2012 Dodge Charger Complaint Log

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE CHARGER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER STEERING ABILITY AND THE BATTERY SAVE MODE MESSAGE ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT HAD TO MANEUVER INTO A PARKING LOT AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE 180 AMPS ALTERNATOR FAILED AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE 180 AMPS ALTERNATOR WAS NOT UNDER A RECALL, ONLY THE 160 AMPS. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,918.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE CHARGER. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE WIRING UNDER THE SEAT NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER FOR THE SAME DIAGNOSTIC. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V352000 (AIR BAGS). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY WHEN THE 'BATTERY SAVER MODE' INDICATOR CAME ON AND I PRESSED THE OK BUTTON ON MY STEERING WHEEL. I DROVE HOME AND PARKED THE CAR. THE NEXT DAY UPON STARTING MY CAR THE INDICATOR DID NOT APPEAR WHEN STARTING THE AUTO. AS I LEFT MY HOUSE DRIVING IN NEIGHBORHOOD I NOTICED MY CARS TOUCHSCREEN WASN'T WORKING, THEN I HEARD A WHINING SOUND SO I BEGAN TO SLOW MY CAR DOWN. THE SERVICE TRANSMISSION LIGHT APPEARED ON MY DASH AND WITHIN SECONDS THE CAR STALLED WITHOUT THE ABILITY TO STEER OR BRAKE, THE CAR CAME TO REST IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET DEAD. THE ENTIRE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WAS NOT PRESENT. I CALLED A TOW TRUCK AND HAD MY CAR TOWED TO TOMBALL DODGE. UPON INSPECTION BY TOMBALL DODGE SERVICEMAN THE DIAGNOSIS WAS ALTERNATOR SHORTED THUS PUTTING THE CAR IN THE A STALLED STATE. I INQUIRED WITH THE SERVICEMAN ABOUT A RECALL NOTICE HE INDICATED THERE WAS NONE FOR MY CAR HOWEVER UPON DOING SOME RESEARCH I FOUND RECALL P60 P60 STATES: CHRYSLER GROUP LLC (CHRYSLER) IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2011-2014 CHRYSLER 300, DODGE CHARGER, CHALLENGER, AND DURANGO; AND 2012-2014 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE VEHICLES MANUFACTURED APRIL 22, 2010, TO JANUARY 2, 2014, AND EQUIPPED WITH A 3.6L ENGINE AND A 160 AMP ALTERNATOR. IN THE AFFECTED VEHICLES, THE ALTERNATOR MAY SUDDENLY FAIL. IF THE ALTERNATOR FAILS, THE VEHICLE MAY STALL WITHOUT WARNING, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH. WHEN I CONTACTED CHRYSLER THEY STATED THAT MY CAR WAS NOT UNDER THAT RECALL BECAUSE I HAD A DIFFERENT ORDER NUMBER THEN WHAT WAS LISTED ON THE RECALL. HOWEVER, I WAS HAVING ALMOST IDENTICAL PROBLEMS AS WHAT WAS DESCRIBED IN THE RECALL NOTICE.

RADIO STOPPED WORKING, ALL LIGHTS ON DASH WENT ON, BATTERY SAFETY MODE SYMBOL LIT UP, THE NEXT THING THAT HAPPENED WAS CAR WENT COMPLETELY DEAD. COULD NOT GET CAR OUT OF PARK HAD TO BE TOWED. VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY AT TIME OF FAILURE. BATTERY WAS CHARGED CAR STARTED BUT ONLY RAN TILL BATTERY DIED, NO CHARGING BY ALTERNATOR. SAME ISSUES FOR MANY OTHER 2012 DODGE CHARGERS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE CHARGER. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED, THE BATTERY DRAINED COMPLETELY, AND THE ALTERNATOR FAILED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURES WERE IDENTICAL TO THOSE LISTED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V634000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM), BUT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. 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 46,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

VEHICLE STALED IN MIDDLE OF HIGHWAY LOST ALL DASH LIGHTS STEREO BACK UP CAMERA DEALERSHIP COULD NOT GET CAR IN FOR A WEEK HAD IT TOWED TO HOME BURNT NEXT DAY

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE CHARGER. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, HOWEVER, THE CONTACT HAD TO APPLY EXTREME FORCE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL AS IT TOOK A LONGER DISTANCE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE ABS WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE MASTER CYLINDER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 87,025.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE CHARGER. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE STEERING BECAME DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE PARKED AND ALL THE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. WHILE PARKED, SMOKE APPEARED FROM THE VEHICLE AND THEN DISAPPEARED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,000.

I STARTED MY VEHICLE AND PULLED OUT OF MY GARAGE AS I DO EACH MORNING. AS I WENT DOWN THE DRIVEWAY AT ALMOST IDLE SPEED, I COULD FEEL A STRONG RESISTANCE (AS IF THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS ON) AND THE POWER STEERING TIGHTENED UP. SUDDENLY A STRONG BURNING SMELL FILLED THE CAR, ALL OF THE LIGHTS ON THE DASH CAME ON AND THE AC FAN BLEW ON HIGH SPEED. I IMMEDIATELY REVERSED BACK TO THE GARAGE (100 FEET OR LESS) AND WAS BARELY ABLE TO PARK. THERE WAS OBVIOUSLY SOMETHING BURNING UNDER THE HOOD AS THE SMELL FILLED THE GARAGE. I TURNED OFF THE CAR. WHEN AAA ARRIVED TO TOW IT, THE CAR WAS COMPLETELY DEAD. THE DRIVER CHOSE NOT TO JUMP IT FOR FEAR OF DOING MORE DAMAGE. MY LOCAL TRUSTED MECHANIC ADVISED ME THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON 2012 DODGE CHARGER ALTERNATORS AND HE BELIEVED THAT IT WAS MY ALTERNATOR THAT HAD FAILED. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO ARRIGO SAWGRASS DODGE WHERE THEY CONFIRMED THAT THE ALTERNATOR HAD IN FACT FAILED AND WAS BURNING. HE SAID THE RECALL DID NOT INCLUDE MY VIN AND THAT CHRYSLER WOULD NOT COVER MY EXPENSES. MY 16 YEAR OLD SON AND I WERE LUCKY WE WERE IN THE DRIVEWAY, LUCKY THE FIRE DIDN'T IGNITE WHILE WE WERE SLEEPING AND LUCKY MY SON (A NEW DRIVER) WAS NOT FACED WITH A TOTALLY DISABLED VEHICLE ON THE ROAD. ACCORDING TO THE RECALL, THIS FAILURE CREATED A HIGH RISK OF CRASH. HAD WE BEEN ON ANY ROAD INSTEAD OF MY DRIVEWAY, WE COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED.

BATTERY PROTECTION MODE CAME ON. RADIO SHUT OFF HAZARD LIGHTS WOULDN'T COME ON WINDOWS WOULDN'T ROLL UP TRUNK WOULD NOT OPEN ALLOWING ACCESS TO BATTERY ALL ELECTRONICS WENT CRAZY WHINING NOISE. THEN LOST ALL POWER.

