2006 DODGE DURANGO Complaints

SINCE JULY OF 2011 AND EVERY GAS STATION STOP SINCE THEN MY WIFE AND I AVOID FILLING UP OUR TANK, AS THIS VEHICLE DOES NOT STOP FLOW OF GAS AT ANY PUMP WHEN IT REACHES FULL. INSTEAD IT GURGLES UP AND SPRAY FUEL BACK AT THE PERSON FILLING TANK (ME USUALLY), DOWN SIDE OF VEHICLE AND OF COURSE ALL OVER THE GROUND. AFTER REVIEWING OTHER REPORTS, IT IS APPARENT THERE ARE MAJOR AND CONSISTENT ISSUES OF THIS TYPE FOR THE 2006 DURANGO AND RECALLS FOR SAME ISSUE, ONLY FOR 2005 MODEL. SINCE THEN EVERYTIME WE FILL UP, IT IS A GUESSING GAME HOW CLOSE, AND I RUN BACK AND FORTH FROM PUMP HANDLE TO INTERIOR GAS GAUGE, BACK TO PUMP HANDLE AND SO ON. I'M SURE IT'S AMUSING TO EVERYONE ELSE THAT DOESN'T OWN THIS CHRYSLER PRODUCT. *TR

AS I HAVE FOUND ONLINE, WHAT HAS HAPPENED TO MY DURANGO HAS HAPPENED TO MANY OTHER OWNERS THAT ALSO CAUSED NEAR MISSES AND SOME ACCIDENTS. WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE IN THE RAIN, I HIT A PUDDLE NO DEEPER THAN 3-4 INCHES AND ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS HAVE LOST ALL POWER STEERING AND CONTROL OF VEHICLE AND MANY TIMES CAME VERY CLOSE TO IMPACTING OTHER VEHICLES. THIS HAPPENS ON STRAIGHT AND TURNING SITUATIONS. AS WITH THE OTHER REPORTS, THERE ARE NO LEAKS FOUND OR DETECTED. ON TWO OCCASIONS MY REPAIR SHOP HAS CONTACTED BY PHONE DAIMLER CHRYSLER AND NO INFORMATION WAS GIVEN EXCEPT THAT THEY ALSO HAVE HAD MANY REPORTS BUT COULD OFFER NO EXPLANATION OR REPAIR INSTRUCTION. *TR

2006 DODGE DURANGO. WHENEVER YOU PUT FUEL IN THE CAR, THE FUEL OVERFLOWS SPILLING AND SPRAYING OUT A SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT OF FUEL ON THE PERSON AND THE GROUND. THIS DOES THIS EVERY TIME WHEN FILLING UP THE CAR. I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF THE CAR AND THIS CREATES SAFETY CONCERNS. DODGE ISSUED A RECALL ON 2005 MODELS RECALL ID#78716 FOR THE SAME ISSUE, BUT HASN'T ADDRESSED THE ISSUES WITH ANY OF THE 2006 AND 2007'S. *TR

OVER THE LAST 12 AND 1/2 MONTHS, IT HAS BEEN AN ISSUE WITH FILLING THE GAS TANK. EACH TIME THAT I FILL UP MY TANK, THE GAS WILL EITHER SPILL BACK OUT FROM UNDER THE CAR, SPOUT OUT LIKE IT IS SPRAYING IN THE AIR OR IT WILL JUST COME BACK OUT AND ROLL DOWN THE SIDES OF THE TRUCK. THIS HAS BECOME A CONTINUING ISSUE AND WHEN I CALLED THE DODGE PLACE WITHIN MY AREA, THEY CLAIMED TO NOT KNOW OF THIS BEING A PROBLEM OR A RECALL. BUT AS I STARTED MY RESEARCH, I LOCATED MANY PEOPLE IN MY SAME PREDICAMENT. *TR

