2012 Dodge Charger Complaint Log

MY 2012 DODGE CHARGER (BOUGHT NEW) WHEN TURNING SHARP TO LEFT, U TURN IT GETS STUCK AND HARD TO TURN. I HAVE SPOKEN TO SEVERAL DODGE CHARGER OWNERS, DIFFERENT YEAR BUT SAME MODEL AND MAKE CAR OWNERS WHO HAS OR HAD SAME PROBLEMS. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE, IT COSTS THOUSANDS TO FIX AND SHOULD BE ADDRESSED WITH DODGE AND RECALL SENT OUT ON CARS IMMEDIATELY. THIS PROBLEM NOT TURNING AND STEERING GETTING STUCK COULD CAUSE A MAJOR ACCIDENT!

SEALED TRANSMISSION MAKES IT VERY DIFFICULT TO ADJUST FLUID LEVELS THAT CAN KEEP TRANSMISSION FROM FREEZING AND LOCKING UP. CURRENTLY MY VEHICLE HAS A HORRIBLE BURNING SMELL COMING FROM THE TRANSMISSION AND SHIFTING IS BECOMING IRRADIC WITH CAN CAUSE TRAFFIC ISSUES. IT OCCURS MOSTLY IN TOWN DRIVING AFTER STOPPING FOR EXTENDED PERIODS OF TIME (STREET LIGHTS). RECENTLY THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON WITH THE P0208 CODE.

The contact owns a 2012 Dodge Charger. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 19V018000 (Air Bags) however, the part to do the recall repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. The contact stated that she was approached by a door-to-door representative of the manufacturer to schedule a home visit by a technician to replace the air bag inflator however, the representative never returned. Parts distribution disconnect.

Had catastrophic engine failure at 100k miles doing 70mph. I believe it was timing chain failure. Replaced the engine with a refurbished engine and now have the exact same problem. It seems like the MDS system is the main cause for this to keep happening so why isn’t this a recall issue. These engines are not cheap to replace

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE CHARGER. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS AT NIGHT, THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS UNINTENTIONALLY WENT OUT. DULUTH DODGE INC (4755 MILLER TRUNK HWY, DULUTH, MN 55811, (218) 720-6123) WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V101000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 148,000.

WAS PUTTING GASOLINE IN MY 2012 DODGE CHARGER AND IT WOULD ONLY TAKE A SMALL AMOUNT OF FUEL BEFORE SPITTING IT BACK OUT AT YOU WHICH IS VERY DANGEROUS. THERE IS A RECALL FOR THIS BUT NOT FOR THE 2012 MODEL CHARGER SXT 3.6 LITER. THE DEALER IS CHARGING ME OVER $1,700 DOLLARS TO FIX AND THE 2006 THROUGH 2011 HAVE THIS ISSUE. WE HAD THIS SAME EXACT ISSUE WITH OUR 2005 DODGE DURANGO AND IT WAS RECALLED AND FIXED TWICE. IT STARTED DOING IT AT AROUND THE SAME MILEAGE AS WE NOW HAVE ON THE CHARGER. IT IS DANGEROUS FOR FUEL TO BE SPIT OUT ON YOU AS YOU ATTEMPT TO FUEL THE VEHICLE.

CAR WON'T START SOMETIMES. THE LIGHTS ON THE DASH WILL BE ON WHEN I GET TO MY CAR BUT WONT RECOGNIZE MY KEY. THE LIGHTS WILL BLINK ON AND THE WIPERS WILL COME ON THEN STALL. I HAVE TO GET A JUMP CONSTANTLY. THE BATTERY IS NEW SO IT ISN'T THAT. I HAD THE CAR TESTED AT AUTO ZONE AND IT READ FINE. I WAS ADVISED TO GET THE FUSES CHECKED. WHEN I TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC HE SAID IT WAS THE ALTERNATOR. THE CAR IS ALWAYS IS ALWAYS IN STATIONARY WHEN IT DOES THIS. LUCKILY I HAVEN'T HAD ANY PROBLEMS WHILE ON THE ROAD YET. THE RADIO STOPPED WORKING ALSO A FEW MONTHS BEFORE THIS PROBLEM. IT WOULD GLITCH ON AND OFF. THE SCREEN WILL STILL DO THIS BUT THE SOUND ISN'T WORKING AT ALL.

