2007 Dodge Charger Complaint Log

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. THE GASKETS WERE REPLACED AND NEW TIRES WERE INSTALLED ON MAY 1, 2009. THE ALARM INDICATOR WAS THE ONLY GAUGE HE REMEMBERED ILLUMINATING ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 34,725.

REAR LEFT OUTER CV JOINT BROKEN. *TR

I PURCHASED MY 2007 DODGE CHARGER SE ON FEB 17 2009. I HAD MULTIPLE PROBLEMS WHEN I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE INCLUDING THE AIRBAG LIGHT BEING ON WHICH THEY FIXED BY RECALIBRATING THE UNIT. THE LEFT WASHER FLUID MODULE HAD TO BE REPLACED AND THE PASSENGER HEADLIGHT HAD CONDENSATION THAT WAS POORLY REPAIRED BY PLACING SILCONE AROUND MY HEADLIGHT. THE SHOP ALSO SAID THAT THEY HAD TO RECALIBRATE THE TRANSMISSION BECAUSE IT WAS SLIPPING AND WAS CAUSING MY SPEEDOMETER TO DROP TO 0 BUT THE RPM WOULD NEVER MOVE AND THE CAR WOULD NOT LOSE POWER. ON MARCH 7 I DROVE 90 MILES AWAY FROM HOME WHEN I EXITED MY VEHICLE AND GOT ABOUT 10 FEET AWAY THE CAR EXPLODED IN FLAMES. THE CAR DROVE BEAUTIFULLY THE ENTIRE TRIP NEVER HESITATED AND NEVER OVERHEATED, NEVER INDICATED ANY KIND OF PROBLEM!!!! THE ENTIRE FRONT OF MY CAR TO THE DASH WAS COMPLETELY MELTED WITHIN 5 MINUTES OF THE CAR EXPLODING. LUCKILY I DID NOT HAVE MY CHILDREN WITH ME AND I WAS NOT IN HOME AS I PARK MY NEW VEHICLE IN THE GARAGE, I WOULD HAVE LOST EVERYTHING I OWN. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT HAD TO BUST OUT THE REAR WINDOW TO GET MY PURSE BECAUSE THE ONLY KEY HOLE IS IN THE FRONT DOOR AND THE FOB WOULD NOT WORK TO UNLOCK THE CAR. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY HAZARD!!! IF MY 2 SMALL CHILDREN HAD BEEN IN THE CAR I WOULD HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO GET THEM OUT IN TIME BECAUSE OF HOW FAST THE CAR EXPLODED!!! THE FIRE DEPARTMENT DETERMINED THAT IT WAS THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM UNDER THE HOOD. THE DEALERSHIP I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE FROM 2 WEEKS AGO TOLD ME TO GO '!@#$%MYSELF AND DEAL WITH MY INSURANCE COMPANY THAT IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THEM. PLEASE IF YOU HAVE THIS CAR OR ARE CONSIDERING BUYING THIS CAR PLEASE PLEASE DON'T DO IT!!!! *TR

AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCKS CYCLE UNCONTROLLED TO THE LOCK POSITION, SEVERAL TIMES A MINUTE. AUTO FEATURE WORKS, THEN CONTINUES. LOCK MODE ONLY. *TR

PEBBLES OR DEBRIS HAS ENTERED THE LOWER COOLING VALANCE ON MY 2007 DODGE CHARGER IS TO WIDE, WHICH ALLOWS ANY AND ALL DEBRIS TO DAMAGE THE AIR CONDITIONER CONDENSER. WHICH DODGE DOES NOT COVER OR RECOGNIZE AS A DESIGN FLAW. THE A/C CONDENSER IS EXPOSED TO ANY AND ALL OBJECTS COMING THROUGH THAT PARTICULAR AREA. THE 3 LBS OF FREON RELEASED TO THE ATMOSPHERE, WHICH WHEN THE CAR IS IN MOTION THE FREON WILL GO THROUGH ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND EVENTUALLY END UP IN THE PASSENGER AREA. FREON IS A OXYGEN DISPLACEMENT TYPE GAS WHICH CAN CAUSE SICKNESS, VOMITING,HYPOXIO AND EVENTUALLY SUFFOCATION. THIS IS A POSSIBLE SAFETY HAZARD. FREON 134A ALSO EXPELS A TOXIC GAS IF EXPOSED TO TEMPS ABOVE 452F WHICH CATALYTIC CONVERTERS REACH TEMPS ABOVE 500F. *TR

MY DAUGHTER HAD WARPED ROTORS REPLACED BY LOCAL MECHANIC AND INFORMED SHE NEEDED RACK AND PINION REPLACED. ALSO CONTROL ARM AND TIE ROD END. AN EXTRA $1100 ON TOP OF ROTOR COSTS. IS THIS CAR SAFE FOR HER AND HER TWO YEAR OLD SON TO BE ON THE HIGHWAYS WITH ? DODGE SHOULD BE ASHAMED. SUBMITTED BY CONCERNED FATHER/GRANDPA. HOPE THIS SAVES A LIFE. *TR

