2011 Dodge Durango
Problems, recalls and owner-reported issues
Electrical system is the leading concern among 800 owner complaints filed for this model year. This is the 5th highest complaint count among 25 Durango model years with reports.
Of the 2011 reports, 15 involved a crash and 57 involved a fire. 11 people were injured.
What owners report most often
Recalls and investigations
Electrical systemNov 14, 2019
Chrysler (FCA US LLC) is recalling certain 2011-2013 Dodge Durango and Jeep Grand Cherokee vehicles equipped with a 3.6, 5.7, or 6.4 liter engine and previously recalled under NHTSA Recall 14V530 or 15V115. The fuel pump relay inside the Totally Integrated Power Module (TIPM-7) may fail, causing the vehicle to stall without warning.
A vehicle stall increases the risk of a crash.
Chrysler (FCA US LLC) will replace the affected fuel pump relay and related wire harness. Interim notices informing owners of the safety risk were mailed beginning December 19, 2019. Vehicles that experience a fuel pump failure will receive an interim repair. Owners will receive a second notice when the final remedy becomes available. Owner notification letters were mailed on December 10, 2020. Owners may contact Chrysler customer service at 1-800-853-1403. Chrysler's number for this recall is V62.
Campaign 19V813000 on NHTSA.gov
Service brakesSep 18, 2017
Chrysler (FCA US LLC) is recalling certain 2011-2014 Dodge Durango and Jeep Grand Cherokee vehicles. The affected vehicles had brake booster shields installed under a previous campaign to prevent water from entering the brake booster and limiting braking ability. This recall is to verify that the brake booster shield installation was performed properly.
If the brake booster shield was not installed properly, the vehicle's braking ability may be reduced, increasing the risk of a crash.
Chrysler will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the brake booster shield, correcting the installation as necessary, free of charge. The recall began November10, 2017. Owners may contact Chrysler customer service at 1-800-853-1403. Chrysler's number for this recall is T59.
Campaign 17V572000 on NHTSA.gov
Electrical system, alternator/generator/regulatorJul 10, 2017
Chrysler (FCA US LLC) is recalling certain model year 2011-2014 Dodge Challenger, Dodge Charger, Chrysler 300, Dodge Durango, and 2012-2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee vehicles. The affected vehicles have electro-hydraulic power steering (EHPS) and are equipped with a 5.7L or a 3.6L engine and a 160, 180 or 220 amp alternator. In the affected vehicles, the alternator may suddenly fail.
If the alternator fails, the vehicle may stall without warning, increasing the risk of a crash. There is also the possibility that the alternator may short circuit, increasing the risk of a fire.
Chrysler will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the alternator and depending on the part number, will replace the alternator, if necessary, free of charge. The recall began February 12, 2018. Owners may contact Chrysler customer service at 1-800-853-1403. Chrysler's number for this recall is T36.
Campaign 17V435000 on NHTSA.gov
Electrical system, wiringDec 28, 2015
Chrysler (FCA US LLC) is recalling certain model year 2011-2013 Dodge Durango and Jeep Grand Cherokee vehicles manufactured December 3, 2009, to September 1, 2012. In the affected vehicles, the wiring for the vanity lamp in the sun visor may short circuit, after having been remedied for a prior recall for the vanity lamp wiring. This recall is also addressing certain vehicles that have not been remedied under that prior recall.
The vanity lamp wiring may short, increasing the risk of a vehicle fire.
Chrysler will notify owners, and dealer will install clearance for sun visor wiring, protection from sharp edges, and replace the sun visor, free of charge. The recall began on July 28, 2016. Owners may contact Chrysler customer service at 1-800-853-1403. Chrysler's number for this recall is R71.
Campaign 15V879000 on NHTSA.gov
Electrical system, alternator/generator/regulatorOct 8, 2014
Chrysler Group LLC (Chrysler) is recalling certain model year 2011-2014 Chrysler 300, Dodge Charger, Challenger, and Durango; and 2012-2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee vehicles manufactured April 22, 2010, to January 2, 2014, and equipped with a 3.6L engine and a 160 amp alternator. In the affected vehicles, the alternator may suddenly fail.
