2011 DODGE CHARGER Electrical System Problems

MORNING OF THE INCIDENT, HEARD A "WHINING" NOISE WHEN CAR STARTED. DRIVE SHORT DISTANCE TO WORK AND HOME. WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY IN TRAFFIC GOING 25MPH AT 6PM, LOST POWER TO RADIO, POWER STEERING, ABS LIGHT FLASHED, BRAKE LIGHT FLASHED, AND STRONG ELECTRICAL SMELL. WHEN I FINALLY GOT THE CAR TO THE SHOULDER, ITWAS IN BATTERY SAVER MODE AND COULD NOT DETECT KEY FOR KEYLESS ENTRY. NO ELECTRICAL POWER. WHEN I CALLED DODGE DEALER WHERE IT WAS TOWED, THEY SAID IT WOULD BE $700 FOR PARTS AND LABOR. *TR

THE ALTERNATOR HAD A COMPLETE FAILURE. WAITED 2&1/2 HRS FOR WRECKER TO TOW TO DEALERSHIP ONLY TO BE TOLD THE DEALERSHIP HAD A LOCKED GATE AND THE TOW COMPANY COULD NOT DROP CAR THERE. HAD TOWED TO THE HOUSE INSTEAD AND THE NEXT DAY BEGAN THE PROCESS FOR REPAIRS. 36 MONTH WARRANTY EXPIRED IN MAY 2014 AND THIS OCCURRED JULY 31, 2014. CAR ONLY HAS 26,138 MILES OF USAGE. ALTERNATOR IS NOT AVAILABLE AT ANY PARTS HOUSE, ONLY AT DODGE DEALERSHIP (IF IT CAN BE FOUND THERE, I HAD TO DRIVE 230 MILES ROUNDTRIP TO GET ONE). REPLACE IT MYSELF BECAUSE DODGE CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE CENTER TOLD ME THEY WOULD HELP ME WITH 'PART' OF THE LABOR FEE IF I PAID AN ADDITIONAL TOW FEE TO GET THE CAR TO THEIR DEALERSHIP. I BELIEVE THE AMPERAGE RATING FOR THIS ALTERNATOR IS TOO LOW TO SUPPORT THE ELECTRONICS IN THE 2011 DODGE...

ALTERNATOR PROBLEM. DROVE CAR AROUND CORNER LEAVING MY HOUSE AND STARTING RUNNING BAD. DASH LIT UP WITH "RUNNING ON BACKUP BATTERY". DROVE BACK INTO DRIVEWAY. CAR WONT START. *TR

WHILE DRIVING THE ABS/ESC LIGHTS CAME ON, THERE WAS A HIGH PITCHED WHINE, THE AC WENT OFF ALONG WITH THE RADIO. CAR WENT INTO BATTERY SAVE MODE. POWER STEERING WAS LOST. THE CAR WAS PUT INTO PARK AND THEN IT DIED. THERE WAS SMOKE AND A STRONG BURNING ELECTRICAL/WIRING SMELL. THE CAR HAD TO BE TOWED. THE ALTERNATOR WAS FRIED, ALONG WITH THE BATTERY. (THE ALTERNATOR SUPPLIES POWER FOR THE VEHICLE WHILE THE ENGINE IS RUNNING, AND IT ALSO RECHARGES THE BATTERY). MAJOR OVERSIGHT BY DODGE OR SNEAKY RACKET (ALTERNATOR CAN ONLY BE PURCHASED THROUGH DODGE). THE 2011-2012 MODELS DO NOT HAVE AN ADEQUATE SIZE ALTERNATOR TO SUFFICIENTLY SUPPLY THE ELECTRICAL LOAD OF THE ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS THAT ARE IN THE VEHICLE, CAUSING THE ALTERNATOR TO CEASE PREMATURELY AND RUN OFF THE BATTERY (ALSO CEASING THE BATTERY) UNTIL THE CAR SLOWLY SHUTS DOWN. REPLACEMENT OF BOTH THE ALTERNATOR AND BATTERY ARE...

I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM THE STORE GOING ABOUT 50MPH WHEN MY RADIO AND AC TURNED OFF. FOLLOWED BY THE BATTERY SAVE MODE MESSAGE POPPING ON THEN EVERYTHING ELSE LIKE ABS LIGHT, IGNITION SYSTEM, AND AFTER FLICKERING OFF AND ON THE CAR SUDDENLY LOST POWER. IT TURNED OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD, IF I DON'T GET OFF AND FLAG THE CAR BEHIND ME I WOULD OF BEEN INVOLVED IN A TERRIBLE COLLISION. THIS PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE ON GOING AND QUITE HAZARDOUS TO OUR SAFETY. I ALSO THINK THAT THE ALTERNATOR PROVIDED FOR THE CAR IS NOT STRONG ENOUGH, WHICH IS WHY IT LEADS TO IT'S FAILURE. *TR

MY CAR STARTED MAKING A SQUEAKY NOISE FROM THE ENGINE ONE MORNING, THEN AS I DROVE IT THE RADIO WENT OFF AND MY BATTERY SAID IT WAS GOING INTO BATTERY SAVING MODE. MY AC STARTED TO TURN ON AND OFF, SO I LOWERED MY WINDOWS THEN MY WINDOWS WOULDN'T GO BACK UP. I HAD NUMEROUS ENGINE LIGHTS COME. MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS WHERE TURNING ON AND OFF. MY POWER STEERING STOPPED WORKING, SO I PULLED OVER. I TURNED MY CAR OFF AND IT WOULDN'T TURN ON. I CHECKED MY BATTERY THE NEXT MORNING TO SEE IF I NEEDED A NEW ONE BUT IT WAS FINE. I JUMPED MY CAR AND DROVE IT AROUND A LITTLE AND STILL HAD ALL THE PROBLEMS STATED ABOVE WITH MY HEADLIGHTS FLASHING ON AND OFF THIS TIME. I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND THE LIGHTS INSIDE WHERE STILL FLASHING, SO I UNPLUGGED THE BATTERY. MY CAR...

WHEN I TURN ON MY TURN SIGNALS THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS GO ON! THIS HAPPENS 2 TO 3 TIMES I PUT THE TURN SIGNAL ON THEN DOES NOT DO IT NEXT TIME AND THEN AGAIN THE NEXT 3 TIMES I USE THE TURN SIGNALS. MOSTLY HAPPENING WITH LEFT TURN SIGNAL. THE WIPERS DO NOT STOP UNTIL YOU TURN OFF THE TURN SIGNAL. SOMETHING MUST BE WRONG WITH THE ELECTRICAL WIRING OR SWITCH. *TR

I THANKFULLY WAS DRIVING IN A PARKING LOT WHEN MY RADIO, ABS, AND TRACTION CONTROL SHUT OFF. AFTER THAT THE CAR SHUT IT SELF OFF. I GOT IT TO STOP SAFELY. I THAN TRIED TO USE JUMPER CABLES AND COULD NOT GET IT TO START. I THAN PAID TO HAVE IT TOWED ($85) TO A DEALERSHIP. THEY CHARGED ME ($100) TO SCAN THE COMPUTER AND TOLD ME IT WAS JUST A DEAD BATTERY. BOUGHT A NEW BATTERY ($170) HAD THEM INSTALL IT. NEXT DAY IT DOES THE SAME THING. THANKFULLY MADE IT BACK TO THE SAME DEALERSHIP AND THEY GAVE ME THE RUN AROUND. SO I GOT IT TO SOMEWHERE THAT KNOWS WHAT THEY ARE DOING. YOU WOULD THINK A DEALERSHIP WOULD. I WAS TOLD IT WOULD COST $480 JUST FOR THE ALTERNATOR WHICH IS CRAZY. NO STORE CARRIED IT. TOOK ME AND THEM OVER 2 WEEKS TO FIND ONE....

I WAS DRIVING AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE CAR STARTED SMOKING AND THEN STARTED TO DECELERATE.I PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE TO TAKE A LOOK UNDER THE HOOD AND HEARD A BUZZING/RINGING NOISE FROM THE ENGINE.I SLOWLY DROVE TO AUTO ZONE TO GET A DIAGNOSTIC AND IT READ ALTERNATOR. *TR

AUDIO WENT OFF,THEN AC WENT OFF,THEN CAR CUT OFF ,WOULDN'T RESTART/BUY NEW BATTERY,CAR START TO SMOKE FROM ALTERNATOR. *TR

I WAS DRIVING HOME WITH MY 2 KIDS ON THE FREEWAY. BATTERY SAVER MODE MESSAGE CAME ON. THE LIGHTS ON THE DASH STARTED FLICKERING. THE ABS LIGHT AND ELECTRONIC STABILITY LIGHTS WENT ON AND OFF. AS I WAS EXCITING FREEWAY THE RPMS STARTED JUMPING UP AND DOWN. AC STARTED BLOWING HOT. RADIO SHUT OFF AND THE GAS PEDAL BARELY WORKED. AFTER THAT I LOST POWER STEERING AND HAD TO MUSCLE THE CAR AROUND A CAR IN FRONT OF ME AND INTO A PARKING LOT. THE ALTERNATOR DIED ON ME. I HAVE READ MANY OTHER PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME THING HAPPEN TO THEM. *TR

I WAS TRAVELING NORTHBOUND ON A HIGHWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 1730 AND MY RADIO SCREEN COMPLETELY WENT OUT, FOLLOWED BY EVERYTHING ELSE THAT USES POWER IN THE VEHICLE I STARTED GETTING SEVERAL WARNING LIGHTS FOR BREAKS, TIRE PRESSURE, PRETTY MUCH EVERY WARNING, VEHICLE ENTERED BATTERY SAVER MODE WHILE DRIVING. STEERING WHEEL WAS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO MANIPULATE MAYBE AFTER A COUPLE MINUTES MY VEHICLE COMPLETELY SHUT OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC WITHOUT WARNING. I WAS UNABLE TO TURN ON HAZARDS, OR ROLL WINDOWS DOWN OR DO ANYTHING WITH MY VEHICLE, THIS WAS VERY UNSAFE AND COULD HAVE CAUSED A MAJOR ACCIDENT. THE ISSUE SEEMS TO STEM FROM THE ALTERNATOR COMPLETELY FAILING WHILE DRIVING. THIS WAS VERY STRESSFUL FOR ME AND EVERYONE INVOLVED. *TR

WHILE DRIVING A WHINING NOISE STARTED COMING FROM VEHICLE. I PARKED VEHICLE AND SMELLED SMOKE...VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AREA DODGE DEALER WHO CONCLUDED ALTERNATOR WENT BAD. ALTERNATOR WAS REPLACED ON JULY 28,2014 DODGE 2011 CHARGER HAS 60,000 MILES. *TR

DRIVING AND THE CAR STARTED TO MAKE A HUMMING SOUND FROM THE ENGINE. THEN OUT OF NOWHERE CAR STARTED TO BLOW HOT AIR, THE RADIO WENT OFF, "BATTERY SAFE MODE" WAS ON THE SCREEN AND I COULD START TO SMELL SMOKE. I PULLED OVER AND TRIED TO FIGURE OUT WHAT WAS GOING ON. I WAS DIRECTED TO GO TO EITHER AN AUTO STORE OR THE DEALERSHIP TO GET A DIAGNOSTIC RAN. I CAUTIOUSLY DROVE THE CAR (ONLY GOING ABOUT 20 MPH TOPS) TO AN AUTO STORE. THEY RAN A DIAGNOSTIC AND I WAS TOLD THE ALTERNATOR WAS SHOT AND THAT I WAS THE 3RD PERSON THIS WEEK THAT HAD THE SAME ISSUE. I DROVE MY CAR LESS THAN A MILE HOME AND THE MOMENT THAT I TURNED INTO MY APARTMENT COMPLEX THE CAR JUST SHUT OFF AND SMOKE WAS BILLOWING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE NEXT DAY WHEN I TRIED...

WAS DRIVING OUR 2011 DODGE CHARGER ABOUT 45 MILES AN HOUR ON FLORIDA ROUTE 441/OBT AT 6:30PM ON SUNDAY JUNE 1 WHEN FIRST THE RADIO STARTED TURNING OFF AND ON, THEN THE ODOMETER STARTED MOVING WILDLY ON THE DIAL, FOLLOWED BY THE AC SYSTEM FAILING AND FINALLY THE ENGINE. IT WAS A SCARY EXPERIENCE, HAD TO PUT CAR IN PARK IN ORDER TO UNLOCK THE DOORS TO GET OUT, THEN CAR WAS LOCKED IN PARK SO COULD NOT BE PUSHED - JUMPED THE CAR JUST ENOUGH TO MOVE IT TO NEUTRAL SO IT COULD BE PUSHED INTO A PARKING SPACE. BOUGHT A NEW BATTERY, AFTER 20 MINUTES DRIVING "VERY LOW" BATTERY LIGHT CAME ON. SO KNEW IT WASN'T THE BATTERY. THEN BOUGHT A NEW ALTERNATOR, AFTER IT INSTALLED PAID FOR A DIAGNOSTIC AT THE DEALERSHIP WHICH IDENTIFIED 15 ERROR MESSAGES IN THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. SINCE THEN NOT COMFORTABLE DRIVING THIS...

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY ON THE WAY TO WORK THIS MORNING. WHEN APPROACHING THE GATE TO ENTER FT. BLISS, A BURNING SMELL WAS COMING FROM THE VENTS IN THE CAR. WITHIN A MINUTE OR TWO OF THAT SMELL, THE CARS MESSAGE CENTER DISPLAYED "BATTERY SAVER MODE" ON THE DASHBOARD. KNOWING A LITTLE BIT ABOUT CARS, I SUSPECTED ELECTRICAL ISSUES AND SHUT EVERYTHING OFF I COULD IN AN ATTEMPT TO BE ABLE TO LIMP TO MY DESTINATION. WHILE ENROUTE, THE ABS, TRACTION AND A VARIETY OF OTHER WARNING LIGHTS BEGAN APPEARING AND DISAPPEARING. I GOT TO MY DESTINATION AND THE BURNING SMELL WAS EXTREMELY EVIDENT. I POPPED MY TRUCK BECAUSE THE BATTERY IS LOCATED THERE, BUT THE SMELL WAS NOT COMING FROM THAT. THE BATTERY TERMINALS WERE HOT TO THE TOUCH. I POPPED THE HOOD AND THERE WAS A LARGE AMOUNT OF SMOKE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. I DID...

WHILE AT A STOP LIGHT MY CAR BEGAN TO SMOKE FROM THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE HOOD, MY AIR CONDITION, RADIO AND WINDOWS STOP WORKING AND MY BATTERY LIGHT CAME ON AND THEN A MESSAGE CAME ON SAYING BATTERY SAVER MODE. IT IS SO UNFAIR TO CONSUMERS THAT BUY THESE CARS, TRUSTING THAT WE HAVE NOT BOUGHT A LEMON. IN MY OPINION ANYTHING THAT DODGE SELLS IS A LEMON EVEN IT IS BOUGHT NEW. AND I THINK IT IS OUTRAGEOUS THAT AND ALTERNATOR IS 500 DOLLARS, FOR WHAT TO PUT ANOTHER PIECE OF JUNK IN THE CAR. MY CAR IS ONLY 2 1/2 YEARS OLD AND IT IS OBSURD TO HAVE TO REPLACE AN ALTERNATOR THIS SOON. THE WHOLE CAR NEEDS TO BE RECALLED!!!!! DODGE CAN NOT EVEN GIVE ME A CAR!!!! YOU CAN BELIEVE THOUGH JUST AS SOON AS I GET IT RUNNING I AM TURNING IT IN TO...

ALTERNATOR IS BAD BURNT OUT MY BATTERY. CAR WILL NOT START EVEN AFTER SEVERAL JUMP STARTS. BAD ALTERNATOR CAR ONLY HAS APPROX 120,000 MILES. *JS

MY FAMILY HAD FINISHED A 1 HOUR LONG DRIVE ON A VERY HOT DAY (100 DEG). WE STOPPED AT ONE PLACE AND WERE LEAVING. WE WERE DRIVING OUT OF THE PARKING LOT APPROX. 20 MPH WHEN THE CAR STARTED MAKING A NOISE. ABS LIGHT CAME ON, BATTERY LIGHT CAME ON, AND CAR WENT INTO BATTERY SAVING MODE. MY KIDS AND I SMELLED AN ELECTRICAL AND SMOKE SMELL. WE STOPPED CAR IMMEDIATELY AND OPENED HOOD. SMOKE WAS POURING OUT OF THE ALTERNATOR. I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND IT CONTINUED TO SMOKE FOR A FEW MINUTES. IF THE CAR WAS LEFT RUNNING IM SURE IT WOULD HAVE CAUGHT ON FIRE COMPLETELY. CAR LEFT MY FAMILY AND I STRANDED...IM NOT VERY HAPPY WITH DODGE. CAR ONLY HAS 48000 MILES. DODGE DOES NOT WANT TO COVER COST AND IM FINDING OUT THEIR HAVE BEEN MANY COMPLAINTS FOR THIS SAME PROBLEM. IT IS A...

WHILE DRIVING TO WORK ON 7/21/14 AT APPROXIMATELY 6:50 AM CST, I OBSERVED A MESSAGE ON MY CAR'S DISPLAY THAT STATED" BATTERY SAVER MODE". I DROVE THE CAR DIRECTLY TO THE DODGE/CHRYSLER DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENT SINCE I HAD RECENTLY EXPERIENCED A DEAD BATTERY WITHIN THE PAST 60 DAYS AND HAD THE BATTERY REPLACED AT AUTOZONE WITH A NEW BATTERY. I INFORMED THE DEALER OF THE MESSAGE, AND THE DEALER PERFORMED A BATTERY & ALTERNATOR CHECK. I WAS INFORMED THAT THE BATTERY AND ALTERNATOR WERE OK. THE SERVICE ADVISOR STATED THE BATTERY WAS "CHARGED" AS A COURTESY. ON 7/24/2014 I AGAIN RECEIVED THE "BATTERY SAVER MODE" MESSAGE. NO OTHER ELECTRICAL ISSUES WERE OBSERVED ON THIS DATE. ON 7/27/2014 I ATTEMPTED TO START MY CAR AFTER FILLING WITH GASOLINE. IT INITIALLY DID NOT START, BUT STARTED ONCE I SHUTOFF ALL ELECTRICAL ACCESSORIES, SUCH AS RADIO AND PARKING LIGHTS. THE MESSAGE "BATTERY SAVER...

I HAVE A 2011 DODGE CHARGER V6 SE. WELL THE FIRST THING THAT HAPPENED WAS THAT THE CAR WENT DEAD ON MY WIFE AND 2 SMALL CHILDREN. I TOOK IT TO A DEALERSHIP AS REQUESTED BY DODGE REPRESENTATIVE. THEY TOLD ME I HAD A BAD ALTERNATOR HOWEVER I COULD NOT PAY FOR THE ALTERNATOR SO I REQUESTED TO JUST PICK UP MY VEHICLE. BEFORE LEAVING I GOT THE MECHANIC TO TEST MY BATTERY. TURNS OUT I HAD A BAD BATTERY. PROBLEM SOLVED BUT HE STILL TOLD ME I HAD A BAD ALTERNATOR.. THIS WAS 5 MONTHS AGO. WELL ABOUT A MONTH AGO MY TIRE PRESSURE SENSOR LIGHT CAME ON, THEN MY ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS CAME ON AND I CANNOT USE CRUISE CONTROL. WAS TOLD I WAS ELIGIBLE FOR A RECALL BUT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR DIAGNOSIS AND POSSIBLY REPAIR IF THE PROBLEM WAS DEEMED NOT UNDER...

3/9/13 - VEHICLE IN FOR OIL CHANGE. BATTERY SAVER MODE MESSAGE DISPLAYED ON DASH 2 MILES DOWN THE ROAD. PULLED OVER TO CHECK OWNER'S MANUAL WHICH STATES IMMEDIATE VEHICLE SERVICE REQUIRED. TO AIRPARK DODGE DEALERSHIP APPROX 7 MILES DOWN THE ROAD AND POWER STEERING FAILURE AND THEN ENGINE STALLS WHILE MAKING LEFT TURN THROUGH INTERSECTION. HAD BOTH MY CHILDREN AGES 2 AND 5 IN THE VEHICLE AT THE TIME AND THANKFULLY NO ON COMING TRAFFIC DURING THE TURN. 3/12/13 - ALTERNATOR AND BATTERY REPLACED AT AIRPARK DODGE. 4/23/13 (35,690 MILES) - VEHICLE BACK TO AIRPARK DODGE FOR ANOTHER BATTERY SAVER MODE MESSAGE. SOURCE COULD NOT BE FOUND, NO REPAIRS MADE. 7/25/14 (47,900 MILES) - BATTERY SAVER MODE MESSAGE, NO DASH LIGHTS, NO A/C, NO POWER STEERING, NO HEADLIGHTS WHILE DOING 30 MPH. VEHICLE TO AIRPARK DODGE AGAIN ON 7/29/14. *TR

I WAS DRIVING AND NOTICED THE RADIO SHUT OFF AND DASH LIGHTS WERE COMING ON, INCLUDING BATTERY SAVER MODE. I PULLED INTO A PARKING LOT AND STOPPED THE CAR. WHEN I TRIED TO RESTART THE CAR, IT WOULD NOT RESTART. *TR

SOMETIMES WHEN I'M DRIVING THE VOLUME ON THE RADIO JUMPS UP HIGHER CAUSING A DISTRACTION. ITS BEEN GOING ON FOR TWO YEARS. *TR

