2008 Dodge Charger Engine Problems

While driving at 65 MPH, your engine suddenly lost power and multiple warning lights came on, including the check engine light and traction control light. You were able to restart the vehicle and drive home, but the dealer refused to diagnose the problem without charging you for diagnostics. The underlying cause was never identified or fixed.

Your car hesitates when you try to start it. The engine may not turn over smoothly right away.

WHILE DRIVING MY 2008 DODGE CHARGER ON THE FREEWAY, THE RADIATOR FAN SHROUD BROKE INTO PIECES AND PUNCTURED MY RADIATOR. I LOST ALL ENGINE COOLING CAPABILITIES AND NEEDED TO DRIVE HOME TO COMPLETE REPAIRS. UNFORTUNATELY BY THE TIME I GOT HOME, THE ENGINE OVERHEATED AND SIEZED. I AM IN THE PROCESS OF REPLACING THE MOTOR FOR $7,000. ANY HELP FROM THE MANUFACTURE POSSIBLE?

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE CHARGER. WHILE DRIVING THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT WITH EVIDENCE OF SMOKE THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED THE CAUSE WAS DAMAGE FROM A MELTED RADIATOR THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT A SLOW SPEED, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT OF THE VEHICLE AND THERE WAS SMOKE COMING THROUGH THE AIR CONDITION VENTS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HOOD WAS RAISED AND THE CONTACT BECAME AWARE THAT ANTIFREEZE WAS POURING OUT OF THE BACK OF THE RADIATOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE RADIATOR FAN MELTED AND PUNCTURED THE RADIATOR. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RADIATOR FAN AND THE RADIATOR HAD BEEN PREVIOUSLY REPLACED DUE TO THE SAME FAILURE. AIRPORT CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM LOCATED AT 5751 EAGLE VAIL DRIVE, ORLANDO, FL 32822, WAS CONTACTED BY PHONE AT (407) 541-6200 AND NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALSO CONTACTED AND NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 157,000. PIIR=Y. AH

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE CHARGER. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO OVERHEAT. PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC BECAUSE THE COOLANT FAN PUNCTURED THE RADIATOR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 135,000.

CAR STARTED TO HAVE ISSUES WITH HESITATION AND STARTUP. THE PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENLY. I SEEN ONLINE THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE HAVING SIMINAR ISSUES BUT CANT PINPOINT THE PROBLEM. I SEEN FUEL PUMP PROBLEMS, IACV, MISFIRING ETC. THE CAR THROWS NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS BUT WHEN YOU PLUG THE CAR INTO A OBD 2 SCANNER IT SHOWS THE LONG TERM FUEL TRIM VERY HIGH AT 16.4 IN IDLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE CHARGER. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS PARKING THE VEHICLE, A LOUD ABNORMAL NOISE WAS HEARD UNDER THE HOOD AND THE CONTACT NOTICED SMOKE AND FLUID LEAKING ONTO THE GROUND. ALSO, THE RADIATOR FAN DETACHED AND ENTERED THE RADIATOR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200,000.

WE WERE DRIVING ON NORMAL ROAD GOING 35 MPH WHEN WE HEARD A LOUD POP SOUND AND STARTED TO LOSE POWER ON VEHICLE, WE PULLED OVER TO SIDE OF ROAD AND INSPECTED ENGINE AND A BLADE ON THE RADIATOR FAN BROKE LOOSE AND BECAME LODGED INTO THE RADIATOR. AFTER DOING SEARCH ONLINE IT APPEARS THIS HAS HAPPENED QUITE FREQUENTLY WITH THIS MAKE MODEL YET THERE IS NO RECALL ON MY VIN WHICH I FIND UNSATISFACTORY AND WILL BE REACHING OUT TO OUR LOCAL ATTORNEY IF I DO NOT HEARD ABOUT ABOUT THIS ISSUE SOON.

THE VALVE SEAT DROPPED CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT NOTICED STEAM COMING FROM THE VEHICLE AND IT SHOOK PROFUSELY. IN ADDITION, COOLANT BEGAN TO LEAK FROM THE VEHICLE AND ONTO THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE OVERHEATED AND SHUT OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS ALSO LEAKING OIL. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE STAN MCNABD CHRYSLER CHEVROLET DODGE DEALER AND THE RADIATOR WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 171,000.

MY RADIATOR FAN BLADE BROKE OFF AND FLEW INTO MY RADIATOR. THE PIECE OF FAN THAT BROKE OFF FLEW INTO MY RADIATOR PUNCTURING A HOLE INTO THE LOWER PART OF THE RADIATOR. A HOLE WAS MADE FROM THE BLADE HITTING IT AND CAUSING ALL THE ANTIFREEZE TO LEAK OUT. THIS IS SECOND TIME IN A TWO YEAR PERIOD BACK-TO-BACK THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED. AND THE REPAIRS AND PARTS COSTED ME DEARLY. THE VEHICLE WAS SITTING STILL WITH THE AIR CONDITIONER ON MID WAY. AND THE AS THE FAN WAS TURNING THE BROKEN BLADE GOT STUCK AND THE FAN STARTED TO SMOKE ALMOST CATCHING FIRE.

RECALL L08 ENGINE COOLING FANS, THIS RECALL IS EXACTLY WHAT HAPPEN TO MY CAR. COOLING BLADES BROKE AND WENT THROUGH THE RADIATOR. CALLED CHRYSLER TO COMPLAIN AS I WAS TOLD RECALL ISN'T ON MY EXACT VIN. THEY TOOK MY COMPLAINT AND SAID IT WAS THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM BUT TOUGH LUCK BECAUSE THE RECALL WASN'T ON MY VIN. MY CAR HAS BEEN SITTING IN THE FRONT YARD TILL I CAN AFFORD TO FIX IT ONLY HAD THE CAR 2 MONTHS. SITTING AT THE LIGHT FELT LIKE SOMEONE BUMPED THE BACK OF MY CAR BUT THERE WAS NO CAR BEHIND ME. COOLANT STARTED TO LEAK THROUGH THE A/C VENT. PULLED OVER AFTER THE LIGHT CHANGED AND TOWED THE CAR HOME AS IT JUST STARTED TO SHOW THAT IT WAS GOING TO OVERHEAT. WE REMOVED THE COOLING FAN AND SAW THE BROKEN BLADES AND THE WHOLE IT MADE IN THE RADIATOR. I WAS TOLD BY CHRYSLER THAT THE BLADES ARE CHEAP AND BREAK EASILY. WELL HELLO IF I AM GOING TO PAY THAT MUCH I HOPE THAT A VEHICLE IS GOING TO SOMEWHAT HOLD TOGETHER. THE DEALERSHIP I BOUGHT IT FROM HAD JUST REPLACED THE RADIATOR AND INSPECTED THE FAN AND EVERYTHING WAS GOOD. THEN IT JUST BREAKS I CAN TAKE AND SEND PICS IF NEEDED. THANK YOU

ON THE EVENING OF 09/17/2016 AT APPROXIMATELY 2200HRS, MY WIFE WAS LEAVING A LOCAL STORE PARKING LOT WHEN SHE HEARD A NOISE AND THE ENGINE BEGAN TO SHAKE AND MAKE A LOUD NOISE. SMOKE AND FLUID BEGAN COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. SHE IMMEDIATELY STOPPED THE VEHICLE AND SHUT IT OFF. I RECEIVED A FRANTIC PHONE CALL AND RESPONDED TO THE LOCATION TO FIND THAT A LITTLE MORE THAN HALF OF THE ELECTRIC RADIATOR COOLING FAN BLADES HAD DESENTIGRATED INTO PIECES, CUTTING INTO THE RADIATOR. THE VEHICLE IS NOW INOPERABLE AND PARKED AWAITING TO BE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP ON MONDAY. THERE WERE NO PREVIOUS WARNING SIGNS OF THIS EVENT HAPPENING AND AM VERY GLAD MY WIFE WAS NOT DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY WHEN THIS HAPPENED AS THE OUTCOME COULD HAVE BEEN MUCH DIFFERENT. LOOKING ONLINE, THIS APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN A PROBLEM WITH THIS YEAR MAKE AND MODEL VEHICLE ALONG WITH SEVERAL OTHERS FROM DODGE. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND COULD HAVE RESULTED IN A MUCH MORE SERIOUS INCIDENT HAD MY WIFE BEEN DRIVING AT HIGHER SPEEDS.

FANS ASSEMBLY OR FAN BLADE ITSELF DISINTEGRATED AND PIERCED RADIATOR REQUIRING NEW FAN ASSEMBLY AND RADIATOR - ALREADY A RECALL ISSUED ON OTHER DODGE MODELS. ALL PARTS ARE PLASTIC AND THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE CHARGER. WHILE DRIVING 20 TO 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE VIBRATED UNCONTROLLABLY AND THERE WAS A LOUD EXPLOSION UNDER THE HOOD. THE CONTACT NOTICED SMOKE UNDER THE HOOD AND FLUID LEAKING UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE COOLING FAN SEPARATED AND DAMAGED THE RADIATOR. THE COOLING FAN AND RADIATOR WERE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE CHARGER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, AN EXTREMELY LOUD NOISE EMITTED FROM THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE BOTH ENGINE LIFTERS WERE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 26,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE CHARGER. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE DRIVER HEARD AN UNUSUAL NOISE FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED FLUID THAT RESEMBLED ANTIFREEZE LEAKING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE COOLING FAN BLADE WAS FRACTURED. ALSO, SHROUDS OF THE FAN WENT THROUGH THE RADIATOR, WHICH CAUSED A LEAK AND DAMAGED THE RADIATOR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 54,000.

WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY, THE DRIVER SIDE ELECTRIC COOLING FAN BLADE BROKE AND PUNCTURED A HOLE INTO THE RADIATOR CAUSING MY CAR TO OVERHEAT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE CHARGER. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS UNDERGOING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE RADIATOR WAS FRACTURED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FAN BLADES SEPARATED FROM THE SHROUD AND CAUSED THE RADIATOR TO FRACTURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

WHILE DRIVING IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC, THE COOLING SYSTEM FAN BLADES CAME APART AND THE SHROUDS OF THE FAN WENT THRU THE RADIATOR CAUSING IMMEDIATE LEAKAGE OF ALL COOLANT AND DESTROYING THE RADIATOR. I ALMOST GOT INTO AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF THIS. THIS CAUSED LOSS OF RADIATOR COOLANT. FANS AND RADIATOR WILL HAVE TO BE REPLACED ALONG WITH COOLANT. ACCORDING TO DODGE, THIS HAS BEEN RECALLED ON SOME SAME VEHICLES (2008 CHARGERS) BUT MINE HAS NOT BEEN RECALLED OR NOTIFIED THAT THIS COULD OCCUR. THEY STATED IN THE ATTACHED DOCUMENT THAT THEY KNOW THEY HAVE INSTALLED A DEFECTIVE PART THAT CAN CAUSE FUTURE CAR DAMAGE, BUT WON'T DO ANYTHING TO FIX IT. I WAS REFUSED SINCE MY VIN IS NOT COVERED" BY THIS NOTIFICATION, EVEN THOUGH MY CAR IS IN A WARM CLIMATE STATE (FLORIDA) AND MY MAKE, MODEL, YEAR OF VEHICLE ARE EXACT TO THE DESCRIBED ISSUE IN THE NOTIFICATION

2008 CHARGER POLICE EDITION PROPERLY MAINTENANCED IT'S ENTIRE LIFE HAS A HAD PISTON IN 3 CYLINDER AT 130,000 I WAS TOLD IF I DRIVE IT AGAIN IT WILL THROW A ROD SO NOW I IT'S TIME FOR ANOTHER MOTOR THAT PROBABLY WON'T LAST ANOTHER 100,000 THE MOTORS ARE JUNK IT'S WELL KNOWN THAT THESE MOTORS HAVE ENGINE PROBLEMS AND START GOING AS SOON AS WARRANTY IS UP.

THE ENGINE JUST DIED WHILE DRIVING AND WOULDN'T START UP AGAIN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE CHARGER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH AND MAKING A TURN, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V567000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PART WAS UNAVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE REPAIR. THE CONTACT ALSO RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V313000 (AIR BAGS). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE CHARGER. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING BUT WAS ABLE TO RESTART AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V567000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND 15V313000 (AIR BAGS). THE PARTS TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE CHARGER. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