WHILE DRIVING ON CITY STREET CAR JUST STOPPED.B4 CAR STOPPED WIPERS CAME ON,RADIO SHUT OFF,ALL KINDS OF LIGHTS LITE UP ON DASHBOARD. CAR STOPPED IN MIDDLE OF ROAD CAUSING A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. HAD CAR TOWED TO DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY INFORMED ME ALTERNATOR WAS OUT AND PAID $950 FOR NEW ALTERNATOR.I RESEARCHED AND FOUND RECALL ON ALTERNATOR FOR 160 AMP ALTERNATOR,MY CAR HAS 180 AMP ALTERNATOR AND NOT COVERED BY RECALL BUT EVERYTHING I READ INDICATES THE SAME DANGEROUS PROBLEM AS THE 160 AMP ALTERNATOR.THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS FLAW IN THIS ALTERNATOR AND COULD EASILY CAUSE DEADLY ACCIDENTS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH, THE BATTERY WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE "BATTERY SAVING MODE" WARNING MESSAGE ILLUMINATED. AFTER A FEW MILES, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACTS RESIDENCE AND THEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ALTERNATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000. THE VIN WAS NOT PROVIDED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HEADLIGHTS, REAR DRIVER SIDE DOOR DOME LIGHT ACTUATOR, AND STEREO FAILED TO OPERATE WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS AN ELECTRICAL SHORT IN THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 84,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT AN UNDISCLOSED SPEED, THE ENGINE TEMPERATURE GAUGE ROSE WITH THE OVERHEAT MESSAGE DISPLAYED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 11V487000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE, THE TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM RANDOMLY ACTIVATED, DISPLAYING INCORRECT INFORMATION STATING THAT THE AIR PRESSURE WAS EITHER TOO HIGH OR TOO LOW. ADDITIONALLY, AFTER HAVING AN OIL CHANGE PERFORMED, THE LOW OIL LEVEL WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURES WERE NOT DETERMINED. THE LOCAL DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 51,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 20 MPH AND COMING TO A STOP, THE ABS WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND STARTED FLICKERING. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE BECOMES DIFFICULT TO STOP. AFTER BEING ABLE TO BE STOPPED AND DRIVING, THE ABS WARNING LIGHT DOES NOT ILLUMINATE UNTIL THE VEHICLE COMES TO A STOP. THE ABS WARNING LIGHT THEN STAYS ON AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUES TO BECOME DIFFICULT TO STOP WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

MY BLOWER MOTOR MAKES A NOISE WHEN I CUT THE CAR OFF OR WHEN I GOING DOWN THE ROAD ALSO MY SEAT KEEP POPPING ON MAKE A NOISE I HAD IT FIXED AT MY EXPENSE AND IT LASTED ABOUT 30 DAYS STARTED AGAIN

TL* THE CONTACT WAS A 2012 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 80 MPH, THE SEAT BELT WARNING LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE COMPUTER CODE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 63,648.

2012 DODGE CHARGER. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO DEALERSHIP FAILURE TO RENDER SERVICE FOR OCCUPANT RESTRAINT CONTROL MODULE, SIDE AIRBAG INFLATABLE CURTAIN RECALL. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE DEALER WAS GIVING HER THE RUN-A-AROUND, BY GIVING EXCUSES, AS TO WHY THE RECALL WAS NOT PERFORMED. *JB

THE CAR SHUT DOWN ON THE HIGHWAY. ALL THE ELECTICAL WENT OUT. NO BRAKES AND NO STIRRING. WHILE IN MOTION. AND JUST TOOK IT IN FOR A RECALL ON THE SAFTY SYSTEM A WEEK BEFORE.

CHRYSLER IS RECALLING 20,283 MY 2006-2009 CHARGER AND MAGNUM 2012 VEHICLE BUILT WITH THE POLICE PACKAGE AND EQUIPPED WITH A COLUMN SHIFTER. THE GEARSHIFT CABLE BECOME DISENGAGED FROM THE STEERING COLUMN MOUNTING BRACKET AND CAUSE AN INCORRECT TRANSMISSION GEARSHIFT POSITION DISPLAY. HAVE SAME ISSUES IN THE 2012 MODELS THIS HAS NOT BEEN FIXED AND DEALERSHIP AND CHRYSLER REFUSED TO FIX UNDER THE RECALL OF 2009.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE WAS AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO SERVICED VEHICLES FOR A POLICE DEPARTMENT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CUSTOMER INFORMED HIM THAT AFTER REFUELING THE VEHICLE, THERE WAS A FUEL ODOR. THE CONTACT DIAGNOSED THAT TWO FUEL PUMP ELECTRICAL PINS HAD BURNT, ALLOWING FUEL TO LEAK FROM THEM, AND THE FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 57,510.

