2007 Dodge Durango Powertrain & Transmission Problems

My alternator was overcharging my battery, replaced both. still having an overcharging "sweating battery" issue. The vehicle has suddenly died at low speed, but was able to start. The check engine light comes on and goes off, sometimes it is off for weeks, other times for a day, the code it sets is always different, even for components that have been replaced. tells me I have a large leak , a small leak in the evap, egr is shorted to ground, ait is out of spec, etc. Now my transmission has shifted from fifth to third back to fifth to fourth, all while at low speed in cruise control. The speedometer, while in cruise control, will jump to 3000rpm, down to 1500, and between all at the same speed.

VEHICLE STATIONARY AND IN MOTION SHOW 6 WARNING LIGTHS AND DO NOT GO AWAY . PLUS ALSO WHEN YOU START SLOWING DOWN ,I HEAR A BUMP NOISE IN THE GEARS, BEFORE STOPING THE CAR.( THIS IS NOT AT ALL TIMES)

2007 DURANGO RANDOMLY STALLS WHILE DRIVING DOWN TBE HIGHWAY. IT HAS STALLED AS MANY AS 3 TIMES IN 12 MILE TRIP FROM HOME. IT STALLS WHILE IDLING AT A STOP LIGHT. IT WILL STALL WHEN SLOWING DOWN AND THE TRANSMISSION WILL SHIFT HARD AT TIMES. YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN IT WILL STALL. I'M SCARED TO DRIVE IT. IT STALLED ON THE INTERSTATE WHEN I WAS DRIVING IN HEAVY TRAFFIC AT 60MPH. I KNOW OTHER MODELS HAVE BEEN RECALLED AND IT SEEMS TO BE A FREQUENTLY ASK QUESTION ON SOME DODGE FORUMS. THIS IS A LIFE THREATENING PROBLEM. I HAVE REPLACED THE CAMSHAFT AND CRANK SENSOR, IGNITION COILS, PCU AND ASD RELAYS. SOMETHING US DANGEROUSLY WRONG WITH THIS VEHICLE. THIS HAS BEEN OCCURRING FOR SEVERAL MONTHS AND MY LIFETIME WARRANTY WAS VOIDED BECAUSE THEY SAID I TOOK IT IN TOO EARLY TO HAVE IT CHECKED. NO ONE CALLED OR LET ME KNOW I NEEDED TO HAVE IT INSPECTED BUT THEY CAN CALL ME EVERY SINGLE DAY TO TELL ME THERE IS AN AIRBAG RECALL. IT ISN'T MPORTANT WHEN YOU CAN'T DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE BECAUSE IT IS TOO DANGEROUS.

MY 2007 DODGE DURANGO LIMITED HAS BEEN HAVING AN ISSUE WHERE THE 4X4 KEEPS TURNING ITSELF ON WITHOUT ME ACTUALLY ENGAGING IT. IVE BEEN HAVING A VERY HUGE WITH SOLVING THE ISSUE BUT I WAS ABLE TO READ A FORUM WHICH STATED THAT I SHOULD FILL OUT THIS FORM. THIS ISSUE HAPPENS WHEN THE VEHICLE IS PARKED, IN MOTION, OR WHEN I HIT THE UNLOCK BUTTON ON THE KEY PAD.

VEHICLE IS SWITCHING INTO 4WD LOW WHILE IN MOTION. I HAVE ALSO HEARD THE ACTUATOR ACTIVATING WHILE THE VEHICLE IS NOT RUNNING AND WITHOUT THE KEY IN THE IGNITION. I BELIEVE THIS TO BE AN ELECTRICAL ISSUE BASED ON RESEARCH THAT APPEARS TO BE HAPPENING IN MULTIPLE VEHICLES FOR DODGE. I AM CONCERNED THAT THE SYSTEM COULD CHANGE INTO 4WD OR 4WD LOCK AT A HIGHWAY SPEEDS CAUSING DANGEROUS AND UNSAFE DRIVING CONDITIONS.

2007 DURANGO WITH HEMI ENGINE. THE 4LO LIGHT FLASHES AND, YOU CAN HEAR IT SWITCH UNDER THE CAR EVEN WHEN IT IS OFF. WHEN, I UNLOCK MY DOORS YOU CAN HEAR IT AGAIN. WHEN YOU SWITCH THE DIAL OVER TO 4LO THE SVC 4WD LIGHT JUST BLINKS. WHILE DRIVING THIS ENGAGED AS I WAS MAKING A TURN IT ALMOST STALLED ME WHILE TRAFFIC WAS COMING.

