2007 DODGE CHARGER Complaints

VEHICLE BROUGHT HOME AND PARKED ON 7/17 AS NORMAL. 7/18 AROUND 4PM ATTEMPTED TO START VEHICLE AND GO TO LOCAL GROCERY STORE. VEHICLE WOULD NOT COME OUT OF PARK. CALLED CHRYSLER AT 1-800-853-1403, WAS REFERRED TO LOCAL DEALERSHIP AT 1-800-992-1997. WAS TOLD TO REMOVE THE CHROME BEZEL AROUND TOP OF CONSOLE AND REMOVE THE PACKAGE TRAY ON THE SIDE AND PUSH THE SQUARE PINK TAB DEVICE INWARD TO RELEASE THE SHIFT MECHANISM. DID NOT WORK. THEN WAS TOLD OF A SERVICE CAMPAIGN ON SIMILAR VEHICLES BUT WHEN I GAVE THEM THE VIN I WAS INFORMED MINE WAS NOT INCLUDED. STARTED USING GOOGLE TO SEARCH FOR SIMILAR INCIDENTS AND FOUND THEM TO BE NUMEROUS. SEEMS WE HAVE A FACTORY DEFECT HERE THAT IS KNOWN AND FOR ALL INTENTS AND PURPOSES IS A TIME BOMB WAITING TO NAP PEOPLE AT ITS FIRST OPPORTUNITY AND LEAVE THEM STRANDED. MY CAR HAS 92,000 MILES ON IT AND AS FAR AS I CAN TELL I AM LUCKY TO HAVE MADE IT THAT FAR. I WILL BE ON THE PHONE WITH CHRYSLER TODAY.. 7/19, TO GIVE THEM AN EARFUL OF MY DIS SATISFACTION WITH THIS WHOLE SCENE. *KB

THERE WAS NO SIGN THAT THERE WAS ANY PROBLEMS WITH MY CAR. I GOT IN THE VEHICLE, STARTED THE IGNITION, AND WAS NOT ABLE TO SHIFT THE GEAR FROM PARK TO REVERSE. I HAD A LOCAL TOWING COMPANY COME AND PICK UP THE CAR, AND THEY TOOK IT TO A LOCAL MECHANIC. THE TOWER SAID THERE'S BEEN RECALLS ON THE COLUMN SHIFTER FOR THE DODGE CHARGERS. AFTER THE MECHANIC LOOKED AT THE CAR, HE SAID THAT YES IT WAS THE COLUMN SHIFTER AND IT WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. IT WILL COST $380.35 TO HAVE IT ALL REPLACED. SINCE I DIDN'T DO ANYTHING TO DAMAGE THE CAR, AND THERE'S A RECALL ON THE PARTICULAR ITEM THAT IS BEING REPLACED I DON'T SEE WHY I SHOULDN'T BE ABLE TO HAVE SOME FORM OF REIMBURSEMENT SENT TO ME. *TR

I HAD PARKED MY 2007 DODGE CHARGER R/T, AND LATER THAT NIGHT ABOUT TO LEAVE FOR WORK MY GEAR SHIFT WAS STUCK IN PARK. I HAVE TRIED EVERYTHING TO GET IT UNSTUCK WITH NO LUCK. I AM VERY FRUSTRATED DUE TO THE FACT THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE HOWEVER MY VEHICLE WAS NOT IN THE TIME FRAME FOR THE RECALL. THERE HAVE BEEN HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS AND YET NO ONE HAS HELPED US. *TR

MY CAR IS STUCK IN PARK. PRESSING THE BRAKE DOESN'T HELP AND THE SHIFTLOCK RELEASE DOESN'T HELP. NO EVENTS LEAD UP TO THE ISSUE, I GOT IN MY CAR AND COULDN'T PUT IT IN GEAR. LUCKILY I WAS AT MY HOUSE, BUT THIS COULD HAVE HAPPENED ANYWHERE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE THE GEAR SHIFTER WOULD NOT SHIFT FROM PARK TO DRIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY THE OWNER AND HE NOTICED THAT THE PARK LOCKOUT COMPONENT WAS FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 90,000.

CENTER CONSOLE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SHIFTER INTERIOR PART BREAKS AND LOCKS CAR INTO PARK. SAFETY ISSUE: 1. IN THE EVENT OF A POTENTIAL CAR JACKING OR LIKE INCIDENT DRIVER MAYBE UNABLE TO FLEE THE SCENE AND MAYBE INJURED OR KILLED. 2. POSSIBLY STUCK IN HIGH SPEED LANES OF HIGHWAY AFTER A LONG HWY DELAY. THIS IS A CONSTANT ISSUE FOR MOST OF THE CHARGERS SEARCH INTERNET AND YOU'LL SEE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STARTED THE IGNITION AND THE GEAR SELECTOR FAILED TO SHIFT FROM PARK INTO THE DRIVE POSITION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE SHIFT ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED. THERE WAS A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 08V583000 (POWER TRAIN: AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION: LEVER AND LINKAGE: COLUMN SHIFT); HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DEFECT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 97,423.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEAR SHIFT SELECTOR REMAINED STUCK IN PARK AND SHE WAS UNABLE TO SHIFT INTO ANY OTHER GEAR. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WAS NO WARRANTY ON THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT AWARE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEAR SHIFT REMAINED IN PARK AND SHE WAS UNABLE TO SHIFT INTO ANY OTHER GEAR. THE DEALER DID NOT OFFER THE CONTACT ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 100,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THE GEAR WILL NOT SHIFT OUT OF THE PARK POSITION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE CONTACT NOTICED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER, 08V583000 (POWER TRAIN, AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT) BUT THE VIN WAS NOT A PART OF THE RECALL. THE CONTACT STATED THE SAFETY ISSUE COULD POTENTIALLY LEAVE THEM STRANDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 76,000.