Dodge Charger Complaints (2008)

624 consumer complaints on file.

#11354736September 13, 2020
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
MY CAR WAS WORKING FINE THEN I WENT TO START IT AND THERE IS A SOLID RED DOT UNDER THE FUEL GAUGE AND THE CAR DOESN'T TURN ON
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11349360August 15, 2020
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE, WHEELS
MY STEREO, AND FRONT CHARGER PORT SHUTS OFF AND ON. MY ENGINE MAKES A TICKING NOISE AND SADLY A MECHANIC CAN'T FIND THE ISSUE, THE AC IS BLOWING COLD ON DRIVER SIDE AND HOT ON PASSENGER AND BACK SEAT. I BELIEVE MY FRONT TO WHEEL HUBS HAVE TOO MUCH PLAY AND MAKE NOISES I HIT BUMPS. AND REAR BRAKE CALIPER STARTED STICKING
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11325924May 26, 2020
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
IGNITION START. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11324354May 13, 2020
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ENGINE
I REPLACED THE LIFTERS ON THE ENGINE AND IT'S GOT A KNOCKING NOISE DON'T KNOW WHAT IT IS BUT NOW A RED LIGHTENING BOLT COMES ACROSS THE DASH AND I HAVE SCAN IT FOR CODES BUT NOTHING COMES UP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11321975April 23, 2020
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
I WENT TO THE GAS STATION TO GET SOME GAS. I WAS ON A CITY STREET IN ANAHIEM, CA. I PUT IN 25.00, BUT IT ONLY TOOK 21.78 WHEN I WENT TO START MY CAR IT WOULD NOT START. I SAT IN MY VEHICLE FOR AT LEAST THIRTY MINUTES TRYING TO START IT. I ENDED UP CONTACTING TRIPLE A FOR A TOW TO MY RESIDENCE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11320354April 6, 2020
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, SUSPENSION
I WAS PLANNING TO GO TO THE DEALERSHIP AND HAVE THE TWO AIRBAG RECALLS FIXED. BEFORE I HAD THE CHANCE TO DO THAT ,FEBRUARY 22 ,2020, MY VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A MINOR ACCIDENT THAT IS STILL UNDER DISPUTE ,THE DRIVER SIDE AND PASSENGER AIR BAGS BOTH DEPLOYED AND EXPLODED OPEN. THE VEHICLE WAS HIT ON THE LEFT DRIVERS SIDE ON THE FENDER AT LESS THAN 30 MILES AN HOUR THE ONLY AIRBAGS THAT DEPLOYED WERE THE ONES UNDER ACTIVE RECALL. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11318573March 18, 2020
SEAT BELTS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS AT A STAND STILL, WHEN THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLE FAILED TO DETACH. THE CONTACT STATED NO WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. CHAMPION CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM LOCATED AT (435 E PASS RD, GULFPORT, MS 39507), WAS CONTACTED AND MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT INFORMED OF FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 175,844.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11310906February 23, 2020
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN
IT WAS A REGULAR DAY I TURN MY CAR OFF WHEN INSIDE MY CAME OUT 15MINS LATER THE CAR WOULDN'T DO ANYTHING. THE LIGHTS ON THE DASH COMES ON BUT RADIO WON'T AND THE WINDOWS ALSO WON'T GO DOWN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11281669November 21, 2019
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I BOUGHT THIS CAR USED 2017 AND DIDN'T HAVE MANY ISSUES, JUST NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR, BUT THEN I STARTED HAVING ISSUES WHEN TRYING TO UNLOCK MY DOOR WITH MY KEY FOB TO A POINT I HAD TO KEEP MY CAR UNLOCKED BECAUSE I WASN'T SURE IF I WOULD BE ABLE TO GET IN WITHOUT ASSISTANCE. THEN, THE SAME KEY FOB WOULDN'T START MY CAR! I'D JUST PULL UP TO A STORE, HOP OUT THEN COME BACK AND 20MINS LATER I'M STILL TRYING TO TURN THE CAR ON AND THE ONLY THING THAT HELP WAS IF I JIGGLED IT A LITTLE AND SLIGHTLY PUSH IT IN, BUT WHAT SCARED ME WAS THE FACT THAT I WAS DRIVING ONE DAY AND MY CAR JUST STOPPED FOR NO REASON ALMOST CAUSING A MULTICAR ACCIDENT. I DECIDED TO REPLACE THE KEY AND HAD A NEW ONE REPROGRAMMED WHICH WORKED FOR A WHILE. I AM A DELIVERY PERSON AND ABOUT 6MONTHS AFTER THE NEW KEY I STARTED HAVING THE SAME ISSUE, BUT THIS TIME I HAD TO QUIT WORKING AND HAVE MY CAR TOWED BECAUSE IT WOULDN'T START BUT THIS TIME THERE WAS A RED LIGHT SAYING "ANTI THEFT"!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11281015November 19, 2019
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE WOULD NOT IMMEDIATELY START WHEN THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS TURNED. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY SERVICED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V567000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALSO CONTACTED, BUT NO ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11268790October 15, 2019
SERVICE BRAKES, SEAT BELTS, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I PURCHASED A 2008 DODGE CHARGER V8 HEMI GOLD FROM THRIFTY MOTORS INC. AND I WAS UNDER THE IMPRESSION ACCORDING TO THE CONTRACT THAT THE CAR HAD 113,440 MILES ON IT. I LOOK AT THE INSPECTION STICKER AND IT SHOWS 114,000 ON 11/1/2018. I LOOK AT THE 2008 DODGE CHARGER GOLD VEHICLE HISTORY REPORT ON INSTAVIN AND I FOUND THAT ON 11/26/2018 THE CAR WAS SOLD AT AN AUCTION WITH 113,437 MILES ON IT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11267357October 9, 2019
VISIBILITY/WIPER
THE WIPERS, TURN SIGNAL AND HORN DO NOT WORK. I HAVE CHANGED THE MULIFUNCTION SWITCH. THEY WORKED AGAIN FOR ABOUT 3 MONTHS, NOW THEY ARE OUT AGAIN. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON. (!) LIGHT AND SUSPENSION LIGHT, ARE ALSO ON. THOSE WERE NEVER ON BEFORE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11266619October 6, 2019
SERVICE BRAKES, WHEELS, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
CAR WAS PURCHASED 06/28/2019; ODO 109,640. CAR WAS PURCHASED WITH A GWC WARRANTY SERVICE CONTRACT (90 DAY, 4,500 MILES) AND AT ASKING PRICE FROM A DEALERSHIP. (STATE LICENSE #[XXX]) CAR WAS PURCHASED AS ADVERTISED THAT IT WAS IT WAS IN GOOD WORKING ORDER. ON THE FREEWAY THE CAR STARTED SHOWING SIGNS OF SOMETHING WRONG WITH WHEELS AND THAT THE STEERING WHEEL RATTLED AGGRESSIVELY. THE CAR WAS TAKEN IN ON 07/01/19 (ODO 110,120) TO BIG JOHNS IN SANTA CLARITA; IT WOULD COST $1,624.68 TO REPLACE BECAUSE THE WHEELS WERE FOUND TO BE BENT AND TO BIG FOR THE CAR. THIS REPAIR WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE SERVICE CONTRACT BUT WAS A HUGE SAFETY HAZARD. ON 07/11/19 THE CAR WAS BROUGHT INTO RICKS AUTOMOTIVE IN GRANADA HILLS (ODO 111,493). RICKS WAS A RECOMMENDED REPAIR SHOP FROM THE SERVICE CONTRACT PURCHASED. THERE WERE 11 THINGS REPORTED ON THE REPAIR ORDER 8 OF WHICH WERE SAFETY AND ENGINE CONCERNS. (1.) THE PASSENGER HEADLIGHT DIDN'T WORK (2.) THE EMERGENCY/PARKING BREAK WAS NOT HOLDING. (3.) THE TURN SIGNAL SWITCH DOES NOT STAY ON. (4.) THE SPEEDOMETER SOMETIMES OPERATES ERRATICALLY. (5.) THE ENGINE SHUT OFF WHILE REVERSING. (6.) THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTED HARD AND BANGS HARD. (7.) THERE WAS BLUEISH/WHITE SMOKE COMING FROM THE EXHAUST. (8.) CYLINDER HEAD GASKET MAY BE BLOWN. IT WAS FOUND THE THE HEAD GASKET HAD BENT VALVES AND TIMING CHAIN NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THESE WERE THE ONLY THINGS THAT WERE FIXED. $5,031.35 WAS OWED. WE PAID $1,359.03. GWC PAID REMAINDER. THE CAR WAS PICKED UP ON 08/13/2019 AT 4:30PM (ODOMETER 111,510). AT 7:30PM SAME DAY THE ENGINE WAS REPORTED SIZED (ODO 111,539) AND WAS TOWED BACK TO RICKS AUTOMOTIVE. THE DEALERSHIP FALSELY ADVERTISED THE CAR AS IT WAS IN GOOD WORKING ORDER WHEN IT WASN'T. IN A MATTER OF 1,852 MILES AND 13 DAYS THE CAR SHOWED A TOTAL OF 10 SIGNS OF SAFETY HAZARD TO NOT JUST ME BUT THE THOUSANDS OF OTHER DRIVERS I CAME ACROSS. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11251929August 28, 2019
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE IGNITION WAS GETTING STUCK. ON OCCASION, THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL IN TRAFFIC AND THE CONTACT HAD TO JIGGLE THE IGNITION TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. CURRENTLY, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AT ALL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO FIVE INDEPENDENT MECHANICS WHO REFERRED THE CONTACT TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS. MIKE ANDERSON CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM FIAT OF MARION (3527 S WESTERN AVE, MARION, IN 46953, (765) 677-3300) WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS. THE DEALER QUOTED A REPAIR COST OF $872. THE MANUFACTURER REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11244787August 18, 2019
