DODGE Complaints

NOT TO LONG AFTER I BOUGHT MY JOURNEY 2011, I CAN HEAR A LOUD WHINE WHEN I TURN MY CAR ON. IT KEEPS WHINING UNTIL I'M DRIVING AWAY. IS IT DOING DAMAGE? SINCE I BOUGHT MY JOURNEY, I HAVE BEEN VERY PLEASED WITH IT AND WOULD, EVEN WITH THE PROBLEMS OF THE WHINING AND THE HUGE POWER STEERING FLUID LOSE, THAT FOR SOME REASON MY SPECIFIC CAR IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL, REMAIN A HUGE FAN.

TAKATA RECALL HAVE A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH THE HIGH SPEED ON THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS NOT WORKING. LOW SPEED WORKS WELL BUT HIGH SPEED STOPS WIPERS COMPLETELY.

IN AUGUST 2017 I CAME OUT TO GET INTO THE CAR AND THE DRIVERS SIDE HEADREST HAD PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY DEPLOYED OVERNIGHT. NEXT DAY WE WERE SITTING IN THE CAR WAITING FOR FOOD TO BE DELIVERED AND THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADREST DEPLOYED STRIKING MY DAUGHTER IN THE FACE HARD ENOUGH TO LEAVE A BRUISE. HEADREST WILL NOT RESET AND DEALERSHIP STATES THAT IT IS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT BUT WILL NOT REPLACE THEM. VEHICLE WAS AT 80000 MILES AT THE TIME SO NO LONGER UNDER FULL WARRANTY, BUT THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD HAVE TO REPLACE FAULTY SAFETY EQUIPMENT REGARDLESS.

WHEN DRIVING THE TRUCK AROUND 65 MPH & I HIT A BUMP I GET A SEVERE DEATH WOBBLE. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL MORE TIMES & IT'S VERY DANGEROUS

HEAT ONLY WORKS ON DRIVERS SIDE. ONLY COLD AIR WILL BLOW OUT ON PASSENGER SIDE. I LIVE IN UPSTATE NY WHERE IT SNOWS A LOT. IT IS DIFFICULT TO KEEP WINDSHIELD DEFROSTED ON PASSENGER SIDE OF CAR. I HAVE BEEN THE SOLE OWNER OF THE CAR. THIS STARTED ABOUT A YEAR AGO AND HAPPENED WEATHER. AT IS IN MOTION OR NOT.

THE 6 SPEED TRANSMISSION AT 47,000 MILES IS HAVING A VERY HARD TIME SHIFTING INTO AND OUT OF GEAR AT IDLE. WITH CLUTCH PEDAL ALL THE WAY TO FLOOR IT WILL NOT GO INTO OR OUT OF FIRST GEAR OR REVERSE. AFTER GETTING IT INTO GEAR AND DRIVING THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTS FINE. THERE IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THE CLUTCH AND GREASE USED ON THIS YEAR MODEL

THE VEHICLE ENGINE WILL BUCK AND OR STALL IMMEDIATELY AFTER A COMPLETE FUEL FILL-UP. THE ISSUE CAN LAST ANYWHERE FROM 5-13 MILES AFTER THE FILL UP. AFTERWARDS THE VEHICLE OPERATES NORMALLY. IT OCCURS AFTER EVERY FILL-UP AND STARTED THREE FILL-UPS AGO. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS ESPECIALLY WHEN ON THE HIGHWAY.

THE GEAR SHIFT CAN BE MOVED FROM PARK WITHOUT DEPRESSING THE BRAKE TO RELEASE THE SHIFT INTERLOCK.

I HAVE NOW LOST THE HEAT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF MY CAR 3 TIMES. FIRST TIME THEY DID JUST A FLUSH, NEXT TIME REPLACED THE HEATER CORE, AND NOW IT'S GONE AGAIN. THIS IS A HUGE ISSUE BECAUSE IT ALWAYS HAPPENS DURING THE WINTER! IT'S A COMPLETE VISIBILITY CONCERN! NOT TO MENTION A VERY COMMON ISSUE THAT SOMETHING IN THE MANUFACTORING IS CAUSING.

"07" MEGA CAB 4X4 HAS THE WELL KNOWN "DEATH WOBBLE" THAT CHRYSLER DOESN'T WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE. WHEN TRAVELING OVER 55 AND HIT BUMPS, POTHOLES, OR BRIDGE JOINTS THE CONDITION STARTS AND DOESN'T STOP UNTIL SLOWED TO LESS THAN 20 MPH. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. HAVE SPENT SEVERAL THOUSAND DOLLARS TRYING TO FIX TO NO AVAIL. TRUCK ONLY HAD 52500 MILES WHEN THIS STARTED. I HAVE REPLACED STEERING SYSTEM WITH "NEW IMPROVED" VERSION, REPLACED SHOCKS, TRACK BAR BUSHINGS, STEERING STABILIZER, STEERING GEAR BOX STABILIZER, TIRES. TRUCK HAS ONLY BEEN DRIVEN 800 MILES IN THE LAST 2 YEARS DUE TO THE PROBLEM AND ONLY DRIVEN THAT FAR BECAUSE WHEN IT STARTED I WAS 500 MILES FROM HOME. COUPLE THIS WITH THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG RECALL THAT SAID DO NOT DRIVE UNTIL REPLACED AND IT TOOK A YEAR TO GET PARTS. TO SAY I AM NOT HAPPY WITH CHRYSLER WOULD BE AN UNDERSTATEMENT. THE "DEATH WOBBLE" IS VERY SERIOUS AND AFTER THINKING I HAD IT FIXED IT NEARLY CAUSED A MAJOR WRECK ON A 4 LANE INTERSTATE WHILE PULLING A 26' TRAILER LOADED WITH ATV'S, RUNNING 65 MPH AND RAN OVER AN EXPANSION JOINT AT A BRIDGE. I CLEARED ALL 4 LANES TRYING TO GET IT UNDER CONTROL, EVERYONE WAS GOING IN ALL DIRECTIONS TO GET AWAY FROM ME. THANK GOD IT NEVER CAUSED ANY DAMAGE TO ANYONE'S VEHICLES, ONLY OUR NERVES AND UNDERWEAR. THIS IS WAY MORE SERIOUS THAN ANY EMISSIONS SCAM.