{"@context":{"@vocab":"https://schema.org/"},"@type":"ItemList","@id":"https://api.ai-analytics.org/api/v1/nhtsa/complaints/check?make=MOPAR","name":"MOPAR","_source":{"data_provider":"AI Analytics","data_provider_url":"https://api.ai-analytics.org","license":"https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/","primary_source":"https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/downloads/","generated_at":"2026-09-09T21:59:27.660Z"},"summary":{"total_complaints":7,"deaths":0,"injured":6,"fires":3},"top_components":[{"component_desc":"EQUIPMENT","n":2},{"component_desc":"WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS","n":1},{"component_desc":"TRAILER HITCHES","n":1},{"component_desc":"EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL","n":1},{"component_desc":"EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL","n":1},{"component_desc":"AIR BAGS","n":1}],"recent_complaints":[{"cmplid":"1880126","date_received":"2023-03-14","make":"MOPAR","model":"SEATBELTS","model_year":null,"deaths":0,"injured":0,"fire":0,"crash":1,"component_desc":"AIR BAGS","description":"I was in a ft end accident .the estimate was over $8000.00 and the air bags did not deploy. The body shop said this is normal. my grandson was in a accident was the same year make and model .A front end accident and his airbags didnt deploy.both trucks are in body shops             4         8000.00","canonical_url":"https://api.ai-analytics.org/vehicle-complaint/1880126"},{"cmplid":"752902","date_received":"2010-01-16","make":"MOPAR","model":"P5007069","model_year":null,"deaths":0,"injured":1,"fire":0,"crash":1,"component_desc":"EQUIPMENT","description":"PCM CHIP IN 2005 PT CRUISER CONVERTIBLE IDENTIFIED BY CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP AS BEING THE PROBLEM. PCM CAUSES MYRIAD OF ELECTRICAL & TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS WHICH CHRYSLER WON'T ADMIT TO.  WHEN ANY ENGINE LIGHT OR OTHER ALARM INDICATOR GOES ON IN VEHICLE AND I BRING IT TO CHRYSLER-THEY SIMPLY SAY THERE'S NOTHING WRONG WITH VEHICLE.  THEN THE TROUBLES START.  THE PCM CAUSES STALLING AT A RED LIGHT OR AT LOW SPEEDS--GOT REAR ENDED TWICE, VEHICLE NOT TURNING OVER/WON'T START, DRAINS BATTERIES (REPLACED IT 3 TIMES),(CAR WAS TOWED TO CHRYSLER BECAUSE IT WOULDN'T START) POWER STEERING MECHANISM LEAKS (REPLACED TWICE) CAUSES ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS ON DASHBOARD, RADIO & CD PLAYER WONT WORK (CD IS STUCK IN PLAYER), CAUSES CAR LOCK/ALARM SYSTEM TO MALFUNCTION (REPLACED TWICE) CAR LOCK/SYSTEM HAS LOCKED ME OUT OF MY CAR AND FOG LIGHTS/HEAD LIGHTS WON'T TURN OFF WHICH THEN DRAINS BATTERY.      CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP \"SUPPOSEDLY\" REPLACED THIS PCM CHIP 1.5 YRS AGO AND THE REPAIR TOOK A MONTH AND A HALF WHILE I WAITED WITHOUT A LOANER CAR EVEN THOUGH MY CHRYSLER EXTENDED WARRANTY ALLOWED ME TO HAVE ONE!  WHEN I GOT THE CAR BACK I NOTICED THAT THE FOG LIGHT/HEADLIGHT INDICATOR LIGHT WAS ON AND WENT BACK TO DEALER TO TELL HIM IT'S HAPPENING AGAIN AND HE INDICATED THAT I NOT EVER RETURN TO HIS DEALERSHIP.  NOW 1.5 YEARS LATER, I HAVE THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH MY VEHICLE AND IT'S THE PCM CHIP CAUSING THEM. I HAVE LOST MY JOB FROM NOT BEING ABLE TO DRIVE TO WORK WHILE THEY 'FIXED' MY CAR FOR A MONTH, LOST TH","canonical_url":"https://api.ai-analytics.org/vehicle-complaint/752902"},{"cmplid":"752907","date_received":"2010-01-16","make":"MOPAR","model":"P5007069","model_year":null,"deaths":0,"injured":1,"fire":0,"crash":1,"component_desc":"EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL","description":"PCM CHIP IN 2005 PT CRUISER CONVERTIBLE IDENTIFIED BY CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP AS BEING THE PROBLEM. PCM CAUSES MYRIAD OF ELECTRICAL & TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS WHICH CHRYSLER WON'T ADMIT TO.  