2012 Dodge Charger Lights Problems

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE CHARGER. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS AT NIGHT, THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS UNINTENTIONALLY WENT OUT. DULUTH DODGE INC (4755 MILLER TRUNK HWY, DULUTH, MN 55811, (218) 720-6123) WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V101000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 148,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY THE PREVIOUS OWNER PER AN UNKNOWN RECALL REGARDING THE PLUG IN PART FOR THE HEADLIGHT, WHICH WAS MELTING. AFTER THE CONTACT TOOK OWNERSHIP OF THE VEHICLE, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT CALLED JIM COGDILL DODGE CHRYSLER JEEP RAM (8544 KINGSTON PIKE, KNOXVILLE, TN 37919, (865) 690-1611) AND WAS INFORMED THAT NOTHING COULD BE DONE SINCE THE RECALL REPAIR WAS ALREADY PERFORMED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000.

I HAVE REPLACED 6 PASSENGER SIDE LOW BEAM WIRING HARNESSES IN THE LAST 5 MONTHS DUE TO THE HARNESS MELTING AT THE LIGHTBULBS CONNECTOR. ALSO REPLACING LIGHTBULBS EACH TIME BECAUSE ONCE THE HARNESS MELTS THEY CANNOT BE SEPARATED CAUSING AN ADDED ADDITIONAL COST EACH TIME TO THE PROBLEM. I PURCHASED A NEW LIGHTBULB HARNESS 3 WEEKS AGO & HAD IT INSTALLED DUE TO MY LOW BEAM GOING OUT YET AGAIN, & YESTERDAY EVENING NOTICED IT WAS OUT AGAIN!!!! AFTER ALL THE TIME AND MONEY SPENT, I'M GETTING TIRED OF THIS AND FRANKLY IT'S EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TO KNOW ELECTRICAL STUFF IS BURNING UP UNDER YOUR HOOD THAT SHOULD BE SAFE! ALSO IT IS AGAINST THE LAW TO HAVE HEADLIGHTS OUT IN MY STATE GEORGIA.

LOW BEAM HID HEADLIGHTS FAIL (TURN OFF COMPLETELY) WHEN ON FOR PERIOD OF TIME REGARDLESS OF IF VEHICLE IS STOPPED OR IN MOTION. THERE IS AN EXISTING RECALL, RECALL NUMBER P08 DATED 04/2014 HOWEVER MY VIN AND OTHER VEHICLES WITH HID LOW BEAM LIGHTNING WERE "NOT INCLUDED" IN THE AFFECTED VINS FOR P08.

MY HEADLIGHT HARNESS CONNECTOR WAS NEVER REPAIRED,I NEVER GOT THE PAPER FOR IT

THE DRIVER SIDE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT GOES OUT AFTER TURNING THE HEADLIGHTS ON. THIS HAPPENS WHEN THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH IS ON AUTO OR MAUNUAL. SAME PROBLEM DESCRIBED IN RECALL P-08 FOR THE SAME VICHICLES BUILT 6 MONTHS PRIOR TO MINE. THIS PROBLEM PERSIST THROUGHOUT ALL VEHICLE OPERATIONS. I CHANGED THE BULB TWICE ALREADY BUT THE HEADLIGHT STILL GOES OUT.

MY LOW BEAM DOES NOT FUNCTION. I GOOGLED MY PROBLEM AND AN EDMONDS ARTICLE IDENTIFIED A RECALL ON POLICE VEHICLES ( P08 ) AND A SUBSEQUENT RECALL ON THE REST OF THE MODEL RUN. WHEN I CALLED THE RECALL LINE GIVEN FOR FCA I WAS TOLD IT DID NOT APPLY TO MY PROBLEM. I WAS TRANSFERRED TO CUSTOMER CARE WHO TOLD ME THEY WOULD DO NOTHING FOR ME SINCE THE RECALLS WERE VIN SPECIFIC. I ASKED IF THERE WAS A REPAIR I COULD ACCOMPLISH AND WAS TOLD I WOULD HAVE TO TALK TO A SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE. UNTIL I HAVE A REMEDY I WILL BE DRIVING AROUND WITH ONE HEADLIGHT. IT SEEMS RIDICULOUS THAT THE REPRESENTATIVE IN RECALL CAN AGREE THAT I HAVE THE AFFECTED WIRING IN MY VEHICLE, ACCORDING TO THE BUILD SHEET FOR MY VIN, BUT THEY WILL NOT MAKE THE REPAIR CALLED FOR IN THE RECALL ON THE DEFECT. *TR

I OWN A 2012 DODGE CHARGER R/T. MY PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT WAS TURNING ITSELF OFF AND ONCE I TURN THE SWITCH TO THE HEADLIGHTS OFF INSIDE THE VEHICLE AND BACK ON, THE HEADLIGHT COMES ON FOR A WHILE. NOW THE HEADLIGHT DO NOT COME ON AT ALL. THIS WAS LAST WEEK, NOW AT THIS TIME THE DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT IS DOING THE SAME THING. I DID CONTACT THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. I AM DRIVING ALONG AT 35 MILES A HOUR WHEN I GET PULLED OVER BY THE POLICE AND STATES MY HEADLIGHTS ARE NOT ON.

