WIPERS ACTIVATE ON THERE OWN DURING COLD TEMPERATURES. OCCASIONALLY THE TRUCK WILL DIE AFTER WIPERS UNEXPECTEDLY GO OFF. *TR
2006 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 2006 record →
EVERY GAS FILL MY 2006 DODGE DURANGO SPITS BACK A LOT OF GAS. I HAVE TRIED DIFFERENT GAS STATIONS AND THE PROBLEM IS CONSTANT WHEREEVER I GO. HELP! *TR
I BOUGHT MY DURANGO "USED" FROM THE DEALERSHIP AND THE FIRST TIME I FILLED THE TANK UP, GAS WENT EVERYWHERE. I THOUGHT IT WAS THE GAS STATION BUT THE TIME AFTER THAT, WHEN I FILLED UP- I DID IT SLOWLY AND IT STILL OVERFILLED AND SPILLED EVERYWHERE. NOW, I CAN'T FILL MY TANK FULL AS I AM AFRAID OF A FIRE AND ALSO DON'T LIKE WASTING MONEY ON EXPENSIVE GAS THAT ISN'T GOING INTO MY TANK SO I ONLY FILL IT ABOUT HALF FULL EVERY TIME. THIS IS A HEADACHE NO MATTER HOW YOU PUT IT. HOWEVER, I HAVE READ AND SEEN MANY REVIEWS OF MANY OTHER 2006 DURANGOS WITH THE SAME ISSUE. WONDERING IF THERE'S A RECALL? *TR
FUEL TANK OVERFLOWS DURING FILL UP.I JUST RECEIVE A RECALL ON THIS ISSUE ON 2/01/2013. I BOUGHT THIS CAR NEW ON MARCH OF 2006. I DON'T KNOW WHEN THIS PROBLEM STARTS BUT NOTICE THE PROBLEM AND BLAME THE GAS STATION FOR THEIR PUMP NOT WORKING PROPERLY. THIS PROBLEM HAS CAUSED ME A LOT OF PROBLEM BECAUSE OF GASOLINE SHOOTING OUT OF A TANK TO SPILL ALL OVER ME (LOSS OF CLOTHES,SHOES AND RASH ON MY ARM, HAND,FOOT AND LEGS).NOW MY CAR WHERE THE FUEL TANKS IS LOCATED CAUSED THE PAINT TO RUST ($600 TO FIX) AND MY BUMPER TO DISCOLORED AND BECAUSE I ROTATE MY TIRES MOST OF MY LOG NUTS($200) HAS TO BE REPLACED.I CANNOT QUANTIFY HOW MUCH GASOLINE I LOSS DURING THAT PERIOD.I HAVE CALLED THEM REGARDING COMPENSATION FOR THIS MATTER AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY WILL FIX THE PROBLEM WHICH THEY DID BUT NOT COMPENSATE ME. *TR
WHEN FILLING UP THE VEHICLE WITH FUEL THE PUMPS DO NOT SHUT OFF WHEN IT IS FULL AND THE GASOLINE SPILLS OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE, SOMETIMES VIOLENTLY. THIS HAPPENS ALMOST EVERY TIME I FILL THE VEHICLE AND IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS! LUCKILY THE FIRST TIME I WAS INSIDE OF THE GAS STATION WHEN IT HAPPENED AND IT SHOT OUT EVERYWHERE AND SOAKED A 3-4 FOOT RADIUS FROM THE GAS TANK. THIS LAST TIME I FILLED UP IT SPRAYED A FINE MIST EVERYWHERE AND IT SPILLED ALL DOWN THE SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. *TR
AFTER FILLING FUEL TANK A LOT OF FUEL SPRAYS OUT OF TOP OF FILLER NECK AND SPILLS DOWN THE SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. SOMETIMES IT SPRAYS OUT A FEW FEET AWAY AND CAN GET ALL OVER YOU. IT HAPPENS EVERY TIME THE TANK IS FILLED UP. *TR THERE IS A RECALL FOR THIS EXACT PROBLEM WITH THE 2005 MODEL BUT NOT ONE FOR THE 2006 MODEL.