VEHICLE HAS HAD MULTIPLE ISSUES WITH IGNITION SWITCH, SOMETIMES AS SOON AS I START THE CAR THEN ENGINE WILL DIE. I THOUGHT INITIALLY THAT I WAS DOING SOMETHING WRONG AND I LET IT PASS BECAUSE THIS VEHICLE IS NOT HEAVILY USED, BUT STARTED SEEING ONLINE THAT PEOPLE WERE COMPLAINING FOR SIMILAR ISSUES. I TRIED SWITCHING KEYFOBS BUT THAT DID NOT SOLVE THE ISSUE. FORTUNATELY, I'VE NEVER HAD THE ENGINE DIE ON ME WHILE DRIVING, BUT SEEMS LIKE IT COULD HAPPEN. I NOW HAVE REMOVED EVERYTHING FROM MY KEY CHAIN FOR THIS CAR AND BASICALLY DRIVE THE CAR WITH ONLY A VERY LIGHT KEY RING ATTACHED TO THE KEY. I ALSO HAVE BEEN TRYING TO GET THIS ISSUE FIXED SINCE THE RECALL NOTICE CAME TO ME. THAT WAS LAST YEAR! I'VE REPEATEDLY CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY CLAIM THEY DO NOT HAVE PARTS FOR THIS RECALL. A FEW WEEKS AGO (TODAY IS 9/24/2015) I GOT A NEW NOTICE TO TAKE THE CAR IN, CALLED THE DEALERSHIP, GOT THE CAR IN THE SHOP; SERVICE ADVISOR CALLED ME IN THE AFTERNOON STATING THAT CHRYSLER DOES NOT HAVE PARTS!! AND THEY DO NOT KNOW WHEN THEY'LL BE AVAILABLE. THIS RECALL (P57) AND (R25) ARE ISSUES THAT CAN CAUSE LOSS OF FUNCTION WITHOUT WARNING. TO ME IT IS UNBELIEVABLE THAT THE COMPANY IS NOT MAKING SURE PARTS ARE AVAILABLE. THAT IS TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE.

CAR DOES NOT START IMMEDIATELY DUE TO IGNITION SWITCH RECALL. IGNITION SWITCH HAS BEEN ON RECALL SINCE NOVEMBER 2014. PART STILL NOT IN. CURRENTLY ON BACK ORDER.

MY WIFE HAD PARKED THE CAR AFTER DRIVING IT 5 MILES, IT WOULD NOT RESTART WE SENT IT TO OUR MECHANIC AND HE ALSO COULD GET IT TO START AFTER THEY CHECKED IT ON THE COMPUTER THEY TORE DOWN THE ENGINE TO FIND THE NUMBER 4 CYLINDER CRUMBLED SENDING METAL PARTS ALL THROUGH THE ENGINE. MY WIFE USED THE CAR FOR HER JOB CLEANING CONDO'S, SHE OWNS THE BUSINESS SO SHE DOES A LOT OF SHORT RUNS TO VARIOUS LOCATIONS, NOT HIGH SPEED OR EVEN HIGHWAYS. HE SENT US THE PICTURE, WE HAVE BEEN USING TUFFY'S FOR A WHILE AS OUR MAIN REPAIR SHOP FOR OUR OTHER VEHICLES AS WELL. YOU COULD SEE THE RIM OF PISTON 4 WAS 3/4 GONE.

ENGINE COOLING FAN BECAME SEPARATED FROM FAN HOUSING AND BECAME LODGED IN RADIATOR. THE FAN CONTINUED TURNING, CAUSING RADIATOR FAN BLADES TO BREAK OFF AND BOUNCE AROUND THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE RADIATOR DUMPED ALL COOLANT, AND THE ENGINE OVERHEATED WITHIN MOMENTS. DODGE HAS ISSUED A RECALL FOR A VERY SPECIFIC SALES CODE AND DATE RANGE OF VEHICLES, AND IS DENYING THE SAME RECALL TO OTHER OWNERS EXPERIENCING THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING REPAIRED, ANOTHER DODGE CHARGER OF THE SAME YEAR WAS IN THE SHOP FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. PICTURES HAVE BEEN TAKEN OF THE INCIDENT SHOWING THE FULL EXTENT OF THE DAMAGE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE CHARGER. WHILE AT A STOP LIGHT, THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE INCREASED AND ANTIFREEZE FUMES AND SMOKE EMITTED INTO THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS MERGED INTO A PARKING LOT AND TOWED TO A DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE RADIATOR AND THE FAN BLADES DETACHED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 91,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE CHARGER. WHILE AT A STOP LIGHT, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE AND THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE AND THEN TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE RADIATOR FAN FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 71,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE CHARGER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE OVERHEATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE COOLANT AND AIR BLEEDER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE.

