Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | |||
| 07/25/2011 | 20000 | ||
| The gas pedal stop working going up a grade then started working after put the pedal to the floor | |||
| 12/15/2009 | 5000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2009 dodge challenger srt8. the contact was traveling 20 mph. the contact removed his foot from the accelerator but the vehicle maintained the current speed despite without decelerating. the vehicle was taken to the dealer and the manufacturer was contacted. the vehicle was not repaired. the vin was unknown. the failure mileage was 5,000 and the current mileage was 20,000. kmj | |||
| 02/04/2011 | 35000 | ||
| When you step on the accelarator in 4th, 5th or 6th gear the car hesitates for a second or longer before accelerating. there are many owners with this problem caused by a flash of the computer dodge performed and dodge has yet to fix the problem. | |||
| 10/01/2009 | 69000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2009 dodge challenger. the contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the vehicle would surge forward. the contact also stated that the vehicle would intermittently hesitate for approximately two to three seconds when pressure was applied to the accelerator pedal. the vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer where the contact was informed that there was no current repair for the failure, but they were aware that the failure was common. the failure had occurred intermittently for the past year and a half. the failure mileage was 69,000. the vin was unavailable. sm. | |||
| 10/01/2009 | 69000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2009 dodge challenger. the contact stated that while driving at various speeds it would suddenly accelerate to higher speeds. on other occasions, when trying to accelerate the vehicle would hesistate for 2 to 3 seconds approximately. the vehicle was then taken into the dealer and they advised him that they are aware of the failure, but have not immediate repair. this has occurred on many occasions for approximately 1.5 years. the failure mileage was approximately 69,000. the vin was unavailable. tb | |||
| 02/26/2011 | 15539 | ||
| The dealership flashed the pcm as detailed in service bulletin 18-021-09 rev. a. immediately after that i noticed an intermittent throttle lag. when pressing the gas pedal, the car will wait 1/2 to 3/4 second, then the engine will respond and the car will go. merging into highway traffic is now dangerous as the car will not always respond to the pedal input. when it finally does respond the car will surge forward (since i'm pushing down more on the pedal trying to get the car to move). this is dangerous as the rear tires can lose traction on wet roads. the dealership hooked up a portable data logger and road tested the vehicle. they were able to verify the complaint. they sent the results to chrysler's engineers. those engineers reviewed the data and said, the vehicle is operating as designed, delay is normal, we see nothing wrong. i had the car for 22 months prior to this update and never had the problem before. | |||