NHTSA complaint: 2010 DODGE CHARGER — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE CHARGER. WHILE PULLING INTO A PARKING LOT, THERE WAS AN ODOR OF BURNING WIRES THAT EMITTED INTO THE VENTS OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT NOTICED SMOKE UNDER THE HOOD AND FROM THE ALTERNATOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ALTERNATOR FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED DUE TO THE REPAIR FEES. IN ADDITION, WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE ABS AND THE BATTERY WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. A FEW MINUTES LATER, THE VEHICLE RESTARTED. THE FAILURE RECURRED TWICE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000.
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration — Office of Defects Investigation