2012 DODGE CHARGER Complaints

WHILE DRIVING MY CAR HOME FROM WORK ON 5/15/2017, I SMELLED SMOKE AND STARTED TO HEAR A SQUEALING FROM THE ENGINE AREA. I THOUGHT IT MIGHT BE ONE OF THE PULLY BEARINGS, BUT WHEN I PULLED OVER AND OPENED THE HOOD, I FOUND SMOKE COMING OUT OF THE ALTERNATOR, RIGHT AFTER THAT FLAMES CAME OUT OF IT TOO. I RAN INTO THE CLOSEST STORE AND ASKED FOR THE FIRE EXTINGUISHER AND PUT OUT THE FIRE BEFORE IT SPREAD. I'M CALLING CHRYSLER ABOUT THE P60 RECALL WHICH COVERS THE ALTERNATOR BEING DEFECTIVE. 800-423-6343. CASE # 31638569 THEY ARE SENDING SOMEONE OUT TO TAKE A LOOK AT THE ALTERNATOR.

2012 DODGE CHARGER. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO FUEL PUMP ELECTRIC SHORT. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE DEVELOPED A GAS LEAK THROUGH THE FUEL PUMP. THE WIRING HARNESS ALSO FAILED.

CAR BEGAN TO STALL WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. LIGHTS ON DASHBOARD BEGAN BLINKING ON AND OFF WINDSHIELD WIPERS CAME ON AND BATTERY SAVER MODE STARTED FLASHING. MY CAR BEGAN TO DECREASE IN SPEED ON IT'S ON AND BECAME HARD TO STEER. FINALLY GETTING IT TO COAST TO A SAFE AREA ON THE HIGHWAY IT SHUT DOWN ON IT'S ON AND MY CAR BEGAN TO SHAKE AND MAKE NOISES. HAD TO GET IT TOWED TO A SHOP WHERE THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO GET INTO MY VEHICLE AT ALL SO I HAVE TO CALL A LOCK SMITH TO GET INTO THE VEHICLE SO THAT SOME WORK COULD BE DONE. THE FIRST REPAIR SHOP CALLED AND SAID THAT I HAD A MAJOR ELECTRICAL ISSUE AND THAT I NEEDED TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP SO I GOT IT TOWED TO THE NEAREST DODGE DEALERSHIP WHERE I AM CURRENTLY BEING CHARGE AN OUTRAGEOUS AMOUNT FOR REPAIRS BECAUSE OF THE FAULTY ALTERNATOR WHICH ALSO ENDED UP FRYING MY BATTERY AS WELL BUT THE RECALL ON ALTERNATORS DOESN'T COVER MY CAR BUT IS THE SAME YEAR MAKE AND MODEL THAT ISSUES ARE COMING UP IN THAT DO HAVE THE RECALL ON IT.

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN THE CAR SOUND LIKE I HAD A FLAT TIRE . GOT OUT THERE WAS NO FLAT TIRES. KEPT DRIVING AND THE CAR SHUT OFF AT THE LIGHT . STARTED AGAIN AND DIED ON THE STREET WITH NO WARNING . GOT THE CAR TOWED TO DODGE OF PEMBROKE PINES FLORIDA . THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT'S WRONG . FIRST THEY SAID THE PCM GOT MESSED I BY THE ALTANATOR THEN GOT A CALL SAYING THAT'S NOT THE PROBLEM . NEVER HEARD BACK FROM DODGE SINCE FRIDAY , IT'S MONDAY NOW . I COULD HAVE DIED IF THE CAR CUT OFF ON ME ON THE HIGHWAY . I KEEP UP WITH THE SERVICE AND THE CAR DIED . THEY SAY THE BATTERY IS GOOD . WHILE DRIVING THE WIPERS CAME ON AND THREW ME 10 DIFFERENT CODES THEN TURNED OFF.

THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM IN THE CAR SHUT DOWN WHILE DRIVING THROUGH AN INTERSECTION , 180 AMP ALTERNATES FAILED, ALL SYSTEMS FAILED WHILE DRIVING.

THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY UNDER A RECALL, DATED JULY 01, 2016'NAMELY, S43 / NHTSA 16V-352 (THE 'RECALL').THE SAFETY RECALL NOTICE INFORMS THAT 'A DEFECT' IS PRESENT IN THE VEHICLE: "THE FRONT PASSENGER AIRBAG INFLATOR MAY RUPTURE, DUE TO EXCESSIVE INTERNAL PRESSURE, DURING NORMAL AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT EVENTS. THIS CONDITION IS MORE LIKELY TO OCCUR IF YOUR VEHICLE HAS BEEN EXPOSED TO HIGH LEVELS OF ABSOLUTE HUMIDITY FOR EXTENDED PERIODS OF TIME. AN INFLATOR RUPTURE MAY RESULT IN METAL FRAGMENTS STRIKING THE VEHICLE OCCUPANTS RESULTING IN SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH." DUE TO THE 'DEFECT' DESCRIBED IN THE RECALL, IT IS INTOLERABLY UNSAFE FOR ANY PERSON TO RIDE IN THE VEHICLE'S FRONT PASSENGER SEAT. WHILE IT IS NOT NECESSARILY LIKELY THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD EXPERIENCE AN AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT EVENT DURING ANY GIVEN DRIVE, THE POTENTIAL CONSEQUENCES'SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH'ARE SO SEVERE THAT THE RISK CANNOT BE TAKEN. THE ABOVE-DESCRIBED 'DEFECT' SHOULD HAVE BEEN REMEDIED IMMEDIATELY, BUT THE SAFETY RECALL NOTICE INFORMS THAT '[P]ARTS REQUIRED TO PROVIDE A PERMANENT REMEDY FOR THE CONDITION ARE NOT CURRENTLY AVAILABLE.' ACCORDING TO RECALL.MOPAR.COM, REPAIR PARTS ARE STILL NOT AVAILABLE AS OF THE DATE OF THIS COMPLAINT, WHICH IS ALMOST A FULL YEAR LATER. HOW CAN IT BE THAT I AM UNABLE TO USE MY PASSENGER SEAT FOR ALMOST A WHOLE YEAR ALREADY WITHOUT ANY REDRESS OR CONSEQUENCE?

ALTERNATOR SHORTED OUT WITH HEAVY SMOKE. SIDE OF CASING TURNED DARK ON TOP. DRAINED BATTERY. STARTED VEHICLE AND A STRANGE NOISE CAME FROM ENGINE. BATTERY SAFE MODE ILLUMINATED ON DASH. STARTED DRIVING AND NOISE CONTINUED WITH ELECTRICAL BURNING SMELL. DROVE BACK HOME, PARKED AND STOPPED ENGINE. SMOKE COMING FROM ALTERNATOR. THOUGHT IT MIGHT CATCH FIRE.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V352000 (AIR BAGS). THE DEALER SCHEDULED A REPAIR APPOINTMENT, BUT THE DEALER REFUSED TO COMPLY WITH THE RECALL REMEDY DUE TO THE VEHICLE HAVING A SALVAGED TITLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED TO DETERMINE IF THE RECALL REPAIR COULD BE PERFORMED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE RADIATOR TWICE IN THE LAST YEAR AND A HALF. 1ST TIME SEAM WAS SPLIT 2ND TIME THE BOTTOM OF THE RADIATOR ROTTED OUT. BOTH TIMES I RELACED WITH NEW PARTS BOUGHT FROM THE CHRYSLER DEALER

COMPLETE ELECTRICAL POWER FAILURE, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL OF VEHICLE AS EACH POWER RELATED ACCESSORY SHUT DOWN, INCLUDING BEING ABLE TO STEER THE VEHICLE TO SAFETY. THE CHRYSLER GROUP CURRENTLY HAS A RECALL CAMPAIGN ACROSS ALL THEIR FAMILY OF CARS WITH 160 AMP ALTERNATORS. MY MODEL HAS AN 180 AMP ALTERNATOR THAT FAILED THE SAME WAY FOR ME AND OTHERS ON THE INTERNET AS THE 160 AMP ALTERNATORS, YET THE 180 AMP ALTERNATOR IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. IT IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THE DEALERS AND KNOWN BY THE MECHANICS IN THE DEALERSHIP THAT 180 AMP ALTERNATORS FAIL THE SAME WAY AS 160 AMP ALTERNATORS. I HAVE TOW TRUCK RECEIPTS, ALTERNATOR RECEIPT, AND BATTERY RECEIPT. AFTER THE ALTERNATOR INTERNALLY SHORTED AND SMELLED OF BURNT WIRES AND FILLED THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT WITH SMOKE, IT ALSO TOOK OUT THE BATTERY WHICH I ALSO HAD TO REPLACE. I HAVE A RECEIPT FOR THE BATTERY AS WELL.