Dodge Charger Complaints (2007)

570 consumer complaints on file.

#10363810November 2, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I DROVE MY CAR TO WORK AND PARKED IT. WHEN I WENT OUT TO MY CAR TO GO TO LUNCH IT WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK. I HAD TO REMOVE THE UPHOLSTERY AROUND THE GEAR SHIFT SELECTOR TO GET TO THE PLASTIC PIECE THAT WAS CAUSING THE PROBLEM. I HAVE TO USE A SCREW DRIVER TO MOVE THE BROKEN PIECE SO THAT I CAN SHIFT THE CAR, UNTIL I HAVE TIME TO MAKE IT TO THE DEALER. I HAVE DONE SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE DODGE CHARGER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10363570November 1, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO START THE IGNITION. THE ENGINE FAILED TO OPERATE. SUDDENLY, SMOKE EMITTED FROM UNDERNEATH THE HOOD. THE CONTACT EXITED THE VEHICLE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE SMALL FLAMES WHICH ORIGINATED FROM THE BATTERY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10361737October 22, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:FLOOR SHIFT
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEAR SHIFT FAILED TWICE. SHE WAS ABLE TO SHIFT INTO PARK; HOWEVER, SHE WAS UNABLE TO SHIFT OUT OF THE PARK POSITION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE GEAR SHIFT WAS REPLACED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 87,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 70,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10361746October 22, 2010
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
DRIVERSIDE WINDOW MECHANISM CAUSES SCRATCHES ON WINDOW. MANUFACTURER STATED NOT A DEFECT. VEHICLE HAS 36,000, OUT OF WARRANTY. VEHICLE IS TAKEN CARE OF, NOT ABUSED. CHRYSLER SHOULD FIX THE PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10361742October 22, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
SHIFTER STUCK IN PARK. CAR DROVE FINE, PARKED IT AT NIGHT, THE NEXT MORNING THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE OUT OF PARK. RESEARCHED THE PROBLEM ONLINE, FOUND A FIX (TO PREVENT CALLING A TOW), AND DROVE THE CHARGER TO THE DEALER. I EXPECTED THIS TO BE COVERED UNDER A RECALL (#08V583000). BUT IT WAS NOT, CALLED CHRYSLER AND THEY STATED THAT MY VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED. HOW MANY TIMES DOES THIS HAVE TO HAPPEN BEFORE THE MANUFACTURER WILL DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT? ADMIT TO THE PROBLEM, PAY FOR THE REPAIR, AND CONSUMERS WOULD BE SATISFIED. VERY DISPLEASED WITH CHRYSLER/DODGE. OTHER PROBLEMS MANUFACTURER WILL NOT PAY FOR, ROTOR/BRAKE PADS WEARING PREMATURELY/LOUD SQUEAL, DRIVERS WINDOW LEAVES STARCH MARKS ON GLASS, ABS LIGHT ON, ENGINE SPUTTERS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10361740October 22, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
BRAKES SQUEAL LOUDLY, STEERING SHACKS BADLY, ABS LIGHT NOW ON. TURNED ROTORS AND REPLACED BRAKE PADS AT 36,000 MILES. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS, WAS TOLD THAT NEW ROTORS WOULD HAVE TO BE PURCHASED. I HAVE OWNED NUMEROUS VEHICLES AND HAVE NEVER HAD THIS PROBLEM WITH ROTORS OR PREMATURE BRAKE PAD REPAIRS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10361749October 22, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
ENGINE SPUTTERS WHILE IDLE. I CHANGE THE OIL EVERY 2500-3000 MILES, ALONG WITH ENGINE AIR FILTER AND SPARK PLUG CHANGE AT 36,000. WHILE IDLE, ONCE IN A WHILE THE ENGINE WILL SPUTTER. TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE (CND) THE PROBLEM, THEREFORE THEY COULD NOT FIX THE PROBLEM, HOWEVER THEY ASKED IF I NEEDED AN OIL CHANGE. I LOVED THE RT WHEN I FIRST PURCHASED IT. NOW! I WOULD NOT RECOMMEND ANYONE TO PURCHASE IT. ENGINE SPUTTERS, SIDE WINDOW IS SCRATCHED DUE TO MECHANISM, ROTOR ARE WARPED, AND OF COURSE THE SHIFTER STUCK IN PARK, AND THE ABS LIGHT IS NOW. ALL OF WHICH CHRYSLER WILL NOT ACKNOWLEDGE FOR MY VIN, BUT HAVE A RECALL ON OTHERS. HOW MANY PEOPLE NEED TO FILE A COMPLAINT? LET US CONTINUE TO SUBMIT OUR COMPLAINTS AND HOPEFULLY NO ONE WILL BE INJURED. AND MAYBE CHRYSLER WILL PAY FOR THEIR PROBLEMS. STARTING TO HATE MY HOT RED RT! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10361621October 21, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:FLOOR SHIFT
