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2015 CHRYSLER 200 — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

crash · 1379451 · 2017-05-21

Vehicle

Make
CHRYSLER
Model
200
Year
2015
Manufacturer
Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Component
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Miles at failure
48,000
Speed
40 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

TAKATA RECALL .. THE CAR WOULD RANDOMLY SHUT OFF .. THE LIGHTS WOULD START FLICKERING AND GOING CRAZY ... MESSAGES WOULD RANDOMLY POP UP SAYING KEY FOB NOT DETECTED ... IN THE MORNINGS WHEN I WOULD TRY AND START IT THE GEAR SHIFT SIGNAL LIGHTS WOULD GO CRAZY .. THE MORNING IT DIED ON ME I TRIED TO START IT THE CAR WAS COMPLETE SHUT DOWN MODE ROADSIDE CAME IT TOOK US 45 MINS TO START IT WHEN IT STARTED THE CAR WAS STUCK IN NEUTRAL AND WOULD NOT SWITCH OUT THE CAR LIGHTS LOCKS EVERYTHING ELECTRICAL STARTED FLICKERING LIKE CRAZY TOOK IT TO CHRYSLER THEY SAID THAT THEY HAD THREE OTHER IDENTICAL CARS TO MINE THAT WAS JUST BROUGHT IN WITH EXACT ISSUE THEY TOLD ME IT WAS A COMPUTER GLITCH AND IT WASN'T COVERED UNDER MY WARRANTY I PAID 400$ PICKED IT UP AND TWO HOURS LATER THE CAR STARTED DOING EXACT SAME THING THEN SHUT OFF COMPLETELY IN MIDDLE HIGHWAY GOT IT PUSHED TO GAS STATION AND THE BATTERY WAS CRACKED IN HALF LEAKING ACID AND THE CAR WAS STUCK IN NEUTRAL AGAIN AND COMPLETELY LOCKED DOWN.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10990837
Machine
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