2005 Dodge Durango Electrical Problems

Your instrument cluster is malfunctioning — the speedometer shows 50 MPH even when parked, the odometer went blank, and the interior lights won't turn off. You noticed a strong burning smell coming through the A/C vents while driving, which forced you to pull over. A mechanic found this relates to a known electrical system recall (Campaign 07V092000) that the dealer claims was already completed on your vehicle. The repair will likely involve inspecting and replacing faulty wiring or electrical components in the instrument cluster and A/C vent area.

I have had my durango for about 2 years, one day I went to start it and it clicked as if battery had died. When I jumped it, it started right up. I noticed that my dash had a tire sensor light and a light saying Overhead lamp on. I turned my overhead switch and all my lights in the car turned on and then off when i turned switch.( normal) so I knew something was up. After doing some research I read about the recall. I Made an appointment on the 15th of June to get a recall for my instrument panel fixed. I dropped my car off at 7 am my appointment was at 8am. I called around 11:30 to get an ETA since I was on a time limit for work and live an hour away. The dealership called to tell me that he needed to take out cluster and test it and if it was cluster he would have to order it and it could be a few days. If it was fine it was a circuit Issue and he would need to fix it. Thank god my mother was in the same area visiting and was able to give me a ride home. He then called that evening and asked if I owned another Key/FOB. I told them I didn't and my fob has never worked since i purchased the vehicle. He stated that he got the recall all finished and fixed but now all the lights on my dash were flashing, my headlights the horn, flashers and something" went wonky" there. He then tried to tell me they needed to order a new fob to program it to my car and it was going to cost me almost $400. I told them I was not going to pay that amount and that it seems like they messed something up when they put it together. I picked up my car Friday the 17th and my tire pressure light was still on. After getting home and checking tires they were all fine. The next day I went to start my car and the Headlight lamp light came back onto my dash. I already had to take 2 days off work and now have to miss more to have this recall done right. I looked up my vin today the 20th and it says my recall is incomplete! To top it off they never gave me any paperwork or have me sign anything.

Was driving 2005 dodge Durango when it stalled and stopped running at a bottom of a hill. Would not start . Replaced idiole control sensor, starter, battery, crank shaft sensor and relays. Started ran for 30 minutes again just died in the middle of the road. Will not start. If someone would of come over the hills could of hit us with sever injury or possibly death. Still wont run crank over wont run.

The contact owns a 2005 Dodge Durango. The contact stated that the vehicle would lose motive power while driving. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who tested the battery and the alternator however, neither was the cause of the failure. The manufacturer was called however, a representative was not able to be reached. The vehicle was not repaired. After searching online, the contact related the failure to NHTSA Campaign Number: 07V092000 (Electrical System). The failure mileage was 200,052.

Engine is intermittent stalling when driving or taking a sharp corner at Low speed. The vehicle engine has just stalled when driving at different speeds. No check engine lite on at all the engine just stalls and I can restart the engine almost all the time right away the repair facility has no idea what is going on. Need to get this figured out before an accident happens

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TPMS WARNING DISPLAY ILLUMINATED, EVEN THOUGH THE VEHICLE WAS NOT EQUIPPED WITH THE FEATURE. UPON INVESTIGATION, THE CONTACT ASSOCIATED THE FAILURE WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 07V092000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO PINCKNEY CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM (1295 E MAIN ST, PINCKNEY, MI 48169, (734) 878-3154) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED WITH NEEDING THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS INFORMED OF FAILURE AND ADVISED THE CONTACT TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER TO BE REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 108,000.

I HAVE A 2005 DURANGO AWD 5.7 HEMI AND THE OTHER DAY I NOTICE THE 4LO BLINKING WHILE DRIVING AND WHEN I UNLOCKED MY DOORS YOU COULD HEAR SOMETHING ENGAUGING WHEN THE VEHICAL WAS OFF.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HIS BATTERY HAD DIED UPON START OF HIS VEHICLE. THE CONTACT HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO WAS ABLE TO RECHARGE THE BATTERY. MONTHS LATER, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SAME FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT HAD THE VEHICLE JUMP STARTED AND TAKEN BACK TO HIS INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO CHARGED THE BATTERY AGAIN. DUE TO THE INEFFECTIVENESS OF THE CHARGE, THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE BATTERY. UPON RESEARCH, THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE CHANGE OVER MOTOR LINKED TO THE FOUR-WHEEL DRIVE FEATURE COULD ENGAGE INDEPENDENTLY WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF. THE CONTACT THEN LINKED HIS FAILURE OF HIS VEHICLE DUE TO THE FACT THAT HE COULD HEAR AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE ONCE THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE SVC 4WD SERVICE LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE INTERMITTENTLY UPON START OF THE VEHICLE. GILL CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM (1100 S MADERA AVE, MADERA, CA 93637) WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED HIM THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER HAD YET TO BE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAD YET TO BE REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 138,000.

ALL OF A SUDDEN ON 6/3/2020 MY IGNITION SWITCH DECIDED TO STOP WORKING TO THE POINT I WAS STRANDED AT THE GROCERY STORE BECAUSE NONE OF MY KEYS WANTED TO WORK IN THE IGNITION,I COULDN'T TURN MY WHEEL TO UNLOCK I COULDN'T START MY VEHICLE AT ALL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE DURANGO. AFTER THE CONTACT CLOSED THE VEHICLE DOOR, THE DOME LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ALLEN MELLO DODGE (13 MARMAN DR, NASHUA, NH) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED BY THE DEALER THAT THE PART NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 07V095200 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) MAY NO LONGER BE AVAILABLE FROM THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

TAKATA RECALL. I TOOK MY VEHICLE IN TO HAVE THIS RECALL FIXED AND WAS TOLD IT WAS REPAIRED. THEN I RECEIVED ANOTHER NOTICE AND WAS INFORMED BY THE DEALERSHIP THEY WOULD CONTACT ME WHEN THEY HAD THE PARTS. I WAS NEVER CONTACTED AND MOVED BUT STILL HAVE THE SAME NUMBER. NOW I RECEIVE ALL THIS INFORMATION ABOUT THE DANGER AND THIS VEHICLE IS MY WIFE AND CHILDREN'S PRIMARY SOURCE OF TRANSPORTATION. I FEAR FOR THEIR LIVES WHILE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE, ESPECIALLY AFTER WATCHING THE VIDEO. ALSO DURING THE SAME TIME FRAME OF THIS RECALL, MY ELECTRONICS ON THE VEHICLE BEGAN ACTING ERRATICALLY. THEY STILL DO OCCASIONALLY BUT WE HAVE TO DRIVE IT NONETHELESS. THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER WILL GO DEAD WITH NO LIGHTS OR GAUGES WORKING, THE A.C. WILL BLOW HEAT ONLY OR STOP, THE ALARM GOES OFF ON ITS ON, ETC. ALL THIS WHILE IT IS STILL RUNNING AND DRIVABLE BUT YOU DON'T KNOW HOW FAST! RIGHT NOW IT'S ACTING SOMEWHAT NORMAL. I REALLY FEEL I WAS WRONGED IN BUYING THIS VEHICLE! THE DATE I LISTED WAS THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED BUT IT HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES AFTER THAT UP TO LAST MONTH.

IT IS A AWD CAR BUT SOMETIME THE 4LO LIGHT COMES ON WITH A VERY ANNOYING NOISE FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE CAR OR ENGINE, THEN THE SPEED BEING SLOWED DOWN SIGNIFICANTLY, THE CAR BECOMES HARD TO KEEP GOING. THE STREAKING SOUND AND THE SPEED BEING REDUCED LIKE THE BREAK BEING STEPPED ON ABRUBTLY MAKES ME PULL OVER FOR SAFETY.

MY SERVICE 4 WHEEL DRIVE LIGHT CAME ON AND MY SUV AND MY CAR STARTED JERKING UNEXPECTEDLY WHILE IN TRAFFIC, AS IF IT WERE CHANGING OR SHIFTING GEARS, WHICH COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. WHEN I TOOK IT TO DODGE, I WAS TOLD THAT THE FRONT CONTROL MODULE FOR C1404, NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, AND THAT THE PART ALONE WOULD COST $1200.00. I AM READING MANY ARTICLES ABOUT ISSUES WITH THE 4WD IN THIS MAKE, MODEL, OF VEHICLE AND WANT TO KNOW IF THERE IS A RECALL ON THIS AND IF NOT THERE SHOULD BE, BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED BECAUSE OF THIS ISSUE (IF NOT ALREADY)

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE DURANGO. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT COASTED THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, WAITED A FEW MINUTES, AND RESUMED DRIVING. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE CONTACT CALLED QUIRK CHRYSLER JEEP RAM OF BANGOR (307 HOGAN RD, BANGOR, ME 04401, PHONE NUMBER: (207) 945-9458) AND WAS INFORMED TO CONTACT DODGE CUSTOMER CARE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY, AND DID NOT OFFER FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 141,141.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE DURANGO. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, THE VEHICLE IDLED EXCESSIVELY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. WHILE STOPPED AT SEVERAL TRAFFIC LIGHTS AND CONSTRUCTION WORK ZONES, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO NAPLETON CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE RAM (LOCATED AT 1460 E OSCEOLA PKWY, KISSIMMEE, FL 34744, (855) 437-9197) TO BE DIAGNOSED; HOWEVER, THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS ALSO TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED OR MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

FOR NO REASON THE VEHICLE SHUTS OFF WITH NO WARNING. NO LIGHTS ON THE DASH OR ANYTHING, SHUTS OFF AND NO STEERING. NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. IT HAS HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING AND WHILE SITTING AT A LIGHT, NO WARNING SIGNS. ACTS FINE, BOTH TIMES DURING CITY STREET DRIVING.

THE FRONT HEAT/AC CONTROLS STOP WORKING. IT DOESN'T MATTER RATHER THE HEAT IS ON OR THE AC IS ON. IT WILL RANDOMLY STOP BLOWING AIR. WHEN THIS HAPPENS THE WIRES UNDER THE PASSENGER SIDE DASH (UP UNDER THE GLOVE BOX) GET EXTREMELY HOT AND SMELLS LIKE BURNING PLASTIC. WHEN MY MECHANIC LOOKED INTO IT THE WHITE PLASTIC PIGTAIL PART WAS HALF MELTED AWAY. HE REPLACED IT BUT A FEW MONTHS LATER WE HAD TO REPLACE IT AGAIN WITH THE SAME ISSUE. I DIDN'T DRIVE THIS VEHICLE FOR ABOUT 6 MONTHS AFTER IT WAS REPAIRED. NOW AFTER 2 DAYS OF DRIVING IT SINCE IT WAS SITTING IT HAS GONE OUT AGAIN.

AS I WAS DRIVING HOME, ALL OF THE DASH WARNING/SERVICE LIGHTS CAME ON. AT THE SAME TIME, MY TURN SIGNALS, BRAKE LIGHTS, WINDSHIELD WIPERS, HAZARD LIGHTS, AND ALL GAUGES MALFUNCTIONED. I BELIEVE THIS TO BE AN ISSUE WITH THE "FRONT CONTROL MODULE".

THIS VEHICLE ROUTINELY STALLS AND SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVE, DECELARATION, COASTING, AND ALSO WHILE AT A COMPLETE STOP. I HAVE ALREADY HAD ONE ACCIDENT DUE TO THIS ISSUE AND HAS BECOME INCREASINGLY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE.

SEAT BELT IS LOCKED BUT LIGHT COMES ON AS IF IT WAS NOT ON. I HAVE TO UNDO, AND REAPPLY FOR LIGHT TO GO OFF. RADIO WILL NOT WORK AT TIMES. RADIO REPAIR GUY SAID I NEEDED A NEW AMPLIFIER. ONE DAY IT JUST STARTS PLAYING, BUT WHEN I STOPPED TO GET GAS, THE CAR WOULD NOT START. AFTER BATTERY WAS REPLACED, THE CARGO LAMP STAYS ON IF I OPEN MY REAR HATCH. WILL ONLY GO OFF IF I CLOSED IT TWICE.

TIRE PRESSURE LIGHT WILL NOT GO OFF, AFTER TIRES HAVE BEEN AIRED AND CHECKED BY TIRE PLACE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE INTERIOR LIGHTS REMAINED ILLUMINATED AND WOULD NOT SHUT OFF. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A DAY LATER THE VEHICLES INSTRUMENT PANEL FAILED. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED AN ODOR OF BURNING WIRES WAS PRESENT IN THE CABIN OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY SERVICED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 07V092000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) BUT THE REMEDY FAILED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN DUE TO THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FAILURE.

INTERIOR LIGHTS WON'T GO OFF. SMELL BURNING WIRES INSIDE THE VEHICLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE DURANGO. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE, THE IGNITION FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE WAS PERSISTENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TIPM FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT REPLACED SEVERAL PARTS TO REPAIR THE FAILURE PRIOR TO THE CURRENT DIAGNOSTIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE STALLED, WHILE DRIVING AT LOWER SPEEDS. IN ADDITION, THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING OVER ROUGH ROAD CONDITIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 50,000. THE VIN WAS NOT PROVIDED.

THE CAR SV 4D LIGHT COMES ON. AND WHEN DRIVING THE CAR SHIFTS INTO 4WD WHICH CAUSES THE CAR TO STALL AND ALMOST CAUSED ME MY LIFE AND FAMILY LIFE ON THE HIGHWAY.

VEHICLE KEEP TRYING TO SHIFT INTO 4 WHEEL DRIVE MODE BY ITSELF WHILE PARKED,DRIVING AND WHEN VEHICLE IS TURNED OFF

WHEN FILLING THE GAS TANK, A LARGE AMOUNT OF FUEL ALWAYS SHOOTS OUT OF THE FILLER NECK AND SPILLS ONTO VEHICLE, GROUND, AND OBJECTS AROUND VEHICLE. ALSO THE VEHICLE DOES NOT COME WITH TPMS, HOWEVER THE TPMS WARNING LIGHT ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL STAYS ON ALL THE TIME. ALSO IF THE REAR LIFT GATE IS OPENED THE CARGO LIGHT INDICATOR ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL STAYS ON UNTIL YOU OPEN AND CLOSE THE LIFT GATE A TOTAL OF TWO TIMES.

OPENED THE DRIVERS DOOR AFTER A STORM AND OBSERVED STANDING WATER IN THE DRIVERS SIDE FLOORBOARD. TRIED TO START BUT THE BATTERY WAS DEAD. (DAILY DRIVER W BATTERY @ 1YR OLD). PLACED BATTERY ON A CHARGER AND WAS ABLE TO START MOTOR. ENGINE WAS REVING BETWEEN IDLE AND 1500 RPM RAPIDLY AND WOULD NOT RESPOND TO THROTTLE INPUTS. INSTRUMENT CLUSTER LIGHTS ALL ON AND NAVIGATION DISPLAY WAS ON BUT NOT LEGIBLE. LOOKED FOR THE SOURCE OF THE WATER, AND IT APPEARS TO BE COMING FROM AROUND THE DRIVERS SIDE FRONT PILLAR AREA AND LEAKING DOWN THE INSIDE KICK PANEL.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED SEVERAL TIMES WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT HAD TO MAKE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO GET THE VEHICLE TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO REPLACED THE IGNITION SWITCH, BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO HESITATE AND STALL RANDOMLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED NO REMEDY. THE VIN AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE DURANGO. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE INTERIOR LIGHTS ILLUMINATED CONTINUOUSLY. THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 07V092000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM), BUT THE REMEDY FAILED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE LIGHTS REMAINED ILLUMINATED AFTER THE RECALL REPAIR WAS PERFORMED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 145,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE DURANGO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V313000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED AN AIR BAG FAILURE.

MY CAR REPEATEDLY CUTS OFF WHILE I AM DRIVING. I NOTICED THAT OTHER PEOPLE HAVE THE SAME ISSUE WITH THE SAME MODEL AS I HAVE WHICH A 2005 DODGE DURANGO. I DID MY RESEARCH AND IT WAS IDENTIFIED BY DODGE AS A LOW MANEUVER ISSUE. ONE INCIDENT THAT HAPPENS A FEW DAYS AGO WAS THAT MY VEHICLE SHUT OFF ON A CURVE WHILE MERGING ON THE HIGHWAY. I AM VERY LUCK THAT IT WAS A CAR BEHIND ME AND THEY WERE NOT GOING FAST. MY CAR SHUT OFF AND I LOSE CONTROL OF THE STEERING BECAUSE OF THE LOSS OF POWER. I HAVE TO PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND THEN TRY TO START THE VEHICLE. I WOULD LIKE THIS ISSUE ADDRESSED I HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT THIS SINCE 2006.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AS SEVERAL WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 147,793.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE DURANGO. WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT VARIOUS WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 151,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

AC/HEATER HARNESS AND RESISTOR CONSTANTLY BURNING OUT . THEN YOU HAVE NOT HEATER, DEFROST OR AIR CONDITIONER AND YOU CAN NOT RUN DOWN THE ROAD IN THIS MODEL WITH THE WINDOWS DOWN.

AC/HEATER BLOWER HARNESS AND RESISTOR BURNING OUT, LEAVING ME WITHOUT HEAT DEFROST OR AIR CONDITIONER. THIS MODEL OF DURANGO CAN NOT BE DRIVEN DOWN THE ROAD WITH ALL THE WINDOWS DOWN FOR COOL AIR IN THE SUMMER. YOU GET SUCH A DEAFING THUMP NOISE.

AC/HEATER BLOWER RESISTOR AND HARNESS BURN OUT LEAVING THE VEHICLE WITH NO HEATER OR COOL AIR. I HAVE HAD TO HAVE THIS NOW REPLACED ONCE BY THE DEALERSHIP, ONCE BY MY BROTHER WHO IS A MECHANIC THAT TEACHERS AT UNOH IN OHIO, AND THE LAST COUPLE OF TIME BY MY HUSBAND AND MYSELF. THE PART IS NOT REAL COSTLEY BUT THE LABOR IS FOR A DEALERSHIP TO FIX IT. DODGE/FIAT NEED TO FIND A SOLUTION.

THE VEHICLES DASH BOARD LIGHTS WILL ALL LIGHT UP, AT ONE POINT I WOULD HAVE THE GAS FLOORED AND IT WOULD FEEL LIKE I'M TOWING A HOUSE IT STARTED GETTING WORSE TO THE POINT THE CAR WOULD STALL WHILE DRIVING SO I WOULD PUT IT IN NEUTRAL AND IT WOULD START BACK UP WHEN THE LIGHTS AREN'T ON IT RUNS FINE BUT ONCE THE LIGHT COME ON THE DASH BOARD IT ACTS UP AND ALL THE LIGHTS COME ON TEMPERATURE, CHECK ENGINE, AIR BAG, 4X4, OIL LIGHT ,BATTERY LIGHT ,ETC DODGE FLASHED MY COMPUTER IT WORKED FOR A WEEK AND THEN STARTED AGAIN I HAVE HAD MANY MECHANICS LOOK AT IT ALONG WITH DODGE AND NO ONE CAN FIGURE OUT THE PROBLEM , RECENTLY STARTING 5/27/15 THE PROBLEMS HAVE PROCEEDED TO GET EXTREMELY DANGEROUS NOW ONCE ALL THE LIGHTS LIGHT UP IT STALLS AND MAY NOT RESTART SEVERAL TIMES I'VE BEEN STUCK ON THE HIGHWAY WAITING AN HOUR OR TWO TO RESTART IT AND NOW IT ONLY GETS ME A FEW FEET THEN STALLS PLUS ITS NOW DOING IT WITH NO LIGHTS ON THE DASH ,RPMS ,MPH ETC , AND WHEN IT DRIVES SOMETIMES THERE IS NOTHING ON DASH BUT WHEN I HIT BRAKES ALL THE GAUGES WILL SHOOT UP TEMPERATURE AND FUEL EVEN IF ITS NOT A FULL RANK IT WILL SAY IT THEN WHEN I STEP ON GAS THE DASH BOARD GOES OUT, I HAVE CONTACTED CORPORATE DODGE TO RESOLVE THIS ISSUE TELLING THEM I'VE SEEN SEVERAL NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS THE SAME AS MINE BUT YET NO RECALL SO THEY NOW WANT ME ONCE AGAIN TO TAKE IT TO DODGE, JUNE 9TH 2015 , BUT TODAY JUNE 3RD 2015 , I STALLED IN THE STREET ON RT 9 AND IT WOULD NOT START AT ALL TO THE POINT I HAD TO CALL A TOW TRUCK THEN ONCE THE TOW TRUCK DROPPED IT AT MY HOUSE IT STARTED BUT ALL THE LIGHTS WERE LIT UP ON DASH ,IF I WAS ABLE TO POST PICTURES AND VIDEOS ON HERE I WOULD BECAUSE I VIDEO THE DASH EVERY TIME IT DOES IT AND I PLAN TO SHOW DODGE THE VIDEOS ON THE 9TH , DODGE NEEDS TO RESOLVE THIS ISSUE. *TR

I HAVE NOT HAD A ACCIDENT THANK GOD. I BROUGHT MY 2005 DODGE DURANGO FEBRUARY2, 2015. MAKE A LONG STORY SHORT WITH IN THE PAST 2 MONTH I HAVE HAD TO HAVE MY TANK DROPPED 3 TIMES NOW I HAVE TO HAVE IT DROPPED AGAIN SO THIS WILL BE THE FORTH TIME &MY TRUCK WIL NOT START &THE PUMP IS NOT COMING ON. I GOT A LETTER ABOUT THE AIRBAGS RECALLS, MY QUESTION IS HAVE IT EVER BEEN A RECALL ON THE COMPUTER OR THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FOR THIS SUV? I THINK MY WHOLE FUEL SYSTEM IS MESSED UP CAUSE WHEN I GO TO FILL IT UP GAS COME SHOTTING BACK OUT THE TANK AT ME & I SEE IT WAS A RECALL ON THAT & I HAVE NOT RECIEVED MY LETTER TO GO HAVE IT CHECKED OUT. PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE HELP

VEHICLE WOULD HIGH IDLE THEN WHEN PUT IN GEAR IT WOULD NOT TAKE GAS AND WOULD CONTINUE TO RUN EVEN AFTER PUTTING IT IN PARK AND TURNING THE KEY OFF AND TAKING IT OUT. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM I WOULD LIKE AN INVESTIGATION TO SEE IF ANYONE ELSE HAS HAD THIS SAME PROBLEM. I WOULD LIKE A RESPONSE PLEASE THIS SCARES ME ALOT. *TR

WHEN YOU GO TO PUT GAS IN IT THE GAS WONT SHUT OFF AND I HAVE AN INSIDE LIGHT THAT SAYS GAS CAP EVEN THOUGH WE HAVE REPLACED THE GAS CAP AND I HAVE RUST WHERE THE GAS HAS RUN DOWN THE CAR. IM ALSO HAVING TROUBLE WITH MY GAUGES IN THE VEHICLE AND IT TAKES SPELLS THAT IT DOESN'T WANT TO TAKE GAS. *TR

WAS DRIVING AND ALL OF A SUDDEN I SMELT SOMETHING BURNING IN THE DASH BOARD AND ALL INSTRUMENT LIGHTS STARTED TO GET DIM AND DIMMER AND THEN I NOTICE SMOKE COMING FROM THE DASHBOARD AND ALL MOST IMMEDIATELY THE DOOR LOCKS AND WINDOWS STOP WORKING, THE CAR WOULD LOCK ITSELF AND THE WINDOWS STOP WORKING AT ALL AND AT THIS POINT THE REAR DOOR DO NOT OPEN AT ALL. I ASK THE DEALER AT THE LOT THAT I BOUGHT IT FROM AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE IF THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN IN A ACCIDENT OR WAS THERE ANY RECALLS ON THIS VEHICLE AND HE SAID NO AND THAT I BOUGHT THE VAN AS IS AND TO THIS DAY I CANT GET THIS DEALER TO SEE THAT THIS CAR IS UNSAFE TO OPERATE AND THAT I AM NOT GOING TO RISK MINE NOR MY KIDS LIFE TO DRIVE IT AND HE WILL NOT EVEN TRADE ME OUT OF THIS CAR FOR SOMETHING BETTER. THE OTHER DAY I WAS FUELING THE VAN AND ALL OF A SUDDEN GASOLINE SHOT BACK OUT THE TANK AND SPILLED GAS ALL OVER ME, SCARED THE HELL OUT OF ME. NOT ONLY THAT, I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE IN MY STATE AND OUT OF NO WHERE MY SEAT ON ITS OWN TERMS BEGAN TO MOVE FORWARD ALL THE WAY TO THE STEERING WHEELING PRESSING ME TO THE WHEEL AND I AM 6FT 3IN TALL AND WEIGH 230LBS I AGAIN CALL THE DEALERSHIP TO COMPLAIN AND GOT THE SAME STORY THAT I AGREED TO PURCHASE THE VEHICLE AS IS, I AGREED THAT I DID BUT I TOLD HIM THAT I DO NOT THINK THAT HE TOLD ME EVERYTHING THAT I NEEDED TO KNOW ABOUT POSSIBLE SAFETY ISSUES. AND AGAIN I HAVE FOUR CHILDREN AGE 6 MONTHS TO FOUR YEARS OLD WHOM I LOVE VERY DEARLY. *TR

THE CAR LOCKS IT'S WHEELS AND DOESN'T RUN. WHEN COMING TO A STOP LIGHT THE BRAKES DO NOT RESPOND AND IT JERKS TRYING TO STOP AND ACCELERATE AT THE SAME TIME. THE IGNITION SWITCH ALSO CATCHES AND DOES NOT START. I'VE TAKEN THE DURANGO TO THE DEALERSHIP AND I'M ALWAYS TOLD THAT NOTHING IS WRONG WITH IT. *TR

HI, I COULD NOT ACCESS THE ODOMETER FRAUD SECTION SO HERE IS MY QUESTION. HOW IS IT THAT THE DEPT OF MOTOR VEHICLE IN TALLAHASSEE THAT ISSUES TITLE DO NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT ODOMETER ROLLBACK, I THOUGHT THAT WAS ILLEGAL. I PURCHASED AN SUV AND MUCH LATER I DISCOVERED THERE IS A DISCREPANCY IN THE ODOMETER FROM CARFAX HISTORY. DOESN'T THIS ISSUE SHOW UP WHEN THE DMV IS DOING A TITLE FOR A NEW OWNER WHEN THEY ENTER THE VIN AND MILEAGE FROM THE BILL OF SALE? WHY IS THIS ILLEGALITY ALLOWED TO HAPPEN, DO THEY JUST ISSUE A TITLE FOR A STOLEN VEHICLE? *TR

I BOUGHT MY 05 DURANGO BACK IN MAY OF 05 AND I'VE HAD TO DEAL WITH ALL THREE OF THE MAJOR COMPLAINTS, THE FUEL SPEWING OUT, THE STALLING, AND THE 4X4 ACTIVATING! THE FUEL THING I ALWAYS NOTICED BUT ALWAYS THOUGHT IT WAS SOMETHING THAT JUST HAPPENED. THE 4X4 ENGAGING HAPPENED WHEN IT STILL HAD THE POWER TRAIN WARRANTY SO I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER TO GET IT REPAIRED. THE GOOD THING IS THAT THEY FIXED IT, THE BAD THING IS THAT IT WASN'T COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY! THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY REPLACED THE 4X4 CONTROL MODULE AND I HAVEN'T HAD A PROBLEM SINCE THEN! I'M NOT POSITIVE IF THAT'S THE NAME OF THE MODULE. THIS WAS BACK IN 2008 AND I HAVEN'T HAD THAT PROBLEM SINCE THEN. HOPEFULLY THAT HELPS SOME THAT ARE DEALING WITH THAT SAME ISSUE! THE STALLING HAPPENS HERE AND THERE, NOT TOO OFTEN AND USUALLY WHEN I'M AT A STOP SIGN. I LOVE MY DURANGO, JUST HATE THE WAY DODGE IS JUST LEAVING ALL ITS CUSTOMERS ON THEIR OWN WHEN THERE SHOULD BE RECALLS FOR ALL THESE ISSUES!! ACTING LIKE THEY'VE NEVER HEARD OF THOSE PROBLEMS WHEN EVERY OWNER HAS THE SAME ISSUES! ILL NEVER BUY DODGE AGAIN! AND IT SUCKS BECAUSE IM LOOKING INTO BUYING A NEW CAR, AND I LIKE THE NEW DURANGO. BUT THERE'S NO WAY I'LL BUY DODGE, OR CHRYSLER FOR THAT MATTER! *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS FAILED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,200.

VEHICLE ENGINE SHUT OFF/STALLED WITH NO WARNING. DASH LIGHTS TURNED OFF, BRAKES WOULDN'T WORK. *TR

VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING, COMPLETELY FROZE UP. WAS UNABLE TO USE BRAKES, STEERING WHEEL WAS ALSO AFFECTED. WAS VERY SCARY AS WE WERE DRIVING IN TRAFFIC. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION WHILE DRIVING AND ALSO WHEN BACKING OUT OF DRIVEWAY. *TR

THE TIRE PRESSURE WARNING LIGHT ON MY 2005 DODGE DURANGO LIMITED HEMI HAS BEEN ON FOR APPROXIMATELY 3-4 YEARS. OTHER THAN THIS ISSUE, THE VEHICLE IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION (50,500 MILES). AFTER DEALING WITH SEVERAL DEALERSHIPS, I FILED A COMPLAINT WITH CHRYSLER AND WAS GIVEN A CASE NUMBER. A CHRYSLER CASE MANAGER NAMED "PAUL" (1-800-763-8422 EXT. 66371) NOTIFIED ME VIA VOICE-MAIL TODAY THAT THEY WILL NOT PAY TO RESOLVE/INVESTIGATE THE MATTER. THE CASE MANAGER IS CLEARLY AVOIDING SPEAKING TO ME BY CONTACTING ME AT MY HOME NUMBER DURING THE DAY, EVEN AFTER I LEFT HIM A MESSAGE WITH MY PRIMARY CONTACT NUMBER. THE ISSUE: THIS VEHICLE WAS SUBJECT TO AN INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/WIRING RECALL IN 2007. I OBTAINED A COPY OF THE CLAIM FORM. THE CLUSTER WAS NOT REPLACED, HOWEVER, THE WIRING WAS MODIFIED. APPARENTLY, THIS RECALL WAS DONE DUE TO OVERHEATING ISSUES. SO FAR, I HAVEN'T EXPERIENCED THIS ISSUE. BUT THE TIRE PRESSURE WARNING LIGHT SHOULD NOT BE ON - ESPECIALLY GIVEN THE FACT THAT MY VEHICLE IS NOT EQUIPPED WITH A TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM (TPMS). CLEARLY, THE WRONG CLUSTER IS INSTALLED IN THE VEHICLE AND/OR THE WIRING MODIFICATION WAS DONE INCORRECTLY AS PART OF THE RECALL. I BELIEVE, THESE ISSUES CAME TO THE FOREFRONT WHEN THE BATTERY WAS LOW AND/OR REPLACED. THE INTERNET/FORUMS ARE LITTERED WITH ISSUES REGARDING THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER AND ELECTRICAL ISSUES WITH THE DURANGOS MANUFACTURED DURING 2005-2007. THE "LABOR OPERATION NUMBER" IS 08-G0-71-82 AS PART OF SAFETY RECALL G07. I AM IN THE PROCESS OF OBTAINING A QUOTE FROM THE DEALERSHIP TO INVESTIGATE AND FIX THE MATTER. A ROUGH ESTIMATE IS THE COST WILL BE APPROXIMATELY $1,000. CHRYSLER IS AVOIDING TAKING RESPONSIBILITY FOR AN ISSUE(S) DIRECTLY RELATED TO A MATTER SUBJECT TO A PREVIOUS RECALL. I WOULD GREATLY APPRECIATE THIS MATTER BE THOROUGHLY INVESTIGATED. PLEASE CONTACT ME. *JS

ON 3/19/2014 I WAS DRIVING IN THE MIDDLE LANE OF A VERY BUSY STREET CALLED GRATIOT AVE WITH HEAVY TRAFFIC AND THE ENGINE JUST STOPPED. I COULD NOT ACCELERATE AND HAD JUST ENOUGH SPEED TO SLOWLY MERGE RIGHT AND TURN INTO A SHOPPING MALL OFF THE STREET IN ORDER TO MISS ONCOMING TRAFFIC. MY TRUCK HAD COMPLETELY STALLED. *TR

WHEN ACTUATING THE LEFT TURN SIGNAL, THE RIGHT TURN SIGNAL COMES ON. PROBLEM OCCURS FOR A SHORT TIME (A DAY) AND THEN DISAPPEARS. PROBLEM APPEARS INTERMITTENTLY. IF YOU ARE WATCHING TRAFFIC, YOU WILL NOT EVEN NOTICE THE PROBLEM AND THAT YOU ARE SIGNALLING THE WRONG DIRECTION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH OVER A POT HOLE, THE LIGHTS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND THE RADIO FAILED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE TAPPED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND THE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND THEY STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED ONCE BEFORE FOR THE SAME FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 127,000.

I WANTED TO SHARE WITH YOU MY RECENT EXPERIENCE AT MY LOCAL DODGE DEALER, SPARTANBURG CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP FIRST, I WILL NEVER GO TO SPARTANBURG DODGE AGAIN, FOR ANYTHING. THEY TRIED TO CHARGE ME TO CORRECT A NHTSA RECALL (INSTRUMENT CLUSTER FIRE HAZARD), WHICH THEY DID COMPLETE. MY CLUSTER STILL TELLS ME THERE ARE PROBLEMS WITH 2 SYSTEMS MY VEHICLE DOES NOT HAVE INSTALLED. REGARDING THE 2ND RECALL I HAD THEM ADDRESS (FUEL TANK REPLACEMENT). I BROUGHT ME VEHICLE IN WITH NEARLY A HALF TANK OF GAS, WHEN I PICKED IT UP IT HAD APPROXIMATELY 1/2 GAL. MY ON BOARD COMPUTER TOLD ME I HAD 0 MILES TO EMPTY. I WAS TOLD THEY HAD NO WAY TO TRANSFER THE FUEL FROM THE OLD TANK TO THE NEW, WHICH IS BS. THEY HAVE TO GET THE FUEL OUT OF THE TANK AS IT IS AGAINST THE LAW TO DISPOSE OF THE FUEL, I SUSPECT SOMEONE GOT A FREE FILL UP. IN ADDITION, I HAD THE DEALER HAD MY VEHICLE FOR 4 DAYS AND STILL HAVE NOT RESOLVED THE RECALL. WHEN I CAME TO PICK MY VEHICLE UP THE SECOND TIME, THEY TRIED TO CHARGE ME OVER $100 DOLLARS FOR A "DIAGNOSTIC FEE" FOR RECHECKING THE RECALL ON THE CLUSTER, BUT I LATER FOUND OUT THEY DIDN'T DO ANYTHING AT ALL TO THE CLUSTER THE SECOND TIME. WHEN I TOLD THEM I WOULD NOT PAY FOR THE RECALL TO BE FIXED THEY THREATENED TO KEEP MY VEHICLE, UPON CALLING THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE TO RETRIEVE MY PROPERTY THEY CHANGED THEIR MIND. THEY BROUGHT ME THE KEYS TO MY VEHICLE AND POINTED ME IN THE DIRECTION OF IT. WHEN I FOUND IT, THE BATTERY WAS DEAD FROM A LIGHT LEFT ON, NO ONE CAME TO HELP ME GET THE VEHICLE STARTED. I HAD TO CALL MY WIFE TO COME AND GIVE ME A JUMP START. I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THIS INSTRUMENT CLUSTER REPLACED AS IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN THE FIRST TIME PER THE RECALL. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

BEGINNING FRIDAY, JANUARY 31, 2014 IN THE EVENING THE DOME LIGHTS OF MY DURANGO WOULD NOT TURN OFF AFTER THE NORMAL DELAY. WE TRIED SEVERAL THINGS TO SHUT THEM OFF BUT THEY STAYED ON. THE CAR STARTED FINE SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 2014 IN THE MORNING AND I TOOK IT TO RUN ERRANDS. I NOTICED AGAIN THOUGH THE LIGHTS STAYED ON. THAT EVENING WE PARKED THE CAR AS NORMAL IN THE GARAGE. AT ABOUT 3:30 AM SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 2014 WE WERE AWAKENED BY SMOKE IN THE HOUSE. WE FOUND THE HEAVIEST SMOKE IN THE ROOM CONNECTED TO THE GARAGE. WE GOT OUR CHILDREN AND PETS OUT OF THE HOUSE AND CALLED THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. WHEN THEY ARRIVED THE DURANGO WAS ON FIRE. THE ENTIRE INTERIOR BURNED. THERE WAS SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO OUR GARAGE AND SOME DAMAGE TO THE INTERIOR ADJOINING ROOM. THE FIRE INSPECTOR TOLD US THAT THE FIRE ORIGINATED IN THE INTERIOR HEADLINING OF THE DURANGO. STARTING AT THE FRONT BY THE WINDSHIELD AND THEN MOVING TO THE BACK OF THE VEHICLE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT PUT THE FIRE OUT AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A BODY SHOP. *TR

2005 DODGE DURANGO 5.7 HEMI STALLS UPON ACCELERATION. DURING ACCELERATION IN THE FORWARD DIRECTION THE VEHICLE WILL LOSE ALL ELECTRICAL FUNCTION AND SHUT DOWN THE ENGINE CAUSING THE MOTORIST TO BE STRANDED IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION OR OTHER DANGEROUS SECTION OF ROADWAY. LOSS OF ELECTRICAL FUNCTION CAN BE ATTRIBUTED TO THE CLOSE PROXIMITY OF THE POSITIVE BATTERY CABLE TO THE EGR PIPE ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ENGINE. DURING ACCELERATION THE ENGINE WILL TORQUE OVER CAUSING THE EGR PIPE TO MAKE CONTACT WITH THE BATTERY CABLE THUS CAUSING THE PLASTIC SHEATHING TO BECOME CHAFED. OVER TIME THIS CHAFING WILL WEAR THROUGH THE PLASTIC SHEATHING AND EXPOSE THE BARE COPPER WIRE ALLOWING IT TO COME IN CONTACT WITH THE METAL EGR PIPE. THE CONTACT OF THE COPPER WIRE FROM THE POSITIVE BATTERY CABLE TO THE METAL EGR PIPE CREATES A DIRECT SHORT WHICH IN TURN SHUTS DOWN THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM AND ANY ENGINE CONTROL FUNCTIONS. IN SOME INSTANCES THIS SHORT CAN CAUSE THE BATTERY CABLE TO HEAT UP ENOUGH TO CATCH THE PLASTIC INSULATION ON FIRE AND POSSIBLY LEAD TO BATTERY EXPLOSION.

VEHICLE STALLS AT LOW SPEEDS AND DECELERATION, IDLING HARD AT A STOP AND WHILE IN PARK, WILL STALL WHEN IDLING HARD, GAS SPILLS OUT OF INLET WHEN FILLING UP COMPLETELY, SLUGGISH IN TEMPERATURES BELOW 30 DEGREES AND ABOVE 80 DEGREES, REQUIRES MORE THAN NORMAL MAINTENANCE, SERVICE TECH'S CAN NEVER DIAGNOSE THE CAUSES OF STALLING OR IDLING ISSUES, THINK IT MIGHT CONCERN THE THROTTLE BODY, TRANSMISSION HAS TORQUED ITSELF OUT BEFORE, STRIPPED SCREWS, REBUILT AT 90000 MILES. JUST WAITING FOR IT TO GO AGAIN. THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN NOTHING BUT ISSUES EVER SINCE I BOUGHT IT USED. EVERY FIX JUST FEELS LIKE A BAND AID TO THE MANUFACTURING PROBLEMS IT HAS. *TR

I WAS RIDING DOWN THE ROAD AND MY LIGHTING SYSTEM ON MY CAR BEGIN TO DIM AND THE MY SPEEDOMETER BEGIN TO DROP DOWN AND THE CAR BEGIN TO SLOW DOWN LOSS POWER TO THE CAR THE CAR SHUT OFF. I WAS SO SCARE AT THIS POINT. I DO NOT WANT TO DRIVE MY 2005 DODGE DURANGO PLEASE HELP ME WITH THIS MATTER. *TR

THE VEHICLE SHUTS OFF WHILE GOING DOWN THE ROAD WITH NO KNOWLEDGE OF IT GOING TO OCCUR. IT GETS A 5V REFERENCE LIGHT AND HAS TO BE PUT INTO NEUTRAL AND RESTARTED OR IF YOU ABLE TO PULL OVER TO SHUT IT OFF. THIS HAS HAPPENED 100 PLUS TIMES SINCE AUGUST 2012, SEVERAL TIMES ALMOST GETTING REAR ENDED. I HAVE HAD IT AT DODGE SO MANY TIMES AND HAVE PUT THOUSANDS INTO IT AND STILL NOTHING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE DURANGO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. THE CONTACT DISCONNECTED AND RECONNECTED THE BATTERY IN ORDER TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE RECURRED CONSTANTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTICS BUT THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, WHEN SMOKE EMITTED FROM THE VENTS, DASHBOARD AND FROM UNDER THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, THE SEAT BELT SENSOR ALARM SOUNDED AND THE BRAKE AND OIL WARNING LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE, BUT DENIED ANY ASSISTANCE WITH REPAIRS TO THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 96,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

ON NOV 11, I USED MY 2005 DURANGO LTD, 5.7 HEMI FOR ERRANDS. IT IS VERY LIGHTLY USED. I PARKED IT IN MY DRIVEWAY AND ON NOV 17 I WENT TO LOAD IT FOR A TRIP. I FOUND IT FILLED WITH AN ACRID SMOKE. I AIR'D IT OUT AND BEGAN LOOKING FOR THE CAUSE OF THE SMELL AND SMOKE. THE NEXT MORNING WE FOUND THAT THE MAIN WIRING BLOCK LOCATED IN THE DRIVERS SIDE KICK PANEL HAD MELTED DOWN, VERY MANY WIRES HAD MELTED AND THE COVER HAD MELTED TO THE PANEL AND CARPET. I CALLED DODGE THAT DAY, THEY SAID THEY WOULD HAVE THE CASE MGR CALL ME BY THE NEXT EVENING. BUT OF COURSE THAT WAS ACTUALLY BUSINESS DAYS SO MONDAY EVENING THEY CALLED ME TO VERIFY MY ADDRESS? I ASKED IF THIS WAS THE CASE MGR AND SHE SAID YES AND WAS CALLING TO VERIFY MY ADDRESS. OF COURSE I TOLD HER WE GAVE THE ADDRESS ON FRIDAY AND IT IS THE SAME AS WHEN I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE AND ON ALL OF MY RECORDS. SHE SAID SHE WOULD HAVE AN INSPECTOR CALL ME. HE CALLED ON THE 23RD AND INSPECTED IT ON SATURDAY 11/26/2011. HE TOOK ALOT OF PICTURES AND SAID WOULD FILE THE REPORT THE NEXT WEEK BUT HAD NO CONTROL WHEN DODGE WOULD CALL ME BACK OR IF DODGE WOULD DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. THIS VEHICLE IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION, WITH LOW MILES AND A DOCUMENTED SERVICE HISTORY. WHEN I FIRST BOUGHT IT WAS HELD AT THE FIRST DEALER I BROUGHT IT TO DUE TO THE CHECK VALVE RECALL. IT IS IN THE GAS TANK AND WAS MALFUNCTIONING AND CAUSING GAS TO FLY BACK OUT WHEN FILLING THE TANK. IT HAS BEEN DOING IT AGAIN LATELY FOR ABOUT THE LAST MONTH. THE INSPECTOR SAID THAT A RECALL HAD BEEN PERFORMED ON THE DASH PANEL WHICH HAD CAUSED FIRES. I TOLD HIM I HAD NO KNOWLEDGE OF EVER GETTING THAT WORK DONE, UNLESS IT WAS BEFORE I BOUGHT IT OR THEY DID NOT TELL ME OF THE REPAIR WHEN IT WAS DONE. HE SAID GOOD I HAD ALL OF THE WINDOWS SHUT OR IT MAY HAVE IGNITED (AND BURNED MY HOUSE DOWN WITH US IN IT). NOW I HAVE A $35000 6 YR OLD, GREAT LOOKING BOAT ANCHOR! *TR

THE MULTI FUNCTION SWITCH IN THE STEERING COLUMN FAILS AND CAUSES THE WRONG TURN INDICATOR LIGHTS (BOTH ON THE DASH AND ON THE EXTERIOR) TO ACTIVATE. FOR EXAMPLE, WHEN PUSHING DOWN ON THE STALK TO INDICATE A LEFT TURN THE RIGHT TURN LIGHTS ARE ACTIVATED. SO, IF YOU ARE IN A LEFT TURN LANE AND YOU TRY TO INDICATE THAT YOU ARE TURNING LEFT THE RIGHT INDICATOR LIGHTS WILL ACTIVATE AND CONFUSE THE OTHER DRIVERS AND COULD CAUSE A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. *TR

CAR SHUTS OFF WITHOUT WARNING, LOOSING POWER STEERING AND BRAKING. *TR

MY DODGE DURANGO 2005, SHUTS OFF PERIODICALLY WHILE DRIVING. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS WHEN I HAVE TO DRIVE THIS CRAP WITH MY KIDS IN IT. DODGE IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM AND JUST WANTS TO BRUSH EVERYONE OFF. SAYING THEY FOUND NO EVIDENCE OF A PROBLEM, WELL WE ALL CANT BE WRONG. I WILL TELL EVERYONE I KNOW NOT TO EVER BUY A DODGE. AT LEAST FIX THIS PROBLEM DODGE, BECAUSE RIGHT NOW YOUR REPUTATION IS REALLY BAD. I AM SURPRISED DODGE DOESN'T HAVE A LAWSUIT YET. THIS PROBLEM WILL KILL SOMEONE. *TR

DURANGO SHUTS OFF RANDOMLY, ESPECIALLY WHEN TURNING AT SLOW SPEEDS. *TR

I OWN A 2005 DODGE DURANGO SLT V8 HEMI. MY VEHICLE STALLS WITHOUT WARNING WILL DRIVING 60MPH ON THE FREEWAY. IT WILL ALSO RANDOMLY STALL IF MAKING A TURN. IT WILL START BACK UP SOMETIME AND OTHER TIMES IT TAKES AWHILE TO START BACK UP. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND CHRYSLER NEED TO RECALL THIS VEHICLE AND CORRECT THIS PROBLEM BEFORE SOMEONE DIES. *TR

WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MILES PER HOUR IN A RAIN STORM THE WINDSHIELD WIPER SUFFERED A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE. *LN

WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MILES PER HOUR IN A RAIN STORM THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM SUFFERED A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE. ENGINE WOULD STOP AND THEN RESTART, ALL POWERED EQUIPMENT WOULD TURN OFF AND THEN BACK ON. EVERY LIGHT IN INSTRUMENT PANEL WOULD GO OFF AND THEN BACK ON AGAIN. VEHICLE WAS UNRESPONSIVE TO CYCLING OF THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE VEHICLE WOULD TURN OFF WHILE THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS IN THE FULL RUN POSITION. THE VEHICLE WOULD CONTINUE TO RUN WHEN IGNITION SWITCH WAS MOVED TO THE OFF POSITION. AFTER BEING POWERED OFF FOR A LONG TIME AND WITH THE KEY COMPLETELY REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND ANY ACCESSORIES (RADIO, AC, ETC) WHICH HAD BEEN POWERED ON BEFORE SHUTDOWN, WOULD RE-ACTIVATE. *LN

MY 05 DODGE DURANGO WITH 5.7 HEMI IS STALLING WITH NO WARNING. NO POWER STEERING, NO POWER BRAKES, NO CHECK LIGHTS COME ON, THE RADIO REMAINS ON BUT THATS IT. I CAN PUT IN PARK OR NUTERAL AND IT COMES BACK ON. THIS NORMALLY HAPPENS WHEN I AM TURNING, THIS IS SO DANGEROUS!! SEARCHING THE WEB I HAVE FOUND THERE ARE QUITE A FEW PEOPLE OUT THERE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM I THINK ITS TIME DODGE FIGURES THIS OUT BEFORE SOMETHING TERRIBLE HAPPENS. *TR

