2015 Chrysler 200 Problems and Recalls (1,991 Complaints)
The most-reported problem on the 2015 Chrysler 200 is Transmission / driveline (27% of 1,991 owner reports). There are 8 safety recalls. Check the VIN and inspect Transmission / driveline — this is the NHTSA file, not a score.
NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation Snapshot 2026-10-16 1,991 complaints · 8 recalls
What problems show up on the 2015 Chrysler 200?
541 of 1,991 filings named Transmission / driveline (27% of the file). That is what owners wrote, not a shop diagnosis of the vehicle in the driveway.
Second is Electrical (311 reports).
There are 8 official safety recalls on this year. They were filed about Suspension, Electrical, Transmission / driveline, and Airbags. Check the VIN at nhtsa.gov — a campaign on this page can still be open on a specific truck.
The 2014 has 191 reports on file; this year has 1,991. Older years collect more reports just by being on the road longer. If you need a fairer comparison, use the equal-time view.
What owners reported
System named most often: Transmission / driveline 541 complaints · 27.2% of the file
Crashes, fires, injuries and deaths in those filings:
- Crashes 100
- Fires 24
- Injuries 58
- Deaths 0
NHTSA Consumer Complaints Snapshot 2026-10-16 Open source record Read our complete data methodology →
Complaint counts reflect self-selected reports and are not normalised for production sales volume. We publish no reliability scores, superlatives, or vehicle rankings.
Which systems owners named
Share of owner complaints filed against each vehicle system. These shares are not adjusted for how many vehicles were sold.
“Unclassified NHTSA leftover” is not a car part. It is a filing bucket and always sits last.
View component data as a table
| System / Component | Complaints | Share of Reports | Safety Reports (Crashes / Fires) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Transmission / driveline (POWER TRAIN) | 541 | 27.2% | 15 crashes · 0 fires |
| Electrical (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) | 311 | 15.6% | 9 crashes · 5 fires |
| Engine (ENGINE) | 304 | 15.3% | 7 crashes · 9 fires |
| Airbags (AIR BAGS) | 142 | 7.1% | 21 crashes · 1 fires |
| Cruise / speed control (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL) | 122 | 6.1% | 5 crashes · 1 fires |
| Steering (STEERING) | 66 | 3.3% | 4 crashes · 0 fires |
| Suspension (SUSPENSION) | 42 | 2.1% | 4 crashes · 1 fires |
| Fuel system (FUEL SYSTEM) | 36 | 1.8% | 0 crashes · 2 fires |
| Brakes (SERVICE BRAKES) | 33 | 1.7% | 6 crashes · 0 fires |
| Unclassified NHTSA leftover | 323 | 16.2% | 21 crashes · 4 fires |
NHTSA Consumer Complaints, NHTSA Safety Recalls, and NHTSA Defect Investigations Snapshot 2026-10-16 Open source record
Complaint counts reflect self-selected reports and are not normalised for production sales volume. We publish no reliability scores, superlatives, or vehicle rankings.
When reports and recalls showed up
When owners filed reports, and when recall campaigns showed up.
- Campaign 14V480000 was reported 25 days after the first earlier complaint mapped to its component.
- Campaign 15V090000 was reported 323 days after the first earlier complaint mapped to its component.
- Campaign 15V461000 was reported 226 days after the first earlier complaint mapped to its component.
- Campaign 16V114000 was reported 402 days after the first earlier complaint mapped to its component.
- Campaign 16V529000 was reported 838 days after the first earlier complaint mapped to its component.
- Campaign 18V332000 was reported 1,406 days after the first earlier complaint mapped to its component.
