https://plaincars.com/make/dodge-hornet New NHTSA complaints and recalls filed for the Dodge Hornet. en-us Mon, 21 Sep 2026 02:56:16 GMT https://plaincars.com/make/dodge-hornet https://plaincars.com/make/dodge-hornet#recall-26V510000-dodge-dodge-hornet-2024 Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT Chrysler (FCA US, LLC) is recalling certain 2023-2025 Dodge Hornet and 2023-2026 Alfa Romeo Tonale vehicles. The rear outboard seat belts may become twisted and fail to retract properly. https://plaincars.com/make/dodge-hornet https://plaincars.com/make/dodge-hornet#recall-26V510000-dodge-dodge-hornet-2023 Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT Chrysler (FCA US, LLC) is recalling certain 2023-2025 Dodge Hornet and 2023-2026 Alfa Romeo Tonale vehicles. The rear outboard seat belts may become twisted and fail to retract properly. https://plaincars.com/make/dodge-hornet https://plaincars.com/make/dodge-hornet#complaint-2178125 Wed, 18 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT I am filing this complaint due to repeated and dangerous electrical and hybrid system failures in my 2024 Dodge Hornet, which have resulted in sudden loss of acceleration, loss of braking performance, dashboard warning lights, and system malfunctions while driving. The vehicle has been serviced multiple times at Meadowland of Carmel Chrysler/Dodge/Jeep/Ram with the following documented incidents: https://plaincars.com/make/dodge-hornet https://plaincars.com/make/dodge-hornet#complaint-2178126 Wed, 18 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT I am filing this complaint due to repeated and dangerous electrical and hybrid system failures in my 2024 Dodge Hornet, which have resulted in sudden loss of acceleration, loss of braking performance, dashboard warning lights, and system malfunctions while driving. The vehicle has been serviced multiple times at Meadowland of Carmel Chrysler/Dodge/Jeep/Ram with the following documented incidents: https://plaincars.com/make/dodge-hornet https://plaincars.com/make/dodge-hornet#complaint-2178127 Wed, 18 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT I am filing this complaint due to repeated and dangerous electrical and hybrid system failures in my 2024 Dodge Hornet, which have resulted in sudden loss of acceleration, loss of braking performance, dashboard warning lights, and system malfunctions while driving. The vehicle has been serviced multiple times at Meadowland of Carmel Chrysler/Dodge/Jeep/Ram with the following documented incidents: https://plaincars.com/make/dodge-hornet https://plaincars.com/make/dodge-hornet#complaint-2173164 Wed, 04 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT Discontinued vehicle model still under active bumper to bumper warranty (thru 10/26); has faulty rear defroster/heated side mirrors that the "remedy" handed down to me was to "drive more" in an effort to charge battery to a threshold that allows said necessary safety feature to operate. If charge falls beneath 65% the vehicle terminates functionality of deemed "non-essential" operations to maintai https://plaincars.com/make/dodge-hornet https://plaincars.com/make/dodge-hornet#complaint-2172283 Mon, 02 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT The contact owns a 2024 Dodge Hornet. The contact stated that while the front wheels were improperly aligned during manufacturing of the vehicle, causing the front driver’s and front passenger’s side tires treads to prematurely wear on the inner section of the tire. The cause of the failure was not yet determined. The local dealer and manufacturer were notified of the failure, but no assistance wa https://plaincars.com/make/dodge-hornet https://plaincars.com/make/dodge-hornet#complaint-2170689 Wed, 28 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT The electrical system drains the battery if not driven on a daily basis. Now that it had to be jump started the information screen is not working. With that being said, I have no camera, radio, heat and other displays. There have been many people with the same problem with this model vehicle but nothing is being done. https://plaincars.com/make/dodge-hornet https://plaincars.com/make/dodge-hornet#complaint-2169140 Fri, 23 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT The Center Display Screen on about 18,800 of the above vehicles may have been built with a defect, which may result in the rearview image not displaying in a backing event. A rearview image that does not display reduces the driver's view of what is behind the vehicle. A blank screen will appear in place of the rearview image. If the driver does not heed the blank screen warning and fails to otherw https://plaincars.com/make/dodge-hornet https://plaincars.com/make/dodge-hornet#complaint-2167906 Tue, 20 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT Anytime it is cold out, there is an issues with the doors not closing. Today it us 4 degrees out and I was able to get the doors closed. As I was driving down the road I live on the door popped open. I stopped, opened the door shut the door and locked it. I proceeded to drive a little more and it happened again. I