Nothing quite says “high-performance muscle car” like a popup ad for a Mopar Extended Warranty covering your whole center console. That’s right, Dodge Charger owners are now experiencing an exciting new feature: pop-up ads that appear every time the vehicle stops at a light. This absolute garbage feature was spotted in the wild, take a look here.

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    22 days ago

    You do realize this is based on a almost half-a-year old reddit post? What has happens in the meantime?

    Note to self, never buy a Stelantis car. Not that I have ever considered that anyway!

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      22 days ago

      4 months is “almost” half a year in the same way Elon Musk has got almost 6 inches to work with.

      Point of the post is that this popup ad thing has expanded from Jeep (small brand) into Dodge (large brand) from the parent company (Stellantis). What has happened in the meantime is that a bunch of other Dodge drivers has confirmed the issue is widespread and difficult to disable.

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        22 days ago

        Jeep sells more than twice as many vehicles per year as Dodge. They are not the “small brand.”

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            22 days ago

            Yeah, maybe 50 years ago but with the popularity of SUVs Jeep is dominant at Stellantis. They sell almost as many Wranglers as Dodge sells vehicles in total.

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        22 days ago

        I’m glad people are made aware of it!

        My point was, if the ads are still pushed to cars, I’m surprised FuelArc used a 4 month old reddit post as reference. Someone most have contacted Dogde, Jeep, or Stelantis for a comment on this.

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        22 days ago

        Where are others confirming this? Not in the article.

        Im in a challenger every week and have never seen an ad on the screen ever.