2010 Dodge CHALLENGER problems and owner complaints
Explore the records behind recurring owner reports.
Key facts
298 owner complaints analyzed
7 distinct recall campaigns
35,500 mi median reported failure mileage
Scope: 2010 model year. Data snapshot: . 213 complaints include usable failure mileage.
Most common problems
Air Bags is the most frequently named component, appearing in 75 of 298 complaints (25.2%). A complaint can name multiple components.
| Topic | Matching reports | Share of complaints |
|---|---|---|
| Engine operation | 61 | 20.5% |
| Braking behavior | 55 | 18.5% |
| Steering behavior | 51 | 17.1% |
| Electrical and battery issues | 35 | 11.7% |
| Transmission and shifting | 27 | 9.1% |
| Fuel system concerns | 8 | 2.7% |
Topic matches use published keyword rules. They describe mentions, including negations or comparisons, and do not confirm a diagnosis. Read the matching rules.
Component breakdown
Number of unique complaints naming each component. Top eight shown.
| Category | Count |
|---|---|
| Air Bags | 75 |
| Engine | 75 |
| Electrical System | 65 |
| Steering | 33 |
| Power Train | 32 |
| Engine And Engine Cooling | 27 |
| Service Brakes | 24 |
| Unknown Or Other | 22 |
Air Bags: 75; Engine: 75; Electrical System: 65; Steering: 33; Power Train: 32; Engine And Engine Cooling: 27; Service Brakes: 24; Unknown Or Other: 22
Reported problems by failure mileage
Complaint counts in mileage bands. These are not failure rates per vehicle or mile.
| Category | Count |
|---|---|
| Under 25,000 | 88 |
| 25,000 to 49,999 | 43 |
| 50,000 to 74,999 | 38 |
| 75,000 to 99,999 | 20 |
| 100,000 to 149,999 | 17 |
| 150,000 and above | 7 |
Under 25,000: 88; 25,000 to 49,999: 43; 50,000 to 74,999: 38; 75,000 to 99,999: 20; 100,000 to 149,999: 17; 150,000 and above: 7
Under 25,000 miles has the most reports with usable mileage (88). 85 complaints have missing, zero or invalid mileage.
Complaints over time
Year the complaint was filed, not the vehicle model year or incident year. The snapshot year is partial.
| Category | Count |
|---|---|
| 2010 | 24 |
| 2011 | 31 |
| 2012 | 18 |
| 2013 | 30 |
| 2014 | 18 |
| 2015 | 59 |
| 2016 | 30 |
| 2017 | 26 |
| 2018 | 25 |
| 2019 | 14 |
| 2020 | 7 |
| 2021 | 6 |
| 2022 | 1 |
| 2023 | 2 |
| 2024 | 6 |
| 2025 | 1 |
2010: 24; 2011: 31; 2012: 18; 2013: 30; 2014: 18; 2015: 59; 2016: 30; 2017: 26; 2018: 25; 2019: 14; 2020: 7; 2021: 6; 2022: 1; 2023: 2; 2024: 6; 2025: 1
Pattern summary
Air Bags leads the component reports. Engine operation appears in 61 complaint narratives. Braking behavior appears in 55 complaint narratives. Steering behavior appears in 51 complaint narratives. Use these patterns to inspect individual reports and prepare questions for a mechanic.
Calculated from recorded counts. An AI narrative has not been published for this selection.
Complaint evidence
Examples provide context, not a representative sample or a verified diagnosis.
Owner report 10343530 · 2010-07-15 (July 15, 2010)
NORMAL DRIVING, PULLING UP TO A STOP SIGN TO MAKE A RIGHT HAND TURN AND THE ENGINE JUST STALLS WHILE STILL MOVING. POWER STEERING GOES OUT AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. HAD TO RESTART THE CAR BEFORE DRIVING OFF. AFTER RESTARTING THE CAR, NO ISSUES AND NO WARNING LIGHTS. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWO TIMES. *TR
Owner-reported narrative. 3,200 miles reported. Look up ODI 10343530 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10343887 · 2010-07-18 (July 18, 2010)
2010 DODGE CHALLENGER SRT8 STALLS WHEN DEPRESSING BRAKE COMING TO A STOP. DOES IT INTERMITTENTLY. FEAR IT MIGHT DO IT AT THE WRONG TIME CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. VEHICLE ONLY HAS 3,000 MILES ON IT AND IT HAS STALLED AT LEAST 10 DIFFERENT TIMES. DODGE TOOK CAR IN AND HAD NO SOLUTION TO PROBLEM OTHER THAN REPLACING OR UPDATING LATEST SOFTWARE UPDATES. AFTER THAT WAS DONE CAR STILL HAS THE SAME PROBLEM. CAR HAS TO BE PUT IN PARK THEN RESTARTED. SOMETIMES TWICE BEFORE VEHICLE WILL MOVE. *TR
Owner-reported narrative. 50 miles reported. Look up ODI 10343887 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10341079 · 2010-07-02 (July 2, 2010)
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE CHALLENGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ENTERING THE INTERSTATE AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SPEED UP TO APPROXIMATELY 90 MPH. HE APPLIED PRESSURE TO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND THEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IN ORDER TO SLOW THE VEHICLE DOWN. HE DROVE ONTO THE EMERGENCY LANE AND TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF. WHEN HE RESTARTED THE VEHICLE, THE RPMS INCREASED EXCESSIVELY. HE TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF, MANUALLY PULLED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL UP, AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO FUNCTION NORMALLY. THE VE…
Owner-reported narrative. 2,290 miles reported. Look up ODI 10341079 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10358045 · 2010-09-28 (September 28, 2010)
2010 SRT8 CHALLENGER STALLS AFTER RUNNING HIGHWAY SPEEDS (70-80 MPH) ON SLOW DOWN AS TO GET OFF A EXIT RAMP, OR TO TURN INTO A REST STOP, GAS STATION. PROPER SPEED TO GEAR RATIO ASSUMED. CLUTCH FULLY SUPPRESSED OR WHILE MOVING. ALSO STALLS ON TAKE OFF (TRAFFIC LIGHT, STOP SIGN) IN ROLLING CONDITION, AGAIN PROPER SPEED TO GEAR RATIO ASSUMED. IDENTIFIERS: LOW OIL LIGHT, NO STEERING, ALL THE BELLS AND WHISTLES OF A STALLED VEHICLE. SOMETIMES WILL START IMMEDIATELY SOMETIMES NOT. DEALER STATES NO CODES NO ISSUES. *TR
Owner-reported narrative. 3,100 miles reported. Look up ODI 10358045 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10386728 · 2011-03-07 (March 7, 2011)
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE CHALLENGER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V200000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE). HE STATED THAT AFTER CONTACTING THE DEALER, THEY ADVISED HIM THAT THE PART NEEDED FOR REPAIRS WOULD BE UNAVAILABLE FOR SIX MONTHS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY ADVISED HIM TO CONTINUE CALLING THE DEALER UNTIL THE PART BECAME AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100.
