Issue ID | 1167121 |
Internal NHTSA # | 10694755 |
Manufacurer | Chrysler (FCA US LLC) |
Brand | CHRYSLER |
Model | 200 |
Model Year | 2015 |
File date | 18/02/15 |
Component | POWER TRAIN |
Product type code | VEHICLE |
Description of the problem | 1st time: on highway at 55mph got and error on dash: service transmission then performance shifting not available 2nd time: after just 4-5 minutes of driving the car had same errors as above. At the next light, pressed gas and there was no revving of engine (rpms did not move). Put it into park and it said car is not in park, use emergency brake to prevent movement." put brake on, then into d, then brake off and car went very slowly as it was stuck in 4th gear. Went onto highway and still stuck in 4th for a few miles (revving at 4,000 rpms at about 60mph). Suddenly the engine began revving itself up to 5. 5k without my foot on the pedal, but there was no acceleration (like car was not in a gear). I pressed accelerator and nothing happened, it stayed at about 5. 5k. I put car into n and the rpms dropped to about 1. 5k, but car still not in a gear so it was losing speed so i moved to breakdown lane. Put it back into d and it again revved to 5. 5k, but still no gear and lost speed. 3rd time: i would turn to d and it would take about 3-5 seconds before it clunked into gear. Car then shuddered a bit as i pulled out and then it gave the same errors as before: service transmission then performance shifting not available on the dash. It also got stuck in 4th gear again so i could not accelerate properly. It also revved the engine randomly. In fact, i almost smashed into my garage because as i was slowly turning into my garage the car suddenly surged forward (imagine in a manual car, revving the engine and then rapidly letting out on the clutch) and i had to slam on the brakes to prevent it from going into the side of my house. If there were people walking in front of the car at a crosswalk, they would have been hit. This is not acceptable and not safe. Just as much i could easily get into an accident with another car, the way this car is behaving. |
Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 4961 |
Number of Occurences | 1 |
Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
City and State | BEDFORD, NH |
VIN pattern | 1C3CCCEG9FNXXXXXX |
Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | N |
Was vehicle involved in a fire? | N |
Was incedent reported to police? | N |
Was medical attention required? | N |
Was part original equipment? | |
No. of injured persons | 0 |
No. of fatalities | 0 |
Date of purchase | 29/06/24 |
Was original owner? | N |
Anti-lock brakes | N |
Cruise control | N |
Number of cylinders | 6 |
Drive train type | AWD |
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Vehicle speed | 50 |
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