Dodge Durango Complaints (2013)

640 consumer complaints on file.

#11120492August 16, 2018
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE DURANGO. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT IT TOOK SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN UNKNOWN LOCAL DEALER WHERE IT WAS SERVICED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V115000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE REMEDY FAILED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE STILL STALLED AFTER THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 106,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11120036August 15, 2018
SEATS
VEHICLE WAS PARKED. MALE DRIVER EXITED VEHICLE AND LEANED BACK INTO DRIVER'S SEAT TO RETRIEVE BELONGINGS FROM BEHIND PASSENGERS SEAT. UPON DOING SO HE PLACED HIS HAND ON THE HEADREST OF THE DRIVER'S SEAT. IT WAS AT THIS TIME THAT THE ACTIVE HEAD RESTRAINT SYSTEM ACTIVATED ON THE DRIVER SEAT. UPON EXAMINATION BY MECHANIC IT WAS DETERMINED THAT PLASTIC HINGES HAD BROKEN IN THE HEADREST. VEHICLE PURCHASED NEW 8/2013, 150K MILES. REPLACEMENT HEADREST: $650 PLUS LABOR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11119263August 10, 2018
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
MY VEHICLE SHUT OFF FOR THE FIRST TIME AS I WAS DRIVING AT ABOUT 25 MPH WITH MY STEERING WHEEL AND BREAK PEDAL LOCKING. I WAS ABLE TO PUT THE VEHICLE ON P AND THEN START IT WITH NO PROBLEM. NO ENGINE LIGHT APPEARED AT ANY MOMENT. THE SAME THING HAPPENED A SECOND TIME AS I WAS GOING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH WITH MY STEERING WHEEL AND BREAK PEDAL LOCKING. SAME THING - I WAS ABLE TO START THE VEHICLE WITH NO PROBLEM, NO ENGINE LIGHT TURNING ON. MY VEHICLE SHUT OFF AGAIN FOR THE THIRD TIME AS I WAS MAKING A LEFT AT AN INTERSECTION WITH MY STEERING WHEEL AND BREAK PEDAL LOCKING. I PUT THE VEHICLE IN P AND STARTED IT WITH NO PROBLEM, AND NO ENGINE LIGHT TURNING ON.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11118642August 8, 2018
SEATS
AS ME AND MY MOTHER WAS SITTING IN BURGER KING DRIVE THRU THE PASSENGER FRONT SEAT HEADREST SUDDENLY DISENGAGED AND HIT MY MOTHER IN BACK OF THE HEAD.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11114765July 31, 2018
WHEELS
TO WHOM THIS MAY CONCERN: THE AXLE SHAFT NUT IS NOTORIOUS FOR RUSTING BADLY ON THESE VEHICLES. WATER GETS TRAPPED BEHIND THE CENTER CAP ON THE WHEEL AND MOISTURE CAUSES THE SHAFT ENDS AND NUTS TO CORRODE AT AN ACCELERATED RATE. MINE ARE ALMOST COMPLETELY UNRECOGNIZABLE AS NUTS AT THIS POINT, AND SHOULD I HAVE TO REMOVE THE NUTS TO SERVICE ANYTHING (EMERGENCY BRAKE COMPONENTS FOR EXAMPLE) I WILL END UP HAVING TO YANK OUT AND COMPLETELY REPLACE MY CV SHAFTS. THIS IS A WELL DOCUMENTED DESIGN FLAW THAT MAY ALSO BE THE RESULT OF INFERIOR METALS USED TO MANUFACTURE THE AXLE SHAFTS (FCA WILL NEVER ADMIT THAT). IF MY AXLES WERE TO FAIL AT A HIGH SPEED OF RATE, DUE TO INFERIOR METALS USED BY THE FCA, I WOULD THINK THAT WOULD BE A DESIGN ISSUE THAT SHOULD BE COVERED BY THE MANUFACTURER. GOOGLE "DURANGO AXLE SHAFT NUT RUST" OR "WK2 AXLE SHAFT NUT RUST" AND SEE FOR YOURSELF. THE PHOTOS ARE HORRIFYING. I FIND THIS TO BE VERY DISTURBING, AND LIFE THREATENING. THIS PROBLEM WAS FIXED STARTING WITH 2014 VEHICLES, AND MINE IS A 2013. I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM RESOLVED, AS IT WOULD BE MUCH EASIER FOR YOU ALL TO FIX THIS RATHER THAN FIX A LAWSUIT IF I HAVE A VEHICLE FAILURE. REGARDS, [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11115016July 31, 2018
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE TIPM HAS CAUSED MY VEHICLE TO STALL. MY WINDOW WIPERS COME ON AUTOMATICALLY AND THE FUEL GAUGE HAS GONE DOWN TO NO FUEL EVEN WHEN THERE IS FUEL IN THERE. ALL THE DASH LIGHTS COME ON IN THE VEHICLE WHILE IN MOTION. HORN IS HONKING AS WELL AS ALARM ALL WHILE DRIVING. HAZARDS LIGHTS AS WELL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11112493July 19, 2018
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING
FOR MONTHS NOW, I HAVE HAD TO COMPLAIN TO MY DODGE DEALER WHERE I PURCHASED MY 2013 DODGE DURANGO AND GET IT SERVICED ABOUT HOW IT SUDDENLY STALLS WHILE DRIVING. I HAVE ASSOCIATED IT WITH HITTING A BUMP SUCH AS A POTHOLE OR GOING OVER RAILROAD TRACKS AND IT WILL DIE OUT AND I HAVE TO PUT IT IN PARK. IT WILL THEN START RIGHT BACK UP. IT HAS HAPPENED ON CITY STREETS AS WELL AS HIGHWAYS. NO CODES ARE SHOWING UP AND BATTERY AND ALTERNATOR CHECK OUT FINE. CABLES ALL HAVE A GOOD CONNECTION AND FUSES ARE SAID TO BE GOOD. I GET TOLD "HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL IT GETS WORSE" OR "YOU'LL HAVE TO LEAVE IT WITH US SO WE CAN DRIVE IT AND WAIT FOR IT TO DO IT" BUT THIS IS MY ONLY VEHICLE AND IT MAY DO IT NUMEROUS TIMES ONE DAY AND WILL NEVER DO IT AGAIN OVER THE NEXT MONTH. IT'S RANDOM. I HAVE NOTICED THERE WAS AN ALTERNATOR RECALL ON 2011-14 YR MAKES OF THE DURANGOS BUT MY VIN SHOWS MINE IS CLEAR AND THE FUEL PUMP RELAY RECALL HAS BEEN FIXED. SOMETHING IS DEFINITELY NOT RIGHT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11112247July 18, 2018
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
I HAD AN ELECTRICAL FIRE IN THE HEADLINER BEHIND THE PASSENGER SUN VISOR TODAY 7/18/18. MY VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED PRIOR IN 2014 RELATED TO THE RECALL CONCERNING THIS WIRING. SHORTLY AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE AND DRIVING, SMOKE STARTED ROLLING OUT FROM BEHIND THE HEADLINER. I PULLED INTO AN AUTO SHOP AND THEY LOCATED THE SOURCE OF THE FIRE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11111846July 17, 2018
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:HEAD RESTRAINT
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE DURANGO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE ANTI-WHIPLASH CUSHION DETACHED FROM THE HEADREST ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 69,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11111278July 13, 2018
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
FUEL PUMP KEPTS MALFUNCTION
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11110207July 9, 2018
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE DURANGO. WHILE DRIVING 80 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO COAST THE VEHICLE TO THE EMERGENCY SHOULDER LANE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE WITH NO FURTHER FAILURES. THE CONTACT RESEARCHED THE FAILURE AND CALLED AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DETERMINED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO THE FUEL CONTROL RELAY. THE DEALER (BRUBAKER CHRYSLER JEEP, 1020 LITITZ AVE, LANCASTER, PA 17602, (717) 299-6541) STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL AND RECOMMENDED A TEMPORARY REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THE CONTACT TO CALL NHTSA. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11110062July 7, 2018
STRUCTURE:BODY, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
