2007 Dodge Charger Power Train Problems
- 144
- Owner complaint records in our dataset
Records are owner complaints, not a measured failure rate.
Owner complaint recordsComplaint records reflect reports in our dataset and do not measure how frequently the problem occurs across all vehicles.
Among these 144 stored complaint records:
- 0 indicate a crash
- 1 indicate injury
- 0 indicate fire
What owners report
- shift park · 42 records
- failure mileage · 40 records
- gear shifter · 26 records
- failed shift · 26 records
- stuck park · 23 records
- notified failure · 22 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 60–100k mi | 61 |
| 100–150k mi | 38 |
| 30–60k mi | 22 |
| 1–30k mi | 10 |
| 150–400k mi | 5 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Power Train
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.
ODI 11209981
Power Train
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 dodge charger. The contact stated that the gear shift failed without warning. Rhinelander chrysler dodge jeep ram (3620 wi-47, rhinelander, wi 54501, [redacted]) stated that the contact would be responsible for the repair because the vin was not included in a recall. The vehicle was not diagnosed. The manufacturer was informed of the failure. The failure mileage was 101,779.
ODI 11230794
Column Shift · Power Train
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 dodge charger. When attempting to drive the vehicle, the gear shifter failed to shift from park. There were no warning indicators illuminated. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer or independent mechanic for diagnostic testing. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and referred the contact to nhtsa. The approximate failure mileage was 107,000.
ODI 11098439
Electrical System · Power Train · Wheels
Car was parked. Floor shifter would not come out of park, ignition key would not come out of ignition switch. Ac distribution housing broken,vehicle wheels bent from normal driving. Dealer said key, ignition switch, floor shifter, other associated parts need replacement.. Over $7000 repair, wheels not included.
ODI 11024150
Power Train
Vehicle shift interlock latch is broken. The latch allows the vehicle to shift from gear to gear or will prevent the shifting. After researching the issue, it was learned the piece was a recall piece (k39) but according to dodge only on certain vehicles and our vehicle does not meet the standards required for recall. Although dodge just simply ships the same item to various location across the world, our vehicle was…
ODI 11006760
Power Train
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 dodge charger. The contact stated that the shift lever failed to shift out of park. The failure occurred without warning. The vehicle was towed to bowsak dealer where it was diagnosed as the transmission shift lever was defective and needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and informed the contact that nhtsa was responsible for the customer satisfaction…
ODI 11001620
Power Train · Steering
Car started and wouldn't move out of park. Had to be towed to dealership. Broken internal shifter mechanism, they replaced the shifter assembly. This is a recall on other models but not the srt 8. The srt 8 model needs to be added too. The car only had 62,000 miles when this occurred.
ODI 11101794
Power Train
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…
ODI 10991839
Power Train
Parked vehicle in driveway @ 1200. Tried to move vehicle @ 1300. Shifter would not come out of "park". Sifter is locked up and vehicle is not movable.
ODI 10945472
Power Train
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 dodge charger. The contact stated that the gear shift failed to switch out of the park position into drive. The failure recurred on several occasions. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 130,000.
ODI 10898921
Power Train
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 dodge charger. On several occasions, while attempting to shift the vehicle from park into drive, the gear shift lever seized. After several attempts, the gear shift lever was able to be placed in drive. The failure recurred on several occasions. The contact stated that the vehicle was repaired per nhtsa campaign number: 08v583000 (power train). The manufacturer was not notified of the…
ODI 10887656
Power Train
I put car in the park position to get out of the car to get something. I turned around and my car was reversing down the street. I had to run and open the door and jump in the car to stop it. It was in reverse when i got in the car. I was on the side of the road.
1 injury
ODI 10882393
Power Train
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 dodge charger. While the vehicle was parked, the contact was unable to shift gears. The contact stated that the failure occurred on several occasions as the vehicle was not driven often. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The failure mileage was 130,000.
ODI 10980175
Power Train · Suspension
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 [redacted]). I was told "if it happens again,…
ODI 10861421
Power Train
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 dodge charger. The contact stated that the gear shifter failed to shift out of park position. The vehicle was taken to the dealer but was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 74,000.
ODI 10850288
Power Train
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 dodge charger. After the vehicle was started, the gear shifter failed to switch out of the park position without warning. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the transmission shifter interlock lever spring hook was fractured and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and stated that the vehicle was not…
ODI 10836726
Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
While driving my vehicle the check engine light and the esp bas light turned on and my car went into a mode where it only allowed me to go 35mph and i took my vehicle to a auto shop and the tech told me that he put it on the computer and he advised me that the engine code lost communication with tcm, the trans code read internal control module rom, abs read streering angle sensor not activated. He advised me that i…
ODI 10809578
Power Train
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…
ODI 10806448
Power Train
CANT NOT GET CAR TO SHIFT OUT OF PARK
ODI 10783751
Power Train
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.
ODI 10779852
Power Train
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 dodge charger. After several attempts, the gear lever failed to shift out of the park position. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 154,300.
ODI 10748811
Power Train
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 dodge charger. After several attempts, the gear lever failed to shift out of the park position. The vin was not included in nhtsa campaign number: 08v583000 (power train). The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 63,654.
ODI 10747421
Power Train
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
ODI 10747894
Power Train
CAR WILL NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK
ODI 10747388
Power Train
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 dodge charger. The contact stated that the vehicle failed to shift out of park. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 83,000. Ma 10/2 the dealer replaced the shift interlock spring/cable. Updated 02/09/16. *jb
ODI 10744918