2009 Dodge Challenger engine problems

ENGINE

THREE TIMES NOW THE THROTTLE HAS GONE TO WIDE OPEN AND STICKS FOR ABOUT 5 SECONDS. SCARES THE LIVING CRAP OUT OF YOU.

NHTSA complaint #11514983 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE

Recall issues and manufacturers dont want to fix it.

NHTSA complaint #11444274 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE

I took my car to the dealer for recalls they didn’t fix anything they left my car out in the rain the hood up and Choppa had my car for a whole month did any nothing they were very courteous no customer assistance nothing

NHTSA complaint #11424269 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE

VEHICLE STALLS RANDOMLY WHILE COMING TO A STOP. OIL LIGHT ILLUMINATES CAR LOSSES ALL POWER STEERING AND BREAKING. THIS HAPPENS WHILE DRIVING STRAIGHT OR TURNING AS WELL. PRIMARILY WHILE TURNING. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME ON A CITY INTERSECTION AND IN MY RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD. I AM SCARED THAT I AM GOING TO WRECK BECAUSE OF THIS AND HURT MYSELF OR OTHERS.

NHTSA complaint #11327485 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE

CAR JUST STALLS NO WARNING HI WAY SPEED YOUR TURNING CANT STEER THE CAR OR STOP IT GIVES NO CODES STOPE OR DRIVING IT WILL JUST LOSE POWER AND STALL NOT SAFE .VERY RANDOM NEVER KNOW WHEN IT IS GOING TO HAPPEN

NHTSA complaint #11153536 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE CHALLENGER. WHILE DRIVING 30-70 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL DEALER (RON CARTER CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE, 3005 FM 528 RD, ALVIN, TX 77511, (281) 331-8111) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ROTORS AND BALL JOINTS NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

NHTSA complaint #11122162 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE

WHEN DRIVING AND SLOWING TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN APPLY PRESSURE TO THE BREAK THE CAR JUST STALLS I HAVE ALL DASH LIGHTS PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND IT RESTARTS BACK UP THIS HAS HAPPENED SIX TIMES NOW THAT I OWNED THE CAR HAS 65.0000 MILES ON IT NEED INFO ON WHAT TO DO THE DEALER SAID THEY NEVER HEARD OF THIS GOING ON THIS TAKES PLACE AT ANY SPEED SLOW OR FAST TURNS

NHTSA complaint #11114466 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE

MY CAR LOST COMPLETE POWER WHILE TURNING IN A RESIDENTIAL AREA. THE VEHICLE IS DEAD AND WILL NOT START. THE VEHICLE SHUT DOWN WITH NO WARNING. THIS HAS HAPPEN SEVERAL TIMES. THE LOCAL DODGE DEALER HAD IT 2 WEEKS AN COULD NOT DETERMINE WHY

NHTSA complaint #11013493 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE

SUDDEN ENGINE STALL AT STOP SIGN, AT IDLE AND ALSO WHILE ON HIGHWAY AT SPEED. OIL LIGHT COMES ON INTERMITTENT NO CODES , OIL LEVEL CHECKED , GAS WAS GOOD . MANY ON EVERY CHALLENGER FORUMS ARE HAVING THIS ISSUE "STALLING" , EVEN BRAND NEW CARS RIGHT OFF THE LOT. DODGE REJECTS THERE'S AN ISSUE, FROM DEALERS TO THE TOP. PLEASE HELP! WE DON'T TRUST OUR CARS!

NHTSA complaint #10925449 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE CHALLENGER. WHILE DRIVING 80 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,250. UPDATED 11/29/16*LJ THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD SHUT OFF IN THE MIDST OF A TURN AND AT START UP. UPDATED 12/13/16.

