NHTSA Complaint #10632353 — 2011 DODGE CHARGER
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM issue reported to NHTSA
Fire
Complaint Details
| ODI Number | 10632353 |
| Vehicle | 2011 DODGE CHARGER |
| Component | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM |
| Date of Incident | |
| Date Filed | |
| Mileage | 39,000 miles |
| Crash | No |
| Fire | Yes |
| Injuries | 0 |
| Deaths | 0 |
| Vehicle Towed | No |
| State | TX |
Consumer Description
DRIVING TO GET ON HIGHWAY AND GOT A MESSAGE ON MY CAR DASHBOARD SAYING IM IN BATTERY SAVE MODE. SO GOT MY SPEED UP TO ABOUT 70 AND MY CAR LIGHT AND POWER STEERING AND WINDSHIELD WIPER CAME ON. MY POWER STEERING LOCKED UP ON THE HIGHWAY THINK GOD I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY SIMI BY MYSELF. BUT I JUST BROUGHT THE CAR AND THE DODGE COMPANY IS CHARGE EVERYONE WHO HAS THIS PROBLEM WITH THIS PARTICULAR CAR 800 DOLLARS TO FIX EVEN THROUGH THESE ARE HORRIBLE ALTERNATORS AND THEY KNOW IT. READING ONLINE WHERE CARS ARE BURNING UP BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM AND THE DODGE COMPANY TELLS YOU EVERYTHING IS FINE AND ITS NOT BUT THIS CAR REALLY NEED TO BE INVESTIGATED ABOUT THEIR HORRIBLE ALTERNATORS AND THE CONSEQUENCES WHEN THIS PROBLEM OCCURS. FOR SOME IS IT NOT PRETTY AND ITS UNSAFE WHEN YOU SEE BATTERY SAVE MODE BECAUSE YOU DON'T KNOW HOLE LONG BEFORE YOUR CAR BURN UP AND NOT TRYING TO GET TO THAT POINT. THIS IS REALLY MAKE ME REGRET A DODGE PRODUCT AFTER THIS THANKS. *TR
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