2010 DODGE CHALLENGER Engine Problems

Was driving and a tick was present then over heated sat on side of road until cooled down added coolant drove home . The next day car was drivable. Drove to school and car was sounding funny so took it to a repair shop and they told me the particular engine in the vehicle has a fuel efficient component where it shuts down the cylinders on the freeway, and the lifters are supposed to open, but our lifter did not open. It got stuck and grind the camshaft in the motor. Needless to say I had to have the car towed home. It’s just sitting in my parking lot. I tried calling Dodge. They wouldn’t help me. I tried calling multiple agencies to help. I looked up on the Internet and there is multiple complaints about the same problem it’s called the hemi lift so hopefully one day this can be recalled because I’m still paying on the car. I had a year and a half. No one will help me. My kids were driving the car. What if the thing blew up on them on the freeway and somebody hit them because Car wouldn’t move anymore . Or if they were taking the car through the desert and there is no phone calls and no one around. If they were going around corners of a mountain and just stopped on them or blew up because can’t drive the car anymore. very bad and scary and sad that the builder of that motor won’t fix their mistake and leave countless people stranded and in a predicament

As documented in the previous report.

I need to address a serious issue regarding the car I purchased in 2020 from a private vendor. Upon taking the car to Crown Dodge Dealership in Ventura County for repair, I had to pay roughly $700 out of pocket for the service and rented a car from Hertz for the days I was without my car. However, upon receiving the car back, it still had unresolved issues with the electrical components and dashboard noise. It is unacceptable that the manager at the dealership did not prioritize my safety or the quality of the car I purchased. Since this car is my sole mode of transportation, I demand a prompt resolution to this matter. I expect immediate assistance in addressing these concerns. Thank you.

I experienced a catastrophic timing chain failure despite prior recall work being performed by Dodge that supposedly resolved their known timing chain issues with the 5.7L hemi with automatic transmission. This failure occurred without any prior warning at a cruising speed of about 65 MPH rendering the car undrivable. There were no warning lights, drivability issues, or signs of the impending failure. This is a well-maintained car with only 80,000 miles, never missing a required oil change and other maintenance tasks. Timing chains should not fail at such low milage - indeed, timing belts will last longer before they fail. This failure occurred on a major highway placing me and other motorists in danger from the car being unmovable and potentially causing a high-speed collision on a 70 MPH highway. If this had occurred less than 0.5 miles down the road, both shoulders of the roadway were closed due to road widening construction. A certified letter with pictures of the timing chain and timing chain guide failures with a receipt for associated repairs was sent the to the manufacturer in December 2023 but they have not given me the courtesy of a reply. The engine was replaced by an independent mechanic at an out-of-pocket cost of $13,217.38 and the pictures were taken at that time by the repair shop.

The contact owns a 2010 Dodge Challenger. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle lost motive power and stalled. Additionally, the low engine oil warning light was illuminated. The contact stated that the failure had reoccurred approximately three or four times. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired by an independent mechanic or dealer. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 40,000.

Mileage: 40,000

The Gen III hemi has an inherent design flaw in which the rollers making contact with the camshaft will fail, causing damage to the camshaft and causing the engine to misfire. This is due to the camshaft being moved away from the crankshaft as it causes oil starvation. After extensive research it appears to affect cars of various miles and workload. There is no single cause that makes this happen other than a grievous design flaw. The main complaint is that you experience total power loss at higher revs, making it dangerous to drive on the interstate or attempting to merge into traffics as the engine begins to shudder and lose most power. Whether it’s 40K miles or 110K miles, the flaw does not discriminate. After numerous attempts to reach Chrysler technical service on how to prevent this, I’ve been ignored and case numbers deleted. Now this is very important. This causes a misfire which not only destroys catalytic converters, but arrives with no notice. It’s very possible someone may be attempting to pass someone on the interstate and suddenly lose power. My mechanic inspected it and confirmed that the rollers failed, causing causing lifters to not make proper clearance. This needs to be investigated as this engine is in millions of cars. And even if 1% of these failure occur on an interstate, the potential for fatalities is absolutely nothing to ignore. I kindly ask that this matter be investigated. As not everyone can afford the 5K to fix this problem like I can. And due to its high prevalence in trucks, this could cause those who use their trucks for work to be put in a tight spot. I understand normal wear and tear, but by no means should a cam and valve train fail this soon in a car. Giving the Gen III hemi by Chrysler and their infamous timing chain defect, I believe this is also a dangerous flaw and something Chrysler ignored. Hoping it would outlast warranties. Best regards.

The car has an intermittent issue where at highway speeds it will go into almost a limp mode. Basically the check engine light comes on and car loses power and won't go over 45 mph. I have to pull over and shut car off. It will restart and operate normally for a random period of time. Very dangerous when on the highway and have to pull over to the side of the road. From the forums I belong to, this is a very common problem. There are even members that have bought a brand new Challenger and had this happen to them after a few months. The code that usually appears from this is misfire on cylinder 1 and even the dealerships don't know what causes it and hard to diagnose since it happens randomly. Love the car but very annoyed that this keeps happening and no one can figure out the fix

MY CAR WONT START I REPLACED THE ALTERNATOR AND THE BATTERY A FEW TIMES. BUT SOMTHING KEEPS DRAINING THE BATTERY. WHERE I HAVE BEEN STALLED ON HIGHWAY 5 LATE AT NIGHT.

Mileage: 780,000

SEVERE ENGINE DAMAGE DUE TO SAFETY RECALL. DIAGNOSIS IS DEFECTIVE RECALL PART. CAR STALLED AT DEALERSHIP GOING ON 3 WEEKS. MANUFACTURE DOES NOT WANT TO COMPLETE WORK UNTIL MANUFACTURER APPROVES WARRANTY. FCA LLC IS YET TO APPROVE.

Mileage: 63,000

CAR HAS STALLED SEVERAL TIMES WHILE DRIVING ABOVE 60 MPH. SEEMS LIKE LOSES POWER AND FUEL PUMP SHUTS OFF. HAD TO PULL OVER AND RESTARTS WITH NO ISSUES. KIND OF DANGEROUS WHEN YOU LOSE POWER TO BRAKES AND STEERING TOO.

Mileage: 139,000

THE TIMING CHAIN BROKE FOR THE SECOND TIME. IT BROKE THE FIRST TIME AT 65K+ MILES. IT WAS FIXED (OF MUCH DAMAGE) VIA THE PO1 CUSTOMER CARE "RECALL". NOW IT'S AT APPROX. 104K MILES, IT'S THE SAME PROBLEM AND CHRYSLER DENIED TAKING RESPONSIBILITY AND MY CLAIM.

Mileage: 104

2014 TIMING BELT WAS RECALLED AND APPARENTLY REPAIRED. CAR SHUT OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY AND THEN ENGINE SEIZED. HAD IT TOWED AND SERVICE SAID IT WAS TIMING BELT AGAIN AND NOW ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. CALLED DODGE, THEY SAID THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN OR WANT TO DO.

Mileage: 77,000

THE ENGINE DIES RANDOMLY SOMETIMES RIGHT AFTER STARTING AND SOMETIMES AT ROAD AND/OR HIGHWAY SPEED'S IT WILL READILY RESTART WITH THE KEY AND RUN FINE UNTIL THE NEXT RANDOM ACT. IT HAS DIED AT LEAST A DOZEN TIMES IN THE LAST SIX MONTHS ONCE IN A CURVE THAT CAUSED THE CAR TO DRIFT IN ON COMING TRAFFIC BEFORE I WAS ABLE TO RESTART IT LUCKILY THERE WAS NO OPPOSING TRAFFIC. IT SHOWS NO ENGINE CODES.

Mileage: 101,000

A RECALL WAS PERFORMED IN 2015 REGARDING A TIMING CHAIN FAILURE. THIS CAR SAT IN A DEALER LOT FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME. I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE AND RARELY DRIVE IT. A TIMING CHAIN FAILURE STALLED ME IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSTATE. A CHRONIC ISSUE ACCORDING TO MOST FORUMS, EVEN AFTER THE RECALL WAS PERFORMED. THE CAR HAS LESS THAN 73,000 MILES ON IT AND SHOULD NOT HAVE FAILED REGARDLESS OF MONTHS,OF THE FACT THAT IT WAS MORE THAN 24 MONTHS. IT IS A VERY LOW MILEAGE CAR FOR THE YEAR AND THIS IS ON ONGOING ISSUE FROM THESE VEHICLES FROM 2009-2012.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE CHALLENGER. WHILE DRIVING UNKNOWN SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY STALLED WHILE MAKING TURNS. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL DEALER (BROWNING DODGE CHRYSLER JEEP RAM, 1983 HAMNER AVE, NORCO, CA 92860, (951) 272-3110) WHERE A ROAD TEST WAS PERFORMED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE DUPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: 35174074. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 13,400.

Mileage: 13,400

DURING ITS MOST RECENT SCHEDULED OIL CHANGE ON MAY 25, 2018, THE DODGE SERVICE DEPARTMENT INDICATED THAT MY 2010 CHALLENGER SRT8 WITH 56,000 MILES HAS AN OIL LEAK THAT IS LEAKING FROM THE FRONT OF THE CRANKSHAFT AND THE DODGE CHALLENGER SERPENTINE/DRIVE BELT IS SPRAYING OIL ALL OVER THE PLACE UNDER THE HOOD, ON THE ENGINE AND DIRECTLY INTO THE ALTERNATOR WHICH THE DODGE SERVICE DEPARTMENT INDICATED COULD CAUSE A FIRE! I CONTACTED FIAT CHRYSLER AUTOMOBILES CUSTOMER CARE (CASE NUMBER 34409843) AND PROVIDED DETAIL WITH AFTER 5 CUSTOMER CARE AGENTS ON 5 SEPARATE OCCASIONS PROMISING ME A CALLBACK (NEVER RECEIVED) WISHED ME GOOD LUCK WITH HAVING DODGE ADDRESS THE ENGINE OIL LEAK / FIRE HAZARD. I HAVE INQUIRED WITH TWO OTHER LOCAL DODGE DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENTS AND BOTH INDICATED THAT THEY HAVE NEVER SEEN THIS TYPE OF ISSUE ON A 2010 DODGE CHALLENGER SRT8. ON JULY 3, 2018, I ONCE AGAIN CONTACTED FIAT CHRYSLER AUTOMOBILES CUSTOMER CARE AND WAS ADVISED THAT CASE NUMBER 34409843 WAS UNILATERALLY CLOSED BY A SUPERVISOR WITHOUT CONTACTING ME OR THE DODGE DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENT THAT PERFORMS ALL MAINTENANCE ON MY 2010 DODGE CHALLENGER SRT8. ACCORDINGLY, I REQUESTED AND THE FIAT CHRYSLER AUTOMOBILES CUSTOMER CARE REPRESENTATIVE OPENED UP A NEW CASE (CASE NUMBER 34660813) CASE NUMBER 34409843 05/25/2018-GABRIEL EMPLOYEE ID GW373 06/13/2013-JAKE EMPLOYEE ID JR2692 06/20/2018-ROBERT EMPLOYEE ID RC2336 06/20/2018-LAUREN EMPLOYEE ID LUW551 07/03/2018-JANELLE (REFUSED TO PROVIDE EMPLOYEE ID) CASE NUMBER 34660813 07/03/2018-DOAA EMPLOYEE ID DH1013 SINCE THE SERVICE VISIT ON MAY 25, 2018, I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO DRIVE MY VEHICLE FOR FEAR THAT IT WILL CATCH FIRE.

Mileage: 56,000

MY 2010 DODGE CHALLENGER SRT8 COMPLETELY SHUTS DOWN WHILE DRIVING FOR NO APPARENT REASON. THE ENGINE TURNS OFF AND I LOSE POWER STEERING. IT DOES THIS REPEATEDLY WHILE DRIVING AT ALL SPEEDS. ALL ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS WORK WHEN THIS HAPPENS BUT THE POWER STEERING MAKES IT VERY HARD TO TURN THE VEHICLE WHICH MAKES IT VERY DANGEROUS IN TRAFFIC OR ON THE HIGHWAY. I HAVE TO PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK PRESS MY IGNITION START BUTTON TO TURN THE CAR COMPLETELY TO THE OFF POSITION AND RESTART THE VEHICLE. THERE ARE NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS THAT ILLUMINATE AFTER THIS HAPPENS SO THE DODGE DEALER DOES NOT KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. THE LAST TIME THIS HAPPENED MY ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT HAS ILLUMINATED AND MY ESP, TRACTION CONTROL AND ANTI LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM WAS DISABLED AND HASN'T BEEN ENABLED. AFTER STARTING THE CAR THE ESP, TC AND ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATE AND STAY ON. I HAVE TAKEN MY VEHICLE TO THE DODGE DEALER THREE TIMES AND THEY HAVE SAID THAT THEY ARE NOT ABLE TO FIND THE PROBLEM BECAUSE THERE ARE NO TROUBLE CODES OR A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON. I HAVE READ ONLINE THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON ISSUE THAT THOUSANDS OF OWNERS OF DODGE CHALLENGERS ARE EXPERIENCING WITH THE SAME RESULT THAT THE DODGE SERVICE DEPARTMENTS CAN NOT FIND OR DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THIS RANDOM ENGINE SHUT OFF HAS HAPPENED AROUND 40 TIMES. IT'S HAPPENED ON THE HIGHWAY IN MOTION AT SPEEDS OF 75 MPH ON THE CITY STREET FROM 30-50 MPH AND WHEN LEAVING AN INTERSECTION AFTER THE STOP LIGHT TURNS GREEN LEAVING ME STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION IN DANGER OF BIENG HIT BY ONCOMING TRAFFIC. IT HAS ALSO HAPPENED WHILE TURNING IN A INTERSECTION AND THE VEHICLE STOPPING WITH ONCOMING TRAFFIC HEADING TOWARDS MY VEHICLE. I HAVE NEARLY BEEN HIT NUMEROUS TIMES DUE TO THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE PROOF OF MY VEHICLE TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO RESOLVE THIS ISSUE WITH NO LUCK AS TO WHAT THE DANGEROUS PROBLEM IS.

Mileage: 10

TAMARA INFLATOR. ELECTRONIC WINDOW CIRCUIT, POWER STEERING, CRITICAL COOLANT OVERFLOW

Mileage: 51,000

I WAS GOING ABOUT 50 MILES PER HOUR ON A BUSY FREEWAY WHEN MY ABS LIGHT TURNED ON LIGHTS IN THE PANEL START TO FLICKER AND ENGINE SHUTS OFF. THIS IS ONE OF MANY OCCURANCES ENGINE HAS SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP UNDER MY MOPAR SERVICE CONTRACT AND THEY REPLACED ALTERNATOR. ONE MONTH LATER ENGINE TURNS OFF AGAIN. 5 SEPARATE OCCASIONS.

Mileage: 138,000

CAR SHUTS OFF WHEN SLOWING DOWN TO MAKE A TURN

Mileage: 52,000

ON A NORMAL LEFT TURN THE ENGINE STALLED.

MY CAR LOST COMPLETE POWER WHILE TURNING IN A RESIDENTIAL AREA. THE VEHICLE IS DEAD AND WILL NOT START. THE VEHICLE SHUT DOWN WITH NO WARNING. THIS IS A COUPLE MONTHS AFTER HAVING A TIMING CHAIN RECALL REPAIR. DID THE CHAIN FAIL ANYWAY?

Mileage: 67,000

TRIED TO START THE CAR AND ALL THE DASH LIGHTS, INTERIOR LIGHTS AND RADIO WORKED JUST FINE. GOT SOMEONE TO GIVE ME A JUMP AND IT STARTED RIGHT UP SO I WENT AND BOUGHT A NEW BATTERY AND THAT WORKED FOR ABOUT 3 DAYS THEN THE EXACT SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN. THIS TIME I TOOK IT STRAIGHT TO THE LOCAL DODGE DEALERSHIP AND AFTER 2 1/2 DAYS THEY SAY IT'S THE TOTAL INTEGRATED POWER MODULE, OR THE TIPM.

Mileage: 44,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE CHALLENGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE OVERHEATED WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE THERMOSTAT FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT ANTI FREEZE LEAKED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN REPLACED THE RADIATOR, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE STALLED, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATED, AND THE GAUGE FLUCTUATED RAPIDLY. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESTART AND WAS TOWED BACK TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED, BUT WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 4,200.

Mileage: 4,200

MY 5.7-LITER HEMI ENGINE HESITATED SIX TIMES AND THE ENGINE COMPUTER REGISTERED THIS MALFUNCTION EACH TIME, BUT NEVER SET A CODE WHICH THE DEALER MECHANICS COULD READ TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. EACH MALFUNCTION CORRECTED ITSELF IN A FEW SECONDS, BUT THE LAST HESITATION WAS A STRONG ONE DURING WHICH THE ENGINE RAN VERY ROUGHLY FOR ABOUT TWO MINUTES BEFORE RUNNING SMOOTHLY AGAIN. IT FELT LIKE THE ENGINE WAS MISFIRING ON ONE OR MORE CYLINDERS. EACH MALFUNCTION HAPPENED WHILE I WAS PASSING OTHER VEHICLES IN A STRAIGHT LINE ON A HIGHWAY WITH THE ENGINE UNDER ACCELERATION LOAD. WHEN I EASED OFF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE HESITATION DISAPPEARED AND I WAS ABLE TO COMPLETE EACH VEHICLE PASS, BUT EACH PASS THUS TOOK LONGER AND PUT ME MORE AT POTENTIAL RISK OF COLLIDING WITH ONCOMING VEHICLES. THE LAST STRONG HESITATION FORCED ME TO PULL ONTO THE SHOULDER AND WAIT UNTIL THE ENGINE CORRECTED ITSELF IN ABOUT TWO MINUTES. THIS HESITATION HAPPENS RARELY AND THE ENGINE HAS CONTINUED TO RUN SMOOTHLY SINCE THE LAST STRONG EVENT. I DON'T KNOW IF THIS PROBLEM RESIDES INSIDE THE ENGINE OR WITHIN THE ELECTRONIC IGNITION. I HAVE A SIX-SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSION AND CRUISE CONTROL ON THIS CAR.

Mileage: 58,000

CAR SHUT OFF GOING 65MPH ON HIGHWAY WITH NO WARNING. WOULD NOT START AGAIN. TOWED TO LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND IT TOOK 3 WEEKS OF THEM NOT KNOWING WHAT WAS WRONG AFTER I SUGGESTED TIMING CHAIN SEVERAL TIMES. THEY SAID I NEEDED A NEW BATTER, CHARGED ME $230 FOR A BATTERY I DID NOT NEED . FINALLY THEY REALIZED 6 OUT OF 8 HEADS WERE BENT AND TIMING CHAIN BROKE. NOW WHEN I LET OFF THE ACCELERATOR IT SOUNDS LIKE 10 SPEED BICYCLE WHEN PEDDLING BACKWARDS. I AM SCARE TO TAKE IT BACK SINCE IT TOOK 5 WEEKS LAST TIME.

