2012 DODGE CHALLENGER Complaints

FIRST, TO HAPPEN WAS I PULLED OUT OF DRIVEWAY WHEN THE "BRAKES' WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. CONTINUED TRAVELLING, AND SOON BECAME NIGHTIME DRIVING. WAS GOING APPROX. 55 MPH, WHEN THE INSTRUMENT PANEL BEGAN TO FLASH NUMEROUS WARNING LIGHTS. THEN, THE RADIO AND INTERIOR LIGHTS BEGAN TURNING OFF AND ON. I WAS NOT ABLE TO MANUALLY TURN OFF THE RADIO DURING THIS TIME. I CONTINUED TO DRIVE TO TRY TO MAKE IT TO A GAS STATION. THEN I FELT HOT AIR COMING THRU THE VENTS. IT WAS LIKE I HAD ON THE HEATER, BUT I DIDNT. (NOR THE AC WAS ON.) THE CAR LOST ALL POWER. THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED. I WAS STRANDED. I WAS NOT ABLE TO PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL TO MOVE OUT OF DANGEROUS ROADSIDE NOR WAS I ABLE TO PUT ON THE HAZARD LIGHTS, THEY CAME ON BUT WERE VERY DIM AND SLOW FLASHING. ALL POWER WAS LOST, NO HORN, LIGHTS...NOTHING. DID NOTICE A BURN SMELL COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD, BUT NOT SURE WHAT THE CAUSE WAS. I HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. THEY STATED IT WAS AN ALTERNATOR/BATTERY ISSUE. THEY REPLACED THE ALTERNATOR/BATTERY, HOWEVER THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT WAS NOW ON AND HORN NO LONGER WORKING. I DIDNT UNDERSTAND WHY THE DEALERSHIP DIDN'T REPAIR THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT AND THE HORN. THEY DID ACKNOWLEDGE THESE ISSUES ON MY INVOICE YET NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. I HAVE ALMOST HAD 2 COLLISIONS SINCE THIS. I WAS NOT ABLE TO SOUND HORN TO WARN OPPOSING DRIVERS, AND I STILL HAVE NO HORN TO SOUND. BOTH THE AIRBAG AND HORN MALFUNCTIONS ARE HAZARDOUS AND I DONT UNDERSTAND WHY THEY DIDN'T REPAIR THEM AT THE DEAERSHIP. ? THANK YOU. *TR

WINDOW DOESN'T ALWAYS AUTOMATICALLY MOVE DOWN AS IT SHOULD WHEN OPENING AND CLOSING THE DOOR REQUIRING REPROGRAMMING (HOLDING THE "DOWN" SWITCH FOR 10 SECONDS AFTER WINDOW IS ALL THE WAY DOWN THEN HOLDING THE "UP" SWITCH FOR 10 SECONDS AFTER WINDOW IS CLOSED). WINDOW ALSO SOMETIMES GOES DOWN ON IT'S OWN AFTER DOOR IS CLOSED AND OWNER WALKS AWAY FROM THE VEHICLE. THIS IS NOT ONLY A MAJOR INCONVENIENCE, BUT CAN POSSIBLY LEAD TO FIRE DUE TO ELECTRICAL ISSUES WHEN WINDOW RANDOMLY GOES DOWN ALLOWING RAIN/WATER TO ENTER THE VEHICLE WHILE UNOCCUPIED (NOT TO MENTION SECURITY ISSUES). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE CHALLENGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE ATTEMPTED TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V118000 (AIR BAGS) BUT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT FELT THAT SINCE THE FAILURE WAS REPORTED IN APRIL OF 2013, THERE SHOULD HAVE BEEN A REMEDY AVAILABLE BEFORE SEPTEMBER 2013. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 16,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE CHALLENGER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V118000 (AIR BAGS). THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE AND WAS ON BACK ORDER. THERE ARE NO FAILURES AT THIS TIME. THE APPROXIMATE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 20000.

