2011 DODGE CHALLENGER Electrical System Problems

MY WINDOW CONSTANTLY GOES UP AND DOWN 1/8TH INCH WHEN THE VEHICLE IS TURNED OFF. I HAVE LOOKED ONLINE AND FOUND 80 2011 CHALLENGERS RECALLED FOR THIS EXACT PROBLEM, I BELIEVE THEY SHOULD ALL BE UNDER RECALL. THE SMART GLASS OPERATION IS FAULTY. EVERY 7 SECONDS MY WINDOW MOVES 1/8TH OF AN INCH UP OR DOWN. THIS DRAINS MY BATTERY AND MAKES MY CAR DIE. CUSTOMER SATISFACTION NOTIFICATION M24 SHOULD BE EXPANDED TO INCLUDE ALL 2011 CHALLENGERS WITH THE SMART GLASS. *TR

MY ALTERNATOR IS IN RECALL. IT IS SAID TO POWER DOWN WITHOUT ANY WARNING OR NOTICE, AND IT POWERED DOWN ON ME IN JANUARY. IT WAS TOWED TO CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP OF PARAMUS. THEY DID NOT YET HAVE THE RECALL ALTERNATOR, SO THEY WERE AUTHORIZED TO GIVE ME A NEW ONE. THIS HOWEVER DOES NOT SATISFY THE RECALL, AND I WAS TOLD TO COME BACK WHEN THE RECALL PART IS AVAILABLE. I CAME BACK LAST WEEK, AND THEY DID NOT PERFORM THE RECALL. THEY TOLD ME THAT THE PART PUT INTO THE CAR IN JANUARY IS "JUST AS GOOD" AND "SATISFIES THE RECALL". I WAS TOLD THE SAME THING BY THEIR CUSTOMER SERVICE MANAGER, PARTS SUPERVISOR AND ULTIMATELY THEIR GENERAL MANAGER, DEAN REDMOND. EVENTUALLY, CHRYSLER CORPORATE FINALLY CONFIRMED THAT THIS IS NOT THE CASE, AND THE PART IN MY CAR IN FACT IS NOT AT ALL SAFE. FIVE SEPARATE "EXPERTS"...

I WAS DRIVING HOME ON 4/17/15 IN MY 2011 DODGE CHALLENGER WHEN ALL THE WARNING LIGHTS ON THE DASH STARTED FLASHING, THE RADIO WAS GOING ON AND OFF, THE LIGHTS WENT DIM, BUT THE SCARIEST THING WAS THE CAR SUDDENLY LOST ALL POWER, IT WAS STILL RUNNING BUT IT ACTED LIKE IT WAS ON 2 CYLINDERS, ALMOST GOT RAMMED BY THE CAR BEHIND ME!! HAD CAR TOWED TO DEALER, WILL CALL THEM TOMORROW.THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS FLAW IN THE SYSTEM AND WILL RESULT IN FUTURE LOSS OF LIFE IF NOT CORRECTED!!!! *TR

I HAVE 2 RECALLS PENDING ON MY DODGE CHALLENGER, ONE FOR FRONT AIRBAGS FAILING AND ONE FOR THE ALTERNATOR DIODES POSSIBLY CAUSING FIRE. DODGE WANTS TO TAKE MY CAR FOR 2 DAYS BUT I HAVE NO OTHER VEHICLE. I ASKED HOW WAS I SUPPOSED TO GET HOME, THEY SAID A BUS OR TAXI. I AM NOT TAKING A TAXI AN HOUR RIDE TO GET HOME, THEN TO AND FROM WORK BECAUSE THEY WANT TO RECALL MY CAR, SO I ASKED FOR A LOANER AND WAS TOLD NO. I KEEP CALLING THEIR RECALL ASSISTANCE CENTER, AND THEY TELL ME THAT THEIR SYSTEM IS DOWN AND TO CALL BACK AT ANOTHER TIME. HOW IS THEIR SYSTEM ALWAYS DOWN? WHY DO I HAVE TO SPEND MONEY OUT OF POCKET ON A TEMPORARY VEHICLE SO THEY CAN FIX THEIR OWN RECALL? I CAN'T AFFORD TO RENT A CAR OR USE A TAXI (BUSSES DON'T...

2011 DODGE CHALLENGER. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO THE ALTERNATOR RECALL NOTICE AND SEEKS REIMBURSEMENT FOR REPAIRS. *SMD THE CONSUMER ATTACHED THE RECALL NOTICE. *JB

MY ALTERNATOR STOPPED WORKING APROX 8/3/14.THERE WERE NO PARTS AVAILABLE FROM DEALER OR AFTERMARKET SUPPLIERS AT THAT TIME. MY ONLY OPTION WAS TO HAVE ALTERNATOR REBUILT. THE REBUILDER SAID THE DIODES FAILED AND RUINED THE STATOR. THE REPAIR COST WAS ABOUT 645.00 DOLLARS. IN OCTOBER I RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER FROM CHRYSLER STATING A POSSIBLE DIODE FAILURE IN ALTERNATOR.THE LETTER ALSO STATES IF REPAIRS WERE MADE TO SUBMIT PAPERWORK FOR REIMBURSEMENT.I SUBMITTED PAPERWORK BUT WAS DECLINED REIMBURSEMENT. THE CUSTOMER CARE PERSON( [XXX]) COULD NOT GIVE ME A REASON WHY AND INSTRUCTED ME TO ASK LOCAL DEALER WHY I WAS DECLINED. I WENT TO HUNTER DODGE AND SPOKE TO A SERVICE WRITER([XXX]). HE SAYS IT SHOULD QUALIFY. HE TRIED TO FIND OUT WHY I WAS DECLINED BUT COULD NOT GET AN ANSWER EITHER.THE CUST. CARE PERSON TOLD ME THERE IS NO ONE ELSE I CAN TALK TO AND SHE COULD NOT...

RECALL REPAIR WORK WAS DONE ON THE ALTERNATOR IN 2011 DODGE CHALLENGER. ON THE FOLLOWING DAY, THE EXACT THING HAPPENED AGAIN. ALL OF THE DASH LIGHTS CAME ON AND THE VEHICLE LOST POWER. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED, IT WAS UNABLE TO BE STARTED AGAIN. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED FOR THE 3RD TIME TO THE DEALERSHIP. NOW THEY SAY THAT THERE IS NOTHING THAT CAN BE DONE BECAUSE IT'S NOT DOING IT NOW. DODGE IS GOING TO GET SOMEONE KILLED. DODGE CUSTOMER SERVICE AND THE DEALERSHIP WERE USELESS IN ATTEMPTING TO HELP. THEY BASICALLY TOLD US THAT SINCE IT WASN'T DOING THAT NOW, THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 DODGE CHALLENGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE AND THE ABS WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V634000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 DODGE CHALLENGER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AFTER THE BATTERY WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON TWO OTHER OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V634000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE MADE AN ABNORMAL NOISE AND THE REMOTE START FAILED TO WORK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 51,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 DODGE CHALLENGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, ALL OF THE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE AIR BAGS WERE REPLACED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER:14V634000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 DODGE CHALLENGER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE ELECTRONIC DASHBOARD GAUGES SUDDENLY STOPPED OPERATING BEFORE THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED, THE DRIVER WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE ENGINE AND THE KEY COULD NOT BE REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT ALSO INDICATED THAT THE RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V634000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) WAS RECEIVED IN SEPTEMBER OF 2014. AFTER CONTACTING THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WERE STILL NOT AVAILABLE AND NO ESTIMATED TIME FOR RECEIVING THE PARTS COULD BE GIVEN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000.

MY WIFE AN I WERE ON THE INTERSTATE WHEN THE FIRST INCIDENT HAPPENED, RUNNING 70MPH, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL BLINKED AND ALL INSTRUMENTS WENT DOWN THE CAR SHUT DOWN, THERE WASN'T ANY ELECTRICAL TO ANYTHING. I GUESS BEING A MANUAL, IT STARTED BACK UP AUTOMATICALLY. THE SECOND INCIDENT WAS WHEN WE WERE ON OUR WAY HOME WE DECIDED TO TAKE A DIFFERENT WAY HOME BECAUSE THIS HAD HAPPENED, IT THEREFORE HAPPENED AGAIN SAME PROBLEM BUT WE WERE RUNNING 57. WE STOPPED AT A SONIC SHUT THE CAR OFF, WHEN WE STARTED IT BACK UP IT SOUND LIKE IT WAS STARTING OUT OF TIME, THE SAME THING HAPPENED TO US AGAIN THE CLOSER WE GOT HOME. THE CAR IS PARKED AND HAS NOT BEEN MOVED. *TR

WHEN I WAS DRIVING MY MUSIC CUT OFF AND THEN MY BRAKE LIGHT AND OTHER LIGHTS SUCH AS THE ONES THAT COME ON WHEN YOU INITIALLY START THE CAR. THEY STAYED ON FOR ABOUT 2 MINUTES OR SO THEN THE WHOLE DASHBOARD WENT OFF AND THEN THE WHOLE VEHICLE SHUTDOWN. *TR

JUST GOT THROUGH AN INTERSECTION INSTRUMENT PANEL ALL LIGHTS STARTED FLASHING THEN CAR SHUT DOWN COULD NOT STEER HAD NO HAZARD LIGHTS NOTHING IT IS PART OF A CHRYSLER RECALL WAS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION IT WAS DARK MY CAR IS BLACK AND I HAD NO WAY OF LETTING TRAFFIC KNOW I WAS THERE IF I HAD A FLARE IN THE TRUNK I COULDN'T GET TO IT AS LATCH IS ELECTRICAL AND SO IT DIDN'T WORK. I HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO SAID HE COULDN'T HELP ME FOR WEEKS AND NO COURTESY CAR WAS AVAILABLE TO ME AND IF IT WAS A RECALL IT COLD NOT BE FIXED BECAUSE THERE IS NO FIX FOR THE RECALL YET THEY ARE SUPPOSED TO GIVE ME PRIORITY SERVICE AFTER SPEAKING WITH THE RECALL CENTER BUT I AM TO PAY ALL CHARGES AND THEN TRY TO GET REIMBURSED FROM CHRYSLER. THE CHRYSLER...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 DODGE CHALLENGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE BATTERY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED A COUPLE OF WEEKS AFTER THE REPAIR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V634000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE DEALER INFORMED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY GOING BACK HOME WHEN I SUDDENLY SAW THE BATTERY LIGHT COME ON. AFTER A FEW SECONDS ALL LIGHTS IN DASH BOARD CAME ON. THEN THE STEERING WHEEL GOT STUCK/LOCKED AND COULDNT STEER LEFT OR RIGHT. THATS WHEN I WAS AFRAID I WOULD GET INTO AN ACCIDENT. BUT IM GLAD I GOT OFF THE HIGHWAY SAFELY AND GOT MY CAR TOWED BACK HOME. A BAD SMELL WAS COMING FROM THE ENGINE BAY AND SAW THE ALT. WAS PRETTY BURNT. I TOOK IT TO THE NEAREST SHOP AND GOT MY ALT. REPLACED. NOW ITS JAN. 5 2015 AND THE BATTERY LIGHT STILL COMES ON OCCASIONALLY, I JUST HOPE THE CAR DOESNT SHUT DOWN ON ME AGAIN ON THE HIGHWAY WHERE I KNOW THAT NEXT TIME I MIGHT NOT BE AS LUCKY AND GET INTO A REALLY BAD ACCIDENT. I JUST WANT THIS PROBLEM FIXED AND WISH...

DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 60MPH, THE ABS AND TRACTION LIGHTS CAME ON AT FIRST. ATTEMPTING TO GET HOME WITH THE VEHICLE WHEN ALL THE SUDDEN EVERYTHING STARTED SHUTTING DOWN; FIRST THE RADIO THEN THE DIFFERENT SYSTEMS ALL THE LIGHTS IN THE DASH BEGAN TO BLINK AND THEN WENT OUT. THE VEHICLE THEN COMPLETELY DIED; WHEN I NOTICED THE ISSUES I SWITCHED THE TRANSMISSION INTO NEUTRAL SO I COULD GET TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I THEN HAD TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE NEAREST DEALERSHIP. THE DEALER SHIP THEN TOOK 5 DAYS TO REPAIR SAID VEHICLE AS THE ALTERNATOR NEEDED WAS ON "BACKORDER". DUE TO THE FACT IT IS "A 3 HOUR REPAIR" PER THE WARRANTY A RENTAL CAR WAS NOT COVERED AND I WAS WITHOUT A VEHICLE FOR 5 DAYS. AND THOUGH THE VEHICLE HAD LESS THAN 50,000 MILES ON IT, IT WAS NOT COVERED BY THE MANUFACTURER...

VEHICAL SHUT DOWN IN STAGES, WINDOWS-AIR CONDITIONER-RADIO-TRANSMISSION, THEN POWER STEERING. NO WARNING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 DODGE CHALLENGER. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, AN ABNORMAL NOISE EMITTED FROM THE VEHICLE AND NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

WHILE DRIVING HOME WITH MY 2011 DODGE CHALLENGER V6, THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS (ABS,TRACTION CONTROL, AIRBAGS, ETC) CAME ON. I WAS DRIVING AROUND 60 MPH AND SHORTLY THEREAFTER THE CAR LOST POWER. STEERING LOCKED, I SOMEHOW STAYED ON THE ROAD AND SLOWED DOWN WITH THE BRAKE POWER I HAD LEFT AND THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. SINCE I WAS ON A TURN I KEPT GOING TO THE SHOULDER. FINALLY STOPPED AND THE WHOLE CAR JUST DIED. I READ ABOUT ALTERNATOR FAILURE IN THIS PARTICULAR MODEL. THIS SOUNDS EXACTLY LIKE THAT BUT, THE RECALL IS STILL 2 WEEKS AWAY. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO A LOCAL CHRYSLER/ DODGE DEALERSHIP. NOW SADDLED WITH A BILL FOR REPAIRS THAT I HOPE I CAN GET REIMBURSED FOR. *TR

I WAS DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH AND HAD TO SLOW DOWN FOR TRAFFIC. AS I DID, MANY OF THE DASH LIGHTS CAME ON INCLUDE ELECTRONIC STABILITY AND BRAKE. THEY WENT ON AND OFF AS A I SLOWED AND THEN SPEEDED UP SO THAT I COULD PULL OF THE ROAD. AS I TRIED TO PULL OFF THE CAR JUST DIED AND I LOST STEERING CONTROL. I COASTED INTO A SIDE PARKING LOT AND COULDN'T GO ANY FURTHER. TOWED TO DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD IT'S THE ALTERNATOR. SO THERE IS A RECALL ON THE ALTERNATOR COMING IN THREE WEEKS. BUT IN THE MEANTIME I HAVE TO SHELL OUT $1,200 FOR AN ALTERNATOR AND NEW BATTERY AND HOPE THAT CHRYSLER FIXES THIS [XXX] UP AND DECIDES TO BOTHER ISSUING ME A REFUND. AND THEN ONCE THE RECALL - THAT EVERYONE HAS KNOWN IS COMING FOR TWO MONTHS - FINALLY DOES COME OUT,...

I OWN A 2011 DODGE CHALLENGER THAT WAS PURCHASED BRAND NEW OFF THE SHOW ROOM FLOOR IN THE LATTER PART OF 2011. I WAS LEAVING WORK ON THIS SUNDAY AND PULLED OUT OF THE PARKING LOT TO MERGE INTO TRAFFIC. WITHIN FIVE OR TEN MINUTES OF HAVING PULLED OFF MY CAR BEGAN A COMPLETE SHUT DOWN. THE WINDOWS WOULDN'T GO UP OR DOWN. THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT. THE RADIO AND LIGHTS ALL WENT BLACK. ALSO THE CAR CUT OFF COMPLETELY WHILE I WAS DRIVING!!!! I NEARLY CAUSED A MAJOR ACCIDENT IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY INTERSECTION. LUCKILY THE SURROUNDING DRIVERS WERE PAYING ATTENTION AND DID NOT HIT ME. IM MORTIFIED WITH THIS EXPERIENCE. MY CAR IS ONLY THREE YEARS OLD AND I'M CURRENTLY PAYING A NEARLY $600 NOTE ON IT. IT'S SO UNACCEPTABLE AND TO MAKE MATTERS WORSE, WHEN I CONTACTED DODGE, THE ONLY RECOURSE THEY ADVISED WAS...

DRIVING AT 40MPH AND ABS, ESP, AND BRAKE ASSIST LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED. THEN THE EMERGENCY BRAKE AND SEAT BELT LIGHTS STARTED FLASHING. THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENT PANEL STARTED FLICKERING THEN EVERYTHING BLACKED OUT AND THE CAR LOST POWER AND I HAD TO SWERVE OFF THE ROAD TO AVOID COLLISION. *TR

2011 DODGE CHALLENGER - I WAS DRIVING AND THEN ALL THESE DIFFRENT LIGHTS STARTED TO FLAH ABS, ESP, AND BRAKE ASSIST. THEN THE EMERGENCY BRAKE AND SEAT BELT LIGHTS STARTED FLASHING. MY LOCKED UP I WASNT EVEN ABALE TO TURN THE WHEEL!! THEN THE CAR JUST SHUT DONE, I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO MY HOUSE .(MORE MONEY SPENT) THIS WAS TWO DAYS AGO, THE SAME THING HAPPEND 03/2013 I HAD THE ALTERNATOR FIXED $800.00 THIS SHOULD NOT GO OUT AFTER 1 YEAR IN A 2011! THIS HAS TO BE A DEFFECT! I WILL NEVER PURCHASE ANOTHER DODGE! I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO REPAY TO GET THIS ALTERNATOR FIXED AGAIN THIS WILL BE THE 3RD ALTERNATOR IN 3 YEARS.. VERY UNHAPPY WITH DODGE> SO THEN I TOWED MY CARE 25MILES TO THE DEALER SHIP( $160.00) TO ADVISED ME ITS MY ALTERNATOR AND MY WARRANTY EXPIRED 03/2014 VERY UPSET AT THIS...

2011 DODGE CHALLENGER - DRIVING AT 40MPH AND ABS, ESP, AND BRAKE ASSIST LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED. THEN THE EMERGENCY BRAKE AND SEAT BELT LIGHTS STARTED FLASHING. THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENT PANEL STARTED FLICKERING THEN EVERYTHING BLACKED OUT AND THE CAR LOST POWER; HAD TO USE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP THE CAR. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED THE CAR. DIAGNOSTICS SHOWED THAT THE ALTERNATOR AND BATTERY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED...AN $1,100 REPAIR JOB. AFTER-MARKET PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THIS MAKE/MODEL SO IT IS VERY EXPENSIVE! (LUCKILY THE DEALERSHIP WAS WILLING TO WORK WITH ME AND OFFERED A "GOODWILL WARRANTY.") ULTIMATELY, IT'S A REPAIR THAT SHOULDN'T BE NEEDED ON A CAR THAT'S 3 YEARS OLD WITH LESS THAN 50K MILES. THIS IS DEFINITELY A DEFECT THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BY CHRYSLER; THIS MALFUNCTION PUTS DRIVERS IN SERIOUS DANGER. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY 2011 DODGE CHALLENGER AND THE ANTI SKID LIGHTS AND ABS LIGHTS CAME ON AND I SMELLED SMOKE INSIDE THE CAR.THE CAR ALMOST QUIT RUNNING AND WINDOWS WOULD NOT ROLL UP,I HAD NO CONTROL OF ANYTHING IN THE CAR.READ ONLINE THE ALTERNATOR IN THE CULPRIT MY CAR WHINES REALLY BAD AND ANY DAY IM ASSUMING IT WILL QUIT BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM.NOT COVERED ON ANY INSURANCE AND MOPAR WILL NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT,HOW MANY COMPLAINTS OR DEATH DO THEY NEED TO HAVE A RECALL?CHRYSLER CORP SHOULD BE ASHAMED OF THEMSELVES LETTING THIS GO ON LIKE IT HAS.UNHAPPY WITH MY PURCHASE. *TR

OVER THE PAST YEAR, I HAVE HAD MAJOR POWER/BATTERY ISSUES WITH MY CAR NOT STARTING AFTER SITTING OVER NIGHT. THE FIRST TIME, I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP THAT IT WAS MY 2 YEAR OLD ALTERNATOR WHICH COST ME NEARLY $700 TO REPLACE. LESS THAN 4 MONTHS LATER, MYSTERIOUSLY MY BATTERY ALSO HAD TO BE REPLACED, WHICH WAS ANOTHER $300 PLUS. A FEW WEEKS AGO, WHILE I WAS DRIVING, MY WINDOW STARTING GOING UP AND DOWN INTERMITTENTLY. I MENTIONED THIS TO MY SON, WHO HAD THE CAR WITH HIM DURING THE TIME OF ALL THE ISSUES, HE STATED THAT HE TOLD THE DEALERSHIP ABOUT IT, AND THEY SAID IT WAS THE "SMART WINDOW" AND OFFERED TO REPAIR IT FOR SOME CRAZY AMOUNT OF MONEY. BUT NEVER DID THEY ALLUDE TO THE FACT THAT THE SMART WINDOW WAS THE CAUSE TO MY ALTERNATOR AND BATTERY FAILURE. MY NEW BATTERY WILL NO...

I WAS DRIVING MY CAR ON 7/19/2014 AS NORMAL AND I NOTICED SEVERAL DRIVERS FROM OTHER CARS POINTING AT MY HOOD. THERE WERE NO DASH INDICATOR LIGHTS ON . I PULLED OVER AND THE CAR POWERED DOWN AND SMOKE STARTED BILLOWING THROUGH THE VENTS AND FROM UNDER THE HOOD. I RELEASED THE HOOD AND NOTICED THE ALTERNATOR SMOKING HEAVILY AND MELTING, I THOUGHT IT WAS ABOUT TO CATCH FIRE. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD 4 DAYS LATER THE ALTERNATOR HAD TO BE REPLACED, NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY; DUE TO IT BEING CONSIDERED AN ACCESSORY; WOULD COST 723.00 TO REPAIR. BEING THAT THE CAR ONLY HAS 44,000 MILES ON IT, I WAS VERY DISTURBED. MY CAR WAS READY IN ABOUT 4 DAYS WHICH I WENT AHEAD AND PAID FOR REPAIRS AS I NEED THE CAR FOR TRANSPORTATION AND EVEN AFTER I SAW THE COUNTLESS REPORTS...

ALTERNATOR STARTED WHINING AND GOT EXTREMELY HOT AND STARTED SMOKING AND FAILED WHILE DRIVING. *TR

ON MAY 30TH I WAS HEADING HOME AFTER A LOG DAYS WORK WHEN I NOTICED THAT THE BATTERY LIGHT HAD TURNED ON, THINKING IT WAS JUST THE BATTERY NEEDING TO BE RECHARGED I KEPT DRIVING. MINUTES AFTER THE CHECK ENGINE(MIL), BRAKE (PARKING BRAKE?), ABS, ESP BAS, TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS CAME ON AND GUESS WHAT HAPPENS NEXT!? I LOSE MY ABILITY TO STEER AND BRAKE MY VEHICLE GOING 60 ON THE HIGHWAY! LUCKILY I LIVED 8MIN AWAY FROM MY PLACE AT THE TIME AND MANAGED TO GET TO MY HOME WITH NO POWER STEERING ON BRAKING ABILITY! SO I WENT TO AUTOZONE AND BOUGHT MYSELF A BATTERY BECAUSE IT WAS TESTED AS A BAD BATTERY IT WAS INSTALLED ON MY CAR & IT TURNED ON AS NORMAL, UNTIL I ACTUALLY DROVE MY CAR TO SCHOOL THE FOLLOWING MORNING, SET IT ON PARK & SMOKE STARTED COMING OUT OF MY ALTERNATOR. KNOWING...

PROBLEM IDENTICAL TO PRIOR CUSTOMER COMPLAINT WITH ALL INTERNAL LIGHTS AND GAUGES BLINKING. DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND THE LIGHTS STARTED FLASHING, ENGINE STARTED RACING, SMELLED RUBBER, SPEEDOMETER RACING. PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. PUT THE CAR IN PARK, AND THE LIGHT SHOW CONTINUED. ALL OF A SUDDEN THE CAR CUT OFF AND NEVER STARTED AGAIN. HAD TO CALL A TOW TRUCK TO PICK IT UP AND TAKE TO REPAIR SHOP. REPAIRMAN EXACT WORDS WERE "THE ALTERNATOR IS FRIED AND IT DESTROYED YOUR BATTERY". AFTER A NEW BATTERY WAS PUT IN THE CAR, THE ALTERNATOR STARTED SMOKING. BATTERY/INSTALLATION $250, ALTERNATER/INSTALLATION $750. COULD ONLY GET ALTERNATOR FROM DODGE DEALERSHIP BECAUSE THEY CLAIM THE CAR WAS TOO NEW FOR AN AFTERMARKET ALTERNATOR.... AND WAS ON BACK ORDER. I MAY NOT BE THE SMARTEST SPERSON IN THE WORLD, BUT DOESN'T IT SEEM THAT THERE ARE SOME MAJOR ISSUES GOING ON...

WIFE WAS DRIVING INTO TOWN FROM HER SISTERS HOUSE AND NOTICED ABS, TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT AND OTHER LIGHTS BEGIN TO COME ON WHILE SHE WAS DRIVING. SHE BEGAN TO NOTICE A BURNING SMELL AT AROUND 40 MPH JUST BEFORE GETTING INTO TOWN. WHEN SHE PARKED THE CAR AT WALMART SHE NOTICED ALL THE LIGHTS FLASHING LIKE A CASINO AND THE CAR WOULD NOT START. SHE CALLED ME TO COME GET HER WHILE SHE WAS IN THE STORE SO I WENT AND GOT HER KEYS, GAVE HER MY TRUCK TO DRIVE BACK TO HER SISTERS, AND WENT TO HER VEHICLE WHICH STARTED UP WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO TURN IT ON. AS I WAS DRIVING THE CAR HOME I NOTICED A WINDING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE BUT THAT WAS THE ONLY THING I EXPERIENCED WHILE I WAS DRIVING IT. THE NEXT DAY I HAD MY FATHER COME BY SO WE COULD...

THE FIRST TIME MY 11 DODGE CHALLENGER MESSED UP WAS JANUARY 2014. WENT TO START IT AND IT WOULDN'T. GOT TOWED TO DEALERSHIP-WAS TOLD THE DOOR HANDLED SHORTED OUT. 2ND TIME WAS IN APRIL 2014 I SMELT BURNING RUBBER TURNED MY CAR OFF AND THEN IT WOULD NOT START AND WINDOWS ROLLED DOWN. GOT TOWED- WAS TOLD BAD BATTERY. NOW THE 3RD TIME JUNE 2014 I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 40 MPH THE INSIDE OF MY CAR LOOKED LIKE A CASINO SLOT MACHINE WITH ALL THE LIGHTS AND SOUNDS GOING OFF! EVERY LIGHT ON MY DASH FLASHED OVER AND OVER! MY SEATBELT LIGHT SAID I DIDN'T HAVE MY SEAT BELT ON WHEN I DID! THEN MY SEAT WARMER CAME ON AND WAS HOT AS FIRE, THEN I DID HAVE TO UNBUCKLE SO I DID NOT GET BURNED! RADIO WAS FLASHING ON AND OFF. HOT AIR CAME POURING IN THROUGH MY VENTS....

I WAS RETURNING TO WORK FROM LUNCH AND I WAS DRIVING SOUTH IN THE COMPANY PARKING LOT GOING NO FASTER THAN 5-10 MPH. I STARTED TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN INTO A PARKING SPACE SO THAT I COULD BACK INTO THE PARKING SPACE DIRECTLY BEHIND IT. AS I STARTED TO MAKE THE TURN I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE GAS AND PLACED IT ON THE BRAKE SO I COULD COME TO A COMPLETE STOP BEFORE I BACKED UP INTO THE SPACE BEHIND ME. AS I HAD MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE THE CAR ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN AND BECAUSE I HAD NO TIME TO REACT THE CAR PLOWED THROUGH A TREE, SOME HEAVY VEGETATION AND DOWN AN EMBANKMENT. THERE WAS SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO THE FRONT OF THE CAR, AS A RESULT OF THE IMPACT WITH THE TREE, WHICH CAUSED THE ENTIRE BUMPER TO FALL OFF AND DESTROYED. YET, THE AIRBAGS,...

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 45MPH ABS, EAP/BAS AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS CAME ON. PARKED CAR AND WOULD NOT START. NO POWER. TOWED TO DODGE DEALERSHIP AND AFTER 2 DAYS REPORTED NEEDED NEW BATTERY AFTER OLD BATTERY WOULD NOT KEEP CHARGE. ONE DAY AFTER GOT VEHICLE FROM DEALER, DROVE VEHICLE BATTERY LIGHT CAME ON, DROVE TO DEALER SERVICE TURNED OFF VEHICLE AND TURNED ON AGAIN BUT LIGHT DID NOT COME ON. TECH CHECKED BATTERY CONNECTION, WAS OK AND TRIED TO DRIVE HOME. DROVE VEHICLE 3 MILES BATTERY LIGHT, ABS, EAP/BAS AND TRACTION LIGHTS CAME ON AGAIN, IDLED ROUGH THEN DASH WENT DARK AND CAR KILLED, STEERING LOCKED. GOT RELATIVE TO PUT ANOTHER BATTERY IN TO DRIVE VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP. IS THERE NOW AWAITING DIAGNOSIS BUT ALL THINGS POINT TO BAD ALTERNATOR. VEHICLE 3WEEKS OUT OF WARRANTY WITH 31000 MILES. THE CHARGER HAS HAD ISSUES WITH ALTERNATOR & HAVE SEEN A FEW CHALLENGERS...

NUMEROUS LIGHTS WENT OFF IN MY VEHICLE AFTER THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED AND THE MUSIC TO MY STEREO SUDDENLY CUT OF AND BACK ON WITHIN SECONDS. ALL OF THIS WITHOUT WARNING. NOW THE CAR FAILS TO START BACK UP. I'VE TAKEN IT TO A DODGE DEALERSHIP AND IT WAS DIAGNOSED AS A BAD ALTERNATOR. I WAS INFORMED THAT THERE ARE ABSOLUTELY NO ALTERNATORS AVAILABLE ANYWHERE FOR A 2011 DODGE CHALLENGER 3.6 AND SURE ENOUGH I CAN'T FIND ANY MYSELF ONLINE. HOW CAN A PART SO IMPORTANT BE ON BACK-ORDER WITH CHRYSLER AND NOT TO MENTION WORTH $500 AND OVER $200 IN LABOR WHEN ALL IT HAS ARE TWO BOLTS FOR ATTACHMENT. I'M SO CONFUSED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 DODGE CHALLENGER. THE CONTACT STATED AFTER PARKING THE VEHICLE, THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED, IT STALLED, AND THE IGNITION SWITCH LOCKED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 33,000.