WHEN ANY ENGINE LIGHT OR OTHER ALARM INDICATOR GOES ON IN VEHICLE AND I BRING IT TO CHRYSLER-THEY SIMPLY SAY THERE'S NOTHING WRONG WITH VEHICLE.  THEN THE TROUBLES START.  THE PCM CAUSES STALLING AT A RED LIGHT OR AT LOW SPEEDS--GOT REAR ENDED TWICE, VEHICLE NOT TURNING OVER/WON'T START, DRAINS BATTERIES (REPLACED IT 3 TIMES),(CAR WAS TOWED TO CHRYSLER BECAUSE IT WOULDN'T START) POWER STEERING MECHANISM LEAKS (REPLACED TWICE) CAUSES ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS ON DASHBOARD, RADIO & CD PLAYER WONT WORK (CD IS STUCK IN PLAYER), CAUSES CAR LOCK/ALARM SYSTEM TO MALFUNCTION (REPLACED TWICE) CAR LOCK/SYSTEM HAS LOCKED ME OUT OF MY CAR AND FOG LIGHTS/HEAD LIGHTS WON'T TURN OFF WHICH THEN DRAINS BATTERY.      CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP \"SUPPOSEDLY\" REPLACED THIS PCM CHIP 1.5 YRS AGO AND THE REPAIR TOOK A MONTH AND A HALF WHILE I WAITED WITHOUT A LOANER CAR EVEN THOUGH MY CHRYSLER EXTENDED WARRANTY ALLOWED ME TO HAVE ONE!  WHEN I GOT THE CAR BACK I NOTICED THAT THE FOG LIGHT/HEADLIGHT INDICATOR LIGHT WAS ON AND WENT BACK TO DEALER TO TELL HIM IT'S HAPPENING AGAIN AND HE INDICATED THAT I NOT EVER RETURN TO HIS DEALERSHIP.  NOW 1.5 YEARS LATER, I HAVE THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH MY VEHICLE AND IT'S THE PCM CHIP CAUSING THEM. I HAVE LOST MY JOB FROM NOT BEING ABLE TO DRIVE TO WORK WHILE THEY 'FIXED' MY CAR FOR A MONTH, LOST TH","canonical_url":"https://api.ai-analytics.org/vehicle-complaint/752907"},{"cmplid":"687549","date_received":"2008-09-10","make":"MOPAR","model":"P5007069","model_year":null,"deaths":0,"injured":0,"fire":1,"crash":0,"component_desc":"EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL","description":"TWO YEARS AGO I PURCHASED A 1999 DODGE DAKOTA 4WD PICK UP TRUCK WITH APPROX. 63K MILES.  AT 68,500 MILES I REPLACED THE BRAKE ROTORS, PADS AND CALIPERS.  THE CALIPER BOLTS PULLED OUT OF THE SPINDLE ON EACH WHEEL AND ALLOWED THE CALIPER TO DROP DOWN ONTO THE ROTOR CAUSING THE BRAKES TO PULL TO THE LEFT SIDE AND OVERHEAT.  WHEN I REMOVED THE CALIPERS THE BOLTS WERE REMOVABLE BY HAND AND THE THREADING IN THE SPINDLE WAS RUSTED OUT AND WOULD NOT HOLD NEW CALIPER BOLTS.  I CONTACTED TWO DODGE DEALERS (PARTS DEPT) AND THEY STATED THEY KNEW OF NO PROBLEMS WITH THE SPINDLES.  I CHECKED ON THE INTERNET AND IT SEEMS THAT THERE HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THE BOLTS PULLING OUT OF THE SPINDLES ON THIS MODEL OF DAKOTA'S AND DURANGO'S.  THIS IS CLEAR CUT SAFETY PROBLEM THAT SHOULD BE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF DODGE AND THE NHTSA SHOULD BE FORCING THEM TO MAKE THE REPAIR OR AT LEAST PROVIDE THE PARTS FOR A SOLUTION.  PLEASE NOTE THAT THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL DID BEGIN TO OVERHEAT AND ACTUALLY BEGAN TO CATCH ON FIRE WHICH REQUIRED ME TO STOP THE VEHICLE AND ALLOW IT TO COOL DOWN AND TEMPORARILY ADJUST THE CALIPER IN ORDER TO GET HOME.  *TR","canonical_url":"https://api.ai-analytics.org/vehicle-complaint/687549"},{"cmplid":"680134","date_received":"2008-07-26","make":"MOPAR","model":"P5007069","model_year":null,"deaths":0,"injured":0,"fire":0,"crash":1,"component_desc":"EQUIPMENT","description":"MY COMPLAINT IS NOT FOCUSED ON THE AUTO MANUFACTURER. IT IS DIRECTED TOWARD THE AUTO INSURANCE INDUSTRY, AND IN PARTICULAR NATIONWIDE INSURANCE BASED IN COLUMBUS, OH. I WAS RECENTLY INVOLVED IN AN AUTO ACCIDENT, AND A NATIONWIDE CLIENT REAR-ENDED MY NEW 2008 DODGE CALIBER. IT WAS LESS THEN 1 WEEK OLD AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT, AND HAD FEWER THEN 300 MILES ON IT. NATIONWIDE PROMPTLY AGREED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE BY REPLACING THE BUMPER. HOWEVER, IT HAS COME TO MY ATTENTION THAT THE COMPANY'S POLICY IS TO REPLACE THE BUMPER WITH A REFURBISHED PART, OR A PART MADE BY A COMPANY THAT MAY NOT BE LICENSED OR REPRESENT MOPAR, THE PARTS COMPANY THAT SUPPLIES DODGE REPLACEMENT PARTS.     