Dodge Charger owners have reported 4 problems related to brake master cylinder (under the service brakes category). The most recently reported issues are listed below. Also please check out the statistics and reliability analysis of Dodge Charger based on all problems reported for the Charger.
Brakes are failing car will not slow down fully when breaks are applied. This is a safety risk due to needing to stop a large vehicle to avoid hitting other people's cars or persons. This car has had the master cylinder replaced on 4/19 as well as brake fluid replaced. The issue still stands which leads me to belive it is a manufacturer issue. No warnings or symptoms prior to failure. Issue began about 4/10/22.
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Brake pedal occasionally will go to the floor. No work done that would allow air into the system. No visible signs of a leak and master cylinder is full of fluid. No specific driving habits are evident when failure occurs. Problem corrects itself when pedal is forcibly depressed and occurrence may not happen again for weeks or months.
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Having the same problem with my brakes as NHTSA recall ref. #12v197000 that 119,000 2011 Dodge Charger where recalled for the same reason as my car there is only 4 months between my car and the recall I have spend over $500 on new brake booster and master cylinder the recall states that abs need to be relocated because of over heating and u lose all your brakes it is my wife car and can cause a accident please help me with this problem Dodge is saying it not on recall list.
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The contact owns a 2011 Dodge Charger. The contact stated that while driving 45 mph, smoke was seen from the hood of the vehicle. The contact depressed the brake pedal and the brakes failed to respond. The vehicle was placed in neutral and was able to stop. In addition, the contact stated that the vehicle failed to power off. Smoke then began emitting from the vents and the doors locked and unlocked independently. The contact was unable to exit the vehicle and the entire vehicle became filled with smoke. An individual was able to open the driver¿s side door from the outside for the contact to exit the vehicle. The contact discovered that the master cylinder and brake fluid reservoir had caught on fire and spread across the engine. The engine burned and the entire front end of the vehicle caught on fire. The fire department was able to extinguish the fire. A police report was filed. The vehicle was destroyed. The failure mileage was 37,500. The VIN was not available.