View timeline records as a table
| Date | Record type | Count | Record identifier |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-Q1 | Owner reports | 1 | |
| 2014-Q3 | Owner reports | 5 | |
| 2014-Q4 | Owner reports | 8 | |
| 2015-Q1 | Owner reports | 32 | |
| 2015-Q2 | Owner reports | 61 | |
| 2015-Q3 | Owner reports | 120 | |
| 2015-Q4 | Owner reports | 133 | |
| 2016-Q1 | Owner reports | 54 | |
| 2016-Q2 | Owner reports | 39 | |
| 2016-Q3 | Owner reports | 64 | |
| 2016-Q4 | Owner reports | 68 | |
| 2017-Q1 | Owner reports | 55 | |
| 2017-Q2 | Owner reports | 88 | |
| 2017-Q3 | Owner reports | 64 | |
| 2017-Q4 | Owner reports | 74 | |
| 2018-Q1 | Owner reports | 52 | |
| 2018-Q2 | Owner reports | 74 | |
| 2018-Q3 | Owner reports | 75 | |
| 2018-Q4 | Owner reports | 66 | |
| 2019-Q1 | Owner reports | 91 | |
| 2019-Q2 | Owner reports | 107 | |
| 2019-Q3 | Owner reports | 92 | |
| 2019-Q4 | Owner reports | 76 | |
| 2020-Q1 | Owner reports | 64 | |
| 2020-Q2 | Owner reports | 34 | |
| 2020-Q3 | Owner reports | 48 | |
| 2020-Q4 | Owner reports | 45 | |
| 2021-Q1 | Owner reports | 43 | |
| 2021-Q2 | Owner reports | 26 | |
| 2021-Q3 | Owner reports | 17 | |
| 2021-Q4 | Owner reports | 19 | |
| 2022-Q1 | Owner reports | 10 | |
| 2022-Q2 | Owner reports | 17 | |
| 2022-Q3 | Owner reports | 12 | |
| 2022-Q4 | Owner reports | 11 | |
| 2023-Q1 | Owner reports | 18 | |
| 2023-Q2 | Owner reports | 17 | |
| 2023-Q3 | Owner reports | 9 | |
| 2023-Q4 | Owner reports | 14 | |
| 2024-Q1 | Owner reports | 8 | |
| 2024-Q2 | Owner reports | 6 | |
| 2024-Q3 | Owner reports | 5 | |
| 2024-Q4 | Owner reports | 6 | |
| 2025-Q1 | Owner reports | 12 | |
| 2025-Q2 | Owner reports | 9 | |
| 2025-Q3 | Owner reports | 7 | |
| 2025-Q4 | Owner reports | 9 | |
| 2026-Q1 | Owner reports | 10 | |
| 2026-Q2 | Owner reports | 6 | |
| 2026-Q3 | Owner reports | 8 | |
| 2026-Q4 | Owner reports | 2 | |
| Recall campaign | 1 | 14V392000 | |
| Recall campaign | 1 | 14V480000 | |
| Recall campaign | 1 | 15V090000 | |
| Recall campaign | 1 | 15V461000 | |
| Recall campaign | 1 | 15V470000 | |
| Recall campaign | 1 | 16V114000 | |
| Recall campaign | 1 | 16V529000 | |
| Recall campaign | 1 | 18V332000 | |
| Defect investigation | 1 | RQ15004 |
Safety Recalls (8)
Official campaigns. Each one says what could go wrong and what the dealer was told to fix.
In short, these campaigns were filed about Suspension, Electrical, Transmission / driveline, and Airbags.
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Recall campaign 14V392000
Suspension
- Report date
- Component:
- Suspension (SUSPENSION)
- 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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Recall campaign 14V480000
Electrical
- Report date
- Component:
- Electrical (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM)
- 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.
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Recall campaign 15V090000
Transmission / driveline
- Report date
- Component:
- Transmission / driveline (POWER TRAIN)
- 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.
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Recall campaign 15V461000
Safety recall 15V461000
- Report date
- Component:
- Unclassified NHTSA leftover
- 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.
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Recall campaign 15V470000
Safety recall 15V470000
- Report date
- Component:
- Not available in the source record
- 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.
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Recall campaign 16V114000
Airbags
- Report date
- Component:
- Airbags (AIR BAGS)
- 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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Recall campaign 16V529000
Transmission / driveline
- Report date
- Component:
- Transmission / driveline (POWER TRAIN)
- 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.
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Recall campaign 18V332000
Electrical
- Report date
- Component:
- Electrical (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM)
- 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.
Complaint counts reflect self-selected reports and are not normalised for production sales volume. We publish no reliability scores, superlatives, or vehicle rankings.
What owners actually wrote
Short excerpts from the public NHTSA file. Look for the same symptom repeating.
Data: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation · snapshot 2026-10-16
Showing 10 of 1,991 complaints · page 1 of 80
CrashFireInjuryDeath
I was attempting to turn around on my street and was hit on the driver's side by an oncoming car. Immediately thereafter, I tried to pull into a nearby driveway, but the car seemed to suddenly accelerate tremendously and plowed into the back of a parked car in that driveway. I was trying to brake but had no time as the car accelerated so suddenly. It damaged my grill and the bumper of the car that was hit. It appears that other owners of the Chrysler 200C have experienced similar issues with it accelerating when the driver is trying to brake.
CrashFireInjuryDeath
The contact owns a 2015 Chrysler 200. The contact stated that the vehicle experienced electrical issues that caused the instrument panel to be blank intermittently, and the cruise control failed to disengage. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed, and a software update was performed on the vehicle; however, the failure persisted. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The contact referenced NHTSA Campaign Number: 15V470000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) as a possible cause for the failure. The failure mileage was 168,000.
CrashFireInjuryDeath
The contact owns a 2015 Chrysler 200. The contact stated that while driving 35 MPH, the message that the transmission was too hot was displayed. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic, and the contact was advised to take the vehicle to a dealer. The dealer was contacted by phone and made aware of the failure. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, where it was diagnosed with transmission wiring harness and TCM failure. In addition, the contact was informed that the vehicle was repaired under NHTSA Campaign Number: 16V529000 (Power Train); in August 2018. The contact was informed that the repair was not covered under warranty. The manufacturer was contacted by phone, and a case was filed. The failure mileage was approximately 131,000.
CrashFireInjuryDeath
My 2015 Chrysler 200 displayed the warning “Service Trans Stop Safely Shut Off Engine to Engage Park.” The vehicle has approximately 79,136 miles. I am concerned this is a safety-related transmission/park engagement defect because the warning indicates the vehicle may not properly engage Park. I am requesting that NHTSA document and investigate this issue and determine whether my vehicle is affected by an existing transmission-related recall or whether the affected vehicle population should be reviewed.
CrashFireInjuryDeath
The contact owns a 2015 Chrysler 200. The contact stated that on several occasions while driving, the vehicle unexpectedly shut off. The contact was able to restart the vehicle. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic on three separate occasions, and the vehicle was diagnosed. The contact was informed that the power distribution center was inoperable and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact referenced NHTSA Campaign Number: 15V470000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); as a possible cause for the failure. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 180,000.
CrashFireInjuryDeath
Code C14A7 and internal binding occurred on my 2015 Chrysler 200, which shares the identical PTU architecture as the recalled 2015 Jeep Cherokee.
CrashFireInjuryDeath
Electricity light came on as well as overheating light and engine light all at once also stalling
CrashFireInjuryDeath
Vehicle does shift to p then desired gear. It stalls at traffic stop lights. Very dangerous. I do not know what the issue is.i got home to test the issue while in drive with brake pushed down as if I were in idle, at a stop light, and it did the same thing in the video.
CrashFireInjuryDeath
My vehicle lost power while driving had my new born baby in the car with me I was told that it may be issue an electrical connection from 2 different repair shops Tuscaloosa Chrysler tried to service the car for 2 weeks and stated that it was issue with the PMC but they were unable to locate the issue why the vehicle couldn’t get power and said that they no longer make that model vehicle anymore and they weren’t able to get parts and referred me to Henry Automotive in Tuscaloosa that worked on the vehicle for almost 6 months and weren’t able to locate the problem as to why the car was unable to receive power after both repair shops although after checking past recalls for electrical issues I see that some electrical issues were resolved in the past on the vehicle however I have concerned that the issues may not have been resolved completely
CrashFireInjuryDeath
The contact owns a 2015 Chrysler 200. The contact stated that while reversing at an undisclosed speed, the rear-view camera displayed an intermittently distorted, darkened, or green screen. No warning lights were illuminated. The contact researched and was made aware of an unknown recall; however, the VIN was not included. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 65,250.
Frequently asked questions
What are the most common problems on the 2015 Chrysler 200?
Owners named Transmission / driveline most often — 541 of 1,991 reports (27%). That is the NHTSA file, not a diagnosis of every vehicle.
Are there recalls for the 2015 Chrysler 200?
NHTSA lists 8 safety recall campaigns. They were filed about Suspension, Electrical, Transmission / driveline, and Airbags. Check the VIN at nhtsa.gov; a campaign on this page can still be open on a specific vehicle.
What should I inspect before buying a 2015 Chrysler 200?
Look up the VIN for open recalls. Have a shop drive it and check the transmission: hard or delayed shifts, burnt-smelling fluid, and 4WD engagement if equipped. Then skim owner filings for the same symptom and take that list to a mechanic.
Does a high complaint count mean I should skip this year?
No. Counts are reports people chose to file and they are not adjusted for sales volume. YearTell does not publish scores or a list of years to skip. Inspect the vehicle.
Estimated Ownership Cost
EPA fuel economy ratings and annual operating cost estimates
Data: US EPA Fuel Economy Guide · snapshot 2026-10-04
Adjacent Model Years
Immediate preceding and succeeding model year records
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Methodology & Data Integrity
Source: NHTSA ODI / recalls, snapshot 2026-10-16. YearTell is not a government agency.