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10,000 miles · Sep 9, 2016

StructureCrash

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHRYSLER 200. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE FRONT IMPACT BAR DISENGAGED FROM THE SUBFRAME. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRONT IMPACT BAR NEEDED TO BE RE-WELDED TO THE SUBFRAME. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,000. ..UPDATED 10/04/16 *BF ..UPDATED 10/13/16 *BF *TR

NHTSA ODI #10904913

39,000 miles · Apr 28, 2016

Air BagsStructureSuspensionCrashInjury

WAS INVOLVED IN A 3 -CAR ACCIDENT ON 04/27/2016 PER THE WAY HE VEHICLE WAS HIT AND THE DAMAGES, THE AIRBAGS SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED, NO AIRBAGS DEPLOYED AND CAR WOULD NOT TURN OFF... MEANING THE PUSH TO START WOULD NOT TURN OFF ENGINE... THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION WHEN ACCIDENT OCCURRED AND THERE IS NO REASON EXACTLY WHY THE AIRB…

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NHTSA ODI #10862031

8,000 miles · Jan 7, 2016

Electrical SystemPower TrainStructure

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1.DELAYED/HARSH SHIFT FROM 2ND TO 3RD GEAR. ESPECIALLY HARSH WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS COLD. 2.VEHICLE LUNGES FORWARD WHEN DOWNSHIFTING RAPIDLY. FOR EXAMPLE, IF I WAS DRIVING 55MPH AND HAD TO STOP QUICKLY, AS THE TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFTED THE ENTIRE VEHICLE WOULD THRUST/JUMP AROUND 3RD-4TH GEARS. IT ALMOST FEELS LIKE THE CAR IS GOING TO ACCELERATE INSTEAD OF STOPPING. 3.IN A SITUATION WHERE THE VEHICLE IS SLOWED, BUT NOT STOPPED, AND THEN ACCELERATED (SUCH AS EXITING A PARKING LOT ONTO A MAJOR ROAD), ONCE THE ACCELERATOR IS APPLIED, THE ENGINE RPMS SHOOT UP, BUT THE TRANSMISSION DELAYS DRAMATICALLY BEFORE UPSHIFTING, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO JERK. 4.AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 24-26MPH, THE TRANSMISSION JUMPS AROUND WILDLY BETWEEN GEARS CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO JERK. AFTER MULTIPLE SERVICE VISITS AND SOFTWARE UPDATES, THE TRANSMISSION AND TORQUE CONVERTER WERE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN DRIVEN FOR OVER 3 WEEKS SINCE THIS REPAIR, AND ISSUES 2, 3 & 4 STILL EXIST. OTHER ISSUES: 1.INTERMITTENT EXTENDED CRANK TIME'2-3 TIMES LONGER THAN A TYPICAL CRANK BEFORE STARTING. A.ENGINE CODE SHOWED THE DEALERSHIP THERE HAD BEEN EXTENDED CRANK TIMES. DEALERSHIP ATTEMPTED REPAIRS, CITING AN OIL PRESSURE PROBLEM, BUT ISSUE CONTINUED. B.ON A SEPARATE SERVICE VISIT, WE WERE TOLD THIS WAS DUE TO A RECALL AND THEY WERE AWAITING PARTS. C.RECALL WORK WAS PERFORMED AROUND 12/1/15, BUT THE ISSUE STILL EXISTS. THE ISSUE HAS ACTUALLY GOTTEN SUBSTANTIALLY WORSE SINCE THE WEATHER HAS GOTTEN COLD. 5.'PARK' NOT ENGAGING PROPERLY. WHEN PUTTING THE VEHICLE INTO 'PARK', THERE WAS A LOUD CLUNKING SOUND. WHEN THE BRAKE WAS RELEASED, THE CAR WOULD ROLL FORWARD. A.THIS ISSUE SEEMS TO HAVE BEEN RESOLVED BY REPAIRS AROUND 12/1/15.

NHTSA ODI #10818686

3,000 miles · Sep 22, 2015

StructureVisibility

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHRYSLER 200. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE DOOR WAS OPENED AND THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,000.

NHTSA ODI #10767474

10,711 miles · Aug 31, 2015

Structure

NOTICED THAT MY FRONT BUMPER IS WARPING AWAY FROM THE HEADLIGHTS AND IS ALSO DAMAGING THE BODY PAINT AS A RESULT OF FLEXING WHEN DRIVING. THIS IS NOW THE 4TH ISSUE WITH THIS VEHICLE SINCE PURCHASE TO GO ALONG WITH MY MULTIPLE REPAIRS FOR BRAKES, TRANSMISSION, AND ESIM (FUEL SYSTEM).

