1994 Dodge Sport Utility Owner Complaints

INCIDENT HAPPENED OCT. 2, 2020... I WAS DRIVING ACROSS AN INTERSECTION, MY WHEEL BEGAN TO SHAKE AND I HAD NO CONTROL OVER THE VEHICLE... VERY TERRIFYING!! MADE IT THRU THE INTERSECTION, WAS ABLE TO GET OF THE ROAD... WHEN THE MECHANIC (THE MAN THAT PUSHED MY CAR BACK TO MY RESIDENCE) TOOK A LOOK UNDER THE BOTTOM... IT WAS TOTALLY ROTTED OUT, WHICH IN FACT CAUSED MY WHEEL TO DETACH FORM THE VEHICLE ... I COULD HAVE LOST MY LIFE, NOW I AM OUT OF A VEHICLE NO MONEY AND I HAVE TO PAY INSURANCE... PLEASE I NEED HELP!! YOUR ABRUPT ATTENTION IN THIS MATTER IS GREATLY APPRECIATED.*DT*DT*JB

NHTSA ID

11373145

Incident

Oct 2, 2020

RE: 2015 DODGE DURANGO-FUEL FILLER DOOR COMPLAINT: MY 2015 DODGE FUEL FILLER DOOR IS INOPERATIVE. WHEN PRESSING THE RELEASE BUTTON ON DASHBOARD I HEAR THE LATCH MECHANISM ATTEMPT TO RELEASE THE FUEL FILLER DOOR BUT THE DOOR WILL NOT OPEN. I HAVE TO RESORT TO THE EMERGENCY RELEASE CABLE HIDDEN INSIDE THE DURANGO SINCE THIS FAILURE FIRST OCCURRED. AS SEARCHING ON INTERNET IT APPEARS AS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR 2010 THRU 2018 DODGE DURANGO'S AND JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE'S. THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE FUEL FILLER DOOR PROBLEMS AND MANY MANY REPAIR VIDEOS ON YOUTUBE AND OTHER SITES. MANY SITES ALSO SELL REPLACEMENT PARTS FOR SAID DOOR ASSEMBLY. I BELIEVE THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM THAT MANUFACTURER SHOULD BE FORCED TO ISSUE A RECALL. PLEASE ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM WHICH CAN AFFECT OVER A MILLION DURANGO'S AND JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE'S. THANK YOU, [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *CC *TR

NHTSA ID

11339698

Incident

Jun 3, 2020

MY DASH FROM MY RAM 2000 1500 SLT OFF ROAD PACKAGE RAM IS CRACKED AND THE PIECES WICH ARE SHATERED ARE FLEW TO MY FACE AND LOST CONTROL OF MY DODGE AFFORTUNATELY JUS SOME SCRATCHES... BUT THIS DASH PROBLEMAS ARE BEING REPORTED FOR THIS MODEL SINCE THEY WERE ON THE STREET. THE MATERIAL FROM THE DASH START TO CRACK DUE TO SUN HEAT, AND THE POOR MATERIAL WICH THEY ARE MADE FROM FACTORY.

