Dodge Challenger Complaints (2012)

253 consumer complaints on file.

#11140147October 13, 2018
POWER TRAIN
DRIVING, ON A CITY STREET WHEN GOING TO MAKE A TURN ONTO HIGHWAY. WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO CHANGE GEARS, THE SHIFTER HANDLE BRACKET BROKE AWAY FROM TRANSMISSION AND SHIFTER HANDLE FELL TO THE SIDE. THIS IS A 6 SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11128107September 7, 2018
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WINDOW KEEPS OPENING/CLOSING. THE "SMARTGLASS" FEATURE, DROPPING DOWN ABOUT A HALF CENTIMETER AND RESETTING ITSELF EVERY TWELVE SECONDS WHEN THE CAR IS PARKED AND TURNED OFF CAUSING IT TO DRAIN THE BATTERY. WE CHARGE THE BATTERY AND IT STARTS BUT WHEN YOU STOP FOR ANY LENGTH OF TIME IT DRAINS THE BATTERY AND THEN WE ARE STRANDED!!!!! THIS IS NOT OK. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE YOU CAN RESEARCH MANY PEOPLE HAVE EXPERIENCED IT. THERE WAS RECALL FOR 2011 FOR THIS ISSUE AND THEY MADE IT AGAIN IN THE 2012?!?!? AND NO RECALL FOR 2012? THIS IS NOT AN ERROR OF MINE AND I SHOULDN'T HAVE TO PAY OUT OF POCKET FOR IT. THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL FOR THIS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11118422August 7, 2018
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE, STEERING
I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREWAY AND MY CHALLENGER LOST POWER AND SMELLED LIKE SOMETHING WAS BURNING AND MY STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP I HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED 15 MILES BACK TO MY APARTMENT AND NOW ITS JUST SITTING I CHECKED FOR RECALLS AND LOW AND BEHOLD THERE IS A RECALL FOR AN ALTERNATOR AND DIODS RECALL NUMBER T-36 SO I CALLED TO DODGE DEALERS AND ONCE AGAIN THEY ARE GIVING ME THE RUN AROUND STEVENS CREEK DODGE SAID A MONTH AND A HALF REDICULOUSE AND FREMONT DODGE GIVES TWO MONTHS UNTIL THEY CAN REPLACE IT DODGE SERVICE MANAGER SAID THEY ONLY GET A FEW PARTS TO WORK WITH I HIGHLY DOUBT THAT I RECENTLY GOT MY PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG DONE AND THEY BROKE THE PART IM NOT EVEN SURE IF IT IS ACTUALLY WORKING HUGE SAFETY HAZARD I NEED MY VEHICLE REPAIRED ASAP SOMEONE NEEDS TO CONTACT ME ASAP I ALSO HAD TO USE UP MY TOWING MILES FROM MY INSURANCE COMPANY IM REQUESTING A REMBERSMANT FOR THAT AND IF THEY CAN REPAIR A SERIOUSE ISSUE WITH MY DODGE IN A TIMELY MANNER THEY NEED TO SUPPLY A LOANER SO I CN GET TO WORK AND IF I CANT GET ANY RESULTS ON THIS ISSUE I WILL SEEK LEGAL ADVICE THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS ISSUE I WAS ALMOST IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF IT I COULD NOT TURN MY WHEEL AS THE VEHICLE SHUT DOWN I HAVE IT ALL ON MY DASHCAM I WILL BE EXPECTING A CALL OR EMAIL ON THIS ASAP
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11113444July 24, 2018
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW WOULD GO UP AND DOWN WHILE THE CAR WAS OFF.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11104501June 28, 2018
STEERING
PULLING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY, STEERING BECAME VERY TIGHT TURNING TO THE LEFT,WITH A SOUND OF RUBBER ON RUBBER IN THE FRONT END AND STEERING COLUMN. WHEN CAR WAS STRAIGHT AND ACCELERATING FORWARD THE STEERING BECAME NORMAL. PROGRESSIVELY, THE STEERING UPON SLOWING DOWN AND TURNING CORNERS WAS STILL TO THE RIGHT AND LESS STIFF TO THE LEFT. MY CAR HAS THE ELECTRONIC HYDRAULIC POWER STEERING SYSTEM. I WAS TOLD THAT I NEEDED A NEW PS PUMP AT A COST OF $1,434 FOR THE PART ALONE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11103369June 22, 2018
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE CHALLENGER. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE DRIVER SIDE SMART GLASS DOOR LATCH MALFUNCTIONED. ALSO, THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW INDEPENDENTLY CONTINUED TO GO UP AND DOWN WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING. THE DEALER (BENSON CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM, 400 W WADE HAMPTON BLVD, GREER, SC 29650, (864) 877-0161) WAS CONTACTED, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE FAILURE WAS NOT PART OF THE WARRANTY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11102292June 18, 2018
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW GOES UP AND DOWN ABOUT EVERY 10-12 SECONDS WHEN CAR POWER IS OFF AND NO ONE IN CAR. DRAINS BATTERY OVERNIGHT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11101781June 14, 2018
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE CHALLENGER. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF, THE FRONT DRIVER'S WINDOW INDEPENDENTLY ROLLED UP AND DOWN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE ALSO OCCURRED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED. THE FAILURE CAUSED THE BATTERY TO BECOME INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ROCKIE WILLIAMS' PREMIER DODGE CHRYSLER JEEP RAM (600 PLEASANT GROVE RD, MT JULIET, TN 37122, (615) 288-8525) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE DOOR MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 61,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11101764June 13, 2018
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
FUEL LEAK: AUXILIARY FUEL PUMP LEAKS WHEN OVER 14 GALLONS IN TANK. CAUSING FIRE TO ROAD, NOT VEHICLE. 62,000 MI WHEN LEAK WAS IDENTIFIED. *DT CONSUMER STATED SAW CRACKS IN THE FIBERGLASS, A TIRE BLOWOUT, WIRE WAS EXPOSED. UPDATED 12/6/18*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11101219June 11, 2018
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHILE PARKED AND THE CAR WAS TURNED OFF, I NOTICED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW WOULD GO UP AND DOWN OVER AND OVER AND LATER ON KILL THE BATTERY. THIS HAS BEEN A COMPLAINT AND ISSUE FOR SEVERAL DODGE CHALLENGERS EVEN FROM 2011. SOME INDIVIDUALS HAVE TO LEAVE THEIR WINDOW DOWN JUST TO AVOID THIS ISSUE. I HAVE READ THAT IT IS SMART WINDOW MOTOR ISSUE WITH THE WIRING. THIS IS NOT NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR AND ENCOURAGES THEFT AND ISSUES WITH STARTING UP MY VEHICLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11100629June 8, 2018
POWER TRAIN, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WINDOWS GOING UP AND DOWN ABOUT 1/8 INCH AS IF THE DOOR IS BEING OPENED AND CLOSED , ITS CAUSING THE BATTERY TO DIE AND FAIL. I READ UP ON THIS AND UNFOURTUNATELY A DODGE OWNERS ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. SOMEONE SEEMS TO THINKS ITS THE LATCH WHICH HAS BEEN A PROBLEM SOLVER FOR MOST CUSTOMERS . THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL IN PLACE FOR BOTH 2011AND 2012 DODGE OWNERS FOR WINDOW LATCH DEFECT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11099811June 4, 2018
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
