2012 DODGE CHARGER Complaints

CONNECTOR AT PASSENGER LOW BEAM HEADLAMP OVERHEATED AND MELTED. REPLACED CONNECTOR. VEHICLE HAD BEEN PREVIOUSLY INSPECTED UNDER RECALL 12V-042 AND THEY DID NOT FIND A PROBLEM.

RECALL 12V-042 WAS COMPLETED AND THEY DID NOT FIND A PROBLEM. SHORTLY AFTER THE RECALL WAS COMPLETED WE HAVE HAD CONTINUED FAILURE OF THE PASSENGER LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT AND FOUND THE CONNECTOR HAS BEEN OVERHEATED.

I WAS DRIVING MY 2012 DODGE CHARGER SXT (BLACKTOP EDITION) APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH ON A HIGHWAY WHEN SUDDENLY THE CAR'S ELECTRONIC SYSTEM STARTING GOING HAYWIRE. THE ABS LIGHT WHEN ON, THEN THE RED BRAKE LIGHT, THEN THE ENGINE LIGHT AND SO FORTH. THE ELECTRONICS STARTED FLICKERING ON AND OFF. I HEADED FOR THE NEAREST EXIT AND JUST I WAS EXITING THE CAR'S STEERING ABILITY LOCKED UP AND COAXED IT TO THE MIDDLE MERIDIAN OF THE ROAD WHEN IT THEN SUDDENLY LOST POWER, NARROWLY AVOIDING AN ACCIDENT IN A BUSY NY INTERSECTION. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT TURN ON AND I CALLED AAA. THEY TRIED TO GIVE THE CAR A BOOST BUT IT ONLY POWERED THE ELECTRIC SYSTEM AND IT WOULD NOT START. ONCE THEY TOOK OFF THE CABLES IT HAD NO POWER. THE CAR HAD TO BE TOWED AND IS AWAITING REPAIRS.THE CAR HAS NEVER HAD ANY PREVIOUS ISSUES AND I HAVE MAINTAINED ALL REGULARLY SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE WORK WITH THE DEALER WHERE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE.

NO POWER TO RADIO OR AIR CONDITIONER. POSSIBLY OTHER ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS DID NOT WORK. THIS HAPPENED SUDDENLY. TOOK CAR TO DEALER AND WAS TOLD IT WAS THE TOTAL INTEGRATED POWER MODULE. THEY WERE ABLE TO 'RESET' IT, BUT TOLD ME IF IT FAILS AGAIN, IT WOULD COST $1400. I GOT OFF CHEAP WITH THIS REPAIR ONLY COSTING $98. THIS IS FOR A PART YOUR 6 YEAR OLD COULD HOLD IN HIS HAND. FORTUNATELY POWER STEERING DID NOT FAIL, WHICH IS POSSIBLE. THIS EVIDENTLY IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM WITH DODGE PRODUCTS. NO REASON THIS SHOULD FAIL WITH JUST 2000 MILES ON CAR.

ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS BEGINNING WHEN THE CAR HAD APPROXIMATELY 20,000 MILES AROUND FEB/MAR 2014, THE CAR WOULD NOT START. THIS HAPPENS AFTER THE CAR HAS BEEN PARKED OVERNIGHT AND THE AMBIENT OUTSIDE AIR TEMP COOLS TO 40 DEGREES FARENHEIT OR COLDER. CENTER DISPLAY BETWEEN SPEEDO AND TACH STATES "DO NOT PLACE THE CAR IN P". THE CAR WILL SOMETIMES START WITH BOOSTER CABLES. THE CAR HAS SHOWN VARIOUS ELECTRICAL ISSUE AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS (0-70MPH) SINCE THE FIRST FAILURE TO START (ABS LIGHT ON /OFF, AIRBAG LIGHT ON /OFF, STABILITY CONTROL LIGHT ON/OFF, RADIO/HVAC SCREEN NOT WORKING). CAR HAS BEEN TAKEN TO DODGE DEALERSHIP SEVERAL TIMES WITH NO CONFIRMED CAUSE AND NO EFFECTIVE REPAIR. CAR WOULD NOT START THIS MORNING (5-13-2015) , AMBIENT AIR TEMP APPROXIMATELY 55 DEGREES FARENHEIT. NO AFTERMARKET ACCESORIES HAVE EVER BEEN ADDED TO THIS CAR, ALL FACTORY ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT (OR CHANGED AT DEALERSHIP DURING REPAIR ATTEMPTS). VERY IRRITATED BEING THAT THE CAR HAS ONLY 32,000 MILES.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE IGNITION WAS TURNED TO THE ON POSITION, THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED CONTINUOUSLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN PERFORMED UNKNOWN REPAIRS BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V118000 (AIR BAGS). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE CHARGER. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, SMOKE APPEARED UNDER THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE, THE RADIO TURNED OFF, THE SPEEDOMETER STARTED FLUCTUATING, AND THE ENGINE STALLED. THE VEHICLE DID NOT RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V634000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE APROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 49,000.

I HAVE BEEN DRIVING MY CAR ON NEARLY A DAILY BASIS SINCE I ACQUIRED IT IN OCTOBER 2013. OVER THE COURSE OF THE PAST 27K MILES, I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE MY WHEELS ("RIMS") ON 3 SEPARATE OCCASIONS DURING THE SPRING MONTHS AS A RESULT OF HAIRLINE FRACTURES/CRACKS OCCURRING ON THE INNER WALL OF THE WHEEL. THE LOCATION OF THE CRACK TO BE MORE PRECISE IS WHERE THE BEAD OF THE TIRE WOULD BE SEATED DURING MOUNTING. IN EACH INSTANCE, THE WHEEL IN QUESTION WAS MOUNTED ON THE FRONT OF THE CAR (ONE DRIVER SIDE AND TWO PASSENGER SIDE) AND DID NOT SHOW ANY SIGN OF DEFORMATION OR BENDING. DODGE HAS BEEN MADE AWARE OF THE CRACKS AND HAS CONSISTENTLY DENIED CLAIMS STATING THAT THEY WERE NOT A RESULT OF WORKMANSHIP OR FROM POOR DESIGN. GIVEN THE STIFFNESS OF THE SUSPENSION AND WEIGHT OF THE MOTOR OVER THE FRONT WHEELS AS WELL AS THE CONSISTENCY OF THE FRACTURE (FRONT OF CAR AND INSIDE OF WHEEL), I DO NOT AGREE WITH THEIR CLAIMS. I HAVE DONE A BRIEF SEARCH OF THE INTERNET AND HAVE FOUND AN ABUNDANCE OF BLOGS AND SIMILAR DISCUSSION BOARDS WHERE OWNERS OF SRT8 CHARGERS OF MY MODEL YEAR HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM. WHILE MY INSTANCES HAVE BEEN SLOW LEAKS FROM CRACKS, OTHER DRIVERS MAY EXPERIENCE BLOWOUTS FROM SUDDEN EXPANSION OF THE CRACK CAUSING STRUCTURAL FAILURE. *TR

NIGHT TIME @ 8:30PM, I WAS TRAVELING 20W/59S TOWARDS THE FOSTER EXIT. BEFORE I CAME UPON THE BLACK WARRIOR RIVER BRIDGE, I HIT AN UNEXPECTED POTHOLE IN THE LEFT LANE AND IT BEND AND CRACKED THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE RIM AND THREW OFF THE FRONT ALIGNMENT OF MY VEHICLE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE CHARGER. 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 NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. UPDATED 7/7/15*CN UPDATED 05/10/16. *JB