AT UNDER 30,000 MILES MY VEHICLE STARTED TO MAKE ODD RUSTLING NOISE AND THE RPM NEEDLE WAS BOUNCING UP & DOWN IN LOW RPMS AND NEAR IDLE. I BROUGHT MY VEHICLE TO BAYSIDE CHRYSLER DODGE AND THEY FAILED TO DIAGNOSE THE ISSUE, INFORMING ME THERE WAS NO ISSUE APPARENT. AT JUST OVER 49,000 MILES (2 YEARS LATER) THE ENGINE SUFFERED CATASTROPHIC FAILURE AND HAD TO BE DISMANTLED. THE SAME DEALERSHIP IDENTIFIED THAT THE LIFTERS WERE SEIZED AND THE CAM WAS SCORCHED. NEW LIFTERS, A GASKET KIT, AND A CAM WERE INSTALLED, INCLUDING RESURFACING OF THE VALVES AND NEW TAPPETS. IN 2018 @ AROUND 71,000 MILES THE VEHICLE BEGAN SUFFERING THE SAME NOISE - MOST PROMINENTLY BETWEEN 900-1500 RPMS. THE CURRENT DEALERSHIP HAS CONDUCTED 8 DIAGNOSTICS AND CHANGED OUT THE TRANSMISSION, TRANSFER CASE, THE FRONT & REAR DRIVE SHAFTS, THE MDS, THE WATER PUMP, THE FRONT ARM AND OTHER COMPONENTS WITHOUT ANY SUCCESS IN REPAIRING THE VEHICLE. THE RUSTLING / PUTTERING / CLIPPING SOUND IS VERY PRONOUNCED AND EASILY DUPLICATED WHEN DECELERATING TO 20MPH. THE NEEDLE ALSO BOUNCES IN IDLE DESPITE A NEW TRANSMISSION BEING INSTALLED IN DECEMBER 2018 AND A NEW TRANSFER CASE IN AUGUST 2019. THE CURRENT DEALERSHIP (SOUTH SHORE CHRYSLER DODGE) HAS CONDUCTED OVER 8 SEPARATE DIAGNOSTICS BY A HANDFUL OF THEIR MECHANICS, BUT TO DATE HAS NEVER INSPECTED THE INTERNAL ENGINE COMPONENTS. I HAVE OPENED UP NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS WITH FCA AND AWAIT CORPORATE RESPONSE TO THE SHOP SINCE APRIL 2019 BUT THEY CITE COVID RESTRICTIONS HAVE CREATED THE INABILITY TO FURTHER ASSIST. MY CASE MANAGER STATES FCA ISSUES RECALLS BASED ON CUSTOMER REPORTS, AND LIFTER FAILURE IS UNCOMMON WITH 5.7L HEMI ENGINES - CONTRARY TO MY RESEARCH ON CHARGER, CHALLENGER, AND RAM FORUMS (SPECIFICALLY EQUIPPED WITH 5.7L HEMIS) TELLING OTHERWISE. FCA SAYS THEY CAN NOT HONOR ACCOUNTS OTHER THAN NHTSA'S. PLEASE CALL ME: 646-246-0454 VIDEO AVAILABLE

WHILE IN MOTION ON A CITY STREET, VEHICLE DISPLAYED WARNING LIGHTS AND STALLED. WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF INTO A PARKING LOT WHERE THE GEAR SHIFT WAS LOCKED IN PARK POSITION. HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO MECHANIC WHO ADVISED THAT THE TIMING CHAIN HAD LOCKED UP. I AM AWARE THAT THERE WAS A CUSTOMER SATISFACTION NOTIFICATION SENT OUT BY CHRYSLER, BUT WHEN I INQUIRED ABOUT IT AT MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP THEY SAID THAT MY VEHICLE DIDN'T FALL UNDER THAT NOTIFICATION.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THE VEHICLE AND STATED THAT THE FUEL PUMP AND ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 103,000.

WHILE DRIVING MY VEHICLE HOME FROM WORK ON 18 NOVEMBER 2018 MY VEHICLES RADIO BECAME INTERMITTENT ON ALL SETTINGS. BLUETOOTH, AUXILLARY, SATTELITE AND REGULAR RADIO HAD AN INTERRUPTION IN THE AUDIO AT REGULAR INTERVALS. I SMELLED AN ELECTRICAL BURNING SMELL AND PULLED OVER. I POPPED THE TRUNK AND THERE WAS SMOKE COMING FROM THE FUSEBOX NEXT TO THE REAR TIRE. THE RADIO AMPLIFIER FUSE HAD MELTED ITSELF INTO THE FUSEBOX AND WAS CONTINUING TO SHORT. CHARGER HAS AN OPEN RECALL FOR ALTERNATOR SCHEDUALED FOR SERVICE 26 DECEMBER 2018

