Dodge Challenger Complaints (2009)

133 consumer complaints on file.

#10352799August 30, 2010
AIR BAGS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE CHALLENGER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH HE CRASHED INTO A VEHICLE AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE DRIVER IN THE OTHER VEHICLE WAS INJURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A TOWING COMPANY BUT WAS NOT EXAMINED FOR THE CAUSE OF FAILURE OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 23,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10351882August 26, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
CAR JUST STALLS AS IF TURNED KEY OFF AT ERRATIC TIMES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10348967August 12, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
1. SLOWING DOWN TO MAKE A LEFT OR RIGHT HAND TURN. 2. CAR STALLS AND ENGINE DIES ELIMINATING ALL POWER STEERING BRAKES, ETC. 3. CAR HAS TO BE PUT IN NEUTRAL AND RESTARTED. 4. CEL WILL COME ON BUT GOES OUT AFTER RESTART. 5. ISSUE HAS OCCURRED THREE TIMES WITH TWO DIFFERENT ENGINES. 6. THE LAST INCIDENT HAPPENED IN A BUSY INTERSECTION AND ALMOST GOT ME REAR ENDED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10348979August 12, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
ISSUE # 1) I HAVE AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION 2009 DODGE CHALLENGER RT. SO I WAS DRIVING UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS ACCELERATING NORMALLY AND THE ENGINE COUGHS...STRANGE. THEN IT DOES IT AGAIN, A VERY SUDDEN COUGH LIKE IT IS STRUGGLING FOR AIR, THE VEHICLE ALMOST SHUDDERS TOO. ENGINE CODE POPS UP. HEAD TO AUTO ZONE AND HAVE IT CHECKED - P0730 GEAR RATIO INCORRECT. THIS HAS HAPPEN A FEW TIME WITHIN THE PAST FEW WEEKS . TO CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP- THEY SAW THE SAME CODE . BECAUSE THE CAR WAS DRIVING NORMAL AGAIN THEY DID NOTHING . PLANNING TO TAKE IT BACK IN SO THEY CAN PULL THE TRANS. ISSUE # 2) TODAY 8/11/10 - I WAS DRIVING ON THE EXPRESS WAY WITH AN OVER A 1/2 TANK OF GAS, DOING ABOUT 60 TO 70 MPH. ABOUT 30 MIN INTO MY DRIVE, SUDDENLY ALL MY DASHBOARD LIGHT/SYMBOLS POP ON AND MY CAR LOST ALL POWER. TO AVOID GET REAR ENDED I HAD TO PULL OVER ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10297100December 28, 2009
VISIBILITY
CHROME SQUARE RING AROUND PERIMETER OF CONSOLE SHIFTER-AUTOMATIC ON A 2009 DODGE CHALLENGER, AT THE RIGHT HEADING, SUN IN FRONT OF YOU,COMING LIGHT THROUGH WINDSHIELD, REFLECTION FROM CHROME RING WILL MOMENTARILY BLIND YOU,OVERWHELMING,CANT SEE, I PUT A TOWEL AROUND IT. IT'S RALLY GOT TO GO OR BE PAINTED BLACK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10289230October 21, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
BRAKES THAT CONTINUE TO FADE AND SHUTTER UNDER EMERGENCY BRAKING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10289239October 21, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE CHALLENGER(NA). WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IT CAUGHT FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FLAMES. AN INVESTIGATOR CONCLUDED THAT THE FIRE WAS CAUSED BY AN ELECTRICAL FAILURE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 1000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10281237August 20, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
ON 2009 CHALLENGER R/T WITH PUSH BUTTON "GO" IGNITION. MESSAGE CENTER SHOWED "NO FOB DETECTED WHEN ATTEMPTING TO START VEHICLE. ATTEMPTS TO START WERE MADE APPROXIMATELY TWENTY TIMES. CAR WOULD START WHEN USING THE REMOTE START BUT YOU MUST PRESS THE "GO: BUTTON IN CAR BEFORE IT CAN BE DRIVEN. THERE WAS NO SAFETY ISSUE PER SE BUT I WAS LEFT STRANDED. CAR HAS LESS THAN 3K MILES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10280660August 17, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I OWN A 2009 DODGE CHALLENGER SRT. I WAS DRIVING 30MPH DOWN A STREET, HONKED THE HORN AND BRAKED AT THE SAME TIME AND MY CAR COMPLETELY TURNED OFF WHILE STILL IN DRIVE. I HAVE ASKED ALL AMERICAN IN ODESSA WHERE I PURCHASED THE CAR TO FIX IT AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THERE IS NO RECALL ON MY MODEL CAR. I PRINTED OUT RECALL #08V458000 ON THE POWER TRAIN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. APPARENTLY A MODULE IS TO BE REPLACED SO THAT THE CAR WILL NOT BE ABLE TO TURN OFF UNLESS IT IS IN PARK ONLY. THIS SOUNDS LIKE THE PROBLEM THAT I HAD. THE TECHNICIAN AT ALL AMERICAN SAID HE COULD NOT HELP ME SINCE THERE WAS NOT A RECALL ON HIS (CHRYSLER) WEB THAT REQUESTED REPLACING MY MODEL CAR MODULE. I AM JUST AFRAID THAT THIS WILL HAPPEN AGAIN AND POSSIBLY CAUSE INJURY. PLEASE LET ME KNOW WHAT I NEED TO DO TO GET ALL AMERICAN TO LISTEN TO ME. I MAY BE THE ONLY ONE THAT THIS HAS HAPPEN TO SO FAR BUT I SURE HOPE THAT IT DOES NOT HAPPEN AGAIN OR TO ANYONE ELSE JUST BECAUSE IT WAS NOT ON HIS WEB RECALL PAGE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10279815August 9, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2009 DODGE CHALLENGER R/T LOSES POWER WHILE UNDER LOAD SUCH AS GOING UP HILLS OR PASSING; AND THE RPM PULSATES. THIS CONDITION APPEARS TO OCCUR MORE IN HOT WEATHER. UPON DECELERATION, TRANSMISSION SHIFTS SO ROUGHLY THAT VEHICLE LOST TRACTION IN SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS, AND NEARLY RESULTED IN A CRASH. THESE APPEAR TO BE TWO SEPARATE CONDITIONS THAT MAKE THE VEHICLE EXTREMELY UNSAFE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10278407July 27, 2009
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
THE 1-4 GEAR SHIFT SKIP FEATURE, WHICH IS SUPPOSED TO IMPROVE FUEL ECONOMY, CAN LEAD TO MISSED SHIFTS OR LOSS OF VEHICLE POWER DURING LOW SPEED MANEUVERING, POSSIBLY LEADING TO A CRASH. A COMMERCIALLY AVAILABLE LOW COST COMPONENT DISABLES THIS FEATURE, HOWEVER IT REQUIRES THE CONSUMER TO VOID THEIR MANUFACTURER WARRANTY IN ORDER TO FIX A SAFETY DEFECT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10267705May 4, 2009
AIR BAGS
AIRBAG SYSTEM FAILURE LIGHT ON DASHBOARD CAME ON FOR A FEW SECONDS THEN WENT OUT. DID NOT REPEAT. SOFTWARE GLITCH? INTERMITTENT CONNECTION? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10265124April 13, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
2009 DODGE CHALLENGER--THROTTLE STICKING-BRAKE PEDAL PRESSED-RPMS REV. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0

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