2004 Dodge Durango Complaint Log

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR RECALL 07V092000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT PANEL). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP FOR THE REPAIR BUT UPON ARRIVAL, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PART NEEDED TO BE ORDERED; SHE WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS SAFE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE HOME. WHILE DRIVING HOME, THE CONTACT NOTICED SMOKE EMITTING FROM THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY CAUGHT FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE; A REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED AND THE INSURANCE COMPANY PLANNED TO INVESTIGATE. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO ALSO STATED THAT THEY WOULD INVESTIGATE THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 107,154.

2004 DODGE DURANGO 4X4 W/5.7 HEMI ENGINE. CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE: ALL SERVICE PERFORMED AS PER MANUFACTURERS SPECIFICATIONS AT AN AUTHORIZED DODGE DEALER. TURNED THE IGNITION TO START THE TRUCK AND HEARD A LOUD NOISE. AFTERWARD, THE IGNITION WOULD NOT TURN OVER AND THE VEHICLE MADE A TICKING SOUND. HAD THE TRUCK TOWED TO THE DEALER THINKING IT MAY BE A FAILED BATTERY. AFTER REPLACING THE BATTERY (THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN ALSO SUSPECTED A BATTERY) THE CAR FAILED TO HOLD A CHARGE. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION ON THE RACK THE MECHANIC IDENTIFIED A SIGNIFICANT HOLE IN THE ENGINE BLOCK AND A SIGNIFICANT CRACK IN THE TRANSMISSION TO ENGINE INTERFACE. THE MECHANIC DEDUCED THAT AS AN ENGINE COMPONENT BLEW, THE FORCE OF WHICH SHORTED THE BATTERY, THE STARTER AND CRACKED THE TRANSMISSION INTERFACE. AFTER REMOVING THE BATTERY, THE TERMINAL TO THE NEGATIVE GROUND WAS DISLODGED, THE BATTERY WAS BULGING AT THE SIDES, AND THE ENGINE IS DEAD. CHRYSLER MOTOR COMPANY SAYS THEY HAVE NO PRIOR KNOWLEDGE OF ANY PROBLEMS WITH HEMI ENGINES, AND GIVEN THE CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY..SORRY NOTHING THEY CAN DO. THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT EXISTS AND IS DOCUMENTED ON NHTSA AND OTHER PUBLIC FORUMS. THE OPTION PRESENTED BY CHRYSLER IS $5500 PLUS LABOR FOR A RE-MANUFACTURED ENGINE. ESTIMATED LABOR IS $1900. THE DEALER DOESN'T GET MUCH OF A BREAK FROM CHRYSLER FOR THIS ENGINE, BUT GETS ALL THE HASSLE FOR THE SHODDY WORK THE COMPANY SELLS. THIS IS A HEAVY DUTY TRUCK, AN ENGINE SHOULD NOT DIE AT 125,000 MILES. *TR

I OWN A 2004 DODGE DURANGO THAT HAS A SAFETY RECALL ON IT IN 2007-2008 FOR A POTENTIAL FIRE IN THE CLUSTER PANEL. I EXPERIENCED A PROBLEM WITH THE INTERIOR LIGHTS AND HATCH LIGHT NOT GOING AND BROUGHT IT TO A DODGE DEALER TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT. THE SERVICE MGR TOLD ME THAT IT WAS THE CLUSTER PANEL (WHICH WAS THE RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE) THAT HAD TO BE DONE AGAIN. NOW CHRYSLER NO LONGER HAS THE PART AND DUE THE POTENTIAL FIRE HAZARD THE VEHICLE CAN NOT BE DRIVEN (ALL STATED IN THE EARLIER G07 SAFETY RECALL. I HAVE PUT 10 PHONE CALLS INTO THE DODGE CUST SERVICE LINE AND HAVE HEARD NO RESPONSE FROM THEM. PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF YOU CAN BE OF ANY HELP OR PERHAPS DIRECT ME TO SOMEONE WHO CAN. I HAVE 2 SMALL CHILDREN AND THIS IS MY ONLY MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION. THANK YOU *TR

MY 2004 DODGE DURANGO (5.7 L) SHUT OFF WHILE MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING IT. WE WERE MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN INTO A PARKING LOT AND THE TRUCK SHUT OFF. HE BARELY MISSED HITTING ANOTHER CAR BECAUSE THE STEERING AND THE BRAKES WENT OUT. IT TOOK 4 TRIES TO GET THE TRUCK STARTED BACK UP. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME 2 OTHERS TIMES WHEN I WAS SITTING AT A RED LIGHT, THANKFULLY I WAS NOT DRIVING. THE TRUCK ALSO STALLS OUT EVERYTIME THERE IS A HEAVY RAIN. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS NOT COME ON SO EVERY DEALERSHIP I'VE SPOKEN TO SAYS THAT THERE IS NOTHING THAT CAN BE DONE ABOUT IT, BUT THEY ARE AWARE THERE IS A PROBLEM. I USE THIS TRUCK TO DRIVE MY CHILDREN EVERYWHERE AND I DO NOT UNDERSTAND HOW THIS PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN ADDRESSED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE DURANGO. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ACCELERATE AND SPUN AROUND IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION WHEN THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE VEHICLE ALSO MADE A NOISE WHICH CAME FROM THE TIRE AREA AND WAS DIFFICULT AT TIMES TO SHIFT INTO GEAR AND THE GEARS LOCKED UP. THE CONTACT TURNED THE VEHICLE AROUND AND DROVE HOME. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO STATED THE LOWER BALL JOINTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 84,780.

