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Transmission and drivetrainPart report

2013 Chrysler 200 Transmission and drivetrain Problems

Complaints
62about this part
Share
10%of 628 total for the year
Median mileage
33,000miles
Trend
FallingComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are at least 25% lower than in the 3 years before.

NHTSA recorded 62 complaints about the transmission and drivetrain of the 2013 Chrysler 200, 10% of the 628 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 33,000 miles. 2 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.

Example complaints

Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.

“Transmission jerking from day one now 80,000 miles on the car bad lites at nights low beam and high beam starting problems , bleaker problem heater problems heats on one side only driver side has heat passinger side no heat we bought this car brand.new 325 miles went in for jerking I have all.repair work that was done jerking problems 25 to 30 speed back seat passingers what is wrong with your car in motion”

NHTSA complaint #11183956, filed 2019-03, 8,000 miles

“I was driving and all of a sudden the car started making a loud whining noise and seemed to be downshifting and lurching by itself. It was not shifting properly and it seemed to be doing stuff by itself. I did not have control over what it was doing. I had to pull off the highway and called triple a and the car had to be towed. It was repaired and now 2 weeks later it again downshifted by itself out of the blue and started whining again. It has not been driven since.”

NHTSA complaint #11192420, filed 2019-03, 68,000 miles

“Last night my electronic throttle control (etc) light came on. I made it home just fine and the light was only on for a few secs. This morning I turned the corner on a street my car wouldn't go over 20 MPH. The etc light came on and stayed on. I was able to make it back home. I've been doing research and this seems to be a popular (not popular) problem. My car has approx. 78,000 miles. It has not been taken to the dealer yet.”

NHTSA complaint #10874810, filed 2016-06, 78,000 miles

“I was driving on the freeway when I noticed smoke coming from underneath my hood and the same time my car was loosing power I glanced at my warning lights in which there was no warning indication that my car was hot nor did the engine light appeared. …”

NHTSA complaint #11057738, filed 2017-12, 89,000 miles

“I started the 2013 Chrysler 200 and shifted the transmission into drive . With my foot still on the brake pedal, I checked the mileage on our new car and it read 139 miles. I could feel the transmission engage then I felt what seemed to be a second engagement before I took my foot off the brake. As soon as I began driving I noticed the vehicle was not shifting out of first (1st) gear. …”

NHTSA complaint #10532198, filed 2013-07, 130 miles

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Transmission and drivetrain: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
20171023%
20166318%
201569535%
2014147%
20136210%
2012548%
20113811%
2010215%

Other parts of the 2013 Chrysler 200

Air bags
171 complaintsEngine
145 complaintsElectrical system
102 complaintsSeat belts
86 complaintsSeats
82 complaintsFuel system
55 complaintsOther or unknown
48 complaintsBrakes
44 complaintsSteering
38 complaintsVehicle speed control
36 complaintsExterior lighting
35 complaintsElectronic stability control
29 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2013 Chrysler 200

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

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