Alternator/generator/regulator problems of the 2012 Dodge Charger - part 2

While driving my car home from work on 5/15/2017, I smelled smoke and started to hear a squealing from the engine area. I thought it might be one of the pully bearings, but when I pulled over and opened the hood, I found smoke coming out of the alternator, right after that flames came out of it too. I ran into the closest store and asked for the fire extinguisher and put out the fire before it spread. I'm calling Chrysler about the p60 recall which covers the alternator being defective. 800-423-6343. Case # 31638569 they are sending someone out to take a look at the alternator.

The contact owns a 2012 Dodge Charger. While driving, the vehicle rolled backwards without warning. The contact was able to regain control of the vehicle and the battery saver mode indicator illuminated. The contact stated that both the radio and air conditioner lost power. The local dealer was contacted (st's Dodge of columbia, 190 greystone blvd, columbia, SC 29210, (803) 799-1900) and diagnosed that the alternator failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 85,501.

Car began to stall while driving on the highway. Lights on dashboard began blinking on and off windshield wipers came on and battery saver mode started flashing. My car began to decrease in speed on it's on and became hard to steer. Finally getting it to coast to a safe area on the highway it shut down on it's on and my car began to shake and make noises. Had to get it towed to a shop where they were not able to get into my vehicle at all so I have to call a lock smith to get into the vehicle so that some work could be done. The first repair shop called and said that I had a major electrical issue and that I needed to take it to the dealership so I got it towed to the nearest Dodge dealership where I am currently being charge an outrageous amount for repairs because of the faulty alternator which also ended up frying my battery as well but the recall on alternators doesn't cover my car but is the same year make and model that issues are coming up in that do have the recall on it.

The contact owns a 2012 Dodge Charger. While driving with the radio on, a message indicator flashed "audio off". The vehicle was parked, turned off, and restarted. Within less than five minutes, the radio shut off and a warning indicator flashed for battery safe mode. In addition, while on a major roadway, the vehicle stalled several times. The contact stated that various warning indicators flashed, the wipers activated, and the hazard lights illuminated. The manufacturer indicated that the vehicle was excluded from the manufacturer recall being 180 amps because the recall addressed the 160 amp alternator assemblies. The recall information and failure mileage were not available.

Alternator shorted out with heavy smoke. Side of casing turned dark on top. Drained battery. Started vehicle and a strange noise came from engine. Battery safe mode illuminated on dash. Started driving and noise continued with electrical burning smell. Drove back home, parked and stopped engine. Smoke coming from alternator. Thought it might catch fire.

Complete electrical power failure, causing loss of control of vehicle as each power related accessory shut down, including being able to steer the vehicle to safety. The Chrysler group currently has a recall campaign across all their family of cars with 160 amp alternators. My model has an 180 amp alternator that failed the same way for me and others on the internet as the 160 amp alternators, yet the 180 amp alternator is not included in the recall. It is a known problem with the dealers and known by the mechanics in the dealership that 180 amp alternators fail the same way as 160 amp alternators. I have tow truck receipts, alternator receipt, and battery receipt. After the alternator internally shorted and smelled of burnt wires and filled the engine compartment with smoke, it also took out the battery which I also had to replace. I have a receipt for the battery as well.

The contact owns a 2012 Dodge Charger. While driving 35 mph, several warning indicators illuminated and the vehicle lost electrical power. The vehicle was towed to the dealer to be diagnosed. The contact was informed that the alternator needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The vehicle was not included in NHTSA campaign number: 16v390000 (electrical system). The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown.

After parking the car into the garage I noticed an electrical burning smell. I checked everything in the garage including smelling the hood of the car. At the time I couldn't locate the source. Worrying about an electrical fire I checked in periodically. It wasn't until I drove the car again that I noticed the electrical burning smell with a whining noise. This year Charger was part of a recall to replace the 160amp alternator which this car didn't have. Based on an internet search some of these alternators have caught fire. This failure happens just outside the warranty period.

The contact owns a 2012 Dodge Charger. While driving 15 mph, the battery safe mode warning indicator illuminated and the vehicle stalled and lost power. The vehicle was towed to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the alternator was faulty and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 43,340.

I was driving and my car went into "battery save mode. " I pulled over and I could smell smoke. There is a whirring noise when I accelerate the vehicle. My alternator needs to be replaced. Unfortunately, the p60 recall only covers the 160amp alternator and not the 180amp alternator that my Charger came with.

