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2001 Dodge DURANGO problems and owner complaints

Explore the records behind recurring owner reports.

Key facts

665 owner complaints analyzed

5 distinct recall campaigns

55,700 mi median reported failure mileage

Scope: 2001 model year. Data updated: . 414 complaints include usable failure mileage. View data status.

Owner-reported patterns

Most common problems

Suspension:Front:Control Arm:Upper Ball Joint is the most frequently named component, appearing in 168 of 665 complaints (25.3%). A complaint can name multiple components.

Recurring terms in complaint narratives
TopicMatching reportsShare of complaints
Braking behavior9514.3%
Steering behavior629.3%
Transmission and shifting538.0%
Electrical and battery issues426.3%
Engine operation223.3%
Fuel system concerns60.9%

Topic matches use published keyword rules. They describe mentions, including negations or comparisons, and do not confirm a diagnosis. Read the matching rules.

Component breakdown

Number of unique complaints naming each component. Top eight shown.

Suspension:Front:Control Arm:Upper Ball Joint
168
Suspension:Front:Control Arm:Lower Ball Joint
89
Electrical System
63
Power Train:Automatic Transmission
50
Suspension
32
Air Bags
27
Suspension:Front
25
Seats
22
Component breakdown data
CategoryCount
Suspension:Front:Control Arm:Upper Ball Joint168
Suspension:Front:Control Arm:Lower Ball Joint89
Electrical System63
Power Train:Automatic Transmission50
Suspension32
Air Bags27
Suspension:Front25
Seats22

Suspension:Front:Control Arm:Upper Ball Joint: 168; Suspension:Front:Control Arm:Lower Ball Joint: 89; Electrical System: 63; Power Train:Automatic Transmission: 50; Suspension: 32; Air Bags: 27; Suspension:Front: 25; Seats: 22

Reported problems by failure mileage

Complaint counts in mileage bands. These are not failure rates per vehicle or mile.

Under 25,000
34
25,000 to 49,999
140
50,000 to 74,999
99
75,000 to 99,999
58
100,000 to 149,999
51
150,000 and above
32
Reported problems by failure mileage data
CategoryCount
Under 25,00034
25,000 to 49,999140
50,000 to 74,99999
75,000 to 99,99958
100,000 to 149,99951
150,000 and above32

Under 25,000: 34; 25,000 to 49,999: 140; 50,000 to 74,999: 99; 75,000 to 99,999: 58; 100,000 to 149,999: 51; 150,000 and above: 32

25,000 to 49,999 miles has the most reports with usable mileage (140). 251 complaints have missing, zero or invalid mileage.

Complaints over time

Year the complaint was filed, not the vehicle model year or incident year. The snapshot year is partial.

2001
26
2002
47
2003
137
2004
163
2005
77
2006
26
2007
21
2008
33
2009
27
2010
20
2011
20
2012
16
2013
8
2014
8
2015
13
2016
7
2017
6
2018
2
2019
2
2020
1
2021
3
2023
1
2026
1
Complaints over time data
CategoryCount
200126
200247
2003137
2004163
200577
200626
200721
200833
200927
201020
201120
201216
20138
20148
201513
20167
20176
20182
20192
20201
20213
20231
20261

2001: 26; 2002: 47; 2003: 137; 2004: 163; 2005: 77; 2006: 26; 2007: 21; 2008: 33; 2009: 27; 2010: 20; 2011: 20; 2012: 16; 2013: 8; 2014: 8; 2015: 13; 2016: 7; 2017: 6; 2018: 2; 2019: 2; 2020: 1; 2021: 3; 2023: 1; 2026: 1

Pattern summary

Suspension:Front:Control Arm:Upper Ball Joint leads the component reports. Braking behavior appears in 95 complaint narratives. Steering behavior appears in 62 complaint narratives. Transmission and shifting appears in 53 complaint narratives. Use these patterns to inspect individual reports and prepare questions for a mechanic.

Calculated from recorded counts. An AI narrative has not been published for this selection.

Complaint evidence

Examples provide context, not a representative sample or a verified diagnosis.

Owner report 10002914 · 2003-01-18 (January 18, 2003)

GEAR SHIFT MOVES INTO GEAR WITHOUT DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL. GEAR SHIFT LEVER STICKS OUT PAST STEERING WHEEL IN FRONT OF AC AND RADIO CONTROLS AND IS EASLY KNOCKED INTO GEAR.

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Owner report 10011052 · 2003-03-26 (March 26, 2003)

I WOULD LIKE TO FILE A COMPLAINT REGARDING FRONT BAKES AND ROTORS ON A 2001 DODGE DURANGO. THE VEHICLE HAS APPROXIMATELY. 23500 MILES AND THE ROTORS ARE IN PRETTY BAD SHAPE. WHEN I APPLY THE BRAKES I GET A PRETTY BAD VIBRATION IN THE PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE DOES NOT STOP VERY WELL. I SPOKE WITH CHRYSLER AND THEY INFORMED ME THE ROTORS AND BRAKES WERE CONSIDERED WEAR PARTS AND WERE NOT COVERED BY THE WARRANTY. I HAVE DONE SOME INVESTIGATING AND FOUND THIS APPEARS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM. I WOULD LIKE TO FILE A COMPLAINT SO THAT MAYBE CHRYSLER …

Owner-reported narrative. 23,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10011052 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10003389 · 2003-01-25 (January 25, 2003)

I OWN A 2001 DODGE DURANGO RT IN WHICH I HAVE BEEN COMPLAINING TO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT OF THE DEALERSHIP SINCE TAKING OWNERSHIP OF THE VEHICLE IN OCTOBER 22, 2001 THAT THE STEERING WAS NOT ALIGNED OR DID NOT FEEL RIGHT TO DRIVE. THEY CLAIMED EVERYTHING WAS OK. ON JANUARY 23, 2003 I WENT IN FOR ROUTINE OILCHANGE AND CHECK UP WITH THE SAME COMPLAINT. NOW THEY SAY THAT THE TRUCK IS NOT DRIVABLE AND NEEDS A NEW RACK AND PINION. CAN YOU CHECK IF THIS IS A CONTINUOS COMPLAINT ABOUT THESE TRUCKS.

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Owner report 10006517 · 2001-06-05 (June 5, 2001)

WIFE DROVE FORWARD INTO A PARKING SPACE. SHIFTED TO REVERSE (AUTOMATIC ELECTRONIC TRANSMISSION) AND BACKED UP TO STRAIGHTEN VEHICLE. SHIFTED TO DRIVE. APPLIED GAS, AND VEHICLE CONTINUED IN REVERSE. BACKED INTO CURB AND MAILBOX, SHIFTED INTO 2ND. VEHICLE CONTINUED IN REVERSE, SHIFTED INTO 1ST. VEHICLE CONTINUED IN REVERSE, SHUT MOTOR OFF AND RESTARTED VEHICLE. EVERYTHING BACK TO NORMAL. DEALER TESTED VEHICLE AND COULD FIND NO FAULT. COMMENT ON INVOICE WAS "NPF ROAD TESTED CHECKED WITH DRB NO CODES 185 LY, LONG LIC#2069. SCC *NLM **DIMSI…

Owner-reported narrative. 3,016 miles reported. Look up ODI 10006517 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10041331 · 2003-10-06 (October 6, 2003)

I CURRENTLY OWN A 2001 DODGE DURANGO. THE VEHICLE IS SERVICED ON A REGULAR BASIS. I JUST TURNED 40,000 MILES. I FELT A SLIGHT PAUSE IN THE TRANSMISSION WHEN STARTING OUT. I TOOK THE VEHICLE IN TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION CHECKED. THE TRANSMISSION HAS TO BE REPLACED. I FILED A COMPLAINT WITH DAIMLER CHRYSLER. THEY GAVE ME THE STANDARD ANSWER. "3 YEARS OR 36,000 MILES." WE ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS TRANSMISSION ISSUE. I BELIEVE THERE IS A PART FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION WITH THE DURANGO TRANSMISSIONS. *JB

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Owner report 10019731 · 2003-05-13 (May 13, 2003)

THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME DEFECT AS NHTSA RECALL # 03V-078000 WHICH WAS RELATED TO THE STEERING COLUMN ELECTRICAL CONNECTION. THE CONSUMERS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. *NLM

Owner-reported narrative. 63,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10019731 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10020296 · 2003-09-12 (September 12, 2003)

A FAULTY WIRING HARNESS CAUSED THE TURN SIGNALS AND HAZARD LIGHTS TO OUT WITHOUT WARNING. *NLM *SCC *JB

Owner-reported narrative. 40,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10020296 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10031243 · 2003-07-28 (July 28, 2003)

CONSUMER CALLED COMPLAINING ABOUT STEERING TRACK ROD. WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH VEHICLE STARTED STALLING, AND COULD NOT CONTROL THE VEHICLE.DEALER WAS CONTACTED, AND STATED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS WITH THE STEERING TRACK ROD, AND THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED MECHANICALLY. MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED, AND STATED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO.*AK

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Owner report 10033229 · 2003-08-21 (August 21, 2003)

VEHICLE STALLS WHEN GOING DOWN A HILL IN FOUR WHEEL LOW. THIS HAPPENED IN WINTER CAUSING PASSENGER AND I TO SPIN OUT OF CONTROL AND CRASH INTO SNOW BANK. DEALER HAS LOOKED AT 4 TIMES, REPLACING SEVERAL PARTS AND DOING A COMPLETE TUNE UP. CHRYSLER HAS SENT A TECH UP TO LOOK AT IT AS WELL. THE DEALER NOR CHRYSLER CAN FIGURE THIS OUT NOW THEY ARE CLAIMING IT IS NORMAL FOR THE VEHICLE TO DO THIS. WE HAVE TESTED OTHER DODGE DURANGOS AND CHYSLER VEHICLES IN THE SAME PLACE AND NONE OF THEM DO THIS. *AK

Owner-reported narrative. 40,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10033229 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10088356 · 2004-08-22 (August 22, 2004)

#1-3 INCIDENTS OF FRONT BRAKE CALIPERS LOCKING UP CAUSING SIGNIFICANT STEERING AND CONTROL PROBLEMS, REQUIRED THE REPLACEMENT OF THE FRONT HUB BEARINGS AS A RESULT AT THE OWNERS EXPENSE; #2-LEFT UPPER BALL JOINT REQUIRED REPLACEMENT TO MAINTAIN SAFETY OF VEHICLE (RIGHT SIDE BEGINNING TO MAKE THE SAME SOUND); #3-MULTIPLE INCIDENTS (AT LEAST 5) OF CEL COMING ON WITHIN LAST 9 MONTHS-THE LAST (8/20/04) INDICATES THAT THE FUEL PUMP, GAS TANK, AND OTHER COMPONENTS WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED AS THE GAS TANK BECOMES CONCAVE AFTER THE VEHICLE RUNS FOR 15…

Owner-reported narrative. 58,700 miles reported. Look up ODI 10088356 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10163151 · 2006-07-22 (July 22, 2006)

I HAVE HAD MY DODGE FOR THREE YEARS AND SINCE THEN SEVERAL THINGS HAD TO BE REPLACED ON IT. I HAD TO HAVE MY TRANSMISSION REBUILT DUE TO THE COOLANT FAILURE. THE SENSOR STOPPED WORKING AND OVER HEATED THE ENGINE BURNT UP THE TRANSMISSION. THE MOTOR IN THE DRIVER WINDOW BURNT OUT AND HAD TO E REPLACED. THE DODGE STOP CRANKING SO WE HAD TO REPLACE THE FUEL PUMP. WE ARE NOW HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE COOLING FAN ON THE ENGINE THAT HAS BURNT OUT AS WELL. I AM VERY DISPLEASED WITH MY TRUCK AND WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER DODGE AGAIN. ALL THESE THINGS HAPPE…

Owner-reported narrative. 11,800 miles reported. Look up ODI 10163151 at NHTSA ↗

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Inspect model-year patterns, reported mileage, monthly activity and the evidence behind each signal.

Data completeness

665 unique complaints in this selection. Analysis snapshot: 2026-10-01.

62.3%Usable mileage414 / 665 records
92.3%Valid incident date614 / 665 records
100.0%Valid filing date665 / 665 records
92.0%Ordered incident and filing dates612 / 665 records

Missing, zero and invalid mileage is excluded. Dates after the snapshot are excluded. Examples are limited selections, not a representative sample.

Problems by model year

Model-wide comparison of the eight most reported components across the model. Cells show counts and shares within each model year. Open a cell for source examples.

