Dodge / Challenger / 2010
2010 Dodge Challenger problems
Owners have filed 433 complaints about the 2010 Dodge Challenger with NHTSA. Engine accounts for 17.3% of them — narrowly the most common, ahead of air bags at 17.3%.
Complaints433
Crashes13
Fires7
Injuries18
Deaths0
What owners report breaking
Engine 17.3% · 75
Air bags 17.3% · 75
Electrical system 15.9% · 69
Power train 8.3% · 36
Steering 7.9% · 34
Engine and engine cooling 7.2% · 31
Service brakes 5.5% · 24
Unknown or other 5.1% · 22
Severity
Of those complaints, 13 describe a crash, 7 describe a fire and 18 report an injury.
Reading the numbers
Across the 9 model years of the Dodge Challenger in this data, 2010 draws the most complaints of any of them.
Filing volume has held steady, 18 in the last three years against 18 in the three before.
The median odometer reading at the time of complaint was 37,000 miles.
In owners' own words
I was coming home from work and my 2010 Dodge Challenger suddenly cut off. I was going approximately 63 mph and lost all power, I had to coast to the side of the highway. The vehicle was towed to the dealership where the car was purchased. The service dept notified me that my timing chain broke. The engine is pretty much shot, I have been looking at a lot of Dodge forums and this has been happening quite often. Engine · reported at 54,000 miles
I was driving normally getting ready to pull up at a stop sign to make a right turn. Then all of a sudden the car stalls while moving. Power steering goes out and the oil pressure light comes on. I had to put the car in park and restart it and everything was fine no lights or nothing. This problem needs to be fixed it has happen to many people. Lawsuit is what's gone end up if this problem isn't corrected. Engine · reported at 16,307 miles
While driving at highway speed the vehicle made a pop sound and lost power. I was forced off the highway as there were no shoulders and had to push the vehicle across traffic to safety. The timing chain tensioner failed, resulting in the timing chain breaking. This resulted in damage to the upper portion of the motor, including all intake and exhaust valves, marring on the pistons and cracked heads. Engine · reported at 43,450 miles
Verbatim from NHTSA filings. Complaints are unverified owner reports.
Safety recalls
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