2015 DODGE DURANGO Complaints

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY, THE HEADREST DEPLOYED WHILE MY SON WAS SITTING IN THE SEAT. HE WAS NOT DOING ANYTHING OTHER THAN SITTING THERE. THE SOUND ABOUT MADE ME GET IN AN ACCIDENT.

FIRST MY DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT WENT OUT. REPLACED THE BULB AN IT STILL DOES NOT WORK. IT NOT THE FUSE OR CONNECTOR EITHER. THEN MY PASSAGER SIDE TAILLIGHT AN MY LIFT GATE LIGHT DO NOT WORK. BOUGHT NEW TAILLIGHT AN PLUGGED IT IN AN STILL NOT WORKING. IT'S NOT THE FUSE OR CONNECTOR SO I DON'T KNOW WHAT ELSE TO DO.

DRIVING AT NIGHT, CAR PASSES ME AND AGGRESSIVELY HONKED/POINTED BEHIND ME. PULLED OVER AND NOTICED MY REAR LIGHTS WERE COMPLETELY OUT. MESSED WITH THE LIGHT SWITCH TO SEE IF IT MADE A DIFFERENCE, IT DID NOT. NEXT DAY I SEE WATER POOLED ON BOTH SIDES OF THE TAILGATE LIGHTING ASSEMBLY. DID RESEARCH AND LEARNED TO REMOVE BOLTS TO DRAIN WATER FROM THE ASSEMBLY. SOME FUNCTIONALITY RETURNED BUT RIGHT LOWER SIDE REMAINS OUT.

I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK ON A CITY STREET JUST EXITING A ROUNDABOUT GOING NO MORE THAN 15 MILES PER HOUR AND MY HEADREST EXPLODED FORWARD HITTING ME IN THE BACK OF THE HEAD. IT WAS QUITE JARRING. IT FELT LIKE SOMETHING HEAVY AS IN MY BACK SEAT AND SHOT FORWARD HITTING MY DRIVERS SEAT. THERE WERE NO CARS AROUND ME, AND NOTHING HIT MY CAR.

MY WIFE PUT HER 2015 DURANGO INTO PARK AND EXITED THE VEHICLE. SHE WAS STANDING AT MY PASSENGER WINDOW SPEAKING TO ME WHEN HER CAR SUDDENLY ROLLED TOWARD HER. THE DURANGO PINNED HER BETWEEN IT AND MY VEHICLE FROM THE CHEST DOWN.*DT*JB *DT*JB *DT *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 DODGE DURANGO. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE DRIVER'S HEADREST AIR BAG DEPLOYED. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. A DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,425.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V461000 (EQUIPMENT) REGARDING A POSSIBLE SAFETY BREACH WITH THE COMPUTER SYSTEM. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT DROVE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO HAVE THE COMPUTER SYSTEM UPDATED. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH IN A RAIN STORM, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS BEGAN TO OPERATE FRANTICALLY AND THE HEADLIGHTS TURNED OFF ON THEIR OWN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THIS WAS AN UNUSUAL OCCURRENCE AND ADVISED HER TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO LAUREL VALLEY MOTORS (3656 STATE ROUTE 30, LATROBE, PA 15650, 724-539-5500). THE DEALER PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC AND FOUND NO FAILURES. SINCE THE DIAGNOSTIC, THE CONTACT STATED THAT VARIOUS ELECTRICAL FAILURES HAVE OCCURRED WITH THE VEHICLE. ON ONE OCCASION, THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE VEHICLE STARTED ON ITS OWN WHILE IN THE GARAGE AND THAT THE VEHICLE WAS RUNNING HOT WHILE IDLING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 32,000.*TR*JB

WATER GETS INTO THE REAR LIFTGATE LIGHTING (THEN'RACETRACK' LIGHT WHICH CAUSES THE LED TO FAIL. OVER TIME THE PROBLEM WILL SPREAD CAUSING VISIBILITY TO SUFFER. ONCE WATER IS IN THERE AND LEDS FAIL THE ONLY OPTION IS REPLACEMENT OF THE ENTIRE ASSEMBLY.

REAR LIFT GATE TAIL LIGHT. WATER ENTERS THE LIGHTING ASSEMBLY WHICH CAUSES THE LED LIGHT TO STOP WORKING.

I HAVE NOTICED THAT THE TAILLIGHTS HAVE LEAKED AND NOW THE BUILD/LED IS STARING TO GO OUT. THIS SEEMS TO BE A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM, OTHERS HAVE MENTIONED REMOVING BOLTS TO LET MOISTURE ESCAPE. ONLY PROBLEM IS NOW THE LIGHT HAS BEEN DAMAGED, AND I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THE MANUFACTURER WOULD THINK UNSCREWING THE LIGHT HOUSING WOULD BE ACCEPTABLE TO FIX A MISTAKE ON THEIR END! I GET THEY ARE IN THE BUSINESS OF SELLING VEHICLES, BUT SHOW SOME INTEGRITY AND MAKE IT RIGHT WITH YOUR CUSTOMERS. THIS STARTED TO HAPPEN AT ABOUT 70K MILES, WHICH I GET IS OUTSIDE OF THE 'VERY SHORT' BUMPER TO BUMPER WARRANTY, BUT MAYBE TRY TO WORK WITH THE VEHICLE OWNER TO TRY AND KEEP THEM AS A CUSTOMER. THIS SHOULD BE PART OF A RECALL, BECAUSE THE LAMP COULD POTENTIALLY BURN OUT DUE TO A DEFECT ON THE MANUFACTURERS PART. THERE IS NO LIGHT BULB TO REPLACE, IT IS AN ENTIRE LIGHT HOUSING THAT IS VERY EXPENSIVE TO REPLACE. THE LIGHT COULD MALFUNCTION AND CAUSE AN ACCIDENT, POSSIBLY HARMING PEOPLE.