2012 DODGE CHARGER Complaints

MY 2012 DODGE CHARGER SXT HAS APPROXIMATELY 81,000 MILES. I HAVE NEVER HAD ANY PROBLEMS WITH IT, MAINTENANCE HAVE ALWAYS BEEN DONE ON TIME. I WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING LOT WHEN I STARTED HEARING A NOISE FROM THE HOOD. I TURNED OFF THE CAR AND RESTARTED IT, THE NOISE WAS STILL THERE AND BECAME LOUDER. THEN SMOKE STARTED COMING OUT OF THE HOOD. I TURNED OFF THE CAR AND WAITED FOR THE SMOKE TO SUBSIDE, WHICH WAS ABOUT 40 MINUTES. THEN I OPENED THE HOOD AND AND THE SMELL OF BURNT WAS VERY STRONG. THE CAR WOULD NOT START AFTER THAT. WE HAD IT TOWED TO OUR MECHANIC AND HE CONFIRMED THE ALTERNATOR HAD CAUGHT FIRE. HE COULD NOT FIX ANYTHING BECAUSE THE ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS IN THE CAR WHERE ACTING UP AND HE DOES NOT KNOW THE SYSTEM. HE ADVISED US ABOUT THE ALTERNATOR RECALL P60 AND SO I CALLED CHRYSLER AND THEY WERE ADAMANT THAT MY CAR DOES NOT HAVE ANY RECALLS FOR THE ALTERNATOR. HOWEVER ALL SYMPTOMS OF THIS RECALL P60 WERE PRESENT IN MY CAR. WE TOOK IT TO FIRESTONE AND THEY REFERRED US TO THE DEALER BECAUSE THEY CONFIRMED THE COMPUTER WAS ALSO DAMAGED AND THEY SAID THAT ONLY THE DEALER COULD HELP WITH THAT. I CALLED THE DEALER AS WELL AND THEY SAID, THERE IS NO WARRANTY ON THE ALTERNATOR, COMPUTER OR ANY OF THE COMPONENTS THE OTHER MECHANICS HAVE CONFIRMED FAILED IN THE CAR. CHRYSLER WILL NOT ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THE VEHICLE HAS THE SAME ALTERNATOR ISSUE UNDER RECALL P60 AND NOW WE ARE LEFT WITH AN EXTREMELY EXPENSIVE REPAIR, CAR RENTAL. I WOULD APPRECIATE ANY ASSISTANCE IN GETTING CHRYSLER TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR SELLING A CAR WITH A DEFECTIVE ALTERNATOR. MY VEHICLE IS RELATIVELY NEW AND I WAS NOT COUNTING ON HAVING TO PAY FOR SUCH A HEFTY REPAIR TO A NEW CAR.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WITH AN UNKNOWN WARNING. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE TECHNICIAN INFORMED THAT SMALL SPARKS OF FLAMES IGNITED FROM THE ALTERNATOR. THE TECHNICIAN EXTINGUISHED THE FLAMES. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V634000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 57,197.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE WAS JERKING WITHOUT WARNING. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V63400 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ALTERNATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED FOR THE V8 ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,400. THE VIN WAS NOT PROVIDED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

VEHICLE STALED IN MIDDLE OF HIGHWAY LOST ALL DASH LIGHTS STEREO BACK UP CAMERA DEALERSHIP COULD NOT GET CAR IN FOR A WEEK HAD IT TOWED TO HOME BURNT NEXT DAY

RADIO STOPPED WORKING, ALL LIGHTS ON DASH WENT ON, BATTERY SAFETY MODE SYMBOL LIT UP, THE NEXT THING THAT HAPPENED WAS CAR WENT COMPLETELY DEAD. COULD NOT GET CAR OUT OF PARK HAD TO BE TOWED. VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY AT TIME OF FAILURE. BATTERY WAS CHARGED CAR STARTED BUT ONLY RAN TILL BATTERY DIED, NO CHARGING BY ALTERNATOR. SAME ISSUES FOR MANY OTHER 2012 DODGE CHARGERS

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY WHEN THE 'BATTERY SAVER MODE' INDICATOR CAME ON AND I PRESSED THE OK BUTTON ON MY STEERING WHEEL. I DROVE HOME AND PARKED THE CAR. THE NEXT DAY UPON STARTING MY CAR THE INDICATOR DID NOT APPEAR WHEN STARTING THE AUTO. AS I LEFT MY HOUSE DRIVING IN NEIGHBORHOOD I NOTICED MY CARS TOUCHSCREEN WASN'T WORKING, THEN I HEARD A WHINING SOUND SO I BEGAN TO SLOW MY CAR DOWN. THE SERVICE TRANSMISSION LIGHT APPEARED ON MY DASH AND WITHIN SECONDS THE CAR STALLED WITHOUT THE ABILITY TO STEER OR BRAKE, THE CAR CAME TO REST IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET DEAD. THE ENTIRE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WAS NOT PRESENT. I CALLED A TOW TRUCK AND HAD MY CAR TOWED TO TOMBALL DODGE. UPON INSPECTION BY TOMBALL DODGE SERVICEMAN THE DIAGNOSIS WAS ALTERNATOR SHORTED THUS PUTTING THE CAR IN THE A STALLED STATE. I INQUIRED WITH THE SERVICEMAN ABOUT A RECALL NOTICE HE INDICATED THERE WAS NONE FOR MY CAR HOWEVER UPON DOING SOME RESEARCH I FOUND RECALL P60 P60 STATES: CHRYSLER GROUP LLC (CHRYSLER) IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2011-2014 CHRYSLER 300, DODGE CHARGER, CHALLENGER, AND DURANGO; AND 2012-2014 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE VEHICLES MANUFACTURED APRIL 22, 2010, TO JANUARY 2, 2014, AND EQUIPPED WITH A 3.6L ENGINE AND A 160 AMP ALTERNATOR. IN THE AFFECTED VEHICLES, THE ALTERNATOR MAY SUDDENLY FAIL. IF THE ALTERNATOR FAILS, THE VEHICLE MAY STALL WITHOUT WARNING, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH. WHEN I CONTACTED CHRYSLER THEY STATED THAT MY CAR WAS NOT UNDER THAT RECALL BECAUSE I HAD A DIFFERENT ORDER NUMBER THEN WHAT WAS LISTED ON THE RECALL. HOWEVER, I WAS HAVING ALMOST IDENTICAL PROBLEMS AS WHAT WAS DESCRIBED IN THE RECALL NOTICE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE CHARGER. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, HOWEVER, THE CONTACT HAD TO APPLY EXTREME FORCE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL AS IT TOOK A LONGER DISTANCE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE ABS WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE MASTER CYLINDER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 87,025.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE CHARGER. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED, THE BATTERY DRAINED COMPLETELY, AND THE ALTERNATOR FAILED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURES WERE IDENTICAL TO THOSE LISTED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V634000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM), BUT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ALTERNATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 46,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

MY BLOWER MOTOR MAKES A NOISE WHEN I CUT THE CAR OFF OR WHEN I GOING DOWN THE ROAD ALSO MY SEAT KEEP POPPING ON MAKE A NOISE I HAD IT FIXED AT MY EXPENSE AND IT LASTED ABOUT 30 DAYS STARTED AGAIN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE CHARGER. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE BATTERY WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 64,000.