2006 DODGE DURANGO Complaints

1 - THROTTLE STICKS, AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, 2000 RPM'S 2- HARD TO STOP VEHICLE, WHEN THROTTLE IS STUCK 3 - DEALER HAS NO SOLUTION TO PROBLEM. *JB

AIR CONDITIONING NOT COOLING PROPERLY. TESTED VENT TEMPERATURES IN IDENTICAL CONDITIONS USING AN INFRARED TEMPERATURE PROBE AND A NORMAL ANALOG TEMPERATURE PROBE. USED 1997 MERCURY MOUNTAINEER IN TEST WITH MY NEW 2006 DODGE DURANGO. TESTED INITIAL LEFT CENTER VENT TEMP AND THE TEMP AFTER 1, 2, 3, 4 AND 5 MINUTES USING THE DASH VENTS ONLY AND MAX COOL AND MAX FAN. THE NINE YEAR OLD MOUNTAINEER VENT TEMP WAS 9 OR 10 DEGREES COOLER AFTER 5 MINUTES. THE OLDER VEHICLE COOLED FASTER AND PROVIDED COLDER AIR TEMPS. THIS TESTING WAS DONE AFTER NOTICING THE DURANGO WASN'T COOLING AS WELL AS MY OLD MOUNTAINEER. *JB

BOTH INNER BRAKE DRUMS OF THE REAR TIRES OF A 2005 DODGE DURANGO WITH APPROXIMATELY 13500 MILES ARE NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. UPON INSPECTION, THE CONTACT SURFACES ARE TOTALLY CORRODED AND SHOW NO SIGNS OF WEAR. AFTER DRIVING A FEW MILES, THE REAR BRAKES SEEM TO SQUEAL AND GRIND WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKE. THE BRAKES CONTINUE TO SQUEAK WHEN ACCELERATING OR MAINTAINING A CONSTANT SPEED UP TO APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH THE WRONG SPARE TIRE. WHEN THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED, THEY INDICATED THE SPARE WAS ADEQUATE.

INTERMITTENT AND SPONTANEOUS ACTIVATION OF THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS AND WASHERS DURING OPERATION OF THE STEERING WHEEL UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. STEERING WHEEL SOUND SYSTEM CONTROLS WORK ERRATICALLY OR IN REVERSE OF NORMAL FUNCTION. IGNITION REMAINS ENGAGED UNTIL SWITCH IS RECYCLED. SEEMS TO BE LOW TEMPERATURE RELATED( HAPPENS MORE OFTEN IN THE COOLER AM). VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER MULTIPLE TIMES FOR REPAIR ATTEMPTS. CLOCK SPRING,MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH,INDIVIDUAL AUDIO CONTROLS, AND THE FRONT CONTROL MODULE HAVE BEEN REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY BY THE DEALER WITH OUT CORRECTING THE PROBLEM. DEALER STATES THAT CHRYSLER WILL NOT AUTHORIZE ADDITIONAL DIAGNOSIS. I AM CONCERNED THAT THIS IS AN ELECTRICAL SHORT IN THE STEERING COLUMN THAT MAY RESULT IN AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT, OR A VEHICLE FIRE, AND INJURIES TO MY FAMILY. CHRYSLER REPS WILL NOT ADDRESS THE PROBLEM WHEN I HAVE REPEATEDLY ATTEMPTED TO CONTACT THEM VIA THEIR HOTLINE AT 1-800-992-1997. *NM

WHEN GOING TO RELEASE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE, THE HANDLE BROKE OFF FROM THE CABLE, WAS NOT ABLE TO RELEASE THE BRAKE. *NM

MY ABS LIGHT & BRAKE LIGHT COME ON, AND MY PASSENGER AIR BAG TURNS OFF. WHEN THIS HAPPENS, THE VEHICLE BECOMES DIFFICULT TO NAVIGATE AND THE BACK END GET TIGHT. THIS HAS HAPPENED 4 TIMES, AND THE LAST TIME WAS ON A BUSY HIGHWAY, AND I WAS LUCKY TO MISS CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. WE TOOK THE VEHICLE IN ON 4/18/06 AND HAD ALL RECALL WORK DONE, AND THE VEHICLE STILL IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. THIS LAST INSTANCE SCARED ME TO THE POINT I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING THE VEHIVLE.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND A NOISE CAN BE HEARD FROM THE REAR END. THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL, #05V554000 ON THE VEHICLE REGARDING THE SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC: ANTILOCK: CONTROL UNIT/MODULE. THE PARTS NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE ARE NOT AVAILABLE AT THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP. THE MANUFACTURER CONFIRMED THE PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE.

COMPLETE FAILURE OF WINDSHIELD WIPER SYSTEM IN A NATIONAL RENT A CAR 2006 DODGE DURANGO DURING A TORRENTIAL RAINSTORM WHILE TRAVELING 60 MPH IN THE HOV LANE OF I-5 IN HEAVY TRAFFIC FROM LOS ANGELES TO SAN DIEGO. WE SUDDENLY COULD NOT SEE ANYTHING IN FRONT OF US, AND HAD TO CROSS 5 LANES OF TRAFFIC COMING FROM BEHIND AND BESIDE US TO GET TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD (THERE WAS NO CURB ON THE INNER HOV LANE). WE NARROWLY AVOIDED GET HIT IN DOING SO, AND FEEL FORTUNATE THAT NO ONE WAS INJURED IN THE PROCESS. IT WAS WHAT YOU WOULD CALL THE "PERFECT STORM" FOR THIS KIND OF FAILURE TO HAVE OCCURRED, BUT I DID FEEL IT IS IMPORTANT TO MAKE SURE SOMEONE KNEW ABOUT THIS TO MAKE SURE THIS CAR AND ITS WIPER SYSTEM IS CHECKED SO THAT SOME OTHER FAMILY DOESN'T EXPERIENCE THE SAME THING WITH MORE DEVASTATING CONSEQUENCES THAN AN INCONVENIENT DELAY OF 3 HOURS. THANK YOU. *JB

I PICKED UP MY BRAND NEW DODGE DURANGO ON JAN 31ST. A SHORT TIME AFTER, I RECEIVED A CALL FROM MY DEALER, PARAMUS DODGE, REGARDING A SAFETY RECALL FOR ABS. I WAS TOLD TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE THE DEFECT CORRECTED. I SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT FOR MONDAY, FEBRUARY 20TH AT 10 A.M. AFTER SITTING AT THE DEALERSHIP FOR APPROXIMATELY 1 1/2 HOURS, THEY INFORMED ME THAT THEY COULD NOT PERFORM THE PROCEDURE BECAUSE THEY DID NOT HAVE THE RIGHT SOFTWARE THAT WOULD ENABLE THEM TO CORRECT THE CONDITION. IT IS QUITE TROUBLING TO ME THAT I WASTED TIME ON MY HOLIDAY TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM CORRECTED. ADDITIONALLY, THE DEALER COULD NOT PROVIDE ME WITH AN ESTIMATE OF WHEN THEY WILL BE READY TO DEAL WITH THE PROBLEM. MOREOVER, I CANNOT BELIEVE THAT CHRYSLER COULD HAVE A SAFETY RECALL AND NOT BE READY TO DEAL WITH THE RECALL. PLEASE LET ME KNOW WHEN AND WHERE THIS CAN BE RESOLVED. I AM LOSING PATIENCE. THIS IS A BRAND NEW CAR. *NM