Owner-reported complaints naming the electrical system, filed with NHTSA
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Reports naming the electrical system — wiring, battery, charging, control modules, infotainment and electrical accessories. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 2010 Dodge Charger submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 74 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.
The 25 most recent of 74, in the owner's own words
Odometer Fraud. The contact purchased a 2010 DODGE Charger. It was discovered that there was a mileage discrepancy. The vehicle was a private sale. At the time of purchase, the vehicle mileage was 71,000 and at the time of registration, it was discovered that the mileage was 162,185.
While I am driving the vehicle it shuts off and the key seems to be loose. It has shut off multiple times while operating driving down the highway making it unsafe to get to the side of the road
See attached document for complaint.
Something wrong in the fuel system. Gas guage incorrect and when putting fuel in sometimes it spits it back out without having full tank.
The contact owns a 2010 Dodge Charger. The contact stated that while attempting to start the vehicle, the vehicle failed to start. No warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic to be diagnosed; however, the cause of the failure was not yet determined. The contact stated that the vehicle would start occasionally. The contact researched and related the failure to NHTSA Campaign Number: 10V200000 (Electrical System). The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and confirmed that the vehicle was not included in the recall. The failure mileage was unavailable.
Got rear ended day later hears a winding noise and engine light came on then Battery light came on. When driving next day all lights on dash board came on and car died. Thought was battery changed it then restarted car. Next day bring to get diagnosed and said altnator was testing bad so had that replaced but Battery light stayed on. Took to collision center dodge and they said pcm was bad so had that replaced. The mechanic stated common problem when altnator dies it burns up the pm module. So I had to wait 2 months for it to get replaced and now changed still the check engine lights and battery light is on.
2010 police charger fobik started falling out of ignition.. problem continues dealership says no big deal eventually the day came when I tried to turn the car off and I couldn't switch will no longer turn to the off position... Every time I want to turn the car off I have to pop the hood pull a fuse then get in the trunk and disconnect the battery. I went online did a recall search and found that I have no open recalls however I found hundreds if not thousands of people are having this same issue... Dealership said it was on me... I found online a recall notice k08 on cars built between Jan and March with this issue have a recall mines built in Feb but the vin number shows no recall wtf... Plugged in my scan tool which knows my vin and showed me the same recall notice on cars built at that time and on the notice it just has build dates nothin about vin numbers... Goin back to the dealership Monday.. this is an absolutely ludicrous situation that is potentially fatal that Chrysler needs to address!
Key falls out of ignition, key can be removed from ignition in any position including run, transmission does not need to be in park to remove key
Wireless Iginition Node(WIN) (RECALL) I have this problem my 2010 Dodge Charger. I've noticed it's a recall on this problem. Problems!
I NEED ASSISTANCE IN HAVING FCA (FIAT CHRYSLER AUTOMOTIVE) IMPORTANT SAFETY RECALL P60/NHTSA 14V-634 ALTERNATOR HONORED (VANISHED ACCORDING TO FCA) TO COVER THE COST OF REPLACING MY ALTERNATOR AND BATTERY IN MY 2010/2011 DODGE CHARGER (MANUFACTURED IN LATE 2010) WHICH ACCORDING TO THE DEALERSHIP, ARE NOW IN NEED OF REPLACEMENT. I HAVE EXPERIENCED VARIABLE ELECTRICAL/POWER FAILURES WITH MY VEHICLE OVER THE COURSE OF THE SUMMER/FALL MONTHS OF 2020 FROM REDUCED AND RANDOM, TEMPORARY POWER FAILURES, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM VOLTAGE DROPS, AND LIGHTNING BOLT SENSORS COMING ON WHICH INSTANTLY REDUCED THE ACCELERATION OF THE VEHICLE ON THE HIGHWAY AND ON OCCASION EVEN LED TO COMPLETE POWER FAILURE, SHUTTING OFF THE ENGINE WHEN IDLING AT A STOP. THIS ISSUE CAME TO A HEAD AROUND THE END OF NOVEMBER 2020 WHEN MY VEHICLE ELECTRICAL SENSOR CAME ON RANDOMLY WHILE AT A STOP LIGHT AND THE ENGINE DIED AND MADE NO SOUND; IT WOULD NOT START.
HORN ONLY WORKS WHEN MOTOR IS ON. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO (FAIRWAY FORD INC 444 US-117, BURGAW, NC 28425) BUT WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED OR INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 132,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE CHARGER. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE KEY FELL OUT OF THE IGNITION SWITCH AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO SHUT OFF. ALSO, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT IMMEDIATELY START WHEN TURNING THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURES WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE MANUFACTURER AND AN UNKNOWN DEALER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES, BUT NO ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 180,000.
WHILE DRIVING ON A 2 LANE HIGHWAY WITH TRAFFIC BEHIND ME, THE CAR SHUTS DOWN AND I LOSE POWER WHILE DRIVING. THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP MAKING IT VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN. I PRESSED THE GAS REPEATEDLY AND NOTHING HAPPENED. CARS BEHIND ME WERE BLOWING BUT THERE WASN'T MUCH I COULD DO. THE CAR WAS SLOWING DOWN ANYWAY SO I PRESSED THE BRAKE AND THEY WORKED SO I STRUGGLED LIKE CRAZY TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL AND WAS ABLE TO PUT THE CAR INTO A CHURCH DRIVEWAY. THANK GOD THE BRAKES WORKED OR IT COULD'VE BEEN UGLY. I TRIED STARTING THE CAR BUT IT WOULDN'T DO ANYTHING BUT ACT LIKE IT WANTED TO START. IT WASN'T A CLICKING IT WAS MORE LIKE A WINDING NOISE LIKE A RUUU RUUU RUUU. I TRIED TO START IT AGAIN AND IT MADE THE SAME NOISE BUT IT SOUNDED WORSE. I HAD TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED TO MY HOME BECAUSE THERE WASN'T A REPAIR SHOP OPENED THAT LATE. I'M GOING TO CALL A MECHANIC TO SEE WHAT THE ISSUE MIGHT BE. THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME. IT HAPPENED TWO IN APRIL AND THREE TIMES IN MAY OF THIS YEAR BUT IT STARTED BACK UP. I WASN'T SO LUCKY THIS TIME. THE LAST TIME IT HAPPENED I REPLACED THE ALTERNATOR AND THE BATTERY AND I HAD NOT HAD ANY PROBLEMS SINCE DOING THAT. I TOOK IT IN TO HAVE IT CHECKED AND IT WAS PLACED ON A MACHINE AND NO CODES WOULD SHOW UP BUT THE GUY RECOMMENDED I REPLACE THE ALTERNATOR AND THE BATTERY, AND I DID. DODGE REALLY NEEDS TO DO SOMETHING ASAP. THIS [XXX] IS RIDICULOUS. IT HAPPENED TO ME WHEN I WAS ON THE INTERSTATE AND ON THE HIGHWAY. HOPEFULLY THIS DOESN'T HAPPEN WITH AN INEXPERIENCED DRIVER OR SOMEONE IN A REALLY HIGH TRAFFIC AREA BECAUSE SOMEONE COULD GET INJURED OR KILLED. I GUESS THAT'S WHAT THEY'RE WAITING ON TO FIX THE PROBLEM. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
I CANNOT GET MY KEY OUT AFTER STARTING THE CAR. DODGE DEALER SAID I NEED A NEW STEERING WHEEL SYSTEM PART NO. 5057552AD WHICH COST $5,163.34. THE PART THAT IS BAD IS THE STEERING WHEEL MODULE PART NO. 68040075AA. MY QUESTION IS WHY THE STEERING WHEEL MODULE PART HAS NOT BEEN RECALLED?
MY KEY WILL NOT COME OUT OF THE IGNITION AFTER RUNNING THE CAR. I HAVE TO PULL OUT THE FUSE #8 IN THE TRUNK AND I HEAR A CLICK AND IT RESETS AND THEN I CAN GET THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION TURNING IT TO THE LEFT.
