2004 Dodge Durango complaints

FOUND OUT THAT THE TICKING NOISE WAS #7 CYLINDER CONNECTING ROD WAS BENT AND HITTING THE BAFFLE ABOVE THE CRANKSHAFT. IT BENT WHEN DEALER CALLED AN TOLD ME I HAD A MAJOR REPAIR PROBLEM, AS I WAS DRIVING IT ON HIGHWAY ,THE ENGINE BEGAN TO SHAKE I THOUGHT IT WAS A VALVE PROBLEM. WORKING ON FILING A COMPLAINT WITH NHTSA DEALER TOLD ME I NEED A ENGINE REPLACEMENT ONLY 147,000 MILE OIL CHANGES EVERY 3,500 MILES THERE NEEDS TO BE A IMMEDIATE RECALL THIS IS A DANGEROUS OCCURRENCE AND SOME ONE WILL END UP HURT. *TR

WHILE DRIVING, VEHICLE JUST SHUTS OFF, HAS HAPPEN BEFORE NOW GETTING WORSE AND SCARED TO DRIVE MY FAMILY IN IT, I'VE HAD THE SAME FOUR CODES POP UP AND AFTER RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET IT SEEMS TO BE THE (PCM) POWER CONTROL MODULAR. I'VE SEEN NOTHING BUT COMPLAINTS, BUT SEEMS TO BE GOING NO WHERE. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY COULDN'T FIND NOTHING WRONG. AS SOON AS I LEAVE THE DEALERS LOT IT SHUT OFF AND I HAD TO WAIT 10 TO 15 MINUTES FOR IT TO START. I'M AFRAID TO DRIVE IT ON THE INTERSTATE CAUSE IF IT SHUTS OFF, I LOSE POWER STEERING AND IT'S HARD TO CONTROL GOING AT THOSE SPEEDS. CAN SOMEONE PLEASE DO SOMETHING, THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS. *TR

2004 DODGE DURANGO W/5.7 HEMI ENGINE. PISTON WENT THROUGH THE ENGINE WHEN THE CAR WAS STARTED. I HAD BOUGHT THE CAR WITH OVER 60K MILES AND I PUT LESS THAN 20K ON IT FROM THE TIME I PURCHASED UNTIL THE TIME THE ENGINE WENT. THE CAR WAS 15K SO WE STILL HAVE A CAR NOTE ON IT. I HAVE NO VEHICLE TO DRIVE BUT STILL MAKING PAYMENTS. MY HUSBAND IS OUT OF WORK AND WE DON'T HAVE MONEY TO REPLACE A MALFUNCTIONED ENGINE. THIS IS NOT NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR MAINT. VEHICLE LOOKS NEW AND HAVE HAD ALL REQUIRED MAINT DONE ON A REG. BASIS. *TR

I HAVE A 2004 DODGE DURANGO W/ A 5.7 HEMI. DROVE THIS VEHICLE BACK AND FORTH TO WORK EVERYDAY WITHOUT ANY PROBLEMS. I LOVED THIS SUV! IT WAS BY FAR THE NICEST VEHICLE I HAVE EVER OWNED. FRIENDS JOKED THAT I BABIED IT MORE THAN I DID MY CHILDREN. I TOOK VERY GOOD CARE OF THIS VEHICLE MECHANICALLY AND COSMETICALLY. BEING AN EX-MECHANIC, I AM VERY AWARE OF THE NECESSITY OF REGULAR MAINTENANCE. I PARKED THE VEHICLE FRIDAY NIGHT AND ALL DAY SAT. WIFE WENT TO GO DO THE GROCERY SHOPPING SUN MORNING AND CLAIMED THAT THE ENGINE TURNED OVER A LITTLE AND THEN THERE WAS A THUNK NOISE AND WOULDN'T RESTART. I WENT OUT AND TRIED TO START THE DURANGO. ON THE THIRD TRY, THE ENGINE STARTED. THERE WAS A LOUD CLICKING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. IT SOUNDED LIKE THE BENDIX WAS STUCK ON THE STARTER. I TRIED TAPPING ON THE STARTER TO DISENGAGE IT TO NO AVAIL. I REPLACED THE STARTER WITH A NEW ONE AND GOT THE SAME SOUND. I CALLED A LOCAL MECHANIC ABOUT THE PROBLEM AND HE CAME TO MY HOUSE TO HEAR THE PROBLEM. WHEN WE STARTED THE ENGINE, THE NOISE WAS NOTICEABLY LOUDER. AFTER AN HOUR OF CRAWLING AROUND UNDER THE VEHICLE IT APPEARED TO BE AN INTERNAL ENGINE PROBLEM. ON FURTHER INSPECTION WE FOUND A SMALL CRACK ON THE DRIVERS SIDE OF THE BLOCK. I CAN NOT AFFORD TO HAVE THE ENGINE REPLACED EVEN THOUGH I AM STILL MAKING PAYMENTS, INSURANCE, AND TAGS. AFTER ALL THE OTHER RESEARCH I HAVE DONE AND THE HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE I HAVE FOUND WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM, I JUST DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY CHRYSLER HASN'T RELEAS

MY HUSBAND STARTED THE DURANGO AND HEARD A LOUD CLICKING SOUND COMING FROM THE ENGINE. HE FOUND A PUDDLE OF OIL UNDERNEATH AND DISCOVERED THERE WAS A LARGE HOLE IN THE OIL PAN. WE HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT A ROD HAD SHOT THROUGH THE OIL PAN AND THAT OUR ENGINE WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. WE HAVE ALWAYS MAINTAINED THE OIL CHANGES AND UPKEEP. THE DAY BEFORE THIS HAPPENED WE HAD DRIVEN ALL OVER AND HAD NO PROBLEMS. PRIOR TO THIS THERE HAD BEEN TWO OCCASSIONS WHEN I WAS GOING DOWN THE ROAD AND THE ENGINE JUST SHUT DOWN AND I COULDNT CONTROL THE STEERING OR BRAKES BUT THEY HAPPENED ABOUT A YEAR APART AND STARTED UP IMMEDIATELY. LUCKILY I WASNT IN BUSY TRAFFIC WHEN THIS OCCURED. I THOUGHT IT WAS A FLUKE BECAUSE THERE WAS NEVER ANY ENGINE LIGHTS ON. EVEN THE MORNING WHEN HE DISCOVERED THE CLICKING SOUND THERE WERE NO DASH LIGHTS ON.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE DURANGO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THERE WAS A LOUD BANG HEARD FROM THE OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT MANEUVERED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND NOTICED A SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT OF OIL LEAKING FROM THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THEY DETECTED A FAILED CONNECTOR ROD. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE ENGINE WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE REPAIRED BECAUSE THE MANUFACTURER DISCONTINUED THE PRODUCTION OF THE SPECIFIC MODEL ENGINE NEEDED FOR THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,600. UPDATED 07/08/11 *BF ACCORDING TO THE INVOICE, THE CRANKSHAFT WAS BROKEN AND WENT THROUGH THE ENGINE BLOCK. THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. UPDATED 09/16/11 *JB

