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What 26 owners told NHTSA about the 2023 Dodge Hornet R/t Eawd

These are the actual owner complaints behind this car’s reliability verdict, filed with the federal government, unedited. They’re unverified reports, not confirmed defects: read them as leads for your pre-purchase inspection, not a diagnosis.

All (26)Crash / fire / injury (2)Driver assistance (12)Electrical system (10)Backup camera & sensors (4)Lane Departure (3)Speed control (3)Body & structure (2)Brakes (1)Seat belts (1)Steering (1)

3 of 26 complaints match · Speed control · clear filters

Jul 13, 2025Speed controlBrakesBackup camera & sensorsCrash

Notified dealer roughly 9/27/23 of issues with dodge hornet . The car went into reverse instead of forward causing significant damage to another car we own . Dodge pulled the black box and gave findings that they weren’t liable however here we are in 2025 an issues we complained about are in recall without a remedy to fix .

NHTSA ODI 11673222

Feb 1, 2025Electrical systemSpeed controlDriver assistance

The cruze control shuts it's self off It said "ACC temporarily blocked, service required" this is very dangerous. The headlights don't project in the correct direction to have proper visibility. All the system error lights come on for no reason, seems like something is aways wrong according to the dash lights.

NHTSA ODI 11640094

Apr 15, 2024Electrical systemSpeed controlDriver assistance

Adaptive cruise control does not work usually gives warning signals when it does activate only goes for a short time then says camera is blocked and other issues. Brought into dealer they said that it is a known issue that Benny people are having and there is no solution yet.

NHTSA ODI 11583158

Working with the data? Download all 26 complaints as CSV · fetched from NHTSA July 18, 2026

How to use these: a complaint is one owner’s report, filed voluntarily and published unverified. Patterns matter more than any single story. If several owners describe the same failure at similar mileage, put that system at the top of your pre-purchase inspection list. Back to the full 2023 Dodge Hornet R/t Eawd verdict →