ENGINE
WHILE DRIVING MY 2008 DODGE CHARGER ON THE FREEWAY, THE RADIATOR FAN SHROUD BROKE INTO PIECES AND PUNCTURED MY RADIATOR. I LOST ALL ENGINE COOLING CAPABILITIES AND NEEDED TO DRIVE HOME TO COMPLETE REPAIRS. UNFORTUNATELY BY THE TIME I GOT HOME, THE ENGINE OVERHEATED AND SIEZED. I AM IN THE PROCESS OF REPLACING THE MOTOR FOR $7,000. ANY HELP FROM THE MANUFACTURE POSSIBLE?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11242347August 7, 2019
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V567000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED AT HUDSON VALLEY DODGE (200 AUTO PARK PL, NEWBURGH, NY 12550, (845) 562-4100); HOWEVER, THE RECALL REPAIR FAILED TO REMEDY THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WARNING INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED AFTER THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT ANOTHER WIN MODULE NEEDED TO BE INSTALLED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11234711July 25, 2019
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE RADIATOR COOLING FAN EXPLODED AND PUNCTURED THE RADIATOR AS I WAS SITTING IN A RESTAURANT DRIVE THRU SPILLING THE COOLANT . VEHICLE TEMPERATURE GAUGE SHOWED EXTREME HOT TEMPERATURE. I FOUND A SERVICE CAMPAIGN BULLETIN REF # L08 ABOUT THE FAN SEPARATING DURING OPERATION AND CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE RADIATOR FOR DODGE VEHICLES FOR YEARS 2006-2008 THAT WERE MADE PRIOR TO APRIL 20, 2008. MINE WAS MADE JUNE 2, 2008 AND THAT IS EXACTLY WHAT OCCURRED WITH IT ON JULY 19, 2019. LUCKILY I WASN'T STRANDED OUT IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE OR ON THE HIGHWAY OR INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT ON THE ROADWAY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11232218July 16, 2019
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
2008 DODGE CHARGER IS PRESENTLY IN DELAWARE BANKRUPTCY TRUST FUND. IN NOVEMBER 2018 THE VEHICLE SMELL OF GAS AND OVERHEATED TRAVELING THROUGH THE GATE OF HUNTER ARMY AIRFIELD, REPORTED TO FIRE MARSHAL IN ATLANTA GEORGIA, NHTSA, DELAWARE BANKRUPTCY COURT & TRUST FUND (MR. PETER KEANE, ATTY.) ECONOMIC LOST OF VEHICLE 2008 DODGE CHARGER. OVER THE PAST 8 MONTHS OBTAIN RENTAL CAR AT HERTZ IN THE AMOUNT OF $5,639.00.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11230744July 10, 2019
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE CHARGER. WHILE DRIVING THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT WITH EVIDENCE OF SMOKE THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED THE CAUSE WAS DAMAGE FROM A MELTED RADIATOR THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT A SLOW SPEED, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT OF THE VEHICLE AND THERE WAS SMOKE COMING THROUGH THE AIR CONDITION VENTS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HOOD WAS RAISED AND THE CONTACT BECAME AWARE THAT ANTIFREEZE WAS POURING OUT OF THE BACK OF THE RADIATOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE RADIATOR FAN MELTED AND PUNCTURED THE RADIATOR. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RADIATOR FAN AND THE RADIATOR HAD BEEN PREVIOUSLY REPLACED DUE TO THE SAME FAILURE. AIRPORT CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM LOCATED AT 5751 EAGLE VAIL DRIVE, ORLANDO, FL 32822, WAS CONTACTED BY PHONE AT (407) 541-6200 AND NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALSO CONTACTED AND NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 157,000. PIIR=Y. AH
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11229179July 3, 2019
AIR BAGS
TAKATA RECALL RECALL INFORMATION WAS NEVER SENT SO I COULD GET IT REPAIRED. I JUST HAPPENED TO SEARCH ONLINE FOR ANY OPEN RECALLS FOR THE CAR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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