2005 Dodge Durango complaints

MY DURANGO SHIFT INTO 4 WHEEL HI AND 4 WHEEL LO BY ITSELF WHILE DRIVING AND WHILE SITTING. THIS CAUSE MY TRUCK WHILE DRIVING TO JERK AND IT LOCKS THE WHEELS UP. THIS SITUATION CAUSES DIFFICULTY TO TURN ALSO. *TR

SUMMARY: WHEN I PARKED AND EXITED/LOCKED MY 2005 DODGE DURANGO, I COULD HEAR THE TRANSFER CASE SWITCHING ALL ON ITS OWN. ON MY WAY HOME THE SVC 4WD LIGHT LIT AND THEN 4LO BEGAN FLASHING. WE LEFT ON VACATION AND WHEN I CAME HOME AND BACKED THE CAR OUT THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE AND IT IS UNDRIVEABLE. I HAVE READ MANY REPORTS OF OTHER OWNWER'S VEHICLES DOING THE SAME THING ON YEARS 2004 & 2005 WITH THE HEMI MOTOR AND THE DEALERS NOT KNOWING WHAT IS GOING ON AND CHARGING SEVERAL EXPENSIVE REPAIRS FOR DIFFERENT FINDINGS NOT ALWAYS FIXING THE PROBLEM. *TR

WHILE I'M DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD IT COULD BE THE INTERSTATE OR IN TOWN, DOING 30 TO 55 MILES PER HOUR DEPENDING ON WHERE I AM, MY HUSBAND'S ENGINE LIGHT WILL TURN ON IN HIS 2005 DODGE DURANGO AFTER THE WHEEL BEGINS STIFFENING AND MY LIGHTS ALL SHUT OFF AND I AM COSTING INTO OPPOSING TRAFFIC LANE OR IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC WITH MY 4 CHILDREN AND MYSELF, SOMETIMES IT IS JUST ME AND ONCE IT WAS WITH MY HUSBAND AND CHILDREN. THE ENGINE LIGHT WILL STAY SOLID AND ALL OF THIS HAPPENS AFTER WHEN SUV WILL CUT OFF WITH NO WARNING, INSTANTLY MY STEERING WHEEL GETS STIFF AND I CANNOT TURN, MY LIGHTS GO OFF AND THE RADIO AND HEADLIGHTS SHUT OFF. I HAVE NO CONTROL OVER THE VEHICLE AT THE TIME. THIS US HAPPENING MORE AND MORE. THIS ALSO HAS HAPPENED WHEN I AM COMING TO A STOPLIGHT OR A STOP SIGN OTHER TIMES WHEN I'M COMING OUT OF A STOP AND THE SUV IS STILL RUNNING AT THAT TIME. VERY UNPREDICTABLE AND DANGEROUS. NO WARNINGS, HE HAS HAD THE SUV 1 YEAR. *TR

THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKS AND THE CAR IS NOT ABLE TO BE STARTED. *TR

THE POWER TRAIN OR SOMETHING STARTS TO CHANGE GEARS WHEN YOU UNLOCK THE DOORS. THE CAR IS NOT EVEN RUNNING AND IT STARTS SHIFTING. SOMETIMES IT LOCKS ITSELF INTO 4 WHEEL DRIVE, WHEN YOU ARE GOING DOWN THE STREET. *TR

MY DURANGO IS ONE OF HUNDREDS POSSIBLY THOUSANDS OF VEHICLES THAT HAS THE TRANSFER CASE MYSTERIOUSLY SHIFTING ON ITS OWN. IT CAN BE TRIGGERED BY THE UNLOCK BUTTON, EVEN THE DOME LIGHT. THE TRANSFER CASE IS NOW SHIFTING ALL THE TIME IN AND OUT OF POSITION BOTH WHEN THE VEHICLE IS UNDER OPERATION AND PARKED. THE IS DANGEROUS AND DODGE CLAIMS TO KNOW NOTHING. I SPENT 10 MINUTES AND FOUND HUNDREDS OF CHRYSLER VEHICLES WITH THE SAME SYMPTOMS AND NO DEFINITIVE ANSWERS. (GOOGLE DODGE DURANGO SVC 4WD LIGHT) PLEASE HELP. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE REFUELING THE VEHICLE, FUEL SPEWED THROUGH THE FILLER NECK AND ONTO THE CONTACT. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE AND ABS WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL TANK FILLER INLET CHECK VALVE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. IN ADDITION, THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V003000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 89,600 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 106,200.

AS I APPROACHED MY VEHICLE AND USED THE REMOTE TO OPEN THE DOORS, I HEARD A NOISE UNDER THE VEHICLE LIKE GEARS WERE SHIFTING ON THEIR OWN WITHOUT THE VEHICLE EVEN RUNNING. I STARTED THE VEHICLE AND STARTED DRIVING. WHEN I WENT INTO A PARKING LOT AND TURNED LEFT TO PARK, IT WAS LIKE SOMEONE WAS PUTTING ON THE BRAKES MAKING IT DIFFICULT FOR ME TO TURN AND TO ACCELERATE--FELT LIKE I WAS IN 4WD DESPITE NOT SHIFTING TO 4WD FROM AWD. I NEARLY HIT THE CAR NEXT TO MINE BECAUSE I HAD TO ACCELERATE SO HARD TO GET INTO THE SPOT WITHOUT GETTING HIT FROM THE REAR. I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND LET IT SIT FOR 1/2 HOUR AND RESTARTED IT AND DROVE HOME. WHEN I LET THE CAR SIT IN THE GARAGE, I WAS IN THE GARAGE AND HEARD GEARS SHIFTING ON THEIR OWN WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT RUNNING. THIS HAS ALREADY HAPPENED 3 TIMES AND IT IS QUITE SCARY! IF I TRY TO TURN LEFT AND THIS HAPPENS ON THE ROAD, I COULD GET INTO A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. *TR

