DODGE Complaints

THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG INSIDE THE HEADREST DEPLOYED ON IT'S OWN WHILE SITTING IN A PARKING LOT. THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY AND UNATTENDED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE CHARGER. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE BATTERY WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE INADVERTENTLY VEERED TO THE RIGHT OF THE ROADWAY. THE CONTACT NOTICED SPARKS UNDER THE HOOD. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS NOT CONTACTED AND THE CONTACT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ALTERNATOR WAS DESTROYED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,116.

EXHAUST MANIFOLD HEADER BOLTS ARE PRONE TO BREAKING DUE TO AN INCOMPATIBILITY BETWEEN THE ALUMINUM BLOCK AND THE CAST IRON HEADER MANIFOLDS. THEY EXPAND/CONTRACT AT DIFFERENT RATES CAUSING THE BOLTS TO STRETCH AND EVENTUALLY BREAK OFF CAUSING A MANIFOLD LEAK, WHICH REDUCES PERFORMANCE, DECREASES GAS MILEAGE AND LET'S EXHAUST GASSES ENTER THE ATMOSPHERE WITHOUT GOING THROUGH THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER. THIS OCCURRED ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ENGINE ON MY TRUCK AT 65,000 MILES, AND AGAIN ON THE LEFT SIDE AT 78,000 MILES.

THE REAR SENSOR BEEPS NON STOP EVEN THOUGH THERE IS NOTHING BEHIND IT. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID THAT THEY COULDN'T DIAGNOSE IT EVEN THOUGH I SENT THEM A VIDEO TO SHOW THEM WHAT I HAD BEEN DEALING WITH. I HAVE ALSO BEEN DEALING WITH THE KEY FOB, EVERY TIME I GO TO LOCK MY CAR IT BEEPS ONCE TO LOCK AND AFTER THE FIRST BEEP IT BEEPS 3 TIMES AND THEN UNLOCKS MY CAR. WHEN THE CAR IS ON AND I GO TO OPEN THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR, EVEN WITH THE KEY IN THE CAR, THE CAR BEEPS AND TELLS ME THE KEY FOB IS NOT IN THE VEHICLE. THE RACE TRACK LIGHT WAS BEGINNING TO FOG UP AND WITH TIME WE STARTED TO NOTICE THAT IT WAS FILLING UP WITH MOISTURE. IT FILLED UP TO ABOUT AND 1" AND WE MANAGED TO RELEASE THE WATER BUT PART OF THE RACE TRACK LIGHT IS BURNED OUT NOW. I STILL HAVE THE WARRANTY BUT THE DEALER SAID THAT THOSE LIGHTS ARE NOT COVERED AND THE PRICING WOULD RANGE FROM $1000-$1200 TO FIX.

AS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AFTER ABOUT A MILE FROM HOME MY CAR WOULD NO LONGER MOVE BUT GLIDE ALONG. THE ENGINE WAS SHUT OFF AND I HAD NO CONTROL OVER SPEED. YOU CAN STEP ON THE GAS AND IT WILL NOT MOVE. RPM'S DROP AND THE MOTOR TURNS OFF IN DRIVE. AFTER THIS HAPPENS THE CAR HESITATES TO START BUT WILL. THERE IS NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON AND ALL STATISTICS FOR THE CAR WERE AS THEY SHOULD BE. THE BATTERY IS SHOWING CORRECT VOLTAGE. THE CAUSE IS UNKNOWN.

WHEN ACCELERATING IT SHUDDERS TREMENDOUSLY. LET OF THE GAS AND IT STOPS SOMETIMES.

DRIVERS SEAT BELT DOES NOT LOCK OR RESTRAIN DURING HEAVY BREAKING, ALSO DOES NOT RETRACT WHEN PULLED OUT FOR USAGE. DANGER OF INJURY FROM AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT IF INVOLVED IN FRONTAL CRASH.

ON 6/4/2018 I PICKED UP MY VEHICLE FROM THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP AFTER TAKING IT IN FOR THE ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS BEING ON AND LOSS OF POWER. THE DEALERSHIP ADVISED THEY DID AN UPDATE ON THE POWER CONTROL MODEL AND FIXED A WHEEL SPEED SENSOR. WHILE ON THE FREEWAY ABOUT 9 MILES AWAY FROM THE DEALERSHIP THE LIGHTS (ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL) CAME BACK ON AND THE RPMS WENT UP. THE VEHICLE WAS IN CRUISE CONTROL AND THE VEHICLE HAD A 5MPH LOSS IN SPEED BUT WENT BACK UP TO 65MPH WITH THE RAISE IN RPMS. WHILE GOING TO EXIT THE FREEWAY AND APPLYING THE BRAKES THE CRUISE CONTROL WOULD NOT DISENGAGE. I IMMEDIATELY PLACED THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL AND TURNED THE ENGINE OFF AND PULLED TO THE RIGHT HAND SHOULDE ALLOWING THE VEHICLE TO COAST TO A STOP.. AFTER PULLED OVER I APPLIED THE BRAKE AND PLACED THE VEHICLE IN PARK AND TURNED THE VEHICLE BACK ON. THE ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS REMAINED ILLUMINATED. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS ADVISED TO BRING THE VEHICLE BACK AND I ADVISED I WOULD BRING IT BACK IN THE MORNING AND WOULD NOT USE THE CRUISE CONTROL. THIS IS NOW THE SECOND TIME THE VEHICLE WILL BE GOING TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR THE SAME ISSUES WHICH INCLUDE THE ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS BEING ILLUMINATED WITH THE TRACTION CONTROL AND ABS NOT WORKING, LOSS OF POWER AND HIGH RPMS AND BLUETOOTH NOT WORKING (NOT A MAJOR CONCERN). THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THE CRUISE CONTROL HAS FAILED TO DISENGAGE AND ONLY MY FOURTH TIME USING CRUISE CONTROL AS IT IS A NEW VEHICLE AND I DON'T USE IT MUCH ON THE FREEWAY.

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY IN A 2017 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN WITH CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED AT THE POSTED SPEED OF 70MPH, THE CRUISE FAILED TO DISENGAGE WITH THE DEPRESSION OF THE BRAKE, OR BY TRYING TO TURN THE CRUISE OFF. THE ACCELERATOR WAS STUCK; AND THE FLOOR MAT WAS CHECKED TO SEE IF THIS WAS JAMMING THE SYSTEM. IT WAS NOT. REPEATED DEPRESSION OF BRAKE PEDAL FAILED TO DISENGAGE CRUISE CONTROL. REPEATED ATTEMPTS TO SHUT OFF CRUISE CONTROL FAILED. FINALLY I PRAYED, AND THE CRUISE DISENGAGED. USED THE CRUISE AGAIN THE NEXT DAY AT LOWER SPEED OF 45 MPH ON BACK HIGHWAY AND NOTICED SOME STICKING. WAS ABLE TO BRAKE AND DISENGAGE AT LOWER SPEED AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. HAVE NOT USED THE CRUISE CONTROL AGAIN. THE VEHICLE HAD LESS THAN 30,000 MILES ON IT AT THE TIME. IN BOTH INSTANCES THE VEHICLE WAS GOING STRAIGHT. *TT *JS *TR

THE CAR'S SMART GLASS ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE BEGAN TO OPEN/CLOSE BY ITSELF EVERY FEW SECONDS. WE CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT FOR 1 WEEK LATER AS WE WERE GOING ON VACATION. THE CAR WAS STORED IN THE GARAGE AND THE WINDOW ROLLED DOWN SLIGHTLY WHILE WE WERE GONE TO KEEP THE BATTERY FROM DYING. WE CAME HOME AND THE BATTERY WAS COMPLETELY DEAD. TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP AND IN A FEW HOURS, THE BATTERY DIED AGAIN AND WE HAD TO REPLACE A $200 5 MONTH OLD BATTERY BEFORE THEY COULD EVEN DIAGNOSE THE ISSUE. THIS SAME PROBLEM HAS BEEN NOTED MULTIPLE TIMES AND IS CSN M24 THAT WAS RELEASED IN OCTOBER 2012, YET THE MANUFACTURER REFUSES TO ISSUE ANYTHING OTHER THAN A TSB ON 2011 AND NOTHING ON 2012 MODELS. THIS PART IS FAULTY AND HAS BEEN NOTED BY MANY OWNERS. THIS ISSUE NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED AS A FAULTY PART RECALL BECAUSE NOT ONLY DOES IT EFFECT THE DOOR, BUT IT DRAINS THE BATTERY AND CAUSES THE CAR TO BE INOPERABLE. DODGE/CHRYSLER IS NOT ASSISTING AS THE CSN M24 ONLY COVERS 2011 MODELS.