Component complaint heatmap
Component201220132014201520162017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Electrical System
34053.1%
ODI 10547800 · 44,400 mi

THERE HAS BEEN MORE THAN ONE INCIDENT DATE ON THIS ISSUE. I JUST ENTERED THE LAST TIME IT HAS HAPPENED. WHEN GOING TO START MY VEHICLE IT STARTS, THAN AUTOMATICALLY STALLS. I HAVE HAD THIS HAPPEN OVER 6 TIMES IN THE LAST 2 MONTHS. I HAVE READ COUNTLESS REPORTS OF OTHER CHRYSLER VEHICLES HAVING THIS SAME ISSUE...WITH THE TIPM. HOW THERE IS A NATIONAL BACK ORDER AND PEOPLE'S CARS HAVE BEEN IN SHOPS FOR OVER A MONTH. CHRYSLER NEEDS TO ISSUE A RECALL AND GET THIS PROBLEM FIXED! *TR

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28544.5%
ODI 10561002 · 3,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, A SUDDEN BURNING ODOR WAS EMITTED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT MERGED TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD WHERE SHE NOTICED THAT THE HEADLINER HAD CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INJURED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED OF THE INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE IT HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 3,000. *TR.. UPDATED 08-20-…

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14418.4%
ODI 10585893

2014 DODGE DURANGO. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE HESITATION DURING ACCELERATION. *SMD THE DEALER PERFORMED TESTS, AND FOUND NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. HOWEVER, THE DEALER DID PERFORM A PCM UPDATE. TWO DAYS LATER, THE VEHICLE STALLED IN TRAFFIC. WHEN THE CONSUMER APPLIED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE VEHICLE MADE A STRANGE NOISE AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. SHE TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND BACK ON AGAIN, AND THE SOUND STOPPED, BUT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT REMAINED LIT. WHILE RETURNING TO THE DEALER, THE VEHICLE STALLED AGAIN…

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9418.7%
ODI 10726450 · 500 mi

BOUGHT A 2015 DURANGO IN MAY 2015 HAVE HAD IT 45DAYS AND IT HAS BEEN IN THE SERVICE DEPT AT THE DEALERSHIP MORE THAN WITH ME. IT STARTED WITH A FUEL SENSOR, THEN THE SUNROOF WOULDN'T CLOSE, IT FRIED THE USB PORT, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT KEEPS GOING ON & OFF WHILE DRIVING, NOW THE SEAT NOR STEERING WHEEL WILL MOVE AT ALL OR IF YOU DOES MOVE BY SOME MIRACLE THE SEAT DECIDES TO REPOSITION ITSELF WHILE YOU ARE DRIVING.

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3924.2%
ODI 10884582 · 62 mi

AFTER PURCHASE, IMMEDIATELY WE STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS WITH HEADLIGHT NOT WORKING, THEN A REAR LIGHT AND BRAKE LIGHT NOT WORKING. TOOK IN FOR RECALL ON ANOTHER PART AND THEY DISCOVERED IT WAS THE ELECTRICAL, WHILE DRIVING AND SITTING AT LIGHTS. LIGHTS ON DASH, RADIO, HEADLIGHTS, ETC, NOT WORK PROPERLY OR ALL SUDDEN DECIDE NOT TO WORK AT ALL. WE'VE TAKEN IT BACK NOW 5 TIMES. MECHANIC SAYS THE WHOLE WIRING HARNESS IS BAD AND CANNOT BE REPAIRED, BUT CONTINUES TO SAY THEY CALLED CHRYSLER FOR PARTS TO TRY TO REPAIR. WHILE MY 83 YRS OLD DAD WHO BOUGH…

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6128.8%
ODI 11025472 · 6,890 mi

WHILE DRIVING MY 2017 DODGE DURANGO CITADEL (6980 MILES) HOME FROM WORK, I HAD THE ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL SET. I WAS IN A STEADY LINE OF TRAFFIC AND CARS LINED UP BEHIND ME. THE TRUCK STARTED TO STEADILY DECREASE IN SPEED, THERE WERE NO OBJECTS IN THE PATH OF THE VEHICLE AND THE CAR IN FRONT WAS AT LEAST 6 CAR LENGTHS AHEAD. WHEN I TRIED TO ACCELERATE THE VEHICLE NOTHING HAPPENED WHEN I TRIED TO ACCELERATE, I THEN ATTEMPTED TO BRAKE, MY BRAKES WERE NOT ACTIVE AS WELL. I PLACED MY HAZARD LIGHTS ON AND ATTEMPTED TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL SLIGHT…

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8436.2%
ODI 11072239 · 3,000 mi

THE ENTIRE 8.4" SCREEN ON THE DASHBOARD FLASHES ON AND OFF CONTINUALLY WHETHER THE VEHICLE IS RUNNING OR NOT. SEEMS LIKE THERE IS A MAJOR SHORT IN THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. WHILE THIS ISSUE IS HAPPENING YOU HAVE NO CONTROL OVER HEATING, VENTILATION, RADIO, NAVIGATION, APPS OR APPLE CAR PLAY. ALSO, WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT THE FLASHING SCREEN CAUSES A HAZARDOUS DISTRACTION IN AN OTHERWISE DARK VEHICLE.

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3826.8%
ODI 11180645 · 295 mi

COMPLAINT INVOLVING CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON I PURCHASED A CAR JANUARY 19, 2019 13 DAYS LATER MY CHECK ENGINE SIGN CAME ON I CALLED EASTCHESTER CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE 4007 BOSTON RD BRONX NY 10466 AND THEY HAD ME DROP OFF THE CAR FEB.1,2019 AND I GOT THE CAR BACK FEBRUARY .4,2019 THEY TOLD ME THEY DTC PO452 AND MUST REPLACE ESIM AND REASSEMBLED. 10 DAYS LATER FEB.13 THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AGAIN I TAKE THE CAR BACK FEB15,2019 AND THEY TELLING ME THEY FIND NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR AND I ASK IF THE ENGINE LIGHT IS ON AND THE TOLD ME KNOW THEY…

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916.4%
ODI 11439479 · 11,200 mi

The contact owns a 2020 Dodge Durango. The contact stated that he auto-started the vehicle while it was in the driveway. The contact stated as he came outside, the vehicle was on fire. The contact was able to extinguish the fire with the assistance of the fire department. There were no injuries sustained. A police report was filed. The dealer and the manufacturer were not notified of the failure. The vehicle was totaled. The approximate failure mileage was 11,200.

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4019.8%
ODI 11390124

I PURCHASED A 2021 DODGE DURANGO GT FROM ARRIGO DODGE- FT PIERCE ON 12/31/20. THE PICTURE THEY HAD IN THE ADVERTISEMENT SHOWS A SPORT HOOD. THE VEHICLE WAS IN ANOTHER COUNTY SO THEY DELIVERED IT AT NIGHT TO MY HOME. BEFORE PURCHASING IT, I ASKED THE MANAGER TO DOUBLE CHECK TO MAKE SURE THE HOOD WAS IN FACT THE SPORT HOOD IN THE PICTURE ADVERTISED. HE CALLED & CHECKED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE HOOD WAS THE SPORT HOOD. IT WAS DELIVERED WITH A DIFFERENT HOOD. I BELIEVE THIS IS FALSE ADVERTISEMENT. I WANT THE HOOD THAT THEY PROMISED ME. NOW THE EVEN…

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1119.3%
ODI 11492647

This is a dangerous random problem. In fact has now occurred 6 times. Two separate times 08/23/22 & 10/18/22 at a parking lot, while backing up, the gear shifter lit up, locked, and could not be engaged, and it wouldn't move. Both these 2 times it could not be put in drive and after shutting off the engine, it would not restart. The vehicle was blocking access and other vehicles passage for over an hour each time. The other 3 times the vehicle was moving and it just jumped into neutral with no warning, the cluster flashed messages saying to…

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722.6%
ODI 11627838

That slow speeds when you back up or pull forward and the wheels hit a little bit of resistance, everything goes off on the vehicle, wipers do not work, says the adaptive traction control needs service, it says emergency braking service goes out, turn signals do not work, we have been to Dodge. They say they know about this, but there’s no recalls and they tell us they cannot fix it unless it has an active code and as soon as you cut it off, apparently it’s not an active code, although they’re still stored in the system we have a video of showi…

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535.7%
ODI 11642491

On [XXX] I drove my new Dodge Durango to Sam's club Marion Illinois. I picked up prescription and attempted to start the vehicle. The vehicle had 800 miles on it. The vehicle would do nothing but click and would not start. The vehicle is equipped with the assist button and I engaged it. The vehicle was sending off codes of transmission codes, air bags need service, and vehicle was not in park. The representative in my conversation went dead as did all communication between vehicle and android auto. I thank goodness was at [XXX] because I was…

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562.5%
ODI 11672832 · 28 mi

The contact owns a 2025 Dodge Durango. The contact stated while driving at various speeds or while coming to a complete stop, the vehicle occasionally stalled. There was no warning light illuminated. The contact stated that during the failure the contact had to restart the vehicle to continue driving. The vehicle was taken to a local dealer where the vehicle was diagnosed, and the contact was informed that the fuel canister and the radio were faulty and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the fa…

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215.4%
ODI 11743362

"Service Shifter" alert came on at about 2250 miles and engine light came on about 100 miles later . Dodge service at dealership looked at and could not determine issues, lights did not illuminate in their care. Picked up my car after service and both service shifter and engine lights came back on.

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Suspension:Front:Control Arm:Upper Ball Joint
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Engine
14122.0%
ODI 10462349 · 504 mi

SITTING IDLE ON A DRIVEWAY VEHICLE BEGAN TO SMOKE AND SMELL. PUNCHED GAS THREE TIMES AND EACH TIME HUGE WHITE BLUE CLOUD OF SMOKE PUSHED OUT. SMELL OF BURNING METAL CAME WITH CLOUD OF SMOKE. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY AT FIRST COULD NOT RECREATE THE PROBLEM. AFTER PLACING THE VEHICLE ON AN INCLINE AND STARTING IT UP THEY TOO GOT THE SMOKE, AND NOT JUST FROM MINE BUT FROM ANOTHER ON THE LOT. THEY TELL ME THAT IT IS THE OIL PAN DESIGN IS FAULTY AND THAT MY VEHICLE WILL SMOKE WHEN ON AN INCLINE, DRIVEWAY, HILL, STUCK IN TRAFFIC AT A SLOPE. TH…

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11618.1%
ODI 10535370 · 1,500 mi

HAD HORRIBLE SMELL COMING FROM COOLING SYSTEM. TOOK IN NUMEROUS TIMES TO DEALERSHIP TO TRY AND FIX. FINALLY STUMPED THE DEALERSHIP ASKED STAR AT CHRYSLER HEADQUARTERS. THEY IMMEDIATELY KNEW THE ISSUE AND GAVE MECHANICS STEPS TO FIX. TURNS OUT THE NEW "GREEN FRIENDLY" ENGINE COOLANT THEY ARE USING ON THE NEW DURANGOS WAS NEVER TESTED. THE COOLANT WAS INTERACTING WITH ANYTHING RUBBER IT CAME INTO CONTACT WITH AND WAS BREAKING DOWN THE RUBBER. STAR TOLD THEM TO REPLACE EVERY PIECE OF RUBBER THE COOLANT COMES INTO CONTACT WITH. IT IS NOW MIDD…

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749.5%
ODI 10585893

2014 DODGE DURANGO. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE HESITATION DURING ACCELERATION. *SMD THE DEALER PERFORMED TESTS, AND FOUND NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. HOWEVER, THE DEALER DID PERFORM A PCM UPDATE. TWO DAYS LATER, THE VEHICLE STALLED IN TRAFFIC. WHEN THE CONSUMER APPLIED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE VEHICLE MADE A STRANGE NOISE AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. SHE TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND BACK ON AGAIN, AND THE SOUND STOPPED, BUT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT REMAINED LIT. WHILE RETURNING TO THE DEALER, THE VEHICLE STALLED AGAIN…

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387.6%
ODI 10819840 · 30,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING, THE ELECTRICAL FUNCTIONS SUDDENLY ACTIVATED AND ACTIVATED INDEPENDENTLY. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000.

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169.9%
ODI 11006483 · 14,500 mi

THIS MAY BE A SCENARIO FOR THE ONGOING INVESTIGATION OF ROLLAWAY (NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: PE16014) THE VEHICLE IN THIS SCENARIO WAS STATIONARY. I FOLLOW THE NORMAL PROCEDURE FOR PARKING MY DURANGO BY (1)APPLYING PARKING BRAKE, (2)MOVING THE SHIFTER TO PARK, (3) TURN IGNITION OFF, AND THEN (4)EXITING THE VEHICLE. TODAY, I BROUGHT MY VEHICLE TO STOP FOR PARKING, WHICH TRIGGERED THE STOP-START SYSTEM, TURNING THE ENGINE OFF. AT THIS TIME, BEFORE SHIFTING THE TRANSMISSION TO PARK, I OPENED THE DOOR OF THE VEHICLE. THIS ACTION OF OPENING DOOR MADE…

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2813.2%
ODI 10947914 · 300 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS OIL LEAKING FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE REAR MAIN SEAL WAS LEAKING AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER, WHO DETERMINED THAT THE OIL PAN WAS LEAKING. THE OIL PAN WAS REPLACED; HOWEVER, THE REMEDY FAILED TO CORRECT THE FAILURE. AS A RESULT, THE TRANSMISSION PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT R…

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2711.6%
ODI 11100777 · 150 mi

I HAVE 3 MAJOR ISSUES. 1 WHILE DRIVING THE ENTIRE CENTER CONSOLE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM HAS LOCKED COMPLETELY UP, TURNING THE AIR OFF AND NOT ALLOWING ANY CHANGE TO THE SYSTEM UNTIL THE VEHICLE IS PULLED OVER AND SHUT OFF, CONTINUING WITH ELECTRICAL 2X'S I'VE SHUT THE CAR OFF AND THE RADIO WOULD NOT TURN OFF, UNTIL THE BATTERY WAS DISCONNECTED WHICH RESET THE ENTIRE SYSTEM. MY SECOND ISSUE IS WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE THERE IS ALMOST A GRINDING NOISE ASSOCIATED WITH THE START UP. THIRD THE CAR SEEMED TO BE STUCK ON CRUISE CONTROL BUT WITH ENOUGH TIM…

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2416.9%
ODI 11197060 · 15 mi

ON 4.17.19 WHILE I AM DRIVING THE CAR WITH MY FAMILY ( 3 PEOPLE ) FROM LIMA LINDA TO RANCHO CUCAMONGA , WE HAD TOTAL 3 X EPISODES OF THE ENGINE OFF SUDDENLY WITHOUT GIVING WARNING AT ALL. WHAT REALLY SCARE US THE CAR STOP AT ALL SUDDEN DUE TO ENGINE OFF WHEN WE ARE DRIVING ON FREEWAY 10.

