2011 Dodge Challenger

These are unverified consumer reports filed with NHTSA, shown as submitted.

• 12/31/2014· STEERING,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC),ENGINE

  I NEARLY WAS KILLED TODAY GETTING OFF HIGHWAY I-10 WHEN MY ENTIRE CAR SHUT DOWN. THE ENTIRE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILED ABS, ESP, BAS, TRACTION LIGHTING ALL CAME ON - POWER STEERING DID NOT WORK- COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN WITH NO RECOURSE FINALLY COASTED TO PARK IN THE GARAGE CLOSE BY ON A DOWNHILL EXIT. I WAS FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO FIND AN EXIT TO THE PARKING LOT AND LITERALLY COASTED IN WITHOUT POWER STEERING OR ANY ELECTRICAL AND WAS AFRAID THE BRAKES WOULD NOT WORK TO EVEN STOP THE CAR. FORTUNATELY, IT COASTED AND STOPPED. PREVIOUSLY RECEIVED AN ALTERNATOR RECALL NOTICE FROM DODGE, BUT WAS TOLD THEY DID NOT HAVE ANY PARTS AVAILABLE TO FIX THIS VEHICLE. I HAD NO IDEA THAT MEANT MY ENTIRE CAR WOULD DIE ON THE HIGHWAY WITHOUT THE ABILITY TO EVEN STEER. *JS

• 12/29/2015· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 DODGE CHALLENGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT DUE TO THE CONTINUOUS OPERATION OF THE SMART GLASS SWITCH, THE BATTERY WAS DISCHARGED WHICH CAUSED THE FAILURE OF THE VEHICLE TO CRANK. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,633.

• 12/29/2015· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  MY 2011 DODGE CHARGER V8 HAS LESS THAN 45K MILES AND MY ALTERNATOR WENT OUT THIS WEEK, I DID RESEARCH TO FIND OUT THERE IS A RECALL BUT ONLY ON THE V6 ENGINE, NOT THE V8. THE V6 AND THE V8 MODELS HAVE THE SAME 160AMP ALTERNATOR,BOTH THE MODELS NEED TO BE ADDED TO THE RECALL.

• 12/29/2015· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 DODGE CHALLENGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY WAS BECOMING INCREASINGLY DIFFICULT TO TURN OVER AND START THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT HAD TO MAKE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO START THE VEHICLE. THE DOOR LATCHES ALSO FAILED TO UNLOCK WITH THE KEY-LESS ENTRY EACH TIME THE CONTACT WAS NEAR THE VEHICLE. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT MANUALLY OPENED THE DOORS. THE CONTACT LATER RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V634000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND WAS WAITING ON THE PART FROM THE DEALER TO SCHEDULE THE RECALL REPAIR APPOINTMENT. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD BE REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

• 12/28/2015· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)

  CAR IS MAKING A WINDING NOISE UNDER HOOD, SMELL STRANGE ODOR. CAR STALL WHEN I STOP BEED JUMP

• 12/28/2015· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VISIBILITY

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 DODGE CHALLENGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW WAS FUNCTIONING INDEPENDENTLY AND CAUSED THE BATTERY TO DRAIN. THE WINDOW HAD TO BE CRACKED IN ORDER FOR THE VEHICLE TO BE ENERGIZED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE MOTOR IN THE WINDOW NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

• 12/28/2015· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  SINCE WE BOUGHT THE CAR DURING MOIST WEATHER MOISTURE GETS IN WINDOW MECHANISM CAUSING WINDOWS TO MALFUNCTION BY CONTINUOUSLY GOING UP AND DOWN ABOUT A HALF AN INCH. THIS KEEPS HAPPENING UNTIL THE BATTERY DRAINS. THIS ONLY HAPPENS WHEN CAR IS PARKED. PUTTING WINDOWS DOWN DOES NOT HELP AND DEALERS ARE WANTING TO CHARGE $500 FOR A "BRAND NEW" ALREADY DEFUNCT SYSTEM.

