THE DRIVER'S SIDE HEADREST SAFETY FEATURE DEPLOYED WHILE I WAS SITTING STATIONARY (PARKED) ON A CITY STREET. THE SAFETY FEATURE IS DESIGNED TO DEPLOY DURING A REAR END ACCIDENT TO PREVENT WHIPLASH. THE HEADREST BURST OPEN STRIKING ME IN THE BACK OF THE HEAD WITHOUT THERE BEING ANY REAR END COLLISION OR MOVEMENT OF THE VEHICLE. THERE WAS ALSO NO ONE SITTING IN THE BACK SEAT THAT COULD HAVE CAUSED THE HEADREST TO DEPLOY. I CONTACTED TWO DODGE DEALERSHIPS TO INQUIRE ABOUT RECALLS FOR THIS ISSUE. THE TWO DEALERSHIPS WERE UNAWARE OF ANY RECALLS OR ISSUES FOR MY VEHICLE. THE REPLACEMENT/REPAIR COST WOULD BE AT MY EXPENSE.
2013 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 2013 record →
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING, THE BATTERY WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT THEN SAW SMOKE THAT SEEPED INTO THE CABIN AS HE BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO A STOP IN A PARKING LOT. THE CONTACT ALSO SAW SMOKE COMING FOR UNDER THE HOOD WHERE THE ENGINE WAS LOCATED BUT DID NOT SEE ANY FLAMES. AAA TOWED THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE BATTERY DEPLETED, ALTERNATOR WAS DEFECTIVE, POSITIVE TERMINAL WAS SHORTED DIRECTLY TO GROUND, TOTAL INTEGRATED MODULE AND POWER TRAIN CONTROL MODULE WERE BURNED. THE MECHANIC FOUND A SERVICE BULLETIN BUT IT DID NOT APPLY TO THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BY THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 145,618.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE HESITATED WHILE ACCELERATING WITH THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT THEN RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V813000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS NET YET AVAILABLE. MCHUGH CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM FIAT (3420 MAPLE AVE, ZANESVILLE, OH 43701, (740) 617-8407) WAS CONTACTED BY PHONE AND CONFIRMED THAT PARTS WERE NOT YET AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND THE CONTACT WAS PROVIDED A CASE NUMBER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V813000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE JERKED AND STALLED WITH THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE VEHCILE WAS TAKEN TO INGRAM PARK CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE RAM (7000 NORTHWEST LOOP 410, SAN ANTONIO, TX 78238, (210) 782-8470) AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO THE FAILURE LISTED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V813000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO THE LOCAL DEALER FOR AN INTERIM REPAIR HOWEVER, LOCAL DEALER WAS UNABLE TO ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 87,000. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V813000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE CONTACT STATED THAT ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING. THERE WAS NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE COASTED TO THE SHOULDER AND WAS RESTARTED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE HAD BECOME PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO CLEAR LAKE CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE RAM FIAT (15711 GULF FREEWAY, WEBSTER, TX 77598, (281) 481-1000) WHERE THE FUEL PUMP RELAY WAS REPLACED WITH A TEMPORARY FIX WHILE THE DEALER WAITED FOR THE PERMANENT FIX. THE FINAL FIX WAS STILL PENDING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000. (RECALL RELATED INCIDENT) TS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V813000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. BOYD CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE RAM OF SOUTH HILL (1123 E ATLANTIC ST, SOUTH HILL, VA 23970) WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT PARTS WERE NOT YET AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD EXPERIENCED A FAILURE BUT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.*DT THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE IS GETTING WORSE. *TR
MY WIFE WAS SITTING IN THE PASSENGER SEAT AND GOT HIT IN THE BACK OF HEAD BY THE HEADREST. I WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45MPH ON A CITY STREET WHEN IT DEPLOYED VIOLENTLY FOR NO REASON WHATSOEVER. WE HAVE NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT WITH THIS VEHICLE SO THERE'S NO REASON THIS SHOULD HAVE HAPPENED. IT GAVE HER A PRETTY GOOD HEADACHE TOO.
