ElectricalExterior lighting
Filed May 10, 2021
TECH WENT TO GO PULL PART FROM PARTS DEPARTMENT AND WAS TOLD VEHICLES PART WAS DISCONTINUED.
- NHTSA ID
- 11415943
- Incident
- Apr 22, 2021
2007 Dodge Charger Exterior lighting Problems
Owner-reported complaints naming the exterior lighting system, filed with NHTSA
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Exterior lighting reportsComplaints 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.
9
Latest May 10, 2021
Share of all reportsThis category as a share of every owner report on file for this model year. One report can name more than one component, so the categories overlap.
2%
of 554 total
Crash or fire reportedReports in this category whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. The reporter's own answer on the NHTSA form, not a verified finding.
1
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
0
What this page shows
Reports naming headlights, tail lights, turn signals and other exterior lighting. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 2007 Dodge Charger submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 9 reports on file name it.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Owner reports naming exterior lighting
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
Exterior lighting
Filed Mar 18, 2020
THE TURN SIGNAL LIGHT DIMMER BROKE ON THE INSIDE OF THE STEERING WHEEL , IT WON'T RETURN TO THE MIDDLE AFTER YOU TURN LEFT OR RIGHT. ALMOST GOTTEN IN A FEW ACCIDENT BECAUSE MY SIGNAL LIGHT WAS STILL ON.
- NHTSA ID
- 11318538
- Incident
- Jun 22, 2018
ElectricalExterior lighting
Filed Nov 26, 2015
FLICKERING HEADLIGHTS; SUDDENLY GO OFF FOR A PERIOD OF A FEW SECONDS. RANDOMLY FLASH ON AND OFF WHEN VEHICLE IS MOVING. FAULTY TIPM.
- NHTSA ID
- 10807085
- Incident
- Oct 6, 2015
- Mileage
- 130,200 mi
AirbagsExterior lighting
Filed Aug 25, 2015
THIS AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON AND HAS CONTROL OVER THE AIR CONDITIONING UNIT AND ALSO CONTROLS THE DEFROST AS WELL. THIS IS UNSAFE CONDITION BECAUSE I LIVE IN A STATE WHERE IT RAINS REALLY HARD AND I ALMOST HIT SEVERAL CARS FROM BEHIND BECAUSE I DIDN'T HAVE MY DEFROST IN THE FRONT OR REAR.
- NHTSA ID
- 10759180
- Incident
- Apr 14, 2015
- Mileage
- 174,351 mi
ElectricalExterior lighting
Filed May 2, 2014
WE OWN A 2007 DODGE CHARGER SXT AND WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD OUR BRIGHTS WILL OCCASIONALLY TURN THEMSELVES ON. WHEN WE USE OUR TURN SIGNAL AND HAVE THE WIPERS ON IT WILL INCREASE THE SPEED OF OUR WIPERS, THEN SLOW THEM BACK DOWN AFTER A FEW SWIPES. *TR
- NHTSA ID
- 10586276
- Incident
- Mar 24, 2014
- Mileage
- 120,000 mi
Exterior lighting
Filed Dec 24, 2013
WHEN USE TURN SIGNALS, MAKING RIGHT TURNS, THE LEFT TURN SIGNAL SOMETIMES ACTIVATE, AND SEEMS TO GET HUNG UP ELECTRONICALLY, WHEN THEY TRY TO CANCEL OUT. ALSO, HAD ISSUE WITH HEAD LIGHTS SUDDENLY CUTTING OFF AT NIGHT, WHILE DRIVING. THE LIGHTS WHERE IN AUTOMATIC MODE, VERY DANGEROUS. *TR
- NHTSA ID
- 10557167
- Incident
- Dec 21, 2013
- Mileage
- 69,000 mi
Exterior lighting
Filed Jul 18, 2013
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN HE WOULD ACTIVATE THE RIGHT TURN SIGNAL, THE LEFT SIGNAL WOULD ACTIVATE INSTEAD. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56,500.
