2012 DODGE CHARGER Complaints

I WAS LEAVING A MECHANIC SHOP AFTER A TIRE CHANGE I ENTERED THE ROAD N ALL OF A SUDDEN THE BATTERY LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CAR JUST DIED ON ME I CALLED THE MECHANIC AND HE SAID IT'S THE ALTERNATOR HE CAME AND GOT IT ON HIS FLAT BED SO I CHECK TO SEE IF MY CAR WAS ON THE RECALL LIST FOR THE ALTERNATOR AND SURE ENOUGH IT WAS

THE OIL PUMP IS NOT GIVING ENOUGH PRESSURE FOR THE CAR TO ACCELERATE THEREFORE CAUSING PROBLEMS ON THE ROAD AND MANY TIMES DANGEROUS SITUATIONS. THERE IS ALSO A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON. I REPLACED EVERYTHING THAT COULD BE WRONG WITH IT EXCEPT THE DUAL STAGE OIL PUMP. I'VE TALKED TO MANY TECHNICIANS AND THEY SAID THAT THAT IS THE ONLY THING IT CAN BE. PLEASE REVIEW THIS ON THE 2012 DODGE CHARGER SXT RWD 3.6L ENGINE. IT IS A SAFETY CONCERN.

I HAVE REPLACED 6 PASSENGER SIDE LOW BEAM WIRING HARNESSES IN THE LAST 5 MONTHS DUE TO THE HARNESS MELTING AT THE LIGHTBULBS CONNECTOR. ALSO REPLACING LIGHTBULBS EACH TIME BECAUSE ONCE THE HARNESS MELTS THEY CANNOT BE SEPARATED CAUSING AN ADDED ADDITIONAL COST EACH TIME TO THE PROBLEM. I PURCHASED A NEW LIGHTBULB HARNESS 3 WEEKS AGO & HAD IT INSTALLED DUE TO MY LOW BEAM GOING OUT YET AGAIN, & YESTERDAY EVENING NOTICED IT WAS OUT AGAIN!!!! AFTER ALL THE TIME AND MONEY SPENT, I'M GETTING TIRED OF THIS AND FRANKLY IT'S EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TO KNOW ELECTRICAL STUFF IS BURNING UP UNDER YOUR HOOD THAT SHOULD BE SAFE! ALSO IT IS AGAINST THE LAW TO HAVE HEADLIGHTS OUT IN MY STATE GEORGIA.

MY VEHICLE IS GIVING A MESSAGE THAT SAYS 'BATTERY SAVER MODE.' THE BATTERY IN THE VEHICLE IS IN PERFECT CONDITION, THE ALTERNATOR HAS BEEN REPLACED AND I AM STILL GETTING THIS MESSAGE. ACCORDING TO BLOGS MANY PEOPLE HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE BEEN INFORMED THAT THE CAR IS AT RISK OF SPONTANEOUSLY CUTTING OFF WHILE IN BATTERY SAVER MODE. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE LOOKED INTO. IT MAY BE A SENSOR ISSUE IDK AND MY LOCAL DODGE IS ALSO UNSURE

THE WIRING HARNESS ABOVE THE FUEL PUMP BECAME HOT ENOUGH TO MELT A HOLD IN THE TOP OF THE FUEL TANK COVER AND ALLOW FUEL TO ESCAPE OUT OF THE TANK, UNDER THE BACK SEAT, THROUGH THE ELECTRICAL CONNECTION. THIS WAS REPORTED TO CHYYLER SEPTEMBER 30, 2016, BY LETTER, AND TO NHTSA, FEBRUARY 7, 2017, BY LETTER. *TT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2012 DODGE CHARGER. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND THE VEHICLE BECAME STUCK IN THE DRIVE POSITION. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE NECK, UPPER AND LOWER BACK, AND LOST A TOOTH. MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS REQUIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL TOW LOT AND DEEMED DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER AND DEALER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 39,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

MY POWER STEERING PUMP HAS WENT OUT ON ME TWICE WHILE I WAS DRIVING WITH MY KIDS IN THE CAR. THE FIRST TIME WAS LAST YEAR AS I WAS DOING A LEGAL U-TURN ON A STREET. I WASN'T ABLE TO GET THE MY CAR STRAIGHT ALMOST WAS IN AN ACCIDENT. I GOT THE PUMP REPLACED AND THEN 4 MONTHS LATER AS I WAS MAKING A RIGHT TURN ON THE STREET, THE PUMP WENT OUT AGAIN. ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT AGAIN. THERE IS CURRENTLY NO RECALLS ON THE POWER STEERING PUMP.

LOW BEAM HID HEADLIGHTS FAIL (TURN OFF COMPLETELY) WHEN ON FOR PERIOD OF TIME REGARDLESS OF IF VEHICLE IS STOPPED OR IN MOTION. THERE IS AN EXISTING RECALL, RECALL NUMBER P08 DATED 04/2014 HOWEVER MY VIN AND OTHER VEHICLES WITH HID LOW BEAM LIGHTNING WERE "NOT INCLUDED" IN THE AFFECTED VINS FOR P08.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE CHARGER POLICE VEHICLE. WHILE DRIVING, THE CONTACT NOTICED A HEAVY CLOUD OF SMOKE. THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER TO CHECK UNDER THE HOOD AND NOTICED ANTI-FREEZE ON THE GROUND. WHEN THE CONTACT REFILLED THE RADIATOR WITH ANTI-FREEZE, IT WOULD CONTINUE TO LEAK OUT. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT CALLED JAY MALONE MOTORS AT 320-587-4748 (LOCATED AT 1165 MN-7, HUTCHINSON, MN 55350) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS ASSOCIATED WITH THE VIN. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE RADIATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THE CONTACT TO HAVE THE RADIATOR REPLACED WITH AN AFTERMARKET RADIATOR. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 138,000. *TT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE CHARGER. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE BATTERY WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE INADVERTENTLY VEERED TO THE RIGHT OF THE ROADWAY. THE CONTACT NOTICED SPARKS UNDER THE HOOD. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS NOT CONTACTED AND THE CONTACT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ALTERNATOR WAS DESTROYED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,116.