I'VE HAD A FEW RECALLS ON THE TRUCK. SEVERAL LISTED WIRING. THEY'VE ALL BEEN 'CORRECTED' OR CHECKED BY A DEALER. MY TRUCK CAUGHT FIRE AND BURNED ALL THE ELECTRICAL UNDER THE HOOD TODAY. LESS THAN A MONTH SINCE THE 'ELECTRICAL' RECALL WAS SUPPOSEDLY REPAIRED. IT WAS STOPPED BUT RUNNING AT A GAS STATION AFTER A SHORT 3 MINUTE DRIVE. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11105194July 2, 2018
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
VEHICLE KEPT SHUTTING OFF, TOOK IT TO DEALER THEY SAID IT WAS THE TIPM AND IT WOULD BE A $1401 CHARGE TO TAKE CARE OF IT. I GOOGLED 2013 DODGE DURANGO AND THERE'S BEEN RECALLS WITH IT AND LAWSUITS BUT THEY WILL NOT ACKNOWLEDGE IT. SO I HAVE TO PAY $1400 FOR A DEFECTIVE PART THAT IS KNOWN FOR THIS VEHICLE SO MY FAMILY CAN BE IN A SAFE VEHICLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11104976July 1, 2018
SEATS
THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT ACTIVE HEAD REST DEPLOYED ON IT'S OWN WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY. I TOOK A LOOK INSIDE TO RESET IT AND NOTICED THE PLASTIC HOUSING THAT HOLDS THE LOCKING ROD IN PLACE HAD BROKE AND THE LOCKING MECHANISM HADN'T OPENED, THUS ALLOWING THE HEADREST TO BE UNABLE TO BE RESET SINCE THE LOCKING ROD JUST GETS PULLED BACK OUT DO TO THE TENSION ON THE SPRINGS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11104482June 28, 2018
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MY SUV STALLS AT LEAST ONCE A WEEK, THOUGH IT NEVER COMPLETELY SHUTS OFF OR STOPS. IT USUALLY OCCURS WHEN I AM COMING TO A STOP OR ACCELERATING FROM A STOP. IT HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR THE LAST YEAR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11102793June 20, 2018
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WHILE THE CAR IS IN MOTION ON A CITY STREET IT WILL ENGAGE INTO LOW MODE ALL BY ITSELF, CAUSING THE CAR TO JERK AND DRIVE VERY SLOWLY. THE TRACTION LIGHT ALSO COMES ON. I AM UNABLE DISENGAGE THE LOW MODE. I HAVE TRIED PUTTING THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL TO DISENGAGE HOWEVER MOST OF THE TIME IT DOESN'T WORK. THE CAR WILL AT SOME POINT USUALLY AFTER ABOUT 10-20 MINS OF TRYING TO PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL AND SWITCHING THE AUTO AWD/LOW KNOB BACK AND FORTH RESUME REGULAR DRIVING MODE AT SOME POINT. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING EVERY SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR 2 YEARS (7/2016) AGO SPORADICALLY. THE DEALERS HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO FIX IT BECAUSE IT DOESN'T THROW ANY KIND OF ERROR CODE AND THEY ARE SAYING THEY HAVE TO SEE THE CAR ACTUALLY DO IT. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD BECAUSE WHILE DRIVING THE CAR ENGAGES IN A LOW MODE BY ITSELF CAUSING THE CAR TO JERK AND DRIVE SLOWER ALL OF A SUDDEN AND COULD POTENTIALLY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. THE PART OF THE SYSTEM CAUSING THE ISSUE IS UNKNOWN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11102629June 19, 2018
SEATS
AS I WAS DRIVING I HEARD A POP AND DIDN'T KNOW WHAT IS WAS. AFTER LOOKING I SAW THAT IT WAS MY DRIVER SEAT HEADREST. IT HAD POPPED OPEN AND I THOUGHT I COULD JUST CLOSE IT BUT I COULDN'T. ABOUT A WEEK LATER THE PASSENGER SIDE DID THE SAME THING WITH NO ONE BEING IN THE SEAT. I THOUGHT THAT MAYBE THIS WAS A FLUKE HAPPENING, BUT I HAVE READ THAT THERE ARE QUITE A FEW CUSTOMERS OUT THERE THAT HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW MY OPTIONS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11101705June 13, 2018