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACTS RESIDENCE AND WAS NEITHER DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED FOR THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE WOULD HAVE TO TEAR INTO THE SHIFTER AND DEPRESS AN UNKNOWN BUTTON IN ORDER TO OPERATE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 88,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10361227October 19, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I HAVE A 2007 DODGE CHARGER THAT WILL HAS GOTTEN STUCK IN PARK NUMEROUS TIMES. IT HAS EVENTUALLY COME OUT AFTER A FEW MINUTES OF JIGGLING THE GEAR SHIFTER. AFTER LOOKING ONLINE I HAVE READ SEVERAL COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS ISSUE. I HAD MY SPEAKERS RECALLED, I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THIS HAS NOT BEEN RECALLED YET. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10360687October 15, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL WHEN DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WOULD SPORADICALLY EXHIBIT A LOUD, UNUSUAL NOISE BEFORE STALLING. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO EXCESSIVE SLUDGE IN THE OIL. THE DEALER STATED THAT THIS WAS FROM A LACK OF ADEQUATE OIL CHANGES BY THE CONTACT. THE CONTACT STATED THIS WAS NOT ACCURATE. THE VEHICLE WAS LEFT WITH THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING REPAIRS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 60,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10360555October 14, 2010
SUSPENSION
DEFECTIVE SUSPENSION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10360391October 13, 2010
POWER TRAIN
2007 DODGE CHARGER DRIVING WITHOUT ANY PROBLEMS PUT IN PARK ENGINE STILL RUNNING WENT TO REVERSE AND WILL NOT CHANGE GEARS...I SEE THERE ARE NUMEROUS REPORTS OF THIS. IT DOES NOT TAKE A ROCKET SCIENTISTS TO FIGURE THIS ONE OUT. RECALL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10360165October 12, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2007 DODGE CHARGER SE 3.5HO V6 TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT 63,000 MILES IN SLOW TRAFFIC. WHINING NOISE FROM CONVERTER. REBUILT AT A COST OF $2,250+. TORQUE CONVERTER CLUTCH FAILED AND SENT DEBRIS THROUGHOUT TRANS.// CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE AT 74,000 MILES 10 MOS. LATER. CON. ROD THROUGH THE BLOCK AT 70 MPH. $2,900 COST WITH A SALVAGE ENGINE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10359643October 8, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
DRIVING MY 2007 DODGE CHARGER. NO WARNING LIGHTS, CAR STALLED IN BUSY INTERSECTION. CAR TOWED. SHOP STATES ROD PROBLEM- ENGINE BLOWN-CAR WAS TREATED LIKE A BABY- OIL CHANGED EVER 2500-3000 MILES- DEALER STATES NO REASON FOR THIS TO HAPPEN TO A 2007 WITH 74,000 MILES- DEALER ALSO STATED THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM WITH THE 2.7 LTR ENGINE AND DODGE IS NOT TAKING CARE OF THE PROBLEM AND BLAMING IT ON THE OWNER OF THE CAR..... *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10359354October 5, 2010
WHEELS:RIM
