TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE REFUELING THE VEHICLE, GASOLINE FUEL WOULD SPEW FROM THE FILLER NECK BEFORE THE TANK WAS ABLE TO BE FILLED. THE FAILURE HAD BEEN AN ONGOING RECURRENCE FOR TWO YEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR MECHANIC FOR THE FAILURE. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL RELATIVE TO THE FAILURE UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V003000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 73,200. UPDATED05/04/11 *BF UPDATED 11/18/11. *JB
2005 Dodge Durango complaints
Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 2005 record →
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT WHEN FUELING THE VEHICLE, GASOLINE FUEL WOULD SPEW BACK OUT ONTO HER CLOTHING. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED BUT DID NOT OFFER THE CONTACT ANY ASSISTANCE. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. NO REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED NOR WAS THE VEHICLE DIAGNOSED FOR THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 97,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 0.
FUEL BEGAN SPRAYING FROM NECK OF GAS TANK WHEN FILLING UP IN FALL OF 2010. WE TRIED REFILLING AT LARGE NUMBER OF SERVICE STATIONS ACROSS UTAH, NEVADA AND CALIFORNIA, WITH THE SAME RESULT WHEN THE NOZZLE CLICKS OFF, FUEL GUSHES OUT OF THE FUEL TANK. I TOOK IT TO THE LOCAL DODGE DEALER IN, AND AFTER SPENDING $260, THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO FIX THE PROBLEM. IT WILL COST ANOTHER $500 TO $1000 TO FIX THIS DANGEROUS PROBLEM. THERE WAS A RECALL OF LOWER VIN # DURANGOS TO FIX THIS, BUT NOT FOR OUR VIN #. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AS WELL AS A WASTE OF GAS AND A POLLUTION PROBLEM. *TR
WHEN REFILLING THE VEHICLE GASOLINE SQUIRTS OUT OF THE RECOVERY TUBE. THE HAPPENS AFTER EVERY FILL UP, IT DOESN'T MATTER IF YOU FILL UP QUICK OR SLOW. AFTER THE SHUTOFF ENGAGES FUEL SPILLS ALL OVER YOU, THE DURANGO AND THE GROUND.
WE HAVE BEEN HAVING TROUBLE FUELING OUR DURANGO FOR THE LAST 5 MONTHS. WHEN THE TANK IS FULL THE PUMPS SHUTS OFF AND THEN GASOLINE SPEWS OUT OF THE FILLER TUBE. ON MYSELF OR THE ATTENDANT, THE TRUCK, AND THE GROUND. IT DOES NOT MATTER THE STATION OR SPEED OF FILL. THERE ARE TWO OPEN RECALLS FOR THIS SAME ISSUE BUT I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY LOCAL DEALER MY VIN IS NOT INCLUDED. I REQUEST THAT CHRYSLER/DODGE BE FORCED TO EXPAND THE EFFECTED VEHICLES VIN NUMBERS AND DO THERE PART TO PROTECT THEIR CUSTOMERS AND THE ENVIRONMENT BUT STOPPING THE SPILL OF GAS ON US AND THE GROUND.