POWER WINDOWS ON THIS CAR ARE DESIGNED TO COME DOWN ABOUT AN 1/8 TO A 1/4 INCH WHEN YOU OPEN THE DOORS, AND GO BACK UP WHEN YOU CLOSE THEM. WHILE CAR WAS PARKED THE DRIVERS WINDOW DID NOT ROLL DOWN ALL THE WAY, THEN AS I ROLLED THE WINDOW UP AND EXITED THE CAR THE WINDOW DID NOT DO WHAT IT IS DESIGNED TO DO, AND IS ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE SEAL. THE PASSENGER WINDOW WILL KEEP GOING UP AND DOWN AS IT WAS MEANT TO EXCEPT IT WILL DO IT WITH THE DOOR CLOSED AND NOBODY OPENING THE DOOR. THIS IS VERY DISTRACTING AND COULD RUN THE BATTERY DOWN AND BE A FIRE HAZARD. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE CHALLENGER. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 65 MPH AND CRASHED INTO A MEDIAN. THE DRIVER'S SIDE FENDER AND DOOR WERE DAMAGED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED NECK AND RIB INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE IT WAS ADVISED THAT THE CASTING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE INCIDENT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 7,000. *TR

I RECEIVED A SEAT WIRING HARNESS CONNECTORS RECALL NOTICE LN MAY 2013,I CALLED AND ALSO STOPPED AT MY DEALER.DEALER TELLZS ME OVER N OVER THAT THEY ARE WAITING FOR PARTS,FROM CORP. OVER A MONTH OF WAITING STILL NO PARTS TO FIX THE RECALL ON MY 2012 DODGE CHALLENGER, NOTIFICATION CODE N07. THE DEALER I BOUGHT MY CAR AT IS LESTER GLENN CHRYSLER,DODGE,RAM, AND JEEP @ RT. 37W. TOMS RIVER,NJ 08753 (732-557-60970 I WOULD APPRECIATE IT IF YOU WOULD SEND THE PARTS NEEDED FOR THE RECALL ASAP. SO I CAN FEEL SAFE DRIVING MY 2012 DODGE CHALLENGER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'M NOT HAPPY :( *TR

MY CAR IS UNDER A NTSB ORDERED SAFETY RECALL AND YET I HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO GET IT FIXED BECAUSE OF THE POOR CUSTOMER SERVICE AT BLUEBONNET DODGE IN NEW BRAUNFELS WHERE I PURCHASED THE CAR AND LIVE. THEY COMPLETELY IGNORE ANY ATTEMPTS TO SCHEDULE APPOINTMENTS AND WHEN I DROPPED THE CAR OFF THE WERE UNABLE TO GET TO IT THAT AFTERNOON. THEY HAD MY CAR FOR FIVE HOURS AND STILL SAID THE NEEDED TO LOOK AT IT. THERE WAS NOTHING TO LOOK AT IT WAS UNDER A RECALL. THEY REFUSE TO REPAIR MY CAR.

CRUISE CONTROL WOULD NOT WORK, AIRBAG LIGHTS COMING ON MULTIPLE TIMES . TAKEN TO DEALER / SHOP FOR REPAIR . CRUISE CONTROL WORKS NOW. STILL PROBLEMS WITH AIRBAG LIGHTS COMING ON AT DIFFERENT TIMES AND DIFFERENT RATES OF SPEED. HAS BEEN TO DEALER MULTIPLE TIMES (AT LEAST 4 TIMES) FOR AIRBAG IS SUES. DEALER HAS HAD SEATS OUT OF CAR ETC. TO REPAIR / REPLACE "AIRBAG SENSOR" / "WIRING HARNESS", . AIRBAG LIGHT STILL COMING ON WHEN IT SHOULDN'T. JUST REALLY CONCERN WITH THIS ISSUE THAT COULD TURN OUT TO CAUSE A FATALITY.VEHICLE MILEAGE IS AT 13,150. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE CHALLENGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, HE CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE AND THE SEAT BELTS DID NOT ENGAGE. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT'S FACE STRUCK THE STEERING WHEEL AND CAUSED THE CONTACT TO SUSTAIN A FRACTURED NOSE. IN ADDITION, THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL FOR TREATMENT OF INJURIES. THE CONTACT DID NOT CALL THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 7,000.