Great video! Glad most of you Challenger owners have not had the issues I have had!!! I have a 2017 T/A 5.7L and purchased it used in 2021 with only 14K miles on it. It only had one previous owner that did not drive is much. I daily drive my Challenger to work and home and take good care of it by keeping it maintained and clean. I have not done any modifications and don't drive it hard. Unfortunately, I have had my Challenger in and out of the Dodge dealership service center multiple times😮💨! My PCM was having issues and had to be replaced. The battery died on me with no warning and replaced it. The purge control valve had to be replaced due to code P0443. The electrical connector on the purge control valve had to be replaced and wiring soldered on. My latest issue as of 11/10/2023 when cleaning up the engine bay, I have an oil leak under the intake manifold. While checking the oil, I could not get the oil dipstick to go back into the tube!!! I have owned many vehicles over 30 years and never seen where the oil dipstick wont go back in. I guess there is always a first for everything. I have an appointment once again with the dealership service center. Guess I was one of the unlucky ones and got a used lemon. I love my Challenger and have always wanted a muscle car. After these issues I've had and the inconvenience of dropping off and picking up my Challenger plus being without transportation multiple times makes me think it's time to trade it in🤔!!!
I admire your channel for several reasons: relevant questions and insightful input, all delivered intelligently and efficiently with a chilled attitude while driving your HC. Very cool. I special ordered my '22 SPWB Shaker, Sinamon Stick, 6M in January which was delivered here in Tucson in June. Like you, I upgraded to the Barton Shifter which has proven to be a stellar improvement and added the Shaker lift kit, rock guards, splitter guard, made the driver's side faux headlight intake functional, PPF, window tinting, and ceramic coating. I ordered almost every option available except the sunroof - not a fan of them especially in this brutal Southern Arizona sun. Though I have less than a 1000 miles on it, I am not too concerned about reliability since, as you stated, Dodge has been building them for a while. The only minor issue with mine (which was discovered when I picked it up at the dealership) is the passenger front fender flare is not quite seated seamlessly at its front section. I can barely see the blue snap-in connector that is not completely inserted which produces a slight gap between flare and fender. After waiting several months for the part to come in, I am scheduled to take it in this week for the repair. Obviously this is a cosmetic defect that does not affect the car's performance, but I admit to being a little nervous that the new fender flare may not look as pristine as the rest of the car, as the service department stated that a whole new flare is required and must be paint matched. Perhaps they do not risk trying to remove and re-use the original with new connectors since that could possibly deform the flare and/or damage the paint. There is a RUclips vid of a flare being removed and they just yank the thing right off, as well as a Dodge assembly line vid showing the workers snap the flare on with an assertive bump of their hands! Anyway, I enjoy your posts and appreciate how you keep it clean, simple, informative, and the fact that you often have your boy in the back enjoying the ride! Awesome.
Thanks man! Really appreciate that. I hope all goes well with the flare replacement. I used to request the Viper / SRT tech for any work done on the Hellcat when I had to go into the dealer for any work.
On my 2nd 2015 Hellcat. I had the first year concerns for problems. I opted for another 15 just because dealer's own nearly all of them now whatever year they are. Not a fan of them so I found a 15 private sale with 9k miles for great price... Lots of R@D went into this first year build so my confidence remains high and those other guys can go pay more for another year. Thanks for the vids
Hi Nate, did you see Dodge has opened up the convertible option on the Challenger and Charger today. They got 138 orders in one day. It's a 25,000. Option and carries a full factory warranty.
Hey man yeah I saw that! And they're using the same place - Drop Top Customs but all handled via the ordering process which means buyers will be able to finance plus it's part of the warranty.
I bought a 2016 hellcat with 27k miles in November of 23 I currently have over 31k and haven’t had an issues w it my only issue is no car play or android auto
Yeah I just saw the news on the 2023 models. I think there'll be more to announce though. Looks like we might need to wait for SEMA for the really juicy bits though.
Great video!
Glad most of you Challenger owners have not had the issues I have had!!! I have a 2017 T/A 5.7L and purchased it used in 2021 with only 14K miles on it. It only had one previous owner that did not drive is much. I daily drive my Challenger to work and home and take good care of it by keeping it maintained and clean. I have not done any modifications and don't drive it hard. Unfortunately, I have had my Challenger in and out of the Dodge dealership service center multiple times😮💨! My PCM was having issues and had to be replaced. The battery died on me with no warning and replaced it. The purge control valve had to be replaced due to code P0443. The electrical connector on the purge control valve had to be replaced and wiring soldered on. My latest issue as of 11/10/2023 when cleaning up the engine bay, I have an oil leak under the intake manifold. While checking the oil, I could not get the oil dipstick to go back into the tube!!! I have owned many vehicles over 30 years and never seen where the oil dipstick wont go back in. I guess there is always a first for everything. I have an appointment once again with the dealership service center. Guess I was one of the unlucky ones and got a used lemon. I love my Challenger and have always wanted a muscle car. After these issues I've had and the inconvenience of dropping off and picking up my Challenger plus being without transportation multiple times makes me think it's time to trade it in🤔!!!
I bought the first year Hellcat 2015 it was 7 1/2 yrs old in Dec. mine has been flawless even with 112,000 miles. And I don’t baby it at all.. 👍👍
Wow man that's a good chunk of s/miles! 😎
2015 best year.....
For a 112 thousand miles it better not have a problem the real question is after that will it go 2 or 3 hundred thousand with no problems
3:01 lambo
I admire your channel for several reasons: relevant questions and insightful input, all delivered intelligently and efficiently with a chilled attitude while driving your HC. Very cool.
I special ordered my '22 SPWB Shaker, Sinamon Stick, 6M in January which was delivered here in Tucson in June. Like you, I upgraded to the Barton Shifter which has proven to be a stellar improvement and added the Shaker lift kit, rock guards, splitter guard, made the driver's side faux headlight intake functional, PPF, window tinting, and ceramic coating. I ordered almost every option available except the sunroof - not a fan of them especially in this brutal Southern Arizona sun.
Though I have less than a 1000 miles on it, I am not too concerned about reliability since, as you stated, Dodge has been building them for a while. The only minor issue with mine (which was discovered when I picked it up at the dealership) is the passenger front fender flare is not quite seated seamlessly at its front section. I can barely see the blue snap-in connector that is not completely inserted which produces a slight gap between flare and fender. After waiting several months for the part to come in, I am scheduled to take it in this week for the repair. Obviously this is a cosmetic defect that does not affect the car's performance, but I admit to being a little nervous that the new fender flare may not look as pristine as the rest of the car, as the service department stated that a whole new flare is required and must be paint matched. Perhaps they do not risk trying to remove and re-use the original with new connectors since that could possibly deform the flare and/or damage the paint. There is a RUclips vid of a flare being removed and they just yank the thing right off, as well as a Dodge assembly line vid showing the workers snap the flare on with an assertive bump of their hands!
Anyway, I enjoy your posts and appreciate how you keep it clean, simple, informative, and the fact that you often have your boy in the back enjoying the ride! Awesome.
Thanks man! Really appreciate that. I hope all goes well with the flare replacement. I used to request the Viper / SRT tech for any work done on the Hellcat when I had to go into the dealer for any work.
On my 2nd 2015 Hellcat. I had the first year concerns for problems. I opted for another 15 just because dealer's own nearly all of them now whatever year they are. Not a fan of them so I found a 15 private sale with 9k miles for great price... Lots of R@D went into this first year build so my confidence remains high and those other guys can go pay more for another year. Thanks for the vids
Thanks man. My 15s been good outside of the bearings. The noise hasn't gotten too much worse so I'm holding off on the repair for now.
Hi Nate, did you see Dodge has opened up the convertible option on the Challenger and Charger today. They got 138 orders in one day. It's a 25,000. Option and carries a full factory warranty.
Hey man yeah I saw that! And they're using the same place - Drop Top Customs but all handled via the ordering process which means buyers will be able to finance plus it's part of the warranty.
Looks ugly honestly
I bought a 2016 hellcat with 27k miles in November of 23 I currently have over 31k and haven’t had an issues w it my only issue is no car play or android auto
Go to CNBC news tonight. Reiterating last year is 2023.
Yeah I just saw the news on the 2023 models. I think there'll be more to announce though. Looks like we might need to wait for SEMA for the really juicy bits though.