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
IN DECEMBER 2017 SAID VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE SHOP FOR A NO START CONDITION. AFTER BRINGING IT IN WE DETERMINED A SEVERE SHORT IN THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, TRACED TO ALTERNATOR. WE ALSO FOUND MELTED BATTERY. FOUND THIS VEHICLE FELL UNDER THE T36 RECALL FROM FCA. WE GOT APPROVAL AT THAT TIME TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE AND RECEIVED A CASE NUMBER FOR REIMBURSEMENT. WE HAD TO CALL BACK MULTIPLE TIMES TO CONTINUE AUTHORIZATION, AND WAS TOLD AS LONG AS THE PROBLEMS WERE RELATED TO THE ALTERNATOR THEN THEY WOULD BE REIMBURSED FROM 30-60 DAYS FROM THE TIME OF SUBMISSION. AFTER SUBMITTING NEEDED PAPER WORK AND DOCUMENTATION WE WAITED. THE CUSTOMER STOPPED IN IN MAY AND ASKED US TO CHECK ON IT SINCE HE HAD NOT HEARD ANYTHING YET. CALLED FCA AND FOUND OUT THAT NOTHING HAD BEEN DONE WITH THE CLAIM BECAUSE OF AN INTERNAL ERROR THAT SENT THE PAPER WORK TO THE WRONG DEPARTMENT. AFTER CALLING AGAIN ON 6/13/18 WE FOUND OUT THAT AGAIN, IT HAD NOT BEEN FILED OR SENT TO THE RIGHT PEOPLE. TODAY (6/13/18) I SENT THE INFORMATION AGAIN AND WAS PROMISED IT WOULD BE TAKEN CARE OF. IT HAS NOW BEEN 6 MONTHS FROM THE DATE OF THE REPAIR AND NO EFFORT HAS BEEN MADE TO REIMBURSE THE CUSTOMER FOR ANYTHING. FCA SAID IT WOULD BE HANDLED IN 30-60 DAYS. I FEEL THAT THIS IS UNREASONABLE. THIS CUSTOMER HAS BEEN VERY UNDERSTANDING BUT IS RUNNING OUT OF PATIENCE. WE NOW HAVE 3 DIFFERENT CASE NUMBERS AND I HAVE DOCUMENTATION OF TALKING TO 4 DIFFERENT PEOPLE TO RESOLVE THE MATTER. THE CASE NUMBERS THAT HAVE BEEN ASSIGNED ARE AS FOLLOWS: 1) [XXX], # [XXX], 2) CONTACT: [XXX], # [XXX], 3)[XXX], #[XXX]. I FEEL THAT AS IT IS A RECALL AND CHRYSLER DID NOT HAVE A SOLUTION FOR THE PROBLEM AT THE TIME, AND AUTHORIZED US TO REPAIR, THEY HAVE HANDLED THE SITUATION VERY POORLY. PLEASE LOOK INTO THE MATTER OR AT LEAST PLEASE LET ME KNOW WHO I CAN CONTACT TO MAKE A PROPER COMPLAINT. THANK YOU, [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11100647June 9, 2018
ENGINE, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WHILE DRIVING ON NO MORE THAN 65 MPH THE ENGINE HAS SHUT DOWN FOR NO REASON, AND WITH NO WARNING. THIS HAS HAPPENED 4 TIMES, AND ALL 4 TIMES THE POWER STEERING AND BRAKES DON'T WORK. ONCE THE CAR HAS STOPPED AND GEAR PLACED INTO PARK I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO TURN THE IGNITION AND THE CAR RESTARTS. ALL FOUR TIMES THE ENGINE IS THE ONLY THING THAT TURNS OFF, THE RADIO CONTINUES TO PLAY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11097961May 25, 2018
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN
IN THE AWD VERSION OF THE DURANGO THE SUV WILL SHIFT INTO AWD LOW WHILE THE CAR IS IN MOTION WITHOUT THE CONTROL KNOB BEING TURNED. THE CAR WILL FLASH THE LOW LIGHT AND THEN SHIFT INTO AWD LOW. THE CAR WILL NOT COME OUT OF AWD LOW AT ALL. THIS ISSUE RANDOMLY OCCURS. WE HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP THREE TIMES TO HAVE THEM LOOK AT THIS ISSUE. THEY HAVE REPLACED THE TRANSFER CASE AND THE SENSOR AND THE ISSUE STILL IS OCCURRING WITH THE CAR. THE ISSUE WILL OCCUR WITH THE CAR IN MOTION OR IN PARK AND IS AT RANDOM TIMES. THE CAR WILL NOT COME OUT OF AWD LOW WHEN FOLLOWING THE MANUFACTURE DIRECTIONS, IT WILL COME OUT OF LOW AT RANDOM TIMES OR NOT AT ALL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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