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2010 Dodge Charger AWD Owner Complaints

Reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers, shown in full

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Complaints on fileComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
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Latest Mar 20, 2019
Crash or fire reportedComplaints whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. These are the reporter's own answers on the NHTSA form, not verified findings.
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Filed in the last 12 monthsReports filed with NHTSA in the trailing 365 days. Recent volume reflects attention and vehicle age as much as anything else.
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Reports on file since Jul 16, 2014

What this page shows

Our database holds 6 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 2010 Dodge Charger AWD. Each one is a report filed by an owner or driver and published by NHTSA without most of them being verified. A complaint is not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. Narratives are shown exactly as filed.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

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Electrical
Filed Mar 20, 2019

ALL THE DOOR LOCKS CONSTANTLY LOCK AND UNLOCK ALL THE TIME AND THE TRUNK POPS OPEN WHILE THE CAR IS IN MOTION!!!

NHTSA ID
11190345
Incident
Aug 4, 2018
Mileage
160,000 mi
Driver assistanceElectricalEngine
Filed Mar 20, 2019

I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY WHEN ALL OF THE SUDDEN A BUNCH OF WARNING LIGHTS STARTED FLASHING ON THE DASHBOARD SO A PULLED OFF THE FREEWAY AND THE MOTOR DIED AND WOULD NOT START AGAIN.. I BOUGHT A BRAND NEW BATTERY AND PUT THAT IN THEN THE ALTERNATOR STARTED SMOCKING AND BURNED OUT SO I BOUGHT A NEW ONE AND PUT THAT IN. I MADE IT ACROSS TOWN ALL LIGHT STARTED FLICKERING AGAIN AND CAR SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING. I REPLACED THE ALTERNATOR AGAIN AND THE SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN! I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO NOW THE CAR IS DEAD!

NHTSA ID
11190334
Incident
Feb 27, 2019
Mileage
165,000 mi
Filed Oct 25, 2017

MY 2010 DODGE CHARGER WAS UNDER RECALL FOR TIMING CHAIN AND CHAIN GUIDE TENSIONER. WE TOOK IT TO A LICENSED GARAGE THAT'S BEEN IN BUSINESS FOR MANY YEARS. THEY SAID THEY ORDERED THE BIGGEST TIMING CHAIN. IT LASTED 6 MONTHS. WE WERE 7 HOURS FROM HOME ON OUR WEDDING ANNIVERSARY VACATION. WHEN THE CHAIN BROKE WE WERE DRIVING SO THERE WAS EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE. THE GARAGE SAID WE NEEDED A NEW ENGINE. IT'S BEEN IN THE SHOP FOR OVER A MONTH BECAUSE THEY CANNOT FIND AN ENGINE THAT WORKS TO THEIR SATISFACTION. SO, MY CAR IS ONLY 7 YRS OLD AND NOW I DON'T TRUST IT. WHY WAS THERE A RECALL IN THE FIRST PLACE? IS THE 3RD TIMING CHAIN GOING TO BRAKE ALSO? I WONDER WHAT'S REALLY WRONG WITH THIS CAR. BAD ENGINEERING?? I WOULD LOVE AN INVESTIGATION TO BE DONE IF POSSIBLE.

NHTSA ID
11039837
Incident
Sep 18, 2017
Mileage
40,000 mi
AirbagsDriver assistance
Filed Sep 29, 2014

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ACCELERATE AND CRASHED INTO A UTILITY POLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125,000.

NHTSA ID
10639786
Incident
Sep 26, 2014
Mileage
125,000 mi
Engine
Filed Jul 16, 2014

THE CYLINDER HEAD ON MY CAR FAILED AT 29,000 MILES AND WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. LAST WEEK, IT HAPPENED AGAIN. FEBRUARY 2013, 29,000 MILES: THE CAR WAS RUNNING A LITTLE ROUGH, THEN THE MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LIGHT (MIL) CAME ON. THE CODE WAS P0305 OR CYLINDER MISFIRE DETECTED - CYLINDER NUMBER 5. PER THE SERVICE INVOICE, "CYLINDER HEAD FAILED. REPLACED HEAD." JULY 2014, 44,000 MILES: AGAIN, THE CAR WAS RUNNING ROUGH, THE MIL WENT ON, AND THE CODE WAS P0305. THE CAR IS BACK AT THE DEALER HAVING THE CYLINDER HEAD REPLACED AGAIN. ALSO UNDER WARRANTY. *TR

NHTSA ID
10611136
Incident
Feb 14, 2013
Mileage
29,000 mi
Body & structureSuspension
Filed Jul 16, 2014

MY EXPERIENCE IS REMARKABLY SIMILAR TO THE NHTSA COMPLAINT OF 4/4/13. THE REAR ISOLATORS [BUSHINGS] SNAPPED AND THE REAR CRADLE ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED AT 11,000 MILES. I WAS TRAVELING AT A SLOW SPEED AND COMPLETELY LOST POWER BUT WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO A PARKING LOT. CAR WAS NOT DRIVABLE AND WAS FLAT-BEDDED TO DEALER. REAR ISOLATOR SNAPPED WITHOUT WARNING. NO IMPACT, ACCIDENT, POT HOLE. JUST SNAPPED AND THE EXHAUST ETC. DROPPED. I WAS THE ONLY DRIVER, SO I KNOW IT WAS TREATED WELL. DEALER STRIPPED UNDERCARRIAGE AND REPLACED REAR CRADLE ASSEMBLY. HERE'S WHAT THE SERVICE INVOICE SAID, "FOUND REAR ISOLATOR SNAPPED (NO IMPACT DAMAGE). HAD TO SECURE CRADLE BEFORE REMOVAL AND DRILL OUT BROKEN ISOLATORS. REPLACED REAR CRADLE ASSEMBLY AND SWAPPED OVER PARTS AS NEEDED." PARTS REPLACED INCLUDED "CROSSMEMBER / CRADLE / MODULE, SUSPENSION, REAR SUBFRAME, FRAME-REAR AXEL." SINCE IT WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY, THEY DIDN'T TELL ME THE COST OF THE REPAIR BUT THE PART ALONE WAS $2,900. DEALER AND DODGE REPS ALL SAID THEY HAD NEVER HEARD OF SUCH A FAILURE. I AM THANKFUL THAT THE TRAFFIC THAT MORNING ON MY USUAL ROUTE CAUSED ME TO RESORT TO SIDE STREETS. I AM ABSOLUTELY CERTAIN THAT IF I WAS IN TRAFFIC TRAVELING 60 MPH, I WOULD NOT BE HERE TO FILE THIS COMPLAINT DUE TO THE SUDDEN AND ABRUPT MECHANICAL FAILURE. CONTACTED DODGE ABOUT BUY BACK/REPLACEMENT. NO COOPERATION. SINCE THEN, THE CYLINDER HEAD FAILED. TWICE. I WILL FILE A SEPARATE COMPLAINT. *TR

NHTSA ID
10611133
Incident
Sep 9, 2011
Mileage
11,000 mi

Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.

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