This data is from the NHTSA — the US gov't agency tasked with vehicle safety. Complaints are spread across multiple & redundant categories, & are not organized by problem.
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The contact owns a 2011 Dodge Charger. The contact stated that there was an internal electrical failure with the vehicle. The low beam headlights shorted out and failed to illuminate without warning. The dealer (fremont motor rock springs Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram Fiat, 1900 foothill blvd, rock springs, wy 82901, (307) 228-2091) was contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 114,000.
The contact owns a 2011 Dodge Charger. While driving various speeds, the front passenger headlight failed on several occasions. An unknown dealer was made aware of the failure and repaired the vehicle. The manufacturer was not made of the failure. The cause of the failure was not specified. The failure mileage was unknown.
My low beam on the the car had gone out and will do so after having the car on for a few minutes then the light will come back on if I turn them off and it will turn off again. Some times the lights will stay on for hours and other times they turn off within a couple minutes and usually one light goes first and the other shortly after
Several times, the car has stalled while driving. I have had to come to a complete stop, restart the engine and it has gone away. In the last 18 months I have noticed on random occasions, when doing a left turn, it feels like the power steering is no longer working, and this only happens on left turns. Finally, I have some strange electrical issues happening, sometimes my left low beam will work, other days it won't. now the sound to the speakers have stopped, and then today, I left to go to work, my car won't start, all I have is an illuminated etc light and nothing. I have tried getting Dodge to look at it repeatedly, it is clearly a wiring electrical fault, they keep telling me nothing is under real, and I keep putting money after money into the car, and I think its going to get me hurt one day.
My 2011 Dodge Charger had the PO8 recall done in July of 2014 at about 48000 miles now at 94000 miles the same problem has occurred. I was told the fix will be $440.+ tax as the problem is a voltage drop in the harness that was installed and not the original melted wiring that caused the PO8 recall. I thought faulty wiring causing loss of headlights was a safety issue.
- Mountlake Terrace, WA, USA
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At night or when hid headlights are on for about 30 minutes, one of the headlights will turn off, leaving only one light on. If I stop the car and turn off the ignition and restart the car both lights will be on. Also if I turn off the headlight switch for a moment and then back to the on position both headlights come back on. At first I thought I had a burnt out bulb and I took the car to Firestone to get a replacement bulb, but they said both headlights work and could not duplicate the problem. I took it to a Dodge dealership and they could not find a problem. This problem still occurs. Neither Firestone or Dodge charged me anything for the check. They both said "no problem found". now Dodge sent me a recall notice for an alternator problem. I wonder if this is related.
The contact owns a 2011 Dodge Charger. While the vehicle was stationary, the interior lighting dimmed and the contact noticed that the headlights were not illuminated. While driving various speeds at night, the headlights did not work at all. There was a complete loss of headlight functionality, which prompted the contact to have the vehicle inspected at pep boys in edgewater park, New Jersey. The contact stated that the low beam headlight bulbs were removed and reinserted because they were not the source of the failure. In addition, the fuses were inspected but the failure could not be determined directly. Pep boys located NHTSA campaign number: 14V101000 (exterior lighting) and referred the contact to the dealer. An unknown Dodge dealer in lumberton, New Jersey was made aware of the failure and stated that there was no recall on the contact's VIN. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue and agreed with the dealer. The failure mileage was approximately 80,000.
While driving on a main thouroughfare, the engine stalled.( there was no warning that there was a problem, no warning lights were on.) the electronic throttle control warning light came on, and then all elec power went out. Leaving the car without lights/flashers. Upon investigation, the alternator failed, shorting out the electrical system and killing/destroying the battery. The alternator shouldn't do this. I found that Dodge had a recall ( P-60) on their V-6 models for this very same issue. My car is a V-8. I was lucky I wasn't driving on a major highway or at night as the car had no way iof indicating distress to other drivers and the headlights didn't work. There is a clear defect in the alternators of these cars, its only a matter of time before someone is injured or killed.