• 12/26/2017· POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEMFire

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 DODGE CHALLENGER. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED SMOKE UNDER THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND FLAMES APPEARED FROM THE ALTERNATOR. THE CONTACT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE AND DROVE TO DON DAVIS DODGE JEEP (1901 N COLLINS ST, ARLINGTON, TX 76011 (877) 376-9083). THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE ALTERNATOR WAS FAULTY. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

• 12/23/2019· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  ELECTRICAL FAILURE. IDENTICAL TO THE DESCRIPTION OF P60 / NHTSA 14V-634

• 12/22/2017· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  160/180 AMP ALTERNATORS RECALL T36 HAS BEEN OUT FOR 6 MONTHS AND THERE IS STILL NO UPDATE FROM FCA OR DEALERS ON WHEN PARTS WILL ARRIVE. WHAT IS THE NEXT STEP FOR SOMETHING THAT CAN RESULT IN MY CAR AND 1.3 MILLION OTHERS FROM POSSIBLY CATCHING FIRE OR LOSING POWER AS THE RECALL SAYS. I'M JUST LOOKING FOR AN UPDATE. MAHALO

• 12/22/2017· AIR BAGS

  TAKATA INFLATORS NO REMEDY/REPLACEMENT FOR DEFECTIVE AIRBAGS. HAVE CALLED DEALER 3 TIMES SINCE RECEIVING RECALL NOTICE AND HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT CHRYSLER/DODGE DOES NOT HAVE A REPLACEMENT.

• 12/20/2015· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY AND MY DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW STARTED GOING UP & DOWN. I TOOK IT INTO THE DEALERSHIP THEY RAN A DIAGNOSTIC & SAID IT WAS THE DOOR MODULE & SWITCH THEY BOTH GOT REPLACED & I STILL HAVE THE PROBLEM PLUS IF CONNECTED IT KILLS THE BATTERY.

• 12/19/2014· POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  VEHICAL SHUT DOWN IN STAGES, WINDOWS-AIR CONDITIONER-RADIO-TRANSMISSION, THEN POWER STEERING. NO WARNING. *TR

• 12/18/2015· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  STRANGE NOISE COMING FROM ENGINE , RESULTING IN POWER FAILURE. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO A GAS STATION AND CALL AAA. AAA GAVE MY BATTERY A JUMP BUT THEY TOLD ME THAT THE ALTERNATOR IS DYING AND UNABLE TO RECHARGE BATTERY. LOOKS LIKE THERE'S A RECALL FOR 3.6L ENGINE FOR ALTERNATORS, BUT I HAVE A R/T V8 AND I'M HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. THIS SHOULD ALSO BE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL AS THIS IS DANGEROUS AND SOUNDS LIKE THE EXACT SAME ISSUE .

• 12/17/2015· ELECTRICAL SYSTEMFire

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 DODGE CHALLENGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED SEVERAL TIMES. THE FAILURE PROGRESSED TO THE POINT THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART. SMOKE APPEARED NEAR THE FRONT END AND THE BATTERY HAD AN ELECTRICAL SHORT ASSOCIATED WITH THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO REPLACED THE ALTERNATOR ASSEMBLY AND THE BATTERY. THE CONTACT LATER RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V634000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO SUPPLY THE PART TO RECEIVE THE RECALL REPAIR WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME FRAME. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHEN THE PART WOULD BE SENT TO THE DEALER. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD BE REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

• 12/16/2015· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 DODGE CHALLENGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT A WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE ALTERNATOR HAD FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE ALTERNATOR WAS REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V634000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 28,000.

• 12/10/2014· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 DODGE CHALLENGER. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, AN ABNORMAL NOISE EMITTED FROM THE VEHICLE AND NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

• 12/06/2019· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  MY WINDOWS KEEP GOING UP AND DOWN BY THERE SELF AND KILLING MY BATTERY AND WHEN I WAKE UP CAR IS DEAD

• 12/02/2021· AIR BAGS

  I had the dealership fix a recall (N9C07) for the passenger seat wiring harness connector for the passenger side airbag a while back. My airbag warning lamp turned on recently and my mechanic told me it was that same issue that the recall was supposed to fix. I was told by the dealer that since this was replaced once already, they refused to replace it again. This is a major safety concern if the passenger side airbag does not deploy correctly. It is outrageous that their part is malfunctioning at no fault of my own and they refuse to fix it.