MY VEHICLE GET STALL ONCE ON A WHILE IT TAKES A FEW TURNS TO GET IT STARTED IT IT HAPPENED THREE TIMES ALREADY
WE RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF OF RECALL V62/NHTSA 19V-813, FUEL PUMP RELAY, IN NOVEMBER OF 2019. WE CALLED THE DEALER AND WERE TOLD THAT A REMEDY WAS NOT YET AVAILABLE. I JUST CALLED AGAIN TODAY, 16 OCT 2020, AND A REMEDY IS STILL NOT AVAILABLE. COMING UP ON A YEAR SINCE THE ORIGINAL NOTIFICATION.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V813000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. AN UNKNOWN DEALER IN LONG ISLAND NEW YORK WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT PARTS WERE NOT YET AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HESITATED TO ACCELERATE CORRECTLY WITH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL DEPRESSED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED MORE FREQUENTLY UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE 84,185. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. (RECALL RELATED INCIDENT) TS
MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING AND THE HEADREST POPPED OPEN AS IF HE HAD AN ACCIDENT. HE WAS DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY IN THE MIDDLE OF A CITY, STAYED IN ONE LANE. THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT OR SUDDEN STOP OR ANYTHING SIMULATING AN IMPACT. THE HEADREST HIT MY DAUGHTER IN THE HEAD CAUSING A HEADACHE.
FRONT PASSENGER SEAT HEADREST DEPLOYED ON IT'S OWN WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED.*DT*DT
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V813000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS NOT YET AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. AN UNKNOWN DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT PARTS WERE NOT YET AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
WHILE ENGINE RUNNING AND VEHICLE IN PARK THE DRIVER HEADREST ACTIVATED WITH A LOUD BANG STRIKING DRIVER IN BACK OF HEAD. ASIDE FROM A SORE NECK AND SLIGHT HEADACHE THE DRIVER WAS FINE. HOWEVER, IF THIS WAS TO HAPPEN DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD THIS WOULD HAVE BEEN HIGHLY UNSAFE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT THEN RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V813000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. LONE STAR CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM (8811 INTERSTATE 35 ACCESS RD, SAN ANTONIO, TX 78211) WAS CONTACTED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS AND CONFIRMED THAT PARTS WERE NOT YET AVAILABLE FOR RECALL REPAIRS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 80,000. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V813000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT CONTACTED KAYSER CHRYSLER CENTER OF SAUK PRAIRIE (866 PHILLIPS BLVD, SAUK CITY, WI 53583; (608) 643-8581) AND IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE PART WAS NOT YET AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ON OCCASIONS THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD START ON THE SECOND ATTEMPT. ADDITIONALLY, THE VEHICLE STALLED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS AT LOW SPEEDS CAUSING THE CONTACT TO TURN OFF AND RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.*DT *TR
RECALL V62 HAS BEEN PARTIALLY REPAIRED TWICE. MY VEHICLE CONTINUES TO SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING- ALWAYS WHEN I AM GOING DOWN THE ROAD WITH MY CHILDREN IN THE CAR AND RANDOMLY SHUTS OFF- I LOSE POWER STEERING AND HAVE TO HOPE THAT IT DOESN'T CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. I HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT THIS AND NOTHING HAS BEEN SOLVED YET. THIS ISSUE HAPPENS ALL THE TIME- NO SPECIFIC DAY- EVERYDAY. PLEASE ADDRESS
THE ACTIVE HEADREST RESTAINT DEPLOYED FOR NO REASON WHILE CAR WAS BEING DRIVEN. LOOKS LIKE THE PLASTIC HOLDING THE PIN FAILED.
