2011 DODGE CHALLENGER Electronic Stability Control Esc Problems
10 NHTSA complaints on file
Electronic Stability Control Esc Issues in the 2011 DODGE CHALLENGER
10 electronic stability control esc complaints have been filed with NHTSA for the 2011 DODGE CHALLENGER. Of these, 0 involved a crash, 0 involved a fire, and 0 resulted in injury.
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All Electronic Stability Control Esc Complaints
SMART GLASS OP IS BAD IN MY CAR AND MY BATTERY HAD TO BE REPLACE AFTER CHRYSLER JEEP IN MODESTO CALF FIXED MY ALTERNATOR RECALL IT TOOK TWO DAYSFOR REPAIR THE AIR BAG RECALL THEY FIXED LIGHT IS STILL ON SMART GLASS ACTING UP AFTER EVERY RECALL REPAIR ATTEMPTED ...THIS WHOLE CALL SHOULD BE REPLACED BIG HEAD ACE I WAS LIED TO BY THE DEALERSHIP I WAS TOLD A LIFETIME OF WARRANTY NOT TRUE LOTS OF PROBLEM STRESS MY WINDOW GOES UP/DOWN BY ITSELFWILL NOT STOP PLEASE RECALL THIS CAR IN TOTAL I PAYED OVER 39000 FOR HEAD ACE WINDOW WILL NOT STOP NO SECURTY DRAING MY BATTERY PAYED 212.00 FOR A NEW ONE WINDOW WILL NOT STOP
I WAS ON THE 91WEST FWY AND OUT OF NOWHERE MY ABS AND AIRBAGS AND BREAK I SAY ALMOST EVERY LIGHT. ARE ON AFTER THAT MY CAR JUST TURN OFF COMPLETELY WITHOUT NO CONTROL OVER MY CAR GOING ABOUT 70 MPH I NEVER BEFORE HAVE EXPERIENCE SOMETHING LIKE THIS I'M GLAD TO SAY THAT I WAS THE ONLY PERSON IN THE VEHICLE..USUALLY MY KIDS ARE WITH ME.
CAR IS MAKING A WINDING NOISE UNDER HOOD, SMELL STRANGE ODOR. CAR STALL WHEN I STOP BEED JUMP
ALTERNATOR DIED SUDDENLY OUT OF THE BLUE WHILE DRIVING. A LOUD WHISTLING NOISE STARTED COMING OUT OF THE HOOD WHICH GOT PROGRESSIVELY WORSE, AND THEN THE ENGINE LIGHT STARTED FLASHING. ONLINE THERE ARE REPORTS OF MANY ALTERNATORS DYING PREMATURELY IN THIS MODEL OF DODGE CHALLENGER.
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...
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...
I NEARLY WAS KILLED TODAY GETTING OFF HIGHWAY I-10 WHEN MY ENTIRE CAR SHUT DOWN. THE ENTIRE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILED ABS, ESP, BAS, TRACTION LIGHTING ALL CAME ON - POWER STEERING DID NOT WORK- COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN WITH NO RECOURSE FINALLY COASTED TO PARK IN THE GARAGE CLOSE BY ON A DOWNHILL EXIT. I WAS FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO FIND AN EXIT TO THE PARKING LOT AND LITERALLY COASTED IN WITHOUT POWER STEERING OR ANY ELECTRICAL AND WAS AFRAID THE BRAKES WOULD NOT WORK TO EVEN STOP THE CAR. FORTUNATELY, IT COASTED AND STOPPED. PREVIOUSLY RECEIVED AN ALTERNATOR RECALL NOTICE FROM DODGE, BUT WAS TOLD THEY DID NOT HAVE ANY PARTS AVAILABLE TO FIX THIS VEHICLE. I HAD NO IDEA THAT MEANT MY ENTIRE CAR WOULD DIE ON THE HIGHWAY WITHOUT THE ABILITY TO EVEN STEER. *JS
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...
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...
Other 2011 DODGE CHALLENGER Problem Areas
Electrical System
93 complaints
Air Bags
35 complaints
Engine
20 complaints
Fuelpropulsion System
17 complaints
Steering
14 complaints
Unknown Or Other
12 complaints
Electrical Systemalternatorgeneratorregulator
8 complaints
Power Train
7 complaints
Service Brakes
6 complaints
Structurebody
5 complaints
Seat Belts
4 complaints
Exterior Lighting
3 complaints
Vehicle Speed Control
3 complaints
Visibility
2 complaints
Visibilitywiper
2 complaints
Electrical System12v24v48v Battery
1 complaint
Electrical Systeminterior Lampsbulbs
1 complaint
Engine And Engine Cooling
1 complaint
Equipmentelectricalradiotape Deckcd Etc
1 complaint
Fuel System Gasoline
1 complaint
Latcheslockslinkages
1 complaint
Power Trainautomatic Transmission
1 complaint
Service Brakes Hydraulicantilocktraction Controlelectronic Limited Slipabs Warning Light
1 complaint
Service Brakes Hydraulicantilocktraction Controlelectronic Limited Slipwheel Speed Sensortone Ring
1 complaint
Structure
1 complaint
Traction Control System
1 complaint
Visibilitypower Window Devices And Controls
1 complaint