Alternator/generator/regulator problems of the 2012 Dodge Charger - part 1

Car won't start sometimes. The lights on the dash will be on when I get to my car but wont recognize my key. The lights will blink on and the wipers will come on then stall. I have to get a jump constantly. The battery is new so it isn't that. I had the car tested at auto zone and it read fine. I was advised to get the fuses checked. When I took it to a mechanic he said it was the alternator. The car is always is always in stationary when it does this. Luckily I haven't had any problems while on the road yet. The radio stopped working also a few months before this problem. It would glitch on and off. The screen will still do this but the sound isn't working at all.

While driving my vehicle home from work on 18 November 2018 my vehicles radio became intermittent on all settings. Bluetooth, auxillary, sattelite and regular radio had an interruption in the audio at regular intervals. I smelled an electrical burning smell and pulled over. I popped the trunk and there was smoke coming from the fusebox next to the rear tire. The radio amplifier fuse had melted itself into the fusebox and was continuing to short. Charger has an open recall for alternator schedualed for service 26 December 2018.

Tl the contact owns a 2012 Dodge Charger. The contact stated that while driving at 60 mph, the traction control warning light, cruise control warning light, loss of all wheel drive warning light, loss of front end protection warning light, and abs warning light was illuminated. The contact stated that the alternator had failed. The contact also stated that the power block under the hood was smoking. The contact stated that the vehicle was repaired under NHTSA campaign number: 17v435000 (electrical system). Crown Chrysler Dodge Jeep ram cleveland (511 s lee hwy, cleveland, TN 37311, (844) 367-4258) was contacted and informed of the failure. The contact stated that the failure was intermittent. The manufacturer was contacted and informed of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 91,000. Ah.

I was leaving a mechanic shop after a tire change I entered the road n all of a sudden the battery light came on and the car just died on me I called the mechanic and he said it's the alternator he came and got it on his flat bed so I check to see if my car was on the recall list for the alternator and sure enough it was.

My vehicle is giving a message that says �battery saver mode. � the battery in the vehicle is in perfect condition, the alternator has been replaced and I am still getting this message. According to blogs many people have had this problem. I have been informed that the car is at risk of spontaneously cutting off while in battery saver mode. This is a safety issue that needs to be looked into. It may be a sensor issue idk and my local Dodge is also unsure.

Tl-the contact owned 2012 Dodge Charger. The contact stated that while driving at 35 mph, the battery warning light illuminated. The vehicle inadvertently veered to the right of the road. In addition, the contact noticed sparks coming from the battery. The fire department was not contacted. The contact did not make a police report. The contact towed the vehicle to a indepentent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the alternator was destroyed. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 95,116. Ck.

As I exited the freeway my vehicle began to shut down and lose power. I was able to sputter at 10 mph for about a quarter mile to a parking lot. The vehicles electronics were shutting down the whole time and weird electrical activation's started occurring or freezing on their own such as lights, senors, wipers, radio etc. I could also smell a burnt odor emitting from the air vents. When I parked the vehicle it did not start and had smoke coming from the engine. I checked the engine and saw some smoke coming from the alternator and smelled burnt. I took the vehicle to the dealer on 01-22-18 and they diagnosed it as the alternator failing due to the recall but there was no fix yet from Chrysler. They stated the quick fix is replacing the alternator but the vehicle would have to come back until they discover what needs to be fixed on the recall. Today is 01-24-18 and my vehicle is not repaired because the dealer is waiting approval from Chrysler to install a new alternator since there is no exact fix for the recall yet. They told me it may be an electrical computer problem, wiring problem or alternator problem. They told me they may install a new alternator today (01-24-18) and they had to order it. I have been with no vehicle since 01-18-18 due to the dealer and Chrysler not problem solving their mistake. I'm glad I didn't crash or was in the fast lane of the freeway when I lost power but my son was scared because he didn't know what was going on. I cant imagine the consequences if things had not gone the way they did. Someone could seriously get injured at the expense of Chrysler failing to find a fix. Would this fall under the lemon law?.

My cars display keeps flashing off and on while driving and at a stop sign or signal light the dash flickers and automatically puts the car to park. The only time that's nothing happens is when the car is revved. This model has had issues before and that was based on the alternator issue which seem like to be the same problem again. Please fix this issue.