THE SERVICE 4WD LIGHT HAS BEEN COMING ON AND GOING BACK OFF. IT IS AN AWD MODEL DURANGO. I'VE READ FORUMS AND A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE HAVING THIS PROBLEM. THE TRANSFER CASE WILL SOMETIMES SHIFT INTO FULL TIME 4WD ON ITS OWN, YOU CAN HERE THE TRANSFER CASE SHIFTING WITH THE VEHICLE OFF, WHEN YOU ACTIVATE THE POWER LOCKS. BUT LAST NIGHT ON THE FREEWAY AT 70 MPH IT DECIDED TO SHIFT INTO 4WD LOW ON ITS OWN, MY ENGINE WENT UP TO 6000 RPM ON THE TACH AND I LOST SPEED, ALMOST LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. I THOUGHT THE DRIVE TRAIN WAS GOING TO BLOW UP. I THINK THERE SHOULD AT LEAST BE A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM, DUE TO SAFETY.

VEHICLE SHIFTED INTO 4WD AND THEN TO NEUTRAL AND WOULD NOT SHIFT BACK. HAD TO PULL TO SIDE OF ROAD TO AVOID A COLLISION. THE PROBLEM HERE IS ACTUALLY THE TRANSFER CASE MOTOR. ON THE AWD MODEL IT IS A 2 SPEED MOTOR ON 2WD IT IS A ONE SPEED MOTOR. THIS IS IMPORTANT BECAUSE YOU NEED TO KNOW WHICH YOU HAVE IF YOU ARE LOOKING TO REPLACE IT

DRIVING IN A PARKING LOT AND VEHICLE SHIFTED INTO 4X4 LOW ON ITS OWN. SHIFTED BACK OUT OF 4X4 A FEW MINUTES LATER. STARTED DRIVING IT AGAIN AND IT SHIFTED INTO 4X4 AND AS I MADE A TURN, IT SHIFTED INTO 4X4 LOW. STAYED IN 4X4 LOW FOR ABOUT 30 SECONDS AND JUMPED BACK OUT OF 4X4 LOW. NOT SURE IF IT JUMPED INTO 4X4 OR REGULAR ALL WHEEL DRIVE. WENT TO TURN INTO MY DRIOVEWAY AND IT AGAIN SHIFTED INTO 4X4 LOW. UNEXPECTADLY SHIFTING INTO 4X4 OR 4X4 LOW WHEN DRIVING.

I WAS TRAVELING ON I99 SOUTHBOUND AND ALL OF A SUDDEN MY VEHICLE DOWNSHIFT FROM 4TH GEAR TO 3RD. I PULLED OVER TO INVESTIGATE BUT COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG. I TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF WAITED ABOUT 5 MINUTES AND TURNED MY VEHICLE BACK ON. I POSITIONED THE GEAR SHIFT LEVER TO DRIVE (D) AND STARTED DRIVING AGAIN. I NOTICED A LACK OF ACCELERATION AS THOUGH THE TRANSMISSION WAS STUCK IN A HIGH GEAR. I HAD THE TRANSMISSION FLUID DRAINED, THE FILTERS REPLACED AND HAD THE TRANSMISSION REFILLED WITH NEW TRANSMISSION FLUID. I CHECK THE TRANSMISSION FLUID LEVEL EACH WEEK TO SEE IF I HAVE A LEAK BUT NO LEAKS WERE DETECTED. THIS HAS BEEN A CONTINUING PROBLEM AND THE DEALER QUOTE ME A FIGURE OVER $2000. I AM A DISABLED VIETNAM VETERAN AND LIVE ON MY DISABILITY RIGHT NOW. I CANNOT AFFORD THIS EXPENSIVE REPAIR.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE FOUR WHEEL DRIVE SWITCH TURNED ON INDEPENDENTLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN REPLACED THE TRANSFER CASE MOTOR AND THE SWITCH. THE FAILURE RECURRED BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

ENGINE QUIT. SIMILAR I THINK TO LIKE CAR THAT I HAVE RECALL ON FOR TIPM NHTSA24V-530 SEEMS AWFUL COINCIDENTAL. MULTIPLE OCCURRENCES BUT ALL WHEN STOPPED ON THIS CAR. PERHAPS SAME PART USED IN PRIOR YEAR THAT IS BEING RECALLED FOR 2011. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE SHIFTING INTO REVERSE, THE VEHICLE ERRONEOUSLY ACCELERATED TO 40 MPH AND CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE BACK AND WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 131,000. ...UPDATED 03/07/14 *BF

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON WHEN YOU GO TO TAKE OFF THE DURANGO HAS NO POWER. GAS MILEAGE IS REALLY BAD HAD A COMPUTER HOOKED UP TO IT THE CODE SHOWED TRANS SHIFT SOLENOID NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. WANTED TO FIND OUT IF ANYONE ELSE HAS HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE SAME. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ALL WHEEL DRIVE WOULD ENGAGE INDEPENDENTLY WITHOUT ANY WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSFER CASE AND SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 160,000.

2007 DODGE DURANGO SLT 4X4, STALLING AND ENGINE FAILURE WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. THE FIRST FEW TIMES THE ENGINE STALLED IT WOULD LOSE ALL POWER AND STOP IN THE INTERSECTION WITH LITTLE TO NO WAY OF CONTROLLING THE VEHICLE. ONCE THE VEHICLE STALLED AND SEVERAL MORE TIMES IN AN ATTEMPT TO GET SAFELY OUT OF THE ROAD THE ENGINE WOULD NO LONGER START. THE DEALERSHIP HAS HAD THE VEHICLE FOR SEVERAL DAYS WITH NO LUCK IN FINDING THE ISSUES. I ALSO HAVE ISSUES WITH THE FUEL SYSTEM WHEN FILLING THE VEHICLE WITH GAS IT SHOOTS OUT OF THE TANK EVERYTIME IT IS FILLED UP. THIS STARTED AT APPROX 45K MILES. I WAS UNAWARE THAT THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE, SINCE IT IS A KNOW PROBLEM WITH DODGE IT SHOULD BE ADDRESSED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE DURANGO 4X4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH AND ATTEMPTING A TURN, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED TO RESPOND. THE FWD INDICATOR BEGAN TO ILLUMINATE INTERMITTENTLY. THE GEAR LEVER WAS SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL AND THEN DRIVE IN ORDER TO MANEUVER THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE TRANSFER CASE MOTOR WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVEN MONTHS AFTER THE REPAIR WAS PERFORMED. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE FAILURE WAS CONTRIBUTED TO A FAULTY TRANSFER CASE ACTUATOR HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE REPAIRED BECAUSE THE PART NEEDED TO COMPLETE THE REPAIR WAS ON BACKORDER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74,900.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2007 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 40 MPH WHEN THE TRANSMISSION BECAME RESISTANT TO SHIFTING AND SLIPPED IN AND OUT OF GEAR ERRONEOUSLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT UNDER RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE BUT PROVIDED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 102,000.

THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED OUT OF CONTROL CAUSING IT'S SPEED TO INCREASE RESULTING IN CRASH INTO A FIXED STRUCTURE. I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE NEW IN 2007 AND AFTER NEARLY 2 YEARS IN APRIL 2009 THE GAS PEDAL BEGAN TO STICK AND MAKE A CLICKING NOISE. THE DODGE DEALER FOUND THE PROBLEM AND REPLACED THE ENTIRE PEDAL ASSEMBLY UNDER WARRANTY. NEARLY IN THE SAME TIME PERIOD AGAIN 2+ YEARS LATER IN NOV. 2011, THE GAS PEDAL APPARENTLY STUCK AGAIN BUT THIS TIME THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED OUT OF CONTROL RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT. *TR

THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED OUT OF CONTROL CAUSING IT'S SPEED TO INCREASE RESULTING IN CRASH INTO A FIXED STRUCTURE. I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE NEW IN 2007 AND AFTER NEARLY 2 YEARS IN APRIL 2009 THE GAS PEDAL BEGAN TO STICK AND MAKE A CLICKING NOISE. THE DODGE DEALER FOUND THE PROBLEM AND REPLACED THE ENTIRE PEDAL ASSEMBLY UNDER WARRANTY. NEARLY IN THE SAME TIME PERIOD AGAIN 2 YEARS LATER IN 2011, THE GAS PEDAL APPARENTLY STUCK AGAIN BUT THIS TIME THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED OUT OF CONTROL RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT. *TR