2012 DODGE CHARGER Complaints

THE LED LIGHTS AROUND THE TRUCK LID OF THE CAR. ARE BURNING OUT ON THERE OWN. NO PHSICAL DAMAGE TO TRUCK LID OR CRACKS IN PLASTIC CASING. HOW DO YOU REPLACE THESE LAMPS.

TAKATA RECALL I WAS LEAVING CHURCH AND WAS ABOUT TO STOP AT A GAS STATION TO GET COFFEE AND A DOUGHNUT LIKE I USUALLY DO EVERY SUNDAY. I WAS ABOUT TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN INTO THE GAS STATION, MY STEERING ALL OF A SUDDEN GOT STIFF AND THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS CAME ON AND IT SCARED THE DAY LIGHTS OUT OF ME. I HAD TO GO ON THE CURB A LITTLE JUST TO MAKE THE TURN.

THE ALTERNATOR IS PRONE TO FAILING WHILE DRIVING. MECHANIC STATED THAT THERE IS A RECALL ON 6 CYLINDER MOTORS BUT NOT ON MY V8. AS WE WERE DRIVING THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM STARTED TO SHUT DOWN, SMOKE CAME THROUGH THE VENTS. TURNS OUT THE ALTERNATOR FAILED AND WAS VERY COSTLY TO REPLACE. IT WAS BROUGHT TO MY ATTENTION THIS HAS HAPPENED TO MANY CHARGERS BOTH V8 AND V6, AND ALSO CHRYSLER 300 WHICH USE THE SAME PART. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS.

THE ALTERNATOR HAD A RECALL AND THE AIRBAG LIGHT ON THE DASHBOARD KEEPS FLASHING WHEN WE DRIVE THE CAR. SO WE TOOK THE CAR TO A DODGE JEEP DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD IT IS A SEAT DEPLOYMENT ELECTRICAL WIRING ISSUE THAT NEEDS REPAIRING CALLED LEFT SEAT WIRING HARNESS AND HARNESS TO THORAX AIR BAG. WE WERE TOLD THE COST TO REPAIR $525 PLUS ADDITIONAL FOR LABOR EVEN THOUGH IT IS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT. THE CAR IS 2012 DODGE CHARGER SE WITH 80,904 MILES

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE CHARGER. WHILE STARTING THE VEHICLE, AN ABNORMAL NOISE WAS HEARD. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, SMOKE APPEARED FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THERE WERE NO VISIBLE FLAMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT ABLE TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ALTERNATOR FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER :14V634000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100,000.

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN THE ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL INDICATOR CAME ON. I ALSO NOTICED A BURNING SMELL SO I TURNED OFF THE AC AND NOTICED THE RADIO POWER WAS OFF SO I TRIED POWERING IT BACK ON BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE SMELL CONTINUED AND THE VEHICLE SEEMED TO SLOW DOWN AND THE SPEEDOMETER HAND BEGAN TO GO CRAZY FLIPPING BACK AND FORTH SO I PULLED OVER TO THE NEAREST EXIT AND TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF. I ATTEMPTED TO RESTART AND NOTHING HAPPENED. THE TOW TRUCK GUY ARRIVED AND TRIED TO BOOST IT AND IT BEGAN TO SMOKE. IT STILL HAD NO POWER. I'M HIGHLY DISAPPOINTED CONSIDERING I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE BRAND NEW. I THOUGHT BY PURCHASING THE MODEL WITH HEMI I WAS GETTING A BETTER QUALITY VEHICLE. APPARENTLY NOT. WOULD NEVER EXPECT TO BE BROKE DOWN ON THE SIDE ON THE ROAD IN SUCH FAIRLY NEW VEHICLE. ALSO HAD TO HAVE THE RADIATOR REPLACED LIKE A YEAR PRIOR. THEN THE PASSENGER HEADLIGHT ALSO HAS SOME TYPE OF SHORTAGE WHICH THE DEALER COULDN'T DETECT WHAT THE PROBLEM IS AND THE BOTTOM FOG LAMPS NO LONGER WORK. SEEMS TO BE SEVERAL WIRING ISSUES ON THE FRONT END. DEALER DIAGNOSED MY VEHICLE AND I NOW NEED A NEW ALTERNATOR, STARTER, AND BATTERY WHICH WILL COST ME $1300. SUCKS BECAUSE THERE IS A RECALL FOR ALTERNATOR BUT FOR NOW IT ONLY APPLIES TO THE VEHICLES WITH 3.6L MOTOR. WANTED TO TRADE MY VEHICLE FOR THE NEW DODGE BUT NOW I'VE CHANGED MY MIND!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE CHARGER. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, "BATTERY MODE" ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER AND THE LIGHTS ON THE PANEL FLICKERED. IN ADDITION, THE WINDOWS, SUN ROOF, AND RADIO FAILED TO FUNCTION, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ACTIVATED INDEPENDENTLY, AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE WITH THE USE OF JUMPER CABLES, BUT THE VEHICLE STALLED AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ALTERNATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHCILE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS AWARE OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V634000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM), BUT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.

THE 5.7 HEMI CHARGER HAS A FAULTY ALTERNATOR JUST AS THE 3.6 ENGINES. THE EVIC READ BATTERY SAVER MODE, I HEARD A WHINING NOISE COMING FROM THE ALTERNATOR. A FEW DAYS LATER THE EVIC TURNED WHITE AND ALL THE DASH LIGHTS CAME ON. I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND IT WOULDN'T START AGAIN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE CHARGER. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT, IT STALLED AND THE ABS WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESTART AND WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ALTERNATOR OVERCHARGED AND CAUSED THE BATTERY TO OVERHEAT AND SMOKE TO EMIT FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE CHARGER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE BATTERY SAFE MODE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT CONTINUED DRIVING AND THE BATTERY WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. NEXT, THE RADIO STOPPED OPERATING AND ALL THE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE WAITING TO PULL INTO A PARKING LOT. THE VEHICLE WAS PUSHED BY A POLICE OFFICER INTO THE PARKING LOT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74,100.