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2012 Dodge CHALLENGER problems and owner complaints

Explore the records behind recurring owner reports.

Key facts

253 owner complaints analyzed

6 distinct recall campaigns

53,000 mi median reported failure mileage

Scope: 2012 model year. Data updated: . 189 complaints include usable failure mileage. View data status.

Owner-reported patterns

Most common problems

Electrical System is the most frequently named component, appearing in 131 of 253 complaints (51.8%). A complaint can name multiple components.

Recurring terms in complaint narratives
TopicMatching reportsShare of complaints
Electrical and battery issues11545.5%
Braking behavior3212.6%
Steering behavior3212.6%
Engine operation2911.5%
Transmission and shifting124.7%
Fuel system concerns10.4%

Topic matches use published keyword rules. They describe mentions, including negations or comparisons, and do not confirm a diagnosis. Read the matching rules.

Component breakdown

Number of unique complaints naming each component. Top eight shown.

Electrical System
131
Air Bags
47
Engine
25
Unknown Or Other
20
Steering
19
Power Train
17
Service Brakes
9
Seat Belts
8
Component breakdown data
CategoryCount
Electrical System131
Air Bags47
Engine25
Unknown Or Other20
Steering19
Power Train17
Service Brakes9
Seat Belts8

Electrical System: 131; Air Bags: 47; Engine: 25; Unknown Or Other: 20; Steering: 19; Power Train: 17; Service Brakes: 9; Seat Belts: 8

Reported problems by failure mileage

Complaint counts in mileage bands. These are not failure rates per vehicle or mile.

Under 25,000
34
25,000 to 49,999
48
50,000 to 74,999
54
75,000 to 99,999
19
100,000 to 149,999
25
150,000 and above
9
Reported problems by failure mileage data
CategoryCount
Under 25,00034
25,000 to 49,99948
50,000 to 74,99954
75,000 to 99,99919
100,000 to 149,99925
150,000 and above9

Under 25,000: 34; 25,000 to 49,999: 48; 50,000 to 74,999: 54; 75,000 to 99,999: 19; 100,000 to 149,999: 25; 150,000 and above: 9

50,000 to 74,999 miles has the most reports with usable mileage (54). 64 complaints have missing, zero or invalid mileage.

Complaints over time

Year the complaint was filed, not the vehicle model year or incident year. The snapshot year is partial.

2011
1
2012
10
2013
12
2014
35
2015
46
2016
27
2017
40
2018
29
2019
26
2020
11
2021
5
2022
2
2023
1
2024
4
2025
2
2026
2
Complaints over time data
CategoryCount
20111
201210
201312
201435
201546
201627
201740
201829
201926
202011
20215
20222
20231
20244
20252
20262

2011: 1; 2012: 10; 2013: 12; 2014: 35; 2015: 46; 2016: 27; 2017: 40; 2018: 29; 2019: 26; 2020: 11; 2021: 5; 2022: 2; 2023: 1; 2024: 4; 2025: 2; 2026: 2

Pattern summary

Electrical System leads the component reports. Electrical and battery issues appears in 115 complaint narratives. Braking behavior appears in 32 complaint narratives. Steering behavior appears in 32 complaint narratives. Use these patterns to inspect individual reports and prepare questions for a mechanic.

Calculated from recorded counts. An AI narrative has not been published for this selection.

Complaint evidence

Examples provide context, not a representative sample or a verified diagnosis.

Owner report 10458059 · 2012-05-10 (May 10, 2012)

I WAS REARENDED, (AT 4200 MILES ON MY NEW VEHICLE), WHILE AT A DEAD STOP FOR A TRAFFIC LIGHT BY A FORD F250 PICKUP TRUCK TRAVELING AT 45 MPH PULLING A UTILITY TRAILER HAULING APPROXIMATELY 6000 - 7000 POUNDS WHICH HIT MY 2012 DODGE CHALLENGER IN THE RIGHT REAREND PUSHING ME INTO THE BACK END OF A NISSAN ALTIMA, AND NOT ONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED IN MY CHALLENGER. I HAD A PRIOR PROBLEM WITH THE CHALLENGER AT APPROXIMATELY 2300 MILES ON THE VEHICLE WHERE THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND HAD THE VEHICLE SERVICED AT THE DEALER TO FIX THE PRO…

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Owner report 10481128 · 2012-10-19 (October 19, 2012)

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE CHALLENGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE BRAKES WERE DEPRESSED, THE HEADLIGHTS AND INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS WOULD FLICKER FROM DIM TO MAXIMUM ILLUMINATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES FOR THE FAILURE. THE ALTERNATOR AND BATTERY WERE REPLACED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 4,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 5,028. ....UPDATED 12/20/12 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THIS ALSO HAPPENED WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL. …

Owner-reported narrative. 4,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10481128 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10487955 · 2012-12-11 (December 11, 2012)

2012 DODGE CHALLENGER GOING 10 MPH IN PARKING LOT, TURNING RIGHT INTO PARKING SPACE, CAR ACCELERATED BY ITSELF, AND STUCK ITSELF AT FULL THROTTLE SPEED, BRAKES FAILED, POWER STEERING FAILED. CAR HIT AND WENT UP ON CONCRETE BARRIER. BOUNCED BACK, STALLED. *TR

Owner-reported narrative. 3,200 miles reported. Look up ODI 10487955 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10456526 · 2012-04-26 (April 26, 2012)

THE COMPONENTS CAUSING ISSUE ARE SUSPENSION AND STEERING COMPONENTS, SUCH AS THE STRUTS, STRUT PLATES, CONTROL ARM, BUSHINGS AND TIE ROD ENDS, THE AXLES, REAR SUSPENSION ARMS, AND THE U-JOINT CONNECTORS FOR THE DRIVE SHAFT, PHOTOGRAPHS HAVE BEEN TAKEN BY CRISWELL DODGE IN GAITHERSBURG, MD. *TR

Owner-reported narrative. 12 miles reported. Look up ODI 10456526 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10470069 · 2012-08-10 (August 10, 2012)

AT SLOW SPEED I CAN HEAR A WINDING NOISE, (NOISE SOUNDS LIKE POWERING STEERING FLUID IS LOW, EVEN THOUGH IT IS FULL AND NO LEAKS). YOU CAN HEAR THE NOISE AT LOW SPEED FOR EXAMPLE BACKING UP AND TURNING THE WHEEL (EVEN IF THE WHEEL IS ONLY TURNED A QUARTER OF A TURN) OR WHEN YOU HAVE TO TURN IN TO A DRIVEWAY. *TR

Owner-reported narrative. 3,200 miles reported. Look up ODI 10470069 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10631581 · 2014-09-08 (September 8, 2014)

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE CHALLENGER. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, ALL OF THE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE ALTERNATOR AND THE BATTERY FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,200.

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Owner report 10443598 · 2012-01-12 (January 12, 2012)

SKIP SHIFT. THIS FEATURE IS ALREADY THE CAUSE OF SEVERAL NEAR MISSES OF ME BEING REAR-ENDED BECAUSE FROM A STOP, I AM UNEXPECTEDLY PREVENTED FROM SHIFTING FROM FIRST INTO 2ND GEAR TO MAINTAIN EXPECTED ACCELERATION IN TRAFFIC. I REALIZE WHAT THE SKIP SHIFT IS INTENDED FOR BUT IN THE REAL WORLD OF TRAFFIC, THE SKIP SHIFT FEATURE IS INHERENTLY DANGEROUS AND IS A SAFETY ISSUE. WHEN EVER ANYONE IS BEHIND ME AT A STOP OR AT A LEFT OR RIGHT TURN, WHEN ITS TIME TO GO, THE SKIP SHIFT FEATURE PUTS ME AT RISK OF BEING REAR ENDED EVERY TIME IT ENGAGES. …

Owner-reported narrative. 50 miles reported. Look up ODI 10443598 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10480681 · 2012-10-16 (October 16, 2012)

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE CHALLENGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SHIFT INTO SECOND GEAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER DRIVING THE VEHICLE FOR A DISTANCE AND STOP FOR A PERIOD OF TIME THE VEHICLE WOULD EXPERIENCE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 6,000.

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Owner report 11101764 · 2018-06-13 (June 13, 2018)

FUEL LEAK: AUXILIARY FUEL PUMP LEAKS WHEN OVER 14 GALLONS IN TANK. CAUSING FIRE TO ROAD, NOT VEHICLE. 62,000 MI WHEN LEAK WAS IDENTIFIED. *DT CONSUMER STATED SAW CRACKS IN THE FIBERGLASS, A TIRE BLOWOUT, WIRE WAS EXPOSED. UPDATED 12/6/18*JB

Owner-reported narrative. 62,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 11101764 at NHTSA ↗

Explore the data

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Inspect model-year patterns, reported mileage, monthly activity and the evidence behind each signal.

Data completeness

253 unique complaints in this selection. Analysis snapshot: 2026-10-01.

74.7%Usable mileage189 / 253 records
100.0%Valid incident date253 / 253 records
100.0%Valid filing date253 / 253 records
100.0%Ordered incident and filing dates253 / 253 records

Missing, zero and invalid mileage is excluded. Dates after the snapshot are excluded. Examples are limited selections, not a representative sample.

Problems by model year

Model-wide comparison of the eight most reported components across the model. Cells show counts and shares within each model year. Open a cell for source examples.

Component complaint heatmap
Component200920102011201220132014201520162017201820192020202120222023
Electrical System
2115.8%
ODI 10281237

ON 2009 CHALLENGER R/T WITH PUSH BUTTON "GO" IGNITION. MESSAGE CENTER SHOWED "NO FOB DETECTED WHEN ATTEMPTING TO START VEHICLE. ATTEMPTS TO START WERE MADE APPROXIMATELY TWENTY TIMES. CAR WOULD START WHEN USING THE REMOTE START BUT YOU MUST PRESS THE "GO: BUTTON IN CAR BEFORE IT CAN BE DRIVEN. THERE WAS NO SAFETY ISSUE PER SE BUT I WAS LEFT STRANDED. CAR HAS LESS THAN 3K MILES. *TR

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6521.7%
ODI 10311535 · 1,250 mi

ALL HEATER, AC AND REAR DEFROSTER NOT WORKING INCLUDING ALL LIGHTS IN DIALS, CAR BLOWS ONLY HOT AIR INCLUDING WHEN FAN IS OFF. *TR

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9448.7%
ODI 10408578 · 290 mi

I DRIVE A 2011 DODGE CHALLENGER SRT-8. IT HAS ONLY 300 MILES ON IT. I WAS DRIVING IT OFF THE HIGHWAY AND WAS MAKING A RIGHT TURN OFF THE EXIT. SUDDENLY THE VEHICLES ENGINE AND ELECTRICAL POWER ALL SHUTDOWN. LUCKILY THE CAR BEHIND ME SWERVED OUT OF THE WAY OR WE BOTH SURELY WOULD OF DIED. I COULD NOT EVEN PULL OVER. ONCE I PUT IT IN PARK I WAS ABLE TO RESTART IT. I CHECKED ONLINE AND SEVERAL WEBSITES LIST THIS VERY SAME COMPLAINT. THE DEALER SAID THEY ARE "UNAWARE" OF THE ISSUE AND CAN DO NOTHING ABOUT IT. DODGE DOES NOT EVEN ACKNOWLEDGE THIS IS…

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13151.8%
ODI 10437442

THE CHALLENGER SRT8 IS NOT EQUIPPED WITH A DASH ILLUMINATION SYSTEM, WHICH COMES ON, DURING NORMAL DAYTIME DRIVING. THE INSTRUMENTS (SPEEDOMETER, TACHOMETER) ARE ONLY ILLUMINATED DURING OPERATION OF THE PARKING OR HEADLAMPS FUNCTION. THE GAUGES ARE SOMEWHAT RECESSED AND ARE ONLY PARTIALLY VISIBLE DURING DAYTIME DRIVING CONDITIONS. FURTHER, WHEN TURNING ON THE HEADLAMPS, DURING DAYTIME OPERATION, THE AMOUNT OF ILLUMINATION AVAILABLE, WITH THE ADJUSTMENT AT MAXIMUM BRIGHTNESS, IS STILL AT A MINIMUM VALUE. THIS PRESENTS AN OBVIOUS SAFETY ISSUE A…

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10257.0%
ODI 10504181 · 450 mi

I RECEIVED A CALL FROM THE CAR DEALER (DARCARS CHRYSLER JEEP OF ROCKVILLE, MD) THAT I PURCHASED MY VEHICLE FROM ON 19 MARCH 2013. I WAS TOLD THAT MY CAR WAS RECALLED FOR A SAFETY ISSUE. THE PROBLEM IS THE ENGINE STARTER POSITIVE TERMINAL ON MY VEHICLE COULD SHORT TO GROUND AND CAUSE AN ELECTRICAL FIRE. AN ELECTRICAL FIRE COULD OCCUR AT ANY TIME REGARDLESS WHETHER THE VEHICLE IS RUNNING OR IS IN THE KEY OFF POSITION. AS OF 22 MARCH 2013, THERE IS NO FIX ISSUED BY THE MANUFACTURER. FURTHERMORE, THEY (THE DEALERSHIP) CAN NOT GIVE ME A DATE WH…

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6140.9%
ODI 10617024 · 3,000 mi

THE VEHICLE STALLS WHILE DRIVING,PULLS RIGHT,SATELLITE RADIO GOES OUT.IT HAS HAD A TIPM AND TWO COMPUTERS IN ADDITION TO TWO WIRING REPAIRS ALONG WITH GAS IN THE OIL.THERE HAS BEEN FOUR OIL CHANGES IN LESS THAN 3 MONTHS ALONG WITH FOUR TIRE ROTATIONS.THE CAR HAS BEEN IN THE DEALERSHIPS FOR OVER THIRTY FIVE DAYS AND OUT OF SERVICE FOR OVER SIXTY DAYS FROM FEBRUARY 2014 TO IN THE SHOP AT PRESENT JULY 28TH 2014.I HAVE BEEN LIED TO .ASSULTED AND LEFT IN UNSAFE CONDITIONS ALONG THE HIGHWAY IN 110 DEGREE TEMPS. LEFT WITHOUT TRANSPORTATION AND I AN …

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2519.8%
ODI 10732362 · 3,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 DODGE CHALLENGER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE FORWARD COLLISION WARNING FEATURE FAILED TO PROVIDE A WARNING UPON APPROACHING ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,000. UPDATED 09/08/15*LJ UPDATED 11/07/2017*CN

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1519.2%
ODI 10916381 · 2,500 mi

MY 17 YEAR OLD SON'S 2016 DODGE CHALLENGER TURNS OFF WHILE CAR IS BEING DRIVEN. THE IGNITION SWITCH USUALLY GOES TO ACC (SOMETIMES RUN). ALSO, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKS UP, THE HEADLIGHTS GO OUT, BRAKING IS DIFFICULT, HEATING/COOLING TURN OFF, AND ACCORDING TO THE MANUAL THE AIRBAGS BECOME INACTIVE IN ACC. MY SON HAS NEARLY HIT A TREE AND HE HAS CROSSED LANES INTO THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL HAS LOCKED. THE PROBLEM STARTED HAPPENING AT ABOUT 2500 MILES 04/2016. IT HAS HAPPENED FROM10 MPH TO 70 MPH. IT HAS HAPPENED 15 O…

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1632.7%
ODI 11176201

WHEN DRIVING MY CAR SAYS SERVICE ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL THEN MY POWER STEERING GOES OUT MAKING IT VERY HARD TO DRIVE IT IS UNSAFE PLEASE HELP

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2736.0%
ODI 11072242 · 4,100 mi

THE UCONNECT RADIO SYSTEM IS NOT WORKING IN THE CARS. AS SUCH, THE SYSTEM REBOOTS THE RADIO EVERY 30 SECONDS. THE RADIO CONTROLS THE BACKUP CAMERA AMONG OTHER THINGS. SINCE IT CONTINUOUSLY REBOOTS EVERY THIRTY SECONDS, THE BACKUP CAMERA FAILS AND YOU.CANNOT SEE PEOPLE BEHIND YOU. THE POTENTIAL FOR HITTING PEDESTRIANS IS HORRIBLE. PEOPLE COULD BE KILLED BY THIS. DODGE KNOWS ABOUT AND DOESN'T KNOW WHEN IT WILL BE FIXED.

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1728.8%
ODI 11298999 · 5,750 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2019 DODGE CHALLENGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN REVERSING HIS VEHICLE TO PARK, IT JOLTED BACKWARDS. THE SERVICE SHIFTER, SERVICE TRANSMISSION, SERVICE ENGINE, AND THE PARK CAR AND TURN OFF THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE GEARS WERE STUCK IN THE PARK POSITION AND THE ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING. THE DEALER BRAVO CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM OF ALHAMBRA LOCATED AT 1100 W MAIN ST, ALHAMBRA, CA 9180[phone removed] REFUSED TO HELP TOW THE VEHICLE. TWO DAYS LATER THE DEALER CALLED BACK AND ASKED THE CONTACT TO PICK UP TH…

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735.0%
ODI 11372344 · 25 mi

THE SCREEN FOR THE STEREO CONTINUOUSLY FLASHES LIKE IT IS SHORTING AND THE TOGGLE BUTTONS CONTINUOUSLY FREEZE. WHEN TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER, THEY SAID THERE IS NO ISSUE THAT CHRYSLER SAID I NEEDED TO MAKE SURE MY CHARGER HAD NO DUST IN IT AND MAKE SURE THE SLOT HAD NONE EITHER. THE VEHICLE IS BRAND NEW AND I WENT DIRECTLY TO MY PHONE MANUFACTURER AND PURCHASED A BRAND NEW DUST FREE CHARGER. ISSUE HAPPENED IMMEDIATELY. THE DEALERSHIP GAVE ME ANOTHER CHRYSLER MADE CAR WHILE THEY HAD MINE, NOT ONE ISSUE OF THIS. MY OLD CAR WAS CHRYSLER MADE, NEV…

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421.1%
ODI 11427665

speedometer is messed up and not working properly what should I do?

