DODGE Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE CARAVAN. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR FLASHED ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY, WHICH WAS A SAFETY CONCERN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 166,000.

DRIVE SHAFT FELL OFF DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND THE REAR END IS COMPLETELY OUT NOW TOO!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE JOURNEY. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY, AN OIL SPOT WAS NOTICED UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND NOTICED OIL IN THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO RANCO CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE (8010 BALBOA AVE, SAN DIEGO, CA 92111, (858) 560-7100) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THERE COULD BE AN INTERNAL FAILURE WITH THE TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 65,000.

WAS DRIVING ON A CLEAR DAY WHEN, MY TRACTION CONTROL WENT ON AND OFF BY ITSELF AND THE ABS WENT OFF BY ITSELF CAUSING ME TO LOSE CONTROL, IT WAS HARD TO PULL OVER WITH THE ABS GOING ON AND OFF ON THEIR OWN. AWD SYSTEM ALSO WENT ON AND OFF ON ITS OWN. BROUGHT CAR TO DEALER THE VERY NEXT MORNING THEY KEPT CAR THE WHOLE DAY AND WAS TOLD IT WAS FINE AND THAT THEY GOT NO CODES. I HAD TEST THE CAR FOR CODES AFTER THE INCIDENT HAD TAKEN PLACE AND I GOT THE FOLLOWING COEDS. U0415 ' ABS, C147B FRONT AXLE DISCONNECTED SENSOR. YET THE DEALER GAVE ME THE CAR THAT I STILL UNDER WARRANTY BACK, WITH THEIR OWN INVOICE STATING NO CODES. I TEST THE CAR FOR CODES WHEN I GOT FROM THE CAR DEALER AND SOME OF THE CODES WERE CLEARED, EXPECT FOR ABS U0415. THE CAR IS CLEARLY NOT FINE AND THE AWD SYSTEM IS STILL NOT WORKING THE WAY IT SHOULD. ALSO THE CAR WHEN PARK ROLLS EVERYTHING TIME ABOUT A FOOT FORWARD OR BACK PENDING ON SLOPE OF STREET. THE ROAD WAS A FOUR LANE ROAD WITH TWO LANES EAST AND TWO LANES WEST AND I WAS GOING STRAIGHT AT ABOUT 35 MPH, AS I HAD JUST RECENTLY LEFT FROM A RED LIGHT.

ONCE I REACHED MY DESTINATION I PROCEEDED TO BACK INTO MY DESIGNATED PARKING SPOT, MY VEHICLE ENGINE REMAINED RUNNING, BUT THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE. I PUT THE GEAR INTO DRIVE, IT WOULD NOT MOVE, I PUT IT INTO TO PARK, THEN BACK TO REVERSE AND IT STILL WOULD NOT GO BACK OR FORWARD. I TURN THE ENGINE OFF AND ON SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE SHIFTING IT BACK INTO GEAR, STILL NONE OF THESE THINGS PREVAILED. AFTER ABOUT 10 MINS OF THE ABOVE ACTIONS, I WAS ABLE TO REVERSE THE CAR INTO POSITION. I HAVE NOT TRIED TO MOVE IT SINCE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 RAM 2500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V821000 (POWER TRAIN) AND STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER (LARRY H. MILLER CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE RAM BOISE, 222 S AUTO DRIVE, BOISE, ID 83709) CONFIRMED THAT PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 DODGE CHARGER. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE STEERING WHEEL WAS DIFFICULT TO TURN LEFT AND RIGHT. IN ADDITION, THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER WARNING INDICATORS WERE FLASHING AND THE "SERVICE POWER STEERING" MESSAGE WAS DISPLAYED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE LOCAL DEALER (HEGGS CHRYSLER DODGE RAM, 6130 E AUTO PARK DRIVE, MESA, AZ 85206, (480) 565-5627), BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE JOURNEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V675000 (ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC) AT AUTONATION CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM PEMBROKE PINES (13601 PINES BLVD., PEMBROKE PINES, FL 33027, (954) 446-8775), BUT THE REMEDY FAILED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE BRAKE WARNING INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED AFTER THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,666.

I HAVE BEEN HAVING ISSUES WITH MY HORN SOUNDING WHILE DRIVING AND TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY COULD NOT DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. THE HORN CONTINUED TO SOUND WHILE DRIVING AT DIFFERENT TIMES WITHOUT WARNING AND ON AUGUST 1, 2018 I WAS DRIVING AND IT WAS RAINING AND MY HORN STARTED SOUNDING AND I HAD MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS ON AT THE TIME AND WHEN THE HORN SOUNDED THE WIPERS STOPPED WORKING FOR A FEW SECONDS AND WHEN THE HORN STOPPED SOUNDING THE WIPERS BEGAN WORKING AGAIN. I WAS DRIVING ON A CITY STREET AT THE TIME.I TOOK THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY KEPT IF FOR SEVERAL DAYS AND THEN DIAGNOSED THE ISSUE AS TOTAL INTEGRATED POWER MODULE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE DID NOT IMMEDIATELY START AFTER THE IGNITION WAS SWITCHED TO THE ON POSITION. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO START AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL PUMP WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO SUSQUEHANNA CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM (950 HELLAM ST, WRIGHTSVILLE, PA) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TOTALLY INTEGRATED POWER MODULE MALFUNCTIONED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.