11 HELLCAT TURN-OFFS | Daily Driven Challenger Hellcat POV 

The brake dust it’s so true, specially on the front!

Great job! I really appreciate the thoughtfulness you put into all 11. As a prospective Hellcat owner looking for real world examples for what it's like to live with yours was spot on. Thanks!

Appreciate all the time you put into this and I agree with you on every point, however my 2022 challenger SRT hellcat doesn’t squeak like yours but I totally agree with you about the squeaking. Everything else is right on point and I guess you take that all into heed when you choose this for your daily or weekend ride. Again great video. Thanks for your time and effort.

On the FCA build quality: 1) I have a 2016 challenger hellcat also and just had my supercharger swapped out last week after the whine was starting to sound a bit suspect. As soon as I pulled out of the dealership with the new one it felt like a completely different car, even from when I first bought it. The performance with the new sc is absolutely insane. But what gets me is, when I bought the car there was no indication the supercharger was fucked. It was a tensioner issue, but still. 2) Everything with this car shakes and rattles especially if you use track mode. I hand washed the car a few months ago and noticed how loose everything was. And the water on the trunk? oh my god. 3) I had the same exact squeak/squeal at 4:15 driving me nuts for months and was finally informed it was wheel rub because I was using track mode at high speeds on the highway instead of even track like surfaces and to use sport or street instead. Haven't heard it since. 4) The vibrations have loosened the radio wiring to the point that uconnect actually changes input sources and opens the menu and other random stuff all by itself if I hit a bump. 5) Maybe it's just where I live, but the Dodge dealerships can be a bit of a hassle to deal with. I've never experienced pushback at a dealership about repairs and servicing until I bought this car. Its actually left a bad taste in my mouth and will be a major consideration when purchasing a new vehicle. It definitely is still one hell of a car, but man...

Great video!

The #1 without a doubt is the fuel consumption. On the highway isn't bad but 7.5 in the city is a little rough.

Agreed. I've owned one since Fall 2015. Original one was a stick car beautiful color scheme. I traded that for a 2016 automatic Challenger in Summer 2016. I also have a 2016 Plum Crazy Charger Hellcat. Yes, I agree about flaws, but overall I'm happy. Worked hard to pay'em off and I've no interest in anything else. That being said, they're not my daily drivers. They sit around mostly.

Re oil You may want to consider super capacity filters. As well install a magnet pan plug!

That being said, I'll save up for a Challenger Scat pack then. Thanks for the head's up Sir! Keep safe & drive safely!

In my 47 yrs of driving and working on cars, I've NEVER let the oil go past 2,500 miles, at that point it gets changed. That's just me. A low oil light on my HEMI would give me a heart attack.

Thanks for the video.

Earned a sub.+like! Thanks!

I love how you didn’t mention Gas ⛽️ 😂 I’m averaging 6.3 MPG right now but Keeping it real 🤷🏽‍♂️

The squeak is from the window. Since there is no top part to the door, the air is able to get between the rubber seal.

This was really funny to me for some reason. I've driven one for years and must say it is accurate

Yea, I agree with the cup holders and windows.

u forgot manual passenger seat as well should add it up :) great video

Nice video 👍🏻

My 2013 charger sxt has auto window roll up. Dunno why they skimped out on the challenger with that.

Agree with you on the water hang up in the trunk lid. Drips for ages.

I heard that using the Hellcat in a daily basis is kind of annoying in terms of maneuvering due to: 1. The weight 2. It is hard control when maneuvering So my question is. Can you drive it like you drive Mustang Shelby for example or it needs super extra focus to control?

Do a driving POV 🔥‼️

Challengers, Camaros, Mustangs nowadays are a few things north of being a bonafide raceway. With that, they have their quirks. Paying attention to a vehicle is the hallmark of a responsible driver.

I just got a 2019 hellcat charger with 1222 miles on it and I love it! But I noticed the break dust is insane and also the muffler tips turned black after 2 weeks.. and I did no touch car wash almost everyday.. now a few people that drive behind me say it reeks like gas and smells horrible.. but I just thought it’s bc it’s a hellcat.. but it might be running to lean...now I have 2400 miles on it, in a month I put a little over 1000k miles on it. I have a few problems with it so far dodge is taking care of.. but I wish they were built a little bit better

Agreed especially the window roll up. I have only had mine for a month and went from my corvette C7 Z06 to my Redeye both daily drivers, year round with snow tires in Winter. Even after a few weeks I miss my heads up display, tight handling and cool looks but the Dodge does not bottom out or wallow in dips in the road and handles pretty well. As far as chrysler quality goes there are plenty of old chryslers on the road. The solution is I suppose to work smarter and have both a big muscle car and a sports car.

