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What 191 owners told NHTSA about the 2011 Dodge Challenger (driver)

These are the actual owner complaints behind this car’s reliability verdict, filed with the federal government, unedited. They’re unverified reports, not confirmed defects: read them as leads for your pre-purchase inspection, not a diagnosis.

All (191)Crash / fire / injury (14)Electrical system (103)Airbags (35)Engine (21)Fuel system (18)Steering (14)Electronic Stability Control (esc) (10)Brakes (8)Transmission & drivetrain (8)Body & structure (6)Visibility & wipers (5)

2 of 191 complaints match · Brakes · crash/fire/injury only · clear filters

Jun 16, 2015BrakesEngineFire

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 DODGE CHALLENGER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5-10 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED A BURNING ODOR AND THE ABS AND OIL WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE STALLED AND WAS NOT ABLE TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 21,400.

NHTSA ODI 10725646

Aug 12, 2014BrakesTraction Control SystemEngineFire

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 DODGE CHALLENGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE STALLED AND SMOKE APPEARED FROM UNDERNEATH THE HOOD. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 46,000.

NHTSA ODI 10621752

Working with the data? Download all 191 complaints as CSV · fetched from NHTSA July 14, 2026

How to use these: a complaint is one owner’s report, filed voluntarily and published unverified. Patterns matter more than any single story. If several owners describe the same failure at similar mileage, put that system at the top of your pre-purchase inspection list. Back to the full 2011 Dodge Challenger (driver) verdict →