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What 118 owners told NHTSA about the 2019 Dodge Charger

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 (118)Crash / fire / injury (10)Airbags (49)Electrical system (21)Lights (13)Brakes (11)Engine (10)Steering (8)Body & structure (7)Wheels (7)Fuel system (6)Suspension (2)

1 of 118 complaints match · Lights · crash/fire/injury only · clear filters

Mar 22, 2023Electrical systemLightsFire

Melted headlight connector.Have replace headlight connector and headlight bulb several times. Using the manufacturers recommend bulb. 9005LN. On 3/21/23 it overheated again an cause a electrical fire behind the headlight assembly. It is fleet police car and I have several cars that have the headlight connector melted and replace.

NHTSA ODI 11513161

Working with the data? Download all 118 complaints as CSV · fetched from NHTSA July 11, 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 2019 Dodge Charger verdict →