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69,000 miles · Oct 2, 2017

Air Bags

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHRYSLER 200. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON AND OFF AUTOMATICALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO (PERFORMANCE CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE RAM COLUMBUS, 1130 AUTO MALL DR, COLUMBUS, OH 43228) WHERE THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT TO CALL NHTSA. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR…

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NHTSA ODI #11031405

Mileage unknown · Oct 2, 2017

Air Bags

AIR BAG HAS COME ON AFTER 62469 MILE AND IT WILL NOT GO OFF. IT NOT ON THE RECALL LIST. BUT, I SEE THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THESE VEHICLES.

NHTSA ODI #11031369

41,231 miles · Sep 29, 2017

Air Bags

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TAKATA RECALL AN AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON IN MY VEHICLE FOR THE SECOND TIME. THE FIRST TIME, IT WENT OFF AFTER A COUPLE OF MINUTES. THIS TIME, IT WAS ON FOR A WHILE. I CALLED INTO THE DEALER AND CHRYSLER, CONFIRMED THERE ARE NO OPEN RECALLS, BUT THAT EVEN AT ONLY 41,231 MILES THIS IS NOT COVERED. IN EDMUNDS SITE, THERE WERE RECALLS OF MARCH 2016 FOR VEHICLES WITH THE SAME PRODUCTION DATE RANGE OF MY VEHICLE, HOWEVER MY VEHICLE WASN'T INCLUDED. AS A RESULT, I WILL NEED TO PAY $120 FOR THE DIAGNOSTICS ALONE, THEN FOR THE REPAIR. THE LIGHT CAME ON AS I WAS DRIVING ON A LOCAL CITY STREET AT ABOUT 35MPH.

NHTSA ODI #11030486

55,000 miles · Sep 28, 2017

Air Bags

I FEEL STRONGLY THE NHTSA SHOULD LOOK INTO THE GROWING NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS PERTAINING TO 2015 CHRYSLER 200 AIR BAG ISSUES. A DASHBOARD MESSAGE STATING SERVICE AIR BAG SYSTEM APPEARS THEN THEN DISAPPEARS FROM MY DASHBOARD. IT STAYS ON FOR A FEW DAYS THEN GOES OFF FOR A COUPLE DAYS. A 2015 CAR SHOULD NOT BE HAVING AIR BAG ISSUES.…

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NHTSA ODI #11030434

78,000 miles · Sep 27, 2017

Air BagsSeat BeltsCrashInjury

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2015 CHRYSLER 200. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS SET TO 60 MPH WHEN THE SIDE AIR BAG SUDDENLY DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS STRUCK IN THE FACE. A BYSTANDER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY VEERED OFF THE ROAD. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THAT THEY MAY HAVE EITHER BLACKED OUT OR FALLEN ASLEEP. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE DROVE INTO A DITCH. THE DRIVER'S AIR BAG LOCATED IN THE STEERING WHEEL FAILED TO DEPLOY AND THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT FAILED TO RETRACT. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED INJURIES TO THE FACE, ARMS, BACK, AND CHEST. MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS NEEDED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,000. SPOKE W/ OWNER/DRIVER OF VEHICLE. CONCERN IS WITH DRIVER FRONTAL AIR BAG NOT DEPLOYING IN THIS IMPACT. SIDE AIRBAGS DID DEPLOY AFTER IMPACT INTO DITCH AND NOT BEFORE AS STATED ABOVE.PCO ..UPDATED 09/28/17 *BF .. .UPDATED 10/04/17 *BF UPDATED 10/11/2017*JS VIN NOT AVAILABLE UPDATED 07/23/18*JB

NHTSA ODI #11030205

42,000 miles · Sep 25, 2017

Air BagsElectrical SystemEngineCrashInjury

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I WAS IN A CAR ACCIDENT FEB 16 2017. REAR ENDED BY A FORD EXPEDITION. MY AIRBAG CAME ON BUT DIDN'T DEPLOY. I HIT MY HEAD HARD AND SMOKE WAS COMING FROM THE STEERING WHEEL. THE CAR LOCKS AND UNLOCKS ON ITS OWN. IT SLOWS DOWN TO FIVE MILES AN HOUR ON THE HIGHWAY AND THEN SPEEDS UP AGAIN. I NEVER KNOW WHAT MY LIFE WILL BE LIKE IN THIS [XXX] CAR. IT'S NOT WORTH ANYTHING AND I DEMAND ALL THE MONEY I PUT INTO IT BACK. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

