DODGE Complaints

THE POWER STEERING BECOMES VERY RIGID AND DIFFICULT WHEN MAKING A QUICK OR SLOW LEFT TURN WHEN DRIVING ON THE ROADWAYS. IN A PARKING LOT THE STEERING WHEEL BECOMES DIFFICULT TO TURN LEFT AS YOU MANEUVER OUT OF A SPACE. THE STEERING BECOMES RIGID AS THE CAR MAKES A GROANING/GRINDING NOISE. THE CAR ALSO MAKES A WHINING/HIGH PITCH NOISE WHILE TURNING. NO CAR I HAVE EVER OWNED PERFORMED LIKE THIS. IT HAS GOTTEN SLOWLY BUT STEADLIY WORSE AND NOW I HAVE BECOMED CONCERNED FOR MY SAFETY. THE CAR ONLY HAS 48,800 MILES. THE PROBLEM STARTED ABOUT 8 MONTHS AGO. I WILL NOW HAVE IT LOOKED AT BY A MECHANIC THIS WEEK. ITS POSSIBLE THE POWER STEERING IS FAULTY, OR THE RACK AND PINION. THE POWER STEERING FLUID HAS NOT BEEN CHECKED BY ME SINCE OWNING IT AT 38,000 MILES. I NEED TO CHECK ASAP. THE STEERING FLUID RESERVOIR IS HIDDEN BEHIND THE FRONT PASSENGER WHEEL WELL, SO THIS MAKES IT MORE DIFFICULT FOR THE AVERAGE PERSON TO CHECK QUICKLY.

THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE LIGHT CAME ON WHILE DRIVING ON IH35, I LOST POWER AND MYVEHICLE WENT ON 5 MILES PER HOUR THEN STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY.

RACK AND PINION STEERING FAILED, FORTUNATELY ON A SIDE STREET NEAR A DEALERSHIP AND NOT ON MAJOR HIGHWAY, WE REPORTED SUDDEN BRAKE LINE FAILURE IN 2015 ON SAME VEHICLE - STILL AWAITING RESPONSE. NO WARNING EITHER ISSUE. WE ARE NOW EXTREMELY CONCERNED.. RECALLS WERE DONE ON 2008-2013 BUT BELIEVE A YEAR WAS MISSED! HOPE NO ONE WAS KILLED OR INJURED. FORTUNATE NOW THIS IS 10 YEAR OLD TRUCK BUT NO WARNING EITHER INSTANCE.. THIS NEVER SHOULD HAVE HAPPENED. *JS

PARKING BRAKE FAILURE AT 42K MILES. PARKING BRAKE ON REAR WHEELS SEEMS TO HAVE STUCK IN CALIPER AND DOES NOT ENGAGE. WHEN PULLING BACK ON PARKING BRAKE HANDLE IN CAR, THERE IS LITTLE OR NO RESISTANCE. DRIVER'S SIDE REAR BRAKE PADS WORE MORE QUICKLY THAN ANY OTHER PAD AND WERE ALMOST DOWN TO METAL ON INSPECTION / REPLACEMENT. ALL OTHER PADS HAD 1/3 TO 1/2 OF THE PADS REMAINING ON OTHER BRAKE ASSEMBLIES. THE VEHICLE IS PARKED ON A SLIGHT INCLINE IN A DRIVEWAY AT RESIDENCE AND BEGAN ROLLING BACK AFTER ENGAGING PARKING BRAKE. VEHICLE NOW MUST BE SET IN REVERSE (STICK SHIFT) AND PARKED ON FLAT GROUND. PARKING BRAKE NO LONGER HAS ANY BRAKING POWER TO HOLD VEHICLE IN PLACE AND PREVENT IT FROM ROLLING. PARKING BRAKE CABLE SEEMS FREE TO MOVE BACK AND FORTH. BRAKE CALIPER ASSEMBLY WITH A ROTATIONAL CAME PARKING BRAKE ENGAGEMENT SEEMS STUCK AND HARD TO MOVE IN CALIPER. NORMAL BRAKING FROM USE OF THE BRAKE PEDAL SEEMS UNAFFECTED, JUST PARKING BRAKE. ATTACHED IMAGE SHOWS THE CALIPER REMOVED AND THE AREA CIRCLED OF WHERE THE PARKING BRAKE CABLE ATTACHES TO THE CALIPER PARKING BRAKE ASSEMBLY.

