What 648 owners told NHTSA about the 2012 Dodge Charger EV

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START AT TIMES AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS APPLIED, THE VEHICLE WAS SLOW TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED MORE THAN ONCE AND WAS INSPECTED AS WELL AS DIAGNOSED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC ALSO PROVIDED REPAIRS AS THE FAILURES PROGRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V634000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM), 16V352000 (AIR BAGS), 15V467000 (AIR BAGS, SEAT BELTS), AND 16V043000 (STRUCTURE). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 132,000. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

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LIGHT ON DASH HAS COME ON TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP THEY RAN A CHECK AND TOLD ME THAT MY AIRBAG WAS BAD

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TAKATA RECALL, I RECENTLY HAD MY PASSENGER AIRBAGS RECALLED AND FIXED THE AIR BAG LIGHT IS STILL COMING ON RANDOMLY. I BELIEVE IT IS THE DRIVER AIRBAGS OR OTHER AIRBAGS. THE LIGHT COMES ON THEN SHUTS OFF CONTINUOUSLY WHILE I'M DRIVING.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE CHARGER. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE HORN FAILED TO OPERATE WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE CLOCK SPRING WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND CONFIRMED THAT THERE WAS NO WARRANTY FOR THE HORN ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 72,000.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2012 DODGE CHARGER. WHILE DRIVING IN INCLEMENT WEATHER (EXTENSIVE FOG), THE CONTACT REACHED DOWN TO PICK UP AN ITEM, AND THE VEHICLE VEERED SOUTHBOUND INTO NORTHBOUND TRAFFIC. A CRASH OCCURRED. THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG AND FRONT PASSENGER AIR BAG DEPLOYED WITH FORCE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED LACERATIONS TO THE FACE AND EYES, FRACTURES TO BOTH WRISTS, AND INJURIES TO THE BACK AND SPINE. MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS REQUIRED. THE CHILD PASSENGER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES THAT DID NOT REQUIRE MEDICAL TREATMENT. THE CONTACT WAS UNCERTAIN IF THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V634000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM), 15V467000 (AIR BAGS), 16V352000 (AIR BAGS), AND 16V043000 (STRUCTURE). THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

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MY VEHICLE HAS 3 DIFFERENT RECALLS. THESE SAFETY HAZARDS ARE DANGEROUS FOR MY CHILDREN AND I. WHEN I PARK MY CAR STILL ROLLS. I LIVE IN TEXAS SO THE CHANCES OF MY AIRBAGS EXPLODING DUE TO HEAT AND HUMIDITY ARE VERY HIGH. THERE IS ALSO A RECALL ON THE CAR JACK WHICH IS DANGEROUS AS WELL. YOUR ATTENTION TO THESE MATTERS ARE GREATLY.APPRECIATED.

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THE CONNECTOR UNDER THE DRIVERS SEAT CAUSES THE LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE ON THE DASH SOMETIMES WIGGLE THE HARNESS HELPS BUT COMES ON AGAIN AND AGAIN

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE CHARGER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, ALL THE LIGHTS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATED AND DIMMED. IN ADDITION, THE ABS WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED, THE GEAR SHIFTER FAILED TO SHIFT GEARS, AND THE VEHICLE STALLED AND LOST POWER. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO ED VOYLES CHRYSLER DEALER (LOCATED ON 789 COBB PARKWAY SE, MARIETTA GA, 30060, (770)429-1100), BUT THE PARTS FOR THE REPAIR WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V634000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM), 15V467000 (AIR BAGS, SEAT BELTS), 16V043000 (STRUCTURE), AND 16V352000 (AIR BAGS). THE PARTS NEEDED FOR THE REPAIRS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

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2012 DODGE CHALLENGER. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO TAKATA AIRBAG INFLATOR RECALL. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED THE RECALL PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. *JS

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I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN THE CAR SOUND LIKE I HAD A FLAT TIRE . GOT OUT THERE WAS NO FLAT TIRES. KEPT DRIVING AND THE CAR SHUT OFF AT THE LIGHT . STARTED AGAIN AND DIED ON THE STREET WITH NO WARNING . GOT THE CAR TOWED TO DODGE OF PEMBROKE PINES FLORIDA . THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT'S WRONG . FIRST THEY SAID THE PCM GOT MESSED I BY THE ALTANATOR THEN GOT A CALL SAYING THAT'S NOT THE PROBLEM . NEVER HEARD BACK FROM DODGE SINCE FRIDAY , IT'S MONDAY NOW . I COULD HAVE DIED IF THE CAR CUT OFF ON ME ON THE HIGHWAY . I KEEP UP WITH THE SERVICE AND THE CAR DIED . THEY SAY THE BATTERY IS GOOD . WHILE DRIVING THE WIPERS CAME ON AND THREW ME 10 DIFFERENT CODES THEN TURNED OFF.

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THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY UNDER A RECALL, DATED JULY 01, 2016'NAMELY, S43 / NHTSA 16V-352 (THE 'RECALL').THE SAFETY RECALL NOTICE INFORMS THAT 'A DEFECT' IS PRESENT IN THE VEHICLE: "THE FRONT PASSENGER AIRBAG INFLATOR MAY RUPTURE, DUE TO EXCESSIVE INTERNAL PRESSURE, DURING NORMAL AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT EVENTS. THIS CONDITION IS MORE LIKELY TO OCCUR IF YOUR VEHICLE HAS BEEN EXPOSED TO HIGH LEVELS OF ABSOLUTE HUMIDITY FOR EXTENDED PERIODS OF TIME. AN INFLATOR RUPTURE MAY RESULT IN METAL FRAGMENTS STRIKING THE VEHICLE OCCUPANTS RESULTING IN SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH." DUE TO THE 'DEFECT' DESCRIBED IN THE RECALL, IT IS INTOLERABLY UNSAFE FOR ANY PERSON TO RIDE IN THE VEHICLE'S FRONT PASSENGER SEAT. WHILE IT IS NOT NECESSARILY LIKELY THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD EXPERIENCE AN AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT EVENT DURING ANY GIVEN DRIVE, THE POTENTIAL CONSEQUENCES'SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH'ARE SO SEVERE THAT THE RISK CANNOT BE TAKEN. THE ABOVE-DESCRIBED 'DEFECT' SHOULD HAVE BEEN REMEDIED IMMEDIATELY, BUT THE SAFETY RECALL NOTICE INFORMS THAT '[P]ARTS REQUIRED TO PROVIDE A PERMANENT REMEDY FOR THE CONDITION ARE NOT CURRENTLY AVAILABLE.' ACCORDING TO RECALL.MOPAR.COM, REPAIR PARTS ARE STILL NOT AVAILABLE AS OF THE DATE OF THIS COMPLAINT, WHICH IS ALMOST A FULL YEAR LATER. HOW CAN IT BE THAT I AM UNABLE TO USE MY PASSENGER SEAT FOR ALMOST A WHOLE YEAR ALREADY WITHOUT ANY REDRESS OR CONSEQUENCE?

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TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V352000 (AIR BAGS). THE DEALER SCHEDULED A REPAIR APPOINTMENT, BUT THE DEALER REFUSED TO COMPLY WITH THE RECALL REMEDY DUE TO THE VEHICLE HAVING A SALVAGED TITLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED TO DETERMINE IF THE RECALL REPAIR COULD BE PERFORMED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

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TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V352000 (AIR BAGS); 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. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

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TAKATA RECALL I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE ON THIS AND HAVE BEEN TO THE DEALER MORE THAN ONCE AND STILL AM UNABLE TO GET THIS RESOLVED. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT I HAVE TO DO TO GET THIS FIXED. I DON'T WANT TO END UP IN AN ACCIDENT DUE TO IT GOING OFF AT A BAD TIME.

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PASSENGER AIRBAG INFLATOR THEY HAVE NOT RELEASE THE PARTS TO MY DEALER AND I RECEIVED NOTIFICATION IN MAY 2016.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THERE WAS AIR BAG RECALL THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 63,000.

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TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BATTERY AND LOW BATTERY VOLTAGE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ONCE THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN STARTED AND PUT IN MOTION. WHILE DRIVING, VARIOUS WARNING INDICATORS FLASHED, THE RADIO SHORTED, AND THERE WAS A LOSS OF POWER AND STEERING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO COAST THE VEHICLE TO A REPAIR SHOP. A MECHANIC NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY SHIFTED FROM PARK INTO ANOTHER GEAR AND CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE BEING SERVICED AT THE REPAIR SHOP. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, BUT THE CONTACT HAD NOT YET RECEIVED A RESPONSE FROM THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 16V240000 (POWER TRAIN) AND 16V352000 (AIR BAGS). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,000. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

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AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WENT ON. TOOK IT TO DODGE DEALER AND THEY SAID I HAVE TO REPLACE SIDE AIR BAG. MY CAR ONLY HAS 18,400 MILES ON IT. OF COURSE IT IS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. IS THIS NORMAL????

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TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V352000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED BY THE DEALER THAT THERE WAS A POSSIBILITY THAT A SODA CAN TOUCHED ON THE SENSOR, WHICH CAUSED THE WARNING INDICATOR TO ILLUMINATE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 99,000. UPDATED 05/17/17*LJ *CN

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TAKATA RECALL - THIS REPAIR IS NOT BEING DONE IN A TIMELY MANNER. THEY HAVE KNOWN FOR A LONG TIME THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM AND HAVE OFFERED NO SOLUTION. WE NEED A SOLUTION NOW! MY SON DRIVES THIS CAR TO AND FROM SCHOOL AND IT IS TERRIFYING. MANUFACTURER RECALL NUMBERS43 NHTSA RECALL NUMBER16V-352 RECALL STATUSRECALL INCOMPLETE, REMEDY NOT YET AVAILABLE

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WE HAVE GONE MULTIPLE TIMES TO MAC HAIK DODGE CHRYSLER ON 11000 NORTH FREEWAY FOR THE PASSANGER AIR BAG RECALL AND EVERY TIME THEY TELL US THAT THEY DO NOT HAVE THE PIECES NEEDED FOR THE JOB. WHAT CAN WE DO, WHERE DO WE GO GET IT FIXED. WE'VE BEEN GOING THERE FOR MONTHS AND ITS ALWAYS THE DAME STORY. NO PARTS

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TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V352000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURE 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. UPDATED 05/10/17*LJ *CN

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TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE ALTERNATOR ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V634000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND 16V739000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 16V352000 (AIR BAGS), 15V467000 (AIR BAGS), AND 16V043000 (STRUCTURE). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

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RECALL NUMBER: 16V-352 ISSUED ON MAY 26, 2016. RECALL STATUS: RECALL INCOMPLETE. REMEDY NOT YET AVAILABLE TODAY IS 1/31/2017. PLEASE MAKE THE MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED ABOUT THE URGENCY.

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I HAVE HAD NUMEROUS RECALLS ON THIS CAR, ESPECIALLY ONE THAT IS PENDING THAT DOES NOT SEEM TO HAVE A REMEDY YET, I ALSO HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE DRIVER SEAT MAKING CRACKS AND SQUEAKY NOISES AS WELL AS LOSING MY SETTINGS SO I OFTEN HAVE TO ADJUST THE SEAT , I TOOK THE CAR IN ABOUT 4-5 TIMES FOR THIS REPAIR AND IT WAS NEVER DONE CORRECTLY.

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