VEHICLE MISFIRES DURING ACCELERATION. ALMOST CAUSED VEHICLE TO BE REAR ENDED PULLING OUT INTO TRAFFIC. AFTER HAVING IT LOOKED AT BY THE DEALER, FOUND OUT I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THE PROBLEM. IT STEMS FROM A DESIGN DEFECT IN THE RAIN COWL THAT ALLOWS WATER TO PASS THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD WIPER OPENING WHERE IT RUNS ONTO THE ENGINE AND POOLS IN THE SPARK PLUG HOLES, CAUSING A SHORT. CHRYSLER REDESIGNED THE COWL TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM BUT DID NOT NOTIFY OWNERS OR RECALL THE VEHICLES TO FIX THE ISSUE. *TR

VEHICLE WILL ILLUMINATE "SVC AWD" AND THE VEHICLE WILL AUTOMATICALLY SWITCH VEHICLE INTO DIFFERENT GEARS WHILE DRIVING ON ITS ON. ONE DAY THE VEHICLE SWITCHED TO 4LO WHILE IN DRIVE, NOT CHANGES WERE MADE. ANOTHER TIME WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, NO KEY IN THE IGNITION, WHEN HIT THE UNLOCK BUTTON ON THE KEY YOU CAN HEAR THE VEHICLE SWITCHING GEARS ON ITS AGAIN! WHILE MAKING A SHARP TURN TO PARK THE VEHICLE SWITCHED INTO NEUTRAL ON ITS ON AND WAS UNABLE TO DRIVE OR REVERSE. I PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK WAITED A FE SECONDS RESTARTED IT AND PARKED AND THE SVC AWD LIGHT WAS STILL ON. I HAVE HAD THE IGNITION SWITCH REPLACED, ALONG WITH THE TRANSMISSION AND TRANSFER CASE ALL WITHIN THE FIRST 6 MONTHS OF 2014. THE SVC AWD LIGHT COMES ON AND OFF ON IT OWN RANDOMLY. I AM NOT SURE WHAT THE ISSUE IS AND NEITHER DOES THE DEALER. I HAD THE IGNITION SWITCH CHANGED AT A PALMER CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP DEALERSHIP AND THE SVC AWD LIGHT IS STILL ON THE VEHICLE CONTINUES TO SWITCH GEARS ON ITS OWN. *TR

MOISTURE ENTERED INTO THE CYLINDERS VIA THAT AIR INTAKE MANIFOLD DUE TO A WATER SEAL DESIGN DEFECT IN THE AREA OF THE WINDSHIELD WIPER ARMS. WHEN THE VEHICLE IS PARKED, RAIN WATER COMING DOWN THE FRONT WINDSHIELD WILL FLOW DIRECTLY UNDER THE COWL AND ONTO THE ENGINE BLOCK. THIS WATER INTRUSION CAUSES UNDUE STRESS ON THE PISTONS, RODS, AND CRANKSHAFT EVENTUALLY CAUSING A ROD TO BREAK AND PUNCTURE THE ENGINE BLOCK. IF THIS HAPPENS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, THE RESULTS COULD BE DEADLY. THE OTHER KNOWN SCENARIO IS AFTER THE CAR IS PARKED FOR A PERIOD OF TIME (EXPOSED TO RAIN), THE CYLINDER WILL FILL WITH WATER, CAUSING A HYDRO-LOCK CONDITION AND THE VEHICLE WILL NOT START. THE ENGINE USUALLY IS FOUND TO ALSO HAVE A BENT OR FRACTURED ROD AT THIS POINT. THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM BY DODGE / CHRYSLER AND THEY REFUSE TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. SEE THE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON EDMUNDS.COM BLOGS AND ON YOUTUBE REGARDING THIS TOPIC. I MADE A VIDEO OF THE PROBLEM SO YOU SEE HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=WTQ2GKNO0N8. *TR

EVERYTIME IT RAIN WATER IS GETTING INSIDE THE ENGINE DUE A DEFECT WATER COWLING AT THE WINDSHIELD THAT LET WATER INTO THE INTAKE AND SPARK PLUG IGNITION COIL CAUSING ENGINE MISFIRE AND HYDRO LOCK CAUSING THE ENGINE TO FAIL . THERE HAD BEEN LOTS OF COMPLAINT ABOUT THIS ISSUES WITH CUSTOMERS WHO OWN 2004-2006 DODGE DURANGO AND CHRYSLER IS REFUSING TO FIX IT . I MADE A VIDEO TO SHOW YOU THE PROBLEM . HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=WTQ2GKNO0N8. *TR

