2005 DODGE DURANGO Power Train Problems

This vehicle will slip in and out 4 wheel drive on its own. This can occur when driving and I’m concerned it will create a dangerous situation, especially if driving at high speeds. When this issue is occurring, making tight turns (parking, neighborhood driving) becomes very dangerous as the wheels become locked and you have to press the accelerator down creating a lot of power and the vehicle becomes dangerously uncontrollable. This is very common while parking, when often pedestrians are present and the vehicle becomes unpredictable due to this issue. This will also occur at a 2 way stop when turning right in front of on-coming traffic. The vehicle will again be unpredictable and can’t turn smoothly impairing traffic coming from behind.

Was on a delivery order with Doordash suddenly the truck started bucking back and forth it had felt as if someone was slaming into the back of truck anyway I was on the highway in traffic when this had started leaving me 1st and 2nd gear than final with no gears cause the transmission was burning hot to the touch causing burns on my hand when I tried to check out I was told my truck went into some kind of limp mode cause of transmission control module and shifted solenoid A on the transmission someone needs to hold Dodge responsible for its failures

My 2005 Durango all of a sudden has decided to stall while driving . I've bought this vehicle almost 2 years ago, and this is by far the scariest experience I've had in it. The first time it happened was as I was slowing down to stop at a red light on January 17th. Since then it has been stalling one at least 3 to 5 times a week . Something isn't right. I did receive a code from my Milewise ins OBD reader today, that said P1794 URGENCY UNKNOWN - contact your mechanic . That's one of 3 I got . The other two are p 0700 Transmission control system ( MIL request ) Urgent - have checked ASAP AND - P0430 CATALYST system efficiency below threshold. Urgent - have checked ASAP This tells me something is seriously wrong and it's going to cost me a fortune. Which for me is impossible to even try to contemplate. I am disabled and my income is not enough. I can not afford to fix this, nor can I afford to buy something else. This is a real problem that I can't afford and it should have been fixed before when it was brought to your attention back in 2005.

The contact owns a 2005 Dodge Durango. The contact stated while driving at various speeds, the gears inadvertently shifted from AWD to 4WD-Low. The contact also stated that while attempting to unlock the front driver’s side door, she heard the gears shifting inadvertently. The contact then stated that the driveshaft made a loud grinding sound. No warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic to be diagnosed. The mechanic retrieved DTC code: P0700 (Transfer Case motor and possibly snap ring) failure. The vehicle was not repaired. Neither the dealer nor the manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 180,000.

Mileage: 180,000

The vehicle is shifting itself into 4WD HI, and sometimes even LO, while being driven - even at highway speed, which causes a sudden and dramatic drop in speed. It also makes turning the vehicle very difficult. This is dangerous and occurs regularly. There are many online forums discussing this exact issue with 2044/2005 Durango's, but no one seems to have a solution. For instance - https://www.cargurus.com/Cars/Discussion-t4148_ds482593

While driving 4 lo light comes on and trys 2 engage into 4lo while driving. Read and researched and seems 2 b a big issue wit this.

I have had problems with the 4 wheel/ all wheel drive engaging on it's own. The problem exists even when the vehicle is turned off when using the key fob to lock the vehicle. I have on a two occasions have the transmission shift into four wheel low while doing over 55 mph which made the vehicle slow down skidding drastically and made the engine hit high RPMs. After checking online for some Information I've found that it's a problem with many owners of 2004, 2005 and 2006 Durango and Dakota owners and found that the body control module, 4 wheel module and shift actuator was part of the faults. They had disconnected the wire harness to the shift actuator to remedy the chance of having an accident. I have done the same and looked into replacing faulty parts but also found that the fix was also temporary many owners reported the same problem just days after repairs. Please look Into this, it's dangerous and it's well known that this problem exists with many owners why has Mopar not addressed it. It will kill someone.

WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY, VEHICLE JUST THREW ITSELF INTO 4LO 4WD AND STARTED GRINDING. I HAD TO SLAM THE BRAKES TO SAVE THE TRUCK AND COME TO A QUICK STOP FROM HIGHWAY SPEEDS. HAD TO LIMP IT HOME AT 15 MPH. BEFORE LIMPING IT HOME, IT DECIDED TO THROW ITSELF INTO NEUTRAL AND I COULDN'T GET ANY MOTION. AFTER BEING AT A COMPLETE STOP FOR A WHILE, THE VEHICLE WENT BACK INTO ONE OF IT'S 3 MODES (I DON'T KNOW WHICH), AWD, 4HI OR 4LO. I LIMPED IT HOME AND PARKED IT. DODGE DEALER SAYS I NEED A NEW TRANSFER CASE AND ONLINE INFORMATION FROM OTHER USERS SHOWS THIS AS A "KNOWN ISSUE" WITH NO REAL RESOLUTION. I HAVE READ THAT OTHER FOLKS HAVE REPLACED THEIR TRANSFER CASE AND STILL HAVE THE SAME ISSUE. THIS IS RIDICULOUS TO HAVE HAPPENED TO ME AFTER ALL THESE YEARS OF PEOPLE REPORTING THIS ISSUE IN THE PAST. I COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED AND I'M NOT HAPPY. I HAVE STAYED ON TOP OF ALL REPAIRS ON THIS VEHICLE AND HAVE HAD NO ISSUES. THIS WAS A SHOCK. WHERE IS THE RECALL FOR THIS?

Mileage: 160,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER DRIVING OVER A BUMP IN THE ROADWAY, THE GEAR SHIFTER BECAME INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT RECENTLY, AFTER DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. ADDITIONALLY, WHILE REFUELING THE VEHICLE, FUEL OVERFLOWED DUE TO A DEFECTIVE FUEL FILLER NECK. THE CONTACT LINKED THE FAILURES TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 05V460000 (POWER TRAIN) AND 05V034000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE) HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 130,000.

Mileage: 130,000

VEHICLE HAS STARTED TO AUTOMATICALLY SHIFT INTO 4 WHEEL DRIVE WHEN DRIVING. WILL SOMETIMES AUTOMATICALLY SHIFT INTO 4 LOCK AND SOMETIMES INTO 4 LOW. THIS CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO RAPIDLY DECELERATE AND SWERVE DUE TO THE 4 WHEEL DRIVE ENGAGING. THE VEHICLE WILL ALSO AUTOMATICALLY ENGAGE AND DISENGAGE 4 WHEEL DRIVE WHEN OFF. THERE ARE COUNTLESS DESCRIPTIONS OF THIS ON THE INTERNET FOR THIS PARTICULAR VEHICLE. SOME OF THEM RESULTING IN NEAR MISHAPS. MY VEHICLE IS AT 122,000 MILES AND HAS BEEN REGULARLY MAINTAINED. *TR

Mileage: 122,000

SO I WAS DRIVING TO WORK AND GOING ABOUT 60 MPH AND THE 4WHEEL DRIVE ENGAGED AND ALMOST CAUSED A MAJOR ACCIDENT ON THE FREEWAY. I WENT ON THE DODGE WEBSITE AND IT SEEMS THAT EVERYONE THAT OWNS THIS TYPE OF VEHICLE HAD THE SAME THING HAPPEN TO THEM. SO ITS NOT JUST A RANDOM THING THAT HAPPENED. THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM AND IT COULD END UP COSTING SOMEONE'S LIFE. RIGHT AFTER IT HAPPENED IT MADE A LOUD NOISE THEN WENT BACK TO 2WHEEL DRIVE. THEN THE LIGHTS ON THE VEHICLE FOR THE 4WHEEL HI AND LOW WAS GOING HAYWIRE. THEN LIKE NOTHING IT TURNED OFF.AND THE CAR DROVE GREAT. BUT AS I WENT FURTHER DOWN THE HIGHWAY IT DID IT AGAIN ABOUT 3 MORE TIME SO I PARKED IT. I.WAITED A COUPLE HOURS WENT TO OPEN THE DOOR AND THE CAR STARTED MAKING NOISES AS IF IT WAS ENGAGING AD DISENGAGING THE 4 WHEEL DRIVE. I CALLED THE DODGE DEALER AND THEY HAVE NO CLUE WHAT TO DO. THIS IS CLEARLY A MALFUNCTIONING DRIVE TRAIN AND EVERY OTHER PERSON WHO OWNED A 2005 DODGE DURANGO 4 WHEEL DRIVE HAS THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM. THIS IS A GREAT CAR BUT THIS MALFUNCTION NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. *TR

Mileage: 86,000

WHILE DRIVING AROUND 55 MPH, SMOKE AND A BURNING SMELL APPEARED OUT OF THE REAR OF THE CAR. AFTER STOPPING, THEN TURNING RIGHT, A LOUD NOISE WAS HEARD AT THE REAR END. AFTER ARRIVING HOME, AN INSPECTION SHOWED LEAKED FLUID ALL AROUND THE UNDERSIDE REAR END. AFTER TAKING IT TO A MECHANIC, THEY DETERMINED THAT THE DIFFERENTIAL PINION NUT HAD COME LOOSE, WHICH DAMAGED THE PINION SEAL, AND REQUIRED A DIFFERENTIAL OVERHAUL.

Mileage: 287,000

THE TRANSFER CASE IS CHANGING FROM ALL WHEEL DRIVE INTO FOUR WHEEL DRIVE HIGH AND LOW BY ITSELF AT RANDOM. IT FIRST HAPPENED TO MY 16 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER. SHE WAS DRIVING 65 MPH WHEN THE TRANSFER CASE SWITCHED ON ITS ON. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A HORRIBLE ACCIDENT. DODGE SAYS THEY KNOW NOTHING ABOUT THIS ISSUE. THIS NEEDS TO BE A RECALL. THIS IS A SERIOUS ISSUE. YOUR VEHECILE'S TRANSFER CASE MOVING ALL BY ITSELF. WHEN THE VEHECILE IS PARKED YOU CAN HEAR THE TRANSFER CASE MOTOR ACTUATING WITH NOTHING ON. CAR PARKED. THIS ISSUE IS ALL OVER THE INTERNET WITH NO ANSWERS AND DODGE KNOWS NOTHING OR IS PRETENDING TO. THIS IS BIG. DANGEROUS ISSUE. PLEASE ISSUE A RECALL [XXX]. [XXX]. THA CAR IS PARKED UNTIL. THIS IS A DODGE PROBLEM NOT THE CONSUMER. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TT

Mileage: 135,000

SHIFTING INTO 4 WHEEL DRIVE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD ON ITS OWN AND THEN BACK INTO LOW 4 WHEN BACKING UP ON ITS OWN ALL TYPES OF STREETS MOVING

Mileage: 4

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE DURANGO. WHILE DRIVING OVER 55 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY SHIFTED INTO FOUR LOW, WHICH CAUSED THE SPEED TO ABRUPTLY DECELERATE TO APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE LOCAL DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

Mileage: 150,000

WHILE DRIVING, SVC AWD LIGHT COMES ON, THEN GOES OUT. NO PROBLEM THERE BUT THAT IS ONLY THE BEGINNING. IN A SLOW HARD TURN ON REVERSE, THE WHEELS SEEM TO BIND UP WITH AN UNCONTROLLED LOCK INTO FOUR WHEEL DRIVE. WITH MY RESEARCH INTO THIS PROBLEM, I DISCOVERED MANY OTHER PEOPLE WITH THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM. 72 PAGES OF THE SAME COMPLAINT !! SOME EVEN TELL THE OF CAR SHIFTING INTO 4 WHEEL DRIVE ON THE HIGHWAY SLOWING THE CAR INTO DANGEROUSLY SLOW SPEED . I TRACED COMPLAINTS BACK TO 2004 , ALL DEAL WITH THE TRANSFER CASE SHIFT MOTOR OR THE WIRING CONTROLLING IT. ALSO RELATED TO THE A/C CONNECTION, OR THE AWD, 4 HIGH AND 4 LOW LOCK SWITCH. I EXPERIENCED THE SHIFT INTO FOUR WHEEL DRIVE IN SLOW SPEED TURNING AND BACKING BUT TO HAVE IT SHIFT INTO 4 LO LOCK DURING DRIVING HAS ME AFRAID TO DRIVE IT AT ALL. OVER 350 COMPLAINTS OF THE SAME PROBLEM, WITH ONLY ONE WEB SITE SOUNDS LIKE A MAJOR DESIGN PROBLEM THAT DODGE HAS NOT ADDRESSED AT ALL. FYI I BOUGHT THIS CAR USED AT KOCH 33 DEALER AND THEY DID NOT DISCLOSE THE PROBLEM IN ADVANCED. THANKS RICH

Mileage: 134,588

'TAKATA RECALL' THERE ARE SEVERAL THINGS THAT ARE GOING ON WITH MY 2005 DODGE DURANGO SLT 4.7 LITER V8, 4 WHEEL DRIVE SUV THAT ARE ALARMING. EVERY SINGLE TIME I FUEL THE VEHICLE IT SHOOTS GASOLINE RIGHT BACK ON OUT OF THE GAS TANK WHERE YOU INSERT THE FUEL NOZZLE AND COVERS ME WITH GAS! PLUS I HAVE REPLACED THE THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR SEVERAL TIMES, ALONG WITH THE IDLE AIR CONTROL VALVE, AND MAP SENSOR JUST TO TRY AND CORRECT THE STALLING WHILE EITHER SLOWING DOWN TO COME TO A STOP, OR IT ALSO OCCURS QUITE FREQUENTLY WHEN THE VEHICLE IS AT NORMAL OPERATIONAL TEMPERATURE AND JUST IDLING. THE RPM GAUGE INSIDE THE VEHICLE STARTS FLUCTUATING IRRATICALLY BEFORE STALLING. YOU LOSE ALL POWER AND CONTROL OVER THE VEHICLE WHEN IT STALLS! ANOTHER PROBLEM THAT'S PRESENT IS HARD SHIFTING, OR THE VEHICLE FAILS TO SHIFT UNTIL IT ALMOST PEGS OUT THE RPM GAUGE. IT'S LIKE BOTH IDLE AND SHIFT ARE AFFECTED CREATING A SAFETY ISSUE. THE TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN SERVICED REGULARLY, TUNEUPS, ETC. HOWEVER DESPITE STAYING ON TOP OF ALL VEHICLE MAINTENANCE REQUIREMENTS THE VEHICLE STILL RUNS POORLY AND HAS BEEN DOING THIS SINCE I HAVE OWNED IT AT 78,000 MILES. IT'S NOW GOT 113K ON IT AND I HONESTLY THINK THE VEHICLE IS A SAFETY HAZARD AND NEEDS THE MANUFACTURING COMPANY TO ADDRESS ALL OF THESE ISSUES! THIS IS AN ONGOING ISSUE THAT NO MATTER HOW MANY TIMES I HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED AND THE PARTS REPLACED IT CONTINUES TO STALL OUT AND SHIFT INCORRECTLY THERE'S 18 TROUBLE CODES THAT KEEP COMING UP INCLUDING THE AIR BAG ON THE PASSENGER SIDE, WHICH REALLY DOESN'T SEEM TO FIT WHAT'S REALLY GOING ON. NO TROUBLE CODES FOR THE FUEL TANK SHOOTING GAS OUT OF THE INLET PIPE THAT LEADS TO GAS TANK. THIS STALLING AND LOSS OF POWER HAPPENS AT ALL SPEEDS ON THE FREEWAY, CITY DRIVING, OR LITERALLY PARKED OR SLOWING DOWN FROM ANY SPEED. ANY KIND OF WEATHER CONDITION. PROBLEM STARTED 8/01/2014 TO PRESENT DAY.

Mileage: 78,000

THE AWD ENGAGES AND DISENGAGES ALL ON ITS OWN. IT CAN ENGAGE IN THE MIDDLE OF TURNING WHICH LOCKS UP THE FRONT WHEELS, IT ALSO ENGAGES WHEN YOU LOCK / UNLOCK THE CAR. I FIND IT THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. IT ALSO SAID SERVICE 4WD ALL THE TIME. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL AS THERE ARE MANY PAGES ONLINE OF PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM.

Mileage: 83,500

4 LO LIGHT FLASHING. SERVICE 4WD LIGHT FLASHING. SHIFTED TO 4 LO ON ITS OWN. STUCK IN 4 LO. HAVE TO UNPLUG TRANSFER CASE TO DRIVE VEHICLE. BACK WHEELS LOCKED UP. THIS HAPPENS IN A PARKING LOT AFTER TURNING CAR OFF AND USING KEY TO FOB TO LOCK DOORS. LIGHTS FLASH GOING DOWN HIGHWAY AND ON CITY STREETS AT ALL SPEEDS. CAR WILL MAKE SHIFTING NOISES WHEN TURNED OFF IN PARK AND KEY REMOVED.

Mileage: 170,000

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE DURANGO. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PLACED IN DRIVE, IT WOULD NOT ACCELERATE AND THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. ALSO, WHENEVER THE FOUR WHEEL DRIVE WAS ENGAGED, A LOUD CLUNKING NOISE WAS HEARD. FURTHERMORE, THE AIR BAG INDICATOR WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO FAMILY CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM (215-492-8600, LOCATED AT 6735 ESSINGTON AVE, PHILADELPHIA, PA 19153), BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURES COULD NOT BE DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V352000 (AIR BAGS). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 166,000. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

Mileage: 166,000

TRANSFER CASE CONTROL MOTOR SHIFTS INTO 4WD AND 4LO ON ITS OWN WHILE DRIVING AND WHILE VEHICLE IS OFF. I WROTE ABOUT THIS A WHILE BACK, STILL NO SOLUTION. MANY OTHERS ARE HAVING THIS ISSUE. CHECK OUT THIS WEBSITE. HTTPS://WWW.CARGURUS.COM/CARS/DISCUSSION-T4148_DS482593 THERE ARE OVER 300 POSTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE.

Mileage: 215,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FOUR WHEEL DRIVE ENGAGED INDEPENDENTLY. ALSO, WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS SLOWED DOWN, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE FAILURES WERE EXPERIENCED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO BELIEVED THAT THE FOUR WHEEL DRIVE ENGAGED INDEPENDENTLY DUE TO AN ELECTRICAL SWITCH FAILURE. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE HIMSELF AND BELIEVED THAT THE FOUR WHEEL DRIVE ENGAGED INDEPENDENTLY DUE TO A FAILURE IN THE WIRING HARNESS BEHIND THE DASHBOARD. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE HEATER BLOWER MOTOR FAILED. THE HEATER BLOWER MOTOR REMAINED ON THE HIGH SETTING. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE HEATER PANEL HIMSELF, BUT IT DID NOT CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 167,000.

Mileage: 167,000

IT SWITCHES INTO 4 HIGH AND 4 LOW ALL BY ITS SELF. THE VEHICLE CAN BE OFF FOR HOURS AND IT STILL WILL DO IT. THE SCARY THING IS IT WILL SHIFT LIKE THAT WHILE DELIVERING AS WELL. VERY DANGEROUS, AND LUCKY THERE WAS NOT ANOTHER VEHICLE EITHER COMING TOWARDS ME OR BEHIND ME, CUZ I LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND I AN SURE A INCOMING CAR WOULD OF KILL EVERYONE. THIS NEEDS TO BE FIX. THERE IS HOUND TO BE A LAW SUIT AND I READ THREE IS ALOT OF OTHER AND YOU PEOPLE KNOW IT.. THIS WILL BE ON YOU PEOPLE,

Mileage: 207,522

TRANSFER CASE IS ENGAGING 4HI AND 4 LOCK WHILE DRIVING AUTOMATICALLY. BLINKS LIGHTS ON DASH AND GOES AWAY. CAN HEAR THE TRANSFER CASE ACTUATING WHEN VEHICLE IS PARKED AFTER ENGINE RUNS. THEN GOES AWAY.

Mileage: 173,000

THE VEHICLE BEGAN MAKING A CLICKING SOUND AFTER TURNING THE KEY OFF AND REMOVING THE KEY. IT SOUNDED LIKE IT WAS TRYING TO LOCK INTO 4-WHEEL DRIVE MODE. I STUCK MY KEY BACK IN AND TURNED IT TO JUST BEFORE STARTING ENGINE TO SEE IF ANY DASH LIGHTS COME IN AND THE SVC LIGHT FLASHED ONCE. WHEN I'VE TURNED THE IGNITION ON BUT LET IT IN PARK I HEAR THE SAME CLICKING SOUND. I'VE TURNED THE KNOB THAT CHANGES MODE FROM 4LO, 4X4, AND AWD BUT THIS CHANGED NOTHING. I WAS TOLD THE SOUND COMES FROM THE TRANSFER CASE MOTOR BUT NONE OF THE LOCAL DEALERSHIPS CAN FIND ANYTHING WRONG. PLEASE INVESTIGATE SEVERAL OF THE ON-LINE FORUMS ARE FULL OF THESE SAME TYPE OF ISSUES WITH THE SAME MAKE, MODEL, AND YEAR AS MINE; AND EVEN WITH THE SAME DEALERSHIP ACT OF IGNORANCE ISSUES I EXPERIENCED.

Mileage: 188,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE DURANGO. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND HEARD A GRINDING NOISE. ALSO, THE FOUR WHEEL DRIVE LOW INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE INADVERTENTLY SHIFTED INTO FOUR WHEEL LOW DRIVE. THE CONTACT SLOWLY DROVE TO A PARKING LOT WHERE THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. AFTER A FEW MINUTES, THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE HOME. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED, BUT NOT REPAIRED. THE DIAGNOSTIC RESULTS WERE NOT PROVIDED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 194,000.

Mileage: 194,000

THE TRANSFER CASE MAKE CLICKING COUNTS WHEN DRIVING AND WHILE CAR IS IDLE. IT ALSO MAKES THESE CLICKING NOISES WHILE THE CAR IS OFF PUTTING THE CAR INTO 4 LO ON ITS OWN. THE CAR WILL SOMETIMES SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING LOW SPEEDS AND ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A TURN. THE BATTERY DIES FREQUENTLY AFTER A WEEK OF NOT IS USE.

Mileage: 150,000

ABOUT 2 WEEKS AGO, MY 4LO LIGHT WOULD BLINK AND THEN GO OFF, AND THEN MY SVC 4WD LIGHT WOULD GO ON FOR ABOUT 4MIN. I TOOK IT INTO MY MECHANIC, HE COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING. TODAY, AS I WAS BACKING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY - WITH MY 3 KIDS, ALL MY WHEELS LOCKED UP AND I COULD NOT DRIVE IT. MIND YOU, I AM IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET NOW. WHEN I GOT OUT OF MY CAR I COULD HEAR MY CAR TRYING TO SHIFT FROM 4LO/4HI/AWD. I HAD TO CALL MY HUSBAND TO COME HOME TO GET MY CAR OFF THE STREET. IN LOOKING UP THIS MATTER ONLINE, THERE SEEMS TO BE ALOT OF ISSUES WITH THIS AND SEEMS TO BE A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE WHEN YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT YOUR CAR SHIFTING FROM AWD TO 4LO OR 4HI - THANKFULLY, I WAS NOT ON THE HIGHWAY GOING 55. WE WERE ABLE TO GET IT TO THE MECHANIC AND YOU CAN HEAR IT TRYING TO SHIFT WHEN THE VEHICLE IS OFF - NO KEY OR ANYTHING - WOW! MECHANIC SAID I WAS VERY LUCKY. I WOULD HIGHLY SUGGEST SOMEONE LOOKING INTO THIS ISSUE, IT SEEMS TO BE A PRETTY WIDELY KNOWN ISSUE.

Mileage: 125,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE DURANGO. ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS, WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE ATTEMPTED TO STALL. THE CONTACT HEARD A CLICKING NOISE UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE AND THE 4 LOW WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER (LARRY H. MILLER DODGE PEORIA AT (480) 865-3986 (8665 W BELL RD, PEORIA, AZ 85382) STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,000.

Mileage: 1,000

WHILE DRIVING THE 4 WHEEL DRIVE KICKS IN AND OUT WITHOUT MOVING SWITCH TO 4 WHEEL DRIVE

Mileage: 90,000

WHEN TURNING AND DRIVING AT SLOW SPEEDS, WHEELS LOCK UP LIKE BRAKES ARE ON, NOT LETTING CAR MOVE. HAS ON OCCASION WHEN DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 40 TO 55, TRANSMISSION DOES NOT GO INTO OVERDRIVE. OF ALL THE COMPLAINTS I'VE READ, I WISH DODGE WOULD ADMIT THEY HAVE A PROBLEM. I DON'T WANT THIS TO LOCK UP AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THANK YOU

Mileage: 106,000

WAS DRIVING AT A LOW RATE OF SPEED MAKING A LEFT TURN INTO A PARKING SPOT AND HEARD A HUGE CLUNK AS IF I HIT A POT HOLE THEN THE CAR BECAME VERY SLUGGISH AS IF SOMETHING WAS SLOWING IT DOWN. I THOUGHT MAYBE I BLEW A TIRE SO I GOT OUT AND LOOKED BUT THE TIRES WERE FINE. I THEN BACKED INTO THE PARKING SPOT THEN DROVE FORWARD A LITTLE AND IT SEEMED FINE. I PUT IT IN PARK AND TURNED OFF THE IGNITION, THEN HEARD LIKE AN AIR COMPRESSOR NOISE LETTING OUT AIR. IT STOPPED AFTER A FEW SECONDS. WHEN I CAME OUT OF THE STORE IT DROVE FINE BUT THE SVC 4WD LIGHT CAME ON, THEN BACK OFF. WHEN I AM TRAVELLING AT LOWER RATES OF SPEED THE LIGHT INTERMITTENTLY COMES ON AND OFF AND I HAVEN'T HEARD THE CLUNK AGAIN BUT JUST NOW AS I WAS MAKING A LEFT AGAIN AT A SLOW SPEED THE CAR CAME ALMOST COMPLETELY TO A STOP.

Mileage: 200,000

MY DODGE DURANGO LIMITED STARTED SHIFTING FROM AND TO 4WD AND THE SERVICE 4WD LIGHT CAME ON. THE VEHICLE BEGAN SHIFTING RANDOMLY WILE DRIVING DOWN THE HWY. IT WILL SHIFT INTO 4WL WILE DRIVING 60 MILES PER HOUR DOWN THE ROAD. THIS IS GOING TO GET SOMEONE KILLED!

Mileage: 180,000

I BOUGHT THIS DURANGO USED. I LOOKED UP RECALLS BEFORE I BOUGHT IT TO MAKE SURE NOTHING REALLY BAD WAS AN ISSUE. 2 DAYS AFTER I BOUGHT IT IT STARTED SHIFTING INTO 4 HIGH AND 4 LOW BY ITSELF, WHILE I WAS DRIVING. FORTUNATELY IT DID NOT SHIFT INTO 4 LOW WHILE I WAS AT HIGH SPEEDS, BUT IT DID IT ONCE WHILE I WAS PULLING OUT OF A PARKING LOT AT ABOUT 10 MPH AND COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT VERY EASILY SINCE I CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP, HAD TO PUT IT IN NEUTRAL, PLAY WITH THE SHIFT KNOB TO GET IT BACK INTO AWD. AFTER THAT I WENT HOME. WHEN IT IS PARKED AND OFF, YOU CAN HEAR THE TRANFER CASE ACTUATOR SHIFTING INTO 4 WHEEL DRIVE IN AND OUT ON ITS OWN. I DID SOME RESEARCH AND UNPLUGGED THE ACTUATOR UNTIL I CAN GET THIS RESOLVED SO THAT I CAN SAFELY DRIVE THIS VEHICLE. THIS NEEDS TO BE A RECALL, I HAVE READ HUNDREDS OF REPORTS JUST LIKE MINE. IT IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE, AND IT IS VERY DANGEROUS UNLESS THE ACTUATOR IS UNPLUGGED SO THAT IT CANNOT SHIFT. THE DEALERSHIPS DON'T KNOW HOW TO FIX IT. SOME OF THE REPORTS I READ, THE OWNER HAS SPENT THOUSANDS, AND STILL THE PROBLEM PERSISTS! THAT IS WHY I HAVE NOT ATTEMPTED TO FIX THE PROBLEM ON MY OWN BY REPLACING ANY PARTS.

Mileage: 204,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE DURANGO. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE SERVICE 4 WHEEL DRIVE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE WENT IN AND OUT OF 4 WHEEL DRIVE AUTOMATICALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 113,000.

Mileage: 113,000

VEHICLE SWITCHES INTO 4X4 WITH VEHICLE TURNED OFF CHRYSLER SAYS THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT'S WRONG BUT IF YOU GO TO CAR GURUS .COM LOTS AND LOTS OF PEOPLE HAVE THIS PROBLEM AND NO ONE WILL HELP US CAUSE IS TRANSFER CASE MOTOR ENGAGES ON ITS OWN CAUSING OUR CAR TO LOCK 4X4 AND YES VEHICLE WILL SKID AROUND CORNERS AND IS DANGERUS

Mileage: 157,000

STARTED WITH THE SER 4 WHEEL DRIVE LIGHT COMING ON INTERMITLY ..THEN PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW INTERMITLY STOPS WORKING ..NEXT THE TRANSFER CASE MOTOR SWITCHES ALL BY ITS SELF INTO 4 WHEEL LOCK AND 4 WHEEL LO WITH NO LIGHTS ON THE DASH..WHEN ITS IN 4 WHEEL LOCK ITS VERY HARD TO DRIVE AND TURNING ALMOST IMPOSABLE THIS CREATES A VERY UNSAFE CONDITION WHEN YOUR DRIVING WHEN ITS IN LOCK YOU CAN BARELY GET OUT OF A PARKING SPOT OR GET TURNED AROUND EVEN MORE SCARY ON THE ROAD WHEN IT SHIFTS ALL BY ITS SELF ..MANY TIMES NO LIGHTS ON THE DASH TO TELL YOU IT HAS CHANGED ...OTHER TIME WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THE 4 LOCK OF 4 LO LIGHTS COME ON ..VERY DANGEROUS ...SOMETIME THE KEY FOB ALSO MAKES THE TRANSFER CASE MOTOR CHANGE WHEN THE TRUCK IS NOT EVEN RUNNING

Mileage: 137,323

"TAKATA RECALL" I TOOK THE DURANGO TO ORANGE COAST DODGE IN COSTA MESA TO FIX THE RECALL. THEY INSERTED A DIAGNOSTIC DEVICE THAT SHOWED THAT THE AIR BAG SYSTEM WAS OFF LINE. NO WARNING LIGHT WAS SHOWING ON THE DASH. WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE THE AIRBAG LIGHT AND THE RESTRAINT SYSTEM INDICATORS ON THE DASH LIGHT UP FOR A FEW SECONDS THEN GO OFF. THE DEALER RAN A DIAGNOSTICS AND FOUND THAT THE AIRBAG SYSTEM WAS NOT INITIALIZED AND THAT THE WARNING LIGHT DOES NOT COME ON BECAUSE THE VEHICLE COMPUTER CANNOT CONNECT TO THE SYSTEM. HE SAID ITS AS IF THE SYSTEM IS NOT INSTALLED. THE SERVICE ASSOCIATE SAID THAT HE'S SEEN THIS BEFORE AND DOESN'T KNOW FOR SURE HOW IT HAPPENS - MAYBE A VOLTAGE SPIKE OR BATTERY ISSUE. THEY PERFORMED THE RECALL, INITIALIZED THE SYSTEM, TESTED AND SAY EVERYTHING WORKS. COST ME $155. HOW WILL I KNOW FOR SURE THAT MY AIRBAGS ARE ONLINE IF THE INDICATORS DON'T SHOW ME? I HAD A FRONT END COLLISION IN THE VEHICLE IN 2015 AND THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY - SEE ATTACHED PHOTO. AFTER THE COLLISION THE TRANSFER CASE MOTOR WAS STUCK IN 4 WHEEL DRIVE MODE EVEN THOUGH THE SWITCH IS IN AWD POSITION. AT NO TIME HAVE I SEEN ANY INDICATOR ON THE DASH THAT SHOWS THE AIR BAGS OR RESTRAINT SYSTEM NOT WORKING.

Mileage: 75,000

I VEHICLE LIKES TO TURN ITS 4 WHEEL DRIVE ON WHILE I AM MAKING TURNS. ALSO WHEN IT IS PARKED YOU CAN HEAR THE 4 WHEEL DRIVE SYSTEM MAKING CLICKING NOISES. THIS HAPPENS WHEN THE VEHICLE IS TURNED OFF AND THE KEY IS NOT IN THE IGNITION. I HAVE READ THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS SAME PROBLEM. I SEE THAT SOME PEOPLE HAVE SPENT THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS TO FIX THIS PROBLEM AND IT DOES NOT. SOME PEOPLE HAVE STATED WHILE DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY OR ROAD IT HAS KICKED IN AND CAUSED TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS, SOME SERIOUS AND SOME MINORS. WHEN WILL THIS PROBLEM BE ADDRESSES? WILL IT TAKE SOMEONE DYING TO GET AN INVESTIGATION STARTED? I HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS AND THANK GOD, NOTHING HAS HAPPEN TO ME OR MY FAMILY WHEN THIS ISSUES HAPPENS.

Mileage: 180,000

THE TRANSFER CASE SHIFTS BY ITS SELF.THE VEHICLE SHIFTS INTO LOCK ALL ON IT'S OWN, THEN THE SVC 4WD LIGHT COMES ON. SOMETIMES WHEN THE VEHICLE IS TURNED OFF YOU CAN HEAR THE TRANSFER SHIFT BACK AND FORTH FROM AWD TO 4 LOCK NOW ITS STUCK IN 4LO THIS HAPPENS STATIONARY AND IN MOTION.

Mileage: 150,000

THE TRANSFER CASE PUTS ITSELF INTO 4 WHEEL DRIVE WHILE DRIVING. IT ALSO SEEMS TO BE AFFECTED BY THE DOOR LOCKING MECHANISM AS YOU CAN HEAR THE TRANSFER CASE MOVING. WHEN IT'S IN 4 WHEEL DRIVE IT MAKES TURNING VERY DIFFICULT AND DANGEROUS BECAUSE IT JUST WON'T TURN. I AM GROUNDING THIS VEHICLE AND WILL HAVE IT TOWED TO DODGE BUT AFTER READING ALL THE POSTS ABOUT THESE VEHICLES IT APPEARS DODGE DOESN'T KNOW HOW TO FIX IT EITHER.

Mileage: 91,000

THE VEHICLE DOESN'T WANT TO DRIVE LIKE THE BRAKE IS ON THIS HAPPENS EVEN WORSE WHEN TRYING TO TURN.THE SERVICE 4 WHEEL DRIVE LIGHT IS ON.I GOT ON A FORUM AND WAS BLOWN AWAY BY ALL THE PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM.SOME SAY ELECTRICAL SOME SAY TRANSFER CASE.THEY WAS 2005 OR ALL IN THIS AREA.THE VEHICLE ONLY HAS 69000 MILES ON IT.

Mileage: 69,000

WHILE TRAVELING ON I-90 EASTBOUND AT 70 MPH MY 05 DODGE DURANGO SUDDENLY LOST MOMENTUM AND THE ENGINE RPM WENT UP. I MANAGED TO GET TO THE SHOULDER SAFELY. THE ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING AND THE VEHICLE STILL IN GEAR BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO MOVE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A REPAIR FACILITY JUST OFF THE NEXT CLOSEST EXIT. EXAMINATION SHOWED THE TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS OKAY, THE REPAIR FACILITY FOUND THE TORQUE CONVERTER HAD BEEN STRIPPED OUT. THIS VEHICLE HAD BEEN DISPLAYING PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSFER CASE SHIFTING WITHOUT TOUCHING THE SELECTOR SWITCH. ALSO YOU COULD HEAR THE TRANSFER CASE MOTOR ACTIVATING WHILE UNLOCKING THE DOORS ??? RESEARCH HAS SHOWN THAT THERE ARE MANY SUCH INCIDENCES OF PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE. REPAIR COSTS ME $1403. BUT THE VEHICLE IS STILL DOING THE SAME THING. THERE ARE REPORTS OF PEOPLE CHANGING OUT PARTS WITH NO FIX. I FEEL THIS VEHICLE IS UNSAFE AND THE DEALER SHOULD RECALL BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED. REPAIR FACILITY SAID MY TORQUE CONVERTER HAD BEEN TOTALLY STRIPPED OUT AS A RESULT OF WHATEVER CAUSED THE PROBLEM. I AM DISHEARTENED AS I LIKE THIS VEHICLE BUT CAN'T AFFORD TO SPEND THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS CHASING A FIX THAT MANY INCLUDING DEALERS HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO RESOLVE. WHATEVER ASSISTANCE WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. SEE HTTPS://WWW.CARGURUS.COM/CARS/DISCUSSION-T4148_DS482593

Mileage: 268,916

4LO LIGHT BLINKS OR STAYS ON FOR SHORT PERIODS AND THE 44 LOCKS FOR NO APPARENT REASON CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO JERK AND BECOME HARD TO CONTROL IN TURNING AND NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO MAKE A SHARP TURN UNTIL IT DISENGAGES. THIS HAPPENS IN CITY DRIVING OR STOPPING AND STARTING OR ON BACK ROAD DRIVING. IT CAN BE FINE WHEN I PARK IT AND WHEN I UNLOCK GET IN AND START OUT IT MAY OR MAY NOT LOCK INTO 44 BUT WHEN IT DOES IT BECOMES EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER IN TIGHT PARKING SPACES. I FEELS LIKE THE POWER TRAIN IS GOING TO FALL COMPLETELY APPART.

Mileage: 99,659

MY VEHICLE WILL KICK INTO 4X4 LO WITH NO WARNING OR NOTICE. HAPPENS ON TIGHT TURNS. SEEMS THIS IS A HUGE PROBLEM ON 2004-2005 DODGE DRUANGO.

Mileage: 180,000

MY DURANGO SHIFT INTO 4WD LO WHILE DRIVING AND TURNING. THE MOTOR ALSO ENGAGES WHEN THE THE CAR IS LOCKED AND UNLOCKED. THE MOTOR ALSO ENGAGES AND DISENGAGES FOR UNKNOWN REASONS WHEN IT IS PARKED AND THE KEY IS OFF. THIS HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES. I HAVE HAD IT IN THE SHOP ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS TO FIX THIS PROBLEM

Mileage: 190,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE DURANGO. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER AND RESTARTED. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE COMPLAINT, BUT DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE WAS NOT REMEDIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 86,000.

Mileage: 86,000

4 WHEEL DRIVE ENGAGES BY ITSELF. VEHICLE CAN BE RUNNING AT HIGHWAY SPEED, IDLING, OR COMPLETELY OFF AND THE FOUR WHEEL DRIVE WILL SHIFT FROM AWD TO LOCKED TO LOW.

Mileage: 195,000

VEHICLE ENGAGES AND DISENGAGES INTO FOUR WHEEL DRIVE ON ITS OWN. WILL ENGAGE WHILE DRIVING AT HIGH SPEEDS ON FREEWAY, WHILE VEHICLE IS OFF AND WHEN UNLOCKING DOORS WITH KEY FOB. STEREO CHANGES STATIONS AND VOLUME ADJUSTS ON ITS OWN. HAVE UNHOOKED TRANSFER CASE TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT. *TR

Mileage: 90,000

DRIVING THE DURANGO THE VEHICLE WILL SHIFT INTO 4 WHEEL LOW AT ANY SPEED,ALSO WHEN I TURN THE CAR OFF AND TAKE OUT THE KEY YOU CAN HEAR THE TRANSFER CASE OR TRANSFER CASE MOTOR ENGAGING,ALSO THE SERVICE 4WD SYSTEM LIGHT BLINKS ON AND OFF ALL THE TIME.DODGE DEALER HAVE NO CLUE WHATS WRONG.

Mileage: 180,000

SHIFTS FROM AWD TO 4LOCK AND 4LOW ON IT'S OWN WHILE PARKED OR EVEN WHEN DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. ALSO, CAN HEAR THE TRANSFER CASE TRYING TO SHIFT EVEN WHEN THE VEHICLE IS OFF. *TR

Mileage: 170,000

TWO DAYS AGO I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY ABOUT 75 MPH WHEN MY SERVICE 4 WHEEL DRIVE LIGHT CAME ON AND THEN IT SWITCHED ITSELF INTO 4 WHEEL DRIVE BY ITSELF. AND THEN I HERD A LOAD POP AND IT STARTED SMOKING. I MANAGED TO GET PULLED OVER WHILE IT WAS YANKING ME TO THE LEFT THE HOLE TIME. I POPPED THE HOOD TO FINED WHAT SMELLED LIKE BURNED TRANNY FLUID ALL OVER MY ENGINE. I MANAGED TO MOVE THE VEHICLE TO THE EXIT IN FRONT OF ME AND HAD IT TOWED FROM THE GAS STATION BACK HOME. I HAD MY MECHANIC FROM THE CAR LOT I BOUGHT IT FROM COME AND TAKE A LOOK HE SAID THE TRANSFER MOTOR WAS READY A FAULTY VOLTAGE AND TRIGGERED THE 4 WHEEL DRIVE AND GOING 75 MPH WHEN IT ENGAGED BLEW MY TRANSFER CASE AND MAYBE MORE. HE HAVE TO GET IT BACK TO THE SHOP TO FIND OUT MORE. I LOOKED ON SEVERAL FORUMS TO FIND THAT FOR OVER THE PAST 5 YRS A LOT OF DODGE DURANGO OWNERS HAVE HAD THE SAME ISSUE AND HAVE SPENT THOUSANDS TO FIX AN ISSUE THAT OBVIOUSLY WAS A DEFECT FROM THE FACTORY. THEY REPLACED FRONT CONTROL MODULE, TRANSFER CASE, TRANSFER CASE MOTOR AND HAD IT REWIRED. SOME DID PART AND LATER HAD TO DO IT ALL JUST TO FIX. IF I HAD NOT HAD DURBY DRIVING EXPERIENCE WHEN THIS HAPPENED I COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED. I FEEL THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE FOR THE PEOPLE THAT DON'T HAVE KNOWLEDGE OF CONTROLLING A VEHICLE THAT YOU HAVE SHIFT ON ITS OWN AND PUT YOU ALL OVER THE ROAD. HERE IS ONE SITE AMONG OTHERS WHERE IT IS A MAJOR ISSUE HTTP://WWW.DODGEDAKOTA.NET/BOARDS/DEA/132-1.HTML,HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/DODGE/DURANGO/2005/DRIVETRAIN/POWER_TRAIN.SHTML. *TR

Mileage: 151,448

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE DURANGO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SHIFTED TO 4 LOW AND BEGAN TO DECELERATE. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO SHIFT OUT OF THAT GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 127,000.

Mileage: 127,000

ON MY VEHICLE THE 4 WHEEL DRIVE WILL AUTOMATICALLY ENGAGE WHILE I AM DRIVING. IT HAS SWITCHED INTO 4LO A FEW TIMES WHICH ALMOST CAUSED A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. THERE IS ALSO A CLICKING NOISE THAT SOUNDS LIKE THE GEARS ARE SWITCHING BACK AND FORTH, WHEN I USE THE REMOTE LOCK/UNLOCK ON THE KEY FOB. THE DODGE DEALERSHIP DID NOT KNOW WHY IT WAS HAPPENING AND SAID MAYBE I SHOULD REPLACE THE TRANSFER CASE BUT THEY DID NOT KNOW FOR SURE IF THAT WOULD DO ANYTHING. SO I LOST OVER $100 AND GOT NOTHING OUT OF IT. I TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC WHO SAID THAT UNPLUGGING AT THE TRANSFER CASE WOULD STOP THE ISSUE BUT THE 4 LO AND OTHER SWITCHES WOULD NOT WORK AND THE SERVICE 4X4 LIGHT WOULD REMAIN ON. SINCE I HAVE TO DRIVE I HAD HIM DO THIS AND IT DID FIX THE PROBLEM BUT NOW I DON'T HAVE ANY 4 WHEEL DRIVE WHICH REALLY SUCKS LIVING IN UTAH WITH ALL THE SNOW. THE FACT THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD SWITCH INTO 4 LO WHEN I WAS DOING 70 MPH ON THE FREEWAY IS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN. THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 115,000

HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE 4WD ENGAGING ON ITS OWN WHILE VEHICLE SITTING AFTER SHUTOFF AS WELL AS HAS SHIFTED AUTOMATICALLY FROM AWD INTO 4WD WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT 55+MPH...TOTALLY UNSAFE. HAVE SEEN MANY COMPLAINTS FOR THIS SAME ISSUE GOING ON FROM OTHER DODGE OWNERS FOR '04 AND '05 DODGE CARAVANS FOR SAME ISSUE. APPEARS TO BE RELATED TO FAULTY CHINESE MANUFACTURED PART DODGE WAS INSTALLING AND FAULTING OUT CONNECTIONS CAUSING POWER LOAD TO NOT BE SAME POWER LOAD AS ORIGINAL SPEC (EASILY CORRODED WIRING) AND THEN SCREWING UP THE CONNECTION AND FAULTING THE UNIT OUT TO START TO SHIFT ON ITS OWN. MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN IF OCCURRING ON MANY DIFFERENT PERSONAL OVER THE PAST 5 YRS HISTORIES SEEN FOR SAME VEHICLE MODELS. WHEN VEHICLE IS SHUTOFF CAN ALSO HEAR THE 4WD SELECTOR CLICKING / ENGAGING BACK AND FORTH THE 4WD SYSTEM IN / OUT FROM AWD TO 4WD. VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY STUCK IN 4WD LO NOW.

Mileage: 110,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE DURANGO. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE CONVERTED INTO FOUR WHEEL DRIVE LOCK AND BECAME UNSTABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 215,000.

Mileage: 215,000

CAR STALLS AT STOP LIGHT. NO REASON. CAR STARTED SHIFTING INTO ALL WHEEL DRIVE BY ITSELF. I COULD HEAR IT SHIFTING AS I OPENED DRIVER DOOR, AND CAR WAS NOT ON. DID NOT KNOW WHAT THE NOISE WAS. CAR SOUNDED LIKE IT WAS GRINDING THE GEARS WHEN MOVED INTO DRIVE. TOWED TO SHOP. TRANSMISSION GUY COULD NOT FIGURE OUT WHY IT CHANGED ALL BY ITSELF. CARGO LAMP IS ONE IF I OPEN REAR HATCH. IT WILL ONLY GO OFF IF I CLOSE THE HATCH TWICE. NOW AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON, SINCE NEW BATTERY WAS REPLACED.

Mileage: 148,225

THE VEHICLE IS SWITHING INTO 4WHEEL DRIVE ON ITS OWN AND SVC 4X4 FLASHES ON DASH. ALSO WHEN KEY OFF AND/ OR AFTER UNLOCKING DOORS WIT KEY FAB I CAN HEAR IT SWICHING IN AND OUT OF 4X4. I HAVE READ FORUMS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND THERE SHOULD ABSOLUTELY BE A RECALL ON THIS ISSUE. SHAME ON DODGE BIGTIME!!

Mileage: 183,000

SEVERAL INCIDENTS OF UNCOMMANDED ENGAGEMENT OF THE FOUR WHEEL DRIVE FROM THE ALL WHEEL DRIVE MODE. NO INDICATION AT THE DASH OR AT THE SWITCH LOCATED ON THE DASH. THIS HAS OCCURRED WHILE IN MOTION AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND WHILE THE VEHICLE IS STOPPED AND TURNED OFF (THE SOUND OF THE TRANSFER CASE SERVO MOTOR OPERATING IS QUITE OBVIOUS). THIS PRESENTS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION SINCE ENGAGEMENT OF THE 4WD AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, PARTICULARLY WHEN THE ROAD SURFACE IS SLIPPERY, COULD EASILY RESULTS IN LOSE OF CONTROL.

