DODGE Complaints

MY VEHICLE BEGAN HAVING ISSUES WHEN ATTEMPTING TO START IT. THE VEHICLE WOULD EITHER TURN OVER AND DIE IMMEDIATELY, OR NOT EVEN TURN OVER AT ALL. THIS WOULD HAPPEN A NUMBER OF TIMES BEFORE I WAS ABLE TO ACTUALLY START THE VEHICLE AND DRIVE IT, AND IT HAPPENED EVERY TIME I WENT TO START IT. I TOOK IT TO A DEALERSHIP TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE WHERE THEY TOLD ME THE TIPM RELAY WAS SHORTING OUT CAUSING THE CURRENT TO THE FUEL PUMP TO BE CUT OFF, PREVENTING FUEL FLOW TO THE ENGINE. THEY REPLACED THE RELAY AND I WENT ABOUT MY DAY, AFTER A STEEP COST FOR THE REPAIR. HOWEVER, AS I LOOKED INTO THIS ISSUE ONLINE, I FOUND A SAFETY RECALL FOR THIS SAME EXACT ISSUE FOR THE SAME YEAR MODEL VEHICLES, ONLY THEY WERE DODGE CARAVANS AND DODGE DURANGOS. MY VEHICLE IS MANUFACTURED BY THIS SAME COMPANY AS THE CARAVAN AND THE DURANGO, IT IS THE SAME YEAR MODEL THAT WAS AFFECTED ON THESE OTHER VEHICLES, BUT FOR SOME REASON THERE WAS NO SAFETY RECALL FOR MY VEHICLE. I AM JUST TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHY THIS IS, AND ALSO TO VOICE MY COMPLAINT ABOUT THE INITIAL ISSUE AT HAND TO HOPEFULLY BRING THIS TO LIGHT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE CALIBER. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE RADIO AND DOME LIGHT AUTOMATICALLY TURNED ON AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. IN ADDITION, THE BRAKE PEDAL HAD TO BE DEPRESSED EXTREMELY HARD FOR THE VEHICLE TO STOP AND MULTIPLE UNKNOWN WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT CALLED CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM GREENSBORO (3710 W WENDOVER AVE, GREENSBORO, NC 27407, (336) 790-9850), BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE CHARGER. WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO TURN THE IGNITION KEY IN EITHER DIRECTION, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO OPERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO START AFTER NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER (RYDELL CHEVROLET, 1325 E SAN MARNAN DR., WATERLOO, IA 50702, (319) 493-3123), BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO DAN DEERY CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM FIAT (3900 ALEXANDRA DR, WATERLOO, IA 50702, (319) 233-5000) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE WIN MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND OPENED A CASE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 91,200.

DODGE SPRINTER 2500 CONVERTED TO RECREATIONAL VEHICLE BY WINNEBAGO (2010 WINNEBAGO ERA). ON MAY 11, 2018 AFTER DRIVING FOR ~4 HOURS, PARKED IN CAMPSITE. IMMEDIATELY CAUGHT FIRE UNDER DRIVER'S SIDE FLOOR IN BATTERY COMPARTMENT. FIRE SPREAD UNDER DASH, UNABLE TO EXTINGUISH WITH ONBOARD FIRE EXTINGUISHER. FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED BLAZE AFTER ENTIRE DASH MELTED.

WHILE SEAT BELTS ARE BUCKLED SEAT BELT WARNING LIGHT DOES NOT TURN OFF WHILE STATIONARY AND MOVING.

WHILE DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY THE SPEED OF TRAFFIC WAS INCREASING BUT AFTER STEPPING ON THE ACCELERATOR SEVERAL TIMES I DISCOVERED THE VEHICLE WAS NOT RESPONDING. THE ENGINE HAD DIED WITH NO WARNING LIGHTS DISPLAYED. I LOST POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES. ONCE I GOT THE VEHICLE STOPPED I PUT IT IN PARK, STEPPED ON THE BRAKE AND PUSHED THE IGNITION BUTTON AND THE VEHICLE STARTED. THE VEHICLE IS ABOUT SIX MONTHS OLD WITH AROUND 10,000 MILES. THE NEXT MORNING WE TOOK IT STRAIGHT TO THE DEALERSHIP BUT BECAUSE THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS OR CODES DISPLAYED THEY SAID THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO.

MY VEHICLE'S HORN SOUNDS INTERMITTENTLY WHILE STATIONARY, IN MOTION AND WHETHER THE ENGINE IS RUNNING OR NOT. IT SOUNDS ON CITY STREETS AS WELL AS HIGHWAYS. I HAD MY VEHICLE IN THE DEALERSHIP SEVICE 4 TIMES FOR THIS ISSUE. A REPAIR WAS ATTEMPTED TO CHANGE THE FUSEBOX BUT THAT DIDN'T RESOLVE THE ISSUE. I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AFTER THE FAILED REPAIR AND I WAS TOLD THEY COULDN'T RECREATE THE ISSUE SO THERE WAS NO SERVICE THEY COULD PROVIDE. THE BLOWING HAS CREATED INCIDENTS OF ROAD RAGE WHILE I WAS DRIVING AND ON A SEPARATE INCIDENT STARTLED A DRIVER WHO WAS WAITING FOR PEDESTRIAN TO CROSS THE STREET CAUSING THEM TO ALMOST HIT THE PEDESTRIAN BECAUSE MY CAR STRARTED BLOWING VIOLENTLY AT THEM. THIS ISSUE IS A RISK TO MY AND MY FAMILY'S SAFETY. I CONTACTED CHRYSLER SERVICE CENTER AND WAS ALSO TOLD THE DEALERSHIP HAD TO BE ABLE TO RECREATE THE ISSUE. IT'S A TIMING ISSUE AND THE VEHCLIE'S MALFUNCTION IS UNPREDICTABLE. I NEED HELP RESOLVING THIS SAFETY HAZZARD. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT WARPED CLOCK SPRINGS MAY BE THE ISSUE BUT IT IS UNKNOWN TO ME.

DODGE CARAVAN 2011, A FEW TIMES OUT OF A WEEK AND MONTH ONCE I USE THE CAR AND THEN TURN IT OFF ONCE I WANT TO TURN IT ON AGAIN IT WON'T START. AND IT WILL START ABOUT 2 HOURS OR MORE LATER. I OWNED IT FOR A YEAR ALREADY AND I'VE BEEN DEALING WITH THIS FOR A WHOLE YEAR, I AM DESPERATE

MY SON WAS ALMOST CLOSED IN THE DOOR GETTING IN THE VAN DOORS FAILED TO OPEN BACK UP AND LITERALLY ALMOST CLOSED HIM IN. I HAD TO TELL HIM TO MOVE QUICKLY

POSSIBLE TCM/PCM RECALL. DROVE 2013 DODGE DART 27 MILES WITHOUT ISSUE. AFTER BEING PARKED FOR 3 HOURS, I WENT TO LEAVE AND CAR WOULD NOT START WITH ERROR MESSAGES READING " AUTOSTICK UNAVAILABLE SERVICE REQUIRED," FOLLOWED BY "SERVICE TRANSMISSION"