I GOT A RECALL LETTER FOR MY 2005 DODGE DURANGO AT AROUND 60,000 MILES. I WAS TOLD THAT THE RECALL DID NOT MATCH MY SUV VIN AND THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG. I NOW HAVE 76,000 MILES ON THE DURANGO AND IT STARTED THROWING UP FUEL WHEN COMPLETING A FILL UP. THIS HAPPENS EVERYTIME NOW. DODGE ALREADY SAID MY TRUCK WAS GOOD AND THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH IT. I AM SURE YOU THEY WILL TRY AND TELL ME TO COVER THE COST ON MY OWN. I WILL NOT COVER THE COST I PROMISE YOU THAT. DODGE YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS, SO FIX IT. YOU ARE SELLING JUNK AND I HAVE BEEN A TRUE CUSTOMER FOR MANY YEARS THIS IS MY 5TH DURANGO AND MY LAST. I HOPE IT STARTS A FIRE SO I WILL NO LONGER HAVE TO PAY FOR CRAP YOUR SELLING. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AS HE REFUELED THE VEHICLE, GASOLINE BEGAN SPEWING BACK FROM THE FILLER TUBE ONCE THE FUEL TANK WAS FULL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL VALVE WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE STATING THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V003000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 53,000. UPDATED 05/03/11*LJ UPDATED 7/08/11
WHILE FILLING FUEL, THE PUMP STOPPED AS NORMAL THAN SHORTLY AFTER WARDS A GEISER OF FUEL CAME SPEWING OUT OF THE DURANGO'S FILLER NOZZLE. *TR
ON 03-08-2011 WHILE PUTTING FUEL INTO MY 2005 DODGE DURANGO I WAS SOAKED IN GAS AT THE END OF THE FUELING. MY WIFE ADVISED ME THIS HAS HAPPENED BEFORE AT DIFFERENT GAS STATIONS, SOME FUEL ESCAPING THROUGH THE FILLER NECK AT THE END OF REFUELING AND SPRAYING PERSONS FUELING THE VEHICLE, AS WELL AS SPILLING ON THE VEHICLE AND THE GROUND. I CHECKED WITH NHTSA AND FOUND OUT THAT THERE ARE 2 RECALLS ON 2005 DODGE DURANGO FOR THIS EXACT ISSUE (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBERS 09V003000 AND 05V034000). PER INSRUCTIONS ON THOSE RECALL SUMMARIES I'VE CONTACTED CHRYSLER AT 1-800-853-1403 ON 03-09-2011. I'VE ADVISED THEM OF THE PROBLEM WITH MY VEHICLE AND THE FACT THAT THERE ARE TWO RECALLS ON THE SAME MAKE, MODEL, AND YEAR AS MY VEHICLE. CHRYSLER ASSIGNED ME A CASE NUMBER 20513614 AND A CASE MANAGER IDENTIFIED AS ROSIE WITH PHONE NUMBER 1-800-763-8422, EXT. 66049. THIS CASE MANAGER SAID THAT WHILE 2005 DODGE DURANGO HAVE BEEN RECALLED DUE TO THE FUEL SPILLING AT THE END OF REFUELING, MY VEHICLE DIDN'T HAVE THE RIGHT VIN NUMBER TO BE RECALLED. THE CASE MANAGER TOLD ME TO SET AN APPOINTMENT WITH A DODGE DEALER, STEVE WHITE DODGE IN HICKORY, NC, TO SEE WHAT WAS CAUSING THE FUEL SPILL. ON 03/15/2001 MY VEHICLE WAS CHECKED AT THE DODGE DEALERSHIP. IT WAS DETERMINED BY THIS DODGE DEALER THAT THE FUEL DOES ESCAPE AT THE END OF THE FUELING AND FITS THE DESCRIPTION ON NHTSA RECALLS 09V003000 AND 05V034000. HOWEVER, I WOULD HAVE TO PAY MYSELF FOR THE REPAIR SINCE MY VIN DOESN'T MATCH. I'VE CONTACTED TH
I OWN A 2005 DODGE DURANGO. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS FUEL SPILLED FROM THE GAS TANK OPENING DURING THE END OF MY REGULAR FILL-UPS. I IMMEDIATELY THOUGHT IT WAS BECAUSE OF THE PUMP BUT NONE OF THE OTHER CUSTOMERS HAD THAT PROBLEM. THIS HAS HAPPENED ABOUT 5 TIMES. I WILL BE CALLING THE MANUFACTURER CONCERNING THIS PROBLEM AND PRAY FOR A RESOLUTION I WILL NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR. *TR
