2013 DODGE CHARGER Electrical System Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V435000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PART FOR THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BATTERY INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT CALLED JIM BROWN DODGE (10909 NORTH FLORIDA AVENUE, TAMPA, FL 33612; 813-452-5499) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,300. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

WHILE DRIVING MY 2013 DODGE CHARGER DAYTONA AT 60MPH THE VEHICLE JUST STOPPED WORKING. THE POWER JUST FAILED, I HAD NO BREAK OR STEERING AND JUST HAD TO PRAY NO ONE PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF ME OR I WOULD HAVE HIT THEM. I HAVE BEEN RESEARCHING THIS SINCE MY DEALERSHIP SAYS THEIR IS NO OPEN RECALL BUT THERE ARE LITERALLY HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS OF THE SAME PROBLEM ALL OVER DIFFERENT WEBSITES. THIS IS SCARY AND VERY DANGEROUS SINCE PEOPLE TYPICALLY DRIVE VERY FAST IN THESE VEHICLES! I COULD'VE BEEN KILLED OR KILLED SOMEONE ELSE! NOT TO MENTION THAT WAITING FOR THE TOW TRUCK I COULDN'T EVEN MOVE THE CAR OR HAVE ANY HAZARDS ON.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO CAPITAL DODGE (1520 W MAIN ST, WILLIMANTIC, CT 06226, PHONE NUMBER: (860) 423-4516) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ALTERNATOR FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE TO BE REPAIRED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V435000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE COULD BE REPAIRED AT HIS EXPENSE, BUT REIMBURSEMENT WOULD NOT BE GUARANTEED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE CONTACT NEEDED TO FILL OUT ALL THE PAPERWORK FOR CONSIDERATION FOR REIMBURSEMENT, WHICH WAS NOT GUARANTEED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 59,700.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE CHARGER. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, A BURNING ODOR ENTERED INTO THE CABIN OF THE VEHICLE. DIRECTLY AFTERWARD, THE ABS, BATTERY, AND TRACTION CONTROL OFF INDICATORS ILLUMINATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE ENTERED INTO BATTERY SAVE MODE AND THE AIR CONDITIONER AND RADIO WERE DISENGAGED. THE CONTACT TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE, AND THE BATTERY SAVE MODE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AGAIN. THE CONTACT EXITED THE VEHICLE, OPENED THE HOOD, AND SAW A CLOUD OF WHITE SMOKE AND SMALL FLAMES AROUND WIRES CONNECTED TO THE ALTERNATOR. THE CONTACT ENTERED THE VEHICLE TO TURN IT OFF AND THE FLAMES EXTINGUISHED INDEPENDENTLY. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT THE ALTERNATOR FAILED TO CHARGE TO THE BATTERY. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. A DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE MADE AN ABNORMAL NOISE WHILE IDLING. UPON DRIVING TO AUTO ZONE, THE CONTACT SMELLED A BURNING ODOR. THE CONTACT NOTICED WHITE SMOKE AND SMALL FLAMES. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS DEPOWERED, THE FLAMES EXTINGUISHED INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V435000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. INGRAM PARK CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE RAM LOCATED 7000 NW LOOP 410, SAN ANTONIO, TX WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY UNTIL FEBRUARY OF 2018. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND WAS NOT ABLE TO CONFIRM WHEN THE PARTS WERE TO BECOME AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 69,000. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V435000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER WELLS MOTOR COMPANY LOCATED AT 1600 US-27, AVON PARK, FL 33825 WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED AND WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 11/01/17*LJ UPDATED 7/19/18*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE CHARGER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND THE CONTACT NOTICED A FUEL ODOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER (SCAP AUTO, 430 TUNXIS HILL RD, FAIRFIELD, CT, 203-384-0005) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER BOX WAS REWIRED AND COULD CAUSE A FIRE. THE TECHNICIAN RECOMMENDED THAT THE POWER BOX BE REPLACED AND THAT DIAGNOSTIC TESTING WAS NEEDED. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 39,000.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DEALER (ANDERSON TOYOTA, 6510 SHOWPLACE AVE, LAKE HAVASU CITY, AZ 86404, (928) 764-2886) FAILED TO MENTION THAT THERE WERE FIVE MANUFACTURER RECALLS ON THE VEHICLE BEFORE THE VEHICLE WAS SOLD. THE DEALER (ANDERSON CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM, 3920 AZ-95, LAKE HAVASU CITY, AZ 86404, (928) 764-5153) WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHEN THE MANUFACTURER WOULD BE ABLE TO PROVIDE THE REMEDY AND REPAIR PARTS FOR THE RECALLS. IN ADDITION, WHEN USING THE CAR JACK, IT WAS STRUCTURALLY UNABLE TO HOLD THE WEIGHT OF THE VEHICLE AND WOULD COLLAPSE TO THE GROUND WITHOUT WARNING. THE MANUFACTURER RECALLS WERE FOR THE AIR BAGS, POWER TRAIN, AND ELECTRICAL SYSTEM (ALTERNATOR ASSEMBLY). THE MANUFACTURER PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: 32367806 AND INDICATED THAT THEY WOULD FOLLOW-UP WITH THE CONTACT. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS CURRENTLY NO REPAIR SOLUTION; HOWEVER, THE...

