2005 Dodge Durango complaints

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED IN TRAFFIC ON FOUR OCCASIONS. SPEED DOES NOT APPEAR TO PLAY A ROLE, AS IT WAS DIFFERENT EACH TIME. THIS IS THE FOURTH INCIDENT WITHIN ONE YEAR. THERE WAS NO WARRING PRIOR TO EACH INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED IMMEDIATELY. THE DEALERSHIP HAS BEEN UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM.

ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, MY WIFE'S 2005 DODGE DURANGO (4.7 LITER 8 CYLINDER - NON-HEMI) SUV HAS STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC. THE PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS AND THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN BROUGHT TO THE DEALER FOR SERVICING AND THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN EXPRESSLY NOTED. THE SERVICE MANAGER MAINTAINS HE KNOWS NOTHING ABOUT A PROBLEM AND HE CAN FIND NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. JUST YESTERDAY, THE VEHICLE STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY WASHINGTON, DC INTERSECTION AND MY WIFE WAS ALMOST BROADSIDED AS A RESULT. THIS IS A HUGE PROBLEM AND CHRYSLER (AT LEAST THIS DEALER - TYSONS DODGE JEEP) DOES NOT SEEM TO CARE ONE BIT ABOUT IT. THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED NEW AND NOW HAS APPROXIMATELY 8,000 MILES. I UNDERSTAND THERE IS AN ACTIVE INVESTIGATION INTO THE PROBLEM AND MY QUESTION IS: WHAT IS IT GOING TO TAKE FOR SOMEONE TO TAKE CORRECTIVE ACTION? ARE LIVES GOING TO HAVE TO BE LOST? IT APPEARS THAT CHRYSLER IS WELL AWARE OF THE SITUATION AND IS CHOOSING TO CLOSE ITS EYES TO THE PROBLEM. NHTSA SHOULD NOT ALLOW THIS TO HAPPEN. TOO MUCH IS AT RISK AND CHRYSLER IS MAKING A GREAT DEAL OF MONEY OFF OF THESE VEHICLES. WE PAID WELL OVER $30K FOR THIS VEHICLE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY SUGGESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE FOR FIXING THIS PROBLEM. *NM

WHILE MAKING A TURN IN MY 2005 HEMI DURANGO, THE ENGINE SHUT OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. LUCKILY NOBODY WAS COMING OTHERWISE I WOULD HAVE BEEN HIT, AS I HAD TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. *JB

2005 DODGE DURANGO - WHEN A WINDOW OR SUN ROOF IS OPENED INDEPENDENTLY IT CREATES EXTREME "AIR BUFFETING" WHICH HAS A DIRECT EFFECT ON THE OCCUPANTS EARS. THIS EXTREME PRESSURE IS PAINFUL AND VERY DISTRACTING TO THE OPERATOR OF THE VEHICLE. ALTHOUGH BRIEFLY IDENTIFIED IN THE OWNERS MANUAL, WITH LITTLE CONCERN, THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN. NO MENTION OF THIS "BUFFETING" ISSUE AT TIME OF SALE. *JB

PULLING UP TO A STOP SIGN/LIGHT OR TURNING INTO A PARKING LOT/SIDE STREET, THE VEHICLE'S POWER DIES AND ENGINE STOPS. I HAVE TO ROLL TO GET OUT OF THE WAY WITH NO POWER STEERING OR BRAKES, TURN ON MY HAZARDS SO OTHER CARS CAN GO AROUND ME AND KNOW SOMETHING IS WRONG, AND TRY AND GET OUT OF WAY. THERE ARE NO WARNING SIGNS, THE CAR JUST DIES. IT TAKES SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO RESTART BEFORE CAR STARTS UP AGAIN. THE PROBLEM STARTED VERY QUICKLY AFTER CAR WAS BOUGHT AND HAPPENED 4 TIMES. I BROUGHT IT INTO DEALER AND THEY "REFLASHED" THE COMPUTER. IT HAS BEEN OK FOR A WHILE, BUT A FEW WEEKS AGO IT DIED ONCE AGAIN. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN A PARKING LOT FOR ABOUT 10 MINUTES, A FIRE ERUPTED FROM THE DRIVER'S SIDE DASH PANEL AREA. ALTHOUGH THE OCCUPANTS WERE NOT PRESENT WHEN THE FIRE BEGAN, A BYSTANDER NOTICED A FIRE AND ATTEMPTED TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE WITH A FIRE EXTINGUISHER. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CONTACTED AND A REPORT WAS TAKEN. THERE WAS EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO THE INSIDE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER AND DASH PANEL AREA. AN INSURANCE INVESTIGATOR DETERMINED THERE WAS A REDUNDANT CAPACITOR ON THE PC BOARD OF THE DASH PANEL AREA. UPDATED 5/10/2006 - *NM

