The driver side door panel is warped, which I'm afraid will cause the air bag to malfunction. The interior has also warped around the the shifter panel and around the sides.
2017 Dodge Charger electrical complaints
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The radio/head unit is pressing buttons all by itself. Will call 911, change settings, delete saved information, set random naviGation to the gps, changes a/c and heat settings, turns on different accessories without ever touching the screen. This is very dangerous.
Electrical all lights on dashboard radio all went blank, blacked out as if the vehicle was turned off while driving and fully functioning.
My Uconnect radio back up camera does not work 100 percent of the time and radio dails 911 when car is on and ghost touching while driving anywhere. I have taking the vehicle to a dodge dealership and they are well aware of the issue and problems that are happening with the Uconnect radio system and are unable to fix safety issue unless item is recalled my wife safety has been placed at risked due to always having to hang up on 911 and take her eyes off the road constantly to do so. Picture uploaded is what causes the safety issue.
This is regarding the Uconnect radio. The screen has delaminated and is constantly pressing buttons by itself. Randomly making phone calls and startling me while driving, one time it called the police. Turning the heat and air and climate seats off and on consistently. This is dangerous.
Headlamp goes off. I have replaced the headlamp recently in a month it goes off again. Seems like wiring is melting.
Burning fuses in fuse box under hood causing charing to the yellow mini fuses and making the headlight go out. There's one seperate fuse for the right headlight and one seperate fuse for the left headlight. There are youtube videos on it also. When you try to contact Dodge about it they brush you off and then send you a survey form by email asking you how was ypur service experience. When you tell them you were never contacted in the survey, they send you another survey. That's an insult.
As I’m driving the vehicle the Uconnect system will go haywire. Randomly switching between every button from heated seats to not allowing navigation and randomly calling 911. This issue is very distracting while driving and can cause an accident due to the constant distraction and headache. This issue has been confirmed from the manufacturer and has been denied for repair free of charge. This is outrageous as new equipment especially for a car shouldn’t have to be replaced so suddenly especially not being caused by damage but just by malfunctioning on its own. Instead the dealer and manufacturer say to buy a new one which is expensive at about $1500 which is also outrageous. This needs to be addressed as it was a huge selling point on the car that turned out not to be operational and hazardous to any driver in this car.
The fuse box and screen inside car is going haywire causing the headlight to go out while driving, causing the screen to blink on and off while driving constantly dialing 911, not letting you use your navigation or being able to use the back up camera. I almost got into a wreck with my newborn due to this issue!!! You can’t even use some of the safety features due to this issue. When driving at night the screen going on and off , dim to bright causes trouble seeing at night..you can’t turn the screen off because it’ll just turn right back on. I’ve seen your company has gotten multiple reports on this but no recall has been made. If we get hurt or someone else does you are aware that it can be a legal issue correct??
The vehicles uConnect system screen delaminated on its own and did not impose a safety issue at first but now it is pushing buttons and dialing SOS/911 calls while driving which serves as a distraction because I quickly have to stop it from proceeding with the SOS calls mid driving. I have contacted Dodge who, because I am out of warranty, won’t fix it. This is a very common issue and I found this out when I did a simple Google search. Many people have experienced this same issue. This should have been a recall.
What component or system failed or malfunctioned, and is it available for inspection upon request? 1.) The touch screen display (UConnect 8.4 with Nav) has fluids forming under the screen that are causing 'ghost clicks'. It had started as an innocuous air bubble in the corner of the screen, then gradually spreading across half of the display. Areas within the fluid are becoming subject to ghost clicks. This part is available for inspection at most dealerships, but not repair. How was your safety or the safety of others put at risk? 2.) While driving, the ghost clicks are causing unintended phone calls, navigation changing, and climate control interactions. This is extremely distracting while driving, and causing the driver to redirect their vision to the screen while driving. This has a high potential to cause driving accidents, as the ghost touches effect navigation, which can fluster drivers with random changes in rapid succession. Has the problem been reproduced or confirmed by a dealer or independent service center? 3.) This is a widespread and well documented problem that is known to Dodge, and their family of dealerships. It spans across 2017/2018 vehicle models with 8.4inch UConnect displays. Has the vehicle or component been inspected by the manufacturer, police, insurance representatives or others? 4.) Not to my knowledge. Were there any warning lamps, messages or other symptoms of the problem prior to the failure, and when did they first appear? 5.) There are no warning indications for this issue. The only sign is a small air bubble that starts in the corner, underneath of the touch screen.
