2012 DODGE CHALLENGER Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE CHALLENGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE APPROACHING A STOP LIGHT, THE ABS WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS NOT ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE ALTERNATOR AND BATTERY FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,000.

PUSHED START, CAR SPUTTERED, AND THEN TURNED OFF. PUSHED START AGAIN AND CAR TURNED ON NORMALLY. AFTER ABOUT 10 MINUTES ALL THE ICONS IN THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIT UP, GAUGES FLUCTUATED WILDLY, AND THE STEREO TURNED OFF. PARKED IT AND IT WOULDN'T START ANYMORE, COULDN'T EVEN ROLL UP THE WINDOWS. WARRANTY HAD JUST EXPIRED SO I MADE THE $600 REPAIR MYSELF. *TR

THE BATTERY COMPLETELY STALLED UNEXPECTEDLY AND APPEARED TO HAVE HEAVY CORROSION. I WAS EVENTUALLY ABLE TO GET THE CAR STARTED AND TOOK IT STRAIGHT TO MY LOCAL DEALER. I EXPLAINED THE ISSUE TO THE SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE AND THEY AGREED TO REPLACE THE BATTERY POST. UNFORTUNATELY, THE SAME ISSUE OCCURRED TO ME AND MY SON APPROXIMATELY ONE YEAR LATER WHEN THE CAR COMPLETELY STOPPED. I HAD TO PURCHASE A NEW BATTERY ON A TWO YEAR OLD VEHICLE. I AM EXTREMELY CONCERNED THERE ARE SOME MAJOR ISSUES WITH THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM IN THIS VEHICLE CONSIDERING THE RECURRING INSTANCES OF THE CAR STOPPING UNEXPECTEDLY. I HAVE A WIFE AND CHILDREN AND WANT THE MANUFACTURER TO BE AWARE OF WHAT I AM EXPERIENCING WITH THE CAR. I PRAY NOTHING SERIOUS OCCURS WHILE MY FAMILY IS IN THIS VEHICLE. I HAVE COMMUNICATED MY ISSUES TO THE DEALER AND THEY SEEM TO NOT BE INTERESTED. I'M SURE THEY WILL BE ALL EARS SHOULD SOMETHING HAPPEN AND DODGE IS ON THE FRONT PAGE OF THE NEWSPAPER. *TR

I HAD OBSERVED A WHINING SOUND FOR SEVERAL WEEKS BEFORE THE INCIDENT. IT WAS LIKE A POWER STEERING PUMP WITHOUT ANY FLUID IN IT. I TRIED TO LISTEN UNDER THE HOOD TO LOCATE THE SOUND BUT IT SEEMED LIKE IT WAS COMING FROM LOW IN THE ENGINE BAY ON THE LEFT SIDE, LOOKING AT IT. MY WIFE LEFT FOR WORK AND AS SHE PULLED OFF, THE NOISE WAS VERY LOUD AND WORSE THAN BEFORE. I HOPED SHE WAS GOING TO BE ALRIGHT AND MAKE IT TO WORK. SHE CALLED ME JUST AS SHE WAS GETTING TO WORK, WHEN THE VEHICLE ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL INDICATORS LIT UP ALONG WITH A CONSTANT ALARM CHIME. SHE WAS ABLE TO PARK AND CALL ME. I LEFT HOME TO GO THERE. I STARTED THE CAR UP WHEN I GOT THERE AND ALL WAS NORMAL UNTIL I STARTED TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALER. ON THE WAY, THERE WAS AN INTERMITTENT ALARM CHIME. I ROLLED DOWN THE WINDOWS DURING THE RIDE TO LISTEN FOR NOISES. AS I APPROACHED THE DEALER AND PARKED, THE ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL LAMP LIT UP AS WELL AS SOME CHIMING. I TRIED PUSHING THE TRACTION CONTROL SWITCH WITH NO RESULT. I TRIED TO ROLL UP THE WINDOWS BUT THEY WOULD NOT WORK. AS I WAS GETTING READY TO SHUT THE CAR OFF, THE ENGINE DIED. THE SERVICE TECH WAS RIGHT THERE AND ASKED WHAT HAPPENED. I SAID I HAD AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. HE CHECKED ME IN AND GOT THE TABLET OUT TO READ THE ERROR LOG IN THE CAR. HE SAID I HAD AN ALTERNATOR FAILURE. WHEN THEY CHECKED THE CAR IN AND WERE TRYING TO MOVE IT, THE BATTERY HAD DIED AND THEY JUMPED IT TO GET IT GOING. I ASKED ABOUT ANOTHER NOISE AND SAID IT WAS THE WATER PUMP. *TR

MY CAR STARTED SMOKING, THE BATTERY LIGHT CAME ON, AND THE ABS LIGHT STARTED FLASHING. EVENTUALLY LITTLE BY LITTLE THE CAR STARTED TO DIE AND WAS DEAD ON THE HIGHWAY. THE BATTERY SEEMS TO NOT BE SENDING THE CHARGE TO THE CAR MEANING THE ALTERNATOR IS BAD. LOTS OF PEOPLE SEEM TO BE HAVING THIS ISSUE AS IT APPEARS ONLINE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE CHALLENGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT STATED THE DRIVER'S SIDE POWER WINDOW INDEPENDENTLY OPENED AND CLOSED. AS A RESULT, THE TERMINAL BATTERY FAILED AND REQUIRED CHARGING EVERY DAY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE CHALLENGER. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, ALL OF THE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE ALTERNATOR AND THE BATTERY FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,200.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE CHALLENGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG SENSOR FLASHED AND REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WAS AN INTERNAL FAILURE WITH THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG SEAT SENSOR. THE DEALER REPLACED THE CORE AND AIR BAG AND CLEARED THE FAILURE CODE. DURING THE SECOND REPAIR, THE DEALER REPLACED A LOOSE WIRE AND THE CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT NOTICED A FLASHING WARNING SENSOR INDICATING THAT THE AIR BAG WAS DEACTIVATED. THE DEALER REPAIRED THE VEHICLE AGAIN. THE CONTACT WAS LATER NOTIFIED OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V118000 (AIR BAGS), BUT THE DEALER DID NOT INSPECT OR DIAGNOSE THE VEHICLE TO DETERMINE IF THE RECALL REPAIR WAS REQUIRED AFTER THE TWO PREVIOUS REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED. THERE WAS NO INDICATION IF THE DEALER WOULD REPLACE THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SEAT AIR BAG WIRING HARNESSES. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE FRONT END AND PASSENGER SIDE OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED BRUISES TO THE LEFT SHOULDER AND PELVIC PAINS THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WAS WAITING FOR FURTHER INSPECTION FROM THE INSURANCE COMPANY AND THE MANUFACTURER TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8,900. UPDATED 10/8/14*CN UPDATED 5/13/2015 *JS

I HAVE HAD SEVERAL ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS SINCE I PURCHASED BY VEHICLE IN MAY 2012. IN JUNE 2012, THE PROBLEMS BEGAN TO INCLUDE THE PMC, DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW MALFUNCTIONING, THE ALTERNATOR, AND SEVEN OTHER ELECTRICAL MALFUNCTIONS. MY VEHICLE HAS LESS THAN 49,000 MILES AND ALTHOUGH OTHER 2012 DODGE CHALLENGER OWNERS HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS, DODGE DOES NOT THINK ANYTHING IS WRONG. MY VEHICLE WAS ABOUT TO CUT OFF ON ME IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. THANK GOD I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER. *TR

I WAS DRIVING WHEN ALL THE ALERTS ON MY CAR STARTED GOING OFF AND IT QUIT WORKING. IT WOULDN'T RECOGNIZE MY KEY THEN I HAD TO TRY AND GET IT STARTED FOR 15 MINUTES. WHEN I DID, IT WOULDN'T SWITCH OUT OF 1ST GEAR. I DROVE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I PAID 175$ FOR A NEW BATTERY WHICH WASN'T EVEN THE PROBLEM. I WASTED A COMPLETELY GOOD BATTERY. THEN, THEY TOLD ME IT WAS THE COMPUTER AND IT COULD BE WEEKS OR MONTHS UNTIL I RECEIVE THE PART BECAUSE IT IS ON NATIONAL BACK ORDER. *TR