2015 Dodge Charger Engine Problems

The contact owns a 2015 Dodge Charger. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle was idling roughly, and there was a ticking sound coming from the vehicle. There was no warning light illuminated. The contact stated that the vehicle hesitated while attempting to accelerate. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, where it was diagnosed that the camshaft had failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The vehicle was then taken to the dealer, where it was also diagnosed that the camshaft had failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact was informed that this was a known issue and that several vehicles had been taken to the dealer for the same failure. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure, and a case was opened. The approximate failure mileage was 131,300.

NHTSA ID

11728919

Incident

Apr 2, 2026

Mileage

131,300 mi

The contact owns a 2015 Dodge Charger. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, an abnormal sound was heard coming from under the engine. No warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to a local dealer, where it was diagnosed; however, the diagnosis was unavailable. The vehicle was taken to a local independent mechanic, where it was diagnosed as needing a front drive shaft replacement. The vehicle was previously repaired for the front passenger side bearing, and the other unknown repairs were made; however, the failure reoccurred. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 59,000.

NHTSA ID

11678857

Incident

Jun 15, 2025

Mileage

59,000 mi

The gear shift, camshaft. Have to keep taking it back for repairs after having repairs done on car.

NHTSA ID

11650729

Incident

May 22, 2022

The contact owns a 2015 Dodge Charger. The contact stated while driving 20 MPH, the vehicle stalled. The contact was able to pull over to the side of the road. The contact stated that the vehicle failed to shift into gear. The check engine and traction control warning lights were illuminated. The contact stated that upon turning off and restarting the vehicle, the vehicle operated as needed while driving at low speeds. The contact stated that the failure recurred several times while depressing the accelerator pedal to shift from first gear to a higher gear. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, where the contact was informed that there was no oil in the oil pan. The mechanic recommended an oil change and added oil to the vehicle. The vehicle was then taken to the dealer, where it was diagnosed with major oil leak due to the oil filter housing failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and referred the contact to the NHTSA Hotline. The failure mileage was approximately 156,000.

NHTSA ID

11629278

Incident

Dec 4, 2024

Mileage

156,000 mi

My vehicle is unsafe to drive and is bad for my health and I am not going to drive this vehicle anymore I am blessed that I passed out at McDonald's drive though and not driving with my kids and passed out due to carbondoxide coming though the air conditioner and this should be reported immediately because I am having bad headaches a week later

NHTSA ID

11615858

Incident

Sep 14, 2024

There is a manufacturing defect in the car, after it has driven 120,000 kilometers or 200,000 kilometers, it causes problems in the engine’s cooling systems, which causes the car’s temperature to rise. It is also possible that the engine is damaged and needs to be replaced after that. The cooling system needs to be checked, improved, and treated for better and higher quality Note : After researching this problem on websites, I found that the car breaks down frequently in countries like Saudi Arabia due to the temperature of weather reaching 50 degrees Celsius.

NHTSA ID

11551391

Incident

Jun 3, 1996

V6 3.6 L Pentastar engine has serious misfire issues, I purchased a vehicle with 150k miles on it, it had check engine light on, I brought it to a local dealer service center in Dodge Koons/Tysons VA. After $900 diagnostics it was recommended to swap the engine for a brand new one. I agreed, after a month of waiting, I received my car back with the new engine installed total bill was almost $10000. After 6-7 months of driving with the new engine the check engine turned on again, so I wend back to Koons and they said the problem with the oil pressure sensor that is not cover under the engine warranty (another $550 bill). And yesterday on 02/25/2022 after a month from the last repair I had the check engine flashing again while I was driving on a highway, the car was vibrating, steering wheel was not responsive either. When I came home I found out that the flashing check engine light indicates a misfire. That means that the brand new engine has the same problem as the one that I recently replaced. This is definitely a manufacturing defect and it’s 100% not safe that they make engines like this. I will try to get my warranty though and will probably try to sell the vehicle after they fix it (hopefully no bill from Koons this time, but still 50 % unsure about it) , the fact that they produce and install them in cars is unprecedented in such a high volume (I read articles online that many people having this problem with their dodge vehicles), I’m an experienced driver but even for me it was scary to drive in such extreme conditions.

NHTSA ID

11454294

Incident

Feb 25, 2022

Driving the car at 10 mph then it stops and says place car in park then drive on the dash IN DRIVE basically the car stalls out and it does it randomly now no codes went off no check engine light just randoms stops also had the car in eco mode both times when it has cut off

NHTSA ID

11422876

Incident

Jun 29, 2021

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CONTINUE TO REMAIN ON CHECK FOR DIAGNOSTIC SAYING THAT IT'S A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM TIRES GO OUT TO FAST ONLY HAVE THE CAR FOR A FEW MONTHS.

