2012 DODGE CHARGER Electrical System Problems

Headlight pigtail assembly burned out as described in the 2014 safety recall. 14V-101 / P08 Recall Summary The wiring sub-harnesses for the headlights may overheat, and the low beam headlights may fail. Dealers will replace the headlamp jumper harnesses and bulbs or the headlight assemblies as needed free of charge to resolve the concern.

My vehicle has been experiencing electrical issues causing my radio to cut off and my car to cut off and lose power while driving. When the car is moving and loses power it's causes the vehicle to shift into neutral.

Says that my car is simply just dead smells like gas when trying to start up and shakes but doesn’t start up

I have called the dealerships in Fresno Ca and Clovis Ca asked them to check out my car because of all the recalls that were done by them I'm having problems with it or had to replace it again. I also told them since it was a recall and they supposedly repaired it I wanted them to check into it to see if the wrong was done because anyone could falsify a document I was turned away from both dealerships. I have receipts for parts I have replaced that were recalled, as diagnostics tests. This has been going on since 2022 one after another and then affects other parts I even asked them to do a software update for the electronic monostable gear they said no.

My insuramce claim is [XXX]. [XXX] afternoon. My car was parked on hill parking lot. I put on drive, was getting ready to leave and go home. Car has no acceleration, start sliding down while i stepped on gas. So I stepped on brake and no brake, car kept sliding downhill and hit another subaru. Nothing worked then I stepped on e brake and saved my life. My car computer has a malfunctioning.This car and accident has causes me so much emotional stress, i was shaking up and i will not ever get into that car again. Please contact me [XXX] . Id like you guys to get into my car computer box to tell me what caused my car out of control before i take my car to dodge. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

The battery keeps dying. The vehicle is draining the battery while it is not running.

The contact owns a 2012 Dodge Charger. The contact stated that while the vehicle was parked, he became aware that the air conditioning system was inoperable. Additionally, the contact became aware that the 10-AMP air conditioning clutch fuse was loosened. There was no warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer to be diagnosed. The contact was informed that the failure was due to the loosened air conditioning clutch fuse. The vehicle had been repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and informed the contact that the VIN was not under recall for the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 84,000

Mileage: 84,000

I am experiencing the same issue as identified with NHTSA ID NUMBER: 11525511, June 5, 2023. Dodge has a known issue with the wiring for the fuse for the a/c located in the front PDC. Technical Service Bulletin NUMBER: 08-040-14 REV. A. On or around June 2020, I took my 2012 Dodge Charger to my local dealership during the COVID pandemic for an issue with my AC not working. I had the car inspected by numerous mechanics who indicated there was an issue with the fuse for the a/c clutch (#12), They would replace the fuse numerous times, the AC would come on and blow warm air or cool air, but mostly warm. Replacing the fuse numerous of times did not resolve the issue. Neither did replacing all the cooling system and radiator and fan as well. My auto shop had a mechanic who specializes on the computer for cars take a look at my Charger and found technical service bulletins NUMBER: 08-040-14 and NUMBER: 08-040-14 REV. A which directly describes the issue I am experiencing with my vehicle. The mechanic has even placed a small nail in the cavity next to the fuse to hold it in its place and my AC is blowing fine and cold air until that fuse is moved or touched. This also caused issues with the fuse for the steering wheel on the car which the Dodge dealership addressed when I lost steering power on my vehicle. They did NOT repair the issue with NUMBER: 08-040-14 on my vehicle. I paid the $199.00 diagnostic fee just for the shop to put a new fuse in (which I repeatedly told them was not the issue at that time) and I am still having the same problem. I would like Chrysler/Dodge to contact Armory Dodge and authorize not only a refund for the $199.00 diagnostic fee I paid to have the issue identified (which they did not) and also authorize the repair needed as instructed on the TSB NUMBER: 08-040-14. The dealership has informed me that they do not even have the repair kit needed Part No. 68235388AA (wire harness kit) and would need to do a workaround to repair the issue.

When I purchased the car it had been used as a police car in the state of Mississippi. So after I bought the car I checked for any recalls and found it to have 2 open recalls. 1 was a passenger side airbag and the other was the alternator. So I contacted Moss motor company in South Pittsburg Tennessee and they agreed to do the recalls. After they had finished installing the air bag they told me the alternator wasn't required for change out because the part number listed on it wasn't warranted. So I did some investigating and found my part number to be 7030. The part numbers not required for change out is 7051-7031-and 7170.. It's listed under the NHTSA S68/16v-739 recall. Since I've had the car I have had blinking headlight issues.. I have a little bit of automobile knowledge and I knew it had to be a grounding problem or a alternator problem. So I even added a couple of grounds from the engine to the chassis with no improvement. So I contacted a good friend of mine whom is a retired Dodge Chrysler master technician and he agreed to check my alternator for fluctuating amperage. He placed a device around the lead wire coming from the alternator to the battery and when he did the needle was constantly fluctuating very rapidly probably 2/3 across the entire dial. So there is no question whatsoever the alternator is the source of the problem. There's one more issue I would like to report. When I carried my car in for the recalls to be performed the technician didn't even bother to raise the hood of the car to check the part number on the alternator.. The reason I know this is because he didn't take my car to the shop area, he pulled my car in front of the high bay doors and installed the passenger side airbag.. I did witness this.. But not 1 time did I see him raise the hood. It took me a 30x magnifying glass and a flashlight to take the photo clearly showing the part number on my current alternator that was supposed to be changed. Photo attached is part number.

My ac was working decent, not how it should be, when I first got the vehicle. Now, the ac just blows warm air, no recirculation for feet setting. I am getting the code P0741 and it doesn't change.

Service power steering warning comes on, causes my gauge cluster to go blank & dark, I lose A/C, power steering, headlights work intermittently, blinkers & all steering wheel button options stop working, and my transmission will start downshifting shifting erratically. It downshifts so hard I'm afraid I'll lose control of my car. Yesterday I had a message pop up saying it was going into Power Saving Mode. When the power steering warning is on, my A/C will have half the vents blowing cold air, the other half blowing hot heater air. During the winter my heated seats only worked intermittently. All of these issues are related to the past recalls on my car that were supposedly fixed; however, the problems are still occurring. Can somebody please contact me about these recalls and tell me what I should do? Thank you!

Oct, 2022 my car did not shift out of park so I googled my car and the problem, So it said it was my monostable shifter modular. I towed it to A Transmission mechanic and they did a full body diagnostic test and I was told all I needed was to buy a new transmission shifter modular and a PCM to get my car running again. I did not have the $ 4,200 for them to fix my car so I had it towed back home. Now as of today my car is not running still because of the transmission shifter modular and PCM I bought brand new Installed myself and for some odd reason the electrical started flickering as if maybe the wiring is wrong or something. Now there was already a recall on the following repairs I've done and yet its documented in the recall system that all recalls were repaired by manufacture In 2017 Alternator Diode Thermal Fatigue, April 2016 TRANSMISSION ELECTRONIC SHIFT LEVER, Jan 2016 WHEEL CHOCKS, July 2015 REPROGRAM OCCUPANT RESTRAINT CONTROL MODULE, Dec 2019 Reprogram Powertrain Control Module, Oct 2012 EMISSIONS RECALL M30 POSITION VALVE/INTERNAL TEMP DIAGNOSTICS. So either the recalls weren't repaired as documented or it is a factory defect and my car needs the repairs done again at no charge. When I call to the dealers the management was a female and told me me my car was to old and they longer work on my car I've been told that several times. I also have all receipts for repairs and you will see that its the same issue as the recall that was apparently repaired.

Loss of touchscreen functionality only works initially and then freezes completely making it unusable and making the most part of the internal features and climate control completely unavailable and increasing the risk of safety of the driver, Dealer stating to replace whole touch screen unit which is extremely expensive to replace, It should be standard and lot of functionality is used from the touchscreen And also Loss Of Low Beam Headlights seems like issue with electrical system recall issue that was done a long time back

The contact owns a 2012 Dodge Charger. The contact stated that while driving at 15 MPH, the vehicle stalled with several unknown warning lights illuminated. The driver was able to coast to the side of the roadway and had the vehicle towed to the dealer. The dealer diagnosed the failure as an alternator diode-thermal fatigue in which the alternator needed to be replaced. The alternator was replaced along with the water pump, caskets, and thermostat. The contact stated that prior to the failure, the vehicle was overheating and was taken to the dealer where the same failure cause was determined, and a thermostat was replaced in January. The contact stated that the paperwork stated that an alternator was not available. The contact stated the vehicle was repaired under NHTSA Campaign Number: 17V435000 (Electrical System) in March 2018. The contact stated that the vehicle continued to experience overheating failure and the dealer was unable to remedy the failure, causing the water pump and head gasket to fail. The contact stated that the vehicle remained at the dealer awaiting the repair. The contact stated that the dealer had the vehicle for months at a time. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and a case was opened. The approximate failure mileage was 50,000.

Mileage: 50,000

A licensed mechanic did a diagnostic test and the code P1DB7 came up. The reason for calling the mechanic was after driving my car the next day it didn't want to start, there was recalls already repaired apparently yet the code states that it's a Faulty Torque Converter Clutch (TCC) Faulty Transmission Control Module (TCM). there's still an electrical problem TPMS is still not reading the computer system correctly is just not right therefore it's not reading anything correctly. the original control arms w/ball JT including the steering column is all bad and will cause a wreck or someone killed caused of the instability.

Abs light and traction light on. Alternator looses power. Alternator does keep the car running when disconnect from the battery.

The contact owns a 2012 Dodge Charger. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 16V739000 (Electrical System) and 16V352000 (Air Bags) and requested to be removed from the recall distribution list. The local dealer and manufacturer were not contacted.

My 2012 Dodge Charger was bought used and it had been recently repaired and recalls performed on it. (The dealership was nice to point that out to me.) in Dec 2020 Wa. state. I have had nothing but problems with it. About a month later I had smelled smoke. I had my car scanned and it said camshaft needed to be replaced. So I did. It has stalled and seized up without warning. I was only going 40 miles an hour when the steering went hard( could not move or control it) The dashboard went black and I tried to pull it to the shoulder. The engine was still on. I would put the gas on ... but it had died. There was one other vehicle on the road at that time following me. He went around just in time. This not only happened once but two times. Since the car was a dodge i went to that dealership. A couple of times telling then the problem. They just wanted to scan the vehicle for $85.00 PER SCAN. The young man that was helping me keep looking at the computer screen . I asked if I could have a copy of what he was looking at and he said "yes". This sheet of paper was called the VIP Summary report. I was not the VIP the dealership was There was a WARNING MESSAGES in bold print. It read ATTENTION "This vehicle may have had 9 visits, 42 days down and 7 repeat repairs. Service personal should contact management and engage FCA service parts resources ' This was at 5:09pm I left. I noticed a very well dressed man sitting in his car looking at me... HUMM... LEMON LAW PERHAPS

The contact owns a 2012 DODGE CHARGER. The contact stated that a fluid leak would circulate through the engine block. Due to this failure, the contact stated that the vehicle would stall out without warning. The contact had taken the vehicle to several independent mechanics and each time the failure persisted. The contact then took the vehicle to a dealer where he was informed that there were 2 recalls on his vehicle NHTSA Campaign Number: 17V435000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) and NHTSA Campaign Number: 12V197000(SERVICE BRAKES, AIR, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). The contact stated that his vehicle was then towed to the dealer for repair; however, the contact was informed that the parts for the repair were on backorder. The manufacture was notified of the failure and have not given him an update. The vehicle remained in the possession of the dealer. The failure mileage was 160,000.

Mileage: 160,000

CODE: RFH B259E-01 TRUNK/LIFTGATE DOOR HANDLE SENSE-GENERAL ELECTRICAL FAILURE. TRUNK OPENS WHILE DRIVING, THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE TO DODGE WITH THOUSANDS OF VEHICLE OWNERS EXPERIENCING THIS ISSUE.

Mileage: 60,000

WHEN STARTING MY CAR THE RADIO SOMETIMES DON'T COME ON. I HAVE TO PUT THE CAR IN PARK SHUT OFF THE CAR AND RESTART IT IN ORDER FOR THE RADIO TO COME ON. WHEN DRIVING AND LISTENING TO THE RADIO IT GOES IN AND OUT AS IF THE DJ IS TRYING TO BLOCK OUT PROFANTIY BUT THAT'S NOT THE CASE. ALSO, WHEN DRIVING AND I MAKE A U-TURN IT FEELS AS IF THE STEERING WHEEL IS TRYING TO LOCK UP.

Mileage: 159,000

I WAS DRIVING IT AND ALL OF THE SUDDEN IT SHUT DOWN AND I COULDN'T PUSH THE BREAKS AND IT STARTED TO SMELL LIKE BURNT WIRING BADLY AND I WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD AND ENDED UP HAVING TO PUSH IT ON TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND THEN LEAVE IT WERE IT DIED FOR 2 DAYS UNTIL FINALLY I GOT AHOLD OF A TOW TRUCK AND NOW ITS SITTING IN MY DRIVE WAY DEAD.

Mileage: 104,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DOGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, WARNING LIGHTS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL SUDDENLY DISPLAYED AND THE VEHICLES SPEED SUDDENLY BEGAN TO REDUCE. THE CONTACT INDICATED THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT PROPERLY ACCELERATE WHILE PRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND THE SPEED WOULD NOT EXCEED 10 MPH. ALSO WHILE DRIVING, SMOKE FROM THE AIR VENTS WAS PRESENT INSIDE THE CABIN OF THE VEHICLE. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 165,000.

Mileage: 165,000

I WAS PULLING INTO MY DRIVEWAY AND AS I WAS TURNING THE CAR ALL OF A SUDDEN DIED AND THE WHEEL WAS HARD TO TURN AND THE BRAKES LOCKED UP. I TRIED TO START IT AGAIN BUT IT WOULD JUST TURN OVER BUT START FULLY.

Mileage: 171,138

I WAS IN EL PASO TEXAS BECAUSE MY FATHER WAS IN THE HOSPITAL WHEN I ROLLED DOWN MY DRIVER SIDE WINDOW IT WOULDN'T GO BACK UP. THERE'S NO FURTHER DETAILS AS TO WHY IT WON'T GO BACK UP THAT'S ALL I DID WAS ROLL IT DOWN. AND EVERY SINCE THAT DAY AT LEAST ONCE A DAY WHEN I'M TURNING OR SLOWING DOWN THE CAR WILL COMPLETELY TURN OFF AND GO INTO AUTO PARK AND LOSE ALL POWER. IT ALSO CONSTANTLY SAYS IT'S GOING AN AUTO PARK WHEN I'M ON THE FREEWAY GOING 75 MILES PER HOUR. ALL OF THE GAUGES WILL GO DOWN TO ZERO AND BACK UP WHEN I'M ON THE FREEWAY AND IT WON'T SHUT OFF AND LOCK UP ON ME BUT IF I'M GOING BELOW 20 MILES AN HOUR IT WILL LOCK UP ON ME. THIS HAPPENS WAY TOO OFTEN I HAVE KIDS AND IT'S VERY DANGEROUS. BUT NOW MY CAR WILL NOT START AT ALL.

Mileage: 89,000

I'M GETTING NOTIFICATIONS OF RECALLS

Mileage: 1,500

CAR CONTINUES TO RUN HOT. REPALCED THE THERMOSTAT WATER PUMP. HAVE NOT DRIVEN CAR IN 2 MONTHS. AS LONG AS THE CAR IS NOT IN MOTIONIS DOES NOT RUN HOT. AFTER PUTTING MORE FLUIDIN THE CAR, NOW THE DRIP HAS BECOME LEAK. THERE IS A (Z) ELECTRICAL LOOKING SYMBOL ONTHE DASH IN RED. CITY STREET

Mileage: 132,000

MAY 25 2020, 2012 DODGE CHARGER SE. I WAS PARKING THE VEHICLE IN A RESIDENTIAL AREA AND TRIED TO MAKE A LEFT TURN TO STRAIGHTEN THE CAR, THE SERVICE POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON AND I'M NOT ABLE TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL IN ANY DIRECTION. TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE MECHANIC AND HE CHANGED THE FUSE 4 DIFFERENT TIMES AND IT POPPED ON HIM. NO ONE HAS ANY REMEDIES TO CORRECT THIS ISSUE THAT'S OBVIOUSLY NOW AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH DODGE CHARGERS THROUGHOUT DIFFERENT YEARS AND MODELS. PLEASE HAVE A RECALL PERFORMED FOR THE PARTS NEEDED TO REMEDY THIS SITUATION. THE VEHICLE SHOULD NOT BE ON THE ROAD UNDER THESE CONDITIONS. *TR

Mileage: 137,400

ON APRIL OF 2018, MY CAR CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON . I NOTICED MY CAR BARELY TAKING OFF AS I INCLINE A HILL OR MAKE A SUDDEN STOP. AFTER OBSERVING HOW MY CAR WAS DRIVING SUDDENLY SLOW, I THEN TOOK IT TO LANDMARK DODGE IN MORROW,GA.FOR A DIAGNOSTIC. THE CODE GIVEN WAS P06DD(DEALERS CODE). I HAD TO GATHER UP 2500.00 TO GET (VALVE BODY WORK) DONE. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STAYED OFF UNTIL OCTOBER 2019 WHERE I TOOK MY CAR TO AUTO ZONE FOR A FREE DIAGNOSTIC, BUT TO MY SURPRISE IT GAVE THE SAME CODE. I WORK BACK AND FORTH OUT OF TOWN SO THEREFORE I DIDN'T MAKE IT BACK IN TIME TO GET IT REINSPECTED AGAIN FOR THAT CODE. RECENTLY ON APRIL 1ST.MY CAR STALLED AND ALL LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD CAME ON INCLUDING WINDSHIELD WIPERS. I DO NOTICED FURTHER AHEAD A WEEK LATER THAT WHEN EVER I RUN OVER A POT HOLE OR BUMP IN THE ROAD IT DOES IT MORE OFTEN. AS OF NOW, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS STILL ON AND MY CAR ELECTRICAL SYSTEM STILL IS FAILING. I'VE OWNED MY CAR FOR 7 1/2 YEARS NOW AND DO PLAN ON KEEPING IT AROUND FOR AT LEAST 10 MORE YEARS. THE CAR RUNS GREAT AND IS GOOD ON GAS. THANKS *TR

Mileage: 144,000

MY CAR TURNED OFF ON ME IN THE MIDDLE OF THE FREEWAY. IT WAS THE STARTER THAT WENT OUT AND THE ALTERNATOR.

Mileage: 162,000

MY ALTERNATOR OR STARTER WENT OUT MY CAR STOPPED ON ME IN THE MIDDLE OF THE FREEWAY. IT WOULD NOT TURN OVER WHEN I TRY TO START. I HAD TO GET A TOW TRUCK TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO MY HOME. ALSO THE FRONT HEADLIGHT HARNESS BURNT OUT AND I HAD TO PUT ANOTHER OBE WHICH DOES NOT WORK SOMETIMES

Mileage: 3

VEHICLE TRUNK OPENS ON IT'S OWN WHEN YOU FIRST START VEHICLE. THIS ALSO DRAINS THE BATTERY. TRUNK OPENS ELECTRICALLY. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS.

Mileage: 160,000

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM SHORTED TWICE WHILE DRIVING. AUTO PARK DISABLED MESSAGE CAME ON, TOUCH SCREEN WENT ALL WHITE THEN CUT OFF, SPEEDOMETER AND GAS GAUGE FLUTTERING. HAPPENED TWICE WHILE DRIVING ON FREEWAY DURING 4 MILE STRETCH.

Mileage: 116,070

THIRD TIME CHANGING THE LIGHT BULB AND THE WIRES FOR MY HEADLIGHT (LOW BEAM) AND STILL HAVING PROBLEMS, FEW FRIENDS OF MINE HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. LOW BEAM GOES OFF WHILE DRIVING.

Mileage: 75,000

EXACT PROBLEM DESCRIBED IN TSB 08-040-14 REV.A. PLEASE MAKE A RECALL!!!!

Mileage: 90,000

1.THE WIRING TO THE HEADLIGHTS KEEPS BURNING INTO AND IT HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE ALREADY. 2. THE RADIO DOESN'T COME ON WHEN I START THE CAR; I HAVE TO SHUT IT OFF AND RESTART IT SOMETIMES SEVERAL TIMES TO GET EVERYTHING CONNECTED. 3. I HAVE HAD TO HAVE MY CAR ALIGNED 4 TIMES IN 9 MONTHS AND BOUGHT 2 SETS OF TIRES BECAUSE IT WILL NOT KEEP THE ALIGNMENT. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR OVER A YEAR AND THE RADIO AND LIGHTS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR MUCH LONGER. WHAT CAN YOU TELL ME ABOUT THESE PROBLEMS?

FRONT PASSENGER WINDOW WILL STOP WHEN BY ITS SELF WHEN CLOSING OR USING AUTOMATIC CLOSING. HAPPENS WHEN VEHICLE IS PARKED OR IN MOTION. DIFFERENTIAL BEARINGS HAVE BEEN WEARING DOWN QUICKLY.

Mileage: 155,750

THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT CUT OFF. THE COMPUTER WAS NOT REGISTERING THAT THE CAR WAS IN PARK AT ALL. I HAD TO UNPLUG THE BATTERY IN THE TRUNK TO GET THE CAR TO CUT OFF. I HAD TO PAY FOR A NEW GEARSHIFT!

Mileage: 92,720

HANDS FREE BLUETOOTH QUIT WORKING, CANNOT CONNECT PHONE, GPS, OR USE AUXILIARY, FACTORY RESETS DID NOT WORK NOR DID BATTERY DISCONNECT. DEALERSHIP SAYS THE BLUETOOTH MODULE MAY HAVE FAILED WHICH SEEMS TO BE THE CASE WITH MANY 2012 CHARGERS. NEW STATE LAW GOES INTO EFFECT IN MAY 2019 WITH THE HANDS FREE LAW BUT I CAN'T COMPLY. IF THIS IS A FACTORY MODULE FAILURE DEFECT, WHY ISN'T THIS VERY IMPORTANT SAFTEY FEATURE PROTECTED UNDER RECALL?

Mileage: 53,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO START THE VEHICLE AND THE ACCESSORY INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO MELLOY CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM (357 EMILIO LOPEZ RD, LOS LUNAS, NM 87031, (505) 866-2900) AND THE KEY FOB WAS RESET; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AGAIN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 97,000.

Mileage: 97,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE STEERING WHEEL WHEN IT WAS TURNED IN EITHER DIRECTION. ROBERT LOEHR CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM (567 E MAIN ST, CARTERSVILLE, GA 30121, (770) 382-5885) WAS NOTIFIED, BUT COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WAS NO WARRANTY. A LOANER VEHICLE WAS PROVIDED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK FOR THE STEERING WHEEL NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT ISSUED A STEERING RECALL REMEDY. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY SERVICED THE VEHICLE FOR AN UNKNOWN MANUFACTURER STEERING RECALL CAMPAIGN AND ISSUED SEVEN TSBS FOR THE STEERING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

Mileage: 40,000

CAR WON'T START SOMETIMES. THE LIGHTS ON THE DASH WILL BE ON WHEN I GET TO MY CAR BUT WONT RECOGNIZE MY KEY. THE LIGHTS WILL BLINK ON AND THE WIPERS WILL COME ON THEN STALL. I HAVE TO GET A JUMP CONSTANTLY. THE BATTERY IS NEW SO IT ISN'T THAT. I HAD THE CAR TESTED AT AUTO ZONE AND IT READ FINE. I WAS ADVISED TO GET THE FUSES CHECKED. WHEN I TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC HE SAID IT WAS THE ALTERNATOR. THE CAR IS ALWAYS IS ALWAYS IN STATIONARY WHEN IT DOES THIS. LUCKILY I HAVEN'T HAD ANY PROBLEMS WHILE ON THE ROAD YET. THE RADIO STOPPED WORKING ALSO A FEW MONTHS BEFORE THIS PROBLEM. IT WOULD GLITCH ON AND OFF. THE SCREEN WILL STILL DO THIS BUT THE SOUND ISN'T WORKING AT ALL.

Mileage: 89,786

WHILE DRIVING MY VEHICLE HOME FROM WORK ON 18 NOVEMBER 2018 MY VEHICLES RADIO BECAME INTERMITTENT ON ALL SETTINGS. BLUETOOTH, AUXILLARY, SATTELITE AND REGULAR RADIO HAD AN INTERRUPTION IN THE AUDIO AT REGULAR INTERVALS. I SMELLED AN ELECTRICAL BURNING SMELL AND PULLED OVER. I POPPED THE TRUNK AND THERE WAS SMOKE COMING FROM THE FUSEBOX NEXT TO THE REAR TIRE. THE RADIO AMPLIFIER FUSE HAD MELTED ITSELF INTO THE FUSEBOX AND WAS CONTINUING TO SHORT. CHARGER HAS AN OPEN RECALL FOR ALTERNATOR SCHEDUALED FOR SERVICE 26 DECEMBER 2018

Mileage: 124,500

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ALTERNATOR WAS FAULTY AND WAS REPAIRED BY A LOCAL MECHANIC; HOWEVER, THE ALTERNATOR FAILED AGAIN WHILE DRIVING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT UNKNOWN WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE OFF THE ROAD AND HAD IT TOWED TO SUNLAND PARK DODGE (950 CROCKETT ST, EL PASO, TX 79922, (915) 228-2005) FOR REPAIRS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN AN UNKNOWN RECALL REGARDING THE ALTERNATOR. ACCORDING TO THE CONTACT, THE DEALER INSTALLED A RECALLED ALTERNATOR INSTEAD OF A NEW ONE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 117,000. *TT*JB

Mileage: 117,000

WHILE IN MOTION ON A CITY STREET, VEHICLE DISPLAYED WARNING LIGHTS AND STALLED. WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF INTO A PARKING LOT WHERE THE GEAR SHIFT WAS LOCKED IN PARK POSITION. HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO MECHANIC WHO ADVISED THAT THE TIMING CHAIN HAD LOCKED UP. I AM AWARE THAT THERE WAS A CUSTOMER SATISFACTION NOTIFICATION SENT OUT BY CHRYSLER, BUT WHEN I INQUIRED ABOUT IT AT MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP THEY SAID THAT MY VEHICLE DIDN'T FALL UNDER THAT NOTIFICATION.

Mileage: 107,000

PASSENGER HID LIGHT INTERMITTENTLY SHUTS OFF. AFTER A PERIOD OF THE VEHICLE BEING SHUT DOWN AND RESTARTED THE LIGHT WILL COME BACK O BUT WILL SHUT OFF AGAIN AFTER A FEW MINUTES. THERE IS AN OPEN RECALL ON THE WIRING HARNESS, BUT NOTHING IS SHOWING ON MY PARTICULAR VEHICLE FOR THE RECALL.

Mileage: 107,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THE VEHICLE AND STATED THAT THE FUEL PUMP AND ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 103,000.

Mileage: 103,000

MY 2012 DODGE CHARGER IS HAVING THE SAME LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT ISSUE AS THE RECALL POSTED 5/2/2014 FOR MY YEAR. HOWEVER, WHEN I LOOK UP MY VIN NUMBER, ITS SAYING THERE IS NO ACTIVE RECALLS.

