2011 Dodge Charger: fire, smoke or burning smell

Filed Feb 5, 2019 · Fuel system · 138,000 miles · TX

I have been smelling gas inside of the cabin of my car for a while usually only in the morning or after my car has been sitting a while. Finally this morning, 2/5/2019, the smell was so bad that I had a headache and my eyes were burning and so took it to an auto mechanic shop to look at it. They stated there was a puddle of gasoline sitting on my fuel pump that is under the passenger side seat. That is the side my daughter sits on and she has been complaining of headaches as well. The repair shop said that if I were to have gotten into a wreck and there had been a spark of some sort my car would have gone up in flames because there was a pool of gasoline sitting on the fuel pump.

Filed Nov 10, 2017 · Electrical · 69,227 miles · CA

While driving on a local freeway on saturday, september 2, 2017, the battery symbol on the dashboard of my 2011 dodge charger r/t lit up. Upon arriving home there was a very strong burning smell coming from the engine. That very same day there was a safety recall notice, reference number: 32343087, in my mail from fiat chrysler automobiles (fca), po box 218008, auburn hills mi 48321-8008 stating that the alternator was defective and to not drive the car until the problem was fixed as the car might catch on fire. The notice further stated that a replacement alternator was not available and there was no known date when one would be available. On october 20, 2017, almost 2 months and not hearing from dodge, I had dimano mike's automotive, 1640 s. Santa fe st., unit a, santa ana, ca 92705 replace my alternator at a cost of $903.19. On october 24, 2017 I mailed to fca customer assistance the invoice and credit card receipt for this repair. It was delivered on october 30, 2017. As of this date, november 10, 2017, I have not been reimbursed for this repair.

Filed Oct 5, 2017 · Engine · NC

Letter from congressman rouzer on behalf of constituent re 2011 dodge charger false recall notice on the motor. *ld the consumer stated the vehicle had a recall repair performed on the engine, but the engine failed while driving on a highway. The consumer concluded that the vehicle was not actually repaired for the recall and that the documents were falsified. The consumer stated the recall was supposed to be completed prior to having owned the vehicle. The manufacturer was made aware and was supposed the replace the motor with a new one, instead replaced the motor with a rebuilt one. The vehicle was leaking water from the exhaust pipe, extreme shaking, and smelled of burning oil. The consumer requested to have the motor replaced with a new one.

Filed Jul 6, 2017 · Electrical · 101,400 miles · LA · fire

"takata recall" vehicle alternator burned out. The vehicle was being driven at the time when the battery light and the ABS light came on both in red not the normal orange, also the traction light started coming off and on at times for the past month when driving as normal to places around my area. When she made it home she noticed that all the instrument panel lights came on then went off and she smelled smoke and turned the vehicle off and raised the hood and noticed that burnt electrical smell with smoke coming from the side of the motor where the alternator is, so when I got home I noticed the alternator had black burn scars around the coil areas and with a flashlight noticed some of the coils inside were melted down from the burning

Filed May 14, 2017 · Electrical · 30,030 miles · AR · 1 injury

Get in car to go to wal-mart one saturday morning the low battery light comes on and get a message that car was going to battery saving mode. Drove to store got my items got back into car and all electronics just started shutting off then car started to idle and cut out made a u shape in parking lot as was afraid to get on the road for fear of it quitting in the middle of the highway. Turn car off wouldn't start backup you could smell something hot under the hood. The alternator was so hot burnt hand. Had to call tow truck to take to dealership for them to fix. I was lucky this happened in a parking lot and not on a road could have caused a serious accident. The cost of repair was $1, 187.75 plus it took 2 weeks for repair. This could have caused an accident or caught my car on fire.

Filed Apr 20, 2017 · Electrical · 79,000 miles · WI · fire

Tl* the contact owns a 2011 dodge charger. While driving 30 MPH, the vehicle stalled and smoke emitted from the front of the vehicle. The failure occurred without warning. The vehicle failed to restart and was towed to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the alternator caught on fire and needed to be replaced. There were no injuries. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 79,000.

Filed Jan 20, 2017 · Brakes, Electrical · 10 miles · OR

3 separate vehicle shutdowns while accelerating to pass another vehicle and to override cruise control. Esc and ABS light came on along with "acc/fcw unavailable vehicle system error" in the evic at 30mph. Seconds later all warning lights shut off, the turned back on a few seconds later and repeated constantly. Power steering was 100% lost while turning, almost causing me to go into a ditch. At about 25mph, again at 35mph, and again at 40mph, my car had briefly applied the ebrake by itself, even though the ebrake was fully disengaged, and a clicking sound could be heard coming from the shifter. The speedometer drops to zero, then warning lights turn off again and speedometer goes back to normal function. Brake pedal became very stiff, making it difficult to stop. When I came to a full stop at an intersection, the ebrake prevented me from accelerating, then I was able to accelerate after a couple of seconds and then my power steering went out. Then the airbag light came on. After the intersection, the brake light remained on, speedometer stayed at 0, airbag light stayed on. Dinging constantly, as cars normally do when you first start them ( about 1 ding a second). Radio and most interior lighting shut off, headlights shut off, then came back on and started flickering, accompanied by a "battery saver mode" message on the evic. Windshield wipers started moving, but very slowly. Engine sounded windy, like a siren from a fire truck and engine was noticeably less powerful. Burning smell from engine. Once stopped, car would not restart, and almost no power to any area of the car. Replaced battery, which fixed nothing. Window was stuck down, so we pulled the battery and put it on a charger to see if it was charged, and put it back in the car. The battery was connected about 45 seconds, with the engine off but the car in acc mode, and alternator started smoking. 20 cel codes.

Filed Sep 1, 2016 · Electrical · 72,000 miles · UT

Tl* the contact owns a 2011 dodge charger. The contact stated that the battery warning indicator illuminated. The contact replaced the battery. In addition, while driving the vehicle, an abnormal odor entered the interior. It was determined that the alternator assembly was on fire. The fire extinguished on its own. The vehicle was towed to a mechanic for further inspection and diagnostic testing. The VIN was not included in the federal safety agency campaign number: 14v634000 (electrical system), which addresses the 160 amp. The contact had an 180 amp and experienced the failure. The VIN was not available. The approximate failure mileage was 72,000.

Filed Aug 27, 2016 · Fuel system · 70,000 miles · WA

We have a gas smell for some time ,and we took it to dealer ship and they did not find anything , this happened when we have a full thank, so this morning I did it and we can see the gas leak from the tank and we are scare that this may catch on fire,.I read that there is 6 complaints about the same thing. And they tried to fix it ,.and cost like 2000 ,. Please make sure that they do something before something happend,.

Filed Aug 5, 2016 · Driver assistance · 67,263 miles · RI · fire

While driving down the street, the vehicle suddenly experienced reduced performance. The ABS light and other electrical system lights came on and the radio went off. I immediately pulled into a driveway at which time the car had the brake light come on and smelled like it was burning. I immediately shut the car off but the smell continued to get worse. I had the car towed to my local garage where I was informed that the alternator had been on fire. Upon further research, it was discovered the recall p60 exists for 2011 dodge chargers. This is only for the 160 amp alternator. My car has the 180 amp alternator. Upon contacting dodge, I was informed that my car was not eligible for the recall. With only 67,000 miles on the car, this type of failure should not have happened.

Filed Jul 19, 2016 · Electrical · 67,000 miles · PA · fire

Tl* the contact owns a 2011 dodge charger. While driving 25 MPH, the vehicle went into battery saver mode without warning. The contact stated that the forward collision warning system, anti-lock braking system, and electronic stability control became disengaged. The contact stated that there was also an abnormal smoke odor coming from the front of the vehicle. The contact stopped the vehicle, opened the hood, and noticed that the alternator was on fire. The contact was able to extinguish the fire. The vehicle was towed to the dealer, but was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 67,000.

Filed Jun 17, 2016 · Electrical, Engine · 47,200 miles · MO · fire

Driving home from work 65mph, all lights on dash went out, radio went dark, A/C blew super hot air and blinded me and engine died and wouldn't restart. I had to carefully get off road on the hottest day of the ear to find smoke coming from 5.7l engine. Small fire from alternator! Almost hit 5 cars and almost got hit by 3. This is the same alternator from the previous p60 recall, but isn't covered because recall only affects 3.6l engines. Why would the recall cover one but not the other?