My vehicle had 114k miles on it and was running smoothly with no error on display. Took it in for the 100k maintenance and now it has a check engine light on it, and when it sitting idle it's misfiring and making noises. Before I took it in, before the technician replace spark plugs my car was great now he telling me it going to cost 5k to repair it
2014 Dodge Charger transmission complaints
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My car was parked when I noticed oil leaking from under the car. After getting this issue checked out it was brought to my attention is was the oil filter housing. After calling several dealerships I was made aware this has been a very common issue in all dodge/jeep/chrysler models 2014. So common that the replacement part is on 100,000 back ordered.
While driving on expressway vehicle automatically went into neutral. Would not go back into drive mode. Had to veer to the side of road. Very dangerous almost caused accidents. When vehicle stopped still couldn't put vehicle into drive. Turned car off vehicle would not turn back on.
My steering wheel has locked up on me while I'm driving at least 10 times if not more since I purchased my 2014 dodge charger in 2015. All these incidents where at different time periods and at different speeds ranging from 0 to 60 MPH. The steering wheel would stay locked for a couple of minutes. Each time that it has happened, I've been close to having an accident either hitting someone else or running off the road. I would try to turn the vehicle off and on to see if it would loosen back up. Sometimes it would work, other times it wouldn't. I've taken the vehicle to multiple mechanics and they all have said it might have something to so with the power steering since the vehicle is electric. I've then taken it to the dodge dealership to get it diagnosed and they said nothing comes up on their tests that shows steering wheel defects. I've also contacted the actual dodge manufacturer but they weren't of any help either unless a recall pops up. I have no evidence to show the problem other than horrible past experiences I've had while driving.
All cars to date have same probems lifters will go out, intake manfold will suck oil into the air chamber, seals replacement will not fix. Car has huge elec probem, car put togather in sections so there no sold ground, so all grounding points will fail. With 60k miles I had rebuild drive train trasfer case two axles failed, car suffers from computer rebooting wich for just sec everything reset, awd system has programing probems, the motor will fail after warenty, these cars was ment to break down, they ment to have probems as no dealership talks to headcords as they lose so much money to fix these probems, I been lie to by all dodge delear ships, PCM must be updated as in recall only part PCM was updated all the service builtions on it they never fix, in fack they told me to leave, so now I cant even get PCM updated, to note two delear ships I went to none in the shop was wareing mask none of them I must ask why they put my life at risk
Car still rolling after complicated efforts to exit in and out of vehicle as the car is still in gear it keeps on rolling. It takes tremendous effort and concentration of the possibility of danger whenever exiting in and out of my car. This is pretty scary.
Tl* the contact owns a 2014 dodge charger. The contact stated while driving at various speeds, when he heard an abnormal noise. The contact stated no warning light was illuminated. The contact was able to drive to his destination. The vehicle was taken to local dealer elmwood chrysler dodge jeep ram (625 taunton ave, east providence, ri 02914: (401) 438-0400) where it was diagnosed with needing all 4 tires to be replaced. The contact stated he had the tires replaced but continued to experience the failure. The vehicle was taken back to the dealer and was informed the drive shaft was needing to be replace. The vehicle was not repaired. Upon investigation, the contact associated the failure with the federal safety agency campaign number: 17v097000 (power train) however, the VIN was not included. The manufacturer had been informed of failure. The failure mileage was approximately 85,000.
Car has challenges stopping safely and the suspension is secured properly. Even after inspection still no satisfactory condition
Driving car down highway car at approximately 55-60 accelerates does a 180 and continues down the highway in reverse at 60-70 miles per hour for approximately 1/2 mile before being stopped by running in to ditch. I has 2 hands on the wheel at all times thank god nothing stopped the car from going into reverse and not sure how transmission was able to go into reverse without depressing brake or touching shift lever. There were barriers on both sides and no shoulder the car did the 180 without crashing into barriers I was in left lane going forward after 180 was in left lane going in reverse car was going pretty straight in reverse knew I had to stop car but not too fast knew was going to hit something because road does not have many straight point as I slowed the car the back end slid down hill off side of road the car did not slow down.
