2012 DODGE CHARGER Complaints

I PURCHASED MY CAR BRAND NEW DECEMBER 11, 2011 AND IT IS A 2012 DODGE CHARGER SXT PLUS. I HAD NO ISSUE WITH MY WHEELS, THEN IN JULY 2018 ISH. I WAS HAVING WHAT I THOUGHT WAS TIRE PROBLEMS. LES SCHWAB LOOKED AT MY TIRES AND IT WAS A BENT RIM. I PAID ALMOT $400 FOR A NEW RIM. THEN 3 MONTHS LATER I HAD ANOTHER BENT RIM, THIS TIME THE REPLAEMENT WOULD HAVE BEEN A MOPAR PART FOR OVER $600.. I WENT TO AN ONLINE STORE AND PURCHASED 4 NEW RIMS FOR AROUND $800, ALMOST THE EXACT SAME RIMS. I AM PERPLEXED THAT I CAN DRIVE THIS CAR FOR OVER 6 YEARS AND THEN HAVE 2 BENT RIMS WITHIN 3 MONTHS OF EACH OTHER. IS THERE A RECALL FOR THESE.

HAD THE AIR BAG RECALL FIXED BUT YET THE AIR BAG LIGHT STILL COMES ON ALL THE TIME AND AND OUT OF NO WHERE MY CAR FILLS LIKE THE TRANSMISSION IS BOUT TO GO OUT IT JERKS WHEN YOU PRESS ON THE GAS COUNTRY ROADS AND WHEN STOP IT IDLES LIKE IT'S TRYING TO STALL OUT

TIRE RIMS SUBJECT TO CRACKING, WHICH WILL REDUCE TIRE PRESSURE. TWO OF FOUR RIMS HAVE MINOR CRACKS WHICH REDUCED TIRE PRESSURE

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND HE WAS CONCERNED FOR THE SAFETY OF HIS FAMILY AND HIMSELF. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V352000 (AIR BAGS) AND TOOK THE VEHICLE TO FREMONT CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM (39639 BALENTINE DR, CA 94560, (510) 279-4588) TO BE REPAIRED. AFTER THE REPAIR WAS COMPLETED, THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER DID NOT REPAIR THE AIR BAG WARNING FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,199. THE VIN WAS INVALID.

WHILE STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT NEAR A BUSY INTERSECTION, THERE WAS A LOUD POP FROM UNDERNEATH THE HOOD WHICH WAS FOLLOWED BY THE VEHICLE SHAKING AND STALLING. I IMMEDIATELY TURNED ON MY HAZARD LIGHTS AND ATTEMPTED TO MOVE OUT OF THE FLOW OF TRAFFIC. UPON INSPECTION, ENGINE COOLANT WAS LEAKING AND PARTS OF THE FAN BLADE WERE FOUND UNDERNEATH THE CAR. IT WAS APPARENT THAT THE CONDENSER FAN HAD BROKEN OFF AND DAMAGED THE RADIATOR. ALL OF THE FAN'S BLADES WERE GONE AND SCATTERED UNDERNEATH THE HOOD AND HIGHWAY. THE INCIDENT HAPPENED LATE THURSDAY EVENING AND UNFORTUNATELY, I CANNOT GET IT IN TO BE REPAIRED UNTIL MID NEXT WEEK AS THE PARTS HAVE TO BE INSPECTED AND ORDERED. I HAVE A FAMILY MEMBER THAT IS A MECHANIC AND HE HELPED TO GET ME AND MY KIDS HOME SAFELY. UPON REVIEW OF THE DODGE SITE, THERE HAVE BEEN CUSTOMER SATISFACTION NOTIFICATIONS FOR THE ENGINE COOLING FANS FOR OTHER MAKES AND MODELS WITH REPAIR ASSISTANCE, BUT THE 2012 CHARGER IS NOT LISTED AS ONE OF THEM. HOWEVER, THE EXACT SAME ISSUE DESCRIBED IS WHAT HAS OCCURRED WITH MY VEHICLE THIS WEEK. DODGE STATED THAT THIS IS NOT A CURRENT RECALL ISSUE HOWEVER, WITH MY EXPERIENCE I FEEL THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WARRANTS ATTENTION BECAUSE HAD THE VEHICLE BEEN IN MOTION, THIS COULD'VE BEEN A HAZARDOUS SITUATION FOR MY FAMILY, PEDESTRIANS, AND OTHER DRIVERS.

FRONT PASSENGER WINDOW WILL STOP WHEN BY ITS SELF WHEN CLOSING OR USING AUTOMATIC CLOSING. HAPPENS WHEN VEHICLE IS PARKED OR IN MOTION. DIFFERENTIAL BEARINGS HAVE BEEN WEARING DOWN QUICKLY.

MY POWER STEERING WENT OUT AGAIN! THIS IS NOW THE 3RD TIME! I WAS BACKING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY AND MY STEERING WHEEL LIGHT CAME ON, THIS MADE MY STEERING WHEEL HARD TO TURN! THIS HAS BEEN A COMPLETE INCONVENIENCE TO KEEP HAVING TO DEAL WITH THIS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE CHARGER. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PARK THE VEHICLE, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT PREVIOUSLY TOOK THE VEHICLE TO GLENDALE DODGE CHRYSLER JEEP (LOCATED AT 900 S BRAND BLVD, GLENDALE, CA 91204, (818) 839-2457), BUT IT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT DISABLED THE STEERING WHEEL AND CHANGED THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING PUMP ON HIS OWN. THE FAILURE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE CHARGER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED, JERKED FORWARD, AND THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER "STUCK OFF" (CODE NUMBER: P0741). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ANOTHER INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED THE CONTACT WITH A CASE NUMBER. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE CONTACT WOULD BE PROVIDED A RENTAL VEHICLE AND ASSISTANCE TOWARDS THE REPAIR COST. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO WHERE IT WAS PURCHASED (YUCCA VALLEY CHRYSLER CENTER (760-228-1818, LOCATED AT 57909 29 PALMS HWY, YUCCA VALLEY, CA 92284). THE DEALER KEPT THE VEHICLE FOR EVALUATION. THE CONTACT WAS NOT CALLED BACK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 75,000.

EVERY NOW AND THEN I HAVE AN ODER OF FUEL IN THE CABIN AND THEN ITS GONE RIGHT AWAY. THIS HAS HAPPENED 4-5 TIMES IN THE PAST SIX MONTHS IS THERE A FUEL PUMP PROBLEM OR A LEAK WITH THESE CARS