2013 DODGE CHALLENGER Complaints

MY WINDOW GOES UP AND DOWN ABOUT 1/4 INCH ON ITS OWN EVERY 10 SECONDS. THIS IS STARTED ON ITS OWN. I HAVE A 2013 DODGE CHALLENGER RT. DUE DO THE WINDOW CONSISTENTLY GOING UP AND DOWN ON ITS OWN, IT CAUSES THE BATTERY TO GO DEAD MEANING I HAVE TO JUMP MY CAR TO GET IT STARTED. I HAVE CALLED THE CHRYSLER RECALL CENTER AND THEY TOLD ME THAT IT IS INDEED A RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE HOWEVER, WHEN I BRING MY CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP THEY SAY DON'T FIND ANY RECALLS FOR THIS ISSUE. I CALLED CHRYSLER BACK WHILE AT THE DEALERSHIP AND TO MY SURPRISE ANOTHER REPRESENTATIVE TELLS ME THEY DON'T SEE ANY RECALLS FOR MY VEHICLE. KEEP IN MIND SOMEONE ELSE FROM THE RECALL CENTER TOLD ME DIFFERENT. PLEASE MAKE THIS RECALL OFFICIAL. MOST PEOPLE WILL NOT REPORT BUT THERE IS SURELY AN INFLUX IN THE PURCHASES OF CONTROL MODULE SWITCHES THAT SHOULD RAISE A RED FLAG

FUEL LINK AT THE REAR ON LEFT; ODOR OF FUEL CONSUMES THE VEHICLE. THIS IS A SERIOUS ISSUE REPORTED FROM MANY CHALLENGER AND CHARGER OWNERS!!!!!!! MECHANICS STATES ITS FAULTY FUEL TANK THAT LEAKS AND/OR SEALS ON FUEL PUMPS.

DRIVERSIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE WINDOWS GO UP AND DOWN CONSTANTLY BY ITSELF...AROUND A QUARTER INCH UP AND DOWN...EVEN WHEN THE CAR IS SHUT OFF COMPLETELY... IT ALREADY KILLED THE BATTERY BECAUSE OF THIS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE CHALLENGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S SMART WINDOW FAILED TO OPERATE AS INTENDED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WINDOW ROLLED DOWN INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE CAUSED THE BATTERY TO BE DRAINED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO CHRYSLER, DODGE, JEEP, AND RAM DEALER LOCATED AT (2200 PINE ISLAND ROAD CAPE CORAL, FLORIDA, 33909, (239)-308-4731) TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE ASSEMBLY SMART MOTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

UNFAIR MONETARY HARM TO CUSTOMERS DUE TO DEFECTIVE PART. SAME ISSUE AS MANY HAVE MENTIONED ON HERE WITH DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW REPEATEDLY GOING UP AND DOWN WITHOUT STOPPING WHILE STATIONARY WITH CAR OFF, WHICH DRAINS THE BATTERY AND YOU CAN'T STOP IT. MY 2013 CHALLENGER HAD A BAD WINDOW LATCH, CAUSING THE BATTERY TO DIE (LEFT STRANDED). HAD TO PAY $300 OUT OF POCKET FOR DEALER TO REPLACE LATCH FOR 'SMART GLASS' THAT ISN'T NECESSARY. RECALL ALREADY ISSUED ON THE 2011S, YET RECALLS HAVEN'T BEEN ISSUED FOR NEWER MODELS DESPITE SAME PROBLEMS. I'M THANKFUL FOR NHTSA AND HOPING DODGE IS HELD ACCOUNTABLE.

