Major Problems with 2012 Dodge Charger Derived from Complaints & Recalls

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Worst 3 complaints of 2012 Dodge Charger

2012 Dodge Charger AIR BAGS Victims: 2

2012 Dodge Charger SEAT BELTS Victims: 2 Mileage: 90837 miles

2012 Dodge Charger AIR BAGS Victims: 1

Browse 2012 Dodge Charger complaints by category

Problems with ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, AIR BAGS and ENGINE are the most frequent issues recorded by the NHTSA from Dodge Charger owners.

Problem Category	Number of Problems
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM car malfunctioned twice at high rate of speeds within days of each other. extremely dangerous driving conditions. car currently being...	295 ~ 53664 miles
AIR BAGS my charger has 2 317 miles. during driving the air bag light turn on with a chime. the light continue...	94 ~ 33604 miles
ENGINE i have a 2012 dodge charger rt hemi with 5.7l. the engine was damaged while driving through an intersection with...	73 ~ 77043 miles
POWER TRAIN i purchased a brand new 2012 dodge charger on march 23 2012. shortly after the purchase i noticed the car...	50 ~ 73432 miles
EXTERIOR LIGHTING 2012 dodge charger low beam headlight on the driver side continues to go out. i have a melted/fried harness and...	47 ~ 44846 miles
STEERING 2012 dodge charger sxt plus has been driving differently the shifter/gear kept sticking and would require two or three attempts...	41 ~ 62992 miles
SERVICE BRAKES head light harness melting low beams not working abs/esc lights on constantly and vehicle not stopping properly because of abs/esc...	35 ~ 56005 miles
ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR > ELECTRICAL SYSTEM tl* the contact owns a 2012 dodge charger. the contact stated while driving approximately 20 mph the vehicle stalled without...	32 ~ 58951 miles
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL car malfunctioned twice at high rate of speeds within days of each other. extremely dangerous driving conditions. car currently being...	30 ~ 50648 miles
UNKNOWN OR OTHER a message appeared and indicated battery saver mode. i decided to go and get a picture of the message to...	27 ~ 69021 miles
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL ac speedometer radio all stopped working. icons on the dashboard kept flashing out of control. the vehicle became difficult to...	18 ~ 57620 miles
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM vehicle has strong odor of gasoline in car. source of gasoline smell is coming from rear seat drivers side which...	10 ~ 68200 miles
SUSPENSION i'm a police chief here in alabama my department has six chargers and the front suspension has been replaced in...	8 ~ 61000 miles
BODY > STRUCTURE vehicle staled in middle of highway lost all dash lights stereo back up camera dealership could not get car in	7 ~ 53571 miles
VISIBILITY/WIPER car rolled eventhough vehicle was in park and vehicle was not running. 1st incident happened within 10 min of walking...	7 ~ 58506 miles
SEAT BELTS tl * the contact owns a 2012 dodge charger. while driving 70 mph the contact rear ended another vehicle. the...	6 ~ 66081 miles
WHEELS another bent rim on dodge charger superbee resulting in loss of tire pressure. dodge charger only has 15 000 miles	5 ~ 61075 miles
12V/24V/48V BATTERY > ELECTRICAL SYSTEM tl* the contact owns a 2012 dodge charger. the contact stated that while driving 55 mph the engine stalled without...	5 ~ 53217 miles
SEATS on 11/30/13 i drove my car to town. when i returned home my family and i decided to go do...	4 ~ 39038 miles
TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM i was driving down the road at 15mph and the tpms light and traction light flashed on the dash and...	3 ~ 63074 miles
STRUCTURE tl* the contact owns a 2012 dodge charger. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 16v043000 (structure) however the...	2 ~ 66000 miles
VISIBILITY tl* the contact owns a 2012 dodge charger. the contact stated that when the ignition key was turned to the...	2
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING 2012 dodge charger//was sitting stationary when i heard a loud bang come from the engine compartment. exited the vehicle and...	2 ~ 43875 miles
SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY > VISIBILITY tl* the contact owns a 2012 dodge charger. the contact stated that while driving 55 mph there was a load...	2 ~ 41650 miles
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION > POWER TRAIN tl* the contact owns a 2012 dodge charger. while driving various speeds the vehicle was unable to shift gears and...	1 ~ 39000 miles
WHEEL SPEED SENSOR > ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP > SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC tl* the contact owns a 2012 dodge charger. while driving various speeds the vehicle was unable to shift gears and...	1 ~ 39000 miles
HORN > ELECTRICAL SYSTEM tl* the contact owns a 2012 dodge charger. while driving various speeds the horn failed to operate without warning. the...	1 ~ 72000 miles
DRIVER CLOCKSPRING/SPIRAL CASSETTE > FRONTAL > AIR BAGS tl* the contact owns a 2012 dodge charger. while driving various speeds the horn failed to operate without warning. the...	1 ~ 72000 miles
HEADLIGHTS > EXTERIOR LIGHTING tl* the contact owns a 2012 dodge charger. the contact stated that the vehicle was repaired by the previous owner...	1 ~ 45000 miles
ELECTRICAL > EQUIPMENT the alternator had a recall and the airbag light on the dashboard keeps flashing when we drive the car. so...	1 ~ 80904 miles
INFLATOR MODULE > PASSENGER SIDE > FRONTAL the alternator had a recall and the airbag light on the dashboard keeps flashing when we drive the car. so...	1 ~ 80904 miles
HEATER CORE > DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM > VISIBILITY tl* the contact owns a 2012 dodge charger. while driving at various speeds the heat was activated in the vehicle...	1 ~ 40000 miles
RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC. > ELECTRICAL > EQUIPMENT tl* the contact owns a 2012 dodge charger. while parked the engine warning light illuminated and the vehicle did not...	1 ~ 60000 miles
POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS > VISIBILITY i have had trouble with my windows not working properly. the passenger window would go half way up then go...	1 ~ 24520 miles
HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS > DOOR > BODY tl* the contact owns a 2012 dodge charger. the contact stated that the driver side door failed to close securely....	1 ~ 71000 miles
ACTUATOR > HYDRAULIC > DRIVELINE tl* the contact owns a 2012 dodge charger. the contact stated that while driving 55 mph the engine stalled without...	1 ~ 49087 miles
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC on march 4 2014 my car shut completely down while i was driving on the interstate. the message on the...	1 ~ 10400 miles
RIM > WHEELS i have incurred two bent rims within the first 3500 miles of the vehicle's ownership. i purchased the vehicle new....	1 ~ 3500 miles
EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY operating my vehicle with seatbelts employed i was struck offset head-on from my left at the drivers front headlight from...	1 ~ 12000 miles
CHILD SEAT when securing the base into the car via the latch system the button that secures the tether (when pulling the...	1
STRAP/WEBBING > TETHER > CHILD SEAT when securing the base into the car via the latch system the button that secures the tether (when pulling the...	1

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