2019 Dodge Charger — Known Issues & Recalls

Your car had an airbag recall, and after the dealer attempted to fix it, your airbag warning light came on and stays on. This is a safety concern because you won't know if your airbags will deploy properly in a crash. You need to have the dealer diagnose why the airbag light is still illuminated after their recall repair.

Your 2019 Dodge Charger had an open Takata side airbag recall at the time of purchase, but the dealership failed to disclose this safety issue during the sale or financing process. You discovered the recall yourself through NHTSA and learned that faulty airbag inflators could send metal fragments into the cabin. You had the airbags replaced at another Dodge dealership. Resolving this issue required replacing the faulty airbag inflators with recalled parts.

During a severe monsoon storm in Arizona, strong winds and rain caused your driver-side curtain airbag to partially deploy and become visible, though it didn't fully inflate. Your vehicle is currently in the shop to have these airbags replaced under a recall. You're concerned whether insurance should have been contacted before the replacement work, given that weather caused the issue rather than a crash.

Your 2019 Dodge Charger is subject to a safety recall (Campaign 24V198000) for the airbag system, but the replacement part needed to complete the repair is currently unavailable. You've been waiting longer than a reasonable amount of time for the manufacturer to provide the fix. The manufacturer is aware of the parts shortage.

You own a 2019 Dodge Charger and received a recall notice for the airbags (NHTSA Campaign 24V198000), but the repair parts needed to fix the issue are not currently available from the manufacturer. You feel the manufacturer has taken longer than reasonable to provide these parts for the recall repair. While you haven't experienced an airbag failure yet, the parts remain unavailable as of your complaint. The repair will likely involve replacing or recalibrating airbag system components once the parts become available.

Your 2019 Dodge Charger is subject to a safety recall (Campaign 24V198000) involving the airbag system, but the required replacement parts are currently unavailable. You've been waiting longer than a reasonable timeframe for the manufacturer to make repairs available. The manufacturer is aware of the parts shortage. While you haven't experienced an airbag failure yet, this recall may require replacement of airbag control modules or sensor components once parts become available.

Your car's door panels and the area around the driveshaft may be warping. This warping has you concerned about whether it could affect how your airbags deploy in a crash. A technician will need to inspect and likely replace the warped door panels and driveshaft components.

The interior door panels on both front doors of your 2019 Dodge Charger are separating and warping away from the door frame, creating sharp edges and gaps. This warping is causing your door locks to stick and become hard to operate, and it's also making your windows rub against the panel and potentially affecting the window motors. The dealer acknowledged this is a known issue but refused warranty coverage, and the problem has gotten worse and spread to multiple doors.

Your headlights stopped working while driving, preventing you from driving safely at night. You replaced the light bulbs yourself, but the headlights still didn't turn on. You later discovered there's a manufacturer recall for this exact problem involving either failing low beam headlights or a melting wiring harness. The fix will likely involve inspecting and potentially replacing the headlight assembly, wiring harness, or related electrical components covered under the recall.

Your driver's side headlight keeps going out even after replacing the bulb multiple times. When you were pulled over by police for the inoperable headlight, you noticed the headlight lens had melted internally when you inspected it at home. The fix will likely involve replacing the headlight assembly and investigating why the lens melted, which could indicate an electrical or wiring issue.

Your fuel tank developed a crack where the filler tube connects, causing fuel to leak and creating a strong gasoline smell in your garage—especially when the tank was full. An independent service center found the plastic fuel tank was leaking around the filler opening and recommended replacing both the fuel tank and fuel pumps as a precaution, warning that fuel dripping onto the exhaust heat shield could have caused a fire. The repair cost $4,437.03 and involved replacing the fuel tank and pumps with Mopar parts.

You noticed smoke coming from under the front passenger seat in your 2019 Dodge Charger. Your dealer couldn't diagnose the issue, but a manufacturer field investigator determined it was related to an open airbag recall (Campaign 24V198000). However, the recall repair parts aren't yet available, and your vehicle hasn't been repaired despite the extended wait time.

After your dealer completed the side airbag inflator recall repair, your interior dome and map lights stopped working, and your right-side front exterior lights failed. These electrical problems didn't exist before the recall service, suggesting the dealer may have damaged or disconnected wiring in the A-pillar, B-pillar, or roof area during the repair. This is a safety concern, especially at night when you need your exterior and interior lighting to function. The dealer has not taken responsibility, and the vehicle may need electrical wiring inspection and reconnection in the pillar and roof harness areas.

Your car pulls toward the right when turning right and pulled toward the left when turning left (though this was never confirmed by a mechanic). The pulling has gotten worse over time and happens with sudden jerking motions that feel like something is catching in the tire. You need to grip the steering wheel tightly to maintain control, and you're concerned this could cause you to lose control or hit someone. The issue likely involves suspension, tire, or steering components that need professional inspection and repair.

Your 2019 Dodge Charger R/T experienced a sudden engine failure and breakdown several months after the dealership performed internal engine repairs including lifter work. The dealer is attributing the failure to a missed oil change, but you believe the failure is connected to the recent repair work or a potential defect with the 5.7L HEMI engine's lifter and camshaft system. The engine repair or underlying defect may have caused the catastrophic failure.

Your driver-side headlight stopped working, and even after replacing the bulb, it didn't turn on. During replacement, the housing box became dangerously hot—hot enough to burn someone's hand—and the heat appears to have damaged the socket. Your mechanic confirmed the socket burned out from extreme heat, suggesting a electrical or wiring problem rather than just a bad bulb. You may need the headlight assembly, wiring, or electrical components inspected and replaced to fix the excessive heat issue.

Your car overheated and caused significant engine damage without any warning lights or dashboard notifications. You believe that a recall software update to your instrument cluster should have provided temperature warnings that could have prevented the damage to your engine header. You're concerned that FCA didn't properly notify you about or implement this recall, which you feel directly led to your engine damage.

Your front end started vibrating while driving, and your front passenger-side tire blew out. A mechanic found that your front wheel alignment had failed and repaired it, but the problem happened again. Even after contacting a dealer, the alignment issue wasn't resolved. The problem occurred around 143,000 miles. Fixing this will likely require a professional wheel alignment check and adjustment of your suspension components.

After bringing your 2019 Dodge Charger to the dealership for a recall airbag and headliner replacement, you received it back with a broken windshield, water damage causing mold, corroded or missing components, and both rear doors that no longer work properly. These problems did not exist before the service and create safety and usability concerns. The dealership's work during the recall repair appears to have caused significant damage to your vehicle.

Your instrument cluster display is not functioning properly. The information normally shown on your dashboard may be incomplete or not displaying correctly. This typically requires diagnostic software to identify which cluster components have failed, and may involve repairing or replacing the faulty cluster circuit board or individual display elements.