2012 DODGE DURANGO Complaints

2012 DODGE DURANGO CREW WITH 5.7L HEMI ENGINE. 10/23/18 - VEHICLE THROUGH ENGINE ERROR CODE RELATED TO CYLINDER 8 MISFIRE. PULLED THE PLUGS AND CYLINDER 8 PLUG WAS BURNT. SINCE THE LAST PLUG CHANGE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN, I REPLACED ALL 16 SPARK PLUGS. VEHICLE STARTED AND RAN FINE. ERROR CODE CLEARED AND DID NOT REAPPER. 11/7/18 - WHILE DRIVING AT ~60MPH THROTTLE FLUTTERED AND VEHICLE THEN DIED. NO CHECK ENGINE OR WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. TRIED TO RE-START ENGINE SINCE NO WARNINGS WERE VISIBLE. ENGINE MADE GRINDING NOISE AND SEIZED. DETERMINED BY LUTHER BROOKDALE DODGE IN BROOKLYN PARK THAT THERE IS A HOLE IN THE BLOCK, ENGINE IS SEIZED AND THE ENGINE NEEDS REPLACEMENT. MILEAGE WAS 114,XXX. SAFETY ISSUE IS THAT VEHICLE DIED AT HIGHWAY SPEED, LEADING TO A LOSS OF POWER STEERING, AND ASSISTED BRAKING ABILITY. NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH SO THERE WAS NO VISIBLE INDICATOR OF ENGINE FAILURE.

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD THE VEHICLE JUST SHUTS OFF WITHOUT WARNING. SOMETIMES ITS JUST ALL THE LIGHTS AND ELECTRICAL GO OUT BUT THE VEHICLE STAYS RUNNING.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS AND MAKING LEFT TURNS ONLY, THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE HOWEVER, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WOULD FLICKER WHILE STARTING THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE PASSENGER'S FRONT SEAT MELTED ALONG WITH THE REAR DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S HEATED SEAT ALSO SHOWED HEAT DAMAGE. ADDITIONALLY, THE REAR BACK-UP CAMERA WAS INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO BE DIAGNOSED. MASSEY YARDLEY JEEP CHRYSLER DODGE RAM (777 NORTH STATE ROAD 7, PLANTATION, FL 33317, (954) 327-4000) WAS CONTACTED AND NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 133,430. *TT*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG AND SEAT BELT WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER (CROWN DODGE CHRYSLER JEEP RAM FIAT, 2707 SHORTCUT RD, PASCAGOULA, MS 39567, (228) 769-1660) DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TAKARA RECALL - LOUD CLICKING SOUNDS FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. TOOK IT LOCAL TRANSMISSION MECHANIC AND WAS TOLD IT WAS THE TRANSFER CASE MOTOR. DID NOT GET A SAFETY WARNING LIGHT. AFTER CHECKING INTERNET NOTICE THAT I WAS THE FIRST WITH THIS PROBLEM. SEEMS DODGE HAS A HISTORY CONCERNING TRANSFER CASE MOTOR. THE CLICKING SOUNDS HAPPENED EVEN AFTER TURN VEHICLE OFF AND WHEN STARTING OR SHIFTING FROM P TO D,R OR N.

DRIVING, SUDDENLY CHARGING STATION LIGHT FLASHED ON SCREEN AND VEHICLE WAS MAKING REVING ENGINE SOUND. PULLED OVER AND SMOKE WAS EXITING FRONT GRILL. ALL ELECTRICAL DIED AND COULDN'T GET KEY OUT OF IGNITION. CALLED TOWING TO AUTO SHOP THAT WAS AVAILABLE IMMEDIATELY. DIAGNOSIS WAS ALTERNATOR HAD IGNITED COMPUTER SYSTEM THEREFORE ALL ELECTRICAL POWER OUTAGE.

WHILE DRIVING 55 MILES AN HOUR ON A STATE ROAD DRIVING STRAIGHT THE CAR COMPLETELY STARTED GOING CRAZY. THE DASHBOARD WAS BLINKING INDICATING THAT MY SEATBELT WAS NOT BUCKLED WHICH IT WAS, THE CAR WENT FROM DRIVE TO PARK TO NEUTRAL THE WIPERS STARTED AND IT WASN'T RAINING AND THE CAR THEN ALL OF THE SUDDEN STOPPED DEAD. THE DEALER SAYS MY SPECIFIC CAR VIN IS NOT PART OF THE RECALL WHERE THIS EXACT PROBLEM WAS STATED IN TWO PRIOR RECALLS. THIS WAS A VERY DANGEROUS EVENT AND I COULD HAVE BEEN HURT OR SOMEONE ELSE HURT.

BEGINNING IN DEC 2017, WE'VE HAD SPORADIC ISSUES WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAYS AND LOCAL ROADS WITH SOME PORTION OF THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. WHEN THIS HAPPENS, THE CENTER LCD DASH SCREEN POWERS OFF, AND WE LOSE POWER STEERING AND BRAKES. DASH LIGHTS, EXTERIOR LIGHTS, RADIO, A/C ALL STAY ON. TYPICALLY WE HAVE TO PULL OVER AND TURN THE CAR OFF & BACK ON FOR IT TO RETURN. FROM DEC-OCT, ITS HAPPENED APPROX 5-6 TIMES. THE DEALER WASN'T ABLE TO REPLICATE THE ISSUE FOR THE DAYS THEY HAD IT, AND NO ERROR CODES WERE WRITTEN. A FRIEND ALSO WITH A DURANGO DESCRIBED TO ME SIMILAR ISSUES WITH HIS, AND SAID HIS TIPM WAS FAULTY. WE HAVE LIFETIME WARRANTY, AND THE TIPM IS COVERED, BUT THEY REFUSE TO REPLACE IT UNTIL THE DEALER CAN REPLICATE THE ISSUE AND GET AN ERROR CODE POINTING TO THE TIPM. I BELIEVE BECAUSE WE LOSE POWER STEERING, THAT THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD AND SHOULD BE REPLACED REGARDLESS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE DURANGO. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE JERKED BACK AND FORTH. IN ADDITION, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND CODE: P0303 (MISFIRE) DISPLAYED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO SJ DENHAM CHRYSLER JEEP FIAT (772 N MARKET ST, REDDING, CA 96003, 530-241-1756) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CAM SHAFT AND LIFT WERE FRACTURED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 73,850.

MY DURANGO HAD BEEN REPAIRED PER RECALL R09, AND NOW THE VEHICLE IS DOING THE SAME THING AS IT WAS BEFORE THE REPAIR, WHICH IS HAVE FAILED STARTS, AND THE ENGINE SHUTTING DOWN WHILE DRIVING ( VERY DANGEROUS ESPECIALLY ON THE FREEWAY).