2012 DODGE CHARGER Electrical System Problems

CAR BEGAN TO STALL WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. LIGHTS ON DASHBOARD BEGAN BLINKING ON AND OFF WINDSHIELD WIPERS CAME ON AND BATTERY SAVER MODE STARTED FLASHING. MY CAR BEGAN TO DECREASE IN SPEED ON IT'S ON AND BECAME HARD TO STEER. FINALLY GETTING IT TO COAST TO A SAFE AREA ON THE HIGHWAY IT SHUT DOWN ON IT'S ON AND MY CAR BEGAN TO SHAKE AND MAKE NOISES. HAD TO GET IT TOWED TO A SHOP WHERE THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO GET INTO MY VEHICLE AT ALL SO I HAVE TO CALL A LOCK SMITH TO GET INTO THE VEHICLE SO THAT SOME WORK COULD BE DONE. THE FIRST REPAIR SHOP CALLED AND SAID THAT I HAD A MAJOR ELECTRICAL ISSUE AND THAT I NEEDED TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP SO I GOT IT TOWED TO THE NEAREST DODGE DEALERSHIP WHERE I AM CURRENTLY BEING CHARGE AN...

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN THE CAR SOUND LIKE I HAD A FLAT TIRE . GOT OUT THERE WAS NO FLAT TIRES. KEPT DRIVING AND THE CAR SHUT OFF AT THE LIGHT . STARTED AGAIN AND DIED ON THE STREET WITH NO WARNING . GOT THE CAR TOWED TO DODGE OF PEMBROKE PINES FLORIDA . THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT'S WRONG . FIRST THEY SAID THE PCM GOT MESSED I BY THE ALTANATOR THEN GOT A CALL SAYING THAT'S NOT THE PROBLEM . NEVER HEARD BACK FROM DODGE SINCE FRIDAY , IT'S MONDAY NOW . I COULD HAVE DIED IF THE CAR CUT OFF ON ME ON THE HIGHWAY . I KEEP UP WITH THE SERVICE AND THE CAR DIED . THEY SAY THE BATTERY IS GOOD . WHILE DRIVING THE WIPERS CAME ON AND THREW ME 10 DIFFERENT CODES THEN TURNED OFF.

THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM IN THE CAR SHUT DOWN WHILE DRIVING THROUGH AN INTERSECTION , 180 AMP ALTERNATES FAILED, ALL SYSTEMS FAILED WHILE DRIVING.

ALTERNATOR SHORTED OUT WITH HEAVY SMOKE. SIDE OF CASING TURNED DARK ON TOP. DRAINED BATTERY. STARTED VEHICLE AND A STRANGE NOISE CAME FROM ENGINE. BATTERY SAFE MODE ILLUMINATED ON DASH. STARTED DRIVING AND NOISE CONTINUED WITH ELECTRICAL BURNING SMELL. DROVE BACK HOME, PARKED AND STOPPED ENGINE. SMOKE COMING FROM ALTERNATOR. THOUGHT IT MIGHT CATCH FIRE.

COMPLETE ELECTRICAL POWER FAILURE, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL OF VEHICLE AS EACH POWER RELATED ACCESSORY SHUT DOWN, INCLUDING BEING ABLE TO STEER THE VEHICLE TO SAFETY. THE CHRYSLER GROUP CURRENTLY HAS A RECALL CAMPAIGN ACROSS ALL THEIR FAMILY OF CARS WITH 160 AMP ALTERNATORS. MY MODEL HAS AN 180 AMP ALTERNATOR THAT FAILED THE SAME WAY FOR ME AND OTHERS ON THE INTERNET AS THE 160 AMP ALTERNATORS, YET THE 180 AMP ALTERNATOR IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. IT IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THE DEALERS AND KNOWN BY THE MECHANICS IN THE DEALERSHIP THAT 180 AMP ALTERNATORS FAIL THE SAME WAY AS 160 AMP ALTERNATORS. I HAVE TOW TRUCK RECEIPTS, ALTERNATOR RECEIPT, AND BATTERY RECEIPT. AFTER THE ALTERNATOR INTERNALLY SHORTED AND SMELLED OF BURNT WIRES AND FILLED THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT WITH SMOKE, IT ALSO TOOK OUT THE BATTERY WHICH I ALSO HAD TO REPLACE. I HAVE A RECEIPT...

