2002 Dodge Durango Engine Problems

WHEN DRIVING TO THE STORE I SHUT VEHICLE OFF AND WENT IN . WHEN I CAME OUT I CRANKED IT OVER AND IT STARTERED AND THEN CAUGHT ON FIRE BY FIREWALL AND WAS INGOLFED IN FLAMES

A VALVE SEAT IN MY CYLINDER HEAD CAME OFF DURING NORMAL ENGINE OPERATION CAUSING TOTAL ENGINE DESTRUCTION. THE VALVE SEAT (MADE OF STEEL) DISLODGED ITSELF AND DESTROYED THE ALUMINUM HEAD AND THE PISTON IN THAT CYLINDER. THIS IS A FACTORY DEFAULT COMMON IN THESE ENGINES. I WAS DRIVING DOWN A BUSY ROAD WHEN THE VALVE LOCKED UP, LOST COMPRESSION, CAUSING MY BRAKES TO GO OUT AND MY ENGINE TO STALL. I HAD TO PULL OFF THE ROAD TO AVOID THE CAR STOPPING IN FRONT OF ME.. THIS IS A DOCUMENTED FAILURE ON 1999-2002 CHRYSLER- JEEP 4.7L ENGINES.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR, BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE DETERMINED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 187,000.

OIL PRESSURE KEEPS CHANGING WHEN IT SHOULDN'T WHICH IS CAUSING CAR TO OVERHEAT. *TR

VEHICLE LOOSES OIL PRESSURE OFTEN AND TIMING CHAINS AND GEARS FROM FACTORYARE NO GOOD! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE DURANGO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH AND APPROACHING A TRAFFIC STOP, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE ENGINE WAS RESTARTED AND THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMALLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED WHENEVER THE ENGINE WAS IDLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CONTRIBUTED TO THE IDLE AIR CONTROL VALVE, WHICH WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR AFTER THE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

I WAS COMING DOWN A DRIVEWAY FROM A STORE AND I ATTEMPTED TO STOP BEHIND ANOTHER VEHICLE WHEN I APPLIED MY BRAKES AND MY DURANGO LUNGED FORWARD TOWARDS THE OTHER VEHICLE AND IT DID IT TWICE BUT THE SECOND TIME I HAD BOTH MY FEET ON THE BRAKES AND I HIT THE OTHER VEHICLE.I HAVE NEW TIRES AND BRAKES AND ALSO THE PAVEMENT WAS WET BUT IT DID NOT SLIDE. IT WAS LIKE THE ACCELERATOR STUCK OR SOMETHING. MY WORRY IS THAT I COULD HIT A PEDESTRIAN NEXT TIME THIS HAPPENS. I HAD NO DAMAGE TO MY DURANGO BUT THERE WAS DAMAGE TO THE OTHER VEHICLE. THIS IS THE FIRST ACCIDENT I'VE HAD IN YEARS AND I HAD A GOOD DRIVING RECORD UNTIL NOW. *TR

WHILE DRIVING A BURNING ODOR COULD BE DETECTED FROM INSIDE THE CABIN. SO I PULLED OVER TO CHECK THE ENGINE AND NO IMMEDIATE PROBLEM COULD BE SEEN. AFTER DRIVING FOR TWO BLOCKS I NOTICE THAT THE ODOR WAS GETTING STRONGER AND SMOKE WAS COMING FROM THE ENGINE. I PULLED OVER ONCE MORE OPEN THE HOOD. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION I NOTICE FLAME AT THE FIRE WALL WITHIN SECONDS THE WHOLE ENGINE COVERED IN FLAMES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE OVERHEATED WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH. THERE WAS COOLANT LEAKING FROM THE RESERVOIR AND THE TEMPERATURE ERRATICALLY RACED TO HOT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHERE THEY REPLACED THE THERMOSTAT AND THE RADIATOR PRESSURE CAP. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE FAILURE AND OFFERED NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 86,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 25 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING, APPROXIMATELY EIGHT TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING BUT THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO PRODUCE ANY FAILURE CODES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 114,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN DRIVING BELOW 50 MPH WITH THE AIR CONDITIONING ACTIVATED, THE VEHICLE WOULD CONTINUOUSLY OVERHEAT. THE CONTACT STATED THE HEAD GASKET WAS DEFECTIVE AND CAUSING THE FAILURE BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE DEALER ADVISED THE VEHICLE WOULD NEED TO BE DIAGNOSED AT THE OWNER'S EXPENSE BEFORE ANY REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 90,000.