I PURCHASED MY 2013 DODGE CHARGER FROM ANDERSON TOYOTA OF LAKE HAVASU CITY, ARIZONA AS A CERTIFIED PRE-OWNED VEHICLE LAST YEAR. I HAVE SINCE COME TO DISCOVER THAT THE VEHICLE HAS 5 ACTIVE SAFETY RECALLS, NONE OF WHICH WERE ADDRESSED OR FIXED PRIOR TO THE DEALERSHIP SELLING ME THE CAR. SEVERAL OF THE RECALLS HAVE BEEN IN PLACE FOR YEARS, BUT I WAS NEVER INFORMED THAT I WAS BEING SOLD A VEHICLE KNOWN TO BE UNSAFE. I AM NOW PAYING ON A FINANCED VEHICLE THAT CANNOT BE DRIVEN OUT OF TOWN, DUE TO KNOWN DEFECTS THAT WERE IN PLACE AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V435000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER (BENNETT CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM, LOCATED AT 1491 GA-40, KINGSLAND, GA 31548; (912) 729-7100) WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

THE CAR'S ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS, INCLUDING ABS, POWER STEERING, ELECTRONIC STABILITY AND DASHBOARD GAUGES, AS WELL AS AC AND RADIO, SUDDENLY CUT OUT DURING DRIVING. THIS WAS FOLLOWED BY THE ALTERNATOR CATCHING FIRE. THIS OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING ON A CITY STREET (IN MOTION). THE FIRE WAS QUICKLY EXTINGUISHED WITH A BOTTLE OF WATER, BUT SOME PLASTIC/WIRING WAS BURNED.

ALTERNATOR BAD IN CAR NEED TO EXPAND RECALL LIST ON VIN NUMBER. CAR START SMELLING LIKE BURNING THEN DIED ON HIGHWAY IN FRONT OF DUSTY COLLISION POCOLA OK. DUSTY OWNER OF BUSINESS AND LICENSE AUTO REPAIR PLACE STATED MY ALTERNATOR WAS BAD. THAT ME AND MY DOWN SYNDROME SON WAS LUCKY.

I'M SORRY BUT THE THE CHECKLIST THAT FOR THE DEFECTIVE ITEMS ON THE VEHICLE AND YOU GUYS WERE ASKING WHAT DEFECTIVE ITEMS DO YOU HAVE AND IT WOULDN'T LET ME CHECK MARK THE BOXES HIM BUT PRETTY MUCH EVERYTHING THAT YOU HAVE ON THAT SCREEN IS WRONG WITH MY CAR IT HAS BROKE DOWN LOST POWER ALL POWER I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 45 MILES AN HOUR I HAD NO CONTROL OVER THE VEHICLE I HAD CARBON MONOXIDE A POISON AND I'M GETTING MY BLOOD WORK RIGHT NOW AS WE SPEAK AND I JUST DISUSED THIS ISSUE WITH ONE OF THE REPRESENTATIVES THERE AND I FEEL LIKE THIS CAR IS GOING TO CATCH ON FIRE BECAUSE IT'S BEEN OVERHEATING SO I DON'T THINK IT'S REAL SAFE FOR ME TO DRIVE IT AND TAKE IT TO THE SHOP YESTERDAY AND THEY TOLD ME COME BACK TODAY SO IT'S RUNNING AROUND AND IS...

