10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
2 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
3 / 0
Average Mileage:
43,650 miles

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problem #5

May 012019

Challenger

  • 73,000 miles
A year after I replaced the driver's side smart glass switch, the door release has been amlfunctioning. It will unlock, but you can't open the door- especially on hot days. This is a saftey risk- if I need the safety of my vehicle, I can't even get it open.

- Vacaville, CA, USA

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problem #4

Oct 012017

Challenger

  • 80,000 miles
On occasion the trunk will suddenly fall down when it should remain up. The trunk has fallen on my head and injured me more than once. This is a safety hazard. The vehicle is a 2011 Dodge Challenger srt8 with about 80K miles. Vehicle is parked and turned off when the issue occurs. The issue has been occurring for several months.

- Austin, TX, USA

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problem #3

Dec 292014

Challenger

  • 25,000 miles
I was driving home from work and another vehicle was merging onto the highway on the inside shoulder. I made a normal lane change to avoid getting T-boned and my steering locked up causing me to spin out and hit a guardrail.

- Virginia Beach, VA, USA

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problem #2

Nov 212011

Challenger 6-cyl

  • 250 miles
There is a paint booth issue at the factory in Ontario Canada. My redline 3 pearlcoat has bumps all over the body paint job. Its like the booth was dirty and it either globbed off the end of a sprayer or it was really dirty inside but I did not see it until after I purchased it. I paid an extra $995 for this so wtf over? orange peel and you name it. Does not look like a factory paint job unless it was Monday or Friday I guess! I hate that when you call Dodge corporate they could give a rats [xxx]! one lady said "we don't care we don't sell the vehicles we just make them" I said seriously so you make a product but don't stand behind it [xxx]! none of them care, even after dropping $50K so yeah. Information redacted pursuant to the Freedom Of Information Act (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

- Tumwater, WA, USA

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problem #1

Jul 272014

Challenger 8-cyl

  • 40,000 miles
I was traveling in the center lane of the hwy, going approx 60 mph when the car in the left lane a red Chevy Impala sideswiped a SUV behind me, at that time the red Chevy lost control of his car and hit me in the drivers side rear quarter panel, that spun my car, I then hit the guard rail went back across 3 lanes of traffic hit the car that hit me and stopped near the shoulder of the hwy.no airbags deployed, my wife's head smacked the passenger window and ended up with a major concussion, and other injuries.

- Brick, NJ, USA

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