THE SMART GLASS WILL CYCLE UP AND DOWN 1/4 INCH, WHILE THE IGNITION IS OFF. THIS IS HAPPENING ON BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER DOORS, CAUSING THE WINDOWS TO GO UP AND DOWN WHICH THEN CAUSES THE BATTERY TO DRAIN WHILE PARKED OVERNIGHT. THERE WAS A 2011-12 DODGE CHALLENGER SMART GLASS TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN PUT OUT FOR OLDER MODELS, WHICH REPLACED THE DOOR LATCHES CAUSING THIS ISSUE. HOWEVER, IT IS STILL AN ISSUE IN MY 2013 CHALLENGER. DODGE KNEW OF THIS ISSUE AND STILL INSTALLED THE SAME PARTS IN LATER MODELS. THEY SHOULD DO THE RIGHT THING, AND ISSUE A RECALL OR TSB, AND TAKE CARE OF THIS ISSUE FOR THEIR CUSTOMERS!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE CHALLENGE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE DOOR WINDOW OPENED AND CLOSED INTERMITTENTLY CAUSING THE BATTERY TO FAIL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE FAILURE FIRST OCCURRED, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ATLANTIC CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE RAM DEALER, (555 SUNRISE HWY, WEST ISLIP, NY 11795, (631) 422-0123) WHERE THE DOOR LATCH MODULE WAS REPLACED. HOWEVER, THE REPAIR DID NOT CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER AND WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED THREE TIMES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE HAD TO GO THROUGH THE TRUNK TO DISCONNECT THE BATTERY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100,668.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE CHALLENGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER WINDOW WAS FUNCTIONING INDEPENDENTLY AND CAUSED THE BATTERY TO DRAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ALTERNATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE DEALER (KEARNY MESA CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM LOCATED AT 8010 BALBOA AVE SAN DIEGO, CA 92111 PHONE NUMBER: 858-560-7100) WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT ABOUT AN UNKNOWN RECALL REGARDING THE ALTERNATOR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: 716-289-82. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 76,095. *LN CONTACT STATED REPAIR SOLVED THE ISSUE AND THE BATTERY IS NO LONGER IS DRAINING/DISCHARGING TO THE POINT OF JUMP START. *JB

SAFETY POWER WINDOWS (ANTI-PINCH) STANDARD IT'S KEEPS GOING UP AND DOWN WHEN THE CAR IS OFF

I WAS DRIVING MY CAR LIKE NORMAL FOR THE PAST 2/12 YEARS. IT'S A 2013 CHALLENGER 5.70. MY CAR WENT DEAD WHILE DRIVING. I LOST CONTROL OF THE CAR, BUT, THANK GOD I DIDN'T HIT ANYTHING OR ANYONE. I RAN TESTS ON MY CAR BATTERY, IT'S GOOD. INTERESTING NOTE: I HAD THE ALTERNATOR REPLACE SIX MONTHS AGO ON A FACTORY RECALL. THE DODGE DEALER TOLD ME IT'S NOT THE ALTERNATOR, THOUGH REPLACED IT ANYWAY. THEY SAID IT'S THE POWER STEERING PUMP AND ELECTRIC PROBLEM DUE TO A WIRE NOT COMMUNICATING TO THE BUS OR COMPUTER. (DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS I'M NOT A CAR GUY) HOWEVER, I ALSO OWN A 2006 CHRYSLER 300 THAT DID THE SAME THING TO ME ON THE FREEWAY WHILE I WAS DRIVING 70 MPH. COULD HAVE DIED BOTH TIMES.AT THIS POINT, I DON'T KNOW IT DODGE IS SIMPLY MAKING CHEAP PARTS OR DODGE SERVICE IS TRYING TO TURN A 2ND ALTERNATOR REPLACEMENT INTO A PROFIT. I SAY THIS BECAUSE I WAS ABLE TO DISCONNECT THE BATTER, THEN RECONNECT IT TO PULL FORWARD ON THE TOW TRUCK NOW THEY ARE TELLING ME THE CAR DIES WHEN THEY REASSEMBLE IT. I ALSO SAY THIS BECAUSE THEY ARE TELLING ME THE PUMP IS DAMAGED YET I'V HAD WORK DONE THERE BEFORE WITH NO INDICATION OF A PROBLEM. I'VE HAD WORK AND REPAIRS DONE INCLUDING SMOG CHECKS WITHIN THE LAST YEAR WITH NO NEGATIVE READINGS INDICATING A PROBLEM OR MISCOMMUNICATION. I SEE RECALLS ON THE ELECTRIC SYSTEM, POWER STEERING PUMP AND ALTERNATOR YET NONE BASED ON MY VIN. MEANWHILE BROWNING DODGE WANTS TO CHARGE ME $1800 BUCKS.