AFTER PARKING THE CAR INTO THE GARAGE I NOTICED AN ELECTRICAL BURNING SMELL. I CHECKED EVERYTHING IN THE GARAGE INCLUDING SMELLING THE HOOD OF THE CAR. AT THE TIME I COULDN'T LOCATE THE SOURCE. WORRYING ABOUT AN ELECTRICAL FIRE I CHECKED IN PERIODICALLY. IT WASN'T UNTIL I DROVE THE CAR AGAIN THAT I NOTICED THE ELECTRICAL BURNING SMELL WITH A WHINING NOISE. THIS YEAR CHARGER WAS PART OF A RECALL TO REPLACE THE 160AMP ALTERNATOR WHICH THIS CAR DIDN'T HAVE. BASED ON AN INTERNET SEARCH SOME OF THESE ALTERNATORS HAVE CAUGHT FIRE. THIS FAILURE HAPPENS JUST OUTSIDE THE WARRANTY PERIOD.

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE (IN MOTION) ACROSS A PARKING LOT, I HAD A COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER AND SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. FURTHER INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE SMOKE WAS COMING FROM THE ALTERNATOR. THE ALTERNATOR HAD A DIRECT SHORT TO GROUND INTERNALLY AND THE BATTERY WAS COMPLETELY DEAD. IT APPEARS THAT THERE IS A RECALL FOR THE 160A ALTERNATOR AND THE 220A ALTERNATOR BUT NOT FOR THE 180A ALTERNATOR WITH THE EXACT SAME FAIL MODE. TSB'S HAVE BEEN ISSUED EXPLAINING THAT THIS IS THE EXACT SAME FAIL MODE AS THE RECALLED VIN'S. IT CAME A COST OF OVER $600 TO REPAIR INCLUDING LABOR. THIS IS A VERY UNSAFE CONDITION AS INDICATED BY 14V634000 AND 16V739000. I DO NOT UNDERSTAND THE LACK OF A RECALL FOR THIS VIN AS WELL?

I WAS DRIVING AND MY CAR WENT INTO "BATTERY SAVE MODE." I PULLED OVER AND I COULD SMELL SMOKE. THERE IS A WHIRRING NOISE WHEN I ACCELERATE THE VEHICLE. MY ALTERNATOR NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. UNFORTUNATELY, THE P60 RECALL ONLY COVERS THE 160AMP ALTERNATOR AND NOT THE 180AMP ALTERNATOR THAT MY CHARGER CAME WITH.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE CHARGER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THERE WAS A SQUEAKING NOISE AND ODOR OF BURNED RUBBER INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE ESC INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE CONTACT NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE CONTACT COASTED INTO A PARKING LOT AND THE VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ALTERNATOR FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V634000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

MY ALTERNATOR FAILED WITH HARDLY ANY WARNING WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. I HAVE THE 180 AMP ALTERNATOR. THE 160 AMP ALTERNATOR WAS RECALLED FOR THIS VERY SAME ISSUE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V634000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

