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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

38,000 miles · Apr 9, 2019

Air BagsElectrical SystemSeats

OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION MODULE IN THE PASSENGER SEAT FAILS UNEXPECTEDLY CAUSING AIRBAG LIGHT ON AND SHUT DOWN OF THE ENTIRE VEHICLE AIRBAG SYSTEM. SIMILAR TO THE S09/NHTSA 16V-114, BUT VEHICLE WAS NOT PART OF THAT RECALL CAMPAIGN.

NHTSA ODI #11194917

50,000 miles · Apr 8, 2019

Power TrainStructureCrash

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TRANSMISSION STARTED ACTING UP, JERKING, STUCK IN 4TH GEAR AND ALSO IN 7TH GEAR WHILE DRIVING 55 MILES AN HOUR. NUMEROUS TIMES, ALSO CAUSED ME TO WRECK HIT A TRASH CAN BECAUSE IT WAS EITHER THAT IT BE RAN OVER BY A SEMI, I TOOK THE LESSER OF THE 2 EVILS, MY CAR HAS NEVER HAD A LEAK OF ANY SORTS, KEEP IT IN A GARAGE WHEN NOT DRIVING, HAD IT TOWED BECAUSE IT WOULDN'T GO INTO DRIVE OR REVERSE TO FUQUA MOTORS DUNKIRK INDIANA BECAUSE OF THE TRANSMISSION ISSUES, WHEN I GOT IT BACK IT SEEMED OK FOR ABOUT 7 DAYS, THEN I NOTICED IT JERKING AGAIN, TOOK IT BACK TO FUQUA THEY WORKED ON IT AGAIN, LASTED ABOUT A MONTH NOTICED IT JERKING AND GETTING STUCK IN 4TH AND 7TH GEAR AGAIN CAUSING ME TO ALMOST WRECK ON A HIGHWAY, TOOK IT BACK THEY SUPPOSEDLY FIXED IT, THEN AFTER HAVING IT HOME FOR A BIT I HAD A LIQUID ALL OVER MY GARAGE FLOOR FOUND OUT IT WAS TRANSMISSION FLUID SO I TOOK IT BACK AGAIN, THEY CLAIMED IT WAS FLUID OVERAGE FROM TRANSMISSION FLUID SO THEY HOSED IT DOWN SAID THEY DID THE WORK FOR FREE SUPPOSEDLY ALL THIS WORK FELL UNDER POWER TRAIN WARRANTY YET THEY WOULDN'T COVER THE COST OF MY RENTALS AND I OWN A BUSINESS THAT REQUIRES TRAVEL, SO I SPENT OVER A THOUSAND ON RENTALS. NOW TRANSMISSION IS JERKING AGAIN, FLUID ALL OVER MY GARAGE FLOOR AGAIN, ALMOST WRECKED ON MY WAY HOME DRIVING IT, NOW IT'S BEEN PARKED IN MY GARAGE UNDRIVABLE SO I HAVE ONCE AGAIN RENTED A VEHICLE, NEEDLESS TO SAY THE POWER TRAIN WARRANTY HASN'T BEEN HONORED, HAS CAUSED ME TO WRECK AND I HAVE A CRACKED WINDSHIELD AND BIG DENT ON FRONT OF CAR, THIS IS MY BUSINESS CAR MY LIVELIHOOD, MY ONLY MEANS TO GET MY DAUGHTER TO THE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL IN INDIANAPOLIS, I'VE ALWAYS OWNED JEEPS, DODGES AND THIS WAS MY FIRST CHRYSLER, I'M SO DISAPPOINTED THAT MY POWER TRAIN WARRANTY WAS NEVER HONORED NOR WERE MY RENTALS PAID DURING WHICH TIMES THE DEALERSHIP HAD MY CAR, CAR IS DOING IT AGAIN WITH LEAKS OF FLUID.

NHTSA ODI #11194723

93,243 miles · Apr 8, 2019

Power Train

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHRYSLER 200. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE SERVICE TRANSMISSION WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED WHILE SWITCHING INTO FOURTH GEAR. WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE OVER 50 MPH. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED IN ORDER TO FUNCTION NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO SUMTER CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM (2662 BROAD ST, SUMTER, SC 29150, (803) 469-9030) PRIOR TO THE FAILURE TO BE REPAIRED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V529000 (POWER TRAIN); HOWVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALER BACK AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE BODY SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 93,243.