HEADREST DEPLOYED WITHOUT IMPACT - DEPLOYED WHILE VEHICLE RUNNING BUT IN PARK. LOUD POP AND SEAT HIT ME IN THE BACK OF THE HEAD.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS AT A STAND STILL, WHEN THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE CONTACT STATED NO WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO START THE VEHICLE LATER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN MT HOME CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE (2800 AMERICAN LEGION BLVD, MOUNTAIN HOME, ID 83647, 208) 580-1000), WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED WITH NEEDING THE TIMING COVER TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN LARRY H. MILLER CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE RAM BOISE LOCATED AT 222 S AUTO DR, BOISE, ID 83709, (208) 514-0835, WHERE IT WAS ALSO DIAGNOSED WITH NEEDING THE TIMING COVER TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT CONTINUED TO EXPERIENCE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO LARRY H. MILLER CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE RAM BOISE FOR A SECOND TIME TO BE MADE AWARE OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V813000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP RELAY. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT CONTINUED TO EXPERIENCE THE FAILURE AND WAS TAKEN BACK TO DEALER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 104,000.
WHILE DRIVING IN MOTION MY VEHICLE STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY INTERSECTION, I THEN HAD TO COAST TO A STREET NEAR THE ROAD, TURN THE TRUCK OFF AND RESTART IT. NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS PRESENT. IT THEN HAPPENED AGAIN NEAR MY HOME, THIS WAS NO LONGER THAN A 3 MINUTE TIME SPAN FROM THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED. WEVE HAD THIS HAPPEN AT RANDOM TIMES THROUGH OUT THE YEAR. WEVE HAD A FUEL PUMP RELAY REPLACED IN JANUARY OF 2020 WHICH IS 7 MONTHS AGO AND THE SAME ISSUE IS OCCURING AGAIN.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE AT A STOP LIGHT THE VEHICLE STALLED AND WAS RESTARTED. THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V813000 (ELECTRIC SYSTEM). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT CALLED COURTESY CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE RAM TAMPA (9207 E. ADAMO DR, TAMPA, FL 33619, (813) 694-8784) AND IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE REMEDY PARTS WERE NOT YET AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED HOWEVER, THERE WAS NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE PROVIDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 113,000. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. *BF *AS
WHEN I FIRST STARTED MY CAR, I HEARD A WHINING NOISE THAT DIDN'T SOUND NORMAL, BUT WAS NOT OVERLY LOUD. ABOUT 5 MINUTES LATER (MAYBE LESS), AS I WAS TRAVELING DOWN A TOWN ROAD DOING 30MPH THE CAR SHUT OFF. MY ELECTRICAL SYSTEM STILL WORKED AS THE RADIO AND AIR CONDITIONING WERE ON. I PULLED INTO A DRIVEWAY OF A BUSINESS (WITHOUT POWER STEERING) AND PARKED. I WAS GOING TO CHECK TO SEE IF EVERYTHING LOOKED NORMAL AND SEE IF MAYBE THE FUEL PUMP RELAY HAD AN ISSUE. MY FUEL PUMP RELAY HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN REPAIRED IN 2015 DUE TO NHTSA RECALL # 15V-115. HOWEVER, IN MAY 2019, THE CAR STOPPED RUNNING WHEN IT WAS DRIVING 70MPH DOWN AN INTERSTATE. I WAS INFORMED BY DODGE THAT THE FUEL PUMP RELAY WOULD NOT BE COVERED UNDER THE PREVIOUS RECALL FOR A SECOND TIME BECAUSE