2008 DODGE CHARGER Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE IGNITION WAS GETTING STUCK. ON OCCASION, THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL IN TRAFFIC AND THE CONTACT HAD TO JIGGLE THE IGNITION TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. CURRENTLY, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AT ALL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO FIVE INDEPENDENT MECHANICS WHO REFERRED THE CONTACT TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS. MIKE ANDERSON CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM FIAT OF MARION (3527 S WESTERN AVE, MARION, IN 46953, (765) 677-3300) WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS. THE DEALER QUOTED A REPAIR COST OF $872. THE MANUFACTURER REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125,000.

WHILE DRIVING MY 2008 DODGE CHARGER ON THE FREEWAY, THE RADIATOR FAN SHROUD BROKE INTO PIECES AND PUNCTURED MY RADIATOR. I LOST ALL ENGINE COOLING CAPABILITIES AND NEEDED TO DRIVE HOME TO COMPLETE REPAIRS. UNFORTUNATELY BY THE TIME I GOT HOME, THE ENGINE OVERHEATED AND SIEZED. I AM IN THE PROCESS OF REPLACING THE MOTOR FOR $7,000. ANY HELP FROM THE MANUFACTURE POSSIBLE?

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V567000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED AT HUDSON VALLEY DODGE (200 AUTO PARK PL, NEWBURGH, NY 12550, (845) 562-4100); HOWEVER, THE RECALL REPAIR FAILED TO REMEDY THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WARNING INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED AFTER THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT ANOTHER WIN MODULE NEEDED TO BE INSTALLED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

THE RADIATOR COOLING FAN EXPLODED AND PUNCTURED THE RADIATOR AS I WAS SITTING IN A RESTAURANT DRIVE THRU SPILLING THE COOLANT . VEHICLE TEMPERATURE GAUGE SHOWED EXTREME HOT TEMPERATURE. I FOUND A SERVICE CAMPAIGN BULLETIN REF # L08 ABOUT THE FAN SEPARATING DURING OPERATION AND CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE RADIATOR FOR DODGE VEHICLES FOR YEARS 2006-2008 THAT WERE MADE PRIOR TO APRIL 20, 2008. MINE WAS MADE JUNE 2, 2008 AND THAT IS EXACTLY WHAT OCCURRED WITH IT ON JULY 19, 2019. LUCKILY I WASN'T STRANDED OUT IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE OR ON THE HIGHWAY OR INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT ON THE ROADWAY.

2008 DODGE CHARGER IS PRESENTLY IN DELAWARE BANKRUPTCY TRUST FUND. IN NOVEMBER 2018 THE VEHICLE SMELL OF GAS AND OVERHEATED TRAVELING THROUGH THE GATE OF HUNTER ARMY AIRFIELD, REPORTED TO FIRE MARSHAL IN ATLANTA GEORGIA, NHTSA, DELAWARE BANKRUPTCY COURT & TRUST FUND (MR. PETER KEANE, ATTY.) ECONOMIC LOST OF VEHICLE 2008 DODGE CHARGER. OVER THE PAST 8 MONTHS OBTAIN RENTAL CAR AT HERTZ IN THE AMOUNT OF $5,639.00.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE CHARGER. WHILE DRIVING THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT WITH EVIDENCE OF SMOKE THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED THE CAUSE WAS DAMAGE FROM A MELTED RADIATOR THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT A SLOW SPEED, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT OF THE VEHICLE AND THERE WAS SMOKE COMING THROUGH THE AIR CONDITION VENTS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HOOD WAS RAISED AND THE CONTACT BECAME AWARE THAT ANTIFREEZE WAS POURING OUT OF THE BACK OF THE RADIATOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE RADIATOR FAN MELTED AND PUNCTURED THE RADIATOR. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RADIATOR FAN AND THE RADIATOR HAD BEEN PREVIOUSLY REPLACED DUE TO THE SAME FAILURE. AIRPORT CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM LOCATED AT 5751 EAGLE VAIL DRIVE, ORLANDO, FL 32822, WAS CONTACTED BY PHONE AT (407) 541-6200 AND NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALSO CONTACTED AND NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 157,000. PIIR=Y. AH

TAKATA RECALL RECALL INFORMATION WAS NEVER SENT SO I COULD GET IT REPAIRED. I JUST HAPPENED TO SEARCH ONLINE FOR ANY OPEN RECALLS FOR THE CAR.

DEALER SAYS WIN MODULE IS BAD. IGNITION GETS STUCK BETWEEN ON AND OFF POSITION RECALL ON OTHER MODELS FOR SAME ISSUE SAME YEAR BUT NOT THIS MODEL MADE IN SAME YEAR.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO TACOMA DODGE CHRYSLER JEEP RAM (LOCATED AT 4101 S TACOMA WAY, TACOMA, WA 98409, (253) 475-7300) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE WIN MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. UPON INVESTIGATION, THE CONTACT ASSOCIATED THE FAILURE WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V567000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 135,000. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN.

STARTED SHAKING WHILE DRIVING FROM LONGVIEW TO KILGORE TEXAS AND ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN WHEN STOPPED ON A STOP LIGHT ENTERING HENDERSON TEXAS. HAD TO TURN OFF VEHICLE AND RESTART BUT CONTINED WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. I HAD TO RETURN HOME BECAUSE IT FELT UNSAFE.