VEHICLE SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING, CAUSING THE STEERING WHEEL TO LOCK UP CREATING A VERY SERIOUS AND DANGEROUS SITUATION. HAS HAPPENED MORE THAN 10 TIMES OVER A 4 OR 5 MONTH PERIOD. FIRST TIME IT OCCURRED I WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP (GARBER AUTO MALL - GREEN COVE SPRINGS FL) AND TOLD THEM OF THE PROBLEM. I WAS TOLD THAT DODGE WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND WERE RESEARCHING A FIX, BUT DID NOT HAVE ONE AT THE CURRENT TIME. IT HAPPENED AGAIN A FEW WEEKS LATER, AT WHICH POINT I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT. LEARNED THAT A CO-WORKER'S 2005 DODGE DURANGO HAD THE SAME PROBLEM A WEEK EARLIER. THIS TIME I WAS TOLD THAT DODGE HAD NEVER HEARD OF THE PROBLEM BEFORE. I ALSO CALLED THE MAIN DODGE 1-800 NUMBER AND FILED A COMPLAINT WITH THEM AND WAS INSTRUCTED TO GIVE THE COMPLAINT NUMBER TO THE DEALERSHIP AND TELL THEM TO CALL DODGE WHILE THE TRUCK WAS IN THE SHOP. NOT SURE IF THEY CALLED OR NOT. GARBER DODGE TOLD ME THEY SERVICED THE TRANSMISSION AND REPLACED SOME GASKETS THAT FAILED CAUSING AIR TO BE SUCKED INTO THE SYSTEM AND POTENTIALLY CAUSING THE COMPUTER TO FAIL, BUT THEY WEREN'T SURE IF IT WOULD FIX THE PROBLEM SINCE THEY COULDN'T DUPLICATE IT. MY CO-WORKERS DEALERSHIP FOUND SOME LOOSE WIRING GOING TO THE MAIN COMPUTER WHICH THEY ADJUSTED AND TOLD HIM THIS MAY NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. ON 20 APR 2006 THE PROBLEM OCCURRED AGAIN TO MY VEHICLE. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP THE VERY NEXT MORNING. GARBER DODGE KEPT THE VEHICLE THAT DAY AND PART OF THE FOLLOWING DAY. THE NEXT DAY WE

COMING TO QUICK STOP AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT MY 2005 DODGE DURANGO STALLED. IT RESTARTED WITHOUT ANY PROBLEM. *JB

MY 2005 HEMI DURANGO HAS STALLED ON THREE OCCASIONS RECENTLY. TWICE WHILE I WAS BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY, AND ANOTHER TIME WHEN I WAS COMING UP TO A STOP SIGN. *NM

I HAD WON THIS VEHICLE IN A LEMON LAW SUIT AGAINST CHRYSLER. WHEN I PICKED UP THE NEW VEHICLE (DODGE DURANGO 05 W/ 5.7) IT HAD A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. THE SALESMAN ASSURED ME THAT IT WAS BECAUSE THE CAR WAS LEFT RUNNING WHILE THEY WERE PUMPING GAS. LIGHT WENT OFF AFTER SHUTTING OFF AND OPENING GAS CAP. *NM

SUN ROOF WAS LEAKING, THE HOSES WERE PLUGGED UP, VEHICLE BRAND NEW. WATER LEAKED THROUGH THE ELECTRICAL COMPONENT IN ROOF, WHERE DIGITAL INFORMATION DISPLAYED. THEY ORDER PARTS, HAD THREE OF THE TUBES/HOSES, BUT ONE ON NATIONAL BACKORDER. *NM

ENGINE SURGE CAUSES VEHICLE TO LURCH. FIRST INSTANCE WAS ON MARCH 10TH 2006. THE VEHICLE WAS RUNNING, I ENTERED THE VEHICLE PUT IT INTO REVERSE AND THE TACHOMETER JUMPED TO ALMOST 2000 RPMS AND VEHICLE LURCHED BACKWARDS THEN STOPPED. THE SECOND INSTANCE WAS ON MARCH 28TH 2006 MY WIFE WAS ENTERING A PARKING SPACE FACING A STORE AND REPORTED STEPPING ON THE BRAKE AND THE VEHICLE LURCHED FORWARD JUMPING THE CONCRETE PARKING BLOCK WITH ALL 4 WHEELS, HITTING THE BUILDING THEN STOPPING. I BELIEVE THIS REALLY IS A PROBLEM AS I NOW REALIZE THAT DURING THE FIRST INCIDENT I NEEDED TO HAVE THE BRAKE DEPRESSED TO MOVE THE GEAR LEVER FROM PARK TO REVERSE. MAYBE RELATED TO NHTSA ODI ID#S 10112496,10125643, 10141521, AND 10152704. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE HAVING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE, AT 3,000 MILES, THE DEALERSHIP WAS ALERTED OF BRAKE DUST ON THE WHEELS. THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THIS WAS NORMAL WEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS IN FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE, AT 12,000 MILES, AND THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THE BRAKES ARE 50 PERCENT WORN AND WILL HAVE TO BE REPLACED AT 19,000 MILES.

