DODGE Complaints

THE CAR SOMETIME DOES NOT START AFTER TURNING OFF ENGINE. IN ORDER TO RESTART I HAVE TO PUT MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, TURN KEY TO RUN WITH OUT STARTING, THEN SHIFT LEVER TO NEUTRAL, THEN TURN KEY TO CRANK MOTOR TO START. MOST OF THE TIMES THE CAR STARTS AS NORMAL, BUT SOMETIMES I HAVE TO PUT CAR IN NEUTRAL TO START MOTOR. MOVING THE SHIFT LEVER AROUND SEEMS TO DO THE TRICK.

IT BECAME MORE CONSISTENT IN 2017, MY CAR WOULD STALL DRIVING IT ANYWHERE FROM 25 MPH -75 MPH, SOME DAYS THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD LOCK AND THE CAR WOULD TURN OFF AND I'D HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL IT WAS READY TO BE BACK ON, JUST RECENTLY MULTIPLE TIMES I HAVE HAD MY CAR TURN COMPLETELY OFF GOING 75MPH, THE DASHBOARD TURNS OFF THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKS AND THE CAR SHUTS OFF, SOME TIMES IT TURNS OFF FOR NOT EVEN A MINUTE BEFORE IT TURNS BACK ON. OTHER TIMES I'VE PUT MY CAR ON CRUISE CONTROL AND IT'S TURNED OFF MINUTES AFTER BEING SET. WAS TOLD TO CHANGE THE OIL MORE OFTEN WHICH I DID AT MAXIMUM OF 3000 MILES, ON A 2014?! THIS TIME (ITS BEEN SEVERAL SEVERAL TIMES ALREADY) MY CAR TURNED OFF AND WOULDN'T TURN BACK ON, TRIED JUMP STARTING IT FOR ALMOST 3 HOURS AND IT DID NOTHING TO THE CAR, THE CAR DIDN'T BUDGE. THE DASHBOARD WOULD FLICKER ON AND OFF AND ALL THE SWITCHES WOULD GO CRAZY INCLUDING MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS THAT WEREN'T EVENT ON IN THE FIRST PLACE. USED A CAR BATTERY CHARGER TO SEE IF IT HELPED AT ALL, 12 HOURS LATER STILL NOTHING. I HAVE A TWO YEAR OLD AND THIS CAR IS WAY TO DANGEROUS FOR ME TO FEEL SAFE IN!!

WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON A CITY ROAD, THE VEHICLE JUST SHUT OFF. ALMOST LIKE I TURNED THE IGNITION OFF. ALL GAUGES WORKED AS NORMAL, STEREO, A/C, ETC(AUX POWER COMPONENTS) . NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON OR ANYTHING. PULLED TO SIDE OFF ROAD AND TURNED HAZARDS ON. I TRIED TO RESTART VEHICLE IT WOULD TURN OVER BUT WOULD NOT START, I THEN NOTICED IN THE ODOMETER THAT IT STATED "NO BUS" . THINKING IT MAY HAVE BEEN AN ELECTRONIC SYSTEM ISSUE WITH FUEL SYSTEM I CHECKED FUSE BOX UNDER THE HOOD. I PULLED THE FUEL SYSTEM RELAY OUT THEN REINSTALLED. TRUCK STARTED UP ( ALL THIS TOOK ABOUT 5-10 MIN). SO I PURCHASED A NEW RELAY BUT WAITED TO HAVE SEE IF ISSUE WAS RESOLVED. SITTING IN A PARKING LOT A FEW DAYS LATER I STARTED VEHICLE AND STARTED TO LOAD GROCERIES , THE VEHICLE SHIFT OFF AGAIN, I TRIED TO RESTART AND SAME THING, LOOKED AT ODOMETER AND AGAIN IT STATED 'NO BUS" SO I INSTALLED NEW RELAY. PUT IN OFF POSITION AND TRIED AGAIN. STILL NO LUCK. WAITED A FEW MIN AND TRIED TO START VEHICLE AGAIN AND IT STARTED UP. LOOKED UP ON FORUMS TO FIND POSSIBLE SOLUTION AND THE NEXT STEP WAS TO TRY THE COIL. I HAVE INSTALLED NEW COIL ON 06/05/2018 AND AM CURRENTLY WAITING FOR ISSUE TO COME AGAIN. TO DAY IS 06/06/2018. THINKING BACK THE VEHICLE HAS HAD SOME JERKING MOTIONS THAT ALMOST RESEMBLE THE SAME SYMPTOMS BUT NEVER FULLY DIED , JUST JERKED REALLY BAD BUT CONTINUED TO DRIVE. THIS IS UNSAFE FOR IF I WAS ON A HIGHWAY IT KILLS POWER TO THE POWER STEERING PUMP AND COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. *TR

