2005 DODGE DURANGO Complaints

BOUGHT VEHICLE 11/30/2005-USED WITH 11,411 MILES ON VEHICLE FROM DEALERSHIP. DODGE CHRYSLER JEEP OF WINTER HAVEN, 299 CYPRESS GARDENS BLVD. WINTER HAVEN FLORIDA 33880. 12/9/2005 FIRST OCCURRENCE. IDIOT LIGHTS ON DASH ON, SAME LIGHTS EVERYTIME(ABS,BRAKE,AIR BD,TRACTION,CHECK ENGINE, SPEEDOMETER,ODOMETER,HEATER,A/C QUITS WORKING. FROM 12/9/2005 TO 2/7/2006 VEHICLE HAS BEEN BACK TO DEALER 10 TIMES FOR REPAIR, THE LAST TIME THE VEHICLE WAS THERE 6 DAYS, DEALERSHIP CANNOT/WILL NOT REPAIR VEHICLE. *JB

WHILE IN DRIVE VEHICLE STALLS CAUSING LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND BRAKES. MUST RESTART TO REGAIN CONTROL. *NM

I PURCHASED MY 2005 DODGE DURANGO LAST MARCH AND IN JUNE IT STARTED STALLING WHILE I WAS DRIVING! IT WOULD HAPPEN WHILE DRIVING IN TOWN AND I NOTICED IT A LOT WHEN I MADE RIGHT TURNS. THERE WAS NO WARNING...DIDN'T MAKE ANY SOUNDS, NO LIGHTS CAME ON...I WOULD JUST TRY TO PUSH THE GAS AND THERE WAS NOTHING. IT WAS ALL I COULD DO TO GET IT PULLED OFF THE ROAD AND AVOID GETTING HIT! THIS HAPPENED ABOUT 5 TIMES WITHIN A TWO WEEK PERIOD BEFORE I THOUGHT IT WAS FIXED. THE FIRST TIME IT OCCURRED I TOOK IT STRAIGHT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG. THE COMPUTER DID NOT PICK UP ANY ERRORS AND THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO FOR ME. THEN AFTER IT HAPPENED A FEW MORE TIMES I TOOK IT STRAIGHT THERE AGAIN AND THEY FOUND A SOFTWARE UPDATE. THIS SEEMED TO HAVE FIXED IT. SO I THOUGHT UNTIL NOW. LAST WEEK IT STARTED AGAIN...1 TIME WHILE MAKING A RIGHT TURN. I CAME VERY CLOSE TO GETTING HIT AND NOW I HAVE A 3 MONTH OLD BABY RIDING IN THE CAR TO WORRY ABOUT ALSO. SO, I THOUGHT GREAT HERE WE GO AGAIN. I WAITED FOR IT TO HAPPEN ONCE MORE BEFORE I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND A FEW DAYS LATER IT HAPPENED AGAIN WHILE MAKING A RIGHT TURN IN TOWN. AGAIN, THEY ARE SAYING THERE ARE NO ERRORS IN THE COMPUTER AND THEY HAVE NO IDEA HOW TO FIX THE PROBLEM OR THAT IT IS EVEN "REALLY" HAPPENING! SO IN OTHER WORDS I AM MAKING THIS UP! THIS TIME I WAS NOT TAKING MY CAR BACK UNTIL I COULD BE ABSOLUTELY SURE THAT IT IS SAFE TO DRIVE. IT TOOK ME AN HOUR OF GOING ROUND AND ROUND WITH THEM BEFORE THEY BROKE DOWN AND GAVE ME A RENTAL. THEY ARE GOING TO HAVE ONE OF THEIR MECHANICS TEST IT FOR A FEW DAYS AND TRY TO GET IT TO HAPPEN WHILE HE IS DRIVING IT. IN THE MEAN TIME, I AM FILING FOR THE LEMON LAW WHICH COULD TAKE UP TO FOUR WEEKS AND I KNOW THEY ARE NOT GOING TO LET ME KEEP A RENTAL FOR THAT LONG! SO I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT I AM GOING TO DO FOR NOW. HOPEFULLY IT HAPPENS WHILE THE MECHANIC IS DRIVING IT AND THEY CAN COME UP WITH A SOLUTION. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WILL NOT GO INTO REVERSE. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS IT WILL GO INTO REVERSE BUT WHEN IT JERKS AND LURCHES FORWARD. IN MARCH OF 2005 THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE TEST WERE PERFORMED BUT THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP IN APRIL OF 2005 STILL EXPERIENCING THE SAME TYPE OF PROBLEMS. STILL THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. IN JULY OF 2005 THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DIFFERENT DEALERSHIP, AFTER DIAGNOSTICS TEST THE PROBLEM WAS STILL UNDETERMINED. IN DECEMBER THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN #05V460000 CONCERNING THE POWER TRAIN: AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. IN DECEMBER 2005 THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR THE RECALL REPAIRS TO BE PERFORMED. THE VEHICLE IS STILL EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEMS AS BEFORE THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN ALERTED.

2005 DODGE DURANGO 4.7L. VEHICLE STALLED WHILE IN TRAFFIC. EVERYTHING COMPLETELY DEAD. NO POWER AT ALL. VEHICLE RESTARTED AFTER A FEW MINUTES. VEHICLE DIED AGAIN WHILE MAKING A LOW SPEED RIGHT HAND TURN IN TRAFFIC. RESTARTED AGAIN. DEALERSHIP STATES NOTHING WRONG. EVEN THOUGH VEHICLE CONTINUALLY STUMBLES AT IDLE BUT DOES NOT PRODUCE ANY FAILURE CODES. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TO BE HAPPENING IN TRAFFIC. *JB

2005 DODGE DURANGO SLT 4X4 TIRE PRESSURE WARNING LIGHT I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE NEW WITH APPROXIMATELY 35 MILES ON IT. WE TEST DROVE THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THE TIRE PRESSURE WARNING LIGHT WAS ON. IT WAS TAKEN TO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AS WE WERE IN DISCUSSING FINANCING. IT WAS BROUGHT OUT TO US TO TAKE HOME AND THE LIGHT WAS STILL ON. IT WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT TO BE CHECKED AGAIN. ONE HOUR LATER IT WAS BROUGHT BACK OUT AND THE LIGHT WAS STILL ON. WE WERE TOLD THAT WE WOULD HAVE TO EXACTLY DUPLICATE THE SPEED THAT CAUSED THE WARNING LIGHT TO GO ON AND MAINTAIN THAT EXACT SPEED FOR 15 TO 20 MILES FOR THE SYSTEM TO RESET AND THE LIGHT TO GO OFF. MISSION IMPOSSIBLE IF YOU ASK ME. WE NOW HAVE 800 MILES ON THE DURANGO AND THE TIRE PRESSURE WARNING LIGHT IS STILL ON. I AM TOLD BY MY DEALER THAT THEY HAVE CHECKED THE TIRES AND NOTHING IS WRONG THEY DO NOT KNOW WHAT ELSE TO DO. HE OFFERED TO SEE IF THEY CAN DISABLE THE LIGHT, BUT THEN WHAT SAFETY AM I GETTING FOR THIS FEATURE? I AM BEGINNING TO THINK THIS IS A MATERIAL DEFECT OF SOME SORT IN THE TECHNOLOGY. MY SISTER HAS A 2005 FORD EXPEDITION 4X4 AND IS EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM. *NM

MY 2005 DODGE DURANGO HAS EXCESSIVE WIND NOISE IN THE CABIN WHEN DRIVING ABOVE APPROXIMATELY 45 MILES PER HOUR. THE NOISE IS PARTICULARLY PRONOUNCED WHEN DRIVING IN A MODERATE HEAD OR CROSS WIND. AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS IN A MODERATE HEAD OR CROSS WIND IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO CARRY ON A NORMAL CONVERSATION WITHIN THE CAB OF THE VEHICLE DUE TO THE MAGNITUDE OF THE WIND NOISE. THE WIND NOISE SEEMS TO BE ORIGINATING PRIMARILY FROM THE FRONT DOOR SEALS. BOTH OF THE FRONT DOORS CAN BE SEEN FLEXING WHEN DRIVING WITH A HEAD OR CROSS WIND. THE NOISE CAN BE LESSENED BY PULLING IN WITH CONSIDERABLE FORCE ON THE DOOR WHILE DRIVING. THIS IS THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF WIND NOISE I HAVE EVER EXPERIENCED IN ANY VEHICLE I HAVE DRIVEN AND I HAVE BEEN DRIVING FOR NEARLY 25 YEARS. IN THE ABSENCE OF A HEAD OR CROSS WIND OR AT LOW SPEEDS THE VEHICLE HAS A VERY QUITE INTERIOR. I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TWICE WITHOUT RESOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM AS OF YET. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH IN A CURVE THE VEHICLE CRASHED AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT TRIED TO AVOID A ROAD HAZARD AND LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED HEAD ON INTO A TREE. AS A RESULT OF THE CRASH, NEITHER FRONT AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE CONTACT WAS WEARING A SEAT BELT; HOWEVER, THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A WHIPLASH INJURY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS AFTER BEING INSPECTED BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY. THE INSURANCE COMPANY IS HAVING THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE POLICE WERE NOT INVOLVED SINCE THE ACCIDENT HAPPENED NEAR THE RESIDENCE ON A COUNTRY ROAD. DAIMLER CHRYSLER DENIED ANY RESPONSIBILITY, CLAIMING THAT THEIR INSPECTION REVEALED THAT THE THRESHOLD FOR AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT WAS NOT MET. THE IMPACT WAS ABSORBED BY THE VEHICLE'S CRUSH POINTS. ALSO, DURING ELECTRONIC TESTING NO FAULT CODES APPEARED THAT WOULD HAVE INDICATED ANY MALFUNCTION AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. *AK

2005 DODGE DURANGO STALLS WHEN DRIVING. THE DEALERSHIP INDICATED SOFTWARE FAILURE IN POWER TRAIN CONTROL MODULE, THE TECH. PERFORMED TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN #18-013-05. *JB

I BOUGHT A 2005 DODGE DURANGO IN JUNE 2005. THE FIRST 9000 MILES WERE GREAT. NO PROBLEMS. IN OCTOBER 2005 THE HEADLIGHTS/FOG LIGHTS STARTED TO GO ON AND OFF BY THEMSELVES. THE DEALERSHIP MOVED THE INSPECTIONS STICKER. DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. THEY THEN REPLACED THE SENSORS AND SWITCHED, DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM, THEY THEN REPLACED THE CIRCUIT BOARD, DID NOT CORRECT. THEY THEN HAD A TECH FROM THE FACTORY LOOK AT THE VEHICLE. THEY REPLACED THE MODULE. I PICKED UP THE CAR YESTERDAY AND ON MY WAY HOME FROM THE DEALER THE LIGHTS WENT ON AND OFF AGAIN. I HAVE SENT THE LEMON LAW CARD TO CHRYSLER. I CONTACTED CHRYSLER AGAIN TODAY ABOUT THIS ISSUE. THEY BASICALLY HAVE STATED THAT IT IS UP TO THE DISTRICT MANAGER TO RESOLVE THIS PROBLEM. I AM WAITING ONCE AGAIN FOR HIM TO CALL ME BACK. THE HORN ALSO BLOWS BY ITSELF (THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE), THE RADIO HAS TURNED ITSELF ON AND OFF BY ITSELF TWICE, THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG LIGHT HAS CAME ON WHEN IT SHOULD NOT AND THE DRIVERS SIDE AIRBAG SHOWED THAT IT HAD DEPLOYED WHEN IN FACT IT DID NOT. THE OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE GAUGE ON THE OVERHEAD CONSOLE DID NOT WORK CORRECTLY (ONLY ONE TIME.) I FEEL THAT I HAVE BEEN MORE THEN PATIENT WITH THESE RECURRING PROBLEMS. THEY HAVE PUT A CO-PILOT ON THE CAR TO NO AVAIL.*JB