KnownCarProblems2016 Chrysler 200 Problems and Recalls
Owners filed 344 complaints with NHTSA about the 2016 Chrysler 200, most often about the engine (38% of complaints, typically around 41,000 miles). It is 4th of 9 200 model years by number of complaints and has 2 recalls.
Most common 2016 Chrysler 200 problems
Engine
132 complaints · 38%Half of these problems showed up before 41,000 miles.
My car continues to stall while driving on city streets, locking everything up. I have to put the car in park. Press the stop engine button, place my foot in the brake, press the start button,the engine whines, tries to start, winds again then chugs a few times. After doing this over and over again, the car will…
As I was in motion going about 20 MPH with the car in drive (d), the car displayed a message as seen in the photo that states shift to park (p) to start. As, that message is displayed the steering wheel and the brakes lock up while the car is slowing down so you cannot shift the car to park until the car has come to a…
Electrical
112 complaints · 33%Half of these problems showed up before 45,000 miles. Parts named most often: 12v/24v/48v battery, wiring.
Oil consumption and electric wiring problems causing the air conditioner to go out and blow hot air. The oil consumption will need entire engine replaced. Oil consumption almost caused wreck because car will throw car in park at unexplained times because oil is low even when oil was changed. Very very dangerous. Oil…
My car continues to stall while driving on city streets, locking everything up. I have to put the car in park. Press the stop engine button, place my foot in the brake, press the start button,the engine whines, tries to start, winds again then chugs a few times. After doing this over and over again, the car will…
Air bags
88 complaints · 26%Half of these problems showed up before 45,000 miles.
The contact owns a 2016 Chrysler 200. While operating the vehicle, the air bag sensor remained illuminated, which was a safety concern. The failure was not diagnosed or repaired. An unknown local dealer was notified of the failure. The manufacturer was not notified. The failure mileage was 45,000.
Right front and left front seat upper and lower wiring harness to airbag system failing . Air bag system service light come on and off . Dealership wants 1000 to repair both side have fix drive could not afford the right-side.
Transmission
63 complaints · 18%Half of these problems showed up before 43,500 miles. Parts named most often: automatic transmission.
The car began shifting hard and had been taken to the dealership twice for that issue. They completed a software update which did not correct the issue. Today, 09-20-2018, the car was shaking violently when taking off and stopped moving. It was the shifted to park and would not go back to drive. It was then shut off…
The contact owns a 2016 Chrysler 200. While driving 20-60 MPH, the vehicle sputtered and stalled without warning on several occasions. The vehicle was towed to (daytona dodge Chrysler jeep ram & fiat 1450 n tomoka farms rd suite a, daytona beach, fl 32124: ([phone]) where it was diagnosed that the transmission module…
Other or unspecified
55 complaints · 16%Half of these problems showed up before 40,000 miles.
After a week of owning the vehicle, which was purchased from enterprise, my check engine light came own while on the highway with my family (wife and year ten month babe). We called the dealership and scheduled and appointment. Turns out the battery was dead. Got that fix and then while driving back home on the…
As I was in motion going about 20 MPH with the car in drive (d), the car displayed a message as seen in the photo that states shift to park (p) to start. As, that message is displayed the steering wheel and the brakes lock up while the car is slowing down so you cannot shift the car to park until the car has come to a…
Brakes
36 complaints · 11%Half of these problems showed up before 30,000 miles. Parts named most often: antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip.
So I had my foot on the brake to punch in a number at the car wash and all of the sudden the brake did something but my car started rolling while it was in drive with my foot on the brake so and then the brake light came on and I had to like literally push the brake all the way down to the floorboard and I would take…
The contact owns a 2016 Chrysler 200. The contact stated that the ABS indicator illuminated and went off. The failure recurred randomly. Later, the contact attempted to start the vehicle while the ABS indicator was illuminated, and the vehicle did not start. The dealer and manufacturer were not made aware of the…
Steering
23 complaints · 7%Half of these problems showed up before 44,500 miles. Parts named most often: linkages.
On highway doing about 70 MPH. Light came on saying power steering not working. Keeps going in & out. Hard to steer when light comes on. Light goes out & steering is fine. Does this in town too.
On a highway while about to cross an intersection the engine just shuts off when taking off. The engine hesitates and dies with no check engine lights or anything. Taking away power steering and making it harder to stop due to the engine not running.
Stability control
18 complaints · 5%Half of these problems showed up before 50,000 miles.
The car first started off with the screen turning on and off while driving..we didn't think much of it however a few month ago the car began to turn off in the midst of driving. Before turing off the car would begin to yank as if resisting. We proceeded with purchasing a new battery. That was 4 month ago. We are now…
A couple weeks ago, I was at stop light my car stalled, I put in park it restarted. I couldn't put on my hazards or anything to warn the car behind . It happened again on this saturday on the highway in the fast lane the dashboard was blank, the radio stopped playing, so merged in the slow lane without using the brake…
Complaints are owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects. One complaint can name several components, so shares add up to more than 100%.
2016 Chrysler 200 recalls
Electrical: software
Risk: If the vehicle maintains its speed or accelerates despite attempts to deactivate the cruise control, there would be an increased risk of a crash.
Fix: 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.
Full defect summary
Chrysler (fca US llc) is recalling certain 2014-2018 dodge journey, charger and durango, ram 2500, 3500, 3500 cab chassis (more than 10,000lb), 4500 cab chassis and 5500 cab chassis, jeep cherokee and grand cherokee and chrysler 300, 2014-2019 ram 1500, 2015-2018 dodge challenger, 2015-2017 chrysler 200, 2016-2018 ram 3500 cab chassis (less than 10,000 lb), 2017-2018 chrysler pacifica and 2018 jeep wrangler vehicles. These vehicles are being recalled to address a defect that could prevent the cruise control system from disengaging. If, when using cruise control, there is a short circuit within the vehicle's wiring, the driver may not be able to shut off the cruise control either by depressing the brake pedal or manually turning the system off once it has been engaged, resulting in either the vehicle maintaining its current speed or possibly accelerating.
Body and structure: structure
Risk: If the chassis fastener joints are improperly torqued they may loosen and fail or fall out, reducing steering and handling capability and increasing the risk of a crash.
Fix: Chrysler has notified owners, and dealers will inspect the joints and tighten or replace the fasteners, as necessary, free of charge. The recall began on september 2, 2016. Owners may contact chrysler customer service at 1-800-853-1403. Chrysler's number for this recall is s59.
Full defect summary
Chrysler (fca US llc) is recalling certain model year 2016 chrysler 200 vehicles manufactured may 24, 2016, to may 25, 2016. Multiple chassis fastener joints may not have been tightened to the proper torque specification.
Recall repairs are free at any franchised dealer. Enter your VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls to see which recalls are still open on your car.
Questions about the 2016 Chrysler 200
- What are the most common problems with the 2016 Chrysler 200?
- By NHTSA owner complaints: engine (132 complaints, typically around 41,000 miles); electrical (112 complaints, typically around 45,000 miles); air bags (88 complaints, typically around 45,000 miles).
- How many recalls does the 2016 Chrysler 200 have?
- 2 recalls listed by NHTSA, the latest from May 17, 2018 (electrical). Check your VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls to see which ones are still open on your car.
- Is the 2016 a bad year for the Chrysler 200?
- It is 4th of 9 200 model years by number of complaints, with 344 complaints. Complaint counts are not adjusted for how many cars were sold, so popular years collect more of them, and the newest years have had less time to.