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712.7%
ODI 11515417

The start stop system is the Durango is terrible! That was my first problem. My second issue is, out of nowhere. We now have inner engine issues. The engine will not hold compression, but there are no leaks! I have only had a vehicle for six months! Now I am paying on a vehicle. I cannot drive and cannot afford fix!

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2210.9%
ODI 11408321 · 100 mi

WHEN ATTEMPTING TO START THE ENGINE, THERE IS A CONTINUOUS CRANK BUT ENGINE NEVER STARTS. I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE BRAND NEW WITH 0 MILES. THIS HAPPENS EVERY DAY. ONLY WAY TO AVOID THIS IS TO START IT WITH THE REMOTE START.

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1017.5%
ODI 11461953

On Friday, 04/22/2022, at 5:30 PM, I remote-started the vehicle, and let it run for 5 minutes, then my wife and I entered the vehicle. I put my foot on the brake pedal, pushed the engine start button to unlock all vehicle functions, and put my seatbelt on. I placed the vehicle in reverse. Then I released the parking brake and backed off the brake pedal. My driveway is slightly sloped downwards towards the garage doors, around three degrees and around five degrees or less where it connects to the street. This vehicle has enough power to back out…

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516.1%
ODI 11621045

A sudden loss of drive power. When the car start to drive the engine show a loss of power in a stop light, stop sign or during the day when I press the gasoline pedal.

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321.4%
ODI 11749377

2024 Dodge Durango, purchased brand new. AC completely stopped working at 340 miles after buying. Vehicle has had 7+ dealership visits since purchase. Vehicle has been out of service for 40+days total. Currently, vehicle has been at dealer since June 24, 2026 and is still not returned as of July 9, 2026 , 16 days ongoing with no resolution. I request NHTSA look into this. Electrical/HVAC: Constant leaking and repeated failures since 340 miles. AC intermittently will not blow air at all, especially when first starting vehicle. System makes lo…

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17.7%
ODI 11728731

1) Major transmission failure, fluid leakage, and visible undercarriage corrosion on a newly leased car with under 3K miles on it. Additional: Losing vehicle function. Car would not shift into gear and would not move. Car is currently at the dealership in which it was leased. 2) Yes, huge safety concern. Losing vehicle function while traveling on a bridge, with limited ability to safely stop posed a serious risk to our safety and to others on the road. 3) Yes, problem has been confirmed by dealer. 4) The vehicle has not been inspected at this t…

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Suspension:Front:Control Arm:Lower Ball Joint
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Exterior Lighting
193.0%
ODI 10560657 · 15,000 mi

I NORMALLY DRIVE W/THE HEADLIGHTS IN THE AUTO ON POSITION AND ALL OF THE SUDDEN THE HEADLIGHTS AND MY DASH LIGHT TURNED OFF, WHEN I SWITCHED TO MANUALLY TURN THEM ON THEY CAME ON. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING INTERMITTENTLY BUT I HAVE NOT YET CONTACTED THE DEALER. *TR

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182.8%
ODI 10561426

IN MARCH OF 2013 I BOUGHT A BRAND NEW DODGE DURANGO AND I'VE HAD AN ONGOING PROBLEM SINCE I BOUGHT IT. WHEN I'M DRIVING IN THE EVENING THE REFLECTION OF OTHER HEADLIGHTS, BRAKE LIGHTS, AND STREETLIGHTS CAUSE A SHADOW SO THAT I HAVE DOUBLE VISION OF THOSE IMAGES THROUGH MY WINDSHIELD. AFTER SEVERAL TRIPS TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR TEST DRIVES AND INSPECTIONS THEY FINALLY REPLACED THE WINDSHIELD. THE NEW WINDSHIELD IS JUST AS BAD, WHEN I WENT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AGAIN THEY SAID THIS IS HOW ALL THE DURANGO WINDSHIELDS LOOK AND THEY EVEN TOOK ME F…

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25232.2%
ODI 10583374

I WAS FOLLOWING A DODGE DURANGO SUV IN HEAVY TRAFFIC ON EISENHOWER EXPRESSWAY GOING INTO CHICAGO AT DUSK AND THE LIGHTS SURROUNDING THE TAIL LIGHTS AND ACROSS THE REAR OF THE DURANGO WERE SO BRIGHT I COULD NOT SEE ALL THE OTHER TRAFFIC SATISFACTORILY. I COULDN'T GET AHEAD OF THE SUV, SO HAD TO SLOWDOWN AND CHANGE LANES TO DROP FAR ENOUGH BEHIND SO I COULDN'T SEE THE IRRITATING LIGHTS.THE LIGHTS WERE SO BRIGHT, I FELT I WAS DRIVING INTO HEADLIGHTS.

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19238.2%
ODI 10897426

HEADLIGHTS NOT WORKING, NOT DAYLIGHTS NOR MANUALLY. ONLY THE FOG LIGHT ARE WORKING AT THIS TIME.

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5131.7%
ODI 10884582 · 62 mi

AFTER PURCHASE, IMMEDIATELY WE STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS WITH HEADLIGHT NOT WORKING, THEN A REAR LIGHT AND BRAKE LIGHT NOT WORKING. TOOK IN FOR RECALL ON ANOTHER PART AND THEY DISCOVERED IT WAS THE ELECTRICAL, WHILE DRIVING AND SITTING AT LIGHTS. LIGHTS ON DASH, RADIO, HEADLIGHTS, ETC, NOT WORK PROPERLY OR ALL SUDDEN DECIDE NOT TO WORK AT ALL. WE'VE TAKEN IT BACK NOW 5 TIMES. MECHANIC SAYS THE WHOLE WIRING HARNESS IS BAD AND CANNOT BE REPAIRED, BUT CONTINUES TO SAY THEY CALLED CHRYSLER FOR PARTS TO TRY TO REPAIR. WHILE MY 83 YRS OLD DAD WHO BOUGH…

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7836.8%
ODI 11022384

I RENTED 2017 DODGE DURANGO GT I HAVE THE TAILGATE OPEN AND THEN GRABBED BOTTLE CASE OF WATER I WAKE CLOSER TO THE TAILLIGHTS I CUT WITH THAT ,TAILLIGHTS HAVE PIECE OF THE TAILLIGHTS POINTING OUT IS DANGEROUS FILL LIKE A BLADE IF A CHILD GET CLOSER SOMETHING BAD GET I HAVE PIC FROM MY INJURY AND THE PLACE ON THE TAILLIGHTS

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5523.7%
ODI 11139028 · 11,763 mi

SINCE APPROXIMATELY 4,000 MILES WE HAVE EXPERIENCE NUMEROUS ELECTRICAL ISSUES. OUR BACK-UP CAMERA, NAVIGATION, RADIO, AND A/C WORK INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALER INITIALLY FELT THE BATTERY WAS BACKFEEDING THE SYSTEM CAUSING A SHORT. THAT WAS QUICKLY CHANGED AND WE ARE STILL JUST WAITING FOR AN ANSWER. WHILE PARKED OVERNIGHT, ONE OF THE MAP LIGHTS CAME ON AND COULD NOT BE TURNED OFF. THE OVERHEAD CONTROL PANEL WAS REPLACED DUE TO AN OPEN CIRCUIT. MOST RECENTLY, WHEN SHIFTED INTO REVERSE, THE "R" INDICATOR ON THE SHIFTER AND DISPLAY WOULD BLINK A…

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4128.9%
ODI 11268236 · 25 mi

ON SEPTEMBER 30, 2019, I PURCHASED A NEW THE NEW 2019 DODGE DURANGO VIN I SUBMITTED. DRIVING OFF THE LOT, I HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD AND THE DASHBOARD AND HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT. THE HEADLIGHTS WERE ON "AUTO." IT WAS DARK. I HAD TO MANUALLY SWITCH THE SELECTOR SWITCH TO THE "ON" POSITION AND THE HEADLIGHTS DID COME ON. ACCORDING TO THE DEALER, THE VEHICLE INDICATED ONE BAG TRIP. I JUST PICKED THE VEHICLE UP ON SATURDAY, OCTOBER 12, 2019. I ALSO HAVE ENGINE KNOCK.

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2138.2%
ODI 11417423

Water intrusion into the rear tail lights.

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8944.1%
ODI 11423406

My rear tail lights are filling with water due to the fact the Dodge Durango tail lights are not fully sealed. Inevitably there will be a short and the lights will no longer work. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS COMMON PROBLEM thanks

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2442.1%
ODI 11502293

Water get inside the taillights and the lights stop working. Dangerous in night

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1238.7%
ODI 11654606

Story: This happened to both of my children [XXX] Daughter [XXX] , [XXX] , was reaching into the back of dad’s Dodge Durango to try to get out the groceries She came out of the car, a piece of the tail light that is unnecessarily sharp & protruding , gouged her side and left her bleeding. Now she has a scar from the incident. Car info Lease start [XXX]. Colonial Dodge Hudson. 2023 Dodge Durango Citadel trim Same thing happened to my son [XXX] on [XXX] -he was [XXX] , turning [XXX] During school time, [XXX] was also reaching into dad’s …

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214.3%
ODI 11735349

2024 Dodge Durango (SXT Plus, GT Plus, RT trims) Update to my prior complaint regarding a dangerous shifter defect. Defect Description: While driving and pressing the accelerator (no brake, no shifter button pressed), the transmission shifts into Neutral without warning. The vehicle loses propulsion. The instrument cluster does not display or warn that it is in Neutral , no chime, no message, no clear gear indicator. This matches NHTSA Recall 26V262000 (FCA 39D), where the instrument panel fails to show gear selection in other 2024–2025 Stellan…

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17.7%
ODI 11728944

Taillights holding water/condensation and making lights go dark.

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Fuel System, Gasoline
71.1%
ODI 10564335

ON JAN 24TH AND ON FEB 7TH, THE DODGE DURANGO DID NOT START AND WAS TOWED VIA ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE TO THE 5 TOWNS CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS THAT COST UNNECESSARY 1200.00. AN EXTERNAL FUEL PUMP RELAY WAS INSTALLED BY THE DEALER. THIS IS A S A RESULT OF AN INADEQUATE, FAULTY AND DEFECTIVE THE FUEL PUMP RELAY WHICH CAUSED THE CAR TO STOP RUNNING. THIS CAN CAUSE ACCIDENTS AND LOSS OF LIVES. *TR

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60.9%
ODI 10780473 · 22,200 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT A LOW SPEED, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE INDEPENDENTLY REPLACING THE AIR CLEANER, THE CONTACT NOTICED OIL IN THE AIR CLEANER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE PCV CRANK CASE VENTILATION VALVE AND THE FUEL PUMP RELAY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS…

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10.1%
ODI 11674988 · 104,000 mi

The contact owns a 2014 Dodge Durango. The contact stated that while attempting to start the vehicle, the vehicle failed to start as intended. The contact stated that an intermittent warning light for EVAP failure was illuminated. The contact performed an inspection of the vehicle and noticed that the fuel pump fuse was blown and had melted into the fuse box. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired by an independent mechanic or dealer. The contact referenced an unknown recall; however, the VIN was not under recall. The manufacturer was not ma…

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10.6%
ODI 11692509 · 100,000 mi

The contact owns a 2016 Dodge Durango. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, there was a strong fuel odor in the interior of the vehicle. No warning lights were illuminated. In addition, the contact stated that while the vehicle was parked, the contact noticed the strong fuel odor. The contact was employed by an independent mechanic, so the independent mechanic inspected the vehicle; however, the contact was unable to diagnose the failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired by an independent mechanic or the deale…

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10.7%
ODI 11675364 · 20,000 mi

The contact owns a 2019 Dodge Durango. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle shut off without warning. The vehicle was restarted; however, occasionally the vehicle was slow to restart or failed to restart. The contact stated that the failure was related to NHTSA Campaign Number: 19V813000 (Electrical System). The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who determined the TIPM had caused the failure. The vehicle was repaired, but the failure recurred. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclo…

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13.2%
ODI 11747340 · 40,000 mi

The contact owns a 2023 Dodge Durango. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle failed to accelerate as needed. No warning light was illuminated. The contact turned off and waited before restarting the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, who replaced the fuel pump, but the failure persisted. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 40,000.

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112.5%
ODI 11672832 · 28 mi

The contact owns a 2025 Dodge Durango. The contact stated while driving at various speeds or while coming to a complete stop, the vehicle occasionally stalled. There was no warning light illuminated. The contact stated that during the failure the contact had to restart the vehicle to continue driving. The vehicle was taken to a local dealer where the vehicle was diagnosed, and the contact was informed that the fuel canister and the radio were faulty and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the fa…

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Fuel/Propulsion System
8913.9%
ODI 10462349 · 504 mi

SITTING IDLE ON A DRIVEWAY VEHICLE BEGAN TO SMOKE AND SMELL. PUNCHED GAS THREE TIMES AND EACH TIME HUGE WHITE BLUE CLOUD OF SMOKE PUSHED OUT. SMELL OF BURNING METAL CAME WITH CLOUD OF SMOKE. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY AT FIRST COULD NOT RECREATE THE PROBLEM. AFTER PLACING THE VEHICLE ON AN INCLINE AND STARTING IT UP THEY TOO GOT THE SMOKE, AND NOT JUST FROM MINE BUT FROM ANOTHER ON THE LOT. THEY TELL ME THAT IT IS THE OIL PAN DESIGN IS FAULTY AND THAT MY VEHICLE WILL SMOKE WHEN ON AN INCLINE, DRIVEWAY, HILL, STUCK IN TRAFFIC AT A SLOPE. TH…

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8413.1%
ODI 10648327 · 24,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED UPON USING THE PUSH BUTTON START ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER TWICE. IT WAS FIRST DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL PUMP RELAY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT A THREE STEP PROCESS NEEDED TO BE COMPLETED TO ENSURE THE VEHICLE STARTED AND IT STILL STALLED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO REPROGRAMMED THE COMPUTER FROM THE FIRST REPAIR. THE VEHICLE CO…

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324.1%
ODI 10596025 · 2,400 mi

VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN HOME BY CUSTOMER WHEN SHE NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO HICCUP AND SPUTTER WHILE TURN A CORNER. AFTER TURNING, THE VEHICLE STALLED. SHE WAS ABLE TO SAFELY PULL TO THE SHOULDER. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION, THE VEHICLE RAN OUT OF FUEL. DESPITE THE FUEL GAUGE DISPLAYING "EMPTY" SHE STATED THAT NO AUDIBLE WARNING CHIME AND THAT THE "LOW FUEL" INDICATOR WAS NOT PROMINENTLY DISPLAYED (STATES THAT IT BLENDS IN WITH THE REST OF THE INFORMATION ON THE MULTIFUNCTION DISPLAY). *TR

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204.0%
ODI 10780046

FUEL SPITS OUT WHEN FILLING THE GAS TANK UP, IT DOESN'T KNOW WHEN THE TANK IS FULL.

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42.5%
ODI 10916715 · 3,000 mi

AUTONOMOUS ACCELERATION. THE VEHICLE WITHOUT DRIVER ASSIST ACCELERATED TWICE WHEN PULLING INTO PARKING SPOTS. IN BOTH CASES I WAS MAKING A LEFT TURN INTO A PARKING SPOT WHEN THE ACCELERATION COMMENCED. ONLY BY STANDING ON THE BRAKE WHILE AT SAME TIME PLACING THE VEHICLE IN PARK AND PRESSING ENGINE OFF BUTTON WAS I ABLE TO STOP VEHICLES FORWARD MOTION. THE DURANGO CAME CLOSE TO RAMMING PARKED CAR IN THE SPACE IN FRONT OF THE ONE I WAS PULLING INTO. DURANGO HAD APPROX. 3000 MILES ON ODOMETER WHEN THE 2 INCIDENTS OF ACCELERATION OCCURRED. THE INCI…

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167.5%
ODI 10980343 · 5,000 mi

THERE IS A NOISE COMING FROM THE FUEL TANK (RIGHT SIDE SECOND ROW) I HAD TAKEN THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY STAYS THAT THERE IS NO NOISE, THEY HAD BROUGHT ANOTHER DODGE DURANGO WITH THE SAME FUEL TANK AND THAT PARTICULAR VEHICLE DID NOT MAKE THE NOISE AS MINE DOES.

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114.7%
ODI 11122834 · 22,000 mi

CANNOT FILL FUEL TANK PROPERLY. WITHOUT MESSING WITH HOW FAR TO PUT FUEL NOZZLE IN OR FLIP ENTIRELY UPSIDE DOWN.IT WILL NOT FILL THE FUEL TANK. IT HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR THE 22000 MILES I HAVE OWNED THIS BRAND NEW DURANGO. BUT TODAY I HAVE HAD ENOUGH

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74.9%
ODI 11245262 · 20,000 mi

MY VEHICLE IS A 2019 DODGE DURANGO THAT THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAY THAT THERE IS A VACUUM LEAK AT THE ENGINE DEFINED BY THE EVAP (EVAPORATIVE EMISSION SYSTEM).

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23.6%
ODI 11613264

While driving the engine began to vibrate violently and the check engine light turned on. Luckily I was close to the dealership because I live in a small town with one major road. I was able to quickly slow down without crashing or causing an accident and slowly drove to dealership. If I was at any significant speed I could have crashed injuring myself and my two small children.

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105.0%
ODI 11499263

I keep receiving error messages on my vehicle, I spoke to a dealership and they stated that there is in fact for a recall.

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814.0%
ODI 11569393

We have been to the dealership multiple times about the electrical issues that we are having with the vehicle. The dealership has not been able to correct the issue so we are pursuing the lemon law. We received an offer from Dodge to buy this vehicle back but they are not being reasonable with the amount they are willing to give. We would not be going through this if it wasn’t for the electrical issues that we are having therefore we do not feel like we should be penalized for something that we cannot control. We are scared that the vehicle wil…

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39.7%
ODI 11621045

A sudden loss of drive power. When the car start to drive the engine show a loss of power in a stop light, stop sign or during the day when I press the gasoline pedal.

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17.1%
ODI 11642491

On [XXX] I drove my new Dodge Durango to Sam's club Marion Illinois. I picked up prescription and attempted to start the vehicle. The vehicle had 800 miles on it. The vehicle would do nothing but click and would not start. The vehicle is equipped with the assist button and I engaged it. The vehicle was sending off codes of transmission codes, air bags need service, and vehicle was not in park. The representative in my conversation went dead as did all communication between vehicle and android auto. I thank goodness was at [XXX] because I was…

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112.5%
ODI 11699398

My fuel tank was practically emptied by "gas thieves". The fuel filler compartment remains unlocked regardless of whether the vehicle is locked or unlocked. And the filler tube where the gas nozzle is inserted is capless, with just a rubber seal that expands when the nozzle is inserted. In previous models Dodge used to have a button inside the cabin right below the headlights switch to release the fuel filler door, and a safety puller string in the back of the vehicle, should the button fail to release the locked door. Not anymore, and this ap…

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Air Bags
284.4%
ODI 10616885 · 23,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THERE WAS 1 INJURY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE INCIDENT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 23,000.

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426.6%
ODI 10609746 · 20,000 mi

VEHICLE WAS HIT FROM SIDE BY SEMI TRUCK. REAR QUARTER PANEL, REAR DOOR BOTH EXTREMELY DAMAGED. SIDE CURTAIN AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *TR

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719.1%
ODI 10670008 · 8,000 mi

I WAS IN A COLLISION THAT INVOLVED A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF DAMAGE TO THE FRONT END OF MY VEHICLE WITH OVER $11000 IN DAMAGES AND NO AIRBAG DEPLOYED. I WAS THE ONLY OCCUPANT IN THE VEHICLE SO DIDN'T EXPECT PASSENGER AIRBAG TO DEPLOY. I KNOW THAT THERE IS A RECALL ON OTHER VEHICLES AIRBAGS BUT DID NOT SEE MY VEHICLE ON THE CURRENT LISTING OF RECALLS. I WOULD LIKE TO ENSURE THIS ISN'T A RECURRING ISSUE WITH THIS MAKE MODEL VEHICLE OR FIND INFORMATION ON HOW TO GET MINE TESTED. *TR

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428.3%
ODI 10726450 · 500 mi

BOUGHT A 2015 DURANGO IN MAY 2015 HAVE HAD IT 45DAYS AND IT HAS BEEN IN THE SERVICE DEPT AT THE DEALERSHIP MORE THAN WITH ME. IT STARTED WITH A FUEL SENSOR, THEN THE SUNROOF WOULDN'T CLOSE, IT FRIED THE USB PORT, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT KEEPS GOING ON & OFF WHILE DRIVING, NOW THE SEAT NOR STEERING WHEEL WILL MOVE AT ALL OR IF YOU DOES MOVE BY SOME MIRACLE THE SEAT DECIDES TO REPOSITION ITSELF WHILE YOU ARE DRIVING.

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63.7%
ODI 10895405 · 58,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V352000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART FOR THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,000. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE.

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73.3%
ODI 11308354

AIRBAG SERVICE LIGHT CONTINUES TO FLASH AND BEEP WHILE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION.

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104.3%
ODI 11139480 · 6,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 DODGE DURANGO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS REAR ENDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND NO ALARM SOUNDED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TOWED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO MIKE SMITH CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE RAM [phone removed], LOCATED AT 1945 I-10, BEAUMONT, TX 77701) AND REPAIRED, BUT THE REPAIR SPECIFICS WERE NOT DISCLOSED. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS RETRIEVED, THE SEAT BELT BECAME INOPERABLE AND WOULD NOT RETRACT OR UNLATCH. THE VEHIC…

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53.5%
ODI 11282340 · 582 mi

PURCHASED THE CAR BRAND NEW HAD 500 MILES ON WHEN IT WAS INVOLVED IN PASSENGER FRONT COLLISION AND THE AIRBAGS NEVER DEPLOYED.HE CAR WAS TRAVELING AROUND 40 MPH WHEN A VEHICLE PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF IT CAUSING A TOTAL LOSS . WE CONTACTED DODGE AND THEY SENT A INSPECTOR OUT TO RECOVER THE 'BLACK BOX' WE WERE NEVER CONTACTED WITH WHAT THE FINDINGS WERE OR THE REASON THE AIR BAGS NEVER DEPLOYED.

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35.5%
ODI 11595329

Drivers seatbelt buckle does not register, resulting in active chiming of the unbuckled seat belt alarm and disengaging of the airbag system. Driver must hold the seatbelt with downward pressure continuously in order to register the seat belt and return the vehicle to normal operating condition, and turn off the airbag system warning signs and chiming. Dealership refuses any assistance without payment despite being a vehicle safety system.

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115.4%
ODI 11413898 · 1,280 mi

YOUR VEHICLE'S AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT RECENTLY INDICATED THE AIR BAG SYSTEM MAY NOT BE WORKING PROPERLY. THE AIR BAGS IN YOUR VEHICLE MIGHT NOT INFLATE IN A COLLISION, OR THEY COULD INFLATE WITHOUT A COLLISION IF YOU DO NOT GET THE REQUIRED SERVICE. HAVE YOUR VEHICLE CHECKED AT YOUR DEALERSHIP. THE SOS EMERGENCY ALERT OPENS UP ON THE SCREEN AND STATES IT COULDN'T CONNECT PLEASE HAVE VEHICLE SERVICED AT DEALER. ITS DISTRACTING AND CAN CAUSE YOU TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT

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39.7%
ODI 11660838

A light was coming on and off shortly after my husband and I purchase the vehicle from Landers in covington tn. On 10/24/24 I showed the manger of store AJ. And he advise me to make sure I address this with the service department. Misty was the lady that did my oil change and tire rotation that day. I showed her the picture, she couldn't tell me what it meant, but she started that it was probably a dirty sensor. My husband was involved in a car accident on [XXX]. He left the road way due to a deer striking a light pole. Our biggest concern is w…

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00.0%

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Darker cells indicate a larger share of submitted complaints. Components overlap. This measures complaint composition, not failure probability.

Failure mileage by component

Median and middle 50% of usable owner-reported mileages. Ranges require at least five records.

Component failure mileage distribution
ComponentMileage range (25th–75th percentile)MedianUsable recordsExamples
Suspension:Front:Control Arm:Upper Ball Joint37,828–59,600 mi46,487 mi122
ODI 10026143 · 33,966 mi

THE UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS FAILED AT ONLY 33966 MILES. THE CONSUMER HAD READ OF MANY OTHER DERANGES HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. THE DEALER REPLACED THE UPPER JOINTS BUT NOT THE LOWER JOINTS. *PH *AK *JB

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ODI 10028891 · 36,000 mi

LOST CONTROL OF 2001 DODGE DURANGO ON BROKEN ARROW EXPRESSWAY BETWEEN HARVARD AND LEWIS , HEADING WEST THERE HAS BEEN SEVERAL TIMES THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED, NOT ALL AT THE SAME LOCATION. I FEEL THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH MY DODGE, AND THE ROAD AT THIS LOCATION IS EXTREMELY BAD. I CALLED THE HIGHWAY DEPT. LEFT A MESSAGE BUT NEVER HEARD BACK.

