2011 Dodge Challenger problems
NHTSA has received 257 complaints about the 2011 Dodge Challenger, and 40% of them involve electrical system. Next are air bags (14%) and engine (9%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 257 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Electrical system 41% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 12 and 12
- Injuries and deaths
- 12 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 53,000 miles 197 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 22 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 32 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 61 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 45 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 17 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 12 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 5 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 3 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 197 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 53,000 miles. For electrical system specifically, the median reported mileage is about 53,000 miles (81 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 12 complaints mention a crash; 12 complaints mention a fire; 12 injuries reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2011 ranks 3rd most-complained-about out of 14 model years of the Dodge Challenger with enough data (177 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 6 safety recall campaigns.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
I was traveling in the center lane of the hwy,going approx 60 MPH when the car in the left lane a red chevy impala sideswiped a SUV behind me, at that time the red chevy lost control of his car and hit me in the drivers side rear quarter panel, that spun my car, I then hit the guard rail went back across 3 lanes of traffic hit the car that hit me and stopped near the shoulder of the hwy.no airbags deployed, my wife's head smacked the passenger window and ended up with a major concussion,and other injuries.
My 2011 dodge challenger was in a head on accident. The impact push the motor under the dash, cracked the transmission, crumbled the front of the car almost to the windshield. The challenger has an air bag on the seat, well that air bag; nor the air bag on the windshield pillar or the steering wheel or passenger air bag deploy. Not only did the air bags fail, but the seat belt did not lock to restrain a person from avoiding injury.
Started at about two to three months while stopped to make turn, the computer reset. It noted tire pressure low and air bag light. This computer problem has happened at least six to eight times. Also, at least six to eight times, the car will not detect key fob and this has happened numerous times after new batteries in key fobs with new batteries. Car also died while stopped at light and when re-started it only had half the power. I 'limped' it home to avoid getting stranded.
Was driving down the freeway and at approximately 75 MPH, vehicle's engine failed and all systems went dead. Luckily I had enough momentum to get off the freeway and into a safe area. After being tested by mechanic, he said the edm had a stored fault with the camshaft sensor however no current faults. Camshaft sensor was still replaced and car would still not turn on. Mechanic told me he read several stories of all wire harnesses being replaced and even edm being replaced however problem still continues to persist.