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
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…
ODI 10789626
Engine · Power Train
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 dodge charger. The contact stated that the gear shifter was stuck in the park position and would not move unless the emergency brake was engaged. The contact also stated that the check engine light was illuminated. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failures. The failure mileage was 100,019. Updated 8/10/15*cn the consumer stated the check…
ODI 10721461
Power Train
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.
ODI 10871024
Power Train
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 dodge charger. While attempting to drive, the gear lever failed to shift out of park. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown.
ODI 10704797
Electrical System · Engine · Power Train
This vehicle while driving 40 mph down the road suddenly had the battery light come on then the transmission light then all the warning gauges came on and started blinking as this was happening the vehicles engine was accelerating and decelerating, and the vehicle would not go past first gear road the shoulder until i could get safely off the road. Shut vehicle off it seemed to correct the problem. Went to have…
ODI 10682833
Power Train
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 dodge charger. The contact stated that the vehicle failed to accelerate. The dealer stated that the gear shifter needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired and the manufacturer was notified of the failure. The vin was not available. The approximate failure mileage was 78,000.
ODI 10641229
Power Train
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 dodge charger. The contact stated that the gear lever would not shift out of the park position until the gear lever housing was dismantled to adjust the necessary cable for the lever to operate properly. The failure occurred continuously. The vin was excluded from nhtsa campaign number: 08v583000 (power train). The vehicle was not repaired and the manufacturer was not notified. The…
ODI 10640525
Power Train
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 dodge charger. The contact stated the vehicle was stuck in park and was unable to move. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 124,000.
ODI 10628405
Power Train
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 dodge charger. The contact stated that the gear lever failed to shift into gear after numerous attempts. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The vin was not included in nhtsa campaign number: 08v583000 (power train). The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 106,000.
ODI 10625985
Column Shift · Power Train
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 dodge charger. The contact stated that the vehicle failed to shift from park into any gear intermittently. The contact was assisted by a tow truck driver, who temporally remedy the problem by pressing the reset button and adjusted the shifter using a screw driver. The contact was able to drive the vehicle to an authorized dealer. The technician diagnosed that the shifting mechanism needed…
ODI 10622528
Power Train
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 dodge charger. The contact stated that the gear cannot be removed from park. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where no diagnostic or repairs were made. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 32,000.
ODI 10619426
Power Train
The pink gearshift latch broke and caused the car to be stuck in park. Calling the recall center found out that this part was recalled a certain vins mine not included they refuse to fix on the internet their are 1000s in same situation as me stuck in park because chrysler only chose certain vins with exact same pink part to be replaced!! *js
ODI 10616668
Power Train · Steering · Vehicle Speed Control
The 2007 dodge charger seized while in gear; loss of control and speed; locked steering wheel,no acceleration,while moving at 3mph in reverse once and while merging onto i-75 @ ~8mph two other times all within 5 weeks of each other but with no indicator warning dash lights illuminating.neither of the auto mechanics could find a problem.the vehicle hasn't seized up, but the vehicle's check engine light and electronic…
ODI 10610346
Power Train
Notification code k39 the transmission gear shift lever interlock return spring hook broke. The broken interlock return spring hook was the result of the inability to move the gear shift lever out of the park position. I called the dodge dealership and they would not repair it as per notification code k39 recall. I have my repair receipts from midas auto service experts. *js
ODI 10661994
Power Train
The transmission gear shift lever interlock spring hook broke off which resulted in locking of the shift lever in "park" position. The issue is very common for dodge and chrysler models and it is covered by recall k39 for dodge charger models made between 2005 and 2007. The manufacturer denied inclusion of the described condition in the k39 recall stating that my car was made few months beyond the k39 recall dates.…
ODI 10629558
Power Train
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 dodge charger. The contact stated that the vehicle failed to shift out of park. The failure was not diagnosed or repaired by a dealer. The manufacturer stated that the vin was excluded from nhtsa campaign number: 08v583000 (power train). The failure mileage was 115,183.
ODI 10626625
Power Train
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 dodge charger. The contact stated that the vehicle failed to shift from park. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and the vehicle was being repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 97,000.
ODI 10598478
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 taken to the dealer to have a diagnostic performed. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure but did not offer any assistance since the vehicle was not included in any recalls. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileage was 75,000.
ODI 10598960
Column Shift · Power Train
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 dodge charger awd. The contact stated that the vehicle would not shift out of park. The contact discovered there was a manufacturer's recall for the exact same failure however, his vin was not included in the recall. The manufacturer advised him that the vehicle was 65 days outside of the in-service date for the recall to apply to his vehicle. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure…
ODI 10595617
Power Train · Service Brakes
The first incident happened after i was driving on the freeway for about 30 miles i parked the car with the car on so i can have the air on. I had to move my car and the car wouldn't move. The shifter would move but it didn't seem to change into gear. I had it towed to a transmission shop thinking it was a transmission problem. The shop looked it over and found nothing wrong with the transmission they said it was…
ODI 10595127
Fuel System, Gasoline · Power Train
It is a know problem with chrysler's and dodge's. Plastic shift lever release breaks which will not allow the car to come out of park. Some cars were recalled others with the exact same part were not. Mine was one of the cars not recalled. Search the web for "dodge car stuck in park". There are 1000's of comments and posts about this defective part. *tr
ODI 10594011
Power Train
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 dodge charger. The contact stated that while reversing, the gear became locked in drive. The contact was able to release the defective spring out of drive. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer and was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure and current mileage was 98,000.
ODI 10587730
Power Train
Started my 2007 dodge charger, went to put car into reverse and was unable to. Car remains in park and unable to move it. Apparently there is a recall on 2006-2007 dodge charger, but only selected vin's, mine was built august 24, 2006 so even though i'm having the same issue as the cars built later my car is not covered under the recall. I am upset, and after research apparently i am not the only one that this has…
ODI 10584586
Power Train
Started my 2007 dodge charger, went to put car into reverse and was unable to do so. Car remains in park and unable to move it. Apparently there is a recall on 2006-2007 dodge charger, but only selected vin's on the cares built between june-september 2007, mine was built may 2007 so even though i'm having the same issue as the cars built 1 month later my car is not covered under the recall. I am upset, and after…
ODI 10569123
Power Train
The transmission shifter interlock lever was recalled on 2005 - 2007 dodge and chrysler vehicles, however after contacting dodge directly i was told my vehicle was not covered because it was not built during the years of the recall. Once the lever is broken, you're unable to put your car into gear. The same issue that was recalled for the other years of these vehicles has happened to my car. And from the research…
ODI 10563748