2008 DODGE CHARGER Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V567000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND 15V313000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE REPAIRS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

NOTE AS AN ADVISORY THAT DODGE/CHRYSLER/FIAT MAY STILL HAVE IGNITION PROBLEMS RELATED TO THE FEDERAL/CHRYSLER SAFETY RECALL FOR FOB/IGNITION SWITCH FAILURE OF NOT RETURNING TO RUN POSITION AFTER TRYING TO START VEHICLE. I JUST HAD MY 2008 DODGE CHARGER 80,635MI SERVICED FOR THE IGNITION RECALL SERVICE # P57/NHTSA 14V-567 OF WHICH TOOK 13 MONTHS BEFORE REPAIRS WERE MADE, AND AFTER THE NEW SWITCH AND NEW FOB'S WERE RETURNED TO ME (INSTALLED OF COURSE) FOB'S ARE OF CHRYSLER AND NOT DODGE (NO SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE OF NAMES ARE DIFFERENT) BUT AFTER ONLY HAVING MY CAR FOR JUST 2 DAYS OF BEING RETURNED TO ME, THE "NEW" IGNITION SWITCH NOW IS DEFECTIVE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM AS BEFORE, AND JUST IN ONE DAY ITSELF,JUST STARTING THE CAR UP, THE "RETURN TO RUN POSITION" HAD FAILED (4) FOUR TIMES, AND JUST YESTERDAY 01-16-16 TWICE WHEN IGNITION IS RETURNED TO THE OFF POSITION, I WAS UNABLE TO REMOVE THE FOB FROM THE IGNITION SWITCH UNTIL RESTARTING THE CAR THEN SHUT IT DOWN AGAIN...CHRYSLER/DODGE & FIAT N.A.U.S.A. AS WELL WITH THE NHTSA SHOULD LOOK INTO THIS AS A REOCCURRING PROBLEM BEFORE IT IS TO LATE...I HAD SPENT 5 YEARS WITH THE ORIGINAL IGNITION BEGIN BROKEN, AND DODGE AND DEALERS CARED LESS OF MY EMAILS ABOUT THE FAILURE. I HAVE ALSO ADVISED THE LOCAL DODGE DEALER/SERVICE DEPT OF THE PROBLEM THE DAY OF THE SITUATION AND WILL SEEK REPLACEMENT OR FURTHER ACTIONS THAT WILL BE TAKEN FOR REPAIRS..CHRYSLER/DODGE CORPORATION WILL ALSO BE NOTIFIED, AND I WILL TRY AND POST NEW DEVELOPMENTS AS THEY HAPPEN...

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V567000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND 15V313000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIRS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIRS. WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE IGNITION LOCKED AT THE START POSITION. THE CONTACT HAD TO MAKE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO START THE VEHICLE IN ORDER FOR THE FAILURE NOT TO OCCUR. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V313000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO PERFORM THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT IN AUGUST OF 2015, THE DEALER PLACED HIM ON AN EXTENSIVE WAITING LIST AND HE CONTINUED TO REMAIN THREE HUNDRED AND TWENTY TWO ON THE LIST. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY WAS INSERTED INTO THE IGNITION SWITCH HOWEVER, THERE WAS A FEW MOMENTS OF A DELAYED RESPONSE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE WIRELESS CONTROL MODULE WAS REPROGRAMMED ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS. MOST RECENT, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V567000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND THE PART NEEDED TO PERFORM THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74,783.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V313000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART FOR THE RECALL WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED THE FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WINDOWS WERE NOT FUNCTIONING AND THE HEADLAMPS FAILED TO RESPOND. THE CONTACT HAD TO RESTART THE VEHICLE FOR IT TO RETURN TO NORMAL. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V567000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

I HAVE REPEATEDLY CALLED MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP ASKING FOR AN APPOINTMENT TO GET THIS RECALL ISSUE REPAIRED. EVERY TIME I CALL, THEY SAY THEY ARE WAITING ON PARTS AND WILL GET BACK TO ME. I HAVE CALLED THREE SEPARATE TIMES, I BELIEVE, AND I HAVE YET TO RECEIVE A RETURN CALL. THE DEALERSHIP IS NABER DODGE IN SHALLOTTE, NC 28470.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14B567000(ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) WAS RECEIVED IN NOVEMBER OF 2014 AND NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V313000 (AIR BAGS) WAS RECEIVED IN MAY OF 2015. AFTER CONTACTING THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WERE STILL NOT AVAILABLE AND NO ESTIMATED TIME FOR RECEIVING THE PARTS COULD BE GIVEN. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V567000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND THE DEALER INDICATED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE TO SCHEDULE THE RECALL REPAIR FOR SEVERAL MONTHS. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD BE REPAIRED. THE CONTACT LATER EXPERIENCED THE KEY NOT TURNING TO START THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE STALLED NUMEROUS TIMES AND THE CONTACT HAD TO MAKE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO RESTART. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING AT 45 MPH WHEN A FIRE ERUPTED IN THE FRONT AND THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS ABLE TO EXTINGUISH THE FLAMES AND INDICATED THAT THE FIRE INITIATED UNDER THE HOOD AT THE FUSE BOX NEAR THE RELAY FOR THE WIRELESS IGNITION SYSTEM AND IN THE REAR TRUNK AREA BY THE BATTERY. A FIRE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,000. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.