2005 Dodge Durango complaints

MY 2005 DODGE DURANGO STALLS WHILE DRIVING & THE STEERING WHEEL WILL LOCK IN POSITION. THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED (APPROX AUG, 2006), I WAS TURNING INTO A SHOPPING CENTER & ALMOST HIT A CAR COMING OUT OF THE SHOPPING CENTER B/C MY TRUCK STALLED & THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED & WOULD NOT ALLOW ME TO TURN IN ANY DIRECTION ANYMORE! THE SECOND TIME THIS HAPPENED (JUST THIS WEEK, APRIL 2007), I HAD JUST BACKED OUT OF A PARKING SPOT, PUT IT IN DRIVE & STARTED TO GO FORWARD WHILE TURNING (BOTH TIMES THIS HAPPENED I WAS TURNING TO THE RIGHT) ... I MOVED FORWARD SLIGHTLY & THEN IT STALLED OUT ... AGAIN, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP. WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLS, EVERYTHING SHUTS OFF ... ALL ELECTRONICS, EVERYTHING ... AND THE STEERING WHEEL WILL LOCK IN PLACE. THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP WANTS ME TO PAY $100! JUST TO TELL ME WHAT IS WRONG, IF THEY CAN FIND ANYTHING ON THE TRUCKS COMPUTER! I PURCHASED THE TRUCK IN FEB, 2006 IN PITTSBURGH, PA. I DROVE IT DOWN TO KEY WEST & HAD A PROBLEM WITH AN OIL SENSOR DURING THE TRIP. MY BIGGEST CONCERN IS THE FACT THAT WHEN IT STALLS, EVERYTHING TURNS OFF & THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKS UP. I HAVE TO HOPE OTHER DRIVERS ARE AS CAUTIOUS AS I AM & THAT MY BRAKES DON'T FAIL ON ME TOO! *TR

VEHICLE STALLED IN TRAFFIC WHILE MAKING A RIGHT HAND TURN. NO WARNING JUST DIED.*AK

SUV STALLS WITH I MAKE A TURN OR JUST SLOW DOWN. I ALMOST HIT SOMEONE MAKING A TURN BECAUSE THE CAR STALLED. MY CAR HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP ABOUT 3 TIMES FOR THIS PROBLEM. THEY LOOKED AT IT AND THE DODGE PEOPLE AND COULD NOT FIX IT. THEN THEY GAVE ME A COMPUTER THAT WOULD COLLECT DATA ABOUT THE CAR WHEN THE PROBLEM HAPPENED. I DROVE WITH THE COMPUTER IN THE CAR FOR ABOUT 2 WEEKS. THEY DID NOT FIND ANY INFORMATION THAT WOULD HELP THEM FIX THE CAR. THEN THEY REPLACED THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE PROBLEM DID NOT HAPPEN FOR A LONG TIME. BUT IT HAS HAPPENED ABOUT 3 TIMES AFTER THEY DID THAT. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE STOPPED THE MOTOR SHOOK, AND THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF. THE FAILURE BEGAN SIX MONTHS AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO GET REPAIRED ON THREE OCCASIONS, BUT THE PROBLEM RECURRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 30,000, AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,000.*AK

TRANSMISSION SHIFTS HARD AFTER DECELERATION THEN ACCELERATION. NOTICEABLE "CLUNK" WHEN ACCELERATING. SOMETIMES WILL SLIP OUT OF GEAR WHEN GOING FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE. *JB

TL*- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT NOTICED THE OVERHEAD LIGHTS ILLUMINATED UPON ENTERING THE VEHICLE. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH THREE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL, AND THEN NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM BEHIND THE STEERING WHEEL. ALSO, THE CONTACT NOTICED FIRE COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE FIRE DESTROYED THE VEHICLE. THE INSURANCE INVESTIGATOR INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE FIRE STARTED IN THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THERE WAS RECALL 07V092000 REGARDING THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE 60, 000.*AK

THE 2005 DURANGO STALLS DURING ACCELERATION AND AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS WITH NO WARNING, IT WILL NOT START AGAIN UNTIL VEHICLE IS COMPLETELY STOPPED EVEN IF SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL. THE ECM SETS NO CODES AND NORMALLY VEHICLE RUN FINE AND EVERYTHING CHECKS OUT OK. THIS CAN BE DANGEROUS BECAUSE SUDDENLY YOUR VEHICLE IS POWERLESS IN THE MIDDLE OF SIX LANES OF TRAFFIC AND YOUR LOOKING FOR A SAFE PLACE TO GO SO YOU CAN STOP AND START IT AGAIN. *JB

MY 2005 DURANGO HAD THE AIRBAG LIGHT GO ON 4 TIMES NOW. EACH TIME IT HAS BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER'S SERVICE DEPARTMENT, AND THEY FIXED THE PROBLEM, BUT GAVE IT 4 TO 5 MONTHS FOR THE LIGHT TO COMESON AGAIN, SAME THING WAS FIXED AND IT HAPPENED AGAIN 4 TO 5 MONTHS LATER, THISWAS A SAFETY ISSUE WHEN IT CAME TO THE AIRBAG. I TRAVELED WITH AN INFANT IN THIS CAR ,AND I WONDERED IF MY AIRBAG WILL GO OFF WHILE I'M DRIVING OR IF I WAS TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT WILL IT DEPLOY???? RIGHT NOW THE CARD IS AT THE DEALERSHIP AGAIN FOR THE SAME PROBLEM I AM TO THE POINT I DID NOT FEE SAFE DRIVING THIS CAR. *AK

WHEN FILLING VEHICLE WITH GAS THE PUMP STOPS WHEN FULL AND GASOLINE SPILLS OUT OF THE FILL PIPE ONTO THE VEHICLE AND PAVEMENT, CREATING A FIRE HAZARD AND AN UNNECESSARY WASTE OF GASOLINE AND EXPOSURE TO HARMFUL FUMES AND LIQUID.*AK

SHORTLY AFTER I PURCHASED MY 2005 DURANGO THE PLASTIC PIECE ON WHERE THE SEATBELT CONNECTS TO THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT CAME OFF. THE DEALER REPLACED IT , AND A FEW EEKS LATER IT HAPPENED AGAIN. THIS TIME IT FELL OF THE VEHICLE AND WAS NOT NOTICED. A YEAR AFTER I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE THE PLASTIC AROUND THE DRIVER'S SEAT CRACKED ALONG THE WHOLE SIDE.*AK

TRANSMISSION SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR IN MIDDLE OF INTERSECTION, WOULD NOT GO BACK IN GEAR. VEHICLE WAS TOWED, ACCORDING TO DEALERSHIP JUST NEEDED TRANSMISSION SERVICE. THE SERVICE WAS DONE AND VEHICLE BROKE DOWN AGAIN- SAME PROBLEM- TWO WEEKS LATER. THIS TIME DEALER CLAIMED VEHICLE WAS LOW ON TRANSMISSION FLUID ( EVEN THOUGH SERVICE WAS DONE 2 WEEKS/ 50 MILES PRIOR) TRANSMISSION NOW SHIFTS ROUGH FROM FIRST TO SECOND AND THIRD TO FOURTH GEAR. ACCORDING TO DEALER NOTHING IS WRONG WITH TRANSMISSION. *JB

WE PURCHASED A USED 2005 DODGE DURANGO IN JANUARY OF THIS YEAR. WE WERE DRIVING ONE DAY A FEW WEEKS AFTER WE PURCHASED IT AND NOTICED THAT THE INTERIOR LIGHTS DID NOT GO OUT AFTER THE DOORS WERE CLOSED. I THINK THERE IS A TYPE OF "SWITCH" WHICH SHUTS OFF THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS IN THE VEHICLE AFTER (I BELIEVE) 15 MINUTES, SO EACH TIME WE SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE THE LIGHTS STAYED ON A FEW MINUTES. AFTER ABOUT 4 DAYS OF THIS, I STARTED THE VEHICLE UP ONE DAY AND IT DID NOT START. WE HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED AND WERE TOLD THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER HAD TO BE REPLACED. IT TOOK A FEW DAYS TO HAVE THE WORK DONE SINCE THE SERVICE CENTER SAID THEY DO NOT TYPICALLY KEEP THE PARTS IN STOCK FOR A 2005 SINCE IT IS NOT A PROBLEM GENERALLY SEEN ON A NEWER VEHICLE. WHAT I HAVE READ ONLINE WITH THE RECENT RECALL WAS "THE COMPANY SAID IF DRIVERS NOTICE PROBLEMS WITH THE INTERIOR LIGHTS, THEY SHOULD TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO A DEALER FOR INSPECTION. IN SOME CASES, THE INTERIOR LIGHTS WILL NOT PROPERLY DIM AFTER THE DOORS ARE CLOSED." WELL, THAT IS EXACTLY THE PROBLEM WE HAVE, BUT OUR VEHICLE IS NOT PART OF THE RECALL. *JB

