2012 Dodge Charger complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE CHARGER. WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED WITH A CHIME INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE WIRING HARNESS IN THE FRONT DRIVER SEAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WAS AWARE OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V118000 (AIR BAGS), BUT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 44,000.

I WAS DRIVING TO WORK AND MY CAR COLLISION SENSORS AND ALARM STARTED GOING OFF RANDOMLY. SHORTLY AFTER, MY CAR SHUT DOWN WHILE I WAS IN MOTION AND THERE WAS NO ELECTIRCAL POWER AND NO POWER STEERING SO IT WAS DIFFICULT TO GET OUT OF TRAFFIC. I COULD NOT GET MY CAR TO RESTART AND COULD NOT EVEN GET MY HAZARD LIGHTS ON. I HAD MY CAR TOWED TO THE REPAIR SHOP AND THEY DETERMINED THE ALTERNATOR WAS THE ISSUE. THEY REPLACED THE ALTERNATOR AND MY CAR WORKS PERFECT NOW. I AM DISAPPOINTED TO LEARN THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON ALTERNATORS FOR THE V6 VERSION ONLY OF MY CAR. I HAVE READ THAT MY CAR HAS THE SAME ALTERNATOR AS THE V6. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT. I CAN'T IMAGINE WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED WITH MY CAR SUDDENLY SHUTTING OFF ON THE FREEWAY. WHY WOULD MY V8 CAR NOT HAVE BEEN RECALLED.

THE AIR BAG LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON, HAVE TAKEN IT TO TWO DIFFERENT DEALERSHIPS. THE FIRST DEALER WAS ATLANTIC CHRYSLER ON 12/31/14, THEY SAID IT WAS THE BAG IN THE SEAT. THEY RESET THE LIGHT AND IS WAS FINE UNTIL APPROX. MARCH, THEN CAME ON A COUPLE TIMES. IN APPROXIMATELY IN APRIL I TOOK IT TO SPORT HYNDANI DODGE, THEY SAID IT WAS A DIRTY CONNECTION AND CHARGED ME 90.00. THAT LASTED APPROXIMATELY 1 MONTH AND IT CAME BACK ON INTERMITTENTLY, NOW CONTINUALLY. TOOK IT TO SPORT TODAY SEPTEMBER 16, FOR A RECALL FOR THE AIR BAG SYSTEM. THEY SAID IT WOULD NOT FIX THE LIGHT BEING ON, THEY SAID IT WAS A SENSOR AND THEY WOULD HAVE TO TAKE THE SEAT APART TO FIGURE OUT WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS. DID NOT HAVE IT FIXED TODAY, DID NOT HAVE THE TIME. HAS BEEN IN 3 TIMES FOR SAME PROBLEM ONLY TO GET 3 DIFFERENT DIAGNOSES.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V467000 (AIR BAGS, SEAT BELTS); 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 CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE CHARGER. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. UPDATED 11/06/15*LJ UPDATED 12/24/15.*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE CHARGER. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT DIMMED AND BOTH HEADLIGHTS FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 51,426.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE CHARGER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE JERKED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED 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 NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE IGNITION KEY WAS TURNED TO THE START POSITION, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE BATTERY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS SERVICED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V634000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED, THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE FAILED TO OPERATE AND THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW OPENED INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE CHARGER. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE THE VEHICLE, IT FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SHUT OFF. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 59,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE CHARGER. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE BATTERY SAFER MODE SENSOR LIGHT SUDDENLY ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V6340000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) WAS RECEIVED IN JUNE OF 2015. AFTER CONTACTING THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WERE NOT AVAILABLE AND NO ESTIMATED TIME FOR RECEIVING THE PARTS COULD BE GIVEN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE CHARGER. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE AS THE ABS, BATTERY, AND TRACTION WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND FAILED TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V634000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

