DODGE Complaints

2010 DODGE RAM 3500. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO BRAKE TRANSMISSION SHIFT INTERLOCK. *LD *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 DODGE JOURNEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND BECAME EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO TURN IN EITHER DIRECTION, ESPECIALLY WHILE TURNING LEFT. THE DEALER (BROWN-DAUB DODGE/CHRYSLER/JEEP/RAM OF BATH AND DODGE TRUCK CENTER, 7720 BETH-BATH PIKE BATH, PA, (610) 837-9303) WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE, AND INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V273000 (STEERING). THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NEED TO BE DIAGNOSED TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER CONFIRMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS EXCLUDED FROM THE RECALL AND SUGGESTED THAT THE DEALER DIAGNOSE AND REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 61,000. *TT *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 DODGE DURANGO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT COASTED THE VEHICLE TO THE SHOULDER. AFTER ATTEMPTING THREE TIMES TO RESTART THE VEHICLE, IT FINALLY STARTED AND WAS DRIVEN TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE BEGAN APPROXIMATELY TWO AND A HALF MONTHS AGO. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 71,000.

IT STARTED WITH THE BLINKER SHORTING OUT THE LIGHTS INSIDE THE CAR AND THE PROBLEM IS PERSISTENTLY GETTING WORSE. NOW THE HORN GOES OFF WITHOUT NOTICE WHILE DRIVING, NOW THE HORN IS NO LONGER WORKING AT ALL. I WAS NEARLY IN AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE I COULDN'T WARN A VEHICLE THEY WERE ENTERING MY LANE. I AM CONCERNED THAT MY CAR ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WILL COMPLETELY MALFUNCTION WHILE DRIVING AS THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM IS ESSENTIALLY THE BRAIN OF THE VEHICLE. NUMEROUS DODGER OWNERS HAVE EXPRESSED THAT IT WILL ONLY GET WORSE, EVEN TO THE POINT OF COMPLETELY CUTTING OFF WHILE IN TRAFFIC.

I BOUGHT A USED DODGE CALIBER OFF OF A FRIEND IN 2016. I RECENTLY STARTED HEARING A WEIRD METAL CLANKING IN THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE WHEEL AREA. I HAD BEEN ADVISED A YEAR PRIOR THAT I WOULD BE NEEDING TIRE RODS, STRUTS, AND BALL JOINTS IN THE NEAR FUTURE. SO I TOOK IT IN THE BE REPAIRED. AFTER SPENDING OVER $1000 TO GET IT ALL REPAIRED. I DROVE OFF AND THE NOISE WAS STILL THERE. WENT BACK TO THE SHOP AND AFTER 35-40 MINUTES OF ROCKING THE VEHICLE WE WERE ABLE TO RECREATE THE NOISE AND LOCATED THE NOISE WAS COMING FROM THE AREA OF THE CONTROL ARM AND SUB-FRAME. AFTER FURTHER INSPECTION WE FOUND THE THE SUB-FRAME TO BE RUSTED THROUGH WHICH WAS CAUSING THE METAL TO POP AND CRACK AS IT WAS FLEXING. I CONTACTED THE LOCAL DODGE SERVICE CENTER AND THEY ADVISED THERE WERE NO RECALLS IN REFERENCE TO THE SUB-FRAME. AFTER CHECKING ON LINE I FOUND THAT THERE HAD IN FACT BEEN A EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR THE SUB-FRAME FOR MY YEAR MAKE AND MODEL, BUT IT HAD EXPIRED IN 2016. I CALLED CHRYSLER AND THEY WERE AWARE OF THE ISSUE, BUT WOULD NOT HONOR THE ORIGINAL "WARRANTY" THAT THEY HAD PLACED ON THE SAME PART. SUBSEQUENTLY I ALSO FOUND THAT THEY HAD THE SAME "WARRANTY" ISSUED FOR THE SAME PART FOR THE SAME MAKE AND MODELS FROM 2008-20012. AFTER RESEARCH THROUGH THE INTERNET I FOUND HUNDREDS OF VEHICLE OWNERS LIKE ME THAT HAVE HAD THE SAME ISSUE WITH THE SAME RESULTS. I WAS NOT THE ORIGINAL OWNER AND WOULD HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY NOTIFICATION FROM CHRYSLER ABOUT THE ISSUE WITH THE PART.

WIPER BLADE ELECTRONICS WILL STOP INTERMITTENTLY CAUSING LOSS OF VISIBILITY ESPECIALLY IN SEVERE WEATHER CONDITIONS. THIS HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES DESPITE USE OF APPROPRIATE DE-ICER WINTER FORMULA WIPER FLUID, REPLACEMENT OF THE WIPER MOTOR, AND MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH ASSEMBLY. THE PROBLEM APPEARS TO BE OVERLOAD OF THE CIRCUIT WHEN THERE IS MILD TO MODERATE AMOUNT OF ICE ON THE WINDSHIELD OR WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL IS READJUSTED DOWNWARD CAUSING THE WIRING HARNESS TO COME LOOSE. THIS HAS ALMOST CAUSED MAJOR ACCIDENTS AT LEAST 2 AND MAYBE EVEN 3 TIMES DUE TO THIS ISSUE. THE PROBLEM OCCURRED WHEN DRIVING STRAIGHT AT SLOW SPEED OF ABOUT 20 MPH DUE TO SEVERE WEATHER AND I WAS FORCED TO STOP WHEN THE WIPERS WOULD STOP WORKING.

THE TRANSFER CASE WILL MAKE NOISE WHEN UNLOCKING THE DOORS, IT WILL ALSO ENGAGE AND CHANGE THE AWD BY ITSELF TO 4LOCK WHEN DRIVING ON THE ROAD. IT CAN CAUSE SERIOUSE HARD OR ACCIDENT. THE AIRBAGS ON BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE LIGHT WILL ENGAGE AND CAN CAUSE SERIOUSE HARM. THE FUEL PUMP SEEMS LIKE IT HAS AN AIR BUBBLE INSIDE AND SHOOTS OUT GASOLINE AND ALSO CAN CAUSE SERIOUSE HARM. ALL OF THESE PROBLEMS OCCURS WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION AND STATIONARY. PLEASE FIX!!! RECALL!!! YOU HAVE TO HEAR THE NOISE AND DRIVE WHEN IT HAPPENS.

THE DRIVER SIDE SLIDING DOOR WILL NOT UNLOCK, CAUSING CONCERN FOR THE SAFETY OF MY FAMILY IF IN AN ACCIDENT. THE LOCK WILL NOT MOVE EITHER MANUALLY OR ELECTRICALLY/KEY FOB. IT WORKED JUST FINE AND SUDDENLY STOPPED. I WAS PARKED IN A DRIVEWAY AND USED IT AS NORMAL AND DROVE ABOUT 5 MILES AND STOPPED TO USE THE DOOR AGAIN WITHOUT ANY SUCCESS.

ON MY 2009 DODGE RAM 1500 HEMI I HAVE BROKEN BOLTS ON MY EXHAUST MANIFOLD, SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH MY HVAC SYSTEM IN MY TRUCK ALSO. BOTH OF WHICH I SEE ARE VERY COMMON PROBLEMS WITH THESE TRUCKS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE JOURNEY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, BUT FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD. IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE, THE BRAKE PEDAL HAD TO BE PUMPED SEVERAL TIMES. THE CONTACT COASTED THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, WAITED A FEW MINUTES, AND WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE HOME. THERE WAS NO WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE MASTER CYLINDER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 113,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.