Dodge Durango Complaints (2005)

1,567 consumer complaints on file.

#10188502April 21, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM)
MY 2005 DODGE DURANGO STALLS WHILE DRIVING & THE STEERING WHEEL WILL LOCK IN POSITION. THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED (APPROX AUG, 2006), I WAS TURNING INTO A SHOPPING CENTER & ALMOST HIT A CAR COMING OUT OF THE SHOPPING CENTER B/C MY TRUCK STALLED & THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED & WOULD NOT ALLOW ME TO TURN IN ANY DIRECTION ANYMORE! THE SECOND TIME THIS HAPPENED (JUST THIS WEEK, APRIL 2007), I HAD JUST BACKED OUT OF A PARKING SPOT, PUT IT IN DRIVE & STARTED TO GO FORWARD WHILE TURNING (BOTH TIMES THIS HAPPENED I WAS TURNING TO THE RIGHT) ... I MOVED FORWARD SLIGHTLY & THEN IT STALLED OUT ... AGAIN, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP. WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLS, EVERYTHING SHUTS OFF ... ALL ELECTRONICS, EVERYTHING ... AND THE STEERING WHEEL WILL LOCK IN PLACE. THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP WANTS ME TO PAY $100! JUST TO TELL ME WHAT IS WRONG, IF THEY CAN FIND ANYTHING ON THE TRUCKS COMPUTER! I PURCHASED THE TRUCK IN FEB, 2006 IN PITTSBURGH, PA. I DROVE IT DOWN TO KEY WEST & HAD A PROBLEM WITH AN OIL SENSOR DURING THE TRIP. MY BIGGEST CONCERN IS THE FACT THAT WHEN IT STALLS, EVERYTHING TURNS OFF & THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKS UP. I HAVE TO HOPE OTHER DRIVERS ARE AS CAUTIOUS AS I AM & THAT MY BRAKES DON'T FAIL ON ME TOO! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10187408April 9, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
VEHICLE STALLED IN TRAFFIC WHILE MAKING A RIGHT HAND TURN. NO WARNING JUST DIED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10187116April 5, 2007
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
SUV STALLS WITH I MAKE A TURN OR JUST SLOW DOWN. I ALMOST HIT SOMEONE MAKING A TURN BECAUSE THE CAR STALLED. MY CAR HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP ABOUT 3 TIMES FOR THIS PROBLEM. THEY LOOKED AT IT AND THE DODGE PEOPLE AND COULD NOT FIX IT. THEN THEY GAVE ME A COMPUTER THAT WOULD COLLECT DATA ABOUT THE CAR WHEN THE PROBLEM HAPPENED. I DROVE WITH THE COMPUTER IN THE CAR FOR ABOUT 2 WEEKS. THEY DID NOT FIND ANY INFORMATION THAT WOULD HELP THEM FIX THE CAR. THEN THEY REPLACED THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE PROBLEM DID NOT HAPPEN FOR A LONG TIME. BUT IT HAS HAPPENED ABOUT 3 TIMES AFTER THEY DID THAT. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10186689April 2, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE STOPPED THE MOTOR SHOOK, AND THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF. THE FAILURE BEGAN SIX MONTHS AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO GET REPAIRED ON THREE OCCASIONS, BUT THE PROBLEM RECURRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 30,000, AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,000.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10186706April 2, 2007
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION SHIFTS HARD AFTER DECELERATION THEN ACCELERATION. NOTICEABLE "CLUNK" WHEN ACCELERATING. SOMETIMES WILL SLIP OUT OF GEAR WHEN GOING FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10186457March 29, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