NHTSA ID

11204902

Incident

Sep 27, 2014

TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN; I HAVE A 2015 DODGE LONGHORN LARIME 4X4 DIESEL PICK UP THAT IS EQUIPPED WITH DEF SYSTEM. I WAS SURPRISED WHEN THE DEF LIGHT CAME ON MY INSTRUMENT DASH TELLING ME TO SEE A DEALER AND INFORMING ME I HAD 150 MILE COUNT DOWN BEFORE GOING INTO "LIMP" MODE WHICH MY PICK UP WOULD ONLY BE DERIVABLE AT "5 " MILE AN HOUR. I WAS RETURNING FROM A VA DOCTORS APPOINTMENT AND AM A DISABLED VIETNAM AMPUTEE AND HAD TO DRIVE HOME WITH ONLY 12 MILES REMAINING BEFORE THE PICK UP WENT INTO "LIMP MODE ".. I HAD TO CANCEL 3 DOCTORS APPOINTMENTS AND BEING ON A FIXED INCOME HELD HOSTAGE BY THE LIMP MODE TO BE ABLE TO TAKE MY DODGE TO A REPAIR SHOP BUT FINDING OUT ONLY A DODGE DEALER CAN FIX MY CODE AND REPAIR MY DODGE P/U.. I COULD NOT AFFORD THE REPAIR AND OWNED A 72.000.00 DOLLAR PICK UP THAT WAS RIGGED TO FAIL AND ONLY BE REPAIRED BY ITS MANUFACTURER ! MY COMPLAINT IS FOR MEDICAL REASONS FOR CONSUMERS WHO HAVE MEDICAL REASONS TO NOT BE IMPRISONED BY THEIR VEHICLE BECAUSE OF A WORTHLESS DEF LAW THAT EVERY MECHANIC SAID WAS A EXPENSIVE PIECE OF CRAP .THAT EVERY DEALER WHO SELLS DIESEL VEHICLES WILL PROFIT FROM 1000.00-3000.00 TO FIX. IT COST 2850.00 TO CLIP A HOSE BACK ON AND PLACE A SPECIAL ONLY SHAPE DEF PUMP IN MY DODGE BY A DODGE DEALER.. WHILE WAITING FOR MY DODGE IN THE WAITING ROOM WAS INFORMED BY 2 OTHER COSTUMERS OF DODGE THAT ONE OF THE PEOPLE TALKED TO HAD HIS DEF GO OUT 4 TIMES AND THE OTHER GENTLEMEN WAS ON HIS 2ND DEF REPAIR AT DEALER HIGH COST TO FIX.. FOR MEDICAL REASONS I AM COMPLAINING THAT THE DEF SYSTEM IS A CON AND A SCAM FOR ITS COST AND CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO BE USED IN EMERGENCY OR MEDICAL INSTANCES AND THE COST TO FIXED INCOME CUSTOMERS AND DANGEROUS TO PEOPLE TO MAKE DOCTORS OR HOSPITAL APPOINTMENTS AND COULD CAUSE SOMEONE TO LOOSE THEIR LIFE BECAUSE OF THE DEF CRIPPLING THEIR VEHICLE.. THE DEF SYSTEM IS A NEEDLESS MINOR CONTRIBUTION TO THE ENVIRONMENT THAT IS A OBVIOUS SCAM TO PROFIT THE AUTO DEALERS ..

NHTSA ID

11190865

Incident

Feb 18, 2019

2000 DODGE DAKOTA 4.7 ENGINE LOOSING COOLANT AND OVERHEATING CAUSING VALVE SEATS TO FALL OUT AND DAMAGEGED PISTONS ,VALVES, HEADS ETC. CAN I HOLD CHRYSLER RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS RE ACCURING MANUFACTURER PROBLEM?

NHTSA ID

11124070

Incident

Aug 1, 2018

I FILED A COMPLAINT IN REGARDS TO THE AIRBAGS ON MY 2007 DODGE RAM 1500. CHRYSLER CONTACTED ME TO TELL ME I NEEDED TO CALL MY LOCAL DODGE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE MY PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG FIXED. I EXPLAINED TO THEM I HAVE ALREADY SPOKEN WITH THE DEALERS AND THEY KEEP TELLING ME I WILL BE ADDED TO A WAIT LIST WITH NO ANSWER AS TO HOW LONG IT WILL BE BEFORE THEY REACH MY NAME AND THAT I AM ALSO ON A WAIT LIST TO HAVE THE PART PUT IN ON MY DRIVERS SIDE AIRBACK WHICH I TOOK IN FOR A RECALL IN EARLY 2015! IT STILL HAS NOT BEEN FIXED. THEY EMAILED SAYING THEY TRIED TO CONTACT ME VIA PHONE AT A NUMBER WHICH IS INCORRECT. I HAVE GIVEN THEM MY CURRENT PHONE NUMBER ON MULTIPLE TIMES. I JUST GET THE RUN AROUND WHEN I TRY TO CALL THEM. I AM NOW GETTING EMAILS FROM THEM ABOUT THIS RECALL AS IF THEY ARE TRYING TO COVER THEIR ASSES BUT WHEN I CONTACT THE DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS ITS ALWAYS THE SAME RESPONSE AND THAT IS I WILL BE PUT ON A WAITLIST. THIS ISSUE IS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN AND I WOULD LIKE IT REMEDIED . I HAVE BEEN WAITING OVER TWO YEARS GOING ON THREE FOR THESE NEW PARTS TO BE INSTALLED.