WHILE DRIVING AT A STEADY SPEED OF ABOUT 25 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY DROPPED TO LOW GEAR READING '1' ON THE CONSOLE. THE ENGINE RACED. LATER IN THE DAY THIS TIME AT 35 MPH THE CAR DID THE SAME THING. BOTH INSTANCES CAUSED CAR TO SHUDDER SCARED THE DRIVER. TO GET IT BACK WORKING RIGHT, SHE FOUND SHE HAD TO GET OFF THE ROAD TO PUT IT INTO NEUTRAL, THEN BACK INTO GEAR. THIS CREATES A HAZARDOUS CONDITION WHEN MOVING IN THE FLOW OF TRAFFIC. AFTER THIS, THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO A TRANSMISSION SHOP FOR SERVICE. THE SHOP WAS NOT ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND NO ERROR CODES WERE PRESENT. THE SHOP RECOMMENDED UPDATING THE FLASH MEMORY IN THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE. THIS WAS DONE ON 6/6/18 AT THE BURLINGTON DODGE DEALER.

THE FABRICATED ATTACHMENT POINTS THAT HOLD THE CONTROL ARMS, TRACK BAR, DAMPER AND SPRINGS TO THE FRONT AXLE RUST TO THE POINT OF BEING UNSAFE. I HAVE REPLACED MY FRONT AXLE ONCE, AND WILL HAVE TO DO SO AGAIN SHORTLY. FORTUNATELY THIS PROBLEM WAS DETECTED BEFORE THE AXLE FELL OUT OF THE TRUCK, AND THAT IS WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED! THE MANUFACTURER SIMPLY DID NOT PROTECT THESE CRITICAL PARTS FROM CORROSION.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1991 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. WHILE DRIVING AT UNKNOWN SPEEDS, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, BUT FAILED TO ENGAGE AND TRAVELED HALFWAY TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKES EVENTFULLY ENGAGED AFTER THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED SEVERAL TIMES. IN ADDITION, THE ANTI-LOCK AND BRAKE INDICATORS WERE ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BUT THEY WERE NOT EQUIPPED TO SERVICE THE VEHICLE. THE MECHANIC REFERRED THE CONTACT TO ANOTHER INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO THEN REFERRED THE CONTACT TO A LOCAL DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO GLENBROOK DODGE CHRYSLER JEEP (100 W COLISEUM BLVD, FORT WAYNE, IN 46805, (260) 579-4713) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ANTI-LOCK SYSTEM FAILED AND THE VEHICLE WAS IN MANUAL MODE. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT PARTS WERE NO LONGER BEING MANUFACTURED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND OPENED CASE NUMBER: [XXX]. NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 66,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. *TT INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

VEHICLE IS BURNING OIL WAY TO FAST. I GET MY OIL CHANGES FREQUENTLY AND HAVE TO KEEP A BIG BOTTLE IN THE CAR AS EXTRA. THE VEHICLE CAN BE DRIVING AND JUST COMPLETELY SHUT OFF IN MOTION. WHEN I ADD MORE OIL THAT CAR CUTS BACK ON. I DON'T HAVE ANY OIL SPOTS WHEN I PARK MY VEHICLE SO I HAVE NO CLUE WHERE THE OIL IS GOING. NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS ARE ON. I TAKE IT TO THE SHOP AND THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT THE ISSUE IS. THIS IS AN ISSUE I HAD SINCE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. I'M COMPLETELY OVERWHELMED WITH HOW DANGEROUS THIS CAR IS. THIS PROBLEM IS STILL CURRENT TIL THIS DAY 6/6/2018.

WIFE WAS SITTING IN CAR IN SUPERMARKET PARKING LOT ...TALKING ON PHONE...CAR WAS PARKED AND NOT RUNNING...NO IMPACTS INVOLVED...DRIVERS SIDE HEADREST ACTIVATED...INSPECTION OF HEADREST SHOWS INTERIOR PLASTIC FRAME HOLDING STEEL PIN SHATTERED...HEADREST HAD TO BE REPLACED...WOULD HAVE BEEN A SAFETY ISSUE IF CAR WAS BEING DRIVEN...LUCKILY AIR BAG DIDN'T DEPLOY

THE REAR PASSENGER LIGHT STAYS ON ALL THE TIME THE BLINKER WILL NOT WORK. WE HAVE CHANGED THE WHOLE UNIT AND IT STILL DOES THE SAME THING. I NOW HAVE IT AND THE SHOP AND GOING TO COST ME A LOT OF MONEY. MY DURANGO IT NOT OLD ENOUGH TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM. I LOVE MY DURANGO 2ND ONE WE HAVE BOUGHT.

WATER IN THE TAIL LIGHT EVENTUALLY BURNED OUT THE LOWER LEFT HAND SIDE, LOOKS TO BE FAULTY SEALANT