NHTSA ID

11385431

Incident

May 29, 2020

LIFTER TAPPING INTO PASSENGER SIDE

NHTSA ID

11372566

Incident

Oct 28, 2020

WHILE DRIVING THE CAR IT AUTOMATICALLY SWITCHED INTO PARKED WHILE THE GEAR SHIFT WAS STILL POSITIONED IN PARK. THE CAR WILL START AND THE AIR AND EVERYTHING ELSE WORKS FINE, THE GEAR SHIFT WILL EVEN MOVE INTO DRIVE. BUT WHEN I PUSH THE GAS IT SAY 'PLACE CAR IN P THEN SHIFT TO DESIRED GEAR' AGAIN THE CAR ISN'T RUNNING HOT OR HAS ANY OTHER PROBLEMS.

NHTSA ID

11360604

Incident

Sep 2, 2020

Mileage

129,547 mi

2 WEEKS AGO MY CAR WAS TAPPING WHEN I STARTED IT AND LAST WEEK IT GOT LOUDER. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP YESTERDAY AND TODAY THEY SAID IT WAS THE CAMSHAFT: RIGHT SIDE CAMSHAFTS DAMAGE BY WORN OUT ROCKERS AND TAPPERS. I GET MAINTENANCE ON MY CAR WHEN I AM SUPPOSED TO. I BOUGHT MY CAR NEW. WHEN I SAID HOW I WAS VERY DISAPPOINTED ABOUT THE CAR AND THAT I GET MAINTENANCE DONE WHEN I SUPPOSED TO SO I DON'T SEE HOW THIS IS HAPPENING AND I WAS TOLD IT'S NORMAL IN THOSE CARS.

NHTSA ID

11360486

Incident

Sep 7, 2020

Mileage

57,000 mi

CAR MAKES TICKING SOUND. HAD ROCKER ARM AND CAM SHAFT REPLACED 1 YEAR AGO AND ITS TICKING AGAIN. I GET OIL CHANGES EVERY 3000-5000 MILES. *TR

NHTSA ID

11328243

Incident

Mar 1, 2019

Mileage

60,000 mi

I WAS DRIVING USING MY PADDLE SHIFTERS MOUNTED TO THE STEERING WHEEL AND I PRESSED THE + SHIFTER TO UPSHIFT, BUT INSTEAD OF GOING UP TO THIRD GEAR THE VEHICLE DOWNSHIFTED TO FIRST. UPON SEARCHING THE INTERNET FOR A FIX FOR THIS ISSUE, I HAVE DISCOVERED THAT IT IS VERY COMMON AMONG OTHER CHRYSLER VEHICLES, DATING BACK TO AT LEAST 2015 AND STILL PRESENT IN CURRENT 2019 VEHICLES, YET CHRYSLER HAS NOT ISSUED A SOLUTION. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A VERY SIGNIFICANT ISSUE AS THIS COULD CAUSE DAMAGE TO THE CARS ENGINE, AND COULD EVEN CAUSE ACCIDENTS OR SPEEDING TICKETS AS THE CAR COULD ACCELERATE SUDDENLY WHEN THE DRIVER IS EXPECTING TO UPSHIFT. I HAVE NOTICED THIS ISSUE SEVERAL TIMES, IT WAS CERTAINLY NOT A ONE-OFF AND IT IS DEFINITELY NOT LIMITED TO MY VEHICLE, AS IT IS CIRCULATING AROUND THE INTERNET AS A COMMON CHRYSLER PROBLEM. I HAVE ALSO EXPERIENCED IT IN CHARGERS AND CHALLENGERS I HAVE DRIVEN (I AM A VALET DRIVER) THERE ARE SEVERAL VIDEOS UP ON THE INTERNET DOCUMENTING THE ISSUE.

NHTSA ID

11298969

Incident

Jan 13, 2020

Mileage

53,000 mi

CAR WAS NOT RUNNING CORRECTLY HAD IT CHECKED AND CYLINDER 6 WAS MISSING WHICH WAS AN ISSUE IN THE FACTORY. THE VEHICLE WAS UNDER WARRANTY AT THE TIME. TOOK IT IN TO LAMPE DODGE VISALIA CALIFORNIA, WAS TOLD A LOANER OR RENTAL HAD TO BE APPROVED BY CORPORATE. THIS WAS NOVEMBER 8TH OF 2019, I HAVE CALLED AND NO ANSWER THEY REFER ME TO DIFFERENT PEOPLE AND NO ANSWER OR RENTAL CAR. I HAVE BEEN A PREVIOUS DODGE OWNER, AND THIS WILL BE THE LAST VEHICLE I PURCHASE FROM YOU. I HAVE BEEN PATIENT AND THE DEALERSHIP IS NO HELP NEITHER IS CORPORATE. I AM NOT ASKING FOR ANYTHING OTHER THAN WHAT IS RIGHT, THE MOST FRUSTRATING THING IS THE LACK OF FOLLOW THROUGH OR COMMUNICATION FROM DEALER AND CORPORATE. THE CORPORATE PERSON WE SPOKE TO WAS CURBIN AND HE HAD NO INFO AND BLAMED IT ON HIS SUPERVISOR FOR NOT APPROVING IT. I WILL BE TELLING EVERYONE I KNOW ABOUT THIS, AND I AM EXTREMELY DISAPPOINTED WITH YOUR COMPANY AND HOW THEY HAVE TREATED ME. I SPOKE TO CORPORATE TODAY AND ZERO ASSISTANCE. THANKS A LOT

NHTSA ID

11282513

Incident

Nov 8, 2019

Mileage

66,000 mi

PREMATURE FAILURE OF WATER PUMP AND RADIATOR...THESE TWO INCIDENTS HAPPENED DURING INTERSTATE TRAVEL CAUSING THE CAR TO OVERHEAT LEAVING ME STRANDED IN UNFAMILIAR TERRITORY. VEHICLE IS NOT DRIVEN ON A DAILY BASES THIS INCIDENT HAPPENED AT 31000 MILES

NHTSA ID

11241567

Incident

Aug 3, 2019

Mileage

31,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WAS FAULTY AND THE GAUGES WERE INOPERABLE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT SHE LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND FELT THAT THE SPEED COULD NOT BE CONTROLLED. THE VEHICLE FELT AS IF IT WOULD RUN OFF OF THE ROAD. IN ADDITION, THE CHECK ENGINE, TRACTION CONTROL, AND ABS INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 34,016.

NHTSA ID

11209718

Incident

May 22, 2019

Mileage

34,016 mi

VEHICLE WAS AT DEALERSHIP (ACADIANA DODGE). AFTER BEING THERE FOR NEARLY A MONTH VEHICLE STILL HADN'T BEEN PROPERLY SERVICED. PASSED WORDS WITH SERVICE MANAGER AND THEY REFUSED TO COMPLETE SERVICE HAD TO TAKE VEHICLE TO ANOTHER DEALERSHIP AND PAY ANOTHER DEDUCTIBLE. I PURCHASED MY VEHICLE FROM THIS DEALERSHIP THEREFORE I FEEL AS IF THEY SHOULD'VE MADE IT AN PRIORITY TO MAKE SURE MY VEHICLE WAS SAFE TO DRIVE AND THAT I WAS SATISFIED AS AN CUSTOMER. THEY ALSO LISTED SERVICES COMPLETED ON INVOICE THAT HADN'T BEEN RENDERED. U DO NOT TRUST DEALERSHIPS. I FEEL AS IF I WAS DISCRIMINATED ON BECAUSE IF MY GENDER AND RACE AND WAS COMPLETELY TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF. PATHETIC!

NHTSA ID

11206918

Incident

Apr 25, 2019

ATTEMPTED TO START CAR AND NOTHING HAPPENED WHEN START WAS PUSHED. LIGHTS AND RADIO WORKED. MESSAGE ON PANEL SAID PRESS ON BRAKE AND PUSH START BUT STILL NOTHING HAPPENED. THE LIGHTS ON THE GEAR SHIFT BEGAN FLASHING RED, THE WIPERS BEGAN OPERATION EVEN THOUGH THEY WERE OFF. THE KEY FOBS WOULD NO LONGER WORK. I HAD TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A DEALER, WHICH STRANDED ME 4 HOURS FROM HOME IN 0 DEGREE WEATHER. THE DEALER COULD NOT GET TO IT FOR 3 DAYS AND WHEN THEY DID- IT STARTED WITH NO PROBLEM AND NO CODE ERRORS CAME UP. THE DEALERSHIP ACTUALLY TOLD ME THAT THEY THINK IT WAS DUE TO THE EXTREME COLD TEMPERATURES. I GUESS DODGE CAN ONLY BE DRIVEN IN A WARM CLIMATE. NOW IT DID IT AGAIN LAST NIGHT. AT LEAST I WAS ONLY 30 MINS FROM HOME. I WENT BACK THIS MORNING AND IT STARTED RIGHT UP AGAIN BUT THE ENGINE LIGHT IS ON. THIS TIME IT WAS 65 DEGREES. SOMETHING IS TERRIBLY WRONG WITH THIS VEHICLE. IT SEEMS FROM SEARCHING THE INTERNET THAT A LOT OF CHARGERS HAVE THIS ISSUE BUT THERE IS NO RECALL ON MY CAR TO HAVE IT REPAIRED.