2004 DODGE DURANGO 5.7 STALLING AT LOW SPEEDS AT INTERSECTIONS. STARTS UP RIGHT AWAY BUT CAUSES A SAFETY HAZARD WHEN STUCK IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD WITH TRAFFIC COMING. HAPPENED 1 TIME ABOUT A MONTH AFTER I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IN 2007. HAS HAPPENED 4 TIMES IN THE LAST MONTH. *TR

WHILE DRIVING 2004 DODGE DURANGO HEMI, HESITATES, HAS DIED A COUPLE OF TIMES. CAN'T STEER WHEN DIES. I HAVE BEEN READING ABOUT DODGE DURANGOS. THERE HAS BEEN THOUSANDS AND THOUSANDS OF THESE COMPLAINTS AND NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE ABOUT IT. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION, ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU CAN'T CONTROL THE VEHICLE WHEN IT DIES, WHILE DRIVING. WE HAVE NOT DONE ANYTHING TO CORRECT THE SITUATION, BECAUSE NO CODE COMES UP TO TELL US WHAT IS WRONG. *TR

WHEN DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS IT STALLS. I AM ABLE TO RESTART IT BUT IT IS NOT ALWAYS EASY TO TELL WHEN IT HAS STALLED, BECAUSE ALL ELECTRICAL THINGS STILL WORK RADIO, LIGHTS, ETC. STEERING WHEEL DOES LOCK THOUGH AND IT TAKES ALMOST A MINUTE TO GET IT INTO NEUTRAL AND START IT AGAIN. ALSO WHILE DRIVING AS YOU PRESS THE GAS PEDAL IT ACTS AS THOUGH IT IS GOING TO DIE AND THEN LUNGES FORWARD. I HAVE NOT YET CORRECTED EITHER OF THESE ISSUES. *TR

AFTER HAVING BOUGHT THE CAR USED FROM A DEALER I WORKED FOR CHECKING TO SEE THAT WAS ONE OWNER AND SERVICE RECORDS WERE ON FILE WITH ANOTHER LOCAL DEALER. VEHICLE HAD BEEN PROPERLY SERVICED AND WAS CONTINUED TO BE SERVICED THRU A DODGE DEALER AT 98,564 MILES WITH NO WARNING AT ALL THE MOTOR THREW A ROD THRU THE SIDE OF THE BLOCK. REPLACEMENT WAS MADE COSTING US $7000, NONE OF WHICH CHRYSLER WOULD TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR. NOW 2 YEARS LATER WE ARE APPROACHING 82000 MILES ON THE 2ND MOTOR AGAIN MAINTINANCED PROPERLY AND I'M EXPERIENCING THAT I CAN BE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE OR ANYWHERE AND IT WILL JUST DIE. I HAVE 4 KIDS THIS IS OUR MAIN TRANSPORTATION AND IT IS VERY DANGEROUS AS THERE IS NO STEERING OR BRAKES WHEN THIS HAPPENS. PLEASE HOLD CHRYSLER ACCOUNTABLE FOR THESE PROBLEMS AS YOUR SIGHT REFLECTS OVER 650 COMPLAINTS FOR THE SAME THINGS ON THIS PARTICULAR VEHICLE!! DOES SOMEONE HAVE TO DIE PRIOR TO THEM BEING HELD RESPONSIBLE?! *TR

HAVE HAD ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THE ENGINE CUTTING OUT FOR LAST 18 MONTHS. REPLACED PLUGS AND WIRES. PROBLEM STILL PERSISTS. USUALLY OCCURS WHILE NOT GIVING GAS. OCCURRED ONCE WILL TURNING INTO A PARKING LOT. POWER STEERING WENT OUT AND VEHICLE MANEUVERED INTO ONCOMING LANE RIGHT OF WAY. NO COLLISION OCCURRED. *TR

I DO NOT KNOW WHAT HAPPENED THIS FEELS LIKE THIS DREAM. ONE DAY MY TRUCK IS RUNNING GREAT AND THEN BAM OIL EVERY WHERE. ONE DAY I STARTED MY TRUCK UP AFTER ABOUT TWO WEEKS OF LETTING IT SIT IN THE DRIVE WAY AND IT HAD A TICKING NOISE SO I IMMEDIATELY TURNED IT OFF. I CALLED A MECHANIC HE CHECKED IT AND SAID IT WAS A STICKY LIFTER.I THEN CALLED DODGE TO GET PROFESSIONAL ADVICE BECAUSE MY MECHANIC IS NOT A CERTIFIED DODGE MECHANIC. A SERVICE ADVISER AT DODGE DEALERSHIP ON RT 112 IN MEDFORD AND HE TOLD ME THAT IF THE PROBLEM STARTED WHILE THE TRUCK WAS SITTING, TO JUST START THE TRUCK AND LET IT RUN FOR A WHILE. SO I DID AND MAYBE FIVE MINUTES OF IT BEING ON AND TICKING I HEARD A NOISE AND SAW OIL ON THE GROUND. NOW WHAT DO I DO.........I HAVE A HOLE IN THE ENGINE BLOCK AND A FULLY PAID PIECE OF JUNK. I HAVE RECORDS OF ALL MY REGULAR OIL CHANGES THIS TRUCK WAS MY BABY I TOOK GREAT CARE OF IT, I LOVED IT AND ITS DEAD. I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS TRUCK AND THIS PROBLEM WHEN WILL DODGE OWN UP TO ITS RESPONSIBILITY AND RECALL THE 5.7 MOTOR .IT BREAKS MY HEART EVERY MORNING WALKING BY MY 2004 DODGE DURANGO TO START UP MY OLD BEAT UP 97 NISSAN PATHFINDER WITH 246K ITS SAD TO SAY THAT THIS RUSTED OLD PIECE OF JUNK GIVES ME NO PROBLEMS WITH ITS MOTOR OR TRANSMISSION, BUT MY NEW TRUCK CRAPPED OUT AT 116,000 CARS NOT ARE SUPPOSE TO DIE AFTER 100K ESPECIALLY HEAVY DUTY TRUCKS. I NEVER EVEN GOT THE OPPORTUNITY TO CARRY A LOAD OR TOW SOMETHING. DODGE MADE IT SEEM LIKE THIS WAS SOMETHING THAT WAS SUPPOSE TO HAPPEN BECAUSE THE TRUCK HAS 100K...THAT MAKES NO SENSE TO ME AND I WISH I WOULD HAVE DONE MORE RESEARCH ON THIS TRUCK. BUT RIGHT NOW I JUST PRAY THAT DODGE HELPS ME OUT WITH THIS PROBLEM. THIS IS MY FAMILY VEHICLE THAT I INVESTED HARD EARNED CASH INTO AND NOW IT IS JUST SITTING IN MY DRIVEWAY ROTTING AWAY. CAN SOMEONE PLEASE HELP? *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE DURANGO. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED AS IF IT WAS LOSING POWER BUT AS THE VEHICLE CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP IT WOULD CUT OFF. SHE WAS ABLE TO RESTART IT IMMEDIATELY. THE THROTTLE SENSOR WARNING LIGHT ALSO ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. A LOCAL MECHANIC CALLED THE DEALER AND ADVISED THEM OF THE FAILURE AND WHAT NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THEY WERE UNABLE TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALSO CALLED AND CONFIRMED THAT THERE WERE NO WARRANTIES OR RECALLS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,000. UPDATED 11/16/10. *LJ