IT WAS IN DRIVE AND WHEN I OPEN THE DOOR IT REFUSE TO GET INTO GEAR AND WENT BACK INTO PARK AND THEN WHEN I TRIED TO PUT IT IN GEAR OR REVERSE IT WOULDN'T DO EITHER AND THE SERVICE SHIFTER LIGHT AND ENGINE LIGHT BOTH CAME ON AND I HAD TO LET IT SIT FOR ABOUT 15 OR 20 MINUTES BEFORE IT WOULD GET INTO A GEAR FOR ME TO DRIVE IT....AND THIS WAS AFTER THE SAFETY RECALL FOR THE GEAR SHIFTER SO I FEEL THAT STILL HAVE SOMETHING TO DO WITH MY GEAR SHIFTER THAT THEY DID THE RECALL ON...IT DIDNT START HAPPENING UNTIL THAT SAFETY SHIFT WENT INTO PARK WHEN I OPEN MY DOOR AND IT WOULDNT GO INTO ANOTHER GEAR AFTER THAT....

CODE: RFH B259E-01 TRUNK/LIFTGATE DOOR HANDLE SENSE-GENERAL ELECTRICAL FAILURE. TRUNK OPENS WHILE DRIVING, THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE TO DODGE WITH THOUSANDS OF VEHICLE OWNERS EXPERIENCING THIS ISSUE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH, THE TRACTION CONTROL WARNING LIGHT, CRUISE CONTROL WARNING LIGHT, LOSS OF ALL WHEEL DRIVE WARNING LIGHT, LOSS OF FRONT END PROTECTION WARNING LIGHT, AND ABS WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ALTERNATOR HAD FAILED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE POWER BLOCK UNDER THE HOOD WAS SMOKING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V435000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). CROWN CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM CLEVELAND (511 S LEE HWY, CLEVELAND, TN 37311, (844) 367-4258) WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS INTERMITTENT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 91,000.

MY 2012 DODGE CHARGER IS HAVING THE SAME LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT ISSUE AS THE RECALL POSTED 5/2/2014 FOR MY YEAR. HOWEVER, WHEN I LOOK UP MY VIN NUMBER, ITS SAYING THERE IS NO ACTIVE RECALLS.

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMING ON - AFTER SCAN, CODE P0128 APPEARS INDICATING THAT THE COOLANT THERMOSTAT HAD A FAULT. ACCORDING TO SERVICE TECH, MOST COMMON SOLUTION IS TO REPLACE ENGINE COOLANT TEMPERATURE SENSOR (ECT). THIS APPARENTLY IS VERY A COMMON ERROR ON ALL MOPAR ENGINES MODEL YEARS 2006-2012 OR SO AND THIS HAPPENS ON A LOT OF THEM. SINCE THIS IS APPARENTLY A MISTAKE ON MOPAR'S PART AND IS VERY COMMON FOR THIS YEAR, MAKE, AND MODEL, IT SHOULD BE PAID FOR AT THE DEALERS EXPENSE. I WAS SURPRISED TO HEAR THIS WAS A SOMEWHAT KNOWN ISSUE BUT THAT NO RECALL HAS BEEN ENACTED FOR IT.

PASSENGER HID LIGHT INTERMITTENTLY SHUTS OFF. AFTER A PERIOD OF THE VEHICLE BEING SHUT DOWN AND RESTARTED THE LIGHT WILL COME BACK O BUT WILL SHUT OFF AGAIN AFTER A FEW MINUTES. THERE IS AN OPEN RECALL ON THE WIRING HARNESS, BUT NOTHING IS SHOWING ON MY PARTICULAR VEHICLE FOR THE RECALL.

TAKATA RECALL ONE MORNING AS I GOT INTO MY CAR TO HEAD TO WORK, I STARTED HEARING THIS CLICKING NOISE. IT LASTED FOR ABOUT 1 MIN., THEN IT STOPPED. I THOUGHT NOTHING OF IT UNTIL IT HAPPENED AGAIN, AND AGAIN. I WAS NOT SURE WHAT IT WAS SEEING AS I BASICALLY HAVE HAD JUST ABOUT EVERYTHING REPLACED IN MY VEHICLE DUE TO ALL THESE RECALLS OVER THE YEARS. AFTER RESEARCHING, I NOTICED SEVERAL PEOPLE HAVING THIS SAME ISSUE. I KNOW THE DODGE RAM ACTUALLY HAD A RECALL. FOUND OUT IT WAS THE ACTUATOR. THE AMOUNT OF TIME THE CLICKING NOISE LAST HAS GOTTEN LONGER AND IT WILL RANDOMLY START EVEN AFTER MY CAR IS NO LONGER RUNNING AND JUST SITTING IDLE. THIS IS SO ANNOYING CONSIDERING I KNOW I HAVEN'T DONE ANYTHING TO MY CAR TO CAUSE THIS ISSUE AND I'M SURE ITS A MANUFACTORY'S ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE LOOKED INTO. THIS NOISE IS LOUD ,ANNOYING AND EMBARRASSING, AND I DON'T WANT TO PAY A TON OF MONEY TO REPLACE A $40 PART, ESPECIALLY WHEN THE ISSUE IS HAPPENING TO MULTIPLE VEHICLES.

DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED IN ECO MODE ENGINE SHUT OFF AND WOULD NOT START. DEALER SAID THAT THE TIMING CHAIN FAILED. SPEED WAS ABOUT 70-75 MPH

PDC AND AC WIRING MELTED TOGETHER. WIRE HARNESS IS PART OF HEADLAMP TO DASH HARNESS. AC WILL GO IN AND OUT ON IT'S OWN. WAS TOLD BY DEALERSHIP IT REQUIRES REPLACEMENT OF PDC AND HEADLAMP TO DASH WIRING HARNESS. PDC AND WIRED SHOULD NOT MELT TOGETHER CAUSING EXPOSED WIRES

TAKATA INFLATORS WE BROUGHT OUR CAR TO LAKELAND DODGE IN FLORIDA AS SCHEDULED, TO HAVE THIS RECALL FIXED. AFTER 4HOURS OF WAITING THEY SAID THEY DID THE REPAIR TO CORRECT IT. WE CHECKED THE DATABASE ON THIS SITE AND IT SAID THAT THE REPAIR IS WAS NOT CONDUCTED. I NEED TO GET THIS FIXED AND I DO NOT HAVE THE TIME TO WASTE. I ATTACHED THE INVOICE SO YOU CAN SEE WHAT THEY DID.

I WAS LEAVING A MECHANIC SHOP AFTER A TIRE CHANGE I ENTERED THE ROAD N ALL OF A SUDDEN THE BATTERY LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CAR JUST DIED ON ME I CALLED THE MECHANIC AND HE SAID IT'S THE ALTERNATOR HE CAME AND GOT IT ON HIS FLAT BED SO I CHECK TO SEE IF MY CAR WAS ON THE RECALL LIST FOR THE ALTERNATOR AND SURE ENOUGH IT WAS

MY VEHICLE IS GIVING A MESSAGE THAT SAYS 'BATTERY SAVER MODE.' THE BATTERY IN THE VEHICLE IS IN PERFECT CONDITION, THE ALTERNATOR HAS BEEN REPLACED AND I AM STILL GETTING THIS MESSAGE. ACCORDING TO BLOGS MANY PEOPLE HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE BEEN INFORMED THAT THE CAR IS AT RISK OF SPONTANEOUSLY CUTTING OFF WHILE IN BATTERY SAVER MODE. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE LOOKED INTO. IT MAY BE A SENSOR ISSUE IDK AND MY LOCAL DODGE IS ALSO UNSURE

MY POWER STEERING PUMP HAS WENT OUT ON ME TWICE WHILE I WAS DRIVING WITH MY KIDS IN THE CAR. THE FIRST TIME WAS LAST YEAR AS I WAS DOING A LEGAL U-TURN ON A STREET. I WASN'T ABLE TO GET THE MY CAR STRAIGHT ALMOST WAS IN AN ACCIDENT. I GOT THE PUMP REPLACED AND THEN 4 MONTHS LATER AS I WAS MAKING A RIGHT TURN ON THE STREET, THE PUMP WENT OUT AGAIN. ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT AGAIN. THERE IS CURRENTLY NO RECALLS ON THE POWER STEERING PUMP.

THE OIL PUMP IS NOT GIVING ENOUGH PRESSURE FOR THE CAR TO ACCELERATE THEREFORE CAUSING PROBLEMS ON THE ROAD AND MANY TIMES DANGEROUS SITUATIONS. THERE IS ALSO A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON. I REPLACED EVERYTHING THAT COULD BE WRONG WITH IT EXCEPT THE DUAL STAGE OIL PUMP. I'VE TALKED TO MANY TECHNICIANS AND THEY SAID THAT THAT IS THE ONLY THING IT CAN BE. PLEASE REVIEW THIS ON THE 2012 DODGE CHARGER SXT RWD 3.6L ENGINE. IT IS A SAFETY CONCERN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2012 DODGE CHARGER. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND THE VEHICLE BECAME STUCK IN THE DRIVE POSITION. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE NECK, UPPER AND LOWER BACK, AND LOST A TOOTH. MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS REQUIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL TOW LOT AND DEEMED DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER AND DEALER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 39,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