NHTSA ID

11203896

Incident

Apr 25, 2019

Mileage

52,200 mi

TAKATA RECALL. THE SEATBELT, ONCE BUCKLED, WILL NOT UNFASTEN UNLESS YOU REPEATEDLY YANK AT THE BELT ITSELF. THERE WAS REPEATED CLICKING IN THE ENGINE AND I COULD NOT EXCEED OVER 45MPH. WHEN THE HEAT IS TURNED ON IN THE CAR THE COOL A/C BLOWS ON THE DRIVERS SIDE OF THE CAR AND WHEN I TRIED TO ADJUST THE TEMPERATURE ON DRIVER SIDE OF CAR I AM UNABLE TO DO THAT.

NHTSA ID

11090291

Incident

Aug 1, 2017

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 DODGE CHARGER. WHILE STARTING THE VEHICLE OR WHILE DRIVING AT UNKNOWN SPEEDS, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL TICKING NOISE AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL DEALER (SNETHKAMP CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM, 11600 TELEGRAPH RD, REDFORD CHARTER TWP., MI 48239, (888) 455-6146) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CAMSHAFT WAS WORN, THE LIFTER WAS THE CAUSE OF THE TICKING NOISE, AND THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,535.

NHTSA ID

11089106

Incident

Feb 1, 2018

Mileage

105,535 mi

I STARTED A UCONNECT SYSTEM UPDATE WHILE I WAS STILL PARKED. THE DISCLAIMER SAID NOTHING ABOUT TO NOT UPDATE WHILE DRIVING. I STARTED THE UPDATE AND STARTED DRIVING (MY COMMUTE IS ABOUT 25 MINUTES). IT TOOK ABOUT 10-15 MINUTES TO DOWNLOAD THE UPDATE. ONCE IT DOWNLOADED, THE SYSTEM RESET. AT THIS TIME I WAS IN CRUISE CONTROL ON A FREEWAY THAT WAS ENDING, SO I TURNED OFF MY CRUISE CONTROL AND THEN MY CAR JOLTED FORWARDED AS IF IT WERE IN A VERY LOW GEAR AND ALMOST CAUSED ME TO CRASH. I THEN WAS STUCK IN 1ST GEAR WHILE THE SYSTEM WAS REBOOTING AND COULDN'T AUTOMATICALLY OR MANUALLY SHIFT PAST 1ST GEAR LEAVING ME STUCK ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THEN A SCREEN POPPED UP SAYING THERE WAS 50 MINUTES LEFT ON THE UPDATE. I WAS STUCK ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD UNTIL THE UPDATE FINISHED. AFTER THAT, MY GEARS WERE SHIFTING NORMALLY. DURING THIS TIME, I CALLED DODGE AND OPENED A CASE LETTING THEM KNOW WHAT HAPPENED. THE PICTURE I PROVIDED WAS A PICTURE AFTER I WAS ALREADY STOPPED ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. *TT *BF *CN UPDATED 10/29/18*JB

NHTSA ID

11084548

Incident

Apr 10, 2018

Mileage

56,922 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 DODGE CHARGER. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD THUMPING NOISE FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED DURING THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO OURISMAN CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE OF ALEXANDRIA (5900 RICHMOND HWY, ALEXANDRIA, VA 22303) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STRUTS AND MOTOR MOUNT FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO A CASE MANAGER TO ASSIST WITH HER CLAIM. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,124.

NHTSA ID

11083098

Incident

Apr 2, 2018

Mileage

36,124 mi

UPON ARRIVING HOME AFTER AN 800 MILE TRIP, (IN THE EVENING AROUND 10:30 PM) WHEN SHIFTING INTO REVERSE TO BACK INTO DRIVEWAY, I EXPERIENCED A COMPLETE ECU CONTROLLER FAILURE AND EVERYTHING WENT BLACK. AND ENGINE DIED. AFTER A FEW SECONDS IT APPEARS THE COMPUTER REBOOTED ITSELF AND THE DASH CAME BACK UP AND THE CAR RESTARTED. IT APPEARS THERE IS A REAL-TIME PROGRAM BUG IN THE CAR AND THE FIRMWARE NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED. HAD THIS HAPPENED ON THE ROAD, IT WOULD HAVE CAUSE A SERIOUS CRASH. I WAS THEN ABLE TO BACK INTO THE DRIVEWAY. NO ERROR CODE WAS POSTED! I BELIEVE THAT THE REALTIME SOFTWARE IS EXPERIENCING FRAME OVERRUNS AND WE KNOW THAT CAUSES RUNAWAY CONDITIONS LIKE IN THE TOYOTA CAMRY. I BELIEVE THE NHTSA SHOULD REVIEW EVERY CAR FIRMWARE BEFORE RELEASE TO INSURE SPARE TIME REQUIREMENTS ARE MET AND RUNAWAY CONDITIONS CAN NOT EXIST. (YES, I USED TO DEVELOP REAL TIME SOFTWARE FOR CONTROL SYSTEMS)

NHTSA ID

10894900

Incident

Aug 6, 2016

Mileage

17,000 mi