2013 Dodge Charger Police

Defect. Chrysler (FCA US LLC) is recalling certain model year 2011-2014 Dodge Charger Police vehicles, 2007-2013 RAM 3500 Cab Chassis, 2008-2013 RAM 4500 and 5500 Cab Chassis, and 2013 RAM 2500 and 3500 vehicles. The affected vehicles have a 220 amp alternator that may suddenly fail.

Risk. If the alternator fails, the vehicle may stall without warning, increasing the risk of a crash. There is also the possibility that the alternator may short circuit, increasing the risk of a fire.

Remedy. Chrysler will notify owners, and dealers will replace the alternator with a revised alternator, free of charge. The recall began on December 23, 2016. Owners may contact Chrysler customer service at 1-800-853-1403. Chrysler's number for this recall is S68.

THE AUXILIARY FUEL PUMP MODULE LOCATED UNDER REAR SEAT WILL LEAK FUEL INTO THE CAB, CAUSING A STRONG SMELL OF GASOLINE AFTER FILLING UP. GAS WILL ACTIVELY LEAK OUT FROM PRESSURIZATION AND FORM A PUDDLE OF GAS THAT SITS ON TOP OF PLASTIC MODULE. THIS WILL HAPPEN WHEN THE VEHICLE IS FILLED UP WITH GAS AND LEAKS OUT WHETHER VEHICLE IS RUNNING OR NOT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE CHARGER POLICE RWD. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE WOULD SHUT OFF INTERMITTENTLY AND THE MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED BACK TO THE POLICE STATION. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WERE MELTED WIRES INSIDE THE FUEL TANK. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE FUEL PUMP WAS REPAIRED BY THE MECHANIC. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

WHILE REPLACING THE FUEL TANK FOR A CRACK (OF UNKNOWN ORIGIN) EXAMINED THE FUEL PUMP. ON THE SIDE OF THE PUMP, INSIDE THE TANK, A BROWN HEATING MARK WAS FOUND IN THE ROOF OF THE PUMP, WHERE THE BLACK AND YELLOW WIRES PASS THROUGH THE BODY. THIS IN THE SAME LOCATION OF WHERE AT LEAST 6 OTHER VEHICLES HAD BURN THROUGH OF THE ROOF, ALLOWING FUEL TO ESCAPE UNDER THE BACK SEAT.

WHILE INSPECTING CARS, DISCOVERED HOW HOT THE TOP OF THE FUEL PUMP WAS, UNIT 252. ON INSPECTION OF THE WIRING CONNECTION, FOUND SCORCHING IN THE CONNECTOR. ON 6 OTHER CARS THIS HAS RESULTED IN A PIN HOLE MELT THROUGH IN THE TOP OF THE FUEL PUMP ALLOWING GAS TO ESCAPE UNDER THE BACK SEAT. THIS IS THE NINTH SUCH VEHICLE IN 18 MONTHS, WITH US. *TT

THE WIRING HARNESS ABOVE THE FUEL PUMP BECAME HOT ENOUGH TO BEGIN MELTING A HOLE IN THE TOP OF THE FUEL TANK COVER WHICH WOULD HAVE ALLOWED FUEL TO ESCAPE OUT OF THE TANK, UNDER THE BACK SEAT, THROUGH THE ELECTRICAL CONNECTION. THIS WAS DISCOVERED WHEN GAS WAS SMELLED IN THE UNIT, WE WILL CALL 255, AND FUEL WAS FOUND ON TOP OF THE UNIT UNDER THE PASSENGER SIDE BACK SEAT. WE THINK THIS FUEL LEAK WAS CAUSED BY A O-RING LEAK WHERE A FUEL LINE CONNECTS TO THE TOP OF THIS FILTER LOADED DEVICE/SENSOR. DOING DUE DILIGENCE, OUR MECHANIC CHECKED ALSO THE INTERIOR OF THE FUEL PUMP BEHIND THE DRIVER SIDE AND FOUND INSIDE THE TANK AT THE WIRING HARNESS WHERE THE ELECTRICAL CONNECTION HAD BEEN HEATED AND HAD BEEN IN THE PROCESS OF MELTING A HOLE IN THIS COVER. THIS IS THE SEVENTH VEHICLE WE HAVE EXPERIANCED THIS MELTING EVENT ON. *TT

COOLANT FAN IS COMING APART, GOING THRU RADIATOR. WE HAVE SEVERAL POLICE CHARGERS WITH THIS PROBLEM. OUR FLEET IS 2009 THRU 2015 MODELS. AT THIS TIME WE HAVE THIS PROBLEM ON A 2011 AND 2013. SURROUNDING AGENCIES HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE CHARGER POLICE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESTART UNTIL AFTER THE BATTERY WAS RECHARGED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE BATTERY WAS CHARGED AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE ALTERNATOR HAD FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V739000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) HOWEVER, THE PART 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 105,000.