2010 Dodge Challenger Complaint Log

CAR SHUT DOWN/POWERED OFF/TURNED OFF ON IT'S OWN, WHILE DRIVING AT ABOUT 40 MPH IN RESIDENTIAL AREA. THIS IS ABOUT THE 5TH SPECIFIC TIME I REMEMBER. LOST POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES. VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL/HARD TO SAFE VEHICLE: HARD TO TURN, STOP, AND RESTART. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT DID NOT COME ON/NO ODB CODES STORED. DEALERSHIP COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING PROBLEM WITH CAR AFTER JULY 7, 2012 EVENT. THEY COULDN'T FIND PROBLEM THIS TIME EITHER AND SENT ME AWAY WITH A PHONE #. THEY TOLD ME TO FILE A CASE WITH CHRYSLER. CASE #23728724 FILED I BELIEVE AFTER JULY 7, 2012 EVENT.

WHILE MAKING A RIGHT HAND TURN AT ABOUT 5-10 MPH, CAR STALLED. RESULTING IN NO POWER STEERING, POOR BRAKES, AND ALMOST GETTING REAR ENDED. *TR

WHILE TRAVELING ON INTERSTATE 40 ON MY WAY TO WORK IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC I WAS IN THE FAST LANE AND HEARD A POP IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE LIGHTS ON THE DASH CAME ON AND I LOST ALL ENGINE POWER. I PULLED THE CAR INTO NEUTRAL AND ATTEMPTED TO RESTART IT. WHEN THE CAR WOULDN'T RESTART I PUT ON MY BLINKER AND MOVED TO THE RIGHT SHOULDER. I RAN THE CODE WITH MY ONBOARD COMPUTER AND IT TOLD ME THAT THE CAM SHAFT WAS IN THE WRONG POSITION. A ROLL BACK CAME AND TOOK ME TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I LEFT WITH THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT. AN HOUR LATER WHILE I WAS AT WORK I GOT A CALL FROM THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT LETTING ME KNOW THAT MY TIMING CHAIN HAD MALFUNCTIONED AND THREATENING ME THAT IF THEY FOUND THAT I WAS ABUSING THE ENGINE THAT THEY WOULD NOT HONOR THE WARRANTY AND I WOULD BE PAYING FOR THIS PROBLEM OUT OF POCKET. WITH THE VAST NUMBER OF PEOPLE COMPLAINING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM ON HTTP://WWW.CHALLENGERTALK.COM/FORUMS/F188/TIMING-CHAIN-FAILURE-DODGE-CHALLENGER-69216/ I WOULD THINK THAT THE SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE HERE WOULD BE LOOKED IN TO. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AT APPROXIMATELY 65MPH WHEN A SMALL POP WAS HEARD FROM THE ENGINE BAY. THE ENGINE IMMEDIATELY STOPPED FUNCTIONING AND I LOST ALL POWER TO THE VEHICLE. I WAS ABLE TO SAFELY STOP THE VEHICLE ON THE SHOULDER OF THE INTERSTATE WITHOUT INCIDENT. I TRIED RESTARTING THE ENGINE, WHICH JUST CAUSED THE STARTER TO RUN FOR 5+ SECONDS BEFORE TURNING OFF THE START SEQUENCE (PUSH BUTTON START). THE DEALERSHIP SAID THE CAUSE HAS BEEN DETERMINED TO BE A SNAPPED TIMING CHAIN AND BROKEN PLASTIC CHAIN GUIDE. THIS IS A 2010 5.7L MDS AUTO TRANSMISSION CHALLENGER. DODGE'S RESPONSE IS TO REPLACE THE CHAIN AND GUIDE AND SEE IF THAT ENABLES THE ENGINE TO RUN. THIS IS AN INTERFERENCE FIT ENGINE WHICH WILL MEAN SEVERAL VALVES WILL HAVE STRUCK THE PISTON HEADS AS A RESULT OF THE TIMING CHAIN BREAKING. IN ADDITION, THE VALVE HEADS AND PISTON HEADS MAY HAVE SUSTAIN ADDITIONAL DAMAGE. THE DEALERSHIP HAD RECOMMENDED TO DODGE A COMPLETE ENGINE REPLACEMENT. WHILE, I FIND DODGE'S SOLUTION TO BE WHOLE INAPPROPRIATE, THE FAILURE OF THE CHAIN IS OF MORE CONCERN. APPROXIMATELY 40 OCCURRENCES OF THIS HAVE BEEN DOCUMENTED AT HTTP://WWW.CHALLENGERTALK.COM/FORUMS/F188/TIMING-CHAIN-FAILURE-DODGE-CHALLENGER-69216/ WITH NO SOLUTION BEING PRESENTED BY DODGE TO STOP THE GUIDES FROM BREAKING AND THUS THE CHAINS SNAPPING. DODGE'S INABILITY TO ADEQUATELY AND PREEMPTIVELY ADDRESS THIS SITUATION WILL RESULT IN MORE INSTANCES OF CHALLENGERS BEING DISABLED WHILE TRAVELING AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED ON A CROWDED INTERSTATE, SUCH AS I-75/85 THROUGH ATLANTA. I AM LUCKY MY INCIDENT DID NOT OCCUR DURING HEAVY RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC WHICH MAY HAVE RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT, INJURY, OR WORSE. *TR

DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE AND PRESSED ON THE CRUISE CONTROL BUTTON, CAR STALLED OUT AND I HAD TO AVOID TRAFFIC AND GET TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, THIS ALL HAPPENED AT 70 MPH, CAR WAS TOWED TO A DEALER SHIP WHERE A BROKEN TIMING CHAIN WAS DISCOVERED, DODGE HAS KNOWN ABOUT THIS FOR OVER TWO YEARS AND THEY STILL DO NOT HAVE A SAFE FIX FOR THIS. *TR

DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY HOME LATE FROM WORK AT 65 MPH, WITHOUT WARNING, THE ENGINE STOPPED. NO POWER, NO POWER STEERING, NO POWER BRAKES. PUT CAR IN NEUTRAL TO TRY AND RESTART: WOULD TURN OVER NOT START. HAD TO GET TO THE RIGHT SHOULDER EXPEDITIOUSLY AND WAS STUCK THERE W/ A CONCRETE BARRIER TO MY RIGHT. CAR WOULD NOT START, WITH 18 WHEELER BIG RIGS BLOWING BY ME AT 65 MPH STUCK IN THE CAR. EXTREME DANGER. HAD TO GET IT TOWED 16 MI. TO DEALER AT 8:30 PM. EXTREME SAFETY ISSUE TO ME AND COMMUTERS AROUND ME--DEAD CAR, NO WARNING, WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY. PLEASE ADDRESS WITH CHRYSLER CORP. AS THIS IS A KNOWN EXTREME SAFETY ISSUE!!! TOOK TO DEALER AND SAID THE TIMING CHAIN BROKE. HUH? AT 36,500 MI.??!! COMPLETELY UNSAFE AND UNACCEPTABLE. SEE POSTS HERE: HTTP://WWW.CHALLENGERTALK.COM/FORUMS/ARCHIVE/INDEX.PHP/T-69216.HTML. I PERSONALLY WILL NOT TRUST THIS CAR EVER AGAIN--GETTING ATTORNEY AND WILL LEMON THIS THING FOR MY FAMILY'S, AND FELLOW COMMUTERS' SAFETY, AND, IMHO, THE NHTSA SHOULD INVESTIGATE AND FORCE A RECALL. CLEARLY CHRYSLER IS NOT ADDRESSING THE ISSUE AND PUTTING THE PUBLIC'S SAFETY AT RISK. NOW THAT THE NHTSA KNOWS ABOUT IT, THEY TOO MUST ADDRESS THIS ISSUE, OR, BE COMPLACENT AND IMPLICITLY RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DEATHS OR INJURIES RESULTING FROM THIS FATAL, WIDELY KNOWN--SEARCH GOOGLE FOR "CHALLENGER R/T TIMING CHAIN FAILURE"--DESIGN FLAW. THANK YOU FOR ADDRESSING THIS EXTREME SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

MY 2010 DODGE CHALLENGER R/T ROUGHLY SAT FOR 2-3 WINTER MONTHS, DRIVEN 2-3 TIMES DURING THAT PERIOD. WHILE STARTING IT UP IN FEBRUARY THE CAR STARTED THEN STALLED OUT. I TURNED THE KEY BACK TO OFF AND THEN RESTARTED THE CAR. I WAS GETTING ON TO THE HIGHWAY MAKING A RIGHT TURN. AFTER COMPLETING THE TURN, MERGING ON THE HIGHWAY ABOUT 35-40MPH THE CAR STALLED AND I HAD TO PULL OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I RESTARTED AND CONTINUED TO DRIVE AS NORMAL FOR THE REST OF THE DAY. ON FRIDAY MARCH 29TH 2013, I STARTED THE CAR AND IT STALLED AGAIN. I RESTARTED THE CAR AND WENT ON MY WAY TO WORK. I WAS MERGING FROM ONE HIGHWAY TO ANOTHER DOING ABOUT 40-45MPH ON THE ONRAMP WHEN THE CAR STALLED AGAIN. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF TO THE MEDIAN WHILE 3 CARS ALMOST REAR ENDED ME SINCE I HAD NO POWER TO THE VEHICLE. I PUT IT IN PARK, RESTARTED THE CAR AND WENT ON MY WAY. THAT SAME MORNING, I WAS GOING SOUTH BOUND ON THE HIGH WAY IN THE MIDDLE OF MOURNING RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC INTO THE CITY. I WAS GOING BETWEEN 65-75MPH IN HEAVY TRAFFIC IN THE HIGH SPEED LANE AND THE CAR STALLED AGAIN AND LOST ALL POWER TO THE VEHICLE. AFTER COASTING FOR ABOUT 100 YARDS THE CAR SOMEHOW RESTARTED, POWER CAME BACK AND I CONTINUED TO WORK THAT MORNING. I HAVE TAKEN THE CARE TO THE LOCAL DODGE DEALERSHIP AS OF 3/31 AND IS BEING LOOKED AT TO FIND THE ISSUE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE CHALLENGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A COMPLETE STOP, THE REAR SUSPENSION FAILED AND DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE SUSPENSION HAD FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 37,088. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

MY 2010 CHALLENGER RT BURST INTO FLAMES AT AN IDOL. THE ENGINE WIRE HARNESS SHORTED AND CAUGHT FIRE. THANKFULLY I AM A FIREFIGHTER AND SAVED THE VEHICLE. IT HAS LESS THAN 20,000 MILES ON IT. I AM FURIOUS DUE TO THE FACT THAT DODGE WILL NOT COVER IT UNDER WARRANTY WHICH IT SHOULD BE. IT IS A MANUFACTURES FAULT NOT MINE. IT WAS PARKED AND IDLING WHEN THIS HAPPENED. THANKFULLY THERE WAS NO ONE AROUND THAT COULD HAVE BEEN HURT. WHAT IF I WAS IN GRID LOCK TRAFFIC NOT A FIREFIGHTER WITH OUT THE PROPER EXTINGUISHER. A LOT OF PEOPLE COULD HAVE BEEN HURT AND THEIR VEHICLES CAUGHT FIRE. I LOVE DODGE. HAVE ALL MY LIFE. I AM BAFFLED THAT THEY WILL DENY COVERAGE. IT SICKENS ME THE LACK OF INTEGRITY AND CARE SHOWN. I HAVE TRIED NUMEROUS TIMES WITH THE DEALERSHIP (MEADOWLAND DODGE OF CARMEL NY) AND CORPORATE. NEITHER ONE COULD EXPLAIN WHY MY VEHICLE WILL NOT BE COVERED. NOR DID THEY HELP TO FIND OUT WHY. JUST A SIMPLE WE ARE NOT COVERING YOU DUE TO OUR FAULTY AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TICKING FIRE BALL TIME BOMB. HORRIBLE CUSTOMER SERVICE AND CARE. I WILL BE CONTACTING A LAWYER. ITS A $1200 PART I WILL NOT BE PAYING FOR THIS NOR WILL MY INSURANCE AND MY COPAY TO THEM. I DON'T CARE IF I LOOSE MONEY IN A LAWSUIT. IT IS THE SIMPLE PRINCIPLE OF THE MATTER. THIS WHOLE EXPERIENCE WITH DODGE HAS LEFT A VERY BITTER TASTE. THIS IS INEXCUSABLE. ITS LIKE DODGE ONLY CARES ABOUT MAKING MONEY AND NOT ABOUT THEIR LOYAL CUSTOMERS AND THE PUBLIC'S SAFETY OR CONCERN. I NOW HAVE TO PAY FOR A RENTAL OUT OF MY POCKET. I HAVE BEEN WITH OUT MY VEHICLE FOR OVER A MONTH. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO IT. CORPORATE TOOK A MONTH JUST TO COME LOOK AT IT. SIMPLY FURIOUS. I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE IN FULL. TRUSTING THE COMPANY SAVED UP OVER 5 YEARS INCLUDING MY COMBAT DEPLOYMENT PAY. I HAVE BEEN CONSTANTLY LET DOWN BY DODGE AND THE DEALERSHIP. I AM ALSO CONSIDERING MAKING THIS PUBLIC (NEWS, FORUMS, FACEBOOK). *TR

