Dodge 600 problems
The Dodge 600 is a mid-size car that was sold by Dodge from the 1983 to 1988 model year. Serving as the replacement of the Dodge 400 coupe and convertible, the 600 also included a four-door sedan. Within the Dodge car line, the 600 was slotted between the Dodge Aries (later, the Dodge Lancer) and the Dodge Diplomat.
The 600 coupe/convertible used the Chrysler K platform, shared with the Chrysler LeBaron; the four-door used the Chrysler E platform, an extended-wheelbase variant of the K platform. The 600 was a counterpart of the Plymouth Caravelle, the Chrysler E-Class, and the 1983-1988 Chrysler New Yorker.
Chrysler assembled the 600 four-door at Jefferson Avenue Assembly (Detroit, Michigan) and the two-door/convertible at Saint Louis Assembly (Fenton, Missouri). For 1989, the 600 was replaced by the Dodge Dynasty in the United States; in Canada (where the Dynasty were badged as a Chrysler), the 600 was replaced by the Dodge Spirit.
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Common Dodge 600 problems
The Dodge 600, produced between 1983 and 1988, is known for its durability and reliability. However, several common problems have been reported by owners.
- Leaking gaskets and heads: The Dodge 600's engine, particularly the 2.2L and 2.5L engines, are prone to leaking gaskets and heads, which can lead to coolant loss, overheating, and engine damage.
- Noisy stock lifters: The Dodge 600's engine is notorious for top-end noise, often caused by the lifters. If the stock lifters are noisy and the rest of the top end is fine, upgrading to the PT lifters with shims is a popular solution.
- Pop-up headlight problem: The headlight module/relay in the Dodge 600 is located on top of the dash, where it gets hot and bakes under the sun. Over time, the solder to the relays breaks down, causing the headlight not to go up and down. Resoldering the 8 solder points can fix this issue.
- Chrysler "Ultimate Sound System" Radio: The original Chrysler Radio in the Dodge 600, specifically the "Ultimate Sound System" version, is prone to display and FM tuner issues, depending on the temperature outside. A fix is available on Allpar.com, but it involves taking the radio apart and resoldering all the connections, which can take weeks. Many owners opt to replace the original radio with a modern 10-band equalizer/CD/BT radio for a more reliable and convenient solution.
- Engine thermostat: The Dodge 600's engine runs hot, and drilling a 1/16" hole at the 12 o'clock location of the thermostat can help improve smooth continuous coolant flow and reduce thermal shock on the aluminum head and gasket when it opens.
- Remanufactured front brake caliper's copper washers: The remanufactured front brake calipers for the Dodge 600 may have thin copper washers that can leak. It is recommended to use high-quality remanufactured calipers, such as Centric, to avoid this issue.
While the Dodge 600 has its share of common problems, many owners have reported positive experiences with the car's durability and reliability, especially when it comes to the engine, transmission, fuel injection system, and A/C. With proper maintenance and timely repairs, the Dodge 600 can provide a reliable and enjoyable driving experience.
Is the Dodge 600 a good car?
The 600 family of cars wasn't always so bland or ugly, especially when it had two doors and a soft top. To their credit, they were mostly reliable, cheap to own and maintain and were reasonably quiet and comfortable. Perhaps the reason my Dad considered one as my first car was for those reasons (and they were cheap).
How many Dodge 600 were made?
Production
| Sedan | Convertible | |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 31,526 | 16,437 |
| 1987 | 40,391 | - |
| 1988 | 55,550 | - |
| Total | 230,722 | 41,206 |
How many miles can a Dodge car last?
Known for their performance and durability, the models at our Dodge dealer near you are often reported to reach or even exceed the 200,000-mile mark with regular maintenance. But why do they last so long, you ask?
Which Dodge has best engine?
The Dodge Hellcat 6.2-liter Hemi V8 has the distinction of being one of the most powerful engines ever put into a production car.
Percentage distribution of complaints by Dodge 600 years
We have researched Dodge problems and analysed all the complaints filed against Dodge 600 cars and compiled the top 4 most problematic Dodge 600 model years:
Below you can see the percentage distribution of known problems by Dodge 600 model years.