BOUGHT VEHICLE 11/30/2005-USED WITH 11,411 MILES ON VEHICLE FROM DEALERSHIP. DODGE CHRYSLER JEEP OF WINTER HAVEN, 299 CYPRESS GARDENS BLVD. WINTER HAVEN FLORIDA 33880. 12/9/2005 FIRST OCCURRENCE. IDIOT LIGHTS ON DASH ON, SAME LIGHTS EVERYTIME(ABS,BRAKE,AIR BD,TRACTION,CHECK ENGINE, SPEEDOMETER,ODOMETER,HEATER,A/C QUITS WORKING. FROM 12/9/2005 TO 2/7/2006 VEHICLE HAS BEEN BACK TO DEALER 10 TIMES FOR REPAIR, THE LAST TIME THE VEHICLE WAS THERE 6 DAYS, DEALERSHIP CANNOT/WILL NOT REPAIR VEHICLE. *JB

WE BOUGHT THE 2005 DODGE DURANGO IN JUNE 2005. IT WORKED GREAT UNTIL ABOUT OCTOBER WHEN IT BEGAN TO STALL OUT. THIS WOULD USUALLY HAPPEN RIGHT AFTER STARTING THE CAR. THE OTHER DAY I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH MY THREE CHILDREN, ALL UNDER FIVE, GOING ABOUT 40 MPH WHEN EVERYTHING IN THE CAR SHUT OFF. MY STEERING WHEEL LOCKED, I HAD NO BRAKES, NO ELECTRICAL, NOTHING. THE ENTIRE CAR SHUT OFF. I HAD NO CONTROL OF ANYTHING. I WENT INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC LANES. LUCKILY THERE WAS NO ONE IN THOSE LANES. I MANAGED TO GET THE CAR TO STOP AFTER PULLING INTO A PARKING LOT. AFTER A FEW MINUTES THE CAR STARTED AGAIN. I WAS ONLY A FEW BLOCKS FROM HOME SO I TRIED TO DRIVE BACK HOME. CAR STALLED AGAIN A FEW MINUTES LATER. I PARKED IT. IT WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY REPLACED THE IGNITION AND FLASHED THE COMPUTER. THE DAY THEY GAVE IT BACK TO ME IT HAPPENED AGAIN. RIGHT AWAY IT WENT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP. THEY HAVE HAD IT EVER SINCE. IT'S BEEN SEVEN DAYS AND NOT EVEN A PHONE CALL. I AM HESITANT TO TAKE THIS CAR BACK OR BE PUTTING MY CHILDREN IN IT AGAIN. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS. I WAS LUCKY THIS TIME AND DO NOT PLAN TO TRY MY LUCK AGAIN. PEOPLE COULD DIE FROM THIS SERIOUS PROBLEM. APPARENTLY I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE. *NM

WHILE IN DRIVE VEHICLE STALLS CAUSING LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND BRAKES. MUST RESTART TO REGAIN CONTROL. *NM

I PURCHASED MY 2005 DODGE DURANGO LAST MARCH AND IN JUNE IT STARTED STALLING WHILE I WAS DRIVING! IT WOULD HAPPEN WHILE DRIVING IN TOWN AND I NOTICED IT A LOT WHEN I MADE RIGHT TURNS. THERE WAS NO WARNING...DIDN'T MAKE ANY SOUNDS, NO LIGHTS CAME ON...I WOULD JUST TRY TO PUSH THE GAS AND THERE WAS NOTHING. IT WAS ALL I COULD DO TO GET IT PULLED OFF THE ROAD AND AVOID GETTING HIT! THIS HAPPENED ABOUT 5 TIMES WITHIN A TWO WEEK PERIOD BEFORE I THOUGHT IT WAS FIXED. THE FIRST TIME IT OCCURRED I TOOK IT STRAIGHT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG. THE COMPUTER DID NOT PICK UP ANY ERRORS AND THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO FOR ME. THEN AFTER IT HAPPENED A FEW MORE TIMES I TOOK IT STRAIGHT THERE AGAIN AND THEY FOUND A SOFTWARE UPDATE. THIS SEEMED TO HAVE FIXED IT. SO I THOUGHT UNTIL NOW. LAST WEEK IT STARTED AGAIN...1 TIME WHILE MAKING A RIGHT TURN. I CAME VERY CLOSE TO GETTING HIT AND NOW I HAVE A 3 MONTH OLD BABY RIDING IN THE CAR TO WORRY ABOUT ALSO. SO, I THOUGHT GREAT HERE WE GO AGAIN. I WAITED FOR IT TO HAPPEN ONCE MORE BEFORE I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND A FEW DAYS LATER IT HAPPENED AGAIN WHILE MAKING A RIGHT TURN IN TOWN. AGAIN, THEY ARE SAYING THERE ARE NO ERRORS IN THE COMPUTER AND THEY HAVE NO IDEA HOW TO FIX THE PROBLEM OR THAT IT IS EVEN "REALLY" HAPPENING! SO IN OTHER WORDS I AM MAKING THIS UP! THIS TIME I WAS NOT TAKING MY CAR BACK UNTIL I COULD BE ABSOLUTELY SURE THAT IT IS SAFE TO DRIVE. IT TOOK ME AN HOUR OF GOING ROUND AND ROUND WITH THEM B

2005 DODGE DURANGO 4.7L. VEHICLE STALLED WHILE IN TRAFFIC. EVERYTHING COMPLETELY DEAD. NO POWER AT ALL. VEHICLE RESTARTED AFTER A FEW MINUTES. VEHICLE DIED AGAIN WHILE MAKING A LOW SPEED RIGHT HAND TURN IN TRAFFIC. RESTARTED AGAIN. DEALERSHIP STATES NOTHING WRONG. EVEN THOUGH VEHICLE CONTINUALLY STUMBLES AT IDLE BUT DOES NOT PRODUCE ANY FAILURE CODES. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TO BE HAPPENING IN TRAFFIC. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WILL NOT GO INTO REVERSE. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS IT WILL GO INTO REVERSE BUT WHEN IT JERKS AND LURCHES FORWARD. IN MARCH OF 2005 THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE TEST WERE PERFORMED BUT THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP IN APRIL OF 2005 STILL EXPERIENCING THE SAME TYPE OF PROBLEMS. STILL THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. IN JULY OF 2005 THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DIFFERENT DEALERSHIP, AFTER DIAGNOSTICS TEST THE PROBLEM WAS STILL UNDETERMINED. IN DECEMBER THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN #05V460000 CONCERNING THE POWER TRAIN: AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. IN DECEMBER 2005 THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR THE RECALL REPAIRS TO BE PERFORMED. THE VEHICLE IS STILL EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEMS AS BEFORE THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN ALERTED.

2005 DODGE DURANGO SLT 4X4 TIRE PRESSURE WARNING LIGHT I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE NEW WITH APPROXIMATELY 35 MILES ON IT. WE TEST DROVE THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THE TIRE PRESSURE WARNING LIGHT WAS ON. IT WAS TAKEN TO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AS WE WERE IN DISCUSSING FINANCING. IT WAS BROUGHT OUT TO US TO TAKE HOME AND THE LIGHT WAS STILL ON. IT WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT TO BE CHECKED AGAIN. ONE HOUR LATER IT WAS BROUGHT BACK OUT AND THE LIGHT WAS STILL ON. WE WERE TOLD THAT WE WOULD HAVE TO EXACTLY DUPLICATE THE SPEED THAT CAUSED THE WARNING LIGHT TO GO ON AND MAINTAIN THAT EXACT SPEED FOR 15 TO 20 MILES FOR THE SYSTEM TO RESET AND THE LIGHT TO GO OFF. MISSION IMPOSSIBLE IF YOU ASK ME. WE NOW HAVE 800 MILES ON THE DURANGO AND THE TIRE PRESSURE WARNING LIGHT IS STILL ON. I AM TOLD BY MY DEALER THAT THEY HAVE CHECKED THE TIRES AND NOTHING IS WRONG THEY DO NOT KNOW WHAT ELSE TO DO. HE OFFERED TO SEE IF THEY CAN DISABLE THE LIGHT, BUT THEN WHAT SAFETY AM I GETTING FOR THIS FEATURE? I AM BEGINNING TO THINK THIS IS A MATERIAL DEFECT OF SOME SORT IN THE TECHNOLOGY. MY SISTER HAS A 2005 FORD EXPEDITION 4X4 AND IS EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM. *NM