GASOLINE SPLASHBACK ON 2005 DODGE DURANGO, THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES REGARDLESS OF HOW THE GAS IS PUMPED BY HAND OR AUTOMATICALLY SHUT OFF. *TR
I OWN A 2005 DODGE DURANGO VIN [XXX]. WHEN REFUELING THE VEHICLE, FUEL OVER FLOWS ONTO THE VEHICLE AND GROUND AT THE END OF THE FUELING PROCESS EVERY TIME YOU FILL THE TANK. MY RESEARCH HAS SHOWN THERE WAS A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V003000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY). THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL AND THAT I WOULD NEED TO BRING THE VEHICLE TO AN AUTHORIZED SERVICE STATION AND PAY FOR THE DIAGNOSTIC CHARGE WITHOUT REIMBURSEMENT. IN ADDITION, THEY WOULD NOT GUARANTEE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR, ONLY THE POSSIBILITY OF HELPING WITH PAYMENT. FELT THIS WAS UNSATISFACTORY DUE TO DODGE ALREADY RECALLING SOME 2005 DODGE DURANGOS AND THE APPARENT CONTINUATION OF THIS PROBLEM OUTSIDE OF THE ACCEPTABLE VIN NUMBER RANGE. NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. I AM UNABLE TO FILL THE FUEL TANK WITH GASOLINE AND COULD ONLY REFUEL WITH SMALL AMOUNTS OF GASOLINE AT A TIME. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
2005 DODGE DURANGO (V8 HEMI) PERIODICALLY STALLS DURING NORMAL DRIVING. ENGINE WILL DIE, POWER STEERING AND BRAKES WILL FAIL. ENGINE RESTARTS IMMEDIATELY AFTER EACH INCIDENT. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT REMAINS ILLUMINATED. HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER TWICE TO DIAGNOSE WITH NO RECTIFICATION OF THE ISSUE. DATE OF LATEST INCIDENT IS SHOWN BELOW. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DECELERATING, THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY WERE UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN REFUELING THE VEHICLE, GASOLINE WOULD SPEW BACK OUT FROM THE FILLER NECK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V003000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE: STORAGE: TANK ASSEMBLY) DID NOT INCLUDE HER VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED WHO CONFIRMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL AND PROVIDED NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 104,000. UPDATED 5/24/11 *CN
GAS TANK INLET VALVE IS NOT SHUTTING OFF, RESULTING IN GAS OVERFLOW WHEN FILLING UP, A POTENTIAL FIRE HAZARD. *TR
WHEN RE-FUELING THE GAS TANK ON MY 2005 DODGE DURANGO, ONCE THE TANK IS FULL AND THE GAS PUMP SHUTS OFF, EXCESS GAS SPILLS OUT OF FILLER TUBE ALL DOWN THE SIDE OF MY TRUCK AND THE GROUND. TOOK MY VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY CONFIRMED THAT THE FUEL TANK CHECK VALVE IS STICKING AND NOT RELEASING PROPERLY. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE DURANGO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED AND FUNCTIONED NORMAL. THE FAILURE WAS A CONTINUOUS OCCURRENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR INSPECTION AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 60,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT WAS REFUELING THE VEHICLE WHEN THE FUEL TANK OVERFLOWED AT THE END OF FUELING AND BEGAN SPILLING ONTO THE GROUND. THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V003000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY). THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE WAS UNABLE TO FILL THE FUEL TANK WITH GASOLINE AND COULD ONLY REFUEL WITH SMALL AMOUNTS OF GASOLINE AT A TIME. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.
