2013 Dodge Charger complaints

2013 DODGE CHARGER SXT (AWD) RECENTLY EXPERIENCED STRANGE "POPPING" NOISE WHEN SHIFTING FROM PARK INTO REVERSE, OR DRIVE INTO REVERSE. ALSO, THERE WAS A STRANGE NOISE/"THUD" WHILE DRIVING WHENEVER THE "ECO" MODE WOULD ENGAGE. AFTER THE NOISE GOT INCREASINGLY WORSE I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR SERVICE. THE DEALERSHIP DISCOVERED THAT THE LEFT REAR AXLE NUT WAS VERY LOOSE. ONCE THE NUT WAS TORQUED, THE PROBLEM WAS RESOLVED. UNKNOWN CAUSE. VEHICLE IS IN GOOD CONDITION, WITH NO ACCIDENTS, AND JUST UNDER 30,000 MILES.

THE DENSO ALTERNATOR CAUGHT ON FIRE SMOKE WAS REAL BAD AND IT BURNT THE BATTERY UP THE BATTERY WAS SO HOT YOU COULD NOT GET IT OUT WITH YOUR BARE HANDS.ITS A DENSO 421000-7040 WITH A 180 AMP ALTERNATOR. THE CAR HAS 70,698 MILES ON IT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE CHARGER. WHILE DRIVING, THE BATTERY WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. WITHIN SECONDS, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTING DIMMED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO COAST THE VEHICLE ONTO THE ROAD SHOULDER AND OBSERVED SMOKE UNDER THE HOOD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE ALTERNATOR OVERCHARGED AND CAUSED THE BATTERY TO FAIL. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AND THE ALTERNATOR AND BATTERY WERE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V739000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,698.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE CHARGER. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE "BATTERY SAVER MODE" WARNING MESSAGE ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN APPROXIMATELY TWO MILES AND THE ABS AND ESC WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT NOTICED SMOKE EMERGING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO AN OIL CHANGE PLACE AND, WHEN THE HOOD WAS OPENED, MORE SMOKE EMERGED. THE MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT THE ALTERNATOR FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND WAS AWAITING DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,300.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE CHARGER. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE ABS AND VEHICLE TRACTION CONTROL WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE BATTERY SAVER MODE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS SMOKE EMITTING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT THE ALTERNATOR FAILED, WHICH CAUSED THE SMOKE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD BE TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V634000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

WHILE DRIVING HOME ON 3/18./17, THE BATTERY SAVE MODE APPEARED. THE BATTERY LIGHT THEN CAME ON. SHORTLY AFTER, ALL THE WARNING NOTIFICATIONS APPEARED AND THE CAR DIED. THERE WAS A BURNING RUBBER SMELL COMING FROM THE HOOD. THE BATTERY A BRAND NEW ONE I RECENTLY PURCHASED! NOW, I CAN'T GET INTO MY CAR AT ALL BECAUSE THE ELECTRICITY IS. NOT WORKING! I HEAR THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE ALTERNATOR BUT UNSURE IF THEY WILL COVER MINE! I CAN'T AFFORD THIS ISSUE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE EXISTING A PARKING LOT, THE ABS WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, WHILE DRIVING AT 20 MPH, A MESSAGE ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATED THAT THE BATTERY CRITICAL LOW LEVEL AND THEN ALL THE LIGHTS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A BURNING ODOR EMITTING INTO THE VEHICLE, WHILE DRIVING. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ALTERNATOR FAILED CAUSING THE BATTERY TO FAIL AND IT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V634000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000. UPDATED 07/21/17*LJ *CN

THE ALTERNATOR DIODES EXPERIENCED A RAPID FAILURE RESULTING IN A COMPLETE SHUTDOWN WHILE DRIVING ON A CITY STREET AT 50MPH. LOW BATTERY INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON AND WITHIN 1-2 MINUTES LOST ALL CAR FUNCTIONS INCLUDING ANTILOCK BREAKING, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, AND POWER STEERING. UPON COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP, COULD NOT PUT THE CAR IN PARK. CAR EVENTUALLY RESET AND PUT ITSELF IN PARK. EXPERIENCED A BURNING/MELTING SMELL. HAD CAR BATTERY JUMPED AND CAR APPEARED FINE. RESUMED DRIVING, BUT EXPERIENCED A COMPLETE REPEAT OF EVENTS WITHIN JUST A FEW MINUTES. HAD CAR TOWED TO DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR. THIS APPEARS TO BE THE SAME PROBLEM AS STATED IN RECALL P60/ NHTSA 14V-634. UPON RESEARCHING ON THE WEB, IT IS OBVIOUS THAT MANY OTHERS WITH THE 180AMP ENGINE ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUE; HOWEVER, IT IS UNCLEAR AS TO WHY THE RECALL WAS ONLY FOR THE 160AMP. I CAN ONLY PRESUME THAT IT IS BECAUSE THERE ARE LESS OF THE 180AMP ENGINES SOLD. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION!