• 12/01/2017· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  THE SMART WINDOW CYCLING UP AND DOWN WHILE NOT RUNNING . THIS IS RUNNING MY BATTERY DOWN

• 11/23/2020· FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  THE AUXILIARY FUEL PUMP MODULE DEVELOPED A CRACK AND STARTED LEAKING A LARGE AMOUNT OF FUEL. THE TOP OF THE FUEL TANK HAD A LARGE PUDDLE OF FUEL AND IT WAS RUNNING DOWN ALL SIDE OF THE FUEL TANK AND ON TO THE GROUND. THIS IS A MAJOR FIRE HAZARD. ALSO THERE ARE ACCESS PANELS UNDER THE BACK SEAT AREA OF THE CAR TO REPLACE THE PUMP MODULES. FUMES FROM THE FUEL ENTERED THE CAR FROM THOSE ACCESS POINTS AND MADE IT ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO BE INSIDE THE CAR. I FIRST NOTICED THE SMELL AFTER FILLING THE THE FUEL TANK AND WHEN I GOT HOME I NOTICED THE FUEL RUNNING OUT ON TO MY DRIVEWAY.

• 11/23/2015· POWER TRAIN

  6 SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSION STICKS IN GEAR AND CREATES A DANGEROUS SITUATION WHERE VEHICLE CANNOT BE DOWNSHIFTED WHEN AND DOES NOT HAVE SUFFICIENT POWER TO ACCELERATE WHEN NEEDED. THIS SEEMS TO BE WORSE WHEN VEHICLE IS FULLY WARMED UP. VEHICLE NOW HAVE 16,000 MILES ON IT.

• 11/19/2014· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 DODGE CHALLENGER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE CONTACT SMELLED A BURNING ODOR AND ALL THE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE STALLED, BUT WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE, BUT WOULD NOT START THE NEXT MORNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED AN ALTERNATOR AND A BATTERY. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 44,000.

• 11/14/2014· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  WHILE DRIVING HOME WITH MY 2011 DODGE CHALLENGER V6, THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS (ABS,TRACTION CONTROL, AIRBAGS, ETC) CAME ON. I WAS DRIVING AROUND 60 MPH AND SHORTLY THEREAFTER THE CAR LOST POWER. STEERING LOCKED, I SOMEHOW STAYED ON THE ROAD AND SLOWED DOWN WITH THE BRAKE POWER I HAD LEFT AND THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. SINCE I WAS ON A TURN I KEPT GOING TO THE SHOULDER. FINALLY STOPPED AND THE WHOLE CAR JUST DIED. I READ ABOUT ALTERNATOR FAILURE IN THIS PARTICULAR MODEL. THIS SOUNDS EXACTLY LIKE THAT BUT, THE RECALL IS STILL 2 WEEKS AWAY. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO A LOCAL CHRYSLER/ DODGE DEALERSHIP. NOW SADDLED WITH A BILL FOR REPAIRS THAT I HOPE I CAN GET REIMBURSED FOR. *TR