Mileage: 91,000

CAR TURNED OFF WHILE DRIVING FOR THE 9TH TIME. RAPID AUTOMATIC DOWN SHIFT OF GEARS WHILE TURNING LEFT THEN TO RIGHT. GREEN LIGHT, APROX 45 MPH, TAKING LEFT TURN. WRONG WAY. HIT BRAKES HARD, TURNED WHEEL TO RIGHT. CAR DIED AFTER WHEEL BEGAN TURNING TO RIGHT/DURING TURN. LOST POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES. VERY DIFFICULT TO: TURN, STOP, AND RESTART. VEHICLE DID NOT STORE ANY CODES. DODGE/CHRYSLER SAYS THIS IS "NOT SERIOUS" BECAUSE THERE ARE NO ERROR CODES SAVED IN THE CAR AND THEY CANNOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THEY ARE NOT WILLING TO LOOK INVESTIGATE FURTHER BECAUSE THERE ARE NO CODES AND IT DIDN'T DIE ON THEIR TEST DRIVE WHILE HOOKED TO THEIR DIAGNOSTIC EQUIPMENT. THIS IS DANGEROUS!!!

Mileage: 94,517

CAR TURNED OFF WHILE DRIVING FOR THE 8TH TIME. RAPID AUTOMATIC DOWN SHIFT OF GEARS WHILE TURNING RIGHT. STATE HIGHWAY. 50 MPH. HIT BRAKES HARD, TURNED WHEEL TO RIGHT. CAR DIED AFTER WHEEL BEGAN TURNING TO RIGHT/DURING TURN. LOST CONTROL. LOST POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES. VERY DIFFICULT TO: TURN, STOP, AND RESTART. VEHICLE DID NOT STORE ANY CODES. NO VEHICLE IN OTHER LANE SO NO ACCIDENT. DODGE/CHRYSLER SAYS THIS IS "NOT SERIOUS" BECAUSE THERE ARE NO ERROR CODES SAVED IN THE CAR AND THEY CANNOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THEY ARE NOT WILLING TO LOOK INVESTIGATE FURTHER BECAUSE THERE ARE NO CODES AND IT DIDN'T DIE ON THEIR TEST DRIVE WHILE HOOKED TO THEIR DIAGNOSTIC EQUIPMENT. THIS IS DANGEROUS!!!

Mileage: 88,500

CAR SHUT DOWN/POWERED OFF/TURNED OFF ON IT'S OWN, WHILE DRIVING. DRIVING SLOWLY IN PARKING LOT LOOKING FOR PARKING SPACE. ESTIMATE SPEED AT 10 MPH. CAR DIED. STEERING WHEEL MAY HAVE STARTED TURNING TO LEFT TO PARK. LOST POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES. HARD TO TURN, STOP, AND RESTART. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT DID NOT COME ON/NO ODB CODES STORED.

Mileage: 17,500

CAR SHUT DOWN/POWERED OFF/TURNED OFF ON IT'S OWN, WHILE DRIVING. RAPID AUTOMATIC DOWN SHIFT OF GEARS BRAKING FROM ABOUT 50 TO TURN/WHILE TURNING LEFT ONTO SIDE STREET. CAR DIED AFTER STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TURNING TO LEFT DURING TURN. LOST POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES. VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL/HARD TO SAFE VEHICLE: HARD TO TURN, STOP, AND RESTART. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT DID NOT COME ON/NO ODB CODES STORED.

Mileage: 5,000

CAR SHUT DOWN/POWERED OFF/TURNED OFF ON IT'S OWN, WHILE DRIVING THROUGH PARKING LOT AT ABOUT 25 MPH. LOST POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES. DIFFICULT TO CONTROL/HARD TO SAFE VEHICLE: HARD TO TURN, STOP, AND RESTART. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT DID NOT COME ON/NO ODB CODES STORED.

Mileage: 26,000

CAR TURNED OFF/SHUT DOWN BY ITSELF WHILE DRIVING, RESULTING IN LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND BRAKES, FOR THE 7TH TIME. SPEED RELATIVELY SLOW AROUND 30 MPH, AND NOT TURNING SHARPLY. DRIVING IN RESIDENTIAL AREA. LOST POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES. VERY DIFFICULT TO: TURN, STOP, AND RESTART. VEHICLE DID NOT STORE ANY CODES. THIS IS THE 1ST FAILURE ON THE NEWLY REPLACED PCM BUT 7TH TOTAL SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR NEW.. DODGE/CHRYSLER SAYS THIS IS "NOT SERIOUS" BECAUSE THERE ARE NO ERROR CODES SAVED IN THE CAR AND THEY CANNOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THEY SAY IF IT WAS SERIOUS, THERE WOULD BE A CODE. THEY ARE NOT WILLING TO LOOK/ INVESTIGATE FURTHER BECAUSE THERE ARE NO CODES AND IT DIDN'T DIE ON THEIR TEST DRIVE WHILE HOOKED TO THEIR DIAGNOSTIC EQUIPMENT. SERVICE MANAGER GENE AT WALDORF DODGE SAID THE SRT HELP CENTER/CASE MANAGER RECOMMENDED CHANGING THE TRANSMISSION FLUID & PERFORM TUNE UP; BOTH PERFORMED 15K MILES AGO. (RIDICULOUS. THIS IS HOW WOMEN GET TREATED AT WALDORF DODGE. HE ALSO TOLD ME THE SRT CHALLENGER HAS A TIMING BELT IN THE FRONT OF THE ENGINE-NOT). THIS IS DANGEROUS!!!

Mileage: 82,000

CAR SHUT DOWN/POWERED OFF/TURNED OFF ON IT'S OWN, WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 50 MPH ON A STATE HIGHWAY. CAR DIED WHILE DRIVING STRAIGHT THROUGH AN INTERSECTION AT RUSH HOUR. LOST POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES. VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL/HARD TO SAFE VEHICLE: HARD TO TURN, STOP, AND RESTART. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT DID NOT COME ON/NO ODB CODES STORED. SCARY DANGEROUS. THIS NEARLY CAUSED A MULTI CAR ACCIDENT. THE RISK ASSOCIATED WITH THESE SHUT DOWN EVENTS WAS INCREASING DRASTICALLY.

Mileage: 74,000

CAR SHUT DOWN/POWERED OFF/TURNED OFF ON IT'S OWN, WHILE DRIVING. RAPID AUTOMATIC DOWN SHIFT OF GEARS BRAKING FROM ABOUT 65 TO TURN/WHILE TURNING LEFT ONTO SIDE STREET ON ROAD. CAR DIED AFTER STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TURNING TO LEFT AND CAR WAS TURNING. LOST POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES. NEARLY SLAMMED INTO EMBANKMENT AND BLOCKED INTERSECTION AREA. VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL/HARD TO SAFE VEHICLE: HARD TO TURN, STOP, AND RESTART. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT DID NOT COME ON/NO ODB CODES STORED. THIS WAS SPECIFICALLY SCARY AS PEOPLE DRIVE THROUGH HERE FAST AND VISIBILITY IS VERY SHORT. AFTER THIS EVENT AND THE EVENT IN JULY, I BECAME AFRAID I COULD DIE IN THIS CAR. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP. THEY SAID A FEW ERROR CODES WERE SAVED IN OUTER CAR SYSTEMS THAT SHOWED COMMUNICATION WITH PCM HAD BEEN LOST. THEY WERE REPLACING THE PCM. HOWEVER, REPLACING THE PCM DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. IT HAS DIED 3 TIMES SINCE I STARTED DRIVING IT IN THE SPRING THIS YEAR. THIS IS DANGEROUS!!! THE DEALERSHIP REFUSES TO INVESTIGATE FURTHER. PLEASE HELP.

Mileage: 76,000

CAR SHUT DOWN/POWERED OFF/TURNED OFF ON IT'S OWN, WHILE DRIVING AT ABOUT 40 MPH IN RESIDENTIAL AREA. THIS IS ABOUT THE 5TH SPECIFIC TIME I REMEMBER. LOST POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES. VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL/HARD TO SAFE VEHICLE: HARD TO TURN, STOP, AND RESTART. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT DID NOT COME ON/NO ODB CODES STORED. DEALERSHIP COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING PROBLEM WITH CAR AFTER JULY 7, 2012 EVENT. THEY COULDN'T FIND PROBLEM THIS TIME EITHER AND SENT ME AWAY WITH A PHONE #. THEY TOLD ME TO FILE A CASE WITH CHRYSLER. CASE #23728724 FILED I BELIEVE AFTER JULY 7, 2012 EVENT.

