NHTSA Complaint #10622495 — 2012 DODGE CHARGER

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