NHTSA Complaint #11113580 — 2015 CHRYSLER 200

CAR WOULD OCCASIONALLY SHIFT VERY ROUGH BETWEEN 2 OF THE GEARS, NOT EXACTLY SURE WHICH ONES. VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY THROUGH ITSELF INTO NEUTRAL WHILE DRIVING. THE ABOVE INCIDENTS WERE INTERMITTENT UNTIL THE FOLLOWING INCIDENT OCCURRED. BEFORE LEAVING FOR THE DAY, ATTEMPTED TO START VEHICLE. PARKING BRAKE LIGHT BEGAN TO FLASH AND MESSAGE DISPLAYED VARIOUS SERVICE WARNINGS. VEHICLE WOULD NOT START OR GO INTO GEAR. REMOVED BATTERY CABLE TO ATTEMPT A RESET OF WHATEVER THE UNDERLYING ISSUE IS. WAITED SOME TIME AND RECONNECTED BATTERY CABLE, NO EFFECT. AFTER TRYING FOR SOME TIME THE VEHICLE STARTED NORMALLY. AFTER THIS INCIDENT THE ONCE INTERMITTENT ISSUES BEGAN TO OCCUR FREQUENTLY. VERY ROUGH SHIFTING, FAR BEYOND WHAT SHOULD BE CONSIDERED NORMAL. CAR BEGAN TO THROW ITSELF INTO NEUTRAL WHEN REVERSING OR DRIVING ON PUBLIC ROADS NORMALLY. LOUD UNNATURAL, (SOUNDS LIKE ITS HAVING A VERY HARD TIME COMPLETING THE NORMAL MECHANICAL MOTION) CLUNK CAN BE HEARD MUCH LOUDER THEN WHAT IT SHOULD BE. AFTER THIS CONTINUED WHILE TRYING TO COMPLETE A NORMAL WORKDAY COMMUTE THE VEHICLE WENT INTO AND STAYED IN 2ND OR 3RD GEAR(BASED ON SPEED THRESHOLD). BEGAN TO RESEARCH RECALLS, A MAJOR RECALL FOR THESE EXACT ISSUES WAS ISSUED AND THE DEALER LISTED ONE OF THEM AS COMPLETE BASED ON 'INSPECTION' INSTEAD OF REPLACING A MAJOR COMPONENT WITH THE ISSUE, THE TRANSAXEL ASSEMBLY. ALL OF THE ISSUES OCCURRING COINCIDE WITH THIS AND ONE OTHER RECALL. THE OTHER RECALL WAS LISTED AS 'REPAIRED'. EITHER THE RECALLS WERE NOT COMPLETED OR THE REPAIRS AND INSPECTION ARE NOT SUFFICIENT.