOUT 20MPH MY CAR WOULD NO LONGER ACCELERATE(KEEP IN MIND I HAD VEHICLES TRAVELING AT THE MUCH FASTER RATE OF SPEED AS STATED ABOVE). I ENDED UP PULLING ONTO THE GRASS MEDIAN. PUTTING MY VEHICLE IN PARK, TURNING IT OFF AND BACK ON. ALL SEEMED FINE AFTER THAT. THE SECOND TIME I WAS AT THE STOP SIGN AT THE SAME HIGHWAY GETTING READY TO CROSS TO THE CENTER MEDIAN TO TURN LEFT. I STARTED TO ACCELERATE AND IMMEDIATELY MY CAR STOP AND MESSAGES ABOUT A BRAKE SERVICE AND SERVICE TRANS STARTED FLASHING ON MY CONSOLE. I PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND TURNED IT OFF AND BACK ON. ALL WAS FINE AFTER THAT. WHAT CONCERNS AND TERRIFIES ME IS WHAT IF I HAD LOST POWER IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTIONS WITH VEHICLES COMING TOWARD ME AT 70 MPH? THIS IS SUCH A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN AND THESE VEHICLES SHOULD NOT BE ON THE ROAD UNTIL PARTS ARE AVAILABLE AND THE ISSUE IS FIXED. I'M TAKING MY CAR IN TO THE DEALER TOMORROW AND INSISTING IT EITHER BE FIXED OR THEY GIVE A LOANER. I WILL NOT PUT ME OR MY FAMILY AT RISK.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHRYSLER 200. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY SHIFTED GEARS AND STALLED. IN ADDITION, AN ABNORMAL SOUND COULD BE HEARD COMING FROM THE VEHICLE WHEN TURNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE DCS MODULE WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, IT CONTINUED TO STOP INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHSTA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V470000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT CHRYSLER HAD NOT RELEASED THE PARTS YET. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 22,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHRYSLER 200. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE VIOLENTLY JERKED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHERE THE TECHNICIAN INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OPERATING AS DESIGNED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 22,500.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHRYSLER 200. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED AS A SPARK PLUG MALFUNCTION. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V470000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM), BUT THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 17,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHRYSLER 200. WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED TWICE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V470000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE PART NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 19,436.
MY TRANSMISSION KEEPS SLIPPING AND IT'S BECOMING HAZARDOUS TO DRIVE ON THE ROAD. WOULD NOT RECOMMEND PURCHASING THIS VEHICLE!!
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHRYSLER 200. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V470000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHRYSLER 200. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE MADE A CONTINUOUS JERKING MOTION. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART ON THE FIRST ATTEMPT. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE ENGINE WAS REPLACED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5. UPDATED 03/28/17 LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. *JS
"TAKATA RECALL" ON OR ABOUT 8/25/15, I PURCHASED W/WARRANTY A 2015 CHRYSLER 200 (USED). THE CAR SHUT DOWN WHILE @ A TRAFFIC LIGHT. ON OR ABOUT 10/11/15. TOWED TO FULTON DODGE, JEEP, CHRYSLER, SACTO. CA. FOR "RECALL REPAIRS" I EXPERIENCED THE CAR MAKING FORWARD JERKING MOTIONS WHEN DOWNSHIFTING & COMING TO A STOP ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS, AGAIN ON OR ABOUT NOV. 2015, I WERE AT A LOCAL GROCERY STORE WHEN THE CAR WOULD NOT START, AND WAS TOWED TO ELK GROVE DODGE, JEEP CHRYSLER FOR FURTHER DIAGNOSTIC AND REPAIRS. THE CAR AFTER SEVERAL WEEKS DRIVING STARTED JERKING UPON DOWNSHIFTING AND WOULD SKIP THE #2 GEAR. THE VEHICLE IN QUESTION WAS BROUGHT BACK INTO ELK GROVE DODGE, JEEP CHRYSLER FOR FURTHER TRANSMISSION & SOFTWARE REPAIRS ON OR ABOUT DEC. 2015. SEVERAL LETTERS AND EMAILS HAD BEEN WRITTEN TO CHRYSLER CORPORATION COMPLAINING ABOUT THE MATTER. A "LEMON LAW" COMPLAINT HAD BEEN FILED MARCH 2016, SETTLED ON OR ABOUT 4/13/16 WITH FCA., BUYING BACK THE CHRYSLER, AND REIMBURSEMENT OF PAYMENTS MADE, EXCEPT REIMBURSEMENT FOR KEEPING THE CAR INSURED, I'VE YET TO BE NOTIFIED WHEN AND WHERE TO RETURN THE "COFFIN" CHRYSLER. MY LIFE HAS BEEN IN JEOPARDY FROM DAY OF PURCHASE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHRYSLER 200. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY SLOWED DOWN AND STALLED AS THE "PUT INTO PARK" WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. IT TOOK SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO START THE VEHICLE; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED AFTER DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 FEET. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 24,000.
