2007 Dodge Charger Electrical System Problems

WHILE IM DRIVING ALL OF MY INDICATOR LIGHTS WILL FLASH, AND ALL OF THE GAUGES DROP TO ZERO REPEATEDLY. IT HAPPENS QUITE OFTEN, ESPECIALLY IN COLDER WEATHER. TOOK IT TO DODGE, THEY COULDNT REPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THERFORE IT STILL HASNT BEEN FIXED.

TECH WENT TO GO PULL PART FROM PARTS DEPARTMENT AND WAS TOLD VEHICLES PART WAS DISCONTINUED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH, WHEN SHE NOTICED SMOKE EXITING THE HOOD. THE CONTACT STATED THE ELECTRIC THROTTLE CONTROL WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED SHE WAS ABLE TO PARK AT A NEARBY GAS STATION AND TURNED OFF THE IGNITION AND WAITED FOR THE SMOKE TO CLEAR. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE IGNITION BUT CONTINUED TO EXPERIENCE THE FAILURE AND PARKED AT ANOTHER GAS STATION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DRIVABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO HER RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED AS OF YET. A DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN INFORMED OF FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 190,570.

ALTERNATOR FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION AND UNSTEERABLE. CAR COMPLETELY DISABLED AND UNMOVABLE IN TRAFFIC. ASSISTANCE FROM LOCAL POLICE JUMP STARTED THE CAR TO GET SAFELY OUT OF TRAFFIC. NO REPORT WAS MADE. NO ACCIDENT.

2007 DODGE CHARGERS AND I REPLACED THE STARTER AND STILL DID NOT START UP I WAS TOLD IT IS POSIBLY THE WIN MODULE

CODE P050 , P052.

CAR BATTERY EXPLODED IN THE TRUNK OF THE CAR.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CHARGER. WHILE PARKED, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE REGISTERED THE KEY EVEN THOUGH THE KEY WAS NOT IN THE VEHICLE, WHICH RESULTED IN ALL THE ELECTRICAL FUNCTIONS RUNNING INDEPENDENTLY. PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, THE VEHICLE HAD PCM, TWO GEAR SHIFTS, ALTERNATOR, FUEL INJECTORS, TWO O2 SENSORS, AND THE EGR REPLACED. THERE NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED INDICATING THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE WIN MODULE MALFUNCTIONED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 179,750.

FLICKERING HEADLIGHTS; SUDDENLY GO OFF FOR A PERIOD OF A FEW SECONDS. RANDOMLY FLASH ON AND OFF WHEN VEHICLE IS MOVING. FAULTY TIPM.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2007 DODGE CHARGER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE CENTER CONSOLE OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES SUSTAINED. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS ABLE TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. A FIRE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 123,000.

SO AS I WAS TRYING TO START MY DOGE CHARGER MY CAR WOULD NOT TURN ON IT WOULD START UP FOR ONLE A LITTLE BIT THEN IT WOULD SHUT OFF, WHEN I TOOK THE KEY OUT THE GEAR STICK GOT STUCK ON PARKING AND I COULD NOT GET IT OUT OF PARKING.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH FAILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED ON ANY RECALLS RELATED TO THE IGNITION FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 163,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CHARGER. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS; HOWEVER, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE IGNITION LOCK SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 176,000.

EARLY MORNING COMMUTE TO WORK, TRAVELED SOUTHBOUND ON CA HIGHWAY 15, PROXIMATE TO MIRAMAR WAY EXIT. VEHICLE BEGAN TO SMOKE, ENGINE HOOD SPRANG OPEN, OTHER DRIVERS INDICATING THAT SMOKE AND FLAMES COMING FROM FRONT ENGINE - AS HOOD BLOCKING VIEW. I CONTINUED TO SIDE OF THE ROAD, JUMPED OUT AND WATCHED FRONT END OF ENGINE BECOME ENGULFED IN FLAMES! WATCHED ENTIRE FRONT END OF CAR BURN, DURING THIS TIME HIGHWAY PATROL / FIRE PATROL CALLED. FIRE CLAIM NUMBER- [XXX]. CONTACTED TOW COMPANY TO TAKE - TOW DRIVER TOLD ME THAT THIS WAS THE THIRD DODGE CHALLENGER HE HAD SALVAGED IN THE PAST MONTH - WITH THE SAME ISSUE! INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE ABS WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO BE DRIVEN. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ABS MODULE CONTROL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS MADE AWARE OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 06V493000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC), BUT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000. UPDATED 03/04/15*LJ UPDATED 10/8/15 *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V567000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO PERFORM THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CHARGER. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, ALL OF THE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY AND ALL OF THE INSTRUMENT GAUGE LEVELS DROPPED. THE VEHICLE PERFORMED NORMALLY WHEN IT WAS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE TIPM BOX NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

IT WAS A HOT DAY OVER 90F. I STARTED THE CAR. THE SPEEDOMETER CLUSTER DID NOT WORK. ALL THE LIGHTS INCLUDING ENGINE LIGHT, ESP, BREAK, TRACTION CONTROL WAS ON. I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND RESTARTED WITH THE SAME ISSUE. I LET THE ENGINE WARM UP AND THEN RESTARTED THE CAR WITH THE SAME ISSUE. I STARTED TO DRIVE HOME, THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER DID NOT WORK, SPEEDOMETER SHOWED 0MPH. I TOOK IT TO A LOCAL MECHANIC, HE TOLD ME TO RE-FLASH THE COMPUTER AND CHANGE THE SPEEDOMETER CLUSTER. *TR

IT WAS A HOT DAY OVER 90F. I STARTED THE CAR. THE SPEEDOMETER CLUSTER DID NOT WORK. ALL THE LIGHTS INCLUDING ENGINE LIGHT, ESP, BREAK, TRACTION CONTROL WAS ON. I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND RESTARTED WITH THE SAME ISSUE. I LET THE ENGINE WARM UP AND THEN RESTARTED THE CAR WITH THE SAME ISSUE. I STARTED TO DRIVE HOME, THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER DID NOT WORK, SPEEDOMETER SHOWED 0MPH. I TOOK IT TO A LOCAL MECHANIC, HE TOLD ME TO RE-FLASH THE COMPUTER AND CHANGE THE SPEEDOMETER CLUSTER AND ONLY A DEALERSHIP CAN DO THIS WORK. *TR