2005 DODGE DURANGO ELECTRICAL SYSTEM INSTRUMENT PANEL. *TR

CAR IS STALLING WHEN AT A STOP OR SLOW SPEEDS. IT JUST DIES WITH NO WARNING. IT IS GETTING WORSE. I WILL NOT SIT AT A STOP WITHOUT SHUTTING OFF. IT SEEMS TO ME IT IS THE NHTSA EA05018 PROBLEM. I THINK THE RECALL NEEDS TO BE REOPENED. *TR

I HAVE A 2005 DODGE DURANGO THAT WILL JUST SHUT OFF ON ME WITHOUT ANY WARNING. I ALMOST GOT REAR-ENDED THE OTHER DAY WHEN I TRIED TO TURN ON MY ROAD AND I HAD NO POWER STEERING OR POWER. I CALLED DODGE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID WITHOUT ANY LIGHTS COMING ON THEY CAN NOT GET A CODE. I HAVE READ AND READ ABOUT HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM WHO OWN A 2005 DODGE DURANGO..AND DODGE ISN'T DOING ANYTHING ABOUT IT. I HAVE A 6 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER WHO RIDES WITH ME EVERYDAY AND IT IS NOT SAFE FOR ME OR HER AND SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE NOW!! *TR

ALARM/KEY FOB FAILS TO ACTIVATE DUE TO DEFECT IN SOLDERING OF BATTERY HOLDER TO CIRCUIT BOARD. FOUND MANY PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM ON CARCOMPLAINTS.COM. THE BATTERY HOLDER IN 2004-2006 DODGE KEYS COMES APART FROM THE CIRCUIT BOARD, MAKING THE KEY NOT WORK, AND STRANDING YOU WHERE EVER YOU HAPPEN TO BE. WHEN YOU OPEN THE KEY, YOU SEE THE BATTERY HOLDER OUT OF WHERE IT WAS ATTACHED TO THE 'MOTHERBOARD', AND CAN PUSH IT BACK IN AND MAKE THE KEY WORK, BUT IT'S ONLY A TEMP FIX AS IT KEEPS COMING APART. *TR

MY 2005 DODGE DURANGO V8 HEMI, SEVERAL MONTHS BACK, STARTED LOSING ALL POWER WHILE DRIVING INCLUDING POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES. I WOULD HAVE TO TRY AND COAST TO A STOP WITHOUT BEING INVOLVED IN OR CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. THE DURANGO WOULD THEN RESTART AND RUN FINE. THIS HAS BEEN INCREASING IN FREQUENCY OVER THE PAST COUPLE OF MONTHS WITH IT OCCURING TWICE YESTERDAY, MARCH 29,2010. THIS IS BECOMING A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD AND WILL UNDOUBTEDLY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. IT HAS OCCURED WHILE TURNING, SLOWING DOWN FOR TRAFFIC, AND WHILE ACCELERATING THROUGH AN INTERESCTION. I HAVE CALLED DODGE ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WITH NO ANSWER AS TO WHAT THE PROBLEM IS OR THAT THEY WOULD FIX IT, AS IT IS AN OBVIOUS SAFETY CONCERN. THERE ARE MANY SITES WITH OTHER OWNERS VOICING THIS SAME THING HAPPENING TO THEM AND ALSO LIST THAT THIS WAS BROUGHT TO DODGE'S ATTENTION IN THE PAST AND THEY DIDNT FEEL THAT IT WAS IMPORTANT ENOUGH FOR THEM TO ISSUE A RECALL TO GET THE PROBLEM FIXED. I ONLY HOPE IT DOESN'T COST SOIMEONE'S LIFE FOR THEM TO ADMIT THAT IT IS OF CONCERN TO THEM

RECENTLY, TOYOTA HAS HAD PROBLEMS WITH SPONTANEOUS ACCELERATION. IT APPEARS THAT BOTH FOOT PEDAL AND ELECTRONICS ARE AT FAULT. I BELIEVE THE PROBLEM MAY BE MORE WIDESPREAD. I OWN A 2005 DODGE DURANGO WHICH SUFFERED FROM SPONTANEOUS ACCELERATION. THE "BRAIN" HAD TO BE REPLACED TWICE. ONCE WHEN I GOT THE SUV AND LAST YEAR. IT WOULD BE INTERESTING IF THE ELECTRONIC COMPUTER PART OR PARTS WERE MADE BY THE SAME MANUFACTURER. IN BOTH OF MY CASES IT COULD HAVE BEEN DEADLY. PLEASE PASS THIS ON SO IT WILL NOT GET LOST IN THE "SHUFFLE". *TR

I OWN A 2005 DODGE DURANGO LIMITED THE DEALER SOLD TO ME & INSTALLED A STARTING SYSTEM AND A NAVIGATION SYSTEM. I HAVE HAD MY CAR SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND MY CAR JUST DOESN'T START. IT TURNS OVER BUT NO START. THE DEALER FIXED IT MANY TIMES AND NOW IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY SO MY MECHANIC IS TRYING TO FIX IT AND STATES THAT THE DEALER TOLD HIM THEY SHOULD HAVE NEVER PLACED THOSE IN THE SAME CAR TOGETHER. HE ALSO SAID LINCOLN TOWNCARS ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. *TR

PERTAINING TO THE 2005 DODGE DURANGO: WHILE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE, IT JUST SHUTS OFF, THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES. WHEN THIS HAPPENS, YOU LOOSE POWERSTEERING, WHICH PUTS YOU IN A DANGEROUS SITUATION. I'M NOT SURE IF ITS ELECTRICAL OR MECHANICAL RELATED. I HAVE VISITED A FEW RECALL SITES AND VARIOUS PEOPLE FROM ALL OVER ARE HAVING THIS PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN CHECKED OUT FOR MANY THINGS TO INCLUDE SPARK PLUGS. I THINK IT MAY BE THE ELECTRIC CONTROL MODULE, BUT THAT'S JUST AN OPINION. I FEEL THIS SITUATION NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BY DODGE BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT OR EVEN KILLED BECAUSE OF THIS DEFECT. *TR

THE COMPLAINT I HAVE IS ABOUT THE WIRELESS REMOTE KEY FOR THE 2005 DODGE DURANGO. THE REMOTE STOPPED WORKING AFTER A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. I NOTIFIED THE DEALER AND I WAS ADVISED I NEEDED TO BUY A NEW KEY. I OPENED THE BATTERY COMPARTMENT AND NOTICED ONE OF THE CONTACTS FROM THE BATTERY TO THE ACTUAL CIRCUIT BOARD HAD BROKEN OFF. I FIXED THAT PROBLEM BY USING ADHESIVE BUY NOW THE KEY IS NOT PROGRAMMED. DEALERSHIP WANTS TO CHARGE TO SOLVE THAT. I DID A LITTLE RESEARCH AND FOUND OUT I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THE PROBLEM. THERE IS A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT HAD THE SAME ISSUE. THAT IS WHY I BELIEVE THE WIRELESS REMOTE KEYS ARE DEFECTIVE AND SOMETHING MUST BE DONE ABOUT IT. THANK YOU. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME. *TR

I HAVE A 2005 DODGE DURANGO LIMITED W/ HEMI. WE PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE USED W/ 26,000 MILES ON IT A YEAR AND 4 MONTHS AGO. I HAVE EXPERIENCED SEVERAL PROBLEMS W/ IT: BROKEN REMOTE KEYS-THE REMOTE LOCKING DEVICES ON BOTH KEYS ARE NOW DYSFUNCTIONAL DUE TO THE SOLDER THAT HOLDS THE BATTERY IN PLACE BREAKING. I CANNOT LOCK/UNLOCK VEHICLE FROM OUTSIDE AND WHEN IT IS LOCKED FROM INSIDE PRIOR TO EXITING, UPON RE-ENTRY, THE ALARM SOUNDS UNTIL KEY IS PUT INTO IGNITION AND VEHICLE IS STARTED. THE AMOUNT OF MONEY TO REPLACE THESE KEYS IS OUTRAGEOUS!!!! WINDOWS SHAKING WHILE ROLLED DOWN-ANYTIME ANY OF THE WINDOWS ARE ROLLED DOWN THEY SHAKE VIOLENTLY W/ IN THEIR CASING. THERE IS ALSO QUITE A BIT OF WIND NOISE HEARD WHEN WINDOWS ARE ROLLED UP COMPLETELY. HAD DEALERSHIP LOOK AT IT BUT THEY COULD NOT DETERMINE THERE WAS A PROBLEM. NAVIGATION SYSTEM-THE MAIN KNOB HAS BECOME ALMOST DYSFUNCTIONAL. IT SEEMS THAT IT IS STICKING OUT FARTHER THAN IT ONCE HAD. WITH OUT USE OF THIS KNOB, THE ENTIRE NAV SYSTEM IS VIRTUALLY UNUSABLE. SEATBELT COVER-DRIVERS SIDE PLASTIC DUST COVER WHERE SEATBELT GOES INTO SEAT CAME OFF AND THE PLASTIC AROUND IT HAS A CRACK IN IT. THERE IS QUITE ALOT OF DUST BUILDING UP INSIDE THE SEATBELT MECHANISM. LIFTGATE SCREWS FALLING OUT-THIS HAS HAPPENED A DOZEN TIMES REGARDLESS OF HOW MANY TIMES THEY ARE TIGHTENED. IT IS THE SCREWS THAT HOLD THE PLASTIC ON THE INSIDE OF THE LIFTGATE-WHERE THE CLOSING HANDLES ARE LOCATED. BROKEN PIN ON ACCELERATOR PEDAL-DEALER CALLING THIS A "PUSH NUT PIN" AND IT IS WHAT ATTACHES THE ACCELERATOR TO THE ARM. DEALERSHIP CERTAIN IT IS A PART MALFUNCTION HOWEVER CHRYSLER REFUSING TO REPAIR. UNDERSIDE STEERING WHEEL RADIO CONTROL-THE LEFT BUTTON THAT CHANGES THE PRE-SET RADIO STATIONS AS WELL AS WHICH DISK IS PLAYING IN THE CD CHANGER IS STICKING. IF YOU JUST BARELY TOUCH IT THE STATIONS/CD'S CHANGE CONTINUOUSLY. IN ORDER TO GET IT TO STOP, YOU MUST DEPRESS IT VERY HARD WHILE MOVING IT BACK AND FORTH. *TR

