2011 Dodge Charger Steering Problems
- 35
- 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 35 stored complaint records:
- 1 indicate a crash
- 0 indicate injury
- 2 indicate fire
What owners report
- power steering · 11 records
- battery saver · 10 records
- saver mode · 10 records
- steering wheel · 9 records
- failure mileage · 5 records
- light came · 4 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 60–100k mi | 15 |
| 30–60k mi | 9 |
| 1–30k mi | 7 |
| 100–150k mi | 1 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Steering
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 dodge charger. While driving and attempting to turn right, the steering wheel became difficult to turn. In addition, the power steering indicator illuminated. The vehicle was taken to larry h miller chrysler jeep dodge ram provo (1825 north university parkway, provo, utah 84604, [redacted]) where it was diagnosed that the electro hydraulic power steering failed. The vehicle was not…
ODI 11174777
Steering · Wiring
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 dodge charger. While driving various speeds, the steering wheel seized and there was an abnormal burning odor. In addition, the power steering warning indicator illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic and the wiring was replaced. The dealer and manufacturer were not contacted. The failure mileage was not provided.
Fire reported
ODI 11113536
Electrical System · Exterior Lighting · Steering
Several times, the car has stalled while driving. I have had to come to a complete stop, restart the engine and it has gone away. In the last 18 months i have noticed on random occasions, when doing a left turn, it feels like the power steering is no longer working, and this only happens on left turns. Finally, i have some strange electrical issues happening, sometimes my left low beam will work, other days it…
ODI 11075096
Engine · Service Brakes · Steering
I drive a 2011 dodge charger rt my vehicle continues to loss power and when power is lost i have no power streering or brakes. I was advised my vehicle has a active recall t-36 in which the problems i'm have are a direct result of the recall. My vehicle has been in the shop multiple times at classic dodge in denton tx. The only thing classic dodge has done is replace the battery stating we had to start there and…
Crash reported
ODI 11052954
Electrical System · Service Brakes · Steering
3 separate vehicle shutdowns while accelerating to pass another vehicle and to override cruise control. Esc and abs light came on along with "acc/fcw unavailable vehicle system error" in the evic at 30mph. Seconds later all warning lights shut off, the turned back on a few seconds later and repeated constantly. Power steering was 100% lost while turning, almost causing me to go into a ditch. At about 25mph, again at…
ODI 10946717
Electrical System · Electronic Stability Control · Steering
I was driving, with my son in the car, and my electrical system completely failed. My windows, steering, brakes,and etc. Stopped working while i was driving. Behind me was an log truck fully loaded. Thanks god there was just enough space for him to swurve around my car. This could have been a deadly accident. This all happen while my car was moving and i was able to get in a safe position before stopping the car.…
ODI 10862897
Electrical System · Steering
I was driving back home from work when my steering wheel locked on the freeway. All these lights came up on the dashboard from traction abs battery came on. Luckily i could pull over i shut the car off and turned it back on but it did it another 3 times before i got home very unsafe.
ODI 10777362
Electrical System · Steering
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 dodge charger. While driving approximately 35 mph, an unknown warning light illuminated and the power steering failed. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was repaired under nhtsa campaign number: 14v634000 (electrical system). The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 34,000.
ODI 10730319
Steering
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 dodge charger. While driving at high speeds, the steering wheel column abnormally vibrated. The contact discovered that the spoiler failed. The contact also experienced wobbling in the front end of the vehicle. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 69,000.
ODI 10734775
Electrical System · Steering
Car completely lost power while approaching red light a red light. First radio stop working, turned completely off, wouldn't come on. Then lost control and all power to vehicle. *tr
ODI 10684083
Electrical System · Service Brakes · Steering
My charger completely shut off while i was driving and i was forced to glide to a stop in traffic. The dashboard, brakes, and steering all shut off at once. I was then unable to turn the car back on and forced to tow it out of traffic. *tr
ODI 10662187
Engine · Steering
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 dodge charger. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 55 mph, the steering wheel seized and the vehicle stalled as the battery saving mode warning light illuminated. The vehicle was towed to a private mechanic. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 77,000.
ODI 10654690
Alternator/Generator/Regulator · Service Brakes · Steering
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 dodge charger. While driving approximately 30 mph, the steering wheel seized. The brake pedal was depressed and failed to respond and the battery saver mode and check engine warning lights illuminated. The vehicle was taken to a mechanic where it was diagnosed that the alternator needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 67,550.
