FaultScore

2015 Dodge Charger headlight problems

11 of the 197 complaints about the 2015 Dodge Charger are about the lighting — 6% of everything reported for this model year. Half of the failures with a mileage on record happened before 54,000 miles.

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Complaints

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Crashes

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Fires

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Injuries

Exactly what failed

Exterior Lighting 10 90.9%
Hazard Flashing Warning Lights 1 9.1%

Lights across every Dodge Charger year

2006 24 9.2%
2011 161 61.7%
2012 52 19.9%
2015 11 4.2%
2019 13 5.0%

What owners said

Filed with NHTSA, in their own words.

Charlotte, NC

EXTERIOR LIGHTING

Passenger side headlight turns off in random, and then goes off completely. Happened in 2019 and then again in 2023, for my 2015 Dodge Charger. Repair is expensive,

NHTSA complaint #11554806 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Norfolk, VA

EXTERIOR LIGHTING

I have owned my car for a little over 4 years and I just bought a two pack of lightbulbs in sept 2022 for the headlights. And I replace my bulbs every couple of months bc they go out. This cannot be normal. This is becoming expensive as a 2 pack is $50 x3 times a year. I've had them replaced at a shop where it was over $125. I've checked to make sure I'm buying the right ones. And I just find this to be crazy. As I have to go buy my 4th pack tomorrow this year.

NHTSA complaint #11499085 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Charotte, NC

EXTERIOR LIGHTING

Headlights are so dim you can barely see the road at times at night or in the rain.

NHTSA complaint #11466077 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Waukegan, IL

EXTERIOR LIGHTING

My headlight keep going out on my 2015 dodge charger I had both replaced and now the driver side went out again please help

NHTSA complaint #11438588 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 67,000 miles Clermont, FL

EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS

BOUGHT THE CAR IN. DECEMBER 2018. ON JANUARY 21, 2019 THE DASHBOARD LIT UP SAYING SERVIVE ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL ALONG WITH THE ABS WARNING LIGHT TOOK CHARGER TO GET FIXED IT WAS FIXED HAVENT HAD AN ISSUE TILL TODAY MARCH 21, 2020 WHEN IT'S HAPPENING AGAIN 1 YEAR LATER ???? NOT RIGHT AND YES THE CAR WAS ON A STREET AT THE TIME IT STARTING NOT TO BRAKE I AM REALLY UPSET I DONT FEEL SAFE IN THIS CAR BUT LOVE IT...SOMEONE HELP A RECALL SHOULD BE PUT INTO PLACE..THANKS *DT*JB*DT

NHTSA complaint #11318808 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 80,000 miles Stonewall, LA

EXTERIOR LIGHTING

BOTH HEADLIGHTS HAVE WENT OUT ON MY CHARGER. FIRST IT WAS DRIVER HEADLIGHT I COULD ONLY DRIVE WITH MY BRIGHT LIGHTS ON. IF I SWITCH THEM TO LOW BEAM THERE WOULD BE NO LIGHT ON THE DRIVER SIDE. AFTER ABOUT A WEEK TRYING TO GET IN THE DEALERSHIP THE ENTIRE LIGHT STOPPED WORKING. I REPLACED THE BULB NOTHING HAPPENED. CONTACTED DEALERSHIP AGAIN THERE WAS WAIT. ANOTHER WEEK WENT BY AND MY PASSENGER HEADLAMP STOPPED WORKING COMPLETELY. I NOW HAVE TO DRIVE WITH MY DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS AND MY FOG LIGHTS. BRAND NEW BULBS IN BOTH HEADLIGHTS STILL NO POWER AND NO LIGHTS. NO BRIGHT LIGHTS, NO LOW BEAM LIGHTS. I HAVE SEARCHED FOR THE ANSWER ON THE WEB. I HAVE SEEN THAT THERE WAS AN ISSUE WITH THE 2010-2012 CHARGERS WITH THE ELECTRICAL WIRING BURNING OUT AND CAUSING THIS ISSUE. I'M WONDERING IF THE SAME ISSUES IS HAPPENING WITH MY CHARGER. MY BROTHER HAS A 2015 CHRYSLER 200 AND IS NOW HAVING THE EXACT SAME ISSUE.

NHTSA complaint #11282948 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 54,000 miles Marysville, WA

EXTERIOR LIGHTING

MY HEADLAMPS PERIODICALLY SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING, WHICH RESULTS IN A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. I AM TOLD THAT THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL SYSTEM MODULE REGULARLY MALFUNCTIONS ON THESE VEHICLES RESULTING IN A SITUATION WHERE LIGHTING AT THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE TURNS OFF. THIS CONDITION HAS HAPPENED NOT ONLY WHILE STATIONARY BUT ALSO WHILE MOVING.

NHTSA complaint #11271742 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

LAS Vegas, NV

EXTERIOR LIGHTING

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 DODGE CHARGER. WHILE DRIVING OVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD, BOTH TURN SIGNALS ERRONEOUSLY ACTIVATED. ALSO, WHEN THE TURN SIGNALS WERE ACTIVATED AND THE STEERING WHEEL WAS TURNED BACK TO THE STRAIGHT POSITION, THE TURN SIGNALS WOULD REMAIN ACTIVATED AND FAILED TO TURN OFF. FURTHERMORE, THE HIGH BEAM HEADLIGHTS NO LONGER OPERATED. THE FAILURES WERE NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS INFORMED OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

NHTSA complaint #11220561 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 52,200 miles Carterville, IL

EXTERIOR LIGHTING

ATTEMPTED TO START CAR AND NOTHING HAPPENED WHEN START WAS PUSHED. LIGHTS AND RADIO WORKED. MESSAGE ON PANEL SAID PRESS ON BRAKE AND PUSH START BUT STILL NOTHING HAPPENED. THE LIGHTS ON THE GEAR SHIFT BEGAN FLASHING RED, THE WIPERS BEGAN OPERATION EVEN THOUGH THEY WERE OFF. THE KEY FOBS WOULD NO LONGER WORK. I HAD TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A DEALER, WHICH STRANDED ME 4 HOURS FROM HOME IN 0 DEGREE WEATHER. THE DEALER COULD NOT GET TO IT FOR 3 DAYS AND WHEN THEY DID- IT STARTED WITH NO PROBLEM AND NO CODE ERRORS CAME UP. THE DEALERSHIP ACTUALLY TOLD ME THAT THEY THINK IT WAS DUE TO THE EXTREME COLD TEMPERATURES. I GUESS DODGE CAN ONLY BE DRIVEN IN A WARM CLIMATE. NOW IT DID IT AGAIN LAST NIGHT. AT LEAST I WAS ONLY 30 MINS FROM HOME. I WENT BACK THIS MORNING AND IT STARTED RIGHT UP AGAIN BUT THE ENGINE LIGHT IS ON. THIS TIME IT WAS 65 DEGREES. SOMETHING IS TERRIBLY WRONG WITH THIS VEHICLE. IT SEEMS FROM SEARCHING THE INTERNET THAT A LOT OF CHARGERS HAVE THIS ISSUE BUT THERE IS NO RECALL ON MY CAR TO HAVE IT REPAIRED.

NHTSA complaint #11203896 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 47,000 miles Washington, DC

EXTERIOR LIGHTING

THE DRIVER SIDE LIGHTS DOESN'T STAY ON. THE BULB AND FUSE WAS REPLACED. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH CHRYSLER AS TO THEY SETTLED A CLASS ACTION SUITE WITH JEEP IN 2015. THE TIPM IS BAD ON THE CHARGER.

NHTSA complaint #11202883 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 54,000 miles Brownstown, MI

EXTERIOR LIGHTING

WHEN MY CAR IS IN PARK AND ENGINE IS OFF MY DASHBOARD LIGHTS , SHIFTER LIGHT & BLOWER FOR AC/ HEAT STAY ON. THEREFORE DRAINING THE BATTERY

NHTSA complaint #11006228 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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