Dodge Challenger Complaints (2010)

299 consumer complaints on file.

#10359366October 5, 2010
STRUCTURE
I HAVE A 2010 DODGE CHALLENGER SE FULLY LOADED WITH LEATHER SEATS MY GIG RADIO AND SUNROOF. WHEN I LET MY SUNROOF OPEN WHILE DRIVEN AROUND 35 MILES PER HOUR THE HEADLINER BEGINS TO FALL. I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IN MARCH AND THE PROBLEM BEGAN IN APRIL AND I HAVE HAD THE HEADLINER REPLACED TWICE. I WAS TOLD BYE A SERVICE MANAGER THAT THE HEADLINER HAD TO BE REDESIGNED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10358045September 28, 2010
POWER TRAIN
2010 SRT8 CHALLENGER STALLS AFTER RUNNING HIGHWAY SPEEDS (70-80 MPH) ON SLOW DOWN AS TO GET OFF A EXIT RAMP, OR TO TURN INTO A REST STOP, GAS STATION. PROPER SPEED TO GEAR RATIO ASSUMED. CLUTCH FULLY SUPPRESSED OR WHILE MOVING. ALSO STALLS ON TAKE OFF (TRAFFIC LIGHT, STOP SIGN) IN ROLLING CONDITION, AGAIN PROPER SPEED TO GEAR RATIO ASSUMED. IDENTIFIERS: LOW OIL LIGHT, NO STEERING, ALL THE BELLS AND WHISTLES OF A STALLED VEHICLE. SOMETIMES WILL START IMMEDIATELY SOMETIMES NOT. DEALER STATES NO CODES NO ISSUES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10356520September 20, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
ENGINE STALL OUT ON MY 2010 DODGE CHALLENGER SRT8 6.1L HEMI. THE CAR HAS STALLED OUT UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS FOUR TIMES SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR APRIL 3, 2010. TWICE WHILE MAKING A SLOW TURN FROM A STOP, ONCE FROM WHILE AT SPEED 35MPH ON A STEADY RUN DOWN A CITY BLOCK, AND AGAIN WHILE COMING TO STOP AT A LIGHT. I TOOK THE CHALLENGER IN TO THE DEALERSHIP IN APRIL AND THEY FOUND NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR AND RECENTLY TOOK THE CAR BACK IN LAST WEEKEND AND THEY SAID THE ABS SENSOR MODULE (PART #68048305AC MODULE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYS) HAD GONE BAD AND MAY BE CAUSING THE ISSUE. I HAVE HAD NO ISSUES THIS WEEK BUT I AM NOT CONVINCED THAT THIS ISSUE MAY BE RESOLVED YET. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10355912September 16, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
ENGINE STALLS WHEN COMING TO A STOP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10354193September 7, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2010 DODGE CHALLENGER SRT8 AUTOMATIC. TRAVELING TO WORK ON FREEWAY IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC AROUND 15-20 MPH. MY CAR STALLED AND I HAD TO COAST OVER TO THE EMERGENCY LANE. 20 MINUTES LATER I STARTED THE CAR AND CONTINUED TO WORK. I THEN HAD CAR TOWED TO MAK HAIK DODGE ON 1-45 NORTH IN HOUSTON, TEXAS. DEALER COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG AFTER KEEPING MY CAR FOR 24 HOURS. THE STALLING CONDITION HAS NOT HAPPENED AGAIN. THE CAR ONLY HAD AROUND 450 MILES ON THE ODOMETER WHEN THE STALL OCCURRED, I NOW HAVE AROUND 1100 MILES ON THE CAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10354031September 6, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
I WAS PULLING UP TO A STOP AND TURN RIGHT TO ENTER THE FREEWAY AS THE CAR ROLLED TO A STOP THE OIL LIGHT CAME ON AND THE ENGINE DIED. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED WITH THIS CAR:2010 DODGE R/T CHALLENGER. THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT ENGAGE IMMEDIATELY AFTER I RESTARTED THE ENGINE IN NEUTRAL THEN SHIFTED TO DRIVE. I HAD EXITED THE FREEWAY TURNED RIGHT WENT UP AN INCLINE AND STOPPED AT A LIGHT AND THE ENGINE STALLED IN TRAFFIC. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10353885September 4, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
