2007 DODGE CHARGER Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SHIFT OUT OF PARK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO HAVE A DIAGNOSTIC PERFORMED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SHIFT FROM PARK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE VEHICLE WAS BEING REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 97,000.

ON JUNE 2, 2014 I WAS STOPPED AT A STOP LIGHT WAITING TO TURN WHEN I HEARD A LOUD BANG FOLLOWED BY WHAT FELT LIKE SOMETHING FALLING OUT OF MY MOTOR. ONCE I TURNED I TURNED OFF ONTO THE SERVICE ROAD TO CHECK WHAT HAPPENED. MY CAR IMMEDIATELY BEGAN TO OVER HEAT AND MY GAGE WENT FROM IN BETWEEN THE COOL RANGE TO HOT RANGE. I DID NOT WANT TO DRIVE MY CAR ANY FURTHER IN ORDER TO PREVENT ANY UNNECESSARY DAMAGES. I CALLED MY HUSBAND WHO THEN CAME TO GET ME AND CHECK THE PROBLEM. HE NOTICED THAT THE FANS ON THE COOLING SYSTEM WERE NOT WORKING. ONE COMPLETELY LOCKED WHICH CAUSED SOME OF THE FANS TO BREAK AND THE OTHER JUST STOPPED WORKING. I LOOKED ON LINE TO SEE IF THERE WERE ANY SIMILAR OCCURRENCES OF THIS HAPPENING. I CAME UPON CHRYSLER CUSTOMER SERVICE NOTIFICATION L08, WHICH IMPLIES THAT THIS PROBLEM HAS HAPPENED ON OVER 55,000 VEHICLES. I CONTACTED MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND WAS HAD THEM LOOK INTO IT. ACCORDING TO THE NOTIFICATION IT STATES THAT ONLY THE SEVERE COOLING SYSTEMS ON 2006-2008 DODGE CHARGERS ARE HAVING THIS OCCUR. MY VEHICLE IS A 2007 DODGE CHARGER 3.5 L V6 WHICH IS NOT COVERED UNDER THE CUSTOMER SERVICE NOTIFICATION SINCE IT ONLY CARRIES THE HEAVY DUTY COOLING SYSTEM. SO MY DEALERSHIP WILL NOT COVER THE COST TO FIX THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURRING ON LIKE MAKE AND MODEL VEHICLES. HOWEVER, DURING OPERATION MY COOLING LOCKED AND STOPPED WORKING. I AM UNSURE HOW MANY MORE VEHICLES HAVE HAD THIS OCCUR TO THEM BUT UPON RESEARCHING IT HAS AND CONTINUES TO OCCUR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CHARGER AWD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THERE WAS A MANUFACTURER'S RECALL FOR THE EXACT SAME FAILURE HOWEVER, HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED HIM THAT THE VEHICLE WAS 65 DAYS OUTSIDE OF THE IN-SERVICE DATE FOR THE RECALL TO APPLY TO HIS VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 101,000.

THE FIRST INCIDENT HAPPENED AFTER I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY FOR ABOUT 30 MILES I PARKED THE CAR WITH THE CAR ON SO I CAN HAVE THE AIR ON. I HAD TO MOVE MY CAR AND THE CAR WOULDN'T MOVE. THE SHIFTER WOULD MOVE BUT IT DIDN'T SEEM TO CHANGE INTO GEAR. I HAD IT TOWED TO A TRANSMISSION SHOP THINKING IT WAS A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. THE SHOP LOOKED IT OVER AND FOUND NOTHING WRONG WITH THE TRANSMISSION THEY SAID IT WAS THE BRAKES THAT WERE LOCKED UP SO THEY UNPLUGGED THE ABS AND THAT SEEMED TO FIX THE PROBLEM.THE SECOND INCIDENT HAPPENED WHEN I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK AND CAME TO A STOP AT AN INTERSECTION WHEN I PULLED AWAY FROM THE LIGHT THE CAR HADN'T SWITCHED GEARS AND WOULDN'T ACCELERATE. WHEN I PARKED THE CAR THERE WAS A HEAVY SMELL OF THE BRAKES BURNING. *TR

IT WAS A HOT DAY OVER 90F. I STARTED THE CAR. THE SPEEDOMETER CLUSTER DID NOT WORK. ALL THE LIGHTS INCLUDING ENGINE LIGHT, ESP, BREAK, TRACTION CONTROL WAS ON. I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND RESTARTED WITH THE SAME ISSUE. I LET THE ENGINE WARM UP AND THEN RESTARTED THE CAR WITH THE SAME ISSUE. I STARTED TO DRIVE HOME, THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER DID NOT WORK, SPEEDOMETER SHOWED 0MPH. I TOOK IT TO A LOCAL MECHANIC, HE TOLD ME TO RE-FLASH THE COMPUTER AND CHANGE THE SPEEDOMETER CLUSTER AND ONLY A DEALERSHIP CAN DO THIS WORK. *TR

IT WAS A HOT DAY OVER 90F. I STARTED THE CAR. THE SPEEDOMETER CLUSTER DID NOT WORK. ALL THE LIGHTS INCLUDING ENGINE LIGHT, ESP, BREAK, TRACTION CONTROL WAS ON. I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND RESTARTED WITH THE SAME ISSUE. I LET THE ENGINE WARM UP AND THEN RESTARTED THE CAR WITH THE SAME ISSUE. I STARTED TO DRIVE HOME, THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER DID NOT WORK, SPEEDOMETER SHOWED 0MPH. I TOOK IT TO A LOCAL MECHANIC, HE TOLD ME TO RE-FLASH THE COMPUTER AND CHANGE THE SPEEDOMETER CLUSTER. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE CRADLE BOLT WAS FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE ENGINE CRADLE WAS FRACTURED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 106,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE AT A STOP, THE GAUGE INDICATED THAT THE ENGINE WAS OVERHEATING FOLLOWED BY A LOUD NOISE. THERE WAS SMOKE BEING EMITTED FROM UNDERNEATH THE HOOD AND ANTIFREEZE WAS LEAKING ONTO THE GROUND. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE FAN BLADES WERE MISSING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO STATED THAT THE ENGINE FAN BLADE ON THE DRIVERS SIDE FRACTURED AND PUNCTURED THE RADIATOR. AS A RESULT, THE RADIATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,954.

VEHICLE SHIFT INTERLOCK LATCH IS BROKEN. THE LATCH ALLOWS THE VEHICLE TO SHIFT FROM GEAR TO GEAR OR WILL PREVENT THE SHIFTING. AFTER RESEARCHING THE ISSUE, IT WAS LEARNED THE PIECE WAS A RECALL PIECE BUT ACCORDING TO DODGE ONLY ON CERTAIN VEHICLES AND OUR VEHICLE DOES NOT MEET THE STANDARDS REQUIRED FOR RECALL. ALTHOUGH DODGE JUST SIMPLY SHIPS THE SAME ITEM TO VARIOUS LOCATION ACROSS THE WORLD, OUR VEHICLE WAS BUILT IN THE AREA THAT DOES NOT AFFORD RECALL STATUS; EVENTHOUGH IT WAS BUILT WITH THE EXACT SAME PART. I WAS INFORMED TO PUT IN A COMPLAINT BY THE DODGE PHONE REPRESENTATIVE. I WAS ALSO TOLD OUR VEHICLE HAS NO RECALL ALTHOUGH I FOUND 3 ON THIS SITE ALONE. *TR