general problems of the 2012 Dodge Charger

When I purchased the car it had been used as a police car in the state of mississippi. So after I bought the car I checked for any recalls and found it to have 2 open recalls. 1 was a passenger side airbag and the other was the alternator. So I contacted moss motor company in south pittsburg tennessee and they agreed to do the recalls. After they had finished installing the air bag they told me the alternator wasn't required for change out because the part number listed on it wasn't warranted. So I did some investigating and found my part number to be 7030. The part numbers not required for change out is 7051-7031-and 7170. . It's listed under the NHTSA s68/16v-739 recall. Since I've had the car I have had blinking headlight issues. . I have a little bit of automobile knowledge and I knew it had to be a grounding problem or a alternator problem. So I even added a couple of grounds from the engine to the chassis with no improvement. So I contacted a good friend of mine whom is a retired Dodge Chrysler master technician and he agreed to check my alternator for fluctuating amperage. He placed a device around the lead wire coming from the alternator to the battery and when he did the needle was constantly fluctuating very rapidly probably 2/3 across the entire dial. So there is no question whatsoever the alternator is the source of the problem. There's one more issue I would like to report. When I carried my car in for the recalls to be performed the technician didn't even bother to raise the hood of the car to check the part number on the alternator. . The reason I know this is because he didn't take my car to the shop area, he pulled my car in front of the high bay doors and installed the passenger side airbag. . I did witness this. . But not 1 time did I see him raise the hood. It took me a 30x magnifying glass and a flashlight to take the photo clearly showing the part number on my current alternator that was supposed to be changed. Photo attached is part number.

Loss of touchscreen functionality only works initially and then freezes completely making it unusable and making the most part of the internal features and climate control completely unavailable and increasing the risk of safety of the driver, dealer stating to replace whole touch screen unit which is extremely expensive to replace, it should be standard and lot of functionality is used from the touchscreen and also loss of low beam headlights seems like issue with electrical system recall issue that was done a long time back.

No lights.

Passenger hid light intermittently shuts off. After a period of the vehicle being shut down and restarted the light will come back o but will shut off again after a few minutes. There is an open recall on the wiring harness, but nothing is showing on my particular vehicle for the recall.

The contact owns a 2012 Dodge Charger. The contact stated that the low beams failed to function and shorted out without warning. The dealer replaced the lights, but the low beams shorted out again. The vehicle was taken back to the dealer and the low beams were replaced again, along with the wiring and wiring harness. The VIN was not included in NHTSA campaign numbers: 12v197000 (service brakes, air, electrical system) and 12v042000 (service brakes, hydraulic, electrical system, exterior lighting) although the failures were identical. The manufacturer was notified of the failures. The contact was uncertain if replacing the parts with the same oem parts would correct the issue. The approximate failure mileage was 79,097.

The led lights around the truck lid of the car. Are burning out on there own. No phsical damage to truck lid or cracks in plastic casing. How do you replace these lamps.

Connector at passenger low beam headlamp overheated and melted. Replaced connector. Vehicle had been previously inspected under recall 12v-042 and they did not find a problem.

The a/c and defroster became inoperable. A check of the fuse box panel underneath the hood of the vehicle revealed that the fuse that directly controls or is associated with the performance/operation of the a/c and defroster was melted resulting in a hole being burnt through the bottom of the box. The fuse was the original fuse for the vehicle. It appears that the entire fuse box needs replacing as a result of the damage caused by the burned fuse. Additionally, the head lights of the vehicle look as if they are shattered internally. It appears that the bulbs, which are also original/factory get too hot and cause the plastic fixtures to appear cracked or shattered.

My vehicle stalled luckily as I was getting on to the 91 eastbound euclid st on ramp. My vehicle could have stalled in the carpool lane. Also I had just dropped off my 7 month old daughter at my mother's house.

The contact owns a 2012 Dodge Charger. The contact received a notification for NHTSA campaign number: 14v101000 (exterior lighting); however, the part needed 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 not made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure.

A module went bad in my 2012 Dodge Charger. The wiper blades were stuck on high, full speed, even with the control set in the off position. The night time lights would stay on, even with the dial set to auto, in the middle of the day. I was told by my dealership, that the part was on "national back order and that there was no eta on when the part would be in. " my dealership has left me stranded, with no loaner vehicle and no solutions.

The contact owns a 2012 Dodge Charger. The contact received a notification for NHTSA campaign number: 14v101000 (exterior lighting). However, the part needed 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 not notified of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. The VIN was unavailable.

The contact owns a 2012 Dodge Charger. The contact received a notification of NHTSA campaign number: 14v101000 (exterior lighting); 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 not notified of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. The VIN was unavailable.

My 2012 Dodge Charger is having the same problem as the recall but come to find out my VIN # is not on the recall list. I went to the part store to purchase a light bulb when the guy told me to take my car to the dealer because the wire harness had melted the dealer pull up my vehicle VIN# and stated my car is not under a recall and that I had to pay to get my car fix. Why is my car having the same problem as the recall but not on a recall list I really would like an answer to my complaints. Thank you.

The contact owns a 2012 Dodge Charger. The contact stated that the head lights failed to activate. The contact mentioned that after inspecting the vehicle, he noticed that the wiring harness connector was melted. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where the technician verified the failure and stated that the vehicle was not included in NHTSA campaign number: 12v042000 (electrical system, exterior lighting, service brakes, hydraulic). The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 45,000 and the current mileage was 47,000.

Head light harness melting, low beams not working, abs/esc lights on constantly and vehicle not stopping properly because of abs/esc issues, spoke with Dodge and were advised that our VIN# was not on the list to be repaired for known recalls resulting in these issues - see this link for related recalls. . Read more...

Vehicle driver side head light went out 2 weeks ago. Smelled like burnt plastic. Replaced the bulb with oem spec bulb. Same bulb went out, noticed part of the connector is melted. Have had the car for only a year. Called Chrysler, they stated that my VIN was not part of the recall. Chrysler stated it was my responsibility to fix. 10,000 police edition Chargers were recalled for the same problem. Halloween night almost hit 2 pedestrians turning left, because I couldn't see them.