There are 4 stored owner reports matching the powertrain & transmission leading-label group for the 2009 Dodge Charger in our NHTSA-sourced dataset. These are unverified consumer reports and may not reflect confirmed defects.
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Open the full vehicle complaint log (all categories)PRIOR TO MY MISHAP I HAD NO SIGNS OF MALFUNCTION I WAS DRIVING EARLY ONE MORNING IN MY CAR JUST SHUT OFF AND WILL NOT RESTART COME TO FIND OUT THERE'S A RECALL ON MY TIPM BUT THE RECALL WAS ONLY FOR A CERTAIN TIMEFRAME AND MY CAR WAS MANUFACTURED LITERALLY FEW MONTHS AFTER THE RECALL DATES ENDED NO I HAVE A REALLY PROBLEM UNDER THE FUSE BOX AND I FEEL IT'S NOT FAIR THAT THE RECALL WAS ONLY FOR A CERTAIN TIME. WHEN I HAVE ALL THE SAME PARTS AS THE RECALL CAR IS DEAD MY CAR WAS MANUFACTURED IN DECEMBER 2008 BUT GOT THE 2010 TIPM DUDE BOX I SPENT A LARGE AMOUNT OF MONEY TRYING TO DIAGNOSE AND FIX THE PROBLEM AND SO WE REALIZED IT WAS THE INTERNAL RELAY .IS THERE ANYTHING I CAN DO ABOUT THIS
THE COMPUTER IN THE TRANSMISSION IS MAKING MY CAR JERK FROM 1ST GEAR TO 2ND GEAR. I HAVE A LIFETIME POWER TRAN WARRANTY YET THEY SAY THAT THERE IS NO "FIX" FOR MY CAR, BASICALLY I HAVE TO EITHER DRIVE IT LIKE IT IS OR BUY ANOTHER ONE AND I DO NOT THINK THAT IS FAIR FOR A LOYAL CUSTOMER LIKE MYSELF. EVERY TIME I CALL, THEY MANAGE TO LOOSE MY LIFETIME WARRANTY, THIS LAST TIME THE CUSTOMER SERVICE PERSON TOLD ME I DIDN'T GET MY TRANSMISSION SERVICED FOR THE 10 YEAR MARK, I TOLD THEM I DID IN MARCH WHEN DODGE SAID IT WAS DUE - HE NOW TELLS ME THAT I GOT IT DONE TOO EARLY TO MAKE MY WARRANTY VALID. WHAT KIND OF MESS IS THAT. I JUST WANT MY CAR FIXED YET DODGE IS TELLING ME THAT THEY ARE NOT GOING TO PROVIDE A PATCH OR EVEN CREATE ONE. WHEN I DRIVE, MAINLY EARLY MORNINGS, MY CAR WILL DO A HARD SHIFT FROM 1ST GEAR TO 2ND GEAR. NO MATTER UPHILL, DOWNHILL, ROUNDING A CURB, STRAIGHTAWAY, HIGHWAY OR STREETS.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN SHE ATTEMPTED TO CHANGE THE GEARS, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SHIFT OUT OF PARK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 88,000.
HAD TO REPLACE THE TIPEM,WIN AND HAVE KEY FOBS REPROGRAMMED TO SYSTEM. HAVE HEARD FROM OTHER DODGE OWNERS WITH SIMILAR PROBLEMS THAT HAVE HAD THESE PARTS REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES.I BELIEVE PARTS ARE DEFECTIVE CAUSING THESE PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLES. I HAVE RESEARCHED AND FOUND MULTIPLE CASES AND NOT ONE SIGNIFICANT CAUSE AS TO WHY THIS KEEPS OCCURRING. I EVEN ASKED THE DODGE MECHANIC AND HE STATED THE HE DOESN'T KNOW WHAT WOULD CAUSE THIS TO HAPPEN. AS NEW AS THESE VEHICLES ARE WITH MAINTENANCE UPKEEP THIS SHOULDN'T HAPPEN AND IT USUALLY OCCURS WHEN THE WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED. THIS SEEMS TO OCCUR MOST WITH 2006 THRU 2009 MODELS. *TR
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Vehicle import recorded: Apr 28, 2026. This is the stored import date, not confirmation that every source was successfully refreshed.