THE OUTER PASSENGER SIDE TIE ROD END ON OUR 2004 DODGE DURANGO CAME APART DUE TO EXTREME CORROSION. THE BALL COMPLETELY SEPARATED FROM THE HOUSING. THE RUBBER BOOT WAS STILL IN PLACE, BUT CLEARLY HAD FAILED SOMEHOW. THE RESULT WAS THE IMMEDIATE LOSS OF STEERING AND VEHICLE CONTROL. THANKFULLY IT WAS IN A NEIGHBORHOOD AND AT LOW SPEED. THE TRUCK GROUND TO A HALT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. IT WAS TOWED AND ULTIMATELY REPAIRED WITH A NEW TIE ROD END. I KEPT THE OLD CORRODED TIE ROD HOPING SOMEONE WOULD CARE TO SEE IT. THE SHOULD NOT HAVE OCCURRED IN A VEHICLE 3X ITS AGE. THE DEFECTIVE PART IS SO BADLY CORRODED IT LOOKS LIKE ITS BEEN ON THE BOTTOM OF THE OCEAN FOR 20 YEARS. *TR

I'VE HAD MY 2004 DODGE DURANGO SINCE 2006, PURCHASE IT WHILE LIVING IN PADUCAH, KY. VERY NICE FAMILY VEHICLE I THOUGHT, UNTIL ABOUT 1YR AGO, WHEN I DISCOVER WHEN IT RAIN HARD, OR I TAKE TRUCK THROUGH A CARWASH, IT SHUTS OFF ON ME. I WOULD BE DRIVING AND WHEN I TURN OFF ON EXIT OR STREET, IT INSTANTLY SHUTS OFF, WHICH LEAVES MY TAIL ENDS HANGING OUT. THANK GOD I'VE NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT. I USED THIS TRUCK FOR PERSONAL REASONS AS WELL AS TAKING KIDS BACK AND FORTH TO SCHOOL. THIS IS SO DANGEROUS. I TOOK IT TO WOLFCHASE CHRYSLER DODGE, HERE IN MEMPHIS 02/2011 ABOUT THIS PROBLEM IN WHICH I FELT WAS ANOTHER WASTE OF MY MONEY, BECAUSE CHAD WAS SO MUCH UNHELPFUL AND UNCONCERN. HE TOLD ME ABOUT OTHER PROBLEMS, IN WHICH I ALREADY KNEW I NEEDED BRAKES. HE CLAIMS THEY WERE UNABLE TO FIND ANYTHING. THAT WAS THE MAIN REASON WHY I FINALLY TOOK IT THERE WHEN I HAD MONEY. THINKING THEY WOULD SOLVE MY PROBLEM. SAD THEY COULDN'T TELL ME WHAT WAS WRONG WITH MY VEHICLE. I SEE WHERE THERE ARE SO MANY PEOPLE COMPLAINING ABOUT THIS SAME PROBLEM. THIS HAS TO BE A RECALL!!! HELP PLEASE'. IT'S SO STRANGE THAT I AM HAVING SO MANY PROBLEMS WITH MY 2004 DURANGO. I HAD MY OIL CHANGE FRIDAY 04/22/11 AT JIFFY LUBE. ON SATURDAY 04/23/11, I WAS OUT DRIVING AND MY TRUCK START SHAKING, SO I TURNED ONTO THIS LOT BESIDE MENEKINE SHOP, BECAUSE I THOUGHT MY TIRES WAS COMING OFF WHEN I GOT OUT TO LOOK, THE TIRES WAS OK. SO, I WALKED OVER TO THE OWNER AND ASKED COULD HE SEE WHAT'S WRONG WITH MY TRUCK. HE MANAGED

2004 DODGE DURANGO LIMITED WITH 91,855 MILES. NO PRIOR PROBLEMS WHATSOEVER. DRIVING DOWN ROAD, MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON AND STARTED FLASHING, 30 SECONDS LATER THE VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER AND WOULD NOT RESTART. IT HAD TO BE TOWED TO SERVICE STATION, WHERE DIAGNOSIS WAS MADE. THERE WAS A HOLE IN THE ENGINE BLOCK. THIS SHOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED TO A CAR OF THIS AGE WITH THIS MILEAGE. THEY ADVISED THE POWERTRAIN WARRANTY EXPIRED AT 70,000 MILES. HOWEVER, MANY HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT THIS SAME ISSUE AND IT CREATES A POTENTIALLY CATASTROPHIC LIFE SAFETY ISSUE. JUST FILED MY COMPLAINT WITH CHRYSLER TODAY AND HOPE THAT THEY DO THE RIGHT THING - UNLESS THEY DON'T CARE IF I EVER PURCHASE ANOTHER PRODUCT FROM THEM AGAIN! *TR

I WENT OUT TO START MY VEHICLE, ON THE MORNING OF MARCH 28, TO LET IT WARM UP, AND WHEN I TRIED TO START THE CAR, IT MADE A HORRIBLE NOISE SO I IMMEDIATELY TURNED THE CAR OFF. MY HUSBAND CAME OUT AND POPPED THE HOOD TO SEE IF WHAT WAS MAKING THE NOISE, WAS VISIBLE. IT WASN'T. WE CALLED A MECHANIC AND HE CAME TO OUR HOUSE TO LOOK AT THE VEHICLE AND AFTER HE TRIED TO START IT, HE IMMEDIATELY TURNED IT OFF TOO. HE TOLD US HE REALLY THOUGHT IT WAS THE MOTOR AND THAT IT HAD THROWN A ROD. HE TOLD US NOT TO DRIVE IT ANYWHERE, WHICH I WOULDN'T HAVE ANYWAY, CONSIDERING THE NOISE IT WAS MAKING! WE CALLED A WRECKER AND HAD IT TOWED TO A MECHANIC. HE CALLED US TO TELL US IT DEFINITELY WAS THE MOTOR. WE HAVE TO GET A NEW MOTOR WHICH IS GOING TO COST US SOMEWHERE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD OF $4-5,000! WE DO NOT HAVE THAT KIND OF MONEY!!!! FROM WHAT I HAVE READ ON SEVERAL WEBSITES, THIS ISN'T THE FIRST TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED TO A 2004 DURANGO WITH A 5.7 HEMI. WE CONTACTED THE DODGE DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE AND THE LITERALLY WENT ALL AROUND THE SUBJECT OF HOW MANY TIMES THIS HAS HAPPENED TO OTHERS AND IF THERE WAS SOMETHING CHRYSLER COULD DO TO HELP! THEY WANT $6,000 JUST FOR A MOTOR! THAT DOESN'T INCLUDE LABOR! YOU'VE GOT TO BE KIDDING ME!!! I CONTACTED ONE PLACE CHECKING ON A REPLACEMENT ENGINE AND THE GENTLEMAN SAID "YOU'RE LUCKY, MOST PEOPLE WITH THAT YEAR DURANGO, HAVE ALREADY HAD TO REPLACE THEIR MOTORS 2-3 TIMES!" LUCKY, ARE YOU SERIOUS? WHO COULD AFFORD TO DO THAT 2-3 TIMES

