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2008 Dodge Charger

Safety Score
66
Average
Recalls
1
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars

Recalls (1)

Date NHTSA ID Component Units Completion
2014-09-17 14V567000 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION 292,798 Details

Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)

Date Component Crash Injuries Summary
2025-04-26 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 When I turned my ignition key, it would not turn on the car no power
2025-04-21 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 The contact owns a 2008 Dodge Charger. The contact stated that the vehicle failed to start as intended. An abnormal cra…
2025-02-12 FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM No 0 My car was leaking gas from the fuel pump and I guess my car from the backseat almost caught fire cause I seen smoke co…
2023-09-01 ENGINE No 0 Hesitation when starting car
2023-07-15 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 The contact owns a 2008 Dodge Charger. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle stall…
2023-03-03 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 The contact owns a 2008 Dodge Charger. The contact stated that after starting the vehicle, the vehicle remained running…
2022-11-28 ENGINE No 0 The contact owns a 2008 Dodge Charger. The contact stated while driving 65 MPH, the vehicle lost motive power with the …
2022-09-06 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 The gas gage on the dash is not reading properly my car said I had 1/8 of a tank and then driving down the interstate…
2022-08-23 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 Accelerating on highway at around 45mph my Dodge Charger gave a small spurt of powder then immediately after i lost com…
2022-02-21 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 Need keyfobs reprogramed my car won't start unless I hold down on door lock and lock on keyfob at the same time and to …
2022-02-09 AIR BAGS No 0 My air bag light is on and im having problems with high idle after replacing map sensors, and replacing the Throttle Bo…
2022-02-08 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 The esp bass light and traction control lights and the brake light keeps lighting up on the dash of my 2008 Dodge Charg…
2021-12-08 AIR BAGS Yes 2 The contact owned a 2008 Dodge Charger. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 16V352000 (Air Bags…
2021-03-31 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY CEASED IN THE IGNITION SWITCH WHILE THE VEHI…
2020-09-29 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 PROBLEMS STARTING THE SWITCH GETS STUCK AFTER I TRY STARTING IT AND NO MY CAR DOESN'T START AT ALL DOESN'T EVEN TURN OV…
2020-09-08 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 THE IGNITION SWITCH AND KEY FOB IS NOT WORKING AT ALL. VEHICLE IS STATIONARY AND WILL NOT START. APPARENTLY, THERE I…
2020-09-01 UNKNOWN OR OTHER No 0 MY CAR WAS WORKING FINE THEN I WENT TO START IT AND THERE IS A SOLID RED DOT UNDER THE FUEL GAUGE AND THE CAR DOESN'T T…
2020-09-01 SUSPENSION No 0 THE CAR IS POORLY WINTERIZED, CAUSING MY ENTIRE FRAME TO RUST AND COMPLETELY FALL, THEREFORE LEAVING MY MOTOR SITTING O…
2020-05-20 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 MY STEREO, AND FRONT CHARGER PORT SHUTS OFF AND ON. MY ENGINE MAKES A TICKING NOISE AND SADLY A MECHANIC CAN'T FIND THE…
2020-05-01 ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) No 0 IGNITION START. *TR
2020-04-21 FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM No 0 I WENT TO THE GAS STATION TO GET SOME GAS. I WAS ON A CITY STREET IN ANAHIEM, CA. I PUT IN 25.00, BUT IT ONLY TOOK 21.7…
2020-04-12 ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) No 0 I REPLACED THE LIFTERS ON THE ENGINE AND IT'S GOT A KNOCKING NOISE DON'T KNOW WHAT IT IS BUT NOW A RED LIGHTENING BOLT…
2020-03-17 SEAT BELTS No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS AT A STAND STILL, WHEN THE FRONT DR…
2020-02-22 AIR BAGS Yes 0 I WAS PLANNING TO GO TO THE DEALERSHIP AND HAVE THE TWO AIRBAG RECALLS FIXED. BEFORE I HAD THE CHANCE TO DO THAT ,FEBR…
