DODGE Complaints

CAM RELAY - CAR DIES, WHEN TRY TO START AGAIN IT "JUMPS" AND MAKES NOISE - IT HAS HAPPENED WHLE SITTING IN A PARKG LOT AND WHILE DRIVING ON CITY STREETS. HAD A RECALL S89 ON THE DODGE JOURNEY FOR THIS ISSUE - BUT HAVE BEEN TOLD IT DOES NOT APPLY TO MY VEHICLE HAPPEND MORE THAN 3-4 TIMES IN PAST MONTH

MY CAR WOULD NOT DOWNSHIFT, I WAS GOING 50 MPH ON FREEWAY AND IT WAS RAVING BY ITSELF AT 5-6000 RPMS....AT DEALER NOW THEY TELL ME I NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION COOLER!!! THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN A COMPLETE LEMON, HEADLINER CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE I WAS DRIVING, DUE TO RECALL ON VISORS WHICH HAD ALREADY BEEN PERFORMED. ALTERNATOR CAUGHT ON FIRE DUE TO RECALL THEY HAD NO FIX FOR..ENGINE HEADS REPLACED, RECALL...TOTALLY UNSAFE, AS MY VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER, LIGHTS STEERING, WHEN ALTERNATOR WENT OUT.

ROLLING UP TO A STOP SIGN AND MY CLUTCH PETAL DROPPED TO THE FLOOR AND STAYED THERE. COULD NOT PUT IT INTO GEAR.

TAKATA RECALL MY CAR HAS BEEN SAYING SERVICE TRANSMISSION AT LEAST 2 OR 3 TIMES A WEEK AND IT WILL HAPPEN AS I'M DRIVING SO IT'LL SAY SERVICE TRANSMISSION AND THEN I'LL FEEL LIKE A PULL AND AS I START PRESSING ON THE BREAK THE ENGINE WILL REV AND THEN WHEN I PARK IT AND TURN IT OFF AND TRY TURNING IT BACK ON IT WON'T TURN BACK ON FOR AT LEAST A DAY SO IT LEAVES ME STRANDED 2-3 TIMES A WEEK OR I'VE BEEN ON THE HIGHWAY AND IT'LL DO THAT AND I TRY TO KEEP GOING AND PRESS ON THE GAS AND IT WON'T WORK IT JUST REVS SO I'LL BE GOING LESS THEN SPEED LIMIT WHILE EVERYONE ELSE GOES SPEED LIMIT AND HAS ALMOST CAUSED ME TO GET IN AN ACCIDENT AT LEAST TWICE. IT'S SUPER DANGEROUS FOR ME TO DRIVE THIS CAR AROUND AND I'VE TAKEN IT TO THE DODGE DEALERSHIP AND ALL THEY HAVE TOLD ME WAS IT'S A SAFETY FEATURE MY CAR HAS AND THEY DON'T KNOW WHY IT'S DOING THAT.

DOGS IN VEHICLE IN FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AND REAR PASSENGER SIDE. DOG IN FRONT MAY HAVE COME IN CONTACT WITH SWITCH OR CONTROL BACK\LOMBAR SEAT REST OPENED TO FOLD OPEN TO REAR ( SLEEP POSITION ) FRONT BACK REST TRAPPED AND CRUSHED DOG SLEEPING ON REAR PASSENGER SIDE, REQUIRED EMERGENCY STOP ON HIGHWAY TO ATTEMPT TO LOCATE SEAT SWITCH IN ORDER TO RELEASE DOG FROM POSITION. DOG ( 48 POUNDS ) SUFFERED MAJOR INJURIES, INTERNAL BLEEDING AND LIVER DAMAGE DUE TO RAT TRAP LIKE SETUP OR FRONT SEAT VIOLENT MOTION TOWARDS REAR AND NO SAFETY RESTRAINT MECHANISM TO PREVENT SEAT FROM PINNING REAR PASSENGERS IN PLACE. WILL SUBMIT CIVIL COURT CASE TO RECOVER LOSSES AND MEDICAL FEES FOR INJURED PET. THIS VEHICLE PRESENTS A MAJOR SAFETY HAZARD CONSIDERING THERE ARE NO SAFETY MECHANISMS PREVENTING THE FRONT SEAT FROM OPENING IN SUCH A MANNER. HAVE OWNED LOTS OF CARS AND HAVE BEEN DRIVING WITH DOGS FOR 25 YEARS NOW AND NEVER COME ACROSS SOMETHING LIKE THIS BEFORE, WILL GET RID OF THIS VEHICLE ASAP

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE CALIBER. WHILE INSPECTING UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE CROSS MEMBER WAS RUSTED AND CONTAINED HOLES. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 107,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE CHARGER. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, WHITE SMOKE APPEARED FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS POSSIBLY DUE TO A CRACKED BLOCK OR ENGINE HEAD. THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING THE VEHICLE TO BE INSPECTED BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 84,000. *TT

4 TIMES IN THE LAST TWO WEEKS WHILE DRIVING IN HEAVY CITY TRAFFIC IN THE LOS ANGELES, CA AREA THE ENGINE TURNED OFF, WITHOUT WARNING, WARNING LIGHTS, OR WARNING SOUNDS. ALL GUAGES WENT TO ZERO. THERE WAS NO ABNORMAL FUNCTION OF THE VEHICLE BEFORE EACH INCIDENT. POWER ASSIST TO STEERING AND BRAKES WERE ALSO LOST. EACH TIME IT WAS IN DRY, SUNNY WEATHER WITH THE TEMPERATURE BETWEEN 60 AND 80 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT. EACH TIME I WAS ABLE TO COAST TO A CURB OR PHYSICALLY PUSH THE VEHICLE OUT OF TRAFFIC. EACH TIME, EXCEPT ONE, THE ENGINE WOULD NOT START IMMEDIATELY AFTERWARD. THE ENGINE WOULD TURN OVER BRISKLY BUT WOULD NOT START. AFTER 4 TO 6 ATTEMPTS THE CAR WOULD START NORMALLY AND THEN RUN NORMALLY AS IF NOTHING HAD EVER HAPPENED. EACH TIME THE GASOLINE TANK WAS AT LEAST ONE QUARTER FULL. TWO ADDITIONAL TIMES IN THE LAST TWO MONTHS THE ENGINE SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING AND THEN ALMOST IMMEDIATELY TURNED BACK ON AGAIN. THE TRANSMISSION WAS COMPLETELY REBUILT 5 MONTHS AGO. THIS HAD THE POTENTIAL TO CAUSE A CRASH BUT DID NOT IN EACH OF THE INSTANCES.

WHILE DRIVING TO WORK MY WIFE NOTICED THE VAN COASTED TO A TRAFFIC LIGHT WHILE IN DRIVE. A LOUD WHINE COULD BE HEARD WHEN SHE ACCELERATED PASSED THE TRAFFIC LIGHT ALMOST LIKE A OLD POWER STEERING PUMP GOING BAD. THE VAN BARELY MADE IT TO THE PARKING LOT. THAT NIGHT WE TRIED TO SEE IF THE VAN WAS DRIVABLE GOING HOME. THE SAME LOUD SOUND HAPPENED UNDER ACCELERATION THE VAN WOULD BARELY MOVE AGAIN AND WHEN IT FINALLY CAUGHT IT LAUNCHED THE VAN FORWARD. LEAVING THE PARKING LOT THE VAN NO LONGER WOULD ENGAGE IN DRIVE AND COASTED TO ANOTHER PARKING LOT THAT'S WHERE WE HAD THE VAN TOWED TO THE NEAREST DEALER. THE DEALER INSTALLED A NEW TRANSMISSION BECAUSE THE VEHICLE IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY.

WHILE DRIVING IN TOWN OR ON THE FREEWAY THE TRUCK WILL TURN OFF COMPLETELY. RADIO STAYS ON LIGHTS FLICKER BUT YOU LOOSE ALL POWER AND ABILITY TO TURN OR BRAKE. THIS HAPPENED IN TOWN GOING 25 MPH AND ALSO ON THE FREEWAY GOING 75 MPH. WHEN IT HAPPENS YOU MUST PUT THE TRUCK INTO NEUTRAL AND RESTART THE ENGINE AND PRAY IT STARTS BECAUSE YOU LOOSE THE ABILITY TO CONTROL THE VEHICULAR MOVEMENTS ONCE THE STEERING LOCKS UP. ONCE STARTED IT USUALLY GOES FOR AWHILE BUT THE OTHER DAY WHILE ON THE FREEWAY IT HAPPENED 3 TIMES. ONCE WHILE ACCELERATING UP A HILL SURROUNDED BY CARS AND SEMI TRUCKS. THIS IS A MAJOR CONCERN BECAUSE BY LOOSING ELECTRICAL FUNCTION AND POWER TO A CAR/TRUCK COULD CAUSE A MAJOR ACCIDENT. I AM TAKING IT IN TO GET IT FIXED I HOPE SOON BUT THIS IS A MANUFACTURED DEFECT IN THE IGNITION OR KEY THAT COULD RESULT IN MAJOR INJURY OR DEATH.