NHTSA Complaint #10884391 — 2012 DODGE CHARGER

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE THE BATTERY SAVER MODE ILLUMINATED ON THE ELECTRONIC VEHICLE INFORMATION CENTER (OR EVIC) ALERTING ME THAT THE CHARGING SYSTEM WAS IN BATTERY PROTECTION MODE. WHEN I ARRIVED HOME I DISCONNECTED THE BATTERY TO PREVENT TOTAL DISCHARGE OF BATTERY OVERNIGHT AND NOT BE ABLE TO MOVE VEHICLE FROM GARAGE. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO RECONNECT THE BATTERY I ATTEMPTED TO RESTART VEHICLE WHICH WAS SUCCESSFUL AND THERE WAS NO MORE INDICATION THAT VEHICLE WAS IN BATTERY SAVER MODE AND HAS NOT RE-APPEARED IN THE SEVERAL DAYS SINCE. AFTER PERSONAL RESEARCH I DISCOVERED THAT THIS IS A COMMON FAILURE IN MODES EQUIPPED WITH 3.6 L ENGINE EQUIPPED MODELS AND FCA LLC HAS ISSUED RECALL # P60 BUT HAS NOT ISSUED ONE FOR 5.7 L ENGINE EQUIPPED MODELS THAT ARE EXHIBITING THE SAME FAILURE PROBLEMS AT APPROXIMATELY THE SAME RATE AND AGE. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO LOCAL DODGE DEALERSHIP IN YUMA, AZ FOR TAKATA AIRBAG AND WHEEL JACK RECALL ON JULY 12, 2016 AND NOTIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL OF THE BATTERY SAVER MODE CONDITION AND REQUESTED CHARGING SYSTEM DIAGNOSIS. CURRENTLY CHRYSLER HAS CLOSED THE INVESTIGATION BY ISSUING A RECALL ON 3.6 L ALTERNATOR PROBLEMS BUT HAS NOT OR WILL NOT ISSUE A RECALL FOR 5.7 L EQUIPPED VEHICLES EVEN THOUGH FCA LLC KNOWS THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM. ALL PREVIOUS RECALLS HAVE BEEN COMPLETED OR ARE IN PROGRESS.