2008 Dodge Charger complaints

WE JUST PURCHASED A 2008 DODGE CHARGER AND WE WERE DRIVING AND THE CAR STARTED SHAKING EXTREMELY BAD AND IDLE ROUGH AND STARTED LOOSING POWER. WE ALSO HAVE HAD A LOT OF PROBLEMS WITH THE AC AND ALSO THE DASH BUCKLE ABOVE THE RADIO. *TR

COOLING FAN HIT FAN SHROUD BREAKING OFF A PIECE THAT HIT THE RADIATOR. . THIS CAUSED LOSS OF RADIATOR COOLANT. FANS AND RADIATOR HAD TO BE REPLACED ALONG WITH COOLANT. ACCORDING TO DODGE FORUM THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN RECALLED ON SOME SAME VEHICLES (2008 CHARGERS) BUT MINE HAS NOT BEEN RECALLED OR NOTIFIED THAT THIS COULD OCCUR. FORTUNATELY THE CAR WAS AT IDLE WHEN THIS HAPPENED. NO INJURY OCCURRED. THIS IS A DESIGN DEFECT OR PART FAILURE AND OWNERS SHOULD BE COMPENSATED FOR TOWING AND REPAIR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITH OUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 165,000.

MY 2008 DODGE CHARGER SE PLUS STARTED TO OVERHEAT. I PULLED OVER, POPPED THE HOOD AND SAW 3 OF THE RADIATOR FAN BLADES BROKEN OFF AND STUCK IN THE RADIATOR. I GOOGLED THE ISSUE AND FOUND MANY OTHER DODGE CHARGER OWNERS THAT HAD THE SAME ISSUE. I ALSO FOUND THAT IN 2011 CHRYSLER ISSUED "CUSTOMER SERVICE NOTIFICATION L08" FOR 52,000 2006-2008 MODELS FOR THIS EXACT PROBLEM. I CALLED CHRYSLER AND DISCOVERED THAT MY VIN WAS NOT ON THAT LIST SO THEY WERE UNABLE TO HELP WITH "MY" PROBLEM. I ALSO QUICKLY BECAME AWARE THAT MANY OTHER COMPLAINTS WERE MADE WITH THE SAME ISSUE AS MINE WITH CHRYSLER EXCLUDING THEIR VEHICLES FROM ANY RECALL OR CUSTOMER SERVICE NOTIFICATION. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE AND THE CSN L08 NEEDS TO INCLUDE A WIDER RANGE OF VEHICLES. *JS

THE VEHICLE WAS BEING OPERATED ON INTERSTATE 264 AT A SPEED OF APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH. SUDDENLY, AND WITHOUT WARNING, THE VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER AND SLOWED TO APPROXIMATELY 10-15 MPH. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO A LOCAL DODGE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE IGNITION WIN MODULE HAD FAILED WHICH ALSO CAUSED THE ELECTRONIC GEAR SELECTION MODULE TO FAIL. THE FAILURE PLACED THE OCCUPANTS OF THE VEHICLE IN EXTREME PERIL BECAUSE IT WAS SUDDEN AND ON A BUSY INTERSTATE HIGHWAY. THERE WAS ABSOLUTELY NO PLACE TO PULL OFF OF THE ROADWAY BECAUSE OF ONGOING CONSTRUCTION. THE DEALER REPRESENTATIVE STATED THAT THIS WAS A COMMON OCCURRENCE AND THAT THE DEALER HAD REPLACED THOUSANDS OF THESE MODULES. *TR

WHILE DRIVING THE IGNITION DISENGAGES. I CAN PLACE THE CAR IN NEUTRAL AND ATTEMPT TO RESTART AT THE SAME SPEED. WE HAVE SEVEN KEYS ON THE KEYRING, A D-RING, SO IT IS NOT A HEAVY KEY RING MAKING THE IGNITION TURN OFF WHILE DRIVING. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS FROM SPEEDS VARYING FROM 10 MILES TO 60 MILES AN HOUR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND RESUMED NORMALLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER ON THREE OCCASIONS WHERE THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE DUPLICATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000. DR

I RECENTLY BEEN DRIVING (CHARGER)TO WORK BECAUSE MY OTHER CAR WAS IN THE SHOP SO I WAS LEAVING WORK ONE DAY AND I HEAR A NOISE THAT WAS COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE CAR I HAD IT TOWED SO I TOOK IT TO A SHOP AND THEY TOLD MY IT WAS A ROD AND I SAID WAS THAT AND HOW DID THAT COULD OF HAPPEN THEY EXPLAIN TO ME SO THAN I TOOK IT TO TWO MORE SHOP AND EVERYBODY SAID THE SAME THING THAT MY VEHICLE IS WELL MAINTAIN AND THAT THIS SHOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED AND THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE BEEN COMPLAINING ABOUT THE SAME ISSUE. *TR

MULTI FUNCTION SWITCH, CONTROL MODULE

VEHICLE SHUT OFF/STALLED MULTIPLE TIMES WHILE DRIVING OR MAKING A STOP. MANY OTHER PEOPLE OWNING DODGE CARS, CHARGER, CHALLENGER, AND SOME OTHER MODELS HAVE BEEN DEALING WITH THIS FOR YEARS. IT HAS HAPPENED TO ME 4 TIMES SINCE I BOUGHT MY CAR IN 2012, THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED WHILE BRAKING TO MAKE A LEFT TURN THE CAR STALLED COMPLETELY ALL MY DASH LIGHTS CAME ON I HAD TO PULL OVER AND RESTART THE ENGINE. SECOND TIME I WAS DOING BOUT 40MPH IN A LOCAL ROAD WHEN THE CAR SUDDENLY SHUT OFF FOR NO REASON, SAME THING DASH LIGHTS CAME ON I PUT IT IN NEUTRAL AND RESTARTED THE ENGINE. I DID A GOOGLE SEARCH ON THIS PROBLEM AND I FOUND MANY COMPLAINTS FROM DODGE OWNERS OF THIS MODELS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AND DODGE ISN'T DOING NOTHING BOUT IT EVEN AFTER MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS FROM THE PUBLIC. THEY PROBABLY WAITING LIKE GM FOR PEOPLE TO BE HARM OR KILLED TO START DOING RECALLS. *TR

VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING MAJOR SAFETY DEFECT SIMILAR TO RECENT GM IGNITION RECALL. ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS VEHICLE HAS EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ENGINE SHUT-OFF AT VARYING SPEEDS INCLUDING HIGHWAY 65MPH PLUS. COMPLETE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM SHUT DOWN DEACTIVATES ALL ONBOARD SYSTEMS, INCLUDING POWER-STEERING, BREAKING, AND AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT. VEHICLE SHUT DOWN OCCURS RANDOMLY. RE-OCCURRENCE HAS BEEN AS FREQUENTLY AS HOURS BETWEEN SIMILAR OCCURRENCE TO AS LONG AS 5,000 MILES BETWEEN OCCURRENCES. VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN FOR REPAIRS TO DEALER WITHOUT DEALER ABLE TO RECREATE DEFECT. VARIOUS ELECTRICAL SYSTEM PARTS WERE REPLACED WITHOUT SUCCESSFULLY CURING THE DEFECT. TWO SEPARATE DEALERSHIPS RECOMMENDED WIRELESS IGNITION (WIN) MODULE REPLACEMENT BUT CHRYSLER HAS REFUSED TO SEND THE PART. CHRYSLER CUSTOMER CARE STATES THAT WIN MODULE IS ONLY REPLACED WHEN VEHICLE FAILS TO START AT ALL TIMES. VEHICLE OWNER REQUESTED REPLACEMENT PART AS RECOMMENDED BY CERTIFIED TECHNICIANS BUT CHRYSLER WILL NOT RELEASE PART TO VIN ASSOCIATED VEHICLE. THEREFORE, VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. CURRENT MILEAGE IS 78,000. IDENTICAL OCCURRENCES HAVE BEEN REPORTED TO NHTSA UNDER ID NUMBERS: 10294768, 10369140, 10370988, 10386410, 10390065, 10396098, 10508333, 10520262, AND 10525632. VEHICLE DEFECT HAS SERIOUS POTENTIAL FOR DEATH AND SERIOUS INJURY DUE TO PRODUCT FAILURE (AIRBAGS FAILING TO DEPLOY). *TR

WAS PULLING INTO A GAS STATION AND THE ENGINE STALLED. WENT TO START IT AND WOULD NOT START HAD IT TOWED TO A DEALERSHIP AND THEY REPLACED THE STARTER. AS SOON AS IT STARTED UP THERE WAS A KNOCK ON THE ENGINE. AS THE MECHANIC CLAIMED IT'S "ROD KNOCK" AND CLAIMED THAT THE OIL WAS NEVER REPLACE. THE PLACE THAT I BOUGHT IT FROM DID THE OIL CHANGE AND HAVE PROOF THEY DID IT. THE ENGINE RAN FINE BEFORE HAND AND NO LONGER OPERATES CORRECTLY. *TR

THE CAR WINDOWS ON THE INSIDE FOG/FROST UP IN COLD WEATHER. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS. YOU ARE DRIVING AND THE WINDOWS JUST KEEP GETTING WORSE. *TR

I HAVE A 2008 DODGE CHARGER WITH THE 3.5 ENGINE. IT IS USING 1 QUART PER 400 MILES. I KNOW THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS ENGINE. IS THERE A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT FOR THIS PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED SHE WAS UNABLE TO START THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS ONLY ABLE TO START THE VEHICLE AFTER PUSHING THE UNLOCK BUTTON ON THE KEY FOB WHILE SIMULTANEOUSLY TURNING THE KEY IN THE IGNITION. THERE WAS A MANUFACTURERS RECALL RELATED TO THE FAILURE; HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND BECAME HARD TO TURN. THE CONTACT RESTARTED THE ENGINE AND THE TRACTION CONTROL WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED HOWEVER, THE STEERING WHEEL HAD RETURNED TO NORMAL. THE FAILURE WAS RECURRING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 170,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 205,000.

I TURNED ON THE CAR AND THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL LIGHT WAS ON. IT DID NOT TURN OFF AND CONTINUED TO BE ON UNTIL I TURNED OFF THE CAR AND TURNED IT BACK ON. AND AS SOON AS YOU TURN IT BACK ON THE RPM'S ON THE CAR TOUCH 3000. THE COMPANY CLAIMS THAT THERE IS NO WAY TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM, I HAVE LOOKED ON FORUMS AND FOUND NO SOLUTION. THIS IS A MAJOR DEFECT WITHIN THE PRODUCT. *TR

CAR FAILED TO START. BATTERY WAS TESTED AND WAS IN GOOD SHAPE. ALTERNATOR WAS IN GOOD SHAPE AS WELL. I BROUGHT THE CAR TO MY MECHANIC WHO TOLD ME THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS DEFECTIVE AND THERE WAS A BACKLOG WITH OBTAINING A NEW SWITCH. HE COULD NOT PROVIDE AN ESTIMATE OF HOW LONG I WILL BE WITHOUT THE CAR. IT WILL BE AT LEAST FIVE DAYS UNDER THE BEST CIRCUMSTANCES.... THIS INCIDENT IS ONE OF A STREAM OF CONTINUED REPAIRS THAT HAVE BEEN COSTLY.... SEARCHING ON LINE IT IS APPARENT THAT MANY PEOPLE ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME TYPE ISSUES.... CLEARLY, AN INVESTIGATION SHOULD BE OPENED BY THE NHTSA FOR A RECALL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT OVER TIME, THE KEY COULD NOT BE TURNED IN THE IGNITION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE WIRELESS IGNITION MODULE WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 170,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ENTERING THE VEHICLE, THE WIRELESS KEY FAILED TO START THE IGNITION. THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED AND AS THE CONTACT WAS SHIFTING INTO PARK THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE IT WAS STATED THAT THE WIRELESS IGNITION NODE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

PARKED MY CAR AT A SUPERMARKET AND WENT IN FOR APPROX. 10MIN. RETURNED TO MY VEHICLE, GOT IN AND ATTEMPTED TO START THE CAR AND HEARD A LOUD BANG IN THE TRUNK AREA. AFTER TAKING IT TO THE DODGE DEALER, I WAS INFORMED THAT THE BATTERY EXPLODED IN THE TRUNK OF MY CAR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE CONTACT CRASHED IN A POLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED HEAD AND SHOULDER INJURIES. THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SEAT OCCUPANT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE ARM AND LEG AND THE REAR SEAT PASSENGER SUSTAINED BACK INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NEITHER DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 186,000.

THIS PROBLEM BEGAN SHORTLY AFTER I PURCHASED (IN 2010) THIS 60,000 MILE ONE-OWNER CAR A 2008 DODGE CHARGER 5.7L RWD POLICE PACKAGE. THE KEY FAILS TO BE REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION KEY SWITCH. THE KEY SWITCH CANNOT BE TURNED TO THE "OFF" POSITION TO BE REMOVED AND STAYS STUCK IN THE "ACCESSORY" POSITION. THIS IS A REAL SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE THE KEY MUST BE LEFT IN THE IGNITION SWITCH OPENING THE POSSIBILITY TO VEHICLE THEFT OR ANY CHILD OR OTHER PASSERBY MAKING ENTRY INTO THE VEHICLE AND STARTING & DRIVING AWAY. LEAVING THE KEY "ON" IN THE ACCESSORY POSITION SUBSEQUENTLY DRAINS THE BATTERY, AFTER ONLY A MATTER OF HOURS THE BATTERY IS DEAD AND LEAVES THE OWNER REPEATEDLY STRANDED. LEAVING THE ACCESSORY CIRCUITS ENERGIZED FOR LONG PERIODS ALSO INCREASES THE CHANCES OF A VEHICLE FIRE. I TOOK THE CAR TO A LOCAL DODGE DEALER IN LUMBERTON NJ, THEY TOLD ME IT WAS A DEFECTIVE WIN MODULE. I PAID FOR THE REMOVAL & INSTALLATION OF A NEW WIN MODULE AND THE CAR EXHIBITS THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM AS BEFORE. I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER TO HAVE IT VERIFIED THAT IT'S STILL OCCURRING AND HAD TO ARGUE WITH THEM FOR A REFUND ONLY TO BE GIVEN DEALER CREDIT. THE DEALER THEN SHOWED ME A DODGE ENGINEER'S SERVICE BULLETIN DESCRIBING THIS ISSUE PERFECTLY. OFTEN THESE SYMPTOMS ARE SYMPTOMATIC OF A WIN MODULE BUT IF THE WIN IS NOT AT FAULT, DODGE STATES THAT THE "ESM" MODULE (ELECTRONIC SHIFT MODULE) IS AT FAULT AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THE ESM IS LOCATED ON THE STEERING COLUMN IN A 2008 DODGE CHARGER 5.7L R

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE FAILED TO START AFTER REFUELING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A MECHANIC WHERE A DIAGNOSTIC WAS PERFORMED, WHICH LOCATED THE FAILURE AT THE IGNITION MODULE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED; THE IGNITION MODULE UNABLE TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE THE PART WAS ON BACK ORDER. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 99,000.

VEHICLE STALLS AFTER FILLING WITH GAS IF FILLED ALL THE WAY. *TR

CAR FAILS TO START DUE TO DEFECTIVE WIRELESS IGNITION MODULE PART #5026296AF.SINCE MAY 10,2013, CHRYSLER CORP CLAIMS THE PART HAS BEEN BACK ORDERED NATIONALLY WITH NO DATE WHEN PART IS DUE AS OF 7/18/13. THE PART COULD ALSO FAIL WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION CAUSING UNSAFE DRIVING CONDITIONS. CHRYSLER WILL NOT PROVIDE ANY INFORMATION OTHER THAN THE PART IS BACK ORDERED. *TR

I HAD JUST GOTTEN THE CAR BACK AFTER HAVING THE CAR REPROGRAMMED WITH THE KEY FOB. THE CAR STARTED DOING THE SAME THING AGAIN. IT SOUNDED LIKE A TAPE DECK WAS LOADING. THEN THE CAR WOULD NOT CRANK AT ALL. I HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP ONCE AGAIN TO HAVE THE STARTER REPLACED! I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THEY COULD NOT FIND THIS OUT WHEN IT WAS THERE THE FIRST TIME??? THIS ENDED UP COSTING ME $353.27!!! LUCKILY I HAD JUST GOTTEN MY INCOME TAX REFUND. *TR

THE CAR WOULD NOT START AGAIN. SAME THING KEPT HAPPENING AGAIN!!! IT SOUNDED LIKE A TAPE WAS LOADING IN A TAPE DECK. I HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP ONCE AGAIN. I WAS TOLD THE TIPM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I HAD IT TOWED TO ANOTHER DEALER, THE RECEIVER WAS REPLACED BUT THE CAR WOULD NOT STAY CRUNK. SO THEY HAD TO REPLACE THE TIPM IN IT. I COULD NOT GET OUT OF IT, BUT NOW I AM FINANCIALLY STRAPPED FOR CASH, BECAUSE I LOST MY JOB AT THE END OF MAY. I AM UNABLE TO GET MY CAR BACK BECAUSE THE DEALERSHIP IS TELLING ME THAT THEY WILL NOT RELEASE MY CAR UNTIL IT'S PAID IN FULL. I FEEL LIKE I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO BECAUSE THERE HAVE BEEN OTHER COMPLAINTS WITH CHARGERS AND ELECTRICAL ISSUES. THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN A RECALL ISSUE. *TR

