NHTSA Complaint #10885201 — 2016 DODGE CHALLENGER POWER TRAIN

Complaint Details

ODI Number	10885201
Vehicle	2016 DODGE CHALLENGER
Component	POWER TRAIN
Date of Incident	July 15, 2016
Date Filed	July 16, 2016
Mileage	483 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	AL

Consumer Description

DRIVELINE CLUNK NOISE IN REAR OF VEHICLE WHEN COMING TO A STOP BETWEEN 3 TO 6 MPH DOWNSHIFTING. THIS HAPPENS NO MATTER WHAT THE ROAD SURFACE YOUR ON. THIS IS A NEW VEHICLE WITH LESS THAN 500 MILES, AFTER I WENT TO MY COUNTY PROBATE OFFICE TO GET MY LICENCE TAG, THIS OCCURRED EVERY TIME I CAME TO A FULL STOP AT A SIGN, LIGHT OR BEHIND A VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP, SERVICE MANAGER CAME OUT TO SEE IF ANYTHING WAS LOOSE IN TRUNK, SPARE TIRE,ETC. NO PROBLEM FOUND, I WAS TOLD TO BRING CAR BACK MONDAY MORNING FOR FURTHER DIAGNOSIS WHERE TECHS CAN FIND PROBLEM. I HAVE HEARD OTHERS COMPLAIN OF THIS ISSUE WITH THEIR CHALLENGERS BUT NO AVAIL, OR THEY WOULD TELL THE OWNERS THAT THIS WAS NORMAL. NO THIS IS NOT NORMAL IN THE DRIVELINE, PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS ISSUE SO IT CAN BE RESOLVED WITH CHRYSLER WETHER A RECALL OR TSB NEEDS TO BE ENFORCED TO SOLVE THIS DRIVELINE ISSUE. THANKS FOR YOUR TIME IN THIS MATTER.

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