2015 Chrysler 200 · symptom sheet
Transmission drops into neutral or downshifts on its own
- 57owner reports
- 48,150median miles
- 0involved a crash
Newest report Jun 18, 2026 · checked Sep 29, 2026
685 of the 1,974 complaints on this car are about the transmission and drivetrain. 57 of those describe drops into neutral.
Tick what matches of 57 reports
Drops into neutral on other 200 years
No other 200 model year has enough reports of drops into neutral for a sheet of its own. See every 200 year.
What this problem usually is
This sheet covers a transmission that drops into neutral or downshifts hard with nobody asking it to. Owners describe losing power at highway speed, or a sudden slam into first or second gear that can lock the rear wheels.
What got replaced
Owners who name the part that was replaced mention the control module (5 reports).
Recalls and investigations
2 recalls on the transmission and drivetrain cover the 2015 model year. A recall on the same system isn't always the same failure, so read the defect text.
The transmission sensor clusters may have insufficient crimps in the transmission wire harness, and as a result, the transmission may unexpectedly shift to neutral.
The automatic transmission parking pawl may become contaminated or the park rod may become dislodged or broken. This may prevent the transmission from shifting into the Park position.
All 8 recalls on the 2015 Chrysler 200, with the owner complaints on each recalled system
When it happens
The middle half of failures fell between 18,077 and 73,000 miles, from the 41 reports that gave a mileage.
What owners wrote
“I was driving my car on highway and it shifted into Neutral and I didnât have any power to get over on the shoulder of the road and almost caused a crash and my service transmission light came on.”
Filed Mar 6, 2025
“My vehicle has been recalled but Iâm noticing problems with my transmission when in switching gears. Sometimes it shifts into neutral, my radio shuts off periodically and my seat fills a lot thinner then the passenger seat. My air bag sensors pops on as well as the gas cap sensor and I just replaced the gas cap 2 months ago.”
Filed Nov 15, 2021
Should you keep driving it?
This page can't tell you that. 0 of 57 reports involved a crash and 1 people were hurt. Owners who file are the ones who had a bad experience, and nobody checks their reports. If the problem affects steering, braking, power or a fire risk, treat it as a safety fault and have it inspected before a long or high-speed drive.
File your own report with NHTSA. Complaint counts are how a problem gets an investigation. How reports land on this sheet.
Guide Paid for this repair before a recall covered it? How recall reimbursement works
Other problems on this car
- Engine stalls or loses power while driving 615 reports
- Airbag warning light or recall 327 reports
- Transmission shudders, slips or shifts hard 180 reports
- Battery dies or the car will not start 159 reports
- Check engine light or misfire 139 reports
- Infotainment, screen or backup camera fails 123 reports
- Multiple warning lights come on at once 113 reports
- Brakes grind, pulse or wear early 111 reports
- Traction control or StabiliTrak light comes on 109 reports
- "Service Transmission" message or wrench light comes on 102 reports
- Suspension noise, struts or alignment 59 reports
- Transmission fails or needs replacement 40 reports
- Loses power when accelerating 38 reports
- Wheel bearing, tires or wheels 34 reports
- Seat belt or seat problems 33 reports
- Engine overheats or leaks coolant 28 reports
- Power steering cuts out or goes heavy 25 reports
- Adaptive cruise or lane keeping misbehaves 25 reports