2005 DODGE DURANGO Complaints

WAS DRIVING AT A LOW RATE OF SPEED MAKING A LEFT TURN INTO A PARKING SPOT AND HEARD A HUGE CLUNK AS IF I HIT A POT HOLE THEN THE CAR BECAME VERY SLUGGISH AS IF SOMETHING WAS SLOWING IT DOWN. I THOUGHT MAYBE I BLEW A TIRE SO I GOT OUT AND LOOKED BUT THE TIRES WERE FINE. I THEN BACKED INTO THE PARKING SPOT THEN DROVE FORWARD A LITTLE AND IT SEEMED FINE. I PUT IT IN PARK AND TURNED OFF THE IGNITION, THEN HEARD LIKE AN AIR COMPRESSOR NOISE LETTING OUT AIR. IT STOPPED AFTER A FEW SECONDS. WHEN I CAME OUT OF THE STORE IT DROVE FINE BUT THE SVC 4WD LIGHT CAME ON, THEN BACK OFF. WHEN I AM TRAVELLING AT LOWER RATES OF SPEED THE LIGHT INTERMITTENTLY COMES ON AND OFF AND I HAVEN'T HEARD THE CLUNK AGAIN BUT JUST NOW AS I WAS MAKING A LEFT AGAIN AT A SLOW SPEED THE CAR CAME ALMOST COMPLETELY TO A STOP.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE DURANGO. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT COASTED THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, WAITED A FEW MINUTES, AND RESUMED DRIVING. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE CONTACT CALLED QUIRK CHRYSLER JEEP RAM OF BANGOR (307 HOGAN RD, BANGOR, ME 04401, PHONE NUMBER: (207) 945-9458) AND WAS INFORMED TO CONTACT DODGE CUSTOMER CARE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY, AND DID NOT OFFER FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 141,141.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE DURANGO. WHILE DRIVING, THE CONTACT ACTIVATED THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT WARMER AND NOTICED THAT THE SEAT WAS HOTTER THAN NORMAL. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC STATED THAT THE SEAT WAS REUPHOLSTERED, BUT THE FAILURE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE DEALER WOULD INSPECT THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 15V313000 AND 16V352000 (AIR BAGS). THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, THE CONTACT CALLED SMOLICH MOTORS (1865 U.S. 20, BEND, OR 97701 (541) 389-1177) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE PARTS WERE AVAILABLE AND THE VEHICLE COULD BE REPAIRED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

THIS VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A NON INJURY ACCIDENT WITH PROPERTY DAMAGE. THE INITIAL CAUSE OF THE CRASH WAS DETERMINED TO BE POOR ROAD CONDITIONS. THE DRIVER WAS DRIVING ON A GRAVEL ROAD AFTER A RAIN AND HEAVY TRAFFIC. DRIVER ENTERED A SOUPY SPOT IN THE ROAD AND THE VEHICLE STARTED TO TURN SIDEWAYS. DRIVER APPLIED THE BRAKES AND VEHICLE WOULD NOT SLOW DOWN FROM THE INITIAL VEHICLE SPEED OF AROUND 25 MPH. VEHICLE THEN LEFT THE ROADWAY, DOWN A STEEP DITCH AND THROUGH A FENCE CAUSING SEVERE DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE AND THE FENCE. DRIVER WAS ABLE TO KEEP THE VEHICLE UPRIGHT. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS REMOVED FROM THE AREA, IT WAS STILL DRIVEABLE, BUT THERE WAS VERY LITTLE VEHICLE BRAKING. UPON INSPECTION OF THE VEHICLE DAMAGE FOR THE ACCIDENT REPORT, INSPECTOR FOUND BRAKE FLUID LEAKING UNDER THE VEHICLE BELOW THE MASTER CYLINDER AREA OF THE VEHICLE. UPON OPENING THE HOOD, INSPECTOR NOTED BRAKE FLUID SPRAYED ALL OVER THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. FOUND THE REAR PRIMARY BRAKE LINE AND THE FRONT PRIMARY BRAKE LINE WERE ROUTED IN SUCH A MANNER THAT THE TWO STAINLESS STEEL JACKETED LINES WERE RUBBING ON EACH OTHER AND THE REAR LINE HAD RUPTURED, THUS LOSING BRAKING ABILITY. THIS IS THE LINE THAT GOES FROM THE MASTER CYLINDER TO THE HYDRAULIC CONTROL UNIT OF THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM. OWNER OF THE VEHICLE HAS OWNED IT SINCE 2006 AND NO BRAKE WORK OR MODIFICATIONS TO THE BRAKING SYSTEM HAVE BEEN PERFORMED WHILE CURRENT OWNER HAS POSSESSED VEHICLE. THIS APPEARS TO BE AN INSTALLATION ERROR FROM INITIAL PRODUCTION OF THE VEHICLE.

MY DODGE DURANGO IS FILLED WITH GAS IT WILL OVERFLOW. THE GAS PUMP KICKS OFF AND THEN GAS COMES SPRAYING BACK OUT AND SPILLS GAS DOWN THE SIDE OF THE CAR. IT WILL CONTINUE PUSHING GAS OUT FOR ABOUT 30 SECONDS TO A MINUTE. I'M AFRAID TO FILL THE TANK TO CAPACITY DUE TO THE FIRE DANGER OR EXPLOSION.

MY DODGE DURANGO LIMITED STARTED SHIFTING FROM AND TO 4WD AND THE SERVICE 4WD LIGHT CAME ON. THE VEHICLE BEGAN SHIFTING RANDOMLY WILE DRIVING DOWN THE HWY. IT WILL SHIFT INTO 4WL WILE DRIVING 60 MILES PER HOUR DOWN THE ROAD. THIS IS GOING TO GET SOMEONE KILLED!

EVERY TIME I FILL MY TANK, FUEL BURPS BACK OUT AND SPILLS ALL OVER THE SIDE OF THE SUV AND ON THE GROUND. I CALLED DODGE, AND THEY SAID THE RECALL FOR THIS WAS ALREADY PERFORMED, AND THAT REPAIRING IT WILL COST ME AROUND $900! IF A RECALL, HAS BEEN FIXED, AND STILL THE PROBLEM PERSISTS, THEN THE RECALL SHOULD BE RE-PERFORMED!

I BOUGHT THIS DURANGO USED. I LOOKED UP RECALLS BEFORE I BOUGHT IT TO MAKE SURE NOTHING REALLY BAD WAS AN ISSUE. 2 DAYS AFTER I BOUGHT IT IT STARTED SHIFTING INTO 4 HIGH AND 4 LOW BY ITSELF, WHILE I WAS DRIVING. FORTUNATELY IT DID NOT SHIFT INTO 4 LOW WHILE I WAS AT HIGH SPEEDS, BUT IT DID IT ONCE WHILE I WAS PULLING OUT OF A PARKING LOT AT ABOUT 10 MPH AND COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT VERY EASILY SINCE I CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP, HAD TO PUT IT IN NEUTRAL, PLAY WITH THE SHIFT KNOB TO GET IT BACK INTO AWD. AFTER THAT I WENT HOME. WHEN IT IS PARKED AND OFF, YOU CAN HEAR THE TRANFER CASE ACTUATOR SHIFTING INTO 4 WHEEL DRIVE IN AND OUT ON ITS OWN. I DID SOME RESEARCH AND UNPLUGGED THE ACTUATOR UNTIL I CAN GET THIS RESOLVED SO THAT I CAN SAFELY DRIVE THIS VEHICLE. THIS NEEDS TO BE A RECALL, I HAVE READ HUNDREDS OF REPORTS JUST LIKE MINE. IT IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE, AND IT IS VERY DANGEROUS UNLESS THE ACTUATOR IS UNPLUGGED SO THAT IT CANNOT SHIFT. THE DEALERSHIPS DON'T KNOW HOW TO FIX IT. SOME OF THE REPORTS I READ, THE OWNER HAS SPENT THOUSANDS, AND STILL THE PROBLEM PERSISTS! THAT IS WHY I HAVE NOT ATTEMPTED TO FIX THE PROBLEM ON MY OWN BY REPLACING ANY PARTS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE DURANGO. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE SERVICE 4 WHEEL DRIVE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE WENT IN AND OUT OF 4 WHEEL DRIVE AUTOMATICALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 113,000.