MY CAR STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE 4 WHEEL DRIVE. IT WOULD START JERKING AT SLOW SPEED WHOLE TURNING (USUALLY WHILE PARKING). SHORTLY AFTER THAT THE 4LO LIGHT STARTED FLASHING. THE CAR WOULD ALSO MAKE A SOUND WHILE PARKED LIKE SOMETHING WAS TRYING TO SWITCH ON, THIS WOULD HAPPEN USUALLY AFTER USING THE KEYLESS ENTRY REMOTE. I'VE DONE QUITE A BIT OF RESEARCH AND THIS SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM A LOT OF DODGE DURANGO OWNERS HAVE. I HAVE SINCE HAD THE 4WD DISCONNECTED AND HAVE NOT HAD THE PROBLEM BUT THAT'S NOT A PERMANENT FIX. *TR

I HAVE A 2005 DODGE DURANGO LIMITED 4X4 IT CONSTANTLY LOCKS INTO 4LO AND 4LOCK ALL ON ITS OWN AND ENGAGES ON ITS OWN EVEN WITH VEHICLE OFF MOST TIMES LOCKING IN 4LO CAUSING TIRES TO STICK AND VERY DIFFICULT TO DRIVE OR TURN THIS HAPPENS AT ANY RATE OF SPEED ALSO WHEN FIRST STARTING TRUCK AND PUTTING IT IN DRIVE OR REVERSE TRANSMISSION IS GIVES A LOUD AIR LEAKING NOISE AND TAKES A LONG TIME TO PICK UP AND DRIVE I HAVE JUST RECENTLY BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE AND HAVE TAKEN IT BACK TO THE DEALER MULTIPLE TIMES TO BE TOLD THEY ARE UNSURE WHAT IS CAUSING THE ISSUE. I HAVE DONE RESEARCH AND SEE THAT SEVERAL DODGE DURANGO OWNERS ARE HAVING THIS ISSUE PLEASE HELP. *TR

FUEL OVERFLOWS WHEN YOU FILL THE TANK UP. GAS KICKS BACK SMELL GAS FUMES WHILE PARKED SOME TIMES. DEALER SAYS ITS NOT COVERED. BUT THERE IS A RECALL FOR FUEL TANK CHECK VALVE. VEHICLE WAS ALREADY CORRECTED ONCE FOR SAME ISSUE. PROBLEM REOCCURRED. *JS

CAR IS SHUTTING OFF AND THE POWER STEERING IS LOCKING DURING SLIGHT TURNS. ONCE IN MY DRIVEWAY, ONCE AT A DRIVE THRU AND ONCE IN A FIELD WHILE PARKING AT THE AIR SHOW. THE ONE AT THE AIR SHOW TOOK 15 MINUTES TO GET THE WHEEL TO UNLOCK TO FINALLY RESTART THE CAR. THIS HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES IN 5 DAYS NOW. I'M AFRAID FOR MY WIFE TO DRIVE THE CAR (IT'S HER CAR) NOW. THE KIDS WERE IN IT 2 OUT OF THE 3 TIMES. VERY VERY SCARY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE OIL AND ENGINE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT AN ABNORMAL NOISE EMITTED FROM THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 156,800.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE HAD A GASOLINE ODOR AFTER THE FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED POOLS OF GASOLINE ON TOP OF THE FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. NO REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 71,000.

THIS IS MY 2ND 2005 DODGE DURANGO THAT HAS THE EXACT SAME ISSUE AS DESCRIBED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09V003000. CHRYSLER RECALL H45. WHEN FILLING THE TANK, GAS SPITS BACK AT YOU. GASOLINE HITS YOUR PANTS, SHOES, AND ALL OVER THE GAS STATION PAVEMENT. THIS HAPPENS EVERYTIME YOU FILL THE TANK. THE WORKAROUND IS NOT FILL THE TANK ALL THE WAY BUT THAT IS A HIT OR MISS ISSUE. I CALL CHRYSLER AND THEY SAID THEY DON'T SEE THIS ISSUE WITH MY 2ND DURANGO. I'D TYPICALLY ACCEPT IT BUT SEEING HOW BOTH MY DURANGOS HAD THE EXACT SAME ISSUE IT IS A LITTLE BIT HARD TO SWALLOW. THIS VEHICLE HAS HAD THE ISSUE FOR AT LEAST A YEAR AND I AM READY FOR CHRYSLER TO FIX IT BEFORE THERE IS A FIRE OR OTHER EPA ISSUE. THANKS *TR

I HAVE A 2005 DODGE DURANGO 4X4 THAT IS SUDDENLY KICKING IN ON ITS OWN, VEHICLE PARKED KEY OUT STILL CLICKING AND TURNING ON AND OFF. SO THE SERVICE 4 WHEEL DRIVE CAME ON AS I WAS DRIVING, THEN THE VEHICLE SWITCHED IN TO 4 WHEEL DRIVE AND STUCK. WE TOWED THIS VEHICLE HOME THEN TOOK TO THE TRANSMISSION SHOP WHERE ARE VEHICLE STILL SITS 5 DAYS LATER, CAN NOT FIND THE ISSUE, ALSO WHEN YOU CLICK THE ALARM UNLOCK AND LOCK YOU CAN HEAR THE TRANSFER CASE ENGAGING AND DISENGAGING, WE HAVE READ LOTS OF PEOPLES REPORTS OF THEIR VEHICLE DOING THE SAME THING ON YEARS 2004 & 2005 WITH THE HEMI MOTOR, PLEASE IF ANYONE FINDS OUT WHAT IS GOING ON WITH THEIRS OR IF FIND ANY OTHER SUGGESTIONS THEN PLEASE WRITE A POST ABOUT IT,, I THINK OUR NEXT STEP IS TO GO TO DODGE AND MAKE THEM TAKE THIS POS BACK.... OR FIX.... *TR

I WAS DRIVING IN MY APARTMENT COMPLEX AND AS I SLOWED DOWN TO TURN MY TRUCK JUST SHUT OFF. STEERING WHEEL LOCKS AND I AM NOT ABLE TO TURN. I HAVE TO PRESS HARD ON THE BRAKE FOR IT TO STOP AND I CAN THEN PUT IT INTO PARK AND TURN THE KEY TO TURN IT BACK ON. I HAVE TWO SMALL CHILDREN OF THE AGE OF 1 & 2. HAVING THEM IN THE CAR WITH ME WHEN THIS HAPPENS IS NERVE WRECKING. IT'S HAPPENED AT LEAST ONCE OR TWICE EVERY 2-3 WEEKS. I HAVE ASKED MECHANICS IN REGARDS TO THIS AND HAVE HAD IT CHECKED AND NO ONE CAN TELL ME WHAT IT IS. THE PREVIOUS OWNER SAID THAT IT DID THE SAME NOT ALL THE TIME BUT WHEN HE TOOK IT TO THE DODGE DEALER, THEY COULDN'T TELL HIM WHAT IT WAS EITHER. MY LAST (MOST RECENT) INCIDENT WAS ON 5/10/14 - THE CAR SHUT OFF FOUR TIMES THAT DAY. 2 HAPPENED WHILE I WAS STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT, ONE HAPPENED AS I WAS SLOWING DOWN TO PARK AND ONE HAPPENED WHILE I WAS TURNING AND THE CAR SHUT OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF THE TURNING LANE WHILE MY FAMILY WAS IN THE CAR WITH ME. THE OTHER ISSUE I HAVE IS WITH MY FUEL TANK. I CAN'T FILL MY TANK BECAUSE WHEN I DO ... IT SPITS OUT GAS. ALSO, I'VE HAD TO SWITCH OUT MY IL PRESSURE SWITCH TWICE SINCE FEBRUARY 2014. I HAVE NO IDEA AS TO WHY IT'S DOING THAT. *TR

DURING NOVEMBER 2013, I DROVE MY VEHICLE APPROXIMATELY 3 MILES FROM MY HOUSE TO MY FRIENDS HOUSE. I SLOWED DOWN TO APPROXIMATELY 10 MILES PER HOUR AS I APPROACHED MY FRIEND'S HOUSE AND THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN WITH THE GEAR SHIFT IN DRIVE. THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED. I HAD NO CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. I PUT THE GEAR SHIFT IN NEUTRAL AND TURNED ON THE IGNITION TO GET THE ENGINE STARTED AGAIN. *JS

DURING MARCH 2014, I WAS DRIVING MY 2005 DODGE DURANGO ON THE HIGHWAY. AT APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE ENGINE SHUT OFF WHILE IN DRIVE. I HAD NO CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED. I PUT THE GEAR SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL AND TURNED THE IGNITION SWITCH BACK ON. I WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THIS WAS THE THIRD INCIDENT. PRIOR TO THIS THIRD INCIDENT, I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO TWO SEPARATE DEALERS AND THEY COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM. THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY COULD NOT DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. *JS

BETWEEN THE END OF NOVEMBER 2013 AND THE MIDDLE OF DECEMBER 2013, I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND HAD TO SLOW DOWN AS I APPROACHED THE TOLL BOOTH. AS I SLOWED DOWN TO APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN AND THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED. I HAD NO CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. I PUT THE GEAR SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL AS I ROLLED ALONG AND TURNED ON THE IGNITION TO RESTART THE ENGINE. THIS WAS THE SECOND TIME THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED WITHIN 2-3 WEEKS. *JS

THE FOUR WHEEL DRIVE WILL ENGAGE AND DISENGAGE WITH ENGINE OFF AND KEY OUT AND WILL ALSO ENGAGE WHILE DRIVING. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON 65 HWY NORTH IN MISSOURI AND FOR NO APPARENT REASON THE DURANGO STALLED AND I LOST ALL POWER MECHANICAL AND ELECTRICAL I COULD NOT STEER OR BRAKE IT WAS ALL I COULD DO TO MAINTAIN MY LANE I HAD JUST RECENTLY HAD AN OIL CHANGE AND STILL HAD ABOUT 1000 MORE MILES BEFORE I NEEDED A NEW CHANGE IT WAS A SCARY EXPERIENCE I COULD NOT RESTART THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL I FINALLY GOT PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND GOT IT RESTARTED HAD TO DRIVE BACK HOME UNDER 25 MILES PER HOUR OR IT WOULD STALL AGAIN IT WAS VERY UNSAFE AND ENDANGERED ME MY WIFE AND MY 3 CHILDREN. *TR

