2011 Dodge Charger Complaint Log

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT VARIOUS WARNING LAMPS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS NOT ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND IT WAS TOWED TO THE AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN REPLACED THE ALTERNATOR ASSEMBLY. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION LETTER FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V634000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE RECALL REPAIR WAS NOT PERFORMED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE ALTERNATOR ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. IN ADDITION, THE BATTERY SAFE MODE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V634000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) BUT THE CONTACT WAS ADDED TO A WAITING LIST AND INFORMED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

I WAS PULLING INTO THE RESIDENTIAL AREA THAT I LIVE IN AT APPROXIMATELY 17 MPH AND MY STEREO SHUT OFF, AND I NOTICED ON THE DASHBOARD A WARNING MESSAGE THAT READ "POWER SAVING MODE" THEN THE ABS LIGHT AND THE STABILITY CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON ALONG WITH THE LIGHTNING BOLT CAME ON, THEN THE AIR SHUT OFF AND IT FELT LIKE THE HEATER WAS TURNED ON, THE DASHBOARD SHOW THE TEMPERATURE BEING 105 AND THERE WAS A WEIRD SMELL THAT CAME THROUGH THE AC VENTS. I WAS ABLE TO PUSH THE VEHICLE INTO MY DRIVEWAY AND UPON OPENING THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE YOU COULD FEEL THE HEAT IMMEDIATELY AND WHEN ATTEMPTING TO JUMP START THE CAR THE CAR WOULD TURN ON BUT THEN WHEN THE JUMPER CABLES WHERE REMOVED THE VEHICLE'S WIPERS BEGAN TO WIPE AND THE SAME ISSUES AS BEFORE BEGAN OCCURRING. I CALLED ONE OF MY FRIENDS THAT IS A DODGE TECHNICIAN AND HE SAID THAT BASED ON THE INFORMATION I TOLD HIM HE WAS 95% SURE THAT IT WAS A BAD ALTERNATOR. THIS IS A 2011 DODGE CHARGER WITH 66,000 MILES. THIS SHOULD BE RECALLED IMMEDIATELY TO HELP THOSE THAT HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM AND TO AVOID ANY MORE OWNERS HAVE THIS PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V101000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED TO REMEDY THE VEHICLE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 DODGE CHARGER. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED AND AN UNKNOWN WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE ALTERNATOR AND BATTERY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 59,000.

LOUD WHINING NOISE FOLLOWED BY BATTERY SAVER MODE MESSAGE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V634000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING) WAS RECEIVED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO PERFORMED AN INSPECTION AND CLEARED THE RECALL. IN OCTOBER OF 2014, THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS BEGAN TO MALFUNCTION AND STOPPED OPERATING. THE CONTACT CONTINUED TO REPLACE THE LIGHT BULBS. IN FEBRUARY OF 2016, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR THE FAILURES THAT INCLUDED THE WIRE HARNESS BURNING AND THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS MALFUNCTIONING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,000.

STARTED DRIVING MY VEHICLE FROM WORK. WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN MY WHOLE DASHBOARD LITE UP WITH THE "ABS LIGHT, POWER SAVER MODE, AND THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PULL OVER THE VEHICLE MY RADIO POWER OFF AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN MAKING A "WHINING" NOISE. THE ENGINE SHUT OFF BY ITSELF. I POP THE HOOD AND WHILE RAISING THE HOOD WHITE SMOKE APPEARED AND I COULD SMELL SOMETHING BURNING. MY SISTER WAS PRESENT THE WHOLE TIME SHE WAS TAILGATING ME IN HER VEHICLE. LET THE CAR COOL DOWN AND TRIED TO RESTART IT AND THE WHINING NOISE GREW LOUDER AND UPON STARTING IT SEEM AS IF IT DID NOT WANT TO START UP BUT THE DASHBOARD WAS NOT LITE UP ONLY THE MESSAGE ON THE DASH ABOUT BEING IN "POWER SAVE MODE". THIS WAS A SCARY SITUATION FOR ME AND I DO NOT FEEL COMFORTABLE DRIVING MY ONLY MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION FOR ME AND MY CHILDREN. MY SISTER GAVE ME A RIDE HOME. I HAVE CONTACT THE DEALERSHIP AND HAVE AN APPOINTMENT FOR THEM TO SERVICE THE VEHICLE. *TR

DRIVING APPROX 40 MPH, BATTERY SAVER MODE INDICATOR CAME ON, CAR STILL DROVE FINE. NEXT DAY ON WAY INTO WORK, BATTERY SAVER MODE INDICATOR WAS STILL ON, APPROX SPEED WHILE TRAVELING TO WORK WAS 70 MPH, ONCE I ARRIVED AT WORK, I STARTED TO SMELL SOMETHING BURNING, I POPPED THE HOOD AND NOTICED A DISTINCTIVE ELECTRICAL BURNING SMELL. TRIED STARTING CAR, AND VEHICLE WILL NOT START. IT WASN'T TILL I LOOKED AT THIS WEBSITE THAT I NOTICED ALL THE OTHER COMPLAINTS REFERRING TO THE SAME ISSUE. HOPEFULLY THE DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF THIS ISSUE NOW AND WILL BE ABLE TO REPAIR THE COMPONENT WITHOUT ISSUES. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY 2011 DODGE CHARGER WHEN THE BATTERY LIGHT CAME ON ALONG WITH OTHER LIGHTS. I ALSO NOTICED THE SMELL OF BURNING WIRES. I STOPPED MY VEHICLE AND POPPED THE HOOD. THERE WAS SMOKE COMING FROM THE ALTERNATOR. ONCE THE VEHICLE WAS OFF IT WOULD NOT START AGAIN. I HAD TWO MECHANICS LOOK AT IT AND TELL ME THAT THE ALTERNATOR SEIZED. I CALLED DODGE TO SEE IF THEY HAD HEARD ABOUT THE ISSUE AND THEY SEEMED NOT TO CARE. I WAS TOLD THAT IF THERE IS A RECALL THEY WOULD SEND OUT A NOTICE. THIS IS A VERY BIG ISSUE IF THE ALTERNATOR WERE TO CATCH FIRE, CAR WAS IN TRAFFIC, OR EVEN AN ELECTRICAL SURGE TO THE VEHICLE. *TR

