2005 DODGE DURANGO Complaints

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  • 2005 DODGE DURANGO
    - GREAT FALLS, MT

    TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V313000 (AIR BAGS) AND STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

    Source: HOTLINE VEHICLE OWNERS QUESTIONNAIRE
  • 2005 DODGE DURANGO
    - LAVEEN VILLAGE, AZ

    TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2005 DODGE DURANGO. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE CONTACT REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE LOWER BACK. NO MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS REQUIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V313000 (AIR BAGS). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 125,000. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED.

    Source: HOTLINE VEHICLE OWNERS QUESTIONNAIRE
  • 2005 DODGE DURANGO
    - TUCSON, AZ

    TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE DURANGO. WHILE REVERSING INTO A PARKING SPACE AND PULLING FORWARD TO STRAIGHTEN THE VEHICLE, IT SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP. THE CONTACT HAD TO PLACE THE GEAR SHIFTER IN PARK IN ORDER FOR THE VEHICLE TO STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 180,000.

    Source: HOTLINE VEHICLE OWNERS QUESTIONNAIRE
  • 2005 DODGE DURANGO
    - YELM, WA

    GAS SPILLING AND SQUIRTING OUT WHEN REFUELING. THIS HAPPENS EACH AND EVERY TIME I REFUEL. I JUST BOUGHT THIS 2005 DODGE DURANGO 2 MONTHS AGO. GAS SPILLS AND SQUIRTS ON MY CLOTHES AND FEET. THIS IS DANGEROUS! PLEASE HELP ME GET THIS RESOLVED BEFORE I CATCH ON FIRE OR SET FIRE TO SOMEONE ELSE NEARBY. I JUST BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE AT JRS AUTO SALES IN TACOMA, WA I BOUGHT THIS 2005 DODGE DURANGO ON JANUARY 9, 2016 AND GAS HAS SPITTED OUT FROM DAY ONE SINCE I BOUGHT IT EACH AND EVERY TIME AT VARIOUS GAS STATIONS. IT HAS STREAM OUT AND SQUIRTED VIOLENTLY WHILE I WAS BENDING DOWN AND GOT INTO MY FACE AND EYE. HELP PLEASE!

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE
  • 2005 DODGE DURANGO
    - FARMINGTON, NM

    TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE DURANGO. WHILE ADDING FUEL TO THE VEHICLE, IT SPEWED OUT OF THE TANK. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56,000.

    Source: HOTLINE VEHICLE OWNERS QUESTIONNAIRE
  • 2005 DODGE DURANGO
    - NEWBERRY, SC

    I WAS ON MY WAY HOME FROM WORK WHEN I HEARD A LOUD CLICKING NOISE . I ALSO NOTICED THERE ARE A LOT OF PROBLEMS WITH THIS TRUCK . I RECENTLY BOUGHT IT AND I LOOKED ONLINE ALMOST EVERYTHING I SAW WAS BAD . THESE TRUCKS NEED TO BE REBUILT OR REPAIR RIGHT .

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE
  • 2005 DODGE DURANGO
    - PARIS, AR

    I RECENTLY PURCHASED MY 2005 DODGE DURANGO AND WHEN I FILL VEHICLE FULL OF FUEL IT ALWAYS SPILLS OUT IT NEVER SHUTS OFF. FUEL SPILLS ALL OVER. I CAN NOT TELL WHEN IT IS ABOUT FULL AND IT SHOULD ALWAYS DETECT WHEN IT IS FULL AND KICK OFF BUT IT JUST KEEPS GOING OUT ON GROUND AND ALL OVER UNTIL I CAN STOP IT. I NOTICED AT ONE TIME THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS SAME ISSUE ON THE 2005 DODGE DURANGO XLT AND WAS AFRAID THIS VEHICLE DID NOT GET THE RECALL FIXED.

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE
  • 2005 DODGE DURANGO
    - VILLA RIDGE, MO

    IN MY 05 DURANGO, THE 4WD KEEPS CLICKING ON AND OFF RANDOMLY. I COULD BE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY OR JUST TURNED THE CAR OFF. THE ENGINE HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO GO IN DRIVE, REVERSE, ETC. I HAD A MECHANIC LOOK AT THE TRANSMISSION, SPENDING A TON OF UNNECESSARY MONEY WHEN THE WHOLE TIME THE 4WD HAS BEEN STUCK IN NEUTRAL. DODGE KNOWS ABOUT THE PROBLEM, WHY ISN'T THERE A RECALL? APPARENTLY THE SWITCHING INTO 4LO AT HIGH SPEEDS CAN CAUSE SERIOUS DAMAGES -- EVEN DEATH TO ME OR MY CHILDREN OR OTHER INNOCENT PEOPLE ON THE HIGHWAY. WHAT AM I SUPPOSED TO DO????

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE
  • 2005 DODGE DURANGO
    - EUREKA SPRINGS, AR

    VEHICLE STARTED SHOWING AN INTERMITTENT "SVC 4WD" LIGHT AND VEHICLE WOULD SHIFT ITSELF INTO LOW 4WD WHILE MAKING LOW SPEED TURNS. HAD IT CHECKED BY DEALER, WHO SAID CODES SHOWED "UNEQUAL TIRE PRESSURE". TIRES WERE WITHIN 1 PSI OF EACH OTHER. DROVE VEHICLE AGAIN, AND CODES SAID "UNEQUAL TIRE SPEED". DEALER ADVISED WE REPLACE ALL FOUR TIRES, WHICH WE DID. DURING OUR NEXT TRIP (YESTERDAY), THE "SVC 4WD" LIGHT CAME ON AND OFF SEVERAL TIMES, THEN VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST ALL FORWARD MOMENTUM WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. VEHICLE'S TRANSFER CASE HAD SHIFTED ITSELF NEUTRAL, LEAVING VEHICLE STRANDED IN HIGHWAY WITH NO SHOULDER. WHILE STARTING THE CAR TO TRY TO TROUBLESHOOT THE PROBLEM, IT SUDDENLY AND WITHOUT WARNING SHIFTED ITSELF INTO LOW 4WD AND LURCHED FORWARD. I HAVE RESEARCHED THE ISSUE ONLINE IN VARIOUS DODGE FORUMS, AND HAVE FOUND DOZENS OF SIMILAR CASES WHERE THERE HAVE BEEN VEHICLES STRANDED IN THE HIGHWAY DUE TO THE SAME PROBLEM. SEVERAL DODGE DEALERS EVIDENTLY HAVE HAD PROBLEMS DIAGNOSING THE PROBLEM, REPLACING ALL POSSIBLE PARTS ONLY TO HAVE THE ISSUE RECUR WITHIN DAYS. THERE ARE OTHERS WHO SAY THEY HAVE FILED COMPLAINTS HERE AND URGE US WHO EXPERIENCE THE SAME PROBLEM DEMAND A RECALL. PLEASE INVESTIGATE AND FORCE DODGE TO FIX THIS OBVIOUS SAFETY FLAW THAT COULD EASILY CAUSE A LOSS OF LIFE ACCIDENT.

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE
  • 2005 DODGE DURANGO
    - EDMONDS, WA

    TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL TANK FILLER TUBE INLET CHECK VALVE WAS NOT CLOSED AS INTENDED. AS A RESULT, FUEL SPILLED OUT WHILE REFUELING THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED CONSTANTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09V003000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE), BUT THE REMEDY FAILED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE