2005 DODGE DURANGO Complaints

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT 40 MPH THE VEHICLE LOST BRAKE POWER. NO WARNING LIGHTS THAT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO GAIN MOMENTUM, IT WAS GOING UP A HILL AND THE ROADS WERE WET. THE BRAKES DID NOT WORK FOR APPROXIMATELY 20 MINUTES. TURNING THE VEHICLE ON AND OFF DID NOT AFFECT THE BRAKES. THE BRAKES CAME BACK BY THEMSELVES. THE SECOND TIME THIS OCCURRED THE VEHICLE WAS GOING 20 MPH, AND THE CONTACT PRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL MULTIPLE TIMES, NOTHING HAPPENED WHEN THE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE TIRES BEGAN TO SPIN SUDDENLY ,AND THE SPEEDOMETER READ 60 MPH, ALTHOUGH THE VEHICLE WAS NOT MOVING. THE DEALERSHIP WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM, AND THE COMPUTER DID NOT DISPLAY ANY CODES.*AK

2005 DODGE DURANGO LOSS OF STEERING AND BRAKING CONTROL WITH LOW SPEED MOUNTAIN DRIVING. THIS WAS A RENTAL SUV IN AWD. I AM AN EXPERIENCED WINTER DRIVER WITH 35+ YEARS OF NO ACCIDENTS. DAY ONE...NO PROBLEMS. DAY TWO...REMOTE DRIVING ON TWO LANE PLOWED CENTERED ROAD...ALMOST HIT TWO ELK ON THE ROAD IN THE DARKNESS. DAY THREE...ABOUT 1 INCH OF NEW SNOW WITH NO APPARENT TRACTION/CONTROL PROBLEMS (CHECKED HARD BRAKING/SKIDDING ON THE ROAD WITHOUT PROBLEMS). THE ROAD HAD NOT BEEN TRAVELED THAT MORNING. I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 20 MPH LOOKING FOR ELK ON THE LONG GRADUAL DOWNHILL (NEARLY FLAT), WITH RIGHT TURN AT THE BOTTOM OF THE HILL. WHEN I TURNED THE WHEEL TO ENTER THE TURN, THE VEHICLE WENT STRAIGHT (NO LOAD ON THE FRONT WHEELS). TRIED BRAKING WITHOUT SENSATION OF ABS PULSING AND NO CHANGE TO TRAJECTORY. WE WERE HEADING STRAIGHT INTO A GUARDRAIL WITH A STEEP EMBANKMENT/CLIFF. TURNED THE WHEEL TO THE RIGHT STOP AND GAVE IT SOME GAS. THE DURANGO BEGAN TO CHANGE HEADING AND SLID ALONG THE GUARDRAIL INSTEAD OF GOING THROUGH IT AND OVER THE CLIFF. THE RENTAL AGENT TOLD ME ABOUT ANOTHER 2005 DURANGO WITH 4 (EXECUTIVES) MEN THAT DROVE THROUGH A GUARDRAIL AND DOWN A 60' CLIFF IN MARCH 2005. ORIGINALLY, THE AGENT THOUGHT IT WAS SPEED RELATED, BUT THEN BEGAN TO WONDER AFTER MY INCIDENT. THE THING THAT DOESN'T MAKE SENSE IS THAT THERE WAS ABSOLUTELY NO WARNING THAT I HAD LOST CONTROL IN A SLOW MOVING VEHICLE...THERE WAS NO STABILITY/CONTROL FEEDBACK TO THE DRIVER. IF THE ROAD WAS ICY UNDER THE SNOW, THERE WAS NO SENSATION OF IT TO THE DRIVER. IF IT WAS ENTIRELY THE ROAD, WOULDN'T YOU EXPECT OTHERS TO FOLLOW YOU INTO/THROUGH THE GUARDRAILS? I SEE A TREND...AT LEAST TWO 2005 DURANGO'S IN ONE YEAR DRIVING DOWNHILL ON TWO LANE SNOW COVERED ROADS LOSING CONTROL AND GOING STRAIGHT INTO GUARDRAILS WITHOUT WARNING. I SUSPECT A LATENT STABILITY AND CONTROL PROBLEM IN DURANGOS. *JB

MY 2005 DODGE DURANGO WITH THE 5.7 LITER HEMI ENGINE HAS STALLED (ENGINE DIED) ON 4 SEPARATE OCCASIONS. IN EVERY CASE I WAS COMING TO A STOP OR TURNING. *NM

DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE SUN ROOF WAS MAKING A NOISE. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY REPLACED THE SUN ROOF. AFTER REPLACEMENT RAIN LEAKED IN THROUGH THE SUNROOF ASSEMBLY AND FLOODED THE VEHICLE. THE SUN ROOF WAS REPLACED AGAIN AND THE NOISE RETURNED. ADDITIONALLY, THE SEAT BELT LIGHT CAME ON WHILE THE SEAT BELT WAS IN USE. THE DEALERSHIP DISCONNECTED THE SENSOR, AND ORDERED REPLACEMENT PARTS FOR THE ENTIRE SEAT BELT ASSEMBLY. THE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON WITH NO WARNING. THE DEALERSHIP ORDERED PARTS FOR REPAIR OF THE AIR BAG. *AK

DT: THE CONTACT STATES THERE IS NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 05V460000 CONCERNING THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. THIS VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL, BUT IT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO V IN. THE CONTACT REPAIRED THE VEHICLE AT HIS OWN EXPENSE. THE VEHICLE CAME OUT OF PARK, AND THIS IN TURN, INJURED ANOTHER OCCUPANT OF THE VEHICLE.*AK UPDATED 03/03/06.

DT: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH SHE ROLLED DOWN THE REAR WINDOWS AND THE VEHICLE SHOOK VIOLENTLY. THE VIBRATION WAS SO SEVERE THAT THERE WAS A GAP BETWEEN THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR AND THE FRAME. THE DEALER INDICATED THE VIBRATION WAS NORMAL AND REFERRED TO IT AS THE TUNNEL EFFECT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS IN AGREEMENT WITH THE DEALER AND OFFERED NO SOLUTION. *AK

VEHICLE STALLS AND A COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER FOR NO REASON. *NM THE CONSUMER STATED CHRYSLER INSTALLED A CO-PILOT IN THE VEHICLE AND THE STALLING WAS CAPTURED. UPDATED *JB

2005 DODGE DURANGO (HEMI) MY DODGE HAS RANDOMLY CUT OFF ON ME DURING LOW SPEEDS OR TURNING INTO CERTAIN AREAS. IT HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES TO ME AND ONCE TO MY WIFE. I CAME VERY CLOSE TO TAKING OUT MY MAIL BOX LAST NIGHT. MY STEERING WHEEL EVEN LOCKED UP. I CALLED THE DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME NOTHING LIKE THIS HAS EVER COME UP AT THEIR DEALER. VERY ODD. I LOVE THE VEHICLE BUT I AM VERY WORRIED ABOUT MY FAMILIES WELL BEING. WHAT SHOULD I DO? I PAID WAY TO MUCH MONEY TO HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT THIS KIND OF STUFF. *JB

MY HUSBANDS 2005 DODGE DURANGO 5.7 HEMI, PURCHASED IN MAY, STALLED THREE TIMES ALREADY. THE FIRST TWO TIMES IT STALLED HE WAS TURNING INTO A PARKING LOT. IT HAPPENED AT 1,281 MILES. WE TOOK THE CAR IN AND THEY ROAD TESTED THE VEHICLE AND COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THEY RECOMMENDED FURTHER DIAGNOSIS IF CONDITION PERSIST. WELL IT HAS, MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WHILE IT WAS SNOWING WHEN HIS WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING CAUSING HIM TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY STOP ON THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY. WHEN HE GOT BACK INTO THE CAR TO DRIVE, THE DURANGO STALLED AGAIN!! IT ONLY HAS 8,000 MILES ON IT. THE DEALER HAS IT AND THEY HAVE NO CLUE WHAT IS GOING ON. SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET HURT OR WORSE DIE BECAUSE OF THIS STALLING CONDITION. *JB

DT: THE CONTACT STATED VEHICLE STALLED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TWICE TO A CERTIFIED DEALERSHIP. DIAGNOSTIC TESTING WAS DONE. HOWEVER, NO CODES WERE CAPTURED. THE DEALER REPROGRAMMED THE SOFTWARE TWICE. THIS HAS NOT SOLVED THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE IS IN THE DEALERSHIP AWAITING ADDITIONAL SOFTWARE UPDATES. *AK