WHILE DRIVING BATTERY SAVER MODE WARNING MESSAGE APPEARED, A FEW MINUTES LATER THE RADIO TURNED OFF, EVERY LIGHT ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIT UP, WIPERS TURNED ON AUTOMATICALLY, LOST POWER BREAKS AND POWER STEERING. NAVIGATED TO THE ROADSIDE AND VEHICLE DIED COMPLETELY AS IF BATTERY WAS REMOVED. VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. DEALERSHIP STATES IT IS THE ALTERNATOR (NOT A PART OF THE P60 RECALL AS IT IS A 180 AMP AND MINE IS THE SXT MODEL) AND MAY HAVE SHORTED OUT THE PCM. ALTERNATOR REPAIR IS $937 AND PCM REPLACEMENT IS $380. HOPING FOR A RECALL ON THE 180 AMP ALTERNATOR SOON!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LOW BEAMS FAILED TO FUNCTION AND SHORTED OUT WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER REPLACED THE LIGHTS, BUT THE LOW BEAMS SHORTED OUT AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER AND THE LOW BEAMS WERE REPLACED AGAIN, ALONG WITH THE WIRING AND WIRING HARNESS. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 12V197000 (SERVICE BRAKES, AIR, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND 12V042000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING) ALTHOUGH THE FAILURES WERE IDENTICAL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE CONTACT WAS UNCERTAIN IF REPLACING THE PARTS WITH THE SAME OEM PARTS WOULD CORRECT THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,097. *AS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE CHARGER. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS OPERATED AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, IT STALLED AND LOST POWER. THE BATTERY SAFERMODE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V634000 (ELETRICAL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 61,000.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BATTERY AND LOW BATTERY VOLTAGE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ONCE THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN STARTED AND PUT IN MOTION. WHILE DRIVING, VARIOUS WARNING INDICATORS FLASHED, THE RADIO SHORTED, AND THERE WAS A LOSS OF POWER AND STEERING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO COAST THE VEHICLE TO A REPAIR SHOP. A MECHANIC NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY SHIFTED FROM PARK INTO ANOTHER GEAR AND CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE BEING SERVICED AT THE REPAIR SHOP. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, BUT THE CONTACT HAD NOT YET RECEIVED A RESPONSE FROM THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 16V240000 (POWER TRAIN) AND 16V352000 (AIR BAGS). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,000. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND I HAD PUT A BRAND NEW BATTERY IN AND MY VEHICLE STATED THAT IT WAS CLOSING DOWN ALL POWER TO SAVE BATTERY. I JUST PULLED INTO AN AUTO DISCOUNT STORE AND SMOKE STARTED COMING OUT OF MY ENGINE. HAD IT TOWED TO THE CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD IT WAS MY 180AMP ALTERNATOR. IT HAD BURNT UP JUST LIKE THE PROBLEMS THEY WERE HAVING WITH THE 160AMP BUT BECAUSE THE 180AMP WAS NOT UNDER THE RECALL I ENDED UP PAYING $900 TO CHRYSLER TO PUT IN A NEW ALTERNATOR. I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP THAT THEY HAVE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THESE ALTERNATORS BUT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO SINCE MY CAR WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY--THE VEHICLE HAD ONLY ABOUT 63K MILES ON IT. THE ALTERNATOR SHOULD NOT HAVE GONE BAD. IN FACT 2 MORE CHARGERS CAME IN THAT SAME DAY...

ALTERNATOR FAILED AND LOST ALL POWER IN FRONT OF A HIGH SCHOOL. AVOIDED HITTING CHILDREN AND A BUS AND WAS ABLE TO PARK THE CAR. IT WAS A VERY SCARY AND A DANGEROUS SITUATION. THE CAR HAD A BATTERY SAFETY MODE LIGHT GO ON, RIGHT BEFORE THE INCIDENT AND I SMELLED A BURNING SCENT COME FROM THE CAR. THE CAR HAS 66,000 MILES ON IT. OTHER MODELS OF THIS CAR HAVE BEEN RECALLED FOR THE EXACT SAME DANGEROUS ISSUE. "P60 - SAFETY RECALL - ALTERNATOR / 2011-2014 (LX) CHRYSLER 300, (LD) DODGE CHARGER" MY CAR ALTHOUGH A DODGE CHARGER WITH THE SAME PART, WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. - (RECALL RELATED INCIDENT) TS

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE ALTERNATOR ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V634000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND 16V739000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 16V352000 (AIR BAGS), 15V467000 (AIR BAGS), AND 16V043000 (STRUCTURE). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

DRIVING VEHICLE ON 55MPH ROAD. ALL ENGINE POWER SUDDENLY LOST. BARELY MANAGED TO FIND SAFE SPOT TO PULL OVER AND ENGINE DIED AND WOULD NOT RESTART. TOWED TO DEALER WHERE TECH REPORTED HE FOUND CHAFED BARE WIRES IN HARNESS NEAR FUSE BOX THAT WERE SHORTING OUT AND TRIGGERING 37 DIFFERENT OBD FAULT CODES, WHICH CAUSED CAR TO SHUT DOWN. FIXING BARE WIRE SITUATION CORRECTED PROBLEM. CAR IS CHARGER SXT MODEL, 3.6L ENGINE.

DRIVING ON 40 MPH ROAD WHEN BATTERY WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND CAR PRODUCED BURNING SMELL FROM ENGINE COMPARTMENT. ALTERNATOR NEEDED REPLACED. REPLACING ALTERNATOR FIXED PROBLEM. CAR IS AN SXT MODEL WHICH HAS A DIFFERENT ALTERNATOR THAN THE SE. SXT ALTERNATORS HAVE NOT BEEN RECALLED YET TO THE BEST OF MY KNOWLEDGE. DATE LISTED IS APPROXIMATE DATE OF INCIDENT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE CHARGER. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, A LOUD NOISE WAS HEARD AND A BURNING ODOR WAS PRESENT. THE CONTACT OBSERVED SMOKE UNDER THE HOOD. MOST OF THE WARNING INDICATORS WERE ILLUMINATED, INCLUDING THOSE FOR THE BATTERY, ABS, AND SERVICE ENGINE. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHERE THE VEHICLE STALLED AND WAS UNABLE TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S HOME. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 60,000.

ON FEBRUARY 5TH AT APPROX. 11AM WE WERE DRIVING DOWN A BUSY LAS VEGAS STREET WHEN WE HAD A IMMEDIATE SHUT DOWN OF ALL POWER. DASH LIGHT WHEN OFF AND ON, WIPERS WENT ON THEN SHUT OFF, AND THE VEHICLE DIED RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF HEAVY TRAFFIC. THE VEHICLE HAD NO POWER, NO POWER TO DO ANYTHING ACTED COMPLETELY DEAD AS IF THE BATTERY HAD BEEN REMOVED. TO HAVE THE VEHICLE LOSE COMPLETE POWER AND TO LOSE THE ABILITY TO STEER THE VEHICLE CREATED AN EXTREME HAZARD TO BOTH MY FAMILY AND TO OTHER DRIVERS ON THE ROAD. WE HAVE DONE RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET AND HAVE FOUND THAT MANY OTHERS HAVE HAD THIS ISSUE! IT APPEARS THAT CHRYSLER HAS IDENTIFIED A PROBLEM AND HAS ISSUED A RECALL FOR THE ALTERNATOR FOR THE 3.1 LITER ENGINE IN THE CHARGER BUT FOR THE 5.7 CHARGER THEY HAVE NOT ADDRESSED THE...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE CHARGER. WHILE DRIVING HIGHWAY SPEEDS, ALL THE WARNING INDICATORS SUDDENLY ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF AND LOST ALL ELECTRICAL POWER. THE CONTACT DETECTED A SMOKE ODOR IN THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE 180 AMP ALTERNATOR AND BATTERY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, AND THE VEHICLE NEEDED A SOFTWARE UPGRADE. THE VEHICLE WAS EXCLUDED FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V634000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 101,000. ..UPDATED 05/05/17 *BF

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BATTERY SAVER WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE ALTERNATOR NEEDED TO REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56,000.

I HAVE HAD NUMEROUS RECALLS ON THIS CAR, ESPECIALLY ONE THAT IS PENDING THAT DOES NOT SEEM TO HAVE A REMEDY YET, I ALSO HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE DRIVER SEAT MAKING CRACKS AND SQUEAKY NOISES AS WELL AS LOSING MY SETTINGS SO I OFTEN HAVE TO ADJUST THE SEAT , I TOOK THE CAR IN ABOUT 4-5 TIMES FOR THIS REPAIR AND IT WAS NEVER DONE CORRECTLY.