Mileage: 200,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE DURANGO. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS LOW SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY SWITCHED INTO FOUR WHEEL DRIVE. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

Mileage: 150,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE DURANGO. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE VOLUNTARILY WENT INTO FOUR WHEEL DRIVE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN FOR LONG PERIODS OF TIME. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS IN FOUR WHEEL DRIVE, IT BECAME HARDER TO STEER, TURN, AND DRIVE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000.

Mileage: 160,000

WHEN I UNLOCK THE DOORS WITH THE REMOTE OR OPEN UNLOCKED DOORS, THE SHIFT MOTOR ACTIVATES, I CAN HEAR IT ENGAGING AND DISENGAGING. THERE IS A DELAY UPON STARTING MY TRUCK BEFORE THE DRIVE GEAR KICK IN AND I CAN PROCEED TO DRIVE VEHICLE. WHEN I MAKE A SHARP TURN GOING FORWARD OR BACKING...THE REAR TIRES LOCK UP. THE AWD LIGHTS FLICKERS ON/OFF. CONSTANT SMELL LIKE SOMETHING IS BURNING.

Mileage: 180,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE DURANGO. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING OPERATED, THE VSC SENSOR WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE POWER STEERING SUDDENLY FAILED. THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. IN ADDITION, THE TRANSMISSION SWITCHED TO ALL WHEEL DRIVE AND THE SPEED DRASTICALLY REDUCED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE DUPLICATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 175,000.

Mileage: 175,000

WHILE DRIVING, TURNING, PARKED, VEHICLE ON OR OFF, THE 4WD SELECTOR WILL SWITCH BETWEEN AWD, 4LOCK AND 4LO. THE SVC4WD LIGHT SOMETIMES BLINKS AFTER START UP, SOMETIMES WHILE DRIVING. THIS HAPPENS IN PARK, NEUTRAL OR DRIVE AND THE TRANSFER CASE MOTOR CAN BE HEARD SWITCHING UNDER THE VEHICLE. SEE ISSUE DESCRIBED EXACTLY HERE: HTTP://WWW.CARGURUS.COM/CARS/DISCUSSION-T4148_DS482593 THIS IS NOT A ONE-OFF ISSUE, THIS IS AFFECTING MULTIPLE DODGE, JEEP, CHRYSLER 4X4 VEHICLES OVER MULTIPLE YEARS WITH BOTH THE 2WD-4WD AND AWD OPTIONS. CAN BE HAZARDOUS WHEN TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND CAUSES LOSS OF CONTROL DURING TURNING WHILE ON HARD SURFACES DUE TO LOCKED AXLES. EVEN THE MANUAL WARNS AGAINST RUNNING IN 4 LOCK/4LO ON PAVEMENT OR BLACKTOP, THIS CAN CAUSE DAMAGE TO THE POWERTRAIN.

Mileage: 112,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH AND WHEN MAKING A TURN, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. IN ADDITION, THE TRANSMISSION MADE A CLICKING NOISE. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

Mileage: 100,000

IN MY 05 DURANGO, THE 4WD KEEPS CLICKING ON AND OFF RANDOMLY. I COULD BE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY OR JUST TURNED THE CAR OFF. THE ENGINE HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO GO IN DRIVE, REVERSE, ETC. I HAD A MECHANIC LOOK AT THE TRANSMISSION, SPENDING A TON OF UNNECESSARY MONEY WHEN THE WHOLE TIME THE 4WD HAS BEEN STUCK IN NEUTRAL. DODGE KNOWS ABOUT THE PROBLEM, WHY ISN'T THERE A RECALL? APPARENTLY THE SWITCHING INTO 4LO AT HIGH SPEEDS CAN CAUSE SERIOUS DAMAGES -- EVEN DEATH TO ME OR MY CHILDREN OR OTHER INNOCENT PEOPLE ON THE HIGHWAY. WHAT AM I SUPPOSED TO DO????

Mileage: 99,000

VEHICLE STARTED SHOWING AN INTERMITTENT "SVC 4WD" LIGHT AND VEHICLE WOULD SHIFT ITSELF INTO LOW 4WD WHILE MAKING LOW SPEED TURNS. HAD IT CHECKED BY DEALER, WHO SAID CODES SHOWED "UNEQUAL TIRE PRESSURE". TIRES WERE WITHIN 1 PSI OF EACH OTHER. DROVE VEHICLE AGAIN, AND CODES SAID "UNEQUAL TIRE SPEED". DEALER ADVISED WE REPLACE ALL FOUR TIRES, WHICH WE DID. DURING OUR NEXT TRIP (YESTERDAY), THE "SVC 4WD" LIGHT CAME ON AND OFF SEVERAL TIMES, THEN VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST ALL FORWARD MOMENTUM WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. VEHICLE'S TRANSFER CASE HAD SHIFTED ITSELF NEUTRAL, LEAVING VEHICLE STRANDED IN HIGHWAY WITH NO SHOULDER. WHILE STARTING THE CAR TO TRY TO TROUBLESHOOT THE PROBLEM, IT SUDDENLY AND WITHOUT WARNING SHIFTED ITSELF INTO LOW 4WD AND LURCHED FORWARD. I HAVE RESEARCHED THE ISSUE ONLINE IN VARIOUS DODGE FORUMS, AND HAVE FOUND DOZENS OF SIMILAR CASES WHERE THERE HAVE BEEN VEHICLES STRANDED IN THE HIGHWAY DUE TO THE SAME PROBLEM. SEVERAL DODGE DEALERS EVIDENTLY HAVE HAD PROBLEMS DIAGNOSING THE PROBLEM, REPLACING ALL POSSIBLE PARTS ONLY TO HAVE THE ISSUE RECUR WITHIN DAYS. THERE ARE OTHERS WHO SAY THEY HAVE FILED COMPLAINTS HERE AND URGE US WHO EXPERIENCE THE SAME PROBLEM DEMAND A RECALL. PLEASE INVESTIGATE AND FORCE DODGE TO FIX THIS OBVIOUS SAFETY FLAW THAT COULD EASILY CAUSE A LOSS OF LIFE ACCIDENT.

Mileage: 188,000

THE VEHICLE TRIES TO SHIFT INTO 4 WHEEL DRIVE ON ITS OWN WHILE TRAVELING DOWN THE ROAD. DEPENDING ON SPEED IT IS SOMETIMES SUCCESSFUL CAUSING DIFFICULT STEERING ON DRY PAVEMENT. IT ALSO SOMETIMES SOUNDS LIKE IT IS TRYING TO SHIFT INTO 4 WHEEL DRIVE WHEN THE VEHICLE IS PARKED AND NOT RUNNING; ESPECIALLY RIGHT AFTER UNLOCKING THE DOORS WITH THE KEY FOB.

Mileage: 175,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSFER CASE SHIFTER WOULD SHIFT AUTOMATICALLY WITHOUT WARNING . THE FOUR WHEEL DRIVE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHENEVER THE TRANSFER CASE SHIFTER WOULD SHIFT INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO ATTEMPTED SEVERAL REPAIRS. HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 153,661.

Mileage: 153,661

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A STOP LIGHT, THE SERVICE FOUR WHEEL DRIVE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AS THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY SHIFTED INTO FOUR WHEEL DRIVE. IN ADDITION, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO MOVE FORWARD. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 158,000.

Mileage: 158,000

WHILE DRIVING MY 2005 DODGE DURANGO LIMITED AT LOW SPEEDS IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD, THE 4WD AUTOMATICLY ENGAGED WITH THE SELECTOR SWITCH STILL IN THE AWD POSITION AND NO INDICATOR LIGHTS ON THE DASH STATING THAT THE 4WD WAS ENGAGED AT ALL. IT MAKE IT VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN THE CORNERS EVEN AT LOW SPEEDS SOMETIMES EVEN BINDS UP ENOUGH TO EVEN STOP THE VEHICLE IF I TURN TOO SHARP. VERY UNSAFE AND IS STARTING TO HAPPEN MORE AND MORE FREQUENTLY. WHEN I PARK IT IN THE GARAGE AND WITH THE KEY OUT AND NO POWER, I HAVE STARTED TO NOTICE YOU CAN HEAR THE 4WD TRYING TO ENGAGE AND DISENGAGE MULTIPLE TIMES WHILE JUST SITTING THERE.

Mileage: 151,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE DURANGO. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE GOES INTO WHEEL HIGH MODE SVC 4WD. THE REAR END WAS IN LOW GEAR, BUT THE FRONT GEAR WAS HIGH. THE VEHICLE SHIFTED INTO EITHER GEAR RANDOMLY AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO HOP. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 195,000.

Mileage: 195,000

TRANSFER CASE MOTOR ENGAGES BY ITSELF WHILE DRIVING AND WHILE PARKED. 4-LOCK LIGHT FLICKERS ON AND OFF CAN HEAR THE MOTOR TRYING TO ENGAGE. WHILE DRIVING IT WILL ENGAGE AND LOCK UP THE POWER TRAIN. HAVE TO HAVE A PERSON PUSH THE NEUTRAL RESET BUTTON WHILE ROCKING VEHICLE TO FREE. HAVE HAD VEHICLE STOP IN MIDDLE OF INTERSECTION ON A CITY STREET IN FRONT OF ON-COMING TRAFFIC. MOTOR HAS TRIED TO ENGAGE WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH. TOLD BY MECHANIC THAT THE TRANSFER CASE COULD EXPLODE IF THE MOTOR TRIES TO ENGAGE WHILE VEHICLE IS MOVING AT HIGH SPEED. FIRST HAPPENED APPROXIMATELY FOUR YEARS AGO AND HAD TO WAIT OVER A YEAR FOR THE PART. HAD TO DISABLE 4WD UNTIL PART ARRIVED. SAME THING IS HAPPENING AGAIN.

Mileage: 150,000

THE DURANGO IS FLASHING ON THE DASH EITHER 4LOCK OR 4LO WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. IT WILL SWITCH FROM AWD TO 4LOCK WHEN TURNING. IT RANDOMLY SWITCHES FROM AWD TO EITHER 4LOCK OR 4LO WHILE IDLING AND WHEN NO ONE IS IN THE CAR AND YOU USE THE KEY FOB. IT HAS NOT SWITCH INTO 4LOCK OR 4LO AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED BUT HAS AT SLOW SPEED. VERY CONCERNED THAT I WILL HAPPEN, AS HAVE READ OTHER OWNERS HAVE HAD IT HAPPEN GOING 55 MPH.

Mileage: 74,500

I AM EXPERIENCING THE SAME EXACT ISSUES WITH MY 2005 DODGE DURANGO AS OTHER POSTS. THE 4LO AND SVC 4WD WARNING LIGHTS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL PERIODICALLY FLASH ON AND OFF, AND FREQUENTLY WHEN I SLOW DOWN TO PULL INTO A PARKING SPOT OR DRIVEWAY I HEAR A CLUNKING SOUND AND THE TRANSMISSION ACTUALLY SHIFTS ON ITS OWN INTO 4 WHEEL DRIVE. THE WHEELS WILL LOCK AND WHEN I ACCELERATE IT ACTUALLY JERKS THE CAR AND DRAGS THE TIRES. RECENTLY I HEARD A LOUD THUMP AS IF SOMETHING BROKE AND IT SHIFTED INTO 4WD ON ITS OWN. IN ADDITION, WHEN I SHUT THE CAR OFF IT WILL OCCASIONALLY START CLICKING AS IF ITS LOCKING AND UNLOCKING THE CAR DOORS. THIS WILL CONTINUE FOR 10-15 SECONDS BEFORE STOPPING. I HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE INTO THE LOCAL DODGE DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES FOR SERVICE BUT THEY CLAIM TO HAVE NOT HEARD OF THE PROBLEM BEFORE AND SEEM BAFFLED AS TO WHAT'S CAUSING IT. CLEARLY THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED INCIDENT BECAUSE OF THE HUNDREDS OF REPORTS I'VE SEEN FROM PEOPLE EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUES. AFTER WAITING 6 WEEKS FOR AN AFTERMARKET INSTRUMENT PANEL THE DEALER REPLACED IT, BUT THAT MADE ABSOLUTELY NO DIFFERENCE AND I AM STILL EXPERIENCING THE SAME EXACT ISSUES AS BEFORE.

Mileage: 140,000

THE DURANGO SWITCHES INTO 4 WHEEL DRIVE ON ITS OWN. SOMETIMES YOU CAN GET OUT OF THE CAR USE YOUR KEY FOB TO LOCK THE CAR AND YOU CAN HEAR IT ENGAGE IN TO 4 WHEEL DRIVE. IT ALSO DOES THIS WHILE YOU ARE DRIVING DOWN THE STREET. IT IS REALLY BAD WHEN IT SWITCHES INTO 4 LO. I HAVE READ SO MUCH ABOUT SO MANY PEOPLE HAVING THESE ISSUES, YET NOTHING IS BEING DONE. IT IS A REAL SAFETY ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE RESOLVED! THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING ON AND OFF FOR 3-5 MONTHS NOW AND IT IS JUST GETTING WORSE.

Mileage: 115,000

AWD WILL CHANGE TO 4 WHEEL LOCK WITHOUT SELECTING IT. HAPPENS INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING, MAKING IT HARD TO MAKE TURNS. I JUST BOUGHT IT USED, WITH NO WARNING FROM SELLER.

Mileage: 102,000

ABOUT SIX MONTHS AGO 4LO LIGHT STARTED FLASHING THEN WHEN I SHUT THE CAR OFF I CAN HEAR SHIFTING INTO AND OUT OF 4WD. HAD IT CHECKED FOR CODES AND THEY FOUND NONE. NOW AS I WAS DRIVING IT LOCKED INTO 4LO VEHICLE MADE A POPPING SOUND AND STALLED.RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY INTERSECTION. I WAS ABLE TO START IT BACK UP BUT NOW I CAN'T DRIVE THIS CAR DUE TO FEAR OF IT DOING THIS AGAIN.

Mileage: 126,000

WHILE DRIVING, 4LOCK STARTS FLASHING AND THE 4WHEEL DRIVE GOES IN AND OUT OF GEAR. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON MANY OCCASIONS AND I FEEL IT IS UNSAFE.

Mileage: 100,888

2005 DURANGO AWD 5.7; THE TRANSFER CASE MOTOR IS SWITCHING ON ITS OWN REGARDLESS OF THE VEHICLE BEING ON OR OFF. IT OCCASIONALLY ACTUATES WHEN UNLOCKING THE VEHICLE WITH THE REMOTE. MOST OF THE TIME IT ACTUATES WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. SOMETIMES THE DASH LIGHT WILL BLINK 4LO OTHER TIMES 4LOCK. USUALLY AFTER A BIT OF BLINKING THE SVC 4WD LIGHT WILL COME ON. ONCE IT IS IN 4WD, IT IS HARD TO STEER. A COUPLE OF INSTANCES, IT HAS SHIFTED OUT OF GEAR, ONCE I WAS AT AN INTERSECTION. I HAD TO GET HELP JUST TO GET IT OFF THE ROAD. I HAVE READ COUNTLESS BLOGS ABOUT THIS ISSUE ONLINE, THE MAJORITY OF THEM ARE FOR THE 2004 AND 2005 MODELS. IF THIS ISN'T GROUNDS FOR A RECALL I DON'T KNOW WHAT IS.

Mileage: 55,000

IT IS SWITCHING BETWEEN AWD 4X4 LO AND HIGH ON ITS OWN. BACKING UP IT FELT LIKE A SPRING PROPELLING ME FORWARD. FEARING THAT I COULD LOSE CONTROL ON THE HIGHWAY. MECHANIC IS LOOKING INTO LOWER THE TRANSMISSION FOR THE ISSUE BUT ONLINE I FOUND A FORUM UNDER TOPIX AND THE ISSUE WAS VERY CLEARLY A $200 PART THAT CAN BE PURCHASED AND INSTALLED IN UNDER AN HOUR OF LABOR. ITS THE TRANSFER CASE SWITCH WHICH HAS ALL THE SYMPTOMS MY VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING.

Mileage: 122,550

I HAVE REPLACED THE CYLINDER SWITCH ON MY TRUCK WHICH COST ME $465.00 TO GET A NEW 1 IN ORDER TO CRANK MY TRUCK AAA REPAIRED THIS FOR ME IN 2014,I'VE ALSO HAD A LEAK SEALED UP IN THE COOLANT AREA ALL MY FREON WAS LEAKING OUT NOW THE WINDOWS ON THE TRUCK WILL NOT GO DOWN THE ONLY THING THAT OPENS IS THE SUNROOF.I HAD THE TRUCK PUT ON A MACHINE AT A SHOP HERE THEY SAID IT WAS THE CANBUS SYSTEM UNDER THE HOOD THAT IS INSIDE THE COMPUTER THAT IS CAUSING THIS BUT MY TRUCK ALSO HAS A RECALL ON IT AS WELL,I HAVE A WHITE 2005 DODGE DURANGO HEMI 7.5L TRUCK VIN NUMBER [XXX] YET TO HEAR ANYTHING ON THE RECALL 07/25/2015. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Mileage: 131,000

MY DURANGO HAS STARTED TO ENGAGE INTO 4 WHEEL DRIVE ON ITS OWN. IT DOES THIS WHEN PARKED AND WHEN DRIVING. IT NOW IS STUCK IN FOUR WHEEL DRIVE AND CANNOT DRIVE ON THE PAVEMENT. THIS SEEMS TO ME TO BE A SERIOUS PROBLEM AND SHOULD BE RECALLED BY DODGE.

Mileage: 139,000

I PLACED THE VEHICLE INTO REVERSE AND COULD FEEL THAT IT HAD SHIFTED INTO FOUR WHEEL DRIVE BY ITSELF. THE DASH WARNING LIGHT DID NOT COME ON BUT THE VEHICLE DID NOT OPERATE CORRECTLY ON THE DRY PAVEMENT. AFTER PARKING AND SHUTTING DOWN THE VEHICLE I COULD HEAR THE TRANSFER CASE MOTOR SHIFT THE TRANSFER CASE WITH NO KEY IN THE VEHICLE. NOW I HEAR THE TRANSFER CASE SWITCHING MODES AFTER THE VEHICLE IS SHUT DOWN, AND IT HAS SHIFTED TO FOUR WHEEL DRIVE AT LEAST TWO MORE TIMES ON ITS OWN WHILE DRIVING.

Mileage: 84,200

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SWITCHED BACK AND FORTH BETWEEN 4-HI TO 4-LO INDEPENDENTLY AND THE SERVICE 4 WHEEL DRIVE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

Mileage: 140,000

THE VEHICLE TRANSFER CASE CHANGES FROM AWD TO 4HI AND 4LO WITHOUT THE SWITCH BEING MOVED. THIS HAS MOST OFTEN HAPPENED AT LOW SPEEDS SUCH AS WHEN PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE, BUT WHEN SWITCHING TO 4LO CAUSES DIFFICULTY STEERING DUE TO THE FRONT WHEELS BEING LOCKED TOGETHER. TWICE I HAVE COME CLOSE TO HITTING ANOTHER VEHICLE WHILE PARKING DUE TO THIS ISSUE. I HAVE ALSO HEARD THE TRANSFER CASE SWITCHING BETWEEN MODES WITH THE VEHICLE TURNED OFF. I AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THIS HAPPENING AT HIGHER SPEEDS.

Mileage: 153,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE DURANGO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE SWITCHED INDEPENDENTLY TO DRIVE AND IMMEDIATELY DECELERATED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSFER CASE MOTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 155,000. THE VIN WAS NOT PROVIDED.

Mileage: 155,000

WHILE DRIVING, THE 4X4 SYSTEM SHIFTED INTO 4WD LO NEARLY CAUSING A LOSS OF CONTROL. WHEN PARKED AND NOT RUNNING VEHICLE WAS HEARD MAKING A CLICKING SOUND NEAR THE FRONT OF THE ENGINE, THE SOUND WAS THE SAME AS WHEN THE VEHICLE SHIFTS INTO 4WD MODE. SAME SOUND, SHIFTING INTO 4WD MODE WAS REPEATED WHEN PRESSING UNLOCK ON THE KEY FOB WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, NOT RUNNING, WITHOUT EVEN THE KEY IN IGNITION.... I AM HIGHLY CONCERNED THAT THE DEFECT COULD CAUSE A SERIOUS INJURY IF THE 4WD SYSTEM DECIDES TO ENGAGE AT AN INOPPORTUNE TIME...UPDATED 09/11/15 *BF UPDATED 10/13/15*JS

Mileage: 228,725

VEHICLE SWITCHED TO 4X4 MODE ON IT'S OWN. *TR

Mileage: 75,300

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED WITH FOUR WHEEL DRIVE, THE VEHICLE SHIFTED INTO TWO WHEEL DRIVE WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS APPLIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 71,876.

Mileage: 71,876

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE DURANGO. WHILE APPROACHING A STOP LIGHT, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE THROTTLE NEEDED TO BE CLEANED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE EGR VALVE, THE SPARK PLUGS, AND THE TRANSMISSION FLUID HOWEVER THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,900. UPDATED 4/13/15*CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE COOLER LINE WAS LEAKING. UPDATED 04/16/15*JB

Mileage: 100,900

SERVICE 4WD LIGHT CAME ON,AND GOES INTO LO 4WD WHEN GOING SLOW,ALSO MAKING CLICKING NOISE WHEN VEHICLE IS NOT RUNNING LIKE IT'S TRYING TO ENGAGE INTO 4WD,SCARED THIS IS GOING TO GO INTO LO AND CAUSE A SEVERE ACCIDENT,NOBODY SEEMS TO KNOW WHAT TO DO TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 134,000

DRIVING ON I-43 TO WORK, THE 4 WHEEL LO LIGHT FLASHED AND WENT OUT. A FEW MINUTES LATER IT FLASHED AGAIN, EXCEPT THIS TIME IT LOCKED IN 4 WHEEL LO AT 70 MPH DURING MORNING RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. THIS CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO RAPIDLY SLOW DOWN FROM 70 MPH TO 25 MPH. I HAD CHECK THE VEHICLE CODES WITH NO ERRORS. ON THE WAY HOME, I HAD TO STOP SEVERAL TIMES TO CYCLE THE TRANSFER CASE, IN ORDER TO DISENGAGE THE 4 WHEEL LO. READING MANY BLOGS ON THE INTERNET, THIS SEEMS TO BE AN ISSUE WITH 2004 THROUGH 2007 DODGE 4 WHEEL DRIVE VEHICLES. MECHANIC STATES THAT WITHOUT A CODE, THEY WILL JUST START REPLACING PARTS UNTIL THE CORRECT ONE IS FOUND. THIS COULD TAKE $2000.00 TO $3000.00. *TR

Mileage: 256,098

ON ANY NUMBER OF OCCASIONS (REGARDLESS OF OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE OR WHETHER OR NOT THE VEHICLE WAS AT NORMAL OPERATING TEMPERATURE) WHILE THE VEHICLE IS AT A SLOW SPEED (IN FORWARD OR REVERSE) THE ENGINE WILL STALL WITHOUT WARNING. WITH THE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER COMES THE NORMAL LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES. IT APPEARS TO BE MOST FREQUENT WHEN PULLING INTO OR OUT OF A PARKING LOT, STOP SIGN, ETC. THE SLOW SPEEDS ARE NOT INHERENTLY DANGEROUS, EXCEPT FOR THE FACT THAT STALLING WHILE IN TRAFFIC AND SUDDENLY REDUCING SPEED OR STOPPING PUTS MYSELF AND OTHER MOTORIST IN JEOPARDY. WHEN BACKING INTO A PARKING SPACE, THE LOSS OF STEERING AND BRAKING CAPABILITIES CREATE A RISK OF MINOR DAMAGE TO OTHER PARKED CARS AND COULD PUT A PEDESTRIAN AT RISK WHILE BEING DISTRACTED AND NOT BEING ABLE TO STOP OR STEER AS EASILY. THERE ARE NO OBVIOUS SOUNDS OR ENGINE OR TRANSMISSION NOISES OR VIBRATIONS OR ANYTHING TO GIVE WARNING THAT THIS COULD OCCUR. *TR

Mileage: 156,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE 4 WHEEL DRIVE SWITCHED TO 4L INDEPENDENTLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 198,000.

