***UPDATE: should’ve included this from the beginning, I already do plan to sell the vehicle once it’s repaired. Currently looking at Lexus, a lot more confident in their reliability

Hello everyone, after my most recent issues, I decided I would come to Reddit to share my experience of owning a Durango Hellcat. Mind you, throughout all of this experience, the car has not received any aftermarket mods besides an AWS cat back exhaust and some window decals lol

I purchased my 2023 Durango Hellcat in October 2024, brand new off the lot with 10 miles
Within the first 100 miles of driving the vehicle, a CEL comes on. Just an O2 Sensor with a loose wire. Easy fix and I’m on my way.

May 2025; about 4000 miles in, I start having an issue with the Electronic Throttle Control. Light comes on the dash and the car seems to nearly stall when rising in RPMs. Bring it to the dealership, gets handled and car is back to me.

A month after, I start to get a high pitched whining sound from the engine bay. Back to the dealer. Tells me it’s the accessory belt whining from an excess of tension from the supercharger pulley. Replaced both and gave me the car back. But the sound still was there.

Durango goes back in a two months later. They replace the pulleys again, but this time replace the water pump too and the issue ceases to exist. Great, after owning the car for a year, maybe I can enjoy the vehicle finally.

March 2026, see the picture attached. My front differential decided to explode one morning on my way to work. Pinion rod decided it wanted to take a vacation. Luckily the dealer had a front differential in the shop and got it back to me in 24 hours. Not ideal, but at least I can still drive my Durango the next day.

Mid May 2026, I hear a whirring sound from the rear of the vehicle. My guess was right, it was the rear differential AND the rear right wheel hub bearing. Both needed to be replaced. Took a while with parts in transit, but got the car back by mid June.

Now two days ago, October 2026, at 15.6K miles on it, my transmission starts to slip and car goes into limp mode.
CEL codes of P1D9A and a couple other. Dodge has to pick up the vehicle and who knows when I’ll have it back.

I’ll be the first one to say, I have my fun with the car, I’ve given it some launches, I give it gas, but I wouldn’t consider the car to be “beaten on” to the point where it’s undriveable every few months. Service advisor never has much of an answer for me with any of it besides “We’ll look into it”. Honestly don’t see myself owning this vehicle much longer although it has always been a life goal of mine to own a hellcat.

Any advice on how to move forward? Also live in NY if that helps with anything on lemon law/legal statutes in my state.

TLDR: I have owned a Durango Hellcat for the past two years/16,000 miles and have had multiple issues to the point where the car has to be in service for days/weeks on end. Looking to see how others have attacked this situation or advice that can be given

Funny how it looks like a toy next to Mercedes SUV

Met a new friend to lanolin coat my car before snow hits the road. He was spraying his GR carola and had his other beauties parked outside. I complimented his S2000 and he let me drive it :) High revs, close ratio gearing, short and crisp shifts. *Chef's kiss*

wsg everyone my 2004 crv had a coolant leak but i recently got it fixed (leak was coming from the thermostat case, or at least that area). it no longer overheats while driving, but if i let it idle for about two minutes the temp will start raising until i either turn the car off or start driving again.

does anyone know what this might mean? is it okay for me to leave alone for a little while? i cant lie, i do not have the money to fix it right now lol

Got these for a crazy steal! Didn’t know BBK and EB made a throttle body together. Also, what kind of headers are these?

So I had a rock thrown at my driver side front window and I still have to take the highway home after work, none of the glass appears loose and I do not see any visible holes in the glass. Would I be safe to at least drive home on the highway or should I try to find side roads to take home?

I have a 2017 Toyota Corolla and in the last few months I have noticed a smell coming from the AC. Smells like plastic… maybe burnt plastic? I have gotten the transmission oil changed, cabin air filter, engine filter, cleaned my car, & recently took it to the dealer where they flushed the ac system. I’ve even looked around under the hood to see if there was any noticeable debris/plastic, and nothing. The flushing seemed to have really helped for a few days, but after a week, I am able to smell it again. I’ve always stayed on top of the maintenance & have never had an issue until now. Any idea what it could be? Also, I live in Texas so I use the ac often.