If the alternator fails, the vehicle may stall without warning, increasing the risk of a crash.
Chrysler has notified owners, and dealers will replace the alternator, free of charge. The recall began on February 27, 2015. Owners may contact Chrysler customer service at 1-800-853-1403. Chrysler's number for this recall is P60.
Campaign 14V634000 on NHTSA.gov
Electrical systemSep 4, 2014
Chrysler Group LLC (Chrysler) is recalling certain model year 2011 Dodge Durango and Jeep Grand Cherokee vehicles manufactured January 5, 2010, to July 20, 2011, and equipped with either a 3.6L or 5.7L engine. In the affected vehicles, the fuel pump relay inside the Totally Integrated Power Module (TIPM-7) may fail, causing the vehicle to stall without warning.
A vehicle stall increases the risk of a crash.
Chrysler will notify owners, and dealers will replace the fuel pump relay with one external to the TIPM, free of charge. The recall began December 19, 2014. Owners may contact Chrysler customer service at 1-800-853-1403. Chrysler's number for this recall is P54. Note: This recall has been superseded by recall 19V813.
Campaign 14V530000 on NHTSA.gov
Electrical system, wiringJul 2, 2014
Chrysler Group LLC (Chrysler) is recalling certain model year 2011-2014 Dodge Durango and Jeep Grand Cherokee vehicles manufactured January 5, 2010, through December 11, 2013. In the affected vehicles, the wiring for the vanity lamp in the sun visor may short circuit, after a service repair is performed.
If the vanity lamp wiring shorts, there is an increased risk of fire.
Chrysler will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and repair any damaged wiring, and install a new sun visor that properly routes the wire, free of charge. Owners may contact Chrysler customer service at 1-800-853-1403. Chrysler's number for this recall is P36.
Campaign 14V391000 on NHTSA.gov
Service brakesApr 1, 2014
Chrysler Group LLC (Chrysler) is recalling certain model year 2011-2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee and Dodge Durango vehicles manufactured from January 5, 2010, through September 8, 2013. The subject vehicles have a brake booster with a center shell that may corrode and allow water to get inside.
The water inside could freeze and limit the braking ability of the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.
Chrysler will notify owners, and dealers will add a water diverter shield to the booster after the booster has been tested to confirm it can hold an acceptable amount of vacuum pressure. If the booster inspection confirms an unacceptable loss of vacuum pressure, the booster will be replaced. Repairs will be made free of charge. The recall began on May 30, 2014. Owners may contact Chrysler at 1-800-853-1403. Chrysler's recall campaign number is P14.
Campaign 14V154000 on NHTSA.gov
Representative owner complaints: electrical system
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Electrical system, Other or unspecified, Jun 27, 2017
SEVERAL TIMES A WEEK WITH NO SPECIFIC TIME OF DAY, HEAT OUTSIDE, DRIVE TIME ETC., MY 2011 DODGE DURANGO WILL ACT LIKE IT WILL START AND IT WILL CONTINUE TO TURN OVER AND OVER UNTIL IT FINALLY STOPS. EVENTUALLY AFTER A FEW TRIES, IT WILL START. WE CHANGED THE BATTERY THINKING MAYBE IT WAS THAT, BUT NOTHING...I HAVE READ A FEW "COMPLAINTS" THAT HAVE HAD THE SAME THING AND THEY ARE SAYING IT IS A TIPM PROBLEM. MY VEHICLE ISN'T UNDER THE RECALL LIST, BUT IT IS WITHIN THE YEAR THEY ARE RECALLING IT.
