2011 DODGE CHARGER Electrical System Problems

LOUD WHINING NOISE FOLLOWED BY BATTERY SAVER MODE MESSAGE. *TR

DRIVING WITH MY DAUGHTER IN THE CAR IN HEAVY MORNING TRAFFIC AND IVIC MESSAGE CAME ON STATING CAR WAS IN BATTERY SAVER MODE. SECOND TIME IN 4 MONTHS THIS HAS HAPPENED (GOT ALTERNATOR AND BATTERY TESTED AND REPLACED THE FIRST TIME) SO I IMMEDIATELY TURNED AROUND TO HEAD BACK HOME. BY THE TIME I GOT NEAR MY NEIGHBORHOOD ABOUT 5 MINUTES LATER EVERYTHING WAS SHUTTING OFF AND I COULD ONLY GO 25 MPH WITH NO POWER STEERING. ABOUT A MINUTE OR SO BEFORE THE IVIC MESSAGE I NOTICED A SLIGHT WHINING COMING FROM MY ENGINE COMPARTMENT. IF I JUMP THE BATTERY, CAR STARTS BUT STILL IN BATTERY SAVER MODE. *TR

CAR WAS MAKING A WHINING NOISE (ONLY HAD THE CAR FOR 6 MONTHS) SO I TOOK IT TO THE DODGE PLACE TO GET DIAGNOSED AND PAID FOR IT. THEY INFORMED ME THAT MY 160 AMP ALTERNATOR WAS BAD. I DROVE THE CAR HOME BECAUSE I DID NOT HAVE THE MONEY TO REPAIR IT. I BARELY MADE IT HOME BEFORE I SMELLED A BURNING PLASTIC LIKE SMELL AND THE CAR BEGAN TO MAKE A DIFFERENT KIND OF NOISE. I HAVE NOT DROVE IT SENSE BECAUSE IT SEEMS UNSAFE FOR MY FAMILY AND I AND I DON'T HAVE THE MONEY FOR THE REPAIRS AT THIS TIME. *TR

DRIVING HOME AT APPROXIMATELY 45MPH, THE MESSAGE SCREEN INDICATED "BATTERY SAVER MODE". AT THIS TIME, THE RADIO SHUT ITSELF OFF, THE AIR CONDITIONING SWITCHED TO FULL-BLAST HEAT, THE SPEEDOMETER STOPPED WORKING, ALL LIGHTS SHUT OFF, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS CAME ON FOR A FEW SWIPES AND THEN STOPPED, AND THE THROTTLE RESPONSE TO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WOULD ONLY ALLOW ME TO REACH AROUND 30MPH (ON A 50MPH HIGHWAY). I MANAGED TO GET THE CAR INTO MY NEIGHBORHOOD, BUT IT DIED BEFORE I COULD PARK IT. I HAD TO PUT IT IN NEUTRAL AND PUSH IT INTO A PARKING SPACE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT BURNED OUT ON THREE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR ALL THREE REPAIRS TO REPLACE THE BULB. HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V101000 (ELECTRICAL). THE CONTACT NOTIFIED THE DEALER AND THEY INDICATED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE A SPECIFIC DATE WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALSO CONTACTED AND COULD NOT PROVIDE AN ESTIMATED DATE FOR WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD RECEIVE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

I WAS PULLING INTO THE RESIDENTIAL AREA THAT I LIVE IN AT APPROXIMATELY 17 MPH AND MY STEREO SHUT OFF, AND I NOTICED ON THE DASHBOARD A WARNING MESSAGE THAT READ "POWER SAVING MODE" THEN THE ABS LIGHT AND THE STABILITY CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON ALONG WITH THE LIGHTNING BOLT CAME ON, THEN THE AIR SHUT OFF AND IT FELT LIKE THE HEATER WAS TURNED ON, THE DASHBOARD SHOW THE TEMPERATURE BEING 105 AND THERE WAS A WEIRD SMELL THAT CAME THROUGH THE AC VENTS. I WAS ABLE TO PUSH THE VEHICLE INTO MY DRIVEWAY AND UPON OPENING THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE YOU COULD FEEL THE HEAT IMMEDIATELY AND WHEN ATTEMPTING TO JUMP START THE CAR THE CAR WOULD TURN ON BUT THEN WHEN THE JUMPER CABLES WHERE REMOVED THE VEHICLE'S WIPERS BEGAN TO WIPE AND THE SAME ISSUES AS BEFORE BEGAN OCCURRING. I CALLED ONE OF MY FRIENDS...

MY 2011 DODGE CHARGER HAD A SMELL OF A BURNT ALTENATOR. CAR ABS LIGHT CAME ON AND MY RADIO TURNED OFF AND THERE WAS A WHINING NOISE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE CAR HAS ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS, THE BATTERY IS IN A POWER SAVE MODE I HAVE NOT GONE TO THE DEALER YET. ITS MY 3RD INCIDENT WITH THE CAR. HEADLIGHTS AND BRAKES. I WILL HAVE TO GET IT TOWED, I DON'T TRUST TO DRIVE IT. IT RUNNING ON THE BATTERY ONLY. IT NEEDS TO BE RECALLED

I HAD PULLED OUT OF A PARKING LOT MAYBE MADE IT HALF A MILE. THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON THE TRACTION LIGHT CAME SMOKE WAS POURING OUT THE HOOD. BEFORE I COULD PULL IN THE PARKING LOT MY LIGHTS WENT OUT BEFORE I COULD SAFELY GET IN A PLACE TO PARK MY STEERING WOULD NOT WORK. MY CAR HAS VERY FEW MILES ON IT AND HAS BEEN TAKEN CARE OF. THE CAR WAS COMPLETELY DEAD. IF YOU LOOK BACK ON THIS CAR AN ALL THE RECALLS. THERE IS COMPLAINT AFTER COMPLAINT ON ALTERNATORS. *TR

DRIVING APPROX 40 MPH, BATTERY SAVER MODE INDICATOR CAME ON, CAR STILL DROVE FINE. NEXT DAY ON WAY INTO WORK, BATTERY SAVER MODE INDICATOR WAS STILL ON, APPROX SPEED WHILE TRAVELING TO WORK WAS 70 MPH, ONCE I ARRIVED AT WORK, I STARTED TO SMELL SOMETHING BURNING, I POPPED THE HOOD AND NOTICED A DISTINCTIVE ELECTRICAL BURNING SMELL. TRIED STARTING CAR, AND VEHICLE WILL NOT START. IT WASN'T TILL I LOOKED AT THIS WEBSITE THAT I NOTICED ALL THE OTHER COMPLAINTS REFERRING TO THE SAME ISSUE. HOPEFULLY THE DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF THIS ISSUE NOW AND WILL BE ABLE TO REPAIR THE COMPONENT WITHOUT ISSUES. *TR

STARTED DRIVING MY VEHICLE FROM WORK. WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN MY WHOLE DASHBOARD LITE UP WITH THE "ABS LIGHT, POWER SAVER MODE, AND THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PULL OVER THE VEHICLE MY RADIO POWER OFF AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN MAKING A "WHINING" NOISE. THE ENGINE SHUT OFF BY ITSELF. I POP THE HOOD AND WHILE RAISING THE HOOD WHITE SMOKE APPEARED AND I COULD SMELL SOMETHING BURNING. MY SISTER WAS PRESENT THE WHOLE TIME SHE WAS TAILGATING ME IN HER VEHICLE. LET THE CAR COOL DOWN AND TRIED TO RESTART IT AND THE WHINING NOISE GREW LOUDER AND UPON STARTING IT SEEM AS IF IT DID NOT WANT TO START UP BUT THE DASHBOARD WAS NOT LITE UP ONLY THE MESSAGE ON THE DASH ABOUT BEING IN "POWER SAVE MODE". THIS WAS A SCARY SITUATION FOR ME AND I DO NOT FEEL COMFORTABLE DRIVING MY ONLY...

DRIVING ON THE ROAD AT ABOUT 75 MPH (THE SPEED LIMIT AT THE TIME) IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE TEXAS, MY ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS STARTED TO SHUT DOWN. THE FIRST THING WE NOTICED TURN OFF WAS THE AUDIO SYSTEM AND IT WOULDN'T TURN BACK ON, THEN THE CLIMATE CONTROL SYSTEM. I CHECKED THE MESSAGES ON MY DASHES MESSAGE CENTER AND IT TOLD ME THE VEHICLE WAS IN BATTERY SAVER MODE. SHORTLY THEREAFTER (MAYBE ANOTHER MINUTE OR TWO) THE ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL INDICATORS CAME ON AND ALL MY GAUGES (SPEEDOMETER AND WHATNOT) ALL DROPPED TO ZERO. THE CAR WAS STILL IN MOTION AND WE WERE LUCKY ENOUGH TO FIND A ROAD TO PULL OFF AT (THOUGH WE WERE NO WHERE NEAR ANYTHING AT THE TIME). AT THAT POINT I NOTICED THE POWER STEERING, LOCKS, WINDOWS, AND ANYTHING ELECTRIC WENT ON THE CAR TOO. AFTER WE TURNED OFF THE CAR, IT WOULD...

I WAS DRIVING MY 2011 DODGE CHARGER WHEN THE BATTERY LIGHT CAME ON ALONG WITH OTHER LIGHTS. I ALSO NOTICED THE SMELL OF BURNING WIRES. I STOPPED MY VEHICLE AND POPPED THE HOOD. THERE WAS SMOKE COMING FROM THE ALTERNATOR. ONCE THE VEHICLE WAS OFF IT WOULD NOT START AGAIN. I HAD TWO MECHANICS LOOK AT IT AND TELL ME THAT THE ALTERNATOR SEIZED. I CALLED DODGE TO SEE IF THEY HAD HEARD ABOUT THE ISSUE AND THEY SEEMED NOT TO CARE. I WAS TOLD THAT IF THERE IS A RECALL THEY WOULD SEND OUT A NOTICE. THIS IS A VERY BIG ISSUE IF THE ALTERNATOR WERE TO CATCH FIRE, CAR WAS IN TRAFFIC, OR EVEN AN ELECTRICAL SURGE TO THE VEHICLE. *TR

"BATTERY SAVE MODE" I DON'T KNOW WHAT HAPPEN MY CAR DIDN'T WANT TO START? I HAVE HAD THIS CAR FOR ABOUT 1YR 1/2. CHECKED BATTERY LEVELS THEY ARE FINE. THEN STARTED DROVE THE CAR FOR 2 DAYS THEN DIED WHEN I PARKED THE CAR AND TRIED TO DRIVE IT AGAIN. BUT WILL NOT TURN OVER.WHEN TRAVELING UNDER THE SPEED OF 30MPH THE CAR BECOMES VERY HARD TO STEER AND FEELS LIKE ITS GOING TO SHUT OFF. I DON'T KNOW WHAT IS WRONG WITH IT. I CAN'T DRIVE IT ANYWHERE TO GET A DIAGNOSIS ON IT. *TR

DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 50 MPH AND SAW THE ABS LIGHT AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT COME ON, THEN THE CAR SAID BATTERY SAVER MODE. AFTER THAT IT DIED ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND NOTHING WOULD COME ON. I HAD NO HAZARDS LIGHTS THAT WOULD WORK. I WAS TOTALLY HELPLESS. I THOUGHT THE CAR WAS ON FIRE DUE TO THE EXTREME SMELL OF BURNING WIRES. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION IT WAS THE ALTERNATOR THAT BURNT UP AND PUT THE CAR COMPLTLY OUT OF SERVICE. DODGE IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM BUT SAID IT IS NOT WARRANTIED AND IS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE. I THINK BEING STRANDED ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WITH NO WAY OF WARNING OTHER DRIVERS WITH SAFETY HAZARDS IS REALLY A SAFETY ISSUE. THANK GOD THAT IS WAS NOT NIGHT TIME AND THAT I WAS NOT ON THE INTERSTATE. *TR

I WAS DRIVING THE CAR AND ALL OF THE ELECTRICAL PARTS INSIDE THE CAR STARTED FLICKERING AND EVENTUALLY CUT OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF DRIVING. I ATTEMPTED TO USE THE BATTERY JUMPER KIT I HAVE AND IT WOULD ONLY WORK LONG ENOUGH TO GET THE CAR IN NEUTRAL TO GIVE IT A PUSH. NOW NO PART OF THE CAR WORKS UNLESS CONNECTED TO AN ALTERNATE SOURCE OF POWER. *TR

WAS DRIVING AND THE POWER SAVER MODE CAME ON THE CAR. SAW SMOKE, CHECKED THE ENGINE AND THE ALTERNATOR WAS SMOKING. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE. THIS CAR IS 3 YEARS OLD WITH 60,000 MILES ON IT. THAT IS RIDICULOUS. THE CAR HAS NOT WENT THROUGH ANYTHING STENOS. WE ARE AT A LOST FOR WORDS AND THEN WHEN CALLED AND ASKED ABOUT IT THERE IS NOTHING THAT CAN BE DONE WITHOUT FURTHER INVESTIGATION. PLEASE INVESTIGATE, THERE ARE TOO MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS. THIS IS COSTING OVER 800 DOLLARS, THIS IS RIDICULOUS ON A LOW MILE LOW YEAR CAR, RIGHT AFTER THE WARRANTY GOES OUT. PLEASE INVESTIGATE AND DO SOMETHING, THANKS. *TR

DURING DRIVING, THE RADIO TURNED OFF, AND THE DASH LIGHTS LIT UP. SMOKE STARTED COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. CAR DIED ON THE ROAD. DEALER DIAGNOSED AS A FAILURE OF THE ALTERNATOR WHICH ALSO CAUSED THE BATTERY TO FAIL. *TR

WHILE DRIVING, THE ABS ALERT LIGHT FLASHED ON AND WE SMELLED AN ELECTRICAL BURNING ODOR. A FEW MINUTES LATER THE RADIO CONSUL WENT BLANK. THERE WAS A MESSAGE THAT STATED "BATTERY SAVING MODE". THEN SEVERAL MINUTES LATER, SEVERAL ALERT LIGHTS BEGAN BLINKING ON/OFF. I COULD RUN THE WINDOW DOWN BUT THE AUTOMATIC ONE-TOUCH FEATURE STOPPED WORKING INITIALLY AND A FEW MINUTES LATER, I COULD NOT RUN THE WINDOW UP OR DOWN. THEN THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT AS I WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING LOT. WE SMELLED THE ELECTRICAL BURNING ODOR OFF AND ON DURING THIS ENTIRE TIME. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THE ALTERNATOR HAD FAILED AND HAD DAMAGED THE BATTERY. *TR

MY BATTERY SAVER MODE CAME UP ON SCREEN THEN MY ABS & TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS CAME ON SO I TOOK MY CAR TO DEALER AND THEY CHECKED IT OUT AND SAID ALL SYSTEMS WERE FINE AS I DROVE MY CAR HOME THE BATTERY SAVER MODE, ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS CAME ON AGAIN AND I BEGAN SMELLING A BURNT SMELL FROM ENGINE SO I OPENED UP THE HOOD AND MY ALTERNATOR WAS SMOKING AND LOOKED FRIED ALL ELECTRICAL WAS DOWN NOTHING WORKS NOW NO POWER TO CAR AT ALL, NEEDLESS TO SAY CAR IS BEING TOWED BACK TO DEALER NOW AND HOPEFULLY THEY WILL FIX IT THIS TIME AND NOT PUT MY FAMILY AT RISK OF BEING BURNED OR HARMED. *TR

WHILE I WAS DRIVING TO WORK MY RADIO WENT OUT AND ABS LIGHTS AND WHAT NOT STARTED FLASHING. MY CAR DIED AND I PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I COULD SMELL SOMETHING BURNING THAT SMELLED ELECTRICAL. I POPPED OPEN THE HOOD AND SEEN THE ALTERNATOR SMOKING. I JUST TOOK MY CAR IN FOR AN OIL CHANGE THE DAY PRIOR. I'M SURE IF THERE WAS SOMETHING WRONG THEY COULD OF TOLD ME. DODGE DOESN'T SUPPORT THEIR EQUIPMENT. I'M SURE I AM NOT THE FIRST PERSON THIS HAS HAPPEN TO. THEY NEED TO BE INVESTIGATED FOR THEIR ALTERNATORS. *TR

MY 2011 DODGE CHARGER BATTERY SAVING MODE LIGHT IS BLINKING ON AND OFF AS WELL AS MY ABS/SKID CONTROL THEN ALL OF THE SUDDEN MY VEHICLE STARTS SLOWING DOWN ON THE HIGHWAY WHILE GOING THE SPEED OF 60 MPH CAUSING THE CAR TO LOCK UP. MY WIFE IS 8 MONTHS PREGNANT AND I FEEL LIKE THAT NOT ONLY PUT HER IN DANGER BUT MY UNBORN CHILD AS WELL. THIS SITUATION I FEEL NEEDS TO BE RECALLED AND FIX ASAP BEFORE SOMEONE LOOSES A LOVED ONE OVER A MALFUNCTION WITH THESE VEHICLES. I HAD TO GET MY VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DODGE DEALER WHO TOLD ME THAT MY ALTERNATOR WENT OUT AND COMPLETELY DRAINED MY BATTERY IN MY CAR CAUSING ME TO HAVE TO COME OUT OF POCKET FOR BOTH. I REALLY DON'T DRIVE MY VEHICLE A LOT FOR ALL THESE THINGS TO BE HAPPENING I HOPE THAT THE 2015 DODGE...

I WAS DRIVING NOTICED MY CAR HAD A SLIGHT LOUDER SOUND COMING FROM THE ENGINE LIKE IT WAS RIVED UP. AS I WAS DRIVING I NOTICED THE ABS LIGHTS CAME ON; TRACTION LIGHT; AND ENGINE LIGHT ALL FLASHED ACROSS THE SCREEN AND WENT OFF. THEN I STARTED SMELLING A STRONG BURNING SMELL I HAD MAD IT TO MY DESTINATION CUT THE CAR OFF. I WENT TO CRANK THE CAR BACK UP ;NOTHING HAPPENED CAR HAD LOST ALL PRIOR MY WINDOWS, DOORS ALL LOCKED UP WOULD NOT ROLL UP OR DOWN OR DOORS UNLOCK HAD TO CALL A TOW TRUCK. CAR HAD NO POWER COMPLETELY BLACK SCREENS EVERYTHING SHUTDOWN. *TR

AT 10 P.M. 9/15. I WAS DRIVING TO THE STORE. INFORMATION MESSAGE POPPED UP ON DISPLAY. BATTERY SAVER MODE. THE RADIO SHUT OFF AND THE CAR BEGAN TO SHAKE. THERE WAS ALSO A WHINING NOISE HEARD FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE ABS BRAKE LIGHT AND ELECTRONIC SKID CONTROL LIGHTS WERE ALSO ON. I WAS ALREADY NEAR THE STORE. I PULLED INTO THE PARKING LOT AND PARKED THE CAR. I OPENED THE HOOD AND COULD SEE SMOKE AND SMELL SMOKE COMING FROM THE ALTERNATOR. I TRIED TO RESTART THE CAR TO GET MY WINDOWS UP BUT IT WAS DEAD. I COULDN'T START IT EVEN WITH JUMPER CABLES TO GET IT BACK HOME. I HAD TO CALL FOR A TOW. I FINALLY MADE IT HOME A 1:00 AM AFTER WAITING FOR TOW. I COULDN'T IMAGINE THE LACK OF CONTROL HAD THIS HAPPENED ON THE FREEWAY OR DURING RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. I NEED...

DRIVING AT 25 MPH, WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON FOR DIFFERENT FUNCTIONS. ODD SOUND COMING FROM MOTOR. THE INFORMATION MESSAGE ALERT LIT UP. CHECKED IT, AND THE MESSAGE ALERT WAS "BATTERY SAVER MODE". ODD SMELL (ELECTRICAL) COMING FROM THE ENGINE. PARKED, CLOSED WINDOWS, SHUT THE CAR OFF. WENT TO RESTART CAR AND IT WOULDN'T START. HAD A FRIEND TRY TO JUMP WITH CABLES, AND IT DIDN'T WORK. CALLED FOR TOW TRUCK TO COME AND TAKE TO DEALER. I HAVE A BUMPER TO BUMPER LIFETIME WARRANTY. DEALER CAN'T "LOOK" AT IT UNTIL TOMORROW. IT HAS BEEN ALMOST 2 HOURS WAIT FOR TOW TRUCK,(PROMISED TO BE HERE AN HOUR AGO.) *TR

THE BATTERY SAVER LIGHT CAME ON WHILE DRIVING. THE ENGINE LIGHT ALSO CAME ON AND THE ABS LIGHT ONLY WHILE TURNING THE WHEEL. STOPPED AND SHUT OFF THE CAR. IT SMELLED LIKE A ELECTRICAL BURNING COMING THREW THE VENTS WENT OUT TO OPENED THE HOOD AND SAW ALOT OF SMOKE COMING FROM THE ALTERNATOR. LOOKS LIKE IT WAS ON FIRE!! GOT BACK INTO THE CAR AND HAD NOT POWER TO ANYTHING. BATTERY WAS DEAD. COULD NOT GET INTO THE TRUCK TO CHECK AND DISCONNECT THE BATTERY. HAD TO JUMP THE BATTERY TO OPEN THE TRUCK TO DISCONNECT THE BATTERY. GOT A ALTERNATOR FROM THE DEALER, THE ONLY PLACE I COULD GET IT, THE AUTO PARTS STORES DO NOT STOCK THEM. I GUESS ITS TOO EXPENSIVE!!! IT COST ME 570.00 FOR THE ALTERNATOR AND I PUT IT ON MY SELF. CHARGED THE BATTERY AND STARTED THE CAR ALL GOOD, NO PROBLEMS.....

WAS DRIVING CAR WHEN RADIO SHUT OFF, ABS BRAKE WARNING CAME ON AND CAR LOST STEERING AND BRAKE POWER. GOT CAR HOME AND IT STOPPED RUNNING. TRIED TO JUMP AND DRIVE TO DEALER BUT COULD NOT KEEP ENGINE RUNNING, POWER WORKED OFF AND ON. TOO DANGEROUS TO DRIVE ON HIGHWAY WITH POSSIBLE LOSS OF CONTROL. $800 TO REPLACE ALTERNATOR. *TR

I BOUGHT A 2011 CHARGER IN 2012. DEC 11 2013 MY SON WAS STRANDED IN THE COLD WITH A DEAD ALTERNATOR. IT COST A FORTUNE FOR TOW, NEW ALTERNATOR, LABOR ($865.00) . THAT IS UNACCEPTABLE FOR A 2 YEAR OLD CAR AND OWNERS SHOULD BE COMPENSATED. *TR

AT FIRST MY CAR STARTED MAKING A WHINING TYPE OF SOUND IT SEEMED TO BE DRIVING A LITTLE BIT OFF. THEN AFTER DRIVING DOWN THE STREET I NOTICED THAT THE ABS LIGHT AND THE TRACTION LIGHT WAS ON, AND A BURNT ELECTRICAL WIRE SMELL WAS COMING THROUGH THE VENTS. SO I PULLED OVER AND PARKED AND TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF. I OPENED THE HOOD AND THE SMELL OF BURNT WIRE WAS REALLY BAD. I DECIDED TO LEAVE THE VEHICLE WHERE I HAD PARKED IT, BUT WANTED TO ROLL UP THE WINDOWS. WHEN I WENT TO TURN THE CAR BACK ON THE CAR WAS COMPLETELY DEAD. SO LONG STORY SHORT MY RELATIVELY NEW CAR BROKE DOWN ON ME. AND THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME. I PREVIOUSLY OWNED A 2008 DODGE CHARGER THAT HAD THE SAME ISSUES. ITS REALLY A DISAPPOINTMENT BECAUSE THE WHOLE REASON I...

CAR WENT INTO BATTERY SAVER MODE WHILE DRIVING. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP SAID NOTHING WRONG. DROVE NEXT DAY WHERE ALL LIGHTS AND WIPERS GOING OFF. RADIO CUT OFF AND ABS, TRACTION CONTROL AND E-BRAKE LIGHTS CAME ON. THEN CAR BEGAN HAVING SMOKY SMELL. COMPLETELY SHUT OFF IN INTERSECTION WITH NO RECHARGE OR ABILITY TO START UP. COULD NOT EVEN LOCK DOORS OR OPEN TRUNK. *TR

I HAVE REPLACED MY CAR'S ALTERNATOR TWICE WITHIN 16 MONTHS DUE TO TOTAL FAILURE (CAR WON'T TURN ON) AND IMPENDING FAILURE (LOW CHARGING WHILE ON). THIS RESULTED IN MY BATTERY NEEDING TO BE REPLACED. ADDITIONALLY, I HAVE REPLACED ALL 4 WHEEL SPEED SENSORS TWICE WITHIN THE LAST 24 MONTHS BECAUSE THEY ARE FAILING AND THE ABS / ESC LIGHT COMES ON. VERY DISAPPOINTING IN A CAR THAT'S ONLY 3 YEARS OLD. DEALERSHIP TELLS ME BOTH REPAIRS ARE TYPICAL OF THESE CARS, EVEN THE NEW ONES. LASTLY, BOTH OF MY HEADLIGHTS HAVE BLOWN OUT DUE TO A KNOWN RECALL. *TR

DRIVING TO GET ON HIGHWAY AND GOT A MESSAGE ON MY CAR DASHBOARD SAYING IM IN BATTERY SAVE MODE. SO GOT MY SPEED UP TO ABOUT 70 AND MY CAR LIGHT AND POWER STEERING AND WINDSHIELD WIPER CAME ON. MY POWER STEERING LOCKED UP ON THE HIGHWAY THINK GOD I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY SIMI BY MYSELF. BUT I JUST BROUGHT THE CAR AND THE DODGE COMPANY IS CHARGE EVERYONE WHO HAS THIS PROBLEM WITH THIS PARTICULAR CAR 800 DOLLARS TO FIX EVEN THROUGH THESE ARE HORRIBLE ALTERNATORS AND THEY KNOW IT. READING ONLINE WHERE CARS ARE BURNING UP BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM AND THE DODGE COMPANY TELLS YOU EVERYTHING IS FINE AND ITS NOT BUT THIS CAR REALLY NEED TO BE INVESTIGATED ABOUT THEIR HORRIBLE ALTERNATORS AND THE CONSEQUENCES WHEN THIS PROBLEM OCCURS. FOR SOME IS IT NOT PRETTY AND ITS UNSAFE WHEN YOU SEE BATTERY SAVE MODE BECAUSE...

I WAS DRIVING TOWARDS WORK IN THE MORNING, WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN, THE BATTERY LIGHT GOES ON. A FEW MINUTES LATER, THE ABS LIGHT GOES ON AND THEN THE TRACTION LIGHT GOES ON. THEN, THERE WAS THE SMELL OF BURNT WIRE AND A WHINING TYPE OF SOUND, SO I PARKED THE CAR AND SMOKE CAME OUT FROM UNDER THE HOOD. LATER IN THE AFTERNOON, I HAD MY HUSBAND TAKE A LOOK UNDER THE HOOD AND HE STATED THAT THERE SEEMED TO BE SPARKS COMING OUT FROM THE ALTERNATOR, SO WE ATTEMPTED TO DRIVE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP. AFTER 3 MILES OF DRIVING IN TRAFFIC ON A 40 MPH ROAD, THE RADIO SHUTS OFF, THE LIGHTS GO OFF, THE AIR CONDITIONING TURNS OFF, THE DASHBOARD SCREEN/NAVIGATION SYSTEM TURNED OFF, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WENT OUT, AND THE ENGINE STOPS RUNNING. NOTHING IN THE VEHICLE WORKED OR WAS RUNNING, EVEN THE WINDOWS...

I WAS DRIVING MY VEHICLE WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN MY RADIO TURNS OFF, THEN MY ABS AND TREAD LIGHT COME ON ALONG WITH A LIGHT THAT SAYS "BRAKE NOW." I COME TO A STOP AND THEN EVERYTHING SHUTS OFF. I CAN NOT PUSH THE BRAKE TO START THE CAR BACK UP AND A BURNING ELECTRICAL SMELL IS COMING FROM THE HOOD. I HAVE TO MANUALLY LOCK MY DOORS AS THE ALARM DOES NOT WORK, THEN MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS START GOING OFF. BASED OFF OF RESEARCH A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE HAVING THESE ISSUES AND SAYING IT IS THE ALTERNATOR. THAT IS UNACCEPTABLE FOR A 2011. *TR

MY SON WAS DRIVING HIS 2011 DODGE CHARGER BACK TO CAMPUS WHEN THE BATTERY SAVER MODE CAME ON AND THERE WAS AN ELECTRICAL FIRE SMELL. HE PARKED IT AND THE NEXT MORNING WHEN THE TOW TRUCK CAME TO TOW IT, HE HAD TO MANUALLY UNLOCK THE DOORS AS THE WHOLE SYSTEM SHUT DOWN, THE DEALERSHIP CONFIRMED IT WAS AN ALTERNATOR PROBLEM AND IT WOULD BE $800.00 TO REPLACE IT. *TR

I GOT THE "BATTERY SAVER MODE" WARNING ON MY CAR. I LOOKED IT UP ON THE INTERNET AND A LOT OF PEOPLE WERE COMPLAINING ABOUT DODGE CHARGERS AND THERE ALTERNATORS. THE NEXT MORNING I CALLED THE DEALER SHIP TO SEE WHAT THEY THINK IT IS AND IF I CAN GET IN SO THEY CAN LOOK AT THE CAR, THEY ALSO SAID IT COULD BE THE ALTERNATOR BUT COULD NOT GET ME IN UNTIL THE NEXT MORNING BUT SAID IT SHOULD BE SAFE TO DRIVE. THEY LOOK UP MY WARRANTY AND IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY FOR THE ALTERNATOR...I ONLY HAVE 38,600 MILES ON MY CAR!! I SHOULD NOT BE DEALING WITH THING LIKE THIS ON A 3 YEAR OLD CAR! LUCKILY I BOUGHT A PORTFOLIO WARRANTY THAT COVERS IT BUT WITH $100 DEDUCTIBLE BUT THE CATCH IS I HAVE TO GO TO THE DEALER WHERE I BOUGHT IT FROM! WHEN...

DROVE UP TO A TRANSMOUNTAIN REST STOP TO ENJOY THE VIEW, START SMELLING AN ELECTRICAL BURNING SMELL OTHER CARS WERE THERE SO I DIDN'T THINK IT WOULD BE A CAR I HAVE ONLY HAD FOR A YEAR (3 YEAR OLD CAR)..HOUR LATER I GO BACK TO MY CAR TO LEAVE AND WHEN I PRESS THE BUTTON TO START, ALL I HEAR IS A CLICK THEN SILENCE, NOTHING IS ON SO I TRY AGAIN AND ONCE AGAIN NOTHING..GOT OUT AND POPPED MY HOOD OPEN AND THERE I SAW MY ALTERNATOR ALL FRIED UP AND SMOKING, NO LONGER COVERED IN WARRANTY SO IT COST ME $700 TO REPLACE THE ALTERNATOR AND THE BATTERY IT KILLED WHEN IT FRIED. *TR

BATTERY SAVER MODE CODE MESSAGE CAME ON. RADIO SHUT OFF. ABS LIGHT FLASHED. STEERING BECAME RIGID. TOOK TO SHOP, ALTERNATOR AND BATTERY NEEDED REPLACED. *TR

I WAS DRIVING FROM MY HOME TO WORK AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MILES PER HOUR AND MY CAR COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN. I LOST POWER STEERING, POWER BRAKES, AND THE ENGINE DIED. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE LOCAL DODGE DEALER AND THEY SAID THAT THE ALTERNATOR HAD GONE BAD AND HAD ALSO CAUSED THE BATTERY TO FAIL. I GOOGLED THE ISSUE AND FOUND HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS CONCERNING ALTERNATORS FAILING WHILE DRIVING DODGE CHARGERS. *TR