MY 2005 DODGE DURANGO HAS EXCESSIVE WIND NOISE IN THE CABIN WHEN DRIVING ABOVE APPROXIMATELY 45 MILES PER HOUR. THE NOISE IS PARTICULARLY PRONOUNCED WHEN DRIVING IN A MODERATE HEAD OR CROSS WIND. AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS IN A MODERATE HEAD OR CROSS WIND IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO CARRY ON A NORMAL CONVERSATION WITHIN THE CAB OF THE VEHICLE DUE TO THE MAGNITUDE OF THE WIND NOISE. THE WIND NOISE SEEMS TO BE ORIGINATING PRIMARILY FROM THE FRONT DOOR SEALS. BOTH OF THE FRONT DOORS CAN BE SEEN FLEXING WHEN DRIVING WITH A HEAD OR CROSS WIND. THE NOISE CAN BE LESSENED BY PULLING IN WITH CONSIDERABLE FORCE ON THE DOOR WHILE DRIVING. THIS IS THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF WIND NOISE I HAVE EVER EXPERIENCED IN ANY VEHICLE I HAVE DRIVEN AND I HAVE BEEN DRIVING FOR NEARLY 25 YEARS. IN THE ABSENCE OF A HEAD OR CROSS WIND OR AT LOW SPEEDS THE VEHICLE HAS A VERY QUITE INTERIOR. I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TWICE WITHOUT RESOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM AS OF YET. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH IN A CURVE THE VEHICLE CRASHED AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT TRIED TO AVOID A ROAD HAZARD AND LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED HEAD ON INTO A TREE. AS A RESULT OF THE CRASH, NEITHER FRONT AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE CONTACT WAS WEARING A SEAT BELT; HOWEVER, THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A WHIPLASH INJURY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS AFTER BEING INSPECTED BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY. THE INSURANCE COMPANY IS HAVING THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE POLICE WERE NOT INVOLVED SINCE THE ACCIDENT HAPPENED NEAR THE RESIDENCE ON A COUNTRY ROAD. DAIMLER CHRYSLER DENIED ANY RESPONSIBILITY, CLAIMING THAT THEIR INSPECTION REVEALED THAT THE THRESHOLD FOR AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT WAS NOT MET. THE IMPACT WAS ABSORBED BY THE VEHICLE'S CRUSH POINTS. ALSO, DURING ELECTRONIC TESTING NO FAULT CODES APPEARED THAT WOULD HAVE INDICATED ANY MALFUNCTION AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. *AK

2005 DODGE DURANGO STALLS WHEN DRIVING. THE DEALERSHIP INDICATED SOFTWARE FAILURE IN POWER TRAIN CONTROL MODULE, THE TECH. PERFORMED TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN #18-013-05. *JB

I BOUGHT A 2005 DODGE DURANGO IN JUNE 2005. THE FIRST 9000 MILES WERE GREAT. NO PROBLEMS. IN OCTOBER 2005 THE HEADLIGHTS/FOG LIGHTS STARTED TO GO ON AND OFF BY THEMSELVES. THE DEALERSHIP MOVED THE INSPECTIONS STICKER. DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. THEY THEN REPLACED THE SENSORS AND SWITCHED, DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM, THEY THEN REPLACED THE CIRCUIT BOARD, DID NOT CORRECT. THEY THEN HAD A TECH FROM THE FACTORY LOOK AT THE VEHICLE. THEY REPLACED THE MODULE. I PICKED UP THE CAR YESTERDAY AND ON MY WAY HOME FROM THE DEALER THE LIGHTS WENT ON AND OFF AGAIN. I HAVE SENT THE LEMON LAW CARD TO CHRYSLER. I CONTACTED CHRYSLER AGAIN TODAY ABOUT THIS ISSUE. THEY BASICALLY HAVE STATED THAT IT IS UP TO THE DISTRICT MANAGER TO RESOLVE THIS PROBLEM. I AM WAITING ONCE AGAIN FOR HIM TO CALL ME BACK. THE HORN ALSO BLOWS BY ITSELF (THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE), THE RADIO HAS TURNED ITSELF ON AND OFF BY ITSELF TWICE, THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG LIGHT HAS CAME ON WHEN IT SHOULD NOT AND THE DRIVERS SIDE AIRBAG SHOWED THAT IT HAD DEPLOYED WHEN IN FACT IT DID NOT. THE OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE GAUGE ON THE OVERHEAD CONSOLE DID NOT WORK CORRECTLY (ONLY ONE TIME.) I FEEL THAT I HAVE BEEN MORE THEN PATIENT WITH THESE RECURRING PROBLEMS. THEY HAVE PUT A CO-PILOT ON THE CAR TO NO AVAIL.*JB

2005 DODGE DURANGO ENGINE STALLED. *TS *REF 10156266 DURING A SHARP RIGHT TURN THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER INSTALLED A SOFTWARE PATCH BUT THAT DID NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY INSTALLED A FRONT POWER TRAIN CONTROL MODULE AND SOME SECONDARY UNIT WHICH WAS SUPPOSED TO FIX THE PROBLEM. THREE DAYS LATER THE VEHICLE STALLED AGAIN WHILE DRIVING IN A PARKING LOT.