WHILE DRIVING MY CAR HAS COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN AT LEAST THREE TIMES. NO STEERING, NO POWER NOTHING. ALSO WHILE SITTING AT SIGNALS OR STOP SIGNS MY CAR SEEMS TO SURGE OCCASIONALLY, TO WHERE IT FEELS LIKE I HAVE BEEN REAR-ENDED. IT HAS BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP TWICE AND THEY SAID THEY CANNOT "SEEM TO REPLICATE" THE PROBLEM. *TR

KEYLESS REMOTE FOBS SUDDENLY ONLY STARTED WORKING ON AND OFF TO UNLOCK DOORS. AT TIMES, HAVE TO PRESS REMOTE UNLOCK 15 OR MORE TIMES TO GET IT TO WORK. HAPPENS THROUGHOUT THE DAY, EVERY DAY. CHANGED BATTERIES, STILL DID NOT HELP. WORKING WITH A DEALERSHIP TO DETERMINE POSSIBLE PROBLEM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CHARGER. WHEN SHIFTING THE GEAR INTO DRIVE, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE CONTACT ALSO NOTICED A PUDDLE OF TRANSMISSION FLUID UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY IDENTIFIED FIVE ERROR CODES ASSOCIATED WITH THE TRANSMISSION. THE TECHNICIAN FURTHER STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY; THEREFORE, THEY WOULD NOT ASSUME RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. SHE IS IN THE PROCESS OF NOTIFYING THE MANUFACTURER IN REFERENCE TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBERS 08V583000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT) AND 06V341000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 38,000. UPDATED 3/11 /09 *CN UPDATED 03/13/09. *JB

APPROACHING TRAFFIC LIGHT TRANSITIONING FROM YELLOW TO RED, CAR IS COASTING AT 20MPH, PROCEEDED TO STOP FOOT ON THE BRAKE THE BRAKE WAS SOLID AS THE CONCRETE PAVEMENT, THE STEERING WHEEL COULD NOT MOVE. THE CAR DID NOT STOP PROCEEDED FORWARD HITTING THE CAR IN FRONT WHICH WAS A FENDER BENDER, HOWEVER TOTAL LOSS OF A PURCHASED BRAND NEW DODGE CHARGER WHICH HAD GONE TO THE SERVICE CENTER EVERY WEEK AFTER PURCHASING FOR A RESET OF THE COMPUTER SYSTEM JUMPING SKIPPING STOPPING, HOWEVER UN - FINAL ANSWERS IT WAS ALWAYS COMMUNICATED THE CAR WAS FINE AND GOOD TO GO. AS A RESULT OF THE ACCIDENT THE RULING WAS NOT AGAINST ME AS A DRIVER, HOWEVER, AN ATTORNEY WHO SPECIALIZED IN MANUFACTURED DEFECTS WAS A COMMUNICATION AFTER SEVERAL ATTORNEYS LISTENED TO THE CASE BUT DID NOT TAKE ON THE REPRESENTATION. ALSO AS A RESULT NOW 3 YEARS LATER, $35,000 BACK SURGERY, CONTINUED MEDICAL BILLS, PERM DISABLE PERMIT DUE TO INABILITY TO FUNCTION NORMALLY BEFORE ACCIDENT EXCRUCIATING PAIN DAY IN AND OUT. NO HELP NO CAR PERSONAL INSURANCE PAID EVERYTHING / GAP WHEN THE ATTORNEY TOOK CASE COULD NOT FIND THE TOTALED CAR? ....THERE HAS TO BE SOMETHING THAT CAN BE DONE ABOUT THAT. ONE ATTORNEY STATED THE COMPANY IS RESPONSIBLE, HOWEVER STATED IT IS A CASE THAT WOULD BE MAJOR. IS ONE'S DEBT AND PERSONAL LIABILITY AS A CITIZEN NOT IMPORTANT ENOUGH TO RECEIVE HELP TOWARDS THIS MATTER? I AM AFRAID I WILL LIVE IN AND SUFFER WITH THIS PAIN IN DEBT TIL DEATH! THIS IS A CASE THAT FALLS IN THE GRAY AREA IN THE LAND OF O WELL--- WHY SHOULDN'T THE DEALERSHIP BE RESPONSIBLE? WHY DID THE JUDGE THROW IT OUT OF COURT, TO BE AGAINST ME? WHY CANT I RECEIVE MEDICAL AND LOSS OF TIME AN WAGES FROM AN IMMEDIATE EMERGENCY SURGERY? PLEASE HELP ME I EMAILED THE ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE AND WAS INFORMED TO CONNECT WITH THIS LINE OF COMMUNICATION. PLEASE HELP...!!!! I HAVE TO WORK OR I WILL BE HOMELESS NOW WHAT? *TR

2007 POLICE PACKAGE DODGE CHARGER WAS INVOLVED IN A VEHICLE PURSUIT OF A SUSPECTED INTOXICATED DRIVER. AS CHARGER PROCEEDED THROUGH AN INTERSECTION, IT WAS INVOLVED IN A MULTI-VEHICLE COLLISION RESULTING IN A VEHICLE FIRE. *TR

ABOUT 40K MILES INTO OWNING THE CAR I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND MY CAR STALLED OUT. ONCE I PULLED OVER I WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE CAR BUT WITH A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT NOW APPEARING. THE CAR MADE IT THE REST OF MY DESTINATION BUT HAS NOT BEEN THE SAME SINCE. THAT WAS 5 YEARS AGO. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND OFF RANDOMLY. THERE APPEARS TO BE LITTLE POWER LEFT WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE. WHEN STEPPING ON THE GAS THE CAR RESPONDS BUT WILL IDLE DOWN AND FEEL CLOSE TO STALLING OUT EVEN WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE. I TOOK TO DODGE AND THEY REPLACED A PART THAT COST ME $800 TO FIX (INTAKE MANIFOLD TUNING VALVE). OF COURSE THIS DID NOT FIX THE ISSUE. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS OF FOR ABOUT A MONTH BEFORE IT CAME ON AGAIN. THEY DID NOT WANT TO HELP ME OUT. I WAS TOLD IT COULD BE ANOTHER $1200 IN REPAIRS. I DID NOT WANT TO SPEND THIS MUCH MONEY AS I DO NOT HAVE CONFIDENCE THAT THEY HAVE A RESOLUTION. THE CAR HAS NEVER PERFORMED ANY BETTER. I HAVE PUT LESS THAN 3K MILES/YEAR ON THE CAR FOR THE PREVIOUS TWO YEARS. I HAVE NO CONFIDENCE THAT MY CAR WOULD HAVE LASTED THIS LONG IF MY COMMUTE WAS LONGER OR STOP AND GO TRAFFIC WAS INVOLVED. I HAVE TO TAKE MY WIFE'S MUCH OLDER CAR WHEN I NEED TO MAKE LONGER COMMUTES. I AM VERY UNSATISFIED. *TR

WITHIN A YEAR OR SO OF FIRST PURCHASING THE CAR (2007) I NOTICED IT WOULD FEEL LIKE SOMEONE HIT ME FROM BEHIND AS I GOT OFF THE INTERSTATE AND WAS WAITING FOR A LIGHT. I HAVE SINCE LEARNED THIS WAS THE ENGINE "BUMPING" TO KEEP IT FROM STALLING. I WOULD EITHER GIVE IT GAS OR PUT IT IN NEUTRAL AND IT WOULD BE OK. WITHIN THE LAST YEAR THE CAR HAS ACTUALLY STALLED ON ME AT THE LIGHTS. I NOTICED THIS MOSTLY AFTER DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AT 70-75 MPH FOR MY 20 MIN DRIVE TO WORK AND AS I SLOWING DOWN TO GET OFF THE EXIT IT SEEMS TO "BUMP" AND NOW "STALL". I HAVE HAD THE CAR STALL THREE TIMES IN A ROW ON A SINGLE INSTANCE RECENTLY WITH THE THIRD TIME IT FINALLY CAUGHT AND DID NOT STALL, BUT I FEARED IT WOULD NOT START AT ALL. I HAVE HAD AN INSTANCE RECENTLY OF THE CAR STALLING WHILE AT LOW SPEEDS (10-20 MPH) AS I'M SLOWING DOWN. ALL OTHER TIMES WERE AT AN ACTUAL STOP. RECENTLY THE CAR STALLED AND IT TOOK 2 TIMES TO GET IT TO RESTART AND WHEN IT RESTARTED IT WOULD NOT IMMEDIATELY GO INTO GEAR, EVEN THOUGH THE CAR WAS IN "DRIVE". MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING FOR THIS TIME AND ALTHOUGH I AM PRIMARY DRIVER, HE HAS EXPERIENCED THE "BUMPS" OVER THE YEARS. IN THIS LAST INSTANCE THE CAR HAD BEEN ON A BACK ROAD AND WHILE STILL ONLY DRIVING ABOUT 20-30 MINS THE SPEED WAS NEVER HIGHER THAN 45-50 MPH. *TR

ON DODGE CHARGERS WITH POLICE PACKAGES, THE TRANSMISSION USES A COLUMN SHIFT. THE TRANSMISSION CABLE CAN POP OUT OF THE BRACKET UNDER THE STEERING COLUMN AND CAUSE AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION BECAUSE THE DRIVER THINKS THE VEHICLE IS IN PARK ACCORDING TO THE SHIFT LEVER AND PRNDL BUT THE VEHICLE CAN STILL ROLL BECAUSE THE TRANSMISSION IS NOT IN PARK

