2005 DODGE DURANGO Complaints

UNEXPECTED AND IMMEDIATE ENGINE STALL AT HIGHWAY SPEED CAUSED COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER, INCLUDING LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES. I WAS ABLE TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, PLACE THE TRUCK IN PARK, AND RESTART. THIS WAS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION THAT COULD HAVE PRODUCED GRAVE CONSEQUENCES. TOOK THE TRUCK TO A DODGE DEALER WOULD COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG. WARRANTY WORK SIX MONTHS PRIOR INCLUDED CHANGING THE FLUID RETURN FILTER ON THE TRANSMISSION. THIS SERVICE WORK WAS A RESULT OF SLUGGISH POWER TO THE TRANSMISSION. TRUCK HAS ALSO DIED WHILE DRIVING IN SLOW TRAFFIC. *NM

2005 DURANGO SITTING IN IDLE POPPED INTO GEAR AND ROLLED DOWN STREET 250 FEET INTO FRONT YARD OF RESIDENT. *JB

DROVE HOME FROM A TRIP AND PARKED OUR 2005 DODGE DURANGO IN OUR GARAGE AT 11:30 PM AND AWOKE AT 5:00 AM TO SMOKE ALARM TO FIND THE INSIDE OF OUR TRUCK ON FIRE. HAD OUR CAR WINDOWS BEEN DOWN, MY 2 SONS, MY HUSBAND AND MYSELF WOULD BE DEAD. IT LOOKS AS IF SOMETHING OVERHEATED BEHIND THE STEERING WHEEL INSIDE THE DASH AND IGNITED. *JB

ONGOING STALLING PROBLEM WITH DODGE 5.7L HEMI IN 2005 DURANGO. SEE NHTSA ACTION NUMBER EA05018. VEHICLE HAS BEEN INTO DEALER SEVERAL TIMES WITH NO RESOLUTION FOR PROBLEM. DODGE HAS A SERVICE BULLETIN FOR THIS PROBLEM AND ALL OF THE FIXES FOR THE PROBLEM(MOSTLY SOFTWARE UPGRADES) HAVE BEEN IMPLEMENTED, HOWEVER THE VEHICLE STILL CONTINUES TO STALL. PROBLEM OCCURS MOSTLY WHEN THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN INITIALLY STARTED. ISSUE HAS NOT CAUSED AN ACCIDENT YET, BUT HAS CREATED SEVERAL CLOSE CALLS BECAUSE IT HAS STALLED WHEN PULLING OUT INTO TRAFFIC FROM A STOP SIGN. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE APPLYING BRAKE PRESSURE AT VARIOUS SPEEDS ON THE HIGHWAY, THE BRAKES SQUEALED FOLLOWED BY SMOKE COMING FROM THE FRONT BRAKES. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER WHO DETERMINED THE FRONT BRAKE CALIPER MOUNT NEEDED TO BE CLEANED. AFTERWARDS, THE PROBLEM PERSISTED, AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED.

THE VEHICLE STARTED, BUT STALLED BEFORE PLACING IT IN GEAR. RESTARTING WAS ATTEMPTED NUMEROUS TIMES BEFORE THE VEHICLE WOULD START AND REMAIN RUNNING. THIS IS REMINISCENT OF PAST SITUATIONS WHERE THE VEHICLE HAS STALLED, AND WOULD NOT RESTART. THESE PREVIOUS SITUATIONS WHERE REPORTED UNDER ODI# 10147495 ON JANUARY 9TH, 2006. THIS STALLING SITUATION IS EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS TO THE DRIVER AND PASSENGERS. CHRYSLER??S RESPONSE HAS BEEN TO RE-FLASH THE PCM. HOWEVER, FAULT CODES HAVE NOT BEEN IDENTIFIED. EVENTUALLY, THIS STALLING/NON-RESTARTING CONDITION WILL BE FATAL TO EITHER MY FAMILY OR TO SOMEONE ELSE??S FAMILY. AT WHICH TIME, I WILL ACTIVELY RETRIEVE THESE NHTSA SUBMITTAL AS DOCUMENTATION OF A KNOWN PROBLEM THAT WAS NOT ADDRESSED BY THE MANUFACTURER. *NM NOTE: PREVIOUS SUBMISSION UNDER ODI# 10147495 THE ENGINE HAS QUIT TWICE NOW WHILE ACCELERATING AWAY FROM A STOP. ONCE THE ENGINE STALLS, IT CANNOT BE RE-STARTED. IN FACT, THE ENGINE WILL NOT CRANK. THE FIRST TIME THIS OCCURRED IN NOVEMBER OF 2005, THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THE PCM WAS RE-PROGRAMMED. NOW DURING THE SECOND INCIDENT, THE DEALERSHIP IS CLAIMING THAT THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. *JB

