We have 12 different dodge chargers that are stalling out while the officer is driving. *bf vehicle would periodically (3 times a week, about 3-4 times a day) hesitates when it's in the process of switching gears. when quickly accelerating and braking running (code 3) on 4 occasions to date while cruising regularly (patrol speed) vehicle. 'parts of this document have been redacted to protect personally identifiable information pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).'*jb
When at a stop when going to accelerate to cross an intersection the car goes but suddenly feels as if it looses power really quick and slows down as if my foot is not on the gas and then there's a hard kick (or jerk) that the car does and it revs up as if it didn't slow down on its own and it goes. this has happened when trying to accelerate from a complete stop and while trying to gain speed on the highway.
This problem has occurred 3 times in less than a month. vehicle is parked. one head light out, depending which time this has happened. vehicle will not turn over but all electrical comes on and stays on. dash board messages include: "service transmission continue in d. do not shift or turn engine off", 'until you reach a desired location you may not be able to shift again until serviced','service stabilitrack' or something along those lines, and "key fob not found" even though key fob is in car. shifter continuously blinks and a constant dinging as if a key was left in an ignition. you cannot move shifter out of park. all electrical components stay on and will not shut off. car has acted like it doesn't want to start but ends up turning over slowly, a few times before these problems started. this issue started at around 5250 miles (but restarted after 15 mins), then again two days later at 5300 miles (got it to restart after at least 30 mins) took into dealership and that's when dodge replaced the shifter after having the car for a week. again the issue has occurred at 5857 miles. moved car out of garage, noticed one head light out, and i knew i had to try and restart it from previous issues. sure enough, it would not turn over but all electrical came on and stayed on. had to have the vehicle towed back to dealership with malfunctioning electrical still on. battery had died by the time the dealership service team looked at it.
Dodge chrysler (and other auto manufacturers) have soybased wiring installed in the newer cars. this is a safety issue as the soybean based covering on the wires is also a rodent attractant meaning rodents are eating the wiring that connects the abs brake system, fuel pressure system and other sensitive systems. once the rodents chew completely through the wires the gas will shut off or the brakes will fail thus this will definitely cause an accident of some sort. can we, the consumers live with this? no it costs us more money in the long run to repair the wiring issue that was caused by the auto manufacturer!!!! what recourse does the consumer have???
This is the second 2018 charger 392 ive had. the issue is the uconnect system will attempt to connect to my phone when the car has been fully turned off. if it connects succesfully the radio will start up by itself and drain my cars battery. on my original 2018 charger it killed the battery completely. on this new one i keep correcting the issue by disconnecting my phone going back to the car and cycling the power to return it off. this happens frequently.
Uconnect unit failure on new vehicle 16 days after purchasing. uconnect sporadic rebooting of center console including climate, radio, backup camera, performance gauges, and remote vehicle services. happens when vehicle is stationary or in motion.