← New search

2007 Dodge Charger Awd

Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations

Limited comparison data

There is not enough comparable history to draw a useful model-year comparison.

About this comparison →

How this year compares

Owner complaints by model year

Other model years Selected year
Compare all Charger Awd years →

Counts vary with age, sales and reporting. They are not failure rates.

What owners reported most

All reported categories

Tap a category to read its complaints. One report may name several components.

When problems were reported

Mileage at the reported incident

Limited mileage data: 13 of 16 reports include usable mileage. There isn’t enough coverage to show a useful chart.

NHTSA’s mileage field refers to the reported incident, not necessarily the filing date. This shows report counts, not the likelihood of a failure.

What to inspect

Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.

  • Engine. Review the 4 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Power Train. Review the 4 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Engine And Engine Cooling. Review the 3 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →

NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

0 crash reports0 fire reports0 injury reports

What owners actually said

16 reports
Mileage unknown · Mar 12, 2012
Service Brakes, HydraulicSteeringSuspension

MY DAUGHTER HAD WARPED ROTORS REPLACED BY LOCAL MECHANIC AND INFORMED SHE NEEDED RACK AND PINION REPLACED. ALSO CONTROL ARM AND TIE ROD END. AN EXTRA $1100 ON TOP OF ROTOR COSTS. IS THIS CAR SAFE FOR HER AND HER TWO YEAR OLD SON TO BE ON THE HIGHWAYS WITH ? DODGE SHOULD BE ASHAMED. SUBMITTED BY CONCERNED FATHER/GRANDPA. HOP…

Read full complaint

MY DAUGHTER HAD WARPED ROTORS REPLACED BY LOCAL MECHANIC AND INFORMED SHE NEEDED RACK AND PINION REPLACED. ALSO CONTROL ARM AND TIE ROD END. AN EXTRA $1100 ON TOP OF ROTOR COSTS. IS THIS CAR SAFE FOR HER AND HER TWO YEAR OLD SON TO BE ON THE HIGHWAYS WITH ? DODGE SHOULD BE ASHAMED. SUBMITTED BY CONCERNED FATHER/GRANDPA. HOPE THIS SAVES A LIFE. *TR

NHTSA ODI #10451159

Mileage unknown · Oct 27, 2011
Engine And Engine Cooling

MY ENGINE COOLANT HAS BEEN LEAKING AND CAUSED MY CAR TO OVER HEAT SINCE IT WASNT NOTICED. NO STEAM CAME OUT OF THE CAR TO ALERT ME THAT IT WAS RUNNING HOT WHILE DRIVING. MY CAR JUST AUTOMATICALLY SHUT DOWN AND WOULD NOT CRANK BACK UP. ONCE LOOKING UNDER THE HOOD I SAW THERE WAS NO COOLANT AND HOW IT HAD BEEN LEAKING AROUND THE V…

Read full complaint

MY ENGINE COOLANT HAS BEEN LEAKING AND CAUSED MY CAR TO OVER HEAT SINCE IT WASNT NOTICED. NO STEAM CAME OUT OF THE CAR TO ALERT ME THAT IT WAS RUNNING HOT WHILE DRIVING. MY CAR JUST AUTOMATICALLY SHUT DOWN AND WOULD NOT CRANK BACK UP. ONCE LOOKING UNDER THE HOOD I SAW THERE WAS NO COOLANT AND HOW IT HAD BEEN LEAKING AROUND THE VALVE. I REPLACED THE COOLANT THEN WENT INTO HAVE MY CAR SERVICED EVERY 3 MTHS AS USUAL. THE MECHANIC TELLS ME THAT HES NOTICED SEVERAL CHARGERS WITH THE SAME COOLANT LEAK IN THE VALVES. THIS SOUNDS LIKE A DEFECT TO ME. *TT

NHTSA ODI #10433002

100,000 miles · Jan 3, 2011
Engine And Engine Cooling

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH AND LEAVING A TOLL BOOTH WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. HE COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE HAD OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY ONE DOZEN TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN T…

Read full complaint

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH AND LEAVING A TOLL BOOTH WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. HE COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE HAD OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY ONE DOZEN TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE DEALER REPAIRED A CABLE WIRE TO THE WHEEL WELL. THE FAILURE CONTINUED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER YET THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE PERSISTED AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 103,000.

NHTSA ODI #10373904

44,500 miles · Dec 6, 2010
Engine And Engine Cooling

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CHARGER AWD. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH WHEN SHE HEARD AN ABNORMAL KNOCKING FROM THE ENGINE. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL MECHANIC AND HE ADVISED HER THAT THE VEHICLE HAD NO OIL ON THE DIP STICK. THE MECHANIC ADDED 4 QUARTS OF OIL TO THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE…

Read full complaint

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CHARGER AWD. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH WHEN SHE HEARD AN ABNORMAL KNOCKING FROM THE ENGINE. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL MECHANIC AND HE ADVISED HER THAT THE VEHICLE HAD NO OIL ON THE DIP STICK. THE MECHANIC ADDED 4 QUARTS OF OIL TO THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE DEALER ADVISED HER THAT THE TEFLON PISTONS WERE CONSUMING A LARGE AMOUNT OF OIL AND WAS A NORMAL OCCURRENCE. THE DEALER DID NOT FIND A FAILURE WITH THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE HAD AN OIL CHANGE LESS THAN 2,500 MILES AGO AND THE RATE OF WHICH THE VEHICLE WAS CONSUMING OIL WAS ABNORMAL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 44,500 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 44,925.

NHTSA ODI #10369389

66,000 miles · Jul 12, 2010
Power Train

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEAR SHIFTER WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK POSITION. AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT A CLIP IN THE GEAR SHIFTER MOST LIKELY WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES …

Read full complaint

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEAR SHIFTER WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK POSITION. AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT A CLIP IN THE GEAR SHIFTER MOST LIKELY WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 66,000.

NHTSA ODI #10342596

14,000 miles · Aug 11, 2009
Service Brakes, Hydraulic

2007 DODGE CHARGER R/T AWD, BRAKE SQUEALING AND UNACCEPTABLE ROTOR WEAR SINCE 9000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. THE DEALERSHIP JUST TELLS ME IT'S FROM THE HEAT, AND THERE IS NOTHING THAT CAN BE DONE. THEY RESURFACED ROTORS AT 20K MILES AND IT WENT AWAY FOR A MONTH OR SO. IT HAPPENS AROUND 130 TIMES PER 140 MILE COMMUTE. ( AT LEAST). I …

Read full complaint

2007 DODGE CHARGER R/T AWD, BRAKE SQUEALING AND UNACCEPTABLE ROTOR WEAR SINCE 9000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. THE DEALERSHIP JUST TELLS ME IT'S FROM THE HEAT, AND THERE IS NOTHING THAT CAN BE DONE. THEY RESURFACED ROTORS AT 20K MILES AND IT WENT AWAY FOR A MONTH OR SO. IT HAPPENS AROUND 130 TIMES PER 140 MILE COMMUTE. ( AT LEAST). I HAVE BEEN IN SITUATIONS WHERE MY BRAKES FEEL LIKE THEY ARE NOT GOING TO STOP MY VEHICLE AT ALL. THERE IS A SERIOUS DEFECT IN THESE BRAKE SYSTEMS, I KNOW THAT I AM DEFINITELY NOT THE ONLY ONE TO COMPLAIN. *TR

NHTSA ODI #10280136

Official recalls

0

No recalls in this snapshot.

Model-level recall history does not show whether a particular VIN is affected or has received a repair. Check a VIN with NHTSA ↗

NHTSA investigations

0

No exact-year investigations in this snapshot.