Distribution of the number of complaints by Dodge 600 years
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Dodge 600 car problems categorized by type of issue
After analysing all complaints related to Dodge 600 , it was concluded that the most common issues with these cars are:
- Engine and engine cooling problems
- Fuel system problems
- Gasoline problems
- Power train problems
- Tires problems
The graph below shows statistics for all Dodge 600 vehicle components and the number of complaints received.
Distribution of the number of complaints where the accident occurred by 600 model years
A total of 1 complaints were registered in which the accident occurred. In the graph you can see the distribution of the number of complaints by model year.
The NHTSA has received 22 complaints about various vehicle components related to the Dodge 600 . Below are the 25 most recent complaints reported for Dodge 600 vehicles.
List of Dodge 600 complaints
Dodge 600 1986
- Date Of Incident: 2002-08-05
- Date Complaint: 2002-09-30
- Components: TIRES
- Summary: WHILE IN MOTION, THE RIGHT REAR TIRE BLEW CAUSING DRIVER TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE STRIKING THE GUARD RAIL, NO SPECIFIC TIRE INFORMATION GIVEN, OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT. *JG
Dodge 600 1986
- Date Of Incident: 2000-06-17
- Date Complaint: 2001-02-08
- VIN: PLEASE FILL
- Components: TIRES
- Summary: 2 DUNLOP ELITE TIRES EXPERIENCED STEEL BELTS COMING THROUGH TREAD, DUNLOP WAS UNWILLING TO GIVE ANY ASSISTANCE, TIRE SIZE P185/70R14, DOT # DBRVASA231. *SLC
Dodge 600 1986
- Date Of Incident: 2024-11-24
- Date Complaint: 2000-09-10
- VIN: IB3BE46E8GC
- Components: UNKNOWN OR OTHER
- Summary: NO SUMMARY
Dodge 600 1986
- Date Of Incident: 2024-11-24
- Date Complaint: 2000-09-10
- VIN: IB3BE46E8GC
- Components: UNKNOWN OR OTHER
- Summary: NO SUMMARY
Dodge 600 1986
- Date Of Incident: 1999-10-11
- Date Complaint: 1999-10-20
- VIN: 1B3BE36DC29
- Components: POWER TRAIN
- Summary: CONSUMER VEHICLE WAS DEFECTIVE WHEN SHE BOUGHT THE VECHICLE. SHE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE OCT 4, 1999, AND VEHICLE STOPPED RUNNING ON OCT 11, 1999. TRANSMISSION FAILED TRANSMISSION FLUID RAN OUT OF THE CAR. WHEN SHE PUT VEHICLE IN DRIVE. IT STOPPED AND WENT INTO REVERSE AND STAYED THERE. VEHICLE WOULDN'T MOVE. SHE HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED. ALSO, RECEIVED A TICKET. *AK
Dodge 600 1984
- Date Of Incident: 1999-07-27
- Date Complaint: 1999-09-02
- VIN: 1B3BV55EXFG
- Components: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
- Summary: THE FUEL LINE HAD LEAKED FUEL UNDER THE HOOD & HAD SPRAYED ON THE ENGINE. THE FUEL LINE HAD BEEN CHANGED 4 TIMES IN AT LEAST 3 YEARS.*AK
Dodge 600 1984
- Date Of Incident: 1998-11-04
- Date Complaint: 1998-11-13
- VIN: 1B3BVS1E4EG
- Components: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
- Summary: WHEN DRIVING THIS VEHICLE AT 35 MPH THE ACCELERATOR STICKS AND THE VEHICLE RUNS ON ITS OWN WITHOUT PRESSING THE GAS. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. THROTTLE CONTROL SENSOR REPLACED, PROBLEM FIXED. *AK *ML
Dodge 600 1987
- Date Of Incident: 2024-11-24
- Date Complaint: 1997-03-11
- Components: SEAT BELTS
- Summary: DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S FRONT PLASTIC COVERING OVER FEMALE PORTION OF SHOULDER/LAP BELT IS CRACKED, ALSO, CENTER FRONT LAP BELT COMES UNDONE WHILE DRIVING, NOT FIXED. *AK
Dodge 600 1987
- Date Of Incident: 2024-11-24
- Date Complaint: 1997-03-11
- Components: SEAT BELTS
- Summary: WHILE DRIVING EXPERIENCED FALSE LATCHING WHEN CENTER LAP BELT DETACHES AND COMES UNDONE. *AK
Dodge 600 1987
- Date Of Incident: 1989-05-21
- Date Complaint: 1996-10-22
- VIN: 1B3BE36K1HC
- Components: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
- Summary: CATALYTIC CONVERTER REPLACED.