IF THE ALTERNATOR FAILS, THE VEHICLE STALL WITHOUT WARNING, TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP AND BEEN TOLD THAT RECALL P60 IS ONLY FOR 160 AM ALTERNATOR AND MY IS 180 BUT THE SAME PROBLEM HAPPEN TO MY CAR.

THE CAR WAS SHUT DOWN FOR 1 1/2 HOURS AND SITTING IN A PARKING LOT WITH NOTHING RUNNING OR ON. WHEN THE CAR WAS STARTED AS NORMAL, THERE WAS AN ODD SOUND COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. I POPPED THE HOOD AND NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE ALTERNATOR. I SHUT THE CAR DOWN AND BLACK SMOKE WAS COMING FROM THE ALTERNATOR. I HEARD POPPING AND SIZZLING COMING FROM THE ALTERNATOR.

HELLO MY 2013 DODGE CHARGER 3.6 WHILE I WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE HAS JUST SHUT DOWN WITH NO WARNINGS AND I HAD TO GET IT TOWED TO A DODGE SHOP U WAITED ON MY VEHICLE FOR DAYS AND THEY SAID IT WAS A BLOWN FUSE BUT I'M IN THE TECHNOLOGY FIELD AND IT SEEMS TO ME THAT SOMEONE HAS ACCESS OR REMOTELY ACCESS TO MY VEHICLE NOW I HAVE ISSUES WITH MY FUEL WHICH I'M GETTING 10 MILES A GALLON, AND MY VEHICLE IS GETTING TO A POINT TO WEAR I HAVE TO PULL OVER BECAUSE IT'S GETTING OVERHEATED SOMETHING IS SERIOUSLY WRONG AND I FEEL UNSAFE ANYTIME YOUR VEHICLE SHUTS OFF WHERE YOU DON'T HAVE CONTROL OF IT IT'S A HAZARD TO EVERYONE MY UCONNECT RADIO ASK FOR A ANTI THEFT CODE BUT IT WAS BEFORE I TOOK IT TO AUTO NATION DODGE IT REALLY NEEDS TO BE LOOKED...

FOR SOME REASON NO MATTER HOW MANY TIMES I REPLACE IT, THE FRONT FUSE FOR THE A.C. WHERE THE ENGINE IS LOCATED KEEPS GETTING SOMETHING BURNED ON THE SIDE OF IT CAUSING MY A.C. TO STOP BLOWING COOL AIR. IT DOESN'T MATTER IF THE CAR IS IN MOTION OR NOT. I HAVE SEEN A LOT OF OTHER PEOPLE THAT OWN THIS TYPE OF CAR HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM.

EVERY 3 MONTHS SINCE PURCHASING THE CAR THE BATTERY WILL BE DEAD. WHEN I HAVE BATTERY CHECKED WILL TEST GOOD. PUT BATTERY BACK ON AND WILL LAST 3 MORE MONTHS AND THEN DEAD AGAIN! EVER SINCE PURCHASING VEHICLE IN JUNE 2013. BATTERY SAVER MODE COMES ON MESSAGE SCREEN REGULARLY. WHENEVER BATTERY SAVER MODE IS ON MESSAGE SCREEN AM NOT ABLE TO USE RADIO OR OTHER ITEMS ON 8.4 INCH RADIO/NAV/PHONE SCREEN... WHEN ACCELERATING AT LIGHT, CAR HESITATES WHEN PUSHING GAS PEDAL AND THEN WHEN IS PUSHED A LITTLE FURTHER CAR LUNGES, NOT SMOOTH ACCELERATION. ALWAYS STARTS OUT SLOW AND SMOOTH THEN HESITATES (SEEMS LIKE GOING TO STALL) THEN LUNGES.