ON 95 SOUTH IN MIDDLE OF RIGHT HAND LANE AUTO JUST DIES - FIRST RADIO - THEN HOT AIR BLOWS AND THEN COMPLETELY SHUTS DOWN LEAVING ME NO HAZARD LIGHTS - HIGHWAY BUSY - CALLED 911 AND FHP AFTER 45 MINUTES ROAD RANGER CAME OUT - BECAUSE VEHICLE HAD LOCKED ITSELF DOWN UNABLE TO GET IT INTO NEUTRAL SO FHP HAD TO DRAG THE CAR INTO APEX SO THAT A FLATBED TRUCK COULD BE BROUGHT IN. I WAS ON THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY - CAR WAS COMPLETELY DARK - TIME WAS MIDNIGHT SO CARS WERE SPEEDING BY. I AM BEING TOLD ALTERNATOR AND BATTERY AND TIRE ROD DAMAGE. ALSO BECAUSE ROAD RANGER HAD TO MOVE MY CAR OFF HIGHWAY FOR SAFETY OF ALL - THERE WAS DAMAGE TO TIRE ROD AND DODGE SHOULD PAY FOR THIS AS IT IS A SYSTEM SITUATION WHEN ALTERNATOR GOES SYSTEM SHUTS DOWN. THE...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE AIR CONDITIONER FAILED AND THE WINDOWS AND DOORS WOULD NOT OPEN. IN ADDITION, THE SPEEDOMETER MALFUNCTIONED AND ALL OF THE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED TWO OCCASIONS. THE SECOND TIME THE FAILURE OCCURRED THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE ALTERNATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

CAR WENT INTO BATTERY SAVER MODE, RADIO SHUT OFF, TRIED TO MAKE IT HOME HAD TO PULL OVER AND HAVE TOWED, ALTERNATOR WAS OUT. WE JUST HAD TO PUT ANOTHER ALTERNATOR ON IN MAY OF YEAR 2014, SAME THING, RADIO OUT, MADE IT TO AUTO REPAIR SHOP, THE PART WAS ON BACK ORDER BECAUSE THERE IS SUCH A HIGH DEMAND, WE WERE TOLD THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM IN THIS CAR. *TR

I WAS DRIVING APPROX. 35 MPH TO GROCERY STORE AND A 'BATTERY SAVER MODE' MESSAGE CAME ON. I MADE IT TO THE STORE AND WHEN I CAME BACK OUT, CAR STARTED FINE. WITHIN 1 MINUTE THE SAME MESSAGE APPEARED, THEN THE RADIO SHUT ITSELF OFF, THEN THE AIR WENT OUT. I STARTED TO LOOK FOR A PLACE TO PULL OVER AND THEN I STARTED TO SMELL A BURNING SMELL. WHILE TRYING TO GET OUT OF THE ROADWAY, THE CAR SLOWED DOWN AND I BARELY MADE IT OUT OF TRAFFIC. I TURNED THE ENGINE OFF, SAT FOR ABOUT 10 MINUTES AND TRIED TO START IT AGAIN --NOTHING. HAD TO GET DEALER TO COME TOW IT. WHEN I MADE IT TO DEALERSHIP THEY TOLD ME IT WAS PROBABLY THE ALTERNATOR AS THAT'S A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE CHARGERS. I ASKED HOW MANY HAVE THEY REPLACED AND THEY SAID LOTS AND LOTS. I...

I WAS SENT A SAFETY RECALL NOTICE IN MAY 2014. I CALLED THE GURNEE DODGE DEALER I MAY TO SCHEDULE THE APPOINTMENT AND MAKE SURE THEY HAD THE PARTS. FIRST THEY TOLD ME THAT MY CAR DIDN'T NEED TO BE REPAIRED. THEN THEY SAID THEY WOULD CALL ME WHEN THE PARTS CAME IN. I HAVE BEEN CALLING AND THEY HAVE BEEN BLOWING ME OFF. MY CAR STILL HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THERE IS A DEFECT WITH THE HEADLIGHT WIRING. *TR

FIRST, THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT WIRING MELTS. I TAKE MY VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP ONLY TO FIND OUT THEIR IS RECALL ON THE HEADLIGHTS AND IT GOING TO TAKE 14 WEEKS FOR ME TO GET MY VEHICLE REPAIRED. SECOND, THE BATTERY SAVER MODE MESSAGE APPEARS. I TAKE IT TO THE SHOP AND THEY CHECK THE BATTERY AND IT WAS DEAD, SO I BOUGHT A NEW BATTERY ONLY TO HAVE MY VEHICLE TO STOP ON ME AGAIN. THIS TIME I'M TOLD IT'S THE ALTERNATOR BUT NONE ARE IN STOCK ANYWHERE! I ALSO FIND OUT THIS IS AN ISSUE WITH MANY 2011 DODGE CHARGERS. WHAT DOES CHRYSLER DO ABOUT IT - NOTHING, SAD. *TR

IF DON'T ENTER INFORMATION HOW WILL YOU CONTACT ME TO HELP? MY RADIO WENT OUT FIRST I DIDN'T THINK NOTHING OF IT, BUT WHEN I GOT CLOSER TO HOME MY CAR STARTED MAKING WEIRD NOISES AND THEN MY ABS LIGHT CAME ON MY STABILITY LIGHT CAME ON AS WELL THE AC WENT OFF AND CAME ON STARTED BLOWING HOT BURNING AIR, LUCKY I MADE IT CLOSE TO THE DEALERSHIP CAUSE THE CAR COMPLETELY DIED ON ME I COULDN'T STEER IT. I HAD NO POWER TO TURN, I'M HAPPY I DIDN'T GET HURT OR HAVE MY KIDS IN THE CAR AT THE TIME. *TR

I WAS DRIVING HOME AT HWY SPEED (70MPH) WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN MY AC START BLOWING HOT THEN THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON THEN THE ANTISLIDE LIGHT CAME ON. I SLOWED DOWN TO SIXTY THEN MY SPEEDDOMETER STARTED JUMPING FROM 0 TO 80 THEN IT STOPPED WORKING TOTALLY. AS I TRIED TO GET IN THE SLOW LANE, SMOKE STARTED COMING OUT OF SOMEWHERE. BY THIS TIME THE ENGINE WAS MAKING A LOUD NOISE AN ALL MY ELECTRICAL ITEMS WERE BLANK. THE CAR WAS PRETTY MUCH COSTING AT THIS POINT. I CALLED A TWO DODGE DEALERSHIPS AS I WAITED ON A TOW AN THEY IMMDIATELY SAID IT WAS THE ALTERNATOR AN THE ISSUE IS COMMON WITH THE 2011 DODGE CHARGERS.. MY ISSUE IS, SINCE THE DEALERSHIP KNOWS THIS AN THEY ARE CONSTANTLY REPAIRING THE ALTERNATOR, THEN WHY HAVENT DODGE RECALLED THE PART..I KNOW THE DEALERSHOP HAS TO ORDER THE PARTS...

THIS IS THE SECOND ALTERNATOR IN TWO YEARS BOTH BURNED UP. CHARGER 2011 MODEL SUCKS BIG TIME. SO MANY PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR. CHRYSLER SHOULD RECALL THE ALTERNATOR. I KNOW OTHERS ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM...UPDATED 07/23/14 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE DAY THE ALTERNATOR BURNED UP, THE VEHICLE WAS LOOSING POWER WHILE DRIVING. THERE WAS A BURNING SMELL. THE RADIO AND DASHBOARD GREW DIM AND THEN WENT BLANK. THE REAR TIRE HAD TO BE REPLACED EVERY 2-3 MONTHS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHERE THEY AGREED SOMETHING WAS WRONG, FOR THE TIRES TO BE WEARING PREMATURELY. SHE WAS TOLD, IT WAS THE TOW-BAR, AND THE REPAIR COST WAS $640. HOWEVER, THE DEALER PAID HALF OF THE REPAIR. AFTER THE REPAIR, THE REAR TIRES STILL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, EVERY 2-3 MONTHS. THE CRUISE CONTROL WORKED FOR ABOUT TWO MONTHS. THE DRIVER SIDE HEAD LIGHTS BURNED OUT EVERY...

2011 DODGE CHARGER. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE ELECTRICAL ISSUES AND CONSUMER STATES UNSATISFACTORY CUSTOMER SERVICE AT DEALERSHIP. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED 10 HOURS AFTER PICKING THE VEHICLE UP FROM THE DEALER, HE NOTICED THE SAME HEADLIGHT WAS OUT. THE CONSUMER STATED HE EXPERIENCED A PROBLEM, WITH THE HEADLIGHT BEFORE. THE HEADLIGHT ISSUE, WAS A RECALLED COMPONENT. *JB

I BOUGHT MY 2011 CHARGER IN JULY 2012 WITH 32000MILES ON IT. FOUR MONTHS AFTER BUYING MY CHARGER I HAD TO REPLACE BOTH BACK TIRES. THE TIRES WERE SO WORN OUT THE WIRE WAS SHOWING. BOUGHT 2 NEW TIRES , BY JANUARY 2013. THESE WERE USED TIRES. IN MAY 2012 , I BOUGHT 4 NEW TIRES AND HAD AN ALIGNMENT DONE. AUGUST 2013 THE BACK TIRES HAD WIRE SHOWING AGAIN. DEALER SAID IT WAS THE TOW BAR .I BOUGHT IT IN FOR REPAIRS $350. I AM CURRENTLY BUYING BACK TIRES EVERY 3-4 MONTHS. RECALL COMES OUT ABOUT ABS LIGHT AND ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WHICH CAN AFFECT ESC FUNCTIONS. I WAS THINKING "OK WELL MAYBE I DRIVING SO MUCH I'M WEARING DOWN MY TIRES" BECAUSE BETWEEN OIL CHANGES I HAD A 10,000 MILE JUMP. COULDN'T FIGURE HOW I DID 10,000 MILES IN 3 MONTHS. NOW AFTER CAREFUL STUDY I FOUND OUT ESC...

I RECENTLY HAD TO REPLACE THE ALTERNATOR ON MY 2011 DODGE CHARGER AT A TOTAL PERSONAL COST OF MORE THAN $800. CONSIDERING THAT MOST PEOPLE THESE DAYS DON'T HAVE THIS TYPE OF MONEY JUST SITTING AROUND, IT WAS A VERY TROUBLING SITUATION. AS I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE STREET I NOTICED THAT MY VEHICLE BEGAN SLOWING DOWN WITHOUT ME BREAKING AND THE DASHBOARD DISPLAYS STARTED FLICKERING. BATTERY SAVE MODE WAS DISPLAYED AND THE CAR STARTING MAKING A LOUD WHINING SOUND. THAT WAS IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWED BY THE SMELL OF SOMETHING BURNING AND SMOKE COMING FROM THE HOOD AND THROUGH THE FRONT VENTS. OF COURSE I WAS EXTREMELY ALARMED AND AT THE SAME TIME OTHER VEHICLES WERE HONKING AT ME BECAUSE MY CAR WAS GOING SO SLOW AND I WAS IN EVERYONE'S WAY. THE BURNING SMELL AND SMOKE WERE SO BAD THAT I JUST KNEW SOMETHING HAD TO BE ON FIRE. I...