NHTSA ODI #11025446

Mileage unknown · Sep 22, 2017

Air Bags

ON MAY THE AIRBAG LIGHT STARTED TO COME ON ONCE IN A WHILE. BUT THE LAST 2 MONTHS THE LIGHT DOES NOT GO AWAY. I TOOK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WANT TO CHARGE ME $150 TO JUST SEE IT. THE VEHICLE HAS 50,000 MILES THE MINUTE I START THE VEHICLE THE AIR BAG LIGHT COMES OUT AND DOES NOT GO AWAY UNTIL THE VEHICLE IS TURNED OFF. I JUST A…

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NHTSA ODI #11025048

Mileage unknown · Sep 5, 2017

Air BagsElectrical System

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TAKATA RECALL MY AIRBAG LIGHT HAS BEEN CONTINUOUSLY COMING ON AND OFF EVER SINCE I PURCHASED THE CAR ABOUT 3 MONTHS AGO. I TOOK IT BACK TO THE PLACE OF PURCHASE AND WAS TOLD THAT SOMETHING WAS BLOCKING THE SENSOR UNDER THE SEAT WHICH HAD BEEN REMOVED AND I WAS TOLD IT WAS FIXED BUT THIS LIGHT IS STILL ON. I DON'T FEEL SAFE IN THIS CAR IF I DON'T KNOW IF I HAVE WORKING AIR BAGS OR NOT. THE SUNROOF HAS ALSO MALFUNCTION TO WHERE IT WOULD NOT OPEN AND CLOSE BY PRESSING THE BUTTON I HAVE TAKEN IT TO BE FIXED 3 TIMES ALREADY. I FEEL LIKE I AM STUCK IN A DEATH TRAP WAITING TO HAPPEN.

NHTSA ODI #11021427

Mileage unknown · Aug 28, 2017

Air BagsPower TrainVehicle Speed Control

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IVE BEEN HAVNG PROBLEMS WITH MY VEHICLE SINCE I FIRST PURCHASED. THE CAR SLIPS GEARS AND TAKES OFF AND STAGGER WHILE ON HIGHWAY. IVE MADE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO HAVE PROBLEM FIXED BY CHRYSLER. I WAS TOLD THAT THE TRANSMISSION DOESN'T MATCH WITH SOFTWARE AND CHRYSLER IS LOOKING TO FIX ISSUE IN THE FUTURE. THECAR FEELS REALLY UNSAFE. AFTER DOING RESEARCH, I ALSO NOTICED THAT THIS CAR WAS SOLD TO ME WAY ABOVE PRICE THAT WAS OFFERED TO OTHERS. I ALSO FEEL THAT THE CONTRACT IS NO LONGER VALID AS THE CAR DEALERSHIP REQUESTED A CERTAIN AMOUNT TO PAY OFF MY TRADE IN. I LATER FOUND THAT THE AMOUNT WAS NEARLY $300 LESS THAN THE REQUESTED AMOUNT. I WAS TOLD THAT ANY EXCESS FUND WILL BE RELEASED TO ME. ITS BEEN OVER A YEAR AND I HAVE YET TO RECEIVE THE REFUND.

NHTSA ODI #11020132

Mileage unknown · Aug 22, 2017

Air BagsVehicle Speed Control

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PURCHASED VEHICLE 24 APRIL 2017. AFTER APPROX. 2 WEEKS THE "SERVICE AIRBAG SYSTEM' MESSAGE AND AIRBAG LIGHT ON PANEL CAME ON AND WENT OFF AFTER A FEW DAYS. CALLED AND SPOKE WITH DEALERSHIP I PURCHASED FROM AND WAS INFORMED THAT IF IT CAME ON AGAIN TO TAKE IT IN TO GET CHECKED. CAME ON AGAIN AFTER ANOTHER 2 WEEKS, SCHEDULED APPOINTMENT AND THE MORNING I TOOK IT IN IT WENT OFF. CAME ON AGAIN AT THE END OF JUNE WHICH WAS ANOTHER 2 WEEKS LATER AND HAS BEEN ON SINCE. FIRST COUPLE OF TIME CAME ON WHILE DRIVING, LAST TIME CAME ON RIGHT AFTER CAR WAS STARTED. CAR WILL ALSO MAKING A "JERKY" ACCELERATION MOTION WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AND ACTS LIKE IT CAN'T ACCELERATE AFTER COMING OUT OF A STOP. MAKES THE "JERKY" ACCELERATION MOTION WHEN PULLING INTO DRIVEWAY ALSO. DID SOME RESEARCH ONLINE AND SAW THAT OTHERS WHERE HAVING THE SAME ISSUES. I HAVEN'T HAD THIS VEHICLE A FULL 4 MONTHS.