2013 DODGE SXT 3.5 AWD W/ 75K MILES. RUBBING NOISE IN THE STEERING COLUMN WHEN TURNING, THOUGHT IT JUST NEEDED TO BE LUBED (HAD THAT DONE AT A NON FCA SERVICE SITE A FEW YEARS EARLIER) HAD IT AT THE DEALER A COUPLE MONTHS AGO AND THEY SAID THE STEERING COLUMN TO RACK JOINT WAS WORN OUT AND ABOUT TO COME APART AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. IT WAS REPLACED AT A COST OF $2K IF IT HAD BEEN LEFT FURTHER, THE DEALERSHIP SAID THE STEERING COLUMN WOULD HAVE BEEN DISCONNECTED. IF THIS HAD COMPLETELY COME APART, IT WOULD HAVE RESULTED IN INABILITY TO STEER. THIS WOULD HAVE BEEN INTERESTING TO SAY THE LEAST. OWNED THE CAR SINCE NEW, NOT ABUSED, RACED OR WRECKED. CALLED FCA, THEY SAID THAT THE DEFECTIVE JOINT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AND THEY HAD NO OTHER COMPLAINTS. THEY OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE AND SAID THAT SINCE IT HAD BEEN PAID, THEY WOULD NOT ASSIST. HAS ANYONE ELSE SEEN THIS? WONDER IF THERE IS A CLASS ACTION, A RECALL OR I JUST GOT A DEFECTIVE PART

WAS DRIVING DODGE CHARGER SXT ON THE HIGHWAY GOING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH AND HEARD A WHINING NOISE. ALL OF THE LIGHTS ON CONTROL PANEL WENT ON AND OFF AND THERE WAS A SMELL OF BURNING RUBBER. CAR SUDDENLY STOPPED WITH MY PREGNANT WIFE AND 1 YEAR OLD IN THE CAR AND ALMOST CAUSE A MAJOR INCIDENT. CAR WENT COMPLETELY DEAD IN MIDDLE OF HIGHWAY AND WOULDN'T EVEN TURN OVER, BUT LUCKILY CAUSED NO INCIDENT. DEALER SAID IT WAS A FAULTY ALTERNATOR ISSUE THAT COMPLETELY DRAINED BATTERY AS WELL. THERE IS A RECALL P60 ON ALTERNATORS FOR THE MAKE, MODEL, AND YEAR OF THE DODGE CHALLENGER SXT, BUT OUR VEHICLE WASN'T COVERED. THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED A MAJOR INCIDENT. IT DOESN'T SEEM TO BE A COINCIDENCE AND DODGE NEEDS TO ADD ADDITIONAL VEHICLE COVERAGE UNDER THIS RECALL BEFORE A MAJOR INCIDENT HAPPENS.

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILURE. ENTIRE CAR SHUT DOWN. GIVEN 8 SPEED ELECTRONIC GEAR SHIFT, CAR LOCKED INTO PARK WHILE IN OPERATION. IT WAS JUST DETERMINED THE ALTERNATOR FAILURE WAS THE CAUSE OF THIS TOTAL SYSTEM FAILURE. NO SUPPORT AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME.

LOST STEERING AND ACCELERATION WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY. THIS OCCURRED WITHIN MINUTES AFTER THE VEHICLE ENTERED "BATTERY SAVER MODE" AND DISPLAYED THE "BATTERY" ICON ON THE EVIC SCREEN. THIS WAS THE FIRST AND ONLY INDICATION OF A PROBLEM, OTHER THAN THE RADIO NOT WORKING THAT DAY. AFTER PULLING OVER, WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE CAR, EXIT THE HIGHWAY, AND PULL INTO A SERVICE STATION. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PARK, THE CAR WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF DRIVE INTO PARK, NOR WOULD THE CAR SHUT DOWN, UNTIL THE PUSH-BUTTON IGNITION SWITCH WAS HELD DOWN FOR SEVERAL SECONDS. AN ELECTRICAL TEST REVEALED THAT THE ALTERNATOR HAD FAILED, AND THE BATTERY TESTED GOOD. BOTH THE ALTERNATOR AND THE BATTERY ARE THE ORIGINAL FACTORY-INSTALLED PARTS.

MY ISSUE WITH THE VEHICLE IS THE RACK AND PINION LOCKING UP ON ME WHEN I TURN LEFT. I TOOK IT INTO DODGE AND THEY DIDN'T WANT TO DO ANYTHING WITH IT BECAUSE THE PROBLEM WASN'T HAPPENING AT THE TIME THAT IT WAS BROUGHT INTO THE SHOP, THIS WAS WHEN I HAD WARRANTY THAT I PAID EXTRA FOR AND EVERYTHING. AFTER IT GOT WORSE, I LOST CONTROL OF IT MAKING A LEFT AND I HIT A CURB, WHICH CAUSED ME TO HAVE TO GET A NEW TIRE. AS I AM DRIVING TO CLASS OR WORK, I GO TO MAKE MY REGULAR LEFT AND MY CAR KEEPS LOCKING UP AS I TURN SO I HAVE TO FORCE IT OUT OF THE LEFT TURN. I WOULD GET THE PROBLEM FIXED, BUT THE ISSUE WITH THIS IS THAT IT IS OVER $1000 TO GET FIXED. NOW MY MOTHER DRIVES MY CAR SOMETIMES, AND SHE HAS A PROBLEM WITH DRIVING MY CAR BECAUSE OF THIS, SO SHE DOES NOT DRIVE IT ANYMORE. THIS ISSUE COULD BE A PROBLEM FOR SOMEONE ELSE BECAUSE IT CAN LOCK UP AND CAUSE A BAD ACCIDENT, KILL OR SERIOUSLY INJURE SOMEONE. THIS PROBLEM SHOULD NOT BE HAPPENING CONSIDERING HOW NEW THE VEHICLE IS AND I THINK THEY SHOULD BE INVESTIGATE BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T FIX IT DURING WARRANTY BECAUSE THE ISSUE WAS NOT CONSISTENT. BASED ON FORUMS, I ALSO SEE OTHER PEOPLE HAVE A SIMILAR PROBLEM. NOW IT IS EVERY TIME I TURN ON THE CAR IT LOCKS UP WHEN I TURN LEFT, IT IS VERY UNSAFE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH, THE BATTERY SAVER MODE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND SEVERAL AXILLARY FUNCTIONS LIKE THE RADIO AND HEADLIGHTS SHUT OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS SEEN BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ALTERNATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND WAS NOT PART OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V634000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) BUT NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING AND WAS UNABLE TO BE DRIVEN. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE AND THEN TOWED TO THE DEALER THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE ALTERNATOR ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER INDICATED THAT THERE WAS A MANUFACTURER'S RECALL FOR THE NUMBER 6 CYLINDER, BUT NOT THE NUMBER 8 CYLINDER ALTERNATOR ASSEMBLY. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,123. UPDATED 04/19/17 *LJ *CN

THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO MAKE A WHINING NOISE AND SMELT LIKE BURNING FUMES. THE BATTERY SAVER MODE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CAR BEGAN TO STALL. THE CAR COMPLETELY SHUT OFF. THE ALTERNATOR FAILED WITH NO ISSUES PRIOR TO THIS. THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE SAME ISSUE FOR THE SAME YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL OF MY VEHICLE BUT ONLY APPLIED TO ALTERNATORS WITH 160AMP, MINES IT'S A 180AMP.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE CHARGER. WHILE STATIONARY, THE VEHICLE ROLLED BACK WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER REPAIRED THE VEHICLE, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE CHARGER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. AS A RESULT, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND LATER TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ALTERNATOR FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. EARLIER IN THE DAY, THE BATTERY SAVER MODE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 28,500.

I WAS DRIVING NORMALLY ON SIDE STREET AT 35 - 40 MPH. I APPROACHED AND WAS ENTERING AN INTERSTATE ON-RAMP AND AS I STARTED TO ACCELERATE THE RADIO AND AC TURNED OFF, ABS LIGHT AND ANTI-SKID ICON APPEARED ON DASH, EXTERIOR LIGHTS ACTED ERRATICALLY DIMMING AND THEN COMING BACK ON, MESSAGE ENVELOPE APPEARED, BELLS WERE RINGING, CAR LOST SUBSTANTIAL POWER ON RAMP AS I WAS TRYING TO ACCELERATE ONTO INTERSTATE AND THEN "BATTERY SAVER MODE" MESSAGE APPEARED. I COULD HEAR A HIGH PITCHED WHINING NOISE THAT STARTED OUT OF NOWHERE BUT SEEMED TO SUBSIDE AFTER A FEW MINUTES BUT THE CAR SEEMED TO SHAKE OR SHUDDER SOME BUT NOT HORRIBLY. ALMOST LIKE A ROUGH IDLE BUT AS I WAS DRIVING. I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE APPX 5 MILES TO GET OFF THE INTERSTATE AND PARK. ONCE I STOPPED AND TURNED OFF THE CAR, I DID RESTART IT TO SEE WHAT WOULD HAPPEN AND IT STARTED NORMALLY BUT AFTER ABOUT 2 MINUTES, "POWER SAVER MODE" CAME BACK ON SO I TOOK CAR TO DEALERSHIP THE NEXT DAY AND THEY SAID IT WAS A FAULTY ALTERNATOR. ALTERNATOR IS MODEL 4801778-AI, 180 AMP MODEL. SIMILAR SYMPTOMS TO RECALL P60 ON 160 AMP ALTERNATOR. HAVING THIS HAPPEN WHILE I WAS TRYING TO ACCELERATE ONTO THE INTERSTATE ALMOST CAUSED ME TO GET REAR-ENDED! *TR

WAS DRIVING AND MY BATTERY SAVE MODE CAME ON. THEN THE CAR'S DASH LIGHTS WENT OUT THEN THE NAVIGATION SYSTEM WENT OUT AND THE CAR COMPLETELY STALLED. IN THE ROAD. LIFTED THE HOOD AND THERE WAS A BURNING SMELL. LET IT SIT FOR A WHILE IT STARTED. GOT IT TO AUTOZONE AND THEY SAID IT WAS THE ALTERNATOR. THE DEALERSHIP SAID ITS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY COST WOULD BE ABOUT $772. CALLED DODGE AND THEY SAID MY YEAR WASN'T UNDER RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM BUT OTHER YEARS WERE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE CHARGER. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE, THE BATTERY SAVER POWER MODE ENGAGED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ALTERNATOR AND BATTERY FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,515.

WHILE DRIVING DOWN A STATE HIGHWAY ALL WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON ,WINDSHIELDS WIPERS, THE HEAT FULL BLAST AND THEN THE CAR JUST DIED . HAD NOTHING NO STEERING NO BRAKES NO POWER . *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE CHARGER. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE POWER MODE INDICATOR APPEARED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE IN MOTION AND WAS UNABLE TO SHIFT GEARS. THE WARNING LIGHTS ILLIMUNATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ALTERNATOR WAS FAULTY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND DID NOT WANT TO HONOR THE WARRANTY BECAUSE THERE WERE 180 AMPS ON THE ALTERNATOR. THE VIN WAS INVALID. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000.

TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY, CRUISE CONTROL TURNED OFF, ABS/TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON THEN CHECK ENGINE CAME ON AND THE CAR STALLED AND WOULD NOT GO ANYWHERE. I AM THINKING A FAULTY ALTERNATOR. NEEDS TO BE ON RECALL FOR ALTERNATORS.

"ALTENATOR RECALL", WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD , BATTERY SAVER MODE CAME ON THEN THE BATTERY LIGHT IN MY R/T DAYTONA EDITION. THE CAR ONLY HAS 27000 MILES ON IT. *TR

MY TRUNK OPENS UP FOR NO REASON.

I WAS ON THE FREEWAY WHEN MY CARS LIGHTS STARTED FLASHING AND WOULD GET ON BATTERY SAVER MODE AND WAS HARD TRYING TO STEER ON TO EMERGENCY LANE UNTIL IT COMPLETELY SHUT OFF ON ME. LUCKILY I WAS HALF WAY ON THE SLOW LANE AND SAFE LANE. IT WOULD NOT TURN ON AND IT STARTED SMOKING WHEN I TRIED GETTING OUT I WAS COMPLETELY LOCKED IN AND COULD NOT TURN ON THE CAR TO PLACE IT ON PARK OR OPEN THE DOORS. I HAD TO GET OUT THROUGH THE WINDOW THAT I ALREADY HAD DOWN. I THEN HAD TO CALL MY BOYFRIEND TO PICK UP THE CAR IN A TRAILER. WHEN I WAS OUT THE CAR I NOTICED RED/PINKISH WATER COMING OUT OF THE CAR.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE CHARGER. WHILE DRIVING 1 MPH AND PARKING THE VEHICLE, IT SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A WALL AND PINNED A CAREGIVER. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. IT WAS DIFFICULT TO SHIFT GEARS, WHICH PROLONGED THE INJURY. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS NOTIFIED, BUT A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE CAREGIVER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS UNDETERMINED. THE BODY DAMAGE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 4,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V240000 (POWER TRAIN). THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. WHEN THE DEALER TRIED TO REPLACE THE PART, THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE CRASHED AND THE ENGINE STALLED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 17,000.

THIS STARTED WITH A BURNING SMELL AND RADIO NOT WORKING. I TRIED TO GET CAR INTO DODGE DEALER IN TALLAHASSEE BUT DUE TO HURRICANE THEY WERE BACKED UP. I DROVE CAR HOME FROM WORK AND IN SECONDS A TERRIBLE SMELL AND BLACK SMOKE FILLED UP THE CAR AND OUT FROM HOOD INTO CAR. I HAD AAA AND EMERGENCY SERVICE, CAR WAS TOWED TO TALLAHASSEE CAR CARE CENTER. I AM JUST PAST MY WARRANTY WITH MOPAR DODGE BUT THIS IS NOT TYPICAL AND SHOULD NOT HAPPEN WITH ONLY 22K MILES. THIS WAS DANGEROUS AND SCARY AND COULD HAVE CAUSED A CRASH ON THE ROAD.

