Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | |||
| 10/06/2012 | 60000 | ||
| I own a 2009 dodge charger. when cranking engine all the check lights came on (including engine, coolant, tire check, etc.). the tempature gauge was also all the way cold.i cut the engine off. the engine was slow to crank but did crank. i drove not even a half mile and the temp guage was going from cold to hot and then the engine stopped. when i opened the hood i found my car was smoking and the coolant was almost bone dry. prior to this incident no check lights have appeared. i took my car to landers dodge in southaven, ms they ran a check and preformed maintance to my car and added coolant. now, a month and half later my car is smoking again and coolant is extremely low. while my car is smoking and almost no coolant, temp gauge is not detecting my car running hot. i believe my sensors are not working correctly and have a faulty coolant container. thanks! | |||
| 03/05/2012 | 66000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2009 dodge charger. the contact stated that the tire pressure sensor repeatedly illuminated on the instrument panel. the vehicle was taken to two different independent repair shops and the contact was informed that the light would stop illuminating if she continued to drive the vehicle. the contact also stated that the vehicle was being examined for routine maintenance when she was informed that the tie rods needed to be replaced. the vehicle was repaired. the failures continued. the manufacturer was notified and offered no assistance. the failure mileage was 66,000. sm. | |||
| 02/01/2011 | 68812 | ||
| Tl* the contact owns a 2009 dodge charger. while parked, the contact attempted to turn the ignition on but the key would not turn. in addition, the contact noticed that the key fob, which was attached to the key, would not unlock the vehicle. the vehicle was towed to the dealer for diagnostic testing where the technician advised that the key fob would have to be replaced. the key fob was replaced, but the key continued to become stuck in the ignition. the vehicle was repaired. the approximate failure mileage was 68,812. | |||
| 02/01/2011 | 68812 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2009 dodge charger. while parked, the contact attempted to turn the ignition on but the key would not turn. in addition, the contact noticed that the key fob, which was attached to the key, would not unlock the vehicle. the vehicle was towed to the dealer for diagnostic testing where the technician advised that the key fob would have to be replaced. the key fob was replaced, but the key continued to become stuck in the ignition. the vehicle was repaired. the approximate failure mileage was 68,812. kmj | |||
| 02/01/2011 | 68812 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2009 dodge charger. while parked the contact attempted to turn the ignition on but the key would not turn. the contact noticed the key fob which was attached to the key would not unlock the vehicle. the vehicle was towed to the dealer for diagnostic. the technicians stated the key fob would have to be replaced. after the replacement of the key fob the contact continued to notice the key becoming stuck while turning it in the ignition. the vehicle was repaired. the approximate failure mileage was 68,812. ds | |||
| 09/01/2011 | 56000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2009 dodge charger. the contact attempted to start the vehicle however, the vehicle would not respond. the contact changed a fuse and was able to start the vehicle, but the blower motor and defrosted were inoperable. the dealer advised the contact that the wiring harness had failed and needed to be replaced. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure. no repairs were performed. the current mileage was 58,000. the approximate failure mileage was 56,000. kmj | |||
| 09/01/2011 | 56000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2009 dodge charger. the contact attempted to start the vehicle; however, the vehicle did not respond or start. the contact changed a fuse and he was able to start the vehicle, but the blower motor as well as the defrost were still inoperable. the dealer advised the contact that the wiring harness had failed and needed to be replaced. the manufacturer was aware of the failure. no repairs were performed. the current mileage was 58,000. the approximate failure mileage was 56,000. bw | |||
| 08/27/2011 | 66000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2009 dodge charger. the contact attempted to start the vehicle and it failed to start. the vehicle was towed to the dealer for diagnostic testing. the technician stated the ignition had to be replaced. the vehicle was not repaired. the approximate failure mileage was 66,000. rvk | |||
| 10/10/2009 | 37623 | ||
| 2009 dodge charger sxt, purchased back in may 2010, starting having check engine light problems in october 2010. the check engine light reads that i have a failure within my oxygen sensors. purchased car used at 36, 252 miles. woo hoo, the warranty on this car expired at 36,00 miles. i took the car into the authorize chrysler dealership of whom charged me $99.00 just to even look at my car, they called it a diagnostic fee from which they just hook car up to a portable computer and let the computer read the engine code. (the same thing that autozone or advanced auto parts does for free). they ran there machine on my car, read the code, and made me wait for about hour just so they could make me think they were actually doing something special when clearly i can see whats going on in the garage. finally when they figured that i've waited long enough, the only thing they told me was that i had a bad oxygen sensor, shocker, since i already knew this because i took it to autozone were they ran the code, for free. chyrlser said it would be around $300 to fix this problem. i was livid when they told me this and asked them to break down the $300 cost because i knew for fact that the parts were know more than $50. they told me parts were $63, and the rest was labor. are you for real. it takes literally 2 minutes to change out an oxygen sensor, all you do is unplug the old one and insert the new one. i would do it myself if i had a car lift. i eventually ended up taking the car to an independent mechanic who perceded to fix my car for only $100. surprise surprise, 2 days later my check engine light comes back on. i take it back to dodge who again charges me another $99 only to tell me that the mechanice changed the wrong on, really, ok, not. took back to the other mechanic who changed out other o2 sensor for free. check engine light came back on. took back chrysler dealership and they said he change the wrong one again, really, know really. dodge/chrysler/jeep sucks. | |||
| 09/15/2010 | 52000 | ||
| My 2009 dodge charger would not start dealer indicated the ignition module is defective a friend of mine who owns a repair garage told he had seen this on a dodge cherger three times in the past 4 weeks. this may eaplain why it is taking the dealer 4 weeks to repair waiting for the part | |||
| 11/01/2009 | 2 | 06/01/2009 | |
| S10 appropriate handling-email from re problem with her 2009 dodge charger. *tgw the consumer stated while driving, all of the dash lights illuminated and the vehicle completely shut off. she lost control of the steering wheel and the vehicle decelerated quickly. the consumer stated she realized she need to do something, so she turned the key off then back on. the vehicle started to hesitate and then started moving again. the consumer immediately took the vehicle to the dealership, but upon inspection they could not find anything wrong. however, they did order a new computer to be installed. the new computer was finally installed and it was assumed everything was fine, until the vehicle started exhibiting issues one morning as she was leaving for work. it took three tries to start the vehicle. so, the dealer performed another repair which was the replacement of the ignition coils. a representative from chrysler was scheduled to test drive the vehicle. prior to him arriving, the dash lights illuminated on the dashboard again. the consumer was informed again, they could not find any codes to fix the problem. *jb | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - IGNITION | |||
| 03/31/2010 | 45000 | ||
| Tl*the contact owns a 2009 dodge charger. the contact stated that it took several attempts to start the vehicle at times; the vehicle was equipped with keyless entry. while attempting to start it up, the alarm would not disarm and the vehicle would not start. the vehicle was towed to an authorized dealership where the contact was informed that the wireless ignition module failed. the vehicle was repaired and the problem had not occurred since. the failure mileage was approximately 45,000. the current mileage was approximately 45,100. | |||