NHTSA ODI #11018836

Official recalls

18V332000 · Electrical System:software; Electrical System:wiring; Vehicle Speed Control:cruise Control

May 17, 2018

Chrysler (FCA US LLC) is recalling certain 2014-2018 Dodge Journey, Charger and Durango, RAM 2500, 3500, 3500 Cab Chassis (more than 10,000lb), 4500 Cab Chassis and 5500 Cab Chassis, Jeep Cherokee and Grand Cherokee and Chrysler 300, 2014-2019 RAM 1500, 2015-2018 Dodge Challenger, 2015-2017 Chrysler 200, 2016-2018 RAM 3500 Cab Chassis (less than 10,000 lb), 2017-2018 Chrysler Pacifica and 2018 Jeep Wrangler vehicles. These vehicles are being recalled to address a defect that could prevent the cruise control system from disengaging. If, when using cruise control, there is a short circuit within the vehicle's wiring, the driver may not be able to shut off the cruise control either by depressing the brake pedal or manually turning the system off once it has been engaged, resulting in either the vehicle maintaining its current speed or possibly accelerating.

Consequence & remedy

Consequence: If the vehicle maintains its speed or accelerates despite attempts to deactivate the cruise control, there would be an increased risk of a crash.

Remedy: Chrysler will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the software, and perform a software flash on the engine or powertrain control module, free of charge. The recall began June 4, 2018. Owners may contact Chrysler customer service at 1-800-853-1403. Note: Owners are advised to stop using cruise control until the software update has been performed. In the event that cruise control cannot be disengaged while driving, owners should firmly and steadily apply the brakes and shift the transmission to neutral, placing the vehicle in park once it has stopped.

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Electrical System:software

Consequence: If the vehicle maintains its speed or accelerates despite attempts to deactivate the cruise control, there would be an increased risk of a crash.

Remedy: Chrysler will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the software, and perform a software flash on the engine or powertrain control module, free of charge. The recall began June 4, 2018. Owners may contact Chrysler customer service at 1-800-853-1403. Note: Owners are advised to stop using cruise control until the software update has been performed. In the event that cruise control cannot be disengaged while driving, owners should firmly and steadily apply the brakes and shift the transmission to neutral, placing the vehicle in park once it has stopped.

Vehicle Speed Control:cruise Control

Consequence: If the vehicle maintains its speed or accelerates despite attempts to deactivate the cruise control, there would be an increased risk of a crash.

Electrical System:wiring

Consequence: If the vehicle maintains its speed or accelerates despite attempts to deactivate the cruise control, there would be an increased risk of a crash.

16V529000 · Power Train:automatic Transmission

Jul 12, 2016

Chrysler (FCA US LLC) is recalling certain model year 2014-2015 Jeep Cherokee and 2015 Chrysler 200, Jeep Renegade, RAM ProMaster, and 2016 Fiat 500X vehicles equipped with 9-speed automatic transmissions. The transmission sensor clusters may have insufficient crimps in the transmission wire harness, and as a result, the transmission may unexpectedly shift to neutral. On August 29, 2016 Chrysler added the 2016 Fiat 500X vehicles to this recall.

Consequence & remedy

Consequence: If the vehicle unexpectedly shifts to neutral, there is an increased risk of a crash.

Remedy: Chrysler will notify owners, dealers will reprogram the Powertrain Control Module and the Transmission Control Module and if necessary replace the transaxle range sensor wire harness, free of charge. The recall began on November 7, 2016. Owners may contact Chrysler customer service at 1-800-853-1403. Chrysler's number for this recall is S55.

16V114000 · Air Bags:sensor:occupant Classification; Seats

Feb 26, 2016

Chrysler (FCA US LLC) is recalling certain model year 2015 Chrysler 200 vehicles manufactured April 7, 2014, to August 3, 2015. During service work, the affected vehicles may have had either the Occupant Classification Module (OCM) or the Seat Cushion Foam (SCF) of the front passenger seat replaced instead of the both pieces together, which make up a complete calibrated set.

Consequence & remedy

Consequence: If both pieces were not replaced together, the occupant detection and classification system may not be properly calibrated and the passenger air bag may improperly deploy in the event of a crash, increasing the risk of injury.

Remedy: Chrysler will notify owners, and dealers will install a new OCM-SCF seat service kit, free of charge. The recall began on May 27, 2016. Owners may contact Chrysler customer service at 1-800-853-1403. Chrysler's number for this recall is S09.

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Air Bags:sensor:occupant Classification

Consequence: If both pieces were not replaced together, the occupant detection and classification system may not be properly calibrated and the passenger air bag may improperly deploy in the event of a crash, increasing the risk of injury.

Remedy: Chrysler will notify owners, and dealers will install a new OCM-SCF seat service kit, free of charge. The recall began on May 27, 2016. Owners may contact Chrysler customer service at 1-800-853-1403. Chrysler's number for this recall is S09.

Seats

15V470000 · Electrical System

Jul 28, 2015

Chrysler (FCA US LLC) is recalling certain model year 2015 Chrysler 200 vehicles manufactured January 7, 2014, to September 23, 2014. The affected vehicles may have a Power Distribution Center (PDC) electrical connector that may cause intermittent power failures to certain electrical components.

Consequence & remedy

Consequence: An intermittent loss of power to electrical components could cause a vehicle to stall without warning, increasing the risk of a crash.

Remedy: Chrysler will notify owners, and dealers will replace the C4 connector using a 12 wire split kit for 3.6L engines, or replace the transmission wiring harness for 2.4L engines, free of charge. The recall began on October 21, 2015. Owners may contact Chrysler customer service at 1-800-853-1403. Chrysler's number for this recall is R24.

15V461000 · Equipment:electrical:radio/tape Deck/cd Etc.

Jul 23, 2015

Chrysler (FCA US LLC) is recalling certain model year 2013-2015 Ram 1500, 2500, 3500, 4500, and 5500, 2015 Chrysler 200, Chrysler 300, Dodge Charger, and Dodge Challenger, 2014-2015 Jeep Grand Cherokee, Cherokee, and Dodge Durango, and 2013-2015 Dodge Viper vehicles. The affected vehicles are equipped with radios that have software vulnerabilities that can allow third-party access to certain networked vehicle control systems.

Consequence & remedy

Consequence: Exploitation of the software vulnerability may result in unauthorized remote modification and control of certain vehicle systems, increasing the risk of a crash.

Remedy: Chrysler will notify and mail affected owners a USB drive that includes a software update that eliminates the vulnerability, free of charge. Optionally, owners may download the update to their own USB drive from http://www.driveuconnect.com/software-update/ or take their vehicle to a Chrysler dealer for immediate installation. In an effort to mitigate the effects of this security vulnerability, Chrysler has had the wireless service provider close the open cellular connection to the vehicle that provided unauthorized access to the vehicle network. This measure may not have been implemented on all vehicles and does not address access by other means that will be remedied by the software update. The recall began on August 25, 2015. Owners may contact Chrysler customer service at 1-800-853-1403. Chrysler's number for this recall is R40.

15V090000 · Power Train:automatic Transmission

Feb 13, 2015

Chrysler (FCA US LLC) is recalling certain model year 2015 Chrysler 200 vehicles manufactured March 9, 2014, to December 15, 2014, and equipped with a 9-speed automatic transmission. The automatic transmission parking pawl may become contaminated or the park rod may become dislodged or broken. This may prevent the transmission from shifting into the Park position.

Consequence & remedy

Consequence: If the shift indicator displays "Park" but the park lock does not engage, the vehicle may roll away increasing the risk of a crash.

Remedy: Chrysler will notify owners, and dealers inspect the transmission. Any transmission found with contamination or a park rod will be replaced, free of charge. The recall began April 9, 2015. Owners may contact Chrysler customer service at 1-800-853-1403. Chrysler's number for this recall is R08.

14V480000 · Electrical System:wiring

Aug 5, 2014

Chrysler Group LLC (Chrysler) is recalling certain model year 2015 Chrysler 200 vehicles manufactured May 19, 2014, to June 21, 2014. The affected vehicles may have been built with a driver side door wiring harness of an insufficient wire gauge, resulting in excessive heat which may melt the wiring insulation.

Consequence & remedy

Consequence: Excessive heat and melting wiring insulation may result in an electrical short, increasing the risk of a fire.

Remedy: Chrysler will notify owners, and dealers will replace the door wiring harness, free of charge. The recall began on October 3, 2014. Owners may contact Chrysler customer service at 1-800-853-1403. Chrysler's number for this recall is P43.

14V392000 · Suspension:rear:shock Absorber

Jul 2, 2014

Chrysler Group LLC (Chrysler) is recalling certain model year 2014 Jeep Cherokee and Ram 1500 and 2015 Chrysler 200 vehicles. Due to an insufficient weld, the rear shocks may detach from the vehicle at one end and possibly damage other chassis components, the tire or result in reduced braking.

Consequence & remedy

Consequence: Damage to the tire or reduced braking increases the risk of a vehicle crash.

Remedy: Chrysler will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the rear shocks and replace any affected ones, free of charge. Owners may contact Chrysler customer service at 1-800-853-1403. Chrysler's number for this recall is P37.

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NHTSA investigations

RQ15004 · Software Security Vulnerability

Opened Jul 24, 2015 · Closed Jan 5, 2016

Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Electrical System:software

On July 23, 2015, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) launched Safety Recall 15V-461 to remedy security vulnerabilities in approximately 1.4 million model year (MY) 2013 through 2015 vehicles equipped with Uconnect head units (HU) 8.4A (RA3 radio) and 8.4AN (RA4 radio) manufactured by Harman International.On July 24, 2015, the Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) opened Recall Query, RQ 15-004, to investigate HU security vulnerabilities and remedy effectiveness in the recalled population and to determine whether similar units have been supplied for use in other FCA vehicles.In an August 11, 2015 letter, FCA submitted a second Part 573 safety recall report expanding the scope of the Uconnect RA4 model radio to include additional 7,810 MY 2015 Jeep Renegade vehicles manufactured from September 18, 2014 through June 25, 2015 (Recall 15V-508).Scope analysis indicated that Uconnect radios installed in FCA vehicles not included in recalls 15V-461 or 15V-508 (subject recalls) are not equipped with built-in cellular access or short range wireless communication features and, thus, do not contain the security vulnerabilities addressed by the subject recalls. SUBJECT VEHICLES: MY2014 through 2015 Dodge Durango, Jeep Grand Cherokee and Jeep Cherokee sport utility vehicles; MY2013 through 2015 Ram 1500, 2500, 3500 and 4500/5500 pickup trucks; MY2013 through 2015 Dodge Viper vehicles; and MY2015 Chrysler 200, 300, Jeep Renegade, Dodge Charger and Challenger vehicles.According to FCA, long and short range wireless vulnerabilities identified in the recalled vehicles could allow unauthorized third-party access to, and manipulation of, networked vehicle control systems.Successful exploitation of the vulnerabilities, coupled with reverse engineering of networked microprocessor control modules, could result in unauthorized manipulation of vehicle control systems. This unauthorized manipulation of vehicle controls and systems could expose the driver, vehicle occupants or other highway users to an increased risk of injury.FCA and its network provider, Sprint, conducted a nationwide campaign to block access to a radio communications port that was unintentionally left open.On July 27, 2015, short range wireless vulnerabilities were also blocked.Finally, third party security evaluation and regression testing identified vulnerabilities that were either remedied by Sprint or through updates to the FCA Uconnect software.ODI identified a total of 30 complaints or field reports on unique vehicles submitted by FCA (29) or received by NHTSA (1) alleging incidents of theft from a vehicle or anomalous performance that the owner alleged were caused by, or may have been caused by, remote hacking.Twenty-six (87%) of these reports were submitted after a magazine article was published on July 21, 2015, describing the remote hacking of an FCA vehicle by researchers who were able to affect the operation of various vehicle control systems, including the service brakes, steering, throttle and ignition.Most of the complaints involved vehicle systems that were not safety critical (e.g., complaints related to radio, navigation system, or air-conditioning control) and did not affect vehicle control.Three complaints reported engine stalls.One owner reported sudden unintended acceleration allegedly related to hacking.None of the complaints or field reports reviewed involved the steering and braking vehicle control effects demonstrated by the research hackers prior to the recall.There were no confirmed incidents of hacking in any of the records reviewed by ODI.The remedies completed by Sprint and FCA appear to have eliminated vulnerabilities that mi