2004 DODGE DURANGO Complaints

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 15V313000 (AIR BAGS) AND 16V352000 (AIR BAGS). THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIRS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED (LARRY H. MILLER DODGE, IN OGDEN, UTAH) AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

OVER HEATED SURPATIN BELT BROKE ..THEN THE AIR CONDITIONER COMPRESSOR WHENT OUT .AN THE PULL CHAIN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE DURANGO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE HYDROPLANED. THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL AND CRASHED INTO A TREE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES AND BRUISES TO THE BACK, WHICH REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND VIN WERE UNKNOWN.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE DURANGO. DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER, WATER INTRUSION OCCURRED NEAR THE FRONT OF THE WINDSHIELD ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. THE CONTACT OWNED THE VEHICLE FOR LESS THAN 30 DAYS. ALSO, WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN THROUGH AN AUTOMATIC CAR WASH IN NEUTRAL, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESTART AND ONLY RESTARTED AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE MADE AN ABNORMAL NOISE. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V352000 (AIR BAGS). THE MANUFACTURER PROVIDED NO SOLUTION OTHER THAN ADVISING THE CONTACT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 129,000. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

LEFT REAR QUARTER PANEL SHOWS RUST TO THE SIDE OF THE FUEL DOOR LID. RUST IS THROUGH PANEL. PAINT AND BODY BUBBLING UP, CONDITION IS CROSSING OVER TO THE LEFT REAR WHEEL AREA.

THE WINDSHIELD WIPER COWL BECAME DEFECTIVE AND LET WATER INTO THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, SPECIFICALLY THE FUEL INTAKE MANIFOLD. AFTER ABOUT 5 YEARS OF RANDOM WATER RELATED STALLS (RAIN,DEW,CAR WASHES) WHICH COULD NEVER BE REPLICATED BY NUMEROUS MECHANICS AND THEREFORE NOT PROPERLY DIAGNOSED, WATER EVENTUALLY FOUND ITS WAY INTO A PISTON CHAMBER. WHILE ON THE FREEWAY IN SAN FRANCISCO ON MARCH 31,2017, HYDROLOCK ENSUED AND CAUSED THE NUMBER FOUR PISTON ROD TO SNAP AND BREAK THROUGH THE ENGINE BLOCK DESTROYING THE ENGINE. I WAS AT THE DODGE DEALERSHIP IN COLMA A FEW WEEKS PRIOR FOR AN UNRELATED AIRBAG RECALL FIX AND SPOKE TO THE A SERVICE SUPERVISOR ABOUT THE WATER RELATED STALLING ISSUE. HE BASICALLY TOLD ME TO GO SOMEWHERE ELSE BECAUSE THEY ONLY USE OE PARTS AND EVEN IF THEY COULD FIGURE OUT THE PROBLEM (NO GUARANTEE), THEY PROBABLY COULDN'T GET ORIGINAL PARTS. HE ACTED LIKE HE WAS DOING ME A FAVOR! I FEEL AS THE DODGE AND THE DEALERSHIP IS NEGLIGENT. I HAVE FOUND OUT SUBSEQUENTLY THAT THIS ISSUE IS WIDELY KNOW AMONGST PARTS SUPPLIERS (SPECIFICALLY USED AND REBUILT ENGINE SUPPLIERS) AND HAS A HIGH RATE OF INCIDENCE ACCORDING TO VARIOUS INTERNET FORUMS. I HAVE LODGED A FORMAL NOTICE/COMPLAINT WITH DODGE AS HAVE MANY, MANY OTHERS. I GOT THREE QUOTES FOR REPLACING THE ENGINE, ALL WERE OVER $6000. THE VEHICLE PROVED TO NOT BE WIORTH THAT COST TO FIX. I HAVE SUBSEQUENTLY DONATED IT TO A LOCAL CHARITY. THIS PROBLEM DEFINITELY DESERVES A RECALL, AND CUSTOMERS SUCH AS MYSELF WHO HAVE INCURRED FINANCIAL LOSSES SHOULD BE COMPENSATED. THANKS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE DURANGO. WHENEVER IT RAINED OR SNOWED, WATER LEAKED INTO THE INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE THROUGH THE HOOD. THE WATER ENTERED THE MOTOR AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO STALL AND THE ENGINE TO SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A CERTIFIED MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE WATER WAS LEAKING INTO THE MOTOR AND THE PISTONS, WHICH CAUSED THEM TO FAIL. AS A RESULT, THE MOTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200,000.

I WAS TOLD I WOULD GET A LOANER CAR FOR MY DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG, THEN EVERY TIME I AM PUT THROUGH TO TO DEALER I AM THEN TOLD I MAY HAVE TO GO TO THE ENTERPRISE AND GET A RENTAL AND PUT DOWN $100 OF MY OWN MONEY... I DON'T HAVE THAT. SO THAT IS STILL NOT REPLACED, ALSO NOW THERE IS NO PARTS FOR THE PASSENGER SIDE AND IT'S NOT AT ALL SAFE, THE LIGHT IS GOING OFF AND ON IN MY CAR AND I HAVE SECTION 1 AND MY CAR IS 2004 MEANING THE 6-9 YEARS IS NOW IN THE 13TH YEAR. I WANT A LOANER CAR TILL YOU CAN FINALLY FIX BOTH AIRBAGS, THIS IS INSANE!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE DURANGO. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITHOUT APPLYING PRESSURE TO THE PEDAL. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE RPM NEEDLE WOULD GO UP TO 3,000 RPMS AFTER STARTING THE ENGINE AND NO PRESSURE WAS APPLIED TO THE ACCELERATOR. THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED AFTER SLAMMING THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER WHO STATED THAT THEY WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO FURTHER ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 274,000. UPDATED 05/09/17*LJ *CN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT TIE ROD FRACTURED PREMATURELY. WHEN THE CONTACT STARTED THE ENGINE, A LOUD NOISE EMITTED FROM THE FRONT END. THE CONTACT, AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND FOUND THAT THE FRONT TIE ROD FRACTURED IN THE MIDDLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 198,000. UPDATED 05/17/17*LJ *CN