2010 Dodge Charger problems
Owners have filed 303 complaints with NHTSA about the 2010 Dodge Charger. Electrical system is the most reported problem area, at 24% of complaints. After that come engine (21%) and air bags (19%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 303 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Electrical system 24% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 16 and 11
- Injuries and deaths
- 6 and 2
- Typical mileage
- 88,000 miles 204 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 | 34 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 12 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 33 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 18 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 26 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 31 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 19 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 17 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 7 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 2 |
| 200k+ miles | 5 |
What the data shows
Among the 204 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 88,000 miles. For electrical system specifically, the median reported mileage is about 100,000 miles (57 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 16 complaints mention a crash; 11 complaints mention a fire; 6 injuries reported; 2 deaths reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2010 ranks 11th most-complained-about out of 18 model years of the Dodge Charger with enough data (145 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.
The driver owned a 2010 dodge charger. While traveling on an interstate, a wrong-way driver of a ford SUV collided with the front of the dodge resulting in an approximate 45 MPH delta-v based on the acm of the wrong way vehicle. The dodge was then rear-ended by a truck tractor with a loaded trailer traveling at freeway speeds estimated at approximately 55 MPH. The air bag failed to deploy in either collision. The driver sustained fatal injuries. A police investigation was initiated.
Takata recall: my 18 year old son was in a car crash and suffered from tbi. He was unplugged from life support 8 hours later. Nothing could be done to help him. It is my belief that the airbag deployed with great force and caused tbi. He had uncontrollable bleeding from both ears and massive bleeding on the brain. We never received a recall notice on his car until two months after the accident. Updated 9/13/18
On a trip to nashville we were on the interstate going 60 MPH when it started to rain slightly. Going downhill the rain came down harder and we started to hydroplane. I lost control of the car scraped against the left guard concrete wall. We then spun around multiple times then crashed head long into the right concrete wall. We hit our heads on the windsheild, rearview mirror flew off, banged up our legs and arms. All the while the air bags never deployed.
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 dodge charger. The contact was driving 40 MPH when a vehicle ran a stop sign. The contact attempted to avoid a crash and ended up crashing into a pole. The air bags did not deploy. There were no injuries reported. The vehicle was towed the dealer for repair and inspection. The dealer advised that they were unaware as to why the air bags failed to deploy. The vehicle was not repaired.
There's a open recall for my 2010 dodge charger r/t & I took it to cueter chrysler dodge jeep ram. They had it for 8 days & had not touched the car since I dropped it off. They said they were waiting on parts now it's been 16 days & have not gotten any word back. What am I supposed to do. The recalls are for the passenger airbag & the engine timing chain which is very serious in my opinion but must not be to them.