2014 DODGE DURANGO Complaints

VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITHOUT DRIVER INPUT, INCLUDING GOING UP A HILL WITHOUT DRIVER PRESSING ACCELERATOR. ENGINE REDLINED WHILE STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT WITHOUT DRIVER INPUT. VEHICLE PUT INTO NEUTRAL, BUT ENGINE REVVING WOULD NOT DECREASE, AND THEN DRIVER PUT VEHICLE INTO PARK WHICH CONTINUED TO REV AT HIGH RPMS, BUT VEHICLE WOULD THEN NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK. VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF AND THEN BACK ON AFTER 45 TO 60 SECONDS, BUT VEHICLE CONTINUED TO REV ENGINE AT HIGH RPMS AND SHOWED THAT VEHICLE WAS IN 8TH GEAR. APPROXIMATELY 30 MINUTES LATER, VEHICLE WOULD NOT TURN ON. TRIED TO TURN VEHICLE ON AND IT WOULD TURN ITSELF OFF WITHOUT TRYING TO START.

I AM EXPERIENCING A THUMPING NOISE IN THE REAR END OF MY VEHICLE WHEN MOVING ON ANY SURFACE WITH THE SLIGHTEST IMPERFECTION. WHEN TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP TO BE CHECKED OUT THEY FOUND THAT THE REAR SHOCKS ARE CAUSING THE ABNORMAL NOISE. IN MY OWN RESEARCH ON THESE (RATHER EXPENSIVE) SHOCKS I HAVE FOUND THAT THEY SHOULD NOT BE FAILING IN UNDER 100K MILES WHICH MY VEHICLE IS UNDER AND I HAVE ALSO FOUND IN A COUPLE FORUMS THAT THEY HAVE A KNOWN DEFECT. HOWEVER CHRYSLER CLAIMS THERE IS NO SERVICE BULLETIN OR RECALL ON THEM. SEVERAL INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOPS HAVE ALSO MADE THE COMMENT THAT I SHOULD NOT BE HAVING THIS SORT OF ISSUE WITH THESE SHOCKS AND THAT I SHOULD CONTACT CHRYSLER TO SEE IF THEY WOULD COVER THEM. THE CUSTOMER SERVICE REP THAT I SPOKE WITH AT CHRYSLER ADVISED ME TO MAKE A COMPLAINT WITH THE NHTSA. CHRYSLER CALL REFERENCE NUMBER: 57340981. THESE PARTICULAR SHOCKS HAVE BEEN QUOTED TO ME BY THE FACTORY SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT $477.00 EACH AND ARE NOT COVERED UNDER THE 5 YEAR 100K MILE POWER TRAIN WARRANTY.

WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, I NOTICED THE "RACETRACK" STYLE LED TAIL LIGHTS, SPECIFICALLY THE LARGE SECTION ACROSS THE TRUNK, ON MY DODGE DURANGO WERE NO LONGER WORKING. I DID AN ONLINE SEARCH AND MULTIPLE INCIDENTS REGARDING THIS SAME ISSUE POPPED UP. IT APPEARS A FAULTY SEAL AROUND THE TAIL LIGHT ALLOWS FOR WATER TO ENTER THE INSIDE OF THE LIGHT CAUSING IT TO BURN OUT. THE ONLY FIX FOR THIS IS TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE LED UNIT AT A COST OF OVER $1000 WHICH THE VEHICLE OWNER MUST PAY FOR. THE REPLACEMENT OF THE LED LIGHT DOES NOT FIX THE LEAKING ISSUE ALLOWING FOR THE LIGHT TO BURN OUT AGAIN.

RACE TRACK LIGHTING AND TAILGATE HAS CONDENSATION BUILDING UP AND WATER STANDING IN IT. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME IT HAS HAPPENED. FIRST TIME WAS COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AND THIS ONE IS NOT.

