2011 Dodge Charger complaints

2011 DODGE CHARGER. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE ELECTRICAL ISSUES AND CONSUMER STATES UNSATISFACTORY CUSTOMER SERVICE AT DEALERSHIP. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED 10 HOURS AFTER PICKING THE VEHICLE UP FROM THE DEALER, HE NOTICED THE SAME HEADLIGHT WAS OUT. THE CONSUMER STATED HE EXPERIENCED A PROBLEM, WITH THE HEADLIGHT BEFORE. THE HEADLIGHT ISSUE, WAS A RECALLED COMPONENT. *JB

I BOUGHT MY 2011 CHARGER IN JULY 2012 WITH 32000MILES ON IT. FOUR MONTHS AFTER BUYING MY CHARGER I HAD TO REPLACE BOTH BACK TIRES. THE TIRES WERE SO WORN OUT THE WIRE WAS SHOWING. BOUGHT 2 NEW TIRES , BY JANUARY 2013. THESE WERE USED TIRES. IN MAY 2012 , I BOUGHT 4 NEW TIRES AND HAD AN ALIGNMENT DONE. AUGUST 2013 THE BACK TIRES HAD WIRE SHOWING AGAIN. DEALER SAID IT WAS THE TOW BAR .I BOUGHT IT IN FOR REPAIRS $350. I AM CURRENTLY BUYING BACK TIRES EVERY 3-4 MONTHS. RECALL COMES OUT ABOUT ABS LIGHT AND ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WHICH CAN AFFECT ESC FUNCTIONS. I WAS THINKING "OK WELL MAYBE I DRIVING SO MUCH I'M WEARING DOWN MY TIRES" BECAUSE BETWEEN OIL CHANGES I HAD A 10,000 MILE JUMP. COULDN'T FIGURE HOW I DID 10,000 MILES IN 3 MONTHS. NOW AFTER CAREFUL STUDY I FOUND OUT ESC FUNCTION AFFECTS HOW THE SPEEDOMETER READS, TIRE TRAVEL , AND MILEAGE READING. THIS CAR HAS BEEN TROUBLE SINCE I BOUGHT IT. IN 2 YEARS IT SAYS I'VE TRAVELED 70,000 MILES. WHAT A RIP OFF! THE BACK END OF THE CAR JUST WOBBLES FREELY. JUNK CAR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH WITH THE HEADLIGHTS ACTIVED, THERE WAS A SUDDEN LOSS IN THE ILLUMINATION OF THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS. THE CONTACT ENGAGED THE HIGH BEAMS AND CONTINUED TO DRIVE. THERE WAS A RECALL RELATED TO THE FAILURE UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 14V101000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING, VISIBILITY) HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED WAS UNAVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 64,712.

I RECENTLY HAD TO REPLACE THE ALTERNATOR ON MY 2011 DODGE CHARGER AT A TOTAL PERSONAL COST OF MORE THAN $800. CONSIDERING THAT MOST PEOPLE THESE DAYS DON'T HAVE THIS TYPE OF MONEY JUST SITTING AROUND, IT WAS A VERY TROUBLING SITUATION. AS I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE STREET I NOTICED THAT MY VEHICLE BEGAN SLOWING DOWN WITHOUT ME BREAKING AND THE DASHBOARD DISPLAYS STARTED FLICKERING. BATTERY SAVE MODE WAS DISPLAYED AND THE CAR STARTING MAKING A LOUD WHINING SOUND. THAT WAS IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWED BY THE SMELL OF SOMETHING BURNING AND SMOKE COMING FROM THE HOOD AND THROUGH THE FRONT VENTS. OF COURSE I WAS EXTREMELY ALARMED AND AT THE SAME TIME OTHER VEHICLES WERE HONKING AT ME BECAUSE MY CAR WAS GOING SO SLOW AND I WAS IN EVERYONE'S WAY. THE BURNING SMELL AND SMOKE WERE SO BAD THAT I JUST KNEW SOMETHING HAD TO BE ON FIRE. I STOPPED MY VEHICLE IN THE STREET AND SIGNALED FOR DRIVERS TO GO AROUND ME. I CALLED A TOWING COMPANY TO HAVE THE CAR TAKEN TO THE SHOP SINCE I OBVIOUSLY WOULD NOT BE CONTINUING MY COMMUTE HOME. THE SHOP INFORMED MY THAT MY ALTERNATOR WAS BAD AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THAT WAS NEWS THAT NO CAR OWNER WANTS TO HEAR. THE COST TO ME WOULD BE OVER $800 BECAUSE AN AFTERMARKET ALTERNATOR DID NOT EXIST FOR THIS MAKE AND MODEL. THIS ENTIRE MATTER HAS HAD ME SCARED AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT AND PISSED AT THE TIME OF THE BILL. I HAVE SEEN TONS AND TONS OF COMPLAINTS ON BOTH THIS WEBSITE AND ONLINE IN GENERAL REGARDING THE BAD ALTERNATORS ON THE 2011 DODGE CHARGERS. IT'S RIDI

I WAS DRIVING TO WORK WHEN THE BATTERY MODE ICON FLASHED. THEN THE LIGHTS, RADIO, AIR CONDITIONER WENT OFF, IN THAT ORDER. I TURNED ON MY SIGNAL LIGHT SO THAT I COULD PULL OVER TO THE RIGHT SHOULDER, WHEN THE CAR BEGAN TO START MAKING A WHIRLING SOUND. I TOOK IT TO THE SHOP THE NEXT DAY AND THEY SAID THE BEARINGS IN THE ALTERNATOR WERE GOING BAD. VERY DISAPPOINTED IN THE SERVICE OF DODGE AND THE FACT THAT MANY OTHER PEOPLE ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM SHOULD BE A RED FLAG FOR THEM. MY CAR IS 3 YEARS OLD. DODGE SHOULD BE HELD RESPONSIBLE. FIX THIS. *TR

DODGE DEALER IS REFUSING TO REPAIR A RECALL ISSUED: PO8 / NHTSA / 14V-101. THE DEALERS EXCUSE IS THAT CHRYSLER CORP. IS ONLY ALLOWING 2 SHIPMENTS OF RECALL REPAIR PARTS PER WEEK. CHRYSLER CORP. ALSO DID NOT NOTIFY ME OF RECALLS: 12V042000, 12V197000, 13V118000. *TR

ON ENGINE START I HEARD A WHINE COME FROM THE ENGINE. POPPED THE HOOD AND IT SOUNDED LIKE IT WAS DEAD CENTER OF THE ENGINE BLOCK. I TOOK IT TO THE SHOP THE NEXT DAY AND THEY SAID THE BEARINGS IN THE ALTERNATOR WERE GOING BAD. IT'S A NEWER LOW MILEAGE CAR, HARD TO FIND A ALTERNATOR LOWER THAN $500. WHILE WAITING FOR THE ORDER TO COME IN I STARTED THE CAR IN THE GARAGE AND THE LANGUAGE ON THE SCREENS ARE IN GERMAN ABS AND TRACTION LIGHTS ARE ON AND NOW THE ALTERNATOR IS SMOKING. VERY DISAPPOINTED IN THE SERVICE OF DODGE AND THE FACT THAT MANY OTHER PEOPLE ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM SHOULD BE A RED FLAG FOR THEM. *TR

ON THE ABOVE TIME, I WAS ON THE INTERSTATE ON MY WAY TO PICK UP MY CHILDREN FROM DAY CARE, WHEN THE BATTERY MODE ICON FLASHED. THEN THE LIGHTS, RADIO, AIR CONDITIONER WENT OFF, IN THAT ORDER. I TURNED ON MY SIGNAL LIGHT SO THAT I COULD PULL OVER TO THE RIGHT SHOULDER, WHEN THE CAR BEGAN TO START MAKING A WHIRLING SOUND, STARTED SMOKING, AND THEN I COULD SEE FIRE. THANK GOD OTHER PEOPLE SAW WHAT WAS GOING ON AND ALLOWED ME TO PULL OVER TO THE SHOULDER SAFELY WITHOUT GETTING INJURED. I LOOKED IT UP ONLINE AND HAVE SEEN SEVERAL OF INCIDENTS LIKE THIS REPORTED. I AM A SINGLE MOTHER OF 3, MY CAR IS LESS THAN 3 YEARS OLD, THIS IS RIDICULOUS, NOW I AM OUT OF 850 PLUS 100 TO TOW IT. DODGE SHOULD BE HELD RESPONSIBLE. FIX THIS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2011 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT FAILED TO WORK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE WIRING HARNESS CONNECTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED IN ORDER TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE RELATED TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 14V101000(HEADLIGHTS). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED IN A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME. THE DEALER INDICATED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PARTS DELAY OR THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 28,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 75 MPH THE GEAR SHIFTED FROM DRIVE TO NEUTRAL AND WAS A RECURRING FAILURE. THE MIL LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 41,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON CRASH AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE ATTEMPTED TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V101000 (LIGHTING) BUT WAS INFORMED THAT HER VEHICLE COULD NOT BE REPAIRED UNTIL MID JUNE 2014. THE CONTACT FELT THAT SINCE THE FAILURE WAS REPORTED IN MARCH OF 2014, THERE SHOULD HAVE BEEN A REMEDY AVAILABLE BEFORE MAY OF 2014. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE TIME FOR THE REPAIR. THE CONTACT HAD EXPERIENCED BOTH HEADLIGHTS FAILING INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000.