ON 8/30/2014 THE 2011 DODGE CHARGER WAS TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 65-75 MPH WHEN THE CARS RADIO TURNED ITSELF OFF, SHORTLY AFTER THE RADIO TURNED OFF THE ABS, TCS AND BRAKE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH. ONCE THESE LIGHTS CAME ON I 2011 DODGE CHARGER THE VEHICLE AND STARTED TO PULL OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, IT WAS AN UPHILL SECTION AND THE ENGINE HAS A LOSS OF POWER. I PUT THE 2011 DODGE CHARGER IN PARK AND TURNED THE 2011 DODGE CHARGER TURNED ITSELF OFF AT WHICH POINT NO ELECTRONICS NOT EVEN THE HAZARDS WOULD WORK. THIS WAS ON THE FREEWAY THAT THE VEHICLE DIED IN THE EARLY MORNING. I OPENED THE HOOD TO CHECK ALL THE FUSES AND THE COMPARTMENT HAD A BURNT ELECTRICAL SMELL TO IT. ALL THE FUSES ON THE 2011 DODGE CHARGER WERE IN WORKING ORDER SO THERE WAS NO WAY TO DIAGNOSE THE...

WHEN I STARTED THE CAR THERE WAS A SMALL WHINING COMING FROM THE ENGINE AND A SLIGHT ELECTRICAL SMELL COMING FROM THE ENGINE. I STARTED DRIVING IT TO WORK AND THE BATTERY SAVER MODE CAME ON. SLOWLY THE RADIO SHUT OFF, THE AIR CONDITIONING SWITCHED TO BLOWING OUT HEAT AND WOULDN'T SHUT OFF, THE ABS AND BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON, THE POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON AND THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT, AND THE CAR STALLED. I HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY CALLED ME THIS MORNING AND LET ME KNOW THAT THE ALTERNATOR WOULD NEED REPLACED AND THAT IT WOULD COST APPROXIMATELY $855. IT WILL COST MORE IF THEY DETERMINE THAT THE BATTERY NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. *TR

WHILE DRIVING THE BATTERY SAVER MODE CAME ON, AFTER THAT THE ABS WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. THEN POWER TO THE RADIO WAS CUT OUT AND THE AC FAN SPEED STARTED JUMPING SPORADICALLY UNTIL SHUTTING DOWN AS WELL. THEN THE SPEEDOMETER FELL TO 0 EVEN THOUGH I WAS TRAVELING AT A CONSTANT RATE. ONCE STOPPED IN A PARKING LOT THE CAR WENT COMPLETELY DEAD AND I WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED. THERE WAS A BURNING SMELL COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD AND ALSO A WHINING NOISE COULD BE HEARD FROM INSIDE THE CABIN PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE ALTERNATOR DID HAVE TO BE REPLACED. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AT APPROX. 50 MPH, THE "BATTER SAVER" MESSAGE APPEARED ON THE DASH DISPLAY FOLLOWED BY MULTIPLE SYSTEMS SHUTTING DOWN ALONG WITH MULTIPLE FAULT LIGHTS INCLUDING BRAKES, ABS, BAT. THE ENGINE STOPPED RUNNING AND THERE WAS MINIMAL CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. STEERING & BRAKING WERE ALMOST NON EXISTENT. AFTER PULLING TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY, THERE WAS A STRONG ELECTRICAL SMELL COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION, THE SMELL WAS COMING FROM THE ALTERNATOR. NO ELECTRICAL POWER WAS AVAILABLE TO LOCK/UNLOCK DOORS, TURN ON HAZARD LIGHTS, OR PLACE THE CAR IN NEUTRAL IN ORDER TO PULL THE VEHICLE ON TO A TOW TRUCK. *TR

AT THE RED LIGHT THE CAR SHUT OFF, DID NOT HAVE ANY POWER, AND WOULD NOT START. AFTER JUMP STARTING THE CAR IT DROVE FOR ABOUT 30 MINUTES MORE, THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE CAR STARTED MALFUNCTIONING. THE RADIO TURNED OFF, INDICATOR LIGHTS STARTED BLINKING, STEERING WHEEL BEGIN TO LOCK UP, AND THE CAR BEGAN JERKING UNCONTROLLABLY. I THEN CALLED A TOW TRUCK TO JUMPSTART THE CAR AND PROCEEDED TO GO HOME, THE CAR NEVER STOPPED JERKING AND WAS IN POWER SAVER MODE. I PURCHASED A NEW BATTERY THE NEXT DAY. SOON AFTER THE CAR BEGIN TO DO ALL THE SAME THINGS, JERKING, INDICATOR LIGHTS, ETC. MY CAR HAS ABSOLUTELY NO POWER AFTER COMPLETELY CHARGING THE BATTERY. IT CANNOT GET TOWED BECAUSE I AM UNABLE TO PLACE THE CAR IN NEUTRAL DUE TO NO POWER. THIS HAS TO BE A MANUFACTURERS PROBLEM WITH THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY 2011 DODGE CHARGER WITH MY CHILDREN WHEN IT JUST COMPLETELY STALLED WHILE DRIVING APPROX. 50 MPH. THERE WAS A ODD HIGH PITCHED NOISE AND ALL MY LIGHTS CAME ON AS WELL AS THE BATTERY SAVER MODE AND A HORRID SMELL CAME INTO THE CAR. WHEN I GOT THE CAR HOME I OPENED THE HOOD AND IT WAS SMOKING FROM THE ALTERNATOR. THIS IS GOING TO COST ABOUT $700 AND IT IS SUCH A YOUNG CAR THAT IS WELL MAINTAINED SO IT IS VERY FRUSTRATING AND A LITTLE SUSPECT. THIS WAS EXTREMELY SCARY AND A MAJOR ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN. I AM JUST GLAD I WAS ABLE TO GET TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHEN THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN. *TR

WHILE DRIVING THROUGH KENTUCKY AND INTO ILLINOIS, I NOTICED THAT THE RADIO SUDDENLY TURNED OFF AND THEN ABOUT 10 MILES LATER THE VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER AND FUNCTION. I MANAGED TO PULL ONTO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY TO CALL A TOW TRUCK. THE CAR WAS SENT TO THE NEAREST DODGE DEALER/SERVICE CENTER. AFTER THEY LOOKED OVER THE CAR THEY SAID IT WAS THE BATTERY SHORTED OUT AND THEY WERE GOING TO REPLACE THE BATTERY. AFTER THE BATTERY WAS IN THEY NOTICED THAT THE BATTERY WAS BEING OVERCHARGED BY THE ALTERNATOR AND THAT WILL ALSO NEED TO BE REPLACED. I'M CURRENTLY WAITING ON THE CAR TO BE FINISHED AND WILL SEE IF THAT IS ALL IT IS. *TR

JUST AS EVERYONE ELSE HAS WRITTEN, MY 2011 DODGE CHARGER AT ONLY 51,000 MILES ALTERNATOR WENT OUT. I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WHEN ALL OF THE GAUGES STARTED FLASHING, MY RADIO CUT OFF, AND THEN MY WHOLE CAR DIED AND WOULDN'T COME BACK ON. LUCKILY, I PULLED OVER IN ENOUGH TIME BECAUSE THE STEERING WHEEL WAS IMPOSSIBLE TO TURN AND I COULDN'T EVEN PUSH MY BREAK IN. I WOULD HATE TO HAVE BEEN GOING FASTER AND THE WHOLE CAR SHUT DOWN AND BE STUCK IN A METAL DEATH TRAP. I HAD TO HAVE MY CAR TOWED FROM ANOTHER TOWN. THE NEXT DAY WE PUT A NEW BATTERY IN THE CAR BECAUSE OF COURSE IT WAS FRIED. AFTER RESETTING THE CARS COMPUTER BECAUSE THE THROTTLE SENSOR WAS OFF, I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE CAR AGAIN FOR A TOTAL OF 10 MINUTES BEFORE IT STARTED DISINTEGRATING BY SERPENTINE BELT AND...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PARK, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME HARD TO TURN. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE ABS DEACTIVATED AND THE BATTERY SAVE MODE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT DETERMINED THAT THE ALTERNATOR FAILED, CAUSING THE PROBLEM TO RECUR MULTIPLE TIMES AFTER THE BATTERY WAS RECHARGED. THE ALTERNATOR WAS REPLACED BUT FAILED TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,000.

WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS I BEGAN TO SMELL A PLASTIC MELTING SMELL. ALMOST IMMEDIATELY THE RADIO SHUT OFF AND I GOT A "BATTERY SAVER MODE" MESSAGE. WITHIN SECONDS THE CAR'S ENGINE QUIT. WHEN THE ENGINE STOPPED SO DID ALL POWER TO THE CONTROLS INCLUDING STEERING AND BRAKES. WHEN GOT THE CAR TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD I COULD SEE VISIBLE BLUE SMOKE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE PASSENGER'S SIDE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. POPPED THE HOOD AND IDENTIFIED THAT THE SMOKE WAS COMING FROM THE ALTERNATOR. CAR WOULD NOT START AGAIN. HAD TOWED TO SHOP AND ALTERNATOR IS SHOT. APPARENTLY THERE IS A 2 TO 3 WEEK BACK ORDER DUE TO HIGH DEMAND RELATED TO FAILED ALTERNATORS. I COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED OR KILLED OTHERS EASILY WHEN I LOST POWER AT HIGHWAY SPEED. *TR

THE CAR RADIO STOPPED AND POWERED ITSELF OFF. THE ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT FLASHED ON THE DASHBOARD. I STOPPED AT AN INTERSECTION AND POWERED THE CAR OFF TO HOPEFULLY RESET THE SYSTEM. THE CAR WOULD NOT START. I HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED. NO POWER TO THE BATTERY AND THEREFORE THE HAZARD LIGHTS WOULD NOT WORK EITHER. THE MECHANIC IDENTIFIED THE ISSUE AS THE ALTERNATOR. I SEE AN OPEN INVESTIGATION INTO MY MODEL CAR. PLEASE INCLUDE MY VEHICLE IN AS ONE OF THE FAILURES. *TR

WHEN I STARTED MY CAR IT MADE A LOUD WHINING NOISE FOR A SECOND BUT THEN IT WENT AWAY, I STARTED DRIVING TO WORK WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY DOING 55 MPH MY CAR RADIO SHUT OFF AND MY LIGHTS SHUT OFF THE ABS LIGHT AND THE ANTI SWERVE LIGHT STARTED FLASHING ON AND OFF AND I GOT A MESSAGE ON MY SCREEN IT WAS IN BATTERY SAVING MODE. I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE TO WORK AND THEN DRIVE STRAIGHT TO THE DEALER SHIP AFTER FOR ANALYSIS AND FOUND OUT ON MONDAY THAT THE ALTERNATOR WENT OUT WHILE I WAS DRIVING.. *TR