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ODI 10028986 · 40,000 mi

40,000 MILES AND THE BALL JOINTS ARE COMPLETELY WORN OUT. ALSO HAD TO PUT A NEW STEERING RACK ON. BALL JOINTS MAKE POPPING SOUND AND STEERING IS JUMPY CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO VEER IN UNPREDICTABLE DIRECTIONS. CHRYSLER WON'T STAND BEHIND AND WANTS $$$ TO FIX. DOESN'T SEEM THAT BALL JOINTS SHOULD WEAR SO QUICKLY. *AK

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Suspension:Front:Control Arm:Lower Ball Joint34,800–56,377 mi45,322 mi55
ODI 10026143 · 33,966 mi

THE UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS FAILED AT ONLY 33966 MILES. THE CONSUMER HAD READ OF MANY OTHER DERANGES HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. THE DEALER REPLACED THE UPPER JOINTS BUT NOT THE LOWER JOINTS. *PH *AK *JB

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ODI 10028986 · 40,000 mi

40,000 MILES AND THE BALL JOINTS ARE COMPLETELY WORN OUT. ALSO HAD TO PUT A NEW STEERING RACK ON. BALL JOINTS MAKE POPPING SOUND AND STEERING IS JUMPY CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO VEER IN UNPREDICTABLE DIRECTIONS. CHRYSLER WON'T STAND BEHIND AND WANTS $$$ TO FIX. DOESN'T SEEM THAT BALL JOINTS SHOULD WEAR SO QUICKLY. *AK

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ODI 10029027 · 50,599 mi

I HAVE A 2001 DODGE DURANGO THAT HAD THE UPPER CONTROL ARM AND LOWER BALL JOINTS WORE OUT PREMATURELY. THE VEHICLE HAS 50599 MILES. TOOK THE VEHICLE IN TO REPAIR THE A/C BLOWER. THE DEALER CALLED TO TELL ME DURING THE TEST DRIVE, THEY HEARD POPPING NOISES IN THE FRONT END. THEY CHECKED THE BALL JOINTS AND CONTROL ARMS AND FOUND THEM TO BE OUT OF TOLERANCE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. QUESTION WHY THE TOOK A "TEST DRIVE" TO CHECK THE A/C BLOWER. I SUSPECT THEY KNEW THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE BALL JOINTS AND CONTROL ARMS ON THIS MODEL …

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Electrical System71,000–141,500 mi100,000 mi45
ODI 10029823 · 51,090 mi

THE CONTROL ARM AND BALL JOINT EXPERIENCED PREMATURE WEAR. *AK. THE DEALER REFUSED TO REPLACE UNDER WARRANTY. THE SPARK PLUGS WERE REPLACED. *JB

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ODI 10066705 · 47,045 mi

A FIRE STARTED UNDER THE CENTER SEAT ON PASSENGER'S SIDE OF THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING AT 25 MPH. THERE WERE FLAMES AND HEAVY SMOKE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE CAUSE OF FIRE WAS UNKNOWN. *AK

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ODI 10095531 · 62,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED THE HORN HONKED AND THE HEAD LIGHTS FLASHED OFF AND ON WITHOUT WARNING. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *JB

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Power Train:Automatic Transmission39,300–75,000 mi56,765 mi25
ODI 10006517 · 3,016 mi

WIFE DROVE FORWARD INTO A PARKING SPACE. SHIFTED TO REVERSE (AUTOMATIC ELECTRONIC TRANSMISSION) AND BACKED UP TO STRAIGHTEN VEHICLE. SHIFTED TO DRIVE. APPLIED GAS, AND VEHICLE CONTINUED IN REVERSE. BACKED INTO CURB AND MAILBOX, SHIFTED INTO 2ND. VEHICLE CONTINUED IN REVERSE, SHIFTED INTO 1ST. VEHICLE CONTINUED IN REVERSE, SHUT MOTOR OFF AND RESTARTED VEHICLE. EVERYTHING BACK TO NORMAL. DEALER TESTED VEHICLE AND COULD FIND NO FAULT. COMMENT ON INVOICE WAS "NPF ROAD TESTED CHECKED WITH DRB NO CODES 185 LY, LONG LIC#2069. SCC *NLM **DIMSI…

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ODI 10043701 · 34,564 mi

I HAVE 35,000 MILES ON MY DURANGO AND HAVE HAD 2 TRANSMISSION REBUILDS. I HAVE ALSO HAD SHIFT LINKAGE PROBLEMS AFTER THE LAST REBUILD AND THE DEALER PERFORMED THE SHIFTING RECALL IN 2002. ALL TRANSMISSION ISSUES. I AM LOOKING FOR RESOLUTION AND A BUY BACK OF THIS VEHICLE. I DO NOT FEEL CONFIDENT ABOUT THE TRANSMISSION REBUILD AND THE OVERALL RELIABILITY OF THIS VEHICLE. I AM SEEKING THE LEMON LAW IN MY STATE BUT, I MAY NEED MORE HELP AND PRESSURE.*AK

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ODI 10047481 · 55,000 mi

2001 DODGE DURANGO HAS REPEATED TRANSMISSION FAILURES. OVER DRIVE WILL ENGAGE BY ITSELF CAUSING TEMPERATURE LIGHT TO COME ON AFTER A PERIOD OF TIME. I HAVE SPENT OVER A 1000.00 FORM 6/2003 TO 11/2003 FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. *LA

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Suspension46,959–137,000 mi90,000 mi23
ODI 10029823 · 51,090 mi

THE CONTROL ARM AND BALL JOINT EXPERIENCED PREMATURE WEAR. *AK. THE DEALER REFUSED TO REPLACE UNDER WARRANTY. THE SPARK PLUGS WERE REPLACED. *JB

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ODI 10030027 · 18,200 mi

CONSUMER STATES WHILE TRAVELING AT 60 MPH, CONSUMER HIT A DIP IN THE ROAD, LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE, AND HIT A WALL. UPON IMPACT, NONE OF THE AIR BAGS WENT OFF. *AK BOTH AIRBAGS DEPLOYED TOW TRUCK DRIVER INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THE TIE ROD END FAILED TO CAUSE SUCH ACCIDENT. *TS

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ODI 10054193 · 44,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING THE CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT END. THE DEALER DETERMINED THAT THE BALL JOINTS WORE OUT PREMATURELY. THE DEALER REPLACED THE UPPER ARM AND THE BALL JOINTS. *NM

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Air Bags44,657–115,750 mi67,250 mi22
ODI 10030027 · 18,200 mi

CONSUMER STATES WHILE TRAVELING AT 60 MPH, CONSUMER HIT A DIP IN THE ROAD, LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE, AND HIT A WALL. UPON IMPACT, NONE OF THE AIR BAGS WENT OFF. *AK BOTH AIRBAGS DEPLOYED TOW TRUCK DRIVER INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THE TIE ROD END FAILED TO CAUSE SUCH ACCIDENT. *TS

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ODI 10032309 · 47,000 mi

CONSUMER STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH AN 18 WHEELER CAME TOWARD HER LANE. CONSUMER PRESSED THE BRAKES TO AVOID THE 18 WHEELER AND LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE. VEHICLE ROLLED AND FLIPPED DOWN AN EMBANKMENT, AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. CONSUMER AND TWO PASSENGERS WERE RUSHED TO A HOSPITAL, WHERE THE CONSUMER SUSTAINED BACK INJURIES. PASSENGER SUSTAINED NO INJURIES. *AK

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ODI 10033098 · 45,000 mi

I OWN A 2001 DODGE DURANGO THAT IS IN E.XCELLENT CONDITION WITH APPROXIMATELY 50K MILES. THE CLOCKSPRING THAT SITS IN THE STEERING COLUMN HAS GONE BAD CAUSING THE AIRBAG LIGHT TO REMAIN ON RENDERING THE AIRBAG USELESS. IT FIRST STARTED A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO ONLY WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE RIGHT BUT HAS PROGESSIVELY GOTTEN WORSE, TO THE POINT THAT IT IS ON ALL OF THE TIME. *AK

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Suspension:Front25,250–54,500 mi36,700 mi14
ODI 10029013 · 24,000 mi

FRONT SUSPENSION HAS WOBBLE. FRONT TIRES SHOWED SIGN OF WEAR ON THE OUTSIDE EDGE WITHIN 18K MILES. PERFORMED AN ALIGNMENT AT 24000 MILES. FRONT END OF THE DURANGO STILL HAS STEERING WHEEL WOBBLE AT 60 MPH AT 40K MILES. ISSUE SEEMS SIMILAR TO NHTSA ACTION NUMBER PE03032. HAVE NOT HAD THE FRONT END SUSPENSION LOOKED AT, AND THE CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY.*AK

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ODI 10043677 · 3,000 mi

UNSTABLE FRONT WHEELS WHEN GOING OVER (PERPENDICULAR) BRIDGE SEAMS AT POSTED HIGHWAY SPEEDS. I.E. THE VEHICLE SHIFTS ABRUPTLY AND VERTUALLY UNCONTROLLABLY AS THE FRONT WHEELS SEEM UNSTABLE. I HAVE TO CONSCIOUSLY PLAN AND BRACE FOR THE ACTION.*AK

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ODI 10045987 · 34,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING 2001 DODGE DURANGO ON A STRAIGHT-AWAY, UP HILL, THE FRONT WHEELS SUDDENLY VEERED TO THE LEFT, AND DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF TRUCK, HITTING TELEPHONE POLE HEAD-ON, AND TOTALLING VEHICLE. *AK

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Seats58,000–135,000 mi90,000 mi15
ODI 10202497 · 100,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE DURANGO. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE DRIVER SIDE FRONT WINDOW WOULD NOT ROLL UP. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE WINDOW WAS OFF TRACK AND HE REPLACED THE TRACKING. THE FAILURE HAS OCCURRED THREE TIMES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE FRONT SEAT WOULD NOT LOCK WHEN THE VEHICLE STOPPED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S SEAT TRACKING FAILED. AS OF SEPTEMBER 11, 2007, THE DEALER HAD NOT REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. THE VIN, ENGINE SIZE, AND NUMBER OF CYLINDERS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000…

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ODI 10240789 · 38,000 mi

PASSENGER SEATS AND DRIVER SEAT ON 2 2001 DODGE DURANGO DO NOT HOLD ON RAILS THEY HAVE PLAY AND SLIDE BACK AND FORTH EACH TIME YOU ACCELERATE OR BRAKE. ITS A SAFETY HAZARD .IT SLAMS YOUR KNEES INTO THE DASH BOARD. COMPLAINED SEVERAL TIMES TO DODGE CORP FILED COMPLAINT CASE#17864244. *TR

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ODI 10240791 · 40,000 mi

SEATS HAVE PLAY SLIDE BACK AND FORTH. THEY DON'T HOLD IN PLACE. THEY SLIDE ON RAILS. *TR

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Complaint and recall timeline

Explore monthly filing activity alongside recall announcements. Up to ten years of monthly history is available.

1 reports2024-112026-10

Solid line: filed complaints. Dashed amber lines: recall announcement dates for this vehicle selection; markers include all recall components. The latest month is partial. Temporal proximity does not establish causation.

Monthly counts, recall campaigns and complaint examples
Monthly complaint and recall timeline
MonthComplaintsCampaigns announcedExamples
2024-110None

No examples available for this selection.

2024-120None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-010None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-020None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-030None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-040None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-050None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-060None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-070None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-080None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-090None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-100None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-110None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-120None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-010None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-020None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-030None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-041None
ODI 11728540

The contact owns a 2001 Dodge Durango. The vehicle was repaired under NHTSA Campaign Number: 07V555000 (POWER TRAIN); but the failure occurred. The contact stated that the vehicle unexpectedly shifted out of park(P). After several attempts, the gear shift lever was shifted to park(P) and remained in park(P). The vehicle was taken to the dealer; however, the part was not available. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown.

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2026-050None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-060None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-070None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-080None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-090None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-10 (partial)0None

No examples available for this selection.

Emerging complaint spikes

Complete months in the latest six months with at least 10 complaints, at least twice the preceding 12-month average, and at least three square-root deviations above that average.

This is a descriptive screening rule, not a statistical defect finding. Publicity and reporting changes can increase submissions.

No complete months meet the spike thresholds for this selection.

Equal-age model-year comparison

Model-wide cumulative reports during the first three or five calendar years, starting with the model year (age 0). Only fully elapsed windows are compared.

Age 0Age 1Age 223 reports

2022: 23 complaints · 2023: 22 complaints

Equal observation windows
Model yearThrough age 0Through age 1Through age 2
202261323
20231522
Date coverage across each selected cohort
Date basis for all complaints in selected model years
YearIncident dates usedFiling date fallbacksExcluded dates
20225700
20233100

Incident date is preferred when valid and no later than filing; otherwise filing date is used. Model year approximates age. Equal observation time does not adjust for sales, distance driven or reporting delays. One complaint linked to multiple model years can appear in each cohort.

Components reported together

Each cell counts unique complaints naming both components. Open a nonzero cell for examples.

Component co-occurrence matrix
ComponentSuspension:Front:Control Arm:Upper Ball JointSuspension:Front:Control Arm:Lower Ball JointElectrical SystemPower Train:Automatic TransmissionSuspensionAir BagsSuspension:FrontSeats
Suspension:Front:Control Arm:Upper Ball Joint—
69
ODI 10022673

UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTPROBLEMS. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN TO THE DEALER, AND SHE WAS TOLD THAT SHE SHOULD NOT BE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED, AND STATED THAT THEY HAD NO OTHER COMPLAINTS BUT THEY WERE WILLING TO SPLIT THE CHARGES.*AK

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ODI 10026143 · 33,966 mi

THE UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS FAILED AT ONLY 33966 MILES. THE CONSUMER HAD READ OF MANY OTHER DERANGES HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. THE DEALER REPLACED THE UPPER JOINTS BUT NOT THE LOWER JOINTS. *PH *AK *JB

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ODI 10028986 · 40,000 mi

40,000 MILES AND THE BALL JOINTS ARE COMPLETELY WORN OUT. ALSO HAD TO PUT A NEW STEERING RACK ON. BALL JOINTS MAKE POPPING SOUND AND STEERING IS JUMPY CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO VEER IN UNPREDICTABLE DIRECTIONS. CHRYSLER WON'T STAND BEHIND AND WANTS $$$ TO FIX. DOESN'T SEEM THAT BALL JOINTS SHOULD WEAR SO QUICKLY. *AK

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ODI 10174916

I BOUGHT MY 2001 DODGE DURANGO SPORT IN NOVEMBER 2000. OVER THE COURSE OF THE PAST SIX YEARS I HAVE HAD TO HAVE SO MANY REPAIRS AND REPLACEMENTS OF PARTS, BRAKES, TIRES, ELECTRICAL FUSES & RESISTORS DONE THAT I CAN HONESTLY SAY THAT I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER DODGE VEHICLE AGAIN. THE BIGGEST CONCERNS TO ME HAVE BEEN AROUND BRAKES NEEDING REPLACEMENT THREE TIMES, UPPER BALL JOINTS REPLACED DUE TO RECALL, LOWER BALL JOINTS EXHIBITING EXCESSIVE WEAR AS WELL (BUT NOT BEING ABLE TO GET DAIMLER/CHRYSLER TO FIX THEM BECAUSE IT ISN'T COVERED UNDER MY W…

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1
ODI 10114920

DODGE DURANGO 2001 UPPER BALL JOINTS AND AIR BAG DEFECT. VEHICLE INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. *BF THE CONSUMER RECEIVED THE BALL JOINT RECALL NOTICE AFTER THE BALL JOINT FAILED RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT. THE FRONT END OF THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE CRASHING INTO A CONCRETE PROTECTION BARRIER. THE DRIVER'S AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY AND AS A RESULT HE HIT HIS HEAD AGAINST THE WINDSHIELD. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER ABOUT THE BALL JOINT RECALL BUT WAS TOLD THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE DAY OF THE CONSUMER'S APPOINT TO HAVE THE BALL JOINT R…

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ODI 10049062 · 50,000 mi

I OWN A 2001 DODGE DURANGO. IN 2002 I HAD TO HAVE THE WHOLE POWER STEERING RACK AND PUMP REPLACED. N SEPTEMBER OF THIS YEAR I WAS INFORMED THE BALL JOINTS ARE BAD. APPARENTLY THEY HAVE PREMATURELY WORN OUT.*AK

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Suspension:Front:Control Arm:Lower Ball Joint
69
ODI 10022673

UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTPROBLEMS. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN TO THE DEALER, AND SHE WAS TOLD THAT SHE SHOULD NOT BE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED, AND STATED THAT THEY HAD NO OTHER COMPLAINTS BUT THEY WERE WILLING TO SPLIT THE CHARGES.*AK

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ODI 10026143 · 33,966 mi

THE UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS FAILED AT ONLY 33966 MILES. THE CONSUMER HAD READ OF MANY OTHER DERANGES HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. THE DEALER REPLACED THE UPPER JOINTS BUT NOT THE LOWER JOINTS. *PH *AK *JB

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ODI 10028986 · 40,000 mi

40,000 MILES AND THE BALL JOINTS ARE COMPLETELY WORN OUT. ALSO HAD TO PUT A NEW STEERING RACK ON. BALL JOINTS MAKE POPPING SOUND AND STEERING IS JUMPY CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO VEER IN UNPREDICTABLE DIRECTIONS. CHRYSLER WON'T STAND BEHIND AND WANTS $$$ TO FIX. DOESN'T SEEM THAT BALL JOINTS SHOULD WEAR SO QUICKLY. *AK

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ODI 10174916

I BOUGHT MY 2001 DODGE DURANGO SPORT IN NOVEMBER 2000. OVER THE COURSE OF THE PAST SIX YEARS I HAVE HAD TO HAVE SO MANY REPAIRS AND REPLACEMENTS OF PARTS, BRAKES, TIRES, ELECTRICAL FUSES & RESISTORS DONE THAT I CAN HONESTLY SAY THAT I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER DODGE VEHICLE AGAIN. THE BIGGEST CONCERNS TO ME HAVE BEEN AROUND BRAKES NEEDING REPLACEMENT THREE TIMES, UPPER BALL JOINTS REPLACED DUE TO RECALL, LOWER BALL JOINTS EXHIBITING EXCESSIVE WEAR AS WELL (BUT NOT BEING ABLE TO GET DAIMLER/CHRYSLER TO FIX THEM BECAUSE IT ISN'T COVERED UNDER MY W…

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1
ODI 10049062 · 50,000 mi

I OWN A 2001 DODGE DURANGO. IN 2002 I HAD TO HAVE THE WHOLE POWER STEERING RACK AND PUMP REPLACED. N SEPTEMBER OF THIS YEAR I WAS INFORMED THE BALL JOINTS ARE BAD. APPARENTLY THEY HAVE PREMATURELY WORN OUT.*AK

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0
Electrical System
1
ODI 10174916

I BOUGHT MY 2001 DODGE DURANGO SPORT IN NOVEMBER 2000. OVER THE COURSE OF THE PAST SIX YEARS I HAVE HAD TO HAVE SO MANY REPAIRS AND REPLACEMENTS OF PARTS, BRAKES, TIRES, ELECTRICAL FUSES & RESISTORS DONE THAT I CAN HONESTLY SAY THAT I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER DODGE VEHICLE AGAIN. THE BIGGEST CONCERNS TO ME HAVE BEEN AROUND BRAKES NEEDING REPLACEMENT THREE TIMES, UPPER BALL JOINTS REPLACED DUE TO RECALL, LOWER BALL JOINTS EXHIBITING EXCESSIVE WEAR AS WELL (BUT NOT BEING ABLE TO GET DAIMLER/CHRYSLER TO FIX THEM BECAUSE IT ISN'T COVERED UNDER MY W…

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1
ODI 10174916

I BOUGHT MY 2001 DODGE DURANGO SPORT IN NOVEMBER 2000. OVER THE COURSE OF THE PAST SIX YEARS I HAVE HAD TO HAVE SO MANY REPAIRS AND REPLACEMENTS OF PARTS, BRAKES, TIRES, ELECTRICAL FUSES & RESISTORS DONE THAT I CAN HONESTLY SAY THAT I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER DODGE VEHICLE AGAIN. THE BIGGEST CONCERNS TO ME HAVE BEEN AROUND BRAKES NEEDING REPLACEMENT THREE TIMES, UPPER BALL JOINTS REPLACED DUE TO RECALL, LOWER BALL JOINTS EXHIBITING EXCESSIVE WEAR AS WELL (BUT NOT BEING ABLE TO GET DAIMLER/CHRYSLER TO FIX THEM BECAUSE IT ISN'T COVERED UNDER MY W…

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ODI 10233398 · 75,000 mi

AFTER PURCHASING MY DURANGO USED FROM A LOCAL DEALER I IMMEDIATELY BEGAN HAVING ISSUES WITH THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPING OUT OF GEAR WHILE GOING UP PASSES, PASSING CAR, TOWING ETC. I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAD BEEN OVER FILLED CAUSING THIS. I THEN DROVE IT AGAIN AND IT STILL HAPPENED. IN RESEARCHING MY DURANGO I FOUND THAT IT ALREADY HAD ITS TRANNY REPLACED AT 60K MILES BY THE PREVIOUS OWNER. I ALSO HAVE THE GEAR SHIFT LEVER THAT WILL COME OUT OF GEAR WITHOUT THE BRAKE BEING PRESSED, BUT I SEE THEY ACT…

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ODI 564246

CONSUMER STATES, WHILE DRIVING, THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AND ALL INSTRUMENTS WENT IN A NEGATIVE MODE, THE GAS GAUGE WENT FROM FULL TO EMPTY, THE SPEEDOMETER WENT TO ZERO AND ALL THE OTHER INSTRUMENTS WENT THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION, POSSIBLE ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. *SLC

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ODI 10029823 · 51,090 mi

THE CONTROL ARM AND BALL JOINT EXPERIENCED PREMATURE WEAR. *AK. THE DEALER REFUSED TO REPLACE UNDER WARRANTY. THE SPARK PLUGS WERE REPLACED. *JB

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ODI 10140417

I HAVE BEEN WITH THIS VEHICLE IN THE SHOP EVERY TIME YOU TURN AROUND. CURRENTLY WE WERE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND SMOKE CAME FROM THE VENTS. IT WAS A FIRE WHICH THEY ARE STILL TRYING TO FIND WHERE THE SHORT IS. ALSO THE CONVERTOR FOR THE AIR CONDITIONER IS BAD AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. BECAUSE OF THE SHORT THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED TWO TIMES BECAUSE OF THE BURNING IT UP, THE SPRING BROKE WHEN I HIT A BUMP AND MY DAUGHTERS NECK WAS WRENCHED. EVERY OTHER DAY THE VEHICLE WON'T START, THE LOCKS WON'T WORK AFTER HAVING THEM REDONE BY CLIO CHRYSLER…

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ODI 10354503 · 145,000 mi

I OWN A 2001 DODGE DURANGO. THE HORN HAS FAILED COMPLETELY. THE CRUISE CONTROL HAS FAILED COMPLETELY. THE AIRBAG LIGHT REMAINS ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD (ALONG WITH SEVERAL OTHER ICONS), AND NOW I'M FINDING OUT THAT IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT, THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG WILL ALSO FAIL. I AM TOLD THAT THIS IS DUE TO A FAILED "CLOCK SPRING" AND IT AFFECTS EVERY CONTROL LOCATED WITHIN THE STEERING WHEEL. THIS PART IS ON NATIONWIDE BACKORDER AND I WAS TOLD TODAY THAT 1,400 ARE BACKORDERED. SEVERAL DEALERS HAVE TOLD ME THEY HAVE NO IDEA O…

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ODI 10446706 · 75,000 mi

AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON WHEN STEERING WHEEL IS TURNED TO THE LEFT. HORN BECOMES INOP. WHEN STEERING WHEEL IS RETURNED TO THE RIGHT, AIRBAG LIGHT GOES OUT. HORN OPERATES AGAIN. SUSPECT FAULT WITH THE CLOCKSPRING. *KB

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ODI 10504622

BOUGHT VEHICLE ABOUT 1 MONTH AGO AND MY HORN AND CRUISE CONTROL WERE WORKING AT TIME OF PURCHASE. TOOK CAR HOME AND WENT OUT THE NEXT DAY AND FOUND OUT THAT HORN DIDN'T WORK AFTER ALMOST GETTING INTO AND ACCIDENT, SO NOW I NO LONGER HAVE A HORN OR CRUISE CONTROL ON MY CAR. *TR

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ODI 10299782 · 86,000 mi

MULTIPLE REPLACEMENT NEEDED OF UPPER & LOWER BALL JOINTS, SWAY BAR, CURRENTLY EXPERIENCING FRONT END BED SPRING NOISE - SOUNDS LIKE JUNK, TOLD THE FRONT LOWER BALL JOINT IS LOSE AGAIN. ALSO THE HEATING ELEMENTS IN THE FRONT DRIVER;S SEAT WENT OUT -COST TO REPAIR OVER 700.00! VEHICLE IS A 2001 DODGE DURANGO 4 X 4. ONLY 86,000 MILES ORIGINAL OWNER. THIS VEHICLE METICULOUSLY MAINTAINED AND SERVICED, BUT DESPITE THAT CONSTANTLY HAVING FRONT SUSPENSION REPAIRS AND BRAKES. *TR

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ODI 10299782 · 86,000 mi

MULTIPLE REPLACEMENT NEEDED OF UPPER & LOWER BALL JOINTS, SWAY BAR, CURRENTLY EXPERIENCING FRONT END BED SPRING NOISE - SOUNDS LIKE JUNK, TOLD THE FRONT LOWER BALL JOINT IS LOSE AGAIN. ALSO THE HEATING ELEMENTS IN THE FRONT DRIVER;S SEAT WENT OUT -COST TO REPAIR OVER 700.00! VEHICLE IS A 2001 DODGE DURANGO 4 X 4. ONLY 86,000 MILES ORIGINAL OWNER. THIS VEHICLE METICULOUSLY MAINTAINED AND SERVICED, BUT DESPITE THAT CONSTANTLY HAVING FRONT SUSPENSION REPAIRS AND BRAKES. *TR

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ODI 10543568 · 150,000 mi

THE POWER FRONT SEATS AFTER TIME COME LOOSE IN THE 20001 DURANGO AND MOVE BACK AND FORTH ON THE TRACKS. SEEMS LIKE THEY ARE MOVING MORE AND MORE EVERY DAY. I READ SO MANY OTHER COMPLAINTS ON THIS WEB SITE. ANOTHER PROBLEM WHICH IS COMMON IS THE WIRING BURNING UP CONNECTED TO THE RESISTOR PACK ON THE BLOWER MOTOR. I READ STORIES ABOUT HOW PEOPLE HAVE TO REPLACE THE BLOWER MOTOR, RESISTOR PACK AND PLUG AT THE END OF THE HARNESS. THE MANUFACTURE SHOULD HAVE USED THICKER WIRE TO HANDLE THE CURRENT DRAW FOR THE MOTOR THAT IS INSTALLED IN THE VEHICL…

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ODI 10233398 · 75,000 mi

AFTER PURCHASING MY DURANGO USED FROM A LOCAL DEALER I IMMEDIATELY BEGAN HAVING ISSUES WITH THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPING OUT OF GEAR WHILE GOING UP PASSES, PASSING CAR, TOWING ETC. I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAD BEEN OVER FILLED CAUSING THIS. I THEN DROVE IT AGAIN AND IT STILL HAPPENED. IN RESEARCHING MY DURANGO I FOUND THAT IT ALREADY HAD ITS TRANNY REPLACED AT 60K MILES BY THE PREVIOUS OWNER. I ALSO HAVE THE GEAR SHIFT LEVER THAT WILL COME OUT OF GEAR WITHOUT THE BRAKE BEING PRESSED, BUT I SEE THEY ACT…

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ODI 564246

CONSUMER STATES, WHILE DRIVING, THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AND ALL INSTRUMENTS WENT IN A NEGATIVE MODE, THE GAS GAUGE WENT FROM FULL TO EMPTY, THE SPEEDOMETER WENT TO ZERO AND ALL THE OTHER INSTRUMENTS WENT THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION, POSSIBLE ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. *SLC

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ODI 10132910 · 84,500 mi

I HAVE A 2001 DODGE DURANGO R/T THAT HAS HAD SEVERE PROBLEMS WITH THE FRONT END. I KNOW THAT THE UPPER BALL JOINTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED AT LEAST THREE TIMES. TWO OF WHICH ARE FROM MY LOCAL DEALER AND I JUST RECEIVED A NOTICE THAT THEY WANT IT DONE AGAIN. I ALSO KNOW THAT MY LOWER BALL JOINTS ARE SHOT AND IS DEFINITELY A COMPLICATION OF THE UPPER BALL JOINT PROBLEMS DUE TO THE FACT THAT THEY ARE ON THE SAME PIVOT POINT. ALSO MY UPPER AND LOWER CONTROL ARM BUSHINGS ARE SEIZING UP AND CAUSING NOT ONLY A SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT OF NOISE BUT A SEVERE AM…

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ODI 10029823 · 51,090 mi

THE CONTROL ARM AND BALL JOINT EXPERIENCED PREMATURE WEAR. *AK. THE DEALER REFUSED TO REPLACE UNDER WARRANTY. THE SPARK PLUGS WERE REPLACED. *JB

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ODI 10140417

I HAVE BEEN WITH THIS VEHICLE IN THE SHOP EVERY TIME YOU TURN AROUND. CURRENTLY WE WERE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND SMOKE CAME FROM THE VENTS. IT WAS A FIRE WHICH THEY ARE STILL TRYING TO FIND WHERE THE SHORT IS. ALSO THE CONVERTOR FOR THE AIR CONDITIONER IS BAD AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. BECAUSE OF THE SHORT THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED TWO TIMES BECAUSE OF THE BURNING IT UP, THE SPRING BROKE WHEN I HIT A BUMP AND MY DAUGHTERS NECK WAS WRENCHED. EVERY OTHER DAY THE VEHICLE WON'T START, THE LOCKS WON'T WORK AFTER HAVING THEM REDONE BY CLIO CHRYSLER…

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ODI 10030027 · 18,200 mi

CONSUMER STATES WHILE TRAVELING AT 60 MPH, CONSUMER HIT A DIP IN THE ROAD, LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE, AND HIT A WALL. UPON IMPACT, NONE OF THE AIR BAGS WENT OFF. *AK BOTH AIRBAGS DEPLOYED TOW TRUCK DRIVER INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THE TIE ROD END FAILED TO CAUSE SUCH ACCIDENT. *TS

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ODI 11183811 · 192,000 mi

WHILE I LOVE MY 2001 DODGE DURANGO RT, THERE ARE A COUPLE OF SERIOUS PROBLEMS / SAFETY ISSUES THE VEHICLE HAS. NUMBER ONE IS THE PASSENGER FRONT SEAT IS VERY LOOSE AND ROCKS BACK AND FORTH DURING ACCELERATION AND BRAKING WHICH COULD CAUSE SEVERE INJURIES IF THE VEHICLE WAS IN A WRECK, WHIPLASH ETC. IN DOING MY RESEARCH THE AVERAGE FIX THAT THE DEALERS WILL DO COSTS BETWEEN 600-800.00 WHICH IS TO REPLACE THE MOTOR ASSEMBLY. THERE ARE LINKS ON VARIOUS FORUM FOR INSTRUCTIONS TO FIX YOURSELF FOR ABOUT 40.00 OROVOODMG A BETTER FIX THAT THE DEALERS…

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ODI 10114920

DODGE DURANGO 2001 UPPER BALL JOINTS AND AIR BAG DEFECT. VEHICLE INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. *BF THE CONSUMER RECEIVED THE BALL JOINT RECALL NOTICE AFTER THE BALL JOINT FAILED RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT. THE FRONT END OF THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE CRASHING INTO A CONCRETE PROTECTION BARRIER. THE DRIVER'S AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY AND AS A RESULT HE HIT HIS HEAD AGAINST THE WINDSHIELD. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER ABOUT THE BALL JOINT RECALL BUT WAS TOLD THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE DAY OF THE CONSUMER'S APPOINT TO HAVE THE BALL JOINT R…

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ODI 10354503 · 145,000 mi

I OWN A 2001 DODGE DURANGO. THE HORN HAS FAILED COMPLETELY. THE CRUISE CONTROL HAS FAILED COMPLETELY. THE AIRBAG LIGHT REMAINS ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD (ALONG WITH SEVERAL OTHER ICONS), AND NOW I'M FINDING OUT THAT IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT, THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG WILL ALSO FAIL. I AM TOLD THAT THIS IS DUE TO A FAILED "CLOCK SPRING" AND IT AFFECTS EVERY CONTROL LOCATED WITHIN THE STEERING WHEEL. THIS PART IS ON NATIONWIDE BACKORDER AND I WAS TOLD TODAY THAT 1,400 ARE BACKORDERED. SEVERAL DEALERS HAVE TOLD ME THEY HAVE NO IDEA O…

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ODI 10446706 · 75,000 mi

AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON WHEN STEERING WHEEL IS TURNED TO THE LEFT. HORN BECOMES INOP. WHEN STEERING WHEEL IS RETURNED TO THE RIGHT, AIRBAG LIGHT GOES OUT. HORN OPERATES AGAIN. SUSPECT FAULT WITH THE CLOCKSPRING. *KB

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ODI 10504622

BOUGHT VEHICLE ABOUT 1 MONTH AGO AND MY HORN AND CRUISE CONTROL WERE WORKING AT TIME OF PURCHASE. TOOK CAR HOME AND WENT OUT THE NEXT DAY AND FOUND OUT THAT HORN DIDN'T WORK AFTER ALMOST GETTING INTO AND ACCIDENT, SO NOW I NO LONGER HAVE A HORN OR CRUISE CONTROL ON MY CAR. *TR

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ODI 10030027 · 18,200 mi

CONSUMER STATES WHILE TRAVELING AT 60 MPH, CONSUMER HIT A DIP IN THE ROAD, LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE, AND HIT A WALL. UPON IMPACT, NONE OF THE AIR BAGS WENT OFF. *AK BOTH AIRBAGS DEPLOYED TOW TRUCK DRIVER INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THE TIE ROD END FAILED TO CAUSE SUCH ACCIDENT. *TS

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ODI 10744162 · 90,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE DURANGO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE POWER SEAT INDEPENDENTLY SHIFTED FORWARD IN A ROCKING MOTION WHENEVER COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE SEAT WOULD RESET TO THE CORRECT POSITION AFTER RESUMING NORMAL OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. IN ADDITION, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE AIR BAG CLOCK SPRING WAS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

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Suspension:Front
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ODI 10049062 · 50,000 mi

I OWN A 2001 DODGE DURANGO. IN 2002 I HAD TO HAVE THE WHOLE POWER STEERING RACK AND PUMP REPLACED. N SEPTEMBER OF THIS YEAR I WAS INFORMED THE BALL JOINTS ARE BAD. APPARENTLY THEY HAVE PREMATURELY WORN OUT.*AK

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ODI 10049062 · 50,000 mi

I OWN A 2001 DODGE DURANGO. IN 2002 I HAD TO HAVE THE WHOLE POWER STEERING RACK AND PUMP REPLACED. N SEPTEMBER OF THIS YEAR I WAS INFORMED THE BALL JOINTS ARE BAD. APPARENTLY THEY HAVE PREMATURELY WORN OUT.*AK

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ODI 10299782 · 86,000 mi

MULTIPLE REPLACEMENT NEEDED OF UPPER & LOWER BALL JOINTS, SWAY BAR, CURRENTLY EXPERIENCING FRONT END BED SPRING NOISE - SOUNDS LIKE JUNK, TOLD THE FRONT LOWER BALL JOINT IS LOSE AGAIN. ALSO THE HEATING ELEMENTS IN THE FRONT DRIVER;S SEAT WENT OUT -COST TO REPAIR OVER 700.00! VEHICLE IS A 2001 DODGE DURANGO 4 X 4. ONLY 86,000 MILES ORIGINAL OWNER. THIS VEHICLE METICULOUSLY MAINTAINED AND SERVICED, BUT DESPITE THAT CONSTANTLY HAVING FRONT SUSPENSION REPAIRS AND BRAKES. *TR

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ODI 10132910 · 84,500 mi

I HAVE A 2001 DODGE DURANGO R/T THAT HAS HAD SEVERE PROBLEMS WITH THE FRONT END. I KNOW THAT THE UPPER BALL JOINTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED AT LEAST THREE TIMES. TWO OF WHICH ARE FROM MY LOCAL DEALER AND I JUST RECEIVED A NOTICE THAT THEY WANT IT DONE AGAIN. I ALSO KNOW THAT MY LOWER BALL JOINTS ARE SHOT AND IS DEFINITELY A COMPLICATION OF THE UPPER BALL JOINT PROBLEMS DUE TO THE FACT THAT THEY ARE ON THE SAME PIVOT POINT. ALSO MY UPPER AND LOWER CONTROL ARM BUSHINGS ARE SEIZING UP AND CAUSING NOT ONLY A SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT OF NOISE BUT A SEVERE AM…

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ODI 10299782 · 86,000 mi

MULTIPLE REPLACEMENT NEEDED OF UPPER & LOWER BALL JOINTS, SWAY BAR, CURRENTLY EXPERIENCING FRONT END BED SPRING NOISE - SOUNDS LIKE JUNK, TOLD THE FRONT LOWER BALL JOINT IS LOSE AGAIN. ALSO THE HEATING ELEMENTS IN THE FRONT DRIVER;S SEAT WENT OUT -COST TO REPAIR OVER 700.00! VEHICLE IS A 2001 DODGE DURANGO 4 X 4. ONLY 86,000 MILES ORIGINAL OWNER. THIS VEHICLE METICULOUSLY MAINTAINED AND SERVICED, BUT DESPITE THAT CONSTANTLY HAVING FRONT SUSPENSION REPAIRS AND BRAKES. *TR

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ODI 10299782 · 86,000 mi

MULTIPLE REPLACEMENT NEEDED OF UPPER & LOWER BALL JOINTS, SWAY BAR, CURRENTLY EXPERIENCING FRONT END BED SPRING NOISE - SOUNDS LIKE JUNK, TOLD THE FRONT LOWER BALL JOINT IS LOSE AGAIN. ALSO THE HEATING ELEMENTS IN THE FRONT DRIVER;S SEAT WENT OUT -COST TO REPAIR OVER 700.00! VEHICLE IS A 2001 DODGE DURANGO 4 X 4. ONLY 86,000 MILES ORIGINAL OWNER. THIS VEHICLE METICULOUSLY MAINTAINED AND SERVICED, BUT DESPITE THAT CONSTANTLY HAVING FRONT SUSPENSION REPAIRS AND BRAKES. *TR

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ODI 10543568 · 150,000 mi

THE POWER FRONT SEATS AFTER TIME COME LOOSE IN THE 20001 DURANGO AND MOVE BACK AND FORTH ON THE TRACKS. SEEMS LIKE THEY ARE MOVING MORE AND MORE EVERY DAY. I READ SO MANY OTHER COMPLAINTS ON THIS WEB SITE. ANOTHER PROBLEM WHICH IS COMMON IS THE WIRING BURNING UP CONNECTED TO THE RESISTOR PACK ON THE BLOWER MOTOR. I READ STORIES ABOUT HOW PEOPLE HAVE TO REPLACE THE BLOWER MOTOR, RESISTOR PACK AND PLUG AT THE END OF THE HARNESS. THE MANUFACTURE SHOULD HAVE USED THICKER WIRE TO HANDLE THE CURRENT DRAW FOR THE MOTOR THAT IS INSTALLED IN THE VEHICL…

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ODI 11183811 · 192,000 mi

WHILE I LOVE MY 2001 DODGE DURANGO RT, THERE ARE A COUPLE OF SERIOUS PROBLEMS / SAFETY ISSUES THE VEHICLE HAS. NUMBER ONE IS THE PASSENGER FRONT SEAT IS VERY LOOSE AND ROCKS BACK AND FORTH DURING ACCELERATION AND BRAKING WHICH COULD CAUSE SEVERE INJURIES IF THE VEHICLE WAS IN A WRECK, WHIPLASH ETC. IN DOING MY RESEARCH THE AVERAGE FIX THAT THE DEALERS WILL DO COSTS BETWEEN 600-800.00 WHICH IS TO REPLACE THE MOTOR ASSEMBLY. THERE ARE LINKS ON VARIOUS FORUM FOR INSTRUCTIONS TO FIX YOURSELF FOR ABOUT 40.00 OROVOODMG A BETTER FIX THAT THE DEALERS…

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ODI 10744162 · 90,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE DURANGO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE POWER SEAT INDEPENDENTLY SHIFTED FORWARD IN A ROCKING MOTION WHENEVER COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE SEAT WOULD RESET TO THE CORRECT POSITION AFTER RESUMING NORMAL OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. IN ADDITION, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE AIR BAG CLOCK SPRING WAS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

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ODI 10299782 · 86,000 mi

MULTIPLE REPLACEMENT NEEDED OF UPPER & LOWER BALL JOINTS, SWAY BAR, CURRENTLY EXPERIENCING FRONT END BED SPRING NOISE - SOUNDS LIKE JUNK, TOLD THE FRONT LOWER BALL JOINT IS LOSE AGAIN. ALSO THE HEATING ELEMENTS IN THE FRONT DRIVER;S SEAT WENT OUT -COST TO REPAIR OVER 700.00! VEHICLE IS A 2001 DODGE DURANGO 4 X 4. ONLY 86,000 MILES ORIGINAL OWNER. THIS VEHICLE METICULOUSLY MAINTAINED AND SERVICED, BUT DESPITE THAT CONSTANTLY HAVING FRONT SUSPENSION REPAIRS AND BRAKES. *TR

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Co-reporting does not establish that one component caused another concern.

