2009 Dodge Challenger Problems

The contact owns a 2009 Dodge Challenger. The contact stated while driving at approximately 30 MPH, the "check air bag" warning light illuminated. The contact had taken the vehicle to a local parts store where it was diagnosed and determined that the driver's side and passenger’s side air bags needed to be replaced. The vehicle had not been repaired. The contact researched online and related the failure to NHTSA Campaign Numbers: 18V021000 (Air Bags) and NHTSA Campaign Number: 15V444000 (Air Bags). The manufacturer had not been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 104,000.

During an auto accident the ram emblem on my steering wheel shot off of the steering wheel when the air bags deployed and becoming a projectile and hitting me in the neck leaving a deep bruise and abrasions to the area the ram emblem hit. Its been nearly 3 weeks and the bruising is still present and the skin is still red from the injury. Attached and you can even see the ram horns in in neck. This photo taken later that day. If this can happen in my with my accident I was just lucky it didn't hit my eye or worse. The contact stated that they now have a permanent scar on their neck from the steering wheel projectile. They have not contacted the manufacturer and the vehicle is no longer in their possession.

THREE TIMES NOW THE THROTTLE HAS GONE TO WIDE OPEN AND STICKS FOR ABOUT 5 SECONDS. SCARES THE LIVING CRAP OUT OF YOU.

Recall issues and manufacturers dont want to fix it.

Faulty TCM After purchasing my car it would hard shift in the 3rd and 4th gear And I realize that shortly after purchasing it chant and then one night I was on the freeway and between 2 semi trucks when it's just neutral and then tried shifting into 2nd gear Which almost caused me to wreck in between 2 semi trucks which was not cool and Now my car only shifts into 1st and 2nd gear and when it gets to 3rd it neutrals , It won't go into 3rd or 4th gear . I took it into the dealership to get new software Uploaded on my TCM they said it was fine so I drove it out the parking lot and still doing the sa.e thing won't shift into 3rd gear so I took it to another shop to have it looked at because I didn't want to risk my life driving the car. I'm not gonna take it back to a place that just gotten to tell me that everything was fine when it's clearly not so we put it on a lift inspected it and it shifts from 1st all the way up to 4th no problem and then soon as you put it on the ground and start driving it ,it does the same thing neutrals when it gets the 3rd . Then after looking further into the car the mechanic noticed how small the groundwire was compared to the power wthe power wire and it wasn't getting enough voltage So I'm thinking that also could be a major issue Later on down the road And that might even be the cause of the TCM going bad . It's just crazy to me a car would be OKAY to be sold with the problems it has And there's a lot of people online with the same kinda of problems as mine All I have to say is I'm lucky that I'm alive due to These problems.

I took my car to the dealer for recalls they didn’t fix anything they left my car out in the rain the hood up and Choppa had my car for a whole month did any nothing they were very courteous no customer assistance nothing

I am currently waiting for a new Instrument Cluster, which is the cause of all of my problems, and which is why I failed the emissions test.

THREE TIMES NOW THE THROTTLE HAS GONE TO WIDE OPEN AND STICKS FOR ABOUT 5 SECONDS. SCARES THE LIVING CRAP OUT OF YOU.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE CHALLENGER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED TO APPROXIMATELY 125 MPH WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT CALLED WATERMARK CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM AT 800-549-3637 (LOCATED AT 1055 CROSSING PL, MADISONVILLE, KY 42431) AND WAS INFORMED TO BRING THE VEHICLE TO THEIR FACILITY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 139,109.

I AM HAVING SAME ISSUES AS EVERYONE ELSE. I RECENTLY STARTED HAVING ISSUES WHERE MY AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION IS STICKING IN GEAR AND DOESN'T SHIFT LIKE IT NEEDS TO. I ALSO, HAVE TO EITHER PULL OVER AND SHUT THE CAR OFF OR SHIFT IT INTO MANUAL TRANSMISSION. THIS IS A HUGE PROBLEM THE MANUFACTURE NEEDS TO DEAL WITH.

