2001 DODGE DURANGO Complaints

INTERMITTENTLY, RADIO WILL GO OUT, ELECTRIC DOOR LOCKS AND POWER WINDOWS WILL NOT WORK. DEALER CANNOT FIND CAUSE. *AK DEALER FOUND THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS BAD AND HAD IT REPLACED. *SLC

WINDSHIELD WIPERS SUDDENLY STOPPED WORKING WHILE DRIVING IN HEAVY RAIN. VEHICLE AT DEALERSHIP AT THIS TIME.*AKWITH THE WINDSHEILD WIPERS INOPERABLE, MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO EXIT OFF THE ROAD. THE DEALER INFORMED CONSUMER THE PROBLEM IS WITH THE IGNITION SWITCH. IT WAS REPLACED. *JG

CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS STRUCK ON DRIVER'S DOOR AND FORCED INTO A UNITY POLE. UPON IMPACT, NEITHER AIR BAG DEPLOYED. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. *AK *TT DRIVER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. *TT

1) CAR RACES AS IF IN HIGH GEAR (WHILE IN REVERSE AND THEN IN DRIVE) BUT WON'T MOVE UNLESS YOU FLOOR IT. AFTER 200FT. OF FLOORING IT ..IT DROPS INTO GEAR AND RUNS NORMALLY. THE PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT AND NOT SPECIFIC TO COLD WEATHER BUT ENGINE IS USUALLY COLD.. 2)PROBLEM IS COMMON TO DURANGOS...CAR SHIFTS FREELY FROM PARK TO REVERSE OR ANY OTHER GEAR WITHOUT HAVING TO ENGAGE THE BRAKE.*AK

TRANSMISSION SLIPS OUT OF GEAR WHILE DRIVING 35-40 MPH, WHEN IN REVERSE IT WILL SHIFT TO NEUTRAL. DEALER REPLACED TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR, TCM AND QUICKLEARN. ON 30 APRIL 2002 AT 5 MPH TRANSMISSION SLIPPED FROM DRIVE TO NEUTRAL.*JB

WHEN WINDOWS ARE DOWN VEHICLE WILL START TO SHAKE VERY HEAVILY. CONSUMER HAD TO SLOWDOWN. CONTACTED DEALER, AND THE DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING.*AK

AT 22000 MILES, MY TRANSMISSION STARTED JERKING WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. IT WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND REPAIRED BUT IS DOING THE JERKING AGAIN. THE REAR TUMBLE SEATS WOULD NOT FOLD PROPERLY, TOOK IT TO DEALER...PROBLEM REPAIRED. AT 25080 MILES A BEARING SPUN, TOOK TO THE DEALER AND THEY WILL NOT REPAIR IT. IT IS STILL AT THE DEALERSHIP.*AK

A ROD IS KNOCKING AT 25000 MILES AND THERE IS "OIL SLUDGE".....WE HAVE KEPT UP MAINTENANCE ON THE VEHICLE BUT CHRYSLER WILL NOT COVER THE REPAIRS UNDER THE WARRANTY. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS PROBLEM AND FOUND SEVERAL OTHER INCIDENTS SUCH AS MINE WITH THE "OIL SLUDGE."

AFTER VEHICLE SITS FOR A WHILE AND WHEN STARTING, IT MAKES A LOUD NOISE. DOES NOT HAVE FULL ACCELERATION POWER. WILL NOT PULL. TOOK TO DEALER, AND DEALER INDICATED PROBLEM WAS THE FAN. *AK DEALER HAS REPLACED THE AIR CONDITIONER COMPRESSOR AND ADDED INSULATION BETWEEN THE FIREWALL AND AIR CONDITIONER, HOWEVER NOISES AND LACK OF POWER STILL EXISTS. *SLC

STARTER MOTOR SHORTED OUT AFTER VEHICLE WAS STARTED. STARTER MOTOR CAUGHT FIRE. I USED A FIRE EXTINGUISHER TO PUT OUT THE FIRE. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO NEAREST DODGE FACILITY. STARTER REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. NLM