10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
13 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
13 / 0
Average Mileage:
28,432 miles

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2008 Dodge Charger seat belts / air bags problems

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2008 Dodge Charger Owner Comments (Page 5 of 7)

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problem #42

Nov 102014

Charger

  • 140,000 miles

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

The contact owns a 2008 Dodge Charger. While attempting to accelerate from a stop, the vehicle stalled without warning. The vehicle restarted after several attempts; however, the failure recurred on several occasions while at a complete stop and attempting to accelerate. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign numbers: 14V567000 (electrical system) and 15V313000 (air bags), however, the parts to do the repairs were unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repairs. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 140,000.

- Country Club Hills, IL, USA

problem #41

Sep 022015

Charger

  • 87,000 miles
There is a recall for steering wheel airbag (R25) and the wireless ignition node(P57) and the dealer keeps giving me the run around about shortage of the parts. The vehicle won't start and I need it.

- New Castle, DE, USA

problem #40

Nov 102014

Charger

  • miles
The contact owns a 2008 Dodge Charger. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign numbers: 14V567000 (electrical system) and 15V313000 (air bags); however, the parts to do the recall repairs were unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the repairs. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure.

- Three Rivers, CA, USA

problem #39

Jul 302015

Charger

  • 98,000 miles

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

The contact owned a 2008 Dodge Charger. While driving at 55 mph, the contact's vehicle crashed into a deer. The air bags failed to deploy. A police report was filed. The contact stated that minor injuries were sustained, but did not require medical attention. The vehicle was destroyed. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 98,000.

- Kentwood, LA, USA

problem #38

Sep 172015

Charger

  • miles
The contact owns a Dodge 2008 Dodge Charger. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign numbers: 15V313000 (air bags) and 14V567000 (electrical system); however, the parts to do the repairs were unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repairs. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure.

- Montgomery, TX, USA

problem #37

Oct 172014

Charger

  • miles
The contact owns a 2008 Dodge Charger. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign numbers: 14V567000 (electrical system) and 15V313000 (air bags); however, the part to do the recall repairs were unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The contact had not experienced a failure.

- Parkersburg, WV, USA

problem #36

Nov 102014

Charger

  • miles

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

The contact owns a 2008 Dodge Charger. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign numbers: 14V567000 (electrical system) and 15V313000 (air bags); however, the part to do the repair was not available. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time to provide the part to do the repair. The contact had not experienced a failure.

- Clifton, NJ, USA

problem #35

Nov 102014

Charger 6-cyl

  • miles
The contact owns a 2008 Dodge Charger. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign numbers: 15V313000 (air bags), and 14V567000 (electrical system) however stated that the parts were not available within a reasonable time frame to schedule the recall repairs. The dealer did not give a specific date for when the part would become available. The manufacturer was contacted and could not provide an estimated date for when the contacts vehicle would receive the recall repairs. The contact was not experiencing a failure. MA 10/25/15

- Stuart, FL, USA

problem #34

Nov 072014

Charger

  • miles
The contact owns a 2008 Dodge Charger. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign numbers: 15V313000 (air bags) and 14V567000 (electrical system) and stated that the part was not available within a reasonable timeframe to schedule the recall repair. The dealer did not give a specific date for when the part would become available. The manufacturer could not provide an estimated date for when the contact's vehicle would receive the recall repair. The contact was not experiencing a failure.

- Akron, OH, USA

problem #33

Jan 022015

Charger

  • miles
The contact owns a 2008 Dodge Charger. The contact stated that the recall notice for NHTSA campaign number: 14V567000 (air bags) was received in January of 2015 and the notice for NHTSA campaign number: 15V313000 (air bags) was received in June of 2015. After contacting the dealer on multiple occasions, the contact was informed that the parts needed to repair the vehicle were still not available and no estimated time for receiving the parts could be given. The contact had not experienced a failure.

- Temple, GA, USA

problem #32

Aug 302015

Charger 6-cyl

  • 132,000 miles

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

The contact owns a 2008 Dodge Charger. While making a left turn, the cable cord shorted and the vehicle stalled. The contact smelled a burning odor and the vehicle suddenly stalled. The vehicle was towed to the contact's residence. The vehicle was included in NHTSA campaign numbers: 15V313000 (air bags) and 14V567000 (electrical system) but was waiting for the parts from the dealer to receive the recall repair. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 132,000.

- Milwaukee, WI, USA

problem #31

Aug 312014

Charger

  • miles
The contact owns a 2008 Dodge Charger. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign numbers: 15V313000 (air bags) and 14V567000 (electrical system); however, the parts to do the repairs were unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not notified of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure.

- Romona, OK, USA

problem #30

May 012013

Charger

  • 70,000 miles
The contact owns a 2008 Dodge Charger. The contact stated that the key would intermittently get stuck in the on position. The contact stated that NHTSA campaign numbers: 14V567000 (electrical system) and 15V313000 (air bags) exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the repairs. The dealer stated that the parts were not available. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The failure mileage was 70,000.

- Bloomington, CA, USA

problem #29

Nov 102014

Charger 6-cyl

  • miles
The contact owns a 2008 Dodge Charger. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign numbers: 14V567000 (electrical system) and 15V313000 (air bags); however, the part needed to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Updated 11/04/15

- Houston, TX, USA

problem #28

Oct 152013

Charger 6-cyl

  • 35,000 miles
The contact owns a 2008 Dodge Charger. The contact stated that when the key was placed in the ignition and turned to the on position, the engine failed to start. The contact was able to restart the engine after multiple attempts. The vehicle was taken to the dealer. The technician was unable to duplicate the failure. The contact stated that the failure recurred multiple times. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign numbers: 14V567000 (electrical system) and 15V313000 (air bags); however, the parts needed for the recall repair were unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for recall repair. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 35,000. MA 10/15/2015

- West Farmington, OH, USA

problem #27

Nov 242014

Charger

  • miles
The contact owns a 2008 Dodge Charger. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 14V567000 (electrical system) and 15V313000 (air bags). However, the part needed to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure.

- Big Bend, WI, USA

problem #26

Aug 262015

Charger

  • miles
There are two recalls out for my auto and they dealer can not determine when it will be fixed. One recall is almost a year old. What can be done?

- Lincoln, NE, USA

problem #25

Nov 102014

Charger

  • miles
The contact owns a 2008 Dodge Charger. The contact received a recall notification of NHTSA campaign numbers: 14V567000 (electrical system) and 15V313000 (air bags); however, the part needed to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure.

- Lake Charles, LA, USA

problem #24

Nov 192014

Charger

  • miles
The contact owns a 2008 Dodge Charger. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign numbers: 15V313000 (air bags) and 14V567000 (electrical system); however, the parts needed to do the repairs were unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. The VIN was not available.

- Fresno, CA, USA

problem #23

Jan 012013

Charger

  • 50,000 miles
The contact owns a 2008 Dodge Charger. While driving approximately 30 mph, the vehicle stalled without warning. The vehicle failed to restart and was towed to an independent mechanic. The technician diagnosed that the ignition key was faulty and needed to be replaced. The key was replaced; however, the failure persisted. The failure recurred on several occasions. The contact also stated that when the vehicle was started, the air bag warning indicator was consistently illuminated. The failure recurred each time the vehicle was started. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign numbers: 14V567000 (electrical system) and 15V313000 (air bags); however, the parts needed to do the repairs were unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repairs. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 50,000.

- Festus, MO, USA

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