2012 DODGE CHALLENGER Complaints

MY DASHBOARD IS FLICKERING. MY SPEEDOMETER SOMETIMES DROPS TO ZERO AND THEN BACK TO THE ORIGINAL SPEED. MY HEADLIGHTS ALSO FLICKER. WHEN I'M BEHIND ANOTHER CAR AT NIGHT, I SEE THEM MOVING AS IF I HAVE SPEAKERS IN THE TRUCK.

SHORTLY AFTER 70K MILES ON THE CAR I STARTED EXPERIENCING DRIVER SIDE SMART WINDOW MALFUNCTION, GOING UP AND DOWN WHILE DRIVING AND PARKED. IT HAS NOW STARTED DOING IT WITH POWER OFF AND NO FOB AROUND DRAINING MY BATTERY.

DRIVER SIDE WINDOW ROLLS UP AND DOWN 1/8 INCH AFTER THE CAR HAS BEEN COMPLETELY SHUT OFF UNTIL THE BATTERY DIES

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE CHALLENGER. AFTER DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND TURNING OFF THE ENGINE, THE BATTERY DRAINED AND THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE RESTARTED. THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE LOCAL DEALER (COLERAIN DODGE, 8700 COLERAIN AVE, CINCINNATI, OH) AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

MY DRIVER SIDE WINDOW IS GOING UP IN DOWN ON ITS OWN CAUSES MY BATTERY TO BE DEAD, I FEEL THIS IS A DEFECT IN THE CAR THAT I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR. I SEE THAT IT IS A PROBLEM WITH A LOT OF DODGES. DODGES ARE GOING TO LOSE A LOT OF CUSTOMERS IF NOT

REPLACE HYDRAULIC POWER STEERING PUMP AFTER THE STORM NOW MY CAR IS HARD TO TURN IT IS BAD IN PARKING LOTS. I HAVE TO USE TWO HANDS AND I'M A GUY

TAKATA RECALL. ON MY 2012 DODGE CHALLENGER SRT8 MODEL WITH THE AUTOMATIC 6.4L V8 ENGINE THE ALTERNATOR JUST RANDOMLY SHORT CIRCUITED WHILE I WAS DRIVING. LUCKILY I WAS DRIVING VERY SLOWLY AT THAT MOMEMT WHEN IT INICIALLY OCCURRED. I WAS ON A RESIDENCIAL STREET THEN THE VEHICLE JUST COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN. THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS ALL STARTED TO FLASH ASWELL AS THE STEREO MONITOR WAS FLASHING VERY AKWARDLY. THE VEHICLE NO LONGER TURNED ON & HAD TO BE MANUALLY PLACED INTO NEUTRAL TO BE PUSHED HOME. THE VEHICLE WILL NOT START EVEN WITH A JUMP. IF THE BATTERY GETS CHARGED UP INDEPENDENTLY DISCONNECTED FROM THE VEHICLE IT WILL ONLY GIVE IT ENOUGH POWER TO START UP FOR JUST A MOMENT. IT HAS BE DETERMINED BY THE DELEARSHIP THAT IT IS THE ALTERNATOR. I CAME ACROSS A PUBLIC FORUM THAT SOME DODGE CHALLENGER MODELS FROM YEARS 2011 TO 2014 HAVE HAD THE ALTERNATOR RECALLED, BUT THIS VIN HAS NOT BEEN ASSOCIATED WITH THAT RECALL. I HAVE A STRONG FEELING THAT IT SHOULD BE. ESPECIALLY SINCE THIS HAPPENED JUST AS DESCRIBED FOR THE MODELS THAT HAVE HAD THIS RECALL. ALTERNATOR WITHOUT WARNING HAS FAILED ON THE VEHICLE.

DRIVING, ON A CITY STREET WHEN GOING TO MAKE A TURN ONTO HIGHWAY. WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO CHANGE GEARS, THE SHIFTER HANDLE BRACKET BROKE AWAY FROM TRANSMISSION AND SHIFTER HANDLE FELL TO THE SIDE. THIS IS A 6 SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSION.

WINDOW KEEPS OPENING/CLOSING. THE "SMARTGLASS" FEATURE, DROPPING DOWN ABOUT A HALF CENTIMETER AND RESETTING ITSELF EVERY TWELVE SECONDS WHEN THE CAR IS PARKED AND TURNED OFF CAUSING IT TO DRAIN THE BATTERY. WE CHARGE THE BATTERY AND IT STARTS BUT WHEN YOU STOP FOR ANY LENGTH OF TIME IT DRAINS THE BATTERY AND THEN WE ARE STRANDED!!!!! THIS IS NOT OK. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE YOU CAN RESEARCH MANY PEOPLE HAVE EXPERIENCED IT. THERE WAS RECALL FOR 2011 FOR THIS ISSUE AND THEY MADE IT AGAIN IN THE 2012?!?!? AND NO RECALL FOR 2012? THIS IS NOT AN ERROR OF MINE AND I SHOULDN'T HAVE TO PAY OUT OF POCKET FOR IT. THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL FOR THIS.

I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREWAY AND MY CHALLENGER LOST POWER AND SMELLED LIKE SOMETHING WAS BURNING AND MY STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP I HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED 15 MILES BACK TO MY APARTMENT AND NOW ITS JUST SITTING I CHECKED FOR RECALLS AND LOW AND BEHOLD THERE IS A RECALL FOR AN ALTERNATOR AND DIODS RECALL NUMBER T-36 SO I CALLED TO DODGE DEALERS AND ONCE AGAIN THEY ARE GIVING ME THE RUN AROUND STEVENS CREEK DODGE SAID A MONTH AND A HALF REDICULOUSE AND FREMONT DODGE GIVES TWO MONTHS UNTIL THEY CAN REPLACE IT DODGE SERVICE MANAGER SAID THEY ONLY GET A FEW PARTS TO WORK WITH I HIGHLY DOUBT THAT I RECENTLY GOT MY PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG DONE AND THEY BROKE THE PART IM NOT EVEN SURE IF IT IS ACTUALLY WORKING HUGE SAFETY HAZARD I NEED MY VEHICLE REPAIRED ASAP SOMEONE NEEDS TO CONTACT ME ASAP I ALSO HAD TO USE UP MY TOWING MILES FROM MY INSURANCE COMPANY IM REQUESTING A REMBERSMANT FOR THAT AND IF THEY CAN REPAIR A SERIOUSE ISSUE WITH MY DODGE IN A TIMELY MANNER THEY NEED TO SUPPLY A LOANER SO I CN GET TO WORK AND IF I CANT GET ANY RESULTS ON THIS ISSUE I WILL SEEK LEGAL ADVICE THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS ISSUE I WAS ALMOST IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF IT I COULD NOT TURN MY WHEEL AS THE VEHICLE SHUT DOWN I HAVE IT ALL ON MY DASHCAM I WILL BE EXPECTING A CALL OR EMAIL ON THIS ASAP