Mileage: 52,000

MYSTERY SHUTDOWN. INTERMITTENT ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS-SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING & LOSE STEERING & BRAKES. TERRIFYING. I'M AFRAID IT'S GOING TO KILL ME & MY PASSENGERS. IT'S HAPPENED 7-9TIMES, 3X W 5 PASSENGERS. AVE 1/10K MILES. NO COMMON FACTOR (SLOW, FAST, RAPID DOWNSHIFT, CORNERING, STRAIGHT, SIDE STREETS, COUNTRY RDS, HIGHWAYS, PARKING LOTS). FOOT MAY HAVE BEEN ON BRAKE DURING ALL. DEALERSHIP FOUND NOTHING WRONG/NO ERROR CODES. CLEANED THROTTLE BODY & THEY SENT AWAY. NEXT TIME THROTTLE BODY VERIFIED CLEAN. JULY 2012 DEALERSHIP SAID NO FLASH TO FIX. I TOLD THEM HOW DANGEROUS IT IS. THEY GAVE ME A CHRYSLER CARE NUMBER TO FILE A COMPLAINT/GET A CASE STARTED ON IT. THEY WANTED SRT SPECIALISTS IN THE LOOP. OTHER ELECTRICAL BUGS- NOT RECOGNIZING THE FOBS. FOB HAS BEEN LOCKED IN THE CAR TWICE. SIGNAL DROPS OUT WHILE DRIVING & ERROR 'KEY FOB NOT DETECTED' FLASHES UNDER THE SPEEDOMETER (PIC TAKEN AT 70MPH ON 6/8/15). SUMMER/FALL 2014, AFTER ~4 SHUTDOWNS AT LOW SPEEDS, STARTED HAPPENING AT SPEEDS GREATER THAN 45. DANGEROUS! IT DIED GOING STRAIGHT THROUGH A BUSY HIGHWAY INTERSECTION AT 45 MPH AT RUSH HOUR-NEARLY REAR-ENDED. THEN IT SHUTOFF WHILE MAKING A SHARP FAST TURN AT A BLIND CORNER; THIS TIME I ALMOST SLAMMED INTO THE EMBANKMENT. I KNEW I HAD TO GET IT ADDRESSED BEFORE IT KILLS ME. 1ST CHRYSLER CLAIM 23728724 ADDRESSED 9/2014 BY REPLACING PCM. LOST COMMUNICATION W PCM CODES FOUND. 2015 SPRING, SHUT-DOWN STARTS AGAIN. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP IN MERRITT ISLAND, FL ~9/8/15. PLEASE CHECK FOR CODES, THE CAR WAS SHUTTING DOWN AGAIN. DENIED. TOLD TO RETURN TO DEALERSHIP THAT WORKED IT 1ST TIME. 3RD TIME 9/25/15, 3 SENIOR ENGINEER PASSENGERS WHEN IT DIED DURING RAPID DOWNSHIFT TURNING EVENT. DURING RE-INITIALIZATION, CAR ABRUPTLY JERKED- PASSENGERS SCARED; INCHES FROM SERIOUS ACCIDENT -SLAMMING INTO A WORK TRUCK & NEARLY REAR-ENDED. 2ND CLAIM 27895859 IN WORK UNKNOWN

Mileage: 94,517

MY 2010 DODGE CHALLENGER RT WILL STALL WHEN MAKING A SLOW RIGHT HAND TURN, WHICH IN TURN THE VEHICLE LOSES POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES. THIS HAS HAPPENED FOUR TIMES IN THE LAST THREE YEARS. THIS APPEARS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM PER THE ONLINE CHALLENGER BLOGS. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THEY HAVE NOT HEARD OF THIS PROBLEM AND SUGGESTED CALLING THE MANUFACTURER. NEEDLESS TO SAY THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS. I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO AS THE DEALER CANNOT REPLICATE INTERMITTENT PROBLEMS.

Mileage: 100,000

WHILE DRIVIVG ON MY WAY HOME DOING ABOUT 60MPH IN THE RIGHT LANE ON THE EXPRESSWAY AND THE CAR COMPLETELY SHUTDOWN, THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, I COULDN'T EVEN STEER THE CAR, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP NO BREAKING CAPEABILITY, HAD TO LET THE CAR COAST INTO THE EMERGENCY LANE, LUCKLY THERE WEREN'T ANY CARS IN FRONT OR BEHAIND ME. WHICH COULD HAVE BEEN FATAL. WHILE IN THE EMERGENCY LANE PUT THE CAR IN PARK TURNED OFF THER IGNITION, TURNED ON THE IGNITION PUT THE CAR IN DRIVE AND THE CAR WOULD MOVE, PUT IT BACK IN PARK TURNED THE IGNITION OFF AGAIN, STARTED IT AGAIN PUT IN DRIVE. *JS

Mileage: 98,000

I WAS TRAVELING ON SR 10 EASBOUND AND AFTER PASSING THE FL STATE LINE COMING FROM ALABAMA, THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND IMMEDIATELY AFTER THAT THE ENGINE STOPPED. I HAD MY CAR TOWED TO THE NEAREST DODGE DEALERSHIP TO PENSACOLA, FL. THE PROBLEM WAS CAUSED BY THE BROKEN TIMING BELT CHAIN THAT DODGE HAS A NATIONAL RECALL ON. THE REPAIR COST OF THE DAMAGE IS $4500 (VALVES, CYLINDER-HEAD ETC.) AND DODGE WOULD NOT GIVE AUTHORIZATION TO THE DEALER TO REPAIR IT FREE OF CHARGE TO ME CLAIMING THAT THE CAR HAS A REBUILT TITLE. THIS IS NOT A WARRANTY ISSUE, IT'S A SAFETY RECALL ISSUE AND IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE FACT THAT MY CAR WAS IN A SMALL ACCIDENT AND IT'S REAR WAS REPAIRED BY USING ORIGINAL PARTS. IT WAS INSPECTED AND GIVEN NOT A SALVAGE BUT A REBUILT TITLE THAT IS A MARKETABLE TITLE.I BELIEVE THAT BY LAW THEY SHOULD BE OBLIGATED TO REPAIR IT. *TR

Mileage: 37,000

THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON WHILE DRIVING AT A SPEED OF 35 MPH. I IMMEDIATELY TOOK MY 2010 DODGE CHALLENGER RT TO THE DODGE DEALERSHIP. THE SERVICE MANAGER INFORMED MY THERE WAS ISSUES WITH THE TIMING CHAIN AND THAT WAS THE REASON FOR THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMING ON AND THAT THERE WOULD BE NO CHARGE TO ME FOR THEM TO REPLACE THE TIMING CHAIN. WHEN I PICKED UP MY 2010 CHALLENGER RT A WEEK LATER THE CHECK ENGINE WAS STILL ON AND THE SERVICE MANAGER TOLD ME THEY WOULD HAVE TO DIAGNOSE IT FURTHER. THE NEXT DAY THE SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE INFORMED ME THE MDS SOLENOID WIRING TO THE MAIN HARNESS HAD MELTED AND THAT THE ENGINE HARNESS WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED AND WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE MANUFACTURES WARRANTY OR MY EXTENDED WARRANTY AND THAT IT WOULD BE $2000 OUT OF POCKET TO ME. THE DEALERSHIP NEVER GAVE ANY EXPLANATION WHY THE WIRING MELTED AT THE MDS SOLENOID TO THE MAIN HARNESS CAUSING THE PROBLEM. AT THE TIME I ONLY HAD 38,000 MILES ON MY CAR. *JS

Mileage: 38,111

DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED AND DECELERATING TO ENTER I40 WEST OF ASHVILLE, NC. ENGINE SUDDENLY LOST POWER. I WAS ABLE TO COAST TO A SAFE STOP AT THE RIGHT SHOULDER. IF THE FAILURE HAD HAPPENED 10 MILES FARTHER THEIR WOULD HAVE NOT BEEN ENOUGH SHOULDER ON EITHER SIDE. TOWED CAR TO DODGE DEALER, WAS INFORMED NEXT DAY THAT TIMING CHAIN FAILED (5.7 L HEMI AUTO ). VEHICLE WAS SERVICED AT DEALER 1 WEEK PREVIOUSLY AND I WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS FOR THE TIMING CHAIN RECALL WERE ON BACK ORDER AND IT WOULD BE 4-6 WEEKS TILL I COULD GET THE REPAIR. POTENTIALLY VERY SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. VEHICLE IS BEING REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY. *TR

Mileage: 57,000

TIMING CHAIN BROKE. *TR

Mileage: 59,000

I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN I LOST POWER TO THE ENGINE AND STEERING. I WAS NOT ABLE TO GET TO SIDE OF THE ROAD. I WAS STUCK IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE SHOP WHERE I WAS TOLD THAT THE TIMING CHAIN HAD BROKEN. WOW *TR

Mileage: 44,000

I WAS COMING HOME FROM WORK AND MY 2010 DODGE CHALLENGER SUDDENLY CUT OFF. I WAS GOING APPROXIMATELY 63 MPH AND LOST ALL POWER, I HAD TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CAR WAS PURCHASED. THE SERVICE DEPT NOTIFIED ME THAT MY TIMING CHAIN BROKE. THE ENGINE IS PRETTY MUCH SHOT, I HAVE BEEN LOOKING AT A LOT OF DODGE FORUMS AND THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING QUITE OFTEN. *TR

Mileage: 54,000

ENGINE QUIT WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY WITH NO WARNING! I WAS EXTREMELY LUCKY THAT IT DIDN'T QUIT ON ONE OF THE BACK ROADS I DRIVE EVERY DAY TO WORK, BECAUSE THERE ARE NO SHOULDERS TO PULL OVER ON, AND I WILL MOST LIKELY BE REAR ENDED WHEN IT HAPPENS AGAIN, AND I KNOW IT WILL.. I CAN TELL THE FAILURE IS GOING TO HAPPEN AGAIN FROM MY PAST EXPERIENCE, AND I HAVE NOTIFIED CHRYSLER SEVERAL TIMES ABOUT IT, BUT THEY REFUSE TO FIX THE ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 27,000

TIMING CHAIN BROKE WHILE DRIVING. COMPLETE ENGINE SHUTDOWN. HAD IT HAPPENED LESS THAN 2 MILES EARLIER I WOULD HAVE BEEN AT HIGHWAY SPEED IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. THIS A MAJOR CONCERN TO ME BECAUSE I KNOW OF MORE THAT 50 CASES OF TIMING CHAIN FAILURE ON 2009 THRU 2011 CHALLENGERS WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS AND THE 5.7L V8 ENGINE. *TR

Mileage: 55,326

I CAME TO A STOP SIGN AND MADE A STOP. I WENT TO ACCELERATE AND THE CAR TURNED OFF. HAD TO STOP THE CAR COMPLETELY IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION TO TURN IT BACK ON. *TR