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111.1%
ODI 11635178

Unknown

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511.6%
ODI 11561971

The computer system has a malfunction I'm driving it says shifter service the shifter starts blinking red car wipers goes on car will shut off in traffic into anti theft mode and ask fir code and will not start it has happened 3 times or more within 30 days the has been in the shop 3 times within 30 days twice where I purchased it the car is not safe I'm scared for my life and others when operating this car as of today I'm afraid to drive my car and I've told asked the dealer for another car the first it happened. Here recently I couldn't stop …

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Engine
2619.5%
ODI 10460632 · 11,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE CHALLENGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AS IF IT HAD STALLED BUT THE ENGINE CONTINUED RUNNING. THE POWER STEERING HAD ALSO BECOME INOPERABLE. THE CONTACT TURNED THE ENGINE OFF AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE. ONCE RESTARTED, THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO ACCELERATE AND HAD REGAINED STEERING CAPABILITIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE A FAILURE. APPROXIMATELY ONE YEAR LATER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE…

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7525.1%
ODI 10458942 · 40,000 mi

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.

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2311.9%
ODI 10614806 · 56,000 mi

MY FIANCE AND I WERE LEAVING A STORE WHEN ALL THE LIGHTS IN THE CAR STARTED FLASHING AND THE ENGINE STARTED MAKING A WEIRD HUMMING SOUND AND THEN THE CAR DIED AND WOULD NOT START AGAIN! I HAD TO PAY A TOW TRUCK TO COME OUT AND PICK IT UP AND TAKE IT IN TO THE DODGE DEALERSHIP. WAS WITHOUT MY CAR FOR ALMOST A MONTH BECAUSE I HAD TO SLOWLY PAY THE DEALERSHIP $600 THAT I DID NOT HAVE. THEN THE DEALERSHIP DIDN'T EVEN MENTION THE BATTERY WAS PROBABLY GONNA DIE SO A WEEK LATER AFTER I FINALLY GOT MY CAR BACK, I GO OUT AND IT WON'T START AGAIN! SO …

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259.9%
ODI 10650298 · 39,875 mi

I GOT IN MY VEHICLE TO RUN AN ERRAND. I TURNED THE CAR ON AND THE ABS, BRAKE, AIRBAG, SEAT BELT AND EVERY OTHER LIGHT LIT UP AND STAYED ON. A RINGING SOUNDS STARTED AND MY RADIO BEGAN TO FLASH UNTIL IT FINALLY WENT OUT. THE CAR DIED AND WOULD NOT COME BACK ON. I AM UNCLEAR AS TO WHAT THE ISSUE MAY BE. I WAS IN THE CAR EARLIER IN THE DAY AND EVERYTHING WAS FINE. THEIR WAS NO WARNING THAT THE CAR WOULD SOON SHUT DOWN COMPLETELY. *TR

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2715.1%
ODI 10516213 · 13,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE CHALLENGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 13,000. *TR

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3624.2%
ODI 10594640 · 380 mi

5 DAYS AFTER PURCHASING A BRAND NEW CHALLENGER, WHILE ON THE WAY TO WORK THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND ABOUT 2 MINUTES AFTER THE CAR SHUT OFF WHILE IN THE CARPOOL LANE GOING BOUT 63 MILES/HR. THE CAR WAS READING ABOUT 200 MILES TO EMPTY. THE FUEL SENSORS /PUMPS WERE NOT WORKING AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. AT IDLE IT RUNS ROUGH, WAS COMPARED TO LIKE VEHICLE THE IDLE IS NOT CORRECT. THE MILEAGE PER GALLON IS WAY UNDER THE ADVERTISED. ADVERTISED FUEL ECONOMY SHOWING 21 MPG COMBINED CITY/HWY. WE GET ABOUT 16 MPG CITY/HWY. WE HAD NOTHING BUT TROUBLE SINC…

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2620.6%
ODI 10724285 · 4,900 mi

I WAS ON I-75 IN TENNESSEE. I SIDESWIPED A CAR AND MY CAR WENT HEAD FIRST INTO A GUARDRAIL. I WAS DOING ABOUT 70MPH. I HIT MY HEAD HARD ON STEARING WHEEL AND HAVE SUFFERED A HEADACHE AND NECK PAIN SINCE

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1215.4%
ODI 10947843 · 16,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 DODGE CHALLENGER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A LEFT TURN, THE VEHICLE STALLED. ALL THE WARNING INDICATORS WERE ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND CALLED ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT WATER ENTERED THE ENGINE MANIFOLD TROUGH THE COLD AIR INTAKE, LOCATED SIX INCHES FROM THE GROUND. THE FAILURE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPRO…

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510.2%
ODI 11022865 · 1,700 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 DODGE CHALLENGER. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT PULLED OFF THE ROADWAY AND TURNED OFF THE ENGINE AS SMOKE ENGULFED THE INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED AND NO FIRE. THE CONTACT OPENED THE HOOD AND NOTICED OIL LEAKING UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE AND OIL ON BOTH REAR TIRES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO SIERRA MOTORS INC-BILL WALSH AUTO GROUP (510 E NORRIS DR, OTTAWA, IL 61350 [phone removed]) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOS…

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56.7%
ODI 11207730

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 DODGE CHALLENGER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL AND ACCELERATOR PEDAL VIBRATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO CROWN CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM FIAT [phone removed], LOCATED AT 2120 CHAPMAN RD, CHATTANOOGA, TN 37421) WHERE THE TECHNICIAN PERFORMED A WHEEL BALANCING. THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE SAME DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN ROTATED THE TIRES, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE SAME DEALER AND ALL FOUR TIRES WERE REPLACED. THE CONTACT…

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813.6%
ODI 11306904 · 1,626 mi

PURCHASED THE CAR BRAND NEW WITH 992 MILES PUT ON BY THE DEALERSHIP OWNER (THAT'S WHAT I WAS TOLD). DROVE THE CAR 8 HOURS, SPENT THE NIGHT IN HOTEL; LEFT THE NEXT MORNING AND AT ODOMETER 1626 GOING 75MPH ON THE INTERSTATE THE ENGINE BLEW UP. I WAS ABLE TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE AND BRING IT SAFELY TO THE SHOULDER BUT ALL THE ENGINE OIL HAD COVERED THE ROADWAY AND METAL PIECES. LOOKED UNDER CAR AND SAW PART OF A CONNECTING ROD HANGING OUT OF THE OIL PAN.

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420.0%
ODI 11383550 · 2,000 mi

VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE OPERATIONAL, IN SECOND THE VEHICLE BECAME ENGULFED IN FLAMES WITH NO WARNINGS.*DT*DT*JB*DT*JB*DT*JB

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315.8%
ODI 11427372

Challenger less than a week from the dealership and less than 1,000 miles. Catastrophic fuel pump failure while driving, unable to recover. Rear view back up camera freezes and stutters causing safety issues. Radio volume constantly changes while driving and leads to distraction safety issues. Door locks are consistently unreliable, roughly 25% chance of door lock failure. Key fob not detected and electronic security lock down issues. Uconnect freezing and stuttering causing delays in back up camera and other functions causing safety …

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111.1%
ODI 11525533

The engine makes a whining belt noise after coming to a stop at intersections, drive-through windows, and garages.

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49.3%
ODI 11561971

The computer system has a malfunction I'm driving it says shifter service the shifter starts blinking red car wipers goes on car will shut off in traffic into anti theft mode and ask fir code and will not start it has happened 3 times or more within 30 days the has been in the shop 3 times within 30 days twice where I purchased it the car is not safe I'm scared for my life and others when operating this car as of today I'm afraid to drive my car and I've told asked the dealer for another car the first it happened. Here recently I couldn't stop …

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Air Bags
4030.1%
ODI 10267705 · 2,950 mi

AIRBAG SYSTEM FAILURE LIGHT ON DASHBOARD CAME ON FOR A FEW SECONDS THEN WENT OUT. DID NOT REPEAT. SOFTWARE GLITCH? INTERMITTENT CONNECTION? *TR

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7525.1%
ODI 10362914 · 18,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE CHALLENGER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE AIR BAGS SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 18,000.

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3518.1%
ODI 10449160 · 6,581 mi

THE AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON AND THE AIRBAG WILL NOT DEPLOY WERE AN ACCIDENT TO HAPPEN. IT IS THE DRIVER SIDE FRONT DEPLOY AIRBAG. THIS CAN BE TURNED OFF BY WIGGLING A WIRE AND CONNECTOR UNDER THE REAR OF THE DRIVER'S SEAT. THE LIGHT AND DISABLING OF THE AIRBAG HAPPEN AT RANDOM TIMES AND ANY TIME YOU INCREASE SPEED QUICKLY (IE. FREEWAY ON RAMPS). THIS IS AGAIN REMEDIED BY A GIGGLING THE WIRES AND CONNECTOR BEHIND AND UNDER THE DRIVER. I CAN DISABLE THE AIRBAG ANYTIME BY WIGGLING THE WIRE UNDER THE SEAT, IF DRIVING PRIOR TO THE INDICATOR COMING ON.…

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4718.6%
ODI 10458059 · 4,200 mi

I WAS REARENDED, (AT 4200 MILES ON MY NEW VEHICLE), WHILE AT A DEAD STOP FOR A TRAFFIC LIGHT BY A FORD F250 PICKUP TRUCK TRAVELING AT 45 MPH PULLING A UTILITY TRAILER HAULING APPROXIMATELY 6000 - 7000 POUNDS WHICH HIT MY 2012 DODGE CHALLENGER IN THE RIGHT REAREND PUSHING ME INTO THE BACK END OF A NISSAN ALTIMA, AND NOT ONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED IN MY CHALLENGER. I HAD A PRIOR PROBLEM WITH THE CHALLENGER AT APPROXIMATELY 2300 MILES ON THE VEHICLE WHERE THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND HAD THE VEHICLE SERVICED AT THE DEALER TO FIX THE PRO…

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1810.1%
ODI 10564050 · 2,300 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE CHALLENGER. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, SHIFTED INTO SPORT MODE AND ENGAGED THE POWER SHIFTER SWITCH WHEN THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED TO APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH. THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY AT THE POINT OF IMPACT. THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAGS ERRONEOUSLY DEPLOYED APPROXIMATELY TWO MINUTES AFTER THE IMPACT. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A NECK INJURY AND THE DRIVER OF THE SECOND VEHICLE SUSTAINED BACK AND NECK INJURIES. BOTH PARTIES WERE TRA…

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1812.1%
ODI 10583529

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 DODGE CHALLENGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE CONTACT SWERVED TO AVOID ANOTHER VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO A GATE. UPON IMPACT, THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED BACK, NECK, AND SHOULDER INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

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107.9%
ODI 10731080 · 3,941 mi

I WAS DRIVING MY NEW CAR DOWN I-75 IN TENNESSEE, I SIDESWIPED A CAR AND WENT HEAD ON INTO A GUARDRAIL. THE AIR-BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.

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1114.1%
ODI 10864517 · 850 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 DODGE CHALLENGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE FAILED TO YIELD. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE REAR PASSENGER'S SIDE OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A LEFT KNEE, FINGERS AND RIGHT SIDE INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 850.

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48.2%
ODI 11444613 · 50,000 mi

The contact owns a 2017 Dodge Challenger. The contact stated while driving approximately 60 mph when the contact lost control of the vehicle and crashed into a median which resulted in none of the air bags deploying. 2 people were injured and were sitting in the driver and front passenger side seat. The contact sought medical treatment and sustained whiplash, concussion, and fiancé sustained contusion on ribs, hematoma in the right knee, concussion, contusion on left thigh. A police report was taken and the vehicle was towed to a tow lot. The c…

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56.7%
ODI 11162348 · 16,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 DODGE CHALLENGER. WHILE THE CONTACT'S HUSBAND WAS ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A LEFT TURN, HIS VEHICLE WAS STRUCK BY ANOTHER VEHICLE ON THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE NEAR THE HOOD. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT'S HUSBAND SUSTAINED NECK INJURIES, BUT MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS NOT RECEIVED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A COLLISION CENTER. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 16,000.

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58.5%
ODI 11339583 · 4,018 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2019 DODGE CHALLENGER. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, WHEN SHE T-BONED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE CAUSING HER TO LOSE CONTROL AND ALSO HIT A GUARD RAIL. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT STATED NO WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT. THE CONTACT STATED SHE SUSTAINED A BROKEN LEFT HAND AND 3 PERSONS WERE INJURED ON THE OTHER VEHICLE (UNAWARE OF WHAT INJURIES). THE CONTACT STATED HERSELF AND THE 3 PASSENGERS ALL SOUGHT MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO IMPOUND …

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210.0%
ODI 11440716

My car was in a collision yesterday. I was rear-ended and pushed into another vehicle, resulting in both front and rear impacts. The air bag did not deploy, even though I could smell it, as if it did deploy. Also, my car app notified me that the airbag had been deployed and needed to be taken to a service provider to be serviced. The problem is that no airbags actually deployed. So if I had been in a situation that required the airbags to save my life, I would not have had them. I feel like this could really be a problem if it happened in anoth…

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421.1%
ODI 11453465 · 8,000 mi

The contact owned a 2021 Dodge Challenger. The contact stated that while driving on the highway at approximately 55-65 MPH when the vehicle hydroplaned, as a result, the vehicle struck a guard rail head-on and spun out of control. The contact stated that the frontal air bags failed to deploy. There were no injuries sustained. A police report was not filed. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer and deemed a total loss. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 8,000.

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111.1%
ODI 11635178

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00.0%

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Unknown Or Other
43.0%
ODI 10417849 · 30,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING AT A RATE OF 30MPH CAR STALLS WITHOUT ANY REASON. THIS HAS HAPPENED 8 TIMES. WHEN TURNING CORNERS INTO BUSY INTERSECTION, IT JUST FRIGHTENS ME TO THINK OF UNSUSPECTING FAST MOVING TRAFFIC THAT COULD HIT ME. I HAVE READ OTHERS WHO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM WHY IS THERE NO RECALL? I ONLY HAVE 30 THOUSAND ON MY CAR REALLY! I HAVE A CAR WITH LOW MILES AND PAY A PRETTY NOTE SO I DON'T HAVE THESE PROBLEMS. I DREAD HAVING TO TAKE IT IN TOMORROW. *TT

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227.4%
ODI 10353885 · 2,000 mi

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 …

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126.2%
ODI 10744359 · 50,000 mi

WHILE ON A TRIP FOUR HOURS FROM HOME THE CAR WENT COMPLETELY DEAD HAD TO BE TOWED WE HAD TO RENT A TRUCK TO RETURN HOME NO CAR RENTALS OPEN ON SUNDAY I KNOW HAVE TO RENT A CAR TAKE FOUR HOUR TRIP BACK TO GET MY CAR I WAS TOLD I SHOULD HAVE BEEN INFORMED THAT ALTERNATOR WAS RECALLED ON MY VEHICLE AND I WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF ANY RECALL ON THE VEHICLE. THIS HAS KNOW COST ME OVER SIX HUNDRED DOLLARS BETWEEN VEHICLE RENTALS, TOLLS AND GAS DO I HAVE ANY RECOURSE BEING I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED OF A RECALL

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207.9%
ODI 10671061

LETTER FROM SENATOR NELSON ON BEHALF OF CONSTITUENT REGARDING HIS 2012 DODGE CHALLENGER THAT STATES BAY DODGE DOESN'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT A RECALL AND WOULD LIKE FOR SOMEONE TO NOTIFY THEM; REF: (ATTN: JOSIAH MANZO) *TGW

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116.1%
ODI 11052908 · 30,000 mi

MY DOOR DOESNT REALIZE ITS SHUT SO MY SMART WINDOW GOES UP AND DOWN ON ITS OWN UNTIL BATTERY IS DRAINED. HAPPENS WHEN VEHICLE IS STATIONARY. WAS RECALLED ON 2012 MODEL. MY BRAKES OR BRAKE AREA SQUEALS WHEN IM PRESSING THE BRAKES TO STOP. I HAVE NEW ROTORS AND BRAKES, STOPS FOR ABOUT A WEEK EVEN HAVE HAD RTHEM RESURFACED. LOTS OF COMPLAINTS ON THIS IN THE CHALLENGER FORUM.

