# 2012 Dodge Charger Parts - Can't Get Parts! HELP PLEASE! **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Tags:** charger, dodge\ **Created:** [November 19, 2022, 5:47pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2012-dodge-charger-parts-cant-get-parts-help-please/187490 "2022-11-19T17:47:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![tylerhoops43\_183056](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ac8455/32.png) [@tylerhoops43\_183056](https://community.cartalk.com/u/tylerhoops43_183056)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2022, 5:47pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2012-dodge-charger-parts-cant-get-parts-help-please/187490/1 "2022-11-19T17:47:08Z")
I have a 2012 Dodge Charger. It failed the inspection because of an emergency brake cable issue. I need the cables but the dealer and my mechanic tell me that the parts are unavailable. I guess we have two of the three cables. It has been two months and I don’t have a car and am going crazy!! Can anyone help or tell me how I can find an alternative?? Thank you so much!!! ---
**Author:** ![VOLVO-V70](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/8e8cbc/32.png) [@VOLVO-V70](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VOLVO-V70)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2022, 6:00pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2012-dodge-charger-parts-cant-get-parts-help-please/187490/2 "2022-11-19T18:00:18Z")
I put ( parking brake cable for 2012 Dodge Charger ) in Google and got several hits . Don’t know if they are what you need but a few phone calls might work . Or see if a local body shop knows of a place that can make a cable for you. ---
**Author:** ![Mustangman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mustangman/32/44130_2.png) [@Mustangman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mustangman)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2022, 6:03pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2012-dodge-charger-parts-cant-get-parts-help-please/187490/3 "2022-11-19T18:03:05Z")
Which one are you missing? What engine do you have? Is it all wheel drive? Rockauto shows a front and a right cable available. American Muscle shows the right and left > **[2011-2022 Dodge Charger Brake Accessories | AmericanMuscle](https://www.americanmuscle.com/2011-charger-brake-accessories.html/f/?Subcategory=Brake%20Components%20and%20Hardware)** > > Shop 2011-2022 Dodge Charger Brake Accessories. Hand-picked by experts! Pay later or over time with Affirm. \*\*Free Shipping on Orders Over $75\*\* Just took a Google search. Maybe you need a better mechanic. Or your mechanic needs a helper that knows how to search for parts. ---
**Author:** ![bing](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/bing/32/4619_2.png) [@bing](https://community.cartalk.com/u/bing)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2022, 7:58pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2012-dodge-charger-parts-cant-get-parts-help-please/187490/4 "2022-11-19T19:58:16Z")
But how hard is it to make a brake cable? This is a legal question though that you should talk to your governor about. Who red tags a car for a parking brake cable, or windshield washer? ---
**Author:** ![George\_San\_Jose1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e5b9ba/32.png) [@George\_San\_Jose1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/George_San_Jose1)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2022, 10:08pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2012-dodge-charger-parts-cant-get-parts-help-please/187490/5 "2022-11-19T22:08:43Z")
Another idea, maybe you can find a used one. From a wrecked Charger of same era. Check which cars they have on blocks at your local Pick N Pull as a start maybe. [https://www.picknpull.com/](https://www.picknpull.com/) ---
**Author:** ![George\_San\_Jose1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e5b9ba/32.png) [@George\_San\_Jose1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/George_San_Jose1)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2022, 10:14pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2012-dodge-charger-parts-cant-get-parts-help-please/187490/6 "2022-11-19T22:14:30Z")
> [@bing](#): > > Who red tags a car for a parking brake cable, If OP’s car has manual transmission, working parking brake is a safety-necessity. Even if automatic, parking brake should still be used to back-up the parking pawl, but could be argued common-sense-wise if car parked carefully, parking pawl is safe enough that OP could wait until cable becomes available. But won’t then have emergency brake to back up a suddenly failed hydraulic brake. ---
**Author:** ![bing](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/bing/32/4619_2.png) [@bing](https://community.cartalk.com/u/bing)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2022, 11:19pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2012-dodge-charger-parts-cant-get-parts-help-please/187490/7 "2022-11-19T23:19:13Z")
Just to be contrar I’m not suggesting it is not a nice feature even though rarely used in common car usage. I would like to see the evidence of the number of failures though to justify parking the car. Do they also check to make sure all doors lock to prevent hijacking? This seems like a greater safety issue. ---
**Author:** ![weekend-warrior](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/weekend-warrior/32/26122_2.png) [@weekend-warrior](https://community.cartalk.com/u/weekend-warrior)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2022, 11:28pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2012-dodge-charger-parts-cant-get-parts-help-please/187490/8 "2022-11-19T23:28:47Z")
If OP has a manual, then I can see the need for it on a regular basis. ---
**Author:** ![oldtimer-11](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e79b87/32.png) [@oldtimer-11](https://community.cartalk.com/u/oldtimer-11)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2022, 10:14am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2012-dodge-charger-parts-cant-get-parts-help-please/187490/9 "2022-11-20T10:14:10Z")
You won’t pass inspection in NY State without a working parking brake unless the car is old enough to not have come with one. Unless the cable has actually broken, I have had good success in freeing up cables frozen with rust by removing them from the car and running a lot of penetrating oil down them while continually flexing the cable. This is way too time consuming to pay someone else to do. By the way, not all the automatics had park positions. The Chrysler Corp. push button transmissions of the 50s and 60s had no park position. ---
**Author:** ![PvtPublic](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/pvtpublic/32/13089_2.png) [@PvtPublic](https://community.cartalk.com/u/PvtPublic)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2022, 11:32am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2012-dodge-charger-parts-cant-get-parts-help-please/187490/10 "2022-11-20T11:32:33Z")
Are you near any bodies of water and or/large marinas? Don’t laugh I’m serious. Most large marinas have repair facilities either in or near them that cam make just about any cable. Just bring them the old Caleb and they will reproduce it exactly. I have to do this when I lived in Manteo NC and needed the cable from the floor shifter in a 1979 Hurst Cutlass. Sometimes thinking outside the box is necessary. ---
**Author:** ![Cavell](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/cavell/32/43396_2.png) [@Cavell](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Cavell)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2022, 2:33pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2012-dodge-charger-parts-cant-get-parts-help-please/187490/11 "2022-11-20T14:33:00Z")
I ran over chunk of semi tire and it snapped my brake cable. Dealer said they had never sold one before. Pita to replace. I couldn’t believe a chunk of tire would break it. Life. ---
**Author:** ![texases](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/texases/32/862_2.png) [@texases](https://community.cartalk.com/u/texases)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2022, 3:47pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2012-dodge-charger-parts-cant-get-parts-help-please/187490/12 "2022-11-20T15:47:50Z")
I’m pretty sure no 2012 Charger came with a manual transmission. ---
**Author:** ![old\_mopar\_guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/6bbea6/32.png) [@old\_mopar\_guy](https://community.cartalk.com/u/old_mopar_guy)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2022, 4:35pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2012-dodge-charger-parts-cant-get-parts-help-please/187490/13 "2022-11-20T16:35:09Z")
The Torqueflite automatic had a parking pawl beginning in 1962. ---
**Author:** ![George\_San\_Jose1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e5b9ba/32.png) [@George\_San\_Jose1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/George_San_Jose1)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2022, 10:30pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2012-dodge-charger-parts-cant-get-parts-help-please/187490/14 "2022-11-20T22:30:40Z")
> [@PvtPublic](#): > > Most large marinas have repair facilities either in or near them that cam make just about any cable. Good idea. If I couldn’t find a parking brake replacement cable for my 50 year old truck, seems like it would be pretty easy to homebrew a custom version. I make custom cables for my bicycle routinely. I’d guess a safety inspector would allow that as a common sense solution. ---
**Author:** ![weekend-warrior](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/weekend-warrior/32/26122_2.png) [@weekend-warrior](https://community.cartalk.com/u/weekend-warrior)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2022, 10:40pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2012-dodge-charger-parts-cant-get-parts-help-please/187490/15 "2022-11-20T22:40:28Z")
> [@texases](#): > > I’m pretty sure no 2012 Charger came with a manual transmission. Sorry, you are correct Texases. I had challenger on the brain. 😉 😃 ---
**Author:** ![PvtPublic](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/pvtpublic/32/13089_2.png) [@PvtPublic](https://community.cartalk.com/u/PvtPublic)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2022, 11:43pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2012-dodge-charger-parts-cant-get-parts-help-please/187490/16 "2022-11-20T23:43:14Z")
> [@bing](#): > > Who red tags a car for a parking brake cable, or windshield washer? Virginia will. ---
**Author:** ![oldtimer-11](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e79b87/32.png) [@oldtimer-11](https://community.cartalk.com/u/oldtimer-11)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2022, 2:25am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2012-dodge-charger-parts-cant-get-parts-help-please/187490/17 "2022-11-21T02:25:04Z")
Yes, my 56 Desoto dod not have park,nor dif my 61 Dodge Dart Phoenix but I had completley forgotten that my son’s 64 Valiant had a park lever. ---
**Author:** ![old\_mopar\_guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/6bbea6/32.png) [@old\_mopar\_guy](https://community.cartalk.com/u/old_mopar_guy)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2022, 3:33am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2012-dodge-charger-parts-cant-get-parts-help-please/187490/18 "2022-11-21T03:33:54Z")
The 62 version of torqueflite also introduced a part-throttle kick-down. ---
**Author:** ![asemaster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@asemaster](https://community.cartalk.com/u/asemaster)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2022, 6:28pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2012-dodge-charger-parts-cant-get-parts-help-please/187490/20 "2022-11-21T18:28:27Z")
> [@old\_mopar\_guy](#): > > The 62 version of torqueflite also introduced a part-throttle kick-down. How do you know so much about classic Chrysler products? Are you some kind of Old Mopar Guy? 😆 ---
**Author:** ![old\_mopar\_guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/6bbea6/32.png) [@old\_mopar\_guy](https://community.cartalk.com/u/old_mopar_guy)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2022, 10:38pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2012-dodge-charger-parts-cant-get-parts-help-please/187490/21 "2022-11-21T22:38:14Z")
I really should change it to “ancient mopar guy” 😀 [Next page](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2012-dodge-charger-parts-cant-get-parts-help-please/187490.md?page=2)