I USE OUR 2004 DODGE DURANGO WITH 5.7 HEMI ENGINE TO TAKE OUR 3 CHILDREN TO SCHOOL. WE HAVE TAKEN GREAT CARE OF THIS VEHICLE, MAINTAINING EVERYTHING! 4 DAYS AGO WE GOT INTO THE VEHICLE TO GO TO THE STORE AND AT START UP THE ENGINE MADE A HORRIBLE SOUND. WE STOPPED TRYING TO START IT THEN TRIED ONCE AGAIN. MY HUSBAND OPENED THE HOOD SMELLED OIL AND LOOKED UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE TO FIND THAT THE ENGINE HAD THROWN A ROD AND THERE WAS A HOLE IN THE SIDE OF THE ENGINE. WE HAD NO WARNING WHATSOEVER. THE VEHICLE MADE NO OTHER SOUND PRIOR AND DROVE 100% FINE THE DAY BEFORE. AFTER SEARCHING, WE HAVE FOUND MANY PEOPLE HAVE HAD THIS SAME PROBLEM. NOW WE ARE IN PURSUIT OF ANY TYPE OF JUSTICE FROM THIS. OUR EXTENDED VEHICLE WARRANTY EXPIRED 2 MONTHS AGO. WHEN WE CALLED THE DEALER TO SEE IF THERE WAS ANYTHING THEY COULD DO FOR US WE WERE TOLD "NO" AND WERE ALSO TOLD WE WERE THE 2ND PEOPLE TO CALL WITH THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THIS ENGINE. IT DOESN'T SEEM TO BE THE DURANGO ALONE...BUT THE 5.7 HEMI ENGINE BETWEEN CERTAIN YEARS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE DURANGO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD NOISE IN THE ENGINE AND THERE WAS AN OIL SPILL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND STATED THAT THE ENGINE ROD PUNCTURED THE ENGINE. THE REPORT FILED TO THE MANUFACTURER WAS #20713758. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 104,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE DURANGO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD NOISE RELATIVE TO SOMETHING BLOWING UP, HE NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND FOUND A HOLE IN THE ENGINE. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE ENTIRE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT DID NOT INFORM THE DEALER OR MANUFACTURER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

DODGE DURANGO 2004, 5.7 HEMI ENGINE , I TRIED TO START THE CAR BUT AT THE FIRST ATTEMPT I JUST HEAR A NOISE BUT THE ENGINE DIDN'T START. AT THE THIRD TIME THE ENGINE START IT, BUT IT WAS A MAKING A CLICKING NOISE THAT INCREASED WITH THE ACCELERATION OF THE ENGINE. BEFORE THIS INCIDENT I DID NOT HAVE ANY ISSUE WITH MY CAR, I BOUGHT IT OVER TWO YEARS AGO. I BEEN DOING THE SERVICES AT LEAST EVERY 3,000 MILES , BUT THE THING THAT MAKE ME UPSET IS THAT I WAS DOING THE SERVICES AT DALLAS DODGE, I MAY HAVE PROOF OF SOME OF THOSE SERVICES. BUT IN THE LAST SERVICE I WENT TO A DIFFERENT PLACE, IT WAS A GUY THAT HAS BEEN WORKING IN CHOPS HIS WHOLE LIFE , AND THE FIRST THING THAT HE NOTICE WHEN HE WAS CHANGING THE OIL IS THAT WAS SO DIRTY. HE ASK ME ABOUT HOW OFTEN I WAS DOING THE OIL,WHEN I TOLD HIM ABOUT EVERY 3,000 MILES, AT THE END HE DID THE COMMENT THAT THEY WERE NOT CHANGING THE OIL. WELL NOW I HAVE THREE DIFFERENT OPINIONS ABOUT MY ENGINE, AND UNFORTUNATELY I HAVE TO REPLACE A ENGINE THAT GOES FROM 4,750 TO 6,700, I HAVE BEEN READING ABOUT PROBLEMS WITH THIS ENGINE AND IT SEEMS LIKE THERE WAS MANY COMPLAINS ABOUT THIS ENGINE, NOW THE ENGINE AND THE BAD SERVICE IT MAKE IT WORSE. I KNOW YOU GUYS MUST HAVE HUNDREDS OF THIS MESSAGES BUT REALLY HOPE YOU GUYS CAN HELP ME WITH SOME DIRECTIONS, WELL AT LEAST IF THIS DOES NOT HELP ME, IT MAY HELP SOMEBODY ELSE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM.

2004 DODGE DURANGO HEMI 4X4 SPITS, SPUTTERS AND SHUTS DOWN IN THE RAIN. IT ONLY DOES THIS IN THE RAIN AND DEALERSHIP HAS NO IDEA HOW TO FIX IT. VERY DANGEROUS AS IT'S MY WIFE'S CAR THAT SHE USES TO TAKE OUR DAUGHTER TO SCHOOL EVERYDAY. MANY COMPLAINTS ONLINE FOR SAME PROBLEM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, SHE NOTICED A BURNING ODOR AND SMOKE STARTED POURING INTO THE VEHICLE. SHE MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE HAPPENED AS A RESULT OF THE RAIN LEAKING INTO THE COMPUTER PANEL AND WIRES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT BEFORE THE FAILURE OCCURRED, THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED FOR RECALL 07V092000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT PANEL) AND THE MECHANIC STATED THAT IT WAS NOT NECESSARY TO APPLIED THE REMEDY SINCE IT DID NOT QUALIFY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED NEW SPARK PLUGS. THE REMEDY DID NOT REPAIR THE FAILURE AND THE CONTACT HAD TO TAKE THE VEHICLE BACK TO DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. A RESERVOIR WAS INSTALLED WHICH REPAIRED THE FAILURE TEMPORARILY. THE FAILURE OCCURRED AGAIN DUE TO WATER LEAKING INTO THE HOOD AND DAMAGING A COIL LOCATED NEAR THE BATTERY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 140,000.

