2011 Dodge Charger complaints

NOTICED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE LOW BEAM HEADLAMP WAS NOT LIGHTING. INSTALLED A NEW LAMP WITH THE SAME CURRENT AND POWER SPECS. WITH LESS THAN 4 HOURS ON THE NEW LAMP IT ALSO FAILED TO LIGHT. REMOVED THE LAMP AND FOUND THE CONNECTOR SHELL/HOUSING CHARRED AND BRITTLE. CONTACTS ON ONE SIDE OF THE CONNECTOR AND BOTH THE ORIGINAL AND REPLACEMENT LAMPS WERE DISCOLORED BY INTENSE HEAT. EVIDENTLY, THE CONNECTOR CONTACT WAS NOT PROVIDING A SOLID CONNECTION WITH THE LAMP TERMINALS, AND THE HIGH RESISTANCE CONNECTION RESULTED IN OVERHEATING AND MELTING OF THE CONNECTOR, A DEALER SERVICE ADVISOR INFORMED ME THAT THIS IS A KNOWN, ONGOING PROBLEM FOR WHICH THE SOLUTION IS TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE WIRING HARNESS AT THE OWNER'S EXPENSE. RESEARCH INDICATED THAT THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN ACKNOWLEDGED BY CHRYSLER, BUT ONLY POLICE VEHICLES HAVE BEEN RECALLED. TO AVOID SPENDING HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS TO HAVE THE ENTIRE HARNESS REPLACED, THE ORIGINAL CONNECTOR HAS BEEN REMOVED AND A REPLACEMENT CONNECTOR INSTALLED. WHETHER "NEW" HARNESSES INSTALLED TO FIX THE PROBLEM USE THE SAME INADEQUATE CONNECTORS IS UNKNOWN. *TR

I CURRENTLY OWN A 2011 DODGE CHARGER AND I GOT INTO MY CAR AND NOTICED THAT ALL OF THE LIGHTS WERE ON IN THE DASH BOARD FROM THE WIND SHIELD WIPERS, POWER STEERING SERVICE LIGHT WAS FLASHING, BRAKE LIGHTS I MEAN EVERY LIGHT WAS ON. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER BECAUSE I PURCHASED THE CAR DECEMBER 2012 AND I REMEMBER THE DEALER SAYING THAT I HAD THE PREVIOUS OWNERS WARRANTY BUT TO FIND OUT I ONLY HAD THE POWER TRAIN WARRANTY AND WAS TOLD THAT I HAD TO PAY $120.00 JUST FOR A DIAGNOSTIC. MY HUSBAND WAS FURIOUS AND TOOK THE CAR TO ANOTHER SHOP AND THEY STATED THAT THE CAR JUST NEEDED FUSES WHEN ALL OF THE FUSES WERE REPLACED ALL OF THE LIGHTS WENT OFF BUT THE POWER STEERING WENT ALL THE WAY OUT SO NOW I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO DRIVE MY CAR UNTIL I CAN GET THE MONEY TO SEE WHAT IS WRONG WITH THE POWER STEERING IT IS UNFORTUNATE THAT MY CAR HAS BEEN SITTING UP FOR 2 MONTHS NOW. A FAIRLY NEW CAR AND I AM HAVING THESE PROBLEMS THIS IS JUST CRAZY I CHECK THE DODGE WEBSITE FOR RECALLS AND I DIDN'T SEE ANYTHING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE PASSENGER'S SIDE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT BULB FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE WIRING FOR THE LIGHT ASSEMBLY WAS MELTED. AS A RESULT, ALL OF THE WIRING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 68,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE EXTERIOR LIGHTS STOP WORKING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND THE TECHNICIAN STATED THE WIRING HARNESS WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 43,000.

DRIVER SIDE LOW BEAM LIGHT WENT OUT. TRIED REPLACING THE BULB, WHICH WAS MUCH MORE DIFFICULT THAN ANTICIPATED SO, DECIDED TO TAKE IT TO THE DODGE DEALER I PURCHASED THE CAR FROM. RECEIVED A CALL FROM THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT ONLY TO BE TOLD THAT IT WAS NOT THE BULB BUT WAS THE ENTIRE WIRING MECHANISM AND THE WIRES HAD "MELTED". I HAVE BEEN A LOYAL DODGE CUSTOMER FOR MANY YEAR, DESPITE MANY DIFFICULTIES WITH OTHER DODGE MODELS. MOST RECENT, THIS HEADLIGHT ISSUE, NOT COVERED UNDER ANY RECALL (EVEN AFTER READING ALL THESE COMPLAINTS) AND I AM OVER MY 36,000 MILE WARRANTY, I AM EXTREMELY DISAPPOINTED IN CHRYSLER! NOT ONLY BECAUSE OF THE COST OF THIS REPAIR, BUT NOW I WORRY THAT IF THE HEAT IS ENOUGH TO MELT THE WIRES, WHAT HAPPENS THE NEXT TIME I AM DRIVING AND THE WIRES ACTUALLY CATCH FIRE? GUESS CHRYSLER WILL ISSUE A RECALL ONCE SOMEONE IS SEVERELY INJURED OR WORSE CASE DEAD BECAUSE OF THIS ISSUE! *TR

DRIVERS SIDE LOW BEAM WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. WHILE CHANGING THE BULB, I NOTICED THAT THE CONNECTOR AND BULB WERE MELTED, BLACK, AND BRITTLE. THE NEW BULB LASTED TWO DAYS BEFORE IT WENT OUT. CONTACTED DODGE ABOUT THE RECALL ON DODGE CHARGER POLICE VEHICLES, BUT VIN SPECIFIC RECALL DOES NOT COVER MY VEHICLE. NOW I'M FORCED TO GET THE HARNESS REPAIRED AT MY OWN EXPENSE. DOES NOT SEEM RIGHT THAT THERE ARE SO MANY OTHERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM, BUT DODGE IS NOT FIXING THE PROBLEM??? *TR

2011 DODGE CHARGER DRIVERS SIDE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT WENT OUT DURING LOW VISIBILITY, FURTHER INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE WIRING HARNESS LEADING UP TO THE BULB OVERHEATED AND IS RESULTING IN INTERMITTENT OPERATION. IT IS SOMETIMES POSSIBLE TO MANUALLY MOVE WIRES TO GET THE HEADLIGHT BACK ON BUT EVENTUALLY IT GOES BACK OUT. HEAD LIGHT HAS BEEN REPLACED A COUPLE OF TIMES BUT THIS IS NOT THE ROOT CAUSE, ROOT CAUSE IS SOMETHING IS CAUSING THE WIRES TO OVERHEAT. *TR

SAME AS EVERYONE ELSE. STARTED WITH HAVING TO REPLACE BOTH LIGHTBULBS MULTIPLE TIMES. DEALER SAID IT WAS WIRING HARNESS BUT NOT COVERED BY RECALL. WITHIN 6 MONTHS MAJOR CATASTROPHIC FAILURE WITH ALTERNATOR AND BATTERY, AGAIN NOT COVERED. *TR

HAVE A 2011 DODGE CHARGER THAT HEAD LIGHT WENT OUT. HAD IT REPLACED AND A FEW DAYS LATER WENT OUT AGAIN. THE NEXT DAY CAR WOULDN'T START. HAD TO HAVE CAR TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. HAD TO REPLACE ALTERNATOR AND BATTERY. COST OVER $ 800 TO GET FIXED. DON'T UNDERSTAND WITH SO MANY COMPLAINTS THAT ARE IDENTICAL WHY DODGE HASN'T HAD A RECALL. SEEN WHERE POLICE CARS HAVE BEEN RECALLED. GOING TO CONTACT AN ATTORNEY TO SEE WHAT OPTIONS I HAVE BC THIS IS JUST WRONG. *TR

PASSENGER SIDE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT KEEPS GOING OUT/FAILS TO LIGHT. THE HALOGEN LAMP AFTER BEING REPLACED FAILS THE SAME WAY. IF WIRES ARE JIGGLED, THE LIGHT OFTEN WILL GO BACK ON, BUT THEN FAILS AGAIN. THIS HAS HAPPENED REPEATEDLY. MY WIFE CONTACTED CHRYSLER 1 800 853 1403 AND THEY TOLD HER THAT THE CAR WAS NOT COVERED UNDER A RECALL. THE RECALL INVOLVED POLICE VERSIONS OF THE SAME CAR. THE SAME PROBLEM APPEARS TO BE HAPPENING IN CIVILIAN VERSIONS AS WELL. OUR LOCAL DEALERSHIP IS PLEADING "IGNORANCE" AND WANTS TO CHARGE US TO REPAIR WHAT IS OBVIOUSLY AS DESIGN/ENGINEERING DEFECT. WHAT IS SCARY IS THE DEFECT IN POLICE CARS ALSO NOTES A TIE-IN TO A FUSE BOX AND CONTROL PANELS THAT COULD RESULT IN A CRASH. THIS VEHICLE ONLY HAS BETWEEN 12,000 TO 13,000 MILES ON IT AS OF TODAY'S DATE. MY WIFE IS ABSOLUTELY AFRAID TO DRIVE THE CAR AT NIGHT. THE 2011 DODGE CHARGER POSES A DANGEROUS PROBLEM TO PUBLIC SAFETY, NOT ONLY FOR THE DRIVER AND PASSENGERS, BUT ALSO TO OTHER PEOPLE AND PROPERTY THAT MIGHT GET HIT IN A CRASH. WHY DO PEOPLE HAVE TO DIE BEFORE THINGS LIKE THIS GET SERIOUS ATTENTION? CHRYSLER LLC SHOULD BE ASHAMED OF ITSELF FOR NOT STEPPING UP. *TR

TL-THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH THE HEADLIGHT WERE ACTIVATED, THE SUDDENLY THE PASSENGER'S SIDE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO INFORMED THAT THE HEADLIGHT WIRING HARNESS OVERHEATED AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THERE WAS A RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 12V042000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM , EXTERIOR LIGHTING , SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC) AND THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 64,000. JS

GOT PULLED OVER BY POLICE FOR HAVING RIGHT FRONT HEADLIGHT OUT. DID SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND THAT THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE WIRING HARNESS. SURE ENOUGH, WHEN I WIGGLED THE WIRE, THE LIGHT CAME ON, SO THE BULB IS GOOD BUT THE WIRING IS BAD. SEEMS THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM, DODGE SHOULD BE TAKING CARE OF THIS. *TR

MY LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS HAVE WENT OUT OVER 5 TIMES THIS YEAR. I REPLACED THE LIGHT AT MY EXPENSE EVERY TIME. I TOOK MY CAR TO A CAR SHOP TO HAVE THE HEADLIGHTS REPLACED ONLY TO FIND OUT THE BULB HARNESSES WERE BURNT UP. I TOOK MY CAR TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THE BURNT UP BULB HARNESSES REPLACED BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT THE REMEDY IS AND I WAS TOLD MY CAR COULD NOT BE FIXED WITH OUT PAYMENT. THEY STATED THAT THE RECALL WAS FOR A DIFFERENT CAR. MY VIN # ONLY SHOWED THE ABS/ESC, DOOR HANDLE, AND AIRBAG HARNESS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. FROM THE LOOK OF IT OTHER PEOPLE ARE HAVING THIS SAME ISSUE. CHRYSLER NEEDS TO BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE TO CORRECT THIS ISSUE. THE ISSUE OCCURRED DUE TO THE ABS/ESC SYSTEM WHICH WAS RECALLED. *TR

RIGHT LOW BEAM HAS GONE OUT THREE TIMES OVER THE PAST THREE MONTHS. AFTER FURTHER REVIEW OF THE WIRING CONNECTOR THAT HOLDS THE BULB, THE CONNECTOR IS MELTED AND WILL NO LONGER ILLUMINATE A BULB. AFTER CALLING CHRYSLER'S RECALL TO INQUIRE AS TO IF THEY WILL FIX THE ISSUE, BECAUSE THERE IS A SIMILAR RECALL FOR THE POLICE ONLY MODELS, I WAS TOLD NO. I WILL HAVE TO PAY OUT OF POCKET TO HAVE THE ENTIRE HARNESS AND WIRING REPLACED. THIS IS A DESIGN DEFECT THAT CHRYSLER/DODGE WILL NOT TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR. DUE TO THE HEADLIGHT BEING OUT, I CAN BARELY DRIVE MY CAR. I AM UNABLE TO DRIVE MY CAR AT NIGHT FOR FEAR OF HAVING NO VISIBILITY OR A COLLISION. THE RECALL THAT WAS SENT WAS M01, HOWEVER CHRYSLER STATES THAT THIS RECALL IS ONLY APPLICABLE TO 2011-2012 POLICE VEHICLES. *TR

MY DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT WENT OUT SO I REPLACED BOTH BULBS WITH HID LIGHTS AND THE NEXT DAY THE SAME LIGHT WENT OUT THEN THE OTHER ONE FLICKERED THEN TURNED OFF. I ENDED UP DRIVING HOME USING MY HIGH BEAMS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE PASSENGER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT FAILED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE CHANGING THE LIGHT BULB, SHE NOTICED THAT THE PASSENGER'S SIDE HEAD LIGHT HARNESS WAS MELTED. THE CONTACTED REPLACED THE LIGHT BULB BUT THE REPAIR DID NOT REMEDY THE DEFECT. THE CONTACT CALLED THE LOCAL DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT DID NOT CONTACT THE MANUFACTURER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 57,617.

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY ON MY WAY TO WORK.I STOPPED FOR A RED LIGHT AND A CAR CAME FROM BEHIND AND HIT ME.THE CAR WAS TRAVEL AROUND 60MPH,AND THE ACCIDENT CAUSED MY CAR TO BE TOTALED MY AIR BAGS NEVER CAME OUT CAUSING PAIN ALL DOWN MY LOWER BACK AND NECK. *TR

STARTED LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT BURNT OUT. REPLACED IT AND IT WENT OUT AGAIN, ONLY TO NOTICE THAT THE HARNESS IS STARTING TO MELT. PRETTY FRUSTRATING. *TR

WIRE HARNESS TO DRIVERS SIDE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT HAS MELTED. SEEMS LIKE A COMMON PROBLEM W/ THIS MAKE, MODEL, AND YEAR OF THIS VEHICLE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE ERRONEOUSLY DECELERATED THEN THE BATTERY SAVING, ABS, AND TRACTION CONTROL WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE BATTERY AND THE ALTERNATOR WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,400.

MULTIPLE INCIDENTS OF HEADLAMP BURNING OUT IN RAPID SUCCESSION. REPLACED EACH TIME WITH NEW ONLY TO HAPPEN AGAIN. WIRES ON HARNESS FOR HEADLAMP ARE MELTING, CAUSING BURNOUT. DEALER WANTS TO CHARGE TO REPLACE "HEADLAMP ASSEMBLY" (PN 57010411AE/AC/AD), BUT THERE IS A RECALL ON POLICE MODELS FOR THIS EXACT ISSUE UNDER CHRYSLER M01 RECALL/NHTSA RECALL 12V042000. CHRYSLER SAYS RECALL COMPLETE AND REFUSES TO FIX FOR FREE, BUT OBVIOUSLY THOSE PREVIOUSLY RECALLED VEHICLES WEREN'T THE ONLY ONES AFFECTED AS EVIDENCED BY OTHER COMPLAINTS HERE. I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO SPEND NEARLY $500 TO REPAIR A KNOWN ISSUE ON A TWO YEAR OLD VEHICLE. *TR

LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT WENT OUT. CHANGED IT AND THE VERY NEXT DAY WENT OUT AGAIN. LOOKED TO SEE THE HARNESS WAS BURNT. HIGH BEAMS WORK FINE. CHECKED TO SEE IF IT HAD A RECALL, CHRYSLER SAID NO. WILL BE CONTACTING MY LAWYER SINCE I'VE NOTICED EVERYONE HAS BEEN HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. I THINK EVERY DODGE CHARGER WILL HAVE THIS PROBLEM AND THERE ARE TOO MANY FOR THEM TO RECALL, SO THEY ARE GOING TO GET A GANG OF $ OFF OF REPAIRS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT STOPPED ILLUMINATING. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE BULB BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT ALSO STOPPED ILLUMINATING. THE FAILURE RECURRED THREE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE BULB HARNESS CONNECTOR WAS MELTED. THERE WAS A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V042000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM , EXTERIOR LIGHTING , SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC) HOWEVER, THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 46,000.

DRIVING HOME FROM SCHOOL WHEN I SMELLED HOT WHAT SEEMED TO BE WIRE COATING MELTING. THE PASSENGER LIGHT WENT OUT, SO I FOUND A PARTS STORE AND PURCHASED A NEW LIGHT PUT IT IN SAW THAT THE WIRING CONNECTOR TO THE LIGHT WAS BLACK AND CRISPY, TOOK NOTE, ONE DAY LATER THE BULB WENT OUT AGAIN, THIS TIME I OPENED THE HOOD LOOKED AT THE LIGHT AND IT WAS BURNED TO A CRISP, TOOK THE BULB OUT AND THE WIRE CONNECTION WAS MELTED BEYOND REPAIR AND THE LIGHT CASING WAS COMPLETELY BURNED OUT. THE WIRE CONNECTION HAD BARE WIRE MELTED OUTER INSULATION WAS MELTED RIGHT OFF OF THE WIRE. I TOOK THE BULB OUT AND STARTED LOOKING AT WHY. I AM NOT HAPPY TO SEE THE ISSUE, I HAVE HAD MY NEW TO ME CAR FOR ONLY A MONTH, WILL THIS BE AN EXPENSIVE FIX OR WILL DODGE HELP FIX IT ? *TR

BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY AND NOTICED DRIVER SIDE LOW BEAM WAS OUT. TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME TO REPLACE THE BULB. BOUGHT THE BULB AND APPROX. 4 DAYS LATER LOW BEAM WAS OUT AGAIN ALONG WITH THE A/C GOING IN AND OUT. TOOK IT BACK AND WAS TOLD THIS TIME THAT IT WAS FAULTY WIRING IN THE HARNESS AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE IT HAD MELTED, WHICH IS THE SAME ISSUE THAT WAS REPAIRED IN JUNE 2012 DUE TO THE RECALL. REPLACED THE HARNESS AND ON THE SAME DAY OF PAYMENT AND RETRIEVING THE CAR, THE PASSENGER SIDE FOG LIGHT WAS OUT. OBVIOUSLY BY THIS POINT I WAS EXTREMELY DISAPPOINTED WITH THIS PROBLEM AS THIS WAS THE 4TH VISIT. TOOK IT BACK A 5TH TIME FOR THE FOG LIGHT. THEY REPLACED THE BULB AND AFTER 2 DAYS THE OTHER FOG LIGHT SHORTED OUT. ABSOLUTELY FED UP WITH THE PROBLEM I DECIDED TO TAKE THE CAR TO A DIFFERENT DODGE DEALERSHIP. UPON DIAGNOSTIC I'M TOLD THAT MY POWER DISTRIBUTION CENTER IS MELTED AND FUSES ARE CRACKED HENCE THE PROBLEM WITH THE A/C AND FOG LIGHTS SHORTING OUT. I'VE RESEARCHED THE PROBLEMS I'M HAVING WITH THE CAR ONLY TO FIND OUT THAT IT IS A COMMON THEME AMONGST THE SAME YEAR MODEL OF MY CAR AND WAS EVEN TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP THAT THE PROBLEMS WERE ONLY RECALLED IN POLICE VEHICLES UNDER CODE M01. I WAS ALSO TOLD THAT IF THE PROBLEM ISN'T FIXED IT COULD LEAD TO THE VEHICLE BEING COMPLETELY UNABLE TO START. AFTER DEALING WITH HEADQUARTERS AND 2 DEALERSHIPS I'M BEING TOLD THAT I'M OUT OF WARRANTY AT 55,000 MILES AND THE REPAIR IS $984. THE DEALE

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LOW BEAM HEAD LIGHTS SUDDENLY FAILED WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL MECHANIC TO HAVE THE LIGHT BULB REPLACED HOWEVER, THE BULBS FAILED WEEKS LATER. THE LOW BEAMS BULBS ALSO FAILED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER, WHO STATED THAT THE LOW BEAM HARNESS WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT DID NOT HAVE THE LOW BEAM HARNESS REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 57,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE FAILURE BECAME A PERMANENT OCCURRENCE OVER A PERIOD OF TIME. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT BOTH THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAG WIRING HARNESSES WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 13V118000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT WIRING HARNESS HAS MELTED CAUSING THE LIGHT TO NOT WORK. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE NOW. I NOTICED THERE IS A RECALL BUT ONLY ON THE POLICE CARS. WHY ONLY POLICE CARS? THE PEOPLE WHO HAVE PAID FOR THESE VEHICLES WITH THEIR HARD EARNED MONEY DESERVE THE SAME TREATMENT. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THESE VEHICLES. THE RECALL NEEDS TO BE EXPANDED TO ALL CHARGERS IN THAT YEAR NOT JUST POLICE CARS. DODGE NEEDS TO CONSIDER ALL OF THEIR CUSTOMERS IN THIS ISSUE. *TR

ON MY DAILY ROUTINE HOME, OUT OF THE BLUE, MY ESC LIGHT COMES ON. IMMEDIATELY IM CONCERNED AND NOTICE SOME LOSS OF POWER. NO LESS THAN A MINUTE LATER MY ABS LIGHT COMES ON AS WELL! SO I PULL OVER AND SHUT OFF THE CAR AND THEN CUT IT BACK ON, NO LUCK. THE CAR STARTS BUT THE ENGINE WON'T CUT ON AND BOTH LIGHTS ARE STILL ON. SO I CUT IT OFF AGAIN AND WAIT A FEW THEN ATTEMPT TO CUT IT ON AGAIN AND IT GETS WORSE! THE CAR READS "NO KEY DETECTED" AND THEN COMPLETELY SHUTS OFF. SO I IMMEDIATELY ASSUME THE BATTERY IS DEAD AND CALL MY BROTHER FOR A JUMP. HE COMES AND JUMPS ME AND NO SUCCESS. THE DRIVER INFO STILL READS "NO KEY DETECTED". SO NOW IM LEFT WONDERING WHAT'S GONE WRONG. I HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR SERVICE AND NOTICE THAT THIS VEHICLE HAS ALREADY BEEN SERVICED FOR AN ESC/ABS LIGHT RECALL BACK IN MAY OF 2012. SO THIS LEADS ME TO BELIEVE THAT THIS IS A SERIOUS ELECTRICAL ISSUE. LIKE SOME OTHER OWNERS I TOO ALSO HAVE A BURNT OUT PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHTS WIRING AND DEFINITELY EXPRESSED MY CONCERNS IF THAT COULD BE CAUSING AN UNEVEN POWER DISTRIBUTION. ITS SO DISAPPOINTING. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME IN 3 MONTHS MY CAR HAS BEEN BROUGHT IN FOR MAJOR SERVICE. FRANKLY I NO LONGER FEEL CONFIDENT BEHIND THE WHEEL OF MY VEHICLE. WINTER IS FAST APPROACHING AND DON'T WANT TO GET STUCK ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WITH NO POWER AND NO HEAT. MINOR ISSUES ARE ONE THING BUT MAJOR ISSUES ON A LATE MODEL CAR IS ALARMING. IM CERTAINLY NOT HAPPY AND REALLY AM AT THE TIPPING POINT OF SURRENDERIN

DRIVING AT DUSK. NOTICED PASSENGER SIDE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT WAS OUT. CHECKED IT THE NEXT DAY AND FOUND WIRING JUMPER HAD GOTTEN HOT AND BEGAN TO MELT. SAME EXACT PROBLEM I HAD WITH THE DRIVERS SIDE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT 4 MONTHS PRIOR. HAD TO HAVE WIRING HARNESS REPLACED.

BAD DRIVER SIDE LOW BEAM HARNESS. BULB NEEDS TO BE REPLACED EVERY FEW WEEKS BECAUSE OF IT. THIS MODEL SHOULD BE RECALLED FOR FIX. I HAVE OVER 36000 MILES NOW AND IT IS NOT COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY. *TR

I HAVE REPLACED THE PASSENGER HEADLIGHT BULB 6 TIMES IN THE YEAR I HAVE OWNED THE CAR. OBVIOUSLY IT IS NOT THE BULBS, NOR IS IT A FUSE. FACTORY WARRANTY JUST RAN OUT ON THE CAR. BEFORE WHEN I WOULD REPLACE A BULB THE LIGHT WOULD WORK FINE. BUT AS THE LIGHT WOULD GO OUT SOONER AND SOONER EVERYTIME IT SEEMS AFTER I WOULD REPLACE IT. THIS LAST TIME I REPLACED IT, IT WORKED BUT WAS OUT BYT HE TIME I GOT HOME FROM THE AUTO PARTS STORE. I DID NOTICE IT COMING ON AND GOING OFF WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGH WAY. HOWEVER 95% OF THE TIME THE PASSENGER SIDE LOW BEAM LIGHT DOES NOT COME ON. *TR

WIRING HARNESS ON LOW BEAM PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT FAILED (SHORTED OUT), CAUSING VISIBILITY ISSUES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HAVING THE VEHICLE SERVICED ROUTINELY, THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE WIRING FOR THE HEADLIGHTS WAS MELTED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

