While driving on the highway my vehicle completely shut off. Alternator was determined to be dead and needed to be replaced. This is the exact problem that the Dodge Charger recall P60 covered but this recall did not include the larger engines"??" makes no sense!!!! it was unsafe for those drivers and I should not be treated any different. I had to get off the highway without power by coasting into the middle turning lane since the car is completely electric and I had no power while cars were driving around me at 60 mph. It cost me over 600 to have a new alternator installed.

- Powhatan, VA, USA

While driving, the vehicle started making a whining noise. Soon after, we smelled an odor of burning rubber. Within 10 minutes, a vehicle warning light appeared indicating the charging system was malfunctioning. About 5 minutes later, the battery save mode light came on, we lost ABS and ESC, and the car seemed to have lost power. We were close to a Dodge dealer so we had the car looked at. Dealer had to replace the alternator. I asked about a recall or service bulletin and the service agent said there wasn't anything on the car. This car was in otherwise perfect condition, all services performed on time, with under 61000 miles.

- San Diego, CA, USA

The contact owns a 2012 Dodge Charger. While driving 20 mph, the vehicle jerked, the warning lights illuminated on the instrument panel lights, and the vehicle stalled. The contact stated that the failures were identical to those listed in NHTSA campaign number: 14V634000 (electrical system), but the VIN was not included in the recall. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the struts needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 61,000. The VIN was not provided.

- Sylmar, CA, USA

My 2012 Dodge Charger SXT has approximately 81,000 miles. I have never had any problems with it, maintenance have always been done on time. I was pulling into a parking lot when I started hearing a noise from the hood. I turned off the car and restarted it, the noise was still there and became louder. Then smoke started coming out of the hood. I turned off the car and waited for the smoke to subside, which was about 40 minutes. Then I opened the hood and and the smell of burnt was very strong. The car would not start after that. We had it towed to our mechanic and he confirmed the alternator had caught fire. He could not fix anything because the electrical components in the car where acting up and he does not know the system. He advised us about the alternator recall P60 and so I called Chrysler and they were adamant that my car does not have any recalls for the alternator. However all symptoms of this recall P60 were present in my car. We took it to Firestone and they referred us to the dealer because they confirmed the computer was also damaged and they said that only the dealer could help with that. I called the dealer as well and they said, there is no warranty on the alternator, computer or any of the components the other mechanics have confirmed failed in the car. Chrysler will not acknowledge that the vehicle has the same alternator issue under recall P60 and now we are left with an extremely expensive repair, car rental. I would appreciate any assistance in getting Chrysler to take responsibility for selling a car with a defective alternator. My vehicle is relatively new and I was not counting on having to pay for such a hefty repair to a new car.

- Pompano Beach, FL, USA

The contact owns a 2012 Dodge Charger. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 35 mph, the engine stalled with an unknown warning. The vehicle failed to restart. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic where the technician informed that small sparks of flames ignited from the alternator. The technician extinguished the flames. The VIN was not included in NHTSA campaign number: 14V634000 (electrical system). The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 57,197.

- Vero Beach, FL, USA

The contact owns a 2012 Dodge Charger. The contact stated while driving 30 mph, the vehicle was jerking without warning. The VIN was not included in NHTSA campaign number: 14V63400 (electrical system). The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the alternator needed to be replaced for the V8 engine. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 50,400. The VIN was not provided. The VIN was not available.

- Muncie, IN, USA

Vehicle staled in middle of highway lost all dash lights stereo back up camera dealership could not get car in for a week had it towed to home burnt next day

- Hayesville, NC, USA

Radio stopped working, all lights on dash went on, battery safety mode symbol lit up, the next thing that happened was car went completely dead. Could not get car out of park had to be towed. Vehicle was stationary at time of failure. Battery was charged car started but only ran till battery died, no charging by alternator. Same issues for many other 2012 Dodge Chargers

- Middletown, NJ, USA

I was driving down the highway when the 'battery saver mode' indicator came on and I pressed the ok button on my steering wheel. I drove home and parked the car. The next day upon starting my car the indicator did not appear when starting the auto. As I left my house driving in neighborhood I noticed my cars touchscreen wasn't working, then I heard a whining sound so I began to slow my car down. The service transmission light appeared on my dash and within seconds the car stalled without the ability to steer or brake, the car came to rest in the middle of the street dead. The entire electrical system was not present. I called a tow truck and had my car towed to tomball Dodge. Upon inspection by tomball Dodge serviceman the diagnosis was alternator shorted thus putting the car in the a stalled state. I inquired with the serviceman about a recall notice he indicated there was none for my car however upon doing some research I found recall P60 P60 states: Chrysler group llc (Chrysler) is recalling certain model year 2011-2014 Chrysler 300, Dodge Charger, challenger, and durango; and 2012-2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee vehicles manufactured April 22, 2010, to January 2, 2014, and equipped with a 3.6L engine and a 160 amp alternator. In the affected vehicles, the alternator may suddenly fail. If the alternator fails, the vehicle may stall without warning, increasing the risk of a crash. When I contacted Chrysler they stated that my car was not under that recall because I had a different order number then what was listed on the recall. However, I was having almost identical problems as what was described in the recall notice.

- Tomball, TX, USA

My blower motor makes a noise when I cut the car off or when I going down the road also my seat keep popping on make a noise I had it fixed at my expense and it lasted about 30 days started again

- Brownsville, TN, USA

The contact owns a 2012 Dodge Charger. While driving 60 mph, the vehicle stalled and the battery warning indicator illuminated. The failure recurred several times. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 64,000.

