2011 Dodge Charger Engine Problems

Your engine seized while driving at 45 mph with no warning lights, requiring complete engine replacement. The failure occurred at approximately 90,000 miles. The dealer confirmed the engine needed to be replaced, and an independent mechanic completed the work. Engine replacement typically involves removing the failed engine and installing a new or rebuilt unit.

Your car's timing chain tensioner guide may be wearing out or failing. This component helps keep the timing chain properly tensioned as your engine runs. If it fails completely, your engine timing could become misaligned, potentially causing engine damage or a breakdown. The fix will likely involve replacing the tensioner guide and possibly the timing chain if it has been damaged.

The radiator fan blade broke off and hit the alternator creating a hole in it. The alternator lost all fluid and the car overheated. This happened on 2 different occasions before it became obvious that the radiator fan was the culprit and not the radiator itself. This is a safety issue because no dash lights were illuminated and the car could have severely overheated on the highway if it wasn't noticed. Mechanic inspected it and saw the fan blade caught in the hood.

MY VEHICLE LEAKS OIL AND THEY TOLD ME ITS THE OIL FILTER HOUSING

THE CAR SEEMS TO CONTINUE OVERHEATING NO MATTER WHAT AFTER NUMEROUS DELIVERIES TO THE DEALERSHIP, I WAS ASSURED THE CAR WOULD NO LONGER OVERHEAT BUT IT CONTINUES TO DO SO.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 DODGE CHARGER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S HOME. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC EXAMINED THE VEHICLE AND DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE HEAD GASKET FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

I GAVE THE CAR FUEL THROTTLE AND IT STALLED THEN DIED ON THE FREEWAY. AFTER BEING STRUCK BY ANOTHER CAR FROM BEHIND, THE CAR STARTED FINE AND STILL RUNS PERFECT. NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. MY RESEARCH SUGGEST THE PCM ON THESE CARS ARE FAULTY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 DODGE CHARGER. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THERE WAS A CLICKING NOISE COMING FROM THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT ALSO DETECTED AN ODOR OF BURNING OIL THROUGH THE VENTS AND SMOKE APPEARED FROM THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE VALVE COVER GASKET WAS FRACTURED, WHICH CAUSED OIL TO LEAK ONTO THE PRESSURE SENSOR SWITCH. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 113,680.

MY 2011 DODGE CHARGER RT 5.7L V8 HEMI STARTED HAVING ISSUES RUNNING, IT FELT LIKE IT WAS IDLING HIGH WHEN SITTING STILL WHILE RUNNING IN DRIVE, BUT THE RPM'S WERE NORMAL. THEN IT WOULD PERIODICALLY SOUND LIKE IT WAS NOT GOING TO START, WHEN TURNING IT ON, IT WOULD SPUTTER AND STRUGGLE TO START, BUT T WOULD START. THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE VEHICLE STARTED HAVING ISSUES ON THE HIGHWAY AT HIGH SPEEDS, IF YOU TOOK YOUR FOOT OFF ACCELERATOR TO SLOW DOWN GRADUALLY AND THEN TRY TO ACCEL AGAIN IT WOULD WOULD NOT ACCCEL, AND IT WOULD FEEL LIKE IT WAS PULLING BACK, OR BRAKING. THE CAR WOULD THEN JUMP TO ACCEL LIKE IT WAS JUST PUT INTO GEAR. AFTER A DIAGNOSIS WE FOUND THERE WAS A CYLINDER 3 MISFIRE.THE SPARK PLUGS WERE CHANGED, ALL OF THE, AND THE COIL, AND THE INJECTOR, AND STILL IT RAN BAD. FINALLY THE DEALERSHIP WAS ABLE TO SAY THAT THERE WAS A CAMSHAFT FAILURE DUE TO AN INTERNAL ISSUE. IT WAS WIPED OUT ALONG WITH THE LIFTERS, BECAUSE THE ROCKERS STOPPED ROCKING. THIS CAR IS 7 YEARS OLD, BUT ONLY HAS ABOUT 81,000 MILES, SO THE POWER TRAIN IS UP. THE CAR WAS REGULARLY SERVICED AND TAKEN CARE OF AND THERE IS NO REASON THAT THERE SHOULD BE SUCH A FAILURE WITH AN ENGINE THAT IS SO LOW ON MILES.

