2018 Dodge Charger problems
Owners have filed 167 complaints about the 2018 Dodge Charger with NHTSA. Electrical system accounts for 26.9% of them — the clear leader, ahead of structure at 11.4%. A further 19.8% were filed without a specific system named.
Complaints167
Crashes9
Fires1
Injuries10
Deaths0
What owners report breaking
Electrical system 26.9% · 45
Unknown or other 19.8% · 33
Structure 11.4% · 19
Engine 6.6% · 11
Power train 6.0% · 10
Service brakes 3.6% · 6
Air bags 3.0% · 5
Exterior lighting 3.0% · 5
Severity
Of those complaints, 9 describe a crash, 1 describe a fire and 10 report an injury.
Reading the numbers
Across the 14 model years of the Dodge Charger in this data, 2018 draws comparatively few complaints; 2006 is the outlier year.
Filings have fallen off, 29 in the last three years against 68 in the three before. The issues here may already have been addressed.
The median odometer reading at the time of complaint was 27,500 miles.
In owners' own words
When at a stop when going to accelerate to cross an intersection the car goes but suddenly feels as if it looses power really quick and slows down as if my foot is not on the gas and then there's a hard kick (or jerk) that the car does and it revs up as if it didn't slow down on its own and it goes. This has happened when trying to accelerate from a complete stop and while trying to gain speed on the highway. Electrical system · reported at 26,000 miles
The uconnect radio is delaminating and there causing to jump from station or it will jump to resetting the clock causing me to look away from the road which is a distraction and I also believe that it controls more thrn just the radio. I called chrysler customer care and was told it is my expense. But when I took it to a chrysler dealership u was told by the tech on duty it was s known problem. Electrical system · reported at 39,000 miles
The touchscreen is delaminating and causing ghost touches which then causes a message to keep popping up asking: Do you want to adjust your clock settings? This message comes with a beeping noise and does not go away. It is very annoying and interferes with listening to music or even trying to touch anything on the screen. Sometimes I cant even adjust climate settings. Electrical system
Verbatim from NHTSA filings. Complaints are unverified owner reports.
Safety recalls
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