There are 5 owner-reported body & structure complaints for the 2013 Dodge Chargerin NHTSA's database. These are unverified consumer reports and may not reflect confirmed defects.
THE TRUNK KEPT OPENING ON IT'S OWN, WITHOUT THE KEY FOB ANYWHERE NEAR IT. I GOOGLED THE ISSUE AND IT LOOKS LIKE IT'S A VERY COMMON ISSUE ON THE CHARGER AND CHALLENGER MODELS YET THE DEALERSHIP HAD NEVER HEARD OF IT. IT WAS 199.00 BEFORE TAX FOR PARTS AND LABOR FOR A NEW TRUNK SENSOR. THE SCARY PART IS THAT IT OPENED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION BACKING UP AS WELL.
BODY TRUNK LATCHING OPERATION FAILURE VEHICLE STATIONARY TRUNK RELEASE NO LONGER FUNCTIONS. MOTOR IS STILL MAKING OPERATIONAL SOUNDS, WITHOUT ANY ACTION TO OPEN/RELEASE TRUNK. 2013 DODGE CHARGER
MY 2013 DODGE CHARGER'S DOOR HANDLE OPEN AND STAYS IN THE UP POSITION AND YOU HAVE TO OPEN FROM THE INSIDE TO GET THE DOOR OPEN. THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE PARK POSITION AND UPON TRYING TO ENTER THE VEHICLE THE HANDLE LIFTED AND WAS STUCK IN THE UPRIGHT POSITION WITHOUT OPENING THE DOOR. IT HAS NOT LATCHED SINCE THE INITIAL INCIDENT AND THE DOOR HAS TO BE OPENED FROM THE INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE IN ORDER TO ENTER THE VEHICLE. IT IS THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR HANDLE.
04/15/2015 THERE WAS A MUTUAL ACCIDENT OR FAULTY DUE TO SECOND DRIVER BEING BLINDED BY A TRUCK ON A MERGE INTO A DRIVE THRU BANKING AT PNC BANK N 87TH AND COTTAGE GROVE CHICAGO, ILLINOIS. I WAS SITTING IN THE TURN AND THE OTHER CAR HIT THE VEHICLE AT 45 MPH ON A 30 MPH SPEED LIMIT. THERE WAS MINIMAL DAMAGE TO THE OTHER DRIVERS FRONT BUMPER, ALSO STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO MINE. HOWEVER, THE ENTIRE BUMPER FELL OFF THE VEHICLE, THERE IS APPROXIMATELY 4500 DOLLARS WORTH OF REPAIRS TO BE DONE. AT ANY RATE THE BUMPER SHOULD HAVE SUSTAINED A DENT OR CRACK NOT THE ENTIRE BUMPER FALL OFF AND ALL PLASTIC PIECES HOLDING IT TOGETHER EITHER. WHAT IT IS WITH A 20K + CAR THAT A HIT EVEN AT THAT SPEED WOULD TAKE THE ENTIRE BUMPER OFF A CAR AND ALL PIECES HAVE TO BE REPLACED ALONG WITH THE CONDENSER. THAT'S A REALLY BUM DEAL FOR A CAR THAT SUPPOSED TO BE SAFE. IT CAN'T HANDLE NOTHING. BUT AN OLDER CAR CAN PLEASE INVESTIGATE CAR STRUCTURE FOR DEFECTS. OBVIOUSLY THERE IS AND NOT FAIR AT ALL PLEASE ALLOW MANUFACTURE TO DO REPAIRS NOT FAIR AT ALL. WHO MAKES A BUMPER ON ANY CAR PLASTIC AND THE SCREWS TOO. PLEASE HELP NOT FAIR
MY 2013 DODGE CHARGER HAS POWER ADJUSTABLE PEDALS. AFTER OWNING THE CAR FOR ABOUT 6 MONTHS, THE PEDALS BEGAN TO RANDOMLY MOVE ON THEIR OWN. AS I ALWAYS KEPT THE PEDALS IN THE FULLY RETRACTED POSITION, THIS MEANT THAT THE PEDALS WOULD MOVE TOWARDS ME AND IF MY FOOT WAS ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE CAR WOULD ACCELERATE AS THE PEDALS MOVED TOWARDS ME. THE OCCURRENCES WERE RANDOM, SOMETIMES HAPPENING MULTIPLE TIMES WITHIN A FEW MINUTES AND SOMETIMES AT LOW SPEEDS AND SOMETIMES AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. SOMETIMES IT WOULDN'T HAPPEN FOR SEVERAL DAYS, THEN START DOING IT AGAIN. I TOOK THE CAR INTO A CHRYSLER DEALER IN EARLY JANUARY, 2014 AND THEY SAID THEY COULDN'T LOOK AT IT FOR SEVERAL DAYS. I DIDN'T TAKE IT BACK AND PUT IT ON MY TO-DO LIST AS THERE WERE A FEW OTHER THINGS ON THE CAR THAT I NEEDED FIXED AND WAS DOING A LOT OF TRAVELING. REGARDLESS, THE CONDITION STOPPED IN LATE MARCH AND DIDN'T OCCUR FOR OVER 3 WEEKS. AS IT WAS EXTREMELY COLD IN MICHIGAN, I THOUGHT THAT THE WEATHER MIGHT HAVE BEEN A CONTRIBUTOR TO THE PROBLEM. BUT THEN, IT STARTED HAPPENING AGAIN IN MID-APRIL WHEN IT WAS WARM, SOMETIMES 6-10 TIMES WITHIN SEVERAL MINUTES. WHEN TRYING TO MOVE THE PEDALS BACK TO THE FULLY RECESSED POSITION WITH THE SWITCH ON THE SIDE OF THE SEAT, IT WOULDN'T RESPOND AND I HAD TO MOVE THE SEAT BACK AND FORTH A FEW TIMES BEFORE THE PEDAL SWITCH WORKED. THERE ARE AND HAVEN'T BEEN ANY OBSTRUCTIONS EVEN CLOSE TO THE SWITCH AND THE CAR WAS IN PERFECT CONDITION. I SUSPECT A SWITCH PROBLEM BUT DON'T KNOW YET. *TR
Complaints are unverified consumer reports submitted to NHTSA. A high complaint count may reflect vehicle popularity, not defect severity. Data sourced from NHTSA public records.
Data synced from NHTSA on Apr 26, 2026