TAKATA RECALL I STARTED TO NOTICE THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD JERK WHEN SWITCHING GEARS AND WOULD ALMOST FEEL LIKE IT RAN INTO A WALL SOON AFTER I PURCHASED IT. HERE RECENTLY IT HAS HAPPENED A LOT MORE FREQUENTLY. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO THE DEALER 3 SEPARATE TIMES TO SEE WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. I WAS TOLD THEY WERE UNABLE TO SEE THE PROBLEM WHILE THEY DROVE THE VEHICLE SO WAS UNABLE TO FIX IT. IF I WAS ABLE TO MAKE THE PROBLEM HAPPEN I WOULD AS IT HAPPENS SPORADICALLY!
HELLO, MY TRANSMISSION IN MY BRAND NEW CHRYSLER 200S (2 WEEKS OLD) FAILED AS I WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 75 MPH STRAIGHT ON THE HIGHWAY. I GOT A MESSAGE SIMILAR TO: "TRANSMISSION FAILED - PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD" AND MY CAR BEGAN TO BRAKE. I PULLED OVER AND STOPPED MY CAR, BUT THE ENGINE WOULD NOT TURN OFF - IT IS A PUSH-TO-START. I GOT IT TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP, WHERE THEY INFORMED ME THAT TRANSMISSION GAVE AN "OFFLINE" MESSAGE TO MY ENGINE AND SHUT DOWN. LUCKILY, THERE WAS NOBODY BEHIND ME ON THE ROAD OR THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN A HIGH-SPEED COLLISION. AFTER DOING A LITTLE ONLINE RESEARCH, IT APPEARS OTHER PEOPLE HAVE BEEN HAVING SIMILAR ISSUES AND THIS A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN. I WOULD NOT PUT MY FAMILY BACK IN THIS CAR, AND OTHER PEOPLE SHOULD BE AWARE OF THIS ISSUE.
DRIVER RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE R24 FOR CHRYSLER (NHSTA 15V-470)IN THE MAIL DURING THE WEEK OF 9/28/15 - 10/2/15. ON 10/5/15, WHILE DRIVING AT 65MPH, CAR JERKED AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. APPROXIMATELY 2 MILES LATER AT 65MPH, CAR JERKED AGAIN, SHIFTED TO NEUTRAL, AND "SERVICE TRANSMISSION" MESSAGE FLASHED ON THE SCREEN NEXT TO SPEEDOMETER. THE ELECTRICAL PROBLEM (CONCERNING THE RECALLED PART) CAUSED POWER TO THE VEHICLE TO CEASE AND DRIVER WAS FORCED TO COAST TO SHOULDER OF INTERSTATE HIGHWAY (IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC AND THROUGH WEIGH STATION ENTRANCE RAMP). CAR WAS COMPLETELY OFF WITH NO BATTERY POWER AFTER SHIFTING TO NEUTRAL. WHILE STOPPED, DRIVER ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE (IMMEDIATELY AFTER PULLING OVER) WITH NO SUCCESS. AFTER 10 MINUTES AND A FEW PHONE CALLS TO FIGURE OUT WHAT TO DO, DRIVER WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS STILL ILLUMINATED, AND THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE AS USUAL (MAX 45MPH, STILL ON INTERSTATE, STILL RUSH HOUR). THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO SLOWLY DRIVE THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP, ALMOST BEING REAR-ENDED TWICE. THE SERVICE MANAGER STATED DRIVER WOULD BE ELIGIBLE FOR A COMPLIMENTARY RENTAL ONLY IF THEY WERE ABLE TO DIAGNOSE IT AS A RECALL DEFECT. THE MANUFACTURER'S "REP" WAS ABLE TO DETERMINE THAT THE PROBLEM WAS IN FACT DUE TO THE RECALLED PART, AND A RENTAL WAS OBTAINED. THE CAR HAS BEEN IN THE DEALERSHIP'S CAR REPAIR PARKING LOT FOR OVER TWO WEEKS, WITH NO REPLACEMENT PART/REPAIR ON ITS WAY.