EVERYTIME WE FILL THE GAS TANK FOR THE PAST YEAR IT SHOOTS MORE THAN A FOOT OUT OF THE VEHICLE. *TR

I FIRST NOTICED A PROBLEM WHEN LEAVING WORK BY SIMPLY UNLOCKING MY 06 DURANGO (ALL WHEEL DRIVE/ 4 WHEEL DRIVE) WITH THE KEY FOB THE TRANSFER CASE CONTROL MOTOR STARTS SHIFTING THE TRUCK IN AND OUT FROM AWD TO 4WD AND I HAVEN'T EVEN OPENED THE DOOR!! AS THE WEEKS PASS IT DOES THIS SEVERAL MORE TIMES BUT WHAT IS MORE UNNERVING IS THAT AS I AM DRIVING AT HWY SPEEDS, 60 TO 70 MPH, OR ANY SPEED REALLY, MY "4 WHEEL LOW" LIGHT ON THE DASH WILL START TO FLICKER AS IF IT IS TRYING TO SHIFT INTO 4 WHEEL LOW UN-COMMANDED. AFTER SEARCHING SEVERAL FORUMS I FIND THIS TO BE A COMMON CHRONIC ELECTRICAL PROBLEM WITH DURANGOS AND A HUGE SAFETY RISK. PLEASE UNDERSTAND THAT MAX SPEED FOR A 4 WHEEL DRIVE VEHICLE THAT IS IN 4 WHEEL LOW IS ABOUT 10 TO 15 MPH, THE GEAR RATIO IS EXTREMELY LOW AND INTENDED FOR MAXIMUM TRACTION WHEN OFF ROAD. IF THIS VEHICLE SHIFTS INTO 4 WHEEL LOW AT 70 MPH ALL 4 WHEELS WILL COME TO A STOP AND THE DRIVER WILL MOST LIKELY LOOSE TOTAL CONTROL. AT THAT SPEED THIS IS A DANGEROUS COMBINATION. I HAVE READ OF THIS HAPPENING TO DURANGOS WITH SERIOUS DAMAGE AND HUGE EXPENSE FOR THE OWNER. THIS VERY SCENARIO HAPPENED TO A CO-WORKERS WIFE WITH HIS KIDS IN THEIR 06 DURANGO, LUCKILY SHE WAS ONLY TRAVELING AT ABOUT 30 TO 35 MPH AND NO ACCIDENT OCCURRED. NOW MY KEY FOB WONT EVEN OPEN THE DOOR, IT ACTS AS IF ITS DEAD OR BROKEN. I HAVE TO USE THE KEY TO UNLOCK THE TRUCK MANUALLY WHICH SETS OFF THE ALARM EVERY TIME I UNLOCK THE DOOR. THE SAME ELECTRICAL PROBLEM I STARTED WITH IS TIED TO THE 4 WHEEL DRIVE ELECTRICALLY, ANOTHER COMMON CHRONIC PROBLEM. MY LOCAL DODGE DEALER DENIES HAVING ANY KNOWLEDGE OF THIS PROBLEM OR A FIX AND FROM WHAT I HAVE READ DODGE DENIES IT AS WELL. IS IT GOING TO TAKE A FAMILY'S DEATH FROM ONE OF THESE VEHICLES FOR DODGE TO OWN UP TO THIS AND RECOGNIZE THEY HAVE A VERY WIDE SPREAD PROBLEM OVER SEVERAL YEARS MANUFACTURING! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 65MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED AND JERK. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AFTER THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSE THAT THE ENGINE SOLENOID SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE REMEDY FAILED TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 84,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 94,789.

EVERY TIME I FILL MY TANK, THE NOZZLE DOESN'T SHUT OFF, AND GAS GOES ALL OVER ME AND THE GROUND. NOT TO MENTION ON THE PAINT OF THE CAR,CAN'T BE GOOD FOR THE PAINT. ALSO IT IS NOT GOOD FOR THE ENVIRONMENT AT A GALLON A WEEK ON THE GROUND. THE 2005 MODEL WAS RECALLED FOR THIS VERY SAME REASON, SEEMS REASONABLE TO RECALL THE 2006. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS ISSUE WHERE A SPARK COULD END UP CAUSING AN EXPLOSION. *TR

EVERY TIME THIS VEHICLE IS FILLED TO FULL IT SPEWS GAS OUT OF THE TANK AT THE PUMP OPERATOR RESULTING IN GAS ON THE PERSON FUELING VEHICLE. WE HAVE TRIED SEVERAL SERVICE STATIONS THIS IS NOT A PUMP ISSUE THE ISSUE IS WITH THE VEHICLE. WE HAVE SPOKEN TO SEVERAL STATION ATTENDANTS THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE TO THEM. I BELIEVE THIS NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BEFORE SOMEONE IS SERIOUSLY BURNED BY A SPARK. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT STATE THAT THE WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT RESTARTED THE VEHICLE WHICH WAS OPERATING NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSE THAT THE CAM SHAFT CENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 151,000.