Major Problems with Chrysler 200 Derived from Complaints & Recalls

Learn about the common problems with a used Chrysler 200 to avoid purchasing a bad year of the model.

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Best and Worst Years for Chrysler 200

Explore the chart showing how many complaints have been filed for each year of Chrysler 200.

Model Year	Complaints
2017 200	19
2016 200	216
2015 200	1481
2014 200	150
2013 200	453
2012 200	535
2011 200	287

Worst 3 Chrysler 200 complaints

2015 Chrysler 200 AIR BAGS Victims: 3 Mileage: 26000 miles

2012 Chrysler 200 DOOR Victims: 3 Mileage: 10000 miles

2015 Chrysler 200 POWER TRAIN Victims: 2 Mileage: 2000 miles

Browse Chrysler 200 complaints by category

Problems with ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE and POWER TRAIN are the most frequent issues recorded by the NHTSA from Chrysler 200 owners.

Problem Category	Number of Problems
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM i have a 2015 chrysler 200s my car has stalled on 3 occasions while driving each at different speeds. on...	846 ~ 39644 miles
ENGINE i have a 2015 chrysler 200s my car has stalled on 3 occasions while driving each at different speeds. on...	830 ~ 45938 miles
POWER TRAIN during launch of 2015 chrysler 200 at sterling heights assembly plant vehicles have had at least 30 torque failures or...	690 ~ 31444 miles
AIR BAGS my chrysler 200 was impacted on the driver's side most of the damage was to the left fender and driver's...	648 ~ 29667 miles
UNKNOWN OR OTHER while driving on saturday morning on march 5 2015 about 7:30am i had just gotten off i 285 and campbellton...	375 ~ 42603 miles
SEAT BELTS tl* the contact rented a 2015 chrysler 200. while driving at 5 mph the seat belt continued to retract around...	221 ~ 14989 miles
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL this incident has happened on two separate occasions. while driving on the highway at speeds around 60 to 70 mph...	211 ~ 32210 miles
SERVICE BRAKES a rock got stuck in between the rear wheel and backing plate which caused this loud noise and rear brakes	210 ~ 35983 miles
STEERING beginning on the above date and on numerous occasions since then the car will tighten up and i am unable...	182 ~ 34289 miles
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL my family and i where exiting the freeway off-ramp when all off a sudden the car stalled on me. my...	166 ~ 44585 miles
EXTERIOR LIGHTING this is a follow up on previous complaint shown below. vehicle has been at the dealer since may 7 2015....	109 ~ 28107 miles
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM while driving on i95 at 60 mph in the center lane the car completely lost power. near the 216 on...	95 ~ 55893 miles
VISIBILITY/WIPER was driving on freeway an alarm sounded in the car and the air bags opened up and everything locked up	92 ~ 126517 miles
SUSPENSION during launch of 2015 chrysler 200 at sterling heights assembly plant vehicles have had at least 30 torque failures or...	86 ~ 28658 miles
BODY > STRUCTURE as i pulled out onto the highway my car began to stall it would not pull forward. it made a...	53 ~ 33782 miles
WHEELS the factory-installed tires for this automobile are unsafe for winter driving. not only do they not grip from a complete...	47 ~ 25870 miles
SEATS my vehicle jerks when first starting off engine on and airbag light been on over a year when i first...	46 ~ 52338 miles
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING took my vehicle in for service to brenengen chrysler ford dealership located in tomah wi. the service that was...	35 ~ 15680 miles
DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM > VISIBILITY tl* the contact owns a 2015 chrysler 200. when turning on the window defroster on the front windshield the passenger...	22 ~ 357163 miles
HEATER CORE > DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM > VISIBILITY tl* the contact owns a 2013 chrysler 200. during colder weather conditions the front passenger side vent blew cold air...	15 ~ 55833 miles
HEAD RESTRAINT > FRONT ASSEMBLY > SEATS tl* the contact owns a 2014 chrysler 200. while driving approximately 70 mph the driver's seat headrest fractured without warning....	12 ~ 69672 miles
VISIBILITY tl* the contact owns a 2015 chrysler 200. the contact stated that the front driver side door was opened and...	9 ~ 31056 miles
PARKING BRAKE tl* the contact owns a 2015 chrysler 200. while stopping the vehicle made an abnormal noise. while driving 10 mph...	9 ~ 32337 miles
STRUCTURE the rear view mirror is blocking the right side vision through windshield (passenger side) of the whole street for people...	8 ~ 6125 miles
HEADLIGHTS > EXTERIOR LIGHTING tl* the contact owns a 2015 chrysler 200. when the vehicle was started the passenger side headlight failed to illuminate...	7 ~ 17293 miles
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC 2015 chrysler 200. consumer writes in regards to unexplained sudden acceleration when coasting or trying to slow down. *smd the...	7 ~ 4833 miles
EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY while on the bronx river parkway felt something funny on the dashboard shows transmission and car just cruising not doing...	7 ~ 43676 miles
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE i'm driving a friend to the store and the car just stalls out like its out of gas on the...	7 ~ 9405 miles
TIRES 2015 chrysler 200. consumer writes in regards to front passenger tire issues. *smd the consumer stated his brother was in...	6 ~ 19233 miles
DOOR > BODY > STRUCTURE tl* the contact owns a 2015 chrysler 200. the contact stated that the front driver side door was opened and...	5 ~ 20800 miles
TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM tl* the contact owns a 2015 chrysler 200. while driving at 40 mph the vehicle began to slow down and...	5 ~ 41529 miles
CRUISE CONTROL > VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL tl* the contact owns a 2015 chrysler 200. while driving 65 mph the rpm meter displayed incorrectly the cruise control...	4 ~ 38450 miles
CONTROL MODULE (TCM, PCM) > AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION > POWER TRAIN tl* the contact owns a 2015 chrysler 200. the contact stated that while driving at 20 mph the shift lever...	4 ~ 19500 miles
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION > POWER TRAIN transmission jerking from day one now 80 000 miles on the car bad lites at nights low beam and high...	4 ~ 3752 miles
AIR CONDITIONER > APPLIANCE > EQUIPMENT tl* the contact owns a 2012 chrysler 200. the contact stated that while driving 20 mph the steering wheel became...	4 ~ 19512 miles
WIRING > ELECTRICAL SYSTEM tl* the contact owns a 2015 chrysler 200. when the vehicle was started the passenger side headlight failed to illuminate...	3 ~ 33016 miles
SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY > VISIBILITY tl* the contact owns a 2015 chrysler 200. while driving various speeds the transmission jerked intermittently without warning. the contact...	3 ~ 16333 miles
12V/24V/48V BATTERY > ELECTRICAL SYSTEM tl* the contact owns a 2011 chrysler 200. the contact stated that while driving at 40 mph the battery warning...	3 ~ 48600 miles
INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL > ELECTRICAL SYSTEM tl* the contact owns a 2015 chrysler 200. while driving 65 mph the rpm meter displayed incorrectly the cruise control...	2 ~ 19200 miles
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES chrysler 200. consumer writes in regards to failure to remedy recall 16v-668 defect within a reasonable time frame. *ld updated	2 ~ 10000 miles
ACCELERATOR PEDAL > VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL tl* the contact owns a 2015 chrysler 200. while driving approximately 35 mph the accelerator pedal did not respond while...	2 ~ 22500 miles
EQUIPMENT tl* the contact owns a 2015 chrysler 200. the contact received notifications for nhtsa campaign numbers: 15v090000 (power train) and...	2