ON DODGE CHARGERS WITH POLICE PACKAGES, THE TRANSMISSION USES A COLUMN SHIFT. THE TRANSMISSION CABLE CAN POP OUT OF THE BRACKET UNDER THE STEERING COLUMN AND CAUSE AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION BECAUSE THE DRIVER THINKS THE VEHICLE IS IN PARK ACCORDING TO THE SHIFT LEVER AND PRNDL BUT THE VEHICLE CAN STILL ROLL BECAUSE THE TRANSMISSION IS NOT IN PARK

ON DODGE CHARGERS WITH POLICE PACKAGES, THE TRANSMISSION USES A COLUMN SHIFT. THE TRANSMISSION CABLE CAN POP OUT OF THE BRACKET UNDER THE STEERING COLUMN AND CAUSE AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION BECAUSE THE DRIVER THINKS THE VEHICLE IS IN PARK ACCORDING TO THE SHIFT LEVER AND PRNDL BUT THE VEHICLE CAN STILL ROLL BECAUSE THE TRANSMISSION IS NOT IN PARK.

ON DODGE CHARGERS WITH POLICE PACKAGES, THE TRANSMISSION USES A COLUMN SHIFT. THE TRANSMISSION CABLE CAN POP OUT OF THE BRACKET UNDER THE STEERING COLUMN AND CAUSE AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION BECAUSE THE DRIVER THINKS THE VEHICLE IS IN PARK ACCORDING TO THE SHIFT LEVER AND PRNDL BUT THE VEHICLE CAN STILL ROLL BECAUSE THE TRANSMISSION IS NOT IN PARK.

ON DODGE CHARGERS WITH POLICE PACKAGES, THE TRANSMISSION USES A COLUMN SHIFT. THE TRANSMISSION CABLE CAN POP OUT OF THE BRACKET UNDER THE STEERING COLUMN AND CAUSE AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION BECAUSE THE DRIVER THINKS THE VEHICLE IS IN PARK ACCORDING TO THE SHIFT LEVER AND PRNDL BUT THE VEHICLE CAN STILL ROLL BECAUSE THE TRANSMISSION IS NOT IN PARK.

I OWN A 2007 DODGE CHARGER SE I BOUGHT BRAND NEW 8/7/2007 AT 5,000 MILES I NOTICED A SQUEALING NOISE WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKES. I IMMEDIATELY WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP I WAS TOLD THAT THEY COULD NOT HEAR ANY NOISE FROM THE BRAKES AND THAT MAYBE IT WAS DIRT GETTING IN THE BRAKES. DEALERSHIP SAID THEY CLEANED THE BRAKES AND I SHOULD HAVE NO PROBLEMS. THE SAME DAY I STILL NOTICE THE SAME SQUEALING NOISE WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKES. I TOOK MY CAR IN FOR AN OIL CHANGE AT 6,000 MILES AND ALSO ADVISED THE DEALERSHIP OF THE BRAKE PROBLEM AGAIN. SERVICE PERSON SAID HE WOULD TEST DRIVE TO SEE IF HE COULD HEAR THE NOISE AND AGAIN HE COULD NOT HEAR THE NOISE. I WENT IN FOR MY 12,000 MILES OIL CHANGE DEALERSHIP DID AN INSPECTION OF THE CAR FOUND NOTHING WRONG WITH MY BRAKES AND STILL DID NOT HEAR THE NOISE. NOW AT 15,500 MILES WHILE DRIVING AT 10 MPH I TRIED TO MAKE A LEFT TURN AND DISCOVERED THE WHEEL LOCKED UP AND I COULD NOT MOVE THE WHEEL AT ALL AT FIRST I THOUGHT THE CAR HAD STALLED BUT THERE WAS NO LIGHTS CAME ON THE DASHBOARD TO INDICATE THAT SO I STOPPED MY CAR AND PUT IN PARK AND TURNED IT OFF AND RESTARTED IT AND THE WHEN RELEASED AND I WAS ABLE TO TURN THE WHEEL AGAIN. WELL 5 DAYS LATER THE SAME THING HAPPENED TO ME AGAIN THIS TIME I WAS DRIVING 45 MPH AND WAS TRYING TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN AND AS I WAS SLOWING DOWN AND ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN ONCE AGAIN THE WHEEL IS LOCKED UP. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP YESTERDAY AND I WAS ADVISED AFTER LEAVING MY CAR THERE FROM 8AM UNTIL 3:30 PM I WAS ADVISED BY THE SERVICE PERSON THAT THEY COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM AND I AM TERRIFIED TO DRIVE THIS CAR. WHAT HAPPENS IF I AM ON THE HIGHWAY GOING 65 MPH AND NEED TO TURN SUDDENLY AND THE WHEEL LOCKS UP I COULD BE KILLED OR HURT OR HURT SOMEONE ELSE ON THE ROAD MY CAR IS STILL AT THE DEALERSHIP FOR THE SERVICE MANAGER TO SEE IF HE CAN SEE IF THE PROBLEM WITH THE WHEEL WILL OCCUR WHILE HE IS DRIVING. *TR

