2024 Dodge HORNET PHEV problems and owner complaints
Explore the records behind recurring owner reports.
Key facts
51 owner complaints analyzed
1 distinct recall campaigns
8,000 mi median reported failure mileage
Scope: 2024 model year. Data snapshot: . 5 complaints include usable failure mileage.
Most common problems
Electrical System is the most frequently named component, appearing in 18 of 51 complaints (35.3%). A complaint can name multiple components.
| Topic | Matching reports | Share of complaints |
|---|---|---|
| Braking behavior | 20 | 39.2% |
| Electrical and battery issues | 14 | 27.5% |
| Steering behavior | 7 | 13.7% |
| Transmission and shifting | 3 | 5.9% |
| Engine operation | 1 | 2.0% |
Topic matches use published keyword rules. They describe mentions, including negations or comparisons, and do not confirm a diagnosis. Read the matching rules.
Component breakdown
Number of unique complaints naming each component. Top eight shown.
| Category | Count |
|---|---|
| Electrical System | 18 |
| Service Brakes | 15 |
| Engine | 9 |
| Unknown Or Other | 9 |
| Steering | 5 |
| Back Over Prevention | 4 |
| Forward Collision Avoidance: Adaptive Cruise Control | 3 |
| Power Train | 3 |
Electrical System: 18; Service Brakes: 15; Engine: 9; Unknown Or Other: 9; Steering: 5; Back Over Prevention: 4; Forward Collision Avoidance: Adaptive Cruise Control: 3; Power Train: 3
Reported problems by failure mileage
Complaint counts in mileage bands. These are not failure rates per vehicle or mile.
| Category | Count |
|---|---|
| Under 25,000 | 3 |
| 25,000 to 49,999 | 2 |
| 50,000 to 74,999 | 0 |
| 75,000 to 99,999 | 0 |
| 100,000 to 149,999 | 0 |
| 150,000 and above | 0 |
Under 25,000: 3; 25,000 to 49,999: 2; 50,000 to 74,999: 0; 75,000 to 99,999: 0; 100,000 to 149,999: 0; 150,000 and above: 0
Under 25,000 miles has the most reports with usable mileage (3). 46 complaints have missing, zero or invalid mileage.
Complaints over time
Year the complaint was filed, not the vehicle model year or incident year. The snapshot year is partial.
| Category | Count |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 16 |
| 2025 | 20 |
| 2026 | 15 |
2024: 16; 2025: 20; 2026: 15
Pattern summary
Electrical System leads the component reports. Braking behavior appears in 20 complaint narratives. Electrical and battery issues appears in 14 complaint narratives. Steering behavior appears in 7 complaint narratives. Use these patterns to inspect individual reports and prepare questions for a mechanic.
Calculated from recorded counts. An AI narrative has not been published for this selection.
Complaint evidence
Examples provide context, not a representative sample or a verified diagnosis.
Owner report 11586237 · 2024-04-30 (April 30, 2024)
While driving, the power steering control locked up making the vehicle difficult to steer. Immediately after, all warning lights turned on including the check engine light, ABS, and others.
Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 11586237 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 11588384 · 2024-05-13 (May 13, 2024)
Just purchased a 2024 Dodge Hornet for my daughter on [XXX] She was involved in an accident on [XXX]. Cause of the accident was brake failure - as a result of said failure, she stuck a fuel truck going 45 mph on a highway offramp. Airbags did not deploy, seat belt did not lock. Why did this happen on a brand-new vehicle with under 500 miles on it. A witness, who was travelling behind my daughter at the time, corroborated that the Dodge Hornet's brake lights were illuminated/functioning right up to impact with the fuel truck. There were al…
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Owner report 11569610 · 2024-02-02 (February 2, 2024)
Battery died twice on 2 separate occasions since the day car was received on 1/17. Car was ‘serviced’ after the first time battery died, but this morning I could not get it to turn on again. This car has been giving me nothing but issues and I haven’t had it for a month yet.
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Owner report 11584146 · 2024-04-19 (April 19, 2024)
The contact owned a 2024 Dodge Hornet. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, he observed brown smoke emanating from the vent in the interior of the vehicle, prompting him to pull to the shoulder of the roadway. After which, upon exiting the vehicle, he observed smoke emanating from the engine compartment. Shortly afterward, the vehicle became engulfed in flames originating from the engine compartment. No warning lights were illuminated. Local emergency services arrived and were able to extinguish the flames. A fire repo…
Owner-reported narrative. 1,600 miles reported. Look up ODI 11584146 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 11635714 · 2025-01-13 (January 13, 2025)
The vehicle was leased as a new vehicle with 665 miles on the odometer. Immediately upon driving home, I tried activating the ACC (Adaptive Cruise Control) feature on the highway and received a "Highway Assist Unavailable Service Required" error message. The vehicle was taken back to the dealership to be looked at and repaired. Waited for the vehicle for about 3 hours till they repaired and tested the vehicle. The vehicle passed the test and was repaired and delivered back to me. When driving home and exiting the highway, a Forward Collision Wa…
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Owner report 11693246 · 2025-10-14 (October 14, 2025)
While in reverse vehicle automatically switched to drive forward mode and then reverse mode and kept alternating where the car would drive forward and reverse back on its own without the gas pedal pressed. The transmission was in reverse the entire time. Also, the vehicle keeps having electrical issues throughout the car, has been in repair for over 15 days combined. The electrical system reboots while the vehicle is turned on and the battery does not charge, instead it throws a fault. Have a video that was provided to the dealership with the …
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Owner report 11710757 · 2026-01-13 (January 13, 2026)
-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***
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Owner report 11718854 · 2026-02-18 (February 18, 2026)
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: • Check engine light and loss of acceleration on highway – Vehicle would not accelerate while driving on the highway. • Repeated highway loss of pow…
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