During an auto accident the ram emblem on my steering wheel shot off of the steering wheel when the air bags deployed and becoming a projectile and hitting me in the neck leaving a deep bruise and abrasions to the area the ram emblem hit. Its been nearly 3 weeks and the bruising is still present and the skin is still red from the injury. Attached and you can even see the ram horns in in neck. This photo taken later that day. If this can happen in my with my accident I was just lucky it didn't hit my eye or worse. The contact stated that they now have a permanent scar on their neck from the steering wheel projectile. They have not contacted the manufacturer and the vehicle is no longer in their possession.

ENGINE QUIT WITH NO WARNING. STEERING AND BRAKES COMPROMISED. SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL WHILE IN TRAFFIC.HAS BEEN OCCURRING MORE AND MORE FREQUENTLY. DEALER REPORTS CANNOT REPLICATE. SOUNDS JUST LIKE THE RECALLED GM'S. *TR

On several occasions while driving the vehicle would would appear to lose power and the front wheels would shake. After turning off the engine and restarting the car the problem resolved itself. It was taken to the dealership and they said they could not replicate the problem. Two days ago it did the same thing along with the passenger side front wheel heating and smoking. It was towed to the dealership again. The technician called to say that when he got into the car the brake pedal went to the floor and wanted to know if happened the day before. He was advised the pedal was fine and the brakes were stopping the vehicle. He said the brakes were worn down and the entire brake system needed replacement. There was no issue reported with the brakes on the previous inspection at the dealership in December 2022.

THIS CAR IS NOT FREQUENTLY DRIVEN AND SERVES AS A SPORTS CAR ONLY, NOT A COMMUTER, IT ONLY HAS 025,379 MILES ON IT. IT'S A SIX SPEED MANUAL TRANS WITH CLUTCH PEDAL. WHILE DRIVING THE CAR NOTICED WHAT FELT LIKE BRAKES (ALL OF THEM) DRAGGING, INCREASING THE LOAD AGAINST THE CLUTCH AND THROTTLE. NOT EXTREMELY BUT ENOUGH TO NOTICE. THIS SEEMED TO BE GETTING WORSE AND I WAS CONCERNED ABOUT A MALFUNCTION WITH COMPUTER OVERRIDE FEATURES LIKE "HILL-ASSIST" AND "STABILITY CONTROL", BOTH I GENERALLY SWITCH OFF. AFTER ABOUT 20 MINUTES OF DRIVING SLOW SURFACE STREET SPEEDS, STOP & GO, I CAME TO A STOP SIGN AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. THE CAR DID SLOWLY STOP. I WAS "ON ALERT" AND WAS USING THE GEARS TO SLOW ANTICIPATING A POSSIBLE FAILURE. WE WERE GOING TO DINNER AND AFTER ABOUT 4 MORE PEDAL TO FLOOR STOPS, IT WAS PARKED FOR JUST OVER AN HOUR AND REGAINED IT'S BRAKE PEDAL PRESSURE AFTER SITTING. I CAUTIOUSLY DROVE STRAIGHT HOME. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS ON THE DASH OF ANY TYPE AT ANYTIME. I THINK THIS INDICATES SOME COMPUTER OR OTHER SYSTEM FAILURE CONNECTED WITH THIS. CONDITIONS WERE A 90 PLUS DEGREE DAY WITH THE A/C-ON. THINGS SEEMED HOT UNDER THE HOOD AND AROUND THE MASTER CYLINDER AND RESERVOIR WHEN I FIRST PARKED FOR THAT HOUR. OTHER THAN "NO WARNINGS", THE OTHER SIGNIFICANT FACT IS, NEITHER OF US SMELLED OVERHEATED BRAKE MATERIALS AS YOU TYPICALLY WOULD. THIS I FIND REALLY ODD BECAUSE IF IT WASN'T THE BRAKES DRAGGING ON THE CAR, WHY DID THEY FAIL AND GO TO THE FLOOR "WHILE HOT" ? AS IT IS MY HABIT AT ALL TIMES, I PULLED THE PARKING BRAKE RELEASE A LOT, ASSURING IT WAS OFF THROUGH THIS. IT'S IN WORKING ORDER AND HOLDS THE CAR WHEN I PRESSED IT'S PEDAL DOWN, CLICKING AND LOCKING IT TO DO SO. I KNOW OF OTHERS WHO HAVE HAD WEIRD BRAKE FAILURES WITH OTHER YEAR MODEL CHALLENGERS. PLEASE CHECK ON THIS ! THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.