LOW BEAM HID HEADLIGHTS FAIL (TURN OFF COMPLETELY) WHEN ON FOR PERIOD OF TIME REGARDLESS OF IF VEHICLE IS STOPPED OR IN MOTION. THERE IS AN EXISTING RECALL, RECALL NUMBER P08 DATED 04/2014 HOWEVER MY VIN AND OTHER VEHICLES WITH HID LOW BEAM LIGHTNING WERE "NOT INCLUDED" IN THE AFFECTED VINS FOR P08.

I PURCHASED MY CAR BRAND NEW DECEMBER 11, 2011 AND IT IS A 2012 DODGE CHARGER SXT PLUS. I HAD NO ISSUE WITH MY WHEELS, THEN IN JULY 2018 ISH. I WAS HAVING WHAT I THOUGHT WAS TIRE PROBLEMS. LES SCHWAB LOOKED AT MY TIRES AND IT WAS A BENT RIM. I PAID ALMOT $400 FOR A NEW RIM. THEN 3 MONTHS LATER I HAD ANOTHER BENT RIM, THIS TIME THE REPLAEMENT WOULD HAVE BEEN A MOPAR PART FOR OVER $600.. I WENT TO AN ONLINE STORE AND PURCHASED 4 NEW RIMS FOR AROUND $800, ALMOST THE EXACT SAME RIMS. I AM PERPLEXED THAT I CAN DRIVE THIS CAR FOR OVER 6 YEARS AND THEN HAVE 2 BENT RIMS WITHIN 3 MONTHS OF EACH OTHER. IS THERE A RECALL FOR THESE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE CHARGER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE CONTACT FELT INTENSE HEAT EMERGING FROM THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DAYTONA DODGE CHRYSLER JEEP RAM AND FIAT (1450 N TOMOKA FARMS ROAD, DAYTONA BEACH, FLORIDA 32124) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE REAR DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE BRAKE ASSEMBLIES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 32,733.

MY CAR WAS WORKING FINE I WAS HEADING THE FREEWAY ACCELERATION WAS FORCED SOME BURNT SMELL CAME OUT OF THE AIR VENT MY TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT TURNED ON BUT BEFORE I WASN'T ABLE TO SET CRUISE CONTROL ASWELL I HAD TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE I TURNED MY CAR OFF TURNED IT ON AGAIN I TRIED TO ACCELERATE BUT IT SEEMS MY BRAKES WERE LOCKED 2 DAYS LATER A MASSAGE APPEAR ON MY ODEMETER SAYING SOMETHING ABOUT TRANSMISSION SHIFTER STILL CAN'T DRIVE IT AND IT STILL SMELLS BURNT I TRIED TO CHANGE GEARS AND MY CAR JUMPED THE CAR HARD

P06DD ERROR CODE - AFFECTING V6 PENTASTAR ENGINE PROBLEM WITH ACCELERATION AFTER ENGINE REACHES 3,000 RPM WHEN THERE IS A P06DD ERROR CODE. CAN'T ACCELERATE INTO TRAFFIC AND CAR BOGS DOWN AND YOU NEED TO WAIT UNTIL RPMS DROP BELOW 3,000 TO ENGAGE ENGINE AGAIN. SEE MY POST AT CHRYSLERFORUMS.COM HTTPS://WWW.CHRYSLERFORUM.COM/FORUM/NEW-MEMBER-AREA-5/P06DD-ERROR-CODE-PROBLEM-OIL-PUMP-30740/#POST110546 ALSO, IF YOU DO A GOOGLE SEARCH OF "P06DD AND CARCOMPLAINTS.COM" YOU'LL FIND THAT THERE ARE OVER 10 PAGES OF INFO RELATED TO OTHER PEOPLE WHO EXPERIENCED THIS ISSUE WITH THE OIL PUMP IN THE V6 PENTASTAR ENGINE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE CHARGER. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE BATTERY WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE INADVERTENTLY VEERED TO THE RIGHT OF THE ROADWAY. THE CONTACT NOTICED SPARKS UNDER THE HOOD. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS NOT CONTACTED AND THE CONTACT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ALTERNATOR WAS DESTROYED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,116.

ON APRIL OF 2018, MY CAR CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON . I NOTICED MY CAR BARELY TAKING OFF AS I INCLINE A HILL OR MAKE A SUDDEN STOP. AFTER OBSERVING HOW MY CAR WAS DRIVING SUDDENLY SLOW, I THEN TOOK IT TO LANDMARK DODGE IN MORROW,GA.FOR A DIAGNOSTIC. THE CODE GIVEN WAS P06DD(DEALERS CODE). I HAD TO GATHER UP 2500.00 TO GET (VALVE BODY WORK) DONE. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STAYED OFF UNTIL OCTOBER 2019 WHERE I TOOK MY CAR TO AUTO ZONE FOR A FREE DIAGNOSTIC, BUT TO MY SURPRISE IT GAVE THE SAME CODE. I WORK BACK AND FORTH OUT OF TOWN SO THEREFORE I DIDN'T MAKE IT BACK IN TIME TO GET IT REINSPECTED AGAIN FOR THAT CODE. RECENTLY ON APRIL 1ST.MY CAR STALLED AND ALL LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD CAME ON INCLUDING WINDSHIELD WIPERS. I DO NOTICED FURTHER AHEAD A WEEK LATER THAT WHEN EVER I RUN OVER A POT HOLE OR BUMP IN THE ROAD IT DOES IT MORE OFTEN. AS OF NOW, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS STILL ON AND MY CAR ELECTRICAL SYSTEM STILL IS FAILING. I'VE OWNED MY CAR FOR 7 1/2 YEARS NOW AND DO PLAN ON KEEPING IT AROUND FOR AT LEAST 10 MORE YEARS. THE CAR RUNS GREAT AND IS GOOD ON GAS. THANKS *TR

BLEND ACTUATORS BEHIND DASH WENT OUT. LOUD CLANKING NOISE. KNOWN ISSUE BY DODGE WITH NO INEXPENSIVE SOLUTION.

AT 99000 MILES I STARTED HEARING A SLIGHT TICKING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE WHILE IDLING. IT IS THE 3.6 LITER VVT PENTASTAR. THE TICKING IS GETTING WORSE. ALL MECHANICS I'VE SPOKEN TO SAY "DON'T RUN THAT CAR." I NEED TO KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON AND WHAT IT WOULD TAKE TO GET THIS ISSUE ADDRESSED. WOULD THIS REPAIR BE COVERED? IF NOT, HOW MUCH DOES IT COST? I PURCHASED THIS CAR NEW IN 2012. MY NAME IS [XXX] . PLEASE GET BACK TO ME ASAP BECAUSE IT'S SEEMS THIS IS CRITICAL. [XXX] IN MY PHONE NUMBER. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON COULDN'T PASS EMISSIONS TEST .I TOOK IT TO RHE DEALERSHIP AND IT NEEDED A CATALYTIC CONVERTER AND 02 SENSORS.ALSO HAD A TRANSMISSION LEAK/ COOLANT LEAK AND A OIL LEAK ALL WITHIN JANUARY 2018

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO START THE VEHICLE AND THE ACCESSORY INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO MELLOY CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM (357 EMILIO LOPEZ RD, LOS LUNAS, NM 87031, (505) 866-2900) AND THE KEY FOB WAS RESET; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AGAIN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 97,000.

ALL OF MY DOORS WILL UNLOCK / LOCK EXCEPT MY DRIVERS SIDE. I HAVE TO USE MY KEY TO UNLOCK IT. MY CAR WON'T LOCK NO MATTER WHAT. IT WAS PARKED WHEN I TRIED TO LOCK / UNLOCK IT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE CHARGER. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE VEHICLE MISFIRED AND THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED BEFORE AND AFTER THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO SNETHKAMP CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM (23951 PLYMOUTH RD, REDFORD CHARTER TWP, MI 48239) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ROCKER ARM FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 106,000. THE VIN WAS NOT PROVIDED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT BEGAN EXPERIENCING FAILURES WITH THE VEHICLE AFTER IT RECEIVED AN UNKNOWN RECALL REPAIR REGARDING THE AIR BAGS FROM GARY MATHEWS MOTORS (1100 NEW ASHLAND CITY ROAD, CLARKSVILLE, TN 37040). SHORTLY AFTER THE DEALER PROVIDED THE REPAIR, THE CRUISE CONTROL AND RADIO INTERMITTENTLY ACTIVATED AND WERE NOT WORKING PROPERLY. IN ADDITION, THE SERVICE ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. SISK CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM (4599 FORT CAMPBELL BLVD, HOPKINSVILLE, KY 42240) AND GARY MATHEWS MOTORS WERE CONTACTED, BUT THE VEHICLE HAD NOT YET BEEN DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE VIN, FAILURE MILEAGE, AND RECALL INFORMATION WERE NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE CHARGER. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND MADE IT IMPOSSIBLE TO STEER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 49,000.