A MESSAGE ICON APPEARED ON MY DASHBOARD SAYING "POWER SAVER MODE" I DIDN'T DO WHAT IT WAS SO I WAS GOING TO LOOK IT UP AFTER I GOT OF WORK.I PARKED MY CAR AND WENT TO WORK. WHEN I CAME OUT TO GO ON MY LUNCH BREAK MY CAR WAS COMPLETELY DEAD. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME I NEEDED A NEW ALTERNATOR AND I ASKS IF I WAS COVERED AND THEY SAID NO EVEN THOUGH I HAVE ONLY 42,200 MILES.I LOOKED UP TO SEE AND SAW SEVERAL PEOPLE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. THE ALTERNATOR ARE TO SMALL FOR DODGE CHARGERS AND CAUSES THEM TO BURN OUT FAIRLY QUICKLY AND EVEN SOME HAVE CAUSED ALTERNATOR TO CATCH FIRE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE BRAKING TO A STOP, THE VEHICLE STARTED SMOKING AS ALL OF THE LIGHTS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND DASHBOARD STARTED TO FLICKER. THE CONTACT THEN CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE CONTACT AND SEVERAL CHILD PASSENGERS BECAME LOCKED INTO THE VEHICLE FOR SEVERAL MINUTES DUE TO THE DOOR LOCKS FAILING. THE DOOR WAS OPENED AFTER MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE BATTERY AND ALTERNATOR FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000. KMJ

MY CAR CONSTANTLY DIED WHILE DRIVING, BEFORE STALLED DISPLAYED BATTERY SAVE MODE, THIS KILLED MY BATTERY MY CAR HAD ONLY 46 206 MILES I HAD TO HAVE MY BATTERY AND ALTERNATOR REPLACED I PAID $ 785.41 FOR THE ALTERNATOR AT THE DEALER AND $ 143.19 FOR THE BATTERY, THIS IS ABSOLUTELY RIDICULOUS FOR A VEHICLE THAT WAS ONLY TWO YEARS OLD AT THE TIME, OBVIOUSLY THIS CAR HAS ALTERNATOR PROBLEMS WHICH IS A DANGER FOR THE PEOPLE IN THE CAR AND OTHER PEOPLE OR VEHICLES AROUND IT, CHRYSLER HAS TO ISSUE A SAFETY RECALL BECAUSE THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

MY DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT WOULD GO OUT. IT WOULD COME BACK ON IN A COUPLE OF DAYS & THEN GO OUT AGAIN. FINALLY IT WOULDN'T COME BACK ON. DODGE DEALER SAID IT WAS JUST THE LAMP. HAD IT REPLACED & A MONTH LATER IT WENT OUT AGAIN. I FOUND A RECALL ON NHTSA'S WEBSITE ABOUT THIS ISSUE & MY CAR WAS BUILT IN THAT DATE RANGE, BUT CHRYSLER CURRENTLY REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE RECALL. I WAS TOLD TO KEEP MY REPAIR RECEIPTS IN CASE THEY START TO ACKNOWLEDGE IT. MY WIFE HAS THE SAME CAR & HAD THE SAME PROBLEM A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO. *JS

THE HEADLIGHT GOES OFF AND ON, THE HEAD LIGHT HARNESS IS MELTING AND DODGE WILL NOT PUT THIS VIN UNDER RECALL. OTHER DODGE CHARGERS HAVE A RECALL BUT NOT THIS ONE. AND WE ARE A LITTLE AFRAID OUR NIECE'S 2009 DODGE CHARGER CAUGHT ON FIRE AND WAS TOTALED OUT. *JS

MY HEADLIGHT ON THE DRIVER SIDE GOES OUT FOR A FEW DAYS AND THEN COMES BACK ON. THIS LAST HAPPEN ON 4/23 BUT IT HAS HAPPEN 3 TIMES SINCE NOVEMBER OF 2013. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP SINCE THERE IS A RECALL ON THIS ISSUE NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V-101, BUT DODGE REFUSES TO FIX THE ISSUE. WHEN THE LIGHT GOES OUT I AM FORCED TO DRIVE ON MY HIGH BEAMS OR HAVE LOSS OF VISIBILITY. THEY HAVE NOT BEEN HELPFUL THEY WILL NOT EVEN LET ME SPEAK TO A MANAGER. *JS

CPSC: I1440340A. 2011 DODGE CHARGER. CONSUMER STATED SHE TOOK HER CAR IN FOR RECALL WORK ON THE WIRING HARNESS FOR THE AIR BAG. *LN THE CONSUMER EXPECTED TO HAVE OTHER RECALLS PERFORMED. HOWEVER, THE DEALER INFORMED HER, THOSE RECALLS WERE RESTRICTED TO POLICE VEHICLES. THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS AND ABS WERE NOT OPERATIONAL. *JB

MICHELIN TIRES HAVE SEVERE CRACKING AND ROTTING IN ALL 4 ORIGINAL TIRES. ONLY 28,000 MILES ON THEM. THESE TIRES SHOULD BE RECALLED FOR SAFETY. THEY LEAK AIR FROM ALL TIRES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED. IN ADDITION, THE ABS AND ESC WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THERE WAS A RECALL RELATED TO THE FAILURE UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 12V042000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM , EXTERIOR LIGHTING , SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC) BUT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS SPORADICALLY FAILED. THE CONTACT HAD THE BULB REPLACED MORE THAN TWICE BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER MORE THAN ONCE AND THE FAILURE WAS NOT ABLE TO BE REPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V101000 (LOSS OF LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS) BUT HAD EXPERIENCED THE FAILURE ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TO BE DIAGNOSED AND REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS MALFUNCTIONED AND FAILED TO FUNCTION. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE HEADLIGHT WIRE HARNESS MELTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE HEADLIGHT SUB-HARNESS HAD OVERHEATED CAUSING THE DEFECT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND NO SOLUTION WAS OFFERED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER 14V101000(LIGHTS). THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THAT THE SAME DEFECT LISTED IN THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 73,600.

WIRING HARNESS OF HEADLIGHT OVERHEATED AND CAUSED HARNESS TO MELT. I HAVE NO HEADLIGHTS. TOOK CAR TO BOB ALLEN IN FRANKFORT AND THEY INFORMED THAT THERE IS A RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE BUT MY CAR IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL AND THERE IS NOTHING THAT THEY WILL DO. YET THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD AND IT SHOULD BE FIXED AT NO COST SINCE THEY ARE HAVING THIS ISSUE WITH OTHER CARS. *JS

I HAVE REPLACED THE DRIVER SIDE HEADLAMP 2 TIMES NOW FOUND THE CONNECTOR CHARRED AND BRITTLE. I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IN JANUARY 2014 AND SAW LAMP REPLACEMENT DONE BY THE DEALERSHIP I BOUGHT IT FROM IN THE CARFAX SO 3 TIMES THIS BULB HAS BEEN REPLACED SINCE JANUARY. THIS IS A POTENTIAL FIRE HAZARD AND CHRYSLER NEEDS TO ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM. I HAPPEN TO WORK FOR CHRYSLER AND AM AN ELECTRICIAN AND KNOW THE POTENTIAL OF THE PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM IS A LOOSE CONNECTION WHICH CAUSE EXCESSIVE HEAT. I PUT DIELECTRIC GREASE ON THE CONNECTOR TO HELP WITH THE CONDITION. TIME WILL ONLY TELL IF THIS HELPS. I ALSO HAVE GOTTEN A BATTERY SAVER MESSAGE WHICH LEADS ME TO BELIEVE THE ALTERNATOR IS ABOUT TO GO NOT TO HAPPY!!. *TR

THE FOLLOWING ARE ISSUES I'M HAVING WITH MY VEHICLE: 1. THE HEADLIGHTS HAD TO BE REPLACED DUE THE LIGHT SOCKET BEING MELTED. I RESEARCHED THE MATTER AND IT APPEARS THAT THE 2011 CHARGERS 3.6L HAVE A PROBLEM WHERE THE WIRE HARNESS MELTS FOR THE LOW BEAM LIGHTS. THE MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT THIS WAS A FIRE HAZARD. 2. THE ALTERNATOR WENT BAD AT 64,000 MILES IN WHICH IT COMPLETELY KILLED MY BATTERY. NOW I HAVE REPLACED THE HEADLIGHTS, BATTERY, AND ALTERNATOR. WHAT IS CHRYSLER WAITING ON TO RECALL THESE ISSUES? APPARENTLY THIS YEAR MAKE AND MODEL HAS ELECTRICAL ISSUES. DO WE NEED TO WAIT UNTIL SEVERAL CONSUMERS HAVE ACCIDENTS OR MAYBE DIE BEFORE SOMEONE DOES SOMETHING ABOUT VEHICLES AND THEIR RECALLS? OTHER MANUFACTURERS LIKE TOYOTA, GMC HAVE HAD MANY ACCIDENTS AND DEATHS AND NOW AFTER ALMOST A DECADE THEY ARE RECALLING THE VEHICLES. I HAVE 2 SMALL KIDS THAT COMMUTE TO SCHOOL IN MY VEHICLES DAILY. THESE ISSUES NEED TO BE RECALLED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT CONTINUOUSLY FAILED. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE BULB MULTIPLE TIMES BUT THE FAILURE WAS RECURRING. ADDITIONALLY, THE CONTACT FOUND THAT THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT WIRING HARNESS WAS MELTED INTO THE BULB FIXTURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBERS: 12V042000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM , EXTERIOR LIGHTING , SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC) OR 12V197000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM , SERVICE BRAKES, AIR). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED OR INSPECTED FOR DIAGNOSIS OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHT BULB CONTINUOUSLY OVERHEATED AND CAUSED THE WIRING HARNESS TO BECOME MELTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN VERIFIED THE FAILURE AND NOTIFIED HER THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V042000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM , EXTERIOR LIGHTING , SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS INTERMITTENTLY FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE WIRING HARNESS HAD FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT STARTED FLICKERING WAS DRIVING IN BAD FOG COULD NOT USE HIGH BEAMS THE MORE WE DROVE THE WORSE THE FLICKERING BECAME. ALL OF A SUDDEN IT SEEMED LIKE WE LOST ALL HEADLIGHTS WE WERE ABLE TO PULL OVER GOT OUT TO CHECK LIGHTS AND THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT WAS OUT. WE FINALLY MADE IT HOME. THE NEXT DAY WENT TO CHECK THE LIGHTS AND FOUND THE LOW BEAM WIRING HARNESS MELTED. I STARTED LOOKING ONLINE AND CAME TO FIND NUMEROUS WEB SITES WITH PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE AND CHRYSLER HAS ONLY RECALLED THE POLICE ISSUE VEHICLES. TO ME CHRYSLER KNOWS THERE IS AN ISSUE BUT DO NOT WANT TO FIX IT. I HAVE PAID OVER $200 TO GET IT FIXED. I HAVE CALLED CHRYSLER NUMEROUS TIMES AND HAVE GOTTEN NO WHERE WITH THEM. *TR

FRONT PASSENGER SIDE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT MOLEX (HARNESS) DISFIGURED AND INOPERABLE. APPARENTLY THE PART FAILED DUE TO AN OVERHEATED BULB HARNESS CONNECTOR, SIMILAR TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN #12V042000, AND CHRYSLER RECALL NUMBER M01. *TR

TL - THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LOW BEAM HEADLAMP STOP WORKING WITHOUT ANY WARNINGS. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO CHANGE THE BULB HE NOTICED THAT THE HARNESS HAD MELTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND REFUSED TO PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V042000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM , EXTERIOR LIGHTING , SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 46,000. RK *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE HEADLIGHTS SUDDENLY FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE BULB HARNESS CONNECTOR WAS BURNED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 12V042000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM , EXTERIOR LIGHTING , SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC) BUT STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL CAMPAIGN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,000. *TR

THE PASSENGER SIDE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT WENT OUT THE OTHER DAY AND WHEN I WENT TO CHANGE IT THE CONNECTOR THAT ATTACHES TO THE BULB WAS MELTED. TWO WEEK LATER THE DRIVERS SIDE LOW BEAM LIGHT DID THE SAME THING. THE BULBS THAT WERE IN THERE AT THE TIME THE CONNECTORS MELTED WERE OEM RATED BULBS. I CONTACTED THE DEALER AND THEY SAID THE ONLY THING AVAILABLE AT THE TIME WAS TO BUY THE ENTIRE WIRING HARNESS AND THAT WOULD RUN CLOSE TO $800. *TR

THE AIRBAG LIGHT IN MY CHARGER KEPT COMING ON AND STAYING ON. WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER THEY SAID THE ERROR CODE WAS COMING FROM THE SEAT AIRBAG SENSORS AND THEY WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. APPARENTLY MY CHARGER WAS MANUFACTURED IN JANUARY OF 2011 AND WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL FOR THIS EXACT SAME PROBLEM BECAUSE THE RECALL WAS ONLY FOR THOSE MANUFACTURED STARTING IN APRIL. THE EXACT SAME PART THAT WAS FOUND TO BE DEFECTIVE IN THESE OTHER CHARGERS WAS THE SAME AS MINE, BUT THEY WOULD NOT REPAIR IT UNDER THE RECALL. AFTER THEY FIXED THAT THE AIRBAG LIGHT WAS STILL ON AND THIS TIME I WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS COMING FROM THE PASSENGER AIRBAG UNDERNEATH THE DASH. AGAIN THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE AIRBAG WIRING AND HARNESS, AND AGAIN IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER ANY TYPE OF WARRANTY. *TR

A CO-WORKER INFORMED ME THAT MY DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT WAS OUT ON THE 30TH OF AUGUST. WHEN I CHANGED OUT THE BULBS FOR THE HEADLAMPS, I NOTICED THAT THE WIRING HARNESS SHOWED SIGNS OF OVERHEATING. THE DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLAMP WORKED FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME AND THEN WENT OUT. UPON TAKING THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP, THEY INDICATED THEY DIDN'T THINK REPAIR WOULD BE COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY. I SUBSEQUENTLY WENT ONLINE AND FOUND TWO RECALLS FOR 2011/2012 DODGER CHARGER POLICE VEHICLES THAT MATCH MY PROBLEM EXACTLY. THE RECALLS ARE #94303 AND #94301. WHEN I CALLED DODGE ABOUT THIS, THEY TOOK MY VIN AND TOLD ME MY CAR WASN'T COVERED UNDER THE RECALL AND WOULDN'T BE COVERED UNLESS ENOUGH PEOPLE COMPLAINED ABOUT IT. THESE RECALLS STATE "THE LOW BEAM HEADLAMPS OF SOME VEHICLES COULD FAIL DUE TO AN OVERHEATED BULB HARNESS CONNECTOR." BOTH OF MY LOW BEAM HEADLAMP BULB HARNESS CONNECTORS HAVE BLACK MARKS INDICATING OVERHEATING.

THE MORNING OF JULY 5, 2013 I STARTED MY CAR AND ALL THE DASH LIGHTS CAME ON. IT HAD DONE THIS ONCE BEFORE BUT ONLY FOR A SECOND AND THEN ALL WAS FINE.THIS TIME THEY DIDN'T TURN OFF AND WHEN I STARTED TO DRIVE IT WAS MAKING "WHINING" NOISE. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND TOLD THEM WHAT WAS GOING ON. THEY TOLD ME TO DRIVE TO THE DEALERSHIP RIGHT AWAY. THEY CALLED LATER THAT AFTERNOON TO TELL ME IT WAS THE ALTERNATOR WAS BAD AND CAUSING A SHORT. SINCE THE CAR WAS PAST 36,000 MILES IT'S NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY! IT COST ME ABOUT $800 TO REPLACE THE ALTERNATOR. I'M NOT SURE WHAT THE EXACT PROBLEM WAS WITH THE ALTERNATOR, BUT I JUST HAD IT AT THE DEALERSHIP A MONTH PRIOR FOR AN OIL CHANGE AND THEY "SAID" THE CAR CHECKED OUT FINE. I HAVE HAD NUMEROUS ISSUES WITH THIS CAR! 35,5019 MILES, THEY REPLACED 3 OF THE 6 PISTONS,THANKFULLY IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY. 45,778 MILES, THE ALTERNATOR FAILED. AROUND 50,000 MILES, ONE OF THE FUEL PUMPS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE IT WAS CRACKED ON THE TOP. THE CAR SMELLED LIKE GAS FOR A MONTH AFTER FIXING IT. THE MECHANIC THAT REPLACED IT SAID HE HAS NEVER SEEN THEM BRAKE LIKE THAT AND IT WAS VERY ODD. RECENTLY AT ABOUT 57,000, WE REPLACED THE ACTUATOR IN THE DIVER SIDE A/C UNIT. THE NOISE STARTED ABOUT 6 MONTHS PRIOR BUT FINANCIALLY WE WERE UNABLE TO REPAIR IT UNTIL NOW. IT IS PAST THE MILEAGE FOR LEMON LAW BUT DODGE SHOULD NOT LEAVE THE CONSUMER TO PAY FOR THEIR MISTAKES AND POOR QUALITY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT SUDDENLY FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE BULB HARNESS HAD FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 12V042000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM , EXTERIOR LIGHTING , SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 55,000. UPDATED 03/31/14*LJ

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE LOW BEAM HEAD LIGHT WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE AND A BURNING ODOR WAS PRESENT INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE LOW BEAM HEAD LIGHT BULB HARNESS HAD OVERHEATED AND MELTED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE HEAD LIGHT BULB HAD BEEN REPLACED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER BUT NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE DEFECT WAS CAUSED BY A FAULTY HEAD LIGHT BULB HARNESS CONNECTOR AND THAT THE CONNECTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND NO SOLUTION WAS OFFERED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT WIRING HARNESS WAS MELTED. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE BULB AND THE PLUG. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER OR A MECHANIC FOR INSPECTION OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,500.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE AND WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIRS. THE ADDITIONALLY, THE WIRING HARNESS FOR THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED. THE HEADLIGHT WIRING HARNESS WAS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000.

ON JANUARY 19TH 2014 I WAS DRIVING TO WORK AND THE CAR WENT INTO BATTERY SAVER MODE THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON, THE RADIO SHUT OFF AND THE CAR STARTED TO SHAKE AND IT WENT DEAD ON A BUSY INTERSECTION. I HAD IT TOWED TO PEP BOYS THEY CHANGED THE BATTERY JUST SO I CAN GET IT TO DODGE TO REPLACE THE ALTERNATOR IT WAS A FACTORY DEFECT IN THE ALTERNATOR WIRING WHICH IS NOT ON THE RECALL LIST SO, I HAD TO PAY $700. WHEN I GOT THE CAR BACK 2 DAYS LATER. I NOTICED WHEN I'M DRIVING ONE HEADLIGHT GOES OUT . I SAW A RECALL ON THE 2011 CHARGER POLICE VEHICLES HEADLIGHT HARNESS BURNING OUT BUT NOTHING ON THE BASE MODEL SE WHICH ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. I PAY TOO MUCH MONEY A MONTH FOR THIS CAR TO COME OUT OF POCKET FOR THESE FACTORY DEFECTS. DODGE/CHRYSLER NEED TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS OR THEY WILL LOSE ALOT OF CUSTOMERS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE DRIVER'S SIDE HEAD LIGHT FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY STATED THAT THE WIRING HARNESS HAD MELTED AND SHORTED OUT THE BULB. THE DEALER STATED THAT BOTH THE WIRING HARNESS AND THE BULB NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 51,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

HEADLIGHT CONNECTION PLUGS MELTED LIGHTS DON'T WORK ON LOW BEAMS. POLICE VEHICLES HAVE BEEN RECALLED FOR THIS PROBLEM BUT NOT ALL OTHERS. DEALER WONT FIX WANTS ME TO PAY FOR IT. I THINK CHRYSLER KNOW THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM BECAUSE THAT WHY THEY RECALLED ALL POLICE VEHICLES. I THINK THIS IS A SAFETY PROBLEM, WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT AND YOUR LIGHTS GO OUT FROM LIGHT PLUGS MELTING AND I OR MY WIFE AND KIDS CANT SEE THE ROAD AND POSSIBLE GET INTO A WRECK OR PLUGS GET HOT ENOUGH TO CATCH THE CAR ON FIRE. SOMETHING NEED TO BE DONE. *TR

MY DRIVER'S SIDE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT WENT OUT. I DISCOVERED THE JUMPER HARNESS CONNECTOR MELTED, CAUSING THE LIGHT TO GO OUT. THE HEADLIGHT IS FINE, THE JUMPER HARNESS CONNECTOR MELTED, CAUSING THE BULB TO MALFUNCTION. I KNOW THAT CHRYSLER HAS RECALLED 2011 AND 2012 CHARGER POLICE VEHICLES FOR THIS SAME PROBLEM, WHICH CLEARLY INDICATES THERE'S A DEFECT IN MANUFACTURING. SO, I BELIEVE ALL DODGE CHARGERS SHOULD BE RECALLED FOR THIS PROBLEM DUE TO SAFETY CONCERNS FOR NIGHT TIME DRIVING AND POSSIBLE FIRE HAZARD. SHOULDN'T CIVILIAN'S CARS BE JUST A SAFE AS A POLICE VEHICLES? *TR

I HAD TO HAVE THE WIRING HARNESS FOR THE HEADLIGHT REPLACED, AS THE HEADLIGHT WOULD NOT WORK. *TR

MY PASSENGER SIDE LOW BEAM HEADLAMP WENT OUT. I PURCHASED A NEW BULB BUT WHEN I WENT TO REPLACE IT, I NOTICED THAT THE HARNESS ATTACHED TO THE BULB WAS SCORCHED AND MELTED. I REPLACED THE HARNESS ALONG WITH THE BULB. THE HEADLIGHT WORKED FOR A FEW DAYS BUT NO LONGER DOES. I NOTICED THERE IS A RECALL FOR A SIMILAR PROBLEM BUT WHEN I CONTACTED THE DEALER, THEY INFORMED ME THAT MY CAR WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL EVEN THOUGH THE PROBLEM IS IDENTICAL. *TR

2011 DODGE CHARGER. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION DEFECT. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THERE WAS A 2ND AND 3RD DELAY UPON ACCELERATION AT CERTAIN SPEEDS. THE DEALER PERFORMED A FLASH ON THE TRANSMISSION AND HE WAS INFORMED THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO RE-LEARN HIS DRIVING HABITS. AFTER DRIVING OVER 700 MILES, THE 3 SECOND DELAY WAS AND STILL IS CONSTANT, THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER ON SEPTEMBER 27, 2012, AND HE RECEIVED A CALL THE FOLLOWING THE DAY, AND WAS INFORMED THE TRANSMISSION WAS OPERATING WITHIN PARAMETERS. IMMEDIATELY,UPON LEAVING THE DEALER, THE CONSUMER NOTICED THE VEHICLE WAS RIDING VERY ROUGH. THE TIRES WERE RE-BALANCED AND AN ALIGNMENT WAS PERFORMED. THE CONSUMER ALSO NOTICED THE STEERING WHEEL WAS NOT CENTERED PROPERLY, AND THE VEHICLE PULLED TO THE RIGHT.

MY CAR DISPLAYED A MESSAGE BATTERY SAVE MODE, I WAS RIDING ON THE TURNPIKE WHICH I HAD TO HURRY AND PULL OVER BECAUSE THE RADIOS DOWN, THEN THE AIR CONDITIONER, THEN THE DASH BOARD LIGHTS START APPEARING, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS CAME ON, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME NO EASY TO TURN AS IF IT WAS LOCKING. I PLACED THE CAR IN PARK THE ENTIRE CAR SHUT OFF, KEY WASN'T ABLE TO BE DETECTED NOTHING. HAD THE CAR TOWED TO MY MECHANIC SHOP HE EXPLAINED ALTERNATOR AND THAT HE WOULD ALSO CHECK THE VOLTAGE ON THE BATTERY. WHEN HE WENT TO CHECK THE BATTERY IT WAS EXTREMELY HOT WHICH HE WAS SURPRISE IT HADN'T CATCHES FIRE. OBVIOUSLY I CALLED TO SEE IF THEIR WERE ANY RECALLS RELATED TO MY VIN AND THEY SAID NO, CRAZY PART IS I'M REVIEWING ALL THE SAME PROBLEMS ON THIS SITE AND DODGE DOESN'T THINK THIS IS A RECALL ISSUE THAT'S CRAZY TO ME. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS SUDDENLY FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE HEADLIGHT HARNESS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS SCHEDULED FOR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 12V042000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM , EXTERIOR LIGHTING , SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,000.