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2012 Dodge Charger cruise control problems

Owners reported cruise control problems in 20 complaints for the 2012 Dodge Charger, 2% of the complaints on file.

At a glance

Complaints
20 2% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
68,000 miles 17 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
1 and 1
Injuries and deaths
1 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When cruise control problems show up

Cruise control complaints by mileage, 2012 Dodge Charger Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 68,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 0 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 2 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 6 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 2 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 1 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 3 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 1 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 1 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 1 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 68,000 miles
Based on 17 complaints that include mileage. 47% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles0
20k to 40k miles2
40k to 60k miles6
60k to 80k miles2
80k to 100k miles1
100k to 120k miles3
120k to 140k miles1
140k to 160k miles1
160k to 180k miles1
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 17 cruise control complaints that report mileage, the median is about 68,000 miles, and 47% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 1 crash, 1 fire, 1 injury.

What owners wrote

Tl* takata recall. The contact owns a 2012 dodge charger. While driving approximately 35 MPH, there was a sudden loss of power and the vehicle veered to the right. The vehicle accelerated at a high rate of speed. The brake pedal was applied with force, but the brakes failed to respond. As a result, the contact crashed on the side of the road. The driver sustained injuries to the head, back, arm, chest, and was unconscious. The contact was transported to the hospital by ambulance for medical attention.

August 2017 CrashInjury

Tl* the contact owns a 2012 dodge charger. While driving 45 MPH, the accelerator pedal was applied, but the vehicle failed to accelerate over 3,500 rpms. Also, the check engine indicator illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic. The local dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified. The failure mileage was approximately 103,000.

Reported at 103,000 miles, October 2017

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