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117.4%
ODI 11002684 · 43,100 mi

THIS MORNING WHILE I WAS DRIVING DOWN A CURVY DARK COUNTRY ROAD AT ABOUT 60 MILES PER HOUR, THE CAR JUST SHUT OFF, ALL POWER WAS LOST. LIGHTS AND EVERYTHING. LOST POWER STEERING, POWER BRAKES, ALL LIGHTING. WE WERE VERY LUCKY WE DID NOT CRASH, BUT THIS ISSUE IS VERY DANGEROUS. I BELIEVE THAT THIS VEHICLE SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE FOLLOWING RECALL AS IT DESCRIBES SPECIFICALLY WHAT HAPPENED TO MY VEHICLE. P60/NHTSA 14V-634

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1814.3%
ODI 10810466

THE PURPOSE OF THIS COMPLAINT SERVICE REQUEST IS AFTER A SERIOUS CRIMINAL EVENT. RIDE AID TRANSPORTATION DRIVER WAS CAR JACKED AT GUN POINT DURING THE WEEK OF DECEMBER 06, 2015. THEIR CONTACT INFORMATION IS 210 401 7433. THE CRIMINAL(S) WERE ARMED AND FORCED THE DRIVER TO TAKE OFF HIS CLOTHES AND GET OUT OF THE VAN VEHICLE. SCHEDULED TRANSPORTATION IS ARRANGED FROM [phone removed]. THIS REQUEST FOR SERVICES IS TO HELP SECURE, FOR THE SAFETY OF PATIENTS IN TRANSPORT AND EMPLOYEES OF MEDICAL TRANSPORTATION COMPANIES SERVICES.

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1114.1%
ODI 10863244 · 8 mi

I BOUGHT THIS CAR AND AFTER I SIGNED THE PAPERS THEY LET ME INSPECT IT. I SAW SOME RUST ON THE JOINTS AND SCREWS THAT HELD THE TIRES. THEY SAID IT WAS SURFACE RUST. I TOOK IT HOME AND EXAMINED IT CLOSED. I FOUND THAT THE RUST IS VERY EXTENSIVE. IT INCLUDED THE METAL THAT HELD THE TIRE TO THE CAR AND IT GOES DEEP. THE RUST FLAKED OFF IN MY HAND. I TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK THE NEXT MORNING. THEY TOLD ME I COULD EXCHANGE IT FOR A SIMILAR VEHICLE BUT THAT ALL OF THEM HAD THE SAME RUST. I TOOK PICTURES OF SOME OF THE RUST. I TOLD THEM TO KEEP THE CAR A…

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1632.7%
ODI 11078685 · 3,200 mi

RADIO AND NAVIGATION SCREEN CONSTANTLY TAKEN OVER BY POP-UP MESSAGES ABOUT WEATHER THAT CANNOT BE REMOVED WITHOUT PHYSICALLY TOUCHING THE SCREEN WHILE DRIVING, THUS CAUSING DISTRACTION TO THE DRIVER. THERE IS NO OPTION TO DISABLE THESE, AND THEY POP-UP AS FREQUENTLY AS EVERY 2-3 MINUTES, DESPITE CLOSING THEM. HAVE CALLED DEALERSHIP, SIRIUS/XM AND DODGE MULTIPLE TIMES TO NO AVAIL. CONCERNED THAT DISTRACTED DRIVING AS A RESULT OF UNWANTED MESSAGES POPPING UP IN LARGE FORMAT ON RADIO SCREEN COULD RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT.

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2837.3%
ODI 11072242 · 4,100 mi

THE UCONNECT RADIO SYSTEM IS NOT WORKING IN THE CARS. AS SUCH, THE SYSTEM REBOOTS THE RADIO EVERY 30 SECONDS. THE RADIO CONTROLS THE BACKUP CAMERA AMONG OTHER THINGS. SINCE IT CONTINUOUSLY REBOOTS EVERY THIRTY SECONDS, THE BACKUP CAMERA FAILS AND YOU.CANNOT SEE PEOPLE BEHIND YOU. THE POTENTIAL FOR HITTING PEDESTRIANS IS HORRIBLE. PEOPLE COULD BE KILLED BY THIS. DODGE KNOWS ABOUT AND DOESN'T KNOW WHEN IT WILL BE FIXED.

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1423.7%
ODI 11329809 · 2,600 mi

MY TIRE SUFFERED A MAJOR CRACK ON THE TRAIN TO THE SIDEWALL ON JUNE 13, 2020 I CALLED RUSSELL WESTBROOK DODGE IN VAN NUYS TO PURCHASE A TIRE SINCE THIS WAS AN EMERGENCY THEY TOLD ME I HAD TO WAIT THREE DAYS BECAUSE OF ORDERING DELAYS, SO I HAD NO OTHER CHOICE TO BUY ANOTHER TIRE AT ANOTHER TIRE SHOP THIS TIRE WAS 305 3020 THE STANDARD STOCK TIRES ARE 305 35 20. I WAS UNABLE PHYSICALLY TO TAKE MY OLD TIRE WITH ME SINCE I CAME FROM A TRIP AND MY TRUNK AND INTERIOR HAD LUGGAGE. I WENT TO RUSSELL WESTBROOK DODGE ON JUNE 19, 2020 WITH THIS CONCERN A…

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420.0%
ODI 11374073 · 500 mi

I HAD A FLAT TIRE ONE WEEK AFTER I BOUGHT THE $ 60.000 CAR. THEN I LEARNED THE CAR DOES NOT COME WITH A SPARE TIRE. INSTEAD THERE IS A MACHINE, AFTER READING THE MANUAL I GOT THE TIRE TO INFLATE. IMMEDIATELY I WENT TO A TIRE STORE TO GET THE NAIL OUT OF THE TIRE. THEY SAID I WILL HAVE TO BUY A NEW TIRE BECAUSE I USED THE MACHINE THAT DODGE PROVIDES. I REACHED OUT TO DODGE AND HERE IS THEIR REPLY ELLO PAULO; THANK YOU FOR CONTACTING DODGE CUSTOMER CARE. WE ARE SO SORRY TO LEARN OF YOUR CONCERN WITH NOT HAVING A SPARE TIRE IN YOUR 202…

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210.5%
ODI 11521938

The reverse camera screen is not adjustable and blinds the entire cab including looking into the mirrors. You must cover the screen to even look into the mirrors.

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111.1%
ODI 11569200

the alarm keeps going off for no reason

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1125.6%
ODI 11586970

Not starting,Brake peddle hard to press down ,would not start vehicle, Afraid this will affect stopping when driving.

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Power Train
2216.5%
ODI 10406959 · 25,000 mi

2009 CHALLENGER R/T STALLED,CRANKED AND WOULD NOT RESTART. THE CAR HAS STALLED 5 TIMES ONCE GETTING ON A HIGHWAY. I HAD IT TOWED TO A DEALER THEY REPLACED THE VALVE BODY AND MAP SENSOR. THE CAR HAS STALLED A FEW DAYS LATER AND IS NOW AT ANOTHER DEALER. THEY CAN'T SEEM TO FIND THE PROBLEM AND I DON'T WANT TO PUT I 3 KIDS IN THE CAR TILL I KNOW ITS FIXED. IT SEEMS TO STALL IN DIFFERENT CONDITIONS (HOT , COLD, MOVING, WHEN FIRST STARTED,ETC). *TR

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3210.7%
ODI 10351086 · 11,800 mi

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, BA…

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73.6%
ODI 10453253 · 18,000 mi

MY 2011 DODGE CHALLENGER WAS IN A HEAD ON ACCIDENT. THE IMPACT PUSH THE MOTOR UNDER THE DASH, CRACKED THE TRANSMISSION, CRUMBLED THE FRONT OF THE CAR ALMOST TO THE WINDSHIELD. THE CHALLENGER HAS AN AIR BAG ON THE SEAT, WELL THAT AIR BAG; NOR THE AIR BAG ON THE WINDSHIELD PILLAR OR THE STEERING WHEEL OR PASSENGER AIR BAG DEPLOY. NOT ONLY DID THE AIR BAGS FAIL, BUT THE SEAT BELT DID NOT LOCK TO RESTRAIN A PERSON FROM AVOIDING INJURY. THIS IS MY SECOND CHALLENGER, MY FIRST CHALLENGER HAD A BAD PAINT JOB AND THIS ONE COULD OF COST ME MY LIFE. I HAV…

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176.7%
ODI 10443598 · 50 mi

SKIP SHIFT. THIS FEATURE IS ALREADY THE CAUSE OF SEVERAL NEAR MISSES OF ME BEING REAR-ENDED BECAUSE FROM A STOP, I AM UNEXPECTEDLY PREVENTED FROM SHIFTING FROM FIRST INTO 2ND GEAR TO MAINTAIN EXPECTED ACCELERATION IN TRAFFIC. I REALIZE WHAT THE SKIP SHIFT IS INTENDED FOR BUT IN THE REAL WORLD OF TRAFFIC, THE SKIP SHIFT FEATURE IS INHERENTLY DANGEROUS AND IS A SAFETY ISSUE. WHEN EVER ANYONE IS BEHIND ME AT A STOP OR AT A LEFT OR RIGHT TURN, WHEN ITS TIME TO GO, THE SKIP SHIFT FEATURE PUTS ME AT RISK OF BEING REAR ENDED EVERY TIME IT ENGAGES. …

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168.9%
ODI 10582935 · 8,000 mi

WAS TRAVELLING ON THE FREEWAY AT ABOUT 55 TO 60 MPH, BEGAN TO GENTLY ACCELERATE TO PASS CAR GOING IN SAME DIRECTION ON FREEWAY. SUDDENLY THE ENGINE RPM INCREASED RAPIDLY, BUT CAR DID NOT SPEED UP, THEN SUDDENLY IT APPEARED TO SLAM INTO GEAR. PERSON TRAVELLING IN PASSENGER SEAT BEGAN TO LOOK ALL AROUND AS HE THOUGHT WE HAD BEEN HIT. AGAIN, THIS DOES NOT OCCUR WITH PEDAL TO THE FLOOR ACCELERATION, JUST NORMAL DRIVING. CAR HAS DONE THIS MANY TIMES BEFORE, IT SLAMS BACK INTO GEAR SO HARD IT STALLS THE ENGINE. ONCE IN A CURVE IT CAUSED THE VEHICLE …

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128.1%
ODI 10595696 · 100 mi

MY CAR HESITATES WHEN TAKING OFF SOMETIMES AND THE ENGINE IS TICKING LIKE IT HAS BAD VALVES. *TR

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2721.4%
ODI 10681151 · 50 mi

IMMEDIATELY AFTER PURCHASING VEHICLE, VERY HARSH DOWNSHIFTS AND UPSHIFTS HAVE BEEN NOTICED WITH THE VEHICLE'S 8 SPEED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION ESPECIALLY UNDER LIGHT ACCELERATION AND DECLARATION AT SPEEDS LOWER THAN 40MPH . DEALERSHIP HAS ATTEMPTED SOFTWARE RESET SEVERAL TIMES WITH NO EFFECT. UPON 4TH VISIT TO DEALERSHIP FOR SAME ISSUE, SERVICE TECH HAS IDENTIFIED THE PROBLEM AND CONFIRMED THAT THE 8 SPEED TRANSMISSION IS NOT FUNCTIONING IN THE SAME APPROPRIATE WAY AND SHIFTING IS "SEVERE" . PROBLEM IDENTIFIED BY DEALER IS THE VALVE BODY , HOWEVE…

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1519.2%
ODI 10885201 · 483 mi

DRIVELINE CLUNK NOISE IN REAR OF VEHICLE WHEN COMING TO A STOP BETWEEN 3 TO 6 MPH DOWNSHIFTING. THIS HAPPENS NO MATTER WHAT THE ROAD SURFACE YOUR ON. THIS IS A NEW VEHICLE WITH LESS THAN 500 MILES, AFTER I WENT TO MY COUNTY PROBATE OFFICE TO GET MY LICENCE TAG, THIS OCCURRED EVERY TIME I CAME TO A FULL STOP AT A SIGN, LIGHT OR BEHIND A VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP, SERVICE MANAGER CAME OUT TO SEE IF ANYTHING WAS LOOSE IN TRUNK, SPARE TIRE,ETC. NO PROBLEM FOUND, I WAS TOLD TO BRING CAR BACK MONDAY MORNING FOR FURTHER DIAG…

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510.2%
ODI 11175122 · 25,234 mi

WHEN THE VEHICLE IS STARTED FOR THE DAY OR WHEN SITTING FOR 8 PLUS HOURS THE FIRST FEW SHIFTS ARE DELAYED. LEAVING FROM HOME IS NOT AS BIG OF A DEAL, AS WHEN I LEAVE FROM WORK. MY OFFICE EXIT CROSSES A 3 LANE ROAD WITH TRAFFIC SPEED LIMIT OF 45 MPH. EXPECTING THE VEHICLE TO MOVE WITHOUT DELAY TRYING TO CROSS TRAFFIC IS DANGEROUS AND I WAS ALMOST HIT BY CROSS TRAFFIC BECAUSE OF THE DELAY. DEALER HAS CHECKED TRANSMISSION AND STATES EVERYTHING IS NORMAL.

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79.3%
ODI 11096369 · 2,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 DODGE CHALLENGER. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN PARK, IT ROLLED BACKWARDS INTO THE BUSHES. ALSO, WHEN THE CONTACT SHIFTED THE VEHICLE IN PARK, THE GEAR SHIFTED IN NEUTRAL INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE EVERY TIME THE VEHICLE WAS SHIFTED IN PARK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO LITHIA CHRYSLER (2727 DOWD DR, SANTA ROSA, CA 95407) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN PARKED TOO LONG. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BA…

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610.2%
ODI 11190666 · 300 mi

WHILE DRIVING ON A CITY STREET RECEIVED A TRANSMISSION MALFUNCTION WARNING. VEHICLE HAD BEEN DRIVEN LESS THAN 300 MILES. VEHICLE STOPPED IN MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC AND TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT ENGAGE. LUCKILY I WAS NOT REAR ENDED. ENGAGED EMERGENCY FLASHER. AFTER SEVERAL EFFORTS TO START/STOP THE VEHICLE TRANSMISSION DID FINALLY ENGAGE. THIS TOOK ABOUT 15 MINUTES. MANAGED TO GET VEHICLE HOME AND TOOK IT TO DEALERSHIP NEXT DAY. IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT A TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE WAS REPLACED. STILL LEARY ABOUT DRIVING THIS VEHICLE.

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315.0%
ODI 11399202 · 70 mi

I BOUGHT A DODGE CHALLENGER. THE PLACE I BOUGHT IT IS HUNTINGTON BEACH DODGE RAM JEEP DEALER. I GOT OUT OF THE DEALER AND THE SHAFT OF THE CAR WAS OUT OF THE WAY, I WAS ALMOST HAVING AN ACCIDENT.I WENT BACK TO THE DEALER AND EXPLAINED THE SITUATION. THEY TOLD ME TO GIVE THE CAR TO THE SERVICE. I SAID I DID NOT WANT TO SERVICE THE CAR AT 50 MILES. I ASKED THEM TO GIVE ME A NEW ONE OF THE SAME CAR. NO, WE CAN'T GIVE YOU A CAR BECAUSE THEY SAID YOU BOUGHT CASH AND GOT A DISCOUNT. I LEFT THE CAR TO THE SERVICE 3 DAYS AGO. STILL NOBODY INFORMED ME. …

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315.8%
ODI 11446974

The transmission/drive shaft thumps and the car "lurches" upon start-up. This is somehow related to the push button start. My car is also equipped with a factory remote start and no noise is heard, nor does the car lurch on start-up. Please refer to video link: https://youtu.be/SRQJcjpl4mA

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111.1%
ODI 11573310

WINE NOISE FROM REAR AXLE AT 45 MPH TO 65 MPH BOUGHT CAR [XXX] RETURNED WITH CAR [XXX] ... DEAN IN THE SERVICE DEPT AT EAST HILLS DODGE SAID THEY HEARD THE NOISE...BUT THERE IS NO FIX FOR IT ...I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE RESALE VALUE OF THIS CAR . WITH THIS NOISE..ALSO I KNOW THAT A CAR WITH A BAD RING AND PINION WILL GET WORSE AND COULD LOCK UP ON THE ROAD WHILE I AM DRIVING AND CAUSE A ACCIDENT I AM CONCERNED ABOUT DRIVING THIS CAR INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

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00.0%

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Steering
86.0%
ODI 10460632 · 11,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE CHALLENGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AS IF IT HAD STALLED BUT THE ENGINE CONTINUED RUNNING. THE POWER STEERING HAD ALSO BECOME INOPERABLE. THE CONTACT TURNED THE ENGINE OFF AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE. ONCE RESTARTED, THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO ACCELERATE AND HAD REGAINED STEERING CAPABILITIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE A FAILURE. APPROXIMATELY ONE YEAR LATER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE…

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3311.0%
ODI 10382323 · 125 mi

STEERING COLUMN LOUD SNAP POP. STEERING COLUMN REINFORCEMENT BEAM CRACKED, INCLUDED, BROKEN.

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147.3%
ODI 10546548 · 41,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 DODGE CHALLENGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE PANEL LIGHTS ILLUMINATED INTERMENTLY, THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 41,000.