Owner-reported narrative. 100 miles reported. Look up ODI 10386728 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10563090 · 2014-02-05 (February 5, 2014)
VEHICLE WAS PARKED, WITH ALL POWER OFF, WINDOWS UP, DOORS LOCKED. PASSENGER REAR QUARTER PANEL MARKER LIGHT SHORTED AND CAUGHT FIRE, RESULTING IN CHARRED PAINT, MELTED LIGHT ASSEMBLY, MELTED WIRING, AND MELTED REAR BUMPER. *TR
Owner-reported narrative. 40,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10563090 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10351086 · 2010-08-21 (August 21, 2010)
2010 DODGE CHALLENGER R/T AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. WHILE TURNING RIGHT CAR STALLS AND COMPLETELY SHUTS OFF REQUIRING THE CAR TO BE PUT INTO PARK AND RESTARTED. FORTUNATELY ON BOTH OCCASIONS MY WIFE WAS NOT REAR ENDED. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS OCCURRED SINCE OWNING THE CAR. DEALERSHIP WAS "UNABLE TO DUPLICATE" THE ISSUE AND NO FIX IS KNOWN. SRT ENGINEERS HAVE STATED IN ONLINE FORUMS THAT THEY ARE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND ARE WORKING ON A FIX. WHILE RESEARCHING THIS ISSUE I FOUND THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH SEVERAL DODGE VEHICLE MODELS, BA…
Owner-reported narrative. 11,800 miles reported. Look up ODI 10351086 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10354031 · 2010-09-06 (September 6, 2010)
I WAS PULLING UP TO A STOP AND TURN RIGHT TO ENTER THE FREEWAY AS THE CAR ROLLED TO A STOP THE OIL LIGHT CAME ON AND THE ENGINE DIED. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED WITH THIS CAR:2010 DODGE R/T CHALLENGER. THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT ENGAGE IMMEDIATELY AFTER I RESTARTED THE ENGINE IN NEUTRAL THEN SHIFTED TO DRIVE. I HAD EXITED THE FREEWAY TURNED RIGHT WENT UP AN INCLINE AND STOPPED AT A LIGHT AND THE ENGINE STALLED IN TRAFFIC. *TR
Owner-reported narrative. 2,900 miles reported. Look up ODI 10354031 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10717183 · 2015-05-18 (May 18, 2015)
IT WAS OBSERVED THAT A GAS SMELL WAS NOTICED WHILE IN MY CAR WHEN PARKED IN THE GARAGE AND THREW OUT MY VEHICLE CABIN. AFTER A DAY OR SO I CALLED THE DODGE DEALERSHIP AND REQUESTED TO BRING IT IN DUE TO A STRONG GAS VAPOR SMELL COMING FROM MY VEHICLE. THEY ACTED VERY UNCONCERNED AND SAID NO APPOINTMENT WAS AVAILABLE UNTIL THE FOLLOWING WEEK. SAME DAY I TOOK MY CARE TO A SERVICE SHOP AND ASKED THEM TO RUN A DIAGNOSTICS CHECK TO LOCATE THE SMELL. AFTER A HOUR THE SERVICE REPAIR MAN LOCATED AND FOUND THAT MY RIGHT REAR FUEL MODULE WAS LEAKING GAS…
Owner-reported narrative. 89,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10717183 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10743596 · 2015-07-27 (July 27, 2015)
IT WAS OBSERVED THAT A GAS SMELL WAS NOTICED WHILE IN MY CAR WHEN PARKED IN THE GARAGE AND THREW OUT MY VEHICLE CABIN. AFTER A DAY OR SO I CALLED THE DODGE DEALERSHIP AND REQUESTED TO BRING IT IN DUE TO A STRONG GAS VAPOR SMELL COMING FROM MY VEHICLE. THEY SAY IT IS NOT A PROBLEM. HAD MY FUEL SYSTEM REPLACED AND STILL HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. I FEEL I AM DRIVING A CAR BOMB AND AM JUST WAITING FOR IT TO EXPLODE. I FEEL THAT THE COMPANY HAS NO RESPECT FOR THE PEOPLE WHO BUY THEIR CARS.ALSO WHILE DRIVING ON MY WAY HOME DOING ABOUT 60 MPH IN THE RIGH…
Owner-reported narrative. 87,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10743596 at NHTSA ↗