Recurring narrative patterns

Specific keyword mentions beyond broad component labels. Matching includes negations and comparisons and does not confirm a diagnosis.

6 patterns with matching reports.

Stalling or loss of power

26 mentions · 3.9% of complaints

Median mileage: 65,500 mi (16 usable records).

ODI 10031243

CONSUMER CALLED COMPLAINING ABOUT STEERING TRACK ROD. WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH VEHICLE STARTED STALLING, AND COULD NOT CONTROL THE VEHICLE.DEALER WAS CONTACTED, AND STATED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS WITH THE STEERING TRACK ROD, AND THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED MECHANICALLY. MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED, AND STATED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO.*AK

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ODI 10033037 · 39,000 mi

LEASED 2001 DODGE DURANGO. 39K MILES. DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD - NO PREVIOUS PROBLEMS - "CHECK GAUGES" LIGHT CAME ON, OIL PRESSURE GAUGE DROPPED IMMEDIATELY FROM THE MIDDLE TO BELOW THE "L". WITHIN 30 SECONDS, IT WENT BACK UP TO THE MIDDLE. NO FURTHER EPISODES THAT DAY. NEXT DAY, INTENDED TO TAKE TO DEALERSHIP TO HAVE IT CHECKED, DROVE LESS THAN 2 MILES, "CHECK GAUGES" LIGHT ON AGAIN, OIL PRESSURE GAUGE AGAIN DROPPED, THEN ENGINE SHUT OFF COMPLETELY, WHILE ON HIGHWAY. CAME TO STOP, TURNED KEY TO OFF, THEN ATTEMPTED TO RESTART, NO GO. HAD CA…

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ODI 10033229 · 40,000 mi

VEHICLE STALLS WHEN GOING DOWN A HILL IN FOUR WHEEL LOW. THIS HAPPENED IN WINTER CAUSING PASSENGER AND I TO SPIN OUT OF CONTROL AND CRASH INTO SNOW BANK. DEALER HAS LOOKED AT 4 TIMES, REPLACING SEVERAL PARTS AND DOING A COMPLETE TUNE UP. CHRYSLER HAS SENT A TECH UP TO LOOK AT IT AS WELL. THE DEALER NOR CHRYSLER CAN FIGURE THIS OUT NOW THEY ARE CLAIMING IT IS NORMAL FOR THE VEHICLE TO DO THIS. WE HAVE TESTED OTHER DODGE DURANGOS AND CHYSLER VEHICLES IN THE SAME PLACE AND NONE OF THEM DO THIS. *AK

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Matching rule\b(stall\w*|loss of power|lost power|engine shut\w* off)\b

Warning lights and dashboard alerts

24 mentions · 3.6% of complaints

Median mileage: 82,000 mi (18 usable records).

ODI 10041733 · 38,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, ENGINE RPM DROPS AND VEHICLE ALMOST STALLS OUT COMPLETELY FOR A FEW SECONDS (AT LEASE 40 SECONDS OR MORE ON EACH OCCURRENCE) WITHOUT ANY WARNING INDICATIONS (NO WARNING LIGHTS BEING ON). PUTTING THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL AND COASTING IT TO THE SIDE OF THE FREEWAY WHILE PULSING (REPPING) THE GAS PEDDLE, ENGINE RUNS NORMALLY AGAIN. ALMOST GOT INTO A COUPLE OF ACCIDENTS ON THE FREEWAY!!! *LA

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ODI 10043737 · 44,867 mi

WHILE DRIVING MY DURANGO ON 09/01/03, MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. THE OIL PRESSURE GUAGE BEGAN FLUCUTATING UP AND DOWN.I IMMEDIATELY DROVE HOME,@ 2 MILES, AND PARKED THE VEHICLE.ON SEPTEMBER 2, 2003, I DROVE THE DURANGO @4 MILES TO THE SRVC. DEPT. AT DARCARS. LATER THAT DAY DARCARS INFORMED ME THAT THE ENGINE WAS "SLUDGED UP" AND WAS BEYOND REPAIR.THE ENGINE HAS APPROXIMATELY 44,867 MILES ON IT. I PURCHASED IT OFF OF THE SHOW ROOM FLOOR AS A DEMO. I IMMEDIATELY CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER, DAIMLER CHRYSLER (DAIMLER), TO COMPLAIN AND SEEK SO…

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ODI 10066865

CONSUMER EXPERIENCED THE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATING, SHAKING WHEN BRAKING AT HIGH SPEEDS, STEERING NOISES AND SHIFTER POPPING IN PLACE. *PH ALSO, CONSUMER EXPERIENCED NOISE IN THE REAR END AND TRANSMISSION NOT SHIFTING PROPERLY. DEALER SAID THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED FOR NO REASON AT ALL AND WAS RESET. CONSUMER WENT TO A DIFFERENT DEALER AND PUT A NEW COMPUTER BECAUSE IT'S A SMALL SENSOR IN THE EMISSION CONTROL. ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN AND CONSUMER BROUGHT VEHICLE TO A DEALER AND SAID THAT IT WAS SAFE TO DRIVE. CONSUMER WEN…

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Matching rule\b(warning light\w*|check engine|dashboard warning\w*|malfunction indicator)\b

Brake response concerns

15 mentions · 2.3% of complaints

Median mileage: 89,461 mi (10 usable records).

ODI 10002914

GEAR SHIFT MOVES INTO GEAR WITHOUT DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL. GEAR SHIFT LEVER STICKS OUT PAST STEERING WHEEL IN FRONT OF AC AND RADIO CONTROLS AND IS EASLY KNOCKED INTO GEAR.

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ODI 10033897 · 91,921 mi

WHILE MAKING A RIGHT TURN MAIN REAR LEAF SPRING BROKE. DEALERSHIP INDICATED THAT ALTHOUGH THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM THE CAUSE HAD NOT YET BEEN DETERMINED. ALSO WITH THE KEYS IN THE IGNITION, BUT NOT ENGAGED , CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO PUT VEHICLE IN GEAR WITHOUT THE BRAKE PEDAL BEING DEPRESSED. *AK

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ODI 10039854

OWNER SAYS THE BRAKE PEDAL HAS A DELAY, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO HAVE EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. CONSUMER HAS MADE CONTACT WITH THE DEALERSHIP. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *PH

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Matching rule\b(brake fail\w*|brakes fail\w*|brake pedal|braking distance|unintended braking|phantom braking)\b

Steering assistance concerns

9 mentions · 1.4% of complaints

Median mileage: 69,750 mi (6 usable records).

ODI 10049062 · 50,000 mi

I OWN A 2001 DODGE DURANGO. IN 2002 I HAD TO HAVE THE WHOLE POWER STEERING RACK AND PUMP REPLACED. N SEPTEMBER OF THIS YEAR I WAS INFORMED THE BALL JOINTS ARE BAD. APPARENTLY THEY HAVE PREMATURELY WORN OUT.*AK

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ODI 10049615 · 70,500 mi

HAD TO REPLACE UPPER & LOWER BALL JOINTS IN MY 2001 DURANGO AFTER REPLACING PREMATURELY WORN OUT TIRES, DEALER SAID IT WOULD COST CLOSE TO $1,000 SINCE I AM 1,000 MILES OVER MY WARRANTY. ALSO HAD TO REPLACE POWER STEERING PUMP AT A COST OF $600 DON'T KNOW IF THIS IS A RESULT OF THE DEFECTIVE BALL JOINTS HOWEVER. *AK

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ODI 10066403

IN MARCH OF 2001 I BOUGHT A 2001 DODGE DURANGO 4X4 THE FIRST YEAR WAS GREAT , THEN DESPITE THE FACT THAT I TOOK MY VEHICLE IN EVEY 3000 MI. FOR WHATEVER WAS MANUFACTURER RECOMMENDED MAINTENANCE , AND THE DEALERS 27 POINT INSPECTION, THE FRONT BRAKES WERE SUDDENLY COMPLETELY SHOT AND COST IN EXCESS OF $450 TO REPAIR LAST JUNE I BELIEVE , RIGHT AFTER GETTING SERVICED AND A FRONT END ALIGNMENT ,I DROVE TO WORK , ATTEMPTED TO SHUT OFF VEHICLE, AND IT REFUSED THE ENGINE SPED UP , THE LIGHTS FLASHED , THE GAUGES WENT WILD, AND IT FINALLY …

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Matching rule\b(power steer\w*|steering assist\w*|steering lock\w*|steering wheel lock\w*)\b

Hard or delayed shifting

7 mentions · 1.1% of complaints

Median mileage: 73,000 mi (4 usable records).

ODI 10055303

WHILE STEERING AND TURNING A CORNER THE STEERING WHEEL JERKED. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR ANALYSIS. THE MECHANIC COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *NM

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ODI 10070855 · 75,000 mi

ABOUT 35,000 MILES I HAD THE ADJUSTERS REPAIRED ON THE PASSENGER FRONT OF VEHICLE. AROUND 60,000 MILES THE ADJUSTERS FAILED AND THE SEAT WILL JERK FORWARD ABOUT AN INCH WHILE DOING ANY ACCELERATION, THEN SLIDE BACK ABOUT AN INCH. SOMEWHERE AROUND 70,000 MILES THE FRONT DRIVERS SEAT STARTED ROCKING BACK AND FORTH, LIKE IT WAS NOT BOLTED TO THE FLOOR BOARDS PROPERLY. I HAVE POWER SEATS. I TOOK MY DURANGO IN TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT, AT THE DEALERSHIP. I WAS TOLD THAT THEY HAVE SEEN A COUPLE OF VEHICLES WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM RECENTLY, AND I WAS LU…

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ODI 10073992

WHILE DRIVING AND APPLYING THE BRAKES VEHICLE LURCHED FORWARD. VEHICLE HAS HAD THIS PROBLEM FOR OVER A YEAR. VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN ONE COLLISION, AND WAS BEING SUED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES OR FATALITIES. *AK

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Matching rule\b(hard shift\w*|rough shift\w*|delay\w* shift\w*|shift\w* hard|jerk\w*|lurch\w*)\b

Battery drain and no-start mentions

2 mentions · 0.3% of complaints

Median mileage: Unavailable (0 usable records).

ODI 10140417

I HAVE BEEN WITH THIS VEHICLE IN THE SHOP EVERY TIME YOU TURN AROUND. CURRENTLY WE WERE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND SMOKE CAME FROM THE VENTS. IT WAS A FIRE WHICH THEY ARE STILL TRYING TO FIND WHERE THE SHORT IS. ALSO THE CONVERTOR FOR THE AIR CONDITIONER IS BAD AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. BECAUSE OF THE SHORT THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED TWO TIMES BECAUSE OF THE BURNING IT UP, THE SPRING BROKE WHEN I HIT A BUMP AND MY DAUGHTERS NECK WAS WRENCHED. EVERY OTHER DAY THE VEHICLE WON'T START, THE LOCKS WON'T WORK AFTER HAVING THEM REDONE BY CLIO CHRYSLER…

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ODI 10160142

DRIVING 70 MPH ON INTERSTATE WITH MY TWO SMALL CHILDREN WITH ME, WITHOUT WARNING I LOST POWER AND ALL GAUGES WENT TO 0. FORTUNATELY, I WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT TO THE EMERGENCY LANE. I SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF WAITED A FEW MOMENTS AND TRIED TO RESTART. THE ENGINE WOULD NOT START, ALL LIGHTS ON THE PANEL WERE ON, WINDOWS, RADIO, SEATS, AND LOCKS WORKED. I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A DEALERSHIP WHERE IT STILL SITS. UNABLE TO LOCATE PROBLEM AT THIS TIME. FINDING ON FORUMS THAT IT IS A PCM ISSUE AND SEEMS TO BE MORE PREVALENT THAN THE VENDOR ADMITS. *NM

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Matching rule\b(parasitic drain|battery drain\w*|dead battery|won.t start|would not start|no.start)\b