MY ENGINE LIGHT IS ON IN THE CAR AND I HAVE CONTACTED SEVERAL CHRYSLER DEALERSHIPS AND THEY ARE TELLING ME THAT THE PARTS FOR REPAIR ARE NOT IN. I HAVE A FEAR OF DRIVING BECAUSE THE SAFETY RECALL IS SO DANGEROUS. *TR

THIS VEHICLE OCCASIONALLY STALLS OUT, IT CAN HAPPEN ONCE AND NOT AGAIN FOR 4 OR 5 MONTHS OR IT CAN HAPPEN NUMEROUS TIMES IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. THIS USUALLY HAPPENS AT LOW SPEED AND THERE IS NO WARNING WHEN IT WILL HAPPEN, THE RADIO, LIGHTS AND WINDOWS ALL WORK, HOWEVER THE FUEL GAUGE GOES TO ZERO. I HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE CHECKED BY FIRESTONE AND ALSO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THE TESTS SHOWS NOTHING IS WRONG . . UNTIL THE VEHICLE RECREATES THE SITUATION WHEN IT IS IN THE SHOP, THE PROBLEM CANNOT BE IDENTIFIED. ALTHOUGH IT USUALLY HAPPENS AT LOW SPEEDS, IT IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION. I HAVE HAD THE CAR STALL OUT NUMEROUS TIMES WHEN I AM PULLING OUT OF A PARKING LOT INTO TRAFFIC, OR WHEN I AM ACCELERATING AFTER A RED LIGHT. IT IS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE THIS CAUSES AN ACCIDENT WITH INJURIES. *TR

I WAS DRIVING DOWN A STREET WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN MY VEHICLE STARTED TO SHAKE. I PULLED OVER AND FOUND OUT THE MY COOLING FAN HAD BROKEN OFF SENDING THE BLADES INTO MY RADIATOR CAUSING THE SYSTEM TO LOSE COOLANT. I SPENT OVER 400 DOLLARS FOR REPAIRS. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM FROM WHAT I READ AND I FEEL THAT I SHOULD BE REIMBURSE FOR THE COAT OF THE REPAIRS AND HAVE CHRYSLER PERFORM A CHECK FOR ANY OTHER DAMAGES IT MIGHT OF CAUSED. *JS

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.

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

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

THERE WAS A LOUD KNOCKING COMING FROM MY CAR, I THEN HAD PLACED CAR INTO BE SERVICE TO CHECK OUT KNOCKING. ONCE THE TOP OF ENGINE WAS TORN DOWN, THEY FOUND THE PIN TO THE ROCKER ARM ASSEMBLY WAS CRACKED AND CALL DODGE DEALER TO ORDER PART AND FOUND THAT THIS IS A ON GOING PROBLEM WITH DODGE 3.5 V-6 ENGINE. PARTS WHERE AROUND 800 AND TOTAL BILL WAS AROUND 1200. UPON PICKING UP CAR LEARNED THAT THERE WAS ANOTHER DODGE IN THE REPAIR SHOP BEING FIXED FOR THE SAME PROBLEM AND SHOP OWNER INFOR ME THE AFTER THEY CHECKED INTO IT. THIS IS A BIG PROBLEM FOR THIS ENGINES. AND STATED WHEN THE CALLED THE DEALER FOR THE PART, THE PARTS DEPARTMENT KNEW JUST WHAT PART THEY NEEDED AND DID NOT EVEN HAVE TO LOOK THE PART UP, DUE TO THE FACT THAT THIS HAPPENS ALL THE TIME. THIS IS A EVERY EXPENSIVE FIX THAT DODGE SHOULD MAKE RIGHT AND REPLACE THESE PARTS THAT FAIL REPEATEDLY IN THESE ENGINES. THE WORSE PART IS DODGE KNOWS OF THIS PROBLEM. THEY HAVE, DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE PARTS DEPARTMENT DIDN'T EVEN HAVE TO LOOK UP THE PART OR PART NUMBER FOR ORDERING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! NOW I HAVE PLACE MY CAR BACK INTO THE REPAIR SHOP FOR THE SAME PROBLEM AGAIN. *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

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

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 FROM SAME COMPLAINANT: 1023591, 10523589)

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 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.

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

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

ON CHRISTMAS EVE, DECEMBER 24TH 2012 AT APPROXIMATELY 1:45 IN THE AFTERNOON I WAS DRIVING MY 2008 DODGE CHARGER ON A BUSY INTERSECTION WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN I HEARD A LOUD BANGING NOISE FROM MY ENGINE COMPARTMENT. AFTER I HEARD THE LOUD NOISE, MY 2008 DODGE CHARGER IMMEDIATELY STOPPED AND SHUT OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF THE BUSY INTERSECTION NEARLY CAUSING A CHAIN REACTION MULTICAR ACCIDENT. A LOCAL POLICE OFFER CAME TO THE SCENE AND HELPED DIRECT TRAFFIC UNTIL I WAS ABLE TO PHYSICALLY PUSH MY CAR OUT OF HEAVY TRAFFIC. ONCE I WAS ABLE TO LOOK UNDER THE HOOD I NOTICED A LOT OF COOLANT POURING TO THE GROUND. I ALSO NOTICE THAT THERE WAS NO COOLANT IN THE COOLANT DEPARTMENT. I CONTACTED THE LOCAL DODGE DEALERSHIP, BUT UNFORTUNATELY THEY WERE CLOSED DUE TO THE HOLIDAYS. LUCKY I WAS ABLE TO BRING MY 2008 DODGE CHARGER TO TIRE KINGDOM. THE MANAGER OF TIRE KINGDOM IDENTIFIED THE PROBLEM AND STATED THAT MY COOLING FAN BROKE OFF CAUSING THE BROKEN PIECES OF THE FAN TO FLY INTO MY RADIATOR WHICH CAUSED MY RADIATOR DAMAGE AND LEFT A HOLE IN MY RADIATOR. ADDITIONALLY I HAD TO PAY $571.36 TO REPAIR MY 2008 DODGE CHARGER AND THE DAY BEFORE CHRISTMAS ON TOP OF THAT. I HAVE FULL RECEIPTS FOR THE REPAIRS AND I ALSO HAVE PICTURES OF THE BROKEN FAN AND DAMAGED RADIATOR. AFTER GOING TO THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S WEBSITE WWW.NHTSA.GOV I DISCOVERED THAT DODGE HAD A TSBS OUT FOR THIS PROBLEM. THEREFORE, THIS PROBLEM WAS NOT MY FAULT WHAT SO EVER. *TR

THE COOLING SYSTEM FAN BLADES CAME APART AND THE SHROUDS OF THE FAN WENT THRU THE RADIATOR CAUSING IMMEDIATE LEAKAGE OF ALL COOLANT AND DESTROYING THE RADIATOR. *JS

EVERYTIME I CHECK MY OIL THERE IS NEVER ANY OIL IN THERE. I AM CONSTANTLY HAVING TO PUT OIL IN MY CAR. THE OTHER NIGHT I WAS DRIVING AND MY CAR JUST STARTED SHAKING. THE AIR AND HEAT STOPPED WORKING. I TOOK MY CAR TO THE SHOP AND THEY SAID I NEEDED A TUNE UP AND THAT MY #2 SPARK PLUG HAD BLOWN. I THEN HAD THE TUNE UP AND #2 SPARK PLUG CHANGED AND MY CAR STILL IS NOT RUNNING RIGHT. I TOOK IT TO ANOTHER MECHANIC WHO BASICALLY LAUGHED AT ME AND TOLD ME THE 2.7 ENGINE WERE HORRIBLE. HE TOLD ME I HAD OIL SLUDGE AND THAT I MIGHT AS WELL NOT EVEN BOTHER GETTING MY CAR FIXED. I HAVEN'T EVEN HAD THIS CAR A YEAR YET. DODGE NEEDS TO REPLACE ALL 2.7 ENGINES. *TR

IM SUBMITTING THIS STATEMENT FOR EVERYONE THAT HAS HAD THE UNFORTUNATE PLEASURE OF OWNING A DODGE VEHICLE. ABOUT A MONTH AND A HALF AGO I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AND MY 2008 DODGE CHARGER JUST DIED ON ME. I HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME THAT I NEEDED A NEW ENGINE AS A RESULT OF OIL SLUDGE BUILDUP. I SUBMITTED ALL MY MAINTENANCE RECORDS SHOWING THAT I WAS GETTING MY MAINTENANCE DONE AND THEY CAME BACK DENYING MY WARRANTY CLAIM. I FEEL LIKE CHRYSLER IS JUST A BIG RIP-OFF WITH THEIR WARRANTIES CAUSE ITS FUNNY THE SERVICE LADY TOLD ME THAT IT WAS NO OIL SHOWING ON THE DIPSTICK AND I HAD MY MECHANIC TO LOOK AT MY CAR A DAY BEFORE I HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND IT WAS 3QTS IN THERE SO SOMETHING SOUNDS FISHY TO ME. I'VE BEEN RESEARCHING THIS ISSUE AND IM NOT ALONE AND THEY REALLY NEED TO CHECK INTO THIS PROBLEM BUT ITS VERY CONVENIENT FOR THEM TO DENY HAVING TO REPLACE THEIR DEFECTIVE ENGINES. I HAVE 2 DODGE CHARGERS AND WILL BE GETTING RID OF BOTH ASAP. *KB

MY 2008 DODGE CHARGER HAS HAD MULTIPLE ELECTRICAL ISSUES. TWO MONTHS AGO THE PASSENGER WINDOW WOULDN'T ROLL DOWN THEN IT WORKED AGAIN A FEW DAYS LATER, APPROX 2 WEEKS AGO I WAS TURNING A CORNER AND THE CAR JUST SHUT OFF. IT RESTARTED WITHOUT PROBLEMS. TODAY, THE STEREO SYSTEM WONT COME ON AND MY WARRANTY WENT OUT 9 DAYS AGO. *KB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WHILE CLEANING THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, HE DISCOVERED THAT THE HIGH PRESSURE COOLING LINE FOR THE AIR CONDITIONER DID NOT HAVE ANY PROTECTION AND EXHIBITED ABNORMAL WEARING. AS THE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN TO THE DEALER, THE HOSE SPLIT IN HALF, CAUSING COOLANT TO SPEW ALL OVER THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND THE CABIN OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT AS A RESULT OF THE HOSE SPLITTING, THE AIR CONDITIONER SYSTEM WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 16,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 81,000.

DURING LOW SPEED TURNS TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT (LESS THAN 30 MPH) DECELERATING NO BRAKES, THE CAR WILL STALL. THIS HAS OCCURRED THREE TIMES WITH DIFFERENT DRIVERS. DEALERSHIPS CAN FIND NO DEFECTS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH WHEN HE APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE YET THE FAILURE BEGAN TO RECUR INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS TOLD THERE WAS A FAILURE WITHIN THE COMPUTER SYSTEM. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT YET REPAIRED BECAUSE THE NECESSARY PARTS FOR REPAIRS WERE ON BACK ORDER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67,942 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 68,600 UPDATED 03/29/11*LJ UPDATED 07/11/11

I HAVE A 2008 DODGE CHARGER, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND I WAS WONDERING WHY. I TOOK THE CAR INTO AUTOZONE TO GET THE SCAN VIA OBDII, THE SCAN CAME UP WITH CODE P1004 WHICH IS A DEALER CODE. I IMMEDIATELY RESEARCHED THE CODE AND FOUND THAT IT WAS DUE TO MY "SHORT RUNNER VALVE" AND MY INTAKE MANIFOLD. THIS ISSUE IS A WIDESPREAD EPIDEMIC AMONG CHRYSLER CARS; SEBRING, CHARGER, 300...MOSTLY 3.5 ENGINES. THE DEALERSHIP (DARCARS DODGE NEW CARROLLTON MD) TOLD ME THAT IT WAS NOT A RECALL EVEN THOUGH THEY KNOW IT IS OUT OF HAND AND ALSO THAT THE FEDERAL EMISSIONS WARRANTY DOES NOT COVER THIS ALTHOUGH IT SEEMS TO BE LINKED TO EMISSIONS. THIS IS VERY CONFUSING TO ME AND ALSO BAFFLING. CHRYSLER TOLD ME THAT I WOULD BE CONTACTED THE NEXT DAY AFTER THEY CALLED TO CONFIRM INFORMATION ON FRIDAY OCT.15. I NEVER RECEIVED THAT CALL. I DO NOT FEEL LIKE THE COMPANY REALLY CARES ABOUT IT'S CONSUMERS ONLY HOW MANY CARS THEY CAN SHOOT OFF THE LOT. EVEN WITH FURTHER RESEARCH IT IS A KNOWN FACT TO THE COMPANY THAT THEY RUSHED PRODUCTION ON THE 3.5L MOTORS, BUT WHY? ARE WE NOT CONSUMERS? I HAVE TWO OF CHRYSLER'S VEHICLES IN MY DRIVEWAY; 2007 CHRYSLER 300 AS WELL AS 2008 DODGE CHARGER, DO I NOT DESERVE BETTER? THIS REALLY SICKENS ME AND THE REST OF THE COMMUNITY ON THE FORUMS I FREQUENT!!!! WE AS CONSUMERS DO NOT ASK YOU GUYS FOR MUCH, BUT IF WE TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BUY YOUR PRODUCTS HAVE THE DECENCY TO MAKE SURE OUR FAMILIES ARE SAFE.... SINCERELY, DISAPPOINTED CONSUMER. *TR

