2014 Dodge Challenger Electrical System Problems

On August 7, 2025, at approximately 11:30 PM, my 2014 Dodge Challenger caught fire in the trunk area where the battery is located. I had just parked at my location and was about to get out of the car when I noticed a strong burning smell and smoke coming from the rear. Flames were visible inside the trunk. The fire damaged the trunk interior, wiring, and surrounding components, but the battery still functioned afterward. There were no warning lights or prior issues before the incident. This poses a serious safety hazard and could have caused injury or further damage if it had occurred while driving.

The ABS system has failed on my 2014 Dodge Challenger SXT and has caused major electrical issues within the vehicle. The ABS part/computer module (part number 68210118AB) has been on back order for months with no estimate of when the part will be available from a Dodge/Chrysler/Ram/Jeep dealership. I have been without my vehicle for 4 months because nobody has this part available. This is a major issue affecting many vehicles under Dodge/Chrysler/Ram/Jeep. My safety was at risk because while I was driving the vehicle, every single light on my dashboard appeared and my brakes stopped working. Thankfully I was leaving my neighborhood and was only going 15MPH. The key fob is not detectable, the windows will not roll up, and the vehicle cannot hold a charge while in drive. There was an ABS warning lamp on prior to this all happening.

Fluctuating Speedometer dropping from driving speed to zero once the engine warms up. Especially bad at highway speed. When speedometer drops suddenly the brake light, ABS light and driver seat belt warning light flash on then off. Also hear a clicking noise from the gear shift when the speedometer fluctuates. Issue has been continual since beginning in January.

DRIVING CAR AND THE GAS PEDAL QUIT WORKING AND COASTED IN GAS STATION PARKING LOT. WAITED FOR A FAMILY MEMBER, AFTER 15 MINUTES I DROVE A 1/2 MILE TO WORK. UPON PARKING, I REVERSED TO ALIGN BETTER, AND THE THROTTLE WENT OUT AGAIN ALONG WITH HORN GOING OFF AND THE WINDOWS GOING UP AND DOWN. IN THIS TIME ALL LIGHTS WERE FLASHING ON DASH. IT WAS TAKEN TO MECHANIC, WHO WORKED FOR DODGE FOR 14 YEARS AND HE SAID THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH MANY CHYSLER, DODGE, AND JEEP VEHICLES. HE IS REPLACING THE LIPM TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. I BELIEVE THIS HAS BEEN RECALLED IN MANY OTHER MOPAR VEHICLES AND IS UNACCEPTABLE AS THIS IS MY TEENAGE'S CAR. I POS TO THE CEO OF DODGE TO PUT HIS CHILD BEHIND THE WHEEL OF THIS CAR. WHAT IF THIS TIPM BURNS/MELTS THE BOARD AGAIN? NO WARNING, MY CHILD WAS ON WAY TO WORK ON A BUSY ROAD, SPEED LIMIT 55MPH AND IT A GAS STATION WAS NOT TO HER RIGHT, WHO KNOWS WHAT THE OUTCOME COULD HAVE BEEN THE CAR WOULD NOT GO AND THERE WAS NO SHOULDER EITHER. YOU CAN DO THE SPECULATION. I HAVE NOT RECEIVED INVOICE YET BUT THE PRICE FOR TOW AND FIX IS $751.00.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2014 DODGE CHALLENGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HIS GIRLFRIEND WAS DRIVING 70 MPH, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE THEN STALLED, AND CONTINUE TO ROLL, THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HIS GIRLFRIEND NOTICED A LIGHT COMING FROM THE REAR, AND WHEN SHE HAD EXIT THE VEHICLE, SHE NOTICED SMOKE AND FLAME COMING FROM THE TRUNK OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WHOLE REAR OF THE VEHICLE WERE IN FLAME. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THE POLICE WAS AT THE SCENE BUT DID NOT FILE A REPORT NEITHER WAS THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A TOW LOT AND LATER TOWED TO AN INSURANCE TOW LOT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED A CASE NUMBER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY UNKNOWN.

CAR SHUTS OFF AT APPORXIMATELY 45MPH. ALMOST WRECK AND THEN FLICKERS BACK TO NORMAL OPERATING AND DRIVE HOME(5)MINUTES AND PARK. WILL NOT START BACK UP. TOWED THE CAR TO A DODGE DEALER WHO REPLACED THE ALTERNATOR RECALL AND TELLS ME TO PICK IT UP. I GO PICK IT UP AND NOW IT WILL NOT CHANGE GEARS, OVER HEATS IN DEALERSHIP PARKING LOT AND FANS WILL NOT OPERATE. DEALER KEEPS CAR AND SAYS IT'S A BAD WATER PUMP AND THERMOSTAT. AT THIS POINT I DO NOT TRUST DEALER AND REPLACE THE WATER PUMP, THERMOSTAT, IDLER PULLEY, TEMP SENSOR, BELT TENSIONER MYSELF. START CAR AND SOUNDS GREAT BUT OVERHEATS AGAIN. NOW WILL NOT START AT ALL. I SEE MANY MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS AND DODGE DOES NOTHIGN BECAUSE IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY. NOTE TO SELF....GOVERMENT STILL NOT PROTECTING THE LITTLE GUY. SIDE NOTE....WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER DODGE!

AS OF MARCH 2020 MY CAR HAS JUST GONE DOWN HILL. IT STARTED WITH THE ENGINE NOT HEATING AND COOLING PROPERLY, I SPENT OVER $1300 GETTING IT FIXED A FEW MONTHS LATER MY DAY TIME RUNNING LIGHTS WILL NOT TURN OFF AFTER 10 MINUTES THE FACTORY AUTOMATIC SHUT OFF WILL HAPPEN AND THE LIGHTS WILL GO OFF, BECAUSE OF THAT I HAD TO HAVE MY BATTERY REPLACED. NOW MY AC JUST STOPPED WORKING IT NO LONGER BLOWS COLD AIR. I'VE HAD A DIAGNOSTIC DONE ON THE CAR AND THEY CAN'T FIGURE OUT WHAT THE PROBLEM IS, SPOKE TO OTHER PEOPLE WHO HAVE THE SAME CAR AND THEY ALL SAY THE SAME THING HAS HAPPENED TO THEM AND NO ONE KNOWS WHATS THE PROBLEM IS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 DODGE CHALLENGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO EDWARDS CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM FIAT (1010 34TH AVE, COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA 51501) AS THE MECHANIC WAS ABOUT TO PERFORM NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V435000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE. THE DEALER EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THE FIRE WAS DUE TO THE ALTERNATOR. THE CONTACT WAS UNAWARE IF THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED THE CONTACT A CASE NUMBER. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 DODGE CHALLENGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITH SEVERAL UNKNOWN WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. DUE TO THE FAILURE, THE CONTACT HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO INFORMED HER THAT AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS TEST DRIVEN, HE DETERMINED THAT THE FAILURE WAS LINKED TO A DEFECTIVE ALTERNATOR. THE CONTACT THEN CALLED SALSBURY'S CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM (13939 AIRLINE HWY, BATON ROUGE, LA 70817) WHO INFORMED HER THAT THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V741000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) HOWEVER, THE RECALL WAS SERVICED IN 2018. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 118,000.

MY 2014 DODGE CHALLENGER DIES WHEN I'M DRIVING IT. THE MOST RECENT WAS WHEN I WAS DRIVING DOWNHILL ON A WINDING MOUNTAIN ROAD. IT DIED, AND THERE WAS NO PLACE TO GET OFF THE ROAD. WHEN IT DIES, THE LIGHTS, POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES ALL QUIT. VERY DANGEROUS!!! THE DEALER COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG. THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ON THE INTERNET, AND DODGE IS DOING NOTHING TO FIX THIS. LIKE ME, OTHERS HAVE TAKEN THEIR CARS TO DEALERS, AND THEY FIND NOTHING WRONG. SOMETHING IS VERY WRONG! DODGE NEEDS TO GET BUSY AND FIX THIS MOST DANGEROUS DEFECT BEFORE SOMEONE GETS SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED. *JS

THE WINDOW HAS SMART GLASS. THERE IS A SENSOR IN THE DOOR WHICH ALLOWS THE WINDOW TO AUTOMATICALLY SLIDE UP OR DOWN ABOUT 1\4 OF AN INCH SO THE DOOR CLOSES COMPLETELY. ABOUT 4 DAYS AGO THE WINDOW BEGAN SLIDING UP AND DOWN ON ITS OWN AFTER TURNING THE CAR OFF. I THOUGHT MAYBE IT WAS ACTING UP DUE TO AN OLD BATTERY SO I BOUGHT A NEW ONE BUT THE WINDOW STILL SLIDES UP AND DOWN ON ITS OWN CONSTANTLY BUT ONLY WHEN THE CAR IS OFF. I HAVE TO LEAVE THE WINDOW ROLLED DOWN A FEW INCHES TO MAKE IT STOP. I HAVE READ REVIEWS WHERE OTHER PEOPLE HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH SOME OLDER MODELS AND EVEN AFTER REPLACING THEIR WINDOW SENSOR THE SAME PROBLEM STILL CONTINUED.

