DODGE Complaints

BATTERY LIGHT COME ON, SHORTLY AFTER DASH BOARD LIGHTS FLICKERED, WINDSHIELD WIPERS TURNOFF ON BY THEMSELVES, HAZARDS ALSO TURNED ON, THEN RADIO AND A/C TURNOFF, POWER STEERING WAS LOST AND THE WHOLE CAR DIED. ONCE CAR DIED, I COULD NOT START IT, TRIED TO JUMP IT AND IT WAS DEAD, WOULD NOT TURNOVER. LATER I WAS INFORMED THE ALTERNATOR IS UNDER RECALL. WHEN REPAIRED BY DODGE, I WAS TOLD I NEEDED A NEW BATTERY AND STARTER. I BELIEVE THE ROOT CAUSE AND ALL REPAIRS SHOULD HAVE BEEN MADE BY DODGE AS THEY WERE ALL CONNECTED WITH SAME EVENT.

TAKATA RECALL: DEALER IS TELLING ME I HAVE A BAD AIR BAG BUT EXTENDED WARRANTY IS NOT COVERING A DIME. HEARING ABOUT A RECALL BUT ACCORDING TO NAPLETON DODGE THERE IS NO RECALL.

SEVERAL TIMES, THE CAR HAS STALLED WHILE DRIVING. I HAVE HAD TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP, RESTART THE ENGINE AND IT HAS GONE AWAY. IN THE LAST 18 MONTHS I HAVE NOTICED ON RANDOM OCCASIONS, WHEN DOING A LEFT TURN, IT FEELS LIKE THE POWER STEERING IS NO LONGER WORKING, AND THIS ONLY HAPPENS ON LEFT TURNS. FINALLY, I HAVE SOME STRANGE ELECTRICAL ISSUES HAPPENING, SOMETIMES MY LEFT LOW BEAM WILL WORK, OTHER DAYS IT WON'T. NOW THE SOUND TO THE SPEAKERS HAVE STOPPED, AND THEN TODAY, I LEFT TO GO TO WORK, MY CAR WON'T START, ALL I HAVE IS AN ILLUMINATED ETC LIGHT AND NOTHING. I HAVE TRIED GETTING DODGE TO LOOK AT IT REPEATEDLY, IT IS CLEARLY A WIRING ELECTRICAL FAULT, THEY KEEP TELLING ME NOTHING IS UNDER REAL, AND I KEEP PUTTING MONEY AFTER MONEY INTO THE CAR, AND I THINK ITS GOING TO GET ME HURT ONE DAY.

WHILE DRIVING MY 2010 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN VAN IN THE CITY LIMITS, WHEN I HIT THE BRAKE TO SLOW DOWN OR TO ANTICIPATE TO STOP, THE ENGINE SHUTS OFF WHILE THE CAR IS STILL IN MOTION. THE RADIO, LIGHTS AND AIR CONDITIONER DO NOT SHUT DOWN *(THEY STAY ON). WHEN THIS HAPPENS, I TAKE OUT THE KEY, REINSTALL IT BACK TO THE IGNITION SWITCH AND CRANK IT TO TURN THE ENGINE ON AND IT DOES TURN ON. THIS IS HAPPENING EVERYDAY, AT LEAST TWICE PER DAY.

TL* THE CONTACT INQUIRED ABOUT A 2010 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER ON VARIOUS OCCASIONS AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO STEW HANSEN CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE RAM (12103 HICKMAN RD, URBANDALE, IA) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE WIN MODULE WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: 33461717. NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED AND THE CONTACT WAS REFERRED TO NHTSA. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 76,000.

AT 60,500 MILES WHILE DRIVING AT 60MPH THE TRANSMISSION LOST HYDRAULIC POWER AND WE WERE FORCED TO GET TOWED FROM THE HIGHWAY TO A LOCAL AAMCO TRANSMISSION REPAIR SHOP. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED AS HAVING NO HYDRAULIC PRESSURE AND THE MECHANIC THEORIZED THAT THE HYDRAULIC PUMP HAD CEASED AND WAS NO LONGER PROVIDING ADEQUATE FLUID TO THE GEARS. THERE IS A RECALL 16V461000 THAT IS FOR THIS SPECIFIC PROBLEM, YET DESPITE FALLING IN THE RANGE OF THE RECALLED VEHICLES MANUFACTURING DATES, WE WERE TOLD THAT WE HAD NO RECOURSE BECAUSE OUR SPECIFIC VIN NUMBER WAS NOT ON THE LIST. RIGHT CAR, RIGHT MODEL, RIGHT YEAR, RIGHT MANUFACTURING DATE RANGE, EXACTLY THE SAME ISSUE AS THE RECALL, AND YET WE ARE NOT ON THE LIST?? HOW IS THAT POSSIBLE? WE WERE FORTUNATE TO BE ABLE TO PULL SAFELY TO THE SHOULDER OF THE HIGHWAY.

IT IS A POWER BRAKE PEDAL THAT IS MADE TO MOVE BACKWARD AND FORWARD. THE BRAKE PEDAL MOVES FROM LEFT TO RIGHT. NEVER MOVED AT ALL BEFORE. SOMETHING MUST HAVE BROKE. DOES NOT FEEL OR LOOK TO BE SAFE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE DRIVESHAFT MALFUNCTIONED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE UNDER THE VEHICLE AS IF SOMETHING WERE BEING DRAGGED ACROSS THE GROUND. COURTESY AUTO GROUP IN VALRICO, FLORIDA WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE DRIVESHAFT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 106,000.

VEHICLE HESITATED WHILE ACCELERATING, JERKING FEELING IN THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING, CRUISE CONTROL WOULD NOT ALWAYS ENGAGE, FLASHING IF CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. NOW, CAR WON'T START AT ALL.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 DODGE DAKOTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLAMPS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT THE WIRING IN THE HEADLAMP ASSEMBLY WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 214,674.