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2008 Dodge Charger AWD Engine Problems

Complaints
5about this part
Share
33%of 15 total for the year
Median mileage
97,522miles
Trend
Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.

NHTSA recorded 5 complaints about the engine of the 2008 Dodge Charger AWD, 33% of the 15 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 97,522 miles.

Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.

Example complaints

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

“I was driving 45 MPH when my 2008 Dodge charger started wanting to cut off as if was running out of gas then all at once car just cuts off in middle of road. The charger would not crank back up, took it to a dealer and they said motor just went out, and also sometimes I had problems with the vehicle not wanting to cut on put the key in and turn to on and nothing lights would just come on I always keep my oil changes on time from what I been reading this type of vehicle has alot of problems somebody needs to get these vehicles fixed.”

NHTSA complaint #10659458, filed 2014-11, 160,000 miles

“1. There is a lightbolt light that lights up and flashes on my dashboard the instant when I turn on my vehicle for the first time in the day. I have to wait for the engine to heat up a little before I turn it off and restart it again. 2. As I drive and go on the highway or at anytime that my RPM reaches 3, the lightbolt light flashes again and I loose power in the engine. The car slows down on its own down to at least 45 MPH, if I go over a bump during this cycle, the vtc light on dashboard lights up and the car feels unstable as I press on the brakes. …”

NHTSA complaint #10584662, filed 2014-04, 103,227 miles

“There was a loud knocking coming from my car, I then had placed car into be service to check out knocking. Once the top of engine was torn down, they found the pin to the rocker arm assembly was cracked and call Dodge dealer to order part and found that this is a on going problem with Dodge 3.5 v-6 engine. Parts where around 800 and total bill was around 1200. Upon picking up car learned that there was another Dodge in the repair shop being fixed for the same problem and shop owner infor me the after they checked into it. This is a big problem for this engines. …”

NHTSA complaint #10564739, filed 2014-02, 65,000 miles

“The car was stopped at red light and when I attempted to make a turn the car suddenly died. After putting the car into park and restarting the engine came back on.”

NHTSA complaint #10536988, filed 2013-08, 91,818 miles

Engine: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
2010233%
2008533%
2007425%

Other parts of the 2008 Dodge Charger AWD

Electrical system
6 complaints
Electronic stability control
4 complaints
Other or unknown
3 complaints
Fuel system
2 complaints
Transmission and drivetrain
2 complaints
Vehicle speed control
2 complaints
Engine cooling
1 complaints
Seats
1 complaints
Steering
1 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2008 Dodge Charger AWD

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 30, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

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