NHTSA Owner Complaint Log
This page lists owner-reported complaints filed with NHTSA for the 2013 Dodge Charger. Complaints are unverified consumer reports submitted to NHTSA and do not by themselves prove a defect or defect rate.
DRIVER SEAT BELT LATCH DIFFICULT TO DISENGAGE COMPLETELY. ONLY WAY TO DISENGAGE IS BY JAMMING THE LATCH IN, WITH FORCE, WHILE HOLDING THE PUSH BUTTON DOWN. THIS ALLOWS LATCH TO FULLY ENGAGE, AND RETRY THE PUSH BUTTON. THREE TO FIVE ATTEMPTS WILL RELEASE LATCH MECHANISM. VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY PROBLEM FIRST STARTED DECEMBER 2016. STILL AWAITING RESPONSE.
I WAS DRIVING NORMALLY ON SIDE STREET AT 35 - 40 MPH. I APPROACHED AND WAS ENTERING AN INTERSTATE ON-RAMP AND AS I STARTED TO ACCELERATE THE RADIO AND AC TURNED OFF, ABS LIGHT AND ANTI-SKID ICON APPEARED ON DASH, EXTERIOR LIGHTS ACTED ERRATICALLY DIMMING AND THEN COMING BACK ON, MESSAGE ENVELOPE APPEARED, BELLS WERE RINGING, CAR LOST SUBSTANTIAL POWER ON RAMP AS I WAS TRYING TO ACCELERATE ONTO INTERSTATE AND THEN "BATTERY SAVER MODE" MESSAGE APPEARED. I COULD HEAR A HIGH PITCHED WHINING NOISE THAT STARTED OUT OF NOWHERE BUT SEEMED TO SUBSIDE AFTER A FEW MINUTES BUT THE CAR SEEMED TO SHAKE OR SHUDDER SOME BUT NOT HORRIBLY. ALMOST LIKE A ROUGH IDLE BUT AS I WAS DRIVING. I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE APPX 5 MILES TO GET OFF THE INTERSTATE AND PARK. ONCE I STOPPED AND TURNED OFF THE CAR, I DID RESTART IT TO SEE WHAT WOULD HAPPEN AND IT STARTED NORMALLY BUT AFTER ABOUT 2 MINUTES, "POWER SAVER MODE" CAME BACK ON SO I TOOK CAR TO DEALERSHIP THE NEXT DAY AND THEY SAID IT WAS A FAULTY ALTERNATOR. ALTERNATOR IS MODEL 4801778-AI, 180 AMP MODEL. SIMILAR SYMPTOMS TO RECALL P60 ON 160 AMP ALTERNATOR. HAVING THIS HAPPEN WHILE I WAS TRYING TO ACCELERATE ONTO THE INTERSTATE ALMOST CAUSED ME TO GET REAR-ENDED! *TR
WAS DRIVING AND MY BATTERY SAVE MODE CAME ON. THEN THE CAR'S DASH LIGHTS WENT OUT THEN THE NAVIGATION SYSTEM WENT OUT AND THE CAR COMPLETELY STALLED. IN THE ROAD. LIFTED THE HOOD AND THERE WAS A BURNING SMELL. LET IT SIT FOR A WHILE IT STARTED. GOT IT TO AUTOZONE AND THEY SAID IT WAS THE ALTERNATOR. THE DEALERSHIP SAID ITS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY COST WOULD BE ABOUT $772. CALLED DODGE AND THEY SAID MY YEAR WASN'T UNDER RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM BUT OTHER YEARS WERE. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE CHARGER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. AS A RESULT, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND LATER TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ALTERNATOR FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. EARLIER IN THE DAY, THE BATTERY SAVER MODE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 28,500.
SEAT BELT MALFUNCTION. DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT MALFUNCTIONS FROM TIME TO TIME, WHERE IT DOES NOT RELEASE WHEN PUSHED TO DISENGAGE. IT SEEMS TO GET STUCK IN THE MIDDLE, BUT THE BUTTON ALSO SOMEWHAT STUCK IN HALFWAY POSITION AND ONLY REMEDY IS TO PUSH THE BUCKLE BACK IN AND TRY TO TO PUSH TO RELEASE. MINIMUM OF 3 ATTEMPTS BEFORE IT ACTUALLY RELEASES. OBVIOUSLY IN A PARKED POSITION WHEN THIS OCCURS. BUT BESIDES FRUSTRATING, TIME CONSUMING...IT CAN BE QUITE DANGEROUS WHEN PER SAY YOUR ALTERNATOR CATCHES FIRE AND YOU CANT SEEM TO UNBUCKLE YOUR SEATBELT...OR ANY TYOE OF ACCIDENT WHERE TAKING OFF YOUR SEAT BELT IS CRUCIAL TO YOUR SURVIVAL. OR ANOTHER EXAMPLE, UNABLE TO EXIT VEHICHLE WHEN INSTRUCTED TO DO SO BY LAW INFORCMENT. ALTHOUGH QUITE EXTREME EXAMPLES, SUCH DO OCCUR.
