2011 DODGE DURANGO Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 DODGE DURANGO. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE BATTERY WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND A BURNING ODOR ENTERED THE VEHICLE. AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF SMOKE EMITTED FROM UNDERNEATH THE HOOD. THE VEHICLE WAS MANEUVERED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. AFTER A WHILE, THE CONTACT DROVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ALTERNATOR CAUGHT FIRE AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 97,000.

THIS MORNING I STARTED MY CAR AS USUAL TO TAKE MY KIDS TO SCHOOL. I GOT ABOUT 1/2 MILE FROM MY HOUSE AND COULD SMELL AN ELECTRICAL BURNING TYPE SMELL. I PULLED OVER BUT COULD SEE NOTHING. THE CAR WAS STILL RUNNING. I PROCEEDED ABOUT A MILE TO THE SCHOOL WITH THE SMELL STILL THROUGHOUT THE CAR. JUST BEFORE I PULLED BACK TO MY HOUSE GOING ABOUT 35 MILES PER HOUR MY ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, FOLLOWED BY MY BATTERY LIGHT. THE RADIO WENT ALL HAYWIRE AS WELL. I WAS ABLE TO PULL UP TO THE FRONT OF MY HOUSE. I SHUT THE CAR OFF AND HAD MY HUSBAND COME TAKE A LOOK. HE OPENED THE HOOD AND SMOKE CAME OUT. IT SMELLED VERY HOT LIKE THERE WERE WIRES ON FIRE. I TRIED TO START THE CAR AGAIN AND NOTHING. I CAN'T EVEN GET MY KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION. HE TOUCHED THE ALTERNATOR AND BURNED HIMSELF. I HAD TO CALL ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE TO HAVE IT TOWED TO THE REPAIR SHOP. IT SAT FOR 2 HOURS WAITING AND WHEN THE TOW DRIVER CAME HE COULD STILL SMELL THE BURNING AND WHEN HE TRIED TO TOUCH THE ALTERNATOR HE STILL COULDN'T SAID IT WAS VERY HOT. HE TRIED TO JUMP THE CAR AND SPARKS CAME SHOOTING OFF THE BATTERY TERMINALS ALSO. I HAVE NOTICED MANY COMPLAINTS WITH THIS SAME ISSUE AND NO RECALL???? ONLY THE 180 AMP ALTERNATORS??? LAST YEAR MY CAR HAD TO SIT FOR 4 MONTHS BECAUSE OF THE TIPM RECALL AND NO PARTS AVAILABLE. NOW THIS! I AM ALSO CONTACTING DODGE/CHRYSLER TO REPORT THIS ISSUE AS IT SHOULD BE A RECALL ON ALL ALTERNATORS.

VEHICLE QUIT WITH NO WARNING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSTATE. NO FLASHERS!! COULD NOT GET CAR OUT OF GEAR TO NEUTRAL IN ORDER TO MOVE VEHICLE. NO SHOULDER AS IT WAS ON AN OVERPASS. HAD TO ABANDON VEHICLE IN TRAVELED PORTION OF INTERSTATE 29. HAD SOME NEAR MISS WHERE OTHER DRIVERS HAD TO SLAM ON THEIR BRAKES LEAVING TIRE MARKS ON PAVEMENT IN ORDER NOT TO HIT OUR CAR. HUSBAND HAD TO DIRECT MORNING TRAFFIC AROUND CAR TILL POLICE COULD GET THERE. WORRIED THAT SOMEONE WOULD HIT IT AND GET HURT/KILLED. HUSBAND HAD NO SAFETY GEAR AND WAS PLACED IN A VERY UNSAFE POSITION TRYING TO KEEP OTHERS FROM HITTING OUR VEHICLE SITTING THE TRAVELED PORTION OF AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY.

