DODGE Complaints

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE DAKOTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT TWO CAMSHAFT SENSORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MECHANIC ALSO STATED THAT THE AIR BAG FAULT SENSOR ILLUMINATED AND THAT FAKE AIR BAGS MAY HAVE BEEN INSTALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED AT DADELAND DODGE CHRYSLER JEEP RAM (16501 S DIXIE HWY, MIAMI, FL 33157, (305) 278-9994) FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V352000 (AIR BAGS). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT INFORMED OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 123,000.

WHEN ACCELERATING VEHICLE PULLS MORE ONE WAY (RIGHT). WHEN AT STEADY SPEED VEHICLE HOLDS DIRECTION BUT IF GETTING ON THE FREEWAY OR ACCELERATING AFTER STOPPING, I HAVE TO STRONGLY CORRECT THE VEHICLE'S DIRECTION. CONCERNED THERE IS A POSSIBILITY OF BRAKES NOT FULLY RELEASING AFTER STOPPING AND IS ONLY NOTICEABLE BECAUSE OF THE SPEED (ENTERING THE FREEWAY) OR FULL STOP WAS MADE.

AT AROUND 400-600 MILES THE CAR STARTED HAVING ISSUES. EVERY TIME I PRESS THE BRAKES YOU CAN HEAR A NOISE AS IF THE BRAKES HAVE BEEN WEARING OUT, ALSO WHEN I TURN THE WHEEL LEFT OR RIGHT THERE IS A TICKING CLICKING NOISE.

MY HEADLIGHTS ARE FLICKERING I SEE MANY CAR COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE TIPM RELAY AND WANT IT FIXED UNDER THE RECALL I COULD HAVE HAD A CAR ACCIDENT THIS ISSUE SHOULD HAVE BEEN FIXED

I HAD THE TAKATA AIRBAG RECALL COMPLETED AT THE LOCAL DODGE DEALERSHIP (AUTO NATION, CHRYSLER, DODGE, JEEP, RAM SOUTHWEST, 7980 W. TUFTS AVE., LITTLETON, CO 80123), AND I CAN TELL THAT MY AIRBAGS WERE NOT REPLACED. THEY APPEAR TO HAVE BEEN WIPED DOWN, AS THERE IS DIRT IN PATTERNS OF THE TEXTURE AND CRACKS. A NEW AIRBAG WOULD NOT BE DIRTY. IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THE AIRBAGS SHOULD HAVE BEEN REPLACED, AS THE PAPERWORK THAT I RECEIVED AFTER PICKING UP MY TRUCK FROM THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT THE DODGE DEALERSHIP SAYS THAT THE AIRBAGS WERE REPLACED. I WILL INCLUDE PHOTOS WITH THIS REPORT. THE AIRBAG RECALLS WERE PERFORMED ON 05/25/2018, AND TODAYS DATE IS 05/31/2018. THE DIRT ACCUMULATED IN THE CREASES OF THE AIRBAGS, AND WITHIN THE TEXTURE OF THE AIRBAGS, IS NOT INDICATIVE OF SIX TO SEVEN DAYS WORTH OF DUST ACCUMULATION. UPON FIRST GLANCE WHEN PICKING UP THE TRUCK THE AIRBAGS LOOKED CLEAN; HOWEVER, AFTER CLOSE INSPECTION, TODAY, IT IS EVIDENT THAT THEY WERE NOT REPLACED. THE INVOICE FROM THE DODGE DEALERSHIP INDICATES 1 PART ISSUED FOR THE DRIVER AIRBAG AND 1 PART ISSUED FOR THE PASSENGER AIRBAG, INDICATING THAT THEY SHOULD HAVE BEEN REPLACED. PLEASE NOTE THAT A THIRD RECALL WAS ADDRESSED, WHICH WAS THE REPLACEMENT OF THE STEERING LINKAGE, WHICH IS CLEARLY A NEW PART ON MY TRUCK. THE ISSUE WITH THE VEHICLE OCCURRED AT THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENT, WHEN PARTS WERE TO BE REPLACED PER A SAFETY RECALL, BUT WERE NOT REPLACED.

WHILE DRIVING MY 2007 DODGE 3500 RAM 6.7L DUAL, 6SPD MANUAL, PULLING MY CAMPER (WELL WITHIN TOWING LIMITS,) I WENT OVER A BUMP ON AN OVERPASS. THE VEHICLE BEGAN JUMPING AROUND VIOLENTLY AND I LEFT THE ROADWAY DUE TO LOSS OF STEERING AND BRAKE FUNCTION. THE EVEN WAS SO VIOLENT, MY RADIATOR BROKE, AND I LOST ALL OF MY COOLANT. MY "FRONT END" WAS DESTROYED, AS WELL AS MANY SYSTEMS DAMAGED. THE INTERIOR OF THE TRUCK SUFFERED DAMAGE AS WELL. THERE ARE MANY NOISES, VIBRATIONS, AND SMELLS THAT HAVE NOT GONE AWAY. I FOUND OUT THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM SO COMMON, THAT IT HAS A NICKNAME, "THE DEATH WOBBLE." I FOUND OUT THAT THERE IS A SAFETY RECALL BEGINNING THE YEAR AFTER MY MODEL. AFTER SOME RESEARCH, MY MODEL YEAR HAS THE SAME PARTS DESCRIBED IN THE AFFECTED MODEL YEARS. THIS IS A COMMON OCCURRENCE, SEEMINGLY WELL KNOWN TO DODGE. I WAS TOLD BY A CERTIFIED SHOP THAT IT IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. THEY SHOWED ME SEVERAL AFTERMARKET PARTS DESIGNED TO ELIMINATE THIS PROBLEM. THE STEERING SYSTEM ALONE WAS QUOTED AT $3,000 TO REPAIR. THE RADIATOR WAS DISTURBINGLY EXPENSIVE. MY EXHAUST SYSTEM WAS DAMAGED AND PARTS OF IT FELL OFF. THERE IS AN EXHAUST LEAK. NOT TO MENTION, THAT I ALMOST FLEW OFF OF AN OVERPASS. MY TRUCK HAS BEEN BABIED ITS ENTIRE LIFE, AND LOOKS NEW. WHEN I CONTACTED DODGE, THEY WERE UNWILLING TO HELP. I TOLD THEM THAT THIS IS THE SAME PROBLEM COVERED BY THE RECALL IN VEHICLES CONTAINING ALL OF THE AFFECTED PART NUMBERS AS MINE. I TOLD THEM THAT I COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED IN THIS EVENT, AND THAT THE PROBLEM HAS PERSISTED TO THE POINT WHERE IT IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THE REPAIRS FOR THE DIRECTLY AFFECT DAMAGES COULD BE NEARING $10,000 ACCORDING TO THE CERTIFIED SHOP IT WAS BROUGHT TO. THIS DOESN'T ACCOUNT FOR COMPONENTS THAT HAD A REDUCTION IN LIFESPAN FROM THIS EVENT. I JUST WANT MY FRONT END REPAIRED SO THAT I CAN DRIVE OR SELL IT. HAVEN'T USED MY CAMPER SINCE.

I OWN AN AUTO REPAIR SHOP AND I HAVE SEEN THIS PROBLEM ON THESE VEHICLES MORE THAN ONCE AND CANNOT FIGURE OUT HOW DODGE IS GETTING AWAY WITH NOT RECALLING THESE VEHICLES FOR A FUEL LEAK ON THE PRESSURE LINE AT THE BACK OF THE ENGINE. IT HAS A STEEL LINE THAT COMES FROM THE TANK UP TO THE ENGINE AND THE LAST APPROX. 8 INCHES TURNS TO PLASTIC. THE PLASTIC PART CRACKS AFTER TIME AND IT SPRAYS FUEL ONTO THE EXHAUST SYSTEM WHICH SEEMS TO ME THAT SHOULD FALL UNDER A RECALL. IF YOU SEARCH THE INTERNET YOU WILL SEE THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THESE VEHICLES FOR SEVERAL YEARS. THE VEHICLE I HAVE HERE CAME IN DOING THIS AND I COULDN'T FIND ANY RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM. I DO BELIEVE THIS SHOULD BE ADDRESSED AS IT COULD VERY EASILY CATCH FIRE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME

DASH IS CRACKING EVERYWHERE. ALSO THE VIN PLATE HAS ALSO FALLEN AND CANNOT BE READ BY POLICE AND OR STATE PATROL. THIS IS NOW AN ISSUE BECAUSE OF THAT AND THE SHARP PIECES THAT KEEP FALLING OFF.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 DODGE DURANGO. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, A "TAIL LIGHT OUT' MESSAGE DISPLAYED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED FREQUENTLY, AND THE TAIL LIGHT BULBS WOULD FAIL TO ILLUMINATE DUE TO THE WIRING OVERHEATING AND CONDENSATION WITHIN THE CASINGS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO NEWNAN PEACHTREE CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM (53 HOLLZ PKWY, NEWNAN, GA 30265, (678) 369-6037) WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TAIL LIGHT BULBS AND WIRING NEEDED REPLACEMENT, BUT THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 141,379.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE RAM 1500. AFTER ACTIVATING THE CRUISE CONTROL AND SETTING THE DESIRED SPEED, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED EVEN AFTER THE CONTACT STOPPED DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE DRIVER WAS UNABLE TO IMMEDIATELY DEACTIVATE THE CRUISE CONTROL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON SEVERAL DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN UNKNOWN DEALER IN TAMPA, FL. ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED AND NO FAILURE WAS FOUND. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 500. *TT THE CONSUMER STATED SOLD VEHICLE AFTER LESS THAN 1 YEAR OF OWNERSHIP. *TR