INCORRECT MILEAGE RECORDED BY ODOMETER: 2005 DODGE DURANGO - MY SELF AND SEVERAL OTHER OWNERS OF THE DODGE DURANGO HAVE COMPLAINED TO DEALERSHIPS AND DAIMLER CHRYSLER ABOUT INFLATED MILEAGE REPORTED BY THE ODOMETER AND INACCURATE SPEEDOMETER SPEEDS - FOR THE MOST PART, THE SPEEDOMETER OVERSTATES SPEED BY AS MUCH AS 10% OR MORE, WHICH ALSO OVERSTATES THE ODOMETER READING. THAT SITUATION HELPS DAIMLER CHRYSLER TO TERMINATE THEIR NEW CAR WARRANTIES BEFORE THE ACTUAL MILEAGE IS REACHED - MOST CARS INDICATING 39,000 MILES, MAY INDEED STILL BE UNDER THE 36,000 MILE WARRANTY LIMIT! *NM

ENGINE STALLS

VEHICLE HAS STALLED THRE TIMES. ONCE WHILE ON A CURVE, ANOTHER WHILE BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY AND THE OTHER TIME WHILE STOPPING AT A LIGHT. TOOK TO DEALER, AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS AN ISSUE THAT CHRYSLER IS TRYING TO CORRECT. TOLD THAT VEHICLE HAS UPDATED SOFTWARE AND NOTHING WAS DONE TO TRY AND CORRECT THE PROBLEM.*AK

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE STALLS INTERMITTENTLY. THE ENGINE LOOSES POWER OR HESITATE. THE DEALERSHIP HAS BEEN ALERTED AND THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED. UPDATED 04/06/06. *JB

AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON. HAS BEEN REPORTED TO DEALER 3 TIMES. *AK

2005 DODGE DURANGO STOPPED WORKING WHILE DRIVING. *TS ***NO ANSWER REQUIRED*** THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND HOOKED UP TO A DIAGNOSTIC MACHINE. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE OR PINPOINT THE PROBLEM. ALMOST A MONTH ALTER THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE REPLACED THE MAIN COMPUTER. EVEN AFTER THAT PART WAS REPLACED THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO STALL, HAVE DIFFICULTY STARTING, ROUGH IDLE AND WAS SLOW AT TAKE OFF. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. WHEN MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN, THE VEHICLE WAS STRUCK BY A TRAIN. THE POINT OF IMPACT WAS ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR. THE VEHICLE WAS PUSHED 10 METERS BY THE TRAIN FROM THE ORIGINAL POINT OF IMPACT. THE VEHICLE WAS EQUIPPED WITH BOTH FRONT AND SIDE CURTAIN AIRBAGS. THE DRIVER'S SEAT AND LEFT REAR PASSENGER SEAT WERE PUSHED OVER 4 INCHES FROM THEIR ORIGINAL POSITIONS. ALTHOUGH, THE DRIVER AND PASSENGERS WERE WEARING SAFETY RESTRAINTS, THE CONTACT SUSTAINED MASSIVE INJURIES. THE CONTACT RECEIVED 13 SKULL FRACTURES AND BROKEN RIBS. THE POLICE FILED A REPORT AT THE SCENE. THE INSURANCE COMPANY HAS POSSESSION OF THE VEHICLE AND DEEMED IT TOTALED.

2005 DODGE DURANGO 5.7 L HEMI STALLS WHILE DRIVING. *NM

DODGE DURANGO STALLING WHILE DRIVING AND TURNING. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE ENGINE INTERMITTENTLY STALLS WHILE IDLING IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. ALTHOUGH THE VEHICLE WAS SEEN BY A DEALER, THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. *NM

2005 DODGE DURANGO LIMITED (5.7 HEMI). WHILE DRIVING SUV IT JUST TURNS OFF. PROBLEM HAS HAPPENED 6 TIMES NOW AND HAS BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP AT LEAST 3 TIMES WHERE THEY SAY THEIR IS NO PROBLEM. *JB

