2010 DODGE CHALLENGER Unknown Or Other Problems
22 NHTSA complaints on file
Unknown Or Other Issues in the 2010 DODGE CHALLENGER
22 unknown or other complaints have been filed with NHTSA for the 2010 DODGE CHALLENGER. Of these, 0 involved a crash, 0 involved a fire, and 0 resulted in injury.
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All Unknown Or Other Complaints
Was driving normally going 65 mph on the highway when white smoke was emitting from inside the steering wheel. Between the dashboard and steering wheel. Engine was fine and no warning lights came on. Everything ran great except for the white smoke. I don’t know what it could be. Luckily it didn’t catch on fire
Car stall no warning lite. Car has stalled when driving on the freeway, when exiting the Freeway as well at making turns. This has been happening for about 3 years. Seems to only happen during the summer months. The dodge dealership said that they would not be able to identify the problem unless a warning lite was on or they test drive and it happens. The problem doesn't happen all the time it's sporadic.
ON DECEMBER 11, 2019, MY SON WAS ABOUT TO LEAVE FOR WORK WHEN THE HORN STARTING BLOWING IN THE CAR AND WOULDN'T STOP. THE CAR WAS STATIONARY. AFTER ABOUT 4 MINUTES IT STOPPED. I TOOK THE CAR TO SUPREME CHEVROLET IN PLAQUEMINE WHERE I PURCHASE THE CAR FROM. THE CAR WAS CHECKED OUT AND TOLD THAT I WAS GOING TO NEED ANOTHER HORN, THEY HAD ORDERED ONE AND IT SHOULD BE IN IN ABOUT 3 DAYS. WHEN I WENT TO THE SERVICE AREA TO PICK UP THE CAR, THE GUY TOLD ME THAT THE HORN AND AIRBAG HAD BEEN TAKEN OUT AND THEY HAD PUT SOMETHING AROUND THE STIRRING WHEEL TO HOLD IT DOWN UNTIL THE HORN CAN BE REPLACED. I HAVE CHECKED BACK MULTIPLE TIMES AND THEY ARE STILL SAYING THEY CANNOT LOCATE THE HORN FOR MY CAR. IT'S VERY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE A CAR WITHOUT A HORN AND...
WHILE MAKING A RIGHT TURN, THE CAR JUST DIED OUTTA NOWHERE, ALSO SEEN IN DODGE FORUMS WHERE THIS HAPPENS A LOT
2010 DODGE CHALLENGER DRIVER SMART GLASS GOES UP AND DOWN AND DRAINS BATTERY. DODGE STATES THIS IS PROBLEM ON 2011
CAR HAS STALLED SEVERAL TIMES WHILE DRIVING ABOVE 60 MPH. SEEMS LIKE LOSES POWER AND FUEL PUMP SHUTS OFF. HAD TO PULL OVER AND RESTARTS WITH NO ISSUES. KIND OF DANGEROUS WHEN YOU LOSE POWER TO BRAKES AND STEERING TOO.
2014 TIMING BELT WAS RECALLED AND APPARENTLY REPAIRED. CAR SHUT OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY AND THEN ENGINE SEIZED. HAD IT TOWED AND SERVICE SAID IT WAS TIMING BELT AGAIN AND NOW ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. CALLED DODGE, THEY SAID THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN OR WANT TO DO.
SMART POWER WINDOWS GLITCH, GO UP AND DOWN BY THEMSELVES AND DRAIN BATTERY
THE WINDOW MOVES UP AND DOWN AFTER CAR IS OFF DRAINING THE BATTERY ON THE CAR. THE CAR IS STATIONARY
TRUNK LATCH ON CAR WONT LATCH WHEN SHUTTING TRUNK. WHEN YOU SHUT IT AND TURN ON KEY TRUNK OPENS AGAIN. YOU HAVE TO SHUT IT TWICE EVERYTIME TO GET IT TO LATCH. THIS HAPPENS EVERYTIME YOU UNLOCK CAR OR START CAR.
THERE IS A SMELL OF RAW FUEL INSIDE THE VEHICLE. SMELL COMES THROUGH THE AIR VENTS WHILE PARKED AND DRIVING. ALL THE TIME>
AFTER A COOLANT FLUSH MY AC STOPPED WORKING AND FLASHING LIGHTS AFTER PERFORMING A RECHARGE WITHOUT MY PERMISSION ON SATURDAY.NOTIFIED DAVID (X) ABOUT SITUATION DID NOT GET NO HELP FROM HIM. AS A CONCERNED CUSTOMER WHO TAKES CARE OF MY CAR. I WENT TO EXPRESS LANE TODAY JULY 23,2018 AT 8:30ISH AND SPOKE TO DAVID . I ASKED HIM IF I COULD SPEAK WITH EDDIE (Y) HE SAID GO WALK ACROSS THE STREET TO THE SALES BUILDING TO HIS OFFICE. I WALKED OVER TO SALES DEPARTMENT AND ANOTHER'S EMPLOYEE ASKED ME WHY I NEEDED TO SPEAK WITH HIM. I TOLD HIM IT'S REGARDING A SITUATION THAT HAPPENED ON SATURDAY AND I WAS WILLING TO WAIT ON EDDIE (Y) IF HE ISN'T NOT AVAILABLE AT THE MOMENT.THE SALES ASSOCIATE TOLD ME HE WASN'T GOING TO TEXT EDDIE AND LET HIM KNOW. HOWEVER, HE THEN PROCEEDED TO TELL ME THAT EDDIE PROBABLY...
MY 2010 CHALLENGER RT HAS THE 6 SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSION IN IT AND SOMETIMES IT WON'T SHIFT INTO SECOND GEAR, ALMOST SEEMS LIKE THERE IS NO SECOND GEAR THERE, FOUND OUT THERE IS A STAR CASE FOR THE WRONG GREASE WAS PUT ON THE INPUT SHAFTS AND IT'S MESSING UP TRANNY'S AND THE MILES ON MY CAR IS 50,131 AND THE STAR CASE NUMBER STAR CASE#-IT'S K38556860 AND IT'S A VALID CASE AND IT HAPPENED WHEN I WAS DRIVING IT AND ALMOST CAUSED A WRECK CAUSE IT HAPPENED IN A TURN SO I MORELESS HAD TO GO FROM 1ST TO 3RD GEAR
THERE IS A CLICKING NOISE WHEN I UNLOCK THE DOOR WHEN I TURN THE VEHICLE OFF AND WHEN I JUST OPEN THE DOOR IT CLICKS ABOUT 20-25 TIME OH YES AND WHEN I ADJUST THE TEMPERATURE TO A COLDER SETTING IT IS VERY ANNOYING I HAVE T NOTICED ANYTHING ELSE
TAKATA RECALL (S43 - 16V-352, JULY 1, 2016) - "THE FRONT PASSENGER AIRBAG INFLATOR HOUSING MAY RUPTURE WHILE DEPLOYING DURING A CRASH. THE POTENTIAL FOR SUCH RUPTURES MAY OCCUR IN SOME OF THE SUBJECT AIRBAG INFLATORS AFTER SEVERAL YEARS OF EXPOSURE TO PERSISTENT CONDITIONS OF HIGH ABSOLUTE HUMIDITY AND/OR HEAT AGING. IN THE EVENT OF A FRONT PASSENGER AIRBAG INFLATOR RUPTURE, METAL FRAGMENT(S) COULD PASS THROUGH THE AIRBAG CUSHION MATERIAL, WHICH MAY RESULT IN ADDITIONAL INJURY OR DEATH TO VEHICLE OCCUPANTS." I OWN A 2010 DODGE CHALLENGER AND AM STILL WAITING TO HAVE THIS RECALL FIXED. THERE WAS A SIMILAR RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE JULY 14, 2015 (R37 / 15V-444) -"THE DRIVER AIRBAG INFLATOR HOUSING IN YOUR VEHICLE MAY RUPTURE, DUE TO EXCESSIVE INTERNAL PRESSURE, DURING NORMAL AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT EVENTS. THIS CONDITION IS MORE LIKELY TO OCCUR IF YOUR VEHICLE HAS BEEN EXPOSED TO HIGH LEVELS OF ABSOLUTE HUMIDITY FOR...
26,000 MILES AND NOW MY AC COMPRESSOR IS GRINDING AND I HAVE NO AIR... HAVE NOT HAD THE PROBLEM UNTIL I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER FOR TIMING BELT RECALL..STILL HAVE NOT HAD WORD ON AIRBAGS EITHER???
AIR VENT DOOR MOTORS NOT OPENING AND CLOSING PROPERLY BLOWING HOT AIR ONE SIDE AND COLD AIR OTHER SIDE. MAKING NOISE UNDER DASH. REPAIR SHOP STATED THAT THE MALFUNCTION IS THE DOOR BLOWER MOTOR VENT CONTROL TEMP, VENTS MOTORS CAME APART WHICH MEANS THE WHOLE UNDER CARRIAGE NEEDS TAKEN OUT INCLUDING CENTER CONSOLE. RESEARCH SHOW A ON GOING PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL . THIS HAS HAPPEN TWICE AND IS VERY COSTLY.
DRIVING DOWN ROAD ALONE WITH NO OTHER CARS PASSING SUNROOF EXPLODED INTO A MILLION PIECES.
