2012 Dodge Charger complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V634000 (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 NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

2012 DODGE CHARGER ABS LIGHT, TRACTION LIGHT CAME ON AND THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF. *MW THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE ALTERNATOR HAD BURNED UP AND IT WOULD COST $ 891.00 TO REPLACE IT. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE CONTACT CONNECTED CHARGER CABLES AND REPLACED THE BATTERY TWICE, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V364000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) BUT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE FOR MONTHS TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE WIRING HARNESS NEEDED TO BE SOLDERED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 83,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V634000 (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 ISSUE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT DID NOT EXPERIENCE A FAILURE.

DRIVING 70MPH ON THE INTERSTATE, THE BATTERY ICON APPEARED ON THE DASH. AFTER CHECKING THE INFORMATION SYSTEM IT STATED "BATTERY SAVER MODE". IN ATTEMPT TO MAKE IT HOME, DRIVING AN ADDITIONAL 30 MINUTES- THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM IN THE CAR STARTED TO MALFUNCTION. THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS FLASHED OUT OF CONTROL, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS CAME ON, THE CAR ACCELERATED WITHOUT MY FOOT ON THE PEDAL, AND THE STEERING WHEEL TIGHTENED WHERE I WAS UNABLE TO STOP OR TURN THE VEHICLE. AFTER AN ESTIMATE OF 1 MINUTE OF ATTEMPTING TO STOP THE VEHICLE, IT FAILED. THE CAR CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP AND SHUT DOWN. WE WERE NOT ABLE TO RESTART IT OR PUT IT IN GEAR. WE HAD A TOW TRUCK CARRY THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALER, RAINBOW DODGE CHRYSLER JEEP OF COVINGTON, LA. AFTER SEARCHING FOR INFORMATION ONLINE, IT STATED THAT THE PROBLEM IS A FAULTY ALTERNATOR, WHICH IS A SAFETY RECALL FOR CHRYSLER AND THE PART IS UNAVAILABLE. *TR

MY VEHICLE STALLED LUCKILY AS I WAS GETTING ON TO THE 91 EASTBOUND EUCLID ST ON RAMP. MY VEHICLE COULD HAVE STALLED IN THE CARPOOL LANE. ALSO I HAD JUST DROPPED OFF MY 7 MONTH OLD DAUGHTER AT MY MOTHER'S HOUSE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE CHARGER. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESTART. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V634000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 57,000.

I WAS DRIVING AND SUDDENLY BEGAN TO FAIL THE ENTIRE BOARD AND HEATING ALONE IS LIT IT AND I COULD NOT LOWER THE WINDOWS AND POWER WAS SHUT DOWN AND THE LIGHTS WENT OUT AND IT WAS NIGHT THE WHEEL WAS HARD AND CLEAN BREEZES SEIZED MY CAR MANOMETERS WENT CRAZY STARTED GOING UP AND DOWN AS I COULD UNTIL I STOP MY CAR AND REFUSED TO ENSENDER RISKED MY CHILDREN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE BATTERY MODE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT HE SMELLED SMOKE COMING THROUGH THE AIR VENTS. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE ALTERNATOR CAUSED THE FAILURE TO OCCUR. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V634000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PART WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V101000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING); 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 NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

AS I WAS DRIVING I NOTICED A WEIRD NOISE UNDER THE HOOD FOLLOWED BY THE BATTERY SAVER MODE COME IN THE VEHICLES DASH. NEXT I BEGAN TO SMELL A BURNING SMELL, SO I PULLED OVER AND CUT THE CAR OFF TO INVESTIGATE. I SAW NOTHING UNUSUAL. I CONTINUED HOME AND WHILE ENROUTE MY DASH LIGHTS BEGAN TO FLASH AND THE CAR BEGAN DRIVING SLUGGISH. THEN THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND SUDDENLY STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC. CAR WOULD NOT START AND HAD TO GET A TOW. AT THE SHOP MECHANIC SAID IT WAS THE ALTENATOR. SOOOOO $600 LATER CAR WAS FIXED. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V101000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING). HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED 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 NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V101000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED 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 NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG SENSOR ON THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 13V118000 (AIR BAGS). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED OR DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

