2007 Dodge Charger complaints

WHEN IN GEAR AND VEHICLE IS MOVING, REVERSE AND DRIVE, THE VEHICLE WILL SEIZE, CAUSING LOSS OF STEERING AND SPEED. WHILE THIS VEHICLES VIN NUMBER IS NOT RECOGNIZED ON THE RECALL LIST, WE HAVE HAD SEVERAL RECALL PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE WHICH DODGE DID EXCEPT RESPONSIBILITY FOR BY PAYING THE REPAIR COST. I WANT TO DOCUMENT THAT 3 BODY SHOPS INCLUDING A CERTIFIED DODGE DEALER CANNOT DIAGNOSE THIS VEHICLES SEIZING PROBLEM. THIS IS THE FOURTH TIME IT IS GOING INTO THE SHOP FOR SEIZING WHILE IN GEAR. IF SOMEONE IS INJURED IN THIS VEHICLE WHEN IT MALFUNCTIONS I HOLD DODGE JEEP AND CHRYSLER FULLY LABIAL FOR NEGLIGENCE AND POSSIBLE CONSPIRACY OF CURRENT KNOWLEDGE OF VEHICLES WITH FAULTY EQUIPMENT AND FAILURE TO DOCUMENT ALL SUCH VEHICLES BY LEAVING THEIR VIN NUMBERS OFF THE RECALL FORMS. *TR

THE 2007 DODGE CHARGER SEIZED WHILE IN GEAR; LOSS OF CONTROL AND SPEED; LOCKED STEERING WHEEL,NO ACCELERATION,WHILE MOVING AT 3MPH IN REVERSE ONCE AND WHILE MERGING ONTO I-75 @ ~8MPH TWO OTHER TIMES ALL WITHIN 5 WEEKS OF EACH OTHER BUT WITH NO INDICATOR WARNING DASH LIGHTS ILLUMINATING.NEITHER OF THE AUTO MECHANICS COULD FIND A PROBLEM.THE VEHICLE HASN'T SEIZED UP, BUT THE VEHICLE'S CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL INDICATOR WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON LAST WEEK.THE DODGE CHARGER MANUAL SAYS IF THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL LIGHT COMES ON, TO DISCONTINUE USE OF THE VEHICLE UNTIL AN AUTHORIZED DEALER CAN EVALUATE THE PROBLEM.JULY 7TH 2014 THE VEHICLE WENT TO A CERTIFIED DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED. THEY SAID THEY COULDN'T FIND A REASON FOR THE LIGHTS BEING ON.SURE ENOUGH THEY RAN ME UP A 900 DOLLAR BILL CONSISTING OF THE FOLLOWING REPAIRS:FILTER TR 21170001/SEALER NO 01081003/FLUID ATF 01081018/ANTIFREEZE 01081004/CONNECTOR 09004009. I WAS TOLD BY THE SERVICE MANAGER THESE WERE THE REPAIRS NEEDED: WATER OUTLET HOUSING/TRANSMISSION HYDRAULIC SERVICE W/ PROGRAMMING/AIR FILTER/ FUEL SYSTEM CLEANING WE PICKED THE VEHICLE UP JULY 10TH 2014 FROM DEALERSHIP, DROVE IT DIRECTLY HOME.MY GIRLFRIEND DROVE THE VEHICLE 30 MILES TO WORK JULY 12TH 2014,AFTER AN 8 HOUR SHIFT SHE STARTED THE DODGE CHARGER LETTING IT RUN IDLE FOR 5 MINUTES BEFORE EXITING THE PARKING LOT.THE VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT TO A STOP BEFORE ENTERING THE INTERSTATE. WHEN SHE TRIED TO ACCELERATE THE VEHICLE DID NOT MO

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SHIFT OUT OF PARK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO HAVE A DIAGNOSTIC PERFORMED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SHIFT FROM PARK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE VEHICLE WAS BEING REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 97,000.

