2009 DODGE CHARGER Complaints

TWO WEEKS AGO I PURCHASED A 2009 DODGE CHARGER. ON TUESDAY OCTOBER 21, 2014, I ATTEMPTED TO START MY VEHICLE AND FOUND THAT THE ENGINE WOULD NOT START. ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL I COULD SEE A RED LIGHT BLINK INDICATING THE THEFT SYSTEM WAS ACTIVATED, THE MILEAGE DISPLAYED, AND THE OPEN DOORS INDICATOR WAS ACTIVATED. MY REMOTE ALLOWED ME TO LOCK AND UNLOCK MY DOORS AND OPEN MY TRUNK. I ATTEMPTED TO JUMP START THE BATTERY WHICH WORKED PERFECTLY. I TOOK ADDITIONAL STEPS TO INSURE THE PROBLEM WAS NOT THE BATTERY BY HAVING IT TESTED. THE RESULT WAS 100%. UPON RESEARCHING THE SYMPTOMS ONLINE, I FOUND THERE IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THE WIN MODULE IN MY VEHICLE. I FOUND MORE THAN 100 COMPLAINTS AND YOUTUBE VIDEOS BY OWNERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM YET NO RECALL HAS BEEN CREATED. WHEN WILL CHRYSLER LLC BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR THIS KNOWN AND WELL DOCUMENTED PROBLEM WITH 2009 DODGE CHARGERS AND GIVE THEM SOME RELIEF? IT SHOULD ALSO BE NOTED, A RECALL WAS MADE FOR 2008 DODGE CHARGERS FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. I'D LIKE TO KNOW WHAT STEPS I NEED TO TAKE FOR A RECALL TO BE DONE. MY VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY SITTING IDLE. I FEAR HAVING THE SAME EXPERIENCE GM CUSTOMERS HAVE HAD WHERE THE COMPANY IS AWARE OF A MANUFACTURING ISSUE THAT THEY REFUSE TO ADDRESS. I HAVE ALREADY SPOKEN TO CHRYSLER LLC AND MY DODGE DEALERSHIP AND THEY REFUSE TO ISSUE A RECALL EVEN AFTER ACKNOWLEDGING THIS IS AN ONGOING ISSUE WITH 2009 DODGE CHARGERS. ONE EMPLOYEE EVEN STATED, "I'M SURPRISED THEY HAVEN'T DONE A RECALL YET. I'VE FIXED THIS PROBLEM OVER 1000 TIMES IN THE SHORT TIME I'VE BEEN HERE." *TR

KEY STUCK IN IGNITION.....HAVE TO WAIT APPROX. 5 TO 30 MINUTES AFTER I STOPPED THE VEHICLE AND IT IS IN PARK .....AND THEN MY DEAR $ 60000 CAR DECIDES TO RELEASE THE KEY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TIRE PRESSURE MONITOR SENSORS WOULD NOT TRANSMIT THE ACTUAL TIRE PRESSURE IN THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THERE WERE LEAKS COMING FROM TWO TIRE VALVES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING, WHO STATED THAT THE TPM VALVES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 08V642000 (TIRES) HOWEVER THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,611. ..UPDATED 08-26-14 *BF UPDATED 09/02/2014 *JS

VALVE STEM CORRODED AND CAUSED TIRE TO GO FLAT. WAS TOLD BY BELLE TIRE THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM ON DODGE CHARGERS. VERY DANGEROUS. *TR

WHILE LEAVING THE GAS STATION I HEARD A LOUD CRACKING SOUND COMING FROM THE ROOF. I DID NOT PAY ANY ATTENTION TO THE SOUND UNTIL LATER THAT WEEK WHEN I WASHED THE CAR AND SAW A QUARTER INCH CRACK ON THE ROOF NEXT TO THE SUNROOF. I TOOK THE CAR TO A LOCAL DEALERSHIP TO SHOW THEM THE CRACK AND I WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO BECAUSE MY CAR WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. I DID SOME SEARCHING ON LINE AND CAME ACROSS MANY CUSTOMERS WITH SIMILAR ISSUES. I DIDN'T PRESS THE ISSUE BECAUSE I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT OPTIONS TO TAKE. MY ROOF IS STARTING TO LEAK DUE TO THE CRACK AND I DEVELOPED ANOTHER CRACK ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE. THE OCCURRENCES OF THE CRACKS IN MY ROOF ARE DUE TO EXTREME FLEXING IN THE FRAME OF THE VEHICLE. IN MY OPINION, THIS IS A STRUCTURAL ISSUE AND A SAFETY CONCERN. I BELIEVE THE VEHICLE IS STRUCTURALLY UNSOUND AND I WOULD LIKE DODGE TO FIX IT OR REPLACE IT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN SHE ATTEMPTED TO CHANGE THE GEARS, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SHIFT OUT OF PARK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 88,000.

ENGINES SHUTS OFF WITHOUT WARNING. HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES WHILE PARKED OR AT STOP LIGHTS. HAPPEN LAST WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE. LUCKILY, WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF ROAD WITHOUT INCIDENT AND THE CAR RESTARTED. TOOK IT TO DEALERSHIP AND THEY HAD TO REPLACE THE WIN AND HAVE KEYS REPROGRAMMED TO SYSTEM. MY CAR IS PAST THE WARRANTY SO THE REPAIR WAS VERY EXPENSIVE. HAVE HEARD FROM OTHER DODGE OWNERS WITH SIMILAR PROBLEMS THAT HAVE HAD THESE PARTS REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES. I HAVE RESEARCHED AND FOUND MULTIPLE CASES AND NOT ONE SIGNIFICANT CAUSE AS TO WHY THIS KEEPS OCCURRING. WHY HASN'T DODGE RECALLED THESE CARS FOR THIS POTENTIALLY VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM? *TR

I WAS TAKING A LEFT HAND TURN AT APROX 15 MPH AN ONCOMING CAR CHANGED LANES FROM A TURN ONLY LANE AND SPED UP THROUGH THE INTERSECTION ( POLICE ESTIMATED HER SPEED AT 35-45 MPH ) SHE T BONED INTO MY PASSENGER SIDE. MY CAR IS BEING TOTALED. I HAVE SIDE IMPACT AIRBAGS AND HEADLINER AIRBAGS. NONE DEPLOYED. MY STRUCTURE IS TWISTED AND BENT FACING THE BACK OF MY CAR. MY FRAME, MY SUSPENSION IS MANGLED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE BLEW. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO MOVE OFF THE ROADWAY TO CHANGE THE TIRE. THE CONTACT THEN TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A TIRE SHOP WHERE HE WAS ADVISED THAT THE VALVE STEM HAD FALLEN INSIDE THE TIRE AND CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE NUTS THAT HELD THE VALVE STEM ALSO FELL INSIDE THE TIRE. THE TIRE SHOP REPLACED THE VALVE STEM ON THE TIRE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AS THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE STALLED HOWEVER, THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE SPARK PLUGS WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE LATER RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 82,000.