NHTSA ID

11054594

Incident

May 1, 2015

BCM THE BODY CONTROL COMPUTER IS MALFUNCTIONING THE WINDOW CONTROL SWITCH LOOSE CONTROL INTERMITTENTLY

NHTSA ID

11052096

Incident

Dec 1, 2017

2017 DODGE DEF SYSTEM DONT WORK RIGHT DEF FREEZE MINUS 10 BUT DODGE OF CANADA DONT WANT TO FIX THE VEHICLES THEY DESIGNED A SYSTEM THAT DOES NOT WORK FOR CANADIAN CLIMATES AND REFUSING TO FIX THE PROBLEM I HAVE A 80000 DOLLAR TRUCK HERE CANT DRIVE BUT STILL MUST PAY AND THEY WONT FIX I WONDER IF I STOPPED PAYING MY TAXES WILL YOU HELP US POOR CANADIANS

NHTSA ID

11048354

Incident

Nov 4, 2017

DRIVING ON A RAINY NIGHT AND HEADLIGHTS AND WIPERS QUIT WORKING ALL AT ONCE. CENTRAL TIMER MODULE FAILED AND SHUT THE LIGHTS AND WIPERS OFF AS WELL AS INTERIOR LIGHTS AND DOOR LOCKS. ALMOST DIDN'T GET VEHICLE STOPPED WITHOUT WRECKING. LEFT VEHICLE AND CAME BACK DURING DAYLIGHT AND DROVE TO REPAIR SHOP. WHERE LOCATED THE ISSUE WAS A FAILED CENTRAL TIMER MODULE. CONTACTED DODGE AND SAID ITS OUT OF WARRANTY? ITS NOT ABOUT WARRANTY OR NOT IT COULD HAVE THE POTENTIAL FOR A FATALITY. STILL HAVE THE OLD CTM IF ANYONE IS INTERESTED IN LOOKING INTO THE MATTER. WHY WOULD HEADLIGHTS BE RAN THROUGH A MODULE LIKE THIS JUST ASKING FOR TROUBLE.

NHTSA ID

10968286

Incident

Mar 6, 2017

Mileage

63,173 mi

WHEN FILLING UP MY 2006 DODGE DURANGO WITH GAS UPON BEING FULL AND THE PUMP CUTTING OFF GASS SHOOTS OUT OF THE SPOUT. THIS IS GETTING VERY DANGEROUS AS THE FORCE IT COMES OUT AT CAN EASILY COVER ANYONE AROUND THE TANK NOZZEL

