2004 DODGE DURANGO Structure Problems

I WAS GETTING GAS AND AS I PULLED OUT OF THE GAS STATION I WAS GETTING A LOAD TICKING NOISE. TO FIND OUT LATER MY 5.7 HIMI LIFTER AND CAM SHAFTS NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. I GET A REGULAR OIL CHANGE AND FILTER CHANGE. I AM NOT SURE WHY THIS IS HAPPENING BUT I DID SEE THAT THIS IS NORMAL AND 5.7 HIMIS DODGE DURANGOS AND NOT UNDERSTANDING WHY IT HASN'T BEEN RECALLED. I'M A MOTHER OF 3 LITTLE ONES AND I'M TERRIFIED WE CAN GET STRANDED IF MY ENGINE DECIDES TO GO OUT DUE TO THIS ISSUE.

Mileage: 240,000

1. RECALL FAILED TO REPAIR AIR BAG FAILURE. CURRENTLY - AIRBAGS ARE NOT FUNCTIONAL (DASH WARNING LIGHT). 2. AT APPROXIMATELY 72,000 MILES - VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHOW SIGNS OF RUST THROUGH AT BOTH REAR QUARTER PANELS AND BOTH ROCKER PANELS. BY 85000 MILES - COMPLETE BODY RUST THROUGH FAILURE WAS IRREPARABLE - VEHICLE WAS MAINTAINED EXCEPTIONALLY CLEAN. 3. AT 100000 MILES - NOTED BY WAY OF MECHANIC THAT THE ENGINE WAS 'SLUDGED UP' TO THE POINT THAT THE VALVE TRAIN WAS STARVED OF LUBRICATION AND SUBSEQUENTLY - THE ENGINE HAS ENCOUNTERED WHAT APPEARS TO BE A TOTAL CATASTROPHIC FAILURE. VALVES, LASH ADJUSTER, PISTON ROD OR BEARINGS MAY ALL BE DESTROYED DIRECTLY DUE TO POOR DESIGN AND LOW QUALITY COMPONENTS FROM FCA. THERE ARE HUNDREDS (THOUSANDS) OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ACROSS MULTIPLE MEDIA REGARDING THIS 'FAMILIAR' DODGE ENGINE BREAKDOWN. FCA - OF COURSE - DENIES CULPABILITY CITING POOR USER MAINTENANCE. I HAVE RECORDS OF ALL OIL CHANGES FOR THE SUBJECT VEHICLE AT 3000 MILE INTERVALS CONSISTENTLY FROM THE DATE OF PURCHASE (5/2004), I SAY - 'FCA? TIME TO OWN UP TO THIS PROBLEM AND DO THE RIGHT THING.

Mileage: 102,000

LEFT REAR QUARTER PANEL SHOWS RUST TO THE SIDE OF THE FUEL DOOR LID. RUST IS THROUGH PANEL. PAINT AND BODY BUBBLING UP, CONDITION IS CROSSING OVER TO THE LEFT REAR WHEEL AREA.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE DURANGO. WHENEVER IT RAINED OR SNOWED, WATER LEAKED INTO THE INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE THROUGH THE HOOD. THE WATER ENTERED THE MOTOR AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO STALL AND THE ENGINE TO SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A CERTIFIED MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE WATER WAS LEAKING INTO THE MOTOR AND THE PISTONS, WHICH CAUSED THEM TO FAIL. AS A RESULT, THE MOTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200,000.

Mileage: 200,000

GAS AND BODY ISSUES: WHEN YOU GO TO FILL UP THE GAS SPRAYS OUT. I HAVE A VERT STRONG SMELL OF GAS AND THE LOWER FINDER BY THE WHEEL WELL HAS RUSTED BADLY. MOTOR: WHENEVER THERE IS HEAVY RAIN, MY CAR WILL STOP RUNNING. MOST RECENTLY WHEN I TURN ON THE AC OR HEATER THE CAR STALLS. I ALSO JUST RECENTLY HAD TO CHANGE OUT A MANIFOLD WHICH CAUSED ANOTHER SET OF PROBLEMS. I OWNED A DURANGO BEFORE THIS ONE AND LOVED IT. THIS ONE HAS CHANGED MY MIND AND I WILL NEVER OWN ANOTHER.