DT*: THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE STALLS INTERMITTENTLY. THIS OCCURS WHILE DRIVING, STOPPING OR PULLING UP TO A STOP LIGHT WITHOUT WARNING. THE STALLING OCCURS AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE DEALERSHIP WAS UNABLE TO READ THE INFORMATION FROM THE COMPUTER IN THE VEHICLE. A CO-PILOT WAS PLACED IN THE VEHICLE AND THE DEALER STILL COULD NOT RETRIEVE THE INFORMATION. *JB

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

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT 40 MPH THE VEHICLE LOST BRAKE POWER. NO WARNING LIGHTS THAT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO GAIN MOMENTUM, IT WAS GOING UP A HILL AND THE ROADS WERE WET. THE BRAKES DID NOT WORK FOR APPROXIMATELY 20 MINUTES. TURNING THE VEHICLE ON AND OFF DID NOT AFFECT THE BRAKES. THE BRAKES CAME BACK BY THEMSELVES. THE SECOND TIME THIS OCCURRED THE VEHICLE WAS GOING 20 MPH, AND THE CONTACT PRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL MULTIPLE TIMES, NOTHING HAPPENED WHEN THE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE TIRES BEGAN TO SPIN SUDDENLY ,AND THE SPEEDOMETER READ 60 MPH, ALTHOUGH THE VEHICLE WAS NOT MOVING. THE DEALERSHIP WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM, AND THE COMPUTER DID NOT DISPLAY ANY CODES.*AK

2005 DODGE DURANGO LOSS OF STEERING AND BRAKING CONTROL WITH LOW SPEED MOUNTAIN DRIVING. THIS WAS A RENTAL SUV IN AWD. I AM AN EXPERIENCED WINTER DRIVER WITH 35+ YEARS OF NO ACCIDENTS. DAY ONE...NO PROBLEMS. DAY TWO...REMOTE DRIVING ON TWO LANE PLOWED CENTERED ROAD...ALMOST HIT TWO ELK ON THE ROAD IN THE DARKNESS. DAY THREE...ABOUT 1 INCH OF NEW SNOW WITH NO APPARENT TRACTION/CONTROL PROBLEMS (CHECKED HARD BRAKING/SKIDDING ON THE ROAD WITHOUT PROBLEMS). THE ROAD HAD NOT BEEN TRAVELED THAT MORNING. I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 20 MPH LOOKING FOR ELK ON THE LONG GRADUAL DOWNHILL (NEARLY FLAT), WITH RIGHT TURN AT THE BOTTOM OF THE HILL. WHEN I TURNED THE WHEEL TO ENTER THE TURN, THE VEHICLE WENT STRAIGHT (NO LOAD ON THE FRONT WHEELS). TRIED BRAKING WITHOUT SENSATION OF ABS PULSING AND NO CHANGE TO TRAJECTORY. WE WERE HEADING STRAIGHT INTO A GUARDRAIL WITH A STEEP EMBANKMENT/CLIFF. TURNED THE WHEEL TO THE RIGHT STOP AND GAVE IT SOME GAS. THE DURANGO BEGAN TO CHANGE HEADING AND SLID ALONG THE GUARDRAIL INSTEAD OF GOING THROUGH IT AND OVER THE CLIFF. THE RENTAL AGENT TOLD ME ABOUT ANOTHER 2005 DURANGO WITH 4 (EXECUTIVES) MEN THAT DROVE THROUGH A GUARDRAIL AND DOWN A 60' CLIFF IN MARCH 2005. ORIGINALLY, THE AGENT THOUGHT IT WAS SPEED RELATED, BUT THEN BEGAN TO WONDER AFTER MY INCIDENT. THE THING THAT DOESN'T MAKE SENSE IS THAT THERE WAS ABSOLUTELY NO WARNING THAT I HAD LOST CONTROL IN A SLOW MOVING VEHICLE...THERE WAS NO STABILITY/CONTROL FEEDBACK TO THE DRIVER. IF THE ROAD WAS ICY UNDER THE

MY 2005 DODGE DURANGO WITH THE 5.7 LITER HEMI ENGINE HAS STALLED (ENGINE DIED) ON 4 SEPARATE OCCASIONS. IN EVERY CASE I WAS COMING TO A STOP OR TURNING. *NM

DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE SUN ROOF WAS MAKING A NOISE. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY REPLACED THE SUN ROOF. AFTER REPLACEMENT RAIN LEAKED IN THROUGH THE SUNROOF ASSEMBLY AND FLOODED THE VEHICLE. THE SUN ROOF WAS REPLACED AGAIN AND THE NOISE RETURNED. ADDITIONALLY, THE SEAT BELT LIGHT CAME ON WHILE THE SEAT BELT WAS IN USE. THE DEALERSHIP DISCONNECTED THE SENSOR, AND ORDERED REPLACEMENT PARTS FOR THE ENTIRE SEAT BELT ASSEMBLY. THE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON WITH NO WARNING. THE DEALERSHIP ORDERED PARTS FOR REPAIR OF THE AIR BAG. *AK