The contact owns a 2012 Dodge Charger. While driving approximately 30 mph, there was a squeaking noise and odor of burned rubber inside the vehicle. The esc indicator illuminated and the contact noticed smoke coming from the engine. The contact coasted into a parking lot and the vehicle lost all power. The vehicle was towed to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the alternator failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The VIN was not included in NHTSA campaign number: 14v634000 (electrical system). The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 70,000.

While driving the vehicle (in motion) across a parking lot, I had a complete loss of power and smoke coming from under the hood. Further investigation revealed that the smoke was coming from the alternator. The alternator had a direct short to ground internally and the battery was completely dead. It appears that there is a recall for the 160a alternator and the 220a alternator but not for the 180a alternator with the exact same fail mode. TSB's have been issued explaining that this is the exact same fail mode as the recalled VIN's. It came a cost of over $600 to repair including labor. This is a very unsafe condition as indicated by 14v634000 and 16v739000. I do not understand the lack of a recall for this VIN as well?.

My alternator failed with hardly any warning while driving on the highway. I have the 180 amp alternator. The 160 amp alternator was recalled for this very same issue.

While driving battery saver mode warning message appeared, a few minutes later the radio turned off, every light on the instrument panel lit up, wipers turned on automatically, lost power breaks and power steering. Navigated to the roadside and vehicle died completely as if battery was removed. Vehicle towed to dealership. Dealership states it is the alternator (not a part of the p60 recall as it is a 180 amp and mine is the sxt model) and may have shorted out the pcm. Alternator repair is $937 and pcm replacement is $380. Hoping for a recall on the 180 amp alternator soon!.

Takata recall sent a notice about the alternator. It was on the second carfax I received but not from the original dealer I got the car. They never replaced the alternator. So I bought the car went to the bank and I thought my car was going to burn to the ground nothing but heavy smoke poured from under the car and under the hood. My car was sitting in the bank of America parking lot. . Needless to say I had to replace the alternator because the dealship gave me a bogus carfax to begin with.

2012 Dodge Charger. Consumer writes in regards to a defective alternator. The consumer stated while driving on the highway the battery, abs, and transmission warning lights illuminated simultaneously. The consumer was unable to shift the vehicle out of drive. The vehicle exhibited the same defect as listed in recall (p60/NHTSA 14v-634). The consumer would like to be included in the recall.

Alternator failed and lost all power in front of a high school. Avoided hitting children and a bus and was able to park the car. It was a very scary and a dangerous situation. The car had a battery safety mode light go on, right before the incident and I smelled a burning scent come from the car. The car has 66,000 miles on it. Other models of this car have been recalled for the exact same dangerous issue. "p60 - safety recall - alternator / 2011-2014 (lx) Chrysler 300, (ld) Dodge Charger" my car although a Dodge Charger with the same part, was not included in the recall.

On February 5th at approx. 11am we were driving down a busy las vegas street when we had a immediate shut down of all power. Dash light when off and on, wipers went on then shut off, and the vehicle died right in the middle of heavy traffic. The vehicle had no power, no power to do anything acted completely dead as if the battery had been removed. To have the vehicle lose complete power and to lose the ability to steer the vehicle created an extreme hazard to both my family and to other drivers on the road. We have done research on the internet and have found that many others have had this issue! it appears that Chrysler has identified a problem and has issued a recall for the alternator for the 3. 1 liter engine in the Charger but for the 5. 7 Charger they have not addressed the issue. This is unacceptable ! the vehicle did not have any prior warning of low voltage or battery problem! the vehicle was running great and then stops in a hazardous area! this is obviously a problem that Chrysler has already identified and to not provide a recall for this hazard is irresponsible and negligent! I would expect that Chrysler care about the welfare of their customers and that this recall and factory repair be implemented immediately!.

I have recalls for airbag inflator and also alternator. I have been to the dealership many times in kuwait and yet they are telling me there is no parts. I do not wish to be a victim of neglection by Dodge. Please help us here in kuwait. Accelerating causes burn smell from alternator and the garages (outside dealshership) have told me there is a recalls in regards with faulty alternators. Please help.

The contact owns a 2012 Dodge Charger. The contact stated that the battery saver warning indicator illuminated and the electrical system malfunctioned. The dealer diagnosed that the alternator needed to replaced. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 56,000.

