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vehicle
2009 / dodge / challenger
known issues
7 clusters (reviewed 2026-09-16)
complaints
133 on file (2009-04-13 → 2026-08-27)
recalls
0
investigations
0
fars
36 occupant deaths, crash years 2010-2024 (legacy-code)
10825473 WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE
10470220 TIMING CHAINS FAILURE ON ALL OCCURRENCES AND THIS IS HAPPENING TO MORE AND MORE 2009-2010 DODGE CHALLENGERS WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS
10558495 YOU COULD SEE THAT THE TIMING CHAIN HAD BROKE THROUGH THE HOLE WHERE THE SENSOR WENT
Manual transmission stuck in gear from input-shaft greasePOWER TRAIN11 complaints2012-03 → 2020-02challenger-2009-manual-trans-grease-bind
10825375 THE GREASE USED IN THE TRANSMISSION TURNS INTO A GLUE AT HIGH TEMPS CAUSING THE TRANS TO NOT SHIFT PROPERLY THROUGH THE GEARS EITHER GOING INTO GEAR OR GETTING STUCK COMING OUT OF GEAR
10853987 THE VEHICLE WILL STICK IN GEAR WITH THE CLUTCH PEDAL FULLY DISENGAGED (PRESSED TO THE FLOOR) AND THE VEHICLE WILL CONTINUE TO BE DRIVEN BY THE ENGINE POWER
10605986 2009-2010 DODGE CHALLENGERS CAME OUT WITH GREASE ON THE INPUT SHAFT THAT PRETTY MUCH TURNED TO GLUE WHEN HOT
Throttle response delay after PCM reflashENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL7 complaints2011-04 → 2012-07challenger-2009-throttle-delay-pcm-reflash
10425960 WHEN I LEFT THE DEALER, I NOTECED A 1.5 SECOND DELAY WHEN GAS PEDEL IS DEPRESSED
10449347 BASICALLY, WHEN THE THROTTLE IS DEPRESSED, IT TAKES ABOUT 2 SECONDS FOR THE ENGINE TO RESPOND
10394926 IMMEDIATELY AFTER THAT I NOTICED AN INTERMITTENT THROTTLE LAG
Wheel well and subframe corrosionSTRUCTURE3 complaints2017-04 → 2021-11challenger-2009-structure-corrosion
11439068 Upon inspection, the contact noticed that the subframe bolt had snapped off
11020642 WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS UNDERGOING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE, THE MECHANIC NOTICED RUST ALONG THE WHEEL WELL OF THE VEHICLE
10970075 WHILE CLEANING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE REAR WHEEL WELL PANELS ON BOTH SIDES WERE CORRODED
Sudden engine stall with loss of power steering and brakesENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING30 complaints2009-08 → 2020-06challenger-2009-engine-stall-power-loss
10650890 ENGINE QUIT WITH NO WARNING. STEERING AND BRAKES COMPROMISED
10639195 ENGINE STALLS WHILE I AM DRIVING. LOSE POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES WHEN ENGINE QUITS
10358048 THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE APPROACHING A STOP SIGN AT 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED AND ALL THE LIGHTS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FLASHED
10929907 THE RECALL FOR THE PASSENGER AIRBAG INFLATOR WAS ISSUED ON JULY 1, 2016
11493840 The contact had taken the vehicle to a local parts store where it was diagnosed and determined that the driver's side and passenger’s side air bags needed to be replaced
10967871 THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V352000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE
Power steering rack-and-pinion fluid leakSTEERING3 complaints2014-03 → 2014-06challenger-2009-power-steering-leak
10567822 THE INSPECTION WAS GOOD, BUT A SHOP NOTE INDICATED THERE WAS A LEAK IN THE POWER STEERING SYSTEM
10574450 ORDERED NEW TIRES FOR VEHICLE, I WAS TOLD THAT THE RACK AND PINION WAS LEAKING AND IT WOULD COST $ 585.00 TO FIX IT
10594064 THE CONSUMER STATED THE BELT CAME OFF AND THE VEHICLE LOST POWER STEERING
FARS counts every occupant death in a fatal crash, whatever the cause — it does not mean the vehicle was at fault or defective. Counts are not adjusted for how many of each vehicle are on the road.
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Wrench.Pro (2026). 2009 Dodge Challenger vehicle data [dataset]. https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/2009/dodge/challenger
@misc{wrenchpro_2009_dodge_challenger_2026,
author = {Wrench.Pro},
title = {Wrench.Pro vehicle data: 2009 Dodge Challenger},
year = {2026},
howpublished = {\url{https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/2009/dodge/challenger}},
note = {Derived from NHTSA public records. CC BY 4.0.}
}