Mileage: 198,000

MY 2005 DODGE DURANGO WILL GO INTO 4 WHEEL LOW WITH OUT WARNING AND WILL SHIFT INTO 4 WHEEL LOCK WITH OUT WARNING THERE IS SOMETHING GOIN ON WITH THE 2005 DODGE DURANGO I HAVE READ MANY FORUMS WITH 500 PEOPLE SAYING THE SAME THING . PLEASE MAKE DODGE RECALL THIS AS IT IS GOING TO RESULT IN FATALITIES . A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE CHANGING THE TRANSFER CASE , TRANSFER CASE MOTOR AND ELECTRICAL AND IT KEEPS DOING THE SAME THING TO MAKE THESE VEHICLES UNRELIABLE AND CAN CAUSE DEATH TO MY FAMILY AND OTHERS AS WELL PLEASE MAKE DODGE RECALL THE 4 WHEEL DRIVE . THANK YOU *TR

Mileage: 151,000

TRANSFER CASE MOTOR ENGAGES WHILE DRIVING GOING FROM AWD TO FOUR WHEEL LO. THIS CAN POTENTIALLY CAUSE A VERY BAD ACCIDENT. 4WLO LIGHT FLICKERS AND TRANSFER CASE MOTOR ENGAGES EVEN WITH VEHICLE SHUT OFF. *TR

Mileage: 102,000

WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY. THE SERVICE 4WD LIGHT STARTED FLASHING, AND THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTED INTO 4LO BY ITSELF. ALL EFFORTS TO SHIFT BACK OUT OF 4LO FAILED. HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED. SERVICE SHOP DIAGNOSED TRANSFER CASE AS THE PROBLEM, AND REPLACED IT. THE PROBLEM PERSISTS. VEHICLE CONTINUES TO SHIFT INTO 4LO BY ITSELF WHICH IMPACTS THE ABILITY TO TURN THE VEHICLE. *TR

Mileage: 108,000

WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY, I NOTICED THAT MY 4 LO WARNING LIGHT WAS FLASHING ON MY INSTRUMENT PANEL. ONCE I CAME TO A SAFE STOP, I COULD HEAR WHAT SOUNDED LIKE MY 4 WHEEL DRIVE ACTIVELY TRYING TO ENGAGE ITSELF BY MAKING A CLANKING NOISE. SEVERAL DAYS LATER, IT DID THE SAME THING, ONLY THIS TIME, IT SUCCEEDED IN SHIFTING ITSELF INTO 4 WHEEL DRIVE BUT ONLY FOR A BRIEF PERIOD. NOW IT DOES THIS ON A DAILY BASIS AND WILL EVEN DO THIS IN MY GARAGE WITH THE KEYS OUT OF THE IGNITION. IT WILL ALSO DO THIS WHEN I USE THE KEY FOB TO UNLOCK MY DOORS. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS AS THERE ARE SEVERAL OTHER DURANGO OWNERS WHO ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUE. MY WORRY IS THAT IT WILL FIND A WAY TO SHIFT ITSELF INTO 4 LO WHILE EITHER MY WIFE OR MYSELF ARE DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY. IF THAT HAPPENS, IT COULD BE CATASTROPHIC. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT DODGE NEEDS TO RECALL TO PREVENT ANY INJURIES OR DEATHS. PEOPLE HAVE ATTEMPTED TO REPLACE THE TRANSFER CASE, REPLACE WIRING, AND SEVERAL OTHER FIX ATTEMPTS BUT TO NO AVAIL. AS A 16-YEAR CAREER FIREFIGHTER, I AM PLEADING WITH YOU TO LOOK INTO THIS. *JS

Mileage: 98,000

MY 2005 DODGE DURANGO KEEPS LOCKING UP WHEN I'M TURNING. WHEN THE VEHICLE IS ON OR OFF IT WILL START FLASHING 4LO. THE VEHICLE SHIFTS INTO LOCK ALL ON IT'S OWN, THEN THE SVC 4WD LIGHT COMES ON. AFTER A FEW MINUTES THE LIGHT WILL GO OFF AND THE TRANSFER CASE WILL SHIFT BACK TO AWD. SOMETIMES WHEN THE VEHICLE IS TURNED OFF YOU CAN HEAR THE TRANSFER SHIFT BACK AND FORTH FROM AWD TO 4 LOCK. *TR

Mileage: 74,659

MY 2005 DODGE DURANGO SWITCHED FROM AWD TO 4X4 WHILE I WAS DRIVING. WHICH ALMOST MADE ME LOOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE WITH FAMILY IN THE CAR, THIS WAS VERY SCARY AND DANGEROUS, THANK GOD WE WEREN'T ON THE HIGHWAY. SVC 4WD LIGHT IS COMING ON, 4LOC AND 4LO FLASH AND TRANSFER CASE MOTOR CLICKS WHILE DRIVING OR JUST IDLING, SOMETIMES CLICKS WHEN I UNLOCK THE DOORS. RESEARCHED ISSUE ON THE NET AND FOUND SEVERAL FORUMS AND DISCOVERED THAT THIS IS HAPPENING TO A LOT OF PEOPLE, THIS NEEDS TO BECOME A RECALL FAST BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT OR WORSE. I CURRENTLY PULLED PLUG ON TRANSFER CASE MOTOR AND HAVE IT LOCKED IN AWD DRIVE, HOPE THIS HOLDS, BUT I PAID FOR 4 WHEEL DRIVE AS DID MANY OTHER PEOPLE. FROM WHAT I'VE READ THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR YEARS. DODGE NEEDS TO MAKE THIS RIGHT. THANK YOU.

Mileage: 93,640

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE DURANGO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE FOUR WHEEL DRIVE INDICATOR LIGHT SWITCH ILLUMINATED AND THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 133,000. UPDATED 2/24/15*CN THE DEALER MADE REPAIRS TO THE TRANSFER CASE. HOWEVER, HE CONTINUED TO EXPERIENCE PROBLEMS. UPDATED 03/02/15*JB

Mileage: 133,000

AS I WENT TO WORK TODAY, I NOTICED MY TRUCK WAS KICKING WHEN ACCELERATING DOWN THE STREET. AS I WOULD COME UP TO A COMPLETE STOP, THE TRUCK WOULD STILL KEEP ON GOING. I HAVE BEEN HEARING CLICKING WHEN I OPEN UP THE DRIVER DOOR , AND ON OCCASION ON MY DAILY COMMUTE TO WORK, I WAS NOTICING THE 4LO LIGHT BLINK. WELL, TODAY, I DROVE TO WORK, AND ON THE INTERSTATE, THE 4LO LIGHT CAME ON WITHOUT BLINKING. A SOLID COLOR. I STARTED TO SEE A LOT OF WHITE SMOKE COME FROM UNDER THE HOOD OF THE CAR, AND FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE CAR AS WELL. I PULLED OVER TO LOOK AT THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THE TRUCK WAS LEAKING ALL THE TRANNY FLUID. I WAS BLOCKS FROM WORK, WHEN I WENT BACK INTO THE DURANGO AND NOTICED THAT THE EXTREME HEAT LIGHT HAD TURNED ON IN THE DASHBOARD. I WAITED ABOUT 30 MINUTES UNTIL I TURNED MY TRUCK BACK ON , AND BEGIN TO DRIVE TO WORK. IT WAS STILL KICKING AND NOW IT FELT LIKE THE TRANNY WAS SLIPPING. I FINALLY MADE IT TO WORK. THE TRUCK WAS ENGULFED IN SMOKE . I'VE NOTICED THAT WHEN THE 4LO LIGHTS START BLINKING, I HAVE A HARD TIME TRYING TO TURN THE WHEELS LEFT OR RIGHT, AND MY WHEELS LOCK. THIS SHOULD BE A TRANSFER CASE RECALL... ITS A REAL BIG SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 1,800,083

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE FOUR WHEEL DRIVE ACTIVATED INDEPENDENTLY AND THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY SHIFTED BETWEEN GEARS. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART. IN ADDITION, THE A/C INDEPENDENTLY OPERATED, THE HEADLIGHTS AND THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS FAILED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 92,000.

Mileage: 92,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE FOUR WHEEL DRIVE ACTIVATED INDEPENDENTLY AND THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY SHIFTED BETWEEN GEARS. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART. IN ADDITION, THE A/C INDEPENDENTLY OPERATED, THE HEADLIGHTS AND THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS FAILED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 92,000.

Mileage: 92,000

MY VEHICLE AS WELL AS MANY OTHERS THAT I'VE READ HAVE BEEN HAVING ISSUES WITH THE 4WD, THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT SHOULD HAVE A RECALL AS TO HOW MANY INDIVIDUALS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEMS. SVC 4WD LIGHT COMES ON AND THEN BACK OFF 4 LO LIGHT FLASHES WHEN CAR IS MORE SO OFF/ BUT OCCASIONALLY WHEN ON, MAKES A CLICKING NOISE, WHICH WHAT I COULD FIND AND FROM OTHERS, IS THE TRANSFER CASE CHANGING OCCASIONALLY WHEN IN REVERSE/DRIVE THE CAR EITHER LOCKS OR ACTS AS IF THE REAR WHEELS ARE LOCKED I DO KNOW THERE IS NO RECALL FOR THESE ISSUES, BUT IF YOU WERE TO TAKE THE TIME TO CHECK INTO THIS, I FEEL YOU WOULD ALSO AGREE WITH EVERYONE THAT THIS IS A MANUFACTURING/MALFUNCTION IN POSSIBLE THE TRANSFER CASE. I'M SURE IT DOESN'T MATTER, BUT I AM A SINGLE MOTHER OF 3 AND YES I KNOW THERE ARE SO MANY MORE JUST LIKE ME, BUT I CANT AFFORD TO HAVE TAKE MY VEHICLE IN TO BE FIXED ESPECIALLY WHEN IT SHOULD BE A RECALL ISSUE! PLEASE PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS. *TR

Mileage: 128,000

PROBLEM STARTED WITH "SRV 4 WD" LIGHT ON DASH GOING ON AND GOING OFF AT RANDOM WHILE DRIVING. SOON AFTER THIS INITIAL PROBLEM, WITH VEHICLE PARKED AND IGNITION OFF,4 WHEEL DRIVE ATTEMPTS TO ENGAGE AND DISENGAGE. THE ENGAGE/DISENGAGE PROCESS MAY OCCUR 2 TO 6 TIMES. THE SOUND OF THIS ENGAGEMENT/DISENGAGEMENT IS CLEARLY AUDIBLE. ON ONE OCCASION THE VEHICLE ACTUALLY ENGAGED FOUR WHEEL DRIVE BUT THERE WAS NO LIGHT ON THE DASH INDICATING THE VEHICLE WAS IN 4 WHEEL DRIVE. AFTER DRIVING THE VEHICLE APPROXIMATELY .5 MILES, 4 WHEEL DRIVE DISENGAGED WITH A VERY LOUD SHIFT NOISE. AT THIS SAME TIME, THE "4 LO" DISPLAY LIGHT ON THE DASH BEGAN TO FLICKER. IT NOW BLINKS AS IF THE VEHICLE IS ATTEMPTING TO ENGAGE "4 LO" WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION AND THE SELECTOR SET TO ALL WHEEL DRIVE. I AM STILL ABLE TO ENGAGE AND DISENGAGE FOUR WHEEL DRIVE USING THE SELECTOR SWITCH ON THE DASH MANUALLY AS IS THE CASE WITH NORMAL 4 WHEEL DRIVE OPERATION FOR THIS VEHICLE. AT THIS POINT THE VEHICLE HAS NOT SWITCHED FROM AWD TO 4 WD WHILE IN MOTION AT HIGHWAY SPEED. I AM AWARE HOWEVER THIS IS A SITUATION WHICH CAN OCCUR DURING VEHICLE OPERATION WHILE EXPERIENCING THESE 4 WHEEL DRIVE MALFUNCTIONS. *TR

Mileage: 162,000

THE CENTRAL TIMER MODULE (CTM) OR BODY COMPUTER AS SOME CALL IT WENT BAD CAUSING THE 4 WHEEL DRIVE TO ENGAGE OR DISENGAGE WITHOUT WARNING. WHEN THE 4 WHEEL DRIVE ENGAGES WHILE DRIVING IT MAKES IT NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO MAKE TIGHT TURNS AND AT LOW SPEEDS YOU ARE UNABLE TO TURN AT ALL. THE PART ALSO CAUSES THE WIPERS TO RANDOMLY ENGAGE, THE DOOR LOCKS TO RANDOMLY ENGAGE OR DISENGAGE, AND MORE. *TR

Mileage: 115,000

MY 2005 DODGE DURANGO SHIFTS BACK AND FORTH BETWEEN 4WD AND AWD RANDOMLY. THE 4WD LIGHT WILL COME ON AND THE VEHICLE SHIFTS INTO LOCK WITHOUT WARNING, MAKING DRIVING DIFFICULT AND BACKUPS JUMPY AND JERKY. IT WILL SHIFT BACK AND RUN PROPERLY, BUT DOES NOT STAY FUNCTIONING LONG. THERE IS A 'DRAG'' FEELING TO THE VEHICLE WHEN IT SLIPS INTO 4WD. THIS HAS MADE DRIVING THE DURANGO A CONCERN AND NEARLY TRIPLED THE AMOUNT OF GAS USED FOR SIMILAR MILEAGE. I AM CONCERNED THAT THIS COULD BE A REAL SAFETY ISSUE. IT GOES INTO 4WD-LO AND THE TIRES LOCK UP. IF THIS WERE TO HAPPEN AT 70 MPH, THIS COULD CAUSE A SPIN OUT. WHEN STOPPED AT A LIGHT WAITING TO TURN LEFT THE CAR OCCASIONALLY 'SHIFTS' WITHOUT NOTICE AND THEN IT IS DIFFICULT TO MAKE THE TURN. WHEN EXPECTING THE CAR TO MOVE PROPERLY ON A BUSY ROAD, THIS ''SLUGGISH' RESPONSE IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM. PULLING OUT WITH PLENTY OF TIME TO TURN BEFORE THE LIGHT CHANGES ISN'T A GUARANTEE THAT YOU WILL ACTUALLY MAKE THE TURN BEFORE THE LIGHT TURNS RED. I WANT TO BE ABLE TO TRUST MY VEHICLE, WHICH I USED TO BE ABLE TO DO. I HAVE READ NUMEROUS ACCOUNTS ONLINE ABOUT THIS SAME PROBLEM OCCURRING FOR OTHER 2005 DURANGO OWNERS. CLEARLY, THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED INCIDENT UNIQUE TO MY VEHICLE. I HAVE ALSO SEEN REPORTS THAT PEOPLE HAVING THIS SAME ISSUE ARE ALSO HAVING REMOTE DOOR LOCK ISSUES, WHICH MAKES ME WONDER IF THERE IS ALSO AN ELECTRICAL ISSUE WITH THE VEHICLE. *TR

Mileage: 89,122

THE CAR SHIFT TO 4LO BY ITSELF. *TR

Mileage: 124,000

VEHICLE GOES IN AND OUT OF 4 WHEEL DRIVE ON ITS OWN. CLICKING NOISE UNDER VEHICLE WHEN USING KEY FOB TO LOCK AND UNLOCK VEHICLE. DOES NOT ALWAYS OCCUR. IS IN 4 WHEEL DRIVE MORE THAN NOT THESE DAYS. *TR

Mileage: 152,000

ENGINE WILL WITHOUT WARNING LURCH FORWARD. IT WILL ALSO COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN MAKING STEERING AND BRAKING EXTREMELY DIFFICULT. THIS VEHICLE HAD NO CODES SHOWING AND REPAIR SHOP CAN'T REPLICATE THE PROBLEM THIS LURCHING OF THE VEHICLE HAS OCCURRED ALMOST DAILY. AND HAS COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN TWICE. I DRIVE WITH TWO KIDS IN THE CAR AND THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. THEIR ARE SEVERAL COMPLAINTS WITH THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 69,181

MY 2005 DODGE DURANGO HAS AN ISSUE WITH THE TRANSFER CASE. WHEN USING THE KEY FOB TO UNLOCK THE DOORS, THE TRANSFER CASE WILL SWITCH FROM AWD TO 4WD HI ON ITS ON. ALSO WHILE DRIVING THE SERVICE 4WD LIGHT WILL APPEAR AND IT WILL SWITCH TO 4WD HI AND IF GOING AROUND A TURN. MY WHEELS HAVE LOCKED UP CAUSING ME TO SLIDE AND ALMOST HITTING ANOTHER VEHICLES. I BELIEVE THIS IS UNSAFE AND HAVE BEEN MANY COMPLAINTS. HOW MANY MORE OF THESE HAVE TO HAPPEN AND ENDS UP TAKING SOMEONES LIFE. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THIS ISSUE RESOLVED. *TR

Mileage: 174,112

THIS VEHICLE CLICKS INTO 4 WHEEL DRIVE RANDOMLY AND WON'T COME OUT. THE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN AT 55MPH WHEN IT KICKED OUT OF GEAR AND QUIT. IT SOUNDED AS IF THE TRANSFER CASE DROPPED OUT OF THE VEHICLE AND DRIVER FELT AS IF GOING TO GO THROUGH THE FRONT WINDSHIELD. THE 4X4 KICKS IN AND OUT, AND WON'T STEER. DRIVING IS DIFFICULT AND VEHICLE BARELY MOVES. WHEN CALLED CHRYSLER THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT IT IS AND SUGGEST TRYING MULTIPLE DIFFERENT THINGS BUT NOTHING IS GUARANTEED, AND WILL COST THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS TO FIX MORE THAN THE COST OF THE VEHICLE. WHILE VEHICLE IS NOT TURNED ON BUT KEY IS IN HAND YOU CAN HEAR THE ACTUATING MOTOR CLICKING IN AND OUT. VERY DIFFICULT TO DRIVE AND WHEN VEHICLE STALLS WON'T START BACK UP. A SAFETY HAZARD ON THE HIGHWAY, AND APPARENTLY THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS OF THE SAME KIND. THIS NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BY CHRYSLER. *TR

Mileage: 95,447

HAVING 3 MAJOR ISSUES THAT CAN BE LIFE THREATENING..1) DRIVING AT ANY SPEED SOMETIMES VEHICLE WILL COMPLETELY SHUT OFF LEAVING ME ON THE HIGHWAY AT 60MPH NO POWER STEERING 2) FILLING GAS TANK UP NO MATTER IF I GO SLOW WILL ALWAYS SPIT LOTS OF GAS BACK OUT OF THE NECK 3) 4X4 IS ENGAGING BY ITSELF. I CAN PARK IT TURN MOTOR OFF AND YOU CAN HEAR IT GOING INTO 4X4 WITHOUT ME BEING IN THE VEHICLE OR TOUCHING THE 4X4 KNOB. THIS HAS CAUSE ME ISSUE STEERING WHEN IT DECIDES TO GO INTO 4X4 MODE BY ITSELF. I NEED TO KNOW IF THEIR IS CURRENT COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE ABOVE ISSUES AND HOW CAN I GET THEM FIX WITHOUT ME PAYING. *TR

Mileage: 135,555

WHEN I'M DRIVING IN TRAFFIC (APPROX 30-45 MPH) OR STOPPED AT A LIGHT, MY VEHICLE RANDOMLY SHUTS OFF. THERE'S NO INDICATION THIS WILL HAPPEN. NO LIGHTS FLASH OR ANYTHING. THE TRUCK SIMPLY STOPS. I TAKE IT TO MECHANICS AND THEY SAY THEY CAN'T IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM--BUT THEY RECOGNIZE THERE'S A PROBLEM. I'M FEARFUL FOR THE SAFETY OF MY FAMILY IN THE VEHICLE AND/OR ANYONE WE ENCOUNTER WHEN THIS HAPPENS. IT'S NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO STEER THE VEHICLE OUT OF TRAFFIC, AND THE STEERING LOCKS UP AS WELL. I'VE HAD THE COOLING SYSTEM FLUSHED, TRANSMISSION REPLACED TO NO AVAIL. IS THERE A RECALL ON THIS THING?! THERE SURE SHOULD BE! I'M SURE SOMEONE HAS DIED BY NOW DUE TO THIS MALFUNCTION. *TR

WAS DRIVING ALONG AND THE "4LO" LIGHT HAD BEEN FLASHING ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY FOR ABOUT 3 WEEKS. OCCASIONALLY THE "SVC AWD" LIGHT WOULD FLASH AFTERWARDS. WHEN THE LATTER HAPPENED, THE CAR WOULD LOCK INTO 4 WHEEL DRIVE FROM AWD. BUT WHEN THE CRASH HAPPENED, THE TRANSFER CASE ACTUALLY SHIFTED INTO 4LO AND THE REAR WHEELS LOCKED UP AND THE CAR SPUN SIDEWAYS AND STOPPED QUICK ENOUGH TO AVOID ANY DAMAGE OR INJURY. NO ONE AT DODGE CAN EXPLAIN THIS, OR FIX IT. *TR

Mileage: 184,000

WHILE. I'M DRIVING MY SUV LOCK UP THE 4 WHEEL LIGHT COME ON OUT OF NO WHERE AND THEN 4 LOW LIGHT COME ON I HAVE BEEN SMELLING A BURNING SMELL AND DON'T KNOW WHERE IT'S COMING FROM EVERYONE WHOM LOOK AT IT DON'T KNOW WHAT'S WRONG. ALL I KNOW IS YESTERDAY I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY AND THE SAME THING HAPPEN AGAIN WITH NO WARNING EVEN WHEN I LOCK MY CAR DOOR I HEAR THIS FUNNY NOISE. *TR

Mileage: 138,400

SVC LIGHT COMES ON AND IF ENGAGED IN 4 WHEEL DRIVE! THE PASSENGER AIR BAG LIGHT GOES ON AND OFF. SOMETIMES ALL ELECTRICAL GOES HAY WIRE...SVC, RADIO, CD PLAYER AND AIR BAG LIGHT. *TR

Mileage: 92,000

MY DURANGO SHIFT INTO 4 WHEEL HI AND 4 WHEEL LO BY ITSELF WHILE DRIVING AND WHILE SITTING. THIS CAUSE MY TRUCK WHILE DRIVING TO JERK AND IT LOCKS THE WHEELS UP. THIS SITUATION CAUSES DIFFICULTY TO TURN ALSO. *TR

Mileage: 135,000

SUMMARY: WHEN I PARKED AND EXITED/LOCKED MY 2005 DODGE DURANGO, I COULD HEAR THE TRANSFER CASE SWITCHING ALL ON ITS OWN. ON MY WAY HOME THE SVC 4WD LIGHT LIT AND THEN 4LO BEGAN FLASHING. WE LEFT ON VACATION AND WHEN I CAME HOME AND BACKED THE CAR OUT THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE AND IT IS UNDRIVEABLE. I HAVE READ MANY REPORTS OF OTHER OWNWER'S VEHICLES DOING THE SAME THING ON YEARS 2004 & 2005 WITH THE HEMI MOTOR AND THE DEALERS NOT KNOWING WHAT IS GOING ON AND CHARGING SEVERAL EXPENSIVE REPAIRS FOR DIFFERENT FINDINGS NOT ALWAYS FIXING THE PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 114,670

THE POWER TRAIN OR SOMETHING STARTS TO CHANGE GEARS WHEN YOU UNLOCK THE DOORS. THE CAR IS NOT EVEN RUNNING AND IT STARTS SHIFTING. SOMETIMES IT LOCKS ITSELF INTO 4 WHEEL DRIVE, WHEN YOU ARE GOING DOWN THE STREET. *TR