1/16/17 - CAR WAS LOCATED IN LOT OF MY WORKPLACE, I ACTIVATED REMOTE START, GOT INTO CAR AND BATTERY SAVER MODE CAME ON. THE ENGINE WAS MAKING A WHINING NOISE AND I COULD NOT SHIFT INTO GEAR. ABS, AIRBAG, AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS ALL CAME ON. EVERYTHING FLASHED AND THEN CAR WAS COMPLETELY DEAD. TRIED JUMPING THE CAR WITH TWO DIFFERENT CARS AND TWO SETS OF CABLES. BOTH SETS OF CABLES STARTED TO MELT. CAR HAS BEEN TOWED TO A DEALERSHIP. NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN COMPLETED YET BECAUSE THERE IS NOT A RECALL. ESTIMATED MILEAGE 64,000.

[XXX]: HI, MY NAME IS [XXX]. HOW MAY I HELP YOU? [XXX]: HELLO [XXX]: HOW CAN I FIND OUT IF MY ALTERNATOR IS COVERED UNDER THE RECALL? [XXX]: VIN: 2C3*************** [XXX]: LET ME LOOK INTO THAT FURTHER FOR YOU [XXX]: I LOOK IT UP, AND I BELIEVE IT IS BUT I PUT IN THE VIN AND IT SHOWS ME NOTHING [XXX]: THE ALTERNATOR IS NOT A RECALL ON YOUR VIN [XXX]: WEIRD WHY DO IT SHOW DODGE 2012 CHARGER? [XXX]: IT IS VIN SPECIFIC, A VARIETY OF CIRCUMSTANCES CAN DETERMINE A RECALL ( BUILD DATE, PARTS USED ETC.) [XXX]: HUH, OKAY. HOWEVER, IT DID THE SAME AS ALL THE OTHER EXPLAINED IN THE COMPLAINS. FIRE SMELL JUST DIED, COULD NOT RESTART, EXTREMELY DANGEROUS [XXX]: I WOULD BE ABLE TO DOCUMENT YOUR CONCERNS FOR YOU, IF A RECALL IS DETERMINED IN THE FUTURE PLEASE KEEP ALL DOCUMENTATION AS YOU CAN SUBMIT...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE CHARGER. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, ALL THE WARNING INDICATORS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATED AND THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS BEGAN TO OPERATE INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED, BUT WAS ABLE TO RESTART. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE ALTERNATOR AND BATTERY FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V634000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) OR 16V379000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,000.

MY DODGE CHARGER WENT DEAD WHILE I WAS DRIVING ONE DAY. THE BATTERY INDICATOR CAME ON AND CHARGING SYSTEM ON MY MONITOR, I WAS DRIVING WITH MY WIFE IN THE CAR AND I WAS LUCKY TO BE ABLE TO TURN ON A SIDE STREET AS THE WIPERS CAME ON AND SUDDENLY I HAD NO MORE POWER TO STEER THE CAR. I HAD MY HAZARDOUS LIGHTS ON TOO AND EVERYTHING THEN WENT DEAD. I WAS LUCKY THAT DAY AND GOD WATCHED OVER ME AND MY WIFE. WHEN MY ROADSIDE SERVICE GOT THERE AND HE TRIED TO GIVE ME A JUMP IT WOULD NOT START AND HE TESTED THE BATTERY AND IT HAD A FULL CHARGE ON IT. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE DODGE DEALER THAT NIGHT. THE NEXT DAY I WENT TO FIND OUT THAT THE ALTERNATOR WAS FRIED. I LOOKED UP AT THE TIME MY VEHICLE WAS DOWN...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE CHARGER. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE "DRIVER ASSISTANCE NO LONGER AVAILABLE" MESSAGE APPEARED. IN ADDITION, THE BRAKES SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14634000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AS THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000. UPDATED 01/11/2017*CT STATUS UPDATE. 03/24/17.*JB UPDATED 7/10/18*JB *TR

WE STARTED TO SMELL A WHEN WE PULLED OVER THE CAR STOPED RUNNING WOULD NOT START AND THE ALTERNATOR WAS SMOKING. WE WERE ON THE HIGHWAY AND PULLED OVER ON A PARKING LOT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE CHARGER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FLASHED RAPIDLY AND THE VEHICLE LOST POWER. THE FAILURE RECURRED TWICE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V634000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 33,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RADIO AND ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILED. IN ADDITION, THE BATTERY WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ALTERNATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V634000(ELECTRICAL SYSTEM), BUT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 60,000.

