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2014 Dodge Charger Exterior lighting Problems

Complaints
8about this part
Share
2%of 343 total for the year
Median mileage
65,000miles
Trend
Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.

NHTSA recorded 8 complaints about the exterior lighting of the 2014 Dodge Charger, 2% of the 343 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 65,000 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.

“Passenger side headlight began flickering off and on for months. Finally went out all the way. Replaced bulb. Did not fix the issue. Checked fuses as this seemed to be a common issue on internet forums. Did not fix issue. Next step is changing headlight pigtail. I just saw that there was a recall on the 2011-2012 Charger headlight wiring harness. I believe the Dodge needs to expand their recall after all the customers experiencing issues with one sided headlight failure.”

NHTSA complaint #11404050, filed 2021-03, 100,000 miles

“Today my car turned off all of a sudden out of no where. I have stated to the dealer for years that it is not normal for a car to say battery saver mode and lights, radio, dash and all electrical devices in a vehicle to turn of or stutter of and on. They said it is normal and that it is my battery. If a car turns on the alternator is supposed to take all the load off of the battery running in the engine nothing else. My car has stuttered multiple time off and in while driving and even almost turned off. …”

NHTSA complaint #11257787, filed 2019-09, 90,167 miles

“The LED's have started to go out (not illuminate) in the center, deck mounted tail light assembly. This is a safety item as it provides rear illumination at night. Apparently, this is an extremely common problem.”

NHTSA complaint #11325296, filed 2020-05, 60,000 miles

“The LED stop lights on all the new vehicles are very, very brights. When directly behind on after dark at a stop the lights are so bright that they hurt my eyes, forcing me to close my eyes until they release the brake. This is not the only make/model with this issue: all new cars with LED brake lights have the same issue.”

NHTSA complaint #10648754, filed 2014-10

“The new line of Dodge cars (challenger, dart, Charger) have a LED ring of lights as the rear tail lights on the cars. They are way too bright for tail lights (notice I didn't say brake lights). They need to be changed out with softer/dimmer lights. It's like following someone with high-beam tail lights. I hope there is something that can be done to make Dodge stop doing this, and prevent other auto makers from installing bright LED lights on the rear of cars.”

NHTSA complaint #10587723, filed 2014-05

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Exterior lighting: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
202314%
2022213%
202126%
202035%
20191311%
201854%
201775%
201684%
2015118%
201482%
201321%
2012528%
201115823%
201021%
200932%
200891%
200792%
2006202%

Other parts of the 2014 Dodge Charger

Electrical system
109 complaints
Steering
62 complaints
Engine
61 complaints
Transmission and drivetrain
60 complaints
Other or unknown
45 complaints
Brakes
35 complaints
Air bags
28 complaints
Vehicle speed control
23 complaints
Fuel system
16 complaints
Body and structure
16 complaints
Suspension
14 complaints
Electronic stability control
13 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2014 Dodge Charger

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

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