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2007 Dodge Charger Column Shift Problems

13
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.

What owners report

  • shift lever · 6 records
  • chargers police · 5 records
  • police packages · 5 records
  • packages transmission · 5 records
  • transmission uses · 5 records
  • uses column · 5 records

Mileage in stored records

BandRecords
1–30k mi6
100–150k mi3
30–60k mi1
60–100k mi1

Complaint records

Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.

  • May 27, 2018 · 107,000 miles

    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

  • August 14, 2014 · 30,000 miles

    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

  • May 27, 2014 · 101,000 miles

    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

  • July 26, 2012 · 88,125 miles

    Column Shift · Power Train

    I own a 2007 dodge charger rt with a hemi. The gear shifter is stuck in park. I contacted the manufacturer and was told there is a recall for this problem on police cars but that my vin number was not part of that recall. The manufacturer offered no assistance. The mileage is 88,125. It's funny i have the same problem that was found through a defect investigation conducted on more than 20,000 police cars. The…

    ODI 10467878

  • May 1, 2012

    Automatic Transmission · Column Shift

    2007 dodge charger. Consumer states locked transmission *tgw the consumer stated her daughter's vehicle would not come out of park. The consumer discovered chrysler had recalled approximately 21,000 vehicles of the 2007 model year that had transmission problems. However, when her daughter took the vehicle to the dealer for repair, she was informed the vehicle identification number was not included in the recall.

    ODI 10476425

  • September 1, 2011 · 125,001 miles

    Automatic Transmission · Column Shift

    Inability to move the gear shift lever out of the "park" position issue in my vehicle. This issue was a customer satisfaction notification k 39 by chrysler , but when i sent my vehicle to dealer lenders mclark at dodge in huntsville, alabama - and the service manager (bj) told me the vin number is not covered and the same happened with chrysler group recall assistance center ( nichol). My car has the same problem as…

    ODI 10424741

  • July 10, 2010 · 36,000 miles

    Automatic Transmission · Column Shift

    Shifter stuck in park. Car drove fine, parked it at night, the next morning the car would not move out of park. Researched the problem online, found a fix (to prevent calling a tow), and drove the charger to the dealer. I expected this to be covered under a recall (#08v583000). But it was not, called chrysler and they stated that my vehicle was not covered. How many times does this have to happen before the…

    ODI 10361742

  • June 1, 2010

    Column Shift · Rear Window

    2007 dodge charger. Consumer writes in regards to reimbursement for repairs *tgw the consumer stated when she returned to her vehicle, she was unable to get the gear out of park. The dealer replaced the shifter and cable. The consumer also stated the rear window was damaged due to a defective heating element in the defroster grid. It occurred when the window shattered on november 18, 2011. It was the second time she…

    ODI 10453044

  • August 7, 2008 · 25,329 miles

    Column Shift

    On dodge chargers with police packages, the transmission uses a column shift. The transmission cable can pop out of the bracket under the steering column and cause an extremely dangerous situation because the driver thinks the vehicle is in park according to the shift lever and prndl but the vehicle can still roll because the transmission is not in park.

    ODI 10241493

  • August 7, 2008 · 11,507 miles

    Column Shift

    On dodge chargers with police packages, the transmission uses a column shift. The transmission cable can pop out of the bracket under the steering column and cause an extremely dangerous situation because the driver thinks the vehicle is in park according to the shift lever and prndl but the vehicle can still roll because the transmission is not in park

    ODI 10241491

  • August 7, 2008 · 3,888 miles

    Column Shift

    On dodge chargers with police packages, the transmission uses a column shift. The transmission cable can pop out of the bracket under the steering column and cause an extremely dangerous situation because the driver thinks the vehicle is in park according to the shift lever and prndl but the vehicle can still roll because the transmission is not in park

    ODI 10241490

  • August 7, 2008 · 12,290 miles

    Column Shift

    On dodge chargers with police packages, the transmission uses a column shift. The transmission cable can pop out of the bracket under the steering column and cause an extremely dangerous situation because the driver thinks the vehicle is in park according to the shift lever and prndl but the vehicle can still roll because the transmission is not in park.

    ODI 10241489

  • August 7, 2008 · 14,453 miles

    Column Shift

    On dodge chargers with police packages, the transmission uses a column shift. The transmission cable can pop out of the bracket under the steering column and cause an extremely dangerous situation because the driver thinks the vehicle is in park according to the shift lever and prndl but the vehicle can still roll because the transmission is not in park.

    ODI 10241488