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NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

99 crash reports24 fire reports50 injury reports

What owners actually said

1,987 reports

16,000 miles · Sep 6, 2016

Electrical SystemPower Train

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHRYSLER 200. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT SUDDENLY ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT IMMEDIATELY SHIFT OUT OF THE DRIVE POSITION AND AN ELECTRICAL BURNING ODOR WAS PRESENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE …

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NHTSA ODI #10903700

Mileage unknown · Sep 4, 2016

Electrical SystemEngineVehicle Speed Control

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TAKATA RECALL: MY CAR SHUTS OFF AND WILL NOT POWER BACK UP OR ALLOW TO START SOMETIMES WHEN I STOP. IT ALSO WILL NOT DETECT MY KEY FOBS WHILE IM TRYING TO START IT. ALSO, IT WILL JUMP VERY BADLY WHEN GOING SLOW(STREET) OR FAST(FREEWAY). THE CAR ALSO SMELLED LIKE FIRE WHILE I WAS DRIVING ONE DAY. IT ALSO HAD AN ISSUE WHERE IT SHUT OFF WHILE I WAS REVERSING. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP 4 TIMES AND MADE A COMPLAINT WITH CORPORATE 2 TIMES. THEY ALWAYS SEEM TO SAY THEY DID NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH MY CAR. ONE OF MY CASE NUMBERS WITH CHRYSLER CORPORATE IS 29448239 AND THE OTHER IS 29301258. BOTH WERE CLOSED ALTHOUGH I STATED THAT THE ISSUE WAS NOT RESOLVED.

NHTSA ODI #10903591

47,350 miles · Sep 2, 2016

Electrical SystemPower TrainSuspension

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THE VEHICLE HAS HAD REPEATED ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WHERE THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WILL SUDDENLY START FLASHING SERVICE TRANSMISSION, SERVICE AIRBAGS, SERVICE BRAKES AND DURING THAT TIME THE ELECTRONIC GEAR SHIFT DISENGAGES FROM DRIVE AND ALTERNATES FROM PARK TO LOW WHILE THE VEHICLE IS MOVING. THE DEALERSHIP FINALLY AFTER TWO YEARS OF COMPLAINING AND BEING TURNED AWAY BECAUSE THE CAR WAS NOT STORING AN CODES FOUND THE VEHICLE HAD A FAULTY ELECTRONIC MODULE IN THE TRANSMISSION. THIS TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN SERVICE AND REPROGRAMMED 4 TIMES SINCE IT'S PURCHASE IN JUNE OF 2014 AND NOW THERE IS A NEW RECALL FOR THE SAME ISSUE. I'M NOT SAFE IN THIS DEATH TRAP. *TR

NHTSA ODI #10903370

37,000 miles · Aug 26, 2016

Wheels

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MY 2015 CHRYSLER 200 WAS LEAKING AIR FROM THE WHEEL. WHEN TAKING THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALER DON MARSHAL CHRYSLER IN SOMERSET KY. THEY DISMOUNTED THE TIRE FROM THE WHEEL AND FOUND A STRESS CRACK IN THE WHEEL THAT WAS CAUSING THE TIRE TO GO FLAT. THIS WAS ON THE FRONT TIRE AND IF NOT FOR THE LOW TIRE INDICATOR LIGHT THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED ME TO HAVE HAD A WRECK. THE HEAD MECHANIC SAID THAT IT WAS NOT FROM ANY DAMAGE FROM HITTING ANYTHING. I CONTACTED CHRYSLER AND THEY DID NOTHING ABOUT THIS AND WOULD NOT RETURN MY CALLS IN A TIMELY MANNER. I EVEN ASKED TO SPEAK TO A SUPERVISOR OF THE LADY HANDLING MY CLAIM AND SHE WAS ALSO NOT TRYING TO COMMUNICATE WITH ME TO RESOLVE THIS MATTER. I FEEL THAT THE METAL USED IN MAKING THIS WHEEL IS DEFECTIVE AND WOULD LIKE SOMEONE TO LOOK INTO THIS MATTER. I WORKED AS A FIREFIGHTER FOR OVER 22 YEARS AND HAVE SEEN MANY WRECK. I FEEL THAT THIS IS IMPORTANT ENOUGH THAT IF SOMEONE DOESN'T LOOK INTO THIS THAT IT COULD END UP CAUSING SEVERAL WRECKS AND WHICH COULD END UP CAUSING SOMEONE TO LOSE THEIR LIFE. I BOUGHT A NEW WHEEL OUT OF MY OWN POCKET SINCE CHRYSLER WOULD NOT COMMUNICATE WITH ME. I STILL HAVE THE OLD WHEEL WITH THE CRACK ON THE INSIDE. I WOULD SEND IT OFF TO HAVE IT TESTED FOR STRUCTURAL WEAKNESS IF I KNEW WHERE TO SEND IT TO. I THINK CHRYSLER OR THE COMPANY THAT MAKES THE WHEELS HAS A DEFECTIVE METAL THAT COULD CAUSE A WRECK. HOPING SOMEONE LOOKS INTO THIS MATTER AND MAKES CHRYSLER DOUBLE CHECK THEIR WHEELS. ALSO THEY NEED TO LEARN TO COMMUNICATE WITH THEIR CUSTOMERS IN A TIMELY MANNER. I KEPT A RECORD OF HOW MANY TIMES I CALLED AND WHAT FEW TIMES THEY RETURNED MY CALLS. WHEN THEY DID CALL BACK IT WAS ALWAYS AT THE CLOSE OF THEIR BUSINESS HOURS AND WOULD LEAVE A VOICE MAIL KNOWING I WOULD NOT HAVE TIME TO RETURN THEIR CALL.

