DODGE Complaints

RECALL T36 2011 DODGE DURANGO WHILE DRIVING, MY DURANGO BEGAN LOSING POWER. WHEN I PULLED OVER AND LIFTED THE HOOD, SMOKE WAS POURING FROM THE ALTERNATOR. IT WAS TOWED TO A MECHANIC, WHO INFORMED ME THAT THE ALTERNATOR BURNED UP AND MY 3 MONTH OLD BATTERY WAS NOW DEAD. AFTER THE BATTERY AND ALTERNATOR WERE REPLACED, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE POWER CONTROL MODULE WAS FRIED AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE DURANGO. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND HEARD A GRINDING NOISE. ALSO, THE FOUR WHEEL DRIVE LOW INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE INADVERTENTLY SHIFTED INTO FOUR WHEEL LOW DRIVE. THE CONTACT SLOWLY DROVE TO A PARKING LOT WHERE THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. AFTER A FEW MINUTES, THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE HOME. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED, BUT NOT REPAIRED. THE DIAGNOSTIC RESULTS WERE NOT PROVIDED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 194,000.

AFTER HITTING A DIP GOING INTO A PARKING LOT HAD TO PRESS BRAKES ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR THIS HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST 3 TIMES AFTER HITTING A DIP OR HUMP BRAKES DISENGAGE AND NEEEDS TO BE PRESSED TO FLOOR TO STOP SPEED WAS ABOUT 10MPH OR UNDER

I HAD MY VEHICLE FOR A YEAR AND ALL OF A SUDDEN MY VEHICLE WILL NOT STEER CORRECTLY. IT WONT TURN RIGHT AT ALL IT JUST GOES STRAIGHT. I FEEL THE SAFETY FOR MY CHILDREN AND I ARE AT RISK. SOMETHING ABOUT A RACK & PINION NOT WORKING DUE TO POWER STEERING FAILURE.

PASSENGER SIDE HEAT BLOWS WEAK COLD AIR (DASH, FLOOR, AND DEFROSTER). WINDSHIELD WILL NOT DEFROST. HEATER CORE REPLACED, CLOGGED WITH CASTING SAND FROM MANUFACTURER. TWO WEEKS LATER, NEW CORE CLOGGED. MECHANIC SPENT MOST OF ONE DAY CONTINUOUSLY FLUSHING ENGINE/SYSTEM. SAND STILL FLUSHING OUT AT END OF DAY FROM HEAT/COOLING SYSTEM. CONDITIONS ARE STATIONARY OR MOVING (ANY SPEED) WITH HEATER ON. UNSURE HOW LONG THIS WAS OCCURRING AS I RARELY HAVE A PASSENGER. DRIVER'S SIDE SEEMED TO WORK FINE, SO I DID NOT NOTICE UNTIL ROUTINELY TRANSPORTING PASSENGER AND GOT WORSE TO THE POINT IT WAS DIFFICULT SEEING OUT OF WINDSHIELD.

ENGINE SHUTDOWN WHILE DRIVING. APPEARS TO BE SENSOR DETECTING LOW OIL AND RATHER THAN TRIGGERING THE MIL OR A LOW OIL INDICATOR, IT SHUTS THE ENGINE DOWN. HAPPENED TO MY WIFE WHILE SHE WAS DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY. ENGINE POWER LOSS, AND ALSO LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND BRAKING. ALL DASH LIGHTS CAME ON, RADIO CONTINUED PLAYING, AND LIGHTS KEPT WORKING SO IT WASN'T A COMPLETE ELECTRICAL POWER LOSS BUT A CONTROLLED ENGINE SHUTDOWN.

MY VEHICLE ODOMETER WOULD JUMP FROM 0 TO 30 WHILE IN MOTION(FOOT ON PEDAL) AND VICE VERSA. WIPERBLADES STARTED ALL ON IT'S ON WITHOUT BEING TURNED ON. NO CURRENT IS BEING BROUGHT TO WHOLE ENTIRE VEHICLE. VEHICLE WON'T TURN OVER OR LOCK WITHOUT BEING HOOKED TO ANOTHER BATTERY. CAN JUMP START BUT ONCE CONNECTION IS OFF THE VEHICLE SHUTS BACK OFF. ALL LIGHTS FLICKERED ON AND OFF ON DASH BOARD WHEN THEY NEVER CAME ON THE 2 YEARS I HAD THE VEHICLE.

DRIVING AT 50-55 MPH AND CHECK ENGINE AND OTHER DASHBOARD LIGHTS FLASHED AND STARTED LOSING POWER. PULLED OFF TO SIDE STREET A FEW FEET AWAY. I WAS LUCKY TO BE ABLE TO GET IN CENTER TURN LANE WHERE THE CAR DIED COMPLETELY. POWER STEERING ALSO WAS LOST. WE PUSHED CAR OFF ROAD WHERE IT RESTARTED ABOUT 1/2 HOUR LATER. DRIVING HOME LESS THEN 5 MILES IT DIED BUT STARTED AGAIN.

TAKATA RECALL I HAVE CONTACTED DEALERSHIPS SEVERAL TIMES TO HAVE THIS RECALL FIXED AND THEY KEEP TELLING ME THAT THEY DOONT HAVE THE PARTS TO FIX THE RECALL . IT HAS BEEN WELL OVER 3 YEARS SINCE THIS RECALL AND I WANT MY TRUCK FIX AS I DRIVE MY KIDS IN THIS VEHICLE.

THE KEY FOB WAS THE FIRST THING I NOTICED,IT WOULDN'T LOCK/UNLOCK THE CAR, HANGED THE BATTERY,NOTHING CHANGED. MONTHS LATER I CANNOT LOCK/UNLOCK WITH THE KEY FOB OR ON THE DOOR PANEL.THE CAR STAYS UNLOCKED ALL THE TIME (NOT GOOD) ALSO THE BACK WIPER NO LONGER WORKS..NOW, THE HORN...THE HORN DOES NOT STOP HONKING!!! DOESN'T MATTER IF YOU'RE DRIVING OR THE CAR IS OFF AN PARKED..... ALSO UNSAFE. I HAD TO DISCONNECT IT AND BEEN WITHOUT FOR OVER A YR. I'VE CONTACTED DODGE..SEEMS TO BE THE SAME STORY I SEE ONLINE,THEY ARE SURPRISED AND NEVER HEARD OF ANYONE HAVING AN ISSUE🤔🤔 SEEMS FISHY. AND LET'S NOT FORGET THE ENGINE,IT SOMETIMES STARTS ..SOMETIMES I HAVE TO WAIT FOR IT TO KICK IN. I USED TO NOT EVEN BE ABLE TO TURN IT ON AT ALL AND HAVE TO SHIFT IT IN DIFF. GEARS TO GET IT TO GO. I AM HOPING SOMEONE CAN HELP.IM FED UP WITH DODGE.