TAKATA RECALL: I HAVE A 2010 DODGE CHARGER WHICH SINCE 2.5 YEARS AGO I'VE BEEN HAVING ISSUES WITH THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. I HAVE REPLACED ALL THE PARTS DEALING WITH THE SUSPENSION. I'VE PURCHASED THE CAR IN 2014. IN 2016 I'VE REPLACED THE FRONT END PARTS. 2017 SAME THING. IT'S NOW 2018 IT'S MAKING THE SAME EXACT NOISE ONCE AGAIN. I LOVE MY CAR. BUT WITH THESE SAME ISSUES YEAR AFTER YEAR HAVE TO BE A RECALL ON THE FRONT END SUSPENSION.
2010 Dodge Charger complaints
Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 2010 record →
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: IGNITION MODULE WHEN PARKED, AS I TURN THE KEY/IGNITION TO TURN OFF THE CAR THE KEY COMES OUT BUT THE CAR CONTINUE TO RUN. AS I`M DRIVING, I`M ABLE TO TURN THE KEY AND PULL IT OUT OF THE IGNITION WHILE STILL DRIVING. I READ THAT THIS WAS A ISSUE POSTED BACK ON 8/23/2010 (#10V200000).
WHILE DRIVING AT 50 MPH MY CAR SHUT OFF WITH NO WARNING I LOOKED IT UP ONLINE MANY OTHER PEOPLE HAVE HAD THE SAME INCIDENT HAPPEN TO THEM I FEEL IT'S VERY SERIOUS MATTER
THE BATTERY LIGHT COMES ON WHEN VEHICLE AFTER VEHICLE IS RUNNING FOR ABOUT 20 MINUTES .
MY 2010 DODGE CHARGER CAUGHT FIRE AND EXPLODED. I WAS SITTING IN IT WITH THE AIR CONDITIONER RUNNING, WAITING FOR MY SON. I SMELLED SOMETHING BURNING, BUT NOT LIKE PLASTIC OR THE SMELL WHEN IT'S OVERHEATING. I LOOKED AT MY DASH AND THE THERMOSTAT NEEDLE WAS STRAIGHT UP THEN I SAW A LITTLE PUFF OF SMOKE OUT OF THE CORNER OF MY EYE. I POPPED THE HOOD AND FLAMES SHOT ACROSS THE WINDSHIELD. I OPENED THE DOOR AND ROLLED OUT BECAUSE MY SEAT WAS RECLINED. I COULD SEE FIRE UNDER THE HOOD, I REACHED BACK IN AND TURNED THE ENGINE OFF THINKING MAYBE IT WOULD HELP. I GRABBED MY PHONE WHICH WAS STUCK TO THE DASH WITH A MAGNET AND I RAN LIKE HELL!
WIFE WAS DRIVING CHARGER WHEN THE GAUGES, RADIO, AC WENT HAY WIRE AND A FEW SECONDS LATER THE CAR JUST DIED IN HEAVY TRAFFIC AND WOULD NOT START BACK. HAD CAR WAS TOWED AND VERY COSTLY AS SHE WAS FAR FROM HOME. FROM WHAT I COULD FIND ONLINE IT SOUNDED LIKE THE BATTERY OR ALTERNATOR, REMOVED BOTH AND HAD THEM TESTED AND BOTH ARE IN GOOD WORKING ORDER. CHARGED BATTERY UP AND CAR STARTED RIGHT UP SO WE TEST FROM IT. WHILE DRIVING IT ONLY A FEW MILES WE NOTICED THAT THERE IS A STRANGE NEW WHINING NOISE COMING FROM UNDER THERE HOOD, ESP/ TRATION CONTROL LIGHTS CAME ON AND CAR DIED AGAIN CHARGED BATTERY AGAIN AND IT STARTED RIGHT UP AGAIN HOWEVER WE ARE RELUCTANT TO DRIVE IT AGAIN DUE TO THIS ISSUE. SOUNDS LIKE ALOT OF PEOPLE IN ONLINE FORUMS ARE HAVING THIS SAME ISSUE, BUT YET NO RECALLS OR FIX'S FOR WHATEVER THE ISSUE IS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE CHARGER. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, WHITE SMOKE APPEARED FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS POSSIBLY DUE TO A CRACKED BLOCK OR ENGINE HEAD. THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING THE VEHICLE TO BE INSPECTED BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 84,000. *TT
THE CAR PROCEEDS TO SHAKE AND MAKE NOISE
THE DIODES IN MY ALTERNATOR HAVE GONE BAD AND DRAINED THE BATTERY. THERE ARE RECALLS FOR THIS ON OTHER THE OTHER SIZED ENGINE AND SEEMS TO BE ALL PREVIOUS YEARS, BUT MINE WAS SKIPPED AND NOW IT HAS HAPPENED TO MINE
THE WIRING HARNESS COMING OUT OF THE TRANSMISSION BURNT AND ALSO THE WIRE'S GOING TO THE O2 SENSOR BURNT.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE CHARGER. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED RAPIDLY ON ITS OWN WITHOUT WARNING. THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS APPLIED, BUT FAILED TO RESPOND. THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND WAS TOWED TO TOYOTA OF IRVING (1999 W AIRPORT FWY, IRVING, TX 75062, 972 258-1200) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT AN UNKNOWN PART NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.
THERE NEEDS BE A RECALL FOR THE 2010 DODGE CHARGER SXT. WHILE DRIVING HOME ON THE INTERSTATE, JUST AS I'M MERGING ON TO MY EXIT, THE CAR SHUTS COMPLETELY DOWN WHILE IN MOTION DURING TRAFFIC. I HAD NO IDEA THAT IT HAD COMPLETELY STALLED UNTIL I TRIED TO GIVE IT GAS AND TURN THE STEERING WHEEL AS I WAS GOING INTO TO A CURVE WITH CARS IN FRONT OF ME AND BEHIND. HAD TO FIGHT LIKE [XXX] TO TURN THE WHEEL AND USE THE BRAKES TO BRING THE CAR TO A COMPLETE STOP. I TRIED TO START THE ENGINE WITH NO SUCCESS. IT KEPT TURNING OVER MAKING A "RU RUR RUR RUR RUR" SOUND WHICH WAS ACCOMPANIED BY THE SMELL OF WIRES BURNING AND A RED LIGHTNING BOLT THAT APPEARED ON THE DASH. TRIED TO START AGAIN, IT BECAME WORSE. HAD TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED TO REPAIR SHOP TO SEE WHAT THE ISSUE IS. HAVE NOT HEARD ANYTHING YET. CALLED DEALERSHIP TO SEE IF THEY COULD SHED SOME LIGHT ON THE SUBJECT, THEY RELUCTANTLY DECLINED TO DO SO IN EVERY WAY POSSIBLE. THE DEALERSHIP I TOOK IT SAID THEY COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM AND SUGGESTED THAT IT IS NOT THEIR PROBLEM. DODGE NEEDS TO DO SOMETHING ASAP. THIS [XXX] IS GOING TO GET SOMEBODY KILLED IF A RECALL IS NOT ISSUED. I'M SURE I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS PROBLEM. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH MY BRAKES AS NHTSA RECALL REF. #12V197000 THAT 119,000 2011 DODGE CHARGER WHERE RECALLED FOR THE SAME REASON AS MY CAR THERE IS ONLY 4 MONTHS BETWEEN MY CAR AND THE RECALL I HAVE SPEND OVER $500 ON NEW BRAKE BOOSTER AND MASTER CYLINDER THE RECALL STATES THAT ABS NEED TO BE RELOCATED BECAUSE OF OVER HEATING AND U LOSE ALL YOUR BRAKES IT IS MY WIFE CAR AND CAN CAUSE A ACCIDENT PLEASE HELP ME WITH THIS PROBLEM DODGE IS SAYING IT NOT ON RECALL LIST
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO CRANK ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS AND THE BATTERY WAS DRAINED. THE BATTERY AND CHECK ENGINE INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTO CENTER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ALTERNATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND CONFIRMED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS ASSOCIATED WITH THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 164,000.
