2012 Dodge Charger: ABS light or ABS activating

Filed Jan 27, 2026 · Brakes, Driver assistance · NY

Brake Light, ABS Light, and Traction Control Light lit up on dash. Took car to dealership and the issue was diagnosed as a faulty ABS module. This is MOPAR part 68160269AB, which is discontinued. I was also told that there were no after-market options, and that programming a used one might not work. So I have no option to get ABS functionality for my car. I am willing to pay for the part and labor to get this repaired, and Dodge is not even giving me the option.

Filed Jun 9, 2022 · Brakes, Electrical · GA

Abs light and traction light on. Alternator looses power. Alternator does keep the car running when disconnect from the battery.

Filed Oct 29, 2018 · Electrical · 91,000 miles · TN · fire

Tl* the contact owns a 2012 dodge charger. The contact stated that while driving at 60 MPH, the traction control warning light, cruise control warning light, loss of all wheel drive warning light, loss of front end protection warning light, and ABS warning light was illuminated. The contact stated that the alternator had failed. The contact also stated that the power block under the hood was smoking. The contact stated that the vehicle was repaired under the federal safety agency campaign number: 17v435000 (electrical system). Crown chrysler dodge jeep ram cleveland (511 s lee hwy, cleveland, tn 37311, (844) 367-4258) was contacted and informed of the failure. The contact stated that the failure was intermittent. The manufacturer was contacted and informed of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 91,000.

Filed Sep 7, 2017 · Brakes, Electrical · 60,000 miles · NY

I bought my dodge charger in 2 years ago for a recall on the alternator p60. My car has been giving me problems wow. Little things here and there. Then a few months ago the car shut off while I was driving and after a few minutes and turned itself back on. Which is part of the recall for the p60. It's been sitting in my driveway for a few months now but I finally called dodge because a friend of mine told me that alternator in my car is a p60 so maybe they forgot to do the recall they brought the car in and there was a mix-up. So I went over the dodge and I got paperwork for the day and they show that they swapped my alternator out with a p 60. So why would they swap my alternator out with a defective one? But they won't do anything about it they told me that's not the recalled one but it is I have a p602aa alternator in my car. My ABS brakes weren't working when the power went out and a bunch of stuff that it said happens if you don't change that alternator. I think there was a mix-up somewhere a friend of mine works for dodge and he told me that's a recalled alternator. Maybe he said there was a mix-up on the shelf and somebody grabbed the wrong alternator but they won't do anything about it he says mistakes like that happen but they won't do anything about they want me to bring the car in and charge me $300 to look at it

Filed Aug 10, 2017 · Electrical · 95,000 miles · UT

Tl* the contact owns a 2012 dodge charger. While driving 35 MPH, the windshield wipers activated automatically, and the ABS, brake, service traction, and check engine warning indicators illuminated. Also, the engine stalled, the gear automatically shifted into park, and the vehicle stopped. The contact pushed the vehicle to the side of the road. The vehicle was taken to the nearby dealer (sun auto service located at 9530 w tropicana ave, las vegas, nv 89147) where it was diagnosed that the alternator and battery needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was contacted at 800‑992‑1997 and stated that nothing could be done since the VIN was not included in a recall. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and a case number was not provided. The approximate failure mileage was 95,000.

Filed Aug 10, 2017 · Brakes, Engine · 95,340 miles · SC

Tl* the contact owns a 2012 dodge charger. While driving 35 MPH, the steering became unstable and the ABS, brake, engine, and ESC warning indicators illuminated. The vehicle was towed to efird chrysler jeep dodge (located at 1711 w lucas st florence, sc 29501) where it was diagnosed that the electrical and power steering needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and did not assist. The failure mileage was 95,340...updated10/04/17 *bf the consumer stated the vehicle would over heat, smoked, and the air blows extrememly warm. Water pours from under the vehicle. Updated 10/17/2017

Filed Jul 26, 2017 · Electrical · 86,000 miles · VA

I drove my car to work on monday and back home (approx 25 miles round trip) with just a message stating battery in saver mode, otherwise a normal drive home. About 3 hours later I was going to the store, I turned my car on and it immediately started making a loud humming noise. I started to leave the driveway, got about 50 feet down the street when I noticed smoke was coming out from under the hood (it had a strong electrical burning smell). The ABS warning light and traction control warning light came on, the message with battery in saver mode appeared on the screen again, and the interior lights flickered. I got the car back in the driveway and left it there over night. The next day I started the car with the message, battery in saver mode being the only issue. I got to work, then called the dealership to have the car dropped off for them to diagnose. The dealership has diagnosed the problem as being an alternator failure. I researched recalls with similar malfunctions and p60 kept coming up. Apparently my charger is not included in this recall even though the same issues occurred.