The contact owns a 2012 Dodge Charger. The contact stated that while driving at 15 mph, the vehicle stalled with several unknown warning lights illuminated. The driver was able to coast to the side of the roadway and had the vehicle towed to the dealer. The dealer diagnosed the failure as an alternator diode-thermal fatigue in which the alternator needed to be replaced. The alternator was replaced along with the water pump, caskets, and thermostat. The contact stated that prior to the failure, the vehicle was overheating and was taken to the dealer where the same failure cause was determined, and a thermostat was replaced in January. The contact stated that the paperwork stated that an alternator was not available. The contact stated the vehicle was repaired under NHTSA campaign number: 17v435000 (electrical system) in March 2018. The contact stated that the vehicle continued to experience the overheating failure and the dealer was unable to remedy the failure, causing the water pump and head gasket to fail. The contact stated that the vehicle remained the dealer awaiting the repair. The contact stated that the dealer had the vehicle for months at a time. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and a case was opened. The approximate failure mileage was 50,000.

The contact owns a 2012 Dodge Charger. While driving 60 mph, the vehicle stopped operating without warning. All of the warning indicators illuminated in the vehicle when the failure occurred, and the vehicle shut off. The vehicle was towed to landers mclarty Dodge Chrysler Jeep ram (533 university dr NW, huntsville, al 35806 (256) 830-6450) where it was diagnosed that the battery was dead due to alternator failure. There was an open recall for the alternator, NHTSA campaign number: 17v435000 (electrical system); however, the dealer confirmed that the parts to do the repair were unavailable. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was 35,000.

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.

The contact owns a 2012 Dodge Charger. While driving 45 mph, the windshield wipers activated independently, and the traction control and battery saver mode warning indicators illuminated. The vehicle stalled. The contact was able to restart the vehicle; however, the failure recurred. The contact noticed an abnormal smoke odor under the hood of the vehicle. The vehicle was previously diagnosed at oxendale Chrysler Dodge Jeep (920 e state route 89a, cottonwood, az 86326, (928) 634-3656) to be diagnosed. The contact was informed that the alternator failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The vehicle was included in NHTSA campaign number: 17v435000 (electrical system). The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was contacted and provided case number: 32787206. The approximate failure mileage was 65,000.

The contact owns a 2012 Dodge Charger. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 17v435000 (electrical system); however, the parts to do the repair were unavailable. While attempting to start the vehicle, all of the warning indicators flickered on and off and the windshield wipers malfunctioned. The contact noticed smoke coming from the hood and noticed that the origin was the alternator. There was no fire. The vehicle was taken to bob howard Chrysler Jeep Dodge ram (13250 broadway ext, oklahoma city, ok 73114 (405) 749-1111) where it was diagnosed that the alternator needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified and stated that there would be a fee for the repairs for which the contact may or may not be reimbursed. No further assistance was offered. The approximate failure mileage was 90,211.

The contact owns a 2012 Dodge Charger. While driving 65 mph, the windshield wipers activated and all the warning indicators illuminated. The contact was able to pull the vehicle over as it stalled. An eyewitness pulled over and observed smoke coming from the hood of the contact's vehicle. The contact decided to disconnect the battery due to smoke from the alternator. The vehicle was towed to a local dealer (atlantic Chrysler Jeep Dodge ram, 130 sunrise hwy, west islip, NY 11795) where it was diagnosed that the alternator failed. The remedy part for the recall was unavailable. The dealer offered another alternator and was informed that the failure could recur. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and provided case number: 32419564. The case was escalated it and the contact was informed that they would have a manager return the call. The failure mileage was approximately 92,000. VIN tool confirms parts not available.