• 11/13/2017· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  DRIVING DOWN A CITY STREET AT NIGHT ALTERNATOR STOPS WORKING. EVERYTHING ELECTRICAL SHUTS OFF - ABLE TO ROLL MOSTLY INTO A TURNING LANE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET BEFORE IT STOPPED. EVERYTHING ELECTRICAL TURNS OFF - NO LIGHTS -OTHER DRIVERS CANNOT SEE THE CAR. LEFT IN A VERY VULNERABLE UNSAFE POSITION - I COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY INJURED. UNABLE TO SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL TO PUSH OUT OF ROAD. LEFT IN A VERY UNSAFE POSITION. CALLED TOW TRUCK WHO WAS ABLE TO GET THERE BEFORE ANYTHING BAD HAPPENED. LEARNED OF THE RECALL OVER THE INTERNET - I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED OF A RECALL. IF I HAD KNOW THERE WAS A RECALL, I WOULD HAVE REPAIRED THE CAR - I NEVER WOULD HAVE DRIVER THIS CAR IF I HAD KNOWN. DODGE DOES NOT HAVE A "FIX" IN PLACE SO I MUST REPAIR THE CAR ON MY OWN AND WAIT UNTIL THEY GET IT FIGURED OUT OVER AT DODGE.

• 11/06/2014· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  I WAS DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH AND HAD TO SLOW DOWN FOR TRAFFIC. AS I DID, MANY OF THE DASH LIGHTS CAME ON INCLUDE ELECTRONIC STABILITY AND BRAKE. THEY WENT ON AND OFF AS A I SLOWED AND THEN SPEEDED UP SO THAT I COULD PULL OF THE ROAD. AS I TRIED TO PULL OFF THE CAR JUST DIED AND I LOST STEERING CONTROL. I COASTED INTO A SIDE PARKING LOT AND COULDN'T GO ANY FURTHER. TOWED TO DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD IT'S THE ALTERNATOR. SO THERE IS A RECALL ON THE ALTERNATOR COMING IN THREE WEEKS. BUT IN THE MEANTIME I HAVE TO SHELL OUT $1,200 FOR AN ALTERNATOR AND NEW BATTERY AND HOPE THAT CHRYSLER FIXES THIS [XXX] UP AND DECIDES TO BOTHER ISSUING ME A REFUND. AND THEN ONCE THE RECALL - THAT EVERYONE HAS KNOWN IS COMING FOR TWO MONTHS - FINALLY DOES COME OUT, I HAVE TO HAVE THE [XXX] THING REPLACED AGAIN. AND HOPE THAT IN THE MEANTIME, CHRYSLER ACTUALLY FIGURES OUT HOW TO FIX THE PROBLEM - WHICH IT SAYS IT DOESN'T CURRENTLY KNOW HOW TO DO. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

• 11/06/2013· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  NUMEROUS LIGHTS WENT OFF IN MY VEHICLE AFTER THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED AND THE MUSIC TO MY STEREO SUDDENLY CUT OF AND BACK ON WITHIN SECONDS. ALL OF THIS WITHOUT WARNING. NOW THE CAR FAILS TO START BACK UP. I'VE TAKEN IT TO A DODGE DEALERSHIP AND IT WAS DIAGNOSED AS A BAD ALTERNATOR. I WAS INFORMED THAT THERE ARE ABSOLUTELY NO ALTERNATORS AVAILABLE ANYWHERE FOR A 2011 DODGE CHALLENGER 3.6 AND SURE ENOUGH I CAN'T FIND ANY MYSELF ONLINE. HOW CAN A PART SO IMPORTANT BE ON BACK-ORDER WITH CHRYSLER AND NOT TO MENTION WORTH $500 AND OVER $200 IN LABOR WHEN ALL IT HAS ARE TWO BOLTS FOR ATTACHMENT. I'M SO CONFUSED. *TR

• 11/04/2015· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  DRIVER SIDE WINDOW KEEP GOING UP AND DOWN I HAVE TOOK IT TO THE SHOP ONE TIME BEFORE AND IT KEEP DOING IT COSTING ME MORE MONEY THE FIRST TIME IT KILLED MY BATTERY I HAVE TO LEAVE IT CRACKED SO IT WON'T RUN THE BATTERY DOWN AND BATTERY ARE NOT CHEAP OVER $200 THEN HAD TO PAY THE SHOP.NOW GOT TO TAKE IT TO THE SHOP AGAIN.

• 11/03/2014· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 DODGE CHALLENGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE AT A STOP LIGHT, THE VEHICLE STALLED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE ALTERNATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 47,000.

• 11/01/2015· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  THE CAR DIED WHILE DRIVING DOWN A CITY STREET LOSING ALL POWER AND FUNCTIONALITY. I RECIEVED A SAFETY RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR THE ALTERNATOR AT THE BEGINNING OF THE MONTH, I AM ASSUMING THAT IS THE ISSUE.

• 10/30/2019· ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  ISSUES WITH FUEL. HAVING TO CONSTANTLY REPLACE FUEL CAP. CLUTCH GETS STUCK.

• 10/29/2015· FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 DODGE CHALLENGER. WHILE REFUELING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED AN ODOR OF FUEL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THERE WAS A FRACTURE AT THE TOP OF THE FUEL TANK ON THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRACTURE RESULTED IN FUEL LEAKAGE AT THE FUEL PUMP. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 53,000.

• 10/27/2016· AIR BAGS

  TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 DODGE CHALLENGER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V3520000 (AIR BAGS). 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 MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

• 10/24/2012· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  STARTED AT ABOUT TWO TO THREE MONTHS WHILE STOPPED TO MAKE TURN, THE COMPUTER RESET. IT NOTED TIRE PRESSURE LOW AND AIR BAG LIGHT. THIS COMPUTER PROBLEM HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST SIX TO EIGHT TIMES. ALSO, AT LEAST SIX TO EIGHT TIMES, THE CAR WILL NOT DETECT KEY FOB AND THIS HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES AFTER NEW BATTERIES IN KEY FOBS WITH NEW BATTERIES. CAR ALSO DIED WHILE STOPPED AT LIGHT AND WHEN RE-STARTED IT ONLY HAD HALF THE POWER. I 'LIMPED' IT HOME TO AVOID GETTING STRANDED. WHEN RE-STARTED IT WAS ALRIGHT, BUT I CONTINUE TO HAVE COMPUTER AND ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. AFTER THE CAR STALLED, IT WOULD FLASH THE LIGHTS NUMEROUS TIMES WHEN THE KEY FOB WAS NEAR THE CAR IN MY POCKET OF SWEAT PANTS WITH NOTHING ELSE IN MY POCKET AND NOTHING PUSHING THE KEY FOB. PROBLEMS INCREASING OVER TIME AND I NOTICED CHALLENGER HAD NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS FOR KEY FOB AND ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. I JUST TOOK THE CAR IN FOR A RECALL REGARDING THE OUTSIDE DOOR SENSOR KEYLESS ENTRY. CAR HAS BEEN TO DEALER ABOUT THREE TIMES FOR THESE ELECTRICAL RELATED PROBLEMS. THE FIRST TIME THEY RE-SET THE COMPUTER. THE SECOND TIME THE DEALER COULD NOT REPLICATE THE 'KEY FOB NOT DETECTED' ISSUE. THIS TIME IT HAD THE KEYLESS ENTRY PROBLEM AND THE DEALER REFUSED TO EVEN WRITE DOWN THAT THE CAR STALLED IN TRAFFIC WHICH WAS ON A STATE HIGHWAY. *TR

• 10/23/2015· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 DODGE CHALLENGER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V634000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) 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 NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

• 10/21/2014· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING,ENGINE

  I OWN A 2011 DODGE CHALLENGER THAT WAS PURCHASED BRAND NEW OFF THE SHOW ROOM FLOOR IN THE LATTER PART OF 2011. I WAS LEAVING WORK ON THIS SUNDAY AND PULLED OUT OF THE PARKING LOT TO MERGE INTO TRAFFIC. WITHIN FIVE OR TEN MINUTES OF HAVING PULLED OFF MY CAR BEGAN A COMPLETE SHUT DOWN. THE WINDOWS WOULDN'T GO UP OR DOWN. THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT. THE RADIO AND LIGHTS ALL WENT BLACK. ALSO THE CAR CUT OFF COMPLETELY WHILE I WAS DRIVING!!!! I NEARLY CAUSED A MAJOR ACCIDENT IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY INTERSECTION. LUCKILY THE SURROUNDING DRIVERS WERE PAYING ATTENTION AND DID NOT HIT ME. IM MORTIFIED WITH THIS EXPERIENCE. MY CAR IS ONLY THREE YEARS OLD AND I'M CURRENTLY PAYING A NEARLY $600 NOTE ON IT. IT'S SO UNACCEPTABLE AND TO MAKE MATTERS WORSE, WHEN I CONTACTED DODGE, THE ONLY RECOURSE THEY ADVISED WAS TO CONTACT THE DEALER AND HAVE THE REPAIRS DONE AND APPLY FOR REIMBURSEMENT WHENEVER THE RECALL IS ANNOUNCED. WHEN I ASKED IF THEY WOULD BE WILLING TO HAVE A DEALER COME PICK UP THE CAR AS IT IS CURRENTLY INOPERABLE, THEY SAID THAT THE TOWING FEES WOULD BE MY RESPONSIBILITY AS WELL & PROBABLY WOULD NOT BE REIMBURSED. THE CUSTOMER SERVICE REPS BOTH TIMES I CALLED WERE OF LITTLE OR NO HELP AT ALL AND SEEMED GENUINELY UNCONCERNED THAT MY VEHICLE CUT OFF WHILE I WAS DRIVING!!! MY CALL TO THE DEALERSHIP WAS THE SAME. I HAVE HAD ALL MAINTENANCE FOR MY VEHICLE PERFORMED AT THE DODGE DEALERSHIP FROM OIL CHANGES TO TIRE REPLACEMENT. I'VE BEEN A LOYAL CUSTOMER & EVEN DONE REFERRALS FOR THE DEALERSHIP. THIS IS BY FAR THE WORST EXPERIENCE I'VE HAD WITH ANY CAR COMPANY AND I AM SO DISAPPOINTED. I WILL NEVER PURCHASE ANYTHING ELSE FROM THE CHRYSLER BRAND. I NOTICED THE RECALL EVEN INCLUDES THE CARS THEY ARE CURRENTLY SELLING ON THE LOTS (2014 MODELS) SO PLEASE BEWARE AND WARN ANYONE YOU KNOW TO STAY AWAY FROM CHRYSLER & ITS PRODUCTS. THEY DON'T CARE ABOUT YOU OR YOUR SAFETY. *TR

• 10/20/2014· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  DRIVING AT 40MPH AND ABS, ESP, AND BRAKE ASSIST LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED. THEN THE EMERGENCY BRAKE AND SEAT BELT LIGHTS STARTED FLASHING. THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENT PANEL STARTED FLICKERING THEN EVERYTHING BLACKED OUT AND THE CAR LOST POWER AND I HAD TO SWERVE OFF THE ROAD TO AVOID COLLISION. *TR

• 10/15/2019· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW 'SMART SWITCH' IS MALFUNCTIONING AGAIN. IT HAS WAS REPLACED A LITTLE OVER A YEAR AGO. I WAS TOLD MY PARTICULAR VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE RECALL, MISSED IT BY A MONTH. THE FACT IS MY VEHICLE MEETS ALL THE CRITERIA AS THE VEHICLES UNDER THE RECALL. CAN I GET SOME HELP HERE PLEASE?

• 10/14/2016· AIR BAGS

  TAKATA RECALL. I RECEIVED A LETTER ABOUT THIS RECALL MONTHS AGO. IT SAID THEY DONT HAVE THE PARTS TO REPAIR THIS ISSUE YET. I CHECKED ONLINE TODAY AND IT STILL SAYS THERE IS NO RESOLUTION. THIS SEEMS LIKE A SERIOUS ISSUE. I COULD DIE IF MY AIRBAG DEPLOYS! I DON'T FEEL THEY ARE HANDLING THIS FAST ENOUGH. THE RECALL DATE IS JULY 1, 2016! WHAT'S THE HOLD UP??? PEOPLE'S LIVES ARE AT STAKE HERE!

