2005 DODGE DURANGO Complaints

SEAT BELT IS LOCKED BUT LIGHT COMES ON AS IF IT WAS NOT ON. I HAVE TO UNDO, AND REAPPLY FOR LIGHT TO GO OFF. RADIO WILL NOT WORK AT TIMES. RADIO REPAIR GUY SAID I NEEDED A NEW AMPLIFIER. ONE DAY IT JUST STARTS PLAYING, BUT WHEN I STOPPED TO GET GAS, THE CAR WOULD NOT START. AFTER BATTERY WAS REPLACED, THE CARGO LAMP STAYS ON IF I OPEN MY REAR HATCH. WILL ONLY GO OFF IF I CLOSED IT TWICE.

CAR STALLS AT STOP LIGHT. NO REASON. CAR STARTED SHIFTING INTO ALL WHEEL DRIVE BY ITSELF. I COULD HEAR IT SHIFTING AS I OPENED DRIVER DOOR, AND CAR WAS NOT ON. DID NOT KNOW WHAT THE NOISE WAS. CAR SOUNDED LIKE IT WAS GRINDING THE GEARS WHEN MOVED INTO DRIVE. TOWED TO SHOP. TRANSMISSION GUY COULD NOT FIGURE OUT WHY IT CHANGED ALL BY ITSELF. CARGO LAMP IS ONE IF I OPEN REAR HATCH. IT WILL ONLY GO OFF IF I CLOSE THE HATCH TWICE. NOW AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON, SINCE NEW BATTERY WAS REPLACED.

THIS VEHICLE ROUTINELY STALLS AND SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVE, DECELARATION, COASTING, AND ALSO WHILE AT A COMPLETE STOP. I HAVE ALREADY HAD ONE ACCIDENT DUE TO THIS ISSUE AND HAS BECOME INCREASINGLY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE.

THE VEHICLE IS SWITHING INTO 4WHEEL DRIVE ON ITS OWN AND SVC 4X4 FLASHES ON DASH. ALSO WHEN KEY OFF AND/ OR AFTER UNLOCKING DOORS WIT KEY FAB I CAN HEAR IT SWICHING IN AND OUT OF 4X4. I HAVE READ FORUMS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND THERE SHOULD ABSOLUTELY BE A RECALL ON THIS ISSUE. SHAME ON DODGE BIGTIME!!

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V352000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

SEVERAL INCIDENTS OF UNCOMMANDED ENGAGEMENT OF THE FOUR WHEEL DRIVE FROM THE ALL WHEEL DRIVE MODE. NO INDICATION AT THE DASH OR AT THE SWITCH LOCATED ON THE DASH. THIS HAS OCCURRED WHILE IN MOTION AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND WHILE THE VEHICLE IS STOPPED AND TURNED OFF (THE SOUND OF THE TRANSFER CASE SERVO MOTOR OPERATING IS QUITE OBVIOUS). THIS PRESENTS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION SINCE ENGAGEMENT OF THE 4WD AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, PARTICULARLY WHEN THE ROAD SURFACE IS SLIPPERY, COULD EASILY RESULTS IN LOSE OF CONTROL.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2005 DODGE DURANGO. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 40 TO 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE DROVE OVER BLACK ICE AND CRASHED INTO A BRIDGE. THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT WAS INJURED AND RECEIVED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE DURANGO. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS LOW SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY SWITCHED INTO FOUR WHEEL DRIVE. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

I HAVE A 2005 DODGE DURANGO WITH THE 5.7 HEMI ENGINE.. IT HAS 80,000 MILES AND JUST RECENTLY THE ENGINE STARTED SHUTTING OFF AT RANDOM TIMES WHEN DRIVING, MOSTLY WHEN I HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD.. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS WITH THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY SAFETY BOARD WEBSITE AND SEE THERE IS A HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS FROM FEBURARY 2005 THRU PRESENT .. THERE WAS AN INVESTIGATION OPENED IN 2005 PE05-027 THEN IT WAS TRANSFERRED TO AN ENGINEERING ANALYSIS ( EA05-018) AND THEN NOTHING.. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THE NHTSA DROPPED THE BALL ON THIS?? THERE IS NO FURTHER ANSWERS TO THE COMPLAINT.. PLEASE ADVISE ME WHAT DO I HAVE TO DO TO GET A N ANSWER TO THIS PROBLEM, WHICH IS A MANUFACTURES ERROR THAT IS GOING TO GET ME KILLED OR SOMEONE ELSE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE DURANGO. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND SHUT DOWN WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO A MECHANIC. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.