The contact owns a 2011 Dodge Charger. While driving approximately 40 mph, the low beam headlamps went out without warning. The contact stated that the lights worked intermittently. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the ballast needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The vehicle was not included in NHTSA campaign number: 14V101000 (exterior lighting) because the headlights were high intensity discharge lights. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 133,000. Updated 05/10/17
I noticed there is a recall on exterior headlights on 2011 Dodge Chargers, manufactured between May 2010 and November 2011 my Charger R/T max was manufactured in that time. But this recall is not noted to my VIN #, I looked into it the recall is on exterior headlights is on the right side of the Chargers manufactured in the time noted above, that is exactly the problem in my vehicle manufactured in the same time frame. When I start my car the lights turns on, but after I begin driving they turn off on the right side.
The contact owns a 2011 Dodge Charger. While driving various speeds, both low beam headlights became inoperable. The failure was persistent. The vehicle was taken to a dealer, but was not diagnosed or repaired. The VIN was not included in NHTSA campaign number: 14V101000 (exterior lighting). The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 100,000.
There is a recall for 2011 Dodge Chargers concerning a wiring harness that effects the low beam headlights. For some reason, only certain models were included in the recall. My model (R/T) is not included in the recall but I'm having the exact same problem that is listed in the recall. The recall number is PO8
While driving on interstate doing 65 mph (and once while doing 25 mph) my lights, stereo and speedometer went out and car speed decreased. All lights on the dash light up/flash then after a few seconds everything go back to normal. Have happened several times while driving. And on two occasions the power steering fuses had to be replaced because they keep getting blown out. Have had alternator exchanged at last recall. Fearful that vehicle may stop in the line of traffic on the highway! have video of incident as it was happening. No pictures
On several occasions vehicle lost power while driving on city street at about 40mph. Had to utilize manual transmission to operate vehicle. Didn't think anything of it, thought it was my fault. Happened to my daughter also while she was driving as well. Vehicle only has 70K miles, this occurred at about 62K miles. Low beam lights also going out occasionally. Have never received recall information regarding these issues but having these issues non the less.
While driving my 2011 rt AWD Dodge Charger on the freeway, at approximately 65 mph, all of the lights (including, the dash lights, the radio, the headlights, I am unsure if the rear running lights were involved) shut off momentarily (3-5 seconds). During that time I noticed a change in the steering, the wheel became stiff like the power steering was off. I let my foot off of the gas pedal but did not brake so I'm not sure if the power brakes were affected, but assume they were. It sounds a lot like the alternator failure recall involving the 6 cylinder models with the 160 amp alternator. (I believe this is the same alternator that was used in the R/T 5.7L hemi model) the power came back on and I drove the last 4-5 miles home without further incident. I am apprehensive about driving on the freeway now. Loosing the ability to steer and brake at freeway speed could end in an accident. As an added note, when I arrived home I checked to see if there was any smell (electrical) near the engine, there was not.
I have a 2011 Dodge Charger R/T AWD max and about a year ago some of the "racetrack" taillight led's started going out on the bottom on each side. Now this winter I went out to storage to start it up and I noticed that I now have even more led's that are out. Not only do I view this a safety concern because these led's essentially act as the cars rear running lights, but it is one of the key features of this car and it looks really crummy when they go out. And I know I am not the only one. I have seen and heard many people that own 2011-2014 Dodge Chargers have this issue. I think Dodge should step in and replace the center section of the tail lights. Here is a video wasnt made for the purpose of showcasing the taillight issue but you can see the number of led's that are out on each side on the bottom. Https://www.youtube.com/watch?V=K3T3bzdrm3M
The contact owns a 2011 Dodge Charger. The contact stated that the recall notice for NHTSA campaign number: 14V634000 (exterior lighting) was received. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who performed an inspection and cleared the recall. In October of 2014, the low beam headlights began to malfunction and stopped operating. The contact continued to replace the light bulbs. In February of 2016, the vehicle was taken to the dealer for the failures that included the wire harness burning and the low beam headlights malfunctioning. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 48,000.
The contact owns a 2011 Dodge Charger. The contact stated that the headlights failed to illuminate. After inspecting the vehicle, the contact noticed that the harness melted due to overheating. The contact mentioned that the vehicle had been repaired under NHTSA campaign number: 14V101000 (exterior lighting). The vehicle was taken to the dealer. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 30,000.
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- Rock Springs, WY, USA