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2012 Dodge Durango Cruise Control Problems

3 owner-reported cruise control complaints from NHTSA data

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Complaints
Jul 2021Oct 2014
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Data sourced from NHTSA public database. For informational purposes only. Always consult a qualified mechanic.

Owner Complaints (3)

mediumVEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ENGINE
Filed: Jul 2021

Vechile stalls and unable to shift to drive freely

NHTSA #: 11426053
mediumVEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY
Filed: Oct 2014

WHILE TRAVELING ON I-75, HAD THE VEHICLE ON ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL, THE VEHICLE SLAMMED THE BRAKES AND THEN ACCELERATED BACK UP TO 75MPH. NO VEHICLES IN FRONT, NOT DEBRIS, NO REASON WHY IT DID IT. VEHICLE HAS HAD CONSTANT ISSUES WITH THE FORWARD COLLISION SYSTEM ALERTING TO BRAKE WHEN NOTHING IS IN FRONT, TURNING ITSELF OFF AND ON BY ITSELF, AND THE CONSOLE GIVING THE MESSAGE THAT THE BACK SENSORS ARE BLOCKED WHEN NO DEBRIS IS PRESENT OR EVEN WHEN DRIVING. MULTIPLE OTHER "COMPUTER" ISSUES THAT THEY CAN'T FIGURE OUT, FROM LIGHTS TURNING ON/OFF, TO THE WIPERS NOT ACTIVATING WHEN THEY NEED TO AND THE OPPOSITE. DVD PLAYER ACTING FUNNY. IT HAS BEEN ENDLESS

NHTSA #: 10651361
mediumVEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ENGINE
Filed: Aug 2014

ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS UPON PULLING OUT IN TO TRAFFIC THE VEHICLE EITHER STOPPED ACCELERATING OR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE AT ALL. THIS HAS ALSO HAPPENED ON A FEW OCCASIONS ATTEMPTING TO PASS ANOTHER VEHICLE. UPON PULLING OUT TO PASS THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THIS IS A VERY UNSAFE PROBLEM THAT HAS CAUSED MY FAMILY TO NEARLY GET T-BONED AFTER PULLING OUT INTO TRAFFIC. OTHER OWNERS SEEM TO HAVE SIMILAR SYMPTOMS WHICH EVENTUALLY GET TRACED BACK TO A FAULTY CYLINDER HEAD. REGARDLESS OF HOW MANY TIMES THE VEHICLES IS SENT IN FOR SERVICE NOTHING IS DONE ABOUT IT UNTIL THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT SHOWS A TROUBLE CODE. CHRYSLER HAS BEEN AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM SINCE THE MIDDLE OF 2012 BUT HAS REFUSED TO ISSUE A RECALL. *TR

NHTSA #: 10619024

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