2011 DODGE CHARGER. MALFUNCTION IN STARTING. *BF UPDATED 6/23/2015*JS

DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 50 MPH AND SAW THE ABS LIGHT AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT COME ON, THEN THE CAR SAID BATTERY SAVER MODE. AFTER THAT IT DIED ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND NOTHING WOULD COME ON. I HAD NO HAZARDS LIGHTS THAT WOULD WORK. I WAS TOTALLY HELPLESS. I THOUGHT THE CAR WAS ON FIRE DUE TO THE EXTREME SMELL OF BURNING WIRES. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION IT WAS THE ALTERNATOR THAT BURNT UP AND PUT THE CAR COMPLTLY OUT OF SERVICE. DODGE IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM BUT SAID IT IS NOT WARRANTIED AND IS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE. I THINK BEING STRANDED ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WITH NO WAY OF WARNING OTHER DRIVERS WITH SAFETY HAZARDS IS REALLY A SAFETY ISSUE. THANK GOD THAT IS WAS NOT NIGHT TIME AND THAT I WAS NOT ON THE INTERSTATE. *TR

CAR WAS MAKING A WHINING NOISE (ONLY HAD THE CAR FOR 6 MONTHS) SO I TOOK IT TO THE DODGE PLACE TO GET DIAGNOSED AND PAID FOR IT. THEY INFORMED ME THAT MY 160 AMP ALTERNATOR WAS BAD. I DROVE THE CAR HOME BECAUSE I DID NOT HAVE THE MONEY TO REPAIR IT. I BARELY MADE IT HOME BEFORE I SMELLED A BURNING PLASTIC LIKE SMELL AND THE CAR BEGAN TO MAKE A DIFFERENT KIND OF NOISE. I HAVE NOT DROVE IT SENSE BECAUSE IT SEEMS UNSAFE FOR MY FAMILY AND I AND I DON'T HAVE THE MONEY FOR THE REPAIRS AT THIS TIME. *TR

"BATTERY SAVE MODE" I DON'T KNOW WHAT HAPPEN MY CAR DIDN'T WANT TO START? I HAVE HAD THIS CAR FOR ABOUT 1YR 1/2. CHECKED BATTERY LEVELS THEY ARE FINE. THEN STARTED DROVE THE CAR FOR 2 DAYS THEN DIED WHEN I PARKED THE CAR AND TRIED TO DRIVE IT AGAIN. BUT WILL NOT TURN OVER.WHEN TRAVELING UNDER THE SPEED OF 30MPH THE CAR BECOMES VERY HARD TO STEER AND FEELS LIKE ITS GOING TO SHUT OFF. I DON'T KNOW WHAT IS WRONG WITH IT. I CAN'T DRIVE IT ANYWHERE TO GET A DIAGNOSIS ON IT. *TR

WHILE DRIVING, THE ABS ALERT LIGHT FLASHED ON AND WE SMELLED AN ELECTRICAL BURNING ODOR. A FEW MINUTES LATER THE RADIO CONSUL WENT BLANK. THERE WAS A MESSAGE THAT STATED "BATTERY SAVING MODE". THEN SEVERAL MINUTES LATER, SEVERAL ALERT LIGHTS BEGAN BLINKING ON/OFF. I COULD RUN THE WINDOW DOWN BUT THE AUTOMATIC ONE-TOUCH FEATURE STOPPED WORKING INITIALLY AND A FEW MINUTES LATER, I COULD NOT RUN THE WINDOW UP OR DOWN. THEN THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT AS I WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING LOT. WE SMELLED THE ELECTRICAL BURNING ODOR OFF AND ON DURING THIS ENTIRE TIME. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THE ALTERNATOR HAD FAILED AND HAD DAMAGED THE BATTERY. *TR

I WAS DRIVING THE CAR AND ALL OF THE ELECTRICAL PARTS INSIDE THE CAR STARTED FLICKERING AND EVENTUALLY CUT OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF DRIVING. I ATTEMPTED TO USE THE BATTERY JUMPER KIT I HAVE AND IT WOULD ONLY WORK LONG ENOUGH TO GET THE CAR IN NEUTRAL TO GIVE IT A PUSH. NOW NO PART OF THE CAR WORKS UNLESS CONNECTED TO AN ALTERNATE SOURCE OF POWER. *TR

WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON A MAIN STREET MY CAR STALLED AND I SMELLED SMOKE, MY DOORS AUTOMATICALLY LOCKED AND I HAD SMELLED SMOKE, I FREAKED OUT AND TOOK MY KEYLESS REMOTE BATTERY OUT AND PUT BACK IN ANY MY DOORS UNLOCKED, SO I GOT MYSELF AND KIDS OUT ASAP, I HAD TO CALL A TOW TRUCK AND THEY TOWED MY CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP, THERE THEY DIAGNOSED THAT IT WAS THE ALTERNATOR, I HAD TO BUY ONE WHICH WAS $500 OR A LITTLE MORE. *TR

DRIVING HOME FROM A VISIT BRAKES STOPPED WORKING. NO WARNING LIGHTS JUST PUSHED PEDAL TO FLOOR AND THE CAR WOULDN'T STOP. *TR

DRIVING ON THE ROAD AT ABOUT 75 MPH (THE SPEED LIMIT AT THE TIME) IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE TEXAS, MY ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS STARTED TO SHUT DOWN. THE FIRST THING WE NOTICED TURN OFF WAS THE AUDIO SYSTEM AND IT WOULDN'T TURN BACK ON, THEN THE CLIMATE CONTROL SYSTEM. I CHECKED THE MESSAGES ON MY DASHES MESSAGE CENTER AND IT TOLD ME THE VEHICLE WAS IN BATTERY SAVER MODE. SHORTLY THEREAFTER (MAYBE ANOTHER MINUTE OR TWO) THE ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL INDICATORS CAME ON AND ALL MY GAUGES (SPEEDOMETER AND WHATNOT) ALL DROPPED TO ZERO. THE CAR WAS STILL IN MOTION AND WE WERE LUCKY ENOUGH TO FIND A ROAD TO PULL OFF AT (THOUGH WE WERE NO WHERE NEAR ANYTHING AT THE TIME). AT THAT POINT I NOTICED THE POWER STEERING, LOCKS, WINDOWS, AND ANYTHING ELECTRIC WENT ON THE CAR TOO. AFTER WE TURNED OFF THE CAR, IT WOULD NOT RESTART. AFTER DEALING WITH CHRYSLER AND GETTING MYSELF, MY FAMILY, AND MY CAR BACK FROM MIDLAND TO AUSTIN, IT TURNS OUT THE ALTERNATOR WENT ON IT. THIS SHOULD NOT BE AN ISSUE THIS EARLY (APPROXIMATELY 26,000 MILES) IN THE LIFE OF MY CAR. HOPEFULLY THIS GETS ADDED TO THE ONGOING INVESTIGATION (NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: PE14022) FOR THIS ISSUE. *TR

WAS DRIVING AND THE POWER SAVER MODE CAME ON THE CAR. SAW SMOKE, CHECKED THE ENGINE AND THE ALTERNATOR WAS SMOKING. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE. THIS CAR IS 3 YEARS OLD WITH 60,000 MILES ON IT. THAT IS RIDICULOUS. THE CAR HAS NOT WENT THROUGH ANYTHING STENOS. WE ARE AT A LOST FOR WORDS AND THEN WHEN CALLED AND ASKED ABOUT IT THERE IS NOTHING THAT CAN BE DONE WITHOUT FURTHER INVESTIGATION. PLEASE INVESTIGATE, THERE ARE TOO MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS. THIS IS COSTING OVER 800 DOLLARS, THIS IS RIDICULOUS ON A LOW MILE LOW YEAR CAR, RIGHT AFTER THE WARRANTY GOES OUT. PLEASE INVESTIGATE AND DO SOMETHING, THANKS. *TR

MY BATTERY SAVER MODE CAME UP ON SCREEN THEN MY ABS & TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS CAME ON SO I TOOK MY CAR TO DEALER AND THEY CHECKED IT OUT AND SAID ALL SYSTEMS WERE FINE AS I DROVE MY CAR HOME THE BATTERY SAVER MODE, ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS CAME ON AGAIN AND I BEGAN SMELLING A BURNT SMELL FROM ENGINE SO I OPENED UP THE HOOD AND MY ALTERNATOR WAS SMOKING AND LOOKED FRIED ALL ELECTRICAL WAS DOWN NOTHING WORKS NOW NO POWER TO CAR AT ALL, NEEDLESS TO SAY CAR IS BEING TOWED BACK TO DEALER NOW AND HOPEFULLY THEY WILL FIX IT THIS TIME AND NOT PUT MY FAMILY AT RISK OF BEING BURNED OR HARMED. *TR

WHILE I WAS DRIVING TO WORK MY RADIO WENT OUT AND ABS LIGHTS AND WHAT NOT STARTED FLASHING. MY CAR DIED AND I PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I COULD SMELL SOMETHING BURNING THAT SMELLED ELECTRICAL. I POPPED OPEN THE HOOD AND SEEN THE ALTERNATOR SMOKING. I JUST TOOK MY CAR IN FOR AN OIL CHANGE THE DAY PRIOR. I'M SURE IF THERE WAS SOMETHING WRONG THEY COULD OF TOLD ME. DODGE DOESN'T SUPPORT THEIR EQUIPMENT. I'M SURE I AM NOT THE FIRST PERSON THIS HAS HAPPEN TO. THEY NEED TO BE INVESTIGATED FOR THEIR ALTERNATORS. *TR

MY 2011 DODGE CHARGER HAD A SMELL OF A BURNT ALTENATOR. CAR ABS LIGHT CAME ON AND MY RADIO TURNED OFF AND THERE WAS A WHINING NOISE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE CAR HAS ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS, THE BATTERY IS IN A POWER SAVE MODE I HAVE NOT GONE TO THE DEALER YET. ITS MY 3RD INCIDENT WITH THE CAR. HEADLIGHTS AND BRAKES. I WILL HAVE TO GET IT TOWED, I DON'T TRUST TO DRIVE IT. IT RUNNING ON THE BATTERY ONLY. IT NEEDS TO BE RECALLED

