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really awful- Crashes / Fires:
- 6 / 31
- Injuries / Deaths:
- 4 / 0
- Average Mileage:
- 54,349 miles
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My car turned off on me in the middle of the freeway. It was the starter that went out and the alternator.
- Little Rock, AR, USA
My alternator or starter went out my car stopped on me in the middle of the freeway. It would not turn over when I try to start. I had to get a tow truck to take the vehicle to my home. Also the front headlight harness burnt out and I had to put another obe which does not work sometimes
- Little Rock, AR, USA
Vehicle trunk opens on it's own when you first start vehicle. This also drains the battery. Trunk opens electrically. This has happened on numerous occasions.
- Ingleside, TX, USA
Electrical system shorted twice while driving. Auto park disabled message came on, touch screen went all white then cut off, speedometer and gas gauge fluttering. Happened twice while driving on freeway during 4 mile stretch.
- Westland, MI, USA
Third time changing the light bulb and the wires for my headlight (low beam) and still having problems, few friends of mine have the same problem. Low beam goes off while driving.
- El Paso, TX, USA
Exact problem described in tsb 08-040-14 rev.a. please make a recall!!!!
- Hebron, KY, USA
1.the wiring to the headlights keeps burning into and it has been replaced twice already. 2. the radio doesn't come on when I start the car; I have to shut it off and restart it sometimes several times to get everything connected. 3. I have had to have my car aligned 4 times in 9 months and bought 2 sets of tires because it will not keep the alignment. This has been going on for over a year and the radio and lights has been happening for much longer. What can you tell me about these problems?
- Highland Home, AL, USA
Front passenger window will stop when by its self when closing or using automatic closing. Happens when vehicle is parked or in motion. Differential bearings have been wearing down quickly.
- Ceres, CA, USA
The vehicle would not cut off. The computer was not registering that the car was in park at all. I had to unplug the battery in the trunk to get the car to cut off. I had to pay for a new gearshift!
- Charlotte, NC, USA
Hands free bluetooth quit working, cannot connect phone, gps, or use auxiliary, factory resets did not work nor did battery disconnect. Dealership says the bluetooth module may have failed which seems to be the case with many 2012 Chargers. New state law goes into effect in May 2019 with the hands free law but I can't comply. If this is a factory module failure defect, why isn't this very important saftey feature protected under recall?
- Northfield, MN, USA
The contact owns a 2012 Dodge Charger. The contact was unable to start the vehicle and the accessory indicator illuminated. The failure occurred intermittently. The vehicle was taken to melloy Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram (357 emilio lopez rd, los lunas, nm 87031, (505) 866-2900) and the key fob was reset; however, the failure recurred. The vehicle was not repaired again. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 97,000.
- Belen, NM, USA
The contact owns a 2012 Dodge Charger. The contact heard a loud abnormal noise coming from the steering wheel when it was turned in either direction. Robert loehr Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram (567 E main St, cartersville, ga 30121, (770) 382-5885) was notified, but could not determine the cause of the failure. The dealer stated that there was no warranty. A loaner vehicle was provided and the vehicle was taken back for the steering wheel noise. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer had not issued a steering recall remedy. The dealer stated that they serviced the vehicle for an unknown manufacturer steering recall campaign and issued seven tsbs for the steering. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 40,000.
- Cartersville, GA, USA
Car won't start sometimes. The lights on the dash will be on when I get to my car but wont recognize my key. The lights will blink on and the wipers will come on then stall. I have to get a jump constantly. The battery is new so it isn't that. I had the car tested at auto zone and it read fine. I was advised to get the fuses checked. When I took it to a mechanic he said it was the alternator. The car is always is always in stationary when it does this. Luckily I haven't had any problems while on the road yet. The radio stopped working also a few months before this problem. It would glitch on and off. The screen will still do this but the sound isn't working at all.
- Goldsboro, NC, USA
While driving my vehicle home from work on 18 November 2018 my vehicles radio became intermittent on all settings. Bluetooth, auxillary, sattelite and regular radio had an interruption in the audio at regular intervals. I smelled an electrical burning smell and pulled over. I popped the trunk and there was smoke coming from the fusebox next to the rear tire. The radio amplifier fuse had melted itself into the fusebox and was continuing to short. Charger has an open recall for alternator schedualed for service 26 December 2018
- Clarksville, TN, USA
Passenger hid light intermittently shuts off. After a period of the vehicle being shut down and restarted the light will come back O but will shut off again after a few minutes. There is an open recall on the wiring harness, but nothing is showing on my particular vehicle for the recall.
- Benton Harbor, MI, USA
While in motion on a city street, vehicle displayed warning lights and stalled. Was able to pull off into a parking lot where the gear shift was locked in park position. Had vehicle towed to mechanic who advised that the timing chain had locked up. I am aware that there was a customer satisfaction notification sent out by Chrysler, but when I inquired about it at my local dealership they said that my vehicle didn't fall under that notification.
- Benton Harbor, MI, USA
The contact owns a 2012 Dodge Charger. The contact stated that the vehicle failed to start. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who diagnosed the vehicle and stated that the fuel pump and electrical system failed. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 103,000.
- Hyattsville, MD, USA
My 2012 Dodge Charger is having the same low beam headlight issue as the recall posted 5/2/2014 for my year. However, when I look up my VIN number, its saying there is no active recalls.
- Westland, MI, USA
Takata recall one morning as I got into my car to head to work, I started hearing this clicking noise. It lasted for about 1 min., then it stopped. I thought nothing of it until it happened again, and again. I was not sure what it was seeing as I basically have had just about everything replaced in my vehicle due to all these recalls over the years. After researching, I noticed several people having this same issue. I know the Dodge Ram actually had a recall. Found out it was the actuator. The amount of time the clicking noise last has gotten longer and it will randomly start even after my car is no longer running and just sitting idle. This is so annoying considering I know I haven't done anything to my car to cause this issue and I'm sure its a manufactory's issue that needs to be looked into. This noise is loud, annoying and embarrassing, and I don't want to pay a ton of money to replace a $40 part, especially when the issue is happening to multiple vehicles.
- Hueytown, AL, USA
- Atlanta, GA, USA