NHTSA ODI #10760263

30,000 miles · Jul 11, 2015

Structure

SHEET METAL WELDING ISSUES THAT CAUSES WATER TO LEAK INTO THE BACKSEAT AND CAUSE MAJOR CARPET DAMAGE.

NHTSA ODI #10733392

11,000 miles · Apr 16, 2015

Equipment Adaptive/mobilityStructureCrash

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I READ THE MANUAL FROM FIRST PAGE TO LAST WHEN I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE 1) NO MENTION OF SLIDING ARM REST AND THE FACT THAT IT DOESN'T LOCK IN POSITION. VERY STIFF TO MOVE FROM DRIVER POSITION, SO I WASN'T AWARE 2) WHEN ARM REST IS SLID FORWARD IT ENCROACHES OVER THE REAR CUP HOLDER. 3) WHEN CUP HOLDER/CONSOLE STORAGE COVER IS SLID BACK HALFWAY AND LOCKED IN POSITION, THE ARMREST WHEN SLID FORWARD ENCROACHES OVER BOTH CUP HOLDERS. APPEARS VERY HAZARDOUS, SO UNBEKNOWNST OF THIS FEATURE AND WHILE I WAS ACCELERATING FROM 0 MPH AT TRAFFIC LIGHT THAT HAD JUST CHANGED TO GREEN, THE PASSENGER IN THE BACK SEAT HAD PUSHED ON THE ARM REST FOR AN UNKNOWN REASON (PROBABLY THINKING IT WAS STATIONARY). AS THE ARM REST SHOT FORWARD, IT SQUASHED AND PROPELLED MY LARGE COFFEE CUP THROUGH THE COCKPIT AREA. LUCKILY IT WAS NOT HOT, BUT THE PROBLEM WAS THAT IT WAS A COMPLETE DISTRACTION NOT KNOWING THIS COULD HAPPEN. WHEN I LOOKED TO SEE WHAT THE HECK WAS HAPPENING, THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME HAD ALREADY BEEN BRAKING TO STOP. FOR THAT SPLIT SECOND I WASN'T PAYING ATTENTION TO MY DRIVING FROM THE DISTRACTION, I CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. A DESIGN FLAW? MAYBE ADD A LOCKING MECHANISM. THIS IS VERY HAZARDOUS WITHOUT KNOWING THE SLIDING ARMREST FEATURE THAT COULD SEVER A DRINK CUP IN HALF WHILE DRIVING. I'M CALLING CHRYSLER CUSTOMER SERVICE (800) 247-9753 AND CHRYSLER GROUP RECALL ASSISTANCE (800) 853-1403 I KNOW I'M RESPONSIBLE FOR THE CONTROL OF MY VEHICLE, BUT SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS HAZARD AND I MAY SEEK COMPENSATION FOR MY DEDUCTIBLE. YEAH, GOOD LUCK WITH THAT, RIGHT? *TR

NHTSA ODI #10706057

Mileage unknown · Feb 27, 2015

StructureVisibility/wiper

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THE REAR VIEW MIRROR IS BLOCKING THE RIGHT SIDE VISION THROUGH WINDSHIELD (PASSENGER SIDE) OF THE WHOLE STREET FOR PEOPLE, TURNING AND SWITCHING LANES. THE WINDSHIELD IS TOO SLANTED TOWARDS DRIVER AND PASSENGER MAKING THE WINDOW IN THE CENTER OF ALL TO BE VIEWED WHILE DRIVING. TERRIBLE OBSTRUCTION OF VISION. CONSOLE TOO WIDE, INTERFERES WITH LEG AND GAS PEDAL. ITS ALSO TOO SLANTED AS THE WINDSHIELD IS WAY TOO SLANTED. WHICH IS WHY THE MIRROR INTERFERES WITH VISION. NOT SAFE. *TR

NHTSA ODI #10691089

500 miles · Feb 26, 2015

EngineSteeringStructure

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AS I PULLED OUT ONTO THE HIGHWAY, MY CAR BEGAN TO STALL, IT WOULD NOT PULL FORWARD. IT MADE A NOISE LIKE THE TRANSMISSION IS GOING OUT. SO, I CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP AND STARTED ON MY ROUTE AGAIN. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES. THE LAST TIME WAS 2/21/2015 AT JUST OVER 5100 MILES. MY CAR WOULD NOT CHANGE GEARS, SO I HAD TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP AND TURN THE CAR OFF AND RESTART THE CAR IN ORDER FOR THE GEARS TO CHANGE. I HAVE ALSO NOTICED THAT THE FLOOR BOARD ON THE DRIVE SIDE PASSENGER FLOOR IS WET. I HAVE NO IDEA WHERE THE WATER IS COMING FROM.

NHTSA ODI #10690973

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