2016 Chrysler 200

MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING IN TRAFFIC AS THE FOOT BRAKE GAVE OUT. HE HAD TO STEP AS HARD AS HE COULD WITH BOTH FEET ON THE BRAKE IN ORDER TO GET IT TO STOP. AT THE SAME TIME THE PARKING BRAKE ENGAGED ITSELF AND MADE DRIVING ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE. YOU COULDN'T TURN IT OFF. AFTER TURNING OFF THE CAR, THE BRAKES STILL WON'T WORK, BUT THE PARK BREAK WAS BACK TO NORMAL. IF YOU GET THE CAR TO A HALT AND PUT IT IN PARK, IT KEEPS ON DRIVING, AS SOON AS YOU DARE TO SLIGHTLY LET GO OF THE BRAKE. YOUR ONLY WAY TO STOP THIS CAR IS TO ENGAGE THE PARK BRAKE AND HOPE THAT IT GRABS. CAR IS AT THE DEALERSHIP WITH NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE, CHRYSLER IS CONTACTED. THIS IS FOR SURE SCARY, GIVEN THAT MY SON WAS IN THE CAR AS WELL.

WE HAD ONLY HAD OUR 2016 CHRYSLER 200S FOR AROUND 3 WEEKS. WHILE HEADING HOME TRAVELING EAST ON STATE RT 149 FROM WEST FRANKFORT, IL., WE HEARD A LOUD THUMP LIKE SOMETHING JUST HIT THE PASSENGER SIDE OF OUR CAR. WE PULLED THE CAR OFF AT THE CHURCH JUST 1 BLOCK DOWN THE ROAD, GOT OUT AND LOOKED TO SEE WHAT HAPPENED, NO ANIMALS HAD HIT THE CAR, NO OBJECTS WAS LAYING IN THE ROAD, AND NO ONE WAS MOWING, BUT WE HAD A STRAIGHT GASH WITH A DENT IN THE SIDE OF OUR REAR PASSENGER DOOR. IT WAS GETTING CLOSE TO DUSK AND I THOUGHT SOMETHING CAME OFF THE CAR. THE NEXT MORNING I FINALLY NOTICED THE PASSENGER FRONT WHEEL HAD THE LUG NUT MISSING AND THE STUD WAS GONE. THE RIMS CLEAR COAT IS SCRATCHED WHERE IT FELL OFF AND SLUNG BACK AND HIT THE SIDE OF OUR CAR. I CALLED OUR LOCAL CHRYSLER DEALER AND COME TO FIND OUT IT HAD BOLTS NOT STUDS. I HAD THEM ORDER ONE FORM ME. I ASKED THE SERVICE MANAGER WHAT THE CORRECT TORQUE WAS FOR THE BOLTS, INCASE ANY OTHERS WERE LOOSE. HE SAID,"103 FT/LBS". I CHECK THE TORQUE THE REST OF THE LUG BOLTS AND COME TO FIND EVERY FRONT ONE WAS LOOSE. 1 MORE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE AND 2 ON THE DRIVERS SIDE TOOK NEARLY A 1/4 TURN TO REACH TORQUE. THE REST OF THE FRONT BOLTS WERE AROUND 1/8 TURN FROM BEING TORQUED. I ONLY FOUND 1 ON THE REAR THAT WASN'T CORRECTLY TORQUED. I HAVEN'T SEEN BOLT LUGS ON AN AMERICAN CAR IN ALL MY LIFE. I HAD THE DEALER INSTALL THE NEW BOLT AND HAD HIM DOUBLE CHECK THE TORQUE ON THE OTHERS. I CONTACTED CHRYSLER CUSTOMER SERVICE AND REPORTED THE PROBLEM. I ALSO CALLED THE DEALERSHIP I PURCHASED THE CAR FROM AND DROVE IT DOWN FOR HIM TO GET PICTURES AS WELL OF THE DAMAGE. THE DEALER CONTACTED THE REGIONAL SERVICE MANAGER AS WELL ABOUT THE PROBLEM. TODAY CHRYSLER SUPPORT SAID THEY ARE NOT GOING TO FIX THE DAMAGE, BECAUSE ITS NOT A WARRANTY COVERED ISSUE.OUR LAST 15 MODEL 200 WAS BOUGHT BACK BY CHRYSLER, BECAUSE OF ALL THE PROBLEMS.

THE GEAR SHIFT CAN BE EASILY AND ACCIDENTALLY KNOCKED INTO REVERSE PARK OR NEUTRAL WHILE DRIVING AND WJRHOUT NEEDING TO APPLY BRAKE. I WAS DRIVING AND MY CELLPHONE SLID OUT OF THE CELLPHONE MOUNT AND HIT THE KNOB AND THREW MY INTO PARK WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AT HIGH 60 MPH I WAS FAST ENOUGH TO MOVE IT BACK OVER TO DRIVE BUT IT COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT OR DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. THIS TYPE OF THING HAS HAPPENED ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION I ACCIDENTALLY PUT IT IN REVERSE WHILE DRIVING THINKING I WAS MOVING THE FAN KNOB DOWN AT NIGHT WHILE DRIVING. ALSO MY FRIENDS SON PUT MY CAR INTO PARK WHILE ADJUSTING THE TEMPERATURE AS WELL. YOU SHOULD NEVER BE ABLE TO MOVE THE GEARS SO EASILY OR IN REVERSE OR PARK WITHOUT BRAKE OR PUSHING THE KNOB DOWN OR SOMETHING TERRIBLY UNSAFE!! ALL OF THE TIMES THIS HAS OCCURRED I WAS DRIVING ALSO THERE GAVE BEEN TIMES I THOUGHT MY CAR WAS IN PARK BUT WAS NOT WAS ACTUALLY IN REVERSE VERY DANGEROUS