Mileage: 31,000

ON 9/26/13 I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AT APPROX. 60 MILES PER HOUR, I THEN SAW SEVERAL WARNING LIGHTS COME ON THE DASH AND THE CAR LOST ALL POWER, LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO COAST DOWN A BRIDGE AND OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE CAR HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE LOCAL DODGE DEALERSHIP THE NEXT DAY. AFTER A TEAR DOWN OF THE ENGINE, I WAS TOLD THAT THE TIMING CHAIN BROKE AND CAUSED EXTENSIVE ENGINE DAMAGE. 2 WEEKS LATER AND I'M STILL WAITING ON THE PARTS TO BE DELIVERED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THE REPAIRS TO BE MADE. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH ONLINE, I SEE THAT THERE ARE SEVERAL OTHER DODGE CHALLENGER OWNERS WITH THIS YEAR AND ENGINE TYPE WHO HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. SINCE I HAVE DONE ALL OF THE REQUIRED SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE, I FEEL THAT I AM NOT AT FAULT FOR THIS ISSUE. I NOW AWAIT TO SEE THE OUTCOME OF HOW MY CAR PERFORMS ONCE THESE EXTENSIVE REPAIRS ARE MADE AND HOW THIS WILL EFFECT MY TRADE IN VALUE. *TR

Mileage: 68,068

I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE GOING APPROXIMATELY 70-75 MPH IN MY 2010 DODGE CHALLENGER R/T (AUTO TRANSMISSION). THE CYLINDERS DEACTIVATED FROM 8 TO 4 AND THEN I HEARD A LOUD RATTLING NOISE AND MY CAR LOST POWER. THE LIGHTS ON THE DASH CAME ON AND THE CAR ROLLED TO THE SIDE OF THE INTERSTATE. I TRIED STARTING THE CAR AGAIN BUT THE ENGINE WOULD NOT TURN. I GOT THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE NEAREST DEALERSHIP AND THEY STATED THAT THE TIMING CHAIN BROKE. MY CAR ONLY HAD 78,000 MILES SO A BROKEN TIMING CHAIN SEEMS UNUSUAL. MY MAINTENANCE HAS BE VERY GOOD ON THIS CAR AND NOTHING INDICATED A PROBLEM WITH THE TIMING CHAIN PRIOR TO MY CAR BREAKING DOWN. *TR

Mileage: 78,000

I HAVE A 2010 DODGE CHALLENGER R/T WITH A 5.7 L HEMI AT 35,192 MILES ON CAR. THE CAR HAS A LOUD BANG AND SHUTS OFF,. I TRY TO CRANK MY CAR , BUT NOTHING.. CAR WAS TOWED TO DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS AND WAS IN THE SHOP FOR 3 WEEKS BEFORE I GOT A PHONE CALL TELLING ME THAT THEY PUT MY CAR TOGETHER ONLY TO FIND OUT THEY HAVE TO TAKE IT APART AGAIN.. THE CAM SHAFT BROKE.... THE TIMING CHAIN BROKE....BENT A ROD... AND THEY ARE NOT TALKING ABOUT REPLACING YOU HEADS....I ONLY HAVE 35,000..MILES ON THE CAR....NOW THEY ARE TELLING ME THAT IT WILL BE ANOTHER 6 TO 8 WEEKS BEFORE THEY CAN EVEN TELL ME HOW BAD IT REALLY IS... I AM MAKING A CAR PAYMENT[CORRECTION}.....SEVERAL CAR PAYMENTS FOR A CAR I CANT EVEN DRIVE... AND ON TOP OF THAT.. I CANT EVEN GET A LONER CAR FROM THE DEALERSHIP WHILE THEY WORK ON MY CAR.... THAT I BOUGHT LAST YEAR.......2012..... *TR

Mileage: 35,192

ENGINE STALLED IN TRAFFIC. MY WIFE ,A NURSE LIVES 3 MILES FROM WORK. THE AIR CONDITIONING HAS ALWAYS BEEN POOR WHILE DRIVING IN THE CITY AN MORE EFFICIENT ON THE HIGHWAY BUT NEVER REALLY COLD. HER CAR HAS HAD THE WATER PUMP REPLACED FOR LEAKING SHAFT SEAL. ENGINE SHUT OFF IN TRAFFIC. THE ENGINE SHOWED HOT. TOOK TO DEALER, AND AGAIN THE WATER PUMP GASKET WAS LEAKING. THEY SAID THAT WAS THE REASON THE AIR CONDITIONING WAS NOT UP TO SPECIFICATIONS. NO CODES IN THE COMPUTER. AFTER CHANGING THE ORIFICE TUBE. STILL NOT COOLING. NOW CHANGING THE DRYER AN CONDENSER. STILL DOESN'T COOL. FREON HAS BEEN DRAINED AN REFILLED NOW 5 TIMES DURING TROUBLE SHOOTING. COME TO THINK ABOUT IT. THE CAR HAS STALLED TWICE ON ME TURNING OUT OF THE PARKING LOT AT MY LODGE. THIS ENGINE STALLING IS A CONCERN FOR ME BECAUSE SHE IS NOT STRONG ENOUGH TO HANDLE THE STEERING AN BRAKES. I SEE IT'S AN ISSUE WITH OTHER OWNERS. THIS NEEDS TO BE LOOKED INTO BEFORE A MAJOR INJURY HAPPENS. *TR

Mileage: 25,000

I WAS DRIVING ON I-55 NORTHBOUND 10 MILES NORTH OF BLOOMINGTON, IL, WHEN I LOST POWER TO THE ENGINE. I WAS ABLE TO GET OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I ATTEMPTED TO START THE CAR, BUT THE ENGINE WOULD NOT START. THE NEAREST DEALERSHIP (SAM LEMAN) NOTED NO COMPRESSION AND A BROKEN TIMING CHAIN AND TENSIONER. THIS IS THE FOURTH TIME THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN AT A DEALERSHIP FOR ENGINE PROBLEMS (PREVIOUS THREE IN APRIL 2013 FOR A FAULTY OIL CONTROL SOLENOID). IT APPEARS THAT THE BROKEN TIMING CHAIN IS COMMON WITH MY MODEL OF CHALLENGER (R/T SUB MODEL WITH 5.7L ENGINE (WITH VVT AND MDS) AND AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION). *TR

Mileage: 55,368

2010 CHALLENGER SRT8 WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. 7800 MILES. TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 25MPH. HAD TO APPLY BRAKES HARD TO STOP. ENGINE STALLED. HAD TO PUT IN PARK AND RESTART THE CAR. AFTER RESTARTING, PUT THE CAR IN DRIVE AND IT WOULD NOT MOVE. AFTER A FEW SECONDS TRANSMISSION ENGAGED AND CAR WAS FUNCTIONING. COULD HAVE BEEN MUCH MORE DANGEROUS. *TR

Mileage: 7,800

TRAVELING UPHILL-SLIGHT INCLINE- AT APPROX. 55 MPH ON CANYON ROAD WHEN ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, FLASHED. THEN ALL DASH LIGHT INDICATORS CAME ON AS ENGINE FAILED. COASTED OFF TO SIDE OF THE ROAD, WHERE I WAS STRANDED WITH NO CELL SERVICE. ABLE TO GET HELP FROM A CHRYSLER SERVICE REP WHO HAPPENED TO HAVE A COMPUTER FOR DIAGNOSTIC PURPOSES. COMPUTER INDICATED "CAM SHAFT SENSOR FAILURE". REP ADVISED REMOVE SENSOR, LOOK TO SEE IF "GEAR" TURNS WHEN ENGINE IS CRANKED. IF GEAR TURNED THEN TIMING CHAIN OK, AND IT WAS JUST A BAD SENSOR. IF GEAR DIDN'T TURN THEN THE TIMING CHAIN BROKE. VEHICLE TOWED HOME AND SENSOR REMOVED. GEAR DIDN'T TURN WHEN ENGINE CRANKED, SO THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TOWED TO DEALER. DEALER CONFIRMED TIMING CHAIN BROKE- ALSO DAMAGED SEVERAL VALVES. COVERED UNDER POWER TRAIN WARRANTY AT THE MOMENT. *TR

Mileage: 54,057

WHILE COMING AROUND A SHARP LEFT BEND IN THE ROAD OF A WINDING ROAD MY CAR STALLED AND I HAD A VERY HARD TIME STEERING AND BRAKING TO GET THE CAR TO A COMPLETE STOP. I WAS VERY LUCKY THAT I DIDN'T END UP IN THE DITCH AND ALSO VERY LUCKY THAT THE DRIVER BEHIND ME WAS ALERT AND DID NOT CRASH INTO THE BACK OF MY CAR. I RESTARTED MY CAR AND IT SEEMED TO BE OK. I HAVE HAD MY CAR FOR SOMETIME AND THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I HAVE EVER HAD A PROBLEM WITH IT. DOING RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET I FOUND NUMEROUS OTHER POSTINGS ABOUT THIS SAME PROBLEM, BUT THERE HAVE BEEN NO RECALLS OR SERVICE BULLETINS ABOUT IT. *TR

Mileage: 34,312

I WAS COMMUTING TO WORK ON THE WESTPARK TOLLWAY IN HOUSTON IN TRAFFIC AT APPROXIMATELY 7:00AM WHEN MULTIPLE ENGINE WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON AND THE ENGINE STOPPED. I WAS ABLE TO PULL TO THE SIDE, AVOIDING A COLLISION BARELY AS ALL SYSTEMS WERE DEAD. AFTER 4 DAYS IN THE SHOP IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THERE WAS A TIMING CHAIN FAILURE WHICH IN TURN CAUSED A CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE, BENT VALVES, DAMAGED PISTONS ETC. UPON SEARCHING THE WEB I FOUND 39 INSTANCES OF THIS FAILURE ON ONE FORUM. PARTICULARLY MODEL YEARS 2009 TO 2011 AND CARS WITH 35 TO 40,000 MILES AND MDS. MINE HAS 44,000 AND ALL FACTORY MAINTENANCE HAS BEEN FOLLOWED. THIS IS PARTICULARLY TROUBLESOME AS SHOULD THIS EVENT HAPPEN IN A HEAVY TRAFFIC OR PASSING SITUATION THERE COULD BE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT AS ONE HAS NO POWER TO DO ANYTHING. IT IS CLEAR FROM THE NUMBER OF INSTANCES AND WARRANTY CLAIMS THAT CHRYSLER IS AWARE OF THE ISSUE WHICH I FIND TROUBLING. THERE ARE ALOT OF CARS THAT ARE JUST NOW COMING INTO THE SUSPECT MILEAGE RANGE FOR THIS EVENT AND IT'S ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE A PERSON OR PERSONS ARE SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED BY THIS. *TR

Mileage: 44,000

DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE AND PRESSED ON THE CRUISE CONTROL BUTTON, CAR STALLED OUT AND I HAD TO AVOID TRAFFIC AND GET TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, THIS ALL HAPPENED AT 70 MPH, CAR WAS TOWED TO A DEALER SHIP WHERE A BROKEN TIMING CHAIN WAS DISCOVERED, DODGE HAS KNOWN ABOUT THIS FOR OVER TWO YEARS AND THEY STILL DO NOT HAVE A SAFE FIX FOR THIS. *TR

Mileage: 38,000

WHILE TRAVELING ON INTERSTATE 40 ON MY WAY TO WORK IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC I WAS IN THE FAST LANE AND HEARD A POP IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE LIGHTS ON THE DASH CAME ON AND I LOST ALL ENGINE POWER. I PULLED THE CAR INTO NEUTRAL AND ATTEMPTED TO RESTART IT. WHEN THE CAR WOULDN'T RESTART I PUT ON MY BLINKER AND MOVED TO THE RIGHT SHOULDER. I RAN THE CODE WITH MY ONBOARD COMPUTER AND IT TOLD ME THAT THE CAM SHAFT WAS IN THE WRONG POSITION. A ROLL BACK CAME AND TOOK ME TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I LEFT WITH THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT. AN HOUR LATER WHILE I WAS AT WORK I GOT A CALL FROM THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT LETTING ME KNOW THAT MY TIMING CHAIN HAD MALFUNCTIONED AND THREATENING ME THAT IF THEY FOUND THAT I WAS ABUSING THE ENGINE THAT THEY WOULD NOT HONOR THE WARRANTY AND I WOULD BE PAYING FOR THIS PROBLEM OUT OF POCKET. WITH THE VAST NUMBER OF PEOPLE COMPLAINING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM ON HTTP://WWW.CHALLENGERTALK.COM/FORUMS/F188/TIMING-CHAIN-FAILURE-DODGE-CHALLENGER-69216/ I WOULD THINK THAT THE SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE HERE WOULD BE LOOKED IN TO. *TR

Mileage: 57,616

I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AT APPROXIMATELY 65MPH WHEN A SMALL POP WAS HEARD FROM THE ENGINE BAY. THE ENGINE IMMEDIATELY STOPPED FUNCTIONING AND I LOST ALL POWER TO THE VEHICLE. I WAS ABLE TO SAFELY STOP THE VEHICLE ON THE SHOULDER OF THE INTERSTATE WITHOUT INCIDENT. I TRIED RESTARTING THE ENGINE, WHICH JUST CAUSED THE STARTER TO RUN FOR 5+ SECONDS BEFORE TURNING OFF THE START SEQUENCE (PUSH BUTTON START). THE DEALERSHIP SAID THE CAUSE HAS BEEN DETERMINED TO BE A SNAPPED TIMING CHAIN AND BROKEN PLASTIC CHAIN GUIDE. THIS IS A 2010 5.7L MDS AUTO TRANSMISSION CHALLENGER. DODGE'S RESPONSE IS TO REPLACE THE CHAIN AND GUIDE AND SEE IF THAT ENABLES THE ENGINE TO RUN. THIS IS AN INTERFERENCE FIT ENGINE WHICH WILL MEAN SEVERAL VALVES WILL HAVE STRUCK THE PISTON HEADS AS A RESULT OF THE TIMING CHAIN BREAKING. IN ADDITION, THE VALVE HEADS AND PISTON HEADS MAY HAVE SUSTAIN ADDITIONAL DAMAGE. THE DEALERSHIP HAD RECOMMENDED TO DODGE A COMPLETE ENGINE REPLACEMENT. WHILE, I FIND DODGE'S SOLUTION TO BE WHOLE INAPPROPRIATE, THE FAILURE OF THE CHAIN IS OF MORE CONCERN. APPROXIMATELY 40 OCCURRENCES OF THIS HAVE BEEN DOCUMENTED AT HTTP://WWW.CHALLENGERTALK.COM/FORUMS/F188/TIMING-CHAIN-FAILURE-DODGE-CHALLENGER-69216/ WITH NO SOLUTION BEING PRESENTED BY DODGE TO STOP THE GUIDES FROM BREAKING AND THUS THE CHAINS SNAPPING. DODGE'S INABILITY TO ADEQUATELY AND PREEMPTIVELY ADDRESS THIS SITUATION WILL RESULT IN MORE INSTANCES OF CHALLENGERS BEING DISABLED WHILE TRAVELING AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED ON A CROWDED INTERSTATE, SUCH AS I-75/85 THROUGH ATLANTA. I AM LUCKY MY INCIDENT DID NOT OCCUR DURING HEAVY RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC WHICH MAY HAVE RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT, INJURY, OR WORSE. *TR

Mileage: 66,000

IF CHRYSLER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEMS I HAVE HAD WITH THIS CAR, THEY WOULD REMEMBER IT FROM 3 DAYS AFTER I PURCHASED IT FROM WESTPOINTE DODGE IN OKLAHOMA. I HAD PROBLEMS FROM DAY ONE, MAINLY FROM THE LIES I WAS TOLD AT THE DEALERSHIP, I BOUGHT IT NEW! I WAS TOLD OF ALL THE EXTRAS ON THIS VEHICLE INCLUDING A NAVAGATION SYSTEM, I TRIED TO GET THE NAVAGATION SYSTEM TO WORK, NO LUCK. I CALLED THEM AND THEY TOLD ME TO BRING IT BACK, PROBABLY JUST DIDN'T HAVE THE NAVAGATION SYSTEM HOOKED UP. I TOOK IT BACK, THEY SAID IT HAD ONE, THEN LOOKED AND CHECKED AND ON AND ON, THEN SAID NO NAVAGATION SYSTEM, THEY INSTALLED AN AFTER MARKET MIRROR SO I WOULD HAVE SOMETHING TO TELL ME WHAT DIRECTIONS I WAS GOING. THAT WAS NOT THE END THERE. I SENT 10 PAGES OF NOTES TO CHRYSLER EXPLAINING ALL THE PROBLEMS I HAD WITH THE VEHICLE. THEY GAVE ME FREE OIL CHANGES. NOW, IN MARCH, THE CAR STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS STARTING, IT WOULD DIE AFTER RUNNING ROUGH, THEN AFTER 2-3 TRIES IT WOULD START. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP ON MAY 1ST, THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM, PROBABLY JUST BAD GAS, I HAD GOT IT BACK 2 DAYS LATER. THE NEXT DAY, IT WOULD NOT START, AFTER A FEW MORE TRIES IT DID START. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND TOOK IT BACK TO THEM ON MAY 6TH. I CALLED THEM MAY 7TH, SAID THEY THOUGHT THEY FOUND THE PROBLEM AND CHANGED SOMETHING. I CALLED THEM YESTERDAY AND THEY SAID IT STILL HAD THE PROBLEM AND THEY HAD CONTACTED CHRYSLER TO SEE IF THEY COULD HELP FIND THE PROBLEM. THE DEALERSHIP CALLED TODAY AND SAID THEY "THINK" THEY HAVE IT FIXED, BUT WILL NEED TO WAIT UNTIL MONDAY AND START IT AGAIN TO SEE IF IT IS FIXED. THIS IS A VEHICLE WITH LESS THAT 20 THOUSAND MILES. I CAN ONLY HOPE THAN IF AND WHEN I GET IT BACK,I DON'T HAVE ANY MORE PROBLEMS. *TR

Mileage: 19,000

DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY HOME LATE FROM WORK AT 65 MPH, WITHOUT WARNING, THE ENGINE STOPPED. NO POWER, NO POWER STEERING, NO POWER BRAKES. PUT CAR IN NEUTRAL TO TRY AND RESTART: WOULD TURN OVER NOT START. HAD TO GET TO THE RIGHT SHOULDER EXPEDITIOUSLY AND WAS STUCK THERE W/ A CONCRETE BARRIER TO MY RIGHT. CAR WOULD NOT START, WITH 18 WHEELER BIG RIGS BLOWING BY ME AT 65 MPH STUCK IN THE CAR. EXTREME DANGER. HAD TO GET IT TOWED 16 MI. TO DEALER AT 8:30 PM. EXTREME SAFETY ISSUE TO ME AND COMMUTERS AROUND ME--DEAD CAR, NO WARNING, WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY. PLEASE ADDRESS WITH CHRYSLER CORP. AS THIS IS A KNOWN EXTREME SAFETY ISSUE!!! TOOK TO DEALER AND SAID THE TIMING CHAIN BROKE. HUH? AT 36,500 MI.??!! COMPLETELY UNSAFE AND UNACCEPTABLE. SEE POSTS HERE: HTTP://WWW.CHALLENGERTALK.COM/FORUMS/ARCHIVE/INDEX.PHP/T-69216.HTML. I PERSONALLY WILL NOT TRUST THIS CAR EVER AGAIN--GETTING ATTORNEY AND WILL LEMON THIS THING FOR MY FAMILY'S, AND FELLOW COMMUTERS' SAFETY, AND, IMHO, THE NHTSA SHOULD INVESTIGATE AND FORCE A RECALL. CLEARLY CHRYSLER IS NOT ADDRESSING THE ISSUE AND PUTTING THE PUBLIC'S SAFETY AT RISK. NOW THAT THE NHTSA KNOWS ABOUT IT, THEY TOO MUST ADDRESS THIS ISSUE, OR, BE COMPLACENT AND IMPLICITLY RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DEATHS OR INJURIES RESULTING FROM THIS FATAL, WIDELY KNOWN--SEARCH GOOGLE FOR "CHALLENGER R/T TIMING CHAIN FAILURE"--DESIGN FLAW. THANK YOU FOR ADDRESSING THIS EXTREME SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 36,500

