2005 DODGE DURANGO Complaints

WHILE IN AWD THE VEHICLE SWITCHES TO 4 LO BY ITSELF. THIS MAKES IT HARD TO MAKE TURNS, FORWARD AND REVERSE. THE 4 LO LIGHT BLINKS AND SERVICE 4 WD LIGHTS STAYS ON. I DO NOT MANUALLY SWITCH OUT OF AWD, AS 4 WD IS NOT NEEDED. HOWEVER, AS I STATED BEFORE, IT SWITCHES ON ITS OWN. ON THE DATE OF THE INCIDENT, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RETURN TO AWD FROM 4 LO. I WAS TOLD TO UNHOOK THE BATTERY TERMINALS AND AFTER I REPLACE THEM BACK TO THE POSTS, IT WOULD RESET THE AWD. THIS DID NOT WORK. MY CHILDREN AND I WERE STUCK ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD UNTIL HELP ARRIVED. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS TOPIC AND READ COMPLAINTS FROM OTHERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH THE SAME VEHICLE. MANY OF THEM SAYING AFTER PAYING OUT LARGE AMOUNTS FOR PARTS AND REPAIRS THE PROBLEM IS STILL OCCURRING. MANY ARE NOT EVEN SURE WHERE TO START AS FAR AS REPAIRS GO. I WOULD LIKE SOME DEFINATE ANSWERS AND DIAMLERCHRYSLER TO BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE. THANK YOU. *TR

EACH TIME I FILL THE VEHICLE WITH FUEL IT SPITS BACK UP THROUGH THE FILLER TUBE AND ALL OVER THE SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE PUMP THEN SHUTS OFF. I HAVE NOTIFIED TWO FUEL STATIONS OF THIS AT THE TIME I FILLED THE VEHICLE THINKING IT MIGHT BE A PUMP PROBLEM, BUT I RESEARCHED AND MANY VEHICLES OF THIS MODEL HAVE REPORTED THIS TO BE A PROBLEM. THERE IS A STRONG ODOR OF FUEL IN AND AROUND THE VEHICLE AT THE TIME OF FILL UP AND THERE AFTER. ACTIVE RECALLS DO NOT APPEAR TO COVER MY VEHICLE, BUT THE PROBLEM IS THERE AND OBVIOUSLY NEEDS TO BE REPAIRED. MY DEALERSHIP HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AFTER SEVERAL MINUTES AND WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO GENERATE A FAILURE CODE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 140,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 146,000. *TR

TRANSFER CASE TRIES TO SHIFT INTO 4LO AT RANDOM (YELLOW 4LO LIGHT ON DASH FLASHES & CAN FEEL IT TRYING TO SWITCH) & IT ALSO TRIES ENGAGING WHEN THE KEY ISN'T IN THE IGNITION. I'VE READ THAT IF IT ENGAGES IN 4LO AT A HIGH SPEED IT COULD DO MAJOR DAMAGE TO THE POWER TRAIN & POSSIBLY RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT. I'VE SEARCHED IN GOOGLE & IT APPEARS THAT THERE ARE QUITE A FEW PEOPLE EXPERIENCING THIS PROBLEM. I'VE HAD THE POWER CONNECTOR TO THE "TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE" DISCONNECTED SINCE SEPTEMBER 2012 SO I CAN DRIVE BUT I'M UNABLE TO SWITCH TO 4LOCK OR 4LO IF NEEDED (SVC 4WD LIGHT STAYS ON). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE REFUELING, GASOLINE SPEWED FROM THE FILLER NECK WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS ADVISED TO THE CONTACT THAT THE FUEL TANK WOULD POSSIBLY NEED TO BE REPLACED BUT A DIAGNOSIS WAS REQUIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09V003000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE) IN 2005. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED FOR THE RECENT FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 99,000. *TR...UPDATED 04/25/13 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED DEALER ADVISED THE MANUFACTURER THAT THE VEHIVCLE HAD TWO LEAKS THAT WERE CAUSING THE FAILURE. THE DEALER CLAIMED THE SECOND LEAK WAS UNRELATED TO THE FIRST LEAK. THE CONSUMER HAS A VIDEO CLIP OF THE FAILURE. UPDATED 05/17/2013 *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT FUEL SPILLED FROM THE FILLER NECK WHILE REFUELING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, WHO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY SERVICED FOR THE FAILURE UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 05V034000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE) IN 2005. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE FOR THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED FOR THE RECURRING FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,000.

MY 2005 DODGE DURANGO SLT STALLS WITHOUT WARNING. THIS HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES. *TR

I RECEIVED A LETTER RECENTLY FROM MY LOCAL DODGE DEALER INDICATING MY 2005 DODGE DURANGO WOULD REQUIRE REPAIR FOR SOMETHING CAUSING THE FUEL TO SPILL OUT DURING FILL UP. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME SEVERAL TIMES IN THE PAST AS I WAS UNAWARE THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS. AFTER RECEIVING THIS LETTER A FEW WEEKS AGO I INSPECTED THE QUARTER PANEL UNDERNEATH THE GAS TANK MORE CLOSELY NOTICING BUBBLING OF THE PAINT WITH CHIPPING STARTING. PRESSING ON THE PAINT IT SOUNDED CORROSIVE LIKE RUST. AS I BEGAN TO CHIP SOME OF THE PAINT AWAY I DISCOVERED RUST AND TWO HOLES THAT WERE COMPLETELY THROUGH. LOOKING THROUGH THE HOLES I COULD SEE RUST BEHIND THE BODY. AFTER REVIEWING SEVERAL CAR AND DODGE FORUMS I SEE THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED TO SEVERAL PEOPLE IN THE SAME AREA OF THE DRIVE QUARTER PANEL. I CAN ONLY ASSUME THERE IS A CORRELATION BETWEEN THE FUEL PROBLEM AND THE RUST THAT APPEARS TO HAVE COME INSIDE OUT TO THE BODY OF THE CAR. THERE IS NO OTHER RUST ON THIS CAR AND HAS BEEN WELL MAINTAINED. I CONTACTED MY LOCAL DEALER WHO INFORMED ME THAT THE RECALL ON THE INLET VALVE IS STILL VALID HOWEVER RUST WOULD NOT BE. IT CONCERNS ME THAT CHRYSLER DOESN'T FEEL RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DAMAGE CAUSED BY THEIR DEFECTIVE ITEM. HOW COULD I HAVE KNOW THAT THIS WAS HAPPENING SINCE I JUST RECEIVED NOTIFICATION I'M CONCERNED THE RUST DAMAGE IS MORE GREAT THAN I CAN ACTUALLY SEE. OF COURSE I'M ADDITIONALLY CONCERNED WITH POSSIBLE FIRE ETC WHICH IS WHAT THE RECALL SPECIFICALLY INDICATES. I WILL MAKE APPOINTMENT WITH THE DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR OF THE FUEL INLET VALVE.I WOULD LIKE CHRYSLER TO ALSO PAY FOR THE DAMAGE THAT WAS CAUSED BY THEIR DEFECTIVE PART. I HAVE 99,200 MILES CURRENTLY. I DON'T WANT MY CONCERNS TO BE DISMISSED AS I FEEL I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED TO. I ONLY RECEIVED A LETTER RECENTLY FOR THIS PROBLEM SO I FEEL ALL PARTS OF THE PROBLEM SHOULD BE ADDRESSED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT FUEL SPILLED OUT FROM THE FILLER NECK WHILE REFUELING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED WHO STATED THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09V003000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 109,000.

I FILLED MY 2005 DODGE DURANGO TODAY WITH GAS AND THE NOZZLE CLICKED AND GAS SPEWED OUT ALL OVER ME AND MY NINE YEAR OLD SON THIS IS UNSAFE NEEDS ATTENTION RIGHT AWAY. *TR