Filed Jul 14, 2017 · Electrical, Fuel system · 74,000 miles · NY

I was driving my 2012 charger sxt, and the car suddenly went into battery saver mode. I had pulled over to google it on my phone, and my car was starting to display the symptoms in the p60 recall. The battery light came on, the traction control, ABS, check engine lights, they all came on. Then as I was pulling into a parking space at dodge the center screen shut off, I lost power steering, the car shut itself off. Somehow the windshield wipers ran a few cycles. The dealership informed me that my car had a 180 amps alternator, that it was not part of the p60. My car had just reached 119000km (74000mi), and the average mileage of chargers with 180 amps alternators appears to be around 106000km (66000mi). The road that I was on, it followed the a winding cliff. If the problem had been more severe I would certainly have died, either gone into the rock face, off the cliff, or into oncoming traffic. The replacement alternator was over $800 cnd, that's before the inspection, before labor, and if the battery fried in this ordeal, it doesn't include that either. It doesn't cover the rental car I had to get. Obviously, chrysler-dodge-fiat had to do a massive recall with one alternator, is it really a stretch to think that the other alternator that they installed in other vehicles were defective as well? I looked up the cost of a replacement online according to official dodge specifications for the chrysler 300 / charger - they're listed at about $200-250 cnd, why is the one dodge selling me over $800? Is it because they realized they have to put in something of much higher quality and output so that this doesn't happen again? There had better be a recall about this - people will get severely hurt because of this.

Filed Jul 13, 2017 · Electrical · 80,000 miles · NC

This is related to p60 recall. Our car has the same alternator as the 3.6 cars in the recall. It had the very same problems: wife driving down the highway , the battery light came on there was a few chime sounds, then ABS and tc lights came on, then all the dash warning lights came on. The wife knows enough about cars that she had to immediately pull over and shut the car off. Then smoke came out from under the hood and a smell of electrical burning was evident. She had been on a highway doing 55 MPH. The wife called me and I went down there. The forst thing that I noticed was there was not anything electric working on the car. And worst of all it was stuck in park and couldn't put it in neutral for towing. The tow truck guy tried to jump it but soon realized that everything was shorted out. He finally towed it to the dealership. I was able to see the burn marks and where the metal of the alternator had melted. Upon doing research online I found about this same problem with other challengers. And also found the p60 safety recall. The recall listed the same exact symptoms that we had but didn't cover 5.7 engine cars. The alternator was burnt(pictures attached) exactly the same as the 3.6 engine cars. There were a lot of posts of the 5.7 having same issue that my car had. Most of those were covered under the warranty. Our car was out of warranty. It cost us $988.50 for a new alternator,battery and labor. Since this same part was covered under p60 recall it looks like chrysler is being deceptive about the issue. Please investigate and reply. Pic of alternator below. Regards, gregory

Filed Jun 6, 2017 · Brakes, Driver assistance · 69,125 miles · OH

The ABS and ESC light came on at the same time with no reason/incident. Started the vehicle going only 20 MPH stopped at a stop sign and looked down and both lights were on. No heavy braking, or anything that would cause a malfunction due to driver carelessness.

Filed Jun 2, 2017 · Airbags, Body · 110,000 miles · GA

Tl* the contact owns a 2012 dodge charger. While driving approximately 30 MPH, all the lights on the instrument panel illuminated and dimmed. In addition, the ABS warning indicator illuminated, the steering wheel seized, the gear shifter failed to shift gears, and the vehicle stalled and lost power. The vehicle was towed to ed voyles chrysler dealer (located on 789 cobb parkway se, marietta ga, 30060, (770)429-1100), but the parts for the repair were not available. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact received a recall notification for the federal safety agency campaign numbers: 14v634000 (electrical system), 15v467000 (air bags, seat belts), 16v043000 (structure), and 16v352000 (air bags). The parts needed for the repairs were not available. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repairs. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The approximate failure mileage was 110,000. Parts distribution disconnect.

Filed Apr 24, 2017 · Electrical · NC

2012 dodge charger. Consumer writes in regards to a defective alternator. *ld the consumer stated while driving on the highway the battery, ABS, and transmission warning lights illuminated simultaneously. The consumer was unable to shift the vehicle out of drive. The vehicle exhibited the same defect as listed in recall (p60/the federal safety agency 14v‑634). The consumer would like to be included in the recall.