2010 Dodge Challenger: won't start

Filed Sep 18, 2020 · Engine · 780,000 miles · CA

My car wont start I replaced the alternator and the battery a few times. But somthing keeps draining the battery. Where I have been stalled on highway 5 late at night.

Filed Jan 29, 2018 · Electrical, Fuel system · 160,000 miles · AR

Takata airbag, fuel system, key module, electrical system. The car stalled while it was stationary I had it towed to dodge and they said the fuel pumps we're bad, got fuel pumps changed car still won't start. The lights in the interior won't come on, the doors locked and unlock out of the blue, the key is stuck in the ignition. My VIN shows recalls but there are other recalls for yr mk and model but not listed under my VIN however my vehicle is experiencing the same issues

Filed Jun 10, 2017 · Electrical, Engine · 67,000 miles · TX

My car lost complete power while turning in a residential area. The vehicle is dead and will not start. The vehicle shut down with no warning. This is a couple months after having a timing chain recall repair. Did the chain fail anyway?

Filed Oct 5, 2016 · Electrical · 70,394 miles · TX

Owner vehicle electrical issue car will start and after 10 of 15 minutes of use will not re-start . Also , if I do not use the vehicle for a couple of days , the car appears to have no electrical power , I have to manually open the car door w/key, no dash lights and will not start .. When I took the car to have the battery tested . It was low but still good.. If I boost it. It starts right up unless I've been using it a while then it will not start until after it's been sitting a couple of hours . I replaced the starter relay fuse. But it's still doing the same thing . I also saw smoke and smelled something like wires burning from the direction of the alternator ? Other unexplained and /or possibly related occurrences driver side window will roll down about 1 inch for not reason .. Dash instrument panel lit up and all indicators as well .. I don't have time to fool with it right now. So I have a car I can't trust to drive me anywhere . Please help . I've been reading a lot about this vehicle trying to figure out what's the problem and noticed 2011 models have a recall on the alternator causing similar problems ? This all started happening right after I had taken it in for a air bag recall .. Not sure if that's the problem , could be a coincidences

Filed Apr 5, 2016 · Electrical, Fuel system · 148 miles · NC

I was driving my car in traffc and the car just shut down and it would not crank up ,I had to have it towed, because the gas pedal is not pumping gas into tthe car.and the key gets stuck in the ignition. Chrysler says its the acc pedal sensor

Filed Dec 18, 2015 · Engine · 91,000 miles · GA

Car shut off going 65mph on highway with no warning. Would not start again. Towed to local dealership and it took 3 weeks of them not knowing what was wrong after I suggested timing chain several times. They said I needed a new batter, charged me $230 for a battery I did not need . Finally they realized 6 out of 8 heads were bent and timing chain broke. Now when I let off the accelerator it sounds like 10 speed bicycle when peddling backwards. I am scare to take it back since it took 5 weeks last time.

Filed Apr 10, 2015 · Electrical · 26,069 miles · CA

2 days prior to failure I noticed a whining sound coming from the engine after which the car was not driven until 4/2/15. On 4/2/15, upon returning home after driving the car, I noticed the windows were very slow to roll up. I shut the car off and tried a restart, would not start, appeared to be a dead battery. When wife arrived home we jump started the car and proceeded to the local dodge dealer. On the way the car was very sluggish, almost stalled several times and various dash lights came on; battery, ABS, traction control. The car finally stalled about 1/8th mile from dealer and was towed the rest of the way. On friday, 4/3, a service writer told me the alternator and battery were bad. It was at that time I learned about a recall for defective alternator was in progress for 2011 to 2014 v-6 equipped chrysler vehicles. My car is a 2010 with a 5.7l v-8, however after checking post on a challenger forum, I discovered my car had the exact same symptoms as the v-6 equipped vehicles prior to the failure. I spoke with a service tech who said he knows of other v-8 equipped challengers that suffered an alternator failure and would not be surprised if the recall is expanded. Also, I was informed that the battery is not covered under my esp even though the alternator is clearly the cause of the battery failure.

Filed Jan 23, 2015 · Electrical · 33,200 miles · TX

I heard a terrible whine and then smoke came out of the hood and the engine light came on. Luckily, I was a block away from my house so I pulled it into the driveway and opened the hood and saw smoke coming from the alternator. The alternator windings were black and the car wouldn't start. Battery died from not being charged. I replaced the alternator from a local auto parts store and the car runs fine. I was also able to recharge the battery and it still is working. By the way, the car used to die once a month or so when I would be turning right into a parking lot. Since I have replaced the alternator, I do not have that problem anymore.

