2012 DODGE CHARGER Complaints

CHARGE WILL NOT SHUT OFF. DASH SAYS VEHICLE NOT IN PARK, RUNS FOR HOURS AND HOURS. CAR IS STATIONARY SOMETIMES I CAN COME BACK ANYWHERE FROM A FEW MINUTES TO HOURS AND USE PUSH BUTTON AND TURN OFF. WHEN THAT FAILS I REMOVE THE RELAY AS FAR FUSE TO SHUT OFF ENGINE BUY BATTERY STILL RUNS

AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WENT ON. TOOK IT TO DODGE DEALER AND THEY SAID I HAVE TO REPLACE SIDE AIR BAG. MY CAR ONLY HAS 18,400 MILES ON IT. OF COURSE IT IS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. IS THIS NORMAL????

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BATTERY AND LOW BATTERY VOLTAGE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ONCE THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN STARTED AND PUT IN MOTION. WHILE DRIVING, VARIOUS WARNING INDICATORS FLASHED, THE RADIO SHORTED, AND THERE WAS A LOSS OF POWER AND STEERING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO COAST THE VEHICLE TO A REPAIR SHOP. A MECHANIC NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY SHIFTED FROM PARK INTO ANOTHER GEAR AND CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE BEING SERVICED AT THE REPAIR SHOP. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, BUT THE CONTACT HAD NOT YET RECEIVED A RESPONSE FROM THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 16V240000 (POWER TRAIN) AND 16V352000 (AIR BAGS). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,000. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V352000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED BY THE DEALER THAT THERE WAS A POSSIBILITY THAT A SODA CAN TOUCHED ON THE SENSOR, WHICH CAUSED THE WARNING INDICATOR TO ILLUMINATE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 99,000. UPDATED 05/17/17*LJ *CN

TAKATA RECALL - THIS REPAIR IS NOT BEING DONE IN A TIMELY MANNER. THEY HAVE KNOWN FOR A LONG TIME THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM AND HAVE OFFERED NO SOLUTION. WE NEED A SOLUTION NOW! MY SON DRIVES THIS CAR TO AND FROM SCHOOL AND IT IS TERRIFYING. MANUFACTURER RECALL NUMBERS43 NHTSA RECALL NUMBER16V-352 RECALL STATUSRECALL INCOMPLETE, REMEDY NOT YET AVAILABLE

WE HAVE GONE MULTIPLE TIMES TO MAC HAIK DODGE CHRYSLER ON 11000 NORTH FREEWAY FOR THE PASSANGER AIR BAG RECALL AND EVERY TIME THEY TELL US THAT THEY DO NOT HAVE THE PIECES NEEDED FOR THE JOB. WHAT CAN WE DO, WHERE DO WE GO GET IT FIXED. WE'VE BEEN GOING THERE FOR MONTHS AND ITS ALWAYS THE DAME STORY. NO PARTS

WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND I HAD PUT A BRAND NEW BATTERY IN AND MY VEHICLE STATED THAT IT WAS CLOSING DOWN ALL POWER TO SAVE BATTERY. I JUST PULLED INTO AN AUTO DISCOUNT STORE AND SMOKE STARTED COMING OUT OF MY ENGINE. HAD IT TOWED TO THE CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD IT WAS MY 180AMP ALTERNATOR. IT HAD BURNT UP JUST LIKE THE PROBLEMS THEY WERE HAVING WITH THE 160AMP BUT BECAUSE THE 180AMP WAS NOT UNDER THE RECALL I ENDED UP PAYING $900 TO CHRYSLER TO PUT IN A NEW ALTERNATOR. I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP THAT THEY HAVE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THESE ALTERNATORS BUT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO SINCE MY CAR WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY--THE VEHICLE HAD ONLY ABOUT 63K MILES ON IT. THE ALTERNATOR SHOULD NOT HAVE GONE BAD. IN FACT 2 MORE CHARGERS CAME IN THAT SAME DAY WITH THE SAME PROBLEM.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V352000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURE EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. UPDATED 05/10/17*LJ *CN

TRUNK OPENS ON ITS OWN. AT TIMES YOU CAN EVEN HEAR IT CLICKING AS THOUGH YOU ARE PUSHING THE RELEASE BUTTON. SOMETIMES I OPEN THE GARAGE IN THE MORNING AND THE TRUNK IS OPEN SOMETIMES RIGHT WHEN I START THE CAR IT WILL OPEN, ILL SHUT IT THEN IT OPENS AGAIN. OTHER TIMES IT WONT OPEN AGAIN ON ITS OWN AFTER I SHUT IT. THIS SHOULD BE A SAFETY RECALL!

ALTERNATOR FAILED AND LOST ALL POWER IN FRONT OF A HIGH SCHOOL. AVOIDED HITTING CHILDREN AND A BUS AND WAS ABLE TO PARK THE CAR. IT WAS A VERY SCARY AND A DANGEROUS SITUATION. THE CAR HAD A BATTERY SAFETY MODE LIGHT GO ON, RIGHT BEFORE THE INCIDENT AND I SMELLED A BURNING SCENT COME FROM THE CAR. THE CAR HAS 66,000 MILES ON IT. OTHER MODELS OF THIS CAR HAVE BEEN RECALLED FOR THE EXACT SAME DANGEROUS ISSUE. "P60 - SAFETY RECALL - ALTERNATOR / 2011-2014 (LX) CHRYSLER 300, (LD) DODGE CHARGER" MY CAR ALTHOUGH A DODGE CHARGER WITH THE SAME PART, WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. - (RECALL RELATED INCIDENT) TS