KEY FOB POORLY DESIGNED WHICH LEADS TO SMALL INTERIER METAL PRONG BREAKING CAUSING THE KEY TO BE NO GOOD. ONCE THE KEY IS NO LONGER WORKING YOU HAVE TO OPEN THE DOORS MANUALLY BY INPUTTING THE KEY INTO THE DOOR LOCK WHICH SOUNDS THE ALARM UNTIL THE CAR IS STARTED. THIS IS A TRUE SAFETY ISSUE WHEN YOUR HOLDING TWO INFANTS AND TRYING TO OPEN THE DOOR AND STOP THE ALARM FROM SOUNDING. I WAS ALSO APPROACHED BY OFFICERS AS THERE HAD BEEN CAR BREAK INS IN THIS PARTICULAR LOCATION AND THEY BELIEVED I WAS STEELING THE VEH BECAUSE THE ALARM WAS SOUNDING AND I WAS LEANED OVER ATTEMPTING TO GET THE KEY IN THE IGNITION TO STOP THE ALARM FROM SOUNDING. I'VE CHECKED ON THE INTERNET AND MANY OTHER FOLKS HAVE THIS SAME ISSUE. THE DODGE DEALERSHIP HAS EVEN ADVISED ME THAT THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE AND THAT MOPAR WHO MANUFACTUERS THE KEYS FOR DODGE HAS CHANGED THE DESIGN BECAUSE OF THE ISSUE, HOWEVER, THEY WILL NOT FIX THE ISSUE FOR THOSE WITH KEYS ALREADY BROKE AND IS NOT WILLING TO REIUMBURSE FOR THE KEY COST.

I HAVE A 2004 DODGE DURANGO WITH THE HEMI 5.7 LITER V8. OVER THE LAST WEEK IT WAS OCCASIONALLY HARD TO START WHEN THERE WAS RAIN, OTHERWISE THE VEHICLE RUNS FINE. VEHICLE HAS HAD ALL REGULAR MAINTENANCE, IS USED FOR LIGHT DUTY ONLY AND HAS HAD PROPER WEIGHT OIL USING MOBIL 1 SYNTHETIC AT EACH OIL CHANGE. I DROVE THE VEHICLE HOME FRIDAY NIGHT FROM WORK, STARTED FINE, DROVE HOME FINE, STOPPED AT A STORE ALONG THE WAY, NO ISSUES STARTING IT AFTER. UPON ARRIVING HOME I SHUT IT OFF, WITH NO ISSUES APPARENT. I DID NOT USE THE VEHICLE SATURDAY. SUNDAY AFTERNOON I PROCEED TO START THE VEHICLE AND THE ENGINE SUDDENLY MAKES A LOUD CLACKING NOISE, FOLLOWED BY A LOUD BANG AND STALLS. OIL WAS RUNNING DOWN THE DRIVEWAY AND THE ENGINE HAS A HOLE IN THE BLOCK. VEHICLE ONLY HAS 111K MILES ON IT. THERE WERE NO WARNING SIGNS BEFORE THIS HAPPENED OTHER THEN THE OCCASIONAL ISSUE TO START WHEN IT WAS RAINING. REPAIRS ESTIMATES HAVE RANGED FROM $5500 TO $7000 AS THE ENGINE IS COMPLETELY RUINED. DOING SOME RESEARCH ONLINE I DISCOVERED MANY OWNERS THAT HAVE HAD THE EXACT SAME THING HAPPEN, AND MOST OF THEM HAVE HAD IT HAPPEN BETWEEN 80,000 AND 120,000 MILES. *TR

CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE. DODGE DURANGO 2004 5.7 HEMI ENGINE. HAS 84,000 MILES. WHICH IS LOW MILES FOR THIS TYPE OF ENGINE. DROVE THE SUV THE DAY BEFORE AND WAS RUNNING FINE. NO WARNING LIGHTS ETC. NEXT DAY GO OUT TO START IT UP AND HEAR LOUD NOISES COMING FROM ENGINE. HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALER AND HE SAID A ROD BROKE. MAINTENANCE WAS UP TO DATE. THIS SHOULDN'T BE HAPPENING AT 84,000 MILES. THIS IS A DESIGN FLAW OR THE USE OF BELOW STANDARDS PARTS. ONLY OPTION IS TO REPLACE ENGINE. THESE CARS COST 35,000 DOLLARS THEY SHOULD NOT BE HAVING A MAJOR ENGINE FAILURE OF THIS TYPE. THIS ENGINE NEEDS TO BE RECALLED AND FIXED. PEOPLE ARE CLEARLY BEING SOLD A DEFECTED PRODUCT. *TR

COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE. NO PRIOR WARNING. ALL OIL CHANGES AND MAINTENANCE UP TO DATE. DEFECTIVE ENGINE MANUFACTURES AND SOLD BY DODGE. NO RECOURSE GIVEN TO THE THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE WHO BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE AND HAD THE SAME EXACT DEFECT. REPAIRS ESTIMATED AT $3000-6000. THIS CAR WAS DRIVEN WITHOUT INCIDENT THE DAY AND NIGHT BEFORE. THEN THE NEXT DAY UPON LEAVING FOR WORK IN THE MORNING IT COMPLETELY FAILED AND HAD TO BE TOWED. THE MECHANIC STATED LOOSE PARTS IN THE ENGINE CAUSED BY OVERCONSUMPTION OF OIL AND SLUDGE. HOW THE HECK CAN A CAR COMPANY GET AWAY WITH THIS. I STILL OWE MONEY ON IT AND CANT AFFORD TO FIX IT. *TR

2004 DODGE DURANGO 5.7 HEMI. 50000 MILES. WAS RUNNING FINE. STARTED IT UP AFTER WORK GOT A LOUD KNOCKING SOUND. WENT BACK TO DEALER FOUND THAT IT WAS A BENT ROD. STILL UNDER THE 7/70 WARRANTY. TOOK THEM A DAY TO FIGURE OUT WHAT IT WAS. BUT AFTER READING ALL THESE COMMENTS THEY SHOULD HAVE KNOWN RIGHT AWAY. *TR

THE PISTON ROD BROKE OFF CAUSING THREE HOLES TO FORM IN THE OIL PAN. IT ALSO, CAUSED THE ENGINE TO SEIZE.

