There are 50 owner-reported brakes complaints for the 2011 Dodge Durangoin NHTSA's database. These are unverified consumer reports and may not reflect confirmed defects.
Had an oil check in which they checked the breaks. Reported breaks as a 3. They recommended new brake pads. I only put 6000 miles on the car since I purchased it. It has 24747 miles and needs new rear brakes. I spoke to the service rep Jake and he could not do anything to help with repair. Feel like there is a problem with rear brakes going bad
SAYS INCOMPLETE RECALL, NO REMEDY AVAILABLE FOR THE FUEL PUMP RELAY OR BRAKE BOOSTER. I HAVE A PROBLEM CURRENTLY WITH THE FUEL PUMP RELAY WITH MY VEHICLE SPUTTERING TO START OCCASIONALLY. NEED TO GET THIS TAKEN CARE OF ASAP! CAR SITS ON SPUTTERING AFTER PUSHING THE START BUTTON AND SOMETIMES WON'T SHUT OFF FROM THAT UNLESS I RELATEDLY HIT THE START/STOP BUTTON AGAIN
THE EMERGENCY BRAKE CABLE SIMPLY BROKE UPON REGULAR DEPLOYMENT. THE FAILURE HAPPENED ON A LOW GRADE HILL, NOT A STEEP HILL. THE DEALERSHIP, KING'S DODGE, CINCINNATI, REPORTED THE CAUSE OF FAILURE WAS WEATHER CORROSION TO THE COMPONENTS. THE ESTIMATE TO REPAIR IT WAS VERY EXPENSIVE. I'VE NEVER HAD AN EMERGENCY BRAKE FAIL ON ANY OF MY PREVIOUS DODGE VEHICLES.
WHEN DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND SLOWING DOWN TO STOP OR EXIT THE ROAD VIA OFF RAMP OR TURN, THE VEHICLE WILL RANDOMLY STALL CAUSING BRAKES AND STEERING TO BECOME NON-RESPONSIVE. THERE IS NO WARNING PRIOR TO VEHICLE SHUTTING DOWN. IT HAPPENS SUDDENLY AND RANDOMLY. IT ALWAYS APPEARS TO BE WHEN SLOWING DOWN TO EXIT A ROAD OR TAKE A TURN. I HAVE TO COAST THE VEHICLE UNTIL IT STOPS AND PUT IT INTO PARK OR NEUTRAL TO START IT AGAIN. IT WORKS FINE UNTIL THE NEXT TIME. IT HAS HAPPENED SIX TIMES IN THE LAST MONTH.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 DODGE DURANGO. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, BUT FAILED TO ENGAGE. IN ORDER TO AVOID A REAR END COLLISON, THE CONTACT SWERVED TO THE LEFT AND DROVE ONTO A GRASS MEDIAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT CALLED DEERY BROTHERS CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM IOWA CITY (651 HIGHWAY 1 WEST, IOWA CITY, IA 52246, (319) 887-9000), BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 104,875.
I HAVE RECEIVED A RECALL FOR THE ALTERNATOR DIODE THERMAL FATIGUE AND STILL HAVE NOT GOTTEN ANY RESPONSE TO FIX MY VEHICLE. THE RECALL FOR THE BRAKE BOOSTER WAS OUT SEPTEMBER AND HERE IT IS NOVEMBER AND I HAVE NOT BEEN MADE AWARE OF THIS RECALL. I FOUND THE RECALL ON LINE.
FACTORY WIRED TOW PACKAGE NOT SETUP CORRECTLY. BUILT-IN BRAKE CONTROL WIRING HARNESS NOT RECEIVING VOLTAGE WHEN BRAKES APPLIED/NO VOLTAGE RECEIVED FROM STOP LIGHT SWITCH TO PORT/WIRING HARNESS.
TRAFFIC SLOWING DOWN IN FRONT OF ME, I APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE PEDAL WENT SLOWLY TO FLOOR AND THE BRAKES DID NOT WORK CAUSING ME TO HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME, REAPPLIED THE BRAKES AND THEY DID WORK CAUSING ME TO HIT THAT CAR AGAIN. THOUGHT THAT MAYBE MY FOOT WAS DEPRESSING BOTH THE ACCELERATOR AND BRAKE SO II USED MY LEFT FOOT, RESULT THE SAME. I DID THIS MANY MORE TIMES AND THE BRAKES DID NOT WORK. I APPLIED THE PARKING BRAKE AND PULLED OFF TO THE LEFT SIDE OF THE ROAD WHEN I WAS SURE IT WAS SAFE. THIS HAPPENED IN A CONSTRUCTION ZONE, I MANAGED TO AVOID HITTING ANY OF THE WORKERS AND THE 3 TRUCKS THAT THEY WERE USING. ONE OF THE WORKERS ASKED WHAT HAPPENED, I EXPLAINED TO HIM AND HE TRIED THE BRAKES, THEY WENT WERE SPONGY AND WENT SLOWLY TO THE FLOOR. CHECKED TO SEE IF THE DRIVER OF THE VEHICLE TO SEE IF SHE HAD ANY INJURIES, SHE SAID SHE WAS ALRIGHT. THE IMPACT WAS NOT HARD BECAUSE WE WERE BOTH GOING THE SPEED. CALLED THE MICHIGAN STATE POLICE (REFER TO INCEDENT # 31-10985-16 AND CRASH REPORT S/N 228890) NO TICKET ISSUED. CALLED FOR WRECKER TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE NEAREST CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM DEALERSHIP. THE DEALER WAS GARBER, 5330 BAY ROAD, SAGINAW MICHIGAN 48604, PHONE # 989-399-8550, SERVICE ADVISOR LARRY COOK. THEY COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM, THEY CONTACTED CHRYSLER ENGINEERING. LEFT VEHICLE OVE NIGHT, CAUSE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. BRAKES WORKED FINE, BROUGHT VEHICLE HOME AFRAID TO DRIVE IT AGAIN.
FRONT BRAKES NOT CATCHING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 DODGE DURANGO. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, AN ABNORMAL SOUND EMITTED FROM THE BRAKES. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V154000 (SERVICE BRAKES, SERVICE BRAKES HYDRAULIC); HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE ROTORS WERE DEFECTIVE AND THAT THE BRAKE AND PADS FAILED TO RELEASED WITHOUT A WARNING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V154000 (SERVICE BRAKES, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC) HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V154000 (SERVICE BRAKES, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC) AND STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED WAS UNAVAILABLE TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO INFORM WHEN THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. UPDATED 02/09/15*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED AS OF 1/27/15 THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. UPDATED 6/11/20185 *JS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN ATTEMPTING TO STOP THE VEHICLE, THE BRAKE PEDAL SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE BOOSTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RECALL REPAIR FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V154000 (SERVICE BRAKES, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC) WAS PERFORMED. HOWEVER, THE REMEDY FAILED TO REPAIR THE FAILURE. THE BRAKE PEDAL FAILED TO ENGAGE WHILE ATTEMPTING TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 91,000.
THE HASN'T BEEN AN "INCIDENT" YET. I HAVE A RECALL AND WAS TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP THAT THEY ARE ONLY RECEIVING 4 PARTS EACH WEEK AND HAVE A WAITING LIST OF OVER 100 PEOPLE. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE! BY THE TIME I AM ABLE TO GET MY VEHICLE FIXED, I COULD HAVE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT BY THEN. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V154000 (SERVICE BRAKES , SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC) EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE TO SERVICE THE VEHICLE UNDER THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE DELAY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT DID NOT EXPERIENCE A FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V154000 (SERVICE BRAKES , SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC ) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT DID NOT EXPERIENCE A FAILURE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V154000 (SERVICE BRAKES, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC); HOWEVER, THE PART WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE DELAY. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. UPDATED 01/09/15*LJ UPDATED 06/3/2015 *JS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER HAVING THE VEHICLE REPAIRED ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V154000 (SERVICE BRAKES, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC) AND HAVING THE BRAKE BOOSTER REPLACED, THE "PUSH TO START" BUTTON MALFUNCTIONED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL DID NOT HAVE TO BE DEPRESSED IN ORDER TO START THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, THE BRAKE LIGHTS WERE CONSTANTLY ILLUMINATED, AS IF THE BRAKES WERE ENGAGED, AND THE FORWARD COLLISION WARNING ALERT SYSTEM WAS DISABLED. ALSO, THE ABS WOULD ACTIVATE CONTINUOUSLY, BUT ONLY ON THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER, BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURES COULD NOT BE DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56,100.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V154000 (SERVICE BRAKES, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR THE RECALL REPAIR, BUT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED ABOUT THE TIMEFRAME SINCE IT HAD BEEN SIX MONTHS SINCE THE LAST UPDATE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
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