2014 DODGE DURANGO Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 DODGE DURANGO. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE CONTACT'S DAUGHTER CRASHED THE VEHICLE INTO A TREE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT'S DAUGHTER SUSTAINED NECK AND HEAD INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 24,351.

WHILE DRIVING THE ALERT CHIME INDICATED THAT THE KEY FOB WAS NOT IN RANGE. THEN THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF. THE KEY FOB WAS IN THE CUP HOLDER. THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE DRIVE POSITION. I HAD TO STOP. PUT VEHICLE IN PARK, RESTART THE VEHICLE AND THEN PUT IN DRIVE AND CONTINUE DRIVING. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THAT HAS HAPPENED.

BACKED CAR OUT OF GARAGE, PUT IN PARK ON INCLINED DRIVEWAY TO RETRIEVE A FORGOTTEN ITEM FROM HOUSE. WAS GONE FOR ABOUT 1 MINUTE. UPON RETURNING CAR WAS ACROSS THE CUL DE SAC IN THE NEIGHBORS FRONT YARD. WENT TO NEIGHBORS YARD TO RETRIEVE CAR AND LOOK FOR DAMAGE. CAR WAS STILL IN PARK AS THE DIAL TRANSMISSION WAS ILLUMINATED TO P, BUT CAR WAS NO LONGER RUNNING BUT LIGHTS AND RADIO WERE STILL ON. CLEANED DIRT AND GRASS OUT OF TAIL PIPE AS IT HAD CRASHED THRU NEIGHBORS DITCH. STARTED CAR AND DROVE BACK TO HOUSE, TURNED OFF ENGINE AND PUT ON EMERGENCY BREAK, CALLED HUSBAND OUT OF THE HOUSE TO LOOK UNDERNEATH FOR DAMAGE. FRONT END DAMAGE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE AND ALSO REAR BUMPER DAMAGE. CALLED DODGE AND FILED CLAIM. CAR WAS TAKEN TO LOCAL DEALER WHO CALLED DODGE AND WERE ADVISED TO CHECK FOR ANY GUNK OR DEBRI IN THE OIL PAN, NONE FOUND SO THEY WERE ADVISED TO DROP THE TRANSMISSION AND CHECK THE COMPONENTS, WHICH RESULTED IN THE DISCOVERY OF A DEFECTIVE VALVE BODY. PART WAS REPLACED AND DAMAGED SUPPOSEDLY FIXED. LESS THAN TWO MONTHS LATER, TRANSMISSION IS SLAMMING FROM 2ND GEAR TO 3RD GEAR AND LARGE CLUNK HEARD WHEN TRANSMISSION SHIFTS FROM 2ND GEAR TO FIRST GEAR, CALLED DODGE AND FILE ANOTHER CLAIM AND TAKING BACK TO DEALER. I HAVE READ OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT UNATTENDED VEHICLE ROLL AWAYS FOR DODGE AND JEEP USING THE SAME NEW DIAL TRANSMISSION RESULTING IN PROPERTY DAMAGE AND MINOR INJURIES. I AM VERY CONCERNED THAT SOMEONE MAY BE SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED IF THIS IS NOT ADDRESSED BY DODGE. I DO ALSO HAVE THIS ALL ON VIDEO AS WE HAVE AN OUTDOOR SECURITY SYSTEM THAT I AM WILL TO SEND TO ANYONE WHO IS TRYING TO DISPUTE THIS SAME SAFETY ISSUE WITH DODGE. IT IS EVEN TIMED SECOND BY SECOND IN THE FOOTAGE AND YOU CAN SEE EVERY DOOR IN MY CAR TO PROVE THAT NO ONE ELSE WAS IN THE CAR WHEN THIS HAPPENED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 DODGE DURANGO. WHILE DRIVING 90 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME STUCK. THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND AN ABNORMAL NOISE WAS HEARD. THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL SUDDENLY BECAME UNSTUCK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 6,111.

ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM ACTIVATED UPON EXITING VEHICLE AND KEY FOB BECAME DESENSED DUE TO RF INTERFERENCE IN AREA. DASH DISPLAY INDICATED THAT "KEY FOB NOT RECOGNIZED". CAR HAS KEYLESS START BUTTON AND COULD NOT BE STARTED. ALL FUNCTIONS ON KEY FOB WERE NOT OPERATIONAL. ROADSIDE TOWING ASSISTANCE HAD TO BE REQUESTED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V634000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM), 14V363000 (ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL) AND 15V461000 (EQUIPMENT); HOWEVER,THE PARTS NEEDED FOR THE RECALL REPAIR WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

1) WHEN TURNING ON VENTILATION SEATS - DRIVER AND PASSENGER SEAT BLOW HOT AIR INSTEAD OF COOL AIR. CAUSED A MILD BURN FOR DRIVER AND PASSENGER. IN SERVICE - WIRING DEFECT. 2) TAILLIGHTS (LED) STOPPED WORKING WHEN DRIVING AND BRAKING. ONLY TURN ON WHEN IN PARK. IN SERVICE. 3) SUNROOF STOPPED WORKING TWICE. HAD TO TURN CAR IN FOR SERVICE 2 TIMES. FIRST TIME WORKED WITH A REPLACED PART. WAITED OVER 2 WEEKS FOR THE PART TO ARRIVE. THEN 2 WEEKS LATER, IT BROKE. IN SERVICE - WIRING DEFECT.

I STARTED MY DODGE DURANGO WITH REMOTE START TO COOL THE CAR DOWN BEFORE MY FAMILY GOT IN THE VEHICLE. MY WIFE, SISTER-IN-LAW, AND BOYS GOT IN THE VEHICLE AS I WALKED TOWARDS THE DRIVER SIDE. MY WIFE REACHED OVER FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE TO START THE VEHICLE AND TURN ON ALL ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS. ONCE THE START BUTTON WAS PRESSED THE VEHICLE DISENGAGED FROM PARK AND STARTED MOVING IN REVERSE REACHING APPROXIMATELY 20MPH UNTIL MY WIFE JUMPED ON TO THE DRIVER SEAT AND WAS ABLE TO HIT THE BRAKES. THE SHIFT WAS IN THE PARK POSITION SO ALL SHE COULD DO WAS TURN OFF THE VEHICLE. THANKFULLY, THERE WAS NO INJURY DONE TO MY FAMILY OR PEDESTRIANS. MY DURANGO DID HIT TWO PARKED VEHICLES THAT MY INSURANCE PAID TO REPAIR. I CALLED CHRYSLER TO FILE A COMPLAINT THAT SAME DAY AND THEY REQUESTED FOR THE VEHICLE TO BE DROPPED OFF AT A DODGE DEALERSHIP FOR INVESTIGATION. A MONTH AFTER THE INCIDENT I RECEIVE A LETTER FROM CHRYSLER STATING THAT NO ELECTRICAL PROBLEM WAS FOUND AND THE VEHICLES OPERATION MEETS CHRYSLER STANDARDS.

THIS IS A COMPLAINT CONCERNING THE LENGTH OF TIME IT HAS TAKEN SO FAR TO GET THE ALTERNATOR RECALL (NHTSA 14V-634 REPAIRED BY OUR DEALERSHIP, BREWBAKER MOTORS IN MONTGOMERY, AL. WE RECEIVED THE RECALL NOTICE SHORTLY AFTER THE 1ST OF THE YEAR. WE WERE TOLD FOR AT LEAST 2 MONTHS THAT THE PARTS WERE ON BACKORDER. I CALLED AGAIN IN MAY AND WAS TOLD THEY WOULD BE GETTING BOTH PARTS IN IN ABOUT 2 WEEKS. THE PARTS MANAGER DID CALL ME AROUND THE 1ST WEEK IN JUNE TO SET THE APPOINTMENT. WE HAD 2 RECALLED PARTS, AIRBAG AND THE ALTERNATOR. WE TOOK THE CAR IN, LEFT IT OVERNIGHT, PICKED IT UP THE NEXT DAY AND ONLY THE AIRBAG PART HAD BEEN REPLACED. WHEN QUESTIONED THEY SAID THE ALTERNATOR PART WAS NOT IN (AFTER THE SERVICE MANAGER SAID BOTH PARTS WERE IN), AND THEY WOULD CALL ME WHEN THEY WERE IN. AFTER NOT HEARING FROM THEM I CALLED ON 07/23/2015 AND WAS TOLD THE PART WAS IN BUT IT WOULD BE THE END OF AUGUST BEFORE THEY COULD GET TO THE REPAIR OF MY CAR. I DO NOT THINK THIS IS A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR A REPAIR THAT COULD POTENTIALLY SHUT DOWN MY VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING, OR START AN ELECTRICAL FIRE UNDER THE HOOD. WHAT DO YOU THINK?

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V634000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PART TO REPAIR THE RECALL WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.