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While im driving all of my indicator lights will flash, and all of the gauges drop to zero repeatedly. It happens quite often, especially in colder weather. Took it to Dodge, they couldnt replicate the problem. Therfore it still hasnt been fixed.
The contact owns a 2007 Dodge Charger. The contact stated while driving at 45 mph, when she noticed smoke exiting the hood. The contact stated the electric throttle control warning light was illuminated. The contact stated she was able to park at a nearby gas station and turned off the ignition and waited for the smoke to clear. The contact was able to restart the ignition but continued to experience the failure and parked at another gas station. The vehicle was not drivable. The vehicle was towed to her residence. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired as of yet. A dealer was not contacted. The manufacturer had not been informed of failure. The failure mileage was approximately 190,570.
Alternator failed without warning. The vehicle was in motion and unsteerable. Car completely disabled and unmovable in traffic. Assistance from local police jump started the car to get safely out of traffic. No report was made. No accident.
Car was parked. Floor shifter would not come out of park, ignition key would not come out of ignition switch. Ac distribution housing broken, vehicle wheels bent from normal driving. Dealer said key, ignition switch, floor shifter, other associated parts need replacement.. over $7000 repair, wheels not included.
- Pike Road, AL, USA
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So as I was trying to start my doge Charger my car would not turn on it would start up for onle a little bit then it would shut off, when I took the key out the gear stick got stuck on parking and I could not get it out of parking.
The contact owns a 2007 Dodge Charger. While parked, the vehicle would not start. The vehicle was towed. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 120,000.
The contact owns a 2007 Dodge Charger. The contact stated that the vehicle registered the key even though the key was not in the vehicle, which resulted in all the electrical functions running independently. Prior to the failure, the vehicle had PCM, two gear shifts, alternator, fuel injectors, two O2 sensors, and the egr replaced. There no warning lights illuminated indicating the failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The dealer stated that the win module malfunctioned. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 179,750.
The contact owned a 2007 Dodge Charger. While driving approximately 10 mph, the contact noticed smoke coming from the center console of the vehicle. The contact pulled over and the vehicle caught fire. There were no injuries sustained. The fire department was able to extinguish the fire. A fire report was filed. The vehicle was destroyed. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 123,000.
The contact owns a 2007 Dodge Charger. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 14V567000 (electrical system); however, the part needed to perform the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceed a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not notified of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure.
The contact owns a 2007 Dodge Charger. While driving 30 mph, the vehicle stalled without warning. The vehicle was able to restart after several attempts; however, the check engine warning light illuminated and the failure recurred. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the ignition lock switch needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 176,000.
The contact owns a 2007 Dodge Charger. The contact stated that the vehicle stalled without warning. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and it was determined that the ignition switch failed. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and informed the contact that the vehicle was not included on any recalls related to the ignition failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 163,000.
Early morning commute to work, traveled southbound on ca highway 15, proximate to miramar way exit. Vehicle began to smoke, engine hood sprang open, other drivers indicating that smoke and flames coming from front engine - as hood blocking view. I continued to side of the road, jumped out and watched front end of engine become engulfed in flames! watched entire front end of car burn, during this time highway patrol / fire patrol called. Fire claim number- [xxx]. contacted tow company to take - tow driver told me that this was the third Dodge challenger he had salvaged in the past month - with the same issue! information redacted pursuant to the Freedom Of Information Act (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).
This vehicle while driving 40 mph down the road suddenly had the battery light come on then the transmission light then all the warning gauges came on and started blinking as this was happening the vehicles engine was accelerating and decelerating, and the vehicle would not go past first gear road the shoulder until I could get safely off the road. Shut vehicle off it seemed to correct the problem. Went to have battery and alternator checked both were fine. Since then every few days the battery light will come on and then go off after vehicle is restarted. Today 2/11/2015 the battery light came on again and the vehicle started to buck around 40 mph then stop if I accelerated or decelerated. And at one point when idling at a red light it stalled and then started back up. I have heard a lot of similar issues with this problem with this vehicle. We as the consumers should not to be made to shell out thousands of dollars for things that the manufacturer should stand behind. We pay enough for the car to begin with we shouldn't have to pay more for something that is obviously not isolated to one or two incidents. Some of the parts that are rumored to be the problem are FCM, tcm, and ECM. All are supposedly fixed with a computer update. Well then so be it don't charge us the consumer.
The contact owns a 2007 Dodge Charger. The contact stated that while starting the vehicle, the ABS warning light illuminated and the vehicle was unable to be driven. The vehicle was towed to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the ABS module control needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The contact was made aware of NHTSA campaign number: 06V493000 (service brakes, hydraulic), but the VIN was not included. The failure mileage was 50,000. Updated 03/04/15 updated 10/8/15
We have experienced a shudder while stopped for lights on and off for years, since the car was new in 07. The dealer could not find anything wrong (no codes) and could not duplicate the complaint. Then in 2013 it began stalling at lights after the shudder and sometimes without the shudder. Again leaving no codes. I'm a ase certified master tech of forty years. A torque converter lockup could cause it to shudder and stall, but should leave a code. But a defective crank position or cam position sensor could shut igntion off without leaving a code. Therefore, for a total of $32.50 I changed both sensors. It fixed both issues for 7 or 8 months. Suddenly, today 12/30/14 it's doing both again! there's to many complaints about this to ignore the safety issues of stalling in traffic while standing still driving 60 mph.help fix this problem before someone is killed!!!!!! thanks.
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- El Verano, CA, USA