2012 Dodge Charger: whining or grinding noise

Filed Nov 30, 2017 · Electrical · 78,000 miles · LA · fire

As I was driving down the road today, the red battery light came on and I could hear a whining noise. I drove to repair shop about 3 miles away to get the battery checked. I and the personel noticed black smoke coming from the hood of my car. It was on fire.I was notified that there was an alternator factory defect recall. This was 6 months ago when I contacted my dealer ship musson patout in new iberia, la. I call every two weeks to see if you have sent the part to fix my car and there are no parts. I had to replace the battery today because the burnt alternator damaged cells in the battery. Th wrecker picked up my car and brought it to be repaired. At this time, I do not know how much damage was done to my car because of a manufacturer's defective part.the recall # is p60. My nerves are very bad now when I think how I or someone may have been hurt or died by this incident.

Filed Aug 22, 2017 · Electrical · 65,000 miles · PA

While driving the car the radio shut off, all of the lights on the dash came on, there was a whining noise from under the hood and it smelled like burning rubber. The car was then parked and when the hood was opened the alternator was smoking and there was residue around the area where the belt is on the alternator. This happened 3 times in 12 hours, all driving on city streets

Filed Apr 8, 2017 · Electrical · 64,800 miles · CA

After parking the car into the garage I noticed an electrical burning smell. I checked everything in the garage including smelling the hood of the car. At the time I couldn't locate the source. Worrying about an electrical fire I checked in periodically. It wasn't until I drove the car again that I noticed the electrical burning smell with a whining noise. This year charger was part of a recall to replace the 160amp alternator which this car didn't have. Based on an internet search some of these alternators have caught fire. This failure happens just outside the warranty period.

Filed Jan 18, 2017 · Electrical · 64,000 miles · OK

1/16/17 - car was located in lot of my workplace, I activated remote start, got into car and battery saver mode came on. The engine was making a whining noise and I could not shift into gear. Abs, airbag, and traction control lights all came on. Everything flashed and then car was completely dead. Tried jumping the car with two different cars and two sets of cables. Both sets of cables started to melt. Car has been towed to a dealership. No repairs have been completed yet because there is not a recall. Estimated mileage 64,000.

Filed Jun 13, 2016 · Electrical · 33,500 miles · MD

The 5.7 hemi charger has a faulty alternator just as the 3.6 engines. The evic read battery saver mode, I heard a whining noise coming from the alternator. A few days later the evic turned white and all the dash lights came on. I turned the car off and it wouldn't start again.

Filed Feb 22, 2016 · Electrical · 66,000 miles · TX

While driving, the vehicle started making a whining noise. Soon after, we smelled an odor of burning rubber. Within 10 minutes, a vehicle warning light appeared indicating the charging system was malfunctioning. About 5 minutes later, the battery save mode light came on, we lost ABS and ESC, and the car seemed to have lost power. Had to replace alternator and battery. Out of pocket cost $1100. Have not received my p60 recall notice as of yet. Identical problems listed as a part of recall p60

Filed Jan 26, 2016 · Brakes, Driver assistance · 69,090 miles · CA

While driving, the vehicle started making a whining noise. Soon after, we smelled an odor of burning rubber. Within 10 minutes, a vehicle warning light appeared indicating the charging system was malfunctioning. About 5 minutes later, the battery save mode light came on, we lost ABS and ESC, and the car seemed to have lost power. We were close to a dodge dealer so we had the car looked at. Dealer had to replace the alternator. I asked about a recall or service bulletin and the service agent said there wasn't anything on the car. This car was in otherwise perfect condition, all services performed on time, with under 61000 miles.

Filed Dec 29, 2015 · Electrical · 55,000 miles · TX

I was driving down the highway when the 'battery saver mode' indicator came on and I pressed the ok button on my steering wheel. I drove home and parked the car. The next day upon starting my car the indicator did not appear when starting the auto. As I left my house driving in neighborhood I noticed my cars touchscreen wasn't working, then I heard a whining sound so I began to slow my car down. The service transmission light appeared on my dash and within seconds the car stalled without the ability to steer or brake, the car came to rest in the middle of the street dead. The entire electrical system was not present. I called a tow truck and had my car towed to tomball dodge. Upon inspection by tomball dodge serviceman the diagnosis was alternator shorted thus putting the car in the a stalled state. I inquired with the serviceman about a recall notice he indicated there was none for my car however upon doing some research I found recall p60 p60 states: chrysler group llc (chrysler) is recalling certain model year 2011-2014 chrysler 300, dodge charger, challenger, and durango; and 2012-2014 jeep grand cherokee vehicles manufactured april 22, 2010, to january 2, 2014, and equipped with a 3.6l engine and a 160 amp alternator. In the affected vehicles, the alternator may suddenly fail. If the alternator fails, the vehicle may stall without warning, increasing the risk of a crash. When I contacted chrysler they stated that my car was not under that recall because I had a different order number then what was listed on the recall. However, I was having almost identical problems as what was described in the recall notice.

Filed Nov 29, 2015 · Electrical · KY

Battery protection mode came on. Radio shut off hazard lights wouldn't come on windows wouldn't roll up trunk would not open allowing access to battery all electronics went crazy whining noise. Then lost all power.

Filed Oct 15, 2014 · Electrical · 40,500 miles · MA

Vehicle had whining noise coming from the engine while driving. Stopped and checked vehicle and it appeared to be coming from the alternator. Also had a burning smell. When driving home, the radio shut off and car went into "battery saver mode". Took it to dodge dealership and they confirmed the alternator was bad and needed replacing. Not covered under certified pre-owned 7/100 extended warranty. Dealership and chrysler/dodge refused to do anything other than full price repair. Barely over 40,000 miles on a 2012 and the alternator is defective. It's unfortunate they don't stand behind their vehicles and warranty a known issue. Instead, they stick the customer with a $650+ repair.

Filed Dec 21, 2013 · Steering · 50,906 miles · FL

2012 dodge charger sxt plus has been driving differently, the shifter/gear kept sticking and would require two or three attempts to get it into the right gear, also heavy vibration under my feet and then the steering wheel started to make a loud whining sound, that they have yet to diagnose but stated more than likely it is a bad steering rack. My shifter has gone bad/malfunctioned and must be replaced and the corporate office (chrysler/jeep/dodge) and the repair shop are giving me the runaround even though I took it to them more than once to address these issues.