NHTSA ID

10967947

Incident

Mar 15, 2017

ON THIS DATE, MY WIFE AND I NOTICED THE L HEADLIGHT OF OUR 2007 DODGE CALIBER R/T WAS INOPERABLE. ONCE BACK TO OUR HOUSE AFTER A WEEKEND AWAY, I PURCHASED A LIGHT BULB PACK FOR REPLACEMENT OF THE SUPPOSED BURNT OUT BULB. UPON REPLACING THIS ITEM, IT STILL DID NOT OPERATE. I THEN INSTALLED THE 2ND ONE THAT CAME IN THE PACK WITH THE SAME RESULTS. AFTER REINSTALLING THE ORIGINAL BULB, I SEARCHED THE INTERNET FOR POSSIBLE WIRING DIAGRAMS TO HELP WITH TROUBLESHOOTING, BUT INSTEAD, ENCOUNTERED NUMEROUS LIKE PROBLEMS WITH OTHER OWNERS WHOM WITH THE L HEADLIGHT SUDDENLY EXPIRING WITH THE BULB NOT BEING THE ISSUE. I UNDERSTAND THAT THERE HAVE BEEN SOME SOLUTIONS WITH HAVING THE DEALER REBOOT THE COMPUTER, IN WHICH IT ALSO RESETS THE LIGHT MODULE, HOWEVER, DODGE DOES NOT DECLARE THIS TO BE A SAFETY ISSUE. I BEG TO DIFFER, LOOSING A HEADLIGHT, ESPECIALLY THE L/DRIVERS SIDE IS A VERY BIG SAFETY ISSUE. LIVING IN NE OHIO DURING THE WINTER TIME AND SNOW STORMS, THIS IS A "SAFETY ISSUE" FOR ME AND OTHER DRIVERS. WOULD YOU PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS ISSUE FOR A POSSIBLE SAFETY ISSUE. THE BLOGS ON MANY CAR SIGHTS AND EVEN ON ABC15 ARE OVERWHELMING. SINCERELY [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

NHTSA ID

10965773

Incident

Mar 11, 2017

HORN BLOWS INTERMITTENTLY WITH CAR BOTH ON & OFF.

NHTSA ID

10948190

Incident

Aug 17, 2016

ELECTRICAL PROBLEM WHEN GETS WET FROM RAIN OR CAR WASH. PERIODIC WILL NOT REGISTER DRIVER SIDE DOOR SHUT. REPLACED DOOR LATCH..DID NOT FIX IT. LIGHTS INSIDE FLICKER ON AND OFF AND BELL SONGS. WILL RUN BATTERY DOWN EVEN IF SHUT OFF AND PARKED.

NHTSA ID

10937499

Incident

Nov 19, 2014

2011 DODGE AVENGER HEAT IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. 1 VENT ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE BLOWS WARM AIR, THE REST OF THE CAR BLOWS COLD AIR. MECHANIC STATES THE HEATER COIL HAS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT.

NHTSA ID

10934117

Incident

Dec 8, 2016

I HAVE A 2004 DODGE DURANGO SLT 5.7L HEMI. NEVER HAD ANY BIG ISSUES WITH IT UNTIL IN 2014 I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN I HEARD A LOUD BANG AND LOUD KNOCKING NOISES FOLLOWED SHORTLY BY AN ABRUPT SHUT OFF. I TRIED IMMEDIATELY TO GET TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD BUT WHEN I LOST POWER STEERING FROM THE ENGINE CEIZING AND COULDN'T CORRECT MYSELF ENOUGH SO I WENT DOWN THE HILL OFF THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY WHILE TRYING TO BREAK WITH NO BRAKE BOOSTER ANYMORE AS WELL. I ENDED UP RUNNING INTO A COUPLE SMALL TREE'S AND FINALLY STOPPING . AIR BAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY AND I ONLY JAMMED MY FINGER AND HURT MY BACK SOME BUT I ONLY MISSED A LARGER GROUP OF TREE BY INCHES. MY FRONT BUMPER WAS RIPPED OFF, MY DRIVERS SIDE HEADLIGHT WAS BROKE AS WELL AS MY GRILLE AND MY WINDSHIELD CRACKED. I TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC AND FOUND OUT THAT THE ENGINE "HYDROLOCKED" AND A PISTON ROD PUNCHED THROUGH MY ENGINE AND BROKE A LOT OF OTHER THINGS INTERNALLY. NEEDLESS TO SAY THE ENGINE IS GONE. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH I HAVE FOUND THAT THERE ARE HUNDREDS MORE PEOPLE THAT HAD THIS HAPPEN TO THEIR 04 AND 05 DODGE DURANGO WITH THE 5.7L HEMI. APPARENTLY THE WATER RUNS RIGHT DOWN ONTO THE ENGINE AND POOLS UP AND THE INTAKE IS FAULTY SO IT SUCKS THAT WATER UP AND CAUSES A CATASTROPHIC HYDROLOCK WITH THE ENGINE WHICH COULD KILL SOMEONE IF THEY LOSE POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES WITHIN A SECOND. I'VE BEEN TRYING TO SAVE TO GET A NEW ENGINE (WHICH WILL COST ABOUT $3800 ALONE) BECAUSE I BOUGHT THIS FOR TOO MUCH AND NEITHER DODGE OR MY INSURANCE WOULD COVER IT SO IT'S NOW A PILE OF SCRAP UNTIL I HOPEFULLY CAN GET A NEW ENGINE OR HAVE DODGE BUY THIS DEATH TRAP BACK. DODGE NEEDS TO BUY THESE BACK OR FIX THEM! THIS IS BY FAR NOT AN INDIVIDUAL CASE AND IT IS VERY DANGEROUS AND COSTLY!