Mileage: 128,000

MY DURANGO IS ONE OF HUNDREDS POSSIBLY THOUSANDS OF VEHICLES THAT HAS THE TRANSFER CASE MYSTERIOUSLY SHIFTING ON ITS OWN. IT CAN BE TRIGGERED BY THE UNLOCK BUTTON, EVEN THE DOME LIGHT. THE TRANSFER CASE IS NOW SHIFTING ALL THE TIME IN AND OUT OF POSITION BOTH WHEN THE VEHICLE IS UNDER OPERATION AND PARKED. THE IS DANGEROUS AND DODGE CLAIMS TO KNOW NOTHING. I SPENT 10 MINUTES AND FOUND HUNDREDS OF CHRYSLER VEHICLES WITH THE SAME SYMPTOMS AND NO DEFINITIVE ANSWERS. (GOOGLE DODGE DURANGO SVC 4WD LIGHT) PLEASE HELP. *TR

Mileage: 102,000

AS I APPROACHED MY VEHICLE AND USED THE REMOTE TO OPEN THE DOORS, I HEARD A NOISE UNDER THE VEHICLE LIKE GEARS WERE SHIFTING ON THEIR OWN WITHOUT THE VEHICLE EVEN RUNNING. I STARTED THE VEHICLE AND STARTED DRIVING. WHEN I WENT INTO A PARKING LOT AND TURNED LEFT TO PARK, IT WAS LIKE SOMEONE WAS PUTTING ON THE BRAKES MAKING IT DIFFICULT FOR ME TO TURN AND TO ACCELERATE--FELT LIKE I WAS IN 4WD DESPITE NOT SHIFTING TO 4WD FROM AWD. I NEARLY HIT THE CAR NEXT TO MINE BECAUSE I HAD TO ACCELERATE SO HARD TO GET INTO THE SPOT WITHOUT GETTING HIT FROM THE REAR. I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND LET IT SIT FOR 1/2 HOUR AND RESTARTED IT AND DROVE HOME. WHEN I LET THE CAR SIT IN THE GARAGE, I WAS IN THE GARAGE AND HEARD GEARS SHIFTING ON THEIR OWN WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT RUNNING. THIS HAS ALREADY HAPPENED 3 TIMES AND IT IS QUITE SCARY! IF I TRY TO TURN LEFT AND THIS HAPPENS ON THE ROAD, I COULD GET INTO A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. *TR

Mileage: 137,000

VEHICLE WILL ILLUMINATE "SVC AWD" AND THE VEHICLE WILL AUTOMATICALLY SWITCH VEHICLE INTO DIFFERENT GEARS WHILE DRIVING ON ITS ON. ONE DAY THE VEHICLE SWITCHED TO 4LO WHILE IN DRIVE, NOT CHANGES WERE MADE. ANOTHER TIME WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, NO KEY IN THE IGNITION, WHEN HIT THE UNLOCK BUTTON ON THE KEY YOU CAN HEAR THE VEHICLE SWITCHING GEARS ON ITS AGAIN! WHILE MAKING A SHARP TURN TO PARK THE VEHICLE SWITCHED INTO NEUTRAL ON ITS ON AND WAS UNABLE TO DRIVE OR REVERSE. I PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK WAITED A FE SECONDS RESTARTED IT AND PARKED AND THE SVC AWD LIGHT WAS STILL ON. I HAVE HAD THE IGNITION SWITCH REPLACED, ALONG WITH THE TRANSMISSION AND TRANSFER CASE ALL WITHIN THE FIRST 6 MONTHS OF 2014. THE SVC AWD LIGHT COMES ON AND OFF ON IT OWN RANDOMLY. I AM NOT SURE WHAT THE ISSUE IS AND NEITHER DOES THE DEALER. I HAD THE IGNITION SWITCH CHANGED AT A PALMER CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP DEALERSHIP AND THE SVC AWD LIGHT IS STILL ON THE VEHICLE CONTINUES TO SWITCH GEARS ON ITS OWN. *TR

Mileage: 188,200

MY CAR STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE 4 WHEEL DRIVE. IT WOULD START JERKING AT SLOW SPEED WHOLE TURNING (USUALLY WHILE PARKING). SHORTLY AFTER THAT THE 4LO LIGHT STARTED FLASHING. THE CAR WOULD ALSO MAKE A SOUND WHILE PARKED LIKE SOMETHING WAS TRYING TO SWITCH ON, THIS WOULD HAPPEN USUALLY AFTER USING THE KEYLESS ENTRY REMOTE. I'VE DONE QUITE A BIT OF RESEARCH AND THIS SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM A LOT OF DODGE DURANGO OWNERS HAVE. I HAVE SINCE HAD THE 4WD DISCONNECTED AND HAVE NOT HAD THE PROBLEM BUT THAT'S NOT A PERMANENT FIX. *TR

Mileage: 107,000

I HAVE A 2005 DODGE DURANGO 4X4 THAT IS SUDDENLY KICKING IN ON ITS OWN, VEHICLE PARKED KEY OUT STILL CLICKING AND TURNING ON AND OFF. SO THE SERVICE 4 WHEEL DRIVE CAME ON AS I WAS DRIVING, THEN THE VEHICLE SWITCHED IN TO 4 WHEEL DRIVE AND STUCK. WE TOWED THIS VEHICLE HOME THEN TOOK TO THE TRANSMISSION SHOP WHERE ARE VEHICLE STILL SITS 5 DAYS LATER, CAN NOT FIND THE ISSUE, ALSO WHEN YOU CLICK THE ALARM UNLOCK AND LOCK YOU CAN HEAR THE TRANSFER CASE ENGAGING AND DISENGAGING, WE HAVE READ LOTS OF PEOPLES REPORTS OF THEIR VEHICLE DOING THE SAME THING ON YEARS 2004 & 2005 WITH THE HEMI MOTOR, PLEASE IF ANYONE FINDS OUT WHAT IS GOING ON WITH THEIRS OR IF FIND ANY OTHER SUGGESTIONS THEN PLEASE WRITE A POST ABOUT IT,, I THINK OUR NEXT STEP IS TO GO TO DODGE AND MAKE THEM TAKE THIS POS BACK.... OR FIX.... *TR

THE FOUR WHEEL DRIVE WILL ENGAGE AND DISENGAGE WITH ENGINE OFF AND KEY OUT AND WILL ALSO ENGAGE WHILE DRIVING. *TR

Mileage: 180,000

I WAS DRIVING MY 2005 DODGE DURANGO HOME ON THE FREEWAY GOING 55 MPH GETTING OFF ON THE OFF RAMP THE TRANSFER CASE SHIFTED INTO 4 LOW WHICH IN TURN LOCKED MY WHEELS UP (TOP SPEED IN 4 LOW IS ABOUT 30 MPH), THIS NEARLY CAUSED ME TO ROLL THE VEHICLE. WHEN I GOT OFF THE OFF RAMP THE SERVICE 4X4 LIGHT WAS ON THEN WENT OFF, WENT 2 MORE BLOCKS CAME BACK ON AND SHIFTED INTO 4 HI. THE TRANSFER CASE DOES SHIFT ON ITS OWN EVEN WHILE I AM NOT IN THE VEHICLE WITH MY KEY IN MY HAND. I HAVE READ MORE COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS TRANSFER CASE ISSUE THAN I CAN COUNT, IT IS NOT ONLY THE 2005 MODELS DOING THIS IT HAS BEEN HAPPENING WELL INTO THE FIRST GENERATION DURANGO. SOMETHING HAS TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS BEFORE SOME ONE IS SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED. I WAS LUCKY THIS TIME I AM AFRAID TO TAKE MY WIFE AND KIDS WITH ME ANY WHERE IN IT DUE TO THIS PROBLEM. PLEASE DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS BEFORE SOME ONE IS INJURED OR KILLED. *TR

Mileage: 126,502

I WAS ON MY HOME FROM WORK GOING ABOUT 40MPH. I GOT TO A REDLIGHT BEFORE I STOPPED THE SUV JERKED. AND WHEN I PRESS THE GAS PEDDLE TO GO , THE SUV WOULD NOT MOVE. I THEN TRIED TO PUT IT IN ANOTHER GEAR IT WAS ON BUT IT STILL WOULD NOT MOVE. THE POLICE OFFICER THAT PUSHED IT OUT OF THE STREET SAID THAT IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION. ALSO YOU CAN JUST BE DRIVING THE SUV WOULD JUST STOP. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS, AND CAN CAUSE ACCIDENTS. ON ONE OCCASION I HAD TO NEARLY RUN OFF OF THE ROAD TO KEEP FROM HAVING AND ACCIDENT. I THINK THAT CHRYSLER LLC SHOULD REPLACE MY 2005 DODGE DURANGO. BEING THAT I'M A SINGLE GRANDPARENT AND NOW I HAVE NO TRANSPORTATION. SO I CAN'T GET TO WORK TO PROVIDE FOR MY GRANDDAUGHTER. *TR

Mileage: 96,000

VEHICLE SWITCHES IN & OUT OF 4WD ON ITS OWN WHILE DRIVING, OR PUTS ITSELF INTO NEUTRAL ON THE 4WD, ALSO HEAR SOMETHING ENGAGING WHEN UNLOCKING DOORS WITH REMOTE WHEN PARKED OR REMOTE WON'T WORK AT ALL TO UNLOCK DOORS. MECHANIC FOUND LOTS OF OTHER MECHANICS WORKING ON SAME ISSUE ON A FORUM HE SUBSCRIBES TOO AND I FOUND TONS OF DURANGO & SOME PICKUP OWNERS COMPLAINING OF AND TRYING TO GET THE SAME ISSUE FIXED. I HAVE HAD SEVERAL OTHER MINOR ELECTRICAL ISSUES IN MY DURANGO FOR THE PAST TWO YEARS SO I AM CONVINCED THIS IS AN ELECTRICAL ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 132,000

DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND THE 4X4 ENGAGES WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE BEGINS TO JUMP EVERY 1/4 MILE OR SO, SLOWED SPEEDS TO 25, CONTINUED TO JUMP UNTIL I PULLED TO A COMPLETE STOP AND PARKED. PROBLEM CONTINUED TO OCCUR EVERY TIME I DROVE EVEN IF I NEVER WENT ANY FASTER THAN 25MPH. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO WHERE I HAD A WARRANTY AND AFTER THEM KEEPING MY DURANGO FOR OVER A MONTH AND A HALF THEY SAID THERE WERE METAL SHAVINGS IN COMPARTMENT FOR THE TRANSFER CASE AND THE TRANSFER CASE WAS REPLACED UNDER THE WARRANTY, HOWEVER THERE IS A TRANSFER CASE SHIFT MOTOR THAT IS NOT COVERED BECAUSE THEY SAY IT IS OUTSIDE OF THE TRANSFER CASE. THEY SAID EVEN IF I PAY THE HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS TO REPLACE THIS PART, THE PROBLEM WILL CONTINUE TO HAPPEN. I WANT THE PROBLEM FIXED AND I WOULD LIKE TO BE REIMBURSED BECAUSE I'VE SEEN THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE COMPLAINING OF THIS PROBLEM ALL OVER THE INTERNET. I REFUSE TO PAY FOR SOMETHING DODGE SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR BECAUSE IT IS A DEFECT OF THEIR VEHICLE. *TR

Mileage: 181,000

4X4 LOCKS UP WHEN TURNING END RESULT BROKE MY TRANSFER CASE. *TR

Mileage: 70,000

AT VARIOUS TIMES FOR NO PARTICULAR REASON, THE VEHICLE SWITCHES IN AND OUT OF 4-WHEEL HIGH AND LOW. THE ISSUE BEGAN WITH IT OFF, THERE WAS A AUDIBLE MECHANICAL SHIFTING COMING FROM WHAT APPEARED TO BE THE TRANSFER CASE. AFTER THAT THE ISSUE BEGAN GETTING WORSE AND WORSE, SEVERAL MECHANICS HAVE LOOKED AT IT AND WERE UNABLE TO IDENTIFY WHAT THE ISSUE WAS. RECENTLY, THE VEHICLE HAS BEGUN SHIFTING INTO NEUTRAL AT 45 MPH+, AT THAT POINT A LOUD METAL GRINDING SOUND BEGINS AND DOES NOT STOP UNTIL THE VEHICLE IS SLOWED TO < 25 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE SLAMS INTO GEAR, WHICH IS USUALLY 4 WHEEL LOW. THE VEHICLE WILL NO LONGER SHIFT INTO ANY CHOSEN MODE, IT CHOOSES ITS OWN MODE AT RANDOM. AT TIMES IF THE VEHICLE IS STUCK IN 4 WHEEL LOW PUTTING IT INTO NEUTRAL AND THEN INTO REVERSE CAN HELP TO SWITCH THE VEHICLE BACK INTO AWD OR AT LEASE 4 WHEEL HIGH. *TR

Mileage: 90,000

FIRST SIGN OF PROBLEM, WHEN PULLING INTO DRIVEWAY OR PARKING SPOT DOING EITHER A LEFT OR RIGHT HAND TURN, MY 2005 DODGE DURANGO WOULD NOT TURN EVEN AFTER APPLYING MORE GAS THAN USUAL, MY TRUCK ACTUALLY STOPPED AS IF THE BRAKES WERE ENGAGED. THEN, WHILE DRIVING I NOTICED MY 4LO LIGHT COMING ON INTERMITTENTLY, ALSO WHEN I EITHER LOCK OR UNLOCK MY TRUCK WITH THE REMOTE I HEAR A CLICKING SOUND UNDERNEATH THE TRUCK LIKE SOMETHING IS ENGAGING. YOU CAN ALSO HEAR THIS SWITCH SOUND UNDER THE CAR EVEN WHEN THE CAR IS OFF. SEEMS LIKE THE TRANSFER CASE MOTOR IS SWITCHING ON ITS OWN REGARDLESS OF THE VEHICLE BEING ON OR OFF. ALSO SOME SORT OF ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WHEN IT RAINS... *TR

Mileage: 140,000

2005 DURANGO HAS BEEN STALLING AT VARIOUS TIMES FOR THE PAST 3 WEEKS. THE WHOLE CAR TURNS OFF. LIGHTS....EVERYTHING. MECHANIC, TRANSMISSION SPECIALIST AND CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP HAVE NO IDEA WHY. IT HAS ONLY HAPPENED AT LOW SPEEDS EITHER GOING IN REVERSE OR GOING FORWARD. IT USUALLY HAPPENS WHEN YOU START DRIVING THE CAR BUT IT HAS HAPPENED AFTER DRIVING IT FOR A LITTLE WHILE. IT CAN ALSO GO FOR DAYS WITHOUT HAPPENING. THE ONLY CODE IS A THE NUMBER 6 CYLINDER MISFIRE BUT EVERYONE AGREES THAT ONE CYLINDER MISFIRING WOULD NOT RESULT IN THE CAR GOING DEAD. THE THROTTLE BODY HAS BEEN SERVICED AND SOFTWARE HAS BEEN UPDATED AND IT CONTINUES TO STALL. WE HAVE SPENT $600 ON REPAIRS AND CAR RENTALS AND I STILL HAVE NO CAR. CHRYSLER DEALER HAS HAD THE CAR FOR ALMOST TWO WEEKS. *TR

Mileage: 112,000

I HAVE A 2005 DODGE DURANGO 4X4 THAT IS SUDDENLY KICKING IN ON ITS OWN, VEHICLE PARKED KEY OUT STILL CLICKING AND TURNING ON AND OFF. THIS HAPPENS ENOUGH SOME NIGHTS THAT IN THE MORNING THE BATTERY IS DEAD. I READ THE FORUMS AND THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE ARE SAYING THE SAME THING AND NO REAL ANSWER. MANY COMPLAINTS FILED TO CHRYSLER WITH NO ANSWER. KICKS INTO 4 WHEEL DRIVE WHILE IN MOTION AT 65 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY. *TR

Mileage: 89,402

MY 2005 DODGE DURANGO 5.7 HEMI HAS HAD A VAST AMOUNT OF STALLING. I WAS GOING TO PICK MY SON UP AND THE THROTTLE LIGHT AND THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. THE THROTTLE LIGHT WAS BLINKING. I WOULD JUST BE DRIVING AND IT WOULD DIE. THIS IS A SERIOUS MATTER AND IF DODGE IS NOT MADE ACCOUNTABLE SOMEONE COULD BE HURT. I HAD MY DURANGO TOWED TO A DODGE DEALER AND WAS TOLD IT WAS THE EGR VALVE. SO I HAD THAT REPLACED ALONG WITH NEW SPARK PLUGS AND WIRES. IT WAS FINE FOR A WEEK THEN IT DID THE EXACT SAME THING ON A VERY BUSY ROAD. IT WOULD START THEN DIE. SO I HAD IT TOWED A SECOND TIME TO THE DODGE DEALER. THIS TIME I WAS TOLD IT HAD PULLED 12 CODES BUT THEY WERE NOT ACTIVE BUT JUST STORED CODES. THE DEALER COULD NOT DIAGNOSE MY DURANGO. I WAS TOLD THEY ALSO CHECKED THE WIRING AND COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING. SO I PAID FOR THE DIAGNOSTIC AND WAS TOLD IT NEVER ACTED UP ON THE MECHANIC. SO AGAIN A WEEK LATER IT DID THE SAME THING AND SO WE REPLACED THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL. IT RAN OK FOR A WEEK AND NOW IT IS DOING THE EXACT SAME THING. IT STALLED ON THE INTERSTATE AND MY HUSBAND WAS NEARLY HIT. CAN SOMEONE PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS WITH DODGE BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT. THE DEALER CANNOT FIND WHAT IS WRONG WITH MY TRUCK .PLEASE SOMEONE HELP FIGURE THIS OUT I SAW ALL OF THE COMPLAINTS ON LINE FOR THIS EXACT SAME PROBLEM.AND ALSO WITH MINE THIS HAPPENED ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION. *TR

Mileage: 112,085

HAS OCCURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. INITIALLY MY 05 DURANGO WOULD STALL WHEN PULLING INTO PARKING SPACES. HAS PROGRESSED TO NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS AT AROUND 35 MPH WHILE TURNING THE ENGINE WILL SHUT OFF. OCCASIONALLY THE RPMS WILL JUMP UP AND DOWN TOO. ENGINE IDLES AROUND 500RPM. WHEN THIS FIRST OCCURRED THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. I JUST DON'T FEEL LIKE THIS IS A SAFE VEHICLE AT THIS POINT IN TIME AND BASED OFF OF THE OTHER REPORTS, DODGE SHOULD INVESTIGATE AND REPAIR AT NO COST. *TR

Mileage: 124,000

THE TRUCK EVEN WHEN UNLOCKING THE DOORS OR DRIVING WILL ENGAGE INTO 4 WHEEL DR WITHOUT ACTIVATING ANYTHING MANY INTERNET POST HAVE STATED THIS PROBLEM I GUESS DODGE WON'T DO ANYTHING UNTIL SOMETHING HAPPENS AND THEY GET SUED. *TR

Mileage: 192,345

2005 DURANGO 4.7 V8 HEMI MY VEHICLE RANDOMLY SHUTS DOWN ON ITS OWN, LOCKING THE STEERING COLUMN, WHEN SLOWING DOWN AND TURNING AT THE SAME TIME AS WHEN COASTING INTO A PARKING SPACE OR COMING TO A STOP. ALSO, ON SOME OF THESE OCCASIONS, ALL INTERIOR ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS SEEM TO GO OUT, INST PANEL, RADIO, FAN/BLOWER, ETC. BROUGHT IN MULTIPLE TIMES FOR INSPECTION, THEY SAY THEY FIND NOTHING. IN LAST 6 MONTHS, 4WD LIGHT BLINKS AS IF ITS CHANGING FROM AWD TO 4WD ON ITS OWN, SOMETIMES CAN HEAR IT ENGAGING UNDER CAR WHEN USING KEY FOB LOCKING OR UNLOCKING, AND WHEN TURNING INTO A PARKING SPOT IT FEELS LIKE IT CHANGED TO 4LO AS ITS ALMOST SKIPPING/HOPPING LIKE TRYING TO TAKE A TURN WITH 4WD AND RPMS GO WAY UP LIKE I'M IN A LOW GEAR. MANY, MANY OF THE SAME COMPLAINTS ON DODGE FORUMS WITH MANY PEOPLE JUST THROWING MONEY AT IT AND HAVING MULTIPLE THINGS REPLACED ETC, JUST TO FIND OUT ITS NOT FIXED. NEEDS TO BE RECALLED SOON. *TR

Mileage: 70,000

WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND THE 4X4 ENGAGED WITHOUT THE SWITCH BEING TOUCHED. IT HAS DONE THIS NUMEROUS TIMES NOW EVEN WHEN IT IS PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY AND THE VEHICLE IS OFF. I CAN HERE IT ENGAGING INTO 4 WHEEL DRIVE. EVEN WHEN YOU HIT THE UNLOCK BUTTON ON THE KEY YOU CAN HEAR THE TRANSFER CASE ENGAGE INTO 4 WHEEL DRIVE. WHEN THIS HAPPENS AS YOU ARE DRIVING DOWN THE DOWN ROAD IT MAKES IT VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN. I HAVE READ MANY OTHER COMPLAINTS ON HERE FOR THE SAME ISSUE. THIS IS GOING TO END UP CAUSING AN ACCIDENT AS IT CAN SHIFT INTO 4LO WHILE GOING DOWN THE ROAD. *TR

Mileage: 123,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMALLY WHEN RESTARTED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED FIVE TIMES. ON A SEPARATE OCCASION, THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTED INTO FWD INDEPENDENTLY WHILE TRAVELING BETWEEN 35-40 MPH. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

Mileage: 110,000

I WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE AND THE CAR STARTED SKIPPING AND JUMPING, VEHICLE WAS HARD TO STEER AND IT ALSO HESITATED TO GO, TURNING WAS VERY DIFFICULT. THE 4 LOCK LIGHT WAS FLASHING ON ALL BY ITSELF AND THE KNOB HAS BEEN ON AWD I ONLY RARELY SWITCH THE VEHICLE TO 4 LOCK IN THE WINTER TIME. THIS MAKES ABOUT A DOZEN TIMES IT HAS HAPPENED TO THIS VEHICLE. TWICE IN ONE DAY IS VERY SCARY. I AM VERY AFRAID OF WHAT MIGHT HAPPEN IF I AM GOING A HIGHER SPEED AT THE TIME IT DECIDES TO MESS UP. I HAVE TALKED TO A MECHANIC AND HE HAS NEVER HEARD OF THE ISSUE BUT SAYS IT COULD BE VERY DANGEROUS IF IT WOULD HAPPEN WHILE DRIVING A HIGHER RATE OF SPEED. I HAVE SEARCH ON LINE BY TYPING '05 DODGE DURANGO 4 LOCK BY ITSELF' AND THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. ALSO WITH NO LUCK FIGURING THE PROBLEM, ONE PERSON HAD REPLACED THE TRANSFER CASE 3 TIMES AND IT WAS ONLY A TEMPORARY FIX. *TR

Mileage: 125,000

2005 DODGE DURANGO 5.7 HEMI. WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD THE SERVICE 4WD WARNING LIGHT STARTED BLINKING AND THE 4WD STARTED TO ACTIVATE ON ITS OWN. AS THE VEHICLE SITS WHEN ACTIVATING THE DOOR LOCKS WITH THE REMOTE THE 4WD ACTUATES ON ITS OWN. *TR

Mileage: 76,000

WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE THE SERVICE 4WD LIGHT CAME ON. AT SOME POINT AFTER THAT THE TRANSFER CASE SHIFTED INTO 4HI LOCK.I SCANNED THE OBDII AND HAD NO CODES PRESENT. ALSO SCANNED THE 4WD SELECTOR SWITCH AND IT SHOWED THE SWITCH WAS OPERATIONAL, BUT THE TRANSFER CASE SHIFT MOTOR WAS NOT SHIFTING. DROPPED THE VEHICLE OFF AT AN INDEPENDENT TRANSMISSION SHOP ONE WEEK LATER AND IT SAT FOR A FEW HOURS AND WHEN THEY WENT TO ROAD TEST IT NO WARNING LIGHTS AND IT WAS NOW IN AWD. AGAIN THE REPAIR SHOP DID AN OBD SCAN AND CAME UP WITH NO CODES.IF THESE VEHICLES WERE TO SHIFT INTO FOUR WHEEL DRIVE (LOW OR HIGH RANGE ) AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS OF 65 MPH I FEEL MAJOR DRIVELINE DAMAGE AND OR FAILURE WILL RESULT,WHICH COULD LEAD TO SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH. *TR

Mileage: 112,341

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE FOUR WHEEL DRIVE SYSTEM ENGAGED INDEPENDENTLY AND CAUSED THE STEERING WHEEL TO BECOME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE CONTACT RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND IT FUNCTIONED PROPERLY UNTIL THE FOLLOWING DAY. THE CONTACT WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 112,000.