NHTSA complaint #10887432 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE

WHILE DRIVING, MY 2009 DODGE CHALLENGER RANDOMLY CUTS OFF. I CAN BARELY TURN MY STEERING WHEEL. THE ENGINE WAS OFF. MY STEREO, LIGHTS WERE ALL STILL ON AND NEVER CUT OFF. I NEVER HAD ANY KIND OF WARNING THAT ANYTHING WAS WRONG. MY CAR AT LEAST ONCE A WEEK DOES THIS AT ANY GIVEN TIME. MY CAR NEVER INDICATES ANYTHING IS WRONG. I HAVE TAKEN MY CAR TO AUTO ZONE AND HAD A DIAGNOSTIC RAN TO SEE IF IT WOULD TELL ME WHAT COULD BE WRONG WITH MY CAR. NOTHING TURNED UP.

NHTSA complaint #10669694 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE

I TOOK CAR INTO DEALERSHIP BECAUSE IT DIDN'T SOUND RIGHT. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT IS WAS THE ALTERNATOR AND THEREFORE THE BATTERY. THIS CAR HAD LESS THAN 40,000 ON IT AND THE ALTERNATOR SHOULD NOT HAVE GONE OUT. AFTER SOME RESEARCH I FOUND THAT LATER MODEL DODGE VEHICLES HAD RECALLS BECAUSE OF THE ALTERNATOR AND I FEEL THE RECALL SHOULD GO BACK TO MY MODEL.

NHTSA complaint #10668316 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE

ENGINE QUIT WITH NO WARNING. STEERING AND BRAKES COMPROMISED. SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL WHILE IN TRAFFIC.HAS BEEN OCCURRING MORE AND MORE FREQUENTLY. DEALER REPORTS CANNOT REPLICATE. SOUNDS JUST LIKE THE RECALLED GM'S.

NHTSA complaint #10650890 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE

ENGINE STALLS WHILE I AM DRIVING. LOSE POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES WHEN ENGINE QUITS. HAVE TO SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL WHILE DRIVING AND RESTART.DANGEROUS IN INTERSECTIONS ,MERGING, PASSING, IN WET WEATHER, AND IN THE WINTER.

NHTSA complaint #10639195 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE

ENGINE FAILURE STALLS AND LOOSE STEERING WHILE DRIVING, RESTART THE VEHICLE AN CAR DIES OUT MULTIPLE RESTARTS ATTEMPTS BEFORE CAR RESTARTS.

NHTSA complaint #10616529 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE

IN 2009 I PURCHASED A DODGE CHALLENGER SRT 8. SINCE I HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE IT HAS STALLED MANY TIMES. EVERY TIME IT'S WHEN I SLOW DOWN AND MAKE A LEFT OR RIGHT TURN. WHILE TURNING THE VEHICLE STALLS AND YOU LOOSE STEERING AND BRAKES. LAST INCIDENT WAS EARLIER THIS WEEK, MY WIFE SLOWED DOWN TO MAKE A LEFT TURN INTO OUR SUBDIVISION AND HE VEHICLE STALLED IN THE ONCOMING LANE AND SHE WAS ALMOST STRUCK. SHE HAD TO PUT THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL AND RESTART THE VEHICLE TO EXIT THE ROADWAY. I HAVE CALLED THE DEALERSHIP MANY TIMES AND THEY SAY THERE'S NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. I LOOKED ONLINE FOR A FIX AND THERE DOESN'T SEEM TO BE ANY, ALTHOUGH THERE ARE A LOT OF DODGE VEHICLE OWNERS WITH THIS PROBLEM.