Tl* the contact owns a 2014 dodge charger. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, an abnormal sound was heard when the brake pedal was depressed. There was no warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to (northwest chrysler jeep dodge ram 19616 northwest fwy, houston, tx 77065) where the vehicle was diagnosed. The contact was informed that the engine mounts and struts needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The vehicle was then taken to an independent mechanic where the vehicle was diagnosed however, the result was inconclusive. The vehicle was then taken to river oaks chrysler jeep dodge ram (4807 kirby dr, houston, tx 77098) where the vehicle was diagnosed with internal transmission failure. The transmission was repaired on 2/26/20 but is malfunctioning again as of 06/13/20. The manufacturer was notified of the failure but provided no assistance. The approximate failure mileage was 97,000.*dt
Between 30-60 MPH, awd transfer case actuator kept disengaging/engaging while driving. Slight jarring of car occurred when action happened. It was taken to a dodge dealership in nov 2019 and a software upgrade was performed which seems to have resolved the issue. I had to pay ~$68 for this service. Google/web discussions show this is a broad issue among the dodge charger awd, and should probably be considered a company-covered recall/repair rather than a charge borne by car owner.
When driving my vehicle their is a knocking noise in my front right wheel, almost sounds as if some bolts are loose. Also when pulling in to back up, when I turn my steering wheel a certain way their is a funny clicking sound in the steering wheel, and funny sound in the brake when I am backing my car into my drive way. I believe that this may be an issue with a recall that hasn't been looked into.
Tl* the contact owns a 2014 dodge charger. While driving 30 MPH, the contact heard a scraping sound on the pavement. Simultaneously, the power steering seized and the transmission failed. The contact coasted the vehicle to the side of the road where she noticed that the driveshaft was detached. The vehicle was towed to her home. There were no warning indicators illuminated. The vehicle was then towed to wilson ford lincoln (2231 us-250, white hall, wv 26554, (304) 363-0500) and then to country club chrysler dodge jeep ram (1251 milford st, clarksburg, wv 26301, (304) 624-7611). The dealers diagnosed that the bolt on the driveshaft loosened and caused it to detach. The contact was also informed that the vehicle was previously repaired per the federal safety agency campaign number: 17v097000 (power train) . The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 80,000.
After the PCM / TCM cruise control recall service, the transmission has not been the same. The shifting is all off and the transmission lunges and clunks. I have taken the vehicle back to the dealer several times. They report the transmission is functioning properly. When clearly it is not. The car lunges forward when coming to a stop.
When putting cat into park, error message comes on and says 'service trans press brake when stopped key off engine to engage park' dealership said it was control module had control module replaced a year ago, now experiencing sam's issue.
While in motion the vehicle will shift down so the engine revs up until the brake is pressed. This happens at different speeds. It has happened while driving in the city and on the highway. The transmission seems to be the cause of the problem since it starts shifting gears on it's own. The vehicle has now been doing this since 2/16/19 and has done it almost every day since.
The transmission seems to be revving and slowing itself down around the 30 MPH area. There is a jerking motion around this speed as well. It is acting like it wants to shift, but can't. When I get up past 28-31 MPH the problem goes away, but I am afraid that it might stick as some point and cause an accident! I have heard it is a known transmission problem from a mechanic from dodge. I know it asks when did this happen, well, it happens everyday I drive it!
Multiple grabbing slips and inability to downshift; no computer codes but messages to place car in park and turn off car;
Tl* the contact owns a 2014 dodge charger. While driving various speeds, the transmission would erroneously switch into neutral and park, which caused the vehicle to stop abruptly. The vehicle was taken to brewbaker dodge (300 eastern blvd, montgomery, al) where it was diagnosed that the gear shifter was faulty and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 140,000. The VIN was invalid.
Was driving on a clear day when, my traction control went on and off by itself and the ABS went off by itself causing me to lose control, it was hard to pull over with the ABS going on and off on their own. Awd system also went on and off on its own. Brought car to dealer the very next morning they kept car the whole day and was told it was fine and that they got no codes. I had test the car for codes after the incident had taken place and I got the following coeds. U0415 ' ABS, c147b front axle disconnected sensor. Yet the dealer gave me the car that I still under warranty back, with their own invoice stating no codes. I test the car for codes when I got from the car dealer and some of the codes were cleared, expect for ABS u0415. The car is clearly not fine and the awd system is still not working the way it should. Also the car when park rolls everything time about a foot forward or back pending on slope of street. The road was a four lane road with two lanes east and two lanes west and I was going straight at about 35 MPH, as I had just recently left from a red light.
Takata recall there's multiple recalls that are wrong with my car but not described under my searches VIN attached is screen shots of the exact ones. I need these things fixed please and thank you. It won't allow me to click any other boxes but attached are the issues. The altinatar is affecting my battery now as well.
Takata recall while driving in the city streets the oil cooler assembly started leaking oil all the way from the top where its located to the transmission and exhaust pipes causing a lot of smoke come out because the oil burnig had to stop very quickly thinking the car was getting on fire. At first did not know where the leak was coming from after inspecting I noticed it was coming out where the oil cooler assambly is.
I went for a routineoil change by a reputable dealer. I was notified I had an oil leak. After finding the source of the problem. I was notified I will need a new oil filter housing unit. This is strange. At the time I didn't notice any oil leakage. I was told the housing will hold around a quart of oil before you know its leaking. I could have burned my moter up. No lights came on. I spent 450.00 getting it repaired.
On january of this year (2017) I had new tires replaced on my 2014 dodge charger rt awd. Since then I have been having a shimmy on my steering wheel at around 60mph. Been taking it to the dealer ship where I purchased it new. Brought vehicle in to have everything check regarding "shimmy." $1,500.00 dollars later till this date (10-24-17) dealership could not find problem. Took vehicle to a "privately owned state certified shop" and today (10-24-17)...they found the "shimmy" problem. The whole entire "driveshaft / slip joints etc. Are loose and coming apart. Via phone conversation. Have not picked vehicle up as of today yet from place. When looked on this site for "recall" regarding this problem using my VIN # no information came up regarding my vehicle. Vehicle has less then 50,000 miles on it. Found out "recalls" on 2014 - 2017 dodge / chrysler awd are on the website. Again however...when I typed in my VIN.# on this site...no information regarding my problems / situation to said VIN # shimmy happens at 50-60mph traveling... With no braking at all.
Tl* the contact owns a 2014 dodge charger. While attempting to park the vehicle inside the garage, the contact placed the vehicle in park, but it surged forward and struck the wall inside the garage. There were no injuries. The vehicle was taken to northland chrysler in detroit, michigan where it was diagnosed that the vehicle was operating normally and it was the driver's error. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The contact received a recall notification for the federal safety agency campaign number: 16v240000 (power train) back in november of 2016. The vehicle's body damage was repaired by an independent body shop. The approximate failure mileage was 26,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2014 dodge charger. After stopping the vehicle and switching the transmission to the park position, the vehicle suddenly erroneously rolled backwards as the driver stepped out. The vehicle crashed into a parking median. There were no injuries. The cause of the failure was not diagnosed. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer and local dealer were not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 54,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2014 dodge charger. While driving 35 MPH, the RPM gauges malfunctioned and the contact heard an abnormal popping sound. As a result, the contact lost power steering, brake functionality, the exterior lighting malfunctioned, and the vehicle could not be shifted into park. The various warning indicators illuminated. The prestigue chrysler dealer was contacted, but did not offer any assistance. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 70,000.
Dodge charger was taken in to certified dodge service center for same problem 3 different times before the 4th time the problem occurred, which resulted in a car accident. Main problem: gear shift/lever sticks and has to be forced into desired gear. Also, when check engine light comes on, car stays in park and will not shift into any other gear. On july 18th, 2017, car was started, check engine light appeared and car would not shift out of park. Car was turned off and then restarted. Check engine light was still on but car was able to shift into drive. Drove approximately 200 feet to stop sign located at highway 70 and ar-88. Oncoming traffic from the left (traveling east) was approximately 2,000 feet back leaving enough space and time to cross intersection. As car was crossing intersection (I was attempting to go west) the car stalled and the car went into park and would not shift into any other gear. Because car would not move, shift into any other gear etc. , oncoming car traveling east slammed into driver side rear end. Oncoming car did not realize that our car (dodge charger) was not able to move and attempted to swerve but still collided with back end of car. Had the car not malfunctioned, the attempt to cross intersection would have been successful therefore no accident would have occurred. Again, car has been taken into a certified dodge service center multiple times for this exact problem and multiples times it was claimed "fixed" or "problem could not be duplicated". Gear shift on this car has had problems from the beginning and has only worsened over time. Driver of dodge charger suffered back trauma from accident and is seeking medical care as well. Updated 08/02/17 *bf updated 10/13/17 *bf *cn *js
Tl* takata recall. The contact owns a 2014 dodge charger. The contact received notification of the federal safety agency campaign numbers: 14v634000 (electrical system), 16v043000 (structure), 16v240000 (power train), and 15v467000 (air bags, seat belts). The parts were not available within a reasonable time frame to schedule the recall repair. The contact called the dealer several times, but the line was not connected to the service center and the call was disconnected several times. The dealer (earnhardt jeep, 1521 e drivers way, gilbert, az 85297, (888) 294-0643) did not give a specific date for when the part would become available. The contact was unable to determine when the vehicle would be repaired. The manufacturer was contacted and could not provide an estimated date for when the contact's vehicle would receive the recall repair. The contact was not experiencing a failure. Parts distribution disconnect.
Clicking noise in gear shift when depressing the brake. Check engine light.
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