Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | |||
| 02/01/2013 | 85300 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2008 dodge charger. the contact stated that while driving 65 mph, the accelerator pedal seized to the floorboard and caused vehicle speed to increase to 65 mph. the contact shifted into neutral to slow the vehicle. the contact also mentioned that the key had to be removed and placed back into the ignition several times to get the engine started. the contact also mentioned that the steering failed and caused the contact to crash into a vehicle while he attempted to park. the vehicle was taken to a private mechanic where it was found that the ignition switch, tumbler, accelerator box, and the bushings had failed. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure mileage was 56,031 and the current mileage was 85,300. mah | |||
| 02/01/2013 | 85300 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2008 dodge charger. the contacted stated that the accelerator pedal failed. the accelerator pedal stock to the floor board whiles the contact drove at 65mph, and caused the speed to increase to 85mph, the contact had to place the gear in neutral to be able decelerate. the ignition switch also failed, the key had to be removed and place back into the ignition several times to get the engined started, the bushing also failed and caused and the vehicle steering wheel to be out of control and caused the contact to crash into a vehicle while he attempted to park. the vehicle was taken to an independent dealership to have a diagnostic performed, which located the failure codes at the ignition switch, and tumbler, the accelerator box, and the bushings. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure mileage was 56,031 and the current mileage was 85,300. li | |||
| 01/26/2013 | 130000 | ||
| Tl* the contact owns a 2008 dodge charger. the contact stated that while driving approximately 15 mph, the vehicle accelerated to 50 mph without warning. the contact applied the brakes as hard as she could but the vehicle failed to stop. the vehicle stopped after crashing into two gates and a curb. the contact received injuries to the back and left thigh and the front passenger suffered from chest pains. the police were contacted and a report was available. the vehicle was later towed to an independent mechanic pending an investigation. the manufacturer was not contacted. the failure and current mileages were approximately 130,000. the vin was unavailable. | |||
| 01/26/2013 | 130000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2008 dodge charger. the contact stated that while driving approximately 15 mph, the vehicle accelerated to 50 mph without warning. the contact applied the brakes as hard as she could but the vehicle failed to stop. the vehicle stopped after crashing into two gates and a curb. the contact received injuries to the back and left thigh and the front passenger suffered from chest pains. the police were contacted and a report was available. the vehicle was later towed to an independent mechanic pending an investigation. the manufacturer was not contacted. the failure and current mileages were approximately 130,000. the vin was unavailable. mah | |||
| 01/26/2013 | 130000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2008 dodge charger. the contact stated that while driving approximately 15 mph the vehicle accelerated to 50 mph without any warning. the contact applied the brakes as hard as she could and the vehicle would not stop. the vehicle stopped after crashing into two gates and hopping a curb. the contact received injuries her back and left thigh, the front passenger had chest pains. the police were contacted and a report was available. the vehicle was later towed to an independent mechanic pending an investigation. the manufacturer was not contacted. the failure and current mileages were approximately 130,000. the vin was unavailable. tb | |||
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL - CRUISE CONTROL | |||
| 07/14/2008 | 7000 | 1 | |
| Cruise shuts off continually at random times...as short as 30 sec or as long as 15 minutes. speedometer also will shut off and go to 0 mph then kick back on. *tr | |||