LICENSE LAMP AND A PORTION OF THE RACE TRACK BRAKE ARE OUT DUE TO WATER LEAKAGE. NO APPARENT DAMAGE TO TAILLAMP. LICENSE LAMP SOCKET IS MELTED

AS I WAS DRIVING TO MY SON'S FOOTBALL GAME, MY HEADREST DEPLOYED AND VIOLENTLY HIT ME IN THE BACK OF THE HEAD. I HADN'T HIT ANYTHING OR A POTHOLE. I LOST CONTROL OF THE CAR MOMENTARILY, BUT THANKFULLY WAS NOT AROUND OTHER VEHICLES AND WAS ONLY GOING ABOUT 30 MPH. IT SOUNDED LIKE MY AIRBAG HAD DEPLOYED, BUT AFTER LOOKING AROUND TO FIND WHAT HAPPENED, I NOTICED MY PASSENGER SIDE HEADREST WAS OUT AND SO I FELT BEHIND MY HEAD AND SURE ENOUGH IT HAD DEPLOYED AS WELL. I ENDED UP GOING TO THE ER BECAUSE OF A HEAD INJURY AS I WAS DISORIENTED AND DIZZY AND HAD LIGHT SENSITIVITY. I HAVE BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH WHIPLASH AND HAVE HAD HEADACHES EVERYDAY SINCE THE ACCIDENT. I AM ALSO SEEING A CHIROPRACTOR BECAUSE MY BACK IS ALL MESSED UP AS WELL.*DT*JB

THE TAIL LIGHT ON THE HATCH BACK DOOR FILLS UP WITH WATER AND THE LED BURNED OUT. THIS HAPPENS WHEN IT RAINS OR CAR WASHES.

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT APPEARED DESPITE ALL SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE HAVING BEEN CONDUCTED AS RECOMMENDED. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS P0520 ENGINE OIL PRESSURE SENSOR/SWITCH "A" CIRCUIT. SEEMINGLY THIS IS A FAULTY SENSOR/SWITCH WHICH HAS OCCURRED IN 12% OF DURANGO VEHICLES OF THE MANUFACTURER YEAR OF 2014.

WHILE OPERATING VEHICLE (STREET, DRY, DAY, SPEED APPROX. 30-40) ABS FAULT LIGHTS AND BRAKE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. WHEN VEHICLE WAS PARKED WOULD NOT RESTART OR DISENGAGE PARK. AFTER WAITING 5 HOURS VEHICLE STARTED WITH CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. ON DRIVE TO DEALER FOR SERVICE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TURNED OFF, ABS LIGHTS THEN ILLUMINATED AND ON PARKING VEHICLE AT DEALER IT WOULD NOT ENGAGE TRANSMISSION. DEALER INCORPORATED RECALLS U65 UPDATE PCM AND U06 AUTOPARK FUNCTIONALITY. ABS MODULE PLACED ON ORDER AND DEALER RETURNED VEHICLE AS FIT FOR USE 10 OCTOBER 2018. AFTER DRIVING APPROX. 10 MILES WITH ABS LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AND PARKING FOR 6 HOURS VEHICLE RESTARTED AND BEHAVED NORMALLY FOR .5 MILE DOWN ENTRANCE RAMP TO LIMITED ACCESS HIGHWAY. ABS LIGHTS ILLUMINATED, BRAKE RED LIGHT AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED, VEHICLE SLIPPED FROM GEAR AND WOULD NOT REENGAGE. TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT FROM PARK AND ALL ATTEMPTS TO RESTART ENGINE UNSUCCESSFUL. VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALER.

THE CAR HAS ALWAYS "RADDLED" SINCE I FIRST BOUGHT IT. I WAS TOLD THE PROBLEM WAS THE TIRES AND THAT THEY'D BEEN ROTATED AND SHOULD BE FIXED. I BOUGHT THE CAR IN JUNE 2017 AND HAVE HAD TO REPLACE ALL 4 TIRES SINCE DESPITE MY MANY COMPLAINTS. YESTERDAY, THE VEHICLE SHIFTED GEARS WHILE DRIVING, HORN STARTED HONKING UNCONTROLLABLY UNTIL I HAD TO REMOVE THE FUSE, THE SCREENS ALL BLANKED OUT AND FLASHED WARNINGS, HEADRESTS VOLUNTARILY FOLDING... ALL WHILE MY 3 CHILDREN WERE IN THE CAR DURING A HURRICANE. THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION ON A CITY STREET