DODGE HAS KNOWN ISSUES AND RECALLS FOR ALTERNATORS BEING DEFECTIVE IN THEIR 2012 CHARGER MODELS BUT CONTINUES TO MAKE CUSTOMERS PAY OUT OF POCKET TO FIX THE ISSUE. I PURCHASED A 2012 DODGE CHARGER APRIL 2012 CASH. RECENTLY MY ALTERNATOR STOPPED WORKING ON THE CAR. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE NEAREST DODGE IN MY AREA TO HAVE TEST RAN ON THE BATTERY AND ALTERNATOR, THE BATTERY TESTED GOOD BUT THEY WOULD NOT TEST THE ALTERNATOR UNLESS I PAID A $100 FEE WHICH I COULD HAVE DONE FOR FREE AT THE NEAREST PARTS DEALER (AUTOZONE, O'RIELY'S). I RECENTLY REPAIRED MY CAR OUT OF POCKET $300 WITH NO ASSISTANCE FROM DODGE, BUT BEFORE DOING SO I SAW THERE HAS BEEN OVER 450,000 RECALLS FOR THE SAME ISSUE OF ALTERNATORS PREMATURLY GOING BAD. I CALLED 8008531403 AND 8009921997 AND SPENT OVER 2 HOURS ON THE PHONE WITHOUT A RESOLUTION, THE FIRST REP ADVISED THE RECALL IS VIN SPECIFIC ANDNOTHING APPLIES TO MY VIN, I TRIED TO EXPLAIN TO THE REP THAT THIS HAS BEEN A KNOWN ISSSUE FOR DODGE MODELS MADE SINCE 2010-2013 AND MY CAR WAS PRODUCED WITHIN THAT TIME FRAME. THE REP ADVISED ME TO TAKE IT IN FOR A DIAGNOSTIC AND I COULD SUBMIT FOR A POSSIBLE REIMBURSMENT IF ITS DETERMINED ITS FAULT DODGE. I ADVISED I WAS NOT COMFORTABLE WITH DOING SO IF I CANT BE GARAUNTEED I WILL BE REIMBURSED, I THEN ASKED FOR A SUPERVISOR. THE SUPERVISOR PAMELA (ID PH314) WAS RUDE FROM THE START OF THE CALL CALL AND TOLD ME ITS NOT HER CONCERN IF MY CAR GETS REPAIRED. I LOVE MY CAR AND HAVE BEEN CONSIDERING PURCHASING MY FIANCE A 20

I SMELLED SMOKE AS I WAS PULLING INTO A CONVENIENCE STORE. I STOPPED THE CAR BESIDE A GAS PUMP. AT THAT TIME I SAW SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. I POPPED THE LATCH TO LOOK UNDER THE HOOD. I WAS TRYING TO FIND THE LATCH TO OPEN THE HOOD AND COULD NOT FIND IT, SO I LOOKED UNDER THE UNOPENED HOOD AND SAW A FIRE. I THEN GOT BACK INTO THE CAR AND MOVED IT AWAY FROM THE FUEL PUMPS AND AWAY FROM THE BUILDING. I GATHERED UP MY PHONE AND PHONE CHARGER, POPPED THE TRUNK TO SEE IF THERE WAS ANYTHING I NEEDED TO GET OUT. I THEN BACKED AWAY FROM THE VEHICLE AT A SAFE DISTANCE AND CALLED 911. THE POLICE AND THE FIRE DEPARTMENT CAME AND PUT THE FIRE OUT. THE CAR IS TOTALED. THE INTERIOR IS BURNED UP, THE 2 FRONT TIRES ARE BURNED UP, THE WIND SHIELD AND BOTH FRONT WINDOWS SHATTERED, THE ENGINE IS BURNED UP AND THE FRONT HALF OF THE CARS PAINT HAS BEEN BURNED UP.

AIRBAG LIGHT RANDOMLY COMES ON

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE PUSH BUTTON STARTER ACTIVATED INTERMITTENTLY AS MAKING A TURN. IN ADDITION, THE WINDOW WIPERS AND THE ENTIRE POWER WINDOWS ACTIVATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED THREE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER BUR WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ALTERNATOR ASSEMBLY FAILED CAUSING THE KEY TO BECOME DIFFICULT TO TURN OVER. AS THE FAILURE PROGRESSED, THE VEHICLE STALLED SEVERAL TIMES. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO REPLACED THE ALTERNATOR ASSEMBLY. THE CONTACT WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V634000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE AN ESTIMATED DATE FOR WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD RECEIVE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

FUEL SMELL ENTERS THE CABIN CAUSING LIGHT HEADED NESS WHERE OPERATOR OR OCCUPANTS ALMOST PASS OUT. MASSIVE HEADACHE, BURNING EYES AND SUDDEN ONSET VOMITING DUE TO EXPOSURE TO RAW FUEL ODORS. HAS BEEN TO DEALERSHIP 3 TIMES FOR THE ISSUE AND THEY DENY IT. CURRENTLY THERE A 4TH TIME FOR SAME ISSUE. I FEEL THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE AND WITHOUT ADDRESSING WILL PUT THE PUBLIC AT RISK. THIS IS A POLICE CAR.