My vehicle's electrical system will not charge correctly and has lead to electrical systems shutting down while driving. I was driving in 90+ degree heat along a city street with the ac running full blast and the radio going, just minutes after having left my house, when suddenly the radio stopped working and would not turn back on. Moments later, the ac system started blowing hot air and a red battery voltage light appeared in the evic with a *ding* noise. Shortly thereafter all electrical systems ceased and the engine died, with the transmission grinding to a halt. The vehicle was towed to a local repair shop where I had the electrical systems including the alternator inspected. The alternator passed inspection just slightly under the recommended 14 volts, so I opted not to replace it but did have to purchase a new battery. This was approximately one month ago. Fast forward to today, and while driving home the radio turned itself off and a low battery voltage indicator appeared in the evic. After searching the web, I see there is a known flaw with Chrysler alternators relating to recall notice "t3607112017" - found here: https://static. Nhtsa. Gov/odi/rcl/2017/rcmn-17v435-1556. Pdf I'm quite a bit peeved - as I sit here unable to use my vehicle, Chrysler seems to be dragging its feet with this particular recall, scheduled to be announced during the 4th quarter 2017. I'm afraid if I were to use my vehicle again, I would either become stranded once more, or worse - there have been reports of electrical fires originating in the alternator with this particular model vehicle. Alas, I've searched for the invoice from the repair shop I used but have been unable to find it. Perhaps I can call and see if they have a copy available in their records.

Recall t36 needs to be expanded to include the 3. 6l engine with the 160a alternator, as my 2012 Dodge Charger with these components just had the exact failure described in this recall, but fca is saying that the recall doesn't include my vehicle. As of now, the 5. 7l engine with the 160a alternator and the 3. 6l engine with the 180a alternator are included, but not the 3. 6l engine with the 160a alternator. The battery failure warning light came on in the morning on my way to work. I used the remote start when I was going to leave work and the car died after about two minutes, before I could even get in the car. White smoke came from under the hood and, upon closer inspection, was emanating from near the alternator on the passenger side of the car. There was also more heat than two minutes of idling would account for as well as the smell of hot plastic or something similar. There was no power to any part of the vehicle at all. I took the battery to autozone and they said it tested as a good battery. I had it towed to henry brown Dodge in casa grande, arizona and they confirmed it was the alternator that failed.

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.

The contact owns a 2012 Dodge Charger. While driving 35 mph, the windshield wipers activated automatically, and the abs, brake, service traction, and check engine warning indicators illuminated. Also, the engine stalled, the gear automatically shifted into park, and the vehicle stopped. The contact pushed the vehicle to the side of the road. The vehicle was taken to the nearby dealer (sun auto service located at 9530 w tropicana Ave, las vegas, nv 89147) where it was diagnosed that the alternator and battery needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was contacted at 800-992-1997 and stated that nothing could be done since the VIN was not included in a recall. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and a case number was not provided. The approximate failure mileage was 95,000.

Parked car in garage and closed garage door. Went back later and smelled a electrical smell. Went thru everything in garage and could not find source. Next morning wife went to start car and nothing. Son checked under hood and knew our smell came from car. Had car towed in to dealership to find problem. Problem was alternator and battery. Same problem as recall t36 but our car is not under this recall. Same make, year and problem so why is our car any different? we could have had a fire in our new 3 week old garage/house. Please include this like others are experiencing in this recall. Now I am stuck with a $950 bill!.

A kind of noise was present in the engine and I took vehicle to the dealer back in August 2017. The partially fixed the issue, however, they said that a recall was available for it, however, no remediation yet available. In conclusion, they suggested me to wait for the remediation to be available b/c the alternator would have to be replaced. Since August 2017 I've been waiting for Dodge to release parts for this recall and the dealer told me it would not be later than November. Don't know what to do now and I'm concern the vehicle may stop at any time due to a fire or electrical short-circuit.

The contact owns a 2012 Dodge Charger. While driving 30 mph, the battery warning indicator illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an advance auto store where it was diagnosed that the alternator was in the process of failing. While driving, the vehicle lost power and stalled. The vehicle was taken to berglund Chrysler Jeep Dodge ram (2525 franklin rd sw, roanoke, va 24014, (540) 345-9881) where it was confirmed that the alternator failed. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic and repaired. The vehicle was not included in NHTSA campaign number: 17v435000 (electrical system). The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 73,000.

The contact owns a 2012 Dodge Charger. While driving 10 mph, the engine stalled and all the warning indicators illuminated on the instrument panel. The vehicle lost complete power. The vehicle was towed to benchmark Chrysler Dodge Jeep ram (1313 grants mill way, birmingham, al 35210 (205) 957-1313) where it was diagnosed that the alternator needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and stated that a recall was not available until November of 2017, and the contact would be reimbursed for the repairs. The approximate failure mileage was 62,000.

