2012 Dead battery due to internal radio fault

A weak or dead battery may be caused by the radio not powering down correctly. If the backlight is flickering every 20 seconds that would confirm the fault and the radio would need to be replaced.

Affected Model Years

This issue affects model years 2008, 2011, 2012, 2014, .

25 people reported this problem

  • 2012 116,000 Miles
    Car sits overnight and the battery is dead in the morning. Not every morning though. If it sits more than 8 or 9 hours, it will not start. If it sits 4 hours, it will start every time. Put new battery in it and when hooking up the ground cable, there is a large spark just like the head lights are on and it is drawing a lot on the battery. But the lights are not on.

  • 2012 48,000 Miles
    I will drive the car one day and come out to a dead battery the next day. Dealership in Gilroy can't find the problem.

  • 2012 47,000 Miles
    Battery dies about evey 10 months. Replace with new battery only for it to die again.

  • 2012 63,000 Miles
    Dead battery

  • 2012 0 Miles
    How do you change out the battery and my windshield wipers come on when I turn on my blinker

  • 2012 70,000 Miles
    Battery, connectors will not stay connected causing radio not to work have to keep pulling tire off to tighten connector to batter every time

  • 2012 41,000 Miles
    Car wouldn't start first week of December 2017. I took it to the local shop and they said the battery was bad. Battery was replaced and six days later the batter was dead. I took it back to the shop and they stated the battery was fine but replaced it anyway. Battery was dead a week later. I took it to another shop and they said it was a aftermarket remote start. They removed it and the battery was dead again. Took and back and they stated it was the aftermarket stereo. I had the stereo replaced and the batter was dead again. I have no clue what to do now and the car has only been driven back and fourth to the local shop due to this problem! The car is a 2014 Dodge Avenger.

  • 2012 0 Miles
    My touchscreen radio keeps shutting off and back on. When the car is off and the doors are open the radio stays on.

  • 2012 78,000 Miles
    first the bass started cuting off of the boom box and then car wouldnt start and jumpiong would do it now car does not charge and alt or batt light hasnotcame on