PURCHASED 2005 DODGE DURANGO IN DECEMBER 2005 BRAND NEW. HAD SEVERAL ISSUES WITH GAS OVERFLOWING WHEN FILLING UP VEHICLE. MY VEHICLE WAS PART OF THE RECALL AND PROBLEM WAS FIXED, BUT DAMAGE WAS ALREADY STARTING TO AFFECT PAINT ON THE VEHICLE RIGHT BELOW WHERE YOU FILL THE GAS TANK. THE RUST JUST STARTED BEING MORE VISIBLE THAN IT HAD BEEN OVER THE LAST SEVERAL MONTHS. IT SEEMS LIKE WHEN IT RAINS THE RUST IS GETTING WORSE. SINCE THIS PROBLEM STARTED OCCURRING, I HAVE NOTICED SEVERAL DODGE DURANGO VEHICLES WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM. IT SEEMS LIKE IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN A RECALL TO FIX THE PAINT ON THE DRIVER SIDE RIGHT BELOW WHERE YOU FILL THE GAS TANK, SINCE THE OVERFLOWING HAS CAUSED THIS PROBLEM. IT IS THE ONLY SPOT ON THE VEHICLE RUSTING. *TR

JUST PURCHASED MY 2005 DURANGO 5.7 HEMI LIMITED USED AT THE END OF 2013. HAVE HAD IT FOR LESS THAN 6 MONTHS. AFTER HAVING IT FOR A MONTH THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. THE NEXT DAY MY DURANGO STALLED WHILE I WAS DRIVING AT AROUND 40-45 MILES AN HOUR IN DOWNTOWN SAN DIEGO!! I PUT IT IN NEUTRAL AND IT STARTED RIGHT BACK UP. I THOUGHT IT WAS JUST BAD GAS BECAUSE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WENT OFF. BUT IN THE LAST FEW WEEKS IT HAS DONE THE SAME THING ABOUT 10 TIMES. MY FRIEND HOOKED IT UP TO HIS CODE READER AND IT SAID MY EGR VALVE NEEDS REPLACED. BUT NOW I'M SEEING ALL OF THESE COMPLAINTS ON HERE ABOUT THE SAME ISSUES AND I'M QUITE WORRIED. I AM ALSO HAVING A PROBLEM WITH THE FUEL TANK. I CAN'T FILL UP MY TANK OR THE GASOLINE SHOOTS OUT EVERYWHERE!! I NOTICED THERE IS NO METAL PIECE THAT CLOSES OFF WHEN YOU PULL THE NOZZLE OUT. ALSO MY IN DASH NAVIGATIONAL SYSTEM/CD PLAYER/RADIO QUIT WORKING. SCREEN ON IN DASH CONSOLE IS JUST LINES. NOW MY BLUE TOOTH IN THE REAR VIEW MIRROR ONLY WORKS INTERMITTENTLY. HAVE TO CLOSE THE REAR HATCH TWICE FOR CARGO LIGHT WARNING ON DASH TO GO OUT. CHARGER PORT IN FRONT PANEL STOPPED WORKING ON THE SECOND DAY I OWNED IT. SEEMS AS IF THERE ARE SOME MAJOR ELECTRICAL ISSUES HERE!! I OWNED A DODGE DAKOTA YEARS AGO AND NEVER HAD ANY PROBLEMS WITH IT!! I'M REALLY SURPRISED AT THE FACT THAT DODGE IS NOT TAKING CARE OF THESE ISSUES. I WILL BE CONTACTING A DEALER FOR THE RECALL ISSUES AND WILL LET YOU KNOW HOW THAT GOES, ESPECIALLY SINCE I'VE READ MORE THAN ONE

IT SPITS GAS BACK AT YOU WHEN YOU FILL UP I JUST READ ABOUT THE RECALL I'VE ONLY OWNED THE CAR FOR 2 YEAR. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND RESUMED NORMALLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED FIVE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS HOWEVER, A TROUBLE CODE WAS NOT DETECTED AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 142,000.

I WAS DRIVING MY 2005 DODGE DURANGO HOME ON THE FREEWAY GOING 55 MPH GETTING OFF ON THE OFF RAMP THE TRANSFER CASE SHIFTED INTO 4 LOW WHICH IN TURN LOCKED MY WHEELS UP (TOP SPEED IN 4 LOW IS ABOUT 30 MPH), THIS NEARLY CAUSED ME TO ROLL THE VEHICLE. WHEN I GOT OFF THE OFF RAMP THE SERVICE 4X4 LIGHT WAS ON THEN WENT OFF, WENT 2 MORE BLOCKS CAME BACK ON AND SHIFTED INTO 4 HI. THE TRANSFER CASE DOES SHIFT ON ITS OWN EVEN WHILE I AM NOT IN THE VEHICLE WITH MY KEY IN MY HAND. I HAVE READ MORE COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS TRANSFER CASE ISSUE THAN I CAN COUNT, IT IS NOT ONLY THE 2005 MODELS DOING THIS IT HAS BEEN HAPPENING WELL INTO THE FIRST GENERATION DURANGO. SOMETHING HAS TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS BEFORE SOME ONE IS SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED. I WAS LUCKY THIS TIME I AM AFRAID TO TAKE MY WIFE AND KIDS WITH ME ANY WHERE IN IT DUE TO THIS PROBLEM. PLEASE DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS BEFORE SOME ONE IS INJURED OR KILLED. *TR