I WAS USING THE SCISSOR JACK ON MY 2007 DODGE CHARGER TO PLACE MY CAR ON JACK STANDS IN ORDER TO CHANGE THE OIL. AS I WAS REMOVING THE JACK STANDS, THE SCISSOR JACK FAILED WHILE THE CAR WAS RAISED FAR ENOUGH TO REMOVE THE JACK STAND. HAD I NOT USE JACK STANDS I CERTAINLY WOULD HAVE BEEN CRUSHED. I KNOW THAT MANY FOLKS DO NO EMPLOY JACK STANDS WHILE WORKING ON THEIR CARS AND THIS EQUIPMENT DEFECT CERTAINLY HAS THE POTENTIAL TO KILL SOMEBODY.*TR

PARKED CAR IN DRIVEWAY, SET HAND BRAKE AND IT FAILED. WAS TOLD BY DEALERSHIP AND DODGE CUSTOMER SERVICE THAT IT IS A "PERIODIC ADJUSTMENT" THAT MUST BE MADE TO THE HAND BRAKE. WE WERE NOT INFORMED OF THE NEED FOR A "PERIODIC ADJUSTMENT" AT TIME OF PURCHASE, AND IT IS NOT POST ANYWHERE IN THE *TR. ADJUSTMENT COST OUT OF OUR POCKET. CAR ONE YEAR OLD.

REVERSE WENT OUT IN TRANSMISSION. THERE WAS NO WARNING OF ANY SORT. HAD NO IDEA THAT I EVEN HAD ANY PROBLEMS. TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP TO BE REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY. WAS WITHOUT MY VEHICLE FOR ALMOST A MONTH WHILE STILL HAVING TO MAKE PAYMENTS AND FIND ANOTHER WAY OF GETTING AROUND.VEHICLE WAS JUST OVER A YEAR OLD. GOT THE VEHICLE BACK AND THE REVERSE WENT OUT IN THE TRANSMISSION AGAIN AS WELL AS THE REAR MAIN SEAL LEAKING. TOOK VEHICLE BACK TO DEALERSHIP FOR MORE REPAIRS AND WAS WITHOUT MY VEHICLE AGAIN FOR ALMOST A MONTH. NOW, THE MOTOR IS KNOCKING AND SKIPPING AND VEHICLE HAS LESS THAN 95,000 MILES. THESE CARS ARE LEMONS AND I DON'T KNOW HOW CHRYSLER CORPORATION IS GETTING AWAY WITH THIS AND I SURE DO NOT RECOMMEND ANYONE BUYING A DODGE. WISH I HAD NEVER BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE AND SOMEBODY NEEDS TO STEP UP TO THE PLATE AND MAKE IT RIGHT. SAD PART IS I AM STUCK WITH A VEHICLE THAT IS GOING TO NEED MAJOR ENGINE REPAIRS OR ENGINE REPLACE AND I STILL OWE ON THE VEHICLE AND OF COURSE THERE IS NO WARRANTY LEFT. *TR

THIS IS THE 3RD TIME THIS HAS HAPPEN AND I HAVE 12,000 MILES ON MY 07 DODGE CHARGER. I LOVE MY CAR BUT I AM TERRIFIED THAT SOMETHING BAD MAY HAPPEN TO ME WHILE DRIVING IT BECAUSE WHEN DRIVING 60 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY MY SPEEDOMETER DROPS TO "ZERO" THEN BACK TO NORMAL SPEED.... THE CAR HAS ONLY JERKED 1X WHEN THIS HAS HAPPENED AND OTHER TIMES THERE IS NO CHANGE. THE FIRST TIME THE DEALERSHIP FOUND THERE WAS A FAULTY COMPUTER AND HAD TO REPLACE IT. I TOLD THEM ON THAT FIRST VISIT THAT THERE WAS VERY LOUD KNOCKING ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE FRONT OF THE CAR ALSO AT THIS TIME. THE SECOND TIME THEY TRIED UPDATING THE SOFT WEAR AND NOW THEY ARE WORKING ON IT YET AGAIN!!!! I AM SO AFRAID OF THIS THING GIVING OUT ON ME ON THE BUSY HIGHWAY. *TR

ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO SLUDGE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CHARGER. WHEN THE CONTACT STARTED THE VEHICLE, HE HEARD A LOUD RATTLING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, HE DID NOT SEE ANY WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND STATED THAT THE NOISE WAS A NORMAL CHARACTERISTIC. IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE INSPECTION, THE FAILURE RESURFACED. A REMEDY HAS NOT YET BEEN PROVIDED TO RESOLVE THE NOISE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 32,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 34,616. UPDATED 03-04-09 *BF THE DEALER REPLACED ALL OF THE VALVE ROCKERS AND PINS. UPDATED 03/05/09. *JB

