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25,000 miles · Nov 30, 2016

Electrical SystemEngineVehicle Speed ControlCrashInjury

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I PURCHASED A 2015 CHRYSLER 200C IN OCTOBER 2016 AND 2 WEEKS AFTER PURCHASING IT I WAS AT A STOP LIGHT AND MY CAR JUST COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN SAYING TO SERVICE TRANSMISSION SERVICE BRAKES ETC. MY VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THEY REFLASHED THE COMPUTER THAT DAY AND IT WAS FIXED. I PICKED IT UP AND HAVE BEEN LEERY ABOUT IT EVER SINCE WELL A MONTH OF HAVING IT AND ON NOV 28 2016 I WAS GOING HOME FROM THE STORE AND WAS TURNING INTO MY STREET WHEN MY CAR STALLED OUT ON THE ROAD. I WAS HIT BY A OILFIELD WATER TRUCK AND MY CAR WAS TOTALED. I WENT IN TO THE HOSPITAL WITH INJURIES TO MY FACE, LEG ARM AND HEAD. I ENDED UP WITH A CONCUSSION AND BRUISING ALL OVER AND A BOOT ON MY FOOT. AND THERE'S A POSSIBILITY MY JAW IS DISLOCATED. *TR UPDATE 09/28/17 *BF. UPDATED 7/12/18*JB

NHTSA ODI #10928847

7,360 miles · Nov 27, 2016

Electrical SystemPower Train

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MY CONCERN IS THE CORRECTIVE ACTION TAKEN BY FCA REGARDING SAFETY RECALL S55/NHTSA 16V-529. THIS RECALL IDENTIFIED A LOSS OF MOTIVE POWER THAT COULD OCCUR DUE TO A FAULTY TRANSAXLE WIRE HARNESS, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN A CRASH. SOLUTION WAS TO REPLACE THE WIRE HARNESS WHEN PARTS BECAME AVAILABLE. AFTER A TWO MONTH WAIT, FCA CHANGED THE SUGGESTED REPAIR FROM REPLACING THE WIRE HARNESS TO RE-PROGRAMMING THE PCM AND TCM. THIS RE-PROGRAMMING, PREVENTS THE TRANSMISSION FROM SHIFTING TO NEUTRAL, CAUSING A LOSS OF MOTIVE POWER, BUT WILL NOW PLACE THE VEHICLE IN "LIMP MODE". DEALER SERVICE MANAGERS COULD NOT PROVIDE AN ACCURATE DESCRIPTION OF THAT PROCESS. WE KNOW IT WILL CAUSE THE TRANSMISSION TO DOWNSHIFT, EITHER TO THIRD OR MAYBE SECOND GEAR, NOT SURE WHICH, AND A REDUCTION OF MAXIMUM SPEED TO 30 MPH OR LESS, AGAIN NOT SURE WHAT IT WILL BE. THE ROOT CAUSE, THE TRANSAXLE WIRE HARNESS WILL NOT BE REPLACED UNTIL THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCES THIS PROBLEM. SO, I AM LEFT WITH THE ORIGINAL PROBLEM WHICH COULD FAIL AT ANY TIME. WHETHER THE VEHICLE LOSES ALL MOTIVE POWER, OR ABRUPTLY DOWNSHIFTS TO A LOWER GEAR WITH A LOSS OF ACCELERATION WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS COULD STILL PRODUCE A VERY UNSAFE CONDITION IF A PERSON REACTS INCORRECTLY. ARE THESE CORRECTIVE ACTIONS, WHICH ARE NOT THOSE IDENTIFIED IN THE ORIGINAL RECALL, APPROVED BY THE NHTSA, OR CAN THE MANUFACTURER CHANGE THEM AT WILL? I HAVE HAD THIS VEHICLE FOR SIXTEEN MONTHS. FIVE OF THOSE THE VEHICLE REMAINED PARKED IN THE GARAGE DUE TO TWO RECALLS. I DO NOT AGREE WITH THE CORRECTIVE ACTION TAKEN.

