This data is from the NHTSA — the US gov't agency tasked with vehicle safety. Complaints are spread across multiple & redundant categories, & are not organized by problem.
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The contact owns a 2008 Dodge Charger. The contact noticed steam coming from the vehicle and it shook profusely. In addition, coolant began to leak from the vehicle and onto the engine. The vehicle overheated and shut off. The vehicle was also leaking oil. There were no warning indicators illuminated. The contact took the vehicle to the stan mcnabd Chrysler Chevrolet Dodge dealer and the radiator was repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 171,000.
My radiator fan blade broke off and flew into my radiator. The piece of fan that broke off flew into my radiator puncturing a hole into the lower part of the radiator. A hole was made from the blade hitting it and causing all the antifreeze to leak out. This is second time in a two year period back-to-back that this has happened. And the repairs and parts costed me dearly. The vehicle was sitting still with the air conditioner on mid way. And the as the fan was turning the broken blade got stuck and the fan started to smoke almost catching fire.
Recall L08 engine cooling fans, this recall is exactly what happen to my car. Cooling blades broke and went through the radiator. Called Chrysler to complain as I was told recall isn't on my exact VIN. They took my complaint and said it was the exact same problem but tough luck because the recall wasn't on my VIN. My car has been sitting in the front yard till I can afford to fix it only had the car 2 months. Sitting at the light felt like someone bumped the back of my car but there was no car behind me. Coolant started to leak through the A/C vent. Pulled over after the light changed and towed the car home as it just started to show that it was going to overheat. We removed the cooling fan and saw the broken blades and the whole it made in the radiator. I was told by Chrysler that the blades are cheap and break easily. Well hello if I am going to pay that much I hope that a vehicle is going to somewhat hold together. The dealership I bought it from had just replaced the radiator and inspected the fan and everything was good. Then it just breaks I can take and send pics if needed. Thank you
Engine/unknown the car has a loud muffle sound when driving jurking when braking and or coming to a complete stop also dragging before speed. Driver seat is cracked and won't go up as much both is a safety concern for me and my family.
- Redford, MI, USA
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My wife was driving on the freeway and all of a sudden her gauge cluster was acting erratically and all the car odometer lights all came on and the vehicle shut off on the freeway and everything locked up, she couldn't move the wheel or the gear shifter and she smelled a burning smell with smoke coming from the engine. Luckily her parents were behind her in another vehicle and was able to help out but this is very dangerous and I have seen numerous reports of Dodge Charger having this same issue.
The contact owns a 2008 Dodge Charger. The contact stated that while driving at 45 mph, the vehicle suddenly decelerated without warning to 20 mph along with an abnormal burning odor coming from the engine through the front vents. The oil warning indicator illuminated. The vehicle was inspected by an inspector sent from the manufacturer who could not duplicate the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 93,000. Updated 03/07/17
The contact owns a 2008 Dodge Charger. The contact stated that the vehicle experienced severe vibration coming from the engine compartment. The check engine and throttle control warning indicators illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that there was a faulty ignition coil and the engine misfired. The vehicle was repaired, but the failure recurred. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 177,000. Updated 6/26/18
On the evening of 09/17/2016 at approximately 2200hrs, my wife was leaving a local store parking lot when she heard a noise and the engine began to shake and make a loud noise. Smoke and fluid began coming from the engine compartment. She immediately stopped the vehicle and shut it off. I received a frantic phone call and responded to the location to find that a little more than half of the electric radiator cooling fan blades had desentigrated into pieces, cutting into the radiator. The vehicle is now inoperable and parked awaiting to be towed to the dealership on Monday. There were no previous warning signs of this event happening and am very glad my wife was not driving on the freeway when this happened as the outcome could have been much different. Looking online, this appears to have been a problem with this year make and model vehicle along with several others from Dodge. This is very dangerous and could have resulted in a much more serious incident had my wife been driving at higher speeds.
Fans assembly or fan blade itself disintegrated and pierced radiator requiring new fan assembly and radiator - already a recall issued on other Dodge models. All parts are plastic and this is a very dangerous situation.
The contact owns a 2008 Dodge Charger. While driving 20 to 25 mph, the vehicle vibrated uncontrollably and there was a loud explosion under the hood. The contact noticed smoke under the hood and fluid leaking underneath the vehicle. The vehicle was towed to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the cooling fan separated and damaged the radiator. The cooling fan and radiator were replaced. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The failure mileage was unknown.
The contact owns a 2008 Dodge Charger. While driving approximately 40 mph, an extremely loud noise emitted from the engine. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where both engine lifters were replaced. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The manufacturer was not notified. The approximate failure mileage was 26,000.
The contact owns a 2008 Dodge Charger. While driving 20 mph, the driver heard an unusual noise from the front of the vehicle and noticed fluid that resembled antifreeze leaking from the front of the vehicle. The vehicle was towed to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the cooling fan blade was fractured. Also, shrouds of the fan went through the radiator, which caused a leak and damaged the radiator. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 54,000.
While driving in rush hour traffic, the cooling system fan blades came apart and the shrouds of the fan went thru the radiator causing immediate leakage of all coolant and destroying the radiator. I almost got into an accident because of this. This caused loss of radiator coolant. Fans and radiator will have to be replaced along with coolant. According to Dodge, this has been recalled on some same vehicles (2008 Chargers) but mine has not been recalled or notified that this could occur. They stated in the attached document that they know they have installed a defective part that can cause future car damage, but won't do anything to fix it. I was refused since my VIN is not covered" by this notification, even though my car is in a warm climate state (Florida) and my make, model, year of vehicle are exact to the described issue in the notification
The contact owns a 2008 Dodge Charger. The contact received a recall notice for NHTSA campaign number: 14V567000 (electrical system); however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The contact stated that the engine warning light illuminated. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The failure mileage was unknown. Parts distribution disconnect.
2008 Charger police edition properly maintenanced it's entire life has a had piston in 3 cylinder at 130,000 I was told if I drive it again it will throw a rod so now I it's time for another motor that probably won't last another 100,000 the motors are junk it's well known that these motors have engine problems and start going as soon as warranty is up.
On 4 separate occurances while car in motion the car engine stalled and required restarting. Various speeds at time of stalls 5 - 45 mph. The first time it happened I was driving over a set of bumpy railroad tracks at which time the car engine stalled and had to be restarted in neutral. The other times I was on level roadway when car engine stalled and required restarting. The most recent incident happened 11/17/15 and the car engine stalled 2 times in one day at a speed of 45 mph. When turning the key to the right to start the vehicle it tends to hang up and get stuck in that position. I found that a recall was done on certain 2008 Dodge Chargers regarding ignition switch problems so I called to see if my vehicle was included in the recall. It is not included - this is a very dangerous problem and I travel a major interstate daily. I would like to have my vehicle included in the recall for the faulty ignition switch. I did have my car checked for indicator codes to see if there were any problems indicated and nothing found.
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- San Francisco, CA, USA