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.
2011 Dodge Charger acceleration complaints
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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 two weeks. Updated 1/14/2015
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 function affects how the speedometer reads, tire travel , and mileage reading. This car has been trouble since I bought it. In 2 years it says I've traveled 70,000 miles. What a rip off! The back end of the car just wobbles freely. Junk car.
Driving at 70mph speed limit,a car came over into my lane,and I had to slow down. I then pushed down on the accelerator to get back up to speed,and nothing. There was no acceleration at all,even after I kept pushing on the peddle. I had to take a fast look behind me,and go across 3 lanes of traffic,all going 70mph and more,to get the car to the right side of the road. We were lucky the 4 of us were not killed. The car went down to below 30mph,even though I kept pushing on the gas. Then it took off. This happened 2 times,and not quit so bad a few other times. We were on a 1 month trip,and when we left the car had just over 6,000 miles on it,and was 6 months old. When we got home it was 7 months old with 12,000 miles on it. At one point chrysler corp.told me it fits into the car buy back replacement program. They did not help me.I got a 2012 charger because I did not trust the 2011. It could kill someone. They say the car is fixed,but I am not going to risk my family's life on it. Has there been any other cars with this problem,of no acceleration? Is it a problem with the multiple displacement system? Sounds like it. Thank you for your help. It sounds like chrysler corp.just dose not believe me,that there is no acceleration. Parts replaced were,hydraulic-tappets,multiple displacement solenoid,head gasket,sparkplugs,oil&filter.
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