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197.5%
ODI 10456526 · 12 mi

THE COMPONENTS CAUSING ISSUE ARE SUSPENSION AND STEERING COMPONENTS, SUCH AS THE STRUTS, STRUT PLATES, CONTROL ARM, BUSHINGS AND TIE ROD ENDS, THE AXLES, REAR SUSPENSION ARMS, AND THE U-JOINT CONNECTORS FOR THE DRIVE SHAFT, PHOTOGRAPHS HAVE BEEN TAKEN BY CRISWELL DODGE IN GAITHERSBURG, MD. *TR

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158.4%
ODI 10661854 · 17,500 mi

VEHICLE WARNING LIGHTS STARTED COMING ON... ESC, ABS,BRAKES, DASHBOARD WENT DARK NO RADIO OR NAV. POWER STEERING FAILED. WAS ABLE TO BRING VEHICLE TO A SAFE STOP... VEHJICLE WAS COMPLETELY DEAD.. WILL NOT START AGAIN... *JS

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1912.8%
ODI 10607440 · 1,570 mi

CAR DID A CURB CHECK AND THE STEERING KNUCKLE BROKE ALONG WITH EVERYTHING ELSE ON THE PASSENGER FRONT SIDE WITH THE WHEEL FALLING OFF AND FOLDING UNDER THE CAR TAKING OUT THE FRONT WHEEL WELL FENDER AND CRACKING THE WINDSHIELD. *TR

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64.8%
ODI 10735161 · 9,102 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 DODGE CHALLENGER. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING SHAFT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, BUT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT WAITED UNTIL THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 9,102. MA 10/6 UPDATED 11/29/2017*CN

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911.5%
ODI 10916381 · 2,500 mi

MY 17 YEAR OLD SON'S 2016 DODGE CHALLENGER TURNS OFF WHILE CAR IS BEING DRIVEN. THE IGNITION SWITCH USUALLY GOES TO ACC (SOMETIMES RUN). ALSO, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKS UP, THE HEADLIGHTS GO OUT, BRAKING IS DIFFICULT, HEATING/COOLING TURN OFF, AND ACCORDING TO THE MANUAL THE AIRBAGS BECOME INACTIVE IN ACC. MY SON HAS NEARLY HIT A TREE AND HE HAS CROSSED LANES INTO THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL HAS LOCKED. THE PROBLEM STARTED HAPPENING AT ABOUT 2500 MILES 04/2016. IT HAS HAPPENED FROM10 MPH TO 70 MPH. IT HAS HAPPENED 15 O…

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510.2%
ODI 11176201

WHEN DRIVING MY CAR SAYS SERVICE ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL THEN MY POWER STEERING GOES OUT MAKING IT VERY HARD TO DRIVE IT IS UNSAFE PLEASE HELP

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68.0%
ODI 11118718 · 9,309 mi

I WAS DRIVING AT 35 MPH ON CRUISE CONTROL, I TRIED LETTING GO OFF THE ACCELERATION AS I DID THE CAR WOULD NOT SLOW DOWN AND IT STARTED TO WOBBLE SIDE TO SIDE IT HIT A CURB AND THE FRONT PASSENGER WHEEL SIDE CAME OFF AND BACK SIDE FLATTENED AND MADE A COUPLE OF DENTS INTO THE RIGHT SIDE

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813.6%
ODI 11267536 · 710 mi

I WAS DRIVING IN THE HIGHWAY AND AS I TURNED TO MERGE MY STEERING WHEEL LOCKED AND I COULD NOT MOVE THE WHEEL. ONCE I STOPPED THE CAR I TURNED IT OFF AND ON AND IT SAID 'STEERING WHEEL MOTION OFF'

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15.0%
ODI 11734903

My steering was locked up when I started my car in the cold then on my first turn, it completely locked up and it did this several times and it makes a grinding noise. I am assuming one of the bearings has failed in it, but it failing on me the rack locking up is something different I believe.

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210.5%
ODI 11745702 · 44,850 mi

The contact owns a 2021 Dodge Challenger. The contact stated that while driving approximately 30-35 MPH on a local roadway, the steering suddenly became inoperative, and the steering wheel locked without warning. The contact was able to maintain control of the vehicle and safely pulled over to the side of the road where the vehicle was already drifting. There were no warning lights illuminated, or messages displayed prior to the failure. After restarting the vehicle, a warning message associated with the steering system was displayed on the ins…

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00.0%

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12.3%
ODI 11561971

The computer system has a malfunction I'm driving it says shifter service the shifter starts blinking red car wipers goes on car will shut off in traffic into anti theft mode and ask fir code and will not start it has happened 3 times or more within 30 days the has been in the shop 3 times within 30 days twice where I purchased it the car is not safe I'm scared for my life and others when operating this car as of today I'm afraid to drive my car and I've told asked the dealer for another car the first it happened. Here recently I couldn't stop …

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Service Brakes
43.0%
ODI 10650890 · 30,000 mi

ENGINE QUIT WITH NO WARNING. STEERING AND BRAKES COMPROMISED. SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL WHILE IN TRAFFIC.HAS BEEN OCCURRING MORE AND MORE FREQUENTLY. DEALER REPORTS CANNOT REPLICATE. SOUNDS JUST LIKE THE RECALLED GM'S. *TR

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258.4%
ODI 10459217 · 11,600 mi

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 T…

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63.1%
ODI 10609719 · 63,000 mi

ON MAY 30TH I WAS HEADING HOME AFTER A LOG DAYS WORK WHEN I NOTICED THAT THE BATTERY LIGHT HAD TURNED ON, THINKING IT WAS JUST THE BATTERY NEEDING TO BE RECHARGED I KEPT DRIVING. MINUTES AFTER THE CHECK ENGINE(MIL), BRAKE (PARKING BRAKE?), ABS, ESP BAS, TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS CAME ON AND GUESS WHAT HAPPENS NEXT!? I LOSE MY ABILITY TO STEER AND BRAKE MY VEHICLE GOING 60 ON THE HIGHWAY! LUCKILY I LIVED 8MIN AWAY FROM MY PLACE AT THE TIME AND MANAGED TO GET TO MY HOME WITH NO POWER STEERING ON BRAKING ABILITY! SO I WENT TO AUTOZONE AND BOUGHT MYS…

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93.6%
ODI 10487955 · 3,200 mi

2012 DODGE CHALLENGER GOING 10 MPH IN PARKING LOT, TURNING RIGHT INTO PARKING SPACE, CAR ACCELERATED BY ITSELF, AND STUCK ITSELF AT FULL THROTTLE SPEED, BRAKES FAILED, POWER STEERING FAILED. CAR HIT AND WENT UP ON CONCRETE BARRIER. BOUNCED BACK, STALLED. *TR

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84.5%
ODI 10653536 · 12,000 mi

MY BREAKS MAKE A VERY LOUD NOISE EVERY TIME I STOP. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON SINCE MY CAR WAS ONLY 6 MONTHS OLD AND I'M BEING TOLD ITS NOT COVERED THAT ITS NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. *TR

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74.7%
ODI 10693313 · 13,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 DODGE CHALLENGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED AND ATTEMPTING TO BRAKE, THE BRAKES FAILED AND THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO AN ANIMAL AND INTO A RETAINING WALL. THE CONTACT DID NOT DISCLOSE IF A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED OR NOT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE REPAIRS TO THE VEHICLE WERE UNKNOWN. THE CONTACT RECE…

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129.5%
ODI 10864597 · 13,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 DODGE CHALLENGER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND CAUSED THE CONTACT TO CRASH INTO A CURB. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHERE IT WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE REPAIRED PARTS WERE UNKNOWN. WHEN THE CONTACT RETRIEVED THE VEHICLE, THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED BACK TO THE DEALER. IN ADDITION, THE BRAKES FAILED TO RESPOND. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE COULD NO LONGER BE DRIVEN DUE TO THE FAILURE BECOMING WORSE. THE APPROXIMATE FA…

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56.4%
ODI 10871669

TL* THE CONTACT RENTED A 2016 DODGE CHALLENGER. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL CONDITION IN WHICH THE BRAKES ENGAGED WHEN NECESSARY. IN OTHER INSTANCES, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS SLOW TO RESPOND RANDOMLY. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS APPLIED AND DID NOT FULLY ENGAGE. THE CONTACT APPLIED FORCE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL IN ADVANCE FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME BEFORE APPROACHING TRAFFIC. DUE TO THE FAILURE, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT …

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12.0%
ODI 11141355 · 11,980 mi

BRAKES HAVE WORN INTO ROTOR WITHIN LAST 3 DAYS. RECALL ISSUED FOR CRUISE CONTROL. BOTH SERIOUSLY DANGEROUS ISSUES. CAR BASICALLY UNSAFE TO DRIVE. DEALER WON'T LET MAKE APPOINTMENT UNTIL MID NOVEMBER. CAR HAS LESS THAN 12,000 MILES.

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56.7%
ODI 11217643 · 3,000 mi

NEW VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT INTO DEALER TWICE PRIOR TO REACHING 15K MILES. BRAKES WERE ADJUSTED, BUT SAID TO BE FUNCTIONING AS DESIGNED. VEHICLE HAS LONG STOPS IN CITY DRIVING ESPECIALLY AFTER LONG PERIODS OF TIME WHEN THE BRAKES HAVE NOT BEEN USED, WHEN THERE IS NO PRESSURE IN THE LINE. THE CAR WAS RE-ASSIGNED A NEW STAR CASE BY FCA DODGE 58387971, FROM CUSTOMER SERVICE REP "SARAH" AT EXTENSION 3020683. 1 APPOINTMENT WAS SET UP TO BRING BACK TO THE DEALER, BUT WHEN I COULD NOT MALE THE APPT. SHE CLOSED THE CASE AND SENT ME NO NOTICE. THE TRANSMIS…

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46.8%
ODI 11306592 · 50 mi

STOCK, FACTORY BUILT, REAR BRAKE PAD SURFACE AREA IS SUBSTANTIALLY DIFFERENT THAN THE REAR ROTOR DIAMETER. SWEEP OF BRAKE PAD IS SUBSTANTIALLY NARROWER THAN THE ROTOR. THIS IS CAUSING AN IMPROPER WEAR PATTERN ON ROTOR. REDUCES STOPPING FORCE AND WILL CREATE A RIDGE IN THE ROTOR. THIS RIDGE WILL MAKE FUTURE REPLACEMENT BRAKE PADS INCOMPATIBLE, AND COULD AFFECT BRAKE SYSTEM PERFORMANCE NEGATIVELY.

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315.0%
ODI 11435601

Car completely shut off while driving on the freeway at 75mph. Car completely shut off another incident on the street and another incident in a parking lot.

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00.0%

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111.1%
ODI 11635178

Unknown

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614.0%
ODI 11569750

I pulled car out of garage after a week and hear a pop. Drive had a severe wheel shudder after about a 1/4 mile returned to my house. Examined wheels the disc brake pads both sides had broke/crumbled and partially stuck in rotors. Pads are now crumbling. Car has 1200 miles bought new in August 2023. I never in my 46 years of driving and collecting cars saw anything like it. Went on Dodge forum and see similar complaints with pictures of exact same problem something is wrong and it is extremely dangerous given the weight and horsepower of these …

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Fuel/Propulsion System
43.0%
ODI 10555764 · 31,640 mi

THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE DRIVING. THE FIRE STARTED IN THE RIGHT FRONT SIDE OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND QUICKLY CONSUMED THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT PRESENTING ANY PROBLEMS BEFORE THE INCIDENT AND NO WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON. THE VEHICLE STALLED AND CAUGHT ON FIRE. IT WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO COME OUT OF THE VEHICLE. THE ESTIMATED TRAVEL TIME BEFORE THE ACCIDENT WAS APPROXIMATELY 45 MINUTES. ONE IMPORTANT FACT IS THAT THE VEHICLE RECEIVED A SERVICE AT THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP FLAGSHIP CHRYSLER OF TOA BAJA PR 00949 UND…

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144.7%
ODI 10693429

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

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178.8%
ODI 10671045 · 59,000 mi

IN EARLY OCTOBER 2014 I STARTED SMELLING GAS FUMES INSIDE MY VEHICLE. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT MY FUEL TANK HAD A FACTORY DEFECT WHERE THE FUEL PUMP LOCKING TABS WERE MOLDED INTO THE TANK. THE LEAK WAS AROUND THE SEAM WHERE ATTACHED. THIS IS DIRECTLY UNDER THE REAR PASSENGER SEAT ON TOP OF THE FUEL TANK WHERE IT WOULD HAVE BEEN IMPOSSIBLE TO HAVE BEEN HIT BY ANYTHING. THE TANK WAS LEAKING FUEL ON TO THE EXHAUST SYSTEM AT THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. WE WERE VERY LUCKY THAT THERE WAS NO FIRE. I APPROACHED …

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31.2%
ODI 10487955 · 3,200 mi

2012 DODGE CHALLENGER GOING 10 MPH IN PARKING LOT, TURNING RIGHT INTO PARKING SPACE, CAR ACCELERATED BY ITSELF, AND STUCK ITSELF AT FULL THROTTLE SPEED, BRAKES FAILED, POWER STEERING FAILED. CAR HIT AND WENT UP ON CONCRETE BARRIER. BOUNCED BACK, STALLED. *TR

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63.4%
ODI 10510413 · 1,273 mi

SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED ON FEBRUARY 2013, WE NOTICED THAT THE FUEL INDICATOR WOULD NEVER SHOW A FULL TANK OF GAS. IT WOULD STOP AT 3/4. HOWEVER, WHEN YOU TURN OFF THE ENGINE, ESPECIALLY AROUND A 1/2 OF A TANK, THE GAUGE WOULD REGISTER 1/4 TANK. ON 4/29/2013, MY SPOUSE NOTICED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND WE DECIDED TO TAKE THE CAR TO THE DEALER. THE ONBOARD COMPUTER SHOWED 68 MILES TO EMPTY AND WE NEEDED TO TRAVEL 30 MILES. AS SOON AS WE ENTERED THE FREEWAY, THE CAR STALLED AND WOULD NOT START. IT HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE DEALER. DEALER REP…

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149.4%
ODI 10594640 · 380 mi

5 DAYS AFTER PURCHASING A BRAND NEW CHALLENGER, WHILE ON THE WAY TO WORK THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND ABOUT 2 MINUTES AFTER THE CAR SHUT OFF WHILE IN THE CARPOOL LANE GOING BOUT 63 MILES/HR. THE CAR WAS READING ABOUT 200 MILES TO EMPTY. THE FUEL SENSORS /PUMPS WERE NOT WORKING AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. AT IDLE IT RUNS ROUGH, WAS COMPARED TO LIKE VEHICLE THE IDLE IS NOT CORRECT. THE MILEAGE PER GALLON IS WAY UNDER THE ADVERTISED. ADVERTISED FUEL ECONOMY SHOWING 21 MPG COMBINED CITY/HWY. WE GET ABOUT 16 MPG CITY/HWY. WE HAD NOTHING BUT TROUBLE SINC…

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107.9%
ODI 10723749 · 3,000 mi

THIS IS MY THIRD COMPLAINT TO SAFERCAR.GOV TO UPDATE THE PUBLIC ON MY 2015 DODGE CHALLENGER NIGHTMARE. I HAVE NEW AND IMPORTANT INFORMATION. 1: EXECUTIVE DODGE TOLD ME IT WAS THE VALVE BODY OF THE TRANSMISSION THAT WAS THE ISSUE AND WAS LOOKING FORWARD TO FIXING IT FOR ME ON 05 15 2015. THIS IS A FRIDAY. ON THAT MONDAY THEY CONSULT WITH THE NAMELESS FACELESS STAR TEAM AND THEY TELL EXECUTIVE DODGE'S LICENSED ON SITE MECHANICS THAT MY TRANSMISSION HAD NORMAL OPERATION. EXECUTIVE DODGE REFUSES TO WORK ON THE CAR. 2: I CALL ANOTHER DEALERSH…

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11.3%
ODI 11063852 · 33,000 mi

THE ACCERATOR STUCK IN DOWN POSITION, WENT TO DEALERSHIP STATED MY PEDAL WAS DEFECTIVE REPLACED IT, WHEN I TAPPED ON PEDAL IN WENT ALL THE WAY DAY, MY CARE STARTED TO SPEED PAST 100MPH ON HIGHWAY,

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00.0%

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11.3%
ODI 11180190

FUEL PUMP WERE CRACKED DIDNT HAVE CAR 1 FULL YEAR,... I FEEL LIKE THIS CAR WAS MADE POORLY AND NOT DEPENDABLE I LMAO GOING TO TRADE IT IN FOR A CHEVY CAMARO

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23.4%
ODI 11319716 · 45,500 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2019 DODGE CHALLENGER. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS APPLIED THE CONTACT'S NEIGHBOR NOTICED THAT VEHICLE HAD AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE DRIVER'S SIDE REAR MUFFLER. VEHICLE'S EXHAUST AFFECTED BY THE RATTLE. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO DRIVE TO THE DESTINATION. THE CONTACT STATED NO WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED RIVERSIDE CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE RAM LOCATED AT (1601 US-70, NEW BERN, NC 28560 [phone removed]) WAS CONTACTED AND AN APPOINTMENT WAS SCHEDULED TO HAVE TH…

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315.0%
ODI 11383550 · 2,000 mi

VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE OPERATIONAL, IN SECOND THE VEHICLE BECAME ENGULFED IN FLAMES WITH NO WARNINGS.*DT*DT*JB*DT*JB*DT*JB

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15.3%
ODI 11427372

Challenger less than a week from the dealership and less than 1,000 miles. Catastrophic fuel pump failure while driving, unable to recover. Rear view back up camera freezes and stutters causing safety issues. Radio volume constantly changes while driving and leads to distraction safety issues. Door locks are consistently unreliable, roughly 25% chance of door lock failure. Key fob not detected and electronic security lock down issues. Uconnect freezing and stuttering causing delays in back up camera and other functions causing safety …

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111.1%
ODI 11741819

Fuel leak from gas tank to engine

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12.3%
ODI 11697014

I know this has probably been posted. Driving last night with the wife and I smell fuel. Then the gas gauge starts to drop from full to empty in less than 3 minutes. I pull over, the car shuts down. I see fuel on the passenger side , just in front of the tire. Get the car safely towed home. I pop the back seat and remove the access cover for the fuel pump. See picture. This is how I found the fuel line. The green locking tab was not locked. Even though theirs a green paint mark to confirm the fuel line is secure. Obviously not. The locking tab …

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Darker cells indicate a larger share of submitted complaints. Components overlap. This measures complaint composition, not failure probability.

