2011 DODGE CHARGER Complaints

ALTERNATOR BURNED UP CAUSING THE CAR TO LOSE ALL POWER AND THEN NOT BE ABLE TO RESTART. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START DUE TO A LOSS OF BATTERY POWER. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THE VEHICLE AND DETERMINED THAT THE ALTERNATOR FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V634000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) IN DECEMBER OF 2014. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS AND STATED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE BATTERY POWER SAVE MODE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE BATTERY AND ALTERNATOR WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT FUEL FUMES WERE PRESENT INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT A SEAL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHO REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP AND FUEL TANK. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 41,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 DODGE CHARGER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, AN UNKNOWN WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ALTERNATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 39,000.

THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL ON MY ALTERNATOR. HOWEVER, BEFORE THE RECALL, THE ALTERNATOR FAILED AND CAUSED ME SUDDEN STOP ALMOST RESULTING IN ACCIDENT. I HAD TO PAY OUT OF POCKET FOR REPAIR, TOW TRUCK AND LOST WORK. I NEED TO FILE A CLAIM FOR RECOVERY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 DODGE CHARGER. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V634000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED 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 FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

I WAS DRIVING ALONG FINE GOING 35 MILES PER HOUR. SUDDENLY MY VEHICLE BEGIN TO STALL AND START SMELLING SOMETHING BURNING WITHOUT ANY TYPE OF WARNING MY CAR JUST WENT COMPLETELY DEAD. CALL TOLL TRUCK HE TRY TO BOOST IT OFF AND HE STATED IT HAD A DEAD CHARGE. HAD TO ASSIST TOW TRUCK DRIVER TO PUSH CAR TO BE TOWED TO NEAREST DEALERSHIP. THEY HAD TO CHANGE MY ALTERNATOR AND BATTERY AND IT TOOK THEM UNTIL SEPT 23, 2014 TO RETURN MY VEHICLE. I AM AFRAID OF DRIVING MY VEHICLE TO FAR BECAUSE I DO NOT KNOW WHETHER THIS WITH HAPPEN AGAIN WITHOUT ANY WARNING OR WHETHER THE PROBLEM IS FIX. IT ALSO TURN OUT MY VEHICLE WAS NOT ON THE RECALL DUE TO DIFFERENT SIZE ALTERNATOR. I WILL BE CAUTIOUS WHERE I WILL TRAVEL. THE COST OF REPLACING MY ALTERNATOR AND BATTERY WAS 1181.48. AND ALSO WHEN I GOT MY VEHICLE BACK FROM DODGE SERVICE DEPARTMENT MY REVIEW MIRROR ON WINDSHIELD WAS BROKEN AND DAMAGE HAD TO FILE INSURANCE CLAIM TO GET THAT REPLACE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHTS FAILED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V101000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING) AND 14V634000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED DUE TO THE PARTS NOT BEING AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000.

ON APRIL 4TH APPROXIMATELY 11 PM, MY 2011 DODGE CHARGER SHUT DOWN WHILE DRIVING I HAD NO ELECTRICAL POWER WHAT SO EVER, NO WARNING PRIOR TO ISSUES, REPLACED THE BATTERY ALONG WITH THE ALTERNATOR ASSEMBLY, WAS TOLD BY DODGE NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY AND THERE WERE NO RECALLS TON MY VEHICLE, THE ACCORDING TO MY MECHANIC, THE ALTERNATOR CAUSED AN OVERCHARGE ON THE BATTERY. LUCKILY AT THIS TIME OF NIGHT THERE WAS NOT A LOT OF TRAFFIC AND I WAS NEAR A FIRE STATION THEY CAME OUT AND HELPED ME GET IT OFF THE ROAD TO A SAFE PLACE BEHIND THE STATION. *TR

THE HID LIGHT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE HAS GONE OUT AGAIN, I HAVE REPLACED THE BULB 3 TIMES, THIS IS THE 4TH TIME IT HAS GONE OUT, LAST REPLACEMENT DATE IS 06/19/2014. . *TR