2010 Dodge Challenger power train problems

“The Gen III hemi has an inherent design flaw in which the rollers making contact with the camshaft will fail, causing damage to the camshaft and causing the engine to misfire. This is due to the camshaft being moved away from the crankshaft as it causes oil starvation. After extensive research it appears to affect cars of various miles and workload. There is no single cause that makes this happen other than a grievous design flaw. The main complaint is that you experience total power loss at higher revs, making it dangerous to drive on the interstate or attempting to merge into traffics as the engine begins to shudder and lose most power. Whether it’s 40K miles or 110K miles, the flaw does not discriminate. After numerous attempts to reach Chrysler technical service on how to prevent this, I’ve been ignored and case numbers deleted. Now this is very important. This causes a misfire which not only destroys catalytic converters, but arrives with no notice. It’s very possible someone may be attempting to pass someone on the interstate and suddenly lose power. My mechanic inspected it and confirmed that the rollers failed, causing causing lifters to not make proper…”

“The contact owns a 2010 Dodge Challenger. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the tire sensor, battery, and check engine warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic and diagnosed as a powertrain control module failure, which caused the battery and alternator to fail. The mechanic informed the contact that the powertrain control module needed to be replaced. The dealer was made aware of the failure and referred the contact to the manufacturer. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and referred the contact to file a complaint with NHTSA. The failure mileage was approximately 57,000.”

“CAR HAS STALLED SEVERAL TIMES WHILE DRIVING ABOVE 60 MPH. SEEMS LIKE LOSES POWER AND FUEL PUMP SHUTS OFF. HAD TO PULL OVER AND RESTARTS WITH NO ISSUES. KIND OF DANGEROUS WHEN YOU LOSE POWER TO BRAKES AND STEERING TOO.”

“2014 TIMING BELT WAS RECALLED AND APPARENTLY REPAIRED. CAR SHUT OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY AND THEN ENGINE SEIZED. HAD IT TOWED AND SERVICE SAID IT WAS TIMING BELT AGAIN AND NOW ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. CALLED DODGE, THEY SAID THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN OR WANT TO DO.”

“A RECALL WAS PERFORMED IN 2015 REGARDING A TIMING CHAIN FAILURE. THIS CAR SAT IN A DEALER LOT FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME. I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE AND RARELY DRIVE IT. A TIMING CHAIN FAILURE STALLED ME IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSTATE. A CHRONIC ISSUE ACCORDING TO MOST FORUMS, EVEN AFTER THE RECALL WAS PERFORMED. THE CAR HAS LESS THAN 73,000 MILES ON IT AND SHOULD NOT HAVE FAILED REGARDLESS OF MONTHS,OF THE FACT THAT IT WAS MORE THAN 24 MONTHS. IT IS A VERY LOW MILEAGE CAR FOR THE YEAR AND THIS IS ON ONGOING ISSUE FROM THESE VEHICLES FROM 2009-2012.”

“ACCELERATED / STUCK TO FLOOR GOING DOWN HIGHWAY. WOULD NOT SHUT OFF. THE THROTTLE WAS STUCK WOULD NOT RELEASE. THIS HAPPENED WHILE WE WERE PASSING ANOTHER VEHICLE.”