DODGE Complaints

I WAS DRIVING 40-50 MPH ON HWY 146 NEAR KEMAH, TX. SUDDENLY AND WITHOUT WARNING THE DRIVER SEAT HEADREST ROSE UP SEVERAL INCHES AND THE FRONT OF THE HEADREST SHOT OUT AND HIT ME IN THE BACK OF THE HEAD.

MY 2006 CHARGER RT JUST STOPS FOR NO REASON WHEN I'M AT A RED LIGHT OR AS SIMPLE AS A STOP.CANT FIND A RECALL IT'S VERY DANGEROUS DON'T KNOW WHY IT'S NOT A RECALL. I TOOK IT TO THE DODGE DEALERSHIP AND THEY COUNT FIND A THE PROBLEM AND GAVE UP AND GAVE THE CAR BACK.

I RECEIVED A LETTER ABOUT A RECALL FROM NHTSA ABOUT RECALL UO4/NHTSA 18V-160. THE PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE FIX. THE LETTER GAVE ME WWW.RECALLS.MOPAR.COM TOSIGN UP FOR EMAIL OR SMS NOTIFICATIONS FOR WHEN REMEDY PARTS BECOME AVAILABLE

MY DODGE DURANGO REAR RACETRACK TAIL LIGHTS HAVE FILLED WITH WATER CONTINUOUSLY AND BLOWN THE LIGHTS IN THE ASSEMBLY, WHEN THEY ARE FLICKERING IT HAS GIVEN DRIVERS BEHIND ME A FALSE VISUAL THAT I WAS TURNING AND HAS CAUSED THEM TO TRY PASSING ME AND ALMOST CAUSED AT LEAST ONE ACCIDENT WITH MYSELF AND SON. IT IS VERY COSTLY TO REPLACE THE LIGHTS WHICH HAVE BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES NOW. I HAVE SEEN MANY DURANGO IN MY AREA THE SAME WAY. EVENTUALLY THIS IS GOING TO CAUSE A SERIOUS IF NOT FATAL ACCIDENT. EVERYDAY BEFORE MY WIFE OR I LEAVES WITH THE TRUCK WE HAVE TO CHECK THE REAR LIGHTS AND DUE TO THE NEAR MISS WHEN THE ASSEMBLY FILLS UP WITH WATER WE DON'T DRIVE IT UNTIL THE LIGHTS ARE FIXED.

AFTER THE TRUCK IS PARKED, AND THE IGNITION IS TURNED OFF AND KEY REMOVED THE FUEL PUMP MOTOR CONTINUES TO RUN, DRAINING THE BATTERY.

IGNITION CUTS OUT WHILE DRIVING EVEN AT FREEWAY SPEEDS. DODGE DEALER HAD IT HAPPEN WHILE DRIVING WITH COMPUTER HOOKED UP AND COULDN'T FIX IT.

CAR DIES PERIODICALLY SOMETIMES 4 TO 5 TIMES IN 3 MILES OTHER TIMES IT MAY GO 25 MILES AND NOT DIE. MOST OF THE TIME IT CRANKS BACK OTHERS IT HAS TO SIT FOR 5 OR SO MINUTES. SHOWS NO CODES IN THE COMPUTER COULD IT BE THE MODULE IN THE ECM?

WHEN GETTING READY TO EXIT THE VEHICLE AND TURN OFF THE ENGINE THE DISPLAY READS VEHICLE NOT IN PARK AND WON'T ALLOW ME TO TURN THE ENGINE OFF. IT TAKES APPROXIMATELY 45 SECONDS TO A MINUTE.

INFAMOUS HEMI TICKING; ON COLD START THERE'S A PRONOUNCED TICKING THAT GOES AWAY AFTER ABOUT 15 MIN OF RUNNING. FOUND EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLT HAD SHEERED; HAD IT REPLACED WITH NEW BOLTS AND GASKET BUT THE TICKING IS STILL THERE. MECHANICS SAY THERE'S NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE HOWEVER THE TICKING IS RIDICULOUSLY ANNOYING. READ THAT IT MAY BE EXHAUST LEAK HOWEVER, NOTHING CAN BE FOUND THAT NEEDS REPAIR. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR OVER A YEAR NOW.

MINE IS THE 2005 DODGE DAKOTA EXTRA CAB AND THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLTS BREAKING/SHEARING AT THE ENGINE BLOCK. THIS CAN CAUSE (AND IT HAS) A TICKING SOUND THAT GETS LOUDER AS YOU ACCELERATE. ONCE YOU HEAR THE TICKING SOUND, BOTH SIDES OF THE ENGINE ARE AFFECTED. THIS RESULTS IN POOR MILEAGE, OVERHEATING, ENGINE WILL STALL AT LOW IDLE, ULTIMATELY ALLOWING EXHAUST FUMES TO ENTER THE CABIN, POTENTIALLU, POISONING THE OCCUPANTS WITH CARBON MONOXIDE FUMES. I TOOK THIS VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THEN REPLACED. THE 1ST DEALER SAID IT WASN'T REPAIRABLE. 2ND ONE SAID, 1400 $ PER SIDE TO EXTRACT BROKEN BOLTS AT THE REAR OF THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD ON BOTH SIDES OF MY 4.7 . 3RD REPAIR SHOP TOLD ME THIS VERY COMMON ON THE 4.7 AND HE DOES ABOUT 10 A WEEK. HIS PRICE WAS 350 $ PER SIZE PLUS GASKET AND DOUGHNUT GASKET AT THE COLLECTOR. HEY! IF THIS IS SUCH A COMMON PROBLEM WHY ARE WE DODGE OWNERS BEING HOSTAGE BY HAVING TO MAKE THIS REPAIR OURSELVES AND PAY FOR IT? IT IS AN EMMISIONS ENGINEERING UNDERDESIGN THAT NEEDS TO BE FIXED AND A RECALL NEEDS TO BE ISSUED. IT IS A DESIGN DEFECT. PLEASE INVESTIGATE AND GET THIS SITUATION CORRECTED BEFORE SOME INNOCENT CHILD DIES FROM CARBON MONOXIDE ENTERING THE CABIN. NOT TO MENTION OTHER POTENTIAL HAZARDS THAT MAY OCCUR BECAUSE THE DRIVER IS OVERWHELMED BY CARBON MONOXIDE AND RUNS DOWN 78 PEOPLE BECAUSE THEY PASSED OUT FROM THE CARBON MONOIXIDE FILLED CABIN WHILE DRIVING. PLEASE. DO. SOMETHING. TIME IS RUNNING OUT. BEFORE SOMEBODY IS KILLED.