2012 Dodge Charger problems
Owners have filed 957 complaints about the 2012 Dodge Charger with NHTSA. Electrical system accounts for 38.1% of them — far more than any other system, ahead of air bags at 11.6%.
Complaints957
Crashes39
Fires76
Injuries30
Deaths0
What owners report breaking
Electrical system 38.1% · 365
Air bags 11.6% · 111
Engine 9.8% · 94
Power train 6.8% · 65
Steering 5.5% · 53
Exterior lighting 5.4% · 52
Service brakes 4.5% · 43
Electronic stability control (ESC) 3.7% · 35
Severity
Of those complaints, 39 describe a crash, 76 describe a fire and 30 report an injury.
Reading the numbers
Across the 14 model years of the Dodge Charger in this data, 2012 ranks 3rd by complaint volume — 2006 draws the most.
Filings have fallen off, 31 in the last three years against 53 in the three before. That is normal as a generation leaves the road.
The median odometer reading at the time of complaint was 64,000 miles.
In owners' own words
The contact owns a 2012 Dodge Charger. The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 14v634000 (electrical system); 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 made aware of the issue. The vin was unavailable. The contact had not experienced a failure. Updated 02/24/15 Electrical system
The contact owns a 2012 Dodge Charger. The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 14v634000 (electrical system); however, the part to do the recall repair was not available. The contact stated that the manufacturer 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. Parts distribution disconnect. Electrical system
Driving vehicle on 55mph road. All engine power suddenly lost. Barely managed to find safe spot to pull over and engine died and would not restart. Towed to dealer where tech reported he found chafed bare wires in harness near fuse box that were shorting out and triggering 37 different obd fault codes, which caused car to shut down. Fixing bare wire situation corrected problem. Car is Charger sxt model, 3.6L engine. Electrical system · reported at 83,000 miles
Verbatim from NHTSA filings. Complaints are unverified owner reports.
Safety recalls
Checking NHTSA for open recalls…