2007 Dodge Charger: stuck in gear or won't shift

Filed Dec 19, 2024 · Transmission · TX

The contact owns a 2007 Dodge Charger. The contact stated that the gear shifter was stuck in park(P). The contact had experienced approximately 5 failures and had the vehicle towed. The contact stated that once the vehicle was parked the gear shifter remained stuck in park(P). The contact stated had to manually depress the button under the gear shifter to move the gear shifter. The contact stated that after the first failure, the vehicle was towed to the dealer; however, no cause for the failure was found; however, an unknown part was greased. The manufacturer was contacted, and the contact was referred to the local dealer and notified of the federal safety agency Campaign Number: 08V583000 (POWER TRAIN). The contact stated that the failure persisted. The vehicle was towed to the residence and had not been driven since. The failure mileage was unknown.

Filed Feb 25, 2020 · Acceleration, Steering · 40 miles · PA

Car goes to limp mode it feels like it loses power.steering wheel control s dont work and wipers stop when they want

Filed May 25, 2019 · Transmission · 176,000 miles · NY

The car will not come out of park. The brakes lights are working and when I press the brake and go to move the car out of park it jams and won't go into reverse.

Filed May 26, 2017 · Transmission · 85,000 miles · NC

Vehicle would not shift out of park. Car was taken to dodge dealer where other recalls that were associated with VIN were addressed (I.e. Driver and passenger airbag) the dealer was not able to address the interlock lever as it was not in their system and they directed me to contact chrysler to address the discrepancy. Chrysler had issued "customer satisfaction notification k39" in february of 2011 that addressed this transmission shifter interlock lever. The notification indicates there are about 28,800 vehicles that may be affected and provides instructions on getting it repaired if your vehicle build date falls between june 25,2007 through september 21,2007 (my vehicle was built 3 months prior to this window) and because of this does not populate into the dealerconnect global recall system. It is my logic that the dates established in the notification do not fully encompass the issue being addressed, and because of these hard dates that dictate whether your vehicle is affected (regardless of whether or not you are stuck in park) , I have had no progress in dealing with chrysler group 'recall' assistance center because to them, on paper, my car is "not affected". For amplifying data, reference "customer satisfaction notification k39"

Filed May 26, 2016 · Transmission · 98,000 miles · GA

Tl* the contact owns a 2007 dodge charger. The contact stated that the vehicle would not shift into gear after it was started. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that the gear shifter fractured and needed replacement. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 98,000.

Filed Apr 26, 2016 · Suspension, Transmission · OR

I've had many issues wrong with my car. The first complaint I would like to express is how the car shuts off on me without warning. While driving on the freeway and on busy streets, my car will shut off, but it will start right back up. This is a dangerous hazard and safety concern. I've taken my car to the gresham dodge (on ne burnside) dealership to address this issue (503‑666‑2277). I was told "if it happens again, bring it back" there was no concern with dodge that they were sending a dangerous vehicle back out on the road, that could potentially cause an accident. This was an issue that needed to be addressed now, not later. Dodge never solved that issue. Furthermore, my car was stuck in the park position on the eve of 4-18-16. I tried to get it into gear, without any success. I had to call for a tow truck. While waiting for a tow, I decided to google dodge chargers stuck in park. On youtube, there were so many others with the same issue. They had video of how to get the car out of park. You had to pry the covering off of the shifting unit. Stick a pen inside to move a wire around, in order to get the car into gear. It worries me that dodge is aware of transmission issues and other issues with their vehicles, yet nothing is being done to fix it. I could of seriously been hurt or seriously hurt someone else while being on the freeway and my car just shutting off. They should be concerned enough to want to look into this issue and fix it. As I stated before, there are numerous videos on youtube with other people experiencing the very same issues. I did file a complaint on the bbb website, along with everyone else. My main objective for this site is to bring out how dangerous it is to operate my car under these conditions, that dodge did not seem to care about. Sounds as if there are transmission and or engine issues with the car that needs immediate attention.

Filed Nov 24, 2015 · Transmission · 75,000 miles · IN

Tl* the contact owns a 2007 dodge charger. The contact stated that after starting the vehicle, the shifter did not shift from park. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the transmission shifter interlock lever needed to be replaced . The vehicle was repaired. The vehicle was not included in the manufacturer's recall for the power train. The VIN was not provided. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 75,000.

Filed Nov 10, 2015 · Transmission · 105,000 miles · MN

When trying to leave the parking lot of a grocery store, my vehicle would not shift out of park. Never having a shifting issue before, I was in a panic as to what to do, since I had my children with me and felt stranded. After paying to have my vehicle towed to a service center, I found out about the k39 recall from chrysler, which was exactly what was wrong with my vehicle. However, since my vehicle was manufactured 6 weeks before the start date for the 2007 models, I'm not included in this recall. It clearly doesn't matter that hundreds of customers are having the same issue as me, but are still having to pay $400+ to fix something that should be covered. After spending 30 minutes listening to a rep at the chrysler recall center tell me how often he's heard of this complaint, just to tell me that I'm s.o.l. Is beyond frustrating! This experience has turned me off from buying another chrysler product ever again!

Filed Oct 10, 2015 · 146,000 miles · AZ

Vehicle will not shift into gear and is stuck in park. This happened as I was preparing for family to come over labor day weekend. I've determined this is due to a broken shift interlock latch which is a common problem and a recall has been issued for. I contacted dodge/chrysler and was told that my 2007 dodge charger is not included in the recall though the issue is exactly the same and they informed me that it would need to be repaired at my cost and then if my vehicle is later included in a recall, I would be reimbursed. I've read of many dodge owners experiencing this same issue where they have the exact issue but are excluded within the recall years. This needs to be corrected as their understanding of the scope is not capturing the complete spectrum. How do we get included into the recall? If dodge/chrysler will not stand behind their products, especially for a simple plastic part that breaks, then I certainly don't foresee myself ever buying another dodge/chrysler. Very disappointing and frustrating to say the least. Thank goodness there is a temporary work around in order to still be able to drive the vehicle. Lease help!

Filed Oct 5, 2015 · Transmission · 63,000 miles · MA

Tl* the contact owns a 2007 dodge charger. While attempting to drive, the vehicle would not shift out of the park position. The vehicle was towed to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the shifter needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 63,000.

Filed Aug 11, 2015 · Transmission · 140,000 miles · MI

The car would not shift out of park. It showed no stress while driving. No problems with the transmission. I took it to the dealership and they said they have to replace the whole shift column approximately$350.00

Filed Aug 10, 2015 · Transmission · 140,000 miles · MI

Car will not shift out of park