NHTSA complaint #10597460 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE

I WAS DRIVING NORMAL AT ABOUT 70MPH AND WAS EXITING HIGHWAY AND THE CAR JUST DIED. I PULLED OVER AND TRIED TO CRANK IT AND NOTHING. CALLED A WRECKER AND THEY TOOK ME TO THE PARTS HOUSE TO GET A CODE CHECKED AND IT SAID CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR. I BOUGHT ONE AND TOOK IT HOME AND REPLACED IT AND STILL NOTHING. YOU COULD SEE THAT THE TIMING CHAIN HAD BROKE THROUGH THE HOLE WHERE THE SENSOR WENT. OVER A FEW WEEKS I HAD TO REPLACE THE TIMING CHAIN, PLASTIC GUIDE AND TENSIONER (THEY GAVE ME METAL PARTS AS A REPLACEMENT), HSD TO REMOVE THE HEADS AND REPLACE ALL VALVES BECAUSE THEY WERE BENT, HAD TO FIND AND REPLACE BROKEN A VALVE GUIDE. THIS WAS CAUSED FROM WHAT I WAS TOLD BY THE PLASTIC PARTS WEARING OUT AND CHRYSLER IS QUIETLY REPLACING THEM AS PEOPLE BRING THEM IN, I FIXED MY OWN AND KEPT RECEIPTS AND ALL BROKEN PARTS. THEY ARE ALSO SAYING IT IS A HARMONIC ISSUE WITH THE MDS EITHER WAY I CALLED AND MADE A CLAIM WITH CHRYSLER AND THEY TRIED TO DENY IT WAS COMMON. I HAVE FOUND THAT IT IS WAY MORE COMMON THAN ARE SAYING AND THEY JUST DON'T WANT TO HAVE A RECALL. I WAS ALSO YELLED AT BY A MANAGER AT FREEDOM DODGE WHEN I MENTIONED THIS IN FRONT OF OTHER CUSTOMERS, HE SAID "DODGE NEVER DOES A RECALL UNLESS ITS A SAFETY ISSUE!" I SAID," IF I'M GOING 70MPH ON THE HIGHWAY AND THE MOTOR DIEING WASN'T A SAFETY ISSUE I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT WAS." HE WENT TO THE BACK AND WAS MAD AND THEN ANOTHER EMPLOYEE THAT WAS GETTING MY PARTS WHISPERED TO ME IT MORE COMMON THAN THEY WANT TO ADMIT. I FEEL LIKE I GOT RIPPED OFF AND THEY ARE ADVERTISING A PRODUCT THAT DOESN'T LAST, THE CAR ONLY HAD 70K AND HASN'T BEEN DRIVEN VERY HARD. I SPENT A LITTLE OVER $1000 TO FIX THIS AND THAT WAS CHEAP, DODGE WANTED $7000 TO DO IT AND I AM NOT A MECHANIC, THANK GOODNESS FOR GOOD FRIEND AND THE INTERNET.

NHTSA complaint #10558495 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE

MY HUSBAND WHO IS A STATE TROOPER WAS DRIVING MY CAR TO HOME DEPOT. HE HAD TROUBLE KEEPING IT STARTED IN OUR DRIVEWAY. ONCE HE GOT OUT ONTO THE ROAD IT WAS FINE UNTIL HE LET OFF THE GAS. THE CAR SHUT OFF COMPLETELY. HE COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD ALMOST GETTING REAR ENDED. HE CRANKED IT BACK UP AND THIS HAPPENED 2 MORE TIMES ON HIS WAY TO HOME DEPOT AND BACK. HE SAID EVERYTIME THE ENGINE WOULD JUST SHUT DOWN. WE CALLED DODGE AND THEY CLAIM THERE HAS BEEN NO REPORTS OF THIS.

NHTSA complaint #10537667 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE

THERE SEEMS TO BE ISSUES WITH THE 5.7 LTR DODGE ENGINES FAILING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. MY FIRST OCCURRENCE WAS SEPT. 8TH, 2011 WITH 33,358 MILES ON ENGINE, MY SECOND OCCURRENCE WAS ON FEB 01, 20122 WITH 43,872 AND MY THIRD OCCURRENCE WAS AUG 9, 2012 WITH 59,600 MILES. TIMING CHAINS FAILURE ON ALL OCCURRENCES AND THIS IS HAPPENING TO MORE AND MORE 2009-2010 DODGE CHALLENGERS WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS. MY CONCERN IS THAT THESE OCCURRENCES ARE HAPPENING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS GREATER THEN 65 MPH AND EVENTUALLY WILL CAUSE SERIOUS HARM AND OR DEATH WHEN CAR SHUTS DOWN IN THE MIDDLE OF RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC ON INTERSTATES. THIS WILL BE MY THIRD NEW ENGINE TOTAL OF FOUR THAT WILL BE PUT IN THIS CAR WITH NO UPGRADED PARTS TO PREVENT THESE FAILURES. ALL THEY KEEP DOING IS PUTTING THEM BACK TOGETHER WITH THE SAME PARTS THAT ARE FAILING. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE TO CORRECT THESE PROBLEMS BEFORE SOME ONE GETS SERIOUSLY HURT OR KILLED! I CAN PROVIDE MORE INFO ON A NUMBER OF CHALLENGER THAT ARE HAVING THESE SAME FAILURES IF YOU REQUEST IT.

