2011 Dodge Charger complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 DODGE CHARGER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, A WHINING NOISE WAS HEARD COMING FROM THE ENGINE AREA AND SMOKE CAME OUT OF THE VENTS. THE CONTACT TURNED THE ENGINE OFF TO CHECK UNDER THE HOOD. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE ALTERNATOR WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AND THE FAILURE WAS REMEDIED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V634000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME DEFECT LISTED IN THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 37,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 DODGE CHARGER. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING AND THE ABS AND TRACTION WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS A BURNING SMELL AND THE RADIO FAILED TO OPERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ALTERNATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V634000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,087.

KEY IGNITION. *TR

MIL LIGHT CAME ON STARTING FLASHES LOST POWER WHILE I'M DRIVING TOOK IT THE DEALERSHIP THEY CAN'T FIND WHAT'S WRONG ... LIGHT WILL GO AWAY AND COME BACK REPEAT THE SAME EXACT THING ...BOTH FOG LIGHTS ARE COMPLETELY OUT CHANGE THE BULBS STILL OUT HAVE TO BE WIRING OVER HEATING. *TR

SITTING AT A STOP LIGHT, MY DASHBOARD FLASHED BATTERY SAVER. I THOUGHT IT WAS MAYBE MY KEY FAB SINCE I WASN'T HAVING ANY OTHER ISSUES. WHEN I GOT HOME, I TRIED TO LOCK AND SET THE ALARM WITH THE KEY FAB AND IT WOULDN'T WORK. I TRIED LOCKING MY DOORS MANUALLY, AND IT WOULDN'T WORK THAT WAY EITHER. FINALLY AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS (AND THINKING FOR SURE IT WAS THE KEY FAB) THE CAR LOCKED MANUALLY. MY HUSBAND TOOK THE CAR OUT THE NEXT DAY TO TEST IT AND HEARD A WHINING FROM UNDER THE HOOD AND SAID BATTERY SAVER WAS FLASHED ON THE SCREEN AS WELL, AFTER HE CHANGED THE KEY FAB BATTERY. HE LOOKED UNDER THE HOOD AND SAID HE THINKS IT IS THE ALTERNATOR. DID SOME RESEARCH THE NEXT DAY AND FOUND OUT THERE IS A RECALL ON ALTERNATOR DUE TO BE ANNOUNCED ON 11/29/14. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 DODGE CHARGER. WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE BATTERY SENSOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED, STRONG BURNING FUMES EMITTED FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE, AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS NOT ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE DUE TO THE SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V634000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,500.

WHILE DRIVING MY 2011 DODGE CHARGER ON THE HIGHWAY GOING ABOUT 55MPH, I STARTED TO HEAR A WHINY OR HISSING NOISE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD I CONTINUED TO DRIVE TO MY DESTINATION AND ALL OF A SUDDEN A BATTERY SAVER MODE LIGHT CAME ON THE BRAKES GOT REALLY HARD TO CONTROL THE CAR THEN IT JUST SHUTOFF . WITH THE BRAKES BEING THAT HARD TO PRESS TO CONTROL THE CAR IT WAS VERY HARD TO TRY TO PULL OVER THE SIDE OF THE RODE, I FINAL GOT THE CAR AT A COMPLETE STOP . I WAITED FOR A WHILE CAR STILL WOULDN'T START SO I HAD RELATIVE COME REMOVE THE BATTERY TO HAVE IT CHECKED AT AUTO ZONE WHICH THEY SAID THE BATTERY WAS GOOD JUST NEED A CHARGE ,THEY CHARGED THE BATTERY FOR ME WE GOT IT BACK IN THE CAR THE LONG ENOUGH FOR ME TO MAKE IT HOME. THE NEXT DAY WENT OUT TO START THE CAR STILL HEARING THE NOISE AND THE BATTERY SAVER LIGHT WAS STILL ON WAS ABLE TO DRIVE TO LOCAL PART STORE THEY CHECKED THE ALTERNATOR IT WAS NO GOOD THE GUY TOLD ME THE VOLTAGE THAT IT WAS GIVING OUT MY CAR WAS RUNNING ONLY OFF BATTERY SO I HAD TO RUSH BACK HOME BEFORE THE CAR SHUTDOWN AGAIN IN TRAFFIC WHICH WAS DANGEROUS TO ME AND MY UNBORN. I SPOKE WITH THE DEALERSHIP THEY TOLD ME SOUNDS LIKE MY ALTERNATOR IS BAD AND TO BRING IT IN FOR THEM TO CHECK WHICH IS $97.99+ TAX AND TOTAL REPAIRS WOULD BE AROUND 600-$750.00 WHICH IS TOTALLY UNAFFORDABLE. HE ALSO STATED ITS A KNOWN ISSUE BY CHRYSLER AND THEY WILL BEGIN A RECALL AND NOTIFY CUSTOMERS AT THE END OF NOVEMBER BUT WHEN I CALL CHRYSLER CUSTOMER SERVICE THEY HAVE NO

