Powertrain complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2012 Dodge Charger has 57 NHTSA powertrain complaints and 1 powertrain-related recall.
57
Complaints
1
Recalls
2
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 9, 2026
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POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM)
Chrysler (FCA US LLC) is recalling certain model year 2012-2014 Dodge Charger and Chrysler 300 vehicles manufactured February 15, 2011, to November 27...
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 18, 2025 | POWER TRAIN,AIR BAGS | While driving my 2012 dodge charger at times it pops out of driving going into neutral. It happens w... |
| Aug 11, 2025 | POWER TRAIN,AIR BAGS | Can not put car into park i have took it to normals dealership and referred to me that it's a recall... |
| May 30, 2024 | POWER TRAIN,ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | I purchased a 2012 Dodge Charger shortly after tha it just stopped working. It was perfectly fine an... |
| Dec 24, 2023 | POWER TRAIN | Lifter failure is causing metal shavings from the cam to fall into the engine block and cause the en... |
| Apr 15, 2023 | POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | My ac was working decent, not how it should be, when I first got the vehicle. Now, the ac just blows... |
| Dec 1, 2022 | POWER TRAIN | Vehicle will shift into Neutral while driving while the gear shift is still in Drive. This happens m... |
| Oct 10, 2022 | POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE | Oct, 2022 my car did not shift out of park so I googled my car and the problem, So it said it was my... |
| Jun 10, 2020 | POWER TRAIN | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIR... |
| Jun 1, 2020 | POWER TRAIN,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | EVERY NOW AND AGAIN I HAVE AN ISSUE WITH MY CAR WHEN I'M DRIVING. I CAN JUST BE DRIVING AND NEXT THI... |
| Apr 21, 2020 | POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE | My 2012 Dodge Charger was bought used and it had been recently repaired and recalls performed on it.... |
| Dec 17, 2019 | POWER TRAIN | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DOGE CHARGER. AFTER THE CONTACT PARKED THE VEHICLE IN THE DRIVEWAY, IT B... |
| Sep 30, 2019 | POWER TRAIN,AIR BAGS,ENGINE | HAD THE AIR BAG RECALL FIXED BUT YET THE AIR BAG LIGHT STILL COMES ON ALL THE TIME AND AND OUT OF NO... |
| Aug 16, 2019 | POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | FRONT PASSENGER WINDOW WILL STOP WHEN BY ITS SELF WHEN CLOSING OR USING AUTOMATIC CLOSING. HAPPENS W... |
| Mar 15, 2019 | POWER TRAIN | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE CHARGER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE DECELERAT... |
| Feb 21, 2019 | POWER TRAIN,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ENGINE | I HAVE FILED A COMPLAINT IN REGARDS TO THE ISSUE PREVIOUSLY, BUT NEW INFORMATION THAT MOPAR ISSUED A... |
| Feb 20, 2019 | POWER TRAIN | AT ABOUT 75,000 MILES, THE VEHICLE WOULD LOSE POWER WHILE I WAS DRIVNG THEN SURGE AND LUNGE FORWARD.... |
| Jan 11, 2019 | POWER TRAIN | SEALED TRANSMISSION MAKES IT VERY DIFFICULT TO ADJUST FLUID LEVELS THAT CAN KEEP TRANSMISSION FROM F... |
| Nov 22, 2018 | POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE | WHILE IN MOTION ON A CITY STREET, VEHICLE DISPLAYED WARNING LIGHTS AND STALLED. WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF... |
| Aug 21, 2017 | POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE CHARGER. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE POWER S... |
| Aug 10, 2017 | POWER TRAIN,AIR BAGS,SEAT BELTS,STRUCTURE,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE CHARGER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THERE ... |