Dodge Charger Daytona EV Owner Shares How Unreliable It Is

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Dodge Charger Daytona EV Owner Shares How Unreliable It Is​

By Steven Symes


The Dodge Charger Daytona EV has been plagued with problems and one owner’s story is a perfect example. He took to an owner’s group on social media to share a story that’s similar to others we’ve heard, although his is maybe a little worse.

Still, the guy’s frustrating ordeal with a brand new electric car clearly shows why so many are steering clear of these things. They’re huge problems on wheels and it seems so many are uninterested in them, Dodge not only canceled the R/T model, it has suspended production for all 2026 models until who knows when.

Posting in the Facebook group Dodge Charger Daytona EV, a guy named Micheal Darovec says his Scat Pack, which thankfully he’s leasing, has already had three bricking episodes. That means the vehicle will just not start or do anything, requiring servicing to get it functioning again.

Even worse, 2,300 miles later he said it bricked again, requiring it be towed on a flatbed wrecker. To do that with a disabled EV requires the tow truck operator to put the tires on something that will slide along the ground since there’s no way to put the transmission into neutral.

According to Darovec, he had to fight with Dodge to have the EV towed to the dealership from which he leased it, bearing some of the cost himself. We’re guessing he wasn’t confident in the nearest dealer service department knowing how to fix the electric car, perhaps from past experience.

After a diagnostic, the Dodge Charger EV apparently had 36 error codes. Darovec says the solution “is not an update” since that many error codes constitutes “complete computer failure.” However, the dealer seems to have not old him what the end solution will be, probably because of the complexity of the problem.

We keep hearing horror stories of these “electric muscle cars” bricking, stranding owners and leading to nightmare service visits at dealerships. Is there any wonder Dodge is bringing the Hemi V8 back?


https://theautowire.com/2025/05/29/dodge-charger-daytona-ev-owner-shares-how-unreliable-it-is/

 

[tjfdesmo]

They need to put that POS out of its misery.

 

[Docwagon1776]

I may have mentioned this before, but the individual running the telemetry from the passenger seat of one of the test mules declared it a "POS" when asked how it was going. Driver refused comment.

 

[JJEH]

I like the design to be honest, minus the screens on the inside. The car is yuuge on the outside, but the proportions are there.
I hope they put it on a chassis that supports either the Hemi and/or the I6 Hurricane.



Gas engine + lower price = Sales. I'm sure of it.

 

[rzr6-4]

I like the design to be honest, minus the screens on the inside. The car is yuuge on the outside, but the proportions are there.
I hope they put it on a chassis that supports either the Hemi and/or the I6 Hurricane.
Gas engine + lower price = Sales. I'm sure of it.

EVs are designed around the battery and motor(s). The battery IS part of the chassis. They might be able to copy/paste the body, but the chassis will never be compatible with an ICE. Would take a total redesign.

 

[JJEH]

EVs are designed around the battery and motor(s). The battery IS part of the chassis. They might be able to copy/paste the body, but the chassis will never be compatible with an ICE. Would take a total redesign.

Maybe it's my English skills or what not, but that's what I was trying to say.

 

[Docwagon1776]

I like the design to be honest, minus the screens on the inside. The car is yuuge on the outside, but the proportions are there.
I hope they put it on a chassis that supports either the Hemi and/or the I6 Hurricane.

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Gas engine + lower price = Sales. I'm sure of it.

It's been designed as an ICE vehicle or EV vehicle platform from the start. Even before the first prototype was on the road, we knew that. There were photos of a transmission tunnel in the floor, which obviously isn't needed for an EV.

The six pack is the Hurricane powered version and, again, was planned from the beginning with both a SO and HO option. The hemi was not planned, but maybe with the change in leadership we'll see one stuffed in there as well.

*However* I wouldn't buy one if it had a warp drive in it unless I was willing to beta test the car for Stellantis. Way too many issues aside from the drivetrain popping up in their 2025 models.

 

[Docwagon1776]

EVs are designed around the battery and motor(s). The battery IS part of the chassis. They might be able to copy/paste the body, but the chassis will never be compatible with an ICE. Would take a total redesign.

It was designed as an ICE or EV from the start. Sixpack with the Hurricane will be out soon. May get a Pentastar option if they do fleet sales, but that's speculative.