Power train, Electrical system, Jun 26, 2017
MY VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION ON A CITY STREET WHEN IT COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN WITHOUT WARNING. THE ENGINE STALLED AND THERE WAS NO POWER TO THE VEHICLE WHATSOEVER. I WAS UNABLE TO STEER, BRAKE, PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL, ROLL DOWN WINDOWS, UNLOCK DOORS, OR HAVE MY HAZARD LIGHTS ON. I WAS BLOCKING TRAFFIC AND HAD NO WAY TO SIGNAL TO OTHER DRIVERS THAT MY VEHICLE WAS STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. AFTER HAVING IT TOWED TO THE DEALER, I WAS TOLD THE ALTERNATOR SHORTED OUT, WHICH IN TURN FRIED THE BATTERY AND POWERTRAIN MODULE. THE DEALER AGREED TO PAY TO REPLACE THE POWERTRAIN MODULE AT NO COST TO ME BUT THE REMAINING REPAIRS COST ME $1300. UPON DOING SOME RESEARCH I DISCOVERED THAT AS OF OCTOBER 2014 MORE THAN 435,000 VEHICLES WERE EFFECTED BY AN ALTERNATOR RECALL, INCLUDING CARS THE SAME MAKE, MODEL, AND YEAR AS MY OWN. I FOUND OTHER COMPLAINTS ONLINE OF OWNERS OF THE SAME TYPE OF CAR WHO EXPERIENCED A SIMILAR BREAKDOWN WHILE DRIVING AND THEY WERE TOLD THAT THE REPAIRS WOULD NOT BE COVERED. I CALLED CHRYSLER'S CUSTOMER SERVICE LINE AND THEY INVESTIGATED THE ISSUE BUT REFUSED TO PAY FOR THE WORK. HAVING A CAR STOP DRIVING WITHOUT WARNING WHILE IN TRAFFIC IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. KNOWING THERE ARE OTHER VEHICLES OUT THERE EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUE INDICATES TO ME THAT THE ALTERNATOR RECALL SHOULD BE EXTENDED TO INCLUDE ADDITIONAL CARS. I WOULD LIKE TO BE REIMBURSED FOR MY EXPENSES AND TO BE SURE THAT OTHER DRIVERS DO NOT EXPERIENCE THIS DANGEROUS SITUATION THAT COULD EASILY RESULT IN A VERY SERIOUS CAR CRASH.
Electrical system, Jun 26, 2017
ON 06/23/17 WHILE DRIVING MY 2011 DODGE DURANGO MY BATTERY LIGHT CAME ON WITH IN THE NEXT MILE I TURNED TO PULL OFF OF THE ROAD TO ENSURE EVERYTHING WAS OK MY DASH LIGHTS WENT HAYWIRE AND EXCESSIVE HEAT STARTED COMING OUT OF MY VENTS AND A BURNING SMELL STARTED THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF AND WOULD NOT DO ANYTHING OR RESTART. MY VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE AUTO REPAIR SHOP AND IT HAS BEEN DETERMINED THAT THE BATTERY IS DEAD, THE ALTERNATOR IS DEAD AND THE PCM IS FRIED..... WHILE DO SOME RESEARCH I CAME ACROSS A RECALL THE P60 RECALL FOR THE ALTERNATOR FIR THE DODGE DURANGO YEARS 2011-2014 WHICH WOULD BE THE SAME VEHICLE I HAVE OTHER THAN THE ALTERNATOR IS 160 AMPS AND MY DURANGO HAS A 220 AMP ALTERNATOR. I BELIEVE THAT THIS NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED TO INCLUDE THE 220 AMP ALTERNATOR UNDER THE SAME RECALL AS THE P60, BECAUSE THE VEHICLES ARE THE SAME AND IT APPEARS THAT THE ISSUE I HAD IS THE SAME AS THE 160 AMP ALTERNATOR.......
Electrical system, Structure, Interior lighting, Jun 20, 2017
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 DODGE DURANGO. WHILE DRIVING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE IN THE RAIN, WATER WAS NOTICED ENTERING THROUGH THE OVERHEAD MAP LIGHT UNIT. THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V879000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, INTERIOR LIGHTING) AT DRIVER'S VILLAGE (5885 EAST CIRCLE DRIVE CICERO, NY 13039 (855) 254-5196). THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS EQUIPPED WITH A SUN ROOF. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED FOR THE LEAKAGE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 111,326.
Electrical system, Jun 13, 2017
TAKATA RECALL. WHILE THE CAR WAS IN MARCH, THE ALARM OF BATTERY APPEARS AND IN SOME SECONDS THERE STARTED APPEARING SYSTEM ALARMS OF ASSISTANCE OF PARKING, AIRBAG, BRAKE, ETC. WHAT FORCED ME TO STOP ME TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT. THE ALTERNATOR FAILED SUDDENLY, WITHOUT GIVING ANY PREVIOUS INDICATION OF THE FAULT. ON HAVING CHECKED YOUR PAGE THE FAULT THAT HAPPENED IS THE SAME OF THE RECALL P60. NEVERTHELESS THE HAPPENED ON HAVING CHECKED SAFETY CAMPAIGNS OF MY VEHICLE FOR NUMBER OF VIN DOES NOT APPEAR ANY SLOPE.
Steering, Electrical system, Vehicle speed control, Jun 10, 2017, fire
ON THURSDAY, JUNE 8, 2017 I HAD JUST EXITED A MAJOR FREEWAY AND WAS COMING UP TO A RED LIGHT WHEN ALL OF THE SUDDEN MY A/C STARTED BLOWING HOT AIR. AS I MADE MY LEFT TURN TO HEAD HOME ALL OF THE LIGHTS ON MY DASH CAME ON (SAYING SERVICE PARK ASSIST, DRIVER SEATBELT UNBUCKLED, ABS, AND MANY OTHERS) AS I CROSSED 3 LANES OF TRAFFIC TO GET OFF THE ROAD AND IN TO A PARKING LOT I LOST ALL POWER TO MY VEHICLE. I PARKED IN THE PARKING LOT AND TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE, OPENED MY HOOD AND IT WAS FULL OF SMOKE AND YOU COULD SMELL THE ELECTRICAL BURN FROM A FIRE. MY VEHICLE WAS IMPOSSIBLE TO GET LOADED ON TO A TOW TRUCK BECAUSE IN THE PROCESS OF GETTING IT INTO NEUTRAL TO LOAD, THE WIPERS BEGAN GOING OFF, ALONG WITH ALL OF THE DASH LIGHTS AND THE SMOKE BEGAN AGAIN AND STARTED TO FILL THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. BY THE TIME WE GOT IT HOME TO DROP IT OFF THERE WAS NO POWER TO THE VEHICLE AT ALL.
Electrical system, Jun 5, 2017, fire
STARTED OUT WHILE I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY, AND THAT'S WHEN MY TIRE PRESSURE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON SAYING MY REAR DRIVERS SIDE TIRE HAD ZERO PRESSURE. PULLED OVER, CHECKED IT, AND IT WAS STILL FULL. SO THEN I CALLED A MECHANIC AND HE SAID IT SOUNDED LIKE A BAD TIRE SENSOR. A FEW DAYS LATER MY PASSENGER WINDOW STARTED TO SHORT CIRCUIT WHEN TRYING TO ROLL IT UP OR DOWN WHILE DRIVING. THEN YESTERDAY MY BATTERY LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN WHILE DRIVING. ALL OF THIS WOULD COME AND GO INTERMEDIATELY WHILE DRIVING. NOW TODAY, AFTER PARKING AND TURNING IT OFF, I CAME OUT TO A COMPLETELY DEAD CAR THAT BURNS UP BATTERY JUMPER CABLES WHEN TRYING TO JUMP IT OFF ANOTHER VEHICLE.
Electrical system, May 31, 2017
I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE ALTERNATOR IN MY CAR TWICE AND I'M NOW AT A REPAIR SHOP PREPARING TO REPLACE IT A THIRD TIME. THERE IS A RECALL ISSUED THAT I'VE BEEN TOLD MY CAR DOESN'T QUALIFY FOR - RC-P60-14. I'VE READ THE DESCRIPTION ON THE RECALL BULLETIN AND DISCUSSED WITH SERVICE PERSONNEL AT THE DEALER AS WELL AS THE SHOP I'M AT NOW. THEY BELIEVE MY ISSUE IS THE SAME YET CHRYSLER REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT MY VEHICLE QUALIFIES. CHRYSLER RECALL ASSISTANCE HAS TOLD ME THAT THEY HAVE RECEIVED SIMILAR COMPLAINTS AND TO KEEP MY RECEIPTS. I WOULD APPRECIATE ANY HELP WITH THIS MATTER.
Steering, Electrical system, Electronic stability control (ESC), May 11, 2017
FAULTY VEHICLE 180 AMP ALTERNATOR CAUSED A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION FOR ME AND MY PASSENGER AND OTHER VEHICLES DRIVING BEHIND ME THAT REQUIRED A SHERIFF TO KEEP OTHER VEHICLES FROM WRECKING WHILE TRYING CONTROL THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING. THE DASHBOARD AND ALL ELETRICAL FUNCTIONS STARTED GOING HAYWIRE ALL AT THE SAME TIME WHEN DRIVING ON A VERY WINDING CURVY BUSY BACK ROAD, LOST STEERING CONTROLL, ALL MESSAGE CENTER LIGHTS FLASHING AND WIPERS GOING ALL AT THE SAME TIME HOT AIR BLOWING THROUGH AC VENTS, THEN VEHICLE ABRUPTLY STOPS WHILE SMOKING ACTING AS IT SEEMED TO BE OVER HEATED OR SOMETHING BURNING. HAD TO MANUALLY GET DOORS UNLOCKED TO GET OUT OF VEHICLE QUICKLY BEFORE ANOTHER VEHICLE WOULD HIT US. VEHICLE KEY STAYED STUCK IN THE IGNITION AND VEHICLE COULD NOT BE STARTED OR PLACED IN REVERSE OR NEUTRAL TO PUSH THE VEHICLE TO SAFETY TO MAKE SURE OTHER DRIVERS WOULD NOT CRASH WHERE THE VEHICLE ABRUPTLY STOPPED, THIS HAPPEND WHILE VEHICLE WAS RUNNING WITH NO WARNING SIGNS PRIOR TO HAPPENING. HOW CAN DODGE ONLY RECALL 2011 160 AMP ALTERNATORS AND NOT THE 2011 180 AMP ALTERNATORS THAT ARE CLEARLY PUTTING THE CUSTOMERS AND OTHERS LIVES IN DANGER FOR THE SAME ISSUES. THIS NEEDS TO BE RECALLED AND REPAIRED. THIS FAULTY ALTERNATOR ISSUE IS CAUSING DAMAGE TO ALL 2011 DODGE DURANGO AND COSTING DRIVERS TO ALMOST BE IN SERIOUS ACCIDENTS AND LOTS OF MONEY FOR REPAIRS. WHEN PURCHASING VEHICLES WE ARE TRUSTING THAT THEY ARE SAFE
Electrical system, Service brakes, Fuel/propulsion system, May 9, 2017
TAMARA RECALL VEHICLE WON'T START WIPER KEEP GOING ON AND THEY ARE OFF IT HAS A BAD TIPM THE BRAKE SYSTEM MAKES A LOT OF NOISE.
Electrical system, May 8, 2017, fire
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 DODGE DURANGO. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE AND SMELLED A BURNING ODOR IN THE VEHICLE. AFTERWARDS, BLACK SMOKE APPEARED AND THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER. THE CONTACT OBSERVED FLAMES; HOWEVER, AFTER THE LOSS OF POWER, THE FLAMES EXTINGUISHED ON THEIR OWN. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED DUE TO THE ALTERNATOR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND REFERRED THEM TO NHTSA. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 65,000.
Electrical system, Apr 27, 2017
PASSENGER SIDE CONTINUES TO BLOW HOT AIR NO MATER WHAT THE SETTING IS ON. NO COLD AIR WILL COME OUT WHEN IT IS SWITCHED TO AIR CONDITIONING AND HEAT TEMP CANNOT BE REGULATED.
