2004 Dodge Durango complaints

ONE DAY IT RAN FINE THEN ONE MORNING WENT OUT TO START AND IT SOUNDED LIKE RATTLING CHAINS UNDER HOOD. CHANGED STARTER...DIDN'T WORK. MECHANIC FOUND METAL IN OIL PAN. SO NOW WE NEED TO REPLACE WHOLE MOTOR. IN DOING RESEARCH ON IT, THIS IS AN EXTREMELY COMMON PROBLEM THAT DODGE REFUSES TO FIX. SO NOW I HAVE NO WAY OF GETTING MY 4 CHILDREN AROUND TO THEIR SPORTS AND I HAVE A 5TH CHILD DUE IN 7 WEEKS. WITH NO VEHICLE. THANKS DODGE. *TR

THIS CAR RAN PERFECT UP UNTIL THIS HAPPENED. I WENT OUT TO START IT UP ONE MORNING AND ON STARTING THE ENGINE BROKE A CONNECTING ROD ON NUMBER 7 CYLINDER,RUINING THE ENGINE .THIS IS A COMMON COMPLAINT WITH THESE 2004 DURANGOS WITH THE 5.7 HEMI ENGINE. IM A RETIRED MECHANIC WITH 31 YEARS EXPERIENCE WITH THE TRANSIT SYSTEM IN CINCINNATI,OHIO. AND I'VE NEVER SEEN ANY ENGINE DO THIS KIND OF DAMAGE FOR LACK OF MAINTENANCE. THIS IS NOTHING BUT POOR QUALITY CONTROL AND CHEAP OVER SEAS PARTS IN THESE EARLY HEMI ENGINES .DOES SOMEONE HAVE TO GET KILLED IN ORDER TO FORCE A RECALL ON THESE ENGINES???? *TR

PAID EXTRA TO GET THE 5.7 HEMI THAT IS SUPPOSED TO LAST FOREVER RIGHT, WELL NOW 3500 LATER WE ARE FINALLY GETTING A NEW MOTOR PUT IN IT, I BELIEVE THAT DODGE SHOULD BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS ISSUE. WENT OUT TO START IT ONE MORNING AND SOUNDED LIKE A GUN SHOT, SHOT A ROD CLEAN THROUGH THE OIL PAN, BUT WORST PART IS IT WAS STILL RUNNING, STILL WILL RUN, JUST SOUNDS HORRIBLE. REALLY THINK WE SHOULD BE REIMBURSED FOR THE NEW ENGINE. *TR

WE WERE DRIVING THE CAR AND SUDDENLY IT STARTED MAKING THIS LOUD NOISE UNDER THE HOOD AND SHOOK. I PULLED OVER AND TURNED OFF THE CAR. I CHECKED TO SEE IF THE OIL WAS OK AND IT WAS. THERE WASN'T ANY LEAKING FLUIDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO OUR HOME AND SITS IN THE DRIVE. ANY ATTEMPT TO START IT CAUSES VIOLENT SHAKING LOUD NOISE. IT STRUGGLES TO IDLE AND DIES. *TR

2004 DODGE DURANGO. CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE LEAKS WATER FROM THE SUNROOF INTO THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER FIVE TIMES FOR THE SUNROOF LEAK, WHICH CAUSED OTHER COMPONENTS TO STOP WORKING.

AUTO DROVE PROPERLY PREVIOUS DAY, STARTED THE ENGINE AT 6PM AND IT SOUNDED LIKE ROCKS IN THE ENGINE. A PUDDLE OF OIL WAS VISIBLE UNDERNEATH THE PARKED SUV. CAR HAS BEEN PROPERLY CARED FOR, NO WARNING LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD IE: OIL, ENGINE LIGHT - JUST LOUD CLANKING AND NOT DRIVABLE. EDMUNDS AND OTHER AUTO INFORMATION COMPLAINTS ARE EXACTLY LIKE OURS. THIS ISSUE HAS BEEN FIXED IN THE 05 MODELS BUT NOT IN THE 04. IT RAINED A LITTLE EARLIER IN THE DAY AND THIS VIDEO SHOWS WHAT IS TRANSPIRING IN THE 04 MODELS: HYDROLOCK= BROKEN RODS HTTP://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=I_THRVTMLX4 CHRYSLER NEEDS TO ANSWER THE HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS THAT ARE DOCUMENTED. WE CANNOT AFFORD A NEW FAMILY CAR. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND I HOPE THAT YOU HELP US FIND A SOLUTION AND HOLD THEM ACCOUNTABLE. *TR

I PULLED INTO THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION AT TAYLOR ROAD AND SR 256 IN REYNOLDSBURG, OH AND WHAT SOUNDED LIKE AN EXPLOSION WAS A ROD THAT SHOT THROUGH THE OIL PAN INTO THE SIDE OF THE ENGINE BLOCK CAUSING THE CAR TO STOP MOVING WHILE IN TRAFFIC. *TR

