2012 DODGE CHALLENGER Complaints

2012 DODGE CHALLENGER. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO PARTS NOT AVAILABLE TO COMPLETE RECALL NOTICE. *SMD

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE CHALLENGER. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, ALL THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, THE GAUGES FAILED TO FUNCTION AND THE RPMS INCREASED EXCESSIVELY WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE BATTERY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURES RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE ALTERNATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V634000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,000.

HEAVY RUST ON STEERING AND CONTROL ARMS AND OTHER STRUCTURAL JOINTS AND WELDS. *TR

ABOUT 2.5 MILES FROM HOME, MY CAR BEGAN TO MAKE A HUMMING/WHINING SOUND WHEN I WOULD PUSH ON THE ACCELERATOR. I BEGAN TO PANIC AND CALLED MY DAD USING THE U-CONNECT BLUETOOTH HANDS FREE SYSTEM. ABOUT 1 OR 2 MINUTES INTO THE CALL, I LOST POWER TO THE RADIO. THEN THE ABS LIGHT AND THE STABILITY CONTROL LIGHTS BEGAN FLASHING ON AND OFF. THE ODOMETER STOPPED READING MY SPEED AND ALL NEEDLES ON THE DASH SPIKED THEN FELL FLAT SHOWING NO READINGS AT ALL. AS I CONTINUED TO ROLL DOWN THE HILL, I STARTED TO SMELL MELTING/BURNING. I TRIED TO ROLL DOWN THE WINDOW AND HAND NO POWER. THE CAR FINALLY DIED WHEN I PULLED INTO MY NEIGHBORHOOD TO ENTER THE GATE CODE. MY CAR THEN BLOCKED THE ENTIRE ENTRANCE TO COMPLEX UNTIL I COULD GET IT TOWED. THERE WAS AN ALTERNATOR RECALL I WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF, YET THE DEALERSHIP HAD IT NOTED ON MY ACCOUNT. (THANKS FOR TELLING ME.) AND THEN THE BATTERY WAS SO CORRODED THAT I NEEDED TO REPLACE THE BATTERY, POSITIVE CABLE, AND REWIRE. THE ALTERNATOR COSTS WERE COVERED BUT I AM OUT ALMOST 1200$ ON THE REST. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE CHALLENGER. WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT, THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD DIM INTERMITTENTLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V634000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 93,000. UPDATED 6/3/15*CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. UPDATED 7/7/2015*JS

2012 DODGE CHALLENGER. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE MALFUNCTION AND CONSUMER SEEKS REIMBURSEMENT FOR REPAIRS. *SMD

I PURCHASED MY CHALLENGER NEW, WITHIN THE FIRST MONTH IT STARTED THE STOPPED? I TRIED AGAIN SAME THING, AFTER DOING THIS THREE TIMES IT STARTED. FINALLY! I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED IT, THEY CHECKED IT SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG, OKAY THANKS. I'VE HAD MY CHALLENGER OVER 3 YEARS NOW,AND ITSTILL HAS HAD THE SAME "MYSTERIOUS" PROBLEM ! DURING A SCHEDULED RECALL AND DIAGNOSIS TEST, STILL NOTHING! NOW THEY ARE ONLY RECALLING CERTAIN MODELS FOR TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS, AND NOT OTHERS? MY CHALLENGER IS NOT SHIFTING SMOOTHLY, I LOVE THIS CAR, I NEED HELP ,I DID MY PART BY BUYING THIS CAR I LOVE! SOMEONE NEEDS TO STEP UP AND DO THEIRS! *TR

ONCE VEHICLE IS PARKED AND COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN. DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW CONSTANTLY ROLLS UP AND DOWN UNTIL BATTERY IS DRAINED. IT ONLY ROLLS DOWN APPROXIMATELY A QUARTER OF AND INCH. COMPLETELY DRAINED AND DESTROYED A BATTERY AND NOW ITS WORKING ON THE SECOND BATTERY. *TR

I WAS DRIVING IN THE RAIN IN THE MIDDLE OF DOWNTOWN HOUSTON TEXAS, WHEN I HEARD SOMETHING POP/SNAP THEN MY CAR STARTED PULLING VERY HEAVY TO THE RIGHT (EXTREMELY HARD TO STEER). WHEN I PULLED OVER, I GOT OUT OF MY CAR AND SAW THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT END WAS ALMOST TOUCHING THE GROUND. WHEN I WAS FINALLY ABLE TO TAKE A GOOD LOOK BEHIND MY TIRE, I SAW THAT THE STRUT PLATE AND STRUT ROD HAD SNAPPED INTO, MAKING MY CAR INOPERABLE. THIS MALFUNCTION COULD BE DUE TO A WEAK WELD OR SOMETHING OF THE SORT. BUT I DO KNOW THAT THIS IS NOT NORMAL, ESPECIALLY SINCE I DID NOT HIT A POT HOLE OR EVEN A SMALL BUMP IN THE ROAD TO EVEN CAUSE THE SNAP. I AM GRATEFUL TO BE ALIVE BECAUSE IT COULD'VE BEEN A WHOLE LOT WORSE. *TR

FIAT CHRYSLER DODGE HAS ISSUED A RECALL ON ALL 3.6 LITER V6 ALTERNATORS BECAUSE THE AMPERAGE IS CAUSING FIRES IN SOME CARS BUT MOSTLY THE ALTERNATORS ARE FAILING AND ONCE THEY FAIL, THE BATTERY GOES WITHIN A FEW DAYS WITH NO WARNING. I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN MY CAR LOST ALL ELECTRICAL, NO POWER STEERING, NO LIGHTS, WHICH ALSO MEANS NO AIRBAGS OR ANYTHING. I PRESSED THE GAS PEDAL ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR TO KEEP IT RUNNING AND WAS AT 40 MPH BEFORE I COULD FINALLY GET OFF THE HIGHWAY. I STOPPED AT THE REDLIGHT AND THE CAR JUST SHUT OFF. I CONTACTED CHRYSLER THROUGH MY SERVICE AGREEMENT AND GOT ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE TO TAKE THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I BOUGHT IT IN 2012, I TOLD THEM ABOUT THE RECALL AND THEY TOLD ME DODGE HAD NOT RELEASED THE PARTS TO ANYONE YET. THEY GAVE ME ANOTHER FAULTY ALTERNATOR AND A NEW BATTERY, LIED TO ME AND TOLD ME THAT THE ALTERNATOR HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH CHARGING A BATTERY, TOLD ME THAT DODGE WOULDN'T REIMBURSE ME FOR THE SERVICE, AND TOLD ME TO COME BACK IN A FEW MONTHS IF DODGE HAD SOURCED THE PARTS. IT'S FOUR MONTHS LATER AND DODGE IS SPORADICALLY RELEASING THE NEW HIGHER AMPERAGE ALTERNATORS, SOME DEALERSHIPS ARE GETTING AS LOW AS 4 ALTERNATORS AND THAT'S IT. SO EVERY DAY I DRIVE MY CAR, I WONDER IF THIS IS THE DAY THAT THE ALTERNATOR FAILS AGAIN, AND LEAVES ME ON THE HIGHWAY AGAIN, OR IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC, OR IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION, OR ON TRAIN TRACKS OR GOD KNOWS WHERE ELSE! I'M CONTACTING DODGE AFTER THIS TO LET THEM KNOW WHAT IS GOING ON AND HOW DISPLEASED I AM. *TR