COWL SCREEN HAS WATER LEAKING ON THE ENGINE WHEN IT RAINS. IT CAUSED MY TRUCK TO DRIVE SHAKY AND THEN CUT OFF. I ALMOST GOT INTO AN ACCIDENT. IT STALLED OUT IN THE MIDDLE OF ME DRIVING ON A BUSY HIGHWAY. WHY ISN'T THERE ANY RECALLS FOR THIS, I HAVE SEEN NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT IT BUT NOTHING IS GETTING DONE. I GUESS IT WOULD TAKE FOR SOME PEOPLE TO LOSE THEIR LIFE BEHIND THE WHEEL BEFORE IT GET FIXED. I ALWAYS THOUGHT DODGE WAS THE BEST VEHICLE BUT I AM NOW SECOND GUESSING MYSELF AND WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER DODGE VEHICLE AGAIN IF THIS PROBLEM ISN'T FIXED. IT IS VERY UNSAFE TO BE RIDING WITH YOUR KIDS WHILE ITS RAINING AND TOUR VEHICLE CUTS OFF ON A BUSY HIGHWAY WITH NO WARNER.IF YOU REALLY CARE ABOUT YOUR CUSTOMERS LIVES YOU WILL SERIOUSLY LIKEINTO GETTING THIS PROBLEM RESOLVED. UNTIL THEN I WOULD RECOMMEND CHEVY VEHICLE FOR MY FAMILY FRIENDS AND EVERYONE I KNOW. [XXX] IS MY NUMBER IF ANYONE HAS THE COURAGE TO CONTACT ME SO I CAN FURTHER TELL THEM ABOUT THIS ISSUE IN DETAILS. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

ROD PIERCED THRU THE BOTTOM OF ENGINE AND LOCKED UP (110K MILES), FAMILY ON BOARD AND HAPPENED WHILE TURNING AT BUSY INTERSECTION.. HAD TO REPLACE ENGINE USED( FOUND ONE WITH 70K, WAITING ON THIS ONE TO DO THE SAME) CONSUMES TONS OF OIL. ELECTRICAL WITHIN DRIVER SEAT AND CD PLAYER ARE FAULTY/BROKEN. RUST ON REAR OUTER WHEEL WELLS. (NOTICED THIS RUST IS APPARENT IN EVERY SAME MODEL MAKE YEAR THAT I RUN ACROSS)

APPROXIMATELY 10 MONTHS AGO NOTED SEVERE RUST THROUGH BEGINNING ON BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE ROCKER PANELS AND REAR QUARTER PANELS/WHEEL WELLS. ESTIMATE AT THAT TIME FOR FULL REPAIR WAS OVER $4000 DUE TO EXTENT OF RUST. RUST AFFECTS ROCKER PANELS, DRIVER COMPARTMENT FLOOR AT DOOR ENTRY POINTS AND BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER QUARTER PANELS. DEALERSHIP BODY SHOT PERSONNEL NOTED THAT 'THESE DURANGO'S AND DAKOTAS ALL RUST OUT BAD - AND IT HAPPENS FAST'. VERY TELLING. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN FULLY MAINTAINED THROUGHOUT OWNERSHIP AND HAS BEEN GARAGED CONTINUALLY. WE DO LIVE IN THE 'RUST-BELT' AREA - BUT WE ARE IN NO WAY PLEASED WITH THE CONDITION OF THIS VEHICLE. TO DATE - THE RUST IS EXPANDING TO MOST LOWER BODY PARTS EXPOSED TO WEATHER AND THE SPEED AT WHICH ITS - LITERALLY - DISINTEGRATING IS RIDICULOUS. THE REPAIR NOW WILL COST NEARLY $6000 AND WE SIMPLY DO NOT FEEL IT IS WORTH DOING. THIS HAS GOT TO BE A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT (REFERRING TO THE DEALERSHIP DODGE REPRESENTATIVE'S COMMENTS AS WELL AS OBSERVING OTHER SIMILAR VEHICLES IN OUR REGION. SHAMEFUL.

