2008 DODGE CHARGER Complaints
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2008 DODGE CHARGER- DALLAS , TX
THERE HAS BEEN NO REMEDY TO RECALLS NUMBERED "P57" SINCE 11/2014 AND THIS A MAJOR CONCERN TO THE SAFE OPERATIONS OF THE VEHICLE.
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2008 DODGE CHARGER- LAS VEGAS, NV
I HAVE ONGOING PROBLEMS WITH IGNITION SWITCH FAILURE, RESULTING IN THE CAR COMPLETELY SHUTTING OFF - NO ENGINE POWER, NO BRAKES, NO POWER STEERING. THIS INCIDENT HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES IN THE LAST 6 WEEKS. MY CAR IS ON THE RECALL LIST WITH DODGE SINCE LAST NOVEMBER, BUT THEY HAVE YET TO GET THE PARTS IN TO FIX IT. I AM VERY UPSET THAT THEY HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO GET PARTS IN TO FIX WHAT COULD BE A CATASTROPHIC AND DEADLY PROBLEM IN THE LAST 7 MONTHS. I'M ALSO BEING TOLD MY CAR HAS THE AIRBAG RECALL TO GO ALONG WITH IT. CAN SOMEONE PLEASE PUT SOME PRESSURE ON DODGE TO EITHER GET MY CAR FIXED OR GET ME A SAFE CAR TO DRIVE IN THE MEANTIME? MY LIFE, AND POTENTIALLY MY FAMILY'S LIFE COULD DEPEND ON IT.
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2008 DODGE CHARGER- LAKEWOOD, NY
IGNITION ISSUE, WOULDN'T START. DODGE REPLACED THE MODULE, IGNITION AND ADDITIONAL FOB'S. I PAID $806.21 TO PAY FOR REPAIR. IN DECEMBER 2014 I RECEIVED A RECALL P57/NHTSA 14V-567 STATING RECALL OF A FOBIK. IT SAYS I CAN'T DO ANYTHING UNTIL PARTS COME IN BUT IF I ALREADY HAD IT REPAIRED I THINK I SHOULD BE REIMBURSED.
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2008 DODGE CHARGER- LAS VEGAS, NV
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V567000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED 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 CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
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2008 DODGE CHARGER- SELMA, AL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE CHARGER. WHILE DRIVING AT 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V567000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.
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2008 DODGE CHARGER- HARTSELLE, AL
THERE IS AN IGNITION RECALL ON MY VEHICLE BUT THERE ISN'T ANY PARTS TO FIX THE PROBLEM. I'VE BEEN HAVING THE SAME ISSUES FOR THE PAST 2 YEARS I'VE OWNED THE VEHICLE. IT DOESN'T REGISTER THE KEY IS IN THE IGNITION AND THE CAR WON'T START. I'VE REPLACED BATTERIES IN THE KEY AS WELL AS REPLACED THE KEY LAST YEAR. NORMALLY AFTER A FEW MINUTES IT WILL REGISTER THE KEY IS IN THE IGNITION AND START. LATELY IT HAS BEEN TAKING LONGER AND LONGER. (USE TO BE 5 MINUTES, THEN 10, LAST WEEK 20 MINUTES, TODAY 45 MINUTES.) THIS CAR IS GOING TO LEAVE ME STRANDED SOMEWHERE AGAIN. I ALREADY GOT STUCK IN ALABAMA DUE TO VISITING HERE WHEN THE NOTORIOUS 2.7 JUMPED TIMING DUE TO THEIR FAULTY DESIGN AND I HAD TO GET THE ENGINE COMPLETELY REBUILT. I LOST MY JOB IN MICHIGAN, RUINED MY CREDIT BECAUSE I GOT BEHIND IN PAYMENTS DUE TO PAYING FOR THE EXPENSIVE REPAIRS. THIS CAR IS A LEMON. WORST MISTAKE OF MY LIFE. COMPLETELY UNRELIABLE AND DODGE CAN'T/ WON'T FIX THEIR MISTAKES. WHAT AM I SUPPOSED TO DO? I ALSO HAD A CAR ACCIDENT IN 2013 WHERE I WAS STRUCK BY A DRUNK DRIVER AND THE AIR BAG NEVER WENT OFF. NOW I AM HEARING THERE IS AN AIRBAG RECALL AS WELL WITH NO REPLACEMENT PARTS.
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2008 DODGE CHARGER- SPARTANSBURG, SC
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE WIN MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V567000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED 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 NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 142,000.
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2008 DODGE CHARGER- SUN CITY, AZ
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE CHARGER. ON OCCASION, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. 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 APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000. UPDATED 7/29/15*CN
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2008 DODGE CHARGER- CINCINNATI, OH
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE CHARGER. IT TOOK THE CONTACT SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO START THE VEHICLE. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V567000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, 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 NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.
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2008 DODGE CHARGER- JACKSONVILLE , FL
THE CAR WOULD NOT START SO I HAD IT TOWED TO ORANGE PARK CHRYSLER AND THEY SAID IT WAS THE WIN MODULE I WAITED SIX WEEKS TO GET THE PART THEY KEPT SAYING IT WAS A RECALL THAT'S WHY IT WAS TAKEN SO LONG THEN ON MAY 22,2015 I GOT A CALL SAYING THE PART WAS IN BUT IT WAS NOT A RECALL
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