DODGE Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEATING SYSTEM FAILED AND THE DRIVER'S SIDE VENTS PRODUCED COLD AIR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO GANDRUD DODGE CHRYSLER JEEP (2300 AUTO PLAZA WAY, GREEN BAY, WISCONSIN 54302, 920-468-1212) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRONT AND REAR PASSENGER ACTUATORS FAILED. THE FRONT ACTUATOR WAS REPLACED, BUT THE REAR ACTUATOR WAS NOT. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE 2013 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE MANUFACTURER WARRANTED ACTUATOR REPLACEMENT. THE REPAIR WAS ONLY EXTENDED TO THE 2014 AND 2015 DODGE GRAND CARAVANS. THE CONTACT WANTED TO PROVIDE THE FAILED ACTUATOR HEATER (PART NUMBER: 68299450AA). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,787.

AIR BAG LIGHT CAME UP ON, HORN AND CRUISE CONTROL STOPPED WORKING. MANY PEOPLE WITH SAME ISSUES ON FORUMS. IT IS THE CLOCK SPRING.

CAR IS A MANUAL TRANSMISSION. MULTIPLE OCCURRENCES- WHEN EMERGENCY BREAK IS SET AND THE ENGINE IS OFF AND IN PARK THE CAR WILL STILL ROLL BY ITSELF. COMPLAINED TO DODGE, DODGE SAYS SOFTWARE ISSUE AND IT WILL NOT HAPPEN AGAIN. STILL HAPPENING, I AM LUCKY IT DID NOT HIT A CAR BUT TODAY (2/22/18) IT HIT A TREE- ROLLED 2 FEET BACK. THERE IS A RECALL OUT THERE FOR THE 2017 MODEL BUT I REALLY FEEL MULTIPLE YEARS ARE EFFECTED. ACTUAL CAR IS A SCAT PACK. WHEN I LOOKED ON LINE SEVERAL PEOPLE OUT THERE WITH A CHALLENGER ARE HAVING THIS ISSUE, ALSO WITH A MANUAL TRANSMISSION. NOW I HAVE TO PAY FOR THE BODY WORK BUT I FEEL DODGE SHOULD BE LIABLE.

THE LIFT GATE TAIL LAMP HOUSING IS FULL OF WATER BECAUSE WHEN MANUFACTURED THE HOUSING WAS NOT MADE TO BE WATER TIGHT. THIS IS A VERY COMMON ISSUE IN THIS VEHICLE AND AFFECTS NOT ONLY THE LIFT GATE TAIL LAMP BUT ALSO OTHER ASPECTS OF THE VEHICLE'S ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. I HAVE SEVERAL LIGHTS THAT HAVE SHORTED OUT BECAUSE OF THIS ISSUE.

THE HEATER WORKS GREAT ON THE DRIVERSIDE AND BLOWS COLD ON THE PASSENGER SIDE NO MATTER WHAT YOU DO.AUTOSTART DOESN'T WORK WHEN IT'S COLD OUT, THOUGHT THAT WAS THE POINT OF IT BUT GUESS NOT.MAKES A REALLY LOUD WINDING NOISE WHEN I STARTING IT,ALSO GOES INTO GEARS HARD MOST OF THE TIME. GOT THE HARD TO FIND 225/55/19 TIRES ON IT AND MY BRAKES MAKE A LOT OF NOISES. MY FRONT END MAKES A BUNCH OF POPPING AND GRINDING WHEN TURNING LEFT OR RIGHT GOING FORWARD OR BACKWARDS, HEATSHEILD IS FALLING OFF AROUND THE DRIVESHAFT. SERVICE ALL WHEEL DRIVE LIGHT COMES ON OFTEN, THE PARK ASSIST STOPPED WORKING ,TAILLIGHTS FLICKERING OFTEN, ONE OF MY FOBS WORKS WHEN IT WANTS TO EVEN WITH A NEW BATTERY.DRIVER SEAT IS ALSO STARTING TO ACT UP TO HAVING TO WIGGLE THE SWITCH AROUND TO MAKE IT WORK. NO ONE WANTS TO FIX THE PROBLEMS WITH MY JOURNEY RT MAKING ME REGRET GETTING THIS SUV I WAS PRACTICALLY FORCED INTO BUYING/TRADING IT AND WHEN I WENT TO THE PLACE OF PURCHASE A FEW DAYS AFTER GETTING WAS PROMISED THESE ISSUES FIXED AND I'M STILL WAITING WILL NOT PUT MY CHILDREN IN THIS CAR GOING TO GET RID OF THIS NIGHTMARE SOON AS I GET THE CHANCE SINCE THIS SO CALLED 4STAR SAFETY RAITING IS BS DON'T FEEL SAFE AT ALL

MY 2010 DODGE CHALLENGER SRT8 COMPLETELY SHUTS DOWN WHILE DRIVING FOR NO APPARENT REASON. THE ENGINE TURNS OFF AND I LOSE POWER STEERING. IT DOES THIS REPEATEDLY WHILE DRIVING AT ALL SPEEDS. ALL ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS WORK WHEN THIS HAPPENS BUT THE POWER STEERING MAKES IT VERY HARD TO TURN THE VEHICLE WHICH MAKES IT VERY DANGEROUS IN TRAFFIC OR ON THE HIGHWAY. I HAVE TO PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK PRESS MY IGNITION START BUTTON TO TURN THE CAR COMPLETELY TO THE OFF POSITION AND RESTART THE VEHICLE. THERE ARE NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS THAT ILLUMINATE AFTER THIS HAPPENS SO THE DODGE DEALER DOES NOT KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. THE LAST TIME THIS HAPPENED MY ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT HAS ILLUMINATED AND MY ESP, TRACTION CONTROL AND ANTI LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM WAS DISABLED AND HASN'T BEEN ENABLED. AFTER STARTING THE CAR THE ESP, TC AND ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATE AND STAY ON. I HAVE TAKEN MY VEHICLE TO THE DODGE DEALER THREE TIMES AND THEY HAVE SAID THAT THEY ARE NOT ABLE TO FIND THE PROBLEM BECAUSE THERE ARE NO TROUBLE CODES OR A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON. I HAVE READ ONLINE THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON ISSUE THAT THOUSANDS OF OWNERS OF DODGE CHALLENGERS ARE EXPERIENCING WITH THE SAME RESULT THAT THE DODGE SERVICE DEPARTMENTS CAN NOT FIND OR DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THIS RANDOM ENGINE SHUT OFF HAS HAPPENED AROUND 40 TIMES. IT'S HAPPENED ON THE HIGHWAY IN MOTION AT SPEEDS OF 75 MPH ON THE CITY STREET FROM 30-50 MPH AND WHEN LEAVING AN INTERSECTION AFTER THE STOP LIGHT TURNS GREEN LEAVING ME STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION IN DANGER OF BIENG HIT BY ONCOMING TRAFFIC. IT HAS ALSO HAPPENED WHILE TURNING IN A INTERSECTION AND THE VEHICLE STOPPING WITH ONCOMING TRAFFIC HEADING TOWARDS MY VEHICLE. I HAVE NEARLY BEEN HIT NUMEROUS TIMES DUE TO THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE PROOF OF MY VEHICLE TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO RESOLVE THIS ISSUE WITH NO LUCK AS TO WHAT THE DANGEROUS PROBLEM IS.

THE HEAT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE CAR IS BLOWING OUT COLD AIR EVEN THOUGH THE HEAT IS TURNED ON ALL THE WAY. ALSO WHILE I'M DRIVING MY TEMPERATURE GAUGE RISES IF I DON'T HAVE THE HEAT ON. THIS IS A PROBLEM FOR ALL DODGE AVENGER OWNERS AND THIS ISSUE REALLY NEEDS TO BE RESOLVED

THE INTAKE MANIFOLD RUNNER CONTROL IS SHOWING AS "STUCK OPEN" CAUSING THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TO BE LIT UP AND THE CAR CANNOT BE INSPECTED. I HAVE REPLACED THIS PART 3 TIMES IN 3 YEARS. THE PART IS EITHER DEFECTIVE FROM EVERY SOURCE, THE CAR IS CAUSING THE ISSUE, OR THE COMPUTER ISN'T FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. THIS HAS COST ME THOUSANDS AND LEFT ME WITHOUT A VEHICLE FOR OVER A YEAR. THIS IS A PART THAT SHOULD LAST A DECADE IF YOU TAKE GOOD CARE OF YOUR AUTOMOBILE.

CLIMATE CONTROL BLOWS COLD AIR ON THE PASSENGER SIDE AND WARM AIR ON THE DRIVERS SIDE WHEN HEAT IS ON AND DRIVING. ENGINE TEMPERATURE DOES NOT REACH NORMAL OPERATING TEMPERATURE WHEN DRIVING IN COLD WEATHER. TOOK TO MY LOCAL TRUSTED MECHANIC AND HE DIAGNOSED THE HEATER CORE IS PLUGGED WITH DEBRIS. LOOKED ONLINE AND THE DODGE AVENGER HAVE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS WITH THAT SAME ISSUE. CALLED CHRYSLER GROUP AND MADE A COMPLAINT AND GOT A CASE NUMBER. I HAVE AN APPOINTMENT LATER THIS WEEK TO HAVE IT DIAGNOSED BY A DODGE DEALERSHIP FOR THE RECORD.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 DODGE INTREPID. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 75 MPH, THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING OR IMPACT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES SUSTAINED. THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED BEFORE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TOWED, REPAIRED, OR TAKEN TO A DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 172,000.