There are 42 owner-reported speed control & cruise complaints for the 2015 Chrysler 200in NHTSA's database. These are unverified consumer reports and may not reflect confirmed defects.
I honestly believe this has to do with me being discriminated by people even emergency dispatch and police from the city of Inglewood , this is not the first time my car gets tampered with, but to start I already had felt something was off with the vehicle because I was parked and it accelerated all of a sudden last night of 03/24/26 then today on 03/25/26 i was on the freeway on my way to work then I felt something wasnt how the last time I drove it then it accelerated all of sudden and some setting on my car where changed so I returned home I didn’t want to risk my life or anybody else’s so i took pictures of the miles 114199 and how the cars is in case someone tries to take it and cause and incident & tries to cause and organized crime so I can get into trouble
With cruise control on going down hill the cruise control will cause the RPM's to race and my 16 year old has the push hard on his brakes to get it to release. This could end up causing him to crash. Apparently it is an ongoing issue with this make and model. Please help. Thank you.
The contact owns a 2015 Chrysler 200. The contact stated while driving at various speeds, the vehicle would hesitate for five to 10 seconds before accelerating. The contact stated no warning light was illuminated. Additionally, the contact stated that the engine would start shaking as if it was loose from the motor mounts, causing the entire vehicle to shake. The contact stated no warning light was illuminated. The contact slowed down; however, the vehicle continued to shake. The failure had become more constant. The contact had not taken the vehicle to be diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer had not been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 119,000.
WANTS TO SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING, WHILE ACCELERATING AND SLOWING DOWN RIGHT BEFORE COMPLETE STOP. DASHBOARD DOES NOT GIVE ERROR CODE. DASHBOARD TOLD WIFE TO PUT IN (P) WHILE IN (D) GOING DOWN ROAD AROUND 15-20MPH AND ACCELERATING AND I FOUND SAME PROBLEM AND COMPLAINT ONLINE ON MANY WEBSITES. I THOUGHT IT MIGHT BE BATTERY BEFORE MY INTERNET RESEARCH, BUT AFTER BATTERY CHECK, BATTERY IN PERFECT CONDITION. JUST STARTED HAPPENING YESTERDAY EVENING AFTER VEHICLE NOT USED IN 5-6 DAYS. NOT EVERYDAY DRIVER VEHICLE. TUNE-UP/OIL CHANGES UP TO DATE.
CAR STALLS OR SHUTS DOWN OUT OF NOWHERE WHILE DRIVING, SLOWING DOWN OR COMING TO A STOP, WITH NO SIGNS OR WARNING. HAS HAPPENED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS, MOST RECENTLY APRIL 16, 2020. *TR
I AM CONTINUING TO HAVE A SEVERAL TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR SINCE I BOUGHT IT I WAS NOT AWARE OF THE ISSUES THAT THESE VEHICLES HAD WITH TRANSMISSION I HAVE BEEN TO THE CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP MORE THAN ONCE . NOT ONLY DO THEY PROVIDE THE WORD CUSTOMER SERVICE THAT I HAVE EVER HAD BUT THEY TOLD ME THAT THE CAR JUST NEEDS TO BE UPDATED LIKE AN IPHONE WHICH IS NOT SOMETHING I'VE EVER HEARD OF . TODAY IT WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO THE CORRECT GEAR AND ALMOST HAD ME HIT SOMEBODY IN REAR-END THEM IT IS VERY UNSAFE AND HAS HAPPENED MORE THAN ONCE. I NEED HELP.
WHILE DRIVING WITH CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED GOING DOWN A STEEP HILL THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AND WOULD NOT DOWN SHIFT. I HAD TO STOMP THE BREAK TO GET THE VEHICLE TO SLOW DOWN. CRUISE CONTROL WOULD NOT DISENGAGE FROM STEERING COLUMN. CRUISE CONTROL WAS SET AT 60 MPH AND SPEED INCREASED TO 75 MPH.
WHILE DRIVING WITH CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED GOING DOWN A STEEPER GRADE ON I-81 THE VEHICLE ACCELERATES AND WILL NOT DOWN SHIFT. I HAVE TO STOMP THE BRAKE OR CANCEL CRUISE CONTROL TO GET THE VEHICLE TO SLOW DOWN. CRUISE CONTROL WOULD NOT DISENGAGE FROM STEERING COLUMN. CRUISE CONTROL WAS SET AT 65 MPH AND SPEED INCREASED TO ~75 MPH. THIS HAPPENS AT THIS SAME POINT ON THE HIGHWAY EVERY TIME I GO THRU THERE. SCARY!!!!
TAKATA RECALL, MY CHRYSLER 200 2015 IS HAVING ISSUES WHERE IT SEEMS LIKE IT'S STUCK IN NEUTRAL AND DOESN'T WANT TO ACCELERATE. MY CAR STARTED RUMBLING PRETTY INTENSELY I DON'T EVEN HAVE 80,000 MILES ON MY CAR AND IT SAYS MY VIN NUMBER DOESN'T MATCH ANY RECALLS BUT EVERYTHING I'VE LOOKED UP IT SOUNDS THE SAME RECALL THE OTHER CHRYSLER 200 2015 CARS HAD AS WELL. HOW DO I GO ABOUT GETTING THIS FIXED?? I WAS ON THE FREEWAY AND IT HAPPENED RANDOMLY WHEN I WENT TO SWITCH LANES.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHRYSLER 200. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL HAD NOT BEEN ENGAGED AT THE TIME. A LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE WAS INTERMITTENT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 17,000. *TT *JB *TR
WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON WITH A MESSAGE TO SERVICE TRANSMISSION. I MERGED OFF OF THE INTERSTATE AND STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT AND WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN AND I TRIED TO ACCELERATE THE CAR WOULDN'T MOVE AND THE RPMS WOULD JUST GO UP. EVENTUALLY THE CAR STARTED MOVING SLOWLY AT HIGH RPMS WITH SEVERAL CARS BEHIND ME AND I PULLED OVER AND HAD TO GET MY CAR TOWED.
"TAKATA RECALL" HEADING TOWARD A RED LIGHT I STARTED PRESSING ON MY BRAKE WHEN THE CAR STARTS ACCELERATING ON ITS OWN.. THE CAR WAS IN MOTION AND ON THE CITY STREET.
I MADE A COMPLAINT ABOUT THIS EXACT ISSUE LAST SUMMER (2017) REGARDING MY VEHICLE SPEEDING UP ON ITS OWN AND THE CRUISE CONTROL GETTING STUCK AND BEING DIFFICULT TO DISENGAGE. I WANTED CHRYSLER TO BUY THE VEHICLE BACK BECAUSE I WAS CONCERNED FOR MY SAFETY BUT MY CLAIM WAS DENIED. NOW I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY THIS ORGANIZATION (NHTSA) THAT SOME 2015 CHRYSLER 200 VEHICLES ARE BEING RECALLED FOR THIS EXACT ISSUE THAT I PREVIOUSLY COMPLAINED ABOUT. I CONTACTED CHRYSLER AND ASSUMING I WOULD BE ABLE TO GET IT REPAIRED. I WAS BY TWO SEPARATE CHRYSLER EMPLOYEES THAT MY VIN IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. EVEN THOUGH I PREVIOUSLY COMPLAINED ABOUT THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM, THEY SAID I WOULD HAVE TO GO HAVE MY CAR CHECKED AND PAY FOR ANY REPAIRS ON MY OWN. I WILL BE MAKING ANOTHER FORMAL COMPLAINT AND REQUESTING AGAIN THAT CHRYSLER BUY BACK THIS CAR BECAUSE ITS IS BEYOND RIDICULOUS THAT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR REPAIRS THAT THEY ADMIT NEED TO BE DONE ON SOME OF THE VEHICLES. IF ITS A SOFTWARE ISSUE, IT SEEMS TO ME THAT ALL OF THE CARS WOULD NEED THE REPAIR SINCE THEY ALL HAVE THE SAME SOFTWARE. SEE ALSO ODI 10984831. *DSY UPDATED 9/25/18*JB
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHRYSLER 200. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS. IN ADDITION, THE CHECK ENGINE AND ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED AS A THROTTLE BODY FAILURE. THE FAILURE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND DID NOT ASSIST BECAUSE THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 44,952. THE VIN WAS NOT PROVIDED.
LAST YEAR HAD THE CAR IN DO TO THE TRANSMISSION THE SHOP REPROGRAMMED THE COMPUTER. LAST WEEK WHILE DRIVING THE CAR WAS GOING 55 AND SEEMED LIKE IT QUIT MOVING THEN THE MOTOR RPMS KEPT GOING UP. FINALLY WE PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL AND STOPPED IT. RESTARTED IT AND IT SOUNDED VERY ROUGH AT FIRST THEN SETTLED DOWN. WAS ABLE TO DRIVE HOME 5 MINUTES AWAY. NEXT DAY COULDN'T START THE CAR. TOWED IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID THE MOTOR IS SHOT. THERE WAS A RECALL ON IT FOR SOMETHING THAT I NEVER WAS INFORMED ABOUT.