• 10/13/2018· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  I JUST WROTE IN ABOUT THE CLICKING SOUND FROM DASH ONCE IT REACH ABOUT 56,000 MILES. SORRY, BUT I FORGOT TO MENTION. I HAD THE SLIGHTEST CLUE WHAT THE SOUND WAS, OR WHERE IT WAS COMING FROM, SO OF COURSE I GOT ON YOUTUBE TO FIND A SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM JUST TO MAKE SURE IT WAS NOT JUST ME, AND I WAS VERY GREATLY APPALLED TO THE NUMBER OF THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE THAT ARE OWNERS OF CHALLENGERS THAT HAD OR HAS THE SAME ISSUE AND NO ONE CAN FIGURE WHAT CAUSES THIS PROBLEM. IT HAPPENS WITHOUT WARNING AND IT'S HIGHLY UNSAFE. THE CLICKING SOUND EVEN OCCURS WHILE DRIVING. I DIDN'T KNOW RATHER THE CAR WAS ABOUT TO EXPLODE OR WHAT, BECAUSE THE CLICKING SOUND IS SO INTENSE. I POP MY TRUNK AND THERE'S CLICKING. I UNLOCK MY DOORS AND THERE'S CLICKING. ON SEPT. 21, 2018 WHEN THE SOUND BEGAN, OUT THE BLUE THERE WAS A CLICKING SOUND SO LOUD, I THOUGHT THE KEY WAS GOING TO FALL OUT THE IGNITION WHILE I WAS DRIVING WITH MY CHILD IN THE BACK SEAT, AND THIS HAS NOT ONLY HAPPENED TO ME, BUT THOUSANDS OTHER. THIS IS HIGHLY DANGEROUS WHILE DRIVING. PLEASE FIND AN ANSWER TO THIS PROBLEM. PLEASE AND THANK YOU.

• 10/13/2018· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  I'M A OWNER OF A 2011 DODGE CHALLENGER. I'VE NOTICED NOT ONLY ON MY CAR, BUT EVERY DODGE CHALLENGER REACHED A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF MILES, MINES HAS 57,000 MILES AND THERE'S CLICKING SOUND FROM THE DASH WHICH A/C AND HEAT TO STOP WORK. THIS PROBLEM IS VERY COMMON FOR THE DODGE CHALLENGER, AND SHOULD HAVE A RECALL ON IT, BECAUSE ITS A CONSTANT PROBLEM WITH THE CHALLENGER, AND THE PROBLEM TENDS TO OCCUR AFTER A CERTAIN MILEAGE. THIS IS SOMETHING I DEEPLY FEEL THAT NEEDS A RECALL. PLEASE AND THANK YOU

• 10/13/2015· ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)

  ALTERNATOR DIED SUDDENLY OUT OF THE BLUE WHILE DRIVING. A LOUD WHISTLING NOISE STARTED COMING OUT OF THE HOOD WHICH GOT PROGRESSIVELY WORSE, AND THEN THE ENGINE LIGHT STARTED FLASHING. ONLINE THERE ARE REPORTS OF MANY ALTERNATORS DYING PREMATURELY IN THIS MODEL OF DODGE CHALLENGER.

• 10/08/2020· AIR BAGS

  THE AIRBAG WARNING SIGN WILL SOMETIMES APPEAR AND THEN DISAPPEARS. LATELY IT WILL NOT DISAPPEAR

• 10/07/2015· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  DODGE CHALLENGER RT ALTERNATOR DRAINED BATTERY UNTIL THE CAR SHUT DOWN WHILE I WAS IN MOTION. LOST ALL POWER BRAKES AND POWER STEERING.

• 10/05/2015· FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  MY TANK HAS TO BE LEAKING BECAUSE I REMOVED MY BACK SEAT AND FOUND GAS. RECENTLY TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP BECAUSE OF A CHL AND THE GAS SMELL AND THEY CLAIM THEY COULD NOT FIND THE LOCATION OF THE GAS SMELL. THEY TOLD ME I MAY NEED TO REPLACE THE CANISTER IN WHICH THEY WOULD GLADLY DO FOR $$$$. I DID SOME RESEARCH ONLINE AND THE GAS WAS UNDER MY SEAT. I'M AFRAID FOR MY WIFE AND SON .

• 10/03/2022· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  their is a common problem with the dash light panels going out making it unsafe ,unable to see speedomiter at night ,the repair is to have the whole gauge cluster replaced that also fails

• 10/03/2014· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE

  2011 DODGE CHALLENGER - I WAS DRIVING AND THEN ALL THESE DIFFRENT LIGHTS STARTED TO FLAH ABS, ESP, AND BRAKE ASSIST. THEN THE EMERGENCY BRAKE AND SEAT BELT LIGHTS STARTED FLASHING. MY LOCKED UP I WASNT EVEN ABALE TO TURN THE WHEEL!! THEN THE CAR JUST SHUT DONE, I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO MY HOUSE .(MORE MONEY SPENT) THIS WAS TWO DAYS AGO, THE SAME THING HAPPEND 03/2013 I HAD THE ALTERNATOR FIXED $800.00 THIS SHOULD NOT GO OUT AFTER 1 YEAR IN A 2011! THIS HAS TO BE A DEFFECT! I WILL NEVER PURCHASE ANOTHER DODGE! I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO REPAY TO GET THIS ALTERNATOR FIXED AGAIN THIS WILL BE THE 3RD ALTERNATOR IN 3 YEARS.. VERY UNHAPPY WITH DODGE> SO THEN I TOWED MY CARE 25MILES TO THE DEALER SHIP( $160.00) TO ADVISED ME ITS MY ALTERNATOR AND MY WARRANTY EXPIRED 03/2014 VERY UPSET AT THIS POINT AND $200 TO TELL WHAT I ALREADY NEW!!! I CALLED DODGE CUSTOMER SERVICE WAS NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANT'S WITH PAYING FOR THIS I WAS ADVISED TO WAIT FOR A RECALL! WHAT THE HELL VERY POOR CUSTOMER SERVICE!! I WILL NOW WRITE TO THERE CORPORATE OFFICE AT CHRYSLER GROUP CUSTOMER CARE PO. BOX 21-8004 AUBURN MICHIGAN 48321-8004! THIS TYPE OF BUSINESS PRACTICE IS UNACCEPTABLE. *TR

• 10/02/2017· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  CAR STALLS RIGHT AFTER INITIAL STARTING ATTEMPT 50% OF TIME. MUST CYCLE THE STARTING BUTTON THREE TIMES TO GET THE CAR TO START. OCCURS RANDOMLY HOT OR COLD. NO ENGINE CODES OCCUR. DEALER HAS NO IDEA WHAT THE PROBLEM IS BUT SUGGESTS THAT IT MIGHT BE THE KEY FOBS OR SOMETHING CALLED A "WIN" MODULE. THE PROBLEM BEGAN RIGHT AFTER AN ALTERNATOR FAILURE. I AM NOT WILLING TO INVEST MONEY IN REPAIRING THIS ISSUE UNLESS THERE IS A CLEAR MANUFACTURER STRATEGY TO FIXING THE PROBLEM.

• 10/02/2013· STEERING

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 DODGE CHALLENGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE PANEL LIGHTS ILLUMINATED INTERMENTLY, THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 41,000.

• 09/29/2017· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  THE ALTERNATOR IN MY 2011 CHALLENGER FAILED. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A PRIVATE REPAIR FACILITY. THEY TRIED TO ORDER A REPLACEMENT ALTERNATOR, AND THE DEALERSHIP WOULD NOT RELEASE THEM THE PART, CLAIMING THEY, THE DEALERSHIP, MUST PERFORM THE REPAIR. THIS IS NOT WHAT THE RECALL LETTER STATES, NOR CAN OR WILL THE DEALERSHIP PERFORM THIS REPAIR IN A TIMELY MANNER. MY CAR HAS BEEN DOWN SINCE 9/22, AND THE DEALER WILL NOT PERFORM THE REPAIR UNTIL 10/5.