2010 DODGE CHALLENGER Complaints

AFTER EXITING HIGHWAY, ENGINE STALLED WHEN TRAVELING ABOUT 5 MPH. WAS ABLE TO RESTART ENGINE WITHOUT INCIDENT. WAS NOT AWARE OF ANY WARNING LIGHTS PRIOR TO INCIDENT. THE FOLLOWING DAY, THE SAME HAPPENED, AFTER MAKING A LEFT TURN INTO DRIVEWAY, ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING WHILE TRAVELING AT 5 MPH. WAS ABLE TO RESTART ENGINE AND CONTINUE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE CHALLENGER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V200000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE). HE STATED THAT AFTER CONTACTING THE DEALER, THEY ADVISED HIM THAT THE PART NEEDED FOR REPAIRS WOULD BE UNAVAILABLE FOR SIX MONTHS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY ADVISED HIM TO CONTINUE CALLING THE DEALER UNTIL THE PART BECAME AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100.

STEERING COLUMN LOUD SNAP POP. STEERING COLUMN REINFORCEMENT BEAM CRACKED, INCLUDED, BROKEN.

VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY STALLS. I HAVE ABOUT 6500 MILES ON THE CAR AND IT HAS HAPPENED ABOUT A MONTH AGO AND AGAIN TODAY. I TOOK VEHICLE DIRECTLY TO THE DEALER WHEN IT HAPPENED TODAY. THEY ARE STILL WORKING ON IT. ALMOST TOTAL LOSS OF CONTROL OF VEHICLE WHEN IT STALLS....EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO BRAKE OR TURN STEERING WHEEL....AND I AM 6' 3" TALL AND OVER 200 LBS. COULDN'T IMAGINE IF THIS HAPPENED TO MY WIFE WHEN SHE IS DRIVING THE CAR. *TR

MY 2010 DODGE CHALLENGER HAS RANDOMLY SHUT OFF FOUR TIMES IN MY PAST YEAR OF OWNERSHIP. TWICE IN BRAKING SITUATIONS COMING TO A REDLIGHT, AND TWICE IN PARKING LOTS AT LOW SPEEDS, THANK GOD! UNTIL THE VEHICLE HAS COME TO A STOP POWER STEERING AND BRAKES ARE NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY SO EVASION OF OTHER CARS, PEDESTRIANS, PROPERTY BECOMES EXTREMELY LIMITED. I AM LUCKY THIS HAS NOT HAPPENED AT HIGHER SPEEDS ON FASTER ROADS, HOWEVER I AM AWARE OF OTHER CONSUMERS WHO HAVE HAD THIS HAPPEN, AND ARE NOW AFRAID TO DRIVE SIMILAR CARS. *TR

I USED MY REMOTE START TO WARM-UP MY 2010 CHALLENGER RT. I LEFT FOR WORK AND TRAVELED AT 20 MPH IN MY SUBDIVISION. I ARRIVED AT INTERSECTION TO MAKE AT TURN ONTO A 45 MPH STREET AND TRAVELED ABOUT 1 MILE TO LIGHT STOPPED AND MADE A RIGHT TURN ONTO ANOTHER 45 MPH STREET (4 LANES). AS I INCREASED SPEED TO 45 LIMIT I FELT THE GAS PEDAL PULL AWAY FROM MY FOOT AND THE CAR BEGAN TO QUICKLY SPEED UP. I TAPPED THE ACCELERATOR AND THEN THE BRAKE THINKING THAT THE PEDAL WAS STUCK DUE TO COLD WEATHER 18 DEGREES. IT JUST KEPT INCREASING IN SPEED. I IMMEDIATELY SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL TO TAKE TORQUE OFF THE DRIVE TRAIN. I LET IT COAST INTO THE NEXT SIDE STREET AND PUT IT INTO PARK. THE ENGINE WAS IDLING AT 4000 RPM. I SHUT IT OFF AND RESTARTED IT AND IT IMMEDIATELY JUMPED BACK UP TO 4000 RPM. I HAD TO MOVE IT OUT OF THE WAY SO I PULLED IT INTO A CUL-DE-SAC RIDING THE BRAKE WITH BOTH FEET. AGAIN, I SHUT IT OFF, WAITED A LITTLE AND RESTARTED IT. AGAIN, IT JUMPED TO 4000 RPM. I CALLED MY WIFE AND TOLD HER WHAT HAD HAPPENED. SHE SUGGESTED THAT I BRING IT HOME AND TAKE OUR OTHER CAR. I DECIDED TO TRY SHUTTING IT DOWN AGAIN. AGAIN WHEN I STARTED IT JUMPED TO 4000 RPM. I DECIDED TO TAKE IT HOME AND RODE THE BRAKE BACK TO THE STOP IN ORDER TO MAKE THE LEFT TURN TO GO HOME. THE TWO LANES OF TRAFFIC GOING THAT DIRECTION WAS NON-STOP SO I ELECTED TO AVOID GOING INTO A CONGESTED SITUATION NOT KNOWING WHAT IT WOULD DO. I DECIDED TO GO RIGHT SINCE THERE WERE NO CARS GOING THAT DIRECTION TO WORRY ABOUT HITTING. SHORTLY AFTER I MADE THE TURN THE RPM'S DROPPED TO NORMAL. I PUNCHED THE ACCELERATOR TO CHECK IT AND MAKE SURE IT WOULD NOT REPEAT MY STARTLING EXPERIENCE. I THANK GOD THAT MY WIFE WAS NOT DRIVING IT AT THE TIME. SHE WOULD HAVE PANICKED AND WHO KNOWS WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED. I DROVE THE CAR THE REST OF THE WAY TO WORK MAKING SURE THAT I KEPT A VERY SAFE DISTANCE BETWEEN ME AND THE CAR AHEAD. I SENT CHRYSLER AN EMAIL ABOUT MY EXPERIENCE. MY CAR IS NOW AT A DEALER BEING EVALUATED. *TR

BRAKES ARE SQUEALING AFTER DRIVING FOR 15 MINUTES, HAVE HAD REPAIRED ONCE ALREADY AND ARE STILL DOING THE SAME THING. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE CHALLENGER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE AIR BAGS SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 18,000.

I PURCHASED A NEW 2010 DODGE CHALLENGER IN JANUARY 2010. THE CERAMIC BRAKES BEGAN SQUEAKING IN APRIL 2010. IT OCCURS AFTER THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN DRIVEN APPROXIMATELY 3 TO 5 MINUTES AND THE BRAKES HAVE "HEATED" UP. I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO 3 DIFFERENT PLACES OVER 6 VISITS AND DURING EACH OIL CHANGE AND THE SAME RESULTS ARE: YOUR BRAKES ARE GOOD, NO REPLACEMENT NEEDED, WE REMOVED SOME DUST (IN 2 CASES, THE REMOVED SOME TYPE OF FLUID) AND YOUR BRAKES ARE FINE. NO ONE WOULD REPLACE THEM WHILE THEY WERE UNDER THE 12K MILE WARRANTY AND NOW, I CURRENTLY SIT AT 15K -- WITH THESE ANNOYING, HIGH PITCHED, SQUEALLY BRAKES. PLEASE LOOK INTO OTHER COMPLAINTS FROM PEOPLE WITH CHALLENGERS (2010) AND BRAKE PROBLEMS. THANK YOU. *TR

I HAVE A 2010 DODGE CHALLENGER SE FULLY LOADED WITH LEATHER SEATS MY GIG RADIO AND SUNROOF. WHEN I LET MY SUNROOF OPEN WHILE DRIVEN AROUND 35 MILES PER HOUR THE HEADLINER BEGINS TO FALL. I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IN MARCH AND THE PROBLEM BEGAN IN APRIL AND I HAVE HAD THE HEADLINER REPLACED TWICE. I WAS TOLD BYE A SERVICE MANAGER THAT THE HEADLINER HAD TO BE REDESIGNED. *TR