WHEN DRIVING I COULD HEAR A NOISE WHICH I THOUGHT WAS THE TRANSMISSION THEM I COULD SMELL A FAINT SMELL OF BURNING PLASTIC. THEN THE BATTERY SAVER LIGHT CAME ON. I CALLED THE DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME TO BRING IT IN. NEVER MADE IT. GOT ABOUT 2 MILES AND ABS LIGHT CAME ON AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON. THE BRAKES WOULD ENGAGE ON THEIR ON THEIR OWN FINALLY THE CAR STARTED TO STALL AND COASTED TO A STOP. WHEN STOPPED THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WERE RUNNING SLOWLY. HAD TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED TO DEALER AT MY COST. THEY SAID ALTERNATOR WAS BURNED UP AND IT ALSO BURNED UP THE BATTERY. EXTENDED WARRANTY WILL PAY FOR ALTERNATOR BUT NOT THE BATTERY. CAR HAS 43000 MILES.

I WAS DRIVING DOWN STREET ALTERNATOR FAILED WITHOUT WARNING,WHICH IN TURN MADE CAR COME TO A COMPLETE STOP WITH TOTAL LOST OF POWER.I HAD CAR TOWED TO ANTIOCH CHRYSLER WHICH COST ME $1300 FOR ALTERNATOR ,BATTERY LABOR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE CHARGER. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A WHINING NOISE AND THE ABS, TRACTION, AND BATTERY SAVER INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE HOME AT A SLOW RATE OF SPEED. WHILE PULLING INTO THE DRIVEWAY, THE CONTACT NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT PARKED, EXITED THE VEHICLE, OPENED THE HOOD, AND SAW SMOKE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC OR DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIRS. THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALER (LARRY H. MILLER DODGE RAM HAVANA, 2727 S HAVANA ST, DENVER, CO 80014 (720) 907-1243) TO INQUIRE ABOUT AN ALTERNATOR RECALL BECAUSE HIS PREVIOUS DODGE CHARGER WAS INCLUDED IN A RECALL FOR THE ALTERNATOR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,900.

INTERMITTENT ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS SUCH AS THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS COMING ON, HEATER TURNING ON, GAUGES BLINKING ON AND OFF, FAILURE TO START AND STALLING WHILE DRIVING. I ASSUMED THE ALTERNATOR WAS BAD SO I ATTEMPTED TO DRIVE IT TO MY LOCAL REPAIR SHOP AND THE VEHICLE DIED IN THE DRIVEWAY. I HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED TO AN AUTOMOTIVE SHOP. THEY TOLD ME THAT THE BATTERY WAS FRIED AND THEY WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE IT TO DIAGNOSE THE VEHICLE. AS SOON AS A NEW BATTERY WAS INSTALLED IT IMMEDIATELY FRIED THAT BATTERY AND THEY SAID THAT THE ALTERNATOR WAS GENERATING HEAT AND BEGINNING TO SMOKE. THEY TOLD ME THAT THERE WAS A MAJOR ELECTRICAL SHORT THAT THEY COULD NOT DIAGNOSE AND SENT IT TO A DODGE DEALERSHIP FOR DIAGNOSIS. THIS PARTICULAR VIN NUMBER IS NOT UNDER THE CURRENT RECALL BUT ALL OF THE SYMPTOMS THE CAR WAS HAVING IS EXACTLY WHAT...

I WAS DRIVING FROM TULSA TO JOPLIN WHEN THE BATTERY SAVER LIGHT CAME ON. SHORTLY AFTER I LOST ALL DIGITAL GAUGES AND POWER STEERING. CAR SHUT OFF AND BECAME HARD TO CONTROL. I WAS IN LEFT LANE ON INTERSTATE WITH TRACTOR TRAILERS IN THE RIGHT LANE, CAR SLOWED TO AROUND 10 MILES AN HOUR AS I TRIED TO GET ACROSS RIGHT LANE ONTO SHOULDER. CAR IN RIGHT LANE WOULD NOT MOVE AND ALMOST CAUSED ACCIDENT. WAS ABLE TO GET CAR TO SHOULDER. ORIGINAL ALTERNATOR FAILED AT 130,000 MILES. DODGE WANTED OVER 600 DOLLARS TO REPLACE AND SAID THE ORIGINAL RECALL DID NOT EFFECT MY MODEL. PURCHASED A SECOND ALTERNATOR FROM AUTOZONE BUT IT WAS DEAD OUT OF THE BOX. THIRD ALTERNATOR LASTED FROM SEPTEMBER 2016 TO JULY 2017. INSTALLED FOURTH ALTERNATOR ON 7/15/2017 BUT DIAGNOSTICS SHOWS THE REGULATOR IS FAILING. AUTOZONE IS TELLING ME THAT DODGE HAS OTHER ISSUES CAUSING...

