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50,000 miles · May 12, 2019

Electrical SystemEngineStructureFire

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ON THE NIGHT OF 5/11 I CAME HOME FROM A BUSINESS TRIP IN A RENTAL VEHICLE AND PULLED MY PERSONAL VEHICULAR OUT OF MY UNDERGROUND SECURED GARAGE TO TAKE TO A STORE APPROXIMATELY 1 MILE AWAY. AFTER RETURNING TO MY APARTMENT I PARKED THE VEHICLE IN THE OUTSIDE PARKING LOT JUST FOR THAT NIGHT AS I PARKED THE RENTAL UNDERGROUND. ABOUT 15 MINUTES AFTER PARKING MY VEHICLE I HEARD 2 LOUD BOOMING SOUNDS I COULD HEAR FROM MY APARTMENT. ABOUT 20 MINUTES AFTER THE BOOMING SOUNDS THREE POLICE OFFICERS CAME TO MY APARTMENT DOOR AND TOLD ME MY VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE. THEY TOOK ME DOWN TO THE PARKING LOT AND TOLD ME THERE WAS AN EXPLOSION THAT LED TO THE FIRE. THEY TOLD ME THERE WAS A WITNESS WHO SAW SPARKS FLYING WHICH LED THE POLICE DETECTIVE AND FIRE DEPARTMENT TO THINK IT WAS AN ELECTRICAL ISSUE THAT LED TO THE EXPLOSION. THERE IS A POLICE REPORT ON FILE AND I HAVE FILED A CLAIM WITH MY INSURANCE. THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT WAS COMPLETELY ENGULFED IN FLAMES AND THE HEAT/FIRE DAMAGED THE TWO VEHICLES ON EITHER SIDE OF MY VEHICLE.

NHTSA ODI #11207066

Mileage unknown · May 2, 2019

Air BagsElectrical SystemUnknown Or Other

THE AIR COMPRESSOR AND SEAT BELT HARNESS HAS GONE BAD AND THE VEHICLE IS LESS THAN 5 YEARS OLD. THE A/C DIED IN 2018; I DECIDED TO WAIT UNTIL 2019 TO REPLACE WHAT I THOUGHT WAS THE FREON.

NHTSA ODI #11205385

Mileage unknown · May 2, 2019

Air BagsElectrical SystemUnknown Or Other

THE AIR COMPRESSOR AND SEAT BELT HARNESS HAS GONE BAD AND THE VEHICLE IS LESS THAN 5 YEARS OLD. THE A/C DIED IN 2018; I DECIDED TO WAIT UNTIL 2019 TO REPLACE WHAT I THOUGHT WAS THE FREON.

NHTSA ODI #11205381

20 miles · Apr 23, 2019

Electrical System

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHRYSLER 200. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35-45 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING AT LEAST TEN TIMES. AFTER APPROXIMATELY 15 MINUTES, THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DARCARS CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM OF NEW CARROLLTON (8100 ANNAPOLIS RD, NEW CARROLLTON, MD 20784, (301) 459-6800) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER DISTRIBUTION CENTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V470000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT THE REPAIR MAY NOT HAVE CORRECTED THE INTERMITTENT FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20. *BF*JB

NHTSA ODI #11203141

93,344 miles · Apr 22, 2019

Electrical System

THE CAR SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE STREET NO WARNING

NHTSA ODI #11202916

104,232 miles · Apr 17, 2019

Electrical SystemFuel/propulsion SystemPower Train

VEHICLE LOOSES POWER WHILE DRIVING; BOTH ON THE INTERSTATE AND COUNTRY ROADS. TURNS ITSELF OFF. TRANSMISSION FREEZES BETWEEN 4TH AND 6TH GEARS. AND WON'T SHIFT, CAUSING LOSS OF POWER.

NHTSA ODI #11196855

55,000 miles · Apr 16, 2019

Electrical SystemElectronic Stability Control (esc)Vehicle Speed Control

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WHILE DRIVING THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER WENT OUT. SPEEDOMETER AND ALL ELECTRONICS AND DISPLAYS WENT OUT. I HAD TO PULL OVER ON THE HIGHWAY AND TURN OFF THE CAR AND BACK ON AND THE DISPLAY WENT BACK ON. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER THEY SAID THE CODES THAT CAME UP ARE INCONCLUSIVE. THIS IS THE 4TH TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED AND IT SEEMS TO ONLY HAPPEN DURING WARM OR HOT WEATHER. THIS IS VERY CONCERNING WHILE DRIVING. SEARCHING VARIOUS FORMS, IT SEEMS THIS IS AN ISSUE OTHER CHRYSLER DRIVERS HAVE EXPERIENCED.

NHTSA ODI #11196785

Mileage unknown · Apr 9, 2019

Air BagsElectrical SystemSeats

BOUHT THE CAR WITH FAULTY AIRBAG AND PASSENGER SEAT AND UPON MULTIPLE CALLS TO THE DEALERSHIP NOTHING HAD BEEN DONE AND I HAVE BEEN DEALING WITH THIS SINCE 2016. NOW MY ELECTRIC THROTTLE SENSOR HAS CAME ON WITH THE TRANSMISSION SENSOR. I JUST WANT IT LOOKED AT AND FIXED. NOT EVERYTHING HAS HAPPENED AT ONCE IT BEEN A COURSE OF TH…

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NHTSA ODI #11195235

38,000 miles · Apr 9, 2019

Air BagsElectrical SystemSeats

OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION MODULE IN THE PASSENGER SEAT FAILS UNEXPECTEDLY CAUSING AIRBAG LIGHT ON AND SHUT DOWN OF THE ENTIRE VEHICLE AIRBAG SYSTEM. SIMILAR TO THE S09/NHTSA 16V-114, BUT VEHICLE WAS NOT PART OF THAT RECALL CAMPAIGN.

NHTSA ODI #11194917

65,897 miles · Apr 5, 2019

Electrical SystemEngine

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHRYSLER 200. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THERE WAS A LOSS OF POWER AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT CALLED FERMAN CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE RAM TAMPA (24314 FL-54, LUTZ, FL 33559, (813) 929-2400). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO LOKEY SUBARU OF PORT RICHEY (11613 US-19, PORT RICHEY, FL 34668, (727) 862-9044), BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL. NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS SIMILAR TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V470000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,897.

NHTSA ODI #11194097

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