What 191 owners told NHTSA about the 2011 Dodge Challenger Srt (driver)

NUMEROUS LIGHTS WENT OFF IN MY VEHICLE AFTER THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED AND THE MUSIC TO MY STEREO SUDDENLY CUT OF AND BACK ON WITHIN SECONDS. ALL OF THIS WITHOUT WARNING. NOW THE CAR FAILS TO START BACK UP. I'VE TAKEN IT TO A DODGE DEALERSHIP AND IT WAS DIAGNOSED AS A BAD ALTERNATOR. I WAS INFORMED THAT THERE ARE ABSOLUTELY NO ALTERNATORS AVAILABLE ANYWHERE FOR A 2011 DODGE CHALLENGER 3.6 AND SURE ENOUGH I CAN'T FIND ANY MYSELF ONLINE. HOW CAN A PART SO IMPORTANT BE ON BACK-ORDER WITH CHRYSLER AND NOT TO MENTION WORTH $500 AND OVER $200 IN LABOR WHEN ALL IT HAS ARE TWO BOLTS FOR ATTACHMENT. I'M SO CONFUSED. *TR

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 DODGE CHALLENGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE PANEL LIGHTS ILLUMINATED INTERMENTLY, THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 41,000.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 DODGE CHALLENGER. THE CONTACT STATED AFTER PARKING THE VEHICLE, THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED, IT STALLED, AND THE IGNITION SWITCH LOCKED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 33,000.

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THE BATTERY, ENGINE, ABS, AIRBAG AND OTHER LIGHTS BEGAN TO FLASH. I BOUGHT A NEW BATTERY. THE NEXT DAY SOMETHING KILLED THE NEW BATTERY. THE CAR STALLED ON A BUSY HIGHWAY. IT WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. THEY WERE NO HELP. I TOLD THEM OF THE RECALL ON THE 2013 CHALLENGERS FOR THE EXACT SAME PROBLEMS. THEY STATED MINE WAS NOT RECALLED. THIS REPAIR COST ME OVER $1200 OUT OF POCKET. I WOULD NOT RECOMMEND. A DODGE VEHICLE TO ANYONE. BAD ALTERNATOR , WIRE HARNESS AND ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. TERRIBLE CAR AND SERVICE. CHRYSLER WAS NO HELP AT ALL. AS I HAVE SEARCHED, THERE ARE NUMEROUS ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS/COMPLAINTS WITH THE 2011 DODGE CHALLENGER/ CHARGERS. THERE SHOULD HAVE BEEN A RECALL ON THOSE. *JB

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ON THE DATE STATED ABOVE, WHILE OPERATING MY VEHICLE THE ENGINE, ABS, AIRBAG, AND OTHER LIGHTS BEGIN TO FLASH AND BEEP AND THE ENGINE STALLED AND CUT OFF IN MID TRAFFIC. I ATTEMPTED TO JUMP MY BATTERY OFF, BUT TO NO AVAIL. I PURCHASED A NEW BATTERY AND AFTER DRIVING APPROX. 15 MILES AND CUT THE ENGINE OFF AND IMMEDIATELY ATTEMPTED TO RESTART BUT IT FAILED AND AFTER ATTEMPTING TO TURN ON THE HEAD LIGHT, OPEN THE TRUNK AND LET THE WINDOWS UP, I CONCLUDED THAT THE NEW BATTERY WAS NOW DEAD. DODGE HAS NOT ACKNOWLEDGE ANY PROBLEMS OR RECALLS FOR THE ALTERNATOR AND I AM OUTSIDE OF THE FACTORY WARRANTY. I AM VERY SUSPECT THAT DODGE KNOW THERE IS A PROBLEM BECAUSE THE PART IS NOT AVAILABLE THROUGH THE NORMAL AUTOPART STORES AND THE PRICE THROUGH DEALERSHIPS AND UPWARDS OF $500 FOR THE PART AND $300 FOR LABOR FOR A PARTTHAT SHOULD NOT FAIL THIS SOON. *TR

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I RECEIVED A NOTICE FROM CHRYSLER ON 5/10/2013 STATING "THE FRONT SEAT AIRBAG WIRING ELECTRICAL CONNECTORS ON YOUR VEHICLE MAY HAVE AN INTERMITTENT ELECTRICAL CONNECTION. IF AN INTERMITTENT ELECTRICAL CONNECTION EXISTS DURING SIDE IMPACT, THE FRONT SEAT AIRBAG LOCATED AT THE OUTBOARD SIDE OF THE SEATBACK MAY NOT DEPLOY AS INTENDED. THIS COULD CAUSE ADDITIONAL INJURY TO FRONT SEAT OCCUPANTS DURING A SIDE IMPACT COLLISION." I'VE SPOKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP TWICE AND THEY KEEP TELLING ME THE PART NEEDED TO CORRECT THIS IS ON BACKORDER. IF I WERE TO GET IN AN ACCIDENT AND THE FRONT PASSENGER GETS INJURED BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM NOT BEING CORRECTED COULD I SUE CHRYSLER FOR A GAZILLION DOLLARS? I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER PRODUCT FROM THEM. THIS IS BEYOND LUDICROUS TO WAIT THIS LONG. I COULD HAVE BUILT THIS ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR 100 TIMES IN THE PAST 2 MONTHS! *TR