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE CHALLENGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AFTER A CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT OF TIME AND THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. EACH TIME THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS BUT NO CAUSE FOR FAILURE WAS DETERMINED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND THEY DISPATCHED A MECHANIC, WHO REBUILT THE TRANSMISSION AND REPLACED TWO OF THE COMPUTERS. THE FAILURE RECURRED SIX MONTHS LATER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 7,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 51,000. UPDATED 6/17/13 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE SHIFT OFF SEVERAL TIMES WHILE MAKING TURNS, AND THEN IT WOULD TAKE A WHILE FOR IT TO RE-START. ALSO, THE TRANSMISSION SEEMED TO GO INTO NEUTRAL AT TIMES WHEN CHANGING GEARS. ON ONE OCCASION, THE CONSUMER SMELLED AN ODOR OF BURNING WIRES. THE DEALER REPLACED THE RADIO AND FUSE BOX. THE VEHICLE WOULD START AND WHEN IT WAS PUT IN GEAR, IT WOULD STALL. *JB *TR

Mileage: 7,000

MY 2010 DODGE CHALLENGER R/T ROUGHLY SAT FOR 2-3 WINTER MONTHS, DRIVEN 2-3 TIMES DURING THAT PERIOD. WHILE STARTING IT UP IN FEBRUARY THE CAR STARTED THEN STALLED OUT. I TURNED THE KEY BACK TO OFF AND THEN RESTARTED THE CAR. I WAS GETTING ON TO THE HIGHWAY MAKING A RIGHT TURN. AFTER COMPLETING THE TURN, MERGING ON THE HIGHWAY ABOUT 35-40MPH THE CAR STALLED AND I HAD TO PULL OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I RESTARTED AND CONTINUED TO DRIVE AS NORMAL FOR THE REST OF THE DAY. ON FRIDAY MARCH 29TH 2013, I STARTED THE CAR AND IT STALLED AGAIN. I RESTARTED THE CAR AND WENT ON MY WAY TO WORK. I WAS MERGING FROM ONE HIGHWAY TO ANOTHER DOING ABOUT 40-45MPH ON THE ONRAMP WHEN THE CAR STALLED AGAIN. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF TO THE MEDIAN WHILE 3 CARS ALMOST REAR ENDED ME SINCE I HAD NO POWER TO THE VEHICLE. I PUT IT IN PARK, RESTARTED THE CAR AND WENT ON MY WAY. THAT SAME MORNING, I WAS GOING SOUTH BOUND ON THE HIGH WAY IN THE MIDDLE OF MOURNING RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC INTO THE CITY. I WAS GOING BETWEEN 65-75MPH IN HEAVY TRAFFIC IN THE HIGH SPEED LANE AND THE CAR STALLED AGAIN AND LOST ALL POWER TO THE VEHICLE. AFTER COASTING FOR ABOUT 100 YARDS THE CAR SOMEHOW RESTARTED, POWER CAME BACK AND I CONTINUED TO WORK THAT MORNING. I HAVE TAKEN THE CARE TO THE LOCAL DODGE DEALERSHIP AS OF 3/31 AND IS BEING LOOKED AT TO FIND THE ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 22,175

I WAS TRAVELING AT 65 MPH ON 4 LANE INTERSTATE HIGHWAY. WAS ON A BRIDGE WITH NO SHOULDER. ENGINE SUDDENLY LOST ALL POWER. VEHICLE WAS COASTING AND SLOWING DOWN RAPIDLY. CARS BEHIND ME WERE HITTING THE BRAKES TO AVOID REAR-ENDING MY VEHICLE AS I ATTEMPTED TO MAKE MY WAY TO THE SHOULDER. ONCE ACROSS BRIDGE, I PULLED TO THE SHOULDER. ENGINE WOULD TURNOVER BUT WOULD NOT START. TOWED TO DODGE DEALERSHIP. DEALER DIAGNOSED PROBLEM AS BROKEN TIMING CHAIN, WHICH CAUSED CAMSHAFT TO STOP TURNING. THREE EXHAUST VALVES WERE THUS HELD OPEN WHILE THE CRANKSHAFT CONTINUED TURNING, CAUSING PISTONS TO HIT VALVES, BENDING VALVES AND DENTING PISTON TOPS NEAR EDGE OF PISTON. COMPLETE NEW ENGINE REQUIRED. CHRYSLER CORPORATION IS NOT FORTHCOMING WITH AN EXPLANATION FOR FAILURE OR A CORRECTIVE ACTION. THERE IS NO SERVICE BULLETIN PER THE DEALER. I LOOKED ONLINE AT DODGE CHALLENGER USER FORUMS, AND FOUND DOZENS OF OWNERS HAD EXPERIENCED IDENTICAL PROBLEM: AT 35,000-45,000 MILES, DODGE CHALLENGER 5.7 L HEMI WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION AND MDS (MULTIPLE DISPLACEMENT SYSTEM) CYLINDER CUTOUT ACTIVATED, SUDDENLY LOST ALL POWER DUE TO BROKEN TIMING CHAIN. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A DESIGN FLAW THAT IS A SAFETY ISSUE. THE NHTSA SHOULD COMPEL CHRYSLER CORPORATION TO DEVELOP A CORRECTIVE ACTION AND RECALL ALL DODGE CHALLENGER VEHICLES WITH 5.7 L HEMI ENGINE IMMEDIATELY. *TR

Mileage: 41,000

WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED THE VEHICLE MADE A POP SOUND AND LOST POWER. I WAS FORCED OFF THE HIGHWAY AS THERE WERE NO SHOULDERS AND HAD TO PUSH THE VEHICLE ACROSS TRAFFIC TO SAFETY. THE TIMING CHAIN TENSIONER FAILED, RESULTING IN THE TIMING CHAIN BREAKING. THIS RESULTED IN DAMAGE TO THE UPPER PORTION OF THE MOTOR, INCLUDING ALL INTAKE AND EXHAUST VALVES, MARRING ON THE PISTONS AND CRACKED HEADS. *TR

Mileage: 43,450

ON OR ABOUT JUNE OF 2011 I WAS DRIVING MY CAR IN GA, AND THE ENGINE JUST SHUT OFF. AFTER CONTACTING THE MANUFACTURE. DODGE HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THOMPSON DODGE IN THOMPSON GA. I WAS TOLD THERE BY THE HEAD MECHANIC THAT MY ENGINE SUFFERED A TOTAL CATASTROPHIC FAILURE . THEY ( MANUFACTURE) DECIDED TO REBUILD INSTEAD OF REPLACING MY ENGINE AS I HAD ASKED. THEN ON THURSDAY 11/22/2012 I WAS DRIVING (60-65 MPH) HOME TO NJ FROM TEXAS. AND THE ENGINE DID THE SAME THING. LEAVING ME STRANDED. AFTER THE FIRST TIME I WAS TOLD THAT THE TIMING CHAIN BROKE. I FIND IT HARD TO BELIEVE THAT A 2010 CHALLENGER WILL BREAK 2 CHAINS WITHIN 2 YEARS. THERE HAS TO BE A UNDERLYING CAUSE FOR THIS. PLEASE ADVISE ME AND RESPOND. I CAN BE REACHED AT [XXX]. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).*TR

Mileage: 47,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE CHALLENGER. THE CONTACT STATED WAS TRAVELING 25 MPH AND ATTEMPTED A TURN WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WOULD RECUR WHENEVER ATTEMPTING A TURN AT 25 MPH. THE CONTACT SHIFTED TO PARK AND WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST BUT WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,500 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 6,800.