IT HAD EXPIRED AFTER 2 YEARS. IN NOVEMBER 2019, I RECEIVED ANOTHER RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR THE FUEL PUMP RELAY (NHTSA RECALL # 19V-813); HOWEVER, IT WAS INCOMPLETE BECAUSE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. WHEN I OPENED THE DOOR, I SMELLED BURNING RUBBER BUT DID NOT OBSERVE ANY SMOKE. AFTER I WAS ABLE TO POP THE HOOD, I SAW A SMALL FLAME IN THE AREA OF THE ALTERNATOR. I IMMEDIATELY GOT MY TWO CHILDREN (AGES 3 AND 6) OUT OF THE CAR AND CALLED 911. MY HUSBAND ARRIVED BEFORE THE FIRE TRUCK, BUT THE 911 OPERATOR TOLD US NOT TO TRY TO PUT OUT THE FIRE WITH THE FIRE EXTINGUISHER HE BROUGHT. THE CAR WAS A TOTAL LOSS BY THE TIME THE FIRE WAS PUT OUT BY FIREFIGHTERS. I'M JUST THANKFUL, FOR ONE, THAT MY CHILDREN AND I MADE IT SAFELY OUT OF T
I AM FINANCING THIS VEHICLE AS OF 4 DAYS NOW, THERE ARE 2 OPEN RECALLS, 1. ALTERNATOR 2. FUEL PUMP RELAY (THAT HAS NOT BEEN SOLVED). MY PROBLEM IS MY DAILY DRIVER CAN STALL OUT AT ANY GIVING MOMENT!!! THAT CAN CAUSE INJURIES TO MYSELF AND/OR OTHERS. MY CAR WAS LEFT RUNNING (MAYBE 10 MINUTES TOPS) I PUT IT IN GEAR PULL AROUND MY AC GOES HOT, MY ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS FLASH ON MY DASHBOARD, I PULL OVER BEFORE GETTING ON THE MAIN ROAD, PLACE IT IN PARK AND TURN OFF THE VEHICLE, IT DID NOT TURN OVER NOR TURN IN THE IGNITION. I MAY BE OUT OF PLACE, BUT HOW CAN YOU CONTINUE TO SELL, IF RECALLS ARE NOT YET FIXED? I AM AFRAID TO GET ON THE HWY FOR WORK, I DRIVE 15MPH UNDER THE SPEED LIMIT. SINCERELY, A UPSET CUSTOMER
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2013 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS AT KELLY JEEP CHRYSLER DODGE RAM (501 STATE AVE, EMMAUS, PA 18049) THE VEHICLE HAD CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE THE MECHANIC WAS REPAIRING THE POWER CONTROL MODULE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FIRE DEPARTMENT INFORMED THAT THE FIRE STARTED UNDER THE HOOD BY THE CONTROL MODULE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000. THE VIN WAS NOT PROVIDED. *BF FAILURE OCCURED ONCE ON AUGUST 2017, TWICE IN JULY OF 2019.*AS
THE PASSENGERS HEADREST WAS DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING. CAR WAS IN THE GARAGE WHEN THIS OCCURED. NO ONE WAS INJURED AND NO ACCIDENT OCCURED. THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED BODILY DAMAGE IF PASSENGER WAS IN PLACE. DODGE HAS INFORMED US THERE IS NO REPLACEMENT BECAUSE THEY DISCONTINUED THIS PART. PASSENGER SEAT NO LONGER SAFE BECAUSE NO REPLACE IS AVAILABLE. HEADREST SHOULDN'T DEPLOY ON ITS OWN.
WHEN DRIVING THE CAR JUST SHUTS DOWN THE STEERING WHEEL GETS REALLY HARD AND POWERS OFF THE WHOLE CAR,IT HAPPENES A COUPLE OF TIMES BUT THE WORST ONE I WAS GOING 50MILES IN A BUSY STREET AND THIS HAPPENED ALMOST HAD A CAR ACCIDENT,THIS IS CONSTANTLY HAPPENING EVERYDAY SHE IS MY DAILY DRIVER AND I DRIVE SCARED ALL THE TIME .
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD POPPING SOUND COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT CONTINUED DRIVING TO HER RESIDENCE. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN EXITING THE VEHICLE, SHE BECAME AWARE THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE HEADREST WAS GAPED OPEN. THE CONTACT CALLED MARMIE CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM LOCATED AT 1724 10TH ST, GREAT BEND, KS 67530, (620) 792-2571 AND MADE THE DEALER AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN INFORMED OF FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 103,000.
THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL ON THIS CAR FOR A FUEL PUMP RELAY THAT CAUSES STALLING. I'VE HAD THE STALLING PROBLEM FROM THE DAY I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE. I CALLED TO HAVE THE DEFECTIVE COMPONENT(S) REPLACED BACK IN DECEMBER OF 2019. IT'S AUG. 2020 NOW. I CALLED MY DEALER AND GOT THE SAME RESPONSE ' PARTS AREN'T AVAILABLE YET FOR THE RECALL'. 9 MONTHS SINCE WE WERE NOTIFIED OF THE RECALL. FAR FROM WHAT ANYONE WOULD CONSIDER 'A TIMELY REMEDY'.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V813000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO HERB CHAMBERS CHEVROLET OF DANVERS (90 ANDOVER STREET, MA-114, DANVERS, MA 01923, (978) 774-2000) WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE PART WAS NOT YET AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HESITATED TO START AND ON OCCASIONS STALLED AND SHUTOFF WITH UNKNOWN WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 34,900. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
ON AUGUST 1, 2020, THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT ACTIVE HEAD RESTRAINT SPONTANEOUSLY DEPLOYED AND HIT THE PASSENGER (14 Y/O FEMALE) IN THE BACK OF THE HEAD. THE VEHICLE WAS IN DRIVE BUT WAS STATIONARY AT THE TIME (IN A DRIVE-THROUGH LINE).
I WAS PARK IN MY DRIVEWAY IN PARK GETTING READY TO GO. WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN MY PASSENGER SIDE HEADREST BURST OPEN. LUCKILY NO ONE WAS ON THE SEAT AT THE TIME. BUT I BELIEVE WITH THE FORCE IT CAM OUT IT COULD HAD GIVING SOME ONE A CONCUSSION. I WOULD HAVE HATE UT IF ONE OF MY KIDS WAS THERE WHEN IT BURST OPEN.
THE ACTIVE HEAD RESTRAINT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE DEPLOYED SUDDENLY WITHOUT WARNING. WE WERE TRAVELING ON A CITY STREET AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH. THE PASSENGER WAS HIT ON THE BACK OF THE HEAD AND HAD A SEVERE HEADACHE. THERE WAS NO NOR HAS THERE BEEN ANY REAR COLLISION. AFTER EXAMINING THE INSIDE OF THE RESTRAINT I COULD SEE BROKEN PIECES OF PLASTIC THAT APPEARED TO HAD BEEN KEEPING IT TOGETHER.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE LOSS MOTIVE POWER AND STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO FIVE STAR CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM OF WARNER ROBINS LOCATED AT 2817 WATSON BLVD, WARNER ROBINS, GA 31088, WHERE THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP. THE FAILURE RECURRED WITH THE CONTACT NOT BEING ABLE TO START THE VEHICLE AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED BACK TO THE SAME DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FUEL PUMP RELAY WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE FUEL PUMP RELAY WAS REPLACED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE CONTACT WAS THEN INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V813000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS NOT YET AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000.
ON JULY 10, 2020, WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH ON A STRAIGHT HIGHWAY, MY DRIVER SIDE HEADREST DEPLOYED INTO THE BACK OF MY HEAD CAUSING A SEVERE HEADACHE. I WAS NOT INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. IT JUST RANDOMLY DEPLOYED. I HAVE SINCE RESEARCHED AND FOUND THAT THIS IS NOT THE FIRST INCIDENT AND THAT THERE HAS BEEN NO RECALL ISSUED FOR IT. I AM NOW FORCED TO PAY FOR A REPAIR THAT IS CAUSED BY A FAULTY PIECE OF EQUIPMENT. IT IS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE THE PASSENGER HEADREST DOES THE SAME. I HAVE THREE TEENAGERS, AND I AM VERY CONCERNED THAT THIS COULD HAPPEN TO THEM AND CAUSE AN ACCIDENT.*DT*JB
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V813000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. KRYSTAL CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE RAM FIAT, INC. (4488 U.S. 9, WARRENSBURG, NY 12885) WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT PARTS WERE NOT YET AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
DRIVING THE VEHICLE ON HIGHWAY WHEN THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADREST POPPED OPEN. AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V813000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS AND MAKING TURNS IN EITHER DIRECTION, THE VEHICLE LOSS MOTIVE POWER WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED AFTER RE-INSERTING THE KEY IN THE IGNITION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. VOLLMER SERVICE CENTER (3807 SAN PEDRO AVE, SAN ANTONIO, TX 78212, (210) 732-2201) AND SAN ANTONIO CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM (11910 I-35 FRONTAGE RD, SAN ANTONIO, TX 78233, (210) 239-1808) WERE CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PART WAS NOT YET AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
THE PASSENGER HEADREST DEPLOYED WITH ACCIDENT. NOBODY WAS IN THE VEHICLE WHEN IT DEPLOYED, IT WAS PARKED. IT WAS IMMEDIATELY NOTICED WHEN A PASSENGER ATTEMPTED TO REENTER THE VEHICLE AND COULD NOT SIT PROPERLY.
