10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
2 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
1 / 0
Average Mileage:
60,798 miles

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2013 Dodge Charger suspension problems

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2013 Dodge Charger Owner Comments

problem #9

Apr 012021

Charger

  • 120,000 miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

The camber settings are not correct and they are not adjustable you have to buy a replacement camber kit to adjust camber to prevent tire wear on the inside this is not noticeable to someone just looking at the tire without getting underneath the car this causes you to replace your tires way before you need to.

- Cartersville, GA, USA

problem #8

Jan 042021

Charger

  • 81,000 miles
The steering started grabbing and sqealing around 81K miles when I turn. Sometimes it would become very hard to control when slowing down to turn such as at red lights or in a drive thru. No lights or sensors ever came on. From what I have read online there are several 2013 Dodge Chargers with the same issue. This is very dangerous and expensive to have repaired. I opted to have it fixed but I feel this issue should be looked into. I had the gear rack and pinion and power pump replaced.

- Malvern, AR, USA

problem #7

Nov 302019

Charger

  • 200,000 miles
While making a left turn, from a dead stop, in the middle of the turn the complete wheel and assembly detached from the vehicle causing the vehicle to accelerate by itself and complete loss of control of the vehicle causing a one car accident and severe damage to the vehicle, hitting a road sign.this was a city street.there was a police report written in ashland Virginia, 11/30/19, at 4:30 pm, # 18-46277. This computer will not allow scans or attachments, it is old and on windows xp.

- Henrico, VA, USA

problem #6

Jun 042019

Charger

  • 77,000 miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

Premature wear of bushings which caused replacement of complete suspension system. $3000 later I hope my vehicle will be safe to drive again. I purchased this vehicle in 2015 and have only put 17,000 miles on it since owning it. Vehicle started just suddenly making very loud metal on metal clanking sound and lots of vibration. Bumps in road made the noise worse. I was afraid to drive vehicle until I could get it into dealer when they had an appointment available because I did not wanna injure ourselves or others. I have read in other forums that I am not the only one this has happened to. Is this a design flaw" is there a suspension issue" I am scared of my car now.

- Edwardsville, KS, USA

problem #5

Mar 122019

Charger

  • 34,939 miles
2014 Dodge charge police car loses all power steering when turned left. We have 4 of these models at our police Agency and all 4 are doing the same thing. After speaking with several other police chief's, they all stated that the electrostatic power steering pump was bad and it was a multiple thousand dollar fix for them. Our local Dodge dealer says to fix each fleet car, the cost will be over $2000 per car. With this many issues, there should be an investigation and a recall. Further, when the vehicle is in motion and the steering wheel is turned left, all power steering is lost.

- Savannah, TN, USA

problem #4

May 012017

Charger

  • miles
The contact owns a 2013 Dodge Charger. The contact stated that within a week of owning the vehicle, there was an abnormal noise heard near the front of the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to the dealer (riverland Chrysler Dodge Jeep, 601 belle terre blvd, laplace, la 70068, (985) 652-9600) more than twice and they had been unable to replicate and diagnose the failure. The dealer had completed three unknown recalls prior to the motor turned on and hot air entered the vehicle and the vehicle stalled. The dealer replaced the alternator assembly but the contact was unable to determine if the recall repair remedies may have caused additional failures. The vehicle was not repaired by the dealer. The manufacturer was notified of the failures. The failure mileage was not available.

- Kenner, LA, USA

problem #3

May 242016

Charger

  • 45 miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

I have a 2013 Dodge Charger V6. At around 45K miles I noticed a wobbly sound coming from the front end of my car when driving straight at a slow speed. The car didn't feel or drive wobbly it just sounded wobbly. Because my car is no longer under warranty I didn't want to have to pay the outrageous fee the dealership would charge to diagnose the problem so I took it to local mechanic shop instead. They told me the lower control arm bushings needed to be replaced. I was a bit surprised to learn this because bushings going out at only 45K miles is very premature. I did some research on this specific issue to find that lots of people are experiencing this problem. Police officers who drive 2009 - 2014 Dodge Chargers are having to replace the tension struts on both sides every 15-20 thousand miles due the bushings being torn. Chrystler should be responsible for the financial burden of replacing these parts not the consumer.

- Shalimar, FL, USA

problem #2

Jul 172014

Charger 8-cyl

  • 33,000 miles
2011-2014 Dodge Charger tension strut. I am the fleet parts manager at a municipality in Texas. We currently have approximately 100 Dodge Chargers ranging from 2009-2014. We are having to replace the tension struts on both sides every 15-20 thousand miles due the bushings being torn. Dodge will not recognize this problem and will not warranty these tension struts after the first time...something really needs to be done as the failure rate is alarming to me and the officers that drive these cars everyday.

- Irving, TX, USA

problem #1

Oct 222013

Charger 6-cyl

  • 1,200 miles
I was driving home from work around 2am on Tuesday morning 10/22/2013. I was just coming out of a construction zone and it just turned back to 55mph. I was going approximately 45 mph when all of a sudden I heard something in the front end and the steering wheel began to shake and it started moving back and forth without me moving it. I lost all control over the vehicle and it shot me over towards the right and slammed me into the guardrail. I continued to try to move the wheel to the left to get the car away from the guardrail but the whole car slid up against the guardrail before I could regain control and move the car away from the guardrail. This car was bought on 10/10/2013. I didn't even have it for two full weeks before this happened. There is almost $12,000 worth of damage done to the car. I have filed a claim with Chrysler group regarding this and they inspected the vehicle but according to them there was too much damage to tell exactly what happened so they aren't willing to do anything for me. I am a very experienced and safe driver, someone who has driven tractor trailer over the road for 5 years and if you look at my driving record it would match up with what I am saying. There was something very wrong with that vehicle that night and I could have been seriously hurt or even killed. The fact that my wife and I bought this car less than two weeks before the accident and Chrysler wants nothing to do with it is very disheartening. And I now have to keep driving this same car and worry every single day that something like this is going to happen again.

- Rome, NY, USA

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