Alternator/generator/regulator problems of the 2011 Dodge Challenger - part 2

I was driving my 2011 Dodge Challenger and the anti skid lights and abs lights came on and I smelled smoke inside the car. The car almost quit running and windows would not roll up,I had no control of anything in the car. Read online the alternator in the culprit my car whines really bad and any day im assuming it will quit because of this problem. Not covered on any insurance and mopar will not do anything about it,how many complaints or death do they need to have a recall?Chrysler corp should be ashamed of themselves letting this go on like it has. Unhappy with my purchase.

Tl- the contact owns a 2011 Dodge Challenger. The contact stated that the vehicle stalled several times and the failure progressed to the point that the vehicle would not restart. There was smoke emmiitting from the vehicle near the front and the battery had an electric short associated with the failure. The vehicle was towed to the dealer who replaced the alternator assembly and the contact also had the battery replaced because of the failure. The contact later received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 14v634000 (electrical system) and the dealer was unable to supply the part to receive the recall repair within a reasonable time frame. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and was unable to determine when the part would be sent to the dealer. The contact was unable to determine when the vehicle would be repaired. The approximate failure mileage was not available. Parts distribution disconnect. Dyd.

My alternator stopped working aprox 8/3/14. There were no parts available from dealer or aftermarket suppliers at that time. My only option was to have alternator rebuilt. The rebuilder said the diodes failed and ruined the stator. The repair cost was about 645. 00 dollars. In October I received a recall letter from Chrysler stating a possible diode failure in alternator. The letter also states if repairs were made to submit paperwork for reimbursement. I submitted paperwork but was declined reimbursement. The customer care person( jodi) could not give me a reason why and instructed me to ask local dealer why I was declined. I went to hunter Dodge and spoke to a service writer(jackson). He says it should qualify. He tried to find out why I was declined but could not get an answer either. The cust. Care person told me there is no one else I can talk to and she could not help with this matter. I have all emails, paperwork, receipts available.

I was driving my car on 7/19/2014 as normal and I noticed several drivers from other cars pointing at my hood. There were no dash indicator lights on . I pulled over and the car powered down and smoke started billowing through the vents and from under the hood. I released the hood and noticed the alternator smoking heavily and melting, I thought it was about to catch fire. I had the car towed to the dealership and was told 4 days later the alternator had to be replaced, not covered under warranty; due to it being considered an accessory; would cost 723. 00 to repair. Being that the car only has 44,000 miles on it, I was very disturbed. My car was ready in about 4 days which I went ahead and paid for repairs as I need the car for transportation and even after I saw the countless reports of similar incidents on the internet and was appalled this part had not been recalled. I figured most cars have to have at least one major repair so I'm good for awhile. Wrong! the same week the car got out of the shop, I started hearing a clicking under the gear shift and the abs, esp and traction came on the dash. I contacted the dealership to make an appointment to bring it in but it isn't until a week later. I was told as long as the light doesnt steadily remain on, I should be fine until my appointment driving it. Today I was riding along on a highway and the car begin to lose power not allowing me to accelerate or steer, now the malfunction light is on. Dodge really needs to consider recalling this model as problems start to occur at 40,000 miles from what I have read and can cause serious safety issues because it stalls with the indicator lights following leaving consumers with the inability to steer or get out of the dangers of incoming traffic.

Alternator started whining and got extremely hot and started smoking and failed while driving.

Problem identical to prior customer complaint with all internal lights and gauges blinking. Driving down the road and the lights started flashing, enging started racing, smelled rubber, speedometer racing. Pulled over to the side of the road. Put the car in park, and the light show continued. All of a sudden the car cut off and never started again. Had to call a tow truck to pick it up and take to repair shop. Repairman exact words were "the alternator is fried and it destroyed your battery". After a new battery was put in the car, the alternator started smoking. Battery/installation $250, alternater/installation $750. Could only get alternator from Dodge dealership because they claim the car was too new for an aftermarket alternator. . . . And was on back order. I may not be the smartest sperson in the world, but doesn't it seem that there are some major issues going on if the supposedly new alternator is on backorder. Had my son and I been on the highway driving and the car cut off, this story may have had a different ending. I'm very concerned that there has not been a recall. I hope and pray that Dodge is not waiting for someone or some family to lose their life before making this a safer vehicle. This not only puts Dodge Challenger owners at risk, but the other drivers on the road as well.

Driving at approximately 60mph, the abs and traction lights came on at first. Attempting to get home with the vehicle when all the sudden everything started shutting down; first the radio then the different systems all the lights in the dash began to blink and then went out. The vehicle then completely died; when I noticed the issues I switched the transmission into neutral so I could get to the side of the road. I then had to have the vehicle towed to the nearest dealership. The dealer ship then took 5 days to repair said vehicle as the alternator needed was on "backorder". Due to the fact it is "a 3 hour repair" per the warranty a rental car was not covered and I was without a vehicle for 5 days. And though the vehicle had less than 50,000 miles on it, it was not covered by the manufacturer warranty; thank god I purchased the extended warranty.

Wife was driving into town from her sisters house and noticed abs, traction control light and other lights begin to come on while she was driving. She began to notice a burning smell at around 40 mph just before getting into town. When she parked the car at walmart she noticed all the lights flashing like a casino and the car would not start. She called me to come get her while she was in the store so I went and got her keys, gave her my truck to drive back to her sisters, and went to her vehicle which started up when I attempted to turn it on. As I was driving the car home I noticed a winding noise coming from the engine but that was the only thing I experienced while I was driving it. The next day I had my father come by so we could take his truck with us in case it malfunctioned again. As my father was driving the car into town to an auto part store the casino light show started up and the vehicle completely died while driving at 40 mph so he had to coast it dangerously into a gas station parking lot, thankfully this didn't happen on the interstate going 70 with 18 wheelers around. I called a tow truck and had it towed to Dodge dealership down the road and they said this was a common problem and the battery and alternator needed replaced which is going to cost around $900. This has angered me all day that they knew this was a common problem and no recalls have been issued on this. This could potentially injure or kill someone because it shuts down completely while driving and not everyone can control the steering wheel when the power steering goes out. This happened around 59,000 miles. We wont be buying anything from Chrysler or Dodge from this day forward.

On may 30th I was heading home after a log days work when I noticed that the battery light had turned on, thinking it was just the battery needing to be recharged I kept driving. Minutes after the check engine(mil), brake (parking brake?), abs, esp bas, traction control lights came on and guess what happens next!? I lose my ability to steer and brake my vehicle going 60 on the highway! luckily I lived 8min away from my place at the time and managed to get to my home with no power steering on braking ability! so I went to autozone and bought myself a battery because it was tested as a bad battery it was installed on my car & it turned on as normal, until I actually drove my car to school the following morning, set it on park & smoke started coming out of my alternator. Knowing how much a alternator for my car costs I saved enough money to buy a aftermarket alternator so I went to autozone to buy one and the gentlemen told me that it gives him the option to order one but when he does they dont have any because since the car is new the only I could get is the manufactured alternator which they sell for $545 and are on back order!? really Dodge really? it took me a month to set aside money for what I thought I could buy a alternator and come to find out you're the only ones that sell it, shame on you guys! I'm father a hard worker and a student at uti and you guys dont allow anyone to sell your alternators. Doesnt make any sense being that you're on back order. This coudlve ended way worse when I was on the highway. If you're reading this and have the same proble, please submit a complaint as they will eventaully see a trend about this and hopefully recall these bad alternators that denso manufactures.

While driving about 45mph abs, eap/bas and traction control lights came on. Parked car and would not start. No power. Towed to Dodge dealership and after 2 days reported needed new battery after old battery would not keep charge. One day after got vehicle from dealer, drove vehicle battery light came on, drove to dealer service turned off vehicle and turned on again but light did not come on. Tech checked battery connection, was ok and tried to drive home. Drove vehicle 3 miles battery light, abs, eap/bas and traction lights came on again, idled rogh then dash went dark and car killed, steering locked. Got relative to put another battery in to drive vehicle to dealership. Is there now awaiting diagnosis but all things point to bad alternator. Vehicle 3weeks out of warranty with 31000 miles. The charger has had issues with alternator & have seen a few Challengers complaint on other sites. I did like my car but this appears to be a manufacturer defect with alternators, only 31000 miles and gone bad.

The first time my 11 Dodge Challenger messed up was January 2014. Went to start it and it wouldnt. Got towed to dealership-was told the door handled shorted out. 2nd time was in aprl 2014 I smelt burning rubber turned my car off and then it would not start and windows rolled down. Got towed- was told bad battery. Now the 3rd time June 2014 I was driving about 40 mph the inside of my car looked like a casino slot machine with all the lights and sounds going off! every light on my dash flashed over and over! my seatbelt light said I didnt have my seat belt on when I did! then my seat warmer came on and was hot as fire, then I did have to unbuckle so I did not get burned! radio was flashing on and off. Hot air came pouring in through my vents. I literally thought my car was on fire! my gas needle kept jumping from full to empty! car stalled 2 times before my steering wheel locked up and I had to run up into my parents nighbors yard!! after car died my gas needled stayed at f as if it were on, and my temp needle stayed between cold/hot as if the car were running. I could not open my trunk. My trunk light on tail end was flashing on and off. Of course towed again and now they say it is the alternator! it has been 6 days and I still have not gotten my car back! says it should be in tomorrow and it is no biggie to putting it on. But yet when I was there 5 days ago he says Challengers go through alternators a lot thats why auto zone and Dodge stock up on them, but yet I am having to wait for one to come in?? bs as of today my car has 32,200 miles on it!.

Numerous lights went off in my vehicle after the steering wheel locked and the music to my stereo suddenly cut of and back on within seconds. All of this without warning. Now the car fails to start back up. I've taken it to a Dodge dealership and it was diagnosed as a bad alternator. I was informed that there are absolutely no alternators available anywhere for a 2011 Dodge Challenger 3. 6 and sure enough I can't find any myself online. How can a part so important be on back-order with Chrysler and not to mention worth $500 and over $200 in labor when all it has are two bolts for attachment. I'm so confused.

The battery, engine, abs, airbag and other lights began to flash. I bought a new battery. The next day something killed the new battery. The car stalled on a busy highway. It was towed to the dealership. They were no help. I told them of the recall on the 2013 Challengers for the exact same problems. They stated mine was not recalled. This repair cost me over $1200 out of pocket. I would not recommend. A Dodge vehicle to anyone. Bad alternator , wire harness and electrical system. Terrible car and service. Chrysler was no help at all. As I have searched, there are numerous electrical problems/complaints with the 2011 Dodge Challenger/ chargers. There should have been a recall on those.

Tl-the contact owns a 2011 Dodge Challenger. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 40 mph, the vehicle stalled with out warning. The failure recurred several times. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the alternator was faulty. The vehicle was repaired. The contact restarted the vehicle and was able to drive. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 14v634000 (electricasl system) however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. 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 failure mileage was 56,000. Aw.

On the date stated above, while operating my vehicle the engine, abs, airbag, and other lights begin to flash and beep and the engine stalled and cut off in mid traffic. I attempted to jump my battery off, but to no avail. I purchased a new battery and after driving approx. 15 miles and cut the engine off and immediately attempted to restart but it failed and after attempting to turn on the head light, open the trunk and let the windows up, I concluded that the new battery was now dead. Dodge has not acknowledge any problems or recalls for the alternator and I am outside of the factory warranty. I am very suspect that Dodge know there is a problem because the part is not available through the normal autopart stores and the price through dealerships and upwards of $500 for the part and $300 for labor for a partthat should not fail this soon.

The contact owns a 2011 Dodge Challenger. The contact stated that the vehicle stalled without warning. The contact was unable to restart the vehicle and had it towed to the dealer. The dealer first replaced the battery, but the vehicle failed to start. The dealer then determined that the alternator exhibited a shortage and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The VIN was not available. The failure and the current mileage was 39,000.

The contact owns a 2011 Dodge Challenger. The contact stated that the electrical system in the vehicle was inoperable and draining the battery. As a result, the vehicle failed to start. The vehicle was towed where the contact was advised that the alternator needed to be replaced. The dealer was scheduled to repair the failure. The manufacturer was notified and a complaint was filed. The failure mileage was 36,500.