I AM MAKING A COMPLAINT ABOUT THE 2002 DODGE DURANGOS. THE OIL PRESSURE KEEPS GOING LOW AND NOW THE ENGINE HAS BLOWN. IT WAS NOT TIME FOR AN OIL CHANGE AND WE KEEP OUR OIL CHANGED AS WE ARE SUPPOSE TO. THIS WOULD BE THE SECOND ENGINE WE WOULD HAVE PUT IN THIS VEHICLE BUT THE FIRST TIME IT WAS STILL COVERED UNDER THE MANUFACTURES WARRANTY AND WAS PAID FOR BY THEM BUT NOW THE WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE DURANGO. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT ANY PRIOR WARNINGS. HE COULD NOT RESTART THE VEHICLE. HE CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER AND THE DEALERSHIP , BUT WAS NOT PROVIDED WITH ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED TO-DATE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 141,016.

EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLTS KEEP BREAKING ON THE RIGHT AND LEFT REAR SIDES OF MY ENGINE. THIS HAS HAPPENED THREE TIMES SINCE I BOUGHT MY 2002 DODGE DURANGO 4.7 ENGINE. MY LOCAL DODGE DEALER TOLD ME THIS WAS A DESIGN FLAW BY DODGE AND THEY KNOW IT BUT WON'T DO ANYTHING TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. THIS CREATES AN EXHAUST LEAK THAT CAN SEND EXHAUST FUMES INTO THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT THAT COULD CAUSE DEADLY PROBLEMS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE DURANGO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE VEHICLE STALLED UNEXPECTEDLY. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE ENGINE RESTARTED ON THE FIRST ATTEMPT AND RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING, BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC ON A SEPARATE OCCASION FOR THE SAME FAILURE, BUT THERE WERE NO RESOLUTIONS. CURRENTLY, THE VEHICLE IS BEING DIAGNOSED AT THE AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE CONTACT IS WAITING ON A RESPONSE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

WE BOUGHT OUR 2002 DODGE DURANGO IN JANUARY OF 2008. WE HAVE GOTTEN REGULAR OIL CHANGES, AND USE ON SYNTHETIC OIL. WE NEVER HAD ANY ISSUES WITH IT, UNTIL SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 28, 2008. EVERYTHING WAS FINE NO WEIRD NOISES, FEELINGS OF THE TRUCK SHAKING, OR JUMPING THEN WHEN I STOPPED AT A STOPLIGHT ALL THE OIL PRESSURE DROPPED. THE TRUCK KEPT RUNNING AS NORMAL THOUGH. AS SOON AS I ACCELERATED THE OIL PRESSURE STARTED CLIMBING AGAIN, AND I THOUGHT IT WAS JUST A FLUKE. AS SOON AS I PULLED INTO MY DRIVEWAY HOWEVER THE CHECK GAUGES LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN, AND ALL THE OIL PRESSURE DROPPED. FROM EVERYTHING WE HAVE READ ABOUT THIS PROBLEM, THE FIX IS VERY COSTLY UP TO 4000.00 DOLLARS. WE HAVE NOT GOTTEN IT FIXED AS OF YET, BECAUSE WE DO NOT HAVE THE MONEY FOR A NEW ENGINE!!! *TR

WHILE RETURNING FROM A FAMILY VACATION(APP. 600MI. ROUND TRIP) THE DURANGO CHECK GAUGES LIGHT CAME ON THE DASH, I FOUND THE TEMP GAUGE WAS HOT, WHILE LOOKING FOR A WIDE PLACE TO PULL OVER ON THE HIGHWAY THE MOTOR DIED. I OPENED THE HOOD TO TRY TO FIND THE PROBLEM I FOUND THAT THE COOLANT RESERVOIR WAS STILL FULL OF COOL FLUID, AND THE RADIATOR WAS ALSO COOL(ABOUT BODY TEMP) ALSO FOUND THE TOP RADIATOR HOSE WAS WAY TOO HOT TO TOUCH. WHILE WAITING FOR THE TOW TRUCK, ABOUT 30 MIN. LATER, I HEARD BUBBLING, AND GURGLES FROM THE COOLANT SYSTEM, THEN THE RADIATOR WAS REALLY HOT. AFTER HAVING THE TOW TRUCK DROP IT OFF AT MY MECHANIC, HE SAID THE MOTOR WAS BLOWN(NO COMPRESSION IN CYLINDERS 2, 4, AND 6) PROBABLY CAUSED BY A STUCK THERMOSTAT. ESTIMATED REPAIR BILL FOR A REMANUFACTURED MOTOR APP. $6,000. *TR

SLUDGE IN ENGINE IN 2005 REPAIRED BY CHRYSLER THE OLD PART IS NOT AVAILABLE. NOW AGAIN IN 2008 SLUDGE IN ENGINE. CAR STOPPED WHILE IN TRANSIT IN THE OFF RAMP OF MAJOR HIGHWAY. SLUDGE IN ENGINE HAS OCCURRED TWICE NOW. *TR

I PURCHASE THE VEHICLE NEW IN JAN 2003. I FIRST EXPERIENCED THE PROBLEM A FEW MONTHS LATER BUT IT WAS VERY OCCASIONAL AND CONSEQUENTLY COULDN'T BE IDENTIFIED BY THE DEALER. WHAT HAPPENED WAS THAT (USUALLY AT HIGHWAY SPEED), THE ENGINE WOULD VERY BRIEFLY SHUT OFF AND THEN RESUME NORMALLY. THE BEST WAY I COULD DESCRIBE IT WOULD BE A SLIGHT 'STAGGER'. OVER THE YEARS THE PROBLEM HAS BECOME MORE AND MORE FREQUENT AND NOW OCCURS AT ALL SPEEDS IN ALL DRIVING CONDITIONS REGARDLESS OF LOAD, TEMPERATURE, WEATHER, ETC. IT NOW OCCURS AT LEAST DAILY AND SOMETIMES SEVERAL TIMES IN LESS THAN ONE MINUTE. OFTEN THE ENGINE WILL DIE COMPLETELY AND NEEDS TO BE RESTARTED USING THE KEY. TODAY, THE ENGINE DIED (COMPLETELY) AS I WAS PULLING OUT OF A PARKING SPOT AND ATTEMPTING TO MERGE WITH ONCOMING TRAFFIC. IT DIED (COMPLETELY) AGAIN AS I WAS GOING ABOUT 25 MPH ON CITY STREETS UNDER LIGHT LOAD. IT DIED AGAIN (COMPLETELY) AS I WAS PULLING INTO THE PARKING LOT OF A BUSINESS. DURING MY COMMUTE TO WORK IT 'STAGGERED' AT HIGHWAY SPEED AT THREE SEPARATE TIMES AT HIGHWAY SPEED WHILE UNDER MODERATE LOAD. SUFFICE TO SAY THIS IS QUITE DANGEROUS AS THE POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES BECOME SIGNIFICANTLY MORE DIFFICULT TO USE FOLLOWING LOSS OF POWER. *TR

I HAVE A 2002 DODGE DURANGO THAT HAS MULTIPLE ISSUES THAT SEEM TO HAPPEN ON EVERY DURANGO I KNOW OF. NOW I HAVE A COOLANT AND OVERHEATING PROBLEM. I HAVE A THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR PROBLEM AS WELL. THIS SEEMS TO BE FREQUENT WITH DURANGOS AND NO RECALLS FOR IT. *TR