2006 DODGE DURANGO Complaints

MY VEHICLE STARTED AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. IT'S SWITCHING MY TIRES FROM ALL WHEEL DRIVE TO EITHER 4LOW OR 4LOCK WHILE I'M DRIVING AND I CAN'T HARDLY GET MY VEHICLE TO TURN WHILE DRIVING WHEN IT DOES THIS. I HAD MY ENGINE ON AND IN PARK AND HEARD THE NOISE FROM UNDERNEATH. IT'S THE SAME EXACT NOISE THAT'S MADE WHEN I SWITCH FROM AWD TO EITHER 4LOW OR 4WD. THIS ISSUE IS OCCURRING WHILE I'M DRIVING AND I FEEL IT MAINLY WHEN I'M MAKING A TURN.

TRANSFER CASE MOTOR ACTUATOR ENGAGES UPON UNLOCKING THE DOORS USING THE WIRELESS REMOTE ENTRY REMOTE, ALSO WHEN USING MY TRUNK OPENING BUTTON FROM THE REMOTE SOMETIMES THE TRANSFER CASE MOTOR WILL ACTUATE THE TRUCK WILL SOMETIMES SHIFT ITSELF INTO 4 WHEEL LOCK AND 4-WHEEL LOW SITTING AT A RED LIGHT WHILE I'M IN DRIVE THIS CANNOT HAPPEN AT SPEED IT CREATES AN IMMEDIATE SAFETY CONCERN BECAUSE IT CAN CREATE A COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER TO THE VEHICLE CAUSING AN IMMINENT CRASH. BY THE TRANSFER CASE ENGAGING 4-WHEEL DRIVE WHEN THE VEHICLE IS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS IT CREATES A VIOLENT COLLISION BETWEEN THE TRANSMISSION OUTPUT SHAFT AND THE INPUT SHAFT OF THE TRANSFER CASE CAUSING TRANSMISSION AND AND TRANSFER CASE FAILURE AND LOSS OF POWER TO THE VEHICLE WHAT CAN CAUSE A COLLISION THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING ISSUE FOR YEARS FROM 2002 AT LEAST 2008 DODGE DURANGOS AND DODGE RAMS I AM A FORD STST SENIOR MASTER CERTIFIED TECHNICIAN AND I CANNOT BELIEVE THAT THIS ISSUE HAS NOT BEEN ADDRESSED BY THE GOVERNMENT YET THIS IS COMPLETELY UNCALLED FOR AND DODGE NEEDS TO BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS RELATED TO THIS MALFUNCTION THE PROBLEM LIES WITHIN THE ELECTRICAL WIRING IN THE MODULE BETWEEN THE 4 WHEEL DRIVE SWITCH INSIDE THE CAB OF THE TRUCK AND THE BODY CONTROL MODULE THEN IT'S SPLICES OFF AND PIGGYBACKS TO THE TRANSFER CASE CONTROL MODULE SOMEWHERE BETWEEN THOSE THREE LEGS THERE IS A PROBLEM WHETHER IT BE IN THE MODULE THE WIRING OR BOTH AND IT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED IMMEDIATELY. BEINGS THAT I AM A TECHNICIAN, I HAVE ALREADY REPLACED MY TRANSFER CASE CONTROL MOTOR ACTUATOR AND FULLY EXAMINED ALL THE WIRING RUNNING TO IT AND FROM IT AND FOUND NO SHORTS TO GROUND NO FRAYED WIRES OR GROUND FAULTS THIS IS SIMPLY A COMPUTER RELATED MALFUNCTION AND DURING THE MALFUNCTION IT DOES NOT THROW A DTC FOR A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT SO THERE'S FOR A TECH TO SCAN.

WHEN FILLING UP ON GASOLINE IT WILL OVER FLOW OUT OF THE VEHICLE THROUGH THE FILLER TUBE. SIMILAR TO THE OTHER RECALL POSSIBLY THE SAME ISSUE THAT AFFECTED 2005 MODELS

COMMON PROBLEM PERSISTS WITH THIS MODEL EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLTS ARE FAULTY AND CAUSE A EXHAUST LEAK ON BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE OF THE ENGINE COSTING AROUND 1,000 TO FIX. MINE HAS THE SAME ISSUE WHEN YOU HAVE A COLD ENGINE YOU HEAR A TICKING NOISE AND IT IS CAUSED BY BAD PARTS FROM THE FACTORY. THIS REPAIR IS VERY COMMON ON THESE MODELS. THIS ISSUE IS A MAJOR ISSUE WITH CHANGING THEM DUE TO BREAKAGE OF THE MANIFOLD BOLTS THAT COST EXTREME AMOUNTS TO FIX AND SOMETIMES IF REPAIRED WRONG COSTING A ENGINE REPLACEMENT.

LEAKING MASSIVE FUEL ON FILL UPS EACH TIME. DONE THIS FOREVER. RUSTING IN AREA WHERE HAPPENS BADLY.

THERE WAS INDEED A RECALL FOR THE 2005 AND 2006 MODEL YEARS OF MY VEHICLE FROM CHRYSLER FOR A FUEL SAFETY ISSUE OF MASSIVE AMOUNTS OF FUEL SPILLING OUT OF THE TANK DURING FUEL UPS. THEY ACKNOWLEDGE, THE RECALL WAS CUT OFF EXACTLY ONE DAY PRIOR TO THIS PARTICULAR VEHICLE'S MANUFACTURING DATE. THE PART IDENTIFIED WAS A FAULT WITH THE FUEL INLET CHECK VALVE. DODGE IDENTIFIED THE ONLY RECOURSE FOR THIS VEHICLE IS TO PETITION THE NHTSA AND HOPE THEY RECALL IT TO REPLACE IT BY DODGE, OR PAY FOR A REPAIR MYSELF OUT OF POCKET FOR A KNOWN AND ACKNOWLEDGED DEFECT. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY HAZARD WITH THE VEHICLE AND I AM NOTICING THE SAME ISSUE ON ALL DODGE DURANGOS I OBSERVE ON THE ROAD NOW, WITH RUSTY QUARTER PANELS DUE TO FUEL SPILL AND SATURATION ISSUES IN THE SAME SPOT.

DURING FUEL UP IT OVER SPILLS OUT A LOT OF FUEL EACH TIME AT THE GAS STATION. I SEE THERE WERE RECALLS FOR THE PRIOR YEARS OF THE SAME VEHICLE. THIS PROBLEM HAS IDENTICAL SYMPTOMS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE 4-WHEEL DRIVE OPTION WOULD INADVERTENTLY ENGAGE. HOWEVER, WHEN THE 4-WHEEL DRIVE BUTTON WAS DEPRESSED TO DISENGAGE, IT FAILED AND THE CHECK ENGINE AND SERVICE 4-WHEEL DRIVE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THE VEHICLE AND STATED THAT THE ACTUATOR FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 150,000.

SON WAS DRIVING VEHICLE, TURNED ON FRONT A/C NOTICED IT WAS NOT WORKING BUT THE BACK A/C WAS FUNCTIONING, TURNED OFF FRONT A/C. AFTER HE HAD TURNED OFF THE A/C NOTICED SMOKE AND FIRE THROUGH VENT - PULLED INTO A PARKING LOT , RAN INTO WALGREEN'S TO GET WATER TO PUT OUT FIRE, WENT BACK IN A 2ND TIME BOUGHT MORE WATER BY THEN CAR WAS IN FLAMES - FIRE DEPARTMENT CALLED BY STORE MANAGER WHEN THEY ARRIVED THEY WERE ABLE TO PUT FIRE OUT - CAR INTERIOR COMPLETELY DESTROYED - WINDOWS, FRONT & BACK WINDSHIELDS ALL GONE - THANKFULLY SON IS OKAY. VEHICLE HAD APPROXIMATELY 119,500

IGNITION CUTS OUT WHILE DRIVING EVEN AT FREEWAY SPEEDS. DODGE DEALER HAD IT HAPPEN WHILE DRIVING WITH COMPUTER HOOKED UP AND COULDN'T FIX IT.