5.4

fairly significant
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
17,052 miles

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problem #14

May 142024

Charger

  • miles
Dodge will notify owners, and dealers will replace the front driveshaft, free of charge. The recall began June 27, 2018. The recall number is 18V281000 Dodge-??s number for this recall is U37

- Santa Fe , NM, USA

problem #13

Feb 122024

Charger

  • miles
Engine was ticking around 74k miles, it started off quiet and I was informed by a mechanic it should be fine as a lot of cars have a ticking sound. Couple thousand miles later the engine is nearly rattling and there's a thumping causing spaces of silence in the exhaust and there's also occasional hard shifting.

- Flint, MI, USA

problem #12

Sep 062023

Charger

  • miles
The transmission in my car completely failed. I was driving home from work. The check engine light came on. Then I noticed the transmission wasn't changing gears. I also noticed a burning smell as well. I towed the vehicle to the dealership. They discovered the transmission fluid was burned due to over heating. The transmission was locked into 2rd gear. That happened at the end of September with about 59,000 miles. The warranty company sent the dealership a used transmission to dealership. On Monday November 27 while driving home, the transmission failed again. I put about 2,000 miles on the vehicle. For my understanding, this is a known issue with Chrysler/Dodge/Jeep/RAM for the transmissions in their vehicles to fail. The manufacturer knows there's a problem. However, the manufacturer hasn't addressed the issue.

- Decatur, GA, USA

problem #11

Nov 112022

Charger

  • miles
I was driving my 2017 dodge charger one day and the light came on service shifter. Then the clutch was making this ticking noise after a couple days he went off. Then one day I got in my car and the car shut off went the lights and windshield wipers come on by it self and the car wouldn-??t crank at all. By the way the car cut off in the middle of the road. I goes to Abby dodge and they charge me a 1,038 dollars to fix the shifter. A couple days later the car says replace shifter again.Then it goes off. Then 8 months later my car does it again. The light comes back on and says service shifter. I had appointment with dodge again on August 25 and I took my car there. They claim they replace my shifter. Now my car did want do anything it would crank or anything.

- Myrtle Beach, SC, USA

problem #10

Jul 072023

Charger

  • miles
I keep having electrical problems with my my radio UConnect and my powertrain. I take great care of my car only let the dealership handle my issues. I've read online that there was a recall for dodge chargers powertrain, but I've never been notified.

- Cypress, TX, USA

problem #9

May 032023

Charger

  • miles
My car has been making a loud rattling sound. I had it checked out today and the mechanic is reporting that it's the power train. I see that this is listed a frequent recall problem. My mechanic said that he's seen the same thing. This is going to be over $4000 in repairs that I really believe should be a recall problem if it's fallen under it for other vehicles.

- Cypress, TX, USA

problem #8

Feb 042019

Charger

  • 50,000 miles
The contact owns a 2017 Dodge Charger. The contact stated while driving 45 MPH, the vehicle independently accelerated at a high speed. The contact shifted into neutral(N) to slow the forward momentum of the vehicle. The vehicle decelerated, stopped, and was towed to the dealer however, no failure was found with the vehicle. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was contacted and informed of the failure but provided no assistance. The contact was referred to the NHTSA for assistance. The failure mileage was 50,000.

- Auburn, AL, USA

problem #7

May 232022

Charger

  • miles
The drive shaft on my Charger started to make a clicking noise. At 56,694 miles I had to replace the drive shaft at an independent garage because the Dodge dealer could not see my car for 3 weeks. The drive shaft is at the garage and available for inspection. I called Dodge for any compensation, and they said they would not provide any.

- Tonawanda, NY, USA

problem #6

Jan 212021

Charger

  • 34,000 miles
The uconnect 8.4 inch screen used in a wide variety of Dodge vehicles is having widespread problems with delamination. My vehicle has recently seen behavior move from cosmetic to dangerous functional behavior changes. The delamination eventually will cause "ghost" or "phantom" touches on the screen that occur without any actual user input. This screen can adjust drive modes and settings that impact vehicle handling and power delivery. At worst, the change in vehicle settings via ghost touches on this screen could cause unexpected changes in handling dynamics and power delivery which may result in an accident at speed. This screen is also responsible for control of radio and climate, which is likely to cause distracted driving as the driver attempts to negate or rectify the frequent changes being made without their input. The degradation of the screen seems to be a adhesive material defect which could drip onto further electronic components behind the dash, causing a short or further misbehavior of important electrical systems.

- Lexington, KY, USA

problem #5

Apr 022021

Charger

  • 67,000 miles
Touchscreen radio is delaminating. The entire vehicle is controlled by the radio. The delamination causes 'ghost' touches on the radio. This causes the radio to make phone calls, turn on/off equipment, blare music...etc. It's extremely distracting to the driver. And you cannot turn it off. You are stuck with this malfunction. This happens at anytime the vehicle is running. When parked or in gear.

- St. Marys, GA, USA

problem #4

Sep 202019

Charger

  • 49,724 miles
2017 Dodge Charger. The transmission takes too long coming out of second gear. The vehicle jerks and hesitates violently. Also, the vehicle hesitates without warning happens when there is traffic. When coming to a stop and needing accelerate it will not go and the gears will get stuck.

- Los Angeles, CA, USA

problem #3

May 232018

Charger

  • 32,000 miles
The contact owns a 2017 Dodge Charger. The contact stated that the transmission took too long coming out of second gear. The vehicle jerked and hesitated violently. Also, the vehicle hesitated without warning. The vehicle was taken to port lavaca Dodge (1901 highway 35 South, port lavaca, tx 77979, (361) 693-5195), but was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and informed the contact to take the vehicle to the dealer. The failure mileage was 32,000.

- Vizoria, TX, USA

problem #2

Oct 092017

Charger 8-cyl

  • miles
Noise from the rear differential area. When going speeds of 65+ mph there is a howling/whining noise that is constant. When I let off the gas it goes away. When I get back on the gas it comes back. I have had the rear diff replaced and have had it in multiple times for diagnostics/fluid changes with no fix in site. Fca told me, to bad, that is a normal noise and there is nothing else we can do to fix the issue. A brand new car with an old car noise? unacceptable. I have videos, repair documentation showing the noise.

- Waco, TX, USA

problem #1

Jun 072017

Charger

  • 6,000 miles
My 2017 Dodge Charger is experiencing "hard shifting" when I get in the vehicle and start driving it. I just got it back from the dealer yesterday (the second time I dropped it off) and they say they experienced the problem but because there were no codes, they are referring the problem back to Dodge. They applied computer updates to the PCM and tcm on the first trip and that did not correct the problem. This has been going on for the last couple of months. The car only has 6,700 miles on it.

- Horseheads, NY, USA