VEHICLE UNDER RECALL WITHOUT ANY SOLUTION OR PARTS AVAILABLE FOR THE REPAIR. OWNERS ARE TO CONTINUE DRIVING UNTIL A SOLUTION IS AVAILABLE. CAR WILL STALL OR SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL WHILE DRIVING AT BOTH HIGH AND LOW SPEEDS. CAR HAS STALLED ON THE HIGHWAY WITHOUT WARNING, SHIFTING INTO NEUTRAL WHILE IN DRIVE. CAR ENGINE REVVED UP, BUT WOULD NOT ACCELERATES I I COULD GET OFF THE ROAD SAFELY AVOIDING TRAFFIC. WARNING LIGHTS FLASH ON THE DASHBOARD INSTRUCTING ME TO SERVICE TRANSMISSION, STOP SAFELY, TURN OFF CAR, PLACE INTO PARK. DOING ALL OF THIS LEFT THE CAR STUCK IN EITHER "RUN" OR "ACCESSORY" MODE. CAR WOULD NOT SHUT DOWN, EVEN WHEN KEY FOB WAS AWAY FROM CAR. GEAR SHIFT WAS STUCK AND WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO ANY GEAR. ALL LIGHTS WERE LIT UP ON THE GEAR SHIFT. AT THE SAME TIME THE CAR CLOCK TIME FROZE AND A WARNING CAME ON THE SCREEN SAYING TO SERVICE VEHICLE PHONE. CAR HAD TO BE TOWED TO DEALER TWICE AND HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP FOR THE SAME PROBLEM 4 TIMES WITHIN 25 DAYS, AND IS CURRENTLY IN THE SHOP NOW. MANUAL PARK RELEASE HAD TO BE USED IN ORDER TO TOW VEHICLE AS THE GEAR SHIFT WOULDN'T SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL OR ANY OTHER GEAR. CAR IS EXTREMELY UNSAFE TO DRIVE FOR OWNERS AND FELLOW DRIVERS ON THE ROAD AS AN IMMEDIATE DECREASE IN SPEED AND LOSS OF CONTROL COULD POTENTIALLY CAUSE ACCIDENTS.
THERE ARE TIMES WHEN I WILL BE STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN WAITING FOR TRAFFIC UNTIL I AM CLEAR TO ENTER INTO THE ROADWAY. UPON A SPACE OPENING FOR ME TO ENTER INTO TRAFFIC THERE HAVE BEEN TIMES WHEN I HAVE PRESSED DOWN ON THE GAS PEDAL TO GO AND THERE IS A DELAYED REACTION FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WILL NOT GO AND YOU CAN AUDIBLY HEAR THE ENGINE WIND UP. AFTER A BRIEF WHILE I CAN FEEL THE VEHICLE DOWNSHIFT AS IF IT WAS EITHER IN NEUTRAL OR STUCK ON A GEAR. THEN THE VEHICLE WILL LAUNCH YOU OUT INTO TRAFFIC. I'VE HAD CLOSE CALLS TO WHERE DUE TO THE DELAY I'VE ALMOST HAD TO SLAM ON THE BRAKES TO PREVENT MYSELF FROM GOING INTO TRAFFIC AS THE DELAY PUT ME AT RISK. WHEN IT LAUNCHED ME INTO TRAFFIC I THEN HAD TO PUSH THE GAS PEDAL ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR IN ORDER TO AVOID BEING HIT BY OTHER VEHICLES AND SPEED AWAY. THERE ARE OTHER TIMES OF GETTING ONTO THE HIGHWAY WHERE IT FEELS LIKE THE ENGINE OR TRANSMISSION IS LAGGING BEHIND THE ACCELERATOR. YOU CAN FEEL THE VEHICLE ALMOST SPUTTER SPORADICALLY WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHRYSLER 200. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING AND COULD NOT BE RESTARTED UNTIL AFTER TWENTY MINUTES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V470000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,200.
