What 648 owners told NHTSA about the 2012 Dodge Charger EV

I HAVE A 2012 DODGE CHARGER SE. DATE AND PLACE OF MANUFACTURE WAS JANUARY 2012, CANADA. THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED USED ON MAY 15, 2013 FROM THE COLORADO RIVER CAR SALES, LOCATED IN BULL HEAD CITY, ARIZONA. ON 2/06/2014 THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND HAS REMAINED ON. AFTER LEARNING THAT A RECALL HAD BEEN MADE FOR DEFECTIVE AIR BAG HARNESS WIRING, MY HUSBAND CONTACTED SWANTYS CHRYSLER / DODGE DEALERSHIP / REPAIR CENTER IN BULL HEAD CITY, ARIZONA FOR AN APPOINTMENT TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. ON 2/11/2014 MY VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED AND THE HARNESS WAS FOUND TO BE DEFECTIVE, HOWEVER I WAS INFORMED THAT MY VEHICLE VIN NUMBER IS NOT A PART OF THE NHTSA RECALL # 13V118000. DUE TO THE FACT THAT IT WAS MANUFACTURED 2 WEEKS AFTER THE DATES STATED ON THE RECALL NOTICE . I WAS INFORMED THAT I WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPLACEMENT COST OF $350.00 .TO CORRECT THIS DEFECT. NEITHER THE COLORADO RIVER DEALERSHIP NOR SWANTYS WILL CONSIDER DOING THE REPAIR / REPLACEMENT WITHOUT CHARGE TO ME. THE DEFECT IS THE SAME AND WOULDN'T BE A PROBLEM, HAD MY VEHICLE BEEN MANUFACTURED ONLY 2 WEEKS EARLIER THEN IT WAS. I AM REQUESTING THAT MY VEHICLE BE INCLUDED IN THE NHTSA RECALL # 13V118000 THIS IS A FINANCIAL INJUSTICE TO ME THAT I FEEL NEEDS TO BE RESOLVED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. *TR

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING BETWEEN 50-60 MPH, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A SPRAINED NECK AND SHOULDER. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 34,000.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHENEVER STARTING THE IGNITION, THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED CONTINUOUSLY UNTIL THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 13V118000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THEY ONLY RECEIVED ONE PART AFTER EACH RECALL REPAIR WAS COMPLETED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND THEY INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE REMEDY PART WOULD NOT BE AVAILABLE FOR SEVERAL MONTHS. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 4,456.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 13V118000 (AIR BAGS) SEVERAL MONTHS AGO AND WAS INFORMED BY THE MANUFACTURER THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE AND AN EXPECTED DATE OF AVAILABILITY COULD NOT BE PROVIDED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 9/23/13*CN

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 13V118000 (AIR BAGS) AND CONTACTED THE DEALER. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THEY ONLY RECEIVED TWO OF THE REMEDY PARTS PER WEEK AND THE CONTACT WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED PROMPTLY. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED WITH NOT BEING ABLE TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME FRAME. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 14,500.

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WE HAVE HAD OUR AIR BAG LIGHT COME ON AGAIN AND AGAIN; EVEN THOUGH I HAVE TAKEN IT IN MONTHLY FOR THE SAME THING. THE LAST TIME WAS LAST MONTH FOR THE RECALL; BUT NOW IT'S BACK ON AGAIN. *TR

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THE AIRBAG LIGHT CENSOR CONTINUES TO COME ON AND OFF. EVEN THOUGH A RECALL HAS CAME OUT EACH TIME I CONTACT THE DEALERSHIP TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT TO FIX THE PROBLEM THEY TELL ME THAT THEY DO NOT HAVE THE PARTS AND THAT DODGE HAS NOT CAME UP WITH A PERMANENT FIX FOR THE ISSUE. I THINK THIS IS OUTRAGEOUS BECAUSE IF AN ACCIDENT OCCURS THE AIRBAGS WILL NOT DEPLOY WHICH COULD CAUSE MAJOR INJURY. WHY SEND OUT A RECALL IF THE PARTS ARE NOT EVEN AVAILABLE? *TR

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED WHEN VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. MONTHS LATER, A DEER CRASHED INTO THE CONTACT, DESTROYING THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE ELBOW. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WIRING THAT WAS UNDER THE SEATS HAD BECOME DISCONNECTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 33,000. *TR UPDATED 08/06/13*LJ UPDATED 08/07/2013 *JS

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WHILE DRIVING, AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON. HAS COME ON INTERMITTENTLY IN THE PAST. ONLINE SEARCH INDICATES THAT IT IS LIKELY WIRING TO A SENSOR UNDER THE PASSENGER SEAT, SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM. WIGGLED WIRING UNDER SEAT AND LIGHT TURNED OFF. WILL HAVE DEALER LOOK INTO PROBLEM AT NEXT SCHEDULED SERVICE VISIT. PROBLEM SHOULD BE LOOKED INTO FOR A RECALL; A SEARCH OF THE INTERNET BRINGS UP MANY PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE STOPPED, HE WAS CRASHED INTO FROM THE REAR BY ANOTHER VEHICLE TRAVELING 55 MPH AND WAS PUSHED INTO A PRECEDING VEHICLE. UPON IMPACT, THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED NECK, SHOULDER AND HEAD INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE REPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 6,800.

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MY CHARGER HAS 2,317 MILES. DURING DRIVING THE AIR BAG LIGHT TURN ON WITH A CHIME. THE LIGHT CONTINUE ON. I TURN THE CAR OFF AND TURNED ON AGAIN AND THE LIGHT CONTINUE. I STOP USING THE CAR SINCE I HEARD THAT THE AIR BAG WHEN THIS OCCURRED SHUT DOWN AND DON'T WORK AND IF I HAVE ANY ACCIDENT, I AM NOT PROTECTED BY THE AIR BAG. ON JUNE 5, 2012, I VISITED THE DEALER FOR REPAIRED. AFTER 3 DAYS IN THE DEALER, THEY CALLED ME THAT THE CAR IS READY. ON JUNE 8,2012 ,I WENT TO THE DEALER. IN THE DEALER, THE REPRESENTATIVE TOLD ME THAT THE COMPUTER SHOWED A CODE B0020-13. THE TECHNICIAN PROCEED TO REALIZE A CIRCUIT TEST BASED ON DIAGNOSTIC TABLE AND THEY FOUND A WIRE FROM THE FRONT DRIVER SEAT AIR BAG THAT NEED TO BE REPAIRED. BASED ON THE TECHNICIAN, ONE OF THE PIN OF THE WIRE WAS OUT OF POSITION. THE TECHNICIAN REPAIRED TO CORRECT THE CODE. AFTER ONE DAY WORKING GOOD WITHOUT THE AIR BAG LIGHT ON, A CHIME SOUND AND APPEARED AGAIN THE AIR BAG SYMBOL. I CHECK IN VARIOUS FORUM RELATED TO THIS CAR AND IN ALL OF THE FORUM THEY HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AND THE DEALER DO THE SAME PROCEDURE AND THE RESULT IS THE SAME AFTER REPAIRED THE LIGHT COMING AGAIN. I THINK THAT DODGE HAS TO RECALL THIS SITUATION SINCE WE ARE NOT PROTECTED IN CASE OF A CAR ACCIDENT. *TR

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