DODGE Complaints

I BOUGHT THIS CAR FROM THE DEALER IN 2013 AND EVERY SO OFTEN THE AIR BAG LIGHT GOES OFF. WHEN IT WAS UNDER WARRANTEE THE REPLACED THE AIR BAGS AND IT HELPED BUT THE LIGHT GOES ON ALL THE TIME. I HAVE LOOKED ON LINE AND MANY OTHER OWNERS HAVE THIS SAME PROBLEM. SOME SAY ITS CONNECTED TO AN ISSUE WITH WIRES IN THE A OR B PILLAR. I HAVE TALKED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY DO NOT WANT TO DO ANYTHING SINCE ITS NOT UNDER WARRANTEE.

AC/HEATER..WHILE USING THE HEATER THE PASSENGER SIDE BLOWS COLD AIR WHILE THE DRIVER SIDE BLOWS HOT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 RAM 1500. WHILE STATIONARY AND WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE GEARS MALFUNCTIONED ON THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEARS WOULD NOT SWITCH TO DRIVE WHEN PROMPTED AND SWITCHED OUT OF GEAR INDEPENDENTLY. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

TAKATA RECALL. THE DEALERSHIP WANTS ME TO SIGN A WAIVER IF THEY BREAK MY DASH, THAT I AM RESPONSIBLE. I CALLED DODGE RECALL, ANF D THEY SAY THE SAME THING. WHY SHOULD I HAVE TO PAY FOR THEIR MISTAKES OR POOR WORKMANSHIP? THEY ARE TRYING TO DISCOURAGE PEOPLE FROM GETTING THE NECESSARY REPAIRS NONE TO PRESERVE CORPORATE PROFITS. I BOUGHT THIS TRUCK NEW.

ELECTRIC:MY LIGHTS KEEP GOING OUT SINCE PURCHASE UNDER 1YR..,REPLACE FUSES 4TIMES IN 6MTHS..MY TRUCK LOCKED UP WITH IGNITION START KEY REMOTE IN CAR AN ALMOST LOCKED MY SON 6YR. OLD IN CAR...HAD TO CALL AAA FOR LOCKOUT SERVICE SAFETY CONCERN AND DODGE DID SAFETY CHECK AN STATED NO CONCERNS...,ALSO STOCKTON NISSAN PURCHASED ALL 4NEW TIRES AN DID BRAKES AN DRUMS UNDER WARRANTY OF SAFETY FROM PURCHASE AN BOTH WENT BAD UNDER 5MTHS OF WORK ORDER HISTORY AN THEY REFUSE TO DO ANY CHECKS ON THIS VEHICLE,..MY PASSENGER TIRE SPLIT, AND RIGHT NOW WHEN I DRIVE THERE'S A LOUD,SQUEAKY NOISE WITH VIBRATION WHEN HITTING BRAKES WHILE DRIVING...STOCKTON DODGE WANTED TO CHARGE ME 480$ JUST TO DIAGNOSE RECOMMEND I TAKE BACK TO PURCHASE DEALER(STOCKTON NISSAN) AND THEY SHOULD SEND IT TO DODGE BUT LISA, AND AMANDA MATHEWS WOULD NOT TAKE THE VEHICLE AT NISSAN...STATED GARY BISHOP SAYS DO NOT TAKE THIS VEHICLE FOR ANY REASON...I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY IF I PAY FOR EXTENDED WARRANTY COVERAGE OVER $3000 TO STOCKTON NISSAN AND THEY WERE THE ONES WHO SUPPOSEDLY DID THE WORK THAT'S UNSATISFACTORY AN CAUSE DEFECTS AN SAFETY ISSUES AN CONCERNS...I ALSO CALLED NISSAN CORP/LITHIA AND WAS TOLD ABOUT LITHIA/NISSAN&FIRST EXTENDED WARRANTY COVERAGE POLICIES IN MIDDLE OF A BIG CHANGE SO IT LIMITED MY VEHICLE BEING REPAIRED OVER 130???MILES OF HOME RANGE AN I'M A PARTIAL PARAPLEGIC..ALSO STOCKTON SOLD ME THIS VEHICLE AN EXTENDED WARRANTY KNOWING MY DISABILITY AN SAFETY CONCERNS FOR MYSELF AN 5YOUNG KIDS.. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE AN UNSAFE FOR ANY DEALERSHIP WITH PURCHASE OF A VEHICLE AND IN COMPLAINT OF SAFETY CONCERNS REPEATEDLY AN FOR THE CUSTOMER TO BE PROLONGED STATING THEY CAN TRADE IT BACK BUT WANNA DO IT AS ANOTHER PURCHASE WITH MORE $$ DOWN ,CREDIT CHECK AGAIN, AN SAME PROCESS AS NEW PURCHASE..STOCKTON NISSAN WITH HELD INFORMATION VIABLE FROM THE EXTENDED WARRANTY PURCHASE CONTRACT DUE TO CHANGES..

GAS TANK LEAKING AT SEAM WHERE THE TWO HALVES OF THE GAS TANK ARE PUT TOGETHER. THE GAS TANK IS MADE OUT OF PLASTIC WHICH IS BY THE EXHAUST SYSTEM WHICH IS VERY HOT AND COULD CAUSE FIRE OR EXPLOSION . MAN AT DEALERSHIP PARTS DEPARTMENT SAID THIS WAS COMMON ,BUT NOT ENOUGH COMPLAINTS HAVE BEEN FILED TO DO A RECALL. CAR CAN BE STATIONARY OR IN MOTION AND YOU CAN SMELL GAS INSIDE THE CAR. WHEN CAR IS PARKED YOU CAN ALSO SMELL GAS IN THE TRUNK AND OUTSIDE THE CAR.

WHEN DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE (AUGUST 2017 WITH 130K MILES ON THE DASH) I SUDDENLY LOST THROTTLE RESPONSE AND I COULD NOT ACCELERATE. AT THIS POINT MOTOR BEGAN TO SHAKE AS I COASTED TO THE EDGE AS MY CAR SHUT OFF WHILE STILL IN THE RUN POSITION. A RED LIGHTING BOLT APPEARED AND MY VEHICLE DID NOT WANT TO START. AFTER ATTEMPTING TO START SEVERAL TIMES THE CAR FINALLY STARTED. TOOK IT TO A DEALER IN GARDEN CITY MICHIGAN WHERE THEY COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG. THE LIGHTING BOLT LIGHT WAS GONE AND ONLY A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT REMAINED. FAST FORWARD TWO MONTHS LATER THE SAME THING HAPPENED BUT I COULD NOT GET THE CAR TO START AND IT WAS TOWED TO THE SAME DEALER WITH A DEAD BATTERY THIS TIME. THEY KEPT IT FOR SEVERAL DAYS BUT COULD NOT PIN POINT THE ISSUE I.E. BAD THROTTLE BODY, BAD FUEL PUMPS ETC. HOWEVER NO CODES WERE FOUND BECAUSE THE BATTERY DIED. THE WEEK BEFORE THANKSGIVING SAME SITUATION, LOST THROTTLE RESPONSE CAR SHUT OFF GOT THE RED BOLT , BATTERY DIED. TOWED TO AAA WHERE I HAD TO PURCHASE A NEW BATTERY AND AGAIN NO CODES WERE FOUND. AGAIN THIS HAPPENED TODAY WHILE ON THE INTERSTATE TRAVELING AT ABOUT 80MPH. ARE THERE ANY TIPS OR DOCUMENTATION OF SIMILAR PROBLEMS WITH THE RED BOLT LIGHT? IVE HAD DEALERSHIP MECHANICS WITH 30+ YEARS EXPERIENCE GET LOST WITH THIS ISSUE. THEY HAVE COMES UP WITH OPTIONS BUT NOTHING CONCRETE. I WILL SOON BE FORCE TO START GUESSING AND CHECKING OR JUST GET RID OF THE VEHICLE ALL TOGETHER

TAKATA RECALL: I HAVE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH THE DODGE RECALL PEOPLE FOR THE LAST YEAR AND HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO GET ANY ACTION ON THEIR PART. THEY HAVE PUT ME IN CONTACT WITH ALL THE DODGE DEALERS IN SOUTH FLORIDA AND NONE OF THEM WILL WORK ON MY SPRINTER. PART OF THE PROBLEM IS THAT MY VEHICLE IS AN RV BUILT ONTO THE DODGE SPRINTER AND ANOTHER PROBLEM IS THAT IN 2007 DODGE WAS OWNED BY MERCEDES BENS AND DODGE DOES NOT FEEL RESPONSIBLE FOR MERCEDES PRODUCTS.

UPON START UP IN EXTREME COLD, VEHICLE MADE LOUD NOISES WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL WAS TURNED. WHILE DRIVING, THE STEERING BECAME INCREASINGLY MORE DIFFICULT WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL (SPECIFICALLY WHEN EXITING THE HIGHWAY). WHEN I ARRIVED HOME, I OPENED THE HOOD AND CHECKED THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND NOTICED FLUID ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, NEAR THE BOTTOM OF THE ENGINE. IT WAS RED IN COLOR AND DETERMINED TO BE POWER STEERING FLUID. UPON RESEARCH, I DISCOVERED THAT THIS MAKE/MODEL AND YEAR HAS A RECALL (NHTSA CAMPAIGN #16V273000) BUT MY VIN IN PARTICULAR DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE A PART OF IT.

- ON 12/01/2017 THE AIRBAG INDICATOR LIGHT ON THE DASHBOARD IS LIT. I NOTICED THE AIRBAG INDICATOR LIGHT WHEN I TURNED THE CAR ON. - ON 12/28/2017 THE DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW STOPPED WORKING. IT STOPPED WORKING WHEN I TURNED THE CAR ON AND ATTEMPTED TO PUT THE WINDOW DOWN.