2008 DODGE DURANGO Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE DURANGO. WHEN DRIVING OVER AN OBSTRUCTION IN THE ROAD, THE VEHICLE VEERED TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO EVENTUALLY REGAIN CONTROL OF THE STEERING WHEEL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING UP A HILL OR MAKING A SUDDEN TURN, THE ENGINE STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE RESTART THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT A UNKNOWN SENSOR FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE DURANGO. WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH, THE AIR CONDITIONER WAS ACTIVATED BUT THE AIR VENTS BLEW HOT AIR. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE GLOVE COMPARTMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER MULTIPLE TIMES. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE EVAPORATOR COILS AND AIR CONDITIONER LINE SEALS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. IN ADDITION, THE DEALER RECHARGED THE VEHICLE SYSTEM WITH FREON AND STATED THAT DYE NEEDED TO BE ADDED TO THE SYSTEM. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND SENT OUT A SPECIALIST MULTIPLE TIMES TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,500. MA 10/6 UPDATED 12/05/2017*CN

WHEN AND EVERYTIME VECH. IS REFUELED, GET BLOWBACK OF FUEL. DURING 1 TRIP, FUEL RAN BACK DOWN OUTSIDE OF FILL PIPE AND GAS TANK, AND HIT HOT MUFFLER, LUCKLY IT DID NOT IGNITE. CAN'T FILL GAS TANK MORE THAN HALF WAY, WITHOUT THIS HAPPENING. CALLED DEALER, SERVICE MGR. TOOK VIN#, SAID WASN'T COVER UNDER RECALL OF ANY TYPE, BUT WILL CORRECT PROBLEM WITH NEW GAS TANK FOR APROX. $1000. ANOTHER PROBLEM THAT HAPPEN TWICE NOW, IS ELECT. SYSTEM GOES OUT, LOOSING ALL POWER TO STEERING AND BRAKES, THIS HAPPEN TWICE. ONE TIME WAS WHILE TOWING CAMPER ON INTERSTATE HIGHWAY WITH TRAFFIC, WE JUST BARELY GOT OFF ROAD. AGAIN DEALERSHIP, SAID THE RECALL FOR INSTRUMENT AND WIRING COULDN'T AND WOULDN'T CAUSE CAR TO JUST SHUT DOWN AS DESCRIBED. BUT THEY WOULD BE HAPPY TO REPLACE THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER AND CORRECT ANY WIRING PROBLEMS, SAYING COST COULD BE A FEW HUNDRED OR MORE. HAVE CALLED CHRYSLER 3 TIMES, THEY TAKEN INFO. SAID SOMEONE WOULD CONTACT, NEVER A CALL BACK. THIS CAR WAS PURCHASED AS A USED CAR FROM A FORD DEALERSHIP, WITH ONLY A LITTLE OVER 10,000. MILES IN 2013, 5YRS OLD AND ONLY 2000 PER YEAR SHOULD OF BEEN A RED FLAG, BUT WAS TOLD A OLDER GENTLEMAN HAD AND FORD DEALER SHOWED A CARFAX REPORT THAT FIT THE MILEAGE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V313000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO PERFORM THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE PART WOULD NOT BECOME AVAILABLE UNTIL EIGHT MONTHS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE DURANGO. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE VEHICLE REVERSED INDEPENDENTLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 86,250.

WHILE ENTERING ANOTHER HIGHWAY FROM A RAMP IN CRUISE CONTROL, I ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE. THE GAS PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR BY ITSELF AND THE CAR ACCELERATED AT A DRASTIC, UNWANTED RATE. I COULD NOT TURN THE CRUISE CONTROL OFF USING THE OFF BUTTON AND I SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES AND HELD THEM DOWN AND STEERED OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WITH THE ENGINE REVVING AT FULL SPEED. I LET UP ON THE BRAKES TO SEE IF IT WOULD STOP, BUT THE CAR ACCELERATED AGAIN AND I HAD TO APPLY THE BRAKES AT FULL FORCE AND BROUGHT THE CAR TO A SHUDDERING STOP WHILE HOLDING THE BRAKES DOWN. WHILE THE ENGINE WAS STILL REVVING AT TOP SPEED, I PUT THE CAR INTO NEUTRAL AND ONLY THEN WOULD THE CRUISE CONTROL BUTTON SHUT OFF. I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE 800 MILES WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENCE BY NOT USING THE CRUISE CONTROL AND I WILL BE TAKING IT TO A DEALER IN MY AREA. *TR

VEHICLE STARTED TO RUN VERY ROUGH JUST AFTER EXITING THE HIGHWAY, WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON, AND ALMOST IMMEDIATELY, THE BRAKES BECAME SLUGGISH. CAR WAS PULLED INTO A PARKING SPOT JUST BEFORE IT COMPLETELY DIED. ATTEMPTS TO RESTART THE VEHICLE WERE UNSUCCESSFUL. MECHANIC INSPECTION FOUND THAT THE VEHICLE OVERHEATED AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO LOSE POWER AND BRAKES. THE ENGINE WAS DAMAGED AS WELL AS THE RADIATOR, WHICH SPLIT FROM OVERHEATING. NOISE WAS FOUND COMING FROM THE TIMING CHAINS AS WELL AS THE ROCKER ARMS. AT LEAST TWO CYLINDERS HAD LOW COMPRESSION. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE ENGINE AND RADIATOR WERE DAMAGE TO THE POINT OF NEEDING REPLACEMENT. *TR