AS I EXITED THE FREEWAY MY VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHUT DOWN AND LOSE POWER. I WAS ABLE TO SPUTTER AT 10 MPH FOR ABOUT A QUARTER MILE TO A PARKING LOT. THE VEHICLES ELECTRONICS WERE SHUTTING DOWN THE WHOLE TIME AND WEIRD ELECTRICAL ACTIVATION'S STARTED OCCURRING OR FREEZING ON THEIR OWN SUCH AS LIGHTS, SENORS, WIPERS, RADIO ETC. I COULD ALSO SMELL A BURNT ODOR EMITTING FROM THE AIR VENTS. WHEN I PARKED THE VEHICLE IT DID NOT START AND HAD SMOKE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. I CHECKED THE ENGINE AND SAW SOME SMOKE COMING FROM THE ALTERNATOR AND SMELLED BURNT. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER ON 01-22-18 AND THEY DIAGNOSED IT AS THE ALTERNATOR FAILING DUE TO THE RECALL BUT THERE WAS NO FIX YET FROM CHRYSLER. THEY STATED THE QUICK FIX IS REPLACING THE ALTERNATOR BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD HAVE TO COME BACK UNTIL THEY DISCOVER WHAT NEEDS TO BE FIXED ON THE RECALL. TODAY IS 01-24-18 AND MY VEHICLE IS NOT REPAIRED BECAUSE THE DEALER IS WAITING APPROVAL FROM CHRYSLER TO INSTALL A NEW ALTERNATOR SINCE THERE IS NO EXACT FIX FOR THE RECALL YET. THEY TOLD ME IT MAY BE AN ELECTRICAL COMPUTER PROBLEM, WIRING PROBLEM OR ALTERNATOR PROBLEM. THEY TOLD ME THEY MAY INSTALL A NEW ALTERNATOR TODAY (01-24-18) AND THEY HAD TO ORDER IT. I HAVE BEEN WITH NO VEHICLE SINCE 01-18-18 DUE TO THE DEALER AND CHRYSLER NOT PROBLEM SOLVING THEIR MISTAKE. I'M GLAD I DIDN'T CRASH OR WAS IN THE FAST LANE OF THE FREEWAY WHEN I LOST POWER BUT MY SON WAS SCARED BECAUSE HE DIDN'T KNOW WHAT WAS GOING ON. I CANT IMAGINE THE CONSEQUENCES IF THINGS HAD NOT GONE THE WAY THEY DID. SOMEONE COULD SERIOUSLY GET INJURED AT THE EXPENSE OF CHRYSLER FAILING TO FIND A FIX. WOULD THIS FALL UNDER THE LEMON LAW?

THE DRIVER SIDE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT GOES OUT AFTER TURNING THE HEADLIGHTS ON. THIS HAPPENS WHEN THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH IS ON AUTO OR MAUNUAL. SAME PROBLEM DESCRIBED IN RECALL P-08 FOR THE SAME VICHICLES BUILT 6 MONTHS PRIOR TO MINE. THIS PROBLEM PERSIST THROUGHOUT ALL VEHICLE OPERATIONS. I CHANGED THE BULB TWICE ALREADY BUT THE HEADLIGHT STILL GOES OUT.

I WAS IN A CAR ACCIDENT 30 MILES AN HOUR HITTING THE FRONT LEFT OF MY VEHICLE. I HIT A CONCRETE BARRIER, AND NO AIRBAG DEPLOYED RESULTING IN MY HEAD SLAMMING INTO THE WINDOW AND THE STEERING WHEEL. AS WELL AS THE BATTERY NO LONGER WORKING AND THE TEMPERATURE SENSOR SEVERAL FUSES WERE BLOWN. IT WAS 10 BELOW AND HAD LIGHT BLOWING SNOW AND NEW TIRES. THE RESULTING DAMAGE IS IN THE RANGE OF 5000 TO $6,000. I ALSO MISSED 2 DAYS OF WORK DUE TO THE HEAD INJURY WHICH WAS A CONCUSSION. PICTURES ATTACHED ONLY SHOW SOME OF THE DAMAGE OTHER DAMAGE INCLUDED PUNCTURES TO THE RADIATOR, SWAY BAR AND LINKS SNAPPED, IMPACT BAR SHAVED IN WORD AND PUNCTURING THE AIR FILTER AND DAMAGING THE HOOD. *BF *BF *TR

MY CARS DISPLAY KEEPS FLASHING OFF AND ON WHILE DRIVING AND AT A STOP SIGN OR SIGNAL LIGHT THE DASH FLICKERS AND AUTOMATICALLY PUTS THE CAR TO PARK. THE ONLY TIME THAT'S NOTHING HAPPENS IS WHEN THE CAR IS REVVED. THIS MODEL HAS HAD ISSUES BEFORE AND THAT WAS BASED ON THE ALTERNATOR ISSUE WHICH SEEM LIKE TO BE THE SAME PROBLEM AGAIN. PLEASE FIX THIS ISSUE.

The contact owns a 2012 Dodge Charger. The contact stated that while driving at 15 MPH, the vehicle stalled with several unknown warning lights illuminated. The driver was able to coast to the side of the roadway and had the vehicle towed to the dealer. The dealer diagnosed the failure as an alternator diode-thermal fatigue in which the alternator needed to be replaced. The alternator was replaced along with the water pump, caskets, and thermostat. The contact stated that prior to the failure, the vehicle was overheating and was taken to the dealer where the same failure cause was determined, and a thermostat was replaced in January. The contact stated that the paperwork stated that an alternator was not available. The contact stated the vehicle was repaired under NHTSA Campaign Number: 17V435000 (Electrical System) in March 2018. The contact stated that the vehicle continued to experience overheating failure and the dealer was unable to remedy the failure, causing the water pump and head gasket to fail. The contact stated that the vehicle remained at the dealer awaiting the repair. The contact stated that the dealer had the vehicle for months at a time. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and a case was opened. The approximate failure mileage was 50,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE CHARGER. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE STOPPED OPERATING WITHOUT WARNING. ALL OF THE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED IN THE VEHICLE WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED, AND THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO LANDERS MCLARTY DODGE CHRYSLER JEEP RAM (533 UNIVERSITY DR NW, HUNTSVILLE, AL 35806 (256) 830-6450) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BATTERY WAS DEAD DUE TO ALTERNATOR FAILURE. THERE WAS AN OPEN RECALL FOR THE ALTERNATOR, NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V435000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE DEALER CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000.

AS I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD TODAY, THE RED BATTERY LIGHT CAME ON AND I COULD HEAR A WHINING NOISE. I DROVE TO REPAIR SHOP ABOUT 3 MILES AWAY TO GET THE BATTERY CHECKED. I AND THE PERSONEL NOTICED BLACK SMOKE COMING FROM THE HOOD OF MY CAR. IT WAS ON FIRE.I WAS NOTIFIED THAT THERE WAS AN ALTERNATOR FACTORY DEFECT RECALL. THIS WAS 6 MONTHS AGO WHEN I CONTACTED MY DEALER SHIP MUSSON PATOUT IN NEW IBERIA, LA. I CALL EVERY TWO WEEKS TO SEE IF YOU HAVE SENT THE PART TO FIX MY CAR AND THERE ARE NO PARTS. I HAD TO REPLACE THE BATTERY TODAY BECAUSE THE BURNT ALTERNATOR DAMAGED CELLS IN THE BATTERY. TH WRECKER PICKED UP MY CAR AND BROUGHT IT TO BE REPAIRED. AT THIS TIME, I DO NOT KNOW HOW MUCH DAMAGE WAS DONE TO MY CAR BECAUSE OF A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECTIVE PART.THE RECALL # IS P60. MY NERVES ARE VERY BAD NOW WHEN I THINK HOW I OR SOMEONE MAY HAVE BEEN HURT OR DIED BY THIS INCIDENT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE CHARGER. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE POWER SAVER MODE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE RADIO TURNED OFF. A PHOTO OF A BATTERY WAS SHOWN ON THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER, AND THE TRACTION CONTROL AND WINDSHIELD WIPERS ACTIVATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SHUT OFF. THE CONTACT HAD TO WALK AWAY WITH THE KEY FOB UNTIL THE VEHICLE TURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL DEALER (CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM SURPRISE, 13165 N AUTOSHOW AVE, SURPRISE, AZ 85388) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ALTERNATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE AND THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO PAY $1,000 FOR THE REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 81,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE CHARGER. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ACTIVATED INDEPENDENTLY, AND THE TRACTION CONTROL AND BATTERY SAVER MODE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT NOTICED AN ABNORMAL SMOKE ODOR UNDER THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY DIAGNOSED AT OXENDALE CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP (920 E STATE ROUTE 89A, COTTONWOOD, AZ 86326, (928) 634-3656) TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE ALTERNATOR FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V435000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: 32787206. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.