KEEP HAVING PROBLEMS WITH BRAKES ON 2007 CHARGER. THE DEALER HAVE WORKED ON THEM AND STILL HAVING PROBLEMS. AROUND MARCH CAR WAS LEAKING TRANSMISSION FLUID AND NOW CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON AND WILL NOT GO OUT PLEASE HELP ME. *TR

ALLOY WHEELS ( 17 INCH ) WITH CHROME CENTER CAP ( RAM EMBLEM ) ARE EXPERIENCING PITTING AND CORROSION AROUND CENTER HUB. THIS HAS EATEN AWAY THE CLEAR COAT ON THE ALLOY WHEELS. ALTHOUGH THIS IS NOT A SAFETY CONCERN AT THE MOMENT, IT REDUCES THE VEHICLES VALUE ( TRADE IN ). CHRYSLER ENGINEERS NEED TO REDESIGN THIS SO THAT CORROSION DOES NOT TAKE PLACE. SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED TO ANOTHER OWNER'S VEHICLE ( DODGE INTREPID 1993 ). CHRYSLER NEEDS TO MAKE IT RIGHT BY REFINISHING ALLOY WHEELS. *TR

WHILE DRIVING MY 2007 DODGE CHARGER MY CELL PHONE CHARGER CAUGHT ON FIRE IN MY CONSOLE. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THAT THIS WAS NOT WARRANTIED. I HAD TO PAY $1,000 OUT OF POCKET. THIS FIRE WAS NOT PUT THERE BY ME. I DID NOT START THE FIRE. WE HAD TO PULL FUSE OUT OF OUTLET BECAUSE THE FIRE CONTINUED BLAZING. I THINK THIS IS A FACTORY DEFECT. I HAVE A KAWASAKI DEALERSHIP AND IF THIS WOULD HAVE HAPPENED ON OUR UNIT,. KMC WOULD HAVE COVERED IT. HOW CAN DODGE EXPECT ME TO BUY EXTENDED WARRANTY WHEN BASIC DID NOT COVER MY OUTLET CATCHING ON FIRE. MY CELL PHONE WAS BEING CHARGED WHEN THE FIRE STARTED. *TR

2007 DODGE CHARGER R/T AWD, BRAKE SQUEALING AND UNACCEPTABLE ROTOR WEAR SINCE 9000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. THE DEALERSHIP JUST TELLS ME IT'S FROM THE HEAT, AND THERE IS NOTHING THAT CAN BE DONE. THEY RESURFACED ROTORS AT 20K MILES AND IT WENT AWAY FOR A MONTH OR SO. IT HAPPENS AROUND 130 TIMES PER 140 MILE COMMUTE. ( AT LEAST). I HAVE BEEN IN SITUATIONS WHERE MY BRAKES FEEL LIKE THEY ARE NOT GOING TO STOP MY VEHICLE AT ALL. THERE IS A SERIOUS DEFECT IN THESE BRAKE SYSTEMS, I KNOW THAT I AM DEFINITELY NOT THE ONLY ONE TO COMPLAIN. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CHARGER. WHEN SHE APPLIED THE BRAKES THERE WAS A VERY LOUD NOISE IN THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE BRAKES ARE FUNCTIONING NORMALLY. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FRONT END WAS OUT OF LINE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR. THE DEALER LATER STATED THAT TIRES CAUSED THE FAILURE; HOWEVER, A TIRE FACILITY CONFIRMED THAT THE TIRES WERE NOT RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO REPAIR OR SUCCESSFULLY DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. A SECOND DEALER STATED THAT THE BALL BEARINGS COULD BE RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE IS A MANUFACTURERS DEFECT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 18,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 37,262.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM DOES NOT BLOW COOL AIR. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER NINE TIMES FOR THIS FAILURE AND THEY INSTALLED A NEW COMPRESSOR AND MADE SOME OTHER REPAIRS, BUT THE FAILURE STILL PERSISTS. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 32,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 22,000. UPDATED 09/24/08 *BF THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION. UPDATED 09/26/08. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER THE BRAKES LOCKED. THE CONTACT NOTICE A RECALL REGARDING THE SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC: ANTILOCK: CONTROL UNIT, MODULE BUT THE MANUFACTURER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VIN DID NOT APPLY TO THE RECALL. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED SINCE THE VEHICLE HAS EXPERIENCED THE IDENTICAL FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 44,000.

2007 DODGE CHARGER WITH SEVERAL PROBLEMS. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE VEHICLE SHAKES VERY HARD WHILE STOPPED AT A LIGHT OR PARKING, AND THE SPEEDOMETER DROPS WHILE DRIVING NOT SHOWING THE ACCURATE SPEED. *KB THE VEHICLE HAS ALSO STALLED TWICE. THE DEALER REPLACED SEVERAL COMPONENTS IN THE VEHICLE, HOWEVER THE PROBLEM CONTINUED. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SHIFT LEVER BECAME STUCK IN THE PARK POSITION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 99,600.

