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54,909 miles · May 18, 2020

Electrical SystemElectronic Stability Control (esc)

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MAY 5, 2020. I WENT TO START MY CAR & IT SAYS THE ENGINE IS TOO HOT TO START. STRANGE. THE NEXT DAY IT SAYS THE SAME THING SO I CALL A TOW TRUCK TO TAKE IT TO PEP BOYS. THE CAR WAS STUCK IN NEUTRAL AND THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WOULDN'T RELEASE SO THEY WERE UNABLE TO TOW IT. THEY GIVE ME A JUMP START & I TAKE IT TO PEP BOYS. THEY TEST THE BATTERY & SHOWED IT WAS JUST FINE. I SEEMED TO HAVE NO PROBLEMS SOON AFTER LEAVING. LATER THAT NIGHT, I WENT OUT TO CHECK ON IT JUST TO MAKE SURE IT WAS WORKING. ONCE AGAIN IT WOULDN'T START. THEN I NOTICED THE DASHBOARD MENU HAD A BLACK SCREEN & WOULDN'T TURN ON. I KEPT TRYING TO TURN THE CAR OFF & GIVE IT A FEW MINUTES BEFORE TURNING IT BACK ON. THEN THE AIR CONDITIONER STOPPED WORKING CORRECTLY ONCE I TURNED IT ON. THE TEMPERATURE INSIDE THE CAR WAS 100 DEGREES I THOUGHT THIS WAS CAUSING A PROBLEM FOR THE ENGINE SO I TRIED TO TURN IT OFF. IT KEPT BLOWING ONTO THE WINDSHIELD & WOULDN'T SHUT OFF UNTIL I TURNED THE CAR OFF. I TRIED TO START THE CAR & THE BATTERY WOULDN'T CRANK. IT JUST WAS STUCK ON RUN WITHOUT THE ENGINE RUNNING. SO I WAS OFFICIALLY STRANDED AT HOME, BUT I'M GLAD IT HAPPENED AT HOME INSTEAD OF SOMEWHERE ELSE. I DON'T HAVE AAA SO I WASN'T SURE HOW I WOULD GET MY CAR BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP WHICH IS AN HOUR FROM ME. THANKFULLY A RELATIVE CAME THROUGH & HELPED. BUT WHEN I INITIALLY WENT TO PICK UP THE CAR ON 5/13, ONCE AGAIN IT DIDN'T START. SO THEY KEPT IT FOR A FEW MORE DAYS TO SEE WHAT WAS THE PROBLEM. IT WAS AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM LIKE I THOUGHT. I NOW HAVE THE CAR TODAY & SO FAR ALL IS GOOD. HOWEVER I AM UPSET NO ONE TOLD ME THIS CAR HAD 8 RECALLS. BEFORE SELLING IT TO ME & I'M A NEW DRIVER! THIS HAS BEEN A MAJOR INCONVENIENCE & I FEAR THIS WILL HAPPEN AGAIN. I'D LIKE TO HAVE IT RECALLED & REPLACE THIS WITH A NEW VEHICLE COMPLETELY. I CAN'T ATTACH THESE FILES BUT I HAVE VIDEOS AS EVIDENCE I WILL GLADLY EMAIL IF NEEDED. *TR

NHTSA ODI #11325054

Mileage unknown · Apr 24, 2020

Air BagsElectrical System

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I AM WRITING IN TO NOTIFY YOU THAT CHRYSLER RECALL P43 SHOULD APPLY TO MY VEHICLE. I HAVE INTERMITTENT FUNCTIONALITY LOSS IN THE DRIVER DOOR DUE TO WHAT THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME IS A SHORT IN THE DRIVER DOOR WIRING HARNESS. THEY COULDN'T FIND THE SHORT VISUALLY, BUT KNOW ITS THERE FROM A MULTI METER TEST READING. THEY WANTED OVER 500 DOLLARS TO REPLACE THIS DOOR HARNESS AND I TRULY BELIEVE IT SHOULD BE REPLACED AS PART OF THE CHRYSLER P43 RECALL. THIS RECALL ONLY APPLYS TO 8 "KNOWN" CHRYSLER 200 LX MODELS BUT WHO IS TO SAY THE DEFECT COULDN'T BE PRESENT IN MORE? IT HAS PRESENTED ITSELF OBLIVIOUSLY IN MY CAR. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME FAILING TO REPLACE THIS HARNESS WILL RESULT IN FURTHER ELECTRICAL FAILURE INCLUDING AIRBAG MIS-OPERATION,. IT DOES NOT SEEM RIGHT THAT THIS RECALL DOESN'T APPLY TO MY VEHICLE.

NHTSA ODI #11322169

Mileage unknown · Apr 19, 2020

Air BagsElectrical SystemService Brakes

FOR STARTERS WHEN ENTERING MY CAR IT DOESN'T DETECT THE KEY I'VE CHANGED THE BATTERY IN THE FOB AND CAR AS WELL I HAVE TO SIT FOR SOMETIMES 10 MIN IT WILL START BUT MESSAGE KEY FOB NOT DETECTED DISPLAYS THE ENTIRE TIME I'M DRIVING. THEN IT ALSO FLASHES SEAT BELT, AIR BAGS AND BRAKES I'VE ENCLOSED SOME PICTURES AS WELL. IT'S NEVE…

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NHTSA ODI #11321539

124,550 miles · Apr 12, 2020

Electrical SystemEnginePower Train

CAR STALLS WHILE DRIVING SHIFTS IN TO NEUTRAL AND S DRIVE BY ITSELF WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED TRANSMISSION SLIPS WHENEVER I TAKE OFF ALSO STALLS WHEN STOPPING FOR LIGHTS OR STOP SIGNS

NHTSA ODI #11320880

Mileage unknown · Mar 26, 2020

Electrical SystemElectronic Stability Control (esc)

TRANSMISSION POPS UP ON SCREEN DRIVIN IT POP UP I PULLED OVER THE WHOLE CAR JERK I PUT IN PARK IT DROVE AGAIN NO PROBLEM THEN IT HAPPEN BEFORE I PULLED IN YARD

NHTSA ODI #11319338

70,000 miles · Mar 22, 2020

Electrical System

SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING AND SOMETIMES WILL NOT CRANK BACK UP

NHTSA ODI #11318986

87,000 miles · Mar 20, 2020

Electrical System

AFTER TURNING CAR ON OFF POSITION AND NO ELECTRICAL COMPONENT SHOULD BE ON .BUT THE RADIO WONT TURN OFF IT SOME WHAT GOES STATICKY BUT CONTINUES TO PLAY AND SCREEN FREEZES ON CHRYSTLER SYMBOL AND JUST WONT GO OFF AND VOLUME BUTTONS DONT WORK R ANOTHER BUTTON ON DASH EVEN AFTER TURNING CAR BACK ON AFTER FINALLY 10 MIN IT GOES O…

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NHTSA ODI #11318824

Mileage unknown · Mar 19, 2020

Electrical SystemUnknown Or Other

RADIO MONITORS BLACKED OUT AND INTERNALLY SHORTED.1200 DOLLARS TO BE REPAIRED THERE'S NO REASON THAT I COULD SEE WHY THE COMPUTER MONITOR THAT CONTROLS MY AIR MENU,HEAT,RADIO AND OTHER THINGS WOULD INTERNALLY GO OUT

NHTSA ODI #11318756

124,985 miles · Mar 16, 2020

Electrical SystemPower Train

VEHICLE HASSTARTED STALLING IF I DO NOT LET IT RUN FOR 10 MINUTES PRIOR TO DRIVING. I HAVE HAD THE ALTERNATOR, STARTER, AND BATTRY CHECKED. EVERYONE SAYS THEY ARE FINE. AFTER MY BATTERY DIED FROM THE COLD AND MY ELECTRONIC TRANSMISSION LIGHT CAME ON I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS AND SEE EVERYONE ELSE HAS AS WELL. I WANT A…

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NHTSA ODI #11318256

70,770 miles · Mar 8, 2020

Electrical SystemEngineSteering

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MY CAR HAS STARTED TO STALL RECENTLY. IT IS USUALLY WHEN COMING TO A STOP OR DECELERATING ALTHOUGH IT IS ALSO WHILE IN COMPLETE MOTION BUT COASTING. THERE IS NO WARNING SOUND, LIGHTS OR INDICATION. ONE MUST FIND A WAY TO GET OFF THE ROAD (IF POSSIBLE). THE CAR DOES NOT RE-START IMMEDIATELY. THE ONLY LIGHT ON DURING THIS TIME IS THE BATTERY LIGHT. HOWEVER, THE RADIO IS STILL PLAYING AND THE 'START' BUTTON SHOWS THE CAR IS IN THE 'RUN' POSITION. POWER STEERING IS ALSO LOST DURING THIS TIME. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS!

NHTSA ODI #11316857

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.

Additional source detail variants (2)

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