SAFETY RECALL K08. WIRELESS IGNITION NODE KEY FALLS OUT OF IGNITION, CAR KEEPS RUNNING, CAN'T SHUT OFF UNLESS DISCONNECT BATTERY. CAR ALSO SHUTS OFF BY ITSELF AT TIMES IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC. PURCHASED CAR ABOUT TWO YEARS AGO. DEALER WANTS TO CHARGE $1250 TO FIX IT BECAUSE CAR NOT SHOWING ANY OPEN RECALLS. MAY HAVE BEEN FIXED ONE TIME BEFORE WE PURCHASED IT BUT IT IS DOING EXACTLY WHAT RECALL PROBLEM IS RIGHT NOW. NOT SURE IF IT WAS EVER TAKEN CARE OF.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE CHARGER. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED AND THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, AN ABNORMAL WINDING NOISE WAS HEARD AND THE BATTERY WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. ALSO, WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.
RECENTLY I HAVE CHANGED THE BATTERY, ALTERNATOR, AND NOW THE CAR IS AT THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY CHANGED SOME TYPE OF MODULE THAT READS THE KEYS, FIRST THEY STATED THE FUSE BOX IN THE TRUNK WAS THE PROBLEM. THEY INSTALLED A NEW FUSE BOX AND THEY THEN STATED THAT WAS NOT THE PROBLEM. NEXT IS WHEN THEY REPLACED THE MODULE THAT READS THE KEYS, AND THEN THEY STATED THAT ALL THE FUSES WERE BLOWN AND THERE HAD TO BE A POWER SURGE THERE WAS NOT. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THEY DIDN'T SEE THE BLOWN FUSES WHEN THEY STARTED THIS WHOLE PROCESS. ALSO, THEY STATED THAT THERE IS A RECALL ON 2010 DODGE CHARGERS WITH THE MODULE THAT CONTROLS THE KEYS HOWEVER MY CAR WAS 10 DAYS OUTSIDE OF THE BUILD DATE TO QUALIFY. WHAT IS GOING AND WHY WOULD MY CAR BE OUTSIDE THE BUILD DATE? THEY STATED THAT THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT THE ISSUE IS NOW. THE OFFICIAL DODGE DEALERSHIP HAS MY CAR AND THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT THE ISSUE IS.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE CHARGER. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE ENGINE SUDDENLY SHUT OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO REPLACED THE ALTERNATOR AND THE STARTER, BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THOMAS DODGE (9604 INDIANAPOLIS BLVD, HIGHLAND, IN) WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.
ALTENATOR MAKES A WHINING NOISE WHILE DRIVING AND THEN WITHIN 2 TO 3 MINUTES THE BATTERY INDICATOR LIGHT COMES ON THEN THERE IS AN IMMEDIATE BURNING SMELL.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WIRELESS IGNITION NODE WOULD OCCASIONALLY FAIL TO START THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO GARBER AUTOMALL (3360 U.S. 17, GREEN COVE SPRINGS, FL 32043, (904) 264-2442) AND THEY ACKNOWLEDGED THE FAILURE, BUT THERE WAS NO RECALL ON THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 133,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE CHARGER. WHILE DRIVING AND MAKING A LEFT TURN INTO A SERVICE AREA, THE VEHICLE TURNED OFF. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO KEFFER CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE RAM (LOCATED AT 8214 E INDEPENDENCE BLVD, CHARLOTTE, NC 28227, (704) 532-1050) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BATTERY, POWER TRAIN CONTROL MODULE, AND ALTERNATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS CURRENTLY BEING REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE CHARGER. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS POWERED OFF, THE KEY FAILED TO RELEASE FROM THE IGNITION SWITCH. IN ORDER TO RELEASE THE KEY, THE CONTACT HAD TO JIGGLE THE KEY NUMEROUS TIMES. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS ASSOCIATED WITH THE VIN. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 205,983.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE CHARGER. WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO TURN THE IGNITION KEY IN EITHER DIRECTION, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO OPERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO START AFTER NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER (RYDELL CHEVROLET, 1325 E SAN MARNAN DR., WATERLOO, IA 50702, (319) 493-3123), BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO DAN DEERY CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM FIAT (3900 ALEXANDRA DR, WATERLOO, IA 50702, (319) 233-5000) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE WIN MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND OPENED A CASE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 91,200.
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