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2008 Dodge Charger engine problems

Owners reported engine problems in 99 complaints for the 2008 Dodge Charger, 12% of the complaints on file. It is the 3rd most reported problem area for this model year.

At a glance

Complaints
99 12% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
94,000 miles 83 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
0 and 8
Injuries and deaths
0 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When engine problems show up

Engine complaints by mileage, 2008 Dodge Charger Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 94,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 5 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 9 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 4 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 13 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 14 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 11 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 5 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 8 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 6 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 5 complaints 200k+ miles: 3 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 94,000 miles
Based on 83 complaints that include mileage. 22% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
View the numbers
MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles5
20k to 40k miles9
40k to 60k miles4
60k to 80k miles13
80k to 100k miles14
100k to 120k miles11
120k to 140k miles5
140k to 160k miles8
160k to 180k miles6
180k to 200k miles5
200k+ miles3

What the data shows

Of the 83 engine complaints that report mileage, the median is about 94,000 miles, and 22% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 8 fires.

What owners wrote

Tl*the contact owns a 2008 dodge charger. The contact stated that the key was difficult to turn and the vehicle stalled with no warning. The contact stated that previously, the fan and radiator failed to work due to an electrical short and the components caught on fire. The vehicle was towed to the dealer, who replaced the radiator and the fan. The contact indicated that months later, the failure recurred. In addition, the contact stated that burning fumes emitted into the vehicle.

April 2014 Fire

On the evening of 09/17/2016 at approximately 2200hrs, my wife was leaving a local store parking lot when she heard a noise and the engine began to shake and make a loud noise. Smoke and fluid began coming from the engine compartment. She immediately stopped the vehicle and shut it off. I received a frantic phone call and responded to the location to find that a little more than half of the electric radiator cooling fan blades had desentigrated into pieces, cutting into the radiator.

Reported at 101,282 miles, September 2016

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