NHTSA Complaint #10464547 — 2012 DODGE CHARGER

ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number 10464547
Vehicle 2012 DODGE CHARGER
Component ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
Date of Incident
Date Filed
Mileage 731 miles
Crash No
Fire No
Injuries 0
Deaths 0
Vehicle Towed No
State CA

Consumer Description

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

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