2019-12-12 ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) No 0 IT WAS A REGULAR DAY I TURN MY CAR OFF WHEN INSIDE MY CAME OUT 15MINS LATER THE CAR WOULDN'T DO ANYTHING. THE LIGHTS ON…
2019-08-10 ENGINE No 0 WHILE DRIVING MY 2008 DODGE CHARGER ON THE FREEWAY, THE RADIATOR FAN SHROUD BROKE INTO PIECES AND PUNCTURED MY RADIATOR…
2019-07-19 UNKNOWN OR OTHER No 0 THE RADIATOR COOLING FAN EXPLODED AND PUNCTURED THE RADIATOR AS I WAS SITTING IN A RESTAURANT DRIVE THRU SPILLING THE C…
2019-07-08 ENGINE No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE CHARGER. WHILE DRIVING THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMEN…
2019-07-03 AIR BAGS No 0 TAKATA RECALL RECALL INFORMATION WAS NEVER SENT SO I COULD GET IT REPAIRED. I JUST HAPPENED TO SEARCH ONLINE FOR ANY…
2019-07-01 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 DEALER SAYS WIN MODULE IS BAD. IGNITION GETS STUCK BETWEEN ON AND OFF POSITION RECALL ON OTHER MODELS FOR SAME ISSUE SA…
2019-06-28 SERVICE BRAKES No 0 CAR WAS PURCHASED 06/28/2019; ODO 109,640. CAR WAS PURCHASED WITH A GWC WARRANTY SERVICE CONTRACT (90 DAY, 4,500 MILES)…
2019-06-14 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED T…
2019-06-07 SERVICE BRAKES No 0 STARTED SHAKING WHILE DRIVING FROM LONGVIEW TO KILGORE TEXAS AND ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN WHEN STOPPED ON A STOP LIGHT EN…
2019-05-11 UNKNOWN OR OTHER No 0 PERIODIC ISSUES WITH NOT WANTING TO START. THE KEY WOULD BE PUT IN AND TURNED, BUT IT WOULD NOT FIRE. THE KEY COULD BE …
2019-04-29 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 I DROVE MY 2008 DODGE CHARGER 45 MINUTES HOME FROM WORK AND IT JUST SHUT OFF. BATTERY LIGHT CAME ON WHILE DRIVING ON TH…
2019-02-10 ENGINE No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE CHARGER. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO OVERHEAT. PRIOR TO THE FAILURE,…
2019-01-21 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 TAMARA RECALL P60 IT CUT OFF WHILE I WAS GOING UP THE RAMP TO GET ON THE EXPRESS WAY
2018-12-15 SERVICE BRAKES No 0 I PURCHASED A 2008 DODGE CHARGER V8 HEMI GOLD FROM THRIFTY MOTORS INC. AND I WAS UNDER THE IMPRESSION ACCORDING TO THE …
2018-12-03 ENGINE No 0 CAR STARTED TO HAVE ISSUES WITH HESITATION AND STARTUP. THE PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENLY. I SEEN ONLINE THAT A LOT OF PEOPL…
2018-11-27 AIR BAGS No 0 2008 DODGE CHARGER IS PRESENTLY IN DELAWARE BANKRUPTCY TRUST FUND. IN NOVEMBER 2018 THE VEHICLE SMELL OF GAS AND OVERH…
2018-11-01 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE IGNITION WAS GETTING STUCK. ON OCCASION, THE VEH…
2018-10-29 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 OVER THE PAST WEEK ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHEN TRYING TO START VEHICLE STARTER WOULD NOT ENGAGE. USED DIFFERENT FOB'S WI…
2018-10-03 ENGINE No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE CHARGER. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS PARKING THE VEHICLE, A LOUD ABNORMAL NOISE WAS HEARD U…
2018-10-03 VISIBILITY/WIPER No 0 THE WIPERS, TURN SIGNAL AND HORN DO NOT WORK. I HAVE CHANGED THE MULIFUNCTION SWITCH. THEY WORKED AGAIN FOR ABOUT 3 M…
2018-08-24 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 I BOUGHT THIS CAR USED 2017 AND DIDN'T HAVE MANY ISSUES, JUST NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR, BUT THEN I STARTED HAVING ISSUES WH…
2018-08-17 SERVICE BRAKES No 0 THE CAR DOES WITH NO WARNING. YOU LOOSE POWER STEERING, BRAKES, AND ACCELERATION ABILITIES. IT HAS HAPPENED TWICE ON A …
2018-08-16 VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE CHARGER. WHILE DRIVING 76 MPH WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL …
2018-08-01 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE CHARGER. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE, THE ENGINE WOULD NOT IMMEDIATELY START…
2018-07-21 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 MY WIFE WAS DRIVING OVER A BRIDGE IN CITY LIMITS AT 9:30PM AND OUR CAR SHUTDOWN ON HER SHE FELT A LITTLE PULL AND THEN …
2018-07-06 POWER TRAIN No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE CHARGER. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE INADVERTENTLY DECELERATED. AFTER AN OXYGEN…