DODGE Complaints

HEARD CLUNKING NOISE WHILE SHIFTING BETWEEN REVERSE/DRIVE. TOOK TO DEALER AND THEY SAID THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING. NOW IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY AND THE NOISE IS SO LOUD I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE IT. IT ONLY HAS 65000 MILES BUT IT IS OVER ON TIME BY ONE YEAR. SOUNDS LIKE IT IS FROM THE TRANSFER CASE AREA.

THE AC DOES NOT TURN OFF AT TIMES, AND WILL TURN ON EVEN IF I HAVE CHOSEN VENTS ONLY. FCA HAS REPROGRAMMED THE CLIMATE CONTROL BUT THE ISSUE STILL EXISTS.

ABOUT TWO TO THREE WEEKS AGO MY BREAKS COMPLETELY WENT OUT. I WAS DRIVING AND ALL OF A SUDDEN MY FOOT WAS TO THE GROUND AND MY CAR WAS BARELY STOPPING. TOOK IT TO A SHOP AND THEY TOLD ME MY BREAK LINE SNAPPED AND THE FLUID CONTAMINATED MY BREAKS. NEEDED TO REPLACE EVERYTHING ON THE FRONT END (BREAKS, PADS, BREAK LINE, ETC.) FAST FORWARD TO ABOUT TWO WEEKS AGOI'M BACKING OUT OF A DRIVEWAY ONTO A MAIN, SUPER BUSY ROAD, I SHIFT INTO DRIVE AND MY CAR DIES. I PRESS THE GAS AND MY CAR WON'T MOVE. I HAD TO TURN MY CAR OFF AND ON AGAIN IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC TO GET IT TO START UP. THIS HAPPENED AGAIN A COUPLE DAYS LATER AS I WAS BACKING OUT OF MY OWN DRIVEWAY. BACKED OUT PERFECTLY FINE, PUT IT INTO DRIVE AND IT DIES. WON'T MOVE WHEN YOU PRESS ON THE GAS. TURN THE CAR OFF AND THEN BACK ON AND IT DRIVES AGAIN. FINALLY, TODAY (AUGUST 23) I BACKED OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY AND PUT IT IN DRIVE. NOTHING BAD HAPPENED THEN, BUT AS I WAS COMING UP TO A LIGHT AND SLOWING DOWN TO TURN, MY CARS BATTERY LIGHT COMES ON AND IT WON'T GO FASTER WHEN I HIT THE GAS. I PULL INTO THE AUTO REPAIR SHOP THAT WAS THERE (THANKFULLY) STOPPED THE CAR AND TURNED IT OFF. WHEN I TRIED TO START IT THIS TIME, IT WOULDN'T START. I GAVE THE GUYS AT THE SHOP MY KEYS AND INFO AND JUST GOT A CALL THAT MY CAR HAD NO OIL AND THEY THINK IT SHUT DOWN TO A SAFETY FEATURE. BUT MY CAR WAS TELLING ME I STILL HAD A 23% OIL LIFE. THERE WERE NO WARNINGS PRIOR TO THE CAR SHUTTING DOWN. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE IN THIS CAR ANYMORE, ESPECIALLY SINCE I USE IT TO DELIVER IN AND I COMMUTE TO SCHOOL. I NEVER KNOW WHEN THE NEXT TIME IT'S GOING TO STALL OUT. AND I DON'T WANT TO GET INTO AN ACCIDENT. ESPECIALLY WHEN I'M ON THE CLOCK AT WORK.

STOPPED AT A LIGHT AND VEHICLE STARTED TO SMOKE. NO OTHER INDICATORS THAT ANYTHING WAS WRONG. OPENED HOOD AND THE ALTERNATOR WAS SMOKING. CLOSED THE HOOD PUSHED OUT OF THE WAY OF TRAFFIC AND WALKED AWAY. CAR CAUGHT FIRE AND BURNED. TOTAL LOSS. THERE IS A RECALL ON THE ALTERNATOR FOR MY VEHICLE AND DODGE IS CLAIMING NO FAULT. RECALL # P60 / NHTSA 14V-634

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EMITTED AN ABNORMAL ANTI-FREEZE ODOR. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BEST CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM (520 COLONY PL, PLYMOUTH, MA) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT A CRACK IN THE RADIATOR CAUSED THE ODOR AND RECOMMENDED IT BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS ALSO TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO CONFIRMED THE DEALER'S DIAGNOSIS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 30,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 DODGE JOURNEY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 17V432000 (AIR BAGS), 18V332000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL), AND 15V675000 (ELECTRICAL STABILITY CONTROL, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. KENDALL CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM OF SOLDOTNA (44055 STERLING HWY, SOLDOTNA, AK 99669, (866) 387-9070) WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND WAS NOT ABLE TO CONFIRM WHEN THE PARTS WERE TO BECOME AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT. *TT CONSUMER STATED IN SUMMARY, IT APPEARS TOUS THAT THE RANGE OF VEHICLES ADDRESSED INTHE RECALL IS TOO NARROW. OUR VEHICLE WAS MANUFACTURED 5 DAYS OUTSIDE THE SCOPE OF THE RECALL, YET DISPLAYED THE SAME PROBLEM AND DEALERSHIP WAS NOT WILLING TO REPAIR UNDER THE GENERAL WARRANTY. UPDATED 10/16/18*JB

CAR HAS BEEN STALLING BUT THEN STARTING RIGHT BACK UP FOR NO REASON FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS NOW. NOT ALL THE TIME BUT WHEN I STEP ON THE BRAKES OR MAKE A SLIGHT TURN.

CAR INTERMITTENTLY WILL NOT START NO ERROR CODE COMES UP. DEALERSHIP HAS REPLACED THE BATTERY, ALTERNATOR, AND STARTER AND THE ISSUE IS STILL HAPPENING. I'VE TAKEN IT TO SEVERAL MECHANICS AND THEY ARE UNABLE TO RESOLVE. WHEN TRYING TO START THE CAR IT ONLY CLICKS AND WON'T START. THIS IS WHEN VEHICLE IS STATIONARY AND ITS BEEN GOING ON FOR MONTHS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SEAT BELT LATCH WOULD NOT ACCEPT THE MALE END OF THE SEAT BELT. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO LEE'S SUMMIT DODGE CHRYSLER JEEP RAM (1051 SE OLDHAM PKWY, LEE'S SUMMIT, MO) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE SEAT BELT ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 70,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER AND DRIVER SEAT BELTS WOULD NOT RELEASE OUT OF THE BUCKLES AND THE SEAT BELT WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED PERIODICALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 55,000.