2004 DODGE DURANGO Complaints

WHEN THE AMBIENT TEMPERATURE IS ABOVE 105 DEG F, THE AIR CONDITIONER BLOWS OUT HOT AIR. I HAVE HAD THE 31 MAR 05 TSB FIX PUT IN PLACE, BUT THE AC STILL DOES NOT WORK CORRECTLY.

ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS THE CONSUMERS 2004 DODGE DURANGO STALLED WHILE DRIVING. *JB *SC *JB

ON JUNE 5, 2005 WE TOWED OUR BOAT TO CONCHAS LAKE FOR VACATION. THE NEXT AFTERNOON THE MOTOR BEGAN TO KNOCK AFTER LAUNCHING OUR BOAT. ON THE MORNING OF JUNE 7, 2005 I CALLED ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE AND THEY TOWED MY CAR 118 MILES TO CLOVIS NM. MY CAR NEEDED A NEW MOTOR. BENDER DODGE HAS HAD THE VEHICLE SINCE JUNE 7, 2005, TODAY IS JUNE 23, 2005 AND IT IS STILL NOT READY. I RECIEVED A RENTAL CAR FOR 5 DAYS BECAUSE OF MY EXTENDED WARRANTY, KEPT IT FOR 7 DAYS AND HAD TO PAY FOR THE OTHER 2 DAYS. MY BOAT IS IN STORAGE IN CONCHAS, 188 MILES FROM HOME. MY 2004 DODGE DURANGO IS IN CLOVIS, 244 MILES FROM HOME. THIS VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED NEW AND NEEDED A NEW MOTOR AFTER 17,169 MILES.

WHILE DRIVING THE 2004 DODGE DURANGO THE CONSUMER TRIED TO BRAKE BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT RESPONDING.*MR

2004 DODGE DURANGO STALLING WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED AT 3 DIFFERENT TIMES- DEALER DENIED ANY PROBLEMS WITH SUCH STALLING AND COULDN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT UNLESS IT STALLED WHILE ONE OF THEIR MECHANICS IN CAR WHEN IT HAPPENED- CAR WAS ONLY A FEW MONTHS OLD WHEN THIS STARTED - LUCKY NOT TO HAVE CAUSED SEROIUS AND DEADLY MULTI-CAR ACCIDENT-THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM AND IT NEEDS IMMEDIATE ATTENTION!

DURANGO 2004 5.7 HEMI 4X4 SLT. THREE TIMES IN TWO MONTHS, I HAVE BEEN DRIVEN AT LOW SPEED EITHER IN A CAR PARK OR MAKING A TURN FROM A STOP AND THE ENGINE STALLS. I THEN PUT IT IN PARK OR NEUTRAL AND THEN IT STARTS FINE AND I'M ABLE TO DRIVE IT. THIS IS HIGHLY DANGEROUS AND WAS LUCKY I COULD PULL OVER AND RESTART IT. DODGE NEEDS TO LOOK INTO THIS BEFORE SOMEONE DIES.

WHEN I OPEN A SINGLE WINDOW, THE ENTIRE TRUCK SHAKES. THE FRONT DOORS SHAKE ENOUGH TO SEE A GAP. THERE IS SO MUCH CABIN PRESSURE IT FEELS AS IF YOUR HEAD IS ABOUT TO EXPLODE. IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO RIDE WITH WINDOW DOWN. THE SHAKING HAS CAUSED THE FRONT LEFT DOOR TO HAVE SEVERE WIND NOISE WHEN WINDOWS ARE CLOSED.

DT: CONTACT STATES THE STEERING WHEELS PULL TO THE RIGHT WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. THE SERVICE DEALER CAN'T FIND WHAT IS CAUSING THIS PROBLEM. *AK

THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL INCIDENTS WHERE MY DODGE DURANGO HAS STALLED WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE ACROSS TRAFFIC.

TO WHOM IT CONCERNS: MY WIFE AND I LEASE A 2004 DODGE DURANGO EQUIPPED WITH THE 5.7 LITER HEMI ENGINE. OVER THE LAST SEVERAL MONTHS THE VEHICLE ENGINE STALLS AND QUITS DURING DAY TO DAY DRIVING. THERE IS NO PATTERN TO THE STALLING. WE HAVE TAKEN THE DURANGO TO DEALERS IN TYLER (ADD NAME) AND HUNTSVILLE (TEAM DODGE) ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. NEITHER DEALER HAS BEEN ABLE TO FIX THE VEHICLE. WE HAVE ALSO CONTACTED THE CHRYSLER "HOTLINE" WITH NO RESOLUTION. MY WIFE DRIVES THIS VEHICLE EVERY DAY. SHE IS NOW 9 MONTHS PREGNANT. WE ALSO HAVE A SON (12) AND A DAUGHTER (9). MY WIFE IS THE USUAL "VICTIM" OF THE STALLING. IT HAS HAPPENED IN DANGEROUS SITUATIONS SUCH AS TURNING IN TRAFFIC. SHE IS A NERVOUS WRECK BECAUSE SHE NEVER KNOWS WHEN IT IS GOING TO HAPPEN. SHORTLY SHE WILL BE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE WITH AN INFANT. MY FAMILY IS AT RISK EVERY TIME WE START THE ENGINE. TEAM DODGE MET WITH THE CHRYSLER REGIONAL MANAGER TO PLEAD OUR CASE AND SEEK A REMEDY. HIS RESPONSE WAS CALLOUS AND UNCARING. WE COULD TURN THE VEHICLE BACK SUBJECT TO PENALTIES FOR EARLY TERMINATION AND MILEAGE. IF WE SIMPLY TURNED THE VEHICLE BACK, CHRYSLER WOULD CLASSIFY IT AS A "REPOSSESSION." CHRYSLER IS ESSENTIALLY FORCING US TO CONTINUE TO OPERATE A VEHICLE THAT IS DANGEROUS TO US AND THE DRIVING PUBLIC. WHY ARE WE BEING PENALIZED FOR CHRYSLER'S DEFECTIVE PRODUCT? IF WE CAN NOT COME TO A RESOLUTION THAT IS HARMLESS TO US, WE WILL HAVE NO CHOICE BUT FILE A LAWSUIT AGAINST CHRYSLER. SINCERELY YOURS, JASON MILLER