Mileage: 112,000

I HAVE A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM THAT CAN'T BE DEFINED OR PIN-POINTED. IT HAS OCCURRED OVER THE LAST YEAR NUMEROUS TIMES. NO ONE CAN SEEM TO FIX. THE TRANSMISSION DROPS OUT INTO NEUTRAL AT HIGH SPEEDS OR DROPS INTO 4WD LOW AT MODERATE SPEEDS, LATELY THE TRANSFER CASE WILL MAKE NOISE WHEN I UNLOCK THE TRUCK AND WHEN I GO TO START IT THE TRANSMISSION GRINDS AND DROPS INTO 4WD LOW!!! IF IT WASN'T FOR MY AWARENESS OF THE SOUNDS OF THE TRUCK AND READY TO MAKE A SAFE MANEUVER, THERE COULD HAVE BEEN A SERIOUS CRASH. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE TRUCKS! LOOK ON THE INTERNET. IT HAPPENS RANDOMLY AND WITHOUT WARNING. NO MECHANIC CAN FIX IT YET! THEY SAY CHANGE THE TRANSFER CASE OUT $2000, BUT IT DOESN'T ALWAYS FIX IT... THIS IS A SEVERE HAZARD AND I WILL NOT LET ANYONE DRIVE MY TRUCK BUT ME.. I FOUND IF YOU SHUT DOWN THE CAR AND PUT IT IN NEUTRAL AND PUSH THE TOWING NEUTRAL BUTTON IT SOMETIMES KICKS IT BACK IN TO THE RIGHT SETTING. YOU WILL SEE IT SCROLL THROUGH 4WD LOW .. 4WD HIGH AND SERVICE 4WD ON THE DASH. THEN GO TO NORMAL.. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS DEFECT!!! THE FEDS NEED TO GO AFTER DODGE TO FIND THE ISSUE AND ISSUE A RECALL!!!! I WILL SUE DODGE FOR EVERYTHING IF ANY ACCIDENT OCCURS FROM THIS. I SHOULD SUE THEM NOW JUST FOR MY EXPENSE, LOSS OF WORK TIME AND ANXIETY!!!! THEY NEED TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS AND STOP "LOOKING THE OTHER WAY"! PLEASE SOMEONE AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL NEEDS TO TAKE THE LEAD AND FORCE DODGE TO DO WHAT'S RIGHT! *TR

Mileage: 65,000

WHEN VEHICLE IS OFF, SWITCHING NOISE FROM THE TRANSFER CASE SWITCHING MOTOR ON THE AWD DODGE DURANGO MOVING ON ITS OWN FROM AWD TO 4LOCK TO 4LO OCCURS. SRC 4WD LIGHT MAY COME ON BUT THEN CLEARS WHEN ENGINE IS TURNED OFF. THE SWITCHING IS NOT CONTROLLED BY THE NORMAL OPERATIONAL CONTROL THAT WOULD BE DONE BY DRIVE. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT SHORTING WIRING IN VEHICLE CAUSING A FIRE DUE TO SHORTING. WHEN UNLOCKING THE DOORS WITH THE KEY FLOB, THE SWITCHING ACTION MAY START WHICH SHOULD NOT BE RELATED TO THE CHANGING OF AWD, 4LOCK & 4LO. *TR

Mileage: 160,000

THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED, THE TRANSFER CASE WENT INTO NEUTRAL, ON IT'S OWN, WHILE DRIVING ON A DIVIDED HIGHWAY, WITH NO SHOULDER. IT KIND OF CREATED A TRAFFIC JAM. LONG STORY SHORT. A FRIEND TOWED ME HOME. I RESET THE TRANSFER CASE PER THE INSTRUCTION MANUAL, AND IT WENT BACK INTO GEAR. STILL DO NOT KNOW WHY IT WENT INTO NEUTRAL IN THE FIRST PLACE. NOW, WHEN YOU OPEN THE DOORS, THE TRANSFER CASE MOTOR OPERATES LIKE CRAZY, FOR UP TO 30 SECONDS, AND SOME TIMES LONGER. I GOT ON LINE AND HAVE FOUND OUT THAT IS A PROBLEM EXPERIENCED BY MANY DURANGO AWD OWNERS. I BOUGHT IT USED AND THE PREVIOUS OWNERS CLAIMED THAT IT NEVER DID IT BEFORE. ALSO, WHEN FILLING THE TANK UP, THE FILLER NECK WILL "PURGE" FUEL OUT ONTO THE GROUND AND YOUR FEET. THIS IS LISTED AS A DEALER RECALL, AND MINE WAS LOOKS TO HAVE BEEN DONE, BUT THE PROBLEM IS STILL THERE. *TR

Mileage: 184,000

4WD ENGAGES WITHOUT SWITCH BEING THROWN. 4WD ENGAGES AND DISENGAGES AT WILL. SO FAR JUST ANNOYING, BUT COULD CAUSE CRASH IF IT ENGAGES ON TURN AT MEDIUM SPEED. *TR

Mileage: 130,000

SAME ISSUE AS REPORTED BELOW: DATE INVESTIGATION OPENED: NOV 18, 2010 DATE INVESTIGATION CLOSED: OPEN NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: AQ10001 COMPONENT(S): UNKNOWN OR OTHER ALL PRODUCTS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS INVESTIGATION DETAILS 43 ASSOCIATED DOCUMENTS MANUFACTURER: CHRYSLER GROUP LLC , FORD MOTOR COMPANY , GENERAL MOTORS LLC SUMMARY: THE AGENCY, PARTICULARLY IN RECENT MONTHS, HAS BEEN INFORMED OF INCIDENTS INVOLVING ALLEGATIONS OF PERSONAL INJURY AND DEATH CLAIMED TO HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY SAFETY DEFECTS AND FAILURES TO CONFORM TO MINIMUM FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARDS (FMVSS) ON RENTAL CAR VEHICLES FOR WHICH A SAFETY RECALL TO REMEDY THE SAFETY DEFECT OR NONCOMPLIANCE HAD ALLEGEDLY NOT BEEN PERFORMED PRIOR TO THE RENTAL CAR COMPANY'S LEASE OF THE VEHICLE. NHTSA UNDERSTANDS THAT THERE IS PRESENTLY A PETITION BEFORE THE FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION (FTC) SEEKING TO PROHIBIT AT LEAST ONE RENTAL CAR COMPANY FROM RENTING VEHICLES ON WHICH SAFETY RECALL CAMPAIGN REMEDIES REMAIN OUTSTANDING. THE PURPOSE OF THIS AUDIT QUERY (AQ) IS TO INVESTIGATE RECALL REMEDY COMPLETION BY RENTAL CAR COMPANIES ON THE ABOVE-LISTED SAFETY RECALL CAMPAIGNS. THESE CAMPAIGNS WERE CHOSEN DUE TO THEIR INCLUSION OF VEHICLES USED IN THE RENTAL MARKET. THIS INFORMATION IS EXPECTED TO PROVIDE THE AGENCY AN INDICATION OF HOW COMPLETELY AND HOW QUICKLY RENTAL CAR FLEETS, IN GENERAL OR INDIVIDUALLY, PERFORM NECESSARY RECALL-RELATED REPAIRS OR OTHER REMEDIES ON THE VEHICLES OWNED AND THEN LEASED FOR USE ON THE ROADWAYS. THIS AQ IS OPENED. *TR

Mileage: 106,000

DATE INVESTIGATION OPENED: NOV 02, 2005 DATE INVESTIGATION CLOSED: AUG 29, 2007 NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: EA05018 COMPONENT(S): POWER TRAIN ALL PRODUCTS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS INVESTIGATION DETAILS 26 ASSOCIATED DOCUMENTS MANUFACTURER: CHRYSLER GROUP LLC SUMMARY: ANALYSIS OF THE COMPLAINT, FIELD REPORT AND WARRANTY DATA SHOWS THAT THE MAJORITY OF STALLING INCIDENTS IN THE SUBJECT VEHICLES APPEAR TO BE RELATED TO THE ENGINE CALIBRATION CONCERNS THAT DAIMLERCHRYSLER ADDRESSED WITH SERVICE BULLETINS RELEASING REVISED PCM SOFTWARE. ANALYSIS OF THE COMPLAINTS AND ODI'S SURVEY OF OWNERS OF VEHICLES THAT RECEIVED ENGINE MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE UPDATES UNDER TSB #18-013-05 SHOW THAT THESE STALLING INCIDENTS HAVE THE FOLLOWING CHARACTERISTICS: - THEY OCCUR AT LOW SPEEDS, OFTEN DURING PARKING LOT OR DRIVEWAY MANEUVERS; - THEY OCCUR DURING DECELERATIONS, SUCH AS BRAKING FOR A STOP SIGN OR TRAFFIC SIGNAL; AND - THE OPERATOR IS ALMOST ALWAYS ABLE TO IMMEDIATELY RESTART THE VEHICLE. WHEN COMPARED WITH OTHER SAFETY DEFECT INVESTIGATIONS AND RECALLS OF CONDITIONS THAT RESULT IN STALLING DURING LOW-SPEED DECELERATION WITH IMMEDIATE ENGINE RESTART POSSIBLE, THE FAILURE RATE IN THE SUBJECT VEHICLES IS LOW. ANALYSES OF COMPLAINT AND WARRANTY DATA ALSO SHOW A DECLINING TREND. ACCORDINGLY, THIS INVESTIGATION IS CLOSED. THE CLOSING OF THIS INVESTIGATION DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A FINDING BY NHTSA THAT A SAFETY-RELATED DEFECT DOES NOT EXIST. THE AGENCY WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR COMPLAINTS AND OTHER INFORMATION RELATING TO THE ALLEGED DEFECT IN THE SUBJECT VEHICLES AND TAKE FURTHER ACTION IN THE FUTURE IF WARRANTED. SEE DOCUMENT FILE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REGARDING THIS RESUME. *TR

Mileage: 106,000

TRANSFER CASE TRIES TO SHIFT INTO 4LO AT RANDOM (YELLOW 4LO LIGHT ON DASH FLASHES & CAN FEEL IT TRYING TO SWITCH) & IT ALSO TRIES ENGAGING WHEN THE KEY ISN'T IN THE IGNITION. I'VE READ THAT IF IT ENGAGES IN 4LO AT A HIGH SPEED IT COULD DO MAJOR DAMAGE TO THE POWER TRAIN & POSSIBLY RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT. I'VE SEARCHED IN GOOGLE & IT APPEARS THAT THERE ARE QUITE A FEW PEOPLE EXPERIENCING THIS PROBLEM. I'VE HAD THE POWER CONNECTOR TO THE "TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE" DISCONNECTED SINCE SEPTEMBER 2012 SO I CAN DRIVE BUT I'M UNABLE TO SWITCH TO 4LOCK OR 4LO IF NEEDED (SVC 4WD LIGHT STAYS ON). *TR

Mileage: 130,000

MY TRANSFER CASE WILL SHIFT FROM AWD TO 4LO WITH NO WARNING. MY TRANSFER CASE ALSO SHIFTS INTO 4WD, WHEN I SHOULD BE IN AWD. THESE SHIFTS HAPPEN FREQUENTLY AND AT ANY SPEED. *TR

Mileage: 161,050

THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH MY CAR SWITCHING INTO 4LO. WHEN I UNLOCK MY CAR IT MAKES A CLICKING NOISE UNDER THE CAR LIKE IT IS SWITCHING FROM AWD TO 4LO. ALSO, MY 4LO LIGHT FLASHES ON MY DASH AND IT SOUNDS LIKE IT IS TRYING TO SWITCH EVEN THOUGH IT IS LEFT IN AWD. *TR

THE VEHICLE WILL AUTOMATICALLY ENGAGE ITSELF INTO 4-WHEEL DRIVE MODE. THE INCIDENTS USUALLY HAPPEN AT LOW SPEEDS. ALTHOUGH, THE INCIDENT CAN, HAS, AND WILL HAPPEN AT HIGHER SPEEDS. WHEN IT OCCURS AT LOW SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE WILL ACCELERATE SLOWLY AND REFUSE TO TURN. WHEN THE INCIDENT HAPPENS AT HIGHER SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE WILL SEEMINGLY LOCK THE TIRES AND IF NOT HANDLED CORRECTLY THE DRIVER CAN LOSE COMPLETE CONTROL OF THE SUV. THIS PARTICULAR DEFECT SEEMS TO BE A COMMON ISSUE AMONG DODGE DURANGO 2ND GENERATION OWNERS. MANY SAY THE DODGE DEALERSHIPS ARE SKEPTICAL ON WHAT EXACT REPAIR IS NECESSARY TO FIX THE APPARENT SAFETY ISSUE. DURANGO OWNERS EXPERIENCES WITH TECHNICIANS SHOW MANY TIMES THEY REPORTEDLY POINT THE FINGER AT VARIOUS HIGH DOLLAR REPAIRS. SOME HAVE HAD SUCCESS WITH REPLACING THE TRANSFER CASE MOTOR BUT SOME WHO HAVE PURSUED THIS REPAIR HAVE AGAIN REPORTED THE SAME ISSUE AFTER THE REPAIR WAS COMPLETED. ORIGINALLY, THE SAFETY CONCERN WAS EXTREMELY RARE. RECENTLY, THE PROBLEM HAS BECOME MORE CONSISTENT. IT IS A DEFINITE SAFETY HAZARD AS IT CAN CAUSE COMPLETE LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE LARGE VEHICLE. *TR

Mileage: 85,000

VEHICLE SWITCHES IN AND OUT OF 4WD AND 4LO WITHOUT WARNING OR INDICATION. AS READ ON INTERNET, A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH THESE VEHICLES YET CHRYSLER DOES NOTHING ABOUT IT. POTENTIAL FOR MAJOR ACCIDENT AND VEHICLE DAMAGE. FROM WHAT I READ, IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO REPAIR AND IS A MAJOR OCCURANCE. *TR

Mileage: 99,240

THE VEHICLE WILL AUTOMATICALLY ENGAGE ITSELF INTO 4-WHEEL DRIVE MODE. THE INCIDENTS USUALLY HAPPEN AT LOW SPEEDS. ALTHOUGH, THE INCIDENT CAN, HAS, AND WILL HAPPEN AT HIGHER SPEEDS. WHEN IT OCCURS AT LOW SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE WILL ACCELERATE SLOWLY AND REFUSE TO TURN. WHEN THE INCIDENT HAPPENS AT HIGHER SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE WILL SEEMINGLY LOCK THE TIRES AND IF NOT HANDLED CORRECTLY THE DRIVER CAN LOSE COMPLETE CONTROL OF THE SUV. THIS PARTICULAR DEFECT SEEMS TO BE A COMMON ISSUE AMONG DODGE DURANGO 2ND GENERATION OWNERS. MANY SAY THE DODGE DEALERSHIPS ARE SKEPTICAL ON WHAT EXACT REPAIR IS NECESSARY TO FIX THE APPARENT SAFETY ISSUE. DURANGO OWNERS EXPERIENCES WITH TECHNICIANS SHOW MANY TIMES THEY REPORTEDLY POINT THE FINGER AT VARIOUS HIGH DOLLAR REPAIRS. SOME HAVE HAD SUCCESS WITH REPLACING THE TRANSFER CASE MOTOR BUT SOME WHO HAVE PURSUED THIS REPAIR HAVE AGAIN REPORTED THE SAME ISSUE AFTER THE REPAIR WAS COMPLETED. ORIGINALLY, THE SAFETY CONCERN WAS EXTREMELY RARE. RECENTLY, THE PROBLEM HAS BECOME MORE CONSISTENT. IT IS A DEFINITE SAFETY HAZARD AS IT CAN CAUSE COMPLETE LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE LARGE VEHICLE. *TR

Mileage: 99,000

FIRST INCIDENT HAPPENED AT A LOW SPEED COMING INTO A TURN. I DID SOME RESEARCH ONLINE AND FOUND THAT MOST DURANGO OWNERS HAD LUCK WITH FUEL SYSTEM CLEANING AND/OR EGR VALVE REPLACEMENTS. I DID BOTH, AND THE VEHICLE RAN FINE UP UNTIL TODAY (2 MONTHS LATER). THERE WERE PREVIOUS "INVESTIGATIONS" FOR RECALL SERVICES A FEW YEARS BACK, BUT THEY WERE CLOSED OUT. I HOPE DODGE DECIDES TO OPEN AN INVESTIGATION AGAIN.. I DO NOT WANT TO BE PAYING $200 EVERY 2 MONTHS FOR FUEL CLEANING SERVICES. THIS IS RIDICULOUS. *TR

Mileage: 36,255

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LAMP ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SHIFT HARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE SHIFT SOLENOID WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 110,000.

Mileage: 110,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT ANY WARNING. IN ADDITION, SHE MENTIONED THAT ON A DIFFERENT OCCASION THE FOUR WHEEL SERVICE WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED AND ALL FOR TIRES SEIZED. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD ABNORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRONT CONTROL MODULE HAD AN INTERNAL SHORT AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE REMEDY FAILED TO REPAIR THE ISSUE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 91,759.

Mileage: 78,000

2005 DODGE DURANGO LIMITED, 5.7L HEMI V8 STALLS WHILE BACKING UP. FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED THE TRUCK STARTED RIGHT BACK UP IMMEDIATELY. THE SECOND TIME ON 11/28/11, IT TOOK 3 TIMES TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THIS HAS ONLY HAPPENED WHILE IN REVERSE. APPARENTLY THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE HEMIS AND THERE IS A TSB #0802404 TO "REFLASH" THE ENGINE AND UPDATE THE SOFTWARE. THE FORUMS STATE THAT THIS IS A FIX FOR SOME VEHICLES, BUT NOT ALL. I AM SCARED TO BE IN THIS CAR WITH MY KIDS NOW-WHAT IF WE STALL ON THE HIGHWAY AND GET INTO A WRECK? PLEASE FIX THIS ISSUE! OUR SAFETY IS MY NUMBER ONE CONCERN, AND SHOULD BE YOURS AS WELL, DODGE! *KB

Mileage: 90,650

2005 DODGE DURANGO 5.7 LITER HEMI. ON FREEWAY, ENGINE STARTED "PULLING" AND "MISSING" AND SHUT OFF. 75 MPH FREEWAY SPEED, EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION. HAD A CAR LOAD OF KIDS. WAS ABLE TO PUT CAR IN NEUTRAL, AND START THE ENGINE (DOESNT START IMMEDIATELY). RAN FINE FOR ABOUT 50 MILES AFTERWARDS. HAPPENS ABOUT EVERY 50 MILES OF DRIVING. HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR 6 MONTHS. GIVES NO CODES AS TO WHAT IT CAN BE. CLEANED THROTTLE, WORKED A FOR ABOUT A WEEK, THEN PROBLEM CONTINUED TODAY. ITS GETTING HARDER TO GET IT STARTED ONCE IT GIVES OUT. EGR REPLACED ($500.00), BATTERY (200.00), SPARK PLUGS (150.00), REPLACED FUEL PUMP LAST WEEK (220.00 WITH LABOR)...I'M BASICALLY TIRED OF THIS!!!!!!! CHECKED DODGE FORUM AND THERE IS A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. NO ACCIDENTS HAVE OCCURED AS OF YET, BUT WHATS TO SAY SOMEONE ISNT GOING TO BE KILLED BY THIS HAPPENING! PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS PROBLEM. I'M ALL OUT OF IDEAS, AS ARE THE DODGE DEALERS AND MECHANICS I'VE DEALT WITH. FOR YOUR SAKE, THIS NEEDS TO BE TAKEN CARE OF BEFORE THE LAWSUITS START COMING. *TR

Mileage: 98,000

I PURCHASED MY 2005 DODGE DURANGO, 5.7L HEMI, USED FROM A DEALERSHIP. A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND I TOOK IT IN FOR SERVICE AND THEY FLUSHED MY TRANSMISSION FLUID AND SAID THAT IF IT DID IT AGAIN THEY WOULD TRY REPLACING THE SOLENOID IN THE TRANSMISSION. AFTER THAT, THE ENGINE WOULD JUST SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING - MOSTLY WHEN I WAS JUST STARTING OUT, BUT ONE TIME IT JUST DIED (NO WARNINGS) WHEN I WAS DOING 70 MPH DOWN THE HIGHWAY! NOW MY CAR IS STARTING TO BUCK (FEELS LIKE YOU HIT SOMETHING) AT @ 45 MPH - NOT WHEN ACCELERATING, STEPPING ON THE GAS OR DECELERATING, BUT RATHER WHEN STAYING AT A STEADY RATE OF SPEED. I HAVE YOUNG CHILDREN, MY HUSBAND WORKS OUT OF STATE, AND I FEAR FOR OUR LIVES EVERY TIME WE DRIVE THIS VEHICLE! IT IS MY ONLY FORM OF TRANSPORTATION AND I HAVE A LOAN ON IT! I HAVE READ HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THESE SAME TYPE OF SYMPTOMS. I WANT TO KNOW WHY DODGE HAS NOT DONE ANYTHING ABOUT IT! THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT BAILED THEM OUT BEFORE, NOW IT'S TIME THEY TAKE RESPONSIBILITY AND RECALL THESE CARS AND GET THEM FIXED BEFORE PEOPLE START DIEING! THEY ARE BLATANTLY IGNORING A KNOWN PROBLEM! *TR

Mileage: 110,000

THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING ISSUE WITH OUR DURANGO. THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED WAS ABOUT ONE MONTH AFTER I BOUGHT IT USED WITH APPROX 60K MILES ON IT. IT IS TOTALLY AT RANDOM. I'M ALWAYS ABLE TO POP IT INTO NEUTRAL AND START IT BACK UP AGAIN AS IF NOTHING EVER HAPPENED. THE BIGGEST PROBLEM WITH THIS IS NOT ONLY THAT THE ENGINE TOTALLY SHUTS OFF(AS IF THAT ISN'T A HUGE ISSUE IN ITSELF), BUT THAT THE POWER STEERING/POWER BRAKES GO OUT AS WELL MAKING THE POSSIBILITY OF AN ACCIDENT A HUGE ISSUE. IT HAS ALWAYS HAD A STUTTER WHEN DRIVING. AFTER TAKING IT TO THE DEALER, BEING TOLD THEY COULDN'T REPLICATE THE PROBLEM OR PULL ANY CODES. IN ORDER FOR THEM TO FIND THE PROBLEM I WOULD HAVE TO PAY THEM TO LOCATE THEIR DEFECT. AT THIS POINT DODGE NEEDS TO RESOLVE THIS SINCE I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE EXPERIENCING THIS HUGE SAFETY ISSUE. I URGE EVERYONE TO ALSO SUBMIT THIS PROBLEM TO THE NHTSA. *TR

Mileage: 60,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT UPON REFUELING, FUEL BEGAN TO SPILL OUT FROM THE FUEL FILLER NECK. THE FAILURE RECURRED WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS REFUELED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V003000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD JERK WHILE CHANGING GEARS AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V460000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 103,000.

