2013 Dodge Charger problems
Owners have filed 493 complaints with NHTSA about the 2013 Dodge Charger. Electrical system is the most reported problem area, at 34% of complaints. After that come engine (11%) and drivetrain & axles (9%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 493 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Electrical system 35% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 37 and 27
- Injuries and deaths
- 23 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 58,000 miles 357 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 | 66 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 53 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 71 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 76 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 24 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 20 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 26 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 10 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 7 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 2 |
| 200k+ miles | 2 |
What the data shows
Among the 357 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 (118 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 37 complaints mention a crash; 27 complaints mention a fire; 23 injuries reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2013 ranks 5th most-complained-about out of 18 model years of the Dodge Charger with enough data (359 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 8 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 owned a 2013 dodge charger. While driving approximately 30 MPH, the air bags deployed independently. As a result, the contact crashed into a tree. The contact sustained injuries that required medical attention. A police report was not filed. The vehicle was destroyed. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 15v467000 (air bags, seat belts); however, the remedy was unavailable to perform the repairs. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure.
2013 dodge charger. Consumer writes in regards to vehicle electrical system problems and alternator recall issues. *smd the consumer stated he experienced problems with the radio, lights and dashboard information. He turned the vehicle off and back on again, and everything went back to normal. However, one day while driving, the lights, windshield wipers and horn started to malfunction, the vehicle started to lose power, so he pulled over to the side of the road.
Vehicle had a multi-system failure while driving away from a parking lot. Engine did not stall at first. Initially the steering became hard from power steering loss, "service AWD" light came on, "service power steering" light was next, followed by brake system failure. Car was still a little driveable and then it stalled as I was stopping. This vehicle is very dangerous. Vehicle would not restart even though the button start system was telling me to step on the brake and push start.
I was driving and my car just completely shut off and went into anti theft mode. I pressed my ignition button to start it up and it wouldn't start at all. I called both dodge dealerships and they told me it might be that my key lost programming or it was my win module.