I HAVE A 2004 DODGE DURANGO SLT WITH THE HEMI 5.7 L. IT HAS 127,000 MILES ON IT. WE'VE TAKING GREAT CARE OF IT! THE LAST TIME THAT IT WAS DROVE IT WAS A GREAT RIDE, THEN WITH OUT WARNING WENT STARTED IT UP THERE WAS LOUD BANG!!! AND IT STARTED SHAKING. HAD SOMEONE LOOK AT IT AND IT THREW A ROD!! I HAD NO WARNING OF THIS. YES I'VE HAD SMLL PROBLEMS WITH IT OVER THE YEARS PUT A NEW THERMOSTAT IN IT CAUSE OF OVER HEATING NEW BRAKES IT DIED OUT ON ME A FEW TIMES WITH NO REASON SO I THOUGHT IT WAS BAD GAS SO I STARTED PUT THE HIGHER GRADE IN IT AND THAT SEEMED TO STOP THAT. BUT THIS NO WARNING!!! I HAVE BEEN READING AND THERE IS SO MANY COMPLAINTS ON THE SAME YEAR MAKE AND MODEL. DODGE NEEDS TO DO SOMTHING BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT OT KILLED!! I WAS LUCKY I HADNT EVEN LEFT MY DRIVEWAY WHEN IT HAPPENED!! NOW I AM GOING TO BE OUT THOUSNADS OF DOLLARS THAT I DONT HAVE TO EITHER GET THIS FIXED OR A NEW CAR. I CANT AFFORD THAT I AM STILL PAYING ON THIS. UNTIL THIS HAPPENED I DIDNT KNOW ALL THE RECALLS THAT HAS BEEN ON THIS VEHICLE. I HAVEN'T RECEIVED ANY. NOW I KNOW WHY I DONT HAVE INSIDE LIGHTS WE UNHOOKED THEM CAUSE THEY WOULDNT GO OFF. COME ON DODGE DO SOMTHING BEFORE SOMEONE GET HURT IN THIS VEHICLE. TAKE RESPONSIBLITY & MAKE A RECALL!! THERE IS 156 POSTINGS ON HERE WITH THE SAME PROBLEMS HOW MANY MORE BEFORE DODGE DOES SOMETHING? I AM GOING TO POST THIS WEBSITE AND LET OTHERS KNOW ABOUT IT I FOUND IT ON ACCIDENT LASTNIGHT. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE NOW!! I DONT KNOW ABOUT ANYONE E

1. ENGINE LIGHT REMAINS LIT: SERVICE CAN SEE NO REASON FROM COMPUTER DIAGNOSIS. 1A. ENGINE IDLES ROUGH FOR SEVERAL MINUTES AFTER A RAIN STORM. 2. ENGINE WON'T START UNLESS GAS PEDAL FULLY DEPRESSED: THEN STALLS UNLESS IDLE REMAINS AT LEAST 1500 RPMS. 3. TOOK TO SERVICE SHOP: DIAGNOSIS IS CYLINDER # 7 HAS NO COMPRESSION AND COMPUTER SHOWS 8 SYSTEM FAULTS RELATING TO FAILURE OF CYLINDER # 7. RESEARCH FROM INTERNET FORUMS SHOWS THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AND THE ONLY SOLUTION IS TO REPLACE THE ENGINE AT A COST BETWEEN $4000 AND $5000. NO GUARANTEES REPLACEMENT ENGINE WILL NOT HAVE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

THE DODGE DURANGO IN QUESTION WAS PARKED ON FRIDAY FEB 25, 2011 AND WAS RUNNING PERFECT. IT WAS NOT MISSING OR KNOCKING. ON TUESDAY, MARCH 1, 2011 WE CRANKED THE DURANGO AND IT IMMEDIATELY BEGAN KNOCKING EXTREMELY BAD. TOOK THE DURANGO TO A MECHANIC AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE HEADS WERE RUINED AND THE BLOCK WAS BUSTED FROM A PISTON ROD BENDING. ENGINE CANNOT BE REPAIRED. THE DURANGO IS IN PERFECT SHAPE OTHERWISE AND WITH ONLY 83465 MILES I EXPECTED MORE FOR THE AMOUNT OF MONEY THIS VEHICLE COST.

I OWN A 2004 DODGE DURANGO, V8, 5.7 WITH A HEMI & A 102,000 MILES ON IT. I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER & HAVE BABIED THIS CAR FROM THE GET GO. WE RECENTLY JUST REPLACED THE BALL JOINTS ON THE FRONT END, TUNED IT UP & WAS HEADING TO GET THE TIRES ROTATED & BALANCED FOR OUR FAMILY SPRING BREAK VACATION. WHEN MY HUSBAND WENT OUT TO START IT, IT MADE A HORRIBLE NOISE & THREW A ROD THROUGH MY ENGINE, INTAKE & OIL PAN. I AM HIGHLY DISAPPOINTED IN THE MONEY I HAVE PUT IN THIS CAR TO KEEP IT MAINTENANCED & WHAT I PAID FOR IT, TO JUST BLOW WITH NO WARNING. AFTER READING NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS YEAR & ENGINE, DODGE NEEDS TO STEP UP & TAKE RESPONSIBILITY & MAKE A RECALL. I AM NOW GOING TO BE OUT THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS ON A CAR I STILL OWE ON & MY VACATION HAS BEEN RUINED & HAD TO BE CANCELED. I AM THANKFUL HOWEVER THAT I WAS NOT DRIVING WHEN THIS HAPPENED WITH MY LITTLE BOY IN THE CAR. TOTALLY DISGUSTED WITH DODGE FOR NOT RECALLING THIS ENGINE SOONER. *TR

I HAVE A 2004 DODGE DURANGO WITH THE 5.7 HEMI ENGINE WITH ONLY 78,000 MILE ,THE CAR WAS RUNNING FINE ONE DAY. VERY QUIET AND SMOOTH. I WENT TO START IT A DAY OR TWO LATER ,AND THERE WAS A CLANKING SOUND OUT OF THE ENGINE,VERY LOUD, I THOUGHT IT MIGHT BE BAD GAS, AFTER LETTING IT RUN A BIT ,ALL OF A SUDDEN THE NOISE STOPPED .BUT NOW THERE'S HEAVY BLUE SMOKE POURING OUT THE TAIL PIPE. BEING A RETIRED MECHANIC I KNOW THIS IS A VERY BAD OIL ISSUE. I HAVE BEEN READING ONLINE OTHER PEOPLE HAVING TROUBLE WITH THIS 5.7 ENGINE. I CAN ONLY IMAGINE WHAT COULD HAPPEN AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS WITH THIS ENGINE SELF DESTRUCTING. *TR

I OWN A 2004 DODGE DURANGO AND LET ME TELL YOU THE PROBLEMS I HAVE HAD WITH IT!! THE RADIATOR, THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR AND BRAKES. THE BIGGEST PROBLEM IS WHEN IT RAINS. THE TRUCK JUST SHUTS OFF, NO MATTER WHERE YOU ARE WHEN THIS HAPPENS. YOU COULD BE ON THE HIGHWAY GOING 65MPH AND IT JUST SHUTS DOWN. I THANK GOD THAT I HAVEN'T GOTTEN IN TO AN ACCIDENT YET. IT IS SO DANGEROUS TO DRIVE IT LIKE THAT NOT KNOWING IF WHEN YOU RE OUT AND ITS STARTS TO RAIN I HEAD FOR HOME BECAUSE I AM SO WORRIED. I DON'T EVEN LET ME TEENAGE DAUGHTER BORROW IT IN CAUSE SHE IS OUT AND GOD FORBID IT STARTS TO RAIN. WHEN IT SHUTS DOWN THERE ARE NO BRAKES NO NOTHING. SOMEONE HAS TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS. THERE ARE SO MANY COMPLAINTS AND NO RECALLS ON THIS PART. THAT IS INSANE!!!! SOMEONE SOMEWHERE IS GOING TO GET KILLED!!! DODGE - YOU HAVE TO DO SOMETHING!!!!! I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER DODGE AGAIN!!! *TR

