2007 Dodge Charger problems
Owners have filed 678 complaints about the 2007 Dodge Charger with NHTSA. Power train accounts for 33.6% of them — far more than any other system, ahead of engine at 12.1%.
Complaints678
Crashes22
Fires25
Injuries24
Deaths0
What owners report breaking
Power train 33.6% · 228
Engine 12.1% · 82
Air bags 11.4% · 77
Electrical system 7.7% · 52
Engine and engine cooling 5.8% · 39
Vehicle speed control 3.5% · 24
Unknown or other 3.5% · 24
Steering 3.4% · 23
Severity
Of those complaints, 22 describe a crash, 25 describe a fire and 24 report an injury.
Reading the numbers
Across the 14 model years of the Dodge Charger in this data, 2007 sits 5th by complaint volume. 2006 draws the most.
Filings have fallen off, 13 in the last three years against 20 in the three before. That is normal as a generation leaves the road.
The median odometer reading at the time of complaint was 77,986 miles.
In owners' own words
The contact owns a 2007 Dodge Charger. The contact stated the gear will not shift out of the park position. The vehicle was towed to the dealer. The contact noticed nhtsa campaign number, 08v583000 (power train, automatic transmission lever and linkage:column shift) but the vin was not a part of the recall. The contact stated the safety issue could potentially leave them stranded. The failure mileage was 76,000. Power train · reported at 72,000 miles
The contact owns a 2007 Dodge Charger. The contact stated that the vehicle would not shift out of park. The vehicle was towed to the contacts residence and was neither diagnosed nor repaired for the failure. The contact stated that she would have to tear into the shifter and depress an unknown button in order to operate the vehicle. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileage was 88,000. Power train · reported at 88,000 miles
2007 Dodge Charger. Consumer states locked transmission *tgw the consumer stated her daughter's vehicle would not come out of park. The consumer discovered chrysler had recalled approximately 21,000 vehicles of the 2007 model year that had transmission problems. However, when her daughter took the vehicle to the dealer for repair, she was informed the vehicle identification number was not included in the recall. Power train
Verbatim from NHTSA filings. Complaints are unverified owner reports.
Safety recalls
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