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

THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW 'SMART SWITCH' IS MALFUNCTIONING AGAIN. IT HAS WAS REPLACED A LITTLE OVER A YEAR AGO. I WAS TOLD MY PARTICULAR VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE RECALL, MISSED IT BY A MONTH. THE FACT IS MY VEHICLE MEETS ALL THE CRITERIA AS THE VEHICLES UNDER THE RECALL. CAN I GET SOME HELP HERE PLEASE?

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HELLO SO I WAS GOING THROUGH DRIVETHRU AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE CAR STARTED RUBBLING AND IT STOP AND DIDN'T KNOW TO DO BECAUSE I WAS STUCK IN THE MIDDLE. SO I TURNT OFF THE CAR AND TURNT IT BACK ON AND IT WOULDN'T START IT WILL JUST MAKE THE RUBBLING SOUND I DID A JUMP AND STILL NOTHING AT ALL.

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TAKATA RECALL POWER STERN TIGHT ALTERNATOR RECAL AND AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON AND WON'T GO OFF

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MY CHALLENGER IS MAKING A WIERD TICKING NOISE COMING FROM THE LEFT SIDE OF THE ENGINE. SEE RECALL BELOW CHRYSLER ANNOUNCED THIS MORNING THAT IT WILL BE EXTENDING THE WARRANTY ON 3.6-LITER PENTASTAR V-6 ENGINES IN CERTAIN 2011-2013 VEHICLES DUE TO CRACKED CYLINDER HEADS ON EARLY VERSIONS OF THE ENGINE ACCORDING TO AUTOMOTIVE NEWS, ROUGHLY 7500 ENGINES BUILT AS THE PENTASTAR V-6 WAS FIRST COMING OUT IN 2012, WERE FOUND TO BE SUSCEPTIBLE TO LEFT-CYLINDER HEAD CRACKS, POTENTIALLY RESULTING IN ENGINE FAILURE. CHRYSLER FIRST DISCOVERED THE ISSUE WHEN CUSTOMERS BEGAN COMPLAINING THAT THEIR VEHICLES WERE MAKING TICKING NOISES, STALLING, OR THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WAS INEXPLICABLY DISPLAYING A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. THE 3.6-LITER PENTASTAR V-6 COMES WITH A 5-YEAR/100,000 MILE WARRANTY, WHICH CHRYSLER WILL BE EXTENDING TO 10-YEARS/150,000 MILES ON THE LEFT-CYLINDER HEAD. THE CRACKED LEFT-CYLINDER HEAD ISSUE POTENTIALLY AFFECTS ABOUT 0.5-PERCENT OF VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH THE 3.6-LITER V-6. CHRYSLER DETERMINED THAT SUBPAR FUEL ALONG WITH A NUMBER OF DRIVING CONDITIONS CONTRIBUTED TO THE ISSUE. A DESIGN MODIFICATION IN LATE 2012 HAS REPORTEDLY FIXED THE ISSUE IN NEWER VEHICLES. THE 3.6-LITER V-6, THE FIRST OF THE PENTASTAR FAMILY THAT NOW INCLUDES A 3.2-LITER VERSION, COMES STANDARD IN NUMEROUS CHRYSLER VEHICLES. THE 3.6-LITER PENTASTAR IS STANDARD ON THE: CHRYSLER 300, DODGE CHALLENGER, DODGE CHARGER, JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE, JEEP WRANGLER, RAM 1500, AND RAM PROMASTER. IT'S OPTIONAL ON BOTH THE PREVIOUS-GENERATION AND CURRENT CHRYSLER 200, AND DODGE AVENGER.

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A YEAR AFTER I REPLACED THE DRIVER'S SIDE SMART GLASS SWITCH, THE DOOR RELEASE HAS BEEN AMLFUNCTIONING. IT WILL UNLOCK, BUT YOU CAN'T OPEN THE DOOR- ESPECIALLY ON HOT DAYS. THIS IS A SAFTEY RISK- IF I NEED THE SAFETY OF MY VEHICLE, I CAN'T EVEN GET IT OPEN.

