NHTSA Complaint #10444555 — 2011 DODGE CHARGER
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING issue reported to NHTSA
Complaint Details
| ODI Number | 10444555 |
| Vehicle | 2011 DODGE CHARGER |
| Component | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING |
| Date of Incident | |
| Date Filed | |
| Mileage | 11,108 miles |
| Crash | No |
| Fire | No |
| Injuries | 0 |
| Deaths | 0 |
| Vehicle Towed | No |
| State | NY |
Consumer Description
DRIVING AT 70MPH SPEED LIMIT,A CAR CAME OVER INTO MY LANE,AND I HAD TO SLOW DOWN. I THEN PUSHED DOWN ON THE ACCELERATOR TO GET BACK UP TO SPEED,AND NOTHING. THERE WAS NO ACCELERATION AT ALL,EVEN AFTER I KEPT PUSHING ON THE PEDDLE. I HAD TO TAKE A FAST LOOK BEHIND ME,AND GO ACROSS 3 LANES OF TRAFFIC,ALL GOING 70MPH AND MORE,TO GET THE CAR TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ROAD. WE WERE LUCKY THE 4 OF US WERE NOT KILLED. THE CAR WENT DOWN TO BELOW 30MPH,EVEN THOUGH I KEPT PUSHING ON THE GAS. THEN IT TOOK OFF. THIS HAPPENED 2 TIMES,AND NOT QUIT SO BAD A FEW OTHER TIMES. WE WERE ON A 1 MONTH TRIP,AND WHEN WE LEFT THE CAR HAD JUST OVER 6,000 MILES ON IT,AND WAS 6 MONTHS OLD. WHEN WE GOT HOME IT WAS 7 MONTHS OLD WITH 12,000 MILES ON IT. AT ONE POINT CHRYSLER CORP.TOLD ME IT FITS INTO THE CAR BUY BACK REPLACEMENT PROGRAM. THEY DID NOT HELP ME.I GOT A 2012 CHARGER BECAUSE I DID NOT TRUST THE 2011. IT COULD KILL SOMEONE. THEY SAY THE CAR IS FIXED,BUT I AM NOT GOING TO RISK MY FAMILY'S LIFE ON IT. HAS THERE BEEN ANY OTHER CARS WITH THIS PROBLEM,OF NO ACCELERATION? IS IT A PROBLEM WITH THE MULTIPLE DISPLACEMENT SYSTEM? SOUNDS LIKE IT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP. IT SOUNDS LIKE CHRYSLER CORP.JUST DOSE NOT BELIEVE ME,THAT THERE IS NO ACCELERATION. PARTS REPLACED WERE,HYDRAULIC-TAPPETS,MULTIPLE DISPLACEMENT SOLENOID,HEAD GASKET,SPARKPLUGS,OIL&FILTER. *TR
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