Failure mileage by component

Median and middle 50% of usable owner-reported mileages. Ranges require at least five records.

Component failure mileage distribution
ComponentMileage range (25th–75th percentile)MedianUsable recordsExamples
Electrical System40,577–80,000 mi58,500 mi100
ODI 10481128 · 4,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE CHALLENGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE BRAKES WERE DEPRESSED, THE HEADLIGHTS AND INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS WOULD FLICKER FROM DIM TO MAXIMUM ILLUMINATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES FOR THE FAILURE. THE ALTERNATOR AND BATTERY WERE REPLACED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 4,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 5,028. ....UPDATED 12/20/12 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THIS ALSO HAPPENED WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL. …

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ODI 10496261 · 3,270 mi

CRUISE CONTROL WOULD NOT WORK, AIRBAG LIGHTS COMING ON MULTIPLE TIMES . TAKEN TO DEALER / SHOP FOR REPAIR . CRUISE CONTROL WORKS NOW. STILL PROBLEMS WITH AIRBAG LIGHTS COMING ON AT DIFFERENT TIMES AND DIFFERENT RATES OF SPEED. HAS BEEN TO DEALER MULTIPLE TIMES (AT LEAST 4 TIMES) FOR AIRBAG IS SUES. DEALER HAS HAD SEATS OUT OF CAR ETC. TO REPAIR / REPLACE "AIRBAG SENSOR" / "WIRING HARNESS", . AIRBAG LIGHT STILL COMING ON WHEN IT SHOULDN'T. JUST REALLY CONCERN WITH THIS ISSUE THAT COULD TURN OUT TO CAUSE A FATALITY.VEHICLE MILEAGE IS AT 13,150.…

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ODI 10534138 · 11,000 mi

POWER WINDOWS ON THIS CAR ARE DESIGNED TO COME DOWN ABOUT AN 1/8 TO A 1/4 INCH WHEN YOU OPEN THE DOORS, AND GO BACK UP WHEN YOU CLOSE THEM. WHILE CAR WAS PARKED THE DRIVERS WINDOW DID NOT ROLL DOWN ALL THE WAY, THEN AS I ROLLED THE WINDOW UP AND EXITED THE CAR THE WINDOW DID NOT DO WHAT IT IS DESIGNED TO DO, AND IS ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE SEAL. THE PASSENGER WINDOW WILL KEEP GOING UP AND DOWN AS IT WAS MEANT TO EXCEPT IT WILL DO IT WITH THE DOOR CLOSED AND NOBODY OPENING THE DOOR. THIS IS VERY DISTRACTING AND COULD RUN THE BATTERY DOWN AND BE A F…

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Air Bags17,000–65,000 mi35,578 mi27
ODI 10458059 · 4,200 mi

I WAS REARENDED, (AT 4200 MILES ON MY NEW VEHICLE), WHILE AT A DEAD STOP FOR A TRAFFIC LIGHT BY A FORD F250 PICKUP TRUCK TRAVELING AT 45 MPH PULLING A UTILITY TRAILER HAULING APPROXIMATELY 6000 - 7000 POUNDS WHICH HIT MY 2012 DODGE CHALLENGER IN THE RIGHT REAREND PUSHING ME INTO THE BACK END OF A NISSAN ALTIMA, AND NOT ONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED IN MY CHALLENGER. I HAD A PRIOR PROBLEM WITH THE CHALLENGER AT APPROXIMATELY 2300 MILES ON THE VEHICLE WHERE THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND HAD THE VEHICLE SERVICED AT THE DEALER TO FIX THE PRO…

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ODI 10479560 · 6,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE CHALLENGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE STARTING THE VEHICLE THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT INTERMITTENTLY ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE REPLICATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 6,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 14,000.

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ODI 10494591 · 7,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE CHALLENGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, HE CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE AND THE SEAT BELTS DID NOT ENGAGE. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT'S FACE STRUCK THE STEERING WHEEL AND CAUSED THE CONTACT TO SUSTAIN A FRACTURED NOSE. IN ADDITION, THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL FOR TREATMENT OF INJURIES. THE CONTACT DID NOT CALL THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 7,000.

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Engine42,432–114,929 mi61,500 mi22
ODI 10650298 · 39,875 mi

I GOT IN MY VEHICLE TO RUN AN ERRAND. I TURNED THE CAR ON AND THE ABS, BRAKE, AIRBAG, SEAT BELT AND EVERY OTHER LIGHT LIT UP AND STAYED ON. A RINGING SOUNDS STARTED AND MY RADIO BEGAN TO FLASH UNTIL IT FINALLY WENT OUT. THE CAR DIED AND WOULD NOT COME BACK ON. I AM UNCLEAR AS TO WHAT THE ISSUE MAY BE. I WAS IN THE CAR EARLIER IN THE DAY AND EVERYTHING WAS FINE. THEIR WAS NO WARNING THAT THE CAR WOULD SOON SHUT DOWN COMPLETELY. *TR

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ODI 10679041 · 43,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE CHALLENGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, SMOKE FUMES STARTED TO EMIT INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS MERGED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD DUE DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE SMOKE EMITTING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY SHUT OFF AND FAILED TO RESTART. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE LOST HER VOICE DUE TO SMOKE INHALATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE…

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ODI 10681696 · 42,242 mi

ALTERNATOR FAILURE (DOCUMENTED RECALL) CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO STALL AND LOSE ALL POWER. LUCKY THIS WAS AT LOW SPEED ON A SURFACE STREET VS. HIGHWAY SPEED AND INTERSTATE. WAS ABLE TO COAST VEHICLE TO A SIDE STREET HOWEVER BLOCKING ONE LANE OF TRAVEL. VEHICLE WOULD NOT START NOR SHIFT TO NEUTRAL AND THE HAZARD LIGHTS WOULD NOT FUNCTION IT WAS COMPLETELY DEAD. HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALER FOR REPAIR. DEALER INSTALLED A NEW ALTERNATOR SUBJECT TO THE SAME RECALL AND STATED THAT THE PROPER REPLACEMENT IS ON BACK ORDER AS WELL REFUSED TO PAY TOWING (COS…

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Unknown Or Other54,000–108,400 mi88,000 mi15
ODI 10725299 · 30,000 mi

A 35 DOLLAR PART HAS MALFUNCTIONED OR BROKEN (AC/HVAC BLEND DOOR ACTUATOR). IT RESULTS IN AN 800 DOLLAR REPAIR. THE VEHICLE HAD JUST PASSED THE 36 MONTH WARRANTY AND STILL HAS LESS THAN 36000 MILES TO DATE. IF YOU INVESTIGATE THIS PROBLEM IS WIDESPREAD AMONG MANY DODGE OWNERS. IT IS RIDICULOUS THAT THE QUALITY OF SAID PRODUCT IS SO POOR CONSIDERING THE COST REQUIRED TO REPLACE IT.

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ODI 10749207 · 58,000 mi

I WAS BACKING MY CAR OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY WHEN IT SUDDENLY SHUT DOWN. THE DODGE COMPANY SAID THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE ALTERNATOR AND IT NEEDS TO REPLACE. AFTER DOING THE REPLACEMENT THEY SAID MY BATTERY WAS ALSO NEEDED TO REPLACED BUT BECAUSE THERE IS A CHANCE THAT THE BATTERY DAMAGE WAS EITHER DONE BY USAGE OR BY THE ALTERNATOR THEY WILL NOT REPLACE THE BATTERY. THE MECHANIC AT DODGE DEALER SAID " THROUGH HIS EXPERIENCE THAT WHEN A ALTERNATOR CAN DAMAGE A BATTERY , THEY WILL NOT REPLACE THE BATTERY. THROUGH HIS 14 YEARS EXPERIENCE DODGE WILL …

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ODI 10860733 · 50,000 mi

DRIVING AND THE POWER SURGED, ALL LIGHTS CAME ON, NONE OF MY GAUGES WORKED AND STEERING FELT EXTREMELY LOOSE. HAVE BEEN WAITING SINCE LAST SUMMER TO GET THIS FIXED L. AND NOW TWO MONTHS SINCE IT FINALLY WENT SOUTH AND HAVE STILL BEEN WAITING. WONDERFUL JOB BY THE COMPANY.

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Steering3,525–98,250 mi27,850 mi18
ODI 10456526 · 12 mi

THE COMPONENTS CAUSING ISSUE ARE SUSPENSION AND STEERING COMPONENTS, SUCH AS THE STRUTS, STRUT PLATES, CONTROL ARM, BUSHINGS AND TIE ROD ENDS, THE AXLES, REAR SUSPENSION ARMS, AND THE U-JOINT CONNECTORS FOR THE DRIVE SHAFT, PHOTOGRAPHS HAVE BEEN TAKEN BY CRISWELL DODGE IN GAITHERSBURG, MD. *TR

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ODI 10459521 · 14 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE CHALLENGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER WOULD NOT INFORM THE CONTACT OF WHAT CAUSED THE FAILURE, BUT THE TOW TRUCK DRIVER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE TIE ROD WAS FRACTURED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 14.

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ODI 10470069 · 3,200 mi

AT SLOW SPEED I CAN HEAR A WINDING NOISE, (NOISE SOUNDS LIKE POWERING STEERING FLUID IS LOW, EVEN THOUGH IT IS FULL AND NO LEAKS). YOU CAN HEAR THE NOISE AT LOW SPEED FOR EXAMPLE BACKING UP AND TURNING THE WHEEL (EVEN IF THE WHEEL IS ONLY TURNED A QUARTER OF A TURN) OR WHEN YOU HAVE TO TURN IN TO A DRIVEWAY. *TR

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Power Train37,673–94,838 mi55,605 mi14
ODI 10443598 · 50 mi

SKIP SHIFT. THIS FEATURE IS ALREADY THE CAUSE OF SEVERAL NEAR MISSES OF ME BEING REAR-ENDED BECAUSE FROM A STOP, I AM UNEXPECTEDLY PREVENTED FROM SHIFTING FROM FIRST INTO 2ND GEAR TO MAINTAIN EXPECTED ACCELERATION IN TRAFFIC. I REALIZE WHAT THE SKIP SHIFT IS INTENDED FOR BUT IN THE REAL WORLD OF TRAFFIC, THE SKIP SHIFT FEATURE IS INHERENTLY DANGEROUS AND IS A SAFETY ISSUE. WHEN EVER ANYONE IS BEHIND ME AT A STOP OR AT A LEFT OR RIGHT TURN, WHEN ITS TIME TO GO, THE SKIP SHIFT FEATURE PUTS ME AT RISK OF BEING REAR ENDED EVERY TIME IT ENGAGES. …

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ODI 10480681 · 6,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE CHALLENGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SHIFT INTO SECOND GEAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER DRIVING THE VEHICLE FOR A DISTANCE AND STOP FOR A PERIOD OF TIME THE VEHICLE WOULD EXPERIENCE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 6,000.

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ODI 10658828 · 53,210 mi

WHILE DRIVING ON A TWO LANE ROAD, THE CAR BEGAN TO LOSE POWER AND STEERING CONTROL. IT BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO GET THE CAR TO A SAFE LOCATION. IT TURNED OUT TO BE THE ALTERNATOR. I SAW ON THIS WEBSITE THE OLDER 2012 CARS CHALLENGERS WERE RECALLED WITH THE SAME ENGINE AND ALTERNATOR. I WAS VERY LUCKY NOT TO HAVE CRASHED MY CAR. *TR

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Service Brakes55,650–91,000 mi68,000 mi7
ODI 10487955 · 3,200 mi

2012 DODGE CHALLENGER GOING 10 MPH IN PARKING LOT, TURNING RIGHT INTO PARKING SPACE, CAR ACCELERATED BY ITSELF, AND STUCK ITSELF AT FULL THROTTLE SPEED, BRAKES FAILED, POWER STEERING FAILED. CAR HIT AND WENT UP ON CONCRETE BARRIER. BOUNCED BACK, STALLED. *TR

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ODI 10663251 · 68,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE CHALLENGER. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE BRAKES FAILED AND THE ABS WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS ACTIVATED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ABS SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE ABS WARNING LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000.

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ODI 10669223 · 89,000 mi

DRIVING TO WORK. CAR STARTS TO MAKE A WHINING NOISE THEN THE ABS AND STABILITY CONTROL LIGHTS COME ON, I DRIVE THE CAR UP THE ROAD A LITTLE MORE AND THE RADIO TURNS OFF AND THE GAUGES START TO MOVE ERRATICALLY AND THEN THE CAR JUST DIED, COMPLETELY IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD, WHEN THE HOOD WAS RAISED YOU COULD CLEARLY SMELL SOMETHING BURNING. CAR TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I AM TOLD THAT THE "PARTS TO PROVIDE A PERMANENT REMEDY FOR THIS CONDITION ARE NOT CURRENTLY AVAILABLE". I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP THAT THE ALTERNATOR WOULD BE REPLACED …

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Seat Belts14,425–70,059 mi38,467 mi6
ODI 10494591 · 7,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE CHALLENGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, HE CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE AND THE SEAT BELTS DID NOT ENGAGE. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT'S FACE STRUCK THE STEERING WHEEL AND CAUSED THE CONTACT TO SUSTAIN A FRACTURED NOSE. IN ADDITION, THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL FOR TREATMENT OF INJURIES. THE CONTACT DID NOT CALL THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 7,000.

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ODI 10616100 · 36,700 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2012 DODGE CHALLENGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH AND BRAKING AT A STOP LIGHT, THE DRIVER'S SEAT MOVED FORWARD INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,700.

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ODI 10970013 · 110,000 mi

THE SEAT BELT RECEIVER SPRING LOCKS CAUSING THE BELT NOT TO BE ABLE TO LATCH OR STAY LATCHED.

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Complaint and recall timeline

Explore monthly filing activity alongside recall announcements. Up to ten years of monthly history is available.

2 reports2024-112026-10

Solid line: filed complaints. Dashed amber lines: recall announcement dates for this vehicle selection; markers include all recall components. The latest month is partial. Temporal proximity does not establish causation.

Monthly counts, recall campaigns and complaint examples
Monthly complaint and recall timeline
MonthComplaintsCampaigns announcedExamples
2024-110None

No examples available for this selection.

2024-120None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-011None
ODI 11638006 · 150,000 mi

The contact owns a 2012 Dodge Challenger. The contact stated that while operating the vehicle with passengers inside the vehicle, there was an abnormal fuel odor entering the cabin of the vehicle. The contact stated that after further inspection in the morning, the contact became aware of a puddle of fuel on the driveway by the rear driver’s side tire. The check warning light was then illuminated. The local dealer was contacted. The vehicle was not repaired due to cost. There was no recall associated with the failure. The vehicle was taken to a…

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2025-020None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-030None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-040None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-050None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-060None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-070None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-080None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-090None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-101None
ODI 11691678 · 140,000 mi

The contact leased a 2012 Dodge Challenger. The contact stated that the check engine warning light was illuminated. The contact stated that while driving at 45 MPH, the vehicle stalled. The vehicle failed to restart and was towed to an independent mechanic, where it was diagnosed with melted wiring. Additionally, the contact noticed smoke coming from underneath the engine. The vehicle was not repaired. The vehicle was later towed to the residence. Additionally, the contact was aware that the VIN was included in NHTSA Campaign Numbers: 19V01800…

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2025-110None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-120None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-010None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-022None
ODI 11719962 · 211,015 mi

The contact owns a 2012 Dodge Challenger. The contact stated that while driving on several occasions at various speeds, the vehicle stalled. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic, where it was diagnosed, and determined that the starter, throttle body, and transmission needed to be replaced. The contact stated that the starter was replaced; however, the failure persisted. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 211,015.

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ODI 11719969 · 211,015 mi

The contact owns a 2012 Dodge Challenger. The contact stated that when shifting the vehicle to reverse(R) or to neutral(N), the vehicle would only move forward. There were no warning lights illuminated. The contact had taken the vehicle to two independent mechanics and was advised that there were known issues associated with the transmission valve body. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was informed of the failure. The failure mileage was 211,015.

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2026-030None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-040None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-050None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-060None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-070None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-080None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-090None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-10 (partial)0None

No examples available for this selection.

Emerging complaint spikes

Complete months in the latest six months with at least 10 complaints, at least twice the preceding 12-month average, and at least three square-root deviations above that average.

This is a descriptive screening rule, not a statistical defect finding. Publicity and reporting changes can increase submissions.