I HAVE OWNED MY 2004 DURANGO FOR THREE YEARS AND LOVE THIS TRUCK. UNFORTUNATELY, THE PASSENGER AIRBAG LIGHT AND INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHT KEEP COMING ON AND OFF AT WILL. THE CLOCKSPRING IS NOT BROKEN BECAUSE THE RADIO AND CRUISE CONTROL STILL WORK WHILE THE LIGHT IS ILLUMINATED. AS SOMEONE ELSE MENTIONED, THE LIGHT WILL GO OFF IF YOU MOVE THE WIRES UNDER THE PASSENGER SEAT. I HAVE READ SEVERAL POSTS ABOUT THE SEAT WEIGHTS, CONTROL MODULE, LOW BATTERY VOLTAGE, CLOCKSPRING AND ECU AS POSSIBLE CULPRITS. THE CAR HAS ALSO HAD TWO RECENT ACCIDENTS PRIOR TO THE LIGHTS APPEARANCE AND THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY EITHER TIME? MY AUTO BODY SHOP AND INSURANCE COMPANY FOUND THIS VERY STRANGE. THIS MANUFACTURING DEFECT IS VERY DANGEROUS AND DODGE HAS HAD THIS PROBLEM WITH SEVERAL EARLIER MODEL DURANGO AND RECALLED THEM FOR DEFECTIVE AIRBAG REPAIR. DURANGO OWNERS NEED TO KEEP POSTING COMPLAINTS TO DEMAND ACTION BE TAKEN IMMEDIATELY! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INTERIOR LIGHTS WOULD NOT SHUT OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE CLUSTER CIRCUIT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE INTERIOR LIGHTS CONTINUED TO ILLUMINATE IN THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 03V528000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH) PREVIOUSLY AND THEY WOULD PROVIDE NO ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 74,000. UPDATED 8/31/12 UPDATED 09/11/2012 *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE DURANGO EQUIPPED WITH GOODYEAR WRANGLER TIRES, SIZE 245/70/R17. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE TIRES VIBRATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP, WHERE THE TIRES WERE BALANCED, AN ALIGNMENT WAS PERFORMED, AND THE TIE RODS WERE INSPECTED. THE REPAIR SHOP FOUND NO FAILURE THAT WOULD CAUSE VIBRATION OF THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE OF TIRES WAS 1,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE OF TIRES WAS 8,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE OF THE VEHICLE WAS 125,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

MY 2004 DODGE DURANGO HAS STALLED ON ME 6 TIMES NOW WITHOUT 'ANY WARNING', IT SIMPLY SHUTS OFF AND I HAVE NO CONTROL OVER THE VEHICLE. THE FIRST TWO TIMES IT HAPPENED, WE DISMISSED AS SOME WEIRD 'FLUKE', AS THE TWO TIMES WERE ABOUT A YEAR APART, SO WE NEVER THOUGHT MUCH ABOUT IT. WHEN IT HAPPENED FOR THE THIRD TIME WE REALIZED SOMETHING WAS MOST DEFINITELY WRONG. WE WERE SHOCKED TO SEE HOW MANY PEOPLE WERE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM, WHEN WE BEGAN TO RESEARCH THE PROBLEM ON LINE. RIGHT AFTER IT HAPPENED THE 3RD TIME, WE TOOK IT IN TO OUR LOCAL MECHANIC; WHO INDICATED THAT IT MIGHT BE PART OF A FAULTY CLUSTER PROBLEM THAT HAD BEEN RECALLED. THEY REPLACED THE CLUSTER, AND I FELT SO MUCH BETTER AND SAFER. APPROXIMATELY 4 MONTHS LATER, IT HAPPENED AGAIN! I SENT AN EMAIL TO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT OF THE DEALERSHIP TO TELL THEM WHAT I EXPERIENCED, AFTER SEVERAL UNANSWERED EMAILS AND 4 MONTHS LATER, I DECIDED THAT I NEEDED TO GO IN PERSON. JUST THIS WEEKEND, BEFORE I WENT; IT HAPPENED AGAIN AS I WAS ENTERING THE FREEWAY. I AM SCARED TO DEATH TO DRIVE THIS DURANGO ANYWHERE BUT ON THE SIDE STREETS NOW. I HAD A CHILD IN MY CAR WHEN THIS OCCURRED THIS PAST WEEKEND, AND THEY WERE VERY SCARED. EACH TIME IT HAS OCCURRED HAS BEEN AT A SLOW RATE OF SPEED AND ALWAYS MAKING A RIGHT TURN. IT IS EXTREMELY FRIGHTENING TO LOSE COMPLETE CONTROL OF YOUR VEHICLE, AND IT IS ONLY MATTER OF TIME BEFORE SOMEONE IS GOING TO DIE OR CAUSE A HORRIBLE ACCIDENT WHEN THIS SHUT DOWN OCCURS. WHY IS CHRYSLER/DODGE NO

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EMITTED A LOUD BANGING NOISE UPON START UP. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC EXAMINED THE VEHICLE AND ADVISED THAT AN ENGINE ROD WAS FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 123,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE, THE VEHICLE EMITTED A LOUD NOISE AND FAILED TO START. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE ENGINE WAS DESTROYED BECAUSE WATER CAME DOWN THE WINDSHIELD AND ENTERED THE ENGINE. THE WATER WAS ABLE TO REACH THE ENGINE BECAUSE THE GASKETS ON THE INTAKE MANIFOLD WERE DEFECTIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO STATED THAT A HYDRO-LOCK OCCURRED WHEN THE ENGINE WAS STARTED AND WATER WAS SUCKED IN. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT ABLE TO BE DRIVEN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 90,000.

THE SEAT BELT FASTENER FELL APART. PLASTIC CASING SEPARATED AND COMPONENTS THAT LOCK SEAT BELT INTO FASTENER FELL OUT. THIS IS IN THE THIRD ROW WHICH IS USED RARELY. QUICK SEARCH ONLINE SHOWS THAT THIS SEEMS TO BE A FREQUENT PROBLEM THAT HAS NOT BEEN ADDRESSED BY A RECALL. CONSIDERING THE BACK SEAT (THIRD ROW) IS PRIMARILY FOR CHILDREN GIVEN THE LIMITED LEG ROOM IT IS ESPECIALLY CONCERNING. *JS

MY 2004 DURANGO LIMITED EQUIPPED WITH THE HEMI 5.7 LITER ENGINE DEVELOPED A TICKING SOUND AND AND FAILED WHILE MERGING ONTO A HIGHWAY FORTUNATELY I WAS ABLE TO AVOID A ACCIDENT. I LATER FOUND OUT THAT THIS A FREQUENT PROBLEM THAT OCCURS WITH THE 5.7 HEMI ENGINE IN THIS MODEL YEAR, HOW COME NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO RECTIFY THIS. THE ENGINE IS A COSTLY REPAIR THAT CHRYSLER DOESN'T WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE. *TT

I WAS APPROX 1/10 OF A MILE DOWN OUR LOCAL ROAD WHEN I HEARD A SUDDEN EXPLOSION UNDER THE CAR. IT SOUNDED AS IF THE TIRE BLEW. I IMMEDIATELY STARTED PULLING OVER BUT I CONTINUED TO HEAR A RUMBLE FROM THE CAR. UPON INSPECTION, I NOTICED THERE WAS OIL RUNNING DOWN THE FRONT PASSENGER TIRE. THE MECHANIC HAS CONFIRMED A THROWN ROD THROUGH THE ENGINE BLOCK. NO PREVIOUS WARNINGS OF ISSUES WITH THE 122,000 MILE ENGINE. CAR HAS BEEN REGULARLY MAINTAINED (BUT NOT AT A DODGE DEALER). NOW I'M FACED WITH A $6,000 BILL TO REPLACE AN ENGINE THAT SHOULD HAVE LASTED ANOTHER 100,000 MILES. AS I RESEARCHED THIS ON THE INTERNET I FOUND THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED TO NUMEROUS OTHER OWNERS OF THIS MODEL ENGINE (5.7 L HEMI 2004 DODGE DURANGO LIMITED). NO RECALL HAS BEEN MADE ON THIS ENGINE ALTHOUGH IT IS EVIDENT THAT THIS IS A COMMON, COSTLY, DANGEROUS MANUFACTURING DEFECT WITH THEIR ENGINE.

2004 DURANGO HAS RUSTED THROUGH ON SEVERAL SPOTS. TAILGATE AND WHEEL WELLS. THIS IS EXCESSIVE FOR A VEHICLE IT'S AGE THAT HAS BEEN GARAGED AND WELL CARED FOR. I SUGGEST THAT THE ANTICORROSION COATING WAS FAULTY. I HAVE SEEN MANY DURANGO'S THIS AGE WITH THE SAME TROUBLE SPOTS. *JS

MY HUSBAND AND I WERE DRIVING TO THE STORE AFTER WORK ON APRIL 24TH. WE STOPPED FOR A STOP SIGN, SLOWLY TOOK OFF AND HEARD A BANG! WE HAD TO HAVE THE 2004 DODGE DURANGO TOWED TO A MECHANIC AND FOUND THAT THE RODS WERE BENT IN THE ENGINE...PARTICULARLY THE #7 ROD. NOT ONE SINGLE WARNING, NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, NOTHING!! WE KEPT THE OIL CHANGED ACCORDING TO SCHEDULE! THE TRUCK IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION TOO; TOP OF THE LINE VEHICLE WITH DVD PLAYER AND EVERYTHING! NOW WE'RE FACING A $4-6,000 REPLACEMENT BILL. WHY WOULD WE REPLACE IT WITH AN ENGINE THAT IS GOING TO DO THE EXACT SAME THING IN A FEW YEARS BECAUSE OF POOR QUALITY?! WE ARE DONE WITH DODGE PRODUCTS AND WE'RE GOING TO TELL EVERYONE WE KNOW WHAT HAS HAPPENED TO US. *JS

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WHEN THERE WAS A LOUD CLANK. I IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER. IT WAS THEN TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP AND WE WERE TOLD THE VEHICLE'S ENGINE THREW A ROD. I HAD NO PRIOR PROBLEMS WITH THE ENGINE BEFORE THIS. WE WERE THEN TOLD THAT BY THE REPAIR SHOP THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO FIND A REBUILT MOTOR AS THEY ARE ON A TWO YEAR WAITING LIST. WE WERE ALSO TOLD THAT DODGE WAS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM AND THAT WE CAN BUY A NEW ENGINE FROM THEM BECAUSE THEY FIXED THIS PROBLEM WITH THE NEW ENGINE. *JS

VEHICLE ENGINE STARTED KNOCKING, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND SHUT OFF. TOOK TO A MECHANIC AND DIAGNOSED IT AS A CAMSHAFT FAILURE. THE CAR DOES NOT START. *TR

THE ODOMETER JUST TURN 70,000 AND THE ENGINE BLOCK HAS A HOLE OF 3", TWO MECHANICS CHECKED FOR ME AND BOTH DIAGNOSIS SAME, THAT THE PISTON AND ROD MADE HONE ON THE BLOCK. SEARCHING THRU A CAR DEALER ON INTERNET I FOUND OUT THAT THERE IS PROBABLY AROUND 100 PEOPLE THAT HAD POSTED ALL OF THEM DURANGO 04 HEMI 5.7 JUST LIKE MINE WITH AROUND THE SAME MILEAGE WITH THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM. NOW I HAVE TO PAY A WHOLE MOTOR. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL TO SEE HOW MANY PEOPLE COME FORWARD. *TR

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

CAR STALLED FOR NO REASON. LUCKY THIS HAPPEN IN A PARKING LOT AT 10MPH AS ALL THE CONTROLS WENT OUT. STOPPED THE CAR TURNED IT OFF AND IT STARTED RIGHT BACK UP WITH NO ISSUE. THIS HAS HAPPENED AGAIN 4 MORE TIMES ALL AT LOW SPEED. I HAVE CALLED THE DODGE DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO FOR ME AS MY VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY EVEN IF THE NHTSA HAD OPENED AN INVESTIGATION ON THIS ISSUE A LONG TIME AGO. IT IS NICE TO SEE HOW DODGE STANDS BEHIND THEIR PRODUCTS AND AFTER READING THE NHTSA WEBSITE IT LOOKS LIKE I AM IN STORE FOR MANY MORE ISSUES THAT DODGE WILL NOT HELP WITH. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND I DO NOT UNDERSTAND HOW DODGE IS ABLE TO GET AWAY WITH THIS. I WANTED TO PASS THIS VEHICLE ONTO MY DAUGHTER SO SHE WOULD BE A PROUD DODGE OWNER SO MUCH FOR THAT. WHY KEEP THE SERVICE AT THE DEALERSHIP UP TO DATE WHEN IN THE END THERE IS NO ADDED VALUE TO PAYING MORE FOR SERVICING YOUR VEHICLE AT THE DEALERSHIP. *TR

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THE DURANGO HOME AND IT BEGAN TO KNOCK LOUDLY. BROUGHT THE VEHICLE HOME FOR INSPECTION. THE VALVE TRAIN IS FINE, BUT THE BOTTOM END HAS 2 BENT CONNECTION RODS. THESE RODS JUST RANDOMLY BENT. THE HEADS ARE FINE, THERE IS NOT WATER LEAKING, GASKETS ARE FINE. THIS SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM WITH THE QUALITY OF MATERIALS OF THE RODS. *JS

STARTED TO WARM UP IN MORNING, SOMETHING BROKE UNDER THE HOOD. TURNS OUT A CONNECTING ROD BROKE AND NEED A NEW ENGINE. FANTASTIC. HAS BEEN SITTING AT THE SHOP AND STILL IS THERE WHILE I TAKE A CAB TO WORK EVERY DAY. WILL NEVER BUY CHRYSLER AGAIN AND HAVE TOLD EVERYONE I KNOW. WHAT A JOKE! *TR

BOUGHT OUR DURANGO NEW IN 2004,WITH THE 5.7 HEMI, SERVICED IT EVERY 3000 MILES. MY WIFE DRIVES IT AND HAD NO PROBLEMS UNTIL THE OTHER DAY WHEN SHE GOT IN TO GO TO WORK AND STARTED IT UP, AND IT SOUNDED LIKE YOU HAD THROWN GRAVEL IN A WASHING MACHINE. IM SURE IT DROP A VALVE SEAT AND CHEWED IT UP. I HAVE 27 YEARS IN AUTOMOTIVE AND I KNOW YOU SHOULD GET MORE THAN 80,000 MILE OUT OF A HIGH TECH ENGINE LIKE THIS IS SUPPOSED TO BE.WE HAVE DODGES IN OUR FAMILY AND THIS IS A VERY BIG DISSAPOINTMENT BESIDES BEING VERY EXPENSIVE. DODGE IS BEING VERY CLOSED MOUTH ABOUT THIS VERY HUGE PROBLEM.

JUST LIKE NUMEROUS 2004 DURANGO OWNERS I HAVE EXPERIENCED .......A COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE ONCE I PASSED 80,000 MILES DUE TO UNKNOWN CAUSES. I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER, REGULARLY MAINTAINED IT, AND OPERATED IT NORMALLY. CAR STALLED IN TRAFFIC AND COULD HAVE BEEN TRAGIC. WOULD LIKE AN INVESTIGATION OPENED CONSIDERING THE LARGE NUMBER OF OWNERS EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

WHEN FILLING WITH GAS THE FUEL TANK SPEWS OUT GASOLINE. *KB

2004 DODGE DURANGO. CONSUMER STATES TROUBLE WITH STARTING VEHICLE *TGW THE CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A LOCAL DEALERSHIP, WHERE IT WAS DISCOVERED A FULL ENGINE REPLACEMENT WAS NEEDED. ACCORDING TO THE INVOICE, THE CONNECTING ROD WAS BROKEN, THE #3 CYLINDER WAS DOWN AND THERE WAS INTERNAL FAILURE. *JB

UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE IN THE AM AFTER DAILY USE,A LOUD NOISE AS IF THE FAN BELT BROKE OR STONES THROWING AROUND WAS HEARD AND OIL STARTED FLOWING FROM MOTOR. PIECES OF CAST METAL FOUND UNDER THE VEHICLE IN THE MIDST OF THE OIL....ROD BLEW THROUGH!!! ONLY 100K MILES AND OIL WAS FILLED, MAINTENANCE ALWAYS COMPLETED. WE ARE ORIG OWNERS. THIS WAS A $35K V8 ENGINE VEHICLE THAT HAS BEEN MAINTAINED. THIS SHOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED AND AS SEEN ON THE EMONDS SITE AS WILL AS DODGE, THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE AND NO RECOURSE FOR THE OWNER WHO HAS DONE WHAT HE OR SHE WAS TO DO AS FAR AS UPKEEP ON THEIR VEHICLE??? AGAIN THIS IS NOT A CHEAP VEHICLE AND WE ARE A FAMILY OF 5 WITH 1 INCOME. HOW AND WHY SHOULD WE HAVE TO FIX THIS PROBLEM? WE PURCHASE WHAT WE THOUGHT WAS A GOOD QUALITY VEHICLE FROM A BIG 3 COMPANY!! *TR

WENT TO START MY TRUCK IN THE MORNING TO WARM UP, SOUNDED LIKE SOMETHING BROKE UNDER THE HOOD. SHUT OFF, WAITED AND RESTARTED, SAME NOISE. IT IS SITTING AT A REPAIR SHOP BECAUSE ITS GOING TO BE EXPENSIVE AND I DON'T HAVE THE MONEY. I STILL HAVE YEARS TO PAY ON IT. BEEN TAKING A CAB TO WORK AND BACK EVERY DAY. I BOUGHT MY 2004 DURANGO BRAND NEW, NEVER BEAT IT UP, HAS ONLY 74K MILES, REGULAR OIL CHANGES. I HAVE READ OTHER INCIDENTS/COMPLAINTS ONLINE ABOUT THE SAME THING I AM GOING THROUGH. ITS PRETTY SAD TO DRIVE BY MY TRUCK EVERY DAY IN A CAB! *TR