THIS HAS BEEN AN ON GOING PROBLEM WITH MY CAR SINCE I BOUGHT IT JANUARY 2008 I HAVE ALL PAPER WORK ON THE CAR. THIS MONTH ALONE FEBRUARY 20, 2009 IT HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP THREE TIMES ALREADY. IT HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP FOR TIRE RIMS, KEY NOT WORKING, ENGINE LIGHT COMING ON ALL THE TIME, STEREO, SPEAKERS, HAD ANOTHER LIGHT COME ON AND I HAD TO TOW IT MYSELF. THIS IS A 2007 DODGE CHARGER V6. I NEED SOME HELP ON WHAT TO DO, I DRIVE MY CHILDREN AND GRAND CHILDREN IN THIS CAR AND I'M SCARED THAT I WILL BE STRANDED SOME PLACE, YOU DON'T KNOW IF THE CAR IS GOING TO ACT UP OR NOT EACH DAY I PAY ALOT OF MONEY TO HAVE AND DRIVE THIS CAR AND I DO NOT FEEL SAFE. *TR

DRIVER STATES WHILE MERGING ON TO HIGHWAY INTO TRAFFIC AND HITTING A SLIPPERY SPOT THE (TCS) TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM ENGAGED AS NORMAL (THROTTLE WAS CUT BACK TO IDLE). HOWEVER, ONCE TRACTION WAS REGAINED THE TCS FAILED TO DISENGAGE. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE PULLED TO SIDE OF ROADWAY AND SHUT OFF. ONCE RESTARTED THE VEHICLE RETURNED TO NORMAL OPERATION. THIS HAPPENED TWICE TO DATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, HOWEVER THE DEALER REPORTED THAT THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT OPERATE IN THE REVERSE POSITION. WHEN THE GEAR SHIFTER WAS PLACED INTO REVERSE, THE VEHICLE WOULD JERK RAPIDLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. ON A SEPARATE OCCASION, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESPOND COMPLETELY WHEN IT WAS SHIFTED INTO REVERSE. THE VEHICLE CURRENTLY DOES NOT OPERATE IN REVERSE AT ALL. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE LESS THAN 41,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CHARGER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO SLIP FROM DRIVE INTO NEUTRAL GEAR. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE DRIVING; HOWEVER, THE TRANSMISSION FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR INTERMITTENTLY. ON A SEPARATE OCCASION WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED THE GEAR SELECTOR WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF THE "PARK" POSITION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO THE GEAR SHIFTER; HOWEVER, THE GEAR SHIFTER WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE EXTENDED SERVICE WARRANTY. THE VEHICLE WAS BEING REPAIRED WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 38,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CHARGER. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 10-40 MPH, THE ENGINE SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER A TOTAL OF SIX TIMES FOR THIS FAILURE. THE DEALER REPLACED ALL THE COILS FOR EACH CYLINDER, WHICH TEMPORARILY REPAIRED THE FAILURE. FIVE MONTHS LATER, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHUT OFF AGAIN. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER AND THEY INSTALLED A CO-PILOT TO MONITOR WHAT HAPPENS IN THE VEHICLE. THE CO-PILOT REGISTERED AN ISSUE, BUT THE DEALER COULD NOT LOCATE THE FAILURE WITH THE VEHICLE. CURRENTLY, THE VEHICLE IS AT THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS. THE CONTACT FEELS THAT THE VEHICLE IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE BECAUSE IT SHUT OFFS WITHOUT WARNING, WHICH COULD CAUSE A CRASH. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 5,600 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,000.

HAVE TO REPLACE BRAKE ROTOR ON 2007 DODGE CHARGER WITH HEMI. THE ROTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED APPRO 2 MONTHS AGO AND NEED REPLACE AGAIN. THIS A POLICE PACKAGE VEHICLE. THERE HAS BEEN A PROBLEM WITH ANOTHER DEPARTMENT THAT HAS OR IS GOING TO REPLACE ROTORS ON THERE VEHICLE. *TR

THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT BELT WAS LOCKED INTO THE BUCKLE AND WOULD NOT RELEASE THEN LOCKING CLIP. PASSENGER WAS TRAPPED IN THE VEHICLE BECAUSE OF THE SEAT BELT. COULD NOT TAKE IT DIRECTLY TO DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THEM HELP RELEASE IT. IT WAS AFTER HOURS AND COULD NOT WAIT UNTIL THE NEXT MORNING WHEN THEY OPEN. I HAD TO CUT THE BELT TO RELEASE THE PASSENGER. LUCKILY I AM A POLICE OFFICER AND HAD A SEAT BELT CUTTER. THE VEHICLE IS A 2007 DODGE CHARGER POLICE PACKAGE. IF THERE HAD BEEN AN ACCIDENT WITH A FIRE, THE PASSENGER WOULD HAVE BEEN TRAPPED A DIED. TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP THE NEXT MORNING. THEY STATED THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO BECAUSE THERE IS NO WARRANTY FOR SEAT BELTS AND IT WOULD COST ME $456.00 TO HAVE IT FIXED. *TR

