How come people hate dodge?

Why does everyone hate dodge? I have a 1999 dodge ram 1500 5.9 magnum and while i've owned both ford and dodge its the ford owners who hate dodge… Why? Dodge are great and mostly the people that abuse them and don't give the proper maintenance required are the ones who get disappointed with them and well ill be honest i do abuse my truck sometimes ill say that dodge engines are bullet proof while there transmissions are not big enough for the power they make is why they break. Also the bad rap on the 5.2/5.9 magnums not making much power unless you have driven one you wouldnt know that these engines are torque monsters especially with a m1 intake and a tune youl be in the mid 300hp and peaking in the 400tq range. They are great motors i see more ford rusted out than i do any other vehicle much like toyota i have owned chevys and while they are good too they just don't look good anymore they look like a 3 year old etcha sketched and truck and they went with that design.

So why does dodge get such a bad rep?

It all has to do with brand loyalty and past experience. There are Chevy guys, and Ford guys, and Mopar guys. Don't try figuring it out. It's like religion.

Dodge is loved by many people. As well as Dodge Ram there's Dodge Challenger and dodge Charger which is used by the police. Dodge Durango. And don't forget the Dodge Viper.

You'll notice, the vast majority of people who hate X brand have never owned one. Case in point: Been There, Done That.

These people get all their information from colorful toilet paper (also known as Consumer Reports, Motor Trend, Car & Driver, etc.) and then preach it as gospel. Because some clown shoe who works at a magazine titled "Consumer Reports" said it's true, it MUST BE TRUE!

The fact is, I've owned GM, Dodge, Ford, Mazda, Honda, Acura. All had their problems. The Honda was probably the worst of the bunch, it constantly needed to be repaired. But the Acura is great so far.

The best thing to do, when you hear someone say how bad Dodge is, is ask them where they get their information. If they mention any magazine, laugh at them and tell them to get real experience.

"So why does dodge get such a bad rep?"

They've EARNED it. SURE, there are Mopar owners who have had real good luck with their vehicles, but overall, the product line is well known for being less than reliable.

Just look at consumer reports rating charts and you'll see most chrysler products running way down low in the ratings.

EDIT ok if you don't believe CR magazine, I'll give you some more links.

http://www.kbb.com/...est-brand/ (no Mopars HERE)

http://www.carbidnow.com/2014/03/13/worst-used-trucks-minivans-suvs-money-can-buy/ (no Toyotas here)

I too have owned many different brands of vehicles. I don't like dodge because they've had the worst quality of all the big 3 for decades. The industry uses a standard called problems per 100 vehicles or PP100V. It's not just a poll by consumer reports etc. And I know this because we used the same scoring methods in pre-production when I was a DE and general motors. My last program before switching to Cadillac design was the Cavalier and the Malibu. Chevy cavalier in 1998-2001 had several problems that GM knew about during testing but refused to spend engineering dollars to fix them. Instead they decided to release the car with "open issues" to be fixed later.
The industry leading best companies average around 80 problems per 100 vehicles. As of 2016…
GM has about 101 pp100v
Ford has about 102 pp100v
Chrysler has about 252 pp100v and in fact Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep, AND Fiat the company that owns Chrysler is industry WORST in problems per 100 v