NHTSA Complaint #10893381 — 2011 DODGE CHARGER

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE STREET, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY EXPERIENCED REDUCED PERFORMANCE. THE ABS LIGHT AND OTHER ELECTRICAL SYSTEM LIGHTS CAME ON AND THE RADIO WENT OFF. I IMMEDIATELY PULLED INTO A DRIVEWAY AT WHICH TIME THE CAR HAD THE BRAKE LIGHT COME ON AND SMELLED LIKE IT WAS BURNING. I IMMEDIATELY SHUT THE CAR OFF BUT THE SMELL CONTINUED TO GET WORSE. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO MY LOCAL GARAGE WHERE I WAS INFORMED THAT THE ALTERNATOR HAD BEEN ON FIRE. UPON FURTHER RESEARCH, IT WAS DISCOVERED THE RECALL P60 EXISTS FOR 2011 DODGE CHARGERS. THIS IS ONLY FOR THE 160 AMP ALTERNATOR. MY CAR HAS THE 180 AMP ALTERNATOR. UPON CONTACTING DODGE, I WAS INFORMED THAT MY CAR WAS NOT ELIGIBLE FOR THE RECALL. WITH ONLY 67,000 MILES ON THE CAR, THIS TYPE OF FAILURE SHOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED.