10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
1 / 1
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
63,110 miles

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problem #5

Jul 022018

Charger

  • 120,000 miles
My 2010 Dodge Charger caught fire and exploded. I was sitting in it with the air conditioner running, waiting for my son. I smelled something burning, but not like plastic or the smell when it's overheating. I looked at my dash and the thermostat needle was straight up then I saw a little puff of smoke out of the corner of my eye. I popped the hood and flames shot across the windshield. I opened the door and rolled out because my seat was reclined. I could see fire under the hood, I reached back in and turned the engine off thinking maybe it would help. I grabbed my phone which was stuck to the dash with a magnet and I ran like hell!

- Tonawanda, NY, USA

problem #4

Jun 012016

Charger

  • miles
My esp keeps coming on and it's been changed. The clear coat is peeling off in different spots of my vehicle and I've notioced that other vehicles with the same year as mines is doing the samething. My co-worker has the same year as I do and was wondering if she got a lemon and I asked her what year she had and we both have a 2010 Dodge Charger

- Lawton, OK, USA

problem #3

Jan 222015

Charger

  • 69,000 miles
The contact owns a 2010 Dodge Charger. The contact stated that the frame was severely damage due to corrosion. As a result, the vehicle was unable to have an alignment performed. The failure recurred on multiple occasions. The vehicle was taken to multiple independent mechanics. The technician verified the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 69,000. The VIN number was unavailable.

- Indianapolis, IN, USA

problem #2

Nov 232014

Charger 6-cyl

  • 114,550 miles
My son and I were traveling home in charleston wv. We merged onto the patrick St bridge in the left lane. There was a disabled vehicle in the lane that did not have on it's hazard lights. Due to rain and wet conditions, when I applied the brakes to stop the car hydroplaned and hit dead center in the rear of the 2006 Ford Explorer that was disabled. The crashed caused the rear of my car to lift slightly off the ground and moved all front end components from the grill to the radiator etc... into the engine. This shifted the engine backwards, crumpled both fenders, and also the hood. The airbags did not deploy at all for either passenger side for my son or driver side for myself. No one was injured in the crash. The car is being considered a total loss at this time. Everyone I have spoken to are shocked the airbags did not deploy with the amount of damage the impact caused. I have seen that there was a recall on the 2011-2012 Dodge Chargers for airbags but I did not see a recall for my make or model. I will be following up with Dodge also to investigate this problem.

- Charleston, WV, USA

problem #1

Sep 102010

Charger

  • 12,000 miles
The contact owns a 2010 Dodge Charger. While the vehicle was parked, the contact noticed that the floorboard was 'weak' on the front passenger side. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer where the contact was told that the vehicle was designed for the driver and not the passenger. The contact also noticed rust on the spoiler of the trunk. The vehicle had not been repaired. The VIN was unavailable. The failure mileage was approximately 12,000 and the current mileage was approximately 16,000.

- Defuniak, FL, USA