DODGE Complaints

TOTAL TIPM FAILURE! AFTER AT LEAST A DOZEN INCIDENTS OF THE FACTORY ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM SOUNDING (AT REST IN MY DRIVEWAY, DRIVING IN TRAFFIC), AND SEVERAL TRIPS TO JIM BROWNE CITRUS CHRYSLER/DODGE/JEEP IN DADE CITY, FL WHERE IT WAS UN OR MIS-DIAGNOSED I WAS CHARGED FOR EVERY DIME OF UNNEEDED PARTS AND LABOR WHICH I PAID. THE ONLY OPTION I HAD WAS TO UNHOOK THE BATTERY TO STOP THE BLARING AND THE LIGHT SHOW THROUGHOUT MY CAR. THE FINAL TIME, THE TIPM WAS REPLACED AND THE PROBLEM HAS STOPPED. IT WAS FIRST DIAGNOSED AS A FAULTY DOOR SENSOR. I PERSONALLY CHECKED AND CLEANED ALL DOOR CONTACT SENSORS BEFORE TAKING IT IN SO I KNEW THAT WAS NOT THE PROBLEM. JIM BROWNE WAS CLUELESS! (SHADE TREE MECHANIC / PARTS CHANGERS). TO MAKE THE INSULT EVEN WORSE, I CAUGHT THEM RED-HANDED CHARGING ME FOR WORK WHICH WAS COVERED UNDER MY FACTORY AND MY EXTENDED WARRANTIES! THE SERVICE MANAGER DOWNFACED ME AND NICELY CALLED ME A LIAR EVEN THOUGH I PROVIDED THEM COPIES OF MY EXTENDED WARRANTY TO STAPLE TO MY CUSTOMER FILE SEVERAL YEARS AGO. THEY RELENTED AND CREDITED ME BACK "SOME" OF THE MONEY THAT WAS UNRIGHTFULLY STOLEN BUT I AM CERTAIN IT IS NOT ALL. I PAID OUT IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD OF $4000.00 AND LOST USE OF MY NITRO SOMETIMES FOR A WEEK AT A TIME WHILE IT JUST SAT IN THEIR YARD & THEY WAITED TO HEAR THE HORN BLARE (WHICH THEY SAY IT NEVER DID). I AM STILL OUT WELL OVER $1K FOR THE TIPM & LABOR CHARGES (OUTRAGEOUS) AND NO RECALL FROM DODGE ON THIS. WHAT IS DODGE WAITING FOR??? THIS IS NOT A SINGULAR PROBLEM, IT'S MASSIVE. NO REPORT WAS FILED FOR ME. I JUST HAPPENED UPON THIS SITE AFTER I PAID OUT OF POCKET TO FIX EVERYTHING. I REFUSE TO BUY FOREIGN GARBAGE BUT I DON'T KNOW THAT I WILL EVER BUY CHRYS/DODGE/JEEP AGAIN. I HAVE PLENTY OF DOCUMENTATION AS DOES THE DEALER'S REPAIR SHOP BUT I'M NOT GOING TO SCAN AND UPLOAD A REAM OF FILES FOR NOTHING UNLESS REQUESTED. (LIMIT 5 FILES, LOL)

GOOD AFTERNOON, TO WHOM THIS MAY CONCERN. MY VEHICLE HAS THE AIR BAG LIGHT ON AND I HAVE BEEN GOING TO THE DEALER SHIP TO GET THIS TAKEN CARE OF AND EVERY TIME I HAVE GONE TO THE DEALER THEY ARE TELLING ME I HAVE TO PAY FOR THEM TO REMOVE THE AIR BAG LIGHT WHEN A RECALL WAS IN PLACE FOR THE OCCUPANT RESTRAINT CONTROLLER, THEY FIXED THAT ISSUE BUT THE ISSUE OF THE AIR BAG STILL REMAINS. THEY ARE ASKING ME TO PAY $139.00 FOR THEM TO FIND THE ISSUE AND THEN PAY ANOTHER EXTRA AMOUNT TO RESOLVE THIS MATTER. THEY ARE REFUSING TO FIX THIS ISSUE WITHOUT A COST AND IT HAS BEEN WAY TOO LONG TRYING TO GET THIS RESOLVED.

WILD SHIELD WIPERS ARE NOT EFFECTIVE DURING HEAVY RAIN. STEERING WHEEL MAKES NOISE WHILE TURNING. BREAKS ARE NOT GOOD QUALITY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 DODGE DART. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE IGNITION KEY FAILED TO RELEASE FROM THE IGNITION SWITCH AND WAS STUCK IN THE ACCESSORY POSITION. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,400.

AFTER FILLING UP GAS TANK CAR WILL STALL OUT. BIG SAFETY CONCERN, CAR STALLED WHILE MAKING A TURN ON CITY STREET, LOSE POWER STEERING VERY DANGEROUS. HAPPENS EVERY TIME I FILL UP GAS TANK.

MY HORN BEEPS WHEN EVER IT WANTS TOO, IN THE DRIVEWAY, DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, ANYTIME IT WANTS TOO. NO ONE CAN FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT YET I AM GOING TO GET KILLED ONE DAY WHEN IT BEEPS AT THE WRONG PERSON IN TRAFFIC.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CALIBER. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR AN INSPECTION, THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE SUBFRAME UNDER THE ENGINE WAS RUSTED COMPLETELY. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL. THE FAILURE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 65,500.

I PARKED THE CAR ON THE SIDE OF THE STREET. AN HOUR LATER, AFTER STARTING THE CAR AND PLACING THE GEAR IN DRIVE, I COULD NOT SWITCH GEARS TO REVERSE OR PARK, AND COULD NOT SHUT THE CAR OFF AND REMOVE THE KEY. THE GEAR SHIFT WAS STUCK IN DRIVE, AND WOULD NOT DISENGAGE EVEN WHEN THE BATTERY WAS DISCONNECTED. THE CAR HAD TO BE TOWED. MOBILE TECHNICIAN FOUND THAT THE GEAR SHIFT CABLE WAS BROKEN.

THE STEERING COLUMN STARTING MAKING A LOW PITCHED WHINING SOUND FOR THE PAST 4 MONTHS. THE CAR WAS STOPPED AND PARKED AND THE WARNING CAME ON ABOUT THE SERVICING THE POWER STEERING AND NOW THE CAR HAS NO POWER STEERING. CODES: U11E8-00- & U0001-00- AND THE CAR IS NOW 1500 MILES BEYOND THE WARRANTY. WE ARE GOING TO PUSH TO THE GET THIS FIXED UNDER WARRANTY BUT AT 37K MILES THIS SHOULDN'T HAPPEN, AND AFTER RESEARCHING ONLINE THIS APPARENTLY IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE POWER STEERING MODULE LOCATED ON THE THE RACK AND PINON AND THE WHOLE THING WILL HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THIS SHOULD DEFINITELY BE A RECALL AS THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY HAZARD.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE AVENGER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE INADVERTENTLY DECELERATED AND THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT COASTED THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND POWERED OFF THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED, BUT FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 132,000.