FRIDAY MORNING JUNE 27TH WHILE MY WIFE WAS DRIVING TO WORK, SHE NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE DRIVER SIDE PANEL BELOW THE DASHBOARD. WITHIN MINUTES THE VEHICLE WAS FILLED WITH SMOKE AND FIRE SPREAD FROM THE DASHBOARD TO THE REAR OF THE SUV COMPLETELY BURNING IT UNTIL THE FIREMAN PUT IT OUT. *TR

MY 2005 5.7L DODGE DURANGO SLT HAS STALLED APPROX. 5 TIMES SINCE MY PURCHASE IN 2005. EACH TIME VARIED IN DRIVING, I.E., A FEW TIMES OCCURRED DURING DECREASED SPEEDS IN TURNS, OTHERS DURING NORMAL HIGHWAY SPEEDS (65+). EACH TIME, ALL CONTROLS, I.E. STEERING, ELECTRONICS, CEASED FUNCTIONING WITHOUT WARNING. NO ACCIDENTS YET BUT ANTICIPATE THIS WILL OCCUR AS CLOSE CALLS EACH TIME THIS HAS OCCURRED. VEHICLE WAS STOPPED AND PUT INTO PARK, THEN RESTARTED WITHOUT PROBLEM. OUR DURANGO COMPUTER HAS BEEN FLASHED PREVIOUSLY BUT STALLING STILL OCCURRED.*CN

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE DID NOT RECEIVE A RECALL NOTICE REGARDING THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT PANEL. AFTER 40 MINUTES OF EXITING HER VEHICLE, IT CAUGHT FIRE. THE FIRE ORIGINATED FROM THE INSTRUMENTAL PANEL. THE POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENTS ARRIVED AT THE SCENE AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE RECALL NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 52,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE DURANGO. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SMOKE AND OVERHEAT WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THE CYLINDER WAS NOT GETTING ANY COMPRESSION AND CAUSED THE ENGINE TO FAIL. RECALL NUMBER 07V092000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT PANEL) WAS FOUND. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 47,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE DURANGO. WHILE PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY THE VEHICLE BURST INTO FLAMES. THE FIRE INVESTIGATOR STATED THAT AN ELECTRICAL MALFUNCTION CAUSED THE FIRE. APPROXIMATELY THREE THOUSAND MILES PRIOR TO THE FIRE, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THEY REPROGRAMMED THE KEYS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 33,000. RETURNED USPS, 2ND ATTEMPT MADE 08/28/07 FAILED. *LJ

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE DURANGO. WHILE DRIVING 75 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHUTS OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT IS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LIGHT IS CONSTANTLY ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SHUTS OFF DUE TO THE O2 SENSOR AND THE MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO BE REPAIRED BECAUSE THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT PROVIDED A RESOLUTION. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 31,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 26,000. UPDATED 07/06/07 *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE DURANGO. ON FEBRUARY 1, 2007, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE HAD BEEN PARKED FOR TWO HOURS IN HIS GARAGE WHEN HIS HOUSE BEGAN FILLING UP WITH SMOKE. HE WENT TO HIS GARAGE AND FOUND BOTH HIS VEHICLE AND GARAGE IN FLAMES. THE GARAGE BURNED DOWN AND THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE CONTACT HAS PICTURES AND CAN GET A FIRE REPORT. THE MANUFACTURER SENT AN INVESTIGATOR TO TAKE PICTURES. AFTERWARDS, THEY INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THEY WERE NOT RESPONSIBLE BECAUSE A DEFECT WAS NOT THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE. ON MAY 14, 2007, THE CONTACT RECEIVED SAFETY RECALL NOTICE # 07V092000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT PANEL). THE PURCHASE DATE AND ENGINE SIZE WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 26,000. UPDATED 07/06/07. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE DURANGO. THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 30,000. THE GARAGE SUSTAINED SMOKE DAMAGE. THE CONTACT HAS PICTURES AND A FIRE REPORT. THE CONTACT RECENTLY RECEIVED RECALL #07V092000 FOR THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT PANEL. *AK

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 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

WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH ON A STRAIGHT ROAD ON11/21/05 DURING A RAIN STORM THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON, THJEN THE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON, THEN THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT, THEN THE CHECK ENGINE, AND FINALLY ALL THE WARNING LIGHT WERE ON. THEY WOULD NOT GO OFF. THE CAR DID NOT STALL. AFTER SHUTTING THE ENGINE DOWN AND RESTARTING A FEW TIMES ALL WENT OUT EXCEPT THE CHECK ENGINE. IT WENT OUT A DAY LATER. *NM

DT: THE AIRBAG LIGHT CONTINUED TO COME ON. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES. THERE HAVE BEEN NO CRASHES. THIS WAS A BRAND NEW VEHICLE. REPAIRS WERE DONE ON THE IGNITION SWITCH AND INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. THIS WAS THOUGHT TO BE RELATED TO THE REASON WHY THE AIR BAG LIGHT CONTINUED TO COME ON. THE AIR BAGS HAD NOT DEPLOYED. THE LIGHT FOR THE PASSENGER'S SIDE AIRBAG AND THE DRIVER'S SIDE CONTINUED TO ILLUMINATE INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALER FOR THIS PROBLEM. *AK UPDATED 12/27/05. *JB

PURCHASED VEHICLE IN MARCH 2005, AND WITHIN THE FIRST TWO DAYS VEHICLE ENGINE STALLING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS WHILE ON THE FREEWAY. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, INITIALLY ADVISED TEST DROVE AND UNABLE TO DUPLICATE. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER AGAIN AT A LATER DATE, RESET MEMORY. PROBLEM STILL RECURRED, BACK TO DEALER AND DEALER REFLASHED PCM. ADDITIONALLY, TOOK TO DEALER ACCELERATOR ASSEMBLY LOOSE AND BOLT FELL OUT WHILE DRIVING. ACCELERATOR VERY LOOSE, PART NOT AVAILABLE FOR 3 DAYS, CONCERNED THAT MAY BE AN ONGOING SAFETY ISSUE WITH THESE VEHICLES. *NM

WITHOUT WARNING, VEHICLE STALLED WITH TOTAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER, STEERING, BRAKES, LIGHTING, ETC... WAS ABLE TO PUT IN PARK AND RE-START VEHICLE. OCCURRED TWICE WITH A 5 WEEK PERIOD; ONCE ON A WARM SUNNY DAY WHILE MAKING 3 POINT TURN AND AGAIN ON RAINY DAY WHILE MAKING A RIGHT TURN. LUCKILY I WAS GOING SLOW ENOUGH THAT I WAS ABLE TO AVOID ONCOMING VEHICLES. THUS FAR THE DEALER HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO FIND THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. THEY HAVE HOWEVER CLEANED THE THROTTLE BODY AND ADJUSTED THE IDLE. TOMORROW THEY WILL REPLACE AN O RING IN THE TRANSMISSION. I AM CONCERNED THAT ALTHOUGH I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO AVOID A COLLISION SO FAR, I MAY NOT BE SO LUCKY AS TREACHEROUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS APPROACH. NOTE: I HAVE DONE SOME RESEARCH ON VARIOUS INTERNET FORUMS AND IT SEEMS THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE DURANGO AND THE RAM 1500 WITH HEMI ENGINES AND IN ALL CASES THE MECHANICS HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO FIND THE CAUSE. *NM

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING MY DAUGHTER TO PRE-SCHOOL, AND SHE WAS CROSSING AND TURNING AT AN INTERSECTION. SUDDENLY, WITH NO WARNING, THE ENGINE QUIT, LEAVING HER WITH NO BRAKES AND NO STEERING. LUCKILY, SHE DRIFTED TO THE CURB, BUT IF THE TRAFFIC HAD BEEN HEAVY, SHE AND THE BABY COULD HAVE BEEN BADLY INJURED OR KILLED. I EXPERIENCED THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM ONE DAY LATER. I IMMEDIATELY CALLED MY DEALER, THE DODGE DEALER IN BELLEVUE, WASHINGTON, AND TOLD THEM ABOUT THE PROBLEM. THEY TOLD ME TO BRING IT IN IMMEDIATELY, SINCE THEY SAID THERE HAVE BEEN AT LEAST FIFTY SIMILAR PROBLEMS WITH DODGE HEMI ENGINES. THEY FIXED IT BY FLASHING THE CHIP IN THE COMPUTER. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM, AND A RECALL NEEDS TO BE ANNOUNCED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. *NM

VEHICLE STALLS WHEN MAKING A SHARP TURN AT SLOW SPEEDS. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON AT LEAST 4 OCCASIONS USUALLY WHEN TURNING INTO A PARKING SPACE OR MY DRIVEWAY. I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE INTO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE AND NO CODES WERE PRESENT FROM THE ONBOARD DIAGNOSTICS. THE DATE SHOWN IS THE MOST RECENT DATE OF THE OCCURRENCE, THE FIRST INCIDENT HAPPENED SHORTLY AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. *JB

DT: THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE ON AUGUST 3, 2005. THE INTERIOR DOME LIGHT WAS STUCK, AND THAT WAS THE ONLY INDICATION THERE WAS A PROBLEM. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT CAME AND PUT OUT THE FIRE. , IT ORIGINATED FROM DASHBOARD AROUND STEERING COLUMN. THE DEALERSHIP WAS SUPPOSE TO HAVE SPECIALIST COME OUT, BUT THEY HAVE NOT LOOKED AT IT YET. *AK

ON JULY 8, 2005 AT 6:30 AM, I OPENED MY CAR DOOR TO GO TO WORK AND THERE HAD BEEN AFIRE INSIDE THE CAR DURING THE NIGHT, CAUSING EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO THE INTERIOR. HAD THE CAR TOWED TO MY STATE FARM APPROVED REPAIR CENTER. AFTER REPAIRS WERE STARTED, THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE WAS DETERMINED BY THE REPAIR SHOP TO BE A WIRE UNDER THE SEAT THAT WAS FOR ELECTRIC SEATS WHICH IS NOT AN OPTION IN MY CAR. DODGE WAS NOTIFIED AND THEY SAID TO STOP REPAIRS UNTIL THEY SENT AN INSPECTOR TO LOOK AT CAR. HE CAME THE FOLLOWING WEEK AND DETERMINED DODGE WAS NOT AT FAULT AND SEALED THE FILE AND WAS TOLD TO RETAIN A LAWYER IF I WANTED TO FIND OUT WHY, OTHERWISE TOO BAD. I FOUND A RECALL ON 2001 DODGE RAMS THAT WAS FOR THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM AND 2 REPORTED SUCH FIRES IN 2001 DURANGOS. MY CASE IS NOT AN ISOLATED INCIDENT AND DODGE REFUSES TO TAKE CARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE NHTSA ID IS 01V253000. OBVIOUSLY DODGE DID NOTHING TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM AND HAS NOT RECALLED THE 2002 DODGES. PLEASE HELP ME. VALERIE DAVIS. *NM

DT: THE VEHICLE SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING IT HAPPENED WITHOUT WARNING. CAR HAD BEEN DRIVEN FOR ABOUT ONE MINUTE THE VEHICLE WAS ONLY MOVING ABOUT 5 MPH OR LESS. THE VEHICLE WAS PUT IN PARK AND RESTARTED JUST FINE. A MONTH LATER THE SAME THING HAPPENED AT A STOP SIGN, THIS TIME THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF WHILE SITTING AT STOP. THERE WAS NO WARNING THIS TIME EITHER. OWNER DOESNT REMEMBER IF THE ELECTRIC IN VEHICLE WAS OFF OR NOT. THIS TIME THE VEHICLE STARTED RIGHT BACK AGAIN. THEN OWNER CONTACTED DEALERSHIP, THERE IS NOTHING THE DEALER CAN DO ABOUT IT BECUASE NO INFO IN THE SYSTEM ABOUT IT. THE DEALERSHIP NEEDED THE VEHICLE IN ORDER TO INSPECT, THEN THE OWNERS COULDNT TAKE TO DEALER AT THAT TIME BECAUSE THEY NEEDED THE VEHICLE. THIS HAPPENED AGAIN WITH SHUTTING OFF SEVERAL TIMES. THEN ON JUNE 2, AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHUTT OFF AGAIN. THIS TIME THE VEHICLE STARTED BACK UP AGAIN AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER. THE DEALER REPORTED NO PROBLEM, THE DIAGNOSTIC COMPUTER SHOWED NO ERROR CODES. THEN STALLED AGAIN THE 24TH OF JUNE. THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 45 THIS TIME, AND MAKING A LEFT TURN, THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION. THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF AGAIN LATER THAT DAY, THE VEHICLE WERE ON, AIR CONDITIONING, ALL SHUT OFF. THE DASH LIGHTS WENT OUT. THERE WAS NO ELECTRICITY IN THE VEHICLE EXCEPT FOR THE TAIL AND HEAD LIGHTS, AND THE VEHICLE HAD NO BRAKE LIGHTS, AND THIS WAS DANGEROURS BECUASE THIS TIME THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF AT NIGHT. THE VEHICLE STARTED AGAIN AND WAS DRIVEN FOR THE REST OF THE TRIP. THEN VEHICLE WAS TOWED HOME.

THE NEW DODGE 2005 WITH THE HEMI ENGINE IS STALLING AT POINT OF ACCELERATION. MY WIFE AND KIDS WERE IN THE CAR AT A STOP LIGHT AND WHEN SHE WENT TO ACCELERATE THE CAR STALLED. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD NOTHING WAS WRONG...HAPPENED 7 MORE TIMES. I HAVE HAD THE CAR FOR A MONTH. SOMEONE IS GOING TO DIE IF WE DON'T GET THIS RESOLVED. I WENT TO MYCARSTATS.COM AND FOUND MANY MORE PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM! BRAND NEW DODGE DURANGOS 2005 CARS STALLING ON ON RAMPS, INTERSECTIONS AND ALL WE GET IS THAT THEY CANT FIND THE PROBLEM FROM THE DEALER AND CHRYSLER STATES THEY HAVEN'T HEARD OF ANY ISSUES. COMPLAINANT # WITH CHRYSLER IS [XXX]. VIN [XXX]. *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

NEW 2005 DODGE DURANGO STALLS UNEXPECTEDLY AT LOW SPEEDS. DEALER REPLACED IGNITION 1ST TIME; NO REPAIR DONE 2ND TIME SINCE THEY COULDN'T FIND REASON; REPLACED RECALLED FUEL TANK;NOW THIS TIME THEY WON'T DO ANYTHING.

DT: WHEN COMING TO A STOP VEHICLE DIED. ONCE AT A STOP SIGN. VEHICLE DIED WAS WHEN THE GAS APPLIED. THERE WERE NO DASH LIGHTS WHEN THE VEHICLE DIESD THIS WAS A 2005 VEHICLE. THERE HAD BEEN 4 STALLING PROBLEMS. THE VEHICLE IDLES IN HIGH AND WHINES. THE IDLE IS NOT ALL THE TIME. VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN THE DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS 3 OR 4 TIMES. THE CLIMATE WAS NOT A FACTOR. THE VEHICLE HAD CONTIUALLY HAD ONGOING PROBLEMS. THE DEALERSHIP TRIED TO FIX THE STALLING PROBLEM. THE COMPUTER HAS BEEN RESET , AND AN IDLE SWITCH WAS ADDED. RIGHT NOW CONSUMER IS WAITING FOR THE TOOLS FROM CHRYSLER TO FIX THE RECALL PART. THE CONSUMER CALLED IN ADVANCE FOR AN APPOINTMENT. DEALER KEPT THE VEHICLE ALL DAY, BUT THEY VDIDN'T HAVE THE CORRECT TOOLS.*AK

MY HUSBAND & I PURCHASED A 2005 DODGE DURANGO WITH A HEMI ABOUT A MONTH AGO. ABOUT 2 WEEKS AGO (MAY 11, 2005), I PUT THE DURANGO IN REVERSE (I WAS IN A STOP POSITION), AND THE ENGINE JUST DIED OUT. I PUT IT IN PARK AND STARTED THE ENGINE AGAIN. I DROVE TO MY MOM'S TO PICK HER UP. AGAIN I WAS IN A STOP POSITION, PUT THE DURANGO IN REVERSE, AND THE ENGINE DIED OUT AGAIN. AFTER I DROPPED OFF MY MOM, I IMMEDIATELY TOOK THE DURANGO TO THE DEALER. THEY KEPT IT THERE AND TESTED IT FOR SEVERAL HOURS. NOTHING HAPPENED. THEY COULD NOT VERIFY MY COMPLAINT. THEY DID TELL ME, HOWEVER, THAT THE COMPUTER NEEDED TO BE RE-PROGRAMED. THIS PAST SATURDAY, MY HUSBAND & I DROVE THE DURANGO TO KONA FOR THE DAY. WHILE DRIVING UP A RAMP AT ONE OF THE HOTELS, THE ENGINE DIED OUT AGAIN! FIRST THING MONDAY MORNING (5/23/2005), I CALLED THE DEALER'S SERVICE DEPT. AND EXPLAINED WHAT HAD HAPPENED. (I SPOKE TO SHERRI) THEY CHECKED WITH THEIR SERVICE MANAGER, WHO ALONG WITH THE MECHANIC, CALLED STAR. THEY TOLD THEM TO INSALL A "CO-PILOT". THEY (THE MANAGER, SERVICE ADVISOR AND THE MECHANIC, ALONG WITH MYSELF) DO NOT THINK THAT MAKES ANY SENSE. THE DURANGO JUST DIES OUT, AND THE CO-PILOT WOULD ONLY MAKE SENSE IF MYSELF OR MY HUSBAND HAD THE TIME TO PRESS THE BUTTON BEFORE THE TRUCK DIED OUT. IN THIS CASE, THE TRUCK JUST DIES OUT, SO WE DON'T HAVE THE TIME TO PRESS THE BUTTON FIRST. I'M AFRAID THAT THE TRUCK WILL DIE OUT WHILE DRIVING AND WILL CAUSE AN ACCIDENT.

VEHICLE STALLING.

WHEN COMING TO A STOP OR SLOWING DOWN, WHILE TURNING THE VEHICLE IT STALLS OUT , DEALERSHIP FLASH A NEW PROGRAM IN THE COMPUTER, HAPPENED AGAIN ABOUT A WEEK LATER AFTER THIS WAS SUPPOSEDLY FIXED , ALSO STALLS WHEN YOU FIRST START THE VEHICLE AND PUT IT INTO REVERSE. *JB