2009 Dodge Charger Engine cooling Problems
- Complaints
- 10about this part
- Share
- 6%of 174 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 61,000miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 10 complaints about the engine cooling of the 2009 Dodge Charger, 6% of the 174 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 61,000 miles. 1 a fire, according to the filers.
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 purchased this vehicle used in september 2010. The vehicle had a clean car fax report when I bought the vehicle. I drove the vehicle to work on saturday and back home saturday evening and parked the car in the driveway. When I went to start the car on monday to take my kids to school the car did not start. I had the car towed to an independent mechanic assuming it must have been the starter. …”
NHTSA complaint #10438905, filed 2011-12, 57,000 miles“Bought a 2009 Dodge Charger 5.7 v8 hemi and only had it for 5 months and had to replace the hole engine due to the rods breaking and also exhaust emissions this problem has cost me over 5,000 dollars please help me with this issue.”
NHTSA complaint #10491491, filed 2013-01, 94,888 miles“I bought my car used approximately 3 1/2 years ago. It was driving fine up until about 6 / 7 months ago when it started stalling on me while driving. It has done this to me at least 15 times since then and lately has started to not start. There is hesitation at times and sometimes it just dies. The most concerning to me is when it dies while I'm driving, no warning, and then I lose my power steering. The last 4 times I've been able to pull it over and restart it but I have a 4 year old child and I am fearful of this happening and loosing control of the car. …”
NHTSA complaint #10676248, filed 2015-01, 65,000 miles“I purchased a 2009 Dodge Charger in 4/11. I just performed the first oil change for me on 8/28/11. I noticed while removing the oil plug, that it was very tight and hard to loosen. After removing the plug and oil, I installed the plug back into the oil pan and it would not tighten all the way. I realized there was a lot of aluminum debris on the seal of the plug which would be from when someone cross threads and strips the threads of the oil drain plug hole. The last entity to do an oil change on this vehicle was the dealer I purchased this car from. …”
NHTSA complaint #10422805, filed 2011-08, 52,000 miles“This is a Dodge Charger in the austin independent school district's police force fleet. After performing routine maintenance and upon start up, the auto began to have a hard engine knock. After further investigation we found that a valve seat had failed and entered the piston cylinder causing a catastrophic engine failure. The engine is a 5.7 hemi. This is the second Dodge 5.7 hemi to have this type of engine failure in less then a year, and at about the same engine mileage. …”
NHTSA complaint #10454853, filed 2012-04, 71,251 milesRelated service bulletins
- 10191460Feb 26, 2016Valve Body. These may cause over drive cycling.
- 10121927Jan 26, 2016NAG1 (5A580) Valve Body As per Warranty Bulletin D-13-22, please use R2108213A$ valve body for all Warranty (W), Mopar (M) and Mopar Vehicle Protection (F) claims.~ Assembly also…
- 10223599Feb 11, 2015Part Description: Valve Body Assembly Issue Description: Valve body design was changed between 2010MY and 2011MY applications. To prevent mix matching valve bodies and solenoid…
- 10138987Feb 6, 2013Gasoline Engine Diagnostic Inspection Procedure This bulletin provides a procedure to determine repair versus replacement of a gasoline long block engine assembly. This procedure…
- 10037970Feb 5, 2011Chrysler: malfunction light is on with a stored trouble code.
- 10032634Nov 1, 2009Chrysler dodge service campaign: see document search button for owner letter. Hot start engine cranking. The battery ground cables on the vehicles may cause slow engine cranking…
- 10032766Aug 1, 2009Chrysler/jeep/dodge: california emissions warranty addendum. The warranty book on certain vehicles may contain errors or may be missing information regarding the coponents…
Engine cooling: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1 | 1% |
| 2017 | 2 | 2% |
| 2016 | 3 | 2% |
| 2015 | 1 | 1% |
| 2014 | 3 | 1% |
| 2013 | 2 | 1% |
| 2012 | 3 | 0% |
| 2011 | 10 | 1% |
| 2010 | 16 | 7% |
| 2009 | 10 | 6% |
| 2008 | 15 | 2% |
| 2007 | 37 | 7% |
| 2006 | 63 | 5% |
Other parts of the 2009 Dodge Charger
45 complaintsElectrical system
45 complaintsEngine
32 complaintsSteering
18 complaintsTires
18 complaintsWheels
12 complaintsOther or unknown
8 complaintsSuspension
7 complaintsBrakes
6 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
6 complaintsVehicle speed control
5 complaintsBody and structure
4 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2009 Dodge Charger
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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