Electrical system, Exterior lighting, Apr 26, 2017
MY GPS/RADIO GOES IN AND OUT AND NOW MY HEADLIGHTS ARE HAVING TO BE CONSTANTLY REPLACED. MY TAIL LIGHTS I HAVE TO HIT THE BACK OF THE TRUCK FOR THEM TO COME BACK ON. MY VEHICLE HAS BEEN STATIONARY, IN MOTION AND WHILE DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY
Steering, Electrical system, Visibility/wiper, Apr 2, 2017
WHILE DRIVING, ALL WARNING LIGHTS SUDDENLY CAME ON DASHBOARD. VEHICLE THEN STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY. SOMETHING OVERHEATED, BECAUSE I COULD SMELL SOMETHING BURNING UNDER THE HOOD. I COULD NOT GET THE VEHICLE TO START AGAIN OR EVEN PUT IT IN NEUTRAL. I HAD TO CALL A TOW TRUCK. THERE IS A P60 RECALL FOR THIS TYPE VEHICLE THAT DESCRIBES EXACTLY WHAT IS GOING ON WITH MINE. THE RECALL AS OF NOW IS FOR ALTERNATOR WITH 160 AMPS AND I HAVE 180 AMPS. THIS TOO NEEDS TO BE ADDED TO THE RECALL BECAUSE OF SAFETY ISSUES.
Electrical system, Interior lighting, Service brakes, Mar 27, 2017
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V154000 (SERVICE BRAKES, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC), 14V530000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM), AND 15V879000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, INTERIOR LIGHTING). THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIRS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
Electrical system, Other or unspecified, Mar 9, 2017
I HAVE HAD A RECALL SINCE THE BEGINNING OF LAST YEAR, EACH TIME I CONTACT A DEALER THEY ARE STATING THAT PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE MY CAR IS EXPERIENCING ELECTRICAL ISSUES.
Steering, Electrical system, Engine, Mar 6, 2017
I WAS DRIVING IN THE CITY ON A VERY BUSY STREET WHEN THE CAR MADE A WEIRD SIREN NOISE; THEN MY SEATBELT LIGHTS WENT OFF, MY PARK ASSIST STARTED FLASHING, MY TRACTION CONTROL OTHER LIGHTS WERE FLASHING, THE RADIO FLASHED OFF AND ON, THEN WENT OUT. THEN MY WIPERS WENT ON, AND THEN I LOST POWER STEERING, BRAKES WERE NOT WORKING, AND THE CAR SLOWLY DIED. MY HAZARDS DIDN'T EVEN WORK, SO I ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. MY CAR DIED IN THE MIDDLE OF A VERY BUSY STREET AND I HAD NO HAZARDS TO WARN ANYONE! A VERY SCARY SITUATION TO HAVE ESPECIALLY WITH YOUR 12-YEAR-OLD DAUGHTER IN THE CAR.
Electrical system, Feb 22, 2017
THE ALTERNATOR SHORTED OUT, I WAS IN A PARKING LOT AT A GROCERY STORE AND IT JUST DIED LIKE TURNING OFF THE KEY. I TRIED RESTARTING THE VEHICLE AND IT WOULD DO NOTHING. HAD IT TOWED TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP AND WHAT THEY FOUND WAS A SHORTED ALTERNATOR. THE SHOP CHECKED FOR TSB'S AND RECALLS AND FOUND A RECALL FOR LIKE CONDITIONS ON VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH A 160 AMP ALTERNATOR. MY VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH A 180 AMP ALTERNATOR ACCORDING TO THE DEALER AND ISN'T COVERED. MY QUESTION IN THIS MATTER IS. DID THE 180 AMP ALTERNATOR USE THE SAME RECTIFIER ASSEMBLY AS THE 160 AMP ALTERNATOR?
Electrical system, Exterior lighting, Feb 15, 2017
SUDDEN AND COMPLETE ELECTRICAL MALFUNCTION WITH ENGINE FAILURE DURING OPERATION. FOR THE PAST YEAR WE HAVE EXPERIENCED INTERMITTANT ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WITH THE CLIMATE CONTROL, AUTO HEADLIGHTS AND THE ENTIRE DASHBOARD FLASHING AND FAILING WITH LOSS OF POWER.
Electrical system, Feb 5, 2017
MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE WHEN THE BATTERY LIGHT CAME ON. A FEW MINUTES LATER ALL THE LIGHTS ON THE DASH CAME ON, THE WIPERS CAME ON, AND THE CAR SHUT OFF. LUCKILY SHE WAS ABLE TO GET TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, BUT THE CAR WAS LOCKED, AND NOTHING WORKED. I TRIED TO JUMP START THE CAR BUT IT WOULD NOT WORK. I REPLACED THE BATTERY AND DROVE IT HOME 3 MINUTES AWAY, AND THE BATTERY LIGHT CAME BACK ON. I COULD SMELL A BURNING WIRE SMELL, AND THE BATTERY AND ALTERNATOR WERE VERY HOT. I READ ONLINE ABOUT NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH THE 160 AMP ALTERNATOR, AND THAT MANY HAD BEEN RECALLED. I CALLED THE DODGE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID MY VEHICLE DOES NOT HAVE ANY OPEN RECALLS. THIS SEEMS TO BE A MAJOR SAFETY PROBLEM. I REPLACED THE ALTERNATOR MYSELF AND THE NEXT DAY THE BATTERY LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. AT THIS POINT I AM NOT SURE WHAT IS WRONG, BUT HAVE READ ONLINE THAT MANY PEOPLE HAD THIS ISSUE AND IT BLEW EITHER THE FUSE PANEL, OR A PCM. THIS IS THE 3RD ELECTRICAL ISSUE I HAVE HAD WITH THIS VEHICLE BETWEEN 0 AND 57,000 MILES.
Electrical system, Jan 31, 2017
TIPM PROBLEM. ALL SORTS OF ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS ESPECIALLY THE CAR ALARM GOING OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT. I'VE READ COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS ONLINE AND NOTHING SEEMS TO FORCE CHRYSLER TO REMEDY THIS. THE REPAIR FOR THIS IS AT LEAST $1,000. WHICH IS AN OUTRAGE SINCE CHRYSLER KNOWS THIS IS A DEFECTIVE PART. MY CAR HAS LESS THAN 33,OOO MILES. PLEASE DO SOMETHING!THIS HAS GONE ON EVER SINCE A SUN VISOR RECALL REPAIR.
Electrical system, Engine, Jan 25, 2017, fire
VERY UNCLEAR HOW MY DURANGO WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE MASS RECALL OF ALTERNATORS THAT IMMEDIATELY STOP WORKING AND START TO BURN. MINE DID JUST THIS, STOPPING MY VEHICLE IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC AND ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. I ALSO SMELLED BURNING AND THERE WAS SMOKE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. IT WAS TOWED TO A NEARBY AUTO SHOP WHEREUPON THE ALTERNATOR WAS REPLACED BUT THE VEHICLE STILL DID NOT OPERATE. IT WAS THEN TOWED TO GANLEY CHRYSLER DODGE AND THAT ALTERNATOR REMOVED AND ANOTHER PUT IN. THE VEHICLE ALSO INCURRED COSTLY REPAIRS TO THE COMPUTER (PCM) SYSTEM FAILING DUE TO THE ALTERNATOR. I DO NOT FEEL THIS IS A NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR ISSUE AT 85K MILES. I HAVE CALLED CHRYSLER AND THEY REFUSE TO ASSIST, CLAIMING I SHOULD NOT HAVE HAD IT REPAIRED BEFORE CALLING THEM. THE DEALERSHIP NEVER GAVE ME AN INDICATION THAT I SHOULD PROCEED THIS WAY.
Electrical system, Jan 22, 2017
2011 DODGE DURANGO CITADEL (63,365 MILES) JUST LIKE MANY OTHERS I'M HAVE THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH MY VEHICLE . MY WIFE HAD JUST PICKED MY CHILDREN UP FROM SCHOOL AND JUST AS SHE STARTS TO PULL OFF THE DASH LIGHTS STARTED GOING HAYWIRE AND SHUT DOWN. I IMMEDIATELY SHOWED UP TO EVALUATE THE SITUATION, OPEN THE HOOD OF THE CAR TO A SMELL OF BURNING WIRES. I THEN CALLED TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED TO MY HOME. I GOT ON THE LINE (INTERNET) AND SEARCH AROUND ONLY TO FIND OUT THAT MANY OTHERS BEEN HAVING THESE PROBLEMS WITH THIS SAME YEAR/MODEL CAR . THIS VEHICLE IS PUTTING FAMILIES LIVES IN DANGER AND THERE'S NOT ENOUGH BEING DONE ABOUT THESE PROBLEMS. *TR
Electrical system, Jan 19, 2017
DODGE/CHRYSLER/JEEP SAID THAT THEY WILL NOT INCLUDE MY CAR IN THE P60 RECALL BECAUSE MY CAR'S ALTERNATOR WAS NOT SUPPOSED TO BE APART OF THE RECALL. THIS IS THE RECALL IN WHICH SOME OF THE DODGE DURANGOS HAVE A FAULTY ALTERNATOR THAT EVENTUALLY FAILS, UNEXPECTEDLY AND MAY CAUSE DAMAGE TO OTHER PARTS OF YOUR ABS, ECM, PCM, BATTERY OR OTHER PARTS OF YOUR ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. ON DEC. 26TH, 2016, I WAS DRIVING WHEN I BEGAN TO SMELL AN ELECTRICAL-LIKE, SMELL. WE FOUND OUT THAT MY ALTERNATOR FAILED AND THE NEXT DAY, IT BEGAN SMOKING AND SHOOTING SPARKS WHILE AT THE MECHANIC'S SHOP. I CALL DODGE, ASKING ABOUT THE RECALL (AFTER THE MECHANIC THAT WE HIRED DISCOVERED THAT MANY OTHER DURANGO OWNERS EXPERIENCED THE SAME ISSUES) AND DODGE SAID THAT MY CAR DIDN'T HAVE THE CORRECT AMPHERAGE OF ALTERNATOR TO BE INCLUDED (THE RECALL INCLUDES 2011 DODGE DURANGOS WITH A 3.6 L ENGINE AND 160 AMP ALTERNATORS ONLY). HOWEVER, THE ALTERNATOR THAT THE MECHANIC REMOVED AND REPLACED WAS THE CORRECT # OF AMPS FOR THE RECALL (160 AMPS), EVEN THOUGH THE FACTORY SPEC SHEET FOR MY TRUCK (WHICH WAS READ TO ME BY A STAFF MEMBER AT DODGE CORPORATE'S RECALL LINE) SAYS THAT IT SHOULD HAVE A DIFFERENT # OF AMPS (MY TRUCK IS SUPPOSED TO HAVE A 220 AMP ALTERNATOR ON IT, BUT WHEN THE ALTERNATOR FAILED, THE MECHANIC REMOVED A 160 AMP ALTERNATOR OFF OF IT). NOW I HAVE ABOUT $1500 WORTH OF REPAIRS FOR THIS TRUCK AND NO ONE IS TAKING RESPONSIBILITY. MY TRUCK EITHER HAS A 160 AMP ALTERNATOR THAT THE PRIOR OWNER OF MY TRUCK PUT ON IT WHICH SUBSEQUENTLY CREATED THE P60 RECALL PROBLEM OR DODGE SCREWED UP AND PUT THE WRONG ALTERNATOR ON (A 160, INSTEAD OF A 220) OR THE WRONG INFO ABOUT MY ALTERNATOR IS INCLUDED ON THE FACTORY SPEC SHEET. *TR
Electrical system, Jan 11, 2017
CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON WHEN CUSTOMER WENT TO START VEHICLE MADE A TIPPING NOISE WHEN WIPERS TURNED ON THEMSELVES. DRAINED FIRST BATTERY (INDICATOR WARNING LIGHTS CONCERN). TIPM SHORTED INTERNAL TO ASD RELAY POWER PCM SHORTED ON GROUNDED SIDE TO TIPM.