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2018 Dodge Challenger Electrical system Problems

Complaints
28about this part
Share
37%of 75 total for the year
Median mileage
5,050miles
Trend
FallingComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are at least 25% lower than in the 3 years before.

NHTSA recorded 28 complaints about the electrical system of the 2018 Dodge Challenger, 37% of the 75 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 5,050 miles. 2 of these say a crash was involved and 1 a fire, according to the filers. 2 recall campaigns on record are filed under a similar system.

Example complaints

Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.

“After starting my car, I plugged my phone into the usb port in glove box and phone wouldn't charge or show up on apple car play. Unplugged and plugged back in multiple times and same thing would happen. Turn car off and back on multiple times and all of a sudden it just starts working again. Sometimes works after first restart sometimes not at all until I leave the car for awhile and come back to restart it. Has happened countless times since purchase in may 2018, from day 2 of ownership.”

NHTSA complaint #11131804, filed 2018-09, 100 miles

“Started vehicle up, went to press car play on the uconnect screen and nothing happened. Tried pressing radio, apps, climate, nothing would work. Turned screen off then back on and still nothing would work. Sometimes if I go into reverse and the backup camera comes up, then go back to neutral/any other gear everything works again. Then other times I have to shut the car off completely then restart it for everything to start working again. This has happened 7-8 times since purchase new may 31, 2018”

NHTSA complaint #11131802, filed 2018-09, 6,000 miles

“Bought my car on may 7, 2018 brand new. It has 3206 miles, I really dont use it because it is used for pleasure/show but when I do the battery is discharged. I have had to call a total of 4 times-june, july, september,, october 2018 the battery discharged without any valid reason. In 2019 april, may the battery died again. The dealer took two weeks and finally changed the battery and reset the ibs. Hopefully this works but I needed to report it to someone. The dealer said that one reason why the battery discharges is because I dont drive it often.”

NHTSA complaint #11219223, filed 2019-06, 3,206 miles

“My radio screen constantly keeps rebooting or going on and off. Every time I hit a bump in the street or on the highway it goes off, then I hit another small bump and it comes back on. Sometimes I don't have to do a anything, just be sitting parked, and it goes out, which in turn, I can not use my backup screen cause it's not there! That makes it dangerous cause I can not see cars or pedestrians behind me. As you know, my radio screen is key to other features that I can not use because of the constant rebooting or going off and on.”

NHTSA complaint #11089670, filed 2018-04, 2,000 miles

“This condition matches NHTSA 19v-203 which is for 2019 Dodge challengers. However I have a 2018 Dodge Challenger exhibiting the same symptom. While the car is in motion, and at random times every day, the entire instrument panel cluster will go dark. By dark I mean all illuminated feature on the instrument panel are invisible. The car does not stall, and it can still be operated, but I can not see my speed, rpms, or any operational data, thereby creating a safety hazard, especially at night. This has happened intermittently since I purchased the car.”

NHTSA complaint #11233564, filed 2019-07, 30,000 miles

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Electrical system: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
2023614%
2022111%
2021421%
2020735%
20191729%
20182837%
20171633%
20161519%
20152620%
20146242%
201310458%
201213855%
201110353%
20106823%
20092116%
2008440%

Other parts of the 2018 Dodge Challenger

Other or unknown
28 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
8 complaintsSteering
6 complaintsWheels
6 complaintsAir bags
5 complaintsBrakes
5 complaintsEngine
5 complaintsExterior lighting
5 complaintsSuspension
4 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
4 complaintsVehicle speed control
3 complaintsElectronic stability control
2 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2018 Dodge Challenger

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 27, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

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