2005 DODGE DURANGO Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE DURANGO. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO REFUEL THE VEHICLE, THERE WAS EVIDENCE OF A FUEL LEAKAGE COMING FROM THE FILLER NECK OF THE FUEL TANK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED ON EVERY FUEL FILL UP. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09V003000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 238,990.

DRIVING THE DURANGO THE VEHICLE WILL SHIFT INTO 4 WHEEL LOW AT ANY SPEED,ALSO WHEN I TURN THE CAR OFF AND TAKE OUT THE KEY YOU CAN HEAR THE TRANSFER CASE OR TRANSFER CASE MOTOR ENGAGING,ALSO THE SERVICE 4WD SYSTEM LIGHT BLINKS ON AND OFF ALL THE TIME.DODGE DEALER HAVE NO CLUE WHATS WRONG.

I JUST RETURNED FROM A TRIP FROM P.A TO BUFFALO N.Y. I PARKED IT OVERNIGHT WOKE UP THE NEXT MORNING TO A LOUD RATTLE SOUND COMING FROM THE ENGINE. HAD IT TOWED TO MY LOCAL DODGE DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME THAT A ENGINE ROD BROKE AND BLEW A HOLE IN THE ENGINE BLOCK,THE SUV HAD AROUND 140,00 ON IT ,I REPLACED THE ENGINE BRAND NEW AT THE COST OF AROUND 6,500.00..DODGE DURANGO SLT 5.7 HEMI.

AS I WAS DRIVING HOME, ALL OF THE DASH WARNING/SERVICE LIGHTS CAME ON. AT THE SAME TIME, MY TURN SIGNALS, BRAKE LIGHTS, WINDSHIELD WIPERS, HAZARD LIGHTS, AND ALL GAUGES MALFUNCTIONED. I BELIEVE THIS TO BE AN ISSUE WITH THE "FRONT CONTROL MODULE".

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V352000 (AIR BAGS). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PARTS NEEDED FOR THE RECALL REMEDY WERE STILL NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

WHEN FILLING THE GAS TANK A LARGE AMOUNT OF GASOLINE SPITS OUT AFTER THE FUEL NOZZLE CLICKS OFF. I FIRST THOUGHT IS WAS A DEFECT WITH THE FUEL NOZZLE. BUT IT CONTINUES TO HAPPEN EACH TIME I FILL UP. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND COULD CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH IN THE EVENT OF A FIRE OR EXPLOSION. THERE ARE SEVERAL VIDEOS ON YTUBE WHICH CLEARLY SHOW THIS PROBLEM. WHEN THIS OCCURS THE VEHICLE IS STOPPED AT THE SERVICE STATION WITH THE ENGINE AND IGNITION IS OFF. I HAVE RESEARCHED AND FOUND THE CHRYSLER HAS A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM BUT VIN IS NOT INCLUDED. THE RECALL SHOULD INCLUDE ALL VEHICLES THAT HAVE THIS PROBLEM. PLEAS ADVISE ON WHAT CAN BE DONE TO GET CHRYSLER TO RECTIFY THIS DANGEROUS PROBLEM AT THEIR EXPENSE. THANK YOU. THIS PROBLEM FIRST OCCURRED IN NOVEMBER 2016 AND HAS CONTINUED EACH TIME I FILL UP. *TR

SHIFTS FROM AWD TO 4LOCK AND 4LOW ON IT'S OWN WHILE PARKED OR EVEN WHEN DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. ALSO, CAN HEAR THE TRANSFER CASE TRYING TO SHIFT EVEN WHEN THE VEHICLE IS OFF. *TR

LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS WILL NOT WORK PROPERLY. HEADLIGHTS WILL ACT AS DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS, EVEN AT NIGHT. IF THE AUTOMATIC LIGHTS ARE SELECTED, ONLY THE DRIVER'S SIDE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT WORKS.

TWO DAYS AGO I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY ABOUT 75 MPH WHEN MY SERVICE 4 WHEEL DRIVE LIGHT CAME ON AND THEN IT SWITCHED ITSELF INTO 4 WHEEL DRIVE BY ITSELF. AND THEN I HERD A LOAD POP AND IT STARTED SMOKING. I MANAGED TO GET PULLED OVER WHILE IT WAS YANKING ME TO THE LEFT THE HOLE TIME. I POPPED THE HOOD TO FINED WHAT SMELLED LIKE BURNED TRANNY FLUID ALL OVER MY ENGINE. I MANAGED TO MOVE THE VEHICLE TO THE EXIT IN FRONT OF ME AND HAD IT TOWED FROM THE GAS STATION BACK HOME. I HAD MY MECHANIC FROM THE CAR LOT I BOUGHT IT FROM COME AND TAKE A LOOK HE SAID THE TRANSFER MOTOR WAS READY A FAULTY VOLTAGE AND TRIGGERED THE 4 WHEEL DRIVE AND GOING 75 MPH WHEN IT ENGAGED BLEW MY TRANSFER CASE AND MAYBE MORE. HE HAVE TO GET IT BACK TO THE SHOP TO FIND OUT MORE. I LOOKED ON SEVERAL FORUMS TO FIND THAT FOR OVER THE PAST 5 YRS A LOT OF DODGE DURANGO OWNERS HAVE HAD THE SAME ISSUE AND HAVE SPENT THOUSANDS TO FIX AN ISSUE THAT OBVIOUSLY WAS A DEFECT FROM THE FACTORY. THEY REPLACED FRONT CONTROL MODULE, TRANSFER CASE, TRANSFER CASE MOTOR AND HAD IT REWIRED. SOME DID PART AND LATER HAD TO DO IT ALL JUST TO FIX. IF I HAD NOT HAD DURBY DRIVING EXPERIENCE WHEN THIS HAPPENED I COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED. I FEEL THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE FOR THE PEOPLE THAT DON'T HAVE KNOWLEDGE OF CONTROLLING A VEHICLE THAT YOU HAVE SHIFT ON ITS OWN AND PUT YOU ALL OVER THE ROAD. HERE IS ONE SITE AMONG OTHERS WHERE IT IS A MAJOR ISSUE HTTP://WWW.DODGEDAKOTA.NET/BOARDS/DEA/132-1.HTML,HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/DODGE/DURANGO/2005/DRIVETRAIN/POWER_TRAIN.SHTML. *TR

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 15V313000 (AIR BAGS) AND 16V352000 (AIR BAGS). THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIRS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.