again stopped and opened the door and shut and locked it again. I turned around to https://plaincars.com/make/dodge-hornet https://plaincars.com/make/dodge-hornet#complaint-2167643 Mon, 19 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT I went to have an oil change and was told I had a coolant leak. Took to dealership and they told me they don’t see an issue. Two days later the same problem persists. I go under the hood and the coolant container is empty. Coolant was added and there is still an issue. I bring it back for a second time and dealership can not find the problem but clearly there is a problem. https://plaincars.com/make/dodge-hornet https://plaincars.com/make/dodge-hornet#complaint-2165994 Tue, 13 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT -Blank screen -When driving sound rough and feels like it’s shifting -Navigation takes me obviously wrong directions -would not start a couple of times and had to tow to dealership ***I feel very unsafe to drive the car with the current safety recalls*** https://plaincars.com/make/dodge-hornet https://plaincars.com/make/dodge-hornet#complaint-2165995 Tue, 13 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT -Blank screen -When driving sound rough and feels like it’s shifting -Navigation takes me obviously wrong directions -would not start a couple of times and had to tow to dealership ***I feel very unsafe to drive the car with the current safety recalls*** https://plaincars.com/make/dodge-hornet https://plaincars.com/make/dodge-hornet#complaint-2165996 Tue, 13 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT -Blank screen -When driving sound rough and feels like it’s shifting -Navigation takes me obviously wrong directions -would not start a couple of times and had to tow to dealership ***I feel very unsafe to drive the car with the current safety recalls*** https://plaincars.com/make/dodge-hornet https://plaincars.com/make/dodge-hornet#complaint-2165361 Mon, 12 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT While driving through Columbia, SC on Jan 10th at 11am the sunroof suddenly shattered. The temp was 80 degrees and it was sunny. Traffic was moderate. There was what sounded like a large explosion and then I heard what sounded like pebbles running down my car. It was very startling to say the least. I thought it was a truck tire that had exploded but I kept hearing the pebbles sound. So as soon as https://plaincars.com/make/dodge-hornet https://plaincars.com/make/dodge-hornet#complaint-2165534 Mon, 12 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT We had a sudden heavy wet snow that accumulated a couple inches on the roadway. This made the roadway very slippery. The vehicle could not be driven safely. Upon lifting my foot off the gas pedal, the rear wheels would enter regenerative braking and cause the rear wheels to skid (no matter the drive mode or speed down to less than 5 mph), leading to fishtailing and no ability to control the vehi https://plaincars.com/make/dodge-hornet https://plaincars.com/make/dodge-hornet#complaint-2165535 Mon, 12 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT We had a sudden heavy wet snow that accumulated a couple inches on the roadway. This made the roadway very slippery. The vehicle could not be driven safely. Upon lifting my foot off the gas pedal, the rear wheels would enter regenerative braking and cause the rear wheels to skid (no matter the drive mode or speed down to less than 5 mph), leading to fishtailing and no ability to control the vehi https://plaincars.com/make/dodge-hornet https://plaincars.com/make/dodge-hornet#complaint-2165536 Mon, 12 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT We had a sudden heavy wet snow that accumulated a couple inches on the roadway. This made the roadway very slippery. The vehicle could not be driven safely. Upon lifting my foot off the gas pedal, the rear wheels would enter regenerative braking and cause the rear wheels to skid (no matter the drive mode or speed down to less than 5 mph), leading to fishtailing and no ability to control the vehi https://plaincars.com/make/dodge-hornet https://plaincars.com/make/dodge-hornet#complaint-2158031 Wed, 17 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMT we had to have our dash harness replaced due to an electrical short, the USB would not power on, they replaced the usb and it immediately fried due to the short. This is not a one off incident apparently. There are a few posts on the owners forum about harness issues, extreme parasitic draw, and even a few vehicle fires [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA) https://plaincars.com/make/dodge-hornet https://plaincars.com/make/dodge-hornet#complaint-2157463 Mon, 15 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMT Complete electrical issues, starting with no start up, after jumping power steering went out. Was in shop for 2 months and had an electrical fire internally, while not running. https://plaincars.com/make/dodge-hornet https://plaincars.com/make/dodge-hornet#complaint-2157464 Mon, 15 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMT Complete electrical issues, starting with