2012 Dodge Charger exterior lighting problems
52 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the exterior lighting on the 2012 Dodge Charger — 8% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“When I purchased the car it had been used as a police car in the state of Mississippi. So after I bought the car I checked for any recalls and found it to have 2 open recalls. 1 was a passenger side airbag and the other was the alternator. So I contacted Moss motor company in South Pittsburg…”
filed Jun 30, 2023
“Loss of touchscreen functionality only works initially and then freezes completely making it unusable and making the most part of the internal features and climate control completely unavailable and increasing the risk of safety of the driver, Dealer stating to replace whole touch screen unit which…”
filed Nov 14, 2022
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Related recalls
- In the affected vehicles, a sub-harness for the headlights may overheat and cause the low…Campaign 14V101000 · Mar 4, 2014
Exterior Lighting problems in other Charger years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 Charger | 1 | 4% |
| 2021 Charger | 2 | 6% |
| 2020 Charger | 2 | 4% |
| 2019 Charger | 13 | 11% |
| 2018 Charger | 5 | 4% |
| 2017 Charger | 7 | 6% |
| 2016 Charger | 8 | 4% |
| 2015 Charger | 11 | 8% |
| 2014 Charger | 8 | 2% |
| 2013 Charger | 2 | 1% |
| 2011 Charger | 158 | 23% |
| 2010 Charger | 2 | 1% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2012 Dodge Charger
Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.