DODGE Complaints

2007 DODGE CALIBER. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO CRACKED MANIFOLD AND RUSTED SUB FRAME. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED THE FRAME WAS SUPPOSED TO BE REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY, BUT HASN'T PROVIDED THE FUNDING. *JS

1996 DODGE RAM 3500. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE TIRE TREAD SHREDS OFF CASING AND CAUSES SEVERE DAMAGE TO VEHICLE UNDERCARRIAGE. *SMD *TR

UCONNECT UNIT FAILURE ON NEW VEHICLE 16 DAYS AFTER PURCHASING. UCONNECT SPORADIC REBOOTING OF CENTER CONSOLE INCLUDING CLIMATE, RADIO, BACKUP CAMERA, PERFORMANCE GAUGES, AND REMOTE VEHICLE SERVICES. HAPPENS WHEN VEHICLE IS STATIONARY OR IN MOTION.

"TAKATA RECALL" WHILE DRIVING THE 2007 DODGE CALIBER, IT SUDDENLY JERKS AND DOWN SHIFTS AND RPMS SEEM TO SKY ROCKET, THE LIGHTNING BOLT SYMBOL ILLUMINATES AND IT DROPS SPEED AND WILL NOT ACCELERATE OVER 30 MPH MAX, IT TENDS TO DO THIS ON HILLS OR AFTER YOU HAVE TO BRAKE SLIGHTLY FOR ANY REASON AND THEN ACCELERATE AGAIN TO MAINTAIN SPEED OR TO GET UP A HILL. NO MATTER HOW MUCH YOU TAKE IT EASY ON THE ACCELERATION OR HOW HARD YOU PUSH IT, IT DOESN'T HELP AFTER IT GOES INTO THIS SLOW MODE. THE ONLY WAY TO GET THE VEHICLE TO OPERATE NORMAL AGAIN IS TO PULL OFF THE ROAD, PUT IT IN PARK, TURN IT OFF AND THEN WAIT AND RESTART IT AGAIN, SOME TIMES IT HAS TAKEN UP TO 5 TIMES OR TRYING TO RESTART IT BEFORE IT FINALLY RESTARTS. THIS VEHICLE CARRIES CHILDREN IN IT EVERY DAY, AND IT HAS BECAME VERY UNSAFE TO OPERATE, HAVING A GREAT CHANCE OF BEING REARENDED OR HIT BY ANOTHER VEHICLE IN THE SIDE DUE TO LOSS OF POWER UNEXPECTEDLY

ACTIVE HEADREST PASSENGER SIDE DEPLOYED WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH ON DRY ROAD. HEADREST INTERNAL MECHANISM IS BROKEN AND UNABLE TO RESET.

WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE ABOUT 3 MONTHS AGO THE VAN BEGAN TO STALL IMMEDIATELY AFTER IT STARTED. TODAY WHILE DRIVING THE VAN SHUT OFF ON ME AT A STOP. TRIED SEVERAL TIMES TO GET IT RESTARTED BUT AFTER A FEW MINUTES IT FINALLY STARTED. NO ONE WAS INJURED OR DAMAGE. I BEGAN LOOKING THROUGH RECALLS FIR THE WIN MODULE AND FOUND THERE WAS ALREADY A RECALL FOR 2009 AND 2010 DODGE GRAND CARAVANS.

WHILE MAKING A RIGHT TURN INTO A DRIVEWAY MY FRONT LEFT WHEEL FLANGE SEPARATED FROM THE WHEEL BEARING CAUSING THE WHEEL TO COME OFF. THE TRUCK IS A TWO WHEEL DRIVE HOWEVER DODGE USES THE SAME UNIT WHEEL BEARING AS ON A FOUR WHEEL DRIVE TRUCK. TWO WHEEL DRIVE TRUCKS DO NOT HAVE A CV AXLE SHAFT THROUGH THE BEARING AND SO IF THE WHEEL FLANGE SEPARATES THERE IS NOTHING TO HOLD THE UNIT BEARING TOGETHER. TO DRAMATIZE THE ISSUE THE SAME THING HAPPENED ON MY SAME TRUCK A YEAR PREVIOUS UNDER NEAR IDENTICAL CIRCUMSTANCES. THE FIRST TIME I THINK PART DEFECT, THE SECOND TIME I THINK DESIGN DEFECT. IRONICALLY I HAD JUST EXITED THE FREEWAY ONTO SECONDARY ROAD AND WAS MAKING SLOW SPEED TURNS WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED. I WANT TO EMPHASIZE THE WHHEL BEARING DID NOT FAIL. THE FLANGE WITH THE LUG STUDS FOR THE WHEEL SEPARATED FROM THE BEARING. TWO TIMES, OPPOSITE SIDES ON THE SAME TRUCK.

WE PURCHASED OUR 2018 DODGE DURANGO SRT IN 02/2018. AFTER 300 MILES, ALL DASH LIGHTS LIT UP AND A TROUBLE CODE OF ESC WAS DISPLAYED. WE BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALER WHO ADVISED THERE WAS WATER PENETRATION OF A WIRING HARNESS CONNECTOR WHICH LEAD TO THE AXLE ACTUATOR SHORTING OUT. IT WAS REPAIRED BY CLEANING THE CONNECTOR AND REPLACING THE ACTUATOR. WE PICKED UP OUR DURANGO 4 DAYS LATER AND DROVE IT AN ADDITIONAL 990 MILES AT WHICH TIME THE SAME ISSUE HAPPENED - LIGHTS, ESC MESSAGE. WE DROPPED IT OFF AT THE DEALER ON MARCH 26, 2018 AND THEY ADVISED THE SAME ISSUE OCCURRED, WATER PENETRATED THE HARNESS CONNECTOR AND SHORTED OUT THE AXLE ACTUATOR. PARTS ARE NOT READILY AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME AS THE DEALER INDICATED ALL THE AWD DURANGOS ARE HAVING THIS ISSUE. THE HARNESS IS ON BACK ORDER THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF APRIL. I'VE CONTACTED FIAT/CHRYSLER AND ON THE FIRST REPAIR, THEY COVERED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY TO 85 MONTHS FOR US. IN MY SECOND CONTACT WITH THEM, I WAS ADVISED THIS WILL BE AN ONGOING ISSUE AS THEY HAVE NO FIX FOR THE HARNESS CONNECTOR ISSUE AND ACTUATOR PROBLEM. THE DEALERSHIP ADVISED ONCE REPAIRED THE SECOND TIME, THE ISSUE WILL RECUR ONCE DRIVEN IN WET WEATHER. BOTH ISSUES OCCURRED AS MY WIFE AND I WERE DRIVING, WHICH RESULTED IN THE LOSS OF AWD, CRUISE, AND OTHER SAFETY FUNCTIONS OF THE VEHICLE. BOTH TIMES IS HAPPENED, WE WERE DRIVING IN WET AND/OR SNOWY WEATHER. *TT *CN *JS *TT

I HAVE A 2012 AVENGER; THE HEAT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE CAR STOPPED BLOWING HOT AIR. I TOOK THE AVENGER IN FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND WAS TOLD THAT THE ISSUE WAS FROM CASING SAND CLOGGING THE RADIATOR, HEATER CORE AND THE OIL COOLER. THIS IS A MANUFACTURES DEFECT. ALSO THE SPRING ON THE ACTUATOR DOOR WAS STICKING AND NOT OPENING PROPERLY ..POOR CONTACT MATERIALS ON THE CONNECTORS FOR THE ACTUATORS!!. IT SEEMS THAT OVER TIME THEY OXIDIZE AND DEVELOP A RESISTANCE THAT ATTENUATES THE SIGNAL BACK TO THE CONTROL. WHEN THE SIGNAL GETS TOO LOW THE CONTROL LOSES TRACK OF THE ACTUATOR POSITION AND KEEPS DRIVING THE MOTOR, RESULTING IN CLICKING OR BROKEN TEETH. IT IS TOUGH TO REACH THE CONNECTOR CONTACTS TO CLEAN THEM- THE CLICKING GOES ON EVEN AFTER THE CAR IS OFF!!!! PLEASE FIX!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 RAM 1500. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND UNOCCUPIED, IT ROLLED DOWN THE DRIVEWAY WITHOUT WARNING AND CRASHED INTO A MAILBOX, BIRD BATH, AND TELEPHONE POLE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THERE WAS DAMAGE TO THE BUMPER, EXHAUST PIPE, PAINT, AND TAIL LIGHTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE AND THEN TO LAMBERT AUTO SALES (5 RIVER RD, CLAREMONT, NH 03743) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE INTERLOCKING PIN, HEADLIGHTS, EXHAUST, AND ABS MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NEED TO BE DIAGNOSED AGAIN. THE CONTACT DID NOT RECEIVE NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V821000 (POWER TRAIN). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 141,709.