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2018 Dodge Charger Engine Problems

Complaints
11about this part
Share
9%of 122 total for the year
Median mileage
8,000miles
Trend
Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.

NHTSA recorded 11 complaints about the engine of the 2018 Dodge Charger, 9% of the 122 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 8,000 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.

“During my time driving the vehicle it has been running great but recently after reaching 23,500 miles it started acting funny as in. Slowing to a complete stop and accelerating it would loose RPM then go up then it hard shift up until the 4 gear. Putting in reverse it would make a rocking noise under the hood. To stop it I would have to put it in park. This happened 4 times. I brought it up to mechanics they could not figure out the problem.”

NHTSA complaint #11327834, filed 2020-06, 23,537 miles

“My Dodge has shut off on me while driving twice and each time we take it to the dealership they say they cannot find anything wrong with it. The first time it happened was august 6, 2018 the second time was august 29, 2018. Both times it shut off on us while we were on the freeway”

NHTSA complaint #11123821, filed 2018-08, 7,063 miles

“My car often times won't register the fob. Making it difficult to unlock or start my car. I have both factory fobs with new batteries, sometimes the car registers them and sometimes it doesn't. This has been happening for months.”

NHTSA complaint #11317836, filed 2020-03, 15,000 miles

“When at a stop when going to accelerate to cross an intersection the car goes but suddenly feels as if it looses power really quick and slows down as if my foot is not on the gas and then there's a hard kick (or jerk) that the car does and it revs up as if it didn't slow down on its own and it goes. This has happened when trying to accelerate from a complete stop and while trying to gain speed on the highway.”

NHTSA complaint #11205002, filed 2019-05, 26,000 miles

“This problem has occurred 3 times in less than a month. Vehicle is parked. One head light out, depending which time this has happened. Vehicle will not turn over but all electrical comes on and stays on. Dash board messages include: service transmission continue in d. Do not shift or turn engine off , 'until you reach a desired location you may not be able to shift again until serviced','service stabilitrack' or something along those lines, and key fob not found even though key fob is in car. Shifter continuously blinks and a constant dinging as if a key was left in an ignition. …”

NHTSA complaint #11208003, filed 2019-05, 5,250 miles

Related service bulletins

Engine: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
2023519%
2022319%
202139%
2020610%
2019108%
2018119%
20171814%
20162514%
20152418%
20146118%
20135014%
20129415%
20117711%
20104821%
20093218%
20088915%
20078215%
200638830%

Other parts of the 2018 Dodge Charger

Electrical system
45 complaints
Other or unknown
33 complaints
Body and structure
19 complaints
Transmission and drivetrain
10 complaints
Brakes
6 complaints
Air bags
5 complaints
Exterior lighting
5 complaints
Suspension
5 complaints
Wheels
5 complaints
Fuel system
4 complaints
Steering
4 complaints
Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
3 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2018 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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