MY CAR WAS STALLING OR SLIPPING AS I DROVE, AND I GOT TO A GROCERY CAR AND PARKED IT, I CUT IT OFF AND WHEN I CAME BACK AND TRIED TO RESTART IT. IT WAS DEAD. I CALLED AAA, AND HE SAID MY ALTERNATOR WAS BAD AND IT WAS CAUSING MY BATTERY TO GO DEAD. I GOT IT HOME AND HAVEN'T DROVE IT SINCE. THE DODGE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THE PRICE OF THE ALTERNATOR SO I STARTED DRIVING MY OTHER CAR. I THEN CHECKED TO SEE IF ANYONE ELSE WAS HAVING THE ISSUE. I WAS SURPRISED TO SEE A RECALL, WHEN I CALLED MY DEALER THEY SAID THEY DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT IT AND I WOULD HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL IT CAME OUT IF IT WAS REALLY A RECALL. I CALLED CHRYSLER AND THEY TOLD ME I WOULD HAVE TO WAIT AS WELL, WHILE IT WAS UNDER INVESTIGATION. I HAVEN'T DROVE MY CAR IN A MONTH, WAITING ON NOV. 28TH, BUT TODAY I FOUND THIS WEBSITE AND DECIDED TO ADD MY EXPERIENCE. SO GLAD I WASN'T DRIVING WHEN THIS HAPPENED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AS THE ABS AND TRACTION WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000.

I WAS ON MY WAY TO MY RESIDENCE, AND MY VEHICLE JUST SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING AND IN TRAFFIC. I COULD HAVE BEE INJURED. I HAD TO PUSH IT TO MY HOUSE. I TRIED TO START IT, BUT IT WOULD NOT CRANK. I HAD IT TOWED TO THE NEAREST DODGE DEALER AND WAS TOLD MY ALTERNATOR FAILED AND KILLED MY BATTERY. *TR

DROVE THE CAR TO WORK BATTERY SAVER LIGHT CAME ON WENT OFF. WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK PICKED UP THE KIDS WAS ON MY WAY BACK TO WORK PLACE AND ONCE ARRIVED TURNED CAR OFF ONCE I GOT BACK IN CAR IT SMELLED LIKE ELECTRICAL BURNT SMELL WOULDN'T START AC WAS BLOWING A BURNT SMELL WIPERS STARTED GOING CRAZY, ALL DASH BOARD LIGHTS WERE FLICKERING FLASHING THEN NOTHING. WOULDN'T DO ANYTHING... JUST DIED.. AFTER PURCHASING AN ALTERNATOR THROUGH DODGE 585.00 NOTE FOR A 2012 MODEL IS INSANE. I HAD TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED ANOTHER 65.00 THE CAR IS EXTREMELY LOUD WHICH I WAS TOLD WAS WHEN ALTERNATOR WENT OUT IT OVER STRESSED THE FAN. THE HEATER WENT OUT LAST WEEK WHICH ENDED UP BEING A REGULATOR OR SOMETHING PART THIS CAR IS A LEMON NOTHING BUT ISSUES SINCE I BOUGHT IT.. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE CHARGER. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE ALTERNATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE.

I HAD JUST GOT OFF OF THE HIGH WAY AND IT APPEARED THAT MY CAR WASN'T DRIVING TO IT'S FULL SPEED. AS I GOT A BIT CLOSER TO MY DESTINATION MY RADIO CUT OFF AND THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON. AS I PULLED IN THE DRIVEWAY THE CAR SHUT OFF AND I TRIED TO START IT BACK BUT THE POWER WAS OUT FROM THERE. I HAD NO CLUE WHAT HAPPEN I JUST FIGURED THAT A LIGHT MAY HAVE BEEN LEFT ON ACCIDENTALLY OR SOMETHING BUT THAT WASN'T THE CASE. I TRIED TO GET A JUMP BUT THE CAR STARTED LITERALLY FOR 10 SECONDS AND NO MORE AFTER THAT. *TR

