DODGE Complaints
View complaints related to DODGE. The complaints found here are submitted by actual consumers with first hand experience. You can submit your own complaint to the NHTSA or call the Hotline, Monday-Friday 8am to 8pm at (888) 327-4236, TTY: (800) 424-9153.
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2008 DODGE CARAVAN- DUBUQUE, IA
IGNITION SWITCHE WAS REPLACED ON A RECALL. BUT NOW THIS IGNITIN SWITCHES IS NOT WORKING RIGHT. SOME TIMES THE VAN WILL NOT START. I HAD IT CHECK OUT AND ITS THE IGNITION SWITCHE THAT WAS REPLACED ON MY CAR BECAUSE OF THE RECALL. WHAT DO I DO NOW TO GET THIS REPLACED AGAIN. THE VAN MAY SHUT OFF WHEN DRIVING.
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2005 DODGE DURANGO- STATEN ISLAND,NY, NY
WHEN ATTEMPTING TO RE-FUEL, IMMEDIATE BACKFLOW/DISCHARGE OF FUEL CAUSING HAZARD. THIS OCCURS EVEN WHEN FUEL TANK IS BELOW 1/4 TANK LEVEL. RE-FUELING MUST BE DONE AT A VERY SLOW RATE TO REDUCE NUMBER OF BACKLOW DISCHARGES THAT OCCUR DURING A SINGLE RE-FUELING SESSION.
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2014 DODGE DURANGO- MEDINA, NY
LED SIGN HER TAIL LIGHT FILLS UP WITH WATER AND SHORTS OUT THE LED BULBS THERE'S NO WAY TO CHANGE THE LED BULBS HAVE TO REPLACE THE WHOLE THING
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2014 DODGE DART- ORIENT, OH
I LOVE MY CAR. I DO NOT LOVE HAVING TO DUMP A QUART OF OIL IN IT EVERY 1,000 MILES. WHILE DRIVING MY CAR IT SHUT OFF. EVERYTHING SHUT OFF! I MANAGED TO GET IT RESTARTED AND MAKE IT BACK TO MY JOB BUT THEN HAD TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED BECAUSE IT SHUT OFF AGAIN AND WOULDN'T RESTART. AT THE TIME I HAD NO CLUE ABOUT THE OIL ISSUE AS I BOUGHT MY CAR BRAND NEW IN 2014. IT IS COSTING ME QUITE A BIT TO KEEP OIL IN IT. THE MANUFACTURER FLAW IS THAT THEY USED ALUMINUM PISTON WHICH BURN THROUGH THE OIL. THIS NEEDS TO BE FIXED AND A RECALL NEEDS TO BE ISSUED. THIS IS DANGEROUS AND MAY END IN DEATH FOR SOME UNSUSPECTING CONSUMER. ALSO, AFTER COMING TO A STOP AT A STOP LIGHT OR SIGN THE CAR SHIFTS OUT OF DRIVE AS SOON AS YOU RELEASE THE BREAK AND PRESS ON THE GAS. I HAVE HAD THIS HAPPEN MULTIPLE TIMES AND HAVE ALMOST BEEN HIT AS IT WILL MOVE SLIGHTLY IN TO THE INTERSECTION AND THEN ACTS LIKE IT ISN'T GOING TO GO ANYWHERE WHEN IT ALL OF A SUDDEN JUMPS BACK INTO DRIVE. THIS IS A MAJOR HAZARD AND I AM UNSURE WHY THIS ISSUE AND THE OTHER ISSUES WITH THE 2014 DART ARE NOT BEING INVESTIGATED AND NO RECALLS ARE BEING ISSUED FOR THIS VIN #. OBVIOUSLY, THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THESE ISSUES. SINCE THE ISSUES CAN END IN FATALITIES IT SHOULD BE LOOKED AT A LOT CLOSER THAN IT IS. THESE ISSUES ARE CONTINUAL, THERE ISN'T JUST ONE DATE FOR THEM.
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2016 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN- SHARON, WI
DRIVER SIDE SLIDING DOOR LOCK FAILED. DOOR IS SHUT AND LOCKED AND CANNOT BE UNLOCKED WITH KEY FOB OR BUTTONS ON DRIVER'S DOOR. DOOR CANNOT BE UNLOCKED MANUALLY, SLIDE LEVER WILL NOT MOVE. PASSENGER SLIDING DOOR LOCK IS MAKING LOUD BUZZING NOISE WHEN LOCKING OR UNLOCKING AND SOMETIMES HAS TO BE LOCKED/UNLOCKED MANUALLY. VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN TAKEN TO DEALER YET/
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2012 DODGE AVENGER- ALEXANDRIA, VA
THIS CARS HOOD HAS FLOWN UP AND HIT THE WINDSHIELD ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS, EVEN AFTER GETTING THE SAFETY LATCH REPLACED IT IS STILL FLYING UP WHILE DRIVING AT HIGH TO LOW SPEEDS.
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2012 DODGE DART- EL PASO, TX
CAR SHUTS DOWN WHILE DRIVING - BATTERY LIGHT FLASHES AND I AM UNABLE TO ACCEL. NO POWER WHAT-SO-EVER. THIS HAS HAPPENED (3) TIMES ONCE WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AT SPEED 60MPH AND TWICE WHILE STOPPING ON RED LIGHT
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2017 DODGE JOURNEY- REDDING, CA
WE WERE DRIVING DOWN A 55 MILE PER HOUR HIGHWAY AND GETTING READY TO MAKE A RIGHT HAND TURN ONTO A NARROW BRIDGE. WE SLOW DOWN BEFORE MAKING THE TURN AND AS WE PROCEEDED THE CAR SHUT DOWN LOSING CONTROL OF BRAKES AND POWER STEERING. WE WERE ABLE TO PULL WHEEL ENOUGH FROM GOING OFF THE BRIDGE. WE WERE ABLE TO START IT RIGHT BACKUP AFTER WE GOT CONTROL AND CAME TO A STOP, BUT IT WAS ONE OF THE MOST SCARY EXPERIENCES EVER WITH A VEHICLE. IMMEDIATELY MADE APPT TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT BY DEALERSHIP AND THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING TO HELP US. THEY STATED THAT DODGE IS AWARE THAT THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH THE CAR SHUTTING DOWN ON A TURN IN TEMPERATURES ABOVE 105. THAT DAY THE HEIGHT WAS ONLY 99.WE DID HAVE THE NEWEST UPDATED SOFTWARE WHEN THIS OCCURRED. I HAVE CONTACTED DODGE DIRECTLY AND WAS TOLD THAT THERE IS NOTHING FURTHER THEY CAN DO SO NEXT TIME IT HAPPENS TO PRETTY MUCH CALL THEM AND SET UP APPT. WITH DEALER. I AM SO IRRITATED WITH THE WHOLE SITUATION THAT NOW WE JUST HAVE TO HOPE WE DON'T WRECK IT NEXT TIME IT HAPPENS. WE TRY NOT TO DRIVE IT AT ALL AS WE HAVE 3 SMALL CHILDREN. REALLY HOPE DODGE FIGURES SOMETHING OUT BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE!
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2017 DODGE DURANGO- OAK PARK, MI
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 DODGE DURANGO. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO REFUEL, THE FUEL WOULD NOT PROPERLY ENTER THE FUEL TANK AND CAUSED THE FUEL NOZZLE TO CONTINUOUSLY STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL DEALER (SUBURBAN DODGE/CHRYSLER, 32850 FORD RD, GARDEN CITY, MI) WHO INDICATED THAT AN UNKNOWN PART WAS NEEDED AND WAS ON BACKORDER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,000.
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2012 DODGE DART- RALIEGH, NC
I RECENTLY PURCHASED THE VEH LAST YEAR 3/2017, JUST STARTED HAVING CLUTCH STUCK TO THE FLOOR ISSUES RECENTLY. JUST LAST WEEK AS A MATTER OR FACT, 6 DAYS AGO TODAY (7/25/2018). ISSUES BEGAN 7/19 AS I RECALL AND HAVE A TEXT WHERE I NOTIFIED MY SPOUSE OF THE ISSUE. THE VEH GETS STUCK W CLUTCH TO THE GROUND UNABLE TO CHANGE GEARS THEREFOR UNABLE TO TAKE OFF, VEH IS CURRENTLY PARKED AT STARBUCKS. CALLED DEALERSHIP, IT HAS 70100 MILES, THEY SAID IT'S OUT OF WARRANTY. NOT SURE WHAT TO DO BUT I HAVE BEEN DOING SOME READING AND I AM NOT ALONE. MANY AND MANY OTHER DODGE DART OWNERS ARE GOING AND HAVE GONE THRU SAME THING. MY PROBLEM IS I AM NOT ORIGINAL OWNER AND SEEMS MY WARRANTY EXPIRED A FEW MONTHS AGO BEFORE THE ISSUE BEGAN. I NEED DIRECTION OR ADVISE HOW TO PROCEED. DODGE WAS WELL AWARE AND REPLACED MANY MASTER CYLINDERS AND ARE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. I AM JUST BARELY OUT OF WARRANTY AND IT'S THE SAME ISSUE, NOT SURE WHY IT IS NOT COVERED!!! (XXXXX) PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).
Source: NHTSA WEB SITE