no start up, after jumping power steering went out. Was in shop for 2 months and had an electrical fire internally, while not running. https://plaincars.com/make/dodge-hornet https://plaincars.com/make/dodge-hornet#complaint-2156312 Thu, 11 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMT Heavy vibration/ shaking felt in steering, floorboard, seats and all. I purchased this car February 14, 2025 and reported this within 24 hours of be driving the car home. I was told it most likely was due to the car sitting on the lot for over 300 days. First took car back for them to assess 3 days after purchase. I was told to drive it and put 500 miles on it and see if it self corrected. It https://plaincars.com/make/dodge-hornet https://plaincars.com/make/dodge-hornet#complaint-2154451 Fri, 05 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMT I took my Dodge Hornet to the dealership on October 1st for ongoing Apple CarPlay issues and the safety recall involving the center screen and camera system. I explained that the screen had been failing intermittently while driving, shutting off or freezing without warning, and that CarPlay had continued to malfunction despite bringing the vehicle in for this issue more than three separate times o https://plaincars.com/make/dodge-hornet https://plaincars.com/make/dodge-hornet#complaint-2151904 Tue, 25 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMT Driving on the highway at 75 mph, slowing down to 55mph exiting the highway by braking manually, gently. The car started juddering slightly, we assumed it was the road and carried on, then the car following us started to flash for us to stop, we did, got out and all 4 wheels / brakes were on fire, we put them out and carried on driving assuming the brakes would be ok, but we had not put any other https://plaincars.com/make/dodge-hornet https://plaincars.com/make/dodge-hornet#complaint-2150524 Thu, 20 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMT I purchased a 2024 dodge hornet RT February of 2025. Since purchasing the vehicle, I now have had issues where my breaks are screeching so loud that it is heard from my camera inside my house and blocks over from my street. I tried to address this issue with the Sterling Kunes location and they said nothing is wrong and offered to put a desqeak on it and they never did when they fixed my recalled https://plaincars.com/make/dodge-hornet https://plaincars.com/make/dodge-hornet#complaint-2150525 Thu, 20 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMT I purchased a 2024 dodge hornet RT February of 2025. Since purchasing the vehicle, I now have had issues where my breaks are screeching so loud that it is heard from my camera inside my house and blocks over from my street. I tried to address this issue with the Sterling Kunes location and they said nothing is wrong and offered to put a desqeak on it and they never did when they fixed my recalled https://plaincars.com/make/dodge-hornet https://plaincars.com/make/dodge-hornet#complaint-2150526 Thu, 20 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMT I purchased a 2024 dodge hornet RT February of 2025. Since purchasing the vehicle, I now have had issues where my breaks are screeching so loud that it is heard from my camera inside my house and blocks over from my street. I tried to address this issue with the Sterling Kunes location and they said nothing is wrong and offered to put a desqeak on it and they never did when they fixed my recalled https://plaincars.com/make/dodge-hornet https://plaincars.com/make/dodge-hornet#complaint-2145536 Mon, 03 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMT I purchased this vehicle in December of 2024 at 37 miles on the car. The car shut down three times on me due to electrical issue, but the dealership said it was the battery and the electric, i have invoices for all of the visits. i didnt feel safe driving the vehicle so i let the car sit and rented through Turo. Recently in October, there was a loud squeek sound and vibration coming from my brake, https://plaincars.com/make/dodge-hornet https://plaincars.com/make/dodge-hornet#complaint-2145537 Mon, 03 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMT I purchased this vehicle in December of 2024 at 37 miles on the car. The car shut down three times on me due to electrical issue, but the dealership said it was the battery and the electric, i have invoices for all of the visits. i didnt feel safe driving the vehicle so i let the car sit and rented through Turo. Recently in October, there was a loud squeek sound and vibration coming from my brake, https://plaincars.com/make/dodge-hornet https://plaincars.com/make/dodge-hornet#complaint-2145538 Mon, 03 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMT I purchased this vehicle in December of 2024 at 37 miles on the car. The car shut down three times on me due to electrical issue, but the dealership said it was the battery and the electric, i have invoices for all of the visits. i didnt feel safe driving the vehicle so i let the car sit and rented through Turo. Recently in October, there was a loud squeek sound and vibration coming from my brake,