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What 51 owners told NHTSA about the 2019 Dodge Challenger Srt Scatpack

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 (51)Crash / fire / injury (6)Electrical system (12)Wheels (11)Steering (8)Transmission & drivetrain (7)Engine (6)Airbags (5)Brakes (3)Speed control (3)Suspension (3)Tires (3)

3 of 51 complaints match · Speed control · clear filters

Mar 22, 2023Electrical systemSpeed controlEngine

Was getting on freeway and hit the gas to accelerate and get ahead of the traffic. The Challenger would not accelerate fast (has a hemi) and car almost flew into me. Started testing the vehicle and it just wouldn't accelerate fast, it was stall slowly and pickup speed over 30 seconds or so. I brought it in to one shop and they said its probably a software update and to take it to Dodge and it should be free. Dodge told me it's probably not software, kept my car for 5 days and told me it was a software update and that they updated it for free but still charged me $175 for the "diagnosis" when I told them exactly what the issue was. And now that I got it back, it gets stuck in reverse, you have to turn the vehcile off and wait and start it again then it works. At a red light turn yesterday, it wouldn't drive forward and the "D" for drive started flashing.

NHTSA ODI 11513260

Jan 3, 2021Transmission & drivetrainSpeed controlDriver assistance

P1DAB-00,U1412,P0716. VEHICLE HAS SHOWN CODES ABOVE FOR 5 PLUS MONTHS. CODES CAUSE VEHICLE TO SHIFT BETWEEN GEAR RANDOMLY. I HAVE TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP BUT PROBABLY WAS NOT RESOLVED; THE DEALERSHIP STATED THE PROBLEM WAS THE SPEED SENSOR, SO THE SWITCHED THEM OUT ONLY TO FIND OUT LATER IT WAS NOT THE PROBLEM. VEHICLE IS UNSAFE; ON ONE OCCASION THE VEHICLE SHIFT FROM THE 8TH GEAR TO THE 3RD WHILE ON THE FREEWAY ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. PLEASE RESOLVE ISSUE BEFORE SOMEONE IS GRAVELY INJURED.

NHTSA ODI 11386328

Jun 9, 2020Electrical systemBody & structureSpeed control

WHEN CAR IS IN REVERSE, BACKUP CAMERA IS UNAVAILABLE JEOPARDIZING SAFETY AROUND. DURING ACCELERATION OF CAR WHEN DRIVING, THE SPEEDOMETER ON DASH SHOWS DIFFERENT THAN THE DIGITAL SPEEDOMETER. I.E IF I AM GOING 40 THE DIGITAL SHOWS 60+ (VARIES). PASSENGER DOOR LOCK HAS DIFFICULTY CLICKING LOCK/UNLOCK AND NO CHILD LOCK IS ON- WILL BE SAFETY CONCERN IF EXITING IS NEEDED OF VEHICLE. ALL ISSUES ABOVE HAPPEN ALMOST EVERY TIME. *TR

NHTSA ODI 11328031

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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 2019 Dodge Challenger Srt Scatpack verdict →