WHILE DRIVING DOWN A STATE HIGHWAY ALL WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON ,WINDSHIELDS WIPERS, THE HEAT FULL BLAST AND THEN THE CAR JUST DIED . HAD NOTHING NO STEERING NO BRAKES NO POWER . *TR
TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY, CRUISE CONTROL TURNED OFF, ABS/TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON THEN CHECK ENGINE CAME ON AND THE CAR STALLED AND WOULD NOT GO ANYWHERE. I AM THINKING A FAULTY ALTERNATOR. NEEDS TO BE ON RECALL FOR ALTERNATORS.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE CHARGER. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE POWER MODE INDICATOR APPEARED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE IN MOTION AND WAS UNABLE TO SHIFT GEARS. THE WARNING LIGHTS ILLIMUNATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ALTERNATOR WAS FAULTY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND DID NOT WANT TO HONOR THE WARRANTY BECAUSE THERE WERE 180 AMPS ON THE ALTERNATOR. THE VIN WAS INVALID. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000.
"ALTENATOR RECALL", WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD , BATTERY SAVER MODE CAME ON THEN THE BATTERY LIGHT IN MY R/T DAYTONA EDITION. THE CAR ONLY HAS 27000 MILES ON IT. *TR
MY TRUNK OPENS UP FOR NO REASON.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V240000 (POWER TRAIN). THE DEALER INDICATED THAT THEY SERVICED THE VEHICLE WITH THE MANUFACTURER REMEDY, BUT THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE SOLUTION FAILED AND WAS UNCERTAIN IF THE MANUFACTURER WOULD PROVIDE A REMEDY. ALSO, THE GEAR SELECTOR FAILED TO SHIFT FROM PARK INTO REVERSE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
I WAS ON THE FREEWAY WHEN MY CARS LIGHTS STARTED FLASHING AND WOULD GET ON BATTERY SAVER MODE AND WAS HARD TRYING TO STEER ON TO EMERGENCY LANE UNTIL IT COMPLETELY SHUT OFF ON ME. LUCKILY I WAS HALF WAY ON THE SLOW LANE AND SAFE LANE. IT WOULD NOT TURN ON AND IT STARTED SMOKING WHEN I TRIED GETTING OUT I WAS COMPLETELY LOCKED IN AND COULD NOT TURN ON THE CAR TO PLACE IT ON PARK OR OPEN THE DOORS. I HAD TO GET OUT THROUGH THE WINDOW THAT I ALREADY HAD DOWN. I THEN HAD TO CALL MY BOYFRIEND TO PICK UP THE CAR IN A TRAILER. WHEN I WAS OUT THE CAR I NOTICED RED/PINKISH WATER COMING OUT OF THE CAR.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE CHARGER. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE, THE BATTERY SAVER POWER MODE ENGAGED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ALTERNATOR AND BATTERY FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,515.
THIS STARTED WITH A BURNING SMELL AND RADIO NOT WORKING. I TRIED TO GET CAR INTO DODGE DEALER IN TALLAHASSEE BUT DUE TO HURRICANE THEY WERE BACKED UP. I DROVE CAR HOME FROM WORK AND IN SECONDS A TERRIBLE SMELL AND BLACK SMOKE FILLED UP THE CAR AND OUT FROM HOOD INTO CAR. I HAD AAA AND EMERGENCY SERVICE, CAR WAS TOWED TO TALLAHASSEE CAR CARE CENTER. I AM JUST PAST MY WARRANTY WITH MOPAR DODGE BUT THIS IS NOT TYPICAL AND SHOULD NOT HAPPEN WITH ONLY 22K MILES. THIS WAS DANGEROUS AND SCARY AND COULD HAVE CAUSED A CRASH ON THE ROAD.
ALTERNATOR SUDDENLY FAILED WHEN DRIVING ON THE STREET. CAR SUDDENLY STOPPED RUNNING AND STARTED SMOKING WHILE DRIVING. ALMOST GOT IN AN ACCIDENT WHILE TRYING PULL OFF THE ROAD. BATTERY REPLACING LIGHT CAME ON, 30 SECONDS LATER CAR WAS MAKING SOUNDS, WHILE TRYING TO MERGE OVER, CAR SUDDENLY DIED. LIFTED HOOD, SMOKE CAME OUT. TOWED CAR TO DEALERSHIP, THEY STATED IT WAS A FAILED ALTERNATOR. 2013 SXT DODGE CHARGER 50,200 MILES.
VEHICLE HAD A MULTI-SYSTEM FAILURE WHILE DRIVING AWAY FROM A PARKING LOT. ENGINE DID NOT STALL AT FIRST. INITIALLY THE STEERING BECAME HARD FROM POWER STEERING LOSS, "SERVICE AWD" LIGHT CAME ON, "SERVICE POWER STEERING" LIGHT WAS NEXT, FOLLOWED BY BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURE. CAR WAS STILL A LITTLE DRIVEABLE AND THEN IT STALLED AS I WAS STOPPING. THIS VEHICLE IS VERY DANGEROUS. VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART EVEN THOUGH THE BUTTON START SYSTEM WAS TELLING ME TO STEP ON THE BRAKE AND PUSH START. WAITED 3 HOURS FOR A CAPABLE TOW TRUCK (DUE TO THE AWD). DURING THE WAIT, THE CAR'S INSTRUMENT PANEL WOULD COME ALIVE, THE PANEL GAUGES WOULD SWIPE ONE TIME AND VARIOUS NOISES COULD BE HEARD AS IF THE CAR WAS STARTING BUT NOTHING WAS GOING ON. THIS CAR IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS.
THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON AND THE STABILITY LIGHT IS ON TOO. GOT THE CAR PARKED FOR THE LAST TWO DAY. NOT SURE IF MY BREAK WILL GO OUT ON ME. WE HAD GOT RAIN EVERYDAY IN NORTH LOUISIANA
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V240000 (POWER TRAIN). THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. WHEN THE DEALER TRIED TO REPLACE THE PART, THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE CRASHED AND THE ENGINE STALLED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 17,000.
AS I PULLED OUT OF THE PARKING LOT OF MY JOB, I GOT A MESSAGE ON MY DASHBOARD SAYING "BATTERY SAVER MODE" AND THE SYMBOLS OF ABS AND THE ELECTRICAL STABILITY CONTROL ICONS LIT UP. I THEN HEARD A STRANGE NOISE AS IF THE CAR WAS IN THE WRONG GEAR. I TRIED TO MAKE A CALL WITH MY BLUETOOTH HANDS FREE AND THEN IT STOPPED WORKING. AFTER DRIVING A MILE, I PULLED OVER TO A GAS STATION AND CALLED THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPT. I EXPLAINED THE SYMBOLS THAT WERE ON AND THE NOISES. I WAS ASSURED THE WARNINGS LIGHTS WERE JUST A CAUTION AND I WOULDN'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT MY CAR BREAKING DOWN IF I WANTED TO BRING MY CAR TO THE SERVICE DEPT. AFTER ENDING MY CALL, MY AC WENT OUT AND THEN MY CAR SHUT OFF. I HAD NO POWER AND HAD TO CALL A TOWING COMPANY TO HAUL MY CAR TO THE DEALER. I WAS ONLY ABLE TO DROP IT OFF AS THEY WERE CLOSING FOR THE DAY BUT I NOTICED THERE WAS A RECALL DESCRIBING THE SAME THING THAT JUST HAPPENED TO ME. AFTER RESEARCHING RECALLS FOR MY VEHICLE, I NOTICED THE SAME PROBLEM AS THE RECALLED 160 AMP ALTERNATOR (P60 RECALL). THIS ISSUE IS STILL OCCURRING WITH MORE THAN JUST WHAT CHRYSLER IS REPORTING. MY VEHICLE IS AN 180 AMP ALTERNATOR AND MEETS THE SAME RISKS LISTED FOR A RECALL.
WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND SMELLED AN ODOR SIMILAR TO ELECTRICAL BURNING. INDICATORS APPEARED FOR LOW BATTERY/SAVE BATTERY MODE IN THE DASH. TOOK CAR TO ADVANCED AUTO AND WHILE TESTING BATTERY, WHITE SMOKE WAS BILLOWING FROM NEAR ENGINE. MECHANIC REPAIRED BAD ALTERNATOR WHICH WAS THE PROBLEM. CALLED CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP AFTER SEEING RECALL ON 2013 DODGE CHARGERS BUT MY SPECIFIC CAR WAS NOT INCLUDED ON THE RECALL. CAR HAD APPROXIMATELY 60,000 MILES AT TIME OF INCIDENT.
VEHICLE WILL STATE "BATTERY SAVER MODE" AND START A HIGH PITCHED WHIRRING NOSE. AT THIS POINT THE ALTERNATOR WILL EITHER GET STUCK OR SHORT AND WILL BEGIN TO OVERHEAT FOLLOWED BY A DRAINED BATTER AND STALLING OF THE CAR. IN MY INSTANCE I HAD BEEN DRIVING THE CAR ON A CITY STREET WHEN THE MESSAGE STATING "BATTERY SAVER MODE" TURNED ON THEN STARTED TURNING OFF AND ON THE RADIO, SIGNALING LOW BATTERY, ABS ACTIVE WITH THEM TURNING ON AN OFF BEFORE THE HIGH PITCHED SOUND BEGAN FROM THE ENGINE. I DROVE 2 BLOCKS TO MY JOB PARKED AND SMOKE BILLOWED FROM UNDER THE HOOD DIRECTLY FROM THE ALTERNATOR. I TURNED OFF THE CAR AND ALLOWED IT THE SMOKING TO STOP. ONCE IT WAS OFF I NOTICED ALL POWER IN THE CAR WAS DRAINED AND IT WOULD NOT TURN ON IN ANY WAY OR EVEN OPEN THE TRUNK. IT WAS TOWED TO A MECHANIC WHO CONFIRMED AN ISSUE WITH THE ALTERNATOR AND HAD TO REPLACE IT WITH A 180AMP ALTERNATOR TO SOLVE THE ISSUE.
I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE ON 6/24/2016 (FRIDAY) MONDAY L CALLED AND TALK WITH KAYLA REGARDING THE BREAKS SHE TOLD ME TO COME ON THURSDAY 6/30/2016 TO HAVE THE BREAKS REPAIRED OK THERE MECHANIC NEVER SHOWED UP, NEXT APPOINTMENT THAT SATURDAY IT WAS CHANGEL TO JULY 12,2016 L WENT AND APPARENTLY THERE MECHANIC HAS ANOTHER JOB BUT HE WORKS HERE CERTAIN DAYS SO CRISTINA SAYS WELL HE'S OFF FROM HIS OTHER JOB HE'LL BE HERE ALL DAY SO I WENT EARLY WAIT 2 HOURS NEVER SHOWED UP, SO SHE TAKES THE CAR NEXT DOOR TO JAPANES AUTO REPAIR 8196 GARDEN GROVE BLVD, GARDEN GROVE CA, 92844 WHERE THEY TOLD ME IT WOULD TAKE 3 HOURS THERE WAS KNOW ONE FIXING THIS CAR FOR 3 HOURS ONLY ONE GENTLEMAN SPOKE ENGLISH BUT AFTER 3 HOURS L WAS TOLD THAT THE BREAKS AND ROTORS WAS REPLACED L ASK FOR A COPY OF THE INVOICE L WAS TOLD IT HAD TO BE GIVEN TO CRISTINA, SO L TAKE MY TIME AND HEAD HOME IT SEEMS OK MY SON PICKS ME UP FROM THE HOSPITAL ON 07/21/2016 AROUND 2PM WE WERE ON THE SANTA MONICA FREEWAY HEADING EAST CAR SEEMS TO START SHAKING SO WE EXIT AND GET ONTO LABREA AVE WHERE WE HAD TO TURN INTO ON COMING TRAFFIC TO GET INTO THE GAS STATION SO WE WOULDN'T BE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET, L HAD JUST HAD SURGERY, NOW I'M PIST WE HAD TO SIT TO ALLOW THE MOTOR TO COOL AFTER ABOUT 45 MIN TO AN HOUR WE HAD TO DRIVE WITH OUR HAZZARD LIGHTS ON REALLY SLOW TO MAKE IT HOME ONCE AGAIN L REACHED OUT TO KCA AUTO ENTERPRISE AND NOTHING I'M AFRAID TO DRIVE THIS CAR, I'M AFRAID TO HAVE MY FAMILY IN THIS CAR PASSENGER SEATBELTS DOESN'T STAY CONNECTED, THE MOTOR SHAKES, THE BREAKS CONSTANTLY MAKES NOISE, AND A BURNING SMELL L DON'T WANT THIS CAR I'M LITERALLY AFRAID TO DRIVE IT FEARING IS IT GOING TO BREAK DOWN AND CAUSE AN ACCIDENT, THERE ARE 5 RECALLS THAT I JUST FOUND OUT MYSELF AND THE DEALER NEVER ENCLOSED THIS TO ME L HAVE NO PAPERWORK WITH ANY OF THIS. I DO NOT WANT THIS CAR IT IS NOT SAFE.
THE VEHICLE'S CRUISE CONTROL WAS ENGAGED AND WAS SET TO 67 MPH ON AN OPEN, RURAL STRAIGHT HIGHWAY. A SINGLE TAP AND RELEASE OF THE + CRUISE BUTTON WAS INITIATED. INSTEAD OF INCREMENTING THE SPEED UP BY 1 MPH THE ACCELERATOR REMAINED ENGAGED AND THE CAR QUICKLY ACCELERATED UNCONTROLLABLY TO 90+ MPH. A HARD PRESS ON THE BRAKES WAS REQUIRED TO GET THE CAR TO DISENGAGE THE ACCELERATOR. QUITE SHOCKED BY WHAT JUST HAPPENED I INFORMED THE PASSENGER THAT WAS WITH ME OF THE EVENT THAT JUST TOOK PLACE. I THEN ENGAGED THE CRUISE CONTROL A SECOND TIME AND THEN AGAIN INITIATED A TAP AND RELEASE OF THE + CRUISE BUTTON. AGAIN, THIS SHOULD HAVE INCREMENTED THE CRUISE SPEED BY 1 MPH BUT INSTEAD THE CAR AGAIN WENT INTO AN UNCONTROLLED ACCELERATION UNTIL I STOPPED IT BY A HARD PRESS ON THE BRAKES. THIS CONDITION WAS WITNESSED BY MYSELF AND A PASSENGER THAT WAS WITH ME. THE VEHICLE HAS 16,000 MILES ON IT AND HAS NEVER HAD ANY MAINTENANCE OTHER THAN WHAT IS PERFORMED AT AND BY THE DEALER.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE CHARGER. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE BATTERY MODE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS NOT ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.
AFTER CAR IS STARTED AND YOU PUT THE CAR INTO GEAR THE BRAKE PADDLE BECOMES ROCK HARD AND THE CAR WILL NOT STOP. THERE ARE TIMES WHERE UNDER NORMAL BRAKING EVERYTHING IS OK. UNDER HARD BRAKING THE BRAKES WILL NOT STOP THE CAR.
WHEN DRIVING ALL OF A SUDDEN THE BATTERY LIGHT CAME ON.ALL THE OTHER LIGHTS START FLASHING AND LOOSING POWER.WAS ABLE TO PARK IN A PARKING LOT.THE CAR SHUT DOWN.I WAS TOLD AT THE PART STORE THE BATTERY WAS GOOD BUT LOW PROBABLY BECAUSE THE ALTERNATOR OR LEFT LIGHTS ON IN CAR.I CHARGE BATTERY AND DROVE HOME ABOUT 3 MINS AWAY.SMOKE WAS COMMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD.IT WAS COMMING FROM MY ALTERNATER.A DAY EALIER IT SMELL LIKE ACID AND IT WAS SKIPPING A LITTLE BIT.I THOUGHT IT WAS TIME FOR A TUNE UP.
