DODGE Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. WHILE DRIVING IN RAIN OR SNOW BETWEEN APPROXIMATELY 20 TO 70 MILES PER HOUR, THE SERPENTINE BELT SLIPPED OFF THE PULLEY AND THE POWER STEERING ABILITY WAS REDUCED. ALSO, THE BATTERY INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AFTER THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY THE DESIGN OF THE VEHICLE, AND THERE WAS NO REMEDY. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 170,000.

THE ALTERNATOR MAY EXPERIENCE DIODE THERMAL FATIGUE FAILURE DUE TO CYCLICAL LOADS INDUCED BY ELECTRO-HYDRAULIC POWER STEERING.

TL* THE CONTACT'S GIRLFRIEND OWNS A 2010 DODGE NITRO. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, WHILE THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP COMPLETELY. WHILE THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE PEDAL INADVERTENTLY TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BOOSTER AND MASTER CYLINDER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT CALLED BOB FRENSLEY CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE RAM FIAT AT (615) 859-0000 (2210 GALLATIN PIKE N, MADISON, TN 37115) WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V009000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT NO RECALL WAS ASSOCIATED WITH THE VIN. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 128,000.

CAR CUT OFF DRIVING DOWN THE STREET TAKING MY KID TO SCHOOL. HAD IT TOWED TO FIND OUT ITS A SHORT IN THE TIPM (TOTAL INTEGRATED POWER MODULE) WHICH IS BASICALLY THE BRAINS OF THE CAR. ALL ITS FUNCTIONS RUN THIS THIS OVERLY POORLY THOUGHT OUT COMPUTER. REPAIRS WILL RUN ABOUT 1,200. THE RECALLS FOR THIS PETITION HAS BEEN DECLINED. REAL CLASSY DODGE. I REFUSE TO PATRONIZE THIS BUSINESS ANYMORE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 DODGE DURANGO. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE VEHICLE SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL WITHOUT WARNING AND CRASHED INTO A TREE ON THE CONTACT'S PROPERTY. THE CONTACT'S SPOUSE FELL AND INJURED HER ARM WHILE TRYING TO STOP THE VEHICLE. MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS PROVIDED. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AT A BODY SHOP. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,000.

THE DASH AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT IS ON ALL THE TIME AND THE DRIVERS SIDE SEATBELT IS HARD TO LATCH.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V352000 (AIR BAGS) AND STATED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME FRAME TO SCHEDULE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER (MILTON RUBEN CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM, 3508 WASHINGTON RD, AUGUSTA, GA 30907, (706) 863-6633) WAS CONTACTED SEVERAL TIMES, BUT DID NOT FOLLOW UP WITH A CALL BACK. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD BE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER COULD NOT PROVIDE AN ESTIMATED DATE FOR WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD RECEIVE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT WAS NOT EXPERIENCING A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT. *BF CONSUMER STATED AIR BAG HAS BEEN FIXED UPDATED 8/14/18*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 DODGE JOURNEY. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO DECREASE IN SPEED WHILE THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE LOCAL DEALER (LANDMARK DODGE CHRYSLER JEEP RAM, 6850 MT ZION BLVD, MORROW, GA 30260) WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 62,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DAYTON ANDREWS CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM (2388 GULF TO BAY BLVD, CLEARWATER, FL 33765, (727) 799-4539) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL PUMP RELAY FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000.

2017 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN WAS STOPPED IN TRAFFIC AT A LIGHT. MY FOOT SLIPPED OFF THE BRAKE FOR A SECOND AND THE VEHICLE JUMPED FORWARD QUICKLY, WHICH CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE REAR END OF AN ACURA SITTING ABOUT 10 FEET IN FRONT OF ME.