DODGE Complaints

ON OCCASION THE TRUNK WILL SUDDENLY FALL DOWN WHEN IT SHOULD REMAIN UP. THE TRUNK HAS FALLEN ON MY HEAD AND INJURED ME MORE THAN ONCE. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD. THE VEHICLE IS A 2011 DODGE CHALLENGER SRT8 WITH ABOUT 80K MILES. VEHICLE IS PARKED AND TURNED OFF WHEN THE ISSUE OCCURS. THE ISSUE HAS BEEN OCCURRING FOR SEVERAL MONTHS.

WHILE DRIVING THE HEADLIGHTS FLICKER. THEY ALSO PERIODICALLY BLINK OFF FOR A SECOND THEN RETURN. THIS MAY HAPPEN ANY AMOUNT OF TIMES WHILE DRIVING OR PARKED OUT OF GEAR. I OFTEN TRAVEL S STATE HIGHWAY BUT DOESN'TATTER WHERE OR WHEN I CAN BET ON IT HAPPENING.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 DODGE NITRO. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ACTIVATED INDEPENDENTLY AND REMAINED ACTIVATED. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO TURN OFF THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BUTTON CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE RAM (1220 E BLVD ST, KOKOMO, IN 46902, (888) 415-6958) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TIPM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V435000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT CALLED GARY MILLER CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM (5746 PEACH ST, ERIE, PA 16509) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE; HOWEVER, THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT SHE COULD PAY OUT OF POCKET AND BE REIMBURSED LATER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT SHE COULD PAY OUT OF POCKET AND SUBMIT REIMBURSEMENT. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

THERE WAS A EXHAUST SMELL IN THE CABIN THAT WAS REPEATEDLY CHECKED BY THE DEALER AND COULDN'T FIND THE SOURCE. THEN ON THE HIGHWAY WHILE TRAVELING OUT OF TOWN, I HEARD A LOUD BANG. PULLED OVER AND THE CAR WOULDN'T START. GOT IT TOWED, AND THE MECHANIC SAID THE TRANSFER CASE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED FOR $3000 WITH ONLY 75,000 MILES ON IT

HAVE TO JIGGLE THE KEY IN THE IGNITION TO GET THE ENGINE TO START. HAVE HAD THE ENGINE SHUT OFF WHILE GOING DOWN THE ROAD USUALLY WHEN HITTING A BUMP OR TURNING AND HAVE TO PULL OVER, PUT THE TRANSMISSION IN PARK AND JIGGLE THE KEY AND RESTART THE ENGINE.

HEATER CORE...THERE IS MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS ON THE HEATER CORE GOING OUT. COSTING PEOPLE ATOT OF MONEY. MY CAR IS JUST 3 YEARS OLD HEAT SHOULD STILL WORK.

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD ON A SHALLOW LEFT-HAND CURVE WHEN I TURNED THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE RIGHT, COMING OUT OF THE CURVE, ALL THE SUDDEN THE LEFT FRONT BRAKE (LFB) BEGAN TO CHATTER AS THOUGH THE LFB ABS WAS ENGAGING. THE ESP BAS AND THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS CAME ON. THE VAN VIOLENTLY SWERVED TOWARDS THE ONCOMING LANE. LUCKLY, THERE WAS NO TRAFFIC COME AT ME. I WAS ABLE TO OVER CORRECT WITH THE STEERING AND REGAIN CONTROL. I TOOK THE VAN TO A LOCAL SHOP WHICH DIAGNOSED THE STEERING POSITION SENSOR INSIDE THE AIR BAG CLOCKSPRING TO BE BAD. IT WAS REPLACED AND THE PROBLEM WENT AWAY. I FEEL THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM AND SHOULD BE ADDRESSED WITH A RECALL BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED!

WHILE PARKED IN DRIVEWAY, THE HORN STARTED BLOWING ERRATICALLY, HEADLIGHTS WERE ON, AND FRONT AND REAR WINDSHIELD WIPERS AND WASHERS OPERATING. DOOR LOCKS WOULD NOT RESPOND TO REMOTE. AFTER S SHORT PERIOD OF TRYING TO UNLOCK THE DOORS WITH THE REMOTE, THEY EITHER RESPONDED TO THE REMOTE OR UNLOCKED BY THEMSELVES. AT THAT POINT I ATTEMPTED TO TURN THE IGNITION ON AND START THE VEHICLE. I STARTED IT AND THEN TURNED IT OFF BUT THAT DID NOT STOP THE HORN, WIPERS, ETC. A FEW SECONDS AFTER SHUTTING THE IGNITION OFF, EVERYTHING STOPPED. FRONT AND REAR WIPERS DID NOT RETURN TO PARK POSITION UNTIL I MANUALLY TURNED THEM ON AND OFF. I STARTED THE ENGINE AGAIN AND HAD A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WITH ERROR CODES RELATED TO THE TCM, TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE. IN ADDITION, WHILE DRIVING, THE HEATER BLOWER MOTOR INTERMITTENTLY STOPS WORKING. ALL OF THIS APPEARS TO BE THE RESULT OF A FAULTY TIPM,TOTALLY INTEGRATED POWER MODULE. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE IN THE LAST TWO WEEKS. FIRST OCCURRENCE WAS 1/11/18 AND SECOND OCCURRENCE WAS 1/16/18. SEARCHING ONLINE REVEALED THAT MINE IS NOT AN ISOLATED PROBLEM AS THERE ARE MANY REPORTED INSTANCES OF TIPM FAILURES WITH SIMILAR SYMPTOMS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE CALIBER. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT PLACED THE GEAR SHIFTER IN NEUTRAL, TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND BACK ON, SHIFTED THE GEAR SELECTOR BACK IN DRIVE, AND THE VEHICLE OPERATED AS INTENDED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO MONROE DODGE CHRYSLER JEEP RAM SUPERSTORE (15160 S DIXIE HWY, MONROE, MI 48161, (734) 230-7872) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY HAD BEEN PREVIOUSLY REPLACED THREE TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 176,000.