2017 DODGE CHARGER Complaints

THE RADIO CONTINUES TO BEEP & CHANGE STATIONS WHILE NOBODY IS TOUCHING ANYTHING. THE HEATED SEAT TURNS ITSELF OFF & THE PASSENGER SIDE TEMPERATURE RANDOMLY CHANGES ITSELF WHILE NO ONE HAS TOUCHED ANYTHING ALL WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. IT OCCURS ON CITY STREETS AND AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS ALSO.

BRAND NEW VEHICLE HAS BEEN BROUGHT TO THE DEALER MULTIPLE TIMES FOR BREAK PROBLEMS AND SUSPENSION PROBLEMS. MORE THAN ONE CERTIFIED DEALER HAVE REPLACED DRUMS, BREAK PADS AND TIE-ROD BUSHING WITHOUT ANY SUCCESS. THE CAR SEVERELY SHAKES AT THE FRONT SUSPENSION SYSTEM WHEN BREAKING, PARTICULARLY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND COMING DOWN HILLS. THE CAR HAS BEEN AT THE CAR DEALER(S) FOR AS LONG AS OVER A MONTH ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. A DRUMMING SOUND CAN BE HEAR WHEN VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING THESE SYMPTOMS. TO THE DEALER'S RESPONSE (FREMONT CDJR) NO PROBLEMS ARE FOUND. LAME EXCUSES I HAVE HEARD FROM THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT: ED MORGA/SERVICE AND PARTS DIRECTOR; [XXX]/SERVICE ADVISOR AND OTHERS STATE THAT THERE ARE NOT PROBLEMS; THAT THE VEHICLE IS TOO HEAVY FOR THIS TYPE OF BREAKING; NOISE WILL GO AWAY ONCE THE PARTS WARM-UP; SERPENTINE BELT AND OTHERS. ON THE OTHER HAND, SERVICE TECHNICIANS SUCH AS [XXX]/SHOP FOREMAN; [XXX]/ SERVICE TECHNICIAN AND OTHERS HAVE DRIVEN THE CAR ALONE WITH ME FOR TESTING; AND CORROBORATING SUCH PROBLEMS TO EXIST. THESE PROBLEMS HAVE BEEN ADDRESSED TO THE DEALER SINCE THE SERVICE ON WITH 18,1403 MILES. VEHICLE HAS NOW 60,123 MILES AND THE PROBLEMS NEVER FIXED. A CARE CASE WAS FILED WITH FORD MOTOR COMPANY WITHOUT ANY SUCCESS (CARE CASE # [XXX]). ALSO THE ELECTRONIC SYSTEM FAILS. ALL DASHBOARD LIGHTS AND COMMANDS LOCK/FREEZE OR DISAPPEAR WITHOUT WARNING, AFFECTING THE VEHICLE'S FUNCTIONALITY. DEALER STATES THAT THIS IS A SOFTWARE UPDATE ISSUE. NEVER GOT IT RESOLVED EITHER. I'M DESPERATELY SEEKING YOUR HELP SINCE I DON'T KNOW WHERE ELSE TO TURN FOR ASSISTANCE. THESE ARE VERY SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERNS THAT THE DEALER HAS TAKING FOR GRANTED. SAFETY CONCERNS THAT MAY AWAIT A TRAGEDY FOR ME AND MY FAMILY AS WELL AS OTHER VEHICLES ON THE ROAD. PLEASE ASSIST. REGARDS, [XXX] INFORMATION Redacted PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

ALL FOUR DOOR PANELS ON MY 2017 DODGE CHARGER ARE LIFTED FROM THE DOOR. THIS BEGAN TO OCCUR APPROXIMATELY 2 MONTHS AGO. I BELIEVE THAT THIS ISSUE HAPPENED WHEN THE CAR IS PARKED OUTSIDE.

ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL APPEARS TO BE SENDING ERROR CODES TO A HUM. THE CAR IS NOT GETTING ENOUGH FUEL TO ACCELERATE ON THE HIGHWAY.

THIS CAR DEFINITELY HAS A WIRING ISSUE. SOMETIMES THE CAR WON'T START. IT IS NOT THE BATTERY & IT IS NOT THE STARTER. OCCASIONALLY THE RADIO WON'T WORK. SOMETIMES WHEN YOU ARE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, IT LOSES ALL POWER. SOMETIMES THE HEADLIGHTS JUST GO OUT. NOBODY CAN SEEM TO FIND THE ISSUE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT NOTICED THE DASHBOARD AND REAR PASSENGER DOOR PANEL WERE RAISED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO LARRY H. MILLER DODGE RAM AVONDALE (10101 W PAPAGO FWY, AVONDALE, AZ 85323) WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED AND IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE FRONT AND REAR PASSENGER'S SIDE DOOR PANEL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE ON THE DASHBOARD RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE WARRANTY WAS EXPIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 32,000.

THE UCONNECT 8.4INCH NAV TOUCHSCREEN HAS A GIANT BUBBLE ACROSS THE TOP THAT IS STILL EXPANDING IN SIZE. WITH THE VEHICLE RUNNING, THE TOUCHSCREEN ACTS ON ITS OWN WITHOUT OPERATOR INTERFACE, TOUCHING VARIOUS PORTIONS OF THE SCREEN AT RANDOM, DEPENDING ON THE STATUS OF THE BUBBLE. WHILE ON THE MEDIA PAGE, THE SYSTEM WILL ANNOYINGLY SWAP BETWEEN BLUETOOTH, USB, AUXILLARY SOURCES, WHILE ON THE CLIMATE SCREEN, IT WILL SWAP BETWEEN THE DIFFERENT MODES OF CIRCULATION OF AIR IN THE VEHICLE. THE SAFETY CONCERN IS IT WILL TRY TO DIAL EMERGENCY SERVICES, OR TRY TO START LAUNCH CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. I WAS LUCKY IN THAT I DON'T HAVE THE SOS SYSTEM ENABLED, AND I WAS STATIONARY WHEN LAUNCH CONTROL WAS TURNED ON BY THE TOUCHSCREEN, BUT I AM CONCERNED FOR OTHERS WHILE THE VEHICLE MAY BE IN MOTION. I HAVE DONE SOME RESEARCH AND THIS ISSUE APPEARS TO BE WIDESPREAD ACROSS DODGE CHARGER'S AND CHALLENGER'S.

MY SCREEN GOES OFF AND ON AT DIFFERENT TIMES WHILE DRIVING AND MY AIRBAG LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON.

THE UCONNECT TOUCHSCREEN RADIO HAS BEEN REPORTED ONLINE BUBBLING AND MESSING UP A COMMON ISSUE IN DODGE AND I AM BEING TOLD THIS IS MY PROBLEM TO FIX WHEN THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE I DON'T AGREE THIS NEEDS TO BE TAKEN CARE OF.

THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER INTERIOR DOOR PANELS ARE WARPING NEAR THE WINDOW SEAL. THE INTERIOR OF THE DOOR ASSEMBLY IS EXPOSED WHICH WILL LIKELY CAUSE ADDITIONAL PROBLEMS. A SIMPLE SEARCH ON THE INTERNET REVEALS THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM.