Car completely lost power while approaching red light a red light. First radio stop working, turned completely off, wouldn't come on. Then lost control and all power to vehicle.
2011 Dodge Charger electrical complaints
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Bought 2011 charger in july, 2014. On october 22nd, I noticed a funny smell, but could not locate. On october 24, my car started making a whining sound that got louder over next 3 miles. I pulled over to a parking lot, notice smoke coming from under hood. I lift hood and see oil leaking out of timing chain cover onto alternator. My car shut off, won't start, and battery saver mode light flashing, gauges acting weird, and lights dimming. After about 15 minutes, I started car to get home with it, drove maybe 2 miles and car started to melt down including wipers coming on, radio on and off, door buzzers coming on, instrument panel light on and off, lights flashing, air bag warnings, etc. This continued for next couple miles until a complete shut down right at the railroad tracks! I barely got out of lane. After about 10 minutes, I got car to start and made it over the tracks to a parking lot. My husband came, called dodge dealership, they sent tow truck that took it to dealership. Service manager called us 5 days later, said it was alternator and they would fix for $850. My husband said no, we're not paying because of recall issued on october 8th, that they needed to repair for free with better quality parts, and that I needed a rental until my car was fixed, or they could by my car back because we don't feel safe in it. Service manager denied recall, said it was media hype, and that he would have sales manager call us. We did not hear back from dodge service department until february 10, 2015, when they informed rental company they were not paying bill for my rental for last 4 months, even though my car still not fixed and in same parking space at dealership it's been in since oct. 24. I called and made report to chrysler corp. And now is a case under special investigations, which was supposed to be settled in 2 business days. Still waiting! Shameful!
Tl*the contact owns a 2011 dodge charger. The contact received notification of the federal safety agency campaign number: 14v634000 (electrical system) however, the part needed to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The contact had not experienced a failure.
Tl*the contact owns a 2011 dodge charger. The contact stated that the vehicle failed to start and restarted after recharging the battery. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The contact received notification of the federal safety agency campaign number: 14v634000 (electrical system) however, the part needed to do the repair was not available. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown. The VIN was unavailable.
Alternator failure, complete engine/steering shut down, burning smell-while on highway. Car totally inoperable afterwards.
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 dodge charger. The contact received a notification for the federal safety agency campaign number: 14v634000 (electrical system); however, the parts needed were not available. The dealer stated that the parts were still not available. The contact believes that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time. The manufacturer was not made aware of the delay. The contact had not experienced a failure.
Tl*the contact owns a 2011 dodge charger. The contact stated that while making a left turn, the lights on the instrument panel became dim. In addition, the brakes failed and the steering wheel seized as the ABS warning light illuminated. The vehicle was towed to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the alternator and the head lamp wiring needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The VIN was included in the federal safety agency campaign numbers: 12v197000 (electrical system, service brakes, air), 14v101000 (exterior lighting), and 14v634000 (electrical system). The failure mileage was 36,000.
Tl*the contact owns a 2011 dodge charger. The contact stated that while driving at 30 MPH, the wipers activated and the radio turned off independently as the safer battery mode warning indicator illuminated. The steering wheel became difficult to turn and the contact had to apply excessive force in order to turn the vehicle as all the warning lights illuminated on the instrument panel. The contact turned the vehicle off and failed to restart. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The VIN was included in the federal safety agency campaign number: 14v634000 (electrical system) however, the part needed to repair the vehicle was unavailable. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 64,000.
Tl*the contact owns a 2011 dodge charger. The contact stated that while driving approximately 50 MPH, the dashboard lights failed to illuminate, the radio cut off, and the gauges failed to operate. The failure recurred multiple times intermittently. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The contact received notification of the federal safety agency campaign id number: 14v634000 (electrical system) however, the parts needed were unavailable to perform the repairs. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 59,000.
Report receipt date: oct 08, 2014 the federal safety agency campaign number: 14v634000 component(s): electrical system I received the above recall and waited until november to call the dealer. The manufacturer has not answered the recall to dealers yet.
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 dodge charger. The contact received notification of the federal safety agency campaign number: 14v634000 (electrical system) however, the part needed to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the delay. The contact had not experience a failure.
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 dodge charger. The contact stated that various warning lamps illuminated on the instrument panel and the vehicle stalled. The contact was not able to restart the vehicle and it was towed to the authorized dealer. The technician replaced the alternator assembly. The vehicle was repaired. The contact received a notification letter for the federal safety agency campaign number: 14v634000 (electrical system). The recall repair was not performed. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 60,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 dodge charger. The contact stated that after starting the vehicle, it stalled without warning. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and stated that the VIN was included in the federal safety agency campaign number: 14v634000 (electrical system). The failure mileage was 60,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 dodge charger. The contact stated that while driving 75 MPH, the battery saver warning light illuminated. In addition, the contact smelled a burning odor. As a result, the battery exploded. There were no injuries sustained. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the alternator and the battery needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired however, the failure recurred. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and stated that the VIN was included in the federal safety agency campaign number: 14v634000 (electrical system) however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The failure mileage was 68,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 dodge charger. The contact received notification of the federal safety agency campaign number: 14v634000 (electrical system); however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure.