TL*- PLEASE REFER TO NHTSA ACTION NUMBER : EA05018 .THE CONTACT PURCHASED A 2005 DODGE DURANGO ON OR ABOUT MARCH 2005 WITH AN ODOMETER READING OF 10 MILES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ON FEBRUARY 15, 2007 A FIRE BEGAN ON THE VEHICLE'S DASHBOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN EARLY IN THE MORNING, THEN PARKED FOR 2 HOURS. THE CONTACT WENT OUT A SECOND TIME, AND THAT WASWHEN THE FIRE WAS NOTICED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DON WEIRS RENO DODGE ON FEBRUARY 16, 2007. AN INVESTIGATOR FROM DODGE WAS ASK TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS STORED AT THE DEALER FROM FEBRUARY 16, 2007 TO THE PRESENT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A CALL FROM THE INVESTIGATOR ON FEBRUARY 20, 2007 REGARDING THE FIRE. A REPRESENTATIVE FROM DAIMLER CHRYSLER CALLED ON FEBRUARY 26,2007 WHO SAID THAT IT WAS NOT AN AFTERMARKET DEFECT, BUT A MANUFACTURING DEFECT AND WOULD BE COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY. THE CONTACT WAS FAXED A LETTER FROM DAIMLER CHRYSLER, IN WHICH DAIMLER CHRYSLER AGREED COVER THE COST OF THE REPAIRS TO THE VEHICLE IF THE CONTACT AGREED TO NOT TO PURSUE THIS MATTER IN COURT AFTER REPAIRS WERE DONE, AND TO EXCLUDE DAIMLER CHRYSLER OF ANY ADDITIONAL LIABILITY. THE CONTACT FILED A COMPLAINT AGAINST DAIMLER CHRYSLER BECAUSE OF THIS LETTER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE BOTH 35,000.*AK

WHILE DRIVING MY 2005 DODGE DURANGO, THE RADIO SHUTS OFF, THE RPM'S GO TO ZERO (AS IF THE VEHICLE HAS LOST ALL POWER AND SHUTTING OFF), AND ALL OF THE GAUGES ON THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER GO CRAZY. PRIOR TO THIS HAPPENING THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE SHOP BECAUSE OF THE ABS & BRAKE LIGHT KEPT COMING ON, AND A CONSTANT DINGING NOISE (LIKE THE SOUND WHEN A CAR DOOR IS LEFT OPEN WITH THE KEY IN THE IGNITION) WE WERE TOLD THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG AND THAT OUR KEY CHAIN WAS TO HEAVY. *NM

2005 DODGE DURANGO WITH THE 5.7L HEMI STALLS (COMPLETELY SHUTS OFF) WHEN TURNING LEFT OR RIGHT. THIS HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES AND IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. MY FAMILY AND I HAVE BEEN STRANDED IN THE MIDDLE OF 55 MPH HIGHWAYS AS WELL AS NUMEROUS INTERSECTIONS WHILE MAKING A LEFT OR RIGHT TURN. *JB

I OWN AN 05 DODGE DURANGO PURCHASED IN JAN 06. SINCE AUG 06 I HAVE HAD INTERMITTENT PROBLEMS WITH IT CUTTING OFF WHILE I AM DRIVING. IT SEEMS TO OCCUR WHEN I AM SLOWING DOWN TO MAKE A TURN. IT'S HAPPENED 5 TIMES SINCE THEN. NO LIGHTS COME ON ON THE DASHBOARD AND I LOSE MY POWER STEERING. I HAVE TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP, PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND THEN IT WILL RESTART. I'VE HAD IT AT THE DEALER TWICE AND SINCE THEY CAN'T "DUPLICATE" THE PROBLEM, THEY CAN'T FIX IT. THE FIRST TIME I TOOK IT IN, THEY SAID MY THROTTLE BODY NEEDED CLEANING, OF COURSE, THIS WAS NOT SOMETHING MY WARRANTY COVERED, BUT, I PAID FOR IT IN THE HOPES OF FIXING THE PROBLEM. I AM CONCERNED THAT NEXT TIME IT STALLS, I WILL EITHER REAR END SOMEONE OR SOMEONE WILL HIT ME. *NM

HAVE A 2005 DODGE DURANGO WITH THE 4.7L ENGINE. IT HAS STALLED 3 TIMES IN THE PAST 2 DAYS. HAS HAPPENED WHEN IT IS COLD. START TO COME TO A STOP, THEN THE ENGINE WILL DIE. *JB

MULTIPLE CHRONIC ISSUES WITH 2005 DURANGO. AIR BAG WARNING LAMP COMES ON AT STARTUP AND REMAINS FOR MULTIPLE RESTARTS, ENGINE STALLING, VENT SYSTEM WHISTLING AT 50 MPH. *JB

2005 DODGE DURANGO 5.7L HEMI, ENGINE STALLS WITHIN THE FIRST 10-15 MINUTES OF DRIVING, TYPICALLY AT 45 MPH. IT HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES AND THE DEALERSHIP HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO LOCATE THE PROBLEM. MOST RECENTLY, THE LOSS OF POWER, NEARLY CAUSED A CRASH AS I HAD NO STEERING NOR BRAKES WHEN THE ENGINE STALLED. MAY BE RELATED TO NHTSA ACTION NUMBER EA05018?? *JB

