Owner-reported complaints naming the fuel system system, filed with NHTSA
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Reports naming fuel storage or delivery — tanks, pumps, lines, injectors and fuel leaks. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 2008 Dodge Charger submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 12 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.
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
While driving on an expressway at 70 MPH , the car suddenly stopped and had no power. The gas gauge showed 1/4 tank of gas . Luckily we we able to cross lanes by coasting, to get off to the right. We had to be towed to a repair shop. The car was found to be Out of Gas ! This could have been a catastrophic accident ,or death ,had we not been able to get off the road !!
My car was leaking gas from the fuel pump and I guess my car from the backseat almost caught fire cause I seen smoke coming from the back seat behind the driver. I went to two Dodge dealerships to let them know about this incident that reason why my fuel pump caught on fire because Dodge put the negative and the positive wire close to each other on the fuel pump, which could cause a fire or your car to explode. I let Dodge know about this incident and let them know that my car almost caught on fire smoke came out and I could’ve died. They totally brushed me off and brushed off my incident. I told him hey this is a recall that you guys need to take serious before someone really gets hurt from Now. I am carless with no vehicle to drive. No way to pick up my daughter from school. I need you guys help ASAP so I could be able to father my child and be able to go to work to provide for my child. Thank you.
My air bag light is on and im having problems with high idle after replacing map sensors, and replacing the Throttle Body, and replacing the fuel pump my car is running horrible
I WENT TO THE GAS STATION TO GET SOME GAS. I WAS ON A CITY STREET IN ANAHIEM, CA. I PUT IN 25.00, BUT IT ONLY TOOK 21.78 WHEN I WENT TO START MY CAR IT WOULD NOT START. I SAT IN MY VEHICLE FOR AT LEAST THIRTY MINUTES TRYING TO START IT. I ENDED UP CONTACTING TRIPLE A FOR A TOW TO MY RESIDENCE.
PASSENGER SIDE FUEL PUMP FAULTY, LEAKES GAS INTO THE CAR CABIN MAKING IT SMELL LIKE FUEL AFTER FILLING UP THE CAR UNTIL ITS DOWN TO ABOUT 3/4 OF A TANK.
MY WIFE WAS DRIVING OVER A BRIDGE IN CITY LIMITS AT 9:30PM AND OUR CAR SHUTDOWN ON HER SHE FELT A LITTLE PULL AND THEN THE ENGINE SHUT OFF AND WE HAD TO GET IT TOWED. WHEN I TRY TO TURN THE CAR ON THE CAR SPUTTERS AND TURNS AS IF IT IS GOING TO START BUT NEVER DOES. IT PUT MY WHOLE FAMILY'S LIFE IN DANGER THE ROAD WHERE THIS HAPPEND IS NOT WELL LIT AND TRAFFIC WAS HEAVY . I TRIED TO PUT A VIDEO BUT IT WON'T LET ME DIE TO NO PROPER FORMAT FOR FILE WHICH IS NO GOOD SINCE MY CAR WON'T START AND I HAVE NO REAL WAY OF SHOWING YOU HOW MY CAR IS REACTING OR ACTING WHEN I TRY TO TURN IT ON
STEERING PROBLEMS RAPPING SOUND IN STEERING WHEEL AND ELECTRICAL FAILURE SINCE 2009 - 2018. TK HOLDINGS CLAIM SUBMITTED TO DELAWARE UNITED BANKRUPTCY COURT AND ATTORNEYS AT TK HOLDINGS IN NEW YORK JAN- FEB. 2018. CLAIMS WITH NHTSA 2015-2018. *TR *JS *JS *JS *JS *JS *JS
I WAS DRIVING ON THE PARKWAY APPROX. 60MPH, THE BREAKS FELT LIKE THEY WERE SLOWING DOWN THE CAR WITHOUT BEING PRESSED. THE WARNING LIGHTS WERE ALSO GOING OFF AND ON. ON THE SECOND ROAD, I WAS GOING 40MPH WHEN THE FUEL LIGHT SUDDENLY CAME ON, BUT MY GAS TANK WAS HALF FULL. THE NEEDLE ON THE CAR TANK WENT TO EMPTY THEN THE CAR JUST SHUT OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. I MANAGED TO STEER IT TO THE SIDE, AND IT RESTARTED AGAIN. *TR
VEHICLE STALLS AFTER FILLING WITH GAS IF FILLED ALL THE WAY. *TR
AFTER REFUELING MY CAR AT THE GAS STATION MY CAR HAS STALLED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THIS ISSUE HAS BEEN GOING ON SINCE 2011 SO NOW WHENEVER I GET GAS I DO NOT FILL UP COMPLETELY TO AVOID THE STALLING PROBLEM. *TR
AFTER FILLING THE VEHICLE AT A LOCAL GAS STATION AND UPON COMING TO A STOP LIGHT THE CAR STALLED. NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON NOR DID THE CAR GIVE ANY WARNING. THE CAR RESTARTED AFTER SOME CRANKING AND DROVE OKAY FOR A WHILE. LATER THAT DAY THE CAR STALLED AGAIN WHEN AT A STOP LIGHT. AGAIN, NO WARNING WAS HAD AND THE CAR JUST STALLED. THE ISSUE IS WELL DOCUMENTED WITHIN "LXFOURMS" WEBSITE BY MANY MANY MEMBER WHO HAVE HAD THE SAME ISSUE. THE ISSUE HAS NEVER GONE AWAY AND THE ONLY AID IS TO NEVER FILL PAST 3/4 OF A TANK WHEN RE-FUELING WHICH IS THE ONLY THING THAT HAS KEPT MY CAR FROM STALLING. THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO STEM FROM A BAD ROLLOVER/CHECK VALVE THAT IS LOCATED WITHIN THE FUEL TANK AND IS NOT SERVICEABLE PER CHRYSLER/DODGE. THE ONLY "FIX" IS A NEW GAS TANK WHICH IS AS I UNDERSTAND THE SAME DESIGN SO IS PRONE TO FAIL AGAIN. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL FAILED WITHOUT WARNING AS THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED AS THE FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM HAVING FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE PROBLEM PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,000. *TR
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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