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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    1 day ago

    There was an article about this few months ago and the exact same reddit post was used there as evidence of this being true. This was most likely a bug and it probably has been fixed since. If what the headline claims here was true there would be tons of videos of it happening to different people on YouTube.

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      21 hours ago

      This was most likely a bug and it probably has been fixed since

      You have a source for any of your assumptions?

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        21 hours ago

        The source of my assumptions is my mind, but sure, here you go.

        A Stellantis spokesperson told Fortune in a statement that “a temporary software glitch affected the ability to instantly opt out in a few isolated cases, though instant opt-out is the standard for all our in-vehicle messages. Our team had already identified and corrected the error, and we are following up directly with the customer to ensure the matter is fully resolved.”

        Source

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          19 hours ago

          The spokesperson did not answer questions about the frequency of ads or what cars were covered by the SiriusXM contract.

          A spokesperson saying “we are looking into this” doesn’t actually mean it was never intended or that it has stopped.

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      Reported by drivers as recently as Tuesday.

      One of dozens of such reports, confirming make, model, and frequency of the ads (at every stop): https://www.reddit.com/r/Dodge/comments/1j838k8/why_tf_am_i_getting_ads_in_my_car/

      I’m the world’s worst journalist, but I do try! When possible, I confirm facts with multiple sources. The “news” aspect here is that they were previously on a different Stellantis brand (Jeep), and now they have expanded to another Stellantis brand (Dodge).

      If you have evidence that contradicts, feel free to share.