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CHARGER SRT8. THE VEHICLE HAD EURO TRENZ WHEEL RIMS. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE DROVE OVER A POTHOLE AND THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL RIM CRACKED. HE DROVE ONTO THE EMERGENCY LANE AND INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE WAS FLAT AND THE WHEEL RIM WAS CRACKED. THE WHEEL RIM CRACKED ON TWO OCCASIONS. THE CONTACT REFERENCED RECALL 09E002000, WHEELS:RIM AND HAS CALLED THE MANUFACTURER FOR TWO WEEKS AND NO ONE RETURNED HIS CALL. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 27,570.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10356940September 22, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:FLOOR SHIFT
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND SHUT OFF. WHEN SHE ENTERED THE VEHICLE SHE WAS UNABLE TO SHIFT THE VEHICLE FROM THE PARK POSITION. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC EXAMINED THE VEHICLE AND SHE WAS INFORMED THE FAILURE WAS WITHIN THE GEAR SHIFTER. AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND SHE WAS INFORMED THIS WAS A COMMON FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 70,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10356789September 21, 2010
SUSPENSION:FRONT
1. NORMAL DRIVING ON CITY STREETS AND HIGHWAYS. 2. BALL JOINTS AND CONTROL ARMS WEAR WITHIN MONTHS OF REPAIR. RIGHT SIDE CONTROL ARM BROKE AND CAUSED CAR TO VEER VIOLENTLY TO THE LEFT WITH LIMITED TO NO CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE BY DRIVER. ALSO SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO RIGHT SIDE TIRE. 3. VEHICLE HAD NEEDED BOTH CONTROL ARMS AND BALL JOINTS REPAIRED (AGAIN) DUE TO VEHICLE UPGRADES BY DODGE IF ONE CONTROL ARM IS DAMAGE BOTH CONTROL ARMS ON VEHICLE MUST BE REPLACE ALONG WITH TIRES WHICH ARE USUALLY DAMAGED, CAUSING THE OWNER ADDITIONAL AND UNEXPECTED COSTS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10356807September 21, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I DROVE MY CAR TO THE END OF MY ROAD TO PICK MY KIDS UP FROM THE BUS STOP. ONCE I PUT THE CAR IN PARK TO ALLOW THE KIDS TO GET IN IT WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK. I CALLED A TOW TRUCK AND WHEN HE ARRIVED HE REMOVED THE PLASTIC CONSOLE AND SHOWED ME THAT BY PRESSING A HOT PINK LEVER MY CAR WOULD ENGAGE. HE WAS CORRECT AND I DROVE MY CAR HOME. I CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT IT WOULD COST AROUND $350 TO HAVE FIXED SINCE MY WARRANTY RAN OUT LESS THAN ONE MONTH AGO. I DO NOT FEEL THAT I SHOULD HAVE TO PAY THAT AFTER READING THE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS LISTED ON HERE. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY SHODDY MANUFACTURING AND SHOULD BE RECALLED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10355440September 14, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, PARKING BRAKE
PINK PLASTIC TAB IN THE SHIFTER ASSEMBLY ON 2007 DODGE CHARGER RT (17,000 MILES) BROKE, RESULTING IN VEHICLE BEING UNABLE TO SHIFT FROM PARK. THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS ONLINE ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. THE TOW TRUCK DRIVER EVEN COMMENTED ON THE NOTORIOUS "CHARGER STUCK IN PARK" PROBLEM WHEN HE CALLED IN OUR PICKUP. CHYRSLER - DODGE HAS REFUSED A RECALL ON THIS ISSUE, YET CHARGES 400 DOLLARS TO FIX IT. THEY PUT THE SAME TYPE OF PART BACK IN AND MANY PEOPLE HAVE HAD IT BREAK OVER AND OVER, JUST TO PAY AGAIN TO HAVE IT FIXED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10355470September 14, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:FLOOR SHIFT
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK WHEN FIRST STARTING THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE ABS WOULD LOCK ABNORMALLY. THE CONTACT STARTED THE VEHICLE AND THE ABS AND TRACTION WARNING LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT REMOVED THE SHIFTER PANEL WIRE AND WAS ABLE TO SHIFT INTO DRIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR FACILITY WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS LEFT FOR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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