DODGE Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2017 DODGE JOURNEY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO A TREE. DURING THE CRASH, THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED DAMAGE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. APPROXIMATELY TEN MINUTES AFTER THE CRASH, FLAMES WERE PRESENT UNDER THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE LOCAL DEALER (DODGE CHRYSLER OF TITUSVILLE IN TITUSVILLE, FL) AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8,500.

A KIND OF NOISE WAS PRESENT IN THE ENGINE AND I TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER BACK IN AUGUST 2017. THE PARTIALLY FIXED THE ISSUE, HOWEVER, THEY SAID THAT A RECALL WAS AVAILABLE FOR IT, HOWEVER, NO REMEDIATION YET AVAILABLE. IN CONCLUSION, THEY SUGGESTED ME TO WAIT FOR THE REMEDIATION TO BE AVAILABLE B/C THE ALTERNATOR WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. SINCE AUGUST 2017 I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR DODGE TO RELEASE PARTS FOR THIS RECALL AND THE DEALER TOLD ME IT WOULD NOT BE LATER THAN NOVEMBER. DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO NOW AND I'M CONCERN THE VEHICLE MAY STOP AT ANY TIME DUE TO A FIRE OR ELECTRICAL SHORT-CIRCUIT.

MY WIFE WAS T-BONED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE, BY A VEHICLE SUPPOSEDLY TRAVELING 25 MPH, WITH MY SON IN THE PASSENGER SEAT AND THE SIDE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. SHE WAS CROSSING AN INTERSECTION WHEN THE COLLISION HAPPENED.

I HAD A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TURN ON- WITHIN SECONDS MY ENGINE SHUT OFF AND I LOST ALL POWER STEERING AND BRAKE CONTROL. I HAD TO LET THE CAR ROLL TO A STOP. I PUT THE CAR INTO PARK AND RESTARTED IT. I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE ABOUT 100 FT AND IT TURNED OFF AGAIN. TOWED TO DEALERSHIP AND CODE THAT CAME UP WAS FOR THE THROTTLE BODY TO BE REPLACED ($716 USD). I HAD IT FIXED BUT CAR STILL WAS NOT DRIVING THE SAME AS BEFORE THE REPLACEMENT. 10 DAYS LATER THE SAME THING HAPPENED IN MY SUBDIVISION. THE ENGINE TURNED OFF AND I LOST STEERING AND BRAKES. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. THIS TIME THE CAR WOULD NOT TURN OVER. IT WOULD TRY TO -YOU COULD HEAR THE ENGINE TRYING TO START. TOWED IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND NOW IT IS THE CRANK SENSOR?(ANOTHER $147USD). EACH TIME THIS HAPPENED I WAS IN THE CAR WITH MY KIDS AND HAD TO LET THE CAR JUST ROLL TO A STOP. THE FIRST OCCURANCE WAS ON 11/28/17 AND THE SECOND WAS ON 12/14/17.

ENGINE IS LOOSING POWER, NUMBER 3 CYCLINDER IS NOT WORKING. I HAVE DONE TUNE UP AND REPLACED PLUGS AND COILS. I HAVE SPENT THOUSANDS ON THIS TRUCK TO GET IT TO WORK. THE PIC IS PLUGS FROM #3 CYC AFTER 2 MONTHS USE. AFTER READING ABOUT OTHER RAM OWNERS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM I AM THINKING IT IS A DEFECT AND SHOULD BE LOOKED INTO.

TL-CONTACT OWNS A 2011 DODGE RAM 3500..... COMPLAINT...TIRES...GENERAL AMERITRAX TIRES.... TREADING SPLIT APART ON FRON DRIVERS SIDE TIRE AND TIRE BLEW OUT CAUSING MAJOR DAMAGE TO VEHICLE ON MAIN INTERSTATE AT 70MPH.... NO RECALL ON AMERITRAC TIRES AT THIS TIME. DECEMBER 11TH 2017 TIRE BLEW OUT ON MAIN INTERSTATE.

WHILE MY 2011 DODGE AVENGER IS IDLING AND SLOWING DOWN IT CONTINUES TO STALL OUT. IT ALSO SOMETIMES DOES IT WHILE I'M DRIVING TOO. I THEN HAVE TO PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND RESTART IT AND PUT IT BACK INTO DRIVE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. THERE IS NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND NO NOTIFICATIONS UNDER THE SYSTEM CHECK DASH LIGHT.

TAKATARECALL WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ENGAGE THE WIPER WASHERS, THE BLADES MOVE, BUT NO WASHER FLUID SPRAYS ON THE WINDOW. SOMETIMES THE WIPERS WORK AND SOMETIMES THEY DO NOT WORK AND ONLY RESUME WORKING AFTER I USE THE TURN SIGNAL OR PUSH THE WASHER STICK. THIS HAPPENS WHILE VEHICLE IS STATIONARY OR MOVING. THE WASHER PUMP WAS REPLACED WITH A NEW ONE AND STILL DID NOT FORCE FLUID ONTO THE WINDSHIELD. I WAS TOLD IT IS AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM IN THE STEERING COLUMN. WHEN PASSING A SEMI TRUCK IN WINTER CONDITIONS OR RAINY DRIVING, I HAVE HAD TO PULL OVER AND CLEAN THE WINDSHIELD WITH A RAG IN ORDER TO SEE CLEARLY TO DRIVE. VERY DANGEROUS.

MY IGNITION IS NOT WORKING CORRECTLY. SOMETIMES IT WILL JUST TURN OFF WHEN THE TRUCK IS GOING DOWN THE ROAD. SOMETIMES IT DOES NOT WANT TO START THE TRUCK YOU HAVE TO TRY 4 OR 5 TIMES TO GET IT TO START THE TRUCK. SOMETIMES YOU CANNOT TURN THE TRUCK OFF. SOMETIMES THE KEY FOB GETS STUCK IN THE IGNITION.

CONTROL ARM BROKE WHEEL DISCONNECTED CAR MOVING IN PARKING LOT UNABLE TO STEER. CAR HIT POLE 15 MPH. CONTROL ARM BROKE FROM CROSSMEMBER. FCA AWARE OF RUST FCA RECOMMENDED DIAGNOSTIC FROM DEALERSHIP. SERVICE MANAGER SAID TECHNICAL ISSUE. WOULD NOT REPAIR UNSAFE VEHICLE BECAUSE OF ACCIDENT. FCA CANNOT OFFER ANY HELP. CAR HAS HAD SUSPENSION PROBLEM FROM THE BEGINNING. $2000. IN REPAIRS 2 PRIOR MONTHS. REAR CAN NO LONGER BE ALIGNED DUE TO RUST. REAR CROSSMEMBER NOT REPLACED 2 MONTH TIRE WARE. NO TOE ADJUSTMENT. STEEL BELTS SHOW INNER REAR TIRES. BLOW OUT UNEXPECTEDLY. TOTALLY UNSAFE. WELL MAINTAINED