Dodge Hornet Issues Popping Up Oh No! Service Manager Tells All, Says What WILL Fail On This Car
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- Опубликовано: 12 май 2024
- In today's video I talk with a service manager and get all the potential failure issues with the new dodge Hornet.
I got on this path with info from @WIDEBODYNATION 
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They went from "the minivan company" to thinking everyone needed an overpriced performance vehicle.
Fail.
Its almost like they are intentionally Tanking Dodge..
Like they're intentionally tanking the US economy..
They are... someone at Stellantis is proving not to know the American market, and not to know Dodge.
I spent 16 years in car dealerships when I was young. I first wrote a long post about Italian cars of the 1970s and then deleted it. I'll just say this. After working briefly with Italian cars, I have refused to buy anything that was made in Italy. They make some nice (and very expensive) bicycle parts, but that is all.
Italians make some really industrial-level woodworking tools. Company called SCM Group; their bandsaws and sliding table saws are amongst the best in the world competing even with the German brand (Felder Hammer).
Hornet is synonymous with "Crap"- all of the line up, really.
Only hybrid where I buy is a Prius just because Toyota has been doing it longer than anybody and prices of their batteries that's come down significantly on older models and they're not hard to change out either
Yeah, except you're more likely to need an engine replacement at 140k miles... proving perhaps that Prius batteries last longer than the motors???
I just seen one going down the highway. It's tiny. Priced more than a rav4. What were they thinking?
Stellantis thinks Dodge is a luxury car company.
@@luism8130😂 best joke I read today. Just thinking of Dodge as luxury makes me laugh
I have a hornet rental right now, I'll say it is way faster than an ugly car like it should be 😂
Sorry, but I dig it. Both the performance and the looks. Spent a weekend with one and we loved it.
It really blows my mind at how much Chrysler part prices are! I'm thinking they are quoting me Mercedes prices, but nope...
Eebay marketplace
Hey that is why I drive 2 Benzes... might as well
May still be the trickle down parts designed under the Daimler partnership; priced accordingly…I don’t know.
It’s always been that Chrysler’s are worth more as parts than put together.
Morality over Conformity
Yes, yes it can get worse... RIP the Dodge brand, not even Lee Iacocca and a money printer could fix this ship anymore. Now this is purely my own experience but I'm a trucker and you wanna guess how many Hornets I've seen out on the road so far? One.... prolly have seen more but I haven't noticed it, but I did see a yellow one the other day and it was NOT impressive... I've seen them rotting on lots but that yellow thing was the first one I saw on the road. IF I just HAD to get one of these damn things, they are a lease at BEST... but honestly I'd lease a effing Nissan and get me some Big Altima Energy before getting this thing. And the price they want? Absurd... you can get a LOT of sport utility vehicle for what they want for this junk. And anyone in the comments that thinks I'm just hating on the hornet, yes I am... I loath that this thing and the electric charger coming is most likely going to ruin mopar as a brand.
And those sticking up for Dodge and these dealerships are mad because they are one of the many who got their cheeks clappped buying one. You overpaid, way overpaid and are in your feelings about it lol.
I own two classic Mopars (1970 Challenger R/T, 1972 Charger Rallye) both over fifty years old, but I will not buy a new Mopar because it may not last past the warranty period. That's pretty sad.
I am a recently retired lifelong mechanic. I have worked on some of the worst "cars" out there, The Hornet is much worse than any of them. Yes, you know any Ford ecoboost engine or any CVT is going to fail at very low mileage. That's a given. There are a LOT of other examples. But the Hornet is far worse. The Hornet powertrain is a nightmare straight from hell. I've watched several videos about it, done by mechanics. I'm still having a hard time believing anyone could have designed anything like that. If you just have to have a car called "Hornet" buy a Hudson Hornet or an AMC Hornet. Either will be several times more reliable than this POS. The AMC Hornet is an absolute tank.
Any "hybrid" car is going to have hybrid issues. And anyone dumb enough to buy one deserves what they get. Anyone that does not know enough about cars to know better than to buy a hybrid should probably not be buying a car.
I wouldn’t buy a Dodge period. Chargers, Hellcats, Durango’s, all those vehicles are junk
A brand new vehicle platform from Stellantis has tons of problems? Who could have seen that coming?
Why should anyone be surprised about the quality? When has Alpha Romeo been known for quality? Same car.
I'm glad you posted this. Some nit wit on YT bought a Hornet and was mad at me for mentioning TFL's video where they lite up dash lights on a new Hornet by doing some kind o f AWD test.
I would mix water with electricity before I'd want to mix Italians with electricity.
The Hornet GT is the car to buy period.
Great video!
On the re-watch for later today much support as always 🙏😇
Dodge ran the SUV Dodge Journey way beyond its ability to keep up with the market. Some executive genius thought what’s the cheapest way to bring a replacement to market. Whoever owns CJDR should strive to build quality and trouble free vehicles. Looking at any CJDR owners forum reveals that problems are plentiful. If you own a problematic vehicle, you may be hesitant to buy another of the same brand.
Almost one year with the Hornet 2.0 engine. Only issue was software related. It runs fine. I did buy the Mopar maxcare just in case😂
The rental car companies don't want to pay the price for them, not because of quality....
I’m surprised trends are being noticed as they simply don’t sell.
At that price, a Mazda CX70 PHEV is a bargain at ~$555/mo....
And that's not the only Mazda, or the only vehicle in that price range. There are many other better options.
Who would have thought a new vehicle with this many problems.
New 2023 Hornets at the local dealership have $8,000 markdowns. Two of them are placed outside the main door, so people have to look at them when they enter and exit the building. Desperate times for sure.
A lot of the SRT engineers went to the GM racing program
Don't get me started on GM... that's another disappointment at another level. What GM did, especially to performance cat buyers cannot be described by non other than backstabbing
My dad worked for Chrysler for 30 years he always told me never buy a first year model car they do not have all the bugs worked out of those cars
I am starting to get ads on Facebook for the Hornet advertising that they now have a new lower starting MSRP, and I haven't seen anyone talk about it yet. I'm no expert but usually manufacturers don't lower the MSRP on vehicles if it's selling.
My local Avis has about six or seven Hornet R/T's on-hand. I rented one for the weekend and it was great.
I pretty much knew that these days were coming when I realized that not only had the SRT division been scrapped, but that we were not going to get a Chrysler 300 hellcat.
Chrysler had a perfect set up. They had the Dodge Magnum, Dodge charger, Chrysler 300, Dodge Challenger, ram truck, and Jeep grand Cherokee as well as the Durango. They could easily have dropped a hellcat engine and an eight speed transmission in all of those vehicles and came away with a perfect lineup.
They literally decided to destroy it all.
I’m not wasting my time crying about it. I took my money over to Cadillac and I bought an electric vehicle. Fully loaded it’s a great car. I’m having fun with it.
Planning to buy the refreshed Mercedes S class with the hyper screen.
Between Cadillac and Mercedes my needs are met.
How's your insurance premium with the Cadillac?
I like your observations, I answered the puzzle by purchasing a 2024 Ram TRX final edition. Never realized a truck could be this much fun....I was looking to buy a 300 hellcat like you mentioned, then found out they weren't going to make one, the 392 300 was just a rehash of SRT-8 Charger...
Glad I got the Kona N sounds like the Hornet is going to fall like the Dart did.
Agreed. And help me, where is Kuniskis regarding all of this?
Gone!
It's crazy to me that Jeep discontinued the Cherokee when it could have been used to base the Hornet on instead of a POS Alfa. Not saying they were perfect, but I believe they were at least a little better than this as far as quality goes and ironically sold in much higher numbers than the Hornet does currently. It's such a slap in the face considering that the Cherokee was US made... When it was dropped the plant that made them had to be idled, and now that plant is being used to manufacture batteries for EVs that won't sell anyway. WTF It almost pleases me to see these turds fail and hardly sell, and it hurts as a Mopar fan to feel this way about a brand I've liked for so long.
That would use US assets and staff. Stellantis wouldn't allow that.
Will it take a Hemi?
OH MY !!
My '22 Challenger Scat Pack Shaker edition fully loaded was 1k mo. Id never in a million years pay that for a *Hornet!*
They should just license the barra and add DI to it.
When has the first year model of anything has been great besides Japanese vehicles?
Worst epic failure since the Edsel.
You can affirm that STELLANTIS only manufactures trash. Am I right or am I right?!
Rebranded fiat ?
We absolutely wouldn't buy the Hornet.
Instead we bought a Compass with a 2.4 at 30k in price.
There was some on the lot at 60k.
Absolutely not.
We got a deal on the 2022 Compass. Basically half the price of a 2024 model.
Imagine that they doubled in price just in 2 years..lol
If Dodge wanted the Hornet to be reliable they should have had the Japanese build it.
The Japanese are good at 4 cylinders.
The Japanese are good with hybrids.
The Chinese are good at EV.
America is only good at big cars and big engines.
America can build good dependable cars and trucks. Instead they build garbage. In a time when money is tight, Dependability and Durability are so key. Cost of ownership is also key. No one wants to live at the mechanic. The sales of these Garbage Cans on wheels speaks for itself. Even with almost 16,000 dollars off MSRP, it's still a no go for consumers.
This is just a really bad decision.... All they had to do was make a Cherokee SRT....
I don't do electric cars of any type. But to have any interest, this thing would have to be priced under $20,000. for me to even look at one.
It's getting there
Curb weight 3,715 to 4,140 lbs needs at least a V6 to last.
...and a different manufacturer!
I don't like dodge but name me a 25k crossover
They’e too expensive for fleet sales, being what it is. CVT Nissans are a dime a dozen and are perfectly adequate for anybody who needs the cheapest possible rental. For the price the Hornet would have to be a premium rental.
Dodge products are bad enough without adding the hornet to the mix Dodge needs to fold up and let ford and chevy take over
At this rate the Hornet will overtake the Yugo as the butt of automotive jokes.
I’d rather take a well maintained OG K car on a road trip over a Hornet.
At least if the K car gives me problems I can cheaply and easily fix it.
Please stop calling Nissan CVT crap. They were. Now they are the same as a Subaru. Since 2021 the issue is fixed. Thank you.
Stellantis is destroying Dodge from the inside while making it look like they’re not. Reminds me of someone in the White House.
Great analogy....
nailed it. FJB.
Dodge and Chrysler are on its death bed.
No body is buying them any way it's a Alfa Romeo car they put a dodge name on it I'm glad because if this sells they will start to give us more European car that they just put a dodge name on it
It’s overpriced, and has a three cylinder turbo.💸💥
I don’t mind spending more for something that will last. 😐
But this is a formula for just flushing money down the toilet. 🚽
Who on Earth would buy that overpriced POS? Oh! I know! No one! 💩 😷
BMW suck just as bad.
It is better than my Fiat 500. Now I own two great cars. And yes, I voted for a great president. Joe Biden.
You got issues 😂
Check this out , I did a build on dodge web site , the R/T PLUS , price is stupid ridiculous.
Went to Ford lol , mustang plus GT, just about the same price , WOW a muscle car and a V-8 too.
What a deal , I had a scat pack challenger love the car sold it a year later for more then what I paid for it just before everything feel apart like now lol
Dodge is DIEING A SLOW DEATH LOL
goes to show the king was the HEMI , RIP DODGE