NHTSA ID

10763307

Incident

Oct 1, 2014

Mileage

140,000 mi

RETURNED THE VEHICLE MULTIPLE TIMES FOR AN ISSUE WITH THE BLUE TOOTH. BOTH THE PHONE AND THE VEHICLE INDICATED THAT THERE WAS A CONNECTION BUT I COULD NOT HEAR THE CALLER. ON MY LAST TRIP TO THE DEALER IN REFERENCE TO THIS ISSUE WAS IN EARLY 2014. THEY ADVISED THAT THEY WERE ABLE TO FIX IT BECAUSE THERE WAS A WIRE BEING COMPRESSED BY THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR THAT WAS DISABLING THE FEATURE. IT STARTED AGAIN AS OF 6/20/15 WHERE THERE IS NO SOUND FOR THAT FEATURE. THERE SHOULD BE SOME SORT OF RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE. I ALSO HAD AN ISSUE WITH MY LEFT BRAKE LIGHT. THE BULB HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE IN THE LAST 6 MONTHS AND THERE IS NO APPARENT DAMAGE TO THE LIGHT'S HOUSING OR CONNECTION.

NHTSA ID

10731568

Incident

Mar 1, 2013

THE AUTOMATIC WINDOW ON DRIVERS SIDE THE WIRE AND MOTOR HAS BEEN INSIDE THE DOOR FOR THE WINDOW HAS BEEN REPLACED X3 THEY WIRE SNAPS AND THE WINDOW FALLS WITHOUT WARRING. THE REAR PASSENGER WINDOW ALSO WIRE SNAPPED AND WINDOW CAME DOWN. THIS OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING AND WITHOUT WARNING. *TR

NHTSA ID

10705455

Incident

Mar 16, 2014

2004 DODGE DURANGO, 5.7 HEMI. THE TRANSFER CASE MOTOR FAILING AND THE SERVICE 4WD LIGHT STARTING OFF BLINKING HERE AND THERE. THEN WENT STEADY AND LOCKED IN 4WD. *TR

NHTSA ID

10652713

Incident

Nov 4, 2014

GAS SMELL ON INSIDE OF VEHICLE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10596828

Incident

Jun 7, 2013

THE CARS ELECTRICAL WIRING IS MESSED UP.... POWER STEERING IS TIGHT AT TINGE... WINDOWS ROLL UP TOOO MUCH U HEAR IT GRINDING.... U CAN'T HAVE THE HEAT AND RADIO ON AT THE SANE TINGE CAUSE IT'S NOTHING BUT STATIC..... IT SAYS GASCAP WHERE THE MILEAGE IS..... SOMTIMES IT WON'T SHOW THE MILEAGE..... I.BOUGHT THIS FROM A DEALERSHIP. ONE MONTH AGO ARE THEY RELIABLE TO FIX THIS OR IS THERE A LEGAL WAY I CAN..... FROM THE LOOKS OF IT THEY SOLD ME A CAR WITH RECALL PROBLEMSM. *TT

