2012 DODGE DURANGO Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE DURANGO. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE DURANGO.THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 14V154000 (SERVICE BRAKES, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC). HOWEVER, THE PART WAS UNAVAILABLE TO DO THE REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE ATTEMPTED TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER:14V154000 (SERVICE BRAKES , SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC). THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE WAS NOTIFIED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE AS A RESULT THE RECALL REPAIRS WERE UNABLE TO BE PERFORMED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIRS. THERE WERE NO FAILURES.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED FOLLOWING THE ILLUMINATION OF THE NO KEY WARNING MESSAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND PROCEEDED NORMALLY. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKES FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE AND ABNORMAL FORCE WAS NEEDED FOR THE VEHICLE TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. IN ADDITION, THE BRAKE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED WHEN THE BRAKES WERE NOT APPLIED. THE FAILURE WAS INTERMITTENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHERE IT WAS REPAIRED TWICE BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE REPAIRS WERE UNKNOWN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V154000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC) HOWEVER THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000.

OUR 2012 DODGE DURANGO R/T WAS PURCHASED BRAND NEW AS A REPLACEMENT FOR LEMON LAW BUY BACK OF OUR 2009 DODGE JOURNEY. THE DURANGO IS PLAGUED WITH DESIGN FLAWS. THE MOST OBVIOUS IS THE TIPM TOTAL INTEGRATED MODULE. THE FAILURE OF THIS MODULE RESULTING IN OUR VEHICLE CATCHING FIRE. THE VEHICLE CRANKS BUT DOES NOT START AT TIMES, OTHER TIMES WHEN IT STARTS IT DIES IN THE STREET. WHILE TAKING IT TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS THEY WOULD NOT REPAIR IT AND ANOTHER DEALER DENIED THE REPAIRS. THE ONLY LOANER I WAS PLACED IN WAS A BRAND NEW DURANGO WITH THE PLASTIC STILL COVERING THE SEATS, FLOOR ETC. THE BRAND NEW LOANER ALSO CONTAINED A FAULTY TIPM. WE DIDN'T EVEN HAVE THE LOANER A DAY BECAUSE THE LIGHTS WERE BRIGHT LIGHTING EVERYONE, ALARM WAS GOING OFF DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, RADIO WAS CRACKLING, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WAS FLASHING. OUR DURANGO CONTAINS ALL OF THESE ISSUES; LEFT AND RIGHT REAR TAIL LIGHT ASSEMBLIES ARE DEAD, BOTH FRONT STRUTS ARE BLOWN LEAKING, SPRAYING FLUID UNDER THE VEHICLE ONTO THE FRAME AND BRAKE(S), LINE(S), TRANSMISSIONS IS LEAKING, HIGH ENGINE OIL CONSUMPTION. OUR DURANGO IS STILL UNDER FACTORY WARRANTY, PLUS A PLATINUM EXTENDED WARRANTY. WHILE OUR VEHICLE IS COVERED UNDER AN EXTENDED WARRANTY THEY WILL NOT PAY FOR A RENTAL CAR BECAUSE THE TIPM IS NATIONAL BACKORDERED PART. PLEASE.... YOU HAVE TO RECALL THIS VEHICLE BEFORE OTHERS ARE INJURED OR KILLED! *TR

DRIVING IN FREEZING WEATHER AT APPROXIMATELY 35-40 MPH. I WENT TO BRAKE, & BRAKES FELT HARD, PEDAL WOULD NOT DEPRESS COMPLETELY, & COMING TO S STOP WAS DIFFICULT & TOOK MORE TIME THAN USUAL. TOOK CAR TO AUTO SHOP NEARBY & THEY DIAGNOSED WITH FAILED BRAKE BOOSTER. HAD CAR TOWED TO CHRYSLER DEALER AS IT WAS DANGEROUS TO DRIVE DUE TO THE LOSS OF BRAKE POWER, IN WHICH IT REMAINED THERE FOR 3 WEEKS DUE TO BOOSTER PART "BEING ON BACK ORDER". SINCE THIS BOOSTER WAS ON BACK ORDER, I ASKED CHRYSLER IF THIS HAS BEEN A COMMON PROBLEM WITH DURANGOS & WAS TOLD NO. THEY TOLD ME THAT SINCE MY VEHICLE WAS OVER THE WARRANTY IN MILEAGE (APPROX 40,000), THE REPAIR WAS NOT COVERED, HOWEVER, THEY GAVE ME DISCOUNT. I'VE READ THE REPORTS & LETTERS ISSUED RELATING TO THIS RECALL IN WHICH THEY STATED THERE IS "NO LOSS IN BRAKING" HOWEVER, THIS WAS UNTRUE IN MY CASE. HAD I BEEN DRIVING ON HIGHWAY WHEN THIS OCCURRED, I WOULD HAVE BEEN IN TROUBLE WITH BRAKING, AS THERE WAS A DEFINITE DECREASE IN BRAKING BY APPROXIMATELY 50%. I CALLED CHRYSLER REGARDING REIMBURSEMENT FOR THIS RECALL, & CHRYSLER WILL NOT ISSUE A REFUND ON WHAT I PAID TO HAVE BRAKE BOOSTER REPLACED AT THIS TIME, STATING TO ME THAT "THIS RECALL DOESN'T AFFECT MY VEHICLE", WHEN IN FACT, THIS RECALL SHOULD HAVE OCCURRED SOONER THAN NOW TO KEEP ME SAFE. I HAVE READ IN THE REPORTS THAT THIS ISSUE WAS IDENTIFIED LAST YEAR. I CONSIDER MYSELF LUCKY TO NOT HAVE BEEN DRIVING AT A HIGH SPEED WHEN THIS OCCURRED. *TR

I HAVE HAD AN INTERMITTENT TRANSMISSION/ELECTRONIC MALFUNCTION. AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE AND MOVING THE SHIFT LEVER FROM "P" (PARK) TO "D" (DRIVE) THE NUMERAL "4" IS DISPLAYED IN THE EVIC (ELECTRONIC VEHICLE INFORMATION CENTER) WHERE ONE WOULD EXPECT TO SEE THE LETTER "D". AT THIS POINT WHEN THE ACCELERATOR IS PUSHED THE VEHICLE MOVES FORWARD BUT WITH A DISTINCT LACK OF POWER. WHEN MOVING THE SHIFT LEVER TO THE LEFT -- THE ERS (ELECTRONIC RANGE SELECT) FUNCTION OF THE SHIFT LEVER IN NON-FUNCTIONING -- THE VEHICLE STAYS IN 4TH GEAR AND THE NUMERAL IN THE EVIC WINDOW IS STILL "4". THE VEHICLE IS "STUCK" IN 4TH GEAR. THE ONLY WAY TO RETURN THE VEHICLE TO "NORMAL" FUNCTION IS TO TURN IT OFF AND RESTART THE ENGINE. UPON RESTART THE PROBLEM HAS NEVER REPEATED ITSELF. THE INCIDENT HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES AND HAS BEEN DOCUMENTED (VIDEO USING AN IPHONE) ON 4 SEPARATE OCCASIONS. I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT OF THE DEALER WHERE I PURCHASED IT SEVERAL TIMES, AND ON EACH OCCASION DIFFERENT "FIXES" HAVE BEEN ATTEMPTED. THE "MALFUNCTION" HAPPENED AGAIN ON APRIL 9TH, 2014, THE MOST RECENT OCCURRENCE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN STOPPING THE VEHICLE, THE BRAKES WOULD PULSATE AND ENGAGE AN ABRUPT STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN FOR INSPECTION OR DIAGNOSIS OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURE WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 56,000.

AUTOMATIC HEADLIGHTS WILL SHUT OFF UNPREDICTABLY AT NIGHT, REQUIRING THE DRIVER TO REACH DOWN AND TURN THE HEADLIGHTS ON MANUALLY. POTENTIALLY VERY DANGEROUS AS IT IS A DISTRACTION TO THE DRIVER EVEN IF HE KNOWS WHERE THE LIGHT SWITCH IS. VERY DANGEROUS IF YOU ARE DRIVING IN THE DARK AND DO NOT KNOW WHERE YOUR HEADLIGHT SWITCH IS. THIS PROBLEM HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST 20 TIMES. *TR