TAKATA RECALL ONE MORNING AS I GOT INTO MY CAR TO HEAD TO WORK, I STARTED HEARING THIS CLICKING NOISE. IT LASTED FOR ABOUT 1 MIN., THEN IT STOPPED. I THOUGHT NOTHING OF IT UNTIL IT HAPPENED AGAIN, AND AGAIN. I WAS NOT SURE WHAT IT WAS SEEING AS I BASICALLY HAVE HAD JUST ABOUT EVERYTHING REPLACED IN MY VEHICLE DUE TO ALL THESE RECALLS OVER THE YEARS. AFTER RESEARCHING, I NOTICED SEVERAL PEOPLE HAVING THIS SAME ISSUE. I KNOW THE DODGE RAM ACTUALLY HAD A RECALL. FOUND OUT IT WAS THE ACTUATOR. THE AMOUNT OF TIME THE CLICKING NOISE LAST HAS GOTTEN LONGER AND IT WILL RANDOMLY START EVEN AFTER MY CAR IS NO LONGER RUNNING AND JUST SITTING IDLE. THIS IS SO ANNOYING CONSIDERING I KNOW I HAVEN'T DONE ANYTHING TO MY CAR TO CAUSE THIS ISSUE AND I'M SURE ITS A MANUFACTORY'S ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE LOOKED INTO. THIS NOISE IS LOUD ,ANNOYING AND EMBARRASSING, AND I DON'T WANT TO PAY A TON OF MONEY TO REPLACE A $40 PART, ESPECIALLY WHEN THE ISSUE IS HAPPENING TO MULTIPLE VEHICLES.

Mileage: 133,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH, THE TRACTION CONTROL WARNING LIGHT, CRUISE CONTROL WARNING LIGHT, LOSS OF ALL WHEEL DRIVE WARNING LIGHT, LOSS OF FRONT END PROTECTION WARNING LIGHT, AND ABS WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ALTERNATOR HAD FAILED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE POWER BLOCK UNDER THE HOOD WAS SMOKING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V435000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). CROWN CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM CLEVELAND (511 S LEE HWY, CLEVELAND, TN 37311, (844) 367-4258) WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS INTERMITTENT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 91,000.

Mileage: 91,000

PDC AND AC WIRING MELTED TOGETHER. WIRE HARNESS IS PART OF HEADLAMP TO DASH HARNESS. AC WILL GO IN AND OUT ON IT'S OWN. WAS TOLD BY DEALERSHIP IT REQUIRES REPLACEMENT OF PDC AND HEADLAMP TO DASH WIRING HARNESS. PDC AND WIRED SHOULD NOT MELT TOGETHER CAUSING EXPOSED WIRES

Mileage: 89,008

I WAS LEAVING A MECHANIC SHOP AFTER A TIRE CHANGE I ENTERED THE ROAD N ALL OF A SUDDEN THE BATTERY LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CAR JUST DIED ON ME I CALLED THE MECHANIC AND HE SAID IT'S THE ALTERNATOR HE CAME AND GOT IT ON HIS FLAT BED SO I CHECK TO SEE IF MY CAR WAS ON THE RECALL LIST FOR THE ALTERNATOR AND SURE ENOUGH IT WAS

Mileage: 100,000

MY VEHICLE IS GIVING A MESSAGE THAT SAYS 'BATTERY SAVER MODE.' THE BATTERY IN THE VEHICLE IS IN PERFECT CONDITION, THE ALTERNATOR HAS BEEN REPLACED AND I AM STILL GETTING THIS MESSAGE. ACCORDING TO BLOGS MANY PEOPLE HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE BEEN INFORMED THAT THE CAR IS AT RISK OF SPONTANEOUSLY CUTTING OFF WHILE IN BATTERY SAVER MODE. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE LOOKED INTO. IT MAY BE A SENSOR ISSUE IDK AND MY LOCAL DODGE IS ALSO UNSURE

Mileage: 100,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE CHARGER. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE BATTERY WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE INADVERTENTLY VEERED TO THE RIGHT OF THE ROADWAY. THE CONTACT NOTICED SPARKS UNDER THE HOOD. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS NOT CONTACTED AND THE CONTACT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ALTERNATOR WAS DESTROYED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,116.

Mileage: 95,116

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE CHARGER. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE BATTERY WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE INADVERTENTLY VEERED TO THE RIGHT OF THE ROADWAY. THE CONTACT NOTICED SPARKS UNDER THE HOOD. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS NOT CONTACTED AND THE CONTACT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ALTERNATOR WAS DESTROYED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,116.

Mileage: 95,116

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT BEGAN EXPERIENCING FAILURES WITH THE VEHICLE AFTER IT RECEIVED AN UNKNOWN RECALL REPAIR REGARDING THE AIR BAGS FROM GARY MATHEWS MOTORS (1100 NEW ASHLAND CITY ROAD, CLARKSVILLE, TN 37040). SHORTLY AFTER THE DEALER PROVIDED THE REPAIR, THE CRUISE CONTROL AND RADIO INTERMITTENTLY ACTIVATED AND WERE NOT WORKING PROPERLY. IN ADDITION, THE SERVICE ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. SISK CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM (4599 FORT CAMPBELL BLVD, HOPKINSVILLE, KY 42240) AND GARY MATHEWS MOTORS WERE CONTACTED, BUT THE VEHICLE HAD NOT YET BEEN DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE VIN, FAILURE MILEAGE, AND RECALL INFORMATION WERE NOT AVAILABLE.

BLEND ACTUATORS BEHIND DASH WENT OUT. LOUD CLANKING NOISE. KNOWN ISSUE BY DODGE WITH NO INEXPENSIVE SOLUTION.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V435000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. FREDERICO CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM IN WOOD RIVER, IL WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND WAS NOT ABLE TO CONFIRM WHEN THE PARTS WERE TO BECOME AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

ALL OF MY DOORS WILL UNLOCK / LOCK EXCEPT MY DRIVERS SIDE. I HAVE TO USE MY KEY TO UNLOCK IT. MY CAR WON'T LOCK NO MATTER WHAT. IT WAS PARKED WHEN I TRIED TO LOCK / UNLOCK IT.

Mileage: 73,000

I HAVE RECALLS FOR AIRBAG INFLATOR AND ALSO ALTERNATOR. I HAVE BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP MANY TIMES IN KUWAIT AND YET THEY ARE TELLING ME THERE IS NO PARTS. I DO NOT WISH TO BE A VICTIM OF NEGLECTION BY DODGE. PLEASE HELP US HERE IN KUWAIT. ACCELERATING CAUSES BURN SMELL FROM ALTERNATOR AND THE GARAGES (OUTSIDE DEALSHERSHIP) HAVE TOLD ME THERE IS A RECALLS IN REGARDS WITH FAULTY ALTERNATORS. PLEASE HELP.

AS I EXITED THE FREEWAY MY VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHUT DOWN AND LOSE POWER. I WAS ABLE TO SPUTTER AT 10 MPH FOR ABOUT A QUARTER MILE TO A PARKING LOT. THE VEHICLES ELECTRONICS WERE SHUTTING DOWN THE WHOLE TIME AND WEIRD ELECTRICAL ACTIVATION'S STARTED OCCURRING OR FREEZING ON THEIR OWN SUCH AS LIGHTS, SENORS, WIPERS, RADIO ETC. I COULD ALSO SMELL A BURNT ODOR EMITTING FROM THE AIR VENTS. WHEN I PARKED THE VEHICLE IT DID NOT START AND HAD SMOKE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. I CHECKED THE ENGINE AND SAW SOME SMOKE COMING FROM THE ALTERNATOR AND SMELLED BURNT. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER ON 01-22-18 AND THEY DIAGNOSED IT AS THE ALTERNATOR FAILING DUE TO THE RECALL BUT THERE WAS NO FIX YET FROM CHRYSLER. THEY STATED THE QUICK FIX IS REPLACING THE ALTERNATOR BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD HAVE TO COME BACK UNTIL THEY DISCOVER WHAT NEEDS TO BE FIXED ON THE RECALL. TODAY IS 01-24-18 AND MY VEHICLE IS NOT REPAIRED BECAUSE THE DEALER IS WAITING APPROVAL FROM CHRYSLER TO INSTALL A NEW ALTERNATOR SINCE THERE IS NO EXACT FIX FOR THE RECALL YET. THEY TOLD ME IT MAY BE AN ELECTRICAL COMPUTER PROBLEM, WIRING PROBLEM OR ALTERNATOR PROBLEM. THEY TOLD ME THEY MAY INSTALL A NEW ALTERNATOR TODAY (01-24-18) AND THEY HAD TO ORDER IT. I HAVE BEEN WITH NO VEHICLE SINCE 01-18-18 DUE TO THE DEALER AND CHRYSLER NOT PROBLEM SOLVING THEIR MISTAKE. I'M GLAD I DIDN'T CRASH OR WAS IN THE FAST LANE OF THE FREEWAY WHEN I LOST POWER BUT MY SON WAS SCARED BECAUSE HE DIDN'T KNOW WHAT WAS GOING ON. I CANT IMAGINE THE CONSEQUENCES IF THINGS HAD NOT GONE THE WAY THEY DID. SOMEONE COULD SERIOUSLY GET INJURED AT THE EXPENSE OF CHRYSLER FAILING TO FIND A FIX. WOULD THIS FALL UNDER THE LEMON LAW?

Mileage: 117,000

I WAS IN A CAR ACCIDENT 30 MILES AN HOUR HITTING THE FRONT LEFT OF MY VEHICLE. I HIT A CONCRETE BARRIER, AND NO AIRBAG DEPLOYED RESULTING IN MY HEAD SLAMMING INTO THE WINDOW AND THE STEERING WHEEL. AS WELL AS THE BATTERY NO LONGER WORKING AND THE TEMPERATURE SENSOR SEVERAL FUSES WERE BLOWN. IT WAS 10 BELOW AND HAD LIGHT BLOWING SNOW AND NEW TIRES. THE RESULTING DAMAGE IS IN THE RANGE OF 5000 TO $6,000. I ALSO MISSED 2 DAYS OF WORK DUE TO THE HEAD INJURY WHICH WAS A CONCUSSION. PICTURES ATTACHED ONLY SHOW SOME OF THE DAMAGE OTHER DAMAGE INCLUDED PUNCTURES TO THE RADIATOR, SWAY BAR AND LINKS SNAPPED, IMPACT BAR SHAVED IN WORD AND PUNCTURING THE AIR FILTER AND DAMAGING THE HOOD. *BF *BF *TR

Mileage: 127,000

MY CARS DISPLAY KEEPS FLASHING OFF AND ON WHILE DRIVING AND AT A STOP SIGN OR SIGNAL LIGHT THE DASH FLICKERS AND AUTOMATICALLY PUTS THE CAR TO PARK. THE ONLY TIME THAT'S NOTHING HAPPENS IS WHEN THE CAR IS REVVED. THIS MODEL HAS HAD ISSUES BEFORE AND THAT WAS BASED ON THE ALTERNATOR ISSUE WHICH SEEM LIKE TO BE THE SAME PROBLEM AGAIN. PLEASE FIX THIS ISSUE.

Mileage: 66,966

A KIND OF NOISE WAS PRESENT IN THE ENGINE AND I TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER BACK IN AUGUST 2017. THE PARTIALLY FIXED THE ISSUE, HOWEVER, THEY SAID THAT A RECALL WAS AVAILABLE FOR IT, HOWEVER, NO REMEDIATION YET AVAILABLE. IN CONCLUSION, THEY SUGGESTED ME TO WAIT FOR THE REMEDIATION TO BE AVAILABLE B/C THE ALTERNATOR WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. SINCE AUGUST 2017 I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR DODGE TO RELEASE PARTS FOR THIS RECALL AND THE DEALER TOLD ME IT WOULD NOT BE LATER THAN NOVEMBER. DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO NOW AND I'M CONCERN THE VEHICLE MAY STOP AT ANY TIME DUE TO A FIRE OR ELECTRICAL SHORT-CIRCUIT.

Mileage: 48,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE CHARGER. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE STOPPED OPERATING WITHOUT WARNING. ALL OF THE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED IN THE VEHICLE WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED, AND THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO LANDERS MCLARTY DODGE CHRYSLER JEEP RAM (533 UNIVERSITY DR NW, HUNTSVILLE, AL 35806 (256) 830-6450) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BATTERY WAS DEAD DUE TO ALTERNATOR FAILURE. THERE WAS AN OPEN RECALL FOR THE ALTERNATOR, NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V435000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE DEALER CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000.

Mileage: 35,000

AS I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD TODAY, THE RED BATTERY LIGHT CAME ON AND I COULD HEAR A WHINING NOISE. I DROVE TO REPAIR SHOP ABOUT 3 MILES AWAY TO GET THE BATTERY CHECKED. I AND THE PERSONEL NOTICED BLACK SMOKE COMING FROM THE HOOD OF MY CAR. IT WAS ON FIRE.I WAS NOTIFIED THAT THERE WAS AN ALTERNATOR FACTORY DEFECT RECALL. THIS WAS 6 MONTHS AGO WHEN I CONTACTED MY DEALER SHIP MUSSON PATOUT IN NEW IBERIA, LA. I CALL EVERY TWO WEEKS TO SEE IF YOU HAVE SENT THE PART TO FIX MY CAR AND THERE ARE NO PARTS. I HAD TO REPLACE THE BATTERY TODAY BECAUSE THE BURNT ALTERNATOR DAMAGED CELLS IN THE BATTERY. TH WRECKER PICKED UP MY CAR AND BROUGHT IT TO BE REPAIRED. AT THIS TIME, I DO NOT KNOW HOW MUCH DAMAGE WAS DONE TO MY CAR BECAUSE OF A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECTIVE PART.THE RECALL # IS P60. MY NERVES ARE VERY BAD NOW WHEN I THINK HOW I OR SOMEONE MAY HAVE BEEN HURT OR DIED BY THIS INCIDENT.

Mileage: 78,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE CHARGER. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE POWER SAVER MODE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE RADIO TURNED OFF. A PHOTO OF A BATTERY WAS SHOWN ON THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER, AND THE TRACTION CONTROL AND WINDSHIELD WIPERS ACTIVATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SHUT OFF. THE CONTACT HAD TO WALK AWAY WITH THE KEY FOB UNTIL THE VEHICLE TURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL DEALER (CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM SURPRISE, 13165 N AUTOSHOW AVE, SURPRISE, AZ 85388) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ALTERNATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE AND THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO PAY $1,000 FOR THE REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 81,000.

Mileage: 81,000

DEALER AND OR THE MANUFACTURE DO NOT APPEAR TO BE PROVIDING PART(S) TO COMPLY WITH THE T36 RECALL (ALTERNATOR DEFECT). A MORE THAN REASONABLE TIME HAS PAST SINCE NOTIFICATION WAS MADE TO ME BY US MAIL OF THE ALTERNATOR DEFECT FOR THE DEALER TO ACQUIRE PARTS AND MAKE REPAIRS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V435000 (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. RANCHO CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE IN SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA WAS MADE AWARE OF THE RECALL AND STATED THAT THE PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START AT TIMES AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS APPLIED, THE VEHICLE WAS SLOW TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED MORE THAN ONCE AND WAS INSPECTED AS WELL AS DIAGNOSED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC ALSO PROVIDED REPAIRS AS THE FAILURES PROGRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V634000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM), 16V352000 (AIR BAGS), 15V467000 (AIR BAGS, SEAT BELTS), AND 16V043000 (STRUCTURE). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 132,000. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

Mileage: 132,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE CHARGER. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ACTIVATED INDEPENDENTLY, AND THE TRACTION CONTROL AND BATTERY SAVER MODE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT NOTICED AN ABNORMAL SMOKE ODOR UNDER THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY DIAGNOSED AT OXENDALE CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP (920 E STATE ROUTE 89A, COTTONWOOD, AZ 86326, (928) 634-3656) TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE ALTERNATOR FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V435000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: 32787206. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.

Mileage: 65,000

TAKATA RECALL SENT A NOTICE ABOUT THE ALTERNATOR. IT WAS ON THE SECOND CARFAX I RECEIVED BUT NOT FROM THE ORIGINAL DEALER I GOT THE CAR. THEY NEVER REPLACED THE ALTERNATOR. SO I BOUGHT THE CAR WENT TO THE BANK AND I THOUGHT MY CAR WAS GOING TO BURN TO THE GROUND NOTHING BUT HEAVY SMOKE POURED FROM UNDER THE CAR AND UNDER THE HOOD. MY CAR WAS SITTING IN THE BANK OF AMERICA PARKING LOT.. NEEDLESS TO SAY I HAD TO REPLACE THE ALTERNATOR BECAUSE THE DEALSHIP GAVE ME A BOGUS CARFAX TO BEGIN WITH.

Mileage: 103,426

MY LIGHTS ON PASENGER SIDE GO OUT AFTER A FEW MINUTES OF DRIVING

Mileage: 75,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V435000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE, ALL OF THE WARNING INDICATORS FLICKERED ON AND OFF AND THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS MALFUNCTIONED. THE CONTACT NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE HOOD AND NOTICED THAT THE ORIGIN WAS THE ALTERNATOR. THERE WAS NO FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BOB HOWARD CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE RAM (13250 BROADWAY EXT, OKLAHOMA CITY, OK 73114 (405) 749-1111) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ALTERNATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THERE WOULD BE A FEE FOR THE REPAIRS FOR WHICH THE CONTACT MAY OR MAY NOT BE REIMBURSED. NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,211.

Mileage: 90,211

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE CHARGER. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ACTIVATED AND ALL THE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO PULL THE VEHICLE OVER AS IT STALLED. AN EYEWITNESS PULLED OVER AND OBSERVED SMOKE COMING FROM THE HOOD OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE CONTACT DECIDED TO DISCONNECT THE BATTERY DUE TO SMOKE FROM THE ALTERNATOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL DEALER (ATLANTIC CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE RAM, 130 SUNRISE HWY, WEST ISLIP, NY 11795) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ALTERNATOR FAILED. THE REMEDY PART FOR THE RECALL WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE DEALER OFFERED ANOTHER ALTERNATOR AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE FAILURE COULD RECUR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: 32419564. THE CASE WAS ESCALATED IT AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THEY WOULD HAVE A MANAGER RETURN THE CALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 92,000. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. ...UPDATED 11/12/17/*BF UPDATED 12/13/2017 *LN UPDATED 7/17/18*JB *TR

Mileage: 92,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING, WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH. IN ADDITION, THE SPEEDOMETER FAILED TO PROVIDE THE ACCURATE READINGS AND ALL THE WARNING LIGHTS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT COASTED INTO A SERVICED STATION WHILE THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO TURN OFF AND THE GEAR SHIFT FAILED TO COME OUT OF DRIVE. THE CONTACT USED THE PARK BRAKE AND THE ENGINE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO HALEY CHRYSLER DODGE DEALER, LOCATED ON 5400 S LABURNUM AVE, RICHMOND VA 23231, PHONE NUMBER: (804) 663-5337, WHERE IT WAS REJECTED TO BE SERVICED DUE TO THE REMEDY PART NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR NOT BEING AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 16V240000 (POWER TRAIN) AND 17V435000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED AT HIS EXPENSE AND DID NOT OFFER FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,000. PART DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PART NOT AVAILABLE.

Mileage: 78,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE CHARGER. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE DID NOT RESTART DURING THE FIRST ATTEMPT. THE CONTACT ALLOWED THE VEHICLE TO SIT FOR AWHILE AND THEN IT RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V435000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE DEALER (NORTH POINT CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE RAM FIAT, 7726 NORTH POINT BLVD, WINSTON-SALEM, NC 27106) WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT. THE CONTACT DID NOT SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT DUE TO THE DIAGNOSTIC FEE. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHUT OFF. THE CONTACT HAD TO REMOVE THE BATTERY IN ORDER TO SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE. ALSO, THE GEAR SHIFTER FAILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 120,000.

Mileage: 120,000

I BOUGHT MY DODGE CHARGER IN 2 YEARS AGO FOR A RECALL ON THE ALTERNATOR P60. MY CAR HAS BEEN GIVING ME PROBLEMS WOW. LITTLE THINGS HERE AND THERE. THEN A FEW MONTHS AGO THE CAR SHUT OFF WHILE I WAS DRIVING AND AFTER A FEW MINUTES AND TURNED ITSELF BACK ON. WHICH IS PART OF THE RECALL FOR THE P60. IT'S BEEN SITTING IN MY DRIVEWAY FOR A FEW MONTHS NOW BUT I FINALLY CALLED DODGE BECAUSE A FRIEND OF MINE TOLD ME THAT ALTERNATOR IN MY CAR IS A P60 SO MAYBE THEY FORGOT TO DO THE RECALL THEY BROUGHT THE CAR IN AND THERE WAS A MIX-UP. SO I WENT OVER THE DODGE AND I GOT PAPERWORK FOR THE DAY AND THEY SHOW THAT THEY SWAPPED MY ALTERNATOR OUT WITH A P 60. SO WHY WOULD THEY SWAP MY ALTERNATOR OUT WITH A DEFECTIVE ONE? BUT THEY WON'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT THEY TOLD ME THAT'S NOT THE RECALLED ONE BUT IT IS I HAVE A P602AA ALTERNATOR IN MY CAR. MY ABS BRAKES WEREN'T WORKING WHEN THE POWER WENT OUT AND A BUNCH OF STUFF THAT IT SAID HAPPENS IF YOU DON'T CHANGE THAT ALTERNATOR. I THINK THERE WAS A MIX-UP SOMEWHERE A FRIEND OF MINE WORKS FOR DODGE AND HE TOLD ME THAT'S A RECALLED ALTERNATOR. MAYBE HE SAID THERE WAS A MIX-UP ON THE SHELF AND SOMEBODY GRABBED THE WRONG ALTERNATOR BUT THEY WON'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT HE SAYS MISTAKES LIKE THAT HAPPEN BUT THEY WON'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT THEY WANT ME TO BRING THE CAR IN AND CHARGE ME $300 TO LOOK AT IT

Mileage: 60,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE CHARGER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND FAILED TO RESTART WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER (CHRYSLER, JEEP DODGE, 9207 ADAMO DRIVE EAST, TAMPA, FLORIDA, 813-620-4300) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ALTERNATOR FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V435000 (STEERING). VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 67,000.

Mileage: 67,000

RECALL T36 NEEDS TO BE EXPANDED TO INCLUDE THE 3.6L ENGINE WITH THE 160A ALTERNATOR, AS MY 2012 DODGE CHARGER WITH THESE COMPONENTS JUST HAD THE EXACT FAILURE DESCRIBED IN THIS RECALL, BUT FCA IS SAYING THAT THE RECALL DOESN'T INCLUDE MY VEHICLE. AS OF NOW, THE 5.7L ENGINE WITH THE 160A ALTERNATOR AND THE 3.6L ENGINE WITH THE 180A ALTERNATOR ARE INCLUDED, BUT NOT THE 3.6L ENGINE WITH THE 160A ALTERNATOR. THE BATTERY FAILURE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON IN THE MORNING ON MY WAY TO WORK. I USED THE REMOTE START WHEN I WAS GOING TO LEAVE WORK AND THE CAR DIED AFTER ABOUT TWO MINUTES, BEFORE I COULD EVEN GET IN THE CAR. WHITE SMOKE CAME FROM UNDER THE HOOD AND, UPON CLOSER INSPECTION, WAS EMANATING FROM NEAR THE ALTERNATOR ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE CAR. THERE WAS ALSO MORE HEAT THAN TWO MINUTES OF IDLING WOULD ACCOUNT FOR AS WELL AS THE SMELL OF HOT PLASTIC OR SOMETHING SIMILAR. THERE WAS NO POWER TO ANY PART OF THE VEHICLE AT ALL. I TOOK THE BATTERY TO AUTOZONE AND THEY SAID IT TESTED AS A GOOD BATTERY. I HAD IT TOWED TO HENRY BROWN DODGE IN CASA GRANDE, ARIZONA AND THEY CONFIRMED IT WAS THE ALTERNATOR THAT FAILED.

Mileage: 82,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE CHARGER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER STEERING ABILITY AND THE BATTERY SAVE MODE MESSAGE ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT HAD TO MANEUVER INTO A PARKING LOT AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE 180 AMPS ALTERNATOR FAILED AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE 180 AMPS ALTERNATOR WAS NOT UNDER A RECALL, ONLY THE 160 AMPS. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,918.

Mileage: 80,918

WHILE DRIVING THE CAR THE RADIO SHUT OFF, ALL OF THE LIGHTS ON THE DASH CAME ON, THERE WAS A WHINING NOISE FROM UNDER THE HOOD AND IT SMELLED LIKE BURNING RUBBER. THE CAR WAS THEN PARKED AND WHEN THE HOOD WAS OPENED THE ALTERNATOR WAS SMOKING AND THERE WAS RESIDUE AROUND THE AREA WHERE THE BELT IS ON THE ALTERNATOR. THIS HAPPENED 3 TIMES IN 12 HOURS, ALL DRIVING ON CITY STREETS

Mileage: 65,000

MY VEHICLE'S ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WILL NOT CHARGE CORRECTLY AND HAS LEAD TO ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS SHUTTING DOWN WHILE DRIVING. I WAS DRIVING IN 90+ DEGREE HEAT ALONG A CITY STREET WITH THE AC RUNNING FULL BLAST AND THE RADIO GOING, JUST MINUTES AFTER HAVING LEFT MY HOUSE, WHEN SUDDENLY THE RADIO STOPPED WORKING AND WOULD NOT TURN BACK ON. MOMENTS LATER, THE AC SYSTEM STARTED BLOWING HOT AIR AND A RED BATTERY VOLTAGE LIGHT APPEARED IN THE EVIC WITH A *DING* NOISE. SHORTLY THEREAFTER ALL ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS CEASED AND THE ENGINE DIED, WITH THE TRANSMISSION GRINDING TO A HALT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP WHERE I HAD THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS INCLUDING THE ALTERNATOR INSPECTED. THE ALTERNATOR PASSED INSPECTION JUST SLIGHTLY UNDER THE RECOMMENDED 14 VOLTS, SO I OPTED NOT TO REPLACE IT BUT DID HAVE TO PURCHASE A NEW BATTERY. THIS WAS APPROXIMATELY ONE MONTH AGO. FAST FORWARD TO TODAY, AND WHILE DRIVING HOME THE RADIO TURNED ITSELF OFF AND A LOW BATTERY VOLTAGE INDICATOR APPEARED IN THE EVIC. AFTER SEARCHING THE WEB, I SEE THERE IS A KNOWN FLAW WITH CHRYSLER ALTERNATORS RELATING TO RECALL NOTICE "T3607112017" - FOUND HERE: HTTPS://STATIC.NHTSA.GOV/ODI/RCL/2017/RCMN-17V435-1556.PDF I'M QUITE A BIT PEEVED - AS I SIT HERE UNABLE TO USE MY VEHICLE, CHRYSLER SEEMS TO BE DRAGGING ITS FEET WITH THIS PARTICULAR RECALL, SCHEDULED TO BE ANNOUNCED DURING THE 4TH QUARTER 2017. I'M AFRAID IF I WERE TO USE MY VEHICLE AGAIN, I WOULD EITHER BECOME STRANDED ONCE MORE, OR WORSE - THERE HAVE BEEN REPORTS OF ELECTRICAL FIRES ORIGINATING IN THE ALTERNATOR WITH THIS PARTICULAR MODEL VEHICLE. ALAS, I'VE SEARCHED FOR THE INVOICE FROM THE REPAIR SHOP I USED BUT HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO FIND IT. PERHAPS I CAN CALL AND SEE IF THEY HAVE A COPY AVAILABLE IN THEIR RECORDS.

