2017 Dodge Charger — Problems & Complaints
NHTSA has 128 owner complaints on file for this vehicle. Every report below was filed by a real owner with the US government's road-safety agency.
Dodge Charger — Complaints by Model Year
Years flagged AVOID have at least twice this model's average complaint count — the strongest public-data signal of a bad year.
238 complaints
695 complaints
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343 complaints
136 complaints
182 complaints
128 complaints
122 complaints
120 complaints
57 complaints
35 complaints
16 complaints
26 complaints
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What Owners Complain About Most
Recent Owner Reports
THE INTERIOR DOOR PANELS ON ALL FOUR DOORS ARE LIFTING OFF AND PEELING AWAY FROM THE DOORS. THE PANELS ARE PEELING MORE AND MORE EVERY WEEK. EVENTUALLY, IT LOOKS AS THOUGH THE PANELS WILL COMPLETELY COME OFF AND EXPOSE THE INNER DOORS.
Both the front door interior panels are warped. I had to glue them because they pulled almost completely off the door.
THE RADIO CONTINUES TO BEEP & CHANGE STATIONS WHILE NOBODY IS TOUCHING ANYTHING. THE HEATED SEAT TURNS ITSELF OFF & THE PASSENGER SIDE TEMPERATURE RANDOMLY CHANGES ITSELF WHILE NO ONE HAS TOUCHED ANYTHING ALL WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. IT OCCURS ON CITY STREETS AND AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS ALSO.
The transmission in my car completely failed. I was driving home from work. The check engine light came on. Then I noticed the transmission wasn't changing gears. I also noticed a burning smell as well. I towed the vehicle to the dealership. They discovered the transmission fluid was burned due to over heating. The transmission was locked into 2rd gear. That happened at the en…
The radio/head unit is pressing buttons all by itself. Will call 911, change settings, delete saved information, set random naviGation to the gps, changes a/c and heat settings, turns on different accessories without ever touching the screen. This is very dangerous.
Recalls & Crash Tests
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Problems Checker
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