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THERE IS A HEAVY DRAIN ON BATTERY THAT CAUSES BATTERY TO DRAIN WHEN IT SITS FOR A COUPLE DAYS OR MORE

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ON APRIL 6, 2019, WHILE I WAS DRIVING, MY AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED SOLID RED, THEN IT WOULD GO OFF AND ON WITH CHIMING SOUND. BECAUSE MY 2011 CHALLENGER IS NOT IN RECALL, DEALER WILL CHARGE UNWARRANTED COST.

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TAKATA RECALL. MY AIRBAG LIGHT RANDOMLY TURNS ON AND OFF. AT TIMES WHILE DRIVING, THE LIGHT FLASHES ON AND OFF AND IT CONTINUOUSLY BEEPS. ITS NERVE WRECKING WHILE I'M DRIVING ON LOCAL ROADS AND EVEN MORE WHEN FRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY; HAS ME VERY CONCERNED. IT STARTED MARCH 23RD AND SINCE THEN, ITS BEEN DOING IT RANDOMLY.

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NOTICED FLUID LEAKING IN FRONT OF REAR PASSENGER TIRE.UPON FURTHER INSPECTION I FOUND IT TO BE GASOLINE. THEN I LOOKED UNDER THE REAR SEAT AND FOUND A PUDDLE OF GASOLINE ACCUMULATED IN THE FUEL PUMP AREA ON THE RIGHT SIDE. THE CAR HAD BEEN PARKED SO THE PUDDLE ON THE GROUND AND UNDER THE SEAT WERE VERY NOTICEABLE. THIS IS NOT SAFE AT ALL!!!

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 DODGE CHALLENGER. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE, IT FAILED TO START. ALSO, THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW INDEPENDENTLY ROLLED UP AND DOWN. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO GLENDALE DODGE CHRYSLER JEEP (900 S BRAND BLVD, GLENDALE, CA 91204, (818) 839-2457) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE DOOR LATCH WAS DRAINING THE BATTERY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 106,000.

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THE. CAR CONTINUES TO DIE WITHOUT REASON. WOKE UP ONE MORNING CAR WOULD NOT START. JUMPED CAR AND IT RAN WITH NO PROBLEM. SHUT CAR OFF AND WOULD NOT START. REPLACED BATTERY STILL WILL ONLY START WHEN JUMPED. ONCE STARTED CAR RUNS FINE.

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I'M A OWNER OF A 2011 DODGE CHALLENGER. I'VE NOTICED NOT ONLY ON MY CAR, BUT EVERY DODGE CHALLENGER REACHED A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF MILES, MINES HAS 57,000 MILES AND THERE'S CLICKING SOUND FROM THE DASH WHICH A/C AND HEAT TO STOP WORK. THIS PROBLEM IS VERY COMMON FOR THE DODGE CHALLENGER, AND SHOULD HAVE A RECALL ON IT, BECAUSE ITS A CONSTANT PROBLEM WITH THE CHALLENGER, AND THE PROBLEM TENDS TO OCCUR AFTER A CERTAIN MILEAGE. THIS IS SOMETHING I DEEPLY FEEL THAT NEEDS A RECALL. PLEASE AND THANK YOU

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I JUST WROTE IN ABOUT THE CLICKING SOUND FROM DASH ONCE IT REACH ABOUT 56,000 MILES. SORRY, BUT I FORGOT TO MENTION. I HAD THE SLIGHTEST CLUE WHAT THE SOUND WAS, OR WHERE IT WAS COMING FROM, SO OF COURSE I GOT ON YOUTUBE TO FIND A SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM JUST TO MAKE SURE IT WAS NOT JUST ME, AND I WAS VERY GREATLY APPALLED TO THE NUMBER OF THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE THAT ARE OWNERS OF CHALLENGERS THAT HAD OR HAS THE SAME ISSUE AND NO ONE CAN FIGURE WHAT CAUSES THIS PROBLEM. IT HAPPENS WITHOUT WARNING AND IT'S HIGHLY UNSAFE. THE CLICKING SOUND EVEN OCCURS WHILE DRIVING. I DIDN'T KNOW RATHER THE CAR WAS ABOUT TO EXPLODE OR WHAT, BECAUSE THE CLICKING SOUND IS SO INTENSE. I POP MY TRUNK AND THERE'S CLICKING. I UNLOCK MY DOORS AND THERE'S CLICKING. ON SEPT. 21, 2018 WHEN THE SOUND BEGAN, OUT THE BLUE THERE WAS A CLICKING SOUND SO LOUD, I THOUGHT THE KEY WAS GOING TO FALL OUT THE IGNITION WHILE I WAS DRIVING WITH MY CHILD IN THE BACK SEAT, AND THIS HAS NOT ONLY HAPPENED TO ME, BUT THOUSANDS OTHER. THIS IS HIGHLY DANGEROUS WHILE DRIVING. PLEASE FIND AN ANSWER TO THIS PROBLEM. PLEASE AND THANK YOU.

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COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE. 5.7 HEMI ENGINE SNAPPED #7 PUSH ROD WHILE DRIVING ON I-10 AT NORMAL SPEEDS. ALL MAINTENANCE WAS PERFORMED REGULARLY WITH NO INDICATION OF THIS CATASTROPHIC FAILURE. THE ENGINE WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF 8500 DOLLARS.

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'TAKATA RECALL' I WAS GETTING IN MY CAR TO HEAD TO WORK AT APPROXIMATELY 10:40PM WHEN I TRIED STARTING THE CAR BUT IT STALLED AND ALL ELECTRICAL POWER SHUT DOWN. I TRIED AGAIN AND IT DID THE SAME. AFTER RESEARCHING, I FOUND OUT THAT MY CAR HAS A RECALL (P60) FOR THE ALTERNATORDIODE THERMAL FATIGUE. I HAD BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE STALLING FOR A WEEK BEFORE THIS HAPPENED BUT IT SEEM TO CRANK AFTER A WHILE BUT NOW IT'S NOT STARTING AT ALL. IT HAPPEN ONCE ONLY WHILE I WAS DRIVING. PLEASE HELP!

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2011 CHALLENGER WITH LESS THAN 3000 MILES. STORED IN GARAGE (ATTACHED TO HOUSE), NEVER OUT IN WINTER OR IN RAIN. WENT TO START THE VEHICLE TO TAKE IN FOR A RECALL WHEN THE ELECTRONICS STARTED TO FLASH AND CLICK RANDOMLY. UNABLE TO CLEAR OR STOP THE MALFUNCTION. TRUNK WOULD NOT RELEASE ELECTRICALLY, HAD TO CRAWL THROUGH THE BACK SEAT TO GET TO THE MANUAL RELEASE. DISCONNECTED AND REPLACED ORIGINAL BATTERY (IN TRUNK). UPON CONNECTING NEGATIVE TERMINAL, LARGE DRAW ON BATTERY, TERMINAL BECAME HOT IMMEDIATELY. DISCONNECTED TERMINAL WITHIN 10 SECONDS. SMOKE APPEARED FROM UNDER HOOD. OPENED HOOD AND FOUND SMALL FIRE NEAR ALTERNATOR. FIRE EXTINGUISHED WITH ABOUT 1 LITER OF WATER. FOUND BURNED OUT WIRING HARNESS NEAR ALTERNATOR. FLAT BED TOWED INTO DEALER FOR INVESTIGATION AND SERVICE (PENDING).

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WHILE DRIVING THIS CAR ON THE HIGHWAY WITH THE WINDOWS OPEN, THE DRIVERS WINDOW SUDDENLY WENT UP ALMOST CATCHING MY SONS ARM IN THE WINDOW. THE WINDOW CONTINUED TO GO UP AND DOWN ALL ON ITS OWN. EVENTUALLY IT STOPPED AND DID NOT HAPPEN AGAIN. HOWEVER IT APPEARS THAT DURING THE NIGHT THE WINDOW STARTED MOVING ON ITS OWN AND EVENTUALLY KILLED THE BATTERY. IN RESEARCHING I FOUND THAT THE 2011 CHALLENGERS HAD A SMART GLASS PROBLEM, EXACTLY LIKE THIS, BUT IT WAS ONLY ON BUILDS BEFORE MARCH 2011 AND THIS CAR WAS JULY 2011. I FEAR THAT DURING THE NIGHT IF THIS HAPPENS WHILE PARKED IN GARAGE IT COULD POSSIBLE OVERHEAT MOTOR AND CAUSE FIRE. OR TRAP MY SONS ARM IN WINDOW WHILE DRIVING.