I PULLED OUT OF DRIVEWAY & I FELT MY CAR WAS RUNNING FUNNY I TURNED ON THE HIGHWAY AND THE CHECK BATTERY LIGHT CAME ON. I THEN STOPPED AT THE NEAREST GAS STATION WHICH WAS ABOUT 2 BLOCKS AWAY. I THEN STARTED TO LOSE POWER AS I GOT TO THE GAS STATION. MY CAR ENTERED BATTERY SAVE MODE. I POPPED THE HOOD & THE ALTERNATOR WAS SMOKING. IT SMELLED BURNT. NEEDLESS TO SAY IF I KEPT DRIVING I COULD HAVE CRASHED BECAUSE YOU LOSE CONTROL OF YOUR VEHICLE. I CAN SEE ITS A NATIONWIDE PROBLEM FOR THIS CAR & NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE. SOME PEOPLE HAVE ACTUALLY CRASHED & OTHERS THERE ENGINES HAVE CAUGHT FIRE. I DID MY RESEARCH ON IT. *TR

DRIVING HOME FROM WORK I NOTICED A THICK WHITE SMOKE AND ODD SOUNDS WORRIED ABOUT A FIRE I PULLED OVER IMMEDIATELY AND RETRIEVED FIRE EXTINGUISHER FROM MY TRUCK, THANK GOODNESS I DIDN'T END UP NEEDING IT. VERY SCARY WITH MY LITTLE BUCKLED INTO A CAR SEAT IN THE BACK. A CAR BURNS WAY FASTER THEN PEOPLE THINK. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND THE ALTERNATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WAS MADE AWARE OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V634000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) BUT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ALTERNATOR FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 54,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER'S SEAT AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. HOWEVER, THE DIAGNOSIS WAS UNKNOWN AND THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE RADIO FAILED TO OPERATE AS THE TRACTION CONTROL AND ABS WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, BURNING FUMES EMITTED INTO THE VEHICLE BEFORE IT STALLED WHILE PARKED. THE CONTACT HAD TO JUMP START THE VEHICLE BUT THE CABLE STARTED TO SMOKE AND BECAME EXTREMELY HOT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE ALTERNATOR AND BATTERY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 46,000. UPDATED 12/30/14*CN UPDATED 05/27/2015 *JS

I CAN BARLEY TURN AT ALL. IT IS HARD TO TURN AT ALL. I TOOK THE CAR IN OCT 4 AND THE SAID IT IS PAST WARRENTY AND IT WILL BE 1800 TO FIX IT. HOW CAN A CAR ONLY 2 YEARS OLD HAVE THIS PROBLEM. THEY TOLD ME THE CAR IS SAFE TO DRIVE UNTIL I CAN AFFORD TO FIX IT. I HAVE READ MANY COMPLAINTS ONLINE WITH A TON OF OTHER PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. IS THERE A RECALL? IS THIS FAIR? I AM A SINGLE MOM OF 3 KIDS AND I HAVE A NEWER CAR FOR RELIABILTY. AND CANNOT AFFORD THIS... *TR

MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WITH MY 3 CHILDREN AND MYSELF IN HIS 2012 DODGE CHARGER ON SUNDAY, 10.26.14. THE CARS DASH STARTED GETTING WACKY, GOING ON AND OFF. THE CAR STARTED TO STALL AND THANK GOD WE WERE ABLE TO PULL OVER. WE SHUT THE CAR OFF AND THEN IT DID NOT START. WE WAITED ABOUT 10-15 MINUTES AND THEN IT STARTED BACK UP. WE STARTED DRIVING BACK HOME AND IT DID IT AGAIN AND IT MADE A WEIRD NOISE. WE SHUT IT OFF AGAIN. WHILE THE CAR WAS OFF IT WAS STILL GOING WACKY WITH THE RING AS IF THE DOOR WAS OPEN AND THE LIGHTS WERE FLICKERING AND STATING THE KEY WAS NOT DETECTED. THE STEERING WHEEL WAS HARD MANEUVER. WE WENT ONLINE AND THERE ARE A LOT OF RECALLS ON THIS CAR. WE WERE BLESSED WE DID NOT GET INTO AN ACCIDENT. MY HUSBAND IS CALLING CHRYSLER TODAY REGARDING THIS ISSUE. *TR

