2012 Dodge Charger Electrical System Problems
- 295
- Owner complaint records in our dataset
Records are owner complaints, not a measured failure rate.
Owner complaint recordsComplaint records reflect reports in our dataset and do not measure how frequently the problem occurs across all vehicles.
Among these 295 stored complaint records:
- 5 indicate a crash
- 3 indicate injury
- 29 indicate fire
What owners report
- Alternator/Generator/Regulator · 4 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 60–100k mi | 103 |
| 30–60k mi | 92 |
| 100–150k mi | 24 |
| 1–30k mi | 15 |
| 150–400k mi | 3 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Electrical System
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…
Fire reported
ODI 11051595
Electrical System
Tl* 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…
Fire reported
ODI 11044701
Electrical System
Tl* 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…
ODI 11030237
Electrical System · Electronic Stability Control
Tl* 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…
Fire reported
ODI 11023914
Electrical System
My lights on pasenger side go out after a few minutes of driving
ODI 11040710
Electrical System · Power Train
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 dodge charger. While driving 40 mph, the vehicle stalled and the power steering warning indicator illuminated. The vehicle did not restart during the first attempt. The contact allowed the vehicle to sit for awhile and then it restarted. The vehicle was included in nhtsa campaign number: 17v435000 (electrical system). The dealer (north point chrysler jeep dodge ram fiat, [redacted],…
ODI 11022596
Electrical System
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…
ODI 11016333
Electrical System
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…
ODI 11019135
Electrical System
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
ODI 11018876
Electrical System
Tl* 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…
ODI 11014164
Electrical System
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,…
ODI 11013619
Electrical System · Power Train · Unknown Or Other
Vehicle electronics started to shut off while driving and would not accelerate car then turned off and shifted to park on its own in the middle of the street. Car would not turn on with out a jump start when disconnected would not shift and would not idle right before shutting off
ODI 11013534
Electrical System
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…
ODI 11054906
Electrical System
Tl* 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 ([redacted] sw, roanoke, va 24014, [redacted]) where it was confirmed that the…
ODI 11015982
Electrical System
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 dodge charger. While driving 32 mph, the instrument panel warning indicators illuminated. The contact pulled the vehicle over and attempted to place it into the park position, but it failed and stalled. In addition, the passenger noticed an abnormal burning odor. The vehicle was not able to restart. The contact had the vehicle towed to the dealer. The dealer (ferrario chrysler-dodge-jeep,…
Fire reported
ODI 11012778
Electrical System · Engine
Charger r/t. Battery saver mode came on and shuts off the car while driving. Not possible to restart. Took it to dealer 2months ago for the same issue, but they said everything is ok. It happened again today while i was driving and almost got into an accident. I've found a lot of people online with the same issue. This is very dangerous especially because it happens while in motion.
ODI 11012353
Electrical System
Tl* 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 ([redacted], birmingham, al 35210 [redacted]) where it was diagnosed that the alternator needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of…
ODI 11012677
Electrical System
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…
ODI 11010791
Electrical System
Tl* 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 [redacted], gresham, or 97030, tel: [redacted]) 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…
ODI 11005884
Electrical System · Fuel/Propulsion System · Steering
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.…
ODI 11005222
Electrical System · Power Train · Steering
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 dodge charger. The contact stated that the vehicle stalled without warning, while driving at approximately 35 mph. In addition, the speedometer failed to provide the accurate readings and all the warning lights on the instrument panel illuminated. The contact coasted into a serviced station while the steering wheel became difficult to maneuver. In addition, the vehicle failed to turn off…
ODI 11023467
Electrical System · Unknown Or Other
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…
ODI 11004905
Electrical System
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…
ODI 11005078
Electrical System
Alternator failure. The power saving mode light came on the battery light illuminated on the evic screen. The car shut down completely while driving.
ODI 11010898
Electrical System
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.
Fire reported
ODI 11003820