I HAD A PRIOR ISSUE WITH MY 2013 DODGE CHARGER WHEN MY MOTHER WAS DRIVING MY CAR AND THE ALTERNATOR WENT ON IT AND IT BECAME VERY DIFFICULT FOR HER TO TURN THE CAR CONSIDERING SHE IS A TINY WOMAN. I CONTACTED THE NHTSA AND I WANT TO SAY SOMETHING WAS DONE ABOUT IT BECAUSE A MONTH LATER MY CHARGER HAD A RECALL FOR THE ALTERNATOR. THE PROBLEM WITH THIS IS THAT IT IS HAPPENING AGAIN, THE ONLY THING IS THIS TIME I WAS DRIVING THE CAR BUT IT WAS STILL A LITTLE DIFFICULT TO CONTROL A 5000 POUND CAR WITH NO POWER STEERING BECAUSE THE ALTERNATOR IS GONE ON IT. I REPLACED MY BATTERY AND I KNOW IT IS NOT THAT. THE CAR IS BASICALLY NEW AND I SHOULDN'T BE HAVING THESE ISSUES AND IT IS ALSO DANGEROUS BECAUSE YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN A CAR IS GOING TO JUST SHUT OFF ON YOU IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHT, OR RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC, ANYWHERE THAT IT CAN BE DANGEROUS TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. I SENT DODGE AND EMAIL TONIGHT, HOPING TO GET AN ANSWER BACK WITHIN A FEW DAYS, BUT FOR THE MOST PART RIGHT NOW I WILL HAVE TO TAKE AN UBER TO WORK OR WHERE EVER I NEED TO GO. BUT THIS IS AN INCONVENIENCE TO A LOT OF OWNERS BECAUSE I HAVE READ A LOT OF BAD REVIEWS ON THE ALTERNATOR FOR THIS CAR. IF THEY ARE REPLACING THE ALTERNATORS WITH THE SAME FIRST ONE THEY USED, IT MAKES NO SENSE BECAUSE IT IS JUST GOING TO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEMS.
WE WERE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AND MY FIVE YEAR OLD SON WAS QUIET ALL OF A SUDDEN. HE WAS SITTING BEHIND THE DRIVERS SEAT IN A BOOSTER SEAT, SEAT BELTED IN. HE MANAGED TO GRAB THE CENTER SHOULDER STRAP OF THE CENTER SEAT BELT AND WRAPPED IT AROUND HIS NECK. HE HAD BEGUN TO STRUGGLE TRYING TO FREE HIMSELF AND THE SEAT BELT TIGHTENED. I CALLED 911 AND AT THE SAME TIME WAS WAVING CARS OVER TO SEE IF ANYONE HAS A KNIFE I COULD USE TO CUT IT. FINALLY A GENTLEMEN PULLED OVER WITH A KNIFE AND I CUT THE BELT TO FREE MY SON.
AIRBAG LIGHT KEEPS GOING ON AND OFF EVERY OTHER DAY OR SOMETIMES AFTER MONTH I FEEL UNSAFE DRIVING MY CAR ALSO HAVE GRANDKIDS IN CAR AND JUST WORRIED. IT DOES IT WHEN WE'RE DRIVING THE CAR.
LETS SEE PURCHASED USED DODGE CHARGER RT AWD 5.7 HEMI 8 MONTHS AGO ONLY TO FIND OUT ON JUNE 16/ 2016 THAT A RECALL FOR THE ENGINE TIMING CHAIN AND CHAIN GUIDE IS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED THIS RECALL WAS ISSUED IN FEBUARARY 2014 !!!! 28 MONTHS AFTER I GET NOTIFIED. !!!!( FCA ) SHOULD BE MADE TO REIMBURSE CONSUMERS !! DUE TO THEIR ENGINEERS TOTAL INCOMPETENCE WHEN DESIGNING THESE ENGINES WITH SUB STANDARD PARTS I PURCHASED VEHICLE USED FROM CHRYSLER JEEP DEALERSHIP WHO DIDNT EVEN FIX RECALLS THAT WERE ISSUED BEFORE I PURCHASED SAID VEHICLE 3 RECALLS IN 8 MONTHS ALONE SINCE IVE PURCHASED !!! I HAVE NO CONFIDENCE THIS CAR WILL BE DRIVEABLE BEFORE ITS EVEN PAID OFF NEVER AGAIN TO DODGE JEEP CHRYSLER PRODUCTS. THEY ARE GARBAGE
MY DODGE CHARGER HEMI 5.7 ROAD AND TRACK HAS LESS THAN 15,000 MILES ON IT. WE TOOK IT TO DEALERSHIP TO HAVE SEVERAL RECALL REPAIRS DONE. DROVE CAR HOME, IT SAT IN GARAGE FOR MAYBE 3 DAYS, WENT TO START THE CAR, EVIC WAS WHITE AND CAR WOULD NOT START. TRIED TO START NEXT DAY AND NONE OF THE LIGHTS WOULD EVEN COME ON, TOTALLY DEAD. USED JUMPER CABLES ON IT, STILL WILL NOT START. HAD TO LET THE GOOD CAR STAY RUNNING AND REVVING THE ENGINE OFF AND ON FOR ALMOST 20 MINUTES, WHILE TRYING TO START THE CHARGER SEVERAL TIMES, THE LIGHTS AND EVIC CAME ON BUT WOULD NOT START. THE NEXT DAY, TRIED JUMPING AGAIN SAME AS ABOVE, LET GOOD CAR RUN FOR ABOUT ANOTHER 15-20 MINUTES, CAR STARTED, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON. DROVE CHARGER TO AUTOZONE AND LEFT RUNNING, HAD SOMEONE COME OUT AND PUT A METER ON THE + AND - TERMINALS AND WAS TOLD THE ALTERNATOR IS BAD, NOT CHARGING THE BATTERY. AFRAID TO DRIVE BECAUSE I UNDERSTAND THAT THE CAR COULD SUDDENLY JUST DIE WHILE DRIVING IT. THAT CERTAINLY WOULD NOT BE SAFE. WE WILL BE TAKING THE CAR BACK TO A DEALERSHIP FOR THE LATEST RECALL FOR THE ENGINE TIMING CHAIN AND CHAIN GUIDE ISSUE. THIS ALTERNATOR IS THE 180-AMP ALTERNATOR. WITH LESS THAN 15,000 MILES THIS SHOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED. WE WILL BE LETTING DODGE KNOW HOW DISAPPOINTED WE ARE THAT THEY HAVE NOT INCLUDED THIS 5.7L ENGINE AND ALTERNATOR IN THE RECALL THEY HAVE DONE FOR THE 6-CYLINDER ENGINE, AS I HAVE RESEARCHED IT AND HAVE FOUND THAT THERE HAVE BEEN MANY CONSUMERS WITH THE SAME ISSUE ON THEIR 5.7L CHARGERS.
