Recalls
| Campaign | Manufacturer | Manufacturing date | Type | # of units affected | Date Owner notified Mfg | Recall Initiated by | Manufacturers of recalled vehicles/products | Report Recieved Date | Record Creation Date | Regulation Part Number | FMVSS Number | |||||
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| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - PARK/NEUTRAL START SWITCH | ||||||||||||||||
| 08V458000 | CHRYSLER LLC | from 10/23/2007 to 08/19/2008 | V (Vehicle) | 6636 | 09/15/2008 | MFR | CHRYSLER GROUP LLC | 09/10/2008 | 09/10/2008 | 571 | 114 | |||||
| Defect Summary | Chrysler is recalling 6,636 my 2008-2009 dodge challenger vehicles equipped with automatic transmissions and keyless go option. these vehicles fail to conform to the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 114, theft prevention. if the stop/start button is pressed and held and the engine turns off, the electronic key code is removed from the vehicle. since this can occur in a transmission or gear selector position other than park, and the transmission or gear selector does not become locked in park as a direct result of key removal, it was determined that a noncompliance may exist. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | This standard specifies vehicle performance requirements intended to reduce the incidence of crashes resulting from theft and accidental rollaway of motor vehicles. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Dealers will reprogram the wireless ignition node module so the engine can only be turned off when the transmission and gear selector is in the park position. the recall began on september 15, 2008. owners may contact chrysler at 1-800-853-1403. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | Chrysler recall no. h29.customers may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to http://www.safercar.gov. | |||||||||||||||
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| POWER TRAIN | |||
| 11/09/2011 | 42000 | ||
| Hello! hard shifting 6speed manual: i have been having shifting problems with my manual trans for a couple of months.it started back in nov 11 when traveling out of town,got stouck in trafic and clutch started to not disingauge all the way (would creep) had to hold foot on brake or put in neutral even after pulling off the road. latter when coming home baked into parking space turn key off wanted to put in other gear was very hard to pull out of reverse. has gotten worse, it is getting harder to shift while driving. my wife went to get on the hiway and had very hard time going into lower gear almoast getting hit in the rear.dodge says worn clutch,but it doesn't slip, but they have a notice about grease being on input spline thats the clutch slides on getting dirty from to much grease and dirt, making the disc stick not fully disengaging. this is a manufacturing defect,assembling line defect not mine. been to two dealers and ask 4 about the problem. | |||
| 06/15/2011 | 25000 | ||
| 2009 challenger r/t stalled,cranked and would not restart. the car has stalled 5 time 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) | |||
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | |||
| 04/10/2010 | |||
| 2009 dodge challenger rt. going down road at 30mph put foot on brake gently and the brake skipped and did not stop vehicle took foot off brake reapplied pressure and it stopped. almost ran stop sign very scared. took vehicle to dealership they could not find any brake problems and could not duplicate. chugging in the transmission will not go 0-60 in 5 seconds could barely go 0-40 in 5 seconds. at a complete stop feels like the transmission jerks the car like being rearended and no one behind me. took to dealership ran diagnostic test said the transmission sensor needed to be reprogrammed has happened 3 times and dealership now thinks i am making up stories last time took it in they could not duplicate problem so did nothing. drivers side window buttons will not bring passenger side window back up the dealership did not fix. paint defect on passenger side back above the back window rusted in spot was spreading had just got the car and took it to dealership after found when washed vehicle they said it was due to bird poop being left on spot had car 2 months and a wash tub package would not leave car that dirty. they fixed the paint job due to warranty. | |||
| 08/11/2010 | 26586 | ||
| Issue # 1) i have an automatic transmission 2009 dodge challenger rt. so i was driving under normal conditions accelerating normally and the engine coughs...strange. then it does it again, a very sudden cough like it is struggling for air, the vehicle almost shudders too. engine code pops up. head to auto zone and have it checked - p0730 gear ratio incorrect. this has happen a few time within the past few weeks . to car to the dealership- they saw the same code . becasue the car was drving normal again they did nothing . pling to take it back in so they can pulll the trans. iusse # 2) today 8/11/10 - i was driving on the express way with an over a 1/2 tank of gas, doing about 60 to 70 mph. about 30 min into my drive, suddenly all my dashboard light/symbols pop on and my car lost all power. to avoid get rear ended i had to pull over on the side of the road. | |||
| 07/08/2009 | 3500 | 1 | |
| I own a 2009 dodge challenger srt. i was driving 30mph down a street, honked the horn and braked at the same time and my car completely turned off while still in drive. i have asked all american in odessa where i purchased the car to fix it and they told me that there is no recall on my model car. i printed out recall #08v458000 on the power train automatic transmission. apparently a module is to be replaced so that the car will not be able to turn off unless it is in park only. this sounds like the problem that i had. the technician at all american said he could not help me since there was not a recall on his (chrysler) web that requested replacing my model car module. i am just afraid that this will happen again and possibly cause injury. please let me know what i need to do to get all american to listen to me. i may be the only one that this has happen to so far but i sure hope that it does not happen again or to anyone else just because it was not on his web recall page. *tr | |||
| 01/26/2009 | 1000 | 1 | |
| 2009 dodge challenger r/t loses power while under load such as going up hills or passing; and the rpm pulsates. this condition appears to occur more in hot weather. upon deceleration, transmission shifts so roughly that vehicle lost traction in slippery road conditions, and nearly resulted in a crash. these appear to be two separate conditions that make the vehicle extremely unsafe. *tr | |||
| POWER TRAIN - MANUAL TRANSMISSION | |||
| 07/25/2009 | 5000 | 1 | |
| The 1-4 gear shift skip feature, which is supposed to improve fuel economy, can lead to missed shifts or loss of vehicle power during low speed maneuvering, possibly leading to a crash. a commercially available low cost component disables this feature, however it requires the consumer to void their manufacturer warranty in order to fix a safety defect. *tr | |||