2015 Dodge Challenger: engine and transmission complaints
HIGH COMPLAINT SIGNAL
50%
54 of 107 relevant owner complaints are about the engine, transmission or fuel system
50% of relevant owner complaints filed with NHTSA on the 2015 Dodge Challenger are about the engine, transmission or fuel system. That is a model-level pattern, not bad luck.
Worse than 65% of the 1,230 model years we track (2010–2023).
Excludes 19 airbag, lighting and seat-belt recall complaints that would otherwise mask the signal (unadjusted: 43%).
Looking at a specific Challenger?Check its VIN: the full report, quotes about its own engine, and whether its recalls are still open. First report free.
The percentage is each model year's drivetrain complaint share. No elevated signal describes the model year, not any one car; a well-kept example of a flagged model can still be the right buy, and any of these still needs an inspection.
What owners reported
POWER TRAIN10/04/20191 INJURED
THE RIGHT SHIFTER PADDLE ON THE STEERING WHEEL WILL INTERMITTENTLY DOWNSHIFT SEVERAL GEARS INSTEAD OF UPSHIFTING WHEN THE PADDLE IS PRESSED. THE SYSTEM WILL ALSO DOWNSHIFT UNEXPECTEDLY WHEN THE RIGHT PADDLE SHIFTER IS HELD DOWN TO CHANGE OVER TO THE AUTOMATIC DRIVE SYSTEM. THIS HAS BEEN OCCURRING SINCE I STARTED USIN…
POWER TRAIN06/07/20171 INJURED
WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL INTERNALLY EXPLODED , LOSING CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE LUCKILY I DIDN'T HIT ANYTHING. IT'S BEEN AT THE DEALER FOR OVER A WEEK AND I CAN'T GET A HOLD OF ANYONE. GOING 60MPH AND A LOUD BANG. GOT PULLED OVER AND LOOKED UNDER CAR. DIFFERENTIAL PUMP HOUSING WAS SPLIT IN TWO W…
STRUCTURE,ENGINE06/09/2015CRASH1 INJURED
I WAS ON I-75 IN TENNESSEE. I SIDESWIPED A CAR AND MY CAR WENT HEAD FIRST INTO A GUARDRAIL. I WAS DOING ABOUT 70MPH. I HIT MY HEAD HARD ON STEARING WHEEL AND HAVE SUFFERED A HEADACHE AND NECK PAIN SINCE
Three of 54 drivetrain complaints. The full report shows more, with quotes about the engine in the car you are looking at first.
Recall campaigns on this model year (6)
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM)
Chrysler (FCA US LLC) is recalling certain Mopar Stage 1 Kit Performance Packages Powertrain Control Modules (PCM) Part Numbers P5160023, P5160025, and Demon Crate PCM Pa…
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
Chrysler (FCA US LLC) is recalling certain 2014-2018 Dodge Journey, Charger and Durango, RAM 2500, 3500, 3500 Cab Chassis (more than 10,000lb), 4500 Cab Chassis and 5500 …
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
Chrysler Group LLC (Chrysler) is recalling certain model year 2015 Dodge Challenger vehicles manufactured June 30, 2014, to October 8, 2014. In the affected vehicles, th…
This does not say whether a particular car has an open, unrepaired recall. That depends on the VIN.
Before you buy a 2015 Dodge Challenger
Ask the seller whether the transmission has ever been repaired or replaced, and whether the car has shown shuddering, slipping, delayed or harsh shifts, or a whine at speed.
Drive it from a cold start and long enough to warm up. Many transmission faults hide once the car is warm.
Get an independent pre-purchase inspection from a mechanic you choose, and tell them to focus on the transmission.
6 recall campaigns on this model year. Whether a specific car still has one open depends on the VIN; the report checks that.
Ask for service records. A transmission already replaced under warranty is a different car from one that was not.
Have the VIN?Paste it and get the full report for that car. First report free, then a 30-day pass covers a whole car search.
Experimental model-level information. This is not a vehicle inspection, vehicle-history
report, financial advice or purchase recommendation. It describes patterns across a model year, not the condition
of any individual vehicle.