THE CAR IS UNDER A RECALL, WHICH IS NOT A SAFE VEHICLE TO DRIVE. MANY PEOPLE HAVE COMPLAINED TO CHRYSLER, THE CAR WILL JUST STOP AND SHUT OFF. IT'S A TIME BOMB THAT SHOULD B OFF THE ROAD. SO MANY COMPLAINTS AND CHRYSLER IS IGNORING THIS PROBLEM. IT HASENT HAPPENED TO ME BUT I'M AFRAID IT WILL.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHRYSLER 200. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING AND THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V470000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND STATED THAT THE PARTS NEEDED FOR THE RECALL REPAIR WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 23,000.
MY ENGINE TURNED OFF WHILE DRIVING. I WAS ON A ONE LANE RAMP, GOING ABOUT 25 OR 30 MILES PER HOUR AROUND A BEND. THE TRANSMISSION WAS IN DRIVE, NOT PARK OR NEUTRAL. I COULD NOT RESTART MY ENGINE. ADDITIONAL SAFETY FEATURES SUCH AS FORWARD COLLISION WARNING, LANE SENSE, AND PARK SENSE WERE DISABLED. I WAS BLOCKING TRAFFIC - THE ONLY WAY TO GET AROUND ME WAS TO GO UP ONTO THE SIDEWALK, WHICH IS NOT SAFE. PEOPLE BEHIND ME TRIED TO HELP BY PUSHING THE CAR, BUT COULD NOT. I HAD TO CALL THE POLICE TO SEND INCIDENT RESPONSE TO PUSH ME OUT OF THE WAY. THE INCIDENT RESPONSE TRUCK ALSO COULD NOT PUSH ME OUT OF THE WAY, BUT AFTER ROCKING MY CAR SEVERAL TIMES IN AN ATTEMPT TO PUSH THE CAR, THE ENGINE WOULD START. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE SCREEN SHOWED A MESSAGE SAYING TO SERVICE TRANSMISISON. I DROVE TO A PARKING LOT AND CALLED A TOW TRUCK TO TAKE ME TO A DEALERSHIP. I HAVE FOUND MANY CASES OF THIS HAPPENING TO OTHER 2015 CHRYSLER 200 OWNERS, AND I THINK THERE NEEDS TO BE AN INVESTIGATION AND POSSIBLY A RECALL. THE DEALERSHIP CANNOT TELL ME WHAT CAUSED THE ISSUE, ONLY THAT THEIR SERVICE MANUAL SAYS REFLASHING THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE SHOULD SOLVE THE PROBLEM. CHRYSLER COPORATE ALSO CANNOT TELL ME WHAT CAUSED THE ISSUE. SEVERAL TESTIMONIES ONLINE SAY THAT THEIR CAR WAS NOT FIXED BY REFLASHING THE TCM. HAVING YOUR NEW CAR DIE ON THE ROAD WHILE DRIVING WITH ABSOLUTELY NO WARNING IS AN UNACCEPTABLE, POSSIBLY FATAL RISK. I ONLY HOPE IF THIS HAPPENS AGAIN, I WON'T BE IN AN INTERSECTION OR IN FRONT OF A SEMI-TRUCK ON THE HIGHWAY.
CAR SHUTS DOWN COMPLETELY DURING DRIVING. NO BRAKES STEERING OR ANYTHING. SOMEONE IS GOING TO DIE IN THIS CAR. DEALER CAN'T FIX PROBLEMS. WILL JUST HAPPEN.
TWICE IN THE PAST FEW MONTHS, AS I WAS DRIVING TO WORK MY BRAKES FAILED & I RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION ON MY DASHBOARD STATING THAT THERE WAS AN ELECTRONIC BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHRYSLER 200. WHEN TURNING ON THE WINDOW DEFROSTER ON THE FRONT WINDSHIELD, THE PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW WOULD NOT DEFROST. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,000.