NHTSA complaint #10470220 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE

MY 2009 CHALLENGER HAS STALLED TWICE WHEN MAKING A RIGHT-HAND TURN. 4/11/11 - I WAS DRIVING BETWEEN 30-35 MPH. I STARTED BRAKING SO I COULD TURN RIGHT INTO MY OFFICE PARKING LOT. AS I STARTED TO TURN RIGHT, THE ENGINE JUST TURNED OFF - THERE WERE NO IDIOT LIGHTS ON THE DASH. I RESTARTED THE CAR, BUT I COULD NOT GET IT TO MOVE - DRIVE WOULD NOT WORK - REVERSE WOULD NOT WORK - STILL NO IDIOT LIGHTS ON THE DASH. I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND RESTARTED IT AGAIN - AND WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE CAR. 7/27/11 - SAME RIGHT-HAND TURN - I WAS DRIVING BETWEEN 30-35 MPH. I STARTED BREAKING SO I COULD TURN RIGHT INTO MY OFFICE PARKING LOT. AS I STARTED TO TURN RIGHT, THE ENGINE JUST TURNED OFF - THERE WERE NO IDIOT LIGHTS ON THE DASH. I RESTARTED THE CAR AND WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE CAR WITH NO PROBLEMS. GAS GAUGE SHOWED A LITTLE ABOVE ONE-QUARTER. THERE WERE 16,630 MILES ON CAR ON 7/27/11. MY HUSBAND'S 2010 CHALLENGER WITH LOW MILEAGE, HAS STALLED TWICE - MOST RECENTLY ON 7/25/12.

NHTSA complaint #10467817 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE

CAR SUDDENLY DIES/STALLS - WARNING LIGHTS COME ON (VARIOUS SPEEDS FROM 20 TO 70 MPH) MOST OFTEN ASSOCIATED WITH A SMALL BUMP IN THE ROAD RESTARTS EASILY, BUT OCCASIONALLY WITH DIFFICULTY HAS HAPPENED MANY TIMES (50+) HAVE BEEN TO DEALER 4 TIMES IN THE LAST SEVERAL MONTHS - REPROGRAMMED ONCE, BUT PROBLEM PERSISTS AND THE DEALER SAYS CANNOT DUPLICATE - THIS IS A DANGEROUS LOSS OF CONTROL AND POWER.

NHTSA complaint #10465181 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE CHALLENGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AS IF IT HAD STALLED BUT THE ENGINE CONTINUED RUNNING. THE POWER STEERING HAD ALSO BECOME INOPERABLE. THE CONTACT TURNED THE ENGINE OFF AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE. ONCE RESTARTED, THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO ACCELERATE AND HAD REGAINED STEERING CAPABILITIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE A FAILURE. APPROXIMATELY ONE YEAR LATER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 11,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 34,000.

NHTSA complaint #10460632 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

OVERVIEW: MY 2009 DODGE CHALLENGER R/T, WITH THE 5.7L HEMI ENGINE AND MANUAL 6-SPEED TRANSMISSION, HAS AN EXCESSIVE DELAY BETWEEN PRESSING THE THROTTLE AND ACHIEVING ENGINE RESPONSE. THIS OCCURS ONLY IN GEARS 4-6, AND IS THE RESULT OF A POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE (PCM) UPDATE. BACKGROUND: THIS VEHICLE HAS AN ELECTRONIC THROTTLE ("DRIVE BY WIRE") SYSTEM, WHERE THROTTLE RESPONSE IS CONTROLLED BY THE PCM AND NOT VIA A THROTTLE CABLE. HISTORY: ON OCTOBER 14, 2011, I BROUGHT MY VEHICLE TO MY LOCAL DODGE/CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP DUE TO A ROUGH ENGINE IDLE. THEY INFORMED ME THAT A PCM UPDATE WAS AVAILABLE, BASED ON TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN (TSB) 18-014-10. THIS UPDATE CHANGED THE ENGINE CALIBRATION ID FROM 05187899AE TO 05187899AG. EVER SINCE THIS UPDATE WAS PERFORMED, THE VEHICLE HAS A SIGNIFICANT (AND UNSAFE) THROTTLE DELAY WHILE IN GEARS 4-6. BASICALLY, WHEN THE THROTTLE IS DEPRESSED, IT TAKES ABOUT 2 SECONDS FOR THE ENGINE TO RESPOND. THIS HAS RESULTED IN SEVERAL NEAR-COLLISIONS, DURING TIMES WHERE ACCELERATION IS EXPECTED TO AVOID AN UNSAFE ROAD CONDITION BUT THE VEHICLE FAILS TO RESPOND IN A TIMELY MANNER. TO DEMONSTRATE THE PROBLEM, YOU COULD ACTUALLY RAPIDLY PULSE THE THROTTLE REPEATEDLY WITHOUT HAVING ANY ENGINE RESPONSE AT ALL. THIS ISSUE AFFECTS ALL OWNERS OF 2009-2010 DODGE CHALLENGER R/TS WITH THE 05187899AG CALIBRATION ID. AS OF THIS DATE, NO PCM UPDATE HAS BEEN RELEASED TO CORRECT THIS UNSAFE CONDITION.

NHTSA complaint #10449347 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

VEHICLE HAS A SEVERE THROTTLE LAD WHEN IN 4 TO 6 GEAR WHEN LETTING OFF PEDAL THEN RETURNING BACK INTO THROTTLE.

NHTSA complaint #10425957 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

TOOK MY CAR INTO DEALERSHIP FOR WARRANTY WORK ON TRIM AND WINDOW SWITCH. CAR WAS FINE. HAD OWNED IT FOR 2.5 YEARS. DEALER PERFORMED FLASH ON PCM PER CHRYLSERS INFORMATION. WHEN I LEFT THE DEALER, I NOTECED A 1.5 SECOND DELAY WHEN GAS PEDEL IS DEPRESSED. FOUND OUT WHEN TRYING TO PASS SLOWER TRAFFIC. HUMAN NATURE CAUSES YOU TO PRESS IF MORE. THEN ALL OF THE SUDDEN, THE POWER COMES ON HARD. TOOK IT BACK, AND HAD CHRYLER TECH TEST DRIVE WITH SERVICE MGR. THEY SAW THE PROBLEM WITH THE SCAN TOOL HOOKED UP. WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS A 1.4 SECOND DELAY. TECH SAID HE MADE CHANGES IN PROGRAM AND TOOK IT TO .7 SECONDS. I DO NOT SEE A DIFFERANCE IN PERFORMANCE. CALLED CONTACT AT CHRYSLER. AND WAS TOLD THAT IT FALLS WITHIN FACTORY STANDARDS. THERE IS NO WAY THIS IS RIGHT. CAR WAS FINE UNTILL THEY FLASHED IT. I AM UNABLE TO GET ANY PAPERWORK FROM CHRYSLER STATING THE PROBLEM IS NORMAL. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS. AT 55 OR 70MPH 1.4 SECONDS CAN BE A LIFETIME. IF A TIME DELAY IS NORMAL FOR THE FLY BY WIRE SYSTEMS, THEN I AM GLAD I AM NOT A PILOT OF A FIGHTER AIRCRAFT OR NEW COMERCAL AIR LINER.

NHTSA complaint #10425960 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

CAR PERIODICALLY STALLS WHEN COMING TO A STOP. DEALER DOES NOT KNOW THE CAUSE- MAY BE COMPUTER-RELATED. FRIENDS HAVING THE SAME DODGE VEHICLE HAVE HAD THEIR CAR STALL IN HEAVY HIGH SPEED TRAFFIC. THIS COULD CAUSE A SERIOUS OR FATAL CRASH.

NHTSA complaint #10420237 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.