NHTSA ID

10583024

Incident

Apr 15, 2014

Mileage

52,000 mi

I ORDERED A NEW FOB FOR MY 2009 DODGE JOURNEY SINCE I ONLY HAD ONE AND IT FELL AND BROKE. IT COST ME $257.46, WHICH INCLUDED PROGRAMMING. WHEN I WENT TO PICK IT UP ON SEPT 4, 2013, IT WOULD START THE CAR BUT NOT LOCK OR UNLOCK THE DOORS. I TOOK IT BACK THE NEXT MORNING. I RECEIVED A CALL LATER & WAS TOLD THE KEY COULD NOT BE PROGRAMMED AGAIN. THE DEALERSHIP WAS ON HOLD WITH CHRYSLER FOR OVER AN HOUR & WAS FINALLY TOLD THERE WAS AN ISSUE THEY WERE AWARE OF WITH THE WIN MODULE. APPARENTLY IT HAS BEEN HAPPENING QUITE FREQUENTLY. SO MUCH SO THAT THERE WAS A BACKORDER OF OVER A MONTH FOR THE MODULE! SOME CALLS WERE MADE & A MODULE WAS FINALLY SENT & RECEIVED ON SEPT. 9, 2013. IT WAS INSTALLED ON SEPT. 10, 2013 BUT WHEN I WENT TO PICK IT UP THE FOB WOULD LOCK AND UNLOCK THE DOORS, THE PANIC BUTTON WOULD GET THE LIGHTS FLASHING BUT NO HONKING AND THE REMOTE START WOULD NOT WORK! THE CAR DID START WHEN THE FOB WAS INPUTTED. IT COST ME ANOTHER $299.71 TO ORDER & INSTALL THE MODULE. IN THE MEANTIME I HAD TO BORROW CARS FROM RELATIVES AS THE DEALERSHIP DID NOT PROVIDE A LOANER CAR. I RESEARCHED THE WIN MODULE ISSUE ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND THAT IT IS INDEED AN ISSUE HAPPENING TO OTHERS! I BELIEVE THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL AND THAT CHRYSLER SHOULD REIMBURSE ME THE COST OF THE MODULE AND INSTALLATION OF IT PLUS THE COST OF THE FOB SIMPLY FOR THE AGGRAVATION AND STRESS OF HAVING TO BORROW VEHICLES FROM OTHERS WHILE THIS ISSUE WAS BEING CORRECTED. IT WAS A SIMPLE CASE OF PROGRAMMING A NEW FOB THAT TURNED INTO A NIGHTMARE OF ALMOST A WEEK. IT COULD HAVE BEEN LONGER BUT THANKS TO GOD IT WASN'T!! *TR

NHTSA ID

10542960

Incident

Sep 4, 2013

BROKEN INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10537032

Incident

Aug 23, 2013

2009 DODGE JOURNEY AIR PRESSURE SENSOR FAILURE. ON 4-23-13. I WAS TRAVELING A LOCAL HIGHWAY ABOUT 65 MPH WHEN THE VALVE STEM AND PRESSURE SENSOR CAME LOOSE AND FELL INTO THE TIRE ON THE RIGHT REAR TIRE. I MANAGED TO GET THE CAR STOPPED SAFELY AFTER LOOSING CONTROL. AFTER READING A DODGE FORUM ON-LINE. THE GENERAL IDEA IS THAT THIS 2009 DODGE JOURNEY PRESSURE SENSOR IS POORLY DESIGNED. FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND. DODGE CHANGED THE MATERIAL THE SENSOR IS MADE OF IN 2011. *TR

NHTSA ID

10509526

Incident

Apr 23, 2013

NONE OF THE DOORS WILL LOCK OR UNLOCK EXCEPT THE DRIVER DOOR. *TR

NHTSA ID

10506037

Incident

Jan 10, 2013

2010 DODGE CHALLENGER SE, RIGHT REAR CV BOOT RIPPED AND LEAKED GREASE ONTO THE TAIL PIPE AND PASSENGER SIDE, AND WHICH CAUSED A FIRE TO THE TRUNK. VEHICLE IS A TOTAL LOSS, NO REPAIRS CAN BE MADE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10499495

Incident

Feb 4, 2013