2004 DODGE DURANGO Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE DURANGO. WHILE STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL RATTLING SOUND. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE ENGINE HAD A HOLE BECAUSE THE ROD BLEW OUT OF THE ENGINE. THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000. UPDATED 3/31/15*CN UPDATED 04/14/15

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V770000 (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 MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V770000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PARTS NEEDED 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 MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

STARTED CAR FOR FIRST TIME AFTER BAD RAINSTORM OVER WEEKEND. HEARD VERY LOUD CLANGING NOISE. HOLE IN OIL PAN, OIL LEAKED OUT EVERYWHERE. AFTER TAKING APART THE MOTOR, SERVICE CENTER DISCOVERED A ROD SHAFT HAD SHEARED IN HALF AND SHOT THROUGH THE ENGINE BLOCK AND OIL PAN. DISCOVERED IT WAS CAUSED BY WATER GETTING INTO ENGINE THROUGH SPARK PLUGS. BECAUSE OF THIS, THE WARRANTY COMPANY WON'T COVER AN ENGINE REPLACEMENT. WE HAVE TAKEN IN THIS VEHICLE TO SAME SERVICE STATION BEFORE OVER THE TWO YEARS WE HAVE OWNED IT BECAUSE IT WOULD STALL WHILE DRIVING IN BAD RAINSTORM. COULD NEVER FIND A PROBLEM. READ A LOT OF ARTICLES ONLINE ATTRIBUTING ALL OF THIS TO A DESIGN FLAW IN THE HOOD OF THIS VEHICLE. I KNOW WE ARE NOT THE ONLY OWNERS OF A 2004 DODGE DURANGO WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE TO RESOLVE THE DESIGN FLAW AND COMPENSATE US FOR HAVING TO REPLACE AN ENGINE THAT, APART FROM BEING IN A POORLY DESIGNED CAR, IS OTHERWISE IN GREAT CONDITION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER:14V354000 (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 NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

THE RAIN SHE ATTEMPTED TO START THE VEHICLE A LOUD UNKNOWN NOISE CAME FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,000.[XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).' *TR

WENT OUT TO START VEHICLE IN THE MORNING AND IT WOULD NOT CRANK OVER. TRIED SEVERAL TIMES, IT WAS RAINING AT THE TIME. LEFT VEHICLE FOR A FEW HOURS, RETURNED LATER TO START AND LOUD CLUNK COMING FROM MOTOR. LIFTED HOOD AND FOUND INTAKE TO BE TOTALLY COVERED IN WATER. WATER WAS FLOWING DOWN WINDSHIELD AND DIRECTLY OVER TOP OF MOTOR. UPON INSPECTION CONNECTING ROD WAS BROKEN DUE TO HYDRO LOCKING. APPARENTLY THIS IS A PROMINENT ISSUE WITH THIS MODEL. ENGINE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED, THE HYDRO EXTENSION CYLINDER BECAME FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 111,000.

DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING VEHICLE ON THE HIGHWAY. VEHICLE STARTED SHAKING AND THEN MADE LOUD NOISE LIKE A HAMMER HITTING ENGINE, THEN STARTED SMOKING WHITE SMOKE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. VEHICLE QUIT RUNNING. DAUGHTER WAS ABLE TO GET TO THE SHOULDER. TRIED STARTING AGAIN AND ENGINE WAS RUNNING VERY ROUGH, SMELLED LIKE ELECTRICAL BURN AND BLOWING WHITE SMOKE. SHUT OFF ENGINE AND HAD VEHICLE TOWED. MECHANIC STATED ENGINE HAS TO BE REPLACED. HAVING VEHICLE TOWED TO DODGE DEALER FOR SECOND OPINION. *TR

AS I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE STREET IN LIGHT RAIN MY 2004 DODGE DURANGO BEGIN TO SHAKE AND STALL. AS I CAME TO A STOP I RECALL THE SUV SMOKING. I STOP THE SUV IMMEDIATELY AND COULD TELL THE SMOKE WAS COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. I NOTIFIED MY MECHANIC AND HAD THE TRUCK TOWED TO THE SHOP WHERE HE TOLD ME THE COWL PANEL WAS ALLOWING WATER TO LEAK ONTO MY ENGINE WHICH WOULD CAUSE WATER TO GET INTO MY INTAKE THAT WOULD RESULT INTO A BLOWN ENGINE. I NOTIFIED CHRYSLER/DODGE TO NO AVAIL THEY ACT AS IF THEY HAVE NEVER HEARD OF THE ISSUE, WHICH IS SURELY INCORRECT BECAUSE OF ALL THE POST OF PEOPLE WOULD COMMON ISSUES WITH THERE DODGE DURANGO. THIS SHOULD DEFINITELY BE A RECALL. *TR