2006 DODGE DURANGO Complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE DURANGO. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE CONTACT HEARS A RATTLING NOISE COMING FROM THE DOORS AS IF THE LOCKS ARE NOT LATCHING PROPERLY. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT IT WAS A NORMAL CHARACTERISTIC OF THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 54,000. UPDATED 09/15/08 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE DOOR RATTLES. UPDATED 09/18/08. *JB

2006 DODGE DURANGO WITH BRAKE FAILURE. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE BRAKE FAILURE HAS CAUSED HER TO BE IN 3 ACCIDENTS. SHE STATES THAT EVERYTIME THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER IT COMES BACK WITH THE BRAKES FEELING WORSE. *KB THE REAR BRAKE PADS WERE REPLACED. WATER WAS LEAKING FROM THE WINDSHIELD. THE DEALER REPLACED THE GLASS. *JB

VEHICLE IS A 2006 DODGE DURANGO LTD 4WD VEHICLE'S ENGINE DIES AT LOW SPEEDS EITHER WHILE TURNING OR BRAKING. HAS OCCURRED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. ENGINE ALWAYS STARTS UP AGAIN AFTER OCCURRENCE. WHEN THIS OCCURS THE ENGINE LIGHT WILL COME ON AND WILL STAY ON FOR A PERIOD OF TIME (TIME HAS VARIED FROM HOURS TO DAYS) BUT WILL THEN GO OFF. THE FIRST TIME THIS OCCURRED I BROUGHT IT TO A FIRESTONE DEALERSHIP WHO CHECK THE CAR, CHECKED THE ERROR ON THE COMPUTER AND TURNED OFF THE ENGINE LIGHT. SINCE THE WARNING ERROR WAS NOT SPECIFIC NOTHING MORE WAS DONE. SINCE THAT TIME, IT HAS OCCURRED ON AT LEAST TWO MORE OCCASIONS AND HAS NEARLY CAUSED WRECKS BECAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. *TR

MY 2006 DODGE DURANGO CAUGHT ON FIRE FOUR WEEKS AGO WHILE MY GIRLFRIEND WAS DRIVING IT. THE TRUCK HAD ONLY BEEN RUNNING A TOTAL OF TENS. IT APPEARED TO HAVE STARTED ON THE DRIVER SIDE OF THE TRUCK. ONCE I DISCOVERED THE RECALL ON THE TRUCK FOR THE INSTRUMENT PANEL OVERHEATING, I CONTACTED CHRYSLER, AND THEY SENT A LOCAL CONTRACTED INSPECTOR OUT TO TAKE PICTURE. THEN A WEEK LATER THEY SENT ME A LETTER STATING THAT THEY WERE NOT AT FAULT, AND THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO FOR ME. *TR

SEAT BELTS CANNOT HANDLE STRESS WHEN THEY ARE USED TO INSTALL A CHILD'S CAR SEAT. THE PLASTIC LOCKING CLIP HAS BEEN BROKEN, REPLACED, AND REBROKEN. *TR

I'VE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE SINCE I BOUGHT IT. SOMEDAYS THE TRUCK WON'T CRANK, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT GOES ON AND OFF TOOK IT SO SALISBURY DODGE KEPT MY VEHICLE FOR 4 DAYS GAVE IT BACK TO ME SAID THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT SAID THEY TURNED THE LIGHT OFF FOR ME 2 WEEKS LATER SAME PROBLEM LIKE TRUCK NOT GETTING GAS, TRUCK JUST CUT OFF ON ME AND MY FAMILY WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY. TOOK IT TO DEALERSHIP WHERE BOUGHT KEPT VEHICLE FOR ALMOST 2 WEEKS CATALYTIC CONVERTER WAS BAD EVERY SINCE THEY GAVE ME VEHICLE BACK WHICH HAS BEEN ABOUT 2 MONTHS STILL HAVING PROBLEMS RADIO TURNS BY ITSELF HIT BUMP THE TRUCK TURNED OFF ALMOST GOT REAR ENDED TRYING TO PULL TO SHOULDER, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT GOES ON AND OFF, EVERY TIME I CALL THE DEALERSHIP TO GET APPT THEY SAY THEY CAN'T GIVE ME ONE I JUST NEED TO DROP THE TRUCK OFF AND THEY WILL GET TO IT WHEN THEY CAN,SO WHAT DO I SUPPOSE TO DO UNTIL THEY CAN SEE WHAT'S GOING ON I CAN'T AFFORD TO PAY FOR A RENTAL THEY DON'T WANT TO ASSIST ME WITH THAT. I'M REALLY SCARED FOR MY FAMILY SAFETY I'M STILL HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE STEERING SOMETIMES WHEN I MAKE A TURN IT DOESN'T TURN CORRECTLY IT'S SCARY I REALLY NEED SOME ASSISTANT. *TR

PURCHASED 2006 DODGE DURANGO JUNE, 2007 AUGUST, 2007-VEHICLE STARTED VIOLENTLY JERKING -ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON-WAS TOLD IT WAS THE CAM SENSOR. INSTRUMENT CLUSTER ALSO DEFECTIVE AND REPLACED. ELECTRICAL PROBLEM, CAUSING DOOR LOCKS TO MALFUNCTION REPLACED. DECEMBER 6, 2007, CAR JERKING AGAIN-ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON - DROVE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP - WAS TOLD IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION- FRONT PUMP AND TORQUE CONVERTER REPLACED. DECEMBER 18, 2007 MILEAGE NOT READING ACCURATELY-TOLD THAT THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER THAT WAS INSTALLED IN AUGUST WAS ?FAULTY?. REPLACED AGAIN. JANUARY 2, 2008, VEHICLE VIOLENTLY JERKING AGAIN- DYING IN THE ROAD, IF OVER 40MPH. ENGINE LIGHT ON-DEALER REPLACED THE CAM SENSOR. -VERY HESITANT THAT MY CAR WAS BECOME A THREAT. FEBRUARY 22, 2008, VEHICLE JERKING, THEN DIED ON THE ROAD AT 45MPH -ABLE TO START IT, DROVE TO THE DEALER-WAS TOLD IT WAS THE PCM. PCM REPLACED -CAM SENSOR ALSO. COMPLAINED TO CHRYSLER, TRYING TO GET ANSWERS FOR THIS ?LEMON?. WAS TOLD THIS TIME THAT THEY WERE 100% THEY FIXED THE PROBLEM. DEALER GAVE ME WRITTEN ?GOOD WILL? EXTENDED WARRANTY ON MY VEHICLE FOR 5,000 EXTRA MILES. APRIL 15, 2008. TRAVELING 45MPH- CAR STARTED VIOLENTLY JERKING AGAIN AND DIED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY. POWER STEERING GONE- STRUGGLED TO VEER OF AND SLOW DOWN, LOSING CONTROL. THIS TIME, A BUS WAS BEHIND ME AND SWERVED, LAID ON THE HORN AND AVOIDED HITTING ME. WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD-CALLED THE DEALERSHIP. TOWED MY CAR. HAVE HAD ENOUGH OF THIS VEHICLE -WILL NOT PUT MY FAMILY IN DANGER ONE MORE TIME!!!! . NEED TO BE FREE AND CLEAR OF ALL FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY OF THIS CAR. DEALER NOW TELLS ME THAT THEY ARE ?HARD-WIRING? THE PCM DIRECTLY TO THE CAM SENSOR. THEY TOLD ME THAT THERE IS A ?GLITCH? WITHIN THE WIRING THAT THEY WILL SIMPLY BYPASS BY PUTTING IN A DIRECT CONNECTION, THUS MANIPULATING ORIGINAL WIRING CODES.. I WILL NOT PUT MYSELF AND 3 CHILDREN IN THIS SITUATION AGAIN, AND REFUSE TO PICK UP MY VEHICLE! *TR