SIDEWALL > TIRES tl* the contact owns a 2015 chrysler 200 c equipped with nexen tires tire line: cp671 and tire size: 235/40/r19...	2 ~ 16140 miles
IGNITION > ELECTRICAL SYSTEM tl* the contact rented a 2014 chrysler 200. the contact stated that while traveling at 70 mph the contact moved...	2 ~ 22900 miles
TURN SIGNAL > EXTERIOR LIGHTING tl* the contact owns a 2013 chrysler 200. the contact stated that the rear passenger side turn signal failed to...	2 ~ 25750 miles
PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS > TIRES this vehicle out of service .could of cause a collision or cause body injury or death i started the car...	2 ~ 17649 miles
ABS WARNING LIGHT > ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP > SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC tl* the contact owns a 2011 chrysler 200. the contact was driving approximately 10 mph when the check engine and...	2 ~ 69427 miles
FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS > WIRING > ELECTRICAL SYSTEM tl* the contact owns a 2011 chrysler 200. the contact stated that the vehicle would not start. upon inspection it...	1 ~ 89000 miles
DRIVER CLOCKSPRING/SPIRAL CASSETTE > FRONTAL > AIR BAGS tl* the contact owns a 2013 chrysler 200. the contact stated that the air bag warning indicator remained illuminated while...	1 ~ 45839 miles
GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL) > AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION > POWER TRAIN tl* the contact owns a 2015 chrysler 200. the contact stated that the vehicle failed to display the correct gear...	1 ~ 55000 miles
ROOF AND PILLARS > BODY > STRUCTURE tl* the contact owns a 2012 chrysler 200 convertible. when attempting to close the convertible top the latch used to...	1 ~ 97000 miles
TANK ASSEMBLY > STORAGE > FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE tl* the contact owns a 2013 chrysler 200. the contact stated that the fuel tank was leaking fuel while receiving...	1 ~ 56000 miles
RADIATOR ASSEMBLY > COOLING SYSTEM > ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING tl* the contact owns a 2012 chrysler 200. the contact stated that the heater did not work on the passenger...	1 ~ 54500 miles
FAN/MOTOR > DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM > VISIBILITY tl* the contact owns a 2012 chrysler 200. while driving approximately 65 mph the vehicle failed to accelerate. when the...	1 ~ 87000 miles
FLOOR SHIFT > LEVER AND LINKAGE > AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION my 2015 chrysler 200 2.4l 45k would not shift from parking to drive but sometimes it drives in reverse......	1 ~ 45438 miles
LATCH > HOOD > LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES tl* the contact owns a 2014 chrysler 200. the contact stated that the hood flew open independently while driving 60...	1 ~ 35150 miles
TIE ROD ASSEMBLY > LINKAGES > STEERING tl* the contact owned a 2016 chrysler 200. while driving 40 mph the vehicle shook and the tie rod fractured....	1 ~ 31000 miles
FRONTAL > AIR BAGS chrysler 200 - loss of airbag and seatbelt pretensioner deployment capability. a shorting condition resulting in a negative voltage transient	1 ~ 24000 miles
INFLATOR MODULE > PASSENGER SIDE > FRONTAL chrysler 200 - loss of airbag and seatbelt pretensioner deployment capability. a shorting condition resulting in a negative voltage transient	1 ~ 24000 miles
INDICATOR LIGHT > PARKING BRAKE tl* the contact owns a 2013 chrysler 200. while driving at an unknown speed the contact observed liquid leaking from...	1 ~ 77000 miles
HOOD > BODY > STRUCTURE 2014 chrysler 200. consumer writes in regards to bolts that attach the hood may loosen and cause hood to open	1
AIR BAG/RESTRAINT CONTROL MODULE > AIR BAGS 2013 chrysler 200. consumer writes in regards to non deployment of airbag during accident issues with airbag and seat belt...	1
SOFTWARE > ELECTRICAL SYSTEM tl* the contact owns a 2015 chrysler 200. while driving at various speeds the vehicle vibrated abnormally while accelerating and...	1 ~ 10000 miles
EXHAUST SYSTEM > ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING tl* the contact owns a 2015 chrysler 200. while operating the vehicle the occupants suffered from carbon dioxide poisoning which...	1 ~ 24000 miles
EXTERIOR > REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES > VISIBILITY tl* the contact owns a 2014 chrysler 200. the contact stated that the exterior side view mirrors on both the...	1 ~ 10000 miles
NAVIGATIONAL SYSTEM(GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM) > ELECTRICAL > EQUIPMENT tl* the contact owns a 2015 chrysler 200. while driving 20 mph the uconnect system failed. the failure of the...	1 ~ 11200 miles
LOCK > TRUNK LID > LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES 2015 chrysler 200. consumer writes in regards to unexplained sudden acceleration when coasting or trying to slow down. *smd the...	1
INTERIOR/UNDER DASH > WIRING > ELECTRICAL SYSTEM tl* the contact owns a 2013 chrysler 200. while attempting to activate the heat in the vehicle the contact heard...	1 ~ 47000 miles
ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP > SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC i was driving at normal condition at 35 miles per hour at one time the abs and esc light come...	1 ~ 21450 miles
SEAT HEATER/COOLER > FRONT ASSEMBLY > SEATS 2015 chrysler 200. consumer writes in regards to vehicle parking brake sets automatically and driver heated seat come on intermittently.	1
COLUMN SHIFT > LEVER AND LINKAGE > AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION tl* the contact owns a 2014 chrysler 200. the contact stated that the vehicle experienced a loss of electrical power...	1 ~ 100000 miles
TREAD/BELT > TIRES my complaint concerns the goodyear eagle ls2 p225/50r18 94t s2 b01rptl m63hbhdr2711 tire. i've had this tires around 34 000...	1 ~ 36452 miles
REAR > SUSPENSION tl* the contact owns a 2013 chrysler 200. while driving at an unknown speed the headlights and high beam lights...	1 ~ 50 miles
AXLE ASSEMBLY > POWER TRAIN tl* the contact rented a 2015 chrysler 200. while driving approximately 65 mph the contact heard two loud noises coming...	1
BUMPERS > BODY > STRUCTURE tl* the contact owns a 2013 chrysler 200. while driving approximately 5 mph the front bumper became detached from the...	1 ~ 6000 miles
ELECTRICAL HEATING ELEMENT > WINDSHIELD > DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM purchase new off the chrysler dealer lot april 2012.there are three knobs that control the heating and cooling in the...	1 ~ 38000 miles
ELECTRICAL > EQUIPMENT re: electrical failure leading to delay in car starting or malfunctioning of vehicle electrical system. while attempting to trade in...	1
RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC. > ELECTRICAL > EQUIPMENT tl* the contact owns a 2012 chrysler 200. the contact stated that while driving 20 mph the steering wheel became...	1 ~ 6047 miles
COLUMN > STEERING the chrysler 200 vehicle that i purchased in april 2012 was brought in again on 7/1/13 for service due to...	1 ~ 20000 miles
WHEEL BEARING > FRONT > SUSPENSION tl* the contact owns a 2012 chrysler 200. the contact stated that the abs warning light illuminated as the front...	1 ~ 17000 miles
SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE > FRONTAL > AIR BAGS tl* the contact owns a 2012 chrysler 200. the contact was driving approximately 25 mph when the brakes were depressed...	1 ~ 11500 miles
FRONT > SEAT BELTS 2012 chrysler 200 . consumer writes in regards to a defective passenger seat belt. *smd the consumer stated she un-buckled...	1

FAQ

What year Chrysler 200 is the most reliable?

Speaking of the models produced in the last 7 years, Chrysler 200 models of 2017, 2014, 2016 year of manufacture have had the least number of complaints.

What year was a bad year for Chrysler 200?

Chrysler 200 models of 2015 and 2012 are probably the years to be avoided like the plague due to a higher than an average number of issues reported.

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