I WAS DRIVING TO WORK WHEN THE BATTERY MODE ICON FLASHED. THEN THE LIGHTS, RADIO, AIR CONDITIONER WENT OFF, IN THAT ORDER. I TURNED ON MY SIGNAL LIGHT SO THAT I COULD PULL OVER TO THE RIGHT SHOULDER, WHEN THE CAR BEGAN TO START MAKING A WHIRLING SOUND. I TOOK IT TO THE SHOP THE NEXT DAY AND THEY SAID THE BEARINGS IN THE ALTERNATOR WERE GOING BAD. VERY DISAPPOINTED IN THE SERVICE OF DODGE AND THE FACT THAT MANY OTHER PEOPLE ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM SHOULD BE A RED FLAG FOR THEM. MY CAR IS 3 YEARS OLD. DODGE SHOULD BE HELD RESPONSIBLE. FIX THIS. *TR

DODGE DEALER IS REFUSING TO REPAIR A RECALL ISSUED: PO8 / NHTSA / 14V-101. THE DEALERS EXCUSE IS THAT CHRYSLER CORP. IS ONLY ALLOWING 2 SHIPMENTS OF RECALL REPAIR PARTS PER WEEK. CHRYSLER CORP. ALSO DID NOT NOTIFY ME OF RECALLS: 12V042000, 12V197000, 13V118000. *TR

ON ENGINE START I HEARD A WHINE COME FROM THE ENGINE. POPPED THE HOOD AND IT SOUNDED LIKE IT WAS DEAD CENTER OF THE ENGINE BLOCK. I TOOK IT TO THE SHOP THE NEXT DAY AND THEY SAID THE BEARINGS IN THE ALTERNATOR WERE GOING BAD. IT'S A NEWER LOW MILEAGE CAR, HARD TO FIND A ALTERNATOR LOWER THAN $500. WHILE WAITING FOR THE ORDER TO COME IN I STARTED THE CAR IN THE GARAGE AND THE LANGUAGE ON THE SCREENS ARE IN GERMAN ABS AND TRACTION LIGHTS ARE ON AND NOW THE ALTERNATOR IS SMOKING. VERY DISAPPOINTED IN THE SERVICE OF DODGE AND THE FACT THAT MANY OTHER PEOPLE ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM SHOULD BE A RED FLAG FOR THEM. *TR

ON THE ABOVE TIME, I WAS ON THE INTERSTATE ON MY WAY TO PICK UP MY CHILDREN FROM DAY CARE, WHEN THE BATTERY MODE ICON FLASHED. THEN THE LIGHTS, RADIO, AIR CONDITIONER WENT OFF, IN THAT ORDER. I TURNED ON MY SIGNAL LIGHT SO THAT I COULD PULL OVER TO THE RIGHT SHOULDER, WHEN THE CAR BEGAN TO START MAKING A WHIRLING SOUND, STARTED SMOKING, AND THEN I COULD SEE FIRE. THANK GOD OTHER PEOPLE SAW WHAT WAS GOING ON AND ALLOWED ME TO PULL OVER TO THE SHOULDER SAFELY WITHOUT GETTING INJURED. I LOOKED IT UP ONLINE AND HAVE SEEN SEVERAL OF INCIDENTS LIKE THIS REPORTED. I AM A SINGLE MOTHER OF 3, MY CAR IS LESS THAN 3 YEARS OLD, THIS IS RIDICULOUS, NOW I AM OUT OF 850 PLUS 100 TO TOW IT. DODGE SHOULD BE HELD RESPONSIBLE. FIX THIS. *TR

A MESSAGE ICON APPEARED ON MY DASHBOARD SAYING "POWER SAVER MODE" I DIDN'T DO WHAT IT WAS SO I WAS GOING TO LOOK IT UP AFTER I GOT OF WORK.I PARKED MY CAR AND WENT TO WORK. WHEN I CAME OUT TO GO ON MY LUNCH BREAK MY CAR WAS COMPLETELY DEAD. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME I NEEDED A NEW ALTERNATOR AND I ASKS IF I WAS COVERED AND THEY SAID NO EVEN THOUGH I HAVE ONLY 42,200 MILES.I LOOKED UP TO SEE AND SAW SEVERAL PEOPLE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. THE ALTERNATOR ARE TO SMALL FOR DODGE CHARGERS AND CAUSES THEM TO BURN OUT FAIRLY QUICKLY AND EVEN SOME HAVE CAUSED ALTERNATOR TO CATCH FIRE. *TR

MY CAR CONSTANTLY DIED WHILE DRIVING, BEFORE STALLED DISPLAYED BATTERY SAVE MODE, THIS KILLED MY BATTERY MY CAR HAD ONLY 46 206 MILES I HAD TO HAVE MY BATTERY AND ALTERNATOR REPLACED I PAID $ 785.41 FOR THE ALTERNATOR AT THE DEALER AND $ 143.19 FOR THE BATTERY, THIS IS ABSOLUTELY RIDICULOUS FOR A VEHICLE THAT WAS ONLY TWO YEARS OLD AT THE TIME, OBVIOUSLY THIS CAR HAS ALTERNATOR PROBLEMS WHICH IS A DANGER FOR THE PEOPLE IN THE CAR AND OTHER PEOPLE OR VEHICLES AROUND IT, CHRYSLER HAS TO ISSUE A SAFETY RECALL BECAUSE THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

CPSC: I1440340A. 2011 DODGE CHARGER. CONSUMER STATED SHE TOOK HER CAR IN FOR RECALL WORK ON THE WIRING HARNESS FOR THE AIR BAG. *LN THE CONSUMER EXPECTED TO HAVE OTHER RECALLS PERFORMED. HOWEVER, THE DEALER INFORMED HER, THOSE RECALLS WERE RESTRICTED TO POLICE VEHICLES. THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS AND ABS WERE NOT OPERATIONAL. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED. IN ADDITION, THE ABS AND ESC WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THERE WAS A RECALL RELATED TO THE FAILURE UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 12V042000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM , EXTERIOR LIGHTING , SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC) BUT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000.

WIRING HARNESS OF HEADLIGHT OVERHEATED AND CAUSED HARNESS TO MELT. I HAVE NO HEADLIGHTS. TOOK CAR TO BOB ALLEN IN FRANKFORT AND THEY INFORMED THAT THERE IS A RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE BUT MY CAR IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL AND THERE IS NOTHING THAT THEY WILL DO. YET THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD AND IT SHOULD BE FIXED AT NO COST SINCE THEY ARE HAVING THIS ISSUE WITH OTHER CARS. *JS

I HAVE REPLACED THE DRIVER SIDE HEADLAMP 2 TIMES NOW FOUND THE CONNECTOR CHARRED AND BRITTLE. I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IN JANUARY 2014 AND SAW LAMP REPLACEMENT DONE BY THE DEALERSHIP I BOUGHT IT FROM IN THE CARFAX SO 3 TIMES THIS BULB HAS BEEN REPLACED SINCE JANUARY. THIS IS A POTENTIAL FIRE HAZARD AND CHRYSLER NEEDS TO ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM. I HAPPEN TO WORK FOR CHRYSLER AND AM AN ELECTRICIAN AND KNOW THE POTENTIAL OF THE PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM IS A LOOSE CONNECTION WHICH CAUSE EXCESSIVE HEAT. I PUT DIELECTRIC GREASE ON THE CONNECTOR TO HELP WITH THE CONDITION. TIME WILL ONLY TELL IF THIS HELPS. I ALSO HAVE GOTTEN A BATTERY SAVER MESSAGE WHICH LEADS ME TO BELIEVE THE ALTERNATOR IS ABOUT TO GO NOT TO HAPPY!!. *TR

THE FOLLOWING ARE ISSUES I'M HAVING WITH MY VEHICLE: 1. THE HEADLIGHTS HAD TO BE REPLACED DUE THE LIGHT SOCKET BEING MELTED. I RESEARCHED THE MATTER AND IT APPEARS THAT THE 2011 CHARGERS 3.6L HAVE A PROBLEM WHERE THE WIRE HARNESS MELTS FOR THE LOW BEAM LIGHTS. THE MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT THIS WAS A FIRE HAZARD. 2. THE ALTERNATOR WENT BAD AT 64,000 MILES IN WHICH IT COMPLETELY KILLED MY BATTERY. NOW I HAVE REPLACED THE HEADLIGHTS, BATTERY, AND ALTERNATOR. WHAT IS CHRYSLER WAITING ON TO RECALL THESE ISSUES? APPARENTLY THIS YEAR MAKE AND MODEL HAS ELECTRICAL ISSUES. DO WE NEED TO WAIT UNTIL SEVERAL CONSUMERS HAVE ACCIDENTS OR MAYBE DIE BEFORE SOMEONE DOES SOMETHING ABOUT VEHICLES AND THEIR RECALLS? OTHER MANUFACTURERS LIKE TOYOTA, GMC HAVE HAD MANY ACCIDENTS AND DEATHS AND NOW AFTER ALMOST A DECADE THEY ARE RECALLING THE VEHICLES. I HAVE 2 SMALL KIDS THAT COMMUTE...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT CONTINUOUSLY FAILED. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE BULB MULTIPLE TIMES BUT THE FAILURE WAS RECURRING. ADDITIONALLY, THE CONTACT FOUND THAT THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT WIRING HARNESS WAS MELTED INTO THE BULB FIXTURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBERS: 12V042000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM , EXTERIOR LIGHTING , SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC) OR 12V197000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM , SERVICE BRAKES, AIR). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED OR INSPECTED FOR DIAGNOSIS OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHT BULB CONTINUOUSLY OVERHEATED AND CAUSED THE WIRING HARNESS TO BECOME MELTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN VERIFIED THE FAILURE AND NOTIFIED HER THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V042000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM , EXTERIOR LIGHTING , SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT STARTED FLICKERING WAS DRIVING IN BAD FOG COULD NOT USE HIGH BEAMS THE MORE WE DROVE THE WORSE THE FLICKERING BECAME. ALL OF A SUDDEN IT SEEMED LIKE WE LOST ALL HEADLIGHTS WE WERE ABLE TO PULL OVER GOT OUT TO CHECK LIGHTS AND THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT WAS OUT. WE FINALLY MADE IT HOME. THE NEXT DAY WENT TO CHECK THE LIGHTS AND FOUND THE LOW BEAM WIRING HARNESS MELTED. I STARTED LOOKING ONLINE AND CAME TO FIND NUMEROUS WEB SITES WITH PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE AND CHRYSLER HAS ONLY RECALLED THE POLICE ISSUE VEHICLES. TO ME CHRYSLER KNOWS THERE IS AN ISSUE BUT DO NOT WANT TO FIX IT. I HAVE PAID OVER $200 TO GET IT FIXED. I HAVE CALLED CHRYSLER NUMEROUS TIMES AND HAVE GOTTEN NO WHERE WITH THEM. *TR