Keep in mind 2023 is the last year for these cars you better get one while you can and keep it so you can make Xtra money in the future when you sell it, so you can live happily ever. after

On my SRT the windows did rollup automatically and down but i did read that the hellcats do lack multiple features that are just unacceptable with the higher price tag

I had a 2016 scatpack that was fully loaded and none of these were a problem for me at all Dodge Charger

I know the no-auto-up window is a pain, but it is a safety feature so no one accidently gets an arm or hand caught in the window as it goes up automatically.

Not sure you got lemon.The brakes 1000 get it the window I get that...no noise yet 6k miles. 😮been a solid experience 💯 so far.Also blind spot for sure....not big enough tires for the car you missed that one...great work 😂

Thats why id get the newer ones theyve fixed the glitches and worked out the wide body setup that seems nescessary at this point

Oil consumption is because it uses 0w40 weight oil. That cold start takes in a bit of oil for sure. If anything I'd run 5w40 or something close. 0w40 is too think when cold.

I had a 6 speed hellcat in sublime green. That thing was an attention magnet, nobody would leave me alone.

Good video

Change oil every 3,000 Miles!!!!! You’ll see a big difference and helps in the long run

I agree with brake dust, do you not have blind spot monitoring (mine does)? I have a manual Hellcat challenger and I don’t have these issues. Way to try to educate people..peace.

Is it really worth the trouble?

Cant imagine not checking your oil during a full change.

Was on the fence about getting one. But I think I'll stick with my economy car and my fast bikes for toys. This thing is a little too much in all the wrong areas, and not enough where it counts in my opinion.

Honestly the blind spots never bothered me at all. Get the driver convenience package for extra assurance, and adjust your mirrors properly. If you can see the side of your car in the mirror without leaning, your mirrors are not adjusted correctly. The one majoy issue is y-shaped intersections, where you're coming down the small arm of the y, have to stop, and merge onto the long arm of the y. (the intersection has a sharp angle and you're turning across two lanes following the obtuse angle) The solution is simple though. Turn against the turn; turn as though you're making a right instead of a left so your car is more perpendicular to the road you are merging onto, and you'll be able to see just fine. Do not take those turns without angling your car though, or you'll be pulling out with a prayer lol. Apart from those intersections explicitly I've daily driven my SXT for over a year and a half and never run into issues with blind spots. Course my previous car was a 2011 malibu and they had some pretty big rear pillars too, so maybe I am just used to using my mirrors.

Cant stand ceramic brake pads,they just don't stop that good. Use HAWK race pads or high performance Street pads, Low dusting. I also use the HAWK pads for towing on pickup trucks. I've never found a pad better then HAWK. Semi Slick tires work great in the corners, with at least 47 psi with a tire rating at 51 PSI. The NASCAR boys are using 50 psi on their outside tires for many years and they would like to use more if only they were allowed to. 36 PSI in the corners is just not going to work.

I’m trying to buy a 2018 hellcat charger or either a zr1 corvette but the the older models cost as much as a newer model hellcat

The window roll up pissed me off with both my Yellow Jacket and Hellcat Challengers because both of my SRT8 Chargers and the current Chargers have auto up and down...FCA/Stellantis why?!

I have a 2020 scatpack and the pair definitely doesn’t hold up the best

Are these problems the same with the r/t or is it just the hellcat because of the 700+hp

Love mine not a oil consuming HCRE and only use 40wt penzoil and factory filters

12) Everyone else shows up in the rear view mirror. 13) Snaps spine when I punch it. 14) Bursts into flames at high speed :D

Around 120 mph my challenger makes the same exact noise. Weird.

If your oil pressure drops because of low oil ITS TO LATE.

Everyone that owns a Hellcat #1 is gas 6 to 8 mpg city and that's Premium 93 octane ...and you skipped it completely? And we don't buy them for gas mileage.....lol "it's smiles per mile " Priceless!❤😊

Automatic window roll up isn’t on it for safety reasons that’s the way with my moms car and she’s got a 2017 Audi A4

Not had issue with oil consumption. my car vibrates and rattles just like my 1970 Chevelle so i guess im used to noises lol

I’ll take it with all the problems you say it has

Love these Canadian built cars 🇨🇦

Definitely the Pirellies. Last time I had a good set of Pirellies was in 94 on my Fox Chasis mustang 5.0 coupe. Since then they've gone to shite in my opinion. I have Firestone Firehawk Indy's on mine for the summer and BF Goodriches for the winter. 305s in the rear and 275s up front.

