2017 Dodge Charger Electrical System Problems
- 8
- 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 8 stored complaint records:
- 0 indicate a crash
- 0 indicate injury
- 1 indicate fire
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 1–30k mi | 5 |
| 30–60k mi | 2 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Electrical System · Service Brakes · Steering
The bulletin on mopar website is in regards to electrical panel. Not once was there a recall. Starting on 1/23/19 my husband was driving and the steering wheel locked on him and he couldn't move the vehicle. The power steering warning came on. We took it to a dealership they said oh it's the power steering assembly module but you're past mileage for coverage. So i call mopar they get another dealership on the line…
ODI 11171802
Electrical System · Visibility/Wiper
Seems heat element created a burn and rear windshield shattered. The car had been parked in garage for over 8 hours when we heard a pop like a gun the window cracked for some time and you heard glass chattering car was never entered or started after being pulled in from work that day.
ODI 11165165
Electrical System
Electrical fire: opened car to go to work in the morning 10/17/18 and found that inside my car it was covered in soot. Then noticed arm rest console was melted and underneath was melted down; exposing wires. Also upper light in top, front, center was melted (from heat). Car was parked in drive way of my home. Thankful windows were up so no oxygen could fuel the fire. This could have caused more damage to the vehicle…
Fire reported
ODI 11141349
Electrical System · Pressure Monitoring And Regulating Systems · Rim · Wheels
Tl* the contact owns a 2017 dodge charger. The contact stated that there was a progressing failure with the factory oem rims, which were internally affecting the stems of the tires with the presence of a crack. The front passenger and rear passenger side rims were cracked and the tire pressure monitoring system indicator flashed. The contact added air to both tires, but the failure recurred. The dealer (berglund…
ODI 11122806
Electrical System
The "severe weather alerts" that show up on the radio screen for weather that is hundreds if not thousands of miles away are distracting and dangerous. The only way to clear the alerts is to take your hand off the wheel and use the touch screen. These alerts are generated by the sirius xm travel link app and sirius is unable, or more likely, unwilling to disable the alerts even when asked.
ODI 11061186
Electrical System · Electronic Stability Control · Engine
Newly purchased stock vehicle with 1641 miles with very light use. Driving low speed in street traffic the modules went offline october 20, 2017 causing instrument cluster to show brake, check engine, lane sense warnings. Reported the incident to the dealer and they repaired and reprogrammed the modules. Vehicle was returned and within 24 hours a second incident occurred while driving the vehicle where instrument…
ODI 11040071
Electrical System · Electronic Stability Control · Steering
My 2017 dodge charger daytona 392 (r/t scat pack) has an inherently dangerous intermittent electrical failure. While traveling 77mph on interstate 70 the evic screen indicated a fcw warning with the system turned off, loss of the abs, esp, srs, then total loss of electric steering with no throttle or breaking input response. Said vehicle then violently downshifted from 8th gear to 3rd gear causing the rear wheels to…
ODI 11015294
Electrical System
Vehicle would not start. Towed to dealer. Dealer states the body control module needs to be replaced. Vehicle is not drivable. The original module #68354142 is no longer available and has been replaced with revision aa and revision ab both on backorder. Vehicle has been at the dealers for 24 days waiting on new module. Module is scheduled to arrive at dealers location 4/10/2017. This module controls everything…
ODI 10967785