Hey everyone, so I only have 1500 miles on my DDSRT but I've already started a list of little annoyances that I just don't think should exist for a $70K+ SUV. So far nothing major but for that price there's a whole lot of other cars you could pick from. I'm going to submit my list to Dodge once I think it has stopped growing, but for now here's what I've got so far:
1) Gas tank will not fill up unless I hold the pump a certain way; otherwise the pump will shut off over and over
2) There's a spot in the clear coat by the left rear quarter panel that looks like it was not properly applied; its a hazy color and I'm sure it will start to peel there around the 60 or 70K mile mark
3) On the drive home after buying it it started shaking between 50mph and 80mph, that was fixed pretty quickly but still annoying after buying a brand new truck
4) The dash started squeaking the other day. It was very brief and during a cold spell but still audible
5) The exterior door lock button drives me nuts. When walking up to the car there's a delay before the button on the door lets you unlock the car. Also, pressing it twice does not unlock the passenger doors, you have to do that from the inside. The worst though is trying to lock the doors using the door button. I have to press the door lock button at least 5 or 6 times to get it to figure out I want to lock the doors. After the delay detecting the key fob it then unlocks the doors regardless of the current unlock/lock status of the doors. So the first press will always result in it trying to unlock the doors. The second press is usually ignored, the 3rd - 5th press might finally get the doors to lock. I've now decided it is easier to just use the key fob every time
My GTR and every other Nissan I've driven is perfect....if it is unlocked a single press of the outer button locks all of the doors. If it is locked a single press unlocks the driver's door, two presses unlocks all of the doors and there is no delay ever between walking up to the car and pressing the button. In the DDSRT UConnect menu you can set the outer button to unlock all of the doors, but why can't you just press it twice when you want all of the doors unlocked and once for the driver's side only?
6) The power hatch is just annoying to me. A lot of times I just need to grab something quick from the back, with the power hatch I now either have to wait for it to eventually reach all the way to the top or grab it and fight with it trying to open while I'm trying to close it. This is my first vehicle with that 'feature' maybe they are all like that, but regardless it is pretty annoying.
7) The drive selector does not let you shift from neutral to drive without pressing the brakes. At my local car wash the car must be in neutral to use the conveyor belt. At the end of the wash tunnel you then need to shift to drive to get off the belt. Also though, you cannot press the brakes or it will lock up the conveyor belt and your car and any cars behind you on the belt are now stuck until the attendant resets the machine that you locked up by pressing your brakes. I've never had a car that mandated you press the brakes to shift from neutral to drive. I now have to tap the brakes but without engaging them then shift into drive all without locking up the conveyor belt or getting ran into by the car a few feet behind me on the belt.
1) Gas tank will not fill up unless I hold the pump a certain way; otherwise the pump will shut off over and over
2) There's a spot in the clear coat by the left rear quarter panel that looks like it was not properly applied; its a hazy color and I'm sure it will start to peel there around the 60 or 70K mile mark
3) On the drive home after buying it it started shaking between 50mph and 80mph, that was fixed pretty quickly but still annoying after buying a brand new truck
4) The dash started squeaking the other day. It was very brief and during a cold spell but still audible
5) The exterior door lock button drives me nuts. When walking up to the car there's a delay before the button on the door lets you unlock the car. Also, pressing it twice does not unlock the passenger doors, you have to do that from the inside. The worst though is trying to lock the doors using the door button. I have to press the door lock button at least 5 or 6 times to get it to figure out I want to lock the doors. After the delay detecting the key fob it then unlocks the doors regardless of the current unlock/lock status of the doors. So the first press will always result in it trying to unlock the doors. The second press is usually ignored, the 3rd - 5th press might finally get the doors to lock. I've now decided it is easier to just use the key fob every time
My GTR and every other Nissan I've driven is perfect....if it is unlocked a single press of the outer button locks all of the doors. If it is locked a single press unlocks the driver's door, two presses unlocks all of the doors and there is no delay ever between walking up to the car and pressing the button. In the DDSRT UConnect menu you can set the outer button to unlock all of the doors, but why can't you just press it twice when you want all of the doors unlocked and once for the driver's side only?
6) The power hatch is just annoying to me. A lot of times I just need to grab something quick from the back, with the power hatch I now either have to wait for it to eventually reach all the way to the top or grab it and fight with it trying to open while I'm trying to close it. This is my first vehicle with that 'feature' maybe they are all like that, but regardless it is pretty annoying.
7) The drive selector does not let you shift from neutral to drive without pressing the brakes. At my local car wash the car must be in neutral to use the conveyor belt. At the end of the wash tunnel you then need to shift to drive to get off the belt. Also though, you cannot press the brakes or it will lock up the conveyor belt and your car and any cars behind you on the belt are now stuck until the attendant resets the machine that you locked up by pressing your brakes. I've never had a car that mandated you press the brakes to shift from neutral to drive. I now have to tap the brakes but without engaging them then shift into drive all without locking up the conveyor belt or getting ran into by the car a few feet behind me on the belt.