Mileage: 3,500

WHILE DRIVING IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC THE CHECK ENGINE OIL AND ESP LIGHT CAME ON FOLLOWED BY FOUR CHIMES AND THEN CAR COMPLETELY SHUT OFF AND THE STEERING LOCKED. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS, THE CAR STARTED UP AGAIN AND THE CODES TURNED OFF. APPROX 1 MONTH LATER THE SAME THING OCCURRED. I WAS MAKING A TURN ON A ROUNDABOUT WHEN THE SAME THING OCCURRED DURING HEAVY TRAFFIC AND ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. I TOOK THE CAR INTO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THERE WAS NOTHING CAPTURED ON THE COMPUTER. THEY REPLACED THE KEY FOB AND SAID THAT THIS SHOULD FIX THE PROBLEM. 4-5 MONTHS LATER, I WAS IN RENO, NV. I WAS DRIVING 20-35 MPH AND AGAIN CHECK ENGINE OIL LIGHT, ESP AND FOUR CHIMES AND THE CAR SHUT OFF AGAIN, THE STEERING LOCKED, AND I COASTED UNTIL I CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP AND PLACED IT IN PARK, STARTED CAR AND OIL AND CODES TURNED OFF. 24 HOURS LATER WHEN DRIVING HOME ON THE FREEWAY IN HEAVY TRAFFIC, THE SAME THING OCCURRED!!! I PUT ON MY HAZARD LIGHTS AND LET THE CAR ROLL, CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP, PLACED CAR IN PARK AND AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS, THE CAR STARTED AND CODES TURNED OFF. THE FOLLOWING DAY I TOOK THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND AGAIN THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM WITH IT, AS NOTHING WAS RECORDED IN THE INTERNAL COMPUTER. I ASKED FOR THE CAR TO BE KEPT UNTIL THE PROBLEM WAS RESOLVED. THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO DUPLICATE IT IN THAT ONE WEEK. I ASKED FOR A CO PILOT COMPUTER TO BE PLACED IN THE VEHICLE IN HOPES OF CAPTURING THE PROBLEM WHEN IT OCCURRED, AS THE CODES TURN OFF AFTER CAR IS STARTED. DODGE SENT OUT A REP TO INSPECT VEHICLE. AFTER INSPECTION THEY STATED NOTHING IS WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE, THEY CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM, AND THERE ARE NO CODES STORED ON THE COMPUTER. I AM NOW FACED WITH DRIVING AN UNSAFE VEHICLE THAT SHUTS OFF ON ME IN THE CITY AND MOST DANGEROUSLY ON THE FREEWAY WITH NO SET PATTERN AND THE MANUFACTURER HAS DONE NOTHING TO FIX IT!! *TR

Mileage: 12,000

I WAS DRIVING NORMALLY GETTING READY TO PULL UP AT A STOP SIGN TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN. THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE CAR STALLS WHILE MOVING. POWER STEERING GOES OUT AND THE OIL PRESSURE LIGHT COMES ON. I HAD TO PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND RESTART IT AND EVERYTHING WAS FINE NO LIGHTS OR NOTHING. THIS PROBLEM NEEDS TO BE FIXED IT HAS HAPPEN TO MANY PEOPLE. LAWSUIT IS WHAT'S GONE END UP IF THIS PROBLEM ISN'T CORRECTED. *TR

Mileage: 16,307

MY 2010 CHALLENGER SRT8 WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION STALLED WHEN MAKING A RIGHT-HAND TURN AT APPROXIMATELY 5:00 PM ON 9/5/12. ENGINE WAS AT NORMAL OPERATING TEMPERATURE AND THE AC WAS RUNNING. I WAS TRAVELLING AT ABOUT 35 MPH AND BEGAN BRAKING TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN INTO A SERVICE STATION. AS I STARTED INTO THE TURN AT ABOUT 10 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED RESULTING IN LOSS OF BRAKES AND POWER STEERING. I WAS ABLE TO COMPLETE THE TURN AND STOP THE CAR WITH HARD BRAKE PRESSURE. NO INDICATOR WARNING LIGHTS APPEARED ON THE INSTRUMENTS. I PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND RESTARTED THE CAR, BUT THE TRANSMISSION WAS INOPERATIVE. NEITHER DRIVE OR REVERSE WOULD ENGAGE. I DID NOT NOTICE ANY WARNING OR ALERT LIGHTS INDICATING A MALFUNCTION OR TRANSMISSION ISSUE. I STOPPED AND RESTARTED THE ENGINE AGAIN AND THE TRANSMISSION ENGAGED AND WORKED NORMALLY. THERE WERE 6800 MILES ON CAR ON 9/5/12. THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED 10 DAYS AGO, AND TSBS WERE CHECKED BEFORE THE PURCHASE. NO MENTION OF ENGINE SHUTOFF ISSUES ARE LISTED ON THE NHTSA DATABASE OF TSBS OR RECALLS. I DID NOT CHECK CUSTOMER COMPLAINTS. IF I HAD, AN KNEW TO CHECK ABOUT STALLS, I WOULD NOT HAVE PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE. CONSIDERING THE SEVERITY OF THIS ISSUE, THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS ON THIS DATABASE, AND THE FACT THIS ISSUE HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR THE LAST 4 OR MORE YEARS, NHTSA SHOULD INITIATE A DEFECT INVESTIGATION IMMEDIATELY. MORE THAN ONE PERSON HAS STATED ON THIS COMPLAINT FORUM THAT THIS IS A LIFE THREATENING CONDITION AND HOPEFULLY SOMEONE DOESN'T HAVE TO DIE TO GET DODGE TO SOLVE THIS PROBLEM. TOO LATE. CHECK OUT COMPLAINT 10395526. APPARENTLY SOMEONE DID. BUT THE COMPLAINT DOESN'T SHOW INJURY OR DEATH AND IT SHOULD BE CORRECTED. *TR

Mileage: 6,800

WHILE DRIVING MY 2010 CHALLENGER RT 4.7L HEMI ON THE CA 15 FREEWAY AT 70 MPH THE CAR SUDDENLY SHUT DOWN. THE WARNING LIGHTS FOR ENGINE AND OIL CAME ON AND I HAD TO COAST TO A STOP. STEERING AND BRAKES REMAINED OPERATIONAL AND LUCKILY I MADE IT TO THE SHOULDER AS THE 15 FREEWAY IS EXTREMELY BUSY AND FAST. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO A NEARBY DODGE DEALER WHERE THEY INFORMED ME THAT MY PLASTIC TIMING CHAIN GUIDES HAD DISINTEGRATED AND CAUSED A BLOWN ENGINE. THE CAR REPAIRS (REBUILT ENGINE) WERE COVERED UNDER THE 100K MILE POWERTRAIN WARRANTY BUT TOOK 4 WEEKS TO COMPLETE. THE CAR HAD 54K FREEWAY MILES ON IT WHEN THIS HAPPENED, WAS REGULARLY MAINTAINED, AND NEVER SHOWED ANY INDICATIONS THAT A SEVERE ISSUE WOULD HAVE BEEN FORTHCOMING. I NOW QUESTION THE LONGEVITY OF THE NEW REBUILT ENGINE AS SAME TIMING CHAIN ASSEMBLY PARTS WERE USED DURING THE REPAIR. NOTICED THERE IS AT LEAST ONE OTHER IDENTICAL REPORT ON THE NHTSA WEBSITE SO REPORTED ON MY INCIDENT. *TR

Mileage: 54,020

THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THAT MY CHALLENGER HAS STALLED WHEN MAKING A RIGHT-HAND TURN; THE FIRST TIME WAS ABOUT A EIGHT MONTHS AGO. YESTERDAY, I SLOWED TO TURN INTO MY OFFICE PARKING LOT. WHEN I WAS MAKING THIS RIGHT-HAND TURN, THE ENGINE STALLED AND I COULD NOT STEER THE CAR - ALMOST HITTING THE CURB. AFTER PUTTING THE CAR IN PARK, I WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE CAR. *TR

Mileage: 8,700

WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE MY DODGE CHALLENGER WAS TRAVELING BETWEEN 65-72 MPH AND A WIND NOISE CAME THROUGH EITHER THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW OF THE LEFT 1/4 WINDOW THAT DOES NOT ROLL UP OR DOWN. THIS HOLLOWING NOISE HAS BEEN ADDRESSED 7 TIMES AND NOTHING THE DEALER HAS DONE HAS FIXED IT. I HAVE BEEN TOLD IT IS MY IMAGINATION, THE CAR HAS NO NOISES, IT IS NOT THE REAR-DIFFERENTIAL AND MIGHT JUST BE ME. THE WEATHER STRIPPING HAS BEEN REPLACED, FOAM HAS BEEN PUT IN ON THE LEFT AND RIGHT SIDE FENDERS VIA THE WHEEL WELL AND NOTHING HAS FIXED THE NOISE. ON SATURDAY OF LAST WEEK, WE MADE A 120 MILE TRIP TO SEE FAMILY AND THE CAR WAS PUT IN TO CRUISE POSITION AND WAS SET AT 72 MPH AND THE NOISE WAS ALMOST DEAFENING. I THINK THIS SHOULD BE LISTED ON THE REPORTS HERE AND IT IS AN ONGOING BATTLE BETWEEN ME AND CHRYSLER. *TR

Mileage: 18,992

WHILE MAKING A SLOW RIGHT TURN AT APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH MY VEHICLE STALLED. THE ENGINE COMPLETELY DIED AND THE OIL LIGHT CAME ON. THE STEERING AND BRAKES ALSO DID NOT FUNCTION. I HAD TO RESTART THE CAR TO REGAIN CONTROL. IT STARTED BACK UP RIGHT AWAY AS IF NOTHING HAPPENED. ALTHOUGH I DO NOT REMEMBER THE EXACT DATES THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME ABOUT 4 PREVIOUS TIMES. THE DEALERSHIP HAS NO ANSWERS AND THEY ASSUME NOTHING IS WRONG BECAUSE IT DOESN'T SHOW UP ON THEIR DIAGNOSTIC COMPUTER. IF SOMEONE HAD BEEN BEHIND ME OR IN FRONT OF ME THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN AN ACCIDENT. EVENTUALLY, THERE LIKELY WILL BE. A RECALL NEEDS TO BE ISSUED ON THIS PROBLEM AND A SOLUTION MUST BE FOUND ASAP. ACCORDING TO NUMEROUS REPORTS, THIS HAS HAPPENED REPEATEDLY WITH 2010 DODGE CHALLENGERS. *TR

Mileage: 35,973

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE CHALLENGER. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD SUDDENLY STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TIMING CHAIN FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS BEING REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 40,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

Mileage: 40,000