Mileage: 88,500

RAIN POURED THROUGH THE WIPER COWL AND SATURATED THE ENGINE CAUSING IT TO HYDRO-LOCK AND BLOW A ROD. THIS IS JUST ONE OF THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS VEHICLE. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A VERY DANGEROUS MANUFACTURER DEFECT AND NO ONE IS DOING ANYTHING ABOUT IT. IS THE GOVERNMENT WAITING FOR MORE PEOPLE TO BE KILLED ON THE HIGHWAYS DUE TO THIS? PLEASE ADVISE IF SOMETHING IS BEING DONE ABOUT THIS. THANK YOU IN ADVANCE FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE. *TR

Mileage: 140,000

BOTH REAR QUARTER PANELS, BOTTOM OF PASSENGER DOORS, AND TAILGATE ROTTING. *TR

Mileage: 80,000

WHAT CAN I SAY... DODGE CLEARLY HAS A DESIGN FLAW IN WHICH WATER FROM RAIN, ECT... LEAKS ONTO ENGINE AND ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS SLOWLY CAUSING THE DEATH OF VEHICLE WITH A DYING MOTOR AND ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. WATER POURS ONTO ENGINE RIGHT DOWN FROM THE WINDSHIELD. WHO DESIGNS THIS CRAP!!!! I USED THE BEST OILS AND NOW THIS IS WHAT I HAVE AS A REWARDS FROM DODGE FOR MY MAINTENANCE. *TR

Mileage: 123,000

THE WHEEL WELL AND BODY SURROUNDING WHEEL WELL HAS RUSTED THROUGH, THE DRIVER'S DOOR HAS RUSTED ON DOOR. THE LIFT GATE HAS RUSTED IN MULTIPLE SPOTS MOSTLY ON THE BOTTOM EDGE. THE FUEL TANK OVERFLOWS WHEN PUMPING. *JS

Mileage: 80,000

CAR HAS COMPLETELY RUSTED OUT BELOW THE GAS CAP AS WHAT HAS BECOME A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE. I HAVE BEEN QUOTED IN EXCESS OF $4000 TO FIX THIS GIVEN THE SEVERITY OF THE DAMAGE AND LABOR REQUIRED TO FIX THIS. IT APPEARS A COMMON PROBLEM ON THIS YEAR SINCE I HAVE PERSONALLY SEEN 11 EXACT SAME VEHICLES YEARS WITH THE SAME RUST PROBLEM. THIS COUPLED WITH THE SAME RUST ISSUE ARISING ON THE HATCHBACK WHICH WAS SAID DUE TO A FAULTY DRAIN HOLE BEING TAPED OVER BY DEALER/MANUFACTURER WHICH NOTHING COULD BE DONE. THE OVERALL VEHICLE BODY IS A PERFECT SHAPE OUTSIDE THE RUST PROBLEMS BELOW THE GAS CAP AND THE RUST THROUGHOUT THE HATCHBACK. GIVEN THE COMMONALITY OF THIS PROBLEM IT APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. *TR

Mileage: 55,000

THE FUEL OVERFLOW DOES NOT WORK AND ALLOWS FOR FUEL TO SPILL ALL OVER THE CAR. THIS RESULTS IN LOTS OF FUEL ON THE CAR AND ON THE GROUND. YOU CAN NEVER USE THE AUTOMATIC FUEL FILLER ON PUMPS. I HAVE EVEN GOTTEN FUEL AS HIGH UP AS MY FACE WHEN IT SPLASHES OUT. THIS HAS RESULTED IN RUST ON THE LEFT REAR QUARTER PANEL AND AS WELL AS A VERY UNSAFE FUELING AREA. *TR

Mileage: 190,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND WOULD NOT START. THE CONTACT SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL AND WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE WAS RECURRING AND ON SOME OCCASIONS, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART UNTIL AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. ADDITIONALLY, THE VEHICLE WOULD HESITATE TO ENGAGE WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. THE EXTERIOR BODY AND THE UNDERCARRIAGE EXHIBITED EXTENSIVE RUST. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT A ROD HAD PENETRATED AND DAMAGED THE ENGINE, WHICH WOULD NEED REPLACING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90000.

Mileage: 90,000

WATER GOT INTO CYLINDER AND BENT ROD. MY UNDERSTANDING IS THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH THE 2004 DURANGO HEMI DUE TO DESIGN ISSUE OF WATER DRAINING AROUND THE ENGINE. REQUIRED REBUILD OR NEW ENGINE. UNACCEPTABLE FOR A WELL MAINTAINED ENGINE TO HAVE THIS OCCUR, MUCH LESS, REPEATEDLY OCCUR FOR MANY VEHICLES. *TR

Mileage: 120,000

MY TRUCK WAS PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY, IT WAS RAINING AND THEN THE LIGHTS STARTED FLICKERING WITHOUT THE KEYS BEING IN THE IGNITION. I TRIED TO MOVE THE TRUCK TO THE INSIDE OF THE GARAGE AND THE SMOKE CAME OUT OF THE HOOD AND FROM UNDER THE DASH. I TURNED THE TRUCK OFF AND THE ENGINE REMAINED RUNNING, WE HAD TO CALL THE FIRE DEPARTMENT BECAUSE IT WAS SMOKING AND THE KEYS WERE OFF. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT CAME AND REMOVED THE BATTERY AND SAID IT MAY BE A SHORT WHEN IT RAINED. THE TRUCK IS IN THE GARAGE I CANT DRIVE IT WHEN IT RAINS BECAUSE WATER GOES IN TO THE TRUCK FROM THE FRONT I CAN ACTUALLY SEE WATER LEAKING INTO THE FLOOR. I OWNED THE TRUCK FOR 3 YEARS AND NEVER HAD THIS PROBLEM UNTIL IT REACHED 100,000 MILES. *TR

Mileage: 101,763

VEHICLE WAS RUNNING FINE UNTIL STORM CAME THROUGH DUMPING CONTINUOUS RAIN ON VEHICLE. I WENT TO MOVE THE VEHICLE LATER THAT DAY AND NOTICED STANDING WATER ON DRIVERS SIDE FLOORBOARD/CARPET. IT WAS SOAKED! I WENT TO START THE ENGINE IT DIDN'T RESPOND INITIALLY SO I TURNED IGNITION BACKWARDS (OFF DIRECTION) AND TRIED TO RESTART. AT THAT MOMENT IT STARTED VERY ROUGH AND MADE A LOUD NOISE FROM THE ENGINE AND CONTINUALLY DOES SO WHENEVER IT IS STARTED NOW. I CAN'T AND DON'T DRIVE IT. LOOKING CLOSER UNDER THE HOOD APPARENTLY WATER IS GETTING INSIDE THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT WHEN IT RAINS. THE BLACK MATERIAL LINING UNDER THE HOOD WAS SOAKED ALSO. ON THE ENGINE THERE WERE WATER DROPLETS AND MOST COMPONENTS OF THE ENGINE HAD DRIED WATER MARKS/STREAKS THROUGHOUT THE COMPARTMENT.

Mileage: 122,226

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WATER PENETRATED THE WINDSHIELD AREA WHENEVER IT WOULD RAIN. THE WATER WOULD THEN LEAK ONTO THE COWL PANEL AND INTO THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN FOR REPAIRS AND BOTH THE COWL PANEL AND ENGINE WAS REPLACED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 127,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 181,000.

Mileage: 127,000

AFTER A SNOW STORM AND THE SNOW MELTED, WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO START IT, THE STARTER WAS GRINDING. THE ENGINE WAS HYDROLOCKED AND BROKE THE CONNECTING ROD FOR #3 CYLINDER. SUBSEQUENT INVESTIGATION TURNED UP A TECH BULLETIN (NOT MANDATORY RECALL) TO REPLACE COWL AT THE BASE OF THE WINDSHIELD DUE TO WATER LEAKAGE ONTO THE TOP OF THE ENGINE WHICH CAN CAUSE MISFIRING. I NEVER RECEIVED NOTICE OF THIS TECH BULLETIN OR THE POTENTIAL CATASTROPHIC CONSEQUENCES OF NOT IMPLEMENTING IT. THERE WAS NO INDICATION THE DEFECTIVE COWL COULD CAUSE TOTAL ENGINE FAILURE IN THE TECH BULLETIN. THE MELTING SNOW SEEPED INTO THE #3 CYLINDER, POSSIBLY FROM A FAILED INTAKE MANIFOLD SEAL OR WARPED INTAKE MANIFOLD (YET TO BE DETERMINED), AND CAUSED HYDROLOCK. I FOUND EVIDENCE OF A SMALL AMOUNT OF WATER IN THE OIL PAN WHICH LEAKED FROM #3 CYLINDER. I ALSO FOUND WATER UNDER THE INTAKE MANIFOLD NEAR THE #3 CYLINDER. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE A BROKEN CONNECTING ROD USUALLY PUNCHES A HOLE IN THE BLOCK CAUSING OIL TO SPILL ON THE ROAD! THIS WAS A 5.7L HEMI. THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE COMPLETELY REBUILT. *TR

Mileage: 120,000

THESE VEHICLES HAVE SERIOUS ENGINE PROBLEMS. (HEMI 5.7L) THE ENGINE SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING AND ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT WITH ME AND MY SEVEN CHILDREN INSIDE BECAUSE ETHE DRIVER BEHIND ME DIDN'T SEE THAT MY VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP AND STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP. IN HEAVY RAINS WATER GETS INSIDE SOMEHOW AND STALLS THE ENGINE. THE ENGINE FINALLY LOCKED UP AFTER TAKING MY TRUCK TO NUMEROUS OF PLACES TO SEE WHAT WAS WRONG AND MECHANICS NEVER SEEN THAT THE ENGINE WAS GOING BAD. LOOKING AT REPORTS, A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE EXPERIENCING ENGINE FAILURE AND THIS IS DANGEROUS. PLEASE DO SOMETHING BEFORE SOMEBODY GETS HURT. *TR

Mileage: 78,000

2004 DURANGO HAS RUSTED THROUGH ON SEVERAL SPOTS. TAILGATE AND WHEEL WELLS. THIS IS EXCESSIVE FOR A VEHICLE IT'S AGE THAT HAS BEEN GARAGED AND WELL CARED FOR. I SUGGEST THAT THE ANTICORROSION COATING WAS FAULTY. I HAVE SEEN MANY DURANGO'S THIS AGE WITH THE SAME TROUBLE SPOTS. *JS