THE LED LIGHTS AROUND THE TRUCK LID OF THE CAR. ARE BURNING OUT ON THERE OWN. NO PHSICAL DAMAGE TO TRUCK LID OR CRACKS IN PLASTIC CASING. HOW DO YOU REPLACE THESE LAMPS.

LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS TURN OFF WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING ON CITY ROADS OR HIGHWAY. USUAL ONE OR THE OTHER, BUT SOMETIMES BOTH AT THE SAME TIME CAUSING AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION. THIS ISSUE STARTED IN JUNE OF 2015 AND HAPPENS NOW EVERY TIME THIS VEHICLE IS DRIVEN. THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM FOR DODGE CHARGERS. THERE SEEMS TO BE AN EARLIER SAFETY RECALL TO FIX THIS SAFETY ISSUE.

DRIVERS SIDE HEADLIGHT CONTINUES TO GO OUT EVEN AFTER CHANGING THE BULB 4 TIMES. LOOKS LIKE A HARNESS MELTING PROBLEM THAT HAS BEEN RECALLED FOR THE SAME MODEL YEAR EXCEPT ONLY IN POLICE VEHICLES. IT IS CLEARLY A PROBLEM FOR OTHER TYPES THAN JUST POLICE CARS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE CHARGER. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT DIMMED AND BOTH HEADLIGHTS FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 51,426.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE CHARGER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 75 MPH, THE FRONT HEADLIGHTS FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,000.

RECALL 12V-042 WAS COMPLETED AND THEY DID NOT FIND A PROBLEM. SHORTLY AFTER THE RECALL WAS COMPLETED WE HAVE HAD CONTINUED FAILURE OF THE PASSENGER LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT AND FOUND THE CONNECTOR HAS BEEN OVERHEATED.

CONNECTOR AT PASSENGER LOW BEAM HEADLAMP OVERHEATED AND MELTED. REPLACED CONNECTOR. VEHICLE HAD BEEN PREVIOUSLY INSPECTED UNDER RECALL 12V-042 AND THEY DID NOT FIND A PROBLEM.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V101000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING); 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 NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V101000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING). HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED 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 NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V101000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED 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 NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

A MODULE WENT BAD IN MY 2012 DODGE CHARGER. THE WIPER BLADES WERE STUCK ON HIGH, FULL SPEED, EVEN WITH THE CONTROL SET IN THE OFF POSITION. THE NIGHT TIME LIGHTS WOULD STAY ON, EVEN WITH THE DIAL SET TO AUTO, IN THE MIDDLE OF THE DAY. I WAS TOLD BY MY DEALERSHIP, THAT THE PART WAS ON "NATIONAL BACK ORDER AND THAT THERE WAS NO ETA ON WHEN THE PART WOULD BE IN." MY DEALERSHIP HAS LEFT ME STRANDED, WITH NO LOANER VEHICLE AND NO SOLUTIONS. *TR

ONE OF MY LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS HAS BEEN OUT FOR TWO WEEKS. I SET UP A SERVICE APPOINTMENT WITH LOCAL DEALER OVER A MONTH AGO WHEN I INITIALLY RECEIVED THE RECALL NOTICE. I CALLED BACK AND ASKED THEM TO EXPEDITE MY APPOINTMENT, BUT WAS TOLD THEY ARE ONLY ALLOWED TO ORDER 1 REPAIR KIT PER WEEK SO IT WILL STILL BE A WHILE BEFORE THEY ARE ABLE TO GET TO MY CAR. I CALLED CHRYSLER AND WAS TOLD THEY CAN'T EXPEDITE ORDERS FOR PARTS INVOLVED IN RECALLS. THIS MAKES NO SENSE, IF THERE ARE SAFETY ISSUES THOSE PARTS SHOULD BE SENT OUT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. *TR

MY HEADLIGHTS BURNED OUT OVER A MONTH AGO. I ASKED THE DEALER TO REPAIR BUT THEY SAID I WOULD HAVE TO PAY OUT OF POCKET. I REPAIRED THEM AT MY EXPENSE THEN RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR THE WIRING HARNESS TWO DAYS LATER. I AGAIN CONTACTED THE DEALER AND ASKED THEM TO REPAIR THE WIRING HARNESS SINCE IT WAS COVERED UNDER THE RECALL. I WAS TOLD THAT CHRYSLER HAS NOT MADE THE PARTS AND NO DEALERSHIP HAS THEM. MY NAME WAS PUT ON A CALLING LIST SO THAT I COULD GET THE NEXT AVAILABLE PART. IN THE MEAN TIME, I AM A SINGLE MOM AND I HAVE NO CHOICE BUT TO EITHER GET A RENTAL CAR OR DRIVE AT THE RISK OF MY OWN SAFETY RATHER THAN MISS WORK. I AGAIN CALLED THE DEALERSHIP BECAUSE IT HAS BEEN A MONTH AND I STILL HAVE NOT RECEIVED A CALL THAT THE PART WAS READY. I WAS TOLD THAT THE PART WAS STILL NOT READY AND THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. I WAS REFERRED TO CHRYSLER'S "CUSTOMER SERVICE" WHERE I WAS TOLD TO FILE A COMPLAINT UNDER THE LEMON LAW THROUGH THE BOOKLET IN MY OWNERS MANUAL PACKET. THE BOOKLET HAD NO INFORMATION ON THE LEMON LAW FOR MY STATE BUT LISTED MOST OF THE OTHER STATES. I HAVE BEEN WITHOUT MY PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT FOR OVER A MONTH NOW AND HAVE REPLACED THE LIGHT 3 TIMES, ONCE THROUGH THE DEALER BUT THEY BURN OUT WITHIN A SINGLE NIGHT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE LOW BEAM HEADS FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE LIGHT BULB OVERHEATED AND THE WIRING HARNESS HAD MELTED. AS A RESULT, BOTH THE HEADLIGHT AND THE WIRING HARNESS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V101000 (LIGHTING). THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,300 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 40,450.

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE, THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS WILL GO BRIGHTER, THEN DIMMER. THEN THE HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT ALL TOGETHER. THE HIGH BEAM LIGHTS STILL WORKED. WHILE CHANGING THE BULBS, IT WAS NOTICED THAT THE WIRING TO THE LOW BEAM LIGHTS WAS MELTED CAUSING A SHORT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEAD LIGHTS FAILED TO ACTIVATE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, HE NOTICED THAT THE WIRING HARNESS CONNECTOR WAS MELTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN VERIFIED THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V042000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 47,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT FAILED INTERMITTENTLY BECAUSE THE CONNECTION WAS MELTED. THERE WAS A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V042000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM , EXTERIOR LIGHTING , SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC) THAT COULD HAVE BEEN RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS INTERMITTENTLY FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE WIRING HARNESS HAD FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,026.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER'S SIDE HEADLIGHTS FAILED. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE BULBS AND NOTICED A MELTED CONNECTOR. THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALER HOWEVER, NO FURTHER REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT ONLY REFERRED THE CONTACT BACK TO THE DEALER. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V042000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING , SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC) BUT DID NOT CONFIRM IF THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 61,850. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT FAILED. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE BULB BUT CONTINUED TO EXPERIENCE THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT WIRING CONNECTOR WAS MELTED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V042000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC) HOWEVER, THE RECALL ONLY INCLUDED THOSE MODELS THAT WERE BEING USED AS POLICE VEHICLES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 51,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS INTERMITTENTLY FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED ALL OF THE HEADLIGHT COMPONENTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT WAS ALSO INFORMED THAT FAILURE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM MAY RESULT IN A THERMAL EVENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 31,000. UPDATED 01/07/14*LJ

VEHICLE DRIVER SIDE HEAD LIGHT WENT OUT 2 WEEKS AGO. SMELLED LIKE BURNT PLASTIC. REPLACED THE BULB WITH OEM SPEC BULB. SAME BULB WENT OUT, NOTICED PART OF THE CONNECTOR IS MELTED. HAVE HAD THE CAR FOR ONLY A YEAR. CALLED CHRYSLER, THEY STATED THAT MY VIN WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL. CHRYSLER STATED IT WAS MY RESPONSIBILITY TO FIX. 10,000 POLICE EDITION CHARGERS WERE RECALLED FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. HALLOWEEN NIGHT ALMOST HIT 2 PEDESTRIANS TURNING LEFT, BECAUSE I COULDN'T SEE THEM. *TR

IN A MATTER OF TWO AND A HALF WEEKS, I'VE HAD A MAJOR ISSUE WITH MY VEHICLE. THE WIRE HARNESS CONNECTOR FOR MY HEADLIGHTS IN MY 2012 DODGE CHARGER WERE BURNT OUT, CAUSING MY HEADLIGHTS TO GO OUT. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE. THERE HAS BEEN A PREVIOUS RECALL ON 2011-2012 DODGE CHARGERS FOR THIS ISSUE BUT UPON CONTACTING CHRYSLER, THEY SAID THEY WERE UNABLE TO HELP ME DUE TO MY VIN NUMBER NOT BEING DIRECTLY EFFECTED EVEN THOUGH IT IS THE SAME ISSUE. AS A FIRST RESPONDER IT IS VITAL THAT I CAN SEE THE ROAD AHEAD OF ME, AND PEOPLE CAN SEE ME ALIKE. HOW MANY MORE TIMES IS THIS GOING TO HAVE TO HAPPEN BEFORE SOME ACTION IS GOING TO TAKE PLACE? I'VE TALKED TO SEVERAL OTHER PEOPLE WHO HAVE 2012 DODGE CHARGERS AND THEY'VE HAD THE SAME ISSUE. THIS CLEARLY ISN'T JUST WITH MY CAR, IT IS WITH THE MAKE, MODEL AND YEAR. *TR