r/dodgehornet

What the actual fuck. I. AM. SO. PISSED.

I had to pick up a family member at the airport, which is about 70 miles away from home. About 10 miles from the airport while on the interstate, it threw a "Coolant Temp High" warning that lasted about 5 seconds before clearing. Thought it was odd that it cleared itself but figured it was just a hiccup.

About 30 seconds later it threw "Oil Temp High", followed immediately by "Check Engine" followed by "Drive Mode Unavailable". Since I was on a 65 mph highway I had to drive another minute or so to the next exit which was in the middle of nowhere (nothing but woods), so a few more minutes after that to the first parking lot I found. Maybe a total of 3-5 miles after the warning lights began.

At this point, I'm nearly 70 miles from home. I had to have a tow truck come get it and tow it to the nearest Dodge dealership service department.

Finally a week later they get diagnostics on it and tell me it needs a whole new engine, that the code says it was driven for "100 miles AFTER the overheating started". Impossible, unless the warning lights are also faulty and failed to warn when the event actually began....but also they have zero answer on WHAT EXACTLY would even cause it to overheat so catastrophically when it's at only 36k miles....?!?!

I'm so angry I'm shaking as I type this. How tf does this even happen?? I've been driving and buying both new and used cars for the past 30 years and have never had one that needed an entire new engine.

Since it has been under warranty its entire life, I've had every routine maintenance due performed at the local Dodge dealership, but it remains to be seen what they do with warranty; honestly I don't even gaf about that, how do I know this shit won't happen again?

Anyone have any insight on this issue?

Hey, so I just got my 2024 Dodge Hornet r/T, and finally got to the point that I needed to put more gas in it. But, I don't know if I'm making some kind of rookie mistake or something is wrong with the vehicle. I put the nozzle in, pull the lever, but after just a few seconds the lever clicks and I seem to have to pull the nozzle out, wait, then put it back in and the process repeats. Today I actually had gas shoot back out at me. Is that just how I have to do it or am I doing something wrong? I was using the 91 gas (was told that's what it needed in the hot part of the year). Thanks all!

Reading this subreddit and watching some YouTube video, now I feel like I am the stupidest person for falling for this car...

Like stated above my biggest concern is reliability, I absolutely love the car (visually, inside and out!) And I'm very incline to take great care of the vehicle with maintenance and other things, but how will it hold up? are they good long term? I pick the car up in 2 days should I back out? do I cotinine and just ride the warranty? The car has 50,000km on it already. Everything I see on You-Tube is how great they are, everything I see on reddit and FB is how bad they are I'm quite torn on what to do, I can deal with a dead 12v battery, But if I'm going to send piston number 3 through the hood of the car in 4 months Or blow the transmission because its poorly designed I'd like to know I'm not looking for 2002 Corolla reliability i can deal with hiccups. Just nervous I guess... PS first ever car payment

TLDR: Are these cars actually nightmares or will I be ok? with proper maintenance pls help me LMAO

Hello, I’ve previously purchased a 2023 Dodge Hornet GT back in the beginning of April. Bought with 26,500 miles and I’ve almost driven about 10,000 miles since then and I have not gotten a service reminder for maintenance due. I did however perform an oil change about 6,000 miles after purchase just to be safe but that’s all. Also, previous owners have no service history other than completed recall campaigns.. Please advise-it would be greatly appreciated.

Is there a way to view tire pressures in the vehicle without using a gage? I can’t find it

That’s lug nuts of course. Took my ‘23 GT in for new tires, they couldn’t get the “swollen” nuts off so had to take it to Discount Tire first to get new nuts.

Same thing happened to a Ford I used to own.

(Why couldn’t the Sam’s Club tire center handle this themselves? No F-ing clue)

My personal best is 0.65 G on a road we call snake hill out here. Anyone else like to use this and see how far you can push it?

I wanted to check and see if the dealership changed the cabin air filter. So then I looked up how to do it.... I'm new to swarm so I'm sure this has been discussed before, but holy shit that is by far the most steps to change one I've ever seen. Why did they do us like that?? Do people in Italy not change their cabin air filters?

Hey everyone, looking for some advice or to see if anyone else with a 2024 Hornet PHEV (or Tonale) has run into this issue after letting the car sit.

The Situation:
I just got back from a 9-week trip, and my 2024 Dodge Hornet Hybrid was completely dead. The key fob wouldn't even unlock the doors, so the auxiliary 12V battery was clearly 100% drained.

What Happened:

1. I plugged it into the charger initially, but nothing happened because the 12V battery was too dead to wake up the car’s charging relays.

2. I jump-started the car to get the 12V system awake, then plugged in the EV charger. The charge port lit up green, showing 3 bars (~60%), and it looked like it was successfully taking a charge.

3. About an hour later, my garage started smelling strongly like rotten eggs / sulfur. It got so strong we ended up calling the gas company out of caution, only to find out it was the 12V car battery severely overheating and venting fumes.

4. I immediately unplugged the EV charger and disconnected everything.

Current Status:
The car is unplugged and sitting off in the garage. From what I understand, letting it sit for 9 weeks may have damaged the internal cells of the 12V battery, and charging it caused thermal runaway/boiling.

My Questions for the Sub:
- Has anyone else had their 12V battery cook like this or vent sulfur gas after trying to charge a dead Hornet?
- Did you have Dodge Roadside Assistance tow it, and did the dealership replace the 12V battery under factory warranty without giving you a hard time about "improper storage"?
- Once the 12V battery was replaced, did you have any lasting phantom electrical bugs or ECU/module issues?

Planning on getting it flatbed-towed to the dealer tomorrow, but would love to hear anyone's experience or tips with this platform!

Thanks in advance!