HAD BEEN DRIVING THE CAR FOR APPROX. 1.5 HOURS, APPROACHED A RED LIGHT AND TRAFFIC IN FRONT OF ME HAD STOPPED ABRUPTLY FORCING ME TO MAKE A FAST STOP. NOT A FULL FORCE STOP BUT A QUICK REACTION/SUDDEN STOP. THEN MY CAR STALLED OUT AND THE OIL LIGHT CAME ON. I PUT IT IN PARK AND RESTARTED THE CAR. IT STARTED RIGHT BACK UP. I PUT IT IN DRIVE BUT IT HESITATED TO MOVE FOR APPROXIMATELY 3-5 SECONDS, THEN TOOK OFF. THE CAR HAD APPROXIMATELY 2000 MILES ON IT. CURRENTLY IT HAS ALMOST 3000 MILES. THIS HAD HAPPENED ONCE BEFORE THIS INCIDENT ALSO AS I WAS SLOWING DOWN TO MAKE A LEFT HAND TURN ONTO THE STREET I LIVE ON. SAME THING, CAR RESTARTED RIGHT UP. THAT WAS WITH ABOUT 1000 MILES ON THE CAR. I HAVE AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE DEALERSHIP TO SEE IF THEY CAN DETECT SOMETHING. HOWEVER, I'VE READ ON SOME FORUMS THAT IT HAS BEEN HAPPENING TO THESE CARS QUITE A BIT IN AUTOMATICS 5.7 AND 6.1 MOTORS. MY FEAR IS THAT ME OR A MEMBER OF MY FAMILY, AS WELL AS SOME UNSUSPECTING OTHER DRIVER WILL RUN INTO EITHER MY BACK END OR FROM THE SIDE IF STALLS AGAIN WHILE MAKING A TURN ACROSS ONCOMING TRAFFIC. THANK YOU. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10353344September 1, 2010
POWER TRAIN
THE CAR STALLS WITHOUT ANY WARNING. I HAVE HAD IT STALL IN TRAFFIC AND AT INTERSECTIONS AND HAVE ALMOST BEEN HIT A FEW TIMES. THIS HAS HAPPENED ABOUT A DOZEN TIMES IN THE 4500 MILES ON THE CAR. IT IS VERY SCARY. THE DEALER HAS HAD THE CAR FOR OVER TWO WEEKS WITH NO END IN SIGHT. THE LAST OCCURRENCE WAS ON THE 13TH OF AUGUST. THE CAR SOMETIMES WILL NOT MOVE AFTER IT IS RESTARTED AND MUST BE TURNED ON AND OFF A FEW TIMES BEFORE IT WILL DRIVE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10352227August 27, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
I JUST BOUGHT A 2010 DODGE CHALLENGER SRT8 IN JUNE. THERE HAS BEEN 4 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS WHERE THE ENGINE COMPLETELY SHUTS OFF. I BRAKE TO TURN AND THE ENGINE SHUTS DOWN AND I SEE THE OIL LIGHT COME ON BRIEFLY. LUCKILY, I HAVEN'T BEEN REAR ENDED. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP, AFTER KEEPING IT FOR A WEEK, THEY CAME BACK AND SAID THEY FOUND NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR. IN ADDITION, THE HEADLINER FOR THE SUNROOF HANGS DOWN AND THE DEALERSHIP TELLS ME THAT IT IS ON NATIONAL BACK ORDER. I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS COMPLAINT....DOES IT TAKE A PERSON GETTING KILLED BEFORE DODGE RECALLS THESE CARS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10351108August 22, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
2 INCIDENTS IN 2010 SRT CHALLENGER OF VEHICLE SHUTTING OFF FOR NO APPARENT REASON. 1ST INCIDENT WAS AFTER STOPPING AT STOPLIGHT; OIL LIGHT FLASHED BRIEFLY THEN ENGINE SHUT OFF. 2ND INCIDENT WAS DURING A RIGHT TURN INTO A SHOPPING CENTER; ENGINE SHUT OFF JUST AS PULLED OFF THE MAIN ROAD; DID NOT NOTICE ANY INDICATOR LIGHTS AS WAS CONCERNED ABOUT VEHICLES BEHIND ME. BOTH TIMES CAR WAS ABLE TO BE STARTED (KEYLESS PUSHBUTTON START) WITHIN ONE OR TWO PRESSES OF START BUTTON. I HAVE 1760 MILES ON THE CAR AND IT HAS HAPPENED TWICE NOW. INCIDENTS SEPARATED BY ABOUT 2 MONTHS (CAR PURCHASED 2/2010). HAVE READ ON FORUMS ABOUT THIS HAPPENING TO MANY OTHER CHALLENGERS. REPORT TO NHTSA WAS RECOMMENDED TO ANOTHER OWNER BY DEALER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10351086August 21, 2010
