Dodge repair · Scotia, NY
Muscle, minivans, and pursuit fleets. We speak all three.
Fogg’s Automotive Fleet & Service Center repairs Dodge Charger, Durango, Challenger, and Grand Caravan in Scotia, NY, minutes from Schenectady — Hemi tick diagnosis, Pentastar oil-cooler housings, pursuit-fleet brake and idle-hour service, and the front-end work Route 7 potholes demand. Diagnosis $89–$149, credited toward the repair.
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ASE-certified technicians · Scotia, NY · Updated October 28, 2026
The documented patterns we watch for
Widely reported patterns on some model years, not a diagnosis of your specific vehicle. That takes evidence. Capital Region salt and brine accelerate a few of these, and we say so where it matters.
Hemi tick and MDS lifter wear
The 5.7 Hemi’s documented lifter/camshaft wear pattern starts as a tick and escalates if driven on — into a misfire and a check-engine light that fails the NYS OBD-II inspection. Live-data diagnosis and cylinder isolation separate the harmless exhaust-manifold tick (also common) from the one that costs real money.
Charger and Durango Pursuit fleets
Municipal and agency Charger and Durango Pursuit units age by idle hours, not odometer miles — oil, batteries, alternators, and cooling fans wear on engine hours, and heavy-duty brakes, hubs, and the AWD transfer case wear on how the shift went. Our fleet program logs hours and miles per unit, batches NYS inspections, and keeps a spare-unit schedule so a car is never down on a shift change.
Pentastar oil-cooler housing leaks
Durango, Grand Caravan, and Journey V6s share the documented plastic housing seep. We fix it once with the updated design and pressure-verify — no repeat visits for the same drip.
Front-end wear on Charger and Challenger
Heavy, powerful, and driven like they ask to be — tie rods, control-arm bushings, and hubs wear measurably faster, and AWD cars add CV and bearing wear. We measure play and show you, then fix what’s actually loose.
Exhaust manifold bolts that snap in the cold
Broken manifold bolts on Hemi trucks and cars are an upstate classic — the tick that’s loudest on a January cold start in Rotterdam. It’s a known, fixable job; we quote it straight and separate it clearly from lifter concerns.
Guides Dodge owners search most: Engine ticking · Clunking over bumps · P0300 — Random misfire
Common questions
Who works on Dodge Chargers and Challengers near Schenectady?
Fogg’s Automotive Fleet & Service Center on Route 50 in Scotia — we see the Hemi platform weekly, know its documented patterns (lifter tick, manifold bolts, front-end wear), and publish prices before you call. Warranty stays protected under Magnuson-Moss with our documented service.
Do you service police or municipal pursuit fleets?
Yes — Charger and Durango Pursuit units from town, village, and agency fleets run through our 27 bays with per-unit records that track engine hours as well as miles, heavy-duty brake and hub service, batched NYS inspections, priority scheduling, and government or FMC billing on one monthly invoice.
Fleet desk: (518) 348-7764.
Is the Hemi tick on my Charger or Durango serious?
It depends which tick. A cold-start tick that fades is often exhaust-manifold bolts — annoying, contained, fixable. A persistent tick that becomes a misfire is the documented lifter pattern and a stop-and-diagnose event.
The $89–$149 diagnosis (credited) tells you which you have.
Do you work on high-mileage Grand Caravans?
Constantly — they’re Capital Region workhorses for families and agencies alike. We triage honestly by vehicle value: what it needs, what can wait, and when a repair no longer makes financial sense. You get the straight math, not a push.
Are Dodges expensive to fix?
No — parts are everywhere and the platforms are well understood. Our published ranges apply (brakes from $189/axle, oil $49–$69). The V8s simply deserve proactive attention to the documented lifter pattern — cheap vigilance versus expensive surprise.
Book Dodge service
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Fleet accounts
Running Dodge vans or trucks in a fleet?
Same patterns, ten units at a time. Fleet accounts get per-vehicle interval plans, priority bays, batched NYS inspections, and one monthly invoice.
Fleet programs
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Evidence-first diagnosis, published prices, and a warranty in writing — in Scotia, minutes from Schenectady.