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AIR BAGS GO ON AND OFF RANDOMLY AS DESCRIBED IN NHTSA #13V118000. CHRYSLER SAYS MY CAR IS NOT INCLUDED IN THAT RECALL AND REFUSE TO EVEN LOOK AT IT. EVERY TIME I HIT A BUMP MY AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON OR GOES OFF. MOST OF THE TIME MY AIRBAGS DO NOT WORK.

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THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT WILL NOT EXTEND. IT IS STUCK WITHOUT ANY SLACK. I AM NOT ABLE TO PUT ON THE SEAT BELT TO DRIVE. BIG SAFTEY HAZARD. NOTHING HAPPENED THAT CAUSED THIS TO HAPPEN. THE SEAT BELT WORKED FINE THE PREVIOUS DAY. THE CAR WAS PARKED IN FRONT OF MY HOUSE AS I TRIED TO PUT ON THE SEAT BELT BUT IT WOULDNT MOVE. ITS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE BECAUSE AN ACCIDENT CAN HAPPEN AT ANYTIME AND THERE IS NOTHING PREVENTING THE DRIVER FROM HITTING THEIR HEAD INTO THE STEERING WHEEL OR FLYING THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD. MY CAR IS ONLY 7 YEARS OLD. I FEEL THAT THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD FIX THIS ISSUE AT NO COST TO THE OWNER OF THE VEHICLE.

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THE POWER STEERING PUMP WENT OUT MAKING THE CAR INOPERABLE WHILE OUT OF TOWN. THE COST TO FIX THIS PROBLEM WAS OVER 1,400.00.

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2011 DODGE CHALLENGER. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO NHTSA RECALL 17V435. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT TIME COMPLETING THE RECALL REPAIR. *JS

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THE SMART GLASS SWITCH FOR THE POWER WINDOWS DRAINS THE BATTERY WHILE THE CAR IS POWERED OFF. CHRYSLER HAS A 'MINOR' RECALL ON IT FOR MY MAKE AND MODEL OF MY CAR, BUT THEY DECIDED MY VIN IS NOT INCLUDED EVEN THOUGH ALL OF THE SYMPTOMS OF THE RECALL ARE PRESENT AND MY VEHICLE MATCHES THE YEAR MAKE AND MODEL OF THE RECALL

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MY AIRBAG IS SHOWING THAT THERE IS AN ISSUE. I HAVE BEEN CONTINUOUSLY CHECKING THE RECALLS FOR MY VIN SINCE THE BEGINNING OF THIS RECALL NOTICE AND MY VEHICLE IS STILL NOT ONE THAT APPEARS TO BE ON THE LIST FOR RECALL. I AM SURE IT NEEDS TO BE. I DON'T KNOW WHAT ELSE TO DO. I BELIEVE THAT MY CAR SHOULD HAVE THE NECESSARY "LIFE SAVING" REPAIRS COMPLETED AT NO CHARGE TO ME SINCE THIS IS A RECALL ISSUE.

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ON OCCASION THE TRUNK WILL SUDDENLY FALL DOWN WHEN IT SHOULD REMAIN UP. THE TRUNK HAS FALLEN ON MY HEAD AND INJURED ME MORE THAN ONCE. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD. THE VEHICLE IS A 2011 DODGE CHALLENGER SRT8 WITH ABOUT 80K MILES. VEHICLE IS PARKED AND TURNED OFF WHEN THE ISSUE OCCURS. THE ISSUE HAS BEEN OCCURRING FOR SEVERAL MONTHS.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 DODGE CHALLENGER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V435000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR AS THE RECALL NOTICE WAS RECEIVED OVER SIX MONTHS AGO. JIM RIEHL'S FRIENDLY CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM (1515 S LAPEER RD, LAPEER, MI 48446, (810) 664-2900) WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED SEVERAL TIMES AND CONFIRMED THE PARTS WOULD BE AVAILABLE IN TWO OR THREE MONTHS. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN.

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