DT: THE CONTACT STATES THERE IS NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 05V460000 CONCERNING THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. THIS VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL, BUT IT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO V IN. THE CONTACT REPAIRED THE VEHICLE AT HIS OWN EXPENSE. THE VEHICLE CAME OUT OF PARK, AND THIS IN TURN, INJURED ANOTHER OCCUPANT OF THE VEHICLE.*AK UPDATED 03/03/06.

DT: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH SHE ROLLED DOWN THE REAR WINDOWS AND THE VEHICLE SHOOK VIOLENTLY. THE VIBRATION WAS SO SEVERE THAT THERE WAS A GAP BETWEEN THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR AND THE FRAME. THE DEALER INDICATED THE VIBRATION WAS NORMAL AND REFERRED TO IT AS THE TUNNEL EFFECT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS IN AGREEMENT WITH THE DEALER AND OFFERED NO SOLUTION. *AK

2005 DODGE DURANGO (HEMI) MY DODGE HAS RANDOMLY CUT OFF ON ME DURING LOW SPEEDS OR TURNING INTO CERTAIN AREAS. IT HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES TO ME AND ONCE TO MY WIFE. I CAME VERY CLOSE TO TAKING OUT MY MAIL BOX LAST NIGHT. MY STEERING WHEEL EVEN LOCKED UP. I CALLED THE DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME NOTHING LIKE THIS HAS EVER COME UP AT THEIR DEALER. VERY ODD. I LOVE THE VEHICLE BUT I AM VERY WORRIED ABOUT MY FAMILIES WELL BEING. WHAT SHOULD I DO? I PAID WAY TO MUCH MONEY TO HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT THIS KIND OF STUFF. *JB

VEHICLE STALLS AND A COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER FOR NO REASON. *NM THE CONSUMER STATED CHRYSLER INSTALLED A CO-PILOT IN THE VEHICLE AND THE STALLING WAS CAPTURED. UPDATED *JB

MY HUSBANDS 2005 DODGE DURANGO 5.7 HEMI, PURCHASED IN MAY, STALLED THREE TIMES ALREADY. THE FIRST TWO TIMES IT STALLED HE WAS TURNING INTO A PARKING LOT. IT HAPPENED AT 1,281 MILES. WE TOOK THE CAR IN AND THEY ROAD TESTED THE VEHICLE AND COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THEY RECOMMENDED FURTHER DIAGNOSIS IF CONDITION PERSIST. WELL IT HAS, MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WHILE IT WAS SNOWING WHEN HIS WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING CAUSING HIM TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY STOP ON THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY. WHEN HE GOT BACK INTO THE CAR TO DRIVE, THE DURANGO STALLED AGAIN!! IT ONLY HAS 8,000 MILES ON IT. THE DEALER HAS IT AND THEY HAVE NO CLUE WHAT IS GOING ON. SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET HURT OR WORSE DIE BECAUSE OF THIS STALLING CONDITION. *JB

DT: THE CONTACT STATED VEHICLE STALLED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TWICE TO A CERTIFIED DEALERSHIP. DIAGNOSTIC TESTING WAS DONE. HOWEVER, NO CODES WERE CAPTURED. THE DEALER REPROGRAMMED THE SOFTWARE TWICE. THIS HAS NOT SOLVED THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE IS IN THE DEALERSHIP AWAITING ADDITIONAL SOFTWARE UPDATES. *AK

DT: CONTACT STATES THE SUN ROOF LEAKED WATER INTO THE FUSE BOX AND SHORTED OUT THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. THE DEALER REPLACED THE SUNROOF BUT IT LEAKED AGAIN. THE NEXT TIME THE DEALER REPLACED THE SUNROOF GASKET. THE MANUFACTURER OFFERED NO FREE REMEDY. *AK UPDATED 12/27/2005 - THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS WOULD FLASH AND DIM WHILE DRIVING AND THE AIR BAG LIGHT WAS ON. *NM

WHILE REVERSING OUT OF DRIVEWAY, MY 2005 DODGE DURANGO WITH 2200 MILES STALLED AND COULD NOT BE STARTED FOR ANOTHER 10 MINUTES. ALL ELECTRICAL AND POWER SHUT OFF. HAD TO PUSH THE VEHICLE OUT OF THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET. *NM