2005 DODGE DURANGO Complaints

DT: CONTACT STATES THE SUN ROOF LEAKED WATER INTO THE FUSE BOX AND SHORTED OUT THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. THE DEALER REPLACED THE SUNROOF BUT IT LEAKED AGAIN. THE NEXT TIME THE DEALER REPLACED THE SUNROOF GASKET. THE MANUFACTURER OFFERED NO FREE REMEDY. *AK UPDATED 12/27/2005 - THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS WOULD FLASH AND DIM WHILE DRIVING AND THE AIR BAG LIGHT WAS ON. *NM

WHILE REVERSING OUT OF DRIVEWAY, MY 2005 DODGE DURANGO WITH 2200 MILES STALLED AND COULD NOT BE STARTED FOR ANOTHER 10 MINUTES. ALL ELECTRICAL AND POWER SHUT OFF. HAD TO PUSH THE VEHICLE OUT OF THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET. *NM

WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH ON A STRAIGHT ROAD ON11/21/05 DURING A RAIN STORM THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON, THJEN THE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON, THEN THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT, THEN THE CHECK ENGINE, AND FINALLY ALL THE WARNING LIGHT WERE ON. THEY WOULD NOT GO OFF. THE CAR DID NOT STALL. AFTER SHUTTING THE ENGINE DOWN AND RESTARTING A FEW TIMES ALL WENT OUT EXCEPT THE CHECK ENGINE. IT WENT OUT A DAY LATER. *NM

DT: THE CONTACT STATES THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 05V460000 CONCERNING THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. THIS VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL, BUT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. THE CONTACT REPAIRED THE VEHICLE AT HIS OWN EXPENSE.*AK

2005 DODGE DURANGO WITH 5.7 HEMI STALLED AT LOW SPEED ON 5 SEPARATE OCCASIONS SO FAR (6000K MILES). TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER ALONG WITH DOCUMENTATION FROM NHTSA WEBSITE ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. DEALER DID NOT KNOW ABOUT THE PROBLEM AND WAS UNABLE TO REPLICATE PROBLEM NOR FIND ANY FAULT CODES FOR THE FAILURE. THEY DID RESET ALL ADAPTIVE MEMORY AND MODULES AND REPORTED THE IDLE IS AT A HIGHER SETTING THAN BEFORE. WILL WAIT AND SEE IF THIS TRULY FIXES THE PROBLEM. *JB

I HAVE A 2005 DODGE DURANGO WHICH I PURCHASED 9/10/05. IT HAS A LITTLE OVER 2000 MILES ON IT NOW. I WAS TURNING INTO MY PARKING LOT AT WORK, WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN MY STEERING COLUMN LOCKED UP! I WAS JUST SITTING AT THE CURB TRYING TO PUT IT IN REVERSE, OR CONTINUE GOING FORWARD, AND THE ENGINE WOULD NOT ACKNOWLEDGE ANY GEAR I PUT IT IN TO. I TURNED MY ENGINE OFF, RESTARTED IT AND IT "MAGICALLY" STARTED BACK UP AND WORKED. I IMMEDIATELY PARKED IT AND HAD IT TOWED TO THE NEAREST DEALERSHIP. TO MY DISMAY, THEY STATED THEY'D NEVER HEARD OF SUCH A PROBLEM AND COULDN'T FIGURE OUT WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS. I SUGGESTED REPLACING THE PCM. THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT SINCE IT "APPEARED" TO BE WORKING FINE. I'M VERY CONCERED ABOUT MY FAMILY'S SAFETY DUE TO THIS PROBLEM. I'M SCARED TO EVEN CONTINUE TO DRIVE THIS VEHICLE, BECAUSE WHO KNOWS WHEN IT WILL HAPPEN AGAIN! *NM

2005 DODGE DURANGO HEMI STALLS WHILE TURNING DEALER HAS "FLASHED" THE ECU (UPDATING THE POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE PER SERVICE BULLETIN). *NM

I HAVE A DODGE DURANGO 2005 WITH A HEMI 5.7L ENGINE. I AM HAVING A PROBLEM WITH IT STALLING WHEN I MAKE A SLOW TURN. IT HAS ONLY 2450 MILES ON IT AND IT HAS STALLED SEVERAL TIMES. WHEN IT STALLS, I LOOSE POWER STEERING AND IT HAS ALMOST CAUSED ME TO BE IN AN ACCIDENT. THIS HAS HAPPENED ABOUT A DOZEN TIMES. *JB

DT: THE CONTACT WAS HAVING A PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING SYSTEM. WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHER SPEEDS THE FRONT END VIBRATED. THE SERVICE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE, BUT COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK

MY FIRM REPRESENTS SEVERAL PASSENGERS AND THE PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ESTATES OF TWO DECEDENT WHO WERE KILLED WHEN A 2005 DODGE DURANGO LOST STEERING CONTROL ON THE FLORIDA TURNPIKE. THE VEHICLE IS A RENTAL VEHICLE FROM DOLLAR RENTAL CAR. IT MAY BE A CASE WHERE THE BOLTS IN THE STEERING WERE MISSING, BUT IS YET TO BE DETERMINED. PLEASE CALL 1-800-801-9399 AND ASK FOR DON HARDEMAN. HE HAS PLACED A "LEGAL HOLD" ON THIS VEHICLE AND HE IS AWARE OF THE LOCATION OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE NUMBER IS 8136354. PLEASE ASK HIM FOR THE LOCATION OF THE VEHICLE FOR INSPECTION. NHTSA ACTION NUMBER : PE05056. *JB