KEY FOB AND CAR HAD TO BE REPROGRAMMED, SO I HAD TO HAVE MY CAR TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THIS DONE BECAUSE THE CAR WOULD NOT START AT ALL. I HAD TO PAY $124 FOR THE KEY FOB AND ANOTHER $49.50 FOR THE REPROGRAMMING. *TR

I STOPPED MY DODGE CHARGER IN THE GAS STATION PARKING LOT. I JUST FINISHED WASHING MY CHARGER AND WAS ON MY WAY TO A CAR SHOW. I STOPPED AT THE GAS STATION TO WAIT FOR THE REST OF THE PEOPLE IN MY GROUP. MY GIRLFRIEND EXITED HER VEHICLE AND GOT INTO MY CAR. I STARTED MY CAR BACK UP TO RUN THE A/C. WITHIN A FEW SECONDS OF STARTING MY CAR UP, I HEARD A LOUD BANG. I IMMEDIATELY TURNED MY CAR OFF AND EXITED MY VEHICLE. AS I GOT OUT OF MY VEHICLE, I OBSERVED A SMALL STREAM OF GREEN FLUID (ANTIFREEZE) RUNNING BENEATH MY VEHICLE. I POPPED MY HOOD AND OBSERVED MY RADIATOR WAS DAMAGED AGAIN. I ALSO OBSERVED THAT MY COOLING FAN WAS IN PIECES AGAIN. BUT THIS TIME IT WAS MY PASSENGER SIDE COOLING FAN. I HAD MY CAR TOWED TO THE SAME BODY SHOP AS LAST YEAR AND THE MECHANIC THERE ADVISED ME TO LOOK INTO AN RECALLS INVOLVING THE COOLING SYSTEM OF MY CAR. HE EXPLAINED THAT IT OCCURRED THE SAME WAY AS THE OTHER FAN DID A YEAR AGO. AT THAT TIME I SAW A CUSTOMER SATISFACTION NOTIFICATION L08 THAT INVOLVED DODGE CHARGERS 2006-2008. I READ THE NOTIFICATION AND LEARNED THAT MY VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED BY THIS NOTIFICATION. MY DODGE CHARGER WAS ORIGINALLY SOLD IN FLORIDA AND I BOUGHT IT IN FLORIDA. MY CHARGER WAS MANUFACTURED ON 10/10/2007 AND MY CHARGER IS A 2008. I FELT LIKE MY CAR WAS COVERED BY THIS NOTIFICATION IN SEVERAL WAYS. BUT CHRYSLER CLAIMS THAT MY VIN WAS NOT COVERED DUE TO THE SALES CODE, EVEN THOUGH THE DEFECT THE NOTIFICATION MENTIONED WAS PRECISELY THE SAME. *TR (TWO REALTED VOQS FRO

ON JUNE 21ST OF 2012, WHILE MY CAR WAS SITTING IN THE PARKING LOT RUNNING WITH MY KIDS IN THE CAR, MY A/C WAS RUNNING TO KEEP THEM COOL. IT WAS OVER 100* OUTSIDE AND MY KIDS NEEDED TO STAY COOL. I WAS OUT OF MY CAR FOR A MATTER OF MINUTES AND I HEARD A LOUD POPPING SOUND. AS I TURNED TO MY CAR, I SAW A LARGE POOL OF ANTIFREEZE UNDER MY CAR. I TURNED MY CAR OFF AND TURNED MY CAR INTO THE BODY SHOP THAT I WAS PARKED IN FRONT OF TO FIX IT. THEY ADVISED THAT MY COOLING FAN FELL APART AND CAUSED DAMAGE TO MY RADIATOR. THIS REQUIRED MY TO REPLACE THE COOLING FAN AND THE RADIATOR. IT ONLY REQUIRED ME TO REPLACE THE DRIVER'S SIDE COOLING FAN AT THIS TIME. I WAS UNAWARE OF ANY PROBLEMS WITH THE DODGE CHARGERS COOLING FANS AT THIS TIME. *TR (TWO REALTED VOQS FROM SAME COMPLAINANT: 1023591, 10523589)

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, SHE NOTICED AN ABNORMAL NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE TENSIONER STRUT WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT LATER, THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE TENSIONER STRUT EXPERIENCED THE SAME FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000. *TR

GOT A FLAT TIRE, AFTER ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE THE WHEEL TO CHANGE THE TIRE REALIZED THE TIRE WRENCH DID NOT FIT THE LUG NUTS. HAD TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED OFF THE TURNPIKE. WHEN MY MECHANIC LOOKED AT IT HE ADVISED THAT THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THE DODGE, THE LUG NUTS SWELL. HAD TO REPLACE ALL 20 LUG NUTS. WHEN I CONTACTED DODGE THEY ADVISED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. AFTER LOOKING ON LINE REALIZE THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. WONDERING WHY NO RECALL?? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH A LOUD POPPING AND BANGING NOISE EMITTED FROM UNDERNEATH THE HOOD. THE VEHICLE WAS MANEUVERED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE DRIVER NOTICED THAT THE FAN ASSEMBLY AND RADIATOR BOTH FRACTURED AS A RESULT OF A LARGE AMOUNT OF ANTIFREEZE LEAKAGE. IN ADDITION, STEAM EMITTED FROM UNDERNEATH THE HOOD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MANUFACTURER ISSUED A CUSTOMER SATISFACTION NOTIFICATION RELATED TO THE ELECTRONIC POWER COOLING FAN. THE REFERENCE WAS NUMBER L08. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE CUSTOMER SATISFACTION NOTIFICATION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 182,000.

IGNITION MODULATOR SWITCH SHUT THE CAR COMPLETLY DOWN AS THE WAS COMING TO A STOP THIS PART ATTACHES INTO THE COMPUTER AND CAN GO AT ANYTIME EVEN WHEN DRIVING. CHRYSLER HAS A MAJOR BACK ORDER ON THIS PART AND HAS NO IDEA WHEN THEY CAN GET THE PART TO THE DEALERSHIPS TO CORRECT THE ISSUE. THERE ARE OVER 1000 VEHICLES CURRENTLY WITH ISSUE ACROSS THE USA. I HAVE CHECKED WITH DEALERSHIPS FROM NJ AS FAR AS MO AFTER THEY CHECK THE DATABASE IN THE PARTS DEPARTMENT I GET THE SAME ANSWER NO PART IN STOCK. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTED INTO FIRST GEAR INDEPENDENTLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED FREQUENTLY AND OFTEN, IT WOULD STALL WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 86,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 111,465. *TR

AFTER REFUELING MY CAR AT THE GAS STATION MY CAR HAS STALLED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THIS ISSUE HAS BEEN GOING ON SINCE 2011 SO NOW WHENEVER I GET GAS I DO NOT FILL UP COMPLETELY TO AVOID THE STALLING PROBLEM. *TR

1 SOLUTION 2008 DODGE CHARGER THE ESP/BAS LIGHT COMES ON WHEN I MAKE A LEFT TURN AND STAYS ON FOR A WHILE AND THE RESETS. THIS IS A RE-OCCURRING ISSUE. WAS TOLD BY DODGE THAT STEERING COLUMN MAY HAVE TO BE REPAIRED. (WAS THIS A RECALL FOR DODGE?). THE CAR SEEMS TO BE DIFFICULT TO STEER DUE TO THE CAR BEING VERY "LOOSE" AND FEELS AS IF THE CAR IS NOT ALIGNED BUT RECENTLY HAD NEW ALIGNMENT DONE. ALSO, LEFT REAR DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR LOCK WILL NOT WORK. THE WINDOW WORKS FINE BUT THE DOOR LOCK HAS STOPPED FUNCTIONING. HAVE HAD ISSUES WITH ROTORS SINCE I PURCHASED THE CAR WITH ONLY 17 MILES ON IT. ROTORS REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES AND WAS EVEN TOLD THAT THE ROTORS WERE WARPED IN FACTOR INSTALLATION. *TR

AFTER FILLING THE VEHICLE AT A LOCAL GAS STATION AND UPON COMING TO A STOP LIGHT THE CAR STALLED. NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON NOR DID THE CAR GIVE ANY WARNING. THE CAR RESTARTED AFTER SOME CRANKING AND DROVE OKAY FOR A WHILE. LATER THAT DAY THE CAR STALLED AGAIN WHEN AT A STOP LIGHT. AGAIN, NO WARNING WAS HAD AND THE CAR JUST STALLED. THE ISSUE IS WELL DOCUMENTED WITHIN "LXFOURMS" WEBSITE BY MANY MANY MEMBER WHO HAVE HAD THE SAME ISSUE. THE ISSUE HAS NEVER GONE AWAY AND THE ONLY AID IS TO NEVER FILL PAST 3/4 OF A TANK WHEN RE-FUELING WHICH IS THE ONLY THING THAT HAS KEPT MY CAR FROM STALLING. THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO STEM FROM A BAD ROLLOVER/CHECK VALVE THAT IS LOCATED WITHIN THE FUEL TANK AND IS NOT SERVICEABLE PER CHRYSLER/DODGE. THE ONLY "FIX" IS A NEW GAS TANK WHICH IS AS I UNDERSTAND THE SAME DESIGN SO IS PRONE TO FAIL AGAIN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL FAILED WITHOUT WARNING AS THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED AS THE FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM HAVING FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE PROBLEM PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,000. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN FAILED, PREVENTING THE VEHICLE FROM BEING STARTED OR BEING SHUT OFF. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED WITH AN ENTIRE FLEET OF DODGE CHARGERS THAT WERE BEING UTILIZED BY THE LANIER COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 180,000.

THE TIE ROD ENDS IN THIS CAR HAVE BEEN REPLACED TWICE AND NOW IM GOING IN FOR A THIRD TIME. MY MECHANIC EXPLAINED TO ME THAT THESE CARS ARE KNOWN FOR THEIR TIE ROD ENDS BREAKING. I FEEL IT SHOULD BE LOOKED INTO..I HAVE BEEN TO ONLINE FORUMS FOR THIS VEHICLE AND ITS MENTIONED A LOT ON THERE TOO. IF A PART IS DEFECTIVE THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD BE RECALLING THESE VEHICLES. *TR

THERE IS A RUBBER BOOT ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE TRUNK LID THAT CONTAINS WIRES FOR THE TRUNK RELEASE. AFTER EXAMING A FEW ONLINE FORUMS ABOUT WHY THE TRUNK LID WASN'T RELEASING AFTER THE BUTTON WAS PUSHED ON THE DASHBOARD, THE FORUMS SAID TO LOOK UNDER THE RUBBER BOOT FOR STRETCHED AND BROKEN WIRES. SURE ENOUGH I PULLED BACK THE RUBBER BOOT AND FOUND THE BROKEN WIRES. IT PROBABLY HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE WAY THE WIRES ARE BEING STRETCHED WHEN THE TRUNK IS OPENING AND CLOSING, I FEEL THIS CAN BE AN ELECTRICAL AND A FIRE HAZARD ESPECIALLY BECAUSE THE TRUNK RELEASE ISN'T FUSED AT ALL IN THE FUSE PANEL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WIRELESS KEY FAILED. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO START THE VEHICLE BECAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE WIRELESS CONTROL MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE PART WAS ON BACK ORDER UNTIL JULY. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 75,000. *TR

THE CAR STARTED TO SHOW PROBLEMS WEEKS BEFORE BREAKING DOWN. SOMETIMES THE ENGINE WOULD START AS SOON AS I TURN THE KEY ON AND OTHER TIMES I HAD TO WAIT FOUR TO SIX SECOND BEFORE THE ENGINE WOULD START. ONE MORNING I TRIED TO TURN THE CAR ON BUT NOT EVEN A CLICK. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER BY RECHARGING THE BATTERY TO TURN IT ON. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED MY CAR WITH WIRELESS CONTROL MODULE FAILURE AND CONSEQUENTLY THEY HAD TO PROGRAM A NEW KEY. I PURCHASED THE EXTENDED WARRANTY AND WAS ASSURED EVERY PART ON THE CAR WAS COVERED EXCEPT FOR THE USUAL; TIRES, BRAKE PADS ETC. I ENDED UP PAYING OUT OF MY POCKET AND THE REPAIR WAS NOT CHEAP. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH I LEARNED THAT THERE IS A RECALL ON THE NEWER MODELS FOR THE SAME REASON. ADDITIONALLY, SOMETIMES MY STEREO TURNS OF, MY WINDOWS DO NOT ROLL DOWN AND TURNING SIGNALS GO OFF. THIS CAR HAS TOO MANY PROBLEMS. CURRENT MILEAGE IS 38,458 MILES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL SUDDENLY BECAME HARD TO TURN. THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED SEVERAL TIMES. THE STEERING RETURNED TO NORMAL FUNCTION WHEN THE ENGINE WAS RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO HAVE A DIAGNOSED PERFORMED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 39,000.

DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY THE ENGINE JUST SHUT OFF. NO LIGHTS CAME ON PRIOR TO THIS. I PULLED OVER AND IT STARTED BACK. I WENT BACK TOWARD MY HOME (20 MILES) AND STOPPED AT A STORE AND WHEN I PULLED BACK ON THE ROAD IT SHUT OFF AGAIN. IT STARTED BACK BUT LEFT ME AFRAID TO DRIVE THE CAR ANYMORE. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND I SUSPECT IT HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE FOBIK KEY TURNING BACK TO THE OFF POSITION ON ITS ON, BECAUSE SOMETIMES WHEN I START IT STICKS IN THE START POSITION AND DOES NOT SPRING BACK. *TR

AFTER RETURNING FROM THE GROCERY STORE, THE TRUNK RELEASE FROM THE KEY, NOR THE INSIDE DASH RELEASE WOULD OPEN THE TRUNK. WE HAVE BEEN USING THE MECHANICAL KEY. DRIVING HOME ONE NIGHT, I NOTICED THE THIRD BRAKE LIGHT WASN'T WORKING. AFTER TESTING ALL THE FUSES, AND RESEARCHING ONLINE, I DISCOVERED THE PROBLEM WAS THE WIRING HARNESS THAT FEEDS THE BREAK LIGHT AND HAD BROKEN. WHERE THE WIRE FEEDS FROM UNDER THE BACK WINDOW DECK INTO A RUBBER BOOT, THEN IN TO THE TRUNK LID. THREE OF 6 WIRES ARE BROKEN IN HALF AT THE SAME LOCATION. THIS IS ALL OVER FORUMS ONLINE THAT THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE AND THAT THE OPENING AND CLOSING OF THE TRUNK CAUSES THESE WIRES TO BREAK SINCE THE RADIUS IS VERY TIGHT WHEN CLOSING THE TRUNK LID. *TR

WAS DRIVING TO WORK AND GOING ABOUT 30 MPH AND ACCELERATING AFTER A STOP LIGHT AND ENGINE STARTED TO HESITATE AND THEN HEARD VERY LOAD RATTLING/TICKING NOISE THAT IS NON STOP. CAR STALLED IN MIDDLE OF STREET. FINALLY GOT IT STARTED AGAIN. CAR DID MAKE IT HOME BUT WOULD NOT ACCELERATE TOO MUCH. AM NOW TOLD BY MECHANIC THAT ENGINE IS BLOWN AND NEED TO REPLACE IT. HAVE MAINTAINED THIS ENGINE AND REPLACED OIL REGULARLY. DRIVEN TO WORK AND HOME AND LITTLE ELSE. DRIVEN WELL, AND TAKEN CARE OF. PRIOR TO ME OWNING IT WAS OWNED BY MY MOMS COMPANY FOR AN EXECUTIVE CAR AND IT WAS MANAGED BY A FLEET MANAGER AND SERVICED AND MAINTAINED WELL. THEY WERE ORIGINAL OWNERS EVEN THOUGH TITLE SHOWS 2 CHANGES. IT MAY HAVE BEEN TRANSFERRED TO A FLEET MANAGEMENT COMPANY AFTER THE INITIAL PURCHASE. I AM THE 2ND OWNER. I AM GIVEN A $4000 ESTIMATE TO REPLACE THE ENGINE. I AM STILL PAYING THE LOAN FOR THIS CAR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE STARTED WITH THE KEY. THE CONTACT COULD NOT START THE VEHICLE AFTER REFUELING AT A GAS STATION. THE CONTACT HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A DEALER AND THE DEALER STATED THAT THE MALFUNCTION WAS CAUSED BY WEAR AND TEAR. THE DEALER REPROGRAMMED A NEW SET OF KEYS FOR THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS THE THIRD OCCURRENCE OF THE KEYS MALFUNCTIONING. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,041.