DRIVING HOME AND BATTERY LIGHT CAME ON AND IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE CAR KILLED ON ME MID-RUSH HOUR ON A VERY BUSY STREET BETWEEN 3:00PM TO 6:00PM OUT OF NO WHERE. I HAD HELP TO GET IT OFF THE MAIN ROAD AND ASKED FOR A JUMP START THE CAR STARTED UP AND TEN MINUTES INTO THE BATTERY LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN AND THE CAR KILLED. CALLED A TOW MAN DUE TO THE RISK LEVEL OF NOT KNOWING WHEN THE CAR WILL KILL AGAIN AND MOST IMPORTANTLY WHERE IF I DID THE JUMP STARTED AGAIN. REPLACED THE ALTERNATOR/BATTERY BUT ISSUE REMAINS WITH BATTERY LIGHT COMING ON AND SHORTLY AFTER CAR KILLS. A SLIGHT DIFFERENCE IS THE REPLACED BATTERY ALLOWED CAR TO REMAIN DRIVEN LONGER BEFORE IT KILLS. BATTERY LIGHT COMES ON TWO TO FOUR MINUTES LATER CAR KILLS. (REPLACED BATTERY) BATTERY LIGHT COMES ON FIFTEEN/TWENTY MINUTES LATER CAR KILL.
TAKATA AIRBAG COMPLAINT. THE DEALER HAS ONLY REPLACED THE DRIVER SIDE AND AFTER REPEATED ATTEMPTS (OVER THE COURSE OF ALMOST 2 YEARS) HAS NEVER CONTACTED US TO REPLACE THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG. THE DEALER KEEPS SAYING THAT THE REPLACEMENT PART(S) IS /ARE UNAVAILABLE.
TAKATA RECALL: MY 18 YEAR OLD SON WAS IN A CAR CRASH AND SUFFERED FROM TBI. HE WAS UNPLUGGED FROM LIFE SUPPORT 8 HOURS LATER. NOTHING COULD BE DONE TO HELP HIM. IT IS MY BELIEF THAT THE AIRBAG DEPLOYED WITH GREAT FORCE AND CAUSED TBI. HE HAD UNCONTROLLABLE BLEEDING FROM BOTH EARS AND MASSIVE BLEEDING ON THE BRAIN. WE NEVER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE ON HIS CAR UNTIL TWO MONTHS AFTER THE ACCIDENT. *TT UPDATED 9/13/18*JB
"TAKATA RECALL"ABOUT APRIL 2014 MY CAR STEERING WHEEL FELT TIGHT SO I PULLED ACROSS THE STREET FROM MY HOUSE IN THE PARKING LOT CHECK THE ENGINE , OIL POWER STEERING ,EVERYTHING WAS FULL WELL THE NEXT WEEK MY CAR WAS IN A ACCIDENT MY CAR HAD JERKED TO THE RIGHT IN A ALLEY WAY I THE ONLY ONE IN THE CAR AN ALL MY AIR BAGS DIPLOID IT HAS ALREADY HAD AN INVESTIGATION ON THE VEHICLE SINCE THEN THREW DODGE THEY SAID IT WAS MY AIR BAGS AND ELECTRICAL BUT THEY WANTED TO HAVE A DOUBLE CHECK ON ECT,
WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD ALL THE PARK REVERSE NEUTRAL AND DRIVE LIGHTS STARTED HAVING FLASHING SQUARES AROUND THEM AND A 8 APPEARED AT THE END OF THEM. THEN THE TRANSMISSION STARTED GETTING STUCK AT HIGH SPEED AND NEARLY MADE ME LOOSE CONTROL.
I BROUGHT A VEHICLE WITH A ROLLED BACK ODOMETORAND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS CAULKED OVER SO YOU COULD NOT SEE IT WAS ON.AFTER I BROUGHT THE CAR FROM AN INDIVIDUAL IT FAILED EMISSION TESTING. MY MECHANIC DISCOVERED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS CUALKED. I DECIDED TO LOOK UP THE VIN ONLINE AND SAW THE CAR WAS SOLD AT AUCTION ON 9/25/17 ON THE ODOMETOR READ 199955. LINK TO AUCTION SITE : HTTPS://WWW.PUBLICSURPLUS.COM/SMS/AUCTION/VIEW?_ESSO_=HM7071BNH740SB0ZMZONI9K%2BIVAX0IXLTXKGGHBLN%2B4A14NM%2FCKSBGTUFR0ZNM%2FNPJZZJKHKVYBCI3A%2FKTFJTG%3D%3D&AUC=1945439 PRIVATE SELLER I BROUGHT CAR FROM LISTED MILEAGE AS 99,000. IT WAS ALSO ON TITLE AS 99,000. THE CAR LOST 100,000 ON THE ODOMETOR IN 2 WEEKS. TITLE SHOWING 99,000 IS ATACHED.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE CHARGER. WHILE THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS AT A STOP SIGN, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE REAR SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A TOWING LOT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO REPAIR THE BODY DAMAGE. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V352000 (AIR BAGS). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO MOVE THE SHIFTER WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS OFF. ALSO, THE VEHICLE COULD BE STARTED WITHOUT THE USE OF A KEY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE WIRELESS IGNITION NODE MODULE FAILED. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS AND THE VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V200000(ELECTRICAL SYSTEM), ALTHOUGH THE CONTACT REFERENCED IT AS A POSSIBLE EXPLANATION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 66,000.
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MY ESP KEEPS COMING ON AND IT'S BEEN CHANGED. THE CLEAR COAT IS PEELING OFF IN DIFFERENT SPOTS OF MY VEHICLE AND I'VE NOTIOCED THAT OTHER VEHICLES WITH THE SAME YEAR AS MINES IS DOING THE SAMETHING. MY CO-WORKER HAS THE SAME YEAR AS I DO AND WAS WONDERING IF SHE GOT A LEMON AND I ASKED HER WHAT YEAR SHE HAD AND WE BOTH HAVE A 2010 DODGE CHARGER
THE TIRE TRACKSON LIGHT CAME ON IN 2014 I HAVE HAD A SET OF NEW TIRES PUT ON TWICE AND GET THE OIL AND TIRES ROTATING EVERY 4 MONTHS AND THE LIGHT HAS YET TO GO OFF AND THEY CAN'T TELL ME WHY THE LIGHT IS STAYING ON AND SAYS LOW TIRE PRESSURE. I AM REALLY SCARED TO DRIVE IT BECAUSE I DON'T WANT THE WHEELS TO LOCK OR SOMETHING ELSE AND CAUSES ME A BAD ACCIDENT, SO I REALLY DON'T DRIVE IT ANYMORE BECAUSE OF THAT, SO COULD YOU PLEASE LOOK OFF INTO IT AND LET ME AND OTHERS KNOW IF IT'S ANY DANGER TO IT. THANKS
THE PCM - POWER-TRAIN CONTROL MODULE FAIL, CAUSING THE MOTOR TO ROCK AND JERK PERFIDIOUSLY FROM SIDE TO SIDE AS IF YOUR TIRE ON THE RIGHT SIDE IS ON A FLAT AND WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY. CAN STOP ARE STALL OUT AT ANYTIME WITH OUT YOU BEING AWARE. IT HAPPEN WHILE IN MOTION AND TRYING TO PARK IT.
CAR SHUT OFF ON ME WHILE GOING DOWN INTERSTATE 70 MILES AND HOUR LEFT LANE PASSING TRAFFIC, NO POWER STEERING, BRAKES. THANKFULLY A TRUCKER SAW MY DISTRESS AND LET ME OVER TO GET OFF INTERSTATE. THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED SERIOUS ACCIDENT AND BODILY INJURY AS AIR BAGS WOULD NOT HAVE DEPLOYED EITHER. WOULD NOT RESTART HAD TO HAVE TOWED, STARTER REPLACED, NOT THE ISSUE. UPON RESEARCH IT APPEARS THIS HAS HAPPENED WITH SEVERAL CHARGERS AND OTHER MODELS PRODUCED BY CHRYSLER. APPEARS TO BE A WIN MODULE ISSUE BUT NO RECALLS ONLY FOR THE T& C . WIN MODULE IS BEING REPLACED AT A HEARTY PRICE. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE LOOKED INTO THIS SITUATION AS THE WIN MODULE IS BEING USED IN NEWER MODELS. AND THIS RANDOM SHUTTING OFF IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE PUT APPEARS TO JUST KEEP GETTING PUSHED ASIDE. WILL HAVE REPAIR BILLS AVAILABLE ONCE COMPLETED.
ALTERNATOR/BATTERY/ELECTRICAL. HAVE HAD ISSUES WITH BATTERY FOR YEARS. CONSTANTLY HAVE HAD BATTERIES REPLACED AND/OR TESTED AND RECHARGED. PURCHASED THE CAR FROM DEALERSHIP 12/11. LAST BATTERY REPLACEMENT AUGUST 2017. OCTOBER 2017 HAVE HAD THREE JUMP STARTS. 10/14/17 RECEIVED A JUMP START AND WAS DRIVING THE 20 MINUTES TO RECHARGE BATTERY THINKING IT WAS THE BATTERY ISSUE AGAIN. CAR BEGAN MAKING NOISE SO PARKED IT AND LIFTED HOOD TO CHECK THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. NOISE GOT LOUDER AND THEN GOT BACK IN THE CAR. CAR BEGAN MAKING NOISES AGAIN AND THE BATTERY LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CAR ENGINE TURNED OFF AND WOULDN'T TURN BACK OVER. LUCKILY MADE IT BACK TO A PARKING GARAGE. CONTACTED CHRYSLER ON 10/15/17. CAR MANUFACTURED 8/10 WHICH IS DURING THEIR RECALL PERIOD FOR VEHICLES WITH ALTERNATOR ISSUES. THEY ADVISED I GO TO A DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THE CAR INSPECTED AND FOLLOW UP WITH THEM.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE CHARGER. WHILE PULLING INTO A PARKING LOT, THERE WAS AN ODOR OF BURNING WIRES THAT EMITTED INTO THE VENTS OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT NOTICED SMOKE UNDER THE HOOD AND FROM THE ALTERNATOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ALTERNATOR FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED DUE TO THE REPAIR FEES. IN ADDITION, WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE ABS AND THE BATTERY WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. A FEW MINUTES LATER, THE VEHICLE RESTARTED. THE FAILURE RECURRED TWICE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000.
APPROXIMATELY 8 MONTHS OR SO AGO I HAD TO REPLACE MY BATTERY BECAUSE IT WAS "TOO WEAK" FOR MY CAR. I DID SO AND EVERYTHING WAS FINE UNTIL ABOUT A MONTH AGO WHEN I TRIED STARTING MY CAR AND IT TOOK ABOUT 5 MINUTES FOR ME TO FINALLY START IT, IT WAS STATIONARY. I CAME HOME WITH MY EYES STINGING AND SWOLLEN AND THIS ONLY HAPPENED WHEN I WAS IN THE CAR. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION I REALIZED THE BATTERY BLEW UP AND THERE WAS BATTERY ACID ALL OVER MY TRUNK. I WENT ONLINE TO SEE IF IT WAS COMMON AND I HAVE SEEN SEVERAL FORUMS OF PEOPLE COMPLAINING ABOUT THEIR BATTERIES BLOWING UP. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD FOR THE DRIVER AND PASSENGERS IN THE VEHICLE. I DON'T KNOW IF IT IS A PROBLEM WITH THE CAR ITSELF OR THE BATTERY, BUT I DO THINK THIS NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. THE BATTERY IS A DURALAST BATTERY.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE CHARGER. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE ABS INDICATOR ILLUMINATED WITHOUT WARNING AND THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY LOST POWER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS ALSO SEVERELY RUSTED AND CORRODED UNDERNEATH THE STEERING WHEEL PANEL, WHICH CREATED AN UNBEARABLE ODOR INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE ODOR CREATED A BREATHING ISSUE FOR THE CONTACT, WHICH REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. JEEP, DODGE, RAM OF ONTARIO, CALIFORNIA WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND REPLACED THE MOTOR AND ALTERNATOR, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY COVERAGE AND THE RUST ODOR WOULD NOT BE COVERED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO THE DEALER. THE CONTACT PURCHASED A THREE YEAR POWER TRAIN WARRANTY FROM A THIRD PARTY, BUT THE WARRANTY WAS NOT HONORED BY THE DEALER DUE TO A 7 YEAR WARRANTY EXPIRATION DATE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 137,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
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TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V352000 (AIR BAG) HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ON A PRE-RECORDED LINE INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE PARTS WERE AVAILABLE HOWEVER WAIT TIMES AND PART AVAILABILITY MAY VARY. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
THE DRIVER OWNED A 2010 DODGE CHARGER. WHILE TRAVELING ON AN INTERSTATE, A WRONG-WAY DRIVER OF A FORD SUV COLLIDED WITH THE FRONT OF THE DODGE RESULTING IN AN APPROXIMATE 45 MPH DELTA-V BASED ON THE ACM OF THE WRONG WAY VEHICLE. THE DODGE WAS THEN REAR-ENDED BY A TRUCK TRACTOR WITH A LOADED TRAILER TRAVELING AT FREEWAY SPEEDS ESTIMATED AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH. THE AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY IN EITHER COLLISION. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES. A POLICE INVESTIGATION WAS INITIATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND A COMPLAINT WAS FILED ON BEHALF OF THE DECEASED. DUE TO THE LEVEL OF DAMAGE, THE VEHICLE MILEAGE WAS NOT ATTAINED. ...UPDATED 05/17/17 *BF ..UPDATED 05/23/17 *BF ..UPDATED 09/07/17 *BF UPDATED 9/28/18*JB *DT *JB *DT *TR*DT THE CONSUMER SUBMITTED THE POLICE REPORT. *TR
I HAVE RECENTLY BEEN MADE AWARE MY VEHICLE HAS OPEN RECALLS. I AM ACTIVE DUTY MILITARY STATIONED OVERSEAS IN GERMANY. I NEED TO FIND OUT WHAT DEALERS AROUND ME ARE AUTHORIZED TO CORRECT THE RECALLS I'M IN GRAFENWOEHR GERMANY.
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE CHRYSLER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V352000 (AIR BAGS ) 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 CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE CHARGER. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE, THE VEHICLE SOMETIMES ACCELERATED AT A LOW SPEED AND EVENTUALLY STALLED. THE FAILURE RECURRED WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS BEING FUELED. THE CONTACT WOULD NORMALLY BE ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE LAST TIME THE FAILURE OCCURRED WAS WHEN THE CONTACT WAS ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOP, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 178,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE CHARGER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, A VEHICLE CUT IN FRONT OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. IN ORDER TO AVOID HITTING THE OTHER VEHICLE, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A GUARDRAIL. THE VEHICLE CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. NEITHER OF THE FRONT AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT A FIELD EVALUATOR WOULD INSPECT THE VEHICLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 131,000.