EACH TIME I FUEL, ONCE THE TANK IS FULL, IT SPEWS/GURGLES A LARGE AMOUNT OF FUEL BACK OUT OF THE FILLER NECK. IT HAPPENS AT EVERY KIND OF PUMP, AND IT HAPPENS WHETHER I USE THE AUTO SHUT OFF OR IF I CONTROL THE FLOW AND SLOW IT TO A TRICKLE. IT STILL HAPPENS ONCE THE TANK GETS CLOSE TO FULL. EACH TIME I FUEL, I SPILL AT LEAST 1-3 QUARTS OF FUEL ONTO THE GROUND. THIS IS VERY HARMFUL TO THE ENVIORNMENT, A WASTE OF MY MONEY, AND A SAFETY ISSUE. I HAVE OWNED MANY NEW AND OLD VEHICLES, AND NEVER IN MY LIFE, HAVE I EXPERIENCED A PROBLEM FUELING MY CAR. THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM FROM DODGE, BECAUSE THEY RECALLED THE 2005 DURANGO FOR THIS VERY PROBLEM. SO WHY FIX THE 2005'S AND NOT THE 2006???? *TR
AFTER GAS PUMP SHUT OFF AUTOMATICALLY, A LARGE AMOUNT OF GAS CAME OUT OF THE FILLER PORT SOAKING ME. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED. *TR
WHEN FILLING THE GAS TANK THE FUEL SPLASHES AND POURS OUT ALL OVER ME AND THE VEHICLE. THE PAINT ON THE VEHICLE THAT IS EXPOSED TO THE FUEL HAS BEGUN TO BUBBLE AND RUST. *TR IF THE INCONVENIENCE AND HAZARD OF THE SPILL ISN'T ENOUGH THE LOSS OF FUEL AT TODAY'S HIGH PRICES IS AN INJUSTICE THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. PLEASE HELP US! WE PAID A LOT FOR OUR VEHICLE AND NOW IT LOOKS LIKE CRAP! DODGE SHOULD CARE MORE ABOUT IT CUSTOMERS! *TR
WHEN THE GAS TANK IS FULL, THE DODGE DURANGO SPITS GASOLINE OUT AND SPILLS IT ALL OVER THE VEHICLE, THE GROUND, AND ANYONE WHO HAPPENS TO BE NEAR THE PUMP. THIS HAS HAPPENED FROM DAY ONE OF OWNERSHIP OF THE VEHICLE AND HAPPENS EACH AND EVERY TIME THE VEHICLE IS FUELED. DRENCHING A MOTOR VEHICLE OPERATOR IN GASOLINE EVERY TIME THEY FILL THE GAS TANK IS CAUSTIC TO THE INDIVIDUAL AND DANGEROUS TO THOSE BREATHING THE FUMES INSIDE THE VEHICLE. *TR
WHEN FILLING WITH GAS TO CAPACITY FUEL SPRAYS OUT OF THE GAS TANK ALL OVER THE CAR, THE GROUND AND ME. OBVIOUS SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARD. *TR
EVERY TIME THAT I ATTEMPT TO FILL THE GAS TANK, GASOLINE SPRAYS OUT OF THE TANK ALL OVER ME. THIS WAS NEVER A PROBLEM UNTIL THE VEHICLE HIT 60,000 MILES. THE PROBLEM STARTED A FEW MONTHS AGO AND HAPPENS EVERY TIME THAT I TRY TO FILL THE TANK UP. THE ONLY SOLUTION IS TO LIMIT THE AMOUNT OF GASOLINE THAT I PUT INTO THE TANK. THERE IS APPROXIMATELY A QUART OR MORE OF GAS THAT SPRAYS EVERYWHERE. I AM GOING TO CONTACT THE DEALERSHIP TOMORROW TO SEE WHAT TYPE OF REMEDIATION IS AVAILABLE. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARD. WE ARE SUPPOSED TO BE LIMITING GASOLINE EMISSIONS, SO I AM FAIRLY CERTAIN THAT GASOLINE SPRAYING ALL OVER THE PERSON PUMPING THE GAS AS WELL AS OVER THE GROUND IS A HAZARD. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS ONLINE AND SEE THAT MORE THAT JUST THE 2005 IS AFFECTED. I THINK THAT THE DODGE DEALERSHIPS SHOULD HAVE TO CHECK EACH DURANGO FROM 2005 UNTIL WHEN THE PROBLEM WAS CORRECTED. IF ANY ARE AFFECTED, THEY SHOULD HAVE TO FIX THOSE THAT ARE A PROBLEM. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER REFUELING, FUEL SPEWED OUT OF THE FILLER NECK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL TANK WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 135,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 135,931. UPDATED 3/19/13 *CN THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A LETTER FROM THE MANUFACTURER STATED THE AFFECTED PARTS HAD AN EXTENDED LIFETIME WARRANTY. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHERE THE FILLER NECK WAS REPLACED.
DURING REFUELING THE PUMP HANDLE WILL CLICK OFF THEN A SECOND LATER A RUSH OF GASOLINE WILL SPEW OUT OF THE FILL INLET. THIS HAPPENS EVERY TIME THE TANK IS FILLED TO FULL. *TR
FILL THE GAS TANK AND WHEN STOPPED FILLING A LARGE AMOUNT OF GAS BACKFLOWS OUT OF TANK ONTO THE GROUND AND PERSON PUMPING GAS! THIS IS A MAJOR HAZARD BOTH FOR THE PERSON AND THE ENVIRONMENT. TOOK TO DODGE DEALER AND THEY SAID THIS HAS HAPPENED A LOT AND ONLY WAY TO FIX IS TO REPLACE GAS TANK WHICH IS VERY EXPENSIVE. CALLED DODGE AND THEY REFUSE TO COOPERATE SAYING THEY NEVER HEARD OF THIS PROBLEM BEFORE MUST BE THE WAY I PUMP GAS! THIS HAS HAPPENED EVERYTIME I FILL GAS. VERY ANNOYING AND HAZARDOUS!! *TR
SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARD. WHEN FUELING THE VEHICLE AND THE FUEL NOZZLE STOPS FILLING, A LARGE AMOUNT OF GASOLINE FORCEFULLY SPEWS FROM THE TANK FILLER NECK. SPRAYING ON THE PERSON FUELING, SPILLING FUEL ON THE GROUND, AND ON THE VEHICLE. AT FIRST IT WAS ANNOYING. NOW I FEEL IT HAS BECOME A SAFETY HAZARD AND ALSO AN ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARD. I AM NOT DESCRIBING A SMALL BURP OF GASOLINE, BUT A LARGE AMOUNT, AT LEAST A CUP OF FUEL. I NO LONGER CAN FILL THE TANK, I HAVE TO STOP SHORT TO PREVENT THE ATTENDANT FROM BEING DRENCHED WITH GAS AND GAS BEING SPILLED ON THE GROUND. *TR
REPEAT ENGINE LIGHT ALERTS UPON ACCELERATION ABOVE 40 MILES PER HOUR. ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND THE TRUCK ENGINE MISFIRES, IT STARTS JERKING AND BUMPING. I'VE HAD TO SLOW DOWN IN FRONT OF ANGRY TRAFFICKERS BECAUSE I WAS AFRAID THE ENGINE WOULD FAIL COMPLETELY ON THE INTERSTATE. TWICE IN DECEMBER 2011 WITHIN A WEEKS TIME, A COIL WAS REPLACED AND ALL 6 SPARK PLUGS, DUE TO CRACKING AND CORROSION. AGAIN IN 2012, THE TRUCK BEGAN MISFIRING, AND MULTIPLE COILS ARE CORRODED, AND AGAIN- ALL 6 SPARK PLUGS ARE AS WELL. UPON RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET, I FOUND A NUMBER OF CHAT SITES WITH ANGRY DODGE OWNERS WHO HAVE BEEN ALERTED TO THE BULLETIN POSTED BY COMPANY ABOUT THE FAULTY COWL, WHICH BY POOR DESIGN LEAKS WATER ONTO THE ENGINE. I AM NOW FACED WITH REPLACING ALL THE CYLINDERS, AND REPLACING THE FAULTY COWL WITH A NEWLY DESIGNED COWL/ PINS. LABOR AND PARTS COULD RUN INTO THE THOUSANDS EASILY. OTHER ISSUES I HAVE FACED SINCE PURCHASING THE VEHICLE SECOND HAND IN SEPTEMBER 2011 INCLUDE WIRING ISSUES: HEADLAMPS FAIL, AND HORN HONKS WHEN LIGHTS ARE TURN ON. LEFT TURN SIGNAL SIGNALS RIGHT, AND RIGHT TURN SIGNAL DOES NOT WORK AT ALL. DRIVERS POWER WINDOW INTERMITTENTLY STOPS FUNCTIONING. DOME LAMP WILL NOT TURN OFF AT TIMES. THIS VEHICLE SHOULD BE RECALLED IMMEDIATELY, AND DODGE IS LOWEST ON MY LIST FOR MY NEXT VEHICLE PURCHASE. *TR