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WATER PENETRATED THE ENGINE NUMEROUS TIMES CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STALL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC THAT LOCATED THE FAILURE AT THE WINDSHIELD COWSCREEN. THE MANUFACTURER DENIED ASSISTANCE WITH THE REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

MY 2004 DODGE DURANGO STALLS FREQUENTLY...ALMOST DAILY. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AFTER THE FIRST INCIDENT AND THE TECHNICIANS WERE STUMPED AND SEEMED UNAWARE OF THE ISSUE, WHICH I HAVE SINCE LEARNED IS NOT UNCOMMON. THE STALLS FREQUENTLY OCCUR AT PARKING LOT SPEEDS, BUT HAVE OCCURRED WHILE DOING 50 KM/HR AND WHILE UNDER POWER. THE HIGHER SPEED STALLS ARE A CONCERN AS THE STALL ALSO KILLS POWER BRAKING AND STEERING. TO RESTART THE VEHICLE, YOU HAVE TO PUT IT IN N AND TURN IGNITION. SO FAR, THAT HAS WORKED EACH TIME, BUT AT SPEED THIS CAN BE A LITTLE UNNERVING TO SAY THE LEAST. DODGE STATED THAT A EEC FLASH WAS AVAILABLE, BUT THAT IT DID NOT ADDRESS STALLING, ONLY SHIFTING ISSUES AND THEREFORE IT WAS NOT REQUIRED. DODGE HAS SO FAR INDICATED THERE IS NOTHING THAT CAN BE DONE. I AM DATING THE INFORMATION BELOW WITH THE MOST RECENT INCIDENT BECAUSE IT WAS THE FIRST TIME IT HAS OCCURRED AT HIGHER SPEED, BUT IT HAS BEEN STALLING WITHOUT WARNING AT LEAST ONCE A DAY FOR THE LAST 2 WEEKS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE DURANGO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, ANOTHER DRIVER TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH CRASHED HEAD ON INTO THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED, BUT IT WAS ALREADY DEFLATED. THE DRIVERS OF BOTH VEHICLES DIED AND A PASSENGER IN THE SECOND VEHICLE SUSTAINED HIP AND ARM INJURIES. MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS RECEIVED AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. AFTER THE CRASH OCCURRED, THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 154313000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE UNKNOWN.

MY 2004 DODGE DURANGO HAS STALLED ON ME 6 TIMES NOW WITHOUT 'ANY WARNING', IT SIMPLY SHUTS OFF AND I HAVE NO CONTROL OVER THE VEHICLE. THE FIRST TWO TIMES IT HAPPENED, WE DISMISSED AS SOME WEIRD 'FLUKE', AS THE TWO TIMES WERE ABOUT A YEAR APART, SO WE NEVER THOUGHT MUCH ABOUT IT. WHEN IT HAPPENED FOR THE THIRD TIME WE REALIZED SOMETHING WAS MOST DEFINITELY WRONG. WE WERE SHOCKED TO SEE HOW MANY PEOPLE WERE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM, WHEN WE BEGAN TO RESEARCH THE PROBLEM ON LINE. RIGHT AFTER IT HAPPENED THE 3RD TIME, WE TOOK IT IN TO OUR LOCAL MECHANIC; WHO INDICATED THAT IT MIGHT BE PART OF A FAULTY CLUSTER PROBLEM THAT HAD BEEN RECALLED. THEY REPLACED THE CLUSTER, AND I FELT SO MUCH BETTER AND SAFER. APPROXIMATELY 4 MONTHS LATER, IT HAPPENED AGAIN! I SENT AN EMAIL TO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT OF THE DEALERSHIP TO TELL THEM WHAT I EXPERIENCED, AFTER SEVERAL UNANSWERED EMAILS AND 4 MONTHS LATER, I DECIDED THAT I NEEDED TO GO IN PERSON. JUST THIS WEEKEND, BEFORE I WENT; IT HAPPENED AGAIN AS I WAS ENTERING THE FREEWAY. I AM SCARED TO DEATH TO DRIVE THIS DURANGO ANYWHERE BUT ON THE SIDE STREETS NOW. I HAD A CHILD IN MY CAR WHEN THIS OCCURRED THIS PAST WEEKEND, AND THEY WERE VERY SCARED. EACH TIME IT HAS OCCURRED HAS BEEN AT A SLOW RATE OF SPEED AND ALWAYS MAKING A RIGHT TURN. IT IS EXTREMELY FRIGHTENING TO LOSE COMPLETE CONTROL OF YOUR VEHICLE, AND IT IS ONLY MATTER OF TIME BEFORE SOMEONE IS GOING TO DIE OR CAUSE A HORRIBLE ACCIDENT WHEN THIS SHUT DOWN OCCURS. WHY IS CHRYSLER/DODGE NOT BEING MADE TO ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM? I WAS SHOCKED TO SEE STILL MORE COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM, THE MOST RECENT WAS JUNE 12, 2012 HOWEVER THESE CONCERNS ARE DATING BACK TO 2005! WHAT NEEDS TO HAPPEN BEFORE THIS SITUATION CAN BE ADDRESSED AND DEALT WITH APPROPRIATELY. THIS IS NOT A SMALL PROBLEM, THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING CONSEQUENCES, AND NO ONE IS DOING ANYTHING ABOUT IT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE DURANGO, AND A 2009 EVENFLO CHILD RESTRAINT SEAT, MODEL NUMBER CA37538CN. HE HAS DIFFICULTY SECURING THE CHILD PROPERLY IN THE "CONVERTIBLE" CHILD RESTRAINT SEAT. THE HARNESS STRAPS FAIL TO EXTEND LONG ENOUGH TO BECOME LOCKED INTO THE BUCKLE. THE CHILD RESTRAINT SEAT WAS INSTALLED USING THE VEHICLE SAFETY BELT SYSTEM. THE RESTRAINT SEAT WAS REPLACED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 68,300.

