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2012 Dodge Charger wipers, windshield & visibility problems

Owners reported wipers, windshield & visibility problems in 15 complaints for the 2012 Dodge Charger, 2% of the complaints on file.

At a glance

Complaints
15 2% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
40,000 miles 13 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
0 and 1
Injuries and deaths
0 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When wipers, windshield & visibility problems show up

Wipers, windshield & visibility complaints by mileage, 2012 Dodge Charger Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 40,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 3 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 2 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 3 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 1 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 2 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 1 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 0 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 1 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 0 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 40,000 miles
Based on 13 complaints that include mileage. 62% 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 miles3
20k to 40k miles2
40k to 60k miles3
60k to 80k miles1
80k to 100k miles2
100k to 120k miles1
120k to 140k miles0
140k to 160k miles1
160k to 180k miles0
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 13 wipers, windshield & visibility complaints that report mileage, the median is about 40,000 miles, and 62% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 1 fire.

What owners wrote

Tl* the contact owns a 2012 dodge charger. While parked, the vehicle jerked, the wipers activated independently, and there was a burning odor and a noise coming from the front of the vehicle. The radio also failed to function. In addition, the vehicle stalled. The contact was unable to restart the vehicle. The vehicle was towed to a dealer. The technician diagnosed that the starter and alternator needed to be replaced. The alternator was replaced.

Reported at 80,000 miles, March 2015 Fire

Tl*the contact owns a 2012 dodge charger. The contact stated that while driving at 30 MPH, the steering wheel became difficult to turn. The contact had to apply excessive force to the steering wheel in order to turn the vehicle. In addition, the contact stated that the vehicle jerked and vibrated. The contact also stated that the wind shield wiper activated independently and all warning lights illuminated. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired.

Reported at 49,800 miles, January 2015

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