Dodge Durango Complaints (2013)

640 consumer complaints on file.

#11057391December 29, 2017
ENGINE
ON 12/24/2017 I STARTED MY DURANGO TO LET IT WARM UP BEFORE LEAVING MY HOUSE, REMOTE START WAS USED. IT WAS MAKING A FUNNY NOISE SO I TURNED IT OFF AND THEN TURNED IT BACK ON. AT THIS TIME I SAW SMOKE WAS COMING FROM THE ENGINE. UPON INSPECTION I NOTICED SMOKE FROM THE ALTERNATOR AND HAD TO PUT WATER ON IT. I TOOK MY DURANGO ON 12/26/2017 TO DWAYNE LANE'S CHRYSLER AND JEEP AT 10515 EVERGREEN WAY, EVERETT, WA 98204. THEY SAID THIS IS RELATED TO RECALL T36 AND THERE WAS NO KNOWN FIX. I UNDERSTAND IF THE ALTERNATOR WAS STILL FINE THEY COULD DO NOTHING. HOWEVER SINCE IT WAS CLEARLY FAULTY AFTER RUNNING THEIR TESTS THEY SAID I WOULD HAVE TO PAY OUT OF POCKET NEARLY $1200 DOLLARS AND THEN GET REIMBURSED AFTER 90 DAYS. I CALLED DODGE CUSTOMER SERVICE AND WORKED WITH SOMEONE TO GET APPROVAL FOR THE DEALERSHIP TO GET PAID. I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP THEY WERE UNABLE TO GET THIS APPROVED DUE TO MULTIPLE REASONS (MANAGERS ON VACATION/SYSTEM NOT SETUP TO DO SO). AT THIS POINT I WAS LOOKING AT EITHER NOT HAVING A VEHICLE OR MAKING THE $1200 PAYMENT. I CHECKED AT ANOTHER DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THEY HAVE DEALT WITH THIS EXACT ISSUE, AND COULD GET IT COVERED. MY CALLS TO DODGE MUST HAVE WORKED BECAUSE THE FIRST DEALERSHIP GOT APPROVAL TO REPLACE WITH ANOTHER ALTERNATOR THAT MIND YOU MIGHT HAVE THE SAME ISSUES. I PICKED UP MY DURANGO 12/27 AND AFTER DRIVING FOR 15 MINUTES THE BATTERY LIGHT CAME ON. I DROVE IT TO THE NEW DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THEM LOOK AT IT AND THEY SAID YES SOME BATTERIES HAVE DIED DUE TO THE BAD ALTERNATORS. THEY SAID DODGE IS NOT COVERING THIS SO $200 DOLLARS OUT OF POCKET. AFTER DRIVING MY DURANGO IT NOW HAS THE BATTERY LIGHT ON AGAIN. NOW THEY ARE SAYING IT IS THE PCM MODULE THAT HAS GONE OUT AND THIS MAY NOT BE COVERED AS WELL. CURRENTLY IT IS 12/29 AND I STILL DO NOT HAVE MY DURANGO.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11056642December 26, 2017
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED STATE INSPECTION BECAUSE THE AIR BAG COIL WAS DEFECTIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO WHITE MOTORS INC. (175 OLD FARM RD, ROANOKE RAPIDS, NC 27870) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE AIR BAG COIL WAS FAULTY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,435.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11055903December 21, 2017
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
VEHICLE FAILS TO START WHEN STATIONARY. DOES NOT START ON MULTIPLE CRANKS FROM PUSH BUTTON OR REMOTE START NO MATTER WHAT LEVEL THE GAS IS AT. COMPLETELY INTERMITTENT BUT OCCURS WEEKLY. HTTPS://WWW.CARS.COM/ARTICLES/RECALL-ALERT-2012-2013-DODGE-DURANGO-1420676848895/
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11053631December 9, 2017
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
MY WIFE WAS DRIVING OUR DURANGO WHEN IT SUDDENLY LOST ALL POWER. SHE HAD TO MUSCLE IT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, WHERE SHE ATTEMPTED NUMEROUS TIMES TO RESTART IT. PRIOR TO THAT, OFTEN TIMES YOU WOULD TURN THE KEY AND THE DASH LIGHTS WOULD COME ON AND THE CAR WOULD DO NOTHING...NOT EVEN TURN OVER. AFTER A FEW ATTEMPS, IT WOULD START. AFTER THE STALL, WE BROUGHT IT INTO OUR LOCAL DODGE DEALER (DUTCHESS DODGE) WHERE THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT KEPT IT FOR A FEW DAYS, SAID THEY COULD NOT RECREATE OUR CONCERNS, CLEANED NUMEROUS ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS, CHARGED US $500 AND RECOMMENDED WE CHANGE A "WIN" MODULE AT ABOUT $800 PLUS LABOR BUT COULD NOT GUARNATEE THIS WOULD FIX THE ISSUE. THE SERVICE PERSON EVEN ADMITTED IT COULD BE THE TIPM BUT THAT THEY COULDN'T BE SURE AND THE FIX OF THE WIN MODULE WAS THE FIRST RECOMMEDATION. HE ALSO ADDED THAT SOME COMPONENTS IN THE TIPM WERE LOOSE AND THAT THEY CHECKED AND CLEANED THEM ALSO AND THAT FOR ALL THEY KNOW IT COULD HAVE FIXED THE ISSUE. I INFORMED THEM THAT I COULD NOT AFFORD TO CONTINUE TO THROW MONEY INTO "TRIAL AND ERROR" FIXES AND TO JUST BUTTON IT UP AND GIVE IT BACK TO US. A WEEK LATER, IT HAPPENED TO MY WIFE AGAIN, ONLY THIS TIME, AS SHE WAS PULLING OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, IT RE-STARTED ON IT'S OWN. WE CALLED THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT BACK AND THEIR REPLY WAS THAT THEY RECOMMENDED CHANGING THE WIN MODULE. THIS VEHILCLE HAS 62000 MILES AND HAS BEEN REGULARLY SERVICED BY ME AND CARED FOR LIKE A BABY. THIS IS NOT AN ISSUE OF USE OR ABUSE, IT IS FAULTY PARTS AND WE SHOULD NOT BE RESPONSIBLE. I FEEL LIKE I SHOULD JUST TRADE THIS IN AND AFTER OF LIFETIME OF BEING A LOYAL MOPAR CUSTOMER, GO IN A DIFFERENT DIRECTION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11052500December 5, 2017
AIR BAGS, SEATS
MY WIFE AND I WERE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WHEN THE PASSENGER SIDE ACTIVE HEADREST DEPLOYED. WHEN IT DEPLOYED IT HIT HER IN THE BACK OF THE HEAD AND GAVE HER WHIPLASH. I RESEARCHED IT ONLINE AND IT APPEARS THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH DODGE VEHICLES. I ATTEMPTED TO RESET THE SPRING LOADED ACTIVE HEADREST TO DISCOVER THAT THE REASON IT HAD DEPLOYED IS BECAUSE THE PLASTIC RETAINING PIN RECEIVER WAS BROKEN. I HAVE ATTEMPTED TO CONTACT DODGE (CASE#32447405) WITH NO RESOLVE. I FEEL LIKE THE HEADREST SHOULD CERTAINLY BE RECALLED. IF AN OLDER PERSON HAD BEEN HIT IN THE HEAD OR IF IT WERE ON THE DRIVERS SIDE OF THE VEHICLE IT MAY HAVE CAUSED SERIOUS INJURY, A CRASH, OR DEATH. I CAN EMAIL PHOTOS UPON YOUR REQUEST. YOUR PURSUIT OF THIS MATTER WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11047701November 21, 2017
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 17V435000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND 17V572000 (SERVICE BRAKES, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC). THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. PAULDING CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM (1246 OLD GRIFFIN RD, DALLAS, GEORGIA 30157) WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11047773November 21, 2017
STRUCTURE:BODY
WHILE PARKED IN OUR DRIVEWAY WITH THE VEHICLE OFF, MY WIFE OPENED THE REAR LIFTGATE USING THE EXTERIOR LATCH HANDLE. THE LIFTGATE RAISED TO THE OPEN POSITION AUTOMATICALLY, BUT THEN SLAMMED SHUT WITHOUT WARNING. WHEN THE PNEUMATIC STRUT THAT HOLDS THE LIFTGATE OPEN FAILED, THE ENTIRE WEIGHT OF THE LIFTGATE LANDED ON MY WIFE'S HEAD, WHO WAS REACHING INTO THE TRUNK TO REMOVE ITS CONTENTS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#11045678November 13, 2017
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MY CAR DID JUST WHAT THE RECALL STATED. STOPPED AND WOULD NOT RESTART. TOWED TO DEALER . THEY FIXED THE PROBLEM BUT CHARGED ME. THEY ADMITTED RECALL BUT STILL CHARGED. CALL ED DODGE BUT NO ACTION. WHY DO I HAVE TO PAY FOR A DEFECTIVE PART AND A RECALL PLUS TOWING. RECALL NUMBER T36/NHTSA 17V-435 DEALER MASSEY YARDLEY FORT LAUDERDALE I WAS ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY AND RUNNING
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11044837November 9, 2017
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
WHILE DRIVING AT HIGH WAY SPEED OF 50MPH THE VECHILE WILL STALL TO 30 THEN 10MPH WHEN AT THE LIGHT THIS VECHILE TRANSMISSION LOOK LIKE IT STRUGGLING TO SHIFT TO 2 YEAR AND STALLS I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND THE SAID THEY HAVE THE RECALLS THIS VECHILE ONLY HAS 65000M MILES ON IT AND I BROUGHT FROM THE CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP LAST YEAR CERTIFIED B PREPARED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11043175November 4, 2017
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE IN JUNE 2017 REGARDING AN ALTERNATOR ISSUE ON MY 2013 DODGE DURANGO. IT IS NOW NOVEMBER 2017 AND THERE IS STILL NO REMEDY. MY BATTERY LIGHT CAME ON THIS MORNING AFTER DRIVING FOR LESS THAN FIVE MINUTES IN A 30 MPH ZONE. I HAVE AN INFANT DAUGHTER SO I CANNOT RISK ANY BATTERY ISSUES IN THE DEAD OF WINTER IN UPSTATE NEW YORK. IT HAS BEEN NEARLY SIX MONTHS SINCE THE RECALL WAS ISSUED WITH NO REMEDY AVAILABLE. THE RISKS INCLUDE HEAT/SMOKE OR EVEN FIRE WITHIN THE ALTERNATOR. SIX MONTHS SEEMS LIKE A RIDICULOUS AMOUNT OF TIME FOR A REPAIR OF THIS MAGNITUDE TO BE NOT BE RESOLVED. I WILL HAVE THE ALTERNATOR REPLACED AND SUBMIT FOR A REIMBURSEMENT BUT I SHOULDN'T HAVE TO GO THROUGH THAT PROCESS AND INCUR THOSE KINDS OF EXPENSES SO CLOSE TO THE HOLIDAY SEASON WHEN THEY'VE HAD SIX MONTHS TO REACT TO THE SITUATION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11040070October 26, 2017
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
NHTSA RECALL NUMBER 17V-435 SUMMARY THE ALTERNATOR MAY EXPERIENCE DIODE THERMAL FATIGUE FAILURE DUE TO CYCLICAL LOADS INDUCED BY ELECTRO-HYDRAULIC POWER STEERING. RECALL STATUS RECALL INCOMPLETE. REMEDY NOT YET AVAILABLE REMEDY THE ALTERNATOR PART NUMBER MUST BE INSPECTED ON ALL INVOLVED VEHICLES. VEHICLES FOUND WITH THE SUSPECT ALTERNATOR WILL HAVE IT REPLACED WITH A NEW ALTERNATOR CONTAINING IMPROVED DIODES ON ALL AFFECTED VEHICLES. SAFETY RISK DESCRPITION FAILED DIODES MAY ALSO DEVELOP A RESISTIVE SHORT CIRCUIT THAT CAN RESULT IN HEAT, SMOKE AND/OR FIRE ORIGINATING WITHIN THE ALTERNATOR. MANUFACTURER RECALL NUMBER T36
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11039877October 25, 2017
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
UPON DRIVING THE VEHICLE OVER A SMALL BRIDGE, INCLUDING ON AND DECLINING OFF, THEN OVER ANOTHER HILL THE VEHICLE STALLED AND LOST POWER. WE WERE ABLE TO COAST THE VEHICLE TO A STOP. I POPPED THE HOOD AND IT HAD AN ELECTRICAL BURNING SMELL BUT COULDN'T LOCATE THE SOURCE. I WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND PROCEEDED TO OUR DESTINATION. UPON RETURNING HOME THE VEHICLE SEEMED TO HAVE LESS POWER. AGAIN I CHECKED UNDER THE HOOD AND HAD THE SAME SMELL. I CHECKED ON THIS WEBSITE FOR A RECALL AND IT SAID THERE WERE NONE FOR THIS VIN NUMBER. I CHECKED THE MODEL YEAR AND THERE HAS BEEN SEVERAL WITH STALLING/ELECTRICAL ISSUES. THE RECALL NUMBERS ARE AS FOLLOWS: 17V435000, 15V115000,14V634000. WE HAVE HAD THIS VEHICLE IN BEFORE FOR RECALLS, UNSURE IF THESE WERE PART OF THOSE RECALLS. WE WILL BE CONTACTING THE DEALERSHIP TOMORROW. YOUR FORM WONT LET ME SELECT THE ENGINE AND POWERTRAIN AS PARTS AFFECTED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11036087October 24, 2017
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TAKATA RECALL FROM TIME TO TIME WHEN STARTING THE 2013 DODGE DARANGO V 8 HEMI IT WOULD JUST CONTINUOUSLY TURN OVER LIKE IT WAS NOT GETTING FUEL IT WOULD NOT HAPPEN ALL THE TIME BUT MAKES IT UNRELIABLE WHEN ITS YOUR WIFE AND KIDS USING THE CAR AND WHAT MAKES IT A SAFETY ISSUE IN MY OPINION IS THAT THE CAR HAS ALSO STALLED FROM TIME TO TIME THE CAR HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER 2 TIMES NOW WE HAVE A EXTENDED WARRANTY BUT THEY SAID THEY CAN NOT REPEAT THE PROBLEM VERY FRUSTRATING
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11032603October 9, 2017
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