Mileage: 116,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE CHARGER. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE BATTERY WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN ADVANCE AUTO STORE WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ALTERNATOR WAS IN THE PROCESS OF FAILING. WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BERGLUND CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE RAM (2525 FRANKLIN RD SW, ROANOKE, VA 24014, (540) 345-9881) WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE ALTERNATOR FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V435000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 73,000.

Mileage: 73,000

ENGINE LIGHT HAS COME ON SEVERAL TIMES, LAST TIME ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON CAR STOPPED IN MIDDLE OF DRIVING ON HIGHWAY. DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE AND HAS FAILED TO WORK FOR A THIRD TIME; DOOR HAS OPENED WHILE DRIVING AND WOULD NOT CLOSE UNTIL SEVERAL TIMES CLOSING IT WOULD IT FINALLY ENGAGE AND CLOSE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE CHARGER. WHEN THE PUSH START FEATURE WAS PRESSED, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT DE-POWER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL DEALER (JACKSONVILLE DODGE CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE RAM, LOCATED AT 11101 NURSERY FIELDS DRIVE, JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA), BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100,000. THE VIN WAS NOT PROVIDED.

Mileage: 100,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE CHARGER. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ACTIVATED AUTOMATICALLY, AND THE ABS, BRAKE, SERVICE TRACTION, AND CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. ALSO, THE ENGINE STALLED, THE GEAR AUTOMATICALLY SHIFTED INTO PARK, AND THE VEHICLE STOPPED. THE CONTACT PUSHED THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE NEARBY DEALER (SUN AUTO SERVICE LOCATED AT 9530 W TROPICANA AVE, LAS VEGAS, NV 89147) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ALTERNATOR AND BATTERY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AT 800-992-1997 AND STATED THAT NOTHING COULD BE DONE SINCE THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND A CASE NUMBER WAS NOT PROVIDED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000.

Mileage: 95,000

PARKED CAR IN GARAGE AND CLOSED GARAGE DOOR. WENT BACK LATER AND SMELLED A ELECTRICAL SMELL. WENT THRU EVERYTHING IN GARAGE AND COULD NOT FIND SOURCE. NEXT MORNING WIFE WENT TO START CAR AND NOTHING. SON CHECKED UNDER HOOD AND KNEW OUR SMELL CAME FROM CAR. HAD CAR TOWED IN TO DEALERSHIP TO FIND PROBLEM. PROBLEM WAS ALTERNATOR AND BATTERY. SAME PROBLEM AS RECALL T36 BUT OUR CAR IS NOT UNDER THIS RECALL. SAME MAKE, YEAR AND PROBLEM SO WHY IS OUR CAR ANY DIFFERENT? WE COULD HAVE HAD A FIRE IN OUR NEW 3 WEEK OLD GARAGE/HOUSE. PLEASE INCLUDE THIS LIKE OTHERS ARE EXPERIENCING IN THIS RECALL. NOW I AM STUCK WITH A $950 BILL!

Mileage: 85,000

VEHICLE ELECTRONICS STARTED TO SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE CAR THEN TURNED OFF AND SHIFTED TO PARK ON ITS OWN IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET. CAR WOULD NOT TURN ON WITH OUT A JUMP START WHEN DISCONNECTED WOULD NOT SHIFT AND WOULD NOT IDLE RIGHT BEFORE SHUTTING OFF

Mileage: 109,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE CHARGER. WHILE DRIVING 32 MPH, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER AND ATTEMPTED TO PLACE IT INTO THE PARK POSITION, BUT IT FAILED AND STALLED. IN ADDITION, THE PASSENGER NOTICED AN ABNORMAL BURNING ODOR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT ABLE TO RESTART. THE CONTACT HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER (FERRARIO CHRYSLER-DODGE-JEEP, 2463 CORNING RD, ELMIRA, NY, 14903) STATED THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE VEHICLE UNTIL TWO WEEKS LATER. THE CONTACT WAS IN THE PROCESS OF SEARCHING FOR ANOTHER DODGE DEALER TO DIAGNOSE THE VEHICLE SOONER. THE CONTACT RESEARCHED ONLINE AND FOUND THAT THE VEHICLE WAS EXPERIENCING THE SAME FAILURE AS LISTED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V435000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS EXCLUDED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 65,500.

Mileage: 65,500

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE CHARGER. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, SEVERAL WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED AND THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ACTIVATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE STALLED AND WAS TOWED TO JIM SHORKEY CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM FIAT (LOCATED AT 1230 LINCOLN HWY, IRWIN, PA 15642, TEL: (724) 788-0595) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ALTERNATOR FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 16V739000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) OR 14V634000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74,130.

Mileage: 74,130

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE CHARGER. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED AND ALL THE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE LOST COMPLETE POWER. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO BENCHMARK CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM (1313 GRANTS MILL WAY, BIRMINGHAM, AL 35210 (205) 957-1313) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ALTERNATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT A RECALL WAS NOT AVAILABLE UNTIL NOVEMBER OF 2017, AND THE CONTACT WOULD BE REIMBURSED FOR THE REPAIRS. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,000.

Mileage: 62,000

CHARGER R/T. BATTERY SAVER MODE CAME ON AND SHUTS OFF THE CAR WHILE DRIVING. NOT POSSIBLE TO RESTART. TOOK IT TO DEALER 2MONTHS AGO FOR THE SAME ISSUE, BUT THEY SAID EVERYTHING IS OK. IT HAPPENED AGAIN TODAY WHILE I WAS DRIVING AND ALMOST GOT INTO AN ACCIDENT. I'VE FOUND A LOT OF PEOPLE ONLINE WITH THE SAME ISSUE. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS ESPECIALLY BECAUSE IT HAPPENS WHILE IN MOTION.

Mileage: 46,053

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE CHARGER. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE HORN FAILED TO OPERATE WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE CLOCK SPRING WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND CONFIRMED THAT THERE WAS NO WARRANTY FOR THE HORN ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 72,000.

Mileage: 72,000

ALTERNATOR FAILURE. THE POWER SAVING MODE LIGHT CAME ON THE BATTERY LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE EVIC SCREEN. THE CAR SHUT DOWN COMPLETELY WHILE DRIVING.

Mileage: 112,000

I DROVE MY CAR TO WORK ON MONDAY AND BACK HOME (APPROX 25 MILES ROUND TRIP) WITH JUST A MESSAGE STATING BATTERY IN SAVER MODE, OTHERWISE A NORMAL DRIVE HOME. ABOUT 3 HOURS LATER I WAS GOING TO THE STORE, I TURNED MY CAR ON AND IT IMMEDIATELY STARTED MAKING A LOUD HUMMING NOISE. I STARTED TO LEAVE THE DRIVEWAY, GOT ABOUT 50 FEET DOWN THE STREET WHEN I NOTICED SMOKE WAS COMING OUT FROM UNDER THE HOOD (IT HAD A STRONG ELECTRICAL BURNING SMELL). THE ABS WARNING LIGHT AND TRACTION CONTROL WARNING LIGHT CAME ON, THE MESSAGE WITH BATTERY IN SAVER MODE APPEARED ON THE SCREEN AGAIN, AND THE INTERIOR LIGHTS FLICKERED. I GOT THE CAR BACK IN THE DRIVEWAY AND LEFT IT THERE OVER NIGHT. THE NEXT DAY I STARTED THE CAR WITH THE MESSAGE, BATTERY IN SAVER MODE BEING THE ONLY ISSUE. I GOT TO WORK, THEN CALLED THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THE CAR DROPPED OFF FOR THEM TO DIAGNOSE. THE DEALERSHIP HAS DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS BEING AN ALTERNATOR FAILURE. I RESEARCHED RECALLS WITH SIMILAR MALFUNCTIONS AND P60 KEPT COMING UP. APPARENTLY MY CHARGER IS NOT INCLUDED IN THIS RECALL EVEN THOUGH THE SAME ISSUES OCCURRED.

Mileage: 86,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE CHARGER. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, ALL THE WARNING SENSORS ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS BARELY ABLE TO MOVE OFF THE HIGHWAY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT ABLE TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER (KAYSER CHRYSLER CENTER OF WATERTOWN, 105 HIGHWAY 16 FRONTAGE RD, WATERTOWN, WI, 53904) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ALTERNATOR FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V634000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). BECAUSE THE VEHICLE HAD AN 180 AMP ALTERNATOR INSTEAD OF THE 160 AMP ALTERNATOR INCLUDED IN THE RECALL, THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE RECALL REPAIR WOULD NOT BE COVERED AND DID NOT OFFER ANY FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 110,000.

Mileage: 110,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2012 DODGE CHARGER. WHILE DRIVING IN INCLEMENT WEATHER (EXTENSIVE FOG), THE CONTACT REACHED DOWN TO PICK UP AN ITEM, AND THE VEHICLE VEERED SOUTHBOUND INTO NORTHBOUND TRAFFIC. A CRASH OCCURRED. THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG AND FRONT PASSENGER AIR BAG DEPLOYED WITH FORCE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED LACERATIONS TO THE FACE AND EYES, FRACTURES TO BOTH WRISTS, AND INJURIES TO THE BACK AND SPINE. MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS REQUIRED. THE CHILD PASSENGER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES THAT DID NOT REQUIRE MEDICAL TREATMENT. THE CONTACT WAS UNCERTAIN IF THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V634000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM), 15V467000 (AIR BAGS), 16V352000 (AIR BAGS), AND 16V043000 (STRUCTURE). THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE CHARGER. WHILE DRIVING 35-40 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO GRESHAM DODGE (LOCATED AT 855 NE. BURNSIDE ROAD, GRESHAM, OR 97030, TEL: (503) 666-2277) TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE ALTERNATOR FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V435000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 49,439.

Mileage: 49,439

I WAS DRIVING MY 2012 CHARGER SXT, AND THE CAR SUDDENLY WENT INTO BATTERY SAVER MODE. I HAD PULLED OVER TO GOOGLE IT ON MY PHONE, AND MY CAR WAS STARTING TO DISPLAY THE SYMPTOMS IN THE P60 RECALL. THE BATTERY LIGHT CAME ON, THE TRACTION CONTROL, ABS, CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS, THEY ALL CAME ON. THEN AS I WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE AT DODGE THE CENTER SCREEN SHUT OFF, I LOST POWER STEERING, THE CAR SHUT ITSELF OFF. SOMEHOW THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS RAN A FEW CYCLES. THE DEALERSHIP INFORMED ME THAT MY CAR HAD A 180 AMPS ALTERNATOR, THAT IT WAS NOT PART OF THE P60. MY CAR HAD JUST REACHED 119000KM (74000MI), AND THE AVERAGE MILEAGE OF CHARGERS WITH 180 AMPS ALTERNATORS APPEARS TO BE AROUND 106000KM (66000MI). THE ROAD THAT I WAS ON, IT FOLLOWED THE A WINDING CLIFF. IF THE PROBLEM HAD BEEN MORE SEVERE I WOULD CERTAINLY HAVE DIED, EITHER GONE INTO THE ROCK FACE, OFF THE CLIFF, OR INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. THE REPLACEMENT ALTERNATOR WAS OVER $800 CND, THAT'S BEFORE THE INSPECTION, BEFORE LABOR, AND IF THE BATTERY FRIED IN THIS ORDEAL, IT DOESN'T INCLUDE THAT EITHER. IT DOESN'T COVER THE RENTAL CAR I HAD TO GET. OBVIOUSLY, CHRYSLER-DODGE-FIAT HAD TO DO A MASSIVE RECALL WITH ONE ALTERNATOR, IS IT REALLY A STRETCH TO THINK THAT THE OTHER ALTERNATOR THAT THEY INSTALLED IN OTHER VEHICLES WERE DEFECTIVE AS WELL? I LOOKED UP THE COST OF A REPLACEMENT ONLINE ACCORDING TO OFFICIAL DODGE SPECIFICATIONS FOR THE CHRYSLER 300 / CHARGER - THEY'RE LISTED AT ABOUT $200-250 CND, WHY IS THE ONE DODGE SELLING ME OVER $800? IS IT BECAUSE THEY REALIZED THEY HAVE TO PUT IN SOMETHING OF MUCH HIGHER QUALITY AND OUTPUT SO THAT THIS DOESN'T HAPPEN AGAIN? THERE HAD BETTER BE A RECALL ABOUT THIS - PEOPLE WILL GET SEVERELY HURT BECAUSE OF THIS.

Mileage: 74,000

THIS IS RELATED TO P60 RECALL. OUR CAR HAS THE SAME ALTERNATOR AS THE 3.6 CARS IN THE RECALL. IT HAD THE VERY SAME PROBLEMS: WIFE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY , THE BATTERY LIGHT CAME ON THERE WAS A FEW CHIME SOUNDS, THEN ABS AND TC LIGHTS CAME ON, THEN ALL THE DASH WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON. THE WIFE KNOWS ENOUGH ABOUT CARS THAT SHE HAD TO IMMEDIATELY PULL OVER AND SHUT THE CAR OFF. THEN SMOKE CAME OUT FROM UNDER THE HOOD AND A SMELL OF ELECTRICAL BURNING WAS EVIDENT. SHE HAD BEEN ON A HIGHWAY DOING 55 MPH. THE WIFE CALLED ME AND I WENT DOWN THERE. THE FORST THING THAT I NOTICED WAS THERE WAS NOT ANYTHING ELECTRIC WORKING ON THE CAR. AND WORST OF ALL IT WAS STUCK IN PARK AND COULDN'T PUT IT IN NEUTRAL FOR TOWING. THE TOW TRUCK GUY TRIED TO JUMP IT BUT SOON REALIZED THAT EVERYTHING WAS SHORTED OUT. HE FINALLY TOWED IT TO THE DEALERSHIP. I WAS ABLE TO SEE THE BURN MARKS AND WHERE THE METAL OF THE ALTERNATOR HAD MELTED. UPON DOING RESEARCH ONLINE I FOUND ABOUT THIS SAME PROBLEM WITH OTHER CHALLENGERS. AND ALSO FOUND THE P60 SAFETY RECALL. THE RECALL LISTED THE SAME EXACT SYMPTOMS THAT WE HAD BUT DIDN'T COVER 5.7 ENGINE CARS. THE ALTERNATOR WAS BURNT(PICTURES ATTACHED) EXACTLY THE SAME AS THE 3.6 ENGINE CARS. THERE WERE A LOT OF POSTS OF THE 5.7 HAVING SAME ISSUE THAT MY CAR HAD. MOST OF THOSE WERE COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY. OUR CAR WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. IT COST US $988.50 FOR A NEW ALTERNATOR,BATTERY AND LABOR. SINCE THIS SAME PART WAS COVERED UNDER P60 RECALL IT LOOKS LIKE CHRYSLER IS BEING DECEPTIVE ABOUT THE ISSUE. PLEASE INVESTIGATE AND REPLY. PIC OF ALTERNATOR BELOW. REGARDS, GREGORY

Mileage: 80,000

MY VEHICLE HAS THE SAME ISSUES REGARDING P60 / NHTSA 14V-634 RECALL. THE ALTERNATOR DOES NOT PROVIDE ENOUGH VOLTAGE TO THE VEHICLE AND THE ENTIRE SYSTEM BEGINS TO FAIL. WHILE DRIVING ON A STREET TRAVELING AROUND 30 MPH I RECEIVED NO WARNING AND MY BEGAN TO SHUT DOWN. ALL OF THE LIGHTS BEGAN TURNING ON AND OFF, THE WIPERS TURNED ON, AND THEN MY CAR COMPLETELY SHUT OFF. THIS CAUSED ME TO NEARLY HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE AND INJURE MYSELF. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN AND SOMEONE COULD BE HURT.

Mileage: 80,000

MY COMPLAINT IS FOR THE ALTERNATOR ON MY 2012 DODGE CHARGER WITH 160AMP ALTERNATOR. THIS WEEKEND AFTER ONLY 49,000 MILES THE ALTERNATOR FAILED. THE CAR DIED ON THE FREEWAY AND THE ALTERNATOR HAD CAUGHT FIRE. LUCKILY WE CARRY A FIRE EXTINGUISHER IN THE CAR OR I'M AFRAID THE ENGINE WOULD OF CAUGHT ON FIRE. PLEASE WARN OTHER CHARGER DRIVERS IF THEY SMELL ELECTRICAL BURNING GET TO A FIRE STATION.

Mileage: 49,112

MY VEHICLE HAS 3 DIFFERENT RECALLS. THESE SAFETY HAZARDS ARE DANGEROUS FOR MY CHILDREN AND I. WHEN I PARK MY CAR STILL ROLLS. I LIVE IN TEXAS SO THE CHANCES OF MY AIRBAGS EXPLODING DUE TO HEAT AND HUMIDITY ARE VERY HIGH. THERE IS ALSO A RECALL ON THE CAR JACK WHICH IS DANGEROUS AS WELL. YOUR ATTENTION TO THESE MATTERS ARE GREATLY.APPRECIATED.

DRIVING ON FLORIDA TURNPIKE AND SEVERAL CAR INDICATOR WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON, STABILITY CONTROL, BATTERY AND SO MANY OTHERS THAT I CANNOT REMEMBER THEM. A HIGH PITCHED NOISE WAS EMITTED, CAR STARTED SMOKING FROM VENTS AND SMELLED LIKE AN ELECTRICAL FIRE. I WAS PASSING A TURNPIKE STOP AND WAS ABLE TO UNSAFELY CROSS SEVERAL LANES OF TRAFFIC TO PULL IN TO THE STOP. I MADE IT INTO THE PARKING LOT JUST IN TIME AND THE CAR CUT OUT. HAD TO TAKE TO BE TOWED TO THE CLOSEST MECHANIC AND LEAVE OVERNIGHT BECAUSE IT WAS TOO HOT TO CONNECT TO COMPUTER TO TROUBLESHOOT. THE BATTERY CASING WAS MELTED. THE ALTERNATOR AND THE BATTERY HAD TO BE REPLACED. I AM VERY GRATEFUL THAT I WAS NEXT TO A TURNPIKE STOP WHEN THIS HAPPENED OR MY CAR WOULD HAVE SHUT DOWN IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY AND COULD HAVE RESULTED IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT.

Mileage: 130,000

LOW BATTERY MODE LIGHT CAME ON WHILE TURNING INTO MY DRIVEWAY, THE CAR THEN ABRUPTLY STALLED AND SMOKE BEGAN POURED OUT FROM UNDER HOOD AND I NOTICED A STRONG ELECTRICAL BURNING SMELL. I OPENED THE HOOD AND SMOKE WAS COMING FROM THE ALTERNATOR. A MECHANIC I KNOW THAT LIVES CLOSE TO ME CHECKED THE CHARGING SYSTEM AND FOUND THE BATTERY AND ALTERNATOR WERE BOTH BAD AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. I PURCHASED A NEW ALTERNATOR ($428.54.) AND BATTERY ($145.80) AND WITH THE HELP OF MY MECHANIC FREIND, REPLACED BOTH ITEMS. I CONTACTED CHRYSLER AND THEY ADVISED THAT MY CAR IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE P60 RECALL BECAUSE MY ALTERNATOR IS 180 AMPS. THEY STARTED A CASE FILE AND ARE SUPPOSED TO CONTACT ME TO COME AND LOOK AT THE CAR. THIS ISSUE IS EXACTLY THE SAME AS THE P60 RECALL EXCEPT THIS ALTERNATOR IS A DIFFERENT SIZE. THE MANUFACTURER IS THE SAME AND CHRYSLER IS NOT STANDING BY THEIR CUSTOMERS FOR INSTALLING FAULTY EQUIPMENT ON THESE CARS.

Mileage: 87,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE CHARGER. WHILE DRIVING WITH THE RADIO ON, A MESSAGE INDICATOR FLASHED "AUDIO OFF". THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, TURNED OFF, AND RESTARTED. WITHIN LESS THAN FIVE MINUTES, THE RADIO SHUT OFF AND A WARNING INDICATOR FLASHED FOR BATTERY SAFE MODE. IN ADDITION, WHILE ON A MAJOR ROADWAY, THE VEHICLE STALLED SEVERAL TIMES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT VARIOUS WARNING INDICATORS FLASHED, THE WIPERS ACTIVATED, AND THE HAZARD LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE MANUFACTURER INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS EXCLUDED FROM THE MANUFACTURER RECALL BEING 180 AMPS BECAUSE THE RECALL ADDRESSED THE 160 AMP ALTERNATOR ASSEMBLIES. THE RECALL INFORMATION AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE CHARGER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, ALL THE LIGHTS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATED AND DIMMED. IN ADDITION, THE ABS WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED, THE GEAR SHIFTER FAILED TO SHIFT GEARS, AND THE VEHICLE STALLED AND LOST POWER. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO ED VOYLES CHRYSLER DEALER (LOCATED ON 789 COBB PARKWAY SE, MARIETTA GA, 30060, (770)429-1100), BUT THE PARTS FOR THE REPAIR WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V634000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM), 15V467000 (AIR BAGS, SEAT BELTS), 16V043000 (STRUCTURE), AND 16V352000 (AIR BAGS). THE PARTS NEEDED FOR THE REPAIRS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

Mileage: 110,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE CHARGER. WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE ROLLED BACKWARDS WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND THE BATTERY SAVER MODE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT BOTH THE RADIO AND AIR CONDITIONER LOST POWER. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS CONTACTED (ST'S DODGE OF COLUMBIA, 190 GREYSTONE BLVD, COLUMBIA, SC 29210, (803) 799-1900) AND DIAGNOSED THAT THE ALTERNATOR FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,501.

Mileage: 85,501

WHILE DRIVING MY CAR HOME FROM WORK ON 5/15/2017, I SMELLED SMOKE AND STARTED TO HEAR A SQUEALING FROM THE ENGINE AREA. I THOUGHT IT MIGHT BE ONE OF THE PULLY BEARINGS, BUT WHEN I PULLED OVER AND OPENED THE HOOD, I FOUND SMOKE COMING OUT OF THE ALTERNATOR, RIGHT AFTER THAT FLAMES CAME OUT OF IT TOO. I RAN INTO THE CLOSEST STORE AND ASKED FOR THE FIRE EXTINGUISHER AND PUT OUT THE FIRE BEFORE IT SPREAD. I'M CALLING CHRYSLER ABOUT THE P60 RECALL WHICH COVERS THE ALTERNATOR BEING DEFECTIVE. 800-423-6343. CASE # 31638569 THEY ARE SENDING SOMEONE OUT TO TAKE A LOOK AT THE ALTERNATOR.

Mileage: 103,000

CAR BEGAN TO STALL WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. LIGHTS ON DASHBOARD BEGAN BLINKING ON AND OFF WINDSHIELD WIPERS CAME ON AND BATTERY SAVER MODE STARTED FLASHING. MY CAR BEGAN TO DECREASE IN SPEED ON IT'S ON AND BECAME HARD TO STEER. FINALLY GETTING IT TO COAST TO A SAFE AREA ON THE HIGHWAY IT SHUT DOWN ON IT'S ON AND MY CAR BEGAN TO SHAKE AND MAKE NOISES. HAD TO GET IT TOWED TO A SHOP WHERE THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO GET INTO MY VEHICLE AT ALL SO I HAVE TO CALL A LOCK SMITH TO GET INTO THE VEHICLE SO THAT SOME WORK COULD BE DONE. THE FIRST REPAIR SHOP CALLED AND SAID THAT I HAD A MAJOR ELECTRICAL ISSUE AND THAT I NEEDED TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP SO I GOT IT TOWED TO THE NEAREST DODGE DEALERSHIP WHERE I AM CURRENTLY BEING CHARGE AN OUTRAGEOUS AMOUNT FOR REPAIRS BECAUSE OF THE FAULTY ALTERNATOR WHICH ALSO ENDED UP FRYING MY BATTERY AS WELL BUT THE RECALL ON ALTERNATORS DOESN'T COVER MY CAR BUT IS THE SAME YEAR MAKE AND MODEL THAT ISSUES ARE COMING UP IN THAT DO HAVE THE RECALL ON IT.

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN THE CAR SOUND LIKE I HAD A FLAT TIRE . GOT OUT THERE WAS NO FLAT TIRES. KEPT DRIVING AND THE CAR SHUT OFF AT THE LIGHT . STARTED AGAIN AND DIED ON THE STREET WITH NO WARNING . GOT THE CAR TOWED TO DODGE OF PEMBROKE PINES FLORIDA . THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT'S WRONG . FIRST THEY SAID THE PCM GOT MESSED I BY THE ALTANATOR THEN GOT A CALL SAYING THAT'S NOT THE PROBLEM . NEVER HEARD BACK FROM DODGE SINCE FRIDAY , IT'S MONDAY NOW . I COULD HAVE DIED IF THE CAR CUT OFF ON ME ON THE HIGHWAY . I KEEP UP WITH THE SERVICE AND THE CAR DIED . THEY SAY THE BATTERY IS GOOD . WHILE DRIVING THE WIPERS CAME ON AND THREW ME 10 DIFFERENT CODES THEN TURNED OFF.

Mileage: 60,306

THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM IN THE CAR SHUT DOWN WHILE DRIVING THROUGH AN INTERSECTION , 180 AMP ALTERNATES FAILED, ALL SYSTEMS FAILED WHILE DRIVING.

Mileage: 50,000

ALTERNATOR SHORTED OUT WITH HEAVY SMOKE. SIDE OF CASING TURNED DARK ON TOP. DRAINED BATTERY. STARTED VEHICLE AND A STRANGE NOISE CAME FROM ENGINE. BATTERY SAFE MODE ILLUMINATED ON DASH. STARTED DRIVING AND NOISE CONTINUED WITH ELECTRICAL BURNING SMELL. DROVE BACK HOME, PARKED AND STOPPED ENGINE. SMOKE COMING FROM ALTERNATOR. THOUGHT IT MIGHT CATCH FIRE.

Mileage: 113,000

COMPLETE ELECTRICAL POWER FAILURE, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL OF VEHICLE AS EACH POWER RELATED ACCESSORY SHUT DOWN, INCLUDING BEING ABLE TO STEER THE VEHICLE TO SAFETY. THE CHRYSLER GROUP CURRENTLY HAS A RECALL CAMPAIGN ACROSS ALL THEIR FAMILY OF CARS WITH 160 AMP ALTERNATORS. MY MODEL HAS AN 180 AMP ALTERNATOR THAT FAILED THE SAME WAY FOR ME AND OTHERS ON THE INTERNET AS THE 160 AMP ALTERNATORS, YET THE 180 AMP ALTERNATOR IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. IT IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THE DEALERS AND KNOWN BY THE MECHANICS IN THE DEALERSHIP THAT 180 AMP ALTERNATORS FAIL THE SAME WAY AS 160 AMP ALTERNATORS. I HAVE TOW TRUCK RECEIPTS, ALTERNATOR RECEIPT, AND BATTERY RECEIPT. AFTER THE ALTERNATOR INTERNALLY SHORTED AND SMELLED OF BURNT WIRES AND FILLED THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT WITH SMOKE, IT ALSO TOOK OUT THE BATTERY WHICH I ALSO HAD TO REPLACE. I HAVE A RECEIPT FOR THE BATTERY AS WELL.