WITH OUT ANY WARNING WHILE DRIVING MY VEHICLE ON A CITY STREET MY ENTIRE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM SHUT DONE VERY RAPIDLY. BEGINNING WITH THE RADIO SHUTTING IT SELF OFF, THE VEHICLE THEN DISPLAYED INDICATOR LIGHTS SAYING THAT MY ABS SYSTEM WAS BAD FOLLOWED BY A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT INDICATOR. SHORTLY AFTER THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT INDICATOR CAME ON A SERVICE TRANSMISSION INDICATOR LIGHT DISPLAYED FOLLOWED BY ALL ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS SHUTTING DOWN COMPLETELY. ONCE I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER THE CAR WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO PARK. I THEN TRIED SHUTTING THE CAR OFF AND THE CAR WOULD NOT TURN OFF. THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS AND OTHER CAR ACCESSORIES BEGAN TO TURN ON AND OFF ON THEIR OWN. AT THAT TIME A STRONG PLASTIC BURNING SMELL BEGAN FOLLOWED BY SMOKE FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. IN ORDER TO SHUT DOWN THE VEHICLE I HAD TO DISCONNECT THE BATTERY. THE NEXT MORNING I RECONNECTED THE BATTERY TO SEE IF THE PROBLEM HAD FIXED ITSELF. AT THAT POINT THE VEHICLE STARTED, BUT STILL HAD THE SAME ELECTRICAL ISSUES FROM THE NIGHT BEFORE. THE ONLY DIFFERENCE WAS THIS TIME THE VEHICLE SHUT ITSELF OFF AND WILL NO LONGER START. UPON HAVING THE VEHICLE PROBLEM DIAGNOSED IT APPEARS THAT THE ALTERNATOR FAILED WITHOUT ANY PRIOR WARNING CAUSING A COMPLETE ELECTRICAL SHUTDOWN OF THE VEHICLE. UPON FURTHER RESEARCH, THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL FOR THE 2012 DODGE CHARGER VEHICLES CONCERNING FAULTY ALTERNATORS IN VEHICLES THAT ARE EQUIPPED WITH 160 AMP ALTERNATORS. MINE HAS A 180 AMP ALTERNATOR, BUT STILL EXPERIENCED A SHORT IN THE ALTERNATOR AS DESCRIBED BY RECALL P60 ISSUED IN 2014. UPON CALLING OUR LOCAL DODGE DEALERSHIP WE WERE TOLD THAT OUR VEHICLE WAS UNDER RECALL. AFTER TOWING THE VEHICLE TO THE DODGE DEALERSHIP WE WERE TOLD THAT THE CAR WAS NOT UNDER THE RECALL LIST AND WE WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR PAYING THE TOWING FEES A LONG WITH REPAIR FEES FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF THE ALTERNATOR.

I SAYS THAT MY CAR IS NOT ON RECALL FOR THE ALTERNATOR. HOWEVER, MY ALTERNATOR WENT OUT WITHOUT WARNING WHICH ALMOST CAUSE ME TO CRASH. ALL MY GADGETS ON MY VEHICLE, SUCH AS, THE GAUGES, RADIO, WINDSHILED WIPERS, BATTERY LIGHT, UNEVEN ROAD LIGHTS WERE GOING BALISTIC.IT WAS STALLING AND PUTTERING. I COULD NOT BRAKE MY BRAKE GOT HARD WHICH WOULD NOT LET ME PUSH DOWN . IT DID NOT LET ME STOP. I ALMOST HIT A CAR. I ONLY HAD ENOUGH TIME TO VEER OVER. THANK GOODNESS IT WAS NOT A BUSY STREET OR HIGHWAY.IT WOULD NOT LET ME PARK MY PARK OR ANYTHING . I HAD TO PUSH THE BUTTON TO TURN OFF. I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY EARLY THAT MORNING WITH MY LITTLE GIRL. IT COULD OF HAPPEND THEN . IT COULD HAVE BEEN FATAL. SOMEONE NEEDS TO CHECK INTO THIS. I THINK MY CAR IS ONE OF THE RECALLS. PLEASE HELP

WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY APRX. 70 MPH, WHEN "BATTERY SAVER MODE" MESSAGE CAME ON. I DISCONNECTED PHONE CHARGER, TURNED OFF AUDIO, AC, AND DAYLIGHTS. SUDDENLY, THE DISPLAYS AND DASH NEEDLES WENT UP AND DOWN (LOOKED LIKE A COMPUTER VIRUS). THE CAR STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY, AND THE ALTERNATOR BURNED ( SMOKE COMING OUT OF THE HOOD). MY CAR HAS ONLY 53,000 MILES, AND NEVER HAD SIGNS OF FAULTY OR NEAR-DEAD ALTERNATOR. WELL, THE NEW BATTERY $200, NEW 180 AMP ALTERNATOR WAS $500, PLUS LABOR. CALLED CHRYSLER AND THEY SAY THE RECALL P60 IS FOR 160 AMP ALTERNATOR, BUT IT SEEMS THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE WITH THE 180 AMP ALTERNATOR. SO MY REPAIRS WERE OUT OF POCKET (WHICH IS JUST MONEY...VERY NEEDED MONEY), BUT BEING ALMOST HIT BY THE COMING I-95 TRAFFIC AND HAVING A CAR THAT IS ABOUT TO BURN, WELL THAT COULD HAVE ENDED IN A TRAGEDY. THANKS GOD MY INSURANCE ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE CAME TO HELP. STILL INTRIGUED WHY THIS 180 AMP ALTERNATOR IS NOT IN RECALL, WHEN ITS ALREADY A FACT THAT THIS "SMALL DEFECT" COULD CAUSE A FATAL ACCIDENT . . .

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH, THE ENGINE DISABLING WARNING MESSAGE ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO DECELERATE INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ALTERNATOR FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 23,323.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AS THE BATTERY AND ENGINE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS MERGED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND FAILED TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE ALTERNATOR AND BATTERY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS AWAITING TO BE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V634000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 43,500.

ON 3 SEPTEMBER I TOOK MY DODGE CHARGER INTO BUTLER CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE, OF BEAUFORT. SC 29902 (843 524 9696) FOR THE RECALL NOTICE I RECEIVED FOR A RECALL, PERTAINING TO THE SIDE AIR BAGS. I RECEIVED THE CAR BACK, AND WAS TOLD THAT THE PROBLEM IS FIXED. ON 20 SEPTEMBER, AS I WAS DRIVING THE AIR BAG INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON AND IS CONSTANTLY ON. I CALLED BUTLER CHRYSLER, AND EXPLAINED THE ISSUE I WAS HAVING AND WAS TOLD THAT THE LIGHT BEING ON IS NOT PART OF THE RECALL. I TOLD THEM THE LIGHT WAS NOT ON WHEN I CAME IN, AND IF THEY HAD COMPETENT MECHANIC, THE LIGHT SHOULDN'T BE ON NOW. THEY OFFERED ME A COURTESY CHECK ON THE LIGHT, HOWEVER IN REPAIR IS NEEDED I WILL HAVE TO PAY FOR IT. I FEEL THIS IS A HUGE SCAM TO PAY FOR A RECALL. I WILL REFUSE TO PAY FOR ANY REPAIR TO THE AIR BAG INDICATOR, BECAUSE I DID NOT DO ANYTHING TO MAKE THE LIGHTS COME ON. PLEASE HELP. THANKS,

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE THERMOSTAT HOUSING HAD LEAKED UNTO THE ALTERNATOR, WHICH CREATED AN ELECTRICAL SHORTAGE. THE SHORTAGE ALSO CAUSED THE BATTERY TO FAIL. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