2015 CHRYSLER 200. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE STALLS WHILE DRIVING. *SMD THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. *JB
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHRYSLER 200. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING AND THEN INDEPENDENTLY RESTARTED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON ONE OTHER OCCASION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V470000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM), HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,600.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHRYSLER 200. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V470000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) HOWEVER, THE RECALL PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURE HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHRYSLER 200. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD ACCELERATE INDEPENDENTLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE DIAGNOSIS WAS UNKNOWN. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V470000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) HOWEVER THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHRYSLER 200. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE DOWN SHIFTED TO 15 MPH WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT WHILE AT A STOP LIGHT, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND THE VEHICLE REVVED AS THE VEHICLE STARTED SHAKING. THE FAILURES RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V470000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 5,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHRYSLER 200. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V470000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO PERFORM THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHRYSLER 200. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V470000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
I HAVE BROUGHT MY CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP REPAIR SHOP 18 TIMES ABOUT SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH MY TRANSMISSION. I HAVE ALL PAPERWORK TO BACK IT UP THAT THESE TECHNICIANS AND CHRYSLER'S STAR KEEP TELLING ME THAT EITHER THEY DON'T HEAR ANYTHING OR NO IT'S NORMAL. WELL TODAY MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE SCREEN SAID SERVICE TRANSMISSION. BUT THERE'S NOTHING WRONG WITH IT I THOUGHT. TO MAKE MATTERS MORE UPSETTING TO ME ON WEDNESDAY THE 23RD OF SEPTEMBER I GOT A CALL FROM THE DEALERSHIP IF THE TECH CAN TAKE IT HOME OVERNIGHT 9 MILES AWAY TO SEE IF WHAT I FEEL OR HEAR (HESITATION, RATTLING, AND JERKING) IS TRUE. NORMAL YET AGAIN! BY THE WAY THE AIRBAG LIGHT IS STILL ON WAITING FOR THEM TO CALL BECAUSE THEY ARE WAITING TO GET A NEW WIRING HARNESS TO FIX THE ISSUE. THE AIRBAG PART HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP 7 TIMES GOING ON 8 AND HAS BEEN REPAIRED THAT MANY TIMES. OH AND THE AIRBAG A SO CALLED SAFETY ISSUE ISN'T REALLY A SAFETY ISSUE ACCORDING TO THE DEALERSHIP AND CHRYSLER. THEY SENT ME HOME WITH IT. THE SAME TECH THAT SAID THE CAR TRANNY IS NORMAL. I HAVE CHILDREN AND YET THEY KEEP TELLING ME THE 2015 CHRYSLER 200 IS SUPPOSE TO BE THIS WAY. SOMEONE EVEN HAD THE NERVE TO GUARANTEE ME THAT IF I'M INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT IT WILL DEPLOY. CHRYSLER AND THE TECHS THAT GO THROUGH ALL THIS TRAINING STILL CAN NOT FIX A CAR WITH ISSUES. EVEN WITH MY CAR HAVING STAYED OVER THE 30 DAY MARK WITH THE SAME ISSUES THAT CAN NOT BE RESOLVED CHRYSLER WILL NOT BUY BACK MY CAR. PLEASE SOMEONE LOOK INTO IT.
2015 CHRYSLER 200. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO REPLACEMENT PARTS NOT AVAILABLE TO COMPLETE RECALL NOTICE 15V-470. *SMD
CAR WAS RUNNING BEAUTIFULLY ON SEPTEMBER 22ND. IT WAS PARKED IN THE GARAGE OVERNIGHT. WHEN I STARTED IT THE MORNING OF THE 23RD, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT FLASHED AND THE CAR WAS IDLING VERY ROUGHLY. I DROVE SLOWLY TO THE DEALER, DOUG SMITH CHRYSLER IN AMERICAN FORK, UT. THEY DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS BEING A CART AND HORSE CONCERN: APPARENTLY THE COIL ON THE #6 CYLINDER HAD FAILED AND ALSO THE COIL DRIVER IN THE PCM HAD ALSO FAILED. THEY DON'T KNOW WHICH OCCURRED FIRST AND THEN LIKELY CAUSED THE OTHER PROBLEM. MY CONCERN IS THAT THE CAR WAS NEARLY UNDRIVEABLE AS IT WAS; WHAT IF THE PCM HAD SUFFERED A CASCADING DAMAGE OF SOME SORT? ESPECIALLY, WHAT IF THIS HAD HAPPENED WHILE I WAS TRAVELING 70MPH ON THE FREEWAY? I JUST THINK THAT A COMPONENT OF SUCH IMPORTANCE AS THE PCM SHOULD NOT FAIL AFTER ONLY 11000 MILES. I NOW HAVE CONCERNS ABOUT THE REPLACEMENT: WILL IT BE BRAND NEW OR REBUILT? IF REBUILT, HOW RELIABLE WILL THAT END UP BEING? I ALSO FEEL THAT A SPARK PLUG COIL SHOULD BE MORE ROBUST THAN TO FAIL AT ONLY 11000 MILES. I BELIEVE THIS FAILURE COULD REPRESENT A SEVERE DANGER TO MYSELF AND POSSIBLY TO OTHERS IF IT HAPPENED WHILE THE CAR WAS BEING DRIVEN.