Mileage: 65,550

2012 DODGE CHARGER. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO A DEFECTIVE ALTERNATOR. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY THE BATTERY, ABS, AND TRANSMISSION WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED SIMULTANEOUSLY. THE CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO SHIFT THE VEHICLE OUT OF DRIVE. THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED THE SAME DEFECT AS LISTED IN RECALL (P60/NHTSA 14V-634). THE CONSUMER WOULD LIKE TO BE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE CHARGER. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE BATTERY SAFE MODE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED AND LOST POWER. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ALTERNATOR WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 43,340.

Mileage: 43,340

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE CHARGER. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, SEVERAL WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE LOST ELECTRICAL POWER. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE ALTERNATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V390000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

AFTER PARKING THE CAR INTO THE GARAGE I NOTICED AN ELECTRICAL BURNING SMELL. I CHECKED EVERYTHING IN THE GARAGE INCLUDING SMELLING THE HOOD OF THE CAR. AT THE TIME I COULDN'T LOCATE THE SOURCE. WORRYING ABOUT AN ELECTRICAL FIRE I CHECKED IN PERIODICALLY. IT WASN'T UNTIL I DROVE THE CAR AGAIN THAT I NOTICED THE ELECTRICAL BURNING SMELL WITH A WHINING NOISE. THIS YEAR CHARGER WAS PART OF A RECALL TO REPLACE THE 160AMP ALTERNATOR WHICH THIS CAR DIDN'T HAVE. BASED ON AN INTERNET SEARCH SOME OF THESE ALTERNATORS HAVE CAUGHT FIRE. THIS FAILURE HAPPENS JUST OUTSIDE THE WARRANTY PERIOD.

Mileage: 64,800

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE (IN MOTION) ACROSS A PARKING LOT, I HAD A COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER AND SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. FURTHER INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE SMOKE WAS COMING FROM THE ALTERNATOR. THE ALTERNATOR HAD A DIRECT SHORT TO GROUND INTERNALLY AND THE BATTERY WAS COMPLETELY DEAD. IT APPEARS THAT THERE IS A RECALL FOR THE 160A ALTERNATOR AND THE 220A ALTERNATOR BUT NOT FOR THE 180A ALTERNATOR WITH THE EXACT SAME FAIL MODE. TSB'S HAVE BEEN ISSUED EXPLAINING THAT THIS IS THE EXACT SAME FAIL MODE AS THE RECALLED VIN'S. IT CAME A COST OF OVER $600 TO REPAIR INCLUDING LABOR. THIS IS A VERY UNSAFE CONDITION AS INDICATED BY 14V634000 AND 16V739000. I DO NOT UNDERSTAND THE LACK OF A RECALL FOR THIS VIN AS WELL?

Mileage: 86,500

I WAS DRIVING AND MY CAR WENT INTO "BATTERY SAVE MODE." I PULLED OVER AND I COULD SMELL SMOKE. THERE IS A WHIRRING NOISE WHEN I ACCELERATE THE VEHICLE. MY ALTERNATOR NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. UNFORTUNATELY, THE P60 RECALL ONLY COVERS THE 160AMP ALTERNATOR AND NOT THE 180AMP ALTERNATOR THAT MY CHARGER CAME WITH.

Mileage: 67,750

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE CHARGER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THERE WAS A SQUEAKING NOISE AND ODOR OF BURNED RUBBER INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE ESC INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE CONTACT NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE CONTACT COASTED INTO A PARKING LOT AND THE VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ALTERNATOR FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. 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 APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

Mileage: 70,000

MY ALTERNATOR FAILED WITH HARDLY ANY WARNING WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. I HAVE THE 180 AMP ALTERNATOR. THE 160 AMP ALTERNATOR WAS RECALLED FOR THIS VERY SAME ISSUE.

Mileage: 104,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V634000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. 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. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

WHILE DRIVING BATTERY SAVER MODE WARNING MESSAGE APPEARED, A FEW MINUTES LATER THE RADIO TURNED OFF, EVERY LIGHT ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIT UP, WIPERS TURNED ON AUTOMATICALLY, LOST POWER BREAKS AND POWER STEERING. NAVIGATED TO THE ROADSIDE AND VEHICLE DIED COMPLETELY AS IF BATTERY WAS REMOVED. VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. DEALERSHIP STATES IT IS THE ALTERNATOR (NOT A PART OF THE P60 RECALL AS IT IS A 180 AMP AND MINE IS THE SXT MODEL) AND MAY HAVE SHORTED OUT THE PCM. ALTERNATOR REPAIR IS $937 AND PCM REPLACEMENT IS $380. HOPING FOR A RECALL ON THE 180 AMP ALTERNATOR SOON!

Mileage: 61,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LOW BEAMS FAILED TO FUNCTION AND SHORTED OUT WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER REPLACED THE LIGHTS, BUT THE LOW BEAMS SHORTED OUT AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER AND THE LOW BEAMS WERE REPLACED AGAIN, ALONG WITH THE WIRING AND WIRING HARNESS. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 12V197000 (SERVICE BRAKES, AIR, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND 12V042000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING) ALTHOUGH THE FAILURES WERE IDENTICAL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE CONTACT WAS UNCERTAIN IF REPLACING THE PARTS WITH THE SAME OEM PARTS WOULD CORRECT THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,097. *AS

Mileage: 79,097

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE CHARGER. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS OPERATED AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, IT STALLED AND LOST POWER. THE BATTERY SAFERMODE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V634000 (ELETRICAL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 61,000.

Mileage: 61,000

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BATTERY AND LOW BATTERY VOLTAGE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ONCE THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN STARTED AND PUT IN MOTION. WHILE DRIVING, VARIOUS WARNING INDICATORS FLASHED, THE RADIO SHORTED, AND THERE WAS A LOSS OF POWER AND STEERING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO COAST THE VEHICLE TO A REPAIR SHOP. A MECHANIC NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY SHIFTED FROM PARK INTO ANOTHER GEAR AND CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE BEING SERVICED AT THE REPAIR SHOP. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, BUT THE CONTACT HAD NOT YET RECEIVED A RESPONSE FROM THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 16V240000 (POWER TRAIN) AND 16V352000 (AIR BAGS). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,000. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

Mileage: 79,000

WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND I HAD PUT A BRAND NEW BATTERY IN AND MY VEHICLE STATED THAT IT WAS CLOSING DOWN ALL POWER TO SAVE BATTERY. I JUST PULLED INTO AN AUTO DISCOUNT STORE AND SMOKE STARTED COMING OUT OF MY ENGINE. HAD IT TOWED TO THE CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD IT WAS MY 180AMP ALTERNATOR. IT HAD BURNT UP JUST LIKE THE PROBLEMS THEY WERE HAVING WITH THE 160AMP BUT BECAUSE THE 180AMP WAS NOT UNDER THE RECALL I ENDED UP PAYING $900 TO CHRYSLER TO PUT IN A NEW ALTERNATOR. I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP THAT THEY HAVE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THESE ALTERNATORS BUT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO SINCE MY CAR WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY--THE VEHICLE HAD ONLY ABOUT 63K MILES ON IT. THE ALTERNATOR SHOULD NOT HAVE GONE BAD. IN FACT 2 MORE CHARGERS CAME IN THAT SAME DAY WITH THE SAME PROBLEM.

Mileage: 63,000

ALTERNATOR FAILED AND LOST ALL POWER IN FRONT OF A HIGH SCHOOL. AVOIDED HITTING CHILDREN AND A BUS AND WAS ABLE TO PARK THE CAR. IT WAS A VERY SCARY AND A DANGEROUS SITUATION. THE CAR HAD A BATTERY SAFETY MODE LIGHT GO ON, RIGHT BEFORE THE INCIDENT AND I SMELLED A BURNING SCENT COME FROM THE CAR. THE CAR HAS 66,000 MILES ON IT. OTHER MODELS OF THIS CAR HAVE BEEN RECALLED FOR THE EXACT SAME DANGEROUS ISSUE. "P60 - SAFETY RECALL - ALTERNATOR / 2011-2014 (LX) CHRYSLER 300, (LD) DODGE CHARGER" MY CAR ALTHOUGH A DODGE CHARGER WITH THE SAME PART, WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. - (RECALL RELATED INCIDENT) TS

Mileage: 66,000

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE ALTERNATOR ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V634000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND 16V739000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 16V352000 (AIR BAGS), 15V467000 (AIR BAGS), AND 16V043000 (STRUCTURE). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

DRIVING VEHICLE ON 55MPH ROAD. ALL ENGINE POWER SUDDENLY LOST. BARELY MANAGED TO FIND SAFE SPOT TO PULL OVER AND ENGINE DIED AND WOULD NOT RESTART. TOWED TO DEALER WHERE TECH REPORTED HE FOUND CHAFED BARE WIRES IN HARNESS NEAR FUSE BOX THAT WERE SHORTING OUT AND TRIGGERING 37 DIFFERENT OBD FAULT CODES, WHICH CAUSED CAR TO SHUT DOWN. FIXING BARE WIRE SITUATION CORRECTED PROBLEM. CAR IS CHARGER SXT MODEL, 3.6L ENGINE.

Mileage: 83,000

DRIVING ON 40 MPH ROAD WHEN BATTERY WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND CAR PRODUCED BURNING SMELL FROM ENGINE COMPARTMENT. ALTERNATOR NEEDED REPLACED. REPLACING ALTERNATOR FIXED PROBLEM. CAR IS AN SXT MODEL WHICH HAS A DIFFERENT ALTERNATOR THAN THE SE. SXT ALTERNATORS HAVE NOT BEEN RECALLED YET TO THE BEST OF MY KNOWLEDGE. DATE LISTED IS APPROXIMATE DATE OF INCIDENT.

Mileage: 81,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE CHARGER. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, A LOUD NOISE WAS HEARD AND A BURNING ODOR WAS PRESENT. THE CONTACT OBSERVED SMOKE UNDER THE HOOD. MOST OF THE WARNING INDICATORS WERE ILLUMINATED, INCLUDING THOSE FOR THE BATTERY, ABS, AND SERVICE ENGINE. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHERE THE VEHICLE STALLED AND WAS UNABLE TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S HOME. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 60,000.

Mileage: 60,000

ON FEBRUARY 5TH AT APPROX. 11AM WE WERE DRIVING DOWN A BUSY LAS VEGAS STREET WHEN WE HAD A IMMEDIATE SHUT DOWN OF ALL POWER. DASH LIGHT WHEN OFF AND ON, WIPERS WENT ON THEN SHUT OFF, AND THE VEHICLE DIED RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF HEAVY TRAFFIC. THE VEHICLE HAD NO POWER, NO POWER TO DO ANYTHING ACTED COMPLETELY DEAD AS IF THE BATTERY HAD BEEN REMOVED. TO HAVE THE VEHICLE LOSE COMPLETE POWER AND TO LOSE THE ABILITY TO STEER THE VEHICLE CREATED AN EXTREME HAZARD TO BOTH MY FAMILY AND TO OTHER DRIVERS ON THE ROAD. WE HAVE DONE RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET AND HAVE FOUND THAT MANY OTHERS HAVE HAD THIS ISSUE! IT APPEARS THAT CHRYSLER HAS IDENTIFIED A PROBLEM AND HAS ISSUED A RECALL FOR THE ALTERNATOR FOR THE 3.1 LITER ENGINE IN THE CHARGER BUT FOR THE 5.7 CHARGER THEY HAVE NOT ADDRESSED THE ISSUE. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE ! THE VEHICLE DID NOT HAVE ANY PRIOR WARNING OF LOW VOLTAGE OR BATTERY PROBLEM! THE VEHICLE WAS RUNNING GREAT AND THEN STOPS IN A HAZARDOUS AREA! THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A PROBLEM THAT CHRYSLER HAS ALREADY IDENTIFIED AND TO NOT PROVIDE A RECALL FOR THIS HAZARD IS IRRESPONSIBLE AND NEGLIGENT! I WOULD EXPECT THAT CHRYSLER CARE ABOUT THE WELFARE OF THEIR CUSTOMERS AND THAT THIS RECALL AND FACTORY REPAIR BE IMPLEMENTED IMMEDIATELY! *TR

Mileage: 38,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE CHARGER. WHILE DRIVING HIGHWAY SPEEDS, ALL THE WARNING INDICATORS SUDDENLY ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF AND LOST ALL ELECTRICAL POWER. THE CONTACT DETECTED A SMOKE ODOR IN THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE 180 AMP ALTERNATOR AND BATTERY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, AND THE VEHICLE NEEDED A SOFTWARE UPGRADE. THE VEHICLE WAS EXCLUDED FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V634000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 101,000. ..UPDATED 05/05/17 *BF

Mileage: 101,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BATTERY SAVER WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE ALTERNATOR NEEDED TO REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56,000.

Mileage: 56,000

I HAVE HAD NUMEROUS RECALLS ON THIS CAR, ESPECIALLY ONE THAT IS PENDING THAT DOES NOT SEEM TO HAVE A REMEDY YET, I ALSO HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE DRIVER SEAT MAKING CRACKS AND SQUEAKY NOISES AS WELL AS LOSING MY SETTINGS SO I OFTEN HAVE TO ADJUST THE SEAT , I TOOK THE CAR IN ABOUT 4-5 TIMES FOR THIS REPAIR AND IT WAS NEVER DONE CORRECTLY.

1/16/17 - CAR WAS LOCATED IN LOT OF MY WORKPLACE, I ACTIVATED REMOTE START, GOT INTO CAR AND BATTERY SAVER MODE CAME ON. THE ENGINE WAS MAKING A WHINING NOISE AND I COULD NOT SHIFT INTO GEAR. ABS, AIRBAG, AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS ALL CAME ON. EVERYTHING FLASHED AND THEN CAR WAS COMPLETELY DEAD. TRIED JUMPING THE CAR WITH TWO DIFFERENT CARS AND TWO SETS OF CABLES. BOTH SETS OF CABLES STARTED TO MELT. CAR HAS BEEN TOWED TO A DEALERSHIP. NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN COMPLETED YET BECAUSE THERE IS NOT A RECALL. ESTIMATED MILEAGE 64,000.

Mileage: 64,000

[XXX]: HI, MY NAME IS [XXX]. HOW MAY I HELP YOU? [XXX]: HELLO [XXX]: HOW CAN I FIND OUT IF MY ALTERNATOR IS COVERED UNDER THE RECALL? [XXX]: VIN: 2C3*************** [XXX]: LET ME LOOK INTO THAT FURTHER FOR YOU [XXX]: I LOOK IT UP, AND I BELIEVE IT IS BUT I PUT IN THE VIN AND IT SHOWS ME NOTHING [XXX]: THE ALTERNATOR IS NOT A RECALL ON YOUR VIN [XXX]: WEIRD WHY DO IT SHOW DODGE 2012 CHARGER? [XXX]: IT IS VIN SPECIFIC, A VARIETY OF CIRCUMSTANCES CAN DETERMINE A RECALL ( BUILD DATE, PARTS USED ETC.) [XXX]: HUH, OKAY. HOWEVER, IT DID THE SAME AS ALL THE OTHER EXPLAINED IN THE COMPLAINS. FIRE SMELL JUST DIED, COULD NOT RESTART, EXTREMELY DANGEROUS [XXX]: I WOULD BE ABLE TO DOCUMENT YOUR CONCERNS FOR YOU, IF A RECALL IS DETERMINED IN THE FUTURE PLEASE KEEP ALL DOCUMENTATION AS YOU CAN SUBMIT FOR REIMBURSEMENT REVIEW [XXX]: DODGE COMPANY HERE NOTIFIES ME OF RECALL [XXX]: YES I WANT TO COMPLAIN - BECAUSE IT IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND COULD OF CAUSE A WRECK IF IT WASN'T FOR DRIVING AT 5AM WITHOUT TRAFFIC [XXX]: CONCERN [XXX]: NO NOTICE JUST DIES WHEN DRIVING, LOCKS EVERYTHING UP [XXX]: I WILL ENSURE THIS IS DOCUMENTED FOR YOU, I CAN ALSO SUGGEST FILING A COMPLAINT WITH THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION AS THEY ARE A FACTOR IN DETERMINING RECALLS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Mileage: 84,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE CHARGER. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, ALL THE WARNING INDICATORS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATED AND THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS BEGAN TO OPERATE INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED, BUT WAS ABLE TO RESTART. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE ALTERNATOR AND BATTERY FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V634000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) OR 16V379000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,000.

Mileage: 72,000

MY DODGE CHARGER WENT DEAD WHILE I WAS DRIVING ONE DAY. THE BATTERY INDICATOR CAME ON AND CHARGING SYSTEM ON MY MONITOR, I WAS DRIVING WITH MY WIFE IN THE CAR AND I WAS LUCKY TO BE ABLE TO TURN ON A SIDE STREET AS THE WIPERS CAME ON AND SUDDENLY I HAD NO MORE POWER TO STEER THE CAR. I HAD MY HAZARDOUS LIGHTS ON TOO AND EVERYTHING THEN WENT DEAD. I WAS LUCKY THAT DAY AND GOD WATCHED OVER ME AND MY WIFE. WHEN MY ROADSIDE SERVICE GOT THERE AND HE TRIED TO GIVE ME A JUMP IT WOULD NOT START AND HE TESTED THE BATTERY AND IT HAD A FULL CHARGE ON IT. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE DODGE DEALER THAT NIGHT. THE NEXT DAY I WENT TO FIND OUT THAT THE ALTERNATOR WAS FRIED. I LOOKED UP AT THE TIME MY VEHICLE WAS DOWN BEFORE MY ROADSIDE SERVICE GOT THERE THAT NIGHT. I FOUNDED OUT THERE WAS A P60 RECALL ALTERNATOR (AMP 160) FOR DODGE CHARGER YEAR 2011-2014. I CALLED CHRYSLER CORPORATION THE NIGHT I WENT DOWN, AND THEY LOOKED UP AND SAID IT WAS NOT ON MY VEHICLE. THEY SAID I HAD A AMP 180, BUT AFTER GETTING A NEW ALTERNATOR IN MY DODGE CHARGER I'M STILL HAVING PROBLEMS WITH A BATTERY SAVE MODE THAT KEEPS POPPING UP ON MY MONITOR SCREEN. I PLEADED WITH THE CHRYSLER CORPORATION THAT SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH THE ALTERNATOR AND THAT NIGHT I COULD HAVE DIED. IF I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY. I DON'T FEEL SAFE EVERYDAY DRIVING, BECAUSE I HAVE TO GET ON THE HIGHWAY TO GO TO WORK. I'M GOING BACK TO THE DODGE SERVICE DEPARTMENT TO GET THIS BATTERY SAVE MODE CHECKED OUT, BECAUSE THEY USED ONE OF THE P60 RECALL ALTERNATOR TO FIX MY VEHICLE. I THINK THEY DON'T HAVE A STABLE ALTERNATOR, BECAUSE IT IS PROBABLY DRAINING THE BATTERY. *TR

Mileage: 70,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE CHARGER. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE "DRIVER ASSISTANCE NO LONGER AVAILABLE" MESSAGE APPEARED. IN ADDITION, THE BRAKES SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14634000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AS THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000. UPDATED 01/11/2017*CT STATUS UPDATE. 03/24/17.*JB UPDATED 7/10/18*JB *TR

Mileage: 85,000

WE STARTED TO SMELL A WHEN WE PULLED OVER THE CAR STOPED RUNNING WOULD NOT START AND THE ALTERNATOR WAS SMOKING. WE WERE ON THE HIGHWAY AND PULLED OVER ON A PARKING LOT.

Mileage: 45,790

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE CHARGER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FLASHED RAPIDLY AND THE VEHICLE LOST POWER. THE FAILURE RECURRED TWICE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V634000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 33,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

Mileage: 33,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE CHARGER. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND LOST POWER WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THE ALTERNATOR WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS IDENTICAL TO THE FAILURE IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V634000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS EXCLUDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,000. UPDATED 12/20/16*LJ UPDATED 7/9/18*JB *TR

Mileage: 48,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RADIO AND ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILED. IN ADDITION, THE BATTERY WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ALTERNATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V634000(ELECTRICAL SYSTEM), BUT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 60,000.

Mileage: 60,000

OUR CAR WAS RUNNING FINE UNTIL THIS EVENT. WE CAME OUT OF A STORE 2 BLOCKS FROM OUR HOME AND STARTED THE CAR. IT IMMEDIATELY HAD A NEW WHIRRING NOISE AND THE BATTERY SYMBOL CAME UP ON OUR DASH DISPLAY. WE STARTED TO DRIVE TOWARDS OUR HOME, TO GET OUR CAR THERE AND OUT OF THE STREET. THE CAR THEN DISPLAYED "SWITCHING TO LOW POWER MODE" ON THE DASH DISPLAY. WITHIN THE FIRST BLOCK THE THE CAR STARTING SMOKING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. WE PULLED INTO OUR DRIVEWAY AND PARKED. THE CAR SHUT ITSELF OFF AND WAS DEAD. MORE SMOKE CONTINUED TO COME OUT FROM UNDER THE HOOD. WE OPENED THE HOOD AND VISUALIZED THE ALTERNATOR SMOKING CONTINUOUSLY. WE DID NOT ATTEMPT TO DO ANYTHING ELSE WITH THE CAR. THE NEXT DAY WE HAD IT TOWED TO THE "MY MECHANIC" AUTO REPAIR SHOP, OUR USUAL AND TRUSTED REPAIR SHOP. AFTER INSPECTION OF OUR VEHICLE, THE MECHANIC TOLD US THE ALTERNATOR HAD BURNED OUT, AND IN TURN, BURNED OUT THE BATTERY AND BOTH HAD TO BE REPLACED. AFTER THE REPAIR OUR CHARGER RUNS FINE. WE HAVE KEPT OUR ALTERNATOR AND BATTERY FOR FURTHER INSPECTION.

Mileage: 35,815

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE CHARGER. WITHOUT WARNING, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD ABNORMAL NOISE. THE INSTRUMENT PANEL GAUGES AND WARNING INDICATORS RANDOMLY FLICKERED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT NOTICED EXCESSIVE SMOKE EMITTING FROM THE MOTOR AND STATED THAT THE ALTERNATOR ASSEMBLY PREMATURELY FAILED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED SEVERAL RECALL NOTICES AND WAS TO CHECK WITH THE DEALER TO DETERMINE IF THEY COULD DIAGNOSE THE FAILURES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 164,000.

Mileage: 164,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH, THE BATTERY WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS TURNED ON INADVERTENTLY AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE; HOWEVER THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

Mileage: 80,000

THE RADIO TURNED OFF, EVERY LIGHT ON THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER LIT UP, WIPERS TURNED ON AUTOMATICALLY, LOST BOTH POWER BREAK AND POWER STEERING. ALL THIS AT OVER 50 MPH WITH OUR YOUNG SON IN THE BACK SEAT....EVENTUALLY MY WIFE WAS ABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE STOPPED, BUT EVEN AFTER MANY ATTEMPTS WAS UNABLE TO PUT THE CAR IN PARK. EVENTUALLY THE CAR JUST COMPLETELY DIED. SHE WAS STUCK IN THE MIDDLE OF A TURNING LANE AND WASN'T EVEN ABLE TO TURN ON THE EMERGENCY FLASHERS. THE CAR ENDED UP BEING TOWED TO THE NEAREST CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP AND DIAGNOSED WITH A FAULTY ALTERNATOR TO THE TUNE OF ALMOST $900. FINANCIAL BURDEN ASIDE, THIS WAS A VERY FRIGHTENING EXPERIENCE FOR MY WIFE AND SON, AND ALTHOUGH THE CAR HAS BEEN REPAIRED NEITHER MY WIFE NOR I FEEL ENTIRELY COMFORTABLE DRIVING THE CAR BY OURSELVES MUCH LESS HAVING OUR YOUNG SON IN THE BACK SEAT.

Mileage: 71,000

WHILE I WAS DRIVING MY CAR TOWARDS MY HOUSE. THE BATTERY LIGHT WENT ON. ON THE DASHBOARD I CHECKED AND IT SAID "BATTERY SAFE MODE ON". AS I KEPT ON DRIVING THE STEREO WENT OUT. THAT'S WHEN I STOPPED AND SEARCH THE PROBLEM ON THE INTERNET. IT SEEM THAT ALOT OF PEOPLE HAD PROBKEMS WITH IT AND IT WAS THE ALTERNATOR. I WAS STILL A LONG WAY FROM HOME SO I KEPT ON DRIVING. BUT THEN THE CAR STALLED REALLY BAD AND IT WOULD NOT GO ANY MORE IT WAS JUST ON. I CALLED THE DEALER TODAY IF THE COULD FIX IT SINCE IT WAS A RECALL ON THE DODGE CHARGER 2012, BUT WHEN I DID THEY TOLD ME THAT MY CAR DID NOT HAVE THE RECALL AND THAT I HAD TO PAY 700 DOLLARS PLUS THE LABOR TO GET IT FIX. I JUST WANT TO KNOW WHY IF ALOT OF PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM WHY CANT THEY FIX MINE.

Mileage: 66,166

MY CAR WAS RUNNING PERFECTLY FINE, THEN OUT OF THE BLUE, I RECEIVED AN ERROR MESSAGE WHICH READ "BATTERY SAVER MODE". THERE WAS ABSOLUTELY NOTHING WRONG WITH MY BATTERY. AFTER MAYBE TWO MINUTES, ALL THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS IN MY CAR STARTED SHUTTING DOWN. MAYBE A MINUTE LATER, MY CAR WAS COMPLETELY DISABLED IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY INTERSECTION. ALL POWER TO THE VEHICLE WAS DEAD, SO I COULDN'T EVEN TURN ON THE HAZARD LIGHTS TO WARN OTHER DRIVERS. THE CABIN BEGAN TO SMELL VERY STRONGLY OF AN ELECTRICAL FIRE. I GOT OUT OF THE VEHICLE AND OPENED THE HOOD. THERE WASN'T A VISIBLE FIRE, BUT THERE WAS SMOKE. I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP, WHERE THEY INFORMED ME MY VIN WASN'T COVERED UNDER THE P60 RECALL. I SPOKE WITH CHRYSLER CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE, AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT MY ALTERNATOR ASSEMBLY WASN'T DEEMED AS DEFECTIVE. I HAD THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM OF ALL THE VEHICLES UNDER RECALL, BUT APPARENTLY NOT ENOUGH OF MY PARTICULAR ALTERNATOR ASSEMBLIES HAVE BEEN REPORTED DEFECTIVE TO WARRANT A RECALL FOR MY VIN. I WOULD'VE BEEN IN BIG TROUBLE IF THIS HAPPENED WITH MY CHILDREN IN THE CAR. I HAD LITTLE TO NO WARNING OFF WHAT WAS GOING TO HAPPEN. CHRYSLER KNOWS THIS IS AN ISSUE, BUT THEY REFUSE TO ACKNOWLEDGE IT TO AVOID PAYING FOR THE RECALLS. I WOULD BE EXTREMELY GRATEFUL TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM INVESTIGATED. PLEASE CONTACT ME FOR ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION YOU MAY NEED. THANK YOU. *TR

Mileage: 69,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE CHARGER. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE BATTERY WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INFORMED OF A CAUSE FOR THE FAILURE. 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 52,000.

Mileage: 52,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE CHARGER. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS AT THE DEALER FOR A SAFETY INSPECTION, IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE SEAT SENSOR AND THE WIRING HARNESS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V118000 (AIR BAGS). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 29,600. UPDATED 12/20/16*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THERE WAS A RECALL ON SEAT SENSOR AND HARNESS BUT THE VIN # WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. *TR

Mileage: 29,600

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO THE ALTERNATOR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V634000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 50,000.

Mileage: 50,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE RANDOMLY STALLED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED MORE THAN THREE TIMES DUE TO THE FAILURE. THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE ELECTRIC WINDOW FAILED TO GO UP AND DOWN INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE SEVERAL TIMES AND INDICATED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT WAS UNCERTAIN OF WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD BE REPAIRED ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 15V467000 (AIR BAGS AND SEAT BELTS), 16V043000 (STRUCTURE), AND 16V352000 (AIR BAGS). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

I HAVE A 2012 DODGE CHARGER WITH 60,000 MILES ON IT YESTERDAY THE ALTERNATOR HAD A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE WHILE MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THE CAR ON A STATE HIGHWAY. THE VEHICLE SHUT DOWN WHILE SHE WAS IN THE ROADWAY BUT SHE WAS ABLE TO PULL TO THE ROADSIDE BECAUSE SHE WAS ON A DOWN HILL SLOPE. WHEN WE TRIED TO JUMP START THE VEHICLE IT STARTED SMOKING THE JUMPER CABLES. OUR CAR HAS THE 180 AMP ALTERNATOR I SEE WHERE THERE IS A ALREADY A RECALL ON THE 160 AMP ALTERNATORS FOR THIS VEHICLE I THINK THERE MAY BE A PROBLEM WITH THE 180 AMP ALTERNATORS TOO BECAUSE THE PROBLEM SOUNDS THE SAME.

Mileage: 60,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE CHARGER. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BATTERY SAVER WARNING LIGHT, TPMS WARNING LIGHT, AND EMERGENCY BRAKE WARNING LIGHT ALSO ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ELECTRICAL FEATURES IN THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SHUT DOWN. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE OFF OF THE ROADWAY. THE CONTACT WAS INSTRUCTED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL TO PLACE THE VEHICLE IN PARK AND TURN OFF THE VEHICLE; HOWEVER, THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO DO SO. AFTER SEVERAL MINUTES, THE VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE ALTERNATOR FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V634000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 43,900.

Mileage: 43,900

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE CHARGER. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE BATTERY WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE CONTACT NOTICED A BURNING ODOR AND OBSERVED SMOKE FUMES FROM THE HOOD. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESTART AND WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ALTERNATOR FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V634000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,000. ...UPDATED 09/14/16 *BF

Mileage: 42,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER WHILE BEING OPERATED. THE BRAKE AND AIR BAG WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V634000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE FIRST DEALER STATED THAT THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO ANOTHER DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ALTERNATOR SHORTED OUT THE BATTERY. ADDITIONALLY, THE ALTERNATOR MALFUNCTIONED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100,000. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

Mileage: 100,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE CHARGER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE RADIO AND HEADLIGHTS FAILED TO WORK. THE CHECK ENGINE AND ANTI LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED AND THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ACTIVATED. NEXT, ALL THE WARNING INDICATORS BEGAN FLASHING AND THE ABILITY TO STEER AND BRAKES FAILED. THE CONTACT HAD TO MANEUVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. AS SOON AS THE VEHICLE STOPPED, IT STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,000.

Mileage: 77,000

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE THE BATTERY SAVER MODE ILLUMINATED ON THE ELECTRONIC VEHICLE INFORMATION CENTER (OR EVIC) ALERTING ME THAT THE CHARGING SYSTEM WAS IN BATTERY PROTECTION MODE. WHEN I ARRIVED HOME I DISCONNECTED THE BATTERY TO PREVENT TOTAL DISCHARGE OF BATTERY OVERNIGHT AND NOT BE ABLE TO MOVE VEHICLE FROM GARAGE. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO RECONNECT THE BATTERY I ATTEMPTED TO RESTART VEHICLE WHICH WAS SUCCESSFUL AND THERE WAS NO MORE INDICATION THAT VEHICLE WAS IN BATTERY SAVER MODE AND HAS NOT RE-APPEARED IN THE SEVERAL DAYS SINCE. AFTER PERSONAL RESEARCH I DISCOVERED THAT THIS IS A COMMON FAILURE IN MODES EQUIPPED WITH 3.6 L ENGINE EQUIPPED MODELS AND FCA LLC HAS ISSUED RECALL # P60 BUT HAS NOT ISSUED ONE FOR 5.7 L ENGINE EQUIPPED MODELS THAT ARE EXHIBITING THE SAME FAILURE PROBLEMS AT APPROXIMATELY THE SAME RATE AND AGE. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO LOCAL DODGE DEALERSHIP IN YUMA, AZ FOR TAKATA AIRBAG AND WHEEL JACK RECALL ON JULY 12, 2016 AND NOTIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL OF THE BATTERY SAVER MODE CONDITION AND REQUESTED CHARGING SYSTEM DIAGNOSIS. CURRENTLY CHRYSLER HAS CLOSED THE INVESTIGATION BY ISSUING A RECALL ON 3.6 L ALTERNATOR PROBLEMS BUT HAS NOT OR WILL NOT ISSUE A RECALL FOR 5.7 L EQUIPPED VEHICLES EVEN THOUGH FCA LLC KNOWS THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM. ALL PREVIOUS RECALLS HAVE BEEN COMPLETED OR ARE IN PROGRESS.

Mileage: 140,200

THE ALTERNATOR IS PRONE TO FAILING WHILE DRIVING. MECHANIC STATED THAT THERE IS A RECALL ON 6 CYLINDER MOTORS BUT NOT ON MY V8. AS WE WERE DRIVING THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM STARTED TO SHUT DOWN, SMOKE CAME THROUGH THE VENTS. TURNS OUT THE ALTERNATOR FAILED AND WAS VERY COSTLY TO REPLACE. IT WAS BROUGHT TO MY ATTENTION THIS HAS HAPPENED TO MANY CHARGERS BOTH V8 AND V6, AND ALSO CHRYSLER 300 WHICH USE THE SAME PART. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS.

Mileage: 35,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE CHARGER. WHILE STARTING THE VEHICLE, AN ABNORMAL NOISE WAS HEARD. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, SMOKE APPEARED FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THERE WERE NO VISIBLE FLAMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT ABLE TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ALTERNATOR FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER :14V634000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100,000.

Mileage: 100,000

THE ALTERNATOR HAD A RECALL AND THE AIRBAG LIGHT ON THE DASHBOARD KEEPS FLASHING WHEN WE DRIVE THE CAR. SO WE TOOK THE CAR TO A DODGE JEEP DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD IT IS A SEAT DEPLOYMENT ELECTRICAL WIRING ISSUE THAT NEEDS REPAIRING CALLED LEFT SEAT WIRING HARNESS AND HARNESS TO THORAX AIR BAG. WE WERE TOLD THE COST TO REPAIR $525 PLUS ADDITIONAL FOR LABOR EVEN THOUGH IT IS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT. THE CAR IS 2012 DODGE CHARGER SE WITH 80,904 MILES

Mileage: 80,904

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE CHARGER. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, "BATTERY MODE" ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER AND THE LIGHTS ON THE PANEL FLICKERED. IN ADDITION, THE WINDOWS, SUN ROOF, AND RADIO FAILED TO FUNCTION, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ACTIVATED INDEPENDENTLY, AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE WITH THE USE OF JUMPER CABLES, BUT THE VEHICLE STALLED AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ALTERNATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHCILE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS AWARE OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V634000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM), BUT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.

Mileage: 65,000

THE 5.7 HEMI CHARGER HAS A FAULTY ALTERNATOR JUST AS THE 3.6 ENGINES. THE EVIC READ BATTERY SAVER MODE, I HEARD A WHINING NOISE COMING FROM THE ALTERNATOR. A FEW DAYS LATER THE EVIC TURNED WHITE AND ALL THE DASH LIGHTS CAME ON. I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND IT WOULDN'T START AGAIN.

Mileage: 33,500

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE CHARGER. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT, IT STALLED AND THE ABS WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESTART AND WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ALTERNATOR OVERCHARGED AND CAUSED THE BATTERY TO OVERHEAT AND SMOKE TO EMIT FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

Mileage: 50,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE CHARGER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE BATTERY SAFE MODE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT CONTINUED DRIVING AND THE BATTERY WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. NEXT, THE RADIO STOPPED OPERATING AND ALL THE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE WAITING TO PULL INTO A PARKING LOT. THE VEHICLE WAS PUSHED BY A POLICE OFFICER INTO THE PARKING LOT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74,100.

Mileage: 74,100

I HAD HE EXACT SAME ALTERNATOR FAILURE AS DESCRIBED BY THE DODGE CHARGER P60 RECALL. I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY GOING ABOUT 60MPH WHEN MY RADIO AND FRONT PANEL FLICKERED, THEN CUT OFF FOR A FEW SECONDS BEFORE COMING BACK ON. MY TRACTION CONTROL AND ABS LIGHTS STAYED ON. ABOUT A MINUTE LATER, I LOST POWER AND MY CAR COMPLETELY STALLED. I WAS ABLE TO DRIFT TO THE CENTER LANE BEFORE COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP. THIS WAS FRIGHTENING BECAUSE IT WAS DARK OUTSIDE, IT'S A POORLY LIT ROAD AND OF COURSE I HAD NO ELECTRICITY TO TURN ON MY HAZARD LIGHTS. WITH NO WAY TO POP THE TRUNK, I HAD TO CRAWL INTO IT VIA THE BACK SEAT TO GRAB FLARES (LUCKILY I HAD SOME-MOST PEOPLE DON'T). I WAS ALMOST STRUCK BY SEVERAL CARS DURING THIS TIME. ALAS, THE TOW TRUCK CAME AND I WAS TAKEN TO A SAFE LOCATION. THE AVERAGE QUOTE FROM MECHANICS IN THE DC AREA IS ABOUT $800. THE DEALERSHIP WANTS $970. THE 180AMP ALTERNATOR SHOULD BE RECALLED JUST AS THE 160AMP ALTERNATOR. ITS DEFECTIVE AND ITS A SAFETY RISK.

180 AMP ALTERNATOR HAD SAME PROBLEM AS THE RECALLED 160 AMP ALTERNATOR (P60 RECALL). ALTERNATOR FAILED, ONLY WARNING WAS A MESSAGE THAT SAID "BATTERY SAVER MODE". DROVE TO A DODGE DEALER AND SERVICE COULD NOT EXPLAIN WHAT THE MESSAGE MEANT AND SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT FOR 4 DAYS LATER. ALL POWER FAILED THE SAME DAY I TALKED TO DEALER WITHIN 10 MILES AND 15 MINUTES LATER. I HAD JUST PULLED OVER WHILE ON A FREEWAY BECAUSE THE CAR WAS EMITTING A BURNET ELECTRICAL SMELL AND I WAS TURNING AROUND TO RETURN TO THE DEALER WHEN POWER FAILED.

Mileage: 98,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE CHARGER. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V634000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,000.

Mileage: 82,000

I STARTED DRIVING MY VEHICLE AND AFTER A FEW MINUTES NOTICED A QUIET "WHIRRING" NOISE FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. SHORTLY AFTER A RED BATTERY INDICATOR LIGHT TURNED ON, FOLLOWED BY A "BATTERY SAVER MODE" MESSAGE. I HEADED FOR A LOCAL AUTO PARTS STORE TO GET A NEW BATTERY. WHILE DRIVING ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS STARTED TURNING OFF; SOUND SYSTEM, BLUETOOTH, AND POSSIBLY OTHERS. A FEW MINUTES LATER OTHER INDICATOR LIGHTS CAME ON LIKE MY ABS, TRACTION CONTROL, AND POWER STEERING. I ARRIVED AT THE STORE AND TRIED TO SHIFT INTO REVERSE TO BACK INTO A PARKING SPOT. TRANSMISSION WENT INTO NEUTRAL AND REFUSED TO ENGAGE REVERSE. MORE INDICATOR LIGHTS CAME ON. NOTHING I DID COULD GET THE CAR INTO GEAR. I ATTEMPTED TO TURN THE CAR OFF AND WAS GREETED WITH A MESSAGE SOMETHING LIKE, "CAR MUST BE IN PARK TO TURN OFF". I ATTEMPTED TO PUT THE CAR INTO PARK AND FAILED. I ENGAGED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE AND WENT INSIDE TO EXPLAIN WHY MY CAR WAS STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE PARKING LOT. ONCE I RETURNED TO THE CAR THE LED SCREEN IN THE CONSOLE STARTED FLICKERING WHITE AND BLACK AND I SAW SOME LIGHTS CHANGE ON THE SHIFTER. IT CLAIMED IT WAS IN PARK BUT THE CAR ROLLED AFTER DISENGAGING THE E-BRAKE. I WAS ABLE TO TURN THE CAR OFF BUT NOT ENGAGE PARK. AUTO PART STORE EMPLOYEE TESTED BATTERY AND SUGGESTED THAT BATTERY AND ALTERNATOR WERE DEAD. WE TRIED THEIR JUMP UNIT BUT COULD NOT START THE CAR. EMPLOYEE DROVE HIS TRUCK OVER AND MANAGED TO JUMP START THE CAR. AFTER REMOVING JUMPER CABLES THE ENGINE STARTED SPUTTERING AND TURNED OFF IN LESS THAN TWO MINUTES. WHILE WAITING FOR THE TOW TRUCK I DID RESEARCH AND FOUND OUT THAT MY YEAR MAKE AND MODEL ALTERNATOR HAD BEEN RECALLED, BUT NOT MY ALTERNATOR BECAUSE IT WAS 180AMP (INSTEAD OF THE RECALLED 160AMP). DEALERSHIP MECHANIC CONFIRMED DEAD ALTERNATOR WHICH KILLED BATTERY.

Mileage: 26,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE CHARGER. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE HEAT WAS ACTIVATED IN THE VEHICLE AND COLD AIR BLEW OUT OF THE VENTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED COOLANT AND THERE WAS A SLOW RADIATOR LEAK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED, AND THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE RADIATOR FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE'S BATTERY SAVER MODE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ALONG WITH ALL THE OTHER WARNING INDICATORS. ALSO, THE ENGINE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS COASTED TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE DID NOT RESTART AND WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ALTERNATOR FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 40,000.

Mileage: 40,000

WHILE STATIONARY ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL SENSOR CAME ON ACCOMPANIED BY SOUND IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND PLASTIC MELT SMELL. RESTARTED CAR, BATTERY LIGHT CAME ON, SOUND AND SMELL PERSISTED. DEALERSHIP DIAGNOSED ALTERNATOR MELTED. PART ON BACK ORDER, POSSIBLY 10 DAYS TO REPAIR. CAR REPAIR NOT COVERED, NOR RENTAL.

Mileage: 60,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE CHARGER. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE AND THE BATTERY RESERVE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED CONTINUOUSLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 40,000. UPDATED 04/22/16*LJ *TR

Mileage: 40,000

TAKATA RECALL ON SATURDAY FEBRUARY 27 MY CAR RADIO BEGAN TO TURN OFF AND ON THE DISPLAY SCREEN IT SAID BATTERY SAVER MODE. I ASSUMED MY BATTERY NEEDED TO CHARGE BUT LATER THAT NIGHT IT STARTED AND WITHIN MINUTES IT DID IT AGAIN BUT THE AUTO SHOPS WERE CLOSED. I WAS UNABLE TO TAKE IT THE NEXT DAY AND TODAY MONDAY FEBRUARY 29 AS I DROVE TO WORK MY RADIO TURNED OFF AGAIN. AFTER WORK I DECIDED TO DRIVE TO THE AUTO ZONE TO GET THE BATTERY CHECKED. AS I DROVE MY SCREEN BEGAN TURNING OFF AND ON, MY A/C KEPT TURNING UP AND DOWN BUT BLOWING HOT AIR, AS IF THE HEATER WAS ON, AND THE DISPLAY SCREEN WHERE IT SHOWS SPEED TURNED WHITE AND STARTED BLINKING ON AND OFF, ALL THE INDEXES ON THE DASH WENT CRAZY AND MAYBE TWO MINUTES LATER MY CAR SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING AND I STRUGGLED TO TURN AS THE STEERING LOCKED. I WAS LUCKY TO BE NEAR THE AUTO ZONE ALREADY AND AWAY FROM TRAFFIC. MY SON WAS WITH ME IT WAS A HORRIBLE EXPERIENCE. THEY WERE ABLE TO CHECK IT AND IT WAS THE ALTERNATOR. MY HEADLIGHT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE IS OUT AS WELL. I HAVE HEARD OF RECALLS WITH ALL THESE PARTS BUT APPARENTLY MINE IS NOT ON THE LIST. SAME PROBLEMS. THIS REALLY NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED.

Mileage: 89,000

WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE STARTED MAKING A WHINING NOISE. SOON AFTER, WE SMELLED AN ODOR OF BURNING RUBBER. WITHIN 10 MINUTES, A VEHICLE WARNING LIGHT APPEARED INDICATING THE CHARGING SYSTEM WAS MALFUNCTIONING. ABOUT 5 MINUTES LATER, THE BATTERY SAVE MODE LIGHT CAME ON, WE LOST ABS AND ESC, AND THE CAR SEEMED TO HAVE LOST POWER. HAD TO REPLACE ALTERNATOR AND BATTERY. OUT OF POCKET COST $1100. HAVE NOT RECEIVED MY P60 RECALL NOTICE AS OF YET. IDENTICAL PROBLEMS LISTED AS A PART OF RECALL P60

Mileage: 66,000

TAKARA RECALL I WAS COMING HOME FROM WORK AND MY CAR SHUT THE RADIO OFF AND SLOWLY STARTED SHUTTING OFF OTHER ACCESSORIES TO THE CAR. I WORK 30 MILES FROM MY HOUSE. WHEN I GOT HOME, THE CAR WOULD NOT SHUT OFF, WOULD NOT GO INTO PARK. AND EVERYTHING WAS GOING HAY WIRE. I HAD TO PUT THE PARKING BREAK ON SO I WOULD MOVE, BECAUSE I COULDN'T GET IT TO GO INTO PARK. THANK GOODNESS MY WINDOW WAS DOWN BECAUSE I COULDN'T UNLOCK THE CAR. I HAD TO CRAWL THROUGH THE THE BACK SEAT TO PULL THE EMERGANCY LEVER TO OPEN THE TRUNK. AFTER THAT I DISCONNECTED THE BATTERY.I SOON FOUND OUT THE BATTERY DIED AND THE ALTERNATOR BURNT UP. I HAVE REPLACE THE BATTERY AND THE ALTERNATOR AND STARTED THE CAR. IT RUNS BUT ALL THE ELECTRONICS ARE STILL INOPERABLE.

Mileage: 117,143

ALTERNATOR BEGAN RUNNING HOT AND STARTED BURNING THROUGH THE CASING. CAR SMELLED LIKE BURNT PLASTIC. ALSO, THE HEAT SLIGHTLY MELTED THE NEARBY RADIATOR, WHICH CAUSED A LEAK AND IT NEEDING TO BE REPLACED AS WELL. THIS SOUNDS EXACTLY THE SAME AS THE ALTERNATOR RECALL ON OTHER DODGE CHARGER MODELS IN THE 2012 YEAR...BUT MINE IS THE V8 ENGINE AND I WAS TOLD THE RECALL DID NOT APPLY.

Mileage: 26,000

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY MY VEHICLE COMPLETELY SHUT OFF. ALTERNATOR WAS DETERMINED TO BE DEAD AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THIS IS THE EXACT PROBLEM THAT THE DODGE CHARGER RECALL P60 COVERED BUT THIS RECALL DID NOT INCLUDE THE LARGER ENGINES???? MAKES NO SENSE!!!! IT WAS UNSAFE FOR THOSE DRIVERS AND I SHOULD NOT BE TREATED ANY DIFFERENT. I HAD TO GET OFF THE HIGHWAY WITHOUT POWER BY COASTING INTO THE MIDDLE TURNING LANE SINCE THE CAR IS COMPLETELY ELECTRIC AND I HAD NO POWER WHILE CARS WERE DRIVING AROUND ME AT 60 MPH. IT COST ME OVER 600 TO HAVE A NEW ALTERNATOR INSTALLED.

Mileage: 80,000

WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE STARTED MAKING A WHINING NOISE. SOON AFTER, WE SMELLED AN ODOR OF BURNING RUBBER. WITHIN 10 MINUTES, A VEHICLE WARNING LIGHT APPEARED INDICATING THE CHARGING SYSTEM WAS MALFUNCTIONING. ABOUT 5 MINUTES LATER, THE BATTERY SAVE MODE LIGHT CAME ON, WE LOST ABS AND ESC, AND THE CAR SEEMED TO HAVE LOST POWER. WE WERE CLOSE TO A DODGE DEALER SO WE HAD THE CAR LOOKED AT. DEALER HAD TO REPLACE THE ALTERNATOR. I ASKED ABOUT A RECALL OR SERVICE BULLETIN AND THE SERVICE AGENT SAID THERE WASN'T ANYTHING ON THE CAR. THIS CAR WAS IN OTHERWISE PERFECT CONDITION, ALL SERVICES PERFORMED ON TIME, WITH UNDER 61000 MILES.

Mileage: 69,090

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE CHARGER. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE JERKED, THE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS, AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURES WERE IDENTICAL TO THOSE LISTED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V634000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM), BUT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STRUTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 61,000. THE VIN WAS NOT PROVIDED.

Mileage: 61,000

MY 2012 DODGE CHARGER SXT HAS APPROXIMATELY 81,000 MILES. I HAVE NEVER HAD ANY PROBLEMS WITH IT, MAINTENANCE HAVE ALWAYS BEEN DONE ON TIME. I WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING LOT WHEN I STARTED HEARING A NOISE FROM THE HOOD. I TURNED OFF THE CAR AND RESTARTED IT, THE NOISE WAS STILL THERE AND BECAME LOUDER. THEN SMOKE STARTED COMING OUT OF THE HOOD. I TURNED OFF THE CAR AND WAITED FOR THE SMOKE TO SUBSIDE, WHICH WAS ABOUT 40 MINUTES. THEN I OPENED THE HOOD AND AND THE SMELL OF BURNT WAS VERY STRONG. THE CAR WOULD NOT START AFTER THAT. WE HAD IT TOWED TO OUR MECHANIC AND HE CONFIRMED THE ALTERNATOR HAD CAUGHT FIRE. HE COULD NOT FIX ANYTHING BECAUSE THE ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS IN THE CAR WHERE ACTING UP AND HE DOES NOT KNOW THE SYSTEM. HE ADVISED US ABOUT THE ALTERNATOR RECALL P60 AND SO I CALLED CHRYSLER AND THEY WERE ADAMANT THAT MY CAR DOES NOT HAVE ANY RECALLS FOR THE ALTERNATOR. HOWEVER ALL SYMPTOMS OF THIS RECALL P60 WERE PRESENT IN MY CAR. WE TOOK IT TO FIRESTONE AND THEY REFERRED US TO THE DEALER BECAUSE THEY CONFIRMED THE COMPUTER WAS ALSO DAMAGED AND THEY SAID THAT ONLY THE DEALER COULD HELP WITH THAT. I CALLED THE DEALER AS WELL AND THEY SAID, THERE IS NO WARRANTY ON THE ALTERNATOR, COMPUTER OR ANY OF THE COMPONENTS THE OTHER MECHANICS HAVE CONFIRMED FAILED IN THE CAR. CHRYSLER WILL NOT ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THE VEHICLE HAS THE SAME ALTERNATOR ISSUE UNDER RECALL P60 AND NOW WE ARE LEFT WITH AN EXTREMELY EXPENSIVE REPAIR, CAR RENTAL. I WOULD APPRECIATE ANY ASSISTANCE IN GETTING CHRYSLER TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR SELLING A CAR WITH A DEFECTIVE ALTERNATOR. MY VEHICLE IS RELATIVELY NEW AND I WAS NOT COUNTING ON HAVING TO PAY FOR SUCH A HEFTY REPAIR TO A NEW CAR.

Mileage: 81,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE WAS JERKING WITHOUT WARNING. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V63400 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ALTERNATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED FOR THE V8 ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,400. THE VIN WAS NOT PROVIDED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

Mileage: 50,400

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WITH AN UNKNOWN WARNING. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE TECHNICIAN INFORMED THAT SMALL SPARKS OF FLAMES IGNITED FROM THE ALTERNATOR. THE TECHNICIAN EXTINGUISHED THE FLAMES. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V634000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 57,197.

Mileage: 57,197

VEHICLE STALED IN MIDDLE OF HIGHWAY LOST ALL DASH LIGHTS STEREO BACK UP CAMERA DEALERSHIP COULD NOT GET CAR IN FOR A WEEK HAD IT TOWED TO HOME BURNT NEXT DAY

Mileage: 80,000

RADIO STOPPED WORKING, ALL LIGHTS ON DASH WENT ON, BATTERY SAFETY MODE SYMBOL LIT UP, THE NEXT THING THAT HAPPENED WAS CAR WENT COMPLETELY DEAD. COULD NOT GET CAR OUT OF PARK HAD TO BE TOWED. VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY AT TIME OF FAILURE. BATTERY WAS CHARGED CAR STARTED BUT ONLY RAN TILL BATTERY DIED, NO CHARGING BY ALTERNATOR. SAME ISSUES FOR MANY OTHER 2012 DODGE CHARGERS

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY WHEN THE 'BATTERY SAVER MODE' INDICATOR CAME ON AND I PRESSED THE OK BUTTON ON MY STEERING WHEEL. I DROVE HOME AND PARKED THE CAR. THE NEXT DAY UPON STARTING MY CAR THE INDICATOR DID NOT APPEAR WHEN STARTING THE AUTO. AS I LEFT MY HOUSE DRIVING IN NEIGHBORHOOD I NOTICED MY CARS TOUCHSCREEN WASN'T WORKING, THEN I HEARD A WHINING SOUND SO I BEGAN TO SLOW MY CAR DOWN. THE SERVICE TRANSMISSION LIGHT APPEARED ON MY DASH AND WITHIN SECONDS THE CAR STALLED WITHOUT THE ABILITY TO STEER OR BRAKE, THE CAR CAME TO REST IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET DEAD. THE ENTIRE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WAS NOT PRESENT. I CALLED A TOW TRUCK AND HAD MY CAR TOWED TO TOMBALL DODGE. UPON INSPECTION BY TOMBALL DODGE SERVICEMAN THE DIAGNOSIS WAS ALTERNATOR SHORTED THUS PUTTING THE CAR IN THE A STALLED STATE. I INQUIRED WITH THE SERVICEMAN ABOUT A RECALL NOTICE HE INDICATED THERE WAS NONE FOR MY CAR HOWEVER UPON DOING SOME RESEARCH I FOUND RECALL P60 P60 STATES: CHRYSLER GROUP LLC (CHRYSLER) IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2011-2014 CHRYSLER 300, DODGE CHARGER, CHALLENGER, AND DURANGO; AND 2012-2014 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE VEHICLES MANUFACTURED APRIL 22, 2010, TO JANUARY 2, 2014, AND EQUIPPED WITH A 3.6L ENGINE AND A 160 AMP ALTERNATOR. IN THE AFFECTED VEHICLES, THE ALTERNATOR MAY SUDDENLY FAIL. IF THE ALTERNATOR FAILS, THE VEHICLE MAY STALL WITHOUT WARNING, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH. WHEN I CONTACTED CHRYSLER THEY STATED THAT MY CAR WAS NOT UNDER THAT RECALL BECAUSE I HAD A DIFFERENT ORDER NUMBER THEN WHAT WAS LISTED ON THE RECALL. HOWEVER, I WAS HAVING ALMOST IDENTICAL PROBLEMS AS WHAT WAS DESCRIBED IN THE RECALL NOTICE.