I HAVE A 2006 DODGE DURANGO MY INCIDENT HAPPENED ON FEBRUARY THE 8TH 2008 MY MOTHER WAS DRIVING MY VEHICLE BACK FROM A FUNERAL WITH MY 88 YEAR OLD GRANDMOTHER THEY HEARD A LOUD SOUND THAT SEEMED TO BE SOMETHING DRAGGING BENEATH THE DURANGO. THE VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY LOST IT'S POWER AND LOCKED UP. DRIVE SHAFT HAD FALLEN OFF THE DURANGO AND WAS LYING ON THE PAVEMENT. THE DEALERSHIP HAS TAKEN A MONTH TO FIX THIS VEHICLE AND IT STILL ISN'T WORKING. LAST FRIDAY MARCH 7TH OF 2008 I WAS TOLD MY VEHICLE WAS READY TO BE PICKED UP BY THE DEALERSHIP. SINCE I NEVER WAS GIVEN A RENTAL MY HUSBAND AND I HAD TO DRIVE TWO HOURS TO GO AND PICK UP THE DURANGO. ONCE WE GOT THE DURANGO IT WAS AFTER 5:30 WHICH THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT WAS CLOSING. MY HUSBAND AND I VENTURED HOME HE FOLLOWED BEHIND TO MAKE SURE THAT I HAD NO TROUBLE WITH THE DURANGO. HE NOTICED ABOUT 40 MINUTES AFTER WE HAD BEEN DRIVING THAT FLUID WAS SPEWING OUT THE REAR-END OF MY DURANGO AND THE PASSENGER BACK TIRE WAS BOUNCING AND WOBBLING UNCONTROLLABLY. HE IMMEDIATELY PULLED ME OVER AND TOOK OVER THE DRIVING OF MY VEHICLE WHILE I DROVE HIS TRUCK. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP FIRST THING IN THE MORNING TO TELL THEM WHAT WAS HAPPENING WITH THE DURANGO. THEY ASKED THAT I DRIVE THE VEHICLE BACK EVEN THOUGH IT WASN'T SAFE TO DRIVE PERIOD. ONCE THEY REALIZED THAT I WASN'T GOING TO MAKE THIS DRIVE THEY TRIED TO GET ME TO TOW MY VEHICLE TO THE CLOSEST DEALERSHIP TO ME KNOWING THAT MY WARRANTY WOULDN'T PAY ANYONE ELSE SINCE THEY HAD ALREADY STARTED AND WERE PAID $2,600.00 TO FIX A VEHICLE THAT STILL WASN'T RUNNING. IN OTHER WORDS" I " THE CUSTOMER WOULD GET STUCK WITH THE BILL. AFTER ARGUING WITH THEM AN ENTIRE MORNING INCLUDING THE WARRANTY PEOPLE AND THE DEALERSHIP THAT WAS CLOSEST TO MY HOME. THE DEALERSHIP TWO HOURS AWAY FINALLY AGREED TO TAKE MY VEHICLE BACK. A TOW TRUCK HAD TO BE CALLED AGAIN AND DRIVE TWO HOURS TO COME AND GET THE DURANGO. *TR

WHEN FUELING 2006 DODGE DURANGO, FUEL ERUPTS OUT OF FUEL TANK FILLER WHEN TANK FILLS COMPLETELY. THIS IS IDENTICAL TO RECALL 05V034000 BUT DOES NOT INCLUDE 2006 MODEL YEAR. *TR

UPON STARTING AND SHIFTING INTO DRIVE, THE VEHICLE DOES NOT MOVE, EVEN WHEN APPLYING THROTTLE. THE ENGINE REVS, BUT THE CAR DOES NOT MOVE. THEREAFTER, WHEN THE CAR IS SHIFTED INTO REVERSE AND THEN AGAIN INTO DRIVE, THE CAR STALLS. WHEN RESTARTING, THE STARTER CRANKS FOR ABOUT FIVE OR SIX SECONDS BEFORE CRANKING. *TR