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHRYSLER 200. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V470000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHRYSLER 200. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V461000 (EQUIPMENT) AND STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED WAS UNAVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHRYSLER 200. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V470000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THIS ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. UPDATED 02/18/16*LJ
AFTER CHANGING LANES ON THE FREEWAY I TURNED LEFT TURN SIGNAL TO OFF POSITION AND THE RIGHT TURN SIGNAL THEN CAME ON. TURNED THE RIGHT ONE ON THEN OFF TO GET IT TO STOP AND THE LEFT ONE CAME BACK ON. THEN THEY WERE SWITCHING BETWEEN LEFT AND RIGHT WITH ME DOING NOTHING. FINALLY I THOUGHT TO TURN HAZARD LIGHTS ON THEN OFF TO SEE IF THAT WOULD WORK AND IT DID. ABOUT 3 WEEKS LATER I WAS RIDING AND MY FIANCE WAS DRIVING AND THE TURN SIGNAL CAME ON BY ITSELF WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY. HE HAD TO TURN THEM ON AND OFF SEVERAL TIMES TO GET THEM TO ACTUALLY TURN OFF. ON ANOTHER OCCASION I WAS IN MY SISTER'S DRIVEWAY AND PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND PUSHED THE BUTTON TO TURN THE CAR OFF. THE DISPLAY ON THE DASH SAID THAT THE CAR HAD TO BE IN PARK BEFORE IT COULD BE TURNED OFF. SINCE THE CAR WAS ALREADY IN PARK ON THE DIAL, I PUT IT INTO REVERSE AND BACK INTO PARK TO TRY TO GET IT TO WORK AND WHEN THAT DIDN'T WORK I PUT IT INTO DRIVE AND MOVED SLIGHTLY FORWARD THEN PUT IT BACK INTO PARK WHERE IT FINALLY RECOGNIZED THAT IT WAS ACTUALLY IN PARK AND ALLOWED ME TO TURN IT OFF. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY SAID THAT THERE WERE NO ERROR CODES AND THEY COULD NOT REPLICATE THE ISSUES, BUT WOULD MAKE NOTE OF THEM.
The electrical system has been having issues since I bought the car in 2015. The dash display behind the steering wheel flashes, the radio system restarts itself multiple times throughout a 15-minute trip between stops. At one point, the antenna wasn't even picking up a signal and the radio system only gave out static audio. Whatever has been the issue has caused me to have to change my alternator and multiple batteries since purchasing it. I would've reached out sooner, had I known this was an option..
MY AIRBAG LIGHT WAS GOING ON AND OFF THROUGHOUT THE DAY. I BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY DIDN'T FIND ANY CODES BUT THE LIGHT WAS OFF. I WENT DOWN THE ROAD AND IT TURNED BACK ON SO I WENT BACK. THEY FOUND THE SAME CODE THAT'S BEEN GIVING ME ISSUES REGARDING THE PASSENGER SEAT. 7 TIMES FOR THE SAME ISSUE. I HAD BROUGHT MY CAR BACK AND FORTH SINCE MARCH 2015 FOR THE TRANNY ISSUE. IT JERKS, HESITATES, AND RATTLES. ON A SERIOUS NOTE MY NECK HURTS CAUSE IT CAUSES ME TO JERK FORWARD. ALL CHRYSLER KEEPS DOING IS REPROGRAMMING MY COMPUTER ON THE TRANNY BUT IT DOESN'T WORK. I HAVE OVER 17 WORK ORDERS, OVER 30 DAYS OF STAYING IN THE SHOP, AND ALL THEY DO IS REPROGRAM IT PER CHRYSLER STAR ORDERS. RECENTLY I WENT TO REVERSE THE VEHICLE AND IT SHOT FORWARD THEN KNOCKED INTO REVERSE. THE BUYBACK PROGRAM IS A LIE. PLEASE DO NOT PURCHASE THE CHRYSLER 200. IT'S JUST A HEADACHE AND A WASTE OF MONEY.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHRYSLER 200. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V461000 (EQUIPMENT) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHRYSLER 200. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE DOOR WAS OPENED AND THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHRYSLER 200. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE WOULD SUDDENLY SHUT OFF, OCCASIONALLY NOT ACCELERATE, AND LOSE POWER. WHEN MAKING A RIGHT TURN, A BEEPING SOUND WAS PRESENT AND THE OIL GAUGE INDICATOR WOULD INCREASE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25.