Mileage: 55,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE CHARGER. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED, THE BATTERY DRAINED COMPLETELY, AND THE ALTERNATOR FAILED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURES WERE IDENTICAL TO THOSE LISTED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V634000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM), BUT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ALTERNATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 46,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

Mileage: 46,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE CHARGER. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE BATTERY WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 64,000.

Mileage: 64,000

MY BLOWER MOTOR MAKES A NOISE WHEN I CUT THE CAR OFF OR WHEN I GOING DOWN THE ROAD ALSO MY SEAT KEEP POPPING ON MAKE A NOISE I HAD IT FIXED AT MY EXPENSE AND IT LASTED ABOUT 30 DAYS STARTED AGAIN

Mileage: 88,000

I STARTED MY VEHICLE AND PULLED OUT OF MY GARAGE AS I DO EACH MORNING. AS I WENT DOWN THE DRIVEWAY AT ALMOST IDLE SPEED, I COULD FEEL A STRONG RESISTANCE (AS IF THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS ON) AND THE POWER STEERING TIGHTENED UP. SUDDENLY A STRONG BURNING SMELL FILLED THE CAR, ALL OF THE LIGHTS ON THE DASH CAME ON AND THE AC FAN BLEW ON HIGH SPEED. I IMMEDIATELY REVERSED BACK TO THE GARAGE (100 FEET OR LESS) AND WAS BARELY ABLE TO PARK. THERE WAS OBVIOUSLY SOMETHING BURNING UNDER THE HOOD AS THE SMELL FILLED THE GARAGE. I TURNED OFF THE CAR. WHEN AAA ARRIVED TO TOW IT, THE CAR WAS COMPLETELY DEAD. THE DRIVER CHOSE NOT TO JUMP IT FOR FEAR OF DOING MORE DAMAGE. MY LOCAL TRUSTED MECHANIC ADVISED ME THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON 2012 DODGE CHARGER ALTERNATORS AND HE BELIEVED THAT IT WAS MY ALTERNATOR THAT HAD FAILED. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO ARRIGO SAWGRASS DODGE WHERE THEY CONFIRMED THAT THE ALTERNATOR HAD IN FACT FAILED AND WAS BURNING. HE SAID THE RECALL DID NOT INCLUDE MY VIN AND THAT CHRYSLER WOULD NOT COVER MY EXPENSES. MY 16 YEAR OLD SON AND I WERE LUCKY WE WERE IN THE DRIVEWAY, LUCKY THE FIRE DIDN'T IGNITE WHILE WE WERE SLEEPING AND LUCKY MY SON (A NEW DRIVER) WAS NOT FACED WITH A TOTALLY DISABLED VEHICLE ON THE ROAD. ACCORDING TO THE RECALL, THIS FAILURE CREATED A HIGH RISK OF CRASH. HAD WE BEEN ON ANY ROAD INSTEAD OF MY DRIVEWAY, WE COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED.

Mileage: 82,100

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HEADLIGHTS, REAR DRIVER SIDE DOOR DOME LIGHT ACTUATOR, AND STEREO FAILED TO OPERATE WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS AN ELECTRICAL SHORT IN THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 84,000.

Mileage: 84,000

WHILE DRIVING ON CITY STREET CAR JUST STOPPED.B4 CAR STOPPED WIPERS CAME ON,RADIO SHUT OFF,ALL KINDS OF LIGHTS LITE UP ON DASHBOARD. CAR STOPPED IN MIDDLE OF ROAD CAUSING A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. HAD CAR TOWED TO DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY INFORMED ME ALTERNATOR WAS OUT AND PAID $950 FOR NEW ALTERNATOR.I RESEARCHED AND FOUND RECALL ON ALTERNATOR FOR 160 AMP ALTERNATOR,MY CAR HAS 180 AMP ALTERNATOR AND NOT COVERED BY RECALL BUT EVERYTHING I READ INDICATES THE SAME DANGEROUS PROBLEM AS THE 160 AMP ALTERNATOR.THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS FLAW IN THIS ALTERNATOR AND COULD EASILY CAUSE DEADLY ACCIDENTS

Mileage: 39,500

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE THERMOSTAT HOUSING HAD LEAKED UNTO THE ALTERNATOR, WHICH CREATED AN ELECTRICAL SHORTAGE. THE SHORTAGE ALSO CAUSED THE BATTERY TO FAIL. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH, THE BATTERY WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE "BATTERY SAVING MODE" WARNING MESSAGE ILLUMINATED. AFTER A FEW MILES, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACTS RESIDENCE AND THEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ALTERNATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000. THE VIN WAS NOT PROVIDED.

Mileage: 85,000

BATTERY PROTECTION MODE CAME ON. RADIO SHUT OFF HAZARD LIGHTS WOULDN'T COME ON WINDOWS WOULDN'T ROLL UP TRUNK WOULD NOT OPEN ALLOWING ACCESS TO BATTERY ALL ELECTRONICS WENT CRAZY WHINING NOISE. THEN LOST ALL POWER.

THE CAR SHUT DOWN ON THE HIGHWAY. ALL THE ELECTICAL WENT OUT. NO BRAKES AND NO STIRRING. WHILE IN MOTION. AND JUST TOOK IT IN FOR A RECALL ON THE SAFTY SYSTEM A WEEK BEFORE.

WITH OUT ANY WARNING WHILE DRIVING MY VEHICLE ON A CITY STREET MY ENTIRE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM SHUT DONE VERY RAPIDLY. BEGINNING WITH THE RADIO SHUTTING IT SELF OFF, THE VEHICLE THEN DISPLAYED INDICATOR LIGHTS SAYING THAT MY ABS SYSTEM WAS BAD FOLLOWED BY A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT INDICATOR. SHORTLY AFTER THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT INDICATOR CAME ON A SERVICE TRANSMISSION INDICATOR LIGHT DISPLAYED FOLLOWED BY ALL ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS SHUTTING DOWN COMPLETELY. ONCE I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER THE CAR WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO PARK. I THEN TRIED SHUTTING THE CAR OFF AND THE CAR WOULD NOT TURN OFF. THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS AND OTHER CAR ACCESSORIES BEGAN TO TURN ON AND OFF ON THEIR OWN. AT THAT TIME A STRONG PLASTIC BURNING SMELL BEGAN FOLLOWED BY SMOKE FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. IN ORDER TO SHUT DOWN THE VEHICLE I HAD TO DISCONNECT THE BATTERY. THE NEXT MORNING I RECONNECTED THE BATTERY TO SEE IF THE PROBLEM HAD FIXED ITSELF. AT THAT POINT THE VEHICLE STARTED, BUT STILL HAD THE SAME ELECTRICAL ISSUES FROM THE NIGHT BEFORE. THE ONLY DIFFERENCE WAS THIS TIME THE VEHICLE SHUT ITSELF OFF AND WILL NO LONGER START. UPON HAVING THE VEHICLE PROBLEM DIAGNOSED IT APPEARS THAT THE ALTERNATOR FAILED WITHOUT ANY PRIOR WARNING CAUSING A COMPLETE ELECTRICAL SHUTDOWN OF THE VEHICLE. UPON FURTHER RESEARCH, THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL FOR THE 2012 DODGE CHARGER VEHICLES CONCERNING FAULTY ALTERNATORS IN VEHICLES THAT ARE EQUIPPED WITH 160 AMP ALTERNATORS. MINE HAS A 180 AMP ALTERNATOR, BUT STILL EXPERIENCED A SHORT IN THE ALTERNATOR AS DESCRIBED BY RECALL P60 ISSUED IN 2014. UPON CALLING OUR LOCAL DODGE DEALERSHIP WE WERE TOLD THAT OUR VEHICLE WAS UNDER RECALL. AFTER TOWING THE VEHICLE TO THE DODGE DEALERSHIP WE WERE TOLD THAT THE CAR WAS NOT UNDER THE RECALL LIST AND WE WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR PAYING THE TOWING FEES A LONG WITH REPAIR FEES FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF THE ALTERNATOR.

Mileage: 65,000

I SAYS THAT MY CAR IS NOT ON RECALL FOR THE ALTERNATOR. HOWEVER, MY ALTERNATOR WENT OUT WITHOUT WARNING WHICH ALMOST CAUSE ME TO CRASH. ALL MY GADGETS ON MY VEHICLE, SUCH AS, THE GAUGES, RADIO, WINDSHILED WIPERS, BATTERY LIGHT, UNEVEN ROAD LIGHTS WERE GOING BALISTIC.IT WAS STALLING AND PUTTERING. I COULD NOT BRAKE MY BRAKE GOT HARD WHICH WOULD NOT LET ME PUSH DOWN . IT DID NOT LET ME STOP. I ALMOST HIT A CAR. I ONLY HAD ENOUGH TIME TO VEER OVER. THANK GOODNESS IT WAS NOT A BUSY STREET OR HIGHWAY.IT WOULD NOT LET ME PARK MY PARK OR ANYTHING . I HAD TO PUSH THE BUTTON TO TURN OFF. I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY EARLY THAT MORNING WITH MY LITTLE GIRL. IT COULD OF HAPPEND THEN . IT COULD HAVE BEEN FATAL. SOMEONE NEEDS TO CHECK INTO THIS. I THINK MY CAR IS ONE OF THE RECALLS. PLEASE HELP

Mileage: 64,500

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH, THE ENGINE DISABLING WARNING MESSAGE ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO DECELERATE INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ALTERNATOR FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 23,323.

Mileage: 23,323

WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY APRX. 70 MPH, WHEN "BATTERY SAVER MODE" MESSAGE CAME ON. I DISCONNECTED PHONE CHARGER, TURNED OFF AUDIO, AC, AND DAYLIGHTS. SUDDENLY, THE DISPLAYS AND DASH NEEDLES WENT UP AND DOWN (LOOKED LIKE A COMPUTER VIRUS). THE CAR STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY, AND THE ALTERNATOR BURNED ( SMOKE COMING OUT OF THE HOOD). MY CAR HAS ONLY 53,000 MILES, AND NEVER HAD SIGNS OF FAULTY OR NEAR-DEAD ALTERNATOR. WELL, THE NEW BATTERY $200, NEW 180 AMP ALTERNATOR WAS $500, PLUS LABOR. CALLED CHRYSLER AND THEY SAY THE RECALL P60 IS FOR 160 AMP ALTERNATOR, BUT IT SEEMS THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE WITH THE 180 AMP ALTERNATOR. SO MY REPAIRS WERE OUT OF POCKET (WHICH IS JUST MONEY...VERY NEEDED MONEY), BUT BEING ALMOST HIT BY THE COMING I-95 TRAFFIC AND HAVING A CAR THAT IS ABOUT TO BURN, WELL THAT COULD HAVE ENDED IN A TRAGEDY. THANKS GOD MY INSURANCE ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE CAME TO HELP. STILL INTRIGUED WHY THIS 180 AMP ALTERNATOR IS NOT IN RECALL, WHEN ITS ALREADY A FACT THAT THIS "SMALL DEFECT" COULD CAUSE A FATAL ACCIDENT . . .

Mileage: 53,000

I WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20-25 MPH ON A RESIDENTIAL STREET AND I NOTICED MY CAR WAS MAKING A STRANGE NOISE, THE RADIO SHUT OFF THEN THE CAR SHUT DOWN COMPLETELY. I CALL FOR ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE AND HAD MY CAR TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED IT AND AFTER A WEEK THEY FINALLY DIAGNOSED IT BEING MY ALTERNATOR WHICH HAD COMPLETELY DRAINED MY BATTERY, SO BOTH HAD TO BE REPLACED. MY CAR ONLY HAD 38000 MILES AND I WAS TOLD THAT I JUST HAD WENT OVER MY WARRANTY MILEAGE AND HAD TO PAY OUT OF POCKET 1168.00 FOR ALTERNATOR AND BATTERY. AFTER DOING RESEARCH I FOUND THAT SOME 2012 MODELS HAD RECALLS FOR ALTERNATORS BUT WAS TOLD MY CAR WAS NOT ON THE RECALL LIST.

Mileage: 38,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AS THE BATTERY AND ENGINE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS MERGED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND FAILED TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE ALTERNATOR AND BATTERY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS AWAITING TO BE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V634000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 43,500.

Mileage: 43,500

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE CHARGER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 75 MPH, THE ABS AND THE BATTERY WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

Mileage: 35,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V634000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND 15V467000 (AIR BAGS, SEAT BELTS). WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE DASHBOARD. ADDITIONALLY, THE ENGINE STALLED AND FAILED TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS LATER DIAGNOSED BY A MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE BATTERY FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

Mileage: 80,000

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.

Mileage: 64,000

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.

Mileage: 52,650

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.

Mileage: 150,000

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.

Mileage: 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.

Mileage: 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 2015-2016 MODEL BUT AFTER HOW I WAS TREATED I AM STRONGLY CHANGING MY MIND.

Mileage: 64,000

AIRBAG LIGHT RANDOMLY COMES ON

Mileage: 46,282

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.

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.

Mileage: 60,000

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.

Mileage: 63,000

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.

Mileage: 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.

Mileage: 85,000

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!!!

Mileage: 57,000

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 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.

Mileage: 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.

Mileage: 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.

Mileage: 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.

Mileage: 38,844

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.

Mileage: 38,000

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.

Mileage: 20,300

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.

Mileage: 20,000

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.

Mileage: 49,000

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.

Mileage: 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

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.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE CONSTANTLY HAD AN INTERMITTENT DRASTIC REDUCTION IN SPEED IN WHICH THE CONTACT HAD TO PRESS THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND THEN PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER TO SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE TO RESET THE COMPUTER EACH TIME THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT ALSO INDICATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LAMP WAS FLASHING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS PROGRESSING TO THE POINT THAT THE VEHICLE MAY STALL. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND THE REMEDY WAS STILL UNDER DEVELOPMENT. THE DEALER DID NOT GIVE A SPECIFIC DATE FOR WHEN THE PART AND THE PERMANENT REMEDY WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND COULD NOT PROVIDE AN ESTIMATED DATE FOR WHEN THE CONTACTS VEHICLE WOULD RECEIVE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT WAS CONTINUING TO EXPERIENCE THE INTERMITTENT FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE CHARGER. WHILE PARKED, THE VEHICLE JERKED, THE WIPERS ACTIVATED INDEPENDENTLY, AND THERE WAS A BURNING ODOR AND A NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE RADIO ALSO FAILED TO FUNCTION. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE STARTER AND ALTERNATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE ALTERNATOR WAS REPLACED. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V634000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

Mileage: 80,000

CUSTOMER STATED 2012 DODGE CHARGER , CAR WILL NOT START. COULD NOT GET CORRECT MILAGE TEST STARTING. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. *BF UPDATED 10/20/2015*JS

DODGE CHARGER 2012 - SHUTS OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY AND WILL NOT TURN ON. SAYS THE KEY FOB HAS LEFT VEHICLE. HEADLIGHTS GO OUT RANDOMLY AT NIGHT. DRIVER SEAT WILL FOLD UP WILL DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. RADIO AND AIR CONDITIONER WILL TURN UP AND DOWN BY ITSELF. CONTACTED DEALERSHIP. *TR

Mileage: 75,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V634000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND STATED THAT THE PARTS NEEDED WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE DEALER DID NOT PROVIDE A SPECIFIC DATE FOR WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND COULD NOT PROVIDE AN ESTIMATED DATE FOR WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD RECEIVE THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V634000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO DO THE REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT FELT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. UPDATED 4/16/15*CN

I HAVE HAD TROUBLE WITH MY WINDOWS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. THE PASSENGER WINDOW WOULD GO HALF WAY UP THEN GO BACK DOWN, BACK WINDOWS WOULDN'T WORK AT ALL. THEY HAD TO CHARGE THE BATTERY BECAUSE IT WAS LOW AND WOULD GO INTO BATTERY SAVING MODE AT RED LIGHTS. THEY REPLACED THE CAR RADIO BECAUSE IT WOULD CHANGE CHANNELS FOR NO REASON. THEY SAY IT IS AN ISSUE WITH THE ALTERNATOR BUT DO NOT HAVE THE PARTS TO FIX IT. I HAVE CALLED THE RECALL ASSISTANCE LINE TWICE AND HAVE GOTTEN NO RESPONSE. THIS CAR COULD BE DANGEROUS TO ME AND OTHERS AND NOBODY IS TAKING IT VERY SERIOUSLY. I HAVE MY CHILDREN IN THIS CAR AND MY GRANDCHILDREN IN THIS CAR. PLEASE HELP. *TR

Mileage: 24,520

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V634000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND STATED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE DEALER DID NOT PROVIDE A SPECIFIC DATE FOR WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND COULD NOT PROVIDE AN ESTIMATED DATE FOR WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD RECEIVE THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE CHARGER. WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE HAD A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER AND THE ENGINE STALLED. THE CONTACT SLID OFF THE ROAD AND CRASHED INTO A TREE. THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DID DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A BROKEN COLLAR BONE, WHIPLASH, AND A CONCUSSION THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. IT WAS UNKNOWN IF A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT LATER RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V634000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AFTER THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED OR DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 71,000. UPDATED 4/20/15*CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO STOP, STEER, AND TO CONTROL. UPDATED 10/9/15*JS

Mileage: 71,000

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 4/21/15*CN THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. UPDATED 04/23/15*JB

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. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.....UPDATED 04/23/15 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. UPDATED 04/20/15*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V634000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE 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.

THE A/C AND DEFROSTER BECAME INOPERABLE. A CHECK OF THE FUSE BOX PANEL UNDERNEATH THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE REVEALED THAT THE FUSE THAT DIRECTLY CONTROLS OR IS ASSOCIATED WITH THE PERFORMANCE/OPERATION OF THE A/C AND DEFROSTER WAS MELTED RESULTING IN A HOLE BEING BURNT THROUGH THE BOTTOM OF THE BOX. THE FUSE WAS THE ORIGINAL FUSE FOR THE VEHICLE. IT APPEARS THAT THE ENTIRE FUSE BOX NEEDS REPLACING AS A RESULT OF THE DAMAGE CAUSED BY THE BURNED FUSE. ADDITIONALLY, THE HEAD LIGHTS OF THE VEHICLE LOOK AS IF THEY ARE SHATTERED INTERNALLY. IT APPEARS THAT THE BULBS, WHICH ARE ALSO ORIGINAL/FACTORY GET TOO HOT AND CAUSE THE PLASTIC FIXTURES TO APPEAR CRACKED OR SHATTERED. *TR

Mileage: 92,481

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE AND PASSENGER'S SIDE SEAT BELT WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE ALTERNATOR WAS FAULTY. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED WITH AN AFTER MARKET ALTERNATOR BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V634000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67,000.

Mileage: 67,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, AN ABNORMAL NOISE EMITTED FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 49,000.

Mileage: 49,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A LOSS OF POWER, WHICH DRAINED THE BATTERY WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE BATTERY, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V634000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND THE DEALER STATED THAT THE PARTS NEEDED WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE DEALER DID NOT PROVIDE AN INTERIM REPAIR UNTIL THE PART BECAME AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT ABLE TO BE DRIVEN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHEN THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 84,502.

Mileage: 84,502

VEHICLE'S ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON, BATTERY SAVER MODE TURNED ON THEN OFF AGAIN, RADIO DISPLAY SCREEN SHUT OFF, RPM'S SPIKED, DASH DISPLAY SCREEN TURNED WHITE THEN ALL POWER TO VEHICLE SHUT OFF. *TR

Mileage: 53,000

WHILE PARKED AND WHILE DRIVING, THE ABS, ESC, AND BRAKE MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMPS ILLUMINATE WITH A DOUBLE WARNING CHIME. AFTER 1 TO 2 MINUTES, THE INDICATORS TURN OFF. WHILE THE INDICATORS ARE ILLUMINATED, THE RESPECTIVE SYSTEMS ARE NOT ENABLED. THIS WAS TESTED IN WINTER WEATHER BY BRAKING ON SLIPPERY ROADS WITH NO ANTI-LOCK INTERVENTION, AND ACCELERATING AROUND A CORNER WITH NO TRACTION CONTROL OR STABILITY CONTROL INTERVENTION. THE ISSUE ONLY HAPPENS WHEN THE CAR HAS BEEN IN OPERATION FOR MORE THAN 30 MIN, AND IS AGGRAVATED BY WET CONDITIONS, OR A CAR WASH WITH UNDERCARRIAGE SPRAY. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP WITH THE SAME RESULTS. "COULD NOT REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM". *TR

Mileage: 28,900

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN: 14V634000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE VIN WAS NOT PROVIDED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V634000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED WAS UNAVAILABLE TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO INFORM WHEN THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. UPDATED 03/24/15*LJ THE CONSUMER WOULD NOT DRIVE THE VEHICLE BECAUSE OF THE FIRE HAZARD WARNING AND ELECTRICAL ISSUE. THE DEALER WOULD NOT PROVIDE A LOANER. UPDATED 10/19/2015*JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRACTION LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND AN ALARM SOUNDED. THE CONTACT PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE AIR BAG AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. ALSO, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING AND BRAKES SEIZED AS THE ENGINE STALLED. THE HAZARD LIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE AND THE WINDOWS WOULD NOT ROLL DOWN DUE TO LACK OF POWER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V634000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) HOWEVER, THE RECALL REMEDY WAS STILL UNDER DEVELOPMENT. AFTER RECEIVING THE NOTIFICATION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD POP SOUND AND THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THE ALTERNATOR WAS REPLACED. THE TECHNICIAN INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT ALTHOUGH THE ALTERNATOR WAS REPLACED THE PART WOULD STILL BE DEFECTIVE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 61,300.

Mileage: 61,300

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V634000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED WAS UNAVAILABLE TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO INFORM WHEN THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. UPDATED 03/30/15*LJ UPDATED 6/22/2015*JS

I WAS GOING OVER A SPEED BUMP ABOUT 2 MPH AND WHEN THE PASSENGER REAR TIRE GOES OVER THE SPEED BUMP IT MAKES A LOUD CLUNK NOISE LIKE IT BOTTOMS OUT. MY ABS,TRACTION AND AIR BAG LIGHT_ STAYS ON AND WILL NOT GO OFF. WHEN I MAKE A RIGHT TURN THE SHIFTER AREA CLICKS MUTIPLE TIMES LIKE A TYPE WRITER. *TR

Mileage: 66,900

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V634000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) BACK IN NOVEMBER OF 2014. HOWEVER, THE PARTS NEEDED TO REMEDY THE VEHICLE WERE NOT UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE CONTACT HAD TO APPLY EXCESSIVE FORCE TO THE STEERING WHEEL IN ORDER TO TURN THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE JERKED AND VIBRATED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE WIND SHIELD WIPER ACTIVATED INDEPENDENTLY AND ALL WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V634000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 49,800.

Mileage: 49,800

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE CHARGER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AFTER THE BATTERY SAVING MODE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN JUMPSTARTED THE VEHICLE AND DIAGNOSED THAT THE ALTERNATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V634000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PARTS NEEDED WERE NOT AVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 69,000.

Mileage: 69,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER:14V634000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.

Mileage: 65,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V634000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED TO REMEDY THE VEHICLE WAS UNAVAILABLE. 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 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 NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. .. UPDATED 02/19/15 *BF UPDATED 02/20/15*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IMMEDIATELY AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE ALTERNATOR AND BATTERY WERE FAULTY. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. 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 APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,000.

Mileage: 62,000

P60 - RECALL / NHTSA 14V-634 (ALTERNATOR) ON SUNDAY 01/11/14 AT 7:00PM AT NIGHT MY 2012 DODGE CHARGER WITH ONLY 39,000 PLUS MILES, (BASICALLY BRAND NEW) COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN IN SAN ANDREAS CALIFORNIA ON A BACK COUNTRY ROAD IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD AT NIGHT, WITH MY FIANCE DRIVING AND OUR TWO MINOR CHILDREN IN THE BACK SEAT. ALL ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS SHUT DOWN COMPLETELY AND THE CAR ACTUALLY PUT ITSELF INTO PARK IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD AT A STOP SIGN AND BUSY INTERSECTION. NO HAZARD LIGHTS WERE AVAILABLE OR WORKING AND THIS BECAME AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION.. CHP WAS DISPATCHED RIGHT AWAY. (EVIDENTLY BY A PASSING DRIVER WHO CALLED 911 EMERGENCY). CHP ARRIVED AT THE SITE, PARKED THEIR PATROL CAR BEHIND OUR CAR AND USED ITS HAZARD LIGHTS TO WARN ONCOMING DRIVERS OF THIS HAZARD. CHP IMMEDIATELY CALLED AAA, (FOR AN EMERGENCY HAZARD SITUATION), TO REMOVE OUR CAR OFF THE ROAD AND OUT OF TRAFFIC. CHP STATED OUR CAR, BEING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD WITH NO HAZARD LIGHT CAPABILITY, WAS AN IMMEDIATE LIFE THREATENING DANGER TO MY FIANCE AND OUR TWO CHILDREN AND ALL OTHER PASSING MOTORISTS. AAA ARRIVED RIGHT AWAY AND TOWED OUR CAR APPROX. 40 FEET OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND IMMEDIATELY CHARGED US A $200 HAZARD VEHICLE TOWING FEE. AAA DISPATCHED ANOTHER TOW TRUCK AS THIS TOW TRUCK DRIVER WAS OFF DUTY AND HE ONLY RESPONDED DUE TO THE EMERGENCY OF THE SITUATION, (THE CALL BY THE CHP FOR A HAZARD VEHICLE).WE HAD NO ALTERNATIVE BUT TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED TO OUR RESIDENCE IN COLUMBIA CALIFORNIA. THE NEXT MORNING, MONDAY, 1/12/14, CENTURY SERVICE EXTENDED WARRANTY ADMINISTRATION REQUESTED THE CAR TOWED TO A FULL DODGE DEALERSHIP. I HAD THE CAR TOWED FROM COLUMBIA CALIFORNIA TO MODESTO CALIFORNIA DODGE CHRYSLER FOR $110. (THE CLOSEST FULL DODGE CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP). THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THE CAR. THE ALTERNATOR HAD GONE OUT AND SHUT DOWN ALL ELECTRICAL ON THE CAR. *TR

Mileage: 39,000

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. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE CHARGER. 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 MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. UPDATED 02/24/15*LJ

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V634000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND STATED THAT THE PARTS FOR THE REMEDY WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE DEALER DID NOT PROVIDE A SPECIFIC DATE FOR WHEN THE PARTS AND REMEDY WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. UPDATED 03/17/15*LJ UPDATED 6/18/2015 *JS

Mileage: 12,400

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART AND WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE ALTERNATOR FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V634000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED FOR 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 FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 29,000.

Mileage: 29,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE CHARGER. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, MULTIPLE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE ALTERNATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED; HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO PERFORM THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V634000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000. UPDATED 3/3/15*CN

Mileage: 25,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE CHARGER. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, MULTIPLE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE ALTERNATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED; HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO PERFORM THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V634000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000. UPDATED 3/3/15*CN

Mileage: 25,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED FOR BATTERY SAVER MODE AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V634000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) BECAUSE THE WATTAGE WAS 180 AND NOT 165 PERTAINING TO THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 44,141.

Mileage: 44,141

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.

Mileage: 10,000

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

Mileage: 70,000

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

Mileage: 48,000

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.

Mileage: 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.

Mileage: 80,000

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

Mileage: 50,300

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

Mileage: 92,156

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

Mileage: 56,000

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

Mileage: 62,000

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

Mileage: 55,000

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

Mileage: 44,000

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.

Mileage: 40,000

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.

Mileage: 54,000

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.

Mileage: 54,000

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

Mileage: 46,000

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

Mileage: 46,000

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 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

Mileage: 39,000

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

Mileage: 66,000

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

Mileage: 58,000

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

Mileage: 50,208

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.

Mileage: 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

Mileage: 40,500

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

Mileage: 36,000

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.

Mileage: 50,000

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.

Mileage: 51,000

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.

Mileage: 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.

Mileage: 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

Mileage: 41,000

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

Mileage: 80,000

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 LUCKY THAT I DIDN'T GET STUCK IN THE INTERSECTION, GET REAR-ENDED, OR HADN'T LEFT ON MY TRIP TO NORTH CAROLINA YET. IT WAS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION, THAT COULD HAVE BEEN A LOT WORSE, AND THERE WAS ABSOLUTELY NO WARNING OR INDICATION THAT THE ALTERNATOR HAD GONE BAD. I KNOW I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE THAT HAS EXPERIENCED THIS BASED ON A GOOGLE SEARCH, AND APPRECIATE THAT THE NHTSA IS INVESTIGATING. *TR

Mileage: 59,000

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

Mileage: 40,500

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

Mileage: 25,000

DRIVING TO WORK, AT ABOUT 45 MPH, I SAW A MESSAGE ON MY DASHBOARD READ BATTERY SAVER MODE FOLLOWED BY A HUMMING NOISE THROUGHOUT THE CAR. I THEN STARTED TO PULL OUT OF THE FREEWAY AND MY ANTI-SKID LIGHTS FLASHED ON AND OFF, ALONG WITH OTHER UNIDENTIFIABLE DASHBOARD LIGHTS. I MANAGED TO GET INTO A GAS STATION RIGHT BEFORE MY CAR SHUT OFF COMPLETELY. PER THE DEALER, ALTERNATOR FAILURE CAUSED BATTERY TO SHUT DOWN. HOW DOES AN ALTERNATOR FAIL ON A CAR 2 1/2 YEARS OLD? I HAVE READ SO MANY COMPLAINTS ON THIS ISSUE YET NOT RECALLS. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE. I AM STILL WAITING TO SEE IF MY EXTENDED WARRANTY WILL COVER COSTS, AS I AM 1000 MILES OUT OF MY MANUFACTURER WARRANTY. *TR

Mileage: 37,000

I LEFT OUT THE HOUSE TO GO PICK UP A FRIEND WHEN STARTED UP MY CAR I SAW SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD THEN IT WENT AWAY AS I DROVE OUT OF THE PARKING LOT BATTERY SAVING MODE POPPED UP ON THE DASH BOARD SO I DRIVE IT TO MY FRIEND HOUSE WHO LIVES 5 MINUTES DOWN THE STREET FROM WHERE I STAY AS I WAS TURNING TO HIS HOME THE ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT WOULD KEEP POPPING UP ON DASH BOARD SO I PARKED MY CAR AT MY FRIEND HOUSE THEN TURNED THE CAR OFF AND CHECKED UNDER HOOD AND ALL I COULD SMELL WAS BURNING WIRES AND SMOKE WAS COMING FROM THE ALTERNATOR THEN I TRIED TO START UP MY CAR AND IT WAS COMPLETELY DEAD NO POWER AT ALL I CALLED MY INSURANCE TO GET A JUMP START THEY TRIED BUT THAT DIDN'T WORK SO I CALLED TO GET IT TOWED TO MY HOUSE I HAD A MECHANIC COME OUT TO CHECK TO SEE WHAT IT WAS WRONG HE DISCOVERED THAT IT WAS THE ALTERNATOR. *TR

Mileage: 72,000

I TURNED THE CAR ON THE TRACTION LIGHT AND ABS LIGHT KEPT COMING ON, A WEIRD NOISE UNDER THE HOOD WHEN I TURNED THE CAR OFF SMOKE COMING OUT FROM UNDER HOOD AND CAR DIED, I WASN'T ABLE TO UNLOCK MY CAR... EVERYTHING WAS DEAD. *TR

Mileage: 39,400

I WAS HEADING TO WORK EARLY AM. HEADING DOWN THE FREEWAY, NOTICE THE BATTERY SAVE MODE ON THE DASH. BY THAT TIME THE RADIO SHUT OFF AND DIDN'T HAVE A/C, STARTED TO BLOW HOT AIR.I STARTED TO SMELL BURNING RUBBER. ALMOST DIDN'T MAKE IT OFF THE HIGH BEFORE THE CAR SHUT OFF. IT WAS HARD TO STEER, AND LOST BRAKES. ALMOST HITTING A COUPLE OF CARS. SO I LOOK UP WHAT BATTERY SAVE MODE WAS, THEN CHECK THE FORUMS. IT IS COMMON IN THE 2011-2012 CHARGERS. I HAD TO GET THE CAR TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. *TR

Mileage: 49,098

COMPLAINT CONCERNING: NHTSA PRELIMINARY EVALUATION #PE14022 ON SATURDAY 9/13/14 I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM THE STORE ON A RESIDENTIAL ROAD GOING 35 MILES PER HOUR AND MY VEHICLE BEGAN TO FLASH THE ABS LIGHT. THEN THE EMERGENCY BRAKE LIGHT BEGAN TO FLASH, THE TOUCH SCREEN WENT BLANK. MY RADIO AND A/C SHUT OFF, THE WINDOWS WOULD NOT ROLL DOWN. THE MILEAGE METER READ 0, THAN STARTED TO READ MILES UP TO 80 MILES PER HOUR. I LOST POWER STEERING, AND THE POWER BRAKES!! MY CAR WAS 100% INOPERABLE!!! I TRIED TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, ALMOST HITTING SEVERAL MOTORIST AND PEDESTRIANS AS I HAD NOT CONTROL OVER THE BREAKS!!! MY DAUGHTER AND I WERE ALMOST KILLED B/C I WAS UNABLE TO STOP OR STEER AND ALMOST HAD A HEAD ON COLLISION!! I COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, WHEN MY CAR COMPLETELY DIED!! WOULD NOT RECOGNIZE THE KEY, COULD NOT OPEN THE TRUNK, ETC. I HAD MY CAR TOWED TO MY DODGE DEALER, THEY NOTIFIED ME THAT THE ALTERNATOR WENT OUT, DRAIN THE BATTERY COMPLETELY! THE ALTERNATOR ON THIS CAR IS TOO WEAK FOR THE SIZE OF THE VEHICLE! REPAIRS COST ME $1,500 TOTAL, NOT COVERED UNDER POWERTRAIN WARRANTY! THIS CAR IS ONLY 2 YRS. OLD! THIS SHOULD NOT HAPPEN WITH A NEW CAR! I CONTACTED CHRYSLER CORP. OFFICE AND THEY DID NOT OFFER ME ANY ASSISTANCE! SOME ONE WILL DIE DUE TO THIS TYPE OF VECHICLE FLAW! THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL ON THIS ISSUE!!!!!!!!!!! *TR

Mileage: 60,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE CHARGER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE ALTERNATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 64,000.

Mileage: 64,000

BATTERY SAVER MODE APPEARED ON MY DASH. WASN'T SURE WHAT IT MEANT SO I TOLD MY HUSBAND TO TAKE THE CAR TO GET A DIAGNOSTIC TEST DONE. HE WENT TO AUTO ZONE TO GET IT CHECK AND UPON GETTING THIS DONE HE STATED "THE CAR IS GOING CRAZY" EVERY LIGHT IMAGINABLE WAS APPEARING. THE WINDOWS WOULDN'T GO DOWN, THE RADIO STOP PLAYING, THE STEERING WHEEL WOULDN'T MOVE. IN SO MANY WORDS THE CAR JUST DIED.... I HAD TO GET MY CAR TOWED TO A SERVICE CENTER ONCE THERE I HAD TO PURCHASE A BATTERY BECAUSE THEY SAID THE BATTERY WAS DEAD. ONCE THE BATTERY WAS INSTALLED THE CAR STARTED AGAIN, BUT THEY COULDN'T TEST MY CAR BECAUSE THERE SYSTEM WASN'T UP TO DATE. SO I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE MY CAR HOME. WHILE DRIVING HOME THE BATTERY SAVER MODE LIGHT APPEARED AGAIN THEN THE BATTERY LIGHT APPEARED. I CALLED THE DODGE DEALERSHIP NEAR ME AND SPOKE TO SOMEONE IN THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT WHO TOLD ME THAT LIGHT INDICATES A BAD ALTERNATOR AND THAT I WILL NEED TO REPLACE MINE AND BEING THAT MY WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED I WILL HAVE TO PAY OUT OF POCKET AND OF COURSE IT IS PRICEY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE CHARGER. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE ANTI-LOCK AND SKID WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT NOTICED SMOKE UNDERNEATH THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC STATED THAT THE ALTERNATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 64,000.

Mileage: 64,000

A MESSAGE APPEARED AND INDICATED BATTERY SAVER MODE. I DECIDED TO GO AND GET A PICTURE OF THE MESSAGE TO SHOW THE DEALERSHIP BUT WHEN I TURNED THE CAR ON THE ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS ALSO TURNED ON. THE CAR WAS ALSO MAKING A SCREECHING NOISE. I PROCEEDED TO DRIVE AROUND THE BLOCK AT WHICH TIME A BURNING SMELL STARTED. AS I CAME AROUND THE BLOCK NOT FASTER THAN 5-10 MPH THE BURNING SMELL GOT STRONGER AND THE CAR STARTED TREMBLING AND I COULDN'T TURN IT OFF OR PUT IT IN PARK. THE SHIFTER WOULD JUST SLIDE UP AND DOWN NEVER PARKING. I COULDN'T TAKE MY FOOT OFF THE BREAK BECAUSE IT WOULD KEEP MOVING ALMOST WREAKING INTO MY HUSBANDS TRUCK. FINALLY THE CAR STARTED TREMBLING AND OTHER PANEL LIGHTS APPEARED AND TURNED OFF.(TRANSMISSION AND ENGINE LIGHT) FINALLY THE WIPERS CAME ON FOR A FEW MINUTES. PRIOR TO THIS I HAD ALREADY TAKEN THE CAR IN TWICE FOR THE ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS.

Mileage: 32,100

WHILE DRIVING MY ENTIRE INSTRUMENT PANEL STARTED SHORTING OUT. BEFORE I WAS ABLE TO STOP MY CAR IT COMPLETELY DIED LEAVIN ME WITHOUT STEERING CAPABILITY. I COULDN'T EVEN OPEN THE TRUNK WHERE THE ACTUAL BATTERY IS. THE BATTERY WAS COMPLETELY DEAD. THE PROBLEM TURNED OUT TO BE THE ALTERNATOR. I HAD TO REPAIR THE ALTERNATOR ROTOR AND GET A NEW RECTIFIER AND BEARINGS. THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT COVER THIS UNDER WARRANTY. I BELIEVE THIS PART WAS FAULTY AND SHOULD BE RECALLED. APPARENTLY THE PREMATURE FAILURE OF THIS PART IT IS COMMONPLACE FOR THIS VEHICLE. I WASN'T GOING VERY FAST AND WAS ABLE TO BEGIN PULLING OVER AND SLOWING DOWN. AS IT WAS I DID NOT HAVE ENOUGH INERTIA AND WAS STILL PARTIALLY IN THE ROAD WAY. HAD I BEEN ON THE FREEWAY, THIS COULD HAVE BEEN DEADLY. I DID NOT EVEN RECEIVE A BATTERY LOW WARNING PREVIOUS TO THIS INCIDENT. *TR

Mileage: 43,451

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ALL THE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL THEN BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN AND THE BRAKES COULD NOT BE APPLIED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE ALTERNATOR FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

Mileage: 80,000

DRIVING ON A TURNPIKE WITH THE CRUISE SET AT 75MPH AND THE "BATTERY SAFE MODE" INDICATOR CAME ON. FROM THEN IN A MATTER OF SECONDS MY RADIO FIRST SHUT OFF, THEN MY FORWARD COLLISION SENSOR, THEN MY BLIND SPOT SENSOR. THEN IN THE NEXT FOLLOWING MINUTE OR SO, EVERY ELECTRONIC DEVICE SHUT OFF AND MY CAR WENT INTO "LIMP MODE". IT WAS RAINING AND MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING AND I HAD TO GET TO THE SIDE OF THE TURNPIKE FAST. WITH RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC ALL AROUND ME AND ME HAVING TO FIND MY WAY THROUGH THE TRAFFIC TO THE SHOULDER SAFELY WITH NO BLINKERS, POWER STEERING, WINDSHIELD WIPERS, AND MY CAR WOULD NOT RUN OVER 1200 OR SO RPM'S. MY CAR WAS SLOWING FAST. BY THE TIME I GOT TO THE SHOULDER MY CAR HAD DIED. I HAD IT TOWED TO MY HOUSE. TRIED TO JUMP IT WITH NO SUCCESS. I TOOK THE BATTERY TO GET IT CHECKED NOT THINKING ABOUT HOW I WOULD GET BACK INTO THE TRUNK. I HAD TO CRAWL THROUGH THE BACK SEAT ACCESS TO THE TRUNK AND PULL THE EMERGENCY TRUNK CABLE. BATTERY WAS FINE AFTER ALL, AND TURNS OUT IT WAS THE ALTERNATOR, WHICH I FIGURED FROM THE START, I WAS JUST COVERING MY BASES. NEXT LOOKING FOR A NEW ALTERNATOR OR TO GET IT REPAIRED, I COULD NOT DO EITHER. ALL PLACES, PEP BOYS, O'REILY'S, AUTO ZONE, AND NAPA DID NOT HAVE THIS ALTERNATOR AVAILABLE. I WENT TO GET IT REPAIRED AND THEY SAID THE PART I NEEDED WAS ON NATIONAL BACKORDER. MY ONLY WAY WAS TO GO TO A DEALERSHIP TO BUY A NEW ONE. LUCKILY NO ACCIDENT HAPPENED ON THE TURNPIKE, BUT IT WAS A DANGEROUS SITUATION AND COULD HAVE TURNED OUT VERY BAD FOR ME AND MY 2 YEAR OLD SON IN THE BACKSEAT. THIS IS A PROBLEM DODGE NEEDS TO RECALL OR COVER THE COST FOR IT BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED. THE MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN IS HOW THE CAR DEALS WITH THIS FAILURE AND MAKES IT COMPLETELY UNSAFE TO DRIVE WITHIN A MATTER OF MINUTES FROM THE FIRST INDICATION OF A PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 58,000

ON JULY 21, 2014 WHILE DRIVING ON A TWO- WAY STREET, SEVERAL OF MY DASHBOARD LIGHTS FLICKERED AND WIPERS CAME ON AND OFF WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50MPH. I KEPT DRIVING WHEN GRADUALLY MY CAR BEGAN TO LOSE POWER, THE DASH BOARD NOTIFIED ME THAT IT WAS GOING INTO POWER SAVER MODE. LESS THAN A MINUTE OR TWO LATER, MY POWER STEERING WAS GONE. THE CAR STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC AS I WAS MAKING A TURN HOPING TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WOULDN'??T START AFTER MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS TO JUMP IT. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY GAVE ME THE NUMBER TO A TOW TRUCK COMPANY. ON JULY 22, A SERVICE ADVISOR CALLED TO INFORM ME THAT THE ALTERNATOR WAS BAD AND I ALSO NEEDED A NEW BATTERY DUE TO THE BAD ALTERNATOR. I TOLD HIM I HAD WARRANTY ON THE VEHICLE. HE TOLD ME I HAD 5 YEAR POWERTRAIN WARRANTY FOR 5YRS/100,000MILES AND ELECTRICAL IS 3YRS/36,000MILES. AT THIS TIME I HAD 54,139MILES. IT COST ME $1,056.15 TO HAVE THE DEALER INSTALL A NEW ALTERNATOR, BATTERY, AND TOWING FEES. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED VIA RECALL. THE VEHICLE ISN'T OLD ENOUGH TO HAVE ALTERNATOR ISSUES. ONLY 2 YEARS THIS DEFINITELY REQUIRES A RECALL. *TR

Mileage: 54,139

I WAS DRIVING HOME ON A FRIDAY NIGHT AROUND 10 P.M. ON THE HIGHWAY 101 GOING SOUTH. ALL OF A SUDDEN MY CAR ( DODGE CHARGER) STARTS MAKING A PECULIAR NOISE, SHORTLY MY CAR GAVE ME A MESSAGE SAYING " BATTERY SAVE MODE" MY CAR WAS BECOMING VERY DIFFICULT TO DRIVE AND VERY HARD TO WORK THE STEERING WHEEL, LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO EXIT ON THE NEAREST EXIT. MY I WAS DRIVING 35MPH ON THE ROAD SUDDENLY IT WENT FROM 30, 20, 10 MPH AND THAN STOPPED, MY CAR COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN I WAS NOT ABLE TO TURN IT BACK ON. I WAS VERY SCARED JUST THINKING WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPEN IT MY CAR WOULD OF SHUT DOWN ON THE FREEWAY. I'VE BEEN READING ALLOT OF COMPLAINS ONLINE AND THIS IS NOT A RARE CASE. A LOT OF DODGE CUSTOMERS ARE COMPLAINING OF BAD ALTERNATORS COMING FROM DODGE, CHRYSLER, AND JEEP. I HOPE THIS GETS INVESTIGATED AND RECALL THIS CAR IT IS VERY UNSAFE! *TR

Mileage: 62,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE CHARGER. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. WHILE IN REVERSE, THE VEHICLE JERKED AND BECAME DIFFICULT TO OPERATE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE BATTERY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 81,000.

Mileage: 81,000

SUNDAY I WAS RIDING HOME FROM GETTING SOMETHING TO EAT I WAS GOING ABOUT 47 MPH WHENMY BATTERY POWER SAVER INDICATOR LIT UP. SO I WAS A LITTLE CONFUSED OF WHAT WAS GOING ON. THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN MY SPEEDOMETER AND EVERYTHING ON MY DASHBOARD STARTED GOING CRAZY, AND THEN IT WENT OUT. SO I THOUGHT IT BEST FOR ME TO PULL OVER INTO A GAS STATION, BUT WHEN I TRIED TO PULL OVER IT WAS HARD FOR ME TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL AND WHEN I PRESS THE GAS THE CAR WASN'T MOVING IT WAS JUST MOVING WITH THE SPEED IT WAS ALREADY GOING. THANKFULLY I WAS BY HEEL AND I RODE DOWN INTO THE GAS STATION. I TRIED TO TURN THE CAR OFF BUT I COULDN'T BECAUSE ALL THE POWER IN THE DASHBOARD HAD GOING OUT ALL THE POWER WAS GONE. SO THE CAR LITERALLY DRAINED ITSELF OF POWER FOR THE NEXT TWO MINUTES AND THEN IT DRAINED OUT COMPLETELY OF POWER. SO I SET A FEW MINUTES AND THE BATTERY DID RECHARGE ENOUGH FOR ME TO MAKE IT HOME. THE NEXT DAY I WENT TO ADVANCED AUTO MAYBE A QUARTER-MILE FROM MY HOUSE AND I HAD THEM DO A BATTERY AND ALTERNATOR CHECK. WHAT CAME UP WAS THE ALTERNATOR WAS BAD IT WAS NOT SENDING ENOUGH CURRENT TO THE BATTERY AND THAT THE BATTERY WAS BEING DRAINED. THIS IS A 2012 CAR WITH 61,000 MILES ON IT. I HAVE NOT DONE ANY ALTERATIONS ON THIS CAR EVERYTHING IS FACTORY, AND I'VE GOT IT MAINTENANCE WHEN IT NEEDED MAINTENANCE LIKE MY OIL CHANGE AND CHANGING THE DIFFERENTIAL FLUIDS NOTHING MAJOR THOUGH. I HAVE ALSO TAKEN IT BACK FOR ALL THE RECALLS AS WELL. THIS CARS ALTERNATOR SHOULD NOT GO OUT THIS EARLY IN THE CARS LIFE USE THEIR IS SOMETHING WRONG.THIS IS A VERY BIG SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE A CAR WAS COMING AS I WAS TRYING TO PULL IN THE GAS STATION AND I WAS HITTING THE GAS PEDAL AND IT WOULD NOT GO THANKFULLY THE CALL SLOWED DOWN ENOUGH FOR ME TO MAKE IT IN. PLEASE CHECK I SEE OTHER PEOPLE ARE HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THIS ALTERNATOR ISSUE EARLY IN THERE CARS LIFE THIS SHOULD NOT BE HAPPENING. *TR

Mileage: 61,248

I HAVE A 2012 DODGE CHARGER SXT 3.6 LITRE, ON THE 13 OF AUG 2014 I WAS DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 50 MILES PER HOUR WHEN MY BATTERY LIGHT CAME ON I WAS ONLY 5 MILES FROM MY HOUSE RIGHT AFTER LIGHT CAME ON CAR SAID IT WENT INTO BATTERY SAVER MODE RADIO SHUT OFF I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE OK TO DRIVE IT HOME SINCE I WAS CLOSE TO MY HOUSE AND IT WAS IN BATTERY SAVER MODE THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN ALL WARNING LIGHTS IN VEHICLE WENT OFF TRIP INFO SCREEN WENT BLANK AND WIPERS CAME ON AND MY POWER STEERING SHUT OFF THEN CAME BACK ON THEN OFF AGAIN I ALMOST CRASHED I WAS GOING AROUND A CORNER AT THE TIME NOW MIND YOU I WAS ON A ROAD WHERE THERE WAS NO SHOULDER TO PULL ONTO CAR WAS STILL RUNNING BUT IF YOU TRIED TO ACCELERATE IT WOULDN'T GO, I ALSO TRIED TO SHUT CAR OFF AT ONE POINT AND IT WOULD NOT EVEN SHUT OFF I KEPT HITTING OFF BUTTON AT THIS POINT SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER HOOD AND I SMELLED SOMETHING BURNING I WAS FREAKING OUT BECAUSE CAR WOULDN'T SHUT OFF SMOKE COMING OUT AND I COULDN'T EVEN UNROLL WINDOW OR OPEN DOOR WHILE IT WAS RUNNING BECAUSE DOOR LOCK ENGAGED CAR WAS MAKING SOME WEIRD NOISES FINALLY SHUT OFF GOT OUT OF CAR OPENED HOOD ALTERNATOR WAS SMOKING HOT. CURRENTLY HAD CAR TOWED TO LOCAL DODGE DEALERSHIP TWO DAYS LATER I'M STILL WAITING TO SEE IF THIS WILL BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. I WILL TELL YOU THIS THE SERVICE MANAGER AT DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THIS A HUGE ISSUE WITH CHRYSLER 300'S DODGE CHARGERS AND JEEP CHEROKEE'S AND NORMALLY IT'S NOT COVERED RIGHT NOW AT MY DEALERSHIP THEY HAVE 2 CHRYSLER 300 1 CHARGER AND 1 JEEP CHEROKEE PLUS MY CHARGER MAKES 5 CARS IN THERE DEALERSHIP WITH SAME ISSUE. I SMELL LAWSUIT. *TR

Mileage: 36,390

WHILE DRIVING MY SEVERAL OF MY DASHBOARD LIGHTS FLICKERED WHILE DRIVING OVER 50 MILES AN HOUR (NOTE: ALTHOUGH I SELECTED 50 MPH, I DROVE AT VARYING SPEEDS DUE TO START/STOP TRAFFIC - THE INITIAL ISSUES HAPPENED AT ABOVE 50 MPH), I STARTED SMELLING BURNING SMELL - LIKELY WIRES AND BECAME CONCERNED, I ALSO HEARD A STRANGE WHIZZING SOUND. I KEPT DRIVING WHEN GRADUALLY MY CAR BEGAN TO LOSE POWER, THE DASHBOARD NOTIFIED ME THAT IT WAS GOING INTO BATTERY SAVING MODE AND THEN LESS THAN A MINUTE OR TWO LATER, MY POWER STEERING WAS GONE INSTANTLY, THE CAR STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC AS I WAS COMING AROUND A TURN, HOPING TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT IN THE MIDDLE OF RUSH HOUR. I WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT TO THE HILL AHEAD AND LET GRAVITY PULL ME INTO A SAFER PLACE. I DID NOT KNOW WHAT HAPPENED. I CALLED FOR A TOW TRUCK AND HAD NO POWER LEFT, NOT EVEN ENOUGH TO TURN ON THE FLASHERS. THE CAR DID NOT RESTART. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO SEARS FOR A CHARGING SYSTEM DIAGNOSTIC AND TURNED OUT THAT THE ALTERNATOR WAS DEAD. THE BATTERY WAS ALSO DEAD. I PAID FOR A NEW BATTERY AND CONFIRMED THAT THE ALTERNATOR WAS NOT CHARGING THE NEW DIE-HARD ADVANCED GOLD BATTERY I JUST PURCHASED. I HAD IT TOWED A SECOND TIME TO TAKE IT TO THE DODGE DEALER BECAUSE I WAS INFORMED THAT IT WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE IT, EVEN THOUGH THE DEALER WAS ONLY 16 MINS AWAY THAT SAME DAY. THE DEALER CONFIRMED THAT THE ALTERNATOR WAS DEAD. WE WILL CONFIRM MAIN CAUSE TODAY. THIS CAR IS A 2012 AND I COULD NOT UNDERSTAND HOW A CAR THAT NEW EVEN WITH 101,000 (A LARGE % ARE HIGHWAY MILES) COULD HAVE A BAD ALTERNATOR GO THAT SOON. SO FAR, MY BILL WILL BE OVER $1000 JUST TO REPLACE THE ALTERNATOR IN ADDITION TO THE $233 I HAD TO PAY FOR THE BATTERY AT SEARS. MORE DIAGNOSTICS ARE BEING DONE AT THIS TIME. THEY MENTIONED THAT IT WAS UNRELATED TO ANY PRIOR RECALLS. *TR