Mileage: 120,000

NOTICED OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS WATER WHEN IT RAINS THAT IT IS ACCUMULATING ON TOP OF THE ENGINE. NOTICED THE ENGINE FELT LIKE IT HAD A MISS FIRE ON A CYLINDER. SEAL FROM WINDSHIELD COWL IS NO LONGER MAKING A POSITIVE SEAL AND WATER IS DRIPPING DOWN ONTO THE TOP OF THE ENGINE AND ALSO INTO THE SPARK PLUGS. USING YOU TUBE THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS OF THIS ISSUE WHICH IN TURN HAS RESULTED IN WHAT IS CALLED HYRO-LOC OF THE ENGINE WHICH IS CAUSING PUSH RODS TO BREAK AND CAUSING THE ENGINE TO COMPLETELY FAIL, AS IN MY CASE PUSHING A ROD THRU THE BLOCK OF THE ENGINE SPILLING OIL OUT ON TO THE STREET. SHUTTING DOWN THE ENGINE LOOSING ALL POWER TO STEER AND CONTROL VEHICLE. LUCKILY I WAS NOT ON A MAIN HIGHWAY TRAVELING AT 60MPH AS THIS COULD HAVE BEEN AS DISASTROUS ACCIDENT.THERE SHOULD BE SOME TYPE OF RECALL ON THE WATER PROBLEM AND THIS ENGINE CATASTROPHE RESULTING FORM THIS PROBLEM, AS OF TODAY DODGE/CHRYSLER HAS NO KNOWN ISSUE OF THIS SORT, WHICH IS HARD TO BELIEVE. PLEASE NOTIFY ME OF ANY INFORMATION REGARDING THESE ISSUES AND ANY POSSIBLE CLASS ACTION SUITS THAT MAY BE PENDING. *TR

Mileage: 77,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, SHE NOTICED A BURNING ODOR AND SMOKE STARTED POURING INTO THE VEHICLE. SHE MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE HAPPENED AS A RESULT OF THE RAIN LEAKING INTO THE COMPUTER PANEL AND WIRES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT BEFORE THE FAILURE OCCURRED, THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED FOR RECALL 07V092000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT PANEL) AND THE MECHANIC STATED THAT IT WAS NOT NECESSARY TO APPLIED THE REMEDY SINCE IT DID NOT QUALIFY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED NEW SPARK PLUGS. THE REMEDY DID NOT REPAIR THE FAILURE AND THE CONTACT HAD TO TAKE THE VEHICLE BACK TO DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. A RESERVOIR WAS INSTALLED WHICH REPAIRED THE FAILURE TEMPORARILY. THE FAILURE OCCURRED AGAIN DUE TO WATER LEAKING INTO THE HOOD AND DAMAGING A COIL LOCATED NEAR THE BATTERY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 140,000.

Mileage: 80,000

DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT NORMAL HIGHWAY SPEEDS, IF THE REAR WINDOWS ARE ROLLED DOWN THE CAR BEGINS TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY TO THE POINT WHERE THE DOORS FEEL AS IF THEY ARE GOING TO BE PULLED OFF. THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED WAS ABOUT 1 MTH AFTER I BOUGHT THE CAR WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, IT TOOK ME BY SURPRISE AND I WAS ALMOST IN AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF ITS SEVERITY. I HAVE CONTACTED DODGE AND NOTHING IS BEING DONE ABOUT IT. *TR

Mileage: 81,000

REAR PLASTIC STEP BUMPER HAS BEEN RE-COATED THREE TIMES AND IS FAILING AGAIN..I WANTED IT REPLACED AS PER THE DEALERS RECOMMENDATION, BUT DODGE SAID NO RECOAT IT...MY SIDE STEP RUNNING BOARDS ARE PERFECT AND HAVE NO DENTS, SCRATCHES OR PROBLEMS... *TR

Mileage: 3,000

2004 DODGE DURANGO SLT. WATER LEAKING INTO JUNCTION BLOCK. POSSIBLE WIRE HARNESS DAMAGE MAYBE MORE DAMAGE. NOT SURE WHERE WATER IS LEAKING IN. THIS COST TO MUCH TO FIND OUT AND FIX. VEHICLE IS STILL IN THE SHOP. *TR

Mileage: 65,554

ON MARCH 2, 2007 I GOT IN MY 2004 DODGE DURANGO LIMITED (HEMI) TO TAKE MY KIDS TO SCHOOL, I NOTICED MY RADIO HAD NO SOUND, THE POWER CAME ON, BUT NO SOUND AT ALL WAS HEARD. AFTER I DROVE ABOUT 1/2 OF A MILE THE SPEEDOMETER AND TACHOMETER GAUGES STARTED ACTING ERRATIC, JUMPING UP AND DOWN, THE RADIO CAME BACK ON FOR A FEW SECONDS, THEN CUT OUT AGAIN. THE OVERHEAD TEMP CONTROL WAS JUMPING FROM 54 DEGREES TO NEGATIVE 40!. MY AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON AS WELL AS THE ETC LIGHT. AFTER DROPPING MY KIDS AT SCHOOL, I HAVE NOT DROVE THIS TRUCK, WITH LESS THAN 41000 MILES. AFTER READING THAT FIRES HAVE STARTED IN MANY OTHER 2004 DURANGO'S, I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHY MY TRUCK HAS NOT BEEN ISSUED A RECALL, WHAT ARE THEY WAITING FOR? I CAN NOT PUT MY KIDS IN THIS TRUCK. IN OCTOBER 2006 MY TRUCK WAS LEAKING FROM ABOVE MY DRIVERS SIDE DOOR (34713 MILES), WE TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY HAD TO RE-SEAL SEAMS ABOVE MY DOOR AS WELL AS OTHER POSSIBLE AREAS WATER COULD BE GETTING IN, ONE WEEK LATER MY TRUCK STARTED STALLING AT STOP SIGNS, MY HUSBAND TOOK IT DO THE DEALER AGAIN (35050 MILES) THE DEALER SCHAEFER AND STROHMINGER DODGE WHITEMARSH OF COURSE TELLS US THAT IT IS LACK OF MAINTENANCE (NOT TRUE) AND WE NEED THE THROTTLE BODY CLEANED ($169.00 AND A TUNE UP $182.00) YET JUST THE WEEK BEFORE WHEN MY TRUCK WAS THERE THEY DID THE MULTI-POINT INSPECTION REPORT AND CHECKED THAT EVERYTHING WAS FINE. AFTER DOING RESEARCH I FOUND OUT THE ISSUE WITH THE LEAK ABOVE MY DOOR WAS SENT OUT AS A CUSTOMER SATISFACTION NOTIFICATION NO. D10, DATED MARCH 2004, WHY DIDN'T I GET THIS NOTIFICATION? BETTER YET, WHY DIDN'T THE DEALER FIX THIS BEFORE I BOUGHT IT IN SEPT. 04? WHAT GOOD IS THE WARRANTY FROM THEM WHEN EVERYTHING IS DENIED? I WILL NEVER BUY A DODGE/CHRYSLER VEHICLE AGAIN. I HAVE HAD MANY VEHICLES AND NEVER HAD AN ISSUE WITH A DEALER NOT HONORING A WARRANTY AND FIXING PROBLEMS, THIS IS RIDICULOUS AND UNSAFE. *JB

Mileage: 40,488

ELECTRICAL PROBLEM DEVELOPED DUE TO FRONT WINDSHIELD NOT BEING INSTALLED PROPERLY AT TIME OF MANUFACTURING *NM

Mileage: 1,100

MY 2004 DODGE DURANGO MAKES A TERRIBLE POUNDING SOUND IF I DRIVE OVER 40 MPH WITH A REAR WINDOW DOWN. THIS IS VERY NERVE WRACKING. AND VERY DISTRACTING. I BELIEVE IT IS CAUSED BY BAD DESIGN. *NM

Mileage: 1,000

DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT STATES THAT THERE IS A BLIND SPOT ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. SHE NOTICED THE BLIND SPOT A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO WHEN SHE ALMOST HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE. ALSO, THE CONTACT ALMOST HIT SOMEONE CROSSING IN A CROSS WALK BECAUSE SHE COULD NOT SEE THE PERSON. THE CONSUMER DID NOT NOTICE THIS WHEN SHE FIRST PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER HAS NOT CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP OR THE MANUFACTURER OF THE VEHICLE.*AK