WHILE I WAS DRIVING AROUND 20 MPH, MY VEHICLE SUDDENLY BEGAN TO LOSE POWER. THE ESC, ABS, ETC AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ALL AT ONCE AND I HAD TO QUICKLY GET TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WITHOUT THE USE OF GAS. THE GEAR SHIFT WAS STUCK AND THE SCREEN ON MY DASHBOARD INFORMED ME THAT I NEEDED TO PUSH THE START BUTTON TO PUT MY VEHICLE IN PARK. I SAT WITH MY CHILDREN ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD FOR 10 MINUTES BEFORE THE CAR STARTED AGAIN. LIGHTS ON DASHBOARD WERE STILL ON BUT I WAS ABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP. THEY DIAGNOSED IT AS A FAULTY TIRE PRESSURE SENSOR AND SOME ISSUE WITH A CYLINDER NOT FUNCTIONING. I PAID OUT OF POCKET FOR THE COST OF REPAIR. A MONTH LATER, I RECEIVE THE P60 RECALL LETTER AND IT SEEMS TO DESCRIBE THE ISSUE I HAD. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY MADE ME FEEL LIKE I WAS INCOMPETENT. I LEFT THE ISSUE ALONE AND HAD THE RECALL ON THE ALTERNATOR REPAIRED IN APRIL. LAST WEEK, AUGUST 1ST, MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND THE EXACT SAME THING HAPPENED TO HIM AGAIN WITHOUT WARNING. ESC, ABS, ETC AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND HE HAD TO PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD SAFELY WHILE HE LOST POWER IN THE CAR. GEAR SHIFT WAS STUCK AND HE HAD TO PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK BY PRESSING THE START BUTTON. SAT ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD FOR 20 MINUTES BEFORE HE WAS ABLE TO RESTART AND DRIVE TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE SAME DODGE DEALERSHIP IS NOW TELLING US TO REPAIR THE LEFT REAR SPEED SENSOR, FOR THE SAME ISSUE WE HAD IN OCTOBER.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE CHARGER. WHILE PARKED, THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE DID NOT START. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ALTERNATOR FAILED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE RADIO LOST ELECTRICAL POWER PRIOR TO WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V634000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

ON 7-14-15, I STARTED MY VEHICLE. AS IT STARTED, I HEARD A "DING" NOISE. I OBSERVED ON MY DISPLAY TWO WARNING LIGHTS ON. THAT BEING THE ABS, AND ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) LIGHTS CAME ON. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH, I DISCOVERED THIS MAY BE THE RESULT OF A SPEED SENSOR GOING OUT. (THIS ALSO DISRUPTS USE OF CRUISE CONTROL.) I CONTACTED MY LOCAL DODGE DEALER, ADVISING THEM I NEEDED A "FRONT LEFT SPEED SENSOR". THE SERVICE MANAGER SAID THAT PART IS ON NATIONAL BACKORDER. AFTER GOING BACK TO MY MAIN MECHANIC, HE SAID HE TALKED WITH HIS PARTS DEALER ABOUT GETTING THE PART ALSO FOR MY CAR. HIS PARTS DEALER ALSO TOLD HIM THAT THEY WERE ON BACKORDER. (CLOSE TO 600 ON BACKORDER.) THIS IS ALSO WHEN I LEARNED THAT A SPEED SENSOR IS NOT UNIVERSAL. THEREFORE, A SPEED SENSOR FOR THE RIGHT REAR WHEEL, WON'T FIT ON THE FRONT LEFT SPEED SENSOR SPOT. THIS TELLS ME THERE IS A LARGE PROBLEM WITH THESE SENSORS GOING OUT, ACROSS THE COUNTRY. BEING THE FRONT LEFT SPEED SENSOR FOR THE 2012 DODGE CHARGER (OR OTHER SIMILAR VEHICLES THAT UTILIZE THE SAME PART)

VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY EMITS A CHEMICAL ODOR FROM THE A/C VENTS. AT TIMES IT IS ALMOST INTOXICATING CAUSING HEADACHES AND SORE THROAT. AT TIMES IT IS A LIGHT ODOR OTHERS VERY STRONG TO THE POINT WINDOWS HAVE TO BE ROLLED DOWN......UPDATED 10/20/15 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE WATER PUMP WAS SLOWLY LEAKING AND THE ODOR WAS BURNING ANTI-FREEZE ON THE ENGINE. UPDATED 11/03/15.*JB

LOW BATTERY INDICATOR TURNED ON AND A MINUTE LATER THE CAR JUST CAME TO A STALL AND SMOKE AND BURNING ODOR WAS COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD AND THE CAR WOULD NOT START, COULD NOT LOCK THE DOORS NOR PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL TO MOVE IT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD HAD TO WAIT FOR ABOUT TWO HOURS FOR A TOW TRUCK TO TOW THE CAR TO MY HOUSE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V634000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); 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 MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. IN ADDITION, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING AND FAILED TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BATTERY SAVER MODE WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V634000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND STATED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE WITHIN A REASONABLE TIMEFRAME TO SCHEDULE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER DID NOT GIVE A SPECIFIC DATE FOR WHEN THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER COULD NOT PROVIDE AN ESTIMATED DATE FOR WHEN THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WOULD RECEIVE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BATTERY SAVER MODE WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE WITHIN A REASONABLE TIMEFRAME TO SCHEDULE THE REPAIR. THE DEALER DID NOT GIVE A SPECIFIC DATE FOR WHEN THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER COULD NOT PROVIDE AN ESTIMATED DATE FOR WHEN THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WOULD RECEIVE THE REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000.

WAS DRIVING DOWN ROAD WHEN CAR STARTED MAKING A CHIMING SOUND AND THE AIR BAG INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON. THE LIGHT HAS WENT OFF A TIME OR TWO BUT PRIMARILY STAYS ON ALL THE TIME.

2012 DODGE CHARGER//WAS SITTING STATIONARY WHEN I HEARD A LOUD BANG COME FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. EXITED THE VEHICLE AND RADIATOR FLUID WAS POURING OUT FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE. FURTHER INVESTIGATION LED TO THE PASSENGER SIDE FAN HAD BROKEN APART AND SEIZED. ALSO IT CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE RADIATOR, SPLITTING TUBES ON THE ALUMINUM CORE. HAVE READ IN FORUMS THAT OTHER CONSUMERS HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM ON EARLY MODEL DODGE CHARGERS 2006-2008....UPDATED 11/13/15 *BF

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE CHARGER. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, A METAL SOUND COULD BE HEARD COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT NOTICED STEAM COMING FROM THE VEHICLE AND OIL LEAKING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S JOB WHERE HE OBSERVED A HOLE IN THE ENGINE NEAR THE PISTON AREA. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,000.

DRIVING TO WORK WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE MESSAGE OF "BATTERY SAVER MODE" APPEARED ON MY MESSAGE SCREEN. AFTER THAT HAPPENED, I NOTICED A WHISTLING NOISE FOLLOWED BY THE RADIO GOING OUT AND AIR CONDITIONING STOPPED BLOWING. THEN ALL OF THE SENSORS STARTED GOING OFF IN THE DASHBOARD; TRACTION CONTROL, ABS, CHECK ENGINE, AND SEATBELT. I TRIED TO GIVE MY DODGE CHARGER 2012 SXT SOME GAS SO THAT I CAN GET OFF THE ROAD, BUT THAT CUASED THE RPM'S TO REV UP TO OVER 7 AND OTHER GAUGES DID THE SAME THING AT THE SAME TIME. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO COAST INTO A GAS STATION SINCE THAT IS WHERE MY CHARGER COMPLETELY STOPPED!! NOTHING WOULD TURN ON AND CAR WASN'T MOVING!! AFTER CALLING FOR A TOW TRUCK, I LOOKED UP THESE ERRORS FOR 2012 DODGE CHARGERS AND THERE A LOT OF THEM!! THE ESTIMATE TO REPLACE THE ALTERNATOR AND BATTERY WAS OVER $800!!! WHO HAS THAT MONEY JUST LAYING AROUND FOR RAINY DAYS?!?!? DODGE KNOWS IT HAS THIS PROBLEM AS YOU CAN FIND THE RECALLS FOR IT, BIT ONLY IF THE VIN# MATCHES. OTHERWISE YOU PAY OUT OF YOUR OWN POCKET. I AM SO INFURIATED RIGHT NOW!! I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER CHRYSLER VEHICLE AGAIN!! MY 2012 CHARGER ONLY HAS 57,000 MILES AND THE ALTERNATOR GOES!!! THIS IS NOT RIGHT NOR SHOULD IT BE ACCEPTED!!!

I RECEIVED A RECALL POST CARD IN THE MAIL STATING THE MANUFACTURER HAD ATTEMPTED TO CONTACT ME PREVIOUSLY TO SCHEDULE AN INSPECTION SOON AS POSSIBLE. I CALLED ON 6-16-15 AND SCHEDULED THE APPOINTMENT WITH HOLLEY HOLLEY AS THE SERVICE ADVISOR. THE SCHEDULED APPOINTMENT TOOK PLACE ON 6/18/15. ONCE I RECEIVED MY CAR BACK FROM THE DEALERSHIP. HOLLEY HOLLEY REASURRED ME THAT A MULTIPOINT INSPECTION WAS DONE ON MY CAR AND FLUID LEVELS WERE CHECKED. I LIVE AN HOUR AWAY FROM THE DEALERSHIP. ON MY WAY TO WORK THE FOLLOWING MORNING 6/19/15 WHEN I ARRIVED TO WORK I NOTICED STEAM WAS COMING OUT OF THE SIDE OF MY DRIVERS DOOR ONCE I OPENED IT TO GET OUT. I HAD TO CALL A MECHANIC IMMEDIATELY TO TRY AND GET MY CAR TOWED BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP DUE TO HOLLY HOLLEY TELLING ME OVER THE PHONE TO BRING THE CAR BACK IN ONCE I TOLD HER I DIDNT HAVE THIS ISSUE PRIOR TO BRINGING MY CAR IN FOR THE INSPECTION. ONCE THE TOWING COMPANY ARRIVED THE DRIVER POPPED MY HOOD. THE DRIVER ASKED ME TO COME LOOK UNDER MY HOOD. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO SHOW ME THAT THE RADIATOR CAP WAS NEVER PUT BACK ON MY RADIATOR WHEN I HAD TAKEN IT TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR THE INSPECTION ON 6/18/15. WHOMEVER TECH:999176 IS THAT WORKED ON MY CAR IS. I WOULD LIKE THE TEC:999176 TO KNOW THAT THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND MY MOTOR COULDVE BLOWN UP DUE TO HIS CARELESS MISTAKES OF NOT DOING HIS JOB. IT TOOK THREE HOURS TO COOL MY CAR DOWN. I HATE DOING ANY KIND OF BUSINESS WITH ROUNDTREE CHRYSLER AND I HATE I EVER PURCHASED MY CAR FROM THIS D

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ABS LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THAT THIS WAS A SAFETY ISSUE SINCE IT MEANT THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM COULD NOT BE TURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE VIN AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE UNKNOWN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE CHARGER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 75 MPH, THE FRONT HEADLIGHTS FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE CHARGER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 75 MPH, THE SENSOR LIGHTS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL SUDDENLY ILLUMINATED BEFORE THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY SHUT OFF. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WAS CALLED TO THE SCENE AND DIAGNOSED THAT THE ALTERNATOR WAS FAULTY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V634000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME FAILURE LISTED IN THE RECALL. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER, WHERE IT WAS SERVICED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V634000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE TECHNICIAN INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 71,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE CHARGER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE AND STALLED. THE ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A THE DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 59,375.

WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM WORK, IN MY 2012 DODGE CHARGER RT. THE DASH LIGHTS ALL STARTED TO FLASH AND A MESSAGE CODE "BATTERY SAVE MODE" WAS GIVEN. JUST A FEW MINUTES LATER THE CAR STALLED OUT AND THE FRONT WHEELS VIBRATED FEELING LIKE THE WHEELS LOCKED UP. THE CAR VEERED OFF THE THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ROAD. I PLACED THE CAR IN PARK AND ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE CAR WHICH IT STARTED. ALL THE DASH WARNING LIGHTS REMAINED ILLUMINATED. I PLACED THE CAR IN DRIVE AND SLOWLY PULLED BACK ONTO THE ROAD. THE CAR DROVE NORMAL THE NEXT 1/2 MILE TO MY HOUSE, EXCEPT FOR THE WARNING LIGHTS AND BATTERY SAVE MODE MESSAGE. THE NEXT DAY I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY FOUND THE ALTERNATOR AT FAULT.