I drove my car to work on Monday and back home (approx 25 miles round trip) with just a message stating battery in saver mode, otherwise a normal drive home. About 3 hours later I was going to the store, I turned my car on and it immediately started making a loud humming noise. I started to leave the driveway, got about 50 feet down the street when I noticed smoke was coming out from under the hood (it had a strong electrical burning smell). The abs warning light and traction control warning light came on, the message with battery in saver mode appeared on the screen again, and the interior lights flickered. I got the car back in the driveway and left it there over night. The next day I started the car with the message, battery in saver mode being the only issue. I got to work, then called the dealership to have the car dropped off for them to diagnose. The dealership has diagnosed the problem as being an alternator failure. I researched recalls with similar malfunctions and p60 kept coming up. Apparently my Charger is not included in this recall even though the same issues occurred.

The contact owns a 2012 Dodge Charger. While driving 55 mph, all the warning sensors illuminated and the vehicle stalled. The vehicle was barely able to move off the highway. The vehicle was not able to restart. The vehicle was towed to the dealer (kayser Chrysler center of watertown, 105 highway 16 frontage rd, watertown, WI, 53904) where it was diagnosed that the alternator failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was included in NHTSA campaign number: 14v634000 (electrical system). Because the vehicle had an 180 amp alternator instead of the 160 amp alternator included in the recall, the manufacturer stated that the recall repair would not be covered and did not offer any further assistance. The vehicle was repaired at the contact's expense. The failure mileage was approximately 110,000.

The contact owns a 2012 Dodge Charger. While driving 35-40 mph, the vehicle lost power and stalled. The contact was unable to restart the vehicle. The vehicle was towed to gresham Dodge (located at 855 ne. Burnside road, gresham, or 97030, tel: (503) 666-2277) to be diagnosed. The contact was informed that the alternator failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The vehicle was not included in NHTSA campaign number: 17v435000 (electrical system). The manufacturer was contacted and confirmed that the VIN was not included. The approximate failure mileage was 49,439.

I was driving my 2012 Charger sxt, and the car suddenly went into battery saver mode. I had pulled over to google it on my phone, and my car was starting to display the symptoms in the p60 recall. The battery light came on, the traction control, abs, check engine lights, they all came on. Then as I was pulling into a parking space at Dodge the center screen shut off, I lost power steering, the car shut itself off. Somehow the windshield wipers ran a few cycles. The dealership informed me that my car had a 180 amps alternator, that it was not part of the p60. My car had just reached 119000km (74000mi), and the average mileage of Chargers with 180 amps alternators appears to be around 106000km (66000mi). The road that I was on, it followed the a winding cliff. If the problem had been more severe I would certainly have died, either gone into the rock face, off the cliff, or into oncoming traffic. The replacement alternator was over $800 cnd, that's before the inspection, before labor, and if the battery fried in this ordeal, it doesn't include that either. It doesn't cover the rental car I had to get. Obviously, Chrysler-Dodge-fiat had to do a massive recall with one alternator, is it really a stretch to think that the other alternator that they installed in other vehicles were defective as well? I looked up the cost of a replacement online according to official Dodge specifications for the Chrysler 300 / Charger - they're listed at about $200-250 cnd, why is the one Dodge selling me over $800? is it because they realized they have to put in something of much higher quality and output so that this doesn't happen again? there had better be a recall about this - people will get severely hurt because of this.

My vehicle has the same issues regarding p60 / NHTSA 14v-634 recall. The alternator does not provide enough voltage to the vehicle and the entire system begins to fail. While driving on a street traveling around 30 mph I received no warning and my began to shut down. All of the lights began turning on and off, the wipers turned on, and then my car completely shut off. This caused me to nearly hit another vehicle and injure myself. This is a huge safety concern and someone could be hurt.

