2011 DODGE CHARGER Complaints

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V352000 (AIR BAGS). HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

EVERY TIME I FILL UP A STRONG ODOR OF GAS IS OBSERVED INSIDE THE CABIN OF THE CAR AND AREA AROUND THE CAR UNTIL IT GET'S DOWN TO ABOUT 1/2 TANK OF FUEL. I'VE READ SEVERAL COMPLAINTS AND COSTING US CONSUMERS LIKE $1,000.00 TO $1,800.00.

MY VEHICLE STARTED MAKING A WHINING NOISE AND I STARTED SMELLING SOMETHING BURNING, THE BATTERY SAVER MODE CAME ON AND THE ABS AND I TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND POPPED THE HOOD AND MY ALTERNATOR IS FRIED LESS THAN 60,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE AND IT WON'T START OR I CAN'T JUMP IT. I WAS SITTING IN A PARKING LOT AND MY CAR IS STILL IN THAT PARKING LOT RIGHT NOW

BLIND SPOT DETECTION UNAVAILABLE- I PURCHASED A DODGE MOPAR 11 CHARGER THAT HAS A SAFETY FEATURE CALLED BLIND SPOT DETECTION. THE BLIND SPOT INDICATORS ARE LOCATED ON THE DRIVERS AND PASSENGERS SIDE VIEW MIRRORS. WHEN A CAR APPROACHES EITHER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE, A LITTLE ORANGE TRIANGLE LIGHTS UP TO LET THE DRIVER KNOW THAT ANOTHER VEHICLE IS IN ITS BLIND SPOT. IN JUNE OF 2016, I STARTED MY CAR AND AND I GOT THE "BLIND SPOT DETECTION UNAVAILABLE" ERROR ON MY HUD. IN ADDITION, BOTH TRIANGLES ON THE SIDE VIEW MIRRORS WERE ON. AFTER CONDUCTING SOME RESEARCH ONLINE, I FOUND A WAY TO TURN OFF THE BLIND SPOT DETECTION SYSTEM THROUGH THE CARS SETTINGS. HOWEVER, THE ISSUE STILL PERSISTS AND WHEN THE BLIND SPOT DETECTION IS TURNED ON, THE TRIANGLES LIGHT UP AND THE SYSTEM SAYS ITS NOT AVAILABLE. THIS FEATURE WAS NOT INCLUSIVE TO JUST DODGE CHARGERS, BUT ALSO OTHER CHRYSLER VEHICLES WITH THE BLIND SPOT DETECTION SYSTEM. THERE ARE SEVERAL THREADS AND VIDEOS ONLINE OF DISGRUNTLED OWNERS OF CHRYSLER VEHICLES THAT HAVE THE SAME ISSUE. I HAVE LEARNED FROM TALKING TO THE DEALER, THAT MY CAR (DODGE MOPAR 11 WHICH HAS 36K MILES ON IT) HAS TWO SENSORS THAT ARE LOCATED IN THE BUMPER OF THE VEHICLE THAT COST $1,100 A PIECE EXCLUDING INSTALLATION OF THE NEW SENSORS. IN ESSENCE, THIS IS A "LATENT" SAFETY DEFECT OF POOR DESIGN AND COULD POTENTIALLY LEAD TO THE LOSS OF LIFE. IF I HAD KNOWN THAT THIS SAFETY FEATURE WAS INTRINSICALLY DEFECTIVE, I WOULD HAVE NEVER PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE. CHRYSLER NEEDS TO ACKNOWLEDGE THIS DEFECT IN THEIR BLIND SPOT DETECTION EQUIPPED VEHICLES AND ISSUE A RECALL THAT RESOLVES THE SAFETY ISSUE.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A RANDOM ELECTRICAL FAILURE WITH THE VEHICLE. THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS RANDOMLY SHORTED OUT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER MORE THAN THREE TIMES, BUT THEY COULD NOT REPLICATE OR DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE BULBS WERE REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES, BUT THE FAILURE PROGRESSED. THE DEALER REPAIRED THE VEHICLE PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V101000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING), BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT LATER RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V352000 (AIR BAGS). THE DEALER WAS UNCERTAIN OF WHEN THE MANUFACTURER WOULD SUPPLY THE PARTS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

MY DODGE CHARGER LAST NIGHT WOULD NOT START. I GOT IT JUMPED AND IT STARTED, I LEFT THE CABLES HOOKED UP FOR A WHILE THEN UNHOOKED THEM. AFTER UNHOOKING THE CABLES THE CAR STILL WOULD RUN BUT LIGHTS STARTED POPPING UP ON THE DASH, I PUT THE CAR IN DRIVE AND THE WIPER BLADES CAME ON, RADIO TURNED OFF, BATTERY POWER SAVER CAME ON AND ALL THE ABS LIGHTS CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ETC CAME ON AND THE CAR JUST CUT OFF. I DID A LITTLE RESEARCH AND COMES TO FIND OUT THAT IS THE ALTERNATOR AND THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE IN THE 2011 TO 2014 DODGE CHARGERS.

IN AUGUST MY CAR OUT OF NOWHERE WARNED AND ACTIVATED ITSELF FOR BATTERY SAVER MODE AND NOT LONG AFTER THAT SAME DAY THE CAR LOST ALL POWER CAUSING ME TO LOOSE TOTAL CONTROL OF BRAKES AND STEERING AS WELL AS UNABLE TO UNLOCK MY CAR TO GET OUT. IMAGINE THE FEAR I HAD ESPECIALLY HAVING MY FIANCE AND DAUGHTER IN THE CAR WITH ME. THANKFULLY NO COLLISION OCCURRED BUT WHAT IF? THE BATTERY DIED BECAUSE THE ALTERNATOR NEEDED POWER TO PERFORM ITSELF. WHY? DODGE CHARGER R/T MOPAR 5.7 HEMI. AUTOZONE CHARGED MY BATTERY AND CHECKED IT FOR FREE AND DIAGNOSED IT AS A HEALTHY BATTERY. WHEN INSTALLING THE BATTERY BACK I TURNED ON MY CAR TO DIAGNOSE IT WITH THE SENSOR READER THE ENGINE WAS SHAKING AND THE BELT BEGAN TO SMOKE UP AND WHISTLING LOUDLY RIGHT AWAY TURNED IT OFF BUT NOT BEFORE GETTING THE CODE P60 BUT MY CAR DOESN'T QUALIFY FOR THAT RECALL CUZ ITS A V8.. SO IF I WOULD OF DIED THEN WOULD MY CAR BEEN ELIGIBLE CUZ U GUYS WOULD ACTUALLY LISTEN THAT ALL DODGE WITH ALTERNATOR 160 AMP ARE FAULTY. I DON'T GOT $$ TO BE THROWING I FIXED IT ONCE AND THE SAME DASHBOARD LIGHT KEEPS WARNING ME AND BEFORE IT KILLS MY ALTERNATOR I CHARGE THE BATTERY DOING THIS EVERY TIME I HAVE TO DRIVE MY CAR CANT IMAGINE A GIRL SEEMS TO KNOW MUCH MORE THAN THE DEALERSHIP MECHANICS OR WHOEVER DECIDES WHAT CAR QUALIFIES FOR RECALL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 DODGE CHARGER. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, BOTH LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS BECAME INOPERABLE. THE FAILURE WAS PERSISTENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V101000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100,000.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 DODGE CHARGER. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR FLASHED RANDOMLY, AND THE AIR CONDITIONING AND HEATING FUNCTIONS FAILED TO WORK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE ACTUATOR, COMPRESSOR, AND THERMOSTAT WERE REPLACED, BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE SERVICE ENGINE INDICATOR CONTINUED TO ILLUMINATE AND THE VEHICLE DROVE ROUGHLY. THE CONTACT ALSO RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V352000 (AIR BAGS). THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO CONFIRM WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE BECAUSE THEY WERE ON A NATIONAL BACKORDER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

THERE IS A RECALL FOR 2011 DODGE CHARGERS CONCERNING A WIRING HARNESS THAT EFFECTS THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS. FOR SOME REASON, ONLY CERTAIN MODELS WERE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. MY MODEL (R/T) IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL BUT I'M HAVING THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM THAT IS LISTED IN THE RECALL. THE RECALL NUMBER IS PO8