VEHICLE UPON EXITING INTERSTATE BLEW THE ENGINE. STEERING AND BRAKING FUNCTIONS WERE DISABLED. 4,000LB SUV REMAINED UNCONTROLLABLE UNTIL IT CAREENED INTO AN EMBANKMENT. SOMEONE HAS TO DO SOMETHING. THERE ARE COUNTLESS PEOPLE WITH THIS SAME ISSUE OF ENGINE FAILURE WITH THE SAME ENGINE. IS THERE NOTHING THAT CAN BE DONE? WE PAID LARGE AMOUNTS OF MONEY TO SUPPORT CHRYSLER AND THEIR IS NO POSITIVE RETURN FOR THE BUYER. PLEASE SEE LINK HTTP://TOWNHALL-TALK.EDMUNDS.COM/DIRECT/VIEW/.F1DD4B2. *TR

2004 DODGE DURANGO SLT WITH 5.7L HEMI ENGINE. ENGINE ONLY HAS 114,000 MILES AND HAS BEEN METICULOUSLY MAINTAINED. UPON STARTING THE CAR ON 11/20/2009 THE ENGINE SUDDENLY WITHOUT ANY PRIOR WARNING BROKE A ROD AND PUNCHED TWO HOLES IN MY OIL PAN. AFTER RESEARCHING THIS ON THE INTERNET AND CONTACTING DODGE THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE 2004 MODEL THAT WAS FIXED ON THE 2005 MODEL. CHRYSLER REFUSES TO REPAIR ANY DEFECTIVE ENGINES THAT ARE OUT OF WARRANTY EVEN THOUGHT THEY ADMIT TO THE ENGINE HAVING A PROBLEM. *TR

MY VEHICLE IS A 2004 DURANGO LIMITED AND I HAVE PROBLEMS WITH MY REMOTE TRANSMITTER THAT LOCKS/UNLOCKS THE DOORS AND SETS THE ALARM. THE REMOTE WORKS FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME THEN I HAVE TO OPEN IT UP AND ADJUST THE BRACKETS THAT HOLD THE BATTERY AS IF IT'S LOOSE AND I WANT TO ENSURE CONTACT. THAT WORKED FOR SOME TIME ALONG WITH TAPPING IT UPSIDE DOWN SO THAT THE BATTERY WOULD TRANSMIT TO THE REMOTE (NOT SURE) BUT THIS IS NO LONGER WORKING. I HAVE TWO REMOTES AND ONLY ONE HAS WORKED AND I HAVE TRIED INSTALLING NEW BATTERIES IN BOTH WITH NO SUCCESS. SOMETIMES I HAVE TO OPEN THE CAR WITH THE KEY AND SETS OFF THE LOUD/OBNOXIOUS ALARM SYSTEM WHERE THE LIGHTS FLASH AND THE CAR HONKS UNTIL I TURN THE CAR ON AND IT STOPS. I NOW THINK THAT THE REMOTE TRANSMITTERS ARE DEFECTIVE AS I'VE ALWAYS HAD ISSUES WITH THEM LOCKING AND UNLOCKING WHENEVER THEY FEEL LIKE IT. *TR

WHILE SLOWING DOWN, OR AT STOP LIGHT, OR STARTING TO ACCELERATE, THE ENGINE CUTS OUT WITH OUT WARNING. USUALLY WHILE TAKING MY KIDS TO SCHOOL. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS, IT HAPPENS A FEW TIMES A WEEK. I HAVE DONE MY OWN RESEARCH AND IT SEEMS TO BE A MAJOR PROBLEM. DODGE HAS DONE NOTHING TO CORRECT THE ISSUE AND PROBABLY WONT UNTIL SOME ONE DIES. ITS A SHAME THAT SOME ONE HAS TO DIE TO GET THE ATTENTION OF THE RIGHT PEOPLE TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM. I HAVE READ SO MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM THAT I AM DISGUSTED WITH DODGE. I LOVED MY TRUCK UNTIL THIS STARTED. SOME ONE NEEDS TO ACT ON THIS AND GET DODGE TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY BEFORE SOMEONE DIES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART AND THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED DURING RAIN WEATHER CONDITIONS. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE ENGINE WAS FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

I HAVE A 2004 DODGE DURANGO 5.7L V8 WITH 74,000 MILES ON IT. EVERY COUPLE OF WEEKS THE ENGINE STALLS WITHOUT ANY PRIOR WARNING. THE VEHICLE JUST SHUTS OFF AND I CAN'T USE THE BRAKES TO STOP OR ANYTHING. I'VE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALERSHIP ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS BUT THEY KEEP TELLING ME THEY CAN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG. I'VE READ SEVERAL OTHER COMPLAINTS FROM OWNERS OF THIS VEHICLE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM. I DON'T FEEL SAFE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. LUCKILY, I HAVEN'T BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT YET, BUT I'M FEARFUL THAT IT'S ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE I AM IN AN ACCIDENT DUE TO THE ENGINE STALLING. *TR

I HAVE A 2004 DODGE DURANGO SLT IN WHICH THE ENGINE STALLS AND THE VEHICLE CUTS OFF. THIS NORMALLY OCCURS WHEN BRAKING, DECELERATION, TRAFFIC LIGHTS, LOW SPEEDS. ALSO THE PASSENGER SEAT AIRBAG IS NOT WORKING ACCORDING TO THE VISUAL LIGHTED DISPLAY IN THAT AREA. I RECENTLY PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE THIS YEAR. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE DURANGO. IN SEPTEMBER 2009 SHE NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE ELECTRICAL INSTRUMENT PANEL. A LOCAL MECHANIC STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY PLASTIC WITHIN THE CLUSTER PANEL. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS REPAIRED PER RECALL 07V092000 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT PANEL; HOWEVER, WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER THEY FOUND THAT THE RECALL WAS NOT REPAIRED. AFTER THE DEALER REPAIRED THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER THE HORN AND SEAT BELT FAILED TO OPERATE NORMALLY. THE DEALER STATED THAT FAILURE WAS NOT CAUSED BY THE RECALL REPAIR; THEREFORE, THEY ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WERE NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 12/30/09 *CN ALSO WHEN THE CONSUMER UNLOCKED THE VEHICLE MANUALLY, THE ALARM GOES OFF AND WILL NOT STOP. UPDATED 12/30/09

