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What 11 owners told NHTSA about the 2022 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 (11)Crash / fire / injury (3)Airbags (3)Electrical system (3)Engine (3)Fuel system (3)Transmission & drivetrain (2)Speed control (1)Steering (1)Suspension (1)Tires (1)

1 of 11 complaints match · Speed control · clear filters

Apr 7, 2024Speed controlEngineFuel system

When braking the engine goes into an uncontrolled fast idle that smokes the tires. Need to shut off engine immediately. This is intermittent. It is the 2nd time I had in to the dealer. Had it towed.

NHTSA ODI 11581573

Working with the data? Download all 11 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 2022 Dodge Charger verdict →