Dodge Problems

A lot of cars have a function whereby the horn will sound when the car is locked if there's a door, bonnet or boot ajar. It's designed to warn the driver that the car may not be fully secure even though it's technically locked.

Sometimes, the little switches that detect whether a door is ajar can become sticky with grit and grime and don't function properly. Locate each switch and give it a quick spray with electrical contact-cleaner and you might find the problem goes away.

If the third brake light is working, then the problem is not with the brake-pedal switch (or the third light would not work either). That the two lower brake lights stopped working together is also a clue that it's not the bulbs that are at fault.

I'd be looking at the fusebox to see if the fuse that controls the lower brake-light circuit has failed. There should be a map of the fusebox inside the plastic cover, and from that, you can identify which fuse protects that circuit, and go from there. If there's no blown fuse at fault, you need to start checking earth connections as these can also cause all sorts of electrical mayhem. An auto electrician could probably sort this quite quickly without changing any more working parts.

Even though the Journey was not a particularly popular model in Australia, I’m still a bit surprised that we don’t get this question a bit more often. Because the answer is a real doozie. While a lot of car-makers find that underbonnet space is too limited to place a battery, some resort to locating the battery either under a seat inside the car or in the boot. But not Dodge in the case of the Journey.

To access the battery in that case, you need to jack up the car, remove the front passenger’s wheel, peel back the plastic inner-guard and there, behind the corner of the front bumper, you will find the battery. For jump starting a car with a flat battery, Dodge placed a positive and negative terminal in the engine bay near the front-left suspension tower, and you’ll identify the positive by a small, red plastic cap with a `+’ moulded into it.

The 2020 Dodge Durango towing capacity varies according to which engine is fitted. The 3.6-litre V6 can legally tow 2912kg, the 5.7-litre V8 can handle 3356kg and the biggest engine, the 6.4-litre V8 has a towing limit of 3946kg.

If there are any common problems and complaints about Dodge's reliability or faults, they'll likely show up on our Dodge problems page. You can also calculate a car's projected resale value via our price and specs page.

The Ram brand used to be called Dodge Ram. The name originated as a model of the Dodge truck. Following a restructure of the Dodge brand by Fiat Chrysler Automobiles in 2009, the Ram brand stopped being referred to as Dodge Ram after their 2010 model was launched.

The Dodge Nitro compact SUV was available in both rear wheel drive and 4 wheel drive. Most Dodge Nitro models sold in Australia were 4x4s.

If you've locked your keys in your car, or lost them all together, then you are going to need to get a little creative to get back into your car. In the old days you could probably have used a ruler and some wire to pop the door lock on your car, then hotwired it and driven it away. However, vehicles built in the last 40 years (like the Dodge Nitro SUV) aren't so simple and require the professional help of a locksmith to get into. A locksmith will be able to open your car door, though if you have lost your keys completely you may still need to have the car taken to your mechanic to have the locks replaced and the new keys coded to the car's computer.

Since its introduction in 1983 the Dodge Caravan and Grand Caravan run on a front wheel drive platform. While there was an all wheel drive model previously, there are currently no all wheel drive or 4 wheel drive models produced.