No complete months meet the spike thresholds for this selection.

Equal-age model-year comparison

Model-wide cumulative reports during the first three or five calendar years, starting with the model year (age 0). Only fully elapsed windows are compared.

Age 0Age 1Age 236 reports

2022: 7 complaints · 2023: 36 complaints

Equal observation windows
Model yearThrough age 0Through age 1Through age 2
2022247
202342236
Date coverage across each selected cohort
Date basis for all complaints in selected model years
YearIncident dates usedFiling date fallbacksExcluded dates
2022900
20234300

Incident date is preferred when valid and no later than filing; otherwise filing date is used. Model year approximates age. Equal observation time does not adjust for sales, distance driven or reporting delays. One complaint linked to multiple model years can appear in each cohort.

Components reported together

Each cell counts unique complaints naming both components. Open a nonzero cell for examples.

Component co-occurrence matrix
ComponentElectrical SystemAir BagsEngineUnknown Or OtherSteeringPower TrainService BrakesSeat Belts
Electrical System—
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ODI 10746752 · 55,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE CHALLENGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE HEAD LIGHTS CUT OFF WITHOUT ANY WARNINGS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP, THE HEAD LIGHTS TURNED BACK ON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE AT A COMPLETED STOP, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED UNEXPECTED ACCELERATION SPEEDING UP TO 120 MPH. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IN ORDER TO STOP, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED WITH EXTREME PRESSURE, CAUSING THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE TIRE TO BLOW OUT. THE CO…

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ODI 10870342

2012 DODGE CHALLENGER. THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT STAYS ON CONSTANTLY. I TOOK MY CAR TO THE LOCAL DEALER IN LIBERTY TX, WHERE THEY TOLD ME THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL. IF I WANT THE ISSUE FIXED DEALER SAYS IT WILL COST $250 AND UP. THIS HAS BEEN A ONGOING PROBLEM FOR OVER A YEAR NOW.

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ODI 10954461 · 73,369 mi

HELLO, I PURCHASED A 2012 DODGE CHALLENGER SXT FROM CLOVIS CHRYSLER DODGE AUGUST 2013. SINCE THAT TIME, I HAVE HAD THE ALTERNATOR, WHICH IS ON RECALL BE REPLACED BY CLOVIS DODGE IN FEBRUARY OF 2015 AS WELL AS FEBRUARY OF 2017. I ATTEMPTED TO TRADE-IN MY VEHICLE ON 02/13/17, BUT THE DEALERSHIP MADE ME AWARE THAT THERE WAS ANOTHER RECALL FOR MY VEHICLE FOR THE FRONT PASSENGER AIRBAG INFLATOR, NHTSA RECALL #16V-352: TAKATA RECALL. THE DEALERSHIP ADVISED ME THAT THEY DO NOT TAKE RECALL VEHICLES AS A TRADE IN. MY VEHICLE CONTINUES TO HAVE ELECT…

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ODI 10650298 · 39,875 mi

I GOT IN MY VEHICLE TO RUN AN ERRAND. I TURNED THE CAR ON AND THE ABS, BRAKE, AIRBAG, SEAT BELT AND EVERY OTHER LIGHT LIT UP AND STAYED ON. A RINGING SOUNDS STARTED AND MY RADIO BEGAN TO FLASH UNTIL IT FINALLY WENT OUT. THE CAR DIED AND WOULD NOT COME BACK ON. I AM UNCLEAR AS TO WHAT THE ISSUE MAY BE. I WAS IN THE CAR EARLIER IN THE DAY AND EVERYTHING WAS FINE. THEIR WAS NO WARNING THAT THE CAR WOULD SOON SHUT DOWN COMPLETELY. *TR

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ODI 10681696 · 42,242 mi

ALTERNATOR FAILURE (DOCUMENTED RECALL) CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO STALL AND LOSE ALL POWER. LUCKY THIS WAS AT LOW SPEED ON A SURFACE STREET VS. HIGHWAY SPEED AND INTERSTATE. WAS ABLE TO COAST VEHICLE TO A SIDE STREET HOWEVER BLOCKING ONE LANE OF TRAVEL. VEHICLE WOULD NOT START NOR SHIFT TO NEUTRAL AND THE HAZARD LIGHTS WOULD NOT FUNCTION IT WAS COMPLETELY DEAD. HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALER FOR REPAIR. DEALER INSTALLED A NEW ALTERNATOR SUBJECT TO THE SAME RECALL AND STATED THAT THE PROPER REPLACEMENT IS ON BACK ORDER AS WELL REFUSED TO PAY TOWING (COS…

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ODI 10704736 · 62,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE CHALLENGER. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, ALL THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, THE GAUGES FAILED TO FUNCTION AND THE RPMS INCREASED EXCESSIVELY WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE BATTERY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURES RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE ALTERNATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILU…

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ODI 10860733 · 50,000 mi

DRIVING AND THE POWER SURGED, ALL LIGHTS CAME ON, NONE OF MY GAUGES WORKED AND STEERING FELT EXTREMELY LOOSE. HAVE BEEN WAITING SINCE LAST SUMMER TO GET THIS FIXED L. AND NOW TWO MONTHS SINCE IT FINALLY WENT SOUTH AND HAVE STILL BEEN WAITING. WONDERFUL JOB BY THE COMPANY.

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ODI 10995025 · 60,200 mi

DRIVER SIDE WINDOW GOES UP AND DOWN ABOUT EVERY 10-12 SECONDS WHEN I PARKED IN DRIVEWAY. CAR POWER IS OFF AND NO ONE IN CAR. STARTED WHERE DRIVER WINDOW WOULD NOT CLOSE ALL THE WAY WHEN DOOR SHUTS. LASTED ABOUT 10 DAYS. I DID NOT DRIVE IT AS I AM A DISABLED VET AND COULD NOT CLIMB OVER PASSENGER SEAT TO GET OUT, OR TO LET WINDOW UP AFTER DOOR IS CLOSED. MOBILITY/FLEXIBILITY NOT GOOD. RAINY SEASON IN FLA. FINALLY DROVE IT, WINDOW BEGAN MAKING CLICKING SOUND. GOT HOME, GOT OUT OF CAR, CLOSED DOOR AND WINDOW BEGAN GOING UP AND DOWN. CAR PARKED WI…

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ODI 11003745 · 104,000 mi

SMART WINDOWS GO UP AND DOWN ON THEIR OWN RUNNING THE BATTERY DOWN.

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ODI 10605905 · 36,200 mi

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND MY INSTRUMENT PANEL STARTED GOING CRAZY, LIGHTS WERE COMING ON, THE SPEEDOMETER WAS JUMPING UP AND DOWN, THEN MY RADIO AND AIR CONDITIONER SHUT DOWN, THEN I LOST POWER STEERING, AND ABOUT 30 SECONDS LATER THE CAR DIED IN TRAFFIC ON A BUSY HIGHWAY. IT WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THE NEXT DAY I WAS TOLD THAT FIRST I NEEDED TO AUTHORIZE THE PURCHASE FOR A BATTERY SO THEY COULD GET IT TO COME ON, WHICH I DID. THEY CALLED BACK LATER AND TOLD ME MY PROBLEM WAS THAT MY IGNITION SWITCH WAS STUCK IN THE ON POSITION…

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ODI 10639354 · 25,700 mi

I HAD OBSERVED A WHINING SOUND FOR SEVERAL WEEKS BEFORE THE INCIDENT. IT WAS LIKE A POWER STEERING PUMP WITHOUT ANY FLUID IN IT. I TRIED TO LISTEN UNDER THE HOOD TO LOCATE THE SOUND BUT IT SEEMED LIKE IT WAS COMING FROM LOW IN THE ENGINE BAY ON THE LEFT SIDE, LOOKING AT IT. MY WIFE LEFT FOR WORK AND AS SHE PULLED OFF, THE NOISE WAS VERY LOUD AND WORSE THAN BEFORE. I HOPED SHE WAS GOING TO BE ALRIGHT AND MAKE IT TO WORK. SHE CALLED ME JUST AS SHE WAS GETTING TO WORK, WHEN THE VEHICLE ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL INDICATORS LIT UP ALONG WITH A CON…

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ODI 10660165 · 62,200 mi

WHILE DRIVING HOME WITH MY 11YR OLD SON MY CAR STARTED MAKING A HIGH PITCH SOUND. THEN ALL THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS CAME ON AND THE CAR STALLED. DUE TO NO ELECTRICAL POWER, I COULDN'T USE MY EMERGENCY LIGHTS. TO PREVENT REAR END CRASH, I HAD TO HAND SIGNAL TO CARS TO GO AROUND. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO MY HOME. HAD THE CAR DIAGNOSED AND WAS TOLD THE ALTERNATOR HAD WENT BAD. THE COST FOR PARTS AND LABOR IS 900-1000$. I HAVE NOT HAD THE VEHICLE FIXED. I CONTACTED CHRYSLER AND WAS TOLD THE LIST WAS STILL BEING COMPILED OF VIN'S AFFECTED AND THEY WOU…

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ODI 10658828 · 53,210 mi

WHILE DRIVING ON A TWO LANE ROAD, THE CAR BEGAN TO LOSE POWER AND STEERING CONTROL. IT BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO GET THE CAR TO A SAFE LOCATION. IT TURNED OUT TO BE THE ALTERNATOR. I SAW ON THIS WEBSITE THE OLDER 2012 CARS CHALLENGERS WERE RECALLED WITH THE SAME ENGINE AND ALTERNATOR. I WAS VERY LUCKY NOT TO HAVE CRASHED MY CAR. *TR

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ODI 10668943 · 75,000 mi

I WAS DRIVING ALONG THE ROAD AND APPROACHED A SET OF LIGHTS TO MAKE A LEFT TURN. WHILE MAKING THE LEFT TURN, MY ABS BRAKE LIGHT AND TRACTION LIGHT STARTED FLICKERING, THE INTERIOR INSTRUMENT LIGHTS TURNED OFF, MY SUNROOF AND WINDOWS SECURED ITSELF, MY NAV SYSTEM SHUT OFF AND THE VEHICLE APPEARED TO BE FAILING. AFTER PULLING INTO A GAS STATION AND PARKING THE VEHICLE, I SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF AND AFTER A FEW SECONDS, TURN THE IGNITION ON. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START UP SO TOWED IT TO THE DEALERSHIP. AFTER THE DEALERSHIP COMPLETED SOME DIAGNOSTIC T…

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ODI 10681696 · 42,242 mi

ALTERNATOR FAILURE (DOCUMENTED RECALL) CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO STALL AND LOSE ALL POWER. LUCKY THIS WAS AT LOW SPEED ON A SURFACE STREET VS. HIGHWAY SPEED AND INTERSTATE. WAS ABLE TO COAST VEHICLE TO A SIDE STREET HOWEVER BLOCKING ONE LANE OF TRAVEL. VEHICLE WOULD NOT START NOR SHIFT TO NEUTRAL AND THE HAZARD LIGHTS WOULD NOT FUNCTION IT WAS COMPLETELY DEAD. HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALER FOR REPAIR. DEALER INSTALLED A NEW ALTERNATOR SUBJECT TO THE SAME RECALL AND STATED THAT THE PROPER REPLACEMENT IS ON BACK ORDER AS WELL REFUSED TO PAY TOWING (COS…

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ODI 10669223 · 89,000 mi

DRIVING TO WORK. CAR STARTS TO MAKE A WHINING NOISE THEN THE ABS AND STABILITY CONTROL LIGHTS COME ON, I DRIVE THE CAR UP THE ROAD A LITTLE MORE AND THE RADIO TURNS OFF AND THE GAUGES START TO MOVE ERRATICALLY AND THEN THE CAR JUST DIED, COMPLETELY IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD, WHEN THE HOOD WAS RAISED YOU COULD CLEARLY SMELL SOMETHING BURNING. CAR TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I AM TOLD THAT THE "PARTS TO PROVIDE A PERMANENT REMEDY FOR THIS CONDITION ARE NOT CURRENTLY AVAILABLE". I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP THAT THE ALTERNATOR WOULD BE REPLACED …

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ODI 10823767 · 50,300 mi

THOUGH THERE IS A RECALL ON THE ALTERNTORS FOR ENTRY MODELS, MY CAR LOST ALL POWER WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY. I COULD NOT STEER AND BRAKING BECAME DIFFICULT. I LOST MY HEADLIGHTS AS WELL. THE SAME EXACT THING HAPPENED TO MY VEHICLE AS WAS DESCRIBED IN OTHER'S REPORTS ON SUDDEN FAILURE WHILE IN MOTION. I WAS AT ABOUT 65 MPH WHEN THIS OCCURRED. I HAVE THE CHALLENGER RT CLASSIC 5.7 LITER HEMI

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ODI 10839441 · 61,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE CHALLENGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PUSH START FEATURE DID NOT FUNCTION AND THE BRAKES SEIZED. THE ABS, THE TRACTION CONTROL, AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DECLINED TO DIAGNOSE THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, THE VEHICLE HAD THE ALTERNATOR REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V634000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FA…

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Air Bags
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ODI 10746752 · 55,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE CHALLENGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE HEAD LIGHTS CUT OFF WITHOUT ANY WARNINGS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP, THE HEAD LIGHTS TURNED BACK ON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE AT A COMPLETED STOP, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED UNEXPECTED ACCELERATION SPEEDING UP TO 120 MPH. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IN ORDER TO STOP, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED WITH EXTREME PRESSURE, CAUSING THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE TIRE TO BLOW OUT. THE CO…

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ODI 10870342

2012 DODGE CHALLENGER. THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT STAYS ON CONSTANTLY. I TOOK MY CAR TO THE LOCAL DEALER IN LIBERTY TX, WHERE THEY TOLD ME THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL. IF I WANT THE ISSUE FIXED DEALER SAYS IT WILL COST $250 AND UP. THIS HAS BEEN A ONGOING PROBLEM FOR OVER A YEAR NOW.

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ODI 10954461 · 73,369 mi

HELLO, I PURCHASED A 2012 DODGE CHALLENGER SXT FROM CLOVIS CHRYSLER DODGE AUGUST 2013. SINCE THAT TIME, I HAVE HAD THE ALTERNATOR, WHICH IS ON RECALL BE REPLACED BY CLOVIS DODGE IN FEBRUARY OF 2015 AS WELL AS FEBRUARY OF 2017. I ATTEMPTED TO TRADE-IN MY VEHICLE ON 02/13/17, BUT THE DEALERSHIP MADE ME AWARE THAT THERE WAS ANOTHER RECALL FOR MY VEHICLE FOR THE FRONT PASSENGER AIRBAG INFLATOR, NHTSA RECALL #16V-352: TAKATA RECALL. THE DEALERSHIP ADVISED ME THAT THEY DO NOT TAKE RECALL VEHICLES AS A TRADE IN. MY VEHICLE CONTINUES TO HAVE ELECT…

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ODI 10852936 · 104,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE CHALLENGER. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. IN ADDITION, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED CONTINUOUSLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT ABLE TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE TIMING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V118000 (AIR BAGS). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 104,000.

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ODI 11290946 · 98,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE CHALLENGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED, THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS DEFECTIVE, AND THE VEHICLE OVERHEATED DUE TO AN ANTIFREEZE LEAK IN THE RADIATOR. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO PREMIER CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE RAM FIAT (13000 I-10 SERVICE RD, NEW ORLEANS, LA 70128) WHERE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS REPAIRED AND THE AIR BAG INDICATOR WAS TURNED OFF. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO HAVE THE LEAK REPAIRED, BUT WAS INFORMED THAT HIS WARRANTY WOULD NOT BE HONORED. AFTER THE AIR BAG INDICATOR …

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ODI 11691678 · 140,000 mi

The contact leased a 2012 Dodge Challenger. The contact stated that the check engine warning light was illuminated. The contact stated that while driving at 45 MPH, the vehicle stalled. The vehicle failed to restart and was towed to an independent mechanic, where it was diagnosed with melted wiring. Additionally, the contact noticed smoke coming from underneath the engine. The vehicle was not repaired. The vehicle was later towed to the residence. Additionally, the contact was aware that the VIN was included in NHTSA Campaign Numbers: 19V01800…

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ODI 10494591 · 7,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE CHALLENGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, HE CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE AND THE SEAT BELTS DID NOT ENGAGE. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT'S FACE STRUCK THE STEERING WHEEL AND CAUSED THE CONTACT TO SUSTAIN A FRACTURED NOSE. IN ADDITION, THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL FOR TREATMENT OF INJURIES. THE CONTACT DID NOT CALL THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 7,000.

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ODI 11171154 · 80,000 mi

DEALER IS TELLING ME THAT THE DEFECTIVE DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG HARNESS IS NOT RECALLED ONLY PASSENGER SIDE? AIRBAG HARNESS WAS DIAGNOSED DEFECTIVE AND IDIOT LIGHT IS ON. BECAUSE THIS IS RT MODEL IT IS OMITTED FROM RECALL??? PLEASE ADD RT MODEL TO RECALL! THANK YOU.