Mileage: 103,000

2005 DODGE DURANGO STALLS WHILE DRIVING WITHOUT WARNING. HAD THE DODGE DEALERSHIP SERVICE CENTER IN LOCAL AREA DIAGNOSE IT, AND THEY REFLASHED THE PCM AND GAVE IT A TUNE-UP. THERE AREN'T ANY CODES COMING UP DURING DIAGNOSTICS. $400 AND AN HOUR LATER IT WAS STILL STALLING. IT STALLS ON AVERAGE THREE TIMES A DAY WITHOUT WARNING, SOMETIMES WHILE STOPPING OR TURNING. IT IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND I DON'T WANT MY CHILDREN IN THE VEHICLE; HOWEVER, I NEED TO DRIVE TO GET TO WORK. *TR

Mileage: 105,000

2005 DODGE DURANGO STALLS SEVERAL TIMES A WEEK AT LOW SPEEDS, WHILE BRAKING, TURNING, PARKING. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON CURVES, SENDING US INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC SINCE POWER STEERING GOES OUT. THIS HAS HAPPENED IN A SCHOOL PARKING LOT SEVERAL TIMES, CREATING A HAZARD. NO PARTICULAR DATE, AS MANY INCIDENTS HAVE OCCURRED. TAKEN IT IN TO DODGE TWICE FOR SERVICE AND THEY TELL US THAT NOTHING IS WRONG. OBVIOUSLY THEY ARE WRONG AS THIS HAS BEEN REPORTED BEFORE. WE WANT THIS FIXED. WE LIKE THE TRUCK OTHERWISE. IT WOULD BE GREAT IF WE FELT COMPLETELY SAFE IN IT, BUT THIS IS HARD TO DO WHEN IT STALLS WITH NO WARNING. *TR

2005 DODGE DURANGO STALLS AND POWER STEERING SEEMS TO GO OUT WHEN MAKING A SHARP RIGHT TURN. THE VEHICLE HAS DONE THIS 5-6 TIMES OVER THE LAST TWO WEEKS. THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL CLOSE CALLS IN GETTING REAR-ENDED BY A CAR BEHIND US. THE DODGE DEALER CAN'T SEEM TO FIND ANYTHING WRONG! *TR

Mileage: 99,500

THE VEHICLE STALLS OUT AT LOW SPEEDS. SO WHEN YOU ARE AT A STOP LIGHT OR SLOW DOWN TO TURN OR ARE IN A PARKING LOT, IT STALLS. WHEN THIS HAPPENS, YOU CAN'T STEER BECAUSE THAT ONLY WORKS WITH THE CAR RUNNING. THIS STARTED RIGHT AFTER THE 3 YEAR WARRANTY WAS OVER AND HAS CONTINUED THROUGH TODAY. THEY ALSO DIDN'T FIX THE RECALL ITEM AND I HAVE FUEL SPILLS EVERY TIME I SET THE NOZZLE ON AUTOMATIC AND IT IS SUPPOSED TO SHUT OFF. IT DOES NOT SHUT OFF BECAUSE THE GAUGE IS DEFECTIVE. NOW I HAVE A SPOT UNDER THE FUEL FILL THAT WAS EATEN AWAY BY GAS AND IT IS NOW RUSTY. *TR

Mileage: 32,000

2005 DODGE DURANGO - 5.7 HEMI V8 - THE ENGINE STALLS AT LOW SPEEDS WHILE TURNING - USUALLY STARTS UP AFTER LETTING IT SIT FOR 10 MINUTES - HAS DONE THIS REPEATEDLY - SYMPTOMS ARE IDENTICAL TO INVESTIGATION #EA05018. *TR

Mileage: 50,000

MY 2005 DODGE DURANGO IS STALLING WHEN THE SPEED IS REDUCED. I HAVE HAD NEAR MISS ACCIDENTS EXITING THE INTERSTATE AND SLOWING DOWN TO MAKE A TURN. THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM. I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE IN TO THE DEALERSHIP, BUT THEY COULD NOT DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. HELP PLEASE!!!! *TR

ENGINE DIES DURING DECELERATION. (SLOWING DOWN FOR A STOP SIGN OR STOP LIGHT. WHEN THIS HAPPENS ALL POWER IS LOST INCLUDING POWER STEERING. OCCURS ABOUT 5-10 TIMES A MONTH. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO FIX THE ISSUE, AND REMAINS AN ONGOING ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 42,000

VEHICLE STALLED OUT WHILE SLOWING AND TURNING INTO PARKING LOT, VEHICLE STALLED AFTER BACKING DOWN DRIVEWAY STOPPING AND STARTING TO PUT INTO DRIVE, VEHICLE STALLED WHILE PULLING TO A STOP IN A PARKING LOT, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS COME ON AND WENT OFF SEVERAL TIMES BY ITSELF AND THE LAST TIME BY HAVING AN ADVANCED AUTO WORKER PULL THE CODE AND CLEAR IT. THE CODE STATES THE PROBLEM IS A TRANSMISSION FLUID PRESSURE SENSOR. I JUST PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE AND OF COURSE IT IS JUST OVER 80,000 MILES ON IT NOW. THE VEHICLE IS A 2005 DODGE DURANGO. I CALLED A FRIEND WHO IS A MECHANIC TO SEE IF HE COULD FIX THE PROBLEM DUE TO NOT HAVING THE MONEY TO TAKE IT TO A DEALERSHIP. THE FRIEND HAS TOLD ME THAT DODGE HAS HAD A LOT OF THESE TYPES OF PROBLEMS WITH THE DURANGO. MY VEHICLE HAS YET TO BE REPAIRED. *TR

Mileage: 84,000

ENGINE STALLS RANDOMLY AND IN DIFFERENT DRIVING CONDITIONS BUT MOSTLY WHEN COMING TO A STOP RPM WILL DROP OFF ALL THE SUDDEN THEN ENGINE DIES IT ALSO LOOSES POWER WHEN ACCELERATING AND SURGES PRETTY HARD WHEN THIS HAPPENS THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE SINCE I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE ON 2/25/09 FIRST TIME WAS ON 3/11/09 AND THE SECOND TIME WAS 3/21/09. *TR

Mileage: 68,945

MY 2005 DODGE DURANGO SPILL GAS WHENEVER IT NEAR THE END OF FILLING CREATING A MAJOR FIRE HAZARD ALSO NOW WHEN EVER I AM COMING TO A STOP OF A SLOW DOWN THE VEHICLE STALLS WHICH KILLS THE POWER STEERING AND BRAKES. TOTALLY UNSAFE AND WHEN YOU CALL CHRYSLER THEY SAY THERE IS NO PROBLEM. I AM NOT GOING TO PAY FOR REPAIRS THAT ARE CLEARLY RECALL ITEMS. THE WEB IS LITTERED WITH THE SAME COMPLAINTS AND NO ONE CARES. *TR

Mileage: 40,000

ENGINE JUST TURNS OFF WITH NO WARNING. STALLS FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED I HAD JUST PASSED A VEHICLE ON THE HIGHWAY. IF FELT LIKE I HAD RUN OUT OF GAS THOUGH I KNEW I HAD PLENTY. I COASTED TO THE SIDE AND WAS ABLE TO IMMEDIATELY RESTART AND RAN FINE. NEXT OCCURRENCE WAS DRIVING SLOWLY THROUGH A WILDLIFE ZOO, STOPPED TO BACK UP AND VEHICLE SHUT OFF. THIRD: HAD JUST STOPPED FOR STOP SIGN, SHUT OFF AS I ACCELERATED TO CROSS INTERSECTION. FOURTH: TAKING MY CHILDREN TO SCHOOL! TURNED AT A BUSY INTERSECTION AND ENGINE QUIT, THANKFULLY WAS ABLE TO COAST THROUGH AND PULL TO SIDE OF ROAD. FIFTH: HAPPENED TODAY WHILE IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC PICKING KIDS UP AT SCHOOL. I WORRY THIS COULD HAPPEN ON BUSY INTERSTATE OR IN A DANGEROUS AREA WHERE I AM NOT ABLE TO QUICKLY GET THE CAR OF THE ROAD TO RESTART. VERY FRUSTRATING AND SCARY!! *TR

Mileage: 30,000

WHEN FILLING THE VEHICLE WITH GAS, WHEN THE PUMP CLICKS OFF GAS THEN OVERFLOWS OUT OF THE TANK AND ONTO THE GROUND. THIS IS THE SAME PROBLEM AS COVERED IN RECALL # 05V460000 BUT THE VIN ON THE VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED. THERE IS ALSO AN ONGOING DEFECT INVESTIGATION WITH NHTSA ACTION # RQ08005. *TR

Mileage: 23,000

2 DIFFERENT PROBLEMS WITH 2005 DODGE DURANGO TRANSMISSION. FIRST PROBLEM. CAR SLIPS INTO REVERSE FROM DRIVE IF THE CAR IS BUMPED SLIGHTLY BY OPENING DOOR OR IS ON A HILL. I WAS PINNED BETWEEN MY CAR AND A WALL WHILE TRYING TO GET OUT OF THE CAR WHILE IT WAS IN PARK BECAUSE IT SLIPPED INTO REVERSE AFTER I GOT OUT OF THE CAR. 2ND PROBLEM, TRANSMISSION COIL RUSTED AFTER 2 YEARS AND THE CAR STARTED SPUTTERING LIKE IT WAS ABOUT TO DIE. HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED TO DEALER AND PAID $900.00 TO HAVE THE COILS AND SEALS CHANGED AND THE WHOLE TRANSMISSION TUNED UP FOR IT TO RUN. *TR

Mileage: 45,000

STALLING WHEN STOP AT LIGHT OR MAKING A TURN. WHEN SWITCHING GEARS IT TAKES A LONGER TIME THAN USUAL TO GET IN GEAR. SEVERAL TIMES TRUCK WOULD NOT START AT ALL, ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE CHECK BATTERY WHICH WASN'T THE PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 32,879

BOUGHT 2005 DURANGO 12/05-NEEDED SEVERAL TRANSMISSION SERVICES---DEALER STATED LOW TRANSMISSION FLUID CAUSING ENGINE LIGHT TO COME ON (9/06), STALLING 3/07, AT LEAST 5 TIMES-LOW TRANSMISSION FLUID BLAMED, STALLING 2/08--4 TIMES IN HIGH TRAFFIC AREAS, AGAIN BLAMED LOW TRANSMISSION FLUID. DIFFERENTIAL LEAK IN 3/07, NOW REAR GEAR SHOT WITH A $900+ PRICE TAG AND THE WARRANTY WAS ONLY 3 YEARS/36,000. (NEWS TO ME--IN 2005 THEY WERE ADVERTISING 7 YEARS-70,000 ON DRIVE TRAIN). *TR

Mileage: 38,000

I PURCHASED MY DURANGO IN FEB. 08 AND THE FIRST INCIDENT WAS ABOUT ONE WEEK LATER. I WAS TAKING MY 3 CHILDREN TO SCHOOL MAKING A RIGHT HAND TURN INTO THE PARKING LOT WHEN I SUDDENLY COULD NOT HARDLY TURN MY STEERING WHEEL , I LOOKED AT THE DASH AND REALIZED THAT MY ENGINE HAD STALLED. THEN I RESTARTED THE CAR AND CONTINUED ON MY WAY. I CALLED THE CAR DEALERSHIP TO REPORT IT. THE FOLLOWING WEEK I TOOK IT THE DEALERSHIP TO GET THE BREAKS WORKED ON AND MENTIONED THE PROBLEM AGAIN AND THEY SAID WITHOUT AN ENGINE LIGHT ON THEY WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO DETECT THE PROBLEM. AFTER MY BREAK WORK WAS COMPLETED I LEFT THE DEALERSHIP TO GO HOME AND ON MY WAY UP A HILL BEHIND A SEMI TRUCK GOING SLOW ABOUT 15 MPH MY DURANGO STALLED AGAIN AND I WAS ALMOST REAR ENDED BY A VAN. I TURNED AROUND TO HEAD BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT AND THEY SAID THE SAME THING ABOUT THE DASH LIGHT BEING ON. SO I PRECEDED TO GO HOME. ABOUT A WEEK OR SO LATER AGAIN MAKING A RIGHT HAND TURN INTO A PARKING LOT MY DURANGO STALLED AGAIN. HAPPENED A COUPLE MORE TIMES OVER THE NEXT FEW WEEKS AND I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AGAIN 180 MILES ROUND TRIP. I SPENT 6 HOURS WAITING FOR THEM TO FIX IT AND THEY COULD NOT SO THEY SENT ME ON MY WAY AND ABOUT 3 MILES DOWN THE ROAD MY ENGINE LIGHT FINALLY CAME ON AND MY DURANGO STALLED AGAIN WHEN I SLOWED DOWN TO RETURN TO THE DEALERSHIP TO SHOW THEM KNOW THE LIGHT IS ON. THEY HOOKED IT UP TO THE COMPUTER AND FIXED THE PROBLEM AND I RETURNED HOME. I THOUGHT THE PROBLEM HAD BEEN SOLVED BUT ABOUT 2 WEEKS LATER I HAD MY THREE CHILDREN IN THE DURANGO AND I WAS MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN OFF THE HIGHWAY ON TO A SIDE STREET WHEN IT STALLED AS ON COMING TRAFFIC WAS COMING AT ME AND I ALMOST GOT HIT . I KNOW DO NOT LET MY CHILDREN RIDE IN THIS VEHICLE BECAUSE IT IS NOT SAFE. AGAIN THE DEALERSHIP I BOUGHT IT FROM DOES NOT KNOW HOW TO FIX IT AND CANNOT HELP ME. *TR

Mileage: 50,000

MY 2005 DODGE DURANGO 5.7 W/HEMI THE VEHICLE WILL STALL OUT WHEN TURNING OR WHEN AT A STOP OR SLOW IDLE. LOSS OF POWER BRAKES AND STEERING. *TR

Mileage: 51,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE DURANGO. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE FOUR WHEEL DRIVE ACTIVATED WITHOUT WARNING THEN THE VEHICLE STOPPED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHEN SHE MADE A RIGHT TURN. IN ADDITION, SHE WAS UNABLE TO MOVE FORWARD OR BACKWARD. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE DEALER HAS REPLACED THE STEERING COLUMN, ELECTRICAL HARNESS, AND OTHER PARTS HOWEVER THE FAILURE TO OCCUR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE HAS OCCURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 54,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 64,468.

Mileage: 54,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT FUEL ESCAPED FROM THE FILLER NECK WHEN REFUELING THE VEHICLE. AS OF JANUARY 4, 2008, THE DEALER HAD NOT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V034000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE: STORAGE: TANK ASSEMBLY: FILLER PIPE AND CAP). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 108,000. THE CONSUMER STATED WOULD LIKE TO BE REIMBURSED FOR THE COST OF THE REPAIRS AT THE TUNE OF $677.43. THE DEALER STATED REPLACED REAR PINION SEAL. UPDATED 01/29/08 *TR

Mileage: 95,000

ENGINE STARTS SPUTTERING THEN STALLS. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS OVER THE LAST FOUR MONTHS. I TOOK THE TRUCK TO THE DEALER FOUR TIMES THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 28,000

2005 DODGE DURANGO WITH HEMI ENGINE CONTINUES TO SUDDENLY STALL AT SLOW OR SLOWING SPEEDS IN TRAFFIC....DANGEROUS! AUTO TRANS. CONTROL MODULE REFLASHED ALREADY, VEHICLE JUST HAD COMPLETE 50K SERVICE WITH ALL PLUGS REPLACED ETC....DEALER SAYS WITHIN MANUF. SPECS. VEHICLE STALLS AND IS UNSAFE ! *TR

Mileage: 50,000

SIMILAR TO OTHER REPORTS GIVEN TO NHTSA, MY 2005 DODGE DURANGO STALLS AT SLOW SPEEDS WHILE TURNING THE VEHICLE. TO DATE, NO DAMAGE HAS OCCURRED. THE OCCURRENCE IS INTERMITTENT, AS IT HAS HAPPENED APPROXIMATELY 4 TIMES WITHIN THE PAST 8 MONTHS. DODGE SERVICE REPS ARE UNABLE TO REPEAT THE PROBLEM AND OFFER NO SOLUTION.

Mileage: 11,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE DURANGO. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO EXIT A PARKING SPACE, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF THE PARK GEAR. THE CONTACT EXITED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THE BRAKE CABLE FAILED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE MECHANIC AND THEY STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION VALVE FAILED. THE VIN AND NUMBER OF CYLINDERS WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 68,433.

Mileage: 68,433

WE PURCHASED A 2005 DODGE DURANGO USED MARCH 11, 2006 WITH 16,568, MILES ON IT. ON MARCH 13TH TWO DAYS AFTER WE PURCHASED IT AND 16,614 MILES LATER (48 MILES LATER) THE TRUCK BROKE DOWN ON THE HIGHWAY! WE HAD THE TRUCK TOWED IN TO EARNHARDTS DODGE, FIND OUT THE RING GEAR AND PINION SET NEEDS REPLACED, DIFFERENTIAL SIDE BEARINGS - ALL AXLES REPLACE (INCLUDES CASE AND SIDE GEARS IF NECESSARY) THIS IS QUOTED FROM ALL MY RECEIPTS. 2ND TIME AROUND (JULY 18,2006) - NOW HAS 24,795 MILES ON IT, REAR END ISSUES AGAIN! AGAIN THIS IS THE REPAIRS - SEAL, AXLE SHAFT OIL - REPLACE ALL OTHER AXLES-RIGHT. BRAKE PADS, DISC BRAKE-BOTH SIDES REAR REPLACE DUE RIGHT REAR AXLE SEAL LEAKING CONTAMINATED PADS, ROTOR HAS FLUID BURNED INTO THE SURFACE. REPLACED RIGHT AXLE SEAL AND BRAKES. ALSO HAD TO REPLACE WATTS LINK SWAY BAR, REPLACED BELL CRANK AND LINKS. REPLACED BOTH REAR STABILIZER BARS AGAIN. 3RD TIME (JANUARY 10,2007) - NOW AT 38,051 MILES REPLACE SEAL, AXLE SHAFT OIL, REPLACE ALL OTHER AXLES - REPLACE SEAL, DRIVE PINION OIL REPLACE ALL OTHERS. 4TH TIME, (JANUARY 29,2007) NOW AT 39,329 AGAIN, REPLACED BELL CRANK, WATTS LINK. 5TH TIME (JULY 16,2007) - 52,058 FAILED BEARING IN REAR DIFF, NEED TO REPLACE RING & PINION AND ALL BEARINGS- COST - $1,474, (WHY WOULD I WANT TO PAY THIS MUCH WHEN THEY HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO FIX THIS PROBLEM?) TOLD THEM TO PUT THE TRUCK BACK TOGETHER, WE CAN'T AFFORD TO FIX IT. 6TH TIME - NOW AFTER RESEARCHING THIS VEHILCE, WE FOUND OUT, EARNHARDTS DODGE/HYUNDAI IN GILBERT ARIZONA (SAME PLACED WE PURCHASED IT AT) JANUARY 17,2006) (NOW 6 REPAIRS) NOTICED THE DURANGO HAD REAR DIFFERTIAL LEAKS, THEY REPLACED SEAL, DRIVE PINION OIL AND ALL THREE PARTS - THEN RETURNED THE VEHICLE TO STOCK WHEN IT WAS FINISHED AT 16,614 MILES! JUST 48 MILES BEFORE WE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE!! *TR

Mileage: 16,614

I HAVE A 2005 DODGE DURANGO THAT HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP 3 TIMES FOR A "ROUGH IDLE" AND THE DEALERSHIP SAYS THEY CAN'T FEEL IT, AND DON'T KNOW WHAT IT IS, ALTHOUGH IT HAS DIED ON ME SEVERAL TIMES. ALSO, I JUST FOUND OUT I NEED A NEW RACK AND PINION AND IT ISN'T COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. IT HAS 54,000 MILES AND I HAVE A 70,000 POWERTRAIN WARRANTY, BUT APPARENTLY, IT ISN'T COVERED. *TR

Mileage: 15,000

AS VEHICLE WAS PUT INTO DRIVE TO LEAVE MOSTLY EMPTY NEW PARKING LOT WHICH WAS ALMOST COMPLETED EXCEPT LANDSCAPING BY NEW MAJOR STORE CHAIN, ENGINE REVVED UP AND DOWN ON ITS OWN. ABOUT 5 TO 10 SECONDS LATER, ENGINE ACCELERATED TO FULL THROTTLE ON ITS OWN. PUSHING FULL DOWN ON BRAKES COULDN'T STOP OR EVEN SLOW DOWN VEHICLE. FROM START OF INCIDENT, VEHICLE ACCELERATED FROM 5 TO ABOUT 30 MPH BEFORE FINAL IMPACT. 2005 DODGE DURANGO STRUCK/WENT OVER TWO 8" CURBS OF PARKING LOT ISLANDS, WENT OVER PILE OF 75 20' PVC PIPES AND 15 PIECES OF 20' METAL FRAMING MATERIALS, HIT AND SMASHED THROUGH 2 PPLATES OF 12"X12"X2" CONCRETE PAVING BLOCKS, CAUSING 3 WORKERS TO DIVE OUT OF PATH, AND THEN FINALLY SMASHED INTO L REAR WHEEL OF INDUSTRIAL SIZE "CHERRY PICKER" SMASHING FULL FRONT END, BREAKING L AXLE, BENDING FRAME OF VEHICLE, AND CAUSING DRIVER AIR BAG TO DEPLOY, BEFORE IT CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. *AK

Mileage: 31,565

I PURCHASED A 2005 DODGE DURANGO BRAND NEW,AND SINCE I HAD THIS VEHICLE IT HAS BEEN GIVEN ME PROBLEMS. THERE WERE RECALLS ON THIS VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE IDLED VERY HARD, AND IT SHUT OFF WHEN IT IDLED HARD, WHILE SITTING AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT OR WHEN TURNING TO GO AROUND A RAMP. WHEN SHUTTING OFF THE WHEEL LOCKED, AND I COULD NOT CONTROL THE CAR. RECENTLY, THE CARE SHUT OFF ON THE NEW JERSEY TURNPIKE AND A TRACTOR TRAILER TRUCK WAS BEHIND ME. LUCKILY, I WAS IN THE OUTER LANE AND MANAGED TO STEER THE CAR TO THE SHOULDER BEFORE THE TRUCK COULD HIT ME AND MY FAMILY. THIS WAS VERY DANGEROUS. LAST INCIDENT HAPPENED ON UNE 10, 2007. EVERY TIME I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER THEY DETERMINED THERE WAS NO PROBLEM. *AK

Mileage: 2,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE DURANGO. WHILE IDLE AT A RED LIGHT, THE VEHICLE'S ENGINE BEGAN TO SPUTTER. WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE, BUT THE ENGINE STALLED AND SHUT COMPLETELY OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON THREE PREVIOUS OCCASIONS. AT 2,845 MILES, THE WIRE HARNESS HAD A FAILED WIRE AND WAS REPAIRED. AT 2,551 MILES, THE PEDAL ASSEMBLY MODULE WAS DEFECTIVE AND THE CLUTCH WAS REPLACED. AT 6,033 MILES, THE OPEN CIRCUIT AND THE MODULE TRANSMISSION CONTROL WERE BOTH REPROGRAMMED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 25,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 2,551.