MY 05 DURANGO 5.7 HEMI STALLED WITHOUT WARNING TWICE IN MY DRIVEWAY AND ONCE AS I WAS TURNING LEFT. NO POWER STEERING,NO POWER BRAKES,NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS CAME ON, IT WAS VERY SUDDEN AND FIND THIS TO BE DANGEROUS. I HAVE FOUND THAT OTHER DURANGO OWNERS ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUES. I THINK IT'S TIME DODGE FIGURES OUT WHAT TO DO BEFORE SOMETHING TERRIBLE HAPPENS. I TRANSPORT MY GRANDCHILDREN AND ALSO LIKE TO TRAVEL ALOT AND I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE NOW. LETS'S HOPE THIS PROBLEM IS ACKNOWLEDGED SOON ENOUGH. THANK YOU. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT WAS REFUELING THE VEHICLE WHEN THE NOZZLE SHUT OFF AND GASOLINE BEGAN SPEWING FROM THE VEHICLE FILLER NECK. THE CONTACT ASSUMED THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY THE FUEL PUMP AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A SECOND GASOLINE STATION WHERE THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE MOLDED VALVE AND CONTROL VALVE WAS FAILING AND THE TANK WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 05V034000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 97,605. UPDATED 03/31/11*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED AFTER A FEW PHONE CALLS, CHRYSLER AGREED TO PAY FOR THE DEFECT, MINUS 150. UPDATED 05/23/11
WHILE DRIVING THE RPMS WILL JUMP AROUND. THEN WHEN SLOWING DOWN OR AT A STOP THE ENGINE WILL STALL OUT. THIS HAS USUALLY HAPPENS GOING ABOUT 34-50 MPH AND IT STALLS LEAVING YOU UNABLE TO TURN. VERY DANGEROUS. THEY HAVE REPROGRAMED COMPUTER AND REPLACED THROTTLE POSITIONER. IT HAS OCCURED AROUND 5 TIMES JUST IN THE PAST WEEK. IT STARTED OUT DOING IT ONCE EVERY COUPLE MONTHS NOW IT WILL DO IT WITHIN FEET OF RESTARTING. I HAVE TO STOP, PUT IN PARK, AND RESTART. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN REFUELING THE VEHICLE, GASOLINE WOULD SPEW BACK OUT FROM THE FILLER TUBE, SIMILAR TO THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 07V426000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE: STORAGE: TANK ASSEMBLY). BOTH THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE CONTACTED AND ADVISED THAT THE CONTACTS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 67,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000. UPDATED 4/01/11*BF THE CONSUMER STATED HE IS ABLE TO PROVIDE VIDEO FOOTAGE OF THE FUEL SPILLING OUT OF THE FILLER TUBE. IT OCCURS ON ALMOST EVERY TIME THE CONSUMER FILLS THE VEHICLE. EACH SPILL OVER FLOWS APPROXIMATELY 1/2 GALLON OF FUEL ON THE GROUND. UPDATED 07/29/11
EVERY TIME I FILL UP THE FUEL TANK ON MY 2005 DODGE DURANGO, AT LEAST A GALLON SPILLS OUT OF THE FILLER NECK WHEN IT HAS FINISHED FUELING. THIS COULD EASILY START A FIRE OR EXPLOSION AND COULD SERIOUSLY INJURE PEOPLE. CHRYSLER HAS REFUSED TO LOOK AT THE VEHICLE STATING THAT IT IS NOT COVERED IN A PREVIOUS RECALL FOR THE EXACT SAME ISSUE. *TR
2005 DODGE DURANGO FUEL SPILLS AT GAS PUMP. *TR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHENEVER SHE ADDED FUEL TO THE VEHICLE THE TANK WOULD OVERFLOW AND FUEL WOULD SPLASH OUT ON THE PERSON FILLING THE TANK AS WELL AS THE VEHICLE AND GROUND. THIS SITUATION CAUSES A DANGEROUS SITUATION BECAUSE OF THE GASOLINE SPILLAGE. THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALLS FOR FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT FILED A COMPLAINT WITH MANUFACTURER BUT SHE WAS STILL AWAITING A RESPONSE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 128,000.
