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2011 DODGE CHARGER — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

fire · 1108214 · 2014-09-11

Vehicle

Make
DODGE
Model
CHARGER
Year
2011
Manufacturer
Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Component
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Miles at failure
39,000
Speed
70 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
Yes
Crash
No
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

DRIVING TO GET ON HIGHWAY AND GOT A MESSAGE ON MY CAR DASHBOARD SAYING IM IN BATTERY SAVE MODE. SO GOT MY SPEED UP TO ABOUT 70 AND MY CAR LIGHT AND POWER STEERING AND WINDSHIELD WIPER CAME ON. MY POWER STEERING LOCKED UP ON THE HIGHWAY THINK GOD I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY SIMI BY MYSELF. BUT I JUST BROUGHT THE CAR AND THE DODGE COMPANY IS CHARGE EVERYONE WHO HAS THIS PROBLEM WITH THIS PARTICULAR CAR 800 DOLLARS TO FIX EVEN THROUGH THESE ARE HORRIBLE ALTERNATORS AND THEY KNOW IT. READING ONLINE WHERE CARS ARE BURNING UP BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM AND THE DODGE COMPANY TELLS YOU EVERYTHING IS FINE AND ITS NOT BUT THIS CAR REALLY NEED TO BE INVESTIGATED ABOUT THEIR HORRIBLE ALTERNATORS AND THE CONSEQUENCES WHEN THIS PROBLEM OCCURS. FOR SOME IS IT NOT PRETTY AND ITS UNSAFE WHEN YOU SEE BATTERY SAVE MODE BECAUSE YOU DON'T KNOW HOLE LONG BEFORE YOUR CAR BURN UP AND NOT TRYING TO GET TO THAT POINT. THIS IS REALLY MAKE ME REGRET A DODGE PRODUCT AFTER THIS THANKS. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10632353
Machine
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