- Mentor, OH, USA

The contact owns a 2012 Dodge Charger. The contact stated that the vehicle headlights, rear driver side door dome light actuator, and stereo failed to operate when the vehicle was started. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic to be diagnosed. The contact was informed that there was an electrical short in the vehicle. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 84,000.

- Gwynn Oak, MD, USA

I started my vehicle and pulled out of my garage as I do each morning. As I went down the driveway at almost idle speed, I could feel a strong resistance (as if the emergency brake was on) and the power steering tightened up. Suddenly a strong burning smell filled the car, all of the lights on the dash came on and the ac fan blew on high speed. I immediately reversed back to the garage (100 feet or less) and was barely able to park. There was obviously something burning under the hood as the smell filled the garage. I turned off the car. When aaa arrived to tow it, the car was completely dead. The driver chose not to jump it for fear of doing more damage. My local trusted mechanic advised me that there was a recall on 2012 Dodge Charger alternators and he believed that it was my alternator that had failed. I had the car towed to arrigo sawgrass Dodge where they confirmed that the alternator had in fact failed and was burning. He said the recall did not include my VIN and that Chrysler would not cover my expenses. My 16 year old son and I were lucky we were in the driveway, lucky the fire didn't ignite while we were sleeping and lucky my son (a new driver) was not faced with a totally disabled vehicle on the road. According to the recall, this failure created a high risk of crash. Had we been on any road instead of my driveway, we could have been killed.

- Parkland, FL, USA

While driving on city street car just stopped.B4 car stopped wipers came on, radio shut off, all kinds of lights lite up on dashboard. Car stopped in middle of road causing a very dangerous situation. Had car towed to dealership where they informed me alternator was out and paid $950 for new alternator.I researched and found recall on alternator for 160 amp alternator, my car has 180 amp alternator and not covered by recall but everything I read indicates the same dangerous problem as the 160 amp alternator.this is a very serious flaw in this alternator and could easily cause deadly accidents

- Lake Charles, LA, USA

The contact owns a 2012 Dodge Charger. The contact stated that while driving at 10 mph, the vehicle stalled. The contact was unable to restart the vehicle. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic to be diagnosed. The contact was informed that the thermostat housing had leaked unto the alternator, which created an electrical shortage. The shortage also caused the battery to fail. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was not available.

- Glen Allen, VA, USA

Battery protection mode came on. Radio shut off hazard lights wouldn't come on windows wouldn't roll up trunk would not open allowing access to battery all electronics went crazy whining noise. Then lost all power.

- Ashland, KY, USA

The car shut down on the highway. All the electical went out. No brakes and no stirring. While in motion. And just took it in for a recall on the safty system a week before.

- Humble, TX, USA

With out any warning while driving my vehicle on a city street my entire electrical system shut done very rapidly. Beginning with the radio shutting it self off, the vehicle then displayed indicator lights saying that my ABS system was bad followed by a check engine light indicator. Shortly after the check engine light indicator came on a service transmission indicator light displayed followed by all electrical systems shutting down completely. Once I was able to pull over the car would not shift into park. I then tried shutting the car off and the car would not turn off. The windshield wipers and other car accessories began to turn on and off on their own. At that time a strong plastic burning smell began followed by smoke from the engine compartment. In order to shut down the vehicle I had to disconnect the battery. The next morning I reconnected the battery to see if the problem had fixed itself. At that point the vehicle started, but still had the same electrical issues from the night before. The only difference was this time the vehicle shut itself off and will no longer start. Upon having the vehicle problem diagnosed it appears that the alternator failed without any prior warning causing a complete electrical shutdown of the vehicle. Upon further research, there has been a recall for the 2012 Dodge Charger vehicles concerning faulty alternators in vehicles that are equipped with 160 amp alternators. Mine has a 180 amp alternator, but still experienced a short in the alternator as described by recall P60 issued in 2014. Upon calling our local Dodge dealership we were told that our vehicle was under recall. After towing the vehicle to the Dodge dealership we were told that the car was not under the recall list and we would be responsible for paying the towing fees a long with repair fees for the replacement of the alternator.

- Saginaw, TX, USA

I says that my car is not on recall for the alternator. However, my alternator went out without warning which almost cause me to crash. All my gadgets on my vehicle, such as, the gauges, radio, windshiled wipers, battery light, uneven road lights were going balistic.it was stalling and puttering. I could not brake my brake got hard which would not let me push down. It did not let me stop. I almost hit a car. I only had enough time to veer over. Thank goodness it was not a busy street or highway.it would not let me park my park or anything. I had to push the button to turn off. I was on the highway early that morning with my little girl. It could of happend then. It could have been fatal. Someone needs to check into this. I think my car is one of the recalls. Please help

- Woodway, TX, USA

Was driving on the highway aprx. 70 mph, when "battery saver mode" message came on. I disconnected phone Charger, turned off audio, ac, and daylights. Suddenly, the displays and dash needles went up and down (looked like a computer virus). The car stalled in the middle of the highway, and the alternator burned ( smoke coming out of the hood). My car has only 53,000 miles, and never had signs of faulty or near-dead alternator. Well, the new battery $200, new 180 amp alternator was $500, plus labor. Called Chrysler and they say the recall P60 is for 160 amp alternator, but it seems that a lot of people are having the same issue with the 180 amp alternator. So my repairs were out of pocket (which is just money...very needed money), but being almost hit by the coming I-95 traffic and having a car that is about to burn, well that could have ended in a tragedy. Thanks god my insurance roadside assistance came to help. Still intrigued why this 180 amp alternator is not in recall, when its already a fact that this "small defect" could cause a fatal accident...

- Lauderdale Bu The Sea, FL, USA