VEHICLE HAS INTERMENT STARTING. ONCE STARTING STATED THE "KEY FOB NOT DETECTED", WHICH COULD CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO UNEXPECTEDLY CEASE MOTION. 2 MONTHS EARLIER, I HAD THE RECALLED; REPLACED ALTERNATOR FAIL UNEXPECTEDLY WHILE I WAS DRIVING THE CAR.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 DODGE CHALLENGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW CONTINUOUSLY ROLLED UP AND DOWN ON ITS OWN AND THE DOOR LATCH DID NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT CALLED GATOR CHRYSLER (840 S HARBOR CITY BLVD, MELBOURNE, FL 32901, (877) 707-5664), BUT THEY DID NOT ASSIST. THE CONTACT WAS A MECHANIC AND PERFORMED HIS OWN DIAGNOSTIC TEST, WHICH INDICATED THAT A NEW DOOR SENSOR WAS NEEDED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,254.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 DODGE CHALLENGER. WHILE AT A STOP, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS REAR ENDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS DAMAGED AND TOWED BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY TO AN INDEPENDENT AUTO BODY SHOP IN PITTSBURGH, CALIFORNIA. THE BODY DAMAGE WAS REPAIRED. A FEW DAYS LATER, WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 72 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHUT DOWN AND SEVERAL INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL, INCLUDING THE SEAT BELT, AIR BAG, AND CHECK ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO REFERRED THE CONTACT TO ANTIOCH CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE RAM (925-778-9700, LOCATED AT 1810 AUTO CENTER DR, ANTIOCH, CA 94509) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE WIRING INSIDE THE DRIVER'S DOOR WAS NOT CONNECTED, CAUSING THE CONTACT TO USE THE REMOTE TO UNLOCK THE VEHICLE. THE TECHNICIAN REPLACED THE WIRE AND THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO UTILIZE THE PUSH BUTTON TO UNLOCK THE VEHICLE; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE SAME DEALER, BUT WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56,931.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 DODGE CHALLENGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND ALL THE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS PUSHED TO THE SIDE WITH THE HELP OF THE POLICE. THE VEHICLE WAS LATER TOWED TO THE DALLAS DODGE CHRYSLER JEEP RAM DEALER (214-327-9361, 11550 LYNDON B JOHNSON FWY, DALLAS, TX 75238) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ALTERNATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 66,800.

ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON AFTER STARTING THE CAR. A FEW DAYS LATER, THE LIGHTS ARE STILL ON BUT IS MAKING A LOUD CLICKING SOUND WHEN MAKING TIGHT RIGHT TURNS. DAY AFTER THE CLICKING, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH. THE CAR WAS STILL ON BUT WITH NO ACCELERATION. PRESSING ON THE GAS PEDDLE WOULD REV THE ENGINE WITH NO PROGRESS. I STOPPED THE CAR, TURNED IT OFF AND CHECKED MY FLUIDS UNDER THE HOOD. ALL LOOKED FINE. AFTER RESTARTING THE CAR, IT WOULD RUN THEN LOSE ACCELERATION AGAIN. CAR THEN BECAME UNRESPONSIVE AND TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER HAS HAD THE CAR FOR 2 DAYS AND STILL DON'T KNOW WHAT IS WRONG. SERVICE ADVISER SAID THE CAR IS NOT "COMMUNICATING." I AM CURRENTLY PAYING FOR A RENTAL OUT OF POCKET. FCA SAID THERE ARE NO RECALLS BASED ON MY VIN. BASED ON MY RESEARCH, IT SOUNDS LIKE THE P60/ALTERNATOR RECALL.

One day out of the blue the windshield wiper would just start shooting water out from the fluid compartment while driving. Now it only activates when the car is starting.

ENGINE WILL STALL OUT AND THEN RAPIDLY ACCELERATE. RECALL FOR FAULTY ALTERNATOR RELEASED IN JUNE. THERE HAS YET TO BE A REMEDY OFFERED TO FIX IT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 DODGE CHALLENGER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V435000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT CALLED FIVE STAR CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM WARNER ROBINS AT (478) 412-4003 (LOCATED AT 2817 WATSON BLVD, WARNER ROBINS, GA 31093) WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

MY VEHICLE IS APART OF THE T36 RECALL FOR FAULTY ALTERNATORS; MY ALTERNATOR DIED LAST FRIDAY WHILE I WAS DRIVING IT ON THE ROAD, I WAS ABLE TO GET TO A SAFE PLACE BEFORE IT ACTUALLY DIED, BUT DUE TO THERE BEING NO "GENUINE PARTS" AVAILABLE I AM STUCK PAYING FOR A RENTAL. I AM ACTIVE DUTY AIR FORCE STATIONED IN ENGLAND, AND THE GARAGE ON BASE CAN ORDER A NEW ALTERNATOR AND INSTALL IT, BUT I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY THE MOPAR CERTIFIED GARAGE OFF BASE THAT SINCE THE PART IS NOT A GENUINE PART THEN I AM UNABLE TO RECEIVE A REIMBURSEMENT. I VERIFIED THIS WITH THE MILITARY AUTO SALES MAIN OFFICE IN GERMANY AND WAS TOLD THAT I COULD STILL SUBMIT THE RECEIPTS WITH HOPES OF BEING REIMBURSED. BEFORE I TELL THE GARAGE ON RAF LAKENHEATH TO GO AHEAD WITH ORDERING THE PART I WANTED TO HEAR FROM THIS OFFICE IF I WILL BE REIMBURSED OR NOT. KEEP IN MIND MY ONLY MODE OF TRANSPORTATION IS DEAD AND I AM PAYING FOR A RENTAL OUT OF POCKET, IF THE GENUINE PARTS WERE TO BECOME AVAILABLE WITHIN THE NEXT WEEK I COULD HOLD OUT AND WAIT BUT THE LONGER I WAIT THE MORE IT SEEMS LIKE JUST TAKING THE PART THAT IS AVAILABLE IS THE CHEAPER OPTION AS THERE IS NO DATE ON WHEN GENUINE PARTS WILL BECOME AVAILABLE. THANK YOU, [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR