2012 DODGE DURANGO Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE DURANGO. WHILE TURNING THE IGNITION KEY TO START THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT HEARD A CLICKING NOISE AND THE ENGINE WOULD NOT START. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO START THE ENGINE AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. IN ADDITION, WHILE STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE WIRING FOR THE FUEL PUMP RELAY INSIDE THE TOTALLY INTEGRATED POWER MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,000.

DURANGO CRANKS AND DOESN'T TURN OVER OR STARTS AND THEN STALLS AFTER SHORT DISTANCE. LOCAL DEALER HAS REPAIRED FUEL PUMP. RECALL PRESENTLY ONLY INCLUDES 2011'S AND SHOULD BE EXTENDED TO ALL EFFECTED YEARS. *TR

CAR WAS HAVING TROUBLE STARTING FOR A FEW WEEKS. THEN ONCE STARTED, WAS SPUTTERING, THEN CAR COMPLETELY STOPPED WORKING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. TOOK TO DEALER AND WERE TOLD WE HAD A FAULTY TIPM. *TR

WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD ON THE WAY TO THE GARAGE AS THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN HAVING DIFFICULTY STARTING ON 4 OR 5 OCCASIONS OVER THE PREVIOUS DAYS. AS I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF, NO GAS NOTHING. I WAS ABLE TO COAST THE VEHICLE TO A SAFE PLACE AND EVENTUALLY IT STARTED BACK UP AGAIN. TOOK THE VEHICLE THE DEALERSHIP ON 9-8-2014 AND WAS ADVISED THAT IT WAS THE RELAY FROM THE TIPM TO THE FUEL PUMP. I HAVE SINCE LEARNED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON 2011 MODELS FOR THIS SAME THING; BUT MY SUV IS A 2012 MODEL. I WANTED TO FILE THE COMPLAINT AS THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION AND CLEARLY IT IS HAPPENING IN MODELS OTHER THAN THE 2011. THE REPAIRS WERE ALMOST $300.00 FOR A PROBLEM THAT IT SEEMS LIKE OTHER MODELS ARE HAVING JUST AS THE 2011 DURANGOS. *TR

THIS CAR DOES NOT ALWAYS START AND CAN STALL AT ANY TIME. CHRYSLER HAS RECALLED THE 2011 MODELS AS OF 2 DAYS AGO FOR A FAULTY TIPM, MY 2012 HAS THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM WITH THE EXACT SAME PART AND I AM HAVING TO PAY $1400 TO REPLACE IT. *TR

TWICE IN EARLY FEBRUARY, 2014, THE ENGINE (V-6) STOPPED RUNNING AND THE CEL POPPED UP. THE FIRST TIME I WAS CRUISING AT 50 MPH AND THE CEL CAME ON AND THE RPM WENT TO ZERO, BUT AS I COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD THE ENGINE RESTARTED BY ITSELF AT ABOUT 40 MPH, SO IT WAS OFF FOR LESS THAN 10-15 SECONDS. THE SECOND TIME, I WAS BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE. AFTER MOVING ABOUT 6 FEET THE ENGINE DIED AND THE TACH WENT TO ZERO AND THE CEL CAME ON. I TURNED EVERYTHING OFF AND RESTARTED THE ENGINE AND CONTINUED WITH MY ERRANDS. IN BOTH INSTANCES THE ENGINE WAS AT OPERATING TEMPERATURE AND THE FUEL TANK HAD AT LEAST 10 GALLONS. THE DEALER CHECKED THE CAR BUT FOUND NO CODES TO IDENTIFY THIS PROBLEM. *TR

I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE BACK IN MAY 2014 FOR THE BRAKE BOOSTERS #14V154000. I HAVE BEEN ON A WAITING LIST SINCE THE 1RST OF JUNE AND STILL HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO HAVE THIS PART REPLACED. MY DURANGO WAS LOOKED AT AND I WAS TOLD I NEED THE PART BUT STILL NO REPLACEMENT. I AM STILL ON THAT WAITING LIST FROM JUNE. WHY IS IT TAKING SO LONG TO GET THE REPLACEMENT PART? AND IF MY DURANGO IS IN NEED OF THAT PART, AT THIS RATE WILL SOMETHING HAPPEN BUT THE PART IS IN AND MY NAME COMES TO THE TOP OF THAT WAITING LIST? IN THE MEAN TIME I HAVE NOW RECEIVED ANOTHER RECALL FOR MY DURANGO, ABOUT THE SUN VISOR AND I AM TOLD THEY NEED 4 HOURS TO REPLACE THIS PART. *TR

THE AIRBAG LIGHT FOR THE FRONT DRIVERS AND PASSENGER AIRBAGS WAS INTERMITTENTLY TURNING ON AND OFF. WE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A DODGE DEALERSHIP FOR SERVICE ON AUGUST 20, YET THE LIGHT WASN'T ON AT THE TIME AND WE WERE TOLD THEY WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM UNLESS THE LIGHT WAS ON. THE AIRBAG LIGHT HAS BEEN ON CONSISTENTLY OVER THE PAST MONTH, TOOK IT INTO THE SAME DODGE DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENT, THEY SAID "CONFIRMED AIR BAG LIGHT ON FOR B1C29 LEFT SIDE SEAT THORAX SQUIB CIRCUIT OPEN. PERFORMED WIRE REPAIRS TO LEFT AIR BAG WIRE JUMPER HARNESS BETWEEN R5 AND R7." WE WERE BILLED $299.50 FOR REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE IS A 2012 MODEL AND WE FEEL THIS SHOULDN'T HAVE BEEN AN ISSUE WITH THE VEHICLE BEING 2 YEARS OLD. *TR

ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS MY 2012 DODGE DURANGO WOULD ACTED LIKE IT WAS HAVING A HARD TIME TURNING OVER WHEN I WOULD START IT. ONE TIME ALL OF MY AUXILIARY LIGHTS LIT UP AND THEN THE ENTIRE SUV CUT OFF. AFTER I HAD MY OIL CHANGED 09/08/14 MY 2012 DODGE DURANGO STARTED HAVING EVEN MORE ISSUES WITH STARTING UP . IT WOULD TAKE ME ANYWHERE FROM 3-10 TIMES TO GET IT STARTED. I HEARD A SIZZLING SOUND UNDER THE SUV AFTER I HAD PARKED IT AND GOT HOME. THE NEXT MORNING THE ENTIRE SUV WAS DEAD. MY NEIGHBOR WAS ABLE TO JUMP START IT, SO I WENT AND PURCHASED A BRAND NEW BATTERY. IT STILL HAD ISSUES STARTING, BUT AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS IT WOULD FINALLY TURN OVER. IT EVEN COMPLETELY CUT OFF ON ME WHILE I WAS SITTING AT A STOP LIGHT. LAST NIGHT I HEARD THE SAME SIZZLING SOUND SOMEWHERE UNDERNEATH MY DURANGO AND THIS MORNING IT WAS COMPLETELY DEAD AGAIN. THIS TIME IT WOULDN'T EVEN TURN ON EVEN AFTER GIVING IT A JUMP. OBVIOUSLY IT'S NOT JUST ME. THIS SITUATION IS SO UNFAIR BECAUSE RIGHT NOW MY CAR DOESN'T WORK AT ALL AND THE DEALERSHIP IS ACTING AS IF THEY HAVE NO IDEA WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT. IF I WAS ABLE TO 'EASILY' FIGURE OUT THERE IS AN OBVIOUS ISSUE THAT WE ARE ALL HAVING JUST BY DOING A SIMPLE GOOGLE SEARCH, YOU WOULD THINK THE 'EXPERTS' RESPONSIBLE FOR SELLING ME MY CAR AND WORKING ON IT WOULD KNOW TOO. INDIVIDUALS AND BIG COMPANIES WHO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF MORAL CORRECT PEOPLE ALWAYS END UP LOSING IN THE END. I HOPE THEY DO THE RESPONSIBLE THING AND RECALL THE FAULTY TIPM ASSOCIATED WITH ALL OF OUR VEHICLES WITH NO CHARGE TO US. *TR

2012 DODGE DURANGO CREW WITH A V6. ENGINE DIED WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY. I LOST POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES, BUT MANAGED TO GET OUT OF TRAFFIC AND LET IT COAST TO THE SHOULDER. THE ENGINE WOULD CRANK, BUT IMMEDIATELY DIE. AFTER A FEW ATTEMPTS, THE ENGINE BEGAN RUNNING SMOOTHLY. SINCE THEN, IT WILL OCCASIONALLY NOT START (THE STARTER TURNS OVER, BUT THE ENGINE WILL NOT RUN). NO CODES ARE DISPLAYING WHEN HOOKED TO A COMPUTER. A MECHANIC TOLD ME IT WAS THE TIPM AND I WOULD HAVE TO TAKE IT TO A DEALER. AFTER LOOKING ONLINE, I FOUND MANY OTHER COMPLAINTS FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. ENGINE SEEMS TO HAVE A BETTER START RECORD IF I TURN THE KEY ON AND WAIT 2 SECONDS BEFORE STARTING VS IMMEDIATELY TRYING TO CRANK THE CAR AS SOON AS I INSERT THE KEY. REMOTE START RARELY WORKS NOW. MY MAIN CONCERN IS THE ENGINE DYING WHILE MY WIFE IS DRIVING IN HEAVY TRAFFIC (SHE IS THE PRIMARY DRIVER). TO ME, THIS IS A MUCH MORE PRESSING ISSUE THAN THE CURRENT RECALLS. *TR