Chrysler 200 Change Vehicle

"Mostly between 4th and 5th gear, the transmission jerks harshly (pulls you back in your seat). Intermittently does the same thing in other gears. Just waiting for it to fail completely one day."

"Computer update"

"luring when shifting in low range"

"When you start out and it's cold it seems to want to quit. Places you in dangerous situation when trying to enter roadway"

"It seems to get stuck at times when put in gear and then suddenly slams into gear and bolts forward abruptly"

"The vehicle had a very rough downshift when decelerating to a stop at about 3mph. The dealer re-programmed the powertrain which eliminated the bad shift however the fuel economy has been dramatically affected (reduced by 4-5mpg)"

"on a coast or light braking coming off a highway ramp it had a hard down shift. It did not want to shift and felt like it was speeding up then would lerch as it down shifted. Dealer said it was from 2nd into 1st. Almost replaced the transmission but instead replaced a valve block in the transmission"

"Car cannot seem to find right gear"

"After 4 updates the tranny still is harsh shifting on low end of gears"

"Rotary dial gear selector was a nightmare. Car would lurch into 1st gear and wanted to take off from a dead stop"

"Constant jerking or shifting hard with the 9 speed auto transmission. Even after new transmission it need recurrent computer updates to make it shift smoother. I dislike the constant jerky shifting in city driving"

"On occasion, there is a very perceptible jerk when the car is shifting from 2nd to 3rd gear. Whether this "hard shift" occurs or not seems to depend on how much throttle I am applying at the time. This is apparently a not uncommon problem for this car and transmission (9-speed auto). On two visits to the dealer for service (routine, not transmission specific) they have updated the software for the transmission. On both occasions, it seems like the problem disappears for awhile, only to reappear a few weeks later. I actually don't know if the problem goes away and comes back, or if I just drive differently because I am paying close attention to how things run after the software update. This is not a problem that happens everyday, but maybe once a week."

"Trouble has been well documented with this new type of transmission. Numerous computer upgrades, complete transmission change out and the rough shifting no down shifting when going down steep hills is still going on."

"Thumps and con jerk"

"At speeds above 40 mph the car shifts fine. At speeds less than 40 mph the shifting is not smooth. It is worse at 20-30 mph. Shifting is up and down, enough so that you feel it jumping up a gear and then back down. Dealership says there is no fix. We have had all the updates to the software. Other than that I do not drive it, my wife drives it back and forth to work. I do not like driving it because of that and the fact that I do not like my visibility that the car offers when in the drivers seat."

"At times it doesn't seem to shift as it should while accelerating"

"The transmission slips or fails to shift when accelerating. It has been serviced several times for the problem - the results is software updates that reduce the horsepower of the car. We recently upgraded to the life time warranty because we anticipate major problems with transmission"

"Constantly updating the computer"

"hard shifting"

"Stability management traction control fails to prevent skidding"

"Struts failed around 60,000 miles. That is just ridiculous (we don't take the car off-roading...)."

"Not really a problem but the rear shocks thump a lot while driving."

"Rear clunking while operating car. I believe it to be a problem with the shocks/struts or frame bushings somewhere."

"Uneven tire wear was caused by the previously discussed shock problem."

"Severe inside tire wear on all 4 tires caused me to replace tires . Dealer nor Chrysler would compensate for tires but did preform free alignment that seems to be okay"

"The car was making noise from the time I bought it. The dealer couldn't find any problem while it was still covered by the original warranty. Once the warranty ran out, the dealer discovered a problem with the front left bearing at a cost of $600."

"The car was making noise at highway speeds. A wheel bearing was found to be faulty and was replaced under warranty"

"I had observed wheel noise at higher speeds. Had the car checked out before the warranty ran out at dealership. Could not identify the problem. After warranty ran out, a bad wheel bearing was troubleshot at the dealership"

"The car shifts gears and feels like it is surging. Like it is having trouble getting in gear."

"I have gone through two batteries. They were covered under warranty by it is still inconvenient. hopefully the recall issue fixed the problem.."

"Got a message saying there was a engine error and then a transmission error and car was hard to start. When I got it to start and got it to a dealer, they told me the problem was with my battery. They replaced the battery and then found there were 2 software upgrades that were needed for the transmission which they did under the warranty. Big problem for me was with all of the electronics on the car, why didn’t I get an error message saying the battery needed to be replaced!"