ALTERNATOR SUDDENLY FAILED WHEN DRIVING ON THE STREET. CAR SUDDENLY STOPPED RUNNING AND STARTED SMOKING WHILE DRIVING. ALMOST GOT IN AN ACCIDENT WHILE TRYING PULL OFF THE ROAD. BATTERY REPLACING LIGHT CAME ON, 30 SECONDS LATER CAR WAS MAKING SOUNDS, WHILE TRYING TO MERGE OVER, CAR SUDDENLY DIED. LIFTED HOOD, SMOKE CAME OUT. TOWED CAR TO DEALERSHIP, THEY STATED IT WAS A FAILED ALTERNATOR. 2013 SXT DODGE CHARGER 50,200 MILES.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE CHARGER. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE SUNROOF, HANDS FREE MODULE, AND CRUISE CONTROL FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,000.

VEHICLE HAD A MULTI-SYSTEM FAILURE WHILE DRIVING AWAY FROM A PARKING LOT. ENGINE DID NOT STALL AT FIRST. INITIALLY THE STEERING BECAME HARD FROM POWER STEERING LOSS, "SERVICE AWD" LIGHT CAME ON, "SERVICE POWER STEERING" LIGHT WAS NEXT, FOLLOWED BY BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURE. CAR WAS STILL A LITTLE DRIVEABLE AND THEN IT STALLED AS I WAS STOPPING. THIS VEHICLE IS VERY DANGEROUS. VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART EVEN THOUGH THE BUTTON START SYSTEM WAS TELLING ME TO STEP ON THE BRAKE AND PUSH START. WAITED 3 HOURS FOR A CAPABLE TOW TRUCK (DUE TO THE AWD). DURING THE WAIT, THE CAR'S INSTRUMENT PANEL WOULD COME ALIVE, THE PANEL GAUGES WOULD SWIPE ONE TIME AND VARIOUS NOISES COULD BE HEARD AS IF THE CAR WAS STARTING BUT NOTHING WAS GOING ON. THIS CAR IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS.

THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON AND THE STABILITY LIGHT IS ON TOO. GOT THE CAR PARKED FOR THE LAST TWO DAY. NOT SURE IF MY BREAK WILL GO OUT ON ME. WE HAD GOT RAIN EVERYDAY IN NORTH LOUISIANA

WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND SMELLED AN ODOR SIMILAR TO ELECTRICAL BURNING. INDICATORS APPEARED FOR LOW BATTERY/SAVE BATTERY MODE IN THE DASH. TOOK CAR TO ADVANCED AUTO AND WHILE TESTING BATTERY, WHITE SMOKE WAS BILLOWING FROM NEAR ENGINE. MECHANIC REPAIRED BAD ALTERNATOR WHICH WAS THE PROBLEM. CALLED CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP AFTER SEEING RECALL ON 2013 DODGE CHARGERS BUT MY SPECIFIC CAR WAS NOT INCLUDED ON THE RECALL. CAR HAD APPROXIMATELY 60,000 MILES AT TIME OF INCIDENT.

AS I PULLED OUT OF THE PARKING LOT OF MY JOB, I GOT A MESSAGE ON MY DASHBOARD SAYING "BATTERY SAVER MODE" AND THE SYMBOLS OF ABS AND THE ELECTRICAL STABILITY CONTROL ICONS LIT UP. I THEN HEARD A STRANGE NOISE AS IF THE CAR WAS IN THE WRONG GEAR. I TRIED TO MAKE A CALL WITH MY BLUETOOTH HANDS FREE AND THEN IT STOPPED WORKING. AFTER DRIVING A MILE, I PULLED OVER TO A GAS STATION AND CALLED THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPT. I EXPLAINED THE SYMBOLS THAT WERE ON AND THE NOISES. I WAS ASSURED THE WARNINGS LIGHTS WERE JUST A CAUTION AND I WOULDN'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT MY CAR BREAKING DOWN IF I WANTED TO BRING MY CAR TO THE SERVICE DEPT. AFTER ENDING MY CALL, MY AC WENT OUT AND THEN MY CAR SHUT OFF. I HAD NO POWER AND HAD TO CALL A TOWING COMPANY TO HAUL MY CAR TO THE DEALER. I WAS ONLY ABLE TO DROP IT OFF AS THEY WERE CLOSING FOR THE DAY BUT I NOTICED THERE WAS A RECALL DESCRIBING THE SAME THING THAT JUST HAPPENED TO ME. AFTER RESEARCHING RECALLS FOR MY VEHICLE, I NOTICED THE SAME PROBLEM AS THE RECALLED 160 AMP ALTERNATOR (P60 RECALL). THIS ISSUE IS STILL OCCURRING WITH MORE THAN JUST WHAT CHRYSLER IS REPORTING. MY VEHICLE IS AN 180 AMP ALTERNATOR AND MEETS THE SAME RISKS LISTED FOR A RECALL.