I AM VERY CONCERNED NOT ONLY ABOUT LOSING VALUE FOR MY BRAND NEW CAR, BUT ALSO THAT MY SAFETY AND THE SAFETY OF MY PASSENGERS COULD BE POTENTIALLY COMPROMISED BY THE USE OF POSSIBLY INFERIOR PRODUCTS. I UNDERSTAND THAT THERE IS A GOVERNING BODY FOR THESE TYPES OF PARTS KNOWN AS CAPA, BUT I ALSO UNDERSTAND THAT NOT EVERY PART IS CERTIFIED BY CAPA, NOR COULD I FIND A CERTIFIED PART LISTED FOR THE REAR BUMPER OF A 2008 DODGE CALIBER. THIS IS SIMPLY NOT ACCEPTABLE, AND NATIONWIDE MUST REPLACE MY BUMPER (AND ANY UNSEEN DAMAGED PARTS) WITH GENUINE MOPAR-SUPPLIED PARTS TO RESTORE MY VEHICLE TO ITS ORIGINAL, SAFE, OPERATING CONDITION AS IT WAS PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT. THE VEHICLE'S ENGINE HASN'T EVEN BEEN FULLY BROKEN-IN YET.  *TR","canonical_url":"https://api.ai-analytics.org/vehicle-complaint/680134"},{"cmplid":"301804","date_received":"2001-05-03","make":"MOPAR","model":"MOPAR","model_year":null,"deaths":0,"injured":2,"fire":1,"crash":0,"component_desc":"TRAILER HITCHES","description":"WHILE DRIVING, TOWING TRAILER BEGAN TO MOVE FROM SIDE TO SIDE WHERE IT STRUCK ANOTHER VEHICLE, CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO CONTROL VEHICLE, LEFT WHEEL'S LUG NUTS CAME LOOSE CAUSING WHEELS TO WOBBLE, SOMETIME DURING OR AFTER LEFT WHEEL CAME LOOSE, THE MOPAR TRAILER HITCH CROSSBAR, ON THE RECEIVER T, BROKE IN HALF TO THE LEFT OF THE 2 INCH RECEIVER, THERE WAS NO RUST VISIBLE, RIGHT SIDE OF TRAILER HITCH AND RECEIVER WITH TRAILER TONGUE AND BALL STILL ATTACHED HOWEVER WERE BENT OUTWARD AT ABOUT A 45 DEGREE ANGLE TO THE REAR OF THE PICK UP TRUCK, A FIRE DID START IN PICK UP TRUCK'S ENGINE COMPARTMENT, BUT WAS PUT OUT, TOTAL TRAILER WEIGHT ON DATE OF ACCIDENT WAS APPROXIMATELY 4000 LBS, THE MAXIMUM WEIGHT WAS 6500 LBS WITH A TONGUE WEIGHT OF 750 LBS, DAMAGE WAS DONE TO BOTH MOTORCYCLES INSIDE TRAILER ALONG WITH TRAILER AND BOTH VEHICLE'S INVOLVED, 2 PEOPLE WERE INJURED IN ACCIDENT.   *SLC","canonical_url":"https://api.ai-analytics.org/vehicle-complaint/301804"},{"cmplid":"301805","date_received":"2001-05-03","make":"MOPAR","model":"MOPAR","model_year":null,"deaths":0,"injured":2,"fire":1,"crash":0,"component_desc":"WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS","description":"WHILE DRIVING, TOWING TRAILER BEGAN TO MOVE FROM SIDE TO SIDE WHERE IT STRUCK ANOTHER VEHICLE, CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO CONTROL VEHICLE, LEFT WHEEL'S LUG NUTS CAME LOOSE CAUSING WHEELS TO WOBBLE, SOMETIME DURING OR AFTER LEFT WHEEL CAME LOOSE, THE MOPAR TRAILER HITCH CROSSBAR, ON THE RECEIVER T, BROKE IN HALF TO THE LEFT OF THE 2 INCH RECEIVER, THERE WAS NO RUST VISIBLE, RIGHT SIDE OF TRAILER HITCH AND RECEIVER WITH TRAILER TONGUE AND BALL STILL ATTACHED HOWEVER WERE BENT OUTWARD AT ABOUT A 45 DEGREE ANGLE TO THE REAR OF THE PICK UP TRUCK, A FIRE DID START IN PICK UP TRUCK'S ENGINE COMPARTMENT, BUT WAS PUT OUT, TOTAL TRAILER WEIGHT ON DATE OF ACCIDENT WAS APPROXIMATELY 4000 LBS, THE MAXIMUM WEIGHT WAS 6500 LBS WITH A TONGUE WEIGHT OF 750 LBS, DAMAGE WAS DONE TO BOTH MOTORCYCLES INSIDE TRAILER ALONG WITH TRAILER AND BOTH VEHICLE'S INVOLVED, 2 PEOPLE WERE INJURED IN ACCIDENT.   *SLC","canonical_url":"https://api.ai-analytics.org/vehicle-complaint/301805"}]}