FUEL SPEWS OUT OF THE FILLER NECK EVERYTIME I FILL UP THE VEHICLE WHETHER I USE THE AUTO FILL OR HOLD THE LEVER BY HAND. IF THE VEHICLE IS FILLED WITH ANY SPEED 1-2 PINTS OF FUEL WILL COME SPITTING BACK OUT WHEN IT REACHES THE TOP. THE FUEL HAS SPIT ON ME AND MY WIFE ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THIS HAPPENS REGARDLESS OF THE LEVEL THE TANK IS AT PRIOR TO FILLING OR HOW LONG THE VEHICLE WAS OPERATED BEFORE ATTEMPTING TO FILL IT. I WAS ABLE TO FIND A DODGE WARRANTY BULLETIN D-12-07, COVERS 2007-2008, AND ATTEMPTED TO GET MY VEHICLE FIXED UNDER THAT BULLETIN BUT WAS TOLD MY VEHICLE DIDN'T FIT THE CRITERIA. THERE WAS ALSO A TSB 14-001-12 FOR THE SAME ISSUE BUT AGAIN THEY WILL NOT FIX MY VEHICLE. THIS HAS OCCURRED SINCE I PURCHASED MY VEHICLE USED IN 2011. I KNOW DODGE IS AWARE THE ISSUES THESE VEHICLES HAVE WITH THE FUELING SYSTEM AS THE 2005 WAS RECALLED FOR THE SAME REASON AND I FOUND SIMILAR WARRANTY BULLETINS FOR 2005-2006. I HAVE SUSTAINED MINOR CHEMICAL BURNS FROM FUEL BEING SPEWED ONTO MY PANTS. THIS PROBLEM HAS A SOLUTION AND DODGE REFUSES TO FIX IT. *TR

I'VE NOTICED SINCE I BOUGHT MY TRUCK, WHEN I HAVE IT ON AUTOFILL AT THE GAS STATION, THERE'S NO INDICATION FOR WHEN THE GAS IS FULL... IT COME SPEWING OUT ALL OVER ME AND DOWN THE SIDE LF THE CAR! I THOUGHT IT MAY HAVE BEEN THE PUMP, BUT IT HAPPENS EVERY SINGLE TIME I FILL MY TANK ALL THE WAY FULL. NOW FROM THE GAS OVER FLOWING SO MANY TIMES, I HAVE VERY BAD RUST AROUND WHERE YOU FILL UP THE GAS. IT'S RUSTING A HOLE STRAIGHT THREW!! AS I READ AND DO RESEARCH, I SEE MANY OTHERS HAVE THIS COMPLAINT AS WELL AND STILL THERE IS NO RECALL !! *TR

I PURCHASED MY 2008 DURANGO FROM HERB CHAMBERS FEB 4, 2013 SINCE THEN IT HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP FOR SEVERAL SUSPENSION NOISES (AT LEAST 3 TIMES) IN OCT 2013 I BROUGHT MY VEHICLE BACK IN COMPLAINING THAT THE SUSPENSION IS NOISY OVER ALL TYPES OF BUMPS. THE TECHNICIAN CHECKED IT OUT AND I WAS TOLD THAT THE STABILIZER LINKS NEEDED TO BE REPLACE AND THAT THEY HAD TO BE ORDERED, THAT IS WHEN THE WAITING GAME STARTED. I AM STILL WAITING ON THE LINKS AND MY VEHICLE IS GETTING WORSE TO THE POINT THAT WHEN TAKING TURNS, GOING OVER BUMPS (BIG OR SMALL) THERE IS TONS OF POPPING, CRACKING AND EXCESSIVE RATTLING HAPPENING. MY TIRES ARE WEARING AND I AM GETTING SCARED BECAUSE I HAVE ALSO EXPERIENCED ISSUES WHEN BREAKING WITH WHEEL LOCK UP!! I HAVE CHILDREN THAT I AM FOREVER DRIVING AROUND TO DIFFERENT SPORTS GAMES AND DANCE COMPETITIONS. I AM REALLY WORRIED. I HAVE A CASE WITH THE CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE CENTER FOR CHRYSLER BUT I JUST KEEP GETTING E MAILS TELLING ME THAT THERE IS STILL NO KNOWN DATE AS TO WHEN THESE BACKORDERED PARTS WILL BE IN AND HOW SORRY WE ARE THAT THEY ARE NOT HERE AS OF YET, BUT THAT WE WILL LET YOU KNOW AS SOON AS THEY ARE IN. I AM HAVING ISSUES WHILE DRIVING AND I WANT THIS FIXED IT IS UNFAIR THAT I PURCHASE A VEHICLE AND HAVE HAD ISSUES WITH IT FROM THE START AND NOW THIS WITH NO END IN SIGHT. THEY SHOULD BE PROVIDING ALTERNATE TRANSPORTATION FOR THOSE OF US THAT ARE HAVING THIS PROBLEM BECAUSE IT IS A REAL SAFETY ISSUE AND IT IS CAUSING OTHER ISSUES WITH WORN TIRES, ALIGNMENT, AND BRAKING PROBLEMS WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF A ROLL OVER. THE ROADS IN MASSACHUSETTS ARE AT THEIR WORST EVER WHICH MAKE DRIVING REALLY BAD TO BEGIN WITH SO HAVING A SUSPENSION PROBLEM WITH NO FIX IN SIGHT REALLY STINKS. NOT FEELING SAFE!! *TR