2017 DODGE CHALLENGER Complaints

WHEN THE VEHICLE IS STARTED FOR THE DAY OR WHEN SITTING FOR 8 PLUS HOURS THE FIRST FEW SHIFTS ARE DELAYED. LEAVING FROM HOME IS NOT AS BIG OF A DEAL, AS WHEN I LEAVE FROM WORK. MY OFFICE EXIT CROSSES A 3 LANE ROAD WITH TRAFFIC SPEED LIMIT OF 45 MPH. EXPECTING THE VEHICLE TO MOVE WITHOUT DELAY TRYING TO CROSS TRAFFIC IS DANGEROUS AND I WAS ALMOST HIT BY CROSS TRAFFIC BECAUSE OF THE DELAY. DEALER HAS CHECKED TRANSMISSION AND STATES EVERYTHING IS NORMAL.

BRAKES HAVE WORN INTO ROTOR WITHIN LAST 3 DAYS. RECALL ISSUED FOR CRUISE CONTROL. BOTH SERIOUSLY DANGEROUS ISSUES. CAR BASICALLY UNSAFE TO DRIVE. DEALER WON'T LET MAKE APPOINTMENT UNTIL MID NOVEMBER. CAR HAS LESS THAN 12,000 MILES.

REAR TRUNK WILL NOT OPEN WITH KEY FOB, REAR TRUNK BUTTON OR TRUNK BUTTON LOCATED INSIDE THE CAR ONLY WAY TRUNK CAN BE OPENED IS WITH EMERGENCY PULL DOWN THRU REAR BACK SEATS. ALSO, COMPUTER APPS ON DISPLAY SCREEN CONSTANTLY RESETTING ITSELF, FREEZES UP CONSTANTLY AND CANNOT TURN DOWN OR OFF RADIO OR ANY OTHER FEATURES UNTIL IT RESETS ITSELF . BACK UP CAMERA TERRIBLE WHEN IN USE AT NIGHT SCREENS BLURRY AND BRIGHT RED FROM BACK UP OR BRAKE LIGHTS. BACK UP CAMERA STAYS ON AFTER VEHICLE IS PUT IN DRIVE. MANY BLIND SPOTS ON BOTH SIDES OF VEHICLE.. PROBLEM WITH TRUNK JUST STARTED BUT I'VE ONLY HAD THE VEHICLE FOR ABOUT 6 MONTHS. ALSO 6 DAYS AFTER I BOUGHT THE CAR HAD TO BE TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER BECAUSE OF TRANSFER CASE LEAKING OIL . TRANSFER CASE REPLACED

RADIO AND NAVIGATION SCREEN CONSTANTLY TAKEN OVER BY POP-UP MESSAGES ABOUT WEATHER THAT CANNOT BE REMOVED WITHOUT PHYSICALLY TOUCHING THE SCREEN WHILE DRIVING, THUS CAUSING DISTRACTION TO THE DRIVER. THERE IS NO OPTION TO DISABLE THESE, AND THEY POP-UP AS FREQUENTLY AS EVERY 2-3 MINUTES, DESPITE CLOSING THEM. HAVE CALLED DEALERSHIP, SIRIUS/XM AND DODGE MULTIPLE TIMES TO NO AVAIL. CONCERNED THAT DISTRACTED DRIVING AS A RESULT OF UNWANTED MESSAGES POPPING UP IN LARGE FORMAT ON RADIO SCREEN COULD RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT.

2017 CHALLENGER SCAT PACK 392: TRUNK DECK LID RENDERED INOPERABLE. UNABLE TO ACCESS TRUNK USING KEY FOB FUNCTION, INTERIOR PUSH-BUTTON FUNCTION OR EXTERIOR PUSH-BUTTON FUNCTION. TRUNK DECK LID WILL ONLY OPEN WHILE GAINING ACCESS THROUGH FOLD-DOWN REAR SEATS AND PULLING EMERGENCY LATCH CABLE. PROBLEM OCCURS WHILE VEHICLE IS IN PARK AND STATIONARY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 DODGE CHALLENGER. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT PULLED OFF THE ROADWAY AND TURNED OFF THE ENGINE AS SMOKE ENGULFED THE INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED AND NO FIRE. THE CONTACT OPENED THE HOOD AND NOTICED OIL LEAKING UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE AND OIL ON BOTH REAR TIRES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO SIERRA MOTORS INC-BILL WALSH AUTO GROUP (510 E NORRIS DR, OTTAWA, IL 61350 (815) 433-1666) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED WITH FAULTY OIL COOLER LINES THAT NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THEY WOULD REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT INQUIRED ABOUT NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V496000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE RECALL WAS SET TO BEGIN ON SEPTEMBER 22, 2017. THE AFFECTED VINS WERE NOT RELEASED YET. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 1,700.