NHTSA ODI #11194571

65,894 miles · Apr 7, 2019

Power Train

I STARTED TO FEEL THE JERK RANDOMLY WHILE THE CAR SWITCHED GEARS. IT HAPPENS SPORADICALLY BUT WHEN IT DOES, THE CAR FEELS LIKE IT RAN INTO A WALL AND JERKS HARD.

NHTSA ODI #11194424

32,000 miles · Apr 6, 2019

Power Train

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WHEN COMING FROM HIGHWAY SPEEDS DOWN TO ZERO, THE CAR WILL JERK HARD AS IT DOWNSHIFTS, GIVING IT A FEELING OF JOLTING FORWARD FOR SHORT AND SUDDEN BURSTS WITH EVERY DOWNSHIFT. MY CONCERN IS THAT IT COULD POTENTIALLY BE A DANGER IF AN EMERGENCY SITUATION WHERE STOPPING DISTANCE COULD BE INCREASED DUE TO THE JOLTING FORWARD UNEXPECTEDLY. NOT ONLY THAT, IT COULD BE CAUSING EARLIER WEAR AND TEAR ON BRAKING SYSTEMS AS WELL AS INTERNAL COMPONENTS OF THE TRANSMISSION IT'S SELF. ALSO, WHEN AT A STOP WITH THE VEHICLE IN DRIVE, IT CAN SOMETIMES SHAKE VIGOROUSLY, BEING VERY OBVIOUS ON THE STEERING WHEEL AS YOU CAN SEE IT SHAKING, AS WELL AS FEEL IT. ONCE THE VEHICLE IS SWITCHED INTO NEUTRAL, ALL SHAKING STOPS. AUTOMATIC 9-SPEED. 34,XXX MILES

NHTSA ODI #11194371

65,897 miles · Apr 5, 2019

Electrical SystemEngine

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHRYSLER 200. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THERE WAS A LOSS OF POWER AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT CALLED FERMAN CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE RAM TAMPA (24314 FL-54, LUTZ, FL 33559, (813) 929-2400). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO LOKEY SUBARU OF PORT RICHEY (11613 US-19, PORT RICHEY, FL 34668, (727) 862-9044), BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL. NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS SIMILAR TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V470000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,897.

NHTSA ODI #11194097

105,000 miles · Apr 4, 2019

Electrical SystemFuel/propulsion SystemWheels

12/20/18 CAR WON'T START, USED 3 NEWLY MODEL VEHICLES TO JUMP STILL NOTHING. BASIC MECHANICAL WORK WAS PREFORMED STILL NOTHING. CAR ACCELERATES BUT NO PHYSICAL MOBILITY, I CAN DRIVE VEHICLE WITH ALL DOORS OPEN THIS MODEL DOESN'T ALLOW THAT BECAUSE OF A SAFETY SENSOR. CAR HAS OVER 13 CODES YOU TUBE SHOWS MORE.

NHTSA ODI #11193741

39,000 miles · Apr 2, 2019

Engine

WHEN ENGINE IS COLD IT STALLS REPEATEDLY WHEN I SLOW DOWN, STOP, TURN A CORNER OR ACCELERATE. CAR IS FINE WHEN IT IS HOT BUT I CAN'T ALWAYS LET IT WARM UP FOR 10 MINUTES BEFORE DRIVING. THIS MORNING WAS THE WORST WHEN I PULLED OUT OF MY SUBDIVISION AND IT STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD WITH ONCOMING TRAFFIC HAVING TO SLAM ON …

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NHTSA ODI #11193513

Mileage unknown · Apr 1, 2019

Engine

ENGINE LIGHT FLASHES AND THEN REMAINS ON. CAR SHIFTS HARD AND IDLES HARD. DELAY IN SHIFTING. ACTS AS IF IT WILL STALL OUT.

NHTSA ODI #11193039

44,000 miles · Apr 1, 2019

Air BagsElectrical System

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHRYSLER 200. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED CONTINUOUSLY AND THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG MAY DEPLOY AT ANY TIME AND THE POWER CONNECTOR NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 16V114000 (AIR BAGS) AND 15V470000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 44,000. *TT THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AT THE COST OF $1,200 AND A WEEK LATER ANOTHER $400 TO FIX THE VEHICLE AGAIN. *TR

NHTSA ODI #11193038

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.

Additional source detail variants (3)

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