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Interior door panels are letting loose and detaching from frame. Seems seems to be rather unsafe with the side airbags and all. Many forums online from Dodge Charger owners with same issue on all (4) doors. We need help getting Dodge to recall this issue and help make it right. We are getting quotes of up to $3,500 to complete the repair and replace interior door panels.
The door panels started to peel away from the door. My car was still under warranty at the time and the door panels were replaced by the dealership. after a year the door panels have started to peel back again. It looks like it will keep the side airbag from deploying correctly if it is ever needed. I feel it is unsafe and should be part of a recall since it seems to be a common problem with these cars.
I have multiple Dodge Chargers ranging from 2011 to 2016 and for some reason the fans broke on all of them placing a hole in all the radiators. The fan broke on one car more than once. As a result, the cars begin to overheat. Countless of money has been spent buying these parts. I believe there is a defect in the fans on these vehicles. I have been left on the side of the road with my children a few times because of my car overheating. My 2016 may need a new engine due to fan breaking. Please look into conducting a recall on the Dodge Chargers cooling fan from the year 2011 to 2017.
The car randomly dies. I will come to a stop sign or stop light and it will shut off without warning. Usually I put the car in park and it starts back up without issues. Last time it happened when I started it back up it was stuck in 3rd gear. I've had it towed to Landmark dodge before and they said cam shaft sensor so they replaced it. Then it happened again and they agreed it was the battery. Replaced the battery. Does it again (this last time when it wouldn't come out of 3rd gear. Check engine light now on and no traction control) tow to Landmark they keep it for 3 days and they said it was acting normal and they see nothing wrong. Waiting for it to happen AGAIN. Every time Landmark tells me my car is fine.
- Blue Springs, MO, USA
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Chrysler/|Dodge 300's/Charger have a known issue with door panel warping because of material or design defect. A judged rule 08/26/21 that there is an expressed warranty and that they should be repaired outside of the manufacture's warranty, which is when the defect shows up. I have tried both the dealership and customer care Auburn Hills, Michigan to no avail. I am stuck with making the very costly repair myself on a vehicle that I can't sell for what should be its value without the defect showing. I am a disable veteran and a senior so neither of those prospect are appealing. What can I do to get the dealer to fix the defect in light of the judge's ruling or other consumer protection laws? I need to get a replacement vehicle and can't get a reasonable return on this investment with the defect. Please help me.
The door panels on both drivers door and front passenger door have completely separated from the door exposing airbags and electrical components for windows and locks.
Not sure of how to report, but own a 2016 Charger. My panels are coming off of doors. Of course no longer under warranty, but Dodge will not fix. This is my third Charger and I've never had this problem before. Very disappointing. This clearly is due to bad workmanship. Nothing I could have done to prevent this!!! DODGE SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FIR THEIR SHABBY WORKMANSHIP!!!!!
Back up camera still shows rear view even after changing out of reverse. Also the door panel glue has failed as well as the glue on the panel around the gear control.
Car starting to make a strange rattling noise - took it to shop was told drive shaft is coming apart car only has 74,000 miles. Was also told rear shocks are bad, rear brakes pads are very low and rear stablizer bar (suspension components) have rotted out bushings. A year ago the car doors started to fall apart both driver and passenger doors.
This car has been nothing but problems and a nightmare. While driving around 30 and over the car jerks and shifts when I am coming to a stop and or pressing on gas to increase speed. I had some similar issues in 2019 and reported them to the dealership westherr orchard park. Westherr claims it was issues with the drive shafts, gasket, engine oil filter adaptor housing, drivetrain control module and axles. Most of all of these repairs have been done by them and where not fixed correctly and with defective products and parts.
I was headed to work yesterday morning and before I got to work I heard a loud noice under the hood and smoke starting rolling out of under the hood. I pulled over to the closest intersection to get off highway and discovered oil all over the car and all under the car. I contacted my dealership that I just bought the car through (haven't even made the first payment) and they towed it back to the dealership. Further inspection they said the design of the car how it pulls air through the fender it sucked water up from driving down the highway and hydro locked the motor. I do zero first roads on my vehicles so it's definitely not right for this to happen driving down a highway and throw a rod through the motor. My extended warranty won't cover it nor will my insurance. It's a brand new car. I need help!!
I had to replace my starter that went out 12/24/17, my car was in my driveway. I used fred martin to do the repair. Summer of June 2019, my car was in my driveway. I had to replace the starter again. I bought the stareterfrom auto zone, a starter for a 2016 Dodge Charger R/T. upon replacing the starter with the new starter we realized that it would not fit and there was another starter on the vehicle that was not a R/T starter (which fred martin had put on). This past Sunday (3/15/20), my starter has went out once again, in my parking lot, something isn't right for a starter to keep going out without any clue. Please help me in any way possible.
The vehicle was kept parked in a 2 car residential garage. The driver's side interior door panel began to peel up. The panel is breaking away from the door making window use, theft safety and closing the door hazardous.
Door panels are peeling up where the top part of the door panel and the window meet. I already had panels replaced by dealer when the car was still under warranty. The replacement panels are starting to fail as well. It is a common problem with these cars as documented by car forums. See the following: Https://www.carcomplaints.com/Dodge/Charger/2016/accessories-interior/door_panels_are_warping.shtml
While in motion on the highway, my check engine light kept popping on and off. My vehicle started to feel like it was losing power whenever I began to accelerate. It does drive but it makes a very loud, unsettling noise when driving. It sounds very loud even when I am sitting in park. The vehicle is normally silent when sitting in park and driving. I am smelling something very unusual as well when driving. My car was sent to frisco Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram in frisco, tx a few days after this happened and I was told that they were receiving a code P0430 which meant there are issues with my catalytic converter. I was told that over 800,000 vehicles in the Dodge make had been recalled this year due to this same thing. I was told my car couldn't be repaired at the moment as they were unsure as to what actually needed to be fixed. I am a single mother and I am afraid that my car is going to quit on me any day. I am being told there is an active recall on Dodge vehicles for this but my particular vehicle isn't part of the recall. How is that possible when it's the same thing" in April and July of this year while driving on the freeway, my car began to shake excessively. I pulled over to see if it would stop and it didn't so I slowly made my way over to freedom Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram by ed morse in duncanville, tx where I was told that my ignition coils are failing and eventually all of them will fail as this is common is Dodge vehicles. If this is a known common problem, why are these vehicles still being sold? why hasn't this been fixed" I have spent over $800 in repairs on this car and it's only a 2016. I did not expect to have problems this soon on such a new car.
I had my cruise set to 57, all was fine until I started down a small hill, my car sped up to 75, I could not get cruise to turn off with the buttons or break, , I panicked, and slammed my brakes, and it finally stoped.
Last year I had the driver side door panel warp, separating up next to the window. It was under regular warranty so the dealer took care of it. Yesterday 8/15/19 the passenger door did the same thing and separated at the window. Doing research on this, I have found many people with Dodge Chargers, Chrysler 300, that are having this same exact issue. I am now at 40500 miles and most likely Dodge will not take care of this even under the extended warranty, which means a $1000 repair. With as many people I have seen while researching, this is an absolute material and workmanship defect which could effect safety, especially if the warping occurs around the door lock and someone needs to escape during an emergency situation.
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- Strongsville, OH, USA