DOOR LATCH DEFECT CAUSES WINDOWS TO CONTINUALLY ROLL UP AND DOWN AFTER CAR IS SHUT OFF THUS CAUSING BATTERY TO DIE OVERNIGHT. THIS IS NOT ALLEVIATED BY LEAVING WINDOW SLIGHTLY ROLLED DOWN OVERNIGHT. APPARENTLY 2011 CHALLENGERS HAVE BEEN RECALLED, BUT NOT 2012.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11099835June 4, 2018
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE CAR'S SMART GLASS ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE BEGAN TO OPEN/CLOSE BY ITSELF EVERY FEW SECONDS. WE CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT FOR 1 WEEK LATER AS WE WERE GOING ON VACATION. THE CAR WAS STORED IN THE GARAGE AND THE WINDOW ROLLED DOWN SLIGHTLY WHILE WE WERE GONE TO KEEP THE BATTERY FROM DYING. WE CAME HOME AND THE BATTERY WAS COMPLETELY DEAD. TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP AND IN A FEW HOURS, THE BATTERY DIED AGAIN AND WE HAD TO REPLACE A $200 5 MONTH OLD BATTERY BEFORE THEY COULD EVEN DIAGNOSE THE ISSUE. THIS SAME PROBLEM HAS BEEN NOTED MULTIPLE TIMES AND IS CSN M24 THAT WAS RELEASED IN OCTOBER 2012, YET THE MANUFACTURER REFUSES TO ISSUE ANYTHING OTHER THAN A TSB ON 2011 AND NOTHING ON 2012 MODELS. THIS PART IS FAULTY AND HAS BEEN NOTED BY MANY OWNERS. THIS ISSUE NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED AS A FAULTY PART RECALL BECAUSE NOT ONLY DOES IT EFFECT THE DOOR, BUT IT DRAINS THE BATTERY AND CAUSES THE CAR TO BE INOPERABLE. DODGE/CHRYSLER IS NOT ASSISTING AS THE CSN M24 ONLY COVERS 2011 MODELS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11099006May 31, 2018
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TOTALLY INTEGRATED POWER CONTROL MODULE - CAR WOULD RANDOMLY NOT START OVER THE LAST 2 YEARS WHILE BEING IN ON OFF POSITION. THE CAR WOULD BE TURNED OFF AND I WOULD GET IN TO START IT, THE CAR CRANKS BUT DOES NOT START. IT JUST GETS STUCK. I WOULD HAVE TO SIT AND WAIT, KEEP TRYING TO START THE CAR WITH THE FOB AND WITH THE KEY INSERTED UNTIL IT FINALLY STARTS AGAIN. NO PATTERN OR ANYTHING, CAR JUST LEAVES ME STARANDED AFTER TWO YEARS OF NOT HAVING A RELIABLE CAR, I WAS TOLD I NEEDED TO REPLACE IT FOR $1000.00 - I ONLY HAVE 38K MILES AND HAVE TO REPLACE THIS IN MY CAR. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THESE CARS AND SHOULD BE RECALLED, I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR BAD QUALITY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11082183March 30, 2018
UNKNOWN OR OTHER, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE CHALLENGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DOOR LATCH ASSEMBLIES FOR BOTH DOORS BEGAN TO FAIL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO I-5 CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE RAM FIAT (1560 NW STATE AVE, CHEHALIS, WA 98532) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE DOOR LATCH ASSEMBLY FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,699.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11082056March 29, 2018
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE CHALLENGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE STARTED THE ENGINE, IMMEDIATELY EXITED THE VEHICLE, AND CLOSED THE DRIVER'S DOOR. WHILE THE DOOR WAS CLOSING, THE SIDE CURTAIN AIR BAGS AND DRIVER'S SEAT AIR BAG ERRONEOUSLY DEPLOYED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER AND LOCAL DEALER WERE NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED IN 2013 FOR THE SAME FAILURE (NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V118000 (AIR BAGS)). THE VIN WAS INVALID. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11076603March 7, 2018
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE SMART GLASS SWITCH ISSUE THAT WAS A PROBLEM FOR THE 2011 YEAR IS THE SAME ISSUE THAT IS OCCURRING IN THE 2012 YEAR AS WELL. THIS ISSUE IS CAUSING THE BATTERY TO DRAIN CONTINUOUSLY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11073637February 19, 2018
ENGINE
THIS IS IN REGARD TO THE DODGE T36 ALTERNATOR RECALL. AFTER THE RECALL WAS ANNOUNCED, MY CAR WAS AFFECTED. I WANT TO ADD ANOTHER REPORT. IN MID 2017, A HIGHER PITCH NOISE WAS COMING FROM THE ENGINE. 2 TO 3 MONTHS LATER, I TOOK THE CAR TO MY DEALER WHO AFFIRMED THE NOISE WAS THE SOUND OF THE ALTERNATOR CHARGING. THE RECALL REPLACEMENT PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE. AS LONG AS I WAS OPERATIONAL, THE ADVICE WAS TO WAIT. 2 MONTHS AFTER THE DEALER VISIT, WHILE DRIVING ONE MORNING, MY ALTERNATOR FAILED, THE BATTERY WAS DEAD, AND MY ENGINE DIED. WHEN I LEFT OUT THAT MORNING, A COUPLE OF THE IDIOT LIGHTS CAME ON WHICH WAS WEIRD. THEN 15 MINUTES LATER, WHILE IN TRAFFIC ON A BUSY ROAD, THE RADIO WAS GLITCHING, MANY OF THE WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON, POWER STEERING WENT OUT. I WAS ABLE TO MOVE OVER TO THE RIGHT LANE, THOUGH NEARLY SIDESWIPING ANOTHER VEHICLE IN THE PROCESS. THE ENGINE THEN JUST CEASED. I WAS ABLE TO COAST TO A STOP IN A SAFE SPOT. NO POWER WHATSOEVER. CAR TOWED TO DEALER. DEALER CLAIMED BATTERY, WHICH WAS THE ORIGINAL, DID NOT DIE AS A RESULT OF THE ALTERNATOR FAILURE. TO ME, THE TIMING SAYS OTHERWISE. IF THE BATTERY WAS ON ITS WAY OUT, THIS SURE FINISHED IT OFF. DEALER INSTALLED A NEW BATTERY AND A REPLACEMENT ALTERNATOR - BUT THIS WAS THE EXISTING NON-REPLACEMENT ALTERNATOR STOCK. ONCE THE RECALL REPLACEMENT PART BECOMES AVAILABLE, WHENEVER THAT WILL BE, I WILL NEED TO TAKE THE CAR IN AGAIN TO HAVE THAT PUT IN IF IT'S A REPLACEMENT PART TO THE ALTERNATOR. OTHERWISE, IF IT'S A WHOLE ALTERNATOR UNIT, THEN THEY WILL SWAP OUT THE EXISTING STOCK NEW ONE I RECEIVED. DEALER/MFR DID NOT COVER THE COST OF THE NEW BATTERY. THEY DID REPLACE THE ALTERNATOR AT NO COST.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11072712February 13, 2018
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
FIRE: ON DECEMBER 27, 2017 MY CAR WAS IDLING OUTSIDE MY SISTERS HOUSE WHEN SMOKE BEGAN COMING FROM THE TRUNK, WE RAN AND GRABBED A FIRE EXTINGUISHER AND FOUND THE BATTERY AND WIRING HARNESS BURNT. SINCE THEN I HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH MY INSURANCE COMPANY AND HENDRICKS HOVER DODGE TO GET IT REPAIRED. FIRST THEY COULDN'T FIND MY CAR FOR A BOUT A WEEK, THEN THEY TOLD ME IT WOULD BE DON'T THIS FRIDAY AND SINCE THEN I HAVE RECEIVER 2 SALES CALLS TRYING TO GET ME TO TRADE IN MY 2012 DODGE. WHY DID THIS HAPPEN AND WHY HAS IT BEEN AT HENDRICKS SINCE JANUARY 22 AND STILL NOT FIXED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11065853January 30, 2018
STRUCTURE:BODY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE CHALLENGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD BEGAN TO SEPARATE IN THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER BECK CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM (256 US-17, PALATKA, FL 32177) DIAGNOSED THAT THE SUN WAS SHRINKING THE DASHBOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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