VEHICLE WILL STATE "BATTERY SAVER MODE" AND START A HIGH PITCHED WHIRRING NOSE. AT THIS POINT THE ALTERNATOR WILL EITHER GET STUCK OR SHORT AND WILL BEGIN TO OVERHEAT FOLLOWED BY A DRAINED BATTER AND STALLING OF THE CAR. IN MY INSTANCE I HAD BEEN DRIVING THE CAR ON A CITY STREET WHEN THE MESSAGE STATING "BATTERY SAVER MODE" TURNED ON THEN STARTED TURNING OFF AND ON THE RADIO, SIGNALING LOW BATTERY, ABS ACTIVE WITH THEM TURNING ON AN OFF BEFORE THE HIGH PITCHED SOUND BEGAN FROM THE ENGINE. I DROVE 2 BLOCKS TO MY JOB PARKED AND SMOKE BILLOWED FROM UNDER THE HOOD DIRECTLY FROM THE ALTERNATOR. I TURNED OFF THE CAR AND ALLOWED IT THE SMOKING TO STOP. ONCE IT WAS OFF I NOTICED ALL POWER IN THE CAR WAS DRAINED AND IT WOULD NOT TURN ON IN ANY WAY OR EVEN OPEN THE TRUNK. IT WAS TOWED TO A MECHANIC WHO CONFIRMED AN ISSUE WITH THE ALTERNATOR AND HAD TO REPLACE IT WITH A 180AMP ALTERNATOR TO SOLVE THE ISSUE.

I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE ON 6/24/2016 (FRIDAY) MONDAY L CALLED AND TALK WITH KAYLA REGARDING THE BREAKS SHE TOLD ME TO COME ON THURSDAY 6/30/2016 TO HAVE THE BREAKS REPAIRED OK THERE MECHANIC NEVER SHOWED UP, NEXT APPOINTMENT THAT SATURDAY IT WAS CHANGEL TO JULY 12,2016 L WENT AND APPARENTLY THERE MECHANIC HAS ANOTHER JOB BUT HE WORKS HERE CERTAIN DAYS SO CRISTINA SAYS WELL HE'S OFF FROM HIS OTHER JOB HE'LL BE HERE ALL DAY SO I WENT EARLY WAIT 2 HOURS NEVER SHOWED UP, SO SHE TAKES THE CAR NEXT DOOR TO JAPANES AUTO REPAIR 8196 GARDEN GROVE BLVD, GARDEN GROVE CA, 92844 WHERE THEY TOLD ME IT WOULD TAKE 3 HOURS THERE WAS KNOW ONE FIXING THIS CAR FOR 3 HOURS ONLY ONE GENTLEMAN SPOKE ENGLISH BUT AFTER 3 HOURS L WAS TOLD THAT THE BREAKS AND ROTORS WAS REPLACED L ASK FOR A COPY OF THE INVOICE L WAS TOLD IT HAD TO BE GIVEN TO CRISTINA, SO L TAKE MY TIME AND HEAD HOME IT SEEMS OK MY SON PICKS ME UP FROM THE HOSPITAL ON 07/21/2016 AROUND 2PM WE WERE ON THE SANTA MONICA FREEWAY HEADING EAST CAR SEEMS TO START SHAKING SO WE EXIT AND GET ONTO LABREA AVE WHERE WE HAD TO TURN INTO ON COMING TRAFFIC TO GET INTO THE GAS STATION SO WE WOULDN'T BE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET, L HAD JUST HAD SURGERY, NOW I'M PIST WE HAD TO SIT TO ALLOW THE MOTOR TO COOL AFTER ABOUT 45 MIN TO AN HOUR WE HAD TO DRIVE WITH OUR HAZZARD LIGHTS ON REALLY SLOW TO MAKE IT HOME ONCE AGAIN L REACHED OUT TO KCA AUTO ENTERPRISE AND NOTHING I'M AFRAID TO DRIVE THIS CAR, I'M AFRAID TO HAVE MY FAMILY IN THIS CAR PASSENGER SEATB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE CHARGER. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE BATTERY MODE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS NOT ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

MY STEERING WHEEL GOT LOCKED UP ON A HIGHWAY GOING ABOUT 55 MPH IT WAS SO HARD TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL BUT I MANAGED TO PULL OVER , THE ABS,LIGHT CAME ON AND IT SAID SERVICE POWER STEERING SYSTEM, I TURNED THE CAR OFF FOR ABOUT A MINUTE THEN TURNED BACK ON AND IT WAS BACK TO NORMAL, BUT A COUPLE WEEKS LATER IT'S DOING THE SAME THING IN MY DRIVEWAY BUT NOW IT WON'T EVEN TURN ON AT ALL AND IT JUST SAYS SERVICE POWER STEERING SYSTEM, SO I THOUGHT MAYBE THE STEERING PUMP WAS BAD SO I PURCHASED A USED ONE ON EBAY INSTALLED IT BUT STILL NO LUCK IT STILL WONT TURN ON...

THE VEHICLE'S CRUISE CONTROL WAS ENGAGED AND WAS SET TO 67 MPH ON AN OPEN, RURAL STRAIGHT HIGHWAY. A SINGLE TAP AND RELEASE OF THE + CRUISE BUTTON WAS INITIATED. INSTEAD OF INCREMENTING THE SPEED UP BY 1 MPH THE ACCELERATOR REMAINED ENGAGED AND THE CAR QUICKLY ACCELERATED UNCONTROLLABLY TO 90+ MPH. A HARD PRESS ON THE BRAKES WAS REQUIRED TO GET THE CAR TO DISENGAGE THE ACCELERATOR. QUITE SHOCKED BY WHAT JUST HAPPENED I INFORMED THE PASSENGER THAT WAS WITH ME OF THE EVENT THAT JUST TOOK PLACE. I THEN ENGAGED THE CRUISE CONTROL A SECOND TIME AND THEN AGAIN INITIATED A TAP AND RELEASE OF THE + CRUISE BUTTON. AGAIN, THIS SHOULD HAVE INCREMENTED THE CRUISE SPEED BY 1 MPH BUT INSTEAD THE CAR AGAIN WENT INTO AN UNCONTROLLED ACCELERATION UNTIL I STOPPED IT BY A HARD PRESS ON THE BRAKES. THIS CONDITION WAS WITNESSED BY MYSELF AND A PASSENGER THAT WAS WITH ME. THE VEHICLE HAS 16,000 MILES ON IT AND HAS NEVER HAD ANY MAINTENANCE OTHER THAN WHAT IS PERFORMED AT AND BY THE DEALER.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE CHARGER. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, IT INDEPENDENTLY ROLLED BACKWARDS AND CRASHED INTO A CEMENT POLE. THE FAILURE RECURRED THREE TIMES. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED; HOWEVER, THE BODY DAMAGE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V240000 (POWER TRAIN). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 37,184.

AFTER CAR IS STARTED AND YOU PUT THE CAR INTO GEAR THE BRAKE PADDLE BECOMES ROCK HARD AND THE CAR WILL NOT STOP. THERE ARE TIMES WHERE UNDER NORMAL BRAKING EVERYTHING IS OK. UNDER HARD BRAKING THE BRAKES WILL NOT STOP THE CAR.

WHEN DRIVING ALL OF A SUDDEN THE BATTERY LIGHT CAME ON.ALL THE OTHER LIGHTS START FLASHING AND LOOSING POWER.WAS ABLE TO PARK IN A PARKING LOT.THE CAR SHUT DOWN.I WAS TOLD AT THE PART STORE THE BATTERY WAS GOOD BUT LOW PROBABLY BECAUSE THE ALTERNATOR OR LEFT LIGHTS ON IN CAR.I CHARGE BATTERY AND DROVE HOME ABOUT 3 MINS AWAY.SMOKE WAS COMMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD.IT WAS COMMING FROM MY ALTERNATER.A DAY EALIER IT SMELL LIKE ACID AND IT WAS SKIPPING A LITTLE BIT.I THOUGHT IT WAS TIME FOR A TUNE UP.

I HAD A PRIOR ISSUE WITH MY 2013 DODGE CHARGER WHEN MY MOTHER WAS DRIVING MY CAR AND THE ALTERNATOR WENT ON IT AND IT BECAME VERY DIFFICULT FOR HER TO TURN THE CAR CONSIDERING SHE IS A TINY WOMAN. I CONTACTED THE NHTSA AND I WANT TO SAY SOMETHING WAS DONE ABOUT IT BECAUSE A MONTH LATER MY CHARGER HAD A RECALL FOR THE ALTERNATOR. THE PROBLEM WITH THIS IS THAT IT IS HAPPENING AGAIN, THE ONLY THING IS THIS TIME I WAS DRIVING THE CAR BUT IT WAS STILL A LITTLE DIFFICULT TO CONTROL A 5000 POUND CAR WITH NO POWER STEERING BECAUSE THE ALTERNATOR IS GONE ON IT. I REPLACED MY BATTERY AND I KNOW IT IS NOT THAT. THE CAR IS BASICALLY NEW AND I SHOULDN'T BE HAVING THESE ISSUES AND IT IS ALSO DANGEROUS BECAUSE YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN A CAR IS GOING TO JUST SHUT OFF ON YOU IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHT, OR RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC, ANYWHERE THAT IT CAN BE DANGEROUS TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. I SENT DODGE AND EMAIL TONIGHT, HOPING TO GET AN ANSWER BACK WITHIN A FEW DAYS, BUT FOR THE MOST PART RIGHT NOW I WILL HAVE TO TAKE AN UBER TO WORK OR WHERE EVER I NEED TO GO. BUT THIS IS AN INCONVENIENCE TO A LOT OF OWNERS BECAUSE I HAVE READ A LOT OF BAD REVIEWS ON THE ALTERNATOR FOR THIS CAR. IF THEY ARE REPLACING THE ALTERNATORS WITH THE SAME FIRST ONE THEY USED, IT MAKES NO SENSE BECAUSE IT IS JUST GOING TO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEMS.