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ODI 10650298 · 39,875 mi

I GOT IN MY VEHICLE TO RUN AN ERRAND. I TURNED THE CAR ON AND THE ABS, BRAKE, AIRBAG, SEAT BELT AND EVERY OTHER LIGHT LIT UP AND STAYED ON. A RINGING SOUNDS STARTED AND MY RADIO BEGAN TO FLASH UNTIL IT FINALLY WENT OUT. THE CAR DIED AND WOULD NOT COME BACK ON. I AM UNCLEAR AS TO WHAT THE ISSUE MAY BE. I WAS IN THE CAR EARLIER IN THE DAY AND EVERYTHING WAS FINE. THEIR WAS NO WARNING THAT THE CAR WOULD SOON SHUT DOWN COMPLETELY. *TR

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ODI 10681696 · 42,242 mi

ALTERNATOR FAILURE (DOCUMENTED RECALL) CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO STALL AND LOSE ALL POWER. LUCKY THIS WAS AT LOW SPEED ON A SURFACE STREET VS. HIGHWAY SPEED AND INTERSTATE. WAS ABLE TO COAST VEHICLE TO A SIDE STREET HOWEVER BLOCKING ONE LANE OF TRAVEL. VEHICLE WOULD NOT START NOR SHIFT TO NEUTRAL AND THE HAZARD LIGHTS WOULD NOT FUNCTION IT WAS COMPLETELY DEAD. HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALER FOR REPAIR. DEALER INSTALLED A NEW ALTERNATOR SUBJECT TO THE SAME RECALL AND STATED THAT THE PROPER REPLACEMENT IS ON BACK ORDER AS WELL REFUSED TO PAY TOWING (COS…

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ODI 10704736 · 62,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE CHALLENGER. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, ALL THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, THE GAUGES FAILED TO FUNCTION AND THE RPMS INCREASED EXCESSIVELY WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE BATTERY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURES RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE ALTERNATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILU…

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ODI 10852936 · 104,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE CHALLENGER. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. IN ADDITION, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED CONTINUOUSLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT ABLE TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE TIMING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V118000 (AIR BAGS). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 104,000.

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ODI 11290946 · 98,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE CHALLENGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED, THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS DEFECTIVE, AND THE VEHICLE OVERHEATED DUE TO AN ANTIFREEZE LEAK IN THE RADIATOR. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO PREMIER CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE RAM FIAT (13000 I-10 SERVICE RD, NEW ORLEANS, LA 70128) WHERE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS REPAIRED AND THE AIR BAG INDICATOR WAS TURNED OFF. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO HAVE THE LEAK REPAIRED, BUT WAS INFORMED THAT HIS WARRANTY WOULD NOT BE HONORED. AFTER THE AIR BAG INDICATOR …

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ODI 11691678 · 140,000 mi

The contact leased a 2012 Dodge Challenger. The contact stated that the check engine warning light was illuminated. The contact stated that while driving at 45 MPH, the vehicle stalled. The vehicle failed to restart and was towed to an independent mechanic, where it was diagnosed with melted wiring. Additionally, the contact noticed smoke coming from underneath the engine. The vehicle was not repaired. The vehicle was later towed to the residence. Additionally, the contact was aware that the VIN was included in NHTSA Campaign Numbers: 19V01800…

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ODI 11414597 · 130,000 mi

MY CAR KEEPS GOING FROM 60 OR HOWEVER FAST I'M DRIVING TO SMOKING TIRES AND MY CAR IS HALTED CAUSING ME TO ALMOST WRECK WAY TOO MANY TIMES.

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ODI 11118422 · 10,000 mi

I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREWAY AND MY CHALLENGER LOST POWER AND SMELLED LIKE SOMETHING WAS BURNING AND MY STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP I HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED 15 MILES BACK TO MY APARTMENT AND NOW ITS JUST SITTING I CHECKED FOR RECALLS AND LOW AND BEHOLD THERE IS A RECALL FOR AN ALTERNATOR AND DIODS RECALL NUMBER T-36 SO I CALLED TO DODGE DEALERS AND ONCE AGAIN THEY ARE GIVING ME THE RUN AROUND STEVENS CREEK DODGE SAID A MONTH AND A HALF REDICULOUSE AND FREMONT DODGE GIVES TWO MONTHS UNTIL THEY CAN REPLACE IT DODGE SERVICE MANAGER SAID THEY ONLY GET A …

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ODI 10681696 · 42,242 mi

ALTERNATOR FAILURE (DOCUMENTED RECALL) CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO STALL AND LOSE ALL POWER. LUCKY THIS WAS AT LOW SPEED ON A SURFACE STREET VS. HIGHWAY SPEED AND INTERSTATE. WAS ABLE TO COAST VEHICLE TO A SIDE STREET HOWEVER BLOCKING ONE LANE OF TRAVEL. VEHICLE WOULD NOT START NOR SHIFT TO NEUTRAL AND THE HAZARD LIGHTS WOULD NOT FUNCTION IT WAS COMPLETELY DEAD. HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALER FOR REPAIR. DEALER INSTALLED A NEW ALTERNATOR SUBJECT TO THE SAME RECALL AND STATED THAT THE PROPER REPLACEMENT IS ON BACK ORDER AS WELL REFUSED TO PAY TOWING (COS…

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ODI 10985657 · 101,450 mi

I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE REGARDING TIMING CHAIN,CASING,AND GUIDE I TOOK VEHICLE IN TO DEALERSHIP TO HAVE RECALL PERFORMED AND AFTER I PICKED UP MY VEHICLE 2 WEEKS LATER MY ENGINE SLUNG A ROD THROUGH MY ENGINE BLOCK WHEN VEHICLE EXCELLERATED TO 70 MILES PER HOUR NOW CHRYSLER AS WELL AS DEALERSHIP IS REFUSING TO REPAIR MY VEHICLE WHEN THE RECALL CLEARLY STATE IF THE JOB IS NOT PERFORMED CORRECTLY THIS COULD TAKE PLACE I WAS TRAVELLING ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN IT BLEW WITH VEHICLES COMING ON BOTH SIDES IT WAS A TWO LANE HIGHWAY 278

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ODI 10839441 · 61,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE CHALLENGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PUSH START FEATURE DID NOT FUNCTION AND THE BRAKES SEIZED. THE ABS, THE TRACTION CONTROL, AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DECLINED TO DIAGNOSE THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, THE VEHICLE HAD THE ALTERNATOR REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V634000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FA…

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ODI 11414597 · 130,000 mi

MY CAR KEEPS GOING FROM 60 OR HOWEVER FAST I'M DRIVING TO SMOKING TIRES AND MY CAR IS HALTED CAUSING ME TO ALMOST WRECK WAY TOO MANY TIMES.

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ODI 10860733 · 50,000 mi

DRIVING AND THE POWER SURGED, ALL LIGHTS CAME ON, NONE OF MY GAUGES WORKED AND STEERING FELT EXTREMELY LOOSE. HAVE BEEN WAITING SINCE LAST SUMMER TO GET THIS FIXED L. AND NOW TWO MONTHS SINCE IT FINALLY WENT SOUTH AND HAVE STILL BEEN WAITING. WONDERFUL JOB BY THE COMPANY.

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ODI 10995025 · 60,200 mi

DRIVER SIDE WINDOW GOES UP AND DOWN ABOUT EVERY 10-12 SECONDS WHEN I PARKED IN DRIVEWAY. CAR POWER IS OFF AND NO ONE IN CAR. STARTED WHERE DRIVER WINDOW WOULD NOT CLOSE ALL THE WAY WHEN DOOR SHUTS. LASTED ABOUT 10 DAYS. I DID NOT DRIVE IT AS I AM A DISABLED VET AND COULD NOT CLIMB OVER PASSENGER SEAT TO GET OUT, OR TO LET WINDOW UP AFTER DOOR IS CLOSED. MOBILITY/FLEXIBILITY NOT GOOD. RAINY SEASON IN FLA. FINALLY DROVE IT, WINDOW BEGAN MAKING CLICKING SOUND. GOT HOME, GOT OUT OF CAR, CLOSED DOOR AND WINDOW BEGAN GOING UP AND DOWN. CAR PARKED WI…

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ODI 11003745 · 104,000 mi

SMART WINDOWS GO UP AND DOWN ON THEIR OWN RUNNING THE BATTERY DOWN.

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ODI 11414597 · 130,000 mi

MY CAR KEEPS GOING FROM 60 OR HOWEVER FAST I'M DRIVING TO SMOKING TIRES AND MY CAR IS HALTED CAUSING ME TO ALMOST WRECK WAY TOO MANY TIMES.

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ODI 11186147 · 113,000 mi

BATTERY WAS REPLACED BECAUSE IT WENT DEAD. LOST POWER STEERING. WINDOWS GOING UP AND DOWN ON THEIR OWN RUNNING DOWN NEW BATTERY. FOUND FUSE THAT RUNS SIDE MIRRORS AND POWER STEERING TO BE GOOD BUT IS SHOWING THE FUSE BOX TO BE GROUNDING OUT WHEN FUSE IS REMOVED. I HAVE HEARD OF ALOT OF ISSUES WITH THE WINDOWS ON THIS CAR. NOBODY CAN SEEM TO LOCATE THE PROBLEM. THE CAR WAS SITTING STILL AND ENGINE NOT TURNED ON. IF I LEAVE WINDOWS OPEN, WEATHER DAMAGE IS DONE. DANGEROUS TO DRIVE WITHOUT POWER STEERING. AFRAID IT MIGHT CATCH ON FIRE DUE TO THE GR…

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ODI 11100629

WINDOWS GOING UP AND DOWN ABOUT 1/8 INCH AS IF THE DOOR IS BEING OPENED AND CLOSED , ITS CAUSING THE BATTERY TO DIE AND FAIL. I READ UP ON THIS AND UNFOURTUNATELY A DODGE OWNERS ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. SOMEONE SEEMS TO THINKS ITS THE LATCH WHICH HAS BEEN A PROBLEM SOLVER FOR MOST CUSTOMERS . THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL IN PLACE FOR BOTH 2011AND 2012 DODGE OWNERS FOR WINDOW LATCH DEFECT

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ODI 11414597 · 130,000 mi

MY CAR KEEPS GOING FROM 60 OR HOWEVER FAST I'M DRIVING TO SMOKING TIRES AND MY CAR IS HALTED CAUSING ME TO ALMOST WRECK WAY TOO MANY TIMES.

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ODI 10605905 · 36,200 mi

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND MY INSTRUMENT PANEL STARTED GOING CRAZY, LIGHTS WERE COMING ON, THE SPEEDOMETER WAS JUMPING UP AND DOWN, THEN MY RADIO AND AIR CONDITIONER SHUT DOWN, THEN I LOST POWER STEERING, AND ABOUT 30 SECONDS LATER THE CAR DIED IN TRAFFIC ON A BUSY HIGHWAY. IT WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THE NEXT DAY I WAS TOLD THAT FIRST I NEEDED TO AUTHORIZE THE PURCHASE FOR A BATTERY SO THEY COULD GET IT TO COME ON, WHICH I DID. THEY CALLED BACK LATER AND TOLD ME MY PROBLEM WAS THAT MY IGNITION SWITCH WAS STUCK IN THE ON POSITION…

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ODI 10639354 · 25,700 mi

I HAD OBSERVED A WHINING SOUND FOR SEVERAL WEEKS BEFORE THE INCIDENT. IT WAS LIKE A POWER STEERING PUMP WITHOUT ANY FLUID IN IT. I TRIED TO LISTEN UNDER THE HOOD TO LOCATE THE SOUND BUT IT SEEMED LIKE IT WAS COMING FROM LOW IN THE ENGINE BAY ON THE LEFT SIDE, LOOKING AT IT. MY WIFE LEFT FOR WORK AND AS SHE PULLED OFF, THE NOISE WAS VERY LOUD AND WORSE THAN BEFORE. I HOPED SHE WAS GOING TO BE ALRIGHT AND MAKE IT TO WORK. SHE CALLED ME JUST AS SHE WAS GETTING TO WORK, WHEN THE VEHICLE ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL INDICATORS LIT UP ALONG WITH A CON…

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ODI 10660165 · 62,200 mi

WHILE DRIVING HOME WITH MY 11YR OLD SON MY CAR STARTED MAKING A HIGH PITCH SOUND. THEN ALL THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS CAME ON AND THE CAR STALLED. DUE TO NO ELECTRICAL POWER, I COULDN'T USE MY EMERGENCY LIGHTS. TO PREVENT REAR END CRASH, I HAD TO HAND SIGNAL TO CARS TO GO AROUND. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO MY HOME. HAD THE CAR DIAGNOSED AND WAS TOLD THE ALTERNATOR HAD WENT BAD. THE COST FOR PARTS AND LABOR IS 900-1000$. I HAVE NOT HAD THE VEHICLE FIXED. I CONTACTED CHRYSLER AND WAS TOLD THE LIST WAS STILL BEING COMPILED OF VIN'S AFFECTED AND THEY WOU…

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ODI 11118422 · 10,000 mi

I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREWAY AND MY CHALLENGER LOST POWER AND SMELLED LIKE SOMETHING WAS BURNING AND MY STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP I HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED 15 MILES BACK TO MY APARTMENT AND NOW ITS JUST SITTING I CHECKED FOR RECALLS AND LOW AND BEHOLD THERE IS A RECALL FOR AN ALTERNATOR AND DIODS RECALL NUMBER T-36 SO I CALLED TO DODGE DEALERS AND ONCE AGAIN THEY ARE GIVING ME THE RUN AROUND STEVENS CREEK DODGE SAID A MONTH AND A HALF REDICULOUSE AND FREMONT DODGE GIVES TWO MONTHS UNTIL THEY CAN REPLACE IT DODGE SERVICE MANAGER SAID THEY ONLY GET A …

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ODI 11186147 · 113,000 mi

BATTERY WAS REPLACED BECAUSE IT WENT DEAD. LOST POWER STEERING. WINDOWS GOING UP AND DOWN ON THEIR OWN RUNNING DOWN NEW BATTERY. FOUND FUSE THAT RUNS SIDE MIRRORS AND POWER STEERING TO BE GOOD BUT IS SHOWING THE FUSE BOX TO BE GROUNDING OUT WHEN FUSE IS REMOVED. I HAVE HEARD OF ALOT OF ISSUES WITH THE WINDOWS ON THIS CAR. NOBODY CAN SEEM TO LOCATE THE PROBLEM. THE CAR WAS SITTING STILL AND ENGINE NOT TURNED ON. IF I LEAVE WINDOWS OPEN, WEATHER DAMAGE IS DONE. DANGEROUS TO DRIVE WITHOUT POWER STEERING. AFRAID IT MIGHT CATCH ON FIRE DUE TO THE GR…

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ODI 10487955 · 3,200 mi

2012 DODGE CHALLENGER GOING 10 MPH IN PARKING LOT, TURNING RIGHT INTO PARKING SPACE, CAR ACCELERATED BY ITSELF, AND STUCK ITSELF AT FULL THROTTLE SPEED, BRAKES FAILED, POWER STEERING FAILED. CAR HIT AND WENT UP ON CONCRETE BARRIER. BOUNCED BACK, STALLED. *TR

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ODI 10658828 · 53,210 mi

WHILE DRIVING ON A TWO LANE ROAD, THE CAR BEGAN TO LOSE POWER AND STEERING CONTROL. IT BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO GET THE CAR TO A SAFE LOCATION. IT TURNED OUT TO BE THE ALTERNATOR. I SAW ON THIS WEBSITE THE OLDER 2012 CARS CHALLENGERS WERE RECALLED WITH THE SAME ENGINE AND ALTERNATOR. I WAS VERY LUCKY NOT TO HAVE CRASHED MY CAR. *TR

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ODI 10668943 · 75,000 mi

I WAS DRIVING ALONG THE ROAD AND APPROACHED A SET OF LIGHTS TO MAKE A LEFT TURN. WHILE MAKING THE LEFT TURN, MY ABS BRAKE LIGHT AND TRACTION LIGHT STARTED FLICKERING, THE INTERIOR INSTRUMENT LIGHTS TURNED OFF, MY SUNROOF AND WINDOWS SECURED ITSELF, MY NAV SYSTEM SHUT OFF AND THE VEHICLE APPEARED TO BE FAILING. AFTER PULLING INTO A GAS STATION AND PARKING THE VEHICLE, I SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF AND AFTER A FEW SECONDS, TURN THE IGNITION ON. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START UP SO TOWED IT TO THE DEALERSHIP. AFTER THE DEALERSHIP COMPLETED SOME DIAGNOSTIC T…

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ODI 10681696 · 42,242 mi

ALTERNATOR FAILURE (DOCUMENTED RECALL) CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO STALL AND LOSE ALL POWER. LUCKY THIS WAS AT LOW SPEED ON A SURFACE STREET VS. HIGHWAY SPEED AND INTERSTATE. WAS ABLE TO COAST VEHICLE TO A SIDE STREET HOWEVER BLOCKING ONE LANE OF TRAVEL. VEHICLE WOULD NOT START NOR SHIFT TO NEUTRAL AND THE HAZARD LIGHTS WOULD NOT FUNCTION IT WAS COMPLETELY DEAD. HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALER FOR REPAIR. DEALER INSTALLED A NEW ALTERNATOR SUBJECT TO THE SAME RECALL AND STATED THAT THE PROPER REPLACEMENT IS ON BACK ORDER AS WELL REFUSED TO PAY TOWING (COS…