WITHIN ONE YEAR OF PURCHASING THE VEHICLE, ENGINE CLUSTER LIGHTS STARTED COMING ON. AIR BAG WARNING, ABS, TRACTION CONTROL, CHECK ENGINE AND BRAKE WARNING LIGHTS AS WELL AS THE SPEEDOMETER FAILING TO WORK. WE HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE IN OVER 12 TIMES IN THE PAST 5 YEARS FOR THIS RECURRING PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE IS NOW OUT OF WARRANTY BUT THE PROBLEM IS STILL HAPPENING. I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY A NON CHRYSLER MECHANIC THAT THE HARNESS THAT GOES TO THE ABS MODULE HAS A CONNECTOR NEAR THE WHEEL WELL. THE DEALERSHIP HAS TRIED ON MANY OCCASIONS TO SEAL THIS CONNECTOR. I UNDERSTAND LATER MODELS HAVE A CORRECTED HARNESS. THE MECHANIC TOLD ME THE CONNECTOR WAS REPAIRED PREVIOUSLY BY SPLICING THE WIRES OF THE HARNESS NEAR THE CONNECTOR. THIS WAS NOT A FACTORY AUTHORIZED REPAIR. THE CONNECTOR AND THE ABS MODULE ARE ONCE AGAIN FRIED AND MELTED. THE VEHICLE HAS NEVER HAD ABS, TRACTION CONTROL OR AIR BAGS WORKING FOR MORE THAN A MONTH AFTER EACH REPAIR ATTEMPT. SINCE THE WARRANTY EXPIRED ON THE VEHICLE, I HAVE HAD IT IN ONE TIME FOR A REPEATED ATTEMPT TO FIX IT. I HAD A BATTLE TRYING TO GET THE WORK DONE AS A WARRANTY ISSUE. THEY CHARGED ME OVER $300 TO TRACE THE PROBLEM WHICH IT HAD BEEN IN FOR 11 TIMES EARLIER. I AM THROUGH TRYING TO GET THIS DEALERSHIP TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM. MY WIFE IS CURRENTLY DRIVING A CAR WITHOUT ABS, TRACTION CONTROL OR AIR BAGS. *TR

2004 DODGE DURANGO 5.7 HEMI DIES WHEN COMING TO A STOP OR IN REVERSE HAPPENING SEVERAL TIMES A DAY FOR PAST EIGHT MONTHS. DEALER DID A REFLASH BUT IT DID NOT FIX IT. *TR

2004 DODGE DURANGO, EQUIPPED WITH 5.7L V8 HEMI, STALLS SPORADICALLY WITH NO ADVANCED WARNING. THE ENGINE CAN GENERALLY BE RESTARTED IMMEDIATELY WITH LITTLE OR NO MODIFICATION TO THE VEHICLE'S CONFIGURATION. WHEN THE ENGINE STALLS OCCUR, ALL POWER STEERING AND BRAKING FUNCTIONS ARE RENDERED INOPERATIVE. STALLING EVENTS APPEAR TO BE UNRELATED TO WEATHER CONDITIONS, OR USAGE OF AUTOMOBILE FUNCTIONS (I.E. AIR CONDITIONING, RADIO, ETC.). MOST INSTANCES OCCUR DURING LOW SPEED MANEUVERS, TO INCLUDE PARKING LOT AND DRIVEWAY OPERATIONS, AND PULLING AWAY FROM STOP SIGNS OR TRAFFIC LIGHTS. HOWEVER, ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, STALLING HAS OCCURRED DURING STRAIGHT-FORWARD DRIVING, WITH LITTLE OR NO MANEUVERING ON FREEWAY OR CITY STREETS. *TR

I HAVE A 2004 DURANGO LIMITED ED, AND THE LIGHTS ON THE STEREO SCREEN DIM AND THEN TURN OFF. THE POWER ON THE STEREO BECOMES FROZEN; IF THE RADIO IS ON WHEN STARTING THE CAR IT WILL STAY ON BUT IF IT WAS OFF, IT CANNOT BE POWERED ON. I AM ABLE TO MANIPULATE THE VOLUME VIA THE BUTTONS BEHIND THE STEERING WHEEL BUT ONLY THE AM/FM MODE WORKS AND NOT THE CD OR AUD/ALTERNATE MODE FOR MY IPOD. I'M NOT POSITIVE, BUT I BELIEVE THAT THE CONTROLS FOR THE HEATER/AC DO NOT WORK EITHER AND THE DIGITAL SCREEN IS OFF (HAS HAPPENED ABOUT 3 TIMES AND IS UNPREDICTABLE AND HAS BEEN MONTHS APART). AFTER I BOUGHT THE CAR (11/08), I NOTICED THAT THE BATTERY SHUT OFF B/C WHEN I GOT BACK INTO THE CAR AND STARTED IT, ALL OF MY RADIO STATIONS THAT WERE PROGRAMMED AND THE TIME WERE RESET. ALSO, WHEN THE STEREO "FREEZES" LIKE THIS, I CAN HEAR A LOAD ZOOMING/CLICKING SOUND FROM THE SPEAKERS ON TOP OF MUSIC WHEN PLAYING. *TR

BOTH REAR QUARTER PANELS, BOTTOM OF PASSENGER DOORS, AND TAILGATE ROTTING. *TR

I HAVE A 2004 DODGE DURANGO. WITH ABSOLUTELY NO WARNING, MY ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL LIGHT BEGAN FLASHING AND THE CAR DIED. DIDN'T EVEN HAVE TIME TO PULL OVER AND OUT OF TRAFFIC. HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED HOME. HOLIDAY WEEKEND, SO NO DEALERSHIP WAS OPEN. THEN HAD IT TOWED TO DEALERSHIP....BOTH TOWS COST OVER $200 TOTAL. IT HAS NOW BEEN AT THE DEALERSHIP FOR 2 DAYS. THEY CANT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT. THEY TELL ME THEY THINK IT IS "ELECTRICAL" SO THEY ARE CHECKING ALL WIRES. I AM LOOKING AT A HUGE REPAIR BILL (ON TOP OF THE ALREADY HUGE TOW FEES.) NOW ANSWER THIS.....I TYPED IN JUST A FEW KEYWORDS AND FOUND HUNDREDS OF POSTS WITH THE SAME EXACT ISSUE. IF THERE ARE SO MANY 04-05 DODGE DURANGOS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM.......(THERE WAS EVEN A NTS INVESTIGATION) WHY THEN DOES THE DODGE DEALERSHIP CLAIM TO HAVE "NEVER SEEN THIS BEFORE"????? AND WITH THE SAFETY ISSUE IT POSES, WHY HAVE THEY NOT ISSUED ANOTHER INVESTIGATION AND/OR RECALL??? GOD FORBID IT HAPPENS AGAIN (AFTER I PAY A HUGE REPAIR BILL THAT WILL NOT ADDRESS THE ISSUE) AND I HAVE MY 4 KIDS IN THE CAR!! THEN DODGE WILL WISH THEY LISTENED TO THE AMERICAN PEOPLE AND FIXED A PROBLEM THEY KNOW EXISTS!! THEY NEED TO "OWN UP", PEOPLE WILL BE KILLED IN RELATED ACCIDENTS......WHAT A SHAME THEY CAN GET AWAY WITH THIS. *TR