I HAD A LIGHT COMING ON THAT INDICATED THAT I HAVE AN AIR BAG MALFUNCTION AND TO HAVE SERVICED IMMEDIATELY. I LOOKED UP THAT SOME OF THE DODGE AND CHRYSLER PRODUCTS HAVE HAD A RECALL DUE TO FAULTY WIRING ON A CONNECTOR FROM THE FACTORY. THEY PULLED UP MY VIN AND STATED NO RECALLS FOR MY VECH, PER. THE VIN. HOWEVER SHE DID SAY IT WAS SHOWING THE ORC SWITCH WAS BAD. THEN STATED THAT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY BECAUSE ITS OUT OF WARRANTY. I SAID OK I WILL HAVE TO LET THEM KNOW BECAUSE I THOUGHT IT WAS UNDER RECALL. THEN I WAS TOLD I WOULD HAVE TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT FOR DIAGNOSTIC. SO I ASKED IF I TAKE THE VECH. AND THE AIR BAG DEPLOYS DUE TO MALFUNCTION AND I GET HURT THEN WHAT. THEY SAID SORRY DON'T KNOW WHAT TO TELL YOU. OK IS THIS NOT A HAZARD TO MYSELF AND OTHER'S? IF ITS THE SAME AS THE NO7 RECALL BUT NOT MY VIN. THAT SEEM LIKE THEY SHOULD HAVE EXTENDED THE RECALL TO OTHER VECH. AS WELL. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY VEHICLE IN RUSH HOUR, STOP AND GO TRAFFIC. I CAME TO A STOP BECAUSE OF TRAFFIC CONGESTION AND MY ABS AND OTHER WARNING LIGHTS BECAME ILLUMINATED. THERE WAS NO PREVIOUS WARNING. THE CAR CEASED TO FUNCTION. ELECTRIC SYSTEMS WERE LOCKED AND I WAS LEFT IMMOBILE IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC. I CALLED A LOCAL TOW TRUCK FROM MY CELL PHONE AND THE CAR WAS TOWED TO THE LOCAL DEALER. THE DIAGNOSIS WAS ALTERNATOR AND BATTERY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CAR WAS RUNNING FINE IN THE DAYS/WEEKS LEADING UP TO THIS INCIDENT. *TR

OPERATING MY VEHICLE WITH SEATBELTS EMPLOYED, I WAS STRUCK OFFSET HEAD-ON FROM MY LEFT AT THE DRIVERS FRONT HEADLIGHT FROM AN ONCOMING VEHICLE WHO'S DRIVER FAILED TO YIELD TO ONCOMING TRAFFIC, MAKING A LEFT TURN, CROSSING INTO MY LANE CAUSING THE COLLISION AND SUBSEQUENT EVENTS. MY SPEED WAS ACCELERATING AND WAS APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH WHEN HIT BY THE OTHER VEHICLE, REPORTEDLY ACCELERATING TO AN ESTIMATED 15 MPH. DESPITE THESE ENERGETIC COLLISIONS, NONE OF MY AIRBAGS EVER DID DEPLOY. AFTER THE INITIAL VEHICLE COLLISION, MY CAR WAS SUBSEQUENTLY SLAMMED TO THE SIDE AND OFF THE ROAD. WITH CONTINUED FORWARD MOMENTUM, "STANDING" ON THE BRAKES AND WITH NO STEERING CONTROL, I STRUCK A FIRE HYDRANT IN MY PATH FOLLOWED BY A LARGE TREE HEAD-ON. THE TREE COLLISION WAS SIGNIFICANTLY ENERGETIC ENOUGH TO CAUSE TOTAL FRONT END DAMAGES RESULTING IN REPAIRS APPROXIMATELY $20,000. IN ALL THREE COLLISIONS, NONE OF MY AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. I SUSTAINED HEAD TRAUMA AND WAS UNCONSCIOUS WHEN EMS/POLICE ARRIVED. I WAS DIAGNOSED IN THE ER WITH CLOSED HEAD INJURY AND OTHER MVA- RELATED TRAUMA. MECHANISM OF INJURY: AFTER THE INITIAL VEHICLE/VEHICLE COLLISION, MY HEAD COLLIDED WITH THE UPPER INSIDE DRIVER'S DOORFRAME WHERE THERE'S A HANDLE. WHEN MY CAR SUBSEQUENTLY COLLIDED WITH THE LARGE TREE, MY NECK SNAPPED FORWARD AND I STRUCK MY FOREHEAD ON THE STEERING WHEEL. IT'S MY OPINION AND THAT OF OTHERS, THAT THE DRIVER SIDE AIRBAGS SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED IN AT LEAST ONE OF THE COLLISIONS AND HAD THEY DEPLOYED CORREC

HELLO. YESTERDAY, I WAS DRIVING ON A CITY STREET 35 MPH AND I RECEIVED AN ERROR MESSAGE BATTERY SAVER MODE. I HAD NEVER SEEN THIS BEFORE, ALL OF A SUDDEN MY CAR STARTING GOING SLOWER AND SLOWER. I WAS VERY LUCKY THAT I WAS AT MY DESTINATION BEFORE THE CAR FINALLY SHUT OFF. I COULD NOT DO ANYTHING. MY CAR WOULD NOT DO ANYTHING. I CALLED AAA, I COULD NOT ACCESS THE TRUNK. I AM SO GLAD MY CAR DOORS WERE NOT LOCKED. I HAD MY DAUGHTER CLIMB BEHIND THE BACK SEAT TO LIFT THE TRUNK. AAA CHECKED MY BATTERY THROUGH THE TRUNK AND KEPT SAYING SOMETHING IS STILL ON. MY CAR WAS STILL IN START ALTHOUGH THE CAR WAS COMPLETELY SHUT OFF. THEN WHEN HE TRIED CHARGING MY BATTERY, IT WAS STILL DRAINING. I AM SO GLAD THE CAR DID NOT SHUT OFF WHILE I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY (WHICH I TRAVEL FREQUENTLY WITH MY CHILDREN). I HAVE LEARNED THAT MY ALTERNATOR IS BAD. NOW I HAVE TO PAY OUT OF POCKET FOR AN ALTERNATOR FOR A 2012 CAR, A 2012222222222 CAR! I CAN NOT EVEN BELIEVE IT! CONTACTED CHRYSLER AND THE REP TOLD ME IF I TAKE IT TO AN INDEPENDENT SHOP THERE IS NOT A GUARANTEE I COULD RECEIVE MY MONEY BACK SOOOOOO NOW I HAVE TO TOW IT TO A DEALER, WHICH MEANS THERE IS MORE OUT OF POCKET EXPENSE. THIS IS CRAZY AND I EXPECT SO MUCH MORE FROM SUCH A LONG TERM COMPANY. I AM LIVID THAT MY CAR COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN ON ME AND AM THANKFUL THAT MY CHILDREN AND I ARE SAFE. *TR

I TOOK MY CAR IN FOR ROUTINE ENGINE OIL REPLACEMENT AND TIRE ROTATION. AFTER RECEIVING IT BACK I NOTICED A HUMMING SOUND COMING FROM THE ENGINE AND THE DASH INFORMATION CENTER TELLING ME THAT THE CAR IS NOW IN BATTERY SAVER MODE.. READING THROUGH THE FORUMS IT SEEMS THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING WITH PEOPLE DRIVING THE SAME CAR AS ME AND THIS HAS ALWAYS LED TO ENGINE FAILURE AND POSSIBLE FIRE OR ACCIDENT. PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT, FOR THE PAST 2-3 MONTHS, THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT HAS BEEN COMING ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY FOR NO REASON, REGARDLESS OF ANYTHING ON ME SEATS. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY 2012 DODGE CHARGER ON THE INTERSTATE WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL SET. ALL OF A SUDDEN THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED ON IT'S ON, CANCELING THE CRUISE CONTROL SETTING. I COULD NOT TURN THE CRUISE CONTROL SETTING OFF, I COULD RESUME MY PREVIOUS SPEED SETTING, NOR COULD I SET THE CRUISE TO A NEW SPEED. I HAD TO STOP, TURN THE VEHICLE OFF AND THEN BACK ON FOR THE CRUISE CONTROL SETTING TO RESET. I FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD AND THAT DODGE SHOULD ISSUE A RECALL TO FIX THE PROBLEM. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY GOING ABOUT 55 MPH AND ALL OF A SUDDEN I NOTICED A MESSAGE APPEAR ON MY CAR STATING "BATTERY ON SAFE MODE". A FEW MINUTES AFTER THAT MESSAGE APPEARED I NOTICED THE BRAKE LIGHT POPPED UP, ALONG WITH THE BATTERY SIGN, AND FUEL LIGHT. AS I EXITED THE FREEWAY I STARTED SMELLING SMOKE SO I PULLED INTO A GAS STATION. MY CAR COMPLETELY SHUT OFF. ALL POWER WAS GONE. I TRIED JUMP STARTING THE CAR A FEW TIMES. THE FIRST TIME I NEVER GOT A CHARGE. THE SECOND TIME I LET THE CAR SIT 5 MINS TO CHARGE AND WAS ABLE TO GET POWER BUT THE SAME MESSAGES APPEARED AND THE CAR WOULD NOT START. THE 3RD AND FINALLY TIME I TRIED, THE POWER CUT ON BUT ONCE I DISCONNECTED THE CABLES THE POWER SHUT DOWN AGAIN. I ENDED UP GETTING THE CAR TOWED AND LATER FOUND OUT THE BATTERY WAS DRAINED DUE TO THE ALTERNATOR BEING BAD. SO THE ALTERNATOR WENT OUT. I'M GLAD I WAS ABLE TO PULL INTO THE GAS STATION THAT DAY, INSTEAD OF THE CAR SHUTTING DOWN ON THE FREEWAY. I COULD HAVE BEEN IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE NO BATTERY SAVER MODE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS FLICKERED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000.

VEHICLE HAD WHINING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE WHILE DRIVING. STOPPED AND CHECKED VEHICLE AND IT APPEARED TO BE COMING FROM THE ALTERNATOR. ALSO HAD A BURNING SMELL. WHEN DRIVING HOME, THE RADIO SHUT OFF AND CAR WENT INTO "BATTERY SAVER MODE". TOOK IT TO DODGE DEALERSHIP AND THEY CONFIRMED THE ALTERNATOR WAS BAD AND NEEDED REPLACING. NOT COVERED UNDER CERTIFIED PRE-OWNED 7/100 EXTENDED WARRANTY. DEALERSHIP AND CHRYSLER/DODGE REFUSED TO DO ANYTHING OTHER THAN FULL PRICE REPAIR. BARELY OVER 40,000 MILES ON A 2012 AND THE ALTERNATOR IS DEFECTIVE. IT'S UNFORTUNATE THEY DON'T STAND BEHIND THEIR VEHICLES AND WARRANTY A KNOWN ISSUE. INSTEAD, THEY STICK THE CUSTOMER WITH A $650+ REPAIR. *TR

WAS DRIVING AT 70MPH WHEN EVERYTHING STARTED TO TURN OFF, RADIO, GAUGES, BRAKE SYSTEM. INFORMATION CENTER WAS TELLING CAR WAS IN POWER SAVE MODE. I HAD TO PULL OVER DUE TO NOTHING WORKING. THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS CAME ON AND THAT WAS IT, CAR HAD NO POWER. ALL THIS WHILE MY WIFE WAS IN LABOR. THANK GOD SHE DIDN'T HAVE THE BABY ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. WE COULDN'T EVEN GET ANYONE TO TOW THE CAR BECAUSE IT COULDN'T BE PUT INTO NEUTRAL. ALL THIS DUE TO A FAULTY ALTERNATOR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKING, THE BATTERY WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND A BURNING ODOR EMITTED FROM THE AC VENT BEFORE THE VEHICLE STALLED. AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT DISCOVERED SMOKE COMING FOR THE ALTERNATOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE ALTERNATOR HAD BURNED OUT WHICH AFFECTED THE BATTERY. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

I'M A POLICE CHIEF HERE IN ALABAMA,MY DEPARTMENT HAS SIX CHARGERS AND THE FRONT SUSPENSION HAS BEEN REPLACED IN EVERY ONE OF THEM,SOME TWO OR THREE TIMES SINCE PURCHASED ALSO POWER STEERING PUMPS HAVE BEEN REPLACED IN SEVERAL. THIS IS RIDICULOUS...NO RECALL!!!!! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 75 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO MERGE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE ALTERNATOR AND BATTERY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REPAIRS PERFORMED BY AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 51,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE CHARGER. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V197000 (SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE). THE RECALL REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 69,000.

WHILE GOING AROUND 40MPH "BATTERY SAVER MODE" CAME UP ON THE DISPLAY..FEW SECONDS LATER THE WHOLE DASHBOARD ICON WARNINGS LIT UP: ABS, TRACTION CONTROL, BRAKE, HIGH BEAM, SEAT BELT; YOU NAME IT.! AFTER THAT THE SPEEDOMETER DISPLAY TURNED BLACK FOLLOWING THE RADIO DISPLAY...THEN THEY STARTED FLICKERING! CAR WAS STILL RUNNING AT AROUND 40MPH BUT AFTER A WHILE IT STARTED SLOWING DOWN UNRESPONSIVE! CAME TO A LIGHT STOP THEN IT TURNED GREEN I ACCELERATED BUT THE RPMS WOULDN'T GO PAST 1500 AND NOT SHIFTING TO SECOND GEAR! AFTER THAT RMPS STARTED TO DECREASE POWER GAS PEDALS BECAME UNRESPONSIVE UNTIL CAR COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN..LUCKY I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER RIGHT ON TIME TO AVOID CARS HITTING ME...CALLED TOW TRUCK, TOOK IT TO THE SHOP WERE THEY SAID IT WAS THE ALTERNATOR.. COULDN'T FIND A NEW ONE ANYWHERE ONLY AT A DODGE DEALER IN TOWN FOR $600ISH PLUS INSTALLMENT FEE $100 TOTAL COMING OUT TO $700ISH... NOW, TWO-THREE MONTHS LATER AS IN TODAY OCT 5 2014 "BATTERY SAVER MODE" POPPED UP AGAIN! DOES THAT MEAN ANOTHER ALTERNATOR FOR $700?? FOR A NEW CAR?? CAR HAS ONLY 44K! RECALL ASAP! DON'T WANNA PUT ANOTHER 700 !! :( *TR

STARTED MY CAR THIS MORNING AND IT WAS MAKING A LOUD NOISE. DROVE MY CAR OUT THE NEIGHBOR TO THE STOP LIGHT. WHILE WAITING FOR THE TRAFFIC LIGHT TO CHANGE GREEN, I NOTICE A BURNING SPELL. MY RADIO THEN TURNED OFF AND TRACTION LIGHT CAME ON AND OFF. AFTER A MINUTE THE BATTERY LIGHT APPEARED AND I RECEIVED A MESSAGE THAT THE CAR WAS IN BATTERY SAFE MODE. AFTER RESEARCHING THE ERROR MESSAGE IT APPEARS TO BE THAT MY ALTERNATOR IS EITHER DEFECTIVE OR GOING BAD. *TR