THREE TIMES NOW THE THROTTLE HAS GONE TO WIDE OPEN AND STICKS FOR ABOUT 5 SECONDS. SCARES THE LIVING CRAP OUT OF YOU.

I HAVE EXPERIENCED NUMEROUS BREATHING DIFFICULTIES, I SUSPECT HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY THE AIR BLOWING OUT THE VEHICLES VENTILATION SYSTEM... I REGULARLY DEVELOP CHEST PAIN IN MY BREAST AREA AND MIGRAINE HEADACHES AFTER BEING IN THE VEHICLE FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD. I HAVE REASON TO BELIEVE THAT THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN TAMPERED WITH PRIOR TO MY PURCHASE . I'VE RECENTLY DISCOVERED FALSE INFORMATION RELATED TO THE OWNERSHIP OF THE CAR, THROUGH A CARFAX SEARCH

2009 DODGE CHALLENGER RT. GOING DOWN ROAD AT 30MPH PUT FOOT ON BRAKE GENTLY AND THE BRAKE SKIPPED AND DID NOT STOP VEHICLE TOOK FOOT OFF BRAKE REAPPLIED PRESSURE AND IT STOPPED. ALMOST RAN STOP SIGN VERY SCARED. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP THEY COULD NOT FIND ANY BRAKE PROBLEMS AND COULD NOT DUPLICATE. CHUGGING IN THE TRANSMISSION WILL NOT GO 0-60 IN 5 SECONDS COULD BARELY GO 0-40 IN 5 SECONDS. AT A COMPLETE STOP FEELS LIKE THE TRANSMISSION JERKS THE CAR LIKE BEING REARENDED AND NO ONE BEHIND ME. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP RAN DIAGNOSTIC TEST SAID THE TRANSMISSION SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPROGRAMMED HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES AND DEALERSHIP NOW THINKS I AM MAKING UP STORIES LAST TIME TOOK IT IN THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM SO DID NOTHING. DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW BUTTONS WILL NOT BRING PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW BACK UP THE DEALERSHIP DID NOT FIX. PAINT DEFECT ON PASSENGER SIDE BACK ABOVE THE BACK WINDOW RUSTED IN SPOT WAS SPREADING HAD JUST GOT THE CAR AND TOOK IT TO DEALERSHIP AFTER FOUND WHEN WASHED VEHICLE THEY SAID IT WAS DUE TO BIRD POOP BEING LEFT ON SPOT HAD CAR 2 MONTHS AND A WASH TUB PACKAGE WOULD NOT LEAVE CAR THAT DIRTY. THEY FIXED THE PAINT JOB DUE TO WARRANTY. *LN

ISSUE # 1) I HAVE AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION 2009 DODGE CHALLENGER RT. SO I WAS DRIVING UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS ACCELERATING NORMALLY AND THE ENGINE COUGHS...STRANGE. THEN IT DOES IT AGAIN, A VERY SUDDEN COUGH LIKE IT IS STRUGGLING FOR AIR, THE VEHICLE ALMOST SHUDDERS TOO. ENGINE CODE POPS UP. HEAD TO AUTO ZONE AND HAVE IT CHECKED - P0730 GEAR RATIO INCORRECT. THIS HAS HAPPEN A FEW TIME WITHIN THE PAST FEW WEEKS . TO CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP- THEY SAW THE SAME CODE . BECAUSE THE CAR WAS DRIVING NORMAL AGAIN THEY DID NOTHING . PLANNING TO TAKE IT BACK IN SO THEY CAN PULL THE TRANS. ISSUE # 2) TODAY 8/11/10 - I WAS DRIVING ON THE EXPRESS WAY WITH AN OVER A 1/2 TANK OF GAS, DOING ABOUT 60 TO 70 MPH. ABOUT 30 MIN INTO MY DRIVE, SUDDENLY ALL MY DASHBOARD LIGHT/SYMBOLS POP ON AND MY CAR LOST ALL POWER. TO AVOID GET REAR ENDED I HAD TO PULL OVER ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. *TR