Mileage: 101,000

FIRST OF ALL THE CUSTOMER SERVICE AT THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP! SUCKS! WHEN YOU CALLED THEY (IT'S A CALL CENTER), AND THEY TRANSFER WHERE NO ONE EVER PICKS UP. MY PROBLEM OCCURED ON 8/6/2014. MY CAR WAS DRIVING IN BATTERY MODE (WHICH IS NOT LISTED IN THE MANUAL BY THE WAY). SO, I CALLED THE DODGE CHYRSLER CUSTOMER SERVICE TO FIND OUT WHAT WAS GOING ON 1-800-423-6343. ONLY THING THEY ADVISE WAS TAKE TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING (WHICH YOU THE CONSUMER HAVE TO PAY FOR). NOW REMIND YOU I HAVE ONLY HAD THIS CAR FOR ONE YEAR AND I AM THE SECOND OWNER. I HAVE KEPT UP ALL MY OIL CHANGES AND REGUALR MAINTENANCE REQUIRED FOR MILEAGE, BUT ALL ALL OF SUDDEN THE FREAKING ALTERNATOR GOES OUT ON A 2012 DODGE CHARGER. OF COURSE THIS DOES NOT SOUND RIGHT. SO, I GET A CALL BACK FROM THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND THEY ADVISE ME THAT IT WILL BE $655 PLUS DIAGNOSTIC. I HAVE BEED ADVISED BY THE DEALERSHIP AS WELL AS THE CHYSLER GROUP LLC CUSTOMER CENTER THEY CAN NOT ASSIST WITH COST DUE TO DECLINE MATRIX AND THE HISTORY OF THE VEHICLE. I HAVE GOTTEN NOTHING BUT BS FROM EVERYONE IN REGARDS TO THE SO CALLED CASE NO. THEY GAVE ME. THE CUTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE HAVE BEEN EXTREMELY RUDE. I ASK FOR A MANAGER WHICH THEY ADVISED ME THEY COULD NOT GIVE ME. (REMIND YOU AGAIN I USE TO WORK FOR A CALL CENTER) I HAVE NOT NEVER HEARD A REP TELLING A CUSTOMER YOU CAN NOT SPEAK TO A MANAGER. BULL CRAP! ALSO, I WAS TOLD THEY ARE NOT ALLOWED TO GIVE OUT HEADQUARTERS NUMBERS OR INFORMATION OF ADDRESS (WHICH I ENDED UP GOOGLE THE INFORMATION). I PLANNED ON TAKING THIS MATTER UP. I HAVE ELECTRIC ISSUES, AIRBAG ISSUES, AND MORE SINCE I GOT THIS VEHICLE. EVERYONE TRIED TO WARN ME ABOUT BUYING A DODGE, BUT I GUESS THEY WERE RIGHT ANG I WAS WRONG. THANKS, A CONCERN OWNER OF A DODGE CHARGER. *TR

Mileage: 55,000

MY 2012 DODGE CHARGER WAS DOING JUST FINE, THERE WAS ABSOLUTELY NO INDICATION THAT WOULD HAVE LED ME TO BELIEVE IT WAS GOING TO DIE ON ME SOON. I BOUGHT IT IN MAY (USED), AND IT IS NOW AUGUST. IT HAS JUST OVER 41K MILES. I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 60MPH AND THIS MESSAGE CAME ON "BATTERY SAVING MODE", I GOT TO THE STORE AND PUMPED GAS, TURNED IT BACK ON JUST FINE AND THE MESSAGE WAS STILL SHOWING, THEN DROVE IT LESS THAN A MILE WHILE HEARING THIS SLIGHT HIGH PITCH NOISE THAT SOUNDED LIKE IT WAS COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. I REACHED MY DESTINATION AND WHEN I TURNED OFF THERE WAS THIS BURNING SMELL AND SOME CLEAR SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. WE OPENED IT AND SAW AND SMELLED MORE SMOKE ALONG WITH A BURNED RUBBER SMELL COMING FROM UNDER THE LEFT SIDE OF THE PANEL COVERING THE ENGINE. NOW MY CAR WON'T START AT ALL AND I KEEP HEARING THAT IT COULD BE THE ALTERNATOR, AND THAT IT IS UNDER INVESTIGATION FOR A POSSIBLE RECALL. I DON'T KNOW IF I HAVE TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND PAY FOR IT TO GET FIXED IF THERE'S NO OFFICIAL RECALL ON IT YET OR WHAT. I HAVE ALSO HEARD THAT IT HAS ACTUALLY CAUGHT FIRE FOR OTHER PEOPLE IN THE FORUMS I'VE READ, SO NOW I HAVE TO ALSO HAVE IT TOWED. DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO. *TR

Mileage: 41,000

ALTERNATOR GOING OUT!!!!! CHARGER JUST GAVE ME THE "BATTERY SAVER MODE". ABS LIGHT CAME ON, BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE STEREO SHUT OFF. 2 HOURS AFTER ITS BACK TO NORMAL. CALLED DEALERSHIP, THEY WILL CHARGE ME $95 JUST TO TEST IT, NOT ACKNOWLEDGING ANY ISSUES WITH CAR, AND WILL LIKELY COST ME $500 PLUS TO FIX. TAKING IT TO AUTOPARTS STORE TO HAVE ALTERNATOR TESTED FOR FREE, THEN HAVING IT TOWED HOME. "BATTERY SAVER MODE" IS A SIGN THAT THE ALTERNATOR IS DEFECTIVE WHICH IN TURN DAMAGES THE BATTERY, IF YOU SEARCH THE DODGE/CHRYSLER FORUMS YOU WILL FIND THAT MANY PEOPLE HAVE THIS ISSUE WHICH RESULTS IN CAR BECOMING COMPLETELY UNDRIVABLE. IT STARTS WITH THE ERROR , THEN THE CAR SHUTS DOWN THE STEREO AND OTHER ELECTRONICS SO IT CAN HAVE ENOUGH VOLTAGE TO RUN THE ENGINE AND THEN THE ENGINE DIES. *TR

Mileage: 50,150

WAS DRIVING APPROX 45 MILES AN HOUR WHEN SMOKE WAS COMING FROM ENGINE BAY. BURNT SMELL WHEN OPENED HOOD AND SMOKE COMING FROM ALTERNATOR. THERE WAS ALSO A BATTERY FAILURE DUE TO ALTERNATOR. *TR

Mileage: 46,763

WAS CRUISING AT 50MPH WHEN ALL ELECTRICS DIED.. WOULD NOT RESTART. DODGE OFFICIAL GARAGE HAS TOLD ME ALTERNATOR AND BATTERY FAILURE. THEY WANT TO BILL ME BUT I SEE THERE IS AN INVESTIGATION ALREADY UNDERWAY REGARDING THIS

Mileage: 38,000

TL * THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE CHARGER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESTART AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS AND WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE DEALER REPLACED THE ALTERNATOR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000. UPDATED 09/15/14*LJ UPDATED 1/15/2015 *JS

Mileage: 40,000

WHILE I WAS DRIVING HOME MY CAR LOST ALL POWER AND THE ENGINE HAD SHUT OFF ON ME. I WAS ABLE TO SAFELY PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHERE I WAS ABLE TO GET THE BATTERY OUT AND TAKEN TO AUTOZONE WHERE THEY WERE ABLE TO PUT ENOUGH CHARGE TO THE BATTERY TO ALLOW ME TO FINISH GETTING THE CAR HOME. THE NEXT MORNING THERE WAS NO POWER TO THE BATTERY. UPON HAVING A MECHANIC LOOK AT IT HE TOLD ME THE ALTERNATOR WAS BAD. *TR

Mileage: 39,000

WAS DRIVING AND CAR JUST DIED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD TRY JUMP PUT A NEW BATTERY AND DIED AGAIN DO TO THE ALTERNATOR. *TR

Mileage: 54,247

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SENSOR HAD ILLUMINATED FOR THE TRACTION CONTROL AND BATTERY SAVER MODE INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED THE VEHICLE SHUTTING OFF AND GOING INTO BATTERY SAFE MODE REPEATEDLY. THE CONTACT HAD TO RECHARGE THE BATTERY TO GET THE VEHICLE TO RESTART ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE RADIO HAD SHUT OFF EACH TIME THE VEHICLE WENT INTO BATTERY SAFE MODE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO REPLACED THE ALTERNATOR AND THE BATTERY. THE FAILURE RECURRED WITH THE BATTERY SAFE MODE SENSOR AND TRACTION CONTROL SENSOR ILLUMINATING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE ALTERNATOR WAS NOT CHARGING WHICH MAY INDICATE IT WAS FAULTY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

Mileage: 50,000

I WAS DRIVING INTO A MARTIN'S GROCERY STORE PARKING LOT WHEN I NOTICED THE ENGINE HIGH TEMPERATURE LIGHT ILLUMINATED,I IMMEDIATELY PARKED VEHICLE AND TURNED THE ENGINE OFF.I THEN NOTICED STEAM ESCAPING FROM UNDERNEATH HOOD,I GOT OUT AND AWAY FROM THE CAR,AND I IMMEDIATELY CALLED CROSSROAD DODGE DEALERSHIP SRVUCE DEPARTMENT IN PRINCE GEORGE, VA.I TALKED WITH A MALE SERVICE TECHNICIAN ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED AND HE REPLIED",LET ENGINE COOL FOR 1 HOUR BEFORE DRIVING IT TO DEALERSHIP,I WAITED 1 HOUR AND THEN DROVE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP. *TR

Mileage: 43,557

CAR WAS NOT IN MOTION, WENT TO TURN IT ON AND SPEAKERS FAIL TO COME ON AND HAVE NOT BEEN WORKING SINCE. DISPLAY IS FUNCTIONAL, ALL BUTTONS AND CONTROLS ARE ALSO FUNCTIONALS BUT NO SOUND PLAYS FROM SPEAKERS. *TR

Mileage: 44,000

FIRST,I RECEIVED WARNING FOR "BATTERY SAVER MODE" ON DASHBOARD. LATER IN THE DAY, I TOOK CAR TO DEALERSHIP FOR A SERVICE VISIT AND THE CAR SHUT DOWN RIGHT THERE. ALL LIGHTS WENT CRAZY AND CAR PUT ITSELF IN NEUTRAL VERY VIOLENTLY. I AM AFRAID OF THIS CAR AND WHAT IT MAY DO IF THIS WERE TO HAPPEN AT A HIGHER SPEED. ONCE THE CAR TOOK OVER CONTROL, I COULD NOT SHUT IT OFF, PUT IT IN GEAR, OR ANYTHING ELSE FOR THAT MATTER. DEALER SAYS ITS SIMPLY A BAD BATTERY AND I AM VERY LEERY OF THE DEALER'S DIAGNOSIS AT THIS POINT. *TR

Mileage: 36,900

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT 15MPH AND THE TPMS LIGHT AND TRACTION LIGHT FLASHED ON THE DASH AND THAN I STARTED SMELLING SMOKE AND HEARING A LOUD HIGH PITCHED NOISE, CAR STOPPED IN MIDDLE OF ROAD CREATING A HAZARD, I GOT OUT QUICKLY AND POPPED THE HOOD AND SMOKE FLEW OUT OF THE ALTERNATOR AREA. TOOK CAR IN AND DODGE IS TRYING TO CHARGE 790.00 TO FIX THIS VERY COMMON ISSUE ON THE 3.6 2012 DODGE CHARGER SE. *TR

Mileage: 49,848

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE ACTUATOR AND BATTERY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 49,087.

Mileage: 49,087

WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, I SMELLED SOMETHING BURNING. MY BATTERY LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CAR SHUT DOWN. I HAD IT TOWED TO THE CLOSEST DODGE DEALER. THE DEALERSHIP HAS REPORTED THAT MY ALTERNATOR, SERP BELT & TENSIONER NEED TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $876!!!!! WITH ALL THE OTHER COMPLAINTS THAT ARE VERY SIMILAR TO MINE, I FEEL A RECALL IS IN ORDER!!!....UPDATED 07/23/14 *BF

Mileage: 62,000

WE WERE DRIVING AND THE ABS AND SKID LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH, ALL THE FUNCTION LIGHTS ILLUMINATED THE STEERING COLUMN LOCKED AND THE CAR JUST HALTED AND STALLED. EVERYTHING WAS DEAD, UNABLE TO START AND THE WIPERS WERE GOING. THE WIPERS WERE NEVER TURNED ON BUT KEPT RUNNING DESPITE THE CAR BEING "DEAD" WIPERS IN OFF POSITION . TOWED HOME AND THEN TO DEALERSHIP (DEALERSHIP HAS NO OFF HOUR GATE ACCESS) TOLD (2) DAYS LATER THE BATTERY WAS DEAD ON A 2 YR OLD VEHICLE, THEN I RECEIVED A SECOND CALL STATING THE ALTERNATOR WAS THE CULPRIT. THE ALTERNATOR NEEDS REPLACEMENT, AND NO ONE CAN EXPLAIN THE RHYME OR REASON WHY IT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED ON A 2YR OLD VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE ALSO HAS AUTOMATIC PUSH START AND WILL NOT WORK SOMETIMES UNLESS THE REMOTELESS KEY IS PRESSED TO START THE VEHICLE ON THE START-BUTTON (INSTEAD OF PRESSING WITH FINGER, USE THE REMOTE LESS ENTRY- I WAS TOLD THIS RESETS THE READING- HAVING TO DO THIS ONCE/TWICE A MONTH). *JS

Mileage: 36,480

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE ALTERNATOR NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS SCHEDULED TO BE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 43,650.

Mileage: 43,650

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE ALTERNATOR NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS SCHEDULED TO BE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 43,650.

Mileage: 43,650

I WAS DRIVING AND THE HEADLIGHT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE QUIT WORKING. I STOPPED AND CHECKED IT OUT AND THE LIGHT WOULD COME ON IF I TOUCHED THE CONNECTOR. FIRESTONE REPLACED THE BULB. THE BULB WAS INTERMITTENT. IF YOU TOUCHED THE CONNECTOR IT WOULD WORK. ULTIMATELY, THE CONNECTOR CAUGHT FIRE AND MELTED OFF. I FOUND THAT THERE WAS A RECALL, BUT MY VIN WAS NOT COVERED IN THE RECALL. THE RECALL SHOULD BE EXPANDED! I AM SENIOR SYSTEMS ENGINEER FOR THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION AND FULLY QUALIFIED TO ASSESS THAT IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 49,900

ON MY WAY WORK I STOPPED TO GET COFFEE AND MY RADIO TURNED OFF AND WHEN I WAS ABLE TO TURN IT ON THE VOLUME WOULDN'T GO PASS 20. I GOT ON THE PARKWAY AND MY BATTERY LIGHT CAME ON. I WAS PULLING OVER AT THE NEXT STOP AND CAME TO A LIGHT AS IT WAS TURNING FROM RED TO GREEN, SO I DIDN'T HAVE TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP AND THAT IS WHEN MY TRANMISSION LIGHT CAME ALONG WITH EVERY LIGHT ON MY DASH (MY CAR WENT CRAZY). MY CAR PUT "ITSELF" IN NEURTAL AS I WAS CROSSING THE TRAFFIC. THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. THANK GOD AFTER PLAYING WITH IT I WAS ABLE TO GET IT INTO DRIVE AND THE CAR STARTED SHAKING AND BARELY DRIVING. I PULLED IT INTO A PARKING SPACE AT 711. I WAS UNABLE TO TURN IT OFF FOR 30 MINUTES. IT STARTED MAKING LOUD NOISES UNDER THE HOOD LIKE IT WAS GOING TO BLOW UP AND ALL THE HANDS ON MY SPEEDOMETER, ETC WERE GOING BACK AND FORTH LIKE CRAZY AND EVERY LIGHT IN MY DASH WAS ON. THE CAR WOULDN'T ALLOW ME TO PUT MY WINDOWS DOWN AND IT SAID THE KEY HAS LEFT THE VEHICLE WHEN I HAD IT IN MY HAND THE WHOLE TIME. I WAS FINALLY ABLE TO GET THE CAR TO TURN OFF AND DIDN'T TRY TO RESTART IT IN FEAR OF HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM OR I WAS CONCERNED IT WOULD BLOW UP. I HAVE NEVER HAD ANY OF MY CARS DO THAT EVER! I HAD IT TOWED TO THE DODGE DEALERSHIP AND I AM WAITING TO HEAR BACK FROM THEM. I LOOKED ONLINE AND SEEN THE RECALLS BUT MY VIN NUMBER IS NOT IN THE RECALL. READING BLOGS FROM THIS SIGHT AND OTHER SIGHTS PEOPLE HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. I SEE WHERE DODGE ISN'T HONORING THE RECALL BECAUSE VEHICLES AREN'T ON THE RECALL LIST BUT HOW ARE PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AND NO ONE OR DODGE IT DOING ANYTHING ABOUT THIS? DOES SOMEONE HAVE TO DIE OR GET HURT FIRST?! IF DODGE DOESN'T MAKE GOOD AND I HAVE TO PAY FOR MY VEHICLE TO GET FIXED I AM GOING STRAIGHT TO EVERY NEW BROADCASTING REPORTER I KNOW AND THEN FROM THERE I AM GETTING A LAWYER. MY CAR HAD A MIND OF IT'S OWN *JS

Mileage: 43,000

MY 2012 DODGE CHARGER IS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AS THE RECALL BUT COME TO FIND OUT MY VIN # IS NOT ON THE RECALL LIST.I WENT TO THE PART STORE TO PURCHASE A LIGHT BULB WHEN THE GUY TOLD ME TO TAKE MY CAR TO THE DEALER BECAUSE THE WIRE HARNESS HAD MELTED THE DEALER PULL UP MY VEHICLE VIN# AND STATED MY CAR IS NOT UNDER A RECALL AND THAT I HAD TO PAY TO GET MY CAR FIX. WHY IS MY CAR HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AS THE RECALL BUT NOT ON A RECALL LIST I REALLY WOULD LIKE AN ANSWER TO MY COMPLAINTS. THANK YOU. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY CAR AND ALL OF A SUDDEN IT DIED ON ME, IT GAVE ME NO WARNING SIGNS OF ANY TYPE. I HAD IT TOWED TO SHOP AND THEY TOLD ME THAT MY ALTERNATOR AND BATTERY WERE GONE. IM WONDERING HOW COULD THAT BE IF I JUST GOT VEHICLE LAST YEAR BRAND NEW WITH 0 MILES ON IT. I DON'T DRIVE MY CAR ROUGH OR ANYTHING I TAKE VERY GOOD CARE OF THIS VEHICLE SO HOW CAN THIS BE. *TR

PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT WENT OUT. I WAS ABLE TO TAP ON IT FOR A FEW DAYS TO MAKE IT COME BACK ON THINKING IT WAS JUST A LOOSE WIRE, BUT ONE NIGHT IT COMPLETELY WENT OUT. I BROUGHT IT TO PEPBOYS AND UPON A CLOSER OBSERVATION THEY FOUND THAT THE SOCKET WAS MELTED AND HAD CAUSED THE HEADLIGHT TO BURN OUT AS WELL. *TR

Mileage: 39,768

THE DRIVERS SIDE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING. THINKING IT WAS THE BULB, I TOOK THE CAR APART TO REPLACE IT AND THE CONNECTOR WAS MELTED. I FOUND THAT THERE WAS A RECALL REGARDING THE WIRING AND POWER DISTRIBUTION AND CALLED THE DEALER AND SCHEDULED AN APPT FOR REPAIR. A FEW DAYS LATER, THE OTHER HEADLIGHT WENT OUT, AT NIGHT, WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM WORK. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SAFETY ISSUE FOR ME AS WELL AS OTHER DRIVERS. THE DEALER REPLACED THE RECALLED PARTS BUT THE LOW BEAM HARNESS BULB CONNECTOR IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. I CURRENTLY ONLY HAVE ONE WORKING HEADLIGHT AGAIN AND I HAVE NO CHOICE BUT TO PAY FOR REPAIRS MYSELF AT THIS POINT BECAUSE I CAN'T RISK BOTH LIGHTS GOING OUT AGAIN. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE. *TR

Mileage: 38,000

HEAD LIGHT HARNESS MELTING, LOW BEAMS NOT WORKING, ABS/ESC LIGHTS ON CONSTANTLY AND VEHICLE NOT STOPPING PROPERLY BECAUSE OF ABS/ESC ISSUES, SPOKE WITH DODGE AND WERE ADVISED THAT OUR VIN# WAS NOT ON THE LIST TO BE REPAIRED FOR KNOWN RECALLS RESULTING IN THESE ISSUES - SEE THIS LINK FOR RELATED RECALLS HTTP://WWW.MOTORTREND.COM/CARS/2012/DODGE/CHARGER/RECALLS/. *TR

Mileage: 39,418

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT WAS REPLACED THREE TIMES AND THERE WAS A RECALL (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V042000-ELECTRICAL SYSTEM), BUT THE DEALER INFORMED HER THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE WIRE CONNECTOR WAS BURNED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 44,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 47,500. ..UPDATED 12-05-13 *BF

Mileage: 44,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS FAILED. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH THE MANUFACTURER REGARDING NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER:12V042000(EXTERIOR LIGHTING), BUT WAS TOLD THAT RECALL WAS FOR POLICE VEHICLES ONLY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 42,000. *TR

Mileage: 40,000

2012 DODGE CHARGER WITH POLICE PACKAGE. INITIALLY, VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AND HAD TO BE JUMPED STARTED. APPROXIMATELY ONE HOUR LATER, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE PAST 2,000 RPMS. THE DEALER REPLACED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND ACCELERATOR PEDAL POSITION SENSOR. TWO DAYS AFTER GETTING THE CAR BACK FROM THE DEALER, THE SAME SCENARIO OCCURRED. WHILE DRIVING THE CAR TO THE DEALER, IT WOULD NOT GO ABOVE 25 MPH BUT THEN WOULD SUDDENLY ACCELERATE TO 45 MPH WITHOUT DRIVER INPUT. I WAS ABLE TO SLOW THE VEHICLE WITH THE BRAKE BUT THIS COULD BE A SAFETY CONCERN FOR SOMEONE NOT PREPARED FOR THIS. THE CAR IS NOW AT THE DEALER WAITING REPAIR. *TR

Mileage: 24,217

2012 DODGE CHARGER LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT ON THE DRIVER SIDE CONTINUES TO GO OUT. I HAVE A MELTED/FRIED HARNESS AND EXPOSED WIRING. HAS BEEN GOING OUT FOR SEVERAL MONTHS. I HAVE TO REPLACE BULBS CONTINUOUSLY BOTH OEM AND AFTER MARKET BULBS. THERE ARE OTHER OWNERS EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUE, ESPECIALLY ON THE DRIVER SIDE. THERE IS A RECALL FOR THE POLICE VERSION, BUT NONE FOR THE SE MODELS, HOWEVER, THE ISSUES SEEM TO BE THE SAME. I HAVE FILED A COMPLAINT WITH CHRYSLER. VISITING THE DEALER TOMORROW TO ATTEMPT REMEDY. *TR

WE BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE ON MAY 6 , 2013, TWO HOURS LATER THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WENT ON. TOOK IT TO AUTOZONE AND HOOKED IT TO THE COMPUTER SAID IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION. PROCEEDED TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALER ON MAY 7TH 2013 WHERE THEY RAN A TEST AND FOUND CODE P0741 -U0002- CHECKED FOR CONTAMINATED FLUID, RELEARNED TRANSMISSION SERVICED TRANSMISSION, RESET COMPUTER. THE CAR WAS IN THE SHOP AGAIN ON MAY 30TH 2013 FOR THE PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW (ELECTRICAL). WE GOT THE CAR BACK ON JUNE 1ST 2013 AND THE WINDOW DID NOT WORK SO AS WE WERE WAITING FOR MONDAY JUNE 3RD TO TAKE IT BACK TO THE SHOP, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. WE ARE WAITING TO HEAR FROM THE DEALERSHIP AS TO WHAT IS WRONG THIS TIME. WE HAVE ONLY HAD PHYSICAL POSSESSION OF THIS VEHICLE FOR 4 1/2 DAYS SINCE THE PURCHASE, IT IS STILL IN THE SHOP BEING FIXED. WE HAD GONE TO THE DODGE WEBSITE AND FOUND THAT THIS PARTICULAR VEHICLE HAS PREVIOUSLY BEEN IN THE SHOP 3 TIMES FOR ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. *TR

Mileage: 29,496

CAR MALFUNCTIONED TWICE AT HIGH RATE OF SPEEDS WITHIN DAYS OF EACH OTHER. EXTREMELY DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. CAR CURRENTLY BEING TOWED AGAIN BUT NOT FIXED.RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE APPROXIMATELY 15 HOURS AFTER CAR FIXED FIRST TIME, INDICATING THE RECALL WAS A KNOWN PROBLEM BECAUSE OF TIMEFRAME. NOT APPARENT FROM REPAIR INFORMATION THAT RECALL PART WAS CHECKED EVEN THOUGH THE SAME SYSTEM WAS AFFECTED. -7/3 - 8:30PM DRIVING AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED ON HIGHWAY. MALFUNCTION INDICATOR AND ESC MALFUNCTION INDICATORS CAME ON, ALONG WITH ALARMS. PULLED OFF HIGHWAY WHEN SAFE. CAR SHOOK VIOLENTLY. TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. -7/5 - ~4:00PM - CAR FIXED. INDICATED "ABS MODULE DTCS C0037-62.C003A-62 AND C121C-00. FOUND ENGINE WRRE HARNESS CONNECTOR C102 LOOSE. REINSTALLED CONNECTOR C102. CLEARED ALL CODES. PERFORMED EXTENDED ROAD TEST. VERIFY OKAY." -7/6 ~12PM - RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE IN MAIL. SAFETY RECALL M10/NHTSA 12V-197 ABS/ESC WIRING. RECALL CALLS OUT SAME PARTS AS ORIGINAL MALFUNCTION THAT COULD CAUSE CRASH WITHOUT WARNING. -7/7 - 10:30AM. DRIVING AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED ON HIGHWAY. SAME MALFUNCTION INDICATORS CAME ON WITH ALARMS. NO PLACE TO PULL OFF WITHOUT CAUSING A WRECK. SLOWED DRIVING AND PUT ON HAZARDS. AWAITING TOW TRUCK. DEALER ALERTED. I'M TERRIFIED OF DRIVING THIS CAR THAT HAS UNDER 900 MILES. TWICE THE INCIDENTS OCCURRED IN HEAVY HIGHWAY TRAFFIC AT HIGH RATES OF SPEED. *TR

Mileage: 731