Head lights flicker on and off while driving at night, also cruise control flickers on and off and sometimes needs to be shut off manually. Also Dash lights and fan and radio Flickers on and off!
I have noticed this problem a Coulee times and couldn't diagnose because it would flash on the display behind the steering wheel for less than a second over the last 2-3 days driving the vehicle. 8/3/21 The issue got worse due to the message flashing flashed in longer increments, service stability system. I automatically got worried, but as i climbed a mountain in Western North Carolina the message also said ABS SYSTEM, Power steering system and turned off power steering automatically making new use force to turn the vehicle on a curvy road up to clingmans dome. The power steering got me shook as i have enough skill to not cause an accident, but after getting down the mountain to Sevierville, tn it got worse. All the lights starting random flashes, and then nothing. No issue, no warning lights, nothing. The emergency brake light came on and went off in no specific rhythm, again the abs system, and mainly the stability system started coming on, and power steering went off again with no reason. I then drove to my jobsite with 0 other incidents for the next 20 minutes. I do not know the issue but it started with the stability system flashing. The electrical seems to not be functioning correctly placing my safety at risk.
Radio screen contains a big bubble that disables touch and access to features such as maps, phones system and engine control. This causes the radio to crash and make extreme loud sounds that you're unable to control unless you power off the engine. When turning the engine back on the issue continues to exist. This can happen at any time while driving or while starting up the vehicule. My radio have made 2 unwanted calls to 911 due to the screen of the radio changing stations and selecting options on it's own. Dodge knows this issue exist on multiple years and models of the dodge charger line up and is not doing anything to help their customers.
I have a 2017 dodge charger that has an issue with the radio becoming delaminated from the inside of the screen. This is a safety hazard as it turns on and off, calls people from my phone, and will not let me turn the radio off when it happens. I have been driving and this happens and it's a major distraction when your car keeps dialing 911 and will not let you turn it off. I can't stress enough how unsafe this is. It goes against all warnings that display on radio when powered on.
Radio touch screen system presses/selects all types of buttons by itself. Changes screen setups etc.
The uconnect 8.4 inch screen used in a wide variety of dodge vehicles is having widespread problems with delamination. My vehicle has recently seen behavior move from cosmetic to dangerous functional behavior changes. The delamination eventually will cause "ghost" or "phantom" touches on the screen that occur without any actual user input. This screen can adjust drive modes and settings that impact vehicle handling and power delivery. At worst, the change in vehicle settings via ghost touches on this screen could cause unexpected changes in handling dynamics and power delivery which may result in an accident at speed. This screen is also responsible for control of radio and climate, which is likely to cause distracted driving as the driver attempts to negate or rectify the frequent changes being made without their input. The degradation of the screen seems to be a adhesive material defect which could drip onto further electronic components behind the dash, causing a short or further misbehavior of important electrical systems.
Engine is shaking even after repairs were done.
Touchscreen radio is delaminating. The entire vehicle is controlled by the radio. The delamination causes 'ghost' touches on the radio. This causes the radio to make phone calls, turn on/off equipment, blare music...etc. It's extremely distracting to the driver. And you cannot turn it off. You are stuck with this malfunction. This happens at anytime the vehicle is running. When parked or in gear.
I've been experiencing electrical problems with my screen. It's affecting the use of my radio, heat, defrost (which I need for visibility). The door paneling is also pulling away from the door frames.
Engine timing is off.mechanic stated that the engine wasn't put together right.
While driving down the road, only touching the steering wheel (at 70 MPH), the radio changes stations, beeps constantly, & the seat warmers are turned off in the control center. Nobody touched anything. The control center won't quit beeping as if someone is changing the radio station.
