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What 45 owners told NHTSA about the 2017 Dodge Challenger Srt (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 (45)Crash / fire / injury (8)Electrical system (14)Engine (5)Suspension (5)Transmission & drivetrain (5)Airbags (4)Steering (4)Speed control (3)Body & structure (2)Brakes (1)Driver assistance (1)

14 of 45 complaints match · Electrical system · clear filters

Jul 21, 2025SteeringSuspensionElectrical system

8.4" touchscreen delaminating, causing ghost touches, which is changing my steering , timing, wipers, headlights, and suspension. The radio is going through stations, inputs, i can not use my android auto or use gps, all of my settings. It is very much a safety concern!

NHTSA ODI 11674937

Oct 31, 2022Electrical system

The touch screen on the 2017 dodge challenger radio is separating, which controls all systems on the car!! System is changing settings on its own. This is very dangerous.

NHTSA ODI 11491640

Jul 27, 2022Electrical system

The contact owns a 2017 Dodge Challenger. The contact stated while driving 55 MPH, the radio operated independently by changing radio station, making phone calls, and the Navigation System became inoperable. The contact stated that failure occurred without warning. The vehicle was taken to a dealer however, the vehicle was not diagnosed. The contact was provided an estimate to replace the radio. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown. The VIN was invalid.

NHTSA ODI 11476115

Mar 15, 2022Electrical system

The driver side smart window rolls up and down about a half inch when the vehicle is completely off sometimes causing a dead battery. In addition when driving the window will also Crack open and do the same thing causing loud noise which can easily distract the driver while the vehicle is being operated.

NHTSA ODI 11456720

Jan 17, 2021Electrical system

SCREEN MELTED FROM THE HEAT, RADIO GLITCHES, USB PORT GLITCHES, DOESN'T RECOGNIZE DEVICE, UCONNECT GLITCHES, SCREEN GLITCHES AND DOESN'T STAY CONNECTED AND OVERHEATS. SOMETIMES THE VOLUME BUTTON TOO WORKING.

NHTSA ODI 11388570

Dec 15, 2020Electrical system

TWO RADIOS HAVE GONE OUT WITHIN 30K MILES. I AM GETTING MY 3RD REPLACEMENT AT 31K MILES. THE SCREEN IS FROZEN AND SAYS DODGE. NOT ABLE TO ACCESS CLIMATE CONTROLS. GOING TO TRY UPGRADING TO THE BETTER FACTORY RADIO, IT ONLY COSTS 1648 FOR PARTS AND INSTALL!!! THIS IS A CONSISTENT PROBLEM PER THE INTERNET. PLEASE RECALL THIS ISSUE!!!

NHTSA ODI 11383603

Oct 28, 2020Electrical system

COMPUTERAPPS ON DISPLAY SCREEN CONSTANTLY RESETTING ITSELF, FREEZES UP CONSTANTLY AND CANNOT TURN DOWN OR OFF RADIO OR ANY OTHER FEATURES UNTIL IT RESETS ITSELF . BACK UP CAMERA TERRIBLE WHEN IN USE AT NIGHT SCREENS BLURRY AND BRIGHT RED FROM BACK UP OR BRAKE LIGHTS. BACK UP CAMERA STAYS ON AFTER VEHICLE IS PUT IN DRIVE HAPPENS AT ALL TIMES IN THE DRIVEWAY, DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY...ETC

NHTSA ODI 11366944

Oct 25, 2020Electrical system

THE CAR HORN HAS GONE OUT.

NHTSA ODI 11366345

Sep 25, 2020Electrical system

UCONNECT 8.4IN SCREEN STARTED TO BECOME BLURRY, LIKE THE SCREEN WAS PEELING AWAY OR DELAMINATING CAUSING MALFUNCTION IN TOUCH CONTROLS, WHICH INCLUDES CONTROLLING VEHICLE PERFORMANCE AND SETTINGS. DEALER SAID SCREEN WAS CRACKED, NOT OF MY OWN DOING. THEY STATED THAT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY, THOUGH VEHICLE WAS CERTIFIED PRE-OWNED WITH ADDITIONAL WARRANTY PURCHASED. VEHICLE OWNED FOR 7MTHS AND DRIVEN 6000 MILES.

NHTSA ODI 11361200

Sep 15, 2020Electrical system

JUMPING RADIO AND START TO TURN UP THE VOLUME , TURN ON AND OFF THE SEATS HEATER , CHANGE SRT PRESETS ETC

NHTSA ODI 11355159

Sep 4, 2020Electrical systemSeats

WHILE IN PARK OR DRIVING RADIO GLITCHES, CHANGES HEATING COOLING ON SEATS AND STEERING WHEEL CHANGES ALSO LIGHTS AND DISPLAY RADIO SCREEN DOES NOT LET YOU TOUCH TO CHANGE ANY INFORMATION OR DISPLAY. RADIO TURNS OFF AND ON, WHILE BACKING UP THE BACK UP CAMERA STAYS ON WHEN PUTTING IN CAR IN DRIVE, ALSO THE CAR IS NOW SAYING THAT IT IS A CHRYSLER WHEN IT IS A DODGE CHALLENGER

NHTSA ODI 11353104

Aug 25, 2020Electrical systemVisibility & wipers

UCONNECT SCREEN BUBBLED AND THE TOUCH SCREEN FUNCTION CAUSES IT TO DO THINGS RANDOMLY. THIS ALSO AFFECTS THE BACK UP CAMERA/VIEWING FUNCTIONALITY..

NHTSA ODI 11351077

Oct 25, 2019Electrical system

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY WHEN MY VEHICLE COMPLETELY CUT OFF ON ME FORCING ME TO PULL OVER THE CAR LOST POWER.VERY VERY UNSAFE. I PULL OVER AND WAS ABLE TO PRESS THE PUSH START AND THE VEHICLE STARTED AGAIN ABOUT 15 MINUTES LATE IT CUT COMPLETELY OFF AGAIN LOSING ALL POWER I END UP GETTING THE VEHICLE TOWED. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING TOW THE POWER CAME BACK ON THEN LOST ALL POWER AGAIN. I THOUGHT IT WAS MY BATTERY SO I PURCHASE A NEW BATTERY HOWEVER THAT WAS NOT THE CASE TRAVELING BACK HOW THAT SAME DAY IT CUT OFF TWICE ON THE HIGHWAY SCARING THE YOU KNOW WHAT OUT OF ME. I MANAGED TO MAKE HOME. THE NEXT MORNING I WENT TO START THE CAR AND THE POWER COMPLETELY DEAD SO I TRIED PLAYING WITH THE BATTERY AND POWER CUT ON SO I CRANKED UP THE VEHICLE AND PROCEEDED TO DRIVE TO WORK THE POWER CUT OUT AGAIN RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD IN FRONT OF MY APARTMENT COMPLEX. SO I STARTED THE VEHICLE AGAIN AND PARKED IT THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP.

NHTSA ODI 11271035

Feb 11, 2019SteeringElectrical systemElectronic Stability Control (esc)

WHEN DRIVING MY CAR SAYS SERVICE ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL THEN MY POWER STEERING GOES OUT MAKING IT VERY HARD TO DRIVE IT IS UNSAFE PLEASE HELP

NHTSA ODI 11176201

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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 2017 Dodge Challenger Srt (driver) verdict →