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105,000 miles · Apr 4, 2019

Electrical SystemFuel/propulsion SystemWheels

12/20/18 CAR WON'T START, USED 3 NEWLY MODEL VEHICLES TO JUMP STILL NOTHING. BASIC MECHANICAL WORK WAS PREFORMED STILL NOTHING. CAR ACCELERATES BUT NO PHYSICAL MOBILITY, I CAN DRIVE VEHICLE WITH ALL DOORS OPEN THIS MODEL DOESN'T ALLOW THAT BECAUSE OF A SAFETY SENSOR. CAR HAS OVER 13 CODES YOU TUBE SHOWS MORE.

NHTSA ODI #11193741

44,000 miles · Apr 1, 2019

Air BagsElectrical System

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHRYSLER 200. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED CONTINUOUSLY AND THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG MAY DEPLOY AT ANY TIME AND THE POWER CONNECTOR NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 16V114000 (AIR BAGS) AND 15V470000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 44,000. *TT THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AT THE COST OF $1,200 AND A WEEK LATER ANOTHER $400 TO FIX THE VEHICLE AGAIN. *TR

NHTSA ODI #11193038

118,000 miles · Apr 1, 2019

Electrical SystemEngine

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHRYSLER 200. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED, SHUT OFF, AND THE VEHICLE ROLLED TO A STOP. ALL OF THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS SHUT OFF, INCLUDING THE POWER STEERING. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART A FEW MINUTES LATER AND THE CONTACT DROVE TO WORK. PINE BELT CHEVROLET (1088 NJ-88, LAKEWOOD, NJ 08701, (732) 523-0826) STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL AND SCHEDULED A DIAGNOSTIC APPOINTMENT FOR APRIL 12, 2019. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 118,000.

NHTSA ODI #11192832

72,345 miles · Mar 28, 2019

Electrical SystemStructureUnknown Or OtherCrash

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I NOTIFIED THE DODGE RECALL CENTER A MONTH AGO ABOUT AN ISSUE WITH ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS AND ENGINE STALLS AS WELL AS PROBLEM CODES. THIS AFFECTED DRIVING AND PREVENTED REGISTRATION PER SMOG CHECK. I WAS MAKING A ALRIGHT TURN ON EL DORADO AND CLEVELAND STREET LAST THURSDAY, 3/21/2019 AND THE CAR LOCKED UP OR CUT OFF AND SLID INTO A GUARD RAIL AND CURB DAMAGING THE DRIVER SIDE OF THE BODY AND WAS UNFORGIVABLE. IT IS BEING INVESTIGATED NOW BUT THE FCA INVESTIGATOR INFORMED ME THAT HE WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE UNTIL I SIGNED AND RETURNED THE ATTACHED DOCUMENT. UPON CALLING A MONTH AGO I PERFORMED A VIN SEARCH AND REALIZED THAT THERE WERE A FEW ELECTRICAL RECALL INCIDENTS PERFORMED ON MY VEHICLE PREVIOUSLY WHICH WERE NEVER DISCLOSED WITH ME. AS A MATTER OF FACT THE DEALER EDITED THE DOCUMENTS TO SHOW A CLEAN HISTORY WHEN PRINTING MY PAPERWORK WHEN I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. I AM TOTALLY CONFUSED AS TO WHAT MY RIGHTS ARE AND HOW DO I GO ABOUT GETTING MY VEHICLE REPAIRED OR COMPENSATED. PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF YOU NEED ANY FURTHER DOCUMENTATION.

NHTSA ODI #11192290

Mileage unknown · Mar 28, 2019

Electrical SystemElectronic Stability Control (esc)Vehicle Speed Control

SINCE I HAVE HAD MY CAR THE SERVICE AIRBAG SYSTEM HAS CAME ON SEVERAL TIMES I GOT IT FIXED ONCE BEFORE, I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE THROTTLE CONTROL BODY, AND THERMOSTAT, ALSO IT'S SAYING D1-D9 WHEN I DRIVE. IT'S SO MANY PROBLEMS AND I'VE ONLY HAD THE CAR TWO YEARS

NHTSA ODI #11192232

62,000 miles · Mar 21, 2019

Air BagsElectrical SystemFuel/propulsion System

MY AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON AND OFF, MOST OF THE TIME IT STAYS ON THOUGH. ALSO, THE CAR WILL DIE AFTER DRIVING AND WILL STALL WHILE DRIVING. IT ALSO APPEARS THAT THERE ARE SOME SORT OF ELECTRICAL ISSUES WITH THE CAR AND THE GEARS SHIFT STRANGE, SOMETIMES THROWING ME FORWARD WHILE DRIVING.