The radio continues to beep & change stations while nobody is touching anything. The heated seat turns itself off & the passenger side temperature randomly changes itself while no one has touched anything all while driving down the road. It occurs on city streets and at highway speeds also.
Brand new vehicle has been brought to the dealer multiple times for break problems and suspension problems. More than one certified dealer have replaced drums, break pads and tie-rod bushing without any success. The car severely shakes at the front suspension system when breaking, particularly at highway speeds and coming down hills. The car has been at the car dealer(s) for as long as over a month on multiple occasions. A drumming sound can be hear when vehicle is experiencing these symptoms. To the dealer's response (fremont cdjr) no problems are found. Lame excuses I have heard from the service department: ed morga/service and parts director; [xxx]/service advisor and others state that there are not problems; that the vehicle is too heavy for this type of breaking; noise will go away once the parts warm-up; serpentine belt and others. On the other hand, service technicians such as [xxx]/shop foreman; [xxx]/ service technician and others have driven the car alone with me for testing; and corroborating such problems to exist. These problems have been addressed to the dealer since the service on with 18,1403 miles. Vehicle has now 60,123 miles and the problems never fixed. A care case was filed with ford motor company without any success (care case # [xxx]). Also the electronic system fails. All dashboard lights and commands lock/freeze or disappear without warning, affecting the vehicle's functionality. Dealer states that this is a software update issue. Never got it resolved either. I'm desperately seeking your help since I don't know where else to turn for assistance. These are very serious safety concerns that the dealer has taking for granted. Safety concerns that may await a tragedy for me and my family as well as other vehicles on the road. Please assist. Regards, [xxx] information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).
Electronic throttle control appears to be sending error codes to a hum. The car is not getting enough fuel to accelerate on the highway.
This car definitely has a wiring issue. Sometimes the car won't start. It is not the battery & it is not the starter. Occasionally the radio won't work. Sometimes when you are driving down the road, it loses all power. Sometimes the headlights just go out. Nobody can seem to find the issue.
The uconnect 8.4inch nav touchscreen has a giant bubble across the top that is still expanding in size. With the vehicle running, the touchscreen acts on its own without operator interface, touching various portions of the screen at random, depending on the status of the bubble. While on the media page, the system will annoyingly swap between bluetooth, USB, auxillary sources, while on the climate screen, it will swap between the different modes of circulation of air in the vehicle. The safety concern is it will try to dial emergency services, or try to start launch control of the vehicle. I was lucky in that I don't have the sos system enabled, and I was stationary when launch control was turned on by the touchscreen, but I am concerned for others while the vehicle may be in motion. I have done some research and this issue appears to be widespread across dodge charger's and challenger's.
The uconnect touchscreen radio has been reported online bubbling and messing up a common issue in dodge and I am being told this is my problem to fix when this is a known issue I don't agree this needs to be taken care of.
Tl* the contact called on behalf of his wife who owns a 2017 dodge charger. The contact stated that the passenger side door panel was detached from the door frame. The contact also stated that the home screen was defective and that an air bubble had formed on the top of the screen. The contact took the vehicle to waynesboro chrysler dodge jeep ram (480 highway 25 north, waynesboro, ga 30830) where he was informed that the vehicle was no longer under warranty. The manufacturer had yet to be notified of the failure. The vehicle had yet to be repaired. The failure mileage was 38,000.
The bulletin on mopar website is in regards to electrical panel. Not once was there a recall. Starting on 1/23/19 my husband was driving and the steering wheel locked on him and he couldn't move the vehicle. The power steering warning came on. We took it to a dealership they said oh it's the power steering assembly module but you're past mileage for coverage. So I call mopar they get another dealership on the line we set up an appointment. Today 1/24/19 my husband is driving to class in morning traffic the vehicle shuts off all capability's to steer brake do anything. The vehicle luckily came on long enough to move to side of road then the vehicle again shut off he couldn't brake vehicle just kept moving then eventually it stopped and shut off on it's own. He was driving on dallas north tollway in morning traffic and traffic isn't light the thought of him being rear ended and something more happening is disheartening knowing they knew they had issues with the electrical panel but didn't do a recall
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