I NOTICED THAT MY LIGHTS WERE DIMMING AS I AM DRIVING REGULARLY SO. WHILE WATING ON THE NEW ALTERNATOR TO COME IN SO THAT I CAN BE GET THIS PROBLEM FIXED SINCE APRIL 2017. THE ALTERNATOR DRAINED MY BATTERY. DODGE WOULD NOT REPLACE THE BATTERY SO I WENT AND PURCHASED ON A FEW DAYS LATER WHILE THE CHARGER SAT FOR 3 DAYS WITH NO POWER. ONCE I PUT THE NEW BATTERY IN THE EVERYTHING CAME BACK ON SO I TOOK THE CAR OUT FOR A DRIVE AND IN JUST UNDER 5 MIN SMOKE WAS COMING FROM MY HOOD. PULLED OVER TO AN AUTO PARTS STORE TO GET SOME HELP AND THE ALTERNATOR STARTS SPARKING AND ONCE I WAS ABLE TO PULL THE BATTERY OUT FOR IT TO STOP PULLING POWER THE PEOPLE AT THE PARTS STORE TOLD ME THAT THIS CAR IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE AND I AGREE. I SENT IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND I HAVE IT BACK NOW BUT I'M AFRAID TO DRIVE THIS THING WITH MY GIRL AND OUR KIDS CAN YOU HELP. I JUST GOT OUT OF THE MILITARY AND I'M DRIVING A CAR THAT I FEEL IS UNSAFE WITH 6 RECALLS TWO OF THEM BEING THE ALTERNATOR.