THE CAR STALLS WHEN PRESSING THE GAS. ONCE IT FINALLY CATCHES IT'S A HARD JERK IN THE CAR. HAVE TAKEN TO HAVE INSPECTED BUT SERVICE STATION SAYS IT'S FINE.
SEEMS TO ACCELERATE ON ITS OWN
RECALL # S55 NHTSA 16V529 MY CAR MIL LIGHT CAME ON LAST NIGHT 04/20/2018 WHILE ON THE FREEWAY DOING 70 MILES, STATING THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE SERVICED. ONCE I GOT OF THE FREEWAY TURNING RIGHT ON THE STREET THE CAR ACTED AS IF IT DIDN'T WANT TO GO, DRIVING AT A VERY SLOW SPEED AROUND 40 MILES. WHEN I CAME TO THE LIGHT TO STOP THE CAR SEEMED AS IF IT WAS GOING TO CUT OFF, IDLED LOW AND WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN FOR ME TO GO THE CAR WAS STILL A THE DRIVING SPEED OF NO MORE THAN 40 MILES. ONCE I GOT TO MY DESTINATION, I INFORMED MY FIANC OF THE ISSUE I WAS HAVING. WE WENT BACK OUTSIDE AFTER READING THE CARS MANUAL AROUND 10-15 MINUETS AFTER. HE STARTED THE CAR AND THE TRANSMISSION MESSAGE WAS GONE BUT THE MIL LIGHT WAS STILL ON. HE PLACED THE CAR IN DRIVE AND MOVED IT FORWARD AND THEN IN REVERSE TO BACK IT UP. THE LIGHT WAS STILL ON BUT HE TOLD ME THAT BASED ON THAT THE TRANSMISSION DIDN'T SEEM TO HAVE ANY ISSUES. THE NEXT MORNING ON 04/21/2018 , I TRIED TO AUTO START MY CAR, GOT IN THE CAR AND ON THE DASH READ DISABLED SO THE CAR DIDN'T AUTO START. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I HAVE EVER EXPERIENCED THAT OTHER THAN WHEN THE CAR IS LOW ON FUEL YOU CAN'T AUTO START THE CAR AND MY CAR HAD A FULL TANK OF GAS WHEN I TRIED STARTING IT THIS MORNING. SO WHEN I STARTED THE CAR MANUALLY IT NO LONGER SHOWED THE MIL LIGHT AND WHILE DRIVING ON THE STREET AND FREEWAY BACK HOME IT SEEMED TO BE DRIVING AND SHIFTING FINE. I HAVE NOTICED THAT MY CAR ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS, WHILE DRIVING HAS A DELAYED TIME WHEN SHIFTING TO PICK UP SPEED AND THIS IS AFTER THE CAR HAS BEEN RUNNING FOR A WHILE AND I'VE BEEN DRIVING FOR SOME DISTANCE. THEN ONCE IT SHIFTS IT GIVES A JERK THEN IT PICKS UP SPEED.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHRYSLER 200. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE RPM METER DISPLAYED INCORRECTLY, THE CRUISE CONTROL INDEPENDENTLY ENGAGED, THE DIGITAL COMPASS DISPLAYED THE INCORRECT DIRECTION OF TRAVEL, AND THE GPS FAILED TO OPERATE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES AND ADVISED THE CONTACT TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE LOCAL CHRYSLER DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND REPAIRS. THE DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED BECAUSE THE CONTACT FELT HE WOULD NOT BE TREATED FAIRLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 37,000.
FORWARD COLLISION WARNING (FCW) WITH MITIGATION SYSTEM DID NOT WORK AT A SPEED OF 15 MILES PER HOUR. A VEHICLE IN FRONT OF MY VEHICLE STOPPED ABRUPTLY IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD AND I ATTEMPTED TO APPLY THE BRAKES BUT IT WAS TO LATE AND I HIT THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. MY VEHICLE WHICH WAS TRAVELING AT 15 MILES PER HOUR GAVE NO FORWARD COLLISION WARNING NOR DID IT ATTEMPT TO APPLY THE BRAKES. IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THE SYSTEM WAS MADE FOR THIS TYPE OF OCCURRENCE AND THE SAFETY FEATURE SHOULD HAVE WORKED. THE FRONT OF MY VEHICLE SUSTAINED $6500 IN DAMAGE FROM A MINOR 15 MPH ACCIDENT THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED OR LESSENED WITH THE TECHNOLOGY PACKAGE THAT I PURCHASED AS AN ADD ON TO THE VEHICLE.
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