VEHICLE DIES WHEN IT RAINS OR IF YOU GO THROUGH A CAR WASH. THE ENGINE SHUTS OFF AND ALL POWER IS LOST. THIS IS A VERY WELL KNOWN PROBLEM OF THIS VEHICLE, YET DODGE HAS DONE NOTHING FOR IT. IT IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS WHEN IT SUDDENLY DIES IN TRAFFIC PLUS IT IS RAINING. WE HAVE TAKEN IT TO SEVERAL DODGE DEALERS OVER THE PAST FIVE YEARS, YET THEY CLAIM THEY DON'T KNOW HOW TO FIX IT EVEN THOUGH THERE IS A SERVICE BULLETIN FOR IT, BUT NOT A RECALL. *TR

THE PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE STARTED WITH A BATTERY ISSUE, MY WIFE WENT TO GET IN THE SUV AND ALL OF THE LIGHTS CAME ON AS NORMAL, WHEN SHE PUT THE KEY INTO THE IGNITION TO START IT EVERYTHING SHUT OFF AND THE DASH PANEL LIGHTS STARTED FLICKERING. WE HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO DODGE DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD US THAT THE BATTERY WAS DEAD AND WE HAD IT REPLACED. TWO DAYS AFTER PICKING THE VEHICLE UP MY WIFE WENT TO MAKE A LEGAL U-TURN AND THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF, IN THE PROCESS OF THE U-TURN SHE PULLED INTO THE GAS STATION AND RE-STARTED THE VEHICLE SINCE THEN IT HAS HAPPENED THREE OTHER TIMES, MOST RECENTLY SHE MADE A RIGHT AT A STOP SIGN ONTO A BUSY INTERSECTION, AND ALMOST GOT REAR ENDED AT 60MPH BECAUSE HER VEHICLE CUT OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF A TURN. LUCKILY THE DRIVER BEHIND HER WAS ABLE TO SWERVE INTO THE NEXT LANE TO AVOID HITTING HER. *TR

2004 DODGE DURANGO 5.7 HEMI SLT, STALLS WITH NO WARNING. USUALLY STALLS WHILE SLOWING DOWN AT AN INTERSECTION OR WHEN MAKING A TURN. HAS STALLED ON THE FREEWAY. HAPPENING FOR OVER A YEAR ON AND OFF. DEALER SAID NOTHING WRONG WITH VEHICLE. ALSO STALLS WHILE BACKING UP. *TR

CAR SOMETIMES STARTS WITHOUT ELECTRICAL RESPONSE: TURN THE IGNITION ON AND ENGINE STARTS BUT NO ELECTRICITY. DRIVING ON INTERSTATE 95 AND ALL ELECTRICITY TO ALL PANELS AND POWER STEERING SHUTS OFF. THIS HAPPENS OFTEN AND RESULTS IN HAVING TO COAST TO STOP ON THE SIDE OF THE INTERSTATE WITH LITTLE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. I HAVE TO RESTART ENGINE SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE ELECTRICAL RESPONSE IS RESTORED. A TUMBLER KIT WAS INSTALLED UNDER WARRANTY (SERVICE AT PRITCHARD DODGE IN ITHACA, NY IN APRIL OF 2005) TO RESET ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT AND IT HELPED BUT NEVER FIXED THE PROBLEM, BUT NOW PROBLEM IS BACK AND GETTING WORSE. I DO NOT HAVE THE LUXURY TO BUY ANOTHER CAR SO I HAVE USED IT, BUT NOW IS TOO DANGEROUS. *TR

2004 DODGE DURANGO LIMITED HEMI ENGINE. FOR NO REASON DRIVING DOWN ROAD THE SUV WILL STOP RUNNING AT ANY SPEED, YOU LOSE ALL POWER STEERING AND BRAKES, AND ARE JUST COASTING. HAPPENED 4 TIMES IN 3 MONTHS, "NO ONE AT DODGE KNOWS WHY" EVEN THOUGH EVERY SITE ON THE INTERNET, SHOWS THIS TO BE A PROBLEM ON ALL THE 2004'S WITH NO ANSWERS FROM DODGE. THEN AFTER 4TH TIME WENT TO RESTART ENGINE AND ENGINE BLEW, A CONNECTING ROD SNAPPED IN HALF, WHICH IS OBVIOUSLY A FORGERY/METALIGY ISSUE. EVERYONE ONE WHO HAS LOOKED AT THIS SAYS SO AND IS A COMMON PROBLEM IN ALL THE 2004'S. THIS WAS A $49,000 SUV, AND THIS IS TERRIBLE, DODGE JUST SAYS $9,000. NO COMMENT. I'M SURE PEOPLE HAVE DIED FROM THE FIRST ISSUE, LOSS OF POWER, WITHOUT STEERING OR BRAKES, BUT DOES THE ENGINE FREEZING LIKE THAT, INSTANTLY, CAUSE THE WEAK CONNECTING ROD TO SNAP. IF SOMEONE THERE IS DOING THERE JOB, THIS SHOULD BE RECALLED ASAP. I'M SURE PEOPLE ARE DIEING OVER THIS AND DODGE DOES NOT CARE, WILL NOT FIX,AND WILL NOT EVEN COMMENT ON. I HAVE BEEN TRYING SINCE JULY. PLEASE HELP IS THERE ANY WAY TO SEE THE OTHER COMPLAINTS THAT HAVE BEEN FILED ABOUT THIS. I HAVE TALKED TO 14 OTHER PEOPLE WITH THE SAME HEMI ENGINE, SAME YEAR WITH THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM, BUT HAD TO FIND THEM MYSELF SEARCHING THE INTERNET. IT'S AN OBVIOUS PROBLEM, THAT'S BEEN PROVEN, REPEATEDLY, WHAT CAN WE DO TO CHANGE FIX/THIS. THANK YOU, TOM *TR