I WAS DRIVING IN A STRAIGHT LINE WHEN IT STARTED TO DOWN POUR. I TURN THE WIPERS ON HIGH AND THE DRIVERS SIDE WIPER STOPPED MOVING AND GOT TANGLED WITH THE PASSENGER SIDE WIPER WHICH REMAINED FUNCTIONAL. DEALER INFORMS ME OVER THE PHONE THAT THE REPAIR WILL BE BETWEEN $450 TO $500. *TR

I WAS ON MY HOME FROM WORK GOING ABOUT 40MPH. I GOT TO A REDLIGHT BEFORE I STOPPED THE SUV JERKED. AND WHEN I PRESS THE GAS PEDDLE TO GO , THE SUV WOULD NOT MOVE. I THEN TRIED TO PUT IT IN ANOTHER GEAR IT WAS ON BUT IT STILL WOULD NOT MOVE. THE POLICE OFFICER THAT PUSHED IT OUT OF THE STREET SAID THAT IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION. ALSO YOU CAN JUST BE DRIVING THE SUV WOULD JUST STOP. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS, AND CAN CAUSE ACCIDENTS. ON ONE OCCASION I HAD TO NEARLY RUN OFF OF THE ROAD TO KEEP FROM HAVING AND ACCIDENT. I THINK THAT CHRYSLER LLC SHOULD REPLACE MY 2005 DODGE DURANGO. BEING THAT I'M A SINGLE GRANDPARENT AND NOW I HAVE NO TRANSPORTATION. SO I CAN'T GET TO WORK TO PROVIDE FOR MY GRANDDAUGHTER. *TR

I HAVE OWNED MY 05 DURANGO SINCE 07. MY DURANGO HAS STALLED NOW 4 TIMES IN 6 MONTHS. ONCE IN A HOSPITAL PARKING LOT GOING VERY SLOW. NEXT TIME WHILE BACKING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY. ABOUT A MONTH AGO I TURNED INTO MY NEIGHBORHOOD AND MADE A SLOW LEFT TURN ONTO MY STREET. IT LOST POWER HALFWAY INTO THE TURN. NO RPM'S NO SPEEDO. NO POWER STEERING NO POWER BRAKES. I MAN HANDLED THE TURN, FLIPPED IT IN NEUTRAL. TURNED THE KEY OFF THEN ON AND I HAD MY SPEEDO BACK, AND I CONTINUED TO START IT BACK UP. I THOUGHT OK THAT WAS CRAZY WEIRD. NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS, NO CODES. I THOUGHT IT WAS BAD GAS OR FUEL SYSTEM CLOGGED. I HAVE SINCE CLEANED ALL THEY UP AND SERVICED THE FUEL SYSTEM. THEN YESTERDAY IT HAPPENED AGAIN IN THE SAME EXACT LOCATION DOING THE SAME EXACT LOW SPEED MANEUVER. THIS TIME I HAD MY KIDS IN THE TRUCK. WHAT IF I PULLED ACROSS TRAFFIC TO TURN WITH NO POWER AND STALLS. WHAT IF MY WIFE WAS DRIVING? I'M NOT SURE SHE COULD REMEDY A SITUATION LIKE THIS. *TR

ENGINE TURNS OFF RANDOMLY USUALLY AT A LOWER SPEED BUT NOT ALWAYS. *TR

STARTED CAR IN THE MORNING AND IT STARTED TO MAKE ENGINE NOISE. TOOK IT TO DEALER. THEY SAID THE ROD BEARING IS BAD. HAVE TO REPLACE ENGINE. *TR

VEHICLE SWITCHES IN & OUT OF 4WD ON ITS OWN WHILE DRIVING, OR PUTS ITSELF INTO NEUTRAL ON THE 4WD, ALSO HEAR SOMETHING ENGAGING WHEN UNLOCKING DOORS WITH REMOTE WHEN PARKED OR REMOTE WON'T WORK AT ALL TO UNLOCK DOORS. MECHANIC FOUND LOTS OF OTHER MECHANICS WORKING ON SAME ISSUE ON A FORUM HE SUBSCRIBES TOO AND I FOUND TONS OF DURANGO & SOME PICKUP OWNERS COMPLAINING OF AND TRYING TO GET THE SAME ISSUE FIXED. I HAVE HAD SEVERAL OTHER MINOR ELECTRICAL ISSUES IN MY DURANGO FOR THE PAST TWO YEARS SO I AM CONVINCED THIS IS AN ELECTRICAL ISSUE. *TR

ON 3/19/2014 I WAS DRIVING IN THE MIDDLE LANE OF A VERY BUSY STREET CALLED GRATIOT AVE WITH HEAVY TRAFFIC AND THE ENGINE JUST STOPPED. I COULD NOT ACCELERATE AND HAD JUST ENOUGH SPEED TO SLOWLY MERGE RIGHT AND TURN INTO A SHOPPING MALL OFF THE STREET IN ORDER TO MISS ONCOMING TRAFFIC. MY TRUCK HAD COMPLETELY STALLED. *TR

DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND THE 4X4 ENGAGES WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE BEGINS TO JUMP EVERY 1/4 MILE OR SO, SLOWED SPEEDS TO 25, CONTINUED TO JUMP UNTIL I PULLED TO A COMPLETE STOP AND PARKED. PROBLEM CONTINUED TO OCCUR EVERY TIME I DROVE EVEN IF I NEVER WENT ANY FASTER THAN 25MPH. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO WHERE I HAD A WARRANTY AND AFTER THEM KEEPING MY DURANGO FOR OVER A MONTH AND A HALF THEY SAID THERE WERE METAL SHAVINGS IN COMPARTMENT FOR THE TRANSFER CASE AND THE TRANSFER CASE WAS REPLACED UNDER THE WARRANTY, HOWEVER THERE IS A TRANSFER CASE SHIFT MOTOR THAT IS NOT COVERED BECAUSE THEY SAY IT IS OUTSIDE OF THE TRANSFER CASE. THEY SAID EVEN IF I PAY THE HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS TO REPLACE THIS PART, THE PROBLEM WILL CONTINUE TO HAPPEN. I WANT THE PROBLEM FIXED AND I WOULD LIKE TO BE REIMBURSED BECAUSE I'VE SEEN THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE COMPLAINING OF THIS PROBLEM ALL OVER THE INTERNET. I REFUSE TO PAY FOR SOMETHING DODGE SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR BECAUSE IT IS A DEFECT OF THEIR VEHICLE. *TR

FUEL OVERFLOWS WHEN YOU FILL THE TANK UP. GAS KICKS BACK SMELL GAS FUMES WHILE PARKED SOME TIMES. DEALER SAYS ITS NOT COVERED. BUT THERE IS A RECALL. *TR

2 PROBLEMS: 1) EVEN THOUGH OUR LOCAL DEALERSHIP IS INSISTENT THAT WE DON'T HAVE A RECALL, I CAN SEE A RECALL ON YOUR PAGE ABOUT WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTORS. OUR WIPERS COME ON EVERY TIME WE START THE VEHICLE, AND THEY WORK SPORADICALLY. SOMETIMES WHILE THEY'RE ON, THEY WON'T COME ON AT ALL, AS MENTIONED IN THE RECALL INFORMATION. WHY ISN'T MINE COVERED? 2) BIGGEST PROBLEM: SEVERAL TIMES (UPWARDS OF TEN TIMES) I HAVE BEEN GOING SLOW, USUALLY MAKING A TURN, AND MY ENGINE STALLS. I HAVE TO TURN THE KEY OFF AND THEN RESTART, AND I'M OKAY AGAIN. TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC IN THE LAST PART OF JULY/FIRST PART OF AUGUST LAST YEAR, AND HE REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP. IT DIDN'T OCCUR AGAIN UNTIL DECEMBER, WHILE WE WERE ON VACATION- WE WERE SLOWLY GOING UP A HILL AND IT STALLED. HAD TO TURN THE KEY OFF AND THEN RE-START IT. IT HADN'T DONE IT AGAIN UNTIL A COUPLE DAYS AGO. IT DID IT THREE TIMES IN ONE DAY, THEN HAS BEEN DOING IT EACH DAY SINCE. I'M REALLY AFRAID THAT THE DURANGO IS GOING TO DIE IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC AND I'LL GET HIT. I HAVE FOUR YOUNG KIDS, AND I AM PANICKED THINKING ABOUT HAVING TO DRIVE IT WITH THEM INSIDE, BECAUSE I'M AFRAID THAT WE'RE GOING TO GET HIT AND HURT. IT'S SO SCARY THAT I'M TEMPTED TO TRADE IT IN- THOUGH I CAN'T REALLY AFFORD IT, WE JUST BOUGHT THIS THING USED LAST YEAR. I'M WONDERING IF IT DID THIS FOR THE PREVIOUS OWNERS AS WELL. THERE ARE COMPLAINTS ALL OVER THE INTERNET ABOUT THIS SAME PROBLEM, BUT NO FIX FOR IT. EVEN IF I COULD GET A MECHANIC TO TELL ME WHAT IT I

4X4 LOCKS UP WHEN TURNING END RESULT BROKE MY TRANSFER CASE. *TR

WHEN REFUELING VEHICLE, FUEL GUSHES OUT OF FUEL FILLER TUBE VIOLENTLY. THIS OCCURS NO MATTER WHAT SPEED FUEL IS PUMPED INTO TANK. I SEE THAT 2 RECALLS AFFECT THIS CONDITION IN THIS MODEL YEAR VEHICLE BUT THE RECALLS SEEM TO AFFECT ONLY A PORTION OF VEHICLES FOR THIS MODEL YEAR. MY VEHICLE APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN MANUFACTURED IN APRIL 2005. THIS APPEARS TO PLACE IT BETWEEN THE 2 GROUPS OF VEHICLES COVERED BY THE RECALL. I WENT TO A CHRYSLER DEALER ON 3-5-14 AND WAS TOLD THAT MY VEHICLE IS NOT COVERED BY THE RECALL. WHY AREN'T ALL VEHICLES AFFECTED WITH THIS PROBLEM COVERED. SEEMS TO BE VERY UNSAFE TO HAVE A LARGE QUANTITY OF GASOLINE EJECTED FROM THE FILLER EACH TIME IT IS FUELED. THE INCIDENT DATE I INDICATED ABOVE IS THE DATE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. I HAVE NO KNOWLEDGE OF PROBLEMS THE PREVIOUS OWNER ENCOUNTERED, IT WAS OWNED FROM NEW BY A LOCAL POLICE DEPARTMENT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED AFTER BEING SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL AND TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE THROTTLE CONTROL SENSOR HAD FAILED. THE CONTACT PERSONALLY REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 130,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

WHEN ACTUATING THE LEFT TURN SIGNAL, THE RIGHT TURN SIGNAL COMES ON. PROBLEM OCCURS FOR A SHORT TIME (A DAY) AND THEN DISAPPEARS. PROBLEM APPEARS INTERMITTENTLY. IF YOU ARE WATCHING TRAFFIC, YOU WILL NOT EVEN NOTICE THE PROBLEM AND THAT YOU ARE SIGNALLING THE WRONG DIRECTION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH OVER A POT HOLE, THE LIGHTS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND THE RADIO FAILED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE TAPPED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND THE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND THEY STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED ONCE BEFORE FOR THE SAME FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 127,000.

SPITS BACK FUEL AFTER REFUELING. POSSIBILITY OF FIRE HAZARD. *TR

I WANTED TO SHARE WITH YOU MY RECENT EXPERIENCE AT MY LOCAL DODGE DEALER, SPARTANBURG CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP FIRST, I WILL NEVER GO TO SPARTANBURG DODGE AGAIN, FOR ANYTHING. THEY TRIED TO CHARGE ME TO CORRECT A NHTSA RECALL (INSTRUMENT CLUSTER FIRE HAZARD), WHICH THEY DID COMPLETE. MY CLUSTER STILL TELLS ME THERE ARE PROBLEMS WITH 2 SYSTEMS MY VEHICLE DOES NOT HAVE INSTALLED. REGARDING THE 2ND RECALL I HAD THEM ADDRESS (FUEL TANK REPLACEMENT). I BROUGHT ME VEHICLE IN WITH NEARLY A HALF TANK OF GAS, WHEN I PICKED IT UP IT HAD APPROXIMATELY 1/2 GAL. MY ON BOARD COMPUTER TOLD ME I HAD 0 MILES TO EMPTY. I WAS TOLD THEY HAD NO WAY TO TRANSFER THE FUEL FROM THE OLD TANK TO THE NEW, WHICH IS BS. THEY HAVE TO GET THE FUEL OUT OF THE TANK AS IT IS AGAINST THE LAW TO DISPOSE OF THE FUEL, I SUSPECT SOMEONE GOT A FREE FILL UP. IN ADDITION, I HAD THE DEALER HAD MY VEHICLE FOR 4 DAYS AND STILL HAVE NOT RESOLVED THE RECALL. WHEN I CAME TO PICK MY VEHICLE UP THE SECOND TIME, THEY TRIED TO CHARGE ME OVER $100 DOLLARS FOR A "DIAGNOSTIC FEE" FOR RECHECKING THE RECALL ON THE CLUSTER, BUT I LATER FOUND OUT THEY DIDN'T DO ANYTHING AT ALL TO THE CLUSTER THE SECOND TIME. WHEN I TOLD THEM I WOULD NOT PAY FOR THE RECALL TO BE FIXED THEY THREATENED TO KEEP MY VEHICLE, UPON CALLING THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE TO RETRIEVE MY PROPERTY THEY CHANGED THEIR MIND. THEY BROUGHT ME THE KEYS TO MY VEHICLE AND POINTED ME IN THE DIRECTION OF IT. WHEN I FOUND IT, THE BATTERY WAS DEAD FROM A LIGHT LEFT ON, NO ONE CAME TO HELP

PLAY IN BOTH UPPER AND LOWER FRONT BALL JOINTS NEEDING NEW CONTROL ARMS. CAUSED CUPPING ON GOOD TIRES AND ALSO AN ALIGNMENT. *TR

AT VARIOUS TIMES FOR NO PARTICULAR REASON, THE VEHICLE SWITCHES IN AND OUT OF 4-WHEEL HIGH AND LOW. THE ISSUE BEGAN WITH IT OFF, THERE WAS A AUDIBLE MECHANICAL SHIFTING COMING FROM WHAT APPEARED TO BE THE TRANSFER CASE. AFTER THAT THE ISSUE BEGAN GETTING WORSE AND WORSE, SEVERAL MECHANICS HAVE LOOKED AT IT AND WERE UNABLE TO IDENTIFY WHAT THE ISSUE WAS. RECENTLY, THE VEHICLE HAS BEGUN SHIFTING INTO NEUTRAL AT 45 MPH+, AT THAT POINT A LOUD METAL GRINDING SOUND BEGINS AND DOES NOT STOP UNTIL THE VEHICLE IS SLOWED TO < 25 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE SLAMS INTO GEAR, WHICH IS USUALLY 4 WHEEL LOW. THE VEHICLE WILL NO LONGER SHIFT INTO ANY CHOSEN MODE, IT CHOOSES ITS OWN MODE AT RANDOM. AT TIMES IF THE VEHICLE IS STUCK IN 4 WHEEL LOW PUTTING IT INTO NEUTRAL AND THEN INTO REVERSE CAN HELP TO SWITCH THE VEHICLE BACK INTO AWD OR AT LEASE 4 WHEEL HIGH. *TR