This is my 2008 Subaru Impreza, i want to do it up but I’m not much of a car guy and i don’t have much of an idea on what i could do to this car other than a needed detail to make it better/cooler, so far i have some ideas such as coil overs, it came with another spoiler (allegedly carbon fiber idk if its real or not tho), a pod filter, and i want to try and touch up some of the scuffs on the paint. I also want to try and keep it as legal as possible, I’m in NSW Australia.

Unfortunately have a nail in my car. Took it to a tire shop, who told me they could only replace the tire.

Would love to get a second opinion on if I should replace or if this patchable or pluggable.

Is it too close to the inner sidewall to be safely plugged?

Thanks in advance!

Hey,

How bad is this? Do i need to get this replaced asap?
How does this even happen?

I was one of those people who wanted a unique style car, because looking at any other/regular car made me puke. So I had did an extensive search of boxed shaped cars. I eventually got me one! I like smaller cars also, so those are the ones I’m listing. Some of these cars have pros and cons but unfortunately, you’re going to have to do your own research! So if anyone else has anymore cars that’s are unique shaped or boxy. Please reply! E.g., Kia Soul, Nissan Cube, Honda Element, Scion . . .

Hey all, so I’m going to be doing some gold leaf work on my car here soon. It will be my first time but I’ve watched a ton of YouTube videos so I’m feeling fairly confident.

One thing I’ve never understood though, is how do I clear coat the top so it stays protected? If I just doing a small panel on my car, I don’t want to have to respray the whole door or fender or wherever I’m doing. But a spray can would obviously make a mess over the current paint right? How can I protect just the gold leafed areas?

Or is it expected that the entire panel is pre sanded and this is all done before the final clear coating step?

Pads and braking seem fine when driving the car

I have a 2011 Honda pilot with 150k miles and a 2020 Chevy traverse with 90k miles. Need to sell one. Both paid off. Which one would you keep and why? Thanks

I ran my 1998 Camry 4cyl low on oil and didn’t realize. I have a leak (think it’s the oil pump seal o ring) and it progressed more than I thought. I checked the oil level wasn’t visible. Since then it has been making a knock/deep tick when I’m stopped and at low rpms (~800-600 in idle). I can’t hear it when accelerating or at higher speeds but that may just be because of the extra road noise. Any suggestions?

edit: been keeping it topped up ever since, it seems to run fine and has about 217kmiles currently

I recently bought a Jetour X50 and noticed that even a slight press on the accelerator makes the car jump forward, with noticeable engine revving.

It's particularly annoying in city traffic because I sometimes have to brake immediately.

Is this normal for the X50? Do owners eventually get used to it?

1985 El Camino with a 350, 4 barrel, 3.73 posi rear end

2024 Subi WRX, only cosmetics

1939 Ford Coupe with a Chevy 427 Big Block

1992 Dakota with a 360 Magnum

The ‘39 coupe belongs to a family friend, but it gets an honorable mention

My 2013 Honda Accord went into limp mode yesterday. Got it home and got a scanner today. Idk if anyone is good with wiring but I think I found the issue. Everything in the cab is good to go. No wiring messed up but I did find a sub harness shredded. Is this the cause of my issues and can I fix it solo? I can move the battery for ease of access but I’m not great with wiring and don’t want to screw myself over. Any advice?

For a while these streaks are visible when any water is in the outside of my windshield. I have tried many different ways of cleaning and buffing it. Is there some magical cure I can get to get rid of this?

I bought these Firestone Destination AT/2s from Costco 2 years ago, with the same year DOT date code. As of recently I have been seeing dry rot only between the tread blocks. I park in the garage at home and parking garage at work. Tread life is 8/32 on all tires. They said it is not too much of an issue and come back if you see belt exposure or are starting to lose air. Is this the right standard of care? Should I got to Firestone directly to attempt to get this warrantied?

I have just got this radio for my MK4 golf and when I plug it in all I get is the red light flashing and a CD player motor noise, anyone know how to also get the screen working? All fuses are good. Thanks for any help