I HAVE A 2004 DODGE DURANGO HEMI 5.7 WITH 62K MILES. I MAINTAINED THE CAR WELL. I HAVE TWO MAJOR PROBLEMS: 1) WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY THE CHECKING ENGINE LIGHT AND THE LIGHTING ROD LIGHT COMES ON AND THE CAR JUMPS OUT OF OVERDRIVE AND REMAINS IN 3RD OR 4TH GEAR. MY TEMPORARY FIX WOULD BE TO PULL OVER, TURN OFF THE CAR WAIT 3 SECONDS THEN RESTART. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STAYS ON BUT THE LIGHTING BOLT GOES OFF AND THE CAR IS ABLE TO SHIFT BACK INTO HIGH GEAR. 2) RECENTLY THE WHILE DRIVING THE OIL LIGHT COMES AND THE CAR STALLS LEADING ME TO STARE THE CAR OFF THE ROAD WITHOUT ANY POWER. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS!! I HAVE NO FIX TO DATE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PISTONS ON THE VEHICLE HAVE STARTED TO DISINTEGRATE. THE FAILURE CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO STUTTER AND THEN STALL. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE DEALER PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST WHICH INDICATED THAT THE NUMBER SIX CYLINDER MISFIRED. THE DEALERSHIP TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A REGIONAL TEST SITE, DISMANTLED THE ENGINE AND FOUND THAT THE NUMBER SIX CYLINDER WAS DISINTEGRATED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE ENGINE HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 92,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 92,600.

DROVE THE DURANGO HOME FROM WORK AROUND 8PM THE NIGHT BEFORE. WHEN I GOT INTO THE VEHICLE THE NEXT MORNING ABOUT 7:30AM , HEARD A LOAD POP NOISE AND THEN IT SHUT OFF. WHEN I TRIED TO START IT BACK UP IT HAD AN AWFUL TAPPING NOISE, SO I IMMEDIATELY SHUT THE ENGINE BACK OFF. THIS VEHICLE HAS ABOUT 130,000 MILES ON IT, MOST BEING HIGHWAY MILES. I HAVE ALWAYS SERVICED ACCORDING TO MANUFACTURE RECOMMENDATIONS. THIS IS MY ONLY MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION AND I STILL HAVE 6 PAYMENTS LEFT ON IT. WHY WILL DODGE NOT STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT, AS IT IS OBVIOUS BY THE INTERNET THAT THIS IS A VERY BIG PROBLEM. IN THESE BAD ECONOMIC TIMES PEOPLE CAN'T AFFORD TO LOOSE WHAT THEY HAVE WORKED SO HARD TO KEEP. I THINK I WILL GO TO THE NEWS MEDIA ON THIS TO MAKE AMERICANS AWARE NOT TO PURCHASE DODGE PRODUCTS. *TR

MY 2004 DODGE DURANGO 5.7 L HEMI V8 HAD 134,000 MILES. OIL CHANGES WERE DONE EVERY 3,000 MILES, FLUIDS ALWAYS CHECKED. I DROVE THE VEHICLE FOR MOST OF THE DAY AND THEN PARKED IT IN THE DRIVEWAY. THE NEXT DAY I WENT TO START IT AND IT SOUNDED LIKE THE BATTERY WAS DEAD BUT MADE A LOUD CLUNKING SOUND. I ATTEMPTED TO JUMP THE BATTERY AND WITHOUT SUCCESS I HAD IT TOWED TO A MECHANIC. THE MECHANIC FOUND THAT THE MOTOR SEIZED AND WOULD REQUIRE A REBUILT. THE COST WOULD BE $6300 FOR A VEHICLE THAT IS NOT EVEN PAID OFF YET. AFTER READING SEVERAL OF THE SAME COMPLAINTS, I FIND THIS TO BE A DEFECT. CHRYSLER SHOULD TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR SELLING A FAULTY PRODUCT TO CONSUMERS. *TR

AFTER NOTHING BUT NORMAL DRIVING EXPERIENCES, UPON ATTEMPTING TO START MY 2004 DODGE DURANGO WITH A 5.7 L HEMI V8, THERE WAS A LARGE WRENCHING SOUND AND THE SUBSEQUENT BANGING IN THE TIMING OF THE ENGINE. THE LAST TIME I DROVE THE CAR IT WAS FINE AND ACTUALLY AVERAGED 20 MPG AS PER USUAL HIGHWAY DRIVING. THE DODGE SERVICE TECHNICIAN LATER INFORMED ME THAT A VALVE LIFTER, ROCKER ARM, AND PISTON HAD ALL GONE AND THE VEHICLE REQUIRES A NEW MOTOR. SINCE I ONLY HAVE 116,000 MILES ON IT AND SERVICE IT REGULARLY, I FIND THIS TO BE A DEFECT. THIS FEELING IS ALSO JUSTIFIED BY THE FACT THAT I CAN EASILY FIND OVER 100 POSTINGS ON VEHICLE FORUMS RELATED TO ENGINE FAILURE AT START-UP, IDLE OR LOW SPEEDS, ALL WITH SIMILAR OUTCOMES TO MINE. THERE WAS NO RECOURSE OFFERED BY THE DEALER, WHO INSTEAD OFFERED ME AN OPTION OF A $6500 REBUILD OR $450 FOR THE CAR AS-IS AND WERE TOO EAGER TO GET ME INTO THEIR SHOWROOM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT STATED THE ENGINE BEGAN RATTLING ABNORMALLY. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DETERMINE THAT THE ENGINE WAS LEAKING OIL. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THERE WERE SHARDS OF METAL UNDER THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO ADVISED THAT THERE WAS A HOLE IN THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS NEITHER DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED FOR THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WAS 90,800.

DODGE DURANGO, HEMI 5.7 LITER ENGINE WENT OUT. STARTED OUT WITH A TICKING NOISE THAT I WOUND OUT TO BE THE #7 CYLINDER CONNECTING ROD WAS BENT AND HITTING THE BAFFLE ABOVE THE CRANKSHAFT. IT BROKE, AS I WAS DRIVING IT ONTO THE LIFT, AND SENT THE ROD THROUGH THE SIDE OF THE BLOCK. ENGINE IS DEAD, 116K MILES. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE DURANGO SLT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE CONNECTING ROD TO THE ENGINE BROKE. THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKE AND SMOKE EMITTED FROM THE HOOD. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE FROM THE OIL ON THE EXHAUST. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FIRE WENT OUT AFTER THE OIL BURNT OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO ADVISED HIM TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 115,000.