POWER TRAIN
2010 DODGE CHALLENGER R/T AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. WHILE TURNING RIGHT CAR STALLS AND COMPLETELY SHUTS OFF REQUIRING THE CAR TO BE PUT INTO PARK AND RESTARTED. FORTUNATELY ON BOTH OCCASIONS MY WIFE WAS NOT REAR ENDED. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS OCCURRED SINCE OWNING THE CAR. DEALERSHIP WAS "UNABLE TO DUPLICATE" THE ISSUE AND NO FIX IS KNOWN. SRT ENGINEERS HAVE STATED IN ONLINE FORUMS THAT THEY ARE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND ARE WORKING ON A FIX. WHILE RESEARCHING THIS ISSUE I FOUND THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH SEVERAL DODGE VEHICLE MODELS, BASED ON THE NUMBER OF OWNERS POSTING STORIES ABOUT THIS SAME ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10344506July 21, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE CHALLENGER SRT-8. THE CONTACT STATED THAT OCCASIONALLY, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE ALTHOUGH THE ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING. SHE DROVE ONTO THE EMERGENCY LANE AND TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF. THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO FUNCTION NORMALLY AFTER IT WAS RESTARTED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED THREE TIMES SINCE APRIL 2010. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER THREE TIMES BUT THE DEALER COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE CRANKSHAFT SENSOR. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 3,646. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 165.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10344595July 21, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2010 CHALLENGER SRT8 - CAR SHUT DOWN AT RED LIGHT. IT HAS ONLY HAPPENED ONCE, BUT FROM THE RESEARCH I HAVE DONE ON THE INTERNET, IT HAS BEEN HAPPENING TO OTHERS WHO OWN THIS MODEL AND YEAR CAR. I CONTACTED A LOCAL DODGE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY WERE NOT AWARE OF ANY PROBLEM SUCH AS THIS AND THEY WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO FIND OUT WHAT WAS CAUSING UNLESS THE ENGINE MALFUNCTION LIGHT CAME ON. MY HUSBAND THINKS THAT THIS IS A COMPUTER PROBLEM AND HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE OIL PRESSURE SENSOR NOT COMMUNICATING PROPERLY TO THE COMPUTER AND WHEN THE OIL PRESSURE DROPS, IT CAUSES THE ENGINE TO CUT OFF. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND I AM ALMOST AFRAID TO DRIVE MY CARE NOW BECAUSE I DO NOT KNOW IF THIS COULD HAPPEN AT HIGH SPEED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10343939July 19, 2010
TIRES, TIRES:TREAD/BELT
GOODYEAR EAGLE RS-A TIRE HANDLING ISSUE. SIZE 245/45ZR/20. ON INTERSTATE HIGHWAYS WITH RAIN GROOVES, THE TIRES ARE UNSTABLE, FOLLOW THE RAIN GROOVES, YOU CAN NOT DRIVE STRAIGHT, THE CAR DRIFTS WITH THE ROAD SURFACE, THE TIRES WILL NOT TRACK CORRECTLY WHILE CORNERING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10343887July 18, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
2010 DODGE CHALLENGER SRT8 STALLS WHEN DEPRESSING BRAKE COMING TO A STOP. DOES IT INTERMITTENTLY. FEAR IT MIGHT DO IT AT THE WRONG TIME CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. VEHICLE ONLY HAS 3,000 MILES ON IT AND IT HAS STALLED AT LEAST 10 DIFFERENT TIMES. DODGE TOOK CAR IN AND HAD NO SOLUTION TO PROBLEM OTHER THAN REPLACING OR UPDATING LATEST SOFTWARE UPDATES. AFTER THAT WAS DONE CAR STILL HAS THE SAME PROBLEM. CAR HAS TO BE PUT IN PARK THEN RESTARTED. SOMETIMES TWICE BEFORE VEHICLE WILL MOVE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10343530July 15, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
NORMAL DRIVING, PULLING UP TO A STOP SIGN TO MAKE A RIGHT HAND TURN AND THE ENGINE JUST STALLS WHILE STILL MOVING. POWER STEERING GOES OUT AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. HAD TO RESTART THE CAR BEFORE DRIVING OFF. AFTER RESTARTING THE CAR, NO ISSUES AND NO WARNING LIGHTS. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWO TIMES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10341079July 2, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE CHALLENGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ENTERING THE INTERSTATE AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SPEED UP TO APPROXIMATELY 90 MPH. HE APPLIED PRESSURE TO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND THEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IN ORDER TO SLOW THE VEHICLE DOWN. HE DROVE ONTO THE EMERGENCY LANE AND TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF. WHEN HE RESTARTED THE VEHICLE, THE RPMS INCREASED EXCESSIVELY. HE TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF, MANUALLY PULLED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL UP, AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO FUNCTION NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FAILURE WAS MECHANICAL. THE DEALER REPLACED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, RESET THE COMPUTER AND RESET THE SENSOR. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED ANY FAILURES AFTER THE REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 3,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 2,290.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10311535February 17, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
ALL HEATER, AC AND REAR DEFROSTER NOT WORKING INCLUDING ALL LIGHTS IN DIALS, CAR BLOWS ONLY HOT AIR INCLUDING WHEN FAN IS OFF. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10310725February 16, 2010
VISIBILITY, VISIBILITY:REAR WINDOW WIPER/WASHER
MY HEADLINER TO MY NEW 2010 RT CHALLENGER IS HANGING DOWN IN THE BACK WINDOW. THE REASON IS IT IS NOT CORRECTLY ATTACHED. I WENT MY LOCAL DEALER SAN MARCOS DODGE AND MADE THEM AWARE OF THIS ISSUE AND THEY SAID THEY WOULD NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT BECAUSE THEY 'ALL" COME FROM DODGE THAT WAY. THEY PROCEEDED TO SHOW ME ANOTHER NEW 2010 DODGE CHALLENGER STR8 WITH THE SAME ISSUE. I CALLED CHRYSLER AND THEY SAID THEY WOULD NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT EITHER THAT'S JUST THE WAY THEY COME. I WENT TO A DODGE FORUM AND SINCE MY POSTING ON FEB THE 11TH I NOW HAVE FOUND SEVERAL OWNERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER THE MANUFACTURES WARRANTY UNDER DEFECTS IN MATERIAL WORKMANSHIP. THE SAFETY ISSUE IS IF THIS HEADLINER DROPS INTO THE REAR WINDOW AREA AND WE LOSE SIGHT OF TRAFFIC A POTENTIAL ACCIDENT COULD TAKE PLACE POSSIBLY FATAL BECAUSE I DO ALOT OF HIGHWAY DRIVING IN AUSTIN TX TO SAN MARCOS TX TO GO TO WORK DAILY. THERE ARE NUMEROUS LARGE TRUCKS I MUST NAVIGATE DAILY AROUND. PLEASE CHECK INTO THIS SINCE I SEEM TO HAVE LITTLE RECOURSE WITH THE DEALER OR THE CHRYSLER CORPORATION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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