MR MULLENS WIFE WAS DRIVING ON A BUSY LOCAL STREET AT DUSK. PASSING THROUGH A TRAFFIC INTERSECTION THE ENGINE IN HER CAR JUST STALLED/DIED/STOPPED RUNNING. THE CAR WAS DIFFICULT TO STOP AND TURN. ONCE THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED THE ENGINE RESTARTED WITH THE FIRST TURN OF THE KEY. SHE IS NOT SURE IF THIS IS RELATED BUT SHE THINKS ITS POSSIBLE THAT THE ENGINE STALLED WHEN SHE TURNED THE HEADLIGHTS ON.

WE PURCHASED A 2005 DODGE DURANGO HEMI IN APRIL OF 2005. SINCE THEN THE ENGINE HAS STALLED IN A VARIETY OF SITUATIONS AT LEAST 15 TIMES. WE HAVE HAD IT TO THE DEALER ON A COUPLE OF OCCASIONS AND THEY SAY THEY CANNOT DIAGNOSE OR FIX THE PROBLEM IF THEY CAN'T EITHER DUPLICATE IT (THEY COULDN'T) OR FIND A FAULT CODE (THEY DIDN'T). NOW THEY WANT ME TO LEAVE IT FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD, WHICH ISN'T POSSIBLE. THE MOST COMMON TIME FOR IT TO STALL IS TURNING AT SLOWER SPEEDS, THOUGH IT HAS STALLED AT IDLE AS WELL (I.E. STOPPING AT A STOP LIGHT, COASTING). THE TWO WORSE TIMES FOR ME WERE TURNING LEFT ACROSS ONCOMING TRAFFIC AND NEARLY GETTING SLAMMED BY A SCHOOL BUS, AND ANOTHER TIME NEAR THE SAME SCHOOL WHERE THE ENGINE STALLED AS I ROLLED AT 20 MPH AND DIDN'T REALIZE IT UNTIL I ALMOST RAN UP ON A SIDEWALK WITH KIDS GOING TO SCHOOL. THIS IS ABSOLUTELY THE TRUTH. OTHER TIMES HAVEN'T CAUSED IMMEDIATE DANGER BUT THE NEXT TIME COULD BE MUCH MORE SERIOUS. SOMEONE WILL BE HURT OR WORSE IF CHRYSLER DOESN'T DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS!!! I UNDERSTAND THE NEED TO DUPLICATE AN ISOLATED INCIDENT, BUT WHEN SO MANY HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE HAVE PUBLICLY VOICED THEIR OWN EXPERIENCES, AND WHO KNOWS HOW MANY MORE EITHER NOT SAYING ANYTHING OR GOING THROUGH THE RINGER AT THE DEALERSHIP, SOMETHING MORE SHOULD BE ACKNOWLEDGED BY CHRYSLER AND THEIR DEALERS. IT'S UNBELIEVABLE THAT YOU GIVE THEM SO MUCH MONEY FOR THE CAR, THEN GO IN TIME AFTER TIME AND PAY THEM TO SERVICE IT, ONLY TO HAVE THEM GET STONE COLD WITH YOU OVER THIS. UNREAL! I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER CHRYSLER PRODUCT AGAIN. EVER. *JB

DRIVERS SIDE SEAT. PLASTIC MOLDING THAT GOES AROUND THE SEAT BELT ON THE LEFT LOWER SIDE. PART KEEPS COMING OFF. FELL OFF A COUPLE WEEKS AFTER WE PURCHASED THE DURANGO. WE TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER, THE ENTIRE PART THAT WRAPS AROUND HAD TO BE REPLACED. 2 WEEKS AFTER HAVING THIS REPAIRED, IT CAME OFF AGAIN. THE FIRST TIME, IT FELL OFF ON THE ROAD WHEN DRIVER EXITED THE DURANGO. WE DID NOT REALIZE IT HAD COME OFF AND IT GOT RAN OVER BY ANOTHER DRIVER. WE WILL NOW HAVE TO TAKE IT BACK AGAIN FOR THE 2ND TIME TO BE REPLACED. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE RECALL LETTER WAS RECEIVED 7-21-06 CONCERNING RECALL # 06V067000; WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR. THE CONTACT IS NOT EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE AT THIS TIME. THE PARTS NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE ARE NOT AVAILABLE AT THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP. THE MANUFACTURER CONFIRMED THE PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE.