2014 DODGE CHARGER Complaints

AT 5,500 MILES, WHEN I WOULD ACCELERATE INTO TRAFFIC, I WOULD LOSE POWER TO MY PEDAL. MY PEDAL WOULD BE NON RESPONSIVE FOR UP TO 40 SECONDS WHEN THE ENGINE LIGHT WOULD COME ON. AFTER ABOUT 40 SECONDS, IT COULD COME ALIVE AND CATCH, BUT BY THEN, I AM IN DANGER BECAUSE THE CAR BEHIND ME THINKS I'VE ACCELERATED TO FLOW INTO TRAFFIC. DEALERSHIP SAW THE CODE WHERE THEY SAID IT WAS P0600 FOR OIL PRESSURE CONTROL CIRCUIT STUCK. I WAS ABLE TO TEST DRIVE WITH THE TECH WHO ATTACHED HIS LAPTOP TO THE SENSOR, AND SHOW HIM THE "STALL/SURGE". HE COULD SEE AND FEEL THE "STALL/SURGE" AS IT WAS HAPPENING BUT THE LAPTOP DID NOT REGISTER ANY ISSUES. THE TECH TESTED AND DIAGNOSED THE OIL PRESSURE SWITCH WAS FAULTY. THE TECH REPLACED THE OIL PRESSURE SWITCH, BUT HE SAID HE COULD NOT DUPLICATE IT ON HIS OWN. THEY CHANGED THE OIL FOR ME WHILE IT WAS IN FOR SERVICE. AGAIN ON 6-10-15 AT 12,443 MILES WHEN I WAS ACCELERATING INTO TRAFFIC WHEN THE CAR "STALLED/SURGED" AND I WAS ALMOST HIT FROM BEHIND. AS SOON AS IT HAPPENED, I IMMEDIATELY TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP. THEY WERE UNABLE TO LOOK AT IT FOR A FEW DAYS BECAUSE THEY WERE SO BUSY. 9-26-15. IT HAPPENED AGAIN, AT 17,000 MILES. IT STALLED/SURGED, IT SEEMS TO HAPPEN WHEN I AM MERGING ONTO A FREEWAY AND I AM THE MOST VULNERABLE. I FEAR FOR MY SAFETY, I DO NOT TRUST THIS VEHICLE. THE DEALERSHIP HAS HAD IT SINCE THEN, THEY ARE TALKING ABOUT REPLACING THE ENGINE.

WE BOUGHT OUR CAR NEW, IT HAS BEEN AT THE DODGE DEALER FOR REPAIRS FOR THE SAME THINGS OVER AND OVER FOR 6 MONTHS TOTAL TIME IN SHOP. 1. THE BATTERY SAVER MODE COMES ON, AND THEN THE STEERING GETS HARD, THE ALT. HAS BEEN REPLACE, EXTRA WIRING ADDED TO ADD MORE GROUNDS. THIS AFFECTS THE WAY THE CAR DRIVES. WHEN THE BATTERY SAVER MODE IS ON THE POWER STEERING STOPS WORKING OR WORKS LESS. THE POWER STEERING PUMP AND RACK AND PINION HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE. THIS PROBLEM HAPPENS EVERY DAY, IN TOWN OR ON THE FREEWAY. 2. THE RADIO KEEPS SHORTING OUT, IT'S BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES. THIS HAPPENS DAILY, IT QUITS, BLEW OUT THE SPEAKERS, NAVAGTION STOPPED WORKING. 3. THE HEATER KEEPS GETTING STUCK ON EITHER 100% HOT OR 100% A/C ON COLD. SETTINGS WILL NOT CHANGE. CONTROLS HAVE BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES, THE HEAT/COLD DOOR MOTOR WAS REPLACE TWICE. THE CAR HAS SPENT 185 DAYS IN SERVICE THIS YEAR. WHEN THEY GIVE THE CAR BACK IT ACTS UP IN ABOUT 5 MINS. THE CAR IS GOING BACK IN FOR THE RADIO AND BATTERY SAVER MODE AND STEERING ON MONDAY. I PICKED THE CAR UP FRIDAY AND IT FAILED LESS THAN A MILE FROM THE DEALERSHIP.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 DODGE CHARGER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. BOTH FRONTAL AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THERE WAS EXTENSIVE FRONT END DAMAGE, BUT NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN IMPOUND LOT BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 DODGE CHARGER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SHUT OFF AND THE DRIVER WAS UNABLE TO STEER OR STOP THE VEHICLE BEFORE CRASHING INTO A TRACTOR TRAILER AND A GUARDRAIL. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED AN INJURED BACK DURING THE INCIDENT, BUT DID NOT REQUIRE MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT, THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS AND THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED BY THE DEALER WHO REPLACED THE ABS SENSOR, ABS MODULE, TRANSMISSION MODULE, AND THE MAIN COMPUTER, BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE VIN WAS INVALID. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 26,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 DODGE CHARGER. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE VEHICLE MADE AN ABNORMALLY LOUD SOUND. WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS ACTIVATED, THE REAR END OF THE VEHICLE VIBRATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 32,616.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V634000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PARTS NEEDED WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR REPAIRS. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE A TIMEFRAME FOR WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR RECALL REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE DELAY. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE, ESC, AND ANTI-LOCK BRAKE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AND THE ENGINE RPMS INCREASED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000. UPDATED 04/04/16*LJ; UPDATED 3/30/18*JB *TR CONSUMER STATED DEALER HAD THE PARTS AFTER HER CAR BROKE DOWN. CAR IS FIXED UPDATED 5/16/18*JB

WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE AT FULL SPEED A MESSAGE APPEARED ON VEHICLE INSTRUMENT PANEL: BATTERY SAVER MODE. WAS CONCERNED AS I DID NOT KNOW WHAT THE MESSAGE MEANT. WAS NOT MENTIONED IN THE OWNER MANUAL. LOOKED UP MESSAGE ON DODGE CHARGER FORUM, REALIZED THAT MY VEHICLE FALLS WITHIN YEARS FOR RECALL, WITH 160 AMP ALTERNATOR, BUT MY PARTICULAR VIN NUMBER IS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL NOR HAVE I BEEN CONTACTED. PERHAPS IT, ALONG WITH OTHERS, SHOULD BE TO WARN OWNERS OF POTENTIAL ISSUES. THERE WAS NOTHING IN THE MESSAGE TO INDICATE THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED TO BE SERVICED, ALTHOUGH TO MY UNDERSTANDING IT CAN CAUSE LOSS OF POWER TO THE ENTIRE SYSTEM.

I WAS STOPPED AT AN INTERSECTION WITH A 4 WAY STOP. A CAR PULLED UP TO MY LEFT SO I PULLED INTO THE INTERSECTION. I BEGAN PULLING INTO THE INTERSECTION TO MAKE A LEFT TURN AND ANOTHER CAR CAME SPEEDING UP, PULLED AROUND THE CAR TO MY LEFT AND HIT MY CAR ON THE LEFT (DRIVER'S) SIDE. I WAS THROWN FORWARD AND HIT MY HEAD ON THE SUNVISOR, CAUSING A SUBDURAL HEMATOMA IN MY HEAD. THIS RESULTED IN MY SPENDING 8 DAYS IN HE ICU UNIT OF MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, SPRINGFIELD, ILLINOIS

MY DODGE CHARGERS POWER STEERING WOULD QUIT BOTH WHILE IN PARK AND DRIVE, WHEN IN THE CAR AND THE INCIDENT WOULD OCCUR YOU COULD NOT TURN THE VEHICLES STEERING WHEEL. IT WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER ON A TOW TRUCK DUE TO VEHICLE NOT BEING ABLE TO FUNCTION PROPERLY.

TWO OF THE LIGHTS ON THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER WARNING WERE ON:ESC(ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL) AND ABS.I TOOK MY CAR FOR SERVICE AT THE DEALER AND I WAS TOLD TO LEAVE IT FOR REPAIRS. AFTER FOUR DAYS I RECEIVED A PHONE CALL WHICH I GOT INFORMED THAT THE REPLACEMENT PART WAS OUT OF STOCK AND IT NEED TO BE ORDER AND THEY TOLD ME THAT EVEN THOUGH THE CAR NEEDED REPAIRS IT WAS SAFE TO DRIVE IT UNTIL THE PART ARRIVES.AFTER TWO WEEKS, I VISITED AGAIN THE DEALER AND THE PART WAS NOT THERE AND NOW AND I HAVE TO WAIT AND I ALSO NEEDED TO BE PLACE IN A WAITING LIST IN WHICH I WOULD HAVE NUMBER 254 (THOSE ARE THE AMOUNT OF CARS WHICH NEEDS TO REPLACED THE SAME PART). IN MY LAST VISITED TO THE DEALER I INFORMED THAT THE CAR IS WORSE BECAUSE NOW IT HAS STRANGE VIBRATION WHEN PRESSING THE BRAKE AND MAKES NOISE. AFTER ALL THIS ISSUES IS VERY HARD FOR ME AND I CAN FEEL SAFE DRIVING THE CAR.