2008 Dodge Charger: brake failure

Filed Aug 16, 2015 · Airbags, Electrical · 99,000 miles · FL

I had not been notified by the dealer that my car has been recalled. I never received any letter as they said. I found out just by chance on google since my car was acting up way too much. My car is turning off while I am driving on multiple occasions! I have two kids and I was driving at 40 MPH. I had to use the e-brake to stop because the power steering didn't work and my power brakes didn't work. At times my car will turn on every light on the speedometer but absolutely nothing is wrong. I asked the manufacturer if they could issue me a rental and they said no. My wife got into an accident a couple of months ago, march, 2015, (we have documents) and good thing it wasn't a severe accident since now we know the air bags will not deploy. Someone hit my wife, it wasn't because of the electrical problems at that time. This car is a casket for my whole family and I suppose they are waiting for a lawsuit first before they do anything. Not only is this car recalled, they don't have the parts yet to fix it! Sometimes my car won't even turn on and we get very hot in the car, I keep trying because starts up after a while and my kids and I are stuck in the heat, mind that my kids are 10 months and 2 years old.

Filed Jun 11, 2015 · Acceleration, Electrical · 73,500 miles · NV

I have ongoing problems with ignition switch failure, resulting in the car completely shutting off - no engine power, no brakes, no power steering. This incident has happened 3 times in the last 6 weeks. My car is on the recall list with dodge since last november, but they have yet to get the parts in to fix it. I am very upset that they haven't been able to get parts in to fix what could be a catastrophic and deadly problem in the last 7 months. I'm also being told my car has the airbag recall to go along with it. Can someone please put some pressure on dodge to either get my car fixed or get me a safe car to drive in the meantime? My life, and potentially my family's life could depend on it.

Filed Jan 7, 2015 · Brakes · 117,000 miles · GA · crash

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 dodge charger. The contact stated that while driving 70 MPH, the brakes failed to respond without warning and the contact crashed into the rear of another vehicle. The contact stated that all of the gauges became inoperable and an unknown warning light illuminated. A police report was filed and there were no injuries reported. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 117,000.

Filed Apr 16, 2011 · Engine · 20,000 miles · AL

During low speed turns to the left or right (less than 30 MPH) decelerating no brakes, the car will stall. This has occurred three times with different drivers. Dealerships can find no defects.

Filed Jan 28, 2010 · Driver assistance · 19,000 miles · MO · crash

My 2008 dodge charger was wrecked in april. The ABS light and esp (traction control) lights on the dash came on. The next thing I knew there was no brakes at low speeds. This had never happened before. I continued to my destination only a few miles away and planned to call a tow truck. As I tried to stop so I could get out to open a gate the car would not stop and I wrecked the car. There was nothing done to correct the failure. The car was totaled and nothing was ever done by dodge or chrysler to compensate for the problem. In fact I was told that the very moment the lights came on I should have stopped driving the vehicle and called the dealership. This would have been possible if I lived in a bigger city, but I live in the country with very little cell phone reception in some areas.