2026 Dodge Hornet

Dealerships often add thousands in unwanted accessories during purchase. Buyers report surprise fees tacked on at signing.

Salespeople falsely promise multi-year federal tax rebates that don't apply. Owners discover the Hornet qualifies only for one year or not at all.

Dodge/FCA's privacy policy website uses tiny fonts, poor navigation, no search, and no download option. This makes it nearly impossible to read or understand data practices.

Full vehicle access requires accepting dense Connected Services Terms and multiple Privacy Notices governing telematics data collection. These policies are not easily accessible or readable.

The Forward Collision Warning (FCW) system uses sensors to detect potential crashes and alert the driver. Owners report frequent errors, warning lights, and false activations, often blaming dirty wind...

The vehicle's security alarm system is designed to deter theft but activates randomly without provocation, such as in garages, during errands, or after battery jumps. This leads to startling beeps, li...

The auto stop-start feature shuts off the engine at stops to save fuel but resets every drive, forcing owners to manually disable it. Many find the sudden engine cutouts at lights highly irritating.

The traffic sign recognition displays speed limits and road signs but defaults to European signs and reactivates despite being turned off. Owners must repeatedly disable it as settings do not persist.

Adaptive cruise control maintains speed and distance from other vehicles but fails intermittently, lighting up the dash, disabling acceleration, and showing warnings especially in low light. This crea...

The assisted braking system automatically applies brakes in potential collision scenarios but cannot be permanently disabled, requiring manual deactivation every drive. Owners find this intrusive and ...

The lights-on alarm chimes when exiting the vehicle if headlights are on, but triggers despite auto-headlight setting. This creates unnecessary noise even when lights should self-manage.

The Dodge Hornet's infotainment system relies heavily on a touchscreen for climate controls like temperature and fan speed. Owners report fumbling through menus and haptic buttons, with 'haptic amnesi...

The Dodge Hornet supports wireless Android Auto for phone mirroring to the infotainment screen. Owners report sudden failures to connect wirelessly, requiring wired connection or device deletion/re-ad...

Over-the-air (OTA) software updates wirelessly push fixes and features to the Hornet's infotainment system. Owners report that after an OTA update, Apple CarPlay stops working entirely.

Over-the-air (OTA) software updates are meant to resolve electronic glitches in the Hornet. Instead, attempted updates fail and make existing issues worse.

Dodge's connected services enable OTA updates for the digital manual and security patches. Cancelling them for privacy deactivates OTA, potentially leaving vulnerabilities unpatched and features broke...

Dodge/FCA sells or shares personal identifiers, usage data, geolocation, and inferences with affiliates, dealers, and marketing partners as allowed under CCPA. This includes vehicle and driving data u...

The vehicle and Uconnect services collect detailed personal and driving data including precise geolocation, VIN, driver's license, speed, braking, seatbelt status, and even biometric identifiers or ca...

Dodge uses collected data to build user profiles reflecting preferences, behaviors, and predispositions for targeted advertising and personalization. These profiles are shared or sold to service provi...

Users outside CCPA or GDPR regions cannot clearly request data deletion, and the Dodge app explicitly states that data can't be deleted. Retention continues as long as necessary for services, marketin...

Canceling connected services does not automatically halt all vehicle data collection; users must separately contact SiriusXM and Dodge Connect, which also disables emergency services, roadside assista...

The vehicle's digital dashboard screen goes completely blank while driving, potentially obscuring critical information like speed and navigation. This sudden failure creates safety concerns as drivers...

The adaptive cruise control system, which maintains speed and distance from the vehicle ahead using radar and cameras, frequently deactivates randomly, fails completely causing loss of acceleration, g...

The heated steering wheel feature, meant to provide warmth in cold weather, gets excessively hot to the point of being painful or unsafe to touch. This occurs unexpectedly during normal use.

The power-folding sideview mirrors, which automatically unfold when the car starts, do not deploy every time the vehicle powers on. This leaves drivers with obstructed views until manually adjusted.

The interior and dome lights, which illuminate the cabin for entry/exit and nighttime visibility, frequently do not turn on or work at all. Owners report this as a basic reliability issue present even...

The heated seats, designed to warm the seat surfaces for comfort, sometimes fail to turn on despite button presses. This intermittent refusal leaves owners without expected heating functionality.

The infotainment system's radio volume control stops working intermittently, sometimes for up to a full day, silencing audio despite the system functioning otherwise. It resumes without intervention.

The digital compass display in the instrument cluster or infotainment, which should show current direction, remains fixed pointing north regardless of the vehicle's orientation. This renders it useles...

The central entertainment center, handling audio, navigation, and vehicle controls, sometimes does not power on at startup but restarts after fully shutting down the vehicle. This requires a full powe...

Early 2023 Dodge Hornet R/T plug-in hybrid models suffer from serious software problems in the powertrain management system, affecting overall drivability and reliability. These foundational glitches ...

The Dodge app allows remote control of vehicle functions like seat ventilation on the Hornet. Owners report these options suddenly disappearing without subscription expiration or explanation, renderin...