2005 DODGE DURANGO Complaints

WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED OPERATING UNDER LIGHT SNOW LOAD. DEALER REPLACED WIPER ASSEMBLY AT OUR EXPENSE. *TR

OUR 2005 DODGE DURANGO GAS TALK OVERFLOWS WHEN FILLING. AFTER RESEARCHING ON THE ISSUE I DISCOVERED THERE IS A RECALL ON MODELS MADE THE MONTH PRIOR TO OURS. AFTER CONTACTING THE LOCAL SERVICE CENTER, I WAS TOLD TO CALL THE DODGE CORP. ONLY TO HAVE THEM TELL ME THAT IT WAS NOT COVERED AND THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD HELP ME WITH. THIS IS AN ISSUE THAT ON EVERY FILLUP COVERS THE SIDE OF THE VEHICLE AND THE GROUND WITH UP TO QUART, POSSIBLE MORE OF GASOLINE. I DID ATTEMPT TO CALL THE COMPANY ANOTHER TIME TO CORRECT THIS HOPING TO REACH ANOTHER INDIVIDUAL THAT MIGHT HELP. I WAS ALLOWED TO TALK WITH A FLOOR SUPERVISOR WHO ONCE AGAIN ASSURED ME THAT SINCE MY VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. *TR

AT AROUND 38000 MILES WE STARTED HAVING ISSUES WITH THE GAS SPILLING OUT OF THE FILLER TUBE OF OUR 2005 DODGE DURANGO WHEN THE TAKE GETS NEAR FULL WHEN REFUELING. AT FIRST WE THOUGHT IT WAS THAT PARTICULAR PUMP, BUT WE HAVE HAD THE SAME ISSUE AT SEVERAL DIFFERENT GAS STATIONS. THERE IS A RECALL FOR WHAT SEEMS TO BE THE SAME ISSUE, BUT ACCORDING TO THE DODGE WEB SITE, OUR 2005 DURANGO IS NOT PART OF THE RECALL. THE DEALER WANTS AROUND $700 TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE FUEL TANK. THIS IS AN EXTREME HAZARD AS GAS SPILLS ALL OVER THE GROUND AND ME WHEN REFUELING. THIS IS A WELL KNOWN ISSUE AND DODGE SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR THIS PROBLEM BEFORE SOMEONE IS SERIOUSLY INJURED. PLEASE HELP! *TR

MY 2005 DODGE DURANGO SPILL GAS WHENEVER IT NEAR THE END OF FILLING CREATING A MAJOR FIRE HAZARD ALSO NOW WHEN EVER I AM COMING TO A STOP OF A SLOW DOWN THE VEHICLE STALLS WHICH KILLS THE POWER STEERING AND BRAKES. TOTALLY UNSAFE AND WHEN YOU CALL CHRYSLER THEY SAY THERE IS NO PROBLEM. I AM NOT GOING TO PAY FOR REPAIRS THAT ARE CLEARLY RECALL ITEMS. THE WEB IS LITTERED WITH THE SAME COMPLAINTS AND NO ONE CARES. *TR

WHEN FILLING UP AT ANY GAS STATION, THE PUMP WILL NOT AUTOMATICALLY SHUT OFF AND GASOLINE SHOOTS OUT OF THE FILLER NECK. A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT SHOOTS OUT UNDER PRESSURE. THIS OCCURS EVERY TIME THAT I FILL UP FOR APPROXIMATELY THE LAST TEN FILL UPS. THERE ARE TWO RECALL CAMPAIGNS REGARDING THIS EXACT ISSUE, YET CHRYSLER DENIES MY CLAIM ON THE BASIS THAT MY VIN IS NOT INCLUDED IN EITHER CAMPAIGN. I SPOKE TO THE NHTSA OFFICE OF DEFECTS INVESTIGATION TODAY, AND THEY RECOMMENDED CONTACTING THE STATE'S ATTORNEY GENERAL AND THE FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION. PRESENTLY THERE ARE OVER 40 OTHER OUTSTANDING COMPLAINTS WITH THE NHTSA REGARDING THIS EXACT ISSUE. IT APPEARS THAT CHRYSLER IS SHIRKING ITS RESPONSIBILITY TO REPAIR THIS VERY DANGEROUS SAFETY ISSUE. BY THE WAY, IT IS CHRYSLER ALONE THAT DETERMINES THE APPLICABLE VIN NUMBERS. *TR

PURCHASED A USED 2005 DODGE DURANGO LIMITED WITH THE HEMI. IT HAS DIED MULTIPLE TIMES AT RED LIGHTS WITH NO WARNING AND NO PATTERN TO THE STALLING. HAVE CALLED MULTIPLE DEALERSHIPS WHO CLAIM THEY HAVE NO PRIOR EXPERIENCE WITH THIS PROBLEM. EACH TIME IT HAS STARTED UP IMMEDIATELY BUT WITH A 7 MONTH OLD BABY I FEAR THE CONSEQUENCES OF CONTINUING TO DRIVE THIS VEHICLE WHEN NO ONE SEEMS TO KNOW WHAT CAUSES THE PROBLEM AND WITH AN INTERNET SEARCH HAVE FOUND THAT I'M NOT ALONE IN HAVING THIS PROBLEM. *TR

FUEL TANK INLET CHECK VALVE IS BAD IMPROPER OPERATION AND FUEL SPIT BACK DURING REFUELING. *TR

I WAS DRIVING THIS VEHICLE WHEN I HEARD A CLUNK NOISE, THIS HAS BEEN PRECEDED BY 2-3 MONTHS OF A HIGH PITCHED SQUEAKING NOISE THAT THE MECHANICS COULD FIND NO CAUSE FOR. AFTER THE CLUNK THE VEHICLE MADE A WHOMPING RHYTHMIC NOISE WHILE I DROVE HOME. THE NEXT MORNING WHEN I STARTED IT TO DRIVE TO THE REPAIR SHOP IT SHIFTED IN GEAR BUT WOULD GO NOWHERE. IT APPEARED THE REAR BRAKES WERE LOCKED. IT WA STOWED TO THE REPAIR SHOP AND THE MECHANICS REPORT THAT THE PARKING BRAKE ON THE LEFT SIDE HAS BROKEN AND RESULTED IN JAMMING AND BREAKING OTHER COMPONENTS. MECHANIC ALSO REPORTS THE RIGHT SIDE APPEARS TO BE BROKEN AS WELL BUT HAS NOT DONE THE SAME AMT OF DAMAGE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE DURANGO. WHEN THE GAS TANK WAS FILLED, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT FUEL WOULD SPILL BACK OUT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY REPLACED A FEW PARTS; HOWEVER, THE CONTACT DOES NOT REMEMBER WHICH ONES SPECIFICALLY. THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED AND THE REPAIR CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO STALL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FUEL TANK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V034000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE: STORAGE: TANK ASSEMBLY: FILLER PIPE AND CAP). THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 69,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE FUEL TANK IS FULL, A GUSH OF GASOLINE SPEWS FROM THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V003000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY), ALTHOUGH THE SYMPTOMS WERE IDENTICAL. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIR COSTS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 42,500. UPDATED 03/23/09. *LJ UPDATED 03/24/09.*JB