2017 DODGE DURANGO Complaints

VEHICLE HAS TRANSMISSION GEAR ISSUE OR SOFTWARE PROBLEM WHEN DOWNSHIFTING. CAR IS SUPPOSEDLY LEARNING TO DRIVING HABIT BUT TRANSMISSION SHIFTING JERKS ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU ARE DECREASING SPEED BEHIND CAR IN FRONT AND AS IT IS FULLY STOPPED AND ENGAGES INTO IDLE(1) IT JERKS HARSHLY TO POINT OF ALMOST HITTING CAR IN FRONT. EVEN WHEN PUTTING CAR INTO AUTOMATIC TO PADDLE SHIFTING MODE IT JERKS JUST TO ENGAGE THE GEAR. ECO MODE IS SPORADIC, SPORT MODE IS LESS, AND MANUAL PADDLE SHIFTING IS LEAST NOTICEABLE SINCE IT IS CONTROLLED BY USER. SIMILAR ISSUES HAVE BEEN REPORTED BY MULTIPLE DODGE USERS REGARDING TRANSMISSION JOLTING EVEN FOR 2015 TO 2019 MODELS, MAYBE EVEN FURTHER BACK. VEHICLE IS GOING TO SHOP TODAY ON 2/10/20.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THERE WAS GREY AND WHITE SMOKE COMING FROM THE TAIL PIPE. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE WAS RUNNING HOT WHILE THE START AND STOP WARING LIGHT AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT COOLANT WAS PUT IN THE VEHICLE TO COOL DOWN THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE COIL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND THE HEAD GASKET WAS CRACKED AND LEAKING AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT CONTACTED REDLANDS CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE RAM (500 W REDLANDS BLVD, REDLANDS, CA 92373) WHERE THEY INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO BE REPAIRED DUE TO WARRANTY EXPIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

WITH IN THE PAST 8 MONTHS AND STARTING AT 38,000 MILES THE LED RACING TAIL LIGHTS ON THE PASSENGER SIDE HAS AN 8" INCH BURNT OUT SPOT AND NOW THE LEFT DRIVERS SIDE HAS THE SAME ISSUE.

TIRE WEARS PREMATURELY CAUSE VIBRATIONS IN STEERING WHICH CAN CAUSE LOSE OF STEERING CONTROL. BOZAK OF MERRILLVILLE IN TECHNICIAN DESCRIBES THE ISSUE AS DODGE USING LOWER QUALITY TIRES ON A PERFORMANCE SUV. THESE VEHICLES ARE MOST COMMONLY USED FOR HAULING AROUND FAMILIES. I FIND IT DISAPPOINTING THAT THIS WOULD BE THE CASE WHEN A VEHICLE OF THIS PERFORMANCE AND PRICE TAGS HAS BEEN SUBJECTED TO LOWER QUALITY PARTS ESPECIALLY ON AN IMPORTANT ITEM LIKE TIRES.

TAIL LIGHT HAS WATER IN THEM. WEATHER CAUSES WATER TO FREEZE AND DAMAGE LIGHTS. MAKES IT HARD TO SEE WHEN BRAKING AT NIGHT.

I NOTICED THAT THE FRONT LEFT TURN SIGNAL QUIT WORKING. I ASSUMED IT WAS A BURNT-OUT BULB. IN SEARCHING ON THE INTERNET FOR A "HOW-TO" FOR REPLACING THIS BULB (IT'S IN PRETTY CRAMPED QUARTERS), I FOUND THAT IT WAS COMMON FOR THE TURN SIGNALS TO WORK INTERMITTENTLY FOR THIS VEHICLE AND SEVERAL MODEL YEARS BEFORE AND AFTER IT. FURTHER, THERE WAS A DIAGNOSIS OF BURNT CONTACTS THAT WERE THE CULPRIT. IN REMOVING THE BULB, IT APPEARED TO BE NOT BURNT OUT, BUT THE CONTACT WAS BURNT. I REPLACED IT AND THE NEXT DAY IT FAILED TO WORK AGAIN. NOW IT AND THE OTHER ONE WORK INTERMITTENTLY. IN REMOVING THEM, I FIND THAT THE CONTACT IN THE RECEPTACLE IS ALSO BURNT. I FEEL THAT THIS IS A PREVALENT PROBLEM ON THIS VEHICLE MODEL (GIVEN THE INTERNET COMPLAINTS), AND THAT THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. FURTHER, I AM REQUIRED (FOR SAFETY REASONS) TO HAVE FUNCTIONING TURN SIGNALS ON THIS VEHICLE. I CONTACTED THE DEALER AND THEY CLAIM THAT THERE ARE NO OUTSTANDING RECALLS ON THIS VEHICLE. BEYOND THAT THEY REFUSED TO COMMIT TO WHETHER THIS WAS A KNOWN PROBLEM OR IF THERE WAS A KNOWN SOLUTION.

I NOTICED WATER GETTING INTO THE MIDDLE LED RACE TRACK LIGHTING. THE MIDDLE LED LIGHT IS ALREADY OUT BECAUSE OF THIS. I BELIEVE THE HOUSING IS A FACTORY DEFECT, MY TRUCK ONLY HAS 40,000 AND THIS IS ALREADY HAPPENING. EXTENDED WARRENTY WONT COVER THIS BECAUSE OF "CONDENSATION."

ON JANUARY 6, 2020, I PLACED MY 2017 DODGE DURANGO INTO PARK IN MY HOME'S DRIVEWAY AND EXITED THE VEHICLE, LEAVING THE EMPTY VEHICLE IDLING. APPROXIMATELY 30 SECONDS LATER, THE VEHICLE SLIPPED OUT OF PARK AND INTO DRIVE AND ROLLED AWAY, FORWARD, INTO MY GARAGE, CAUSING SIGNIFICANT PROPERTY DAMAGE. I HAVE THE INCIDENT RECORDED ON VIDEO, BUT I AM UNABLE TO UPLOAD IT TO THIS WEBSITE. I WILL HAPPILY FORWARD IT BY EMAIL OR OTHER MEANS IF REQUESTED. I ALSO HAVE PHOTOS OF THE GARAGE DAMAGE. I AM AWARE THAT DODGE/JEEP/RAM HAVE HAD THIS ISSUE WITH THE DIAL GEAR SHIFTER SLIPPING OUT OF GEAR RESULTING IN ROLLAWAY INCIDENTS. NO RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED AND THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN. I HAVE THREE SMALL CHILDREN THAT THANKFULLY WERE NOT NEAR THE VEHICLE WHEN THE INCIDENT OCCURRED. CONSUMERS SHOULD BE MADE AWARE THAT THIS ISSUE WITH THE DIAL SHIFTER REMAINS ONGOING AND A RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED BY THE MANUFACTURER. I HAVE CALLED CHRYSLER'S CORPORATE OFFICE TO REPORT THIS ISSUE BUT TO DATE, NO ONE HAS BEEN IN CONTACT WITH ME REGARDING THIS ISSUE OR THE IMMEDIATE REPAIRS THAT ARE NECESSARY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 DODGE DURANGO R/T AWD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RACE TRACK LIGHTS WERE BURNED OUT BY WATER. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN SEEN AT THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE EXTENDED WARRANTIES EXPIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 55,000.

BUENAS TARDES, LA LUZ QUE VA EN LA PUERTA TRASERA DEL BAL, AUNQUE NO ESTA ROTA, PRESENTA FILTRACIN DE AGUA, Y YA DEJARON DE ILUMINAR ALGUNOS LED. MI NOMBRE ES [XXX], ESTOY EN BOGOTA COLOMBIA, EMAIL [XXX], EL VEHCULO TIENE 36.000 KM, Y EL CONCESIONARIO, LA NICA SOLUCIN QUE DA ES CAMBIARLA PERO NO DAN GARANTA. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR