10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
8 / 12
Injuries / Deaths:
6 / 0
Average Mileage:
60,562 miles

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2008 Dodge Charger electrical problems

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2008 Dodge Charger Owner Comments (Page 11 of 19)

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problem #176

Mar 242015

Charger

  • 46,000 miles

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

The contact owns a 2008 Dodge Charger. The contact stated that while parked, the key became stuck in between the start and run position of the ignition switch. The failure recurred intermittently. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 14V567000(electrical system) however, the recall part needed was not available. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was notified of the issue. The failure mileage was 46,000.

- Brick, NJ, USA

problem #175

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

problem #174

Sep 172014

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 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.

- Virginia Beach, VA, USA

problem #173

Aug 152015

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 number: 14V567000 (electrical system); however, the part needed to perform the repair was 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.

- Carlsbad, CA, USA

problem #172

Aug 222015

Charger

  • 128,700 miles
Started 08 Charger with no problem drove for about 15 minutes, stopped at gas station turned off car took key out for about five minutes. Put key in ignition and it would not turn, couldn't shift out of gear. Tried for ten minutes before calling a tow. Driver tried to turn key with no luck. After telling me he probably couldn't get it on the flatbed without possibly messing up the trans he went in the trunk disconnected the battery for a minute. Tried again car started. This problem needs to be addressed called Chrysler about keyfob recall earlier they said it wasn't one on my particular vehicle

- Eastpointe, MI, USA

problem #171

Sep 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 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 made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure.

- Mascoutah, IL, USA

problem #170

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 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 made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure.

- Ft Orange, FL, USA

problem #169

Jun 202015

Charger

  • 99,000 miles
I had not been notified by the dealer that my car has been recalled. I never received any letter as they said. I found out just by chance on google since my car was acting up way too much. My car is turning off while I am driving on multiple occasions! I have two kids and I was driving at 40 mph. I had to use the E-brake to stop because the power steering didn't work and my power brakes didn't work. At times my car will turn on every light on the speedometer but absolutely nothing is wrong. I asked the manufacturer if they could issue me a rental and they said no. My wife got into an accident a couple of months ago, March, 2015, (we have documents) and good thing it wasn't a severe accident since now we know the air bags will not deploy. Someone hit my wife, it wasn't because of the electrical problems at that time. This car is a casket for my whole family and I suppose they are waiting for a lawsuit first before they do anything. Not only is this car recalled, they don't have the parts yet to fix it! sometimes my car won't even turn on and we get very hot in the car, I keep trying because starts up after a while and my kids and I are stuck in the heat, mind that my kids are 10 months and 2 years old.

- West Palm Beach, FL, USA

problem #168

Jun 012015

Charger

  • 96,000 miles
It started with the key getting stuck in the ignition, I would have to sit in the car and wait until I hear a clicking noise. I think that's when the key is realeased and I can pull the key out. At first it took as long as 5 to 10 minutes. Now it can take up to three hours, I would leave the key in the car, come back and check on the key to see if I can pull the key out and make sure the car is off. The last time which was 2 weeks ago my battery was drained and I had to get someone to give me a jump. This morning I go to work parked the proceed to put the car in park and pull the key out and the key was stuck as usual. I came back out 30 minutes later to see if the key was released and it was so I pulled the key out the car is turned off. I went to go to lunch and proceeded to put the key in the ignition and the car does not turn on. The battery is working because I have lights and the lock on the doors are working. This is such and inconvience to me and my family.

- Hinesville Ga , GA, USA

problem #167

Jul 082015

Charger

  • 81,005 miles
On July 8.2015 at 2pm while driving my 08 Charger I started to see smoke, coming from under the hood, also noticed the tempgage, in the red, pulled over and shut off engine, I let it cool down, for several hours, w not start, had to have my Charger towed to shop! contacted Dodge!

- Silver Spring, MD, USA

problem #166

Nov 102014

Charger

  • 45,000 miles

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

The contact owns a 2008 Dodge Charger. The contact stated that NHTSA campaign number: 14V567000 (electrical system) exceeded a reasonable amount of time for repair. The dealer stated that the manufacturer had not determined what remedy needed to be implemented in order to deter the failure. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The contact had experienced intermittent difficulty turning the key in the ignition switch. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 45,000.

- Louisville, KY, USA

problem #165

Jan 152015

Charger

  • 97,000 miles
The contact owns a 2008 Dodge Charger. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 5 mph, the vehicle stalled. The vehicle was able to restart. The contact stated that this was a recurring failure. The vehicle was not taken in for diagnostic testing. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 97,000.

- Corpus Chrispi, TX, USA

problem #164

Jun 092015

Charger

  • 110,000 miles
I was driving down the road going around 30mph when my 2008 Dodge Charger R/T lost all power and stalled. I coasted to the side of the road and waited around five minutes and the car started. Since this happened the ignition want properly start the car it stalls while trying to start. While driving the car looses power and I looked at the recalls there is one for my car but no part to fix this issue. I bought the car used and have no idea about the recalls until researching them. I would really like this problem to be fixed for the safety of me and my family.

- Statham , GA, USA

problem #163

Feb 102015

Charger

  • 57,000 miles
The contact owns a 2008 Dodge Charger. While driving over a speed bump, the vehicle stalled. The contact was able to restart the vehicle. The contact stated that on a separate occasion while exiting a freeway, the vehicle stalled. The vehicle was not included in NHTSA campaign number: 14V567000 (electrical system). The vehicle was taken to an unknown location where it was diagnosed that the failure occurred because the vehicle ignition had shifted from the run position to the off position. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 57,000.

- Oakland, CA, USA

problem #162

Jan 022015

Charger

  • 82,500 miles
Have recall P57 on ignition sw dealer has no parts sometimes sw will not function car will not crank any help would be good wife is mad

- Cullman, AL, USA

problem #161

May 082014

Charger

  • 60,000 miles
The contact owns a 2008 Dodge Charger. While driving various speeds, the vehicle stalled without warning. After waiting a few moments, the vehicle restarted and resumed normal operation. The failure recurred numerous times. In addition, there was a delayed response during the initial start up. There was a recall under NHTSA campaign id number: 14V567000 (electrical system) however, the part needed to perform the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 60,000.

- Dunstable, MA, USA

problem #160

Jan 062015

Charger

  • 72,583 miles
The contact owns a 2008 Dodge Charger.while driving at any speed, the vehicle stalled without warning. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign numbers: 14V567000 (electrical system) and 15V313000 (air bags); however, the parts needed for the recall repair were not available. The manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 72,583.

- Edgewater , FL, USA

problem #159

Jul 262015

Charger

  • 117,000 miles
The contact owns a 2008 Dodge Charger. After driving over a bump in the road at approximately 30 mph, the vehicle stalled without warning. The contact mentioned that the vehicle restarted. The vehicle was taken to a dealer, where it was diagnosed that the ignition switch needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and stated that the VIN was included in NHTSA campaign number: 14V567000 (electrical system). The failure mileage was 117,000.

- Pipestem, WV, USA

problem #158

Mar 032014

Charger

  • miles
We received safety recall P57/NHTSA 14V-567 about a year and a half ago in regards to the car's fobik and airbags and to date after several attempts to have dealer repair this defect has not been repaired. This is an unacceptable amount of time to have to wait for a repair on this issue and we would appreciate any assistance available.

- Kankakee, IL, USA

problem #157

Nov 172014

Charger

  • 100,000 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 repair was not available. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time to provide the part to do the recall repair. The contact experienced the failure listed in the recalls. The manufacturer was notified. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 100,000.

- Greenville, NC, USA

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