CAR STALLS UNEXPECTEDLY WHILE DRIVING. THE ENGINE STOPS AND THERE IS A COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER. POWER STEERING FAILS AND IT IS DIFFICULT TO MANOUVER VEHICLE. I CAN SUCCESSFULLY RESTART THE VEHICLE BY EITHER STOPPING THE CAR, SHIFTING INTO PARK, AND RESTARTING BY TURNING THE KEY, OR SHIFTING INTO NEUTRAL WHILE THE CAR IS STILL IN MOTION, THEN TURNING THE KEY TO RESTART, AND THEN SHIFTING BACK INTO DRIVE. THIS HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST 10 TIMES ON THE FREEWAY GOING AT FREEWAY SPEEDS OVER THE PAST YEAR, AND DMORE THAN 50 TIMES ON SURFACE STREETS. OFTEN THIS HAPPENS WHEN HITTING A BUMP IN THE ROAD, BUT SOMETIMES THERE ISN'T AN OBVIOUS CAUSE. ONCE WHILE DRIVING ON A BUMPY DIRT ROAD IT REPEATEDLY STALLED, BUT WHEN I HELD THE KEY IN PLACE, IT STOPPED STALLING. WE HAD THE DEALER LOOK AT IT AND THEY COULDN'T FIND ANY PROBLEMS. WE REPLACED THE KEY THINKING THAT MIGHT HELP, AND IT SEEMED TO FOR A FEW MONTHS, BUT NOW THE PROBLEM IS WORSE THAN EVER, STALLING AT LEAST SEVERAL TIMES A WEEK. IN THE PAST SEVERAL MONTHS THE CAR ALMOST ALWAYS WON'T START ON THE INITIAL KEY TURN. I HAVE TO HOLD IT IN START POSITION FOR SEVERAL SECONDS LONGER THAN NORMAL, AND I HAVE TO GIVE IT SOME GAS AND REV THE ENGINE FOR IT TO START. HAVING THE CAR STALL AT ANY POINT WHILE DRIVING IS FRIGHTENING, BUT WHEN THIS HAS HAPPENED ON THE HIGHWAY, IT IS TERRIFYING AND HORRIBLY DANGEROUS FOR ME, MY FAMILY, AND OTHER VEHICLES AROUND ME.

TAKATA RECALL I [XXX] MADE A REPORT IN FEBRUARY 2014 ABOUT MY DODGE RAM 1500 I REPORT ABOUT MY AIR BAGS DID NOT WORK WHEN MY HUSBAND HAD WRECK BY FALLING ASLEEP ON THE INTERSTATE GOING TO WORK WITH CRUISE CONTROL ON AND HE HIT A BIG TRUCK ,YES HE HIT THE STEER WHEEL, BUT THE AIRBAGS DID NOT WORK, DID 15,000 DOLLARS DAMAGE TO THE TRUCK, THIS TRUCK IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE,WE WHERE OFFER THE BUY BACK PROGRAM AND WE TOLD THE DODGE COMPANY YES TAKE THIS TRUCK CAUSE IT IS NOT SAFE BUT THEY SAID WE WHERE UPSIDE ON THE AMOUNT WE OWE,WE RISK OUR LIVES WITH THIS TRUCK EVERYDAY ,THIS HAS ALSO HAS A LOT OF ELECTRIC PROBLEM INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

MY VEHICLE SHUTS DOWN WHILE DRIVING. I HAVE A BATTERY UNDER WARRANTY. I'VE GONE TO THE STORE WHERE THE BATTERY WAS PURCHASED TWICE AND WAS TOLD THE BATTERY AND ALTERNATOR ARE GOOD. I'VE HAD TWO DIFFERENT AUTO MECHANICS CHECK MY CAR AND WAS TOLD THE SAME AS THE ABOVE. ONE MECHANIC TOLD ME WHEN HE APPLIED A DIAGNOSTIC TOOL TO MY CAR, SEVERAL FACTORY CODES COME UP. I WAS TOLD TO TAKE MY CAR TO A DODGE DEALER SERVICE CENTER, WHICH I PLAN TO DO ON MONDAY 2//12/18. I'M FILING THIS COMPLAINT BECAUSE MY NEIGHBOR'S FRIEND AND MY SISTER'S MALE FRIENDS GIRLFRIEND BOTH OWN DODGE DARTS AND ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM. OUR CARS WILL SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING. MY BATTERY INDICATOR LIGHT COMES ON, HOWEVER WHEN TESTED, THE BATTERY AND ALTERNATOR INDICATES THEY ARE OKAY. AS I SAID ABOVE, I'VE HAD THE BATTERY AND ALTERNATOR TESTED AT LEAST FOUR TIMES. EACH TIME I EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM MY CAR WAS IN MOTION ON A STREET.

MY CAR STALLS FREQUENTLY AND THE STEREO SYSTEM AND EVERYTHING POWERS DOWN. IT DOES IT WHEN DRIVING AS WELL. IT ALSO SMELLS LIKE WIRES ARE BURNING WHEN THIS HAPPENS.

TAIL LIGHT AND CENTER LIFT GATE LIGHTS ARE POOLING WITH WATER AND CAUSING DARK SPOTS IN THE TRACK LIGHTING AND OTHER LIGHTS TO FAIL. THERE HAS BEEN NO DAMAGE TO THIS VEHICLE. THIS IS THE FACTORY LIGHT ASSEMBLIES AND THERE HAVE BEEN MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS OF THIS HAPPENING WITH THE 2014 AND 2015 DODGE DURANGO

MY DODGE GRAND CARAVAN, 2010, HAS STARTED CUTTING OFF ON ME WHILE DRIVING. MY STABILIZER LIGHT COMES ON, RPMS DROP TO 0, AND I LOSE MY POWER STEERING ALONG WITH LOW BREAK REACTION. I FEEL THIS IS VERY UNSAFE. I HAVE CHANGED SEVERAL SENSORS TO NO AVAIL. I STARTED DOING RESEARCH AND FOUND THAT THEY HAVE SAFETY RECALL L25. CALLED MY LOCAL DODGE DEALERSHIP TO SET UP THE REPAIR, ONLY TO FIND OUT MY VAN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL, EVEN THOUGH IT IS IN THE ALOTTED YEARS (2008-2010). WHAT AM I SUPPOSED TO DO. THIS COULD EASILY CAUSE A WRECK