MY 2005 DODGE DURANGO SPILLS GAS EVERY TIME WE FILL IT UP. IT HAS BEEN DOING THIS FOR THREE YEARS. DODGE HAS A RECALL FOR THIS, BUT MY VEHICLE IS NOT PART OF IT. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS. IF I FIX IT MYSELF, IT WILL COST OVER $700. *TR
THE VEHICLE STALLS WHILE DRIVING, WITHOUT WARNING THE WHOLE CAR JUST SHUTS OFF, LEAVING THE DRIVER WITH NO STEERING, BRAKES, OR CONTROL OF THE CAR.
I HAVE TWO SAFETY CONCERNS ABOUT OUR 2005 DODGE DURANGO. FIRST, DURING THE END OF FUEL FILLING, AS THE VAPOR LOCK ON THE PUMP ENGAGES AND SHUTS THE VALVE TO THE PUMP OFF, GAS IMMEDIATELY SPEWS FROM THE FILLER NECK, AS IF THE TANK DEPRESSURIZED. IT HAS HAPPENED TO ME THREE (3) TIMES NOW. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN! THE RESULT COULD CAUSE A FIRE RESULTING IN SERIOUS INJURY OR WORSE! THE OTHER ISSUE THAT I HAVE A MAJOR CONCERN WITH IS THAT THE VEHICLE STALLS DURING LOW SPEED TURNING. IF AT AN INTERSECTION AND ATTEMPTING A TURN, THE VEHICLE MAY STALL AND CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME MORE THAN TEN (10) TIMES IN THE EIGHT MONTHS THAT WE HAVE OWNED THE VEHICLE. THIS TOO IS A MAJOR CONCERN AS IT CAN ALSO CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY OR WORSE TO NOT ONLY MYSELF, WIFE, YOUNG CHILDREN, AND OTHERS THAT MAY BECOME INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT IF IT WHERE TO HAPPEN! I HAVE REPORTED THE ISSUES TO DODGE AND THEIR RESPONSE TO ME IS TO HAVE THE VEHICLE DIAGNOSED. I DO PLAN ON DOING THIS HOWEVER, WHILE RESEARCHING THE ISSUES ONLINE, I HAVE FOUND A MANY NUMBERS OF VEHICLES (SAME YEAR, MAKE, AND MODEL) WITH THE EXACT SAME ISSUES. THIS LEADS ME TO BELIEVE THAT THIS IS NOT ISOLATED AND SHOULD BE CAUSE FOR SAFETY CONCERNS THROUGHOUT THE NATION FOR THE VEHICLES/OWNERS. *TR
I HAVE A 2005 DODGE DURANGO AND WHEN THE FUEL TANK IS FILLED UP, BEFORE THE AUTO SHUT OFF ENGAGES ON THE FUEL PUMP, THE FUEL TANK SPEWS FUEL BACK OUT OF THE INLET ON THE VEHICLE. THIS OCCURS NEARLY EVERY TIME THE FUEL TANK IS FILLED UP WHERE WE RELY ON THE AUTO SHUT OFF TO SIGNAL WHEN THE TANK IS FULL. THIS CAUSES FUEL TO SPILL ONTO THE GROUND AND DOWN THE SIDE OF MY VEHICLE, AND AT TIMES ONTO MYSELF OR MY WIFE, WHICH CAN BE A SAFETY HAZARD. NO PARTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED AS THE DEALER QUOTED SEVERAL HUNDRED DOLLARS AND STATED ALTHOUGH THERE IS A RECALL FOR THIS EXACT ISSUE, THE RECALL IS VIN SPECIFIC AND OURS DOES NOT QUALIFY. *TR
THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH MY 2005 DODGE DURANGO 5.7L HEMI. IT STALLS WITHOUT WARNING WHEN COASTING. MY WIFE COMPLAINED BUT I DIDN'T BELIEVE HER MUCH UNTIL IT HAPPENED TO ME. I WAS APPROACHING A TURN THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE CAR LOST ITS POWER STEERING. I LOOKED DOWN AT THE RPM'S AND NOTICED THE VEHICLE HAD TURNED OFF, I THREW IT INTO NEUTRAL, COASTED AND RE-STARTED THE CAR. ALMOST HIT THE CENTER DIVIDE AND MISSED THE TURN AND IF MY WIFE WAS DRIVING I'M SURE SHE WOULD HAVE GOTTEN INTO AN ACCIDENT. I HAVE READ NUMEROUS ONLINE COMPLAINTS FROM DIFFERENT FORUMS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM, THIS IS DEFINITELY NOT AN ISOLATED ISSUE! *TR
WHILE FUELING THE VEHICLE, GAS LEAKS OUT ONTO THE UNDERCARRIAGE WITHOUT EXITING OUT OF THE TOP OF THE FUEL TANK FILLER NECK AND WELL BEFORE THE TANK IS FULL. IT IS AS THOUGH SOMETHING INTERNAL TO THE FUEL NECK IS RESTRICTING THE INCOMING FUEL AND FORCING IT OUT. THE LEAKING ONLY OCCURS DURING FUELING. THE FUEL NEVER COMES OUT OF THE TOP OF THE FILLER NECK, THE ONLY INDICATOR OF A PROBLEM TO THE PERSON WHO IS FUELING THE VEHICLE IS A LARGE POOL OF GAS UNDER THE VEHICLE AND THE STRONG SMELL OF GASOLINE. *LN
WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MILES PER HOUR IN A RAIN STORM THE WINDSHIELD WIPER SUFFERED A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE. *LN
WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MILES PER HOUR IN A RAIN STORM THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM SUFFERED A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE. ENGINE WOULD STOP AND THEN RESTART, ALL POWERED EQUIPMENT WOULD TURN OFF AND THEN BACK ON. EVERY LIGHT IN INSTRUMENT PANEL WOULD GO OFF AND THEN BACK ON AGAIN. VEHICLE WAS UNRESPONSIVE TO CYCLING OF THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE VEHICLE WOULD TURN OFF WHILE THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS IN THE FULL RUN POSITION. THE VEHICLE WOULD CONTINUE TO RUN WHEN IGNITION SWITCH WAS MOVED TO THE OFF POSITION. AFTER BEING POWERED OFF FOR A LONG TIME AND WITH THE KEY COMPLETELY REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND ANY ACCESSORIES (RADIO, AC, ETC) WHICH HAD BEEN POWERED ON BEFORE SHUTDOWN, WOULD RE-ACTIVATE. *LN
INTERIOR LIGHTS, WON'T COME ON UNLESS YOUR PRESS THE INDIVIDUAL LIGHT POWER ON BUTTON, AND THEN THEY STAY ON UNTIL THE INDIVIDUAL LIGHT SWITCHES ARE CYCLED AGAIN. INTERIOR LIGHTS WILL NOT COME ON WHEN DOORS ARE OPENED, OR WHEN ATTEMPTING TO POWER ON VIA DIMMER SWITCH. DODGE MECHANICS CAN'T EVEN FIGURE OUT THIS ONE. *LN
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN HE FILLED THE FUEL TANK, THE FUEL WOULD SPIT BACK OUT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY THE FUEL INLET LINK. THE CONTACT REFERENCED RECALL 09V003000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE: STORAGE: TANK ASSEMBLY) BUT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 34,500.
