Passenger side headlight fills up with condensation/water making visibility difficult at night/fog/rainy conditions. Notice this is a common complaint with many Dodge Charger owners. Dodge dealership won't cover repairs even with my vehicle covered under warranty.
Dodge Charger headlights problems
312 of the 5,741 owner complaints about the Dodge Charger describe headlights failing or too dim, most of them for the 2011 model year.
- owner complaints
- 312
- worst model year
- 2011
- typical repair cost reported
- $790
- typical mileage
- 57,000
Is there a fix? There are 2 recalls for this area of the car. See below
By model year
Often reported together
ABS 25Overheating 23Stalling 17Fire or smoke 14Won't start 9Warning lights 7Check engine light 7Wipers 6
What owners say
Headlights were not working, checked and found out the fuses were melted.
There has been numerous issues that affected my safety while driving and had to make costly repairs and replacements while on going. Alternator and serpentine belt broke out and all my coolant leaked out. had to stop in the middle of the street several Times by force having the abs, check engine light turn on having to turn the car off. Transmission shifter was so faulty I couldn’t pull out of park needing to replace it. Air leaks in the engine, electrical surges effecting headlights low beams I can’t see anything at night, dashboard and radio. The windows are has so much glare from sun light to other cars at night I almost cannot see ahead of me almost blinding me. The car constantly over heated. I’ve changed the battery, exhaust pipes, put breaks on it, ignition coils upper and lower intakes manifold but still proceeds to present me with a check engine light needing to unplug my battery to recent the car which turns off my eco system. Gas consumption is little to much at times The air bags light in the dashboard usually turn on constantly when adjusting the driver and passenger seat.
The vehicle has had continuous electrical failure. The infotainment system download dot jar files daily and display the message of fatal error. They are unresolved issues with the telematics and the can bus to the point .2 engineers came down and took a look at my vehicle and still had no resolution. high voltage to head lamps. Voltage above threshold.
The contact owns a 2019 Dodge Charger. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the headlights failed to function as intended. The headlights failed to activate as intended. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer or an independent mechanic. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact replaced the light bulbs; however, the failure persisted. The contact was unable to drive the vehicle at night due to the failure. Upon further investigation, the contact found a recall issued by the manufacturer for the low beam headlights failing or the wiring harness melting. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The failure mileage was unknown.
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.
The drivers side headlight fuse melts continuously causing the headlights to go out specifically use 15 and few 16 for the HID headlights.
The contact owns a 2019 Dodge Charger. The contact stated that the driver's side headlight persistently failed to operate as needed, and the headlight bulb was replaced several times. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, a Police Officer pulled the contact over because the headlight was inoperable. The contact stated that upon returning to the residence, the contact and her son inspected the headlight and noticed that the headlight had melted internally. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired by an independent mechanic or dealer. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 99,000.
To whom ot may concern my 2019 dodge charger headlight went out on driver side after replacement light it still didn't work and replacement of box during the process of taking bub out bulb silver housing box was extremely hot…so hot it burned his hand and then he ask me to feel the light and also it was extremely hot after inspection of the car for hour in a half the hornest was melting I looked up the recall on those vehicle and seeing there was same recall of this issue on older models there is no way that hornest would burn unless it was extremely hot Every charger I see light is out also and I believe noone can find out the problem my mechanic told me hornest was so hot it burned out When I felt the light it burned me and thos is unsafe for this light to be that hot with no kind of fan or nothing When i say every car I see headlights are out I would like to discuss how to proceed from this issue If the issue is not the bulb then issue itz getting to hot and burning the hornest
condensation in headlight
Related recalls
Exterior lighting: headlights
- What is wrong
- Chrysler Group LLC (Chrysler) is recalling certain model year 2011-2012 Dodge Charger vehicles manufactured May 20, 2010, through November 8, 2011, and equipped with halogen headlamps. In the affected vehicles, a sub-harness for the headlights may overheat and cause the low beam headlights to go out.
- Risk
- Loss of headlights reduces the driver's visibility, increasing the risk of a crash.
- Remedy
- Chrysler will notify owners, and dealers will replace the headlamp jumper harnesses and bulbs, or the headlamp assemblies, as necessary, free of charge. The recall began on May 2, 2014. Owners may contract Chrysler at 1‑800‑853‑1403. Chrysler's number associated with this recall is P08. This recall concerns non-police vehicles. A separate campaign was launched in 2012 to address police vehicles. See the federal safety agency recall 12V‑042.
Recall number 14V101000 · Recall details
Exterior lighting: headlights
- What is wrong
- Chrysler is recalling certain model year 2011 and 2012 dodge charger police vehicles. The low beam headlamps of some vehicles could fail due to an overheated bulb harness connector. Other vehicles may lose ABS/ESC system function due to an overheated power distribution center.
- Risk
- This could lead to loss of visibility and/or braking ability, increasing the risk of a crash.
- Remedy
- Chrysler will notify owners and dealers will replace the headlamp jumper harnesses and relocate the ABS/ESC system fuse within the power distribution center, free of charge. The safety recall began on april 2, 2012. Owners may contact chrysler at 1‑800‑853‑1403.
Recall number 12V042000 · Recall details
Questions about the Dodge Charger headlights
Which Dodge Charger years have headlights failing or too dim problems?
The model years with the most reports are 2011 (172 complaints), 2012 (51 complaints) and 2006 (22 complaints).
How much does it cost to fix headlights failing or too dim on the Dodge Charger?
Owners who mentioned a price put the repair at about $790 (median of 17 complaints that include a dollar amount). Costs vary with mileage, warranty and where the work is done.
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