I WAS STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT, WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN I STEPPED ON THE ACCELERATOR TO GO AND COULD NOT MOVE!! THE CAR REFUSED TO SHIFT! I LOOKED DOWN TO CHECK AND MAKE SURE IT WAS IN DRIVE AND IT WAS! I WAS NEARLY REAR ENDED, PEOPLE HAD TO DRIVE AROUND ME. IT TOOK AROUND 20 TO 30 SECONDS FOR MY VEHICLE TO SHIFT INTO GEAR AND MOVE FORWARD. WHILE TRYING TO MOVE FORWARD IT REVVED TO AROUND 5,000 RPM. I HAVE A CHILD WITH ME. WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF SOMEONE REAR ENDED US? I KNOW CHRYSLER HAS NUMEROUS ISSUES WITH THE TRANSMISSIONS TO THESE VEHICLES AND I AM SORRY BUT THEY SHOULD NOT BE ALLOWED ON THE ROAD WITH PROBLEMS LIKE THIS!!

THEREALLY IS A PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION AND ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WITH THIS CAR. MY CAR JERKS EVERYDAY WHEN SHIFTING FROM PARK TO DRIVE AND IT HESITATES. I TOOK TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR SERVICE AND WAS TOLD IT IS SUPPOSED TO DRIVE LIKE THAT UNTIL THE CAR IS ADJUSTED TO MY DRIVING STYLE. ALSO, ONEW DAY I WAS DRIVING AND OUT OF NOWHERE IN LOSE TOTAL POWER IN THE CAR. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY FOUND NOTHING WRONG. I HAVE A 7 YEAR OLD WHO RIDES WITH ME EVERYDAY. THIS CAR IS NOT SAFE.

I JUST BOUGHT THIS CAR IN MARCH OF 2016 AND HAS BEEN IN DEALERSHIP OVER 9 TIMES ALREADY FOR THE ALIGNMENT, TIRES ALREADY GOING BALD AND THE TRANSMISSION. I WAS DRIVING ONE DAY DOWN A STREET THAT HAS A 55MPH SPEED LIMIT AND THE CAR JUST DIED AND LOST ALL POWER IT WOULDNT GO AT ALL SO I HAD TO PULL OVER AND RESTART THE VEHICLE FINALLY IT WENT THEN EVER SINCE THEN THE CAR SHIFTS VERY ROUGH AND JERKS YOU AND THE DEALERSHIPS KEEP TELLING ME THAT ITS THE WAY THE CAR IS SUPPOSED TO DRIVE BUT I KNOW ITS NOT ALSO THE SERVICE TRANSMISSION LIGHT CAME BUT THE DEALER SAYS THAT CODES WERE THERE TO SHOW WHICH WAS ODD TO ME ALSO ANOTHER ISSUE WITH THIS CAR IS SOMETIMES WHEN I PUT IT IN DRIVE,REVERSE ETC THE ELECTRONIC EBRAKE JUST COMES WHICH ALMOST HAD ME HIT A FEW TIMES NOW I HAVE HAD THIS CAR 3 MONTHS NOW AND ITS IN THE SHOP MORE THAN I CAN DRIVE. I WOULD SAY THIS CAR IS UNSAFE AND HIGHLY ADVISE NOT TO BUY

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 CHRYSLER 200. WHILE THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT, IT WAS REAR ENDED AT 35 MPH. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE REAR ENDED A THIRD VEHICLE. THE DRIVER'S AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT AND PASSENGER WERE INJURED AND REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. CHRYSLER SENT ENGINEERS TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,013.

PURCHASED THE VEHICLE ROUGHLY 30 DAYS AGO WITH ONLY 4 MILES ON IT AT TIME OF PURCHASE. AT 800 MILES I BEGAN HEARING NOISES COMING FROM THE BRAKES. AFTER THE DEALER INSPECTED AND SERVICED THE VEHICLE, THEY COULD FIND NO ISSUES OR ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. AT 1100 MILES, THE BRAKES WERE STILL MAKING NOISE AND FINALLY OUT OF NOWHERE WHILE DRIVING THE BRAKES LOCKED UP ON ME NEARLY RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT. THIS OCCURRED AFTERWARDS ON 2 OTHER OCCASIONS, ONCE WHILE DRIVING AS AND AGAIN ANOTHER TIME WHEN SWITCHING OUT OF REVERSE. I ALSO NOTICED AT TIMES THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL HAD GONE NEARLY TO THE FLOOR, WHICH WAS ALSO OF CONCERN. THE VEHICLE WAS IMMEDIATELY DROPPED OFF AT THE DEALERSHIP AND I HAVE NOW HAD A RENTAL VEHICLE FOR THE PAST COUPLE OF DAYS WITHOUT ANY RESPONSE FROM THE DEALERSHIP WHATSOEVER. I WILL BE FILING A CLAIM FOR LEMON LAW, AS I HAVE NOT EVEN MADE MY FIRST CAR PAYMENT YET. PLEASE ENSURE OUR SAFETY BY REVIEWING THIS ISSUE AND RECALLING ANY VEHICLES AFFECTED, AS THIS WILL SURELY CAUSE ACCIDENTS IF ALLOWED TO CONTINUE WITHOUT RESOLUTION BEING PROVIDED.