Dodge Charger Complaints (2010)

238 consumer complaints on file.

#11033474October 15, 2017
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
ALTERNATOR/BATTERY/ELECTRICAL. HAVE HAD ISSUES WITH BATTERY FOR YEARS. CONSTANTLY HAVE HAD BATTERIES REPLACED AND/OR TESTED AND RECHARGED. PURCHASED THE CAR FROM DEALERSHIP 12/11. LAST BATTERY REPLACEMENT AUGUST 2017. OCTOBER 2017 HAVE HAD THREE JUMP STARTS. 10/14/17 RECEIVED A JUMP START AND WAS DRIVING THE 20 MINUTES TO RECHARGE BATTERY THINKING IT WAS THE BATTERY ISSUE AGAIN. CAR BEGAN MAKING NOISE SO PARKED IT AND LIFTED HOOD TO CHECK THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. NOISE GOT LOUDER AND THEN GOT BACK IN THE CAR. CAR BEGAN MAKING NOISES AGAIN AND THE BATTERY LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CAR ENGINE TURNED OFF AND WOULDN'T TURN BACK OVER. LUCKILY MADE IT BACK TO A PARKING GARAGE. CONTACTED CHRYSLER ON 10/15/17. CAR MANUFACTURED 8/10 WHICH IS DURING THEIR RECALL PERIOD FOR VEHICLES WITH ALTERNATOR ISSUES. THEY ADVISED I GO TO A DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THE CAR INSPECTED AND FOLLOW UP WITH THEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11022162September 7, 2017
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE CHARGER. WHILE PULLING INTO A PARKING LOT, THERE WAS AN ODOR OF BURNING WIRES THAT EMITTED INTO THE VENTS OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT NOTICED SMOKE UNDER THE HOOD AND FROM THE ALTERNATOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ALTERNATOR FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED DUE TO THE REPAIR FEES. IN ADDITION, WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE ABS AND THE BATTERY WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. A FEW MINUTES LATER, THE VEHICLE RESTARTED. THE FAILURE RECURRED TWICE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11021169September 2, 2017
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
APPROXIMATELY 8 MONTHS OR SO AGO I HAD TO REPLACE MY BATTERY BECAUSE IT WAS "TOO WEAK" FOR MY CAR. I DID SO AND EVERYTHING WAS FINE UNTIL ABOUT A MONTH AGO WHEN I TRIED STARTING MY CAR AND IT TOOK ABOUT 5 MINUTES FOR ME TO FINALLY START IT, IT WAS STATIONARY. I CAME HOME WITH MY EYES STINGING AND SWOLLEN AND THIS ONLY HAPPENED WHEN I WAS IN THE CAR. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION I REALIZED THE BATTERY BLEW UP AND THERE WAS BATTERY ACID ALL OVER MY TRUNK. I WENT ONLINE TO SEE IF IT WAS COMMON AND I HAVE SEEN SEVERAL FORUMS OF PEOPLE COMPLAINING ABOUT THEIR BATTERIES BLOWING UP. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD FOR THE DRIVER AND PASSENGERS IN THE VEHICLE. I DON'T KNOW IF IT IS A PROBLEM WITH THE CAR ITSELF OR THE BATTERY, BUT I DO THINK THIS NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. THE BATTERY IS A DURALAST BATTERY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11012197August 1, 2017
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN, STRUCTURE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE CHARGER. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE ABS INDICATOR ILLUMINATED WITHOUT WARNING AND THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY LOST POWER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS ALSO SEVERELY RUSTED AND CORRODED UNDERNEATH THE STEERING WHEEL PANEL, WHICH CREATED AN UNBEARABLE ODOR INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE ODOR CREATED A BREATHING ISSUE FOR THE CONTACT, WHICH REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. JEEP, DODGE, RAM OF ONTARIO, CALIFORNIA WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND REPLACED THE MOTOR AND ALTERNATOR, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY COVERAGE AND THE RUST ODOR WOULD NOT BE COVERED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO THE DEALER. THE CONTACT PURCHASED A THREE YEAR POWER TRAIN WARRANTY FROM A THIRD PARTY, BUT THE WARRANTY WAS NOT HONORED BY THE DEALER DUE TO A 7 YEAR WARRANTY EXPIRATION DATE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 137,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11011178July 27, 2017
ENGINE
VALVE SEATS FAIL
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10985895May 16, 2017
AIR BAGS
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V352000 (AIR BAG) HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ON A PRE-RECORDED LINE INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE PARTS WERE AVAILABLE HOWEVER WAIT TIMES AND PART AVAILABILITY MAY VARY. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10986104May 16, 2017
AIR BAGS
THE DRIVER OWNED A 2010 DODGE CHARGER. WHILE TRAVELING ON AN INTERSTATE, A WRONG-WAY DRIVER OF A FORD SUV COLLIDED WITH THE FRONT OF THE DODGE RESULTING IN AN APPROXIMATE 45 MPH DELTA-V BASED ON THE ACM OF THE WRONG WAY VEHICLE. THE DODGE WAS THEN REAR-ENDED BY A TRUCK TRACTOR WITH A LOADED TRAILER TRAVELING AT FREEWAY SPEEDS ESTIMATED AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH. THE AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY IN EITHER COLLISION. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES. A POLICE INVESTIGATION WAS INITIATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND A COMPLAINT WAS FILED ON BEHALF OF THE DECEASED. DUE TO THE LEVEL OF DAMAGE, THE VEHICLE MILEAGE WAS NOT ATTAINED. ...UPDATED 05/17/17 *BF ..UPDATED 05/23/17 *BF ..UPDATED 09/07/17 *BF UPDATED 9/28/18*JB *DT *JB *DT *TR*DT THE CONSUMER SUBMITTED THE POLICE REPORT. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
1
#10983200May 3, 2017
AIR BAGS
I HAVE RECENTLY BEEN MADE AWARE MY VEHICLE HAS OPEN RECALLS. I AM ACTIVE DUTY MILITARY STATIONED OVERSEAS IN GERMANY. I NEED TO FIND OUT WHAT DEALERS AROUND ME ARE AUTHORIZED TO CORRECT THE RECALLS I'M IN GRAFENWOEHR GERMANY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10971822April 11, 2017
AIR BAGS
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE CHRYSLER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V352000 (AIR BAGS ) HOWEVER THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10960312March 13, 2017
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE CHARGER. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE, THE VEHICLE SOMETIMES ACCELERATED AT A LOW SPEED AND EVENTUALLY STALLED. THE FAILURE RECURRED WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS BEING FUELED. THE CONTACT WOULD NORMALLY BE ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE LAST TIME THE FAILURE OCCURRED WAS WHEN THE CONTACT WAS ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOP, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 178,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10965730March 13, 2017
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE CHARGER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, A VEHICLE CUT IN FRONT OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. IN ORDER TO AVOID HITTING THE OTHER VEHICLE, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A GUARDRAIL. THE VEHICLE CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. NEITHER OF THE FRONT AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT A FIELD EVALUATOR WOULD INSPECT THE VEHICLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 131,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10950085February 7, 2017
AIR BAGS
TAKATA RECALL - I HAVE A YOUNGER DRIVER DRIVING A CAR WITH A PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG RECALL. THIS RECALL WAS ISSUED OVER A YEAR AGO AND IT HAS STILL NOT BEEN COMPLETED WITH NO TARGET DATE GIVEN. I PURCHASED THE CAR SO THAT IT COULD BE DRIVEN SAFELY AND FULLY. MY CHILD HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO HAVE A PASSENGER IN THE CAR FOR OVER A YEAR. THE DEALER DOES NOT SEEM TO CARE, NHTSA DOES NOT SEEM TO CARE, AND TAKATA DOES NOT SEEM TO CARE. YOU WON'T EVEN SAY NOT TO DRIVE THE CAR BECAUSE OF THE POTENTIAL LAW SUITS AND LOSS OF REVENUE THAT IT WOULD COST THE MANUFACTURERS. YOU HAVE CLEARLY CALCULATED THE COST OF DEATH AND/OR INJURY AT A LOWER VALUE THAN THE POTENTIAL LOSS OF REVENUE THAT WOULD RESULT FROM FIXING THE ISSUE OR DEEMING THE VEHICLES AS NOT DRIVABLE. IT IS RIDICULOUS AND UNACCEPTABLE. I WANT THE CAR FIXED OR REPLACED ASAP. WE ARE RELYING ON GOOD DECISIONS TO BE MADE BY TEENAGE DRIVERS WHEN YOU CANNOT CLEARLY MAKE GOOD DECISIONS IN REGARDS TO SAFETY GUIDELINES WRITTEN IN YOUR RECALL STATEMENTS? FIX THIS ASAP!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10946405January 19, 2017
AIR BAGS
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V352000 (AIR BAGS). THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME FRAME TO SCHEDULE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE DURING THE FIRST QUARTER OF 2017. THE MANUFACTURER COULD NOT PROVIDE AN ESTIMATED DATE FOR WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD RECEIVE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT WAS NOT EXPERIENCING A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. .....UPDATED 03/08/17 *BF *CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10939742January 4, 2017
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE CHARGER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10937517December 27, 2016
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
MY CAR HAD A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT SO I WENT TO AN OFFICIAL DODGE DEALER TO FIX. THEY CLAIMED IT WAS A FAULTY VALVE IN MY FUEL SYSTEM AND CHARGED ME $470 TO FIX. SINCE FIXED, I FILLED UP MY GAS TANK AND NOW WHENEVER I ENTER MY CAR, IT SMELLS OF RAW FUEL. AFTER DRIVING FOR ABOUT 10 MINUTES, THE SMELL GOES AWAY, BUT I HAVE FOUND MANY DIFFERENT PEOPLE ARE COMPLAINING ABOUT IT. I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER AND THEY COULD NOT DETERMINE THE REASON IT WAS SMELLING LIKE GASOLINE..I DID NOT TRACK FUEL INTO MY CAR AND WAS NOT STORING FUEL IN MY TRUNK. THE CAR DID NOT SMELL LIKE FUEL BEFORE THE INITIAL REPAIR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10937242December 23, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE CHARGER. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND A DEALER ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS WHERE THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE IGNITION MODULE FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V200000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10936704December 21, 2016
AIR BAGS
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V352000 (AIR BAGS). THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10935441December 15, 2016
AIR BAGS
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V352000 (AIR BAGS). THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10935577December 15, 2016
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TAKATA RECALL, DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED THE VEHICLE WILL SUPPLY SHUT OFF AND AFTER STOPPING VEHICLE WILL START UP LIKE NORMAL. HAS HAPPEN AT STOPLIGHTS AND WHEN TURNING, HAPPENS RANDOMLY. NOT SAFE AT ALL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10925312November 10, 2016
AIR BAGS
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V313000 (AIR BAGS) WAS RECEIVED IN JUNE OF 2015. AFTER CONTACTING THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS NEEDED FOR THE RECALL REMEDY WERE STILL NOT AVAILABLE AND NO ESTIMATED TIME FOR RECEIVING THE PARTS COULD BE PROVIDED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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