I WAS TRAVELING AT 65 MPH ON 4 LANE INTERSTATE HIGHWAY. WAS ON A BRIDGE WITH NO SHOULDER. ENGINE SUDDENLY LOST ALL POWER. VEHICLE WAS COASTING AND SLOWING DOWN RAPIDLY. CARS BEHIND ME WERE HITTING THE BRAKES TO AVOID REAR-ENDING MY VEHICLE AS I ATTEMPTED TO MAKE MY WAY TO THE SHOULDER. ONCE ACROSS BRIDGE, I PULLED TO THE SHOULDER. ENGINE WOULD TURNOVER BUT WOULD NOT START. TOWED TO DODGE DEALERSHIP. DEALER DIAGNOSED PROBLEM AS BROKEN TIMING CHAIN, WHICH CAUSED CAMSHAFT TO STOP TURNING. THREE EXHAUST VALVES WERE THUS HELD OPEN WHILE THE CRANKSHAFT CONTINUED TURNING, CAUSING PISTONS TO HIT VALVES, BENDING VALVES AND DENTING PISTON TOPS NEAR EDGE OF PISTON. COMPLETE NEW ENGINE REQUIRED. CHRYSLER CORPORATION IS NOT FORTHCOMING WITH AN EXPLANATION FOR FAILURE OR A CORRECTIVE ACTION. THERE IS NO SERVICE BULLETIN PER THE DEALER. I LOOKED ONLINE AT DODGE CHALLENGER USER FORUMS, AND FOUND DOZENS OF OWNERS HAD EXPERIENCED IDENTICAL PROBLEM: AT 35,000-45,000 MILES, DODGE CHALLENGER 5.7 L HEMI WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION AND MDS (MULTIPLE DISPLACEMENT SYSTEM) CYLINDER CUTOUT ACTIVATED, SUDDENLY LOST ALL POWER DUE TO BROKEN TIMING CHAIN. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A DESIGN FLAW THAT IS A SAFETY ISSUE. THE NHTSA SHOULD COMPEL CHRYSLER CORPORATION TO DEVELOP A CORRECTIVE ACTION AND RECALL ALL DODGE CHALLENGER VEHICLES WITH 5.7 L HEMI ENGINE IMMEDIATELY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE CHALLENGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME STUCK TO THE FLOORBOARD WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL AND APPLY THE BRAKES UNTIL THE VEHICLE STOPPED. THE FAILURE WAS RECURRING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO REPLACED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL SENSOR HOWEVER, THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

ETC LIGHT FLASHES CONSTANTLY AND THE CAR DOESN'T RESPOND TO THE GAS PEDAL VERY WELL. I'VE RESEARCHED THE ISSUE AND MANY COMPLAIN THERE IS NO RIGHT FIX OTHER THAN REPLACING THE ETC. *TR

THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT,BUT I HAD TO HAVE ALL FOUR ROTORS REPLACED AT THE SAME TIME,THEN CAME THE LOUD CLUNK IN THE FRONT END OF CAR,TOOK IT IN TO HAVE IT CHECKED OUT,THEY SAID IT WAS THE TIE RODS,SO THEY WERE REPLACED,NOT LONG AFTER THAT ANOTHER RATTLE FROM FRONT END STARTED,TOOK IT IN AGAIN,THEY SAID IT WAS THE SWAY BARS,SO THEY REPLACED THEM,AND ABOUT A WEEK LATER THE CLUNK WAS BACK,SAME CLUNK AS THE FIRST ONE. THIS WASN'T MAKING THE CLUNK UNTIL THEY G REPLACED THE SWAY BARS. I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER,NOW THEY ARE TELLING ME THE UPPER BALL JOINTS ARE BAD, SO HERE GOES ANOTHER 3 OR 4 HUNDRED DOLLARS. THIS SHOULDN'T BE GOING OUT IN THIS CAR. COULD YOU PLEASE TELL ME WHY? *TR

2010 DODGE CHALLENGER SE, RIGHT REAR CV BOOT RIPPED AND LEAKED GREASE ONTO THE TAIL PIPE AND PASSENGER SIDE, AND WHICH CAUSED A FIRE TO THE TRUNK. VEHICLE IS A TOTAL LOSS, NO REPAIRS CAN BE MADE. *TR

TIMING CHAIN BROKE. *TR

WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED THE VEHICLE MADE A POP SOUND AND LOST POWER. I WAS FORCED OFF THE HIGHWAY AS THERE WERE NO SHOULDERS AND HAD TO PUSH THE VEHICLE ACROSS TRAFFIC TO SAFETY. THE TIMING CHAIN TENSIONER FAILED, RESULTING IN THE TIMING CHAIN BREAKING. THIS RESULTED IN DAMAGE TO THE UPPER PORTION OF THE MOTOR, INCLUDING ALL INTAKE AND EXHAUST VALVES, MARRING ON THE PISTONS AND CRACKED HEADS. *TR

I WAS DRIVING NORMALLY GETTING READY TO PULL UP AT A STOP SIGN TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN. THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE CAR STALLS WHILE MOVING. POWER STEERING GOES OUT AND THE OIL PRESSURE LIGHT COMES ON. I HAD TO PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND RESTART IT AND EVERYTHING WAS FINE NO LIGHTS OR NOTHING. THIS PROBLEM NEEDS TO BE FIXED IT HAS HAPPEN TO MANY PEOPLE. LAWSUIT IS WHAT'S GONE END UP IF THIS PROBLEM ISN'T CORRECTED. *TR