Tl the contact owns a 2012 Dodge Charger. The contact stated that the alternator was faulty and was repaired by a local mechanic; however, the alternator failed again while driving. The contact stated that unknown warning indicators illuminated. The contact pulled the vehicle off the road and had it towed to sunland park Dodge (950 crockett st, el paso, TX 79922, (915) 228-2005) for repairs. The contact stated that the vehicle was included in an unknown recall regarding the alternator. According to the contact, the dealer installed a recalled alternator instead of a new one. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and did not assist. The failure mileage was 117,000.

Driving on 40 mph road when battery warning light came on and car produced burning smell from engine compartment. Alternator needed replaced. Replacing alternator fixed problem. Car is an sxt model which has a different alternator than the se. Sxt alternators have not been recalled yet to the best of my knowledge. Date listed is approximate date of incident.

Dylan: hi, my name is dylan. How may I help you? dylan: hello christie sylvester: how can I find out if my alternator is covered under the recall? christie sylvester: VIN: 2c3*************** dylan: let me look into that further for you christie sylvester: I look it up, and I believe it is but I put in the VIN and it shows me nothing dylan: the alternator is not a recall on your VIN christie sylvester: weird why do it show Dodge 2012 Charger? dylan: it is VIN specific, a variety of circumstances can determine a recall ( build date, parts used etc. ) christie sylvester: huh, okay. However, it did the same as all the other explained in the complains. Fire smell just died, could not restart, extremely dangerous dylan: I would be able to document your concerns for you, if a recall is determined in the future please keep all documentation as you can submit for reimbursement review christie sylvester: Dodge company here notifies me of recall christie sylvester: yes I want to complain - because it is extremely dangerous and could of cause a wreck if it wasn't for driving at 5am without traffic christie sylvester: concern christie sylvester: no notice just dies when driving, locks everything up dylan: I will ensure this is documented for you, I can also suggest filing a complaint with the national highway traffic safety administration as they are a factor in determining recalls.

The contact owns a 2012 Dodge Charger. While driving 5 mph, several warning indicators illuminated and the windshield wipers activated independently. The vehicle stalled and was towed to jim shorkey Chrysler Dodge Jeep ram fiat (located at 1230 Lincoln hwy, irwin, PA 15642, tel: (724) 788-0595) where it was diagnosed that the alternator failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The vehicle was not included in NHTSA campaign numbers: 16v739000 (electrical system) or 14v634000 (electrical system). The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 74,130.

My Dodge Charger went dead while I was driving one day. The battery indicator came on and charging system on my monitor, I was driving with my wife in the car and I was lucky to be able to turn on a side street as the wipers came on and suddenly I had no more power to steer the car. I had my hazardous lights on too and everything then went dead. I was lucky that day and god watched over me and my wife. When my roadside service got there and he tried to give me a jump it would not start and he tested the battery and it had a full charge on it. I had the car towed to the Dodge dealer that night. The next day I went to find out that the alternator was fried. I looked up at the time my vehicle was down before my roadside service got there that night. I founded out there was a p60 recall alternator (amp 160) for Dodge Charger year 2011-2014. I called Chrysler corporation the night I went down, and they looked up and said it was not on my vehicle. They said I had a amp 180, but after getting a new alternator in my Dodge Charger I'm still having problems with a battery save mode that keeps popping up on my monitor screen. I pleaded with the Chrysler corporation that something is wrong with the alternator and that night I could have died. If I was on the highway. I don't feel safe everyday driving, because I have to get on the highway to go to work. I'm going back to the Dodge service department to get this battery save mode checked out, because they used one of the p60 recall alternator to fix my vehicle. I think they don't have a stable alternator, because it is probably draining the battery.

Was driving down the road and I had put a brand new battery in and my vehicle stated that it was closing down all power to save battery. I just pulled into an auto discount store and smoke started coming out of my engine. Had it towed to the Chrysler dealership and was told it was my 180amp alternator. It had burnt up just like the problems they were having with the 160amp but because the 180amp was not under the recall I ended up paying $900 to Chrysler to put in a new alternator. I was told by the dealership that they have been having problems with these alternators but there was nothing they could do since my car was no longer under warranty--the vehicle had only about 63k miles on it. The alternator should not have gone bad. In fact 2 more Chargers came in that same day with the same problem.

We started to smell a when we pulled over the car stoped running would not start and the alternator was smoking. We were on the highway and pulled over on a parking lot.

The contact owns a 2012 Dodge Charger. The contact stated that the radio and electrical system failed. In addition, the battery warning indicator illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the alternator needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact referenced NHTSA campaign number: 14v634000(electrical system), but the VIN was not included. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 60,000.

The contact owns a 2012 Dodge Charger. While driving various speeds, the vehicle stalled and lost power without warning. The vehicle was towed to the dealer and the alternator was repaired. The contact stated that the failure was identical to the failure in NHTSA campaign number: 14v634000 (electrical system); however, the VIN was excluded. The failure mileage was 48,000.

The contact owns a 2012 Dodge Charger. Without warning, the contact heard a loud abnormal noise. The instrument panel gauges and warning indicators randomly flickered and the vehicle stalled. The contact noticed excessive smoke emitting from the motor and stated that the alternator assembly prematurely failed. The contact received several recall notices and was to check with the dealer to determine if they could diagnose the failures. The manufacturer was notified of the failures. The VIN was not available. The approximate failure mileage was 164,000.

Our car was running fine until this event. We came out of a store 2 blocks from our home and started the car. It immediately had a new whirring noise and the battery symbol came up on our dash display. We started to drive towards our home, to get our car there and out of the street. The car then displayed "switching to low power mode" on the dash display. Within the first block the the car starting smoking from under the hood. We pulled into our driveway and parked. The car shut itself off and was dead. More smoke continued to come out from under the hood. We opened the hood and visualized the alternator smoking continuously. We did not attempt to do anything else with the car. The next day we had it towed to the "my mechanic" auto repair shop, our usual and trusted repair shop. After inspection of our vehicle, the mechanic told us the alternator had burned out, and in turn, burned out the battery and both had to be replaced. After the repair our Charger runs fine. We have kept our alternator and battery for further inspection.

While I was driving my car towards my house. The battery light went on. On the dashboard I checked and it said "battery safe mode on". As I kept on driving the stereo went out. That's when I stopped and search the problem on the internet. It seem that alot of people had probkems with it and it was the alternator. I was still a long way from home so I kept on driving. But then the car stalled really bad and it would not go any more it was just on. I called the dealer today if the could fix it since it was a recall on the Dodge Charger 2012, but when I did they told me that my car did not have the recall and that I had to pay 700 dollars plus the labor to get it fix. I just want to know why if alot of people are having the same problem why cant they fix mine.

My car was running perfectly fine, then out of the blue, I received an error message which read "battery saver mode". There was absolutely nothing wrong with my battery. After maybe two minutes, all the electrical systems in my car started shutting down. Maybe a minute later, my car was completely disabled in the middle of a busy intersection. All power to the vehicle was dead, so I couldn't even turn on the hazard lights to warn other drivers. The cabin began to smell very strongly of an electrical fire. I got out of the vehicle and opened the hood. There wasn't a visible fire, but there was smoke. I had the vehicle towed to the Chrysler dealership, where they informed me my VIN wasn't covered under the p60 recall. I spoke with Chrysler customer assistance, and they informed me that my alternator assembly wasn't deemed as defective. I had the exact same problem of all the vehicles under recall, but apparently not enough of my particular alternator assemblies have been reported defective to warrant a recall for my VIN. I would've been in big trouble if this happened with my children in the car. I had little to no warning off what was going to happen. Chrysler knows this is an issue, but they refuse to acknowledge it to avoid paying for the recalls. I would be extremely grateful to have this problem investigated. Please contact me for any additional information you may need. Thank you.

The radio turned off, every light on the instrument cluster lit up, wipers turned on automatically, lost both power break and power steering. All this at over 50 mph with our young son in the back seat. . . . Eventually my wife was able to get the vehicle stopped, but even after many attempts was unable to put the car in park. Eventually the car just completely died. She was stuck in the middle of a turning lane and wasn't even able to turn on the emergency flashers. The car ended up being towed to the nearest Chrysler dealership and diagnosed with a faulty alternator to the tune of almost $900. Financial burden aside, this was a very frightening experience for my wife and son, and although the car has been repaired neither my wife nor I feel entirely comfortable driving the car by ourselves much less having our young son in the back seat.

The contact owns a 2012 Dodge Charger. The contact stated that the vehicle experienced a complete loss of power. The failure occurred without warning. The vehicle was towed to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the failure was due to the alternator. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The contact referenced NHTSA campaign number: 14v634000 (electrical system); however, the VIN was not included. The failure mileage was approximately 50,000.