I OWN A 2004 5.7L HEMI MAGNUM DODGE DURANGO..WHEN I WAS LEAVING SCHOOL THE OTHER NIGHT MY DURANGO STARTED FINE. WHEN I PULLED OUT ONTO THE ROAD I ONLY GOT ABOUT 1/2 MILE BEFORE MY ENGINE MADE A HORRIBLE NOISE AND JERKED REAL HARD, MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AS DID MY OIL LIGHT. AS I WAS PULLING OFF THE ROAD I LOST THE POWER STEERING AS WELL,SMOKE POURED OUT FROM UNDER MY DURANGO. I GOT OUT AS I WAS AFRAID IT WAS GOING TO CATCH FIRE. I CALLED FOR HELP AND WAITED ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE TOW TRUCK GUY GOT THERE AND TOLD ME THERE WAS OIL ALL UNDERNEATH OF MY TRUCK. I HAD IT TOWED TO MY LOCAL SHOP TO SEE WHAT WAS WRONG. GUESS WHAT? A ROD HAS BEEN PUSHED THROUGH MY ENGINE AND NOW I NEED A NEW ONE. MY DURANGO ONLY HAS 85,200 MILES ON IT. I AM REALLY MAD, I HAVE A DAUGHTER WHO COULD HAVE BEEN WITH ME AND WE COULD HAVE BEEN ON THE INTERSTATE WHEN THIS HAPPENED, I HATE TO THINK THAT WAS POSSIBLE AND WHAT THE OUTCOME COULD HAVE BEEN. THIS IS A SERIOUS ISSUE AND I AM SURPRISED NO RECALL HAS BEEN MADE.WE AS CONSUMERS HAVE THE RIGHT TO A VEHICLE THAT IS SAFE FOR US, THE LAW IS SUPPOSED TO PREVENT THIS FROM RE-OCCURING. I CAN SE IF THIS WAS AN ISOLATED INCIDENT, BUT ITS NOT. I HAVE STARTED LOOKING AND I SEE THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS AND THAT IS ONLY ON A COUPLE BOARDS/FORUMS, HOW IS THIS POSSIBLE, WHO IS RESPONSIBLE. I ENCOURGE ALL DURANGO OWNERS WHO HAVE HAD THIS ISSUE TO STEP FORWARD AND COMPLAIN, TOGETHER WE CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE. I ALREADY CONTACTED MY LOCAL NEWS, AND I WILL BE SE

NOTICED OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS WATER WHEN IT RAINS THAT IT IS ACCUMULATING ON TOP OF THE ENGINE. NOTICED THE ENGINE FELT LIKE IT HAD A MISS FIRE ON A CYLINDER. SEAL FROM WINDSHIELD COWL IS NO LONGER MAKING A POSITIVE SEAL AND WATER IS DRIPPING DOWN ONTO THE TOP OF THE ENGINE AND ALSO INTO THE SPARK PLUGS. USING YOU TUBE THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS OF THIS ISSUE WHICH IN TURN HAS RESULTED IN WHAT IS CALLED HYRO-LOC OF THE ENGINE WHICH IS CAUSING PUSH RODS TO BREAK AND CAUSING THE ENGINE TO COMPLETELY FAIL, AS IN MY CASE PUSHING A ROD THRU THE BLOCK OF THE ENGINE SPILLING OIL OUT ON TO THE STREET. SHUTTING DOWN THE ENGINE LOOSING ALL POWER TO STEER AND CONTROL VEHICLE. LUCKILY I WAS NOT ON A MAIN HIGHWAY TRAVELING AT 60MPH AS THIS COULD HAVE BEEN AS DISASTROUS ACCIDENT.THERE SHOULD BE SOME TYPE OF RECALL ON THE WATER PROBLEM AND THIS ENGINE CATASTROPHE RESULTING FORM THIS PROBLEM, AS OF TODAY DODGE/CHRYSLER HAS NO KNOWN ISSUE OF THIS SORT, WHICH IS HARD TO BELIEVE. PLEASE NOTIFY ME OF ANY INFORMATION REGARDING THESE ISSUES AND ANY POSSIBLE CLASS ACTION SUITS THAT MAY BE PENDING. *TR

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY THE ENGINE COMPLETELY SEIZED. NO INDICATION OR WARNING. ALWAYS MAINTAINED IAW THE MANUAL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL KNOCKING FROM THE ENGINE AREA. THE CONTACT HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A NEARBY MECHANIC WHERE THE MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT A ROD HAD PUNCTURED THE MOTOR.THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND DID NOT ACKNOWLEDGE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 107,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

AFTER RETURNING HOME FROM A LONG DISTANCE 4 DAY WEEKEND, WHERE THE VEHICLE FOR THE MOST PART RAN FINE. IT STALLED A COUPLE OF TIMES WHILE DECELERATING (WHICH HAD HAPPENED A FEW TIMES PRIOR AND OUR LOCAL MECHANIC COULDN'T LOCATE THE PROBLEM). THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS ON AND THE VEHICLE RAN FINE. THE NEXT DAY AFTER DRIVING ABOUT 6 MILES TO WORK (AGAIN WITH NO INCIDENT), I STARTED THE VEHICLE AND DROVE ABOUT 100 YARDS AND IT SOUNDED LIKE ROCKS AND RUBBER WERE FLYING ALL OVER UNDER THE HOOD (HEAVY KNOCKING SOUND). HAD IT TOWED TO THE GARAGE AND HAVE BEEN TOLD THE OIL HAS TURNED TO SLUDGE AND THAT THE MOTOR THREW A ROD. THE REPAIR QUOTE INCLUDES PUTTING IN A NEW MOTOR AND THE COST IS $4,000 - $5,000. WE DO NOT HAVE THE FUNDS AND STILL OWE ALMOST $8,000 ON THE VEHICLE. THIS IS A CRIME! *TR

2004 DODGE DURANGO. CONSUMER STATES BRAKE FAILURE WHILE DRIVING *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE MECHANIC FOUND A BROKEN VALVE WHICH CAUSED THE BRAKE FAILURE. WHEN THE MECHANIC CONTACTED THE NEAREST CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP TO OBTAIN THE PART, HE WAS INFORMED THE PART WAS NO LONGER BEING MANUFACTURED BY CHRYSLER. THE MECHANIC THEN LOCATED A PART OUT OF STATE AND HAD IT SENT TO HIM, ONLY TO FIND OUT, THE PART WAS NOT CORRECT DUE TO A CERTAIN PERCENTAGE OF 2004 DODGE DURANGO'S BEING PRODUCED AS NOT HAVING POIS-TRACTION. THE CONSUMER STATED CHRYSLER GAVE HER MECHANIC THE RUN-AROUND FOR THREE WEEKS.

I DO NOT KNOW WHAT HAPPENED THIS FEELS LIKE THIS DREAM. ONE DAY MY TRUCK IS RUNNING GREAT AND THEN BAM OIL EVERY WHERE. ONE DAY I STARTED MY TRUCK UP AFTER ABOUT TWO WEEKS OF LETTING IT SIT IN THE DRIVE WAY AND IT HAD A TICKING NOISE SO I IMMEDIATELY TURNED IT OFF. I CALLED A MECHANIC HE CHECKED IT AND SAID IT WAS A STICKY LIFTER.I THEN CALLED DODGE TO GET PROFESSIONAL ADVICE BECAUSE MY MECHANIC IS NOT A CERTIFIED DODGE MECHANIC. A SERVICE ADVISER AT DODGE DEALERSHIP ON RT 112 IN MEDFORD AND HE TOLD ME THAT IF THE PROBLEM STARTED WHILE THE TRUCK WAS SITTING, TO JUST START THE TRUCK AND LET IT RUN FOR A WHILE. SO I DID AND MAYBE FIVE MINUTES OF IT BEING ON AND TICKING I HEARD A NOISE AND SAW OIL ON THE GROUND. NOW WHAT DO I DO.........I HAVE A HOLE IN THE ENGINE BLOCK AND A FULLY PAID PIECE OF JUNK. I HAVE RECORDS OF ALL MY REGULAR OIL CHANGES THIS TRUCK WAS MY BABY I TOOK GREAT CARE OF IT, I LOVED IT AND ITS DEAD. I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS TRUCK AND THIS PROBLEM WHEN WILL DODGE OWN UP TO ITS RESPONSIBILITY AND RECALL THE 5.7 MOTOR .IT BREAKS MY HEART EVERY MORNING WALKING BY MY 2004 DODGE DURANGO TO START UP MY OLD BEAT UP 97 NISSAN PATHFINDER WITH 246K ITS SAD TO SAY THAT THIS RUSTED OLD PIECE OF JUNK GIVES ME NO PROBLEMS WITH ITS MOTOR OR TRANSMISSION, BUT MY NEW TRUCK CRAPPED OUT AT 116,000 CARS NOT ARE SUPPOSE TO DIE AFTER 100K ESPECIALLY HEAVY DUTY TRUCKS. I NEVER EVEN GOT THE OPPORTUNITY TO CARRY A LOAD OR TOW SOMETHING. DODGE MADE IT SEEM LIKE THIS WAS SOMETHING T

ENGINE BLEW WITH OUT ANY SIGN NO NOISE UNTIL IT WENT POOF AND CLOUD OF BLUE SMOKE AND ROD WAS THROUGH THE BLOCK. IF MY HUSBAND WOULDN'T OF BEEN WITH ME AND MY KIDS WOULD OF BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT CAUSE I WOULD OF THOUGHT I JUST RAN OVER SOMETHING. IT S SCARY TO THINK WE COULD OF ALL DIED BECAUSE OF A BAD ROD THAT SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM IN THESE 5.7 ENGINES. *TR

AFTER HAVING BOUGHT THE CAR USED FROM A DEALER I WORKED FOR CHECKING TO SEE THAT WAS ONE OWNER AND SERVICE RECORDS WERE ON FILE WITH ANOTHER LOCAL DEALER. VEHICLE HAD BEEN PROPERLY SERVICED AND WAS CONTINUED TO BE SERVICED THRU A DODGE DEALER AT 98,564 MILES WITH NO WARNING AT ALL THE MOTOR THREW A ROD THRU THE SIDE OF THE BLOCK. REPLACEMENT WAS MADE COSTING US $7000, NONE OF WHICH CHRYSLER WOULD TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR. NOW 2 YEARS LATER WE ARE APPROACHING 82000 MILES ON THE 2ND MOTOR AGAIN MAINTINANCED PROPERLY AND I'M EXPERIENCING THAT I CAN BE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE OR ANYWHERE AND IT WILL JUST DIE. I HAVE 4 KIDS THIS IS OUR MAIN TRANSPORTATION AND IT IS VERY DANGEROUS AS THERE IS NO STEERING OR BRAKES WHEN THIS HAPPENS. PLEASE HOLD CHRYSLER ACCOUNTABLE FOR THESE PROBLEMS AS YOUR SIGHT REFLECTS OVER 650 COMPLAINTS FOR THE SAME THINGS ON THIS PARTICULAR VEHICLE!! DOES SOMEONE HAVE TO DIE PRIOR TO THEM BEING HELD RESPONSIBLE?! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE DURANGO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD CLICKING NOISE OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT MANEUVERED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND STOPPED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO STATED THAT THERE WAS A HOLE IN THE ENGINE BLOCK DUE TO A ROD FRACTURE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 119,000.

MY PASSENGER AND I WERE SITTING AT A RED LIGHT. THE CHECK ENGINE OF MY 2004 DODGE DURANGO LIMITED (5.7LTR) CAME ON, THEN THE BATTERY LIGHT CAME ON AND BOTH OF THOSE LIGHTS STARTED TO FLICKER. THERE WAS A LOUD SQUEAL AND A POP, THEN THE ENGINE STALLED AND I FELT THE BRAKE PEDAL FALL STRAIGHT TO THE FLOOR. WHITE SMOKE STARTED TO EMERGE FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, WHICH QUICKLY TURNED A THICK BLACK COLOR. I COULDN'T EVEN SEE THROUGH THE SMOKE, AS IT WAS SO DENSE. I GRABBED MY PHONE AND PROCEEDED TO CALL ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE TO GET THE VEHICLE OFF OF THE ROAD (THE VEHICLE WAS BLOCKING A LANE OF A MAJOR HIGHWAY IN MY TOWN). I STARTED TO SMELL BURNING PLASTIC AND THOUGHT, "AM I ON FIRE?". MY PASSENGER INSTRUCTED ME TO LOWER MY WINDOW BECAUSE ANOTHER DRIVER WAS YELLING SOMETHING AND MAKING HAND GESTURES. WHEN I TRIED TO USE THE WINDOWS, I NOTICED THAT I HAD LOST ALL POWER. IN A PANIC I OPENED THE DOOR AND INSTRUCTED MY PASSENGER TO DO THE SAME. THAT WAS WHEN WE HEARD WHAT THE OTHER DRIVERS WERE SCREAMING. "GET OUT OF THE TRUCK, IT'S ON FIRE!". WHEN I TURNED TO GET OUT OF THE VEHICLE, THAT WAS WHEN I SAW THE FLAMES FLOWING UP THE WINDSHIELD ABOUT 4" LONG. WE JUMPED OUT OF THE VEHICLE AND RAN ACROSS THE ROAD TO THE CURB, TURNED TO VIEW THE VEHICLE, SEEN THAT IT WAS A LARGE FIRE AND DECIDED TO RUN ABOUT 200-300 FEET AWAY FROM IT. JUST IN CASE IT EXPLODED. THE FIREMEN WERE THERE IN UNDER A MINUTE, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES IN ABOUT 30 TO 45 SECONDS. I HAVE A LARGE FAMILY AN

I HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AS MANY OTHER DODGE DURANGO OWNERS ARE EXPERIENCING. MINE IS A 2004 DODGE DURANGO WITH A 5.7 HEMI ENGINE. IT WAS ALWAYS PROPERLY MAINTAINED AND SERVICED. ONE MORNING WE WENT TO TURN IT ON AND A LOUD KNOCKING SOUND CAME OUT OF THE ENGINE. IT WAS A BROKEN ROD. WITHOUT ANY SYMPTOMS OR ANY WARNINGS WHATSOEVER, A ROD DECIDED TO BREAK. INCREDIBLE TO THINK THAT A WELL MAINTAINED ENGINE WOULD BREAK FOR NO REASON WITH LESS THAN 100K MILES ON IT. *TT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 25 MPH WHEN THE ENGINE STALLED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, THE OIL WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE DEALER CONFIRMED THAT THE ENGINE ROD FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 120,000.

I'VE OWNED MY 2004 DODGE DURANGO 5.7 HEMI SINCE 2005. WITH ONLY 151,960 MILES - TAKING EXCELLENT CARE AND PRIDE IN IT, THE #7 ROD HAS BEEN BENT. WATER HAS SOMEHOW GOTTEN INTO MY MOTOR CAUSING ALL KINDS OF ISSUES. WITHIN THE PAST YEAR, IT HAS HAD ISSUES RUNNING HOT, RUNNING POORLY WHEN IT RAINS AND ROUGH IDLE ON OCCASION. AFTER SITTING FOR 24 HOURS, I WENT OUT TO CRANK IT AND IT JUMPED (I THOUGHT A SMALL ANIMAL HAD CRAWLED INTO MY MOTOR) AND IT SHUT OFF. I THEN RE-CRANKED IT AND IT SOUNDS LIKE A SEWING MACHINE. I HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED AND AM NOW LOOKING AT $4000 FOR ANOTHER MOTOR. I'VE HAVE RESEARCHED THE INTERNET AND AM TOTALLY BLOWN AWAY AT THE OTHERS HAVING THE ISSUES WITH THE SAME EXACT MAKE AND MODEL OF VEHICLE. THIS IS SOMETHING CHRYSLER SHOULD MAKE RIGHT. I AM A SINGLE MOTHER AND LIVE WEEK TO WEEK, I CAN NOT AFFORD TO DO THIS, BUT I HAVE TO. WORKING FULL TIME, CARING FOR A 10 YEAR OLD AND NOW APPLYING FOR A PART-TIME JOB IS WHAT THIS EXTRA EXPENSE IS CAUSING ME TO DO. I THINK SOMEONE SHOULD DO SOMETHING - IF I WIN THE LOTTERY, YOU BEST BELIEVE I WILL. CHRYSLER DO THE RIGHT THING....THIS IS HAPPENING TOO MUCH AND IS A DEFECT - NO DOUBT. TOYOTA DID A RECALL - MAYBE IF I'M EVER TO BUY ANOTHER VEHICLE, ATLEAST THEY WOULD MAKE IT RIGHT. *KICKS SOAPBOX*. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT STATED THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT FAILED TO UNLOCK AND WAS CUT IN ORDER TO EXIT THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO BE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,543 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 85,553.