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 dodge charger. The contact received notification of the federal safety agency campaign number: 14v634000 (electrical system), however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 30 MPH, the vehicle was making an abnormal noise and completely shut off without warning. The vehicle restarted and abnormal odor emitted after restarting the vehicle. The failure recurred on multiple occasions. The vehicle was taken to a dealer and was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified and the approximate failure mileage was 74,000.
Alternator burned up causing the car to lose all power and then not be able to restart.
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 dodge charger. The contact stated that the vehicle would not start due to a loss of battery power. An independent mechanic diagnosed the vehicle and determined that the alternator failed. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The contact received a recall notice for the federal safety agency campaign number: 14v634000 (electrical system) in december of 2014. The contact stated that the dealer was contacted on multiple occasions and stated that the part was not available for the recall repair. The failure mileage was 85,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 dodge charger. The contact stated that while driving 5 MPH, the battery power save mode warning indicator illuminated on the instrument panel and the vehicle stalled. The vehicle failed to restart. The vehicle was towed to the dealer. The technician diagnosed that the battery and alternator would need to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. In addition, the contact stated that fuel fumes were present inside the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, who diagnosed that a seal needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired, but the failure persisted. The vehicle was taken back to the dealer who replaced the fuel pump and fuel tank. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 41,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 dodge charger. While driving approximately 25 MPH, an unknown warning light illuminated. The failure recurred several times. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the alternator needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 39,000.
There has been a recall on my alternator. However, before the recall, the alternator failed and caused me sudden stop almost resulting in accident. I had to pay out of pocket for repair, tow truck and lost work. I need to file a claim for recovery.
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 dodge charger. While driving 25 MPH, the vehicle stalled without warning. The contact received notification of the federal safety agency campaign number: 14v634000 (electrical system); however, the part needed to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown.
I was driving along fine going 35 miles per hour. Suddenly my vehicle begin to stall and start smelling something burning without any type of warning my car just went completely dead. Call toll truck he try to boost it off and he stated it had a dead charge. Had to assist tow truck driver to push car to be towed to nearest dealership. They had to change my alternator and battery and it took them until sept 23, 2014 to return my vehicle. I am afraid of driving my vehicle to far because I do not know whether this with happen again without any warning or whether the problem is fix. It also turn out my vehicle was not on the recall due to different size alternator. I will be cautious where I will travel. The cost of replacing my alternator and battery was 1181.48. And also when I got my vehicle back from dodge service department my review mirror on windshield was broken and damage had to file insurance claim to get that replace.
Upon starting car information light came on. Checked the dash display and found "battery saver" indicated. Drove vehicle home (3-4 miles) battery save mode remained on. An internet search indicates this is a common problem. Recall????
While im driving home around approx. 10:30 pm . I was going uphill on a bridge in a curve when my headlights went completely out on my vehicle causing me to crash to the opposite side of the bridge in the on-coming traffic lane . There also were a couple vehicles approaching a couple hundred yards away in front of me. So I had to stop my vehicle in the middle of the road . I had to leave my vehicle on the side of the road for the remainder of the night because my headlights didn't come back on at all. I really feared for my life that night.
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 dodge charger. While driving approximately 60 MPH, all the warning lights illuminated and the steering wheel became difficult to turn. The vehicle was towed to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the alternator needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 48,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 dodge charger. The contact stated that while traveling approximately 60 MPH, the vehicle suddenly decelerated to 25 MPH or lower and made a loud noise when the accelerator pedal was depressed. The contact indicated that the ABS sensor, traction control sensor, the gauges illuminated before the instrument cluster shorted without warning. The contact indicated that as the vehicle reduced speed it stalled and was not able to restart. The vehicle was towed to an authorized dealer. The contact was included in recall the federal safety agency campaign id number: 14v634000 (electrical system). However, the parts needed were not available to repair the vehicle. The contact was waiting on a remedy from the manufacturer to determine when the dealer would repair the vehicle. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 29,600.
My charger completely shut off while I was driving and I was forced to glide to a stop in traffic. The dashboard, brakes, and steering all shut off at once. I was then unable to turn the car back on and forced to tow it out of traffic.
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 dodge charger. The contact stated that the key fob became inoperable and failed to unlock the doors or start the vehicle. The failure occurred on a daily basis. The vehicle was taken to a dealer, but was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The failure mileage was 1,500. The VIN was not available.
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 dodge charger. While driving 60 MPH, the vehicle stalled without warning and the ABS and traction warning lights illuminated. In addition, the contact stated there was a burning smell and the radio failed to operate. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the alternator needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and stated that the VIN was not included in the federal safety agency campaign number: 14v634000 (electrical system). The failure mileage was 50,087.
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