Dodge Charger EV Allegedly Crashes Itself

In a strange new twist, the first Dodge Charger EV to be crashed allegedly crashed itself. We admit this one took us a bit by surprise since we, along with everyone else, just assumed someone with little experience in higher-powered cars got behind the wheel, juiced it, then panicked.

Will gas-powered Dodge Chargers have the same problem?

You can see in the photos the electric car has some front end damage, although it doesn’t look too bad. The driver’s steering wheel airbag deployed, but that seems to be it. Plus, the listing says there are jus 682 miles on the vehicle.

We can remember a time when that kind of damage wouldn’t be enough to total out a car. Those days seem to be long gone.

A YouTuber started looking into the history of this Charger Daytona, which is currently listed on an insurance auction website, and what he claims to have found is disturbing.

According to TK’s Garage, a problem Dodge Charger Daytona owners are facing with their EV is the accelerator sticking sometimes. For a vehicle that’s already struggling to appeal to Dodge fans and electric car enthusiasts, that’s horrible news.

We can’t back up claims this particular car crashed thanks to the accelerator sticking. But TK’s Garage seems to think it did and says there are two more sitting at insurance auctions with similar damage.

He also claims that on Charger Daytona owners forums several users are saying their accelerator has stuck and the EV has continued picking up speed as the driver lays on the brakes. This is hardly the first time drivers have claimed an unintended acceleration issue in their vehicle. But history has taught us when this happens with an already struggling model line, the result can be devastating.

For many who were already struggling to accept Dodge’s abrupt departure from V8s to all-electric “muscle cars” this could turn them off completely.

TK’s Garage thinks Dodge should issue a stop sale on all the Charger Daytonas until the alleged fault is fixed. We have to reiterate the unintended acceleration accusations are just that, accusations, for now. Time will bear out if there’s something defective about these electric cars.

Check out the auction listing for yourself here.

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