NHTSA Complaint #10648820 — 2012 DODGE CHARGER

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