2015 DODGE DURANGO Complaints

REAR LED TAIL-LIGHT PARTIALLY BURNED OUT DUE TO WATER LEAKING INTO TAIL-LIGHT COVER DUE TO POOR DESIGN OF ASSEMBLY. ENTIRE LED TAIL-LIGHT MUST BE REPLACED, IS COSTLY, AND NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A KNOWN AND CHRONIC PROBLEM AMONGST DODGE DURANGO OWNERS!

PASSENGER SIDE ACTIVE HEADREST ADVANCED WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE. SOLENOID DID NOT RELEASE BUT THE PLASTIC THAT HOLDS THE "PIN" BROKE ALLOWING ADVANCE. SEAT WAS EMPTY, NO INJURIES.

EVAP SYSTEM IS SHOWING LEAK AND I HAVE NOTICED OTHER RECALLS OVER THE YEARS FOR THIS SAME INCIDENT BUT NOT YET FOR YEAR 2015. SHOWING LOSE CHARCOAL IN SYSTEM IS WHAT THEY OTHER RECALL SHOW. THIS HAPPENED PRIOR TO 100,000 MILES AND DODGE STATED IT WAS NOT COVERED BY POWER TRAIN WARRANTY.

THE ACTIVE HEAD RESTRAINTS (AHR) ON THE DRIVER SIDE DEPLOYED DURING DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WITHIN LEGAL SPEED LIMITS WITHOUT ANY REASON, I.E. NOT ACCIDENT OR IMPACT FROM ANY SIDE TO THE VEHICLE. LUCKILY THE DRIVER WAS NOT HURT DUE TO DISTANCE TO THE HEAD REST AT THAT VERY MOMENT. THE SNAPPING LUCKILY ALSO DID NOT CAUSE TOO MUCH DISTRACTION. THE HEAD REST IS NOW DESTROYED, I.E. SPLIT IN HALF AND DANGLING DUE TO THE PLASTIC FIXTURES HOLDING THE TWO HALVES TOGETHER ON THE TOP BEING BROKEN. THE INCIDENT HAPPENED ALREADY IN SEPTEMBER 2019. UNTIL NOW I WAS NOT AWARE OF THE ISSUE. ONLY AFTER TRYING TO BUY A REPLACEMENT PART, I BECAME AWARE OF THIS BEING A MORE FREQUENT ISSUE WITH DODGE (FCA) OWNERS. WHEN RE-EXAMINING THE HEAD REST I REALIZED THAT THE SPRINGS MUST HAVE HAD DEPLOYED TO CAUSE THAT KIND OF VISIBLE DESTRUCTION. AT THE LAST SERVICE THE DEALERSHIP FIRST DID NOT REALLY NOTICE THIS ISSUE DESPITE PERFORMING A FULL CHECK. WHEN TELLING THEM TO FIX IT, THEY REFUSED TO REPLACE IT FREE OF CHARGE. THEY CLAIMED THAT FCA IS NOT RECOGNIZING THIS TO BE A SAFETY/FIELD ISSUE. SO NOW I REALIZE THAT THERE IS A SAFETY ISSUE WITH THE HEAD REST AND WE WERE JUST LUCKY NOT TO BE HURT BY THE ACTIVE HEAD REST DEPLOYING. BUT NOW WE ARE ALSO LEFT WITH 500 US$ REPAIRS.*DT*JB

THE LED BACK TAIL LIGHTS ARE NOT PROPERLY SEALED, SO WATER CAN LEAK INTO THEM AND SHORT OUT THE LIGHTS, AND CAUSE ELECTRICAL SHORTAGE.HAVE TRIED TO WORK WITH THE DEALERSHIP, AND THE CHRYSLER CORP., BUT SINCE THE VEHICLE IS A 2015 MODEL IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY. I FEEL THIS WAS A BAD SEAL RIGHT OUT OF THE FACTORY.

THE "RACETRACK" TAILLIGHT SYSTEM HAS A SYSTEMIC ISSUE WITH WATER INFILTRATING THE ENCLOSED SEALED LED TAILLIGHT SYSTEM. THIS CAUSED PORTIONS OF THE TAILLIGHTS TO BURN OUT AND CAUSE LOWER VISIBILITY THAN INTENDED. WARRANTY COMPANIES CONSIDER THIS A "SERVICEABLE" PART LIKE NORMAL BULBS, BRAKES, TIRES, ETC. THE PROBLEM IS THAT THIS "SERVICEABLE" PART IS AN ALL ENCLOSED UNIT AND NOT A SIMPLE BULB REPLACEMENT. YOU HAVE TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE PANEL AT A COST OF NEARLY $1000!!! OR JUST DRIVE WITH THE LIMITED SAFETY OF A FULLY FUNCTIONING TAILLIGHT SYSTEM. THIS SEEMS LIKE A SAFETY ISSUE AND ONCE ONE SECTION GOES OUT THE REST USUALLY FOLLOW. THIS DESIGN FLAW SHOULD NOT BE CONSIDERED A SERVICEABLE PART AND FC SHOULD BE MADE TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM AND FIX THIS ISSUE AT THEIR EXPENSE.

EXTERIOR TAIL LIGHT'S INTERIOR GETS FLOODED WITH WATER EVERY TIME IT RAINS. THERE IS NOTHING ABNORMAL ABOUT MY VEHICLE, THIS IS THE SECOND DODGE DURANGO I HAVE OWNED (2015+) WITH THE SAME EXACT ISSUE.

WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM WORK, I HEARD A NOISE THAT SOUNDED LIKE SOMEONE HIT MY HEADREST WITH A BAT. AT THE SAME TIME, MY HEAD WAS THROWN FORWARD, BRIEFLY CAUSING ME TO TAKE MY EYES OFF THE ROAD AND SWERVE SLIGHTLY WITHIN MY LANE.. I WAS DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, ON A HEAVILY TRAVELED STATE ROAD, ALONE IN MY CAR. I WASN'T ABLE TO PULL OVER RIGHT AWAY. ONCE I COULD SAFELY PULL OVER, I NOTICED MY DRIVER SIDE HEADREST DID NOT LOOK LIKE MY PASSENGER SIDE. IT WAS SEPARATED AND PUSHED FORWARD INTO MY SEAT SPACE. THERE WERE ALSO LOOSE PLASTIC PIECES INSIDE. I HAD NECK PAIN FOR APPROXIMATELY 4 DAYS FOLLOWING.*DT CONTACT DID NOT SEEK MEDICAL HELP. VEHICLE WAS NOT ON THE RECALL LIST AND IS NOT FIXED.*JB

TAILLIGHTS FILL WITH MOISTURE CAUSING BULBS TO BURNOUT & CREATE HAZARD WHEN BRAKING. SEALS TO KEEP MOISTURE OUT NEED TO BE REPLACED OR UPDATED

CAR WILL TRY TO START BUT WON'T TURN ALL THE WAY OVER. IT DOES IT INTERMITTENTLY. I'VE TAKEN IT TO MARK DODGE AND 2 OTHER AUTO SHOPS AND NO ONE CAN FIND THE ISSUE. IT HAS DONE IT OVER 15 TIMES NOW