TL*- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT NOTICED THE OVERHEAD LIGHTS ILLUMINATED UPON ENTERING THE VEHICLE. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH THREE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL, AND THEN NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM BEHIND THE STEERING WHEEL. ALSO, THE CONTACT NOTICED FIRE COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE FIRE DESTROYED THE VEHICLE. THE INSURANCE INVESTIGATOR INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE FIRE STARTED IN THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THERE WAS RECALL 07V092000 REGARDING THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE 60, 000.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10186269March 27, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE 2005 DURANGO STALLS DURING ACCELERATION AND AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS WITH NO WARNING, IT WILL NOT START AGAIN UNTIL VEHICLE IS COMPLETELY STOPPED EVEN IF SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL. THE ECM SETS NO CODES AND NORMALLY VEHICLE RUN FINE AND EVERYTHING CHECKS OUT OK. THIS CAN BE DANGEROUS BECAUSE SUDDENLY YOUR VEHICLE IS POWERLESS IN THE MIDDLE OF SIX LANES OF TRAFFIC AND YOUR LOOKING FOR A SAFE PLACE TO GO SO YOU CAN STOP AND START IT AGAIN. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10186172March 26, 2007
AIR BAGS
MY 2005 DURANGO HAD THE AIRBAG LIGHT GO ON 4 TIMES NOW. EACH TIME IT HAS BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER'S SERVICE DEPARTMENT, AND THEY FIXED THE PROBLEM, BUT GAVE IT 4 TO 5 MONTHS FOR THE LIGHT TO COMESON AGAIN, SAME THING WAS FIXED AND IT HAPPENED AGAIN 4 TO 5 MONTHS LATER, THISWAS A SAFETY ISSUE WHEN IT CAME TO THE AIRBAG. I TRAVELED WITH AN INFANT IN THIS CAR ,AND I WONDERED IF MY AIRBAG WILL GO OFF WHILE I'M DRIVING OR IF I WAS TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT WILL IT DEPLOY???? RIGHT NOW THE CARD IS AT THE DEALERSHIP AGAIN FOR THE SAME PROBLEM I AM TO THE POINT I DID NOT FEE SAFE DRIVING THIS CAR. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10185645March 20, 2007
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP
WHEN FILLING VEHICLE WITH GAS THE PUMP STOPS WHEN FULL AND GASOLINE SPILLS OUT OF THE FILL PIPE ONTO THE VEHICLE AND PAVEMENT, CREATING A FIRE HAZARD AND AN UNNECESSARY WASTE OF GASOLINE AND EXPOSURE TO HARMFUL FUMES AND LIQUID.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10185664March 20, 2007
SEATS
SHORTLY AFTER I PURCHASED MY 2005 DURANGO THE PLASTIC PIECE ON WHERE THE SEATBELT CONNECTS TO THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT CAME OFF. THE DEALER REPLACED IT , AND A FEW EEKS LATER IT HAPPENED AGAIN. THIS TIME IT FELL OF THE VEHICLE AND WAS NOT NOTICED. A YEAR AFTER I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE THE PLASTIC AROUND THE DRIVER'S SEAT CRACKED ALONG THE WHOLE SIDE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10185143March 15, 2007
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR IN MIDDLE OF INTERSECTION, WOULD NOT GO BACK IN GEAR. VEHICLE WAS TOWED, ACCORDING TO DEALERSHIP JUST NEEDED TRANSMISSION SERVICE. THE SERVICE WAS DONE AND VEHICLE BROKE DOWN AGAIN- SAME PROBLEM- TWO WEEKS LATER. THIS TIME DEALER CLAIMED VEHICLE WAS LOW ON TRANSMISSION FLUID ( EVEN THOUGH SERVICE WAS DONE 2 WEEKS/ 50 MILES PRIOR) TRANSMISSION NOW SHIFTS ROUGH FROM FIRST TO SECOND AND THIRD TO FOURTH GEAR. ACCORDING TO DEALER NOTHING IS WRONG WITH TRANSMISSION. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10184863March 12, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
WE PURCHASED A USED 2005 DODGE DURANGO IN JANUARY OF THIS YEAR. WE WERE DRIVING ONE DAY A FEW WEEKS AFTER WE PURCHASED IT AND NOTICED THAT THE INTERIOR LIGHTS DID NOT GO OUT AFTER THE DOORS WERE CLOSED. I THINK THERE IS A TYPE OF "SWITCH" WHICH SHUTS OFF THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS IN THE VEHICLE AFTER (I BELIEVE) 15 MINUTES, SO EACH TIME WE SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE THE LIGHTS STAYED ON A FEW MINUTES. AFTER ABOUT 4 DAYS OF THIS, I STARTED THE VEHICLE UP ONE DAY AND IT DID NOT START. WE HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED AND WERE TOLD THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER HAD TO BE REPLACED. IT TOOK A FEW DAYS TO HAVE THE WORK DONE SINCE THE SERVICE CENTER SAID THEY DO NOT TYPICALLY KEEP THE PARTS IN STOCK FOR A 2005 SINCE IT IS NOT A PROBLEM GENERALLY SEEN ON A NEWER VEHICLE. WHAT I HAVE READ ONLINE WITH THE RECENT RECALL WAS "THE COMPANY SAID IF DRIVERS NOTICE PROBLEMS WITH THE INTERIOR LIGHTS, THEY SHOULD TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO A DEALER FOR INSPECTION. IN SOME CASES, THE INTERIOR LIGHTS WILL NOT PROPERLY DIM AFTER THE DOORS ARE CLOSED." WELL, THAT IS EXACTLY THE PROBLEM WE HAVE, BUT OUR VEHICLE IS NOT PART OF THE RECALL. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10184580March 8, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
TL*- PLEASE REFER TO NHTSA ACTION NUMBER : EA05018 .THE CONTACT PURCHASED A 2005 DODGE DURANGO ON OR ABOUT MARCH 2005 WITH AN ODOMETER READING OF 10 MILES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ON FEBRUARY 15, 2007 A FIRE BEGAN ON THE VEHICLE'S DASHBOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN EARLY IN THE MORNING, THEN PARKED FOR 2 HOURS. THE CONTACT WENT OUT A SECOND TIME, AND THAT WASWHEN THE FIRE WAS NOTICED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DON WEIRS RENO DODGE ON FEBRUARY 16, 2007. AN INVESTIGATOR FROM DODGE WAS ASK TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS STORED AT THE DEALER FROM FEBRUARY 16, 2007 TO THE PRESENT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A CALL FROM THE INVESTIGATOR ON FEBRUARY 20, 2007 REGARDING THE FIRE. A REPRESENTATIVE FROM DAIMLER CHRYSLER CALLED ON FEBRUARY 26,2007 WHO SAID THAT IT WAS NOT AN AFTERMARKET DEFECT, BUT A MANUFACTURING DEFECT AND WOULD BE COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY. THE CONTACT WAS FAXED A LETTER FROM DAIMLER CHRYSLER, IN WHICH DAIMLER CHRYSLER AGREED COVER THE COST OF THE REPAIRS TO THE VEHICLE IF THE CONTACT AGREED TO NOT TO PURSUE THIS MATTER IN COURT AFTER REPAIRS WERE DONE, AND TO EXCLUDE DAIMLER CHRYSLER OF ANY ADDITIONAL LIABILITY. THE CONTACT FILED A COMPLAINT AGAINST DAIMLER CHRYSLER BECAUSE OF THIS LETTER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE BOTH 35,000.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10183800February 28, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
WHILE DRIVING MY 2005 DODGE DURANGO, THE RADIO SHUTS OFF, THE RPM'S GO TO ZERO (AS IF THE VEHICLE HAS LOST ALL POWER AND SHUTTING OFF), AND ALL OF THE GAUGES ON THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER GO CRAZY. PRIOR TO THIS HAPPENING THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE SHOP BECAUSE OF THE ABS & BRAKE LIGHT KEPT COMING ON, AND A CONSTANT DINGING NOISE (LIKE THE SOUND WHEN A CAR DOOR IS LEFT OPEN WITH THE KEY IN THE IGNITION) WE WERE TOLD THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG AND THAT OUR KEY CHAIN WAS TO HEAVY. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10182594February 14, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