I HAVE A 2008 DODGE CHARGER WITH 24,000 MILES ON IT AND HAVE MY CAR SERVICED AS REQUIRED AND YET THE ENGINE BLEW LASTNIGHT. OVER THE LAST 2 WEEKS MY CAR WAS MAKING TICKING NOISES BUT IT WAS NOT CONSTANT,I LET IT GO. THEN 3 DAYS AGO I TOOK MY CAR TO HAVE AN OIL CHANGE AND IT WASN'T TIME BUT I WAS WORRIED SO I DID. LASTNIGHT THE CAR ENGINE SOUNDED REALLY BAD LOTS OF CLUNKING SO I PULLED OVER AFRAID OF NOT KNOWING WHAT WAS GOING TO HAPPEN. I HAVE DODGES LIFETIME DRIVETRAIN WARRANTY SO I HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALER. TODAY THEY CALLED AND TOLD ME THE ENGINE WAS NOT COVERED BECAUSE OF SLUDGE BUILDUP. I TOLD THEM I DID ALL THE MAINTENANCE AND HAVE PROOF BUT THEY STILL INSIST IT IS MY FAULT.I AM AT A LOSS NOW OF WHERE TO TURN. $5-$7000.00 WILL GET IT RUNNING AGAIN OUT OF MY POCKET. PLEASE HELP AS I THOUGHT I WAS COVERED AND DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO. *TR

PLASTIC RADIATOR COOLING FAN BROKE APART, SHATTERING THE FAN BLADES, FAN SHROUD AND MAKING NUMEROUS LARGE HOLES IN THE RADIATOR. VEHICLE UNDRIVEABLE AND REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY. POLICE VEHICLE. *TR

WE HAD PURCHASED A 2008 DODGE CHARGER WITH 2 MILES. APPROXIMATELY 3-4 MONTHS AFTER WE HAD PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IT HAD ENGINE OIL ON CRANKSHAFT SEAL, SPEEDOMETER WAS ERRATIC IT WOULD GO FROM 60-0 FROM CRUISING, IT HAD A JOLT PULLING FEELING. FROM THAT POINT ON THE AIR CONDITIONER WAS NOT COOLING PROPERLY, & HAD A FOUL SMELL, CRUISE CONTROL WOULD CANCEL BY ITSELF. THEN ON 06/23/2008 IT HAD ENGINE OIL LEAK. SO WE DECIDED TO DO SOMETHING THAT WOULD JUST COMPLETELY RUIN OUR CREDIT, WE VOLUNTARILY TURNED IN THE CAR. AS OF TODAY 02/26/2009 WE HAVE A BALANCE AS PER CHRYSLER OF 7,500 DOLLARS BECAUSE THEY WERE ONLY ABLE TO SELL IT FOR 17,000. I HAVE INVOICES, TO PROOF WHAT OUR ISSUES WERE, SOME WERE REPLACED, SOME TSB WAS AND WASN'T FOUND. WE HAD THE VEHICLE FOR ONLY 7-8 MONTHS. AND FOR THIS TO BE SUCH AN ISSUE WITH A BRAND NEW VEHICLE TO ME WAS JUST RIDICULOUS. SINCE THAT WAS THE MAIN REASON I HAD PURCHASED A BRAND NEW CAR IN THE FIRST PLACE. *TR

THERE SEEMS TO BE A WIDESPREAD ISSUE WITH DODGE CHARGERS (2006 - PRESENT). WHEN ACCELERATING AND PRESSING THE GAS PEDAL A "WHISTLE" SOUND CAN BE HEARD COMING FROM THE POWERTRAIN / ENGINE SECTION. THE SOUND ONLY OCCURS DURING STEADY ACCELERATION BETWEEN 40 - 65 MPH. IF THE GAS PEDAL IS RELEASED OR PRESSED HARDER THE SOUND GOES AWAY. MANY CHARGER OWNERS HAVE REPORTED THIS ISSUE ON THEIR VEHICLES (SE, SE+, SRT, R/T, ETC..) BUT THE SERVICE CENTERS AT THE DEALERSHIPS HAVE YET TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE AND THERE IS NO FIX FOR THIS YET. THIS COULD BE AFFECTING THOUSANDS OF CHARGER VEHICLES AND NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED. *TR