STALLING UPON DECELERATION OF THE VEHICLE (2005 DODGE DURANGO). STALLING WHILE DRIVING ON THE ROAD WHEN DECELERATING.*TR
I OWN A 2005 DODGE DURANGO - EVERY TIME I FILL-UP AT THE GAS STATION, FUEL SPURTS OUT WHEN THE PUMP FINISHES. *TR
EVERY TIME I FILL UP THE VEHICLE THERE IS A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF GAS THAT SPLASHES OUT BEFORE THE PUMP TURNS OFF. IT GOES ALL OVER THE VEHICLE AND THE GROUND. *TR
FUEL SPIT BACK OUT OF THE FUEL FILLER NECK WHEN FILLING UP GAS TANK. THIS BEGAN OCCURRING IN DECEMBER 2010 AND OCCURS 100% OF THE TIME THE TANK IS FILLED. ESTIMATED .5 - 1 GALLON OF FUEL IS SPILLED EACH TIME. THIS ISSUE IS SIMILAR TO EXISTING NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 09V003000 / RECALL RECALL 09V-003 /RECALL 05V-034. I CALLED MY LOCAL DODGE DEALER AND THEY STATED MY VIN # IS NOT COVERED BY THE RECALLS STATED ABOVE. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN. MY DURANGO HAS A BUILD DATE OF MARCH 2005 AND THE RECALLS ABOVE ONLY COVERS DURANGOS BUILT THROUGH NOVEMBER 2004. I AM ASKING THE INVESTIGATION BE REOPENED TO DETERMINE IF THE EXISTING RECALLS NEED TO BE EXPANDED TO COVER ADDITIONAL BUILD DATES/VIN NUMBERS.
FUEL TANK OVERFLOWS EVERY TIME I FILL THE TANK. THERE IS A RECALL FOR THE 2005 DODGE DURANGO FOR THIS PROBLEM HOWEVER MY VIN # IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. CHRYSLER STATES I MUST PAY TO HAVE THE VEHICLE DIAGNOSED WHICH IS NON REFUNDABLE. *TR
THIS VEHICLE ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS SHUTS OFF WHILE MOVING DOWN THE ROAD. STARTED OUT ONLY DURING SLOW SPEEDS, BUT HAS STARTED TO DO IT WHILE ACTUALLY CRUISING DOWN THE ROAD. NO WARNING, JUST TOTAL LOSS OFF STEERING, BRAKES AND ENGINE. LUCKILY IT HAS CRANKED BACK UP AND ABLE TO GET OUT OF THE ROAD. I ALSO HAVE HAD ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE INDICATE THAT THE ENGINE WAS OVERHEATING AND THE CAR WILL JUST REV UP AND LOSE POWER. I HAVE HAD EVERYTHING CHECKED (FLUIDS, OIL PUMP, RADIATOR, PLUGS AND WIRES ETC) AND FIND NOTHING WRONG. OF COURSE NOTHING WILL BE WRONG UNTIL THE ENGINE BLOWS, WHICH THEN CAN BE FIXED AT MY EXPENSE. ANOTHER PROBLEM TO ADD TO THE LIST IS THE LIFTGATE ACUATOR STOPPED WORKING WHICH HAS MADE IT IMPOSSIBLE TO OPEN THE REAR HATCH. THE PLASTIC GEAR IN THE MOTOR IS BROKE BUT YOU HAVE TO BUY THE WHOLE PART TO FIX IT. *LN
MY 05 DODGE DURANGO WITH 5.7 HEMI IS STALLING WITH NO WARNING. NO POWER STEERING, NO POWER BRAKES, NO CHECK LIGHTS COME ON, THE RADIO REMAINS ON BUT THATS IT. I CAN PUT IN PARK OR NUTERAL AND IT COMES BACK ON. THIS NORMALLY HAPPENS WHEN I AM TURNING, THIS IS SO DANGEROUS!! SEARCHING THE WEB I HAVE FOUND THERE ARE QUITE A FEW PEOPLE OUT THERE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM I THINK ITS TIME DODGE FIGURES THIS OUT BEFORE SOMETHING TERRIBLE HAPPENS. *TR
I HAVE A 2005 DODGE DURANGO WHEN FILLING UP WITH GAS THE PUMP WILL KICK OFF AND GAS WITH SHOOT OUT ALL OVER. *TR
ENGINE STALLS W/O WARNING OR. *TR
