2010 DODGE CHALLENGER Complaints

I HAVE A 2010 DODGE CHALLENGER R/T WITH A SERIOUS BRAKE DEFECT AT ONLY 15,000 MILES. I AM ONE OF MANY WHO HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE FRONT ROTORS ON MY VEHICLE DUE TO SEVERE WARPAGE. I WAS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM FROM OTHER OWNERS AND I'VE DONE MY BEST TO "BABY" THE BRAKES TO AVOID THIS PROBLEM FROM HAPPENING, YET IT HAPPENED ANYWAY. IN MY OPINION, IT IS OBVIOUS THAT THE FRONT BRAKE ROTORS PROVIDED ON THIS CAR ARE INFERIOR AND NOT CAPABLE OF STOPPING THE CAR UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME (PAST THE 12,000 MILE WARRANTY COVERAGE). AS A RESULT, MY CAR IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE DUE TO THE UNCONTROLLABLE VIBRATIONS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND EXTENSIVE TIME/DISTANCE NEEDED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THIS SEEMS NOT TO BE THE CASE WITH THE SRT MODEL WHICH USES THICKER ROTORS. I IMPLORE YOUR ORGANIZATION INVESTIGATE THIS SERIOUS SAFETY DEFECT IN THE SE AND R/T DODGE CHALLENGER MODELS ASAP. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. *TR

I PURCHASED A 2010 DODGE CHALLENGER SE APPROXIMATELY A YEAR AGO. THREE DAYS AFTER PICKING THE VEHICLE UP, IT WAS IN THE SHOP. THE MOST RECENT PROBLEMS INVOLVE THE ENGINE MAKING A LOUD CLICKING NOISE. THIS WILL BE THE 4TH TIME THE CAR WILL BE TAKEN TO THE SHOP. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE CHALLENGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SIDE ROCKER PANELS ON BOTH SIDES OF THE VEHICLE WERE CRACKED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO REFERRED THE CONTACT TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 23,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE CHALLENGER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT THE ILLUMINATION OF ANY WARNING INDICATORS. UPON RESTARTING, THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMALLY. THE SIMILAR FAILURE OCCURRED FIVE DIFFERENT TIMES ON SEPARATE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE DEFECT CONTINUED TO OCCUR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 9,955.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE CHALLENGER. THE CONTACT'S FATHER WAS DRIVING 20 MPH WHEN A VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE, CAUSING THE CONTACT TO CRASH INTO A TRUCK. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THERE WERE THREE INJURIES REPORTED AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 17,000. UPDATED 02/03/12 UPDATED 02/10/12 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED HE WAS FORCED TO STOP AND WHEN HE DID ANOTHER TRUCK REAR ENDED HIM AND HE IN TURN HIT THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF HIM. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND THE SEAT BELTS FAILED TO RESTRAIN HIM AND HIS DAUGHTER.

I'VE HAD THE SAME ISSUE AS MANY HAVE DESCRIBED WHEN YOUR CHALLENGER LOSES ALL POWER STEERING AND BRAKING ABILITY WHILE MAKING A RIGHT TURN AT LOW SPEEDS. LUCKILY I WAS PULLING INTO A CAR WASH WHEN THIS HAPPENED AND NOT AT MY SONS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WHERE THE DEADLY POTENTIAL OF KILLING SCHOOL KIDS WAS THERE...BY THE WAY I WAS ON THE WAY TO PICK UP MY KID WHEN I MADE A LAST MINUTE CHOICE TO GET A QUICK WASH. SO AS STATED BY EVERYONE ELSE HERE, PUT THE CAR IN PARK AN WAS ABLE TO START RIGHT BACK UP AFTERWARDS. NOT KNOWING THIS WAS AN ISSUE THAT OTHERS WERE HAVING, I OPENED THE HOOD AND STARTED LOOKING FOR LOSE CABLES OR POPPED CAPS AND SUCH AND FINDING NOTHING. ALSO PRIOR TO TURNING THE CAR OFF I JUMPED INTO THE HIDDEN EPIC MENUS AND TOOK PICTURES OF THE IMPORTANT DATA SUCH AS CHIME CODES, CCN SOFTWARE VERSION JUST IN CASE THERE MIGHT BE AN UPDATE. I NOTICED THE OIL PRESSURE WAS AT 0!!! AFTER EVERYTHING WAS BACK TO WORKING I CHECK THE SAME DETAIL AND IT WAS AT A NORMAL 25PSI. SO TOOK CAR INTO DODGE AND AS NORMAL, "WE COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING AND THERE ARE NO ISSUES THAT I KNOW. WE ALSO COULDN'T REPRODUCE IT." REALLY? YOU COULDN'T REPRODUCE AN ISSUE THAT I TOLD YOU APPEARS TO BE RANDOM FROM ALL THE OTHER PEOPLE THAT HAVE HAD THIS HAPPEN? IT'S LIKE THEY JUST DON'T GIVE TWO [XXX] ABOUT PEOPLE'S LIVES? SO I'LL CALL CORPORATE TOMORROW AND SEE HOW MUCH THEY DON'T CARE EITHER. BY THE WAY, THIS IS THE FIRST TIME FOR ME AND I WAS AT 17,250 MILES. CAR MODEL IS THE RT AUTOMATIC. LET'S HOPE WE CAN GET THEM TO FIX THIS BEFORE PEOPLE GET KILLED. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE CHALLENGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SECOND GEAR SHIFT WOULD POP OUT OF GEAR, CAUSING SUDDEN ACCELERATION. THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO STORAGE UNIT AS A RESULT OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A FRACTURED TOE AND LEG INJURIES, AND WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL. THE FRONT AND LEFT SIDE OF THE VEHICLE WAS DAMAGED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A BODY SHOP. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND AN INSPECTOR WAS SENT TO INSPECT THE FAILURE OF THE VEHICLE. THE CLAIM WAS DENIED AFTER INSPECTION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 13,400.