THE BATTERY SAVER LIGHT CAME ON WHILE DRIVING. THE ENGINE LIGHT ALSO CAME ON AND THE ABS LIGHT ONLY WHILE TURNING THE WHEEL. STOPPED AND SHUT OFF THE CAR. IT SMELLED LIKE A ELECTRICAL BURNING COMING THREW THE VENTS WENT OUT TO OPENED THE HOOD AND SAW ALOT OF SMOKE COMING FROM THE ALTERNATOR. LOOKS LIKE IT WAS ON FIRE!! GOT BACK INTO THE CAR AND HAD NOT POWER TO ANYTHING. BATTERY WAS DEAD. COULD NOT GET INTO THE TRUCK TO CHECK AND DISCONNECT THE BATTERY. HAD TO JUMP THE BATTERY TO OPEN THE TRUCK TO DISCONNECT THE BATTERY. GOT A ALTERNATOR FROM THE DEALER, THE ONLY PLACE I COULD GET IT, THE AUTO PARTS STORES DO NOT STOCK THEM. I GUESS ITS TOO EXPENSIVE!!! IT COST ME 570.00 FOR THE ALTERNATOR AND I PUT IT ON MY SELF. CHARGED THE BATTERY AND STARTED THE CAR ALL GOOD, NO PROBLEMS.. I WAS LUCKY THE CAR DID NOT BURN UP... *TR

DRIVING AT 25 MPH, WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON FOR DIFFERENT FUNCTIONS. ODD SOUND COMING FROM MOTOR. THE INFORMATION MESSAGE ALERT LIT UP. CHECKED IT, AND THE MESSAGE ALERT WAS "BATTERY SAVER MODE". ODD SMELL (ELECTRICAL) COMING FROM THE ENGINE. PARKED, CLOSED WINDOWS, SHUT THE CAR OFF. WENT TO RESTART CAR AND IT WOULDN'T START. HAD A FRIEND TRY TO JUMP WITH CABLES, AND IT DIDN'T WORK. CALLED FOR TOW TRUCK TO COME AND TAKE TO DEALER. I HAVE A BUMPER TO BUMPER LIFETIME WARRANTY. DEALER CAN'T "LOOK" AT IT UNTIL TOMORROW. IT HAS BEEN ALMOST 2 HOURS WAIT FOR TOW TRUCK,(PROMISED TO BE HERE AN HOUR AGO.) *TR

AT 10 P.M. 9/15. I WAS DRIVING TO THE STORE. INFORMATION MESSAGE POPPED UP ON DISPLAY. BATTERY SAVER MODE. THE RADIO SHUT OFF AND THE CAR BEGAN TO SHAKE. THERE WAS ALSO A WHINING NOISE HEARD FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE ABS BRAKE LIGHT AND ELECTRONIC SKID CONTROL LIGHTS WERE ALSO ON. I WAS ALREADY NEAR THE STORE. I PULLED INTO THE PARKING LOT AND PARKED THE CAR. I OPENED THE HOOD AND COULD SEE SMOKE AND SMELL SMOKE COMING FROM THE ALTERNATOR. I TRIED TO RESTART THE CAR TO GET MY WINDOWS UP BUT IT WAS DEAD. I COULDN'T START IT EVEN WITH JUMPER CABLES TO GET IT BACK HOME. I HAD TO CALL FOR A TOW. I FINALLY MADE IT HOME A 1:00 AM AFTER WAITING FOR TOW. I COULDN'T IMAGINE THE LACK OF CONTROL HAD THIS HAPPENED ON THE FREEWAY OR DURING RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. I NEED TO PURCHASE AN ALTERNATOR AND BATTERY TODAY. NOT LOOKING FORWARD TO THE BILL. SOUNDS LIKE BAD DESIGNED PARTS. HOPEFULLY SOMETHING BECOMES OF THE INVESTIGATION. *TR

WAS DRIVING CAR WHEN RADIO SHUT OFF, ABS BRAKE WARNING CAME ON AND CAR LOST STEERING AND BRAKE POWER. GOT CAR HOME AND IT STOPPED RUNNING. TRIED TO JUMP AND DRIVE TO DEALER BUT COULD NOT KEEP ENGINE RUNNING, POWER WORKED OFF AND ON. TOO DANGEROUS TO DRIVE ON HIGHWAY WITH POSSIBLE LOSS OF CONTROL. $800 TO REPLACE ALTERNATOR. *TR

AT FIRST MY CAR STARTED MAKING A WHINING TYPE OF SOUND IT SEEMED TO BE DRIVING A LITTLE BIT OFF. THEN AFTER DRIVING DOWN THE STREET I NOTICED THAT THE ABS LIGHT AND THE TRACTION LIGHT WAS ON, AND A BURNT ELECTRICAL WIRE SMELL WAS COMING THROUGH THE VENTS. SO I PULLED OVER AND PARKED AND TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF. I OPENED THE HOOD AND THE SMELL OF BURNT WIRE WAS REALLY BAD. I DECIDED TO LEAVE THE VEHICLE WHERE I HAD PARKED IT, BUT WANTED TO ROLL UP THE WINDOWS. WHEN I WENT TO TURN THE CAR BACK ON THE CAR WAS COMPLETELY DEAD. SO LONG STORY SHORT MY RELATIVELY NEW CAR BROKE DOWN ON ME. AND THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME. I PREVIOUSLY OWNED A 2008 DODGE CHARGER THAT HAD THE SAME ISSUES. ITS REALLY A DISAPPOINTMENT BECAUSE THE WHOLE REASON I TRADED IN MY OLD CHARGER FOR A NEW ONE WAS BECAUSE I NEEDED A RELIABLE VEHICLE THAT I COULD DEPEND ON. AND THAT IS OBVIOUSLY NOT A DODGE. *TR

* CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON, LOSS OF POWER AS IF IN NEUTRAL (AT), MOVED SHIFTER FROM D TO N AND BACK TO D. SHIFTED GEARS STRANGELY, HIGH RPM WITHOUT SHIFTING TO NEXT GEAR. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULD RESET AFTER TURNING OFF ENGINE. THIS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES. * 10-13-14 ABS, TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS BLINK, AUDIO TURNS OFF, SMELLED BURNING IN PASSENGER COMPARTMENT, ENGINE MAKING STRANGE NOISE. PULLED OVER, OPENED HOOD, SMOKE FROM ENGINE COMPARTMENT. WOULD NOT START. TOWED TO DEALER. DEALER CALLS TO SAY ALTERNATOR IS THE ISSUE. $930.00 TO REPAIR! *TR

CAR WENT INTO BATTERY SAVER MODE WHILE DRIVING. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP SAID NOTHING WRONG. DROVE NEXT DAY WHERE ALL LIGHTS AND WIPERS GOING OFF. RADIO CUT OFF AND ABS, TRACTION CONTROL AND E-BRAKE LIGHTS CAME ON. THEN CAR BEGAN HAVING SMOKY SMELL. COMPLETELY SHUT OFF IN INTERSECTION WITH NO RECHARGE OR ABILITY TO START UP. COULD NOT EVEN LOCK DOORS OR OPEN TRUNK. *TR

I WAS DRIVING NOTICED MY CAR HAD A SLIGHT LOUDER SOUND COMING FROM THE ENGINE LIKE IT WAS RIVED UP. AS I WAS DRIVING I NOTICED THE ABS LIGHTS CAME ON; TRACTION LIGHT; AND ENGINE LIGHT ALL FLASHED ACROSS THE SCREEN AND WENT OFF. THEN I STARTED SMELLING A STRONG BURNING SMELL I HAD MAD IT TO MY DESTINATION CUT THE CAR OFF. I WENT TO CRANK THE CAR BACK UP ;NOTHING HAPPENED CAR HAD LOST ALL PRIOR MY WINDOWS, DOORS ALL LOCKED UP WOULD NOT ROLL UP OR DOWN OR DOORS UNLOCK HAD TO CALL A TOW TRUCK. CAR HAD NO POWER COMPLETELY BLACK SCREENS EVERYTHING SHUTDOWN. *TR

MY 2011 DODGE CHARGER BATTERY SAVING MODE LIGHT IS BLINKING ON AND OFF AS WELL AS MY ABS/SKID CONTROL THEN ALL OF THE SUDDEN MY VEHICLE STARTS SLOWING DOWN ON THE HIGHWAY WHILE GOING THE SPEED OF 60 MPH CAUSING THE CAR TO LOCK UP. MY WIFE IS 8 MONTHS PREGNANT AND I FEEL LIKE THAT NOT ONLY PUT HER IN DANGER BUT MY UNBORN CHILD AS WELL. THIS SITUATION I FEEL NEEDS TO BE RECALLED AND FIX ASAP BEFORE SOMEONE LOOSES A LOVED ONE OVER A MALFUNCTION WITH THESE VEHICLES. I HAD TO GET MY VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DODGE DEALER WHO TOLD ME THAT MY ALTERNATOR WENT OUT AND COMPLETELY DRAINED MY BATTERY IN MY CAR CAUSING ME TO HAVE TO COME OUT OF POCKET FOR BOTH. I REALLY DON'T DRIVE MY VEHICLE A LOT FOR ALL THESE THINGS TO BE HAPPENING I HOPE THAT THE 2015 DODGE CHARGER IS BETTER... *TR

I WAS DRIVING ALONG FINE GOING 35 MILES PER HOUR. SUDDENLY MY VEHICLE BEGIN TO STALL AND START SMELLING SOMETHING BURNING WITHOUT ANY TYPE OF WARNING MY CAR JUST WENT COMPLETELY DEAD. CALL TOLL TRUCK HE TRY TO BOOST IT OFF AND HE STATED IT HAD A DEAD CHARGE. HAD TO ASSIST TOW TRUCK DRIVER TO PUSH CAR TO BE TOWED TO NEAREST DEALERSHIP. THEY HAD TO CHANGE MY ALTERNATOR AND BATTERY AND IT TOOK THEM UNTIL SEPT 23, 2014 TO RETURN MY VEHICLE. I AM AFRAID OF DRIVING MY VEHICLE TO FAR BECAUSE I DO NOT KNOW WHETHER THIS WITH HAPPEN AGAIN WITHOUT ANY WARNING OR WHETHER THE PROBLEM IS FIX. IT ALSO TURN OUT MY VEHICLE WAS NOT ON THE RECALL DUE TO DIFFERENT SIZE ALTERNATOR. I WILL BE CAUTIOUS WHERE I WILL TRAVEL. THE COST OF REPLACING MY ALTERNATOR AND BATTERY WAS 1181.48. AND ALSO WHEN I GOT MY VEHICLE BACK FROM DODGE SERVICE DEPARTMENT MY REVIEW MIRROR ON WINDSHIELD WAS BROKEN AND DAMAGE HAD TO FILE INSURANCE CLAIM TO GET THAT REPLACE. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY VEHICLE WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN MY RADIO TURNS OFF, THEN MY ABS AND TREAD LIGHT COME ON ALONG WITH A LIGHT THAT SAYS "BRAKE NOW." I COME TO A STOP AND THEN EVERYTHING SHUTS OFF. I CAN NOT PUSH THE BRAKE TO START THE CAR BACK UP AND A BURNING ELECTRICAL SMELL IS COMING FROM THE HOOD. I HAVE TO MANUALLY LOCK MY DOORS AS THE ALARM DOES NOT WORK, THEN MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS START GOING OFF. BASED OFF OF RESEARCH A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE HAVING THESE ISSUES AND SAYING IT IS THE ALTERNATOR. THAT IS UNACCEPTABLE FOR A 2011. *TR

DRIVING TO GET ON HIGHWAY AND GOT A MESSAGE ON MY CAR DASHBOARD SAYING IM IN BATTERY SAVE MODE. SO GOT MY SPEED UP TO ABOUT 70 AND MY CAR LIGHT AND POWER STEERING AND WINDSHIELD WIPER CAME ON. MY POWER STEERING LOCKED UP ON THE HIGHWAY THINK GOD I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY SIMI BY MYSELF. BUT I JUST BROUGHT THE CAR AND THE DODGE COMPANY IS CHARGE EVERYONE WHO HAS THIS PROBLEM WITH THIS PARTICULAR CAR 800 DOLLARS TO FIX EVEN THROUGH THESE ARE HORRIBLE ALTERNATORS AND THEY KNOW IT. READING ONLINE WHERE CARS ARE BURNING UP BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM AND THE DODGE COMPANY TELLS YOU EVERYTHING IS FINE AND ITS NOT BUT THIS CAR REALLY NEED TO BE INVESTIGATED ABOUT THEIR HORRIBLE ALTERNATORS AND THE CONSEQUENCES WHEN THIS PROBLEM OCCURS. FOR SOME IS IT NOT PRETTY AND ITS UNSAFE WHEN YOU SEE BATTERY SAVE MODE BECAUSE YOU DON'T KNOW HOLE LONG BEFORE YOUR CAR BURN UP AND NOT TRYING TO GET TO THAT POINT. THIS IS REALLY MAKE ME REGRET A DODGE PRODUCT AFTER THIS THANKS. *TR

I WAS DRIVING TOWARDS WORK IN THE MORNING, WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN, THE BATTERY LIGHT GOES ON. A FEW MINUTES LATER, THE ABS LIGHT GOES ON AND THEN THE TRACTION LIGHT GOES ON. THEN, THERE WAS THE SMELL OF BURNT WIRE AND A WHINING TYPE OF SOUND, SO I PARKED THE CAR AND SMOKE CAME OUT FROM UNDER THE HOOD. LATER IN THE AFTERNOON, I HAD MY HUSBAND TAKE A LOOK UNDER THE HOOD AND HE STATED THAT THERE SEEMED TO BE SPARKS COMING OUT FROM THE ALTERNATOR, SO WE ATTEMPTED TO DRIVE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP. AFTER 3 MILES OF DRIVING IN TRAFFIC ON A 40 MPH ROAD, THE RADIO SHUTS OFF, THE LIGHTS GO OFF, THE AIR CONDITIONING TURNS OFF, THE DASHBOARD SCREEN/NAVIGATION SYSTEM TURNED OFF, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WENT OUT, AND THE ENGINE STOPS RUNNING. NOTHING IN THE VEHICLE WORKED OR WAS RUNNING, EVEN THE WINDOWS DIDN'T WORK. A BURNT ELECTRICAL WIRE SMELL CAME THROUGH THE VENTS. I COULDN'T EVEN TURN ON THE HAZARD LIGHTS OR UNLOCK THE TRUNK. SO MY HUSBAND PUSHED THE CAR OVER TO A PARKING LOT WHILE I STRUGGLED TO MANEUVER THE VEHICLE BECAUSE THE POWER STEERING AND THE POWER BRAKES ALSO WENT OUT. WE TRIED TO JUMP START THE CAR; HOWEVER, WE STOPPED BECAUSE THERE WAS MORE SMOKE COMING FROM THE ENGINE, SO WE CALLED FOR A TOW TRUCK DRIVER. THE NEXT DAY, WE WENT BACK TO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT THE DODGE DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD US THAT IT WAS THE ALTERNATOR; HOWEVER, WE PROBABLY NEED A BATTERY AS WELL. WE ALSO WILL HAVE TO PAY FOR TOWING. THIS VEHICLE IS ONLY 3 YEARS OLD AND SHOULDN'T BE HAVING THESE TYPES OF ENGINE PROBLEMS. IT'S A SAFETY HAZARD WHEN YOUR CAR TOTALLY SHUTS DOWN IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC, LEAVING YOU WITHOUT A WAY TO TURN ON THE HAZARD LIGHTS OR PROVIDE YOU WITH A SAFE WAY TO STEER AND BRAKE. *TR

RIGHT FRONT LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT GOES OFF AND ONLY WORKS IF I TURN ON THE HIGH BEAMS. THIS HAS OCCURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,000.