ODI 10661160
Electrical System · Power Train · Steering
While leaving walmart the car started to make a whining loud noise that came from under the hood at the same time my car made a sound and battery saver mode came on. The lights flickered abs & traction lit up on the dashboard. The radio stopped playing and wouldn't come back on. As i started to slow down the car stopped completely. I wasn't able to move the wheel and the brakes wouldn't work. I called my nco for a…
ODI 10650151
Electrical System · Electronic Stability Control · Steering
This is the third day in a row of getting battery saver mode message in ivic. First day it came on while i was driving at approx. 50 mph and experienced power loss (radio shutting off, lights on dash illuminating, loss of steering, etc.) within 5 minutes. Pulled alternator (replaced both battery and alternator in may after same issue) and shop said it tested fine. Battery also tested fine. Put alternator and battery…
ODI 10643257
Electrical System · Engine · Steering
Driving with my daughter in the car in heavy morning traffic and ivic message came on stating car was in battery saver mode. Second time in 4 months this has happened (got alternator and battery tested and replaced the first time) so i immediately turned around to head back home. By the time i got near my neighborhood about 5 minutes later everything was shutting off and i could only go 25 mph with no power…
ODI 10641605
Electrical System · Steering
I was pulling into the residential area that i live in at approximately 17 mph and my stereo shut off, and i noticed on the dashboard a warning message that read "power saving mode" then the abs light and the stability control light came on along with the lightning bolt came on, then the air shut off and it felt like the heater was turned on, the dashboard show the temperature being 105 and there was a weird smell…
ODI 10641349
Engine · Service Brakes · Steering
I have a 2011 dodge charger that i saved up a long time to buy. Last week on 9/3/14 on my to take my kids to school the audio in the car went out. The touch screen still had functionality just no audio, figured a fuse may have blown. Check the fuses and everything seemed ok. Later on the same day, on the way to pick the kids up from school the radio was working fine. I approached a intersection and started to slow…
ODI 10631428
Engine · Steering · Vehicle Speed Control
On 8/24 i was driving about 30 mph when my car started cutting out. The radio went off, my engine died and my steering locked. I almost hit a pedestrian and what could have been a few cars but i was able to avoid it. I stopped and was able to start my car to get it to the side of the road. I had it towed home, next day i had it towed to momentum dodge because i looked online and had 3 recalls, door handles,…
ODI 10629603
Electrical System · Engine · Steering
Driving home at approximately 45mph, the message screen indicated "battery saver mode". At this time, the radio shut itself off, the air conditioning switched to full-blast heat, the speedometer stopped working, all lights shut off, the windshield wipers came on for a few swipes and then stopped, and the throttle response to the accelerator pedal would only allow me to reach around 30mph (on a 50mph highway). I…
ODI 10641366
Electrical System · Steering
Without warning while driving at highway speeds i began to smell a plastic melting smell. Almost immediately the radio shut off and i got a "battery saver mode" message. Within seconds the car's engine quit. When the engine stopped so did all power to the controls including steering and brakes. When got the car to the side of the road i could see visible blue smoke coming from the front of the passenger's side…
Fire reported
ODI 10622385
Electrical System · Engine · Steering
I was traveling northbound on a highway at approximately 1730 and my radio screen completely went out, followed by everything else that uses power in the vehicle i started getting several warning lights for breaks, tire pressure, pretty much every warning, vehicle entered battery saver mode while driving. Steering wheel was almost impossible to manipulate maybe after a couple minutes my vehicle completely shut off…
ODI 10618081
Electrical System · Steering · Vehicle Speed Control
I was driving home with my 2 kids on the freeway. Battery saver mode message came on. The lights on the dash started flickering. The abs light and electronic stability lights went on and off. As i was exciting freeway the rpms started jumping up and down. Ac started blowing hot. Radio shut off and the gas pedal barely worked. After that i lost power steering and had to muscle the car around a car in front of me and…
ODI 10618070
Electronic Stability Control · Steering · Unknown Or Other
While driving on sunday evening around 8:30 pm about 2 miles from my home going to get some cold medicines my car all of a sudden the radio stop working and it started stalling and my abs brakes light and traction control lights came on and was about to cut off and everything just stop working was able to get it off the road. Remember smelling something that was burning no smoke or fire have done research on the…
ODI 10615754
Electrical System · Service Brakes · Steering
If don't enter information how will you contact me to help? My radio went out first i didn't think nothing of it, but when i got closer to home my car started making weird noises and then my abs light came on my stability light came on as well the ac went off and came on started blowing hot burning air, lucky i made it close to the dealership cause the car completely died on me i couldn't steer it. I had no power to…
ODI 10605889