EVERY TIME FILL UP GAS TANK IT SPILLS OVER. NOT ON RECALL LIST. *TR
WHEN PUMPING GAS, THE FUEL TANK SPILLS GAS ALL OVER THE CAR & GROUND. IT DOESN'T STOP WHEN THE PUMP KICKS OFF. GAS POURS ON GROUND, MY SHOES & CLOTHES. THIS HAPPENS EVERY TIME I GET GAS. *TR
GAS SPITS OUT FORCEFULLY WHEN FUELING, LEAVING GAS ALL OVER THE FLOOR, ALONG THE SIDE OF THE VEHICLE, AND ON MY CLOTHES/SHOES. IT HAPPENS EVERY TIME UNLESS I STOP FUELING BEFORE THE TANK FILLS UP. MAKES IT TOUGH TO GO ON LONG TRIPS BECAUSE I CAN NEVER HAVE A FULL TANK OF GAS. THIS HAS CONTINUED FOR OVER A YEAR. *TR
FUEL SPLASHES BACK FROM THE FUEL FILLER TUBE EVERY TIME I FILL THE TANK, IF LEFT TO AUTO SHUT-OFF, RESULTING IN SPLASH-BACK ON THE PERSON FILLING THE TANK, AND FUEL SPILLING ON THE GROUND. *TR
I WAS FILLING MY CAR AND ONCE IT WAS FILLED THE GAS FORCEFULLY CAME BACK OUT OF THE TANK AND COVERED MY COAT PANTS AND SHOES. I AM SO ANGRY, THIS HAS HAPPENED ON OTHER TIME THAT I COMPLETELY FILLED MY TANK. THE GAS SHOULD NOT BE COMING BACK OUT OF THE TANK. # 1 - I AM NOW COVERED IN GAS, THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE, # GAS IS ALL OVER THE SIDE OF MY VEHICLE, HUGE SAFETY ISSUE, #3 GAS IS ALL OVER THE GROUND AT THE SERVICE STATION, HUGE SAFETY ISSUE. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN RECALLED IN THE 2005 DODGE DURANGO AND I FEEL THAT MY CAR IS EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUES. I THINK THAT IF DODGE DOES NOT WANT A LAW SUIT THEY WOULD FIX THE PROBLEM. *TR
I HAVE OWNED THIS VEHICLE ONE WEEK, FILLED THE FUEL TANK TWICE AND HAD THE SAME ISSUE ON BOTH FILL UPS. WHEN THE FUEL TANK IS FULL AND BACKS UP TO THE NOZZLE TO SHUT IT OFF, THE FUEL DOES NOT SHUT OFF AND SPRAYS AT LEAST 2 PINTS OF FUEL ON THE VEHICLE AND THE NOZZLE AND MYSELF. THIS HAS HAPPENED AT TWO DIFFERENT FUEL STATIONS. *TR
REFUELING THE GAS PUMP SHUTS OFF AND THEN A LARGE AMOUNT OF GAS SPRAYS OUT THE TANK ALL OVER THE GAS PUMP HANDLE, AND DOWN THE CAR. ABOUT 2 CUPS OF GAS SPEW OUT ALMOST EVERY TIME WE FILL UP - EVEN IF PUMPING SLOWLY. THIS IS A NEW PROBLEM (HAD THE CAR SINCE NEW IN 2006) AND JUST STARTED LAST MONTH. THIS SHOULD BE RECALLED OR AT LEAST FIXED AS IT IS VERY DANGEROUS FOR MY FAMILY SITTING IN THE CAR AS I REFILL, AND DANGEROUS IN MANY OTHER WAYS! *TR
GAS SHOOTS OUT OF FILLER NECK AFTER FILLING WITH FUEL. *TR.... UPDATED 06117/16 *BF
LIKE EVERY ONE OF THIS TYPE VEHICLE FROM CHRYSLER EVERY TIME YOU FUEL UP IT SHUTS THE PUMP OFF THEN SPEWS A COUPLE CUPS OF GAS BACK OUT ONTO WHO EVER IS THERE OR ONTO THE GROUND. I KNOW YOU KNOW ABOUT THIS AND HAVE DONE ABSOLUTELY NOTHING ABOUT IT. WHY. YOU RECALLED A FEW IN 2005 AND IN RESEARCH ON LINE YOU CAN SEE NOTHING GOOD HAPPENED. IT IS TIME TO FIX IT NOW. *TR
AS I WAS EXITING A HIGHWAY, MY 2006 DODGE DURANGO SUDDENLY STALLED OUT. THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AFTER IT STALLED. I LOST CONTROL OF STEERING AND WAS UNABLE TO BRAKE. I NEARLY CRASHED INTO THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME, AND WAS BARELY ABLE TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL ENOUGH TO RUN INTO THE CURB TO STOP MY VEHICLE! I WAS NOT ABLE TO RE-START IT AND HAD TO BE TOWED. WHILE WAITING FOR POLICE TO ARRIVE, I WAS NEARLY REAR-ENDED MULTIPLE TIMES. IT WAS TOWED TO A SHOP AND THE MECHANIC WAS ABLE TO START IT UP WITH NO PROBLEM THE NEXT MORNING. HE CHECKED EVERYTHING, AND RAN ALL DIAGNOSTIC TESTS - ALL CAME BACK SHOWING NO PROBLEMS. THERE IS CLEARLY A PROBLEM - AND THERE ARE MAN, MANY, MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT IT ALL OVER THE INTERNET. IF I HAD BEEN ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN THIS HAPPENED, I COULD HAVE BEEN IN A VERY SERIOUS ACCIDENT AND COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED, OR KILLED SOMEONE ELSE, SINCE I LOST COMPLETE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND WAS UNABLE TO STEER OR BRAKE. IS IT GOING TO TAKE A FATALITY BEFORE THIS IS RECALLED AND FIXED?????? I AM SCARED TO DEATH TO DRIVE IT NOW! *TR
EVERYTIME MYSELF OR MY WIFE FILLS UP THE GAS TANK, IT WILL NOT SHUT OFF WITHOUT SPEWING GAS ALL OVER THE PLACE. WE HAVE MONITORED THE RECALLS FOR THIS PROBLEM AND HAVE SEEN NUMEROUS TESTIMONIES TO INCLUDE VIDEO OF THE SAME ISSUE. THE STATEMENT RELEASED THAT IT'S BECAUSE OF OPERATOR NEGLIGENCE IS COMPLETELY FALSE. IT'S TO THE POINT THAT WE HAVE TO HOLD THE HANDLE AT A SLOW FILL SPEED IN ORDER TO NOT LOSE FUEL ALL OVER THE GROUND. I HAVE LOST GALLONS WORTH OF FUEL NOT TO NEGATE THE ISSUE OF SAFETY FOR MYSELF AND FAMILY EVERYTIME THE FUEL DUMPS. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE REFUELING, GASOLINE BEGAN SPEWING FROM THE FILLER NECK AND THE FUEL PUMP WOULD NOT SHUT OFF. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,000. UPDATED 3/20/13 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED WITHIN TWO SECONDS OF THE AUTOMATIC SHUT OFF OF THE FUEL NOZZLE, GAS SPEWED BACK OUT OF THE FILLER OPENING WITH THE NOZZLE STILL INSERTED.
