2011 DODGE CHARGER Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 DODGE CHARGER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND FAILED TO RESPOND AND THE BATTERY SAVER MODE AND CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ALTERNATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67,550.

SITTING AT A STOP LIGHT, MY DASHBOARD FLASHED BATTERY SAVER. I THOUGHT IT WAS MAYBE MY KEY FAB SINCE I WASN'T HAVING ANY OTHER ISSUES. WHEN I GOT HOME, I TRIED TO LOCK AND SET THE ALARM WITH THE KEY FAB AND IT WOULDN'T WORK. I TRIED LOCKING MY DOORS MANUALLY, AND IT WOULDN'T WORK THAT WAY EITHER. FINALLY AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS (AND THINKING FOR SURE IT WAS THE KEY FAB) THE CAR LOCKED MANUALLY. MY HUSBAND TOOK THE CAR OUT THE NEXT DAY TO TEST IT AND HEARD A WHINING FROM UNDER THE HOOD AND SAID BATTERY SAVER WAS FLASHED ON THE SCREEN AS WELL, AFTER HE CHANGED THE KEY FAB BATTERY. HE LOOKED UNDER THE HOOD AND SAID HE THINKS IT IS THE ALTERNATOR. DID SOME RESEARCH THE NEXT DAY AND FOUND OUT THERE IS A RECALL ON ALTERNATOR DUE TO BE ANNOUNCED ON 11/29/14. *TR

MIL LIGHT CAME ON STARTING FLASHES LOST POWER WHILE I'M DRIVING TOOK IT THE DEALERSHIP THEY CAN'T FIND WHAT'S WRONG ... LIGHT WILL GO AWAY AND COME BACK REPEAT THE SAME EXACT THING ...BOTH FOG LIGHTS ARE COMPLETELY OUT CHANGE THE BULBS STILL OUT HAVE TO BE WIRING OVER HEATING. *TR

DRIVING FROM PHILLY TO NJ AT 2AM ON SUNDAY RIGHT BEFORE I ENTERED THE BRIDGE LOST POWER STEERING,ABS,RADIO AND BATTERY SAVER LIGHT CAME ON I HAD MY WIFE AND 3 KIDS WITH ME AFTER A MINUTE OR SO STARTED LOSING THE HEADLIGHTS . I JUST WANTED TO GET TO JERSEY SIDE AND STOP SOMEWHERE AND CALL FOR HELP. I WAS VERY LUCKY BECAUSE GOT TO RT.73 HIGHWAY AND MT.LAUREL POLICE SPOTTED ME AND HELPED ME A LOT BY TAKING US HOME SAFE. I HAD MY CAR TOWED TO THE NEAREST GARAGE AND THEY TOLD ME THE ALTERNATOR DIED SO I CALLED THE DODGE DEALERSHIP THEY SAID THAT NO DODGE CHARGERS HAD THAT PROBLEM REPORTED BEFORE I WAS "FIRST". THEY WERE SO RUDE ON THE PHONE AND SAID JUST SUCK IT UP AND PAY $790 . WELL I GOT IT FIXED NOT AT THE DEALERSHIP BUT AT THE GAS STATION MECHANIC . I ALSO PAID $150 FOR TOWING AND NOW I'M AFRAID THAT ITS GOING TO FAIL AGAIN SOON. I CALLED THE CORPORATE RIGHT AFTER I HEARD ABOUT THE RECALL AND THEY TOLD ME THAT MY VIN IT IS NOT RECALLED. THEY STILL INVESTIGATING FOR MORE VIN NUMBERS. *TR

WHILE DRIVING MY 2011 DODGE CHARGER ON THE HIGHWAY GOING ABOUT 55MPH, I STARTED TO HEAR A WHINY OR HISSING NOISE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD I CONTINUED TO DRIVE TO MY DESTINATION AND ALL OF A SUDDEN A BATTERY SAVER MODE LIGHT CAME ON THE BRAKES GOT REALLY HARD TO CONTROL THE CAR THEN IT JUST SHUTOFF . WITH THE BRAKES BEING THAT HARD TO PRESS TO CONTROL THE CAR IT WAS VERY HARD TO TRY TO PULL OVER THE SIDE OF THE RODE, I FINAL GOT THE CAR AT A COMPLETE STOP . I WAITED FOR A WHILE CAR STILL WOULDN'T START SO I HAD RELATIVE COME REMOVE THE BATTERY TO HAVE IT CHECKED AT AUTO ZONE WHICH THEY SAID THE BATTERY WAS GOOD JUST NEED A CHARGE ,THEY CHARGED THE BATTERY FOR ME WE GOT IT BACK IN THE CAR THE LONG ENOUGH FOR ME TO MAKE IT HOME. THE NEXT DAY WENT OUT TO START THE CAR STILL HEARING THE NOISE AND THE BATTERY SAVER LIGHT WAS STILL ON WAS ABLE TO DRIVE TO LOCAL PART STORE THEY CHECKED THE ALTERNATOR IT WAS NO GOOD THE GUY TOLD ME THE VOLTAGE THAT IT WAS GIVING OUT MY CAR WAS RUNNING ONLY OFF BATTERY SO I HAD TO RUSH BACK HOME BEFORE THE CAR SHUTDOWN AGAIN IN TRAFFIC WHICH WAS DANGEROUS TO ME AND MY UNBORN. I SPOKE WITH THE DEALERSHIP THEY TOLD ME SOUNDS LIKE MY ALTERNATOR IS BAD AND TO BRING IT IN FOR THEM TO CHECK WHICH IS $97.99+ TAX AND TOTAL REPAIRS WOULD BE AROUND 600-$750.00 WHICH IS TOTALLY UNAFFORDABLE. HE ALSO STATED ITS A KNOWN ISSUE BY CHRYSLER AND THEY WILL BEGIN A RECALL AND NOTIFY CUSTOMERS AT THE END OF NOVEMBER BUT WHEN I CALL CHRYSLER CUSTOMER SERVICE THEY HAVE NO UPDATES . THIS IS THE 2ND RECALL SINCE I HAD THIS CAR I WAS THINKING ABOUT THE 2015MODEL AS MY NEXT CAR BUT THE WAY THINGS ARE GOING WITH DODGE I THINK NOT. I JUST WANT MY VEHICLE REPAIRED UNDER THE RECALL GUIDELINES AND WISH THEY COULD START IT A LITTLE SOONER PLEASE! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 DODGE CHARGER. WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE BATTERY SENSOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED, STRONG BURNING FUMES EMITTED FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE, AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS NOT ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE DUE TO THE SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V634000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,500.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED AS THE BATTERY SAVING MODE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,000.

WHILE SITTING IN A PARKING LOT MY 2011 DODGE CHARGER BATTERY LIGHT CAME ON. I TURNED MY VEHICLE OFF AND TRIED TO RE-START IT BUT NOTHING. I CALLED AAA THE TECHNICIAN TRIED TO JUMP START IT BUT MY BATTERY WOULDN'T TAKE THE CHARGE. AFTER TESTING THE BATTERY IT WAS COMPLETELY DEAD. HE TESTED THE ALTERNATOR AND SAID IT WAS SENDING 344 AMPS THROUGH THE BATTERY. SO 178.00 LATER HE HOOKED UP A NEW BATTERY TOLD ME IT WILL LAST TILL I GET HOME BUT UNHOOK IT AS SOON AS I GET HOME..THE NEXT DAY I TOOK IT TO MY DODGE DEALER WHERE THEY DETERMINED AND ALSO INFORMED ME IT WAS THE ALTERNATOR AND DODGE WAS GOING TO RECALL THEM SOON, BUT IT WILL NOT BE COVERED TILL THE RECALL WAS ANNOUNCED AT THE END OF NOVEMBER 4 WEEKS . SO I HAD TO PAY OVER 600.00 PLUS 178.00 FOR THE BATTERY. I ASKED IF I WOULD BE REIMBURSED, THEY SAID I WOULD HAVE TO TAKE THAT UP WITH CUSTOMER SUPPORT..VERY VERY UPSET.. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 DODGE CHARGER. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE BATTERY LIGHT AND ALL OF THE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE FAILURE, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000. UPDATED 12/19/14*CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED. THE VEHICLE STALLED OUT ONCE IT WAS STARTED, PRIOR TO BEING INTO GEAR. THE BATTERY SAVER MODE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. THE NEXT DAY IS WHEN THE VEHICLE HAD NO POWER. UPDATED 9/25/2015 *JS

BATTERY SAVE MODE ALERT CAME ON THEN ABS LIGHT CAME ON THEN VEHICLE COMPLETELY DIED. BATTERY WILL RECHARGE THEN COMPLETELY DRAIN AFTER MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS TO START VEHICLE. HAD BATTERY CHECKED & BATTERY IS STILL GOOD. *TR