MY SON WAS DRIVING HIS 2011 DODGE CHARGER BACK TO CAMPUS WHEN THE BATTERY SAVER MODE CAME ON AND THERE WAS AN ELECTRICAL FIRE SMELL. HE PARKED IT AND THE NEXT MORNING WHEN THE TOW TRUCK CAME TO TOW IT, HE HAD TO MANUALLY UNLOCK THE DOORS AS THE WHOLE SYSTEM SHUT DOWN, THE DEALERSHIP CONFIRMED IT WAS AN ALTERNATOR PROBLEM AND IT WOULD BE $800.00 TO REPLACE IT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THERE WAS A BURNING SMELL COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE ABS WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ALTERNATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000.

I GOT THE "BATTERY SAVER MODE" WARNING ON MY CAR. I LOOKED IT UP ON THE INTERNET AND A LOT OF PEOPLE WERE COMPLAINING ABOUT DODGE CHARGERS AND THERE ALTERNATORS. THE NEXT MORNING I CALLED THE DEALER SHIP TO SEE WHAT THEY THINK IT IS AND IF I CAN GET IN SO THEY CAN LOOK AT THE CAR, THEY ALSO SAID IT COULD BE THE ALTERNATOR BUT COULD NOT GET ME IN UNTIL THE NEXT MORNING BUT SAID IT SHOULD BE SAFE TO DRIVE. THEY LOOK UP MY WARRANTY AND IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY FOR THE ALTERNATOR...I ONLY HAVE 38,600 MILES ON MY CAR!! I SHOULD NOT BE DEALING WITH THING LIKE THIS ON A 3 YEAR OLD CAR! LUCKILY I BOUGHT A PORTFOLIO WARRANTY THAT COVERS IT BUT WITH $100 DEDUCTIBLE BUT THE CATCH IS I HAVE TO GO TO THE DEALER WHERE I BOUGHT IT FROM! WHEN THERE IS A DEALER 2 MILES FROM WHERE I AM AND THE ONE I BOUGHT IT FROM IS ABOUT 25 MINUTES AWAY. SO I MAKE THE APPOINTMENT AND GO TO WORK, BY THE TIME I GET TO WORK MY RADIO STOPPED WORKING AND ABS LIGHT TURNED ON. I PARKED AND SMOKE WAS COMING FROM THE ALTERNATOR! I CALLED THE DEALER BACK AND TOLD THEM WHAT HAPPEN, THEY SAID I CAN BRING IT IN NOW AND LEAVE IT THERE AND THEY WILL LOOK AT IT THE NEXT DAY. SO I HAVE TO LEAVE WORK TO TAKE THE CAR THERE AND THE CAR COMPLETELY DIES ON THE WAY THERE! I HAD TO CALL A TOW TRUCK AND GET IT TOWED ALL THE WAY TO THE DEALER. THEY WERE ABLE TO REPLACE THE ALTERNATOR BY THE MIDDLE OF THE NEXT DAY. BUT I HAVE NOW HAD THE CAR FOR 2 WHOLE DAYS AND THE BATTERY SAVER MODE JUST TURNED ON AGAIN!!!!! SO NOW IN THE MORNING I'M GOING TO HAVE TO CALL THE DEALER AGAIN AND SEE WHAT TO DO NOW! REPLACE ANOTHER ALTERNATOR!?!?!?!? THIS HAS TO BE A RECALL!! THERE SHOULD NOT BE ANY OF THESE PROBLEMS ON A CAR THAT IS 3 YEARS OLD AND HAS LESS THEN 40,000 MILES!!! THIS IS RIDICULOUS AND I'M SERIOUSLY LOOKING AT OTHER CARS TO TRADE IN FOR NOW! I AM NEVER BUYING DODGE AGAIN!! OH AND THE DEALER WOULDN'T GIVE ME A LOANER CAR FOR FREE! *TR

DURING DRIVING, THE RADIO TURNED OFF, AND THE DASH LIGHTS LIT UP. SMOKE STARTED COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. CAR DIED ON THE ROAD. DEALER DIAGNOSED AS A FAILURE OF THE ALTERNATOR WHICH ALSO CAUSED THE BATTERY TO FAIL. *TR

I HAVE A 2011 DODGE CHARGER THAT I SAVED UP A LONG TIME TO BUY. LAST WEEK ON 9/3/14 ON MY TO TAKE MY KIDS TO SCHOOL THE AUDIO IN THE CAR WENT OUT. THE TOUCH SCREEN STILL HAD FUNCTIONALITY JUST NO AUDIO, FIGURED A FUSE MAY HAVE BLOWN. CHECK THE FUSES AND EVERYTHING SEEMED OK. LATER ON THE SAME DAY, ON THE WAY TO PICK THE KIDS UP FROM SCHOOL THE RADIO WAS WORKING FINE. I APPROACHED A INTERSECTION AND STARTED TO SLOW DOWN WHEN THE RADIO CUT OFF. THE CAR STARTED PUTTERING AND THE INSIDE GAUGES BEGAN FLASHING AND THE WIPERS JUST TURNED ON BY THEMSELVES. NEXT THING I KNOW EVERYTHING IN THE CAR SHUT OFF. THE RADIO,THE ENGINE, THE LIGHTS, EVERYTHING. I COULD NOT GET IT TO GO INTO NEUTRAL TO PUSH THE CAR OUT OF THE ROAD BECAUSE NOTHING IN THE CAR WOULD COME ON. *TR

BATTERY SAVER MODE CODE MESSAGE CAME ON. RADIO SHUT OFF. ABS LIGHT FLASHED. STEERING BECAME RIGID. TOOK TO SHOP, ALTERNATOR AND BATTERY NEEDED REPLACED. *TR

I WAS ON MY WAY HOME FROM THE DEALER FROM GETTING THE FREE DETAIL THEY PROMISED ME 3 DAYS AFTER MY PURCHASE WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE BATTERY SAVER MODE COMES ON I MAKE IT HOME TO GRAB ANOTHER SHIRT FOR WORK I GET BACK INTO THE CAR AND THE RADIO CUTS OFF AND THE AIR TOO STARTED TO BLOW HOT AND THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WENT UP AND THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT COMES ON FOLLOWED BY ABS LIGHT THEN POWER STEERING LIGHT COMES ON THE WHEEL WOULDN'T WORK AND THE BRAKES WENT OUT BUT I DIDN'T CRASH I WAS ABLE TO GET STOPPED. THE DEALER GIVES ME THE RUN AROUND SO WE TALKED TO THE VICE PRESIDENT HE SENT A LONER AND PICKED THE CAR UP BUT I HAVEN'T HEARD ANYTHING IN A WEEK. I NEED THIS MATTER TO BE SOLVED AND I DON'T THINK I SHOULD HAVE TO PAY OUT OF POCKET I BELIEVE IT TO BE A RECALL. THANKS

ON 8/30/2014 THE 2011 DODGE CHARGER WAS TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 65-75 MPH WHEN THE CARS RADIO TURNED ITSELF OFF, SHORTLY AFTER THE RADIO TURNED OFF THE ABS, TCS AND BRAKE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH. ONCE THESE LIGHTS CAME ON I 2011 DODGE CHARGER THE VEHICLE AND STARTED TO PULL OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, IT WAS AN UPHILL SECTION AND THE ENGINE HAS A LOSS OF POWER. I PUT THE 2011 DODGE CHARGER IN PARK AND TURNED THE 2011 DODGE CHARGER TURNED ITSELF OFF AT WHICH POINT NO ELECTRONICS NOT EVEN THE HAZARDS WOULD WORK. THIS WAS ON THE FREEWAY THAT THE VEHICLE DIED IN THE EARLY MORNING. I OPENED THE HOOD TO CHECK ALL THE FUSES AND THE COMPARTMENT HAD A BURNT ELECTRICAL SMELL TO IT. ALL THE FUSES ON THE 2011 DODGE CHARGER WERE IN WORKING ORDER SO THERE WAS NO WAY TO DIAGNOSE THE ISSUE WITHOUT THE PROPER TOOLS. THE DEALERSHIP CONFIRMED THAT THE ALTERNATOR HAD SHORTED OUT AND MAY HAVE CAUSED MORE DAMAGE THAN IS KNOW AT THIS TIME. THEY ARE STILL CURRENTLY WORKING ON THE CAR. THE BATTERY IS EXPECTED TO BE DAMAGED ALSO AT THIS TIME. *TR

I WAS DRIVING FROM MY HOME TO WORK AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MILES PER HOUR AND MY CAR COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN. I LOST POWER STEERING, POWER BRAKES, AND THE ENGINE DIED. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE LOCAL DODGE DEALER AND THEY SAID THAT THE ALTERNATOR HAD GONE BAD AND HAD ALSO CAUSED THE BATTERY TO FAIL. I GOOGLED THE ISSUE AND FOUND HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS CONCERNING ALTERNATORS FAILING WHILE DRIVING DODGE CHARGERS. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AT APPROX. 50 MPH, THE "BATTER SAVER" MESSAGE APPEARED ON THE DASH DISPLAY FOLLOWED BY MULTIPLE SYSTEMS SHUTTING DOWN ALONG WITH MULTIPLE FAULT LIGHTS INCLUDING BRAKES, ABS, BAT. THE ENGINE STOPPED RUNNING AND THERE WAS MINIMAL CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. STEERING & BRAKING WERE ALMOST NON EXISTENT. AFTER PULLING TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY, THERE WAS A STRONG ELECTRICAL SMELL COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION, THE SMELL WAS COMING FROM THE ALTERNATOR. NO ELECTRICAL POWER WAS AVAILABLE TO LOCK/UNLOCK DOORS, TURN ON HAZARD LIGHTS, OR PLACE THE CAR IN NEUTRAL IN ORDER TO PULL THE VEHICLE ON TO A TOW TRUCK. *TR

THE ALTERNATOR SUDDENLY FAILED. *TR

WHEN I STARTED THE CAR THERE WAS A SMALL WHINING COMING FROM THE ENGINE AND A SLIGHT ELECTRICAL SMELL COMING FROM THE ENGINE. I STARTED DRIVING IT TO WORK AND THE BATTERY SAVER MODE CAME ON. SLOWLY THE RADIO SHUT OFF, THE AIR CONDITIONING SWITCHED TO BLOWING OUT HEAT AND WOULDN'T SHUT OFF, THE ABS AND BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON, THE POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON AND THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT, AND THE CAR STALLED. I HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY CALLED ME THIS MORNING AND LET ME KNOW THAT THE ALTERNATOR WOULD NEED REPLACED AND THAT IT WOULD COST APPROXIMATELY $855. IT WILL COST MORE IF THEY DETERMINE THAT THE BATTERY NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. *TR