This is related to p60 recall. Our car has the same alternator as the 3. 6 cars in the recall. It had the very same problems: wife driving down the highway , the battery light came on there was a few chime sounds, then abs and tc lights came on, then all the dash warning lights came on. The wife knows enough about cars that she had to immediately pull over and shut the car off. Then smoke came out from under the hood and a smell of electrical burning was evident. She had been on a highway doing 55 mph. The wife called me and I went down there. The forst thing that I noticed was there was not anything electric working on the car. And worst of all it was stuck in park and couldn't put it in neutral for towing. The tow truck guy tried to jump it but soon realized that everything was shorted out. He finally towed it to the dealership. I was able to see the burn marks and where the metal of the alternator had melted. Upon doing research online I found about this same problem with other challengers. And also found the p60 safety recall. The recall listed the same exact symptoms that we had but didn't cover 5. 7 engine cars. The alternator was burnt(pictures attached) exactly the same as the 3. 6 engine cars. There were a lot of posts of the 5. 7 having same issue that my car had. Most of those were covered under the warranty. Our car was out of warranty. It cost us $988. 50 for a new alternator,battery and labor. Since this same part was covered under p60 recall it looks like Chrysler is being deceptive about the issue. Please investigate and reply. Pic of alternator below. Regards, gregory.

My complaint is for the alternator on my 2012 Dodge Charger with 160amp alternator. This weekend after only 49,000 miles the alternator failed. The car died on the freeway and the alternator had caught fire. Luckily we carry a fire extinguisher in the car or I'm afraid the engine would of caught on fire. Please warn other Charger drivers if they smell electrical burning get to a fire station.

Alternator failure. The power saving mode light came on the battery light illuminated on the evic screen. The car shut down completely while driving.

Dealer and or the manufacture do not appear to be providing part(s) to comply with the t36 recall (alternator defect). A more than reasonable time has past since notification was made to me by us mail of the alternator defect for the dealer to acquire parts and make repairs.

I bought my Dodge Charger in 2 years ago for a recall on the alternator p60. My car has been giving me problems wow. Little things here and there. Then a few months ago the car shut off while I was driving and after a few minutes and turned itself back on. Which is part of the recall for the p60. It's been sitting in my driveway for a few months now but I finally called Dodge because a friend of mine told me that alternator in my car is a p60 so maybe they forgot to do the recall they brought the car in and there was a mix-up. So I went over the Dodge and I got paperwork for the day and they show that they swapped my alternator out with a p 60. So why would they swap my alternator out with a defective one? but they won't do anything about it they told me that's not the recalled one but it is I have a p602aa alternator in my car. My abs brakes weren't working when the power went out and a bunch of stuff that it said happens if you don't change that alternator. I think there was a mix-up somewhere a friend of mine works for Dodge and he told me that's a recalled alternator. Maybe he said there was a mix-up on the shelf and somebody grabbed the wrong alternator but they won't do anything about it he says mistakes like that happen but they won't do anything about they want me to bring the car in and charge me $300 to look at it.

The contact owns a 2012 Dodge Charger. While driving approximately 45 mph, the vehicle lost power and failed to restart without warning. The vehicle was towed to the dealer (Chrysler, Jeep Dodge, 9207 adamo drive east, tampa, florida, 813-620-4300) where it was diagnosed that the alternator failed and needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and stated that there was no recall. The vehicle was repaired. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 17v435000 (steering). VIN tool confirms parts not available. The failure mileage was approximately 67,000.

Low battery mode light came on while turning into my driveway, the car then abruptly stalled and smoke began poured out from under hood and I noticed a strong electrical burning smell. I opened the hood and smoke was coming from the alternator. A mechanic I know that lives close to me checked the charging system and found the battery and alternator were both bad and had to be replaced. I purchased a new alternator ($428. 54. ) and battery ($145. 80) and with the help of my mechanic freind, replaced both items. I contacted Chrysler and they advised that my car is not included in the p60 recall because my alternator is 180 amps. They started a case file and are supposed to contact me to come and look at the car. This issue is exactly the same as the p60 recall except this alternator is a different size. The manufacturer is the same and Chrysler is not standing by their customers for installing faulty equipment on these cars.

Driving on florida turnpike and several car indicator warning lights came on, stability control, battery and so many others that I cannot remember them. A high pitched noise was emitted, car started smoking from vents and smelled like an electrical fire. I was passing a turnpike stop and was able to unsafely cross several lanes of traffic to pull in to the stop. I made it into the parking lot just in time and the car cut out. Had to take to be towed to the closest mechanic and leave overnight because it was too hot to connect to computer to troubleshoot. The battery casing was melted. The alternator and the battery had to be replaced. I am very grateful that I was next to a turnpike stop when this happened or my car would have shut down in the middle of the highway and could have resulted in a serious accident.