THE VEHICLE STALLED AFTER BRAKING AT AROUND 15 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED, BUT UNABLE TO SHIFT INTO GEAR. AS MENTIONED BY MANY OTHERS, THIS IS A SEVERE SAFETY RISK AND NEEDS TO BE LOOKED INTO. MY VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALER AND AN ECM FLASH WAS CONDUCTED, BUT I AM AFRAID OF THIS ISSUE REOCCURING LIKE SO MANY OTHERS. *TT

APPROXIMATELY MARCH 2011 IN MAKING A RIGHT TURN AT ABOUT 5 MPH THE CAR ENGINE TOTALLY QUIT. CAR STARTED RIGHT UP AGAIN AND NO PROBLEMS UNTIL SEPTEMBER 5, 2011. ON SEPTEMBER 5, 2011 COASTING TO A STOP LIGHT WITH SLIGHT BRAKING AT APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH CAR ENGINE TOTALLY QUIT AGAIN. STARTED RIGHT UP AGAIN AFTER THE ENGINE STALL. ON SEPTEMBER 7, 2011, TWO DAYS AFTER PRIOR ENGINE STALL CAR AGAIN STALLED COASTING TO A STOP LIGHT WITH SLIGHT BRAKING AT AGAIN ABOUT 5 MPH. CAR AGAIN STARTED UP. *TR

THIS IS THE SECOND TIME IN LESS THAN 30 DAYS THAT THE CHALLENGER R/T HAS SHUT OFF WHILE MAKING A TURN AT SPEEDS OF 25 MPH OR LESS. REFERENCE ODI ID # 10421234 / INCIDENT DATE OF 08/19/2011. WIFE WAS MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN OFF OF A BUSY STREET (40 MPH SPEED LIMIT, INTO MY HOME NEIGHBORHOOD) WHEN THE CAR SUDDENLY DIES, STEERING & BRAKES GO HARD, OIL PRESSURE LIGHT ILLUMINATES, AND SHE HAD TO COAST TO A STOP, PUT THE CAR IN PARK, PRESS THE START BUTTON (EVEN THOUGH DASH MESSAGE SAID "KEY FOB NOT FOUND"), CAR RE-STARTS, AND SHE CONTINUED 1/2 MILE TO OUR HOME. I'M NOT COMFORTABLE LETTING MY WIFE OR KIDS DRIVE THIS CAR WHEN THE PROBABILITY OF IT DYING IS VERY POSSIBLE. I JUST DROVE THE CAR UP THE NARROW MOUNTAIN PASSES TO BIG BEAR, CA (8,000 FT ELEVATION) & BACK 3 DAYS AGO, AND THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED A MAJOR ACCIDENT IF IT HAD DIED AND I HAD LOST CONTROL ON A WINDY MOUNTAIN ROAD. HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE TO BE INJURED OR DIE BEFORE SOMEONE FORCES DODGE / CHRYSLER TO IDENTIFY & CORRECT THIS PROBLEM. CAR IS GOING TO THE DEALERSHIP TOMORROW MORNING, WHERE I EXPECT TO GET ALOT OF NOTHING, BUT ATLEAST MY COMPLAINTS WILL BE INTERRED INTO THE SERVICE SYSTEM. *TR