BOUGHT 2005 DODGE DURANGO SLT ON 10/21/05. ON 10/25/05 IT IDLED DOWN AND CUT OFF BUT NO SERVICE LIGHT CAME ON TOOK TO DEALER AND THEY SAID COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING. I HAVE CALLED OR BEEN TO THE DEALER 46 TIMES FROM 10/05 -11/06. NO PANEL LIGHTS CAME ON SO THEY STATED THEY COULDN'T FIX IT, BUT THE DURANGO WILL IDLE DOWN AND CUT OFF IN PARK OR AT LOW SPEEDS. OCTOBER 2006 DEALER CHANGED THE CLUSTER AND PROBLEM STOPPED FOR A WEEK. THEN STARTED AGAIN EITHER AT IDLE OR IN PARK. 12/06 I TOOK BACK DUE TO IT STARTED TO CUT OFF WHILE DRIVING. BUT STILL NO PANEL LIGHTS AND NOTHING SHOWING ON COMPUTER. IN JANUARY 2007 WAS DRIVING AND CUT OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF CROSSING TRAFFIC AND ANOTHER CAR HAD TO SWERVE AROUND TOOK BACK TO DEALER. THE DEALER ADDED 1 QT OF TRANSMISSION FLUID AND PROBLEM STOPPED FOR 3 DAYS. THEN IDLE DOWN AND CUTTING OFF AGAIN. THEN DID A TRANSMISSION FLUSH DUE TO TECHNICAL SUPPORT RECOMMENDATIONS. DROVE FOR 4 DAYS AND IT CUT OFF WHEN TURNING AND LOST POWER HAD TO SLAM BRAKES TO MISS A POLE. NEXT DAY DRIVING DOWN RD AND CUT OFF HAD TO HIT BRAKES TO STAY OUT OF THE DITCH BECAUSE I WAS ON A CURVE. I HAVE CHILDREN AND THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. FIRST INCIDENT DATE WAS 10/25/05-PRESENT(1/21/07) *JB

I TOOK MY SUV IN FOR SERVICE AS IT WAS NOT RUNNING SMOOTHLY AND HAD TROUBLE CHANGING GEARS.DODGE MADE ALTERATIONS AND RETURNED IT .SHORTLY AFTER THAT IT STALLED OUT WHILE DRIVING & THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. THE READING INDICATED PROBLEMS WITH THE 02 SENSOR. AFTER HESITATION, DODGE REPLACED MY O2 SENSOR AND SAID THE STALL OUT WAS NOT RELATED TO THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMING ON, IT DIDN'T STALL WHEN THEY DROVE IT, SO THEY DID NOT CONSIDER IT A PROBLEM. DAYS LATER IT STALLED OUT & THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. WHEN I RETURNED THE TRUCK TO DODGE, THEY GOT BACK THE SAME READ AS BEFORE AND SAID IT NEEDED A SOFTWARE UPDATE.A WEEK LATER THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON THEN THE TRUCK STALLED OUT DURING OPERATION.I TOOK IT BACK TO DODGE, THEY CONTACTED DAIMLERCHRYSLER WHO HAD THEM CHECK THE EXHAUST FOR LEAKS.A PINHOLE LEAK WAS FOUND AND SEALED & THEY RESET THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT.AFTER ABOUT 200 MILES, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT REAPPEARED, THE NEXT DAY IT STALLED OUT AGAIN.THEY DID MORE TESTING FOR EXHAUST LEAKS, SAID THEY FOUND ANOTHER PINHOLE LEAK AND SEALED THE ENTIRE EXHAUST.ONCE AGAIN, AFTER A COUPLE DAYS OF DRIVING, IT STALLED OUT IN MOTION, 2 DAYS LATER, IT STALLED OUT AGAIN, THEN FINALLY THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME BACK ON.WHEN I RETURNED IT TO DODGE, THE SERVICE MANAGER SAID HE WOULD NOT WORK ON THE TRUCK, HE WOULD CALL DAHMLERCHRYSLER FOR THEM TO SEND A TECH OUT TO LOOK AT IT AND HE PUT ME IN ANOTHER RENTAL CAR.TWO DAYS AFTER THAT, I GOT A CALL FROM DODGE SAYING, AN

2005 DODGE DURANGO WITH EXCESSIVE VIBRATION AND STALLING**NAR***CC *JB

THE TRUCK SHUTS OFF WHEN BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY. ESPECIALLY WHEN IT IS COLD OUTSIDE. THEN IT WILL NOT RESTART FOR ABOUT FIVE MINUTES. *NM

PURCHASE A VEHICLE FROM HOWARD WISLON CHRYSLER OF FLOWWOD , MISSISSIPPI, AND A VEHICLE WITH FULL WARRANTY, THEY SOLD THE TRUCK KNOWING IT A HAD A DEFECT , THE TRUCK STALLS OUT WHILE DRIVE IN THE MIDDLE OF SPEED WHILE DRIVING TO THE POINT WHERE MY DISABLE A DAUGHTER AND I ALMOST GOT HIT FROM THE BACK BY A EIGHTEEN WHEELER TRUCK AND KILLED IF IT HAD BEEN FROM A OFFICER HELPING US REALIZE THE TRUCK WAS STOPPING ON IT'S OWN. I HAVE COMPLAINED TO CHRYSLER ITSELF AND THEY HAVE BLOWN ME OFF , AND STATED THEY CANNOT FIX THE PROBLEM THE TRUCK HAS BEEN IN THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT MORE THAN I HAVE OWNED IT. TO THE DEALER AND CHRYSLER MY CHILDREN AND I WAS NOR HURT SO THAT TO THEM IS NOT A PROBLEM. *JB