DRIVING FROM PHILLY TO NJ AT 2AM ON SUNDAY RIGHT BEFORE I ENTERED THE BRIDGE LOST POWER STEERING,ABS,RADIO AND BATTERY SAVER LIGHT CAME ON I HAD MY WIFE AND 3 KIDS WITH ME AFTER A MINUTE OR SO STARTED LOSING THE HEADLIGHTS . I JUST WANTED TO GET TO JERSEY SIDE AND STOP SOMEWHERE AND CALL FOR HELP. I WAS VERY LUCKY BECAUSE GOT TO RT.73 HIGHWAY AND MT.LAUREL POLICE SPOTTED ME AND HELPED ME A LOT BY TAKING US HOME SAFE. I HAD MY CAR TOWED TO THE NEAREST GARAGE AND THEY TOLD ME THE ALTERNATOR DIED SO I CALLED THE DODGE DEALERSHIP THEY SAID THAT NO DODGE CHARGERS HAD THAT PROBLEM REPORTED BEFORE I WAS "FIRST". THEY WERE SO RUDE ON THE PHONE AND SAID JUST SUCK IT UP AND PAY $790 . WELL I GOT IT FIXED NOT AT THE DEALERSHIP BUT AT THE GAS STATION MECHANIC . I ALSO PAID $150 FOR TOWING AND NOW I'M AFRAID THAT ITS GOING TO FAIL AGAIN SOON. I CALLED THE CORPORATE RIGHT AFTER I HEARD ABOUT THE RECALL AND THEY TOLD ME THAT MY VIN IT IS NOT RECALLED. THEY STILL INVESTIGATING FOR MORE VIN NUMBERS. *TR

WHILE SITTING IN A PARKING LOT MY 2011 DODGE CHARGER BATTERY LIGHT CAME ON. I TURNED MY VEHICLE OFF AND TRIED TO RE-START IT BUT NOTHING. I CALLED AAA THE TECHNICIAN TRIED TO JUMP START IT BUT MY BATTERY WOULDN'T TAKE THE CHARGE. AFTER TESTING THE BATTERY IT WAS COMPLETELY DEAD. HE TESTED THE ALTERNATOR AND SAID IT WAS SENDING 344 AMPS THROUGH THE BATTERY. SO 178.00 LATER HE HOOKED UP A NEW BATTERY TOLD ME IT WILL LAST TILL I GET HOME BUT UNHOOK IT AS SOON AS I GET HOME..THE NEXT DAY I TOOK IT TO MY DODGE DEALER WHERE THEY DETERMINED AND ALSO INFORMED ME IT WAS THE ALTERNATOR AND DODGE WAS GOING TO RECALL THEM SOON, BUT IT WILL NOT BE COVERED TILL THE RECALL WAS ANNOUNCED AT THE END OF NOVEMBER 4 WEEKS . SO I HAD TO PAY OVER 600.00 PLUS 178.00 FOR THE BATTERY. I ASKED IF I WOULD BE REIMBURSED, THEY SAID I WOULD HAVE TO TAKE THAT UP WITH CUSTOMER SUPPORT..VERY VERY UPSET.. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED AS THE BATTERY SAVING MODE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,000.

THE ALTERNATOR SUDDENLY FAILED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 DODGE CHARGER. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE BATTERY LIGHT AND ALL OF THE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE FAILURE, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000. UPDATED 12/19/14*CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED. THE VEHICLE STALLED OUT ONCE IT WAS STARTED, PRIOR TO BEING INTO GEAR. THE BATTERY SAVER MODE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. THE NEXT DAY IS WHEN THE VEHICLE HAD NO POWER. UPDATED 9/25/2015 *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2011 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BATTERY SAVER MODE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE OR DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE OIL PUMP WAS FRACTURED. THE OIL PUMP WAS REPLACED, AND THE DEALER REPROGRAMMED THE COMPUTER SYSTEM. THE TECHNICIAN ADVISED THE CONTACT TO REFRAIN FROM UTILIZING THE FEATURES OF THE VEHICLE SUCH AS THE A/C, RADIO, AND BLUETOOTH AT THE SAME TIME. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING AND THE VEHICLE STARTED SHAKING VIOLENTLY. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESTART AND WAS TOWED TO ANOTHER DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE ALTERNATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF FAILURE AND VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V634000 (ELECTRICAL). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000.