NOT EVEN MAKING MY FIRST PAYMENT YET, MY CAR HAS SEEN THE SHOP SEVERAL TIMES AND STILL NOT FIXED. MY BRAKE LINE WAS "CROSS TREADED" IN THE ASSEMBLY LINE. THERE FOR I HAD VERY LITTLE BRAKE FLUID LEFT (ONLY 2 WEEKS AFTER BUYING THE CAR) AND THE FLUID LEAKED ON MY RIM WHICH NOW HAS TO BE REPLACED BUT IS ON BACK ORDER TILL "WHENEVER". I WAS WITH OUT MY NEW CAR FOR OVER A WEEK FOR THIS PROBLEM. THEN I HAVE TO GET THE BUMPER REPLACED DUE TO FADING WHICH THE SERVICE DEPT SAYS HAS HAPPENED TO SEVERAL DURANGO'S AND PT CRUISERS. THIS WILL BE A 2-3 DAY PROCESS ONCE CHRYSLER FIGURES OUT HOW THEY ARE GOING TO REPAIR SINCE THEY HAVE STOPPED REPLACING. (THIS WILL BE MORE TIME WITH OUT MY NEW CAR.) THEN IT WAS IN THE SHOP BECAUSE THE RADIATOR CAP WAS NOT PUT ON CORRECTLY DURING ASSEMBLY AND IT LOOSENED. ALL THE COOLENT LEAKED AND CAUSED THE CAR TO OVERHEAT. LAST BUT NOT LEAST THE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON AND THEY SAID THAT THEY HAVE TO REPLACE THE IMPACT SENSOR SWITCH...WHICH YOU GUESSED IT... IS ON BACKORDER. THIS MIGHT OR MIGHT NOT BE THE PROBLEM BUT THEY CAN'T GO ANY FURTHER UNTIL THIS IS CHANGED OUT. SO ONCE AGAIN I WILL BE WITH OUT MY CAR. I HAVE TALKED TO ANOTHER SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND THEY WARNED ME THAT I SHOULDN'T BE DRIVING THIS CAR BECAUSE WITH OUT THE IMPACT SENSOR SWITCH, THE AIRBAGS WON'T DEPLOY ON IMACT. THIS CAR HAS BEEN TOO MUCH TROUBLE AND NOT WORTH THE HASSLE.THIS IS MY FIRST DODGE AND I WOULD NEVER RECOMMEND BUYING ONE. I UNDERSTAND THAT SOMETIMES THERE ARE JUST BAD APPLES IN THE BUNCH, BUT CHRYSLER AND THE DEALERSHIP HASN'T MADE EFFORTS TO FIX PROBLEMS. I JUST GET THE TYPICAL RUN AROUND.

WHEN THE REAR POWER WINDOWS ARE DOWN THE WIND IS SO LOUD THAT IT IRRITATES THE OCCUPANT'S EAR. THE VEHICLE ALSO VIBRATES WHEN REAR WINDOWS ARE DOWN. *AK *NM

Mileage: 1,000

DODGE DURANGO 2004 ST I JUST BOUGHT THIS MODEL NEW OFF THE FLOOR AND THERE IS A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT ON THE DESIGN. IF YOU ARE DRIVING WITH THE BACK WINDOW/WINDOWS DOWN AND THE FRONT UP, THERE IS A PULSATING PRESSURE FROM AIRFLOW THAT MAKES YOUR EARDRUMS FEEL LIKE THEY ARE GOING TO POP. CANNOT DRIVE THIS VEHICLE WITHOUT AFFECTING THE HEALTH OF YOUR EARS UNLESS ALL WINDOWS ARE UP, OR THE FRONT WINDOWS ARE CRACKED WHEN THE BACK WINDOWS ARE DOWN. *NM

PLASTIC BUMPER FACIA CRACKED UNDER COLD CONDITIONS WITH LITTLE TO NO IMPACT. - POLYMER USED DURING BUMPER CONSTRUCTION CANNOT WITHSTAND COLD TEMPERATURES.*AK

Mileage: 2,900