2012 DODGE CHALLENGER Complaints

LATCH /MOTOR FOR WINDOW GOING UP AND DOWN BY ITSELF DRIVER SIDE HAD TO BE REPLACED VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH DODGE OWNERS I JUST PAID 563 DOLLARS FOR DEALER TO REPLACE LATCH SO IT WON'T DRAIN MY BATTERY AND LEAVE ME STRANDED. *TR

THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND TURNED OFF. A SWITCH MALFUNCTIONED IN THE CAR, CAUSING THE DRIVER'S WINDOW TO LOWER AND RAISE 1/4" EVERY 30 SECONDS OR SO. THIS DRAINED THE BATTERY AND LEFT US STRANDED. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH IT LOOKS LIKE IT IS THE SMART GLASS SWITCH THAT FAILED. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE ON THESE VEHICLES AND DODGE ISSUED A RECALL FOR ONLY 2011 MODEL YEARS LEAVING THE REST OF US IN JEOPARDY OF BEING STRANDED AND TO PAY HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS FOR A FIX AND POSSIBLE ANOTHER COUPLE HUNDRED FOR A NEW BATTERY.

SEAT BELT LIGHT STAYS ON CAUSING A SAFETY ISSUE AND STATE INSPECTION FAILURE. *TR

THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW GOES UP AND DOWN ABOUT A 1/4 OF AN INCH ON IT'S OWN WHEN THE CAR IS OFF AND NO ONE IS IN THE VEHICLE. THIS DRAINED THE BATTERY COMPLETELY AND I NEEDED TO BE JUMPED TO GET IT TO THE MECHANIC. I SAW ON LINE WHERE THIS WAS A RECALL FOR 2010 ,2011 AND SOME 2012 MODELS. THIS HAPPENED ON APRIL 7TH. *TR

PASSENGER WINDOW WILL GO DOWN ABOUT 1/4 OF AN INCH EVERY 10 SECONDS WHEN DOOR IS CLOSED AND VEHICLE IS UNLOCKED. THIS CAUSED BATTERY TO DRAIN.

ALL OF A SUDDEN MY POWER STEERING WENT OUT IT'S HARD TO STEER THE VEHICLE WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN, ON A CITY STREET WITH A LOT OF TRAFFIC AND PEDESTRIANS. THE ROAD WAS DRY. NO INDICATIONS THAT THE CAR WAS HAVING AN ISSUE PRIOR TO THAT. I CHECKED THE POWER STEERING FLUID AND THE BELT I DON'T HEAR A SOUND. I'VE ASKED SEVERAL PEOPLE ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE REPORTED THIS AS BEING A PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE. I WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF A TURN AND THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT WHICH CAUSED ME TO ALMOST HIT THE CURB AND PEDESTRIANS ON THE SIDEWALK. THERE HAS TO BE A RESOLUTION BECAUSE THIS IS A PROBLEM NOT WITH JUST MY VEHICLE UP WITH MANY OTHERS. WHEN I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE I WAS TOLD THAT IT HAD A NEW POWER STEERING UNIT IN IT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2012 DODGE CHALLENGER. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH THE VEHICLE STARTED TO EMIT SMOKE OUT OF THE CIGARETTE LIGHTER WITH A DIME LODGED IN THE HOLE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO PULL THE VEHICLE OVER SAFELY TO ATTEMPT TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. WITHIN A FEW MINUTES THE VEHICLE ENGULFED IN FLAMES, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO POUR SODA ON THE FLAMES ALONG WITH A FIRE EXTINGUISHER TO NO AVAIL. HOWEVER THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS ABLE TO PUT OUT THE FLAMES. A FIRE REPORT WAS NOT TAKEN. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACTS HOME THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR LOCAL MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THIS INCIDENT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200,000 *TP *DT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE CHALLENGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED, THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS DEFECTIVE, AND THE VEHICLE OVERHEATED DUE TO AN ANTIFREEZE LEAK IN THE RADIATOR. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO PREMIER CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE RAM FIAT (13000 I-10 SERVICE RD, NEW ORLEANS, LA 70128) WHERE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS REPAIRED AND THE AIR BAG INDICATOR WAS TURNED OFF. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO HAVE THE LEAK REPAIRED, BUT WAS INFORMED THAT HIS WARRANTY WOULD NOT BE HONORED. AFTER THE AIR BAG INDICATOR WAS TURNED OFF, IT CONTINUOUSLY ILLUMINATED AGAIN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE CHALLENGER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED AND SHUT OFF. IN ADDITION, THE BATTERY, TRANSMISSION, AND ANOTHER UNKNOWN WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED AFTER A FEW MINUTES. THE CONTACT ALSO HEARD CLICKING NOISES WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED. ALSO, THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW DID NOT ROLL BACK UP IN THE RAIN. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE CONTACT CALLED LANDMARK CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM OF MORROW AT 770-968-4900 (LOCATED AT 6850 MOUNT ZION BLVD, MORROW, GA 30260) AND WAS INFORMED TO BRING THE VEHICLE IN FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 64,000.

AIR BAG ILLUMINATES INTERMITTENTLY. THIS IS A CLEAR INDICATOR OF A BREAK IN THE CIRCUIT. THE FACT IT COMES OFF AND ON LEADS ME TO BELIEVE IT IS A CONNECTION SOMEWHERE BEING JARRED. THE ISSUE SIMULATES THE ISSUES ALREADY ADDRESSED IN ANOTHER RECALL. HOWEVER, THE YEAR MODEL FALLS OUT OF THE RANGE BY ONE YEAR AS PREVIOUSLY CITED YEAR MODELS. I FEEL THIS NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED AND ADDRESSED TO EXTEND THE RECALL TO OTHER YEAR MODELS OF THE CHALLENGER MAKE. VEHICLE IS IN MOTION AND THE AIRBAG LIGHT ILLUMINATES INTERMITTENTLY WHEN TRAVELING. THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING ISSUE AND HAS BEEN AN ISSUE SINCE OWNING THE CAR. A PREVIOUS REPORT HAS GONE UN-INVESTIGATED.