PURCHASE 2005 DURANGO 3 WEEKS AGO. FILLED THE GAS TANK 4 TIMES AND EACH TIME GAS SHOOTS OUT OF THE GAS TANK AFTER FUELING STOPS. GAS WENT ON THE VEHICLE, GROUND AND PERSON FUELING. IT DOESN'T MATTER HOW SOON YOU STOP FUELLING. CONTACT CHRYSLER REGARDING THE ISSUE AND KNOWN SIMILAR RECALL FOR OTHER VIN NUMBERS. WAS TOLD IT WASN'T COVERED AND I WOULD NEED TO TAKE IT TO A DEALERSHIP AND PAY FOR DIAGNOSTIC FEE AND REPAIR FEE. DID STATE THAT IT MAY BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY THAT WE PURCHASED, BUT WOULD HAVE TO PAY 200 DEDUCTIBLE. I EXPLAINED THAT WE DIDN'T WANT TO PAY FOR A DODGE DEFECT AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WASN'T A DEFECT. I EXPLAINED THAT MANY OTHER VEHICLES - THAT WEREN'T A PART OF THE RECALL- WERE HAVING THIS ISSUE AND THAT IT SHOULD BE LOOKED INTO BEFORE SOMEONE CATCHES ON FIRE OR CATCHES A GAS STATION ON FIRE. I WAS IGNORED AND TOLD THAT IF I WANTED IT FIXED, I SHOULD TAKE IT TO A DEALERSHIP AND BE HAPPY I HAVE A WARRANTY TO PAY FOR IT. *TR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT EVERY TIME HE TRIED TO PUT FUEL IN HIS VEHICLE, THE FUEL WOULD SPILL OUT THE FILLER NECK. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL 05V034000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE: STORAGE: TANK ASSEMBLY: FILLER PIPE AND CAP). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 70,000.
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN HE ADDED GASOLINE TO THE FUEL TANK THAT THE FUEL WOULD SPILL OUT OF THE TANK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED BY A DEALER SINCE THEY WOULD HAVE TO DROP THE TANK. THEY ALSO ADVISED HIM THAT HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER (09V003000-FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY). THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 68,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 75,000.
WHEN FILLING UP THE GAS TANK, THE TANK OVERFLOWS AND SPEWS OUT GASOLINE PRIOR TO THE GAS PUMP SHUTTING OFF. THIS OCCURS WHEN MANUALLY DOWN THE TRIGGER ON THE GAS PUMP AND WAITING FOR THE PUMP TO SHUT OFF AUTOMATICALLY. I DID NOT LOCK THE GAS PUMP TRIGGER INTO PLACE AND WAS NOT ATTEMPTING TO "TOP OFF" THE GAS TANK. MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT SOME 2005 DURANGOS WERE RECALLED BECAUSE OF A SIMILAR ISSUE. MY VEHICLE SHOWS NO RECALLS BUT CLEARLY HAS A SAFETY ISSUE RELATING TO THE GAS TANK.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE DURANGO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN INTO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIANS REPLACED THE EGR VALVE. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CONTINUED TO ILLUMINATE INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER A SECOND TIME WHERE THE TECHNICIANS WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A DIFFERENT DEALER WHERE THERE WERE SEVERAL REPAIRS MADE. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO EXPERIENCE THE FAILURE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THE INTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE FELT HOT AND THERE WAS SMOKE INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE CONTACT WAITED FOR THE VEHICLE TO COOL DOWN AND DROVE TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIANS NOTICED THE WIRING HARNESS AND THE INTAKE MANIFOLD HAD MELTED. THE TECHNICIANS REPLACED THE LIFTERS, WIRING HARNESS, INTAKE MANIFOLD AND THE OXYGEN SENSOR. AFTER THE REPAIRS WERE MADE, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CONTINUED TO ILLUMINATE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,000.
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NHTSA publishes every complaint as the owner wrote it and investigates only a fraction. Spelling, capitalisation and judgement are the filer’s own. What carries weight is repetition: the same component failing the same way across many filings, and whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.
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