DURANGO HAS STALLED AT HIGH SPEEDS. WHILE SLOWING DOWN AT LOWER SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE WILL, ON OCCASION, START TO STALL AS IT SORT OF RUMBLES AND SHAKES. NOW THE DURANGO WILL NOT START. ALL SYMPTOMS SEEM TO ALIGN WITH KNOWN RECALL ISSUES, HOWEVER, RECALL REPAIR IS NOT YET AVAILABLE. HAS BEEN SYMPTOMATIC SINCE APRIL 2019 UNTIL PRESENT. I HAVE TAKEN THIS PROBLEM TO THE DODGE DEALERSHIP FOR DIAGNOSIS AND REPAIR. THEY ARE UNABLE TO REPLICATE THE ISSUE BUT WERE ABLE TO RUN UP A BILL OF $3000 FOR ITEMS THAT DID NOT FIX THE ISSUE. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE AND WORRY ABOUT HAVING A TOTAL POWER FAILURE WHILE AT HIGH SPEED.
PASSENGER HEADREST DEPLOYED ON ITS OWN HITTING PASSENGER IN HEAD. HEADREST NOW WILL NOT CLOSE AND APPEARS TO HAVE BROKEN PLASTIC PIECES INSIDE, CAUSING IT TO REMAIN AT AN ODD ANGLE. VEHICLE WAS PARKED AT TIME OF DEPLOYMENT. *TR
THIS ENGINE (V6 PENTASTAR 3.6) IS TAPPING. IT SEEMS TO BE COMMON PROBLEM AMONG CHRYSLER JEEP AND DODGE. CHRYSLER STATES THAT THE ENGINE LIFTS AND ROCKERS ARE CULPRIT AND REPAIRS HAVE BEEN DONE ON SOME CHRYSLER AND JEEP MODELS WITH THIS SAME ENGINE BUT DODGE WILL NOT REPAIR OR COMPENSATE FOR THE FAULTY PARTS ON THIS ENGINE BY THE MAKER. THIS IS A FLAW IN THE ENGINE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION, THIS PROBLEM SHOULD BE REPAIRED BY MAKER AND NOT PASSED ON TO THE CONSUMER. SINCE THIS PROBLEM HAS STARTED I NOTICED THE CAR SEEMS TO STALL AND IT'S NOT AS POWERFUL AS IT ONCE WAS. I TOOK THE CAR TO A DODGE DEALERSHIP THAT DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS THE LIFTS AND ROCKERS IN THE ENGINE SPECIFIC TO THE LEFT SIDE. *TR
HEAD REST POPPED OPEN. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, SEVERAL WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AND THE INSTRUMENT PANEL BECAME INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS A LACK OF COMPUTER COMMUNICATIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO LAURA CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM LOCATED AT 7 N. SERVICE RD W, SULLIVAN, MO 63080, (573) 677-1300, HOWEVER, THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS INFORMED OF FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 101,480.
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STALLED ON THE FREEWAY. HAD NO CONTROL OF STEERING OR BRAKES. SOME HOW I PULLED OVER SAFELY BUT HAD TO PUT THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL AND START THE VEHICLE UP AGAIN. THIS HAS HAPPENED MORE THAN ONCE AND LATELY IT?S HAPPENING MORE AND MORE. I'VE LOOKED UP MY VIN # ON THIS WEBSITE BUT STILL NO RECALL ON THE ISSUE. *TR
TRUCK AS STALL A COUPLE OF TIMES AND STARTING UP PROPERLY. THE DODGE DEALER IS SAYING THERE IS NO REMEDY FOR THIS OR THERE ARE NO PARTS TO FIX THIS ISSUE. THIS HAS STALL IN MOTION AND STATIONARY. IN MY DRIVE WAY AND ON A CITY STREET. *TR
I PURCHASED A 2013 DODGE DURANGO FROM NEW SMYRNA BEACH CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP AT THE END OF JULY 2018. THE MORNING AFTER WE PURCHASED IT THE CAR WASN'T ACTING RIGHT AND WOULDN'T START. AFTER HAVING MY VEHICLE UP THERE UNTIL THE END OF AUGUST THEY FINALLY REPLACE THE FUEL RELAY PUMP. I GOT A LETTER SAYING THAT THERE'S A RECALL ON THE VEHICLE AND THE PART THAT WAS PUT IN WAS A PART OF THE RECALL. MY VEHICLE STARTED ACTING FUNNY AND DOING THE SAME THINGS THAT IT DID LESS THAN TWO YEARS AGO. IT'S BEEN STRUGGLING TO START AND I HAVE VIDEO OF IT FROM LESS THAN TWO YEARS AGO AND NOW DOING THE SAME THING. I HAD MY VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME THAT MY BATTERY WAS DEAD AND THEY COULDN'T DO ANYTHING UNTIL I REPLACED IT. MY BATTERY WAS NOT DEAD WHEN I LEFT MY HOUSE AND THIS IS WHAT THE RECALL DOES IT DRAINS THE BATTERY. I WAS ALMOST IN AN ACCIDENT LESS THAN TWO WEEKS AGO WHEN MY CAR STALLED WHILE I WAS DRIVING HOME WITH MY FOUR CHILDREN IN THE CAR. THE DEALERSHIP MADE ME PURCHASE A NEW BATTERY AND ARE ASKING ME TO GET AN AUTHORIZATION FROM CHRYSLER TO COVER THE CHARGE AND THE PART OF I HAVE TO NOW PAY FOR THAT TOO. I LOOKED MY CAR UP AND IT'S SHOWING OTHER RECALLS AS WELL. I REACHED OUT TO GIBS LAW FIRM BECAUSE THEY HAVE A HUGE CLASS ACTION SUIT BECAUSE OF MY SAME ISSUE. MY FAMILY IS STRUGGLING AND MY HUSBAND IS MISSING WORK BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE OUR VEHICLE. *TR
A SAFETY RECALL, NHTSA 19V-813, WAS ISSUED IN NOVEMBER 2019 AND IT IS JUNE 2020. SPEAKING WITH A DODGE RECALL REP TODAY, THEY DON'T KNOW WHEN IT WILL BE AVAILABLE. WHEN I QUOTED THEIR WEBSITE THAT INDICATED THE OWNER WILL BE PROVIDED AN INTERIM REPAIR, THE REP INFORMED THAT I WOULD HAVE TO TAKE IT IN TO THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE IT DIAGNOSED SO THAT THEY COULD ESCALATE IT BUT STILL DIDN'T COULDN'T TELL ME IF I WOULD RECEIVE AN INTERIM REPAIR AND WHAT THAT MIGHT BE. ON TOP OF THAT, I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE DIAGNOSIS TO ESCALATE IT FOR A KNOWN RECALL. THIS VEHICLE STALLS AND SHUTS DOWN AT ANY SPEED OR WHEN I HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE, THE VEHICLE STARTED BUT STALLED IMMEDIATELY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO JT'S CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM (4838 SUNSET BLVD, LEXINGTON, SC 29072) TO BE DIAGNOSED HOWEVER, THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V813000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,000.
2013 DODGE DURANGO. I WAS LEAVING WORK, GOT IN CAR, PUT ON SEAT BELT AND HEAD REST DEPLOYED. I CAN SEE THAT THE BRACKETS HOLDING THE PIN IN PLACE BROKE CAUSING IT TO DEPLOY.*DT*JB
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