2012 Dodge Challenger electrical system problems
140 complaints about electrical system have been filed for the 2012 Dodge Challenger, which is 41% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 140 41% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 55,000 miles 107 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 1 and 4
- Injuries and deaths
- 2 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When electrical system problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 7 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 21 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 30 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 24 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 10 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 7 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 4 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 1 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 1 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 2 |
What the data shows
Of the 107 electrical system complaints that report mileage, the median is about 55,000 miles, and 54% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 1 crash, 4 fires, 2 injuries.
What owners wrote
Tl* the contact owns 2012 dodge challenger. The contact stated while driving at approximately 10 MPH the vehicle started to emit smoke out of the cigarette lighter with a dime lodged in the hole. The contact was able to pull the vehicle over safely to attempt to extinguish the fire. Within a few minutes the vehicle engulfed in flames, the contact attempted to pour soda on the flames along with a fire extinguisher to no avail. However the fire department was able to put out the flames. A fire report was not taken.
The driver side window goes up and down about a 1/4 of an inch on it's own when the car is off and no one is in the vehicle. This drained the battery completely and I needed to be jumped to get it to the mechanic. I saw on line where this was a recall for 2010 ,2011 and some 2012 models. This happened on april 7th.
Other problems reported for the 2012 Dodge Challenger
- Air bags 47 complaints
- Engine 25 complaints
- Steering 19 complaints
- Drivetrain & axles 17 complaints