BATTERY SAVE MODE ALERT CAME ON THEN ABS LIGHT CAME ON THEN VEHICLE COMPLETELY DIED. BATTERY WILL RECHARGE THEN COMPLETELY DRAIN AFTER MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS TO START VEHICLE. HAD BATTERY CHECKED & BATTERY IS STILL GOOD. *TR

I OWN A 2011 DODGE CHARGER AND RECENTLY HAD TO REPLACE THE ALTERNATOR. THE BATTERY LIGHT SUDDENLY APPEARED FOLLOWED BY THE ABS AND SKID CONTROL LIGHTS. MY VEHICLE SHUT DOWN COMPLETELY WITHIN A MATTER OF MINUTES. I HAD NO STEERING OR BRAKE CAPABILITIES. MY REPAIR COST TO REPLACE THE ALTERNATOR WAS $813.87. IN ADDITION TO THE ALTERNATOR ISSUE, MY AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON A WEEK AGO SO I WENT ONLINE AND DISCOVERED THE AIRBAG RECALL. UPON CONTACTING CHRYSLER I WAS TOLD MY VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THIS RECALL ALTHOUGH THE DODGE DEALERSHIP CONFIRMED THIS TO BE THE SAME ISSUE /REPAIR AS STATED IN THE RECALL (AIRBAG WIRING HARNESS NEEDS REPLACING). *TR

WHILE LEAVING WALMART THE CAR STARTED TO MAKE A WHINING LOUD NOISE THAT CAME FROM UNDER THE HOOD AT THE SAME TIME MY CAR MADE A SOUND AND BATTERY SAVER MODE CAME ON. THE LIGHTS FLICKERED ABS & TRACTION LIT UP ON THE DASHBOARD. THE RADIO STOPPED PLAYING AND WOULDN'T COME BACK ON. AS I STARTED TO SLOW DOWN THE CAR STOPPED COMPLETELY. I WASN'T ABLE TO MOVE THE WHEEL AND THE BRAKES WOULDN'T WORK. I CALLED MY NCO FOR A JUMP BUT IT DIDN'T HELP. THE CAR BATTERY WAS COMPLETELY DEAD. I NOTIFIED CHRYSLER AND IS WAITING FOR A CALL BACK AS IT SEEMS THERE WILL BE A RECALL BUT IT WONT START UNTIL NOV 28. BEING IN THE ARMY I NEED TRANSPORTATION I HOPE CHRYSLER DON'T THINK I AM SUPPOSE TO GO WITHOUT A CAR UNTIL THEY START THE RECALL... THIS IS A DISGRACE, I HAD A CHEVY MAILBU FROM 2007-2012 AND IT NEVER ONCE HAD A RECALL LET ALONE 5, WORKED LIKE A CHARM! OUR NEXT FAMILY CAR WAS GOING TO BE A 2014 CHRYSLER 300 BUT NOW WE WILL BE LOOKING BACK INTO CHEVY!!! *TR

DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, LOST AL ELECTRICAL FOLLOWED BY LOSS OF POWER STEERING, WAS ABLE TO EXIT AND PARK IN A CHAIN STORE PARKING LOT. TOWED TO DEALERSHIP AND DIAGNOSED AS A BAD ALTERNATOR. THIS ALTERNATOR FAILURE ALSO CAUSED THE BATTERY TO FAIL. FORTUNATE THAT IT WAS CLOSE TO A DODGE DEALERSHIP F OR REPAIR. INVESTIGATION SHOWS THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. NEEDS TO RECALLED. *TR

VEHICLE STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET. ALL ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT APPEARED TO FAIL. UPON INSPECTING THE HOOD, THERE WAS SMOKE COMING FROM WHERE THE ALTERNATOR APPEARS TO BE. APPEARS TO BE ALTERNATOR. *TR

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY EVERY INDICATOR ON MY VEHICLE DASH LIT UP WHICH CAUSED SOME ALARM AND CONFUSION FOR HIS DRIVER. APPROXIMATELY 30 SECONDS LATER, THE RADIO COMPLETELY SHUT OFF AND THE PHONE CHARGER IN MY OUTLET PROCEEDED TO BLINK. THE RPM INDICATOR WENT UP TO 3 AND A JERKING MOTION ENSUED. I PROCEEDED DOWN THE HIGHWAY INTO A LEFT TURNING LANE SO THAT I MAY GET OFF THE HIGHWAY. FORTUNATELY, MY CAR MADE THE TURN AND MY DESTINATION WAS ONLY ABOUT 1.5 MILES FURTHER. WHILE PROCEEDING DOWN A SIDE STREET I NOTICED MY HEADLIGHTS WERE OUT, BUT WAS LUCKILY TWO HOUSES AWAY FROM MY DESTINATION AND COASTED INTO THE DRIVE, NOTICING THAT I HAD NO POWER. AFTER TURNING OFF THE CAR, I WAS UNABLE TO GET ANY ELECTRICAL RESPONSE. ALL INTERIOR LIGHTS WERE OF AND THE TRUNK WOULD NOT OPEN NOR WOULD THE CAR LOCK. I PLAN ON CONTACTING THE DEALER AS I HAVE READ SEVERAL COMPLAINTS AGAINST THE 2011 DODGE CHARGER ALTERNATOR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE BATTERY POWER SAVER AND ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AS THE RADIO FAILED. ALSO, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS CAME ON INDEPENDENTLY, THE HEADLIGHTS SHUT OFF, THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS FLASHED ON AND OFF, AND THE BRAKES HESITATED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE ALTERNATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 46,000.

WHILE DRIVING DOWN HIGHWAY 61 ON MAY 13,2014 I NOTICED MY WARNING LIGHTS COMING ON AND THEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. I HAD NO WHERE TO PULL OVER SO APPROX., 10 MILES LATER THE BATTERY SAFE MODE CAME ON AND THEN I STARTED SMELLING SOMETHING BURNING. I PULLED OVER AND CALLED TO HAVE SOMEONE TAKE MY CAR BACK TO TOWN. I THEN NEEDED TO REPLACE THE BATTERY AND ALTERNATOR BEFORE THE CAR WOULD RUN AGAIN. THEN ON 7/8/2014 THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM PROCEEDED TO HAPPEN AGAIN AD THIS TIME I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO MEINEKE WHERE THEY ENDED UP HAVING TO REPLACE THE ALTERNATOR AND BATTERY AGAIN AT ANOTHER COST OF $1,148.66 ON TOP OF THE FIRST $803.16 THAT I HAD PUT INTO THE CAR A MONTH EARLIER. THIS CAR GOT SO HOT AND YOU COULD TELL THERE WAS OBVIOUSLY AND ELECTRICAL PROBLEM BUT ALL ANYONE WOULD SAY IS THAT ITS STARTING AT THE ALTERNATOR. *TR

DRIVING AT NIGHT, ALL OF SUDDEN, SMELT A BURNING SMELL COMING THROUGH THE A/C. NEXT MORNING, WHEN I STARTED MY CAR, THE BATTERY SAVER LIGHT CAME ON. DROVE TO WORK AND PARKED. WHEN I CAME BACK ON LUNCH BREAK, THE POWER SAVER LIGHT, ABS LIGHT, SEAT BELT LIGHT, AND TRACTION LIGHT CAME ON DASH BOARD, AND CAR SHUT DOWN. HAD TO GET TOWED TO DODGE DEALERSHIP. BAD ALTERNATOR. COST TO REPLACE $804.00. DODGE CONSUMER ASSISTANCE STATED THAT DODGE WOULD NOT COVER THE COST OF THE ALTERNATOR OF MY 2011 DODGE CHARGER. THIS IS APPARENTLY A MANUFACTURER DEFAULT. NEVER BUYING ANOTHER DODGE AGAIN. THIS IS MY 6TH TIME HAVING THIS CAR IN THE SHOP, AFTER OWNING IT FOR 2.7 YEARS. WHEN THE HEAD LIGHT WENT OUT, DODGE STATED THEY WOULDN'T REPLACE IT, SO HAD TO PAY OVER $500.00 OUT OF POCKET FOR REPLACEMENT. THEN GOT A RECALL, AND DODGE ONLY REIMBURSED HALF OF MY OUT OF POCKET. *TR

ON TUESDAY (10/7/14)NIGHT I WAS DRIVING THE CAR AND THE RADIO STOP WORKING AND THEN I GOT THE MESSAGE OF BATTERY SAVE MODE, NEXT DAY CAR BROKE DOWN IT DIDN'T WANNA START GOOD THING I WAS NOT DRIVING SO, NOW IM STUCK WITH A $750 DOLLAR BILL THANKS DODGE *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AS THE BATTERY SAVER WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ALTERNATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V634000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 39,000.

WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON A MAIN STREET MY CAR STALLED AND I SMELLED SMOKE, MY DOORS AUTOMATICALLY LOCKED AND I HAD SMELLED SMOKE, I FREAKED OUT AND TOOK MY KEYLESS REMOTE BATTERY OUT AND PUT BACK IN ANY MY DOORS UNLOCKED, SO I GOT MYSELF AND KIDS OUT ASAP, I HAD TO CALL A TOW TRUCK AND THEY TOWED MY CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP, THERE THEY DIAGNOSED THAT IT WAS THE ALTERNATOR, I HAD TO BUY ONE WHICH WAS $500 OR A LITTLE MORE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V101000 (ELECTRICAL). HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 DODGE CHARGER. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE RADIO FAILED, THE VEHICLE STALLED, AND THE ABS INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. AFTER THE FAILURE, A SMALL AMOUNT OF SMOKE EMITTED FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE ALTERNATOR AND BATTERY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 51,243.

* CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON, LOSS OF POWER AS IF IN NEUTRAL (AT), MOVED SHIFTER FROM D TO N AND BACK TO D. SHIFTED GEARS STRANGELY, HIGH RPM WITHOUT SHIFTING TO NEXT GEAR. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULD RESET AFTER TURNING OFF ENGINE. THIS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES. * 10-13-14 ABS, TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS BLINK, AUDIO TURNS OFF, SMELLED BURNING IN PASSENGER COMPARTMENT, ENGINE MAKING STRANGE NOISE. PULLED OVER, OPENED HOOD, SMOKE FROM ENGINE COMPARTMENT. WOULD NOT START. TOWED TO DEALER. DEALER CALLS TO SAY ALTERNATOR IS THE ISSUE. $930.00 TO REPAIR! *TR

DRIVING CAR AND IT STARTED SMOKING. HAD TO PULL OFF THE SIDE OF THE ROAD IT STARTED LOSING POWER. HAD TO CALL A TOLL TRUCK TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID I NEEDED A NEW ALTERNATOR. THE CAR IS A 2011 AND ONLY HAS 45,000 MILES ON IT. THIS SHOULD NOT HAPPEN. *TR

FIRST OF ALL I HAD TO REPLACE MY BATTERY LAST MONTH WHICH I THOUGHT WAS THE PROBLEM, WHICH COST ME $185. I HAVE NOW LEARNED THAT THE PROBLEM IS MY ALTERNATOR. I WAS TURNING ONTO MY STREET AND MY BRAKE LIGHT AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT STARTED BLINKING AND I COULD SMELL SOMETHING BURNING. I IMMEDIATELY PULLED INTO MY DRIVEWAY BECAUSE MY 10 MONTH GRANDDAUGHTER WAS STRAPPED INTO HER CAR SEAT AND I WAS SCARED BECAUSE I COULD SMELL SOMETHING BURNING. I WENT TO THE TRUNK BECAUSE THIS IS WHERE THE BATTERY IS LOCATED COULD NOT SMELL ANYTHING THERE. I WENT AND OPENED THE HOOD ON THE CAR AND COULD SMELL SOMETHING BURNING. COULD NOT TELL WHERE THE SMELL WAS COMING FROM, BUT KNEW IT WAS FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE NEXT MORNING I WENT OUT TO SEE ABOUT MY CAR AND NOTHING WOULD WORK COULD NOT UNLOCK THE DOORS OR ANYTHING. DISCOVERED IT IS THE ALTERNATOR DUE TO THE FACT OF PLACING A JUMP BOX ON THE VEHICLE AND AS SOON AS THE POSITIVE WAS REMOVED THE CAR KILLED AND WOULD NOT FUNCTION. I AM JUST THANKFUL THAT I WAS NOT ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN THIS HAPPENED BECAUSE MY GRANDDAUGHTER AND I COULD HAVE BOTH BEEN SERIOUSLY INJURED. I HAD JUST TURNED OFF OF HIGHWAY 75 IN PLAQUEMINE. *TR

I WAS DRIVING HOME AND A MESSAGE CAME UP THAT SAID BATTERY SAVER MODE. WHEN I STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT AND PULLED OFF THE CAR STARTED TO SHUT DOWN. THE CAR SHUT COMPLETELY DOWN BUT LUCKILY I WAS NEXT TO A PARKING LOT AND WAS ABLE TO PULL IN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V101000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS) AND STATED THAT THE RECALL PART WAS UNAVAILABLE TO SERVICE THE VEHICLE UNDER THE RECALL. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE AN EXPECTED DATE FOR WHEN THE PART WAS TO BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DELAY. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

THIS IS THE THIRD DAY IN A ROW OF GETTING BATTERY SAVER MODE MESSAGE IN IVIC. FIRST DAY IT CAME ON WHILE I WAS DRIVING AT APPROX. 50 MPH AND EXPERIENCED POWER LOSS (RADIO SHUTTING OFF, LIGHTS ON DASH ILLUMINATING, LOSS OF STEERING, ETC.) WITHIN 5 MINUTES. PULLED ALTERNATOR (REPLACED BOTH BATTERY AND ALTERNATOR IN MAY AFTER SAME ISSUE) AND SHOP SAID IT TESTED FINE. BATTERY ALSO TESTED FINE. PUT ALTERNATOR AND BATTERY BACK IN AND CAR STARTED UP AND DROVE FOR OVER AN HOUR WITH NO ISSUES. NEXT DAY WHILE SITTING IN TRAFFIC CAR AGAIN WENT INTO BATTERY SAVER MODE AND I EXPERIENCED SAME POWER LOSS WITHIN A FEW MINUTES. CALLED DEALERSHIP AFTER I PARKED AT WORK AND WAS TOLD TO BRING IT IN RIGHT AWAY. WENT BACK OUTSIDE TO SEE IF CAR WOULD START AND THERE WERE NO ISSUES. CAR RAN FINE AND DROVE FINE FOR OVER AN HOUR STRAIGHT AND THE REST OF THE DAY. THIS MORNING I GOT THE BATTERY SAVER MODE MESSAGE WHILE AT A STOP SIGN! I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON AND CAR IS STILL FINE SO FAR. I AM AFRAID THAT SOMETHING SERIOUS WILL HAPPEN WHILE I HAVE MY KIDS IN THE CAR. *TR

WHILE DRIVING, "BATTERY SAVER MODE" MESSAGE CAME UP. FROM HERE, I COULD SMELL SOMETHING COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THEN THE ABS LIGHT AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON. WAS ABLE TO GET IT HOME, BEFORE TRYING TO DRIVE IT AGAIN LATER AFTER JUMPING IT AND IT WAS COMPLETELY DEAD. WAS ABLE TO FINALLY JUMP IT LONG ENOUGH TO GET OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY AND INTO THE STREET SO IT COULD BE TOWED. BROUGHT IT TO MY DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID IT WAS A BAD ALTERNATOR. IT IS ONLY A 2011 AND HAS OVER 50K MILES. *TR

GETTING ANOTHER KNOWN DODGE ISSUE FIXED ON MY 2011, YES 2011 DODGE CHARGER AT THE DEALERSHIP. THEY TEST DRIVE IT AFTER REPLACING THE VALVE COVER GASKETS AND THE CAR SUDDENLY DIES. THE ALTERNATOR WENT OUT. HOW CAN A 3 YEAR OLD CAR WITH 70000 MILES HAVE A BAD ALTERNATOR?? THAT'S UNHEARD OF. I HAVE A CAR WITH 140,000 MILES ON IT AND HAVE NEVER HAD TO REPLACE THE ALTERNATOR. THIS IS CLEARLY AN ISSUE! THE DODGE DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENT HAS EVEN SAID THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE AND THESE CARS ARE NOTORIOUS FOR THAT. WAS ALSO HAVING ISSUES WITH THE HEADLIGHT GOING OUT. GOT IT FIXED AND LESS THAN A MONTH LATER IT WAS RECALLED. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON THE STREET APPROX. 40MPH, THE "BATTERY SAVER" MESSAGE APPEARED ON THE DASH DISPLAY FOLLOWED BY THE RADIO TURNING OFF, AND THEN THE "ABS" LIGHT CAME ON. AFTER THAT THE "TRACTION CONTROL" LIGHT. THEN IT ALL WENT DOWNHILL FROM HERE PRETTY FAST. SEATBELT LIGHT CAME ON, A/C OFF, HEADLIGHTS DIMMING, THEN THE DASH WENT COMPLETELY BLANK,THEN THE CAR SHUT DOWN COMPLETELY, NO POWER STEERING OR BRAKES. THE ENGINE DIED AND HAD TOTAL LOSS OF ALL ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS. I WAS FORTUNATE ENOUGH THAT I MADE IT HOME WHERE THE CAR JUST DIED THERE.AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED, NOTICED A STRONG ELECTRICAL SMELL COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION, THE SMELL WAS COMING FROM THE ALTERNATOR. BATTERY WAS TOTALLY DEAD AND REALLY HOT. COULD NOT LOCK/UNLOCK DOORS. MY COMPLAINT IS THAT THE ALTERNATOR SHOULD NOT FAIL AFTER ONLY DRIVING MY VEHICLE FOR 44636 MILES LET ALONE ON A 3 YEAR OLD CAR. *TR

LOUD WHINING NOISE FOLLOWED BY BATTERY SAVER MODE MESSAGE. *TR

DRIVING WITH MY DAUGHTER IN THE CAR IN HEAVY MORNING TRAFFIC AND IVIC MESSAGE CAME ON STATING CAR WAS IN BATTERY SAVER MODE. SECOND TIME IN 4 MONTHS THIS HAS HAPPENED (GOT ALTERNATOR AND BATTERY TESTED AND REPLACED THE FIRST TIME) SO I IMMEDIATELY TURNED AROUND TO HEAD BACK HOME. BY THE TIME I GOT NEAR MY NEIGHBORHOOD ABOUT 5 MINUTES LATER EVERYTHING WAS SHUTTING OFF AND I COULD ONLY GO 25 MPH WITH NO POWER STEERING. ABOUT A MINUTE OR SO BEFORE THE IVIC MESSAGE I NOTICED A SLIGHT WHINING COMING FROM MY ENGINE COMPARTMENT. IF I JUMP THE BATTERY, CAR STARTS BUT STILL IN BATTERY SAVER MODE. *TR

CAR WAS MAKING A WHINING NOISE (ONLY HAD THE CAR FOR 6 MONTHS) SO I TOOK IT TO THE DODGE PLACE TO GET DIAGNOSED AND PAID FOR IT. THEY INFORMED ME THAT MY 160 AMP ALTERNATOR WAS BAD. I DROVE THE CAR HOME BECAUSE I DID NOT HAVE THE MONEY TO REPAIR IT. I BARELY MADE IT HOME BEFORE I SMELLED A BURNING PLASTIC LIKE SMELL AND THE CAR BEGAN TO MAKE A DIFFERENT KIND OF NOISE. I HAVE NOT DROVE IT SENSE BECAUSE IT SEEMS UNSAFE FOR MY FAMILY AND I AND I DON'T HAVE THE MONEY FOR THE REPAIRS AT THIS TIME. *TR

DRIVING HOME AT APPROXIMATELY 45MPH, THE MESSAGE SCREEN INDICATED "BATTERY SAVER MODE". AT THIS TIME, THE RADIO SHUT ITSELF OFF, THE AIR CONDITIONING SWITCHED TO FULL-BLAST HEAT, THE SPEEDOMETER STOPPED WORKING, ALL LIGHTS SHUT OFF, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS CAME ON FOR A FEW SWIPES AND THEN STOPPED, AND THE THROTTLE RESPONSE TO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WOULD ONLY ALLOW ME TO REACH AROUND 30MPH (ON A 50MPH HIGHWAY). I MANAGED TO GET THE CAR INTO MY NEIGHBORHOOD, BUT IT DIED BEFORE I COULD PARK IT. I HAD TO PUT IT IN NEUTRAL AND PUSH IT INTO A PARKING SPACE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT BURNED OUT ON THREE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR ALL THREE REPAIRS TO REPLACE THE BULB. HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V101000 (ELECTRICAL). THE CONTACT NOTIFIED THE DEALER AND THEY INDICATED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE A SPECIFIC DATE WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALSO CONTACTED AND COULD NOT PROVIDE AN ESTIMATED DATE FOR WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD RECEIVE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

I WAS PULLING INTO THE RESIDENTIAL AREA THAT I LIVE IN AT APPROXIMATELY 17 MPH AND MY STEREO SHUT OFF, AND I NOTICED ON THE DASHBOARD A WARNING MESSAGE THAT READ "POWER SAVING MODE" THEN THE ABS LIGHT AND THE STABILITY CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON ALONG WITH THE LIGHTNING BOLT CAME ON, THEN THE AIR SHUT OFF AND IT FELT LIKE THE HEATER WAS TURNED ON, THE DASHBOARD SHOW THE TEMPERATURE BEING 105 AND THERE WAS A WEIRD SMELL THAT CAME THROUGH THE AC VENTS. I WAS ABLE TO PUSH THE VEHICLE INTO MY DRIVEWAY AND UPON OPENING THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE YOU COULD FEEL THE HEAT IMMEDIATELY AND WHEN ATTEMPTING TO JUMP START THE CAR THE CAR WOULD TURN ON BUT THEN WHEN THE JUMPER CABLES WHERE REMOVED THE VEHICLE'S WIPERS BEGAN TO WIPE AND THE SAME ISSUES AS BEFORE BEGAN OCCURRING. I CALLED ONE OF MY FRIENDS THAT IS A DODGE TECHNICIAN AND HE SAID THAT BASED ON THE INFORMATION I TOLD HIM HE WAS 95% SURE THAT IT WAS A BAD ALTERNATOR. THIS IS A 2011 DODGE CHARGER WITH 66,000 MILES. THIS SHOULD BE RECALLED IMMEDIATELY TO HELP THOSE THAT HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM AND TO AVOID ANY MORE OWNERS HAVE THIS PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 DODGE CHARGER. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED AND AN UNKNOWN WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE ALTERNATOR AND BATTERY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 59,000.

THE ISSUE I AM REALLY COMPLAINING ABOUT IS THAT THE LUG WRENCH SUPPLIED BY THE DEALER DOESN'T FIT THE LUG NUTS. WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO GET A RESOLUTION FROM THE DEALER I WAS TOLD THAT THE CAUSE WAS SWELLING OF THE LUG NUTS WHICH IS A "MANUFACTURER DEFECT" AND THAT I BETTER KEEP A 4 WAY IN THE CAR IN CASE I WERE TO BREAK DOWN. THERE IS ALSO ELECTRICAL ISSUES WITH THE VEHICLE WHICH CAUSE THE RADIO AND DASHBOARD NOT TO LIGHT UP OR DISPLAY PERIODICALLY WHEN YOU START THE VEHICLE. SINCE THESE ITEMS ARE FULLY INTEGRATED WITH THE SO MUCH WITH THE VEHICLE IT MAKES IT VERY HARD TO TRAVEL SAFELY WHEN THIS OCCURS. THE VEHICLE HAS HAD NO MODIFICATIONS OF ANY TYPE. *TR

MY 2011 DODGE CHARGER HAD A SMELL OF A BURNT ALTENATOR. CAR ABS LIGHT CAME ON AND MY RADIO TURNED OFF AND THERE WAS A WHINING NOISE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE CAR HAS ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS, THE BATTERY IS IN A POWER SAVE MODE I HAVE NOT GONE TO THE DEALER YET. ITS MY 3RD INCIDENT WITH THE CAR. HEADLIGHTS AND BRAKES. I WILL HAVE TO GET IT TOWED, I DON'T TRUST TO DRIVE IT. IT RUNNING ON THE BATTERY ONLY. IT NEEDS TO BE RECALLED

I HAD PULLED OUT OF A PARKING LOT MAYBE MADE IT HALF A MILE. THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON THE TRACTION LIGHT CAME SMOKE WAS POURING OUT THE HOOD. BEFORE I COULD PULL IN THE PARKING LOT MY LIGHTS WENT OUT BEFORE I COULD SAFELY GET IN A PLACE TO PARK MY STEERING WOULD NOT WORK. MY CAR HAS VERY FEW MILES ON IT AND HAS BEEN TAKEN CARE OF. THE CAR WAS COMPLETELY DEAD. IF YOU LOOK BACK ON THIS CAR AN ALL THE RECALLS. THERE IS COMPLAINT AFTER COMPLAINT ON ALTERNATORS. *TR

DRIVING APPROX 40 MPH, BATTERY SAVER MODE INDICATOR CAME ON, CAR STILL DROVE FINE. NEXT DAY ON WAY INTO WORK, BATTERY SAVER MODE INDICATOR WAS STILL ON, APPROX SPEED WHILE TRAVELING TO WORK WAS 70 MPH, ONCE I ARRIVED AT WORK, I STARTED TO SMELL SOMETHING BURNING, I POPPED THE HOOD AND NOTICED A DISTINCTIVE ELECTRICAL BURNING SMELL. TRIED STARTING CAR, AND VEHICLE WILL NOT START. IT WASN'T TILL I LOOKED AT THIS WEBSITE THAT I NOTICED ALL THE OTHER COMPLAINTS REFERRING TO THE SAME ISSUE. HOPEFULLY THE DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF THIS ISSUE NOW AND WILL BE ABLE TO REPAIR THE COMPONENT WITHOUT ISSUES. *TR

STARTED DRIVING MY VEHICLE FROM WORK. WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN MY WHOLE DASHBOARD LITE UP WITH THE "ABS LIGHT, POWER SAVER MODE, AND THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PULL OVER THE VEHICLE MY RADIO POWER OFF AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN MAKING A "WHINING" NOISE. THE ENGINE SHUT OFF BY ITSELF. I POP THE HOOD AND WHILE RAISING THE HOOD WHITE SMOKE APPEARED AND I COULD SMELL SOMETHING BURNING. MY SISTER WAS PRESENT THE WHOLE TIME SHE WAS TAILGATING ME IN HER VEHICLE. LET THE CAR COOL DOWN AND TRIED TO RESTART IT AND THE WHINING NOISE GREW LOUDER AND UPON STARTING IT SEEM AS IF IT DID NOT WANT TO START UP BUT THE DASHBOARD WAS NOT LITE UP ONLY THE MESSAGE ON THE DASH ABOUT BEING IN "POWER SAVE MODE". THIS WAS A SCARY SITUATION FOR ME AND I DO NOT FEEL COMFORTABLE DRIVING MY ONLY MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION FOR ME AND MY CHILDREN. MY SISTER GAVE ME A RIDE HOME. I HAVE CONTACT THE DEALERSHIP AND HAVE AN APPOINTMENT FOR THEM TO SERVICE THE VEHICLE. *TR

DRIVING ON THE ROAD AT ABOUT 75 MPH (THE SPEED LIMIT AT THE TIME) IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE TEXAS, MY ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS STARTED TO SHUT DOWN. THE FIRST THING WE NOTICED TURN OFF WAS THE AUDIO SYSTEM AND IT WOULDN'T TURN BACK ON, THEN THE CLIMATE CONTROL SYSTEM. I CHECKED THE MESSAGES ON MY DASHES MESSAGE CENTER AND IT TOLD ME THE VEHICLE WAS IN BATTERY SAVER MODE. SHORTLY THEREAFTER (MAYBE ANOTHER MINUTE OR TWO) THE ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL INDICATORS CAME ON AND ALL MY GAUGES (SPEEDOMETER AND WHATNOT) ALL DROPPED TO ZERO. THE CAR WAS STILL IN MOTION AND WE WERE LUCKY ENOUGH TO FIND A ROAD TO PULL OFF AT (THOUGH WE WERE NO WHERE NEAR ANYTHING AT THE TIME). AT THAT POINT I NOTICED THE POWER STEERING, LOCKS, WINDOWS, AND ANYTHING ELECTRIC WENT ON THE CAR TOO. AFTER WE TURNED OFF THE CAR, IT WOULD NOT RESTART. AFTER DEALING WITH CHRYSLER AND GETTING MYSELF, MY FAMILY, AND MY CAR BACK FROM MIDLAND TO AUSTIN, IT TURNS OUT THE ALTERNATOR WENT ON IT. THIS SHOULD NOT BE AN ISSUE THIS EARLY (APPROXIMATELY 26,000 MILES) IN THE LIFE OF MY CAR. HOPEFULLY THIS GETS ADDED TO THE ONGOING INVESTIGATION (NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: PE14022) FOR THIS ISSUE. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY 2011 DODGE CHARGER WHEN THE BATTERY LIGHT CAME ON ALONG WITH OTHER LIGHTS. I ALSO NOTICED THE SMELL OF BURNING WIRES. I STOPPED MY VEHICLE AND POPPED THE HOOD. THERE WAS SMOKE COMING FROM THE ALTERNATOR. ONCE THE VEHICLE WAS OFF IT WOULD NOT START AGAIN. I HAD TWO MECHANICS LOOK AT IT AND TELL ME THAT THE ALTERNATOR SEIZED. I CALLED DODGE TO SEE IF THEY HAD HEARD ABOUT THE ISSUE AND THEY SEEMED NOT TO CARE. I WAS TOLD THAT IF THERE IS A RECALL THEY WOULD SEND OUT A NOTICE. THIS IS A VERY BIG ISSUE IF THE ALTERNATOR WERE TO CATCH FIRE, CAR WAS IN TRAFFIC, OR EVEN AN ELECTRICAL SURGE TO THE VEHICLE. *TR