I PULLED INTO AN INTERSECTION AND THE ELECTRICAL ON THE VEHICLE STARTED FLASHING OFF AND ON. DASHBOARD, WIPERS, RADIO, TRANSMISSION AND ENGINE STUTTERING AND STALLING. I MADE IT THROUGH THE INTERSECTION, AND ABOUT 20 FEET FROM IT BEFORE THE CAR SHUT OFF COMPLETELY. THERE WAS MINIMAL POWER, SO THE HAZARDS WORKED, BUT THE KEY FOB WAS NOT DETECTED (I JUST BOUGHT A NEW BATTERY FOR IT LAST WEEK), THE WARNING LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD CONTINUED TO FLICKER EACH TIME I TRIED TO RESTART IT. THE MIDDLE SCREEN CAME UP BLANK OR WHITE, AND IT WOULD TAKE SEVERAL SECONDS BEFORE THE BUTTON/START INDICATOR WOULD MOVE FROM THE "RUN" TO THE "OFF" POSITION. THE BATTERY WAS OBVIOUSLY DEAD, BUT WHEN A PASSERBY STOPPED TO HELP ME TRY TO JUMP IT, IT WOULDN'T TAKE A CHARGE. THE ELECTRICAL CAPACITY CONTINUED TO DIMINISH AS I TRIED TO START IT, OR TRY DIFFERENT THINGS TO GET IT TO WORK. THE GREAT SHIFT LOCKED UP SO I COULDN'T PUT IT IN NEUTRAL TO ROLL THE CAR OUT OF THE WAY. SINCE IT WAS 4:30 ON A BUSY, DIVIDED HIGHWAY DURING A TORRENTIAL DOWNPOUR, I WAS TERRIFIED SOMEONE WAS GOING TO HIT ME FROM BEHIND. FORTUNATELY OCSO ARRIVED TO HELP DIVERT TRAFFIC, AND HE HELPED ME FIGURE OUT WHERE THE EMERGENCY DISCONNECT WAS FOR THE TRANSMISSION SO WE COULD PUSH IT OFF THE ROAD. AAA CAME BUT IT WOULDN'T STAY CHARGED. I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE IT HOME WITH THE TRAVEL CHARGER ON IT. I TRIED TO JUMP IT AGAIN SEVERAL TIMES, WITH NO LUCK, IT WAS COMPLETELY DEAD. SO, $800 LATER, I HAVE A NEW BATTERY, NEW ALTERNATOR, AND FEEL L

I WAS DRIVING MY CAR AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE BATTERY SAVER MODE LIGHT CAME ON, THEN ABOUT 5 MIN LATER THE BATTERY LIGHT CAME ON. THERE WAS A WINE COMING FROM THE ALTERNATOR, AND THE CAR JUST SHUT OFF. IT WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL BUT I MANAGED TO PULL OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I TESTED THE ALTERNATOR AND SURE ENOUGH THAT WAS THE PROBLEM. THIS VEHICLE HAD LESS THAN 40,500 MILES ON IT. I WAS OUT OF A VEHICLE BECAUSE THE PART ($400) HAD TO BE ORDERED BECAUSE IT WAS TO NEW FOR THE DEALER TO HAVE ONE IN STOCK. I WAS ABLE TO CHANGE THE ALTERNATOR MYSELF BECAUSE OF MY MECHANIC BACKGROUND. THIS IS OUTRAGEOUS. *TR

A MODULE WENT BAD IN MY 2012 DODGE CHARGER. THE WIPER BLADES WERE STUCK ON HIGH, FULL SPEED, EVEN WITH THE CONTROL SET IN THE OFF POSITION. THE NIGHT TIME LIGHTS WOULD STAY ON, EVEN WITH THE DIAL SET TO AUTO, IN THE MIDDLE OF THE DAY. I WAS TOLD BY MY DEALERSHIP, THAT THE PART WAS ON "NATIONAL BACK ORDER AND THAT THERE WAS NO ETA ON WHEN THE PART WOULD BE IN." MY DEALERSHIP HAS LEFT ME STRANDED, WITH NO LOANER VEHICLE AND NO SOLUTIONS. *TR

I WAS TRAVELING AROUND 30 MPH AND AS I WAS BRAKING TO STOP FOR A TRAFFIC LIGHT THE CAR TURNED OFF BY ITSELF. I WAS ABLE TO RE-START AFTER A MINUTE. I ALMOST REAR ENDED THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME AS MY BRAKES WERE DISABLED WHEN THE CAR SHUT OFF ABRUPTLY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR FAILED TO CLOSE SECURELY. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE DOOR CABLE PANEL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 71,000. UPDATED 11/20/14*LJ THE CONSUMER WAS REQUESTING TO BE REIMBURSED FOR THE REPAIRS. UPDATED 8/17/2015*JS