TRAFFIC SLOWING DOWN IN FRONT OF ME, I APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE PEDAL WENT SLOWLY TO FLOOR AND THE BRAKES DID NOT WORK CAUSING ME TO HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME, REAPPLIED THE BRAKES AND THEY DID WORK CAUSING ME TO HIT THAT CAR AGAIN. THOUGHT THAT MAYBE MY FOOT WAS DEPRESSING BOTH THE ACCELERATOR AND BRAKE SO II USED MY LEFT FOOT, RESULT THE SAME. I DID THIS MANY MORE TIMES AND THE BRAKES DID NOT WORK. I APPLIED THE PARKING BRAKE AND PULLED OFF TO THE LEFT SIDE OF THE ROAD WHEN I WAS SURE IT WAS SAFE. THIS HAPPENED IN A CONSTRUCTION ZONE, I MANAGED TO AVOID HITTING ANY OF THE WORKERS AND THE 3 TRUCKS THAT THEY WERE USING. ONE OF THE WORKERS ASKED WHAT HAPPENED, I EXPLAINED TO HIM AND HE TRIED THE BRAKES, THEY WENT WERE SPONGY AND WENT SLOWLY TO THE FLOOR. CHECKED TO SEE IF THE DRIVER OF THE VEHICLE TO SEE IF SHE HAD ANY INJURIES, SHE SAID SHE WAS ALRIGHT. THE IMPACT WAS NOT HARD BECAUSE WE WERE BOTH GOING THE SPEED. CALLED THE MICHIGAN STATE POLICE (REFER TO INCEDENT # 31-10985-16 AND CRASH REPORT S/N 228890) NO TICKET ISSUED. CALLED FOR WRECKER TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE NEAREST CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM DEALERSHIP. THE DEALER WAS GARBER, 5330 BAY ROAD, SAGINAW MICHIGAN 48604, PHONE # 989-399-8550, SERVICE ADVISOR LARRY COOK. THEY COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM, THEY CONTACTED CHRYSLER ENGINEERING. LEFT VEHICLE OVE NIGHT, CAUSE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. BRAKES WORKED FINE, BROUGHT VEHICLE HOME AFRAID TO DRIVE IT AGAIN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 DODGE DURANGO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE ENTIRE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ALTERNATOR, BATTERY, AND THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 DODGE DURANGO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE. THE CONTACT PULLED INTO THE DRIVEWAY, LOOKED UNDER THE VEHICLE, AND NOTICED A LARGE PUDDLE. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO A MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE WATER PUMP GASKET AND BEARING HOUSING FAILED. THE WATER PUMP, COOLANT, AND THERMOSTAT WERE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE ISSUE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 89,600. UPDATED 12/20/16*LJ

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 DODGE DURANGO. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 44,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

2011 DODGE DURANGO RECALL# 14V634000, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ALTERNATOR. THE TRUCK WAS IN MOTION ON A BUSY CITY STREET AND STOPPED ABRUPTLY. THE ENTIRE COMPUTER SYSTEM WENT OUT, CAUSING THE ALTERNATOR, AND THE BATTERY TO BE DISABLED. DODGE REFUSED TO REIMBURSE FOR THE 2K WE PAID IN REPAIRS.

RADIO STARTED GOING OFF AND ON ONCE THE CAR WAS PARKED STARTED SMOKING UNDER HOOD AND THEN WOULD NOT START AT ALL HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED TO A GARAGE. GARAGE ALTERNATOR CAUGHT ON FIRE ORDER NEW ALTERNATOR ALSO IT RUINED THE BATTERY NEW BATTERY PUT IN STILL WOULD NOT START HAD TO TAKE IT TO A DODGE DEALER NOW I HAVE A BILL FOR $1500.00 I HAVE TRYING TO PAY AS MUCH AS I COULD AFFORD EACH WEEK BUT NOT GETTING FAR I NEED SOMETHING,I REALLY NEED MY CAR BACK

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 DODGE DURANGO. THREE MONTHS AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V530000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM), THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART. THE FAILURE RECURRED FOUR TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.