MY 2010 CHALLENGER SRT8 WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION STALLED WHEN MAKING A RIGHT-HAND TURN AT APPROXIMATELY 5:00 PM ON 9/5/12. ENGINE WAS AT NORMAL OPERATING TEMPERATURE AND THE AC WAS RUNNING. I WAS TRAVELLING AT ABOUT 35 MPH AND BEGAN BRAKING TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN INTO A SERVICE STATION. AS I STARTED INTO THE TURN AT ABOUT 10 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED RESULTING IN LOSS OF BRAKES AND POWER STEERING. I WAS ABLE TO COMPLETE THE TURN AND STOP THE CAR WITH HARD BRAKE PRESSURE. NO INDICATOR WARNING LIGHTS APPEARED ON THE INSTRUMENTS. I PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND RESTARTED THE CAR, BUT THE TRANSMISSION WAS INOPERATIVE. NEITHER DRIVE OR REVERSE WOULD ENGAGE. I DID NOT NOTICE ANY WARNING OR ALERT LIGHTS INDICATING A MALFUNCTION OR TRANSMISSION ISSUE. I STOPPED AND RESTARTED THE ENGINE AGAIN AND THE TRANSMISSION ENGAGED AND WORKED NORMALLY. THERE WERE 6800 MILES ON CAR ON 9/5/12. THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED 10 DAYS AGO, AND TSBS WERE CHECKED BEFORE THE PURCHASE. NO MENTION OF ENGINE SHUTOFF ISSUES ARE LISTED ON THE NHTSA DATABASE OF TSBS OR RECALLS. I DID NOT CHECK CUSTOMER COMPLAINTS. IF I HAD, AN KNEW TO CHECK ABOUT STALLS, I WOULD NOT HAVE PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE. CONSIDERING THE SEVERITY OF THIS ISSUE, THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS ON THIS DATABASE, AND THE FACT THIS ISSUE HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR THE LAST 4 OR MORE YEARS, NHTSA SHOULD INITIATE A DEFECT INVESTIGATION IMMEDIATELY. MORE THAN ONE PERSON HAS STATED ON THIS COMPLAINT FORUM THAT THIS IS A LIFE THREATENING CONDITION AND HOPEFULLY SOMEONE DOESN'T HAVE TO DIE TO GET DODGE TO SOLVE THIS PROBLEM. TOO LATE. CHECK OUT COMPLAINT 10395526. APPARENTLY SOMEONE DID. BUT THE COMPLAINT DOESN'T SHOW INJURY OR DEATH AND IT SHOULD BE CORRECTED. *TR

THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THAT MY CHALLENGER HAS STALLED WHEN MAKING A RIGHT-HAND TURN; THE FIRST TIME WAS ABOUT A EIGHT MONTHS AGO. YESTERDAY, I SLOWED TO TURN INTO MY OFFICE PARKING LOT. WHEN I WAS MAKING THIS RIGHT-HAND TURN, THE ENGINE STALLED AND I COULD NOT STEER THE CAR - ALMOST HITTING THE CURB. AFTER PUTTING THE CAR IN PARK, I WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE CAR. *TR

WHILE DRIVING MY 2010 CHALLENGER RT 4.7L HEMI ON THE CA 15 FREEWAY AT 70 MPH THE CAR SUDDENLY SHUT DOWN. THE WARNING LIGHTS FOR ENGINE AND OIL CAME ON AND I HAD TO COAST TO A STOP. STEERING AND BRAKES REMAINED OPERATIONAL AND LUCKILY I MADE IT TO THE SHOULDER AS THE 15 FREEWAY IS EXTREMELY BUSY AND FAST. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO A NEARBY DODGE DEALER WHERE THEY INFORMED ME THAT MY PLASTIC TIMING CHAIN GUIDES HAD DISINTEGRATED AND CAUSED A BLOWN ENGINE. THE CAR REPAIRS (REBUILT ENGINE) WERE COVERED UNDER THE 100K MILE POWERTRAIN WARRANTY BUT TOOK 4 WEEKS TO COMPLETE. THE CAR HAD 54K FREEWAY MILES ON IT WHEN THIS HAPPENED, WAS REGULARLY MAINTAINED, AND NEVER SHOWED ANY INDICATIONS THAT A SEVERE ISSUE WOULD HAVE BEEN FORTHCOMING. I NOW QUESTION THE LONGEVITY OF THE NEW REBUILT ENGINE AS SAME TIMING CHAIN ASSEMBLY PARTS WERE USED DURING THE REPAIR. NOTICED THERE IS AT LEAST ONE OTHER IDENTICAL REPORT ON THE NHTSA WEBSITE SO REPORTED ON MY INCIDENT. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE MY DODGE CHALLENGER WAS TRAVELING BETWEEN 65-72 MPH AND A WIND NOISE CAME THROUGH EITHER THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW OF THE LEFT 1/4 WINDOW THAT DOES NOT ROLL UP OR DOWN. THIS HOLLOWING NOISE HAS BEEN ADDRESSED 7 TIMES AND NOTHING THE DEALER HAS DONE HAS FIXED IT. I HAVE BEEN TOLD IT IS MY IMAGINATION, THE CAR HAS NO NOISES, IT IS NOT THE REAR-DIFFERENTIAL AND MIGHT JUST BE ME. THE WEATHER STRIPPING HAS BEEN REPLACED, FOAM HAS BEEN PUT IN ON THE LEFT AND RIGHT SIDE FENDERS VIA THE WHEEL WELL AND NOTHING HAS FIXED THE NOISE. ON SATURDAY OF LAST WEEK, WE MADE A 120 MILE TRIP TO SEE FAMILY AND THE CAR WAS PUT IN TO CRUISE POSITION AND WAS SET AT 72 MPH AND THE NOISE WAS ALMOST DEAFENING. I THINK THIS SHOULD BE LISTED ON THE REPORTS HERE AND IT IS AN ONGOING BATTLE BETWEEN ME AND CHRYSLER. *TR

WHILE MAKING A SLOW RIGHT TURN AT APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH MY VEHICLE STALLED. THE ENGINE COMPLETELY DIED AND THE OIL LIGHT CAME ON. THE STEERING AND BRAKES ALSO DID NOT FUNCTION. I HAD TO RESTART THE CAR TO REGAIN CONTROL. IT STARTED BACK UP RIGHT AWAY AS IF NOTHING HAPPENED. ALTHOUGH I DO NOT REMEMBER THE EXACT DATES THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME ABOUT 4 PREVIOUS TIMES. THE DEALERSHIP HAS NO ANSWERS AND THEY ASSUME NOTHING IS WRONG BECAUSE IT DOESN'T SHOW UP ON THEIR DIAGNOSTIC COMPUTER. IF SOMEONE HAD BEEN BEHIND ME OR IN FRONT OF ME THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN AN ACCIDENT. EVENTUALLY, THERE LIKELY WILL BE. A RECALL NEEDS TO BE ISSUED ON THIS PROBLEM AND A SOLUTION MUST BE FOUND ASAP. ACCORDING TO NUMEROUS REPORTS, THIS HAS HAPPENED REPEATEDLY WITH 2010 DODGE CHALLENGERS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE CHALLENGER. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING 65 MPH THE CHECK ENGINE AND OIL LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT LOST POWER STEERING AND BRAKES. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE USING THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. THE CONTACT STATED THE ENGINE STARTED FUNCTIONING ABNORMALLY AND THERE WAS A STRONG OIL ODOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THERE WAS NO OIL LOSS. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED THEY WERE UNABLE TO ENGAGE THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE VEHICLE WAS CURRENTLY IN THE DEALERS POSSESSION. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WAS 30,900.

CAR SHUT DOWN/POWERED OFF/TURNED OFF ON IT'S OWN, WHILE DRIVING THROUGH PARKING LOT AT ABOUT 25 MPH. LOST POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES. DIFFICULT TO CONTROL/HARD TO SAFE VEHICLE: HARD TO TURN, STOP, AND RESTART. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT DID NOT COME ON/NO ODB CODES STORED.

SHIFTING ISSUE WITH MANUAL 2010 CHALLENGER R/T. EXPERIENCING A NIBBLE WHEN SHIFTING AND SOMETIMES IT WON'T SHIFT INTO 3RD WHEN COLD. MATCHES THE DESCRIPTION FROM OTHER 2009-2010 DRIVERS IN ON-LINE CHALLENGER FORUMS UNDER STAR CASE # K38556860 & S1021000004 (BAD GREASE USED ON TR-6060. MY LOCAL DEALER AND CHRYSLER WARRANTY HOTLINE CLAIM TO KNOW NOTHING ABOUT IT.

MY CAR WAS STANDING STILL WAITING FOR ONCOMING TRAFFIC TO CLEAR SO I COULD TURN LEFT. I WAS HIT HARD FROM BEHIND, SENDING ME INTO THE OPPOSITE LANE WHERE I WAS HIT HEAD ON BY ANOTHER CAR. MY AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY AND MY SHOULDER HARNESS FAILED TO FUNCTION. MY CAR SUSTAINED FAR MORE DAMAGE THAN THE OTHER TWO CARS INVOLVED. (MY CAR WAS A TOTAL LOSS.) THEIR AIR BAGS DEPLOYED PROPERLY. *TR

THIS VIBRATION BEGAN APPROX. 3 MONTHS AGO. IT IS TRANSMITTED FROM THE FRONT BRAKES TO THE STEERING WHEEL PRIMARILY BETWEEN 45-35 MPH. IT IS LESS EVIDENT AT SPEEDS BELOW THAT, BUT STILL OCCURS. CALLED MY LOCAL DODGE DEALER EXPECTING THIS TO BE A WARRANTED REPAIR (11600 MILES) AND WAS TOLD THIS IS A WEARABLE ITEM I.E: WIPER BLADES, TIRES, ETC. I WAS SURPRISED TO SAY THE LEAST. THIS TYPE OF ISSUE IS WELL DOCUMENTED ON VARIOUS WEBSITES AND REGULATORY ACTION SHOULD BE TAKEN. THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM REGARDING ONE'S ABILITY TO STOP A TWO TON VEHICLE SAFELY. *TT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE CHALLENGER. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD SUDDENLY STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TIMING CHAIN FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS BEING REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 40,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE CHALLENGER. THE CONTACT STATED WAS TRAVELING 25 MPH AND ATTEMPTED A TURN WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WOULD RECUR WHENEVER ATTEMPTING A TURN AT 25 MPH. THE CONTACT SHIFTED TO PARK AND WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST BUT WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,500 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 6,800.

I HAVE A 2010 DODGE CHALLENGER SRT8 WITH 6.1L V* HEMI ENGINE. 6000 MILES ON IT AND IN PERFECT SHAPE. ON MAY 2ND AT 1PM I CAME OFF THE FREEWAY (AIR CONDITIONER WAS ON) AND SLOWED TO 10 MI/HR TO MAKE A LEFT HAND TURN. POWER STEERING WENT DEAD THAN CAR STOOPED RUNNING. I TOOK IT TO TEMPE DODGE AND THEY SAID THEY HAVE NEVER HEARD OF THIS BEFORE. I GOGGLED IT AND FIND OUT ITS BEEN HAPPENING WITH A LOT OF SRT8S AND HAS BEEN REPORTED NUMEROUS TIMES; YET TEMPE DODGE IS UNAWARE OF IT??? REALLY!!!!! THIS NEEDS ADDRESSING NOW BEFORE SOMEONE DIES!!!! DODGE IS NOT TAKING THIS SERIOUSLY AS IF THEY WISH IT WOULD GO AWAY. FOR A 40K CAR THIS IS RIDICULOUS!! THIS NEEDS TO BE A RECALL ITEM AND IT NEEDS TO HAVE A ROOT CAUSE ANALYSIS COMPLETED BY DODGE ENGINEERS ASAP!!! IF THIS HAPPENS AT HIGHER SPEEDS OR IN SHARPER TURN SOMEONE WILL DIE!! I WANT AN ANSWER. IF DODGE DOES NOT PROVIDE ONE ASAP I WILL MAKE IT MY PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY TO BE SURE NO ONE BUYS ANOTHER CHALLENGER WITHOUT BEING AWARE OF THE INCIDENTS IN DOCUMENTED FORM. *TR

CAR SHUT DOWN/POWERED OFF/TURNED OFF ON IT'S OWN, WHILE DRIVING. DRIVING SLOWLY IN PARKING LOT LOOKING FOR PARKING SPACE. ESTIMATE SPEED AT 10 MPH. CAR DIED. STEERING WHEEL MAY HAVE STARTED TURNING TO LEFT TO PARK. LOST POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES. HARD TO TURN, STOP, AND RESTART. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT DID NOT COME ON/NO ODB CODES STORED.

I PURCHASED A 2010 DODGE CHALLENGER SE APPROXIMATELY A YEAR AGO. THREE DAYS AFTER PICKING THE VEHICLE UP, IT WAS IN THE SHOP. THE MOST RECENT PROBLEMS INVOLVE THE ENGINE MAKING A LOUD CLICKING NOISE. THIS WILL BE THE 4TH TIME THE CAR WILL BE TAKEN TO THE SHOP. *TR

WHILE DRIVING IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC THE CHECK ENGINE OIL AND ESP LIGHT CAME ON FOLLOWED BY FOUR CHIMES AND THEN CAR COMPLETELY SHUT OFF AND THE STEERING LOCKED. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS, THE CAR STARTED UP AGAIN AND THE CODES TURNED OFF. APPROX 1 MONTH LATER THE SAME THING OCCURRED. I WAS MAKING A TURN ON A ROUNDABOUT WHEN THE SAME THING OCCURRED DURING HEAVY TRAFFIC AND ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. I TOOK THE CAR INTO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THERE WAS NOTHING CAPTURED ON THE COMPUTER. THEY REPLACED THE KEY FOB AND SAID THAT THIS SHOULD FIX THE PROBLEM. 4-5 MONTHS LATER, I WAS IN RENO, NV. I WAS DRIVING 20-35 MPH AND AGAIN CHECK ENGINE OIL LIGHT, ESP AND FOUR CHIMES AND THE CAR SHUT OFF AGAIN, THE STEERING LOCKED, AND I COASTED UNTIL I CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP AND PLACED IT IN PARK, STARTED CAR AND OIL AND CODES TURNED OFF. 24 HOURS LATER WHEN DRIVING HOME ON THE FREEWAY IN HEAVY TRAFFIC, THE SAME THING OCCURRED!!! I PUT ON MY HAZARD LIGHTS AND LET THE CAR ROLL, CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP, PLACED CAR IN PARK AND AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS, THE CAR STARTED AND CODES TURNED OFF. THE FOLLOWING DAY I TOOK THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND AGAIN THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM WITH IT, AS NOTHING WAS RECORDED IN THE INTERNAL COMPUTER. I ASKED FOR THE CAR TO BE KEPT UNTIL THE PROBLEM WAS RESOLVED. THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO DUPLICATE IT IN THAT ONE WEEK. I ASKED FOR A CO PILOT COMPUTER TO BE PLACED IN THE VEHICLE IN HOPES OF CAPTURING THE PROBLEM WHEN IT OCCURRED, AS THE CODES TURN OFF AFTER CAR IS STARTED. DODGE SENT OUT A REP TO INSPECT VEHICLE. AFTER INSPECTION THEY STATED NOTHING IS WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE, THEY CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM, AND THERE ARE NO CODES STORED ON THE COMPUTER. I AM NOW FACED WITH DRIVING AN UNSAFE VEHICLE THAT SHUTS OFF ON ME IN THE CITY AND MOST DANGEROUSLY ON THE FREEWAY WITH NO SET PATTERN AND THE MANUFACTURER HAS DONE NOTHING TO FIX IT!! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE CHALLENGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SIDE ROCKER PANELS ON BOTH SIDES OF THE VEHICLE WERE CRACKED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO REFERRED THE CONTACT TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 23,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE CHALLENGER. THE CONTACT'S FATHER WAS DRIVING 20 MPH WHEN A VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE, CAUSING THE CONTACT TO CRASH INTO A TRUCK. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THERE WERE THREE INJURIES REPORTED AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 17,000. UPDATED 02/03/12 UPDATED 02/10/12 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED HE WAS FORCED TO STOP AND WHEN HE DID ANOTHER TRUCK REAR ENDED HIM AND HE IN TURN HIT THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF HIM. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND THE SEAT BELTS FAILED TO RESTRAIN HIM AND HIS DAUGHTER.

CAR SHUT DOWN/POWERED OFF/TURNED OFF ON IT'S OWN, WHILE DRIVING. RAPID AUTOMATIC DOWN SHIFT OF GEARS BRAKING FROM ABOUT 50 TO TURN/WHILE TURNING LEFT ONTO SIDE STREET. CAR DIED AFTER STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TURNING TO LEFT DURING TURN. LOST POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES. VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL/HARD TO SAFE VEHICLE: HARD TO TURN, STOP, AND RESTART. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT DID NOT COME ON/NO ODB CODES STORED.

I'VE HAD THE SAME ISSUE AS MANY HAVE DESCRIBED WHEN YOUR CHALLENGER LOSES ALL POWER STEERING AND BRAKING ABILITY WHILE MAKING A RIGHT TURN AT LOW SPEEDS. LUCKILY I WAS PULLING INTO A CAR WASH WHEN THIS HAPPENED AND NOT AT MY SONS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WHERE THE DEADLY POTENTIAL OF KILLING SCHOOL KIDS WAS THERE...BY THE WAY I WAS ON THE WAY TO PICK UP MY KID WHEN I MADE A LAST MINUTE CHOICE TO GET A QUICK WASH. SO AS STATED BY EVERYONE ELSE HERE, PUT THE CAR IN PARK AN WAS ABLE TO START RIGHT BACK UP AFTERWARDS. NOT KNOWING THIS WAS AN ISSUE THAT OTHERS WERE HAVING, I OPENED THE HOOD AND STARTED LOOKING FOR LOSE CABLES OR POPPED CAPS AND SUCH AND FINDING NOTHING. ALSO PRIOR TO TURNING THE CAR OFF I JUMPED INTO THE HIDDEN EPIC MENUS AND TOOK PICTURES OF THE IMPORTANT DATA SUCH AS CHIME CODES, CCN SOFTWARE VERSION JUST IN CASE THERE MIGHT BE AN UPDATE. I NOTICED THE OIL PRESSURE WAS AT 0!!! AFTER EVERYTHING WAS BACK TO WORKING I CHECK THE SAME DETAIL AND IT WAS AT A NORMAL 25PSI. SO TOOK CAR INTO DODGE AND AS NORMAL, "WE COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING AND THERE ARE NO ISSUES THAT I KNOW. WE ALSO COULDN'T REPRODUCE IT." REALLY? YOU COULDN'T REPRODUCE AN ISSUE THAT I TOLD YOU APPEARS TO BE RANDOM FROM ALL THE OTHER PEOPLE THAT HAVE HAD THIS HAPPEN? IT'S LIKE THEY JUST DON'T GIVE TWO [XXX] ABOUT PEOPLE'S LIVES? SO I'LL CALL CORPORATE TOMORROW AND SEE HOW MUCH THEY DON'T CARE EITHER. BY THE WAY, THIS IS THE FIRST TIME FOR ME AND I WAS AT 17,250 MILES. CAR MODEL IS THE RT AUTOMATIC. LET'S HOPE WE CAN GET THEM TO FIX THIS BEFORE PEOPLE GET KILLED. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

THE VEHICLE STALLED AFTER BRAKING AT AROUND 15 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED, BUT UNABLE TO SHIFT INTO GEAR. AS MENTIONED BY MANY OTHERS, THIS IS A SEVERE SAFETY RISK AND NEEDS TO BE LOOKED INTO. MY VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALER AND AN ECM FLASH WAS CONDUCTED, BUT I AM AFRAID OF THIS ISSUE REOCCURING LIKE SO MANY OTHERS. *TT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE CHALLENGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SECOND GEAR SHIFT WOULD POP OUT OF GEAR, CAUSING SUDDEN ACCELERATION. THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO STORAGE UNIT AS A RESULT OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A FRACTURED TOE AND LEG INJURIES, AND WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL. THE FRONT AND LEFT SIDE OF THE VEHICLE WAS DAMAGED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A BODY SHOP. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND AN INSPECTOR WAS SENT TO INSPECT THE FAILURE OF THE VEHICLE. THE CLAIM WAS DENIED AFTER INSPECTION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 13,400.

THIS IS THE SECOND TIME IN LESS THAN 30 DAYS THAT THE CHALLENGER R/T HAS SHUT OFF WHILE MAKING A TURN AT SPEEDS OF 25 MPH OR LESS. REFERENCE ODI ID # 10421234 / INCIDENT DATE OF 08/19/2011. WIFE WAS MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN OFF OF A BUSY STREET (40 MPH SPEED LIMIT, INTO MY HOME NEIGHBORHOOD) WHEN THE CAR SUDDENLY DIES, STEERING & BRAKES GO HARD, OIL PRESSURE LIGHT ILLUMINATES, AND SHE HAD TO COAST TO A STOP, PUT THE CAR IN PARK, PRESS THE START BUTTON (EVEN THOUGH DASH MESSAGE SAID "KEY FOB NOT FOUND"), CAR RE-STARTS, AND SHE CONTINUED 1/2 MILE TO OUR HOME. I'M NOT COMFORTABLE LETTING MY WIFE OR KIDS DRIVE THIS CAR WHEN THE PROBABILITY OF IT DYING IS VERY POSSIBLE. I JUST DROVE THE CAR UP THE NARROW MOUNTAIN PASSES TO BIG BEAR, CA (8,000 FT ELEVATION) & BACK 3 DAYS AGO, AND THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED A MAJOR ACCIDENT IF IT HAD DIED AND I HAD LOST CONTROL ON A WINDY MOUNTAIN ROAD. HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE TO BE INJURED OR DIE BEFORE SOMEONE FORCES DODGE / CHRYSLER TO IDENTIFY & CORRECT THIS PROBLEM. CAR IS GOING TO THE DEALERSHIP TOMORROW MORNING, WHERE I EXPECT TO GET ALOT OF NOTHING, BUT ATLEAST MY COMPLAINTS WILL BE INTERRED INTO THE SERVICE SYSTEM. *TR

ENGINE QUIT WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY WITH NO WARNING! I WAS EXTREMELY LUCKY THAT IT DIDN'T QUIT ON ONE OF THE BACK ROADS I DRIVE EVERY DAY TO WORK, BECAUSE THERE ARE NO SHOULDERS TO PULL OVER ON, AND I WILL MOST LIKELY BE REAR ENDED WHEN IT HAPPENS AGAIN, AND I KNOW IT WILL.. I CAN TELL THE FAILURE IS GOING TO HAPPEN AGAIN FROM MY PAST EXPERIENCE, AND I HAVE NOTIFIED CHRYSLER SEVERAL TIMES ABOUT IT, BUT THEY REFUSE TO FIX THE ISSUE. *TR

MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN THROUGH AN INTERSECTION (LESS THAN 20 MPH) WHEN CAR STALLS, OIL LIGHT ILLUMINATES, AND POWER STEERING & BRAKES BECOME ALMOST UNUSABLE. HAD TO STOP THE CAR COMPLETELY, PUT CAR IN PARK, PUSH THE START BUTTON, AND CONTINUE ON TO MY DESTINATION. THIS IS THE 1ST TIME THIS HAS OCCURRED. *TR

THIS IS 4TH OR 5TH TIME THIS ISSUE HAS HAPPENED, HAVE BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY HAVE COME UP WITH NOTHING. THERE ARE SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ON NHTSA ABOUT THIS ISSUE, AS WELL AS THOUSANDS ONLINE, YET THE DEALER STATES THEY ARE UNAWARE OF THE ISSUE. NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS, SLOWING DOWN TO MAKE A TURN AND THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY SHUTS OFF AND I LOSE POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKING. THE CAR BECOMES VERY HARD TO MANEUVER AND STOP. THE CAR WAS STOPPED IN AN INTERSECTION, AND THANKFULLY THE APPROACHING CARS WERE FAR ENOUGH AWAY TO SLOW DOWN AND STOP. I THEN PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND START IT UP AND DRIVE OFF WITH NO OTHER ISSUES. THIS INTERMITTENT STALLING IS BECOMING A VERY DANGEROUS ISSUE AND SHOULD BE LOOKED INTO FURTHER BEFORE SOMEONE IS SERIOUSLY INJURED, IF THEY HAVEN'T BEEN ALREADY.

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS DOWN AN EXPRESSWAY. SHE EXITED AND WAS APPLYING THE BRAKES AS SHE APPROACHED A STOP SIGN. AS THE VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN TO ABOUT 15 MPH, THE CAR ABRUPTLY SHUT OFF, WITHOUT ANY WARNING WHATSOEVER. WHEN THE CAR STALLED, IT BECAME DIFFICULT TO STEER AND BRAKE, AS THE POWER STEERING AND BRAKES WERE NO LONGER FUNCTIONAL. IN ORDER TO RESTART THE VEHICLE, SHE HAD TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP, PLACE THE TRANSMISSION IN PARK, AND THEN HIT THE START BUTTON. THIS WAS VERY DANGEROUS, AS THERE WERE OTHER MOTORISTS EXITING THE EXPRESSWAY BEHIND HER. THERE ARE MANY OTHER OPEN COMPLAINTS WITH THE NHTSA FOR THE 2010 DODGE CHALLENGER SRT8 - EACH DESCRIBING AN IDENTICAL PROBLEM WITH RANDOM STALLING. ADDITIONALLY, THERE ARE MANY VERY SIMILAR DESCRIPTIONS OF THIS PROBLEM ON DODGE CHALLENGER OWNER GROUP FORUMS. I TOOK THE CAR TO MY LOCAL DODGE DEALERSHIP AND JUST AS OTHER CHALLENGER OWNERS HAVE EXPERIENCED, THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THEY ALSO ACTED AS THOUGH THEY HAVE NEVER HEARD OF THE PROBLEM, EVEN THOUGH MANY DOCUMENTED CASES EXIST. I CALLED CHRYSLER CUSTOMER CARE, AND LIKE THE DEALERSHIP, THEY REFUSED TO HELP. I SPOKE WITH TWO DIFFERENT REPRESENTATIVES, AND BOTH OF THEM CLAIMED TO KNOW NOTHING ABOUT THE CHALLENGER STALLING ISSUE, AND REFUSED TO TRANSFER ME TO ANOTHER DEPARTMENT THAT MIGHT BE WILLING TO INVESTIGATE. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM AND APPEARS TO BE VERY COMMON WITH THIS PARTICULAR CAR. CHRYSLER NEEDS TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE BEFORE SOMEONE IS HURT OR KILLED.

I HAVE A 2010 DODGE CHALLENGER. ON 8-3-2011 I WENT OUT TO GO TO LUNCH AND NOTICED MY REARVIEW MIRROR HAD FALLEN OFF. THE PROBLEM IS THAT IT TOOK A PLUG OF WINDSHIELD WITH IT WHEN IT FELL. IT APPEARS THAT THE WINDSHIELD COULD BE DEFECTIVE. I'M AFRAID THE WHOLE WINDSHIELD MAY JUST SHATTER.I HAVE BEEN WAITING 2 WEEKS FOR AN EXPEDITED ANSWER FROM CHRYSLER. AT THIS TIME THEY HAVE NOT BOTHERED TO GIVE ME AN ANSWER. THE DEALERSHIP TOOK PICTURES AND SENT THEM TO CHRYSLER FOR A DETERMINATION. IT'S STARTING TO LOOK LIKE I'M GETTING THE RUN AROUND. *TR

I PURCHASED MY CHALLENGER IN 2011 AND QUICKLY BECAME AWARE THAT THE HEADREST PUT MY HEAD IN A VERY UNCOMFORTABLE PUSHED-FORWARD POSITION. AFTER MANY ATTEMPTS AT MANIPULATING THE SEAT POSITION I CAME UP WITH SOMETHING THAT MADE IT TOLERABLE, BUT ON ANY LONG DRIVE (HALF AN HOUR OR MORE) I GET A STIFF NECK AND HEADACHE. I HAD NO HISTORY OF NECK PROBLEMS PRIOR TO THIS TIME. OVER TIME I SEEM TO HAVE DEVELOPED CHRONIC NECK STIFFNESS, MUSCLE TENSION AND NUMBNESS IN MY FINGERS. MY NECK HAS NOW STARTED CRACKING WHEN I TURN MY HEAD SUDDENLY. IT HAS NEVER DONE THIS BEFORE, BUT IT HAS SERIOUSLY AGGRAVATED THE PROBLEM. THE HEADACHES IT CAUSES ARE SEVERE AND CAN LAST WEEKS. I HAVE NOTICED WHENEVER I TAKE A "VACATION" FROM DRIVING MY CAR FOR SEVERAL WEEKS AT A TIME THE PROBLEM IMPROVES. JUST THIS WEEK, THOUGH, MY CAR HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP AND I HAVE A RENTAL, A 2013 CHEVY IMPALA. THIS CAR IS AN ABSOLUTE NIGHTMARE REGARDING HEAD RESTRAINT PLACEMENT. NO MATTER WHAT SEAT POSITION I TRY, IT PUSHES MY HEAD FORWARD AT A SHARP ANGLE. BY THE TIME I DRIVE HOME FROM WORK - 20 MINUTES - I AM ALMOST SICK FROM THE DISCOMFORT AND PAIN. PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE... RECONSIDER THE LEGISLATION PASSED TO MAKE THESE NEW HEAD RESTRAINTS "SAFER" FOR ME. I MAY NEVER, EVER BE INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT WHERE I SUFFER WHIPLASH INJURIES, BUT I AM CERTAINLY FEELING "WHIPLASH" PAIN. I BELIEVE IT IS CAUSING ME PERMANENT INJURY. THERE MUST BE A COMPROMISE TO MAKE CARS SAFER WITHOUT CHRONIC PAIN ISSUES FOR THEIR DRIVERS. I HAVE DONE EXTENSIVE RESEARCH ON THIS ISSUE, SO I KNOW I AM NOT ALONE. I WOULD FIND A NEW CAR, BUT ALL NEWER MODELS I LIKE SEEM TO HAVE THIS DESIGN FLAW. I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT TO DO, OTHER THAN REMOVING OR MODIFYING MY HEADREST TO TRY AND GET SOME RELIEF. SURELY A BETTER RULE IS PREFERABLE TO MY SOLUTION WHICH LEAVES ME COMPLETELY UNPROTECTED. *TR

I HAVE A 2010 DODGE CHALLENGER R/T WITH A 5.7 L HEMI AT 35,192 MILES ON CAR. THE CAR HAS A LOUD BANG AND SHUTS OFF,. I TRY TO CRANK MY CAR , BUT NOTHING.. CAR WAS TOWED TO DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS AND WAS IN THE SHOP FOR 3 WEEKS BEFORE I GOT A PHONE CALL TELLING ME THAT THEY PUT MY CAR TOGETHER ONLY TO FIND OUT THEY HAVE TO TAKE IT APART AGAIN.. THE CAM SHAFT BROKE.... THE TIMING CHAIN BROKE....BENT A ROD... AND THEY ARE NOT TALKING ABOUT REPLACING YOU HEADS....I ONLY HAVE 35,000..MILES ON THE CAR....NOW THEY ARE TELLING ME THAT IT WILL BE ANOTHER 6 TO 8 WEEKS BEFORE THEY CAN EVEN TELL ME HOW BAD IT REALLY IS... I AM MAKING A CAR PAYMENT[CORRECTION}.....SEVERAL CAR PAYMENTS FOR A CAR I CANT EVEN DRIVE... AND ON TOP OF THAT.. I CANT EVEN GET A LONER CAR FROM THE DEALERSHIP WHILE THEY WORK ON MY CAR.... THAT I BOUGHT LAST YEAR.......2012..... *TR

I BOUGHT A 2010 SRT8 DODGE CHALLENGER A FEW WEEKS AGO WITH JUST 50 MILES ON IT. I NOW HAVE APPROXIMATELY 800. ON MY WAY HOME FROM THE DEALER, THE CAR STALLED TWICE, BOTH TIMES WHILE COMING TO A STOP. THE SAME THING HAPPENED YESTERDAY AND TODAY, MAKING IT 4 TIMES IN LESS THAN A MONTH. SIMILAR TO OTHERS, MY DEALER SAID THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF THE STALLING IN THEIR DIAGNOSTICS. 3 OUT OF THE 4 TIMES I WAS IN TRAFFIC, WITH THE OTHER TIME OCCURRING IN A PARKING LOT. THERE WAS NO WARNING WHEN IT HAPPENED. AFTER EACH STALL, I HAD TO PUT THE GEAR IN PARK AND RESTART. THE MOTOR STARTS WITH NO HESITATION AFTER A STALL. THERE ARE DOZENS OF COMPLAINTS. WHO IS GOING TO DO SOMETHING BEFORE SOMEONE IS INJURED OR KILLED? CURRENTLY, I FEEL THE CARE IS TOO UNSAFE TO HAVE MY WIFE AND KIDS IN THE CAR WHILE DRIVING. *TR

I JUST PURCHASED A 2010 DODGE CHALLENGER SRT8, IT HAS 1324 MILES ON IT. TODAY AS I WAS TURNING IN A ROAD THE CAR ENGINE STALLS! I HAD TO PUT MY CAR IN PARK AND RESTART IT. AFTER LOOKING ON CAR FORUMS THIS SEEMS TO BE VERY COMMON WITH THESE CARS. MY QUESTION IS, WHY HASN'T A RECALL BEEN ISSUED FOR THIS PROBLEM BY DODGE. THE DEALERSHIP SAID IT HAD NOT HEARD OF THIS PROBLEM, I TOLD HIM TO GO GOOGLE IT ON THE INTERNET AND HE WOULD FIND THAT IT WAS A COMMON PROBLEM. *KB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE CHALLENGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE MAKING A RIGHT TURN AT APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS SHIFTED INTO PARK AND RESTARTED. UPON RESTART, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 15,500. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.