OUR DODGE CONSISTENTLY STALLS AND DIES WHEN SITTING AT A STOP LIGHT AND/OR SLOWING THE VEHICLE TO MAKE TURNS. WHEN THIS HAPPENS THE ENGINE DIES RESULTING IN THE LOSS OF BRAKES, STEERING,ETC. MULTIPLE TIMES THIS HAS ALMOST CAUSED A WRECK WITH OTHER VEHICLES OR HAS CAUSED US TO JUMP THE CURB ALMOST HITTING TREES, ETC. WE'VE ALSO HAD THIS HAPPEN PULLING TRAILERS AND BOATS. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. I'D LIKE TO SEE DODGE ACKNOWLEDGE THIS PROBLEM BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT. *TR
I WAS PUMPING GAS. IT GOT TO ABOUT 1.7 GALLONS AND THEN THE GAS NOZZLE CLICKED AND THEN GAS SHOT OUT OF MY GAS TANK WITH MY CHILD STANDING BESIDE THE GAS TANK. IF HE WAS ANY CLOSER IT COULD'VE GOT IN HIS EYES! *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT STATED THE FUEL SPILLED OUT OF THE TANK WHENEVER GASOLINE WAS ADDED TO ITS CAPACITY. THE FUEL PUMP SHUT OFF, BUT FUEL CONTINUED TO SPILL OUT OF THE FUEL TANK. THE CONTACT HAD NOT TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO BE INSPECTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 61,000. UPDATED 2/4/13 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE LOCAL DODGE DEALER ADVISED THIS WAS A KNOWN ISSUE. THE VEHILCE WAS REPAIRED. UPDATED 02/20/2013*JS
I HAVE A 2006 DODGE DURANGO, WHEN FILLING THE FUEL TANK GAS SPEWS OUT OF THE FILLER NECK WHEN APPROACHING FULL. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS PROBLEM AND HAVE FOUND THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON NUMEROUS CHRYSLER MAKES AND MODELS,INDICATING THE PROBLEM IS WITH A FAULTY INLET CHECK VALVE IN THE FUEL TANK. ONLY CERTAIN SPECIFIC VIN NUMBERS ARE COVERED UNDER THE RECALL DESPITE THE FACT THAT THOUSANDS OF DOCUMENTED COMPLAINTS HAVE BEEN RECORDED. CHRYSLER HAS DENIED THAT THIS IS AN ONGOING MANUFACTURE DEFECT, I ASSUME TO KEEP FROM HAVING TO SPEND POTENTIALLY MILLIONS OF DOLLARS TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THIS NOT ONLY A FIRE HAZARD, BUT AN ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARD A WELL. PLEASE TAKE THE APPROPRIATE STEPS TO REQUIRE THE CHRYSLER CORPORATION TO INCLUDE ANY VEHICLES WITH THIS DEFECT IN AN UPDATED RECALL. THANK YOU *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND CAUSED THE CONTACT TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, CRASHING INTO A WALL. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE SHOULDER. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY AND THE SEAT BELTS DID NOT RESTRAIN THE CONTACT. THE CONTACT CALLED ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE AND THEY DISCONNECTED THE BATTERY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S HOME. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THAT THEY WOULD INVESTIGATE THE CRASH AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER. THE DEALER DETERMINED THAT THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY BECAUSE THE SPEED OF THE VEHICLE DID NOT TRIGGER AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT SPECIFICATIONS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BAR ABOVE THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR FRACTURED AND CAUSED HER TO FALL. THE CONTACT INJURED HER RIGHT KNEE AS A RESULT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED HER THAT SHE WOULD HAVE TO TAKE THE VEHICLE IN FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE VEHICLE WAS NEITHER DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 127,079.
WHEN I FUEL MY VEHICLE THE FUEL SPILLS BACK ONTO ME. IF I STAND AWAY IT GOES ONTO THE GROUND. WHEN I CONTACTED DODGE THEY STATED THE CURRENT RECALL DOES NOT INCLUDE MY VEHICLE. THIS WILL AT SOME POINT CAUSE A FIRE AND SERIOUSLY INJURE OR KILL THE PERSON FILLING THE VEHICLE. DODGE HAS HAD AN ISSUE WITH THIS ON MODEL YEARS 2005-2008 (WHICH INCLUDES MY VEHICLE YEAR) FROM WHAT I HAVE FOUND, BUT FAILS TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM WITH MY VIN. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER REFUELING THE VEHICLE, FUEL WOULD SPILL BACK OUT FROM THE FILLER NECK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE FUEL TANK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 70,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 103,000.
THE FUEL TANK SPITS OUT ABOUT A QUART OF GAS WHEN REFILLING TANK. THIS HAS HAPPENED EVERY TIME I HAVE REFILLED SINCE I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE IN MARCH 2006. I HAVE RESORTED TO FILLING ONLY 3/4 FULL FOR THE LAST FEW YEARS SINCE MY DEALER WILL NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. I HAVE ADDRESSED THE PROBLEM TO THE LYNDSEY CHRYSLER DODGE DEALER IN ST ROBERTS, MO SEVERAL TIMES BUT NO RECALLS HAVE BEEN ISSUED FOR THE 2006 DURANGO. *TR
I JUST BOUGHT A 2006 DODGE DURANGO ON 11/2/2012 AND WENT TO THE GAS STATION TO FILL IT UP AND IT OVER FLOWED ABOUT A 1/4 OF A TANK OF GAS ON THE GROUND AND DOWN THE SIDE OF THE TRUCK. I FIRST THOUGHT MAYBE I DIDN'T HAVE IT ALL THE WAY IN THE GAS TANK. BUT THEN I GASSED UP AGAIN ON THE 10TH OF NOVEMBER 2012 AND IT DID IT AGAIN. I AM REALLY UPSET ABOUT THIS ISSUE. DODGE SHOULD HAVE A RECALL ON THIS. IF SOMETHING HAPPENS TO ANY OF MY FAMILY WE WILL BE SUING DODGE!!!!! I AM SURPRISED NO ONE HAS BEEN HURT YET. THIS IS DANGEROUS!!! I LOVE MY TRUCK BUT HATE THAT THERE ISN'T ANYTHING BEING DONE ABOUT THIS ISSUE!!! *TR
WHILE FUELING THE CAR AT THE GAS STATION I KEEP CONTINUING TO HAVE BACK-FLOW OF GAS PROPELLING OUT OF THE FILL SPOUT WHEN FILLING UP. IT IS HAPPENING EVERY-TIME AND I THINK THIS IS NOT A SAFE THING TO HAVE GAS COMING FLYING BACK OUT AND GETTING OVER THE GROUND & MYSELF. THIS IS A REAL SAFETY HAZARD. I HAVE FOUND THERE IS A LOT OF ISSUES WITH THE 2005 MODELS WHICH HAVE A RECALL AND NOW THE 2006-2008 MODELS HAVE A SERVICE BULLETIN IF MANUFACTURED AFTER FEB 20006 & ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. MY VEHICLE VIN IS NOT COVERED BUT HAS THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM. *TR
WHEN I TRY TO FILL UP MY FUEL TANK, WHEN THE PUMP STOPS, GAS IS EXPELLED OUT OF MY TANK AND SPILLS ALL OVER THE CAR AND GROUND. THE FUEL IS EXPELLED WITH SOME FORCE. *TR
FUEL SPIT BACK. AS MANY OTHERS HAVE STATED THIS SHOULD BE A SAFETY ISSUE NOT TO MENTION AN ENVIRONMENTAL ONE. HOW CAN THIS BE A USER PROBLEM WHEN IT IS CLEARLY A MALFUNCTION OF PARTS PROBABLY THE SAME AS THE 2005 RECALL. I AM SENDING AN EMAIL TO CHRYSLER AND THE EPA SEE WHO COMES BACK FIRST. *TR
FUEL SPIT BACK WHILE REFUELING FROM FUEL FILLER TUBE HAS HAPPENED AT SEVERAL DIFFERENT LOCATIONS AND TIMES. *TR
WHENEVER I PUT GAS IN THE TANK, IT COMES BACK OUT WHEN IT REACHES FULL. IT SPRAYS AND SPLASHES OUT ONTO THE VEHICLE AND GROUND. I AVOID THIS NOW BY FILLING THE TANK VERY SLOWLY FOR THE LAST COUPLE OF GALLONS AND TRYING TO LISTEN FOR ANY GAS THAT MAY BE COMING BACK OUT AT ME. IT STILL COMES OUT SOMETIMES. EITHER WAY, THIS ISN'T RIGHT. *TR
SINCE JULY OF 2011 AND EVERY GAS STATION STOP SINCE THEN MY WIFE AND I AVOID FILLING UP OUR TANK, AS THIS VEHICLE DOES NOT STOP FLOW OF GAS AT ANY PUMP WHEN IT REACHES FULL. INSTEAD IT GURGLES UP AND SPRAY FUEL BACK AT THE PERSON FILLING TANK (ME USUALLY), DOWN SIDE OF VEHICLE AND OF COURSE ALL OVER THE GROUND. AFTER REVIEWING OTHER REPORTS, IT IS APPARENT THERE ARE MAJOR AND CONSISTENT ISSUES OF THIS TYPE FOR THE 2006 DURANGO AND RECALLS FOR SAME ISSUE, ONLY FOR 2005 MODEL. SINCE THEN EVERYTIME WE FILL UP, IT IS A GUESSING GAME HOW CLOSE, AND I RUN BACK AND FORTH FROM PUMP HANDLE TO INTERIOR GAS GAUGE, BACK TO PUMP HANDLE AND SO ON. I'M SURE IT'S AMUSING TO EVERYONE ELSE THAT DOESN'T OWN THIS CHRYSLER PRODUCT. *TR
AS I HAVE FOUND ONLINE, WHAT HAS HAPPENED TO MY DURANGO HAS HAPPENED TO MANY OTHER OWNERS THAT ALSO CAUSED NEAR MISSES AND SOME ACCIDENTS. WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE IN THE RAIN, I HIT A PUDDLE NO DEEPER THAN 3-4 INCHES AND ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS HAVE LOST ALL POWER STEERING AND CONTROL OF VEHICLE AND MANY TIMES CAME VERY CLOSE TO IMPACTING OTHER VEHICLES. THIS HAPPENS ON STRAIGHT AND TURNING SITUATIONS. AS WITH THE OTHER REPORTS, THERE ARE NO LEAKS FOUND OR DETECTED. ON TWO OCCASIONS MY REPAIR SHOP HAS CONTACTED BY PHONE DAIMLER CHRYSLER AND NO INFORMATION WAS GIVEN EXCEPT THAT THEY ALSO HAVE HAD MANY REPORTS BUT COULD OFFER NO EXPLANATION OR REPAIR INSTRUCTION. *TR
2006 DODGE DURANGO. WHENEVER YOU PUT FUEL IN THE CAR, THE FUEL OVERFLOWS SPILLING AND SPRAYING OUT A SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT OF FUEL ON THE PERSON AND THE GROUND. THIS DOES THIS EVERY TIME WHEN FILLING UP THE CAR. I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF THE CAR AND THIS CREATES SAFETY CONCERNS. DODGE ISSUED A RECALL ON 2005 MODELS RECALL ID#78716 FOR THE SAME ISSUE, BUT HASN'T ADDRESSED THE ISSUES WITH ANY OF THE 2006 AND 2007'S. *TR
OVER THE LAST 12 AND 1/2 MONTHS, IT HAS BEEN AN ISSUE WITH FILLING THE GAS TANK. EACH TIME THAT I FILL UP MY TANK, THE GAS WILL EITHER SPILL BACK OUT FROM UNDER THE CAR, SPOUT OUT LIKE IT IS SPRAYING IN THE AIR OR IT WILL JUST COME BACK OUT AND ROLL DOWN THE SIDES OF THE TRUCK. THIS HAS BECOME A CONTINUING ISSUE AND WHEN I CALLED THE DODGE PLACE WITHIN MY AREA, THEY CLAIMED TO NOT KNOW OF THIS BEING A PROBLEM OR A RECALL. BUT AS I STARTED MY RESEARCH, I LOCATED MANY PEOPLE IN MY SAME PREDICAMENT. *TR
EVERYTIME WE FILL THE GAS TANK FOR THE PAST YEAR IT SHOOTS MORE THAN A FOOT OUT OF THE VEHICLE. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 65MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED AND JERK. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AFTER THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSE THAT THE ENGINE SOLENOID SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE REMEDY FAILED TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 84,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 94,789.
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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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