2012 DODGE CHARGER Complaints

MY CAR IS MAKING A CREAKING NOISE ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT. WHEN PARKED AND OPENING THE DRIVER'S DOOR THE SAME NOISE CAN BE HEARD. WHEN I PURCHASED THE CAR IT STARTED MAKING THE NOISE AND I TOOK IT BACK TO DEALER SO THAT IT CAN BE REPAIRED. A COUPLE OF WEEKS LATER IT STARTED BACK. WHEN I WENT ONLINE I FOUND THAT MY CHARGER WAS NOT THE ONLY ONE MAKING THIS TYPE OF NOISE AND THAT MANY PEOPLE HAD STRUTS, THE SUSPENSION AND OTHER PARTS REPLACED ONLY TO HAVE THAT SAME NOISE RETURN. I TOOK MY CAR TO A SHOP AND HAD IT LOOKED AT BUT THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING. WHEN MAKING TURNS IT DO NOT MAKE THE NOISE BUT WHEN DRIVING THE CREAKING NOISE CAN BE HEARD CLEARLY. CAN SOMEONE FIND OUT WHAT IS MAKING THIS CREAKING NOISE AND TELL ME WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE TO REPAIR IT. I DON'T WANT TO SPEND MONEY TO REPLACE PARTS HAT DO NOT NEED REPLACING AND STILL HAVE THE NOISE. THANK YOU. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE CHARGER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FLASHED RAPIDLY AND THE VEHICLE LOST POWER. THE FAILURE RECURRED TWICE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V634000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 33,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE CHARGER. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND LOST POWER WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THE ALTERNATOR WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS IDENTICAL TO THE FAILURE IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V634000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS EXCLUDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,000. UPDATED 12/20/16*LJ UPDATED 7/9/18*JB *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RADIO AND ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILED. IN ADDITION, THE BATTERY WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ALTERNATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V634000(ELECTRICAL SYSTEM), BUT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 60,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH, THE BATTERY WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS TURNED ON INADVERTENTLY AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE; HOWEVER THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE CHARGER. WITHOUT WARNING, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD ABNORMAL NOISE. THE INSTRUMENT PANEL GAUGES AND WARNING INDICATORS RANDOMLY FLICKERED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT NOTICED EXCESSIVE SMOKE EMITTING FROM THE MOTOR AND STATED THAT THE ALTERNATOR ASSEMBLY PREMATURELY FAILED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED SEVERAL RECALL NOTICES AND WAS TO CHECK WITH THE DEALER TO DETERMINE IF THEY COULD DIAGNOSE THE FAILURES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 164,000.

OUR CAR WAS RUNNING FINE UNTIL THIS EVENT. WE CAME OUT OF A STORE 2 BLOCKS FROM OUR HOME AND STARTED THE CAR. IT IMMEDIATELY HAD A NEW WHIRRING NOISE AND THE BATTERY SYMBOL CAME UP ON OUR DASH DISPLAY. WE STARTED TO DRIVE TOWARDS OUR HOME, TO GET OUR CAR THERE AND OUT OF THE STREET. THE CAR THEN DISPLAYED "SWITCHING TO LOW POWER MODE" ON THE DASH DISPLAY. WITHIN THE FIRST BLOCK THE THE CAR STARTING SMOKING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. WE PULLED INTO OUR DRIVEWAY AND PARKED. THE CAR SHUT ITSELF OFF AND WAS DEAD. MORE SMOKE CONTINUED TO COME OUT FROM UNDER THE HOOD. WE OPENED THE HOOD AND VISUALIZED THE ALTERNATOR SMOKING CONTINUOUSLY. WE DID NOT ATTEMPT TO DO ANYTHING ELSE WITH THE CAR. THE NEXT DAY WE HAD IT TOWED TO THE "MY MECHANIC" AUTO REPAIR SHOP, OUR USUAL AND TRUSTED REPAIR SHOP. AFTER INSPECTION OF OUR VEHICLE, THE MECHANIC TOLD US THE ALTERNATOR HAD BURNED OUT, AND IN TURN, BURNED OUT THE BATTERY AND BOTH HAD TO BE REPLACED. AFTER THE REPAIR OUR CHARGER RUNS FINE. WE HAVE KEPT OUR ALTERNATOR AND BATTERY FOR FURTHER INSPECTION.

WHILE I WAS DRIVING MY CAR TOWARDS MY HOUSE. THE BATTERY LIGHT WENT ON. ON THE DASHBOARD I CHECKED AND IT SAID "BATTERY SAFE MODE ON". AS I KEPT ON DRIVING THE STEREO WENT OUT. THAT'S WHEN I STOPPED AND SEARCH THE PROBLEM ON THE INTERNET. IT SEEM THAT ALOT OF PEOPLE HAD PROBKEMS WITH IT AND IT WAS THE ALTERNATOR. I WAS STILL A LONG WAY FROM HOME SO I KEPT ON DRIVING. BUT THEN THE CAR STALLED REALLY BAD AND IT WOULD NOT GO ANY MORE IT WAS JUST ON. I CALLED THE DEALER TODAY IF THE COULD FIX IT SINCE IT WAS A RECALL ON THE DODGE CHARGER 2012, BUT WHEN I DID THEY TOLD ME THAT MY CAR DID NOT HAVE THE RECALL AND THAT I HAD TO PAY 700 DOLLARS PLUS THE LABOR TO GET IT FIX. I JUST WANT TO KNOW WHY IF ALOT OF PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM WHY CANT THEY FIX MINE.

THE RADIO TURNED OFF, EVERY LIGHT ON THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER LIT UP, WIPERS TURNED ON AUTOMATICALLY, LOST BOTH POWER BREAK AND POWER STEERING. ALL THIS AT OVER 50 MPH WITH OUR YOUNG SON IN THE BACK SEAT....EVENTUALLY MY WIFE WAS ABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE STOPPED, BUT EVEN AFTER MANY ATTEMPTS WAS UNABLE TO PUT THE CAR IN PARK. EVENTUALLY THE CAR JUST COMPLETELY DIED. SHE WAS STUCK IN THE MIDDLE OF A TURNING LANE AND WASN'T EVEN ABLE TO TURN ON THE EMERGENCY FLASHERS. THE CAR ENDED UP BEING TOWED TO THE NEAREST CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP AND DIAGNOSED WITH A FAULTY ALTERNATOR TO THE TUNE OF ALMOST $900. FINANCIAL BURDEN ASIDE, THIS WAS A VERY FRIGHTENING EXPERIENCE FOR MY WIFE AND SON, AND ALTHOUGH THE CAR HAS BEEN REPAIRED NEITHER MY WIFE NOR I FEEL ENTIRELY COMFORTABLE DRIVING THE CAR BY OURSELVES MUCH LESS HAVING OUR YOUNG SON IN THE BACK SEAT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V043000 (STRUCTURE) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. 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. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.