THE BATTERY, ENGINE, ABS, AIRBAG AND OTHER LIGHTS BEGAN TO FLASH. I BOUGHT A NEW BATTERY. THE NEXT DAY SOMETHING KILLED THE NEW BATTERY. THE CAR STALLED ON A BUSY HIGHWAY. IT WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. THEY WERE NO HELP. I TOLD THEM OF THE RECALL ON THE 2013 CHALLENGERS FOR THE EXACT SAME PROBLEMS. THEY STATED MINE WAS NOT RECALLED. THIS REPAIR COST ME OVER $1200 OUT OF POCKET. I WOULD NOT RECOMMEND. A DODGE VEHICLE TO ANYONE. BAD ALTERNATOR , WIRE HARNESS AND ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. TERRIBLE CAR AND SERVICE. CHRYSLER WAS NO HELP AT ALL. AS I HAVE SEARCHED, THERE ARE NUMEROUS ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS/COMPLAINTS WITH THE 2011 DODGE CHALLENGER/ CHARGERS. THERE SHOULD HAVE BEEN A RECALL ON THOSE. *JB

ON THE DATE STATED ABOVE, WHILE OPERATING MY VEHICLE THE ENGINE, ABS, AIRBAG, AND OTHER LIGHTS BEGIN TO FLASH AND BEEP AND THE ENGINE STALLED AND CUT OFF IN MID TRAFFIC. I ATTEMPTED TO JUMP MY BATTERY OFF, BUT TO NO AVAIL. I PURCHASED A NEW BATTERY AND AFTER DRIVING APPROX. 15 MILES AND CUT THE ENGINE OFF AND IMMEDIATELY ATTEMPTED TO RESTART BUT IT FAILED AND AFTER ATTEMPTING TO TURN ON THE HEAD LIGHT, OPEN THE TRUNK AND LET THE WINDOWS UP, I CONCLUDED THAT THE NEW BATTERY WAS NOW DEAD. DODGE HAS NOT ACKNOWLEDGE ANY PROBLEMS OR RECALLS FOR THE ALTERNATOR AND I AM OUTSIDE OF THE FACTORY WARRANTY. I AM VERY SUSPECT THAT DODGE KNOW THERE IS A PROBLEM BECAUSE THE PART IS NOT AVAILABLE THROUGH THE NORMAL AUTOPART STORES AND THE PRICE THROUGH DEALERSHIPS AND UPWARDS OF $500 FOR THE PART AND $300 FOR LABOR FOR...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 DODGE CHALLENGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER FIRST REPLACED THE BATTERY, BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE DEALER THEN DETERMINED THAT THE ALTERNATOR EXHIBITED A SHORTAGE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 39,000. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 DODGE CHALLENGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM IN THE VEHICLE WAS INOPERABLE AND DRAINING THE BATTERY. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE ALTERNATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER WAS SCHEDULED TO REPAIR THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND A COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,500.

STARTED AT ABOUT TWO TO THREE MONTHS WHILE STOPPED TO MAKE TURN, THE COMPUTER RESET. IT NOTED TIRE PRESSURE LOW AND AIR BAG LIGHT. THIS COMPUTER PROBLEM HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST SIX TO EIGHT TIMES. ALSO, AT LEAST SIX TO EIGHT TIMES, THE CAR WILL NOT DETECT KEY FOB AND THIS HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES AFTER NEW BATTERIES IN KEY FOBS WITH NEW BATTERIES. CAR ALSO DIED WHILE STOPPED AT LIGHT AND WHEN RE-STARTED IT ONLY HAD HALF THE POWER. I 'LIMPED' IT HOME TO AVOID GETTING STRANDED. WHEN RE-STARTED IT WAS ALRIGHT, BUT I CONTINUE TO HAVE COMPUTER AND ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. AFTER THE CAR STALLED, IT WOULD FLASH THE LIGHTS NUMEROUS TIMES WHEN THE KEY FOB WAS NEAR THE CAR IN MY POCKET OF SWEAT PANTS WITH NOTHING ELSE IN MY POCKET AND NOTHING PUSHING THE KEY FOB. PROBLEMS INCREASING OVER TIME AND I NOTICED CHALLENGER HAD NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS...

I DRIVE A 2011 DODGE CHALLENGER SRT-8. IT HAS ONLY 300 MILES ON IT. I WAS DRIVING IT OFF THE HIGHWAY AND WAS MAKING A RIGHT TURN OFF THE EXIT. SUDDENLY THE VEHICLES ENGINE AND ELECTRICAL POWER ALL SHUTDOWN. LUCKILY THE CAR BEHIND ME SWERVED OUT OF THE WAY OR WE BOTH SURELY WOULD OF DIED. I COULD NOT EVEN PULL OVER. ONCE I PUT IT IN PARK I WAS ABLE TO RESTART IT. I CHECKED ONLINE AND SEVERAL WEBSITES LIST THIS VERY SAME COMPLAINT. THE DEALER SAID THEY ARE "UNAWARE" OF THE ISSUE AND CAN DO NOTHING ABOUT IT. DODGE DOES NOT EVEN ACKNOWLEDGE THIS ISSUE FOR ANYBODY. THIS IS SCARY AS [XXX] AND WILL GET SOMEONE KILLED. PLEASE HELP. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).*TR