AT LOW SPEEDS, ENGINE STALLS OUT. USUALLY WHEN COMBINED WITH SHARP TURNS OR ANGLE CHANGES. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS... IT LEAVES WITH WITH SUDDEN POWER STEERING AND BRAKE LOSS IN MID-TURN SITUATIONS!! I ASKED MY LOCAL DEALER ABOUT IT AND THEY LOOKED AT IT WITH NO CONCLUSIONS. IT HAS HAPPENED TO ME MANY TIMES NOW. *NM

THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON 24/7 THE TRUCK HAS BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP , IN THE SHOP 15 TIMES IN THE PAST YEAR TO TRY AND FIX THE PROBLEM THEY HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE FIX IT THEY TELL ME THAT IT'S AN EMISSION PROBLEM BECAUSE THEY JUST CAN'T MEET THE EMISSION REQUIREMENTS ON MY TRUCK AND A LOT OF OTHERS . THEY SENT ME AWAY AND SAID THE LIGHT BEING ON WILL NOT STOP THE TRUCK FROM RUNNING,AND THAT WHEN THEY FIGURE OUT HOW TO FIX THE PROBLEM THEY WILL CALL ME SO AM I JUST SUPPOSED TO DRIVE THE TRUCK UNTIL THE LIGHT BURNS OUT ? AND WHAT IF THERE IS ANOTHER PROBLEM HOW WOULD I KNOW ? BECAUSE THE LIGHT IS ALWAYS ON. *JB

EL MOTOR DE MI DURANDO 2005 DE REPENTE SE APAGO, LA LLEVE CON EL DISTRIBUIDOR Y RESETEO LA COMPUTADORA, PERO COMO 3 MEES MAS TARDE VOLVIO A OCURRIR, URGE QUE ANALICEN EL PROBLEMA MAS A FONDO. *JB

TURNING WHILE DRIVING, STEADY DRIVING, COMING TO A FULL STOP AT A STOP LIGHT OR SIGN. VEHICLE SHUTS DOWN COMPLETELY, NO POWER FOR STEERING OR BRAKING. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES AND NO PROBLEMS HAS BEEN FOUND. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS, I HAVE ALMOST BEEN INVOLVED IN SEVERAL ACCIDENTS BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM, PLEASE HELP. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS MANEUVERED OFF THE ROAD AND RESTARTED. ALTHOUGH THE PROBLEM HAD OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES, THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE SPEEDOMETER READING ROSE FROM ZERO TO 80 MPH, HOWEVER THE ACTUAL VEHICLE SPEED REMAINED CONSTANT. THE VEHICLE JERKED, THEN STALLED COMPLETELY. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL AND LET THE VEHICLE DRIFT BACKWARDS TO AVOID A COLLISION WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE. IT WAS TAKEN TO A SERVICE DEALER, WHERE THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS REPLACED, HOWEVER THE PROBLEMS PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE SERVICE DEALER WHERE THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE PROBLEM UNTIL IT BECAME WORSE.*AK

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING VARIOUS SPEEDS ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE STEERING BECAME INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN A LOCAL DEALER WHO REFERRED THE CONTACT TO ANOTHER DEALER BECAUSE THE PROBLEM COULD NOT DUPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ANOTHER DEALER, WHO DETERMINED THERE WAS A MISFIRE IN THE ENGINE. THE DEALER WAS NOT SPECIFIC AND COULD NOT DETERMINE THE TRUE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM, BUT REPLACED THE SPARK PLUGS AND COILS. THE TYPE OF COILS REPLACED WAS UNKNOWN. THE PROBLEMS PERSISTED ON A BUSY HIGHWAY DURING TRAFFIC, WHEN THE ENGINE STALLED ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALER FOR FURTHER EXAMINATION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALL DUE TO THE VIN, HOWEVER THE DEALER DID NOT KNOW WHICH COMPONENT WAS THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM.*AK

WHILE DRIVING A 2005 DODGE DURANGO OWNED BY MY HUSBAND, RICHARD FLIPPIN, THE VEHICLE SPONTANEOUSLY LOST POWER AND THE STEERING LOCKED. I HAD A SMALL AMOUNT OF GIVE AND WAS ABLE TO MANEUVER THE M/V SLIGHTLY AND STRADDLE THE DRIVEWAY OF A STRIP MALL. I THEN PUT THE M/V IN PARK AND RESTARTED. HAD I BEEN TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AT A HIGH SPEED...WITH MY CHILDREN...I DON'T EVEN WANT TO THINK ABOUT IT. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS THE ENGINE INTERMITTENTLY STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND MANEUVERED OFF THE ROAD. IT WAS DRIVEN TO THE DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. UPDATED 12/26/2006 - *NM

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD LAST NIGHT AND ABOUT TO PULL IN TO A LOCAL PLACE TO PICK UP MY DAUGHTER. MY ENGINE STALLED, HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT AND I COASTED IN TO THE PLACE. I RESTARTED MY VEHICLE AND ALL SEEMED FINE. I DRIVE A 2005 DODGE DURANGO LIMITED HEMI. I AM VERY WORRIED ABOUT THIS HAPPENING AGAIN. I BOUGHT MY VEHICLE THREE MONTHS AGO, USED. *NM

UNEXPECTED AND IMMEDIATE ENGINE STALL AT HIGHWAY SPEED CAUSED COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER, INCLUDING LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES. I WAS ABLE TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, PLACE THE TRUCK IN PARK, AND RESTART. THIS WAS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION THAT COULD HAVE PRODUCED GRAVE CONSEQUENCES. TOOK THE TRUCK TO A DODGE DEALER WOULD COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG. WARRANTY WORK SIX MONTHS PRIOR INCLUDED CHANGING THE FLUID RETURN FILTER ON THE TRANSMISSION. THIS SERVICE WORK WAS A RESULT OF SLUGGISH POWER TO THE TRANSMISSION. TRUCK HAS ALSO DIED WHILE DRIVING IN SLOW TRAFFIC. *NM

2005 DURANGO SITTING IN IDLE POPPED INTO GEAR AND ROLLED DOWN STREET 250 FEET INTO FRONT YARD OF RESIDENT. *JB

DROVE HOME FROM A TRIP AND PARKED OUR 2005 DODGE DURANGO IN OUR GARAGE AT 11:30 PM AND AWOKE AT 5:00 AM TO SMOKE ALARM TO FIND THE INSIDE OF OUR TRUCK ON FIRE. HAD OUR CAR WINDOWS BEEN DOWN, MY 2 SONS, MY HUSBAND AND MYSELF WOULD BE DEAD. IT LOOKS AS IF SOMETHING OVERHEATED BEHIND THE STEERING WHEEL INSIDE THE DASH AND IGNITED. *JB

ONGOING STALLING PROBLEM WITH DODGE 5.7L HEMI IN 2005 DURANGO. SEE NHTSA ACTION NUMBER EA05018. VEHICLE HAS BEEN INTO DEALER SEVERAL TIMES WITH NO RESOLUTION FOR PROBLEM. DODGE HAS A SERVICE BULLETIN FOR THIS PROBLEM AND ALL OF THE FIXES FOR THE PROBLEM(MOSTLY SOFTWARE UPGRADES) HAVE BEEN IMPLEMENTED, HOWEVER THE VEHICLE STILL CONTINUES TO STALL. PROBLEM OCCURS MOSTLY WHEN THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN INITIALLY STARTED. ISSUE HAS NOT CAUSED AN ACCIDENT YET, BUT HAS CREATED SEVERAL CLOSE CALLS BECAUSE IT HAS STALLED WHEN PULLING OUT INTO TRAFFIC FROM A STOP SIGN. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE APPLYING BRAKE PRESSURE AT VARIOUS SPEEDS ON THE HIGHWAY, THE BRAKES SQUEALED FOLLOWED BY SMOKE COMING FROM THE FRONT BRAKES. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER WHO DETERMINED THE FRONT BRAKE CALIPER MOUNT NEEDED TO BE CLEANED. AFTERWARDS, THE PROBLEM PERSISTED, AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED.

THE VEHICLE STARTED, BUT STALLED BEFORE PLACING IT IN GEAR. RESTARTING WAS ATTEMPTED NUMEROUS TIMES BEFORE THE VEHICLE WOULD START AND REMAIN RUNNING. THIS IS REMINISCENT OF PAST SITUATIONS WHERE THE VEHICLE HAS STALLED, AND WOULD NOT RESTART. THESE PREVIOUS SITUATIONS WHERE REPORTED UNDER ODI# 10147495 ON JANUARY 9TH, 2006. THIS STALLING SITUATION IS EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS TO THE DRIVER AND PASSENGERS. CHRYSLER??S RESPONSE HAS BEEN TO RE-FLASH THE PCM. HOWEVER, FAULT CODES HAVE NOT BEEN IDENTIFIED. EVENTUALLY, THIS STALLING/NON-RESTARTING CONDITION WILL BE FATAL TO EITHER MY FAMILY OR TO SOMEONE ELSE??S FAMILY. AT WHICH TIME, I WILL ACTIVELY RETRIEVE THESE NHTSA SUBMITTAL AS DOCUMENTATION OF A KNOWN PROBLEM THAT WAS NOT ADDRESSED BY THE MANUFACTURER. *NM NOTE: PREVIOUS SUBMISSION UNDER ODI# 10147495 THE ENGINE HAS QUIT TWICE NOW WHILE ACCELERATING AWAY FROM A STOP. ONCE THE ENGINE STALLS, IT CANNOT BE RE-STARTED. IN FACT, THE ENGINE WILL NOT CRANK. THE FIRST TIME THIS OCCURRED IN NOVEMBER OF 2005, THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THE PCM WAS RE-PROGRAMMED. NOW DURING THE SECOND INCIDENT, THE DEALERSHIP IS CLAIMING THAT THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. *JB

MR MULLENS WIFE WAS DRIVING ON A BUSY LOCAL STREET AT DUSK. PASSING THROUGH A TRAFFIC INTERSECTION THE ENGINE IN HER CAR JUST STALLED/DIED/STOPPED RUNNING. THE CAR WAS DIFFICULT TO STOP AND TURN. ONCE THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED THE ENGINE RESTARTED WITH THE FIRST TURN OF THE KEY. SHE IS NOT SURE IF THIS IS RELATED BUT SHE THINKS ITS POSSIBLE THAT THE ENGINE STALLED WHEN SHE TURNED THE HEADLIGHTS ON.

WE PURCHASED A 2005 DODGE DURANGO HEMI IN APRIL OF 2005. SINCE THEN THE ENGINE HAS STALLED IN A VARIETY OF SITUATIONS AT LEAST 15 TIMES. WE HAVE HAD IT TO THE DEALER ON A COUPLE OF OCCASIONS AND THEY SAY THEY CANNOT DIAGNOSE OR FIX THE PROBLEM IF THEY CAN'T EITHER DUPLICATE IT (THEY COULDN'T) OR FIND A FAULT CODE (THEY DIDN'T). NOW THEY WANT ME TO LEAVE IT FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD, WHICH ISN'T POSSIBLE. THE MOST COMMON TIME FOR IT TO STALL IS TURNING AT SLOWER SPEEDS, THOUGH IT HAS STALLED AT IDLE AS WELL (I.E. STOPPING AT A STOP LIGHT, COASTING). THE TWO WORSE TIMES FOR ME WERE TURNING LEFT ACROSS ONCOMING TRAFFIC AND NEARLY GETTING SLAMMED BY A SCHOOL BUS, AND ANOTHER TIME NEAR THE SAME SCHOOL WHERE THE ENGINE STALLED AS I ROLLED AT 20 MPH AND DIDN'T REALIZE IT UNTIL I ALMOST RAN UP ON A SIDEWALK WITH KIDS GOING TO SCHOOL. THIS IS ABSOLUTELY THE TRUTH. OTHER TIMES HAVEN'T CAUSED IMMEDIATE DANGER BUT THE NEXT TIME COULD BE MUCH MORE SERIOUS. SOMEONE WILL BE HURT OR WORSE IF CHRYSLER DOESN'T DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS!!! I UNDERSTAND THE NEED TO DUPLICATE AN ISOLATED INCIDENT, BUT WHEN SO MANY HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE HAVE PUBLICLY VOICED THEIR OWN EXPERIENCES, AND WHO KNOWS HOW MANY MORE EITHER NOT SAYING ANYTHING OR GOING THROUGH THE RINGER AT THE DEALERSHIP, SOMETHING MORE SHOULD BE ACKNOWLEDGED BY CHRYSLER AND THEIR DEALERS. IT'S UNBELIEVABLE THAT YOU GIVE THEM SO MUCH MONEY FOR THE CAR, THEN GO IN TIME AFTER TIME AND PAY THEM TO SERVICE IT, ONLY TO HAVE THEM GET STONE COLD WITH YOU

DRIVERS SIDE SEAT. PLASTIC MOLDING THAT GOES AROUND THE SEAT BELT ON THE LEFT LOWER SIDE. PART KEEPS COMING OFF. FELL OFF A COUPLE WEEKS AFTER WE PURCHASED THE DURANGO. WE TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER, THE ENTIRE PART THAT WRAPS AROUND HAD TO BE REPLACED. 2 WEEKS AFTER HAVING THIS REPAIRED, IT CAME OFF AGAIN. THE FIRST TIME, IT FELL OFF ON THE ROAD WHEN DRIVER EXITED THE DURANGO. WE DID NOT REALIZE IT HAD COME OFF AND IT GOT RAN OVER BY ANOTHER DRIVER. WE WILL NOW HAVE TO TAKE IT BACK AGAIN FOR THE 2ND TIME TO BE REPLACED. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE RECALL LETTER WAS RECEIVED 7-21-06 CONCERNING RECALL # 06V067000; WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR. THE CONTACT IS NOT EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE AT THIS TIME. THE PARTS NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE ARE NOT AVAILABLE AT THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP. THE MANUFACTURER CONFIRMED THE PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE STALLED SUDDENLY WITHOUT WARNING AT 25-35 MPH ON FIVE OCCASION. AFTER PULLING OFF OF THE ROAD AND WAITING A FEW MINUTES, THE VEHICLE RESTARTED ON EACH OCCASION. THERE WERE NO LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH PRIOR TO EACH INCIDENT. THE FIRST FOUR TIMES THE DEALERSHIP COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE FIFTH TIME THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THE THROTTLE NEEDED ADJUSTING.

I PURCHASED A 2005 DODGE DURANGO FROM DELAMAKER DODGE, WATERTOWN, NY, IN DEC OF 2005. THE VEHICLE HAD 218 MILES ON IT. A FEW WEEKS LATER I WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT AND HIT A TREE AND TELEPHONE POLE. DEALMAKER AND THE INSURANCE COMPANY DETERMINED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT BE TOTALED, BUT RATHER REPAIRED. I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE. MY BIGGEST COMCERN IS THAT THE VEHICLE SHUTS OFF ON ME WHILE OPERATING. I HAVE CONTACTED CHRYSLER AND I AM TOLD THAT THEY CAN DO NOTHING BECAUSE IT IS A REPAIR ISSUE. DEALMAKER STATES THAT IT IS MANUFACTURE DEFECT. MOST RECENTLY DEALMAKER DROVE MY VEHICLE FOR 3 WEEKS AND PUT 500 MILES ON IT, BUT FOUND NO TROUBLE. TWO HOURS AFTER I PICKED THE VEHICLE UP IT SHUT OFF ON ME AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. BOTH ARE ISSUES THAT HAVE BEEN ONGOING AND BOTH WERE THE REASON THEY HAD MY VEHICLE. THE MAIN COMPUTER SHORTED OUT AND WAS REPLACED A FEW MONTHS AGO. I WAS TOLD THAT WAS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT AS WELL.*JB

I HAVE 2 2005 DODGE DURANGO'S ONE WAS IN A HEAD ON COLLISION AND WAS TOTALED IT HELP SAVE MY LIFE. SO I PURCHASED THE SAME AUTO AGAIN BUT RED, THE PROBLEM WITH THIS ONE IS THAT IT WILL STALL OUT FOR NO REASON. IT WILL START AGAIN BUT IT CONTINUES TO DO THE SAME THING I HAVE HAD IT AT THE DEALERSHIP MORE THAN 4 TIMES FOR THE SAME THING THIS TIME TWICE IN ONE WEEK AND THEY HAD TO KEEP IT OVER THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND. YOU BUY A NEW AUTO AND EXPECT IT TO BE SAFE AND RUN. *JB

ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS, MY 2005 DODGE DURANGO LIMITED (5.7L HEMI) STALLED AT LOW SPEED (5-15 MPH) IN PARKING LOTS AND AT INTERSECTIONS. MY LOCAL DODGE DEALERSHIP SAID THERE WAS NOTHING THEY CAN DO BECAUSE THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE "DUPLICATED." THIS OCCURS ONCE EVERY COUPLE OF WEEKS UNDER THE SAME DRIVING CONDITIONS DESCRIBE ED ABOVE. THIS IS DANGEROUS - ESPECIALLY AT INTERSECTIONS WITH ONCOMING TRAFFIC. *NM

I HAVE A 2005 DODGE DURANGO AND HAVE HAD IT 1 MONTH. AFTER 1 WEEK OF HAVING IT, IT HAD STALLED OUT AND JUST DIED TWICE. I TOOK IT BACK TO THE CAR LOT, AND THEY SENT IT TO THE DODGE DEALERSHIP, BECAUSE IT IS STILL UNDER ORIGINAL WARRANTY. THE DODGE PLACE HOOKED IT UP TO MACHINES, TEST DROVE IT, AND SENT IT BACK BECAUSE THEY REPORTED THEY FOUND NOTHING. IT HAS IN THE PAST 3 WEEKS DIED OR STALLED OUT 3 MORE TIMES. *NM

I HAVE A 2005 DODGE DURANGO SLT (4.7L). ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS, MY VEHICLE HAS STALLED. THE FIRST OCCURRENCE WAS ON A BUSY INTERSECTION AS I WAS TURNING INTO A GAS STATION. THE SECOND TIME I WAS PULLING INTO MY DRIVEWAY, AND THE THIRD TIME, HAPPENED 5/27/2006, I WAS BACKING UP INTO MY DRIVEWAY. I AM A PETITE FEMALE AND I FREQUENTLY DRIVE LONG DISTANCES ALONE. THIS VEHICLE IS A COMPLETE SAFETY HAZARD. I'VE TAKEN MY VEHICLE TO A CERTIFIED CHRYSLER SERVICE CENTER THREE TIMES AND EACH TIME I WAS TOLD THAT THEY CAN NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH MY VEHICLE. I AM NOT HAPPY WITH THIS VEHICLE AT ALL, IT HASN'T BEEN A YEAR YET. AT THIS POINT, I AM CONSIDERING BREAKING MY LEASE AND SIGNING A CONTRACT WITH ANOTHER COMPANY. *JB