OUR 2004 DODGE DURANGOS INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR LIGHTS FLASH ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY. IT HAPPENED ONLY A FEW TIMES IN THE BEGINNING, BUT AS WE WERE TRAVELING IT DID IT MORE CONTINUOUSLY ON AND OFF. DURING THE DAY IT WAS NOT AS NOTICEABLE, BUT AS NIGHT FALLS AND YOU ARE DRIVING EVERYTHING GOES DARK FOR A FEW SECONDS, WE HAVE A PROBLEM. AFRAID TO DRIVE AT NIGHT. ASKED DODGE ABOUT IT AND THEY SAY IF IT DOESN'T HAPPEN WHERE THEY CAN SEE IT THERE IS NOTHING THAT CAN BE DONE. THERE ARE ONLY 42,000 MILES ON OUR VEHICLE. CHECKED RECALLS AND THEY SAY WE ARE UP TO DATE ON ALL RECALLS.*TR

I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE IN NOV/DEC 2007 FROM DODGE REGARDING A RECALL ON MY 2004 DODGE DURANGO. I IMMEDIATELY MADE AN APPOINTMENT UPON RECEIVING THE NOTICE AND HAD IT REPAIRED ON JAN.2, 2008. THE RECALL WAS FOR A WIRING CLUSTER BEHIND THE INSTRUMENT PANEL , IT WOULD MALFUNCTION RESULTING IN A FIRE. RECENTLY WHILE ON A CAMPING TRIP WITH MY CHILDREN, BROTHER AND SISTER IN LAW AND MY SISTER AND HER FAMILY THE CAR CAUGHT FIRE. IT HAD BEEN PARKED SINCE APPROXIMATELY 5:00 THE DAY BEFORE. WE WOKE UP ON SUNDAY MORNING AND WERE STANDING AROUND THE CAMPFIRE AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE HORN ON MY CAR BEEPED. I IMMEDIATELY CHECKED TO MAKE SURE ALL THE KIDS WERE ACCOUNTED FOR AND THEY WERE. MY 12 YEAR OLD SON RAN DOWN AND YELLED BACK THE CAR WAS ON FIRE. I LOOKED DOWN AND SAW FLAMES SHOOTING FORM THE WINDSHIELD AND THE TOP OF THE CAR. NONE OF US HAD A FIRE EXTINGUISHER BUT SOMEONE YELLED GRAB THE COOLERS BECAUSE IT HAD BOTTLED WATER IN THERE. WE QUICKLY DOUSED THE FIRE WITH WATER AND EXTINGUISHED IT. THE FIRE DEPT. CAME OUT AND SAID THEY BELIEVED THE FIRE STARTED BEHIND THE INSTRUMENT PANEL IN THE DASH. I FILED A REPORT WITH MY INSURANCE AND THE ADJUSTER LOOKED AT THE CAR AND TOTALED AND CONCURRED WITH WHAT THE FIRE DEPT. HAD SAID. I FILED A CLAIM WITH CHRYSLER AND THEIR RESPONSE TO ME WAS THAT "YOUR CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY,WE'RE SORRY BUT WE CAN'T HELP YOU". I AM HIGHLY UPSET ABOUT THIS. IF I HAD BEEN DRIVING THIS CAR WHEN THE PROBLEM OCCURRED NOT ONLY WOULD I HAVE NOT MADE IT OUT BUT MY FOUR CHILDREN(TWO OF WHOM ARE IN CAR SEATS) WOULD HAVE MET CERTAIN DEATH. I NEED YOUR HELP INVESTIGATING THIS. MY CAR IS AT A SALVAGE LOT IN GREENSBORO, NC AND THIS NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED. CHRYSLER DIDN'T EVEN TAKE THE TIME TO LOOK AT IT. THEIR RESPONSE IS NOT RIGHT AND I SHOULD NOT BE PENALIZED FOR THEIR NEGLIGENCE. I REALLY NEED YOUR HELP HERE. THANKS SO MUCH! *TR

I HAVE HAD THE CAM POSITION SENSOR FAIL APPROX. 5 TIMES. WHEN THE SENSOR FAILS OR STARTS TO FAIL THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WILL COME ON INTERMITTENTLY AND OCCASIONALLY WHILE THE LIGHT IS ON THE ENGINE WILL SHUT OFF WHEN THE ENGINE SHUTS OFF THE BRAKES WILL NOT WORK. THE SAID SITUATION WHEN THE BRAKES WILL NOT WORK HAS OCCURRED 7 TIMES. AT TIMES THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WILL LIGHT UP AND BE NOT LIT WHEN THE TRUCK IS RESTARTED. ON ONE OCCASION MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THE TRUCK, THE LIGHT CAME ON FOR THE CAM SENSOR, THE ENGINE SHUT OFF, THE BRAKES WOULD NOT WORK AND SHE ROLLED THROUGH AN INTERSECTION UNABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. *TR

THE VEHICLE DIES WHEN I DECELERATE OR TURNING IN TO MY DRIVEWAY. THE VEHICLE HAS ALSO DIED DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT 40 OR 50 MPH. I HAVE FELT THE VEHICLE CUTTING OUT AS I'M DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 60 MPH. WHEN STOPPED AT A STOP LIGHT, IT FEELS LIKE IT IS GOING TO DIE, AND I HAVE TO GIVE IT SOME GAS WITH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL SO IT WON'T DIE. RECENTLY, IT DIED AS I WAS TURNING IN THE DRIVEWAY AT WORK, AND IT TOOK SIX TIMES OF TRYING TO START IT BEFORE IT WOULD START AGAIN.