TAKATA RECALL - I HAVE A YOUNGER DRIVER DRIVING A CAR WITH A PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG RECALL. THIS RECALL WAS ISSUED OVER A YEAR AGO AND IT HAS STILL NOT BEEN COMPLETED WITH NO TARGET DATE GIVEN. I PURCHASED THE CAR SO THAT IT COULD BE DRIVEN SAFELY AND FULLY. MY CHILD HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO HAVE A PASSENGER IN THE CAR FOR OVER A YEAR. THE DEALER DOES NOT SEEM TO CARE, NHTSA DOES NOT SEEM TO CARE, AND TAKATA DOES NOT SEEM TO CARE. YOU WON'T EVEN SAY NOT TO DRIVE THE CAR BECAUSE OF THE POTENTIAL LAW SUITS AND LOSS OF REVENUE THAT IT WOULD COST THE MANUFACTURERS. YOU HAVE CLEARLY CALCULATED THE COST OF DEATH AND/OR INJURY AT A LOWER VALUE THAN THE POTENTIAL LOSS OF REVENUE THAT WOULD RESULT FROM FIXING THE ISSUE OR DEEMING THE VEHICLES AS NOT DRIVABLE. IT IS RIDICULOUS AND UNACCEPTABLE. I WANT THE CAR FIXED OR REPLACED ASAP. WE ARE RELYING ON GOOD DECISIONS TO BE MADE BY TEENAGE DRIVERS WHEN YOU CANNOT CLEARLY MAKE GOOD DECISIONS IN REGARDS TO SAFETY GUIDELINES WRITTEN IN YOUR RECALL STATEMENTS? FIX THIS ASAP!
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V352000 (AIR BAGS). THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME FRAME TO SCHEDULE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE DURING THE FIRST QUARTER OF 2017. THE MANUFACTURER COULD NOT PROVIDE AN ESTIMATED DATE FOR WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD RECEIVE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT WAS NOT EXPERIENCING A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. .....UPDATED 03/08/17 *BF *CN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE CHARGER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000.
MY CAR HAD A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT SO I WENT TO AN OFFICIAL DODGE DEALER TO FIX. THEY CLAIMED IT WAS A FAULTY VALVE IN MY FUEL SYSTEM AND CHARGED ME $470 TO FIX. SINCE FIXED, I FILLED UP MY GAS TANK AND NOW WHENEVER I ENTER MY CAR, IT SMELLS OF RAW FUEL. AFTER DRIVING FOR ABOUT 10 MINUTES, THE SMELL GOES AWAY, BUT I HAVE FOUND MANY DIFFERENT PEOPLE ARE COMPLAINING ABOUT IT. I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER AND THEY COULD NOT DETERMINE THE REASON IT WAS SMELLING LIKE GASOLINE..I DID NOT TRACK FUEL INTO MY CAR AND WAS NOT STORING FUEL IN MY TRUNK. THE CAR DID NOT SMELL LIKE FUEL BEFORE THE INITIAL REPAIR. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE CHARGER. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND A DEALER ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS WHERE THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE IGNITION MODULE FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V200000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V352000 (AIR BAGS). 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 NOT AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V352000 (AIR BAGS). THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
TAKATA RECALL, DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED THE VEHICLE WILL SUPPLY SHUT OFF AND AFTER STOPPING VEHICLE WILL START UP LIKE NORMAL. HAS HAPPEN AT STOPLIGHTS AND WHEN TURNING, HAPPENS RANDOMLY. NOT SAFE AT ALL. *TR
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V313000 (AIR BAGS) WAS RECEIVED IN JUNE OF 2015. AFTER CONTACTING THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS NEEDED FOR THE RECALL REMEDY WERE STILL NOT AVAILABLE AND NO ESTIMATED TIME FOR RECEIVING THE PARTS COULD BE PROVIDED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
THE KEY STUCK IN THE IGNITION THE ENGINE SHUTS OFF BUT THE ACCYS STAY ON I CAN'T REMOVE THE KEY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE CHARGER. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. ON A SEPARATE OCCASION, THE IGNITION KEY FAILED TO TURN INTO THE OFF POSITION INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V200000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000.
THE RECALL WAS ISSUED IN JULY, 2016 AND IT IS NOW OCTOBER 18, 2016 AND THE PARTS ARE STILL NOT AVAILABLE. THIS MEANS I AM CONTINUING TO DRIVE IN AN UNSAFE CAR. PLEASE REMEDY THIS ISSUE.
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NHTSA publishes every complaint as the owner wrote it and investigates only a fraction. Spelling, capitalisation and judgement are the filer’s own. What carries weight is repetition: the same component failing the same way across many filings, and whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.
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