2011 Dodge Charger problems
Owners have filed 1,043 complaints with NHTSA about the 2011 Dodge Charger. Electrical system is the most reported problem area, at 39% of complaints. After that come lighting (15%) and fuel system (9%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 1,043 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Electrical system 39% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 38 and 90
- Injuries and deaths
- 26 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 58,000 miles 865 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 | 59 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 128 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 271 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 210 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 94 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 42 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 36 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 14 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 6 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 3 |
| 200k+ miles | 2 |
What the data shows
Among the 865 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 58,000 miles. For electrical system specifically, the median reported mileage is about 57,000 miles (344 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 38 complaints mention a crash; 90 complaints mention a fire; 26 injuries reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2011 ranks 1st most-complained-about out of 18 model years of the Dodge Charger with enough data (813 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 11 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 driving on the highway on my way to work.I stopped for a red light and a car came from behind and hit me.the car was travel around 60MPH,and the accident caused my car to be totaled my air bags never came out causing pain all down my lower back and neck.
I tried to make a quick stop and the vehicle would not stop. My anti-lock brake system did not work I crashed and the airbags did not deploy.
The morning of july 5, 2013 I started my car and all the dash lights came on. It had done this once before but only for a second and then all was fine.this time they didn't turn off and when I started to drive it was making "whining" noise. I called the dealership and told them what was going on. They told me to drive to the dealership right away. They called later that afternoon to tell me it was the alternator was bad and causing a short. Since the car was past 36,000 miles it's not covered under warranty!
We have a gas smell for some time ,and we took it to dealer ship and they did not find anything , this happened when we have a full thank, so this morning I did it and we can see the gas leak from the tank and we are scare that this may catch on fire,.I read that there is 6 complaints about the same thing. And they tried to fix it ,.and cost like 2000 ,. Please make sure that they do something before something happend,.