WE PURCHASED OUR CAR NEW IN MAY 04. WE HAVE HAD NO MAJOR ISSUES WITH THE VEHICLE. LAST WEEK I GOT IN THE CAR AND TRIED TO START IT AND IT MADE THIS LOUD NOISE LIKE ROCKS OR MARBLES IN THE ENGINE. THEN IT WOULD NOT TURN OVER. AFTER A FEW ATTEMPTS TO START, THE ENGINE STARTED BUT HAS A VERY LOUD KNOCKING NOISE. THE CAR RAN FINE 2 DAYS BEFORE THE FAILURE. WE HAD IT TOWED TO A DODGE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THE CAMSHAFT AND PISTONS NEED TO BE REPLACED. BUT HAVEN'T REALLY TORN THE ENGINE APART TO DIAGNOSE EVERYTHING. TOTAL COST TO REBUILD THE BOTTOM HALF ONLY IS $5,000.00. THE SERVICE GUY TOLD ME IT WAS ONE OF THE CLEANEST ENGINES HE HAS SEEN TOO. I TOLD THEM THAT WAS TOO MUCH AND THEY WENT DOWN TO $4,100.00. BUT WE FOUND ANOTHER LICENSED SHOP TO REBUILD FOR LESS. THE SHOP DOING THE WORK HAS 3 OTHER DURANGOS AT HIS SHOP WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS ENGINE SHOULD HAVE LASTED A LOT LONGER THAN 90,900 MILES. I CHECKED EDMUNDS.COM AND LOTS OF PEOPLE HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT THIS SAME ISSUE. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THAT THEY SOLD OVER A MILLION AND A HALF OF THESE VEHICLES AND THIS IS A FLUKE THAT IT HAPPENED TO A FEW OF THEM. *TR

I WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 15 MPH IN MY 2004 DODGE DURANGO WITH THE 5.7 HEMI. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND BEFORE I COULD PULL OVER THE ENGINE BLEW. IT KNOCKED A WHOLE IN THE SIDE OF THE ENGINE AND IMMEADIATELY STOPPED. THE ENGINE HAD 113,000 MILES ON IT AND MAINTENANCED REGUARLY. I HAVE READ IN SEVERAL FORUMS WITH SEVERAL PEOPLE WITH THE EXACT SAME ISSUE. I CALLED DODGE AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY CAN DO. THIS IS AN ABSOLUTE OUTRAGE, I AM MILITARY AND LIVING ON A FIXED BUDGET AS IT IS AND CAN'T AFFORD THE PRICE OF ANOTHER ENGINE. WITH ALL THE ISSUES THAT THE 2004 HEMI'S ARE HAVING, THERE HAS TO BE AN ISSUE WITH THIS PARTICULAR ENGINE. WHEN IT WOULD RAIN MY VEHICLE WOULD STALL, SO I AM NOT SURE IF THAT HAS ANYTHING TO DO WITH THE ENGINE FAILING. SEVERAL PEOPLE HAVE HAD THE EXACT SAME ISSUE AS THAT AS WELL. *TT

WENT TO START THE DURANGO WHEN COLD HERD A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE. I SHUT THE DURANGO OFF AND CHECKED UNDER THE HOOD TO SEE IF ANYTHIG WAS STUCK UNDER THE CAR. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO A SERVICE STATION AND THEY INFORMED ME THE ENGINE WAS NO GOOD AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CAR HAS ONLY 65000 MILES ON IT AND THE POWERTRAIN WARENTEE IS OUT ON 8/30/11. I CAN NOT PAY 6000 DOLLARS FOR A REBUILT MOTOR AT THIS TIME AND NEED A CAR TO GET BACK AND FORTH TO WORK.

I HAVE BEEN ON SEVERAL SITE AND PEOPLE WHO OWN DODGE DURANGO ARE HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. I HAD THE CAR DIAGNOSED THEY SAID IT WAS THE O2 SENSOR AND THE DURANGO HAS 4 SO I HAD THEM REPLACED. THE PROBLEM STOPPED FOR ABOUT 2 MONTHS THEN STARTED AGAIN SAID ITS MISSING BECAUSE I NEED A TUNE UP GOT THE TUNE UP STILL DOING IT. THEN ITS STILL BUCKING SHUTTING OFF WHILE YOUR DRIVING HESITATING WHEN YOU BACK UP AND PULL OFF. SO I HAD IT DIAGNOSED AGAIN SAID THE COIL NEED TO BE REPLACED. REPLACED THAT CHECK ENGINE LINE STILL ON STILL BUCKING SHUTTING OFF WHEN WHEN YOUR DRIVING HESITATING WHEN YOU BACK UP AND PULL OFF. HAD IT DIAGNOSED AGAIN SAID ITS THE PCM BUT IT CAN MASK ITSELF AS THE MAP SENSOR, TPS, CRANK OR CAM POSITIONING SENSOR. DODGE KNOWS THIS IS A ONGOING PROBLEM AND REFUSES TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT BECAUSE OF THERE SHOTTY WORKMANSHIP NO MATTER HOW MANY TIMES YOU REPLACE IT YOU STILL END UP HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM DOWN THE LINE AND ITS VERY EXPENSIVE. ITS NOT RIGHT THAT DODGE OR SHALL WE SAME DAMIEN CHRYSLER WANT REMEMDY THE PROBLEM. THE CRAZY THING IS THE WIRING HARNESS IS AFFECTED TO AND THE PARTS ALONE FOR THAT IS 1180 PCM 400 AND THATS USED AND YOU HAVE TO GET IT REBUILT WHICH CAUSING A PROBLEM BECAUSE IT CAN STILL BE DEFECTIVE.