What color does this car fits on? The color that draws attention 😏

Ok that's it. I'm getting the v6 model challenger

Im on the fence if I should pull the trigger and buy a used hellcat.... 😬

Excellent video dude, I mean the part about the oil I totally get. I really wouldn’t go a mile over 3,000 without changing the oil or I’d expect some to be burned in a 700hp engine that’s daily driven. How’s it holding up so far? I really want to pull the trigger on one

Imagine if you had to drive a 1976 Trans Am. 🤣

Jesus is returning soon everyone

12. Definitely not a “Gray Man” vehicle. If you’re like me, people are always talking to me about it... chicks working the Starbucks window, I always have dudes asking about it in parking lots, even had an older lady complement the car at the gas station!

Mine squeak’s at high speed also, has anyone figured out where the noise comes from?

16000 miles to 22000 miles for an oil change, isn’t that normal?? Or am I just a goof

The center cup holders are literally unusable driving a manual.

That’s Why you get the charger not hating on you or nothing I love the challengers but I ended up with a couple chargers and they are much better

Well, it’s a nice Stellantis

you should check your oil in any viechle when you fill up, don't forget he's doing a review on a high performance viechle, not a Toyota Camry, and remember you can purchase this car with no interior, basically your purchasing a car that is ment for a track or quarter mile, and ya its roughly 100 thousand dollars, but it's not a lambo, farari, McLaren etc , so honestly to be that picky is a bit extreme.

Lmfaooooo the trunk holds water yeah wet my gaming pc on the way home

Me watching with my 135k mile 2014 V6 👁👄👁

Holy shit the hell cat same interior as renault

Weight is not something I would think of driving a hellcat daily. Gas Gas and more gas. Insurance,tires,brakes, clutch if you have a manual,oil changes

4-5k miles oil change for a vechicle like this

I would touch the like count and bump it up but it's at 707 😎

It’s the super charger

My job is 30’miles from my home 🤷🏾‍♂️

Maybe I'm old school when it comes to oil changes. 3 months or every 3k miles. I don't care what that book says.

Imagine having a supercharged 700hp $70,000+ car, not changing the oil after 6,000+ miles, and wondering why I have oil consumption... lmaoooo it’s not just the thinner oil🤦‍♂️

That’s just air pushing through the window at high speeds my 392 did the same thing it’s not just hellcats

The weight?

You learn to live with them

Hmmm. ever had a Foxbody

Oil consumption is probably due to the low tolerances in the engine. My 2000 Toyota 4.7 liter V8 with 173,000 miles burns zero oil. Not a drop in 10,000 miles which is when I change my 5w-30 oil. Toyota builds engines like Swiss watches. That Fiat Chrysler motor just doesn't have the build quality.

You forgot the horrible backup camera

It is made for drag

Half of these are challenger issues. Not hellcat issues so any challenger will have some of these issues if anyone plans on getting a scat or RT

I don’t get how the way is a turn off isn’t that really why you want it because in my eyes, how cats are really good for taking slow, kind of drift corners, and then going really fast in the streets like good for drifting and burnouts and then going in a straight line

blind spots are a big thing, mustang has better visibility, ive also driven a camaro and it had decent visibility but ive heard camaro has poor visibility as well(ive daily driven a mustang challenger and have driven multiple camaros).

From riding in Chrysler’s all my youth and adult life I haven seen not one I want to b in over 100 mph , Chrysler Dodge same thing

U forgot cellphone placement.

Dope ass car no doubt but would rather just get a Dodge Viper

Soft padded interior in front. Hard plastic in back. I can see that maybe for the base model, but for a $70,000 plus car? Cheap.

No auto up turned me off from this veh

Geeze, other than brake dust this is nit picky!

I know a way to fix all those noises. Just turn up the radio

The lather socks so bad

God that camera angle bothers me so much

ALL ENGINES USE OIL!

Who cares about automatic window roll up. That car is for speed not no luxury shit

You can not realistically make any list of hellcat turn offs and not mention, tires, gas, and maintenance. Those rotors that are now being eaten into by your ceramic pads are 1k apiece. Tune up at 36k, replacing all 16 spark plugs.