NHTSA ODI #11190521

30,700 miles · Mar 21, 2019

Electrical SystemElectronic Stability Control (esc)Engine

EITHER MYSELF OR MY WIFE HAVE BEEN DRIVING OUR 200 AND WHILE DRIVING IT STALLS OUTS. IT HAS HAPPENED A NUMBER OF TIMES FOR JUST OVER A MONTH NOW. YESTERDAY I WAS DRIVING IT AND IT MADE A BELL SOUND AND THEN I SAW SOMETHING FLASH ABOUT OIL BUT IT WENT OFF THE SCREEN PRETTY QUICK. I WAS SLOWING AROUND A CORNER. THIS MORNING MY WIF…

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NHTSA ODI #11190508

81,000 miles · Mar 14, 2019

Air BagsElectrical System

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AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON IN MID TO LATE 2018. CAR HAD ~65,000 AT THE TIME. HAD THE CAR DIAGNOSED AT THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID IT WAS A WIRING HARNESS AND CHARGED ME $300 TO FIX IT. MARCH 2019, THE AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON. IT APPEARS ON THE DASH FOR NO APPARENT REASON AS I'M DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. AFTER THE INITIAL AUDIBLE AND VISUAL ALARM, THE VISUAL ALARM STAYS ON AND THE AUDIBLE ALARM REPEATS EVERY MINUTE. RETURNED THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP (AUTOPARK CHRYSLER JEEP IN CARY, NORTH CAROLINA) EXPECTING THAT THE REPAIR WOULD BE COVERED DUE TO THE RECENT REPAIR. THEY TOLD ME IT WAS A DIFFERENT WIRING HARNESS AND IT WOULD BE ~$3300. WHEN I ASKED THE SERVICE MANAGER IF THE CAR WAS HAZARDOUS TO DRIVE, HE RESPONDED "ABSOLUTELY". I HAVE SINCE PARKED THE CAR AND IT HAS SAT IDLE SINCE.

NHTSA ODI #11186708

48,150 miles · Mar 13, 2019

Electrical SystemElectronic Stability Control (esc)Power Train

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THE CAR GOES INTO NEUTRAL BY ITSELF WHILE DRIVING ON THE CITY STREET. WARNING LIGHT INDICATED I NEEDED MY TRANSMISSION SERVICED WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY THEN WENT AWAY AFTER I LET THE CAR SIT. TRANSMISSION SLIPPED DURING THAT TIME CAUSING THE CAR NOT TO BE ABLE TO ACCELERATE PROPERLY TO KEEP UP WITH THE SPEED LIMIT. KEY HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY LEFT FRONT TIRE SUSPENSION. BATTERY DIED OUT THE BLUE WHILE PARKED. KEY FOB SAYS ITS UNDETECTED BUT I HAVE IT IN MY HAND. I HAVE TO PUT THE KEY DIRECTLY ON THE IGNITION BUTTON THEN PUSH THE BUTTON TO START THE CAR. I WANTED TO ALSO INDICATE SUSPENSION. THE CAR RATTLES WHILE DRIVING ON REGULAR BUMPY ROADS. MY LEFT TIRE HAS AN ISSUE THE MECHANIC COULDN'T FIGURE OUT.

NHTSA ODI #11186372

30,000 miles · Mar 6, 2019

Electrical SystemPower Train

SOMETIME WHEN PUTTING CAR IN PARK IT WILL TELL YOU IT IS NOT IN PARK AND WILL NOT LET YOU TURN CAR OFF UNTIL YOU SHIFT IT INTO ANOTHER GEAR AND THEN SHIFT BACK INTO PARK. RADIO SOMETIMES WILL NOT COME ON.

NHTSA ODI #11184736

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