Filed Aug 9, 2013 · Engine · 55,368 miles · IL

I was driving on I-55 northbound 10 miles north of bloomington, il, when I lost power to the engine. I was able to get over to the side of the road. I attempted to start the car, but the engine would not start. The nearest dealership (sam leman) noted no compression and a broken timing chain and tensioner. This is the fourth time the vehicle has been at a dealership for engine problems (previous three in april 2013 for a faulty oil control solenoid). It appears that the broken timing chain is common with my model of challenger (r/t sub model with 5.7l engine (with vvt and mds) and automatic transmission).

Filed May 10, 2013 · Electrical, Engine · 19,000 miles · OK

If chrysler was notified of the problems I have had with this car, they would remember it from 3 days after I purchased it from westpointe dodge in oklahoma. I had problems from day one, mainly from the lies I was told at the dealership, I bought it new! I was told of all the extras on this vehicle including a navagation system, I tried to get the navagation system to work, no luck. I called them and they told me to bring it back, probably just didn't have the navagation system hooked up. I took it back, they said it had one, then looked and checked and on and on, then said no navagation system, they installed an after market mirror so I would have something to tell me what directions I was going. That was not the end there. I sent 10 pages of notes to chrysler explaining all the problems I had with the vehicle. They gave me free oil changes. Now, in march, the car started having problems starting, it would die after running rough, then after 2-3 tries it would start. I took it to the dealership on may 1st, they said they could not find a problem, probably just bad gas, I had got it back 2 days later. The next day, it would not start, after a few more tries it did start. I called the dealership and took it back to them on may 6th. I called them may 7th, said they thought they found the problem and changed something. I called them yesterday and they said it still had the problem and they had contacted chrysler to see if they could help find the problem. The dealership called today and said they "think" they have it fixed, but will need to wait until monday and start it again to see if it is fixed. This is a vehicle with less that 20 thousand miles. I can only hope than if and when I get it back,I don't have any more problems.

Filed Apr 21, 2013 · Brakes, Engine · 36,500 miles · CA

Driving on the freeway home late from work at 65 MPH, without warning, the engine stopped. No power, no power steering, no power brakes. Put car in neutral to try and restart: would turn over not start. Had to get to the right shoulder expeditiously and was stuck there w/ a concrete barrier to my right. Car would not start, with 18 wheeler big rigs blowing by me at 65 MPH stuck in the car. Extreme danger. Had to get it towed 16 mi. To dealer at 8:30 pm. Extreme safety issue to me and commuters around me--dead car, no warning, while driving on the freeway. Please address with chrysler corp. As this is a known extreme safety issue!!! Took to dealer and said the timing chain broke. Huh? At 36,500 mi.??!! Completely unsafe and unacceptable. See posts here: http://www.challengertalk.com/forums/archive/index.php/t-69216.html. I personally will not trust this car ever again--getting attorney and will lemon this thing for my family's, and fellow commuters' safety, and, imho, the federal safety agency should investigate and force a recall. Clearly chrysler is not addressing the issue and putting the public's safety at risk. Now that the federal safety agency knows about it, they too must address this issue, or, be complacent and implicitly responsible for any deaths or injuries resulting from this fatal, widely known--search google for "challenger r/t timing chain failure"--design flaw. Thank you for addressing this extreme safety issue.

Filed Mar 12, 2013 · Engine · 41,000 miles · IL

I was traveling at 65 MPH on 4 lane interstate highway. Was on a bridge with no shoulder. Engine suddenly lost all power. Vehicle was coasting and slowing down rapidly. Cars behind me were hitting the brakes to avoid rear-ending my vehicle as I attempted to make my way to the shoulder. Once across bridge, I pulled to the shoulder. Engine would turnover but would not start. Towed to dodge dealership. Dealer diagnosed problem as broken timing chain, which caused camshaft to stop turning. Three exhaust valves were thus held open while the crankshaft continued turning, causing pistons to hit valves, bending valves and denting piston tops near edge of piston. Complete new engine required. Chrysler corporation is not forthcoming with an explanation for failure or a corrective action. There is no service bulletin per the dealer. I looked online at dodge challenger user forums, and found dozens of owners had experienced identical problem: at 35,000-45,000 miles, dodge challenger 5.7 l hemi with automatic transmission and mds (multiple displacement system) cylinder cutout activated, suddenly lost all power due to broken timing chain. This is obviously a design flaw that is a safety issue. The federal safety agency should compel chrysler corporation to develop a corrective action and recall all dodge challenger vehicles with 5.7 l hemi engine immediately.