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78,500 miles · Oct 10, 2019

Electrical SystemEnginePower Train

THE CAR STALLS AND THE ENGINE STOPS RUNNING WHEN YOU'RE SLOWING DOWN AND STOPPED. VERY UNSAFE.

NHTSA ODI #11267651

2 miles · Oct 8, 2019

Engine

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VEHICLE OVERHEATS AFTER DRIVING ON HIGHWAYS AND COMING TO AN IDLE IN TRAFFIC. THERE ARE NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS, ALL LIQUIDS ARE TOPPED OFF, CAR WILL THEN SHOW NO SYMPTOMS FOR A MONTH OR TWO LATER IT WILL OCCUR ONCE AGAIN. CAR RANDOMLY OVERHEATS IN THE MOST DANGEROUS SITUATIONS AND THERE ARE NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS THAT COME UP, WHILE COOLANT IS TOPPED OFF. EXAMPLES OF SITUATIONS DRIVING FROM SAN DIEGO TO LA HOUR AND 40 MINUTES INTO THE DRIVE WE EXIT THE FREEWAY GO TO A DRIVE-THROUGH AT CARL'S JR. AND THE CAR BEGINS TO OVERHEAT THERE ARE NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS AND COOLENT WAS AT THE CORRECT LEVEL, WE PULLED OVER ALLOWED CAR TO COOL DOWN, CONTINUED WITH OUR DRIVE NO OTHER SITUATION OF CAR OVERHEATING RETURN TO SAN DIEGO 2 HOUR DRIVE NO SIGNS OF OVERHEATING FOR THE NEXT TWO MONTHS. I'M DRIVING THROUGH TRAFFIC CAR BEGINS TO OVERHEAT PULL OVER AND ALLOW CAR TO COOL NO SIGNS OF OVERHEATING FOR THE NEXT FEW WEEKS. ABOUT FOUR OTHER SITUATIONS OF THE SAME NATURE OCCURRED SINCE, THE CAR CONTINUES TO INDICATE NOTHING IS WRONG YET THE CAR CONTINUES TO OVERHEAT

NHTSA ODI #11267189

62,746 miles · Oct 6, 2019

EngineUnknown Or Other

WHILE TURNING, THE CAR JUST TURNED OFF. WHEN I RESTARTED IT STRUGGLED TO TURN ON. ALSO WHEN IM DRIVING IT FEEL LIKE TURNING BACK OFF..

NHTSA ODI #11266608

75,000 miles · Sep 25, 2019

Electrical SystemEnginePower Train

WHEN HITTING THE BREAKS SOMETIMES THE VEHICLE STALLS OUT IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC HAVING TO PUT IN PARK POSITION AND TRY TO RESTART THE CAR. SOMETIMES TAKE A MINUTE TO EVEN RESTART AND IT DOESN'T ALWAYS LET ME SHIFT IT INTO DRIVE RIGHT AWAY. THIS IN RESULT COULD CAUSE SOMEONE TO REAR END ME. I AM NOTICING THERE IS A RECALL CALLE…

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NHTSA ODI #11257921

61,500 miles · Sep 21, 2019

Electrical SystemEnginePower Train

WHILE DRIVING OR ACCELERATING FROM A STOP MY VEHICLE WILL LOSE ALL POWER AND WILL DISPLAY A MESSAGE SAYING SHIFT TO PARK. THE GEAR KNOB WILL FLASH AND LOCK, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND OTHER MESSAGES WILL POP UP SAYING TO SERVICE TRANSMISSION. ALSO WHILE ACCELERATING MY VEHICLE JUMPS. THERE WAS ONE TIME THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY STA…

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NHTSA ODI #11257141

1 miles · Sep 19, 2019

Electrical SystemElectronic Stability Control (esc)Engine

AS I AM DRIVING THIS CAR WAS SHUT OFF AND THEN I WILL HAVE TO PUT THE CAR IN PARK RESTART THE CAR SOMETIMES IT WILL STALL BEFORE WE STARTING BUT OTHER TIMES IT WILL RESTART AND THEN I CONTINUE ON AND THIS MAY HAPPEN THREE TO FOUR TIMES ESPECIALLY IN THE MORNING THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS FOR THE CAR TO STOP WHILE I'M DRIVING WITHOUT…

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NHTSA ODI #11256687

30,000 miles · Sep 19, 2019

Electrical SystemEngine

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHRYSLER 200. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED AT A STOP LIGHT, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND LOST POWER. THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL FOR THE VEHICLE TO POWER BACK ON AND ACCELERATE FORWARD. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO DON FRANKLIN CAMPBELLSVILLE (LOCATED AT 200 N BYPASS RD, CAMPBELLSVILLE, KY, 42718, 877-702-2230) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BATTERY VOLTAGE CIRCUIT, CONTROL MODULE, AND FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE SPEED SENSOR FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO EXHIBIT THE SAME FAILURE. THE CONTACT HAD TO JUMPSTART THE VEHICLE IN ORDER TO DRIVE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A CERTIFIED MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT DIAGNOSTIC CODE: (TIPM MODULE U0001) APPEARED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000.

NHTSA ODI #11256589

70,100 miles · Sep 16, 2019

Air BagsElectrical SystemEngine

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I'VE HAD MULTIPLE ISSUES. FIRST, MY CAR STALLED AS I WAS DRIVING DOWN MAIN STREETS, THE FIRST TIME I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP, THEY SAID THEY COULDN'T FIND A PROBLEM WITH IT. SECOND DEALERSHIP I TOOK IT TO SAID IT WAS AN ELECTRICAL ISSUE MY CAR WAS HAVING, KEPT IT FOR A WEEK, REPAIRED THE ISSUE.SECOND TIME I TOOK IT IN WAS BECAUSE MY AIRBAG ALERT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH, AGAIN, THEY SAID IT WAS A WIRING ISSUE, SOMEONE HAD KICKED THE WIRING LOOSE UNDER THE PASSENGER SEAT.THEN I HAD IT TOWED IN BECAUSE IT COMPLETELY STOPPED ON ME WHILE I WAS DRIVING IT .NOW IT'S IN THE SHOP BECAUSE THE MALFUNCTION CAME ON, I STILL ATTEMPTED TO DRIVE IT TO WORK,BUT WHEN I WENT BACK OUT FOR LUNCH, IT WOULDN'T START. ROADSIDE JUMPSTARTED IT, AND IT STARTED. WENT BACK OUT WHEN I GOT OFF WORK AND IT WOULDN'T START... HOWEVER, WHILE I WAS GETTING OUT, THE DASH LIT UP AS AND KEPT BEEPING AS IF THE CAR WAS RUNNING, SO I ACTUALLY HAD TO PUSH THE START BUTTON TO TURN IT OFF , WEIRD, RIGHT! BUT THEN AS I'M WALKING AWAY FROM THE CAR, IT'S TRYING TO ACCELERATE ON ITS OWN, AS IF I WAS TRYING TO REMOTE START IT. HAD IT TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. THEY'RE DIAGNOSTIC EXPLANATION FOR MY CAR - MY CLIMATE CONTROL MODULE DOESN'T WORK, AND I NEED A NEW BATTERY, AND YES MY DOOR PANEL HAD SOME FAULTY WIRES AND THEY'RE WAITING FOR THE PARTS TO REPAIR THIS, BUT IT'S SOMETHING I HAVE TO PAY FOR. WHEN I TURN MY CAR TO THE LEFT, IT SOUNDS LIKE SOMETHING IS GOING TO BREAK. MY TIRES SLIDE WHEN IT'S RAINING, EVEN THOUGH I PURCHASED NEW ONES. ALSO, MY CLIMATE CONTROL HAS BEEN BEYOND FUNCTIONING. I DRIVE 17 MILES TO AND FROM WORK, AND I HAVE TO TURN IT DOWN BECAUSE IT'S FREEZING SOMETIMES. IT'S SAD TO KNOW I PURCHASED A LEMON AND THAT THEY CANNOT BE HONEST ABOUT THEIR RECALLS AND MAKING SURE MY SAFETY COMES BEFORE THEIR NEGLIGENCE., AND STOP TRYING TO COVERUP THEIR SCREWUPS IN MANUFACTURING A TOTAL LEMON.

NHTSA ODI #11255568

114,000 miles · Sep 14, 2019

Engine

MY CAR STALLS AND DIES WHEN SLOWING FOR STOPLIGHTS OR SLOWING TRAFFIC. NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS IT DOES EVENTUALLY RESTART. TERRIBLY SCARY WHEN I HAVE MY CHILDREN IN THE CAR. NO ONE CAN FIGURE OUT WHAT IS WRONG AS IT DOWNS THROW ANY CODES AND NO IDIOT LIGHTS COME ON. THIS HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES TODAY BEING THE MOST RECENT.

NHTSA ODI #11255484

Mileage unknown · Sep 11, 2019

Electrical SystemEngine

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PUSH BUTTON START REQUIRES FOOT ON BRAKE, CAR IN PARK AND PRESS OF BUTTON/IGNITION. WHEN DOING SO, THE ENGINE WILL NOT START. LIGHTS, RADIO, OPEN DOOR WARNING BELLS DING, BUT CAR WILL NOT START. FUSES AND BATTERY HAVE BEEN CHECKED AND ARE GOOD. CAR MUST BE BOOSTED OFF TO START. CHRYSLER WILL NOT FIX THIS ON THEIR DIME EVEN THOUGH THERE ARE RECALLS FOR THIS ON OTHER VEHICLES OF THE SAME MAKE AND MODEL AS MINE. SERVICE AND RECALL TEAM WAS VERY RUDE AND REFUSED TO OFFER ANY HELP.

NHTSA ODI #11254650

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