RECALL 12V-042 WAS COMPLETED AND THEY DID NOT FIND A PROBLEM. SHORTLY AFTER THE RECALL WAS COMPLETED WE HAVE HAD CONTINUED FAILURE OF THE PASSENGER LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT AND FOUND THE CONNECTOR HAS BEEN OVERHEATED.

CONNECTOR AT PASSENGER LOW BEAM HEADLAMP OVERHEATED AND MELTED. REPLACED CONNECTOR. VEHICLE HAD BEEN PREVIOUSLY INSPECTED UNDER RECALL 12V-042 AND THEY DID NOT FIND A PROBLEM.

I WAS DRIVING MY 2012 DODGE CHARGER SXT (BLACKTOP EDITION) APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH ON A HIGHWAY WHEN SUDDENLY THE CAR'S ELECTRONIC SYSTEM STARTING GOING HAYWIRE. THE ABS LIGHT WHEN ON, THEN THE RED BRAKE LIGHT, THEN THE ENGINE LIGHT AND SO FORTH. THE ELECTRONICS STARTED FLICKERING ON AND OFF. I HEADED FOR THE NEAREST EXIT AND JUST I WAS EXITING THE CAR'S STEERING ABILITY LOCKED UP AND COAXED IT TO THE MIDDLE MERIDIAN OF THE ROAD WHEN IT THEN SUDDENLY LOST POWER, NARROWLY AVOIDING AN ACCIDENT IN A BUSY NY INTERSECTION. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT TURN ON AND I CALLED AAA. THEY TRIED TO GIVE THE CAR A BOOST BUT IT ONLY POWERED THE ELECTRIC SYSTEM AND IT WOULD NOT START. ONCE THEY TOOK OFF THE CABLES IT HAD NO POWER. THE CAR HAD TO BE TOWED AND IS AWAITING REPAIRS.THE CAR HAS NEVER HAD ANY PREVIOUS ISSUES AND I HAVE MAINTAINED ALL REGULARLY SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE WORK WITH THE DEALER WHERE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE.

NO POWER TO RADIO OR AIR CONDITIONER. POSSIBLY OTHER ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS DID NOT WORK. THIS HAPPENED SUDDENLY. TOOK CAR TO DEALER AND WAS TOLD IT WAS THE TOTAL INTEGRATED POWER MODULE. THEY WERE ABLE TO 'RESET' IT, BUT TOLD ME IF IT FAILS AGAIN, IT WOULD COST $1400. I GOT OFF CHEAP WITH THIS REPAIR ONLY COSTING $98. THIS IS FOR A PART YOUR 6 YEAR OLD COULD HOLD IN HIS HAND. FORTUNATELY POWER STEERING DID NOT FAIL, WHICH IS POSSIBLE. THIS EVIDENTLY IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM WITH DODGE PRODUCTS. NO REASON THIS SHOULD FAIL WITH JUST 2000 MILES ON CAR.

ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS BEGINNING WHEN THE CAR HAD APPROXIMATELY 20,000 MILES AROUND FEB/MAR 2014, THE CAR WOULD NOT START. THIS HAPPENS AFTER THE CAR HAS BEEN PARKED OVERNIGHT AND THE AMBIENT OUTSIDE AIR TEMP COOLS TO 40 DEGREES FARENHEIT OR COLDER. CENTER DISPLAY BETWEEN SPEEDO AND TACH STATES "DO NOT PLACE THE CAR IN P". THE CAR WILL SOMETIMES START WITH BOOSTER CABLES. THE CAR HAS SHOWN VARIOUS ELECTRICAL ISSUE AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS (0-70MPH) SINCE THE FIRST FAILURE TO START (ABS LIGHT ON /OFF, AIRBAG LIGHT ON /OFF, STABILITY CONTROL LIGHT ON/OFF, RADIO/HVAC SCREEN NOT WORKING). CAR HAS BEEN TAKEN TO DODGE DEALERSHIP SEVERAL TIMES WITH NO CONFIRMED CAUSE AND NO EFFECTIVE REPAIR. CAR WOULD NOT START THIS MORNING (5-13-2015) , AMBIENT AIR TEMP APPROXIMATELY 55 DEGREES FARENHEIT. NO AFTERMARKET ACCESORIES HAVE EVER BEEN ADDED TO THIS CAR, ALL FACTORY ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT (OR CHANGED AT DEALERSHIP DURING REPAIR ATTEMPTS). VERY IRRITATED BEING THAT THE CAR HAS ONLY 32,000 MILES.

PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR STAYS ON.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE IGNITION WAS TURNED TO THE ON POSITION, THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED CONTINUOUSLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN PERFORMED UNKNOWN REPAIRS BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V118000 (AIR BAGS). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE CHARGER. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, SMOKE APPEARED UNDER THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE, THE RADIO TURNED OFF, THE SPEEDOMETER STARTED FLUCTUATING, AND THE ENGINE STALLED. THE VEHICLE DID NOT RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V634000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE APROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 49,000.

I HAVE BEEN DRIVING MY CAR ON NEARLY A DAILY BASIS SINCE I ACQUIRED IT IN OCTOBER 2013. OVER THE COURSE OF THE PAST 27K MILES, I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE MY WHEELS ("RIMS") ON 3 SEPARATE OCCASIONS DURING THE SPRING MONTHS AS A RESULT OF HAIRLINE FRACTURES/CRACKS OCCURRING ON THE INNER WALL OF THE WHEEL. THE LOCATION OF THE CRACK TO BE MORE PRECISE IS WHERE THE BEAD OF THE TIRE WOULD BE SEATED DURING MOUNTING. IN EACH INSTANCE, THE WHEEL IN QUESTION WAS MOUNTED ON THE FRONT OF THE CAR (ONE DRIVER SIDE AND TWO PASSENGER SIDE) AND DID NOT SHOW ANY SIGN OF DEFORMATION OR BENDING. DODGE HAS BEEN MADE AWARE OF THE CRACKS AND HAS CONSISTENTLY DENIED CLAIMS STATING THAT THEY WERE NOT A RESULT OF WORKMANSHIP OR FROM POOR DESIGN. GIVEN THE STIFFNESS OF THE SUSPENSION AND WEIGHT OF THE MOTOR OVER THE FRONT WHEELS AS WELL AS THE CONSISTENCY OF THE FRACTURE (FRONT OF CAR AND INSIDE OF WHEEL), I DO NOT AGREE WITH THEIR CLAIMS. I HAVE DONE A BRIEF SEARCH OF THE INTERNET AND HAVE FOUND AN ABUNDANCE OF BLOGS AND SIMILAR DISCUSSION BOARDS WHERE OWNERS OF SRT8 CHARGERS OF MY MODEL YEAR HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM. WHILE MY INSTANCES HAVE BEEN SLOW LEAKS FROM CRACKS, OTHER DRIVERS MAY EXPERIENCE BLOWOUTS FROM SUDDEN EXPANSION OF THE CRACK CAUSING STRUCTURAL FAILURE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V634000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE DEALER REPLACED THE IGNITION TWICE PRIOR TO THE RECALL REPAIR, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED EACH TIME. THE VEHICLE WAS FINALLY REPAIRED UNDER THE RECALL, BUT THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO STALL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BATTERY SAVE MODE AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE ALSO STARTED TO MAKE A LOUD SQUEALING NOISE AFTER THE REPAIR WAS PERFORMED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,551.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V634000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); 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. UPDATED 7/7/15*CN UPDATED 05/10/16. *JB

NIGHT TIME @ 8:30PM, I WAS TRAVELING 20W/59S TOWARDS THE FOSTER EXIT. BEFORE I CAME UPON THE BLACK WARRIOR RIVER BRIDGE, I HIT AN UNEXPECTED POTHOLE IN THE LEFT LANE AND IT BEND AND CRACKED THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE RIM AND THREW OFF THE FRONT ALIGNMENT OF MY VEHICLE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, AN ABNORMAL NOISE EMITTED FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE WITHOUT WARNING. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OVERHEATING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V634000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) 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 FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE.

WHILE I WAS DRIVING, THE STEERING WHEEL (POWER STEERING SYSTEM) BECAME VERY HARD TO HANDLE. I RAN OFF ROAD, DUE TO THE HARD STEERING/WET ROAD AND HIT A GUARD RAIL. ONCE I IMPACTED THE GUARD RAIL, THE STEERING CONTINUED TO BE HARD TO HANDLE PLUS THE BRAKES WAS VERY HARD. *TR