ON THURSDAY DECEMBER 30, 2010 I WENT TO START MY VEHICLE AND THERE WAS A TICKING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. GOT IT TO MY MECHANICS AND AS WE WERE PUTTING IT ON THE LIFT THERE WAS A BIG BANG AND THEN THE TICKING BECAME MORE OF A HAMMERING NOISE. WE REMOVED THE MOTOR ON THURSDAY JANUARY 6, 2011 TO FIND THAT THE #7 CYLINDER CONNECTING ROD HAD BROKE AND GONE THROUGH THE SIDE OF THE ENGINE BLOCK. THROUGH SOME USER FORUMS ON THE INTERNET I FOUND THAT THERE HAVE BEEN MULTIPLE INSTANCES OF THIS HAPPENING USUALLY BETWEEN 90 - 100,000 MILES. MY VEHICLE HAD APPROXIMATELY 98,000 MILES ON IT. ORDERED A NEW MOTOR ON FRIDAY JANUARY 7,2011. I AM JUST GLAD THAT THIS DID NOT HAPPEN WHILE I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE AT 65 MPH DURING MY NORMAL DAILY ROUTINE. *LN

ANY AND ALL TIMES THE BATTERY CABLES ARE REMOVED FROM THE BATTERY FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE ON A 2004 DODGE DURANGO, THE AIRBAG LIGHT ILLUMINATES AFTER RECONNECTION OF THE BATTERY. THE AIRBAG SYSTEM BECOMES INOPERATIVE AND MUST BE RECALIBRATED BY A DEALER AT A COST IN EXCESS OF $100. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE THE ENGINE SOUND WAS SIMILAR TO A "LAWN MOWER". THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENTAL PANEL UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT SHE NEEDED TO REPLACE THE ENGINE DUE A PISTON FRACTURING A BLOCK IN THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 96,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

2004 DURANGO ALL MAINTENANCE KEPT UP, CAR WAS RUNNING FINE THEN ONE DAY WENT TO START CAR MADE LOUD KNOCKING NOISE, DEALER SAID BLOWN CYLINDER. *TR

2004 DODGE DURANGO WITH 5.7 V8. VEHICLE HAS 103,000 MILES ON IT AND HAS HAD REGULAR MAINTENANCE AND OIL CHANGES. DROVE THE VEHICLE HOME FROM WORK AND PARKED IT IN MY DRIVEWAY WITH NO INDICATION OF ANY PROBLEMS WHATSOEVER. WHEN I WENT OUT TO START IT THE NEXT DAY IT WOULD NOT START. SOUNDED LIKE A DEAD BATTERY OR POSSIBLY THE STARTER FROZEN UP (RAPID CLICKING NOISE) AFTER TRYING TO JUMP START THE ENGINE, I HAD IT TOWED TO THE SHOP WHERE THEY SHOWED ME A GAPING HOLE IN THE SIDE OF THE ENGINE WHERE IT HAD THROWN A ROD. THEY COULD NOT TELL ME WHAT HAD CAUSED THE FAILURE WITHOUT TEARING APART THE ENGINE AND COSTING A LOT MORE MONEY, BUT ENGINE WAS TRASH AT THAT POINT AND NO NEED SPENDING MORE MONEY ON TRASH. *TR

I HAVE A 2004 DODGE DURANGO SLT HEMI (5.7 V8) WITH 71,000 MILES. NO EVENTS LEADING TO FAILURE AS VEHICLE WAS REGULARLY MAINTAINED AND NO WARNING VIA SOUNDS/FEEL/OR LIGHTS OF ANY KIND. THE CONNECTING ROD BROKE THRU THE BOTTOM OF THE ENGINE BLOCK CAUSING 2 SUBSTANTIAL CRACKS AND LEAKAGE OF OIL. ONLY OPTION FOR REPAIR IS A NEW ENGINE. *TR

DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AT 55MPH. LOUD BAG THEN RAPPING SOUND. PULLED TO SIDE OF ROAD WITH ENGINE STILL RUNNING, SHUT OFF, DETERMINE LARGE PUDDLE OF OIL UNDER PASSENGER SIDE OF CAR. TOWED TO GARAGE. OIL LEAKED THROUGH CRACKED BLOCK DUE TO BROKEN CONNECTING ROD. ALL MAINTENANCE DONE PER MANUFACTURES SPECS. REPLACING ENGINE. *TR

I HAVE A 2004 DODGE DURANGO THAT I HAVE ONLY HAD FOR 2 MONTHS WELL WE HAD BEEN DRIVING THROUGH A BAD RAIN ON THE HIGHWAY DOIN 55 AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE CAR STARTED TO SPUTTER AND SHAKE I WENT FROM 55 MILES A HOUR TO 10 IN 30 FEET AND ALMOST GOT CREAMED BY A TRACTOR TRAILER WITH MY KIDS IN THE CAR NO LESS, WELL I HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALER THE SAID IT WAS DO TO THE RAIN AND TOLD ME IT WOULD BE 600 DOLLARS TO FIX BECAUSE IT WAS GENERAL MAT. NOT COVERED IN OUR WARRANTY. SO HERE ME AND MY WIFE AND KIDS GO OUT IN THE STORM. PRETTY SUCKY FOR A DEALER TO DO. SO WE MADE IT HOME I GOT ON LINE THERE ARE NUMEROUS SITES ABOUT THIS PROBLEM SO I CALL DODGE THEY SAY I'M THE ONLY ONE THAT HAS CALLED IN ON THIS PROBLEM YEAH RIGHT. WHAT HAPPENS IS THE COIL PACKS AND WIRES GET WET AND ARCH AND CAUSES A MISS FIRE I CANT EVEN WASH MY CAR THAT'S HOW BAD IT IS. ME AND THE OTHER OWNERS WANT TO KNOW WHY IT HASN'T BEEN A RECALL???OR DOES SOMEONE HAVE TO DIE FIRST. THIS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM AND NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED THANKYOU. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE DURANGO. WHILE THE CONTACT HAD HIS FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL READY TO SHIFT INTO PARK, THE THROTTLE STUCK AND CRASHED INTO A SHED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 65,300.

VEHICLE UPON EXITING INTERSTATE BLEW THE ENGINE. STEERING AND BRAKING FUNCTIONS WERE DISABLED. 4,000LB SUV REMAINED UNCONTROLLABLE UNTIL IT CAREENED INTO AN EMBANKMENT. SOMEONE HAS TO DO SOMETHING. THERE ARE COUNTLESS PEOPLE WITH THIS SAME ISSUE OF ENGINE FAILURE WITH THE SAME ENGINE. IS THERE NOTHING THAT CAN BE DONE? WE PAID LARGE AMOUNTS OF MONEY TO SUPPORT CHRYSLER AND THEIR IS NO POSITIVE RETURN FOR THE BUYER. PLEASE SEE LINK HTTP://TOWNHALL-TALK.EDMUNDS.COM/DIRECT/VIEW/.F1DD4B2. *TR

