1. Dodge Charger
  2. Problems
  3. 2008
  4. Exterior Lighting

2008 Dodge Charger Exterior Lighting Problems

6
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 6 stored complaint records:

  • 0 indicate a crash
  • 0 indicate injury
  • 1 indicate fire

Mileage in stored records

BandRecords
100–150k mi2
150–400k mi1
30–60k mi1
1–30k mi1
60–100k mi1

Complaint records

Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.

  • March 21, 2016 · 158,093 miles

    Body · Exterior Lighting · Suspension

    Tl* the contact owns a 2008 dodge charger. The contact noticed smoke coming from the driver side headlamp. The contact opened the headlamp and noticed flames. The contact extinguished the fire. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the front bumper, bumper cover, support bracket, passenger side headlamp assembly, upper tie bar, panel, and wiring harness needed to be replaced. In addition, the…

    Fire reported

    ODI 10855146

  • March 2, 2014 · 25,000 miles

    Electrical System · Exterior Lighting

    MULTI FUNCTION SWITCH, CONTROL MODULE

    ODI 10578777

  • October 1, 2013 · 116,000 miles

    Electrical System · Exterior Lighting

    Breaking of wires upon the opening and closing of the trunk that causes the trunk release (in-cabin), third brake light, and trunk release (key fob) to stop working. *tr

    ODI 10713434

  • March 1, 2013 · 128,000 miles

    Electrical System · Exterior Lighting

    After returning from the grocery store, the trunk release from the key, nor the inside dash release would open the trunk. We have been using the mechanical key. Driving home one night, i noticed the third brake light wasn't working. After testing all the fuses, and researching online, i discovered the problem was the wiring harness that feeds the break light and had broken. Where the wire feeds from under the back…

    ODI 10505778

  • July 24, 2012 · 44,900 miles

    Exterior Lighting · Steering

    I driving and merged onto route 3 going south; i turned my right blinker on since the ramp was on the right, it shut off when i got on the expressway. Automatically the left blinker came on, even though i did not turn it on. While driving on the expressway going 60mph with three kids in the car i had to try to turn off the blinker, which would not turn off. It was a scary situation since there was a lot of traffic;…

    ODI 10467879

  • October 18, 2010 · 75,000 miles

    Air Bags · Electrical System · Engine And Engine Cooling · Exterior Lighting · Glass, Side/Rear · Lock · Steering

    Tl*the contact owns a 2008 dodge charger. The contact stated the steering wheel was difficult to turn and made an abnormal noise when the vehicle was driven in cold weather conditions. The contact also stated that while driving at approximately 25 mph, the radio lights and all of the interior lights failed. The vehicle was restarted and resumed to normal. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The contact…

    ODI 10681774

Catalog parts for this system

Catalog year/make/model rows for 2008 Dodge Charger.

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