THE PASSENGER SIDE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT APPEARED TO HAVE BURNED OUT. THIS WAS NOT THE CASE. THE HEADLAMP HARNESS FOR THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT BECAME SO HOT IT MELTED AND BEGAN SMOKING. THIS IS AN APPARENT SERIOUS PROBLEM IN THIS YEAR MODEL. THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS AND THE ONLY RECALL IS FOR POLICE VEHICLES. THE REST OF US HAVE TO FORK MONEY OUT OF POCKET TO FIX A CLEAR AND APPARENT MANUFACTURING DEFECT AND MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. THIS HAPPENED TO ME WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON AN UNLIT ROADWAY AFTER DARK. MY HEADLIGHT WENT OUT AND BEGAN SMOKING. I HAD TO PULL OVER AND DISASSEMBLE MY HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY TO KEEP IT FROM SMOKING. *TR

HEADLIGHT HARNESS BURNS OUT THE BULBS. THIS ISSUE WAS PART OF THE CHRYSLER M10 RECALL. THE RECALL WAS DONE ON MY VEHICLE BUT THE ISSUE CONTINUES. I WAS ALSO CHARGED HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS FOR A NEW HEADLIGHT HARNESS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH THE HEADLIGHTS WERE ACTIVATED. THE PASSENGER'S SIDE HEADLIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE WITHOUT WARNING AND THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR WAS IT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 32,000.

LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT ON THE DRIVER SIDE IS OUT. I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP TO FIND OUT THEY HAD 4 DODGE CHARGES IN ON THAT VERY SAME DAY DUE TO THE SAME ISSUE. I WAS ADVISED IT MAY NOT BE THE BULB BUT THE HARNESS AND WIRING. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT CONFIRMED IT WAS THE HARNESS AND WIRES. HE SHOWED ME THE FRIED WIRES AND ADVISED THERE IS A RECALL FOR THE 2011 CHARGERS FOR THE VERY SAME ISSUE BUT IT'S ONLY FOR POLICE VEHICLES. IF THE PRODUCT IS BAD OR IMPROPERLY PUT TOGETHER THE RECALL SHOULD BE FOR EVERYONE NOT ONLY FOR POLICE VEHICLES. I HAVE SEEN OTHER COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS SAME ISSUE AND SOME PEOPLE HAVE DOCUMENTED THAT THIS ISSUE HAS CAUSED FIRES IN THEIR VEHICLES DUE TO FAULTY WIRING. THIS SHOULD BE A SAFETY ISSUE FOR EVERYONE. PLEASE MAKE THIS A RECALL FOR ALL VEHICLES NOT ONLY FOR POLICE VEHICLES. *TR

DRIVER-SIDE LOW BEAM BULB APPEARED TO BE BURNED OUT - TOOK TO DEALER AND THEY FOUND THE WIRING HARNESS WAS BURNED (JUST AS DESCRIBED IN RECALL M05 FOR POLICE VEHICLES) AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. I REALLY WISH THEY HAD REPLACED BOTH SIDES SINCE THEY HAD IT ALL APART (HAVE TO TAKE BUMPER OFF TO GET TO HEADLIGHTS WHICH IS ANOTHER SAD STORY) - THEY COVERED THIS FIX BUT ONLY BECAUSE I HAD VEHICLE ON EXTENDED WARRANTY THIS SHOULD BE A PASSENGER VEHICLE RECALL TOO. NOW I HAVE TO WAIT AROUND FOR IT TO HAPPEN TO PASSENGER- SIDE (OR TO DRIVER SIDE AGAIN, SINCE CAUSE OF HARNESS MELTING SEEMS LIKELY TO BE SOMETHING DEEPER THAN JUST THE HARNESS/WIRING ITSELF - VOLTAGE REGULATION OR ??? I DON'T KNOW, BUT REPLACING IT WITH THE EXACT SAME PART DOESN'T SEEM LIKE A PERMANENT SOLUTION). *TR

THE LOW BEAM HEADLAMPS HAD A SHORTAGE IN THE WIRING HARNESS. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE PASSENGER SIDE AND THREE MONTHS LATER THE DRIVER SIDE STARTED SHORTING OUT WITH THE SAME ISSUE. A FRIEND OF MINE HAD THE SAME EXACT ISSUE IN A BRAND NEW 2011 CHARGER AND REPLACED BOTH LAMPS IN A SIMILAR FASHION. I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP THAT THIS ISSUE WAS A PROBLEM FOR A FEW MORE CUSTOMERS. IT IS A RECALL FOR A POLICE CHARGER, BUT NOT A REGULAR CHARGER. *TR

THE HEADLIGHT JUMPER ASSEMBLY MELTED AND BEGAN SMOKING ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. THE PASSENGER SIDE DID THE SAME THING AT 35600 MILES. THERE IS A RECALL FOR THE POLICE MODEL, BUT NOT THE STANDARD MODEL. BELIEVE IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND SHOULD BE HANDED BY THE DODGE CORPORATION. *TR

THE LOW BEAM HEADLAMPS OF SOME VEHICLES COULD FAIL DUE TO AN OVERHEATED BULB HARNESS CONNECTOR. MY VEHICLE 2011 DODGE CHARGER HAS THIS PROBLEM AND CHRYSLER HAS A RECALL BUT NOT FOR MY VEHICLE. I CALLED CHRYSLER CUSTOMER SERVICE WITHOUT ANY HELP TO FIX THIS IN MY VEHICLE. I WANT CHRYSLER TO FIX THIS PROBLEM IN ALL DODGE VEHICLES NOT JUST CERTAIN VEHICLES. YOU CAN FIND THIS ON THEIR WEBSITE FOR RECALLS. CHRYSLER IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2011 AND 2012 DODGE CHARGER POLICE VEHICLES. CONSEQUENCES: THIS COULD LEAD TO LOSS OF VISIBILITY AND/OR BRAKING ABILITY, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH. REMEDY: CHRYSLER WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE HEADLAMP JUMPER HARNESSES AND RELOCATE THE ABS/ESC SYSTEM FUSE WITHIN THE POWER DISTRIBUTION CENTER, FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON APRIL 2, 2012. OWNERS MAY CONTACT CHRYSLER AT 1-800-853-1403. POTENTIAL UNITS AFFECTED: 9137 READ MORE: HTTP://WWW.MOTORTREND.COM/CARS/2011/DODGE/CHARGER/RECALLS/#IXZZ2XHDWVQRG. *TR

I WAS DRIVING GOING ABOUT 40MPH AND MY RADIO AND AIR START GOING ON AND OFF BY IT SELF THEN I START HEARING A WINING NOISE AND ALL THE WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON DASH AND CAR SHUT DOWN I TRIED TO START IT AND NOTHING INFO SAID KEY NOT DETECTED I CHANGED BATTERY IN REMOTE AND GOT A JUMP AN HOUR LATER SOME THING WHAT CAUSES THIS PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THE DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THE HEADLIGHT CONNECTOR MELTED DUE TO OVERHEATING AND HAD TO BE REPLACED ALONG WITH THE WIRING HARNESS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED, THE BATTERY SAVER MODE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE ALTERNATOR AND BATTERY WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V042000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING , SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC) AND WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED FOR THE RECENT FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 41,000. *TR

DRIVER'S SIDE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT STOPPED WORKING. NO POWER IS GOING TO THE LOW BEAM BULB. THERE IS A RECALL ON 2011 AND 2012 POLICE DODGE CHARGER FOR THE SAME ISSUE BUT THERE IS NOT ONE FOR THE EVERYDAY CONSUMER. THIS IS OUTRAGEOUS. IT SEEMS AS THOUGH DODGE DOES NOT CARE FOR THE CONSUMER. NOT SURE WHY WHEN THEY MAKE MOST OF THEIR MONEY OFF OF NORMAL, EVERYDAY PEOPLE. THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE. IT IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE AROUND WITH ONE HEADLIGHT WORKING. *TR

PASSENGER HEADLIGHT DIDN'T COME ON. WENT TO REPLACE BULB NOTICED THE BULB AND CONNECTING WIRING HAD SERIOUS BURN MARKS ON THEM. *TR

PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT WIRING HARNESS SHORTED AND MELTED HEADLIGHT WIRING HARNESS CAUSING SMOKE AND EXCESSIVE HEAT, IF LEFT THE VEHICLE WOULD HAVE CAUGHT FIRE. *TR

ALTERNATOR SHORTED OUT, CAUSING CAR TO STOP RUNNING WHILE DRIVING. SHORT IN ALTERNATOR ALSO RUINED BATTERY. *TR

WIRING HARNESS ON LOW BEAM PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT FAILED (SHORTED OUT), CAUSING VISIBILITY ISSUES WHILE DRIVING. THIS SAME ISSUE HAS OCCURRED ON THE CHARGER POLICE CARS AND DODGE HAS ISSUED A RECALL FOR THEM, BUT THE PASSENGER CARS ARE NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. *TR