2009 Dodge Charger Electrical Problems

While driving at 35 mph, all warning lights came on and your engine stalled. You noticed black smoke from under the hood and extinguished it with water and a wet rag. After pulling over, you saw smoke coming from the rear seats—the fire department arrived and found that your battery had caught fire in the trunk. Fortunately, you and your passenger were unharmed and a fire department report was filed. This issue likely involves the battery, its mounting, or electrical connections that may need inspection or replacement.

Multiple electrical systems on your steering column have stopped working, including turn signals, windshield wipers, high beams, cruise control, horn, and power mirrors. Your taillights and running lights only work intermittently and seem to respond to the brake light switch position, while your airbag warning light flickers on and off. You've replaced several parts over months without resolving the issue, creating serious safety concerns with no turn signals or wipers. The problem likely involves the Totally Integrated Power Module (TIPM), which may require replacement or professional electrical diagnosis to restore all systems.

Your car has multiple electrical issues: the low tire pressure warning light stays on even after changing tires, the trunk won't unlock using the key fob or interior release button, and the engine cuts off unexpectedly while driving—including in traffic. The door lock cylinder is also easy to break into. The engine stalling while driving is a serious safety concern that needs immediate attention.

After your air bag was replaced as part of a recall repair, your instrument cluster display went completely black and stopped working. Your dashboard screen isn't showing any information, and the vehicle hasn't been diagnosed or fixed yet. The issue started around 179,000 miles. Fixing this will likely involve diagnosing the electrical connection between the air bag replacement work and the instrument cluster, possibly replacing the cluster itself or repairing wiring that may have been disturbed during the recall repair.

Your Dodge Charger is shutting off unexpectedly while driving or idling, then restarting and running normally — but the problem keeps happening. You've already replaced the spark plugs, battery, and fuel pump without solving it. You've also noticed a ticking sound coming from the engine area. The dealer hasn't been able to help identify the root cause yet.

Your car is displaying fault codes related to communication problems between the vehicle's computer systems, and it's entering limp mode (reduced power/performance) every 10-30 minutes while driving, making it unsafe to operate. You believe the column shifter assembly is the cause, as there was a recall issued for this same part with identical symptoms. The issue likely requires diagnosis and replacement of the shifter assembly or related communication components to restore normal vehicle operation.

While driving your 2009 Dodge Charger at low speed, the battery service and check engine warning lights came on, and your fuel gauge started giving incorrect readings. A dealership diagnosed that your PCM (engine computer) had failed and needed replacement, along with several other components including the fuel pump assembly, battery, alternator, spark plugs, heating hoses, and thermostat. The repair likely involves replacing the PCM and potentially other electrical and fuel system components that the computer controls.

When you pressed the start button on your key fob, your car started but then shut itself off immediately and activated the anti-theft system, which locked you out of all car functions. This left you unable to restart or control the vehicle. The issue likely involves the ignition system or anti-theft module incorrectly detecting a security problem.

THE WIN MODULE HAS TROUBLE COMMUNICATING WITH THE KEY FOB AND THE VEHICLE SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING. LOOSE ALL POWER TO DASH. HAPPENED TO ME ON THE HIGHWAY AND ON THE STREET WHILE DRIVING. ALMOST HAD AN ACCIDENT. WIN MODULE STOPS WORKING ALL TOGETHER

THE RADIATOR FAN CONNECTOR IS BURNT. NOW RADIATOR FAN WON'T TURN ON, CAUSING CAR TO HEAT UP AND COOLANT TO BOIL.

THE KEYFOB WILL NOT CRANK THE CAR. IT IS DETECTED IN THE IGNITION BUT WILL INTERMITTENTLY NOT CRANK THE CAR. THIS, IN TURN, MAKING ME LATE FOR WORK. I AM A NURSE AND A SINGLE MOTHER AND CAN NOT AFFORD TO RISK MY JOB NOR CAN I AFFORD THE $300 IT IS WAS QUOTED TO REPLACE A KEY THAT MAY NOT EVEN WORK.

TIPM FAILURE CAUSING REMOTE START FAILURE

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE CHARGER. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE IGNITION WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, WHILE IN PARK, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS AWARE OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V373000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM), BUT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

FOB: CAR WILL NOT START

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE CHARGER. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT ANY JARRING EVENT WOULD CAUSE THE IGNITION TO MOVE FROM THE RUN POSITION TO THE ACCESSORY OR OFF POSITION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE WIN MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 182,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE CHARGER. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. THE FAILURE WAS PERSISTENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH AND IGNITION HARNESS FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

VEHICLE IS A 6 CYL. USED POLICE PACKAGE UNIT WITH 107,200 MILES. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, VEHICLE HAS "SHUT OFF" WHILE DRIVING REQUIRING PUTTING VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL AND RESTARTING ENGINE WHILE PULLING TO A SAFE LOCATION WITHOUT POWER STEERING OR POWER BRAKES. THE KEY AUTOMATICALLY TURNED TO THE "OFF" POSITION EACH TIME, CAUSING THE ENGINE TO SHUT OFF. ALSO, KEY COULD NOT BE REMOVED AND WHILE IN THE OFF POSITION, ALL ACCESSORIES STILL WORKED. FINALLY WAS ABLE TO REMOVE KEY AND TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP. SERVICE ADVISOR COULD NOT REMOVE KEY. APPOINTMENT MADE TO CHECK PROBLEM (1ST ONE 4 DAYS LATER), AND WHEN HOME, HAD TO DISCONNECT BATTERY TO SHUT OFF EVERYTHING. ONLY OTHER RECALL IS FOR THE TAKATA AIRBAG REPLACEMENT WHERE PARTS ARE STILL NOT AVAILABLE AFTER ALMOST A YEAR. VERY DANGEROUS WITH VEHICLE SHUTTING OFF WHILE DRIVING, PARTICULARILY FOR A NOVICE OR INSECURE DRIVER. FRUSTATING AND UNSAFE TO HAVE TO LEAVE KEY IN VEHICLE AND HAVING HIGH DOLLAR BATTERY GO DEAD...JUST REPLACED IT LAST MONTH FOR $215.00...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SHIFT LEVER FAILED TO ENGAGE INTO THE PARK POSITION AND THE IGNITION KEY BECAME STUCK IN THE IGNITION SWITCH. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE HORN FAILED TO OPERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE INTEGRATED POWER CONTROL MODULE FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 135,000.

IN AUGUST 2015, MY CAR WOULD NOT START SO I HAD TO REPLACE THE IGNITION MODULE AND PURCHASE A NEW KEY ($1000). ON OCTOBER 30, 2015, I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT NIGHT IN THE RAIN WHEN MY CAR JUST SHUT OFF. I WAS NOT ABLE TO STEER AT ALL BUT I MANAGED TO PULL OFF THE ROAD. EVERYTHING ELSE IN THE CAR WORKED (LIGHTS, RADIO, EVERYTHING ON THE PANEL) THE ONLY THING THAT DID NOT WORK WAS THE CAR. MY CAR WILL NOT START BACK UP. I HAD TO TOW THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP. HOW COULD SOMETHING LIKE THIS HAPPEN WHEN I REPLACED THE IGNITION MODULE THAT SEEMS TO BE THE CAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM? I AM VERY LUCKY WE WERE NOT INVOLVED IN A TERRIBLE ACCIDENT OR EVEN CAUSE A DEATH.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V567000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND 15V313000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIRS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD EXPERIENCED A FAILURE BUT COULD NOT PROVIDE DETAILS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED MY CAR SUDDENLY LURCHED AS IT LOST POWER. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO THE SHOULDER AND TURN THE CAR OFF BUT IT WOULD NOT RESTART.

OUR 2009 DODGE CHARGER WAS IN THE GARAGE, I NOTICED SMOKE ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE HOUSE AND WENT INTO THE GARAGE AND OUR CAR WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES. THE FIRE CAUSED EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO THE GARAGE AND SMOKE & WATER DAMAGE TO THE ENTIRE HOUSE. THIS THE SUMMARY FROM THE FIRE INSPECTOR THAT WAS SENT OUT BY OUR INSURANCE COMPANY: BASED ON SCENE OBSERVATIONS, WITNESS INTERVIEWS, AND INFORMATION RECEIVED, THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE WAS MOST PROBABLY RELATED TO AN ELECTRICAL FAILURE INVOLVING WIRING AND OR COMPONENTS OF THE 2009 DODGE CHARGER. MORE SPECIFICALLY, THE FIRE OCCURRED IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT ON THE DRIVER SIDE. THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE WAS AN ELECTRICAL EVENT OCCURRING IN THE ORIGIN AREA RESULTING IN THE IGNITION OF COMBUSTIBLE WIRING INSULATION AND OTHER COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS WITHIN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AREA LEFT SIDE.

I WAS DRIVING MY 2009 DODGE CHARGER ABOUT A YEAR AGO AND THE CAR JUST CUT OFF WHILE GOING DOWN THE ROAD. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER (LUCKY I AVOIDED CAUSING AN ACCIDENT) AND IT RESTARTED WITH NO PROBLEM. I HAVE HAD NO OTHER PROBLEMS UNTIL A MONTH AGO I CAME OUT OF THE MALL TO GO HOME AND THE CAR WOULD NOT START. FINALLY AFTER 10 MINUTES OF TRYING AND PRAYING, THE CAR STARTED RIGHT UP AND GOT ME HOME WHICH WAS ABOUT 50 MILES AWAY. IT WOULD NOT START AGAIN AFTER THAT. I HAVE REPLACED THE BATTERY AND MANY FUSES. THE CAR STARTED ONE TIME WHEN WE FIRST REPLACED THE BATTERY BUT AS SOON AS I TURNED IT OFF IT WOULD NOT START AGAIN. WE FIGURED OUT HOW TO START THE CAR ONE MORE TIME TO GET IT TO THE DODGE DEALERSHIP. I AM HAVING TO REPLACE THE IGNITION MODULE AND PURCHASE A NEW KEY. I AM LOOKING AT A $960.00 BILL. THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS EXACT PART FOR THE MANUFACTURE DATE OF MAY 2007 - MAY 2008. MY CAR WAS MANUFACTURED AUGUST 2008. I BELIEVE THIS FAULTY PART WAS ALSO USED ON MY CAR. AFTER READING ALL THE COMPLAINTS FOR THIS YEAR MODEL, WE SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN A RECALL. $960.00 JUST TO REPLACE A KEY!!!!

SINCE DECEMBER, I HAVE EXPERIENCED A VERY NOTICEABLE FLICKER OF THE HEADLIGHTS AND DASH LIGHTS. THIS HAS CAUSED ONCOMING DRIVERS TO FLASH THEIR HEADLIGHTS IN RESPONSE TO THE FLICKERING. THE DEALERSHIP HAS REPLACED MY BATTERY AND CHECKED THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. WHEN I GOOGLED "DODGE CHARGER FLICKERING HEADLIGHTS", THERE WERE POSTS BY A SUBSTANTIAL NUMBER OF CHARGER OWNERS EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM, SOME ARE EXPERIENCING HEADLIGHT FAILURE. I BELIEVE THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE WORTHY OF INVESTIGATION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RIGHT AND LEFT TURN SIGNALS FAILED TO OPERATE AND THE ESC WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED TO OPERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V197000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, SERVICE BRAKES, AIR). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 69,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE CHARGER. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 97,000.

WIRELESS IGNITION NODE SHORTED OUT. *TR

ENGINES SHUTS OFF WITHOUT WARNING. HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES WHILE PARKED OR AT STOP LIGHTS. HAPPEN LAST WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE. LUCKILY, WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF ROAD WITHOUT INCIDENT AND THE CAR RESTARTED. TOOK IT TO DEALERSHIP AND THEY HAD TO REPLACE THE WIN AND HAVE KEYS REPROGRAMMED TO SYSTEM. MY CAR IS PAST THE WARRANTY SO THE REPAIR WAS VERY EXPENSIVE. HAVE HEARD FROM OTHER DODGE OWNERS WITH SIMILAR PROBLEMS THAT HAVE HAD THESE PARTS REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES. I HAVE RESEARCHED AND FOUND MULTIPLE CASES AND NOT ONE SIGNIFICANT CAUSE AS TO WHY THIS KEEPS OCCURRING. WHY HASN'T DODGE RECALLED THESE CARS FOR THIS POTENTIALLY VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM? *TR

IGNITION WON'T TURN OFF. *JS

JULY 2012 I WAS IN THE LEFT LANE ON HIGHWAY 635 IN DALLAS. I NOTICED MY WHEEL WAS LOCKED. LOOKED AT THE SPEEDOMETER IT WAS ZERO. THATS WHEN I NOTICED MY CAR HAD SHUT OFF. THE RADIO WAS STILL PLAYING AND NO CODE LIGHTS CAME ON. LUCKILY NO ONE WAS BEHIND ME THE CAR STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY AND I PUT IT IN PARK AND IT CRANK BACK UP WITH NO HESITATION. IT IS NOW MAY 2013 AFTER TAKING MY CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP 3 TIMES THEY STILL CANT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT. SINCE JULY IT HAS SHUT OFF ON ME 10-15 TIMES. I FEAR FOR ME AND MY DAUGHTERS LIFE. I SAY A PRAYER EVERYTIME I GET INTO MY CAR. I HAVE NO OTHER MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION. I'VE CONTACTED CHRYSLER CORP AND NOW HAVE A CASE NUMBER. THERE IS LAWSUITS AGAINST CHRYSLER FOR THIS PROBLEM BUT NOT MY PARTICULAR CAR. SHUTS OFF NO WARNING VERY DANGEROUS AND SCARY. *TR

MY ELECTRONIC CONTROL THROTTLE LIGHT CONTINUES TO COME ON. I HAVE READ FORUMS OF THIS BEING AN ISSUE IN DODGE AND CHRYSLER CARS FROM 2000 TO 2011 MODELS. I THINK AT THIS POINT THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL ON THE DEFECT ON ALL THESE CARS. I AM SICK TO MY STOMACH ON THE COSTS TO FIX THIS ISSUE. *TR

I OWN A 2009 DODGE CHARGER. WHEN CRANKING ENGINE ALL THE CHECK LIGHTS CAME ON (INCLUDING ENGINE, COOLANT, TIRE CHECK, ETC.). THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE WAS ALSO ALL THE WAY COLD.I CUT THE ENGINE OFF. THE ENGINE WAS SLOW TO CRANK BUT DID CRANK. I DROVE NOT EVEN A HALF MILE AND THE TEMP GAUGE WAS GOING FROM COLD TO HOT AND THEN THE ENGINE STOPPED. WHEN I OPENED THE HOOD I FOUND MY CAR WAS SMOKING AND THE COOLANT WAS ALMOST BONE DRY. PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT NO CHECK LIGHTS HAVE APPEARED. I TOOK MY CAR TO LANDERS DODGE IN SOUTHAVEN, MS THEY RAN A CHECK AND PERFORMED MAINTENANCE TO MY CAR AND ADDED COOLANT. NOW, A MONTH AND HALF LATER MY CAR IS SMOKING AGAIN AND COOLANT IS EXTREMELY LOW. WHILE MY CAR IS SMOKING AND ALMOST NO COOLANT, TEMP GAUGE IS NOT DETECTING MY CAR RUNNING HOT. I BELIEVE MY SENSORS ARE NOT WORKING CORRECTLY AND HAVE A FAULTY COOLANT CONTAINER. THANKS! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 30 MPH WHEN ALL OF THE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AS THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IT WOULD TAKE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO START THE VEHICLE AND THE KEY WOULD HAPHAZARDLY RELEASE FROM THE IGNITION, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STALL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WOULD RECUR AT LEAST EIGHT TIMES WITHIN A WEEK. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY STATED TO THE CONTACT THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS AVAILABLE FOR THE VEHICLE, AND RECOMMENDED HAVING THE IGNITION SWITCH MODULE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 67,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE CHARGER. WHILE PARKED, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO TURN THE IGNITION ON BUT THE KEY WOULD NOT TURN. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE KEY FOB, WHICH WAS ATTACHED TO THE KEY, WOULD NOT UNLOCK THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING WHERE THE TECHNICIAN ADVISED THAT THE KEY FOB WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE KEY FOB WAS REPLACED, BUT THE KEY CONTINUED TO BECOME STUCK IN THE IGNITION. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,812.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO START THE VEHICLE AND IT FAILED TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THE IGNITION HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 66,000.

2009 DODGE CHARGER SXT, PURCHASED BACK IN MAY 2010, STARTING HAVING CHECK ENGINE LIGHT PROBLEMS IN OCTOBER 2010. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT READS THAT I HAVE A FAILURE WITHIN MY OXYGEN SENSORS. PURCHASED CAR USED AT 36, 252 MILES. WOO HOO, THE WARRANTY ON THIS CAR EXPIRED AT 36,00 MILES. I TOOK THE CAR INTO THE "AUTHORIZE" CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP OF WHOM CHARGED ME $99.00 JUST TO EVEN LOOK AT MY CAR, THEY CALLED IT A DIAGNOSTIC FEE FROM WHICH THEY JUST HOOK CAR UP TO A PORTABLE COMPUTER AND LET THE COMPUTER READ THE ENGINE CODE. (THE SAME THING THAT AUTOZONE OR ADVANCED AUTO PARTS DOES FOR FREE). THEY RAN THERE MACHINE ON MY CAR, READ THE CODE, AND MADE ME WAIT FOR ABOUT HOUR JUST SO THEY COULD MAKE ME THINK THEY WERE ACTUALLY DOING SOMETHING SPECIAL WHEN CLEARLY I CAN SEE WHAT'S GOING ON IN THE GARAGE. FINALLY WHEN THEY FIGURED THAT I'VE WAITED LONG ENOUGH, THE ONLY THING THEY TOLD ME WAS THAT I HAD A BAD OXYGEN SENSOR, SHOCKER, SINCE I ALREADY KNEW THIS BECAUSE I TOOK IT TO AUTOZONE WERE THEY RAN THE CODE, FOR FREE. CHYRLSER SAID IT WOULD BE AROUND $300 TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. I WAS LIVID WHEN THEY TOLD ME THIS AND ASKED THEM TO BREAK DOWN THE $300 COST BECAUSE I KNEW FOR FACT THAT THE PARTS WERE KNOW MORE THAN $50. THEY TOLD ME PARTS WERE $63, AND THE REST WAS LABOR. ARE YOU FOR REAL. IT TAKES LITERALLY 2 MINUTES TO CHANGE OUT AN OXYGEN SENSOR, ALL YOU DO IS UNPLUG THE OLD ONE AND INSERT THE NEW ONE. I WOULD DO IT MYSELF IF I HAD A CAR LIFT. I EVENTUALLY ENDED UP TAKING THE CAR TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO PRECEDED TO FIX MY CAR FOR ONLY $100. SURPRISE SURPRISE, 2 DAYS LATER MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES BACK ON. I TAKE IT BACK TO DODGE WHO AGAIN CHARGES ME ANOTHER $99 ONLY TO TELL ME THAT THE MECHANIC "CHANGED THE WRONG ON", REALLY, OK, NOT. TOOK BACK TO THE OTHER MECHANIC WHO CHANGED OUT OTHER O2 SENSOR FOR FREE. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME BACK ON. TOOK BACK CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID HE CHANGE THE WRONG ONE AGAIN, REALLY, KNOW REALLY. DODGE/CHRYSLER/JEEP SUCKS. *TR