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 DODGE CHALLENGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER FIRST REPLACED THE BATTERY, BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE DEALER THEN DETERMINED THAT THE ALTERNATOR EXHIBITED A SHORTAGE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 39,000. *TR

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 DODGE CHALLENGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM IN THE VEHICLE WAS INOPERABLE AND DRAINING THE BATTERY. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE ALTERNATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER WAS SCHEDULED TO REPAIR THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND A COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,500.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 DODGE CHALLENGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN ACCELERATING TO APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH AND RELEASING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE VEHICLE WOULD REMAIN TRAVELING AT THAT SPEED AND WOULD NOT DECELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER HOWEVER, THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS APPROXIMATELY 25,300 UPDATED 03/26/13*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE TRANSMISSION'S FAILURE TO SHIFT AND THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE TIMING CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO MAINTAIN ITS SPEED ON ITS OWN POWER. THE INCIDENT HAPPENED THREE TIMES SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED AND IT OCCURRED AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS. UPDATED 03/27/13

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STARTED AT ABOUT TWO TO THREE MONTHS WHILE STOPPED TO MAKE TURN, THE COMPUTER RESET. IT NOTED TIRE PRESSURE LOW AND AIR BAG LIGHT. THIS COMPUTER PROBLEM HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST SIX TO EIGHT TIMES. ALSO, AT LEAST SIX TO EIGHT TIMES, THE CAR WILL NOT DETECT KEY FOB AND THIS HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES AFTER NEW BATTERIES IN KEY FOBS WITH NEW BATTERIES. CAR ALSO DIED WHILE STOPPED AT LIGHT AND WHEN RE-STARTED IT ONLY HAD HALF THE POWER. I 'LIMPED' IT HOME TO AVOID GETTING STRANDED. WHEN RE-STARTED IT WAS ALRIGHT, BUT I CONTINUE TO HAVE COMPUTER AND ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. AFTER THE CAR STALLED, IT WOULD FLASH THE LIGHTS NUMEROUS TIMES WHEN THE KEY FOB WAS NEAR THE CAR IN MY POCKET OF SWEAT PANTS WITH NOTHING ELSE IN MY POCKET AND NOTHING PUSHING THE KEY FOB. PROBLEMS INCREASING OVER TIME AND I NOTICED CHALLENGER HAD NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS FOR KEY FOB AND ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. I JUST TOOK THE CAR IN FOR A RECALL REGARDING THE OUTSIDE DOOR SENSOR KEYLESS ENTRY. CAR HAS BEEN TO DEALER ABOUT THREE TIMES FOR THESE ELECTRICAL RELATED PROBLEMS. THE FIRST TIME THEY RE-SET THE COMPUTER. THE SECOND TIME THE DEALER COULD NOT REPLICATE THE 'KEY FOB NOT DETECTED' ISSUE. THIS TIME IT HAD THE KEYLESS ENTRY PROBLEM AND THE DEALER REFUSED TO EVEN WRITE DOWN THAT THE CAR STALLED IN TRAFFIC WHICH WAS ON A STATE HIGHWAY. *TR

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ON JULY 12, 2012 WHILE DETAILING THE INSIDE OF MY CAR IN ORDER TO REACH SOME AREAS THAT I COULD NOT REACH THROUGH THE TRUNK I WAS PUSHED THE FRONT SEATS FORWARD SO THE REAR SEATS WOULD DROP DOWN BY DESIGN AND WAS IN AN ODD POSITION TO START WITH, AND HAD THE SEAT BELTS ON THE DRIVER SIDE REAR PUSHED OUT OF THE WAY. WHILE WORKING ON THE DETAILING THEY SLIPPED AND MANAGED TO WRAP ME UP AROUND MY CHEST AND NECK (IT HAPPENED SO FAST I COULD NOT GET OUT OF THE WAY). AS I STRUGGLED TO FREE MYSELF THEY REFUSED TO RELAX AND CONTINUED TO TIGHTEN UP NO MATTER HOW MUCH (WHAT LITTLE SLACK I HAD TO GIVE) SO THAT I COULD PULL THEM BACK OUT. I REPORTED THIS VERY SAME PROBLEM BUT NOT TO THE SAME LEVEL WITH MY 2007 DODGE RAM FRONT BELTS, AND DODGE DID NOT TAKE ACTION. IN ORDER TO FREE MYSELF I HAD TO USE A POCKET KNIFE THAT I HAD IN MY POCKET THAT AFTER SOME SLIGHT RELAXING I WAS ABLE TO REACH TO CUT THE BELTS AND FREE MYSELF. CHRYSLER HAS REFUSED TO ADDRESS THIS, AND DENIED MY WARRANTY BECAUSE I CUT THE SEAT BELTS TO FREE MYSELF. I FAIL TO UNDERSTAND THIS LOGIC AS IT WAS MY ONLY CHOICE TO GET OUT OF THE VEHICLE. THIS IS NOTHING NEW TO DODGE AND HAS BEEN DISCUSSED ON NUMEROUS CHRYSLER PRODUCT RELATED FORUMS ON THE INTERNET, ALL OF WHICH WHEN THEY WERE CONTACTED THEY REFUSED TO ACT ON THE MATTERS. A SEAT BELT SHOULD ONLY LOCKUP WHEN A HARD FORWARD MOTION STOP IS MADE, NOT IN A STATIONARY SETTING AS IT DID IN MY CHALLENGER TRAPPING ME. *TR

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BOUGHT CAR USED. AFTER 3 DAYS OF HAVING IT THE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON, AND WILL NOT GO OUT. TOOK CAR TO DEALER THEY SAY IT IS IN THE HARNESS UNDER THE PASSENGER SEAT. THEY ARE TRYING TO GET THE CORRECT HARNESS SO FAR 2 WHERE SHIPPED TO THEM AND THEY WERE THE WRONG ONE. THEY REALLY DON;T HAVE A ANSWER. ACCORDING TO DEALER ALOT OF CHALLENGERS ARE HAVING THIS PROBLEM. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL FROM WHAT I HAVE FOUND OUT ON THE INTERNET. THIS IS A BIG PROBLEM FOR DODGE. *TR

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MY 2011 DODGE CHALLENGER WAS IN A HEAD ON ACCIDENT. THE IMPACT PUSH THE MOTOR UNDER THE DASH, CRACKED THE TRANSMISSION, CRUMBLED THE FRONT OF THE CAR ALMOST TO THE WINDSHIELD. THE CHALLENGER HAS AN AIR BAG ON THE SEAT, WELL THAT AIR BAG; NOR THE AIR BAG ON THE WINDSHIELD PILLAR OR THE STEERING WHEEL OR PASSENGER AIR BAG DEPLOY. NOT ONLY DID THE AIR BAGS FAIL, BUT THE SEAT BELT DID NOT LOCK TO RESTRAIN A PERSON FROM AVOIDING INJURY. THIS IS MY SECOND CHALLENGER, MY FIRST CHALLENGER HAD A BAD PAINT JOB AND THIS ONE COULD OF COST ME MY LIFE. I HAVE THE VEHICLE, AWAITING FOR DODGE TO INSPECTION THE DEFECTS. IT HAS BEEN 5 DAYS AND I HAVE YET TO HEAR FROM DODGE NOR ARE MY CALLS BEING RETURNED. *TR

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THE AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON AND THE AIRBAG WILL NOT DEPLOY WERE AN ACCIDENT TO HAPPEN. IT IS THE DRIVER SIDE FRONT DEPLOY AIRBAG. THIS CAN BE TURNED OFF BY WIGGLING A WIRE AND CONNECTOR UNDER THE REAR OF THE DRIVER'S SEAT. THE LIGHT AND DISABLING OF THE AIRBAG HAPPEN AT RANDOM TIMES AND ANY TIME YOU INCREASE SPEED QUICKLY (IE. FREEWAY ON RAMPS). THIS IS AGAIN REMEDIED BY A GIGGLING THE WIRES AND CONNECTOR BEHIND AND UNDER THE DRIVER. I CAN DISABLE THE AIRBAG ANYTIME BY WIGGLING THE WIRE UNDER THE SEAT, IF DRIVING PRIOR TO THE INDICATOR COMING ON. I WILL TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP ALTHOUGH SEVERAL OTHER OWNERS HAVE BEEN UNSUCCESSFUL IN THEIR MANY ATTEMPTS. THE PROBLEM IS ALSO BEING REPORTED ON LINE BY OWNERS OF NEW 2012 MODELS. *TR

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 DODGE CHALLENGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE FROM UNDER THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CONTACTED AND NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACT WHO SENT AN ENGINEER TO FURTHER INSPECT THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS DECLARED TOTALED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 500. UPDATED 03/06/12*LJ UPDATED 03/16/12

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I DRIVE A 2011 DODGE CHALLENGER SRT-8. IT HAS ONLY 300 MILES ON IT. I WAS DRIVING IT OFF THE HIGHWAY AND WAS MAKING A RIGHT TURN OFF THE EXIT. SUDDENLY THE VEHICLES ENGINE AND ELECTRICAL POWER ALL SHUTDOWN. LUCKILY THE CAR BEHIND ME SWERVED OUT OF THE WAY OR WE BOTH SURELY WOULD OF DIED. I COULD NOT EVEN PULL OVER. ONCE I PUT IT IN PARK I WAS ABLE TO RESTART IT. I CHECKED ONLINE AND SEVERAL WEBSITES LIST THIS VERY SAME COMPLAINT. THE DEALER SAID THEY ARE "UNAWARE" OF THE ISSUE AND CAN DO NOTHING ABOUT IT. DODGE DOES NOT EVEN ACKNOWLEDGE THIS ISSUE FOR ANYBODY. THIS IS SCARY AS [XXX] AND WILL GET SOMEONE KILLED. PLEASE HELP. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).*TR

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