2016 DODGE DURANGO Complaints

WHEN IT RAINS WATER IS COLLECTING IN THE BACK TAILGATE LIGHT. THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. APPARENTLY, I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE HAVING THIS PROBLEM.

WATER LEAKS INTO THE RACETRACK LIGHTING AND POOLS CAUSING BURNOUT OF LED LIGHTING. THIS RESULTS IN REDUCING VISIBILITY OF THE VEHICLE DUE LACK OF LIGHTING AT NIGHT. THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH MULTIPLE DODGE DURANGO'S.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2016 DODGE DURANGO. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE CONTACT FELL ASLEEP AND CRASHED INTO A UTILITY POLE. THE VEHICLE NOSEDIVED INTO A DITCH. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A FRACTURED BACK. THE CONTACT'S WIFE SUSTAINED THIRD DEGREE BURNS TO THE RIGHT SIDE AND BACK. THE CONTACT'S SON SUSTAINED A WHIPLASH. EVERYONE RECEIVED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE POLICE TOWED THE VEHICLE TO AN UNKNOWN LOT. THE CONTACT'S INSURANCE COMPANY WAS CONTACTED, SENT OUT AN ADJUSTER, AND DEEMED THE VEHICLE A TOTAL LOSS. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 63,000.*DT*JB

SRS HEADREST DRIVER SIDE TRIGGERED WHILE VEHICLE WAS EMPTY SITTING IN DRIVEWAY. RETAINING CLIPS BROKEN AND DAMAGED. IN PROCESS OF GETTING PLAZA DODGE IN ORANGEBURG SC TO LOOK AT THE PART AND MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS AND THEY ARE GOING TO CONTACT FCA.

PARKING AT WALMART PARKING LOT PUT MY CAR ON REVERSE AND THE CAR ROLL FORWARD AND THE SHIFT KNOB WAS BLINKING. THEN PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND THEN REVERSE AND STILL BLINKING AND AT THE SECOND TIME WHEN I PUT IT ON REVERSE IT WORK. THAT THE SECOND TIME THAT SOMETHING LIKE THAT HAPPENED. FIRST AT A RED LIGHT ON A HILL CAR WAS ON DRIVE AND ROLL BACK AND THE SHIFT KNOB WAS BLINK. AND I DID THE SAME THING AT WHEN IT DIDNT GO ON REVERSE. I WHEN TO A DODGE DEALER PAY FOR A DIAGNOSTIC AND THEY DIDN'T FIND ANYTHING THE FIRST TIME THAT HAPPEN.

THIS WINTER WE HAD A LOT OF SNOW. AS THE SNOW MELTED, WATER GOT INTO THE TAILGATE LIGHT ASSEMBLY. NOW THE BOTTOM OF THE LIGHT WERE WATER HAS SETTLED IS OUT. I'VE NOTICED A LOT OF OTHER DURANGO'S. 2016 AND UP WITH THE SAME ISSUE. EITHER ON ONE SIDE OR BOTH LIKE MINES. WHEN I RAISE THE TAILGATE WATER DRAINS OUT BUT NOT COMPLETELY. THERE ARE NO VISIBLE CRACKS IN THE TAILGATE BACKUP LIGHT OR DAMAGE IN ANYWAY. I WAS CURIOUS TO SEE IF ANYONE ELSE HAS REPORTED THIS ISSUE. AS I SAID I NOTICED A LOT OF VEHICLES ON THE ROAD LIKE MINES, WITH THIS PROBLEM THE LIGHT HAS NOT GONE OUT BUT MAY CAUSE AN ELECTRICAL SHORT CREATING ANOTHER PROBLEM OR FAIL WHILE DRIVING RESULTING IN A UNWANTED TICKET. VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY AT THE TIME. AND WHEN I DROVE OFF MY HUSBAND SAW THE TOLD ME. ANY INFO ON WHAT CAUSED THIS WOULD BE HELPFUL. AS I AM NOT SURE IF THE SEALS FAILED TO KEEP THE WATER OR MOISTURE OUT.

THE CENTER TAIL LIGHT HOUSING LEAKED WATER INSIDE AND MADE THE LIGHTS TO SHORT OUT AND QUIT WORKING.

WHEN DOWNSHIFTING FROM 2ND TO 1ST GEAR, TRANSMISSION DOES NOT SHIFT SMOOTHLY. EXHIBITS A JOLT FORWARD, ESPECIALLY WHEN COMING TO A FULL STOP. ISSUE OBSERVED FOR SEVERAL MONTHS. ISSUE WAS RAISED TO THE DODGE DEALERSHIP SERVICE TECHNICIANS OVER THE COURSE OF SEVERAL VISITS AFTER EXPERIENCE THE RECURRING ISSUE. VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN SHOP FOR OVER 4 WEEKS, NO RESOLUTION. SERVICE REPS HAVE OBSERVED THE ISSUE AS WELL. SERVICE TECHNICIAN REFERRED TO IT AS "BUMP STOP". IT IS A CONSISTENTLY NOTICEABLE JOLT MOST TIMES WHEN DOWNSHIFTING TO 1ST GEAR, ESPECIALLY ON CITY STREETS WHEN APPROACHING A STOP SIGN OR RED LIGHT.THE TECHNICIANS CONTINUE TO TRY AND RESET THE COMPUTER PROGRAM AND RUN DIAGNOSTICS BUT NOTHING SEEMS TO BE RESOLVING THE ISSUE.

I NOTICED WATER MADE ITS WAY INTO LED TAILLIGHT HOUSING AFTER OPENING LIFT GATE. WATER WAS VISIBLY DRAINING. VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY. AFTER DRAINING WATER BY REMOVING BOLT, THE LED HAS A ROUGHLY 6 INCH DARK SPOT WHERE THE WATER WAS RESTING. ITS A WIDESPREAD ISSUE WITH 2014+ DODGE DURANGOS AND REPLACEMEBT PARTS ARE $1,100.00. A RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED FOR THIS ISSUE.

DOOR SMALL PANEL NEXT TO DOOR HANDLE CAME UNGLUED AND SNAPPED OFF ONTO VEHICLE BEHIND ME AND HIT VEHICLE BEHIND ME. THIS IS A FACTORY DEFECT ON GLUE AND SNAP IN INSERTION, AS PICTURE SHOWS, NOTHING ABRUPTED THIS PART, IT JUST FLEW OFF NEARLY HURTING SOMEONE. I WANT THIS PART REPLACED AS VEHICLE IS ONLY 2 AND A HALF YEARS OLD. PLEASE ADVISE NEXT STEPS .