2015 Chrysler 200 · symptom sheet
Transmission hesitates when accelerating
- 43owner reports
- 15,902median miles
- 1involved a crash
Newest report Oct 6, 2024 · checked Oct 2, 2026
43 of the 180 reports of transmission shudder on the 2015 200 describe hesitation when accelerating.
Part of Transmission shudders, slips or shifts hard (180 reports) · also: jerking or hard shifts, transmission slipping
Tick what matches of 43 reports
Hesitation when accelerating on other 200 years
No other 200 model year has enough reports of hesitation when accelerating for a sheet of its own. See every 200 year.
What this problem usually is
This is the narrower sheet inside transmission shudder for a car that pauses before it goes. You press the gas, and for a beat nothing happens, or the engine revs and then the car catches up. What makes it distinct from the wider sheet is timing: the complaint isn't a rough shift at speed but a delay right when you need to move.
What got replaced
Owners who name the part that was replaced mention the transmission (23 reports) and the software (7 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 5,000 and 40,000 miles, from the 36 reports that gave a mileage.
What owners wrote
No report on this problem is short enough to quote in full.
Should you keep driving it?
This page can't tell you that. 1 of 43 reports involved a crash and 2 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
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- Check engine light or misfire 139 reports
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- 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 drops into neutral or downshifts on its own 57 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