ON SEPT 23, 2015 I TOOK MY CAR INTO ED VOYLES BECAUSE I HAD BEEN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH THE SHIFTING OF THE TRANSMISSION OF MY CAR. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE TRANSMISSION WAS BUCKING AND JERKING WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH. I HAD TO THROW THE CAR IN NEUTRAL FOR IT TO STOP. THE SERVICE MECHANIC TEST DROVE MY CAR ON SEPT. 23 AND NOTED THAT IT WAS SHIFTING HARD BUT SINCE THERE WAS NOT AN OPEN RECALL FOR IT THEY COULD NOT FIX IT. ON OCTOBER 24, 2015 I RECEIVED A LETTER IN THE MAIL STATING THAT THE AN OPEN RECALL ON THE POWER DISTRIBUTION CENTER AND ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR. I TRIED TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT TO GET THIS PROBLEM FIXED WITH ED VOYLES (THE PLACE I PURCHASED THE CAR FROM) TO NO AVAIL. THEY INFORMED ME THAT CHRYSLER WAS NOT ACCEPTING ORDERS FOR THE PART THAT I NEEDED AND THAT THEY COULD NOT DO ANYTHING UNTIL CHRYSLER LET THEM ORDER PARTS. I JUST PURCHASED THIS CAR IN FEBRUARY 2015 AND IT SHOULD NOT BE DOING THIS AT ALL! THE RECALL STATES "THIS MAY RESULT IN AN ENGINE STALL OR A SHIFT TO NEUTRAL EVENT. EITHER OF THESE CONDITIONS MAY CAUSE A CRASH WITHOUT WARNING. THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM AND MY SAFETY AND MY LIFE IS AT RISK AND THE DEALERSHIP IS NOT WILLING TO FIX IT. PLEASE HELP BEFORE I GET AN ATTORNEY INVOLVED FOR LEMON LAW VIOLATIONS IN THE STATE OF GA.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHRYSLER 200. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD SHIFT GEARS AND GET STUCK IN BETWEEN GEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V470000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 18,500.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHRYSLER 200. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER:15V470000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
RECALL # 15V470 DATED 9/12/15 NOT FIXED YET RECALL# 16V529 DATED 8/22/16 NOT FIXED YET PARTS APPEAR NOT TO BE AVAILABLE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHRYSLER 200. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED WHEN DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. ON ONE OCCASION, THE LIGHTS ON THE GEAR SHIFTER BEGAN FLASHING AND THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED AND OPERATED NORMALLY AFTER THE UNEXPECTED SHUT OFF. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 60,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHRYSLER 200. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V470000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
I WAS ON MY WAY HOME FROM WORK WHEN AT A RED LIGHT MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT GOES ON, TRANSMISSION AND PARK BREAK SERVICE LIGHTS GO ON AND AS THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN MY CAR DID NOT ACCELERATE. I PUT MY CAR ON PARK TURNED MY EMERGENCY LIGHTS AND THEN SHIFTED TO DRIVE . MY CAR THEN KEPT CHANGING SHIFTS. AS AN ATTEMPT TO GET MY CAR HOME WHICH IS ONLY 7 MIN FROM WORK I DROVE IT SLOWLY AND EVERY STOP I MADE MY CAR WOULD TAKE AT LEAST 2-3 MINUTES TO ACCELERATE. AS I ARRIVED HOME THE STEERING WHEEL GOT HARD AND DISPLAYED A WARNING TO PUT EMERGENCY BREAK TO PREVENT FROM ROLLING.IT THEN DISPLAYED SERVICE TRANSMISSION, SERVICE PARK BREAK, SERVICE ENGINE. THE NEXT DAY I TOOK MY CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP BUT WAS TOLD NOTHING ABOUT A RECALL FOR MY CAR.
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