Dodge 600 1987
- Date Of Incident: 1989-04-20
- Date Complaint: 1996-10-22
- VIN: 1B3BE36K1HC
- Components: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
- Summary: VALVE COVER GASKET REPLACED.
Dodge 600 1985
- Date Of Incident: 1996-08-07
- Date Complaint: 1996-08-07
- VIN: 1B3BV55D5FG
- Components: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
- Summary: BRAKE CALIPERS REPLACED. *SD
Dodge 600 1985
- Date Of Incident: 1996-08-07
- Date Complaint: 1996-08-07
- VIN: 1B3BV55D5FG
- Components: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
- Summary: OXYGEN SENSOR REPLACED 2 TIMES. *SD
Dodge 600 1985
- Date Of Incident: 1996-08-07
- Date Complaint: 1996-08-07
- VIN: 1B3BV55D5FG
- Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
- Summary: COMPUTER REPLACED 2 TIMES. *SD
Dodge 600 1985
- Date Of Incident: 1986-04-29
- Date Complaint: 1996-08-07
- VIN: 1B3BV55D5FG
- Components: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
- Summary: CAMSHAFT REPLACED. *SD
Latest 5 recalls Dodge 600
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has issued 13 recalls for different components of the Dodge 600.You can explore the year of the Volkswagen Jetta you are interested in by selecting it from the list.
- Model: Dodge 600 1984
- Report Received Date: 2008-04-14
- Manufacturer: FEDERAL-MOGUL CHASSIS PRODUCTS
- Components: SUSPENSION
- Summary: FEDERAL MOGUL IS RECALLING 6,903 AFTERMARKET BALL JOINT ASSEMBLIES SHIPPED BETWEEN NOVEMBER 9, 2007 AND MARCH 26, 2008, WHICH MAY HAVE BEEN PACKAGED WITH INCORRECT NUTS. THE PART NUMBERS PACKAGED WITH INCORRECT NUTS ARE: K7147, K7329, K8683, AND 104353. THESE PARTS WERE MADE FOR USE ON THE VARIOUS VEHICLES LISTED ABOVE.
- Consequence: THE NUTS INCLUDED IN THE PACKAGING FOR THESE BALL JOINT ASSEMBLIES ARE MISSING THE INTENDED PREVAILING TORQUE (SELF-LOCKING) FEATURE. IF THE INCORRECT NUT WAS TO BECOME LOOSE, THE JOINING MEMBERS MAY LOOSEN LEADING TO A SEPARATION OF THE BALL JOINT. THIS MAY RESULT IN LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN A VEHICLE CRASH.
- Remedy: FEDERAL MOGUL WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND REPLACE THE PARTS FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON MAY 22, 2008. OWNERS CAN CONTACT FEDERAL MOGUL AT 877-489-6659.
- Model: Dodge 600 1986
- Report Received Date: 2008-04-14
- Manufacturer: FEDERAL-MOGUL CHASSIS PRODUCTS
- Components: SUSPENSION
- Summary: FEDERAL MOGUL IS RECALLING 6,903 AFTERMARKET BALL JOINT ASSEMBLIES SHIPPED BETWEEN NOVEMBER 9, 2007 AND MARCH 26, 2008, WHICH MAY HAVE BEEN PACKAGED WITH INCORRECT NUTS. THE PART NUMBERS PACKAGED WITH INCORRECT NUTS ARE: K7147, K7329, K8683, AND 104353. THESE PARTS WERE MADE FOR USE ON THE VARIOUS VEHICLES LISTED ABOVE.
- Consequence: THE NUTS INCLUDED IN THE PACKAGING FOR THESE BALL JOINT ASSEMBLIES ARE MISSING THE INTENDED PREVAILING TORQUE (SELF-LOCKING) FEATURE. IF THE INCORRECT NUT WAS TO BECOME LOOSE, THE JOINING MEMBERS MAY LOOSEN LEADING TO A SEPARATION OF THE BALL JOINT. THIS MAY RESULT IN LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN A VEHICLE CRASH.
- Remedy: FEDERAL MOGUL WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND REPLACE THE PARTS FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON MAY 22, 2008. OWNERS CAN CONTACT FEDERAL MOGUL AT 877-489-6659.
- Model: Dodge 600 1987
- Report Received Date: 2008-04-14
- Manufacturer: FEDERAL-MOGUL CHASSIS PRODUCTS
- Components: SUSPENSION
- Summary: FEDERAL MOGUL IS RECALLING 6,903 AFTERMARKET BALL JOINT ASSEMBLIES SHIPPED BETWEEN NOVEMBER 9, 2007 AND MARCH 26, 2008, WHICH MAY HAVE BEEN PACKAGED WITH INCORRECT NUTS. THE PART NUMBERS PACKAGED WITH INCORRECT NUTS ARE: K7147, K7329, K8683, AND 104353. THESE PARTS WERE MADE FOR USE ON THE VARIOUS VEHICLES LISTED ABOVE.
- Consequence: THE NUTS INCLUDED IN THE PACKAGING FOR THESE BALL JOINT ASSEMBLIES ARE MISSING THE INTENDED PREVAILING TORQUE (SELF-LOCKING) FEATURE. IF THE INCORRECT NUT WAS TO BECOME LOOSE, THE JOINING MEMBERS MAY LOOSEN LEADING TO A SEPARATION OF THE BALL JOINT. THIS MAY RESULT IN LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN A VEHICLE CRASH.
- Remedy: FEDERAL MOGUL WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND REPLACE THE PARTS FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON MAY 22, 2008. OWNERS CAN CONTACT FEDERAL MOGUL AT 877-489-6659.
- Model: Dodge 600 1985
- Report Received Date: 2008-04-14
- Manufacturer: FEDERAL-MOGUL CHASSIS PRODUCTS
- Components: SUSPENSION
- Summary: FEDERAL MOGUL IS RECALLING 6,903 AFTERMARKET BALL JOINT ASSEMBLIES SHIPPED BETWEEN NOVEMBER 9, 2007 AND MARCH 26, 2008, WHICH MAY HAVE BEEN PACKAGED WITH INCORRECT NUTS. THE PART NUMBERS PACKAGED WITH INCORRECT NUTS ARE: K7147, K7329, K8683, AND 104353. THESE PARTS WERE MADE FOR USE ON THE VARIOUS VEHICLES LISTED ABOVE.
- Consequence: THE NUTS INCLUDED IN THE PACKAGING FOR THESE BALL JOINT ASSEMBLIES ARE MISSING THE INTENDED PREVAILING TORQUE (SELF-LOCKING) FEATURE. IF THE INCORRECT NUT WAS TO BECOME LOOSE, THE JOINING MEMBERS MAY LOOSEN LEADING TO A SEPARATION OF THE BALL JOINT. THIS MAY RESULT IN LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN A VEHICLE CRASH.
- Remedy: FEDERAL MOGUL WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND REPLACE THE PARTS FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON MAY 22, 2008. OWNERS CAN CONTACT FEDERAL MOGUL AT 877-489-6659.
- Model: Dodge 600 1985
- Report Received Date: 1989-01-31
- Manufacturer: CHRYSLER CORPORATION
- Components: SEATS
- Summary: DRIVERS SEAT FRAME MAY EXPERIENCE FATIGUE FAILURE AT ONE (FRONT/OUTBOARD) OF ITS FOUR ATTACHMENTS.
- Consequence: THIS COULD RESULT IN SOME FORWARD, BACKWARD OR LATERALMOVEMENT OF SEAT, CREATING A POTENTIAL FOR LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLEWHICH COULD RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT
- Remedy: REPLACE DRIVERS SEAT FRAME WITH A STRENGHTENED VERSION; ALSO, REINFORCE POWER ADJUSTER FRONT CROSSMEMBER TO INCREASE RIGIDITY OF SEAT ATTACHMENT SYSTEM.
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