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AS IM DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY AT 70MPH AND MY CAR GOES INTO "LIMP" MODE WHICH COULD OF CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. CYLINDER 5 MISFIRE IS THE DIAGNOSIS AFTER TAKING IT TO THE DEALER. IT APPEARS TO BE A BAD LIFTER INSIDE OF THE HEAD IN WHICH CAUSED OVER 4K TO FIX. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD IN WHICH THE ENGINE FAILED WHILE DRIVING WITH MY FAMILY INSIDE!!

OIL FILTER HOUSING THE OIL FILTER HOUSING OF VEHICLE WAS DAMAGE CREATING MAJOR LEAK IN THE ENGINE WITH A HIGH RISK OF CAUSING FIRE. I NOTICED A CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT OF OIL WHILE THE CAR WAS PARK OUTSIDE MY DRIVEWAY , I IMMEDIATELY TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE MECHANIC SHOP WHERE WAS REPAIRED COSTING ME $582 FOR PARTS AND LABOR. I CONSIDER THIS ISSUE A SAFETY RECALL DUE TO AMOUNT OF OIL SPILL IN THE MOTOR, THIS CAN DEFINETELLY CAUSE FIRE IN THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING.

LETTER FROM CONGRESSMAN ROUZER ON BEHALF OF CONSTITUENT RE 2011 DODGE CHARGER FALSE RECALL NOTICE ON THE MOTOR. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE HAD A RECALL REPAIR PERFORMED ON THE ENGINE, BUT THE ENGINE FAILED WHILE DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY. THE CONSUMER CONCLUDED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT ACTUALLY REPAIRED FOR THE RECALL AND THAT THE DOCUMENTS WERE FALSIFIED. THE CONSUMER STATED THE RECALL WAS SUPPOSED TO BE COMPLETED PRIOR TO HAVING OWNED THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE AND WAS SUPPOSED THE REPLACE THE MOTOR WITH A NEW ONE, INSTEAD REPLACED THE MOTOR WITH A REBUILT ONE. THE VEHICLE WAS LEAKING WATER FROM THE EXHAUST PIPE, EXTREME SHAKING, AND SMELLED OF BURNING OIL. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED TO HAVE THE MOTOR REPLACED WITH A NEW ONE. *JS

FOR SEVERAL MONTHS WHEN FILLING GAS TANK UP I WOULD SMELL A STRONG GAS ODOR IN THE CABIN OF THE CAR. AFTER THE GAS LEVEL WOULD START TO GO DOWN THE ODER WOULD GO AWAY. WELL, THE LAST FEW DAYS THE ODOR GOT REALLY STRONG AND IT DIDN'T MATTER HOW MUCH GAS WAS IN THE TANK, IT MADE ME AND MY FAMILY REALLY NAUSEOUS, AND AFTER A FEW DAYS OF THIS THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CAR STARTED SPUTTERING LIKE IT WANTED TO STAUL OUT. WELL FINALLY AFTER ABOUT A WEEK OF THIS THE ODOR GOT SO STRONG THAT IT MADE ME VERY FATIGUED AND SICK, YOU CAN SMELL THE GAS IN MY CLOTHES AND MY EYES STARTED TO BURN. MY CARS ENGINE IS CLUMPING LIKE THE ENGINE IS ABOUT TO GO OUT SO I PARKED IT AT HOME AND SHUT IT OFF. I'LL HAVE TO HAVE IT TOWED TO DEALERSHIP TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT. I'M SURE IT'S GONNA BE JUST LIKE EVERYONE ELSE'S CAR WITH THE TUBE LEADING FROM GAS TANK REFULE DOOR TO TANK. HOW THIS HASN'T BEEN RECALLED IS BEYOND ME BECAUSE IT'S AFFECTING THOUSANDS OF VEHICLES.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 DODGE CHARGER. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY, THE ENGINE MALFUNCTIONED AND THERE WAS A TICKING NOISE WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS IDLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 85,000.

V8 MODEL, CAR WENT INTO BATTERY SAVE MODE AND SHORTLY AFTER THE BATTERY LIGHT CAME ON WHILE DRIVING. CAR ALMOST DIED AND I WAS FORTUNATE TO MAKE IT TO A LOCAL DEALER. THE DIAGNOSIS WAS A BAD ALTERNATOR THAT WASN'T OUTPUTTING ENOUGH FOR THE CAR. CAR WAS IN MOTION AND IT WAS A COMBINATION OF STREET AND ROADWAY DRIVING.

44,000 MILES AND ALTERNATOR FAILED RESULTING IN 1000.00 EXPENSE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 DODGE CHARGER. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS AN INTERNAL EVAPORATION LEAK, WHICH CAUSED CARBON MONOXIDE TO EMIT INTO THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74,657.

ON APRIL 4TH APPROXIMATELY 11 PM, MY 2011 DODGE CHARGER SHUT DOWN WHILE DRIVING I HAD NO ELECTRICAL POWER WHAT SO EVER, NO WARNING PRIOR TO ISSUES, REPLACED THE BATTERY ALONG WITH THE ALTERNATOR ASSEMBLY, WAS TOLD BY DODGE NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY AND THERE WERE NO RECALLS TON MY VEHICLE, THE ACCORDING TO MY MECHANIC, THE ALTERNATOR CAUSED AN OVERCHARGE ON THE BATTERY. LUCKILY AT THIS TIME OF NIGHT THERE WAS NOT A LOT OF TRAFFIC AND I WAS NEAR A FIRE STATION THEY CAME OUT AND HELPED ME GET IT OFF THE ROAD TO A SAFE PLACE BEHIND THE STATION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2011 DODGE CHARGER. IMMEDIATELY AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE ENGINE CAUGHT FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

DRIVING CAR AND IT STARTED SMOKING. HAD TO PULL OFF THE SIDE OF THE ROAD IT STARTED LOSING POWER. HAD TO CALL A TOLL TRUCK TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID I NEEDED A NEW ALTERNATOR. THE CAR IS A 2011 AND ONLY HAS 45,000 MILES ON IT. THIS SHOULD NOT HAPPEN. *TR

MY 2011 DODGE CHARGER HAD A SMELL OF A BURNT ALTENATOR. CAR ABS LIGHT CAME ON AND MY RADIO TURNED OFF AND THERE WAS A WHINING NOISE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE CAR HAS ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS, THE BATTERY IS IN A POWER SAVE MODE I HAVE NOT GONE TO THE DEALER YET. ITS MY 3RD INCIDENT WITH THE CAR. HEADLIGHTS AND BRAKES. I WILL HAVE TO GET IT TOWED, I DON'T TRUST TO DRIVE IT. IT RUNNING ON THE BATTERY ONLY. IT NEEDS TO BE RECALLED

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,000.

LAST YEAR 2013,RIGHT AROUND 35000 MILES IN MY 2011 DODGE CHARGER,I TOOK IT IN TO MY DEALERSHIP BECAUSE THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON,THEIR RESPONSE WAS THAT IT HAD SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE FUEL BUT THEY COULD NOT TELL ME EXACTLY WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS BECAUSE THE ANALYSIS WOULD NOT SPECIFY IT,AND WE ALSO TOLD THEM THAT WE COULD SMELL GAS,THEY SAID THAT IT COULD BE THE GAS CAP BUT THAT WAS IT.WE FOUND OUT IT WAS ONLY WHEN WE FILLED THE TANK SO I WAS PUTTING ONLY 20 DLLRS CAUSE WE DID NOT WANT THE SMELL IN THE CAR.ON APRIL 2014 WE WENT TO PHOENIX WHICH IS A 3 HOUR DRIVE AND WHEN WE WERE ABOUT TO COME BACK MY BROTHER-IN-LAW NOTICED SOMETHING WAS LEAKING FROM UNDER THE CAR,WE FOUND OUT IT WAS GAS COMING FROM THE TANK,WE RISKED IT AND TOOK THE ROAD BACK TO THE HOUSE.THE NEXT DAY I WENT TO THE DEALER AGAIN AND TOLD THEM ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED AND THEIR RESPONSE WAS THAT THE WARRANTY HAD ALREADY EXPIRED AND IF I WANTED IT FIXED I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR WHATEVER COSTS IT WOULD TAKE TO DO SO, I SAID THAT I HAD TAKEN IT BEFORE I RAN OUT ON THE WARRANTY,AGAIN THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT.WHILE SEARCHING IN THE INTERNET I SAW SOME ARTICLES DESCRIBING THE SAME SITUATION THAT I HAVE,FAULTY GAS HOSES,CALLED THE DEALER AGAIN AND AGAIN THE SAME RESPONSE,THAT IF I WANTED TO BE SAFE I WOULD HAVE TO FIX IT MYSELF. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE AND WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIRS. THE ADDITIONALLY, THE WIRING HARNESS FOR THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED. THE HEADLIGHT WIRING HARNESS WAS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000.

LETTER FROM SENATOR JOHANNS ON BEHALF OF CONSTITUENTS REGARDING HER 2011 DODGE CHARGER SAFETY ISSUES. (EXPERIENCING CARBON MONOXIDE) *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED SHE AND HER SON BECAME SEVERELY ILL.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH THE RPMS STARTED TO REV UP AND DOWN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO IDENTIFY THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES REGARDING THE ENGINE BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO REMEDY THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 13,800.

WHILE DRIVING IN SOME RAIN ENGINE 5.7HEMI STALLED ,CRANKED IT BACK UP BUT ENGINE HAD A NOISE .PULLED IN TO STORE PARKING LOT CALLED WRECKER TO TAKE BACK TO DODGE DEALER (UNDER WARRANTY) THEY TELL ME IT HAS A BAD CONNECTING ROD AND THE WARRANTY NOR THE EXT WARRANTY COVERS THAT ,IT WILL TAKE 8K DOLLARS TO FIX ,LETS SAY I NO LONGER HAVE OR WILL DRIVE OR BUY ONE EITHER A DODGE. *TR

WHILE TURNING LEFT TO CROSS MULTIPLE LANES ON THE HIGHWAY, I ACCELERATED TO GO AND THE CAR BEGAN COASTING. I PRESSED ON THE GAS AND NOTHING! I PUT IT IN NEUTRAL, HEARD IT REV AND PUT IT INTO DRIVE..STILL NOTHING! THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. WITH ON COMING TRAFFIC AND CARS SWERVING TO KEEP FROM PLOWING INTO ME, I QUICKLY PUT THE CAR IN PARK, SHUT IT OFF, TRIED TO RE-STARTED IT (X3)AND PUT IT IN DRIVE. I WAS FINALLY ABLE TO GET IT TO GO. THE NEXT DAY, MY CAR WAS HARD TO START (X3). AFTER WARMING UP FOR APPROXIMATELY 10 MINS, I LEFT FOR WORK. LOW & BEHOLD, THE SAME EXACT THING HAPPENED AT THE SAME EXACT SPOT EXCEPT THIS TIME MY CAR SHUT OFF DURING THE TURN. ONCE AGAIN, WITH ONCOMING TRAFFIC AND SPEEDING CARS DODGING MY STOPPED VEHICLE, I IMMEDIATELY THREW IT INTO PARK, TRIED TO RESTART IT X2, THEN PUT IT IN DRIVE AND WAS ABLE TO GET OUT OF THE WAY OF THE TRACTOR TRAILER WHO WAS NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO STOP! ON THE WAY TO THE DEALERSHIP, IT HAPPENED TWICE TO MY HUSBAND BUT THE DEALERSHIP SAYS "THERE IS NO CODE, IT HASN'T HAPPENED TO US AND THUS NO PROBLEM" I CAN ASSURE YOU, AS A DEPUTY SHERIFF, THIS PROBLEM ISN'T JUST DANGEROUS, IT'S DEADLY! *TR

2011 DODGE CHARGER. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE POTENTIALLY CATCHING FIRE DUE TO A RADIATOR PROBLEM AND CHRYSLER REFUSES TO PROVIDE ANY DETAILS. *TGW THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED A FEW DAYS AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE, THE FUEL PUMP AND COMPUTER SYSTEM HAD TO BE REPLACED. *JB UPDATED 01/06/12. *JB UPDATED 02/03/12.*JB UPDATED 04/12/12. *JB UPDATED 04/24/12. *JB

2011 DODGE CHARGER. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO L10 COOLANT RESERVOIR RECALL *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE ON THE WAY TO THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THE RECALLS RECTIFIED, ONE INVOLVING A COMPUTER SYSTEM ISSUE TO PREVENT A POTENTIAL SAFETY OPERATIONAL HAZARD, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. A DIAGNOSIS REVEALED THE FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *JB UPDATED 11/22/11. *JB

A VERY STRONG EXHAUST OR GAS SMELL INSIDE THE VEHICLE CABIN OF THE 2011 DODGE CHARGER POLICE VEHICLES. USUSALLY AFTER THE ENGINE HAS IDLED FOR A WHILE AND WHEN THE A/C IS ON. SWITCHING BETWEEN FRESH OR RECIRCULATED AIR DOES NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. DRIVING AROUND DOES NOT CLEAR THE PROBLEM. MANY OTHER FLEET VEHICLES ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM. NATIONAL BLOGS SEEM TO REPORT THE SAME TYPE OF PROBLEM IN SEVERAL DODGES. *TT