Chrysler 200 transmission problems
678 complaint narratives mention transmission terms.
Key facts
4,180 owner complaints analyzed
16 distinct recall campaigns
48,000 mi median reported failure mileage
Scope: 2010 to 2018 model years. Data snapshot: . 2,965 complaints include usable failure mileage.
Transmission and shifting evidence
678 of 4,180 complaints match this topic (16.2%). The keyword filter can include complaints that mention a transmission without reporting its failure. View matching rules.
Owner report 10441408 · 2011-12-27 (December 27, 2011)
I PURCHASED A CHRYSLER 200 LIMITED IN MARCH 2011. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, THE TRANSMISSION HAS JERKED REALLY VIOLENTLY IN BETWEEN GEARS (FIRST TO SECOND AND SECOND TO THIRD), MADE A LOUD POPPING NOISE WHILE DRIVING SLOW. THE FIRST TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED, I THOUGHT THAT SOMETHING HIT THE CAR. I HAVE SINCE TAKEN MY 200 TO THE WARRANTY SERVICE CENTER HERE AND THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. THE SYMPTOMS ONLY OCCUR AFTER THE 200 HAS BEEN DRIVEN FOR MORE THAN 10 MILES AND STOPPED FOR A FEW HOURS THEN DRIVEN AGAIN. I HAVE THE 2.4L ENGINE.…
Owner-reported narrative. 210 miles reported. Look up ODI 10441408 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10454604 · 2012-04-09 (April 9, 2012)
JOLTING WHILE SHIFTING GEARS, ENGINE LIGHT ON, FOR NO REASON. TAKEN TO DEALER. FIRST TIME, WAS TOLD THIS IS NORMAL. VEHICLE GETTING USED TO MY DRIVING PATTERNS. 2ND TIME, ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, STAYED ON OVER 24 HOURS ON A NON DEALER BUSINESS DAY (EASTER) 4/8/2012. JOLTED, STALLED, JERKING DURING THE DAY ON 4/8/2012 MORNING OF 4/9/2012, LIGHT WAS STILL ON, CALLED THE DEALER. ASKED TO BRING IT IN, THEY WILL TRY TO DUPLICATE THE ISSUE. THIS IS A REALLY SCARY AND UNSAFE FEELING, BRAND NEW CARS SHOULD NOT DO THIS. ENGINE HAS IDLED VERY POORLY…
Owner-reported narrative. 3,500 miles reported. Look up ODI 10454604 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10462803 · 2012-06-22 (June 22, 2012)
MY CAR WAS SITTING AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, FULLY STOPPED, WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED AND THE TRANSMISSION IN DRIVE. WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN, I HIT RELEASED THE BRAKE AND PRESSED THE GAS. NOTHING HAPPENED. I LOOKED DOWN AND SAW THAT THE ENGINE WAS NOT RUNNING. THE TACH WAS AT 0. I PUT THE TRANSMISSION IN NEUTRAL AND STARTED THE ENGINE. IT STARTED RIGHT AWAY AND I PUT THE CAR BACK IN DRIVE. I DROVE AWAY WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. *TT
Owner-reported narrative. 15,900 miles reported. Look up ODI 10462803 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10465892 · 2012-07-16 (July 16, 2012)
I WILL BE DRIVING AND WHILE SHIFTING GEARS, MY CAR WILL STOP AND SUDDENLY JOLT REALLY BAD. IT WAS SO BAD THE OTHER DAY THE CAR BEHIND US LAID ON THEIR HORN BECAUSE THEY WERE ABOUT TO HIT US. I AM SURE THAT THIS CAR THOUGHT I SLAMMED ON MY BREAKS, BUT THAT IS NOT THE CASE. THIS CAR ALWAYS STOPS THEN SURGES OR JOLTS. IT IS A MAJOR SAFETY HAZARD AND I AM VERY CONCERNED. CHRYSLER WILL NOT FIX THE PROBLEM BECAUSE THEY SAY THEY HAVE NOT DUPLICATED IT WHICH I DO NOT BELIEVE. THEY ALSO SAID THEY HAVE NEVER HEARD OF THIS ISSUE ALTHOUGH I HAVE READ ABOUT…
Owner-reported narrative. 5,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10465892 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10466590 · 2012-07-19 (July 19, 2012)
WHEN SHIFTING INTO REVERSE OR DRIVE IT HAS A HARD JOLT WHEN GOING INTO GEAR. SOMETIMES IT IS SO HARD THAT IT JERKS YOUR BODY AND HEAD/NECK, AND IT SOUNDS LIKE THE TRANSMISSION IS GOING TO UNBOLT FROM UNDER THE CAR. IT DOES IT A COUPLE TIMES A DAY, AND THEN MAY STOP FOR A FEW DAYS BUT ALWAYS COMES BACK. I HAVE NOTICED ON THE DAYS IT IS NOT DOING IT I AVERAGE MORE MPG, AND WHEN IT IS DOING IT THE MPG CONTINUOUSLY DECREASES WHEN IT IS OCCURING MULTIPLE DAYS IN A ROW. ON THE DAYS THAT IT IS DOING IT MY TRANSMISSION SOUNDS MORE WHINY THAN THAN …
Owner-reported narrative. 7,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10466590 at NHTSA ↗