2013 Dodge Challenger: battery drain or dead battery

Filed Feb 9, 2026 · Body, Electrical · TX

Driver & passenger door windows on many 2010-2017 Dodge Challengers activate repeatedly on their own during driving and after ignition is turned off causing the battery to completely drain overnight & sometimes after only one or two hours after the ignition is turned off. There was a TSB#23-039-11. This TSB does not apply to my 2013 Challenger. Parts are extremely expensive and the car leaves me stranded if parked only a couple of hours. During driving the cycling down and up causes danger as it appears the door wants to open on its own and making us have to pull over several times until we figured out it was doing it on its own as if it was haunted. No warning lights on my 2013 Challenger. Mechanics checked it after having 2 brand new batteries drain overnight. Batteries are approximately $200.00. Dealer will only say the door latch mechanism needs replacing at approximately $480.00. Parts cost approx. $190.00.

Filed Apr 17, 2020 · Body · 45,000 miles · WA

Tl* the contact owns a 2013 dodge challenger. The contact stated that after the vehicle was turned off, the driver's side smart window rolled up and down which drained the battery. The contact stated that there was no warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to mike anderson chrysler dodge ram located in marion, indiana, where it was diagnosed that the battery was drained and that the cause was due to the inadvertent operation of the window. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The contact was informed that the vehicle was not subjected to a recall. The failure mileage was approximately 45,000.

Filed Feb 1, 2020 · Electrical · 83,815 miles · NC

Unfair monetary harm to customers due to defective part. Same issue as many have mentioned on here with driver's side window repeatedly going up and down without stopping while stationary with car off, which drains the battery and you can't stop it. My 2013 challenger had a bad window latch, causing the battery to die (left stranded). Had to pay $300 out of pocket for dealer to replace latch for 'smart glass' that isn't necessary. Recall already issued on the 2011s, yet recalls haven't been issued for newer models despite same problems. I'm thankful for the federal safety agency and hoping dodge is held accountable.

Filed Jul 5, 2019 · Electrical · 98,000 miles · TX

The " smart window" door latch drains the battery when parked over night and you have to jump start it every morning or every time you shut it off. I replaced the latch and it's still doing it.

Filed May 7, 2018 · Electrical, Visibility · 100,466 miles · AL

Tl* the contact owns a 2013 dodge challenger. The contact stated that the front driver and passenger side windows would independently go down and up while the vehicle was off. While attempting to start the vehicle, it failed to start. The contact had to use battery booster cables to start the vehicle because the window failure was draining the battery. The vehicle was taken to carlock chrysler dodge jeep ram of tuscaloosa (550 skyland blvd e, tuscaloosa, al 35405), but was not diagnosed. The dealer stated that there were no recalls for the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 100,466.

Filed Jan 6, 2018 · Body, Electrical · 12,000 miles · MS

Door smart glass self cycling and/or battery drain when my 2013 dodge challenger is parked and ignition key off, I am experiencing condition where the door smart glass feature cycles on its own leading which to battery drain. This have been happening since purchasing the. I have been jumping it off and recharging the battery. This is the second battery that I have purchased.to have the issue repaired , the service will cost me over $700.00 to replace both doors latch/switch.

Filed Dec 13, 2017 · Electrical · 57,000 miles · PA

Tl* the contact owns a 2013 dodge challenger. The contact stated that the vehicle experienced excessive battery drain, which resulted in the vehicle not being operable. The contact replaced the battery, but the failure recurred. The contact received notification of the federal safety agency campaign number: 17v435000(electrical system); however, the parts to do the repair were unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. Blaise alexander chrysler jeep dodge (1080 e college ave, state college, pa) was contacted and confirmed that the parts were not available for the recall remedy. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue and was not able to confirm when the parts were to become available. The contact was provided case number: 32973752. The failure mileage was approximately 57,000. Vin tool confirms parts not available.

Filed Feb 7, 2017 · Visibility · 40,000 miles · CA

The window does not stop going up and down and it drains the battery. This only happens when the vehicle is stopped and turned off. It will do it every 30-45 seconds.

Filed May 20, 2016 · Electrical · TX

Drivers side door latch keeps activating the window in resulting in a dead battery, I know there was a recall on the 2011 dodge cahllenger same part, I believe that is dectective on more years than 2011 the julian maufacture date of latch is 1023a dodge would not cover it under warranty because I have 47,000 miles on the car and not 36k-- I feel they know that the latch is defective, the cost of the repair including a new battery was aprrox $500, I feel that dodge is taking adavantage and not wanting to own up thankyou