WHEN I USE THE KEY LESS REMOTE TO START THE CAR FROM OUTSIDE MY CAR IT IDEALS FOR ABOUT 30 SECONDS OR LESS THEN TURNS OFF. I TRY IT AGAIN THE HORN BEEPS ONCE THEN DOESN'T START. THE RADIO SETTINGS RESET ON IT'S OWN WHICH HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES. THE CONSOLE/INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTING CHANGES FROM BRIGHT TO DIM WHEN IT'S STILL LIGHT OUTSIDE. ONE OF THE ENGINE FANS TURNS ON/OFF MORE THAN NORMAL AND IT'S LOUDER THEN IT BEEN IN THE PAST. I AM NOTICING A TICKING NOISE WHEN THE ENGINE IS STARTED BUT NO ONE CAN SEEM TO FIND OUT THE ISSUE. LASTLY, WHEN ACCELERATING THE GAS PEDAL THE POWER LAGS MEANING YOU CAN LITERALLY FLOOR THE PEDAL AND IT TAKES SEVERAL MINUTES TO GET UP TO SPEED. ALL OF THESE ISSUES HAVE HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES AND THE DEALERSHIP TELLS ME THERE'S NOTHING WRONG. SOMETHING IS WRONG BECAUSE THE CHECK ENGINE LIKE ONCE AGAIN CAME ON THIS MORNING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11031871October 5, 2017
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE DID NOT START WHEN CRANKED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED AT LEAST FIFTY TIMES. THE VEHICLE ONLY STARTED BY USING THE REMOTE START BUTTON ON THE KEY FOB. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 24,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11031607October 3, 2017
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE, STEERING
VEHICLE ALTERNATOR STARTED TO SMOKE AND CATCH ON FIRE, AFTER SHORTING ITSELF OUT. VEHICLE WAS ON THE ROAD THEN PARKED IN DRIVEWAY. I REPORTED IT TO DODGE WHO ADVISED IT WAS ON RECALL (T36). CALLED CHRYSLER CUSTOMER CARE TO REPORT. THEY SET UP A TOW AND ADVISED THAT THEY WOULD REPLACE WITH CURRENT MODEL ALTERNATOR AND IF NEEDED THE PCM AND BATTERY. DEALERSHIP NOW STATING CHRYSLER WILL NOT COVER PCM OR BATTERY. NOW I HAVE A VEHICLE AT THE DEALERSHIP THAT WONT RUN WITH A NEW ALTERNATOR . CHRYSLER CARE MADE NOTES WHEN I FIRST TALKED WITH THEM ON THIS CASE # 32398928 FROM CUSTOMER CARE. NOW THEY WILL NOT ADMIDT THAT THEY AUTHORIZED REPAIR OF ALTORNATOR, PCM , AND BATTERY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11031645October 3, 2017
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
VEHICLE WILL STALL WITHOUT ANY WARNINGS OR CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. I WILL WAIT FOR TWO MINUTES ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND VEHICLE WILL START WITHOUT ANY ISSUES. I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY COULD NOT FIND ANY ISSUES WITH IT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11024372September 14, 2017
UNKNOWN OR OTHER, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
2013 DODGE DURANGO PROBLEM. THE ALTERNATOR DIADES ON VEHICLE MAY EXPERIENCE A RADIP FAILURE. *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE ALTERNATOR FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE P60/ 14V-634 RECALL. UPDATED 09/26/2017*JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11023350September 13, 2017
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 15V115000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND 17V435000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIRS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED (WALDORF DODGE IN WALDORF, MD, 301-232-0946) WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND WAS NOT ABLE TO CONFIRM WHEN THE PARTS WERE TO BECOME AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11021688September 6, 2017
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE IGNITION KEY REPEATEDLY LOSES CONTACT WHILE THE ENGINE IS RUNNING. WHEN STARTING THE ENGINE IT WILL DIE REPEATEDLY IF YOU DO NOT LIFT UP ON THE KEY WHILE IT IS IN THE IGNITION. ALSO, THE CAR WILL SHUT OFF AS YOU DRIVE DOWN THE ROAD WITHOUT ANY WARNING. IT LOSES ALL POWER INCLUDING STEERING AND BRAKES. AGAIN, IF YOU PUSH UP ON THE KEY IT WILL RESTART ITSELF AND CONTINUE ON.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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