SHIFTER MADE OF PLASTIC AND BREAKS HAVE HAD 3 SHIFTERS PUT IN WIFE'S 2007 CHARGER I WON'T BE PURCHASING ANY OTHER DODGE OR CHRYSLER. *TR

2007 DODGE CHARGER, CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE IS 40813, ENGINE FAILURE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CHARGER. WHEN DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE IN THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THEY COULDN'T HEAR ANY NOISE AND THAT THE BRAKE PADS WERE NOT DEFECTIVE. A SECOND DIAGNOSIS WAS OBTAINED FROM ANOTHER MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE FRONT BRAKE ROTORS WERE WARPED AND THE TIE RODS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. AN AUTHORIZED DEALER REPLACED THE TIE RODS. THE CONTACT IS CONCERNED THAT A NEW VEHICLE HAS EXPERIENCED MULTIPLE FAILURES. SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED THE FAILURE HAS NOT RECURRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 37,000.

2007 DODGE CHARGER DRIVING WITHOUT ANY PROBLEMS PUT IN PARK ENGINE STILL RUNNING WENT TO REVERSE AND WILL NOT CHANGE GEARS...I SEE THERE ARE NUMEROUS REPORTS OF THIS. IT DOES NOT TAKE A ROCKET SCIENTISTS TO FIGURE THIS ONE OUT. RECALL. *TR

FAILURE OF THE ANTILOCK BRAKES AND POWER STEERING RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT WHERE ANOTHER VEHICLE GOT HIT FROM BEHIND. THE GAUGE CLUSTER DIED UPON IMPACT. THIS WAS A RENTAL CAR FROM ENTERPRISE AND THE CUSTOMER BEFORE HAD JUST TURNED IN THE VEHICLE BECAUSE SHE WAS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES AND STEERING. ENTERPRISE REFUSED TO DOCUMENT THE INCIDENT AS PER THAT CUSTOMER AND THEN PROCEEDED TO GIVE THE VEHICLE TO MY SON FIVE MINUTES LATER. THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN RECALLED FOR ABS CONTROL MODULE SOFTWARE ISSUES THAT MAY CAUSE REAR BRAKES TO LOCK UP. CHRYSLER SAYS THAT NOT THIS VIN NUMBER. *TR

POOR BRAKE PERFORMANCE - BRAKES MAKING NOISE DURING LIGHT BRAKING. FIRST REPORTED 10,088 MILES. ROTORS TURNED AND PADS CLEANED. NOW 10,500 MILES AND SAME PROBLEM. *JB

I HAVE HAD MY CAR FOR 4 MONTHS NOW AND HAVE ALREADY HAD THE ROTORS CUT AND THE PADS REPLACED. THE SQUEALING WAS MORE THAN A NUISANCE AND THE ROTORS WOULD OVERHEAT AND WARP. I HAD THIS WORK DONE AT 8200 MILES. I NOW HAVE 9800 MILES AND THE PADS ARE ALREADY MAKING NOISE AND THE ROTORS OVERHEAT AFTER SEMI HARD BRAKING. *JB

I PURCHASED A 2006 DODGE CHARGER DAYTONA OVER THREE MONTHS AGO. I TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER FOR ITS FIRST OIL CHANGE. SINCE THE DAY I PURCHASED IT WITH 70 MILES ON IT, THE BRAKES HAVE SQUEALED BADLY. I TOLD THE DEALER ABOUT IT AND THEY WERE GOING TO CHECK IT OUT. THEY CALLED ME TO SAY THAT THEY COULD NOT HEAR ANY NOISE, BUT IF THERE WAS A SQUEAL IT IS TYPICAL ON ALL CHARGER DAYTONA'S. IT IS SOMETHING I JUST HAVE TO LIVE WITH. WHEN I PICKED UP THE CAR I DROVE IT 100 FEET AND APPLIED THE BRAKES. A LOUD SQUEAL CAME FROM THE BRAKES, BUT THEY STILL REFUSE TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. WHY IS THIS? WHY DON'T THEY DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT? *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CHARGER R/T. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65MPH OVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD THE VEHICLES EXHAUST PIPES DROPPED DOWN. THE EXHAUST PIPE IS NOW MAKING CONTACT WITH THE PAVEMENT AND THE CONTACT IS AFRAID THE FUMES WILL START RELEASING INTO THE VEHICLE. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ILLUMINATED FREQUENTLY. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE CONTACT WAS AT FAULT. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE COST TO REPLACE THE EXHAUST PIPES WILL BE $1,500. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 9,800 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,000.