MY STEERING WHEEL GOT LOCKED UP ON A HIGHWAY GOING ABOUT 55 MPH IT WAS SO HARD TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL BUT I MANAGED TO PULL OVER , THE ABS,LIGHT CAME ON AND IT SAID SERVICE POWER STEERING SYSTEM, I TURNED THE CAR OFF FOR ABOUT A MINUTE THEN TURNED BACK ON AND IT WAS BACK TO NORMAL, BUT A COUPLE WEEKS LATER IT'S DOING THE SAME THING IN MY DRIVEWAY BUT NOW IT WON'T EVEN TURN ON AT ALL AND IT JUST SAYS SERVICE POWER STEERING SYSTEM, SO I THOUGHT MAYBE THE STEERING PUMP WAS BAD SO I PURCHASED A USED ONE ON EBAY INSTALLED IT BUT STILL NO LUCK IT STILL WONT TURN ON...
180 AMP ALTERNATOR IS DEFECTIVE. DIED OUT AFTER 2 YEARS. CAR DIED ON FREEWAY. HAD TO REPLACE ALTERNATOR. MECHANIC SAID IT WAS DEFECTIVE.
ALTERNATOR DEFECTIVE.
CURRENTLY HAVING AN ONGOING ISSUE WITH THE ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS. THE VEHICLE IS IN THE SHOP FOR THE SECOND TIME IN LESS THAN 2 MONTHS FOR THE SAME LIGHTS. TWICE I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, THE BRAKE PEDAL WOULD DO SOMETHING FUNNY AND THE THOSE LIGHTS WOULD COME ON. THE SECOND TIME(CURRENTLY AND OCCURRED ON JUNE 4TH) THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AS WELL. THE FIRST TIME THE ABS AND TRACTION LIGHT CAME ON, I WAS TOLD IT WAS A ABS SENSOR, AND I PAID THE DEALERSHIP $250.00. THIS TIME LESS THAN 2 MONTHS LATER, THE DEALERSHIP IS SAYING IT IS YET ANOTHER SENSOR CAUSING THOSE LIGHTS TO ILLUMINATE. AND AS FAR AS THE AIRBAG GOES, IT'S FAULTY WIRING AND THAT IT NEEDED ANOTHER WIRING HARNESS. THESE REPAIRS WOULD COST ME OVER $600.00. I HAVE TWO FRIENDS THAT HAVE THE SAME VEHICLE AND ARE HAVING THE EXACT SAME PROBLEMS WITH THE ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS. THIS SEEMS TO BE A OVERALL DODGE ISSUE AS FAR AS THE CHARGERS GO.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER SHIFTING INTO THE PARK POSITION AND EXITING THE VEHICLE, IT INDEPENDENTLY ROLLED AWAY AND CRASHED INTO A TREE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT WAS KNOCKED DOWN BY THE DOOR OF THE VEHICLE AND SUSTAINED BRUISING THAT DID NOT REQUIRE MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V240000 (POWER TRAIN). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 29,950. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING INTO A PARKING SPACE, THE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD AND CRASHED INTO A TREE. THE CONTACT DID NOT SUSTAINED INJURIES. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 15V467000 (AIR BAGS, SEAT BELTS), 16V046000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND 16V240000 (POWER TRAIN) AND STATED THAT THE PARTS NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WERE NOT AVAILABLE. 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 APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000. PART DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
I HAVE A 2013 DODGE CHARGER V6. AT AROUND 45K MILES I NOTICED A WOBBLY SOUND COMING FROM THE FRONT END OF MY CAR WHEN DRIVING STRAIGHT AT A SLOW SPEED. THE CAR DIDN'T FEEL OR DRIVE WOBBLY IT JUST SOUNDED WOBBLY. BECAUSE MY CAR IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY I DIDN'T WANT TO HAVE TO PAY THE OUTRAGEOUS FEE THE DEALERSHIP WOULD CHARGE TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM SO I TOOK IT TO LOCAL MECHANIC SHOP INSTEAD. THEY TOLD ME THE LOWER CONTROL ARM BUSHINGS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I WAS A BIT SURPRISED TO LEARN THIS BECAUSE BUSHINGS GOING OUT AT ONLY 45K MILES IS VERY PREMATURE. I DID SOME RESEARCH ON THIS SPECIFIC ISSUE TO FIND THAT LOTS OF PEOPLE ARE EXPERIENCING THIS PROBLEM. POLICE OFFICERS WHO DRIVE 2009 - 2014 DODGE CHARGERS ARE HAVING TO REPLACE THE TENSION STRUTS ON BOTH SIDES EVERY 15-20 THOUSAND MILES DUE THE BUSHINGS BEING TORN. CHRYSTLER SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE FINANCIAL BURDEN OF REPLACING THESE PARTS NOT THE CONSUMER.
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DEALER (ANDERSON TOYOTA, 6510 SHOWPLACE AVE, LAKE HAVASU CITY, AZ 86404, (928) 764-2886) FAILED TO MENTION THAT THERE WERE FIVE MANUFACTURER RECALLS ON THE VEHICLE BEFORE THE VEHICLE WAS SOLD. THE DEALER (ANDERSON CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM, 3920 AZ-95, LAKE HAVASU CITY, AZ 86404, (928) 764-5153) WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHEN THE MANUFACTURER WOULD BE ABLE TO PROVIDE THE REMEDY AND REPAIR PARTS FOR THE RECALLS. IN ADDITION, WHEN USING THE CAR JACK, IT WAS STRUCTURALLY UNABLE TO HOLD THE WEIGHT OF THE VEHICLE AND WOULD COLLAPSE TO THE GROUND WITHOUT WARNING. THE MANUFACTURER RECALLS WERE FOR THE AIR BAGS, POWER TRAIN, AND ELECTRICAL SYSTEM (ALTERNATOR ASSEMBLY). THE MANUFACTURER PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: 32367806 AND INDICATED THAT THEY WOULD FOLLOW-UP WITH THE CONTACT. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS CURRENTLY NO REPAIR SOLUTION; HOWEVER, THE MANUFACTURER PRESENTED THE OPTION OF A BUY BACK. THE CONTACT WAS WAITING AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME TO DETERMINE RECOURSE. THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS WERE UNKNOWN. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,000.
A RECALL WAS SENT OUT FOR THE ALTERNATOR, I TRIED SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO GET THE WORK DONE AND THEY NEVER HAD THE PART. RECENTLY I WAS OUT DRIVING THE CAR AND IT SHUTOFF AND ALL THE LIGHTS ON THE INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF THE CAR BEGAN TO FLASH ON AND OFF CONSTANTLY. I HAD TO CALL THE TOW TRUCK TO HAVE IT TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP BECAUSE IT WAS INOPERABLE. ONCE THE DEALERSHIP DID THEIR DIAGNOSIS THEY NOTIFIED ME AND TOLD ME IT WAS THE ALTERNATOR AND IT CAUSED THE BATTERY TO DIE. HE TOLD ME THAT HE WAS GOING TO TAKE CARE OF THE ALTERNATOR BUT I HAD TO COME OUT OF THE POCKET FOR THE BATTERY. I EXPLAINED TO HIM THAT THE BATTERY DIED DUE TO THE BAD ALTERNATOR AND HE STATED THAT HE DOES NOT KNOW THAT STILL INSISTING THAT I PAY FOR THE BATTERY. I CALLED FOR TWO DAYS STRAIGHT TRYING TO CONTACT THE SERVICE MANAGER BUT NO ONE EVER CONTACTED ME. THEREFORE I'M REACHING OUT TO YOUR COMPANY TO FIND OUT IS IT FAIR THAT I HAVE TO PAY FOR A BATTERY THAT DIED DUE TO THE ALTERNATOR GOING OUT. THE CAR LIGHTS CONTINUED TO FLASH AND THE GAUGES CONTINUED TO GO IN ALL DIFFERENT DIRECTIONS EVEN WHEN THE TOW COMPANY TOWED THE CAR. THE BATTERY THAT WAS IN THE CAR WAS PURCHASED DIRECTLY FROM DODGE LESS THAN 2 YEARS AGO. CAN SOMEONE PLEASE ASSIST ME?
I PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE WHEN TRYING TO MAKE A LEGAL U-TURN, WHEN TRYING TO PUT THE CAR INTO REVERSE, I STEP ON THE GAS ONLY TO REALIZE THE SHIFTER POPPED BACK INTO NEUTRAL OR PARK. WHEN MAKING A U-TURN THERE IS NO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. BY THE TIME I'M ABLE TO COMPLETE THE U-TURN AND PLACE THE GEAR INTO REVERSE THERE IS ONCOMING TRAFFIC. I'VE BEEN BEHIND SOME BIG TRUCKS THAT DECIDE THEY WANT TO BACK UP. WITH A NORMAL SHIFTER YOU CAN QUICKLY PLACE THE CAR INTO REVERSE. WITH THIS SHIFTER I FEEL I'M GOING TO GET HIT. THIS POPPING OUT OF REVERSE HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SHIFTER. I LIKE THE CAR ALTHOUGH I'VE HAD TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR MANY REPAIRS AND IT'S ONLY 3 YEARS OLD. THIS CAR I FEEL MAY GET ME IN AN ACCIDENT OR KILL ME BY NOT BEING ABLE TO SHIFT QUICKLY ENOUGH. I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT TO DO UNTIL I GOT YOUR WEBSITE. PLEASE CHECK INTO THIS. SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET HURT WHEN YOU CAN'T PUT THE CAR INTO REVERSE BECAUSE IT POPS OUT. THANK YOU *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE JERKED BEFORE ACCELERATING. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V240000 (POWER TRAIN). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 113,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE CHARGER. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE ANTI-BRAKE SYSTEM, TRACTION CONTROL, AND BATTERY WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO JERK. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE WENT INTO A BATTERY SAVING MODE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED CONSTANTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ALTERNATOR FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V634000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 59,076.
E-SHIFT ISSUES, INDICATION COMES ON SCREEN SAYING THE E-SHIFT NEEDS SERVICE SINCE PURCHASE! ALSO, PULLED UP AT ATM AND PUT IN PARK, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND LISTED E-SHIFT ISSUE, CAR WOULD NOT GO INTO GEAR. MENTIONED E-SHIFT ISSUES WITH DEALER SINCE PURCHASE AND YET TO BE LOOKED AT OR RESOLVED. EVERY TIME I MENTION IT, DEALER EMPLOYEES SEEM PUZZLED AND STATE THAT THEY'VE NEVER HEARD OF THAT BEFORE.
WHEN ACCELERATING, THE CAR LUNGES FORWARD INSTEAD OF SPEEDING UP SMOOTHLY LIKE OTHER VEHICLES. SEEMS TO ALWAYS OCCUR AT BETWEEN THE 1000 AND 2000 RPM RANGE. HAS HAPPENED REGULARLY SINCE PURCHASING CAR
CURRENTLY HAVING ISSUES WITH THE ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT. VEHICLE WAS ON RECALL FOR THE ALTERNATOR AND THE ESC LIGHT CAME ON. THE RECALL NOTICE STATED THAT THE ALTERNATOR COULD CAUSE THE ESC LIGHT TO COME ON BUT WHEN THE ALTERNATOR WAS REPLACED THE LIGHT STAYED ON. CALL DODGE, THEY SAID THAT THE LIGHT SHOULD RESET ITSELF BUT IT DIDN'T. THIS PROBLEM WAS NOT COVERED BY THE RECALL; HOWEVER THIS PROBLEM WAS CAUSED BY THE DEFAULTED ALTERNATOR WHICH LED TO THE OTHER PROBLEMS THAT I'M HAVING. THE ABS CAUSED THE MASTER CYLINDER TO GO OUT. NOW I HAVE TO REPLACE THE ESC MODULE AND MASTER CYLINDER AT MY OWN EXPENSE.
MY 2013 DODGE CHARGER RT (5.7L V8) STARTING MAKING A WHINING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE WHILE RUNNING. WHEN ACCELERATING THE NOISE BECAME LOUDER. A BURNT SMELL INSIDE THE CABIN OF THE VEHICLE WAS NOTICED. THE NEXT DAY ATTEMPTING THE DRIVE THE CAR, THE NOISE CONTINUED AND SEVERAL LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD CAME ONE INCLUDING BRAKE, FRONT CRASH SYSTEM, ETC. AFTER CAR WAS TURNED OFF VEHICLE'S BATTERY DIED. AFTER CHARGING THE BATTERY, CAR STARTED BUT SMOKE AND A STRONG BURNT SMELL STARTED COMING INTO CAR. AFTER OPENING HOOD SMOKE AND A SMALL FLAME WAS VISIBLE SPEWING OUT OF THE ALTERNATOR. AFTER TURNING THE VEHICLE OFF THE ALTERNATOR CONTINUED SMOKING AND MAKING CRACKLING AND POPPING NOISES FOR 15 MINUTES AFTER THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. BATTERY DIED AGAIN AND NO LONGER POWERED THE VEHICLE REQUIRING THE CAR TO BE TOWED INTO THE DEALERSHIP. WAITING FOR CHRYSLER'S INVESTIGATORS REPORT TO DETERMINE OF DODGE WILL COVER THE REPAIR OF THE PARTS.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE CHARGER. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE MADE AN ABNORMAL SPARKING NOISE AND THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG RATTLED. THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW FAILED TO OPEN AND CLOSE INTERMITTENTLY. IN ADDITION, ALL FOUR WINDOWS FAILED INTERMITTENTLY. WHEN THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS ENGAGED, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CRUISE CONTROL HAD TO BE DISENGAGED IN ORDER FOR THE VEHICLE TO SLOW DOWN. THE FAILURES RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V634000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND 15V467000 (AIR BAGS). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 45,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V634000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM), WEEKS LATER AFTER THE RECALL REMEDY WAS PERFORMED THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER BUT THE CONTACT HAD BEEN WAITING FOR WEEKS TO HAVE THE DEALER REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS ALSO INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V467000 (AIR BAGS, SEAT BELTS) AND THE DEALER DID NOT INDICATE WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE FOR MONTHS TO RECEIVE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
THE BATTERY DIES OVER NIGHT AND I HAVE TO CONSTANTLY CHARGE MY BATTERY, SO WHILE DRIVING I LOSS POWER, BECAUSE OF MY ALTERNATOR.
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