OUR CAR WAS RUNNING FINE UNTIL THIS EVENT. WE CAME OUT OF A STORE 2 BLOCKS FROM OUR HOME AND STARTED THE CAR. IT IMMEDIATELY HAD A NEW WHIRRING NOISE AND THE BATTERY SYMBOL CAME UP ON OUR DASH DISPLAY. WE STARTED TO DRIVE TOWARDS OUR HOME, TO GET OUR CAR THERE AND OUT OF THE STREET. THE CAR THEN DISPLAYED "SWITCHING TO LOW POWER MODE" ON THE DASH DISPLAY. WITHIN THE FIRST BLOCK THE THE CAR STARTING SMOKING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. WE PULLED INTO OUR DRIVEWAY AND PARKED. THE CAR SHUT ITSELF OFF AND WAS DEAD. MORE SMOKE CONTINUED TO COME OUT FROM UNDER THE HOOD. WE OPENED THE HOOD AND VISUALIZED THE ALTERNATOR SMOKING CONTINUOUSLY. WE DID NOT ATTEMPT TO DO ANYTHING ELSE WITH THE CAR. THE NEXT DAY WE HAD IT TOWED TO THE "MY MECHANIC" AUTO REPAIR SHOP, OUR USUAL AND TRUSTED REPAIR SHOP. AFTER...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE CHARGER. WITHOUT WARNING, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD ABNORMAL NOISE. THE INSTRUMENT PANEL GAUGES AND WARNING INDICATORS RANDOMLY FLICKERED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT NOTICED EXCESSIVE SMOKE EMITTING FROM THE MOTOR AND STATED THAT THE ALTERNATOR ASSEMBLY PREMATURELY FAILED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED SEVERAL RECALL NOTICES AND WAS TO CHECK WITH THE DEALER TO DETERMINE IF THEY COULD DIAGNOSE THE FAILURES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 164,000.

THE RADIO TURNED OFF, EVERY LIGHT ON THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER LIT UP, WIPERS TURNED ON AUTOMATICALLY, LOST BOTH POWER BREAK AND POWER STEERING. ALL THIS AT OVER 50 MPH WITH OUR YOUNG SON IN THE BACK SEAT....EVENTUALLY MY WIFE WAS ABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE STOPPED, BUT EVEN AFTER MANY ATTEMPTS WAS UNABLE TO PUT THE CAR IN PARK. EVENTUALLY THE CAR JUST COMPLETELY DIED. SHE WAS STUCK IN THE MIDDLE OF A TURNING LANE AND WASN'T EVEN ABLE TO TURN ON THE EMERGENCY FLASHERS. THE CAR ENDED UP BEING TOWED TO THE NEAREST CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP AND DIAGNOSED WITH A FAULTY ALTERNATOR TO THE TUNE OF ALMOST $900. FINANCIAL BURDEN ASIDE, THIS WAS A VERY FRIGHTENING EXPERIENCE FOR MY WIFE AND SON, AND ALTHOUGH THE CAR HAS BEEN REPAIRED NEITHER MY WIFE NOR I FEEL ENTIRELY COMFORTABLE DRIVING THE CAR BY OURSELVES MUCH LESS HAVING OUR YOUNG SON IN THE...

WHILE I WAS DRIVING MY CAR TOWARDS MY HOUSE. THE BATTERY LIGHT WENT ON. ON THE DASHBOARD I CHECKED AND IT SAID "BATTERY SAFE MODE ON". AS I KEPT ON DRIVING THE STEREO WENT OUT. THAT'S WHEN I STOPPED AND SEARCH THE PROBLEM ON THE INTERNET. IT SEEM THAT ALOT OF PEOPLE HAD PROBKEMS WITH IT AND IT WAS THE ALTERNATOR. I WAS STILL A LONG WAY FROM HOME SO I KEPT ON DRIVING. BUT THEN THE CAR STALLED REALLY BAD AND IT WOULD NOT GO ANY MORE IT WAS JUST ON. I CALLED THE DEALER TODAY IF THE COULD FIX IT SINCE IT WAS A RECALL ON THE DODGE CHARGER 2012, BUT WHEN I DID THEY TOLD ME THAT MY CAR DID NOT HAVE THE RECALL AND THAT I HAD TO PAY 700 DOLLARS PLUS THE LABOR TO GET IT FIX. I JUST WANT TO KNOW WHY IF ALOT...

MY CAR WAS RUNNING PERFECTLY FINE, THEN OUT OF THE BLUE, I RECEIVED AN ERROR MESSAGE WHICH READ "BATTERY SAVER MODE". THERE WAS ABSOLUTELY NOTHING WRONG WITH MY BATTERY. AFTER MAYBE TWO MINUTES, ALL THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS IN MY CAR STARTED SHUTTING DOWN. MAYBE A MINUTE LATER, MY CAR WAS COMPLETELY DISABLED IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY INTERSECTION. ALL POWER TO THE VEHICLE WAS DEAD, SO I COULDN'T EVEN TURN ON THE HAZARD LIGHTS TO WARN OTHER DRIVERS. THE CABIN BEGAN TO SMELL VERY STRONGLY OF AN ELECTRICAL FIRE. I GOT OUT OF THE VEHICLE AND OPENED THE HOOD. THERE WASN'T A VISIBLE FIRE, BUT THERE WAS SMOKE. I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP, WHERE THEY INFORMED ME MY VIN WASN'T COVERED UNDER THE P60 RECALL. I SPOKE WITH CHRYSLER CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE, AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT MY ALTERNATOR ASSEMBLY WASN'T DEEMED AS DEFECTIVE. I HAD...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE CHARGER. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE BATTERY WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INFORMED OF A CAUSE FOR THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V634000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE CHARGER. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS AT THE DEALER FOR A SAFETY INSPECTION, IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE SEAT SENSOR AND THE WIRING HARNESS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V118000 (AIR BAGS). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 29,600. UPDATED 12/20/16*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THERE WAS A RECALL ON SEAT SENSOR AND HARNESS BUT THE VIN # WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO THE ALTERNATOR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V634000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 50,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE RANDOMLY STALLED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED MORE THAN THREE TIMES DUE TO THE FAILURE. THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE ELECTRIC WINDOW FAILED TO GO UP AND DOWN INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE SEVERAL TIMES AND INDICATED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT WAS UNCERTAIN OF WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD BE REPAIRED ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 15V467000 (AIR BAGS AND SEAT BELTS), 16V043000 (STRUCTURE), AND 16V352000 (AIR BAGS). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

I HAVE A 2012 DODGE CHARGER WITH 60,000 MILES ON IT YESTERDAY THE ALTERNATOR HAD A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE WHILE MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THE CAR ON A STATE HIGHWAY. THE VEHICLE SHUT DOWN WHILE SHE WAS IN THE ROADWAY BUT SHE WAS ABLE TO PULL TO THE ROADSIDE BECAUSE SHE WAS ON A DOWN HILL SLOPE. WHEN WE TRIED TO JUMP START THE VEHICLE IT STARTED SMOKING THE JUMPER CABLES. OUR CAR HAS THE 180 AMP ALTERNATOR I SEE WHERE THERE IS A ALREADY A RECALL ON THE 160 AMP ALTERNATORS FOR THIS VEHICLE I THINK THERE MAY BE A PROBLEM WITH THE 180 AMP ALTERNATORS TOO BECAUSE THE PROBLEM SOUNDS THE SAME.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE CHARGER. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE BATTERY WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE CONTACT NOTICED A BURNING ODOR AND OBSERVED SMOKE FUMES FROM THE HOOD. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESTART AND WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ALTERNATOR FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V634000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,000. ...UPDATED 09/14/16 *BF

