2007 Dodge Charger Problems, Recalls & Reliability
678 owner complaints sit in the federal file for the 2007 Dodge Charger, alongside 5 recall campaigns and 4 defect investigations. It scores 40/100 on the trouble index — a below-average year for this model. Transmission & drivetrain leads the reports, typically around 75,000 miles.
Below average
Where 2007 sits among all Charger years
What owners report
“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…”— owner report to NHTSA, 2007 Charger
“The car engine shut off while driving. It occurred while braking on a city street. Put the car in park and started it up again. Drove it home.”— owner report to NHTSA, 2007 Charger
“Takata recall for passenger side air bag please notify me when part is in to fix problem”— owner report to NHTSA, 2007 Charger
“Tech went to go pull part from parts department and was told vehicles part was discontinued.”— owner report to NHTSA, 2007 Charger
“My rear brakes lock up while i driving and abs light comes on. It caused me to run off the road and it started a fire.”— owner report to NHTSA, 2007 Charger
“I was driving my car when all of a sudden flames were coming from under the hood on the driver side. I pulled over, got out and called 911. By the time the fire department put out the fire, my car was totaled. There must have been a defect somewhere under the hood. It may have been the engine which…”— owner report to NHTSA, 2007 Charger
Mileage when trouble shows up
Among the 515 reports that include an odometer reading, problems most often appear around 79,789 miles. Half of those reports fall between 45,000 and 110,000 miles — a useful range to weigh against the mileage of the exact car you're looking at.
Recalls (5)
Chrysler (FCA US LLC) expanded the affected population to include 73,712 2005-2009 RAM 2500 trucks produced at the St. Louis North Assembly Plant. With this change, Chrysler is recalling certain model year 2004-2008 RAM 1500, 2005-2009 RAM 2500, 2006-2009…
Fix: Owners are advised not to drive their vehicle until the recall repair is complete. Chrysler will notify the Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep and RAM owners. Mitsubishi owners will be notified by their…
Chrysler (FCA US LLC) is recalling certain model year 2005-2009 Dodge Ram 2500, 2004-2008 Dodge Ram 1500 and Durango, 2006-2009 Dodge Ram 3500, 2008-2010 Dodge Ram 4500 and 5500, 2007-2008 Chrysler Aspen, 2005-2010 Chrysler 300, 300C, 300S, and SRT8,…
Fix: Owners are advised not to drive their vehicle until the recall repair is complete. Chrysler will notify the affected Chrysler and Dodge owners and Mitsubishi will notify the affected Raider owners.…
CHRYSLER IS RECALLING 20,283 MY 2006-2009 CHARGER AND MAGNUM VEHICLES BUILT WITH THE POLICE PACKAGE AND EQUIPPED WITH A COLUMN SHIFTER. THE GEARSHIFT CABLE MAY BECOME DISENGAGED FROM THE STEERING COLUMN MOUNTING BRACKET AND CAUSE AN INCORRECT TRANSMISSION…
Fix: DEALERS WILL ADD A REDUNDANT LOCKING MECHANISM TO THE GEARSHIFT CABLE AT THE MOUNTING BRACKET TO ENSURE PROPER RETENTION AND SHIFT LINKAGE FUNCTION. THE RECALL BEGAN ON NOVEMBER 10, 2008. OWNERS…
ON CERTAIN VEHICLES, THE ANTILOCK BRAKE SYSTEM (ABS) CONTROL MODULE SOFTWARE MAY CAUSE THE REAR BRAKES TO LOCK UP DURING CERTAIN BRAKING CONDITIONS.
Fix: DEALERS WILL REPROGRAM THE ABS ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT. THE RECALL BEGAN ON FEBRUARY 19, 2007. OWNERS MAY CONTACT DAIMLERCHRYSLER AT 1-800-853-1403.
ON CERTAIN PASSENGER AND SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES AND PICKUP TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS, THE SOFTWARE PROGRAMMED INTO THE POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE CAN CAUSE A MOMENTARY LOCK UP OF THE DRIVE WHEELS IF THE VEHICLE IS TRAVELING OVER 40 MPH AND…
Fix: DEALERS WILL REPROGRAM THE POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON OCTOBER 2, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT DAIMLERCHRYSLER AT 1-800-853-1403.
Federal defect investigations
Still open as of the last data refresh. An investigation is not a recall; it may close with no action. All open investigations →
Component: AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
From 2000 through 2017, Takata produced millions of air bag inflators using two types of phase-stabilized ammonium nitrate ("PSAN") propellant -- propellant 2004 and propellant 2004L. After prolonged exposure to high temperature cycles and humidity, inflators using propellant 2004 can degrade,…
Model years named: 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
Component: AIR BAGS
The Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) opened PE14-016 in June 2014 based on six inflator rupture incidents involving consumer owned vehicles produced by five vehicle manufacturers.All six vehicles were operated in Florida or Puerto Rico at the time of the rupture and for the majority of their…
Led to recall campaign 13V172000.
Led to recall campaign 08V583000.
Technical service bulletins
47 manufacturer communications — service bulletins, the biggest share on engine and electrical — are on file for the 2007 Dodge Charger. A TSB is factory repair guidance, not a recall — the repair is not automatically free.
See the 2007 Charger TSB list →
Complaint history for this model year
When owners filed their reports — a long tail means problems kept surfacing for years.
Questions buyers ask
Is the 2007 Dodge Charger reliable?
The 2007 Dodge Charger drew 678 complaints in federal safety records — a below-average year for this model. Its trouble index is 40/100, scored against the model's worst year (2006).
What are the most common 2007 Dodge Charger problems?
The top reported problems for the 2007 Dodge Charger are transmission & drivetrain (228 complaints), engine (121), and airbags (77).
At what mileage do 2007 Dodge Charger problems show up?
Owners most often report 2007 Dodge Charger problems around 79,789 miles. Half of all reports that include an odometer reading fall between 45,000 and 110,000 miles.
Does the 2007 Dodge Charger have recalls?
5 recall campaigns apply to the 2007 Dodge Charger. At least one carries a do-not-drive or park-outside warning — check your VIN before driving.
Every number on this page is a count of records in the federal complaint, recall, and investigation files published by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation. Check any specific vehicle's open recalls by VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.