NHTSA Complaint #11398052 — 2015 CHRYSLER 200

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHRYSLER 200. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRYING TO START THE VEHICLE, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START-UP. ADDITIONALLY, THE GEAR SHIFTER FAILED TO SHIFT ONCE THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY AND WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT SLOW SPEEDS, THE ELECTRIC EMERGENCY BRAKE ENGAGED INADVERTENTLY CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STOP IN TRAFFIC. THE VEHICLE ALSO FAILED TO SHUT-OFF UNLESS THE BATTERY WAS DISCONNECTED. THE VEHICLE NOT IN PARK WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHILE THE GEAR SHIFTER WAS INDICATING PARK. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION MODULE AND WIRING HARNESS TO THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE BATTERY AND TWO FUEL INJECTORS WERE REPLACED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. AN UNKNOWN DEALER WAS CONTACTED HOWEVER, OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 66,000.*DT*JB