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2011 Dodge Charger Engine cooling Problems

Complaints
10about this part
Share
1%of 695 total for the year
Median mileage
22,154miles
Trend
Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.

NHTSA recorded 10 complaints about the engine cooling of the 2011 Dodge Charger, 1% of the 695 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 22,154 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.

“While driving in some rain engine 5.7hemi stalled ,cranked it back up but engine had a noise .pulled in to store parking lot called wrecker to take back to Dodge dealer (under warranty) they tell me it has a bad connecting rod and the warranty nor the ext warranty covers that ,it will take 8k dollars to fix ,lets say I no longer have or will drive or buy one either a Dodge.”

NHTSA complaint #10447467, filed 2012-02, 33,200 miles

“My 2011 Dodge Charger had a smell of a burnt altenator. Car ABS light came on and my radio turned off and there was a whining noise in the engine compartment. The car has electrical problems, the battery is in a power save mode I have not gone to the dealer yet. Its my 3rd incident with the car. Headlights and brakes. I will have to get it towed, I don't trust to drive it. It running on the battery only. It needs to be recalled”

NHTSA complaint #10642017, filed 2014-10, 46,100 miles

“While turning left to cross multiple lanes on the highway, I accelerated to go and the car began coasting. I pressed on the gas and nothing! I put it in neutral, heard it rev and put it into drive..still nothing! The car would not accelerate. With on coming traffic and cars swerving to keep from plowing into me, I quickly put the car in park, shut it off, tried to re-started it (x3)and put it in drive. I was finally able to get it to go. The next day, my car was hard to start (x3). After warming up for approximately 10 mins, I left for work. …”

NHTSA complaint #10444950, filed 2012-01, 5,745 miles

“Last year 2013,right around 35000 miles in my 2011 Dodge Charger,I took it in to my dealership because the engine light came on,their response was that it had something to do with the fuel but they could not tell me exactly what the problem was because the analysis would not specify it,and we also told them that we could smell gas,they said that it could be the gas cap but that was it.we found out it was only when we filled the tank so I was putting only 20 dllrs cause we did not want the smell in the car.on april 2014 we went to phoenix which is a 3 hour drive and when we were about to come…”

NHTSA complaint #10616169, filed 2014-07, 35,000 miles

“Driving at 70mph speed limit,a car came over into my lane,and I had to slow down. I then pushed down on the accelerator to get back up to speed,and nothing. There was no acceleration at all,even after I kept pushing on the peddle. I had to take a fast look behind me,and go across 3 lanes of traffic,all going 70mph and more,to get the car to the right side of the road. We were lucky the 4 of us were not killed. The car went down to below 30mph,even though I kept pushing on the gas. Then it took off. This happened 2 times,and not quit so bad a few other times. …”

NHTSA complaint #10444555, filed 2012-01, 11,108 miles

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Engine cooling: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
201911%
201722%
201632%
201511%
201431%
201321%
201230%
2011101%
2010167%
2009106%
2008152%
2007377%
2006635%

Other parts of the 2011 Dodge Charger

Electrical system
395 complaintsExterior lighting
158 complaintsFuel system
87 complaintsEngine
77 complaintsBrakes
53 complaintsAir bags
52 complaintsElectronic stability control
39 complaintsSteering
39 complaintsOther or unknown
25 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
21 complaintsVehicle speed control
14 complaintsBody and structure
12 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2011 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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