2008 DODGE CHARGER Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE CHARGER. WHILE DRIVING AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED, THE CONTACT NOTICED SMOKE UNDER THE HOOD AND THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO REPAIRED THE VEHICLE, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE REPAIRS WERE UNKNOWN TO THE CONTACT. THE VEHICLE WAS ALSO REPAIRED ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V567000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). WHEN THE KEY WAS TURNED IN THE IGNITION, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. THE REMEDY DID NOT REPAIR THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS ALSO INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V313000 (AIR BAGS). THE PARTS FOR THE REPAIR WOULD NOT BE AVAILABLE FOR MONTHS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED 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 MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

I HAVE A 2008 DODGE CHARGER RT WITH AN IGNITION SWITCH RECALL SINCE 2014 AND NOW AN AIRBAG RECALL THAT MY LOCAL CENTURY DODGE IN MT. AIRY MD. CAN NOT GIVE ME ANY ANSWERS ON WHEN THEY WILL BE FIXED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 15V313000 (AIR BAGS) AND 14V567000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIRS WERE UNAVAILABLE. 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.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED 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 MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

HAD TROUBLE STARTING MY CAR WHEN LEAVING WORK ONE NIGHT. THE CAR THEN WOULD NOT START THE NEXT DAY. I HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED TO HAVE A COMPLETELY MALFUNCTIONING IGNITION SWITCH AND WAS TOLD THAT THE PARTS WERE ON BACK ORDER AND HE DID NOT KNOW WHEN THEY WOULD BE AVAILABLE. I WAS THEN DOING ONLINE RESEARCH TO TRY TO FIND ONE ON MY OWN WHEN I COME ACROSS A SAFETY RECALL FOR THIS EXACT PROBLEM. I CALLED A NUMBER ON THE SITE ABOUT THE RECALL AND SHE TOLD ME MY VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL BECAUSE IT DID NOT FALL ON THE RIGHT MANUFACTURING DATE. I SAW ON THAT WEBSITE THAT THE RECALL WAS ANNOUNCED ON 8-15-15. MINE COMPLETELY MALFUNCTIONING TWO WEEKS LATER TELLS ME THERE MAY BE MORE TO THIS THAN DODGE IS AWARE OF OR, JUST WILLING TO ADMIT. I UNDERSTAND THINGS BREAK, I UNDERSTAND AUTO REPAIRS ARE A PART OF LIFE. BUT I CANT STAND THE THOUGHT OF WHAT COULD OF HAPPENED IF IT HAD GONE OUT WHILE I WAS DRIVING DOWN BELTWAY AROUND WASHINGTON D.C. DURING RUSH HOUR. I SAW THAT THEY SAID 350K VEHICLES WERE ON THE RECALL LIST. I THINK THIS SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED FURTHER. I WOULD APPRECIATE SOME SORT OF RESPONSE TO THIS, SO I KNOW THAT THIS WAS AT LEAST RECEIVED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH FAILED TWICE WHICH WAS LATER REPLACED BY THE DEALER; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS LATER INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V567000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS, BUT THE TECHNICIAN INDICATED THAT THE WRONG IGNITION SWITCH WAS INSTALLED AND THAT THE PART NEEDED WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE A TIMEFRAME FOR WHEN THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER BECAUSE THE KEY FOB PROVIDED WOULD ONLY RANDOMLY OPEN THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR AND FAILED TO OPEN THE OTHER DOORS. ALSO, THE CONTACT DID NOT HAVE ACCESS TO THE TRUNK DUE THE KEYS NOT BEING PROGRAMMED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND THE CONTACT WAS STILL WAITING FOR THE CORRECT IGNITION SWITCH TO BE INSTALLED IN THE VEHICLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 59,138.

ENGINE COOLING FAN BECAME SEPARATED FROM FAN HOUSING AND BECAME LODGED IN RADIATOR. THE FAN CONTINUED TURNING, CAUSING RADIATOR FAN BLADES TO BREAK OFF AND BOUNCE AROUND THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE RADIATOR DUMPED ALL COOLANT, AND THE ENGINE OVERHEATED WITHIN MOMENTS. DODGE HAS ISSUED A RECALL FOR A VERY SPECIFIC SALES CODE AND DATE RANGE OF VEHICLES, AND IS DENYING THE SAME RECALL TO OTHER OWNERS EXPERIENCING THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING REPAIRED, ANOTHER DODGE CHARGER OF THE SAME YEAR WAS IN THE SHOP FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. PICTURES HAVE BEEN TAKEN OF THE INCIDENT SHOWING THE FULL EXTENT OF THE DAMAGE.

IN NOVEMBER OF 2014 I RECEIVED A RECALL FOR P57 WHICH IS THE WIRELESS IGNITION NODE MODULE STATING THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT CURRENTLY AVAILABLE AND I WOULD BE NOTIFIED AS SOON AS THEY BECAME AVAILABLE. I RECEIVED ANOTHER NOTICE IN FEBRUARY OF 2015 AT WHICH TIME I CONTACTED MY LOCAL DODGE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THERE WERE CURRENTLY NO PARTS AVAILABLE TO FIX THE ISSUE. SOMETIME DURING THE MIDDLE OF MARCH I WAS TURNING RIGHT ONTO A 5 LINE HIGHWAY WHEN I LOST ALL POWER TO MY VEHICLE. AS I TRIED TO GET OFF THE ROAD AND OUT OF TRAFFIC THE POWER RESTORED ON IT'S OWN. THIS SAME POWER LOST HAS OCCURRED ONCE MORE SINCE MARCH. I HAVE CONTINUED TO CHECK WITH MY LOCAL DEALER BUT NO PARTS ARE STILL AVAILABLE. FOR THE PAST 3 WEEKS I HAVE HAD SIGNIFICANT TROUBLE GETTING THE VEHICLE TO START. WHEN I PLACE THE KEY IN THE START POSITION IT WILL DO NOTHING EXCEPT TURN ON THE WARNING LIGHTS. AFTER ATTEMPTING THIS SEVERAL TIMES IT WILL EVENTUALLY START BUT THEN WILL SOMETIMES JUST SHUT BACK OFF. I AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT BEING ON A BUSY INTERSTATE AND LOSING POWER WHICH TAKES ALL OF THE VEHICLE CONTROL. ON AUGUST 26, 2015, I ONCE AGAIN CONTACTED MY LOCAL DEALER AND WAS ONCE AGAIN TOLD ME THERE WERE NO PARTS AVAILABLE. I WAS GIVEN THE NUMBER OF1-800-992-1997 TO CONTACT. AFTER SPENDING 51 MINUTES ON THE PHONE WITH A GENTLEMAN NAMED ALEX I WAS BASICALLY TOLD THAT UNLESS THE CAR WAS BROKEN DOWN OR I WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO, BUT IF I DID BECOME INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF THE MALFUNCTION I COULD CONTACT THEM BACK AND THEY WOULD TRY AND ASSIST ME BETTER. I SUPPOSE THAT IF I GET KILLED IN A TRAFFIC ACCIDENT CAUSED BY THE ISSUE THAT ISN'T BEING FIXED, THEN THAT IS ONE LESS CAR THEY HAVE TO REPAIR.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY WOULD INTERMITTENTLY GET STUCK IN THE ON POSITION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V567000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND 15V313000 (AIR BAGS) EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE REPAIRS. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.