I BOUGHT MY 2004 DODGE DURANGO IN 2005 JANUARY WITH 666 MILES ON THE TRUCK. THE FIRST YEAR I HAD NO PROBLEMS AT ALL UNTIL ABOUT MARCH 2006 I WAS DRIVING FROM WASHINGTON STATE TO CALIFORNIA WHEN I NOTICE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND HAD IT CUT OFF IN CALIFORNIA. WELL, ON MY WAY BACK TO WASHINGTON STATE AFTER A WEEK I NOTICE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME BACK ON I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR. THE DEALERSHIP CUT OFF THE LIGHT AND TOLD ME THERE WAS A RECALL OUT ON THE 2004 DODGE DURANGO TO FIX THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. SO I TOOK THE 2004 DODGE DURANGO BACK IN TO FIX THE RECALL PROBLEM AND THEY SAID IT WAS FIXED. WELL, IN THE SUMMER OF 2006 I WAS DRIVING MY 2004 DODGE DURANGO WHEN THE LIGHTS STARTS TO GO OFF AND ON WHILE I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY. IT WAS RAINING HARD AND THEN MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AGAIN, SO I JUST LEFT THE LIGHT ON. NOW I'M DRIVING AROUND IN MY 2004 DODGE DURANGO IN THE RAIN WHEN I GO TO PUT GAS IN IT WHEN I STOP. ALL OF A SUDDEN ALL MY INTERIOR LIGHTS STARTS TO GO ON AND OFF WITH MY HEADLIGHTS GOING OFF AND ON. THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS DID NOT WORK SO I CUT THE VEHICLE OFF FOR A MINUTE. WHEN I TURN ON THE VEHICLE I COULD NOT MOVE IT OUT OF PARK AND ALL THE LIGHTS WAS ON. SO, I LEFT THE VEHICLE THERE IN A PARKING SPOT AND WALK BACK TO WORK. I LATER CAME BACK TO THE VEHICLE ABOUT 2 HOURS LATER AND I STARTED UP THE VEHICLE AND THE GEAR SHIFT WORKED. SO I DROVE BACK TO MY OFFICE AND USE THE COMPUTER TO SEE IF ANYONE ELSE WAS HAVING THESE TYPES OF PROBLEMS AND WHAT DO YOU KNOW I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP LIKE I WAS TOLD BY HEADQUARTERS AND THEY GAVE ME SOME PAPERWORK TO GO TO ME LOCAL DODGE DEALERSHIP. THE DEALERSHIP MADE ME PAY FOR A DIAGNOSTIC ON MY VEHICLE AND SAID IT WAS FROM WATER INTRUSION IN THE JUNCTION BLOCK AND MY WARRANT DOES NOT COVER IT. HEADQUARTERS TOLD ME TO OPEN A BLOG AND TRY TO GET A RECALL STARTED. BUT IN THE MEAN TIME CALL YOUR INSURANCE COMPANY. LIVES ARE AT STAKE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN RANDOMLY OVERHEATING. THE FAILURE OCCURS WHILE THE VEHICLE IS BEING DRIVEN BETWEEN 30- 55 MPH. THE CONTACT MUST PULL THE VEHICLE OVER AND WAIT FOR IT TO COOL DOWN. IF THE DOORS ON THE VEHICLE ARE OPENED FOR MORE THAN FIVE MINUTES, THE VEHICLE WILL NOT START. IN ORDER FOR IT TO RESTART, THE VEHICLE MUST BE JUMPED WITH JUMPER CABLES. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT YET BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THROUGH ONLINE RESEARCH, THE CONTACT FOUND NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07V092000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT PANEL). THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE RECALL DID NOT APPLY TO HER VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE DURANGO. WHILE TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHENEVER THE ENGINE WAS OPERATING AT RELATIVELY WARM TEMPERATURES. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS FOR IDENTICAL FAILURES, BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO LOCATE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR INSPECTION AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE INNER TIE RODS FAILED. THE ENTIRE TIE ROD SYSTEM REQUIRED REPLACEMENT. THE AUTHORIZED DEALER STATED THAT THE PART FOR THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE DUE TO A MASSIVE BACK ORDER. THE REPAIR PART HAS BEEN MODIFIED SIX TIMES. THE VEHICLE IS NOT BEING DRIVEN DUE TO THE SAFETY HAZARD. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 73,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 76,000.

THE OUTBOARD POSITION SEATBELT SYSTEMS IN THE MIDDLE SEAT HAS THE PLASTIC LATCH COVER MISSING. THE METAL OF THE LATCH IS THE ONLY REMAINING PART OF BOTH OUTBOARD LATCHES. THIS WAS NOTICED WHEN I WENT TO INSTALL A CHILD RESTRAINT IN THE VEHICLE. I HAVE SPOKEN TO OTHER OWNERS WHO HAVE HAD THE SAME ISSUE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE DURANGO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE ENGINE WAS REPLACED. A YEAR AFTER THE FAILURE OCCURRED, THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 50 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED OR REPAIRED WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 61,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 73,000. UPDATED 06/29/10 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE SECOND ENGINE FAILED AT 73,000 MILES. THE #1 CYLINDER WAS FOUND IN THE OIL PAN IN PIECES. THE DEALER STATED A FOREIGN OBJECT MAY HAVE BEEN IN THE CYLINDER HEAD, BUT COULD NOT FIND POSITIVE PROOF. UPDATED 07/16/10.*JB

MY TRUCK ALL OF A SUDDEN STOP WORKING WITH NO WARNING. IT ONLY HAS 119,000 MILES ON IT AND IT WONT START. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF ITS APART OF THE RECALL. *TR

WHEN I FILL THE VEHICLE WITH GAS THE GAS STARTS SPITTING OUT AT THE END OF FILLING RESULTING IN A LARGE AMOUNT OF GAS POURING DOWN THE SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. *TR

THE VEHICLE STALLS WITHOUT WARNING IN DIFFERENT DRIVING CONDITIONS. IT HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES AND IT SEEMS TO BE GETTING WORSE. IN TWO CASES, ACCIDENTS WERE CLOSE TO OCCURRING IF IT WERE NOT FOR THE OTHER VEHICLE'S ABILITY TO STOP OR SWERVE AROUND. THE POWER STEERING IN THE VEHICLE STOPS, WHICH IS THE FIRST INDICATION THAT THE VEHICLE HAS STALLED. THERE IS NO POWER AND THE VEHICLE SHUTS OFF. THE VEHICLE TURNS ON AGAIN WITH NO PROBLEMS AND WE ARE ABLE TO PROCEED WITHOUT PROBLEMS UNTIL IT HAPPENS AGAIN. IT USUALLY DOESN'T HAPPEN WITHIN THE SAME TRIP, AT LEAST IT HASN'T HAPPENED YET. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE DURANGO. AFTER THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN PARKED FOR AN HOUR OR SO, IT CAUGHT FIRE. AFTER FURTHER INSPECTION, IT WAS CONCLUDED THAT THE BLOWER MOTOR WAS THE POSSIBLE CAUSE OF THE FIRE. THE INSURANCE COMPANY IS IN THE PROCESS OF INVESTIGATING THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT HAS PICTURES AND A REPORT FROM THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, WHICH BOTH DESCRIBE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 80,000. UPDATED 04-14-09 *BF UPDATED 04/15/09. *JB

SUV STALLS WHILE DRIVING OR STOPPING, RUFF IDLE. THIS THING IS A DEATH TRAP,HAVE YOU EVER TRIED STOPPING OR STEERING WHILE THE CAR IS NOT RUNNING,NOT SAFE AND I HAVE KIDS,SAVE LIVES AND FIX THIS BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED.. *TR