MY CAR HAS CUT OFF AND TURNED RIGHT BACK ON SEVERAL TIMES. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER AND THERE ARE 0 ISSUES.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WITHIN A WEEK OF OWNING THE VEHICLE, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE HEARD NEAR THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER (RIVERLAND CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP, 601 BELLE TERRE BLVD, LAPLACE, LA 70068, (985) 652-9600) MORE THAN TWICE AND THEY HAD BEEN UNABLE TO REPLICATE AND DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE DEALER HAD COMPLETED THREE UNKNOWN RECALLS PRIOR TO THE MOTOR TURNED ON AND HOT AIR ENTERED THE VEHICLE AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE DEALER REPLACED THE ALTERNATOR ASSEMBLY BUT THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE IF THE RECALL REPAIR REMEDIES MAY HAVE CAUSED ADDITIONAL FAILURES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED BY THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

THE BATTERY DIES OVER NIGHT AND I HAVE TO CONSTANTLY CHARGE MY BATTERY, SO WHILE DRIVING I LOSS POWER, BECAUSE OF MY ALTERNATOR.

WHILE MY WIFE WAS DRIVING OUR 2013 DODGE CHARGER ON THE HIGHWAY AT 65 MPH THE DASH BOARD STARTED ACTING STRANGELY AND THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS CAME ON. BEFORE THE VEHICLE COULD BE BROUGHT TO A STOP IT LOST ALL POWER AND CONTROL INCLUDING THE ABILITY TO STEER THE VEHICLE. THE PROBLEM WAS DIAGNOSED AS A SHORT IN THE ALTERNATOR THAT ALSO DEFECTED THE BATTERY. I WAS TOLD BY THE CHRYSLER CUSTOMER SERVICE THAT MY VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL THAT IDENTIFIES THESE SAME SYMPTOMS, AND THAT THERE WAS NOTHING MORE I COULD DO GOING FORWARD WHEN I REQUESTED TO SPEAK WITH A CASE MANAGER INVESTIGATING THESE CASES.

WHILE DRIVING MY CAR IN A RESIDENTIAL AREA IT STARTED MAKING A WHINING NOISE, I IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER. I EXITED THE VEHICLE NOTICING SMOKE RISING FROM UNDER MY HOOD. IT LOOKED LIKE MY ALTERNATOR IS WHAT WAS SMOKING AND PUTTING OUT A LOT OF HEAT. I WAITED A FEW MINUTES HOPING IT WOULD COOL DOWN. I NOTICED THE SMOKE WAS GETTING WORST AS WELL AS THE HEAT COMING FROM THE ENGINE AREA. I THEN HEARD A CRACKING NOISE COMING FROM THE ALTERNATOR. IT SOUNDED LIKE ELECTRICITY SNAPPING. I THEN DISCONNECTED THE BATTERY AND IMMEDIATELY THE SNAPPING STOPPED. AFTER APPROXIMATELY 5 MORE MINS THE SMOKING STOPPED. I SAW THAT THERE IS A RECALL FOR THE ALTERNATOR IN MY MAKE AND YEAR, BUT WHEN I TYPE IN MY VIN NUMBER IT DOESN'T SHOW THE RECALL FOR MY VEHICLE. IVE REACHED OUT TO MY DODGE DEALERSHIP, THEY TOLD ME MY CAR DOESN'T HAVE...

THE DENSO ALTERNATOR CAUGHT ON FIRE SMOKE WAS REAL BAD AND IT BURNT THE BATTERY UP THE BATTERY WAS SO HOT YOU COULD NOT GET IT OUT WITH YOUR BARE HANDS.ITS A DENSO 421000-7040 WITH A 180 AMP ALTERNATOR. THE CAR HAS 70,698 MILES ON IT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE CHARGER. WHILE DRIVING, THE BATTERY WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. WITHIN SECONDS, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTING DIMMED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO COAST THE VEHICLE ONTO THE ROAD SHOULDER AND OBSERVED SMOKE UNDER THE HOOD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE ALTERNATOR OVERCHARGED AND CAUSED THE BATTERY TO FAIL. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AND THE ALTERNATOR AND BATTERY WERE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V739000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,698.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE CHARGER. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE "BATTERY SAVER MODE" WARNING MESSAGE ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN APPROXIMATELY TWO MILES AND THE ABS AND ESC WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT NOTICED SMOKE EMERGING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO AN OIL CHANGE PLACE AND, WHEN THE HOOD WAS OPENED, MORE SMOKE EMERGED. THE MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT THE ALTERNATOR FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND WAS AWAITING DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,300.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE CHARGER. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE ABS AND VEHICLE TRACTION CONTROL WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE BATTERY SAVER MODE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS SMOKE EMITTING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT THE ALTERNATOR FAILED, WHICH CAUSED THE SMOKE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD BE TOWED TO THE DEALER. 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 70,000.

WHILE DRIVING HOME ON 3/18./17, THE BATTERY SAVE MODE APPEARED. THE BATTERY LIGHT THEN CAME ON. SHORTLY AFTER, ALL THE WARNING NOTIFICATIONS APPEARED AND THE CAR DIED. THERE WAS A BURNING RUBBER SMELL COMING FROM THE HOOD. THE BATTERY A BRAND NEW ONE I RECENTLY PURCHASED! NOW, I CAN'T GET INTO MY CAR AT ALL BECAUSE THE ELECTRICITY IS. NOT WORKING! I HEAR THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE ALTERNATOR BUT UNSURE IF THEY WILL COVER MINE! I CAN'T AFFORD THIS ISSUE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE EXISTING A PARKING LOT, THE ABS WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, WHILE DRIVING AT 20 MPH, A MESSAGE ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATED THAT THE BATTERY CRITICAL LOW LEVEL AND THEN ALL THE LIGHTS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A BURNING ODOR EMITTING INTO THE VEHICLE, WHILE DRIVING. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ALTERNATOR FAILED CAUSING THE BATTERY TO FAIL AND IT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V634000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000. UPDATED 07/21/17*LJ *CN

WAS DRIVING DODGE CHARGER SXT ON THE HIGHWAY GOING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH AND HEARD A WHINING NOISE. ALL OF THE LIGHTS ON CONTROL PANEL WENT ON AND OFF AND THERE WAS A SMELL OF BURNING RUBBER. CAR SUDDENLY STOPPED WITH MY PREGNANT WIFE AND 1 YEAR OLD IN THE CAR AND ALMOST CAUSE A MAJOR INCIDENT. CAR WENT COMPLETELY DEAD IN MIDDLE OF HIGHWAY AND WOULDN'T EVEN TURN OVER, BUT LUCKILY CAUSED NO INCIDENT. DEALER SAID IT WAS A FAULTY ALTERNATOR ISSUE THAT COMPLETELY DRAINED BATTERY AS WELL. THERE IS A RECALL P60 ON ALTERNATORS FOR THE MAKE, MODEL, AND YEAR OF THE DODGE CHALLENGER SXT, BUT OUR VEHICLE WASN'T COVERED. THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED A MAJOR INCIDENT. IT DOESN'T SEEM TO BE A COINCIDENCE AND DODGE NEEDS TO ADD ADDITIONAL VEHICLE COVERAGE UNDER THIS RECALL BEFORE A MAJOR INCIDENT HAPPENS.

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILURE. ENTIRE CAR SHUT DOWN. GIVEN 8 SPEED ELECTRONIC GEAR SHIFT, CAR LOCKED INTO PARK WHILE IN OPERATION. IT WAS JUST DETERMINED THE ALTERNATOR FAILURE WAS THE CAUSE OF THIS TOTAL SYSTEM FAILURE. NO SUPPORT AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME.

LOST STEERING AND ACCELERATION WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY. THIS OCCURRED WITHIN MINUTES AFTER THE VEHICLE ENTERED "BATTERY SAVER MODE" AND DISPLAYED THE "BATTERY" ICON ON THE EVIC SCREEN. THIS WAS THE FIRST AND ONLY INDICATION OF A PROBLEM, OTHER THAN THE RADIO NOT WORKING THAT DAY. AFTER PULLING OVER, WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE CAR, EXIT THE HIGHWAY, AND PULL INTO A SERVICE STATION. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PARK, THE CAR WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF DRIVE INTO PARK, NOR WOULD THE CAR SHUT DOWN, UNTIL THE PUSH-BUTTON IGNITION SWITCH WAS HELD DOWN FOR SEVERAL SECONDS. AN ELECTRICAL TEST REVEALED THAT THE ALTERNATOR HAD FAILED, AND THE BATTERY TESTED GOOD. BOTH THE ALTERNATOR AND THE BATTERY ARE THE ORIGINAL FACTORY-INSTALLED PARTS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH, THE BATTERY SAVER MODE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND SEVERAL AXILLARY FUNCTIONS LIKE THE RADIO AND HEADLIGHTS SHUT OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS SEEN BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ALTERNATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND WAS NOT PART OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V634000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) BUT NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO MAKE A WHINING NOISE AND SMELT LIKE BURNING FUMES. THE BATTERY SAVER MODE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CAR BEGAN TO STALL. THE CAR COMPLETELY SHUT OFF. THE ALTERNATOR FAILED WITH NO ISSUES PRIOR TO THIS. THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE SAME ISSUE FOR THE SAME YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL OF MY VEHICLE BUT ONLY APPLIED TO ALTERNATORS WITH 160AMP, MINES IT'S A 180AMP.

I WAS DRIVING NORMALLY ON SIDE STREET AT 35 - 40 MPH. I APPROACHED AND WAS ENTERING AN INTERSTATE ON-RAMP AND AS I STARTED TO ACCELERATE THE RADIO AND AC TURNED OFF, ABS LIGHT AND ANTI-SKID ICON APPEARED ON DASH, EXTERIOR LIGHTS ACTED ERRATICALLY DIMMING AND THEN COMING BACK ON, MESSAGE ENVELOPE APPEARED, BELLS WERE RINGING, CAR LOST SUBSTANTIAL POWER ON RAMP AS I WAS TRYING TO ACCELERATE ONTO INTERSTATE AND THEN "BATTERY SAVER MODE" MESSAGE APPEARED. I COULD HEAR A HIGH PITCHED WHINING NOISE THAT STARTED OUT OF NOWHERE BUT SEEMED TO SUBSIDE AFTER A FEW MINUTES BUT THE CAR SEEMED TO SHAKE OR SHUDDER SOME BUT NOT HORRIBLY. ALMOST LIKE A ROUGH IDLE BUT AS I WAS DRIVING. I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE APPX 5 MILES TO GET OFF THE INTERSTATE AND PARK. ONCE I STOPPED AND TURNED OFF THE CAR, I DID RESTART IT TO SEE WHAT...

WAS DRIVING AND MY BATTERY SAVE MODE CAME ON. THEN THE CAR'S DASH LIGHTS WENT OUT THEN THE NAVIGATION SYSTEM WENT OUT AND THE CAR COMPLETELY STALLED. IN THE ROAD. LIFTED THE HOOD AND THERE WAS A BURNING SMELL. LET IT SIT FOR A WHILE IT STARTED. GOT IT TO AUTOZONE AND THEY SAID IT WAS THE ALTERNATOR. THE DEALERSHIP SAID ITS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY COST WOULD BE ABOUT $772. CALLED DODGE AND THEY SAID MY YEAR WASN'T UNDER RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM BUT OTHER YEARS WERE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE CHARGER. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE, THE BATTERY SAVER POWER MODE ENGAGED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ALTERNATOR AND BATTERY FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,515.

WHILE DRIVING DOWN A STATE HIGHWAY ALL WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON ,WINDSHIELDS WIPERS, THE HEAT FULL BLAST AND THEN THE CAR JUST DIED . HAD NOTHING NO STEERING NO BRAKES NO POWER . *TR

"ALTENATOR RECALL", WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD , BATTERY SAVER MODE CAME ON THEN THE BATTERY LIGHT IN MY R/T DAYTONA EDITION. THE CAR ONLY HAS 27000 MILES ON IT. *TR

MY TRUNK OPENS UP FOR NO REASON.

THIS STARTED WITH A BURNING SMELL AND RADIO NOT WORKING. I TRIED TO GET CAR INTO DODGE DEALER IN TALLAHASSEE BUT DUE TO HURRICANE THEY WERE BACKED UP. I DROVE CAR HOME FROM WORK AND IN SECONDS A TERRIBLE SMELL AND BLACK SMOKE FILLED UP THE CAR AND OUT FROM HOOD INTO CAR. I HAD AAA AND EMERGENCY SERVICE, CAR WAS TOWED TO TALLAHASSEE CAR CARE CENTER. I AM JUST PAST MY WARRANTY WITH MOPAR DODGE BUT THIS IS NOT TYPICAL AND SHOULD NOT HAPPEN WITH ONLY 22K MILES. THIS WAS DANGEROUS AND SCARY AND COULD HAVE CAUSED A CRASH ON THE ROAD.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE CHARGER. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE SUNROOF, HANDS FREE MODULE, AND CRUISE CONTROL FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,000.

VEHICLE HAD A MULTI-SYSTEM FAILURE WHILE DRIVING AWAY FROM A PARKING LOT. ENGINE DID NOT STALL AT FIRST. INITIALLY THE STEERING BECAME HARD FROM POWER STEERING LOSS, "SERVICE AWD" LIGHT CAME ON, "SERVICE POWER STEERING" LIGHT WAS NEXT, FOLLOWED BY BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURE. CAR WAS STILL A LITTLE DRIVEABLE AND THEN IT STALLED AS I WAS STOPPING. THIS VEHICLE IS VERY DANGEROUS. VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART EVEN THOUGH THE BUTTON START SYSTEM WAS TELLING ME TO STEP ON THE BRAKE AND PUSH START. WAITED 3 HOURS FOR A CAPABLE TOW TRUCK (DUE TO THE AWD). DURING THE WAIT, THE CAR'S INSTRUMENT PANEL WOULD COME ALIVE, THE PANEL GAUGES WOULD SWIPE ONE TIME AND VARIOUS NOISES COULD BE HEARD AS IF THE CAR WAS STARTING BUT NOTHING WAS GOING ON. THIS CAR IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS.

WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND SMELLED AN ODOR SIMILAR TO ELECTRICAL BURNING. INDICATORS APPEARED FOR LOW BATTERY/SAVE BATTERY MODE IN THE DASH. TOOK CAR TO ADVANCED AUTO AND WHILE TESTING BATTERY, WHITE SMOKE WAS BILLOWING FROM NEAR ENGINE. MECHANIC REPAIRED BAD ALTERNATOR WHICH WAS THE PROBLEM. CALLED CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP AFTER SEEING RECALL ON 2013 DODGE CHARGERS BUT MY SPECIFIC CAR WAS NOT INCLUDED ON THE RECALL. CAR HAD APPROXIMATELY 60,000 MILES AT TIME OF INCIDENT.

AS I PULLED OUT OF THE PARKING LOT OF MY JOB, I GOT A MESSAGE ON MY DASHBOARD SAYING "BATTERY SAVER MODE" AND THE SYMBOLS OF ABS AND THE ELECTRICAL STABILITY CONTROL ICONS LIT UP. I THEN HEARD A STRANGE NOISE AS IF THE CAR WAS IN THE WRONG GEAR. I TRIED TO MAKE A CALL WITH MY BLUETOOTH HANDS FREE AND THEN IT STOPPED WORKING. AFTER DRIVING A MILE, I PULLED OVER TO A GAS STATION AND CALLED THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPT. I EXPLAINED THE SYMBOLS THAT WERE ON AND THE NOISES. I WAS ASSURED THE WARNINGS LIGHTS WERE JUST A CAUTION AND I WOULDN'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT MY CAR BREAKING DOWN IF I WANTED TO BRING MY CAR TO THE SERVICE DEPT. AFTER ENDING MY CALL, MY AC WENT OUT AND THEN MY CAR SHUT OFF. I HAD NO POWER AND HAD TO CALL A TOWING COMPANY...