- NHTSA ID
- 10525651
- Incident
- Jul 16, 2013
- Mileage
- 56,500 mi
ElectricalExterior lighting
Filed Jan 17, 2013
MY 2007 CHARGER IS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM THAT SO MANY OTHERS HAVE HAD... WHILE DRIVING, ALL THE WARNING LIGHTS COME ON AT ONCE, FAN (HEAT, A/C) GOES DEAD, ALL GAUGES DROP TO ZERO AND AUTOMATIC HEADLIGHTS TURN OFF... AFTER A COUPLE SECONDS, EVERYTHING GOES BACK TO NORMAL EXCEPT FOR THE HEADLIGHTS, THOSE HAVE TO BE MANUALLY TURNED ON... THIS WAS HAPPENING ONCE IN A WHILE BEFORE, BUT NOW IS HAPPENING MULTIPLE TIMES A DAY. DEALERSHIP HAS NO ANSWERS AND I CALLED THE 1 800 NUMBER FOR DODGE WITH NO LUCK. HAS ANYONE HAD THIS DIAGNOSED PROPERLY AND FIXED? *TR
- NHTSA ID
- 10493302
- Incident
- Jul 1, 2012
- Mileage
- 70,000 mi
ElectricalFuel systemExterior lighting
Filed Mar 7, 2009
Fire reported
I PURCHASED MY 2007 DODGE CHARGER SE ON FEB 17 2009. I HAD MULTIPLE PROBLEMS WHEN I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE INCLUDING THE AIRBAG LIGHT BEING ON WHICH THEY FIXED BY RECALIBRATING THE UNIT. THE LEFT WASHER FLUID MODULE HAD TO BE REPLACED AND THE PASSENGER HEADLIGHT HAD CONDENSATION THAT WAS POORLY REPAIRED BY PLACING SILCONE AROUND MY HEADLIGHT. THE SHOP ALSO SAID THAT THEY HAD TO RECALIBRATE THE TRANSMISSION BECAUSE IT WAS SLIPPING AND WAS CAUSING MY SPEEDOMETER TO DROP TO 0 BUT THE RPM WOULD NEVER MOVE AND THE CAR WOULD NOT LOSE POWER. ON MARCH 7 I DROVE 90 MILES AWAY FROM HOME WHEN I EXITED MY VEHICLE AND GOT ABOUT 10 FEET AWAY THE CAR EXPLODED IN FLAMES. THE CAR DROVE BEAUTIFULLY THE ENTIRE TRIP NEVER HESITATED AND NEVER OVERHEATED, NEVER INDICATED ANY KIND OF PROBLEM!!!! THE ENTIRE FRONT OF MY CAR TO THE DASH WAS COMPLETELY MELTED WITHIN 5 MINUTES OF THE CAR EXPLODING. LUCKILY I DID NOT HAVE MY CHILDREN WITH ME AND I WAS NOT IN HOME AS I PARK MY NEW VEHICLE IN THE GARAGE, I WOULD HAVE LOST EVERYTHING I OWN. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT HAD TO BUST OUT THE REAR WINDOW TO GET MY PURSE BECAUSE THE ONLY KEY HOLE IS IN THE FRONT DOOR AND THE FOB WOULD NOT WORK TO UNLOCK THE CAR. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY HAZARD!!! IF MY 2 SMALL CHILDREN HAD BEEN IN THE CAR I WOULD HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO GET THEM OUT IN TIME BECAUSE OF HOW FAST THE CAR EXPLODED!!! THE FIRE DEPARTMENT DETERMINED THAT IT WAS THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM UNDER THE HOOD. THE DEALERSHIP I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE FROM 2 WEEKS AGO TOLD ME TO GO '!@#$%MYSELF AND DEAL WITH MY INSURANCE COMPANY THAT IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THEM. PLEASE IF YOU HAVE THIS CAR OR ARE CONSIDERING BUYING THIS CAR PLEASE PLEASE DON'T DO IT!!!! *TR
- NHTSA ID
- 10261063
- Incident
- Mar 7, 2009
- Mileage
- 45,000 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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Data sources
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation — owner-reported complaints and the components recorded on them
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