2005 DODGE DURANGO WITH THE 5.7L HEMI STALLS (COMPLETELY SHUTS OFF) WHEN TURNING LEFT OR RIGHT. THIS HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES AND IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. MY FAMILY AND I HAVE BEEN STRANDED IN THE MIDDLE OF 55 MPH HIGHWAYS AS WELL AS NUMEROUS INTERSECTIONS WHILE MAKING A LEFT OR RIGHT TURN. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10182513February 13, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I OWN AN 05 DODGE DURANGO PURCHASED IN JAN 06. SINCE AUG 06 I HAVE HAD INTERMITTENT PROBLEMS WITH IT CUTTING OFF WHILE I AM DRIVING. IT SEEMS TO OCCUR WHEN I AM SLOWING DOWN TO MAKE A TURN. IT'S HAPPENED 5 TIMES SINCE THEN. NO LIGHTS COME ON ON THE DASHBOARD AND I LOSE MY POWER STEERING. I HAVE TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP, PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND THEN IT WILL RESTART. I'VE HAD IT AT THE DEALER TWICE AND SINCE THEY CAN'T "DUPLICATE" THE PROBLEM, THEY CAN'T FIX IT. THE FIRST TIME I TOOK IT IN, THEY SAID MY THROTTLE BODY NEEDED CLEANING, OF COURSE, THIS WAS NOT SOMETHING MY WARRANTY COVERED, BUT, I PAID FOR IT IN THE HOPES OF FIXING THE PROBLEM. I AM CONCERNED THAT NEXT TIME IT STALLS, I WILL EITHER REAR END SOMEONE OR SOMEONE WILL HIT ME. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10181792February 6, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
HAVE A 2005 DODGE DURANGO WITH THE 4.7L ENGINE. IT HAS STALLED 3 TIMES IN THE PAST 2 DAYS. HAS HAPPENED WHEN IT IS COLD. START TO COME TO A STOP, THEN THE ENGINE WILL DIE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10181572February 5, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, AIR BAGS
MULTIPLE CHRONIC ISSUES WITH 2005 DURANGO. AIR BAG WARNING LAMP COMES ON AT STARTUP AND REMAINS FOR MULTIPLE RESTARTS, ENGINE STALLING, VENT SYSTEM WHISTLING AT 50 MPH. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10181093January 30, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
2005 DODGE DURANGO 5.7L HEMI, ENGINE STALLS WITHIN THE FIRST 10-15 MINUTES OF DRIVING, TYPICALLY AT 45 MPH. IT HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES AND THE DEALERSHIP HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO LOCATE THE PROBLEM. MOST RECENTLY, THE LOSS OF POWER, NEARLY CAUSED A CRASH AS I HAD NO STEERING NOR BRAKES WHEN THE ENGINE STALLED. MAY BE RELATED TO NHTSA ACTION NUMBER EA05018?? *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10179308January 22, 2007
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM), ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
BOUGHT 2005 DODGE DURANGO SLT ON 10/21/05. ON 10/25/05 IT IDLED DOWN AND CUT OFF BUT NO SERVICE LIGHT CAME ON TOOK TO DEALER AND THEY SAID COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING. I HAVE CALLED OR BEEN TO THE DEALER 46 TIMES FROM 10/05 -11/06. NO PANEL LIGHTS CAME ON SO THEY STATED THEY COULDN'T FIX IT, BUT THE DURANGO WILL IDLE DOWN AND CUT OFF IN PARK OR AT LOW SPEEDS. OCTOBER 2006 DEALER CHANGED THE CLUSTER AND PROBLEM STOPPED FOR A WEEK. THEN STARTED AGAIN EITHER AT IDLE OR IN PARK. 12/06 I TOOK BACK DUE TO IT STARTED TO CUT OFF WHILE DRIVING. BUT STILL NO PANEL LIGHTS AND NOTHING SHOWING ON COMPUTER. IN JANUARY 2007 WAS DRIVING AND CUT OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF CROSSING TRAFFIC AND ANOTHER CAR HAD TO SWERVE AROUND TOOK BACK TO DEALER. THE DEALER ADDED 1 QT OF TRANSMISSION FLUID AND PROBLEM STOPPED FOR 3 DAYS. THEN IDLE DOWN AND CUTTING OFF AGAIN. THEN DID A TRANSMISSION FLUSH DUE TO TECHNICAL SUPPORT RECOMMENDATIONS. DROVE FOR 4 DAYS AND IT CUT OFF WHEN TURNING AND LOST POWER HAD TO SLAM BRAKES TO MISS A POLE. NEXT DAY DRIVING DOWN RD AND CUT OFF HAD TO HIT BRAKES TO STAY OUT OF THE DITCH BECAUSE I WAS ON A CURVE. I HAVE CHILDREN AND THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. FIRST INCIDENT DATE WAS 10/25/05-PRESENT(1/21/07) *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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