ON JUNE 2, 2014 I WAS STOPPED AT A STOP LIGHT WAITING TO TURN WHEN I HEARD A LOUD BANG FOLLOWED BY WHAT FELT LIKE SOMETHING FALLING OUT OF MY MOTOR. ONCE I TURNED I TURNED OFF ONTO THE SERVICE ROAD TO CHECK WHAT HAPPENED. MY CAR IMMEDIATELY BEGAN TO OVER HEAT AND MY GAGE WENT FROM IN BETWEEN THE COOL RANGE TO HOT RANGE. I DID NOT WANT TO DRIVE MY CAR ANY FURTHER IN ORDER TO PREVENT ANY UNNECESSARY DAMAGES. I CALLED MY HUSBAND WHO THEN CAME TO GET ME AND CHECK THE PROBLEM. HE NOTICED THAT THE FANS ON THE COOLING SYSTEM WERE NOT WORKING. ONE COMPLETELY LOCKED WHICH CAUSED SOME OF THE FANS TO BREAK AND THE OTHER JUST STOPPED WORKING. I LOOKED ON LINE TO SEE IF THERE WERE ANY SIMILAR OCCURRENCES OF THIS HAPPENING. I CAME UPON CHRYSLER CUSTOMER SERVICE NOTIFICATION L08, WHICH IMPLIES THAT THIS PROBLEM HAS HAPPENED ON OVER 55,000 VEHICLES. I CONTACTED MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND WAS HAD THEM LOOK INTO IT. ACCORDING TO THE NOTIFICATION IT STATES THAT ONLY THE SEVERE COOLING SYSTEMS ON 2006-2008 DODGE CHARGERS ARE HAVING THIS OCCUR. MY VEHICLE IS A 2007 DODGE CHARGER 3.5 L V6 WHICH IS NOT COVERED UNDER THE CUSTOMER SERVICE NOTIFICATION SINCE IT ONLY CARRIES THE HEAVY DUTY COOLING SYSTEM. SO MY DEALERSHIP WILL NOT COVER THE COST TO FIX THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURRING ON LIKE MAKE AND MODEL VEHICLES. HOWEVER, DURING OPERATION MY COOLING LOCKED AND STOPPED WORKING. I AM UNSURE HOW MANY MORE VEHICLES HAVE HAD THIS OCCUR TO THEM BUT UPON RESEARCHING IT HAS AND CONTINUES TO OCCUR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CHARGER AWD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THERE WAS A MANUFACTURER'S RECALL FOR THE EXACT SAME FAILURE HOWEVER, HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED HIM THAT THE VEHICLE WAS 65 DAYS OUTSIDE OF THE IN-SERVICE DATE FOR THE RECALL TO APPLY TO HIS VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 101,000.

THE FIRST INCIDENT HAPPENED AFTER I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY FOR ABOUT 30 MILES I PARKED THE CAR WITH THE CAR ON SO I CAN HAVE THE AIR ON. I HAD TO MOVE MY CAR AND THE CAR WOULDN'T MOVE. THE SHIFTER WOULD MOVE BUT IT DIDN'T SEEM TO CHANGE INTO GEAR. I HAD IT TOWED TO A TRANSMISSION SHOP THINKING IT WAS A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. THE SHOP LOOKED IT OVER AND FOUND NOTHING WRONG WITH THE TRANSMISSION THEY SAID IT WAS THE BRAKES THAT WERE LOCKED UP SO THEY UNPLUGGED THE ABS AND THAT SEEMED TO FIX THE PROBLEM.THE SECOND INCIDENT HAPPENED WHEN I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK AND CAME TO A STOP AT AN INTERSECTION WHEN I PULLED AWAY FROM THE LIGHT THE CAR HADN'T SWITCHED GEARS AND WOULDN'T ACCELERATE. WHEN I PARKED THE CAR THERE WAS A HEAVY SMELL OF THE BRAKES BURNING. *TR

IT WAS A HOT DAY OVER 90F. I STARTED THE CAR. THE SPEEDOMETER CLUSTER DID NOT WORK. ALL THE LIGHTS INCLUDING ENGINE LIGHT, ESP, BREAK, TRACTION CONTROL WAS ON. I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND RESTARTED WITH THE SAME ISSUE. I LET THE ENGINE WARM UP AND THEN RESTARTED THE CAR WITH THE SAME ISSUE. I STARTED TO DRIVE HOME, THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER DID NOT WORK, SPEEDOMETER SHOWED 0MPH. I TOOK IT TO A LOCAL MECHANIC, HE TOLD ME TO RE-FLASH THE COMPUTER AND CHANGE THE SPEEDOMETER CLUSTER. *TR

IT WAS A HOT DAY OVER 90F. I STARTED THE CAR. THE SPEEDOMETER CLUSTER DID NOT WORK. ALL THE LIGHTS INCLUDING ENGINE LIGHT, ESP, BREAK, TRACTION CONTROL WAS ON. I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND RESTARTED WITH THE SAME ISSUE. I LET THE ENGINE WARM UP AND THEN RESTARTED THE CAR WITH THE SAME ISSUE. I STARTED TO DRIVE HOME, THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER DID NOT WORK, SPEEDOMETER SHOWED 0MPH. I TOOK IT TO A LOCAL MECHANIC, HE TOLD ME TO RE-FLASH THE COMPUTER AND CHANGE THE SPEEDOMETER CLUSTER AND ONLY A DEALERSHIP CAN DO THIS WORK. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE AT A STOP, THE GAUGE INDICATED THAT THE ENGINE WAS OVERHEATING FOLLOWED BY A LOUD NOISE. THERE WAS SMOKE BEING EMITTED FROM UNDERNEATH THE HOOD AND ANTIFREEZE WAS LEAKING ONTO THE GROUND. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE FAN BLADES WERE MISSING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO STATED THAT THE ENGINE FAN BLADE ON THE DRIVERS SIDE FRACTURED AND PUNCTURED THE RADIATOR. AS A RESULT, THE RADIATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,954.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE CRADLE BOLT WAS FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE ENGINE CRADLE WAS FRACTURED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 106,000.

VEHICLE SHIFT INTERLOCK LATCH IS BROKEN. THE LATCH ALLOWS THE VEHICLE TO SHIFT FROM GEAR TO GEAR OR WILL PREVENT THE SHIFTING. AFTER RESEARCHING THE ISSUE, IT WAS LEARNED THE PIECE WAS A RECALL PIECE BUT ACCORDING TO DODGE ONLY ON CERTAIN VEHICLES AND OUR VEHICLE DOES NOT MEET THE STANDARDS REQUIRED FOR RECALL. ALTHOUGH DODGE JUST SIMPLY SHIPS THE SAME ITEM TO VARIOUS LOCATION ACROSS THE WORLD, OUR VEHICLE WAS BUILT IN THE AREA THAT DOES NOT AFFORD RECALL STATUS; EVENTHOUGH IT WAS BUILT WITH THE EXACT SAME PART. I WAS INFORMED TO PUT IN A COMPLAINT BY THE DODGE PHONE REPRESENTATIVE. I WAS ALSO TOLD OUR VEHICLE HAS NO RECALL ALTHOUGH I FOUND 3 ON THIS SITE ALONE. *TR

IT IS A KNOW PROBLEM WITH CHRYSLER'S AND DODGE'S. PLASTIC SHIFT LEVER RELEASE BREAKS WHICH WILL NOT ALLOW THE CAR TO COME OUT OF PARK. SOME CARS WERE RECALLED OTHERS WITH THE EXACT SAME PART WERE NOT. MINE WAS ONE OF THE CARS NOT RECALLED. SEARCH THE WEB FOR "DODGE CAR STUCK IN PARK". THERE ARE 1000'S OF COMMENTS AND POSTS ABOUT THIS DEFECTIVE PART. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE REVERSING, THE GEAR BECAME LOCKED IN DRIVE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RELEASE THE DEFECTIVE SPRING OUT OF DRIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 98,000.

WE OWN A 2007 DODGE CHARGER SXT AND WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD OUR BRIGHTS WILL OCCASIONALLY TURN THEMSELVES ON. WHEN WE USE OUR TURN SIGNAL AND HAVE THE WIPERS ON IT WILL INCREASE THE SPEED OF OUR WIPERS, THEN SLOW THEM BACK DOWN AFTER A FEW SWIPES. *TR

STARTED MY 2007 DODGE CHARGER, WENT TO PUT CAR INTO REVERSE AND WAS UNABLE TO. CAR REMAINS IN PARK AND UNABLE TO MOVE IT. APPARENTLY THERE IS A RECALL ON 2006-2007 DODGE CHARGER, BUT ONLY SELECTED VIN'S, MINE WAS BUILT AUGUST 24, 2006 SO EVEN THOUGH I'M HAVING THE SAME ISSUE AS THE CARS BUILT LATER MY CAR IS NOT COVERED UNDER THE RECALL. I AM UPSET, AND AFTER RESEARCH APPARENTLY I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED TO. ALL 2006-2007 DODGE CHARGERS SHOULD BE COVERED!!!! I AM UPSET!!! I WANT THE RECALL TO BE RE-OPENED TO COVER ALL THE CARS REGARDLESS OF WHEN THEY WERE BUILT DURING 2006-2007. IT'S APPARENTLY THE "BRAKE SHIFT INTERLOCK". *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY GOING ABOUT 65 MPH WITH CRUSE CONTROL WHEN I FELT A ODD VIBRATION, I NOTICED THE CAR WAS OFF. WHILE I WAS COASTING ON TO THE SHOULDER, I NOTICED THAT THE STEERING AND BRAKING WERE HEAVY. I PULLED TO THE SHOULDER, PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND RESTARTED THE CAR. THIS CAR IS A MOVING DEATH TRAP AND IF NOT FOR THE LIGHT TRAFFIC OR THE SIDE SHOULDER THERE COULD HAVE EASILY BEEN A CRASH AND OR FATALITY. *TT

ENGINE SUDDENLY SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING. IT STARTED BACK UP AND 2 MILES SHUT OFF FOR THE 2ND TIME. NO WARNING, NO ROUGH RUNNING. DROVE APPROX. 35 MILES WITH NO FURTHER PROBLEMS. THE COMPUTER SHOWED CODE P0443 2 TIMES AND C121C ONCE. *TR

VEHICLE STALLED WHILE SITTING AT RED LIGHT. VEHICLE ENGINE REVVED SLIGHTLY AND THEN SHUT OFF. THIS SAME INCIDENT HAS OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY TWENTY-FIVE TIMES SINCE THAT DATE. EACH TIME IT IS AFTER COMING TO A STOP. *TR

STARTED MY 2007 DODGE CHARGER, WENT TO PUT CAR INTO REVERSE AND WAS UNABLE TO DO SO. CAR REMAINS IN PARK AND UNABLE TO MOVE IT. APPARENTLY THERE IS A RECALL ON 2006-2007 DODGE CHARGER, BUT ONLY SELECTED VIN'S ON THE CARES BUILT BETWEEN JUNE-SEPTEMBER 2007, MINE WAS BUILT MAY 2007 SO EVEN THOUGH I'M HAVING THE SAME ISSUE AS THE CARS BUILT 1 MONTH LATER MY CAR IS NOT COVERED UNDER THE RECALL. I AM UPSET, AND AFTER RESEARCH APPARENTLY I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED TO. ALL 2006-2007 DODGE CHARGERS SHOULD BE COVERED!!!! I AM UPSET!!! I WANT THE RECALL TO HE RE-OPENED TO COVER ALL THE CARS REGARDLESS OF WHEN THEY WERE BUILT DURING 2006-2007. IT'S APPARENTLY THE "BRAKE SHIFT INTERLOCK". *TR

THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTER INTERLOCK LEVER WAS RECALLED ON 2005 - 2007 DODGE AND CHRYSLER VEHICLES, HOWEVER AFTER CONTACTING DODGE DIRECTLY I WAS TOLD MY VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED BECAUSE IT WAS NOT BUILT DURING THE YEARS OF THE RECALL. ONCE THE LEVER IS BROKEN, YOU'RE UNABLE TO PUT YOUR CAR INTO GEAR. THE SAME ISSUE THAT WAS RECALLED FOR THE OTHER YEARS OF THESE VEHICLES HAS HAPPENED TO MY CAR. AND FROM THE RESEARCH I'VE DONE ONLINE THERE ARE HUNDREDS IF NOT THOUSANDS OF OTHER COMPLAINS WITH THE SAME ISSUE. I CONTACTED 3 DIFFERENT DEALERSHIPS AND IT'S GOING TO COST APPROXIMATELY $390 TO HAVE THE PLASTIC LEVER REPLACED WITH THE METAL LEVER THAT'S BEING USED NOW. I FEEL AS THOUGH THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH DODGE AND CHRYSLER AND THEREFORE SHOULD BE COVERED BY THE MANUFACTURE. THIS COULD BE VERY DANGEROUS AS THE CAR WILL NOT GO INTO GEAR IF THE LEVER BREAKS, AND CAN CAUSE A PERSON TO BE STRANDED. IF I NEEDED TO GET AWAY FROM SOMEONE IN A LIFE OR DEATH SITUATION I WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO LEAVE IN MY CAR BECAUSE OF THIS DEFECT. I BELIEVE DODGE AND CHRYSLER SHOULD REVISIT THIS RECALL AND EXTEND TO ALL CARS IT AFFECT. MY CAR IS A 2007 DODGE CHARGER, HOWEVER IT WAS BUILT IN 2006 THEREFORE IT DOES NOT "QUALIFY" FOR THE RECALL. *TR

THE CAR STALLED 3 TIMES WITH IN A 5 MIN PERIOD. THEY WERE ALL AT STOP LIGHTS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE INTAKE MANIFOLD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY A PRIVATE MECHANIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

WITHIN A YEAR OR SO OF FIRST PURCHASING THE CAR (2007) I NOTICED IT WOULD FEEL LIKE SOMEONE HIT ME FROM BEHIND AS I GOT OFF THE INTERSTATE AND WAS WAITING FOR A LIGHT. I HAVE SINCE LEARNED THIS WAS THE ENGINE "BUMPING" TO KEEP IT FROM STALLING. I WOULD EITHER GIVE IT GAS OR PUT IT IN NEUTRAL AND IT WOULD BE OK. WITHIN THE LAST YEAR THE CAR HAS ACTUALLY STALLED ON ME AT THE LIGHTS. I NOTICED THIS MOSTLY AFTER DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AT 70-75 MPH FOR MY 20 MIN DRIVE TO WORK AND AS I SLOWING DOWN TO GET OFF THE EXIT IT SEEMS TO "BUMP" AND NOW "STALL". I HAVE HAD THE CAR STALL THREE TIMES IN A ROW ON A SINGLE INSTANCE RECENTLY WITH THE THIRD TIME IT FINALLY CAUGHT AND DID NOT STALL, BUT I FEARED IT WOULD NOT START AT ALL. I HAVE HAD AN INSTANCE RECENTLY OF THE CAR STALLING WHILE AT LOW SPEEDS (10-20 MPH) AS I'M SLOWING DOWN. ALL OTHER TIMES WERE AT AN ACTUAL STOP. RECENTLY THE CAR STALLED AND IT TOOK 2 TIMES TO GET IT TO RESTART AND WHEN IT RESTARTED IT WOULD NOT IMMEDIATELY GO INTO GEAR, EVEN THOUGH THE CAR WAS IN "DRIVE". MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING FOR THIS TIME AND ALTHOUGH I AM PRIMARY DRIVER, HE HAS EXPERIENCED THE "BUMPS" OVER THE YEARS. IN THIS LAST INSTANCE THE CAR HAD BEEN ON A BACK ROAD AND WHILE STILL ONLY DRIVING ABOUT 20-30 MINS THE SPEED WAS NEVER HIGHER THAN 45-50 MPH. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO SHIFT THE VEHICLE INTO DRIVE BUT THE GEAR SHIFT WOULD NOT MOVE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,000.

WHEN USE TURN SIGNALS, MAKING RIGHT TURNS, THE LEFT TURN SIGNAL SOMETIMES ACTIVATE, AND SEEMS TO GET HUNG UP ELECTRONICALLY, WHEN THEY TRY TO CANCEL OUT. ALSO, HAD ISSUE WITH HEAD LIGHTS SUDDENLY CUTTING OFF AT NIGHT, WHILE DRIVING. THE LIGHTS WHERE IN AUTOMATIC MODE, VERY DANGEROUS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CHARGER WITH A POLICE PACKAGE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH THE VEHICLE WOULD SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL GEAR. WHEN THE SPEED INCREASED TO 40 MPH THE VEHICLE SHIFT INTO GEAR. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO STATED THE CODE IDENTIFIED THE FAILURE AS A DEFECTIVE ACCELERATOR CODE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO ANOTHER MECHANIC WHO STATED THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER 08V583000 (POWER TRAIN). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 71,000.

WHILE TRAVELING AT 40+ MPH I ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE BY PRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL ALL THE WAY, THE DODGE CHARGER RT(5.7L V8) DID NOT REACT AND KEPT ACCELERATING AT THE NORMAL RATE BEFORE I PRESSED THE ACCELERATOR. SINCE IT WAS NOT REACTING TO MY INPUT, I TOOK MY FOOT COMPLETELY OFF THE ACCELERATOR BUT THE VEHICLE KEPT ACCELERATING AT A CONSTANT RATE. THEN AFTER TWO SECONDS, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AT FULL THROTTLE, IN AUTOMATIC, DOWNSHIFTED, AND CONTINUED TO SPEED UP AT FULL THROTTLE. BRAKES WERE PRESSED BUT SEEMED TO HAVE ZERO EFFECT ON THE VEHICLE'S UNCONTROLLED ACCELERATION. FINALLY I DECIDED TO SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL AND THE ENGINE RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. I THEN SHIFTED INTO DRIVE AGAIN FROM NEUTRAL, AND OPERATION OF THE VEHICLE RESUMED TO NORMAL. FIRST TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED AND IS EXTREMELY UNSAFE, LUCKILY, NO CAR WAS IN FRONT OF ME AND I HAD TIME TO CONTROL THE CAR BEFORE I CAME TO THE UPCOMING RED LIGHT/INTERSECTION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AS THE ENGINE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY STATED THAT THE OIL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 190,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

WHILE DRIVING TO WORK THE INSTRUMENT PANEL GAUGES AND WARNING LIGHTS BEGAN TO GO HAYWIRE. THE GAUGES DROPPED TO 0 AND THE WARNING LIGHTS AND BELLS BEGAN TO FLICKER AND RING. THE FAN/HEATER BEGAN FLUCTUATING UP AND DOWN AS WELL. EARLY ON, THIS WOULD OCCUR INTERMITTENTLY. NOW IT IS MORE CONSISTENT. IT IS OCCURRING DAILY-- MORE SO IN THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. IT IS QUITE SCARY BECAUSE YOU HAVE NO IDEA WHAT WILL HAPPEN NEXT. I ACQUIRED A VIDEO OF THIS EVENT. IT CAN BE FOUND AT: HTTP://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=QDZ-UCZI2DE. *TR

THE VEHICLE WILL NOT COME OUT OF PARK. VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. TECH DIAGNOSED PROBLEM AS NEEDING TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTER INTERLOCK LEVER. LABOR, PARTS, TAXES, AND MISC. CHARGES TOTALED $498.18 WERE PAID BY CUSTOMER. DEALER STATED THERE WAS NO RECALL FOR PART FROM CHRYSLER. ON CHARGER FORUMS FOUND POSTS THAT CHRYSLER HAD ISSUED A K39 NOTIFICATION LETTER WHICH COULD BE FILLED OUT AND SENT TO CHRYSLER GROUP RECALL CENTER. CUSTOMER SUBMITTED FORM. CHRYSLER RESPONDED THAT VEHICLE WAS BUILT ONE MONTH BEFORE RECALL RANGE SO IT WOULD NOT BE COVERED. CUSTOMER DOES NOT AGREE WITH CHRYSLER'S RECALL RANGE IN THAT IT IS TOO LIMITED AND NEEDS TO BE EXPANDED. SAME PART IS FAILING, WHETHER VEHICLE WAS BUILT IN RECALL RANGE OR A MONTH EARLIER. IT IS STILL A DANGEROUS PROBLEM IN THAT THE VEHICLE IS INOPERABLE AND CAN LEAVE THE DRIVER AND FAMILY STRANDED IN UNFAMILIAR SURROUNDINGS AND LATE AT NIGHT. CHRYSLER SHOULD INCLUDE VEHICLE IN RECALL AND PAY FOR ALL PARTS AND LABOR. *TR

HAD VEHICLE SIX YEARS AND HAD TO REPLACE THE FRONT ( LEFT AND RIGHT) TENSION STRUTS FOUR TIMES. MAJOR FLAW IN VEHICLE WHERE TENSION STRUTS FAIL AFTER A FEW MONTHS AND NEED TO BE REPLACED. LOUD CLUNKING NOISE IS HEARD EVERY TIME VEHICLE ENCOUNTERS A BUMP OR IMPERFECTION IN THE ROAD. SOUNDS LIKE VEHICLE IS FALLING APART. BELIEVE CHRYSLER'S ENGINEERS SHOULD REDESIGN PART AND HAVE IT REPLACED ON VEHICLES EXPERIENCING THIS PROBLEM. *TR

ALLOY WHEELS ( 17 INCH ) WITH CHROME CENTER CAP ( RAM EMBLEM ) ARE EXPERIENCING PITTING AND CORROSION AROUND CENTER HUB. THIS HAS EATEN AWAY THE CLEAR COAT ON THE ALLOY WHEELS. ALTHOUGH THIS IS NOT A SAFETY CONCERN AT THE MOMENT, IT REDUCES THE VEHICLES VALUE ( TRADE IN ). CHRYSLER ENGINEERS NEED TO REDESIGN THIS SO THAT CORROSION DOES NOT TAKE PLACE. SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED TO ANOTHER OWNER'S VEHICLE ( DODGE INTREPID 1993 ). CHRYSLER NEEDS TO MAKE IT RIGHT BY REFINISHING ALLOY WHEELS. *TR

ON 09/23/2013 AT ABOUT 7AM I WAS DRIVING TO WORK ABOUT 20 MILES UPON ARRIVAL THE VEHICLE STARTED SMOKING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. I PARKED AND INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND FOUND SOME WATER LEAKING FROM THE RADIATOR, I LET THE ENGINE COOL FOR ABOUT 4 HOURS AND AT LUNCH WENT OUT AND ADDED WATER TO THE VEHICLE AS I ADDED THE WATER IT POURED DIRECTLY OUT. I FURTHER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND FOUND THAT ALL SEVEN RADIATOR FAN BLADES HAD SEPARATED FROM THE MAIN HOUSING THAT WAS INTACT AND NOT LOOSE OR DISTORTED AND IMPELLED THEMSELVES THROUGH THE RADIATOR. I RESEARCHED THIS ISSUE AND FOUND THAT DODGE HAD A SERVICE BULLETIN CSN-L08 ISSUED IN 2011 FOR THE DODGE MAGNUM AND OTHER VEHICLES. WHEN I CONTACTED THEM THEY ADVISED I WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. I DO NOT FEEL THIS IS A WARRANTY ISSUE IF IT HAS HAPPENED IN 2011 AND STILL HAPPENING IN 2013 AND SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED FURTHER IF SOMEONE IS WORKING ON ONE OF THESE VEHICLES AND THE FAN BLADES COME APART. THIS COULD CAUSE BODILY INJURY WITH THE FORCE IT IMPELLED THEM THROUGH THE RADIATOR. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL OF THIS FAN PART #24040406 MANUFACTURE DATE 1/10/06 AND A REIMBURSEMENT PROGRAM FOR THOSE INDIVIDUAL'S WHO HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THESE ITEMS. *TR

THE CAR IS STUCK IN PARK AND AFTER CALLING DODGE THEY TELL ME THAT MY CAR DOESN'T FALL UNDER THE RECALL DUE TO MY VIN #. THE THING IS THEY KNOW THIS PROBLEM IS HAPPENING TO A LOT OF THEIR VEHICLES WHY NOT HAVE ALL THE CARS THAT EXPERIENCE THIS PROBLEM BE IN THE RECALL. I DON'T UNDERSTAND. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER OF THE VEHICLE WAS TRAPPED IN THE VEHICLE BY THE SEAT BELT. THE DRIVER ATTEMPTED TO DISCONNECT THE SEATBELT BUT IT WAS JAMMED. THE DRIVER PULLED AND TWIST THE BELT UNTIL IT RELEASED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND THEY STATED THAT THE LATCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 34,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK. THE KEY INTERLOCK AND BRAKE ENGAGEMENT SYSTEM HAD TO BE DISABLED IN ORDER TO DRIVE THE CAR. THIS IS A WELL KNOWN PROBLEM THAT CHRYSLER IS WELL AWARE OF. CONSUMERS ARE DISABLING THE SAFETY FEATURES SO THAT THEY DO NOT HAVE TO SPEND $150 TO $600 IN REPAIRS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE GEAR SHIFT FAILED TO SHIFT OUT OF PARK. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE IT WAS STATED THE SHIFTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,000. ... UPDATED 11/30/13*CN UPDATED 12/03/13 *BF UPDATED 12/06/2013 *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE BECAME STUCK IN PARK. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO ENGAGE A RELEASE VALVE TO TAKE THE VEHICLE OUT OF PARK BUT COULD NO LONGER SECURE THE VEHICLE IN PARK WHEN PARKING THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO SECURE THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL IN ORDER TO PARK THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT A PLASTIC PART IN THE GEAR SHIFTER WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 115,000.

I HAVE NOT HAD MY CAR FOR A YEAR. MY GEARS ARE LOCKED ON MY CAR. WHICH IS A DEFEAT AND A SAFETY ISSUE. I HAVE SPOKEN WITH 3 PEOPLE THAT HAVE AN DODGE CHARGER AS WELL AND ALL 3 PEOPLE HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS IS OBVIOUS A DEFEAT WHICH SHOULD BE A RECALL. I CURRENTLY STILL MAKE PAYMENTS ON MY VEHICLE ITS NOT FAIR TO ME FOR THIS TO HAPPEN AND ITS NOT MY FAULT. I HAVE GOOGLED THIS ISSUE/ I HAVE SEEN THE COMPLAINTS ON YOUR WEBSITE ABOUT THE SAME ISSUE I AM HAVING.. SO MANY PEOPLE ARE COMPLAINING ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS IS IN DEED A DEFEAT IN THE CAR. JUST FOR THIS REASON ALONE I AM CONSIDERING LETTING CHYSLER COME PICK THE CAR UP AND KEEP IT. I PAY TO MUCH MONEY OUT MONTHLY TO GOING THROUGH DEFEATS ON A CAR WHEN I CALL ABOUT IT THEN AM TOLD ITS NO RECALL ON IT. ITS NOT FAIR. I AM A PAYING CUSTOMER AND HAVE NOT EVER BEEN LATE PAYING MONTHLY PAYMENTS. PLEASE CONSIDER THIS PROBLEM AS A RECALL. *TR

I WAS AT AN OPEN MALL AND I PARKED MY CHARGER, I NOTICED I WAS TO CLOSE TO THE CAR NEXT TO ME SO I DECIDED TO MOVE IT TO ANOTHER PARKING SPOT. WHEN I TURNED ON MY CAR, I WAS UNABLE TO MOVE THE SHIFTER, IT BECAME STUCK. I WAS UNABLE TO MOVE MY VEHICLE. I TRIED EVERYTHING THINKING, MOVING THE STEER WHEEL, TAPPED ON THE BRAKES ETC AND THE CAR WOULD NOT SHIFT. I WAS IN A VERY BAD AREA OF TOWN AND WAS ALONE. I HAD TO CALL A TOW TRUCK AND THAT WAS GOING TO TAKE A COUPLE. SO I WAS STUCK ALONE WAITING. AFTER READING IN MANY WEBSITES. IT LOOKS LIKE I HAVE NOT BEEN THE ONLY ONE WITH THE PROBLEM. SEEMS LIKE THOUSANDS OF OTHER CHRYSLERS OWNERS HAD ISSUES. WHEN THE TOW TRUCK FINALLY ARRIVED, HE HAD ALREADY HELPED 4 OTHER PEOPLE OWNING A DODGE CHARGER WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. AND ONCE I WAS AT DODGE PICKING UP MY VEHICLE. THEY TOO TOLD ME THAT MANY PEOPLE HAD GONE IN TO GET THE SAME PROBLEM FIXED IN JUST A FEW WEEKS. I BELIEVE WITH SO MANY PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM, THERE SHOULD BE SOME SORT OF RECALL. LUCKILY NO ONE HAS GOTTEN HURT THAT I KNOW OF BECAUSE OF THIS. AS A SINGLE MOM, I REALLY CANT AFFORD AN EXPENSE THAT SHOULD BE COVERED BY CHRYSLER. I HAVE ALWAYS SERVICED MY VEHICLE AND IS IN PRISTINE CONDITION.. AND HONESTLY I LOVE IT.. BUT I DON'T LOVE PAYING FOR SOMETHING THAT SHOULD BE BREAKING TO BEGIN WITH. THANK YOU.. *TR

I'VE RECENTLY HAD A PROBLEM WITH MY SHIFTER NOT WANTING TO MOVE OUT OF PARK. I CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL LISTED FOR MY VIN NUMBER. I DID RESEARCH ONLINE AND FOUND THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE 2007 CHARGERS LIKE MINE, AND MANY PEOPLE HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THEIR VIN DOESN'T FALL UNDER THE LIMITED RECALL. I WAS TOLD BY DODGE'S CUSTOMER SERVICE THAT IT WAS A VIN-SPECIFIC RECALL, AND THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO FOR ME. I FILED A FORMAL COMPLAINT WITH DODGE'S CUSTOMER SERVICE TODAY.. I'M STUCK WITH A VEHICLE THAT NOW REQUIRES ME TO PRESS A HOT PINK LEVER IN THE CONSOLE WHEN THE GEAR SHIFT STICKS, AND NO ONE AT DODGE SEEMS TO BE BOTHERED THAT THIS IS HAPPENING TO THOUSANDS OF CUSTOMERS WHO DIDN'T FALL UNDER THE LIMITED RECALL. THERE HAS BEEN AT LEAST 261 COMPLAINTS ON THE 2007 CHARGER FILED WITH NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION. OUT OF THOSE 261 COMPLAINTS, 143 WERE ABOUT POWER TRAIN ISSUES. AND OF THOSE 143 POWER TRAIN COMPLAINTS, 121 WERE ABOUT THE TRANSMISSION GEAR SHIFTER INTERLOCK LEVER. THIS IS ONLY ON THE NHTSA WEBSITE. THERE ARE MANY, MANY MORE ON VARIOUS SITES ON THE WEB. THANK YOU. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE ATTEMPTED TO SHIFT INTO DRIVE BUT THE GEAR SHIFTER WAS LOCKED AND COULD NOT BE MOVED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

I WAS SITTING IN THE CAR A/C ON AND HEARD A LOUD POP AND THEN ANOTHER. A MAN CAME TO THE CAR AND TOLD ME IT WAS LEAKING. I GOT OUT AND LOOKED AND ALL OF THE ANTIFREEZE HAD CAME OUT. AFTER READING A FORUM ON THIS CAR,IT IS 12 OTHER SAME ISSUES THAT I`VE SEEN AND CALLED TO ASK WHETHER IT`S UNDER RECALL. ALL THE INCIDENTS ARE RECENT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SHIFT INTO PARK AND BECAME STUCK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEAR SHIFTER BECAME STUCK IN PARK. THE CONTACT SPOKE TO A DEALER AND WAS ADVISED ON HOW TO GET THE GEAR SHIFTER OUT OF PARK MANUALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE SHIFT INTERLOCK WAS REPLACED. THE CONTACT ALSO ASKED THE MANUFACTURER ABOUT NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER:08V583000(POWER TRAIN), BUT WAS TOLD THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 143,380. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN HE WOULD ACTIVATE THE RIGHT TURN SIGNAL, THE LEFT SIGNAL WOULD ACTIVATE INSTEAD. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56,500.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SHIFT OUT OF PARK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE GEAR SHIFTER HAD FAILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 69,000.

MY 2007 DODGE CHARGER SUDDENLY WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK TODAY 7/12/2013. AFTER RESEARCHING ONLINE I DISCOVERED THERE IS A RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE HOWEVER MY VIN IS NOT COVERED. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE AND IS WELL DOCUMENTED ONLINE, HOWEVER CHRYSLER REFUSES TO EXPAND THE RECALL TO ALL CHARGERS AFFECTED BY THEIR FAULTY SHIFT COLUMN. *TR

WAS DRIVING DOWN ROAD AND CAR STARTED TO SLOW DOWN AND BECAME EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO OPERATE. CAR SLOWED PRETTY MUCH TO A STOP AND I HAD TO USE ALL MY STRENGTH TO GET IT TO TURN SO I COULD PULL OVER TO A SAFE PLACE. THE CAR COMPLETELY SHUT OFF AND LOCKED UP ON ME. I PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND TOOK THE KEY OUT, PUT THE KEY BACK IN TO RESTART THE CAR AND IT STARTED RIGHT BACK UP. I HAVE BEEN RESEARCHING SINCE THIS HAS HAPPENED AND THERE ARE TONS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS EXACT THING. I HAVE TWO SMALL CHILDREN AND NOW I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE MY CAR AND IT IS MY ONLY VEHICLE. I JUST PURCHASED THIS CHARGER ABOUT 3 MONTHS AGO. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME IT'S HAPPENED . THIS PROBLEM NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED AND IT NEEDS TO BE FIXED BEFORE PEOPLE START TO DIE FROM HORRIFIC CRASHES FROM NO FAULT OF THEIR OWN! I'M SO DISAPPOINTED ABOUT THIS AND WOULD HAVE NEVER BOUGHT THIS CAR IF I WOULD HAVE KNOWN I WAS PUTTING MINE, MY KIDS OR OTHERS LIFE AT DANGER! ABSOLUTELY RIDICULOUS! *TR