2008 Dodge Charger problems
Owners have filed 835 complaints with NHTSA about the 2008 Dodge Charger. Electrical system is the most reported problem area, at 47% of complaints. After that come air bags (15%) and engine (12%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 835 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Electrical system 47% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 32 and 33
- Injuries and deaths
- 29 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 91,000 miles 533 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 | 43 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 39 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 44 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 78 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 101 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 72 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 61 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 43 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 24 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 20 |
| 200k+ miles | 8 |
What the data shows
Among the 533 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 91,000 miles. For electrical system specifically, the median reported mileage is about 99,000 miles (243 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 32 complaints mention a crash; 33 complaints mention a fire; 29 injuries reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2008 ranks 7th most-complained-about out of 18 model years of the Dodge Charger with enough data (198 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 5 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.
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 dodge charger. The contact stated that while traveling approximately 35 MPH, the contact crashed in a pole. The air bags failed to deploy. The contact sustained head and shoulder injuries. The front passenger's seat occupant sustained injuries to the arm and leg and the rear seat passenger sustained back injuries. A police report was not filed. The vehicle was neither diagnosed nor repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted about the failure. The failure mileage was 186,000.
2008 dodge charger was involved in an accident while going 60 MPH and the airbags did not deploy. The consumer stated the vehicle hit a tree and she as well as the driver were seriously injured.
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 dodge charger. The contact stated that while driving approximately 15 MPH, the vehicle accelerated to 50 MPH without warning. The contact applied the brakes as hard as she could but the vehicle failed to stop. The vehicle stopped after crashing into two gates and a curb. The contact received injuries to the back and left thigh and the front passenger suffered from chest pains. The police were contacted and a report was available.
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 dodge charger. While driving at 50 MPH, the vehicle stalled. The contact was unable to restart the vehicle. The vehicle was towed to the contact's residence. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 14v567000 (electrical system); however, the part needed to repair the vehicle was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair.
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 dodge charger. After driving over a bump in the road at approximately 30 MPH, the vehicle stalled without warning. The contact mentioned that the vehicle restarted. The vehicle was taken to a dealer, where it was diagnosed that the ignition switch needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and stated that the VIN was included in NHTSA campaign number: 14v567000 (electrical system). The failure mileage was 117,000.