NHTSA Complaint #10545760 — 2011 DODGE CHARGER

ON MY DAILY ROUTINE HOME, OUT OF THE BLUE, MY ESC LIGHT COMES ON. IMMEDIATELY IM CONCERNED AND NOTICE SOME LOSS OF POWER. NO LESS THAN A MINUTE LATER MY ABS LIGHT COMES ON AS WELL! SO I PULL OVER AND SHUT OFF THE CAR AND THEN CUT IT BACK ON, NO LUCK. THE CAR STARTS BUT THE ENGINE WON'T CUT ON AND BOTH LIGHTS ARE STILL ON. SO I CUT IT OFF AGAIN AND WAIT A FEW THEN ATTEMPT TO CUT IT ON AGAIN AND IT GETS WORSE! THE CAR READS "NO KEY DETECTED" AND THEN COMPLETELY SHUTS OFF. SO I IMMEDIATELY ASSUME THE BATTERY IS DEAD AND CALL MY BROTHER FOR A JUMP. HE COMES AND JUMPS ME AND NO SUCCESS. THE DRIVER INFO STILL READS "NO KEY DETECTED". SO NOW IM LEFT WONDERING WHAT'S GONE WRONG. I HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR SERVICE AND NOTICE THAT THIS VEHICLE HAS ALREADY BEEN SERVICED FOR AN ESC/ABS LIGHT RECALL BACK IN MAY OF 2012. SO THIS LEADS ME TO BELIEVE THAT THIS IS A SERIOUS ELECTRICAL ISSUE. LIKE SOME OTHER OWNERS I TOO ALSO HAVE A BURNT OUT PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHTS WIRING AND DEFINITELY EXPRESSED MY CONCERNS IF THAT COULD BE CAUSING AN UNEVEN POWER DISTRIBUTION. ITS SO DISAPPOINTING. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME IN 3 MONTHS MY CAR HAS BEEN BROUGHT IN FOR MAJOR SERVICE. FRANKLY I NO LONGER FEEL CONFIDENT BEHIND THE WHEEL OF MY VEHICLE. WINTER IS FAST APPROACHING AND DON'T WANT TO GET STUCK ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WITH NO POWER AND NO HEAT. MINOR ISSUES ARE ONE THING BUT MAJOR ISSUES ON A LATE MODEL CAR IS ALARMING. IM CERTAINLY NOT HAPPY AND REALLY AM AT THE TIPPING POINT OF SURRENDERING THIS VEHICLE. AT THIS POINT WHAT ELSE AM I TO DO?! *TR