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ODI 10681696 · 42,242 mi

ALTERNATOR FAILURE (DOCUMENTED RECALL) CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO STALL AND LOSE ALL POWER. LUCKY THIS WAS AT LOW SPEED ON A SURFACE STREET VS. HIGHWAY SPEED AND INTERSTATE. WAS ABLE TO COAST VEHICLE TO A SIDE STREET HOWEVER BLOCKING ONE LANE OF TRAVEL. VEHICLE WOULD NOT START NOR SHIFT TO NEUTRAL AND THE HAZARD LIGHTS WOULD NOT FUNCTION IT WAS COMPLETELY DEAD. HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALER FOR REPAIR. DEALER INSTALLED A NEW ALTERNATOR SUBJECT TO THE SAME RECALL AND STATED THAT THE PROPER REPLACEMENT IS ON BACK ORDER AS WELL REFUSED TO PAY TOWING (COS…

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ODI 10985657 · 101,450 mi

I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE REGARDING TIMING CHAIN,CASING,AND GUIDE I TOOK VEHICLE IN TO DEALERSHIP TO HAVE RECALL PERFORMED AND AFTER I PICKED UP MY VEHICLE 2 WEEKS LATER MY ENGINE SLUNG A ROD THROUGH MY ENGINE BLOCK WHEN VEHICLE EXCELLERATED TO 70 MILES PER HOUR NOW CHRYSLER AS WELL AS DEALERSHIP IS REFUSING TO REPAIR MY VEHICLE WHEN THE RECALL CLEARLY STATE IF THE JOB IS NOT PERFORMED CORRECTLY THIS COULD TAKE PLACE I WAS TRAVELLING ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN IT BLEW WITH VEHICLES COMING ON BOTH SIDES IT WAS A TWO LANE HIGHWAY 278

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ODI 11100629

WINDOWS GOING UP AND DOWN ABOUT 1/8 INCH AS IF THE DOOR IS BEING OPENED AND CLOSED , ITS CAUSING THE BATTERY TO DIE AND FAIL. I READ UP ON THIS AND UNFOURTUNATELY A DODGE OWNERS ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. SOMEONE SEEMS TO THINKS ITS THE LATCH WHICH HAS BEEN A PROBLEM SOLVER FOR MOST CUSTOMERS . THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL IN PLACE FOR BOTH 2011AND 2012 DODGE OWNERS FOR WINDOW LATCH DEFECT

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ODI 10669223 · 89,000 mi

DRIVING TO WORK. CAR STARTS TO MAKE A WHINING NOISE THEN THE ABS AND STABILITY CONTROL LIGHTS COME ON, I DRIVE THE CAR UP THE ROAD A LITTLE MORE AND THE RADIO TURNS OFF AND THE GAUGES START TO MOVE ERRATICALLY AND THEN THE CAR JUST DIED, COMPLETELY IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD, WHEN THE HOOD WAS RAISED YOU COULD CLEARLY SMELL SOMETHING BURNING. CAR TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I AM TOLD THAT THE "PARTS TO PROVIDE A PERMANENT REMEDY FOR THIS CONDITION ARE NOT CURRENTLY AVAILABLE". I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP THAT THE ALTERNATOR WOULD BE REPLACED …

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ODI 10823767 · 50,300 mi

THOUGH THERE IS A RECALL ON THE ALTERNTORS FOR ENTRY MODELS, MY CAR LOST ALL POWER WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY. I COULD NOT STEER AND BRAKING BECAME DIFFICULT. I LOST MY HEADLIGHTS AS WELL. THE SAME EXACT THING HAPPENED TO MY VEHICLE AS WAS DESCRIBED IN OTHER'S REPORTS ON SUDDEN FAILURE WHILE IN MOTION. I WAS AT ABOUT 65 MPH WHEN THIS OCCURRED. I HAVE THE CHALLENGER RT CLASSIC 5.7 LITER HEMI

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ODI 10839441 · 61,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE CHALLENGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PUSH START FEATURE DID NOT FUNCTION AND THE BRAKES SEIZED. THE ABS, THE TRACTION CONTROL, AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DECLINED TO DIAGNOSE THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, THE VEHICLE HAD THE ALTERNATOR REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V634000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FA…

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ODI 10839441 · 61,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE CHALLENGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PUSH START FEATURE DID NOT FUNCTION AND THE BRAKES SEIZED. THE ABS, THE TRACTION CONTROL, AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DECLINED TO DIAGNOSE THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, THE VEHICLE HAD THE ALTERNATOR REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V634000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FA…

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ODI 11414597 · 130,000 mi

MY CAR KEEPS GOING FROM 60 OR HOWEVER FAST I'M DRIVING TO SMOKING TIRES AND MY CAR IS HALTED CAUSING ME TO ALMOST WRECK WAY TOO MANY TIMES.

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ODI 11414597 · 130,000 mi

MY CAR KEEPS GOING FROM 60 OR HOWEVER FAST I'M DRIVING TO SMOKING TIRES AND MY CAR IS HALTED CAUSING ME TO ALMOST WRECK WAY TOO MANY TIMES.

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ODI 10487955 · 3,200 mi

2012 DODGE CHALLENGER GOING 10 MPH IN PARKING LOT, TURNING RIGHT INTO PARKING SPACE, CAR ACCELERATED BY ITSELF, AND STUCK ITSELF AT FULL THROTTLE SPEED, BRAKES FAILED, POWER STEERING FAILED. CAR HIT AND WENT UP ON CONCRETE BARRIER. BOUNCED BACK, STALLED. *TR

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ODI 10494591 · 7,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE CHALLENGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, HE CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE AND THE SEAT BELTS DID NOT ENGAGE. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT'S FACE STRUCK THE STEERING WHEEL AND CAUSED THE CONTACT TO SUSTAIN A FRACTURED NOSE. IN ADDITION, THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL FOR TREATMENT OF INJURIES. THE CONTACT DID NOT CALL THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 7,000.

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ODI 11171154 · 80,000 mi

DEALER IS TELLING ME THAT THE DEFECTIVE DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG HARNESS IS NOT RECALLED ONLY PASSENGER SIDE? AIRBAG HARNESS WAS DIAGNOSED DEFECTIVE AND IDIOT LIGHT IS ON. BECAUSE THIS IS RT MODEL IT IS OMITTED FROM RECALL??? PLEASE ADD RT MODEL TO RECALL! THANK YOU.

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Co-reporting does not establish that one component caused another concern.

Recurring narrative patterns

Specific keyword mentions beyond broad component labels. Matching includes negations and comparisons and does not confirm a diagnosis.

6 patterns with matching reports.

Stalling or loss of power

33 mentions · 13.0% of complaints

Median mileage: 58,000 mi (29 usable records).

ODI 10487955 · 3,200 mi

2012 DODGE CHALLENGER GOING 10 MPH IN PARKING LOT, TURNING RIGHT INTO PARKING SPACE, CAR ACCELERATED BY ITSELF, AND STUCK ITSELF AT FULL THROTTLE SPEED, BRAKES FAILED, POWER STEERING FAILED. CAR HIT AND WENT UP ON CONCRETE BARRIER. BOUNCED BACK, STALLED. *TR

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ODI 10605905 · 36,200 mi

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND MY INSTRUMENT PANEL STARTED GOING CRAZY, LIGHTS WERE COMING ON, THE SPEEDOMETER WAS JUMPING UP AND DOWN, THEN MY RADIO AND AIR CONDITIONER SHUT DOWN, THEN I LOST POWER STEERING, AND ABOUT 30 SECONDS LATER THE CAR DIED IN TRAFFIC ON A BUSY HIGHWAY. IT WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THE NEXT DAY I WAS TOLD THAT FIRST I NEEDED TO AUTHORIZE THE PURCHASE FOR A BATTERY SO THEY COULD GET IT TO COME ON, WHICH I DID. THEY CALLED BACK LATER AND TOLD ME MY PROBLEM WAS THAT MY IGNITION SWITCH WAS STUCK IN THE ON POSITION…

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ODI 10631581 · 38,200 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE CHALLENGER. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, ALL OF THE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE ALTERNATOR AND THE BATTERY FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,200.

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Matching rule\b(stall\w*|loss of power|lost power|engine shut\w* off)\b

Warning lights and dashboard alerts

24 mentions · 9.5% of complaints

Median mileage: 71,500 mi (20 usable records).

ODI 10458059 · 4,200 mi

I WAS REARENDED, (AT 4200 MILES ON MY NEW VEHICLE), WHILE AT A DEAD STOP FOR A TRAFFIC LIGHT BY A FORD F250 PICKUP TRUCK TRAVELING AT 45 MPH PULLING A UTILITY TRAILER HAULING APPROXIMATELY 6000 - 7000 POUNDS WHICH HIT MY 2012 DODGE CHALLENGER IN THE RIGHT REAREND PUSHING ME INTO THE BACK END OF A NISSAN ALTIMA, AND NOT ONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED IN MY CHALLENGER. I HAD A PRIOR PROBLEM WITH THE CHALLENGER AT APPROXIMATELY 2300 MILES ON THE VEHICLE WHERE THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND HAD THE VEHICLE SERVICED AT THE DEALER TO FIX THE PRO…

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ODI 10479560 · 6,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE CHALLENGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE STARTING THE VEHICLE THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT INTERMITTENTLY ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE REPLICATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 6,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 14,000.

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ODI 10553638 · 50,000 mi

FIRST, TO HAPPEN WAS I PULLED OUT OF DRIVEWAY WHEN THE "BRAKES' WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. CONTINUED TRAVELLING, AND SOON BECAME NIGHTIME DRIVING. WAS GOING APPROX. 55 MPH, WHEN THE INSTRUMENT PANEL BEGAN TO FLASH NUMEROUS WARNING LIGHTS. THEN, THE RADIO AND INTERIOR LIGHTS BEGAN TURNING OFF AND ON. I WAS NOT ABLE TO MANUALLY TURN OFF THE RADIO DURING THIS TIME. I CONTINUED TO DRIVE TO TRY TO MAKE IT TO A GAS STATION. THEN I FELT HOT AIR COMING THRU THE VENTS. IT WAS LIKE I HAD ON THE HEATER, BUT I DIDNT. (NOR THE AC WAS ON.) THE CAR LOST ALL POWE…

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Matching rule\b(warning light\w*|check engine|dashboard warning\w*|malfunction indicator)\b

Steering assistance concerns

15 mentions · 5.9% of complaints

Median mileage: 45,385 mi (14 usable records).

ODI 10487955 · 3,200 mi

2012 DODGE CHALLENGER GOING 10 MPH IN PARKING LOT, TURNING RIGHT INTO PARKING SPACE, CAR ACCELERATED BY ITSELF, AND STUCK ITSELF AT FULL THROTTLE SPEED, BRAKES FAILED, POWER STEERING FAILED. CAR HIT AND WENT UP ON CONCRETE BARRIER. BOUNCED BACK, STALLED. *TR

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ODI 10553638 · 50,000 mi

FIRST, TO HAPPEN WAS I PULLED OUT OF DRIVEWAY WHEN THE "BRAKES' WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. CONTINUED TRAVELLING, AND SOON BECAME NIGHTIME DRIVING. WAS GOING APPROX. 55 MPH, WHEN THE INSTRUMENT PANEL BEGAN TO FLASH NUMEROUS WARNING LIGHTS. THEN, THE RADIO AND INTERIOR LIGHTS BEGAN TURNING OFF AND ON. I WAS NOT ABLE TO MANUALLY TURN OFF THE RADIO DURING THIS TIME. I CONTINUED TO DRIVE TO TRY TO MAKE IT TO A GAS STATION. THEN I FELT HOT AIR COMING THRU THE VENTS. IT WAS LIKE I HAD ON THE HEATER, BUT I DIDNT. (NOR THE AC WAS ON.) THE CAR LOST ALL POWE…

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ODI 10605905 · 36,200 mi

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND MY INSTRUMENT PANEL STARTED GOING CRAZY, LIGHTS WERE COMING ON, THE SPEEDOMETER WAS JUMPING UP AND DOWN, THEN MY RADIO AND AIR CONDITIONER SHUT DOWN, THEN I LOST POWER STEERING, AND ABOUT 30 SECONDS LATER THE CAR DIED IN TRAFFIC ON A BUSY HIGHWAY. IT WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THE NEXT DAY I WAS TOLD THAT FIRST I NEEDED TO AUTHORIZE THE PURCHASE FOR A BATTERY SO THEY COULD GET IT TO COME ON, WHICH I DID. THEY CALLED BACK LATER AND TOLD ME MY PROBLEM WAS THAT MY IGNITION SWITCH WAS STUCK IN THE ON POSITION…

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Matching rule\b(power steer\w*|steering assist\w*|steering lock\w*|steering wheel lock\w*)\b

Battery drain and no-start mentions

8 mentions · 3.2% of complaints

Median mileage: 75,000 mi (7 usable records).

ODI 10668943 · 75,000 mi

I WAS DRIVING ALONG THE ROAD AND APPROACHED A SET OF LIGHTS TO MAKE A LEFT TURN. WHILE MAKING THE LEFT TURN, MY ABS BRAKE LIGHT AND TRACTION LIGHT STARTED FLICKERING, THE INTERIOR INSTRUMENT LIGHTS TURNED OFF, MY SUNROOF AND WINDOWS SECURED ITSELF, MY NAV SYSTEM SHUT OFF AND THE VEHICLE APPEARED TO BE FAILING. AFTER PULLING INTO A GAS STATION AND PARKING THE VEHICLE, I SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF AND AFTER A FEW SECONDS, TURN THE IGNITION ON. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START UP SO TOWED IT TO THE DEALERSHIP. AFTER THE DEALERSHIP COMPLETED SOME DIAGNOSTIC T…

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ODI 10681696 · 42,242 mi

ALTERNATOR FAILURE (DOCUMENTED RECALL) CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO STALL AND LOSE ALL POWER. LUCKY THIS WAS AT LOW SPEED ON A SURFACE STREET VS. HIGHWAY SPEED AND INTERSTATE. WAS ABLE TO COAST VEHICLE TO A SIDE STREET HOWEVER BLOCKING ONE LANE OF TRAVEL. VEHICLE WOULD NOT START NOR SHIFT TO NEUTRAL AND THE HAZARD LIGHTS WOULD NOT FUNCTION IT WAS COMPLETELY DEAD. HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALER FOR REPAIR. DEALER INSTALLED A NEW ALTERNATOR SUBJECT TO THE SAME RECALL AND STATED THAT THE PROPER REPLACEMENT IS ON BACK ORDER AS WELL REFUSED TO PAY TOWING (COS…

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ODI 10794463 · 30,000 mi

BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER WINDOWS GO UP AND DOWN EVERY 3 SECONDS WHEN THE CAR IS OFF. CAUSING THE RUN THE BATTERY DEAD. I HAVE TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP MULTIPLE TIMES THEY CLAIM TO RESET THE SMART GLASS SWITCH. IT KEEPS HAPPENING AND NOW THAT MY WARRANTY IS OUT THEY OFFER TO REPLACE. I SEE THIS IS A RECALL ON 2011 MODELS BUT IT HASN'T HIT THE 2012 YET. WHEN IT RAINS MY ENTIRE SEATS ARE SOAKING WET AND I HAVE A DEAD BATTERY EVERY OTHER DAY.

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Matching rule\b(parasitic drain|battery drain\w*|dead battery|won.t start|would not start|no.start)\b

Brake response concerns

6 mentions · 2.4% of complaints

Median mileage: 55,000 mi (5 usable records).

ODI 10487955 · 3,200 mi

2012 DODGE CHALLENGER GOING 10 MPH IN PARKING LOT, TURNING RIGHT INTO PARKING SPACE, CAR ACCELERATED BY ITSELF, AND STUCK ITSELF AT FULL THROTTLE SPEED, BRAKES FAILED, POWER STEERING FAILED. CAR HIT AND WENT UP ON CONCRETE BARRIER. BOUNCED BACK, STALLED. *TR

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ODI 10663251 · 68,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE CHALLENGER. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE BRAKES FAILED AND THE ABS WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS ACTIVATED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ABS SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE ABS WARNING LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000.

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ODI 10746752 · 55,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE CHALLENGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE HEAD LIGHTS CUT OFF WITHOUT ANY WARNINGS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP, THE HEAD LIGHTS TURNED BACK ON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE AT A COMPLETED STOP, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED UNEXPECTED ACCELERATION SPEEDING UP TO 120 MPH. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IN ORDER TO STOP, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED WITH EXTREME PRESSURE, CAUSING THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE TIRE TO BLOW OUT. THE CO…

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Matching rule\b(brake fail\w*|brakes fail\w*|brake pedal|braking distance|unintended braking|phantom braking)\b

Fuel smell or leak mentions

1 mentions · 0.4% of complaints

Median mileage: 62,000 mi (1 usable records).

ODI 11101764 · 62,000 mi

FUEL LEAK: AUXILIARY FUEL PUMP LEAKS WHEN OVER 14 GALLONS IN TANK. CAUSING FIRE TO ROAD, NOT VEHICLE. 62,000 MI WHEN LEAK WAS IDENTIFIED. *DT CONSUMER STATED SAW CRACKS IN THE FIBERGLASS, A TIRE BLOWOUT, WIRE WAS EXPOSED. UPDATED 12/6/18*JB

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Matching rule\b(fuel leak\w*|gas leak\w*|gas(?:oline)? smell|smell\w* (?:of )?(?:fuel|gas))\b