MY 2009 DODGE CHARGER WOULD NOT START DEALER INDICATED THE IGNITION MODULE IS DEFECTIVE A FRIEND OF MINE WHO OWNS A REPAIR GARAGE TOLD HE HAD SEEN THIS ON A DODGE CHARGER THREE TIMES IN THE PAST 4 WEEKS. THIS MAY EXPLAIN WHY IT IS TAKING THE DEALER 4 WEEKS TO REPAIR WAITING FOR THE PART. *TR

2009 DODGE CHARGER. CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER WHILE DRIVING *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE STOPPED ABRUPTLY, THE POWER STEERING WAS DISABLED, THE RADIO DIED AND ALL THE LIGHTS ON THE MESSAGE BOARD FLASHED. THE ENGINE WAS COMPLETELY DEAD. THE NEXT DAY, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE INTERGRATED POWER MODULE WAS NOT WORKING PROPERLY AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE SERVICE ADVISOR EXPLAINED THAT THE INTERGRATED POWER MODULE IS THE COMPUTER THAT CONTROLS THE FUSE BOX. WHEN THE PROPER SIGNALS CAN NOT MAKE IT TO THE COMPUTER, IT CAUSES EVERYTHING WIRED TO THE FUSE BOX TO SHUT DOWN. UNFORTUNATELY, THE PROBLEM OCCURRED AGAIN ON JULY 6, 2010. THE CONSUMER WAS ON THE HIGHWAY, WHEN THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND SHUT OFF. THE FOLLOWING DAY, SHE STARTED THE VEHICLE, SWITCHED THE GEAR FROM PARK TO DRIVE, THE ENGINE SHUT OFF, ALL POWER WAS LOST AND ALL THE MESSAGE BOARD LIGHTS BEGAN FLASHING. SHE APPLIED THE BRAKE, PUT THE VEHICLE BACK INTO PARK AND TURNED OFF THE IGNITION. AFTER A FEW MINUTES, IT STARTED WITH NO DIFFICULTY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER. HOWEVER, THEY WERE UNABLE TO FIND ANY ERROR CODES AND THEY WERE NOT SURE WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IT TOOK SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO START THE VEHICLE AT TIMES; THE VEHICLE WAS EQUIPPED WITH KEYLESS ENTRY. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START IT UP, THE ALARM WOULD NOT DISARM AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE WIRELESS IGNITION MODULE FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AND THE PROBLEM HAD NOT OCCURRED SINCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 45,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 45,100. UPDATED 8/2/10 *CN UPDATED 08/09/10*JB

S10 APPROPRIATE HANDLING-EMAIL FROM RE PROBLEM WITH HER 2009 DODGE CHARGER. *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING, ALL OF THE DASH LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY SHUT OFF. SHE LOST CONTROL OF THE STEERING WHEEL AND THE VEHICLE DECELERATED QUICKLY. THE CONSUMER STATED SHE REALIZED SHE NEED TO DO SOMETHING, SO SHE TURNED THE KEY OFF THEN BACK ON. THE VEHICLE STARTED TO HESITATE AND THEN STARTED MOVING AGAIN. THE CONSUMER IMMEDIATELY TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP, BUT UPON INSPECTION THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. HOWEVER, THEY DID ORDER A NEW COMPUTER TO BE INSTALLED. THE NEW COMPUTER WAS FINALLY INSTALLED AND IT WAS ASSUMED EVERYTHING WAS FINE, UNTIL THE VEHICLE STARTED EXHIBITING ISSUES ONE MORNING AS SHE WAS LEAVING FOR WORK. IT TOOK THREE TRIES TO START THE VEHICLE. SO, THE DEALER PERFORMED ANOTHER REPAIR WHICH WAS THE REPLACEMENT OF THE IGNITION COILS. A REPRESENTATIVE FROM CHRYSLER WAS SCHEDULED TO TEST DRIVE THE VEHICLE. PRIOR TO HIM ARRIVING, THE DASH LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD AGAIN. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED AGAIN, THEY COULD NOT FIND ANY CODES TO FIX THE PROBLEM. *JB