DODGE Complaints

TAKATA RECALL 4 DIFFERENT TIMES THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED! DRIVING ON HIGHWAY CAR DECELERATES ON ITS OWN WITH NO WARNING. COULD BE FATAL PULLING ONTO HIGHWAY! INSTANTLY LOSE RPMS CAR GOES INTO "LIMP MODE" DOES NOT ACCELERATE OVER 20MPH OR 2,000 RPM LIGHTS ON DASH LIGHTENING BOLT, TRACTION LIGHT, ENGINE LIGHT. HAD THE THROTTLE BODY REPLACED 3 TIMES THIS WOULD BE THE 4TH TIME AS MY CAR STILL SITS UNFIXED!! DODGE REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY WITH A NON FACTORY ONE THINKING THAT MAY HAVE BEEN ISSUE. NOW THAT MY WARRANTY IS UP NO-ONE WILL DO ANYTHING FOR ME INCLUDING AUBREY ALEXANDER LOCATED IN SHAMOKIN DAM, PA. NO-ONE STANDS BY THE VEHICLES THEY SELL ANYMORE. ITS A SHAME I'M A SINGLE MOTHER OF 2 CHILDREN, AND WORK HARD FOR EVERYTHING I HAVE, AND I DON'T HAVE MONEY TO CONTINUE TO THROW AWAY TO FIX THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM MULTIPLE TIMES. THIS IS SO NOT FAIR. I WILL BE CONTACTING WNEP & ACTION NEWS IF THIS PROBLEM IS NOT RESOLVED FOR ME. I LOST A JOB AND HAD TO TAKE LEAVE FROM COLLEGE DUE TO UNRELIABLE TRANSPORTATION. FUNNY THE VERY FIRST THING I ASKED FOR WHEN I WALKED IN THE DEALERSHIP 5 YEARS AGO WAS A RELIABLE VEHICLE I DIDN'T EVEN CARE WHAT IT LOOKED LIKE. SUCH A SHAME THAT DODGE THEMSELVES WOULDN'T, AND COULDN'T FIX THE ISSUE.

TRUCK SETTING STILL IN YARD, HORNS STARTING BLOWING WITHOUT ANYONE AROUND, PULLED FUSE TO STOP. TWO SHOPS HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE PROBLEM. HORNS DO NOT WORK AT ALL NOW. REPLACED WITH NEW HORNS AND STILL DON'T WORK.

IN 2016 I TOOK THE CAR TO DEALERSHIP DUE TO AIR BAG RECALL. THE DEALERSHIP INFORMED ME THE WORK WAS COMPLETED AND AIR BAG WAS REPLACED. I RECEIVED A NEW RECALL NOTICE NOV 2017 WHICH SHOWS MY VEHICLE IS STILL ON THE AIR BAG RECALL LIST. PLEASE ADVISE ASAP, FOR SAFETY REASONS, I SHOULD NOT BE DRIVING THE CAR.

CRANKED THE CAR ONE MORNING AND WHEN STARTED DRIVING ,THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THERE WAS A KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE AND WAS LOOSING POWER. THE CAR WAS STALLING AFTER 20 MINUTES DRIVE. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THE DIAGNOSTIC CAME WITH A MISFIRE CYLINDER #5. FURTHER DIAGNOSTIC REVEAL BROKEN CAM SHAFT. THE CAR HAS ONLY 66773 MILES. THE REPAIR WAS DONE IT WAS LONG AND EXPENSIVE ABOUT $4500.

AS I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD TODAY, THE RED BATTERY LIGHT CAME ON AND I COULD HEAR A WHINING NOISE. I DROVE TO REPAIR SHOP ABOUT 3 MILES AWAY TO GET THE BATTERY CHECKED. I AND THE PERSONEL NOTICED BLACK SMOKE COMING FROM THE HOOD OF MY CAR. IT WAS ON FIRE.I WAS NOTIFIED THAT THERE WAS AN ALTERNATOR FACTORY DEFECT RECALL. THIS WAS 6 MONTHS AGO WHEN I CONTACTED MY DEALER SHIP MUSSON PATOUT IN NEW IBERIA, LA. I CALL EVERY TWO WEEKS TO SEE IF YOU HAVE SENT THE PART TO FIX MY CAR AND THERE ARE NO PARTS. I HAD TO REPLACE THE BATTERY TODAY BECAUSE THE BURNT ALTERNATOR DAMAGED CELLS IN THE BATTERY. TH WRECKER PICKED UP MY CAR AND BROUGHT IT TO BE REPAIRED. AT THIS TIME, I DO NOT KNOW HOW MUCH DAMAGE WAS DONE TO MY CAR BECAUSE OF A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECTIVE PART.THE RECALL # IS P60. MY NERVES ARE VERY BAD NOW WHEN I THINK HOW I OR SOMEONE MAY HAVE BEEN HURT OR DIED BY THIS INCIDENT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE DURANGO. ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS, WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE ATTEMPTED TO STALL. THE CONTACT HEARD A CLICKING NOISE UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE AND THE 4 LOW WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER (LARRY H. MILLER DODGE PEORIA AT (480) 865-3986 (8665 W BELL RD, PEORIA, AZ 85382) STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,000.

IT IS A AWD CAR BUT SOMETIME THE 4LO LIGHT COMES ON WITH A VERY ANNOYING NOISE FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE CAR OR ENGINE, THEN THE SPEED BEING SLOWED DOWN SIGNIFICANTLY, THE CAR BECOMES HARD TO KEEP GOING. THE STREAKING SOUND AND THE SPEED BEING REDUCED LIKE THE BREAK BEING STEPPED ON ABRUBTLY MAKES ME PULL OVER FOR SAFETY.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 15V313000 AND 16V352000 (AIR BAGS). THE PARTS NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO CERRITOS DODGE (18803 STUDEBAKER RD, CERRITOS, CA 90703, PHONE: (562) 402-5335), BUT THE PART WAS ON BACKORDER. THE CONTACT THEN TOOK THE VEHICLE TO GLENN E. THOMAS DODGE (2100 E SPRING ST, SIGNAL HILL, CA 90755, PHONE: (562) 426-5111), BUT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT HE WOULD BE PLACED ON A WAITING LIST. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

ON NOVEMBER 24, 2017 CAR PURCHASED FROM PINELLAS AUTO BROKERS, INC. LOCATED AT 4600 66TH STREET NORTH, ST. PETERSBURG, FLORIDA. THE NEXT MORNING, NOVEMBER 25, 2017,CAR WAS TAKEN FOR OIL CHANGE AND INSPECTION. WAS TOLD THE VEHICLE WOULD NEED FRAME RESTORATION AND THEN APPLY FOR A SALVAGE TITLE AFTER INSPECTION, NONE OF WHICH WAS DISCLOSED AT TIME OF PURCHASE. SALESPERSON ASSURED ME THAT NO VEHICLES COME TO THE LOT WITH ANY MAJOR DAMAGE, ONLY MINOR ISSUES. PER MECHANIC, NOT ROAD WORTHY AND IS OUTSIDE MECHANICAL LIMITS; NOT ONLY A DANGER TO THE PASSENGERS, BUT OTHER DRIVERS AS WELL AND UNSAFE TO DRIVE. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING IN THIS CAR WITH MY 2 CHILDREN (AGES 3 & 6). MY MOTHER PAID FOR THE CAR VIA DEBIT CARD. WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT RECOURSE I HAVE FOR SELLING AN UNSAFE VEHICLE.

THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT WARNING LIGHT TURNS ON EVEN WHEN THERE IS NO ONE IN THAT SEAT AND THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT RELEASES WHEN THERE IS SOMEONE IN THE SEAT! ADULTS AND OLDER CHILDREN HAVE PUT THE SEAT BELT IN PLACE BUT THE WARNING LIGHT STAYS ON. WHILE DRIVING OR SITTING STILL, THE SEAT BELT WILL RELEASE AT RANDOM, CAUSING THE PASSENGER TO HAVE TO CLICK IT INTO PLACE AGAIN. WHEN THE PASSENGER CLICKS THE SEAT BELT IN PLACE AND PULLS ON IT, IT EITHER STAYS IN POSITION OR RELEASES. IF IT STAYS IN POSITION, THEN WHILE DRIVING AND OR PARKED, THE SEAT BELT WILL SUDDENLY RELEASE. WHEN THE DRIVER HAD TO STEP HARDER ON THE BRAKE TO AVOID A DRIVER WHO STOPPED SUDDENLY, THE SEAT BELT RELEASED YET AT OTHER TIMES, THE SEAT BELT REMAINS IN PLACE. IT DOESN'T MATTER WHETHER OR NOT THE VAN IS IN GEAR OR PARKED, OR IF WE'RE STOPPED, MOVING, HIGHWAY DRIVING OR CITY DRIVING, THE SEAT BELT WILL RELEASE AT RANDOM TIMES. THIS HAD HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES SINCE WE BOUGHT THE VEHICLE, SOMETIMES MULTIPLE TIMES IN ONE TRIP. OTHER TIMES IT DOESN'T HAPPEN AT ALL. THE DATE GIVEN IS THE MOST RECENT TIME THAT IT RELEASED ON ITS OWN. I HAD BEEN PARKED AND THEN WAS BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE WHEN MY DAUGHTER'S SEAT BELT (PASSENGER SIDE) RELEASED ON ITS OWN. I STOPPED AND PUT THE VAN IN PARK THEN HAD HER CLICK IN PLACE AGAIN. WE BOTH PULLED ON IT AND SINCE IT DIDN'T RELEASE, WE CONTINUED OUR TRIP, PRAYING THAT IT WOULDN'T DISCONNECT AGAIN WHILE WE WERE DRIVING.