2005 DODGE DURANGO Complaints

2005 DODGE DURANGO WITH 5.7 HEMI STALLED SEVERAL TIMES CAUSING STEERING AND BRAKES TO FAIL. IT STARTED IMMEDIATELY AFTER. IS SLUGGISH AND LURCHES BEFORE STALLING. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE DURANGO. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL CAME APART AND IS CURRENTLY VERY LOOSE. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE HAS NOT YET BEEN DETERMINED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 56,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,500. UPDATED 07/09/08 *BF A PIN POPPED OUT OF THE GAS PEDAL. UPDATED

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE DURANGO. WHEN THE VEHICLE REACHES 60 MPH, IT FEELS AS IF IT WILL FLIP OVER AND THE WHEELS ARE UNCONTROLLABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE DOES NOT NEED TO BE ALIGNED; HOWEVER, THEY PULL THE VEHICLE IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION. THE VEHICLE ALSO CLUNKS AND CLINKS DURING ACCELERATION AND THE ENGINE LIGHT REMAINS ILLUMINATED. THE SENSORS WERE CHANGED AND THE ENGINE LIGHT DIMMED; HOWEVER, IT ILLUMINATED AGAIN THE FOLLOWING DAY AND STILL REMAINS LIT. THE VEHICLE HAS NEW BRAKES AND WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE JUMPS BEFORE IT STOPS. THE CONTACT MUST TURN THE STEERING WHEEL IN ORDER TO AVOID A CRASH. NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER'S 05V460000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION) AND 07V092000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT PANEL) WERE REFERENCED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 82,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THERE WAS NO CHECK VALVE ON THE FUEL TANK FILLER. THEREFORE, IF THERE IS A FUEL LEAK IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE, IT COULD RESULT IN A FIRE. THE DEALER STATED THAT HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V034000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP). THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO PAY $600 FOR THE REPAIR. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT YET BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER DID NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 84,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE DURANGO. SOON AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED AND FUEL WAS ADDED, IT WOULD SPEW GASOLINE BACK AT THE CONTACT AND THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES, BUT NO FAILURE WAS EVER FOUND. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ANOTHER DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE FUEL TANK BECAUSE THE INLET CHECK VALVE WAS STUCK. THE FOLLOWING MONTH, THE CONTACT DISCOVERED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V034000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP); HOWEVER, THE DEALER STATED NO RECALLS WERE AVAILABLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 88,504 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 44,000.

BOUGHT 2005 DURANGO 12/05-NEEDED SEVERAL TRANSMISSION SERVICES---DEALER STATED LOW TRANSMISSION FLUID CAUSING ENGINE LIGHT TO COME ON (9/06), STALLING 3/07, AT LEAST 5 TIMES-LOW TRANSMISSION FLUID BLAMED, STALLING 2/08--4 TIMES IN HIGH TRAFFIC AREAS, AGAIN BLAMED LOW TRANSMISSION FLUID. DIFFERENTIAL LEAK IN 3/07, NOW REAR GEAR SHOT WITH A $900+ PRICE TAG AND THE WARRANTY WAS ONLY 3 YEARS/36,000. (NEWS TO ME--IN 2005 THEY WERE ADVERTISING 7 YEARS-70,000 ON DRIVE TRAIN). *TR

MY 05 DODGE DURANGO IS SURGING REAL BAD WHILE AT A STOPPED POSITION. AFTER A COUPLE MINUTES OF SURGING IT WILL SHUT ITSELF OFF. I HAVE TAKEN IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED IT AND THE DEALERSHIP HAS PUT IT INTO THE SHOP 3 TIMES. THE BODYSHOP TOLD ME THEY CLEANED OUT SOMETHING AND THAT SHOULD FIX IT BUT IT DIDN'T. IT IS CURRENTLY IN THE SHOP AGAIN AND I JUST BOUGHT IT ON MAY 1ST 2008. *TR

MY 2005 DODGE DURANGO SUV HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING ENGINE STALLING WHILE DRIVING FOR THE PAST 6 MONTHS. IT ALWAYS HAPPENS WHILE IT IS BEING DRIVEN IN RAINY OR WET CONDITIONS. IT HAPPENED THE FIRST TIME IN NOVEMBER 2007 ON REGULAR SURFACE STREETS WHILE IT WAS RAINING AND MY WIFE WAS DRIVING STRAIGHT AHEAD. THE VEHICLE STALLED AND SHE WAS UNABLE TO RE-START IT FOR OVER 2 MINUTES IN NORMAL TRAFFIC CONDITIONS. THE SECOND TIME ON OR ABOUT 3/11/08 MY WIFE WAS TURNING RIGHT AT AN INTERSECTION IN RAINY CONDITIONS AND THE ENGINE STALLED MID TURN AND SHE WAS UNABLE TO RE-START THE ENGINE FOR OVER 2 MINUTES IN NORMAL TRAFFIC CONDITIONS. THE THIRD TIME OCCURRED 5/6/08 ON REGULAR SURFACE STREETS DRIVING STRAIGHT AHEAD IN RAINY CONDITIONS AND THE VEHICLE STALLED AND WAS UNABLE TO BE RE-STARTED FOR AT LEAST 2 MINUTES. ALL 3 OCCURRENCES INVOLVED LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE DUE TO THE LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKE CONTROLS WHILE OUR CHILDREN WERE PRESENT IN THE VEHICLE. I TOOK THE VEHICLE IN TO ALLAN SAMUELS DODGE IN ALLIANCE TEXAS AFTER THE 2ND INCIDENT FOR WARRANTY COVERED DIAGNOSIS AND THEY INFORMED ME AFTER HAVING THE VEHICLE OVERNIGHT FOR A FULL DAY THAT THEY DID NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT. I TOOK IT BACK TO THEM AFTER THE 3RD INCIDENT AND AFTER HAVING IT FOR 2 FULL DAYS THEY ARE STILL ADVISING ME THAT THEY CAN NOT FIND A PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE AND ARE NOT RECOMMENDING ANY COURSE OF ACTION TO CORRECT IT. NO PARTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED OR REPAIRED ON THE VEHICLE TO MY KNOWLEDGE ACCORDING TO THE SERVICE RECEIPTS GIVEN TO ME. I BELIEVE THEY ARE SIMPLY HOOKING UP THE ECM SCANNER AND LOOKING FOR FAILURE CODES, OF WHICH BOTH TIMES I TOOK IT IN I WAS TOLD THERE WERE NONE PRESENT. IN MY OPINION RIGHT NOW, NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM WITH MY VEHICLE AND I AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF THIS VEHICLE AND MY WIFE AND CHILDREN INSIDE OF IT. *TR

I PURCHASED MY DURANGO IN FEB. 08 AND THE FIRST INCIDENT WAS ABOUT ONE WEEK LATER. I WAS TAKING MY 3 CHILDREN TO SCHOOL MAKING A RIGHT HAND TURN INTO THE PARKING LOT WHEN I SUDDENLY COULD NOT HARDLY TURN MY STEERING WHEEL , I LOOKED AT THE DASH AND REALIZED THAT MY ENGINE HAD STALLED. THEN I RESTARTED THE CAR AND CONTINUED ON MY WAY. I CALLED THE CAR DEALERSHIP TO REPORT IT. THE FOLLOWING WEEK I TOOK IT THE DEALERSHIP TO GET THE BREAKS WORKED ON AND MENTIONED THE PROBLEM AGAIN AND THEY SAID WITHOUT AN ENGINE LIGHT ON THEY WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO DETECT THE PROBLEM. AFTER MY BREAK WORK WAS COMPLETED I LEFT THE DEALERSHIP TO GO HOME AND ON MY WAY UP A HILL BEHIND A SEMI TRUCK GOING SLOW ABOUT 15 MPH MY DURANGO STALLED AGAIN AND I WAS ALMOST REAR ENDED BY A VAN. I TURNED AROUND TO HEAD BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT AND THEY SAID THE SAME THING ABOUT THE DASH LIGHT BEING ON. SO I PRECEDED TO GO HOME. ABOUT A WEEK OR SO LATER AGAIN MAKING A RIGHT HAND TURN INTO A PARKING LOT MY DURANGO STALLED AGAIN. HAPPENED A COUPLE MORE TIMES OVER THE NEXT FEW WEEKS AND I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AGAIN 180 MILES ROUND TRIP. I SPENT 6 HOURS WAITING FOR THEM TO FIX IT AND THEY COULD NOT SO THEY SENT ME ON MY WAY AND ABOUT 3 MILES DOWN THE ROAD MY ENGINE LIGHT FINALLY CAME ON AND MY DURANGO STALLED AGAIN WHEN I SLOWED DOWN TO RETURN TO THE DEALERSHIP TO SHOW THEM KNOW THE LIGHT IS ON. THEY HOOKED IT UP TO THE COMPUTER AND FIXED THE PROBLEM AND I RETURNED HOME. I THOUGHT THE PROBLEM HAD BEEN SOLVED BUT ABOUT 2 WEEKS LATER I HAD MY THREE CHILDREN IN THE DURANGO AND I WAS MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN OFF THE HIGHWAY ON TO A SIDE STREET WHEN IT STALLED AS ON COMING TRAFFIC WAS COMING AT ME AND I ALMOST GOT HIT . I KNOW DO NOT LET MY CHILDREN RIDE IN THIS VEHICLE BECAUSE IT IS NOT SAFE. AGAIN THE DEALERSHIP I BOUGHT IT FROM DOES NOT KNOW HOW TO FIX IT AND CANNOT HELP ME. *TR

PREMATURE RIGHT FRONT BALL JOINT FAILURE. THE JOINT FELL APART WHEN THE CAR WAS MOVING BETWEEN 15 AND 30 MPH. THE FAILURE CAUSED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE CAR WHEN THE CAR LANDED ON THE WHEEL AFTER IT CAME LOOSE. THE REPAIR TOOK OVER TWO MONTHS TO COMPLETE AND CHRYSLER REJECTED ALL WARRANTY CLAIMS. SOME OLD PARTS STILL EXIST. *TR