NHTSA Complaint #10913936 — 2010 DODGE CHALLENGER

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number 10913936
Vehicle 2010 DODGE CHALLENGER
Component ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Date of Incident
Date Filed
Mileage 70,394 miles
Crash No
Fire No
Injuries 0
Deaths 0
Vehicle Towed No
State TX

Consumer Description

OWNER VEHICLE ELECTRICAL ISSUE CAR WILL START AND AFTER 10 OF 15 MINUTES OF USE WILL NOT RE-START . ALSO , IF I DO NOT USE THE VEHICLE FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS , THE CAR APPEARS TO HAVE NO ELECTRICAL POWER , I HAVE TO MANUALLY OPEN THE CAR DOOR W/KEY, NO DASH LIGHTS AND WILL NOT START .. WHEN I TOOK THE CAR TO HAVE THE BATTERY TESTED . IT WAS LOW BUT STILL GOOD.. IF I BOOST IT. IT STARTS RIGHT UP UNLESS I'VE BEEN USING IT A WHILE THEN IT WILL NOT START UNTIL AFTER IT'S BEEN SITTING A COUPLE OF HOURS . I REPLACED THE STARTER RELAY FUSE. BUT IT'S STILL DOING THE SAME THING . I ALSO SAW SMOKE AND SMELLED SOMETHING LIKE WIRES BURNING FROM THE DIRECTION OF THE ALTERNATOR ? OTHER UNEXPLAINED AND /OR POSSIBLY RELATED OCCURRENCES DRIVER SIDE WINDOW WILL ROLL DOWN ABOUT 1 INCH FOR NOT REASON .. DASH INSTRUMENT PANEL LIT UP AND ALL INDICATORS AS WELL .. I DON'T HAVE TIME TO FOOL WITH IT RIGHT NOW. SO I HAVE A CAR I CAN'T TRUST TO DRIVE ME ANYWHERE . PLEASE HELP . I'VE BEEN READING A LOT ABOUT THIS VEHICLE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT'S THE PROBLEM AND NOTICED 2011 MODELS HAVE A RECALL ON THE ALTERNATOR CAUSING SIMILAR PROBLEMS ? THIS ALL STARTED HAPPENING RIGHT AFTER I HAD TAKEN IT IN FOR A AIR BAG RECALL .. NOT SURE IF THAT'S THE PROBLEM , COULD BE A COINCIDENCES

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