NHTSA ODI #10898742

11,365 miles · Aug 18, 2016

Air Bags

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MY AIR BAG SYSTEM SERVICE HAS BEEN COMING ON SINCE APRIL HAD IT SERVICED THEN IT HAD TO BE SERVICED AGAIN IN JUNE. THE LIGHT HAS NOW COME ON AGAIN AS OF AUGUST 6,2016 NO ONE SEEMS TO TAKE THIS AS A SERIOUS MATTER MY AIRBAGS ARE DEACTIVATED AS TO WHAT THE DEALERSHIP WHO WORKED ON IT THE ISSUE IN APRIL EXPLAINED I HAVE CONTACTED CHRYSLER TO HAVE THIS FIXED OR GIVE ME A NEW VEHICLE THEY CLAIM THEY HAVE TO FIX THE PROBLEM THREE TIMES BEFORE I AM ALLOWED TO GET A NEW VEHICLE SO NOW I AM RIDING IN A CAR WITHOUT ANY AIR BAGS AND PRAYING THAT I DON'T HAVE AN ACCIDENT WITH MY KIDS . THE INCIDENT HAS OCCURRED WHILE I AM DRIVING OR PARKING THE VEHICLE THE MESSAGE COMES ON TO SERVICE AIRBAG SYSTEM

NHTSA ODI #10896903

Mileage unknown · Aug 15, 2016

Electrical System

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHRYSLER 200. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V470000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE DEALER SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT AND, UPON CALLING BEFORE ARRIVING, THE DEALER STATED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT SCHEDULED A SECOND APPOINTMENT WITH THE DEALER FOR AUGUST 11, 2016 AND THE DEALER STATED AGAIN THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHEN THE MANUFACTURER WOULD SUPPLY THE PARTS TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE CONTACT WAS NOT EXPERIENCING A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

NHTSA ODI #10896055

40,000 miles · Aug 13, 2016

Wheels

WHILE DRIVING DOWN AN INTERSTATE AT 80MPH, TIRE MONITORING SYSTEM LIGHT CAME ON. CAR MANAGED TO GET PULLED TO THE SIDE OF ROAD. LEFT FRONT TIRE SHOWED A CRACK IN THE SIDE WALL AND THE TREAD PEELING FROM THE TIRE. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION, 3 OF 4 TIRES ALL SHOWED SIMILAR SIGNS OF BEING FAULTY.

NHTSA ODI #10895540

Mileage unknown · Aug 13, 2016

Power Train

AFTER DRIVING FOR A FEW WEEKS, I NOTICED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WILL HARD SHIFT INTO 5TH GEAR AT TIMES. IT ALSO WILL SKIP 2ND GEAR WHEN SLOWING DOWN TO A STOP AND THE VEHICLE WITH SHUTTER WHEN SKIPPING THAT GEAR GOING FROM 3 STRAIGHT TO 1. THERE IS ALSO SOME HESITATION WHEN YOU HAVE TO GET ON THE GAS FROM THAT GEAR SKIP. THERE …

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NHTSA ODI #10895521

Mileage unknown · Aug 10, 2016

Power Train

VEHICLE CAN BE IN MOTION OR STATIONARY BUT SEEMS LIKE IT PERIODICALLY I STEP ON THE GAS AND IT FEELS LIKE VEHICLE IS IN NEUTRAL (ONLY REVS) THEN KICKS INTO GEAR WHICH CAN BE VERY DANGEROUS AND MIGHT CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. THIS HAPPENS AT STOPS, SMALL ROADS, HIGHWAYS AND MAIN ROADS IN OTHER WORDS IT HAPPENS UNEXPECTEDLY AT ANYTIME AN…

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NHTSA ODI #10894850

Mileage unknown · Aug 10, 2016

Power Train

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THE TRANSMISSION IS DEFECTIVE AND HAS SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUES. IT HAS HARD SHIFTING AND DOWNSHIFTING ISSUES, ALWAYS CAUSING ISSUES WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE SINCE IT KEEPS JUMPING AND CONCERNS MY SAFETY AND SAFETY OF OTHER DRIVERS. I FILED COMPLAINTS WITH THE THE ATTORNEY GENERAL AND A LEMON LAW SUIT WITH ATTORNEY TROY GORMAN, HOWEVER THE COMPANY SHOWS UP A PAPER THAT I SIGNED OF MY LEGAL RIGHT TO SUE THEM FOR ANY WARRANTY DISPUTES! WHO WILL ENSURE MY SAFETY AND OTHER DRIVERS SAFETY THEN? ISN'T THAT A FRAUD AND MANIPULATING WITH THE LAW? I WASN'T GIVEN ANY COPIES OF THAT DOCUMENT AT THE TIME OF SIGNING THE LEASE, I WASN'T TOLD OR EXPLAINED ANY THING REGARDING THIS HIDDEN FRAUD. PLEASE HELP ME WITH MY LEMON CASE AND COMPLAINT

NHTSA ODI #10894741

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