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER WHILE BEING OPERATED. THE BRAKE AND AIR BAG WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V634000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE FIRST DEALER STATED THAT THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO ANOTHER DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ALTERNATOR SHORTED OUT THE BATTERY. ADDITIONALLY, THE ALTERNATOR MALFUNCTIONED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100,000. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE CHARGER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE RADIO AND HEADLIGHTS FAILED TO WORK. THE CHECK ENGINE AND ANTI LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED AND THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ACTIVATED. NEXT, ALL THE WARNING INDICATORS BEGAN FLASHING AND THE ABILITY TO STEER AND BRAKES FAILED. THE CONTACT HAD TO MANEUVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. AS SOON AS THE VEHICLE STOPPED, IT STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,000.

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE THE BATTERY SAVER MODE ILLUMINATED ON THE ELECTRONIC VEHICLE INFORMATION CENTER (OR EVIC) ALERTING ME THAT THE CHARGING SYSTEM WAS IN BATTERY PROTECTION MODE. WHEN I ARRIVED HOME I DISCONNECTED THE BATTERY TO PREVENT TOTAL DISCHARGE OF BATTERY OVERNIGHT AND NOT BE ABLE TO MOVE VEHICLE FROM GARAGE. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO RECONNECT THE BATTERY I ATTEMPTED TO RESTART VEHICLE WHICH WAS SUCCESSFUL AND THERE WAS NO MORE INDICATION THAT VEHICLE WAS IN BATTERY SAVER MODE AND HAS NOT RE-APPEARED IN THE SEVERAL DAYS SINCE. AFTER PERSONAL RESEARCH I DISCOVERED THAT THIS IS A COMMON FAILURE IN MODES EQUIPPED WITH 3.6 L ENGINE EQUIPPED MODELS AND FCA LLC HAS ISSUED RECALL # P60 BUT HAS NOT ISSUED ONE FOR 5.7 L ENGINE EQUIPPED MODELS THAT ARE EXHIBITING THE SAME FAILURE PROBLEMS AT APPROXIMATELY THE SAME RATE AND AGE. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO LOCAL DODGE DEALERSHIP IN YUMA, AZ...

THE ALTERNATOR IS PRONE TO FAILING WHILE DRIVING. MECHANIC STATED THAT THERE IS A RECALL ON 6 CYLINDER MOTORS BUT NOT ON MY V8. AS WE WERE DRIVING THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM STARTED TO SHUT DOWN, SMOKE CAME THROUGH THE VENTS. TURNS OUT THE ALTERNATOR FAILED AND WAS VERY COSTLY TO REPLACE. IT WAS BROUGHT TO MY ATTENTION THIS HAS HAPPENED TO MANY CHARGERS BOTH V8 AND V6, AND ALSO CHRYSLER 300 WHICH USE THE SAME PART. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS.

THE ALTERNATOR HAD A RECALL AND THE AIRBAG LIGHT ON THE DASHBOARD KEEPS FLASHING WHEN WE DRIVE THE CAR. SO WE TOOK THE CAR TO A DODGE JEEP DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD IT IS A SEAT DEPLOYMENT ELECTRICAL WIRING ISSUE THAT NEEDS REPAIRING CALLED LEFT SEAT WIRING HARNESS AND HARNESS TO THORAX AIR BAG. WE WERE TOLD THE COST TO REPAIR $525 PLUS ADDITIONAL FOR LABOR EVEN THOUGH IT IS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT. THE CAR IS 2012 DODGE CHARGER SE WITH 80,904 MILES

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE CHARGER. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, "BATTERY MODE" ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER AND THE LIGHTS ON THE PANEL FLICKERED. IN ADDITION, THE WINDOWS, SUN ROOF, AND RADIO FAILED TO FUNCTION, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ACTIVATED INDEPENDENTLY, AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE WITH THE USE OF JUMPER CABLES, BUT THE VEHICLE STALLED AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ALTERNATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHCILE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS AWARE OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V634000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM), BUT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.