2009 Dodge Challenger R/T Missing Buttons

"I also noticed the linkage on the 6-speed manual shifter has a bunch more slack and wiggle in it than last time I drove the Challenger."

Probably from the brother in law that had no idea how to drive a stick, who knows what damage he did.

I think this is a combo of Chrysler build quality mixed with Inside Line editor car abuse. This thing doesn't even have frickin 13000miles.

Those buttons are fairly easy to break off if something hits them with force. The family has had enough Mercedes-Benzes with that seat control layout for me to figure that one out. And before anyone says anything, that includes Benzes from the pre and post quality dip era.

Is it just me or is dodge products just use horrible plastic (ex. dodge rams ram box, and this)

@notabigdeal

"Is it just me or is dodge products just use horrible plastic..."

It's not just you.

Don't forget the wavy rear bumper step that's included at no extra charge on all Grand Caravan and Town & Country minivans.

That button is broken from abuse and from someone with more strength than brains Ive had two Dodge vehicles with this same switch and neither one had a problem (04 Durango, 09 Challenger R/T)

If you look at the picture you can tell that thing was broken off on purpose. Anyway you guys are losers for taking that thing to the car wash!

Looks to me like a move by a foreign car lover trying to prove a point!!

You guys do a poor job at your jobs!

It's a Chrysler, what do you expect?

My '83 Mercedes 300SD had the same switches, and the same button also came off. Of course, the car had about 195k miles on it at the time. . .

This is kind of crap that pisses me off. American cars have some great engineering in them but they just can't seem to finish them off in a whole package. Look at the new CR report on most/least reliable car list. It's littered with Caddies and Chevies...

Those controls are part of the Mercedes-Benz parts bin. . .

"Looks to me like a move by a foreign car lover trying to prove a point!!"

An Italian-owned company built a car with a chassis from Germany, electronics and major components from Japan, South Korea, China, Germany, Taiwan and the US, assembled it in Canada around an engine built in Mexico... sounds like that foreign car lover was proving that foreign cars break too. U.S.A.! U.S.A.! U.S.A.!

I will take a wavy bumper pad or a broken switch over a dropped tranny any day. CR just came out with their quality rankings.....not good for GM and Mopar....Ford came out the best american car....not a surprise since the Fords have been some of the best cars in the fleet.

Remember all these magazines and organizations like CR try to pass themselves as experts, but in reality are just jokers with writing experience but no real experience to allow them to pass judgment on cars. There just reporters with an ax to grind!! The same type of guys who reported a couple of years ago we could not win in Iraq and that all is lost in Afghanistan are the type of loser that work at CR with an ax to grind..

JUST CAUSE YOU READ IT DOES NOT MAKE IT TRUE!!!

Wake up Losers!!!