Mileage: 2,551

MY 2005 DODGE DURANGO STALLS WHILE DRIVING & THE STEERING WHEEL WILL LOCK IN POSITION. THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED (APPROX AUG, 2006), I WAS TURNING INTO A SHOPPING CENTER & ALMOST HIT A CAR COMING OUT OF THE SHOPPING CENTER B/C MY TRUCK STALLED & THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED & WOULD NOT ALLOW ME TO TURN IN ANY DIRECTION ANYMORE! THE SECOND TIME THIS HAPPENED (JUST THIS WEEK, APRIL 2007), I HAD JUST BACKED OUT OF A PARKING SPOT, PUT IT IN DRIVE & STARTED TO GO FORWARD WHILE TURNING (BOTH TIMES THIS HAPPENED I WAS TURNING TO THE RIGHT) ... I MOVED FORWARD SLIGHTLY & THEN IT STALLED OUT ... AGAIN, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP. WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLS, EVERYTHING SHUTS OFF ... ALL ELECTRONICS, EVERYTHING ... AND THE STEERING WHEEL WILL LOCK IN PLACE. THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP WANTS ME TO PAY $100! JUST TO TELL ME WHAT IS WRONG, IF THEY CAN FIND ANYTHING ON THE TRUCKS COMPUTER! I PURCHASED THE TRUCK IN FEB, 2006 IN PITTSBURGH, PA. I DROVE IT DOWN TO KEY WEST & HAD A PROBLEM WITH AN OIL SENSOR DURING THE TRIP. MY BIGGEST CONCERN IS THE FACT THAT WHEN IT STALLS, EVERYTHING TURNS OFF & THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKS UP. I HAVE TO HOPE OTHER DRIVERS ARE AS CAUTIOUS AS I AM & THAT MY BRAKES DON'T FAIL ON ME TOO! *TR

SUV STALLS WITH I MAKE A TURN OR JUST SLOW DOWN. I ALMOST HIT SOMEONE MAKING A TURN BECAUSE THE CAR STALLED. MY CAR HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP ABOUT 3 TIMES FOR THIS PROBLEM. THEY LOOKED AT IT AND THE DODGE PEOPLE AND COULD NOT FIX IT. THEN THEY GAVE ME A COMPUTER THAT WOULD COLLECT DATA ABOUT THE CAR WHEN THE PROBLEM HAPPENED. I DROVE WITH THE COMPUTER IN THE CAR FOR ABOUT 2 WEEKS. THEY DID NOT FIND ANY INFORMATION THAT WOULD HELP THEM FIX THE CAR. THEN THEY REPLACED THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE PROBLEM DID NOT HAPPEN FOR A LONG TIME. BUT IT HAS HAPPENED ABOUT 3 TIMES AFTER THEY DID THAT. *JB

TRANSMISSION SHIFTS HARD AFTER DECELERATION THEN ACCELERATION. NOTICEABLE "CLUNK" WHEN ACCELERATING. SOMETIMES WILL SLIP OUT OF GEAR WHEN GOING FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE. *JB

TRANSMISSION SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR IN MIDDLE OF INTERSECTION, WOULD NOT GO BACK IN GEAR. VEHICLE WAS TOWED, ACCORDING TO DEALERSHIP JUST NEEDED TRANSMISSION SERVICE. THE SERVICE WAS DONE AND VEHICLE BROKE DOWN AGAIN- SAME PROBLEM- TWO WEEKS LATER. THIS TIME DEALER CLAIMED VEHICLE WAS LOW ON TRANSMISSION FLUID ( EVEN THOUGH SERVICE WAS DONE 2 WEEKS/ 50 MILES PRIOR) TRANSMISSION NOW SHIFTS ROUGH FROM FIRST TO SECOND AND THIRD TO FOURTH GEAR. ACCORDING TO DEALER NOTHING IS WRONG WITH TRANSMISSION. *JB

Mileage: 45

BOUGHT 2005 DODGE DURANGO SLT ON 10/21/05. ON 10/25/05 IT IDLED DOWN AND CUT OFF BUT NO SERVICE LIGHT CAME ON TOOK TO DEALER AND THEY SAID COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING. I HAVE CALLED OR BEEN TO THE DEALER 46 TIMES FROM 10/05 -11/06. NO PANEL LIGHTS CAME ON SO THEY STATED THEY COULDN'T FIX IT, BUT THE DURANGO WILL IDLE DOWN AND CUT OFF IN PARK OR AT LOW SPEEDS. OCTOBER 2006 DEALER CHANGED THE CLUSTER AND PROBLEM STOPPED FOR A WEEK. THEN STARTED AGAIN EITHER AT IDLE OR IN PARK. 12/06 I TOOK BACK DUE TO IT STARTED TO CUT OFF WHILE DRIVING. BUT STILL NO PANEL LIGHTS AND NOTHING SHOWING ON COMPUTER. IN JANUARY 2007 WAS DRIVING AND CUT OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF CROSSING TRAFFIC AND ANOTHER CAR HAD TO SWERVE AROUND TOOK BACK TO DEALER. THE DEALER ADDED 1 QT OF TRANSMISSION FLUID AND PROBLEM STOPPED FOR 3 DAYS. THEN IDLE DOWN AND CUTTING OFF AGAIN. THEN DID A TRANSMISSION FLUSH DUE TO TECHNICAL SUPPORT RECOMMENDATIONS. DROVE FOR 4 DAYS AND IT CUT OFF WHEN TURNING AND LOST POWER HAD TO SLAM BRAKES TO MISS A POLE. NEXT DAY DRIVING DOWN RD AND CUT OFF HAD TO HIT BRAKES TO STAY OUT OF THE DITCH BECAUSE I WAS ON A CURVE. I HAVE CHILDREN AND THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. FIRST INCIDENT DATE WAS 10/25/05-PRESENT(1/21/07) *JB

Mileage: 19,206

UNEXPECTED AND IMMEDIATE ENGINE STALL AT HIGHWAY SPEED CAUSED COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER, INCLUDING LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES. I WAS ABLE TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, PLACE THE TRUCK IN PARK, AND RESTART. THIS WAS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION THAT COULD HAVE PRODUCED GRAVE CONSEQUENCES. TOOK THE TRUCK TO A DODGE DEALER WOULD COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG. WARRANTY WORK SIX MONTHS PRIOR INCLUDED CHANGING THE FLUID RETURN FILTER ON THE TRANSMISSION. THIS SERVICE WORK WAS A RESULT OF SLUGGISH POWER TO THE TRANSMISSION. TRUCK HAS ALSO DIED WHILE DRIVING IN SLOW TRAFFIC. *NM

Mileage: 36,000

2005 DURANGO SITTING IN IDLE POPPED INTO GEAR AND ROLLED DOWN STREET 250 FEET INTO FRONT YARD OF RESIDENT. *JB

Mileage: 4,669

ENGINE SURGE CAUSES VEHICLE TO LURCH. FIRST INSTANCE WAS ON MARCH 10TH 2006. THE VEHICLE WAS RUNNING, I ENTERED THE VEHICLE PUT IT INTO REVERSE AND THE TACHOMETER JUMPED TO ALMOST 2000 RPMS AND VEHICLE LURCHED BACKWARDS THEN STOPPED. THE SECOND INSTANCE WAS ON MARCH 28TH 2006 MY WIFE WAS ENTERING A PARKING SPACE FACING A STORE AND REPORTED STEPPING ON THE BRAKE AND THE VEHICLE LURCHED FORWARD JUMPING THE CONCRETE PARKING BLOCK WITH ALL 4 WHEELS, HITTING THE BUILDING THEN STOPPING. I BELIEVE THIS REALLY IS A PROBLEM AS I NOW REALIZE THAT DURING THE FIRST INCIDENT I NEEDED TO HAVE THE BRAKE DEPRESSED TO MOVE THE GEAR LEVER FROM PARK TO REVERSE. MAYBE RELATED TO NHTSA ODI ID#S 10112496,10125643, 10141521, AND 10152704. *JB

Mileage: 9,500

I PURCHASED MY 2005 DODGE DURANGO LAST MARCH AND IN JUNE IT STARTED STALLING WHILE I WAS DRIVING! IT WOULD HAPPEN WHILE DRIVING IN TOWN AND I NOTICED IT A LOT WHEN I MADE RIGHT TURNS. THERE WAS NO WARNING...DIDN'T MAKE ANY SOUNDS, NO LIGHTS CAME ON...I WOULD JUST TRY TO PUSH THE GAS AND THERE WAS NOTHING. IT WAS ALL I COULD DO TO GET IT PULLED OFF THE ROAD AND AVOID GETTING HIT! THIS HAPPENED ABOUT 5 TIMES WITHIN A TWO WEEK PERIOD BEFORE I THOUGHT IT WAS FIXED. THE FIRST TIME IT OCCURRED I TOOK IT STRAIGHT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG. THE COMPUTER DID NOT PICK UP ANY ERRORS AND THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO FOR ME. THEN AFTER IT HAPPENED A FEW MORE TIMES I TOOK IT STRAIGHT THERE AGAIN AND THEY FOUND A SOFTWARE UPDATE. THIS SEEMED TO HAVE FIXED IT. SO I THOUGHT UNTIL NOW. LAST WEEK IT STARTED AGAIN...1 TIME WHILE MAKING A RIGHT TURN. I CAME VERY CLOSE TO GETTING HIT AND NOW I HAVE A 3 MONTH OLD BABY RIDING IN THE CAR TO WORRY ABOUT ALSO. SO, I THOUGHT GREAT HERE WE GO AGAIN. I WAITED FOR IT TO HAPPEN ONCE MORE BEFORE I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND A FEW DAYS LATER IT HAPPENED AGAIN WHILE MAKING A RIGHT TURN IN TOWN. AGAIN, THEY ARE SAYING THERE ARE NO ERRORS IN THE COMPUTER AND THEY HAVE NO IDEA HOW TO FIX THE PROBLEM OR THAT IT IS EVEN "REALLY" HAPPENING! SO IN OTHER WORDS I AM MAKING THIS UP! THIS TIME I WAS NOT TAKING MY CAR BACK UNTIL I COULD BE ABSOLUTELY SURE THAT IT IS SAFE TO DRIVE. IT TOOK ME AN HOUR OF GOING ROUND AND ROUND WITH THEM BEFORE THEY BROKE DOWN AND GAVE ME A RENTAL. THEY ARE GOING TO HAVE ONE OF THEIR MECHANICS TEST IT FOR A FEW DAYS AND TRY TO GET IT TO HAPPEN WHILE HE IS DRIVING IT. IN THE MEAN TIME, I AM FILING FOR THE LEMON LAW WHICH COULD TAKE UP TO FOUR WEEKS AND I KNOW THEY ARE NOT GOING TO LET ME KEEP A RENTAL FOR THAT LONG! SO I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT I AM GOING TO DO FOR NOW. HOPEFULLY IT HAPPENS WHILE THE MECHANIC IS DRIVING IT AND THEY CAN COME UP WITH A SOLUTION. *JB

Mileage: 5,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WILL NOT GO INTO REVERSE. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS IT WILL GO INTO REVERSE BUT WHEN IT JERKS AND LURCHES FORWARD. IN MARCH OF 2005 THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE TEST WERE PERFORMED BUT THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP IN APRIL OF 2005 STILL EXPERIENCING THE SAME TYPE OF PROBLEMS. STILL THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. IN JULY OF 2005 THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DIFFERENT DEALERSHIP, AFTER DIAGNOSTICS TEST THE PROBLEM WAS STILL UNDETERMINED. IN DECEMBER THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN #05V460000 CONCERNING THE POWER TRAIN: AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. IN DECEMBER 2005 THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR THE RECALL REPAIRS TO BE PERFORMED. THE VEHICLE IS STILL EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEMS AS BEFORE THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN ALERTED.

Mileage: 3,000

2005 DODGE DURANGO STALLS WHEN DRIVING. THE DEALERSHIP INDICATED SOFTWARE FAILURE IN POWER TRAIN CONTROL MODULE, THE TECH. PERFORMED TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN #18-013-05. *JB

Mileage: 14,896

DT: THE CONTACT STATES THERE IS NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 05V460000 CONCERNING THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. THIS VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL, BUT IT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO V IN. THE CONTACT REPAIRED THE VEHICLE AT HIS OWN EXPENSE. THE VEHICLE CAME OUT OF PARK, AND THIS IN TURN, INJURED ANOTHER OCCUPANT OF THE VEHICLE.*AK UPDATED 03/03/06.

Mileage: 9,000

DT: THE CONTACT STATES THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 05V460000 CONCERNING THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. THIS VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL, BUT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. THE CONTACT REPAIRED THE VEHICLE AT HIS OWN EXPENSE.*AK

Mileage: 6,000

I HAVE A 2005 DODGE DURANGO WHICH I PURCHASED 9/10/05. IT HAS A LITTLE OVER 2000 MILES ON IT NOW. I WAS TURNING INTO MY PARKING LOT AT WORK, WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN MY STEERING COLUMN LOCKED UP! I WAS JUST SITTING AT THE CURB TRYING TO PUT IT IN REVERSE, OR CONTINUE GOING FORWARD, AND THE ENGINE WOULD NOT ACKNOWLEDGE ANY GEAR I PUT IT IN TO. I TURNED MY ENGINE OFF, RESTARTED IT AND IT "MAGICALLY" STARTED BACK UP AND WORKED. I IMMEDIATELY PARKED IT AND HAD IT TOWED TO THE NEAREST DEALERSHIP. TO MY DISMAY, THEY STATED THEY'D NEVER HEARD OF SUCH A PROBLEM AND COULDN'T FIGURE OUT WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS. I SUGGESTED REPLACING THE PCM. THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT SINCE IT "APPEARED" TO BE WORKING FINE. I'M VERY CONCERED ABOUT MY FAMILY'S SAFETY DUE TO THIS PROBLEM. I'M SCARED TO EVEN CONTINUE TO DRIVE THIS VEHICLE, BECAUSE WHO KNOWS WHEN IT WILL HAPPEN AGAIN! *NM

Mileage: 2,200

2005 DODGE DURANGO HEMI STALLS WHILE TURNING DEALER HAS "FLASHED" THE ECU (UPDATING THE POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE PER SERVICE BULLETIN). *NM

Mileage: 10,240

ENGINE STALLS AT FREEWAY/HIGHWAY SPEEDS CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL - NUMEROUS ELECTRICAL FAILURES - TRANSMISSION - A/C BLOWS BOTH COLD & HOT AIR AT SAME TIME - POWER SWITCHES GETTING HOT TO TOUCH - REPAIRING DEALER HAS BEEN UNABLE TO FIX - EACH TIME IT IS WORKED ON - PROBLEMS MULTIPLY AFTER THEY FLASH/REPROGRAMMED PCM/COMPUTER

Mileage: 350

(1) NORMAL DRIVING ON I-4 ABOUT 75 MPH (2) WANTED TO ACCELERATE AND THE RPMS WOULD NOT GO PAST 3000. I TRIED SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO GO FASTER AS IT USUALLY DOES GO WELL BEYOND 3000 BUT NO AVAIL. I EVEN PUT IT IN NEUTRAL WHILE DRIVING AND THE SAME THING OCCURED. (3) I PLACED THE TRUCK IN NEUTRAL TURNED IGNITION OFF THEN ON, PROBLEM SOLVED AND HAS NOT OCCURED SINCE THEN AT THE TIME I HAD ABOUT 2100 MILES ON THE TRUCK. (1) ABOUT 3 WEEKS AFTER THE OTHER INCIDENT I WAS HAD JUST TURNED MY TRUCK ON FOR THE SECOND TIME DURING THE DAY AND WAS ABOUT TO DRIVE WHEN (2) JUST SHUT OFF WITH NO WARNING, MY ODOMETER WENT BLANK AND MY CLOCK WENT OFF (3) I JUST RESTARTED AFTER SETTING THE GEAR SELECTOR BACK TO NEUTRAL AND IT STARED WITH NO PROBLEM

Mileage: 2,100

I HAVE A 2005 DODGE DURANGO APPROXIMATELY 5000 MILES. THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL OCCASIONS (SIX INCIDENTS) WHERE I WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND I HAD PROBLEMS ACCELERATING, THE ACCELERATOR WAS REVVING UP AND I COULD NOT GO FASTER THAN 20 MPH. I FELT AS THOUGH THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT, THE RPM GAUGE WOULD NOT GO PAST 1. ON ANOTHER OCCASION, I WAS GOING ON THE FREEWAY 65MPH, AND THE INCIDENT OCCURRED AGAIN, THIS TIME MY CAR SLOWED DOWN TO 40MPH AND I COULD NOT PICKUP SPEED, I PANICKED BECAUSE I WAS ON THE FREEWAY WITH MY KIDS AND I WAS AFRAID SOMEONE WAS GOING TO HIT ME FROM BEHIND. I IMMEDIATELY EXITED THE FREEWAY AND TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE CAR WAS DRIVEN BY A SERVICE TECH AND THE SAME THING HAPPENED TO HIM. WHEN HE PUT IT ON THE COMPUTER NOTHING WOULD HAPPEN. SO I GOT MY CAR BACK, ON THE 2ND DAY AFTER THE INCIDENT OCCURRED AGAIN. I WENT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND AGAIN THEY SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG. THE SERVICE DEPT WOULD NOT DO ANYTHING BECAUSE NOTHING SHOWED UP ON THE COMPUTER. WE CONTACTED DAIMLER CHRYSLER AND THE VEHICLE WAS AT THE DEALER FOR THE 3RD TIME. THEY SAID IT MIGHT HAVE BEEN AN ELECTRICAL COMPONENT OR THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE TIGHTENED (WHATEVER THAT MEANS) THEY DROVE IT FOR A WEEK AND THEY STATED NOTHING HAPPENED WHILE THEY WERE DRIVING IT. THEY SAID THAT "THE COMPUTER ADJUST TO EACH DRIVER DIFFERENTLY AND BECAUSE I MAY BE A SLOW ACCELERATOR (MEANING I GENTLY TOUCH THE GAS PEDAL THAT MAYBE THIS WAS HAPPENING TO ME" I STATED THAT THIS INCIDENT HAD NOT ONLY HAPPENED TO ME, BUT MY HUSBAND AS WELL. I GOT THE VEHICLE THINKING MAYBE IT WOULD BE FINE, BUT YESTERDAY AS I WAS DRIVING MY KIDS THE INCIDENT OCCURRED AGAIN, AND I COULD NOT ACCELERATE PAST 20MPH ON A 45MPH LANE. THE ENGINE WAS REVVING UP AS THOUGH I HAD THE CAR ON NEUTRAL AND IT WOULD NOT MOVE. I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO ANYMORE, PLEASE HELP. *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

Mileage: 5,696

2005 DODGE HEMI DURANGO HAS ON 5 SEPARATE OCCASSIONS STALLED WHILE AT IDLE OR VERY LOW SPEED. VEHICLE CAN BE IMMEDIATELY RESTARTED. I AM THANKFUL ALL EPISODES HAVE BEEN AT LOW SPEEDS. DEALER CLAIMED THEY WERE UNAWARE OF THIS PROBLEM.

I HAVE AN 05 HEMI DURANGO LIMITED WITH 3,300 MILES ON IT. SINCE NEW THE VEHICLE HAS OCCASSIONALLY DIED WHEN MAKING LOW SPEED TURNS. THE DEALER HAS INFORMED ME THAT THE PCM FLASH PROVIDED BY DODGE HAS NOT CORRECTED THE PROBLEM AND THEY ARE STILL WORKING ON A FIX. OVERALL THE VEHICLE HAS STALLED FIVE TIMES. I HAVE ALSO FILED A SIMILAR COMPLAINT FOR MY 05 RAM 2500 WITH THE HEMI ENGINE.

Mileage: 3,175

2005 DODGE DURANGO LTD STALLING PROBLEMS. DURAGO HAS STALLED SEVERAL TIMES WHILE DRIVING. ENGINE JUST SHUTS OFF AND ALL POWER STEERING IS LOST. HAVE REPORTED THIS TO THE DEALER (PRICE DODGE NEWCASTLE) REPEATEDLY. THEY INSIST THIS IS NOT A PREVALENT PROBLEM. INTERNET SAYS OTHERWISE. PROBLEMS WITH DURANGO HEMI SINCE 2004.

Mileage: 500

ON MARCH 14, 2005 I PURCHASED A 2005 DODGE DURANGO. TO DATE THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP 4 TIMES. THE FIRST TIME IT TORE UP I WAS GETTING ON THE INTERSTATE WHEN I PRESSED THE GAS TO ACCELL THE VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE SHOP AND I WAS TOLD THAT THE COMPUTER LOST IT'S MIND AND HAD TO BE RESET. THE SECOND TIME IT DID THE SAME THING ONLY THIS TIME THE SHOP COULD NOT FIND ANY THING WRONG. THE THIRD TIME IT DONE THIS I WAS SETTING AT A RED LIGHT AND THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND WOULD NOT GO OVER 15 MPH. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO SHOP AND REPAIRED IT. I WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS THE NUMBER 4 FUEL INJECTION. THE LAST TIME IT TORE UP WAS THIS PAST WEEKEND. I HAD ALL 5 OF MY CHILDREN IN THE CAR. I WAS ATTEMPTING TO GET ON THE INTERSTATE AND THE VEHICLE LOST POWER. I WAS FORCED INTO THE EMERGENCY LANE AND ALMOST HIT BY A TRACTOR TRAILER. I CONTACTED CHRYSLER AND THEY KEEP TELLING ME TO CONTACT THE DEALERSHIP THAT I PURCHASED IT FROM. THE DEALERSHIP TELLS ME TO CONTACT CHRYSLER. PLEASE HELP ME WITH THIS PROBLEM.

Mileage: 2,800

ON THE NEW 2005 DODGE DURANGOS V6 THERE COULD BE THE POSSIBILTY OF A ROLL BACK ON A HILL OR INCLINE THE CAR DOES NOT WANT TO TAKE THE GAS WHEN BEING ACCELERATED AND IT FELLS AS IF IT WOULD ROLL BACKWARDS AT ANY TIME I RETURNED MY NEW ONE AND HAD TO TAKE A BIG LOSS ON MY PURCHASE AND THEN I GOT A V8 INSTEAD THEY DID NOT EVEN ACKNOWLEGED THE CAR AS HAVING A PROBLEM BECAUSE THEY SAID IT WAS TO KNEW TO MAKE ANY ADJUSTMENT YET AND HAD TO WAIT AND SEE IF THE MANUFACTURER MAKES A AJUSTMENT OR A RECALL. I JUST WANT SOMEONE TO MAKE NOTE OF THIS PROBLEM IN CASE SOME WAS TO GET HURT BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM WITH THE DURANGO I WAS AFRAID AND SCARED WHEN I WENT UP A HILL AND IT DID NOT RESPOND RIGHT WHEN IT WAS SUPPOSE TO TAKE THE GAS AND IT WOULDNT AND I WAS NOT EVEN ON BIG HILL AND I WOULD HATE TO HAVE TO DRIVE IT AROUND ANY MOUNTAIN RESORTS IT COULD BE DANGEROUS IN MY OPION, BUT MY DEALERSHIP ACTED AS IF IT HAD NO PROBLEM AND THAT WAS VERY UPSETTING TO ME THEY ACTED AS IF IT WAS SOMETHING I WAS DOING WROUNG BUT I HAVE NEVER HAD ANY KIND OF PROBLEM OR EVERY EXPERIENCED ANY PROBLEMS LIKE THIS BEFORE. SO PLEASE MAKE NOTE OF THIS I MAY HELP SOMEONE IN THE FUTURE BECAUSE I TALKED TO CHRYSLER REPS AND THEY ACTED LIKE IT WAS NO BIG DEAL AND THAT WAS VERY WRONG TO BE BRUSHED OFF LIKE I WAS NOW I KNOW WHY PEOPLE DO GET HURT BECAUSE OF PEOPLE NOT WANTING TO DEAL WITH IT BECAUSE THEY DONT WANT TO ADMIT THERE IS A PROBLEM SO I TOOK A BIG LOSS IN MY PURCHASE BECAUSE I COULD NOT FIND ANY ONE TO HELP ME WITH THIS PROBLEM OR FIX IT AND I DID NOT WANT TO GET HURT THEY WOULD NOT HELP ME . *AK

Mileage: 150