The contact owns a 2009 Dodge Challenger. The contact stated while driving at various speeds, the contact heard abnormal sounds coming from underneath the vehicle. Upon inspection, the contact noticed that the subframe bolt had snapped off. The manufacturer was informed of the failure and informed the contact that they were unable to assist. The failure mileage was approximately 44,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE CHALLENGER. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS UNDERGOING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE, THE MECHANIC NOTICED RUST ALONG THE WHEEL WELL OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FOAM ON THE VEHICLE NEAR THE AREA HOLDING WATER CAUSED RUST, WHICH WAS A COMMON ISSUE. THE CERTIFIED MECHANIC REFERRED THE CONTACT TO A CHRYSLER DEALER. THE CONTACT CALLED THE ROYAL GATE DODGE CHRYSLER JEEP RAM DEALER (LOCATED AT 15502 MANCHESTER ROAD, ELLISVILLE, MI 63011; 636-394-3400) AND WAS INFORMED THAT DUE TO THE MILEAGE ON THE VEHICLE AND THERE BEING NO EXTENDED WARRANTY, THEY WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE FOR FREE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 118,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE CHALLENGER EQUIPPED WITH A KIDDE FIRE EXTINGUISHER. IN 2011, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO USE THE FIRE EXTINGUISHER TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE IN ANOTHER VEHICLE, BUT IT DID NOT FUNCTION. THE FIRE WAS EVENTUALLY EXTINGUISHED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE OWNER WITH A DIFFERENT FIRE EXTINGUISHER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V824000 (EQUIPMENT); HOWEVER, THE KIDDE MANUFACTURER REFUSED TO REPLACE THE FIRE EXTINGUISHER BECAUSE THE CONTACT DISCARDED THE ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT DUE TO THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

ORDERED NEW TIRES FOR VEHICLE, I WAS TOLD THAT THE RACK AND PINION WAS LEAKING AND IT WOULD COST $ 585.00 TO FIX IT. I DRIVE THIS VEHICLE SUMMERS ONLY. I HAVE ONLY 15000 MILES ON THE CAR. I DO NOT BELIEVE THIS SHOULD HAPPEN THIS EARLY. THE CAR HAS NEVER BEEN IN ANY KIND OF MISHAP. *TR

The contact owns a 2009 Dodge Challenger. The contact stated that there was a blind spot on the passenger’s side rear-view mirror. The contact stated that due to manufacturing of the mirror, it was difficult to switch lanes or see oncoming traffic due to the defect. The manufacturer had been notified of the failure on several occasions but provided no assistance. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was unknown.

CHROME SQUARE RING AROUND PERIMETER OF CONSOLE SHIFTER-AUTOMATIC ON A 2009 DODGE CHALLENGER, AT THE RIGHT HEADING, SUN IN FRONT OF YOU,COMING LIGHT THROUGH WINDSHIELD, REFLECTION FROM CHROME RING WILL MOMENTARILY BLIND YOU,OVERWHELMING,CANT SEE, I PUT A TOWEL AROUND IT. IT'S RALLY GOT TO GO OR BE PAINTED BLACK. *TR

ORDERED NEW TIRES FOR VEHICLE, I WAS TOLD THAT THE RACK AND PINION WAS LEAKING AND IT WOULD COST $ 585.00 TO FIX IT. I DRIVE THIS VEHICLE SUMMERS ONLY. I HAVE ONLY 15000 MILES ON THE CAR. I DO NOT BELIEVE THIS SHOULD HAPPEN THIS EARLY. THE CAR HAS NEVER BEEN IN ANY KIND OF MISHAP. *TR