NHTSA Complaint #10958351 — 2013 DODGE CHARGER

ENGINE issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	10958351
Vehicle	2013 DODGE CHARGER
Component	ENGINE
Date of Incident	February 28, 2017
Date Filed	March 3, 2017
Mileage	43,000 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	VA

Consumer Description

THE ALTERNATOR DIODES EXPERIENCED A RAPID FAILURE RESULTING IN A COMPLETE SHUTDOWN WHILE DRIVING ON A CITY STREET AT 50MPH. LOW BATTERY INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON AND WITHIN 1-2 MINUTES LOST ALL CAR FUNCTIONS INCLUDING ANTILOCK BREAKING, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, AND POWER STEERING. UPON COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP, COULD NOT PUT THE CAR IN PARK. CAR EVENTUALLY RESET AND PUT ITSELF IN PARK. EXPERIENCED A BURNING/MELTING SMELL. HAD CAR BATTERY JUMPED AND CAR APPEARED FINE. RESUMED DRIVING, BUT EXPERIENCED A COMPLETE REPEAT OF EVENTS WITHIN JUST A FEW MINUTES. HAD CAR TOWED TO DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR. THIS APPEARS TO BE THE SAME PROBLEM AS STATED IN RECALL P60/ NHTSA 14V-634. UPON RESEARCHING ON THE WEB, IT IS OBVIOUS THAT MANY OTHERS WITH THE 180AMP ENGINE ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUE; HOWEVER, IT IS UNCLEAR AS TO WHY THE RECALL WAS ONLY FOR THE 160AMP. I CAN ONLY PRESUME THAT IT IS BECAUSE THERE ARE LESS OF THE 180AMP ENGINES SOLD. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION!

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