Dodge Durango Complaints (2005)

1,567 consumer complaints on file.

#10179127January 19, 2007
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM, FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS, EQUIPMENT
I TOOK MY SUV IN FOR SERVICE AS IT WAS NOT RUNNING SMOOTHLY AND HAD TROUBLE CHANGING GEARS.DODGE MADE ALTERATIONS AND RETURNED IT .SHORTLY AFTER THAT IT STALLED OUT WHILE DRIVING & THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. THE READING INDICATED PROBLEMS WITH THE 02 SENSOR. AFTER HESITATION, DODGE REPLACED MY O2 SENSOR AND SAID THE STALL OUT WAS NOT RELATED TO THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMING ON, IT DIDN'T STALL WHEN THEY DROVE IT, SO THEY DID NOT CONSIDER IT A PROBLEM. DAYS LATER IT STALLED OUT & THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. WHEN I RETURNED THE TRUCK TO DODGE, THEY GOT BACK THE SAME READ AS BEFORE AND SAID IT NEEDED A SOFTWARE UPDATE.A WEEK LATER THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON THEN THE TRUCK STALLED OUT DURING OPERATION.I TOOK IT BACK TO DODGE, THEY CONTACTED DAIMLERCHRYSLER WHO HAD THEM CHECK THE EXHAUST FOR LEAKS.A PINHOLE LEAK WAS FOUND AND SEALED & THEY RESET THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT.AFTER ABOUT 200 MILES, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT REAPPEARED, THE NEXT DAY IT STALLED OUT AGAIN.THEY DID MORE TESTING FOR EXHAUST LEAKS, SAID THEY FOUND ANOTHER PINHOLE LEAK AND SEALED THE ENTIRE EXHAUST.ONCE AGAIN, AFTER A COUPLE DAYS OF DRIVING, IT STALLED OUT IN MOTION, 2 DAYS LATER, IT STALLED OUT AGAIN, THEN FINALLY THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME BACK ON.WHEN I RETURNED IT TO DODGE, THE SERVICE MANAGER SAID HE WOULD NOT WORK ON THE TRUCK, HE WOULD CALL DAHMLERCHRYSLER FOR THEM TO SEND A TECH OUT TO LOOK AT IT AND HE PUT ME IN ANOTHER RENTAL CAR.TWO DAYS AFTER THAT, I GOT A CALL FROM DODGE SAYING, AN UNNAMED SOURCE TOLD THEM THEY SHOULD RIG THE LINES TO BLOCK AIRFLOW TO THE FUEL LINE BY PUTTING PIPING INSIDE THE EXISTING LINES TO STOP THE TRUCK FROM STALLING. ALTHOUGH HE SAID, "BUT IF YOU TELL ANYONE I TOLD YOU TO DO THIS, I WILL DENY EVER TELLING YOU TO DO IT!" SO DODGE RIGGED MY LINES AND TOLD ME I NEEDED TO PICK IT UP AS DAHMLERCHRYSLER WOULD NOT APPROVE ANY MORE RENTAL FOR ME.THIS IS HOW THEY WANT ME TO CURRENTLY DRIVE THE VEHICLE.SOUNDS TOO DANGEROUS FOR ME, CAN YOU PLEASE HELP!!
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No
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0
Deaths:
0
#10177499January 19, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2005 DODGE DURANGO WITH EXCESSIVE VIBRATION AND STALLING**NAR***CC *JB
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No
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No
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0
Deaths:
0
#10178588January 12, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
THE TRUCK SHUTS OFF WHEN BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY. ESPECIALLY WHEN IT IS COLD OUTSIDE. THEN IT WILL NOT RESTART FOR ABOUT FIVE MINUTES. *NM
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10178326January 10, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
PURCHASE A VEHICLE FROM HOWARD WISLON CHRYSLER OF FLOWWOD , MISSISSIPPI, AND A VEHICLE WITH FULL WARRANTY, THEY SOLD THE TRUCK KNOWING IT A HAD A DEFECT , THE TRUCK STALLS OUT WHILE DRIVE IN THE MIDDLE OF SPEED WHILE DRIVING TO THE POINT WHERE MY DISABLE A DAUGHTER AND I ALMOST GOT HIT FROM THE BACK BY A EIGHTEEN WHEELER TRUCK AND KILLED IF IT HAD BEEN FROM A OFFICER HELPING US REALIZE THE TRUCK WAS STOPPING ON IT'S OWN. I HAVE COMPLAINED TO CHRYSLER ITSELF AND THEY HAVE BLOWN ME OFF , AND STATED THEY CANNOT FIX THE PROBLEM THE TRUCK HAS BEEN IN THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT MORE THAN I HAVE OWNED IT. TO THE DEALER AND CHRYSLER MY CHILDREN AND I WAS NOR HURT SO THAT TO THEM IS NOT A PROBLEM. *JB
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10176880December 24, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
AT LOW SPEEDS, ENGINE STALLS OUT. USUALLY WHEN COMBINED WITH SHARP TURNS OR ANGLE CHANGES. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS... IT LEAVES WITH WITH SUDDEN POWER STEERING AND BRAKE LOSS IN MID-TURN SITUATIONS!! I ASKED MY LOCAL DEALER ABOUT IT AND THEY LOOKED AT IT WITH NO CONCLUSIONS. IT HAS HAPPENED TO ME MANY TIMES NOW. *NM
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No
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No
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0
Deaths:
0
#10174166November 24, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL
THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON 24/7 THE TRUCK HAS BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP , IN THE SHOP 15 TIMES IN THE PAST YEAR TO TRY AND FIX THE PROBLEM THEY HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE FIX IT THEY TELL ME THAT IT'S AN EMISSION PROBLEM BECAUSE THEY JUST CAN'T MEET THE EMISSION REQUIREMENTS ON MY TRUCK AND A LOT OF OTHERS . THEY SENT ME AWAY AND SAID THE LIGHT BEING ON WILL NOT STOP THE TRUCK FROM RUNNING,AND THAT WHEN THEY FIGURE OUT HOW TO FIX THE PROBLEM THEY WILL CALL ME SO AM I JUST SUPPOSED TO DRIVE THE TRUCK UNTIL THE LIGHT BURNS OUT ? AND WHAT IF THERE IS ANOTHER PROBLEM HOW WOULD I KNOW ? BECAUSE THE LIGHT IS ALWAYS ON. *JB
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10174058November 22, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
EL MOTOR DE MI DURANDO 2005 DE REPENTE SE APAGO, LA LLEVE CON EL DISTRIBUIDOR Y RESETEO LA COMPUTADORA, PERO COMO 3 MEES MAS TARDE VOLVIO A OCURRIR, URGE QUE ANALICEN EL PROBLEMA MAS A FONDO. *JB
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10173530November 14, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
TURNING WHILE DRIVING, STEADY DRIVING, COMING TO A FULL STOP AT A STOP LIGHT OR SIGN. VEHICLE SHUTS DOWN COMPLETELY, NO POWER FOR STEERING OR BRAKING. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES AND NO PROBLEMS HAS BEEN FOUND. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS, I HAVE ALMOST BEEN INVOLVED IN SEVERAL ACCIDENTS BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM, PLEASE HELP. *JB
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10172953November 8, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS MANEUVERED OFF THE ROAD AND RESTARTED. ALTHOUGH THE PROBLEM HAD OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES, THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10172854November 7, 2006
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE SPEEDOMETER READING ROSE FROM ZERO TO 80 MPH, HOWEVER THE ACTUAL VEHICLE SPEED REMAINED CONSTANT. THE VEHICLE JERKED, THEN STALLED COMPLETELY. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL AND LET THE VEHICLE DRIFT BACKWARDS TO AVOID A COLLISION WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE. IT WAS TAKEN TO A SERVICE DEALER, WHERE THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS REPLACED, HOWEVER THE PROBLEMS PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE SERVICE DEALER WHERE THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE PROBLEM UNTIL IT BECAME WORSE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10172867November 7, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING VARIOUS SPEEDS ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE STEERING BECAME INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN A LOCAL DEALER WHO REFERRED THE CONTACT TO ANOTHER DEALER BECAUSE THE PROBLEM COULD NOT DUPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ANOTHER DEALER, WHO DETERMINED THERE WAS A MISFIRE IN THE ENGINE. THE DEALER WAS NOT SPECIFIC AND COULD NOT DETERMINE THE TRUE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM, BUT REPLACED THE SPARK PLUGS AND COILS. THE TYPE OF COILS REPLACED WAS UNKNOWN. THE PROBLEMS PERSISTED ON A BUSY HIGHWAY DURING TRAFFIC, WHEN THE ENGINE STALLED ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALER FOR FURTHER EXAMINATION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALL DUE TO THE VIN, HOWEVER THE DEALER DID NOT KNOW WHICH COMPONENT WAS THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10171711October 24, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WHILE DRIVING A 2005 DODGE DURANGO OWNED BY MY HUSBAND, RICHARD FLIPPIN, THE VEHICLE SPONTANEOUSLY LOST POWER AND THE STEERING LOCKED. I HAD A SMALL AMOUNT OF GIVE AND WAS ABLE TO MANEUVER THE M/V SLIGHTLY AND STRADDLE THE DRIVEWAY OF A STRIP MALL. I THEN PUT THE M/V IN PARK AND RESTARTED. HAD I BEEN TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AT A HIGH SPEED...WITH MY CHILDREN...I DON'T EVEN WANT TO THINK ABOUT IT. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10171743October 24, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS THE ENGINE INTERMITTENTLY STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND MANEUVERED OFF THE ROAD. IT WAS DRIVEN TO THE DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. UPDATED 12/26/2006 - *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10171542October 22, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD LAST NIGHT AND ABOUT TO PULL IN TO A LOCAL PLACE TO PICK UP MY DAUGHTER. MY ENGINE STALLED, HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT AND I COASTED IN TO THE PLACE. I RESTARTED MY VEHICLE AND ALL SEEMED FINE. I DRIVE A 2005 DODGE DURANGO LIMITED HEMI. I AM VERY WORRIED ABOUT THIS HAPPENING AGAIN. I BOUGHT MY VEHICLE THREE MONTHS AGO, USED. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10171265October 18, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM)
