2012 Dodge Charger: headlights failing or too dim

Filed Nov 25, 2025 · Electrical · MD · crash

Headlight pigtail assembly burned out as described in the 2014 safety recall. 14V‑101 / P08 Recall Summary The wiring sub-harnesses for the headlights may overheat, and the low beam headlights may fail. Dealers will replace the headlamp jumper harnesses and bulbs or the headlight assemblies as needed free of charge to resolve the concern.

Filed Jun 30, 2023 · Electrical, Lights · AL

When I purchased the car it had been used as a police car in the state of Mississippi. So after I bought the car I checked for any recalls and found it to have 2 open recalls. 1 was a passenger side airbag and the other was the alternator. So I contacted Moss motor company in South Pittsburg Tennessee and they agreed to do the recalls. After they had finished installing the air bag they told me the alternator wasn't required for change out because the part number listed on it wasn't warranted. So I did some investigating and found my part number to be 7030. The part numbers not required for change out is 7051-7031-and 7170.. It's listed under the federal safety agency S68/16v-739 recall. Since I've had the car I have had blinking headlight issues.. I have a little bit of automobile knowledge and I knew it had to be a grounding problem or a alternator problem. So I even added a couple of grounds from the engine to the chassis with no improvement. So I contacted a good friend of mine whom is a retired Dodge Chrysler master technician and he agreed to check my alternator for fluctuating amperage. He placed a device around the lead wire coming from the alternator to the battery and when he did the needle was constantly fluctuating very rapidly probably 2/3 across the entire dial. So there is no question whatsoever the alternator is the source of the problem. There's one more issue I would like to report. When I carried my car in for the recalls to be performed the technician didn't even bother to raise the hood of the car to check the part number on the alternator.. The reason I know this is because he didn't take my car to the shop area, he pulled my car in front of the high bay doors and installed the passenger side airbag.. I did witness this.. But not 1 time did I see him raise the hood. It took me a 30x magnifying glass and a flashlight to take the photo clearly showing the part number on my current alternator that was supposed to be changed. Photo attached is part number.

Filed May 9, 2023 · Electrical, Steering · TX

Service power steering warning comes on, causes my gauge cluster to go blank & dark, I lose A/C, power steering, headlights work intermittently, blinkers & all steering wheel button options stop working, and my transmission will start downshifting shifting erratically. It downshifts so hard I'm afraid I'll lose control of my car. Yesterday I had a message pop up saying it was going into Power Saving Mode. When the power steering warning is on, my A/C will have half the vents blowing cold air, the other half blowing hot heater air. During the winter my heated seats only worked intermittently. All of these issues are related to the past recalls on my car that were supposedly fixed; however, the problems are still occurring. Can somebody please contact me about these recalls and tell me what I should do? Thank you!

Filed Nov 14, 2022 · Electrical, Lights · WA

Loss of touchscreen functionality only works initially and then freezes completely making it unusable and making the most part of the internal features and climate control completely unavailable and increasing the risk of safety of the driver, Dealer stating to replace whole touch screen unit which is extremely expensive to replace, It should be standard and lot of functionality is used from the touchscreen And also Loss Of Low Beam Headlights seems like issue with electrical system recall issue that was done a long time back

Filed Mar 12, 2020 · Driver assistance, Electrical · 3 miles · AR

My alternator or starter went out my car stopped on me in the middle of the freeway. It would not turn over when I try to start. I had to get a tow truck to take the vehicle to my home. Also the front headlight harness burnt out and I had to put another obe which does not work sometimes

Filed Dec 4, 2019 · Electrical, Lights · 75,000 miles · TX

Third time changing the light bulb and the wires for my headlight (low beam) and still having problems, few friends of mine have the same problem. Low beam goes off while driving.

Filed Oct 8, 2019 · Brakes, Electrical · AL

1.the wiring to the headlights keeps burning into and it has been replaced twice already. 2. The radio doesn't come on when I start the car; I have to shut it off and restart it sometimes several times to get everything connected. 3. I have had to have my car aligned 4 times in 9 months and bought 2 sets of tires because it will not keep the alignment. This has been going on for over a year and the radio and lights has been happening for much longer. What can you tell me about these problems?

Filed Dec 26, 2018 · Lights · 148,000 miles · MN

Tl* the contact owns a 2012 dodge charger. While driving various speeds at night, the low beam headlights unintentionally went out. Duluth dodge inc (4755 miller trunk hwy, duluth, mn 55811, (218) 720-6123) was contacted and stated that the vehicle was not included in the federal safety agency campaign number: 14v101000 (exterior lighting). The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 148,000.

Filed Nov 13, 2018 · Electrical, Lights · MI

My 2012 dodge charger is having the same low beam headlight issue as the recall posted 5/2/2014 for my year. However, when I look up my VIN number, its saying there is no active recalls.

Filed Oct 19, 2018 · Lights · 45,000 miles · TN · fire

Tl* the contact owns a 2012 dodge charger. The contact stated that the vehicle was repaired by the previous owner per an unknown recall regarding the plug in part for the headlight, which was melting. After the contact took ownership of the vehicle, the failure recurred. The contact called jim cogdill dodge chrysler jeep ram (8544 kingston pike, knoxville, tn 37919, (865) 690-1611) and was informed that nothing could be done since the recall repair was already performed. The manufacturer was not notified. The failure mileage was 45,000.

Filed Sep 7, 2018 · Electrical · 89,008 miles · NC

Pdc and AC wiring melted together. Wire harness is part of headlamp to dash harness. Ac will go in and out on it's own. Was told by dealership it requires replacement of pdc and headlamp to dash wiring harness. Pdc and wired should not melt together causing exposed wires

Filed Aug 22, 2018 · Lights · GA

I have replaced 6 passenger side low beam wiring harnesses in the last 5 months due to the harness melting at the lightbulbs connector. Also replacing lightbulbs each time because once the harness melts they cannot be separated causing an added additional cost each time to the problem. I purchased a new lightbulb harness 3 weeks ago & had it installed due to my low beam going out yet again, & yesterday evening noticed it was out again!!!! After all the time and money spent, I'm getting tired of this and frankly it's extremely dangerous to know electrical stuff is burning up under your hood that should be safe! Also it is against the law to have headlights out in my state georgia.