CURRENTLY HAVING ISSUES WITH THE ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT. VEHICLE WAS ON RECALL FOR THE ALTERNATOR AND THE ESC LIGHT CAME ON. THE RECALL NOTICE STATED THAT THE ALTERNATOR COULD CAUSE THE ESC LIGHT TO COME ON BUT WHEN THE ALTERNATOR WAS REPLACED THE LIGHT STAYED ON. CALL DODGE, THEY SAID THAT THE LIGHT SHOULD RESET ITSELF BUT IT DIDN'T. THIS PROBLEM WAS NOT COVERED BY THE RECALL; HOWEVER THIS PROBLEM WAS CAUSED BY THE DEFAULTED ALTERNATOR WHICH LED TO THE OTHER PROBLEMS THAT I'M HAVING. THE ABS CAUSED THE MASTER CYLINDER TO GO OUT. NOW I HAVE TO REPLACE THE ESC MODULE AND MASTER CYLINDER AT MY OWN EXPENSE.

MY DODGE CHARGER HEMI 5.7 ROAD AND TRACK HAS LESS THAN 15,000 MILES ON IT. WE TOOK IT TO DEALERSHIP TO HAVE SEVERAL RECALL REPAIRS DONE. DROVE CAR HOME, IT SAT IN GARAGE FOR MAYBE 3 DAYS, WENT TO START THE CAR, EVIC WAS WHITE AND CAR WOULD NOT START. TRIED TO START NEXT DAY AND NONE OF THE LIGHTS WOULD EVEN COME ON, TOTALLY DEAD. USED JUMPER CABLES ON IT, STILL WILL NOT START. HAD TO LET THE GOOD CAR STAY RUNNING AND REVVING THE ENGINE OFF AND ON FOR ALMOST 20 MINUTES, WHILE TRYING TO START THE CHARGER SEVERAL TIMES, THE LIGHTS AND EVIC CAME ON BUT WOULD NOT START. THE NEXT DAY, TRIED JUMPING AGAIN SAME AS ABOVE, LET GOOD CAR RUN FOR ABOUT ANOTHER 15-20 MINUTES, CAR STARTED, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON. DROVE CHARGER TO AUTOZONE AND LEFT RUNNING, HAD SOMEONE COME OUT AND PUT A METER ON THE + AND - TERMINALS AND WAS TOLD THE ALTERNATOR IS BAD, NOT CHARGING THE BATTERY. AFRAID TO DRIVE BECAUSE I UNDERSTAND THAT THE CAR COULD SUDDENLY JUST DIE WHILE DRIVING IT. THAT CERTAINLY WOULD NOT BE SAFE. WE WILL BE TAKING THE CAR BACK TO A DEALERSHIP FOR THE LATEST RECALL FOR THE ENGINE TIMING CHAIN AND CHAIN GUIDE ISSUE. THIS ALTERNATOR IS THE 180-AMP ALTERNATOR. WITH LESS THAN 15,000 MILES THIS SHOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED. WE WILL BE LETTING DODGE KNOW HOW DISAPPOINTED WE ARE THAT THEY HAVE NOT INCLUDED THIS 5.7L ENGINE AND ALTERNATOR IN THE RECALL THEY HAVE DONE FOR THE 6-CYLINDER ENGINE, AS I HAVE RESEARCHED IT AND HAVE FOUND THAT THERE HAVE BEEN MANY CONSUMERS WITH THE SAME ISSUE ON THEIR

ALTERNATOR DEFECTIVE.

180 AMP ALTERNATOR IS DEFECTIVE. DIED OUT AFTER 2 YEARS. CAR DIED ON FREEWAY. HAD TO REPLACE ALTERNATOR. MECHANIC SAID IT WAS DEFECTIVE.

WE WERE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AND MY FIVE YEAR OLD SON WAS QUIET ALL OF A SUDDEN. HE WAS SITTING BEHIND THE DRIVERS SEAT IN A BOOSTER SEAT, SEAT BELTED IN. HE MANAGED TO GRAB THE CENTER SHOULDER STRAP OF THE CENTER SEAT BELT AND WRAPPED IT AROUND HIS NECK. HE HAD BEGUN TO STRUGGLE TRYING TO FREE HIMSELF AND THE SEAT BELT TIGHTENED. I CALLED 911 AND AT THE SAME TIME WAS WAVING CARS OVER TO SEE IF ANYONE HAS A KNIFE I COULD USE TO CUT IT. FINALLY A GENTLEMEN PULLED OVER WITH A KNIFE AND I CUT THE BELT TO FREE MY SON.