UNEXPECTED AND IMMEDIATE ENGINE STALL AT HIGHWAY SPEED CAUSED COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER, INCLUDING LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES. I WAS ABLE TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, PLACE THE TRUCK IN PARK, AND RESTART. THIS WAS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION THAT COULD HAVE PRODUCED GRAVE CONSEQUENCES. TOOK THE TRUCK TO A DODGE DEALER WOULD COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG. WARRANTY WORK SIX MONTHS PRIOR INCLUDED CHANGING THE FLUID RETURN FILTER ON THE TRANSMISSION. THIS SERVICE WORK WAS A RESULT OF SLUGGISH POWER TO THE TRANSMISSION. TRUCK HAS ALSO DIED WHILE DRIVING IN SLOW TRAFFIC. *NM
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10169988October 5, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2005 DURANGO SITTING IN IDLE POPPED INTO GEAR AND ROLLED DOWN STREET 250 FEET INTO FRONT YARD OF RESIDENT. *JB
Crash:
No
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No
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0
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0
#10169408September 27, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
DROVE HOME FROM A TRIP AND PARKED OUR 2005 DODGE DURANGO IN OUR GARAGE AT 11:30 PM AND AWOKE AT 5:00 AM TO SMOKE ALARM TO FIND THE INSIDE OF OUR TRUCK ON FIRE. HAD OUR CAR WINDOWS BEEN DOWN, MY 2 SONS, MY HUSBAND AND MYSELF WOULD BE DEAD. IT LOOKS AS IF SOMETHING OVERHEATED BEHIND THE STEERING WHEEL INSIDE THE DASH AND IGNITED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10169187September 25, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
ONGOING STALLING PROBLEM WITH DODGE 5.7L HEMI IN 2005 DURANGO. SEE NHTSA ACTION NUMBER EA05018. VEHICLE HAS BEEN INTO DEALER SEVERAL TIMES WITH NO RESOLUTION FOR PROBLEM. DODGE HAS A SERVICE BULLETIN FOR THIS PROBLEM AND ALL OF THE FIXES FOR THE PROBLEM(MOSTLY SOFTWARE UPGRADES) HAVE BEEN IMPLEMENTED, HOWEVER THE VEHICLE STILL CONTINUES TO STALL. PROBLEM OCCURS MOSTLY WHEN THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN INITIALLY STARTED. ISSUE HAS NOT CAUSED AN ACCIDENT YET, BUT HAS CREATED SEVERAL CLOSE CALLS BECAUSE IT HAS STALLED WHEN PULLING OUT INTO TRAFFIC FROM A STOP SIGN. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10168897September 21, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE APPLYING BRAKE PRESSURE AT VARIOUS SPEEDS ON THE HIGHWAY, THE BRAKES SQUEALED FOLLOWED BY SMOKE COMING FROM THE FRONT BRAKES. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER WHO DETERMINED THE FRONT BRAKE CALIPER MOUNT NEEDED TO BE CLEANED. AFTERWARDS, THE PROBLEM PERSISTED, AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10168204September 13, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
THE VEHICLE STARTED, BUT STALLED BEFORE PLACING IT IN GEAR. RESTARTING WAS ATTEMPTED NUMEROUS TIMES BEFORE THE VEHICLE WOULD START AND REMAIN RUNNING. THIS IS REMINISCENT OF PAST SITUATIONS WHERE THE VEHICLE HAS STALLED, AND WOULD NOT RESTART. THESE PREVIOUS SITUATIONS WHERE REPORTED UNDER ODI# 10147495 ON JANUARY 9TH, 2006. THIS STALLING SITUATION IS EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS TO THE DRIVER AND PASSENGERS. CHRYSLER??S RESPONSE HAS BEEN TO RE-FLASH THE PCM. HOWEVER, FAULT CODES HAVE NOT BEEN IDENTIFIED. EVENTUALLY, THIS STALLING/NON-RESTARTING CONDITION WILL BE FATAL TO EITHER MY FAMILY OR TO SOMEONE ELSE??S FAMILY. AT WHICH TIME, I WILL ACTIVELY RETRIEVE THESE NHTSA SUBMITTAL AS DOCUMENTATION OF A KNOWN PROBLEM THAT WAS NOT ADDRESSED BY THE MANUFACTURER. *NM NOTE: PREVIOUS SUBMISSION UNDER ODI# 10147495 THE ENGINE HAS QUIT TWICE NOW WHILE ACCELERATING AWAY FROM A STOP. ONCE THE ENGINE STALLS, IT CANNOT BE RE-STARTED. IN FACT, THE ENGINE WILL NOT CRANK. THE FIRST TIME THIS OCCURRED IN NOVEMBER OF 2005, THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THE PCM WAS RE-PROGRAMMED. NOW DURING THE SECOND INCIDENT, THE DEALERSHIP IS CLAIMING THAT THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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