2004 DODGE DURANGO WITH 5.7 HEMI ENGINE WAS PURCHASED IN 2007. IN JULY AND AUGUST OF 2010 I EXPERIENCED SEVERAL OCCASIONS OF STALLING AND HESITATION, MANY TIMES WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS OF 65 MILES PER HOUR AS WELL AS 30 MILES PER HOUR IN LOCAL TRAFFIC. VEHICLE HAS STALLED WITH NO POWER IN TRAFFIC. SEVERAL TIMES THIS HAS OCCURRED DURING RAINING AND SUNNY CONDITIONS. VARIOUS TIMES CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS COME ON AND VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP FOR SERVICE AND KEEP FOR DAYS. CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP CHARGED FOR SENSOR REPLACEMENTS AND COMPLETE TUNE-UP OF PLUGS WIRES, ADJUSTMENTS, ETC. THIS ALL HAPPENED IN THE SUMMER OF 2010. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN ALLOW TO SIT IN OUR DRIVEWAY FOR SEVERAL WEEKS TO CUT DOWN ON DRIVING IT DUE TO THE PERFORMANCE ISSUES AND TRIPS TO THE DEALERSHIP. ON NOVEMBER 25, 2010, THANKSGIVING DAY, I WHEN OUT TO START THE VEHICLE AND A LOUD THUMPING NOISE CAME FROM THE ENGINE WITHOUT ANY PREVIOUS WARNING OF THIS TYPE OF PROBLEM. MY NEIGHBOR TOLD ME THAT IT SOUNDS LIKE A BLOWN PISTON OR ROD IN THE ENGINE. I HAVE THEN FOUND MANY SIMILAR INCIDENTS AND COMPLAINTS ON THE WEBSITE DESCRIBING THIS SAME DANGEROUS AND DEFECTIVE VEHICLE AND ENGINE AS MINE. SOMEONE WILL BE SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED IF CHRYSLER IS NOT FORCED TO REPLACE OR REPAIR THESE DEFECTIVE ENGINES. IF THIS WERE TOYOTA, YOU WOULD HAVE NO PROBLEM TAKING ACTION AGAINST THE MANUFACTURER. YOU MUST DO THE SAME THING AGAINST CHRYSLER WHO HAS GIVEN THE PUBLIC A BAD AND DEFECTIVE PRODUCT WITH AN EXTREME

THE VEHICLE DIES WHEN I DECELERATE OR TURNING IN TO MY DRIVEWAY. THE VEHICLE HAS ALSO DIED DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT 40 OR 50 MPH. I HAVE FELT THE VEHICLE CUTTING OUT AS I'M DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 60 MPH. WHEN STOPPED AT A STOP LIGHT, IT FEELS LIKE IT IS GOING TO DIE, AND I HAVE TO GIVE IT SOME GAS WITH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL SO IT WON'T DIE. RECENTLY, IT DIED AS I WAS TURNING IN THE DRIVEWAY AT WORK, AND IT TOOK SIX TIMES OF TRYING TO START IT BEFORE IT WOULD START AGAIN.

I OWN A 2004 DODGE DURANGO 4.7. THE MILES ARE 117,000. MY WIFE NOTICED A LOUD TICKING SOUND COMING FROM THE ENGINE. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH ONLINE ABOUT THE DURANGO I CAME OPEN ANOTHER OWNER THAT REPORTED IT BEING THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD. I BOUGHT A NEW EXHAUST MANIFOLD GASKET AND WHEN I WENT TO INSTALL IT I NOTICED THAT 6 OF THE BOLTS HAD BEEN BROKEN OFF. ON THE DRIVERS SIDE THE HEAT SHIELD WAS COMPLETELY MISSING. I WENT TO THE DEALER AND PURCHASED A NEW HEAT SHIELD AND REPLACEMENT BOLTS. AFTER I INSTALLED THEM THE TICKING CONTINUED, I TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC AND HE TOLD HE WAS SURE IT WAS AN EXHAUST LEAK AND TO GO AHEAD AND REPLACE THE DRIVERS SIDE MANIFOLD. I PURCHASED THE MANIFOLD FROM THE DODGE DEALER AND ONCE I GOT THE OLD ONE OUT I NOTICED THEY DID NOT MATCH. THE FACTORY EXHAUST MANIFOLD THAT CAME WITH THE VEHICLE DID NOT HAVE THE TWO HOLES CLOSEST TO THE REAR OF THE CAR. I BELIEVE BECAUSE OF THIS IT CAUSE EXCESSIVE HEAT CAUSING THE BOLTS TO BREAK OFF. I BELIEVE IT ALSO TO BE A FIRE HAZARD. I HAVE CONTACTED CHRYSLER I HAVE NOT HEARD BACK YET. *TR

I HAVE A 2004 DODGE DURANGO WITH A BLOWN ENGINE. MY 5.7 HEMI HAS APPROXIMATELY 96,000 MILES ON IT. MY VEHICLE'S ENGINE HAS BEEN PROPERLY MAINTAINED FOR THE FOUR YEARS I'VE OWNED IT. I'VE KEPT THE OIL CHANGED EVERY 3,000 MILES, HAVE RUN ONLY HIGH OCTANE FUEL IN IT, AND PUT LESS THAN 10,000 MILES A YEAR ON IT. MY 17 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER WAS ALLOWED TO DRIVE IT TO HER DENTAL APPOINTMENT WHICH IS THIRTY MILES FROM OUR HOMETOWN. HOWEVER, SHE WAS NOT ABLE TO GET OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY. SHE CALLED AND TOLD ME THE ENGINE WAS "BANGING," AND I DON'T MEAN SLANG FOR AWESOME. SO, SHE TOOK HER OLD MAXIMA WITH OVER 200,000 MILES TO HER DENTAL APPOINTMENT, AND WHEN I GOT HOME, I FOUND OUT WHAT SHE WAS TALKING ABOUT. THE ENGINE HAS THROWN A ROD. I CALLED CHRYSLER TO ASK IF THERE IS A RECALL ON THE VEHICLE SINCE I RESEARCHED MY PROBLEM ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND THAT MY ENGINE FAILURE IS NOT AN ISOLATED INCIDENT. I UNDERSTAND COMPLETELY THAT I HAVE NO WARRANTY ON THE VEHICLE, BUT AT SUCH A LOW AMOUNT OF MILES, I ASSUMED THAT DODGE HAD REALIZED THAT THEY HAVE AN OBVIOUS MECHANICAL OR ENGINEERING DEFECT THAT NEEDS TO BE CORRECTED. UNFORTUNATELY, CHRYSLER DOES NOT AGREE. AFTER TALKING TO SEVERAL AGENTS AT CHRYSLER, I WAS ASSIGNED A CASE MANAGER WHO HAD COME TO THE CONCLUSION THAT I WAS ON MY OWN, BUT THEY WANTED TO OFFER ME FOUR COMPLIMENTARY OIL CHANGES! I DID NOT MAKE THAT UP. FOUR OIL CHANGES FOR MY BLOWN ENGINE. I'VE BABIED THIS VEHICLE; MOST OF THE MILES ON MY DURANGO HAVE BEEN HIGHWAY MILES. I'VE