2016 Dodge CHARGER Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

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2016 Dodge CHARGER Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

 Issue ID1350839
 Internal NHTSA #10946933
 ManufacurerChrysler (FCA US LLC)
 BrandDODGE
 ModelCHARGER
 Model Year2016
 File date10/01/17
 ComponentENGINE
Product type codeVEHICLE
 Description of the problemI bought a car dodge charger 2016 srt from saudi arabia alkhobar umc (united motors company) dodge dealer show room i received the car on 23rd march 2016. All regular maintenance are done in umc center since then. - in april 2016: heard strange sound from the front wheels: first time i gave the car umc service center and they changed the right wheel bearing heard same sound again from front wheels the second day: second time i gave the car to umc service center and they changed the left wheel bearing in december 2016 after 37000 km i started seeing the following: 1- message in the dashboard "transmission temperature too high" 2- strange sound coming from the gearbox 3- strange sound and vibration coming from the engine third time: i gave the car to umc service center and it stayed for three days then they said nothing is wrong with the car, so i asked them to have an engineer to test it, the engineer drove the car and speed up to 200 km/hr and he heard strange sound from the car and acknowledged the car problem forth time: i gave the car to umc service center, they acknowledged the problems with gearbox and engine, and they kept the car now for almost one week. They informed me two days ago that they have to replace the gearbox and also they have to disassemble the engine and change the 16 hydraulic valves of the engine, due to my complaint they told me today that no gearbox repalcement will be done i am not accepting to buy top end car srt from dodge then i have all of these problems in the car. The dealer in saudi is refusing to do the above and refusing to help or support by even raising it to usa head quarters so i took the following actions: 1- sent multiple emails to dodge fca group management 2- contacted the usa customer service hot line to file a complaint 3- i filed a complaint in the saudi consumer product safety against umc
 Vehicle Mileage at Failure23000
Number of Occurences
Source of the issueNHTSA WEB SITE
 City and StateALKHOBAR, CA
VIN pattern 2C3CDXEJ9GHXXXXXX
 Was vehicle invloved in a crash?N
 Was vehicle involved in a fire?N
 Was incedent reported to police?N
 Was medical attention required?N
 Was part original equipment?
No. of injured persons
No. of fatalities
 Date of purchase29/06/24
Was original owner?N
Anti-lock brakesN
Cruise controlN
Number of cylinders
Drive train type
Transmission type
 Vehicle speed100
 DoT tire identifier
 Tire size
 Location of tire code
 Type of tire failure code
 Was defective tire repaired?
 Date of manufacture
Type of child seat code
Type of restraint
 Dealer's name
 Dealer's telephone number
 Dealer's city
 Dealer's state code
 Dealer's ZIP code
  • What is Recall?

    A recall is when a product is removed from the market or a correction is made to the product because it is either defective or potentially harmful.
  • What is Failure?

    Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
  • What is Defect?

    Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

 

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