VEHICLE ROLLAWAY, ENGINE ON. RE: ODI PE15-30 AND EA 16-002. I EXITED MY VEHICLE WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING AND THE TRANSMISSION WAS NOT IN PARK. THE VEHICLE HILL START ASSIST GAVE ME ENOUGH TIME TO EXIT THE VEHICLE AND THEN IT BEGAN TO ROLL BACKWARD. THE OPEN DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR KNOCKED ME DOWN AND DRAGGED ME 50 FEET. MY RIGHT LEG AND FOOT WENT UNDER THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL WHICH PULLED ME OUT FROM UNDER THE OPEN DOOR. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED ROLLING BACKWARD OVER AN EMBANKMENT AND CRASHED ON THE ROAD BELOW. THE VEHICLE WAS A TOTAL LOSS AND I SUSTAINED A SEVERE SPRAIN TO MY RIGHT FOOT. I HAVE PICTURES AND AN INSURANCE CLAIM REPORT TO PROVIDE PROOF OF THIS INCIDENT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE CHARGER. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE HEAT WAS ACTIVATED IN THE VEHICLE AND COLD AIR BLEW OUT OF THE VENTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED COOLANT AND THERE WAS A SLOW RADIATOR LEAK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED, AND THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE RADIATOR FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE'S BATTERY SAVER MODE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ALONG WITH ALL THE OTHER WARNING INDICATORS. ALSO, THE ENGINE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS COASTED TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE DID NOT RESTART AND WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ALTERNATOR FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 40,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE CHARGER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH AND MAKING A LEFT TURN, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A DITCH AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 37,000.

I WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20-25 MPH ON A RESIDENTIAL STREET AND I NOTICED MY CAR WAS MAKING A STRANGE NOISE, THE RADIO SHUT OFF THEN THE CAR SHUT DOWN COMPLETELY. I CALL FOR ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE AND HAD MY CAR TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED IT AND AFTER A WEEK THEY FINALLY DIAGNOSED IT BEING MY ALTERNATOR WHICH HAD COMPLETELY DRAINED MY BATTERY, SO BOTH HAD TO BE REPLACED. MY CAR ONLY HAD 38000 MILES AND I WAS TOLD THAT I JUST HAD WENT OVER MY WARRANTY MILEAGE AND HAD TO PAY OUT OF POCKET 1168.00 FOR ALTERNATOR AND BATTERY. AFTER DOING RESEARCH I FOUND THAT SOME 2012 MODELS HAD RECALLS FOR ALTERNATORS BUT WAS TOLD MY CAR WAS NOT ON THE RECALL LIST.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V634000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND 15V467000 (AIR BAGS, SEAT BELTS). WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE DASHBOARD. ADDITIONALLY, THE ENGINE STALLED AND FAILED TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS LATER DIAGNOSED BY A MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE BATTERY FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE CHARGER. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT DIMMED AND BOTH HEADLIGHTS FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 51,426.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE CHARGER. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE AS THE ABS, BATTERY, AND TRACTION WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND FAILED TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V634000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

I SMELLED SMOKE AS I WAS PULLING INTO A CONVENIENCE STORE. I STOPPED THE CAR BESIDE A GAS PUMP. AT THAT TIME I SAW SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. I POPPED THE LATCH TO LOOK UNDER THE HOOD. I WAS TRYING TO FIND THE LATCH TO OPEN THE HOOD AND COULD NOT FIND IT, SO I LOOKED UNDER THE UNOPENED HOOD AND SAW A FIRE. I THEN GOT BACK INTO THE CAR AND MOVED IT AWAY FROM THE FUEL PUMPS AND AWAY FROM THE BUILDING. I GATHERED UP MY PHONE AND PHONE CHARGER, POPPED THE TRUNK TO SEE IF THERE WAS ANYTHING I NEEDED TO GET OUT. I THEN BACKED AWAY FROM THE VEHICLE AT A SAFE DISTANCE AND CALLED 911. THE POLICE AND THE FIRE DEPARTMENT CAME AND PUT THE FIRE OUT. THE CAR IS TOTALED. THE INTERIOR IS BURNED UP, THE 2 FRONT TIRES ARE BURNED UP, THE WIND SHIELD AND BOTH FRONT WINDOWS SHATTERED, THE ENGINE IS BURNED UP AND THE FRONT HALF OF THE CARS PAINT HAS BEEN BURNED UP.

FUEL SMELL ENTERS THE CABIN CAUSING LIGHT HEADED NESS WHERE OPERATOR OR OCCUPANTS ALMOST PASS OUT. MASSIVE HEADACHE, BURNING EYES AND SUDDEN ONSET VOMITING DUE TO EXPOSURE TO RAW FUEL ODORS. HAS BEEN TO DEALERSHIP 3 TIMES FOR THE ISSUE AND THEY DENY IT. CURRENTLY THERE A 4TH TIME FOR SAME ISSUE. I FEEL THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE AND WITHOUT ADDRESSING WILL PUT THE PUBLIC AT RISK. THIS IS A POLICE CAR.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE CHARGER. WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED WITH A CHIME INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE WIRING HARNESS IN THE FRONT DRIVER SEAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WAS AWARE OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V118000 (AIR BAGS), BUT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 44,000.

DODGE HAS KNOWN ISSUES AND RECALLS FOR ALTERNATORS BEING DEFECTIVE IN THEIR 2012 CHARGER MODELS BUT CONTINUES TO MAKE CUSTOMERS PAY OUT OF POCKET TO FIX THE ISSUE. I PURCHASED A 2012 DODGE CHARGER APRIL 2012 CASH. RECENTLY MY ALTERNATOR STOPPED WORKING ON THE CAR. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE NEAREST DODGE IN MY AREA TO HAVE TEST RAN ON THE BATTERY AND ALTERNATOR, THE BATTERY TESTED GOOD BUT THEY WOULD NOT TEST THE ALTERNATOR UNLESS I PAID A $100 FEE WHICH I COULD HAVE DONE FOR FREE AT THE NEAREST PARTS DEALER (AUTOZONE, O'RIELY'S). I RECENTLY REPAIRED MY CAR OUT OF POCKET $300 WITH NO ASSISTANCE FROM DODGE, BUT BEFORE DOING SO I SAW THERE HAS BEEN OVER 450,000 RECALLS FOR THE SAME ISSUE OF ALTERNATORS PREMATURLY GOING BAD. I CALLED 8008531403 AND 8009921997 AND SPENT OVER 2 HOURS ON THE PHONE WITHOUT A RESOLUTION, THE FIRST REP ADVISED THE RECALL IS VIN SPECIFIC ANDNOTHING APPLIES TO MY VIN, I TRIED TO EXPLAIN TO THE REP THAT THIS HAS BEEN A KNOWN ISSSUE FOR DODGE MODELS MADE SINCE 2010-2013 AND MY CAR WAS PRODUCED WITHIN THAT TIME FRAME. THE REP ADVISED ME TO TAKE IT IN FOR A DIAGNOSTIC AND I COULD SUBMIT FOR A POSSIBLE REIMBURSMENT IF ITS DETERMINED ITS FAULT DODGE. I ADVISED I WAS NOT COMFORTABLE WITH DOING SO IF I CANT BE GARAUNTEED I WILL BE REIMBURSED, I THEN ASKED FOR A SUPERVISOR. THE SUPERVISOR PAMELA (ID PH314) WAS RUDE FROM THE START OF THE CALL CALL AND TOLD ME ITS NOT HER CONCERN IF MY CAR GETS REPAIRED. I LOVE MY CAR AND HAVE BEEN CONSIDERING PURCHASING MY FIANCE A 2015-2016 MODEL BUT AFTER HOW I WAS TREATED I AM STRONGLY CHANGING MY MIND.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V467000 (AIR BAGS, SEAT BELTS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE CHARGER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 75 MPH, THE ABS AND THE BATTERY WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE CHARGER. WHILE PARKED, THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE DID NOT START. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ALTERNATOR FAILED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE RADIO LOST ELECTRICAL POWER PRIOR TO WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V634000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE CHARGER. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE THE VEHICLE, IT FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SHUT OFF. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 59,000.

I WAS DRIVING TO WORK AND MY CAR COLLISION SENSORS AND ALARM STARTED GOING OFF RANDOMLY. SHORTLY AFTER, MY CAR SHUT DOWN WHILE I WAS IN MOTION AND THERE WAS NO ELECTIRCAL POWER AND NO POWER STEERING SO IT WAS DIFFICULT TO GET OUT OF TRAFFIC. I COULD NOT GET MY CAR TO RESTART AND COULD NOT EVEN GET MY HAZARD LIGHTS ON. I HAD MY CAR TOWED TO THE REPAIR SHOP AND THEY DETERMINED THE ALTERNATOR WAS THE ISSUE. THEY REPLACED THE ALTERNATOR AND MY CAR WORKS PERFECT NOW. I AM DISAPPOINTED TO LEARN THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON ALTERNATORS FOR THE V6 VERSION ONLY OF MY CAR. I HAVE READ THAT MY CAR HAS THE SAME ALTERNATOR AS THE V6. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT. I CAN'T IMAGINE WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED WITH MY CAR SUDDENLY SHUTTING OFF ON THE FREEWAY. WHY WOULD MY V8 CAR NOT HAVE BEEN RECALLED.

ON 7-14-15, I STARTED MY VEHICLE. AS IT STARTED, I HEARD A "DING" NOISE. I OBSERVED ON MY DISPLAY TWO WARNING LIGHTS ON. THAT BEING THE ABS, AND ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) LIGHTS CAME ON. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH, I DISCOVERED THIS MAY BE THE RESULT OF A SPEED SENSOR GOING OUT. (THIS ALSO DISRUPTS USE OF CRUISE CONTROL.) I CONTACTED MY LOCAL DODGE DEALER, ADVISING THEM I NEEDED A "FRONT LEFT SPEED SENSOR". THE SERVICE MANAGER SAID THAT PART IS ON NATIONAL BACKORDER. AFTER GOING BACK TO MY MAIN MECHANIC, HE SAID HE TALKED WITH HIS PARTS DEALER ABOUT GETTING THE PART ALSO FOR MY CAR. HIS PARTS DEALER ALSO TOLD HIM THAT THEY WERE ON BACKORDER. (CLOSE TO 600 ON BACKORDER.) THIS IS ALSO WHEN I LEARNED THAT A SPEED SENSOR IS NOT UNIVERSAL. THEREFORE, A SPEED SENSOR FOR THE RIGHT REAR WHEEL, WON'T FIT ON THE FRONT LEFT SPEED SENSOR SPOT. THIS TELLS ME THERE IS A LARGE PROBLEM WITH THESE SENSORS GOING OUT, ACROSS THE COUNTRY. BEING THE FRONT LEFT SPEED SENSOR FOR THE 2012 DODGE CHARGER (OR OTHER SIMILAR VEHICLES THAT UTILIZE THE SAME PART)

LOW BATTERY INDICATOR TURNED ON AND A MINUTE LATER THE CAR JUST CAME TO A STALL AND SMOKE AND BURNING ODOR WAS COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD AND THE CAR WOULD NOT START, COULD NOT LOCK THE DOORS NOR PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL TO MOVE IT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD HAD TO WAIT FOR ABOUT TWO HOURS FOR A TOW TRUCK TO TOW THE CAR TO MY HOUSE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE IGNITION KEY WAS TURNED TO THE START POSITION, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE BATTERY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS SERVICED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V634000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED, THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE FAILED TO OPERATE AND THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW OPENED INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE CHARGER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE JERKED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V634000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE CHARGER. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, A METAL SOUND COULD BE HEARD COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT NOTICED STEAM COMING FROM THE VEHICLE AND OIL LEAKING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S JOB WHERE HE OBSERVED A HOLE IN THE ENGINE NEAR THE PISTON AREA. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,000.

2012 DODGE CHARGER//WAS SITTING STATIONARY WHEN I HEARD A LOUD BANG COME FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. EXITED THE VEHICLE AND RADIATOR FLUID WAS POURING OUT FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE. FURTHER INVESTIGATION LED TO THE PASSENGER SIDE FAN HAD BROKEN APART AND SEIZED. ALSO IT CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE RADIATOR, SPLITTING TUBES ON THE ALUMINUM CORE. HAVE READ IN FORUMS THAT OTHER CONSUMERS HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM ON EARLY MODEL DODGE CHARGERS 2006-2008....UPDATED 11/13/15 *BF