NHTSA ODI #10928119

Mileage unknown · Nov 18, 2016

Air BagsElectrical SystemPower Train

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PURCHASED/LEASING CAR FROM AMERICAN CAR CENTER AND FROM DAY 2 THERE HAD BEEN PROBLEMS BUT THEY KEEP GIVING ME THE RUN AROUND. I'VE TAKEN IT TO THE SHOP 3X IN LESS THAN 30 DAYS. THE AIR BAG LIGHT LIGHT WAS ON. THEY HAD ME TAKE IT TO A PLACE THAT DOESN'T FIX THEM THEN THEY SENT ME TO THE CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP WHO CLAIMED TO HAVE FIXED IT. NOT EVEN A WEEK LATER THE LIGHT COMES ON AGAIN. IN THE MEANTIME I COMPLAINED ABOUT THE CAR SEEMING LIKE IT'S GOING INTO NEUTRAL. AGAIN, ACC SENDS ME TO ONE OF THEIR SHOPS WHO SAYS NOTHING IS WRONG WITH THE TRANSMISSION AND IT JUST NEED TO BE RESET SO THEY RESET IT. WELL THE SAME DAY IT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE FIXED IT DOES IT TWO MORE TIMES ESPECIALLY GOING DOWNHILL. IT DOESN'T SHIFT INTO GEAR AS IT SUPPOSE TO. I PUT IT IN DRIVE BUT IT MOVES LIKE IT'S IN NEUTRAL THEN JERKS INTO DRIVE, NOT SAFE. IF I STOP AT A STOP SIGN IT STALLS TO PULL OFF. THE PASSENGER SEAT GOT STUCK AFTER IT WAS LET BACK FOR THE FIRST TIME. THE SPEEDOMETER GLITCHES AND THE RADIO/PHN CONNECTION DOES WHAT IT WANTS TO. MY MAIN COMPLAINT IS THE TRANSMISSION. WHAT IT'S DOING SCARES ME WHENEVER I DRIVE IT. THE DATE IT LAST HAPPENED IS LISTED BELOW.

NHTSA ODI #10926804

18,000 miles · Nov 8, 2016

Electrical SystemPower Train

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TRANSMISSION SHIFTING HARD AND FROM TIME TO TIME SEEMS LIKE IT TAKES LONGER TO ENGAGE INTO DRIVE FROM PARK MODE. THE CAR HAS BEEN AT THE DEALER FOR SOME TYPE OF TRANSMISSION ISSUES SINCE IT WAS BOUGHT NEW. WE ARE CURRENTLY WAITING FOR A RESPONSE ON SAFETY RECALL S55 / NHTSA 16V-529 RECEIVED IN EARLY SEPTEMBER 2016. I CALLED FCA AND RECEIVED A CASE NUMBER 9/12/2016 2:32 PM CASE NUMBER 30101893 BUT HAVE YET TO HEAR ANYTHING BACK. I HAVE CONTACTED THE DEALSHIP SEVERAL TIMES AND HAVE YET TO RECEIVE A CALL BACK. MY CONCERN IS THE CAR HAS BEEN LABELED UNSAFE BY THE RECALL AND I HAVEN'T REVIVED AND FEED BACK FROM THE DEALERSHIP OR FCA.

NHTSA ODI #10924923

Mileage unknown · Nov 7, 2016

Electrical SystemPower Train

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHRYSLER 200. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 15V090000 (POWER TRAIN), 15V470000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM), AND 16V529000 (POWER TRAIN); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIRS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFA…

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NHTSA ODI #10924846

Mileage unknown · Nov 3, 2016

Electrical System

DEALERSHIPS ARE NOT COOPERATING.

NHTSA ODI #10924143

17,000 miles · Oct 31, 2016

Electrical System

DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND CAR WENT INTO "LIMP" MODE THEN STARTED "BUCKING". AT THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY RULED OUT TRANSMISSION (WEDNESDAY), STILL DIAGNOSING (THURSDAY), NOW ORDERING A WIRING HARNESS FOR POWER DISTRIBUTION (MONDAY). *TR

NHTSA ODI #10920206

52,000 miles · Oct 21, 2016

Air BagsElectrical SystemPower Train

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHRYSLER 200. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE GEAR SHIFTER SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL INDEPENDENTLY AND THE PANEL SURROUNDING THE SHIFTER BEGAN TO FLICKER. IN ADDITION, WHILE ATTEMPTING TO REVERSE WITH THE GEAR SHIFTER IN THE REVERSE POSITION, "PUT IN DESIGNATED GEAR" DISPLAYED ACROSS THE MESSAGE BOARD. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO REVERSE AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AFTER SOME TIME. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. AFTER THE REPAIR FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V114000 (AIR BAGS, SEATS) WAS PERFORMED, THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V529000 (POWER TRAIN); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,000. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

NHTSA ODI #10917898

21,000 miles · Oct 17, 2016

Electrical System

MY 200 HAS STALLED IN MOTION(HIGHWAY) FOR NO APPARENT REASON. I RECEIVE AN ERROR MESSAGE "PUT CAR INTO PARK TO RESTART YOUR ENGINE". MY VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR AND I AFTER ONE WEEK I HAD THE SAME EXPERIENCE IN MOTION (CITY STREET) AND MY CAR STALLED AND I RECEIVED THE SAME ERROR MESSAGE.

NHTSA ODI #10916489

5,000 miles · Oct 13, 2016

Electrical SystemFuel/propulsion SystemSteering

CAR SHUTS DOWN COMPLETELY DURING DRIVING. NO BRAKES STEERING OR ANYTHING. SOMEONE IS GOING TO DIE IN THIS CAR. DEALER CAN'T FIX PROBLEMS. WILL JUST HAPPEN.

NHTSA ODI #10915736

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