IT WAS OBSERVED THAT A GAS SMELL WAS NOTICED WHILE IN MY CAR WHEN PARKED IN THE GARAGE AND THREW OUT MY VEHICLE CABIN. AFTER A DAY OR SO I CALLED THE DODGE DEALERSHIP AND REQUESTED TO BRING IT IN DUE TO A STRONG GAS VAPOR SMELL COMING FROM MY VEHICLE. THEY SAY IT IS NOT A PROBLEM. HAD MY FUEL SYSTEM REPLACED AND STILL HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. I FEEL I AM DRIVING A CAR BOMB AND AM JUST WAITING FOR IT TO EXPLODE. I FEEL THAT THE COMPANY HAS NO RESPECT FOR THE PEOPLE WHO BUY THEIR CARS.ALSO WHILE DRIVING ON MY WAY HOME DOING ABOUT 60 MPH IN THE RIGHT LANE ON THE EXPRESSWAY AND THE CAR COMPLETELY SHUTDOWN, THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, I COULDN'T EVEN STEER THE CAR, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP, BREAKS LOCKED UP , HAD TO LET THE CAR COAST INTO THE...
THE VEHICLE STALLED AFTER BRAKING AT AROUND 15 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED, BUT UNABLE TO SHIFT INTO GEAR. AS MENTIONED BY MANY OTHERS, THIS IS A SEVERE SAFETY RISK AND NEEDS TO BE LOOKED INTO. MY VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALER AND AN ECM FLASH WAS CONDUCTED, BUT I AM AFRAID OF THIS ISSUE REOCCURING LIKE SO MANY OTHERS. *TT
STEERING COLUMN LOUD SNAP POP. STEERING COLUMN REINFORCEMENT BEAM CRACKED, INCLUDED, BROKEN.
HAD BEEN DRIVING THE CAR FOR APPROX. 1.5 HOURS, APPROACHED A RED LIGHT AND TRAFFIC IN FRONT OF ME HAD STOPPED ABRUPTLY FORCING ME TO MAKE A FAST STOP. NOT A FULL FORCE STOP BUT A QUICK REACTION/SUDDEN STOP. THEN MY CAR STALLED OUT AND THE OIL LIGHT CAME ON. I PUT IT IN PARK AND RESTARTED THE CAR. IT STARTED RIGHT BACK UP. I PUT IT IN DRIVE BUT IT HESITATED TO MOVE FOR APPROXIMATELY 3-5 SECONDS, THEN TOOK OFF. THE CAR HAD APPROXIMATELY 2000 MILES ON IT. CURRENTLY IT HAS ALMOST 3000 MILES. THIS HAD HAPPENED ONCE BEFORE THIS INCIDENT ALSO AS I WAS SLOWING DOWN TO MAKE A LEFT HAND TURN ONTO THE STREET I LIVE ON. SAME THING, CAR RESTARTED RIGHT UP. THAT WAS WITH ABOUT 1000 MILES ON THE CAR. I HAVE AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE DEALERSHIP TO SEE IF THEY CAN DETECT SOMETHING. HOWEVER,...
Other 2010 DODGE CHALLENGER Problem Areas
Air Bags
75 complaints
Engine
75 complaints
Electrical System
65 complaints
Steering
33 complaints
Power Train
32 complaints
Engine And Engine Cooling
27 complaints
Service Brakes
24 complaints
Fuelpropulsion System
14 complaints
Vehicle Speed Control
7 complaints
Suspension
6 complaints
Electronic Stability Control Esc
5 complaints
Wheels
5 complaints
Engine And Engine Coolingengine
4 complaints
Service Brakes Hydraulic
4 complaints
Structurebody
4 complaints
Exterior Lighting
3 complaints
Visibility
3 complaints
Fuel System Gasoline
2 complaints
Structure
2 complaints
Tires
2 complaints
Electrical System Instrument Clusterpanel
1 complaint
Electrical Systemalternatorgeneratorregulator
1 complaint
Electrical Systemignitionswitch
1 complaint
Electrical Systemwiring Rear Compartmenttrunk
1 complaint
Equipment
1 complaint
Equipment Adaptivemobility
1 complaint
Fuel System Otherstoragetank Assembly
1 complaint
Power Trainautomatic Transmission
1 complaint
Power Trainautomatic Transmissioncontrol Module Tcmpcmtecm
1 complaint
Power Trainautomatic Transmissiontorque Converter
1 complaint
Power Trainmanual Transmission
1 complaint
Seat Beltsfront
1 complaint
Seats
1 complaint
Service Brakes Air
1 complaint
Steeringelectric Power Assist System
1 complaint
Suspensionrear
1 complaint
Visibilitypower Window Devices And Controls
1 complaint
Visibilityrear Window Wiperwasher
1 complaint
Visibilitywiper
1 complaint