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50,000 miles · Jun 27, 2019

Electrical SystemEngineFire

CAR WAS PARKED FOR 4 1/2 HOURS AND SPONTANEOUSLY CAUGHT FIRE.

NHTSA ODI #11222892

36,144 miles · Jun 24, 2019

Engine

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHRYSLER 200. AFTER DRIVING AND PLACING FUEL IN THE VEHICLE, THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO START. ALL THE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S HOME. CARDINAL BUICK GMC (3800 IL-15, BELLEVILLE, IL 62226, (618) 233-0303) WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE BATTERY, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 36,144.

NHTSA ODI #11222124

22,000 miles · Jun 19, 2019

Electrical SystemEnginePower Train

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WHEN COMING TO A STOP OR ACCELERATING FROM A COMPLETE STOP EITHER TURNING OR STRAIGHT, THE ENGINE STALLS WITHOUT WARNING & THERE IS NO POWER STEERING OR MOMENTUM TO SAFELY PULL OVER. I HAVE BEEN STUCK WITH HAZARDS ON AT NEIGHBORHOOD STOP SIGNS, IN STOPPED TRAFFIC AFTER THE LIGHT TURNS GREEN, FREEWAY ON RAMPS, IN THE CENTER OF SMALL & LARGE INTERSECTIONS BLOCKING TRAFFIC, ON RAILROAD TRACKS, & MORE. IT CAN TAKE UP TO 3 TRIES FOR THE ENGINE TO RESTART. OBVIOUSLY THIS IS EXTREMELY UNSAFE, & I DO NOT BELIEVE THAT I SHOULD BE STUCK IN AN INTERSECTION BECAUSE A NEWER CAR WITH SUCH LOW MILES DIES EVERY DAY, OFTEN SEVERAL TIMES A DAY. IN ADDITION, THE TRANSMISSION IS VERY JERKY & THE ENGINE DOES NOT RUN SMOOTHLY ONCE IT RESTARTS. THAT ALSO HAPPENS OCCASIONALLY UPON THE FIRST START OF THE DAY. I DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY MY VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL FOR THIS EXACT ISSUE. I DO HAVE VIDEOS OF THIS, BUT CAN NOT UPLOAD THEM. THE DATE BELOW IS THE DATE OF ONE OF THE VIDEOS, THIS PROBLEM OCCURS DAILY & HAS BEEN FOR SEVERAL WEEKS. AFTER PURCHASING THE CAR, THERE WERE A FEW INCIDENTS MONTHS APART, THEN IT BECAME MORE FREQUENT, & FOR THE LAST SEVERAL WEEKS IT IS A DAILY OCCURRENCE.

NHTSA ODI #11221250

77,000 miles · Jun 16, 2019

EngineFuel/propulsion SystemUnknown Or Other

MY TRANSMISSION IS TELLING ME 'PERFORMANCE SHIFTING UNAVAILABLE' SHIFTING GEARS ON OWN

NHTSA ODI #11220486

70,000 miles · Jun 16, 2019

Engine

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I WAS HAVING ISSUES WITH MY CAR I WOULD GET IN IT TO DRIVE IT AND IT WOULD JUST DIE ON ME IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD AND THAT IS VERY DANGEROUS IT GOT TO WHERE I DIDN'T DRIVE IT WELL THEN FINALLY ON A DAY OFF I HAD TO GET MY CHRYSLER 200 TOWED INTO THE NEAREST CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP WHICH IS THE DEALERSHIP LOCATED IN MT JULIET WELL I HAVE ALWAYS HAD MY OIL CHANGED ON TIME AND I HAVE ALL THE DOCUMENTS THAT IT WAS CHANGED WELL WE GOT IT TOWED AND THE MECHANIC CHECKED MY OIL AND THERE WAS NO OIL WHAT SO EVER IN MY CAR SO I WOULD UP HAVING TO LEAVE MY CAR FOR THERE MANAGER TO SUPPOSEDLY CHANGE THE OIL AND DO AN OIL PRESSURE TEST WELL I HAD MY CAR PICKED UP BY MY GRANDMA AND THEY DIDN'T GIVER HER A RECEIPT BECAUSE THE MECHANIC TOLD US IT WOULD BE AN OPEN ACCOUNT UNTIL THEY FIGURED OUT IF IT WAS USING OIL WELL I DROVE IT 1 THOUSAND MILES AND TOOK IT BACK AND THE MANAGER WITH THE MECHANIC CHECKED MY OIL AND THEY SAID IT WAS FULL WELL THEN NEXT THOUSAND MILES WE TOOK IT BACK AND THEY DECIDED TO GIVE US ISSUES BECAUSE THE MECHANIC WE WHERE WORKING WITH HAD LEFT THE COMPANY AND WE HAVE A RECEIPT FROM BOTH TIMES AND IT STATES IN THE FIRST RECEIPT THAT THEY PUT IN THEIR SYSTEM THAT THE OIL CONSUMPTION TEST DID BEGIN ON THAT DATE WELL THE MANAGER TOLD US THAT THEY ONLY HAD RECORD OF US BEING THERE TWICE WHICH BOTH TIMES WAS TO CHECK THE OIL WELL THE MANAGER STATED THAT I WOULD HAVE TO BRING IT BACK AND GET AN OIL CHANGE AND START THE ENTIRE PROCESS OVER AGAIN AND MY CAR IS ONLY IN WARRANTY FOR A FEW MORE MONTHS MY CAR IS USING OIL AND THERE IS NO LEAKS THAT ARE HAPPENING I WANT THIS ISSUE FIXED OR YOU CAN BUY THIS CAR OUT I AM TIRED OF HAVING TO MISS WORK OR GOING THROUGH HECK TO TRY TO GET THIS RESOLVED. I DO HAVE THE PROOF AND I'M NOT SCARED TO TAKE THIS INTO LAWFUL ORDERS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH [XXX] I ALSO HAVE A VIDEO OF WHAT THE CAR WAS DOING AND I AM NOT AFRAID TO SHOW IT INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

NHTSA ODI #11220386

42,000 miles · Jun 13, 2019

EnginePower Train

CAR WILL STALL AND WILL INDICATE ON THE DASH TO SHIFT INTO PARK WHILE THE D FLASHS ON BOTH THE DASH AND ON THE GEAR SELECTOR. ONCE THE CAR IS IN PARK AND I TRY TO RESTART THE CAR IT SOUNDS LIKE IT TRIES TO START AND TIMES OUT AND I HAVE TO TRY AGAIN.

NHTSA ODI #11219753

86,000 miles · Jun 13, 2019

EnginePower TrainVehicle Speed Control

CAR LOSES OIL EVEN WHEN NOT DUE FOR OIL CHANGE NOT BURNING UP JUST LOSES IT CAUSE CAR TO STALL AND NOT START HORRIBLE ENGINEERING FLAW JUST HAD A OIL CHANGE LAST WEEK AND CONTINUES TO DO THIS

NHTSA ODI #11219743

43,000 miles · Jun 12, 2019

Electrical SystemEngine

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHRYSLER 200. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED SEVERAL TIMES WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WAS UNCERTAIN IF THE VEHICLE WOULD FAIL TO START OR WOULD NOT RESTART AFTER BEING TURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V470000…

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NHTSA ODI #11219481

59,080 miles · Jun 12, 2019

Engine

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MY OIL WAS RECENTLY CHANGED 2/28/2019, THE OIL IS 3 MONTHS OLD AND I'VE ONLY DRIVE 2,133 MILES SINCE. MY CAR TAKES FULL SYNTHETIC OIL AND SHOULD LAST FOR 6,000 MILES. I CHECKED IT TODAY 6/12/2019 AND MY CAR TELLS ME I HAVE 66% LEFT AND I DO NOT I NEED TO GET A OIL CHANGED EVEN BEFORE HITTING 3,000 MILES BECAUSE THERE IS NONE LEFT. I HAVE HAD THIS ISSUE HAPPEN 3/4 TIMES WITHIN THE LAST YEAR AND A HALF AND I'VE ONLY HAD THE CAR FOR 2 YEARS. A FEW MONTHS BACK I GOT THIS CHECKED OUT BY MY MECHANIC AND EVEN A SECOND MECHANIC, HE TOLD ME THAT THE PISTONS RINGS ON MY CAR ARE BAD AND IS CAUSING EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION, THERE IS NO LEAK ETC. SO MY CAR CONSTANTLY RUNS OUT OF OIL BEFORE ITS TIME TO CHANGE IT AND IS CAUSING MY CAR TO CUT OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF DRIVING. MY MECHANIC ADVISED ME TO REPORT THIS PROBLEM AND EITHER CHANGE THE OIL EVERY 3,000 MILES OR GET RID OF THE CAR. IT IS DANGEROUS FOR THE CAR TO CONTINUOUSLY CUT OFF WHILE DRIVING IT. SO I AM REPORTING THIS PROBLEM I'VE HAD FOR THE PAST YEAR AND A HALF WITH HOPES FOR A SOLUTION

NHTSA ODI #11219470

96,000 miles · Jun 12, 2019

Air BagsEngine

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MY HUSBAND GOT WAS LEAVING WORK TODAY 6/12/19 AND PULL OUT FROM HIS JOB TO ENTER TRAFFIC BUT ONCE HE WAS STRAIGHT IN THE LANE THE CAR BEGAN TO SLOW DOWN SO HE HAD TO PULL INTO A GAS STATION TO TRY AND GET BACK STARTED WHICH TOOK ABOUT 5 MINS OF THE CAR WINDING BEFORE IT STARTED. SO WHEN HE GOT HOME I HAD TO TAKE MY DAUGHTER TO SUMMER CAMP AND AS SOON AS I MADE A RIGHT TURN ONTO THE STREET AND ACCERALTED THE CAR BEGAN TO SHUT DOWN AGAIN AND TOOK ABOUT 15 MINS IN A HIGHLY TRAFFIC AREA BEFORE IT RESTARTED BUT NOW THE AIR BAG LIGHT IS STUCK ON AND A WARNING ENGINE WAIT LIGHT ALSO CAME ON BEFORE THE CAR STARTED

NHTSA ODI #11219426

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